Join the next generation of alumni who are committed to keeping Cal the No. 1 public university in the world. Last year’s New Alumni Challenge was an unprecedented success, with nearly 4,500 alumni contributing $694,000 to programs across the Berkeley campus!
Now is your chance to double your gift to Cal through the challenge. And if you are graduating in 2012, your gift will be matched 2:1! Even small contributions will go a long way.
Who’s eligible?
- All alums — undergraduate and graduate — from the Classes of 2007 to 2011 are eligible to be matched at a 1:1 ratio. Gifts made by current undergraduate and graduate students who graduate in 2012 are eligible for a 2:1 match.
What is matched?
- Gifts made after July 1, 2011, (up to $1,000 per donor) to any UC Berkeley school, college, or program. Donors who make any combination of gifts totaling $500 or more will become members of The Charter Hill Society
What if I make more than one gift?
- Because the $1,000 limit is per-donor, not per-gift, you can make as many gifts as you like. Amounts above the $1,000 donor cap will not be eligible for the matching funds.
How long does the challenge last?
- Paul ’84, M.S. ’86, Ph.D. ’89 and Stacy B.A. ’84, B.S. ’87, O.D. ’89 Jacobs have generously provided $1 million in matching funds for gifts made after July 1, 2011. The challenge will continue as long as matching funds are available.
I made a New Alumni Challenge gift last year. Am I still eligible?
- Gifts from alums from the Classes of 2007 to 2011, plus all current undergraduate and graduate students who graduate in 2012 are eligible.
Gifts from alumni who graduated in 2006 no longer qualify for the challenge match, but we hope they will still continue to support their alma mater!
