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Students Helping Students

What is Students Helping Students?

Students Helping Students is the philanthropic initiative of the IU Student Foundation. We exist to empower IU students to make an immediate impact on campus and foster student generosity. Our annual peer-to-peer initiative comes alive during the spring semester to support a different student-focused cause.

We believe in empowering IU students to make a meaningful impact now, emphasizing that generosity knows no waiting period. Each year, the campaign raises funds for a student-selected cause dedicated to directly assisting students on the Bloomington campus.

Supporting student needs

For the 2026 Students Helping Students campaign, we are focused on supporting students’ necessities. In partnership with the Office of Basic Needs, funds raised will help provide essentials such as food, housing, health care, and transportation to students facing financial hardships.

Students Helping Students is not just a campaign; it’s a movement that celebrates community at IU. Let’s make the 2026 campaign a resounding success and show the world the incredible impact IU students can have when they unite for a common cause.

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SHS 2026 campaign by the numbers

1,106
total student donors
54
Little 500 bike teams wore Students Helping Students race day patch
48
teams retained from 2025 campaign
$26,042
crowdfunding total
$8,003
total raised by students
1,996
total number of crowdfunding gifts
$69,913
total raised

SHS 2026 top 10 men’s and women’s teams

Men's teams
TeamGifts
Acacia94
Avir Cycling41
Black Key Bulls34
Sigma Alpha Epsilon32
Cinzano30
Godspeed28
Lambda Chi Alpha26
Phi Gamma Delta26
3PH Cycling25
Cutters25
Women's teams
TeamGifts
Sigma Kappa153
Phi Mu121
Theta Phi Alpha83
Alpha Delta Pi71
Kappa Alpha Theta56
Delta Gamma43
Kappa Delta35
Chi Alpha31
SKI31
Alpha Chi Omega30