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WWU Give Day 2026

Thank you!

WWU Give Day 2026 is a wrap. Thank you for making it a huge success (and we're still counting all the offline gifts)! We're excited for all the ways these gifts will make positive changes for students at Western. You can still give any time to make a difference!

You can also check in to see how the Matches and Challenges went on Give Day. Thanks to all who have given! 

Save the date for next year: Feb. 10, 2027, when Give Day becomes We Love WWU Day!


On WWU Give Day, Western’s community comes together for a common cause: to support students, research, programs, athletics and clubs across campus. For 24 hours, everyone can make a gift to the participating area of Western they favor most. 

Students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends get involved to help spread the word about this opportunity. More partners join in on this day to provide donation matching than any other day, so your contribution makes an even bigger impact. It's our biggest, most powerful fundraising event of the year!

Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law according to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our tax identification number is 91-6073519.


Help another way: become a WWU Give Day partner

Anyone can sign up to be a WWU Give Day Ambassador! Sign up on the Ambassadors page and check out the WWU Give Day Ambassador guide for handy tips.


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Lunchtime Crunchtime!
From 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm on WWU Give Day, the fund with the most unique donors will receive an additional cash reward towards their fund! First place will receive $1,000, second place will receive $500, and third place will receive $250. Gifts from fake donors to inflate donor count may disqualify a department or program.
Rank Prize Lunchtime Crunchtime Challenge! Donors
1 $1,000 Women's Rugby Sport Club 78
2 $500 Western Symphony Orchestra 70
3 $250 Ice Hockey 36
4 WWU Racing (Formula SAE) 33
5 Men's Ultimate 23
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$500
1000th Donor Challenge!
The 1,000th donor on the WWU Give Day platform will unlock an additional $500 for the program to which they gave! Your gift could have a BIG impact!
1,000 / 1,000 Donors
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$500
2000th Donor Challenge!
The 2000th donor on the WWU Give Day platform will unlock an additional $500 for the program to which they gave! Your gift could have a BIG impact!
2,000 / 2,000 Donors
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CENV Green Guardians Challenge!
The departments, projects or programs in CENV that received the highest number of unique donors will receive a prize! First place will receive $500, second place will receive $250 and third place will receive $100! Final results available after we process all Give Day gifts. Inflating donor count using fake donor names may disqualify a project, department, or program.
Rank Prize CENV Green Guardians Challenge! Donors
1 $500 Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy 8
2 $250 Environmental Studies Department 5
3 $100 Environmental Education 2
4 Sustainability Pathways 1
5 Geography Program 1
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CHSS Humanities Heroes Challenge!
The departments, projects or programs in CHSS that receive the highest number of unique donors will receive a prize! First place will receive $500, second place will receive $250 and third place will receive $100! Final results available after we process all Give Day gifts. Inflating donor count using fake donor names may disqualify a project, department, or program.
Rank Prize CHSS Humanities Heroes Challenge! Donors
1 $500 Sociology 50
2 $250 Psychology 31
3 $100 Linguistics 22
4 History Department 14
5 Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department 13
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The Battle for Business!
The top three departments in CBE with the most unique donors at the end of WWU Give Day will receive an additional prize to support their department! First place is $500, second place gets $250 and third place gets $100. Which departments will win?! Fake donor names used to inflate counts may disqualify the department. Final results available when we finish processing all the WWU Give Day gifts.
Rank Prize The Battle for Business Donors
1 $500 Marketing Program 55
2 $250 Accounting Department 36
3 $100 International Business Program 17
4 Management Information Systems 12
5 Manufacturing and Supply Chain/Operations Mgmt 9
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Sport Club Challenge!
The Sport Clubs with the most unique donors will receive a match to their club! First place will receive $500, second place will receive $250 and third place will receive $100! Final results available after we process all Give Day gifts. Inflating donor count using fake donor names may disqualify a club.
Rank Prize Sport Club Challenge! Donors
1 $500 Hockey 138
2 $250 Men's Rowing 110
3 $100 Women's Rugby 101
4 Sailing Team 84
5 Men's Ultimate (DiRT) 72
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Woodring Winners Challenge!
