Monmouth College has received a gift valued at nearly $12 million, the second-largest donation in the college’s 171-year history. The gift comes in the form of a 780-acre farm in Mercer County, from the estate of longtime supporter Marilyn Johnston, a 1948 Monmouth graduate. It is valued at $11,929,000, according to a Tuesday college release. […]
From left: 2007 Monmouth graduate Sarah Zaleski Degarmo and her parents, Jane Turnbull-Zaleski and Steve ZaleskiMONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 17, 2023) Monmouth College has received a $1 million gift to support faculty development, technology, and campus improvements.The gift is from the Turnbull-Zaleski family, which includes 2007 alumna Sarah Zaleski Degarmo and her parents,
To say Monmouth College had a successful "Light This Candle" fundraising campaign would be putting it lightly. The liberal arts college completed a record-setting fundraising campaign that began in March of 2019, wrapping up on December 31st last year, and broke past its goal of raising $75 million. By the end of it all, the school raised $80,138,129.78 to expand scholarships and student financial aid and support for academic programs, making it the most successful campaign in the school's 170-year history. The Light This Candle Campaign included four objectives: increasing scholarships and student financial aid; creating more opportunities for faculty and staff support and academic innovation; enhancing the College's living-learning environment by increasing funds for facilities; and building a strong culture of philanthropy through a larger annual fund and deferred gift register. Monmouth President Clarence R. Wyatt said the record-setting Campaign was made possib
Monmouth College is 94 percent of the way to reaching a goal for its "Light This Candle" campaign. Launching in March of 2019, the "Light This Candle" campaign has raised $70.4M on a goal of $75M with 11 months still to go. The campaign has four objectives: to add to a capital improvements fund that supports infrastructure; create a strong financial base for the College by building an even stronger culture of philanthropy; increase scholarships and financial aid; and create more opportunities for faculty and staff support and academic innovation. "I am quite pleased with the Campaign reaching the $70 million level, but I am not surprised in any way," said William Goldsborough, national Campaign chair. "We have a strong base of committed, engaged alums who have had a great experience at Monmouth and who wish to make the same opportunity available to today's and future students. It is my expectation that we will easily exceed our $75 million goal b