Save the Date

We are pleased to announce that the Madison Trust funding event will return on March 14, 2025. Please save the date and make plans to join us. Stay tuned for further information.

What is Madison Trust?
About Madison Trust

Madison Trust is an initiative of University Advancement that is managed by the Office of Corporate & Foundation Relations, in collaboration with colleagues and campus partners from across JMU.

Through Madison Trust, philanthropic investors fuel JMU innovations. Think of a certain TV show, but without “sharks,” featuring JMU alumni, family members, and friends who believe in and are ready to support their fellow Dukes: faculty, staff and students who are Being the Change on campus, in our community, and around the world.

Since 2014, donors to Madison Trust have contributed over $1.1 million to support nearly 100 deserving projects.

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Where innovation ignites and grows in service to the world.

Our project presenters seek seed money to secure proof of concept, launch programs, conduct novel research, develop inventions, and more.

Our philanthropic investors are discerning donors who foresee the local, regional, national and/or global impact of the faculty and staff projects they choose to support — and who do not expect any financial return on their contributions to Madison Trust.

Together, we bring imagination and insight to life. We are savvy visionaries who consider innovation the key to tackling the toughest problems.

IN THE NEWS


Graduate student leads environmental change in Kosovo

February 14, 2024 — Marigona Gashi, an international graduate student from Kosovo, took a recycling initiative in her home country, engaging schools, fostering environmental awareness ... Read more

Pantry at JMU expanding capacity, variety to serve more students

January 29, 2024 — Food insecurity can impact anyone, and staff at James Madison University are working to fight hunger among college students ... Read more

Strength on and off the court

December 15, 2023 — Professor alumna incorporates disability sport in kinesiology curriculum... Read more

Building accessible community in the lab

September 5, 2023 — Using competitive funding from the Madison Trust and Research and Scholarship, the James Madison University Center for STEM Education and Outreach ... Read more

JMU Opens New Resource Center For Military Community

August 31, 2023 — James Madison University launched its JMU VALOR Resource Center, a new home for military-connect community members ... Read more

Connecting people to their environment

August 2, 2023 — Shenandoah Valley Ever Green is a seasonal radio program that seeks to illuminate the natural systems at work in the world around us ... Read more

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