Miss out on the Giving Day fun? You can still be part of our big day by making a gift here!
Giving Day 2022

Thank you, Banana Slug Family!


On November 2, 2022 the greater UC Santa Cruz community came together to raise funds and enhance student success. 

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our seventh Giving Day as we raised funds for vital campus resources that help ensure students have access to financial support, secure sources for basic needs, mental health support, opportunities to participate in cutting-edge research, and connections that catalyze their social mobility. Congratulations to the more than 140 project teams who activated their networks, rallied their supporters, and championed causes across the entire campus. 

While we are still settling the final numbers, we are thrilled to see another record-setting year. As we build a culture of philanthropy at UC Santa Cruz, your support is having an immediate impact in the lives of our students and the work of our programs. 

Although Giving Day 2022 is over, your support is support is always welcome an appreciated. If you missed out on the fun, and would still like to be part of our big day, we invite you to make a gift here.

Thank you for your generosity and commitment to UC Santa Cruz, and investing in the change-makers of tomorrow.


Giving Day Projects
All Giving Day Projects Projects with Matches Arts Division Humanities Division Baskin School of Engineering Physical and Biological Sciences Division Social Sciences Division Student Organizations Athletics and Recreation Student Success and Resources Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Sustainability
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Match
Smith Society Double Your Dollar- MATCH
An anonymous donor is matching all Smith Society donations, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
UCSC Opera-MATCH
The James A. Gallagher & Gary W. Jung Endowment Fund for Opera Performances is matching all UCSC Opera donations, dollar for dollar, up to $750. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$750 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
[Part III] Undergraduate Research in Science and Technology-MATCH
*In combination with part I and II matches* Peter Coha and Vicki Nowark are generously matching all Undergraduate Research in Science and Technology donations, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. When combined these three matches will give 3 dollars for every 1 dollar you give, quadrupling your impact. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
Society of Women Engineers-MATCH
A generous donor is matching all Society of Women Engineers donations, dollar for dollar, up to $1,500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
Okinawa Memories Initiative-MATCH
UC Santa Cruz Foundation Trustee Linda Peterson is generously matching all Okinawa Memories Initiative donations, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
IGEM Lab-MATCH
Aether Biomachines is generously matching all iGEM donations, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
Rita Olsen Pister Endowed scholarship-MATCH
Laurie Salatich, Linda Koval, and an anonymous donor are generously matching all Rita Olsen Pister Endowed scholarship donations, dollar for dollar, up to $400. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$400 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Chadwick Garden Renewal-MATCH
A generous donor is matching all Chadwick Garden Renewal project donations, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Institute of Arts and Sciences-MATCH
UC Santa Cruz Foundation Trustee, Randy Wedding, is generously matching all Institute of Arts and Sciences donations, dollar for dollar, up to $7,500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
Gordon Smith Memorial Scholarship-MATCH
Baldo and Kristen Marinovic and Bob and Carol Simpkins are generously matching all Gordon Smith Memorial Scholarship donations, dollar for dollar, up to $3,500 The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$3,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Arts Professional Pathways-MATCH
Kevin Nolting, is generously matching all Arts Professional Pathways donations, dollar for dollar, up to $2,500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$2,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Latinx Initiative for Future Teachers (LIFT)-MATCH
Anonymous Education Department Professors are generously matching all Latinx Initiative for Future Teachers (LIFT) program donations, dollar for dollar, up to $1,500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$1,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Plant Sciences-MATCH
An anonymous donor is generously matching all Plant Sciences donations, dollar for dollar, up to $500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Club Rugby-MATCH
Nicole Thompson is generously matching all Club Rugby donations, dollar for dollar, up to $500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Nik Madsen Memorial Endowment-MATCH
The Madsen family is generously matching all Nik Madsen Memorial Endowment for Whole Heart Leadership donations, dollar for dollar, up to $1,500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$1,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas-MATCH
Professor and Interim Vice Chancellor of Research, John MacMillan is generously matching all Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas donations, dollar for dollar, up to $1,000 The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Tech4Good-MATCH
Vikram Sahal is generously matching all Tech4Good donations, dollar for dollar, up to $1,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Coastal Science and Policy Graduate Program Fellowships-MATCH
Vikram Sahal is generously matching all Coastal Science and Policy Graduate Program Fellowships donations, dollar for dollar, up to $1,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Fisheries Collaborative Program-MATCH
