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The Calvin Annual Fund: The Knollcrest Circle

Join the Knollcrest Circle

We invite you to become part of a group that leads the way in faithful giving to Calvin. By making an annual gift of $1,000 or more to Calvin, you will become a member of the Knollcrest Circle.

As a Knollcrest Circle donor, your contributions are the backbone of the Calvin Annual Fund, and literally help to keep Calvin College running. Everyday student activities like attending chapel, checking e-mail at a wireless hot spots and assisting a professors in research projects are all made possible in part by your gifts to the college.

As a Knollcrest Circle Member:

  • You help to provide everyday resources that contribute to the physical, spiritual and intellectual flourishing of Calvin students
  • You endorse a college that is a leader in Christ-centered research and scholarship
  • You support Calvin students who will serve as leaders working for renewal in every corner of the globe

In Thanks for Your support, You Will Receive:

  • Special invitations to Calvin events and the annual Knollcrest Circle dinner
  • Communications from the college, including letters from President Byker
  • A book of your choice from a list of Calvin authors

Choose your plan

You have many options when it comes to planned giving. Perhaps you’d like to find a way to help Calvin while providing income for yourself or a loved one. Or maybe you wish to include Calvin as a beneficiary in your will. Visit the rest of our site to discover the benefits of:

• Creating an income-producing annuity or trust
• Donating your life insurance, real estate or retirement assets
•Giving in your will or trust

Kim Olthoff

"Whether I'm in surgery or in the lab studying liver grafts, I sense God at work. My Calvin professors taught me all the scientific explanations, but they also helped me see the wonder."

~Kim Olthoff, '82