Cardinal Athletics Giving Challenge

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Who would win between football and basketball? Lacrosse and tennis? Golf and volleyball? Weโ€™ll never have a definitive answer, but with the Cardinal Athletics Giving Challenge, we level the playing field so that the varsity sports can compete against each other.

In this 8-day challenge from October 22-29, you can help your favorite teams compete for glory and prizes. Up to 6 teams could win prize money! The first, second, and third place teams in the categories of most donors and highest participation will take home additional prize money for their program.

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Matches & Challenges
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Donation Match

$1 for $1 up to $5,000 - Softball

$1 per $1 donated up to $5,000,

An anonymous parent is challenging the softball community to make a gift in the next 24 hours! For every $1 donated before 10/25 at 9 AM, the donor will match $1 up to $5,000. Make your gift now to double your impact!

Match Complete!

For Women's Softball Annual Fund

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$1 for $1 match up to $5,000 - Men's Lacrosse

$1 per $1 donated up to $5,000,

The McShea Family has offered $1 for every $1 given to men's lacrosse, up to $5,000, before 9 AM on Friday, October 25. Make your gift now to double your impact!

Match Complete!

For Men's Lacrosse Annual Fund

Offered by McShea Family

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Donation Match

$1 for $1 match up to $1,000

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

Vinny Sica '83 is challenging the field hockey community to raise $1,000 by 8:59 AM Friday, October 25. Over these 48 hours, Vinny will match each gift, $1 for $1 up to $1,000. Make your gift now to double your impact!

Match Complete!

For Women's Field Hockey Annual Fund

Offered by Vinny Sica

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Donation Match

$15,000 Matching Gift - Men's Basketball

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

Greg Howison '71 has generously offered to match, dollar for dollar, every gift to men's basketball between now and the end of the weekend! Make your gift by 11:59 PM on Sunday, October 27 to have it doubled.

Match Complete!

For Men's Basketball Annual Fund

Offered by Greg Howison

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Donation Match

Athletics Annual Fund Matching Gift - $10,000

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

Match Complete!

For Athletics Annual Fund

Offered by Anonymous

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Gift

Donation Match

$10,000 Matching Gift - Football

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

Mike Kosar '83 and his wife Corrine have generously offered to match, dollar for dollar, every gift to football between now and the end of the weekend! Every gift made to football will be doubled between now and 11:59 PM, Sunday, October 27. Make your gift now to have it doubled!

Match Complete!

For Men's Football Annual Fund

Offered by Mike Kosar

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Donation Challenge

$5,000 Donor Challenge - Men's Basketball

$5,000 if 25 donors give in the next 7 days,

Alumnus Bill Barker B.A. 1971 will donate $5,000 if 25 new men's basketball alumni make a gift to men's basketball before midnight tonight! If you haven't made your gift yet, be sure to do so before midnight to maximize your impact!

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Student-Athletes (Men's Basketball) who gave to Men's Basketball Annual Fund

Offered by Bill Barker B.A. 1971

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Donation Challenge

$5,000 Alumni Donor Challenge - Football

$5,000 if 25 donors give in the next 7 days,

Vinny Sica '83 will donate $5,000 if 25 new football alumni make a gift before midnight tonight! If you haven't given yet, make your gift before midnight to maximize your impact!

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Student-Athletes (Football) who gave to Men's Football Annual Fund

Offered by Vinny Sica

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Donation Challenge

President Kilpatrick is challenging you!

$5,000 if 619 donors give in the next 6 days,

When the Cardinal Athletics Giving Challenge reaches 3,500 donors, Catholic University President Peter Kilpatrick will donate $5,000 to the Athletics Annual Fund.

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Peter Kilpatrick

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Donation Challenge

$5,000 Donor Challenge - Women's Soccer

$5,000 if 50 donors give in the next 6 days,

An anonymous alumna is challenging the womenโ€™s soccer community and will donate $5,000 to womenโ€™s soccer when 50 more donors make a gift! Make your gift now to push us closer to unlocking an additional $5,000!

Challenge Complete!

For Women's Soccer Annual Fund

Offered by Anonymous Alumna

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Donation Challenge

$2,000 donor challenge - Women's Lacrosse

$2,000 if 25 donors give in the next 6 days,

Calling all women's lacrosse alumni! Vinny Sica '83 is challenging you to make a gift before the end of the challenge. When 25 women's lacrosse alumni student-athletes make a gift, an additional $2,000 will be unlocked for women's lacrosse.

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Student-Athletes (Women's Lacrosse) who gave to Women's Lacrosse Annual Fund

Offered by Vinny Sica

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Donation Challenge

$2,000 donor challenge - Baseball

$2,000 if 50 donors give in the next 6 days,

Calling all baseball alumni! Vinny Sica '83 will donate $2,000 when 50 baseball alumni student-athletes make a gift in support of Cardinal Baseball.