Anonymous donors are generously matching all Fisheries Collaborative Program donations, dollar for dollar, up to $2,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
Economics Summer Research Accelerator-MATCH
Rob Fairlie is generously matching all Economics Summer Research Accelerator donations, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
[Part II] Undergraduate Research in Science and Technology-MATCH
*In combination with part I and III matches* Anonymous donors are generously matching all Undergraduate Research in Science and Technology donations, dollar for dollar, up to $12,500. When combined these three matches will give 3 dollars for every 1 dollar you give, quadrupling your impact. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
Bridgeman Graduate Award in Cognitive Psychology-MATCH
Diane Bridgeman, Ph.D. is generously matching all Bridgeman Graduate Award in Cognitive Psychology donations, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
$5,000
Classics Alive-MATCH!
TRIPLE YOUR IMPACT! Your donation will matched two dollars by the donor for every dollar you give up to a total of $5,000 throughout the day. Matching funds were generously provided by anonymous donors.
$2,500 / $2,500 Raised
Completed
Success!
Best in Show
Congratulations to the Younger Lagoon Reserve Rain Gear Replacement project for winning Best in Show! They will take home an extra $1,000.
Completed
Leaderboard
Early Riser
The project with the most individual donors between 7 and 8 am will receive $1,000. 2nd place will receive $500. Generously sponsored by an anonymous donor.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,000 NCAA Women's Basketball Team 36
2 $500 Tech4Good Student Programs 28
3 Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) 24
4 Center for Agroecology: Chadwick Garden 7
5 KZSC Radio 6
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Mid-day Motivator
The project with the most individual donors between 12 noon and 2 pm will receive $2,500, 2nd place will receive $1,000 and 3rd will receive $500. Generously sponsored by UC Santa Cruz Foundation Trustee Richard Moss, and a consortium of anonymous donors.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $2,500 "Finding Ma": Uplifting Incarcerated Voices 99
2 $1,000 City on a Hill Press 95
3 $500 Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) 80
4 Slugbotics 48
5 Adventure Rec 44
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Final Frenzy
The project with the most individual donors on Giving Day (12am-12am) will receive $10,000, 2nd place will receive $5,000 and 3rd place will receive $2,000.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $10,000 "Finding Ma": Uplifting Incarcerated Voices 281
2 $5,000 Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) 261
3 $2,000 City on a Hill Press 192
4 Adventure Rec 177
5 Alumni Association Scholarship Fund 167
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Indie 500
The project with the most individual donors giving $500 or more will receive $2,500. 2nd place will receive $1,000.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $2,500 Alumni Association Scholarship Fund 21
2 $1,000 Cal Teach Fund for Future Math or Science Teachers 16
3 Smith Internships and Research Fellowships 14
4 Academic Excellence (ACE) Program 13
5 Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative 12
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Happy Hour
The project teams with the most donors between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. will take home extra challenge funds! $1,000 for first place and $500 for second place. Generously sponsored by Mary E. Doyle (Porter ’74) and David E. Greenwood.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,000 Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) 30
2 $500 SlugMUN (Model United Nations) 24
3 PBSci Peer Mentoring Coalition 12
4 Surfing Club 11
5 Adventure Rec 11
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2
Match
*NEW* KZSC Radio-MATCH
*Another match!* A generous donor is matching all KZSC donations, dollar for dollar, up to $1,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Alumni Association Scholarship-MATCH
Gary W. Jung and an anonymous donor are generously matching all Alumni Association Scholarship donations, dollar for dollar, up to $550. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$550 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Cal Teach-MATCH
A consortium of supporters led by Edward and Miriam Landesman is generously matching all Cal Teach donations, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Humanities Student Success-MATCH
UC Santa Cruz Foundation Trustee Linda Peterson is generously matching all Humanities Student Success Fund donations, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Arts Dean's Fund for Excellence and Equity-MATCH
Fritz Chestnut is generously matching all Arts Dean's Fund for Excellence and Equity donations, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
Friends of the Dickens Project--MATCH
Two anonymous donors are generously matching all Dickens Project donations, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative-MATCH
Amber Weaver and anonymous donors are generously matching all Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative donations, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Pacific Art and Visual Studies-MATCH
UC Santa Cruz Foundation Trustee, Randy Wedding, and an anonymous donor are generously matching all Pacific Art & Visual Studies donations, dollar for dollar, up to $17,500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
ACE-MATCH
Nancy Cox-Konopelski and Joe Konopelski are generously matching all Academic Excellence (ACE) program donations, dollar for dollar, up to $7,500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$7,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
*NEW* UCSC Opera-MATCH
*Another match!* Brian Staufenbiel and Nicole Paiement, Lincoln and Lee Taiz, and an anonymous donor are generously matching all Opera donations, dollar for dollar, up to $7,000 The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
