WHAT YOUR SAMUEL R. NEEL SOCIETY LEVEL
GIFT CAN DO
The Samuel R. Neel Society leadership gifts provide a vehicle for The Foundation to recognize our most generous Annual Fund contributors. Leadership giving through the Samuel R. Neel Society demonstrates that you support financial assistance for students, faculty recruitment and hiring, program development, and the infrastructure of SCF at the highest level. Gifts made through the Annual Fund at one of the Neel Society levels provide essential support each year and help keep SCF’s educational offerings as diverse as our student body.
Founder’s Circle ($25,000 and above)Founder's Circle members give gifts of $25,000 and above and are truly SCF’s philanthropic leaders. Gifts at the Founder’s Circle level support a variety of initiatives including building renovations, equipment funds, faculty, program and student support, to ensure SCF continues to offer state-of-the-art facilities and programs for students and faculty.
Founder's Club ($10,000 to $24,999)
Gifts at the Founder’s Club level help keep SCF on the cutting edge of
education and discovery. New faculty are at the heart of the promise of
education for our students. That means continuing to recruit faculty members
of the highest caliber is one of SCF’s highest priorities.
Foundation Fellows recognizes the leadership of donors giving between $5,000 and $9,999. Foundation Fellows members inspire all of us to have the vision and leadership of the founders of SCF. Gifts at this level help keep SCF competitive in science and the arts, in new technology, and help us maintain the excellence of our faculty and staff. Gifts at the Foundation Fellows level often provide seed funding for new programs across the campus as well as numerous other priorities. Even when there is a clearly defined need, funding the start-up of a new program can be challenging. When necessary, gifts are utilized to bridge the budgetary gap between conception and implementation of a new program.
Trustees’ Society ($2,500 to $4,999)
The Trustees’ Society recognizes our employees, alumni and friends who support SCF at the $2,500 to $4,999 level. Trustee Society gifts help SCF foster a wide variety of programs that impact our students’ future in ways unimaginable. Gifts at this level will make dreams come true by helping our faculty and staff provide access and support to future students.
Cornerstone Circle ($1,000 to $2,500)
Cornerstone Circle gifts enable SCF to admit students regardless of their
finances and prepare them for a rapidly changing world. Generous private
support from Cornerstone Circle members helps SCF continue to be an extraordinary
college where students become leaders and our community is elevated through
the energy of ideas.
Loyalty Society ($500 to $999)
Members of the Loyalty Society have taken
the lead among our donors to maintain SCF's tradition of accessibility,
diversity, and academic excellence.
1957 Club ($250 to $499)
When you make an entry level leadership gift you are invited to become
a member of the 1957 Club. This Club recognizes our generous benefactors
who provide gifts that impact positively by helping fund an endless possibility
of student, equipment and academic areas of need. Contact us for more
information.
