Power of Purple 2025

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Celebrate what makes Holy Cross such a special place:

     Our pride in being Crusaders — in the classroom, in competition and in the community

     Our purpose; living our Jesuit Catholic mission, being for and with others

     Our passion - Holy Cross!


Make a gift to celebrate what you love about Holy Cross and showcase the Power of Purple on our 10th Giving Day, February 7-8, 2025.

#PowerOfPurple


You can be a Holy Cross Giving Day advocate by reaching out to your network of alumni, parents, friends, faculty, staff, and students. 

Share the Power of Purple message and encourage your fellow Crusaders to participate by giving to Holy Cross before midnight on Saturday, February 8.

Learn more about being an Advocate by visiting the Advocate Dashboard. Share messages to support Holy Cross Giving Day, inspire your network by creating a challenge or a match or tell your story with a personal video. You can even track the impact of your outreach! Plus, Giving Day Advocates can win Holy Cross incentives.

Updates
Thank YOU! 💜

10 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Crusaders, thank you!

10 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
What an incredible 48 hours!

10 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
WE DID IT!

8,000 donors - that is the Power of PURPLE! 💜

10 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
We are so close - join in before the clock strikes midnight!

8,000 donors is well within our reach and we still have 3 hours to go.

You can help us get there!

Every gift makes a difference and supports our students' success in the classroom and beyond.



10 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
A Win for the 50th Anniversary of Women's Basketball

Is there a better way to celebrate 50 years of women's basketball at Holy Cross than to defeat BU at the Hart Center?

10 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
50 Years of Excellence

As part of our 50th anniversary celebration of women's basketball at the College, we recognized some of the pioneers who started our program!


10 days ago by Paul Fantozzi
Join us for tonight's performance of Sweeney Todd

10 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
What a GAME!

Congratulations to our men's basketball team on their triumph over BU!

10 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
GO CROSS GO!

Let's keep up the momentum and cheer on our Crusaders Men's Basketball team as continue to battle against BU at the Hart Center!


10 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
80% to 8,000!

We’ve reached 80% of our donor goal! Help us reach 8,000 and unlock 1 million dollars.


10 days ago by Paul Fantozzi
6,000 donors!

We’ve reached 6,000 donors and have unlocked another $125,000

Let’s get to 7,000!

10 days ago by Paul Fantozzi
Celebrate 50 years of Crusader Women's Basketball

10 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Let’s go Crusaders Men's Basketball!

Cheer on our Crusader Men's Basketball at the Hart Center as they face off against BU. Tipoff is at 12:00 PM EST.

10 days ago by Paul Fantozzi
Louis Sockalexis: Maine Penobscot Indian Baseball Legend and Holy Cross Class of 1897 Athletic Hall of Famer

Come learn about and celebrate the important life and career of baseball legend Louis Sockalexis (Penobscot). Sockalexis played on the Holy Cross team from 1895-96 and broke barriers in professional baseball when he left the Holy Cross to join the Cleveland Spiders (1897-99), which later became the Cleveland Indians.

Ed Rice, retired Maine journalist and author of Baseball's First Indian, and Professor John Bear Mitchell, Penobscot Nation member and Professor of Native American Studies at University of Maine at Orono, will provide a rich introduction to Sockalexis' life, triumphs, and struggles, and the campaign to have his accomplishments recognized by Major League Baseball. RSVP here.


10 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Every gift has an impact

10 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Travel back in time while you celebrate the Power of Purple

Visit the Archives and Distinctive Collections Open House from 10 a.m. to noon today!

10 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
63% of the way to 8,000

11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Only 4 States To Go!

We are so close to having a donor in every state - only 4 are left.

Do you know someone in ID, ND, SD and/or WV?

Let's fill in the map on our way to 8,000 donors!

11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Over 4,900 donors and we still have 27 hours to go!

We’re so impressed and grateful!

Thank you to all of our donors for supporting Holy Cross! 💜

Purple is more than a color. Purple is a feeling, a network. Purple is our shared experience. That is the Power of Purple!


11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Tour of the Cantor Art Gallery Exhibition, Michael Beatty: Fabrications Sat at 11am

Join us for a guided tour of Associate Professor Emeritus, Michael Beatty’s work: Fabrications on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. 

Professor Beatty taught sculpture and three-dimensional design at Holy Cross for 25 years before retiring in 2023. 

This retrospective exhibition celebrating his sculptural practice investigates duality and hierarchy as a dialogue between technology-assisted and handmade forms. Beatty’s work, inclusive of prints and drawings, is informed by concepts and visual culture taken from science, nature, and mathematics. Beatty’s sculptures and drawings are evocative hybrids of geometry and biological form. 

The tour will leave from the entrance of the Cantor Art Gallery. RSVP here.

11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Calling All Seniors!

