Donor Associations

Recognizing Your Generosity

Wesleyan Donor Associations
Trustee Associates	$250,000+	The highest level of financial commitment to Wesleyan.
President’s Circle	$100,000 to $249,999	Honoring the exceptional generosity of donors in support of Wesleyan’s highest priorities.
Founders Club	$50,000 to $99,999	Includes donors whose leadership giving assures the strength of Wesleyan’s academic mission.
Willbur Fisk Associates	$25,000 to $49,999	Commemorating the mission of Wesleyan’s founding president, that “Education should be directed in reference to two objects—the good of the individual educated and the good of the world.”
College Row Society	$10,000 to $24,999	One of Wesleyan’s enduring physical landmarks—the silhouettes of North College, South College, Memorial Chapel, Zelnick Pavilion, the Patricelli ’92 Theater, and the Ring Family Stage.
John Wesley Associates	$5,000 to $9,999	Named for the chief founder of Methodism for whom the University was named, the John Wesley Associates celebrates the era of denominational liberal arts colleges in 19th-century America.
1831 Society	$1,831 to $4,999	Recalls the founding year of Wesleyan University. Wesleyan opened its first term with 48 students and five faculty members—and cost students about 12 dollars. Members of the 1831 Society honor Wesleyan with their gifts of $1,831 to $4,999.
Douglas Cannon Club	GOLD Leadership Giving	The Douglas Cannon Club commemorates Wesleyan’s traditional contest between the freshman class, charged with firing the cannon on Washington’s Birthday, and the sophomore class, which attempted to thwart the effort by stealing the cannon. Theft of the cannon continues; its current location is only known by a secret few. Graduates of the last decade (GOLD) one to four years out honor Wesleyan with their gifts of $250 or more. Graduates of the last decade (GOLD) five to 10 years out honor Wesleyan with their gifts of $500 or more.
Day Society	Consecutive Year Giving	Honoring alumni who have made consecutive annual gifts to Wesleyan for 5, 10, 15 and 20+ years. Named in memory of David M. Day ’27, whose unbroken string of gifts to Wesleyan inspired generations of alumni to make Wesleyan a philanthropic priority every year.
Olin Associates	Planned Gift	Honoring Stephen Henry and Emeline Harriman Olin whose planned gifts in the early 1920s helped nurture Wesleyan into a leading liberal arts institution. Olin Associates sustain a tradition of vital importance to the University by including Wesleyan in their estate plans.

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