Giving Societies
Giving societies recognize donors who reach various milestones in their University of Maine philanthropy.
Triple Crown Donors
Alumni and friends who are truly shaping the future of the University of Maine as members of the Stillwater Society, the Charles F. Allen Legacy Society, and the President’s Club (annually renewable membership) are recognized as Triple Crown Donors. Stillwater Award Honorees.
Charles F. Allen Legacy Society
The Charles F. Allen Legacy Society, named for the University of Maine’s first president, was established in 1995 to recognize and honor alumni and friends who intend to remember the University of Maine or its affiliated organizations by making a bequest or other form of planned or deferred gift. Such gifts will benefit the university in the years ahead without necessarily requiring that the donor fund the gift at the present time. While the gift is deferred, the benefits of membership in the society begin immediately. If you let us know that you have provided for the University of Maine in your will, trust, or pooled life income fund, life insurance policy, gift annuity or retirement fund, you immediately become a full member of the society. Charles F. Allen Legacy Society members receive a membership certificate recognizing their intentions and a lapel pin. Members also are honored biannually at a luncheon on campus.
President’s Club
The President’s Club is UMaine’s front door to special donor recognition. President’s Club gifts are often made as monthly recurring gifts or annual pledges paid in installments. Gifts can be unrestricted or designated for a particular need or priority; they may be used for current operations or directed toward an endowment. President’s Club members range from recent graduates to Senior Alumni, and friends of the University who represent virtually every major, are scattered across the country and share a common commitment to improving the lives of others. President’s Club members receive a pin, a certificate and are invited to the President’s Club Brunch at the President’s House during Homecoming Weekend.
Loyal M Society
The Loyal M Society recognizes UMaine’s most faithful philanthropists. Membership is open to donors who have made gifts to benefit the University of Maine over at least two consecutive fiscal years, regardless of the gift amount, type or purpose. Recurring monthly gifts, set up with a credit card or electronic fund transfer from a checking account, are a convenient way to secure ongoing membership in the Loyal M Society. Actual years of consecutive giving may be greater than acknowledged in current reporting; the count extends back to when the Office of University Development transitioned from paper records to a fundraising database.
University of Maine students become Loyal M Society members with their first gift to UMaine.