UMassGives 2024

Thank you for giving happy and spreading joy by supporting your passion at UMass Amherst with a gift today, during UMassGives! Your generosity not only fuels our mission to provide affordable, accessible, high-quality education but also ignites excitement for research and public service programs that enrich lives across Massachusetts, the nation, and beyond! 


So, let's have fun with this! Choose the area(s) of campus you're passionate about supporting, and then select the fund designation(s). Can't find your favorite area listed? No worries, just hit "Other" at the bottom of the list and write in your desired designation. 


Thank you for making a difference and giving happy!


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UMassGives donations come from all over the world!
Rank State Gifts
1 MA 56
2 NY 8
2 CT 8
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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 Men's Club Rowing 6
2 $500 Men's Ultimate Frisbee 2
3 $500 Equestrian Team 2
4 Men's Club Volleyball 2
5 Fencing Club 1
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College of Education $10,000 Challenge
$10,000
College of Education $10,000 Challenge
Peggy Jablonski '81 '84 will make a $10,000 gift if we can reach 100 donors.
1 / 100 Gifts
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College of Education $3,000 Match
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College of Education $3,000 Match
Richard Allan '73 will match the first $3,000 raised for the College of Education!
$100 MATCHED
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Isenberg $500,000 Challenge
$250,000
Isenberg $500,000 Challenge
When the Isenberg community makes 500 gifts to the school, it will unlock $250,000 generously contributed by Thomas '76 and Cynthia Ackerman and once we hit our 1,000-gift goal an additional $250,000 will be unlocked by the Ackermans, totaling $500,000 for the Thomas and Cynthia Ackerman Family Scholarship!
3 / 500 Gifts
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ISOM Accounting $25,000 Cash Challenge
$5,000
ISOM Accounting $25,000 Cash Challenge
Matthew Davis ‘03 is challenging the accounting community to get involved and support accounting students! For every $1,000 raised in support of the department, Matthew will unlock $5,000 in scholarship support for accounting students, up to a total of $25,000!
$0 / $1,000 Raised
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ISOM Accounting $25,000 Gift Challenge
$5,000
ISOM Accounting $25,000 Gift Challenge
Ivan Yim ’95 is challenging the accounting community to get involved and support its students. For every 20 gifts to the Accounting Department, Ivan will generously contribute $5,000 in scholarship support, up to a total of $25,000! Every gift counts.
0 / 20 Gifts
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ISOM Finance $50,000 Challenge
$10,000
ISOM Finance $50,000 Challenge
Rick Stinson ’82 is challenging the finance community to get involved and support its students. For every 20 gifts to the Finance Department, Rick will generously contribute $10,000 in scholarship support, up to a total of $50,000!
0 / 20 Gifts
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ISOM Hospitality & Tourism Management $67,000 Challenge
$1,000
ISOM Hospitality & Tourism Management $67,000 Challenge
UMass Amherst Trustee Robert Epstein '67 is challenging the Hospitality and Tourism Management community to get involved and give happy. For every 1 gift to the department, Bob will generously contribute $1,000 in scholarship support, up to a total of $67,000!
0 / 1 Gifts
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ISOM Marketing $25,000 Challenge
$5,000
ISOM Marketing $25,000 Challenge
Edmund Ward ‘77 is challenging the marketing community to get involved and give happy! For every 10 gifts that are made in support of the department, $5,000 from Edmund will be unlocked to support the Charles Schewe Endowed Fellowship, up to a total of $25,000!
0 / 10 Gifts
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ISOM McCormack Sport Management $25,000 Challenge
$5,000
ISOM McCormack Sport Management $25,000 Challenge
Pam Batalis '92 MS is challenging the sport management community to get involved and support McCormack students. For every 50 gifts that are made in support of the department, Pam will generously unlock $5,000 in support of women in the sport industry, up to a total of $25,000!
0 / 50 Gifts
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ISOM Operations & Information Management $5,000 Challenge
$1,000
ISOM Operations & 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 $500 raised in support of the OIM Department, the Sands will generously contribute $1,000, up to a total of $5,000! Every gift counts.
$250 / $500 Raised
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Manning CICS $10,000 Challenge!
$10,000
Manning CICS $10,000 Challenge!
This year, your gift to the CICS Experiential Learning Fund and the Dean's Opportunity Fund will help us reach our goal of 150 donors to unlock a challenge gift of $10,000. Please help us reach our goal and unlock this amazing challenge gift!
0 / 150 Gifts
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Meal Plan Assistance Fund Match!
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Meal Plan Assistance Fund Match!
