#MaryWashDay has ended, but you can still support our Eagles!
$ 1,268,897 raised 3,058 gifts
Fund for Mary Washington has raised $ 271,303 from 317 gifts!
Fund for Mary Washington

The University's ability to remain true to who we are is made possible by the generosity of Fund for Mary Washington donors. Your gifts to the Fund for Mary Washington underpin every aspect for which the University is known and loved -- a leading liberal arts and sciences education, small class sizes, personal relationships with professors and classmates, low average student debt upon graduation, and more.

Recent gifts to the Fund for Mary Washington have helped fund a first-year success workshop, essential technology upgrades, passport grants for first-time travelers, vital accessibility improvements and health initiatives, and vibrant campus art projects.

Your gift will touch the lives of every Eagle. We're sincerely grateful for all gifts, regardless of size. 

Students gather for graduation on Ball Circle; Students gather around the Monroe Fountain; Students pose for a photo by the Jepson Alumni Center. 

$3,000
Early Eagle Power Hours
The early Eagle gets the worm! Sylvia McJilton Woodcock '61 is challenging the Mary Washington community to wake up and make a difference for students. If we receive 300 gifts between 6 and 9 a.m. on March 26, she will unlock a gift of $3,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington.
Completed
$1,500
Alumni Kickstart Power Hour
WE DID IT! It may be the afternoon, but Mary Wash Day is just getting started. If we receive 150 gifts from alumni in the first hour of Mary Wash Day, Kathy Vi ’04 will make a $1,500 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington. Alumni, let’s start this day strong by increasing your impact!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
1,010 Gift Challenge
We did it! To recognize and honor Troy Paino's 10th year as Mary Washington's 10th president, when 1,010 gifts are made during Mary Wash Day, we will unlock a $10,000 gift from UMW Foundation Board of Trustees Member Vicky Nichols Wilder ’80 and Marty Wilder ’80 to support current and future students. Make a gift to any designation to help unlock this challenge!
1,010 / 1,010 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
2,500 Gift Goal Challenge
We did it! When we reach our goal of 2,500 gifts during Mary Wash Day, Diane Harvey Smith '74 will give $100,000 to support scholarships, the Fund for Mary Washington, and faculty/staff development.
2,500 / 2,500 Gifts
Completed
$14,000
200 First-Time Donor Gift Challenge
WE DID IT! When 200 gifts are received from first-time donors to UMW, the Alumni Association Board of Directors will unlock a $14,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington increasing their impact. Mary Wash community, make your first-ever gift to Mary Washington today and help unlock an extra $14,000 of student support and getting us to the halfway mark of our 400 new-donor gift goal!
200 / 200 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
1,200 Alumni Donor Challenge
When we reach 1,200 alumni donors on Mary Wash Day, a long-time Fund for Mary Washington supporter will make a $100,000 gift supporting the Lynne Gourley Farrell '62 Fund for Mary Washington Endowment which underpins the student experience and university priorities. Alumni, this one is for you!
Completed
2
Match
Alumni Board Alumni Match
WE DID IT! The Alumni Association Board of Directors wants to double your impact! The Alumni Board will match each alumni gift of $500 or less to the Fund for Mary Washington, up to $20,000 total.
$20,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
70s Match
WE DID IT! Attention alumni of the seventies! Lynda White ’71 and Karen Giannuzzi ’71 will match your gifts to the Fund for Mary Washington during Mary Wash Day. If you graduated between 1970 and 1979, your gift to the Fund for Mary Washington will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $7,500 total!
$7,500 MATCHED
Completed
Success!
Young Alumni First-Time Donor Challenge
WE DID IT! When we receive 55 gifts from young alumni (Classes of 2016-2025) who are making their first-ever gift to UMW, Matt ’19 and Sarah Good ’19 will unlock a gift of $1,500 to the Fund for Mary Washington. Graduates of the last decade, make your first-ever gift(s) to any area of your choice today and help unlock an extra $1,500 to support our students!
Completed
$11,000
Fund for Mary Washington Alumni Donor Challenge
WE DID IT! When 200 gifts are made by alumni to the Fund for Mary Washington, Mary Louise Holmes '97 will unlock a $11,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington, increasing your impact!
200 / 200 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
500-Gift Parent Challenge
