Day of Giving 2026

With immense gratitude and excitement, we’re thrilled to celebrate Francis Shea '81 as our 1,500th donor! Francis, thank you for marking this incredible milestone and helping carry us across the 1,500-donor threshold.

To the entire Deerfield community: we are truly overwhelmed by your generosity and spirit. Reaching this moment is a testament to the strength, pride, and commitment that define Deerfield.

We can’t fully express how grateful we are—you have made this possible. THANK YOU for showing up in such a powerful way!

Our progress bar (and our hearts!) might be full, but this historic celebration isn’t over. We want you to be part of the excitement and help us finish up strong by 9 pm ET.

To invite even more of the Deerfield community to the table, a generous trustee is matching all gifts made today $1-for-$1.

This is our last call. Pull up a chair, add your name to this unprecedented day, and make your impact twice as sweet.

...and a special shoutout to Lindsey Shea '11 for being our 1,441st donor and sending us over that incredible, record-breaking number. You've won a Deerfield-branded apron!

GO BIG GREEN!

Shouting out our 1,400th donor, Andrew Wong '98, for getting us one step closer to breaking this year’s Day of Giving record!

Andrew, your gift helped build incredible momentum at a pivotal moment in the day—and we are so grateful for your support. As a small token of our appreciation, you’ve won a Deerfield-branded apron! 🧑‍🍳

Thank you for showing up for Deerfield and for helping move our entire community forward this Day of Giving!

The Deerfield community showed up in a big way for last night’s Late Night Frenzy—THANK YOU!

Everyone who made a gift between 9 pm and midnight ET (or midnight PT for our west coast friends!) was entered to win a cozy Deerfield blanket (pictured below). We’re excited to announce our winners:

East Coast Winner: Tommy Gilmore '20
West Coast Winner: Jeremy Hourigan '91

Congratulations, Tommy and Jeremy—and thank you to everyone who helped make our Late Night Frenzy such a success!

CONGRATULATIONS and a Big Green shoutout to Shikah Kofie '10, the winner of our Sit-Down Special Challenge!

Shikah will receive a Deerfield-branded wood and marble charcuterie board and a DA apron (pictured below!).

Thank you to everyone who made a gift between 6–8 pm EST last night. Your generosity during our Sit-Down Special made all the difference—we couldn’t do it without you!

Yes, you caught us. That’s the Choate Day bonfire up there. We know it’s February, but the generosity during our Day of Giving has been on fire, so we couldn't resist!

Tonight, we are on the verge of something historic:

We are incredibly close to breaking our all-time Day of Giving record of 1,440 donors.

Will you help stoke the flames so DA makes history and finishes the night up strong?

We have officially met our young alumni challenge goal! Thank you to all of our young alums who have supported Deerfield so far!

We blinked, and we're at 1,300 donors! Incredible!!

Congratulations (and many thanks!) to Megan Amundson P'22,'24,'26 for being the 1,300th one to show her support!

GO BIG GREEN!

At Deerfield, there is always room for one more at the table. So, we are pulling up extra chairs and aiming even higher.

To keep the momentum going, we’re launching the Sit-Down Special:

Make a gift between 6 and 8 pm ET, and you will be entered to win a Deerfield-branded wood and marble charcuterie board, a DA apron (pictured below!) and a personal video message from dining hall legend, Mr. Kelly!

Let's do this! GO BIG GREEN!

It's happened again. Once again, the Deerfield community has taken a goal and SMASHED it (with time to spare!). We're in awe of this community's generosity. Where will the Day of Giving take us from here? More to come... Stay tuned!

Meanwhile: Congrats (and many thanks!) to Dan Garrison '94 for being our 1,200th donor and winning a special Deerfield-branded apron!

GO BIG GREEN!

Back by popular demand, we're headed into TRIPLE TIME!

Over the next three hours (until 6:30pm EST) all donations will be matched 2:1 courtesy of three Deerfield trustees: Francis Idehen '95 P'27,'29, Marc Johnson '74 P'08,'11,14,17 and Gus Lipman '89 P'24,'27.

