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To donate electronicallyclick the donate button below to take you directly to Cornell's giving site for our fund; please check to see if your company will match:

 DONATE ONLINE WITH CORNELL  HERE    

Your tax-deductible gift qualifies you for Class and Cornell Annual Fund credit as well as applicable matching gift programs.  Cornell University is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Last year we Brought Cornell Home to our local students by collecting $18,630 for our scholarship fund. Six local students received scholarships totaling $19,261. This year, recognizing that two of our students are avid sailors (and one almost made it to the Olympics), we are asking you to help Sail Our Students to Success by contributing to our scholarship fund. Our target for this year is $18,000.

Every gift, small or large, impacts the availability of money for our students from Sarasota-Manatee who are attending Cornell and who demonstrate need for financial assistance.  

Here are some comments from some recent scholarship recipients:

“This scholarship does the amazing work of lightening my tuition-related financial burdens and grants me the luxury of extra time I can now place into my variegated studies and activities at Cornell.  I look forward to joining the alumni at the Cornell Club of Sarasota-Manatee and being able to give back to future students in need.”

“Your scholarship allows me to continue my time at Cornell without taking on interest accruing loans this academic year, and it gives me peace of mind to know there are people in my hometown looking out for me during my time at such a wonderful school.”

“I want to thank you for your generous contribution to making my Cornell experience possible.”

To learn more about the amazing students who are currently attending Cornell, view the presentation (CCSM Members only, please log in first) that was shown at our January 2024 luncheon where we honored our 16 local students and their parents/guardians. 


Cornell 2024-2025
Tuition:         $68,380 
Housing and Dining:                      $19,428
Books, Fees, and Misc.:                  $4,342

Total (Excl. transportation):    $92,150

To donate by check:

  1. Make your check payable to Cornell University
  2. NOTE this is for the Cornell Club of Sarasota-Manatee Scholarship Fund
  3. Mail it directly to: 

Cornell University

Box 37334 

Boone, IA 50037-0334   


Other ways to give:
https://giving.cornell.edu/ways-to-give/

Thank you for your support! Every gift matters.

How Our Fund Works

The Cornell Club of Sarasota-Manatee Scholarship Fund is an endowed scholarship fund, administered by Cornell and used to supplement the financial aid given to our local students. Cornell collects the gifts and designates them for local students, decides how to invest the money and how much money is paid out each year, and determines which local students receive the money. 

Cornell manages endowed funds like ours to last in perpetuity. To this end, each year Cornell allocates a percentage to determine that year’s payout amount. Below are the numbers for our fund:

Market Value as of September 30, 2024              $598,879

FY Payout 2024                   $20,464

Number of Recipients FY24 Five Students
Projected FY Payout 2025 $21,741



The Need

Local students need our help. It costs over $92,000 for out-of-state students to attend Cornell in 2024-2025. The median household income in Sarasota and Manatee counties is $77,213 and $71,385 respectively. Our scholarship fund really makes a difference whether some students can afford to attend Cornell. Additional data from the Census Bureau indicates that 8.5% of persons in Sarasota County and 10.1% of persons in Manatee County live in poverty.

As these data show, it is very difficult for the average household in our area to afford a Cornell education. Our scholarship fund is one means for making our local student’s dream of attending Cornell a reality.

More scholarship events TBA, check back for more events or click on our past events.

Thu, March 14, 2024 #GivingDay2024
Wed, February 07, 2024 Dinner with Cornell's 2024 AutoBoat Team
Tue, February 06, 2024 Help Cheer on Cornell's AutoBoat Team at RoboBoat 2024
Wed, October 04, 2023 Scholarship Fundraiser at Blaze Pizza UTC
Thu, March 16, 2023 #GivingDay2023
Tue, November 29, 2022 #GivingTuesday2022

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