Giving Day 2025 - Be Unstoppable

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Thank you!

Seawolves were Unstoppable this Giving Day!

Thanks to all who advocated, challenged, matched, and gave!

Late to the party? The site will be kept open until March 31 at midnight.

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Thank you, Seawolves!

Seawolves were Unstoppable this Giving Day! 

Thanks to all who advocated, challenged, matched, and gave! 

Late to the party? The site will be kept open until March 31 at midnight.

As we tally up our final numbers, we look forward to sharing our results with you in the coming days.

Go Seawolves! 

83 days ago by Katrina Culhane
$5,000 Alumni Association Donor Participation Winner!!

Congratulations to VIP Hockey Fund for earning $5,000 to their program for having the most unique donors from midnight to midnight on March 26!


Thanks again to the Stony Brook Alumni Association for their $10,000 in Power Hour and Donor Challenges!

83 days ago by Katrina Culhane
FINAL Alumni Association Challenge ends at midnight!!

Want to earn $5,000 for your area of choice? 

The top project in donor participation for today will win $5,000 thanks to the Stony Brook Alumni Association!

83 days ago by Katrina Culhane
The last $1,000 of the day goes to...

Stony Brook Child Care!


83 days ago by Katrina Culhane
Last Chance to win $1,000! Evening Energizer: 8 pm to 10 pm EDT

๐ŸŒ™ The Evening Energizer challenge is buzzing with activity! 

Night owls are making their mark by donating to impactful projects.

Keep the energy high and help your project win the last $1,000 prize of the day! ๐ŸŒ 

83 days ago by Katrina Culhane
Dinner Bell Blitz Results

VIP Hockey Fund earns $1,000 as the winner of our Dinner Bell Blitz Power Hour.

One Power Hour, and $1,000 left - from 8-10pm! 

And there's still time to earn $5,000 for an area of your choosing with the Alumni Association's $5,000 Donor Participation Challenge, ending at midnight.

83 days ago by Katrina Culhane
Ring, Ring, Ring! Time for the Dinner Bell Blitz: 5 pm to 7 pm EDT

๐Ÿด The Dinner Bell Blitz challenge is happening NOW! 

As the day winds down, donors are stepping up to support their favorite projects. 

Let's make this dinner hour count and secure that extra $1,000! ๐ŸŒŸ

83 days ago by Katrina Culhane
Lunch Power Hour & Midday Momentum

This afternoon, VIP Hockey Fund and Stony Brook Child Care both earned $1,000 towards their funds, thanks to the Alumni Association!

83 days ago by Katrina Culhane
Midday Momentum: 2 pm to 4 pm EDT

The chances to win extra dollars for the areas that mean the most to you keep coming!

โ˜€๏ธ The Midday Momentum challenge is gaining traction! 

Donors are rallying to make a difference in the afternoon. 

Keep the momentum strong and help your project win extra funds! ๐Ÿš€

83 days ago by Katrina Culhane
Halfway through Power Hour #2

Current standings:

Respiratory Care & Hockey are battling it out for $1,000! 

Make sure to make your gift and give your project a boost!

83 days ago by Katrina Culhane
Lunch Power Hour: 11 am to 1 pm EDT

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ The Lunch Power Hour challenge is heating up! 

Donors are coming together during their lunch break to support meaningful projects. 

Let's keep the energy high and push for that additional $1,000! ๐Ÿ’ช

83 days ago by Katrina Culhane
First winner of the day!!!!!

We've got our first winner!

Stony Brook Child Care has won $1,000 towards their fund for having the most donors between 8am-10am!


Stay tuned for our next Alumni Association Power Hour challenge at 11am!

83 days ago by Katrina Culhane
Halfway through Morning Buzz!

We're halfway through our first of 5 Power Hour Challenges and here are the current standings:


Occupational Therapy is in the lead!


Make your gift to the area of your choice to help them win $1,000!


83 days ago by Katrina Culhane
Win $1,000 - Morning Buzz: 8 am to 10 am EDT

๐ŸŒ… The Morning Buzz challenge is off to a great start! 

Early risers are making a significant impact by supporting their favorite projects. 

Keep the momentum going and help your chosen area earn extra funds! ๐ŸŒŸ

83 days ago by Katrina Culhane
The Alumni Association $5,000 Giving Day Participation Challenge starts NOW!

๐ŸŽ‰ The Giving Day Participation Challenge is underway! 

