Hartwick College Celebrates Strong Year-End Giving, Exceeding $1 Million Match

By year’s end, the Hartwick community raised $2.24 million in year-end giving in support of the campaign’s priorities, advancing access and affordability, student success and institutional vitality.

The anonymous $1 million Hartwick Fund match was fully realized, generating $1.24M in matched gifts and making December 2025 one of Hartwick’s strongest year-end performances in the past seven years. The successful challenge reinforced the campaign’s emphasis on broad participation and flexible, unrestricted support.

“Hartwick remains the place our alumni know and love, while also looking ahead with focus and purpose,” said Jim Mullen, president of Hartwick College. “We are deeply grateful to the anonymous donor whose generosity made this matching challenge possible and to every member of the Hartwick community who rose to meet it. At a time of real challenges in higher education, this support ensures our students continue to receive a meaningful and balanced Hartwick experience and graduate prepared and confident for what comes next.”

In total, 407 alumni, parents, friends, faculty, staff, corporations, foundations and current students stepped forward to meet and exceed the challenge. For some, it marked their largest-ever gift to Hartwick. For others, it was their first. For many, it represented a renewed commitment to the College and to the priorities outlined in Together, We Soar. Alumni accounted for 70 percent of all donors.

That momentum was reinforced earlier in December during Giving Tuesday, when the Hartwick community raised $177K through 211 gifts. Seventy percent of those gifts were unrestricted and the day included 43 first-time donors, 37 employees and 77 alumni, underscoring the campaign’s emphasis on participation and access.

“This year’s success reflects not only generosity, but sustained engagement,” said Stacey Grady ‘03, interim vice president for institutional advancement and external relations.