Fund for Mary Washington

Since 1908, the University of Mary Washington has prepared students to be engines of society: driving others forward and making things better. The Fund for Mary Washington underpins what the University is known and loved for: a leading liberal arts and sciences education, small classes, close faculty relationships, and low student debt. Through your gift, you help strengthen the entire Mary Washington experience. 

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

Recent gifts to the Fund for Mary Washington has fueled bold campus initiatives that expand career-readiness opportunities, enhance preservation efforts, fund original research, and sharpen the leadership skills that prepare students for life after Mary Washington. 

The Fund for Mary Washington gives UMW the flexibility to say "yes" when opportunities, needs, and great ideas arise. 

When you make your gift to the Fund for Mary Washington on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026, you will #MakeItPossibleUMW for our students to continue to succeed.

This #GivingTuesday, the Jessie Ball duPont Fund will match each gift of $100 or less to the Fund for Mary Washington, up to $5,000 total. Double your impact today! 


 

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DOUBLE the Possible Match
This #GivingTuesday, the Jessie Ball duPont Fund will match each gift of $100 or less to the Fund for Mary Washington, up to $5,000 total. Double your impact today!
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Encourage your Eagle during finals week
Parents, guardians, and family members of current students: Make your gift to the Fund for Mary Washington during Giving Tuesday, and we'll send your student a bag of Hershey's Hugs and Kisses with your note of encouragement.
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Name a Mary Washington Squirrel
When you make a gift of $19.08 or more to the Fund for Mary Washington on Giving Tuesday, you can name a campus squirrel and receive your own digital certificate!
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Adopt an Eagle during finals week
Alumni, faculty, and staff of the UMW community: Make your gift during Giving Tuesday to the Fund for Mary Washington, and send a student Smarties candy with a note of encouragement for that extra push during finals week.

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