Challenges

Dr. Ashley Basinger, BSPHR ‘95, DDS ‘00 will give $5,000 to the Dental Alumni Association Scholarship if 35 donors make a gift to the UNC Adams School of Dentistry.

Dr. Jeff Goldsmith, BS ’11, DDS ’18, MS ’21 and Mrs. Blair S. Goldsmith, BA ’11, MSW ‘13 will give $5,000 to support Orthodontics at UNC if 40 donors make a gift to the UNC Adams School of Dentistry.

With 10 student donations of any amount, Alum Kerry Bird (‘86) will donate $500 to the AIC General Endowment.

In honor of the AAC’s 5th anniversary, Eugene Lao will give a bonus $500 for every $250 raised, up to a total gift of $25,000.

Jeff Huang ’96 and Monica Oei, parents of Olivia ’28, will give $25,000 if 100 individual donors give to the AAC today. Jeff writes, “We want you to show the AAC some love! Let’s make sure the AAC remains a vital and vibrant part of the UNC campus for future generations of Tar Heels!”

David Liu ’95 and Deborah Liu will do a two-for-one match on every dollar raised up to a total gift of $50,000, tripling your donation!

Nathan Offerdahl & Amy Carenza will match every gift made to Women’s Basketball, up to $5,000.

Betsy Blackwell & John Watson will donate $500 for every donor who gives to Carolina Fencing, up to $22,500.

Dennis (’82) & Amy (’82) Goss will give $1,000 for every donation made to the Carolina Athletics Excellence Fund on GiveUNC, up to 50 donors.

15 donations to Carolina Wrestling on GiveUNC will unlock a $15,000 gift from Dan Morgan.

George & Kendra McLamb will donate $1,000 for every donation to Gymnastics on GiveUNC, up to $25,000.

If 25 donors give to the Women’s Lacrosse Operating Endowment on GiveUNC, an anonymous donor will make a $50,000 gift to the program.

An anonymous donor will give $1,000 for every donation made to Carolina Softball on GiveUNC, up to $25,000.

Debbie & Andy Chacos will give $25,000 if 25 donors give to Carolina Volleyball on GiveUNC.

Elizabeth de Saint-Aignan & Brad Wightman will match every dollar donated to Carolina Rowing, up to $10,000.

Jill & Brett Gaither will donate $100 for every donor who gives to Carolina Rowing, up to $2,000.

Chad Flack (’09), Tyler Trice (’08), Alex White (’10) will donate $1,000 each for every donor who contributes to the Carolina Baseball program on GiveUNC, up to 50 donors.

An anonymous Carolina Swimming & Diving letterman has agreed to contribute $1,000 for every donation to the Swimming & Diving program on GiveUNC, up to $50,000.

David Cranston (’92) and Michael (’01) & Ashlie Bucy will each donate $25,000 to Carolina Men’s Soccer if 100 donations of at least $100 are made to the program on GiveUNC.

Geoff Scott will match all donations to Carolina Women’s Tennis on GiveUNC up to $10,000.

Members of our National Advisory Board will give $6,100 to the Carolina Latinx Center once 30 donors make a gift.

A generous group of parent donors will contribute $200,000 to the University when 800 parents make a gift of any size on GiveUNC.

Arts and Sciences Fund: Dean’s Circle Challenge

Dean’s Circle members Matt ’97 and Paige ’97 Guest would like to encourage others to join them in their leadership-level commitment to the College. They have generously agreed to match all gifts of $1,500 or more to the Arts and Sciences Fund up to $50,000 today for GiveUNC!

Carolina Center for Jewish Studies

David Kaplan ’93, a Carolina Center for Jewish Studies advisory board member, will match all gifts to the Center dollar for dollar up to $10,000 today for GiveUNC.

Carolina Public Humanities

Generous donors will give $500 for every $100 given to the Carolina Public Humanities Fund today, up to $25,000.

Honors Carolina

Generous Friends of Honors Carolina will give $50,000 when 50 gifts are made to the Friends of Honors Carolina fund today. Gifts of all sizes count!

PlayMakers Repertory Company

Hark the sound(board)! Andrea ’87 and Bill Bates ’76, J.D. ’79 will match all gifts towards a new sound system for PlayMakers up to $50,000, which would put us at our $100,000 goal!

Young Alumni Challenge

A generous young alum, class of 2024, will give $10,000 to the Arts and Sciences Fund when 150 additional young alumni, classes of 2015-2024, make a gift today to any department, program or curriculum within the College.

