Gator Give Day 2024

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April 18, 2024 is the 10th annual Gator Give Day. This year is our biggest challenge and greatest opportunity yet. As we mark this historic occasion, we invite you to join us in this moment of celebration and giving. 

🎁 Use the online link above to make a gift

📞 Call 1-814-332-4393 or toll-free at 1-866-332-3853 between 8am - 8pm ET on April 18 to make a gift or pledge over the phone.

💌 Send a check made out to Allegheny College postmarked by Friday, April 19 with “Gator Give Day” in the memo line to Allegheny College Annual Fund, 520 N. Main Street, Box 44, Meadville, PA 16335. To have your gift included in the Gator Give Day count, please email us at gatorgiveday@allegheny.edu to let us know that your gift is on its way.

🙋‍♀️ Questions? Call our Alumni Engagement team at 814-332-4393 or toll-free at 866-332-3853, or email gatorgiveday@allegheny.edu.

🌟Each donation gets us closer to unlocking a total of $1 million in challenge funds!🌟


You can direct your support to make the impact that is most meaningful to you! Maybe that's to Scholarships or Gator Success Grants. Or Career Education or Study Away. Or perhaps you wish to support your Academic Department, Athletic Team, or area of Performing Arts. There are over 50 options — support what you love! Can’t narrow it down to just one area? No worries — you can split your gift between two designations!

Let’s celebrate the 10th Annual Gator Give Day together with pride and purpose!

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Donation Challenge

$250,000 if 2,610 donors give in the next 6 months

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Patricia Tippie

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Donation Challenge

$200,000 if 2,024 donors give in the next 6 months

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Patricia Tippie

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Donation Challenge

$150,000 if 1,418 donors give in the next 6 months

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Patricia Tippie

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Donation Challenge

$100,000 if 710 donors give in the next 6 months

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Patricia Tippie

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Donation Match

$250 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Alumni who gave to Women's Basketball

Offered by John Sutphen '78 & Jamie Sutphen '79

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Donation Challenge

$250 if 50 donors give in the next 6 months

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For Creek Connections

Offered by Wendy Kedzierski

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Donation Challenge

$250 if 25 donors give in the next 6 months

Challenge Complete!

For Retired Allegheny Faculty & Staff

Offered by Melissa Mencotti

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Donation Match

$100 per donor up to $2,500

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For Classes of 1999 through 2003 donors who gave to Track & Field and Cross Country

Offered by Devon Halley '03

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Donation Challenge

$100 if 12 donors give in the next 6 months

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For Class of 2004 donors who gave to Football

Offered by Brian O'Malley

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Donation Match

$50 per donor up to $5,000

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For Class of 1999

Offered by '99 Class Reunion Committee

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$50 per donor up to $500

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For Alumni who gave to Field Hockey

Offered by Lauren Thomas

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$50 per donor up to $250

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For Communication Arts

Offered by Zack Rearick

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$25 per donor up to $500

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For Men's Lacrosse

Offered by Jessica Lockhart Vincent

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$25 per donor up to $500

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For Classes of 2005 through 2010 donors who gave to Baseball

Offered by Brandon Crum

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Donation Match

$24 per donor up to $2,400

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For Class of 2024

Offered by President Cole's Leadership Team

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$20 per donor up to $3,000

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For Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Offered by José Rodriguez

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Donation Match

$20 per donor up to $1,000

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For Alumni who gave to Golf

Offered by Abby Sorensen '12 and an Anonymous Gator

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Donation Match

$10 per donor up to $500

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For Class of 1987

Offered by Laura Crowther Good

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$10 per donor up to $500

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For Women's Lacrosse

Offered by Jim

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Donation Match

$10 per donor up to $200

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For Current Students who gave to Allegheny Choral Fund

Offered by James D. Niblock '97 and Carol Bowler Niblock '02

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Donation Match

$5 per donor up to $250

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For Professor Alexander Dale Allegheny Graduate Travel Fund

Offered by Nancy Frambes '87

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$5 per donor up to $250

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For Faculty/Staff

Offered by Sara Pineo

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$5 per donor up to $200

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For Volleyball

Offered by Kelly Barzak

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Donation Match

$5 per donor up to $200

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For Alumni who gave to Women's Soccer

Offered by Coach Lacey Phillips

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$5 per donor up to $100

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For Volleyball

Offered by Renee Uht

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated for gifts of $1,815 or higher, up to $500,000

Match Complete!

Offered by Allegheny's Board of Trustees

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated for gifts of $1,815 or higher, up to $250,000

Match Complete!

