Duquesne Day of Giving 2026 has ended!
Duquesne Day of Giving 2026
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Duquesne Day of Giving 2026 has ended!
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Challenges
Challenges are an exciting way to amplify your giving. Are you making a gift today—why not double your donation?! Help unlock those much-needed dollars and support your favorite areas of campus.
Check out the list below to see which Schools, teams, and programs are offering matching dollars.
Past Events
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Men's Basketball Challenge
An anonymous Men's Basketball supporter will match all donations to the Men's Basketball team, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Women's Swimming & Diving Challenge
An anonymous Women's Swimming & Diving supporter will match all donations to the Women's Swimming & Diving team, dollar-for-dollar, up to $15,000
$15,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Women's Rowing Challenge
An anonymous Women’s Rowing supporter will match donations to the Women’s Rowing team, dollar-for-dollar, up to $7,500
$7,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Sports Performance & Medicine Challenge
An anonymous supporter will match donations to the Sports Performance & Medicine Department, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Triathlon Challenge
An anonymous Triathlon supporter will match donations to the Triathlon team, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Golf Challenge
An anonymous Golf supporter will match donations to the Golf team, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
Duquesne Day of Giving Participation Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of John B’70 and Carolyn George, if 500 gifts are made to any area of campus on the Day of Giving it will unlock a $10,000 gift; an additional $20,000 will be unlocked if 1,000 gifts are made; and an additional $10,000 will be unlocked if 1,250 gifts are made
1,250 / 1,250 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Football Challenge
An anonymous football alumnus will match donations to the Football team, dollar-for-dollar, up to $50,000
$27,184 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Men’s Soccer Challenge
An anonymous Men’s Soccer supporter will match donations to the Men’s Soccer team, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000
$7,788 MATCHED
Ended
Athletics Leaderboard by Gifts
Which Duquesne University athletics team will receive the most donations on the Day of Giving? Make a gift to help get your favorite team to the top of the leaderboard!
| Rank | Team | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women's Swimming & Diving | 91 |
| 2 | Cross Country & Track & Field | 59 |
| 3 | Rowing | 50 |
| 4 | Women's Basketball | 48 |
| 5 | Women's Lacrosse | 48 |
| 6 | Men's Basketball | 43 |
| 7 | Triathlon | 41 |
| 8 | Football | 35 |
| 9 | Women's Acrobatic & Tumbling | 26 |
| 10 | Golf | 22 |
| 11 | Volleyball | 16 |
| 12 | Women's Soccer | 13 |
| 13 | Men's Soccer | 12 |
| 14 | Pep Band | 12 |
| 15 | Sports Performance, Student Athlete | 11 |
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Most Dollars Raised Leaderboard
Which specific area of campus will raise the most dollars to support their bigger goals?
| Rank | Department | Raised |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | School of Business Innovation Fund | $138,741.97 |
| 2 | Duquesne Kline School of Law Vision | $97,262.93 |
| 3 | Women's Swimming & Diving | $46,614.16 |
| 4 | Football | $27,184.49 |
| 5 | Men's Basketball | $21,251.22 |
| 6 | Golf | $21,073.18 |
| 7 | Women's Basketball | $13,701.54 |
| 8 | Triathlon | $13,022.71 |
| 9 | School of Pharmacy (Greatest Needs) | $11,525.47 |
| 10 | Rowing | $10,473.48 |
| 11 | Liberal Arts (Greatest Needs) | $9,328.98 |
| 12 | Women's Lacrosse | $9,180.08 |
| 13 | Cross Country & Track & Field | $8,232.32 |
| 14 | Sports Performance, Student Athlete | $7,880.45 |
| 15 | Men's Soccer | $7,788.25 |
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Amount Raised Leaderboard by Area of Campus
Which area of campus will earn the most total dollars in donations on the Day of Giving? Make a gift to help get your favorite area of campus to the top of the leaderboard!
| Rank | Area | Raised |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athletics | $338,805.28 |
| 2 | School of Business | $188,818.27 |
| 3 | School of Law | $179,728.29 |
| 4 | School of Nursing | $26,128.59 |
| 5 | School of Pharmacy | $21,889.98 |
| 6 | Liberal Arts | $21,287.41 |
| 7 | Health Sciences | $15,443.31 |
| 8 | School of Education | $8,307.90 |
| 9 | Study Abroad | $7,395.59 |
| 10 | Other | $7,059.69 |
| 11 | School of Music | $5,635.56 |
| 12 | Ice Hockey | $5,120.01 |
| 13 | The Duquesne Fund (Unrestricted) | $4,845.03 |
| 14 | Student Life | $3,776.94 |
| 15 | Science & Engineering | $3,637.78 |
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Most Gifts by Class
Which Duquesne University class will make the most gifts on the Day of Giving? Make a gift now and tell your classmates to get your class to the top of the leaderboard!
| Rank | Answer | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | 22 |
| 2 | 2016 | 18 |
| 3 | 2005 | 16 |
| 4 | 1990 | 14 |
| 5 | 2007 | 14 |
| 6 | 2001 | 14 |
| 7 | 1973 | 13 |
| 8 | 2017 | 12 |
| 9 | 2004 | 11 |
| 10 | 2006 | 10 |
| 11 | 1978 | 10 |
| 12 | 1981 | 9 |
| 13 | 2010 | 9 |
| 14 | 2000 | 9 |
| 15 | 1995 | 9 |
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Who is Giving?
