Stories from the campaign - Georgetown University Giving

Preparing skilled, ethical leaders

Deepening our expertise

Nurturing a global perspective

Strengthening communities and institutions

Growing the Capitol Campus

Preparing skilled, ethical leaders

Craig Newmark Veterans Scholarship Fund: Uplifting military-connected students with an interest in public policy (April 2, 2026)
Empowering students to explore careers in public service (March 5, 2026)
A historic $10M gift to support Georgetown Law students pursuing public service (June 24, 2025)
‘The difference maker’: Fogel Scholarship funds experience, education for McCourt graduate students seeking to engage a diversity of perspectives (October 17, 2023)
Dedicated donor helps expand Ethics Lab coursework (October 16, 2023)
$100K gift supports a partnership between the Ethics Lab and the Disabilities Studies program (November 9, 2021)
$100M investment in McCourt School advances aspiration to be world’s most inclusive public policy school (March 25, 2021)
Creating ripples through women’s legal advocacy: Small Webber Spencer Class of 1993-94 Women’s Law & Public Policy Endowed Fellowship (April 13, 2020)
Opening doors through fellowship: Cling Family Distinguished Fellow in U.S.-China Studies (April 13, 2020)
Baker Center for Leadership & Governance: New opportunities for dialogue at the community level (March 3, 2019)

Deepening our expertise

Georgetown, Knight Foundation commit $30M to new institute on tech policy for the common good (May 23, 2023)
$10M gift elevates Steers Center with professorships, scholarships (November 3, 2025)
Two historic gifts for Georgetown Law (February 9, 2021)
$10.5M gift supports efforts to prepare ethical technologists and policymakers for future challenges (January 10, 2022)
$13.7M gift establishes endowed Computer Science chair focused on artificial intelligence (September 5, 2025)
Gender Justice and Opportunity Initiative receives landmark support from #StartSmall (December 15, 2022)
Leading the conversation on technology, ethics, and society (April 8, 2026)
$5.4M gift to strengthen Tech & Society Initiative, Institute for Women, Peace, and Security (February 11, 2020)
Raffini Family Endowed Professorship at the McDonough School of Business (April 12, 2018)
$3.25M gift empowers entrepreneurship for social good (August 15, 2022)
Gift establishes Annette N. Shelby Endowed Chair in Business & Leadership Communication (March 21, 2023)
$3.2 million gift to create Steers Center for Global Real Estate’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Solutions Group (January 27, 2021)
Largest U.S. center on artificial intelligence, policy comes to Georgetown (February 28, 2019)

Nurturing a global perspective

Psaros family invests $25M in the Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy (September 22, 2026)
A joint degree program shaping the future of global business (December 2, 2024)
Multifaceted gift supports future leaders in global business (April 11, 2023)
Alumnus gift establishes joint MSB-SFS degree program to prepare future global business leaders (July 13, 2022)
Alumnus and mentor collaborate to build pre-eminent center on financial markets and policy at Georgetown McDonough (April 11, 2022)
Georgetown parents give $25M to create Americas Institute (August 7, 2020)
Evan Medeiros named inaugural Penner Family Chair in Asian Studies (April 13, 2020)
$1M gift supports underserved students and Global Business Experience (July 8, 2019)

Strengthening communities and institutions

Supporting entrepreneurial and professional development for formerly incarcerated individuals (April 2, 2026)
Drawing on faith to strengthen democracy and civic life (May 5, 2025)
Georgetown opens new Thrive Center for Children, Families, and Communities (December 16, 2024)
Beeck Center secures $8M gift from Ballmer Group to strengthen governments’ ability to deliver critical services to communities (October 1, 2024)
Beeck family recommits to namesake center at Georgetown University with a $5M gift (July 21, 2022)

$4M grant from Ford Foundation helps Georgetown’s Kalmanovitz Initiative support working families (January 13, 2021)
Academic medical-legal partnerships: Foundation helps bring together law faculty to build community, share resources (October 21, 2019)
Georgetown recognized for expanding conversations on the future of blockchain technology (September 23, 2019)
Georgetown University Health Justice Alliance: Preparing tomorrow’s leaders in health and law (March 3, 2019)
Grant supports research on women’s economic mobility and workforce social enterprise (August 17, 2018)

Growing the Capitol Campus

Georgetown unveils interdisciplinary building in downtown DC (October 21, 2025)
$20M bequest from Gay Reddig Mayl, L’59, announced (December 17, 2024)
McCourt School of Public Policy opens new home on the Capitol Campus (September 13, 2024)
Georgetown’s Capitol Campus residential building wins major sustainability award (August 9, 2024)
Alumnus makes $30M naming gift for new flagship building on Georgetown Law campus (June 23, 2023)
Georgetown’s downtown residential building earns highest LEED certification (June 6, 2023)
Destination, D.C.: Georgetown’s immersive innovation hub downtown (April 29, 2023)
New building to expand Georgetown’s Capitol Hill presence, academic opportunities (March 19, 2019)