Giving Societies

Gifts to The Drake Fund enhance the high quality of the Drake experience every day, because they support ongoing operating expenses such as financial aid, library acquisitions, faculty salaries, equipment purchases and much more. These gifts allow the University to reduce its dependence on tuition income and build a stronger financial foundation positioning Drake to act on opportunities, prevail over economic uncertainties and achieve a future of national prominence.

Annual Fund President's Circle Membership Levels

1881 Charter Member: $50,000+ 
Veritas Society:  $25,000-$49,999 
George T. Carpenter Society:  $15,000-$24,999 
Daniel Morehouse Club:  $10,000-$14,999 
Mary Carpenter Society: $5,000-$9,999 
Legacy Partner: $2,500-$4,999 
Member: $1,000-$2,499 
Associate Member: $500-$999 


The Bonnie and Lewis McNurlen Consecutive Years of Giving Society recognizes continual gifts to Drake University by committed and loyal alumni who have generously invested in the future of Drake and the future of its students each and every year.