CSU community raises $861,066 on Giving Day – The Cauldron
Cleveland State’s eleventh annual Giving Day concluded at noon on March 1, having raised $861,066 for 112 unique departments, scholarships, programs, organizations and athletic teams at Cleveland State.
Of the $861,066 donation total, four funds raised over $50,000, collectively accounting for over a quarter of all money donated.
Men’s soccer raised the most money at $70,083 The Woodling Gym Enhancement Project received $67,105. Rounding out the rest of the top five for most money raised are lacrosse with $55,728.34, wrestling with $53,965 and men’s and women’s tennis with $41,936.
Overall, 55 funds, out of 112 total funds, raised $1,000 or more.
In an email to the campus community on Friday, CSU President Laura Bloomberg, Ph.D., highlighted that funds were not the only goal for Giving Day:
“I occasionally checked our Giving Day website not to focus on the amount raised (which was incredible), but instead I wanted to see the outpouring of love and admiration on our Donor Wall.”
The Donor Wall, visible to all on the Giving Day website, allowed donors to specify whether their donation was in honor or memory of an individual.
“I was touched by the number of gifts made in recognition of instructors, classmates, coaches and athletic teams, loved ones and more,” Bloomberg continued.
Another goal for Giving Day was to have 2,024 unique donors across all of the fundraising groups. The 3,673 gifts received far surpassed this benchmark.
Lacrosse had 549 donors– over twice as many as any other department. On the other side, 19 other funds had one donor each. Swimming and diving (241 donors), wrestling (227 donors), men’s and women’s tennis (218), and men’s and women’s golf (208 donors) rounded out the top five for funds with the most donors.
Donations were also received from every state across the nation– except for Alaska, Montana, North Dakota and Louisiana.
For a complete list of Giving Day results, including the total dollar amounts raised and number of donors for each fund, click here.
Giving Day, which celebrates and fundraises for a variety of academic programs annually, athletic departments and other initiatives, also provided donors with a chance to win a variety of prizes unique to each fund.