As the end of 2025 approaches, College of Western Idaho (CWI) invites our community to come together in support of students who are working tirelessly to build better futures for themselves and their families. This year, your generosity can go even further: an anonymous donor will add an extra $100 to the fund of your choice when you start a new recurring gift before December 31.
Your support makes a direct and profound difference for students like Jacob “Jake” Santiago – a father, veteran, full-time worker, and now a first-year Marketing Communications student at the College. Santiago balances early mornings, long days, and multiple obligations to pursue his education.
Like many CWI students, Santiago returned to school later in life, determined to show his daughter that opportunity is always within reach.
“This also teaches my daughter a valuable lesson that it’s never too late for education,” Santiago shared.
Scholarship support has been essential in helping him manage tuition, materials, and the added costs that come with being a full-time student while juggling work and family.
“It means a great deal to me,” Santiago said. “It assists me in my learning process. It helps with things that go along with school costs, and it helps me give back to the community.”
This is the impact donors make: lifting financial burdens, creating opportunities, and empowering students to persist even when life is demanding.
When you invest in CWI students before Dec. 31, your gift helps students, like Santiago, stay focused on school, not finances, and keeps higher education accessible in the Treasure Valley.
Thanks to this year’s special match, your impact multiplies: Start a new recurring gift today, and an extra $100 will be added to the fund you choose.
That means more scholarships, more resources, more possibilities - especially for students who are working, parenting, serving their community, and striving to create a better future for themselves and their families.
Santiago wants donors to know how deeply their support matters.
“I would like to sincerely thank you for your support towards the college and students,” he said. “It is nice to know that there are people in the world like you who are willing to give up their hard-earned money to a student who can use it in their education.”
As 2025 comes to a close, CWI invites you to join us in empowering more students like Santiago. Your generosity helps students stay enrolled, succeed in their programs, and move confidently toward their goals, no matter what challenges they face.
Give today. Change a student’s life tomorrow — and unlock an extra $100 when you start a new recurring gift.
