$10 million
The Crystal Arch Society, recognizing gifts of $10 million and above, is named for UGA’s most recognized landmark, the Arch. Erected in the 1850s, the Arch is patterned after the Great Seal of the State of Georgia, signifying UGA’s critical connection to the history and future of our home state as its flagship university.
$5 million
The Abraham Baldwin Society, recognizing gifts of $5 million and above, is named for the legendary Georgia statesman, educator, and founder of the University of Georgia, Abraham Baldwin. Baldwin wrote UGA’s charter, developing a model for establishing other public universities across the nation.
$1 million
The 1785 Society, recognizing cumulative gifts of $1 million and above, is named for the year that UGA was chartered by the Georgia General Assembly. With its founding, UGA was first to launch a tradition of public higher education in America.
Recognition into a Cumulative Giving Society is calculated by university-wide lifetime giving and includes gifts made to Athletic Ticket Priority funds. Open pledge balances and documented planned gifts do not qualify donors for Cumulative Giving Society membership. Planned gifts qualify upon realization.
