During 40 Hours for the Forty Acres, The University of Texas at Austin’s annual, Texas-sized day of giving, matches and challenges help your gift go even further!
The following guidelines apply to all matches and challenges unless otherwise noted.
- The minimum matching eligible gift is $5.
- The maximum matching eligible gift is $500.
- A donor may make multiple individual gifts to take advantage of matching dollars.
- Challenges recognizing the greatest number of unique donors per participating group or designation are determined by individual donors. A donor may support multiple groups (designations) during these challenges.
- Challenges recognizing the greatest number of dollars per participating group or designation are determined by donation totals and will include matching dollar amounts in totals. A donor may support multiple groups (designations) during these challenges.
- A gift will not receive a match if match funding has been exhausted.
- The use of bots or automated scripts to complete transactions is not permitted.
- Single transactions cannot be split into multiple gifts to the same designation by using the “other" field. Splitting a transaction this way renders it ineligible for a match or challenge.
- Guideline appeals or disputes will be resolved at the discretion of the 40 Hours for the Forty Acres team.
I. Milestone Awards
Milestone awards are based upon the number of 40 for Forty gifts. Milestone awards include all campaign gifts, whether made online through the GiveCampus Platform or offline by phone, cash or check. Offline gifts are not immediately reflected in online gift totals and will be periodically added to the GiveCampus platform total.
Milestone Awards – An additional award will be made to the designation that receives a milestone gift.
1,000th Gift – $250 award
2,000th Gift – $500 award
3,000th Gift – $500 award
4,000th Gift – $750 award
5,000th Gift – $750 award
6,000th Gift – $1,000 award
7,000th Gift – $1,000 award
8,000th Gift – $1,250 award
II. Gift Matches
These matches apply only to gifts made online through the 40 Hours for the Forty Acres website. Gifts made by phone or with cash or check are not eligible for these matches. All matches have a gift limit of $500 per transaction. For a full list of our match opportunities please click here.
III. Leaderboards
These challenges include all online campaign gifts made via the GiveCampus platform. Offline gifts made by phone, cash or check are not counted towards these challenges.
Event-Wide Leaderboard: Unique Donor Count
The top 10 participating designations based on the greatest number of unique donors throughout the entire 40 for Forty event will receive awards.
May 7, 6 a.m.-May 8, 10 p.m. Central
1st Place – $1,000 award
2nd Place – $750 award
3rd Place – $600 award
4th Place – $400 award
5th Place – $350 award
6th Place – $300 award
7th Place – $250 award
8th Place – $200 award
9th Place – $150 award
10th Place – $125 award
Event-Wide Leaderboard: Dollars Raised
The top 10 participating designations based on the cumulative dollar amount raised during 40 for Forty will receive awards.
May 7, 6 a.m.-May 8, 10 p.m. Central
1st Place – $1,000 award
2nd Place – $750 award
3rd Place – $600 award
4th Place - $400 award
5th Place - $350 award
6th Place – $300 award
7th Place – $250 award
8th Place – $200 award
9th Place – $150 award
10th Place – $125 award
RecSports Leaderboard: Unique Donor Count
The top 10 participating RecSports team designations based on the greatest number of unique donors during 40 for Forty will receive awards.
May 7, 6 a.m.-May 8, 10:00 p.m. Central
1st Place – $1,000 award
2nd Place – $750 award
3rd Place – $600 award
4th Place - $400 award
5th Place - $350 award
6th Place – $300 award
7th Place – $250 award
8th Place – $200 award
9th Place – $150 award
10th Place – $125 award
Student Organizations Leaderboard: Unique Donor Count
The top 10 student organization designations based on the greatest number of unique donors raised during 40 for Forty will receive awards.
May 7, 6 a.m.-May 8, 10:00 p.m. Central
1st Place – $1,000 award
2nd Place – $750 award
3rd Place – $600 award
4th Place - $400 award
5th Place - $350 award
6th Place – $300 award
7th Place – $250 award
8th Place – $200 award
9th Place – $150 award
10th Place – $125 award
IV. Social Media Challenges
These challenges are hosted through various social media platforms and are facilitated by official The University of Texas at Austin accounts. Your participation gives the University permission to reshare your photo or post. In order to participate, your social media post must be “public” and viewable by UT staff. Please use appropriate hashtags and tagging to ensure visibility of your post.
Longhorn Pride Social Media Challenge – Show your Longhorn pride and help a participating 40 for Forty group win $1,250! Share your burnt-orange selfie to your Instagram story and tag @UTAustinTX and #UT40for40 for your chance to win. Winners will be contacted via the channel they post on and can select which participating group or designation will receive their prize money.
May 7, 6 a.m.-May 8, 4:59 p.m. Central
1st Place – $1,250 award
2nd Place – $750 award
3rd Place – $500 award
Alumni Social Media Challenge – Calling all alumni! Share your favorite throwback pictures from your time on the Forty Acres. Tag us in your photo on Instagram (@UTAustinTX), X (@UTAustin) or LinkedIn (@ The University of Texas at Austin) with #UT40for40 for your chance to win. Winners will be contacted via the channel they post on and can select which participating group or designation will receive their prize money.
May 7, 6 a.m.-May 8, 4:59 p.m. Central
1st Place – $1,250 award
2nd Place – $750 award
3rd Place – $500 award
World Traveler Social Media Challenge – What starts here changes the world! Share a photo of yourself wearing your UT swag in a place far from the Forty Acres. Tag us in your photo on Instagram (@UTAustinTX) or X (@UTAustin) with #UT40for40 for your chance to win. Winners will be contacted via the channel they post on and can select which participating group or designation will receive their prize money.
May 7, 6 a.m.-May 8, 4:59 p.m. Central
1st Place – $1,250 award
2nd Place – $750 award
3rd Place – $500 award
IMPORTANT NOTES
- The 40 for Forty team will announce challenge winners as quickly as possible. Please be patient as results are tallied for each challenge.
- Distribution of award funds is not immediate.
- Awards to winning groups will be made as a lump sum and will not be tied back to individual donations or donors.
- Gifts are time-stamped as soon as a transaction is submitted. Those dates and times are the official record of giving referenced for match and challenge eligibility.