The 1864 Challenge

3,223
Donors
172% of 1,864 Donor goal
$2,165,707
Donated
This campaign ended on April 27, 2017, but you can still make a gift to Swarthmore College by clicking here!
Matches
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Bobby Zipp photoBobby Zipp matched $10

Bobby Zipp photoBobby Zipp matched $20

Sarah Tupchong photoSarah Tupchong matched $20

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor matched $25

Sarah Tupchong photoSarah Tupchong matched $46

An Anonymous DonorNancy Desiderio & Michael Sloane matched $88

Laura McKee photoLaura McKee matched $88

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor matched $100

David Zee photoDavid Zee matched $100

Catherine Salussolia photoCatherine Salussolia matched $100

Aldo Lorenzo Frosinini photoAldo Lorenzo Frosinini matched $100

Jordan Brackett photoJordan Brackett matched $150

An Anonymous DonorThomas L Newman matched $110

Janet Erlick photoJanet Erlick matched $150

Seth Ovadia photoSeth Ovadia matched $150

Jaky Joseph photoJaky Joseph & Ja'Dell Davis matched $200

Annie Benn photoAnnie Benn & Alex Benn matched $300

An Anonymous DonorDominic Hum matched $330

Emily Anne Jacobstein photoEmily Anne (Nolte) Jacobstein matched $500

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor matched $500

Deborah H. How photoDeborah H. How matched $390

Nadja M Jackson photoNadja M Jackson matched $1,000

An Anonymous DonorSujatha Srinivasan matched $520

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor matched $1,500

Class '76 Scholarship Donors photoClass '76 Scholarship Donors matched $1,500

Cathy Polinsky photoCathy Polinsky matched $740

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor matched $150,000
Challenges
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An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor gave $400,000 because 2,500 donors made a gift in 1 day

An Anonymous DonorAn Anonymous Donor gave $1,000,000 because 1,864 donors made a gift in 8 days
Incentives
Generate 2 Gifts
Only 133 left!
Help us reach our goal by being an #1864Challenge advocate. If your advocacy efforts generates two donations, you will receive a personalized video thank you from a current student.

Generate 5 Gifts
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If your advocacy efforts generate five donations, you will receive a refrigerator magnet of Parrish Hall and a personalized thank you from a current student.

Generate 10 Gifts
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Inspire 10 other people to make a gift and you will receive a Swarthmore College travel coffee mug as a gesture of appreciation for your fundraising efforts!

Generate 20 Gifts
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Inspire 20 other people to make a gift and you will receive a pressed leaf from Crum Woods or pressed rose petals from the Dean Bond Rose Garden.
About

To celebrate Swarthmore's Changing Lives, Changing the World campaign, we invite you to join the entire Swarthmore community as part of a special campaign challenge. 

If 1,864 donors make a gift in 1,864 minutes, a board member and spouse will donate $1,000,000 for financial aid and beyond-the-classroom opportunities!

Will you help Swarthmore continue to change lives and the world?

Updates
YOU DID IT!

THANK YOU!

3,223 Donors

$2,165,707


2341 days ago by Fritz Ward
A FINAL CHALLENGE: $500 for each new donor!

Three more alumni have stepped up to offer a final challenge for the last few hours!  Three alumni will collectively donate $500 for each new donor that gives between now and the end of the challenge (up to $150,000)!

2341 days ago by Fritz Ward
2,500 Swarthmore Philanthropists!

We hit the 2,500 mark! That means a matchbox couple will now donate $400,000 to support Swarthmore students. Thank you everyone!



2341 days ago by Fritz Ward
A NEW CHALLENGE: $400,000 for Swarthmore students!

The 1864 Challenge has been met—but wait, there's another! 


An anonymous matchbox couple is offering $400,000 to support Swarthmore students when we reach 2,500 donors. 


The deadline remains 7:04 p.m. tonight, so don't wait to make your gift!

2341 days ago by Fritz Ward
CHALLENGE MET in less than 12 hours! And a new challenge on the way?

The generosity of Swarthmore alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students, and friends is absolutely amazing! Together, we met the Challenge in less than 12 hours—that means $1,000,000 for financial aid and beyond-the-classroom learning opportunities!


A  matchbox couple has been so inspired by our community's generosity that they want to offer a new challenge. Check your email soon for the newest challenge!

2341 days ago by Fritz Ward

Donor Map
Class LeaderboardThe Class Leaderboard reflects giving from Students, Alumni
AffiliationDonors$ Raised
199766$8,490
201466$1,929
200965$2,254
201356$1,138
199952$6,007
200852$2,217
200252$4,036
201650$1,237
201150$1,369
200649$2,088
199247$5,680
200747$3,047
199645$7,539
200145$3,341
199445$5,865
199344$8,259
198844$5,844
200041$4,201
201041$1,083
198941$21,428
201240$1,521
199839$5,888
198739$7,686
200538$1,816
199038$12,672
198337$6,809
201537$635
199135$12,448
198234$6,597
200433$1,856
198533$4,079
197432$8,907
197632$9,125
198631$14,659
198031$4,844
196931$4,730
198429$11,284
197226$4,885
199526$3,030
198126$11,528
197125$3,613
197324$3,211
200324$937
197522$7,029
197922$8,255
202020$405
197719$2,625
197019$4,708
196718$6,702
196616$2,421
196516$1,796
197816$5,859
196216$2,130
196016$1,740
196413$1,491
196112$950
195812$3,089
195711$7,025
19639$1,800
19688$3,114
19566$400
19595$550
19554$386
19514$425
19483$350
19542$125
19502$700
19452$1,100
19531$100
19411$200
19521$50
19471$10
19491$100
19441$200
20171$10
Donor Affiliations
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John Crumsho
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Tierra Fowler
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Margaret Logan & Rolfe Larson photo
Margaret Logan & Rolfe Larson
An Anonymous Donor
Anonymous
Hillary and Dan O photo
Hillary and Dan O
An Anonymous Donor
Anonymous
Lorenzo Ramirez photo
Lorenzo Ramirez
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Jose A. Aleman
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Elizabeth G Whipple
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Advocates

Anonymous photo
matched 300 gifts for a total of $150,000
Gave $1,000,000 because 1,864 gifts were made during a Challenge!
Anonymous photo
Gave $400,000 because 2,500 gifts were made during a Challenge!
generated 2 clicks
Community Advocates photo
generated 1144 clicks and 129 gifts, totaling $11,648
Deborah H. How photo
matched 39 gifts for a total of $390
generated 110 clicks and 11 gifts, totaling $10,500
Emily Anne Jacobstein photo
matched 50 gifts for a total of $500
generated 569 clicks and 43 gifts, totaling $2,486
Cathy Polinsky photo
matched 37 gifts for a total of $740
generated 101 clicks and 28 gifts, totaling $1,632
Class '76 Scholarship Donors photo
matched 20 gifts for a total of $1,500
generated 2 clicks
Anonymous photo
Anonymous
matched 30 gifts for a total of $1,500
Anonymous photo
matched 50 gifts for a total of $500
generated 37 clicks and 14 gifts, totaling $785
Nadja M Jackson photo
matched 10 gifts for a total of $1,000