2025 NCAA Basketball March Madness Bracket Challenge
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 11th 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 $10,000 for The Bollinger Foundation! This year, our goal is to raise $12,000, 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 receive cash prizes, courtesy of our fantastic sponsors: International Economic Development Council (IEDC), Community Growth Strategies, LLC, Ronnie L. Bryant LLC, TPMA, and Camoin Associates.
- $50 per tournament for the best "Sweet 16" brackets
- $50 per tournament for the best "Final Four" brackets
- $300 per tournament for the best final championship brackets
Thank You to Our Sponsors for Providing the Prize Money and Donating to the Cause!
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 just make a donation 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 Connor Allen at connor@camoinassociates.com with the names of the people you are paying for. Thank you!
The Bollinger Foundation
Attn: Jamie Richards
1275 K St. NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
All donations go directly to the foundation.
Step 3: Fill Out Your Bracket(s)
1 | CREATE an account on ESPN.com if you 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 passwords for both groups are the same.
Bollinger Foundation Men's Bracket Challenge 2025
Password: Bollinger (not required if you login and use this link)
Bollinger Foundation Women's Bracket Challenge 2025
Password: Bollinger (not required if you login and use this link)
3 | FILL OUT AND SUBMIT your bracket on ESPN.com
ESPN requires that you complete your brackets before midnight on March 20 for the men's tournament and March 21 for the women's tournament. You will not be able to set up or edit your brackets after this time.
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:
Questions?
Please contact Connor Allen at Camoin Associates at connor@camoinassociates.com.