The (603) Challenge is back from April 8-12, 2024. This is UNH’s signature annual fundraiser in which all members of the Wildcat community are encouraged to make a gift to ANY area(s) of the university. Thanks to many generous underwriters, there are opportunities to have your gift matched or further amplified through bonus and area challenges. At the launch of the challenge there are $350,000 in matching funds available for eligible donors to be matched up to $350! Stay tuned for announcements on bonus challenges throughout the campaign.
Just about every college, school, department, athletic team, club, center, institute and program across UNH will be vying for support but it isn’t about how much you give, just that you give!
Several areas across the university have their own challenges, issued by underwriters, that will unlock additional funding for their area if they achieve their goal number of donors through the challenge. Your gift of any amount will help them get to their goal and earn more funds.
A special thanks to all the members of the Underwriters’ Club for generously pledging their support early to make the challenge the huge success that it is. We’re also grateful to our (603) Champions for volunteering their time to spread the word to their fellow Wildcats. You can join them by issuing your own match or challenge, signing up to become a Champion, or simply sharing content on social media.
Contact the Office of Annual Giving for any questions, at annual.giving@unh.edu or 603-862-2220.
Thank you for checking out The (603) Challenge and we hope we can count on you to participate!
Donation Challenge
$40,666 if 75 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Paul College Dean's Strategic Initiatives
Offered by A group of generous underwriters
Donation Challenge
$116,000 if 500 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Paul College of Business and Economics
Offered by Paul College Dean's Executive Advisory Board and other generous donors
Donation Challenge
$153,000 if 115 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Sustainability Institute
Offered by the UNH Sustainability Advisory Board, the Josephine C. Lamprey Designated Fund at NHCF, and the Larrea Family Foundation
Donation Challenge
$110,000 if 150 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Shoals Marine Lab
Offered by John Morison '76 and Lynne Dougherty '78 and a generous anonymous donor
Donation Challenge
$107,000 if 700 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For College of Liberal Arts
Offered by A group of generous COLA alums and supporters
Donation Challenge
$60,000 if 400 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For College of Life Sciences and Agriculture
Offered by COLSA Development Board and friends
Donation Challenge
$57,500 if 50 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Student Emergency Assistance Fund
Offered by Steve and Krista Alperin P'26 and Kristian '82 and Nancy Jensen
Donation Challenge
$40,000 if 50 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Entrepreneurship Center
Offered by Bob Phillips ‘76, Christine Carberry ‘82, Tom Malkoski '78 and Riverstone Resources LLC
Donation Challenge
$40,000 if 500 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Skiing
Offered by Howie Bean '78, Carey '97 & Scott McDonald '97, the Lieblein Family and Alera Group
Donation Challenge
$38,000 if 75 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Business in Practice
Offered by Erik Dodier '92, John Franson '92, & Lawrence Spera
Donation Challenge
$31,500 if 450 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Offered by Jim Quincy '73 and Deborah Stone '77 and Robert Tillotson '77 and Steve Davis '69 and Mike Chapman '85 and Dennis Fitzgerald '71 & Nancy Lanzarone and Kathe Dwyer '83 and Bob Phillips '76
Donation Challenge
$27,000 if 75 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For UNH Library
Offered by Marcia Hampton '73 and Robert and Beverly Glendening
Donation Challenge
$25,000 if 50 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Chemistry
Offered by Marietta Harrison '70 and Ed '83 & Karri '84 Olefirowicz
Donation Challenge
$24,000 if 15 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Friends of the MSA Program
Offered by MSA Advisory Board, Abigail Paul '06 '07G, and Scott '07 '08G and Jill Migliori
Donation Challenge
$22,000 if 50 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property Fund
Offered by Peter Lando '91JD, Mickey Minhas, Robert O'Connell, Kaveh E. Rashidi-Yazd '04JD and Michael B. Ray '86, '90JD
Donation Challenge
$20,000 if 125 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Women's Basketball
Offered by Colleen Bean '79 & Ceal Anderson, Jilliane Friel Martin ’12, ‘14G & Andrew Martin ‘12, and Karen Bolton ‘80, ‘84JD
Donation Challenge
$20,000 if 45 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Mechanical Engineering
Offered by Anonymous
Donation Challenge
$20,000 if 60 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Institute on Disability
Offered by Friends of Annie Forts
Donation Challenge
$20,000 if 400 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Football
Offered by A group of generous football alumni
Donation Challenge
$20,000 if 550 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Northeast Passage
Offered by NewRoads Distribution, LLC, Joe '81 & Susan Garofoli, and a generous anonymous donor
Donation Challenge
$18,500 if 1,600 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For College of Health and Human Services
Offered by A generous group of alumni, faculty and board members
Donation Challenge
$18,218 if 40 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Offered by A group of generous underwriters
Donation Challenge
$17,500 if 125 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Child Study and Development Center
Offered by Anonymous (2), Prime Buchholz, Frank L. and Peter A. Levandowski Endowment Trust
