UC Irvine Giving Day

Congratulations to Blanca Nevarez! Your gift to Women's Soccer was our 1965th gift and that means the Women's Soccer program just received $1,965 in bonus funds!

Double your impact! All gifts to the Anteater Band will be matched 1:1 by alumni Jun Tokeshi up to $750.

Students - Double Your Impact! Every gift to the Anteaters Give Back campaign will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000!

Show your support! Every 25 gifts to the Anteaters Give Back will unlock $1,000 in bonus funds for the Anteaters Give Back campaign. Help us reach 125 gifts to unlock the full $5,000!

Alumna Jenny Tran ’05 is matching every gift made to the Anteaters in Law Alumni Chapter Scholarship, dollar for dollar, up to $500!

The 15th gift to the ANTrepreneur Center will unlock a generous gift of $2,500 from Quan Nguyen '91!

The 30th gift to the ANTrepreneur Center will unlock a generous gift of $15,000 from Sunstone Management!

Help us reach 40 gifts to the Athletics Sports Performance Fund to unlock a generous gift of $25,000 from alumnus Carlos Prietto '73!

Help the Baseball program unlock a generous gift from the Brooks Family after 25 gifts are made to the program!

Help the Baseball program unlock a generous gift from the Voice of the 'Eaters, Don Brantley, after 20 gifts are made to the program!

Help the Basic Needs Center reach 10 gifts to unlock a generous gift of $1,000 from Anteater parents Christopher T. Lee and Katy Young!

Help the Basic Needs Center reach 50 gifts to unlock a generous $500 gift from Scott Cosel, UC Irvine Staff Member!

Double your impact! All gifts to the Basic Needs Center will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000 thanks to a generous commitment from The Cheng Family Foundation!

Hosted by the UCI Chinese Parent Group and the Irvine Canaan Christian Community Church, every gift to the Basic Needs Center will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $6,000!

Thanks to a generous commitment from the CalTeach Leadership, every gift to the CalTeach Science & Mathematics Program will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000!

Join us during Giving Day Happy Hour and help unlock a $10,000 gift from Chancellor's Club Lifetime members Cliff and Jennifer Cheng. If we receive 10 gifts between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m., their generous contribution will be unlocked in support of the Chancellor’s Club.

Help unlock the full potential of Giving Day by matching Elliott Kornhauser’s $10,000 gift to the Chancellor’s Club!

The first 10 Chancellor’s Club members to renew their memberships in honor of Giving Day will help unlock a generous $50,000 gift to the Chancellor’s Club from Dr. Robert and Kit Brown. Your renewal will help strengthen the programs, Fellowships, and opportunities supported by the Chancellor’s Club.

Be one of the first 25 supporters to make a gift of any amount to the Chancellor’s Club and help activate a generous $25,000 gift from Chancellor’s Club Lifetime Member Pauline Abbott, made in loving memory of Jim Trolinger. Your support will help expand opportunities for first-generation graduate students and honor Jim’s lasting legacy of philanthropy and belief in the power of education.

The first 5 Chancellor's Club members to join or renew their membership will unlock a generous commitment of $10,000 from Chancellor's Club member Sunvir Gujral!

Double your impact! Every gift to the Campuswide Honors Collegium Endowment Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,500 from CHC alumni Michael '93 & Kimberly '95 Ong!

Double your impact! Every gift to the Campuswide Honors Collegium Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $4,000 from CHC alumni Michael '93 & Kimberly '95 Ong!

The 50th gift to Campuswide Honors Collegium will unlock a very generous gift of $20,000 from Emerita Faculty Director Gail Hart!

The 75th gift to Campuswide Honors Collegium will unlock a very generous gift of $40,000 from Emeritus CHC Associate Dean Ted Wright!

The 25th gift to Campuswide Honors Collegium will unlock a very generous gift of $10,000 from CHC alumni Michael '93 & Kimberly '95 Ong!

CEE supporters, help unlock additional support for the department! When we reach 15 gifts to Civil & Environmental Engineering, we will unlock a generous $10,000 gift from The Cheng Family Foundation!

