Make a Gift
All donations to Student Affairs are facilitated by the University of Wisconsin Foundation, which is a non-profit, tax-exempt unit of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, part of the State of Wisconsin. Help support our students! Make a gift by mail or online, or click on any of the funds below to donate now.
Vice Chancellor For Student Affairs Annual Fund
This fund is used to support the greatest needs of Student Affairs as determined by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.
Funding areas
Student Success and Belonging
Center for Interfaith Dialogue
Provides discretionary support for the greatest needs of the Center for Interfaith Dialogue, as determined by the Center’s Director.
Gender and Sexuality Campus Center
The Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (GSCC) fund provides funding for the GSCC to support recruitment, retention, leadership development, and other activities and programs.
Other GSCC
McBurney Disability Resource Center
This fund aids the McBurney Disability Resource Center in providing services and supports to students with disabilities.
Multicultural Student Center
The Multicultural Student Center (MSC) Fund is used to cover expenses associated with the development of campus-wide programming, purchasing cultural artwork and artifacts for the MSC, and other needs.
Other MSC Funds
University Veteran Services
The Veteran Services fund is used for projects, events, and items that benefit student-veterans and/or enhance campus veteran services such as the professional development of Veteran Services staff.
Other UVS funds
Student Advocacy
Office of Student Assistance and Support
Campus Food Access Fund
This fund provides support for new or existing student food insecurity initiatives on campus, including the Badger Fare Food Access Program.
Crisis Grant Fund
This fund helps provide emergency grants to low-income students experiencing unexpected expenses so that they can stay in school and on track for graduation.
Dean of Students Fund
This fund is used for the implementation of programs and activities that support and enhance student life on campus.
Student Assistance Grant Fund
This fund provides grants to students experiencing financial emergencies to address urgent needs.
Office of Student Transition and Family Engagement
Parent and Family Program
This fund is used for the general purposes within the Parent and Family Program such as communications, events, and community building.
Health and Wellbeing
University Health Services
Collegiate Recovery Fund
This fund supports UW–Madison students who are in recovery by supporting programming and activities such as one-on-one meetings, monthly meditations, and wellness workshops.
Employee Sense of Community Fund
This fund is used to support UHS’s needs concerning employee community, such as retirement events, welcome events, team or morale-building events, and other events that help UHS function as a productive community.
Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention Fund
This fund is used to support programs and services to prevent violence and sexual assault before it happens, and also address the needs of survivors.
Suicide Prevention Fund
This fund supports suicide prevention and awareness efforts on the UW–Madison campus, including purchasing software to help identify and refer individuals experiencing mental health distress.
Survivor Empowerment Fund
This fund provides financial support to survivors to account for any expenses that may arise from a crisis, such as temporary housing, transportation, and medical expenses.
University Health Services Fund
This fund serves to support the mission of UHS to enhance learning and student success by promoting, protecting, and restoring health and well-being.
Recreation and Wellbeing
The Recreation and Wellbeing Fund serves to support the mission of Recreation & Wellbeing to move Badgers to play hard, get fit, and live well, by expanding access to programs such as fitness classes and peer wellness coaching.
Master Plan Fund
This fund serves to support the mission of Recreation & Wellbeing to move Badgers to play hard, get fit, and live well, by expanding access to programs such as fitness classes and peer wellness coaching.
Sports Clubs
By making a gift to an individual Sport Club, 100% of donations go directly to the club to spend. Expenses for the Sport Clubs often include purchasing equipment, paying for competition fees, supporting travel costs, and updating uniforms for players. To donate to a specific club, please click its link below. To donate to the Sport Clubs program as a whole, please select Sport Clubs Support Fund – 112907723.
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Baseball
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Basketball (W)
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Boxing
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Curling
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Competetive Cheer
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Cricket
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Disc Golf
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Fastpitch Softball
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Field Hockey
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Figure Skating
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Fishing
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Golf
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Gymnastics
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Ice Hockey (W)
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Irish Dance
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Japanese Karate
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Kendo
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Lacrosse (M)
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Rugby (M)
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Soccer (M)
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Swim
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Taekwondo
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Tennis
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Track
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Triathalon
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Ultimate (M)
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Ultimate (W)
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Volleyball (M)
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Volleyball (W)
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Wakeboard & Waterski
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Water Polo (W)
Student Leadership and Community Engagement
Office for Student Organizations, Leadership and Involvement
This fund is used to cover the expenses associated with the development of involvement and leadership development programming for individual students and student organizations.
Wisconsin Union
André De Shields Fund
This fund supports artistic projects and performances created, performed, designed, or produced by individuals from underrepresented populations and/or examines issues related to diversity, equity, social systems, or injustices against marginalized groups.
Hoofers
This fund supports Hoofers clubs, teams, and miscellaneous Hoofer-related programs and activities.
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Alpine Ski Team
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Equestrian Team
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Nordic Ski Team
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Outing Club
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Riding Club
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Sailing Club
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Sailing Team
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Ski and Snowboard
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Marina Fund
Undergraduate Student Success Fund
The Undergraduate Student Success Fund holds the potential to transform the lives of students at the Wisconsin Union. Focusing on the ultimate outcome of student success, a student’s involvement at the Union has a transformative impact on their educational experience. The Union has always been and remains committed to providing students with unparalleled opportunities to thrive as leaders, scholars, and responsible global citizens.
Wisconsin Singers Fund
This fund is used to help finance the continuation/sponsorship of the Wisconsin Singers, enabling them to continue to represent UW–Madison.
Wisconsin Union Annual Fund
This fund supports the greatest needs of the Wisconsin Union as determined by the Director of the Wisconsin Union.
Wisconsin Union Association Fund
This fund is used to support the greatest needs of the Union, with the primary purpose of ensuring excellence in programming and services.
Wisconsin Union Building Fund
This fund supports physical improvements, technology enhancements, furnishings, new construction, and renovation of Wisconsin Union facilities for the enhancement of social education and rendered services aligned with the operational and programmatic goals of the Wisconsin Union.
Wisconsin Union Endowment Fund
This fund is used to ensure the Union’s commitment to its life members and the continued excellence in programming and services at the Wisconsin Union.
Wisconsin Union Theater Director’s Discretionary Fund
This fund supports the ongoing priorities within the Wisconsin Union Theater such as subsidizing student tickets, enabling students and student organizations to produce performances in the Wisconsin Union Theater spaces, and upgrading equipment as needs arise.
Wisconsin Union Theater Program Endowment Fund
This fund is used to reduce student ticket prices enabling students to take advantage of special Theater performances and enhancing their cultural experiences at UW–Madison.
Give by mail
Please include complete contact information and the corresponding fund number for your gift. Mail the Gift Form and a check or credit card information, payable to the “University of Wisconsin Foundation” to:
University of Wisconsin Foundation
US Bank Lockbox
PO Box 78807
Milwaukee, WI 53278-0807
Give Online
The UW Foundation is the official gift-receiving organization for Student Affairs and handles the financial transactions and stewardship of all private gift funds donated.
You can give online through the University of Wisconsin Foundation’s secure web server using the options listed for all our giving areas. Giving is easy, and we can help get your gift to the area that matters most to you.