Donation Challenge
$17,500 if 75 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Communication Sciences and Disorders
Offered by Beth and Jerome Noll, Frank L. and Peter A. Levandowski Endowment Trust, and Veritias Technologies LLC
Donation Challenge
$15,000 if 55 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Civil and Environmental Engineering
Offered by Ken Flesher '94G and Professor Nancy Kinner and Robert Tillotson '77
Donation Challenge
$15,000 if 100 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Beth Stewart Memorial Fund (Endowment)
Offered by Steven Stewart '88, Jillian Hubbell '08, '09G
Donation Challenge
$15,000 if 300 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Men's Soccer
Offered by Ross '98 & Kate '00 Sandler, Bob '75 & Sherilyn Phillips, and Larry & Barbara Westlake
Donation Challenge
$14,500 if 80 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Robert H. Rines Young Inventors' Program
Offered by YIP Advisory Board
Donation Challenge
$14,000 if 300 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law
Offered by William R. Lambert '02JD, Brian Nguyen, Robert O'Connell, Janet I. Stockhausen '87JD and Sherilyn B. Young '82JD
Donation Challenge
$13,000 if 250 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Men's Hockey
Offered by Mike '73 & Marilyn Hickey, Glenn '94 & Bridget Stewart '96, and Dave & Jeri Brownell
Donation Challenge
$12,500 if 200 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Classes between 1980 & 1989
Offered by A generous anonymous donor
Donation Challenge
$12,000 if 55 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Social Work
Offered by Terri '76 & Martin Cole and Social Work Advisory Council members
Donation Challenge
$12,000 if 20 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Sports and Entertainment Law Institute
Offered by Peter Lando '91JD and Douglas J. Wood '76JD
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 15 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Law Library
Offered by An anonymous donor
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 60 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Atkins Investment Group Program Fund
Offered by Morgan '84 and Tara Rutman, Brad Flaishans '08 & Fred Mason '91
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 500 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For UNH Extension
Offered by Branch Hill Farm
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 10 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For TRIO Program Fund
Offered by An anonymous donor
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 25 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Scholarship at UNH Franklin Pierce
Offered by Douglas J. Wood '76JD
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 50 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Graduate School
Offered by A generous group of UNH Graduate School donors
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 15 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For The Barn 3.0 Fund
Offered by Ken Richard and Ajay Ravi
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 20 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Earth Sciences
Offered by Deb '77 & Mark '77 Brewitt
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 25 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Communication
Offered by Andrea Coville, '82
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 195 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Women's Soccer
Offered by A group of generous women's soccer supporters
Donation Challenge
$9,500 if 225 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Nursing
Offered by Emma Dann '97, Sharon Duquette '80, Ronald and Stephany Lavallee '71, Candace Rapf '79, Dr. David Shapiro and Cari Shapiro P'25, Liz '03, '08G and Brian '03 Keane
Donation Challenge
$9,000 if 50 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Graduate Programs and Scholarships
Offered by Bradley Miller '86G, Cary Tober '08G, Andy '98G and Michelle '86 Pelletier
Donation Challenge
$9,000 if 50 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Rudman Summer Fellows Program
Offered by Carol Avard, Earl W. Duval '92JD, The Honorable Arthur J. Gajarsa and Danette Wineberg
Donation Challenge
$9,000 if 100 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Men's Basketball
Offered by A group of generous men's basketball alumni
Donation Challenge
$9,000 if 15 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Professor Marcus B. Hurn Scholarship Fund (Endowment)
Offered by Peter Lando '91JD, Ellen Musinsky, Joseph J. Summerill '93JD/MICT and Sherilyn B. Young '82JD
Donation Challenge
$9,000 if 100 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For 4-H Foundation of New Hampshire
Offered by Ed McAllister, Dan Holdridge, Tracy Banks '88, the Nancy A. Roberts Charitable Fund
Donation Challenge
$8,500 if 75 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For History
Offered by A group of generous history alums
Donation Challenge
$8,500 if 40 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Electrical and Computer Engineering
Offered by Jonathan Brown '11 '13G and Jim and Marianne Banks
Donation Challenge
$7,500 if 60 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Recreation Management and Policy
Offered by Dan Raposa '83, '87G, '98G, Amy and Joseph Sweeney P'23, Debbie Metcalfe-Quint '83, Maggie and Peter Begley P'23, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management, and two anonymous donors
Donation Challenge
$7,500 if 40 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Carsey School of Public Policy
Offered by James Tedford '91 and Richard Ashooh '86
Donation Challenge
$7,500 if 40 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For NH Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Offered by Bangor Savings Bank & Northwest Bank
Donation Challenge
