UMassGives 2022 Thank You! has ended!
UMassGives 2022 Thank You!
$
2,065,828
raised
9,188
Donations
Events
Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.
Past Events
Power Hour #8
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank | Prize | Department/Group | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Minutemen Racing | 118 |
2 | $500 | Gospel Choir | 23 |
3 | $500 | Pre-Law Club | 13 |
4 | Football | 9 | |
5 | Operations & Information Management Department | 7 | |
6 | Department of Finance | 7 | |
7 | Women's Ice Hockey | 5 | |
8 | Student Care Emergency Response Fund | 5 | |
9 | Hockey | 5 | |
10 | Baseball | 5 | |
11 | MCICS Dean's Opportunity Fund | 4 | |
12 | Family to Family Fund | 4 | |
13 | Men's Swimming & Diving | 3 | |
14 | Department of Management | 3 | |
15 | Isenberg School of Management Scholarships | 3 |
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Power Hour #1
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. EDT on April 28 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank | Prize | Department/Group | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Student Alumni Association | 90 |
2 | $500 | UMass Club Sailing | 69 |
3 | $500 | UMass Women into Leadership | 66 |
4 | Richard Jones Scholarship | 64 | |
5 | McCormack Department of Sport Management | 45 | |
6 | Transfer Student Scholarship Fund | 27 | |
7 | Football | 12 | |
8 | Hockey | 12 | |
9 | Men's Basketball | 12 | |
10 | Fringe Festival | 10 | |
11 | Food Security Initiatives Fund | 10 | |
12 | McCormack Sport Management Diversity Fund | 9 | |
13 | Women's Soccer | 8 | |
14 | Commonwealth Honors College Community Scholarships | 7 | |
15 | College of Education Student Emergency Fund | 7 |
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Power Hour #3
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT on April 28 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank | Prize | Department/Group | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Minuteman Marching Band | 114 |
2 | $500 | Hannah Frilot Memorial Scholarship | 57 |
3 | $500 | Earthfoods | 51 |
4 | UMass Theatre Guild | 38 | |
5 | Sylvan Snack Bar | 22 | |
6 | Erick Decker Scholar Fund | 20 | |
7 | Hockey | 13 | |
8 | Oxford Summer Seminar | 10 | |
9 | Professional Writing and Technical Communication | 10 | |
10 | Student Care Emergency Response Fund | 6 | |
11 | Department of Management | 6 | |
12 | UMass Fashion Organization | 6 | |
13 | Commonwealth Honors College Community Scholarships | 5 | |
14 | Men's Lacrosse | 5 | |
15 | MCICS Dean's Opportunity Fund | 4 |
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Power Hour #5
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 11:00 a.m. – noon EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank | Prize | Department/Group | Donors |
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1 | $2,000 | The Massachusetts Daily Collegian | 174 |
2 | $500 | Protect Our Breasts | 126 |
3 | $500 | UMass Alpine Ski Team | 43 |
4 | Cape Cod Alumni Network | 32 | |
5 | Hockey | 29 | |
6 | Isenberg Class of 2022 Senior Gift | 19 | |
7 | Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management | 14 | |
8 | Football | 13 | |
9 | College of Nursing | 12 | |
10 | Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures | 10 | |
11 | Baseball | 9 | |
12 | Rowing | 8 | |
13 | Men's Lacrosse | 7 | |
14 | Data Analytics and Computational Social Science | 7 | |
15 | Student Care Emergency Response Fund | 6 |
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Power Hour #7
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank | Prize | Department/Group | Donors |
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1 | $2,000 | Men's Club Rowing | 133 |
2 | $500 | Women's Ice Hockey | 88 |
3 | $500 | Filipino Student Association | 87 |
4 | UMass Women's Rugby Football Club | 84 | |
5 | Newman Catholic Student Association | 54 | |
6 | Club Water Polo | 54 | |
7 | Library Sustainability Fund | 38 | |
8 | UMass Dance Company | 32 | |
9 | HFA Internship Assistance Fund | 25 | |
10 | Transit Services | 14 | |
11 | Football | 10 | |
12 | Student Care Emergency Response Fund | 10 | |
13 | Shotokan Karate Club | 10 | |
14 | McCormack Department of Sport Management | 9 | |
15 | Hockey | 9 |
Ended

