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Donor Recognition Societies

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
  • Legacy 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 interactions 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 Shield by giving level

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 & 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

Young Alumni:

  • All undergraduate alumni 1-5 years out from graduation are invited to join with an annual gift of $500 or more
  • All undergraduate alumni 6-10 years out from graduation are invited join with an annual gift of $1,000 or more
  • Young alumni members will receive the same courtesies extended to President’s Society Green & Grey members

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)

  • Donors who make an annual donation of $1,852 or more to a Loyola Athletics designation will be recognized as members of the Greyhounds Athletics club
  • Greyhounds Athletics Club members are also members of the President's Society and receive the courtesies extended as above per President's Society giving level
  • Greyhounds Athletics club members will receive 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 (beginning with FY24)

President's Society Donor Roll (Fiscal Year 2023)

Ignatian Club (gifts of $1,000-$1,851)

  • Annual online recognition (beginning with FY24)

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

Legacy Society

The Legacy 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.