Philanthropy Circle
2025 VCU-Marquette Challenge Award Winners

First Place

University of Delaware

Second Place

Boston University

Third Place

Virginia Commonwealth University

Foundation Award of Distinction

($20,000+ raised)

No 2025 Awardees

Foundation Award of Excellence

($10,000+ raised)

Northwestern University
Marquette University

Foundation Award of Merit

($6,000+ raised)

New York University
Shenandoah University
Somerset Community College
The Ohio State University
University of Miami

Honorable Mention

($3,000+ raised)

Arcadia University
Duke University
Emory University
LSU Health Shreveport
Regis University
The University of Iowa
University of Illinois at Chicago
Washington University in St. Louis

Special Awards

Most Successful Newcomer

Saint Joseph's University

Biggest Stretch

*Most raised compared to previous year

Northwestern University

Most Successful PTA School

Somerset Community College

Most Creative Fundraiser

The George Washington University

Best Comeback

*Highest level of fundraising after 2yr+ absence

Hunter College

Best Effort to Raise $1,000

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

The Marquette Challenge Philanthropy Circle
The school totals for the Marquette Challenge Philanthropy Circle Awards represent cumulative giving since the Challenge's inception in 1989.

Leaders Society

($600,000+ raised)

University of Pittsburgh

Crest Society

($400,000+ raised)

Marquette University
University of Miami

Champion Society

($300,000+ raised)

University of Miami
Virginia Commonwealth University

Challenge Society

($100,000+ raised)

Emory University
New York University
Northwestern University
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Sacred Heart University
University of Colorado
University of Delaware

Cornerstone Society

($50,000+ raised)

Arcadia University
Boston University
Indiana University
Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Midwestern University – Downers Grove
Northwestern University
The Ohio State University
The University of Iowa
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Washington University in St. Louis

Collegiate Society

($200,000+ raised)

Capstone Society

($500,000+ raised)

*At this time, there are no programs eligible for the Collegiate Society ($200,000+) or the Capstone Society ($500,000+)