Offered by Allegheny's Board of Trustees

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $50,000

Match Complete!

For Baseball

Offered by Dale '72 and Elizabeth Hahn

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Track & Field and Cross Country

Offered by Bill Hartz '79 and Susie Spencer Hartz '79

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Donation Match

$1 per donor up to $500

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For Alumni who gave to Track & Field and Cross Country

Offered by Ben Mourer

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We grateful for your support! In appreciation of your generosity, here's our gift to you: a moment of Gator Give Day Zen, courtesy of the Allegheny Choir. 

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170 days ago by Sara Pineo
9:24pm ET Update: 2,610 Gators Stepping Up!

Thanks to #2,610 who just made a donation, we’re ecstatic to share our next #GatorGiveDay commercial break! 

$700,000 already unlocked for Allegheny! 

We’re so close…let’s not quit now. This is your moment, Gators! 


171 days ago by Sara Pineo
5:38pm ET Update: 2,024 donors = $200K for Allegheny!

Are you at the part of your day where you need a break from the grind? Well thanks to 2,024 Gators, we’re ready to help you out! It’s time for our next #GatorGiveDay commercial break! 

Two more milestones to go… who can you invite to join us? Get us to 2,610 on this 10th Annual Gator Give Day!


171 days ago by Sara Pineo
12:20pm ET Update: Are you in? 1,418 Gators say YES!

A big shout out to the 1,418 donors who showed up BIG TIME and helped unlock another $150,000 for Allegheny! Thanks to them, here’s our next #GatorGiveDay commercial break:

Let’s keep it going! Show your loyalty: make a gift and bring a friend! Help us reach our next milestone of 2,024 donors in honor of the graduating Class of 2024! 

See you at the next #GatorGiveDay commercial break!


171 days ago by Sara Pineo
7:25 ET: 710 donors to unlock $100,000? Done!

This first #GatorGiveDay commercial break is brought to you by our early givers! Ever wonder what goes into planning Gator Give Day every year? Here’s a little insider look at what happens behind the scenes…

Now it’s your turn to rise and shine! Make a donation and help us get to our next 4-18-24 milestone: 1,418 donors! 

Now, back to our regularly scheduled Gator Give Day programming.


171 days ago by Sara Pineo
3,172 donors = $1 million for Allegheny!

Let’s reach 710 donors in honor of 10 years of Gator Give Day and unlock the first $100,000 for the College!  Go Gators!

