Big Give is over, but you can still support your favorite programs.

YOUR LIGHT SHINES ON

Thank you. You made Berkeley shine! Your enthusiastic support of our hardworking and talented students, groundbreaking research, and world-class faculty will strengthen Berkeley for years to come.

Be sure to explore the site to see how your favorite Cal causes shined bright, and bask in the light of your community on social media and in the “thank you” video. We couldn't have done it without you! A special thank you to everyone who participated in our You+2 program and rallied even more support for Berkeley.

Congratulations to our Social Media Contest Winners!:

Mar 13, 2025

Brightest Blue and Gold Memory: Student Learning Center

Strike a Pose, Be the Light: Space Enterprise at Berkeley

Future Golden Bear: Early Childhood Education Program

Friends of Oski: Volunteer Health Interpreters Organization

Who do you glow for?: The Intermission Orchestra at Berkeley

Show your Cal Spirit: Paper Crane

Big Give Reels: Azure, STAR, Cal Band

#BigGiveLive Photobooth: Regeneration Field Institute

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MOST DONORS | Top 5 for Big Give

The top 5 funds with the most unique donors during the 24 hours of Big Give, 9 p.m. March 12 through 9 p.m. March 13, win additional prize money. ($15,000; $7,500; $5,000; $3,000; $1,500)

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$15,000	Formula Electric at Berkeley	860
2	$7,500	CalSol	698
3	$5,000	Haas School of Business Fund	594
4	$3,000	The Cal Band Annual Fund	467
5	$1,500	Zahanat	388
6		The Friends of Cal Crew Fund	327
7		The Berkeley Engineering Fund	304
8		The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund	294
9		The Cal Parents Fund	292
10		Space Enterprise at Berkeley	259
11		The Berkeley Law Fund	243
12		The Botanical Garden Annual Fund	241
13		Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry Annual Fund	229
14		The Cal Fund	228
15		LETTERS & SCIENCE LEADERSHIP FUND	225

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STUDENT GROUPS + SPORT CLUBS | MOST DONORS | 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. March 12

Top 3 student groups or sports clubs with the most unique donors in the first hour of Big Give win additional prize money. ($6,000; $4,000; $1,500)

Rank	Prize	Department	Donors
1	$6,000	CalSol (Solar Car Project)	339
2	$4,000	Formula Electric at Berkeley	335
3	$1,500	Project RISHI	142
4		Intermission Orchestra at Berkeley	101
5		Cal Triathlon	98
6		Cal Band Annual Fund	83
7		AAAA - Furries at Berkeley	63
8		Formula SAE	51
9		Undergraduate Moot Court Team	20
10		Cal Ice Hockey	14
11		Healthcare Consulting Group at Berkeley	12
12		Zahanat	9
13		Daily Cal Endowment	6
14		Political Computer Science	6
15		Raas Ramzat	6

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MOST DONORS | High Noon at the Campanile | 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Top 3 funds with the most unique donors win additional prize money. ($3,000; $2,000; $1,000)

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$3,000	Zahanat	93
2	$2,000	The Cal Band Annual Fund	75
3	$1,000	Haas School of Business Fund	69
4		The Cal Parents Fund	55
5		The Berkeley Engineering Fund	55
6		The Berkeley Law Fund	50
7		Formula Electric at Berkeley	48
8		Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry Annual Fund	47
9		The PUENTE Project Fund	45
10		The Friends of Cal Crew Fund	43
11		The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund	43
12		The Center for Educational Partnerships Fund	42
13		Space Technologies at California	39
14		The Botanical Garden Annual Fund	31
15		The Women's Crew Fund	31

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MOST DONORS | The Dinner Bell | 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Top 3 funds with the most unique donors win additional prize money. ($3,500; $2,500; $1,250)

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$3,500	Space Enterprise at Berkeley	175
2	$2,500	Formula Electric at Berkeley	152
3	$1,250	Zahanat	84
4		The Cal Band Annual Fund	78
5		CalSol	62
6		The Friends of Cal Crew Fund	32
7		The Cal Parents Fund	27
8		The Berkeley Engineering Fund	25
9		The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund	25
10		Cal Archery	22
11		Haas School of Business Fund	21
12		The Rausser College Fund for Natural Resources	18
13		The PUENTE Project Fund	18
14		The Cal Alumni Association Fund	16
15		Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry Annual Fund	13

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Student Groups + Sport Clubs with the Most Dollars Raised

Bragging rights only.

Rank	Student Groups + Sport Clubs	Raised
1	The Cal Band Annual Fund	$64,373.50
2	Formula Electric at Berkeley	$26,858.01
3	Cal Ice Hockey	$25,405.02
4	CalSol	$23,401.35
5	Cal Lightweight Crew	$13,657.00
6	The Daily Cal Endowment Fund	$13,055.18
7	The Cal in the Capital Program Fund	$10,540.00
8	Space Enterprise at Berkeley	$10,511.14
9	Girls Into VC at Berkeley	$10,110.00
10	Cal Women's Club Volleyball	$8,550.00
11	AAAA - Furries at Berkeley	$8,399.68
12	Intermission Orchestra at Berkeley	$7,601.11
13	Zahanat	$7,522.00
14	Formula SAE	$4,986.00
15	Space Technologies and Rocketry (STAR)	$4,330.00

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BIG SLICE | Areas with the Most Money Raised

The schools, colleges, and programs with the most money raised. Bragging rights only.

