2025-26 Iron Giraffe Challenge is Open!
Join the fun—and make a difference!
All schools that raise $1,000 or more are automatically entered to win a visit from Salva—or one of six other GREAT prizes. Registration is FREE!
Plus, if you reach the $1,000 goal, you’ll receive a special poster to hang in your classroom.
*Note: Your IGC pledge can count toward a sponsorship.
Contact us to share your interest in sponsoring a clean water project.
For Title 1 schools: when registering using the form below, be sure to select “Yes” for the Title 1 school option.
Step 1
Start by filling out an Iron Giraffe Challenge Registration Form.
Please note: While multiple classes from the same school are welcome to fundraise for the IGC, the school will receive only one entry in the drawing.
(Already registered? Scroll down to see your school’s name!)
IGC 2025-26 dates & deadlines
Registration deadline: April 3, 2026
Funds due: April 17, 2026
Live drawing: May 1, 2026, at Noon EST
Step 2
As you plan (or continue) fundraising, bookmark this page and make sure to check out these resources.
Prizes & rules Fundraising Packet Donation Information
Challenge Checklist Letter from Salva
Printable Fundraising Thermometer
Please send donations by check along with a Donation Summary Form.
For international schools interested in submitting funds via wire transfer, please fill out this form.
Step 3
Begin (or continue) fundraising! As part of IGC registration, you will receive a confirmation email with additional information on how to create a fundraising page through GiveLively. You are under no obligation to use the online fundraising page.
For additional support, contact us.
Click below for a special message from Salva!
Registered Schools in the Iron Giraffe Challenge
2025-26
* Returning participant
Bold = reached $1,000 goal
Ada Harris Elementary, CA, USA*
Allegheny-Clarion Valley Jr./Sr. High School, PA, USA*
Anza Elementary, CA, USA
Apec Elementary, ND, USA
Assumption Catholic School, FL, USA*
Bailey Middle School, NC, USA
Bergen Catholic High School, NJ, USA*
Blessed Sacrament School, IL, USA
Brewster High School, NY, USA*
Bridge Creek Middle School, OK, USA
Buffalo Prairie Middle School, MO, USA
Cabot Middle School North, AR, USA*
Calera Middle School, AL, USA
Cap Cana Heritage School, Dominican Republic
Carl Sandburg Middle School, PA, USA*
Cashmere Middle School. WA, USA
Centennial Academy, GA, USA
Chagrin Falls Middle School, OH, USA*
Chaparral Elementary School, CA, USA*
Chicago Christian School 5th Grade, IL, USA*
Christ the Teacher Catholic School, DE, USA
Clever Middle School, MO, USA
Collegium Charter School, PA, USA*
Crestdale Middle School, NC, USA
Dallam School, United Kingdom*
Dutton Christian School, MI, USA*
East Ward Elementary, NJ, USA
Elma Township Public School, Canada*
Farley Elementary School, KS, USA
Federal Hill Prep, MD, USA
Forestville MS/HS, NY, USA
Frankfurt International School Wiesbaden, Germany*
Frontier Trail Middle School, KS, USA*
Glenwood Springs Middle School, CO, USA*
Granada Hills Charter, CA, USA*
Greene County Community Middle School, IA, USA*
Griswold Middle School, CT, USA*
Hardin Northern Elementary School, OH, USA
Hawthorne Elementary School, CA, USA
Hazen Union, VT, USA*
HERO Homeschool Group, SC, USA
Holland Patent Middle School, NY, USA*
Holy Cross Lutheran Academy, FL, USA
Houston Academy, AL, USA*
Jennie F Snapp Middle School, NY, USA
JFK Middle School 6th Grade, MA*
Kerman Middle School, CA, USA
Keene Middle School 7th Grade, NH, USA*
Lakewood City Schools Battle of the Books Club
Emerson Elementary School, OH, USA
Lighthouse Commonwealth of Iron County, UT, USA
Lincoln Middle School, RI, USA
Loveland Intermediate School, OH, USA*
Madeira Beach Fundamental K-8 School, FL, USA
Marion C. Moore School, KY, USA
Martic Elementary, PA, USA*
Mayfield Jr. Sr. High School, NY, USA*
McGee Middle School, CT, USA
Middle School of Piedmont, OK, USA
Millcreek Junior High, UT, USA
Mineola Middle School, NY, USA*
Monsignor Matthew F. Clarke Catholic Regional School, RI, USA
Mountain Sage Community School, CO, USA
Mountain View Middle School, PA, USA*
Munger Elementary-Middle School, MI, USA
N.L. Dillard MIddle School, NC, USA
New Boston Central School, NH, USA
North Shore Middle School, NY, USA*
Our Lady of Grace, PA, USA*
P.75Q The Robert E. Peary School, NY, USA
Palominas Elementary School, AZ, USA
Parkview Public School, Canada
Pioneer Middle School, NY, USA
Pittman Charter School, CA, USA
PS/MS 280X, NY, USA
Saint Hillary Parish, OH, USA
Saint Patrick School, PA, USA
Salisbury Central School, CT, USA
Samoset Middle School, MA, USA
Sedgwick Middle School, CT, USA*
Shanghai Minhang District Wanke Bilingual School, China
South Cumberland Elementary School, TN, USA*
Springhouse Middle School, PA, USA
St Clare School, NY, USA*
St. Walter School, IL, USA
Summit Middle School, OK, USA
Sunnycrest Elementary, WA, USA
The Museum School, GA, USA*
Thornwell Charter School, SC, USA
Thomas Jefferson Middle School, NJ, USA
Thurgood Marshall Middle School, IL, USA*
Timothy Christian School, Canada*
Tinely Central Middle School, IL, USA*
Trinity Lutheran School, OH, USA*
U-32 School, VT, USA*
Valor Academy, WY, USA
Venture Academy, WI, USA
Veronica E. Connor Middle School, NY, USA*
Waldorf School of Garden City, NY, USA
Walker Charter Academy, MI, USA*
Washington Heights Academy, NY, USA
Zeigler-Royalton Junior High, IL, USA
What is an Iron Giraffe Drill?
Fun fact: The Iron Giraffe Drill refers to the drill used to dig for wells, such as in the photo on the left!
Students, teachers, and schools like you make our work possible. We are immensely grateful for your tremendous fundraising efforts and united passions, ultimately coming together to water the seeds of change in South Sudan.
If you are interested in sharing how the Iron Giraffe Challenge motivated and inspired your school to help make a difference, please fill out this form.
If your community group is interested in participating in the Iron Giraffe Challenge, please contact us for more information.
“The Iron Giraffe Challenge empowers students to become global citizens through meaningful service. By participating, they don’t just learn about the world—they actively shape it, seeing firsthand how their efforts help expand access to clean water and strengthen communities in South Sudan.”
— Shannon Hesel, Executive Director
Check out former IGC Grand Prize Winners!
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International School of Denver
2022-2023 Winner
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Fallston Middle School
2021-22 Winner
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Carlsbad High School
2020-21 Winner
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A. F. Ames Elementary School
2019-20 Winner
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DSBN Academy
2018-19 IGC Winner
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Pine Lake Prep Charter
2017-18 IGC Winner