We are incredibly grateful for all gifts received. Our donors are named in the annual autumn edition of Floreat Domus (though donors are, of course, welcome to remain anonymous) and we personally thank each donor.
Those who give towards an endowed fund, spend-down fund, a Fellowship, bursaries, and studentships will receive an annual stewardship report where possible.
Regular givers are invited to join The 1448 Society and those who choose to remember Queens’ in their Will (and inform us of such) become members of The Sundial Circle. Donors belonging to each of these societies are invited to regular online webinars and an annual Garden Party in the President’s Garden to thank them for their kind support. There is also a society for regular givers to the Boat Club (The 1828 Society), with QCBC hosting events for its supporters throughout the year.
Queens’ College Cambridge Benefactors’ 2025 | Photo Credit: Ian Olsson
Queens’ College Cambridge Benefactors’ 2025 | Photo Credit: Ian Olsson
We recognise donors who give £10,000 or more in the year preceding the annual Ceremony of Benefactors and Benefactors’ Feast by inviting them to this unique event, where they will be personally thanked by the President. This Ceremony forms part of the ancient Commemoration of Benefactors Service, which recognises donors, dating back to the foundation of the College and celebrates philanthropy at Queens’.
Endowed funds, such as subject funds, travel bursaries, and scholarships carry naming opportunities.
We also celebrate exceptional philanthropy through room naming opportunities, the hanging of portrait photographs in Cripps Foyer, and our Major Benefactors’ Plaque (for cumulative giving totalling £500,000) in the Porters’ Lodge.
Donors who give £1,000,000 become Fellow Benefactors of the College and receive membership of the Guild of Cambridge Benefactors.
Fellow Benefactors are admitted in a special ceremony in the Chapel of the College by the Fellows of Queens’ and the President of the College. This ceremony, conducted in Latin by the Praelector, is witnessed by close family. Such a ceremony could be held immediately prior to any College Feast, or it can be incorporated within the proceedings of The Commemoration and Ceremony of Benefactors and Feast. A suitable occasion is usually dependent on the availability of the Fellow Benefactor to be admitted. At the ceremony, the Fellow Benefactor will be given a scroll signed by the President and Praelector, which the Alumni & Development Office will then frame. Photos are also taken at the admission.
Additionally, Fellow Benefactors are:
| Photo Credit: Ian Olsson
Site Search