Giving Day 2026

4,003
Donors
106% of 3,750 Donor goal
$770,841
Donated
This campaign ended on March 29, 2026, but you can still make a gift to Stony Brook University by clicking here!
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WE DID IT! Thanks to all of you and your incredible generosity, we reached our goal of 3,750 donors!

While we’re thrilled to celebrate this milestone, your opportunity to Empower Every Seawolf isn’t over. Gifts can still be made now through Sunday, March 29, to the areas you're most passionate about.

And there are still matching and challenge opportunities available to unlock bonus funds for areas like Athletics, College of Business, EOP/AIM and Scholarships. With several of our programs and funds just shy of their Giving Day goals, your support can make all the difference and help Seawolves get the support to fulfill their dreams.

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Updates
Donor Derby and 12 by 12 Challenge Update!

Good Morning Seawolves!

It is the moment you have all been waiting for! We are thrilled to announce the winners of our Donor Derby and 12 by 12 Challenge!

Congratulations to our winners of the 🏁 Giving Day Donor Derby!

1st: Long Island State Veteran's Home

2nd: Ice Hockey

3rd: Speech Language Pathology

4th: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)

5th: Stony Brook Child Care

6th: Biochemistry and Cell Biology Department Endowment

7th:  BS Health Sciences Support Fund

8th: History's Chairs Fund

9th: Stony Brook Football

10th: Stony Brook Men's Lacrosse 

Congratulations to our winners of the 🎯 12 by 12 Challenge! Each area has been awarded an additional $500 in bonus funds.

  • Department of Ecology and Evolution
  • College of Arts and Sciences Fund for Excellence
  • Stony Brook Children's Hospital
  • Women's Health Endowment
  • Stony Brook Tennis
  • AAPI Student Success
  • Veteran's Assistance Fund
  • Undergraduate Biology
  • Global Affairs Fund
  • Turkana Basin Institute


73 days ago by Danyte Reisinger
Congrats to our Advocate Winners!

Congrats to our 🎥 Story Spotlight Sweepstakes winners!

  • Kim Giacalone
  • Margaret Hartofilis

Congrats to our advocate basket winners! 

  • ✈️ Globe‑Trotter Grand Prize - Most Dollars: Sarah Jourdain
  • 🧘 Self‑Care Super Supporter Award - Most Donors: Heath Goldsmith
  • 🐺 Seawolf Click Champion - Most Clicks: Jennifer Solheim

Congrats to our 🍪 Campus Cravings Cookie Draw winner, Jackson Haskins!

Congrats to our 🏆 Top Tier Triumph – $1,000 Raffle Incentive Winners!

  • Sarah Jourdain
  • Tamara Gregorian

Congrats to our ✨ Active Advocate Award – $500 Raffle Incentive Winners!

  • Jennifer Heerwig
  • Kelly Haller
  • Hudson DiNapoli
  • Anthony Vernillo
  • Kathleen Catalano
  • Joshua Rest
74 days ago by Danyte Reisinger
Student Give Challenge Update!

Congrats to Ashley Xu, who won the student give challenge at the Shore Club Event! Ashley is awarding $500 to the Paul L. Siegel Endowed Scholarship for Women in STEM.

Congrats to Christine Lang, who won the student give challenge at the HSC Giving Day event! Christine is awarding $500 to the Stony Brook Student Nurses' Association.

75 days ago by Danyte Reisinger
​Mid-Day Match Madness is LIVE!

Double Your Impact — ACT FAST! 🚀

Our 1:1 match (up to $100 per gift!) is live right now—but only until the $5,000 in bonus funds run out… and they’re going fast!

Make your gift now to be sure you snag the match. 

Example: Give $50 and we’ll match it with another $50 to the same fund—instant impact!

75 days ago by Katrina Culhane
SURPRISE! Double your gift before funds run out!

SURPRISE! 

Thanks to an anonymous donor, the next $2,500 in gifts (up to $100 per gift) will be matched dollar-for-dollar! Make your gift before funds run out!

75 days ago by Katrina Culhane
8-10AM Empower Hour Results

The winner of our 8-10AM Empower Hour is:

The Long Island State Veterans Home!


Congratulations to the Home on encouraging the most unique donors from 8-10am, earning a bonus $1,000 toward their fund!


75 days ago by Katrina Culhane
Early Giving Challenge

Early Giving has officially closed and we've got some winners to celebrate.

Congratulations to the following winners of the Early Giving Challenge!

  1. $2,500 - Long Island State Veterans Home (LISVH) Capital Fund
  2. $1,500 - OLLI Member Giving Account
  3. $1,000 - Speech Language Pathology


Keep that momentum going as we'll be awarding the top 10 areas with our Giving Day Donor Derby tonight at midnight!

75 days ago by Katrina Culhane
Donors by AffiliationSelect your affiliation at checkout!
AffiliationDonorsRaised ($)
Alumni513$94,936
Friends336$20,648
Parents/Family290$21,836
Faculty/Staff614$99,691
Current Students123$5,456
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Book icon3%Current Students
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