#GivingPack Makes an Impact

Each year, for 24 hours, the Wolfpack comes together on NC State Day of Giving to achieve more: creating greater opportunities, providing broader educational access, fostering bolder visions and advancing innovative research.

Day of Giving gifts of all sizes go to work quickly, even making a difference as soon as the current academic year. Here are just a few things Day of Giving gifts have helped accomplish:

  • The Milliken Textile Protection and Comfort Center’s (TPACC) Firefighter PPE Education and Testing Support Fund was created on Day of Giving 2026 by Bryan Ormond, Ph.D., and Shawn Deaton to provide firehouses with evidence-based data that directly enhances end-user safety, driving the education and awareness that keeps our communities safe.
  • Day of Giving challenge money sent six undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Natural Resources’ Biodiversity Conservation in Urban Regions class to San Diego to learn how to conserve open spaces and the native plants and species that inhabit them in urban regions.
  • Support for the College of Sciences helped fund undergraduate and graduate travel grants of $500-$2,000 for field research, study abroad programs, conferences, service learning and other high-impact learning experiences.
  • NC State’s Crafts Center purchased new, adjustable tables for their studios, making the arts more accessible.
  • The Institute for Advanced Analytics covered travel expenses for five graduate student practicum teams to meet on-site at their sponsors’ headquarters across the country.
  • A gift established the Foulkrod-Klingler Endowment to provide funds for professional development opportunities for the university’s special events team.
  • 235 students studied abroad thanks to nearly $500,000 in support for the University’s Greatest Needs Fund.
  • Challenge funds won by NC State’s Richard L. and Marlene V. Daugherty Centennial Campus Entrepreneurial Endowment allowed five startups to be funded, expanding from the standard three.
  • Ten campers were able to attend a 2025 summer engineering residential or day camp because of support to The Engineering Place.
  • The College of Education awarded 45 Student Teacher Mini-Grants in 2025. (See what these can do here.)
  • Park Scholars received a gift that created their 12th endowed scholarship.
  • The NC State Veterinary Hospital assisted clients with treatment costs for more than 85 companion animals, thanks to a generous matching gift from a donor.
  • Wellness and Recreation awarded two Friends and Family Scholarships.
  • Poole College of Management received funding to support students overcoming challenges related to learning disabilities.
  • Thanks to gifts during Day of Giving 2021, the LGBTQ Pride Center, with assistance from Pack Essentials, provided two students with emergency support with the first awards from the Spitz Dream Fund.
  • The College of Design invited designers from MASS Design Group to lead a student project for 90 students in architecture, landscape architecture and environmental planning.
  • The Science House’s Rural Equipment and Technology Loan Program served more than 500 teachers and 20,000 students in over 30 rural school systems in North Carolina.
  • Thirty-one students — hailing from every college at NC State — received the first-ever Extraordinary Opportunity Scholarship Initiative awards.
  • Wilson College of Textiles purchased loaner dress forms and sewing machines to support students learning remotely.
  • More than $20,000 raised in honor of the Women’s Center’s 20th anniversary meant support for 40 student survivors of interpersonal violence through the Survivor Fund.

Thank you for making your mark, year after year!

Your Gifts at Work

2026 NC State Day of Giving by the Numbers: $43,656,421 raised from 10,747 donors, including 5,025 alumni donors, 1,353 faculty and staff donors, and 622 student donors. A total of 123,135 gifts were made, and 954 donors supported all eight days of giving.

Feed the Pack Goes Mobile Thanks to Day of Giving
Day of Giving 2024 was one of the most successful yet for Feed the Pack and Pack Essentials. With the community's donations, Feed the Pack received generous funding to purchase a new van to assist with food pickups.

$1 Million Estate Commitment Supports the Animal Rights and Welfare Archive
The NC State University Libraries received one of the largest estate gifts in the Libraries’ history during Day of Giving 2025, with a generous commitment to the Animal Rights and Welfare Archive from Wim DeKok.

Six Years of #GivingPack
Donor support unlocks transformative opportunities for Textiles students, staff, faculty, programs and research. These eight Day of Giving donors continue to champion the Wilson College of Textiles — learn what motivates them to keep #GivingPack.

Supporting the Next Generation of Shelton Scholars
Alumnus Luke Perkins gave on Day of Giving because of the Shelton Scholars program’s longstanding impact on him and other scholars.

One Day’s Giving Leads to Years of New Learning Experiences for NC State Students
The Terry family expanded the Ronald and Dale Terry Student Assistance and Enrichment Fund during Day of Giving, allowing more students to participate in high-impact experiences in the College of Natural Resources.

History

NC State Day of Giving results from 2020 through 2025, including dollars raised, total donors, alumni donors, faculty and staff donors, and student donors.