WE DID IT! Bill and Carolyn Carpenter, parents of a current student, are inviting you to help increase their impact! Bill and Carolyn will unlock a $5,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington when we receive 500 gifts from parents of current UMW students and parents of alumni. Support any area of the University and help meet our challenge!
500 / 500 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Faculty and Staff Match
WE DID IT! Gifts from faculty and staff to the Fund for Mary Washington will be doubled! Jan Clarke, assistant vice president of gift planning emeritus, is matching gifts from current and retired UMW faculty and staff members, up to $1,250 total. Make your gift early to increase your impact before matching funds run out!
$1,250 MATCHED
Completed
$2,026
Senior Class Challenge
WE DID IT! Lee Murray '04, Rector of the Board of Visitors and Karli Murray ’05, would like to challenge the Class of 2026 to give back and pay it forward for future Eagles. When 35 seniors make a gift to any area during Mary Wash Day, Lee and Karli will unlock a gift of $2,026 to the Fund for Mary Washington. Seniors, make a gift today and increase your impact!
35 / 35 Donors
Completed
$3,000
Happy Hour Power Hours
Let's toast to Mary Washington! If we receive 250 gifts between 6 and 8 p.m. on March 25, Sylvia McJilton Woodcock '61 will unlock a $3,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington. Raise a glass to the University’s past, present, and future, and help unlock this bonus gift!
Completed
Leaderboard
Devil-Goat Challenge Leaderboard
UMW Foundation Board of Trustees member Mike Charnoff '95 and Katie Charnoff '04 are taking their Devil-Goat rivalry to a new level. If more Goats (alumni of even class years) make Mary Wash Day gifts than Devils (alumni of odd years), Mike will make a $5,000 gift to the area Katie chooses. If more Devils participate than Goats, Katie will give $5,000 to the area Mike chooses. Watch the Devil-Goat Leaderboard throughout the day to track the competition live!
Are you a Devil or a Goat?
Rank Answer Donors
1 Goat 536
2 Devil 496
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Leaderboard
Mary Wash Day Donor Leaderboard
See which area will bring in the most donors!
Rank Department Donors
1 Athletics 919
2 College of Arts and Sciences 872
3 Fund for Mary Washington 279
4 College of Education 102
5 Simpson Library 74
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Leaderboard
#TogetherUMW Participation Leaderboard
When the Mary Wash community bands together, we can do amazing things.
Affiliation with UMW
Rank Answer Gifts
1 Alum 1,465
2 Parent of a Current Student 483
3 Other/Friend of UMW 444
4 Current Faculty/Staff 406
5 Parent of an Alum 184
6 Grandparent of Student 126
7 Current Student (Non-Senior) 112
8 Retired/Former Faculty/Staff 70
9 Current Student (Senior) 39
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Leaderboard
Class Year Total Leaderboard
Which class year will raise the most funds?
UMW Class Year
Rank Answer Amount
1 1971 $37,032.00
2 1969 $20,664.71
3 1984 $18,321.52
4 1974 $18,103.00
5 1977 $14,525.00
6 1997 $9,308.53
7 1982 $9,175.01
8 1976 $7,126.00
9 2020 $7,031.23
10 1955 $5,200.00
11 2006 $5,015.03
12 1970 $4,700.00
13 1998 $4,675.08
14 1973 $4,575.00
15 1991 $4,503.02
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Success!
Share the Love for Mary Wash Challenge
When the Mary Wash Day 2026 video is shared 100 times (from the official University of Mary Washington Facebook page) by midnight on March 25, Steve and UMW Foundation Board Member Donna Sheehan Gladis '68 will unlock a gift of $10,000 supporting the Fund for Mary Washington.
Completed
$5,000
540 Gift Challenge
WE DID IT! An anonymous member of the Class of 1965 will unlock a $5,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington when we reach our first milestone of the day: 540 gifts, a nod to Fredericksburg's area code.
540 / 540 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
1,908 Gift Challenge
We did it! When 1,908 gifts are made to any area during Mary Wash Day, a $50,000 gift from Ken and Jenny Fankhauser Osterman '73 will be unlocked in support of student scholarships!
1,908 / 1,908 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
100 First-Time Donor Gift Challenge
WE DID IT! When 100 gifts are received from first-time donors to UMW, Betty Olander Adams ’69 will unlock a $10,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington increasing their impact. Mary Wash community, make your first-ever gift to Mary Washington today and help unlock an extra $10,000 of student support!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$47,500
400 First-Time Donor Gift Challenge
We did it! When we receive 400 gifts from first-time donors during Mary Wash Day, The UMW Foundation Board of Trustees will unlock a $47,500 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington. Make your first-ever gift to Mary Washington today and help unlock an extra $47,500 of student support!
400 / 400 Gifts
Completed
Success!
