Loyola University Maryland is grateful for our loyal donors whose gifts make a meaningful difference in the lives of
our students, faculty, staff, and the communities they serve. Recognition societies enable Loyola to acknowledge and
thank our most committed and generous supporters. Your gifts to Loyola allow us to enhance the world-class
experience and Jesuit, liberal arts education we offer to our students.
Learn more about Loyola's recognition societies:
-
President's Society - recognizes those who support Loyola
with annual leadership gifts
- Consecutive Giving Society - recognizes donors who have made a gift
to Loyola, of any size, for three or more consecutive fiscal years
- Jenkins Society - honors those who have named Loyola as a beneficiary of
a gift from their estate
- Magis Society - honors individuals who have given $1 million or more
cumulatively to Loyola
President's Society
Members of the President's Society—our annual leadership giving society—enjoy a special relationship with
Loyola University Maryland. The President's Society recognizes our alumni, parents, and friends who show their
support with gifts of $1,852—or more—during the University's fiscal year (June 1 through May 31).
In social gatherings, special events, and personal interaction with Loyola's President and other University leaders,
members have an opportunity to engage with others who share their excitement about the University's future and
commitment to helping Loyola pursue its mission of educating students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and
changing world.
President's Society Annual Leadership Support Levels:
Platinum (gifts of $50,000 or more)
- Personal opportunities to engage with Loyola's President and
University
leadership, including the Board of Trustees
- Specific event opportunities to engage with Loyola's President
- Reserved seating at select events, including:
- Lessons & Carols
- Lectures
- Courtside basketball tickets upon request
- Invitation to Loyola's scholarship appreciation reception where
donors
meet
scholarship recipients and University program representatives
- Invitation to the President's Christmas Party
- Access to the Class of 1968 Greyhound Suite at Ridley Athletic
Complex
during lacrosse season
- Annual online recognition
-
Current Parents receive reserved seating at Commencement
Gold (gifts of $25,000-$49,999)
- Specific event opportunities to engage with Loyola's President
- Reserved seating at select events, including:
- Lessons & Carols
- Lectures
- Courtside basketball tickets upon request
- Invitation to Loyola's scholarship appreciation event where donors
meet
scholarship recipients and University program representatives
- Invitation to the President's Christmas Party
- Access to the Class of 1968 Greyhound Suite at Ridley
Athletic
Complex
during lacrosse season
- Annual online recognition
-
Current Parents receive reserved seating at Commencement
Silver (gifts of $10,000-$24,999)
- Reserved seating at select events, including:
- Lessons & Carols
- Lectures
- Courtside basketball tickets upon request
- Invitation to Loyola's scholarship appreciation reception where
donors
meet
scholarship recipients and University program representatives
- Invitation to the President's Christmas Party
- Access to the Class of 1968 Greyhound Suite at Ridley Athletic
Complex
during lacrosse season
- Annual online recognition
-
Current Parents receive reserved seating at Commencement
Bronze (gifts of $5,000-$9,999)
- Invitation to Loyola's scholarship appreciation event where donors
meet
scholarship recipients and University program representatives
- Invitation to the President's Christmas Party
- Access to the Class of 1968 Greyhound Suite at Ridley Athletic
Complex
during lacrosse season
- Annual online recognition
Green and Grey (gifts of $1,852-$4,999)
- Invitation to the President's Christmas Party
- Access to the Class of 1968 Greyhound Suite at Ridley Athletic
Complex
during lacrosse season
- Annual online recognition
-
Current Parents:
- Parents of current undergraduate students will receive an
invitation to
the Commencement Brunch during their student's graduation
weekend
- Parents who make an annual gift of $2,500 will become
members of the Parents
Council
Greyhounds Athletic Club (gifts of $1,852 or
more)
- Special courtesies extended as above per President's Society giving
level
- Invitations to Athletics events with coaches and Loyola's Director
of
Athletics
- Access to the Class of 1968 Greyhound Suite at Ridley Athletic
Complex
during lacrosse season
- Annual online recognition
Ignatian Club (gifts of $1,000-$1,851)
- Annual online recognition
Loyola's fiscal year runs from June 1 - May 31.
For more information about the President's Society, contact the office of donor relations at donorrelations@loyola.edu or 410-617-5273.
Consecutive Giving Society
The Loyola Consecutive Giving Society recognizes donors who invest in Loyola University Maryland for three or more
consecutive fiscal years. Every gift matters, so gifts of any size qualify you for recognition in the society.
Membership in the Loyola Consecutive Giving Society is more than a reflection of a belief in the mission of Loyola.
It’s an investment in a transformative education, and your gifts help to preserve the most precious parts of
Loyola that we love.
How to join:
- Make a gift of any size, to any designation, for at least three
consecutive fiscal years (June 1-May 31)
- Maintain your recognition by giving every fiscal year
Jenkins Society
The Jenkins Society was established in 1983 to honor the generosity of alumni, parents, and friends who have named
Loyola as the ultimate beneficiary of a gift through their estate plans. Planned giving is a vote of confidence in
Loyola’s ability to sustain its rich tradition of achievement and a sign of support for the many generations
of students who will discover Loyola in years to come.
Learn more about planned giving
or contact Les Goldsborough, director of charitable gift planning, at legoldsborough@loyola.edu or 410-617-1411.
Magis Society
Loyola's most prestigious giving society, the Magis Society recognizes those who, over their lifetime, have committed
$1 million or more to Loyola and the Jesuit, Catholic ideals at the core of our institution. Magis Society members
demonstrate the spirit of generosity, selflessness, and striving for excellence encompassed within the Ignatian
term, magis.