Cal Lutheran Cares Day 2025

We’re excited to announce an $80,000 matching gift challenge from our Board of Regents! Every Annual Fund donation made today will be doubled — up to $40,000 in two separate challenges: Challenge 2: Donations made from 12:01 PM to 11:59 PM will also be matched, thanks to Tom and Anne Hill, Kimberly and Jim Overton, Susie Lundeen-Smuck ’88 and Steven Smuck, Bruce and Carrie Nebens, Jeff and Moira Pittman, and Lamont Anthony Wells.

From 4:00 to 5:00 PM, gifts of any size to the Annual Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000 thanks to the generosity of Sara Watson ’08.

Make one of the first 25 gifts to the Annual Fund and help unlock a total of $15,000 gift from the following generous CLU supporters, George Chesney ’68, Richard Scott Phillips, Jim and Karol Quiring, Rev. Dr. Jana Schofield ’93 ’00 and Michael Isensee, and Don and Patty Shemenske.

UPDATE: ALL NEW GIFTS COUNT! An anonymous donor couple has issued an incredible challenge—they’ve pledged their entire $3 million estate gift if we can reach 1,500 donations to any area on the leaderboard by midnight tonight!

Gifts of any size to the Annual Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000, thanks to the generosity of the estate of the late Michael Michaels.

Gifts of any size to the Annual Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000, thanks to the combined generosity of Laureen and Mica Hill, Jeff and Nancy Grant, and Ann and Dave Watson.