What is the Georgetown Fund?

The Georgetown Fund serves as a critical source of funding for the university’s highest priorities. Currently, 100 percent of gifts to the Georgetown Fund are being directed to the 1789 Scholarship Imperative. The goal of the imperative is to raise $500 million for undergraduate scholarships by 2014.

Gifts of any size to the Georgetown Fund count toward the imperative. They will be bundled into $25,000 scholarships that will be awarded to students with the greatest demonstrated need.

 

What are the goals of the 1789 Scholarship Imperative?

  • Raise $500 million for undergraduate scholarships by 2014
  • Support 1,789 students annually with $25,000 scholarships
  • Award scholarships to excellent candidates who want to attend Georgetown over other competitive schools
  • Increase the percentage of scholarships funded through philanthropy
  • Sustain and strengthen Georgetown’s position as one of the leading universities in the country

 

Is the Georgetown Fund the same thing as the Georgetown University Annual Fund?

No. The Georgetown University Annual Fund is comprised of many specific giving options that encompass initiatives and programs for and within each campus. Annual gifts to the Law Annual Fund, the Medical Annual Fund, Hoyas Unlimited, Mission and Ministry and other programs all count toward the Annual Fund. Gifts to the Georgetown Fund also count toward the Annual Fund.

 

Can I still designate my gift to specific areas within the university?

As always, you may continue to support any area of the university you desire. If you would like to make a gift to another area, please indicate this when making your gift. Your generosity to any area of the university is greatly appreciated; however, please consider making the Georgetown Fund your top annual giving priority.

 

Is there a dollar limit on gifts to the Georgetown Fund?

No. There is no dollar limit on any gift to the Georgetown University Annual Fund or any gift to the Georgetown Fund. Gifts of all sizes are important to advancing the university’s mission. Last year, 85 percent of the $5.8 million in contributions to the Georgetown Fund were under $500.

 

Does a gift to the Georgetown Fund count toward my giving participation?

Yes. Any gift to any designation, including gifts to the Georgetown Fund, counts toward giving participation.

 

Do gifts to the Georgetown Fund count toward my reunion giving total?

Yes. All gifts to the university count toward your reunion giving total, including those made to the Georgetown Fund.

 

I hold multiple degrees from Georgetown. Does my gift to the Georgetown Fund apply to each of the schools from which I graduated?

A gift to the Georgetown Fund counts toward the Georgetown Fund, which is the giving priority within the Annual Fund for undergraduates. However, if you want to split your contribution between the Georgetown Fund and any other area of the university, you must indicate this when you make your contribution. As always, undesignated gifts will be split amongst the schools from which you graduated.

 

Who is asked to make a gift to the Georgetown Fund?

Undergraduate alumni, parents, faculty, staff and friends are encouraged to support the total undergraduate learning experience by making a gift to the Georgetown Fund.

 

If I make a gift to the Georgetown Fund, will I be solicited for an additional contribution that year?

You may be asked to support the university by making a contribution to more than one area of the Annual Fund, especially if you have contributed to other areas in the past.