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Maguire Scholar December Morgan accepted into UPenn’s Pipeline Program
December Murphy (pictured second from right), Maguire Scholar and junior at West Catholic Prep (WCP), was recently accepted into the University of Pennsylvania's Pipeline Program, along with four other WCP students. The University of Pennsylvania offers the [...]
Maguire Foundation Makes Historic $50 million Gift to Saint Joseph’s University
Read the article from Staint Joseph's University Magazine that tells how Mr. Maguire's education paved the path to his personal and professional success, and his unprecedented gift to the school. Photo Credit: Melissa Kelly Photography.
2017 Middle School Scholars Event
2017 Maguire Middle School Scholars
2017 College Scholars
Group photo of the Maguire College Scholars 2017 Celebration
High School Scholars Event 2016
Over 1,000 members of the Maguire High School Scholars community--including Maguire Scholars, parents, school presidents, and administrators--gathered at Saint Joseph’s University for the 4th Annual Maguire High School Scholars celebration.
Press
May 25, 2023
Woodmere Art Museum Unveils New Landscape
May 5, 2023
The Original Barnes Foundation Building is Re-Opening its Doors as Part of St. Joe’s
May 5, 2023
St. Joe’s Reopens the Old Barnes Foundation Building as a New Museum
May 4, 2022
Gwynedd Mercy University Receives $10 Million Gift, its Largest, for New Health-Care Innovation Center
April 20, 2022
Woodmere Museum Gets its Largest Gift Ever to Renovate a Mansion
April 20, 2022
Woodmere Art Museum Receives $10 Million Gift That Will Allow Display of its Full Collection for the First Time
April 20, 2022
Major Gift for Woodmere Renames St. Michael’s Hall
January 19, 2022
Shuttered Cobbs Creek Golf Course to Receive $65M Restoration, New Community Center
January 19, 2022
Cobbs Creek Golf Course to Receive $65M in Renovations as Part of Construction Plan
November 1, 2021
Project HOME Expands Supportive Housing for Philadelphians Experiencing Homelessness
October 27, 2021
Project HOME Opens New Affordable Housing Complex in Kensington
October 25, 2021
Project HOME Celebrates Grand Opening of Maguire Residence in Kensington
September 13, 2021
Problem Solving, Exploration, Change: Gallaudet Students Reach for the Stars
July 6, 2021
Faith and Fun Speak the Same Language at Deaf Summer Camp
June 29, 2021
St. Joseph’s Announces a Campaign for a “Reimagined” Athletic Complex
June 29, 2021
$20M Lead Gift Launches Campaign For Reimagined Athletics Complex
June 21, 2021
Montgomery County Community College Celebrates 15th Gateway to College Graduation
May 12, 2021
Philly Nonprofit Recognizes Those Restoring Old Buildings to Former Glory
April 21, 2021
Philadelphia-Area Seminary Buying Part of University Campus
April 19, 2021
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Moving to New Home at Gwynedd Mercy University
April 19, 2021
Gwynedd Mercy University and St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Sign Agreement of Sale to Relocate Seminary to Gwynedd Valley
August 2020
West Catholic High School and Maguire Foundation: Living as Men and Women for Others
July 22, 2020
Project HOME’s 17th Affordable Housing Unit is Open for Formerly Homeless Individuals and Those Seeking Recovery
June 2, 2020
Immaculata University Partners with Gwynedd Mercy University for Two Advanced Degrees
Spring 2020
A Commitment to Education and Serving Others: The Maguire Foundation & Megan Maguire Nicoletti
April 17, 2020
Board of Trustees Announces New President for 2020-21 Academic Year
March 3, 2020
Late Frannie Maguire Leaves Art Legacy at St. Joe’s
January 24, 2020
Maguires Award Cabrini University $1 Million Gift for Nursing
October 3, 2019
Cristo Rey’s Grand Opening at the Maguire Campus
September 25, 2019
WCAU News Segment: Maguire Foundation Gift to CSFP
September 25, 2019
WPVI News Segment: Maguire Foundation Gift to CSFP
September 24, 2019
$2.5 Million Gift From The Maguire Foundation Will Fund 2,000 New Pre-K – 1st Grade Scholarships Through CSFP
September 16, 2019
Saint Joseph’s University RMI Executive of the Year Award Dinner
September 4, 2019
Fine and Performing Arts Shine at the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
August 17, 2019
Gaining Real-World Experience and Helping Those In Need: GMercyU Nursing Student Interns with The Clinic
July 24, 2019
Deaf Children Enjoy Inspirational Camp Overbrook: In Sign
March 7, 2019
When His Brother’s Special-Needs Basketball Clinic Shut Down, Holy Ghost Junior John Burke Created His Own
January 23, 2019
The Barnes Foundation Kicks Off $100M Capital Campaign
January 23, 2019
The Barnes Foundation Announces $100 Million Second Century Campaign
January 22, 2019
Barnes Foundation to Raise $100 million – and Some Prominent Philanthropists Have Already Stepped Up
January 15, 2019
Project Home To Start Construction Of Recovery Housing Building In Kensington
January 15, 2019
New Homes for Those Struggling with Addiction Set for Heart of Philly Opioid Crisis
January 14, 2019
Divine Intervention: Who’s Giving to Faith-Based K-12 Schools?
