Young Alumni
Student for a few years, alumni for life. Lifelong Quaker status, guaranteed.
Penn Young Alumni are critical to The Penn Fund’s mission, fostering a community of philanthropy among their peers. Together, Penn Young Alumni have catalyzed incredible growth and giving that has truly made a difference in the lives of undergraduate students.
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What is The Penn Fund?
Since 1927, gifts to The Penn Fund—from undergraduate alumni like you—have made a profound and immediate impact on all aspects of student life and learning at the University by providing grant-based financial aid packages to undergraduates, supporting enhancements to academic programs and campus technology, and fostering community through student clubs and organizations. This longstanding tradition of loyal generosity allows donors to support the University’s greatest needs and highest priorities through the general fund, long-term scholarship support, and special reunion class projects.
Want to learn more about our impact and priorities? Click below!
Ways to Give
Want to give back to support undergraduate life and learning through The Penn Fund? You can see all the ways to give here.
Matching Gifts
You can double your impact for students on campus by utilizing your employer’s matching gift program. You can confirm if your company matches charitable gifts here.
Select Giving Funds
Click here to visit our select giving funds page to learn about opportunities to make an impact by directing your philanthropy to a specific area of interest to you.
Always Donors
By setting up a recurring gift on a monthly or annual basis, you can help sustain The Penn Fund and its vital impact across all aspects of the undergraduate experience. Click here to learn more about establishing a recurring gift.
Ivy Stone Society
The Ivy Stone Society is a giving group that recognizes Penn undergraduate alumni who make consecutive gifts of any amount to The Penn Fund for three or more years. Read more about the Ivy Stone Society here.
ISS Levels
Diamond: 25+ years of consecutive giving
Platinum: 25+ years of cumulative giving and at least three years of consecutive giving
Gold: 15-24 years of consecutive giving
Silver: 10-14 years of consecutive giving
Bronze: 3-9 years of consecutive giving
Perfect Donor
This is a special group of loyal donors to The Penn Fund who have given every year since graduating, including their Senior year. Read more about The Penn Fund’s Perfect Donor community here.
Benjamin Franklin Society
This is the University’s leadership giving society and there are specific Young Alumni levels for gifts to The Penn Fund. Gifts that count toward The Penn Fund at the Benjamin Franklin Society leadership level make an incredible impact by supporting current undergraduate students inside and outside of the classroom. Read more about the Benjamin Franklin Society here.
BFS Levels
1-4 years since graduation: $250
5-9 years since graduation: $500
10-14 years since graduation: $1,000
Young Alumni Volunteers
5th and 10th Reunion Committee
Reunion classes are led by giving committee volunteers who establish both donor and dollar goals to achieve throughout the reunion cycle and fiscal year—July 1 to June 30. Gifts in honor of milestone celebrations directly benefit The Penn Fund and special projects chosen by several classes.
Regional Benjamin Franklin Society Representatives
Represent the young alumni leadership giving community and engage with members of their own class as well as those in their region to further the mission of The Penn Fund.
Regional Loyal Donor Ambassadors
Engage with members of their own class as well as others in their region to maintain and grow the Loyal Donor Community.
Upcoming Events
Global Impact
Bringing alumni together, both on campus and around the world.
In the past ten years, events by young alumni have brought together over 1,100 alumni on campus, across the country, and around the world—Everything from happy hours and dance parties to museum tours and speaking events! By connecting young Penn Alumni in the region, our young alumni community bolsters support for other alumni programs.
Make it a Red and Blue dream come true.
Penn undergraduate alumni and parents have the opportunity to make a real difference for those who follow in their footsteps or their own students who attend the University today. Participation at any level will create a direct and immediate impact on campus.
