About RCAF

The Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Foundation is the official fundraising arm for Louisiana Athletics. The RCAF's mission is to build authentic relationships that provide resources to enhance the experience of Louisiana student-athletes. RCAF members assist in generating revenues for three main purposes: Offset annual student-athlete scholarship costs. Provide financial resources for capital projects such as new state-of-the-art athletic facilities or renovations that enhance existing athletic facilities. Enhance sport specific operating budgets.

The RCAF is a non-profit organization that is the official fundraising arm for Louisiana Athletics. The RCAF Champions Fund is the main source of support in creating a first-class experience for 400+ Ragin' Cajuns student-athletes. The RCAF Champions Fund directly supports scholarships, nutrition, athletic medicine, recruiting, strength and conditioning, and competitive excellence for Louisiana student-athletes.

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Any gift of $50 or more to an area within Louisiana Athletics makes you a RCAF Member which also unlocks your membership benefits and activates RCAF Priority Points & Investor Ranking. RCAF Members can accrue Priority Points without receiving member benefits.

Louisiana Athletics relies on the generous support of members like you to support each of our 16 sport programs and 400+ student-athletes to the highest degree and provide them with the resources needed to succeed. Gifts to the RCAF help provide the funds necessary to cover the total cost of attendance (tuition, room and board, books, fees, and cost of living stipend) - a bill that exceeds $10M each school year and makes up a significant share of Louisiana Athletics' annual operating budget.

Outside of that, RCAF dollars are also spent on facility enhancements and support services that consist of various resources that help provide a world-class experience to our student-athletes through the areas of nutrition, strength and conditioning, academics, sports medicine, technology, student-athlete development, mental health, etc. All of the gifts to the RCAF support scholarships and support services for Louisiana's student-athletes and improvements to our athletic facilities. Donations are not used for RCAF administrative costs. Administrative costs are paid through a separate budget, as determined by the UL Foundation and RCAF Board.

The easiest way to update your contact information is to log in to your Cajuns Account and edit your profile. Please be sure to include your account number on your correspondence.

The RCAF membership year runs on a fiscal year, beginning July 1 and ending on June 30th of each year. In each fiscal year, the RCAF has priority seating deadlines for all 4 ticketed sports where season ticket holders must renew their Champions Fund Fee and Season Tickets before the following dates:

1. Football: April 30
2. Basketball: August 30
3. Baseball: October 30
4. Softball: October 30

Yes, you can set up a payment plan for your Louisiana Athletics contributions by logging in to your Cajuns Account and navigating to “Manage My Donations” or by contacting the RCAF at 337-851-7223 or email RCAF@louisiana.edu.

With the recent change to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed by Congress in 2017, please consult your tax advisor for advice regarding your specific situation.

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act now indicates that gifts where the member receives seating benefits for events held on campus are no longer charitable and thus are not tax deductible. These gifts, under previous tax law, were able to be deducted at 80 percent of the total gift amount. This directly applies to RCAF personal seat donation (PSD) contributions for seats, loge boxes, and suites for football games, baseball, and softball games. This law also impacts the charitable nature of these payments since the seat related portion of these gifts are no longer considered a donation based on the University's legal interpretation of this Act. The Athletics Department will continue to steward those members that make seat related payments for the contributions they make to the department with RCAF Priority Points, but these payments will no longer be represented in the UL Foundation's charitable giving totals. Reasoning and guidance for this change was not provided with the new Act despite requests. The University has made a thorough effort to evaluate and interpret the changes in the face of the lack of guidance from the IRS. Based on guidance from tax professionals and legal counsel, the University has applied these changes with the best intentions for members and the University within our legal limits.

Yes, Champions Fund Fees now count towards RCAF Benefits.

No. Champions Fund Fees are only required based on the location of your season tickets.

You can find your donation history and RCAF Priority Points & Investor Rank by signing in to your Cajuns Account.

Your Investor Rank is determined by your yearly RCAF contributions which establishes your Investor Level. Priority points are then used to rank you within your level.

• Priority points
  • 1 point: For every $100 given across athletics
  • 1 point: For every $300 given across the entire University
  • 1 point: For each season ticket purchased
  • 10 points: For each year as an investor to the Champions Fund

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