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Whittier Now! for the Whittier Fund

ONE DAY. ONE PURPOSE. WHITTIER NOW!

This year’s Big Poet Give will support students through the Whittier Now! initiative. Whittier Now! for the Whittier Fund sustains the personalized liberal arts experience that is the hallmark of a Whittier College education. 

The Whittier Fund has the flexibility to meet the College's most pressing needs and priorities and helps sustain the core services that are the essence of the Poet experience. Whittier Fund gifts allow us to uphold Whittier's commitment to:

  • Scholarships to bridge the financial gap.
  • Institutional investments that create challenging, interactive learning experiences with modern classrooms, teaching and research labs, information technology, and living-learning spaces.
  • Faculty retention and research opportunities.
  • Investments in Wardman Library, the College's intellectual hub, which meets critical research, curricular, and information technology needs.
  • Support for academic and extracurricular programs.

Your gift to Whittier Now! for the Whittier Fund helps sustain the highly personalized residential liberal arts experience that has transformed so many lives throughout our 137-year history.

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Turn the map Poet purple for The Whittier Fund
Rank State Gifts
1 CA 208
2 OR 8
3 WA 7
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$15,000 PRESIDENT'S CHALLENGE: Whittier Now! for the Whittier Fund
CHALLENGE COMPLETED. THANK YOU. You helped secure $15,000 for the Whittier Now! initiative. Your support earned $15,000 from Interim President Dillon '73 and John Curry resulting in another $30,000 for students.
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$20,000 STRETCH CHALLENGE: Whittier Now! for the Whittier Fund
STRETCH CHALLENGE MET. WE ARE GRATEFUL. Your support helped secure an additional $20,000 for the Whittier Now! initiative. Your participation unlocked $20,000 from Richard “Dick” ’49 and Billie Deihl ’40 resulting in another $40,000 raised for students.
$20,000 MATCHED
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$50,000 Match Challenge: Whittier Now! for the Whittier Fund
WE DID IT. CHALLENGE MET. THANK YOU. You helped us reach our goal of $50,000 raised for the Whittier Now! initiative. Your participation unlocked $50,000 from the Yao Yuan Sze Foundation resulting in a total of $100,000 raised for students. You came through in a HUGE way, and for this, we owe you the BIGGEST thanks!
$50,000 MATCHED
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$10,000 Match Challenge: Gifts from Current and Past Poet Parents
THANK YOU, POET PARENTS! Your gifts to the Big Poet Give earned $10,000 from Joe Beachboard '85 for a total of $20,000 raised for deserving Whittier College students.
$10,000 MATCHED
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$5,000 Match Challenge: Gifts from Faculty and Staff
THANK YOU, FACULTY AND STAFF, FOR COMING THROUGH IN A BIG WAY. Your above and beyond participation in this year's Big Poet Give earned $5,000 from SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union for a total of $10,000 raised for Whittier College students.
$5,000 MATCHED
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