Bennington Fund
Gifts to the Bennington Fund provide immediate, unrestricted support to advance the College's mission of liberating and nurturing the individuality and rigorous creativity of our students. Accounting for one third of the College’s annual operating costs, the Bennington Fund provides powerful financial flexibility to help us meet our most urgent needs and allows us to direct the funds where they will be most impactful.
The Bennington experience is transformative, life-changing, and deeply personal. Bennington students can explore ideas and create beyond what they knew existed. A gift to the Bennington Fund helps ensure that today's students are given the opportunity to take their educational experience to unexpected heights.
The Bennington Fund strengthens the undergraduate experience in these vital areas:
Scholarships and Financial Aid
Scholarships and Financial Aid supports 98% of Bennington students who receive some form of financial aid including merit-based scholarships.
Field Work Term Experiences
Field Work Term encourages students to actively participate in the community and truly experience their chosen field of study all while discovering their strengths, values, and creative ambitions.
Program and Faculty Enrichment
Program and Faculty Enrichment provides additional resources to support Bennington’s teacher-practitioner model and allows students to learn in close collaboration with faculty members who are themselves actively engaged in their fields.
Facilities and Campus Projects
Facilities and Campus Projects enhance the expansive beauty, distinctive architecture, and rich history of Bennington’s 440-acre campus.
College’s Highest Priorities
Gifts to the College’s highest priorities advance Bennington's mission in supporting our students as they forge their own paths and work toward a world more beautiful, sustainable, democratic, and just.
Ways to Give
Give Online
Your gift to Bennington makes a meaningful difference in the lives of our students. Make an online gift to Bennington today.
Give by Phone or Mail
To make your gift by phone, call the Institutional Advancement Office at 800-598-2979. We will return your call as soon as we are able.
If you wish to mail in your gift, please send it to:
Bennington College
Institutional Advancement
One College Drive
Bennington, VT 05201
Gifts of Stock or Wire Transfer
To make a gift of stock or mutual funds, please follow these instructions:
If you would like to make a gift via wire transfer, please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement via email or at 800-598-2979. The Federal Tax ID number for Bennington College is 03-0179414.
Plan your Legacy
Planned giving is one way to ensure your philanthropy is in line with your life’s work. Find out more about the myriad ways you can plan your gift.
Employer Matching Gift Program
Double or triple the impact of your gift by participating in your employer’s matching gift program. View participating employers.
Make a Recurring Donation
Further your gift to Bennington with a monthly or annual recurring donation. Make a recurring donation online today.
Art for Access
Bennington advances its commitment to access with this innovative philanthropic program that invites donors to contribute works of art to fund scholarships. To learn more about Art for Access, visit our website.