Fordham Giving Day: Every Gift Counts

2,878
Donors
156% of 1,841 Donor goal
$1,540,483
Donated
This campaign ended on March 08, 2022, but you can still make a gift to Fordham University by clicking here!
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Show your support for the people, programs, and causes you care about most at Fordham. Every gift helps a Fordham student. And every gift counts toward our $350 million fundraising campaign, Cura Personalis | For Every Fordham Student, which seeks to enhance every aspect of the student experience. Swipe across the campaign icons to learn more and give. 

Matches & Challenges
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Donation Challenge

$50,000 if 100 donors give in the next over 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Fordham Law School

Offered by Paul Ostling UGE ’70, LAW ’73

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Donation Challenge

$12,000 if 25 donors give in the next over 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Feerick Center for Social Justice

Offered by Margaret (Maggie) Byrne

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Donation Match

$3 per $1 donated up to $100,000

Match Complete!

For Womens Cross Country and Track & Field

Offered by Posy and Thomas Courtney, FCRH '55 and Robert O'Shea, GABELLI '87

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Donation Match

$3 per $1 donated up to $100,000

Match Complete!

For Mens Cross Country and Track and Field

Offered by Posy and Thomas Courtney, FCRH '55 and Robert O'Shea, GABELLI '87

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For New Era Basketball Fund

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Challenge

$1 if 10 donors give in the next over 2 years

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Challenge

$100,000 if 250 donors give in the next over 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Fordham Law School

Offered by Rich Ross, LAW '86

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Donation Challenge

$75,000 if 1,841 donors give in the next over 2 years

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Fordham University Board of Trustees

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Donation Challenge

$25,000 if 100 donors give in the next over 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Fordham College Rose Hill

Offered by John F. Freeman

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Donation Challenge

$20,000 if 70 donors give in the next over 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni (1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021) who gave to Fordham Law School

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Challenge

$6,250 if 50 donors give in the next over 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Fordham College Lincoln Center

Offered by Patricia Dugan Perlmuth

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Donation Challenge

$5,000 if 75 donors give in the next over 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Gabelli School of Business

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Challenge

$2,022 if 202 donors give in the next over 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni (2012-2021)

Offered by Morgan Vazquez

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Donation Challenge

$2,000 if 35 donors give in the next over 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For 

Offered by Michael Sodaro & Joseph Rescigno

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Donation Challenge

$1,907 if $3,814 is donated in the next over 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Marymount Legacy Scholarship

Offered by Marymount Alumnae Board

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if 25 donors give in the next over 2 years

Challenge Complete!

For Graduate School of Education

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$2 per $1 donated up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$2 per $1 donated up to $1,000

Match Complete!

For School of Professional and Continuing Studies

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Marymount Legacy Scholarship

Offered by Joyce Abamont

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $5,000

Match Complete!

For Alumni (1977) who gave to Fordham Law School

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $2,500

Match Complete!

For Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $100,000

Match Complete!

For Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Campus Center

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $50,000

Match Complete!

For LGBTQ+ Student Wellbeing Fund

Offered by Joan Garry & Eileen Opatut

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $6,250

Match Complete!

For 

Offered by Patricia Dugan Perlmuth

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $15,000

Match Complete!

For Career Center

Offered by David McLane & Myrna McLane

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Updates
Thank you from Lincoln Center


Joe VanGostein '22 and Djellza Pulatani '24 wanted to extend their deepest gratitude from Lincoln Center. Your gifts truly make a difference here at Fordham University. Go Rams!

922 days ago by Casey Fish
Finley Peay '20 tunes in to tell you THANK YOU!

Giving Day is over, and Finley wants to thank you for your generosity.

922 days ago by Casey Fish
THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone who contributed to Fordham’s Giving Day! Your continued support helps Fordham become a stronger institution where all students can grow. From all of us here at Fordham University, we extend our deepest gratitude.

If you weren’t able to participate in Fordham Giving Day but would like to support the University, don’t worry- you can still make your gift!


923 days ago by Ramses the Ram
We are DANCING our way to the finish line!

In celebration of all the amazing opportunities here at Fordham, Patricia Dugan Perlmuth, FCLC ’79, will match all gifts to a scholarship fund for students in the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program, dollar for dollar, up to $6,250.


923 days ago by Ramses the Ram
Why do Anne '92 and Joe Schultz '91 give?