Accounting $5,000 Challenge
When the Accounting department raises $5,000, it will unlock an additional $5,000 generously contributed Mark '69 and Kathryn Groffman to support scholarships for Accounting students!
$5,000 / $5,000 Raised
Completed

Anthropology $30,000 Challenge
When Anthropology reaches its goal of 20 gifts during UMassGives, Emeritus Professor Alan Swedlund will pledge $30,000 to the Armelagos-Swedlund Medical Anthropology Fund.
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
BDIC $5,000 Dollar Challenge
Thanks to generous support from BDIC alumni, we are thrilled to announce that if we reach $2,000 it will unlock an additional $5,000 of support.
$2,000 / $2,000 Raised
Completed

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College of Education $1,000 Match
Dr. Richard Allan '73 has very generously offered to match the first $1,000 donated to the College of Education.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed

2
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College of Education Student Emergency Fund $1,000 Match
Mary Beth Pelosky ‘89 ’92 has generously offered to match the next $1,000 in gifts made to the College of Education Student Emergency Fund
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
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Commonwealth Honors College $8,000 Match!
Your contribution will have double the impact thanks to a generous donor who will provide a $1 for $1 match for the first $8,000 donated.
$8,000 MATCHED
Completed

HTM $10,000 Challenge
Robert Morse '77 is challenging the Hospitality and Tourism Management community to get involved and help ensure that our program remains exceptional. For every 10 gifts that are made, $1,000 will be unlocked to support HTM students, up to a total of $10,000!
Completed

2
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Institute for Social Science Research $500 Match
An anonymous donor has generously offered to match the first $500 in gifts to ISSR!
$500 MATCHED
Completed

Isenberg $50,000 Challenge
When Isenberg raises $50,000, it will unlock an additional $50,000 from Jeff Glassman '90 to support of the Innovation Challenge!
$50,000 / $50,000 Raised
Completed

Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning $10,000 challenge
The first 15 gifts to LARP will unlock a $10,000 gift from John Arnold ’86 to support the Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed

2
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Libraries $1,020 Match
Great news! Alumnae Paul R. Murphy ‘73, Marda Buchholz ’65, and Vanessa Cieslak ‘76 have offered to match the first $1,020 in gifts to the Libraries during UMassGives. Make your gift now to double your impact!
$1,020 MATCHED
Completed

2
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Linguistics $10,150 Match
A match of $10,150 has been pledged by a group of current and emeritus Linguistics faculty.
$8,050 MATCHED
Ended

Marieb College of Nursing $25,000 Challenge
If we get donations from 125 individuals to the Marieb College of Nursing, a generous alumni couple will give us an additional $25,000 to support undergraduate scholarship that support diversity in nursing!
125 / 125 Gifts
Completed

McCormack Department Day 1 $25,000 Challenge!
For every 50 gifts to the McCormack Department, Jeff Price '90 MS will generously contribute $5,000 in support of the department, up to a total of $25,000!
Completed

OIM Department $5,000 Challenge
When the OIM Department receives 100 gifts, OIM Board Chair David Sands ’92 will generously contribute $5,000 to support the department!
Completed

2
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SBS Academic Fellows Program $20,000 Match
Great news! SBS alumnus Sheldon Kline ’70 has generously offered to match $20,000 in gifts to support the SBS Academic Fellows Program. Double the impact of your gift to support the AFP program and AFP students!
$3,625 MATCHED
Ended

SBS Senior Completion Fund $15,000 Challenge
SBS alumnus Chris McCabe ’81 has generously offered to give $15,000 when we receive the first 5 gifts to the SBS Senior Completion Fund.
5 / 5 Gifts
Completed
UWiL $50,000 Challenge!
The time to give is now because UWiL mentor Naomi Seligman ’95 has offered us an exciting challenge: If UWiL receives gifts from 100 individuals by midnight April 29, Naomi will give UWiL $50,000 in memory of a powerful woman in her life, her grandmother Janet Drukarsh.
100 / 100 Donors
Completed

