Athletics Day of Giving FAQ

UCLA Athletics Day of Giving will be a 24-hour campaign on November 19th where we’re challenging UCLA alumni, students, parents, friends, faculty, and staff to come together to give to the UCLA Athletics program that YOU are most passionate about.

UCLA Athletics Day of Giving is a time limited giving campaign, we strongly encourage you to make your gift online at spark.ucla.edu/g/athletics. However, if your check is received by November 19th with "UCLA Athletics Day of Giving" in the memo, it will also be counted as part of the overall challenge results. Please make checks payable to the UCLA Foundation. Let our team know at development@ucla.athletics.edu so we can count your support towards our goal.

Yes! Please call (310) 206-3302 or email development@ucla.athletics.edu to let our team know so we can count your gift, mention “UCLA Athletics Day of Giving”.

Yes, to make a distribution to UCLA Athletics through your donor-advised fund, please contact your financial institution and include “Giving Day” along with your gift designation. Let our team know at development@ucla.athletics.edu so we can count your support towards our goal.

No! Gifts of all sizes will count toward our goals for UCLA Athletics Day of Giving. However, only gifts of $8 or more will count toward the team competition. We’re aiming to get members of the UCLA community to participate with a gift, so we encourage you to share this initiative within your UCLA network.

Thank you for supporting UCLA Athletics this year! Please note that all gifts for Day of Giving are separate from annual Wooden Athletic Fund contributions and there are no WAF membership benefits associated with this gift.

Thank you for supporting UCLA Athletics this year! For this challenge we are counting gifts specifically for UCLA Athletics Day of Giving. If you would like to support the Day of Giving we encourage you to make an additional token gift at spark.ucla.edu/g/athletics on November 19th.  

Thank you for your gift – you’re helping us get one step closer to unlocking critical funds for UCLA Athletics! We encourage you to share the Day of Giving within your UCLA social networks. Sign up to share your custom link and measure your impact! Post on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with #UCLADayofGiving for a chance to win UCLA swag.

For additional questions, or to speak with a member of the Wooden Athletic Fund Team contact us at: (310) 206-3302 or development@athletics.ucla.edu

Copy this link https://dash.inflcr.com/exchange/ucla to connect and work with athletes from UCLA. 

What is the Westwood Exchange?

The Westwood Exchange is a student-athlete NIL business registry, custom-designed for businesses, donors, alumni, and any other interested NIL dollars wishing to connect with student-athletes. Registered businesses can search, filter and initiate conversations with your student-athletes to discuss an NIL deal. Once the NIL deal between a registered business and your student-athlete is completed, the business will use the Westwood Exchange to create a transaction that will produce a direct payment to the student-athlete and automate a disclosure to the INFLCR Verified Compliance Ledger. The institution does not have to get involved in the deal and all transactions within the Westwood Exchange are consolidated into one 1099 at the end of the year for easier tax reporting purposes for registered businesses and athletes.

What is the Men of Westwood?

The Men of Westwood was founded by top level UCLA supporters to provide assistance to UCLA Men’s Basketball and Football student athletes. Men of Westwood achieves this by cultivating, fostering and facilitating NIL opportunities with businesses, donors and fans to ensure success on and off the field. All NIL deals are facilitated with UCLA compliance approval to ensure all student athletes collegiate eligibility are protected.