1. Businesses, Foundations and Other Groups

    2025 Honor Roll, Businesses, Foundations and Other Groups

    BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER GROUPS provide general operating support for the College or funding for specific programs through outright gifts and corporate matches. The following organizations have made gifts to the College between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

    WHITAKER CIRCLE
    Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. *
    Greater Washington Partnership
    The George L. Shields Foundation *

    FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE
    Association of Medical Diagnostics Manufacturers *
    The Boyd Foundation *
    Community Foundation of Washington County, MD Inc. *
    Ernst & Young Foundation *
    George Street Services, Inc.
    Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Family Foundation
    Robert D. and Barbara E. Hanson Fund of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities *
    Independent College Fund of Maryland *
    Indian American Business Impact Group Foundation
    The Loats Foundation, Inc. *
    Maryland Society for Disabled Children and Adults, Inc. *
    The M&T Charitable Foundation
    The G. Frank Thomas Foundation, Inc. *
    Wanner Lebanon Realty, LLC
    The Whiting Turner Contracting Company *
    Woodsboro Bank *

    MARGARET E.S. HOOD SOCIETY
    AHI Travel
    Kiwanis Club of Frederick
    Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.
    PayPal Giving Fund *

    JOSEPH HENRY APPLE SOCIETY
    Brewer’s Alley *
    Community Commons of Frederick
    Community Foundation of Frederick County *
    Enterprise Holdings Foundation
    Northwestern Mutual Financial Network *
    PNC Foundation
    Rice Family Foundation
    Verizon Corporation *

    THE COLUMNS
    The Ausherman Family Foundation *
    Battelle National Biodefense Institute
    Benevity Community Impact Fund
    The Coca Cola Company
    Frederick Chess Club
    Frederick Woman’s Civic Club
    The Margaret McAlpine Ladd Scholarship Fund of CNY Community Foundation, Inc. *
    New York Life Insurance Company *
    Phoenix Mecano Inc.
    Research America
    Sodexo
    Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    CONTRIBUTOR
    AGM Financial Services
    ArachnidWorks Inc. *
    Battelle Always Giving *
    Blackbaud
    Eli Lilly and Company *
    Frederick Health
    Johnson & Johnson *
    Nelson Coleman Jewelers
    Texas Instruments, Inc.
    Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
    U.S. Bancorp
    Wells Fargo Home Mortgage *
    Xcel Energy

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President’s Club

FY’25 Levels

Benefactors’ Roundtable
$100,000 and above
Coblentz Circle
$50,000 – $99,999
Whitaker Circle
$25,000 – $49,999
Founders’ Circle
$10,000 – $24,999
Margaret E.S. Hood Society
$5,000 – $9,999
Joseph Henry Apple Society
$3,000 – $4,999

 

Prior to FY’25 Levels

Benefactors’ Roundtable
$100,000 and above
Coblentz Circle
$50,000 – $99,999
Whitaker Circle
$25,000 – $49,999
Founders’ Circle
$10,000 – $24,999
Margaret E.S. Hood Society
$5,000 – $9,999
Joseph Henry Apple Society
$3,000 – $4,999
Martha E. Church Society
$2,000 – $2,999

Other Giving Levels

FY’25 Levels

The Columns
$1,000 – $2,999
Contributor
Under $1,000

 

Prior to FY’25 Levels

Gambrill Society
$1,000 – $1,999
The Columns
$500 – $999
Touchstone Society
$250 – $499
Century Society
$100 – $249
Contributor
Under $100

Legend

C Hood Certificate
G Grandparent of Alumna/us or Student
H Hood Honorary Degree
P Parent or Alumna/us or Student
W Widow(er) of Alumna/us
ǂ Deceased
§ Trustee Service
+ Pergola Society Member
* Wisteria Circle Member - donor has given for
the past five years (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2025)

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