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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!

Celebrating Your Impact

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

A college student reads a book to a class of students.

Daughter of educators seeks to inspire students

Senior elementary education major Nia Franklin, who hopes to teach fourth grade, received the Dr. [...]

Transformation in action: Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts construction project commences

Through the $87 million Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts transformation project, funded by the [...]

Spring campus scene with a brick building, a bell monument in the foreground, blooming trees overhead, and colorful flower beds lining a landscaped walkway.

Sociology and Anthropology awards banquet celebrates student excellence

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of its [...]

Mona Hubbard stands between Adriana Ransom, director of the School of Music and Scott R. Irelan, dean of the College of Fine Arts, after receiving recognition for her years of service to Illinois State University.

Mona Hubbard, the heart of the School of Music

Illinois State University School of Music celebrates the retirement of office manager Mona Hubbard [...]