Mary Wash Giving Day 2022

Thank you to Susan Leavitt '83 and all of our donors! Let’s go for a grand! If we hit our target of 1,000 gifts by 1pm on Giving Day, a $3,000 challenge gift to the Fund for Mary Washington from Susan Leavitt ‘83 will be unlocked.

Thank you to the Stough Family and our first-time donors! When 250 individuals make their first-ever gift to the University of Mary Washington, the Stough Family will make a gift of $2,500 to the Fund for Mary Washington. Make your first-ever gift and help us unlock an additional $2,500 for our students!

Thank you James Llewellyn '87 and our 80s donors! James Llewellyn '87 wants to get in on the action too! He will match Mark Ingrao's $2,000 for a total of $4,000 to support UMW students and programs when we receive 80 gifts of $100 or more from members of the 80s! Members of 1980-1989 make your gift today and increase the impact of your gift!

Thank you Bill and Terrie Crawley and our Great Lives donors! Join Bill and Terrie in supporting The Great Lives Lecture Series on Mary Wash Giving Day: they will be matching all gifts to Great Lives up to $2,000. Double your impact when you support one of our most beloved Mary Washington programs!

Thank you to our sponsor and Philharmonic donors! An anonymous donor is matching gifts to the UMW Philharmonic on Mary Wash Giving Day up to $1,500. Double your impact by supporting student musicians, hands-on instruction from world-class artists, and programming that is presented free of charge to the Fredericksburg community.

A group of our loyal and generous donors has challenged us to bring in 300 gifts on Mary Wash Giving Day. If we reach our goal, we will unlock the Take the Stage With Us Challenge of $30,000. Every gift helps us to have an everlasting impact on our students through productions, guest artist residencies, scholarships, and professional development opportunities. Support UMW Theatre today and double the impact of your gift!

Thank you Lynda White '71 and our donors! If we reach 1,908 gifts by 5pm, in honor of our founding year, Lynda White '71 will make a gift of $5,000 to Mary Washington. Make your gift today and help us reach 1,908 gifts to unlock an additional $5,000!

Thank you Brenda and our senior class donors! Brenda Franklin '72, is celebrating her 50th reunion this year and is challenging the senior class, Class of 2022. If 50 seniors make a gift to any area on Giving Day, Brenda will unlock a $2,500 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington. Seniors, make a gift today and increase the impact of your gift!

Thank you Mark Ingrao '81 and our 80s donors! Movies, music, fashion – everything was great in the 80s. Help make Mary Washington Giving Day just as great with your gift to support students and programs. If UMW receives 80 gifts of $100 or more from any of the 80s class members, it will unlock a challenge gift of $2,000 from Mark Ingrao ’81. Help keep the 80s in the spotlight!

Thank you Jack Kramer and all of our CAS donors! If 750 gifts are made to the Beyond the Classroom Endowment or any academic program within the College of Arts and Sciences on Mary Wash Giving Day, it will unlock a $15,000 gift from Jack Kramer to the Beyond the Classroom Endowment.

Thank you Great Lives donors! Bill and Terrie Crawley are upping the ante! When Great Lives receives $6,000 in gifts, Bill and Terrie will unlock an additional $1,000! If your gift was matched earlier, don't worry, your gift still counts! Help Great Lives unlock this challenge!

Thank you to our sponsors and Piano Fund donors! An anonymous donor is issuing a challenge to all alumni and friends of Music at Mary Washington: this donor is matching all gifts to the Piano Fund dollar-for-dollar up to $3,000 on Mary Wash Giving Day.  Join this supporter in making a difference for music students at Mary Washington!