Events

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

Past Events


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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
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Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund - $10K Dollar for Dollar Match
Every gift made to the Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund will be matched up to a total of $10,000 by a generous donor. Help ensure students with dire needs can stay enrolled at OSU.
$10,000 MATCHED
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Center for Veterinary Health Sciences Match - $2.5K
Thanks to a generous graduate, you can double your dollar with a gift to the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences. The first $2,500 will be matched, dollar for dollar, to your Orange Passion within the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences!
$2,500 MATCHED
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America’s Greatest Homecoming Match - $5K
Thanks to Steve and Pam Holton, you can double your impact with a gift to the Homecoming endowment! The Holtons are matching up to $5,000 in gifts for OSU’s greatest tradition.
$4,392 MATCHED
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$20,000
Unlock $20K for the Libraries
The Kerr Foundation and Friends of the Libraries have generously offered to unlock $20,000 more for the Libraries if the Cowboy family raises $10,000.
$4,137 / $10,000 Raised
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$2,000
CEAT Participation Challenge - $2K
Congrats on meeting the first 50 DONOR challenge. Thanks to another generous donor, the next 50 gifts made to CEAT during Give Orange will help unlock another $2,000 for the college!
47 / 50 Gifts
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$1,000
Board of Governors - 128 Years of OSU Challenge
The OSU Foundation Board of Governors have generously committed to adding $1,000 to the Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund for every 128th gift during Give Orange for the 128 years since our founding! No matter your passion, each gift you make will move us closer to another $1,000 for students in dire need.
1,336 / 1,408 Gifts
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$1,000
Nutritional Sciences Challenge - $1K
The first 15 donors to Nutritional Sciences will help unlock an additional $1,000 thanks from a generous donor!
15 / 15 Gifts
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PhilanthroPete Project Leaderboard - $500
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 an additional $500!
Rank Prize Projects Gifts
1 $500 Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund 177
2 OSU Pet Therapy 40
3 Help Highlight Minority & Women Authors 39
4 OSU High School Music Camp 8
5 We Strive to Conserve Oklahoman Wildlife 2
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College Leaderboard - Last Dash - $2K
It's day two of Give Orange and we're set to even the odds. The colleges with the most gifts during day two will receive $2,000 to scholarships.
Rank Prize Colleges Gifts
1 $1,500 CEAT 59
2 $500 Spears Business 49
3 College of Human Sciences 43
4 Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 42
5 Education, Health and Aviation 40
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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 Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund 28
2 Celebrating Homecoming 20
3 Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 17
4 College of Human Sciences 17
5 Spears Business 16
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Social Media Challenge - Why Do You #GiveOrange? - $700
Share why you #GiveOrange using the hashtag and get entered for a chance to win up to $700 to your favorite cause at OSU. (3 winners of $100, $100, and $500)
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Social Media Challenge - Ever You'll Find Us - $500
Where on campus means something special to you? Share a picture of your favorite place on campus on Twitter or Facebook and tell us what it means to you with #GiveOrange for a chance to win $500 to your cause.
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Help the McKnight Center Bring the World to OSU in 2019!
Help bring the world's greatest musicians and performers to OSU with a gift to the McKnight Center during Give Orange! Gifts $75+ gifts - Receives our first season’s programming announcement before the public. Be first to know about our spectacular, debut season and artists! $500+ gifts - Receives a construction preview tour before we open. Be the first to tour our spectacular new facility! $2,500+ gifts - Receives premiere access to our donor lounge and access to purchase box seating!
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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, and challenges others, particularly other veterans to join him in supporting this priority during Give Orange! Bill got this started with a $500 gift!
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VIP Homecoming Package
We can't wait for you to come back to Stillwater and help us celebrate during Homecoming this fall! All donors to Homecoming during Give Orange will be entered into a drawing to win a VIP Homecoming Package: VIP seating at Homecoming & Hoops and Sea of Orange Parade, entrance for two into Traditions Tailgate on game day and two football game tickets!
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Cowboy Caller Challenge
The Cowboy Callers are back on the phones this morning ringing the Cowboy family. The first 35 gifts will unlock an additional $1,000 to scholarships for students!
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College of Education, Health and Aviation Match - $7K
