As the most extensive and inclusive giving opportunity at the Emily Krzyzewski Center, the Annual Fund supports the Center in its entirety, ensuring success in both day-to-day operations as well as the management of long-range programs and new academic and community initiatives. In addition to the Center's Growth Fund, the Annual Fund provides essential, unrestricted support that can be directed to the Center's most pressing needs.

Dream Do Achieve Team

The Dream Do Achieve Team is the Emily Krzyzewski Center's leadership giving society. Founded in 2007, the Dream Do Achieve Team recognizes investors in the Center whose generous support helps ensure that our students progress on a Dream Do Achieve pathway to become the first in their families to go to college.

Annual Giving Levels:
Dream Believer: $100.00
Dream Builder: $1000.00
Dream Maker: $25,000.00
Dream Sustainer: $100,000.00

Recognition and Rewards

Recognition Dream Believer Dream Builder Dream Maker Dream Sustainer Membership in the Dream-Do-Achieve Team X X X X Donor name recognition on www.emilyk.org (with donor approval) X X X X Complimentary subscription to Emily K Center electronic news updates X X X X Invitations to Emily K Center events and programs X X X X One brick inscribed with donor’s name or the name of donor’s choosing placed at the Emily K Center - X X X Donor name recognition in the published Emily K Center Annual Report - X X X Framed Emily K Center Certificate of Donor Recognition signed by Michael Krzyzewski and Marleah Rogers - - X X Special program, scholarship and future facility naming opportunities - - X X Invitation to exclusive CEO's Dinner at the Emily K Center - - - X Invitations to exclusive National Leadership Council events and programs - - - X

Distinguished Donor Giving Societies

The Champions Circle and Hall of Fame
This society recognizes donors whose cumulative gifts and pledges to the Emily Krzyzewski Center total $250,000.00 or more. In addition to receiving all of the benefits of the Dream Sustainers, members of the Champions Circle receive access to tickets to one Duke Men's Basketball game each season and an invitation to the exclusive Founder's Reception. Champions Circle members whose cumulative gifts and pledges total $500,000.00 or more will enter the Emily Krzyzewski Center Hall of Fame. Jerseys in each Hall of Fame member's name (or the name of their choice) will be “retired” and displayed prominently in the Center.

Heritage Society
The Heritage society honors friends of the Emily Krzyzewski Center who have made provisions for the Center in their wills, trusts, retirement plans, or through other types of planned giving. For more information about planned giving opportunities, please visit the How to Give page of our website or contact us directly on 919 680 0308.

Students for Students
This giving society recognizes high school, middle school, elementary and pre-school students 18 years of age and under who give $10 every month ($120 each year) to the Emily Krzyzewski Center. These Students receive all the benefits of Dream Believers and will be connected to an Emily K Center student through personal correspondence and special invitations to select student programs and events.

Growth Fund
Please contact us directly on 919 680 0308 for information on the Emily K Center Growth Fund.