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UMassGives 2023
THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER AMAZING UMASSGIVES!

Thank you to our remarkable alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents, and friends for coming together once again to show your pride and support the areas of campus you love. We are truly humbled by your generosity! Over the past two days the UMass community made thousands of gifts to hundreds of student groups, centers, departments, and other areas of campus. You truly gave :) happy!

See what people are sharing about UMassGives 2023!
UMassGives donations come from all over the world!
Rank State Gifts
1 MA 5717
2 NY 630
3 CT 313
$25,000
Accounting $25,000 Challenge!
For every 20 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!
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Athletics 11a.m. Challenge
The most gifts to a team between 11:00a.m. and noon (April 27) wins!
Rank Team Gifts
1 Baseball 61
2 Hockey 25
3 Men's Soccer 23
4 Football 14
5 Women's Rowing 13
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Athletics Team Participation Goals
Help each of our sports teams reach their participation goal.
Rank Team Goals % +/- Team Goals
1 Women's Rowing +30.67% 98
goal: 75
2 Women's Lacrosse +22.67% 92
goal: 75
3 Baseball +22.00% 122
goal: 100
4 Hockey +19.50% 239
goal: 200
5 Men's Swimming & Diving +10.00% 55
goal: 50
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COE Student Emergency Fund $1,000 Match!
Dr. Janet Bailey ’67 ’77 will match the first $1,000 given to the College of Education Student Emergency Fund
$1,000 MATCHED
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COE Student Emergency Fund $500 Match!
Dr. Charlie Jenkins ’78 will match the first $500 give to the College of Education Student Emergency Fund
$500 MATCHED
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2
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COE Student Emergency Fund $750 Match!
Mary Beth Pelosky ’89 ‘92 will match the first $750 in gifts made to the College of Education Student Emergency Fund.
$750 MATCHED
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2
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College of Education $1,000 Match!
Dr. Peggy Jablonski ’81 ’84 will match the first $1,000 given to the College of Education
$1,000 MATCHED
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2
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College of Education $5,000 Match!
Celia Oyler and family in memory of Florence Sullivan have generous offered to match the first $5,000 in gifts to the College of Education.
$5,000 MATCHED
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$100,000
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Faculty Excellence Challenge!
The first 10 gifts of any size to Faculty Excellence will unlock $10,000 each from alumnus David Kelly '86.
Completed
$12,500
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences John Hird Fellows in RISE Challenge!
Sheldon Kline has generously offered $12,500 in support of the John Hird Fellows in RISE, if we can get 12 gifts!
Completed
$25,000
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences RISE $25,000 Challenge!
The first 25 gifts of any size to the SBS RISE Program will unlock $1,000 each from alumna Sharon Jackson Wilder '88.
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College of Social & Behavioral Sciences SBS in DC $10,000 match!
Alumnus Bob Letteney '96 has provided a challenge to benefit SBS in DC. Bob will generously match the first 25 gifts made to SBS in DC of any size, up to $10K in total
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$25,000
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Scholarship $25,000 Challenge!
The first 25 gifts of any size to any scholarship across SBS will unlock $1,000 each from alumnus Chris Coleman '94.
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$15,000
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Senior Completion Fund $15,000 Challenge!
The first 15 gifts of any size to the SBS Senior Completion Fund will unlock $1,000 each from alumnus Chris McCabe '81.
15 / 15 Gifts
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$25,000
Data Analytics & Computational Social Science $25,000 Challenge!
The first 10 gifts of any size to DACSS will unlock $2,500 each from alumnus Mike Sullivan '81.
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$25,000
Department of Communication $25,000 Challenge!
The first 25 gifts of any size to Communication will unlock $1,000 each from alumna Elaine Nord '81.
25 / 25 Gifts
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Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
The first $2,500 of gifts to the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences will be matched by a group of generous donors!
$2,500 MATCHED
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2
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Fine Arts Center Power Hour $1,000 Challenge!
FAC Board Member Tanya Fuller has made a Power Hour challenge to further support the Fine Arts Center’s Angel Tickets Smar Endowment. During this Power Hour, the first $1,000 will be matched by Tanya and all contributions will be applied toward our Power Hour gift count! The Smar Angel Tickets Endowment provides direct support for complimentary/discounted tickets to local area schools, nonprofits, and human-service organizations. We support Arts access for all!
$875 MATCHED
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Fine Arts Center Smar Endowment for Angel Tickets $1,000 Match!
Ben Smar will graciously match the first $1,000 given to the Joyce E. and Benedict J. Smar Endowment for Angel Tickets.
