Dartmouth

Matching fund program help grow endowments

UMass Dartmouth was allocated $975,500 of funds from the Public Higher Education Endowment Incentive Program in fiscal year 2022. With the support of this additional funding, the University and donors were able to establish eight new endowments—more than $300,000 in total private philanthropic commitments. This incentive program provided the impetus for creating new endowments or adding to existing ones. A UMassD alumna was able to increase the value of her endowed scholarship with a $44,000 gift plus a $200,000 pledge through the power of the match. The PHEEIP Program also encouraged a group of volunteers to form a committee to raise additional gifts for the MarDee Xifaras Community Activist Scholarship to support UMass Law students, established after her death in 2019. In less than a month, 43 donors contributed, taking advantage of the matching funds.

Impact on the community

SouthCoast proud

• 42% of total undergraduate students are residents of the SouthCoast

• 37% of alumni are residents of the SouthCoast

• 64% of total employees at UMassD are residents of the SouthCoast

Supporting our community

• UMassD students completed over 211,00 hours of community service.

• 82% of the class of 2022 was enrolled in at least one service-learning class

Excellence in research

Total research enterprise in FY22:

• 2022 total new awards for research and development: $26M

• 2022 federal funding awards for research and development: $17.7M

• 2022 research and development expenditures: $17.01M

Giving societies recognize the loyalty, leadership, and legacy of donors to UMass Dartmouth and UMass Law.

1895 Society

Named in honor of the year of the incorporation of our predecessor institution, New Bedford Textile School, the 1895 Society recognizes UMassD’s most generous and loyal donors. We honor four foundational pillars within the 1895 Society.

Loyalty Circle

Steadfast donors who have given an annual gift at any level in the most recent two or more consecutive years.

877 members

Chancellor’s Leadership Circle

Individuals who demonstrate a commitment to UMass Dartmouth through annual support of $1,000 or more.

211 members

Lifetime Giving Circle

Individuals whose cumulative donations reach $100,000 or more.

86 members

Campanile Legacy Circle

Donors whose gifts benefit UMass Dartmouth in the future, through estate gifts, beneficiary designations, and gifts that pay income to the donor.

76 members

1981 Society

Donors to UMass Law are acknowledged in the 1981 Society, named for the year our predecessor institution, Southern New England School of Law, was created. We honor two foundational pillars of philanthropy within the 1981 Society.

Loyalty Circle

Donors who have given an annual gift at any level in the more recent three or more years.

33 members

Dean's Leadership Circle

Individuals who demonstrate a commitment to UMass Law through annual support of $1,000 or more.

28 members