Giving Days 2025 has ended!
Giving Days 2025
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Giving Days 2025
Thank you to all the members of our Hawk family who made the fifth annual Monmouth Giving Days a success!
In just 48-hours, the global Monmouth community came together to create student access, demonstrate our shared connections, recognize academic and athletic achievements, and celebrate our Hawk pride.
Your determination to go above and beyond makes a meaningful difference in the lives of our students. You helped Monmouth chart a Bold Path Forward!
Fly Hawks!
Questions? Read our FAQ or contact the Office of Annual Giving at annualgiving@monmouth.edu.
Total Gifts Leaderboard
Thank you for all of the support you've shown our students!
| Rank | Fund | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Football | 277 |
| 2 | Women's Lacrosse | 234 |
| 3 | Monmouth Digital Network | 191 |
| 4 | Women's Rowing | 134 |
| 5 | Women's Soccer | 124 |
| 6 | Field Hockey | 106 |
| 7 | Men's Soccer | 77 |
| 8 | Women's Basketball | 75 |
| 9 | Men's Basketball | 72 |
| 10 | Baseball | 68 |
| 11 | Men's Lacrosse | 62 |
| 12 | Shadow Squad | 55 |
| 13 | Cheerleading | 52 |
| 14 | Access Fund (for students with unmet need) | 50 |
| 15 | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | 46 |
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Hawks Fly Together!
Thank you everyone in our Hawk family for supporting Monmouth University students through Giving Days 2025!
| Rank | Answer | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alumni | 731 |
| 2 | Friend | 484 |
| 3 | Current Parent | 328 |
| 4 | Other | 218 |
| 5 | Administrator/Staff | 198 |
| 6 | Student | 158 |
| 7 | Past Parent | 57 |
| 8 | Faculty | 31 |
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Alumni Association Board of Directors Power Lunch Challenge
Thank you for your generosity! The Alumni Association Board of Directors unlocked an additional $1,000 donation to the Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund.
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Reenie Menditto Endowed Scholarship Challenge
Thank you! Because of your generosity, Bill Mitchell has matched $1,000 donation in contributions to the Reenie Menditto Endowed Scholarship Fund, which supports Honor School students.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
School of Science Challenge
Thank you for your generosity! An anonymous donor has unlocked an additional $1,000 donation to the School of Science Excellence Fund, which allows the dean to direct support to the areas of greatest need.
Completed
Urban Coast Institute 20th Anniversary Challenge
Thank you for your generosity! The Urban Coast Institute's Advisory Committee has unlocked an additional $5,000 donation to support UCI activities in their 20th anniversary year.
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
School of Education Challenge
Thank you for your generosity! CentralReach has unlocked an additional $2,500 donation to the School of Education Excellence Fund, which allows the dean to direct support to the areas of greatest need.
Completed
Alumni of the 2010s Challenge
Thank you! Because we received 250 gifts from alumni who graduated between 2010-2019, alumnus Bayaan Oluyadi, Sr. '13 has unlocked an additional $500 donation to the Access Fund, which supports scholarships for students with unmet need.
250 / 250 Gifts
Completed
Football Alumni Challenge
Don Burnaford "72 will make a $2,500 gift to Football!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Swimming Matching $10K Match
Kurt Kovach '85 and Samantha Palumbo '17 will each make a $5,000 gift to the swimming program!
Completed
Women's Rowing 100 Gift $5K Challenge
Maryann Larkin will make a $5,000 gift to women's rowing. Thank you to all of the women's rowing, alumni, family and friends for their generous support!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Women's Track & Field $1.5K Match
Coach Joe Compagni and Brian Hanlon '88 will each make a $750 gift to women's track & field. Thank you to all of our alumni, family and supporters for making this possible!
$750 MATCHED
Completed
Men's Basketball $1K Alumni Challenge
Tom '82 & Debbie Porskievies and Mike '82 and Linda Plodwick have given a total of $1,000 to men's basketball. Thank you to all of our alumni supporters for meeting this challenge!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Men's Tennis $1.5K Match
Thank you!! Dr. Joseph Palazzolo '03 has made a $1,500 gift to men's tennis! Thank you to everyone for helping meet this challenge!
Completed
Men's Soccer Alumni Challenge
Bryan Davis '11 has made a $2,500 gift to men's soccer as a result of 50 Monmouth alumni making a gift to the program during Giving Days! Thank you to all of our loyal alumni for meeting this challenge!
Completed
Men's Soccer $2K Challenge
Bonus gift secured! An anonymous gift $2,000 will be made due to the generosity of Monmouth Men's Soccer supporters! Thank you to everyone for their generous support!
Completed
Field Hockey $2K Challenge
Bonus gift secured! An anonymous gift of $2,000 to field hockey will be made due to the generosity of our alumni, family and friends! Thank you to everyone for your generous support!
$7,500 / $7,500 Raised
Completed
Women's Basketball 100 Gift Challenge
Thank you! We've reached our goal of 100 gifts to women's basketball! Head coach Cait Wetmore has made a $1,000 gift to the Women's Basketball Enhancement Fund. Thank you to all of our supporters for meeting this challenge!
Completed
Wrestling Club Challenge
Thank you for your generosity! An anonymous donor unlocked an additional $500 to support the Wrestling Club.
