UMass Sesquicentennial
I like working with Acushnet because it's a good Massachusetts company. The funding helps me to support several graduate students.

Acushnet Company, parent company of Titleist, Cobra, and Footjoy, has given nearly $1 million to help UMass Amherst researchers redefine what a golf shoe should be.

I like working with Acushnet because it’s a good Massachusetts company. The funding helps me to support several graduate students.

Joseph Hamill, professor of biomechanics
I really value the education I got at UMass and at the business school in particular. My goal as an alumnus has been to give back.

Jaime Pereira, a partner at Ernst & Young, the international business services firm, helped UMass Amherst land a $500,000 grant from the Ernst & Young Foundation.

I really value the education I got at UMass and at the business school in particular. My goal as an alumnus has been to give back.

Jaime Pereira ’76
We're invested in educating tomorrow's leaders in hospitality, tourism, and management.

The Marriott Center for Hospitality Management was constructed with the help of a $2 million grant from the Marriott Foundation.

We’re invested in educating tomorrow’s leaders in hospitality, tourism, and management.

Stephen Bauman, vice president of talent acquisition and selection at Marriott
It is a misconception that state funds foot the bill. It's imperative to build the endowment, and we have a long way to go.

The founder and CEO of Entec Polymers endowed the Der Hagopian Scholarship to support students with financial need and academic promise.

It is a misconception that state funds foot the bill. It’s imperative to build the endowment, and we have a long way to go.

David Der Hagopian ’72

For more information:

Development Office
UMass Amherst
Memorial Hall
134 Hicks Way
Amherst MA 01003-9270

phone 866-450-UMASS
fax 413-545-6894
giving @ admin.umass.edu

Opportunities for Giving

Corporations and Foundations

Matching Gift Programs
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If your company is eligible, request a matching gift form from your employer, and send it completed and signed with your gift. We will do the rest. The impact of your gift to our school may be doubled or possibly tripled! Some companies match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses.
Corporate and Foundation Gifts
For more information call Linda Sopp at 413-545-3885.
Corporate and Foundation Relations Web site
Leading corporatons and foundations make substantial investments in the UMass Amherst campus through recruitment, sponsored research, and scholarships. They also partner with UMass Amherst on major national and regional industrial and workforce initiatives. A gift from company or foundation can help UMass Amherst prepare students to take their places as productive, informed members of the workforce and further research and studies that ultimately contribute to a healthy, growing economy and a prosperous society.