Rethink Impact
Reimagine what it means to be part of the Emory community. With Emory Impact Circles, you’re able to connect with alumni, parents, faculty, and staff who all share common goals. Together you’ll invest in causes that matter to you. All members of the Emory community are welcome to apply for grants through all Emory Impact Circles, and all donors are welcome to fund any and all Impact Circles.
LGBT+ Emory Impact Circle
Do you want to directly support the LGBT+ community at Emory? Become a member of the LGBT+ Emory Impact Circle to discover the power of collective philanthropic giving. To learn more contact us at impactcircles@emory.edu.
Women of Emory Impact Circle
From helping underrepresented communities explore nature to funding an empowerment program for teen girls in metro Atlanta, the Women of Emory Impact Circle aims to transform the lives of women and girls.
Black Emory Impact Circle
In its first round of grant funding, the Black Emory Impact Circle took on projects that focused on expanding global education to historically underserved students, created space for mentorship at Oxford College, and gave stipends to students studying race and difference.
How it works
Emory Impact Circles raise money for their respective Impact Funds. Through a donor-guided grant-making process, funds support philanthropic priorities across the university that advance the causes important to each Emory Impact Circle.
We welcome gifts of any amount. To make a more significant investment, we invite you to join at one of our leadership levels:
- Visionaries – Donors who direct gifts of $100,000 or more (payable over up to five years) to an Emory Impact Fund are given the opportunity to make final funding recommendations and are invited to attend annual Impact Forums, in addition to all Changemakers and Partners programming, for a period of five years.
- Changemakers – Donors who direct gifts of $25,000 to $99,999 (payable over up to five years) to an Emory Impact Fund are given the opportunity to make initial funding recommendations and are invited to attend annual Impact Forums, in addition to all Partners programming, for a period of five years.
- Partners – Donors who direct one-time gifts of $1,000 to $24,999 to an Emory Impact Fund are invited to special events throughout the year.
- New Alumni Partners – Graduates of the past ten years who direct one-time gifts of $500 to an Emory Impact Fund are invited to special events throughout the year.