The McDonogh Forever Campaign

Campaign Goals

The priorities to be funded by the $75 million The McDonogh Forever Campaign include:

Construction of the Edward St. John Student Center, with dining spaces for students K-12, visual arts and dance facilities, a 175-seat lecture hall with stage, an infirmary, a meeting room, and the Brass Eagle Café
Construction of the Naylor Building, with Upper School science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) classrooms and labs
Construction of the Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr. '48 Campus Green, an expansive green connecting new and existing buildings
Reconfiguration of Woods Road, with a new traffic signal at McDonogh Road for added safety and improved traffic patterns
Construction of two artificial turf playing fields and renovation of the Howard C. "Dutch" Eyth Baseball Field
Construction of two new parking lots to replace those by Lamborn, Elderkin, and Dudley Halls—a net of nearly 50 additional spaces
Construction of a new energy plant to serve the entire campus

McDonogh intends to employ environmentally sensitive practices, technologies, and materials in all projects.

The McDonogh Fund provides essential, annual support for the school’s budget. During the five-year-period beginning in 2010 and ending in 2015, McDonogh is seeking to raise at least $7.5 million for The McDonogh Fund.

McDonogh encourages donors to establish endowed funds that support school programs. Endowed funds may be created for scholarship, faculty salaries and professional development, as well as for specific academic, arts, athletic and co-curricular programs. The principal remains invested and untouched in perpetuity, generally with five percent of the invested amount being used each year. Many donors choose to honor or memorialize a family member, friend, or faculty member by establishing an endowed fund for them.
An endowed fund can be established with an outright gift of cash, securities, or a bequest; with a planned gift such as a charitable gift annuity; or with a combination of giving methods.
To name an endowed fund, 100% of the fund must be committed and funded over a specified and reasonable period of time.
The actual amount of the endowment draw each year will be set according to Board policy. McDonogh reserves the right to review the minimum amount required so as to ensure that endowment proceeds are sufficient to fund the intended purpose(s) of the endowment.