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Events

Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.

Past Events


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First Time Donor Match
This match has been met and all available funds have been awarded. During DayOne first time donors had their gifts matched 1:1 from a match pool of $5,000. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$5,000 MATCHED
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McCarthy Second Chance - First Time Donor Match
This match has been met and all available funds have been awarded. Thanks to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy during DayOne first time donors had their gifts matched 1:1 from a match pool of $5,000. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Biological Sciences Scholarship Match
Thanks to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy, an additional $2,000 was matched towards gifts made to the Biological Sciences Scholarship during DayOne. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
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Lance College of Mines and Engineering Dean Fund Match
During DayOne, thanks to Nick '92 and Kari '94 Olds, an additional $5,000 was added to the School of Mines and Engineering Deans Fund. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Founders Fund Match
Thanks to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy, an additional $5,000 was added to the Founders Fund during DayOne. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
Completed
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Women In Mining Match
Thanks to anonymous donors, an additional $500 in matching funds was applied to Women in Mining during DayOne. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$500 MATCHED
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Underground Mine Education Center Match
During DayOne thanks to an additional $10,000 was added to the Underground Mine Education Center will be matched 1:1 up to $10,000 thanks to Sonya and Scott '82 & '11 Rosenthal and Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy.
$10,000 MATCHED
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Montana Tech Chapter of International Society of Explosives Engineers Match
Thank you to Sonya and Scott '82 & '11 Rosenthal as well as an anonymous donor for adding an additional $2,000 to the Montana Tech Chapter of International Society of Explosives Engineers during DayOne. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$2,000 MATCHED
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Kasperick Emergency Fund Match
Thanks to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy and additional $1,000 was added to the Kasperick Emergency Fund during DayOne. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Safety, Health, and Industrial Hygiene Match
Thanks to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy for adding an additional $3,000 to to the Safety, Health, and Industrial Hygiene Department Fund during DayOne. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$3,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Petroleum Departmental Scholarships Match
Thanks to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy, during DayOne an additional $3,000 was added to the Petroleum Departmental Scholarships. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$3,000 MATCHED
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Mechanical Engineering Match
Thanks to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy, an additional $2,000 was applied to the Mechanical Engineering Department Fund during DayOne. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$2,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Jacob Simpson Memorial Math Annual Scholarship Match
Thanks to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy, an additional $1,000 in matching funds were awarded to Jacob Simpson Memorial Math Annual Scholarship during DayOne. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Highlands College Match
Thank you to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy who added an additional $2,000 in matching dollars to the Highlands College Fund during DayOne. This match opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$2,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Rita Spear Business Scholarship Match
Thank you to Jack and Leah McCarthy who added an additional $1,000 in matching dollars to the Rita Spear Business Scholarship during DayOne. This match opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Geological Engineering Match
Thanks to Nick '92 and Kari Olds, an addition $2,000 in matching dollars were added to Geological Engineering Department Fund during DayOne. This match opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$2,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Digger Annual Scholarship Match
Thanks to the generosity of Bryan '97 and Kim Larson an additional $20,000 was added to the Digger Annual Scholarship during DayOne. This match opportunity has been met and is no longer available.
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Civil Engineering Match
Thank you to Nick '92 and Kari Olds who added $1,000 in matching funds to the Civil Engineering Scholarship during DayOne. This match opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
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McCarthy Club Match
Thank you to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy for adding an additional $1,500 to Montana Tech student clubs during DayOne!
$1,500 MATCHED
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$5,000
Faculty Staff Participation Match Challenge
$5,000 was unlocked with the participation of 50 Montana Tech faculty staff members. $100 will be applied to the project to which the original gift was made by the donor. This match opportunity has been met. Thank you to all of our Montana Tech faculty and staff for participating in DayOne 2024 and supporting the students and programs of Montana Tech!
50 / 50 Donors
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$7,300
Montana Tech Foundation Board Participation Challenge
Thank you to Gary Kolstad, Bryan Larson, Josh Vincent, Kathy Arnold, Bob and Liz Shepard, Nicki and Ty Houston, Kristen and Dan Manson, Danika Steiner and Dave Burger, Jonna Laslovich, Brian Erickson, Jon Cherry, Leigh Freeman, Gary Carlson, Robert Iverson, Brad Estes, Nick and Judy DiGiovine, Anthony Lambert, Tom Staples, and Dan Bradley for banding together to help drive us to 700 donors for DayOne 2024. Their efforts and investment added an additional $51,100 to DayOne 2024! Let's Go Diggers!
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Johnson Mining Outreach and Recruitment Match
Thank you to a matching commitment from Mark Johnson that added an additional $20,000 in matching funds to the Mining Engineering Outreach and Recruitment Fund. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$9,750 MATCHED
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Washington Foundation Ripple Match
Thanks to the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, an additional $60,000 Capacity Building Challenge Grant was added during DayOne.
$3,150 MATCHED
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Butte Endowed Scholarship Match
Thank you to the Grandy Family for adding an additional $80,000 in matching funds to the Butte Endowed Scholarship during DayOne. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$1,550 MATCHED
Ended
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Digger Endowed Scholarship Lance Match
Thank you to Ryan '84 and Lisa Lance who have committed to investing $1,000,000 in athletics scholarships. Thanks to the Lance's generosity $100,000 in matching dollars were added to the Digger Endowed Scholarship during DayOne. This match opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$4,425 MATCHED
