UAF Community Outreach
Support UAF’s community outreach programs that connect people of all ages to learning, discovery and the outdoors. Your gift helps sustain public radio, lifelong learning, marine and environmental education, local gardens and green spaces and recreation opportunities that enrich lives. Together, we’re extending UAF’s impact far beyond campus and into communities statewide.
Click on the funds below to add to your UA Giving Day cart:
- Charles C. Georgeson Botanical Garden: Support programs, research and facilities at the nationally recognized botanical garden, located at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm and part of the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
- UAF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI): Support learning opportunities for adults 50 and older in Fairbanks, North Pole and neighboring communities to encourage fun, lifelong learning.
- Alaska Sea Grant Program: Support healthy coastal ecosystems, strong economies and vibrant communities through this 50+-year partnership between UAF and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- OneTree Alaska: Bridges UAF research and the Fairbanks community, empowering learners of all ages to explore the boreal forest through hands-on and place-based inquiry, citizen science and sustainable forest product development.
- Ski Trail Maintenance: Support maintenance of the UAF ski trails, such as grooming, mowing and clearing downed trees.
- KUAC: Improve lives through broadcasting with the first public radio and television stations in the 49th state.
A Race to the Finish!
Mar 26, 2026
Join us for a special final day challenge! All UA Giving Day donors that give today [26th] are automatically entered into a drawing for a $600 mini-grant for any program or scholarship that is listed on the UA Giving Day website.
We've reached our 2,026 donor goal!
Mar 25, 2026
Friends, families, and communities supporting UAA, UAF, and UAS students: Thank you so much for everything you have done to help us reach our goal of 2,026 donors! There are still 18 hours left in UA Giving Day, and we are at 752 of our 1,000 new donor goal! Please continue to share and spread the word about Giving Day to help us reach this.
$2,000
UAF Alumni Challenge
Thank you to our 400 UAF Alumni donors and to UA President Pat Pitney for helping us unlock $2,000 to support UAF's College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics!
400 / 400 Donors
Completed
$1,000
UA Engineers Make it Happen Challenge
Alaska counts on our incredible engineers to find the solution to complex Arctic concerns. 75% of UA's grads stay in Alaska long-term, which is something to be proud of; the challenge at hand is ensuring bright students receive the support they need to enroll and graduate. Stephanie Erickson, University of Alaska Foundation board member, challenges Alaska's engineers to be part of the solution. To represent 75% of alumni staying in Alaska long-term, when we reach 750 donors to any program or scholarship, Stephanie will donate $2,000, split between UAA College of Engineering and UAF College of Engineering and Mines.
749 / 749 Donors
Completed
$5,500
UA Launch Power Hour
The UA Foundation Board of Directors thanks the first-hour donors who have set UA Giving Day on a great foot. UA Foundation Board has made their $5,500 donation to UA General Scholarship. Keep spreading the word about UA Giving Day to make UA Giving Day a success!
200 / 200 Donors
Completed
$1,000
UAF Flower Power Hour
Thank you President Pitney and UAF donors! $1,000 has been unlocked to support the upkeep of the Georgeson Botanical Garden.
49 / 49 Donors
Completed
Leaderboard
Donors per Fund: UAF Community Outreach
Number of donors who gave to each fund for UA Giving Day 2026
| Rank | Fund | Donors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ski Trail Maintenance | 36 |
| 2 | OneTree Alaska Project Support | 28 |
| 3 | UAF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Annual Fund | 18 |
| 4 | Charles C. Georgeson Botanical Garden | 16 |
| 5 | KUAC General Operating Budget | 6 |
Ended
$5,000
UA Supporting Alaska's Educators Challenge
Challenge unlocked! Thank you, Mary K. Hughes and the John C. Hughes Foundation, and to our generous UA Giving Day donors. $5,000 has been unlocked to support the Patricia Hughes Eastaugh Teaching Scholarship for education students systemwide. Because of you, future educators across Alaskawill receive the support they need to learn, lead, and make a lasting impact in their communities.
1,000 / 1,000 Donors
Completed
$1,000
UA Engineers Make it Happen Challenge
Alaska counts on our incredible engineers to find the solution to complex Arctic concerns. 75% of UA's grads stay in Alaska long-term, which is something to be proud of; the challenge at hand is ensuring bright students receive the support they need to enroll and graduate. Stephanie Erickson, University of Alaska Foundation board member, challenges Alaska's engineers to be part of the solution. To represent 75% of alumni staying in Alaska long-term, when we reach 750 donors to any program or scholarship, Stephanie will donate $2,000, split between UAA College of Engineering and UAF College of Engineering and Mines.
1 / 1 Donors
Completed
$1,000
UAF New Donors for Troth Yeddha' Initiative Challenge
Thank you President Pitney and Troth Yeddha donors! $1,000 has been unlocked in support of the Troth Yeddha' Indigenous Students Initiative.
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$7,000
UAF OneTree Alaska Project Challenge
Thank you to our anonymous donors and OneTree Alaska project support donors! $7,000 has been unlocked to support the OneTree Alaska Project Support Fund.
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
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Help us fill the map!
| Rank | State | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AK | 110 |
| 2 | WY | 3 |
| 3 | IL | 2 |
