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The overall goal is for 1,000 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends to make a gift April 17-18, 2024 during the 1,946 minutes of the Binghamton Fund EXCELERATOR Challenge in the final year of Binghamton's EXCELERATE Campaign.
Donation Challenge
$100,000 if 1,000 donors give in the next 7 months
Challenge Complete!
Offered by Howard Unger '82, LHD '19
Donation Challenge
$60,700 if 607 donors give in the next 7 months
Challenge Complete!
Offered by Geraldine Knoll MacDonald '68, MS '73, LittD '17
Donation Challenge
$40,000 if 40 donors give in the next 7 months
Challenge Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for the Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science
Offered by Subhachandra Chandra, MS '95 and Nandita Dukkipati
Donation Challenge
$34,200 if 342 donors give in the next 7 months
Challenge Complete!
Offered by President Harvey Stenger
Donation Challenge
$30,000 if 100 donors give in the next 7 months
Challenge Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for the Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science
Offered by Jim '91 and Heather Bankoski
Donation Challenge
$25,000 if 300 donors give in the next 7 months
Challenge Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for Harpur College of Arts & Sciences
Offered by Anonymous
Donation Challenge
$25,000 if 175 donors give in the next 7 months
Challenge Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for Harpur College of Arts & Sciences
Offered by Andrew '86 and Marie-Christine Bonzani
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 100 donors give in the next 7 months
Challenge Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for Athletics
Offered by Jim Wilcox '74 and Patricia '65, LHD '19 and Paul Saunders
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 100 donors give in the next 7 months
Challenge Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for the School of Management
Offered by Brian Zakrocki โ99
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 50 donors give in the next 7 months
Challenge Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for the Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science
Offered by Ken Goldblatt '87
Donation Challenge
$10,000 if 150 donors give in the next 7 months
Challenge Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for Athletics
Offered by Gerald '76, MBA '84 and Kristine Putman
Donation Challenge
$5,000 if 50 donors give in the next 7 months
Challenge Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Offered by Mike Needle '81
Donation Match
$200 per donor up to $25,000
Match Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for Opportunity Scholarships
Offered by Dr. Bai Lee and Dr. Jung Yum
Donation Match
$200 per donor up to $20,000
Match Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for the Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science
Offered by Jim '91 and Heather Bankoski
Donation Match
$200 per donor up to $20,000
Match Complete!
For Parents
Offered by The Parents Leadership Council
Donation Match
$200 per donor up to $10,000
Match Complete!
For Faculty/Staff
Offered by John Koch
Donation Match
$200 per donor up to $10,000
Match Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for Harpur College of Arts & Sciences
Offered by Jay '74 and Jeanne Benet
Donation Match
$200 per donor up to $10,000
Match Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for Athletics
Offered by Tony Kornheiser '70, LittD '17
Donation Match
$200 per donor up to $10,000
Match Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for the Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Offered by Jim Wilcox '74
Donation Match
$200 per donor up to $10,000
Match Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for the Libraries
Offered by Jim Wilcox '74
Donation Match
$200 per donor up to $10,000
Match Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Offered by Gavin Gallagher '89
Donation Match
$200 per donor up to $10,000
Match Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for Student Life
Offered by Jay Walder โ80 and Susan Cummings-Walder โ81
Donation Match
$200 per donor up to $10,000
Match Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for the College of Community and Public Affairs
Offered by Anita '86 and Randy '87 Borkenstein
Donation Match
$200 per donor up to $5,000
Match Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Offered by Mike Needle '81
Donation Match
$100 per donor up to $25,000
Match Complete!
For Students
Offered by Stuart Koenig '73 and Bonnie Fox
Donation Match
$100 per donor up to $10,000
Match Complete!
For Classes between 2014 & 2023
Offered by The Alumni Association Board of Directors
Donation Match
$50 per donor up to $10,000
Match Complete!
For Binghamton Fund for the School of Management
Offered by Daniel Damon '88 and Rebecca Guilbert '90
The final numbers are in!
Total Donors: 2,076
Total Dollars: $760,305
THANK YOU to everyone who made the Binghamton Fund EXCELERATOR Challenge a resounding success ๐๐๐๐
198 days ago by Caitlyn SmithHooray! Together, we surpassed our goal of 1,000 donors AND our super goal of 1,946 donors. In fact, we more than doubled our original goal! โจ
Preliminary results:
2,043 Donors ๐
$757,683 Dollars raised ๐
On campus, we are busy making sure every last gift is counted and we will update you with the final numbers as soon as possible.
In the meantime, because we love it so much, here is the leaked phone call with President Stenger and Stephanie Courtney '92:
LEAKED Phone Call - BinghamtonU President & Stephanie Courtney (Flo from Progressive) (youtube.com)
๐๐We've surpassed 1,946 donors! AMAZING! Let's see how much further we can go ๐
209 days ago by Caitlyn SmithWow! Things did not slow down overnight. As of 8 a.m., 1,275 donors have given through the EXCELERATOR challenge.
Letโs take this for a spin โ can we reach 1,946 donors in 1,946 minutes? โฑ
209 days ago by Caitlyn Smith๐We've surpassed 1,000 donors! THANK YOU, Howard Unger '82 LHD '19, for your generous challenge support!
There's still time to support the Binghamton Fund. Let's see how far past 1,000 we can go!
๐๐ We've surpassed 607 donors! THANK YOU, Geraldine Knoll MacDonald '68, MS '73, LittD '17, for your generous challenge support!
Now, we're in the final stretch to 1,000. We've got this!
210 days ago by Caitlyn SmithWhatโs our favorite color? Pantone 342๐ And, we just surpassed 342 donors ๐
THANK YOU, President Harvey Stenger for your generous challenge support!โญ
210 days ago by Caitlyn SmithIn less than 1-hour we met the Faculty/Staff Challenge๐๐๐THANK YOU, John Koch for your generous challenge support! AMAZING! Letโs keep it going.
210 days ago by Caitlyn SmithDonors
View All DonorsConstituency | Donors | Raised ($) | Goal (Donors) | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Students | 436 | $6,296 | 342 | 127.5% |
Parents | 449 | $59,421 | 342 | 131.3% |
Faculty/Staff | 348 | $74,783 | 275 | 126.5% |