Giving
In October 2024, Washington and Lee University launched its $650 million comprehensive capital campaign, Leading Lives of Consequence: The Campaign for Washington and Lee, the most ambitious fundraising effort in W&L’s 275-year history.
The Leading Lives of Consequence campaign will underwrite initiatives outlined in the university’s Strategic Plan that enable Washington and Lee to offer a truly exceptional education. It will provide the resources to attract and support top-quality students and faculty, invest in its innovative liberal arts and legal curriculum, expand athletic and recreational opportunities and provide first-rate facilities that support its mission.
The campaign represents a powerful investment in Washington and Lee and in the students and teachers who contribute to and benefit from the university’s educational excellence. The funding priorities — all of which will advance W&L’s mission — fall into five primary areas: Community, Curriculum, Citizenship, Campus, and Continuity.
Learn more about the campaign and how you can make an impact.
Give today to empower students tomorrow.
Funding Priorities
Your gift helps keep W&L at the forefront of liberal arts in our nation. Learn more about W&L's top fundraising priorities.
Student Scholarships
Washington and Lee enrolls students with exceptional academic ability who demonstrate outstanding leadership and character. Thanks to programs such as the Johnson Scholarship Program and the W&L Promise, the university meets 100 percent of demonstrated financial need for all admitted students. W&L seeks to grow endowments for scholarships in order to admit the strongest students every time, regardless of their family financial circumstances.
Find Your Gift Officer
Our leadership giving team is happy to work with you to ensure your gift makes a big impact.
Susan Wood
Vice President for University Advancement
Susan leads the university’s Development Office and is a key partner in fundraising for W&L. She works with donors from Georgia and Tennessee.
The Case for Giving
The following alumni and friends have honored Washington and Lee with a gift, and we honor them in return.
Your Support Matters
Thank You
The impact of your gifts is not simply the tangible resources you provide to help carry out W&L’s mission. Your support offers inspiration to the campus community in many ways.
Howard Capito ’68 established the Christopher D. Connors Endowment for Earth and Environmental Geoscience to honor the “living legend” and support student internships in geology and related fields.
Continuing a Legacy of Philanthropy
Hank Ingram ’13 recently established the Ingram Family Student Opportunity Endowment to further community-based learning opportunities for W&L students in Rockbridge County.
W&L Welcomes New Trustee Joelle James Phillips ’95L
Joelle James Phillips ‘95L joined the Washington and Lee University Board of Trustees on Feb. 7, at the board’s winter meeting in Lexington, Virginia.
