ROAR DAY 2022

ROAR (Raise Our Annual Responses) Day is a 24-hour celebration of RIT to show our Tiger pride and the power of giving back. It’s a special opportunity for alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents, and friends to come together to support the area of RIT they feel most passionate about. This year’s 17th annual ROAR Day will kick off at Noon Eastern on Thursday, October 27 and end at Noon Eastern on Friday, October 28.

Gifts of any size on ROAR Day are greatly appreciated. Visit rit.edu/ROAR between Noon Eastern on October 27, 2022 through Noon Eastern on October, 28, 2022. If you’ve reached this page after ROAR Day, please click here to make your gift.

While we encourage giving online during the 24 hours of ROAR Day, gifts by mail intended for ROAR Day and postmarked by October 28 will be included in the giving day totals. To give by phone, please call 1-800-477-0376.

Yes!  You may give to any area you feel most passionate about and 100% of your gift goes directly to the fund you designate. We do hope you’ll consider giving to RIT’s unrestricted funds that have an immediate impact and support broad efforts all over campus. Unrestricted gifts provide resources that allow the university to take advantage of unanticipated academic and student life opportunities, make life-changing international experiences accessible, offer powerful career-building and research programs, and react to numerous unforeseen challenges our students face. 

Yes! You can make multiple gifts at one time. As you check out one gift, make sure to select "Add a Donation" on the gift menu to select the other areas you would like to support. Your card will only be charged once for the sum of your gift.

Yes, the minimum gift amount for online gifts is $5.

Yes. Your ROAR Day gift counts in Transforming RIT: The Campaign for Greatness.

Thank you for your support! By participating in ROAR Day you can give extra support to the area of RIT you love the most.

You can also encourage others to make their gift! There are so many ways to spread the word! Visit our toolkit and be a ROAR Day social ambassador; let your friends, family, and networks know that you’ve made a gift; and encourage them to give too. Post on your favorite social platform using #TigersROAR. Send an e-mail or text message; make a call. Whatever method you choose, your voice will make a difference in the success of ROAR Day.

Your credit or debit card will be charged immediately after you make your gift.

If you do not see the school, organization or program that you would like to support, please select "RIT Fund (formerly Area of Greatest Need)" to give RIT the greatest flexibility, or choose "Other” and indicate in the comments field where you would like to direct your gift.

Yes! For gifts made through this online form, you will receive an immediate email confirmation that will serve as your official RIT receipt. Gifts by mail, online pledge payment, or other method will receive a receipt shortly after you make your gift.  

The Sentinel Society recognizes a community of leadership donors who make a meaningful annual investment in the university. Together, these donors play a pivotal role in providing gifts that provide financial aid scholarships and fund RIT’s most pressing and immediate needs across campus. To learn more, visit the Sentinel Society website. To join today, please complete our online form.

As a Sentinel member, you have a special opportunity to participate in ROAR Day. From October 16 through October 31, we are encouraging members to lead the way in ROARing for RIT. Simply make a pledge payment at rit.edu/pledgepay or an additional outright gift to any of the Sentinel impact areas.

Thank you for continuing to make an incredible difference for RIT and our students through your Sentinel Society membership.

Sentinel members receive invitations to exclusive in-person and virtual experiences, early registration to select events, and recognition in our online Sentinel Honor Roll. They also receive exclusive membership communications, opportunities to engage with faculty and university leadership, and access to a community of like-minded philanthropists.

You can complete your pledge online or download a form and mail it to the address provided. All Sentinel pledge payments made from October 16 through Noon on October 31, count in ROAR Day.

For general questions about your gift, please email givetorit@rit.edu. For any questions or to make a gift by phone call 800-477-0376.

RIT, under IRS law, qualifies as a charitable and tax-exempt organization. If you make a charitable gift to RIT, you may take an income tax deduction. Under current law, contributions to charitable organizations are tax deductible only for taxpayers who itemize. For itemizers, such donations generally reduce taxable income and, therefore, federal income tax liability. RIT recommends you consult with a tax advisor when attempting to claim a charitable deduction. For more information, please visit the IRS website.

Contact us at 800-477-0376 or givetorit@rit.edu.