Leadership Givers are generous community members who give $1,000 or more annually to the United Way. They significantly deepen the impact for the community, and provide nearly 30 percent of our annual funds raised.
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Leadership Giving Societies

The de Tocqueville Society is an exclusive group for those who pledge $10,000 or more annually. Click to find out more or pledge now.

Our community's initiative is the premier African-American Leadership initiative in the nation. Click to find out more or pledge now.

Multicultural Leadership Society creates a platform and familiarizes individuals with other key leaders in the region and prepares them for their role in serving our community. Click to find out more or pledge now.

Members of the Retirees’ Society are individuals who recognize the importance that philanthropy and volunteerism play in building and strengthening the health of the greater St. Louis area. Click to find out more.

Our Power of the Purse ranks fifth in the nation in women's leadership giving and raised more than $5 million in 2009. Click to find out more or pledge now.
Women's Initiative Next Generation
WINGs allows women to start giving at the $500 level and increase to a Women's Leadership Giving Initiative member in two years, thanks to a match by the Regional Business Council. Click to find out more.

Young Leadership Society encourages and recognizes young workplace and community leaders (age 49 and below) who value the importance of philanthropy and who believe in and support the work and vision of United Way. Click to find out more or pledge now.