Support Lifelong Learning: OLLI at Illinois

OLLI (the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Illinois) is supported by The Bernard Osher Foundation, the Illinois Office of the Provost, and the generous donations of OLLI members and community partners. It is part of a network of 124 OLLI programs across the United States, and there are over 130,000 members nationwide.

Our mission is to provide member-driven, accessible, high-quality educational and engagement programs designed for people fifty and older connected to East Central Illinois.

Thanks to generous donors, we have recently been able to upgrade the technology in our Osher Classroom and increase instructor stipends. During Orange & Blue Week 2025 we hope to raise funds to upgrade the technology in our Illinois Classroom. Any additional funds raised will support our upcoming membership campaign for 2025-2026. Our community has been so generous already, but there is even more that we can do together. Each and every gift we receive allows us to dream bigger – so we will continue to ask and continue to dream. Whether you give a little or a lot, what matters is that your gift reflects the benefits that you get out of your own OLLI experience.

We invite you to make your gift to OLLI during Orange & Blue Week and enrich the experiences of our members and community as we look to the future.