Incentives and Prizes
Go big with your fundraising and get rewarded with swag!
Top Fundraiser of the Year
To the top fundraiser of 2024 across all events, we will reward their efforts with a fully-fundraised spot on a 2025 event. The winner of this prize will be determined on December 1, 2024, and the list of eligible 2025 events will be announced in the Fall of 2024.
1st Place Fundraiser for Each Event
Our top fundraiser for each event will earn a Climate Ride logo Patagonia Backpack Tote bag! Wear it with pride, you earned it!
Top 3 Fundraisers per event
The top 3 fundraisers will receive a custom Climate Ride Nomadix Towel! The most versatile piece of fabric to bring with you on every adventure.
Bikers $2,000 over the minimum
Once you raise $2,000 over the fundraising minimum, you’ll earn an Oveja Negra Bike Bag!
Hikers $2,000 over the minimum
Once you raise $2,000 over the fundraising minimum, you’ll earn a Climate Ride 5-Panel Hat!
$3,000 over the minimum
If you raise $3,000 over the fundraising minimum for your event, we’ll give you a handmade Oveja Negra Hip pack! These rad bags are useful for everything you do.
$10,000 Club
Join the Climate Ride $10k Club! In addition to the great prizes you’ve already earned, we will etch your name into Climate Ride history as part of the Fundraising Hall of Fame and present you with a special award to acknowledge your accomplishment.
Top Fundraising Teams
Members of the top fundraising team will raise a glass for their efforts! We’ll acknowledge the team that raises the most per team member. Cheers!
10 donations in 10 days
Sometimes it’s getting started that can be a challenge. As an incentive to start early, if you receive 10 donations in the first 10 days of being registered you will receive a pair of Climate Ride socks! (Climate Rise and virtual events are not eligible for this prize).
The (not so) fine print
Important notes for our top fundraising prizes:
- Special events like Green Fondos, Climate Rise, and One-day rides have their own fundraising prizes. Please refer to your event page for these details!
- The top fundraiser prizes for each event, which includes the 1st place fundraiser and Top three prizes, will be determined on the same day as the final fundraising deadline for the corresponding event.
- The Overall Top Fundraiser of 2024 prize will be determined on December 1, 2024. Climate Ride reserves the right to determine the Top Fundraiser to ensure fairness across all events.
For the +$2,000, and +$3,000 prizes:
- The deadline for these prizes is the fundraising minimum deadline for the corresponding event.
- Algorand Matching funds are excluded from these prize determinations.
For the Top Fundraising Team:
- The winning team will be determined on the fundraising minimum deadline for the corresponding event.
Donations must be attributed to the participant and processed in the system by midnight the night the prize is determined in order to count towards the contest. Mail-in donations received over the weekend will not be processed until the following business day. Otherwise, mail-in donations that arrive in the office the day of the contest deadline will be processed that day. Please note that some credit card donations, especially made later in the evening, may not post until the following day and that credit card donations made over the weekend cannot be altered or updated until the following business day.