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Giving Day 2026 Breaks Fundraising Record

Graphic by Sarah Ogden – Canva Elements.

Each year, Rollins College hosts Giving Day, a fundraising event that the college promotes as an opportunity for the community to unite by supporting scholarships, academic excellence, experiential learning, and the programs that help students discover their purpose and prepare for meaningful futures. This year’s Giving Day concluded with record-breaking results, as 1,433 donors collectively contributed $639,125, the highest dollar amount for our programs of any single Giving Day. This represents a roughly 41 percent increase in the total amount raised compared with Giving Day 2025

Funds raised through Giving Day are distributed across a wide range of impact areas, including financial aid, the Crummer Graduate School of Business, the Holt School, athletics, the Cornell Fine Arts Museum, student media, theater and dance, the Student Center for Community & Connections, the STEM Scholarship Fund, and the Hume House. 

Giving Day has grown into one of the college’s signature community events — it is a concentrated moment where financial support translates directly into opportunities for current and future students. It is a reminder of how unity, hard work, and help can transform future generations’ learning experiences.

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