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Giving at I.S.U.

Thank you for giving!

Thanks to more than 13,500 donors, we raised over $40 MIL
this past fiscal year for our students and faculty.
Your gifts matter, Redbirds!

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Your generosity helps Redbirds soar!

Every time you choose to make a gift to Illinois State University you help support Redbird dreams. You contribute to the educational and scholarly pursuits that help prepare future leaders who will approach problems creatively, engage with their communities fully, and pursue excellence long after graduation. Because of you our Redbirds soar!

Giving News

three College of Education students - a male hispanic student wearing a black and red flannel over an EAF black tshirt, a white female wearing a black cardigan wover a black Illinois State tshirt, and a white female wearing a red Illinois State sweatshirt - are being helped by a white female faculty member wearing a red and white cardigan over a black EAF tshirt, while sitting outside on a bench off the quad.

Donors invest a record $52 million in Illinois State’s future

Illinois State University surpassed $52 million in private support during fiscal year 2026, setting [...]

ISU Students and Faculty at the Illinois Public Health Association Annual conference in 2025

Expanding a legacy of leadership: The Dr. Ann E. Nolte Trust gifts over $300K to ISU health sciences

The Department of Health Sciences at Illinois State University has received a generous gift of over [...]

Darlene and Ted Branoff Recruitment and Retention Fund created

Dr. Theodore Branoff, who recently retired after 11 years as Department of Technology chair at [...]

Charles Stokes, David B. Williams, Donald LaCasse, Dean Scott R. Irelan, Colby Jennings, Provost Ani Yazedjian, and Wonsook Kim pose for a celebratory photo with a birthday cake recognizing the 55th anniversary of the establishment of the college of fine arts and the 25th anniversary of Creative Technologies at Illinois State University.

Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts inducts three Ovation Award recipients into hall of fame

At this year’s end-of-the-year meeting and retirement recognition event, Wonsook Kim College of [...]