Institute for the Arts and Humanities

Double your impact! Today only, all gifts to the Institute for the Arts and Humanities will be matched $2:1 up to $100,000, thanks to IAH Advisory Board Vice Chair Allen Moseley ’91 and Melissa Moseley.

Department of Political Science

Whit Ayres, M.A. ’77, Ph.D. ’79 will give $10,000 to support the Department of Political Science when 40 donors make a gift to the department today!

Department of Romance Studies

Sam ’22, Dena ’88, Chris and Ben Moore are giving $5,000 to the Department of Romance Studies.

Research Laboratories of Archaeology

John Powell ’77 will give $10,000 to support the Research Laboratories of Archaeology when 10 donors make a gift today!

Study Abroad Office

Dr. Diana Wheeler and Dr. Donald Davis will give $40,000 to support Study Abroad once 40 donors make a gift to the program today!

Writing and Learning Center

A generous Carolina couple will match all gifts to the Writing and Learning Center dollar for dollar up to $10,000.

$350,000 2-to-1 match. Gillings School alumnus Mark Lee, BSPH ’95, MS ’97 challenges the UNC Gillings School community to give back to areas and initiatives meaningful to them during GiveUNC to unlock his matching gift up to $350,000. Gifts of any size to any area of the Gillings School count.

Members of The UNC Gillings Alumni Association Advisory Board and the Public Health Foundation Board will give $48,850 if 75 alumni make a gift to the Gillings School. While gifts of any size to any fund at the School will count, The Acceleration Fund for Research is the School’s most pressing need.

When 10 gifts are made to support experiential learning, Pamela K. Lattimore ’81, Ph.D. ’87, will unlock a $10,000 gift. If 20 gifts are made, her contribution will double to $20,000.

If 10 people make a gift to support Summer Research Fellowships, a $7,000 gift will be unlocked from Dr. Kevin Satisky ’96 and Dr. Judith Thorn, PhD ’97.

Dr. And Mrs. Steve Matson, former dean of The Graduate School (2008-2018), will make a gift of $10,000 if 20 donors give to support graduate school fellowships.

An anonymous donor will give $1,000 for every 10 gifts up to $10,000 to the Graduate School Dean’s Fund.

Former Royster Fellow Dan Taber PhD ’10 will give $2,500 if 25 Royster alumni donate any amount to the Royster Society of Fellows.

The UNC Hussman School Alumni Board will give $4800 if 50 donors make a gift to the Fund for UNC Hussman to support the school’s priorities and initiatives. Donate now to unlock this challenge!

If 100 additional donors make a gift to Kenan-Flagler in the next two hours, we will unlock a generous $100,000 match from members of the Kenan-Flagler Alumni and Parents Councils. Make your gift now to help unlock $100,000 AND get us closer to doubling your chances to win a free cruise package!

If donors make 50 gifts of any amount to support the efforts of 100 Women during GiveUNC, we will unlock a $50,000 match from members of the 100 Women Executive Committee!

If donors make 25 gifts of any amount to the Marketing Excellence Fund for GiveUNC, we will unlock a $5,000 match from Mike Barkley MBA ’93.

The Ackerman Center for Excellence in Sustainability will double the impact of all gifts to the new Student Impact Investing Fund by matching donor support dollar-for-dollar, up to $50,000.

Help the Wood Center surpass last year’s GiveUNC total by raising $40,000 to support our key priorities, including the growth of the undergraduate real estate program. Your unrestricted gift will allow the Wood Center for Real Estate Studies to continue to foster an enduring community of real estate leaders committed to industry excellence and creating places where people thrive.

Members of the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Board will match all Dean’s Circle gifts of $2,000 or more 2-to-1, tripling the impact of your leadership-level support!

One of our generous donors will match the total amount dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000!

When we raise $25,000 or more, another gift of $6,500 from Foundation Directors will be made—making an even greater difference for the Garden!

The NRI Advisory Board will match gifts to the NRI dollar for dollar up to $10,000.

Alumni from the classes of 1977 and 1979 will donate $10,000 once 20 donors make a gift to the Carolina Covenant Scholarship.

The Kenan Charitable Trust will be matching all gifts made to The School of Data Science and Society for GiveUNC.

Bonus Challenge of $10,000 from UNC alumnus, Robert A. Rechholtz ’58 (B.S.B.A.) if we get an additional 50 gifts before the end of the day. Gifts may be made to any fund in the School of Education including the one Mr. Rechholtz established in memory of his late wife. The Caroline Osborne Rechholtz Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to students who exemplify Caroline’s love of teaching and care for the well-being of students.

Current and Past members of the School of Government Foundation Board will contribute $14,500 if 280 donors make a gift to any School of Government designation.

