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Vice Chancellor for Research Discretionary Fund The Center for Latin American Studies Gift Fund The Helen Wills Neurosciences Institute Fund EDGE in Tech Initiative The Art Rosenfeld Award for Energy Efficiency Asian American Research Center The Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies Biophysics Graduate Group The Cal Falcons Fund The Cal-in-Sacramento Internship Program California Policy Lab The CalPhotos Fund The Center for Cities + Schools Fund Center for Research in Native American Issues The Center for the Study of Sexual Culture Fund The David and Marvalee Wake Fund AmphibiaWeb California Public Employee Relations Program The Judith Klinman Symposium on Enzymology Kathryn A. Day Miller Postdoctoral Fellowship The Opportunity Lab Operations Fund The UCMP Education and Outreach Fund Institute for South Asia Studies Armenian Studies The Center for Environmental Design Research Fund The CITRIS General Support Fund The Museum of Paleontology Fund Institute for the Study of Societal Issues Fund Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative Blum Center for Developing Economies California Institute for Energy & Environment Fund Director's Fund for the Berkeley Stem Cell Center Institute of Governmental Studies Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Institute of Personality and Social Research Fund Institute of Urban and Regional Development Fund Intellectual Property & Industry Research Kavli Center for Ethics, Science & the Public Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Matsui Center for Politics & Public Service Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science QB3-Berkeley R.B. Gump South Pacific Research Stations SkyDeck Innovation Fund Slavic East European & Eurasian Institute Tang Center for Silk Road Studies The Archaeological Research Facility Gift Fund The Austrian Studies Fund The Benelux Program Fund The Berkeley Changemaker Fund Berkeley Marvell NanoLab The Blue Oak Ranch Reserve Current Operations Fund The Canadian Studies Chair Gift Fund Center for African Studies The Center for British Studies Fund Center for Buddhist Studies The Center for Chinese Studies Gift Fund The Center for Japanese Studies Gift Fund The Center for Korean Studies Gift Fund Center for Middle Eastern Studies Gift The Center for Neural Engineering and Prostheses Center for Race and Gender The Center for Southeast Asia Studies Gift Fund The Central Sierra Snow Lab Fund The Contemporary India Fund The Energy Biosciences Institute Program Fund The Essig Museum Fund The France-Berkeley Fund French Studies Program Hastings Reserve Jepson Herbarium The Friends of the Labor Center Fund Latinx Research Center Global, International and Area Studies The Greater Good Science Center Fund The Hindi Studies Fund The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fund The Institute of East Asian Studies Gift Fund The Institute of European Studies Fund The Institute of Human Development Fund The Institute of International Studies Gift Fund The Irish Studies Program Fund The Kavli Energy Nanoscience Institute Fund The Nordic Studies Fund The Point Reyes Field Station Fund The Portuguese Studies Program Gift Fund The Program for the Study of Italy The Punjabi Studies Fund The Sagehen Creek Field Station Fund The SETI@HOME Fund The Sikh Studies Fund The Simons Institute Richard M. Karp Fund The South Asia Art Initiative Fund Spanish Studies Tamil Studies The Telugu Studies Fund The Transportation Studies Fund The Urdu Studies Fund The Visiting Scholar and Postdoc Affairs Gift Fund UCB Center for the Science of Psychedelics Simons Institute Center for the Study of Child Care Employment
$1,000
The ARF Gift Fund Challenge
An anonymous donor will contribute $1,000 once 40 gifts are made to the ARF Gift Fund.
40 / 40 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
Most Donors | 10 p.m. to 11 p.m., March 8
Top fund with the most unique donors wins an additional $1,500 in prize money.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,500 Project RISHI 63
2 Space Technologies and Rocketry (STAR) 48
3 Cinematic Arts and Production Club 36
4 Helix @ Berkeley 23
5 The Cal Band Annual Fund 19
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Leaderboard
Most Donors | 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Top 3 funds with the most unique donors win additional prize money ($1,500; $1,000; $500).
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,500 UC Berkeley Model United Nations (UCBMUN) 45
2 $1,000 The Cal Band Annual Fund 35
3 $500 The Cal Parents Fund 28
4 Berkeley Engineering Fund 26
5 The Botanical Garden Annual Fund 26
Ended
Leaderboard
Most Donors | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Top 3 funds with the most unique donors win additional prize money ($5,000; $2,500; $1,000).
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $5,000 Azaad 322
2 $2,500 Cinematic Arts and Production Club 263
3 $1,000 The Cal Band Annual Fund 217
4 UC Berkeley Model United Nations (UCBMUN) 203
5 Space Enterprise at Berkeley 91
Ended
Leaderboard
Most Donors | 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Top 2 funds with the most unique donors win additional prize money ($2,500; $1,500).
