Listed below are a few of the many ways GHHS chapters receive funding support to cover their chapter dues and programmatic activities.
Funds available to Chapters
Institutional: GHHS chapters often are able to obtain support from the Office of the Dean, Office of Student Affairs, or from departmental offices within their scope.
Fundraising: Some GHHS chapters pursue fundraising in the form of bake sales and other services to raise money for their GHHS chapter.
GHHS Grant Opportunities: GHHS offers annual chapter grants, providing chapters with the opportunity to receive funding in support of programs or initiatives. Please learn more: https://www.gold-foundation.org/programs/ghhs/chapter-grants-application-process/
Alumni donations: Institutions with GHHS alumni occasionally solicit contributions from them for GHHS-sponsored.
Philanthropy: Some chapters are supported by philanthropic gifts to the educational institution from grateful patients. There are some Chapters “Named” for Donors or Inspirational Mentors that may involve a concomitant endowment to the institution or chapter.
Annual Chapter Fees for Host Educational Institution
The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) was created in 2002. In the 22 years since, it has grown to more than 190 chapters and 50,000 members. The Gold Foundation has never charged dues at either the student level or the school level and instead absorbed the cost of supporting and expanding the honor society for the benefit of the medical schools and students. Such a fast-growing, national network requires substantial logistical and administrative support to maintain a cohesive identity.
An annual GHHS chapter fee of $4,000 was instituted for medical schools with GHHS chapters. This GHHS chapter fee reflects the estimated annual cost of administrative and logistical support, which the Gold Foundation has absorbed for medical schools since 2002.