BIG GIVE IS OVER, BUT YOU CAN STILL SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS.

YOUR LIGHT SHINES ON

Thank you. You make Big Give possible: Your enthusiastic support of our hardworking and talented students, groundbreaking research, and world-class faculty during this milestone Big Give will illuminate Berkeley's future long after the event has ended.

Be sure to explore the site to see how your favorite Cal causes shined bright, and bask in the glow of your community on social media and in the “thank you” video. Your light powered this 10th year — we couldn’t have done it without you! A special thank you to everyone who participated in our You+2 program and helped rally supporters for Berkeley.

Social Media Contest Winners

Mar 14, 2024

Congratulations to our Social Media Contest winners!

Big Give Reels Contest:
- Cal Band with 30,000 views ($500)! Watch reel here.
- UC Berkeley Basic Needs Center with 8974 views ($250)! Watch reel here.
- School of Information with 6370 views ($100)! Watch reel here.
Brightest Blue and Gold Memory: Cloud at California. See post here.
What Do You Glow For?: Space Enterprise Berkeley. See post here.
Friends of Oski: Department of Mechanical Engineering. (account no longer public)
Future Golden Bear: CalSol (UC Berkeley Solar Vehicle Team). See post here.
Who Do You Glow For?: The Intermission Orchestra at Berkeley. See post here.
Show Your Cal Spirit: Eta Kappa Nu. See post here.
Throwback: A Decade Aglow: Helix @ Berkeley. See post here.

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Go Big for Students! Most Unique Donors to a Student Group or Sports Club During Big Give

Top 15 student groups or sport clubs with the most unique donors during Big Give win additional prize money.

Rank	Prize	Student Group or Sports Club	Donors
1	$2,000	Formula Electric at Berkeley	601
2	$1,500	The Cal Band Annual Fund	522
3	$1,250	Zahanat	387
4	$1,000	American Advertising Federation	270
5	$900	Azaad	262
6	$800	Space Enterprise at Berkeley	236
7	$700	Space Technologies and Rocketry (STAR)	170
8	$600	SKY Campus Happiness Club at Berkeley	164
9	$500	Project RISHI	113
10	$400	Cal Triathlon	111
11	$300	CalSol	98
12	$250	AAAA - Furries at Berkeley	92
13	$200	Intermission Orchestra at Berkeley	82
14	$150	Space Technologies at California	78
15	$100	MotoStudent of California	62

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Most Donors to a Student Group or Sports Club | March 13, 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Top 3 student groups or sports clubs with the most unique donors in the first hour of Big Give win additional prize money ($2,500; $1,250; $1,000).

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$2,500	AAAA - Furries at Berkeley	57
2	$1,250	Zahanat	40
3	$1,000	American Advertising Federation	40
4		The Cal Band Annual Fund	22
5		Cal Archery	22
6		Ballet Company at Berkeley	6
7		Cal Women's Rugby	5
8		Coffee Club at Berkeley (CCB)	5
9		Rally Committee Bonfire	4
10		Power of a Princess	4
11		Undergraduate Moot Court Team	4
12		Pilipino American Alliance	3
13		Volunteer Health Interpreters Organization	3
14		MotoStudent of California	3
15		Intermission Orchestra at Berkeley	3

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Most Donors | 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

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

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$2,000	The Cal Band Annual Fund	54
2	$1,000	Zahanat	43
3		The Cal Alumni Association Fund	33
4		Haas School of Business Fund	30
5		The Berkeley Engineering Fund	27
6		The Berkeley Law Fund	26
7		The Friends of Cal Crew Fund	25
8		LETTERS & SCIENCE LEADERSHIP FUND	23
9		The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund	23
10		The Cal Fund	19
11		The Berkeley School of Education Annual Fund	16
12		Molecular & Cell Biology (MCB)	16
13		The Library Fund	15
14		The Rausser College Fund for Natural Resources	13
15		The Botanical Garden Annual Fund	12

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Most Donors | 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Top 2 funds with the most unique donors win prize money ($1,500; $1,000).

