Poly Gives

For the third Poly Gives in a row, David Gilmore (Architecture, '76) is matching gifts to the department, up to $20,000!

Wally Gordon (Architecture, '79, BAR Architecture, '80) and McQuire and Hester have teamed up to match gifts to the department up to $15,000!

All gifts to the Dean’s Excellence Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $25,000, doubling your impact. Matthew Edling has generously pledged this 1:1 match to support the College of Liberal Arts this year.

Matching Gift Challenge: All gifts to the Rodeo Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $25,000, doubling your impact. Anonymous parents and rodeo enthusiasts have generously committed this match to support the Rodeo Fund this year.

The FFA Officer Scholarship Program provides financial support to highly motivated students who have previously served as California FFA State Officers. Designed to attract and support exceptional student leaders who strengthen Cal Poly and represent the very best of agricultural leadership, the scholarship helps the college stand out as students consider where to invest their talents and ambitions. All gifts to the FFA Officer Scholarship Program will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000, doubling your impact.

All gifts to the Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $20,000. SURP provides College of Engineering undergraduates with hands-on research experiences alongside faculty, advance faculty scholarship and foster university-industry collaborations.

Help the College of Architecture and Environmental Design break their previous record and raise $150,000 for student success! When the record breaks, Dean Marc Swackhamer will give an extra $7,500 to the college’s departments—$1,500 per department!

Jeff Jasper (Chemistry ’84) has partnered with John T. Anderson (Biochemistry '84) to commit $7,000 to support undergraduate research. When we reach $10,000 in gifts to the fund, the $7,000 challenge gift will be unlocked.

The ARCE Advisory Council are matching gifts to the department up to $5,000!

Scott Gaudineer (Architecture, '79, BAR Architecture, '80) is back for the third year in a row to match gifts to this initiative that encourages students from all departments within the CAED to work together to design, collaborate and innovate — up to $25,000!

Matching Gift Challenge: Every dollar you give to Cal Poly Cares will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $25,000—doubling your impact. Cal Poly Cares provides immediate financial assistance to students facing unexpected and urgent needs, ensuring they can stay focused on their education when it matters most.

The Alliance is matching gifts to Poly Canyon Design Village up to $12,500!

All gifts to the Student Activities Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $20,000. This Fund advances Learn by Doing by empowering students to dive into hands-on projects aligned with their interests through co-curricular experiences. With more than 92 clubs, students find hands-on project experience, professional networking and opportunities to compete and collaborate on real engineering challenges.

All gifts to support the Industrial Technology Lab will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $25,000, doubling your impact. W. Paul & Kathleen Winkler have generously committed this 1:1 match to expand hands-on learning resources for Industrial Technology and Packaging students.

When giving reaches $5,000, Wally Gordon (Architecture, '79, BAR Architecture, '80) is unlocking $10,000

Diana Chung and Paul Keitz (Chemistry ’83) have teamed up with Robert Hempstead and Joan Pinder (Chemistry ’79) to commit $10,000 in unlocking funds. When we reach $20,000 in gifts to the Learn by Doing Fund, their combined $10,000 will be unlocked.