Give to Macalester Days 2022

2,190
Donors
109% of 2,000 Donor goal
$878,163
Donated
This campaign ended on April 02, 2022, but you can still make a gift to Macalester College by clicking here!
About

Give to Macalester Days is an opportunity for the entire Macalester community to come together to support and celebrate the Macalester experience. You can direct your gift to what you care about the most! No matter which designation you choose, your gift goes directly to support Macalester students and the good they do in the world. 

  • Financial Aid: Support Macalesterโ€™s extraordinary commitment to financial aid, which allows us to provide students of all economic backgrounds access to a Macalester education.
  • Program Support: Provide students with opportunities for growth outside the classroom โ€“ from arts performances to career development workshops to maker lessons in the Idea Lab โ€“ that make the Macalester experience special.
  • Faculty Support: Sustain the incredible education that is one of the cornerstones of Macalesterโ€™s mission, including student-faculty research, curricular development, and the flexibility to pilot new projects and academic initiatives.
  • Athletics: Help Macalester student-athletes build toward excellence with expanded efforts to support the whole athlete through nutrition and counseling services, student athlete leadership development, expanded recruitment, and more.
  • Student Emergency Aid: Support Macalester students experiencing unanticipated financial hardships related to technology and academic supply needs, emergency travel, medical expenses, and more. These funds are administered through Macalesterโ€™s Emergency Aid Program.
  • Racial Equity Support: Support Macalesterโ€™s work toward a more just and equitable campus and world. These funds are granted to projects through an application process open to students, faculty, and staff members.
  • Support It All: Support everything you love about Macalester and allow Macalester to continue to strive toward living our values and educating tomorrowโ€™s leaders.

Matches & Challenges
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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $15,000

Match Complete!

For Alumni

Offered by The Alumni Board Early Bird Challenge Fund

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Donation Match

$100 per donor up to $25,000

Match Complete!

For Students

Offered by Board of Trustees Challenge Fund

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Donation Match

$100 per donor up to $25,000

Match Complete!

For Faculty/Staff

Offered by Board of Trustees Challenge Fund

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Donation Challenge

$100,000 if 2,000 donors give in the next over 2 years

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Board of Trustees Challenge Fund

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Donation Match

$100 per donor up to $45,000

Match Complete!

For Classes between 2013 & 2021

Offered by Board of Trustees Challenge Fund

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Donation Challenge

$50 if 10 donors give in the next over 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Class of 2013 donors who gave to Financial Aid

Offered by Elena Tonc

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Donation Match

$20 per donor up to $500

Match Complete!

For Class of 2010

Offered by Josh Paulson

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Donation Match

$10 per donor up to $1,200

Match Complete!

For Alumni

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$5 per donor up to $100

Match Complete!

For Class of 2020

Offered by Jason Kohn

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $75,000

Match Complete!

For Parents

Offered by Parent Council Challenge Fund

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated for gifts of $1,600 or higher, up to $70,000

Match Complete!

For Alumni

Offered by Grand Society Challenge Fund

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Donation Match

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

Match Complete!

For Athletics

Offered by Board of Trustees Athletics Challenge Fund

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $25,000

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For Parents (2022)

Offered by Parent Council P'22 Challenge Fund

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $16,300

Match Complete!

For Class of 1992

Offered by A group of leadership donors from the Class of 1992

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $15,000

Match Complete!

For Soccer - Men

Offered by Macalester Soccer Parents

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $15,000

Match Complete!

For Alumni

Offered by The Alumni Board Final Countdown Challenge Fund

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $15,000

Match Complete!

For Softball

Offered by Macalester Softball Parents

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $13,700

Match Complete!

For Class of 1987

Offered by A group of leadership donors from the Class of 1987

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $9,900

Match Complete!

For Class of 1982

Offered by A leadership donor from the Class of 1982

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $4,700

Match Complete!

For Class of 2002

Offered by A group of leadership donors from the Class of 2002

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $2,880

Match Complete!

For Class of 2012

Offered by A group of leadership donors from the Class of 2012

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Donation Match

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

Match Complete!

For Soccer - Women

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

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

Match Complete!

For Basketball - Men

Offered by Mike Skoien

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $500

Match Complete!

Offered by Tim & Cynthia Lynch

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated for gifts of $5 or higher, up to $100

Match Complete!

For Football

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $100

Match Complete!

For Class of 2005

Offered by Josh Aaker

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Incentives
Weโ€™ll recognize your efforts as a rockstar volunteer on Macalesterโ€™s social media pages.
Generate 3 Gifts
Receive a custom handmade cotton potholder in Macalester colors
Generate 5 Gifts
Receive a special edition zippered pouch crafted from the banners displayed on campus during the โ€œMacalester Momentโ€ campaign. A true piece of Macโ€™s campus just for you!
Only 4 left!
Generate 7 Gifts
Read Mac! Generate ten gifts and weโ€™ll send you a copy of a book written or edited by a Macalester faculty member (five titles to choose from).
Generate 10 Gifts
Updates
And thatโ€™s a wrap on Give to Macalester Days 2022!

What a week it has been!  We are so grateful for your love of this place and our students.