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Student-Athletes (Baseball) who gave to Men's Baseball Annual Fund

Offered by Vinny Sica

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Donation Challenge

25 Former Field Hockey Alumni for $1,500

$1,500 if 25 donors give in the next 6 days,

Dorothy Pagliaro '86 is challenging her fellow field hockey alumnae! If 25 former field hockey student-athletes make a gift of any size by the end of the challenge, Dorothy will donate an additional $1,500 to field hockey! Make your gift today to get in on the challenge!

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Student-Athletes (Field Hockey) who gave to Women's Field Hockey Annual Fund

Offered by Dorothy Pagliaro '86

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 donor challenge - Women's Rowing

$1,000 if 10 donors give in the next 6 days,

Calling all women's rowing alumni! Vinny Sica '83 has offered to give $1,000 to women's rowing if 10 new women's rowing alumni student-athletes make a gift before the end of the challenge!

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Student-Athletes (Women's Rowing) who gave to Women's Rowing Annual Fund

Offered by Vinny Sica

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 donor challenge - Men's Golf

$1,000 if 5 donors give in the next 6 days,

Calling all men's golf alumni! Vinny Sica '83 has offered to give $1,000 to men's golf if 5 new men's golf alumni student-athletes make a gift before the end of the challenge!

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Student-Athletes (Men's Golf) who gave to Men's Golf Annual Fund

Offered by Vinny Sica

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 donor challenge - Softball

$1,000 if 25 donors give in the next 6 days,

Calling all softball alumni! Vinny Sica '83 is challenging you to make a gift before the end of the challenge. When 25 new softball alumni student-athletes make a gift, a $1,000 gift to softball will be unlocked!

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Student-Athletes (Softball) who gave to Women's Softball Annual Fund

Offered by Vinny Sica

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 donor challenge - Men's Rowing

$1,000 if 10 donors give in the next 6 days,

Calling all men's rowing alumni! Vinny Sica '83 has offered to give $1,000 to men's rowing if 10 new men's rowing alumni student-athletes make a gift before the end of the challenge!

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Student-Athletes (Men's Rowing) who gave to Men's Rowing Annual Fund

Offered by Vinny Sica

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 donor challenge - Men's Basketball

$1,000 if 40 donors give in the next 6 days,

Calling all men's basketball alumni! Vinny Sica '83 is challenging you to make a gift before the end of the challenge. When 40 men's basketball alumni student-athletes make a gift, an additional $1,000 will be unlocked for men's basketball.

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Student-Athletes (Men's Basketball) who gave to Men's Basketball Annual Fund

Offered by Vinny Sica

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Donation Challenge

$500 if 15 donors give in the next 6 days

Challenge Complete!

For Women's Soccer Annual Fund

Offered by Casey L Sommers

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Donation Challenge

$30 if $30 is donated in the next 6 days

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Darlene Catapano

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Donation Challenge

$10 if $10 is donated in the next 6 days

Challenge Complete!

Offered by John Kouba

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Gift

Donation Match

$5 per donor up to $20

Match Complete!

Offered by Nico Tozzi

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Donation Match

$5,000 Match for Bird Feeder - Mike '83 and Corrine Kosar

$2 per $1 donated up to $5,000,

Mike '83 and Corrine Kosar will donate $2 for every $1 given to the Bird Feeder (Fueling Station) before the end of the Cardinal Athletics Giving Challenge! Make your gift to maximize your impact today!

Match Complete!

For Bird Feeder

Offered by Mike and Corrine Kosar

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Donation Match

$1 for $1 match up to $5,000 by Football Parents

$1 per $1 donated up to $5,000,

Lucy Lee P'28 will match, dollar for dollar up to $5,000, every gift made to football by current parents! If you're a parent, make your gift today to double your impact.

Match Complete!

For Parents who gave to Men's Football Annual Fund

Offered by Lucy Lee

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Gift

Donation Match

$1 for $1 match up to $2,500

$1 per $1 donated up to $2,500,

An anonymous parent is challenging the volleyball community and will donate $1 for every $1 given to volleyball, up to $2,500! Double your impact with a gift to volleyball!

Match Complete!

For Women's Volleyball Annual Fund

Offered by Anonymous Parent

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Donation Challenge

$2,000 donor challenge - Men's Lacrosse

$2,000 if 50 donors give in the next 6 days,

Calling all men's lacrosse alumni! Vinny Sica '83 is challenging you to make a gift before the end of the challenge. When 50 men's lacrosse alumni student-athletes make a gift, an additional $2,000 will be unlocked for men's lacrosse.

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Student-Athletes (Men's Lacrosse) who gave to Men's Lacrosse Annual Fund

Offered by Vinny Sica

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 donor challenge - Women's Golf

$1,000 if 5 donors give in the next 6 days,

Calling all women's golf alumni! Vinny Sica '83 has offered to give $1,000 to women's golf if 5 new women's golf alumni student-athletes make a gift before the end of the challenge!