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $2,500 Zahanat 78
2 $1,500 UC Berkeley Model United Nations (UCBMUN) 67
3 Formula Electric at Berkeley 42
4 Men's Crew 29
5 The Cal Band Annual Fund 29
Ended
Leaderboard
Most Donors | 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Top 2 funds with the most unique donors wins additional prize money ($2,500; $1,500).
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $2,500 Zahanat 98
2 $1,500 The Cal Fund (Chancellor's Priority) 63
3 The Cal Band Annual Fund 63
4 Haas School of Business Fund 41
5 Berkeley Engineering Fund 37
Ended
Leaderboard
Most Donors | 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Top 3 funds with the most unique donors wins additional prize money ($5,000; $2,500; $1,000).
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $5,000 Formula Electric at Berkeley 120
2 $2,500 Space Technologies at California (STAC) 91
3 $1,000 The Cal Band Annual Fund 68
4 AAAA - Furries at Berkeley 66
5 The PUENTE Project Fund 51
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Leaderboard
BIG SLICE | Areas with the Most Unique Donors
The schools, colleges, and programs with the most unique donors. Bragging rights only.
Rank Department Donors
1 Student Groups 4,560
2 College of Letters & Science 2,127
3 College of Engineering 899
4 Haas School of Business 897
5 Cal Athletics 862
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Leaderboard
Most Donors During Big Give
Top 5 funds with the most unique donors during the 24 hours of Big Give win additional prize money ($10,000; $5,000; $3,000; $2,000; $1,000).
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $10,000 UC Berkeley Model United Nations (UCBMUN) 697
2 $5,000 The Cal Band Annual Fund 641
3 $3,000 Formula Electric at Berkeley 566
4 $2,000 The Cal Fund (Chancellor's Priority) 477
5 $1,000 Azaad 444
Ended
Leaderboard
Most Donors | 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
Top 3 funds with the most unique donors win additional prize money ($1,500; $1,000; $500).
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,500 Pioneers in Engineering (PiE) 32
2 $1,000 Cal Lightweight Crew 31
3 $500 Cinematic Arts and Production Club 26
4 UC Berkeley Model United Nations (UCBMUN) 22
5 The Cal Fund (Chancellor's Priority) 17
Ended
Leaderboard
Most Donors | 10 a.m. to noon
Top 2 funds with the most unique donors win additional prize money ($3,500; $1,500).
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $3,500 Cinematic Arts and Production Club 247
2 $1,500 The Cal Band Annual Fund 207
3 Space Enterprise at Berkeley 153
4 Azaad 130
5 UC Berkeley Model United Nations (UCBMUN) 130
Ended
Leaderboard
Most Donors | 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Top 2 funds with the most unique donors win additional prize money ($2,500; $1,500).
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $2,500 UC Berkeley Model United Nations (UCBMUN) 61
2 $1,500 The Cal Fund (Chancellor's Priority) 39
3 The PUENTE Project Fund 34
4 The Cal Band Annual Fund 29
5 Berkeley Engineering Fund 28
Ended
Leaderboard
Most Donors | 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Top fund with the most unique donors wins additional $2,500 in prize money.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $2,500 The Cal Band Annual Fund 49
2 The Cal Parents Fund 37
3 Berkeley Engineering Fund 26
4 Haas School of Business Fund 22
5 The Cal Fund (Chancellor's Priority) 21
Ended
Leaderboard
Most Donors | 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Top 3 funds with the most unique donors wins additional prize money ($3,500; $2,000; $1,000).
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $3,500 UC Berkeley Model United Nations (UCBMUN) 53
2 $2,000 The Cal Band Annual Fund 47
3 $1,000 Berkeley Engineering Fund 41
4 The Cal Fund (Chancellor's Priority) 31
5 Berkeley Law Summer Public Interest Fellowship 27
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Leaderboard
BIG SLICE | Areas with the Most Money Raised
The schools, colleges, and programs with the most money raised. Bragging rights only.
Rank Department Raised
1 Cal Athletics $2,521,531.37
2 College of Engineering $2,123,030.00
3 Haas School of Business $1,419,055.21
4 Rausser College of Natural Resources $1,245,734.00
5 Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science $907,434.00
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Leaderboard
Funds with the Most Dollars All Day
These are the funds with the most dollars during Big Give. Bragging rights only.
Rank Department Raised
1 The Cal Athletics Fund $2,073,540.00
2 Berkeley Engineering Fund $1,605,320.00
3 The Rausser College Fund for Natural Resources $1,144,816.00
4 Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry Annual Fund $765,404.00
5 Haas School of Business Fund $555,611.10
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Rank State Gifts
1 CA 271
2 WA 9
3 NV 6
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