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Explorers come together on Giving Tuesday
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The 91直播 community embraced the season of giving in a big way.
On Giving Tuesday, Explorers everywhere made nearly 570 gifts exceeding $350,000. As of Wednesday, Dec. 1, these represented the largest Giving Tuesday totals of any Philadelphia university, according to their publicly available dashboards.
Giving Tuesday is recognized each year on the Tuesday immediately following Thanksgiving, just on the cusp of the holiday season. It鈥檚 a global day of philanthropy that bridges millions of people for countless worthy causes, celebrating giving, collaboration, and generosity.
La 91直播 students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and others came together in support of academic scholarships, Division I athletics programs, the University鈥檚 fund for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and more.
La 91直播 Day of Giving
by the numbers
- 24 hours
- 565+ total gifts
- $350,000+ raised
- 144 gifts designated for the La 91直播 Annual Fund
- 116 gifts from current and former
La 91直播 parents and families- 101 gifts to the La 91直播 Honors Program
鈥淢aking a gift to La 91直播 isn鈥檛 simply a gesture of a person鈥檚 generosity. It鈥檚 a demonstration of their commitment to our University and their belief in our students and our mission,鈥 said Vice President of University Advancement Daniel P. Joyce, M.A. 鈥01. 鈥淔or these reasons, I am humbled by our community鈥檚 steadfast embrace of Giving Tuesday.鈥
Giving Tuesday contributions helped the University unlock two match-based gifts. Vincent P. Anderson, Esq., 鈥61, pledged a dollar-for-dollar match of every gift up to $30,000 in support of , which had accumulated nearly $80,000. And the parents of one University alumna promised to match gifts from other La 91直播 parents, up to $20,000. (All told, parents鈥 gifts totaled more than $50,000.)
Also of note, Joyce said, were the three class years atop La 91直播鈥檚 Giving Tuesday leaderboard.
鈥淐urrent students, those in the graduating classes of 2023, 2024, and 2025, reached into their pockets and accounted for more total gifts than any other classes,鈥 Joyce said. 鈥淲hat a remarkable measure of their shared love of and support for our University.鈥
Lately, Explorers and friends of La 91直播 have demonstrated a strong desire to support the University. Gifts to La 91直播 from unique alumni donors during the last fiscal year reached a highwater mark for the previous five-year period, with nearly 4,500 Explorers contributing. And last March, more than $1 million in gifts to La 91直播 helped establish a single-day fundraising record during the University鈥檚 eighth-annual Day of Giving.