Double your dollar with a gift to the College of Education, Health and Aviation. The first $7,000 will be matched, dollar for dollar, to your Orange Passion within the College of Education!
$7,000 MATCHED
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College of Arts and Sciences Match - $2.5K
Thanks to a generous commitment of $2,500, gifts of $100 or more to the College of Arts and Sciences will be matched dollar for dollar. Help us unlock all $2,500 directed toward your passions within the college.
$2,500 MATCHED
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In Honor of Teachers Everywhere Match - $1,890
Thanks to Bryan Close, you can double your dollar with a gift to an education fund within the College of Education, Health and Aviation. "In honor of school teachers everywhere," the first $1,890 will be matched, dollar for dollar, to OSUTeach or Graduate Scholarships in Teaching funds supporting educators in Oklahoma!
$1,890 MATCHED
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$2,000
Students Helping Students Challenge - $2K
Students - Want to unlock $2K in emergency funding for students in need? The first 100 students to find @OSU_StuFu on campus today and make a gift will help unlock an anonymous donor's $2,000 for the Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund.
100 / 100 Gifts
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$1,000
CEAT Participation Challenge - $1K
Thanks to Blaine & Kellie Douglas from Virginia, the first 50 donors made to the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology will unlock another $1,000 for the college!
50 / 50 Gifts
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$2,000
Veterans Entrepreneurship Fund Challenge - $2K
2018 marks the 104th anniversary of Spears Business! The first 104 gifts made to Spears Business during Give Orange will unlock a $2,000 donation to the Veterans Entrepreneurship Fund from a generous alumnus. Help Spears Business celebrating by unlocking this challenge by making a gift today!
76 / 104 Gifts
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$1,000
Women for OSU Challenge
2018 marks the 10th year of the Women for OSU Symposium. The first 10 gifts to Women for OSU will help unlock an additional $1,000 in scholarships for the program from a generous, anonymous donor.
10 / 10 Gifts
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College Leaderboard - $2,000
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 an additional $1,000
Rank Prize Colleges Gifts
1 $1,000 CEAT 97
2 $750 Education, Health and Aviation 77
3 $250 Spears Business 76
4 Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 72
5 College of Human Sciences 65
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Athletics Leaderboard
Which sport will receive the most gifts during Give Orange? Your gift can help your favorite Cowboy or Cowgirl sport stay at the top of the leaderboard!
Rank Sports Raised
1 Football $222,461.86
2 Athletic Scholarships $24,000.00
3 Baseball $2,547.80
4 OSU Equestrian $2,460.00
5 Wrestling $1,700.00
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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 Helping Our Veterans Graduate 19
2 CEAT 14
3 Veterinary Health Sciences 13
4 Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund 13
5 Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 12
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600-Minute All Night Challenge - $600
Want to hang out all night with #GiveOrange? For 600 minutes, the project with the most gifts between 9pm-7am (CST) will receive an additional $600 thanks to a generous young alumnus!
Rank Prize Orange Passions Gifts
1 $600 CEAT 6
2 Arts and Sciences 5
3 OSU Pet Therapy 5
4 College of Human Sciences 3
5 Veterinary Health Sciences 2
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ExxonMobil 3:1 Match - ENDEAVOR Undergraduate Materials Lab
Are you an ExxonMobil employee or retiree? Join the ExxonMobil & CEAT family in funding the state-of-the-art undergraduate laboratory facility: ENDEAVOR. Your gift to the Engineering Building Fund will be matched by ExxonMobil and help transform engineering education.
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Cowboy Callers - First Time Donor Match - $2K
Will Give Orange be the moment you make your first gift to OSU? The Cowboy Callers will be reaching out to help you make a gift during Give Orange. If you receive a call, a generous donor has offered to double the impact of your gift, dollar for dollar, to the place you care about most.
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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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50 States in 1,890 Minutes Challenge - $1,890
Let's turn the map ORANGE! A generous donor has offered to give $1,890 if Give Orange receives a gift from each of the 50 states. Help OSU turn the map orange by making a gift today!
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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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98 Years of Homecoming Challenge
Your love of OSU’s greatest tradition can help unlock this year’s theme! Be one of the first 98 donors supporting “America’s Greatest Homecoming Celebration” to unlock the theme for OSU’s 98th Homecoming.
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Students Helping Students Challenge - $1K
Students - Congrats on more than 100 student donors making a gift! Want to unlock another $1K in emergency funding for students in need? The next 50 students to make a gift today and make a gift will help unlock an anonymous donor's $1,000 for the Cowboy Strong Student Emergency Fund.
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