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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.

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


$2,500
Devon Cushman ’93 Senior Class Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Devon Cushman 93 and our Senior Class donors! If 50 seniors make a gift to any area on Mary Wash Day, Devon will unlock a gift of $2,024 to the Fund for Mary Washington.
Completed
$6,000
Mary Louise Holmes '97 1908-Gift Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Mary Louise Holmes '97 and our first 1,908 donors! When 1,908 gifts are made on Mary Wash Day, it will unlock a gift from Mary Louise Holmes '97 for $6,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington.
1,908 / 1,908 Gifts
Completed
Success!
The Wilder 50-State Challenge
WE DID IT! We've received a gift from all 50 states and D.C.! Thank you to Vicky '80 and Marty Wilder '80 and our donors! If UMW receives at least one gift from every state in the U.S. and D.C. on April 4, we can unlock a $6,000 gift from Vicky Nichols Wilder ’80 and Marty Wilder ’80 to support current and future students.
Completed
$15,000
Patti Boise Kemp '69 New Donor Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you, Patti Boise Kemp '69, and our first-time donors! When we receive 250 gifts from first-time donors on April 4, Patti Boise Kemp '69 will unlock a $15,000 gift supporting student scholarships.
250 / 250 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Alumni Board Alumni Match
MATCH MET! Thank you to our Alumni Association Board of Directors and all of our alumni donors! The Alumni board will match each alumni gift of $500 or less to the Fund for Mary Washington, up to $10,000 total.
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
$5,000
Rob '93 and Dodie Whitt '95 Married Alumni Challenge
CHALLENGE MET! Thank you Rob '93 and Dodie Whitt '95, and our married alumni donors! When 100 gifts are received from alumni who are married to other alumni, Rob and Dodie will give $5,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$12,500
Fund for Mary Washington Alumni Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you to our sponsor and Fund for Mary Washington alumni donors! If we receive 200 gifts from alumni to the Fund for Mary Washington, a $12,500 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington will be unlocked.
200 / 200 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
Class of 1969 Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you to our sponsor and Class of 1969 donors! When 25 gifts to any area across Mary Washington are made by members of the Class of 1969, a gift of $2,500 to the Fund for Mary Washington will be unlocked.
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
1970s Match
MATCH MET! Thank you to our sponsors and 1970s Alumni donors! If you graduated between 1970 and 1979, Brenda Marable Shaw '71 and an anonymous donor from the Class of 1977 will match your gift to the Fund for Mary Washington dollar-for-dollar, up to $7,500.
$7,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Cullen '90 and Rosemary Seltzer '91 1990s Match
MATCH MET! Thank you Cullen '90 and Rosemary Seltzer '91 and all of our '90s alumni donors! All gifts made by alumni of the 1990s (1990-1999) to the Fund for Mary Washington will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $6,000 total, by Cullen '90 and Rosemary Seltzer '91.
$6,000 MATCHED
Completed
$5,000
Kourtney and Terrance Whitehead Parent Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Kourtney and Terrance Whitehead, and our parent donors! The Whiteheads will unlock a $5,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington if we receive 450 gifts from parents of current UMW students and parents of alumni.
450 / 450 Gifts
Completed
Success!
Eagle Scavenger Hunt
10 stuffed animal Eagles will be hidden throughout campus. If you find one, snap a picture and follow the directions on the included card to win $100 to an area of your choosing! Generously sponsored by Patti Boise Kemp '69.
Completed
$1,250
Early Eagle Power Hours 7-9
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Valerie (ValPal) Parks '80 and our Early Eagle donors! The early Eagle gets the worm! Valerie (ValPal) Parks '80 is challenging the Mary Washington community to make an impact on Mary Wash Day! If we receive 125 gifts from 7 a.m. through 9 a.m., she will unlock a gift of $1,250 to the Fund for Mary Washington. Start the day off strong and help us kick off our first challenge!
