Stories from the campaign - Georgetown University Giving

Advancing access and affordability

Supporting success and well-being

Expanding campus resources

Advancing access and affordability

Philanthropists Joan and Jeff Ferrill commit $8M for Georgetown University medical school scholarships (October 1, 2026)
Donor-funded undergraduate scholarships ensuring affordable access for Georgetown students (April 2, 2026)
Craig Newmark Veterans Scholarship Fund: Uplifting military-connected students with an interest in public policy (April 2, 2026)
‘We’ve been blessed’: transformational bequest will provide scholarships for STEM undergraduates, medical students (February 2, 2026)
Expanding opportunity for future physicians through the Mitchell Scholars Fund (November 19, 2025)
Georgetown honors legacy of President John J. DeGioia with scholarships, symposium, and building renaminga (October 1, 2025)
Reducing nursing student debt to unlock career possibilities (September 9, 2025)
Georgetown MBA classes establish scholarships (June 27, 2025)
A historic $10M gift to support Georgetown Law students pursuing public service (June 24, 2025)
Berkley family’s $25M gift commitment to transform, rename Georgetown’s School of Nursing (May 12, 2025)
Celebrating 25 years of scholarship support and a thriving Wall Street network (April 10, 2025)
Shrinking financial barriers for future physicians (February 3, 2025)
Donors Patty (NHS’93) and Chris (B’93) Mosher (Parents’24) on how Georgetown values led them to establish a Student Resource Fund for Nurses (December 4, 2024)
$1M scholarship gift to School of Nursing provides loan relief for dozens of Georgetown students (November 8, 2024)
Linda Schakel (L’86): Making an impact in more than one way (September 10, 2024)
Harrison Beacher (C’08): “Georgetown brought me opportunities and friendships” (September 3, 2024)
Historic gift to support undergraduate scholarships, thriving grants (August 22, 2024)
Business alumnus makes historic gift to establish international undergraduate scholarship (April 1, 2024)
Sartaj Narang (SFS’09): “Georgetown reaffirmed that whatever I do in my life, I’d like it to be global in orientation” (June 30, 2023)
Ned Segal (C’96): “I aspired to a life of learning and new challenges” (June 30, 2023)
“At Georgetown, we look out for each other”: William and Annamarie Licamele Endowed Scholarship funds (February 16, 2023)
Georgetown parents give $5M to endow scholarships and support university priorities (December 12, 2022)
Gracias Family Foundation gives $5M for immediate aid to students impacted by the war in Ukraine (June 7, 2022)
Friends of Rigby Foundation memorializes Daniel H. Rigby (B’05) with advocacy work, scholarship funds (May 6, 2021)
$100M investment in McCourt School advances aspiration to be world’s most inclusive public policy school (March 25, 2021)
Johnson/Turpin Fellows Endowed Fund supports geriatric nursing education (November 4, 2020)
$10M scholarship gift honors Robert Henle, S.J., who ‘took a chance’ on the donor (October 22, 2020)
California students expand horizons through Kalmanovitz Scholarship (June 29, 2020)
$200M+ in philanthropic support boosts access and success for talented students (May 20, 2020)
$12M from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation expands opportunities at Georgetown McDonough (October 16, 2019)
$10M gift strengthens Georgetown’s commitment to access and affordability (May 28, 2019)
$10M gift bolsters undergraduate scholarships, Office of Mission and Ministry (March 12, 2019)
Gift funds scholarships, Catholic retreats, MSB initiatives (September 28, 2018)

Supporting success and well-being

‘Give so much that it hurts:’ Bequest from Paul and Chandler Tagliabue will provide funding for Georgetown programs, medical research (April 29, 2026)
‘The Community Scholars Program is fundamental to the Georgetown experience’ (March 5, 2026)
Graduate students design new accessible podium for Riggs Library (January 29, 2026)
George Wetzel (C’59): Bequest creates first endowed operations and programming fund for LGBTQ Resource Center (January 28, 2026)
How Georgetown is working to ensure every student thrives (January 9, 2026)
Stahl Summer Scholars Program: ‘I wanted to support the place that gave me so much’ (October 31, 2025)
Jesuit joins Georgetown to advance research, support for LGBTQ+ Catholics (October 29, 2025)
Investing in first-generation student excellence (October 6, 2025)
Opening doors to summer experiential learning opportunities (June 9, 2025)
Community Scholars Program: A legacy of belonging (April 15, 2025)
Alumna helps advance student mental health and wellness (February 20, 2025)
Giving college students a post-grad financial roadmap (January 24, 2025)
Alumni brothers invest in Georgetown’s growing community (October 1, 2024)
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Georgetown Scholars Program (June 27, 2024)
Georgetown announces Kosoy Women in Business Program (March 27, 2024)
‘Celebrating disability pride and dignity’ (March 15, 2024)
‘The difference maker’: Fogel Scholarship funds experience, education for McCourt graduate students seeking to engage a diversity of perspectives (October 17, 2023)
Sold-out comedy fundraiser supports Georgetown Scholars Program (May 22, 2023)
Toward a more accessible, inclusive Georgetown (April 29, 2023)
Community gives to meet the economic challenges of COVID-19 (November 18, 2020)
With $5M gift, Idol family enables more first-generation and low-income students to experience summer internships (June 29, 2020)
Georgetown Scholars Program raises $25M, hits endowment goal (May 16, 2019)
Taking best practices on the road: The Cheryl and Joseph Della Rosa Endowed Scholarship and GSP support (February 19, 2019)
Academic resource center renovation: helping students reach their potential (February 5, 2019)

Expanding residential, athletic, academic, and spiritual resources

Supporting the wellness and success of Georgetown student-athletes (April 2, 2026)
Magis Immersion Seminars: Expanding worldviews with spiritual trips (April 2, 2026)
Strengthening the places that support worship and reflection (December 1, 2025)
A game-changing locker room for Georgetown student-athletes (November 3, 2025)
Chaplaincy brings spiritual dimension to student-athlete well-being (October 20, 2025)
Philodemic Room renovation completed in Healy Hall, upgrades historic space (September 12, 2025)
Georgetown opens new apartment-style student housing in Byrnes, Hayden and Henle halls (September 3, 2025)
Building the future: $20M bequest from Georgetown couple supports state-of-the-art campus housing (August 5, 2025)
Newly renovated space for Jewish life offers one of many sacred spaces for diverse religious communities at Georgetown (September 17, 2024)
Alumnus endows first fund exclusively for Dharmic Life programming (April 23, 2024)
Georgetown opens first-of-its-kind mosque on a U.S. college campus (March 24, 2023)
Georgetown athletics receives gift to endow head of athletic counseling services (May 3, 2022)
Georgetown unveils new Dharmic meditation center (April 26, 2022)
Georgetown’s new Orthodox chaplaincy endowment (October 25, 2021)
Mindful steps: Magis Peru Immersion Experience (April 13, 2020)
Planned gift supports the Office of Mission & Ministry (October 19, 2019)