177 days ago by Sara Pineo
Class GivingWhich alumni class comes out on top?
Class YearDonorsRaised ($)
202026$1,115
198515$2,810
201160$5,625
198213$7,265
201819$1,419
200457$8,620
196813$11,533
201243$4,681
197719$67,405
196515$109,706
202380$2,075
197474$59,891
198823$37,880
197640$43,435
196415$104,620
201039$3,095
199944$11,378
198619$5,512
196315$43,793
19350$0
200027$11,920
201627$2,030
197026$31,350
201928$1,835
199440$12,823
196629$21,045
200938$10,286
199235$7,900
197125$16,110
200329$7,089
19617$141,361
199029$11,135
201440$2,685
197225$63,075
197339$36,090
199844$7,443
198331$21,793
198133$19,562
200740$4,873
199725$4,470
19390$0
19573$2,200
19511$1,000
19532$14,000
19562$700,250
196931$62,568
19607$3,370
19471$1,815
19461$250
19542$175
19430$0
198025$14,405
201731$2,276
19490$0
197826$22,097
196716$11,110
19320$0
200136$18,525
200543$8,065
199626$4,160
201536$4,286
201325$1,925
199136$5,325
202135$1,438
199329$5,000
200225$7,575
198728$14,185
198926$11,875
200847$5,244
199530$7,670
19410$0
196210$7,289
200638$10,430
19450$0
19420$0
19500$0
202236$960
197531$74,265
198432$46,817
19340$0
19380$0
19584$850
19522$1,100
19400$0
19595$2,850
197923$52,540
19551$2,000
19480$0
19440$0
19330$0
19360$0
19370$0
Giving by Designation
DesignationDonorsRaised ($)
Women's Soccer78$21,212
Women's Basketball60$39,470
English18$2,255
Political Science17$995
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion56$15,360
Philosophy1$20
Global Health Studies3$105
Study Away17$2,850
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies2$225
Professor Alexander Dale Allegheny Graduate Travel Fund13$855
Sustainability Initiatives18$2,275
Creek Connections64$5,251
Golf62$7,795
Swimming & Diving37$6,570
Dance and Movement Studies Fund14$1,490
Biology16$6,701
Environmental Science10$800
Men's Lacrosse58$8,301
Economics and Business13$1,785
Student/Faculty Research20$2,159
Baseball80$113,868
Senior Class Gift 🎓: Student Emergency Funding21$2,821
Women's Lacrosse70$5,694
Allegheny Choral Fund68$9,850
Herb Klions Psychology Dept Fund0$0
Men's Basketball19$4,875
Music Department9$465
Hepler Instrumental Lesson Fund10$1,895
Men's Soccer33$5,036
SAE True Gentlemen Endowed Scholarship9$805
Mathematics8$2,820
Physics6$825
Softball42$5,040
Community Service and Engagement3$80
Athletics General Fund5$1,130
Gator Success Grants42$20,267
Communication Arts4$385
Art Department6$843
Chemistry21$5,570
Computer and Information Science9$481
International Studies5$225
Psychology10$835
Memorial Projects Fund5$4,665
Neuroscience7$1,070
General Academic Support14$3,674
Campus Improvements and Beautification34$7,510
Playshop Theatre15$1,720
World Languages & Cultures Dept9$595
History15$7,994
Career Education and Internships16$2,580
Track & Field and Cross Country223$30,378
Allegheny's Greatest Needs769$1,359,085
Tennis136$11,798
Scholarships174$54,536
Football181$46,842
Field Hockey117$14,287
Alpha Chi Rho Internship Fund8$2,550
Volleyball162$16,110
Landmark Reunion CelebrantsReunion celebrants — the class with the highest class participation for Gator Give Day will earn a champagne toast for their class dinner during Reunion Weekend! 🥂
ClassDonorsRaised ($)Goal (Donors)%
197474$59,8918092.5%
199440$12,8236363.5%
198432$46,8178936.0%
201440$2,68511634.5%
201928$1,8359130.8%
199944$11,3789247.8%
Student GivingIf 150 students make a donation, a Board member will sponsor a Casey's Ice Cream Social on Study Day for all Allegheny students! 🍨
ClassDonorsRaised ($)
20281$10
202546$986
202453$672
202737$460
202644$599
Varsity Team DonationsAt the end of the day, which team has the most donations raising the most cash?
Varsity SportDonorsRaised ($)
Golf62$7,795
Athletics General Fund5$1,130
Men's Lacrosse58$8,301
Women's Lacrosse70$5,694
Men's Basketball19$4,875
Women's Basketball60$39,470
Women's Soccer78$21,212
Baseball80$113,868
Tennis136$11,798
Track & Field and Cross Country223$30,378
Football181$46,842
Field Hockey117$14,287
Softball42$5,040
Men's Soccer33$5,036
Volleyball162$16,110
Swimming & Diving37$6,570
Varsity Team Donations from AlumniThe team that beats all others in surpassing its goal will qualify for an additional $10,000 prize from Trustee Kevin '84 and Lisa '84 Baird! 🏆
Varsity SportDonorsRaised ($)%
Baseball52$89,70974.3%
Softball20$3,16566.7%
Volleyball50$7,065161.3%
Women's Basketball49$37,945163.3%
Athletics General Fund2$1,000
Men's Soccer26$4,44048.1%
Golf34$5,900121.4%
Field Hockey37$10,732740.0%
Tennis32$5,07066.7%
Men's Basketball12$4,44531.6%
Men's Lacrosse27$1,200540.0%
Women's Lacrosse45$4,359128.6%
Women's Soccer36$12,77287.8%
Swimming & Diving25$4,63528.1%
Track & Field and Cross Country140$28,57595.9%
Football113$43,08277.9%
Athletic Giving By Students
TeamDonorsRaised ($)
Football21$160
Volleyball19$135
Track & Field and Cross Country35$255
Field Hockey16$200
Tennis16$195
Women's Basketball0$0
Men's Lacrosse4$275
Swimming & Diving1$5
Men's Basketball2$150
Men's Soccer0$0
Athletics General Fund0$0
Softball1$250
Women's Soccer4$55
Women's Lacrosse7$60
Golf4$115
Baseball4$35
Donor Affiliations
Gradhat icon69%Alumni
Parent icon13%Allegheny Parents
Book icon7%Current Students
Suitcase icon7%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon10%Friends
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Allegheny's Board of Trustees
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Allegheny's Board of Trustees
Heart icon matched a total of $250,000
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Dale '72 and Elizabeth Hahn
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Bill Hartz '79 and Susie Spencer Hartz '79
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John Sutphen '78
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'99 Class Reunion Committee
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