The departments and programs housed in the Woodring College of Education that receive the highest number of unique donors will win a prize! First place will receive $500, second place will receive $250 and third place will receive $100! Final results available when we finish processing all the Give Day gifts. Gifts from fake donors to inflate donor count may disqualify a department or program.
Rank Prize Woodring Winners Challenge! Donors
1 $500 Compass 2 Campus 47
2 $250 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Mulitilingual Ed 9
3 $100 Health and Community Studies 2
4 Education Leadership and Inclusive Teaching 0
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$600
Institute for Critical Disability Studies (ICDS) Challenge!
Thanks to an anonymous donor, every $100 dollars donated to any ICDS fund will unlock a $100 dollar reward for the ICDS general scholarship fund, up to $600! Help ICDS unlock all the rewards and meet our scholarship fundraising goals!
$600 / $600 Raised
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Match
WECU's $15k Match for Western Welcome Scholarship!
Many thanks to our friends at Whatcom Educational Credit Union (WECU) for offering to match up to $15k in support of the Western Welcome Scholarship! Your gift today can have TWICE as much impact! Give now to support our students!
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Match
Management Information Systems (MIS) Program 2X Match!
The first $800 in gifts to the MIS program will be matched dollar for dollar by an MIS program supporter (up to $100 per donor). Your $100 will have $200 in impact!
$800 MATCHED
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2
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Dollars for Design!
Thanks to the generosity of three WWU Design alumni, $21,000 has been raised to endow a scholarship in honor of former professor Elsi Vassdal. Join them to reach the endowment goal of $25,000!
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2
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Support Student Teachers!
Thanks to the kindness and generosity of Janis and Wes Peterson, every dollar donated to the Janis and Wes Peterson Student Teacher Support Fund will be matched, up to $12,000!
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NEW! $10k match for Energy Studies!
Thanks to Elle Pane Williams, every dollar donated to the Institute of Energy Studies, up to $10k, will be matched! That means your donation will have TWICE the impact!
Completed
2
Match
Psychology Student Travel $15k Match!
Thanks to a generous anonymous donation, every dollar donated towards Psychology Student Travel will be matched, up to $15,000! Donate now to have TWICE the impact!
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2
Match
Sal Russo $6,000 Match for Chemistry!
Thanks to the generosity of Sal Russo, $6,000 has been raised for the Chemistry Department! The first $6,000 donated to the Chemistry Department will be matched!
Completed
2
Match
Western Success Scholars 2X Match!
Thanks to an anonymous donation, the first $3,000 donated to Western Success Scholars will be matched!
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2
Match
Study Abroad $10k Match!
Thanks to Paula and Pete Radloff, the first $10,000 donated to Study Abroad Scholarships will be matched! That means donating today will have TWICE the impact!
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$500
500th Donor Challenge!
The 500th donor on the WWU Give Day platform will unlock an additional $500 for the program to which they gave! Your gift could have a BIG impact!
Completed
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Twilight Giving
From 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm on WWU Give Day, the fund with the most unique donors will receive an additional cash reward towards their fund! First place will receive $1,000, second place will receive $500, and third place will receive $250. Gifts from fake donors to inflate donor count may disqualify a department or program.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Donors
1 $1,000 AS Alpha Kappa Psi 86
2 $500 Ice Hockey 43
3 $250 Sailing Team 36
4 Men's Rowing 27
5 WWU Racing (Formula SAE) 16
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$500
1500th Donor Challenge!
The 1,500th donor on the WWU Give Day platform will unlock an additional $500 for the program to which they gave! Your gift could have a BIG impact!
1,500 / 1,500 Donors
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3
Match
Transfer Student Scholarship 3X MEGA Match!
Thanks to the incredible generosity of Midge Loser and an additional anonymous donation, up to $81,000 is available for donation to transfer student scholarships! When you donate to transfer student scholarships, your donation will have THREE TIMES the impact!
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CFPA Encore Challenge!
The departments, projects or programs in CFPA that receives the highest number of unique donors will receive a prize! First place will receive $500, second place will receive $250 and third place will receive $100! Final results available after we process all Give Day gifts. Inflating donor count using fake donor names may disqualify a project, department, or program.
