Our 8th Giving Day was a Resounding success! Thank you to all who made a gift during the day. If you missed your opportunity to give, you can still come together for uc irvine and give by clicking here!

Events

Here's where you can find all of the opportunities to help your favorite schools and programs win extra funds and bragging rights — time-based contests, special matches and challenges, and competitive social media events. New opportunities will be added regularly, so check back often to see how you can further your impact of the programs and priorities most meaningful to you!

Past Events

Success!

Last But Not Least!

Congratulations to Tse-Wen Chen, a current student, whose gift to Solar Car Engineering Student Group won the Last But Not Least Challenge! With your gift Tse-Wen, $1000 in bonus funds will be awarded to Solar Car Engineering, thanks to the generous support of UCI Foundation trustees Gary and Melanie Singer!

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Match

Women's Basketball $10,000 Match

On behalf of FRIENDS of UCI Women's Basketball: Double your impact! All gifts to the WBB program will be matched 1:1 by a generous UCI WBB Supporter!

$10,000 MATCHED

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Leaderboard

Anteater Athletics - Most Dollars Raised

Let's see which team reigns supreme this Giving Day! Most dollars raised gets bragging rights!

Rank	Department	Raised
1	Mens Volleyball	$120,733.00
2	Mens Basketball	$63,108.00
3	Baseball	$45,974.10
4	Mens Soccer	$43,000.00
5	Womens Basketball	$36,882.00
6	Mens Water Polo	$23,076.69
7	Mens Tennis	$21,138.00
8	Womens Volleyball	$15,965.98
9	Womens Water Polo	$10,290.00
10	Womens Tennis	$9,685.00
11	Mens Golf	$8,186.00
12	Anteater Band & Spirit Squad	$7,805.00
13	Womens Soccer	$7,546.00
14	Eater Nation Fund	$6,300.00
15	Womens Golf	$5,940.00

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Event

Young Alumni Power Hour

Over 70 young alumni made a gift during our Power Hour Challenge! Congratulations to the Young Alumni Council Scholarship Fund for winning the challenge with 28 individual donors! $1,000 in bonus funds will be added to the YAC Scholarship Fund!

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$1,965

1965 Challenge

Congratulations to Hilary Lapks! Your gift to Men's Volleyball just unlocked $1,965 in bonus funds for the program!

1,965 / 1,965 Gifts

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Leaderboard

Rip 'em Eaters Challenge

Thanks to a generous commitment from UCI Foundation trustees Mark & Kathleen Santora, the top-5 UCI Athletics programs with the largest growth in donors over last year's Giving Day will share a bonus prize of $10,000!

Rank	Prize	Program	% +/-	Goal
1	$3,500	Eater Nation Fund	+57.14%	11 goal: 7
2	$2,000	Anteater Band & Spirit Squad	+53.12%	49 goal: 32
3	$1,750	Mens Volleyball	+46.22%	174 goal: 119
4	$1,500	Mens Water Polo	+17.65%	40 goal: 34
5	$1,250	Womens Tennis	+6.25%	17 goal: 16
6		Mens Basketball	+5.26%	60 goal: 57
7		Baseball	+4.35%	96 goal: 92
8		Womens Water Polo	+2.13%	48 goal: 47
9		Mens Golf	-6.45%	29 goal: 31
10		Mens Soccer	-17.02%	117 goal: 141
11		Womens Basketball	-17.89%	78 goal: 95
12		Cross Country and Track & Field	-20.00%	36 goal: 45
13		Womens Volleyball	-23.21%	43 goal: 56
14		Mens Tennis	-30.00%	21 goal: 30
15		Womens Soccer	-31.03%	60 goal: 87

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$5,000

Women's Basketball Don Riggs and Holly Ackman 50 Gift Challenge

Thanks to a generous gift from Don Riggs and Holly Ackman, when the Women's Basketball program reaches 25 gifts, the team will unlock $5,000. At the 50 gift mark, another $5,000 will be unlocked!

50 / 50 Gifts

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Leaderboard

Anteater Athletics - Most Gifts Received

Let's see which team reigns supreme this Giving Day. Most gifts receives bragging rights!

Rank	Department	Gifts
1	Mens Volleyball	174
2	Mens Soccer	117
3	Baseball	96
4	Womens Basketball	78
5	Mens Basketball	60
6	Womens Soccer	60
7	Athletics Sports Performance Fund	51
8	Anteater Band & Spirit Squad	49
9	Womens Water Polo	48
10	Womens Volleyball	43
11	Mens Water Polo	40
12	Cross Country and Track & Field	36
13	Mens Golf	29
14	Mens Tennis	21
15	Womens Tennis	17

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$10,000

Parent Power Hour 25 gift Challenge

Power Hour? How about a power 15-minutes?! Congratulations to our UCI Parent and Family community for coming together in record time to unlock $10,000 in support for Campus Organizations and Volunteer Programs! Keep the momentum going and support some of our outstanding matches and challenges below!

25 / 25 Gifts

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Success!

Early Bird Challenge

Congratulations to Darcy Wilson-Jones (LGBT Resource Center), Katy Young (School of the Arts/Dance), Charlton Lee (Social Sciences Student Awards) and Rick Emerling (UCI Retirees Association Scholarships), for winning our Early Bird Challenge! $500 in bonus funds will be added to each of these funds in your honor!

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