Big Poet Give

This is the moment to make your impact count. Inspired by the power of a Whittier education, alumni champions Rick Gilchrist '68 and Bill Wardlaw '68 will match EVERY gift to the Whittier Fund up to $100,000! This fund is the heartbeat of Whittier supporting students, inspiring excellence, and sustaining the programs that bring our mission to life.

Hawai'i Student Scholarships help talented students from the islands access a Whittier education. Many Hawai'i Poets return home after graduation, bringing their skills and leadership back to their communities. Steven Ai '76 will generously match the first $10,000 in gifts to the Hawai'i Student Scholarships fund. Your support strengthens Whittier today and invests in Hawai'i's future.

Gifts to the Black Alumni Association Support Fund strengthen our community by providing scholarships and meaningful programming for students. The first $5,000 donated will be matched dollar-for-dollar, thanks to Stephanie Wiggins '92.

Restoring the Schlicker pipe organ in Memorial Chapel means preserving a beloved piece of Whittier College's living history. For more than 60 years, this remarkable instrument has sparked creativity and inspired generations of Poets through its artistry and sound. Thanks to Raymond Erickson '63, the first $5,000 in gifts will be matched.

Thanks to Wayne ’60 and Susie Elliott Harvey ’67, Vince '69 and Penny (Carns) Fraumeni '68, Bonnie MacEwan ’72, Austin Major '84, and Amy Pulver ’72, your gift to Whittier Fund – Scholarships will be matched up to $52,000. Together, we can lift financial barriers and help promising students step into the Whittier experience. Your impact today becomes their opportunity tomorrow.

Alianza de Los Amigos powers the Ortiz Programs, providing students with academic support, career guidance, financial aid navigation, and a strong sense of belonging. Thanks to Ron Gastelum ’68 and Aurora Morales '88, the first $10,000 directed to the Ortiz Programs will be matched.

For generations, students from Washington and Oregon shaped Whittier's story. Today, you can help write the next chapter. Thanks to Sanjay Das '93 and Leda (Mintzer) Muller '88, the first $5,000 given to the Pacific Northwest Scholarship will be matched, doubling your impact and expanding access for promising Pacific Northwest Poets.

Our partners at SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union will match the first $5,000 given by faculty and staff to any area of Whittier College. Your generosity helps shape the student experience every day, and now you can double that impact.