Meaning for every $1 you give, Deerfield will receive an additional $2. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to triple your impact for Deerfield! 

John Lane '90 is officially our 1,000th donor this Day of Giving—an incredible milestone for the Deerfield Academy community!

Thank you for pushing us into four digits and being part of this powerful moment. As our 1,000th donor, you’ll be receiving a Deerfield-branded apron—a small token of our big appreciation!

Big Green momentum is real… and we’re not done yet. 💚

Amanda Lasker '03 is our 906th donor—helping us reach our initial goal of 906 donors this Day of Giving! 🎉

Amanda, thank you for putting us over the top and rallying the Big Green community. Go Big Green! 💚

You're AMAZING, Deerfield! 

The goal of 906 donors has been met, and the Dining Hall (and our hearts!) are full. We’re so grateful to our loyal Big Green community for helping us hit our goal of 906 donors.

But at Deerfield, there is always room for one more at the table...

So we're raising the goal to 1,200 donors—last year's target. Will you help us aim high and reach our new mark?

Go Big Green!

THANK YOU to all donors who added "make my gift to Deerfield" to their morning routine by participating in our Early Riser Rush challenge! We've already achieved a total of 812 donors towards our 906 donor goal!

And a very special congratulations to Sally Storch '10 and Russell Hodge '88 for winning their very own Deerfield mug.

We appreciate your support and for helping Deerfield start off this year's Day of Giving strong. Go Big Green! 💚

Congratulations to the CLASS OF 1979 for being our First Waiter Class Champions! They had more gifts than any other class before the Day of Giving officially kicked off. Thank you for your support!

Shout-out to the Classes of 1997 and 1990 for topping the leaderboard early, too! We're grateful!

Day of Giving has dawned, and we’re celebrating the sunrise with a fun giveaway:

For this “Early Riser Rush” challenge, two lucky donors who make their gift between now and 9 am (ET) will win a shagreen-textured Deerfield coffee mug (pictured below)!

Winners will be randomly selected and shared soon, so stay tuned!

Deerfield's ninth annual Day of Giving kicks off tomorrow and our donor challenges and DA swag are more exciting than ever!

Thank you to the 650+ First Waiter donors who have already made their gift and built incredible momentum for the day!

Remember: if we reach our overall goal of 906 donors, a Deerfield trustee will generously donate $100K, making your participation even more meaningful.

Thank you and Go Big Green!

Thank you for your early gifts to Day of Giving!

Ben Greenblott '80 is the lucky winner of a DA-branded apron!

We're so grateful to everyone who has made their gift early and pushed us over 70% of the way to our goal! Thank you for your support. Go Big Green! 💚

We’re halfway to our goal! We’re amazed and deeply grateful for the generosity of the Deerfield community.

Thank you to an anonymous member from the Class of 1997 for being our 453rd donor and winning a DA apron!

Deerfield's ninth annual Day of Giving kicks off in ONE WEEK and our donor challenges and DA swag are more exciting than ever!

Thank you to the 350+ First Waiter donors who have already made their gift and built incredible momentum for the day!

Remember: if we reach our overall goal of 906 donors, a Deerfield trustee will generously donate $100K, making your participation even more meaningful.

Questions? Reach out to us anytime at annualgiving@deerfield.edu. Thanks and Go Big Green!

WOW! We are incredibly grateful for the 300+ First Waiter donors who joined us in making an early gift this Day of Giving! Riding this wave of momentum, we are offering a special giveaway to the next 50 early donors. Make your gift now and be entered to win a Deerfield-branded apron! One winner will be selected at random.

Help us set the table for our ninth annual Day of Giving! 

Inspired by the Deerfield tradition of arriving early to prepare for a sit-down meal, a generous trustee has issued a challenge: If 300 donors give before the Big Day, we unlock $100,000 for Deerfield.

To thank you for your gift, all donors will receive this exclusive Deerfield recipe booklet featuring dining hall favorites like shepherd’s pie, apple crisp, and Beef Wellington!