$1,000 MATCHED
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$20,000
Football $20,000 challenge!
The first 250 donors to football will unlock a $10,000 gift from Phil '75 & Linda Roland and an additional $10,000 gift from two anonymous alums.
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$100,000
Hospitality & Tourism Management $100,000 Challenge!
HTM Board Member Fred Mitzner '86 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, Fred will generously contribute $10,000 to support HTM students, up to a total of $100,000!
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Isenberg Cash Leaderboard
See which areas within Isenberg are receiving the most support.
Rank Department/Group Raised
1 Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management $27,876.00
2 Melvin Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship $27,370.00
3 ISOM Dean's Fund for Excellence $7,521.00
4 ISOM Scholarships $6,520.00
5 Protect Our Breasts $5,200.00
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Isenberg Gift Leaderboard
See which areas within Isenberg are receiving the most support.
Rank Department/Group Gifts
1 Protect Our Breasts 204
2 Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management 121
3 ISOM Class of 2023 Senior Gift 91
4 Operations & Information Management Department 86
5 Melvin Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship 80
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$125,000
Isenberg School of Management $125,000 Challenge!
For every $25,000 raised in support for the school, Jim ’74, ’76 MBA and Paula Buonomo will generously contribute $25,000 to the Buonomo Finish Line Fund, up to a total of $125,000! The Buonomo Finish Line Fund helps Isenberg seniors graduate when they experience unexpected financial obstacles in their senior year. Jim and Paula have also included an additional gift in their estate that will bring the Buomono Finish Line Fund to $500,000!
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$250,000
Isenberg School of Management $250,000 STUDENT Challenge
Last year 100 Isenberg students participated in UMassGives. This year, Sandy Barbour '83 MS is challenging students to hit new giving records. When 125 students give back, Sandy will generously contribute $250,000 to prepare women for careers in the sport and entertainment industry!
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$500,000
Isenberg School of Management $500,000 Challenge!
When the Isenberg community makes 500 gifts to the school, it will unlock $250,000 generously contributed by Paul '66 SBS and Gail McDonald, and once we hit our 1,000-gift goal an additional $250,000 will be unlocked, totaling $500,000 for the Paul J. and Gail M. McDonald Endowed Faculty Fellowship!
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ISOM Melvin Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship $25,000 Match!
Double your impact to the Melvin Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship! Associate Dean Bill Brown and his wife Linda have generously offered to match the first $25,000 in donations made in honor of Melvin during UMassGives!
$25,000 MATCHED
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$10,000
Manning CICS $10,000 Challenge!
This year, your gift to the CICS Experiential Learning Fund will help us reach our goal of 100 donors to unlock a challenge gift of $10,000. Please help us reach our goal and unlock this amazing challenge gift!
100 / 100 Gifts
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$5,000
Operations and Information Management $5,000 Challenge!
OIM Advisory Board Chair David Sands ’92 and his wife Lisa ’95 are challenging the OIM community to get involved and support OIM students. For every 20 gifts to the OIM Department, the Sands will generously contribute $1,000, up to a total of $5,000!
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$25,000
Political Science $25,000 Challenge!
The first 25 gifts of any size to Political Science will unlock $1,000 each from alumnus Paul Hohenberger '87.
25 / 25 Gifts
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School of Public Policy $1,200 Match!
Gifts of any size to the School of Public Policy will be matched up to $1,200 by alumnus Drew Thiemann MPA '16 whose gift will support SPP internships.
$1,200 MATCHED
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$10,000
Sociology Andersen Graduate Enrichment Endowment Fund Challenge!
Support research shining a light on inequality! The first 10 gifts of any size to The Andersen Graduate Enrichment Fund will unlock a gift of $1,000 from Dr. Margaret Andersen MA '73 PhD '76, who created an endowment for Sociology graduate student research on inequality.
10 / 10 Gifts
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$100,000
SPHHS $100,000 Challenge!
Help us reach 40 gifts to unlock a $100,000 pledge from Ed Stanek to support the newly created Bio-Epi Internship Fund
40 / 40 Gifts
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$100,000
SPHHS Second $100,000 Challenge!
Just 10 more gifts before midnight tonight to get to 50 gifts for the SPHHS to unlock our second $100,000 pledge from Ken Mundt to the Bio-Epi Internship Fund
50 / 50 Gifts
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$2,250
Tom Kida Doctoral Student Travel Fund $2,250 Challenge!