125 / 125 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
Hamlet Happy Hour Power Hours 5-7
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Abas '84 and Eileen Adenan '88 and our 5-7 p.m. donors! Abas '85 and Eileen Adenan '88 are challenging the Mary Washington community and honoring their time spent amongst friends in the social settings at Hamlet House in the '80s. If we receive 250 gifts between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m., Abas and Eileen will unlock a gift of $2,500 to the Fund for Mary Washington. Make your gift between 5-7 p.m. to unlock this extra support for UMW students!
250 / 250 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
Class Year Total Leaderboard
Which class year will raise the most funds?
UMW Class Year
Rank Answer Amount
1 1969 $15,758.93
2 1970 $15,140.00
3 1974 $15,069.00
4 1977 $12,655.00
5 1996 $9,900.00
6 1995 $8,170.00
7 1997 $7,793.00
8 1982 $7,375.00
9 1978 $7,050.00
10 2002 $5,530.00
11 1972 $5,245.00
12 2003 $4,795.03
13 2012 $4,690.00
14 1992 $4,325.00
15 1967 $4,295.00
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Leaderboard
#TogetherUMW Dollars Raised Leaderboard
When all groups of the Mary Wash community band together, we can do amazing things.
Affiliation with UMW
Rank Answer Amount
1 Alum $248,386.59
2 Parent of a Current Student $59,601.60
3 Other/Friend of UMW $39,735.83
4 Current Faculty/Staff $27,570.00
5 Parent of an Alum $25,216.00
6 Retired Faculty/Staff $24,490.00
7 Grandparent of Student $8,086.00
8 Current Student (senior) $645.00
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Leaderboard
Mary Wash Day Gift Leaderboard
Which area will achieve the most gifts?
Rank Department Gifts
1 Athletics 755
2 College of Arts and Sciences 532
3 Fund for Mary Washington 425
4 UMW Theatre 353
5 College of Education 87
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Leaderboard
Mary Wash Day Donor Leaderboard
See which area will bring in the most donors!
Rank Department Donors
1 Athletics 677
2 College of Arts and Sciences 466
3 Fund for Mary Washington 384
4 UMW Theatre 346
5 College of Education 82
Ended
$5,000
The Virginia Blackwell Rigsby ‘67 and John Rigsby 540-Gift Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you, Virginia '67 and John Rigsby, and our first 540 donors! When we reach 540 gifts (Fredericksburg’s area code), Virginia Blackwell Rigsby '67 and John Rigsby will unlock a $5,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington!
540 / 540 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
Elizabeth Carolyn Vaughan Pritchett '46 2,500-Gift Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you to all of our Mary Wash Day donors and sponsors! When we reach our goal of 2,500 gifts on Mary Wash Day, an anonymous donor will make a $100,000 gift to establish a scholarship for Mary Washington students in memory of Elizabeth Carolyn Vaughan Pritchett '46.
2,500 / 2,500 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Steve and Donna Sheehan Gladis '68 1,000 Alumni Donor Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you, Steve and Donna Sheehan Gladis '68, and our alumni donors! When we reach 1,000 alumni donors on April 4, they will unlock a $10,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington helping support the student experience and university priorities.
1,000 / 1,000 Donors
Completed
Success!
Matt '19 and Sarah Good '19 Young Alumni New Donor Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you, Matt '19 and Sarah Good '19, and our first-time young alumni donors! When 50 young alumni (classes of 2014-2023) make their first-ever gift to Mary Washington, Matt '19 and Sarah Good '19 will unlock a gift of $1,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington.
Completed
$3,000
YAC Young Alumni Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you, Young Alumni Council, and our young alumni donors! When we receive 300 gifts from young alumni donors (classes of 2014-2023) to any area, the Young Alumni Council (YAC) will unlock a gift of $3,000 to the Fund for Mary Washington.
300 / 300 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
Mike '95 and Katie Charnoff '04 Devil-Goat Challenge
Thank you, Mike '95 and Katie Charnoff '04, and our alumni donors!
Are you a Devil or a Goat?
Rank Answer Gifts
1 Goat 803
2 Devil 705
Ended
2
Match
1908 Society Match
MATCH MET! Thank you to our sponsors and 1908 Society donors! When a member of the 1908 Society (classes that have celebrated their 50th reunion – 1973 and earlier) makes a gift to the Fund for Mary Washington, Mary and the anonymous donor will match that gift dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000.
