Priority Points System

Questions about our Priority Point System?

Here’s How It Works:
Our pledge year begins on April 1st and ends March 31st. At the beginning of each pledge year, renewal pledge cards are mailed to current donors with an updated Question & Answer (Q&A) booklet. The Q&A is a very valuable tool as it contains important information that you need to know - including how accounts are established, information on tax deductions and also pledge and ticket ordering deadline dates for our various sports programs for the upcoming season. Current donors receive priority processing on all ticket applications, and seats are based on priority points – the greater the point total, the better the seats. You must make a pledge each pledge year, by the applicable deadline, to be considered a current donor.

A donor receives permanent points for every pledge/ donation. Temporary (Bonus)* points are also earned in a pledge year on all donations except football seat donations. Pledges can be made throughout the year but there are pledge date restrictions for tickets -(please refer to the Q&A). Pledges are to be paid in full by the last day of the appropriate pledge year (football seat donations must be paid as indicated on the seat donation invoice). Points are awarded in full, up front, (on an “honor” system) at the time the pledge is made, even if payment of the pledge is not satisfied until then end of that pledge year.

The POINT system formula is simple. You earn permanent points, temporary bonus points* (*not for football seat donations) and membership points. One point is earned for every $100 pledged/donated as a “DONATION” Point. Donation points are Permanent; that is they accrue throughout the years. Also, one point is earned for every $100 pledged/donated as a BONUS* point, which is a Temporary point, for all donations except football seat donations, and are valid only for the appropriate pledge year. At midnight of the last day of the pledge year, bonus points are removed from all donors’ accounts. New bonus points would be awarded at the next pledge year when pledges are renewed. And finally, for the current pledge year, 2 “MEMBERSHIP” points are awarded, accruing also as Permanent points.

For example, a $100 pledge yields 4 points for the pledge year; 1 DONATION point (permanent); 1 BONUS point* (temporary); and 2 MEMBERSHIP points.

At the end of the given pledge year, Bonus points are removed and the PERMANENT points are carried forward in the donor’s account. That is, in the case of a $100 pledge, 3 points would be carried forward and remain in the donor’s account.

$200 pledge/donation =

• 2 DONATION points (permanent)
• 2 BONUS points (temporary)*
• 2 MEMBERSHIP points (permanent)
• 6 points total for the pledge year, but 4 points are carried forward into the new pledge year after the bonus points are removed.

• 5 DONATION points (permanent)
• 5 BONUS points (Temporary)*
• 2 MEMBERSHIP points (permanent)
• 12 points total for the pledge year; 7 permanent points carried forward as of midnight, into the new pledge year after bonus points are removed.

• 10 DONATION points (permanent)
• 10 BONUS points (temporary)*
• 2 MEMBERSHIP points (permanent)
• 22 points total for the fiscal year; 12 permanent points carried forward into new pledge year after bonus points are removed.

Checks for Athletic pledges are made payable to: UCADF and should be mailed to:

UConn Athletic Development Fund
UConn Foundation
P.O. Box 150430
Hartford, CT 06115-0430

Ticket monies and pledge payments cannot be combined into one payment; they must be separate. Failure to make payments to the appropriate area may delay processing and adversely affect your venue seating and/or ticket allocations.

If you have further questions, please phone the Athletic Development office,

(860) 486-FUND
(860) 486-3863

UConn Athletic Development
2111 Hillside Road, Unit 3078
Storrs, CT 06269-3078

*Bonus points are not applied to football seat contributions