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Starting at 40 minutes past three...... The top two colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts on April 7th from 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM CDT will receive an additional award! 1st place will receive $2,000 and 2nd place will receive $500
Rank
Prize
Department
Gifts
1
$2,000
Texas Crew
95
2
$500
Texas Women's Rugby
75
3
Texas Orange Jackets
57
4
Texas Taekwondo
20
5
Texas 4000 for Cancer
8
6
University of Texas Libraries
7
7
McCombs School of Business
6
8
Women's Club Lacrosse
6
9
Texas Athletics
6
10
Steve Hicks School of Social Work
5
11
Texas Exes Chapters and Networks
4
12
Texas Exes
3
13
TX Votes
3
14
Jackson School of Geosciences
2
15
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
2
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Final Countdown Challenge
The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the
greatest number of gifts within this designated period will receive an additional award.
April 7 from 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM CDT
1st place – $5,000 | 2nd place – $1,500 | 3rd place – $1000
Rank
Prize
Final Countdown Challenge
Gifts
1
$5,000
Texas Crew
103
2
$1,500
The University of Texas Weightlifting Team
72
3
$1,000
Liberal Arts Council
52
4
McCombs School of Business
26
5
Texas Exes
23
6
Jackson School of Geosciences
20
7
Cockrell School of Engineering
15
8
Department of Asian Studies
15
9
College of Natural Sciences
13
10
Moody College of Communication
11
11
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
11
12
Black Studies
11
13
School of Human Ecology
9
14
University of Texas Libraries
9
15
College of Liberal Arts
9
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University-Wide Leaderboard: Greatest Number of Gifts Received
College, school, unit, or organization with the greatest number of gifts will be shown on a leaderboard for bragging rights only.
Rank
University-Wide Leaderboard Gifts
Gifts
1
Texas Crew
930
2
Liberal Arts Council
451
3
Texas 4000 for Cancer
340
4
UT Child Development Center San Jacinto
331
5
McCombs School of Business
325
6
Texas Exes Chapters and Networks
299
7
UT Child Development Center Comal
293
8
Texas Women's Rugby
293
9
Department of Asian Studies
229
10
The University of Texas Weightlifting Team
215
11
Texas Exes
211
12
Texas Taekwondo
210
13
Texas Athletics
163
14
Cockrell School of Engineering
162
15
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
144
Ended
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Student Support Match - Day 2
The first $5,000 in gifts made within this period by alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives will receive a match. Gifts of any size will be matched until the total to be awarded, $5,000, is exhausted.
April 7 from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Late Night Surprise Challenge
The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts on April 6th from 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM CDT will receive an additional award!
1st place will receive $1,500
2nd place will receive $750
3rd place will receive $250
Rank
Prize
Department
Gifts
1
$1,500
Texas Exes Chapters and Networks
181
2
$750
Texas 4000 for Cancer
45
3
$250
UT Women's Club Soccer
44
4
Liberal Arts Council
40
5
Texas Crew
23
6
UT Child Development Center Comal
22
7
McCombs School of Business
13
8
Department of Asian Studies
13
9
The University of Texas at Austin
10
10
Texas Athletics
6
11
College of Natural Sciences
6
12
Black Alumni Network
5
13
Longhorn Powerlifting
5
14
IEEE RAS
5
15
Steve Hicks School of Social Work
5
Ended
2
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RecSports Leadership Team Matching Challenge
Any gift of $250 or less will be matched until the $5,000 Leadership Team match is exhausted!
$3,070 MATCHED
Ended
2
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Student Support Kickoff Match
The first $5,000 in gifts made within this period by alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives will receive a match. Gifts of any size will be matched until the total to be awarded, $5,000, is exhausted.
April 6 from 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM CDT
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
Success!
Faculty & Staff Pre-Campaign Match
The first $5,000 in payroll deduction pledges, made by UT Austin faculty and staff, between March 1 – April 1 will be matched based upon pledge amount between the first day pledged and August 31, 2022. There is no maximum individual donation amount for this opportunity.
March 1 at midnight CDT – April 1 at 5:00 PM CDT (until funds are exhausted)
Completed
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Student Study Break Match
The first $2,500 in gifts made within this period by currently enrolled UT students will receive a match. Gifts of any size will be matched until the total to be awarded, $2,500, is exhausted.
April 6 from 10:00 PM – 11:59 PM CDT
$2,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
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Faculty & Staff Big Give Match
The first $5,000 in gifts made within this period by UT Austin faculty and staff will receive a match. Gifts of any size will be matched until the total to be awarded, $5,000, is exhausted.
