Your Impact

Thank you! Your support has a significant impact on Fordham students.

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Fordham students are known for their perseverance, compassion, and leadership. Your gifts provide them with opportunities to put these qualities into practice and reach their full potential.

The accomplishments of our students during the 2023–2024 academic year demonstrate the extent to which your generosity affects the lives of Fordham scholars—through travel opportunities, extracurricular activities, community projects, internships, and all that Fordham and New York City have to offer. Your gifts are more than financial—they empower our students and ensure that Fordham is a home away from home, where they thrive as their unique selves.

Thank You, Donors!

Fordham students express their gratitude and share how your support has personally impacted their lives.

Your 2023–2024 Impact: By the Numbers

3,647
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Donors at the President’s Club Level
$81,179,305
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Commitments Raised
3,611
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Doty Society members who gave
1,228 Undergraduate, donor-funded scholarship recipients
$14,031,010 Undergraduate, donor-funded scholarship awards
26 New scholarships established
7,951 Undergraduate financial aid packages awarded
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Without scholarship support, I would not have had the privilege to be a part of my beloved rowing team and help lead the squad toward our goals this year. I would not have expanded my thinking, shaped by a diverse course load that allowed me to see the city in a whole new way, and I would not go forth with these abilities and fond memories as I am so fortunate to be able to do now. I know this to be the case for many of my peers here and throughout Fordham’s campuses. To all of you, our donors and supporters, we are so very appreciative of what you have and continue to make possible. It has been a great privilege to have the opportunity to discover and accomplish my goals at and soon beyond Fordham.

- Brooke Gould, GABELLI ‘24

Why I Give: Anthony Carter, FCRH ’76

Fordham graduate and trustee Anthony Carter, FCRH ’76, reflects on his time as a student and the personal significance of giving back and supporting the Fordham community.

Giving Spotlight

Fordham Surpasses Cura Personalis Campaign Goal, Raising More Than $370M to Enhance the Student Experience

Fordham Surpasses Cura Personalis Campaign Goal, Raising More Than $370M to Enhance the Student Experience

Fordham University has surpassed the goal of its most recent fundraising campaign, Cura Personalis | For Every Fordham Student, a five-year effort that enhanced every aspect of the student experience, …

Strengthening Diversity: Fordham Scholarships Empower NYC Catholic School Graduates

Strengthening Diversity: Fordham Scholarships Empower NYC Catholic School Graduates

Many donors are giving to the Trustee Diversity Fund and other scholarships for students from underrepresented groups to support greater on-campus diversity and inclusion, a central goal of the University’s …

For Gabelli School Donor, Scholarship Fund in Brother’s Memory Is One of Many Giving Priorities

For Gabelli School Donor, Scholarship Fund in Brother’s Memory Is One of Many Giving Priorities

As an adjunct professor at the Gabelli School of Business and chair of its advisory board, Robert Gach, GABELLI ’80, invests a good amount of time and energy in the …

A Pulsed Laser Is Coming to the Physics Department, Thanks to a Fordham Parent’s Gift

A Pulsed Laser Is Coming to the Physics Department, Thanks to a Fordham Parent’s Gift

Fordham will soon be providing students with new hands-on learning and research opportunities in the burgeoning field of optics, thanks to a Fordham parent’s gift that will provide a new …

A New Major Gift to Fordham Track, Spurred by Glorious Memories

A New Major Gift to Fordham Track, Spurred by Glorious Memories

His time at Fordham left Paul Ostling, UGE ’70, LAW ’73, with indelible memories: The “electric” atmosphere at Madison Square Garden, where the track and field team competed in the …

With Major Gift, Family Advances Bronx Waterfront Project for Fordham Sports

With Major Gift, Family Advances Bronx Waterfront Project for Fordham Sports

Paul and Laura Ekholm traveled to many a university to watch their son and daughter compete with Fordham’s sailing program—and saw, in the process, how other schools had built dedicated …

Mandell Crawley—Alumnus, Trustee, Business Executive—on the Joys of Investing in Diversity at Fordham

Mandell Crawley—Alumnus, Trustee, Business Executive—on the Joys of Investing in Diversity at Fordham

The idea of joyful giving, often invoked in philanthropy circles, comes up as Mandell Crawley talks about the major gift that he and his wife, Allison Crawley, are making to …

How Does Employees’ Autonomy Affect Their Performance in the Workplace?

How Does Employees’ Autonomy Affect Their Performance in the Workplace?

Andrew Souther was able to conduct advanced research into workers’ performance as an undergraduate, thanks to a Cunniffe Presidential Scholarship. As a student majoring in interdisciplinary math and economics, Andrew …

New Scholarship Honors Grande Dame of Rio Grande Valley Theater Scene

New Scholarship Honors Grande Dame of Rio Grande Valley Theater Scene

In the theater world of Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, everyone knew Marian Monta. She was the professor at the local University of Texas campus with the big heart and the …

Haunted Open House Spotlights McShane Center’s Impact on Student Life

Haunted Open House Spotlights McShane Center’s Impact on Student Life

It was a new ambience for the Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Campus Center: eerie music, wolf howls, ghoulish costumes, giant cobwebs, a hallway-size haunted house, laughter mixed with the occasional …

At Fordham Law School, Investing in Diversity—In All Its Dimensions

At Fordham Law School, Investing in Diversity—In All Its Dimensions

Feeling grateful to Fordham Law School for the education he received, Chris Torrente, LAW ’00, has been supporting the school for years—most recently, supporting a new diversity, equity, and inclusion …