The Senior Class Gift Committee is all smiles because they know the Class of 2025 will rise to the challenge this Giving Day!


When 250 members of the Senior Class make a gift, President Rougeau will give $2,500.

11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
🎉🎉Halfway there!🎉🎉

Wow! 💜 Over 4,000 Crusaders have already shown the Power of Purple! Help us unlock an additional $125,000 at 5,000.

11 days ago by Paul Fantozzi
The puck drops at 6 p.m.

Cheer on our Crusader Women’s Ice Hockey at their Winter Homecoming and Purple Out game at 6 p.m. on Friday in the Hart Center Rink.


11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Are you ready for the PURPLE OUT?

Show your Purple Pride and cheer on your Crusader men's and women's basketball teams tomorrow at the Hart Center.

Team PURPLE is ready for you!


11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
3,200 donors!

3,200 donors!

We’ve reached 40% and have unlocked another $125,000

Let’s get to 4,000!

11 days ago by Paul Fantozzi
A sneak peek of Sweeney Todd

11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Calling All Crusaders

11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
It's Winter Homecoming!

Check out what's happening on campus today!


11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Celebrate the Power of Purple through the Years from 2-4pm Today!

Visit Archives & Distinctive Collections on the 3rd floor of Dinand Library to learn about the impact of Holy Cross alumni, athletics and philanthropy. See the Power of Purple on display in photographs, documents, and memorabilia (purple, of course!)! Staff will be available to meet with you and answer questions.



11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
2,000 donors!

We’ve reached 2,000 donors and have unlocked another $125,000


Let’s get to 3,000!


11 days ago by Paul Fantozzi
A message from Kit Hughes

11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Support the Arts at Holy Cross

When 250 donors make a gift to any arts designation, Stephen Skinner '77 will give $25,000 in memory of Nancy Savage Skinner '79, a passionate supporter of the arts.

11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
We are on the way to 8,000 donors!

Join us and make a gift - you won't want to miss out on the 10th Power of Purple Giving Day!


11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Unlock Challenge Funds for Our Student-Athletes

Tom ’71 and Jeannine Clarke have generously offered the following challenges for our student-athletes:
 

  • The team with the highest percentage of alumni giving will receive $25,000
  • The team with the highest number of unique, individual donors will receive $25,000
  • Each team with 100% parent/family household participation will receive $1,000


11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Seniors: Rise to President Rougeau's Challenge

President Rougeau will donate $2,500 if 250 seniors make a gift today!

11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Our 10th Power of Purple Giving Day is HERE!

11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Let's get to 8,000 donors!

For every 1,000 donors, a generous group of alumni and parents will give $125,000, up to $1,000,000, in celebration of our 10th annual Giving Day.

Help us unlock the next milestone and show the world the Power of Purple!

11 days ago by Jennifer Lee Shea
Let's Get Ready to Show the World the Power of Purple!

