University of Washington Official Athletic Site - Athletics
Get the Best Seats in the House...
Help the Huskies - Enjoy the View from the Top
Tyee members, through Washington's seat-related giving program, have the opportunity to sit in some of the best seats in the house - whether it be Bank of American Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion or Husky Stadium. Through a donation, in addition to the purchase of season tickets, Tyees sit in premium seats for football and basketball games.
The most common form of giving to the Huskies has been through seat-related gifts. Tyee contributions for football, men's basketball and women's basketball total over $6 million annually. Seat-related gifts have been the lifeblood of Husky Athletics.
Donor Seat Giving Levels
| Football | |
| Tyee Purple | $350 per seat annually |
| Tyee Gold | $250 per seat annually |
| Tyee White | $150 per seat annually |
| Don James Center | 4 seats, for 5 years: $40,000 |
| Men's Basketball | |
| Founder's Club | $25,000 or $5000/year for 5 years |
| Tyee Key 250 | $250 per seat annually |
| Tyee Key 100 | $100 per seat annually |
| Women's Basketball | |
| Founder's Club | $25,000 or $5000/year for 5 years |
| Tyee Fast Break | $75 per seat annually |
Securing Donor Seats
Football: Tyee seats are in high demand. There is currently a two to three-year waitlist for Tyee seats in Husky Stadium. There is also a waitlist for Don James Center seats. Please call the Tyee Office at (206) 543-2234 to be placed on either or both of these lists.
Men's and Women's Basketball: Tyee basketball seats for both the men's and women's games in the new Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion are available. Please call the Tyee Office at (206) 543-2234 for more information.
Assigning Seats
Donor seats in Husky Stadium and Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion are assigned based on the Tyee priority point system. Each donor has a Tyee account that accrues points for contribution dollars, years of being a Tyee and years of consecutive season ticket purchase. Points are calculated, then ranked in priority order, and seats are assigned accordingly.
Donors earn 1 point for every $100 of historical contribution to the athletic department; .25 points for every $100 campus wide giving to the University if you are a member of the President's Club (donors $2,000 and up to the University are considered President's Club); 2 points for each year of Tyee membership; and 5 points for each consecutive year of season ticket purchase for the sport in question. Total gift-related points are divided by the number of seats in the Tyee account; then years of Tyee membership and consecutive years of season ticket purchase are added to create a point total. Tyee accounts are ranked according to priority point totals and seats are assigned by ranking.
Tyee seats in Husky Stadium and Bank of America at Hec Edmundson Pavilion are completely reallocated every three years. There is no guarantee that you will remain in your previous seats during reallocation years.
Earning Tax Credit
Annual per seat contributions are 80% tax deductible as charitable contributions for income tax purposes, according to section 170(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Non-seat related gifts, in support of the athletic department, are fully deductible as permitted by law.
