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Dins Day 2026

3,728
Donors
184% of 2,026 Donor goal
$900,891
Donated
This campaign ended on April 29, 2026, but you can still make a gift to Furman University by clicking here!
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Thank you, Furman Family!

Congratulations to all areas/departments and funds. It was truly a wonderful day of philanthropy with more than 3,700 donors donating over $1.3M to over 150 funds.

Dins Day Early Donor Challenge Winners: The following funds have earned an additional funding for securing the most individual donors prior to Dins Day.

  • First Place ($3,500): Volleyball
  • Second Place ($1,250): Women’s Lacrosse

Dins Day Top Fund Donor Challenge: Drum Roll, please…

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Top Fund Challenge who will receive extra funding in the amounts listed below thanks to several generous Furman Alumni and Parents:

  • First Fund ($10,000): Track & Cross Country
  • Second Fund ($7,000): Volleyball
  • Third Fund ($4,000): Strength & Conditioning
  • Fourth Fund ($2,500): Men’s Tennis
  • Fifth Fund ($1,250): Women’s Lacrosse
  • Honorable Mention: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Honorable Mention:

  • We wanted to take a moment to acknowledge current classes for their philanthropic contributions this Dins Day. The following classes represented the Top Three Class Years who participated in Dins Day, including our alumni:
    • Class of 2028 – 77 donors
    • Class of 2029 – 65 donors
    • Class of 2026 – 60 donors

