The Founders Society
The Founders Society recognizes donors who make gifts to the Center of $2,500 or more during the fiscal year of July 1 - June 30. Your Founders Society membership will also grant you membership into the University's Rotunda Society. All donations to the Center are fully tax deductible and matching gifts count towards Founders Society membership. Your gift may be made in the form of cash (check or credit card), certificates of deposit, stocks and bonds, mutual funds, real estate, or personal property.
Founders Society Recognition Levels
- Dome Level $25,000 or more
- Colonnade Level $10,000 to $24,999
- Serpentine Level $5,000 to $9,999
- Pavilion Level $2,500 to $4,999
- Portico Level $1,000 to $2,499*
*Reserved for alumni who completed their degrees fewer than five years ago.
Discover the Center for Politics
If you would like to contribute to the Center for Politics using your Visa, MasterCard or American Express please use our secure online form. All donations to the Center are fully tax deductible. If you have any questions about making a gift, please contact Cecily Craighill at (434) 982-5706 or cecily@virginia.edu.
Thank you to our fiscal year 2009 Founders Society Members:
$25,000 - $49,999
FOUNDERS SOCIETY, DOME LEVEL
Larry J. Sabato, Ph.D.
$10,000 - $14,999
FOUNDERS SOCIETY, COLONNADE LEVEL
The Honorable Harry F. Byrd, Jr.
Ms. Andrea B. Currier
Mr. Joshua P. Darden, Jr. and Mrs. Elizabeth Darden
Mr. Joshua B. Rales and Mrs. Debby Rales
RFI Foundation, Inc.
Ms. Eleanor B. Shannon
Wrinkle in Time Foundation, Inc.
$5,000 - $9,999
FOUNDERS SOCIETY, SERPENTINE LEVEL
Mr. Paul H. Saunders and Mrs. Victoria Saunders
Altria Corporate Services, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Batten, Sr.
Mr. Boyd Calvin Tinsley and Mrs. Emily S. Tinsley
$2,500 - $4,999
FOUNDERS SOCIETY, PAVILION LEVEL
Mr. Franklin D. Robertson
Mr. J. Stewart Bryan III
Mr. Thomas F. Farrell II and Mrs. Anne G. Farrell
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Goodwin, Jr.
Mrs. Teresa T. Gregson and Mr. Jeff S. Gregson
Mr. Jeff Gunther
Intalgent Technologies
Mr. Thomas H. Kennedy, Jr.
Mr. Gregory Polk and Mrs. Ann C. Holland Polk
Mr. Jerome L. Rubin and Mrs. Michelle Rubin
Tyco Electronics
Mrs. Carole M. Weinstein
$1,000 - $2,499
FOUNDERS SOCIETY, PORTICO LEVEL
Mr. Kye M. Kolar