Donor & Benefactor Recognition

Honored Benefactors and Donor Recognition

Honored Benefactors

This list recognizes our honored benefactors for their exemplary leadership by contributing a million dollars or more to Simpson College.

HENRY AND ILO WALLACE (1913)

THE GARDNER AND FLORENCE CALL COWLES FOUNDATION

JAMES AND IRENE KENT

LETTIE JUDKINS McNEILL (1927)

AMY ROBERTSON (1921)

IOWA ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

HELEN HARP HERNY (1910)

HAROLD F. POTE (1916) AND NELLABY FINNEY POTE

ROBERT FREDERICK PICKEN (1931)

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.

MORLEY COWLES BALLANTINE

IOWA COLLEGE FOUNDATION

LUTHER L. AND SARA SIGLER HILL

J.B. AND EILEEN M. HECKERT

THE KRESGE FOUNDATION

JOHN AND DORIS SALSBURY

THE WEITZ CORPORATION

ALAN W. AND HELENE B. MAGRUDER

MARION M. AND MARGARET L. COONS

KENT – STEIN FOUNDATION

WAYNE L. CARSE (1950) AND JIMMIE LOU CARSE

CARRIE JOHNSTON GUILLIAMS

OWEN J. NEWLIN

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP FOUNDATION, INC.

LILLY ENDOWMENT, INC.

JAMES AND HELEN HUBBELL, JR.

WAYNE L. HAMMERAND (1932)

FRED AND CHARLOTTE HUBBELL

RICHARD AND RUTH ROOT

STEVE JOHNSON (1981) AND SHANNON JOHNSON

JAMES M. REED (1954) AND LILLIAN R. REED (1954)

MYRON AND JACQUELINE BLANK

JOSEPH W. WALT

Donor Recognition

With the generous support of alumni and friends, Simpson is able to continue to offer the highest quality education at the most affordable price for our students. The following levels of giving offer donors the opportunity to be recognized for their generosity to the college.

The Presidents’ Society

The Presidents’ Society is recognized as the premier philanthropic group of The Simpson Fund. This club recognizes the exemplary financial leadership of individuals who contribute significant gifts in support of The Simpson Fund during a fiscal year. Gifts generated from this group make up an impressive portion of Simpson’s overall annual giving.

Members of The Presidents’ Society are provided insider opportunities to become acquainted with the President as well as the College’s plans for the future. Members are invited to an annual dinner and they receive periodical video updates from the President as well as exclusive invitations to college events.

Lifetime
Individuals whose cumulative gifts to Simpson College for all purposes exceed $100,000

Founder
$10,000 or more

Patron
$5,000 – $9,999

Sustaining
$2,500 – $4,999

Members
$1,000 – $2,499

Associate Members (eligible to alumni who have graduated in the past 20 years)
$500 – $999

Leadership Clubs

Simpson’s leadership clubs recognize donors who make a gift to The Simpson Fund of $125 – $999. These generous gifts are acknowledged over three leadership clubs to thank them for the vital support they provide our current and future students.

Red and Gold Club (pays tribute to the College’s school colors as well as the leaves on campus in the fall)
$500 – $999

Whispering Maples Club (honors the maple trees that grace the campus, given as a gift to the College in 1870)
$250 – $499

The 1860 Club (established in 1985 during the college’s 125th anniversary)
$125 – $249

All donors are recognized in Simpson’s annual report. Corporate matching gifts are credited for determining club membership levels.

The Mathew Simpson Society

In 1937, the family of the College’s namesake Bishop Matthew Simpson bequeathed property valued at $300,000 to the Permanent Endowment Fund. Each year since, the income from this gift has been used to support student scholarships and academic programs.

Today, Simpson has many alumni and friends who leave their Simpson legacy through an estate gift. To honor these loyal people, the Simpson College Board of Trustees established The Matthew Simpson Society. Membership in the Society is extended to anyone who has made provisions for Simpson through either an annuity, trust, life insurance policy, retirement plan or a bequest in their will. To become a member of The Matthew Simpson Society simply let us know that your estate plans include a gift to Simpson College.