Join the Bollinger Foundation March Madness Bracket Challenge
Enjoy the men’s and women’s NCAA college basketball tournaments while raising money for a worthy cause and competing to win cash prizes!
Have Fun Supporting a Great Cause!
Do you love college basketball?
Would you like to help the children of community and economic development and housing professionals after a devastating loss?
Join our 12th annual NCAA Basketball March Madness bracket challenge fundraiser during this year’s college basketball tournaments in support of The Bollinger Foundation!
The Bollinger Foundation raises money for the education and support of children who have lost one or both parents. Priority is given to families in which either the deceased or surviving parent works in community development, economic development, or housing. Learn more.
Last year, we raised just over $5,000 for The Bollinger Foundation. This year, our goal is to raise $10,000, but we can’t do it without you!
Win a Prize!
The participants with the strongest brackets at several points during this year’s men’s and women’s tournament games will win cash prizes, courtesy of our sponsors: Camoin Associates, GIS WebTech, International Economic Development Council (IEDC), Ronnie L. Bryant LLC, Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC), and Winner Partners.
- $50 per tournament for the best brackets heading into the Sweet 16 games
- $50 per tournament for the best brackets heading into the Final Four games
- $300 per tournament for the best final championship brackets
How to Play
Step 1: Sign Up
Please complete and submit this form to register for our bracket challenge.
If you just want to donate to the Foundation and don’t want to participate in the bracket challenge, skip ahead to Step 2!
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Step 2: Donate
To enter the bracket challenge, you must make a minimum donation of $15 per person, but feel free to be as generous as you want!
You can also donate to the foundation without signing up for the bracket challenge by clicking the “Donate Only” button below or by mailing in your check or money order.
Making a Donation for Other Bracket Challenge Participants?
If you are donating on behalf of other participants who will have their own brackets (family members, friends, etc.), please let us know by emailing Jilayne Jordan at jilayne@camoinassociates.com with the names of the people you are paying for. Thank you!
Make Your Bracket Challenge Donation
If you prefer, you can also mail a check or money order payable to “The Bollinger Foundation” to:
The Bollinger Foundation
Attn: Jamie Richards
1275 K St. NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
All donations go directly to The Bollinger Foundation.
Step 3: Fill Out Your Bracket(s)
1 | CREATE an account on ESPN.com if don’t already have one.
Navigate to ESPN.com and click the “Favorites” icon in the upper right corner next to the magnifying glass.
Click “Create Account” and complete the account set-up process.
2 | JOIN our men’s and women’s bracket challenge groups on ESPN.com.
Login to your ESPN.com account and then click the links below and join each group. The password (if required) is the same for both groups.
Men’s Tournament Bracket Challenge Group
Password: Bollinger2026 (not required if you access it using this link)
Women’s Tournament Bracket Challenge Group
Password: Bollinger2026 (not required if you access it using this link)
3 | FILL OUT AND SUBMIT your bracket on ESPN.com.
You will be able to start filling out your brackets on Selection Sunday, March 15. We will send all participants a reminder email when the brackets are released.
You must complete and submit your brackets before midnight on March 19 for the men’s tournament and March 20 for the women’s tournament. You will not be able to edit your brackets after this time.
Note: Please include your actual name in the name of your bracket(s), so we can more easily link them to your registration and donation records. Brackets we can’t identify before the cut-off will be removed from the ESPN groups.
Watch our tutorial video explaining how to set up your brackets if you’ve never done it before.
Here are links to instructions from ESPN.com:
Thank You to Our Awesome Sponsors!
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Questions?
Please contact Jilayne Jordan at Camoin Associates at jilayne@camoinassociates.com.