Giving Societies and Categories

The Dean's Council

Members of the Dean's Council are the leading contributors of private support for the Law School.

Dean's Council, Life Member*	$250,000 or more over a lifetime, for any purpose
Dean's Council, Associate Member*	$25,000 unrestricted (over 5 years) or $50,000 restricted (over 5 years)

Distinguished Annual Giving Categories

The Law School Foundation's Distinguished Giving Categories recognize alumni and friends in honor of their annual support.

Thomas Jefferson Law Fellow*	$20,000 and up
John Barbee Minor Fellow*	$10,000 to $19,999
Elizabeth N. Tompkins ’23 Associate*	$5,000 to $9,999
William Minor Lile Associate	$2,500 to $4,999
Armistead M. Dobie Associate	$1,000 to $2,499
Sustaining Benefactor	$750 to $999
Law School Patron	$500 to $749
Young Law School Patron	$250 to $499 (Five most recently graduated classes)

All donors are listed in the Foundation Annual Report, and alumni contributors are reported by class and region. For additional information concerning your tax-deductible gift or the Dean's Council, please call (434) 924-3466 or send an email to Helen Snyder.

*Names of Dean’s Council members and donors in the top three annual giving levels are displayed prominently in the Law School each year.

Cupola Society

The Law School Foundation’s newly established Cupola Society recognizes the vital importance of consistent annual support.

Donors qualify by making an annual gift for five or more consecutive years.
Alumni from the four most recent classes qualify by giving every year following graduation.
No minimum gift is required, and gifts to any fund or program count.
To make consecutive giving easier, donors can set up a recurring gift.

Law Legacy Society

Planned gifts are among the most powerful gifts the Law School receives. They provide crucial financial support for future students and faculty.

To be a member of the Law Legacy Society, you need only notify us you have arranged any one of the following gifts to benefit the Law School:

A plan in your will or revocable trust.
A beneficiary designation for your retirement plan assets.
A beneficiary designation on a life insurance policy.
A life income gift that names the Law School Foundation as a remainder beneficiary (for example, a charitable gift annuity, a charitable remainder annuity trust, or a charitable remainder unitrust).

Qualifying gifts may be revocable or irrevocable, for any amount, and for either restricted use (such as financial aid) or unrestricted use.

If you have already included the Law School Foundation in a bequest or other planned gift, we hope you will let us know by filling out a non-binding Statement of Intent to Provide Future Support (via DocuSign PowerForm).

Overview of Legacy Gifts

If you have questions or want more information about the Law Legacy Society or recognition in the Law School Foundation’s Annual Report, please contact Jason Wu Trujillo ’01.