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Badger Challenge

Sun September 21, 2025 Madison, WI 53718 US Directions

Badger Challenge

The Badger Challenge's mission is to give 100% of all participant-raised dollars (yes, every penny!) to the most promising UW cancer initiatives both in the laboratory and clinic setting. Since 2016, Badger Challenge has raised over $3.6 million and what’s best of all is our ability to see where the money goes as Badger Challenge presents their Scholars each year!

Badger Challenge takes place in September and 100% of all dollars-raised are presented to the newly announced Scholar Class by January of the next year. This is done quickly so the funds can make an impact in the labs and hospital helping patients and families immediately. 

Help support Badger Challenge and its UW cancer mission. All contributions are appreciated - whether it is $5 or $500, every dollar counts and you can be assured that every dollar you give goes back to the cause and helping those affected by cancer. 

If you are unable to make a monetary donation at this point, please help us reach our goal by sharing this page with others on social media! Even better, send an email to friends you think might be interested in contributing or joining Badger Challenge and include a link to our page.

To learn more about Badger Challenge (and to sign up yourself!) please go to BadgerChallenge.org.

Thank you so much for your generosity! Together we can help write the story that ends cancer!

If sending payment via check:

Make check payable to: UW FOUNDATION 

Send check to:
BADGER CHALLENGE
1111 HIGHLAND AVENUE
WIMR 3157
MADISON, WI 53705

If you would like to receive a donation confirmation email, please include your email with your donation check. All donors receive a paper donation acknowledgement in the mail. Please note it may take several weeks for your check to be cashed once it is received. 

Top Donors

$14,277 Raised By 153 Donors

$1,000 from Anonymous
$1,000 on behalf of Jeremy Bahr
$300 in support of Kiko
$250 from Anonymous
$250 on behalf of Cate & Erik Ranheim
$250 on behalf of Chris & Joanne Murphy
$250 on behalf of Colleen & Rick Freitag
$250 on behalf of Dan Partain
$250 from Anonymous
$250 on behalf of Ed Peña
$250 on behalf of Ellyn Subak
$250 on behalf of James Freytag
$250 in memory of John J Spindler
$250 on behalf of Lee Wilke
$250 on behalf of Mary Jo Romero
$250 on behalf of Michael Grosse, Wilford Turner and our dog Bandit.
$250 on behalf of Raymond Fonck
$250 in support of Walter Dewey
$200 on behalf of Jerry Zogg
$146 on behalf of Jim Casper
$100 on behalf of Abbie Murphy
$100 on behalf of Anne Saeman
$100 on behalf of Barbara Maloney
$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Bonnie Kulke
$100 on behalf of Cletus Schjonberg
$100 in support of Dan Mikolajczak, Terry Mikolajczak, Deb Potrykus
$100 on behalf of Dan Splitt
$100 in support of Eric & Laura
$100 in support of everyone in my life fighting cancer.
$100 on behalf of Gerry Daniels
$100 on behalf of Gwen Slocum
$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Ilene Kurzman
$100 on behalf of Irene Golembiewski
$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Jayne Subak
$100 in memory of Jerome & Lisa Rumpel
$100 from Anonymous
$100 in honor of Joyce Ranheim
$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Kristin Michels
$100 in memory of Kristofer Dressler
$100 on behalf of Kurt Bechthold
$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Laura Jeidy-Brown
$100 on behalf of Mark and Holly Filmanowicz
$100 on behalf of Michael Halron
$100 on behalf of Michael Szulczewski
$100 in support of my Mom
$100 on behalf of Myron Pozniak
$100 on behalf of Neil Rattan
$100 on behalf of Neil Rattan
$100 on behalf of Nelson & Katy Williams
$100 on behalf of Nelson & Katy Williams
$100 on behalf of Patrick Hill
$100 on behalf of Peter Lisnic
$100 on behalf of Rob and Carol
$100 on behalf of Ronelia Gruber
$100 from Anonymous
$100 in memory of Suellen Adam’s
$100 on behalf of Thomas Breunig
$100 on behalf of Veronica Manicki
$100 in honor of Walter Dewey
$100 on behalf of Walter Dewey
$75 on behalf of Jim Winters
$75 on behalf of Joanne Lenburg
$75 on behalf of KJ Osborne
$75 on behalf of Kristofer Dressler
$75 on behalf of Veronica Manicki
$56 on behalf of Douglas Ross
$50 on behalf of Alexander Zielinski
$50 on behalf of Amber Verdecchia
$50 from Anonymous
$50 on behalf of Carol Hassemer
$50 on behalf of Carol Klukaczewski
$50 on behalf of Christine Holm
$50 from Anonymous
$50 from Anonymous
$50 on behalf of Debora Jaeger
$50 from Anonymous
$50 on behalf of George Younger
$50 on behalf of Grace Freitag
$50 in support of Haley Galarza
$50 on behalf of Holly Choppa
$50 from Anonymous
$50 on behalf of James Babler and Santana Ritschard
$50 in memory of James W. Ramage
$50 in support of Jean, Valerie and Chris O.
$50 on behalf of Jenna Patenaude
$50 on behalf of John Pfalz
$50 from Anonymous
$50 on behalf of Julian Marsh
$50 in memory of Kris and my dad, Dale.
$50 on behalf of Kris Dressler
$50 on behalf of Kris Dressler
$50 from Anonymous
$50 from Anonymous
$50 from Anonymous
$50 on behalf of Nancy Karlen
$50 in support of Nancy Watkins
$50 in memory of Phil Morris
$50 on behalf of Rick Sanderfoot
$50 on behalf of Sally Drenoske
$50 on behalf of Sally Weidemann
$50 in memory of sister
$50 in memory of Steve Krueger
$50 on behalf of Thompson Godfrey
$50 on behalf of Thompson Godfrey
$50 in memory of Tracy Hunt
$50 on behalf of Zachary Carlson
$25 on behalf of Andrea Hellenbrand
$25 in memory of Ben Baltes
$25 on behalf of Carolyn Betz
$25 on behalf of Charlotte Smith
$25 on behalf of David Pinelli
$25 in memory of Deb Del Ciello
$25 in memory of Deborah Del Ciello
$25 on behalf of Eric Walker
$25 on behalf of Erik Kulke
$25 on behalf of Ernest Fuhr
$25 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Jennifer Ludlum
$25 on behalf of Jess Starks
$25 from Anonymous
$25 in memory of Judy Zirbel
$25 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Kara Sandley
$25 on behalf of Karen Archambault
$25 on behalf of Kimberly Wood
$25 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Mark Kaiser
$25 on behalf of Mike Lawrence
$25 on behalf of My son and Cece's dad, Kristofer Dressler
$25 on behalf of My son and Wally's dad, Kristofer Dressler
$25 on behalf of Pam Swan
$25 in memory of Patricia and Karl
$25 on behalf of Penny Novak
$25 in memory of Phyllis Gevelber
$25 on behalf of Rita Schunk
$25 in honor of Stephanie Kulke
$25 from Anonymous
$25 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Tyler Lasure
$25 on behalf of Veronica Manicki
$20 on behalf of Anna Muravyeva
$20 on behalf of David Cress
$15 on behalf of June Schneider
$10 on behalf of Ed Grys
$10 in memory of Jen Midkiff
$10 on behalf of Lily Frehner
$10 from Anonymous
$5 from Anonymous

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