UMassGives 2023
Thanks to you, Isenberg raised nearly $800,000 from more than 1,000 donors during the 2022 UMassGives Campaign!
This year, we'd love to keep that momentum going! Please join the Isenberg community on April 26 and 27 for UMassGives 2023 — this year, we're counting on alumni, parents, faculty, friends, staff, and students to help us reach our goal of raising $1,100,000 from at least 1,000 gifts.
This year, Paul '66 SBS and Gail McDonald, Sandy Barbour '83 MS, Jim ’74, ’76 MBA and Paula Buonomo, and Bill ’97, ’02 PhD and Linda Brown are upping the stakes and challenging you to set new giving records! 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!
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 to Isenberg it will unlock $250,000 to prepare women for careers in the sport and entertainment industry! Jim ’74, ’76 MBA and Paula Buonomo are challenging the Isenberg community to get involved in supporting our students and programs.
For every $25,000 raised in support for the school, Jim and Paula 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!
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!
Together, you and your Isenberg community have the opportunity to change the future of our school. Collectively, your gifts can change the lives of students, make a difference for the causes you are passionate about, and create new opportunities for the Isenberg departments that matter most to you.
Give in any amount — $5, $50, $500, or more. UMassGives is, above all, a community effort that makes a difference through many small gifts. Together we can make Isenberg the best possible experience for our students!
Isenberg is deeply grateful for your generosity. Thank you!
Please feel free to post on social media that you participated — use the hashtags #UMassGives and #IsenbergGives. If you know anyone who would appreciate a chance to support Isenberg, please share this page.


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 |
6 | Hospitality & Tourism Management Department | $5,150.00 |
7 | Accounting Department | $3,935.00 |
8 | Finance Department | $3,812.00 |
9 | Operations & Information Management Department | $3,765.00 |
10 | Tom Kida Doctoral Student Travel Fund | $3,750.00 |
11 | ISOM Class of 2023 Senior Gift | $3,410.00 |
12 | Elena Lucore Memorial Scholarship | $3,025.00 |
13 | Management Department | $2,275.00 |
14 | Marketing Department | $2,125.00 |
15 | ISOM Diversity and Inclusion Initiative | $1,405.00 |

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 |
6 | ISOM Dean's Fund for Excellence | 66 |
7 | Accounting Department | 52 |
8 | Hospitality & Tourism Management Department | 47 |
9 | Finance Department | 31 |
10 | Marketing Department | 31 |
11 | Tom Kida Doctoral Student Travel Fund | 29 |
12 | ISOM Scholarships | 21 |
13 | Management Department | 14 |
14 | Entrepreneurship Club | 13 |
15 | ISOM Diversity and Inclusion Initiative | 11 |







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 | |
6 | Filipino Student Association | 110 | |
7 | CHAARG | 96 | |
8 | Dynamics Acapella | 91 | |
9 | Mock Trial Team | 69 | |
10 | Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers | 66 | |
11 | Formula SAE Team | 61 | |
12 | InterVarsity Christian Fellowship | 59 | |
13 | S#arp Attitude | 58 | |
14 | UMass EMS | 52 | |
15 | Muslim Students Association | 49 |

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 | |
6 | McCormack Dept. of Sport Management | 33 | |
7 | CICS Experiential Learning Fund | 15 | |
8 | College of Education Student Emergency Fund | 11 | |
9 | Professional Writing and Technical Communication | 11 | |
10 | Theater Guild | 11 | |
11 | Hockey | 10 | |
12 | Football | 9 | |
13 | Women's Rowing | 8 | |
14 | Men's Lacrosse | 6 | |
15 | Men's Basketball | 5 |

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 | |
6 | Kasanka Baboon Project | 20 | |
7 | Accounting Department | 15 | |
8 | College of Education Student Emergency Fund | 9 | |
9 | Entrepreneurship Club | 7 | |
10 | McCormack Dept. of Sport Management | 6 | |
11 | Wind Ensemble | 5 | |
12 | Football | 4 | |
13 | Stonewall Center | 4 | |
14 | Commonwealth Honors College Community Scholarships | 4 | |
15 | Tom Kida Doctoral Student Travel Fund | 3 |

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 | |
6 | Alpine Ski Team | 37 | |
7 | Elaine Marieb College of Nursing | 21 | |
8 | Asian & Asian American Studies Certificate | 12 | |
9 | Hockey | 10 | |
10 | Oxford Summer Seminar | 9 | |
11 | ISOM Class of 2023 Senior Gift | 9 | |
12 | Wind Ensemble | 5 | |
13 | Department of Political Science | 5 | |
14 | UWW Interdisciplinary Studies | 4 | |
15 | WMUA | 4 |

Rank | Prize | DEPARTMENT/GROUP/RSO | Donors |
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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 | |
6 | ALTITUDE | 28 | |
7 | Student Care and Emergency Response Fund | 20 | |
8 | Sylvan Snack Bar | 20 | |
9 | UMass Cycling Club | 15 | |
10 | Paperbark | 11 | |
11 | Outing Club | 7 | |
12 | CICS Experiential Learning Fund | 5 | |
13 | Tabletop RPG Club | 4 | |
14 | Marketing Department | 4 | |
15 | NSSLHA | 3 |

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 | |
6 | Hillel | 9 | |
7 | Operations and Information Management Department | 6 | |
8 | Department of Journalism | 6 | |
9 | McCormack Dept. of Sport Management | 4 | |
10 | ISOM Class of 2023 Senior Gift | 4 | |
11 | Accounting Department | 3 | |
12 | UWW Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 | |
13 | Department of Communication | 3 | |
14 | HFA Dean's Priority Fund | 3 | |
15 | Department of History | 3 |

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 | |
6 | Earthfoods Cafe | 25 | |
7 | World Librarians | 19 | |
8 | Women's Club Ice Hockey | 16 | |
9 | UMass Dining | 12 | |
10 | Club Softball | 12 | |
11 | Hockey | 7 | |
12 | Women's Cross Country/Track & Field | 6 | |
13 | Finance Department | 6 | |
14 | iCons | 6 | |
15 | ISOM Class of 2023 Senior Gift | 6 |

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 | |
6 | Fencing Club | 45 | |
7 | UMass Active Minds | 22 | |
8 | UMass Club Boxing | 18 | |
9 | Department of Microbiology | 9 | |
10 | Joyce E. and Benedict J. Smar Endowment for Angel Tickets | 8 | |
11 | Hockey | 8 | |
12 | Newman Catholic Student Association | 8 | |
13 | Ellsberg Initiative | 7 | |
14 | ISOM Class of 2023 Senior Gift | 7 | |
15 | Football | 6 |

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 | |
6 | Muslim Students Association | 46 | |
7 | Arab Cultural Association | 38 | |
8 | InterVarsity Christian Fellowship | 35 | |
9 | Hockey | 14 | |
10 | WMUA | 13 | |
11 | K-Pop Dance Club | 13 | |
12 | Biochemistry Club | 10 | |
13 | Fencing Club | 9 | |
14 | Softball | 7 | |
15 | Women's Cross Country/Track & Field | 6 |

