Where to Give and how much?
All gifts to Wake Forest School of Medicine will count toward your reunion class goal. Our alumni are always welcome to support both the MAA Annual Fund, a fund of their choice or an MD endowed class scholarship.
What If I've already made a gift this fiscal year?
If an alumnus has already made a gift in the current fiscal year, the alumni office offers the donor the opportunity to reassign that gift to benefit the endowed class scholarship fund initiative. If you or someone in your class would like to reassign the purpose of their gift, please make sure that the alumni office is notified at 336-716-4589 or alumni@wakehealth.edu.
Does one's reunion gift count toward gift recognition?
Yes. ALL annual gifts of $1,000 or more to Wake Forest Baptist Health, which includes Wake Forest School of Medicine, are recognized within the Hawthorne Hill Society (HHS). If a gift is designated to benefit our academic mission, the donor also will be recognized within the Dean’s Leadership Circle. Please see below for a list of the annual giving societies by giving level. Gifts to current-use and endowed scholarships are included.
Hawthorne Hill Society |
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Dean's Leadership Circle |
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Innovator |
$10,000+ |
Dean's Order |
$10,000+ |
Partner |
$5,000-$9,999 |
Dean's Society |
$5,000-$9,999 |
Benefactor |
$2,500-$4,999 |
Dean's Council |
$2,500-$4,999 |
Patron |
$1,000-$2,499 |
Dean's Division |
$1,000-$2,499 |
What if our class scholarship does not reach the minimum of $50,000 in gifts and/or pledges for an endowed fund?
To reach the minimum threshold of $50,000 in total gifts to establish an endowed scholarship, your classmates may consider making a pledge wherein gifts can be made over time. You may specify your own pledge schedule and donors have up to five years to fulfill their commitments.
If for some reason your class does not reach the minimum threshold of $50,000 within five years, the gifts received to-date for this initiative would be slated to benefit the MAA Endowed Scholarship Fund.
When will an MD student be named the inaugural recipient of our class scholarship?
Once the gifts received reach the required minimum threshold of $50,000 for an endowed scholarship, the scholarship will be awarded the next fiscal year.
Thereafter, each year, the fund will pay out at a rate of 5.3 percent in income for a student scholarship in perpetuity.
Will we be asked again next year?
If you make a pledge commitment, you will receive a pledge reminder based on the schedule that you have specified until your commitment has been fulfilled. You can expect annual updates on the fund from your reunion committee/class agent(s), which will include a reply card to offer you the option to make an additional gift, if you wish.