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Time for a #GivingTuesday 2025 Recap!
Jessica Fiddes

To everyone who supported Delbarton with a donation on December 2, 2025 #Giving Tuesday...THANK YOU! Your generosity powered another incredible #GivingTuesday at Delbarton. We’re so grateful to everyone who joined this global celebration of giving, making a difference for our students and supporting the uniquely Benedictine Catholic mission of Delbarton. Ultimately, in one 24-hour period, 971 donors contributed $431,502. We exceeded last year's record-breaking Gift and Donor numbers and unlocked all five Challenges.

A quick #GivingTuesday@Delbarton snapshot by the numbers:

  • 1,265 gifts (an increase of 199 gifts from 2024)
  • 971 total donors (an increase of 124 donors from 2024)
  • $431,502 raised (tantalizingly close to last year's exceptional $459,734 total)

We enjoyed support from:

  • 473 current parents
  • 352 alumni
  • 138 parents of alumni
  • 120 faculty and staff members
  • 13 friends of Delbarton

Our donors supported these areas of need:

  • Greatest Need:  $198,835, 389 donations
  • Give a Boy a Year:  $19,126, 97 donations
  • Faculty and Staff Development:  $4,666, 31 donations
  • Arts, Athletics and Student Activities:  $22,875, 80 donations
  • Gifts to Specific Athletics Programs: $186,292, 668 donations

Five Unlocked Challenges:

  • $25,000 #GivingTuesday Challenge UNLOCKED
  • $20,000 #GivingTuesday Participation (two $10,000 Challenges) COMPLETED
  • $8,000 Young Alumni Challenge ACHIEVED
  • $10,000 Faculty & Staff Development Matches FULFILLED

Two Delbarton Fund Parent Spirit Challenge Winners:

  • Class of 2031: 100% participation
  • Class of 2029: 116 donors

Thank you to all #GivingTuesday@Delbarton donors.  Your generosity powers everything we do. Every gift to the Delbarton Fund helps our young men grow into their highest potential and purpose. We’re deeply grateful for your support and we certainly couldn’t do it without you. If you missed Giving Tuesday, there is still time to make a difference in 2025 — your Delbarton Fund gift today keeps the momentum going.

If you have a question or need information, please contact Maria Van Kirk P ‘26, Director of Advancement Operations and the Delbarton Fund at mvankirk@delbarton.org or 973-538-3231 x3055. Once again, a very sincere thank you from everyone at Delbarton for your enthusiastic support of #GivingTuesday 2025!