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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

Together, we've made history! Thanks to you, alumni and friends, Illinois State University received over $52 MIL in fiscal year 2026 to support our students and faculty.

Your gifts matter, Redbirds!

Giving News

Heather Dillaway standing in front of Stevenson Hall

From the Dean’s office: August 2026

A message from College of Arts and Sciences Dean Heather Dillaway.

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 [...]