Annual Giving

Redbirds to take agribusiness global again: Help students compete on the world stage

Illinois State’s student team has been actively pursuing multiple funding avenues to support its upcoming participation in the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) Student Case Competition in Ireland. With partial funding already secured, participants are now seeking to raise $8,000 through this Hatch campaign to close the remaining gap and ensure all five team members can participate this semester.

Reggie’s Holiday Pick 2025: Dream in style. Give with heart.

Reggie Redbird and students show off the 2026 Reggie's Holiday Pick items that will be available for order starting November 1, 2025.

Reggie Redbird is back for the 2025 holidays with his coziest holiday gift items yet! With Reggie’s Holiday Pick, Redbirds can holiday shop while giving with purpose to the Red and White Scholarship Fund for students in need. Giving opens for orders on November 1.

Legacy lives on: Legendary faculty member’s passion for community, public education perseveres through Skibo Scholars

a person standing in front of flowers, arm crossed

The legacy of a legendary faculty member lives on through a scholarship established to preserve his commitment to public education and the sense of belonging derived from community.

Business Information Systems alumni give back to elevate current Business Birds

Illinois State University’s Business Information Systems (BIS) program is launching a new giving initiative, BIS Redbirds Giving Back, to support student access to the program’s signature capstone experience.

Students invited to participate in Redbird Philanthropy Week, September 15-19

Redbird Philanthropy Ambassadors with Reggie Redbird

Illinois State University will host Redbird Philanthropy Week, September 15-19, offering students meaningful opportunities to engage as Redbird philanthropists.

Everybody Gives $10! Support BRMM’s fall campaign and win an experience

Illinois State University Big Red Marching Machine

Illinois State University’s Big Red Marching Machine (BRMM) is calling on alumni, the Redbird community to take part in their fall fundraising campaign, Everybody Gives $10! The campaign runs through November 1, 2025, with a goal of raising a minimum of $20,000 to support the purchase of new instruments and equipment.

Things that make us #RedbirdProud: Summer 2025

A woman wearing red speaks into a microphone at an Illinois State Redbirds-branded lectern.

Here are some of the University’s top stories, which appeared in the summer 2025 edition of State magazine.

Scholarship support makes Redbird dreams possible for TV-10 students

Illinois State University School of Communication undergraduate Lexi Muoghalu received a scholarship in 2024 as a TV-10 student studying Mass Communication.

Scholarship support has made a major impact allowing students in the School of Communication to pursue their dreams in media. Since Hendershott Love and Vann established their Back-a-Bird Scholarships, more TV-10 and School of Communication alums have joined the party. The department has over 20 scholarships for students. Jim Gee, a lecturer and TV-10’s news director, finds scholarship support not only important for his students’ success in the newsroom but also for the overall program.

FirstWord: Spring 2025

A message from University Marketing and Communications Executive Director Brian Beam, M.S. ’94, MBA ’10

Thanks to you: Bone Scholar strives to make a difference

environmental portrait of Gabriela Ledesma

Receiving the Robert G. Bone Scholarship allowed Gabriela Ledesma to pursue her passions at Illinois State.