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JEREMIAH MILBANK SOCIETY
THE JEREMIAH MILBANK SOCIETY
About
The Jeremiah Milbank Society is designed to encourage and promote individual giving. This Boys & Girls Clubs of America recognition is provided to those who support their local Clubs.
Jeremiah Milbank was a lifelong volunteer with Boys & Girls Clubs and the society in his name pays tribute to those who follow his example in providing young people a safe place to learn and grow and the hope and opportunity to reach their full potential.
THE JEREMIAH MILBANK SOCIETY
Annual Membership Guidelines
- Annual membership is for individuals who make unrestricted cash gifts of $10,000 or more to Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford.
- Gifts must be paid in one year. Multi-pledge payments totaling $10,000 are not eligible.
- Individual gifts matched by the donor’s employer which together equal $10,000 will qualify the individual for membership.
- A gift from a privately controlled company where the donor owns/controls the gift will qualify the donor as an individual for membership.
- A gift from a family foundation where the donor controls the foundation’s giving will qualify the individual for membership.
- Donors who give through their donor-designated funds or donor-advised funds are eligible for membership.
- Double-credit gifts (i.e. gifts given to another 501c-3 organization and “passed through” to the Club) that qualify the donor for recognition from the other organization are not eligible for recognition.
- Sponsorship, in-kind gifts and gifts to an endowment or capital campaign are not eligible.
- Gifts tied to tickets, events, special projects or programs are not eligible.
Donors who are recognized as Jeremiah Milbank Society members will receive a lapel pin, a customized certificate, recognition in The National Individual Giving Societies Annual Report, and invitation to a reception at Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Conference.
For more information on the Jeremiah Milbank Society, please reach out to Tomeka Cole, tcole@bgchartford.org