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By giving to the Hope Fund, you’re investing in students today through scholarships and other immediate-use funds.

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Hope Forward

It’s not a scholarship, it’s a bold solution to the problem of the rising cost of higher education. Help us move Hope Forward.

Endowed Giving

Our endowment generates a permanent source of income that is used to provide financial aid to students, expand student-faculty research opportunities, continue academic initiatives, recruit and retain exceptional faculty and support programs in perpetuity.

Gift Planning

Plan to impact future generations while enjoying financial benefits for yourself. Give through a charitable gift annuity, bequest, cash, securities, property — and more!

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Hope by the Numbers

  • 8,000+Community of Donors

    When you make a gift to Hope, you are joining more than 8,000 others who share your strong commitment and contribute to Hope’s success each year.

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  • $1.2MGifts Under $100

    Gifts of $100 or less have combined for a total impact of $1.2 million over the past five years.

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  • $70MTo Generate Equal Support

    It would take $70 million of endowment to generate the same amount of annual support that our community of donors provide through The Hope Fund each year.

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  • 1:10Local Investment

    Gifts that support Hope College support the greater Holland community as $1 of every $10 in the local economy can be credited to the college.

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This is my anchor of hope for this people in the future.

Rev. A.C. Van Raalte