MIT Brass Rat Melt Project

Donate a Brass Rat and help ensure that today's MIT students can have access to owning a ring.

Stephen Fantone ’74, a Brass Rat collector who presently has more than two dozen rings, piloted the Brass Rat Melt Project in 2019, donating a number of gold rings from his collection to help raise funds for the Ring Committee’s financial assistance program, which works to ensure that all MIT students can purchase a Brass Rat. 

The donated rings will be melted and mixed into the alloy that will make the next generation of rings, and the value of the gold will bolster the financial aid program to offset the cost for current students who cannot afford to purchase a ring. 

Don’t have a Brass Rat to give but want to help the project? You can make a financial contribution to the Brass Rat Melt Project here. All proceeds bolster available funds for the Class Ring Committee’s financial assistance program.

How to Donate a Brass Rat
Complete a donation form and mail rings to the MIT Alumni Association. 

Please note, the Alumni Association office cannot accommodate in-person drop offs at this time.  

Delivery address: 
MIT Alumni Association
Attn: Henrietta Ford, Class Connections
600 Memorial Drive, W98-256B
Cambridge, MA  02139

Contact: 
Henrietta Ford
Assistant Director, Class Connections
617-324-7817
hford1@mit.edu