Thacher parent giving brochure

We Are Thacher A GUIDE TO GIVING

“Thacher gives all its students the most precious of gifts: the opportunity to discover not only who they are, but, more importantly, what they can become as they move from challenge to achievement to personal fulfillment. They are surrounded by a motivated peer group and adults who know them and care deeply for them; they are held to high standards out of this concern for their growth.�

MICHAEL K . MULLIGAN, HEAD OF SCHOOL

As we teach our students self-reliance, we recognize that a school has no other self than its community. We are Thacher.

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Generosity THACHER RELIES ON PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS LIKE YOU The Annual Fund raised $3.3 million last year and our parents, parents of alumni and friends, and grandparents contributed over $2 million to this total. Without your support, Thacher would not be where it is today.

Head’s Circle – 21 Gifts $25,000 and above Sherman Day Thacher Society 30 Gifts $10,000 – $24,999 Pegasus – 32 Gifts $5,000 – $9,999 Chambered Nautilus – 19 Gifts $2,500 –$4,999 Casa de Piedra $1,000 – $2,499 100 Gifts

Diamond Hitch Club $250 – $999 100 Gifts Page 5

WHY YOUR GIFT MATTERS $275

pays the cost of educating a Thacher student for one day.

$350

pays the cost of feeding Thacher’s herd for one morning.

$500

pays for the yearly stipend of an Olympus Scholar, a student who receives our highest level of financial aid.

$1,000

funds 15 advisee dinners.

$2,500

allows the Mulligans to host all of the students in their home every Saturday night for a year.

$5,000

covers the yearly cost of maintaining the pool, weight room, and gym, which are used by 95 percent of the students.

$7,500

enables the Arts Department to produce two major productions and several concerts and exhibitions each year.

$10,000

supports student weekend activities for the year.

$25,000

maintains Thacher’s campus-wide wireless computer network for the school year.

$50,000

underwrites an Olympus Scholar scholarship for one year.

The Annual Gift YOUR PHILANTHROPY A gift to the Annual Fund immediately strengthens Thacher’s ability to provide extraordinary opportunities for learning and discovery; to increase the number of students who receive financial aid; and to help meet emerging needs and challenges. In addition, these unrestricted funds give Thacher the flexibility to undertake critical new initiatives, attract the best faculty, and sustain a learning environment that continues to distinguish Thacher from our peer schools.

THE THACHER EXPERIENCE Gifts support every part of the Thacher experience—inside the classroom and out—and help make sure that the School has the flexibility to innovate and meet its highest priorities, year in and year out. Tuition only covers 54 percent of a Thacher education and we need your help to achieve the difference.

FINANCIAL AID Your annual gifts are instrumental in helping support Thacher’s financial aid program that allows the best and brightest students to come to Thacher regardless of their economic backgrounds.

FACULT Y SAL ARIES By assisting the School in recruiting and retaining the most talented teachers, you help to ensure that Thacher remains strong and dynamic.

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Annual Giving

YOUR CONTRIBUTION Annual Fund support has an impact. $3.3 million was raised last year from the following five sources.

23% – Parents of Alumni & Friends

Fiscal year 2013-14

A CRUCIAL ROLE

36% – Alumni

Tuition only covers 54 percent of a Thacher education and we need your help to achieve the difference.

36% – Parents

1% – Corporations & Foundations 4% – Grandparents

OUR SOURCES

YOUR INFLUENCE

As this revenue chart shows, a Thacher education would not be possible without philanthropy. Your gift makes an impact.

Annual gifts support the Thacher experience. Here’s how the cost of that experience breaks down.

28% – Academic Programs

54% – Tuition

41% – Annual giving and income from gifts invested in the endowment

5% – Additional Revenue Sources

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14% – Student Activities and Special Programs

24% – Faculty, Staff, and Administration Salaries

11% – Financial Aid

23% – A Modern Campus that Facilitates Learning and Community

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Nautilus of Family Giving Michael Mulligan reads The Chambered Nautilus to begin every school year at Thacher. Sherman Day Thacher believed that the sea creature symbolizes each student’s mission to grow intellectually and personally each year.

1. Your first gift is through the Parents and Grandparents Fund 2. Consider increasing your gifts to the Parents Fund in subsequent years 3. Add your support for special programs or projects according to your student’s experiences and interests 4. Your Legacy Gift (Senior Families) 5. Consider a five-year pledge to give to the School to augment your child’s giving and to educate them on the importance of philanthropy.

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Your Gift

GIF TS OF SECURITIES For directions on how to make a gift of stock or securities, please contact Diane Murphy at dmurphy@thacher.org or 805-640-3201 x 240

MAKE YOUR GIF T: Mail: The Thacher School Alumni and Development Office 5025 Thacher Road Ojai, CA 93023

Contact: Mimi Van Son Director of Parent Giving 805-640-3201 ext 225

Online: www.thacher.org/donate

MATCHING GIF TS With an employer matching gift, you may be able to double, or even triple, your gift to The Thacher School.

You can check with your employer’s human resources office for more information or to request a match. The Thacher School is on the IRS list of approved non-profit tax exempt organizations. The School’s EIN is 95-1642398.

FOR VOLUNTEER INFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITIES Contact: Mimi Van Son Director of Parent Giving 805-640-3201 ext 225

BOOT HILL LEGACY SOCIET Y Leave a lasting legacy to Thacher by including the School in your will or living trust. For information, contact Karleanne Rogers at krogers@thacher.org or 805-640-3201 x 242.