The project with the highest number of donors during the next 24 hours will receive the top prize of $5,000, thanks to the generosity of the Stony Brook Alumni Association.

Every donation counts, so let's make this day unforgettable! ๐Ÿ†

84 days ago by Katrina Culhane
Two Ways to Make a BIG Impact!!

Just Announced: Two Ways to Make a BIG Impact!!


1. Your Giving Day Gift Amplified — 2.25x Match for Scholarships!

Endowed scholarships are the most impactful way you can help bring a life-changing Stony Brook education within reach for a deserving student. On Giving Day 2025, your gift to the Stony Brook Endowed Scholarship Fund will be more than doubled through a special match.

Thanks to the MJS Foundation as well as the New York State match, your gift to unrestricted endowed scholarships will be matched 2.25x up to $100,000! For instance, a gift of $100 will become $225 in total impact to support talented Seawolves.

In addition, thanks to the Stony Brook Alumni Association, when 150 donors make their gift to the Stony Brook Endowed Scholarship Fund, it will unlock an additional $30,000 for scholarships, which means your gift goes even further!


2. Take Part in the Alumni Association Challenge

The Alumni Association wants to help YOU make an even bigger impact. 

Help the area that matters most to you earn extra funds. 

The project with the highest number of donors in each of these windows will receive an additional $1,000 ($5,000 total will be awarded):


Morning Buzz: 8 am to 10 am EDT

Lunch Power Hour: 11 am to 1 pm EDT

Midday Momentum: 2 pm to 4 pm EDT

Dinner Bell Blitz: 5 pm to 7 pm EDT

Evening Energizer: 8 pm to 10 pm EDT


But that's not all! The project with the the highest number of donors during the 24 hours of Giving Day (midnight to midnight) will receive the top prize — $5,000!


With over $300,000 in matches and challenges this Giving Day - YOU can help Stony Brook #BeUnstoppable

