Giving Tuesday

December 3, 2024

A Truman education is life-changing. It’s changed the lives of more than 67,000 alumni, and it’s changing the lives of students on campus today. Giving Tuesday is about being the hope we want to see in the world and about celebrating and supporting causes that make that hope a reality. You can be a part of that life-changing experience by giving to Truman State University. On this special day of giving, you can support any area of campus that is special to you. Your donation directly supports the Truman experience. Not sure where to donate? Here are a few exciting initiatives you can fuel with your support.

Truman Food Pantry

The Truman Food Pantry serves an average of 90 Truman students at each of our pop-up pantries. While addressing food insecurity, we also purchase food options that reflect the cultures and backgrounds of our students that need it most, providing international options, shelf-stable milk, and recipes for healthy meals with ingredients offered. We know your generous support will continue to make a profound impact for students who use the food pantry, and with a $10,000 match you can stretch your support even further.

Men’s Basketball $25,000 Challenge

Members of 1978-79 men’s basketball conference championship and Hall of Fame team are providing a $25,000 matching gift challenge to support the Men’s Basketball program. The matching gift challenge runs through Dec. 31 and is designed to help generate much needed support for operations, recruitment and scholarships for the program. The challenge applies to all gifts and commitments made to the Men’s Basketball Fund, which provides multipurpose support to meet the rising needs of the program. All one-time gifts to men’s basketball made by the end of the challenge will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $15,000.  If the program has 20 recurring gifts established by Dec. 31, the program will receive a flat amount of $10,000 and the gift amount of the first year of the recurring gift schedule will also be matched dollar-for-dollar.

Double your gift to Men's Basketball

General Scholarship Fund

Last year Truman awarded $1.4 million in donor-funded Foundation Scholarships. These scholarships helped incoming and current Truman students pay for their Truman education and contributed towards almost 60% of our students graduating with no student debt. The General Scholarship Fund provides flexible scholarship support and has recently provided aid to for scholarships in Athletics, Band, E-Sports and Truman’s Bulldog Scholarship. A portion of the General Scholarship Fund is also reserved for emergency funding, helping students facing economic hardship.

More Giving Opportunities

No matter what fund you choose, your donation on Giving Tuesday directly impacts Truman students.