This Early $200K Match Is an Opportunity to Double Your Gift Today and Form Catholics Who Are Ready to Sanctify Our World

Right now, colleges across America are teaching the next generation of Catholics to separate their faith from their profession. Students are unsure of how to live out their faith publicly as Catholic professionals in business, politics, education, medicine, and beyond.

But Franciscan University’s fifth annual Giving Day on April 21 is a chance to celebrate and support the young men and women who are pursuing a different path. And being formed for their careers and equipped to sanctify our world for Christ.

Today, a special $200,000 match from generous donors is being offered EARLY when you make your Giving Day gift to the St. Michael Scholarship Fund—doubling your donation, dollar for dollar!

This generous early match will break down barriers faced by 90% of our students, some of whom face emergency needs mid-semester; men and women who are depending on scholarships and financial aid to attend Franciscan University and receive this faith formation for a lifetime.

But that life-changing impact has a chance to extend TWICE as far thanks to your generosity. This early Giving Day match will DOUBLE your gift to the St. Michael Scholarship Fund before the 24-hour deadline and before the match runs out.

Not only that, but the first 500 alums who make a gift of $20 or more will receive an additional $100 to the Giving Day fund of their choice!

Your gift, made early to this year’s Giving Day and maximized by the alumni match, will make the same powerful impact:

Your gift, DOUBLED in impact, makes this possible:

• Removing financial barriers for students to attend and stay so unexpected challenges never force them to step away from their education and formation.
• Forming students in truth through an authentically Catholic education where faculty and priests faithfully teach in alignment with the Church.
• Deepening their relationship with Christ through a vibrant sacramental life where daily Mass, eucharistic adoration, and confession are part of campus life.

Don’t wait till April 21 to be one of the first 500 alumni to step forward: Make your gift to the St. Michael Scholarship Fund today and have it DOUBLED, dollar for dollar, by this $200,000 early match!

If you believe these young Catholic men and women will shape the future of the Church and become the messengers our world needs to encounter Christ, will you make your gift to Franciscan’s St. Michael Scholarship Fund today so it can be doubled by the $200,000 Match?

As a special treat, any donor who gives $100 or more to Giving Day 2026 will receive a Franciscan-branded hat on us!

Thank you so much for your generosity and consideration in this mission. You can use the secure form below!

All gifts to the St. Michael's Scholarship will be DOUBLED (up to $200,000.00 available) before 11:59 p.m. April 21!