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 can’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.

Let’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 day’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." 

552 days ago by Abby Wallace

Collectively we met the challenge that Seta Nazarian ’79, P’13 and Nick Nazarian ’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!

553 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 Nick’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 ⬇️

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.

553 days ago by Abby Wallace

Today is Wesleyan Giving Day! 

We’re off to a strong start, but we need your help. Seta Nazarian ’79, P’13 and Nick Nazarian ’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.

Wesleyan’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? 

554 days ago by Abby Wallace
Incentives
Give $100+ for a chance to win a framed Louis Orr etching print.
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Give $20+ for a chance to win exclusive Wesleyan gear in our giveaway!
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Give $10+ and we’ll send you a set of vintage Wesleyan stickers to show off your Cardinal pride!
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Classes in the Lead
Class YearDonorsRaised ($)
19470$0
19510$0
201727$2,621
200925$1,925
199829$14,498
199225$9,265
199425$6,543
201033$3,848
199334$11,284
197524$24,913
199716$1,065
202243$2,342
202456$2,518
200824$2,545
197217$16,107
200735$14,515
201427$5,795
19572$200
202041$2,760
19550$0
19460$0
199926$4,972
19594$900
19500$0
19541$100
201538$8,435
19530$0
19688$4,700
19480$0
20265$110
20278$55
19668$2,925
198421$48,581
201944$24,574
199531$19,465
19581$250
196514$7,372
200526$2,908
19607$21,550
19677$27,375
197424$23,900
198931$22,785
200212$1,930
197117$8,835
200324$4,064
197834$12,276
197727$12,346
200119$4,345
201225$2,620
20259$120
198518$5,056
198220$8,805
200619$3,010
197614$4,197
201627$4,020
199022$75,955
201121$3,670
198320$7,031
198720$5,810
198812$7,686
20290$0
196911$5,050
19636$1,850
201340$5,013
197315$63,325
202353$2,600
201831$3,170
197920$6,350
199125$2,756
198130$12,835
19624$400
202133$1,750
198018$5,668
20287$90
198623$11,892
19520$0
19450$0
19490$0
199633$8,580
19562$200
19646$1,275
19611$500
197015$3,005
200018$7,435
200425$5,625
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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 9 clicks
Gave $50,000 during a Challenge!

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

Generated 13 clicks
Offered a $40,000 match

A friend of Men's Soccer

Generated 20 clicks and 14 gifts, totaling $1,025
Offered a $25,000 match

A Friend of Women's Basketball

Generated 4 clicks
Gave $25,000 during a Challenge!

Brian Mahoney '73 and Nancy Collins '74

Generated 2 clicks
Gave $14,800 during a Challenge!

Community Advocates

Generated 2663 clicks and 161 gifts, totaling $10,581

A Friend of Women's Soccer

Generated 4 clicks and 1 gift, totaling $250
Offered a $10,000 match

A Friend of Women's Hockey

Generated 9 clicks and 1 gift, totaling $25
Offered a $10,000 match

James Powers

Generated 3 clicks
Offered a $10,000 match

Ellen Remmer '75

Generated 4 clicks
Offered a $10,000 match