Program - Society of Toxicology

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Endowment Fund Donor Contribution Form
SOT Endowment Family of Funds
The individual Funds that make up the SOT Endowment Fund are briefly described below. All are, or intend to become, Permanently Restricted Net Asset
Funds, with their assets invested so their Funds will be continued in perpetuity with proceeds used for the purpose(s) identified by their original donor or
those who provided leadership for creating each specific Fund.
General Purpose Funds
• Educational Activities—Proceeds from this Fund support a margin of
excellence in SOT Educational Activities.
• International Activities—Proceeds from this Fund will be used to
promote the involvement of the SOT in international activities such as those
of the International Union of Toxicology.
*Help exhaust the SOT Council Approved $750,000 50 th Anniversary Match. Your contributions can have twice the IMPACT. In 2011, matches will focus
on the four SOT General Purpose Funds and funds that support the General Purpose Fund.
• Mary Amdur Student Award—Inhalation and Respiratory SS
• Young Soo Choi Student Scholarship Award—Korean Toxicologists
Association in America SIG
• Laxman S. Desai ASIO Student Award—Association of Scientists of
Indian Origin SIG
• Diversity Initiatives—Committee on Diversity Initiatives
• John Doull Student Award—Risk Assessment SS
• Founders Fund—Founders Fund recipient selected by Awards Committee
• Angelo Furgiuele Young Investigator Technology Award—
Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology SS
• Perry J. Gehring Biological Modeling Student Award—Biological
Modeling SS
• Perry J. Gehring Diversity Student Travel Award—Committee on
Diversity Initiatives
• Perry J. Gehring Risk Assessment Student Award—Risk
Assessment SS
• Harry W. Hays Memorial—SOT Education and/or Priority Needs Fund*
• Health and Environmental Science Institute Immunotoxicology
Young Investigator Student Award—Immunotoxicology SS
• Vera W. Hudson and Elizabeth K. Weisburger Scholarship—Women
in Toxicology SIG
• Frank C. Lu Food Safety Student Award—Food Safety SS
• Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award—American Association of Chinese
in Toxicology SIG
Individual Recognition
(Cumulative Contributions)
• Benefactor—Cumulative contributions of
$10,000 or more.
• Paracelsus Circle Lifetime Member—
Cumulative contribution of $5,000 or more.
Alternatively, a contribution of $500 and
statement of intent to contribute $5,000
within 10 years.
up-to-date information at www.toxicology.org
Recognition Levels
Individual Recognition
(Based on July–June Fiscal Year Giving)
• Paracelsus Circle—$500 or more
• Gold—$250–$499 or more
• Silver—$100–$249 or more
• Bronze—$40–$99 in a given year
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Corporate/Institutional Recognition
(Based on July–June Fiscal Year Giving)
• Diamond—Over $10,000
• Platinum—$5,000–$9,999
• Gold—$2,500–$4,999
• Silver—$1,000–$2,499
Donors who give $40 or more will be identified by name in the SOT Endowment Fund Annual Report and other Fund literature unless they wish to remain
anonymous. In the case of couples who are both members of the SOT, the Recognition Level is based on the contribution of each individual. Thus, a $500
joint contribution from a couple who are both members of the SOT is recognized at the Gold Level and a $1,000 joint contribution is recognized at the
Paracelsus Circle Level.
501(c)3 Charitable Organization
• SOT Priorities—Proceeds from this Fund support the highest priority needs
of the Society as determined by the SOT Council.
• Student Travel—Proceeds from this Fund will be used to support
student travel.
Specific Purpose Funds
These Funds match the interests of the donors with the future financial needs of SOT, its Specialty Sections (SS), Special Interest Groups (SIG), and
Regional Chapters (RC).
• Roger O. McClellan Student Award—Comparative and Veterinary SS
and Toxicologic and Exploratory Pathology SS
• Harihara Mehendale ASIO Student Award—Association of Scientists of
Indian Origin SIG
• Metals Specialty Section Student Research Award—Metals SS
• Molecular Biology Student Award—Molecular Biology SS
• Pacific Northwest Toxicology Development—Pacific Northwest RC
• Emil A. Pfitzer Drug Discovery Student Award—Drug Discovery
Toxicology SS
• Gabriel L. Plaa Education Award—Mechanisms SS
• Regulatory and Safety Evaluation Student Award—Regulatory and
Safety Evaluation SS
• Renal Toxicology Fellowship Award—Mechanisms SS
• Robert J. Rubin Student Travel Award—Mechanisms SS and Risk
Assessment SS
• Dharm V. Singh ASIO Student Award—Association of Scientists of
Indian Origin SIG
• Dharm V. Singh Carcinogenesis Award—Carcinogenesis SS
• Carl C. Smith Student Mechanisms Award—Mechanisms SS
• Ronald G. Thurman Student Travel Award—Mechanisms SS
• Toxicologists of African Origin Endowment—Toxicologists of African
Origin SIG
The SOT Endowment Fund is part of the Society of Toxicology, a charitable, non-profit, 501(c)3 organization under the Internal Revenue Code.
The SOT Tax Identification Number is 52-605-7050. Contributions to the SOT Endowment Fund typically will be considered tax-deductible contributions.
The Society of Toxicology will provide written acknowledgement of all contributions made to the SOT Endowment Fund.