In this Section
- Participate
- The Campaign [movie]
- The SSA Fund
- Ways for Alumni to Get Involved
- Alumni Reflections [movies]
- Alumni Reflections Book [pdf]
- SSA: Transforming Chicago [movie]
The SSA Fund
The SSA Fund is a crucial part of the resources that allow the School of Social Service Administration to remain a premier institution for research, education, and service. Annual giving is the backbone of charitable support to our program and vital to our success. You can give to The SSA Fund online, or contact Christina D. Cole at 773-702-1172, or ccole@uchicago.edu for more information.
Contributions to the SSA Fund are unrestricted gifts that allow benefactors to support the institution as a whole. The Fund is added to SSA's General Operating Fund, which is returned to our students in the form of financial aid and to our faculty in supporting their research. The SSA Fund enriches SSA’s curriculum and field placements, and subsidizes facilities, technology and career services.
The SSA Fund supports the School’s ability to be competitive and aggressive in recruiting and retaining top faculty and students, and the extra resources gifts provide make it possible for the School to do more. The following are ways you can make a difference:
| Edith Abbott Fellow | $5,000 or more |
| Charlotte Towle Society | $2,000 to $4,999 |
| Dean's Circle | $1,000 to $1,999 |
| Midway Club | $500 to $999 |
| SSA Advocate | $250 to $499 |
| SSA Sponsor | $100 to $249 |
| SSA Contributor | $1 to $99 |
The Chicago Society
The Chicago Society is a community of generous alumni and friends who have made aggregate gifts of $2,500 or more throughout the University during the fiscal year. Your gift to SSA counts toward your eligibility for Chicago Society membership.
The University's extraordinary commitment to excellence in research, teaching, and scholarship is strengthened through the generous financial support, volunteerism, and dedication of Chicago Society members. Last year, 4,622 Chicago Society Members contributed more than $165,984,095 to the University of Chicago.
Members of the Chicago Society are honored annually at exclusive regional “Celebrate Chicago” events and are recognized in the University of Chicago Honor Roll each year.
To learn more about becoming a Chicago Society Member through leadership giving to The University of Chicago and to SSA, please contact Anne Gaebe, Assistant Director, SSA Development, at (773) 834-1763 or agaebe@uchicago.edu.
Other Ways of Giving
To learn about other types of gifts, including matching gifts, planned gifts, life-income gifts, or bequests, please contact Anne Gaebe, Assistant Director, SSA Development, External Affairs, at (773) 834-1763 or agaebe@uchicago.edu.
If you would like to make a gift of appreciated securities, please visit the Chicago Initiative page for instructions about how to do so.
