Giving Societies
This society funds more than 50% of grants-in-aid for the Athletic Department.
Rockne Athletics Fund
Don't be afraid to ask for this, because 80-90% of giving society members do it each year.
Renew
This three-letter abbreviation is used internally to represent the term "unrestricted."
UNR
Minimum gift to join the Cavanaugh Council or Jesse Harper Council.
$50,000
This giving society is named after Notre Dame's first Athletic Director.
Jesse Harper Council
700+ graduate business students are impacted by this fund each year
O'Hara Society
Be bold! If your benefactor has capacity to do more, you can ask for this.
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HighSpot
The amount of unrestricted you must give to any of our giving societies to become a member of Ted & Ned.
$100,000
This giving society provides tutoring for current students.
Rockne Athletics Fund
90% of funds raised from this giving society provide scholarships for Notre Dame undergraduate students.
Sorin Society
Receive invitations to this bi-annual event for Athletic Director's Circle and Jesse Harper Council Members.
Sports Summit
This word appears in both leadership-level giving societies starting at $25,000.
Circle
Minimum gift for a gold-level membership.
$10,000
John Veihmeyer, Chair of the Notre Dame Board of Trustees, has been a member of these three giving societies.
Sorin Society, President's Circle, Cavanaugh Council
Each year, Fr. Dowd directs funds from this giving society to key visionary initiatives and ongoing priorities that advance Notre Dame's distinct mission.
President's Circle
Receive invitations to this bi-annual President's Circle and Cavanaugh Council event.
D.C. Symposium
This word appears in both leadership-level giving societies starting at $50,000.
Council
Highest level of the Sorin Society.
$17,500
75% of Law School Advisory Council members are also members of this giving society.
Order of St. Thomas More
Name two of the four Cavanaugh Council and President's Circle allocation buckets.
Financial Aid, Catholic Mission, Research, Undergraduate Education and Experiences
More of this leads to higher retention rates.
Engagement
Literally the greatest benefaction that includes both endowed and unrestricted gifts.
Hybrid Gift
Leadership giving societies require a minimum gift of this amount or more.
$25,000
These two giving societies invested $1.6M in the Mendoza College of Business Behavioral Lab last year.
President's Circle and Cavanaugh Council