Anne (GSB ’92, PAR) and Joe Schultz (GSB ’91, PAR), share their inspiration for donating on #FordhamGivingDay ⬇️

923 days ago by Fordham University
Good Morning Ram Fam!

We have a Challenge Update and Lincoln Center is feeling the love! If 50 people make a donation (of any size!) to Fordham College Lincoln Center, Patricia Dugan Perlmuth, FCLC ’79, will contribute $6,250. 

Let’s make it happen! 

923 days ago by Ramses the Ram
Sound the horns! We have another CHALLENGE UPDATE:

We’re excited that Joan Garry, FCRH ’79, and Eileen Opatut are generously willing to match all gifts to the LGBTQ Student Wellbeing Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $50,000! 

924 days ago by Ramses the Ram
Why does Ethan Shamim '22 give?

Ethan Shamim, GABELLI ’21, shares his inspiration for donating on #FordhamGivingDay 🗣️


924 days ago by Ramses the Ram
And we're off.. with our FIRST challenge update!

We’re off to a great start! An anonymous member of the Fordham University Board of Trustees is matching all gifts to the Rose Hill Campus Center, up to $100,000. 

924 days ago by Ramses the Ram
We're Kicking Off Giving Day!

Giving Day is FINALLY here! It’s time to get the Rams ready and raring to go. Your support no matter the size, makes a difference. Keep an eye out for our Giving Day Challenges.

To kick off Giving Day, help us reach our goal of 1,841 donors, representing Fordham’s founding year, 1841. If we can reach that goal, a group of Fordham Trustees will contribute $75,000.


924 days ago by Ramses the Ram
​Your gift counts toward Cura Personalis | For Every Fordham Student

Your Giving Day gift will count toward Cura Personalis | For Every Fordham Student, a $350 million fundraising campaign to reinvest in all aspects of the student experience. Learn more about this campaign here.