16 / 16 Gifts
Completed
Dollars Raised Leaderboard
Thank you for all of the support you've shown our students!
| Rank | Fund | Raised |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women's Rowing | $73,480.00 |
| 2 | Football | $60,495.00 |
| 3 | Men's Basketball | $52,857.00 |
| 4 | Women's Lacrosse | $25,988.00 |
| 5 | Field Hockey | $18,671.00 |
| 6 | Women's Soccer | $16,724.00 |
| 7 | Men's & Women's Swimming | $15,643.00 |
| 8 | Wrestling Club | $13,029.00 |
| 9 | Men's Lacrosse | $12,459.00 |
| 10 | Men's Soccer | $11,732.00 |
| 11 | Women's Basketball | $11,348.00 |
| 12 | Baseball | $9,172.00 |
| 13 | Monmouth Digital Network | $8,464.87 |
| 14 | Urban Coast Institute | $8,329.00 |
| 15 | Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | $5,199.00 |
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Alumni Gifts by Decade
No matter when you turned your tassel, thank you for supporting Monmouth Giving Days 2025!
| Rank | Answer | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010-2019 | 283 |
| 2 | 2020-2025 | 162 |
| 3 | 2000-2009 | 151 |
| 4 | 1990-1999 | 63 |
| 5 | 1980-1989 | 28 |
| 6 | 1970-1979 | 28 |
| 7 | 1960-1969 | 12 |
| 8 | Current Student | 1 |
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Academic Excellence Fund Challenge
Thank you! Alumna Amanda Klaus '09 will unlock an additional $1,000 contribution to the Academic Excellence Fund that receives the most gifts during Giving Days.
| Rank | Prize | Fund | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | School of Social Work Excellence Fund | 42 |
| 2 | Leon Hess Business School Excellence Fund | 16 | |
| 3 | School of Education Excellence Fund | 9 | |
| 4 | School of Humanities & Social Sciences Excellence Fund | 7 | |
| 5 | School of Nursing and Health Studies Excellence Fund | 4 | |
| 6 | School of Science Excellence Fund | 3 | |
| 7 | Graduate School Excellence Fund | 1 | |
| 8 | Honors School Excellence Fund | 0 |
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Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences Challenge
Thank you for your generosity! Dean Golland has unlocked an additional $1,000 donation to the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences Excellence Fund
Completed
School of Science Dean’s Advisory Council Summer Research Program Challenge
Thank you! The Dean's Advisory Council has unlocked an additional $4,000 donation to the Summer Research Program.
40 / 40 Gifts
Completed
Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies Challenge
Thank you for your generosity! David Zurheide has unlocked an additional $1,500 donation to the Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies Excellence Fund.
Completed
Alumni of the 2000s Challenge
Thank you! Because we received 200 gifts from alumni who graduated between 2000-2009, alumna Chelsea Kmiecik '05 '08M has unlocked an additional $500 donation to the Access Fund, which supports scholarships for students with unmet need.
Completed
Alumni of the 2020s Access Fund Challenge
Thank you! Because we received 33 gifts from alumni who graduated between 2020-2025, alumna Mayrelin Montas '20 has unlocked an additional $1,000 donation to the Access Fund, which supports scholarships for students with unmet need.
Completed
Baseball Alumni Challenge
An anonymous donor will make a $1,500 gift to Monmouth Baseball. Thank you to all of our loyal alumni supporters for making this possible.
Completed
2
Match
Women's Rowing $5K Match
Carol Stillwell will make a gift of $5,000 to women's rowing. Thank you to all the alumni, families and friends of Monmouth Rowing for their generous support.
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Men's Track & Field $1.5K Match
Coach Joe Compagni and Brian Hanlon '88 will each make a $750 gift to men's track & field. Thank you to all of our alumni, family and supporters for making this possible!
$750 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Women's Tennis Matching Gift Challenge
Patrice Murray '82 has made a $1,200 gift to Monmouth women's tennis. Thank you to all of our alumni, family and supporters for your generosity!
$1,200 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Toner Family Monmouth Digital Network $2K Match
The Toner Family has made a $2,000 gift to the Monmouth Digital Network! Thank you to all of the supporters that helped maximize this challenge!
$2,000 MATCHED
Completed
Austin Family Women's Lacrosse Challenge
The family of Stacy Austin '04 will gift $500 to Monmouth Women's Lacrosse. Thank you to all of our generous supporters for meeting this challenge!
$5,000 / $5,000 Raised
Completed
Women's Soccer $2K Challenge
Bonus gift secured! An anonymous gift $2,000 will be made due to the generosity of Monmouth Women's Soccer supporters! Thank you to everyone for your generous support!
$10,000 / $10,000 Raised
Completed
Men's Lacrosse $2K Challenge
Bonus gift secured! An anonymous gift of $2,000 to men's lacrosse will be made due to the generosity of our alumni, family and friends! Thank you to everyone for your generous support!
Completed
Women's Basketball $2K Challenge
Bonus gift secured! An anonymous gift of $2,000 to women's basketball will be made due to the generosity of our alumni, family and friends! Thank you to everyone for your generous support!
Completed
Bowling 100 Gift Challenge
Thank you! We've reached our goal of 100 gifts to Bowling! Head coach Karen Grygiel has made a $600 gift to the Bowling Enhancement Fund. Thank you to all of our supporters for meeting this challenge!
Completed
2
Match
Sigma Pi Challenge
Thank you for your generosity! An anonymous donor has matched $1,000 in gifts to support Sigma Pi networking luncheons.
Completed
Featured Areas To Support
Student Scholarships
Enriching Student Experiences
Athletics
Leon Hess Business School
School of Education
Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing & Health Studies
School of Science
School of Social Work
Honors School
Centers of Distinction
Student-Run Clubs and Organizations
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Together, Hawks Chart a Bold Path Forward
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| Rank | State | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NJ | 1291 |
| 2 | PA | 204 |
| 3 | NY | 161 |