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$1,500	Space Technologies and Rocketry (STAR)	67
2	$1,000	Zahanat	63
3		The Center for Educational Partnerships Fund	53
4		The Berkeley Engineering Fund	33
5		The Cal Parents Fund	29
6		The Berkeley School of Education Annual Fund	26
7		The Friends of Cal Crew Fund	25
8		Haas School of Business Fund	22
9		LETTERS & SCIENCE LEADERSHIP FUND	22
10		The Cal Band Annual Fund	20
11		The Cal Alumni Association Fund	20
12		The Cal Fund	19
13		The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund	19
14		The Library Fund	18
15		The Berkeley Law Fund	18

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Most Donors | 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Top 3 funds with the most unique donors win prize money ($2,500; $1,500; $1,000).

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$2,500	Zahanat	136
2	$1,500	The Cal Band Annual Fund	113
3	$1,000	The Cal Parents Fund	80
4		LETTERS & SCIENCE LEADERSHIP FUND	45
5		Haas School of Business Fund	38
6		The Berkeley Engineering Fund	36
7		Natya at Berkeley	36
8		The Rausser College Fund for Natural Resources	33
9		The Friends of Cal Crew Fund	32
10		The Berkeley Law Fund	25
11		The Library Fund	25
12		The Cal Fund	22
13		The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund	22
14		Rhetoric	20
15		The Botanical Garden Annual Fund	17

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Most Donors | 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Top 2 funds with the most unique donors win prize money ($5,000; $2,500).

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$5,000	Formula Electric at Berkeley	217
2	$2,500	Space Enterprise at Berkeley	195
3		SKY Campus Happiness Club at Berkeley	133
4		Space Technologies and Rocketry (STAR)	102
5		The Berkeley Engineering Fund	48
6		The Friends of Cal Crew Fund	41
7		The Botanical Garden Annual Fund	30
8		ASUC Crowdfunding - Raas Ramzat	23
9		Haas School of Business Fund	22
10		The Cal Band Annual Fund	22
11		LETTERS & SCIENCE LEADERSHIP FUND	19
12		The Cal Parents Fund	19
13		Intermission Orchestra at Berkeley	17
14		The Rausser College Fund for Natural Resources	15
15		Emeryville Satellite Campus Fund	14

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Most Donors | 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Top 3 funds with the most unique donors wins additional prize money ($2,500; $1,500; $1,000).

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$2,500	Cal Triathlon	106
2	$1,500	Formula Electric at Berkeley	97
3	$1,000	Space Technologies at California	53
4		The Cal Band Annual Fund	49
5		Haas School of Business Fund	44
6		The Berkeley Engineering Fund	40
7		Azaad	25
8		The Cal Alumni Association Fund	24
9		LETTERS & SCIENCE LEADERSHIP FUND	23
10		Zahanat	23
11		Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Fund	22
12		American Advertising Federation	22
13		The Cal Fund	21
14		Statistics	21
15		Economics	20

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Most Donors During Big Give

Top 5 funds with the most unique donors during the 24 hours of Big Give win prize money ($10,000; $5,000; $2,500; $1,000; $500).

Rank	Prize	Funds	Donors
1	$10,000	Formula Electric at Berkeley	601
2	$5,000	The Cal Band Annual Fund	522
3	$2,500	The Berkeley Engineering Fund	443
4	$1,000	Zahanat	387
5	$500	Haas School of Business Fund	349
6		The Cal Parents Fund	343
7		American Advertising Federation	270
8		Azaad	262
9		LETTERS & SCIENCE LEADERSHIP FUND	256
10		The Friends of Cal Crew Fund	251
11		The Botanical Garden Annual Fund	239
12		The Cal Fund	238
13		Space Enterprise at Berkeley	236
14		The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund	230
15		Emeryville Satellite Campus Fund	219

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Most Donors | 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Top 3 fund with the most unique donors win prize money ($2,500; $1,500; $1,000).

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$2,500	Project RISHI	62
2	$1,500	The Berkeley Engineering Fund	44
3	$1,000	Haas School of Business Fund	43
4		The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund	36
5		The Cal Band Annual Fund	33
6		The Cal Fund	33
7		The Friends of Cal Crew Fund	26
8		The Botanical Garden Annual Fund	26
9		Emeryville Satellite Campus Fund	23
10		Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Fund	19
11		The Cal Parents Fund	19
12		Bear Power Fund	18
13		The Library Fund	17
14		The Women's Basketball Team Fund	17
15		Space Technologies at California	17

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Most Donors | 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$2,000	The Cal Parents Fund	75
2	$1,000	Azaad	69
3		American Advertising Federation	64
4		The Berkeley Engineering Fund	52
5		Haas School of Business Fund	41
6		Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Fund	37
7		The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund	32
8		Emeryville Satellite Campus Fund	32
9		The Friends of Cal Crew Fund	31
10		The Cal Band Annual Fund	30
11		The Botanical Garden Annual Fund	29
12		The Rausser College Fund for Natural Resources	29
13		The Library Fund	26
14		The Cal Fund	23
15		The Berkeley Law Fund	22

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Most Donors | 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Top 2 funds with the most unique donors win prize money ($1,500; $1,000).

