Join The Paul Merage School of Business for Giving Day 2025! This Giving Day we are coming together for UC Irvine to make a transformational impact on our campus and community.

Today, gifts of all sizes will help us to unlock tremendous opportunities for students aspiring to become future leaders of industry. Whether you are inspired to invest in life-changing scholarships, immersive educational programming or critical research projects, your generosity will generate a talent pipeline capable of achieving remarkable feats.

Click the buttons below to learn more, make a difference, and join us in this year’s Giving Day celebration!


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Merage School Donor Map
Rank State Gifts
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1 AA 0
1 AE 0
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Early Bird Challenge
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Early Bird Challenge
Thanks to a generous gift from UC Irvine Foundation trustees Gary and Melanie Singer, donors will be chosen at random to unlock an additional $500 for the school, program or cause supported during the Giving Day Early Access Period (ends 11:59pm on April 21)!
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Social Media Challenge
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Social Media Challenge
Show your UC Irvine pride! Post on social media with #UCIGivingDay and let us know what you care about most at UC Irvine. We'll be selecting and featuring our favorite posts, and if we feature yours, $500 will be donated in your honor to the initiative mentioned in your post!
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1965 Challenge
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1965 Challenge
In celebration of UC Irvine's founding, the 1,965th gift will receive $1,965 in matching funds for the school, program or cause supported!
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Leaderboard
Brilliant Future Challenge
Thanks to a generous commitment from UC Irvine Foundation trustee Julie Hill, the top-3 academic units with the largest growth in donors over last year's Giving Day will share a bonus prize of $5,000!
Rank Prize Academic Unit % +/- Goal
1 $2,500 School of Social Sciences -97.22% 1
goal: 36
2 $1,500 The Henry Samueli School of Engineering -98.43% 2
goal: 127
3 $1,000 Claire Trevor School of the Arts -98.53% 2
goal: 136
4 Donald Bren School of ICS -98.78% 1
goal: 82
5 The Paul Merage School of Business -99.17% 1
goal: 120
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Chancellor's Club Elliott Kornhauser $5,000 Matching Gift Challenge!
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Chancellor's Club Elliott Kornhauser $5,000 Matching Gift Challenge!
Help unlock the full potential of Giving Day by matching Elliott Kornhauser’s $5,000 gift to the Chancellor’s Club!
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