Thon 2026 raised a record-setting $18,841,726.53, organizers announced at the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday afternoon.
Last year, Thon set a record by raising $17.7 million, close to $1 million more than the $16.95 million brought in during the 2024 event.
The reveal came at the end of the 46-hour dance marathon at the Bryce Jordan Center, where no sitting or sleeping is allowed.
Every year, hundreds of Penn State students dance, play games and more to raise money to support Four Diamonds, which funds pediatric cancer care and research at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital…