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!
$ 2,385,710 raised 4,118 gifts
Programs & Initiatives has raised $ 299,010 from 657 gifts!

Every gift counts.

With our exceptional programs and innovative research, your gift today can have a BIG impact on our students, faculty and community.

Explore the areas below to find the cause that is most meaningful to you.

AeroZot Student Group American Society of Civil Engineers Student Group Anteater Baja SAE Racing Student Group Anteater Formula Racing Student Group Anteater Formula SAE - EV Student Group CalTeach Science & Mathematics Program Campus Assault Resources & Education (CARE) Campus Organizations and Volunteer Programs CanSat Student Group Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Chancellor's Club Clean Energy Institute (CEI) CubeSat Student Group Department of Chicano & Latino Studies Division of Career Pathways (DCP) Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects Family Resource Center Friends of Aldrich Park - Naturescape Hammer Lab KUCI LIFTED - Prison Education National Registry of Exonerations Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Parent & Family Campaign for Student Success PrisonPandemic Project Randy Lewis All-U Leadership Conference Rocket Project Liquids Team Student Group SAGE Scholars Program Scholars at Risk Solar Car Engineering Student Group Student Success Initiatives Study Abroad Center The UCI Fund UCI Mind
Programs and Initiatives Donor Map
Rank State Gifts
1 CA 594
2 WA 6
2 TX 6
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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2
Match
Scholars at Risk Dollar-for-Dollar Match
Let’s come together to support refugee scholars! Thanks to a generous gift from Julia Lupton and Ken Reinhard, every gift made to Scholars at Risk will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000!
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2
Match
Scholars at Risk $25,000 Match
We have received a very generous gift of $25,000 from retired librarian Christina J. Woo, and invite you to join in and support this important program by contributing to matching it.
$2,230 MATCHED
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$25,000
Parent Executive Board Anteater Grant Initiative 40 Gift Challenge
Be one of the first 40 donors to the Anteater Grant Initiatives (AGI) fund and unlock $25,000 in support of AGI from the UCI Parent Executive Board!
40 / 40 Gifts
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$5,000
Counseling Center 25 Gifts for $5,000 Challenge
Help us reach 25 gifts to unlock a generous gift of $5,000 to the Counseling Center from UCI Parents Melissa and Daniel Tassé!
25 / 25 Gifts
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$1,000
Disability Services Center 10 Gift Challenge
Be one of the first 10 donors to the Disability Services Center and help unlock $1,000 in bonus funds for the center from UCI Parent Executive Board members Marté J. Matthews and Paul Means!
10 / 10 Gifts
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$1,500
Elsa and Nick Yocca First-Generation Fellowships Challenge
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 125 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!
125 / 125 Gifts
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$10,000
LIFTED Denise Hall $3,000 Challenge
Once we reach $3,000 in contributions, a very generous gift of $10,000 from UCI Foundation trustee Denise Hall will be unlocked!
$3,000 / $3,000 Raised
Completed
$50,000
LIFTED Sun Family Foundation 40 Gift for $50,000 Challenge
Help us reach 40 gifts to UCI LIFTED to unlock a very generous gift of $50,000 from the Sun Family Foundation!
40 / 40 Gifts
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$21,500
SAGE Scholars Human Options 70 Gift for $21,500 Challenge
The 70th gift made to SAGE Scholars will unlock a $21,500 gift from Human Options!
70 / 70 Gifts
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$500
Anteater's Abroad Challenge
Unleash Dreams, Unleash Destinations! Courtesy of our kind supporters, Lien Hunter, and her son, Andrew Diep, the first 10 donations to the Study Abroad Center will trigger an extra $500 in funding to aid students in their overseas studies.
10 / 10 Gifts
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2
Match
Basic Needs Center Match
Thanks to a generous gift from UCI Parents Moinak and Madhumita Ghosh, every gift made to the Basic Needs Center will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500.
$500 MATCHED
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$3,750
Basic Needs Center “Love UCI” Challenge
Hosted by the UCI Chinese Alumni Chapter, the UCI Chinese Parent Group and the Irvine Canaan Christian Community Church. Once we receive 37 gifts to the Basic Needs Center, a generous $3,750 in additional Basic Needs support will be unlocked!
37 / 37 Gifts
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2
Match
CalTeach Staff and Faculty Match
The first $1,000 raised for CalTeach will be matched dollar for dollar by generous staff and faculty.
$1,000 MATCHED
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$1,500
Counseling Center 10 Gifts for $1,000 Challenge
Be one of the first 10 donors to the Counseling Center and help unlock $1,500 in bonus funds for the center from UCI Parent Executive Board members Ashwani and Veerangana Arya!
10 / 10 Gifts
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2
Match
Chancellor's Club Ahn Tran & Terry Kuo $10,000 Match
Thanks to a generous commitment from Chancellor's Club lifetime members Ahn Tran & Terry Kuo, every gift made to the Chancellor's Club will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000!
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
$1,500
DREAM Center 10 Gift Challenge
Be one of the first 10 donors to the DREAM Center and help us unlock $1,500 in bonus funds for the center from UCI Parent Executive Board Member Ray Besharati!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
LGBT Resource Center 10 Gift Challenge
Be one of the first 10 donors to the LGBT Resource Center and help us unlock $1,000 in bonus funds to the center from UCI Parent Executive Board members Marté J. Matthews and Paul Means!
10 / 10 Gifts
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$13,000
Scholars at Risk "First 10" Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, help us reach 10 gifts to the Scholars at Risk Fund and we'll unlock $13,000 in support to SAR!
10 / 10 Gifts
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$20,000
Tyler's Tribe 20 Gifts for $20,000 Challenge
Empower ALS research by championing first-generation scholars: once 20 gifts have been made to the Chancellor's Club, we will unlock a $20,000 gift from the Tyler's Tribe Foundation!
20 / 20 Gifts
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$5,000
Womxn’s Center 50 Gifts for $5,000 Challenge
Help us reach 50 gifts to unlock a generous gift of $5,000 to the Womxn’s Center from UCI Parents Melissa and Daniel Tassé!
50 / 50 Gifts
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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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$3,350
CalTeach CARS 50 Gift Challenge
The 50th gift to CalTeach will unlock a generous $3,350 gift from CARS (College Access, Readiness and Success)!
50 / 50 Gifts
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$35,000
Chancellor's Club Jim Trolinger & Pauline Abbott 50 Gifts for $35,000 Challenge
Help unlock $35,000 in support of our first-generation graduate students! Be one of the first 50 supporters to make a gift of any amount to the Chancellor's Club to unlock this generous gift from Chancellor's Club lifetime members Jim Trolinger and Pauline Abbott!
50 / 50 Gifts
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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
Completed
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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