2019
6,869 donors
$2.55 million raised
1,509 new donors
507 Student donors
In 2019, we celebrated the 225th anniversary of the University of Tennessee during Big Orange Give. We set our goal at $2.25 million and offered over $100,000 that matched donors dollar-for-dollar up to $225. The Volunteer family surpassed our special goal and raised more than $2.5 million.
2018
6,455 donors
$2.14 million raised
1,026 first-time donors
460 student donors
Donors to the 2018 Big Orange Give supported 142 different scholarship funds. That included need-based and merit-based scholarships as well as campus-wide and unit-specific scholarship funds.
2017
4,999 donors
$1.45 million raised
1,629 first-time donors
Jim and Judi Herbert challenged the UT community to raise $500,000 during Big Orange Give. In return, they promised to give $500,000 to the UT Writing Center. The community exceeded the goal, and the Herbert’s gift has revolutionized writing instruction at UT.
2016
4,162 donors
$1.52 million raised
649 first-time donors
VOLstarter, the university’s crowdfunding site, saw a 121% increase in the amount of money raised during Big Orange Give. Three projects were fully funded, including a project for UT senior Payton Miller to pay for paint and supplies to create amazing, original designs on The Rock before each football game.
2015
4,103 donors
$1.46 million raised
946 first-time donors
Alumni Board Chairman Clay Jones offered a true match for the first time during Big Orange Give. Clay matched every gift up to $100 for a total of $10,000. His investment matched 128 gifts that totaled $26,751 and were directed to 43 different UT funds.
2014
1,566 donors
$766,330 raised
327 first-time donors
Big Orange Give raised more than $19,000 for the Pride of the Southland Marching Band, helping to establish the Band Service Scholarship, which awards a scholarship to every member of the Pride. The scholarship amount increases each year the student is a member.
2013
1,630 donors
$250,105 raised
273 first-time donors
Only 54 hours into the campaign, donor support pushed us over the top of our original goal. We were awed when the new $175,000 goal was met less than 48 hours later. When our first Big Orange Give came to an end, the final tally hit $250,105–double our original goal!