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 ScholarshipIllinois 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 FundCampus Community Campaign News

Redbirds rallied to set a record of 4,452 gifts during the seventh annual Birds Give Back
Illinois State University’s seventh annual Birds Give Back on February 27, 2025, had an impressive [...]
ISU hoping to break records again on Birds Give Back, February 2024
In its sixth year, Birds Give Back will be Thursday, February 22, during Redbird Philanthropy Week, [...]