Comets Giving Days 2024

Thanks to a $2,000 challenge match gift from Dr. and Mrs. William Green and a $1,000 challenge match gift from Molly and Steven Soper, all gifts in support of Center for BrainHealth will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $3,000 total. Your support to help us fully secure this matching gift is greatly appreciated. Can we count on you to go all in and COMETogether this year with us?

The Center for Children and Families Advisory Council will match all gifts, up to $3,350 total, to the Center for Children and Families.

THIS JUST IN: Thanks to the generous support from Deb Gelman, Bass School Advisory Council member, all gifts to the Bass School will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $4,500!

Katina BA’77 and Eric Zepp will match all gifts for international study abroad opportunities for students, up to $3,000 total.

$32.46 is the average Comets Giving Days gift over the last seven years. During the closing ceremony on April 4, 5-6:49 p.m., ALL gifts of $2-$32 will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $2,400.

Thanks to an anonymous donor, when the Callier Center reaches 30 gifts on April 4, a $300 challenge will unlock!

Thank you to everyone for attending the Opening Ceremony Breakfast! Congrats to our bonus fund winners! $100 each to these areas: Games and Media Library, International Center, Women in Physics, Staff Council Scholarship, Comet Cupboard and $500 in bonus funds to Bioengineering!

Congrats to the Chemistry Clinic for receiving our 54th gift bonus!

Join us on April 3-4 for lunch sponsored by Chiloso! Food will start at 11:30 a.m. and be available while supplies last.

Thanks to the support of the Director of the Ackerman Center, all gifts given to the Ackerman Center will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $5,000 on Comets Giving Days!

Dr. Sylvia Allgaier will match all gifts up to $1,000 total to the Center for Children and Families.

Thanks to the incredible support from Karen Wolfe, all gifts given to the Bass School will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $1,000!

Thanks to the support of a generous donor, all Bass School gifts will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $10,000 on Comets Giving Days!

On your mark, get set, go! On April 3, during work hours, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., all faculty and staff gifts of $2 to $24 will be matched dollar for dollar for a total of $2,400. Now is the time to double your impact!

On your mark, get set, go...day two style! On April 4 beginning at 8 a.m. all faculty and staff gifts of $2 to $24 will be matched dollar for dollar for a total of $2,400. Don't sleep on this final match.

Let's finish this last leg off the strongest! When 220 alumni make a gift, regardless of amount, on April 4, an additional $1,000 will be given to the Comet Cupboard thanks to a generous donor! Give anywhere and help fight hunger at the same time! The end is near and another challenge is unlocked. When an additional 120 alumni give to any cause, $500 more dollars will be unlocked and given to the Comet Cupboard.

Congratulations to Dallas Formula Racing for receiving the bonus funds for our first gift bonus!

Congrats to Young Scholars Program for receiving the 883rd gift bonus!