Members of the UNC MPA Alumni Coates Society will give $65,000 to the UNC MPA Program if 100 donors make a gift to ANY UNC MPA designation.

Members of the UNC MPA Alumni Association Board will give $5,755 to the program if 20 donors make a gift to the UNC MPA Director’s Innovation Endowment Fund.

An Anonymous donor will give $50,000 if 50 donors make a gift to The School of Government Foundation, designation 050585.

Joshua Purvis a 2005 grad, will give $1,0000 to the School of Information and Library Science Fund when 10 additional alumni, classes of 2005-2024, make a gift today to SILS.

Charles (SILS ’74) and Marcia Lowry will give $1,000 once 25 donors make a gift to support SILS on GiveUNC.

Help us celebrate the legacy of Carol Durham, MSN ’82 and her 40+ years of service to Carolina Nursing! With 40+ donors of $40 or more, we’ll unlock a $40,000 matching gift from an anonymous donor!

Chair of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, Schquthia Peacock, BSN ’92, MSN ’99, will donate $1,000 if 15 recent grads (last 5 years) make a gift of any size.

Alumna Monica Cloud ’96 will give $2,500 for 25 alumni donors who make a gift of $100 or more to the Stone Center between 4-6 pm on 3-25-25.

Alumna Anita Branch Brown ’92 will give $500 for 10 donors who make a gift of $50 or more to the Stone Center between 4-5pm on 3-25-25.

Almer Reddick ’92 will give $2,500 for 25 alumni donors who make a gift of $100 or more to the Stone Center between 2-4pm.

Laura Anderson Wright, ’91 will donate $100 for each donor to the Stone Center on GiveUNC, up to $1,000.

Laura Anderson Wright, ’91, will give $1,000 if 10 donors make a gift of $50 or more between 10 am and 2 pm.

Jon and Kate Henz will give $3,000 once 30 gifts of any amount are made to the Newman Catholic Student Center Parish Fund on GiveUNC!

Angela and Sanjay Patel P’24, P’26, will give $3,000 to the Basic Needs Fund once 30 donors make a gift of any amount to the Basic Needs Fund!

The Young Alumni Leadership Council will give $5,000 once 200 donors make a gift to one of their three sponsored funds.

If the Young Alumni Leadership Council gets an additional 50 gifts to one of their three sponsored funds, they will give an additional $10,000.

Rusty Carter ’71 will match all gifts in support of cardiology research up to $25,000.

IE Director Mike Piehler will give a donation to match every contribution to the IE up to $2,000 to support the exciting new IE BlueTech Challenge. UNC students will compete for prize money in case competitions and hackathons to solve vexing problems using blue technology.

An anonymous alumnus of Carolina will make a $5,000 gift for every gift made to the UNC Institute for the Environment up to $50,000.

Alumnus Danny Morgan will make a $5,000 gift for every student gift received up to $50,000.

Bryan and Carson Brice will make a $25,000 gift to the UNC Institute for the Environment if at least 15 current or former IE BOV members make a contribution to the UNC Institute for the Environment during GiveUNC.

Bryan and Carson Brice will donate $500 for every student donation that is received during GiveUNC up to $25,000.

IE BOV Chair Brian Bednar and his wife Rebecca will donate $750 for every gift received during Cleantech Summit events up to $7,500.

Marc ’87 and Kristen Abbey will give $30,000 to the Social Work Unrestricted Fund once 125 donors make a gift to the School of Social Work.

Board member Carl Baumann ’71 will give $20,000 to the Social Work Unrestricted Fund once 75 donors make a gift to the School of Social Work.

Board member and MSW Class of 1993 Susan Wood Ferone and Mike Ferone ’89 will give $10,000 to the Social Work Unrestricted Fund once 50 donors make a gift to the School of Social Work.

Board member Marcia Turnage ’78 will match all gifts from alumni to the unrestricted fund dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000.

Joanne Olszewski, in memory of Bernard John Olszewski ‘62, will give $1,000 if 250 gifts are made to the University Libraries.

Kim Kwok ‘86, current Carolina parent and Friend of the Library Board Member, will give $5,000 if 100 gifts are made to the University Libraries.

Kristy Woodson Harvey ’07, Friend of the Library Board Member, will give $5,000 if 150 gifts are made to the University Libraries.

Former Carolina Roommates and current Friend of the Library Board Members, Greg Parent ’92, JD ’98 and Ruffin Hall ’92, MPA ’93 will give $12,000 if 200 gifts are made to the University Libraries.

An anonymous donor will match all gifts to the Southern Folklife Collection or the Dan Patterson Fund for the Southern Folklife Collection dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000.