UMassGives 2026

The Center for Research on Families (CRF) fosters interdisciplinary research on families, integrating insights from the social, behavioral and natural sciences. By addressing urgent issues and systemic inequalities, CRF advances family-focused research and community engaged initiatives. We facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and generate innovative, evidence-based solutions to tackle the complex challenges families face today.
Teaching and mentoring are at the heart of CRF's work. Through our Faculty Family Research Scholars Program and student-based engagement in social science exploration and work readiness we are connecting and impacting the UMass community and beyond.
This year, generous gifts to CRF through UMass Gives will help support growing initiatives in community-based programming as well as strengthen our commitment to student engagement through grants, internships, and special workshops in an effort to create impactful and meaningful connections.
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO/Fund | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Student Alumni Association | 128 |
| 2 | $1,000 | UMass Women into Leadership | 112 |
| 3 | $500 | Dept. of Food Science | 90 |
| 4 | $500 | Golf Club | 53 |
| 5 | $500 | iCons | 40 |
| 6 | Cape Cod Scholarship | 38 | |
| 7 | Women's Cross Country/Track & Field | 25 | |
| 8 | Department of Accounting | 22 | |
| 9 | Professional Writing and Technical Communication | 18 | |
| 10 | Pond Club | 13 | |
| 11 | Women's Soccer | 10 | |
| 12 | Department of Theater | 9 | |
| 13 | Field Hockey Club | 9 | |
| 14 | Alumni Association | 8 | |
| 15 | Department of Physics | 8 |
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO/Fund | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Women's Club Ice Hockey | 180 |
| 2 | $1,000 | Women's Rugby | 95 |
| 3 | $500 | Department of Polymer Science and Engineering. | 71 |
| 4 | $500 | UWW Completion Fund | 57 |
| 5 | $500 | PRSSA | 51 |
| 6 | Spanish and Portuguese Studies | 51 | |
| 7 | Climbing Club | 50 | |
| 8 | Department of Journalism | 35 | |
| 9 | Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management | 34 | |
| 10 | Smart Woman Securities | 34 | |
| 11 | UMass Hillel | 32 | |
| 12 | Frank Waugh Alumni Board Fund | 16 | |
| 13 | Department of History | 14 | |
| 14 | Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning | 11 | |
| 15 | Dept. of Food Science | 11 |
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO/Fund | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Men's Rugby | 175 |
| 2 | $1,000 | Field Hockey | 102 |
| 3 | $500 | Women's Lacrosse | 96 |
| 4 | $500 | New2 U | 78 |
| 5 | $500 | Baseball | 54 |
| 6 | Men's Soccer | 21 | |
| 7 | Department of Chemistry | 15 | |
| 8 | Club Softball | 11 | |
| 9 | Script U - Women's Lacrosse | 9 | |
| 10 | ACEing Autism | 8 | |
| 11 | Women's Soccer | 8 | |
| 12 | CICS Scholarships | 8 | |
| 13 | Libraries Sustainability Fund | 7 | |
| 14 | Club Swim | 7 | |
| 15 | Script U - Hockey | 6 |
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO/Fund | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Women's Ultimate Frisbee | 153 |
| 2 | $1,000 | Club Water Polo | 131 |
| 3 | $500 | S#arp Attitude | 117 |
| 4 | $500 | Doo Wop Shop | 98 |
| 5 | $500 | Choral Dilemma | 70 |
| 6 | ALANA | 68 | |
| 7 | Dance Company | 58 | |
| 8 | Sailing Team | 57 | |
| 9 | CHAARG | 55 | |
| 10 | Women's Club Soccer | 47 | |
| 11 | Mu Epsilon Delta | 42 | |
| 12 | Girl Up | 34 | |
| 13 | Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers | 21 | |
| 14 | Ellsberg Initiative | 17 | |
| 15 | Department of Physics | 15 |
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO/Fund | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Stonewall Center | 196 |
| 2 | $1,000 | Club Swim | 127 |
| 3 | $500 | Minutemen Racing | 97 |
| 4 | $500 | Comparative Literature Program | 56 |
| 5 | $500 | Film Studies Program | 50 |
| 6 | Women For UMass Amherst | 44 | |
| 7 | Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences | 33 | |
| 8 | Debate Society | 29 | |
| 9 | School of Earth & Sustainability | 23 | |
| 10 | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 21 | |
| 11 | Pre-Optometry Professional Society | 20 | |
| 12 | CNS Student Experiential Learning Fund | 10 | |
| 13 | Women's Cross Country/Track & Field | 9 | |
| 14 | McCormack Student Leaders | 8 | |
| 15 | Script U - Hockey | 7 |
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO/Fund | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Minuteman Marching | 193 |
| 2 | $1,000 | Women's Rowing | 106 |
| 3 | $500 | Center for Women and Community | 78 |
| 4 | $500 | WMUA | 63 |
| 5 | $500 | Board of Student Businesses | 61 |
| 6 | Center for Neuroendocrine Studies | 54 | |
| 7 | Student Care & Emergency Response Fund | 50 | |
| 8 | Filipino Student Assocation | 28 | |
| 9 | Society of Women Engineers | 22 | |
| 10 | Civic Engagement and Service-Learning | 16 | |
| 11 | Student Nurses Assocation | 12 | |
| 12 | Women's Cross Country/Track & Field | 12 | |
| 13 | Model UN | 11 | |
| 14 | Stonewall Center | 10 | |
| 15 | Science Olympiad | 10 |
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO/Fund | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Men's Club Rowing | 268 |
| 2 | $1,000 | The Massachusetts Daily Collegian | 189 |
| 3 | $500 | CLACLS | 62 |
| 4 | $500 | Men's Club Volleyball | 48 |
| 5 | $500 | Fencing Club | 39 |
| 6 | The Boltwood Project | 36 | |
| 7 | Minuteman Marching | 20 | |
| 8 | BOXING CLUB | 15 | |
| 9 | Alpha Phi Omega Kappa Omicron | 15 | |
| 10 | UMass Amherst Bach Festival and Symposium | 14 | |
| 11 | Department of Microbiology | 14 | |
| 12 | W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies | 13 | |
| 13 | Men's Soccer | 10 | |
| 14 | Department of Political Science | 9 | |
| 15 | Women's Rowing | 9 |
| Rank | Prize | Department/Group/RSO/Fund | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Duly Noted | 259 |
| 2 | $1,000 | UMass EMS | 118 |
| 3 | $500 | Vietnamese Student Association | 109 |
| 4 | $500 | Mock Trial Team | 96 |
| 5 | $500 | InterVarsity Christian Fellowship | 90 |
| 6 | Running Club | 46 | |
| 7 | Ballroom Dance Team | 22 | |
| 8 | Softball | 12 | |
| 9 | Dept. of Food Science | 12 | |
| 10 | Men's Cross Country/Track & Field | 7 | |
| 11 | K-POP Dance Club | 5 | |
| 12 | Script U - Hockey | 4 | |
| 13 | Stockbridge School of Agriculture | 4 | |
| 14 | UMass Hillel | 4 | |
| 15 | WMUA | 4 |