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Report on Giving 2020-21: The big picture

From every donor and every gift, at every level, this was the scope of giving to all areas at McGill in 2020-21

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Made by McGill Campaign progress

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  • $1.375B raised of our $2B goal (as of April 2021)
  • 300+ volunteers from 23 boards, including Campaign Cabinet, work to support the Campaign

Giving in 2020

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  • $170M given by nearly 30,000 donors
     

The McGill Fund: Strength in numbers

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The McGill Fund exemplified the power of collective giving:
  • 25,657 donors contributed a record $12.7M
  • $2.4M came from donations of $250 or less

*The numbers above reflect fiscal year 2019-20.

Powerful legacies

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  • 76 donors contributed a total of $8.2M in bequests and legacy gifts
     

McGill24

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  • 5,379 gifts totalling $2.96M in 2020
  • 6,885 gifts totalling $3.81M in 2021
     

Alumni engagement

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  • 3,509 people from 51 countries worldwide attended over 70 virtual events and reunions during At-Home Homecoming 2020
  • 185,000 tuned in to McGill Alumni webcasts on YouTube in the first nine months of the pandemic