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Leaderboard
Departmental Challenge Leaderboard
During DayOne Departments competed head-to-head for a chance to earn extra money towards their department project by bringing in the most donors to their project. The top ten finishers split the pot valued at up to $20,000. Congratulations to all of our departments that competed and thank you to all of our donors supporting your passion through Montana Tech's DayOne 2024 Giving Event.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $5,000 Mining Engineering 125
2 $3,750 Digger Athletics 86
3 $2,500 Safety, Health & Industrial Hygiene 59
4 $2,000 Geological Engineering 28
5 $1,625 Petroleum Engineering 27
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Student Donor Match
During DayOne Montana Tech student donors had their gift matched 1:1 from a match pool of $5,000. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds. Thank you for supporting your passion through DayOne, Montana Tech's giving event!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Student Club Match
During DayOne gifts made to a student club were matched 1:1 up to $5,000, thanks to a generous gift from Nick '92 and Kari '94 Olds.
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Exercise and Health Science Scholarship Match
Thank you to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy who added an additional $1,000 in matching dollars to the Exercise and Health Science Scholarship during DayOne 2021. This match opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
Completed
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College of Letters, Sciences, and Professional Studies Dean Fund Match
Thanks to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy, an additional $2,000 was added to the College of Letters, Sciences, and Professional Studies Dean Fund during DayOne. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
Completed
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Dr. Dennis Haley Scholarship Match
Thank you to the family of Dr. Dennis Haley who added an additional $5,000 in matching funds to the Dr. Dennis Haley Scholarship during DayOne. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Montana Tech Mining Team Match
Thanks to an anonymous donor and Sonya and Scott '82 & '11 Rosenthal, an additional $1,000 in matching funds was added to the Montana Tech Mining Team during DayOne. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Montana Tech AGC Match
Thank you to Sonya and Scott '82 & '11 Rosenthal who added an additional $1,000 in matching funds to the Association of General Contractors of Montana Tech during DayOne . This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
Completed
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Alice Maes Memorial Scholarship Match
Thanks to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy, an additional $1,000 was added to the Alice Maes Memorial Scholarship during DayOne. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$1,000 MATCHED
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Pam Hogart Staff Senate Fund Match
Thanks to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy, an additional $500 was added to the Pam Hogart Staff Senate Fund during DayOne. This match opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
Completed
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Petroleum Engineering Faculty Endowment Match
During DayOne all gifts to the Petroleum Engineering Faculty Endowment will be matched 1:1 up to $3,000 thanks to Nick '92 and Kari '94 Olds.
$3,000 MATCHED
Completed
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McCarthy Nursing Fund Match
Thank you to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy for adding an additional $5,000 to the Montana Tech Nursing Departmental Fund during DayOne. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$5,000 MATCHED
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SageStrong Sage Lindsay Endowed Scholarship Match
Thanks to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy, an additional $1,000 in matching funds were applied to the SageStrong Sage Lindsay Memorial Scholarship during DayOne. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Interdisciplinary Arts and Science Chance Scholarship Match
Thank you to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy who added an additional $1,000 in matching funds to the William & Elny Chance Scholarship during DayOne. This match opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$1,000 MATCHED
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Chemistry and Geochemistry Scholarship Match
Thanks to Nick '92 and Kari Olds, an additional $1,000 was added to Chemistry & Geochemistry Departmental Scholarships during DayOne. This match opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Montana Tech Business Match
Thank you to Jack and Leah McCarthy who added an additional $2,000 in matching dollars to Montana Tech Business during DayOne. This match opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$2,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Environmental Engineering Match
Thank you to a dedicated Environmental Engineering faculty member, an additional $3,000 in matching dollars were added to the Environmental Engineering 50th Anniversary Alumni Endowed Scholarship and Environmental Engineering - Unrestricted during DayOne. This match opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$3,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Computer Science Department Match
Thank you to Nick '92 and Kari Olds, who added an additional $2,000 in matching funds to the Computer Science Department during DayOne. This match opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$2,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Construction Management Match
Thank you to Nick '92 and Kari '94 Olds who added $1,000 in matching funds to the Construction Management Program during DayOne. This match opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
Completed
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Olds Family Friday Match
Thanks to Nick and Kari Olds for adding an additional $3,000 to DayOne 2024 projects and helping drive DayOne 2024 to the finish line. The matching has been met and all dollars awarded.
$3,000 MATCHED
Completed
$5,000
Town Pump Foundation Food Pantry Match
Thank you to the Town Pump Charitable Foundation for adding $5000 in matching dollars to the Montana Tech Food Pantry during DayOne! This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$5,000 / $5,000 Raised
Completed
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Frank Trask Class of 1964 Endowment Match
Thanks to Frank Trask '64 an additional $35,000 was added to the Class of 1964 Undergraduate Research Program. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$50 MATCHED
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Johnson Metallurgical and Materials Outreach and Recruitment Match
Thank you to a matching commitment from Mark Johnson that added an additional $20,000 in matching funds to the Metallurgical and Materials Outreach and Recruitment Fund. This matching opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$11,885 MATCHED
Ended
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Tech Vison Endowed Scholarship Match
We are especially grateful to Jerry and Julie Schuyler who matched dollar for dollar given to the Tech Vision Endowed Scholarship up to $80,000 during DayOne. This match opportunity has been met and is no longer available
$270 MATCHED
Ended
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Electrical Engineering Match
Thanks to Nick '92 and Kari Olds, an additional $2,000 in matching dollars were added to Electrical Engineering scholarships during DayOne. This match opportunity has been met and awarded all available funds.
$1,900 MATCHED
Ended