Feeling Giving Day FOMO? Click this banner to make your gift today.

Give Like a Duke!

What would Giving Day be without contests, challenges and matches? Maximize your own donation today with the power of collective giving!

Past Events

Leaderboard

2-22 to JMU

The first non-athletics area to reach 222 donors receives an additional $2,220.

Rank	Prize	Department	Donors
1	$2,220	College of Business	225
2		Valley Scholars	217
3		College of Arts and Letters	158
4		Madison Vision Fund	112
5		College of Science and Mathematics	108
6		Women for Madison	92
7		Dukes Pay It Forward	89
8		Jones Miller Student Emergency Fund	87
9		College of Visual and Performing Arts	85
10		Women for Madison	85
11		The Breeze	80
12		College of Integrated Science and Engineering	78
13		Marching Royal Dukes	78
14		Honors College	76
15		College of Health and Behavioral Studies	76

Ended

Leaderboard

Dollar Totals

Information about today’s funds raised

Rank	Department	Raised
1	Athletics (Proud and True)	$163,157.09
2	Valley Scholars	$71,397.00
3	Athletics (Proud and True)	$58,316.00
4	College of Business	$51,323.69
5	College of Arts and Letters	$26,533.06
6	Women for Madison	$25,020.02
7	Madison Vision Fund	$19,143.24
8	College of Integrated Science and Engineering	$18,585.00
9	Honors College	$17,745.00
10	College of Science and Mathematics	$16,442.00
11	Women for Madison	$15,115.00
12	Madison Vision Fund	$13,996.00
13	Dr. Bijan Saadatmand Scholarship Endowment	$13,304.03
14	College of Education	$13,026.00
15	Marching Royal Dukes	$12,873.00

Ended

Leaderboard

Dinnertime "Food Bowl"

Thanks for throwing this dog a bone! Athletics' Proud & True fund gets the $800!

Rank	Department	Donors
1	Athletics (Proud and True)	226
2	Valley Scholars	225
3	Athletics (Proud and True)	172
4	College of Arts and Letters	171
5	Madison Vision Fund	119
6	College of Science and Mathematics	112
7	Women for Madison	105
8	Women for Madison	98
9	Dukes Pay It Forward	94
10	College of Visual and Performing Arts	92
11	Jones Miller Student Emergency Fund	90
12	Marching Royal Dukes	88
13	College of Integrated Science and Engineering	85
14	The Breeze	85
15	Honors College	84

Ended

$25,000

Dukes Pay It Forward

Way to go, Dukes! This challenge has been met. Rick (’02) and Jen (’01) Dierker have contributed $25K as a result of 50 people giving to Dukes Pay It Forward scholarships.

50 / 50 Donors

Completed

$10,000

Honoring Jan Sievers Mahon's Retirement from the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

Way to go, Dukes! You've met this challenge!

50 / 50 Gifts

Completed

$22,000

Women for ALL of Madison

Way to go, Dukes! You've met this challenge,and unlocked $22K more in scholarships.

88 / 88 Gifts

Completed

$100,000

COB's Fifty to Infinity

Way to go, Dukes! You've met this challenge. When you reached 250 donors, Richard (’81) and Alison Banziger, Nora (’82) and Steve (’80) Crouch, and Chad (’88) and Lauryn Pomeroy partnered to award an additional $100K to this COB scholarship fund.

200 / 200 Donors

Completed

$15,000

ISAT Junior and Senior Capstone Projects

Thanks to Peter Denbigh (’02, ’11M), Patrick Cushing (’02), Ryan Luckay (’10), and Dr. Bob Kolvoord (Dean of the College of Integrated Science and Engineering) and all those who contributed to this challenge.

Completed

Match

Kahil Family's Global Community

Thanks to the Kahil family and everyone who contributed to the Community Engagement and Service Center!

Completed

Leaderboard

Sororities and Fraternities

Are you a member of a sorority or fraternity? Select your affiliation when you make your gift to participate in this friendly competition for bragging rights. The organization with the most donors at 12 a.m. ET on 2/23 wins!

Are you affiliated with a fraternity or sorority?

Rank	Answer	Donors
1	Sigma Kappa	92
2	Zeta Tau Alpha	80
3	Alpha Sigma Alpha	56
4	Sigma Sigma Sigma	45
5	Alpha Kappa Alpha	45
6	Alpha Sigma Tau	35
7	Alpha Chi Omega	34
8	Alpha Phi	29
9	Sigma Nu	25
10	Alpha Phi Alpha	25
11	Phi Mu	22
12	Pi Kappa Phi	21
13	Sigma Phi Epsilon	20
14	Kappa Alpha Theta	20
15	Alpha Delta Pi	19

Ended

Event

New Donors

Women for Madison is the fund with the most new donors at 11 p.m. — those who are giving to JMU for the first time — and they get a fresh $1,100!

Ended

Leaderboard

Lunchtime "Food Bowl"

Duke Dog's belly is full, and he's curled up to take a nap. Thanks for playing!

Rank	Prize	Department	Donors
1	$800	Valley Scholars	142
2		College of Business	132
3		Athletics (Proud and True)	105
4		College of Arts and Letters	97
5		Athletics (Proud and True)	96
6		Madison Vision Fund	73
7		Dukes Pay It Forward	64
8		College of Science and Mathematics	59
9		Jones Miller Student Emergency Fund	58
10		Honors College	55
11		Marching Royal Dukes	53
12		College of Integrated Science and Engineering	51
13		The Breeze	51
14		College of Health and Behavioral Studies	50
15		Women for Madison	49

Ended

Event

Around the World

The area with the donor farthest from JMU gets an additional $500. (Location determined by billing address. One prize per area.)

Ended

$50,000

Honoring Donna Harper with Valley Scholars

Way to go, Dukes! This challenge has been met. Carly and Frank Fiorina have contributed an additional $50K to the Valley Scholars endowment in honor of Donna Harper.

100 / 100 Donors

Completed

Match

JMUAA for Jones Miller Student Emergency Fund

Way to go, Dukes! You've met this challenge.

$3,500 MATCHED

Completed

$4,000

CAL-ling All Alumni

Thanks to the CAL Alumni Board and everyone who contributed to the College of Arts and Letters!

Completed

Match

Uncle Bijan's Scholarship Fund

Way to go, Dukes! You've secured the full value of this match.

$12,500 MATCHED

Completed

Match

O'Shea Memorial Scholarship

Way to go, Dukes! You've met this challenge and $2,000 has been added to the memorial scholarship. What a loving way to honor the memory of Dr. Edwin O'Shea!

$2,000 MATCHED

Completed

James Madison University