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$1,500	Zahanat	43
2	$1,000	The PUENTE Project Fund	30
3		The Cal Parents Fund	23
4		AAAA - Furries at Berkeley	23
5		The Berkeley Engineering Fund	22
6		Haas School of Business Fund	22
7		LETTERS & SCIENCE LEADERSHIP FUND	19
8		The Friends of Cal Crew Fund	16
9		The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund	15
10		The Cal Fund	14
11		The Cal Band Annual Fund	14
12		American Advertising Federation	14
13		Excellence in Arts & Humanities	13
14		History	12
15		The Women's Crew Fund	12

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Most Donors | 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Top 2 funds with the most unique donors win prize money ($3,000; $1,500).

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$3,000	Azaad	72
2	$1,500	The PUENTE Project Fund	48
3		The Cal Alumni Association Fund	36
4		The Cal Band Annual Fund	34
5		LETTERS & SCIENCE LEADERSHIP FUND	29
6		Haas School of Business Fund	28
7		The Cal Parents Fund	28
8		The Berkeley Engineering Fund	25
9		The Library Fund	21
10		The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund	21
11		The Rausser College Fund for Natural Resources	19
12		The Cal Fund	16
13		The Puente Scholarship Fund	16
14		The Botanical Garden Annual Fund	15
15		The Berkeley School of Education Annual Fund	15

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Most Donors | 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Top 3 fund with the most unique donors win prize money ($5,000; $2,500; $1,000).

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$5,000	Formula Electric at Berkeley	267
2	$2,500	The Cal Band Annual Fund	180
3	$1,000	Azaad	81
4		CalSol	76
5		The Berkeley Engineering Fund	39
6		The Cal Alumni Association Fund	37
7		The Botanical Garden Annual Fund	23
8		The PUENTE Project Fund	23
9		LETTERS & SCIENCE LEADERSHIP FUND	22
10		Haas School of Business Fund	22
11		The Cal Fund	20
12		I-House Scholarship Fund	19
13		The Friends of Cal Crew Fund	18
14		The Cal Parents Fund	18
15		The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund	17

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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	Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science	$2,181,410.00
2	Cal Athletics	$1,545,727.88
3	College of Engineering	$1,542,712.91
4	Haas School of Business	$1,062,719.93
5	Berkeley Public Health	$689,117.00
6	College of Letters & Science	$626,355.52
7	Student Groups	$153,441.47
8	Increasing Diversity and Opportunity at Cal	$148,311.81
9	Excellence in Research	$145,530.78
10	Rausser College of Natural Resources	$143,596.13
11	University Library	$141,870.00
12	Berkeley Law	$140,504.00
13	College of Computing, Data Science, & Society	$137,169.03
14	Undergraduate Education	$129,865.54
15	Botanical Garden	$124,188.36

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Participating Groups

Cal Fund (Chancellor's Priority) Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive Berkeley Journalism Berkeley Law Berkeley Public Health Berkeley School of Education Botanical Garden Cal Alumni Association (CAA) Cal Athletics Cal Parents Fund Cal Performances College of Chemistry College of Computing, Data Science, & Society College of Engineering College of Environmental Design College of Letters & Science Excellence in Research Goldman School of Public Policy Graduate Division Haas School of Business Hearst Museum of Anthropology Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science Increasing Diversity and Opportunity at Cal International House Lawrence Hall of Science Rausser College of Natural Resources School of Information School of Social Welfare Sport Clubs Student Groups Undergraduate Education Undergraduate Scholarships and Student Affairs University Library Other Areas to Support

USA
International

Rank	State	Gifts
1	CA	11787
2	NY	332
3	WA	220

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Rank	Region	Gifts
1	United States	14662
2	Canada	91
3	Chile	40