Giving Day 2025

3,643
Donors
198% of 1,831 Donor goal
$1,352,617
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We are Wesleyan.

Our impact is greater when we endeavor together. On February 12, Wesleyan Giving Day 2025, we need your help. We have ambitious goals for financial aid, student belonging, first-generation student support, athletics, and more, but we canโ€™t accomplish these goals without you. Every gift counts. Your participation will help us reach our donor goal—unlocking a transformative gift from two Wesleyan alums who understand the power of taking action as a community.

Letโ€™s show our students what it means when we say, "We are Wesleyan." Make your gift now to increase your impact by jumpstarting Wesleyan Giving Day 2025 with a pre-launch gift that counts toward the dayโ€™s success.


Updates

We did it! Through the power of collective giving, each one of you showed our students what we mean when we say, "We Are Wesleyan." 

73 days ago by Abby Wallace

Collectively we met the challenge that Seta Nazarian โ€™79, Pโ€™13 and Nick Nazarian โ€™13 put forth to secure the support of 1,831 unique donors towards Giving Day, unlocking a $250,000 gift for Wesleyan students. By design, no one individual could have done this; meeting this challenge could only be done through the collective giving of many.

But we still have a lot to accomplish. Each year, Wesleyan spends more than $75 million on financial aid to make a Wesleyan education accessible and sustainable for a broader group of talented students. Every gift counts and at the time of this post there are more than 25 community-sourced matches and challenges still active. Let's close out the day strong. Go Wes!

74 days ago by Christina Leone

By making your gift to Wesleyan today on our Giving Day site you will move us one step closer to fulfilling Seta and Nickโ€™s challenge. You may ALSO be eligible to receive a sticker postcard as a thank you, be entered into a raffle for sleek Wesleyan gear, and have a chance to win a special Louis Orr Wesleyan campus etching framed print. More details โฌ‡๏ธ

Give $10+ and we'll send you a set of vintage-inspired stickers to show off your Cardinal pride!

Give $20+ for a chance to win exclusive Wesleyan gear in our giveaway!

Give $100+ for a chance to win a framed print of a 1928 Louis Orr etching of the Wesleyan Campus.

74 days ago by Abby Wallace

Today is Wesleyan Giving Day! 

Weโ€™re off to a strong start, but we need your help. Seta Nazarian โ€™79, Pโ€™13 and Nick Nazarian โ€™13—two Wesleyan alums across generations who understand the power of collective giving have issued a challenge to the Wesleyan community for Giving Day. If alumni, parents, and friends help us reach our goal, securing the support of 1,831 unique donors on Giving Day, they will make a $250,000 gift in support of Wesleyan and our students' greatest needs.

Wesleyanโ€™s financial aid program allows us to meet 100% of the demonstrated financial need of all undergraduate students with no loan aid packages. This policy enables our students to chase their passions and use their talents as a guide in their lives and careers, rather than the burden of loans. Will you join Seta and Nick in making a Wesleyan Giving Day gift, moving us one step closer to unlocking $250,000 for Wesleyan students? 

75 days ago by Abby Wallace
Incentives
Give $100+ for a chance to win a framed Louis Orr etching print.
Donate $100
Give $20+ for a chance to win exclusive Wesleyan gear in our giveaway!
Donate $20
Give $10+ and weโ€™ll send you a set of vintage Wesleyan stickers to show off your Cardinal pride!
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Classes in the Lead
Class YearDonorsRaised ($)
19470$0
197524$24,913
200619$3,010
197614$4,197
199022$36,228
198130$12,835
198220$8,805
200119$4,345
197117$8,835
197015$3,005
198018$5,668
201121$3,670
198320$7,031
200324$4,064
201340$5,013
201831$3,170
197315$63,325
19530$0
198518$5,056
201944$24,574
202456$2,518
19581$250
202353$2,600
19490$0
20290$0
200735$14,515
199125$2,756
19624$400
19594$900
19450$0
19677$27,375
198720$5,810
196911$5,050
20287$90
201627$4,020
198812$7,686
198623$11,892
200526$2,908
201033$3,848
196514$7,372
197727$12,346
199716$1,065
201727$2,621
199926$4,972
200018$7,435
201538$8,435
197920$6,350
19688$4,700
198931$22,785
200925$1,925
200425$5,625
199334$11,284
20278$55
201225$2,620
197834$12,276
19572$200
200212$1,930
199225$9,265
202243$2,342
19520$0
19541$100
197217$16,107
19550$0
19500$0
19460$0
19611$500
20259$120
19668$2,925
202041$2,760
199425$6,543
19480$0
19607$21,550
200824$2,545
198421$48,581
19562$200
197424$23,900
202133$1,750
199531$19,465
201427$5,795
199829$14,498
19510$0
19636$1,850
20265$110
199633$8,580
19646$1,275
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Gradhat icon42%Alumni
Book icon9%Students
Parent icon20%Parents
Gradhat icon1%Incoming Student
Suitcase icon3%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon26%Friends
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Advocates

Brian Mahoney '73

Generated 6 clicks
Gave $50,000 during a Challenge!

Gail Farris '84, Kim (Faris) Buckley '14, & Jen Farris '16

Generated 9 clicks
Offered a $40,000 match

A friend of Men's Soccer

Generated 17 clicks and 14 gifts, totaling $1,025
Offered a $25,000 match

A Friend of Women's Basketball

Gave $25,000 during a Challenge!

Brian Mahoney '73 and Nancy Collins '74

Gave $14,800 during a Challenge!

Community Advocates

Generated 1168 clicks and 162 gifts, totaling $10,606

A Friend of Women's Soccer

Generated 1 click and 1 gift, totaling $250
Offered a $10,000 match

A Friend of Women's Hockey

Generated 6 clicks and 1 gift, totaling $25
Offered a $10,000 match

James Powers

Offered a $10,000 match

Ellen Remmer '75

Generated 1 click
Offered a $10,000 match
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