Help us reach 25 gifts to unlock a generous gift of $2,500 from UC Irvine Parents Melissa and Daniel Tassé!

Double your impact! Every gift to the Dance Alumni Chapter will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $700 thanks to a generous commitment from the Dance Alumni Chapter board!

Come together for the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing! Help us reach 75 gifts to the school and we’ll unlock a generous $1,000 gift to support school supplies from Dean Lazenby!

Double your impact today! Dean Tiffany López has generously agreed to match up to $2,000 for every gift given to support the Department of Art at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.

Double your impact today! Dean Tiffany López has generously agreed to match up to $2,000 for every gift given to support the Department of Drama at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.

Double your impact today! Dean Tiffany López has generously agreed to match up to $2,000 for every gift given to support the Theatre Guild at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.

Double your impact today! Dean Tiffany López has generously agreed to match up to $2,000 for every gift given to support the Department of Music at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.

Join our community of supporters by being among the first 125 donors to unlock $10,000 from Dean’s Arts Board Chair Susan Hori for the Claire Trevor School of the Arts!

Double your impact! Every gift to the Disability Services Center will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $1,250 thanks to a generous commitment from The Cheng Family Foundation!

Help the Disability Services Center reach 10 gifts to unlock a generous gift of $1,250 from The Cheng Family Foundation!

Help the Division of Career Pathways reach 10 gifts to unlock a generous gift of $2,500 from The Cheng Family Foundation!

Thanks to a generous commitment of $5,000 from Tamera Hatfield and Greg Heintz that was double matched by Greg’s employer, a generous total of $15,000 will be unlocked towards our totals once we reach 60 gifts to the Dunlop School of Biological Sciences. See if your company will match your donation at no cost to you on our giving form!

Thanks to a generous commitment from Dr. M. Marlene Godoy, every gift to the Dunlop School of Biological Sciences will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000.

Congratulations to alum Baiju Mehta (Dunlop School of Biological Sciences), alum Novine Movahedi (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering), alum Dirk Lohuis (Merage School of Business), parents Brian and Lisa Woods (UCIAA Scholarship Fund) and alum Alice Park (Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health) for winning our Early Bird Challenge! Early support from these first-time Giving Day donors just resulted in $500 in bonus funds for each of these campaigns!

In 2025, the UC Irvine Anteaters broke the program's single-season home run record with 71. Help the Baseball program break a Giving Day record with 100 gifts to the program! Once we do, ONE MILLION DOLLARS will be unlocked for Baseball. Rip 'em!

Your contribution to any of the chapter scholarship funds not only helps deserving students but also unlocks a wonderful gift for first-generation graduate student fellowships. When 150 total gifts are made to participating UCIAA Chapter Scholarship funds, a donation of $1,500 from Elsa and Nick Yocca will be unlocked to support first-generation graduate division students. Join us in making a difference today!

When 10 gifts are made to the Engineering Scholarships Fund, a $1,500 gift will be unlocked—thanks to the generosity of Parent Executive Board members Sophie Yang & Michael Chen!

Let's come together for the Samueli School of Engineering! Help us reach 75 gifts to unlock a generous gift of $50,000 from our partners at Fluor!

When you give to Family Medicine this Giving Day, your generosity goes further than you think. Dr. Lisa Gibbs has committed to a 2:1 match on all gifts up to $500, tripling the power of your donation. Give today and help shape the future of primary care!

Join us in supporting our National Keratoconus Foundation! The first 40 supporters to make a gift today will unlock a generous $20,000 challenge from an anonymous family—doubling the impact for patients, education and research.

Your gift just got more powerful! Thanks to a generous 1:1 match from Dr. Lisa Gibbs and Dr. Julie Rousseau, every dollar donated on Giving Day will be matched — up to $1,000. Don't miss your chance to double your impact for Geriatrics this Giving Day!

When we reach 10 gifts to Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, an additional $1,000 gift will be donated in support of the Geriatrics Senior Health Fund, courtesy of Dr. Sonia Sehgal.

