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Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.

Past Events

$25,000
Celebrating Teachers Challenge - $25k
Help teachers stay out of student loan debt – For every gift to the Celebration of Teaching Fund, Bryan Close will give an additional $250! We need 100 donors to unlock $25k for our teachers!
97 / 100 Gifts
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Happy Hour Challenge - Day Two
It's time to push for your Orange Passion to receive the most donations during the Happy Hour challenge! The group that receives the most donations between 3pm-6pm (CST) during this challenge will receive an extra $500 for their Greatest Needs Fund!
Rank Prize Orange Passions Gifts
1 $500 Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 30
2 Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund 24
3 Education, Health and Aviation 21
4 CEAT 17
5 Arts and Sciences 17
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Success!
99 Years of Homecoming Challenge
Your love of OSU’s greatest tradition can help unlock this year’s theme! Be one of the first 99 donors supporting “America’s Greatest Homecoming Celebration” to unlock the theme for OSU’s 99th Homecoming.
Completed
$5,000
Board of Governors 1,000 Cowboys Challenge - $5k
If 1,000 Cowboys give during Give Orange, the OSU Foundation Board of Governors have generously committed to adding $5,000 to the Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund! No matter your passion, each gift you make will move us closer to an additional $5,000 for students in need.
1,000 / 1,000 Gifts
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OSU Animal Science Alumni Match - $10K
The OSU Animal Science Alumni Association is matching all gifts to the Animal Science Alumni Endowment Fund. Support will be directed towards animal and food sciences student scholarships, judging teams, and departmental support.
$4,001 MATCHED
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2
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Center for Veterinary Health Sciences Match - $5K
Thanks to a generous graduate, you can double your dollar with a gift to the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences. The first $5,000 will be matched, dollar for dollar!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
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Solving Food Insecurity Match - $5k
The first $5,000 donated to Food Insecurity will be matched - dollar for dollar by an anonymous donor!
$2,789 MATCHED
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$3,000
Students Helping Students Challenge - $3K
Students - Want to unlock $3K in emergency funding for students in need? The first 150 students to find @OSU_StuFu on campus today and make a gift will help unlock an anonymous donor's $3,000 for the Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund.
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
Honors College Challenge - $1K
The first 50 donors to the Honors College will unlock $1,000 given by Teri & John Shaffer in celebration of 50 Years of Honors on OSU’s campus!
26 / 50 Gifts
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$1,000
America's Healthiest Campus Challenge - $1k
The first 10 donors to America's Healthiest Campus (including Counseling Services, Keeping Campus Safe, and the Seretean Wellness Center) will help unlock an additional $1,000 for the America's Healthiest Campus Fund!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
Success!
Social Media Challenge - Why Do You #GiveOrange? - $600
Share why you #GiveOrange using the hashtag and get entered for a chance to win up to $600 to your favorite cause at OSU. (3 winners of $200 each)
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50 States in 1,890 Minutes Challenge
Let's turn the map ORANGE! We are trying to get a gift from each of the 50 states. Help OSU turn the map orange by making a gift today!
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College Leaderboard - $2k
Which college will raise the most gifts during Give Orange? Don't miss your chance to keep your college at the top of the leaderboard! The top three colleges will receive additional funding for needs-based scholarships. 1st place = $1,000, 2nd place = $750, 3rd place = $250
Rank Prize Colleges Gifts
1 $1,000 Education, Health and Aviation 130
2 $750 Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 129
3 $250 CEAT 71
4 Arts and Sciences 69
5 Spears Business 67
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Help Our Veterans Graduate Challenge
Korean service veteran Bill Ford from Shawnee, OK challenges others to give to Helping Our Veterans Graduate during Give Orange! Bill got this started with a $500 gift!
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Happy Hour Challenge - Day One
