Opening Minds Campaign tops $57.9 million in total support for endowment, capital projects, and Annual Giving at the end of the fifth year of the public phase of the Campaign.
Annual Fund raises over $2.4 million, its strongest year ever, thanks to the efforts of nearly 150 dedicated Annual Fund volunteers and over 2,200 generous donors.
Annual Fund parent participation reaches 91%. In addition, the following classes are to be congratulated for attaining 100% participation: Beginners, Kindergarten, and Third Grade.
The Sixth Grade Gift Program and Senior Parent Gift Program each celebrate 100% participation from parents in these grades.
Alumni/ae achieve significant accomplishments in several arenas:- Overall, the Alumni/ae Fund increased from over $529,000 in 2008-09 to more than $677,000 in 2009-10,
a 28% increase. - Alumni/ae participation reached 25% for the first time in recent history and, as a result, earned an additional $50,000 challenge grant from an anonymous alumnus.
- Twenty-five alumni/ae responded to our leadership challenge and give gifts of $1,974 or more for the first time, which enabled the School to receive an additional $25,000 challenge gift.
- We also inaugurated our Keystone Society with 20 loyal alumni/ae who gave $10,000 or more to the Annual Fund and are, therefore, at the apex of our fundraising efforts, just as a “keystone” is a critical structural piece at the architectural crown of an arch or bridge.
- Reunion giving more than doubled from approximately $83,000 to $172,000, or 25% of the total dollars raised from alumni/ae.
- Finally, we had our first “college calling days” and saw participation among our college-age alums increase from less than 10% to an average of 27%.
Class of 2010 Senior Parents raise over $800,000 for faculty endowment, financial aid endowment, annual gifts, and other capital projects, and achieve 100% participation.
Seven new endowed and spendable funds are established to support faculty, financial aid, and academic programs:
- John Brisbois 21st Century Library Endowment Fund, established by the Browne & Nichols 50th Reunion
Class of 1960 - Camp Marienfeld Fund
- Bertram A. and Ronald M. Druker Foundation Financial Aid Fund
- Cary Girod Fund for Environmental Awareness
- Jack Knapp Upper School Community Fund
- Kargman Family Fund for Faculty Salary Endowment
- Leibovitch Faculty Salary Endowment Fund
Strawberry Night welcomes more than 500 alumni/ae, current and former faculty, and friends to campus and begins a new tradition of reunion dinners in classrooms throughout our newly renovated Upper School building.
