Every year, Columbia University hosts a “Giving Day” to raise funds for the school, its programs, and causes. For the past 12 years, the amount donated on each day has increased – until now.
For the first time, the university suffered a massive drop in donations, after pausing the event in 2023 after the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, the Columbia Spectator reported. Since resuming the event, the school has had a nearly 30% drop in donations.
In 2022, Columbia raised $30 million on Giving Day, compared to $21.4 million raised in 2024 – a 28.8% drop. This was the lowest amount raised since 2018.
The number of donations also declined 27.9% this year after rising steadily for the first 10 years of the event, the Spectator reported.
The drop comes after a year of anti-Israel protests on Columbia’s campus beginning after Hamas’ October 7 attack. Some of the…
