Imagine SIU in 2030: $500 Million Goal
Imagine SIU in 2030 campaign goal is $500 million and we have currently raised $343 million.
Imagine what your philanthropy can do at SIU.
As we usher in a bold era for Southern Illinois University, our ambitions stretch beyond the horizon. The future we seek is anchored in innovation, inclusivity, and limitless potential. Join us, as we take a transformative journey into the next decade. With your benevolence and our shared vision, we'll craft a narrative that resonates for generations.
Campaign News Update
The SIU Foundation received a record-breaking number of gifts in FY23, leading to the organization’s second-best fundraising year.
Through 38,621 gifts, the Foundation raised over $31.2 million. It also awarded a record number of scholarships (1,645) and total scholarship dollars ($4,931,584) to students. Over 14 percent of all SIU students received an SIU Foundation scholarship in FY23.
Your Philanthropy Powers Our Priorities
As we align our strategic vision with our fundraising efforts, we underscore the integral role of your support. Each contribution is a testament to the belief in SIU’s potential:
- Support for Students: Backing our commitment to holistic student success and engagement.
- Support for Faculty: Enabling the mentors who shape minds and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Capital: Building the infrastructural backbone for research, innovation, and sustainability.
- New Programs and Research: Breathing life into our research and innovation aspirations.
- The Dean's Excellence Fund: Offering the flexibility to address immediate needs and emerging opportunities across pillars.
Colleges & Units
By choosing an area to support, you're not just strengthening the SIU legacy, but imagining a brighter, bolder future for our institution.
Through the Imagine SIU in 2030 campaign, our extended community unites with a shared vision – achieving what might seem impossible alone.
Together, we're harnessing philanthropic investments that promise a transformative and enduring impact on our university and its cherished students. We're not just preserving a tradition of opportunity; we're reimagining its potential. We're not just upholding a mission of value; we're expanding its horizons.
We ask you to join us and imagine what your philanthropy can do at SIU.
Southern Illinois University Foundation
1235 Douglas Drive Mail Code 6805 Carbondale, Illinois 62901-4308 Webmaster: Britnib@foundation.siu.edu