Thanks to a generous commitment from the Golden Anteaters Society Committee, every gift to the Golden Anteaters Giving Day campaign will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $4,000!

The 30th gift to the Graduate Division Fund For Excellence towards our pioneering researchers will unlock a $500 gift from Jill Griffin.

The 40th gift to the Graduate Division Fund For Excellence towards our pioneering researchers will unlock a $1,000 gift from Greg Campbell.

The 50th gift to the Graduate Division Fund For Excellence towards our pioneering researchers will unlock a $5,000 gift from Goran Matijasevic.

The 60th gift to the Graduate Division will unlock a generous gift of $20,000 from the Tyler's Tribe Foundation in support of ALS research!

The first 10 gifts received will unlock $100,000 in support of Head and Neck Cancer education, research and programs. When we reach 20 gifts, an additional $100,000 will be unlocked!

Generous supporters Louis and Laura Rohl are issuing two challenges this Giving Day. The first 10 gifts received will unlock $120,000 in support of Dr. Djalilian’s research. When we reach 20 gifts, an additional $120,000 will be unlocked

Let's come together for the Donald Bren School of ICS! Help us reach 50 gifts to unlock a generous gift of $50,000 from our partners at Pacific Life!

When 10 gifts are made to the Education Dean's Excellence Fund a generous gift of $1,000 from School of Education Interim Dean Julie Washington will be unlocked!

Quintuple your impact! All gifts to the Kidney Transplant Program will be matched 5-1 by Judy and Richard Steffy, up to $5,000!

Congratulations to Zoi Fletcher! Your gift of $100+ to the Black Alumni Chapter was the last gift of $100+ received on Giving Day! You just unlocked $1000 in bonus funds for your chapter scholarship!

Help us unlock a generous $500 gift from Latino Alumni Chapter Past President and UCIAA Board Member, Tony Ortiz, by being one of the first 15 supporters of the Latino Alumni Chapter Scholarship!

A generous friend of UC Irvine, Mr. Hilton Schlosberg, is supercharging our Giving Day with an exciting, two-stage challenge for the Urology Excellence Fund. The first 50 gifts of any size to Urology will unlock $500,000. Once we hit 100 total gifts, another $500,000 will be unlocked. That means 100 total gifts = $1,000,000 to advance groundbreaking urologic care, research, and innovation at UCI Health!

Thanks to a generous commitment from alumni Dale Dwelle '06 and Sara Sperling '93, every gift to the LGBT Resource Center will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000!

Help us reach 25 gifts to the Libraries this Giving Day to unlock a generous $1,000 gift from alumnus and libraries' Gateway Society member, Albert Encinias '72 and his spouse Anne Encinias!

Double the impact of your gift! All gifts made in support of UC Irvine Libraries on Giving Day will be matched dollar for dollar by the Libraries Senior Leadership, up to the first $1,500.

Help the Libraries reach 50 gifts to unlock a generous gift of $5,000 from The Cheng Family Foundation!

The first 25 gifts to LIFTED will unlock a generous gift of $10,000 from UC Irvine Foundation trustee Denise Hall!

We challenge our community to give and encourage others to give!  When we hit our goal of 50, a gift of $25,000 will be unlocked from a generous long time donor!

We challenge our community to raise $3,000! When we hit our goal, a generous gift of $100,000 will be unlocked thanks to the Sun Family Foundation.

Double your impact! All gifts to the Men’s Volleyball program will be matched 1:1 up to $3,000.

Thanks to a generous commitment from an anonymous supporter, every gift to the Mens Basketball program will be matched, dollar-for-dollar!

Help the Mens Basketball program reach 50 gifts to unlock $50,000 from the Kay Family Foundation! When we reach 25 gifts the first $25,000 will unlock, and when we reach 50 gifts the second $25,000 will unlock!

Help the Mens Golf program reach 50 gifts to unlock $10,000 from the Kay Family Foundation!

