More than 5,000 donors support VCU’s fourth annual Giving Day
Generous contributions made during VCU Giving Day support patient care and innovative research at the health system.
April 29, 2025
Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health celebrated its fourth annual Giving Day on April 22, 2025. (VCU Office of Donor and Alumni Relations)
By Catherine Brown
On April 22, Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health celebrated its fourth annual Giving Day, bringing together friends near and far to support more than 90 initiatives across the Monroe Park and academic health system campuses. By midnight, 5,202 supporters had made 4,953 gifts totaling $9,876,297.
Gifts of all amounts from alumni, students, faculty, staff, retirees, grateful patients, hospital employees, family, and friends contributed to a successful Giving Day. Almost 1,300 donors made their first gift, and almost 1,500 gifts were of less than $50.
Of these generous donations, hundreds contributed to efforts that impact patient care and medical research:
- 208 donors gave $53,246 to VCU Health
- 133 donors gave $79,773 to VCU Health Pauley Heart Center
- 2,051 donors contributed $645,583 to VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
- 44 donors gave $14,200 to the VCU Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center
“The entire VCU community and I are grateful for the tremendous number of generous donors who provide the resources, programs and initiatives that make an incredibly important difference for all of us in our hardworking community,” said VCU President Michael Rao, Ph.D. “Donor support is vital to enable the university to support student success, research that saves and improves lives and patient care. Our donors are catalyzing the positive impact of our mission as a public research university and health system. Thanks to our donors, we are able to make investments, build on our momentum and create impact tomorrow, far beyond anything we can imagine today.”
New this year: Supporters could sign up to become advocates. They shared a specially generated link with their networks, asking friends, family and colleagues to join them in making a Giving Day gift. Advocates encouraged almost 300 donors to make gifts.
“VCU donors continue to amaze me with their commitment to improving the lives of people on both of our campuses and beyond,” said Jay E. Davenport, CFRE, vice president of Development and Alumni Relations. “Thank you to all who pitched in to make Giving Day a success and make a difference for the VCU community.”
Giving Day took place during Philanthropy Week, when the VCU community recognizes the generosity of the many donors who help VCU and VCU Health thrive in our community.
Did you miss Giving Day? That’s OK. You can support VCU any day of the year.
