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Vandal Giving Day events'

Stop by one of our Sip & Select events in Moscow, Boise or Idaho Falls to take part in the fun. Guests can enjoy a drink, connect with fellow Vandals and help direct additional support where it matters most. Everyone is welcome — bring a friend, raise a glass and help make an impact for University of Idaho.

  • Boise Campus: Idaho Water Center Suite 324, 2-3 p.m., April 7
  • Idaho Falls Campus: BSUB 2nd Floor Conference Room 1-2:30 p.m., April 7
  • Moscow Campus: I-Sub, ASUI Student Lounge 10 a.m.-Noon, April 7

April 8, Vandal Giving Day finale: Celebrating your impact!
Everyone is welcome at a casual gathering to celebrate the success of Vandal Giving Day!
Forty-Two Bar & Kitchen, Moscow
4 p.m.-5:45 p.m. 

Vandal Giving Day Matches & Challenges

If you'd like to set up a new match or challenge for this year please email Marie Duncan!

Upcoming Events

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CNR Dean's Excellence Fund
Support innovation, research, and student success! A generous $10,000 matching gift has been established for the CNR Dean’s Excellence Fund. Every dollar you give will be matched—doubling your impact—until the full $10,000 is reached. Your support provides critical resources that enhance student learning, advance research initiatives, and strengthen programs across the College of Natural Resources.
5
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Taylor Wilderness Research Station Operations Endowment
Support the ongoing excellence of the TWRS program! A generous $10,000 matching gift has been established for the TWRS Operations Endowment. Every dollar you give will be matched—doubling your impact—until the full $10,000 is reached. Your support ensures critical resources for operations, programming, and opportunities that directly benefit students and advance the mission of the TWRS program.
$2,500
Vandal Legacy Scholarship Challenge
Help build the Vandal Legacy Scholarship one rung at a time. When Vandals reach 150 gifts, a generous donor will unlock a total of $25,000 to support future generations of Vandals. Every gift helps the Honors College at University of Idaho get closer to their goal.
25 Gift Goal
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$50
First Time Donor Challenge
If you are an alumni or current student who has never before made a gift to University of Idaho, please consider making your first give today! Your gift of at least $10 (to any fund on Vandal Giving Day) will be matched with a $50 donation to the Vandal Food Pantry.
$10 Goal
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$500
Early Bird Challenge
Whoever makes the first gift on April 7 will earn an additional $500 to the fund of their choice!
1 Gift Goal
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$500
Faculty & Staff Challenge
The 250th gift from a faculty/staff member will win a $500 bonus for the fund of their choice!
250 Gift Goal
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$10,000
Gerry Wright Legacy of Land Trusts Endowment
During Vandal Giving Day, the University of Idaho Legacy of Land Trusts Endowment invites you to join a $30,000 challenge! For every 15 gifts made to the endowment, $10,000 will be unlocked — up to a total of $30,000 in challenge funds.
15 Gift Goal
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Leaderboard
Finish Line Challenge
The four funds who receive the most gifts in the final two hours of Vandal Giving Day will receive a $500 bonus! Finish strong!
Funds (158)
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Procrastinator Award
The last gift to Vandal Giving Day receives an additional $500 bonus to the fund of their choice.
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Vandal Trivia
We're posting five trivia questions on X (formerly Twitter) and the first person to answer correctly gets to direct $100 to the fund of their choice. Be sure to follow @UIdahoAlumni to join in the fun.
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Sip & Select Challenge
We want to give our colleges some Vandal Giving Day love! Enter the Vandal Giving Day College Challenge. The college with the most votes at the Sip Station on Campus earns $250 to their designated fund. Stop by with your family and friends to support your college and University of Idaho!
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Match
Taylor Wilderness Research Station President Match
Thanks to President C. Scott & Gabriella Green every gift to the Taylor Wilderness Research Station will be matched up to $5,000.
$500
CNR Dean's Excellence Fund
Support excellence in the College of Natural Resources! A $2,500 challenge has been established for the CNR Dean’s Excellence Fund. For every 5 gifts made, $500 will be unlocked—bringing us closer to the full $2,500. Every contribution helps enhance student learning, support innovative research, and strengthen programs across the college.
5 Gift Goal
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3
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Legacy of Lands Triple Match
Triple your impact. Through the generosity of former faculty member Jo Ellen Force, gifts to the gifts to the Legacy of Land Trusts endowment will be matched 3:1, tripling every dollar given up to $20,000. That means a $5 gift becomes $15 in support of students, research and the future of natural resources at University of Idaho.
$1,000
ICCU Vandal Promise Scholarship
For every 100 gifts made during Vandal Giving Day, $1,000 will be unlocked to Vandal Promise Scholarships, up to $10,000, thanks to our partners at Idaho Central Credit Union.
100 Gift Goal
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$5,000
Foundation Participation Challenge
Every gift counts—and now, every 500 gift unlocks an additional $5,000, up to $25,000 in bonus funds! The more Vandals who give, the more we unlock to support students, programs, and initiatives across the University of Idaho.
500 Gift Goal
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$500
The 1889 Challenge
The 1,889 gift receives an additional $500 to the fund of their choice!
1,889 Gift Goal
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Leaderboard
Kick Off Challenge
The top three funds that receives the most gifts in the first 10 hours on April 7 will unlock an additional $1,000 donation!
Kick Off Challenge (158)
Leaderboard
Leader of Ambassadors
The 10 ambassadors who inspire the most number of gifts throughout Vandal Giving Day 2026 will receive a $350 bonus to award to the fund of their choice!
Vandal Giving Day Ambassadors (158)
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Find Joe Vandal
There are 20 hidden Joe Vandals around campus. If you find one please bring it to the ASUI Lounge in the Idaho Student Union Building. You get to designate $100 to the fund of your choice.
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Payroll Deducation Bonus Challenge
Every new payroll deduction on April 7 and 8 will be automatically entered into a drawing for four $250 bonuses to the fund of their choice. Three bonuses each day will be awarded.