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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

$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

$45,000

Fred and Linda Meyers Endowed Scholarship Challenge

THANK YOU to Frederick J. Meyers, M.D., M.A.C.P. and Mrs. Linda J. Meyers and all those who gave to the Fred and Linda Meyers Endowed Scholarship this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

Completed

$5,000

Melissa Cooke Johnsen Family Planning and Reproductive Health Challenge

THANK YOU to Melissa Cooke Johnsen and all those who gave to the Melissa Cooke Johnsen Family Planning and Reproductive Health 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

$32,000

Benjamin Franklin Green, M.D. Scholarship

THANK YOU to Will Green, M.D. and Martín Palomar and all those who gave to the Benjamin Franklin Green, M.D. Scholarship Endowment this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

Completed

$50,000

Family Planning & Reproductive Health Challenge

THANK YOU to an anonymous donor and all those who gave to the Family Planning and Reproductive Health Fellowship Support Fund this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

Completed

$2,500

Master of Public Health Scholarship Challenge

THANK YOU to the Founding and Past MPH Program Chairs, Faculty and Department of PHS Chairs and all those who gave to the Master of Public Health Scholarship fund this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

15 / 15 Gifts

Completed

$2,500

Physiology and Membrane Biology Training Fund Challenge

THANK YOU to Dr. Kim Barrett and Dr. Santana and all those who gave to the Physiology and Membrane Biology Training Fund this Give Day. We are grateful for your support.

Completed