Any donation over $1000. Organizations with smaller budgets may consider any gift in excess of $100 a major gift. major gifts generally refers to donations provided by individual donors, though foundation and corporate grants may also be considered major gifts.

a gift or pledge of $10,000 or more.

Any gift of $25,000 to $1,000,000. Also see annual gift and principal gift.

Term used by fundraising professionals to identify a gift by a donor which is substantially larger than an annual gift and perhaps may require pledge payments to complete.