UWW Interdisciplinary Studies $2,500 Power Hour Challenge
If we get 100 donors to give during our Power Hour, a generous donor will unlock a $2,500 gift.
100 / 100 Donors
Completed

iCons Cash Leaderboard
See which iCons designations are receiving the most support!
Rank | Fund Designation | Raised |
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1 | iCons | $2,759.00 |
2 | iCons Student Gifts | $195.00 |
Ended
iCons Senior Giving Challenge
Our goal is for 100% participation from our entire senior class. Help us reach 37 senior donors!
Rank | Answer | Donors |
---|---|---|
1 | Student | 10 |
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Isenberg Gift Leaderboard
See which areas within Isenberg are receiving the most support.
Rank | Department/Group | Gifts |
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1 | McCormack Department of Sport Management | 200 |
2 | Protect Our Breasts | 151 |
3 | Accounting Department | 96 |
4 | Isenberg Class of 2022 Senior Gift | 80 |
5 | Operations & Information Management Department | 66 |
6 | Hospitality & Tourism Management Department | 62 |
7 | Isenberg School of Management Scholarships | 58 |
8 | ISOM Dean's Fund for Excellence | 47 |
9 | Finance Department | 43 |
10 | Marketing Department | 29 |
11 | Management Department | 27 |
12 | Career Success Office | 16 |
13 | ISOM Diversity and Inclusion Initiative | 9 |
14 | Isenberg Global Citizens | 4 |
15 | Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship | 3 |
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UMass Athletics Participation Goals
Help each of our sports teams reach their participation goal.
Rank | Team | Donors |
---|---|---|
1 | Hockey | 310 |
2 | Football | 217 |
3 | Men's Lacrosse | 181 |
4 | Baseball | 110 |
5 | Women's Soccer | 106 |
6 | Men's Basketball | 102 |
7 | Field Hockey | 86 |
8 | Softball | 79 |
9 | Men's Cross Country/Track & Field | 77 |
10 | Rowing | 64 |
11 | Women's Lacrosse | 55 |
12 | Women's Basketball | 50 |
13 | Men's Swimming & Diving | 48 |
14 | Men's Soccer | 47 |
15 | Cheerleading | 47 |
Ended

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UMassGives $10,000 Campus Match!
Great news, the first $100 of every gift made right now will be matched, until the $10,000 in matching funds are exhausted. Double the impact of your gift to any area of campus right now!
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed

Power Hour #2
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from noon – 1:00 p.m. EDT on April 28 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank | Prize | Department/Group | Donors |
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1 | $2,000 | Stonewall Center | 114 |
2 | $500 | University Without Walls Interdisciplinary Studies | 107 |
3 | $500 | Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy | 77 |
4 | Men's Ultimate Frisbee | 51 | |
5 | Arab Cultural Association | 42 | |
6 | College of Nursing | 40 | |
7 | Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences | 29 | |
8 | Department of Accounting | 25 | |
9 | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 24 | |
10 | UMass Hillel | 23 | |
11 | Surf Club | 16 | |
12 | Department of Biomedical Engineering | 14 | |
13 | Department of Art | 13 | |
14 | Student Care Emergency Response Fund | 10 | |
15 | Energy Transition Institute | 9 |
Ended

Power Hour #4
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. EDT on April 28 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank | Prize | Department/Group | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Women's Ultimate Frisbee | 286 |
2 | $500 | Student Care Emergency Response Fund | 83 |
3 | $500 | UMass ALTITUDE | 61 |
4 | CHAARG | 60 | |
5 | UMass Emergency Medical Services | 48 | |
6 | Muslim Students Association | 47 | |
7 | Outing Club | 40 | |
8 | UMass Fashion Organization | 30 | |
9 | Paperbark | 28 | |
10 | Department of Linguistics | 22 | |
11 | UMass Mock Trial Team | 16 | |
12 | iCons | 11 | |
13 | iCons Student Gifts | 8 | |
14 | Family to Family Fund | 7 | |
15 | Commonwealth Honors College Community Scholarships | 6 |
Ended