April 7 from 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM CDT
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
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Paul Barnhart III Match
Gifts to support the Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy will be matched dollar for dollar until we reach our $75,000 goal!
$75,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
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The Briscoe Center Advisory Council Match
Double your impact! Any gifts made to the Briscoe Center will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $46,500 thanks to the generous support of the center's Advisory Council!
$2,170 MATCHED
Ended
2
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The Longhorn Family Leadership Council Impact Match
The first $10,000 in gifts to the Vice President for Student Affairs NOW Fund will be matched dollar for dollar!
$3,955 MATCHED
Ended
$1,250
3,660th Gift Milestone Award
Help us smash our day one gift number from fall 2021 - the 3,660th gift will receive a $1,250 award!
3,660 / 3,660 Gifts
Completed
$500
5,000th Gift Milestone Award
To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award will be added to the area that receives the following milestone gifts.
5,000th Gift - $500 award
5,000 / 5,000 Gifts
Completed
$500
7,000th Gift Milestone Award
To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award will be added to the area that receives the following milestone gifts.
7,000th Gift - $500 award
7,000 / 7,000 Gifts
Completed
$750
9,000th Gift Milestone Award
To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award will be added to the area that receives the following milestone gifts.
9,000th Gift - $750 award
9,000 / 9,000 Gifts
Completed
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It's a surprise challenge!
The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts on April 6th from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT will receive an additional award!
1st place will receive $1,500
2nd place will receive $750
3rd place will receive $250
Rank
Prize
Department
Gifts
1
$1,500
Texas Crew
121
2
$750
The University of Texas Weightlifting Team
90
3
$250
Texas 4000 for Cancer
80
4
Liberal Arts Council
55
5
Center for Leadership and Ethics
21
6
UT Sailing Team
20
7
Department of Asian Studies
17
8
Texas Exes
15
9
Texas Athletics
11
10
McCombs School of Business
7
11
Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research
7
12
Women's Club Lacrosse
7
13
Communication Studies Graduate Community
6
14
Cockrell School of Engineering
6
15
School of Nursing
5
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Happy Horns Happy Hour Challenge
The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts within this designated period will receive an additional award.
April 6 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
1st place – $1,500 | 2nd place – $750 | 3rd place – $250
Rank
Prize
Happy Horns Happy Hour Challenge
Gifts
1
$1,500
Texas Taekwondo
87
2
$750
Liberal Arts Council
45
3
$250
Texas Exes Chapters and Networks
31
4
Department of Asian Studies
15
5
McCombs School of Business
13
6
The University of Texas at Austin
12
7
College of Liberal Arts
12
8
Texas 4000 for Cancer
11
9
Cockrell School of Engineering
8
10
Texas Athletics
8
11
Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy
8
12
School of Law
7
13
Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research
7
14
University of Texas Libraries
7
15
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
6
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Day 1 Leaderboard: Gifts
The top five colleges, schools, units and organizations with the greatest number of gifts raised on April 6 from 6:00 AM – 11:59 PM CDT will receive awards. Awards will be given in the following order:
1st Place – $1,000 award
2nd Place – $750 award
3rd Place – $500 award
4th Place – $250 award
5th Place – $100 award
Rank
Prize
Day 1 Leaderboard: Gifts
Gifts
1
$1,000
Texas Crew
312
2
$750
Liberal Arts Council
286
3
$500
Texas Exes Chapters and Networks
269
4
$250
Texas 4000 for Cancer
253
5
$100
UT Child Development Center Comal
190
6
McCombs School of Business
136
7
The University of Texas Weightlifting Team
118
8
Department of Asian Studies
106
9
Texas Taekwondo
100
10
Texas Exes
95
11
Center for Leadership and Ethics
89
12
Texas Athletics
84
13
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
74
14
College of Natural Sciences
67
15
Cockrell School of Engineering
64
Ended
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Early Bird Challenge
The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest dollar amount raised within this designated period will receive an additional award.
April 7 from 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM CDT
1st place – $1,500 | 2nd place – $750 | 3rd place – $250
Rank
Prize
Early Bird Challenge
Raised
1
$1,500
College of Natural Sciences
$15,050.00
2
$750
Steve Hicks School of Social Work
$10,350.00
3
$250
The University of Texas Weightlifting Team
$5,400.00
4
Texas Athletics
$5,175.00
5
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
$2,385.00
6
Cockrell School of Engineering
$2,245.00
7
McCombs School of Business
$2,100.00
8
Texas Exes
$1,960.00
9
Electrical and Computer Engineering
$1,650.00
10
Moody College of Communication
$1,550.00
11
Counseling and Mental Health Center
$1,500.00
12
Longhorn Racing
$1,500.00
13
The University of Texas at Austin
$1,140.00
14
School of Human Ecology
$1,000.00
15
Dell Medical School
$910.00
Ended
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Kendra Scott Match
The first $7,500 in gifts to KS WELI will be matched dollar for dollar!