Leaderboards & Donors

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Class Giving Leaderboard
Class YearDonorsRaised ($)
Class of 19520$0
Class of 201111$1,517
Class of 19602$353
Class of 19593$15,350
Class of 19540$0
Class of 200726$5,163
Class of 19684$1,257
Class of 19510$0
Class of 19700$0
Class of 19530$0
Class of 19610$0
Class of 19550$0
Class of 200332$34,640
Class of 201315$3,282
Class of 19662$413
Class of 19756$668
Class of 19580$0
Class of 19655$463
Class of 19621$100
Class of 19696$1,297
Class of 199816$15,092
Class of 200434$13,269
Class of 200125$5,690
Class of 201515$16,364
Class of 19642$203
Class of 202033$2,765
Class of 200532$32,895
Class of 197611$6,531
Class of 202337$1,587
Class of 201623$2,199
Class of 198713$7,117
Class of 198113$2,521
Class of 201224$4,818
Class of 202457$26,343
Class of 201828$4,058
Class of 198317$4,176
Class of 197822$5,418
Class of 200216$2,715
Class of 200020$18,146
Class of 201416$2,531
Class of 198918$7,810
Class of 202221$1,547
Class of 199618$22,594
Class of 199123$5,435
Class of 19560$0
Class of 19500$0
Class of 19719$1,651
Class of 19635$756
Class of 199529$19,256
Class of 199720$4,634
Class of 198814$8,142
Class of 200920$5,127
Class of 19674$1,383
Class of 197911$1,569
Class of 199018$6,565
Class of 202745$547
Class of 198017$5,096
Class of 199318$5,144
Class of 197314$3,560
Class of 201941$3,129
Class of 199919$3,210
Class of 200819$2,836
Class of 201719$3,160
Class of 200617$7,313
Class of 202555$3,004
Class of 201016$1,774
Class of 198614$8,588
Class of 198512$7,363
Class of 199431$13,981
Class of 197425$7,016
Class of 19570$0
Class of 202115$697
Class of 197215$32,214
Class of 197723$15,112
Class of 202877$1,208
Class of 199218$18,991
Class of 202965$1,162
Class of 198420$34,847
Class of 198211$2,179
Class of 202660$2,042
Dins Day Top Fund Donor ChallengeThe top five funds with the most individual donors earn extra funding. First place receives $10,000!
Fund/DesignationDonorsRaised ($)
Track & Cross Country508$16,534
Campus Recreation & Wellness Annual Fund3$255
Strength and Conditioning289$44,341
Anthropology Fund1$5
Student Activities (Student Life)2$205
Philosophy (Philosophy Special Needs Fund)2$20
Marian Strobel Endowment in History8$515
Dins Dialogue2$30
Summer Academy - Admissions & Institutes Partnership Annual Fund1$5
Men's Tennis264$38,835
Philosophy Current Operations Fund0$0
Exploration of Vocation and Ministry Program1$5
Other92$19,295
Club Sports: Rugby4$280
Heller Service Corps8$1,085
Advocacy and Equity Studies (Master of Arts Program - Restricted Fund)1$5
Furman Annual Fund100$14,130
John S. Armstrong Lectureship in Media and Democracy2$30
Hill Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Discretionary Fund4$1,305
Men's Soccer200$30,109
Paladin Regiment Uniform Replacement Fund7$280
Tocqueville Center43$61,490
Staff Community Scholarship Endowment3$80
Academic Support6$2,730
Fraternity and Sorority Life (Greek Life Fund)5$300
International Student Support1$5
Modern Languages and Literatures4$105
Master of Science in Community Engaged Medicine Annual Scholarship Fund3$10
Computer Science (Hayden S. Porter Endowed Fund)5$455
Strategic Design (Master of Arts Program)0$0
Furman University Police Department Special Needs3$115
Club Sports: Baseball1$5
Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies (Friends of WGSS)173$15,550
Men's Basketball99$71,903
Spanish (Spanish Special Needs Fund)4$385
English Department Current Operations Fund1$5
Catholic Campus Ministries2$30
Joseph A. Vaughn Endowed Scholarship0$0
Classical Language1$5
Nancy Cooper Valentine's Dance for Exceptional Adults4$255
Football150$104,726
Paladin Career Treks Fund (Career Services Fund)3$2,605
English (English Department Special Needs Fund)5$520
MayX (Katherine Splawn Duncan MayX Endowed Scholarship)4$80
Inclusive Excellence Annual Fund2$30
Areas of Greatest Need11$765
First-Gen Student Success Fund21$1,600
Music Department Special Fund16$1,120
Equestrian Club Fund4$265
Cheerleading105$2,085
Institute for the Advancement of Community Health (IACH)42$14,960
Black Alumni Annual Scholarship24$3,311
Music Department Special Fund16$1,120
Volleyball388$70,191
Accounting (Accounting Special Needs Fund)6$855
Center for Interpersonal Connections3$255
The Shi Institute for Sustainability12$680
Data Analytics Program Annual Fund2$350
Women's Lacrosse254$13,617
Psychology (Psychology Department Special Needs Fund)32$1,753
Furman United (high-need scholarship)35$3,395
Health Sciences and Public Health (Sam Spear '09 Fund for Student Enrichment in Health Sciences)15$1,352
Joseph A. Vaughn Annual Scholarship6$530
Asian Studies (Jones Asian Studies)6$680
Child Development Center Fund6$135
Softball24$6,735
Sports Medicine Department77$15,831
Women's Golf56$60,095
Women's Basketball60$19,335
Women's Soccer86$6,685
Band (Band Designated Fund)37$2,240
Student Office for Accessibility Resources (SOAR) Special Projects2$55
Mathematics (Wylie Mathematics Endowment)19$1,606
Art Department Special Needs7$530
Dance Team Restricted Fund6$710
The Pathways Program Annual Fund30$16,340
Women's Tennis34$24,880
On Discourse Annual Fund4$55
Theatre Arts (Theatre Guild Fund)7$350
Pianos for Paladins (Steinway Piano Advantage Endowment)4$630
Math and the Mouse MayX Annual Fund26$3,103
Chemistry - Friends, Alumni & Business Benefactors Research Fund (C-FABB)42$5,400
Performing and Fine Arts6$155
General Scholarship Fund35$6,720
Center for Academic Success Annual Fund5$520
French Program (Park Family Fund for Support of the French Program)16$2,865
Physics (Physics Department Special Needs Fund)21$6,500
ROTC & Military Science Current Operations Fund10$310
History (Spear Award for Excellence in Medieval & Early Modern Studies)57$3,963
Mock Trial32$27,002
Biology (Department Special Needs Fund)16$1,055
Savita Nair Endowed Fund for WGSS6$180
Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences (EESS Special Needs Fund)6$205
Purple Diamond Annual Fund34$1,620
LGBTQIA+ Programming Fund19$6,521
German Program (German Department Special Needs Fund)8$1,440
Communication Studies (DeLancey Endowed Fund for Communication Studies)16$589
WIN Endowed Pooled Scholarship Fund13$2,720
Furman Singers Special Tours15$1,536
Study Away (Study Away Endowed Scholarship Fund)18$5,955
Religion (Religion Department Alumni Fund)11$471
Beverly Osborne Williams Teaching Partnerships Fund (Faculty Development Center)62$2,323
Army ROTC (Furman Military Alumni Association Endowed Fund)23$810
Politics and International Affairs (Special Needs)31$10,370
Parent and Family Fund10$415
Bridges to a Brighter Future Special Needs8$360
Furman University Libraries (Friends of the Furman University Libraries)64$5,940
Shucker Center for Leadership Development46$4,070
The Furman Advantage12$1,205
Paladin Scholarship Fund91$22,876
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI Program Fund)64$2,823
Spear Award for Excellence in Medieval & Early Modern Studies - Endowed43$4,043
Cothran Center for Vocational Reflection Endowed13$710
Special Collections and Archives Fund3$505
Economics (Richard A. Stanford Engaged Learning in Economics Fund)9$5,676
Education (Education Department Special Needs Fund)5$180
Sociology (Sociology Department Special Needs Fund)13$1,673
The Riley Institute24$980
Men's Golf80$46,590
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Gradhat icon27%Alumni
Book icon7%Students
Parent icon15%Parents
Parent icon2%Grandparent
Suitcase icon9%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon30%Friends
Suitcase icon2%Retired Faculty/Staff
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Updates
Thank you, Furman Family!

