UMassGives 2021
We are starting an exciting new center at UMass—The Matthews Center for Philosophy and Children—and we could really use your support! The main goal of the Matthews Center is to encourage elementary, middle, and high school students throughout the region to ponder life’s big questions. A second goal is to promote a college-going mindset among children in underfunded school districts. The Center will (i) send Five College students and faculty into schools in Springfield and Holyoke (among other places) to do philosophy with kids in those schools; (ii) host residential summer programs at UMass for high school students; (iii) run workshops to train K–12 teachers to do philosophy with their students in the classroom; (iv) serve as a hub for premier research in the field of Philosophy with Children; and (v) create and freely share curricula for doing philosophy in K–12 classrooms and for philosophy summer programs. The two images are posters that were created to advertise Question Everything, our summer program for high school students in Springfield and Holyoke.

Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $2,000 | Student Alumni Association | 50 |
2 | $500 | Center for Student Businesses | 32 |
3 | $500 | Transfer Student Scholarship Fund | 28 |
4 | Student Care & Emergency Response Fund | 18 | |
5 | UMass Women into Leadership | 15 | |
6 | Asian & Asian American Studies Certificate Program | 13 | |
7 | Support the Libraries | 12 | |
8 | Department of Political Science | 7 | |
9 | Department of Theater | 7 | |
10 | College of Education | 6 | |
11 | Commonwealth Honors College | 6 | |
12 | Department of History | 5 | |
13 | College of Information and Computer Sciences | 5 | |
14 | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | 4 | |
15 | Isenberg Scholarships | 4 |

Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $2,000 | University Without Walls | 135 |
2 | $500 | Alpine Ski Team | 42 |
3 | $500 | McCormack Department of Sport Management | 40 |
4 | Autism Awareness | 28 | |
5 | College of Nursing | 25 | |
6 | UMass Dining | 17 | |
7 | The Translation Center at UMass Amherst | 14 | |
8 | Minutemen Dancers | 6 | |
9 | Commonwealth Honors College | 5 | |
10 | Hockey (Pond Club) | 5 | |
11 | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | 4 | |
12 | ISOM Dean's Fund for Excellence | 4 | |
13 | Department of Accounting | 4 | |
14 | Department of Finance | 3 | |
15 | Isenberg Women in Business | 3 |

Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $2,000 | Minuteman Marching Band | 141 |
2 | $500 | Hannah Frilot Memorial Scholarship Fund | 79 |
3 | $500 | Women's Ice Hockey | 58 |
4 | Oxford Summer Seminar | 48 | |
5 | Colleges Against Cancer | 39 | |
6 | Climbing Team | 32 | |
7 | School of Public Policy | 29 | |
8 | Shotokan Karate Club | 28 | |
9 | Muslim Students Association | 15 | |
10 | Ballroom Dance Team | 12 | |
11 | Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management | 11 | |
12 | Epic Movement | 10 | |
13 | Department of Journalism | 6 | |
14 | Food Security Initiatives Fund | 5 | |
15 | Minutemen Dancers | 5 |

Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $2,000 | Protect Our Breasts | 140 |
2 | $500 | Spanish and Portuguese Studies | 106 |
3 | $500 | Women’s Rugby Football Club | 46 |
4 | Club Gymnastics | 45 | |
5 | Cape Cod Alumni Network | 34 | |
6 | Habitat for Humanity | 23 | |
7 | Support the Libraries | 21 | |
8 | Surf Club | 21 | |
9 | Center for Student Businesses | 9 | |
10 | Center for Research on Families | 7 | |
11 | CNS Graduate Student Fellowship Fund | 6 | |
12 | College of Natural Sciences | 6 | |
13 | Student Care & Emergency Response Fund | 5 | |
14 | Fencing Club | 5 | |
15 | Stonewall Center | 5 |

Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
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1 | $2,000 | Men's Club Rowing | 180 |
2 | $500 | Stonewall Center | 127 |
3 | $500 | UMass ALTITUDE | 99 |
4 | Women for UMass Amherst | 41 | |
5 | Engineers Without Borders | 19 | |
6 | Mock Trial Team | 17 | |
7 | Department of Management | 15 | |
8 | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 15 | |
9 | Vocal Suspects | 8 | |
10 | Isenberg Women in Business | 7 | |
11 | Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship | 6 | |
12 | Tabletop RPG Club | 6 | |
13 | College of Information and Computer Sciences | 6 | |
14 | Department of Accounting | 4 | |
15 | College of Natural Sciences | 4 |

Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $2,000 | Transit Services | 64 |
2 | $500 | Department of English | 58 |
3 | $500 | Men's Club Soccer | 37 |
4 | Water Polo | 28 | |
5 | Men's Ultimate Frisbee | 14 | |
6 | UMass ALTITUDE | 13 | |
7 | Spikeball | 12 | |
8 | Stonewall Center | 8 | |
9 | Greater Boston Alumni Network | 7 | |
10 | Men's Club Rowing | 6 | |
11 | Support the Libraries | 6 | |
12 | Spanish and Portuguese Studies | 6 | |
13 | Vocal Suspects | 4 | |
14 | Department of Management | 4 | |
15 | Minuteman Marching Band | 4 |

Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $2,000 | Student Care & Emergency Response Fund | 151 |
2 | $500 | Women's Ultimate Frisbee | 137 |
3 | $500 | Minutemen Racing | 78 |
4 | CHAARG | 64 | |
5 | S#arp Attitude | 61 | |
6 | Outing Club | 29 | |
7 | Dance Program | 14 | |
8 | iCons | 14 | |
9 | Alpine Ski Team | 12 | |
10 | Department of Accounting | 8 | |
11 | University Without Walls | 6 | |
12 | McCormack Department of Sport Management | 5 | |
13 | Her Campus | 5 | |
14 | Food Security Initiatives Fund | 4 | |
15 | College of Information and Computer Sciences | 4 |
