Cumulative Lifetime Giving
Cumulative Lifetime Giving Societies
Carolina recognizes the incredible impact our donors make on every aspect of campus life. The following societies exist to honor their generosity towards the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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The Chancellor’s Leadership Giving Societies
The Chancellor’s Leadership Giving Societies recognize individuals and organizations whose cumulative generosity has made a significant impact on the University. Members in Carolina’s cumulative giving societies have joined us as partners in strengthening our record of student access, faculty excellence and research innovation, and advancing our longstanding mission to educate, investigate and serve.
The Chancellor’s Council
Carolina’s most dedicated donors aren’t generous just once, but over the entire course of their lifetimes. Chancellor’s Council members are a distinguished group of donors who have given more than $100,000 to our University. You are the reason we can continue making Carolina an extraordinary place for learning and discovery.
Benefits of Membership:
- A Welcome Packet and specially-designed thank you gift.
- special invitations to campus, regional and Council events.
- priority Communication: special communication from the chancellor and/or the vice chancellor on breaking news or announcements.
- Annual impact report on overall Council fiscal year giving and Campaign giving
- Direct access to Donor Relations staff for assistance with obtaining receipts, answers to giving questions, etc.
For more information on membership, send an email to Candace Clark from Donor Relations.
The Lux Libertas Society
Carolina recognizes its most devoted supporters through the Lux Libertas Society. The society takes its name from the University’s motto etched in its official seal—Lux Libertas, Latin for “light and liberty”—and pays tribute to donors who have given Carolina $1 million or more in cumulative lifetime gifts. Society members have shown extraordinary commitment to ensuring that the University remains what former University President Frank Porter Graham described as “an outpost of light and liberty” for today’s generation and beyond.
There are three giving levels within the Lux Libertas Society:
Bell Tower Society
$1,000,000 – $4,999,999
Old Well Society
$5,000,000 – $9,999,999
Davie Poplar Society
$10,000,000+
Benefits of Membership:
- A Welcome Packet and specially-designed thank you gift.
- special invitations to campus, regional and Society events.
- priority Communication: special communication from the chancellor and/or the vice chancellor on breaking news or announcements.
- Annual impact report on overall Society fiscal year giving and Campaign giving
- Direct access to Donor Relations staff for assistance with obtaining receipts, answers to giving questions, etc.
For more information on membership, send an email to Candace Clark from Donor Relations.