Lynchburg GiveDay 2025

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About

April 17 is our tenth annual GiveDay! The Hopwoods founded Lynchburg 122 years ago with a gift of $100. Since then, Lynchburg students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends have come together to support everything that makes this such an extraordinary place to live, work, learn, and grow. Join us today as we celebrate our history and reimagine our future!

While youโ€™re always welcome to direct your gift to whatever is most meaningful to you, gifts to The Lynchburg Fund support our entire institution. You also have the opportunity to split your gift between several different funds. 

Donโ€™t see the area you want to support? Try searching by typing a keyword as your designation — all of our active funds are available to give to as part of GiveDay!

And remember, if you need assistance with making your gift, phone lines are open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 434.544.8321.

Thank you — your support this GiveDay helps drive an undeniably life-changing experience for the next generation of Hornets!


Challenges and Matches

Thanks to some especially generous Hornets, we have a plethora of challenges and matches featured, offering some special opportunities to help your gift go farther. 

Remember, you can also create your own challenge or match to inspire others to give! 

Updates
Final Board of Trustees challenge unlocked!

Wow, Hornets! The third and final Board of Trustees challenge has been unlocked, bringing a total of $150,000 to The Lynchburg Fund!

Today by Erika Mork
Second of three Board of Trustees challenges unlocked!

You did it, Hornets! The second Board of Trustees Challenge for The Lynchburg Fund has been unlocked!

Today by Erika Mork
First of three Board of Trustees challenges unlocked!

Thank you, donors! You did it! Our next challenge of $50,000 for 100 donors from our Board of Trustees for The Lynchburg Fund is underway!

Today by Erika Mork
Donor Map
Affiliation
Affiliation DonorsRaised ($)
Students79$4,723
Alumni472$162,244
Parents236$76,673
Faculty/Staff133$11,136
Friends169$179,690
Class Years
Class Year (including alumni, students and parents)DonorsRaised ($)
19906$1,597
19611$50
19561$100
19921$700
19510$0
19540$0
19862$600
20004$1,192
19798$2,037
20086$1,422
20024$427
19768$1,200
19884$844
19955$1,072
20094$322
20064$1,294
19895$1,900
19873$332
20073$642
20158$960
19857$1,800
202330$1,400
20055$850
19944$700
202424$2,374
19916$3,672
19688$22,800
19634$750
19962$172
19623$400
19773$1,110
19573$900
19983$10,147
20208$922
19996$422
19823$539
19816$1,169
19746$1,172
19832$2,525
19845$550
19675$1,300
20148$502
19709$2,072
201816$6,132
20017$550
20128$537
20115$347
19604$374
19696$1,950
20105$500
19669$2,035
19977$730
197511$11,171
19646$1,200
198010$5,565
20035$530
19657$1,150
202914$3,276
19717$2,747
202126$1,457
19939$3,167
201913$3,439
19789$7,422
201714$947
202222$2,677
197210$2,475
202765$12,578
202549$8,273
201313$876
197318$37,220
201615$1,020
200412$5,114
202666$17,936
202870$13,161
19530$0
19500$0
19580$0
19520$0
19551$200
19595$350
Leaders by Fund
FundsDonorsRaised ($)
John M. Lawing Baseball Fund0$0
Club Sports - General0$0
Students Without Borders (SWOB)0$0
Tennis Program4$350
Cheerleading0$0
Athletics Upgrades - Equestrian Facilities1$500
First Generation Student Success0$0
Athletic Facilities Upgrades - General Donations2$150
Spiritual Life Fund0$0
Lynchburg Legacy Scholarship Fund2$100
Women's Beach Volleyball2$150
Golf24$6,053
Student Organizations Support4$90
Enza Steele Champions Walk and Field Hockey Support Fund3$650
General Scholarship Fund24$2,636
Fraternity Sorority Life Programming and Development4$515
Graduate Success5$250
Men's Soccer Endowment3$300
Men's Basketball Program28$4,743
Men's Volleyball Program4$319
Athletics Upgrades - Baseball Facilities5$375
General Endowment4$180
School of Medical Sciences12$780
Women's Basketball Program12$2,970
Westover Honors Program7$468
Enza Steele Champions Walk and Women's Lacrosse Support Fund1$25
Rehab Associates of Central Virginia Scholarship Fund22$10,756
Men's Wrestling Program4$275
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences26$5,143
Women's Softball Program34$4,423
Men's Soccer Program32$4,497
School of Professional and Applied Sciences8$1,122
Men's Lacrosse Endowment15$2,517
LIFE@Lynchburg Gift Fund14$596
Office of Inclusive Excellence11$1,305
Friends of the Daura Museum of Art10$1,879
Men's Lacrosse Program28$5,654
Women's Volleyball Program18$1,359
Athletic Director's Champions Fund13$3,043
Equestrian Program33$6,936
Women's Field Hockey Program51$7,692
Hobbs-Sigler Upgrades and Renovations15$2,370
Women's Cross Country & Track and Field Program19$2,300
Swim Team70$5,210
Men's Cross Country & Track and Field Program41$3,699
Athletics - Athletic Training18$1,021
Women's Lacrosse Program35$7,927
Baseball85$17,581
Center for Financial Analysis0$0
Knight-Capron Library0$0
Women's Soccer Program109$10,706
The Lynchburg Fund237$258,165
The Endowment0$0
Athletics Upgrades - Tennis Facilities1$100
General Gift Fund Cross Country & Track0$0
Parent, Family and New Student Connections0$0
Institutional Opportunities0$0
Historic Sandusky Unrestricted Gifts1$50
Bonner Leadership Program Fund0$0
University Experience & Student Success 0$0
Donor Affiliations
Gradhat icon47%Alumni
Book icon8%Students
Parent icon24%Parents
Suitcase icon14%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon17%Friends
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Advocates

University of Lynchburg Board of Trustees

Gave $50,000 during a Challenge!

University of Lynchburg Board of Trustees

Gave $50,000 during a Challenge!

University of Lynchburg Board of Trustees

Gave $50,000 during a Challenge!

Dr. James S. White '73

Generated 2 clicks and 1 gift, totaling $100
Offered a $20,000 match

Anonymous

Gave $20,000 during a Challenge!

Anonymous

Generated 3 gifts, totaling $850
Offered a $10,000 match

Anonymous

Gave $10,000 during a Challenge!

President Alison and First Gentleman Bob

Generated 3 gifts, totaling $3,500
Offered a $2,000 match

Frederick J. Napolitano, II '80

Generated 1 click
Offered a $5,000 match

Community Advocates

Generated 91 clicks and 12 gifts, totaling $856
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