Missouri State Giving Day 2025 has ended!
Missouri State Giving Day 2025
College of Business
Matches & Challenges
Challenges throughout the day allow you to significantly increase the impact of your gift on the college, department or program that means the most to you. Watch the leaderboards below to see how your favorite areas at Missouri State University are doing in real time, and how many fellow Bears and Grizzlies will be a part of the future!
Past Events
Most Donors Leaderboard
Help your favorite unit climb the Most Donors Leaderboard. The units with the most donors in comparison with their donor goal at the end of Giving Day will win extra bonus funds!
| Rank | Prize | Unit | % +/- | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | Student Affairs | +12.63% |
107
goal: 95
|
| 2 | $1,000 | Libraries | +12.00% |
56
goal: 50
|
| 3 | $500 | College of Natural and Applied Sciences | +11.11% |
100
goal: 90
|
| 4 | College of Education | +10.00% |
176
goal: 160
|
|
| 5 | Athletics | +8.95% |
1,144
goal: 1,050
|
|
| 6 | Graduate College | -3.33% |
29
goal: 30
|
|
| 7 | Community and Global Partnerships | -10.00% |
36
goal: 40
|
|
| 8 | Reynolds College of Arts Social Sci. & Humanities | -23.69% |
248
goal: 325
|
|
| 9 | Darr College of Agriculture | -28.89% |
32
goal: 45
|
|
| 10 | Juanita K. Hammons Hall | -36.67% |
19
goal: 30
|
|
| 11 | College of Business | -39.05% |
128
goal: 210
|
|
| 12 | Greenwood Laboratory School | -50.00% |
25
goal: 50
|
|
| 13 | McQueary College of Health and Human Services | -53.18% |
103
goal: 220
|
|
| 14 | OPT & KSMU | -58.00% |
21
goal: 50
|
|
| 15 | Missouri State-West Plains Giving Day | -60.00% |
40
goal: 100
|
Ended
Unit with the Most Student Donors
March 25th between 6:00-7:00 p.m. CT, the Unit with the most student donors will receive additional funding of $500.
| Rank | Answer | Donors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophomore | 3 |
| 2 | Freshman | 1 |
| 3 | Graduate student | 1 |
| 4 | Senior | 1 |
Ended
Unit with the Most Donors
March 26th from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., the Unit with the most donors will receive additional funding of $500.
| Rank | Prize | Unit | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500 | Athletics | 23 |
| 2 | College of Business | 8 | |
| 3 | Reynolds College of Arts Social Sci. & Humanities | 8 | |
| 4 | College of Education | 7 | |
| 5 | Student Affairs | 7 | |
| 6 | Libraries | 6 | |
| 7 | College of Natural and Applied Sciences | 3 | |
| 8 | Community and Global Partnerships | 2 | |
| 9 | McQueary College of Health and Human Services | 2 | |
| 10 | Missouri State-West Plains Giving Day | 2 | |
| 11 | Darr College of Agriculture | 2 | |
| 12 | OPT & KSMU | 1 | |
| 13 | Juanita K. Hammons Hall | 1 | |
| 14 | Graduate College | 0 | |
| 15 | Greenwood Laboratory School | 0 |
Ended
Unit with the Most Faculty and Staff Donors
On March 25th from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT, the Unit with the most Faculty and Staff who make a gift will receive an additional $500.
| Rank | Answer | Donors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of Education | 17 |
| 2 | Health & Human Services | 6 |
| 3 | College of Business | 5 |
| 4 | MSU Libraries | 4 |
| 5 | Athletics | 4 |
| 6 | Agriculture | 2 |
| 7 | Arts, Social Sci. & Hum | 2 |
| 8 | Other | 2 |
| 9 | MSU-WP | 2 |
| 10 | Student Affairs | 1 |
| 11 | Juanita K Hammons Hall | 1 |
Ended
Biz Bears SMIF Challenge
If 25 people give to the Biz Bears Student Managed Investment Fund, a $5,000 gift from Jeff and Tricia Jones & Seth and Carisa Hoelscher will be unlocked.
25 / 25 Donors
Completed
College of Business Challenge
If 20 people give to the College of Business General Fund, a $1,000 gift from Michelle and John Hulett will be unlocked.
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
College of Business Scholarship Fund Challenge
If 20 people give to the College of Business Scholarship Fund, a gift of $2,000 from Marla '89 and Kevin Elliott '88 will be unlocked.
Completed
2
Match
Economics Faculty Match
The Economics faculty will match every gift made to the Economics General Fund for travel dollar-for-dollar, up to $300
$300 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Entertainment Management Department Match
An anonymous donor will match every gift to the Entertainment Management Department Fund dollar for dollar, up to $1,000.