Power Hour #6
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank | Prize | Department/Group | Donors |
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1 | $2,000 | Duly Noted | 72 |
2 | $500 | Gamma Iota Sigma | 44 |
3 | $500 | Women for UMass Amherst | 37 |
4 | Film Studies Program | 34 | |
5 | UMass Dining/Food Security Program | 20 | |
6 | BDIC | 19 | |
7 | Hockey | 16 | |
8 | Autism Awareness | 11 | |
9 | Football | 10 | |
10 | College of Nursing | 6 | |
11 | Men's Lacrosse | 6 | |
12 | Marketing Department | 5 | |
13 | Student Care Emergency Response Fund | 5 | |
14 | Baseball | 5 | |
15 | Rowing | 5 |
Ended

Accounting $25,000 Challenge
For every 30 gifts that are made in support of the department, $5,000 from Dan Tempesta '92 will be unlocked in scholarship support for Accounting students, up to a total of $25,000!
Completed

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Alpine Ski Team $5,000 Match
Thanks to the generosity of the parent of a former team member and friend of the program, all gifts to Alpine Ski Team will now be matched up to $5,000!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
BDIC $2,000 Donor Challenge
Thanks to generous support from BDIC alumni, if we receive donations from 50 individuals it will unlock an additional $2,000 for us.
33 / 50 Donors
Ended

Cape Cod Alumni Scholarship Challenge
When we reach $10,000 raised it will unlock an additional $2,000 gift.
$6,345 / $10,000 Raised
Ended

2
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College of Education Student Emergency Fund $500 Match
Thanks to the generosity of Katherine Douglas '73 '91M '08Ed.D the next $500 in gifts to the College of Education Student Emergency Fund will be matched!
$500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
College of Education Student Emergency Fund $500 Match
Dr. Charlie Jenkins ’78 has generously offered to match the next $500 in gifts made to the College of Education Student Emergency Fund!
$500 MATCHED
Completed

Commonwealth Honors College Participation Challenges
Help us unlock our two $1,000 participation challenges.
80 / 80 Donors
Completed

Finance Department $5,000 Challenge
Jim Hyatt '85 and Arbella Insurance Foundation are challenging Finance Department alumni and friends to get involved and support our students. For every 30 gifts to the Finance Department, $1,000 will be unlocked up to a total of $5,000!
Completed

2
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Institute of Diversity Sciences $3,000 Match
Two generous donors – our board members Liv Neeley and Bob Feldman -- have agreed to match ALL donations made up to $3,000!
$2,450 MATCHED
Ended

Isenberg $500,000 Challenge
When 500 donors make a gift to Isenberg on Thursday, April 28, it will unlock $250,000 generously contributed by Denise Coll '75 and Nicholas Sampson '82 CNS, and once we hit our 1,000-gift goal they will contribute an additional $250,000, totaling $500,000!!
Completed

Legal Studies $50,000 Challenge
Great news! The first 20 gifts Legal Studies receives during UMassGives will unlock a $50,000 challenge gift from Greg Hanscom ’04 to support the Center for Justice, Law and Societies and Academic Fellows Program summer research assistantship initiative.
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed

Libraries $500 Challenge
If the Libraries receive 100 gifts to the Libraries during UMassGives, Interim Dean of Libraries Sarah Hutton will give an additional $500. Make your gift now to help us unlock this additional gift!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed

Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences $10,000 Challenge
This year, your gift of $5 or more made to the CICS Dean's Opportunity Fund will help us reach our goal of 125 individual donors to unlock a matching gift of $10,000. If just 5% of current CICS students make a $5 gift, we’ll have met our goal!
Completed