931 days ago by Fordham University

Donor Maps
Class LeaderboardThe Class Leaderboard reflects giving from Alumni, Parents, Students
AffiliationDonors$ Raised
202273$78,302
202360$12,780
202058$9,392
202453$6,625
202151$6,845
202549$14,745
201446$7,151
197946$52,367
197845$9,271
198245$17,518
200243$10,799
201842$10,481
197741$13,846
197240$37,258
198540$15,199
198640$113,185
199439$5,750
201939$4,231
198138$7,625
198838$9,162
201037$8,294
199337$22,461
201537$9,841
201337$8,924
201236$4,373
200336$13,453
199635$6,589
200735$5,335
201635$3,330
200433$6,910
197433$10,967
199233$17,612
200633$3,829
201132$9,454
197532$4,069
200832$13,023
199132$14,335
196932$7,876
200531$3,160
197330$3,629
198329$8,866
199729$8,521
198028$19,704
199927$7,519
200927$5,300
198427$30,611
201726$3,407
197126$5,770
198926$13,053
196825$6,280
199825$4,099
200125$9,156
197625$6,411
200024$3,456
199022$9,266
198719$15,025
196719$8,140
199518$7,120
197015$7,600
196614$12,970
196413$2,670
196212$2,318
196311$3,925
196510$4,120
19579$2,415
19619$11,100
19298$19,125
19588$1,600
19608$574
19596$561
19555$550
19565$300
20265$415
19523$210
19512$30
19361$1,907
Areas of Support
Area(s) of SupportDonors$ Raised
Fordham Fund399$51,262
308$274,147
Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Campus Center195$118,679
LGBTQ+ Student Wellbeing Fund194$60,840
Fordham's Greatest Needs154$105,004
Marymount Legacy Scholarship117$43,699
Mens Cross Country and Track and Field85$119,675
Feerick Center for Social Justice84$56,131
Scholarships69$11,927
Fordham College at Rose Hill Fund58$35,655
Womens Cross Country and Track & Field51$35,365
50$13,636
48$13,265
Parents and Families Fund42$4,220
41$11,405
39$15,947
Dean's Strategic Initiatives Fund35$18,462
Mens Basketball Team34$5,500
Gabelli School of Business Fund34$18,882
33$10,845
Football Team32$4,405
Mens Rowing Team32$1,926
30$9,175
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Fund24$4,908
English23$2,507
Womens Basketball Team22$2,585
Gabelli School of Business Undergraduate Scholarships22$5,825
22$3,800
22$4,100
20$4,420
Graduate School of Education Fund20$2,215
Golf Team19$10,900
Mens Rugby Team19$2,689
Bronx African American History Project19$1,808
General Athletics18$2,911
Baseball Team17$3,535
17$13,950
17$2,135
Career Center17$2,710
Womens Rowing Team16$2,575
Center for Jewish Studies16$835
16$1,195
New Era Basketball Fund16$28,125
Graduate School of Social Service Fund16$1,140
Campus Ministry15$1,080
Gabelli School of Business Graduate Scholarships14$2,445
Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education Fund14$2,037
Study Abroad12$1,345
Thomas More College Scholarship12$4,150
Graduate School of Education Scholarships12$620
Ram Van - Hannah Burke Tambini Driver of the Year Award11$1,600
The Observer11$1,450
Graduate School of Religion & Religious Educ. Scholarships10$6,550
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Scholarships10$845
WFUV9$530
Center on Religion and Culture9$445
Womens Softball Team9$1,050
Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP)8$620
School of Professional and Continuing Studies Fund8$1,560
8$2,300
Water Polo Team8$2,350
Counseling and Psychological Services8$700
Orthodox Christian Studies Center Annual Fund8$550
6$2,480
6$550
Fordham Dance Team6$401
Womens Soccer Team6$3,300
Curran Center for American Catholic Studies6$670
6$283
5$710
Libraries5$238
Bronx Italian American History Initiative5$229
Graduate School of Social Service Scholarships5$765
4$2,380
Cheerleaders4$400
Mission and Ministry4$750
4$215
Squash Team4$55,500
Fordham Law School Scholarships3$11,833
Mens Soccer Team3$200
School of Professional and Continuing Studies Scholarships3$95
3$675
Mens Tennis Team3$405
Student Clubs (Rose Hill)3$50
Veterans Academic Initiative3$250
Fordham University Press2$600
University Church2$200
Psychology2$518
Office of Multicultural Affairs2$130
2$350
2$50
Fordham EMS (FUEMS)2$1,100
Student Clubs (Lincoln Center)2$120
Medieval Studies2$300
Womens Volleyball Team2$150
Student Wellness2$225
2$175
Club Sports - Tennis Team1$25
Theology1$100
1$500
Theatre Program1$100
Urban Plunge Scholarships1$100
Womens Lacrosse Team1$30
1$100
Womens Athletics Cornerstone1$30
The Louis Calder Center Fund1$200
Center for Ethics Education1$500
1$100
The Fordham Ram1$100
Badminton Team0$0
Womens Rugby Team0$0
0$0
0$0
Womens Tennis Team0$0
0$0
Club Sports - Womens Squash Team0$0
Club Sports - Mens Ultimate Frisbee Team0$0
0$0
Fordham Law School Fund0$0
Donor Affiliations
Gradhat icon67%Alumni
Parent icon13%Parents
Suitcase icon6%Faculty/Staff
Book icon1%Students
Friends icon3%Friends
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Posy and Thomas Courtney, FCRH '55 and Robert O'Shea, GABELLI '87 photo
Posy and Thomas Courtney, FCRH '55 and Robert O'Shea, GABELLI '87
Heart icon matched a total of $100,000
Rich Ross, LAW '86 photo
Rich Ross, LAW '86
Gave $100,000 during a Challenge!
Posy and Thomas Courtney, FCRH '55 and Robert O'Shea, GABELLI '87 photo
Posy and Thomas Courtney, FCRH '55 and Robert O'Shea, GABELLI '87
Heart icon matched 80 gifts for a total of $100,000
Fordham University Board of Trustees photo
Fordham University Board of Trustees
Gave $75,000 because 1,841 gifts were made during a Challenge!
Anonymous photo
Anonymous
Heart icon matched 195 gifts for a total of $60,839
Paul Ostling UGE ’70, LAW ’73 photo
Paul Ostling UGE ’70, LAW ’73
Gave $50,000 during a Challenge!
Joan Garry photo
Joan Garry
Heart icon matched 191 gifts for a total of $30,407
John F. Freeman photo
John F. Freeman
Gave $25,000 because 100 gifts were made during a Challenge!
Anonymous photo
Anonymous
Gave $20,000 during a Challenge!
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generated 589 clicks and 53 gifts, totaling $13,774

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