In 2025, your UC Irvine Men's Soccer team won the Big West Championship. Unlock a $1,500 from the players on that championship team when the program gets 50 gifts!

Double your impact! All gifts made to the Mens Soccer Program will be matched 1:1 by Coach Yossi Raz, up to $1000!

Help us reach 20 gifts to the Mens Tennis program to unlock a generous gift of $10,000 from UC Irvine Mens Tennis Hall of Famer Jim Snyder '83!

Double your impact! All gifts to the Mens Volleyball program will be matched 1:1 by a group of UC Irvine alumni and Mens Volleyball supporters up to $72,500.

Double your impact! All gifts made to the Men’s Water Polo Program will be matched 1:1 by the Klatt Family.

Drive support for tomorrow’s business leaders! If $5,000 is raised for the Future Leaders Initiative today, we will unlock an additional $20,000 donation from Dean’s Advisory Board member and Karma Automotive President, Marques McCammon.

Help unlock additional support for the Office for Experiential Learning! When we reach 15 gifts to OEL, we will unlock a generous $10,000 gift from The Cheng Family Foundation!

Double your impact! Thanks to a generous commitment from Jan and Brian Healy, every gift to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $500.

Help us reach 25 gifts to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute fund and we will unlock a generous gift of $3,000 from Linda Robinson!

Help us reach 60 gifts to the UC Irvine Parents Fund in honor of UC Irvine's 60th anniversary and we'll unlock a $22,000 gift from our Parent Executive Board!

Double your impact! Every gift to the UC Irvine Parents Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000, thanks to a generous commitment from The Cheng Family Foundation!

Come together for Peer Academic Advising at UC Irvine! Help us reach 10 gifts to unlock a generous commitment of $2,500 from The Cheng Family Foundation!

Once we reach 10 gifts to any School of Physical Sciences fund, a generous gift of $5,000 gift from Morning Star Vista, LLC for the Department of Mathematics will be unlocked!

Once we reach 20 gifts to any School of Physical Sciences fund, a generous gift of $10,000 gift from David and Valerie Murphy for the Department of Physics & Astronomy will be unlocked!

Once we reach 30 gifts to any School of Physical Sciences fund, a generous gift of $50,000 from an anonymous donor for the Department of Earth System Science will be unlocked!

Once we reach 40 gifts to any School of Physical Sciences fund, a generous gift of $50,000 gift from Larry and Joanne Overman for the Department of Chemistry will be unlocked!

Double your impact! Every gift made to the School of Physical Sciences will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,500. Once $2,500 has been raised, Michael's gift will be allocated to the Physical Sciences Dean's Fund for Excellence.

Help us meet the challenge! Chris Wilkins, a grateful patient and donor, is offering a special Giving Day challenge in honor of the Burn Center that helped save his life after he developed life-threatening Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis. The first 10 gifts received will unlock $6,000 in support of the Burn Center’s lifesaving programs, and when we reach 20 gifts, an additional $6,000 will be unlocked.

Double your impact! Every gift to SAGE Scholars will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $3,000 thanks to a generous commitment from an anonymous donor!

The 75th gift to SAGE Scholars will unlock an additional $1,500 from alumnus Richard Kwong '04

Once we have surpassed $1,000 in gifts made to the Scholarships for Promising Teachers fund, a $1,000 scholarship for students who had a career before pursuing a teaching credential will be unlocked!

Help us reach 10 gifts to the Scholarships for Promising Teachers fund and we will unlock a generous gift of $5,000 from Claudia Looney!

Help us reach 30 gifts to the Scholarships for Promising Teachers fund and we will unlock a generous gift of $8,000 from Kimberly Burge in support of future art teachers!

Help us reach 20 gifts to the Scholarships for Promising Teachers fund and we will unlock a generous gift of $36,000 from the Kothari Family!

The 50th gift to any School of Education affiliated campaign will unlock a generous $100,000 gift from an anonymous donor to support students pursuing careers in special education.

The first 25 gifts made to the School of Education will unlock a generous gift of $5,000 to the Education Innovation Fund from The Cheng Family Foundation!

