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Appendix B: Capital campaign gift range tables
The following gift range tables indicate the estimated size and number of gifts required for
campaigns at different levels with a base of 1,112 mailable alumnae. These tables are based on
averages from sorority campaigns previously conducted by Pennington & Company.
$3,000,000 GIFT RANGE CHART
Number of Donors Gift Size Range Total
1 $500,000 $500,000
2 $250,000 $500,000
3 $100,000 $300,000
5 $50,000 $250,000
Leadership
20 $25,000 $500,000
40 $10,000 $400,000
60 $5,000 $300,000
125 Up to $5,000 $250,000
Total Gifts
Cumulative Total
256 $3,000,000
Table 1: Gift chart based on $3 million project goal.
$600,000 GIFT RANGE CHART
Number of Donors Gift Size Range Total
1 $250,000 $250,000
1 $25,000 $25,000
6 $10,000 $60,000
Leadership
20 $5,000 $100,000
40 $2,500 $100,000
188 Up to $2,500 $65,000
Total Gifts
Cumulative Total
256 $600,000
Table 2: Gift chart for a campaign based on $600,000 minimum recommendation.
