Central College enjoyed another record-breaking year in its fundraising efforts for the Journey Scholarship Fund and saw strong overall support for the fiscal year ending June 30th.

A total of $7.67 million was raised this year, one of the highest totals in Central history. The year began with a 48-Hour Challenge in support of the Journey Scholarship Fund, which raised $185,000 for students. Overall, a record $1.67 million was raised, surpassing last year’s total of $1.38 million. At Central, 100% of gifts to the Journey Scholarship Fund directly support students. Thanks to those donors, every student will receive a $1,000 Journey Scholarship this fall. Total scholarship giving exceeded $3.65 million for annual and endowed scholarships.

In addition, Central finished fundraising for the $18-million Forever Dutch initiative in November 2020, the college’s most ambitious capital campaign to-date. The initiative garnered the most donors for a single project and one of the largest gifts in the college’s history, which includes $4.2 million from descendants of P.H. “Pete” Kuyper and their family foundations.

“We are so grateful to our donors for helping us continue a tradition of giving at Central,” says Sunny Gonzales Eighmy, vice president for advancement and a 1999 Central graduate. “We are incredibly fortunate to have donors – alumni, foundations and friends – who support our mission so that we may welcome students with open arms and provide experiences that will change their lives.”

To learn more about supporting Central, visit www.central.edu/alumni/priority.