When $2,250 is raised for the Tom Kida Doctoral Student Travel Fund, Chris Agoglia '99 PhD, Sudip Bhattacharjee '97 PhD, Steve Perreault '11 PhD, Aaron Saiewitz '14 PhD, and James Wainberg '10 PhD will come together to generously contribute an additional $2,250 to the fund!
$2,250 / $2,250 Raised
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$1,000
University Without Walls $1,000 Challenge!
If UWW gets 100 donors, a generous donor will unlock an additional $1,000 that will be added to our total.
100 / 100 Donors
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$30,000
UWiL $30,000 Challenge
The first 100 gifts to UWiL will unlock a $30,000 from alumna and UWiL board member Jan Feuerstadt '96!
100 / 100 Gifts
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$5,000
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field $5,000 Challenge!
The first 50 donors to women's cross country/track & field will unlock a $5,000 gift from Heather Palmer '02
50 / 50 Gifts
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Club Sports Challenge
The participating Club Sport RSOs (registered student organizations) with the most donors at the end of #UMassGives will receive bonus money! First place will receive $1,000 and second and third places will receive $500 each! Make a gift to your favorite RSO to help them win! (NOTE: Multiple gifts made by the same person to the same RSO will only count as one gift.)
Rank Prize Club Sports Donors
1 $1,000 Women's Club Ice Hockey 212
2 $500 Women's Ultimate Frisbee 180
3 $500 Men's Ultimate Frisbee 149
4 Men's Club Rowing 138
5 Men's Rugby 91
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Student Organization Challenge
The participating student organizations with the most donors at the end of #UMassGives will receive bonus money! First place will receive $1,000 and second and third places will receive $500 each! Make a gift to your favorite RSO to help them win! (NOTE: Multiple gifts made by the same person to the same RSO will only count as one gift.)
Rank Prize Student Organization Donors
1 $1,000 Duly Noted 281
2 $500 Massachusetts Daily Collegian 273
3 $500 Doo Wop Shop 158
4 Student Alumni Association 146
5 The Boltwood Project 125
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Power Hour #1
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 10-11 a.m. EDT on April 26 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 Wind Ensemble 197
2 $500 Stonewall Center 160
3 $500 UMass Women into Leadership 115
4 Student Alumni Association 111
5 S#arp Attitude 46
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Power Hour #2
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from noon - 1 p.m. EDT on April 26 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize DEPARTMENT/GROUP/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 Protect Our Breasts 162
2 $500 UWW Interdisciplinary Studies 61
3 $500 Mock Trial Team 41
4 Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Student Financial Aid 32
5 Club Softball 31
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Power Hour #3
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 3 - 4 p.m. EDT on April 26 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize DEPARTMENT/GROUP/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 Minuteman Marching Band Endowment 101
2 $500 Filipino Student Association 88
3 $500 Sailing Team 49
4 Hannah Frilot Memorial Scholarship 40
5 Sweets & More 40
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Power Hour #4
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 6 - 7 p.m. EDT on April 26 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize DEPARTMENT/GROUP/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 Massachusetts Daily Collegian 218
2 $500 CHAARG 81
3 $500 Club Water Polo 68
4 Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers 53
5 Beekeeping Club 42
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Power Hour #5
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 11 a.m. – noon EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize DEPARTMENT/GROUP/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 SBS in DC 50
2 $500 Cape Cod Alumni Group Scholarship 40
3 $500 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 22
4 Film Studies 16
5 Hospitality and Tourism Management Department 10
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Power Hour #6
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 1 – 2 p.m. EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize DEPARTMENT/GROUP/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 Men's Rugby 75
2 $500 Ellsberg Initiative 66
3 $500 Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies 63
4 UMass EMS 43
5 Women for UMass Amherst 29
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Power Hour #7
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 2– 3 p.m. EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize DEPARTMENT/GROUP/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 Women's Club Ice Hockey 152
2 $500 Spanish and Portuguese Studies 125
3 $500 Men's Club Rowing 118
4 Doo Wop Shop 103
5 Dynamics Acapella 74
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Power Hour #8
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 8 – 9 p.m. EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize DEPARTMENT/GROUP/RSO Donors
1 $2,000 Duly Noted 229
2 $500 Women's Ultimate Frisbee 165
3 $500 Men's Ultimate Frisbee 118
4 The Boltwood Project 104
5 Formula SAE Team 52
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$10,000 university wide match!
Beginning at 4 p.m. we will be matching the first $100 of every gift made at www.umass.edu/umassgives until we have matched $10,000 in gifts. Hurry and make your gift now before the matching funds run out!
$10,000 MATCHED
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