$6,500 if 250 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Occupational Therapy
Offered by Mary Pringle '61, Rina Drake '88, Judith Hurlbut '63, Andrew '19 & Nancy Kingman
Donation Challenge
$6,000 if 100 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Health Management and Policy
Offered by Bridget Stewart '96, Sean Stevenson '95, Patrick Miller '91 '03G and Pamela Andruszkiewicz '92, Steven Roach '95, Janice Jesse '74, Sydney Carlino '18, and Jason Lavallee '18
Donation Challenge
$6,000 if 60 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Music
Offered by Dr. Dwayne, '96G and Linda Wrightsman '78, Peggy Vagts
Donation Challenge
$6,000 if 200 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering and Shoals Marine Lab
Offered by The Chase Family and Rodney Dunlap '57
Donation Challenge
$5,845 if 100 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For UNH Wildcat Marching Band Fund
Offered by A group of generous fans of the Wildcat Marching Band
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 25 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
Offered by Ed Bates '79
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 60 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For English
Offered by The Xeric Foundation
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 30 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Center for Business Analytics
Offered by Adam '06 and Christine '13G '14G Ricker & Bill Evans '77
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 20 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For CEPS Tech Camp
Offered by Center for Assessment
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 50 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For UNH Manchester
Offered by Generous underwriters
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 30 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Computer Science
Offered by Jonathan Brown '11 '13G
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 165 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Gymnastics
Offered by An anonymous supporter of UNH gymnastics
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 15 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For 'Swipe it Forward' UNH Student Food Program
Offered by First Seacoast Bank
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 75 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Equine
Offered by Marathon Development Group
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 15 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Physics and Astronomy
Offered by Sam McKay '66 '72G
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 110 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Women's Lacrosse
Offered by An anonymous supporter of UNH women's lacrosse
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 20 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center
Offered by AccuRounds
Donation Challenge
$3,500 if 35 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program
Offered by Kirk Simoneau '98, '09JD and Christina Ferrari '10JD
Donation Challenge
$3,500 if 35 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Mathematics and Statistics
Offered by Joan Lonergan '74 & John Merrow and Alice Rocke
Donation Challenge
$2,500 if 190 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Women's Hockey
Offered by Dave & Jeri Brownell and a "League of Their Own" supporting women's hockey
Donation Challenge
$2,500 if 10 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Women in Business Conference
Offered by Morgan '84 and Tara Rutman
Donation Challenge
$2,500 if 140 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Field Hockey
Offered by Karen Johnson '84 and Cari Moorhead '99PhD
Donation Challenge
$2,500 if 140 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Offered by The Birney Family
Donation Challenge
$2,500 if 25 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Wildcat Athletics Fund
Offered by generous members of the Director of Athletics Advisory Board (DAAB)
Donation Challenge
$2,500 if 65 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Society of Women Engineers
Offered by Roberto Acosta '95 and David Agran '84 and Professor May-Win Thein
Donation Challenge
$2,500 if 290 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Swimming and Diving
Offered by Kristine '91 & Dave Mitchell
Donation Challenge
$2,500 if 120 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Offered by Kathy Brandell-Champagne '84
Donation Challenge
$2,500 if 30 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Classics, Humanities and Italian Studies
Offered by Charles Felix, '83
Donation Challenge
$2,500 if 90 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Volleyball
Offered by Barbara O'Shea '73
Donation Challenge
$2,000 if 10 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For The New Hampshire Student Newspaper
Offered by An anonymous TNH alumnus
Donation Challenge
$2,000 if 100 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Offered by A group of OLLI donors
Donation Challenge
$2,000 if 25 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Education
Offered by David Abbey, '70
Donation Challenge
$2,000 if 20 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Center for Venture Research
Offered by Charlie Cassidy '75
Donation Challenge
$1,500 if 10 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Ralph H. Baer Family Scholarship Fund (Endowment)
Offered by Mark W. Baer '88JD
Donation Challenge
$1,000 if 60 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Theatre and Dance
Offered by Lynne Randall, '80
Donation Challenge
$500 if $500 is donated in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
Offered by Megan Broomfield
Donation Challenge
$500 if 10 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Greatest Needs at UNH Manchester
Offered by Michael Decelle
Donation Match
$100 per donor up to $3,000
Match Complete!
