Giving

List of 9 items.

• Peabody Society: $100,000 or more

  For gifts $100,000 and up. Named for Endicott Peabody, Groton’s founder.

• Crocker Society: $50,000 - $99,999

  Named for the Reverend John Crocker, Groton's second headmaster who served for twenty-five years.

• Headmaster’s Captains Society: $46,350 or more

  The Captains level was created in 2014 and changes yearly to reflect the difference between tuition and the true cost of a Groton education. A plaque listing annual donors at the Captains level and above hangs in Headmaster Maqubela’s office.

• Gardner Society: $25,000–$46,349

  Named for Amory Gardner, one of Groton’s first teachers.

• Billings Society: $10,000–$24,999

  Named for Reverend Sherrard Billings, another of Groton’s founding teachers.

• Brooks House: $5,000–$9,999

  Brooks House, for which this is named, is a significant building on the Circle, housing many of our dorms.

• Hundred House: $2,500–$4,999

  Hundred House, for which this is named, is an iconic building on the Circle that includes the Headmaster’s House and dorms, as well as gathering spaces and administration offices.

• 1884 Society: $1,884–$2,499

  Groton was founded in 1884.

• Schoolhouse Society: $1,000–$1,883*

  For gifts from $1,000–$1,883.* The Schoolhouse is the heart and hub of our beautiful campus and the academic foundation of a Groton education.
  
  *Alumni who graduated from the most recent ten forms are recognized at this level with gifts of $500 and up.
  
  Groton honors alumni who loyally give year after year to the school. Alumni who have made a gift of any size to the Groton Fund for at least the past five consecutive years are recognized by having a “G” next to their name in the Annual Report of Giving.   
  
  Many of our alumni, parents, and friends have also chosen to include Groton in their estate plans by making a planned gift to the school. More information is on our Planned Giving page.