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Donor Privileges

Individual ($2,500) or Couple ($3,500)
Special rates are available for donors under 40 years of age; please call.

Individual and Couple Fellows will receive the following benefits:

  • The opportunity to participate in winter and summer symposia in Aspen with renowned leaders on timely topics
  • Private discussions and receptions with visiting leaders in donors' homes during the summer season
  • Reserved seats (one per person) at the summer and winter Speaker Series
  • Invitations to SOF luncheons with guest speakers throughout the summer
  • Early notification, registration and discount for the Aspen Ideas Festival
  • Invitations to two annual Society of Fellows celebrations in Aspen, CO (one in the summer and one for the holiday season)
  • Invitations to book events and roundtable discussions in Washington, D.C. throughout the year
  • Auditing privileges for Institute seminars and policy programs (when applicable)
  • Special discounts on Aspen Institute seminars, meals at the Aspen Meadows, and Aspen Institute publications
  • Invitations to monthly dinner/discussions series in Aspen during the winter
  • Discounts on Community Programs
  • Full amount is tax-deductible

Society of Fellows Benefactor Privileges

Support of the Society of Fellows at a more generous level will also include:

Aspen Leaf Society ($5,000): Aspen Leaf Society level donors will receive, in addition to the above benefits, participation or auditing privileges in one complimentary Society of Fellows symposium of their choosing, and reserved seating for two guests in addition to themselves at the summer speaker series.

President's Society ($10,000): President's Society level support entitles donors to participate in or audit two complimentary (or one per person if this is a couple)Society of Fellows symposia throughout the year. Fellows at this level and above will have the opportunity to purchase Patron Passes* for the Aspen Ideas Festival.  This is in addition to all of the benefits listed above.

Chairman's Society ($25,000): Chairman's Society benefactors provide vital support to the mission of The Aspen Institute.  Chairman's Society donors will be invited to participate in all Society of Fellows symposia throughout the year as guests of the Institute, and their generous support for the Society of Fellows will be publicly acknowledged in various Aspen Institute publications. Additionally, Chairman's Society members will be invited to selected private events throughout the year, including a dinner at the home of Institute President Walter Isaacson.

Gold Leaf Society ($50,000): At the highest level of sponsorship, Gold Leaf Society patrons are helping us fulfill the Institute's mission of values-based leadership.  To express our appreciation, Gold Leaf Society donors will receive two complimentary Patron Passes* for the Aspen Ideas Festival (valued at $6,000 each), in addition to all of the Chairman's Society benefits listed above.

*A Patron Pass is available to donors of $10,000 and up, and is good for the entire week of the Aspen Ideas Festival.  A portion of the fee for the pass helps to support Ideas Festival scholarships.

Please note: For donors at the Aspen Leaf Society level and higher, the tax deductible portion of your donation will be reduced by the value of complimentary symposia attended.

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