Offered by Cynthia Gruden
Donation Match
$100 per donor up to $1,000
Match Complete!
Offered by Judith Zappala
Donation Challenge
$100 if 50 donors give in the next 5 months
Challenge Complete!
For Men's Lacrosse Club
Offered by Barbara Comiskey
Donation Match
$25 per donor up to $600
Match Complete!
Offered by Diane Foster
Donation Match
$3 per $1 donated up to $3,000
Match Complete!
For Music
Offered by Matt Borrelli
Donation Match
$1 per $1 donated up to $350,000
Match Complete!
Offered by Underwriters of The (603) Challenge
Donation Match
$1 per $1 donated up to $5,603
Match Complete!
For Shoals Marine Lab
Offered by An anonymous donor
Donation Match
$1 per $1 donated up to $5,000
Match Complete!
For Supply Chain Management Programs Fund
Offered by Stephen Wrenn
Donation Match
$1 per $1 donated up to $5,000
Match Complete!
Offered by Russell Miles
All donors who make an online gift on the last day of the challenge, Friday, April 12 (starting at 12:00:01 a.m. ET) will receive an equal portion of $75,000 added to their gift. Only donors who have not already given to this year’s challenge qualify. The bonus amount tacked on to your gift will be dependent on the number of donors that qualify and will be calculated after the challenge is over. Whether you make one or multiple gift transactions and/or give to multiple areas, your bonus amount will be split accordingly.
157 days ago by Wei MarleyThe first 1,500 donors who give online on Thursday, April 11, and haven't already made a gift to this year's challenge, in a total amount containing the numerals 6, 0, and 3 will receive a $50 bonus added to their gift designation(s).
158 days ago by Wei MarleyDonors
View All DonorsArea Challenge Name | Donors | Goal (Donors) | % |
---|---|---|---|
Beth Stewart Memorial Fund for OT | 56 | 75 | 74.7% |
History | 58 | 75 | 77.3% |
Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property | 48 | 50 | 96.0% |
Health Management and Policy | 81 | 100 | 81.0% |
Women's Basketball | 70 | 125 | 56.0% |
Robert H. Rines Young Inventors' Program | 56 | 80 | 70.0% |
Business in Practice | 55 | 75 | 73.3% |
Rudman Summer Fellows Program | 42 | 50 | 84.0% |
Men's Hockey | 241 | 250 | 96.4% |
College of Health and Human Services | 1566 | 1600 | 97.9% |
Occupational Therapy | 204 | 250 | 81.6% |
Nursing | 191 | 225 | 84.9% |
College/School Name | Donors | Raised ($) |
---|---|---|
Graduate School | 74 | $20,254 |
School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering | 221 | $152,085 |
UNH Manchester | 53 | $11,520 |
Carsey School of Public Policy | 48 | $16,681 |
College of Liberal Arts | 747 | $227,220 |
College of Health and Human Services | 1566 | $265,151 |
College of Life Sciences and Agriculture | 500 | $122,673 |
UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law | 309 | $144,006 |
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | 628 | $218,080 |
Paul College of Business and Economics | 537 | $344,697 |
Team/Program Name | Donors | Raised ($) |
---|---|---|
Cheerleading | 21 | $3,624 |
Women's Basketball | 70 | $27,122 |
Men's Cross Country/Track and Field | 166 | $17,875 |
Volleyball | 117 | $9,365 |
Wildcat Athletics Fund | 35 | $5,022 |
Men's Soccer | 319 | $43,794 |
Women's Cross Country/Track and Field | 184 | $14,257 |
Women's Hockey | 203 | $18,544 |
Women's Soccer | 230 | $29,995 |
Football | 412 | $99,320 |
Field Hockey | 157 | $24,223 |
Men's Hockey | 241 | $55,312 |
Men's Basketball | 104 | $28,806 |
Gymnastics | 177 | $15,716 |
Athletics | 3359 | $605,293 |
Skiing | 697 | $150,755 |
Women's Lacrosse | 117 | $13,300 |
Swimming and Diving | 311 | $43,706 |
Current Parent Class Year | Donors | Raised ($) |
---|---|---|
2027 | 186 | $31,056 |
2025 | 183 | $30,446 |
2024 | 152 | $20,951 |
2026 | 231 | $35,688 |