UA Giving Day 2026

UA Giving Day is a 49-hour celebration where we all come together to show our University of Alaska pride by giving to the areas of the university that mean the most to us.

Our fifth annual giving day starts at noon on March 24, 2026 and ends at 1 p.m. on March 26. This year, your donations of $5+ could be doubled or tripled when you help unlock over $500,000 in Match and Challenge gifts to support UAA, UAF, and UAS. 

Call or text us at:

UAS: (907) 885-6414

UAF: (907) 891-8162

UAA: (907) 341-3160

Anyone! All alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, friends, and businesses are invited to participate by making a gift on this UA Giving Day website.

Enter to win a roundtrip Alaska Airlines voucher. Make a public post on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or the UA Giving Day website using the hashtag #49HoursForAlaska from March 16 through March 26 at 1 pm. Each post counts as a separate entry to win.

Ideas (not limiting):

-Why you love your university

-Why you donated on UA Giving Day

-A memorable experience at your university

-A throwback photo from when you were attending your university

-A photo of you dressed in university swag

-A shoutout to an amazing staff or faculty at your university

No contribution is necessary 

-Social Media: Use #49HoursforAlaska and link to givingday.alaska.edu

-Email: Email your friends, colleagues, and other contacts why it is important to you that they join you in supporting UA Giving Day. Link to givingday.alaska.edu

-Text your friends: On Mar 24-26, invite your friends to donate at givingday.alaska.edu

-In-person: Talk about UA Giving Day to your friends, colleagues and anyone you think may be interested in supporting UAA, UAF, or UAS

-Virtual: Use the Zoom backgrounds on the Champion Dashboard to spark conversation in your meetings. (Register as a Champion for access.)

Businesses:

-Send an internal communication to your employees asking them to support UA Giving Day, linking to givingday.alaska.edu

-Send an external communication (like an e-newsletter or social media post) to your clients asking your audience to support UA Giving Day, linking to givingday.alaska.edu

-Ask peer businesses to join you in supporting UAA, UAF, or UAS on UA Giving Day

Want to track the donors that give because of your efforts? Register as a Champion for your referral link.

It is easy to enter to win a round-trip Alaska Airlines Voucher! No contribution is necessary.

1. Enter to win a round-trip Alaska Airlines voucher. Make a public post on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or the UA Giving Day website using the hashtag #49HoursForAlaska from March 16 through March 26 at 1 pm. Each post counts as a separate entry to win.
 

2. Register as a UA Giving Day Champion. After you successfully connect your first donor through your Champion URL, you will be automatically entered into a drawing for a round-trip Alaska Airlines voucher.

3. UAF, UAA, and UAS students only: Make a brief video expressing "thank you" to University of Alaska donors for an entry to win a round-trip Alaska Airlines ticket. Text or call the Giving Day Support Line for more information. 

Each drawing is independent of the other, and you can compete in all if you would like!

Yes! Every gift you make on UA Giving Day supports students and programs. Select "Add another gift to your donation" on the donation form's gift menu. Your card will only be charged once for the sum of your donations.

Thank you for your support! You are already making a difference. Your additional gift on UA Giving Day could be doubled or tripled with $750,000+ in Match and Challenge gifts to support even more students and programs. We hope you will be part of this exciting event.

Champions are volunteer fundraisers. UA Giving Day relies on Champions to share the UA message of philanthropy through real-life interactions, such as at rotary clubs, texting, email, and social media channels like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
Sign up as a champion. 

As a Champion, you spread the word about causes you care about at UAA, UAF, or UAS. Your promotion of UA Giving Day Challenges and causes you care about is crucial to the success of UA Giving Day.
With your personal Champion URL, you will be able to track how many donors you connect on UA Giving Day.
Champions also have exclusive perks. Learn more.

ScaleFunder is the secure giving platform that the UA Foundation is using to facilitate raising money, engaging donors and managing volunteers on UA Giving Day. Donations will be received and receipted by email.

The minimum gift amount is $5. Your participation is most important to the universities, and gifts of all sizes are greatly appreciated. When our entire community comes together to support UA, big things can happen.

Gifts in support of UAA/UAS:
1815 Bragaw St., Ste 206
Anchorage, AK 99508

Gifts in support of UAF:
P.O. Box 755080     
Fairbanks, AK 99775

Note: Only gifts transacted through givingday.alaska.edu are eligible for challenges, matches, leaderboards, and power hour incentives. Call the UA Giving Day Support Line before or during UA Giving Day to ensure your gift counts.

Yes! Visit https://engage.alaska.edu to make a gift to UAA, UAF, UAS, or the University of Alaska System.

Note: Only gifts transacted through givingday.alaska.edu are eligible for challenges, matches, leaderboards, and power hour incentives.

Yes! There is no limit to the number of UA Giving Day Challenges a gift can count toward. Your gift has a ripple effect, sometimes unlocking UA Giving Day Challenges for scholarships and areas of the university that are outside of your priority area. We say that you can "double or triple" your gift with UA Giving Day Challenges, but some donors multiply their gifts many times over by strategically participating in UA Giving Day Challenges.

No, you cannot. Please contact the Giving Day Support Line for more information. 

For information, please contact Maggie Demers, UA Foundation director of communications and public relations (907-450-8039 or maggie.demers@alaska.edu).

Call, text, or email us. We will help you make your donation:

UAS: (907) 885-6414

UAF: (907) 891-8162

UAA: (907) 341-3160

foundation@alaska.edu

This donation page accepts donations from Mar 24, 12 p.m. to Mar. 26, 12:59 p.m. Your gift will help unlock additional match and challenge gifts for UA Giving Day.

Absolutely! Call or text us at the UA Giving Day Support Line:

UAS: (907) 885-6414

UAF: (907) 891-8162

UAA: (907) 341-3160

Checks in support of the University of Alaska projects should be made payable to the "UA Foundation" and include the University of Alaska program name [Project Name] in the memo line.

Mail to: 
Gifts in support of UAA/UAS:

UA Foundation
1815 Bragaw Street, Suite 206
Anchorage, AK 99508

Gifts in support of UAF:
P.O. Box 755080
Fairbanks, AK 99775

Note: Only gifts transacted through givingday.alaska.edu are eligible for challenges, matches, leaderboards, and power hour incentives. Your mailed gift will only count toward unlocking UA Giving Day Challenges if you call the UA Giving Day Support Line before or during UA Giving Day to let us know about your donation.

Your gift will be receipted by the University of Alaska Foundation and is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

The UA Foundation is a private nonprofit corporation, operated as a public Foundation, and is a tax-exempt organization as described in subsection 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The UA Foundation qualifies as a public charitable organization under Subsection 170 (b) (1) (A) (vi) of the Internal Revenue Code. 

Federal Tax ID 23-7394620.

Please contact your employer’s human resource department to determine if they will match your gift and their process for matching gifts. 

Please text or text us with questions and comments at our UA Giving Day Support Line:

UAA: (907) 341-3160
UAF: (907) 891-8162
UAS: (907) 885-6414

Or Email us at: foundation@alaska.edu

Please note that due to the high volume of calls during UA Giving Day, emails may receive responses after the close of UA Giving Day. If you have time-sensitive questions, such as about making a UA Giving Day gift, please use the UA Giving Day Support Line.