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$ 439,966 raised 3,068 gifts
Varsity Athletics has raised $ 151,454 from 1,042 gifts!


Matches, Challenges & Leaderboards: Help us unlock bonus funds!

Thanks to our leadership, boards and other incredible supporters, you have the opportunity to double, or even triple, the impact of your gift by meeting any of our many matches and challenges. 

Check back between now and the big day to see new matches and challenges as they're added!

Past Events

Leaderboard
Varsity Athletics: Dollars Raised Leaderboard
Which team will raise the most dollars on February 25? A generous Trustee is awarding bonus funds to the top five!
Rank Prize Team Raised
1 $1,500 Swimming $49,939.04
2 $1,250 Football $24,137.00
3 $1,000 Softball $16,225.26
4 $750 Field Hockey $10,220.00
5 $500 Men's Cross Country, Track & Field $7,563.97
Ended
Leaderboard
All Participating Funds Early Giving Challenge: Most Gifts Raised
Which fund will collect the most gifts BEFORE midnight on February 25? The top 6 funds will win bonus money!
Rank Prize Fund Gifts
1 $850 Football 62
2 $650 Women's Ice Hockey 42
3 $450 The Rowan Fund (Greatest Need) 24
4 $300 Men's Cross Country, Track & Field 22
5 $150 Softball 18
Ended
$250
Early Bird
WINNER: Thanks to Jack Jeanes, the Arboretum and Gardens won these bonus funds! COMPLETED: Set your alarm and get ready for midnight! The first gift on February 25 will win bonus money toward the fund associated with the gift.
1 / 1 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Student Donor Challenge
WINNER: Women's Ice Hockey! CHALLENGE: It's never too early to pay it forward! Once we reach 200 current student donors, the fund with the most student gifts will win $2,000 in challenge money, thanks to a generous Trustee!
200 / 200 Donors
Completed
$2,500
Recent Alumni Challenge ('16 - '25)
WINNER: Men's Cross Country Track & Field. CHALLENGE: When 226 recent alumni (Classes of 2016 - 2025) make a gift to any area on Rowan University Day of Giving, $2,500 will go to the fund with the most recent alumni donors!
226 / 226 Donors
Completed
$500
PROFathon Prize: 856
WINNER: Nick Rua was the 856th donor of the day, awarding these extra bonus funds to Men's Club Lacrosse! CHALLENGE: In celebration of our favorite area code (and our PROFathon callers!), the donor who makes the 856th gift of the day will win $500 in prize money to the fund or school associated with their gift!
856 / 856 Donors
Completed
$1,000
Rowan Gift Challenge: 1,992nd gift
WINNER: Softball! CHALLENGE: Thanks to a transformative gift in 1992, GSC became Rowan College (and eventually, Rowan University). The donor who makes the 1,992nd gift of the day will win $1,000 in challenge money to the fund associated with their gift!
1,992 / 1,992 Gifts
Completed
$1
President's Prize: Rowan University socks!
CHALLENGE MET: President Houshmand shared that a $120 gift—$50 for a one-way ticket and $70 in cash—changed his life. The first 50 donors to make a gift of $70 or more to any Rowan University fund will receive a pair of exclusive Rowan socks!
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
Leaderboard
Varsity Athletics: Top Your '25
The top seven teams to outperform their total 2025 dollars raised during Day of Giving will be rewarded with additional funds!
Rank Prize Team % +/- Dollars Raised
1 $3,500 Men's Basketball +1676.79% $4,975.00
goal: $280.00
2 $2,750 Swimming +718.00% $49,939.04
goal: $6,105.00
3 $2,250 Field Hockey +501.18% $10,220.00
goal: $1,700.00
4 $1,750 Women's Basketball +302.83% $4,270.00
goal: $1,060.00
5 $1,250 Women's Lacrosse +214.91% $6,445.26
goal: $2,046.69
Ended
$250
Glassboro State Challenge: 58th Gift
WINNER: Thanks to Athletics Director Shawn Tucker's gift—the 58th of the day!—Women's Volleyball will receive these bonus funds! COMPLETED: The Glassboro Normal School became Glassboro State in 1958. We'll celebrate this moment in history by awarding $250 in prize money to the fund associated with the 58th gift of the day!
58 / 58 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
Senior Class Challenge
WINNER: Women's Ice Hockey! CHALLENGE: When 100 members of the class of 2026 give to any fund on Rowan University Day of Giving, $1,000 goes to the fund with the most Class of 2026 donors! (Gifts of $20.26 will earn your spirit cords for commencement!)
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
Success!
Philanthropy Scavenger Hunt
Hoot hoot hooray— you found us all! Every donor-sponsored owl has been discovered, and the challenge dollars have been unlocked to support the causes you care about most. Thanks for making our Philanthropy Scavenger Hunt a soaring success!
Completed
2
Match
Athletics Match: There Must Be More Champions Fund
MATCHED: Every dollar raised for the There Must Be More Champions Fund for Athletics will be matched up to $5,000, thanks to one of our Foundation Board members!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
Event
Night Owl
WINNER: Archery! CHALLENGE: If you snooze, you can't lose! The last gift on February 25 will win bonus money toward the fund associated with the gift.
Ended
Event
Me + 3 Ambassador Challenge
When ambassadors make a gift and solicit 3 more friends to give on Day of Giving, they'll receive a special Rowan gift! (Don't forget to tell us your size!)
Ended