84 days ago by Katrina Culhane
Top Performing Projects
Programs & FundsDonorsRaised ($)
Lichtenstein Fund for Southampton Arts3$130
Center for Clean Water Technology Excellence Fund3$260
Program in Writing and Rhetoric Fund for Excellence4$250
Stony Brook Child Care214$13,456
Paul L. Siegel Endowed Scholarship for Women in STEM Fund19$6,203
BS Health Sciences Support Fund81$1,601
Dr. Aldustus E. Jordan Underrepresented Minorities in Medicine Endowed Alumni Scholarship7$1,278
BookEnds Second Chapter Endowment Intent Fund52$4,966
Women's Leadership Council Fund57$6,458
Department of Medicine Research and Education Fund49$54,385
Women's Soccer Fund for Excellence31$2,440
Mattoo Center for India Studies3$200
Tennis Fund for Excellence5$540
Center for Changing Systems of Power Excellence Fund5$1,255
Applied Math and Statistics Fund for Excellence10$6,111
Women's Lacrosse Fund for Excellence17$2,044
Friends of the Ashley Schiff Park Preserve37$2,431
Microbiology Department13$1,674
Humanities Institute Fund14$545
School of Nursing Fund for Excellence (Greatest Needs)57$4,555
World Language Teacher Award15$2,100
Athletic Training Program77$2,207
Physics and Astronomy Department Fund for Excellence37$5,787
Urology Department Fund5$365
Terry Alexander Award in Women's and Gender Studies0$0
Africana Studies Fund for Excellence4$175
Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Fund for Excellence4$1,710
Dan Rattiner Special Collections Fund1$57
Student Enrichment Theatre in New York0$0
Support the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Stony Brook University (OLLI)123$7,086
Stony Brook Endowed Scholarship Fund110$78,840
Geriatric Education Fund0$0
Staller Center's Barbara N. Wien Arts & Education Fund0$0
VIP Hockey Fund342$25,832
Study Abroad0$0
Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund4$150
Milton Lodge Fund for Political Psychology0$0
Institute for Ocean Conservation Science (IOCS) General Fund1$10
Emergency Department1$25
Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center Endowment2$21
School of Dental Medicine Scholarship Endowment2$500
Carlos Vidal Memorial Scholarship Fund5$1,325
Fund for Stony Brook University Hospital6$785
College of Business Scholarship Fund9$471
Alda Center for Communicating Science3$2,557
Department of Orthopedic Surgery Fund for Excellence0$0
Richard L. Gelfond Fund on the Health Effects of Mercury Exposure0$0
Dept. of Neurology: Resident Training Funds0$0
Stony Brook HOME5$228
School of Social Welfare L Fund0$0
Lichtenstein Fund for Southampton Arts3$130
Women's Health Fund4$142
W.I.S.E. Diamond Fund4$210
Autism Initiative Excellence Fund3$20
Growth and Discovery in Skin Cancer and Aging Skin Treatments1$5
Biochemistry and Cell Biology Endowment for Excellence103$43,904
Men's Soccer Fund for Excellence17$3,492
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Building Fund2$150
Philosophy Department Fund for Excellence5$220
Kidney Transplantation Program Fund5$520
Endocrinology Division2$7,510
FoodLab Education6$191
John H. Marburger III Endowed Fellowship for Science, Engineering & Mathematics0$0
Civil Engineering Fund for Excellence2$510
Pollock-Krasner Study Center1$75
Stony Brook Marching Band97$5,231
Gerald Brown Endowed Fund for Excellence in Physics & Astronomy0$0
Philosophers of Future Excellence1$50
Radiology Department0$0
Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) Fund For Exellence38$2,361
Division of Gastroenterology4$2,150
Post Endodontics Educational Fund1$250
Medical Scientist Training Program Fund for Excellence6$1,767
Stony Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SBVAC) Alumni Endowed Scholarship3$167
Korean Studies2$100
Radiation Oncology Department Fund for Excellence1$5
Stony Brook Film Festival at Staller Center4$135
University Counseling Center6$250
Richard B. Moore Endowment0$0
Ed Fabian Alumni Engagement Endowed Fund for CoB0$0
The Japan Center at Stony Brook8$1,480
Long Island State Veterans Home Capital Fund115$9,960
Out of State Recruitment Counselor Events7$380
European Languages Fund for Excellence1$200
Class of 1987 Endowed Scholarship in Medicine2$200
Child Life Services Fund3$130
SDM Scholarship for Underrepresented Students25$2,313
John J. Ricotta Professorship in Surgery0$0
Lauterbur Frontier Research Endowment Fund in Chemistry1$500
Seawolves United41$3,846
Knapp Pediatric Research Endowment Fund0$0
Career Center Support Fund3$157
Center for Multilingual and Intercultural Communications Fund for Excellence5$168
Thomas Hartman Center for Parkinson's Research in Neurobiology & Behavior1$48
Stony Brook Center for Global Health Equity Fund for Excellence1$30
School of Professional Development Fund for Excellence (Greatest Needs)7$162
Football Fund for Excellence209$450,597
Campus Beautification Committee Fund10$397
CLS Equipment Fund0$0
Honors College Scholarship Fund3$210
SBU Letters Fund3$60
School of Dental Medicine Fund for Excellence (Greatest Needs)6$2,470
Art Department Fund for Excellence8$336
Physical Therapy Department Fund for Excellence11$662
First Alumni Endowed Scholarship1$250
Baseball Fund for Excellence37$11,069
The Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Center (Greatest Needs)0$0
Urology Department Fund5$365
Office of Student Life0$0
Speech Language Pathology166$5,235
CVB-Rainforest Conservation Fund9$1,926
