I Heart UD Giving Day 2026 has ended, but you can still support the causes you love!


Challenges & Matches

Generous donors help magnify the impact of gifts made on I Heart UD Giving Day. Challenges are set up to reward donor participation. Matches are set up to double the impact of dollars contributed.


PREZ POWER RUN Hourly Challenges (April 29)

UD President Laura Carlson is sponsoring this year’s four power hour challenges. Join her in helping our fundraising projects go the distance! Your gift could help push your favorite UD causes to the top of the leaderboard to win additional funds during the 8 AM, 11 AM, 6 PM and 8 PM power hours. Bonuses are also available for gifts of $100+ during these power hours.


Challenge & Match Policies

  • Only gifts made to projects featured on this platform unlock challenges and matches. 
  • Gifts made to other UD allocations through other channels (online giving form, phone, check, IRA, DAF, stock, etc.) will count towards overall fundraising totals but are not eligible for challenges or matches.
  • Making gifts on behalf of other donors or creating multiple/fake identities to inflate donor participation during hourly challenges will result in the project's suspension from hourly challenges during I Heart UD Giving Day. 
  • If a leaderboard challenge results in a tie, the award amount will be divided evenly between the projects that tied.

Past Events

Event
8:00 AM PREZ POWER HOUR Bonus⚡
The first 20 donors who give $100 or more to any project will unlock a $100 bonus for that project.
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Event
6:00 PM PREZ POWER HOUR Bonus⚡
The first 20 donors who give $100 or more to any project will unlock a $100 bonus for that project.
Ended
Success!
UD Faculty & Staff Participation Challenge
Congratulations! 1st Place - Morris Library: Family Study Space; 2nd Place - All Together Fund; 3rd Place - Honors College Enrichment
Completed
Leaderboard
Athletics Blue Team Challenge
The Athletics team in the Blue category with the most donors will receive a $1,000 bonus; 2nd Place: $500. Blue Teams: Baseball, Cheer, Cross Country/Track & Field, Dance, Field Hockey, Football, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, Rowing, Softball, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,000 Delaware Rowing 213
2 $500 Delaware Dance 182
3 Delaware Cheer 94
4 Delaware Football 57
5 Delaware Women's Lacrosse 27
Ended
Leaderboard
Early Bird Daily Challenge (Saturday) ⏰
The fundraising project with the most donors between 8 AM and 10 PM (EDT) on Saturday, April 25, will be awarded $250.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $250 Animal Science Club 9
2 Professional Selling and Sales Management Minor 3
3 Blue Hen Strong Fund 2
4 Grant Hillel at the Kristol Center for Jewish Life 2
5 College of Engineering: Career-Ready Engineering 2
Ended
Leaderboard
Early Bird Daily Challenge (Monday) ⏰
The fundraising project with the most donors between 8 AM and 10 PM (EDT) on Monday, April 27, will be awarded $250.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $250 YChromes A Cappella 38
2 Grant Hillel at the Kristol Center for Jewish Life 31
3 UD Marching Band 7
4 Parents Fund 6
5 New Directions Early Head Start 6
Ended
Event
11:00 AM PREZ POWER HOUR Bonus⚡
The first 25 donors who give $100 or more to any project will unlock a $100 bonus for that project.
Ended
Event
8:00 PM PREZ POWER HOUR Bonus⚡
The first 25 donors who give $100 or more to any project will unlock a $100 bonus for that project.
Ended
$500
Athletics Director's Donor Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of Jordan Skolnick, Director of Athletics & Campus Recreation, the first 750 donors to the Athletics & Club Sports projects will unlock $500 to the Blue & Gold Fund; an additional $500 will be unlocked when a total of 1,200 donors is reached.
1,200 / 1,200 Donors
Completed
Leaderboard
Early Bird Daily Challenge (Friday) ⏰
The fundraising project with the most donors between Noon and 11:59 PM (EDT) on Friday, April 24, will be awarded $250.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $250 Grant Hillel at the Kristol Center for Jewish Life 20
2 Honors College Enrichment 6
3 Climate Change Science and Policy Hub 5
4 K-Pop Dance Club (KoDAC) 4
5 UD Club Gymnastics 3
Ended
Leaderboard
Early Bird Daily Challenge (Sunday) ⏰
The fundraising project with the most donors between 8 AM and 10 PM (EDT) on Sunday, April 26, will be awarded $250.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $250 YChromes A Cappella 7
2 Grant Hillel at the Kristol Center for Jewish Life 3
3 The College School: Play It Forward Fund 3
4 Resident Ensemble Players (REP) 2
5 K-Pop Dance Club (KoDAC) 2
Ended
Leaderboard
Early Bird Daily Challenge (Tuesday) ⏰
The fundraising project with the most donors between 8 AM and 10 PM (EDT) on Tuesday, April 28, will be awarded $250.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $250 UD Marching Band 43
2 Grant Hillel at the Kristol Center for Jewish Life 33
3 UD Club Gymnastics 11
4 Early Learning Center 9
5 Delaware Rowing 9
Ended