Join us April 2-3 for Vandal Giving Day 2024! Details coming soon


Events

Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.

Past Events


$10,000
University of Idaho Foundation Challenge
We did it! Thank you, U of I Foundation and outstanding supporters!
1,500 / 1,500 Gifts
Completed
$500
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Donor Challenge
Special thanks to Chris McIntosh and all of our AERS donors!
Completed
$250
Department of Agricultural Education, Leadership & Communications Donor Challenge
Special thanks to Kat Wolf and all of our AELC donors!
16 / 16 Donors
Completed
$500
U of I Extension Challenge
Thank you to the U of I Extension Administrative Leadership Team and to all of our donors who supported U of I Extension this Vandal Giving Day!
5 / 5 Donors
Completed
Success!
Early Bird Challenge
Four chances to give with four winners! Thanks to the University of Idaho Foundation, the first four donors to Vandal Giving Day 2023 will earn cash bonuses toward the fund of their choice! $1,500 for the 1st donor, $1,000 for 2nd, $750 for the 3rd and $500 for the 4th!
Completed
Leaderboard
Vandal Scholarships Leaderboard Challenge
Hooray for scholarships! The top three scholarships that raise the greatest number gifts throughout Vandal Giving Day will receive $1,000 each, courtesy of the University of Idaho Foundation.
Rank Prize Vandal Scholarships Gifts
1 $1,000 Vandal Scholarship Fund 134
2 $1,000 Gamma Phi Beta Presidents Fund 71
3 $1,000 CAMP: Si Se Puede Endowment 29
4 Vandal Marching Band Scholarships 20
5 Vandal Promise Scholarships 18
Ended
Leaderboard
Overnighter Challenge
The top two funds to raise the most money from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. will receive $500 each, courtesy of the University of Idaho Foundation!
Rank Prize Overnighter Program Challenge Raised
1 $500 Athletics $3,535.00
2 $500 Science $1,150.00
3 Business and Economics $1,100.00
4 Vandal Healing Garden and Memorial $615.00
5 Access for All $500.00
Ended
Success!
Vandal Procrastinator Challenge
Procrastinators, this one is for you! Holding out to the last minute may have paid off, literally. The last donor of Vandal Giving Day - ending April 5 at 5:48 p.m. (PT) earns $500 to support the fund of their choice, courtesy of the University of Idaho Foundation.
Completed
$500
Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences Donor Challenge
Special thanks to Shelley McGuire and all of our FCS donors!
Completed
$500
Department of Animal, Veterinary & Food Sciences Donor Challenge
Special thanks to Bob Collier and all of our AVFS donors!
10 / 10 Donors
Completed
$500
Dean Parrella CALS Excellence Challenge
Thanks to Dean Parrella and all of our Vandal Giving Day CALS donors! Go Vandals!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
CALS Department/School Leaderboard Challenge
The top three departments/schools with the largest percentage increase of donors to their respective annual funds based on last year's Vandal Giving Day will unlock bonus funds totaling $5,000! Special thanks to our generous donors for sponsoring this challenge: Dean Michael Parrella, Brent Olmstead, Blair Wilson, and Doug Scoville!
Rank Prize Department/School % +/- Goal
1 $3,000 Department of Agricultural Education, Leadership & Communications +314.29% 29
goal: 7
2 $1,250 Department of Plant Sciences +185.71% 20
goal: 7
3 $750 Department of Animal, Veterinary & Food Sciences +100.00% 12
goal: 6
4 Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology & Nematology +100.00% 2
goal: 1
5 Margaret Ritchie School of Family & Consumer Sciences +16.00% 29
goal: 25
Ended
Leaderboard
Vandal Student Experience Leaderboard
The three funds with the highest number of gifts will earn $1,500 each, courtesy of the University of Idaho Foundation. Over 220 applicable funds include excellence funds, Equity & Diversity, fellowships, research, emergency funds, study abroad programs, Recreation & Wellbeing, Operation Education, WWAMI, sports clubs, student clubs, Greek funds, and many more!
Rank Prize Student Experience Programs Gifts
1 $1,500 Vandal Healing Garden & Memorial 124
2 $1,500 Women's Swimming & Diving 121
3 $1,500 Gamma Phi Beta Presidents Fund 71
4 Library Dean's Excellence Fund 67
5 College of Law Excellence Fund 33
Ended
Success!
Brave. Bold. Furry Friends Challenge
Thanks to our Brave. Bold. Furry Friends Challenge winners!
Completed