Film and Digital Media Listing Film Makers-MATCH
Kevin Nolting, is generously matching all Film and Digital Media donations, dollar for dollar, up to $2,500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
Rare Plant Conservation in UCSC Greenhouses-MATCH
An anonymous donor is generously matching all Rare Plant Conservation in UCSC Greenhouses donations, dollar for dollar, up to $500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Mary Zavanelli Undergraduate Research Award in Health Sciences-MATCH
Dan Costa is generously matching all donation to the Mary Zavanelli Undergraduate Research Award, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Mock Trial-MATCH
Paul J. Hall (Merrill 1972) is generously matching all Mock Trial donations, dollar for dollar, up to $2,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$2,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
KZSC Radio-MATCH
DJ Tiffany is matching all KZSC donations, dollar for dollar, up to $388. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$388 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Waterfall Scholarship-MATCH
Anonymous donors are generously matching all Waterfall scholarship donations, dollar for dollar, up to $20,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
Girls in Engineering-MATCH
Vikram Sahal is generously matching all Girls in Engineering donations, dollar for dollar, up to $1,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
ACCESS- Bridge to the Biomedical Sciences-MATCH
Anonymous donors are generously matching all ACCESS donations, dollar for dollar, up to $2,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
Sustainable House Project-MATCH
An anonymous donor is generously matching all EcoHus Sustainable House Project donations, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
Arts Research Institute's Art and Oppression Initiative-MATCH
Jim Gunderson and Peter Coha are matching all Arts Research Institute's Art and Oppression Initiative donations, dollar for dollar, up to $40,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
2
Match
[Part I] Undergraduate Research in Science and Technology-MATCH
*In combination with part II and III matches* David Doshay and Aviva Garrett are generously matching all Undergraduate Research in Science and Technology donations, dollar for dollar, up to $12,500. When combined these three matches will give 3 dollars for every 1 dollar you give, quadrupling your impact. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
Completed
$1,000
UCSC Opera-CHALLENGE
Rise to the Challenge! If 25 donors make a gift to support the UCSC Opera, Alice Weigel will generously donate an additional $1,000.
25 / 25 Donors
Completed
Success!
Social Butterfly
Congratulations to Society of Physics Students for wining the Social Butterfly competition! They will receive an extra $1,000.
Completed
Leaderboard
Night Owl
The project with the most individual donors between 12 midnight and 1 am will receive $1,000. 2nd place will receive $500. Generously sponsored by an anonymous donor.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,000 Formula Slug 30
2 $500 Society of Physics Students (SPS) 30
3 Pilipino Cultural Celebration 22
4 Grupo Folklorico Los Mejicas de UCSC 22
5 UCSC Triathlon 19
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Morning Mania
The project with the most individual donors between 10 and 11 am will receive $1,000. 2nd place will receive $500.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,000 Formula Slug 42
2 $500 Make Seymour Center free to low-income families 20
3 Adventure Rec 11
4 WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) 9
5 Grupo Folklorico Los Mejicas de UCSC 8
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Mad Dash
The project with the most individual donors between 6 and 8 pm will receive $2,500, 2nd place will receive $1,000 and third place will receive $500. Generously sponsored by Assistant Vice Chancellor Meg Corman, Director of Annual Giving Marissa Fullum-Campbell, and a consortium of anonymous donors.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $2,500 Rocket Team at UCSC 89
2 $1,000 Alumni Association Scholarship Fund 78
3 $500 "Finding Ma": Uplifting Incarcerated Voices 62
4 Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) 61
5 City on a Hill Press 45
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Indie 100
The project with the most individual donors giving $100 or more will receive $1,000. 2nd place will receive $500. Generously sponsored by Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lori Kletzer and an anonymous donor.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,000 Alumni Association Scholarship Fund 67
2 $500 Smith Internships and Research Fellowships 50
3 UCSC Rugby Club 49
4 Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) 46
5 Cal Teach Fund for Future Math or Science Teachers 40
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New Recruit
*Limited to projects who have not participated before* The project with the most individual donors on Giving Day (12am-12am) will receive $2,500, 2nd place will receive $1,000 and 3rd place will receive $500. Generously sponsored by Chief Campus Counsel, Lorena Peñaloza
Rank Prize Fund Designation Donors
1 $2,500 oSTEM 63
2 $1,000 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 46
3 $500 Physics Outreach Task Force 34
4 Economics Summer Research Accelerator 25
5 Waterfall Scholarship 21
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Slug Surprise
The project with the most individual donors between 10 and 11 p.m. will receive $1,500, 2nd place will receive $750 and 3rd will receive $500.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,500 "Finding Ma": Uplifting Incarcerated Voices 34
2 $750 UCSC SACNAS Chapter 26
3 $500 Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) 25
4 UCSC Fencing Club 10
5 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 9
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Rank State Gifts
1 CA 4032
2 HI 69
3 WA 60
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