Office of Development



To discuss your individual giving contact:

Sonja Lovell
800 South Main Street
MSC 4401
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
PHONE: (800) 296-6162

 
Wilson Hall photo by Diane Elliott
Photo by Diane Elliott

Your Gifts: Supporting the Vision of James Madison

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Each day, JMU students, professors and alumni work across traditional academic boundaries to transform a love of learning into real solutions to the world’s largest problems. The decision to financially support James Madison University is to support this student-centered excellence, aiding the university in its mission: to prepare students to become educated and enlightened citizens who lead meaningful and productive lives.

The Office of Development

The JMU Development Office seeks financial support through the three giving programs of:

  • Annual Giving
  • Planned Giving
  • Major, Corporate and Foundation Giving

In the Office of Development, our job is to know the university’s needs, learn about your priorities, recognize when your priorities and the needs of the university overlap, and facilitate a conversation about giving that leads to a result as satisfying for you as it is meaningful for JMU.

We are happy to talk to you further about giving to JMU. Please contact our office toll free at 800.296.6162 or email Sonja Lovell at lovellsm@jmu.edu.