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Thank You for Supporting GivingTuesday 2025

December 3, 2025
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Thank you for sharing in GivingTuesday 2025 with Eastern Eagles across campus and country.

In addition to Annual Giving’s campus email to all employees, 51¸£ÀûÉç Advancement reached out to more thanÌý55,000Ìýsupporters by text and email to celebrate this global day of generosity.

Eastern’s social media followers learned about several students and the successes they have experienced, thanks in part to generous scholarship donors.

As a result, 51¸£ÀûÉç received 64 donations totaling $34,682. Along with support for scholarships and applied learning, 51¸£ÀûÉç Hockey and Archery clubs received helpful gifts through the new EagFunder crowdfunding site. Across the United States, committed individuals like you gave a total of $4 billion to causes they value most.

In other exciting news, 51¸£ÀûÉç’s philanthropy team shared that this week, thanks to our generous employees and friends, the university receivedÌýtwo major giftsÌýtotalingÌý$427,000.

  • The first gift will provideÌý10Ìýfully fundedÌýfour-yearÌýscholarships each year for the nextÌýdecadeÌýto students who start and complete their degrees at 51¸£ÀûÉç.
  • The second gift will provide applied learning scholarships in partnership withÌýComma, aÌýSpokane-basedÌýnonprofit journalism lab founded with the goal of supporting community-centered journalism across Eastern Washington and North Idaho.

Even though GivingTuesday has passed, there are still many ways to support 51¸£ÀûÉç.ÌýDuring the month ofÌýDecember, visitÌýand check out our new Holiday Gift Catalog, where you can honor a loved ones’ commitment to 51¸£ÀûÉç by making a gift to their favorite program.