The Founders Club of Rivendell College is seeking adventurous, visionary partners whose generous contributions underwrite the costs of launching and sustaining the College in its inaugural phase.The Founders Club is a five-year campaign to fund the academic and administrative infrastructure of Rivendell College, including the central headquarters in Boulder, Colorado and Affiliate Study Centers across the United States, scholarships and the beginning of an endowment. On May 31, 2012 membership in the Founders Club will be closed.

Founders Club members are invited to the Boulder campus and given opportunities to review Rivendell’s programs and strategic plans, and to attend an annual dinner in appreciation of their support, including an attractive wall plaque for their home or office.  Membership in The Founders Club is recognized according to contributions received in the college's fiscal year, June 1 to May 31.  Donors who make qualifying contributions in more than one year during the campaign will be recognized for each year of their participation.

All Founders Club members are honored in the Rivendell College Annual Report and on the Founders Club page of the Rivendell College website. Corporate sponsors are also recognized with their trademark, logo type and a link to their website on the home page of the websites of Rivendell College, eRivendell, and Centers for Christian Study International.

When the campaign has been completed, the names of Founders Club members will be inscribed on a plaque that is featured prominently in the Rivendell Administrative Center.  Memberships are available at the following levels:

Titanium  $100,000+

Platinum  $50,000+

Gold $25,000 +

Silver $10,000 +

Bronze $5,000+

Rivendell College thanks the following donors whose generosity has helped begin the Founders Club campaign:

Titanium Level

Centers for Christian Study International, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010

Dr. Cullen I.K. Story, Princeton Theological Seminary, 2007-2008, 2008-2009

The CIOS Foundation, 2008-2009

Bethany Baptist Church, 2008-2009

Platinum Level

Dr. Cullen I.K. Story, Princeton Theological Seminary, 2008-2009

Mrs. J.B. Ringoen, 2008-2009

Gold Level

Allan and Gail Gerrish, The Gerrish Foundation, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010

Frank and Ruth Stewart, 2007-2008

Jerry and Brenda Johnson, 2008-2009

Named Endowments

Naming opportunities are available for gifts to Rivendell College which match the interests of donors with the needs of the college. In addition to named endowment funds, Rivendell welcomes gifts for financial aid, student services, technology, capital acquisitions and improvements, faculty scholarship and research, and special projects. All naming opportunities include memorial gifts.

Endowed Chairs                              $2,000,000+

Endowed Academic Institutes         $2,000,000+

Endowed Library Funds                  $100,000+

Endowed Lectureships                    $100,000+

Endowed Scholarships                    $20,000+

Facility Naming Opportunities

Rivendell College welcomes contributions that include the naming of facilities.  Opportunities include buildings, conference rooms, auditoriums, centers, laboratories, classrooms and wings at any Rivendell College site.

Permanent Memorials

Donors may create a named endowed fund in memory of a loved one.  The college's Board of Directors establishes thresholds and guidelines for the creation of such funds, beginning at the $100,000 level.

Corporate Sponsors

Corporate sponsors in the Founders Club will be recognized with their trademark or logo type in a scrolling advertising box on the home page of the College website, with viewing frequency based upon their donation level.  Additional advertising value for corporate sponsors includes having their company name and website link on the bottom of the home pages of www.rivendellcollege.org, www.erivendell.org and www.studycenters.org, boosting their search engine ratings.