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Monmouth Needs Your Support!
It's time to DOUBLE
the
Monmouth College Annual Fund
Monmouth College
aspires to build its national reputation and visibility. The
college must go beyond having excellent facilities and a
growing enrollment. It must continue to advance its academic
quality by attracting and retaining highly talented faculty
and enhancing academic programs. To achieve this aspiration,
Monmouth will need substantially increased financial
resources that can only come from private gifts.
To better
support academic excellence, scholarships, faculty
development, and student activities, college leaders and the
Board of Trustees have set a goal to double the Monmouth
College Annual Fund, which recently topped $1 million for the first time
ever. The plan is to raise $2 million each year—an ambitious
target, but a level of annual giving regularly achieved by
many liberal arts colleges considered to be peers of
Monmouth.
Be our 'DOUBLES' partner!
Gifts to
the Annual Fund from alumni, parents and other friends
provide the "margin of excellence" for the college.
Unrestricted gifts establish a flexible pool of funds
essential for sustaining the day-to-day operations of the
college. This money helps the college provide financial
assistance to students and take advantage of opportunities
as they arise.
Some
restricted gifts are also counted in the Monmouth Fund;
these gifts are designated by donors to support their
favorite academic department, program, the fine arts,
athletics, the library, etc.
(Note: Major
gifts for buildings and endowment funds, and
planned/deferred gifts and bequests, are also vital to the
success of Monmouth College. Major and planned gifts are
counted toward the institution’s overall development and
capital campaign goals, but only annual gifts are counted
toward the Annual Fund goal.)
Help bring the ‘DOUBLE’ vision
into focus.
To achieve the
goal of doubling annual support for Monmouth College, alumni
and friends across the nation and around the world are being
asked to significantly increase their philanthropic
commitment to the college’s success. Please join us in
continuing the advancement of Monmouth College. Give
generously now and every year to the Monmouth College Annual Fund.
Who benefits
from the
Annual Fund?
Our faculty and staff.
Your gifts help pay the salaries and benefits of
employees, enabling Monmouth to attract and retain
exceptional faculty and staff. By maintaining small
class sizes and student-faculty ratios, faculty can
engage students in active learning, discussion,
field study and research.
Our alumni. As the
alumni participation rate and annual giving
increase, more resources are made available to
further improve the quality of a Monmouth education.
This builds Monmouth’s reputation and the value of a
Monmouth degree. The Monmouth College Annual Fund also enables the
college to expand communication and services for
alumni, including Monmouth College Magazine, class
reunions, events and receptions around the country,
group travel programs, etc.
The Monmouth
College Annual Fund
helps:
- Recruit and
retain talented, hard-working students with
scholarships and financial aid, enabling them to better
afford a Monmouth College education.
- Enhance
extracurricular activities that enrich student
life and build students’ leadership and teamwork skills.
- Sustain
academic programs and develop new ones.
- Expand library
and computer resources, keeping Monmouth on the
leading edge of information and technology.
- Stage music,
theater and other fine arts programs and
performance tours.
- Subsidize
international study, broadening the horizon for
many students.
- Maintain
buildings and grounds, making the campus
comfortable and safe for current students and attractive
to prospective students.
- Support
intercollegiate, intramural and club sports
programs.
How to make a gift:
Check
Please make your check
payable to Monmouth College. Mail your check to:
The Monmouth College
Annual Fund
700 E. Broadway
Monmouth, IL 61462-1998
Online
Make your
gift instantly and securely using your credit or debit card
by clicking on the DONATE button
above.
Phone
Call
1-888-TARTAN8 (1-888-827-8268) to make your pledge or gift
through a member of the Development and College Relations
staff.
Monthly Payments
Each month
we can automatically debit your checking or savings
account, or charge your debit or credit card. For example,
you can join the Monmouth Club with a total gift of $1,000
via 12 monthly automatic payments of $83.34. You can set up
monthly payments by calling 1-888-827-8268.
Stock
Donating
appreciated securities can provide you with additional tax
savings. You receive a federal income tax deduction for the
full fair market value of the securities, plus you avoid
paying all capital gains tax on the growth of the stock’s
value. You can give stock by following the transfer
instructions at
www.monm.edu/alumni/gift.htm or
by calling 1-888-827-8268.
Donor Recognition Levels
You can become a member of one of the following societies or clubs with
your gift to the Annual Fund:
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Leadership Giving: The 1853
Society |
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President’s Club
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$25,000 and higher |
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David Wallace Club
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$10,000 to $24,999 |
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Quinby Club |
$5,000 to $9,999 |
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Founders Club |
$2,500 to $4,999 |
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Monmouth Club
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$1,000 to $2,499 |
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Scots Society |
$500 to $999 |
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Tartan Society |
$250 to $499 |
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Highlander Society
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$100 to $249 |
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Donors |
Gifts of less than
$100 |
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