It's time to push for your Orange Passion to receive the most donations during the Happy Hour challenge! The group that receives the most donations between 3pm-8pm (CST) during this challenge will receive an extra $1,500 for their Greatest Needs Fund!
Rank Prize Orange Passions Gifts
1 $1,500 Athletics 36
2 Education, Health and Aviation 25
3 Celebrating Homecoming 23
4 Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund 23
5 Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 18
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Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund - $10K
Every gift made to the Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund will be matched up to a total of $10,000. Help ensure students with dire needs can stay enrolled at OSU.
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
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America’s Greatest Homecoming Match - $9.5K
You can double your impact with a gift to the Homecoming endowment! The Alumni Association Board of Directors and Leadership Council are matching up to $9,500 in gifts for OSU’s greatest tradition.
$9,500 MATCHED
Completed
$30,000
Geology Student Enrichment Challenge - $30k
Every donor to the Geology Student Enrichment Fund during these 1,890 minutes will unlock an additional $1,000 thanks to a generous donation from Gary and Susan Ford! We only need 30 donors to unlock $30k!
20 / 30 Gifts
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2
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Nutritional Sciences Match - $5k
Every gift made to the Nutritional Sciences Scholarship Fund will be matched dollar for dollar up to $5,000!
$1,646 MATCHED
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2
Match
Human Sciences Partners Board Scholarship Match - $5k
Double your dollar with a gift to the Human Sciences Partners Board Scholarship. The first $5,000 will be matched - dollar for dollar!
$2,346 MATCHED
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$4,000
CEAT 50 Donor Challenge - $4k
The first 50 donors to CEAT will unlock $4,000 generously given by Barry Vandevier!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
2
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School of Global Studies and Partnerships Match - $2k
Tom and Sue Bennett have generously offered to match all gifts to the School of Global Studies and Partnerships Fund up to $2,000!
$1,618 MATCHED
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2
Match
Honors College Match - $1K
Double your dollar with a gift to the Honors College. The first $1,000 will be matched - dollar for dollar!
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
$1,000
Cowboy Callers Scholarship Challenge - $1k
The first 50 donors to make a gift to the Cowboy Callers Scholarship will help unlock an additional $1,000!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
Success!
Social Media Challenge - What's Your Orange Passion? - $500
What does your orange passion mean to you? Leave a comment on the OSU Foundation's Facebook posts explaining why you love OSU and mention your favorite orange passion for a chance of it winning an extra $500. #GiveOrange
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77 Oklahoma Counties Challenge
We are trying to get a gift from each of the 77 Oklahoma Counties. Help OSU turn the whole state orange by making a gift today!
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PhilanthroPete Project Leaderboard - $1k
Which PhilanthroPete project will receive the most gifts during Give Orange? Your gift can help your favorite project stay at the top of the leaderboard and win additional funding! 1st place = $600, 2nd place = $300, 3rd place = $100
Rank Prize PhilanthroPete Projects Gifts
1 $600 Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund 124
2 $300 Pete's Pet Posse 55
3 $100 Give the Gift of Music 16
4 Help Provide Shelter to OSU Horses 12
5 Cowgirl Equestrian 6
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DASNR Dean's Advisory Council Challenge
DASNR Dean’s Advisory Council member Bill Ford from Shawnee, OK challenges other Council members, and others, to Give Orange to the Dean’s Excellence Fund. Bill stepped up to the plate with a $500 gift to get it started!
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Support your Orange Passion
My College Regional Campuses Athletics Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund Celebrating Homecoming Helping Our Veterans Graduate Scholarships Supporting the Arts Creating a Global Student Experience Developing Student Leaders Enriching Our Diverse Community Solving Food Insecurity at OSU Ensuring Academic Success Keeping Campus Beautiful Libraries Maintaining America's Healthiest Campus Pete's Pet Posse Women for OSU KOSU Radio Cowgirl Equestrian Support the Center for Poets and Writers Visual Communications Help Provide Shelter to OSU Horses Give the Gift of Music Engineers Without Borders

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