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Class of 1974 50th Reunion Match
MATCH MET! Thank you to our 50th Reunion Committee sponsors and Class of 1974 donors! The Class of 1974 50th Reunion Committee will match all gifts made by their fellow classmates to the Fund for Mary Washington, dollar-for-dollar, up to $7,000.
$7,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Alumni of the 80s Match
MATCH MET! Thank you sponsors and our '80s alumni donors! Sue Bridi '81, James Llewellyn '87, Dan '84 and Anne Steen '83 and , Lisa Taylor ‘85 will match all gifts to the Fund for Mary Washington from members of the Classes of 1980 – 1989, up to $9,000.
Completed
2
Match
2000s Match
MATCH MET! Thank you, Christine Exley '09, Beth Waters Hunsinger '01, and our 2000s alumni donors! Classes of 2000-2009, Christine Exley ’09 and Beth Waters Hunsinger ’01 are teaming up to double your impact on Mary Wash Day. When you make a gift of $5 to $250 to the Fund for Mary Washington, they will match it dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,000.
$2,000 MATCHED
Completed
$1,000
Cedric B. Rucker '81 100-Gift Student Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Cedric B. Rucker '81 and our student donors! When 100 gifts are made by Mary Wash students to any area, a $1,000 gift to the Cedric B. Rucker '81 SOS Fund will be unlocked by Dean Emeritus Cedric B. Rucker '81.
Completed
$1,000
Gwen Hale Resource Center Faculty and Staff Challenge
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you to our sponsors and faculty and staff donors! When 200 faculty and staff members make a gift to any area of the University on April 4, faculty and staff members Anand Rao, Kashef Majid, Sarah Dewees, and Miriam Liss will make a gift of $1,000 to support the Gwen Hale Resource Center.
200 / 200 Donors
Completed
$3,000
Noon Boost Power Hour 12-1
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Susan Leavitt '83 and our noon to 1 p.m. donors! Take your lunch break with us. Susan Leavitt '83 will unlock a $3,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington if we receive 200 gifts to any area between noon and 1 p.m. Help kickstart the second half of Mary Wash Day by unlocking an extra $3,000 for students!
200 / 200 Gifts
Completed
$1,250
Late Night Cram Power Hour
CHALLENGE UNLOCKED! Thank you Mary Helen Dellinger '90 and our Late Night donors! Mary Helen Dellinger '90 is challenging night owls to make an impact on Mary Wash Day! If we receive 200 gifts from 11 p.m. through midnight, she will unlock a gift of $1,250 to the Fund for Mary Washington. Stay up late with us to support our students and make sure we end the day with a win!
200 / 200 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
Class Year Gift Total Leaderboard
Which class year will have the most gifts?
UMW Class Year
Rank Answer Gifts
1 2022 54
2 1969 54
3 2004 43
4 1974 41
5 1996 38
6 2014 37
7 1994 37
8 1982 37
9 2020 37
10 1995 36
11 2023 35
12 2008 34
13 1977 34
14 1998 32
15 2012 32
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Leaderboard
#TogetherUMW Participation Leaderboard
When all groups of the Mary Wash community band together, we can do amazing things.
Affiliation with UMW
Rank Answer Gifts
1 Alum 1,509
2 Parent of a Current Student 367
3 Current Faculty/Staff 328
4 Other/Friend of UMW 291
5 Parent of an Alum 174
6 Grandparent of Student 74
7 Retired Faculty/Staff 65
8 Current Student (Non-Senior) 48
9 Current Student (senior) 24
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Leaderboard
Mary Wash Day Dollars Raised Leaderboard
Which area will raise the most dollars?
Rank Department Raised
1 Athletics $102,242.94
2 Fund for Mary Washington $88,498.12
3 College of Arts and Sciences $81,106.67
4 UMW Theatre $38,790.00
5 College of Business $11,095.00
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Areas of Support
Fund for Mary Washington Athletics Academics and the Colleges Arts and Culture Scholarships and Student Assistance The Student Experience
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