Double your impact! Thanks to a generous commitment from alumna Mary Watson-Bruce, Ph.D. ’82, every gift to the School of Humanities will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,000!

When we reach 30 gifts to the School of Humanities we will unlock a generous gift of $5,000 from alumna Mary Watson-Bruce, Ph.D. ’82!

Double your impact! Thanks to a generous commitment from School of Medicine Alumni Chapter Board members David Berger (’73), Sarah Lopez (’09), Charles Nguyen (’98), Anne Marie McNeill (’00), Natasha Chandanani (’99) and James DeSoto (’80), every gift to the School of Medicine will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000!

Double your impact! Thanks to a generous commitment from community members Margaret and Spencer Huang, every gift to the Nursing Science - Fund for Excellence will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000!

Help us meet our goal of 100 gifts to support the school of nursing, an additional $500 will be unlocked to support student supplies from Debra Curran ’89.

When we reach 25 gifts to the School of Nursing, a generous $500 will be unlocked to support student supplies from Liz Eastin!

When we reach 50 gifts to the School of Nursing, an additional $750 will be unlocked to support student supplies from alum Andrew Jonokuchi '09!

Support the Center for Excellence in Nursing Education this Giving Day! When we reach 10 gifts to the center, a generous gift of $1,000 from Ellen and Alfred Lee will be unlocked!

Double your impact! Every gift made to the Ellen Lewis Nursing Leadership Endowed Award will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000 thanks to a generous commitment from Jim and Lori Lewis!

When we reach 20 gifts to the Ellen Lewis Nursing Leadership Endowed Award we will unlock a generous gift of $500 from Liz Eastin!

Double your impact to the KC Hernandez McCloy Memorial Scholarship Endowment! Every gift to this fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000, thanks to a generous commitment from Regina and Gilbert Hernandez.

Thanks to a generous commitment from Regina and Gilbert Hernandez, every 10 gifts to the KC Hernandez McCloy Memorial Scholarship Endowment will unlock $1,000. Help us reach 50 gifts to unlock $5,000!

Help us meet this challenge! The 40th gift made to the School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences will unlock a generous gift of $12,000 from an anonymous donor in support of scholarships for students pursuing their Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree!

Thanks to Dean’s Leadership Council member Rebecca Cupp and family, every gift to the Undergraduate Scholarship Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,500!

Help us meet this challenge! The 20th gift made to the School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences White Coat Fund will unlock a generous gift of $2,000 from Jeff Yuen & Associates, Inc.

The first 25 gifts to the Social Ecology Field Study Program will unlock a generous gift of $500 from alumna Jenny Tran '05!

When we reach 40 gifts to the School of Social Sciences, a generous $5,000 gift from Dean's Leadership Society Dean's Partner Lupe Erwin / The Baldwin Group will be unlocked!

When we reach 20 gifts to the School of Social Sciences, a generous $5,000 gift from DLS Dean's Partners Brett ’86 & Susan Williamson will be unlocked!

Help us rise to the challenge and unlock a $30,000 gift from Katy Young and Christopher Lee to support students in the Department of Dance. Your support helps us meet this goal!

Your gift counts twice! Thanks to a generous matching gift from Ken Rohl, every dollar up to $10,000 will be matched to support the Department of Music.

Every dollar counts for every Arts student! Once we reach 100 gifts, we’ll unlock $10,000 from UC Irvine Foundation Trustee Lucy Sun and Warren Felson for the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. Help us cross the finish line!

When we hit 75 total gifts we will unlock another $25,000 from Martha Heckman and Greg Price for the Department of Drama. Help us rise to the challenge by making a gift to the Claire Trevor School of the Arts today.

25 total gifts will unlock a generous $25,000 from Matt Bailey for the Department of Art! Help support our Art students by making a gift to the Claire Trevor School of the Arts today!

Let’s keep going! 150 total gifts unlocks $13,000 from Robert Peirson for the Claire Trevor School of the Arts! Your support helps us get there.

