The Founder’s Society

Leadership giving through The Founders’ Society accounts for 73 percent of giving to The Gilman Fund. Its members—alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends who contribute a total of $2,500 in one fiscal year—represent our most visionary supporters. They lead our efforts to ensure that the extraordinary Gilman experience lives on. 

The Founders’ Society carries six recognition levels for donors and acknowledges cumulative giving.

Ad Astra is Gilman’s leadership giving society for graduates of the last 15 years.

Giving Levels

Class of 2008                        $1,000+

Classes of 2009-2012          $500+

Classes of 2013-2017          $250+

Classes of 2018-2022          $100+

Learn more.

Leadership gift clubs recognize donors of $500 or more at two different levels.

The Grasshopper Society honors and recognizes donors who have participated in Gilman’s planned giving program, ensuring the future vitality of the school. Learn more about becoming a Grasshopper Society member.

Each member of The Medallion Society has provided more than one million dollars in lifetime giving to Gilman School.

Members of The Medallion Society are those benefactors who have supported Gilman at the highest level—our greatest philanthropic leaders—who raise charitable sights of our broader constituency. These donors provide the financial resources to support and reinforce the foundation of our School over generations.

Its name is inspired by Gilman's highest student award, the William A. Fisher Medallion, which is awarded to the student who has rendered the highest services possible to the School by leadership based on the influence of character.