PARENT GIVING | ALUMNI PARENT GIVING | GIVE NOW | MATCHING GIFTS | PARENTS’ COUNCIL | RISD BY DESIGN

PARENT GIVING
As parents of RISD students, you are invited to participate in your sons’ and daughters’ art and design education in a variety of ways. One way to get involved is by giving to the RISD Annual Fund, which helps ensure that RISD students, regardless of their financial means, are taught in state-of-the-art facilities by faculty with the talent and tools to keep pushing the limits of human creativity. Tuition and fees cover only 64 percent of the actual cost of each student’s education. The rest is made up from income earned on RISD’s endowment, auxiliary enterprises and, most importantly, from generous contributions from parents, alumni and friends of the college. Another way to get involved is by joining the Parents’ Council, which provides parents with an insider’s view of the people and programs that make RISD unique.

ALUMNI PARENT GIVING
For many parents of alumni, RISD continues to be a top philanthropic priority. Your gift to the RISD Annual Fund provides important support to maintain RISD’s position among the world’s eminent colleges of art and design while preserving the value of your son or daughter’s diploma for years to come. To make an unrestricted gift to the annual fund, please follow this link to RISD’s secure online giving page.

GIVE NOW
To make your gift to the RISD Annual Fund, please follow this link to RISD’s secure online giving page. You may make incremental credit card payments monthly, bimonthly or quarterly. Set up the schedule that works best for you. To discuss special billing options, please call 401 454-6326 or e-mail the Annual Fund.

MATCHING GIFTS
You may double or even triple your gift if your employer has a matching gifts program. Please check to see if your employer will match your gift and if so, fill out the matching gifts form available from your human resources or payroll office. Click here for more information about matching gifts.

PARENTS’ COUNCIL
>> learn more about the RISD Parents’ Council

RISD BY DESIGN
Plan to attend RISD by Design, an annual celebration of the RISD experience that includes such events as studio tours, openings and exhibitions, the chance to talk with alumni and faculty, the Alumni + Student Art Sale, and opportunities to connect — and reconnect — with RISD. Follow this link to get a sense of what RISD by Design is like.