Giving Tuesday at The Cooper Union

Giving Tuesday

This Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2024, we’re setting our sights on an inspiring goal that celebrates the power of community and the transformative education that defines The Cooper Union.

Thanks to the unwavering support of donors like you, our senior class is now 100% tuition-free—a milestone worth celebrating. But the work doesn’t stop there. Today, there are 659 Cooper students who aren’t yet seniors and still need financial support to pursue their dreams.

That’s why, this Giving Tuesday, we’re asking you to help us achieve a bold goal: 659 gifts—one for each of these remarkable students. Your generosity will provide critical scholarships that ensure every Cooper student has the opportunity to excel.

And there’s more: Every single gift will be matched, dollar for dollar, by a generous donor. This match means your contribution will have double the impact, directly supporting students and bringing us closer to restoring The Cooper Union as a free center of learning.

Will you be one of the 659 donors we need this Giving Tuesday?

Your gift—no matter the size—makes a difference. Together, we can empower the next generation of creators, innovators, and leaders, ensuring The Cooper Union continues to thrive as a beacon of education and opportunity.

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Your generosity changes lives. Join us in making Giving Tuesday 2024 unforgettable!

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.