Final numbers for the week are . . . drumroll please . . . 2,190 donors donated a total of $878,163 (including matching funds)

Some highlights of Give to Macalester Days 2022 include:

  • 637 donors gave $170,320 to support Mac Athletics during our Mac Madness effort on March 31.
  • Our on-campus giving day on March 31 was a great day of conversation and connection. Over 400 students, faculty, and staff made a gift. Thanks to all of you who participated and volunteered!
  • The class of 2019 had the highest number of donors of any alumni class with 58 donors.
  • Donors from 49 states (weโ€™ll get you next year, Wyoming!) and a number of countries contributed.
  • The dedicated efforts from alumni and student volunteers and our cross-campus partners, who helped rally their Macalester networks during GTMDs.
  • The Board of Trustees, Alumni Board, and Parent Council all showed their leadership through creating matching funds, which helped drive excitement.
946 days ago by Eva Timmons
Mac community, you ROCK!

With 6 hours to spare, you helped us meet our goal of 2,000 donors! You are amazing, thank you so much! For any Scots who've not had a chance to chip in, you can still do so until midnight tonight.

946 days ago by Eva Timmons
Almost there!

11 hours remaining and 250 donors needed to reach our goal and unlock $100,000. We are so grateful for the huge outpouring of support for Mac over the last few days!

946 days ago by Eva Timmons
Huge progress today!

Thanks primarily to our on-campus and Athletics efforts, we inspired over 600 donors to give today! Letโ€™s finish this evening and tomorrow off strong so that we can reach our goal of 2,000 donors and unlock $100,000 for the Macalester Fund.

947 days ago by Eva Timmons
We're halfway there!

Weโ€™ve surpassed 1,000 donors. Amazing! Thanks to everyone who has already given today. Letโ€™s keep the momentum going. Help us get to 2,000 donors by sharing with your Mac network.

947 days ago by Eva Timmons
Itโ€™s Mac Madness!

As part of Give to Macalester Days, all gifts made to Athletics or an individual team today will be matched dollar-for-dollar, courtesy of members of the Board of Trustees. Watch our video celebrating Mac Athletics of the past and present!


947 days ago by Eva Timmons
Today's a big day!

Today is the on-campus day of the Give to Macalester Days campaign, as well as Mac Madnessโ€“our push for Athletics giving! Hereโ€™s a glimpse of whatโ€™s happening on campus. 

948 days ago by Eva Timmons
A quarter of the way to our donor goal

A huge thank you to the 500 donors who have made a gift since the start of Give to Macalester Days! Please share with your Mac network to help us reach our goal of 2,000 donors and unlock an additional $100,000 for the Macalester Fund, courtesy of members of the Board of Trustees.

949 days ago by Eva Timmons
The early bird match has flown the coop!

The $15,000 Early Bird Matchโ€“courtesy of the Alumni Boardโ€“has been fulfilled. Thank you to all our donors thus far for starting our Give to Macalester Days campaign off strong!

950 days ago by Erica Solomon
We're off and running!

Collectively, Macalester donors support our students on and off campus, as learners, athletes, activists, and compassionate humans. Whatever your capacity to give during Give to Macalester Days, we appreciate your investment in hope for Macalester, its students, and its bright future.

967 days ago by Eva Timmons
Donor Maps
Class LeaderboardThe Class Leaderboard reflects giving from Alumni, Students
AffiliationDonors$ Raised
201958$1,710
202552$5,827
201851$1,292
202048$1,040
201642$1,090
201736$996
201535$1,495
202231$445
201330$1,900
200530$5,890
201430$950
202125$496
202323$170
197221$5,094
197321$7,250
202420$400
199120$29,247
201220$4,137
200019$2,230
200418$1,415
200217$9,065
201016$1,522
198715$23,220
197415$14,650
201115$1,415
200614$1,060
199214$19,510
197013$5,400
197113$10,025
196513$3,025
199013$4,243
198512$2,180
199612$6,345
200112$4,595
199712$2,123
199911$2,500
196911$5,885
198811$6,197
196810$2,650
198910$1,883
200910$2,372
197610$3,495
200310$3,890
199310$9,100
19949$1,250
19829$11,355
19819$4,315
20079$1,620
19989$5,710
19758$2,895
19838$1,103
19778$755
20088$625
19807$1,150
19867$1,020
19636$800
19666$1,050
19676$725
19626$375
19796$950
19605$1,950
19615$1,530
19954$320
19784$245
19843$950
19553$2,300
19563$400
19582$150
19512$150
19572$2,050
19542$75
19642$550
20261$200
Donor Affiliations
Gradhat icon46%Alumni
Book icon8%Students
Parent icon17%Parents
Suitcase icon12%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon4%Friends
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Advocates

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Board of Trustees Challenge Fund
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Parent Council Challenge Fund
Heart icon matched a total of $75,000
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Grand Society Challenge Fund
Heart icon matched a total of $70,000
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Board of Trustees Athletics Challenge Fund
Heart icon matched a total of $50,000
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Board of Trustees Challenge Fund
Heart icon matched a total of $45,000
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Board of Trustees Challenge Fund
Heart icon matched a total of $25,000
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Board of Trustees Challenge Fund
Heart icon matched a total of $25,000
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Parent Council P'22 Challenge Fund
Heart icon matched a total of $25,000
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A group of leadership donors from the Class of 1992
Heart icon matched a total of $16,300
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The Alumni Board Final Countdown Challenge Fund
Heart icon matched a total of $15,000

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