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Compass Rose Society

The Compass Rose Society is the UVA Health System's most prestigious donor society, honoring the leadership and direction of our most generous benefactors. Compass Rose Society members are individuals who have given $250,000 or more cumulatively to the UVA Health System during their lifetime. Their gifts benefit the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, and the UVA Medical Center, including its centers and programs.

Gifts qualifying donors for membership in the society include:

  • Cash, including matching gifts from donor's employer.
  • Securities or other appreciated assets.
  • Real estate whose value has been substantiated through appraisal.
  • Estate gifts such as: gifts in trust, charitable remainder trusts, pooled income trusts, charitable gift annuities, life insurance policies, bequests, and retirement plans.
  • Gifts made by family members from family foundations.