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Our challenge donors inspire us all!

Each year challenge gifts are given by members of our UC Davis giving community who are so passionate about what they support, that they want to encourage others to support it as well. Since our first year, UC Davis Give Day has been fueled by these gifts and the incredible donors who give them. They are a wonderful reflection of who we are as a community!

Many of our donors want their challenge gift to honor a former faculty member, doctor, patient, loved one, or a beloved pet who was important to them and made a tremendous impact on their lives. Others support classes, health programs, veterinary clinics, athletic teams or UC Davis student support programs that shaped their experience and made them who they are today.

Because our challenge gifts are about inspiration, you can always give to support them, even if the challenge has already been met!

Similar to matching gifts, challenge gifts are an incentive that inspires people to give. When a challenge reaches a specified number of donors on Give Day, the challenge donor's gift is activated, making the new donors' gift go even further.

We are grateful to have such wonderful support from our giving community each Give Day! Go Ags!

DEI CHALLENGES

UC Davis is ranked as the #1 public university in the nation for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. This Give Day we are proud so many areas of campus have received challenge gifts that reflect our community's commitment to making our campus available to everyone. To identify those challenges, please look for the logo below.

Past Events

Leaderboard

Battle of the Schools

Support your School to move them up the leader board. A gift of any size will increase their ranking!

Rank	Schools	Gifts
1	School of Veterinary Medicine	456
2	School of Law	180
3	School of Education	76
4	School of Medicine	73
5	Graduate School of Management	62
6	Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing	36

Ended

$5,000

EiroBridge First Generation Scholarship Challenge

THANK YOU to EiroBridge, Mr. Geoff Hash and all those who gave to the EiroBridge First Generation Scholarship Award this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

Completed

$2,500

Fortes Bilingual Teaching Credential Award Challenge

THANK YOU to Dr. Michele Fortes and all those who gave to the Fortes Bilingual Award Fund this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

Completed

$50,000

School of Education Credentials Program Award Challenge

THANK YOU to JennieRae Paker and all those who gave to the JR Paker Teaching Award Endowment this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

Completed

$15,000

Teacher Education Fund: Fostering Teaching & Learning With Equity, Inclusion & Justice Challenge

THANK YOU to Dr. Marsha Speck and all those who gave to the Teacher Education Fund: Fostering Teaching & Learning With Equity, Inclusion & Justice this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

Completed

$10,000

TJE Quarter at Aggie Square Challenge

THANK YOU to Martha Muldoon and all those who gave to TJE Quarter at Aggie Square Fund this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

Completed

$8,000

Words Take Wing: Honoring Diversity in Children's Literature Challenge

THANK YOU to EiroBridge and all those who gave to the Words Take Wing Fund this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

Completed

$5,000

Brazil Family Bilingual Authorization Teaching Credential and Masters Support Challenge

THANK YOU to Nora and Dirk Brazil and all those who gave to the Brazil Family Bilingual Scholarship this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

Completed

$7,155

Employee Giving Committee Challenge

Thank you to our Employee Giving Committee members and colleagues who are making a difference by investing in programs at UC Davis! Your support helps us harness the power of UC Davis’ remarkable programs to make a difference. Your generosity will continue to inspire faculty and staff to create a brighter future for students, while furthering lifesaving research and services.

500 / 500 Donors

Completed

$12,950

Guardian Teacher Awards Challenge

THANK YOU to Judy B. Davis & Davis Campbell and all those who gave to the Judy B. Davis Scholarship and the Davis and Jan Campbell Guardian Teacher Scholarship this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

Completed

$5,000

Support the Teacher Education Hardship Fund Challenge

THANK YOU to Rosalie Vanderhoef and all those who gave to the Teacher Education Hardship Fund this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

Completed

$10,000

The Chancellor’s Student Impact Challenge

THANK YOU to Chancellor Gary S. May and LeShelle May and all those who gave this Give Day. We are grateful for your support. And, congratulations to the the winners in the top four categories: Space & Satellite Systems Club and American Society of Civil Engineers Support (in the STEM category), Student Start Up Center Fund (in the student success category), Student Emergency Relief Aid Fund (in the student emergency category), and Lacrosse (in the club sports, activities and Athletics’ programs category).

Completed

$10,100

UC Davis Emeriti Association and UC Davis Retirees' Association Give Day Challenge

THANK YOU to UC Davis Emeriti and Retirees' Association and all those who gave this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

Completed

$54,000

Young Scholars Program Challenge

THANK YOU to an anonymous donor and all those who gave to The Boroditsky Family Young Scholars Program Fund and the Young Scholars Program this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

Completed