Honoring Donors
The University acknowledges the generous support of individual donors, corporations, and foundations through recognition societies, events, and communication.
Donor Profiles
Find out how gifts to the University of Chicago impact the lives of students, faculty, and donors in these profiles.
Recognition Societies
One of the ways the University recognizes its most generous alumni and friends is through membership in several different giving societies.
Chicago Society
The Chicago Society recognizes the generous men and women who, each year, support the University of Chicago with annual leadership gifts of $2,500 or more.
Harper Society
Named for the University’s first president, William Rainey Harper, the Harper Society recognizes donors whose cumulative gifts in support of the University total $500,000 or more.
Phoenix Society
The Phoenix Society honors individuals who make estate commitments or life-income arrangements to benefit the University.