27 days ago by Christene Kauffman Riendeau
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Affiliation
AffiliationDonorsRaised ($)
Alumni4779$1,986,704
Athletics358$58,174
Friends432$17,654
Parents1867$1,149,273
Faculty/Staff255$24,323
Grandparents154$16,570
Students475$21,780
Class
Class YearDonorsRaised ($)
19573$400
19460$0
1975108$111,437
19450$0
197237$12,392
19542$200
195817$2,000
201954$5,373
198156$14,532
201262$10,368
196753$18,866
200759$15,595
196634$18,945
201744$3,671
197067$49,218
197349$80,500
202160$5,626
201148$4,042
200951$3,948
200668$12,648
196110$9,300
202374$8,725
19567$4,201
198065$27,777
196215$8,016
202061$11,862
198458$25,861
197450$14,280
201839$3,015
200165$12,011
198665$65,078
201555$7,122
196420$10,025
198275$89,947
201647$4,897
196846$15,225
197976$12,811
196931$15,516
201439$10,768
200483$15,363
201070$10,802
198365$47,143
199685$21,518
196545$86,389
200590$37,712
198982$30,370
198870$20,686
199776$25,326
202477$69,842
199873$56,783
195511$4,956
197133$10,423
198786$29,973
200854$21,969
197878$46,694
19501$100
1976172$59,698
19511$100
19481$50
19522$402
1993112$57,565
19596$1,100
19606$600
201343$16,197
196322$7,075
202252$3,925
1994149$86,391
200099$61,842
2003135$16,082
1992129$77,748
1985108$98,213
19530$0
197787$148,233
19490$0
19440$0
199994$30,342
199190$94,007
19471$200
199097$51,098
200283$60,412
1995100$33,789
Designation
DesignationDonorsRaised ($)
Women's Rowing132$19,709
Women's Soccer126$32,687
HerCampus Club1$50
SHAPE (Student Health Awareness Peer Educators)3$155
Outdoors Club14$656
BSU Student Opportunity Fund35$4,255
Ballroom Dance Club8$607
Esther Levine Student Success Fund8$406
CAB (Campus Activities Board)9$653
Men's Club Soccer15$3,365
Football (The Gridiron Club)14$3,521
LGBTQ+ Leadership Fund45$3,763
Men's Tennis60$12,125
Pride23$3,025
WCHC 88.1-FM21$10,841
College Choir38$1,951
Volleyball58$10,524
Men's Rugby Team44$3,391
Ciocca Center for Business, Ethics, and Society - Business Certificate Programs24$11,731
O'Callahan Society Initiatives69$12,723
Women's Tennis61$7,126
Men's Golf76$33,972
Sustainability22$538
Men's Basketball74$89,341
Alternate College Theatre53$6,431
Softball97$14,806
Men's Club Lacrosse30$4,336
Bishop Healy Fund54$3,457
Men's Ice Hockey252$130,863
Men's Soccer232$30,377
Women's Basketball94$14,174
Football219$80,323
Peer Wellness Coaching Program5$295
Women's Swimming and Diving115$20,302
Club Field Hockey3$105
Women's Club Lacrosse8$3,360
Theater Arts Department2$100
Cheerleading7$520
Men's Club Ice Hockey4$860
Women's Athletics161$75,083
Financial Aid453$60,667
Academic Excellence272$47,887
Women's Lacrosse160$36,337
Gaming and Esports2$55
MPE (Multicultural Peer Educators) Club2$25
SPEECH Peer Educators Club (Students Promoting Expression, Empathy and Civil Harmony)2$25
The Fenwick Review7$325
Ski Team (Ski Club)27$2,535
Club Volleyball8$255
Visual Arts Department1$25
Club Baseball13$780
Men's Lacrosse254$134,199
Cura Personalis (Health and Wellness)36$2,449
Men's Swimming and Diving105$16,993
Holy Cross Bands34$4,152
Parents Fund42$251,281
Women's Golf48$30,330
The Spire24$2,206
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion164$16,025
Performing Arts Center Enhancement Fund2$20
Women's Ice Hockey100$12,797
Crusader Athletics Fund178$32,948
Field Hockey106$34,028
Men's Cross Country/Track and Field142$30,363
Baseball320$76,410
Men's Rowing501$147,176
Club Golf1$200
Studio Art Department0$0
Women's Cross Country/Track and Field138$12,547
Faith and Service97$6,789
Holy Cross Fund1698$1,992,495
Arts111$45,284
Parent Class
Parent ClassDonorsRaised ($)Goal (Donors)%
2025252$298,031250100.8%
2028191$166,48828068.2%
2027185$172,74827068.5%
2026165$181,42826063.5%
Student Clubs/Orgs
Club/OrgDonorsRaised ($)
Ballroom Dance Club8$607
The Spire24$2,206
CAB (Campus Activities Board Spring Concert)9$653
Outdoors Club14$656
Men's Club Soccer15$3,365
Pride23$3,025
WCHC 88.1-FM21$10,841
Holy Cross Bands34$4,152
Alternate College Theatre53$6,431
Gaming and Esports2$55
Club Golf1$200
SHAPE (Student Health Awareness Peer Educators)3$155
SPEECH Peer Educators Club (Students Promoting Expression, Empathy and Civil Harmony)2$25
Women's Club Lacrosse8$3,360
MPE (Multicultural Peer Educators) Club2$25
Cheerleading7$520
Men's Club Ice Hockey4$860
Club Volleyball8$255
Club Field Hockey3$105
The Fenwick Review7$325
Ski Team (Ski Club)27$2,535
Women's Club Soccer7$1,325
Men's Club Lacrosse30$4,336
Club Baseball13$780
College Choir38$1,951
HerCampus Club1$50
Students
Class YearDonorsRaised ($)
202858$4,598
202643$1,571
202755$1,436
2025221$9,623
Donor Affiliations
Gradhat icon50%Alumni
Book icon6%Students
Parent icon17%Parents
Suitcase icon3%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon5%Friends
Parent icon2%Grandparents
Friends icon4%Athletics
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A generous group of alumni and parents

Generated 1 gift, totaling $100
Gave $125,000 during a Challenge!

A generous group of alumni and parents

Gave $125,000 during a Challenge!

A generous group of alumni and parents

Gave $125,000 during a Challenge!

A generous group of alumni and parents

Gave $125,000 during a Challenge!

A generous group of alumni and parents

Gave $125,000 during a Challenge!

A generous group of alumni and parents

Gave $125,000 during a Challenge!

A generous group of alumni and parents

Gave $125,000 during a Challenge!

A generous group of alumni and parents

Gave $125,000 during a Challenge!

Parents from the Class of 2026

Gave $50,000 during a Challenge!
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