Challenge Gifts

Thanks to generous support from donors across the Chico State community, there are a number of challenge gifts to increase your impact and help the causes you care about!

Campaign Challenges

🌄 Ready, Set, Go!

The first gift received after midnight on March 4 will win an extra $500 in support of their cause. 

Winner: Board Game Club

🌏 Farthest Gift

The cause that receives the gift that travels the greatest distance to Chico State will receive a bonus $500.

Winner: Speech and Debate with a gift from Cabramatta West, Australia (12,122mi away!)

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Affair

If three or more family members give on March 4, email givingday@csuchico.edu with your names and cause. The first three confirmed families win $500 for their cause! Congratulations to the Bluett, Jimenez, and Takayama families and their causes (AIME, MESA-MEP, and the Board Game Club)! 

🐾 Wildcat Challenge

The Wildcat became Chico's mascot in 1924 by a vote of the student body. Today, the 1,924th donor will unlock an extra $500 for their chosen cause!

Winner: Center for Healthy Communities

📲 Ambassador Challenge

The cause that receives the most gifts via personalized advocate links by 5 p.m. PST on March 5 will earn an additional $1,000 toward their campaign.

Winner: Women's Cross Country

🌒 Last, But Not Least

The last gift received on March 4 will unlock an additional $500 toward their area of support.

Winner: Pi Kappa Delta

🎓 Alumni Donor Challenge

The cause that receives the most alumni donors will earn an additional $500 toward their campaign.

Winner: Men's Cross Country

🧑‍🏫 Faculty/Staff Donor Challenge

The cause that receives the most faculty/staff donors will earn an additional $500 toward their area of support.

Winner: Dreamer Funds

College Campaign Challenges

Agriculture        Behavioral & Social Sciences        Business        Communication & Education              
Engineering, Computer Science, & Construction Management        Humanities & Fine Arts