Whittier Fund - Area of Greatest Need

We need your help investing in a future that matters -- one where our students can continue creating positive change and leading their communities. Your contribution to the Whittier Fund - Area of Greatest Need allows us to meet the College's most pressing needs and priorities and helps sustain the highly personalized liberal arts experience that has been a hallmark of a Whittier College education for 138-years.

Your support of the Whittier Fund has benefited young Poets in key areas:

Increasing scholarship support
Supporting faculty and academic excellence
Enhancing student life and engagement
Extending library hours and services

U.S. News & World Report ranked Whittier #16 in "Top Performers on Social Mobility" among national liberal arts colleges in 2024. With your gift to the Whittier Fund, we will continue to offer the resources, scholarships, and support that allow students to achieve their dreams and uplift their families and communities.

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$100,000 MATCH: Gifts to the Whittier Fund

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$100,000 MATCH: Gifts to the Whittier Fund

This is the BIG ONE! A generous alum will match EVERY GIFT to the Whittier Fund up to $100,000, immediately doubling the impact for this essential source of funding. Help us take full advantage of this opportunity!

$45,075 MATCHED

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500 DONOR CHALLENGE = $50,000

$50,000

500 DONOR CHALLENGE = $50,000

Bill Wardlaw '68 and Kathy Argo '72 are teaming up to issue a $50,000 challenge when the Big Poet Give reaches 500 donors. When this challenge is met, $50,000 will go to the Whittier Fund.

73 / 500 Donors

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120 RECENT GRADUATE CHALLENGE = $10,000

$1,000

120 RECENT GRADUATE CHALLENGE = $10,000

For every 12 recent graduates (2024-2015) who give (up to 120 donors), $1,000 will be unlocked for the Whittier Fund. Thank you, Lila Laviano '03, for this $10,000 incentive!

1 / 12 Donors

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$10,000 MATCH: Whittier Fund - Scholarships

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$10,000 MATCH: Whittier Fund - Scholarships

Thanks to Amy Pulver ’72, the first $10,000 directed to Whittier Fund – Scholarships will be matched. Help bridge the financial gap for deserving students, making their dream of attending Whittier College a reality!

$300 MATCHED

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$5,000 MATCH: Gifts from Faculty and Staff

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$5,000 MATCH: Gifts from Faculty and Staff

The first $5,000 in gifts made by Whittier College Faculty and Staff to any fund designation will be matched by our partners at SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union.

$3,285 MATCHED

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Or you can contact us at bigpoetgive@whittier.edu.

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Areas to Support this Big Poet Give

Whittier Fund - Area of Greatest Need Whittier Fund - Scholarships Whittier Fund - Faculty and Academic Excellence Whittier Fund - Student Life and Engagement Additional Areas of Support Black Alumni Association Support Fund

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