9th Mary Wash Day Celebration Challenge
In honor of our 9th-annual Mary Wash Day, the person who makes the 9th, 90th, 900th, and 999th gift gets to choose an area of campus to receive an extra $250. This challenge is sponsored by Beth Craig ’77.
Completed
2
Match
1908 Society Match
WE DID IT! If you graduated in 1975 or earlier, you are a member of Mary Washington's 1908 Society. For Mary Wash Day, long-time Fund for Mary Washington supporters Brenda Marable Shaw '71 and Sylvia McJilton Woodcock '61 are matching gifts from their fellow 1908 Society members to the Fund for Mary Washington, dollar for dollar, up to $20,000.
$20,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
90s Match
WE DID IT! '90s alums, unite! If you graduated between 1990 and 1999, Cullen '90 and Rosemary Seltzer '91 will match your gift to the Fund for Mary Washington, dollar for dollar, up to $3,000 total.
$3,000 MATCHED
Completed
$3,800
YAC Young Alumni Gift Challenge
We did it! Young Alumni, increase your impact! When we receive 300 gifts from young alumni donors (classes of 2016-2025) to any area, the Young Alumni Council (YAC) will unlock a gift of $3,800 to the Fund for Mary Washington.
300 / 300 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Married Alumni Challenge
WE DID IT! When 100 gifts are received from alumni who are married to other alumni, UMW Foundation Board of Trustees member Justin ’97 and Allison ’96 Gerbereux will give $5,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington! Married alumni, make your gift to any area to help unlock an extra $5,000 to benefit students!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Faculty and Staff Gift Challenge
WE DID IT! When we receive 250 gifts from faculty and staff members to any area of the University during Mary Wash Day, Katie Turcotte, Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Engagement and UMW Foundation Executive Director, will unlock a gift of $5,000 to support students and programs. Faculty and staff, support your area of choice and help unlock an additional $5,000 when you do!
250 / 250 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
100-Gift Student Challenge
WE DID IT! When 100 gifts are made by Mary Wash students to any area, past Board of Visitors Members Deborah Santiago ’90 and Princess Moss ’83 will give $2,500 each to the Fund for Mary Washington. Students, support your peers, faculty, and programs when you give back during Mary Wash Day!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
5pm Boost Challenge
If we receive 1,010 gifts by 5pm on March 25, Karmel James '13 will unlock a $2,500 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington. Make your gift early to any area to help unlock these bonus funds!
Completed
$3,000
Burning the Midnight Oil Power Hours
WE DID IT! Bedtime is approaching, but the Mary Wash Day momentum is still going strong. If we receive 130 gifts between 10 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. on March 25, Sylvia McJilton Woodcock ’61 will unlock a gift of $3,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington. Pull out your best late-night study habits and help unlock these bonus funds!
130 / 130 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
Mary Wash Day Gift Leaderboard
Which designation or area will receive the most gifts?
Rank Department Gifts
1 College of Arts and Sciences 1,079
2 Athletics 998
3 Fund for Mary Washington 309
4 College of Education 120
5 Simpson Library 83
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Leaderboard
Mary Wash Day Dollars Raised Leaderboard
Which designation/area will raise the most dollars?
Rank Department Raised
1 College of Arts and Sciences $185,049.65
2 Athletics $130,869.28
3 Fund for Mary Washington $83,160.11
4 College of Business $21,760.00
5 General Scholarship Fund $14,405.00
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Leaderboard
#TogetherUMW Dollars Raised Leaderboard
When the Mary Wash community bands together, we can do amazing things.
Affiliation with UMW
Rank Answer Amount
1 Alum $298,987.71
2 Other/Friend of UMW $94,988.10
3 Parent of a Current Student $71,356.39
4 Current Faculty/Staff $31,729.63
5 Parent of an Alum $26,514.00
6 Retired/Former Faculty/Staff $24,203.00
7 Grandparent of Student $15,893.50
8 Current Student (Non-Senior) $2,234.00
9 Current Student (Senior) $1,007.15
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Leaderboard
Class Year Gift Total Leaderboard
Which class year will have the most gifts?
UMW Class Year
Rank Answer Gifts
1 2025 54
2 2004 53
3 2014 47
4 2020 42
5 2022 41
6 2008 37
7 1982 37
8 1977 34
9 2007 34
10 2001 31
11 2017 30
12 1971 30
13 1996 30
14 1994 30
15 2006 29
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Areas of Support
Fund for Mary Washington Academics and the Colleges Athletics Scholarships and Student Assistance The Student Experience
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