Rank	Area of Giving	Raised
1	College of Engineering	$3,396,583.62
2	Cal Athletics	$2,178,600.77
3	Haas School of Business	$1,961,786.82
4	College of Letters & Science	$1,852,091.22
5	College of Computing, Data Science, & Society	$1,124,142.59
6	Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science	$712,083.60
7	UC Berkeley Law	$432,679.19
8	Rausser College of Natural Resources	$321,411.00
9	Student Groups	$314,918.25
10	University Library	$230,499.00
11	Excellence in Research	$220,411.56
12	School of Public Health	$207,957.00
13	Increasing Diversity and Opportunity at Cal	$186,420.00
14	Botanical Garden	$158,786.00
15	Cal Parents Fund	$152,015.00

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GO BIG FOR STUDENTS | Most Donors to Student Groups + Sport Clubs | Entire Big Give

The top 5 student groups or sports clubs with the most unique donors wins during Big Give, from 9 p.m. March 12 through 9 p.m. March 13! ($2,500; $1,250; $750; $500; $250)

Rank	Prize	Student Groups and Sport Clubs	Donors
1	$2,500	Formula Electric at Berkeley	860
2	$1,250	CalSol (Solar Car Project)	698
3	$750	Cal Band Annual Fund	467
4	$500	Zahanat	388
5	$250	Space Enterprise at Berkeley	259
6		Azaad	214
7		Project RISHI	175
8		Intermission Orchestra at Berkeley	152
9		Raas Ramzat	111
10		Formula SAE	109
11		Cal Triathlon	108
12		AAAA - Furries at Berkeley	107
13		Cal Ice Hockey	97
14		Space Technologies and Rocketry (STAR)	89
15		Daily Cal Endowment	78

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MOST DONORS | Early Bears | 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Top 2 funds with the most unique donors win additional prize money. ($1,250; $750)

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$1,250	Haas School of Business Fund	50
2	$750	The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund	39
3		The Berkeley Law Fund	38
4		The Friends of Cal Crew Fund	37
5		The Women's Lacrosse Fund	35
6		The Berkeley Engineering Fund	32
7		The Botanical Garden Annual Fund	27
8		The Cal Band Annual Fund	27
9		The Cal Fund	23
10		The Energy and Resources Group Annual Fund	22
11		Pioneers in Engineering (PiE)	20
12		Project RISHI	20
13		Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry Annual Fund	19
14		The Library Fund	19
15		Cal Archery	19

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MOST DONORS | Happy Hour | 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Top 3 funds with the most unique donors win additional prize money. ($3,000; $2,000; $1,000)

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$3,000	Azaad	141
2	$2,000	Zahanat	131
3	$1,000	Formula Electric at Berkeley	73
4		Space Technologies and Rocketry (STAR)	73
5		The Cal Band Annual Fund	71
6		Asha for Education	56
7		The PUENTE Project Fund	46
8		Haas School of Business Fund	42
9		Lavender Alliance @ Berkeley	40
10		The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund	34
11		The Friends of Cal Crew Fund	32
12		CalSol	31
13		The Berkeley Engineering Fund	24
14		The Cal Athletics Fund	22
15		LETTERS & SCIENCE LEADERSHIP FUND	22

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MOST DONORS | The Big 3 by 8 | 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Top 3 funds with the most unique donors win additional prize money. ($3,000; $2,000; $1,000)

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$3,000	Formula Electric at Berkeley	126
2	$2,000	Space Enterprise at Berkeley	87
3	$1,000	Raas Ramzat	81
4		The Cal Band Annual Fund	66
5		Azaad	61
6		CalSol	43
7		NewSpace at Berkeley	42
8		Haas School of Business Fund	28
9		The PUENTE Project Fund	26
10		Zahanat	26
11		The Friends of Cal Crew Fund	20
12		The Berkeley Engineering Fund	20
13		The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund	20
14		Helix @ Berkeley	20
15		The Botanical Garden Annual Fund	19

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BIG SLICE | Areas with the Most Unique Donors

The schools, colleges, and programs with the most unique donors. Bragging rights only.

Rank	Area of Giving	Donors
1	Student Groups	4,312
2	College of Letters & Science	2,081
3	Cal Athletics	1,683
4	Haas School of Business	1,005
5	College of Engineering	928
6	Increasing Diversity and Opportunity at Cal	737
7	Undergraduate Scholarships and Student Affairs	611
8	Rausser College of Natural Resources	582
9	Excellence in Research	566
10	Cal Performances	549
11	UC Berkeley Law	497
12	Sport Clubs	460
13	University Library	426
14	School of Public Health	397
15	Other Areas to Support	356