
One Day. Your Govs.
Govs Giving Day will take place April 29-30, 2026. All early gifts will still count toward our donor challenges.
Want to challenge other members of the community?
Create your challenge giftCommunity Wide Challenge: $100K for 1,000 Donors

Help unlock $100,000 for The Governor’s Fund! A generous anonymous donor has issued an ambitious challenge: if we can reach 1,000 donors during Giving Day, they will donate $100,000 to the Academy. Let’s prove our strength in numbers and show our overwhelming pride in Govs today!
Just for the Class of 1996: Matching Gift Opportunity

A member of the Class of ‘96 will donate $3,000 in honor of their 30th Reunion - only if their classmates come together to raise $3,000. That’s right; this is a dollar-for-dollar matching gift opportunity. Double your gift instantly with this generous opportunity!
Just for the Class of 2001: Participation Challenge

25 donors for 25th Reunion has a nice ring to it, and an anonymous donor agrees! If 25 members of the Class of 2001 give on Giving Day, this donor will contribute $2,500. This is all about participation - gifts of all sizes count to unlock this opportunity!
Just for Faculty & Staff: Top Secret Costume Challenge

Long time faculty member Bert McLain is ready to ditch her normal attire for something… a little more “festive” this Spring. If 100 faculty and staff participate in Govs Giving Day—even just $5—Bert will spend an entire academic day in a Top Secret Costume.