Rank Prize CFPA Encore Challenge! Donors
1 $500 Western Symphony Orchestra 2027 Germany Tour 89
2 $250 Music Department 13
3 $100 Design Department 7
4 Theatre Arts 6
5 Dance 4
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Fairhaven Fundraisers Challenge!
The projects or programs in Fairhaven College that have the highest number of unique donors will win an additional prize for their area! First place is $500, second place receives $250, and third place receives $100. Final results will be available once we process all Give Day gifts. Using fake donor names to inflate donor count may disqualify a project or program.
Rank Prize Fairhaven Fundraisers Challenge! Donors
1 $500 The Fairhaven Outback Farm 20
2 $250 Center for Law, Diversity and Justice 2
3 $100 World Issues Forum 1
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Savviest Student Club Challenge!
The Student Clubs with the most unique donors will receive a prize match to their club! First place is $500, second place gets $250 and third place gets $100. Final results available after we process all Give Day gifts. Inflating donor count using fake donor names may disqualify a project, department, or program.
Rank Prize Savviest Student Club Challenge! Donors
1 $500 Alpha Kappa Psi 117
2 $250 WWU Racing (Formula SAE) 79
3 $100 WWU Mock Trial 31
4 Club for Urban and Environmental Sustainability 7
5 Judo Club 5
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STEM Impact Challenge
The departments, projects or programs in CSE that received the highest number of unique donors will receive a prize! Final results available after we process all Give Day gifts. First place will receive $500, second place will receive $250 and third place will receive $100! Inflating donor count using fake donor names may disqualify a project, department, or program. Final results available when we finish processing all the Give Day gifts.
Rank Prize STEM Impact Challenge Donors
1 $500 Geology 35
2 $250 Computer Science 32
3 $100 Chemistry Department 19
4 Engineering and Design 9
5 Biology 8
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Victorious Viking Athletes Challenge!
The athletic teams with the highest number of unique donors will win an additional prize! First place is $500, second place gets $250 and third place gets $100. Results will be final when we finish processing all the Give Day gifts. Using fake donor names to inflate results may disqualify a team.
Rank Prize Victorious Viking Athletes Challenge! Donors
1 $500 Women's Rowing 53
2 $250 Cross Country & Track and Field 36
3 $100 Volleyball 27
4 Men's Soccer 17
5 Women's Basketball 13
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BECU's 5k Western Welcome Scholarship Match
Thanks to the generous people at Boeing Employees' Credit Union (BECU), up to $5,000 will be matched when you donate to the Western Welcome Scholarship fund. Give today to have TWICE the impact!
$5,000 MATCHED
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2
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation $15k Match!
Thanks to the generosity of David Cole, the first $15,000 donated to the Entrepreneurship & Innovation will be matched. That means your gift would have TWICE the impact!
Completed
2
Match
IBUS Study Abroad 2X Match!
Up to $6,600 will be matched for all donations towards IBUS Study abroad! Thank you to Emily Inslee, Tom Roehl, Jay Hadley, and Nick Torrence for making this match possible.
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2
Match
Dollars for Journalism!
Thanks to the generosity of our community, $20,000 has been raised to endow a scholarship in honor of Journalism alumna Sue Kidd. Join us in reaching the endowment goal of $25,000!
Completed
2
Match
Money for MACS!
Thanks to an anonymous donor, up to $8000 donated to the Marine and Coastal Sciences (MACS) during give day will be matched!
Completed
2
Match
College of the Environment 2X Match!
Thanks to the generosity of our friends at the American Planning Association, your donations will have twice the impact! Every dollar donated to the College of the Environment, up to $3000, will be matched.
Completed
2
Match
Student Emergency Fund 2X Match!
Thanks to an anonymous donation, the first $3000 donated the help support the Student Emergency Fund will be matched!
Completed
2
Match
Summer Research Stipends CSE 2X Match!
Thanks to the generosity of Aaron Moss, the first $7,500 donated to CSE Student Research Stipends will be matched! Donate to have TWICE the impact!
Completed
2
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WHOLE Pantry 18k Match!
Thanks to an anonymous donor, the first $18,600 donated to the WHOLE pantry will be matched. That means your donation will have TWICE the impact!
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Breakfast of Champions!
Thank you to all participants! Congrats to Water Skiing Sport Club for winning 1st place! 2nd place winner is Ice Hockey, and 3rd place is Men's Ultimate!
Rank Prize Breakfast of Champions! Donors
1 $1,000 Water Skiing Sport Club 35
2 $500 Ice Hockey 31
3 $250 Men's Ultimate 27
4 Men's Rowing 19
5 Western Hub of Living Essentials (WHOLE) Food Pantry 14
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