OUR PATH TO SUCCESS OUR PATH TO SUCCESS
THE GIFT CHART THE GIFT CHART
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ennington & Company's experience with over 970 collegiate organizations, raising over $1 billion in support of fraternity
and sorority life, shows that the top ten gifts usually make up half of a successful capital campaign, while the top 20% of
donors will make up 80% of the funds contributed. This gift chart provides an overview of the gifts needed for a campaign of
our intended magnitude to be successful.
LEADERSHIP GIFTS
MAJOR GIFTS
PUBLIC PHASE GIFTS
20%
TOP
80%
8 $50,000 $10,000 $400,000
10 $25,000 $5,000 $250,000
20 $10,000 $2,000 $200,000
30 $5,000 $1,000 $150,000
50 Up to $2,500 Varies $100,000
TOTAL GIFTS
128
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
$2,500,000
GIFTS
NEEDED
GIFT
SIZE
PER YEAR
OVER FIVE YEARS
RANGE
TOTAL
1 $300,000 $60,000 $300,000
2 $250,000 $50,000 $500,000
3 $100,000 $20,000 $300,000
4 $75,000 $15,000 $300,000
SIGMA PHI EPSILON | PAGE 8
MAILABLE LIVING ALUMNI 765
LOST ALUMNI 449
GOAL $2.5 MILLION
ALUMNI PARTICIPATION 17%