$7,500 MATCHED
Completed
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Hungry Bevo Challenge
The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts within this designated period will receive an additional award.
April 7 from 1:00 – 3:00 PM CDT
1st place – $1,500 | 2nd place – $750 | 3rd place – $250
Rank
Prize
Hungry Bevo Challenge
Gifts
1
$1,500
Texas Crew
204
2
$750
UT Child Development Center San Jacinto
168
3
$250
Texas Women's Rugby
120
4
Texas Taekwondo
70
5
UT Child Development Center Lavaca
12
6
Texas 4000 for Cancer
12
7
LBJ School of Public Affairs
11
8
McCombs School of Business
10
9
Cockrell School of Engineering
9
10
Kendra Scott WEL Institute
7
11
Department of Asian Studies
7
12
Women's Club Lacrosse
7
13
Texas Athletics
6
14
Shakespeare at Winedale
6
15
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
6
Ended
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University-Wide Leaderboard: Highest Amount of Dollars Received
College, school, unit, or organization with the highest amount of dollars raised will be shown on a leaderboard for bragging rights only.
Rank
University-Wide Leaderboard Dollars
Raised
1
Dell Medical School
$1,306,294.21
2
McCombs School of Business
$529,345.36
3
Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy
$416,134.00
4
Jackson School of Geosciences
$310,339.42
5
Landmarks
$277,804.94
6
Texas Exes
$112,410.00
7
Texas Athletics
$91,341.00
8
College of Natural Sciences
$56,851.51
9
University of Texas Libraries
$38,656.00
10
Department of Asian Studies
$33,051.00
11
Longhorn Band
$32,870.00
12
The School of Architecture
$29,550.00
13
Cockrell School of Engineering
$27,144.10
14
LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease (LCID)
$21,900.00
15
Forty Acres Scholars Program
$19,870.00
Ended
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It's Another Surprise Challenge!
The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts on April 7th from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT will receive an additional award! 1st place will receive $1,500 | 2nd place will receive $750 | 3rd place will receive $250
Rank
Prize
It's Another Surprise Challenge!
Gifts
1
$1,500
UT Child Development Center San Jacinto
120
2
$750
Texas Crew
99
3
$250
UT Child Development Center Comal
88
4
Texas Women's Rugby
55
5
UT Sailing Team
44
6
McCombs School of Business
39
7
Cockrell School of Engineering
16
8
Texas Athletics
16
9
The University of Texas at Austin
14
10
Texas 4000 for Cancer
14
11
Moody College of Communication
12
12
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
12
13
Dell Medical School
11
14
The School of Architecture
10
15
School of Law
10
Ended
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Late Night Challenge-Now with Boosted Prizes
The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts within this designated period will receive an additional award.
April 7 from 1:00 AM – 6:00 AM CDT
Prizes have been BOOSTED
1st place – $2,500 | 2nd place – $1,500 | 3rd place – $1,000
Rank
Prize
Late Night Challenge
Gifts
1
$2,500
Liberal Arts Council
59
2
$1,500
UT Archery Club
45
3
$1,000
Texas Crew
36
4
Texas Taekwondo
9
5
Cockrell School of Engineering
4
6
First-Gen Equity
3
7
The University of Texas at Austin
3
8
Texas Exes
2
9
Longhorn Band
2
10
School of Nursing
2
11
Forty Acres Scholars Program
2
12
Texas Rock Climbing
2
13
Texas Women's Rugby
2
14
College of Fine Arts
1
15
UT Amateur Radio Club
1
Ended
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Midnight Madness Match
The first $5,000 in gifts made within this period by UT alumni will receive a match. Gifts of any size will be matched until the total to be awarded, $5,000, is exhausted.
April 6 at 11:00 PM – April 7 at 1:00 AM CDT
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
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UT Libraries Advisory Council Match
The first $15,000 donated in support of the UT Libraries' Open Education Fellows Program and the Lebermann Innovation Fund will be matched dollar for dollar!
Completed
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Longhorn Lunch Special Challenge
The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts within this designated period will receive an additional award. The award designation will be determined by the receiving college, school, unit or organization.
