The Day of Giving was April 8th and the statewide college recently announced how much was raised.
Overall, it was nearly $484,000. Locally, $20,000 was raised. According to Ivy Tech Evansville, this is 58-percent higher than 2024.
Ivy Tech Evansville Chancellor Daniela Vidal said these funds are going directly to areas of greatest student need.
“Which is basically supporting students in whether it's scholarships, but also other needs that they may have with housing or food insecurity or transportation.”
Transportation is a local key barrier to staying in college, Vidal said, adding that they can provide METS travel tokens or even provide Uber rides.
“We provide assistance with housing or emergency aid — if they're going to be evicted or the phone's going to get caught off, or they need to make a car payment, we can provide funds to make those emergency payments, so that they are not forced to choose between coming to school or, you know, life.”
A new addition for the 2025 Day of Giving, is a new veteran’s scholarship established in memory of Kurt Harris, long-time Ivy Tech Evansville assistant director of financial aid and veteran’s affairs, who passed away earlier this year.
The new scholarship that has been established is the Sgt. Brock Babb and Kurt Harris Fallen Heroes Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Vidal said private donations comprise 40-percent of charitable giving to the Ivy Tech Foundation.
Vidal said growing local support will be very important in the future as she says other funding sources shift or dry up — such as federal grants.
Regular day-to-day operations — staffing and facilities — are paid by tuition and state appropriations.
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