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1867 Giving Societies
gift recognition levels
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The Smith Society –
$1 million and up
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The Biddle Society
-$500,000 -$999,999
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The Golden Bull
Society - $100,000-$499,999
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The Duke Society -
$50,000-$99,999
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The Myers Society -
$25,000-$49,999
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The Sanders Society
-$10,000-$24,999
Make a gift now and
become an 1867 Giving Societies member.
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The Smith
Society
Cumulative gifts of
$1 million or more
In honor of the University’s most
influential donor, Mrs. Johnson C. Smith, whose gift in honor of her
husband in 1921 changed the course and the name of the University.
The Biddle
Society
Cumulative gifts
ranging from $500,000 to $999,999
In honor of Major Henry Jonathon Biddle,
whose wife made a gift of $1,900 to honor his fight for the Union
and human freedom. Mrs. Biddle pledged her support when she learned
of an institution devoted to evangelizing and educating the
Freedmen.
The Golden Bull
Society
Cumulative gifts
ranging from $100,000 to $499,999
In honor of the University’s mascot, the
Golden Bull, the embodiment of pride, spirit, and association to
Johnson C. Smith University.
The Duke Society
Cumulative gifts
ranging from $50,000 to $99,999
In honor of the generous benefactor,
James B. Duke, a successful Charlotte industrialist who included
Johnson C. Smith University in The Duke Endowment in 1924, thus
committing in excess of $60 million in gifts to date.
The Myers
Society
Cumulative gifts
ranging from $25,000 to $49,999
In honor of Colonel William R. Myers,
who in 1869, made a gift of eight acres of land for a permanent site
for the then infant Biddle Memorial Institute.
The Sanders
Society
Cumulative gifts
ranging from $10,000 to $24,999
In honor of Dr. Daniel J. Sanders, the
first African-American President of the University.
For more
information about joining a particular giving society or making a
gift to Johnson C. Smith University, please call the JCSU Office of
Institutional Advancement at 704.378.1020.
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