Marketing Department $5,000 Challenge
For every 30 gifts to the department, $1,000 from John Lynch ’86 will be unlocked in support of Marketing students, up to a total of $5,000!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed

OIM Department $1,000 Challenge
When the OIM Department raises $1,000, it will unlock an additional $1,000 from OIM Board Member Brian Howell ’12 and Bose!
$1,000 / $1,000 Raised
Completed

Public Health & Health Sciences $50,000 Challenge
Help us reach 50 gifts to unlock a $50,000 pledge from John Yablonski ’64 ‘67G to support the Public Health Equity Young Scholars Summer Enrichment Program.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed

SBS Internship Program $25,000 Challenge
The first 10 gifts to the SBS Internship program will unlock a $25,000 gift from SBS alumnus David Kelly ’86.
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
2
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UMass Hillel $2,500 Match
Thanks to the generosity of Steve and Risa Aronson '75, the first $2,500 in gifts to Hillel will be matched!
$2,500 MATCHED
Completed

University Without Walls Interdisciplinary Studies $2,500 Challenge
If we hit $12,500, a generous donor will unlock a $2,500 gift.
Completed
2
Match
Western MA Writing Project $1,000 Match
An anonymous donor will match the first $1,000 in contributions to WMWP during UMassGives
$575 MATCHED
Ended

iCons Gift Leaderboard
See which iCons designations are receiving the most support!
Rank | iCons Designation | Gifts |
---|---|---|
1 | iCons | 37 |
2 | iCons Student Gifts | 10 |
Ended

Isenberg Cash Leaderboard
See which areas within Isenberg are receiving the most support.
Rank | Department/Group | Raised |
---|---|---|
1 | McCormack Department of Sport Management | $122,721.00 |
2 | Accounting Department | $37,116.00 |
3 | Hospitality & Tourism Management Department | $14,050.00 |
4 | ISOM Dean's Fund for Excellence | $12,730.00 |
5 | Operations & Information Management Department | $11,345.00 |
6 | Finance Department | $9,690.00 |
7 | Marketing Department | $8,130.00 |
8 | Isenberg School of Management Scholarships | $5,790.00 |
9 | Protect Our Breasts | $4,015.00 |
10 | Isenberg Class of 2022 Senior Gift | $3,365.00 |
11 | Management Department | $3,275.00 |
12 | Career Success Office | $1,420.00 |
13 | ISOM Diversity and Inclusion Initiative | $800.00 |
14 | Isenberg Global Citizens | $225.00 |
15 | Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship | $150.00 |
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Social & Behavioral Sciences Cash Leaderboard
See which areas within SBS are receiving the most support!
Rank | Department/Group | % +/- | Goal |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Institute for Social Science Research | +231.25% |
$6,625.00
goal: $2,000.00
|
2 | SBS Academic Fellows | +141.67% |
$7,250.00
goal: $3,000.00
|
3 | Labor Center | +72.92% |
$2,075.00
goal: $1,200.00
|
4 | Department of Journalism | +6.33% |
$4,253.00
goal: $4,000.00
|
5 | Department of Political Science | +3.95% |
$10,395.15
goal: $10,000.00
|
6 | Department of Anthropology | +2.76% |
$34,940.00
goal: $34,000.00
|
7 | Senior Completion Fund | +2.48% |
$15,885.00
goal: $15,500.00
|
8 | Department of Communication | -8.00% |
$4,600.00
goal: $5,000.00
|
9 | Data Analytics and Computational Social Science | -8.50% |
$915.00
goal: $1,000.00
|
10 | UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL) | -16.35% |
$62,741.00
goal: $75,000.00
|
11 | Legal Studies Program | -28.15% |
$53,885.00
goal: $75,000.00
|
12 | Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning | -33.92% |
$13,215.00
goal: $20,000.00
|
13 | Department of Economics | -34.75% |
$6,525.00
goal: $10,000.00
|
14 | School of Public Policy | -35.15% |
$4,215.00
goal: $6,500.00
|
15 | Department of Sociology | -36.00% |
$3,200.00
goal: $5,000.00
|
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