Which Duquesne University community group is making the largest impact on the Day of Giving?
| Rank | Answer | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alumni | 622 |
| 2 | Current/Past DU Parent | 324 |
| 3 | Current Employee | 296 |
| 4 | Friend | 154 |
| 5 | Current Student | 62 |
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Match
Men's & Women's Tennis Challenge
An anonymous Men's & Women's Tennis supporter will match all donations to the Men's & Women's Tennis teams, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Women's Basketball Challenge
Ed Massarsky E'72 will match all donations to the Women's Basketball team, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Women's Lacrosse Challenge
An anonymous Women's Lacrosse supporter will match all donations to the Women's Lacrosse team, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Men’s and Women’s Track & Field & Cross Country Challenge
An anonymous Men's & Women's Track & Field and Cross Country supporter will match all Track & Field and Cross Country donations dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Acrobatic & Tumbling Challenge
An anonymous Acrobatic & Tumbling supporter will match donations to the Acrobatic & Tumbling team, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Young Alumni Challenge
Former Duke from the Last Decade award winners, Luke Gormley GP'15 and Emily Kinley, N'16 will match donations from Young Alumni up to $1,250
$1,250 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Women’s Bowling Challenge
An anonymous Women’s Bowling supporter will match donations to the Bowling team, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000
$1,637 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Women's Volleyball Challenge
An anonymous Women’s Volleyball supporter will match donations to the Women’s Volleyball team, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000
$2,835 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Women’s Soccer Challenge
An anonymous Women’s Soccer supporter will match donations to the Women’s Soccer team, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000
$3,318 MATCHED
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Athletics Leaderboard by Amount Raised
Which Duquesne University athletics team will raise the most on the Day of Giving? Make a gift to help get your favorite team to the top of the leaderboard!
| Rank | Team | Raised |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women's Swimming & Diving | $61,614.16 |
| 2 | Football | $54,368.98 |
| 3 | Men's Basketball | $31,251.22 |
| 4 | Golf | $31,073.18 |
| 5 | Women's Basketball | $23,701.54 |
| 6 | Triathlon | $18,022.71 |
| 7 | Rowing | $17,973.48 |
| 8 | Men's Soccer | $15,576.50 |
| 9 | Women's Lacrosse | $14,180.08 |
| 10 | Cross Country & Track & Field | $13,232.32 |
| 11 | Sports Performance, Student Athlete | $12,880.45 |
| 12 | Women's Acrobatic & Tumbling | $12,529.23 |
| 13 | Men's Tennis | $10,774.93 |
| 14 | Women's Soccer | $6,637.06 |
| 15 | Volleyball | $5,671.14 |
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Most Gifts Leaderboard
Which specific area of campus will receive the most gifts to support their bigger goals?
| Rank | Area | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | School of Business Innovation Fund | 128 |
| 2 | Duquesne Kline School of Law Vision | 91 |
| 3 | Women's Swimming & Diving | 91 |
| 4 | Cross Country & Track & Field | 59 |
| 5 | Liberal Arts (Greatest Needs) | 57 |
| 6 | Rowing | 50 |
| 7 | Women's Basketball | 48 |
| 8 | Women's Lacrosse | 48 |
| 9 | School of Pharmacy (Greatest Needs) | 45 |
| 10 | Men's Basketball | 43 |
| 11 | Triathlon | 41 |
| 12 | Football | 35 |
| 13 | School of Education (Greatest Needs) | 33 |
| 14 | Duquesne in Rome | 32 |
| 15 | The Duquesne Fund (Unrestricted) | 31 |
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Number of Gifts Leaderboard by Area of Campus
Which area of campus will receive the most donations on the Day of Giving? Make a gift to help get your favorite area of campus to the top of the leaderboard!
| Rank | Area | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athletics | 559 |
| 2 | School of Business | 130 |
| 3 | School of Law | 99 |
| 4 | Liberal Arts | 76 |
| 5 | School of Nursing | 74 |
| 6 | Health Sciences | 57 |
| 7 | Study Abroad | 49 |
| 8 | School of Pharmacy | 48 |
| 9 | Student Life | 38 |
| 10 | Other | 35 |
| 11 | School of Education | 34 |
| 12 | School of Music | 34 |
| 13 | The Duquesne Fund (Unrestricted) | 31 |
| 14 | Ice Hockey | 27 |
| 15 | Spiritan Campus Ministry | 25 |
Ended