Centennial Celebrate Gannon Day of Giving

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The CENTENNIAL Celebrate Gannon Day of Giving 2025 is HERE!

This is no ordinary day—this is our 100th year, and today we celebrate a century of dreams, achievements, and community impact. For 100 years, Gannon University has been a place where students’ lives are transformed, where futures are built, and where communities thrive. Now, you have the opportunity to be a part of the next 100 years.

Today is your chance to make a difference! As we honor this monumental centennial year, your support means more than ever. Your gift not only celebrates our legacy but also helps propel Gannon into its next century of growth and success.

Be part of this exciting moment:

  • Make your gift today.
  • Create a challenge or offer a match to encourage others to give.

Every contribution is a powerful statement of belief in our mission, our students, and the future we’re shaping together.

Let’s make this Day of Giving a defining moment for Gannon University’s next centurya moment driven by the generosity of our community, and a story that you’re helping to write.

Go Knights!

WAYS TO GIVE 

🎁 Use the online link above to make an early gift.

📞 Call 1-814-871-5310 between 8am - 4:30 pm ET to make a gift over the phone.

💌 Mail a check to University Advancement at 109 University Square, Erie, PA 16541 postmarked by Friday, April 25th and written out to Gannon University with your designation and "Day of Giving" in the memo line. To have your gift included in the Day of Giving count, please email us at gannonalumni@gannon.edu to let us know that your gift is on its way.

🙋♀️Questions? Call us at 814-871-5310 or email gannonalumni@gannon.edu.

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Centennial Day of Giving
Centennial Day of Giving DonorsRaised ($)
Ruskin Campus Fund4$111
Center for Social Concerns4$65
Applied Exercise Science Scholarship Fund3$206
Women's Lacrosse 12$1,271
Caroline Joy DiPlacido Giving Heart Memorial Endowment29$2,746
Women's Basketball 18$7,388
Women's Wrestling56$3,756
Women's Swimming13$960
Men's Swimming8$564
Men's Basketball 12$6,767
Pi Kappa Alpha Endowed "Power" Scholarship 6$700
WERG 90.5 FM11$183
Men's Soccer55$5,341
Campus Ministry16$739
Football49$5,690
Men's Cross Country31$2,459
Men's Wrestling Annual Scholarships59$14,949
Alternative Break Service Trips (ABST) 21$3,131
SHEIK Fraternity Endowed Scholarship Honoring Fr. Robert Susa0$0
Schuster Theatre 5$114
OWB Endowment1$25
Annual Scholarship Support28$5,257
Women's Water Polo12$672
Leadership Development & Campus Engagement9$1,193
Women's Softball14$965
Project NePTWNE5$2,685
Iwanenko Family Scholarship27$12,064
Other31$6,413
Morosky Dean's Excellence Fund11$744
Athletics Greatest Needs12$5,573
Store U-Knighted28$2,844
Men's Golf4$269
Sigma Sigma Sigma Abrielle Brynda Memorial Endowed “Power” Scholarship in Nursing8$642
Competitive Cheer and Competitive Dance 15$1,090
Dr. David and MaryAnne Kozak Gannon READS Program Endowment4$275
CHESS Dean's Excellence Fund5$970
Alumni Engagement Fund2$24
Phi Sigma Sigma Endowed “Power” Scholarship0$0
Men's Water Polo6$625
Men's Baseball35$3,676
Club Hockey 59$16,546
Women's Cross Country37$2,433
Career Closet119$12,172
CEB Dean's Excellence Fund9$959
Women's Volleyball41$5,665
Alumni House4$544
Msgr. Addison Yehl and Delta Sigma Phi Endowed “Power” Scholarship1$20
Tau Kappa Epsilon Endowed “Power” Scholarship7$2,209
Student Emergency Fund 8$1,446
Jaida Payne Memorial Fund5$121
Women's Soccer29$3,630
Gustafson, Carolyn End Power0$0
Women’s Basketball Alumni Fund4$7,870
Erie-GAINS0$0
Women's Golf9$1,275
Gannon Fund - Greatest Needs334$147,385
Wolves Club Scholarship0$0
Fred & Carolyn Deverse Endowed Scholarship Fund0$0
Women's Acrobatics and Tumbling9$1,700
Ruskin Scholarship Fund0$0
Stauffer Scholarship0$0
Old Main Restoration Fund5$100,550
Centennial Gannon Affiliation
Centennial Gannon Affiliation DonorsRaised ($)
Alumni562$333,244
Villa Alumnae 8$1,651
Board of Trustees18$31,975
Students146$4,557
Faculty/Staff172$30,361
Parents154$16,949
Friends232$31,033
Corporate Partner/Vendor 4$5,505
Class Year Challenge
Class Year ChallengeDonorsRaised ($)
20086$460
19360$0
200111$1,675
19520$0
19480$0
19707$515
19350$0
20005$825
19749$1,115
19945$460
19400$0
202210$650
19899$4,150
199312$2,000
20058$624
20028$470
196612$2,080
196815$1,670
199212$8,052
20208$360
19699$4,425
202110$1,470
199710$11,103
197910$3,842
19600$0
199024$7,345
202316$1,111
197517$8,032
19727$883
20107$677
19460$0
19573$235
19470$0
20178$505
20146$280
196710$14,655
19649$2,460
19626$6,650
19300$0
198110$6,700
20139$1,830
19879$31,645
19490$0
19867$2,370
19450$0
19787$650
19966$660
20063$220
19638$3,000
19808$1,860
19531$150
19510$0
19320$0
19719$10,900
198812$6,390
19916$1,175
201110$9,015
198411$12,746
20098$2,580
201812$691
201514$1,216
197611$7,605
19858$3,400
20197$600
19390$0
19995$291
20074$245
19957$595
20038$696
19655$1,150
19551$100
19836$3,210
202412$669
197712$2,200
19561$500
20046$475
197318$2,300
19583$950
20128$1,420
19340$0
19594$15,235
19330$0
19380$0
19826$610
19410$0
20166$1,241
19420$0
19501$100
19617$115,375
19370$0
19290$0
19310$0
19540$0
19440$0
19430$0
19987$570
Student Class Challenge
Student Class ChallengeDonorsRaised ($)
202610$345
202811$1,655
20277$131
Donor Affiliations
Gradhat icon43%Alumni
Friends icon18%Friends
Suitcase icon14%Faculty/Staff
Parent icon12%Parents
Book icon12%Students
Gradhat icon1%Villa Alumnae
Friends icon2%GU Retirees
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