Philanthropic Societies of the NAE

We appreciate the significant financial contributions our donors make in support of the National Academy of Engineering and its initiatives. Your support provides the NAE with the freedom necessary to initiate pressing studies, projects, and publications that lack government funding. To show our gratitude, donors are recognized through the NAE’s Philanthropic Societies.

 

CUMULATIVE GIVING
Cumulative giving societies recognize NAE members and friends who make significant lifetime contributions. They include the Einstein Society and the Golden Bridge Society.

The Einstein Society recognizes NAE members and friends whose cumulative giving is $100,000 or more. In honor of their contributions, NAE members and friends are:  NAE Giving - Einstein

  • Recognized on a permanent plaque, displayed at the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, DC;  
  • Presented with a replica of the famous Einstein sculpture located in Washington, DC (©Robert Berks, 1978);
  • Listed in the Annual Report and The Bridge. 

The Golden Bridge Society recognizes NAE members whose cumulative giving is $20,000 to $99,000. In honor of their contributions, NAE members are:

  • Recognized on a permanent plaque, displayed at the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, DC;
  • Listed in the Annual Report and The Bridge.

ANNUAL GIVING
Annual giving societies recognize gifts or pledges of $1,000 or more made during the calendar year by NAE members and friends.  In honor of their contributions, they are recognized in The Bridge, the Annual Report  and in annual donor lists posted on the NAE members' web site. Membership is based on the following annual giving levels:

The Catalyst Society: $10,000 or more
The Rosette Society: $5,000 - $9,999
The Challenge Society: $2,500 - $4,999
The Charter Society: $1,000 - $2,499

PLANNED GIVING
The Heritage Society celebrates NAE members and friends for the thoughtful gesture of planning a gift today that provides for the future. This Society recognizes individuals who have included a bequest in their will or planned another type of deferred gift to the NAE.

Participation in the Heritage Society demonstrates your desire to leave a legacy that upholds the value of engineering through the critical work that is done by the Academy. Planned gifts not only help build endowment, but are essential to secure the NAE's long-term strength.

For additional information on giving to the NAE, please contact Radka Nebesky by phone at 202.334.3417 or by e-mail at  rnebesky@nae.edu.

 

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