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Giving Societies

Knox College is grateful for our donors. Our giving societies honor their generosity.

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Honoring Our Donors

Knox College is grateful for every gift we receive. To express our appreciation, we maintain honor clubs and societies to recognize our supporters. We recognize three types of giving:

  • Annual

  • Lifetime

  • Legacy

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Annual Giving

 

  • President's Circle honors donors who give $1,837.
  • John Huston Finley Society honors alumni one to 10 years after graduation who give $100 to $1,000 on a graduated basis.
President’s Circle
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Lifetime Giving

Two giving societies honor those donors who give $100,000 or more each year:

  • Ellen Browning Scripps Society, for cumulative lifetime giving of $1,000,000+ 
  • Lincoln-Douglas Society, for cumulative lifetime giving of $100,000 to $999,999
Lifetime Giving
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Legacy Giving

Two giving societies honor those who have included Knox in their estate plans: 

  • Walter B. Hobbs Society, for realized bequests of $1,000,000+.
  • Old Main Society, for those who make written provisions for Knox in their estate plans and realized bequests under $1,000,000.
Legacy Giving Hobbs Society Old Main Society
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Loyalty Donors

These symbols are Knox’s way to recognize and celebrate the loyalty of our donors. You’ll notice in your copy of class donor listings that some donors have a symbol next to their names.

Here’s what they all mean:

  • Star Donors: They’ve given to Knox every year since college.
  • Diamond Donors: They’ve given each of the last ten or more years.
  • Pyramid Donors: They’ve given to Knox for each of the last five or more years.

Thanks to all of our loyal contributors for making a Knox education possible!

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