Every dollar counts for every Arts student! Our first 15 gifts will unlock $10,000 from The Cheng Family Foundation, in memory of Dr. Kenneth Kelley & Mary Ellen Kelley, for the Department of Music.

Thank you for helping staff reach their educational goals! The first 20 gifts will unlock $250 from retiree Mike Puritz and with our 1:1 match, we’ll get an additional scholarship plus doubling your donation!

We’re on our way to reaching our scholarship fundraising goals! The next 10 gifts will unlock $100 from Pamela James, Executive Director, HR! Our 1:1 match will double the impact towards scholarships AND double your donation.

Thank you for helping staff reach their educational goals! 10 more gifts will unlock $250 from Roxanne Ford, Staff Assembly Fundraising Co-Chair. Doubled by our 1:1 match, that’s an additional scholarship AND your donation is doubled as well!

Help the Study Abroad Center unlock $5,000 in support from The Cheng Family Foundation! Once we reach 10 gifts, we will unlock the first $2,500, and at 20 gifts, the second $2,500 will unlock!

Join the first 25 supporters and help unlock a generous $100,000 commitment from the Susan Scott Foundation to advance innovative stem cell and gene research.

Help us reach 10 gifts to unlock a generous gift of $2,500 from The Cheng Family Foundation!

Double your impact! Every gift to the Track & Field program will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $7,000 thanks to a generous commitment from Richard Wilhelm '89!

Quadruple your impact! Every gift to the UC Irvine Law Clinics Fund will be matched 3:1, up to $3,000, thanks to a generous commitment from an anonymous member of the Class of 2018!

Help us UNLOCK a $10,000 gift from Munger, Tolles & Olson made in connection with our work together with the ACLU on the Kidd litigation. Their gift will be released after 10 gifts are made to the UC Irvine Law Clinics Fund.

Help us UNLOCK a $5,000 gift from UC Irvine Law alum Jenny Tryck '12! Their gift will be released when we reach 15 gifts to the UC Irvine Law Fund.

Help us UNLOCK a $3,000 gift from UC Irvine Law alum Maysam Pessian '18! Their gift will be released when we reach 10 gifts to the UC Irvine Law Scholarship Fund.

Triple your impact! Every gift to the Public Interest Law Fund will be matched 2:1, up to $5,000, thanks to a generous commitment from UC Irvine Law alum Anne Conley '18!

Help us UNLOCK a $20,000 gift from an anonymous member of the Class of 2015! Their gift will be released when we reach 20 gifts to the Public Interest Law Fund!

The 25th gift to the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program will unlock a generous gift of $25,000 from UC Irvine trustee Jane Buchan and Jim Driscoll!

Congratulations to alum Steve Acterman (Bren School of ICS), alum Carminna Reyes (Filipino American Alumni Chapter) and alum Megan Sterling (Study Abroad Center)! Because of their continued Giving Day support, $1,000 in bonus funds will be allocated to these campaigns!

Alumna Jenny Tran ’05 is matching every gift made to the Vietnamese American Alumni Chapter Scholarship, dollar for dollar, up to $500!

Double your impact! All gifts to the Women’s Volleyball program will be matched 1:1.

Help the Womens Basketball Program reach 50 gifts to unlock $25,000 from the Callero Family!

Double your impact! Every gift to the Womens Golf program will be matched, dollar-for-dollar thanks to a generous gift from Gary Singer!

Help the Womens Volleyball program unlock a generous $1,250 gift from former UC Irvine Womens Volleyball Coach Mike Puritz after 25 gifts are made to the program.

Triple your impact! All gifts made to the Women’s Water Polo Program will be matched 2:1 by the Klatt Family

Help us reach 50 gifts to unlock a generous gift of $2,500 from UC Irvine Parents Melissa and Daniel Tassé!

Thanks to a generous Young Alumni Council donor, every gift to the Young Alumni Council campaign will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $1,000.

Thanks to a generous Young Alumni Council donor, every 25 gifts made to the Young Alumni Council campaign unlocks $333. Help us reach 75 gifts to unlock the full $1,000!