Madison Trust: Presenters

On March 11, 2022, this year’s top 10 finalists presented their ideas to the Madison Trust panel of philanthropic investors and reaped the triple benefit of
- the chance to fund their work through Madison Trust,
- the guidance to position their innovation so they can seek other gifts or grants if needed, and
- introductions to colleagues at JMU who can help them find and pursue still more funding opportunities.
DUKESFUNDER: SEE CURRENT TOTALS
Next Madison Trust innovation funding event: March 10, 2023. Download these helpful documents to start preparing a proposal to submit in fall 2022.
- 2022 Madison Trust proposal outline (serves as a preliminary guide for 2023 Madison Trust proposals to be submitted in the fall)
- Accessing, Tracking, and Spending Funds Awarded Through Madison Trust
See the 2022 Madison Trust projects update, sent to donors in April 2022 (click to view):
Madison Trust History
- Inaugural event November 2014
- Over 25 units represented through faculty, staff and student presenters
- Nearly 170 proposals submitted seeking over $2.7 Million
- 77 investors have participated in person since 2014
- More than 200 faculty, staff and student presenters representing 91 unique projects
- $924,884 and counting in private funding