April 6 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
1st place – $1,500 | 2nd place – $750 | 3rd place – $250
Rank
Prize
Longhorn Lunch Special Challenge
Gifts
1
$1,500
Texas Crew
116
2
$750
UT Child Development Center Comal
85
3
$250
Center for Leadership and Ethics
28
4
McCombs School of Business
20
5
Texas Exes
19
6
Steve Hicks School of Social Work
17
7
Department of Asian Studies
16
8
College of Natural Sciences
13
9
Texas Athletics
13
10
Jackson School of Geosciences
13
11
Cockrell School of Engineering
11
12
College of Liberal Arts
10
13
School of Law
10
14
Texas 4000 for Cancer
10
15
Liberal Arts Council
10
Ended
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Student Support Match - Day 1
The first $2,500 in gifts made within this period by alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives will receive a match. Gifts of any size will be matched until the total to be awarded, $2,500, is exhausted.
April 6 from 8:00 – 10:00 PM CDT
$2,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
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2022 Class Gift Match
All gifts made by current UT Austin underclassmen and graduate students scheduled to graduate in 2022 will be matched until the total to be awarded, $50,000, is exhausted.
April 6 at 6:00 AM CDT – April 7 at 10:00 PM CDT
$46,180 MATCHED
Ended
2
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Longhorn Parent Brunch Match
The first $5,000 in gifts made within this period by parents of currently enrolled UT students will receive a match. Any gift of $250 or less will be matched until the total to be awarded, $5,000, is exhausted.
April 7 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
$4,746 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Texas Global Match
The first $20,000 in gifts to Texas Global will be matched dollar for dollar!
$3,198 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Wildflower Center Student Internship Match
The first $5,000 in gifts to the Wildflower Center Student Internships will be matched dollar for dollar.
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
$1,883
1,883rd Milestone Award
In September 1883, The University of Texas was officially opened in a ceremony inside an incomplete building on a grassy hill where the Tower now stands. To celebrate UT's founding year, the 1,883rd gift will receive a $1,883 award!
1,883 / 1,883 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
4,040th Gift Milestone Award
Every gift made during 40 Hours for the Forty Acres makes a difference. In honor of this Texas-sized giving day, the 4,040th gift will receive a $1,000 award!
4,040 / 4,040 Gifts
Completed
$1,250
6,000th Gift Milestone Award
To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award will be added to the area that receives the following milestone gifts.
6,000th Gift - $1250 award
6,000 / 6,000 Gifts
Completed
$2,000
8,244th Gift Milestone Award
Longhorn Nation, we feel the love! The 8,244th gift surpasses the fall campaign, an achievement to celebrate with a $2,000 award!
8,244 / 8,244 Gifts
Completed
Success!
Faculty & Staff Challenge
The college, school, unit, or organization with the highest number of donations from any faculty or staff donors will win an additional reward. Prizes will be awarded after the campaign completes when results can be tabulated. Payroll deductions (from March 1 – April 1) and day-of gifts made through the 40 for Forty page will count towards the total.
1st place - $3,000 award | 2nd Place - $1,000 award | 3rd Place - $500 award. FINAL RANKINGS: 1st - UT Child Development Center Comal, 2nd - UT Child Development Center San Jacinto, 3rd - Dell Medical School
Completed
Success!
US State Challenge
Keep an eye on the main page’s donation heat map! The first donor from each state (including DC and Puerto Rico) will win an additional $100 toward their designation. Donor’s residence state will be determined by the donor heat map function of the giving day website and the credit card billing address.
April 6 at 6:00 AM CDT – April 7 at 10:00 PM CDT
Completed
Success!
International Challenge
Keep an eye on the main page’s international donation heat map! The first donor from each continent will win an additional $250 toward their designation. The donor’s residence country will be determined by the donor heat map function of giving day website and the credit card billing address.
April 6 at 6:00 AM CDT – April 7 at 10:00 PM CDT
Completed
Success!
Longhorn Pride Social Media Challenge
Show your Longhorn pride and help the UT area of your choice win $1,000! Add a 40 for Forty sticker to your Instagram story and tag @UTAustinTX.
April 4 at 6:00 AM CDT – April 7 at 4:59 PM CDT
Completed
Success!
Ambassador Pre-Campaign Sign-up Challenge
The top three colleges, schools, units and organizations that have the most ambassadors signed up by April 4 at 5 p.m. will receive an additional award.
1st Place – $1,000 award | 2nd Place – $750 award | 3rd Place – $250 award