Fund Drive

Ways To Give

Priority Tickets/Parking

Membership Benefits Chart

Scholarship Circle

Annual Fund Drive

Turning Memberships into Scholarships

The annual Fund Drive occurs each spring to solicit and secure Crimson Club membership for the following membership year. The Crimson Club membership year, when all Crimson Club membership benefits are received, runs from July 1 through June 30.

The Fund Drive begins in March and runs through the beginning of May each year. The Fund Drive begins with a letter which is mailed to all current Crimson Club members asking for their support in the coming year. Once the response deadline for the letter passes, each current member who did not respond to the letter will receive a phone call asking for their support. In addition to Crimson Club membership renewals, the Fund Drive actively identifies and solicits new membership support by contacting alumni, fans and friends of Utah Athletics.

When Is My Crimson Club Membership Due?
Most Crimson Club members have two parts of their annual membership contribution, a required seat contribution referred to as your Scholarship Seating contribution, and an additional Scholarship Fund contribution. Both contributions, added together, amount to your total annual Crimson Club membership level.

• Any Scholarship Seating or Scholarship Fund contribution can be pledged in the spring/summer and paid any time before the end of December during the same calendar year.

Scholarship Seating

The required Scholarship Seating contribution is linked to your season ticket seat location in the sports of Football and Men's Basketball.  The Scholarship Seating contribution applies to sideline chair back Football season tickets, Scholarship Box (club level) Football season tickets and Men’s Basketball season tickets in the lower bowl of the Huntsman Center  

• If a Crimson Club member has sideline chair back Football season tickets and Men’s Basketball season tickets in the lower bowl of the Huntsman Center, he/she is required to give only the Scholarship Seating contribution for the sport with the higher Scholarship Seating requirement.

For example, if your 2007 Football season tickets have a $1,500 Scholarship Seating required contribution, and your 2007-08Men's Basketball season tickets have a $1,000 Scholarship Seating required contribution, you will be responsible for giving a minimum Scholarship Seating contribution of $1,500 for the 2007-08 Crimson Club membership year.  This Scholarship Seating contribution is pledged before the start of the football season and is due before the end of December during the same calendar year.

Continuing with this example, if you wanted to have Crimson Club membership benefits associated with the MVP level ($2000 - $3,999 per year), you can pledge an additional $500 for the general athletics Scholarship Fund, or any specific sport fund you choose to support. This additional contribution/pledge can be made any time before the end of December.

Your contributions touch all facets of our 19 sport athletic program, including scholarships, equipment, recruiting, team travel, academic support, athletic training and medical support, marching band, cheerleaders, dance team and general budget support. As you can see, your gifts are vital to maintaining a broad-based level of excellence in all areas of athletics at the University of Utah.

Tax Information
According to IRS rules, the Scholarship Seating portion of your annual Crimson Club membership, or any contributions which include an option to purchase priority tickets, may only be 80% deductible on your federal taxes.  Contributions not associated with priority tickets are normally 100% deductible.  Please consult your individual tax advisor for specific information related to your Crimson Club contributions.

Crimson Club members will receive an official acknowledgment letter and tax receipt from the University Development office. Only the individual or company making the contribution is eligible to take a tax deduction.