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Student Giving

"Redbirds fly together... every gift helps fellow Redbirds succeed!"

Featured Funds

Red and White Scholarship

Red and White Scholarship Fund provides support for students who face unexpected obstacles that may threaten their Redbird dreams. Funds have been used to help students with unexpected medical expenses, tuition balances after a parent has died or become ill, and provided specialty equipment needed to complete a necessary course. Funds are distributed through the Office of Financial Aid.

Donate to the Red and White Scholarship

Illinois State University Excellence Fund

Illinois State University Excellence Fund: the University’s unrestricted fund provides essential dollars to be used for Illinois State’s highest priority needs. These critical funds provide our leadership with flexibility to keep Illinois State a university on the rise!

Donate to the Excellence Fund

Campus Community Campaign News

Reggie Redbird helped make magic happen at the Birds Give Back Command Center where Redbird staff and volunteers were calling alumni to encourage participation on February 27, 2025.
Illinois State University’s seventh annual Birds Give Back on February 27, 2025, had an impressive [...]
Reggie Redbird pictured on Birds Give Back, February 2023.
In its sixth year, Birds Give Back will be Thursday, February 22, during Redbird Philanthropy Week, [...]
Birds Give Back 2023
The fifth annual Birds Give Back, Illinois State University’s day of giving, will be Thursday, [...]