Ken Toong ’04 MBA will match the first $1,000 in gifts made to the Meal Plan Assistance Fund. Gifts will enhance UMass Dining’s No Student Goes Hungry policy.
$560 MATCHED
2
Match
Nursing Power Hour $1,000 Match!
To encourage as many donations as possible during our Power Hour from 2-3 p.m. on April 25, Dean Vorderstrasse is personally matching the first $1,000 raised. Go Nursing and Go UMass!
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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 24 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Department/Group/RSO (293)
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SBS Annie Magennis Graduate Peer Mentoring Fund $5,000 Match
2
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SBS Annie Magennis Graduate Peer Mentoring Fund $5,000 Match
An anonymous donor has provided up to $5,000 to match donations to this fund on a 1:1 basis.
$0 MATCHED
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SBS Economics $37,500 Challenge
$37,500
SBS Economics $37,500 Challenge
An anonymous donor has agreed to donate $37,500 Galbraith Prize Endowment if the Economics department can get 50 gifts during UMassGives.
0 / 50 Gifts
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SBS Ethnography Collective $25,000 Match
2
Match
SBS Ethnography Collective $25,000 Match
Generous donor Marian Krause has provided up to $25,000 to match donations to this fund on a 1:1 basis!
$0 MATCHED
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SBS in DC $1,000 Challenge
$1,000
SBS in DC $1,000 Challenge
The first 10 gifts of any size to SBS in DC will unlock a $1,000 gift from SBS in DC alumnus Alfonso Hidalgo '18!
0 / 10 Gifts
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SBS in DC $16,000 Match
2
Match
SBS in DC $16,000 Match
Alums Joseph Donovan ‘92, Alfonso Hidalgo ‘18, and Donovan Strategies will match the first $16,000 in donations to SBS in DC!
$0 MATCHED
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SBS Johnetta Betsch Cole Award $1,000 Match
2
Match
SBS Johnetta Betsch Cole Award $1,000 Match
An anonymous donor has provided up to $1,000 to match donations to this fund on a 1:1 basis!
$0 MATCHED
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SBS Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning $50,000 Challenge
$50,000
SBS Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning $50,000 Challenge
The first 50 gifts of any size to Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning will unlock a challenge gift of $50,000 from alumnus John Arnold '86, supporting student scholarship.
1 / 50 Gifts
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SBS Political Science & Legal Studies $15,000 Challenge
$15,000
SBS Political Science & Legal Studies $15,000 Challenge
When Political Science and Legal Studies receive a total of 75 gifts of any size, it will unlock a $15,000 challenge gift from alumnus Chris McCabe '81.
0 / 75 Gifts
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SBS RISE Program $5,000 Match
2
Match
SBS RISE Program $5,000 Match
Alumnus Sheldon Kline will match the first $5,000 donated to this program on a 1:1 basis!
$0 MATCHED
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SBS Senior Completion Program $2,500 Match
2
Match
SBS Senior Completion Program $2,500 Match
Alumnus Sheldon Kline will match the first $2,500 donated to this program on a 1:1 basis!
$0 MATCHED
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SBS Sociology $1,500 Challenge
$1,500
SBS Sociology $1,500 Challenge
Support research shining a light on inequality! Dr. Margaret Andersen (’73 ’76) who created an endowment for graduate student research on inequality, has offered an enticing challenge. If at least fifteen gifts of any size are made to The Andersen Graduate Enrichment Fund, Dr. Andersen will give an additional $1,500. Support UMass graduate Sociology students researching inequality!
1 / 15 Gifts
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SBS UMass Women into Leadership $25,000 Challenge
$25,000
SBS UMass Women into Leadership $25,000 Challenge
Maritza and Javier Reyes have generously pledged to establish a new endowed scholarship for UWiL, if we can raise $10,000 during UMassGives it will unlock this additional $25,000 gift!
$50 / $10,000 Raised
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SBS UMass Women into Leadership $45,000 Challenge
$45,000
SBS UMass Women into Leadership $45,000 Challenge
When UWiL reaches 200 gifts of any size, it will unlock a challenge gift of $45,000 from alumna and UWiL Board member Jeanette Maillet '84.
1 / 200 Gifts
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Social & Behavioral Sciences Scholarships $25,000 Challenge
$25,000
Social & Behavioral Sciences Scholarships $25,000 Challenge
The first 25 gifts of any size supporting SBS scholarships or the Dean's Priority Fund will unlock a $25,000 challenge gift from alumni Mary Ann Higgins '72.
0 / 25 Gifts
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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 Doo Wop Shop 3
2 $500 The Boltwood Project 2
3 $500 K-Pop Dance Club 1
4 Muslim Students Association 1
5 Pre-Medical Society 1
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University Without Walls $1,000 Challenge!
$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.
0 / 100 Donors
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