GivingTuesday 2025

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Celebrate CMU's GivingTuesday

Participate in GivingTuesday and give back to CMU students in need. This year, with thanks to generous donors, your gift can go a long way! On December 2, celebrate the season of generosity by supporting the CMU student scholarship or fund of your choice. Ignite opportunities, empower students, and help create a stronger CMU. Every gift counts toward our goal!

Double Your Impact:

Explore our Challenges here to see how you can increase your giving impact.

Get More Involved:
Sign up to be a GivingTuesday ambassador here. Encourage others to give and get your name on the Ambassador Leaderboard! The ambassador ranked #1 will get to choose which CMU scholarship or fund receives a $250 donation.

Spread the Word:

Use the hashtag #igniteCMU on social media for the chance to show up in our GivingTuesday buzz section below!

Be one of our first 250 donors!

4 days ago

Once we reach 250 donors, $500 goes to the CMU General Scholarship Fund, giving the university maximum flexibility to help students when and where help is needed. Support any fund or program to get counted!

Thanks for supporting future nonprofit leaders at CMU!

5 days ago

Fire Up! Thank you for supporting the CMU Nonprofit Leadership Student Alliance’s #Give2Grow campaign. The Isabella Community Credit Union’s generous $1,000 match has been met for a total impact of $2,000, but you can still help them reach the $3,000 goal! Give here.

Finish Up Chips Match Challenge

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Finish Up Chips Match Challenge

Help CMU students cross the finish line by giving back to the Finish Up Chips Scholarship. A generous donor is matching all funds up to $5,000. Let's create a $10,000 impact for current and future students!

$430 MATCHED

Unlock an Ignite Scholarship - For First Generation Students Reward

$2,000

Unlock an Ignite Scholarship - For First Generation Students Reward

Help first-generation students succeed! Once this fund reaches $2,000, a reward of the same amount gets unlocked.

$150 / $2,000 Raised

Diane S. Krider PRSSA Chapter Young Professional Award Match Challenge

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Diane S. Krider PRSSA Chapter Young Professional Award Match Challenge

Have your gift matched up to $1,000! Provide students with the readiness and resources needed to succeed in the PR world.

$0 MATCHED

Ken Stevens Memorial Photojournalism Endowment Match Challenge

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Ken Stevens Memorial Photojournalism Endowment Match Challenge

All gifts are matched up to $6,000 for the Ken Stevens Scholarship that was created to honor Ken's legacy. Help CMU Journalism majors, CM Life staff members, or Grand Central Magazine photographers who have media-related aspirations.

$0 MATCHED

Women's Athletics Excellence Fund Match Challenge

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Women's Athletics Excellence Fund Match Challenge

Thanks to a generous supporter, all gifts to the Women’s Athletics Excellence Fund will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $2,000. Support CMU Women’s Athletics!

$0 MATCHED

Wrestling Excellence Fund Match Challenge

2

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Wrestling Excellence Fund Match Challenge

Meet the Match! Give CMU Wrestling student-athletes the resources they need to succeed. Have your gift matched up to $2,100!

$141 MATCHED

250 Donor Challenge

$500

250 Donor Challenge

Once we reach 250 donors, $500 goes to the CMU General Scholarship Fund!

104 / 250 Gifts

750 Donor Challenge

$500

750 Donor Challenge

Once we reach 750 donors, $500 goes to the Ignite Scholarship – For First Generation Students.

104 / 750 Gifts

1,500 Donors Challenge

$500

1,500 Donors Challenge

Once we reach 1,500 donors, $500 goes back to the Finish Up Chips Scholarship to help students cross the finish line!

104 / 1,500 Gifts

Unlock a CMU General Scholarship Fund Reward

$2,000

Unlock a CMU General Scholarship Fund Reward

Once the CMU General Scholarship Fund reaches this goal, a reward of $2,000 goes back to students, helping them where they need it most!

$500 / $2,000 Raised

Unlock a CMU Drone Lab Reward

$2,500

Unlock a CMU Drone Lab Reward

Help propel a CMU student to obtain their FAA Drone Certification! Once we have raised $2,500, a $2,500 match from a generous donor will be unlocked.

$0 / $2,500 Raised

Grace Helen Tallman Legacy Endowment Match Challenge

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Grace Helen Tallman Legacy Endowment Match Challenge

Send more compassionate nurses out into the world! Thanks to the Tallman's generosity and support of CMU nursing students, all gifts to this fund will be matched up to $25,000.

$0 MATCHED

Parr Internship Fund Match Challenge

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Parr Internship Fund Match Challenge

Support students in the Exercise and Health Sciences majors. Allow them to participate in the best possible internships and be supported financially for their hard work.

$0 MATCHED

Lacrosse Excellence Fund Match Challenge

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Lacrosse Excellence Fund Match Challenge

Support our CMU Lacrosse student-athletes on the field and in the classroom! Have your gift matched up to $15,000.

$0 MATCHED

$2,000

Final Hours Challenge! Unlock a Finish Up Chips Reward.

Support the Finish Up Chips Scholarship from 7 p.m. to midnight on December 2, and unlock a $2,000 match for students in need of financial assistance near graduation. Help them cross the finish line!

$2,000 Goal

500 Donor Challenge

$500

500 Donor Challenge

Once we reach 500 donors, $500 goes to the Finish Up Chips Scholarship!

104 / 500 Gifts

1,000 Donor Challenge

$500

1,000 Donor Challenge

Once we reach 1,000 donors, $500 goes to support the CMU General Scholarship Fund.

104 / 1,000 Gifts

Bitcoin Challenge

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Bitcoin Challenge

Prefer giving crypto? This matching challenge is for you! All donations will be matched 100% up to $1,500. Type this link into your browser: giving.cmich.edu/crypto

Areas to Support

CMU Student Food Pantry Tile Image

CMU Student Food Pantry

Student Emergency Fund Tile Image

Student Emergency Fund

Finish Up Chips Scholarship Tile Image

Finish Up Chips Scholarship

Ignite Scholarship - For First Generation Students Tile Image

Ignite Scholarship - For First Generation Students

CMU General Scholarship Fund Tile Image

CMU General Scholarship Fund

Grace Helen Tallman Legacy Endowment Tile Image

Grace Helen Tallman Legacy Endowment

Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute Tile Image

Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute

Ken Stevens Memorial Photojournalism Endowment Tile Image

Ken Stevens Memorial Photojournalism Endowment

Dr. Krider PRSSA Chapter Young Professional Award Tile Image

Dr. Krider PRSSA Chapter Young Professional Award

CMU NLSA’s #Give2Grow Campaign Tile Image

CMU NLSA’s #Give2Grow Campaign

WCMU Public Media Tile Image

WCMU Public Media

CMU Black Alumni Chapter Tile Image

CMU Black Alumni Chapter

CMU Drone Lab Tile Image

CMU Biological Station Tile Image

CMU Biological Station

Student Spirit and Traditions Fund Tile Image

Student Spirit and Traditions Fund

Parr Internship Fund Tile Image

Parr Internship Fund

New Century Fund Tile Image

New Century Fund

InSciTE Certificate Tile Image

InSciTE Certificate

Office of Research and Graduate Studies Tile Image

Office of Research and Graduate Studies

Additional Areas of Support Tile Image

Additional Areas of Support

Colleges & Departments Tile Image

Colleges & Departments

Parets Scholarship Tile Image

Parets Scholarship

CMU Athletics Tile Image

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Rank	State	Gifts
1	MI	29
2	WA	2
2	FL	2

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