Congratulations to all areas/departments and funds. It was truly a wonderful day of philanthropy with more than 3,700 donors donating over $1.3M to over 150 funds.

Dins Day Early Donor Challenge Winners: The following funds have earned an additional funding for securing the most individual donors prior to Dins Day. 

  • First Place ($3,500): Volleyball
  • Second Place ($1,250): Women’s Lacrosse

Dins Day Top Fund Donor Challenge: Drum Roll, please… 

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Top Fund Challenge who will receive extra funding in the amounts listed below thanks to several generous Furman Alumni and Parents:  

  • First Fund ($10,000): Track & Cross Country
  • Second Fund ($7,000): Volleyball
  • Third Fund ($4,000): Strength & Conditioning  
  • Fourth Fund ($2,500): Men’s Tennis
  • Fifth Fund ($1,250): Women’s Lacrosse
  • Honorable Mention:  Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
60 days ago by Emily Theall
Dins Day Celebration Continues 💜

More than 3,200 Paladins around the world have already made their Dins Day gift in support of the student experience at Furman. Thank you! Today has been a fantastic day celebrating the incredible generosity of the Furman Family and the potential of our students.

A special thanks to our donors who continue to give to support Dins Day through various challenges and matches.

We look forward to seeing how the day closes and announcing our Top Fund Donor Challenge winners and final numbers in the coming days. 

What a day to be a Paladin! 💜

65 days ago by Emily Theall
2,026 Donors and Counting!

Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Furman Family, we've achieved the milestone of 2,026 Dins Day donors. Now we're aiming even higher!

In honor of Furman’s 200-year legacy, help us reach 1,826 more donors by 11:59 p.m. EDT tonight.

If you haven't given yet, Dins Day '26 is your opportunity to celebrate this momentous time in Furman's history as we embark on the home stretch of our record-breaking Clearly Furman campaign during the university's bicentennial year.

The Top Fund Donor Challenge runs until 11:59 p.m. EDT, and the competition for the top five spots is going strong. Your Dins Day gift could make a difference in who comes out on top!

65 days ago by Emily Theall
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