2025 Cortland Challenge

4,104
Donors
107% of 3,827 Donor goal
$633,713
Donated
This campaign successfully reached its goal on April 09, 2025!
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Thank you to everyone who joined the 2025 Cortland Challenge!

We are so grateful for all the alumni, students, faculty, staff, family and friends of the university who participated in this year's Cortland Challenge. Your support truly makes a difference on our campus and in the lives of our students.

Dollars Raised:

  • The Cortland Fund: $123,463
  • Academic departments: $120,273
  • Athletics programs: $283,652
  • Campus areas and initiatives: $58,949
  • Scholarships and awards:$43,859

If you missed the campaign, you can still make your gift to SUNY Cortland - thank you for your generosity!

Updates
Thank you and stay tuned!

We have had another amazing Cortland Challenge, and we want to say thank you to everyone who participated. ❤ Through your support, you are changing the lives of current and future Cortland students.

We’re still tallying the numbers, so stay tuned for the final results, including the winners of the Athletics Challenge and Department Challenges!

It’s another great day to be a Red Dragon! 🔴🐉

10 days ago by Natasha McFadden
In the final stretch…

Wow! More than 3,000 donors have joined the Cortland Challenge and unlocked more than $50,000 in matching gifts. ✨ We’re not done yet, though, so we have to ask – can we break another record?

11 days ago by Natasha McFadden
More than halfway there 🤩

2,000 donors have already given to the Cortland Challenge, and we’re more than halfway to our final goal. Thank you to everyone who has joined the Challenge and helped us come this far. 💖

11 days ago by Natasha McFadden
We just reached our second goal 🎉

That was fast! ⚡

Thanks to the 1,000 donors who have already given to the Challenge, we’ve unlocked more than $20,000 in matching gifts for The Cortland Fund. Make your gift now to help us reach our next goal of 2,000 donors!

11 days ago by Natasha McFadden
Off to a great start! 👏👏

We’ve met our first goal! 607 donors have already joined the Cortland Challenge and unlocked $10,000 for The Cortland Fund. Let’s see if we can get to 1,000 donors to earn another $10,000 gift 🤞

11 days ago by Natasha McFadden
📢 It’s time for the Morning Rush Hour Challenge!

If 100 unique donors make a gift before 9 a.m. 🕘, we will unlock a $1,000 matching gift to The Cortland Fund. Help us reach our goal and make your gift now!

11 days ago by Natasha McFadden
The Cortland Challenge has begun!

A message from President Bitterbaum

12 days ago by Natasha McFadden

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Thanks to our lead donors!

Advocates

Cortland College Foundation Board of Directors

Offered a $25,000 match

Bobby Hotaling '87

Gave $15,000 during a Challenge!

Community Advocates

Generated 1655 clicks and 293 gifts, totaling $11,086

Michael Green '81

Offered a $7,500 match

Bob Hildreth '67

Generated 1 gift, totaling $26
Offered a $5,000 match

Stephen Langendorfer '72

Offered a $5,000 match

Sean Murray '80

Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!

SUNY Cortland Alumni Association Board of Directors

Offered a $5,000 match

Marcia Anderson '73

Gave $5,000 during a Challenge!

John '64, M '67 and Barbara '62 Brugel

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