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Student-Athletes (Women's Golf) who gave to Women's Golf Annual Fund

Offered by Vinny Sica

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 donor challenge - Women's Soccer

$1,000 if 25 donors give in the next 6 days,

Calling all women's soccer alumni! Vinny Sica '83 is challenging you to make a gift before the end of the challenge. When 25 new women's soccer alumni student-athletes make a gift, a $1,000 gift to women's soccer will be unlocked!

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Student-Athletes (Women's Soccer) who gave to Women's Soccer Annual Fund

Offered by Vinny Sica

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 donor challenge - Women's Basketball

$1,000 if 30 donors give in the next 6 days,

Calling all women's basketball alumni! Vinny Sica '83 is challenging you to make a gift before the end of the challenge. When 30 women's basketball alumni student-athletes make a gift, an additional $1,000 will be unlocked for women's basketball.

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Student-Athletes (Women's Basketball) who gave to Women's Basketball Annual Fund

Offered by Vinny Sica

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if 10 donors give in the next 6 days

Challenge Complete!

For Men's Lacrosse Annual Fund

Offered by Joe Owen

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Donation Challenge

$75 if 75 donors give in the next 6 days

Challenge Complete!

For Women's Track/Cross Country Annual Fund

Offered by Bao Vo

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Donation Challenge

$50 if 50 donors give in the next 6 days

Challenge Complete!

For Women's Track/Cross Country Annual Fund

Offered by Bao Vo

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Gift

Donation Match

$25,000 Match to Athletics Annual Fund

$2 per $1 donated up to $25,000,

Juan and Lisa Jones P'20 will donate $2 for every $1 given to the Athletics Annual Fund, up to $25,000, between now and the end of the Cardinal Athletics Giving Challenge! Make your gift today to double your impact!

Match Complete!

For Athletics Annual Fund

Offered by Juan and Lisa Jones

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Donation Match

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

Match Complete!

For Parents who gave to Women's Lacrosse Annual Fund

Offered by Anonymous

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Updates
President Kilpatrick is challenging you!

Catholic University President Peter Kilpatrick and his wife, Nancy, are challenging our community on the final day of the Cardinal Athletics Giving Challenge. They will make a gift of $5,000 to the Athletics Annual Fund if we reach 3,500 donors TODAY. 

Make a Gift

Join President Kilpatrick and support your favorite Cardinal Athletics program before midnight tonight! By making a gift, you will help your team move up on the leaderboard and contribute to our shared goal of reaching 3,500 donors to unlock an additional $5,000.

6 days ago by Jennifer Austin
PowerUp Challenge

Current students - this one is for you! Stop by the SPC table in the Pryz on Monday, October 28 to vote for your favorite Cardinal Athletics team. 

At the end of the day, the team with the highest number of votes will get to take over the Cardinal Athletics Instagram account on the final day of the Challenge, October 29. Vote for your favorite team in person on October 28 to give them the best chance at winning the Cardinal Athletics Giving Challenge this year! Go Cards! 

10 days ago by Jennifer Austin

Leaderboards

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ParticipationPercentage of Alumni Student-Athlete donors by team
%DonorsRaised ($)%
Men's Swimming and Diving4$4201.6%
Volleyball4$3254.2%
Baseball103$39,30625.1%
Women's Cross Country and Track20$8254.9%
Men's Tennis7$1,2754.1%
Women's Basketball27$2,25511.8%
Women's Rowing24$1,74348.0%
Women's Tennis6$3903.2%
Men's Cross County and Track29$3,3655.5%
Men's Soccer47$6,08813.2%
Women's Golf6$32075.0%
Women's Swimming and Diving9$9853.8%
Women's Lacrosse66$2,44837.3%
Softball52$3,69026.4%
Women's Soccer16$1,3318.2%
Football60$32,0617.6%
Men's Golf14$1,89541.2%
Field Hockey44$12,20021.4%
Men's Lacrosse52$10,01816.8%
Men's Rowing20$1,96947.6%
Men's Basketball94$32,21033.3%
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Gradhat icon5%Alumni
Book icon13%Students
Parent icon22%Parents
Suitcase icon3%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon39%Friends
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generated 3476 clicks and 573 gifts, totaling $25,836
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Juan and Lisa Jones
Heart icon matched a total of $25,000
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Greg Howison
Heart icon matched a total of $15,000
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Mike Kosar
Heart icon matched a total of $10,000
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Heart icon matched a total of $10,000
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generated 338 clicks and 66 gifts, totaling $5,180
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Mike and Corrine Kosar
Heart icon matched a total of $5,000
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Gave $5,000 because 619 gifts were made during a Challenge!
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Vinny Sica
Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!
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McShea Family
Heart icon matched a total of $5,000