Butterklee Assistantship Endowment2$3,000
Theatre Arts Department Fund for Excellence1$100
Center for Multilingual and Intercultural Communications Fund for Excellence5$168
Internet of Things Laboratory Fund0$0
Stony Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SBVAC) Alumni Endowed Scholarship3$167
CVB Fund for Excellence2$75
Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease2$41
LGBTQ* Center Fund for Excellence11$574
Fund for Excellence in Undergraduate Biology4$48
Dr. Jason Kim '03 Endowed Scholarship in Medicine1$1,000
Pharmacology Department10$1,899
Physician Assistant Education Fund for Excellence14$710
Renaissance School of Medicine Scholarship Fund9$2,133
SoMAS General Scholarship Fund15$2,009
Emergency Department1$25
Family Medicine Division Fund for Excellence2$18
School of Social Welfare Fund for Excellence (Greatest Needs)21$2,981
Staller Center for the Arts Endowed Fund1$100
Applied Health Informatics Fund for Excellence3$145
Cross Country / Track & Field Fund for Excellence41$7,807
Graduate School Dean's Fund for Excellence9$351
Clinical Lab Sciences Department23$639
Study Abroad Scholarship Fund8$377
Mobile Stroke Unit2$10
Respiratory Care Program45$1,288
Frances Bisignano Memorial Scholarship in Nursing1$1,000
Jazz Fund for Excellence1$5
Applied Math and Statistics Fund for Excellence10$6,111
Black and Latino Alumni Network Endowed Scholarship14$1,730
The Judy Sue Sussman Fund for Breast Cancer Research2$18
Collaborative for the Earth2$270
Economics Department Fund for Excellence3$110
Honors College Program Fund3$223
Graduate Student Organization Student Emergency Support Fund2$21
College of Business Fund for Excellence (Greatest Needs)34$4,771
Brooke Ellison Endowed Scholarship33$7,700
Benjamin Wisoh Lee Endowed Excellence Fund for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships11$1,860
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fund2$60
Stony Brook Alumni Association Scholarship Fund5$125
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Fund for Excellence (Greatest Needs)27$5,925
The Conti Family Scholarship1$100
Heart Institute Cardiology Fund for Excellence2$500
Electrical and Computer Engineering Fund for Excellence1$1,000
Stony Brook Cancer Center11$331
Student Affairs Fund3$221
Hillel Jewish Culture Fund44$5,030
Evan R. Liblit Memorial Endowed Award1$200
Alumni Dissertation Fellowship in Philosophy1$500
Anthropology Fund for Excellence10$1,314
Palliative Care Department Fund for Excellence1$100
Neurosciences Institute0$0
Institute of Energy: Sustainability, Environment, & Equity Excellence Fund3$200
The Francesco P. and Dina D'Alto Malgeri Endowment in Italian Culture0$0
The Sherry and Howard Sussman Endowed Scholarship2$18
College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship Endowment1$10
Global Affairs Fund For Excellence0$0
Italian Studies Fund16$8,292
School of Social Welfare Scholarship Fund1$50
Music Department Fund for Excellence31$2,629
Asian and Asian American Studies Fund for Excellence18$1,118
Pediatric Emergency Department Expansion Fund1$15
University Food Pantry37$1,600
Geosciences Department Fund for Excellence2$30
Women's Basketball Fund for Excellence29$3,818
Mechanical Engineering Fund5$201
Stony Brook Kappas Endowed Achievement Scholarship Fund41$8,414
Guru Madhavan Endowed Intent Leadership Speaker in Engineering0$0
Stony Brook Heart Institute4$185
Mattoo Center for India Studies3$200
Study Abroad Scholarship Fund8$377
Political Science Fund for Excellence9$3,737
Department of Psychology Fund for Excellence27$3,779
Turkana Basin Institute Project4$367
Center for Hellenic Studies28$5,315
Sociology Department Fund for Excellence31$1,644
Friends of the Library3$281
History's Chairs Fund26$3,029
Ecology and Evolution Department Fund for Excellence64$9,398
Renaissance School of Medicine Fund for Excellence (Greatest Needs)25$8,842
School of Communications and Journalism Fund for Excellence (Greatest Needs)25$3,532
Occupational Therapy Fund for Excellence83$1,653
The Southampton Review22$873
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Fund for Excellence (Greatest Needs)22$2,437
Hispanic Languages and Literature Undergraduate & Graduate Student Award Fund22$1,325
Alda Center Innovation Fund36$808
UG Biology Research Awards36$2,040
School of Health Professions Fund for Excellence (Greatest Needs)77$1,567
Staller Center for the Arts14$815
EOP Endowed Fund21$12,721
Volleyball Fund for Excellence25$3,699
Mathematics Department Fund for Excellence14$1,148
Stony Brook Children's Hospital23$1,312
Surgery Chairman's Research and Education Fund11$2,037
Center for Hellenic Studies28$5,315
Stony Brook Fund for Excellence64$4,043
Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) Fund for Excellence18$2,536
Graduate Program in Public Health Fund33$1,980
The English Department Fund for Excellence11$1,080
SBU Veterans Assistance Fund25$1,102
Men's Lacrosse Fund for Excellence97$9,026
Student Emergency Support Fund23$2,374
The Southampton Review22$873
Men's Basketball Fund for Excellence35$4,181
Softball Fund for Excellence38$2,743
Swimming & Diving Fund for Excellence23$2,319
Chemistry Department Fund for Excellence27$9,257
College of Arts and Sciences Fund for Excellence (Greatest Needs)56$8,388
WUSB-FM Radio Fund40$2,683
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