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Donating to the JFK Award Fund

The JFK Memorial Award is our Class Legacy to Cornell and is given annually to an outstanding senior who is dedicated to the field of public service.

The JFK Award endowment remains strong, thanks to continuing support from the class. While market performance has fluctuated over the past several years, the annual payout still supports a meaningful award level of $15,000.

With the approach of our 60th Reunion and beyond, we want to ensure that this Award continues to bestow meaningful grants well into the future! It will be a great gift to Cornell, a meaningful help to the Award winner and will continue to endow our Class's commitment to Democracy.

In order to further this Class goal we have recently established the JFK Award Giving Circle as a way to encourage donations. You can join by donating at one of three levels. Please consider making this an annual donation, knowing that your commitment rewards both scholarship and public service!

- Donor: $500-999
- Supporter: $1,000-4,999
- Benefactor: $5,000 and up

Here are the instructions for making a tax-deductible donation to the Fund.

To donate online:
For supporting the Class of 1964 JFK Memorial Award, click here. Once you have selected your donation amount, to make this an annual donation, please click the RECURRING PAYMENTS box and choose "Yearly".

To donate by mail:
Write a check to "Cornell University, Class of 1964 JFK Award" and mail it to:
  Cornell University
  PO Box 37333
  Boone, IA 50037-0333
Be sure to include your name, address and email address, as well as whether you plan to make this an annual donation.