Completed
Amount Raised Leaderboard
Help your favorite unit climb the Amount Raised Leaderboard! The units with the most raised in comparison with their goal at the end of Giving Day will win extra bonus funds!
| Rank | Prize | Unit | % +/- | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000 | College of Natural and Applied Sciences | +10.01% |
$26,402.00
goal: $24,000.00
|
| 2 | $1,000 | College of Education | +1.91% |
$64,201.51
goal: $63,000.00
|
| 3 | $500 | Athletics | +0.41% |
$271,103.40
goal: $270,000.00
|
| 4 | Student Affairs | -0.94% |
$8,915.23
goal: $9,000.00
|
|
| 5 | Libraries | -2.00% |
$4,900.00
goal: $5,000.00
|
|
| 6 | College of Business | -2.60% |
$55,520.00
goal: $57,000.00
|
|
| 7 | Missouri State-West Plains Giving Day | -13.84% |
$9,478.00
goal: $11,000.00
|
|
| 8 | Reynolds College of Arts Social Sci. & Humanities | -14.48% |
$51,312.00
goal: $60,000.00
|
|
| 9 | Graduate College | -23.92% |
$9,510.00
goal: $12,500.00
|
|
| 10 | Community and Global Partnerships | -30.60% |
$3,470.00
goal: $5,000.00
|
|
| 11 | Darr College of Agriculture | -31.25% |
$2,750.00
goal: $4,000.00
|
|
| 12 | McQueary College of Health and Human Services | -40.37% |
$32,795.36
goal: $55,000.00
|
|
| 13 | Juanita K. Hammons Hall | -42.80% |
$715.00
goal: $1,250.00
|
|
| 14 | BearsWIN and GrizzliesWIN | -42.90% |
$28,550.00
goal: $50,000.00
|
|
| 15 | OPT & KSMU | -45.43% |
$8,185.00
goal: $15,000.00
|
Ended
Unit with the Most Donors
On March 25th from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. CT, the Unit with the most donors will receive additional funding of $500.
| Rank | Prize | Unit | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500 | Athletics | 43 |
| 2 | Reynolds College of Arts Social Sci. & Humanities | 18 | |
| 3 | College of Business | 3 | |
| 4 | College of Natural and Applied Sciences | 3 | |
| 5 | McQueary College of Health and Human Services | 3 | |
| 6 | Student Affairs | 3 | |
| 7 | Community and Global Partnerships | 3 | |
| 8 | Darr College of Agriculture | 2 | |
| 9 | Graduate College | 2 | |
| 10 | Missouri State-West Plains Giving Day | 1 | |
| 11 | OPT & KSMU | 1 | |
| 12 | Greenwood Laboratory School | 1 | |
| 13 | BearsWIN and GrizzliesWIN | 1 | |
| 14 | College of Education | 1 | |
| 15 | Libraries | 1 |
Ended
Unit with the Most Faculty and Staff Donors
March 26th from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. CT, the Unit with the most Faculty and Staff who make a gift will receive additional funding of $500.
| Rank | Answer | Donors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community & Global Partners | 15 |
| 2 | College of Education | 11 |
| 3 | Other | 6 |
| 4 | Arts, Social Sci. & Hum | 5 |
| 5 | Health & Human Services | 4 |
| 6 | Athletics | 4 |
| 7 | Natural & Applied Sciences | 3 |
| 8 | Agriculture | 2 |
| 9 | MSU-WP | 1 |
| 10 | Student Affairs | 1 |
Ended
2
Match
Biz Bears SMIF Match
Jeff '87 and Kelly Layman will match every gift to the Biz Bears Student Managed Investment Fund dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000
Completed
College of Business Challenge
If 75 people give to the College of Business, a $10,000 gift from Teresa and Richard Ollis '89 will be unlocked.
75 / 75 Donors
Completed
College of Business Scholarship Fund Challenge
If 20 people give to the College of Business Scholarship Fund, a gift of $2,000 from Marla '89 and Kevin Elliott '88 will be unlocked.
Completed
2
Match
Entertainment Management Student Scholarship Match
Courtney Lockett and Bob Nelson will match every gift to the Bob Nelson '02 Scholarship, benefitting Entertainment Management Students, dollar for dollar up to $1,000.
Completed
2
Match
Ozarks Area RIMS Chapter Gamma Iota Sigma Match
The Ozarks Area RIMS Chapter will match every gift made to the Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS) student organization for travel dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
