Don Dollars

NOTICE: The Don Dollar program will be closing June 30th, 2025. The last day to add any money to your account will be May 9th, 2025. Don Dollar Scholars and Dining Dollars will not be affected. 

As of 4/22/2025: we are no longer opening Don Dollars accounts.

Don Dollars is a debit account that allows you to make purchases at various locations on and near campus. It offers the convenient option of preloading funds to an online debit account that can be accessed with the swipe of your Mastodon ID card.

Each time you use your Don Dollar account, the amount of your purchase will be automatically deducted from your account. Your Don Dollar account will roll with you from semester to semester and from year to year. The balance stays with you until you graduate or terminate all affiliations with Purdue Fort Wayne.

Please note:

• Don Dollars is only accepted in person.  
• Cash withdrawals are not permitted.
• Cash refunds are not made for returned merchandise.

• WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR DON DOLLARS

  A Don Dollars debit account is available to the following individuals: 

  • Staff and faculty currently employed by Purdue Fort Wayne.
  • Students in active status according to Banner.
  • Official retirees who have named Fort Wayne as their primary campus. 

  You are only eligible for a Don Dollars account while actively on campus. Visiting scholars and temporary employees are not eligible.

• ACCESS MY DON DOLLARS

  Cash

  Deposits of up to $999 can be made by cash. You can add funds at no additional cost to your account using a Mastodon Card Station on campus at one of the following locations:

  • Helmke Library 1^st floor, by the elevators

  Use exact change as the machine will deposit all money inserted to the Guest Copy Card.

  Credit or Debit 

  Cardholders, parents or guests can deposit funds directly to Don Dollars using Visa, MasterCard, Discover or debit cards through eAccounts. Guests will need to know the student's first name, last name and Purdue Fort Wayne email address. Please note that there is a $1.00 fee for each credit card deposit, so the maximum possible credit or debit card deposit is $998.

   

  Once a transaction is complete, funds are deposited immediately into your account.

• LOCATIONS

  Once you activate your Don Dollars account, you can use your Mastodon ID card to make all kinds of purchases at locations on and near campus.

  On Campus Dining

  • Einstein Bros Bagels*
  • Don's at Walb*
  • Java Spot*

  *When using Don Dollars at dining locations, you will get a 5% discount on each purchase.

  Other On Campus Services

  • Mastodon Campus Store
  • Copiers on campus

  Near Campus Locations

  • CVS Pharmacy*
  • Hungry Howie’s*

  *Only locations at the corner of Crescent Avenue and Hobson Road.

• REFUNDS

  A Don Dollar account closure should be done when you are no longer enrolled in, or employed by, Purdue Fort Wayne. This will close your account. There is a $25 fee to close the account. We can only process a return if there is $30 or greater in your account. Please allow six weeks for processing.
  
  If you owe money to the University, the refund goes toward the balance owed. If you are signed up for direct deposit and no money is owed, a refund will go directly into the account you have set up. If you do not have direct deposit, then a check is written and mailed to the address you have on file with the university. Please note that we do not send mail to addresses outside the U.S.

  PURDUE FORT WAYNE STUDENTS ONLY: You may choose to credit your Don Dollar refund towards any Bursar holds and towards next semester's fees. Note: you must have over $100.00 in your Don Dollar account for this option. The options are within the Don Dollar Account Closure Form below.
  
  To close your account, request a refund, or dispute a transaction, submit a Don Dollars Account Closure Form.