Parents & Families Challenge 2023

257
Donors
128% of 200 Donor goal
$87,715
Donated
This campaign ended on April 06, 2023, but you can still make a gift to Carleton College by clicking here!
Gifts to Parents & Families Challenge 2023 contribute to:
Maize & Blue Daize 2023
1,951 Donors - $1,115,070 Donated
104%
About


Support Carleton students by making a gift during Maize & Blue Daize

  • Parents/families of a Carl in any class: 200 gifts will unlock $15,000
  • Bonus challenge for parents/families of the Class of 2023: 40 gifts will unlock an additional $10,000

A total of $25,000 in new challenge funds was offered by a group of Carleton parents - make a gift to help us reach our goals and unlock it all!

Here are just a few ways that gifts support Carls right now:

  • Offering financial aid to talented students with demonstrated need
  • Sustaining our outstanding academics
  • Supporting life and career exploration
  • Enhancing student life through extracurricular organizations, counseling services, athletics, and recreation
Matches & Challenges
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Donation Challenge

$15,000 if 200 donors give in the next over 1 year

Challenge Complete!

For Carleton Parents & Families

Offered by A Group of Generous Current Carleton Parents

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Donation Challenge

$10,000 if 40 donors give in the next over 1 year

Challenge Complete!

For Carleton Parents & Families (2023)

Offered by A Group of Generous Current Carleton Parents

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Donation Match

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

Match Complete!

Offered by Stacey Pelika

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Updates
We Did It! Thank You!


Thanks to the generosity of all of you, we have unlocked the full $25,000 in challenge funds for Carleton!

557 days ago by Katie Berg
One Challenge Unlocked, One To Go!


Thank you Carl parents and families! We've unlocked $15,000 that will support current students in so many different ways. Your generosity is appreciated!

557 days ago by Katie Berg


Thanks to your a-maize-ing generosity, we're 75% to our donor goal!  $18,750 has been unlocked so far, can we get all the way to $25,000 by midnight tonight?

558 days ago by Katie Berg


Class of 2023, you're on a Maize-and-Blue Streak!  You've unlocked $7,500 of the Senior Class Bonus Challenge and are just 10 donors away from unlocking all $10,000.

558 days ago by Katie Berg
Register for the Virtual Carleton Alumni Faculty Talk on April 4 @ 6pm CT


Join us tonight (April 4 @ 6pm CT) for a talk with alumni Rika Anderson '06, Associate Professor of Biology, Andrew Carlson '99, Associate Professor of Theater, and Kate Meyer '09, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Provost Michelle Mattson will host a conversation about being a Carl and teaching at Carleton.

Please register to attend the Zoom panel—hope to see you there!

559 days ago by Katie Berg


Way to go, Class of 2023, you're halfway to unlocking the Senior Class Bonus Challenge!

Including both challenges, we've unlocked $12,500 so far.

559 days ago by Katie Berg

559 days ago by Katie Berg
We're halfway there!


Thank you parent and family donors!  With 48 hours left in Maize & Blue Daize, we've reached the halfway mark and unlocked more challenge funds.  Keep it up!

559 days ago by Katie Berg

559 days ago by Katie Berg
Maize & Blue Food and Fun


At the Maize & Blue Carnival held on Friday, students got in the spirit with Carleton-colored snow cones and cotton candy, life-size Jenga, and a bouncy house - all while sending thank you notes to donors and alumni volunteers.

560 days ago by Katie Berg


Way to go, families of the Class of 2023! You've unlocked 25% of the Senior Class Bonus Challenge.

561 days ago by Katie Berg
Jean and Peter P'10 on why they give

As part of Maize & Blue Daize, we asked donors to share a message with students about why they choose to give, and over 400 alumni, parents, and friends responded. The postcards with their responses will be on display all week in the Weitz Center.

562 days ago by Katie Berg


A-maize-ing, we've reached 25% of our donor goal with 5 days left! Let's keep up the maize and blue momentum!

563 days ago by Katie Berg
Meet the Carleton community in your neighborhood on 4/1


Find a location near you (39 options to choose from) and share the maize and blue spirit with some other Carleton folks in your community tomorrow, 4/1!

563 days ago by Katie Berg

563 days ago by Katie Berg
Send a Virtual Friday Flower by 12pm on 3/31


There's still time to send a Virtual Friday Flower to a Carl you care about. Use the submission link above by 12pm CT on 3/31! E-flowers will be delivered on Friday afternoon!

564 days ago by Katie Berg

We're ready to get Maize & Blue Daize kicked off! Are you? Your gift of any amount can help us unlock up to $25,000 in challenge funding provided by a group of current Carleton parents. Let's go!

564 days ago by Katie Berg
Donor Maps
LeaderboardThe Leaderboard reflects giving from Carleton Parents & Families
AffiliationDonors$ Raised
19853$275
19892$120
19921$1,000
19951$50
19961$500
19971$300
19983$250
20013$1,100
20032$300
20041$250
20095$850
20118$678
20122$215
20131$50
20143$125
20153$244
20163$150
20175$275
20182$100
20192$500
20219$1,000
20225$687
202356$42,767
202415$3,200
202553$21,436
202652$7,501
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