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Unstoppable Impact!

Vandal matches and challenges

Bold Vandals fuel the success of Vandal Giving Day by setting up matches and challenges that inspire friendly competition and amplify the impact of every gift. These challenges make giving more exciting while expanding the University of Idaho’s reach and impact.

Last year, more than $500,000 in matches and challenges helped us achieve a record-breaking Vandal Giving Day — raising $1,130,132 in just 1,889 minutes! Give early and help even more Vandals participate by setting up your bold match or challenge today.

Setting up your bold Vandal match or challenge is easy

Gifts of $250 or more can become a match or challenge, with your name attached and funds directed to any area on campus. These can be one-time gifts or recurring monthly contributions.

Matches: Your gift matches every dollar donated to a specific fund, up to a set amount.

Example: Joe Vandal will match every dollar given to Access for All Scholarships, up to $500.

Challenges: Your gift is unlocked when a certain number of donations are made.

Example: For every 5 gifts to Access for All Scholarships, Joe Vandal will donate $100, up to $500.

OR When 20 gifts are made, Joe Vandal will donate $500.

Check out more examples below and be part of the unstoppable impact!

Set up your match or challenge by March 29!
Contact Marie Duncan for more details.

Vandal Giving Day events

April 2, 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 
April 2, 2025
3:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m.

Past Events


2
Match
College of Engineering Dean's Innovation Fund Match
Thank you to Robert & Gloria Furgason!
Completed
2
Match
Dr. Charit Challenge - Idaho Falls Student Success Fund
Big thanks to Indrajit Charit for all the support towards vandal students!
Completed
2
Match
John Law Electrical & Computer Engineering Scholarship Endowment
Thank you Law Family for your support!
Completed
2
Match
Academy of Engineers: Engineering the Future Match
Thank you, Byron, and Karen Flynn for all the support that goes towards students pursuing a degree in engineering
Completed
$10,000
College of Engineering High-Tech Maker Space Challenge
Thank you to Sheila Janssen-Klages for this truly transformational gift!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Center for Intelligent Industrial Robotics Challenge
Big thanks to MiloCreek LLC for supporting the Vandal family!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Civil & Environmental Engineering Challenge for Humanitarian Engineering Corps
Thank you, Schnabel Engineering, for all the support.
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
John Law Electrical & Computer Engineering Scholarship Endowment
We did it! Thank you for your support in supporting student sholarships!
$1 / $1 Raised
Completed
$2,500
John Hoyne New Vandal Donor Challenge
Thanks to John Hoyne for all his support to the Vandal Family
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$500
Faculty & Staff Challenge
Thank you to our amazing faculty and staff for your commitment!
250 / 250 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Foundation Participation Challenge
Thank you to the UI Foundation for their participation.
Completed
Leaderboard
Finish Line Challenge
Thank you for making 2025 Vandal Giving Day another success!
Rank Prize Departments Gifts
1 $500 Sports Clubs - Horse Polo 42
2 $500 Men's Rugby 42
3 $500 Vandals First: First-Generation Program Support 40
4 $500 Nez Perce County 4-H 39
5 Gamma Phi Beta Presidents Fund 37
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Event
Find Joe Vandal
Thank you for bringing home all of our Joe Vandals!
Ended
Event
Sip & Select Challenge
Big thanks to UI Campus Services for supporting the Vandal Family!
Ended
Event
Dean of Students Ambassador Challenge
Thank you Blaine Eckles and the entire Student Affairs team for your support!
Ended
2
Match
Chemical and Biological Engineering Scholarship Match
Thanks to Keith and Kay Euhus, vandal students wanting to study chemical and Biological Engineering, can get extra support to help them in their journey to get their degree,
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Mechanical Engineering 3D Printer Match
Help expand hands-on learning opportunities for Mechanical Engineering students! Thanks to the generosity of Todd and Dedra Swanstrom, the first $1,000 given for new 3D printers will be matched dollar for dollar—doubling the impact!
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Center for Secure and Dependable Systems (CSDS) $ for $ Match
Thank you Dr. Stu Steiner for your support
$500 MATCHED
Completed
$3,500
College of Engineering Faculty & Staff Challenge
Thank you, Dean Suzie Long, for supporting the Vandal Family!
30 / 30 Gifts
Completed
$3,000
College of Engineering Student Clubs Challenge
Thank you to Ray Anderson & Joana Espinoza and Krista Maretta Brown for their support to Student Engineering Student Clubs!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$20,000
Computer Science Scholarship Challenge
The College of Engineering gives thanks to David Honcik for all the support!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$500
Driving Vandal Success Challenge
Thank you alumnus and leader Marc Skinner for your support!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
ICCU Vandal Promise Scholarship
Thanks to ICCU for all the support to our Vandal Family.
1,000 / 1,000 Gifts
Completed
$500
Early Bird Challenge
Congratulations on receiving the first bonus of Vandal Giving Day 2025!
1 / 1 Gifts
Completed
$1,889
The 1889 Challenge
Thank you to the University of Idaho Foundation for funding our 1,889 challenge!
1,889 / 1,889 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
Kick Off Challenge
Thanks for helping us kick off Vandal Giving Day 2025!
Rank Prize Kick Off Challenge Gifts
1 $1,000 Sports Clubs - Horse Polo 135
2 $1,000 Men's Rugby 55
3 $1,000 Vandal Scholarship Fund 53
4 Library Dean's Excellence Fund 26
5 Gamma Phi Beta Presidents Fund 24
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Leaderboard
Scholarship Leaderboard
Congratulations to our scholarship programs who received the bonus!
Rank Prize Scholarship Leader Board Gifts
1 $1,000 Vandal Scholarship Fund 93
2 $1,000 Gamma Phi Beta Presidents Fund 76
3 $1,000 Delta Delta Delta Scholarship Endowment 36
4 Vandal Marching Band Scholarships 28
5 College of Education Scholarships 23
Ended
Event
Procrastinator Award
Congratulations to this years procrastinator!
Ended
Event
Vandal Trivia
Thanks for following @UIdahoAlumni and learning about the Vandals with us!
Ended
Event
Payroll Deduction Bonus Challenge
Set up a new payroll deduction on April 1 or 2, and you could win a $250 bonus! Two lucky employees will be randomly selected, so start giving and get rewarded for your Vandal pride!
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