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Message from the Vice President of Institutional Advancement
One of the responsibilities we take very seriously at Anatolia College is the proper stewardship of our donors. We take great care to ensure that we adhere to their intentions while celebrating our collaboration in promoting the mission of our historic institution. We take great pride in showcasing the progress of our partnership while thanking our donors publicly for their steadfast support.
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This past year, our development efforts remained focused on the goals of our ongoing comprehensive campaign “Anatolia Campaign for the Next Century” while at the same time we remained diligent to ensure that we secure the funds to sustain a robust scholarship/financial aid program for deserving students. One of our primary campaign goals involves growing the endowed funds dedicated to scholarships and faculty development. These represent vital programs for Anatolia to achieve its core mission and, as such, will continue to remain a development focus for our team.
In 2021 development revenues totaled $2,539,977, $1,555,698 of which were attributed to support both endowed scholarships and capital projects. The total amount raised for our comprehensive campaign reached $19,685,500 and overall cumulative development revenues within the last ten years have surpassed $35,000,000. To date, the majority of our original campaign goals have been reached, allowing us to launch related programs as well as capital projects, many of which you will read about in this report.
$2,539,977
development revenues
of which $1,555,698
support both
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS +
CAPITAL PROJECTS
comprehensive campaign $19,685,500
total amount raised
Anatolia continued to benefit from generous legacy gifts by its alumni and friends. One such gift comes from our alumnus Harry Lambrousis ’53 who assigned a very generous amount of his estate in support of our new Elementary School Campus. Anatolia, throughout its history has benefited from our donors who have included us in their estate planning – especially in endowments.
Measuring the social impact of programs has garnered much attention worldwide under the umbrella of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) values. In this context, one of the major donors of our CTY Greece program, Lidl Hellas, commissioned a Social Return on Investment study by Ernst & Young Greece’s Climate Change and Social Sustainability team. To no one’s surprise, besides the many qualitative benefits gained by participating students, the analysis concluded that for every €1of support offered by Lidl Hellas, €3.7 of social value was created. We remain truly grateful to all our donors who, despite the continued disruptions attributable to the pandemic, have made the effort to continue to support our institution. Their commitment to our school exemplifies the power of the collective good and reminds us each day how fortunate we are to have the faith and trust of so many.
Peter Chresanthakes Vice President of Institutional Advancement
