Tocqueville Society
Created by the United Way of America in 1984 to recognize its top donors, The Tocqueville Society is designed to deepen support for philanthropic giving. Tocqueville Society membership is granted to individuals who give at least $10,000 annually to United Way. Those who have made this outstanding commitment include some of the most prominent social, professional and business leaders in San Diego County. We invite you to join with them in helping to maintain and expand our ability to improve lives and build stronger communities.
Last April, Lee and Frank Goldberg hosted the 20-year celebration of the Tocqueville Society at their home, where 90 members and guests honored the founders of our local Society, James and Ruth Mulvaney. More recently, the mid November “Party of Parties,” sponsored by Craig and Joyce Grosvenor, helped to ensure that this vital component of United Way continues to play an important role in changing lives in our community.
The Tocqueville Society is named in honor of Alexis de Tocqueville, a French historian who traveled to America in the 1800’s and observed a spirit of voluntary association and effort for the common good. In 1835, he penned Democracy in America, an enthusiastic account about how Americans reached out to help one another.
To learn more about how we help each other, read our Community Impact updates and progress reports. Find out how your involvement in the Tocqueville Society helps create long-lasting changes and advance the common good.
The various recognition levels include:
| La Table Ronde d'un Million de Dollars | $1,000,000+ |
| Ordre de Prosperite | $ 750,000 - $999,999 |
| Ordre de Connaissance | $ 500,000 - $749,999 |
| Ordre d'Independance | $ 250,000 - $499,999 |
| La Société Nationale | $ 100,000 - $249,000 |
| Ordre de Fraternité | $ 75,000 - $ 99,999 |
| Ordre d'Egalité | $ 50,000 - $ 74,999 |
| Ordre de Liberté | $ 25,000 - $ 49,999 |
| Les Patrons de Société | $ 15,000 - $ 24,999 |
| Membres de la Société | $ 10,000 - $ 14,999 |
