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Impact of Giving
At Marshall University, we change lives, forge new paths and transform the world around us. We do this not alone, but through the purposeful generosity of others. Below are some quick facts to show how YOU are impacting the lives of students at Marshall University through giving!
Marshall Foundation Quick Stats
$5.4M
Awarded annually in scholarships at Marshall
2,300+
Privately funded scholarships at Marshall
$176,828,073
Raised during historic Marshall Rises campaign
$100M
Awarded in student aid each year
$72,360
Raised for Marshall in 36 hours during Day of Giving 2023
50,000+
Contributed to support the mission of Marshall University since 2016
107,000+
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Find Your Herd, Find Your Home!
Alumni chapters are a vital cog in the wheel of success at Marshall University. Each alumni chapter provides its members with the means to stay connected to Marshall, while offering unique events and opportunities to give back to the university.
Alumni chapters are about supporting the goals and objectives of Marshall University, representing Marshall in a positive light in your community, spreading the good news of Marshall to students in your area and fostering a strong bond between alumni and your chapter.
Featured Events
Stories of Impact
Maier Foundation gifts $1 million to Marshall
The Marshall University Foundation is pleased to announce the Maier Foundation has pledged $1 million to establish the Sandra D. Thomas Scholarship Fund at Marshall University.
Sandra D. Thomas, a Raleigh County native and 1977 graduate of Marshall University, was a former member of the Marshall University Board of Governors and an 18-year board member of the Maier Foundation. After a courageous battle with cancer, she passed away in 2022. The scholarship fund will benefit need-based undergraduate students from West Virginia, with preference to students from Raleigh County.
Stories of Impact
Day of Giving raises over $72,000 for Marshall
Marshall University held its second-ever Day of Giving across 36 hours on April 26-27. The event raised more than $72,000 for the university, with gifts from coast-to-coast covering 23 states.
The two-day event, hosted by the Marshall University Foundation, was an opportunity for the Marshall family to join together and make a lasting impact on the students of Marshall and to help shape the future of the institution.
While Marshall has participated in national giving days in the past, this was the second time the university has set aside its own day dedicated to garnering financial support and highlighting those who give back to the university.
Stories of Impact
Supporting the Herd at home
Last year, six Marshall University staff members received quite the surprise, complete with balloons, visits from Marco and Ms. Marshall, and most of all, recognition for their years of generous contributions to the Marshall University Foundation.
While the decision to give to the Marshall Foundation varies slightly among each staff member, it is always rooted in student success.
Stories of Impact
Why give to Marshall?
We’ve always been a university with a mission: to bring sweeping change to higher education and to create economic, societal and intellectual prosperity in West Virginia and beyond. Your gifts lead us forward in solving the grand challenges of our complicated world.
Marshall University is transforming the student learning experience; building innovative, collaborative and entrepreneurial faculty; and harnessing the power of local and global partnerships – to drive cutting-edge research, find solutions that make the world better, help launch new companies and revitalize industries.