January 8, 2019
Scranton Celebrates Its Maguire Scholars
October 6, 2018
Barnes Arboretum Named
October 3, 2018
VILLAGE VIEW: Barnes Arboretum Joins Saint Joseph’s University
October 2, 2018
RIT/NTID Honors Inaugural Group of Maguire Scholars
October 1, 2018
Joe at Saint Joe’s: Saxbys Opens Student-Run Coffee Shop
September 27, 2018
Saint Joseph’s University Enriches Community and Campus with Arts, Horticultural Programs at the Barnes Arboretum
August 3, 2018
Bowie State University Enrolls Two Maguire Scholars with Full-ride Scholarships
August 2018
Why Commitment Matters: An AOPS Parent Perspective
June 17, 2018
Area Upward Bound Students Recognized
May 25, 2018
Loyola University Surpasses $100M Goal in Fundraising Campaign
April 5, 2018
Saxbys Serves Up $85K Scholarship Programs at Temple University & Community College of Philadelphia
January 20, 2018
Face-to-Face Celebrates Grand Reopening!
January 2018
Saint Joseph Students Travel to Peru to Serve Santisimo Sacramento Parish
Winter 2017/Spring 2018
PBIDA’s Focus Magazine: “The Money Isn’t The Success, It’s The Giving Back”
Winter 2017
Saint Joseph’s University Magazine: A Man Who Would Not Give Up
November 29, 2017
Widener Maguire Scholars Facilitate Leadership Training
November 22, 2017
Construction Begins on New High School Campus at North Philly Warehouse, Vacant Lot
Fall 2017
Gallaudet Today Magazine: We Are Men and Women for Others: A Legacy of Giving
Spring 2017
Scranton Journal: A Second Family
November 2016
James J. Maguire Jr. ’84 Receives Prestigious Shield of Loyola
September 21, 2016
Freshman Receives Inaugural Pennsylvania Society Scholarship
July 21, 2016
The Maguire Foundation Donates $1.25 Million Toward Scholarships at La Salle University
May 5, 2016
Francis House of Peace Opens in Chinatown
March 1, 2016
New Wheels and Ways to Feed the Homeless, St. John’s Hospice
March 1, 2016
New B.S. degree in Risk Management and Insurance approved
November 30, 2015
This year’s PA Society Dinner will help fund New PA scholarship program
November 16, 2015
School Community Honors Maguire Foundation for Support
January 7, 2015
PAFA Recieves $1 Million For Scholarships
November 12, 2014
Loyola receives $400K gift from Maguire Foundation to fund scholarships for students with financial need
October 22, 2014
Faith in the Future touts progress of Catholic schools
September 24, 2014
Drexel and West Catholic Preparatory High School Open Athletics Field
September 14, 2014
Maguire Foundation Gives Widener $1.25 Million for Scholarships
June 9, 2014
Maguire Foundation promotes quality education throughout Greater Philadelphia
December 10, 2013
The Maguire Foundation, in Partnership with CSFP and Independence Mission Schools, Addressed the Youngest Maguire Scholars about Unique Scholarship Program
October 7, 2013
Press Release: Inaugural Maguire Foundation Scholars
March 5, 2013
Philadelphia Archdiocese plan to restructure education showing progress
March 2, 2013
Partnership to offer grant for independent Catholic elementary schools
November 9, 2012
How a Chestnut Hill man turned his life around
September 26, 2012
Saint Joseph’s fund-campaign chief repays school’s faith in him