Levels of Giving - Gift Clubs

Annual Memberships

• Alumni Association: $50.00 annually
• Pacesetters (For Alumni): $1000.00 annually-See tab above.
• Friends of IPFW: $50.00 for Active Membership; $100.00 Sustaining Membership

Levels of Giving

Blue & White Society:

• up to & $99 annually
• Blue & White Society Donors are essential builders of the Annual Fund. This category recognizes gifts up to $99

Mastodon Society:

• $100-$249 annually
• Donors of $100 to $249 are gratefully recognized as Mastodon Society investors at IPFW. (Matching corporate gifts are also applied as part of a donor's total annual gift.)

Alfred W. Kettler Society:

• $250-$499 annually
• Donors who contribute between $250 and $499 to IPFW are welcomed in the Alfred W. Kettler Society. (Matching corporate gifts are also applied as part of a donor's total annual gift.)

Deans' Society:

• $500-$999 annually
• Membership is extended to those individuals investing $500 but less than $1,000 annually in IPFW. (Matching corporate gifts are also applied as part of a donor's total annual gift.)

Chancellor's Society:

• Individuals, Corporations, Organizations
• Minimum $1,000.00 
• Membership Levels - Chancellor's Society, Benefactor, Diamond Benefactor  
   For more information about the Chancellor's Society membership levels and benefits - click on the
   Chancellor's Society tab above. 

If you desire to speak with someone regarding the levels of giving: Contact Us.

Individuals in the Chancellor's Society have invested a yearly gift of $1,000 or more to IPFW. Membership can be attained through a single gift or multiple designated or undesignated gifts during the year.

Options for Giving:

• A one time gift of $1,000.00 or more in cash or stock
• Multiple gifts that total a minimum of $1,000.00 in a calendar year
• A pledge with a payment schedule that totals a minimum of $1,000.00 in a calendar year
• Appreciated securities (which may make your gift deliver more tax benefits to you than using cash)
• Corporate matching for your gift-Ask your human resource office for details of the program and obtain a matching gift form. If you or your spouse's employer is a matching gift company, please include with your gift. See Employer Matched Gift
• Planned Giving

The Chancellor's Society Membership Benefits:

• Invitations to special events hosted by the Chancellor at his home throughout the academic year, such as receptions for guest speakers from theOmnibus Lecture Series
• Invitation to APPLAUSE-an annual, complimentary appreciation dinner for donors at the  $1,000 level and above
• Direct access to IPFW news and upcoming events around campus
• Opportunities for interaction with IPFW deans, faculty, and staff
• Camaraderie with other IPFW supporters
• Recognition in the Honor Roll of Donors, IPFW's annual report of giving
• If you are an Indiana taxpayer, you can receive 50 percent credit on your state income tax on gifts up to $400 for a joint return or $200 on an individual return

Donors eligible to join the Chancellor's Society are offered membership in Purdue University's President's Council if qualifications are met and the gift supports either a Purdue mission area or a joint mission area, and Indiana University's Well House Society if qualifications are met and the gift supports an Indiana University mission area.

Levels of Membership:

• Chancellor's Society: $1,000 or more in a calendar year
• Benefactor: $25,000 or more lifetime giving
• Diamond Benefactor: $250,000 or more lifetime giving

Once a donor reaches Benefactor status, membership benefits will last for his or her lifetime. 

For more information on the Chancellor's Society: Contact Us.

Created in 1999, the Pacesetters is an active group of IPFW alumni who have chosen to demonstrate their pride in our university through generous financial support and by providing examples for other alumni to emulate. These Pacesetter alumni, many who determine much of their success has come from their educational training and college experience at IPFW, are proud to “set the pace and raise the bar” through their participation in upper-level educational philanthropy.

The Purpose and Benefits of the Pacesetter Program:

• To allow successful, dedicated alumni the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to IPFW by making a gift  to the University of $1000 or more per calendar year. These gifts may be designated to unrestricted or restricted  areas as the donor chooses. This recently revised giving structure allows our alumni to support “as needed”  accounts, scholarships, specific departments and studies, or athletic programs of interest. Matching gifts from  companies are acceptable and may be counted in the $1000 commitment.
• By becoming a Pacesetter, our alumni are automatically qualified for our major gift giving category, The  Chancellor’s Society. In this important giving level, invitations to special events hosted by the chancellor, such as  receptions for guest speakers from the Omnibus Lecture Series, give donors a wonderful opportunity to interact  with well known personalities and experts.
• Provides opportunities for interaction with IPFW deans, faculty, staff and encourages Alumni donor camaraderie  with many like minded supporters of the university.
• Pacesetters – Chancellor Society members are also invited to APPLAUSE, an annual, complimentary  appreciation dinner held each fall. This dinner honors those who financially support IPFW at this $1,000 or greater  level and help foster philanthropic efforts for our campus.
• Special Recognition in the “Honor Roll of Donors”, IPFW’s annual giving report publication. A listing of all  Pacesetters names will be included.

Pacesetter Steering Committee

A select committee of Pacesetter donors will be asked to participate in a steering committee each year. As a basic criteria guideline, this committee will be comprised of, at the discretion and recommendation of the Development and Alumni Offices, or Chancellor’s area:

• alumni who have demonstrated long term support of IPFW (or recent graduates who potentially
  wish to do so) through financial or active contributions.
• displayed service on past IPFW Alumni Boards or events; sense of a strong affinity with IPFW.
• recognized in the community for their business, social, or community achievements.
• would allow IPFW to assist them in the acknowledgement of their business and organizations
  in several publications: IPFW Magazine, Honor Roll, Annual Fund letterhead, possibly others.

This Pacesetter committee would initially be made up of perhaps 14 to 16 individuals. Because companies and titles will be used on the IPFW Annual Fund letterhead – stationery, space is somewhat limited. The goal is to have representation on this committee of various diverse areas of business, organizations, or individuals.

Our alumni pacesetters make lead gifts to the IPFW Annual Fund, a fund used where the need is greatest and for scholarships. We invite all alumni to become pacesetters with their pledge to the annual fund.

We salute our IPFW Annual Fund Alumni Pacesetters and thank them for their generosity.

To learn more about becoming a Pacesetter, please contact Jay Thayer, Assistant Director of Development at 260-481-6963 or Kimberly Wagner, Director of Alumni Relations at 260-481-6807.