The University of Virginia Law School Foundation received $20.3 million in gifts for the year that ended June 30, marking the third time since 2021 that annual giving surpassed $20 million.
The total came from 7,950 alumni donors, or 44% of Law School graduates, and 9,223 donors overall, according to the Law School Foundation, which runs annual giving efforts.
“Our alumni and friends continue to show why UVA has a special claim on legal education,” Foundation President and CEO Luis Alvarez Jr. ’88 said. “Their loyalty and support keep lifting the Law School to new heights. This year was no different.”
Annual giving has been boosted by the ongoing capital campaign, Honor the Future, said Foundation officials. The campaign, which launched in 2019 as part of the University’s bicentennial celebration, surpassed its goal of $400 million in February, 16 months before the scheduled finish in June 2025.
To date, 72% of alumni have made a gift or pledge in the capital campaign and raised a total of $450.5 million, including $26.1 million in University matching funds for Law School scholarships and professorships.
“We could not be more grateful to our alumni,” Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06 said. “They routinely give back at the highest rate of any law school in the nation, and their steadfast support underpins everything we do, from student financial aid to groundbreaking faculty research. Their generosity enables UVA Law to offer the best legal education in the country.”
Annual giving and endowed funds are major sources of revenue for financial aid, faculty support, public service loan forgiveness, clinical courses, research initiatives and numerous other programs.
The Law School Foundation was established in 1952 to raise, manage and administer private funds for the benefit of the Law School. The 2023-24 fundraising effort marked the foundation’s 59th annual giving campaign.
Founded in 1819, the University of Virginia School of Law is the second-oldest continuously operating law school in the nation. Consistently ranked among the top law schools, Virginia is a world-renowned training ground for distinguished lawyers and public servants, instilling in them a commitment to leadership, integrity and community service.
