Your generosity will impact JMU for years, decades, even generations to come. Thank you for giving to Unleashed: The Campaign for James Madison University.
$1/4 BILLION
total giving over eight years
$102.6 MILLION
for scholarships and student support
481,889 SQUARE FEET
enhanced or added on campus
63,976 INVESTORS
contributed to the campaign
The goal was ambitious: $200 million. Eight years later, we're celebrating a record-breaking number of donors who gave an astounding $251.1 million for scholarships, facilities, and programs across campus.
6,212+
scholarship recipients
$45M
for athletics
$5M
largest outright gift
$16.8M
largest in-kind gift
$17M
in combined gifts of $1K or less
“THANK YOU! The impact of your giving on JMU is real life and real world, and it is profound.”
—President Jon Alger
JMU’s rise in national prominence has been remarkable. See what happens next »
The Atlantic Union Bank Center hosted its first men's and women's basketball games in November 2020, thanks in part to Unleashed contributions.
Stories from the campaign
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Proof of concept
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Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship launches seed fund for student startups
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Warden Match inspires other donors, culminates in 125 new scholarships
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$2 million from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation secures a digital future for Black poetry
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Hartman Hall dedicated, part of new College of Business Learning Complex
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Middle East expert wins inaugural Cinquegrana Presidential Chair of Faculty Teaching Excellence and Research
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$2.1 million endowment for Dukes Pay It Forward scholarship program
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$3 million gift to name the Hart School of Hospitality, Sport and Recreation Management
