Giving

Give the Gift of Concordia.

Everything we have, God owns.
Everything we need, God supplies.

At Concordia University Irvine, our donors are investors, believers, and dreamers. Your gifts of time, talent, and treasure help us advance the university's mission to prepare students for lives of learning, service, and leadership.

Students of Concordia are benefactors of many years of prayerful financial support and thousands of donors each year. It's through our gifted faculty and your generous support that students receive the very best Lutheran Christian college education and go into the world serving God through their callings.

Together, we invest in the lives of our students, empower our faculty, and impact our community - both locally, and beyond our borders into the world. These three priorities are the heartbeat of Concordia.

Stories of Impact

Your support is foundational to academic enterprise, the student experience, and our commitment to service for the common good.

Innovation and Generosity

Bill and Audrey Dahlgren, long-time CUI supporters, built an industry-leading company and family through a combination of innovation, risk-taking and prayer.

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The Business of Giving Back

Chris ’04 and Katherine Pond ’05 came to Concordia Irvine intending to pursue pastoral ministry and school teaching, respectively, but both wound up excelling in the field of business. Though still in their mid-thirties, they have become strong supporters of Concordia Irvine in a variety of ways.

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Making a Difference

Not many people outlive their life insurance policies. At 100 years old, CUI donor Virginia Hoffman Slusser just did.

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Significant Grants Establish Two New Centers

Two grants totaling more than half a million dollars will allow CUI to streamline and broaden students’ preparation for church leadership, and promote a broader understanding of vocation by exploring connections between faith, work, and economics.

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Longtime Supporter Helps Upgrade Eagles Nest

On a mezzanine overlooking the gym is a newly re-designed Eagles Nest, an attractive, glass-enclosed room where CUI hosts special receptions, athletics team meetings, and seating during games. The room’s upgrade came thanks to Phyllis Talmage, a generous donor since 1973.

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Sowing Into the Future: Seeds of Faithfulness

In the 1970s, Kelly and Cheryl Keithly heard a pioneering educator named Charles Manske, Concordia’s founding president, speak at their church about the vision for a Lutheran university in Southern California. His presentation inspired the young couple.

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"Mighty" Music Inspires Scholarship Support

Ryan ’97 and Lyndsay (Kahler ’96) Ermeling met in the choir at Concordia University Irvine. Two years after graduating, they started the Ein Feste Burg Choral Scholarship to support the choral department and students with financial need.

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You & CUI

Our donors are investors, believers, and dreamers. You are connected to Concordia in many ways and can impact the areas that matter to you.

Alumni

Parents & Families

Students

Faculty & Staff

Eagle Athletics Fans

Patrons of the Arts

Corporate

Churches

Friends & Community

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You play an important role as alumni, parents, and friends, in supporting future leaders to fulfill the great commission, serve the community, and impact the world for Christ. Join us at one of these events and connect with the great things God is doing here.