Barry University Philanthropic Impact Report 2021

PHILANTHROPIC IMPACT REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2021 JULY 1, 2020 - JUNE 30, 2021

Core Commitments Catholic intellectual and religious traditions guide us in the fulfillment of our Mission. The Mission and values of the Adrian Dominican Sisters serve as the inspiration for our Core Commitments, which the University adopted in 2008.

KNOWLEDGE AND TRUTH Barry promotes and supports the intellectual life, emphasizing life-long learning, growth and development. The University pursues scholarly and critical analysis of fundamental questions of the human experience. In the pursuit of truth, the University advances development of solutions that promote the common good and a more humane and just society.

INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY Barry is a global, inclusive community characterized by interdependence, dignity and equality, compassion and respect for self and others. Embracing a global world view, the University nurtures and values cultural, social and intellectual diversity, and welcomes faculty, staff and students of all faith traditions.

SOCIAL JUSTICE Barry expects all members of our community to accept social responsibility to foster peace and nonviolence, to strive for equality, to recognize the sacredness of Earth, and to engage in meaningful efforts toward social change. The University promotes social justice through teaching, research and service.

COLLABORATIVE SERVICE Barry is committed to serving local and global communities through collaborative and mutually productive partnerships.

The University accepts responsibility to engage with communities to pursue systemic, self-sustaining solutions to human, social, economic and environmental problems.

A Message from the President

UNITED IN OUR COMMITMENT

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nother year of pandemic conditions is behind us, and I find myself moved by the incredible generosity, unbreakable spirit and unwavering dedication of our Barry University community. We have carried forth together unified in our commitment to our Mission, with students, faculty and staff exhibiting truly remarkable creativity, flexibility and resilience. And our friends and supporters have shown up every step of the way, enhancing our students’ educational experience, working to realize our Mission and helping to make a Barry education accessible for deserving students.

With so many struggling with challenges brought by the global health crisis, our commitment to service continues to guide us as we strengthen our engagement with our local community. Our partnerships with impactful organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami, United Way Miami, Casa Familia and the Miami Center for Racial Justice are thriving, and this past year we proudly launched our President’s Community Leadership Council, a body consisting of South Florida leaders in healthcare, business, law, philanthropy, education and more.

And within our University community, we have launched impressive initiatives to support our students who may be facing additional hardship. From expanding mental health and wellness resources to opening our Barry University Community Food Pantry, which offers free nutritious food as well as essential toiletries to Barry University students, faculty and staff, we are prioritizing the network of support for students as they and their families work to recover from the impact of the pandemic.

The generosity of our supporters is integral to this work.

It changes the lives of our students, but also supports the creation of leaders who will go on to transform the world through their own service.

Thank you for your support of our students and our mission, and for partnering with us to truly make a difference.

Sincerely,

Mike Allen, Ph.D. President

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Donor support helps Barry thrive

THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS, OLD AND NEW

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n behalf of Barry University, I am pleased to present your 2020-2021 Impact Report. In another challenging year, your generosity to our students, our campus and our shared community made a compelling difference.

Inside, you will read about some of Barry’s caring friends, both old and new. Michael O’Neil and his family have been an integral part of Barry’s past, present and, all signs indicate, future, volunteering and donating financially. For more than 20 years, Luigi Salvaneschi inspired students through his teaching and scholarship gifts, and he was pleased to dedicate a new studentcentered space on campus named in his honor.

New friends and former NFL players Henri and Zack Crockett became big Barry fans, setting up scholarships and recognizing the potential for great interactions between Barry and the young people they work with through their nonprofit foundation.

Barry’s main campus location puts us in the center of efforts to help not only our students, but also many whose lives were upended by the continuing pandemic in greater Miami. Alumna Melly Sanchez ‘88 and her husband, Robert, contributed to Barry’s Care Center, enabling community members to connect with needed mental health services through upgraded technology. A gift from new friends, the Ortega Foundation, to Barry’s Center for Human Rights and Social Justice enabled Barry and our community partners to help survivors of human trafficking, racism, marginalization and domestic violence.

I hope you feel as inspired by their stories as I am.

Thank you for your encouragement and support.

Best Wishes,

Bernadine Douglas, CFRE Vice President for Institutional Advancement

TOTAL COMMITTED DOLLARS FY21

$4,699,941

TOTAL ENDOWMENT

Barry Fund $1,104,747 Opportunity and Other Scholarships $2,364,925

$54.5M

Programs and Student Awards $49,778

Dollars Generated from Endowments

$804K

Endowment $231,071

Endowed Funds

Capital Improvements $949,420

83 Awarded Scholarships

238

Sponsorship and Other Event Income

$133,235

WHO SUPPORTS OUR MISSION?

Friends Foundations Faculty/Staff Corporations/Orgs

Alumni

The University closed out fiscal year 2021 with an endowment of $54.5M, which included $41.6M of financial investments, $11.65M of real estate investments and $1.2M in our student managed investment fund. The University is proud to report that the endowment exceeded $50M for the first time due to favorable market returns and fundraising.

Even with the uncertainty during fiscal year 2021, the University stayed within its investment policy statement goals. It did not need to utilize any unrestricted endowment to meet the University operating needs and continued to manage a portfolio that is wellbalanced and invested with a long-term perspective. The University’s portfolio managers maintain the highest level of fiscal responsibility and oversight and are true partners in ensuring the long-term management and growth of the endowment portfolio. We are also very proud of our student managed investment fund team, which continues to grow the returns on their portfolio. We are confident that our endowed scholarships are well positioned to provide support to our students for a very long time.

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New technology in Barry’s CARE Center allows counselors to reach out to help many more people in greater Miami, thanks to the gift from the Sanchez family.

TECHNOLOGY ENHANCES MENTAL HEALTH Sanchez Gift Connects Barry with the Underserved

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arry’s CARE (Counseling, Assessment, Research and Education) Center focuses on meeting the mental health needs of underserved children and their families in the greater Miami area. When the global pandemic took hold, the center pivoted to all remote services, and the community’s needs increased exponentially.

Receiving counseling and other mental health services via cell phone was a blessing for families in crisis when in-person services were closed everywhere. And with its exceptional care and sliding-scale fees, the CARE Center was an ideal choice, especially for those with limited resources. Yet many did not know that the CARE Center was available for them, or even that it existed at all. For the CARE Center to fulfill its mission, it needed to show up at the very top of internet searches and offer an easy way for people to register and obtain services.

Barry alumna Melly Sanchez ‘88 and her husband, Robert, chairman and CEO of Ryder System, Inc., stepped up to help with a gift that enabled the center to increase exposure in the community with an updated online presence, as well as upgrade to stateof-the-art technology for counseling and school psychology faculty, students and clients.

At the CARE Center, audiovisual equipment is used by faculty who supervise students during their clinical experiences, as well as students who observe and learn how to conduct psychological assessments and counseling sessions. The technology students train with needs to be on par with what they will use once they go into practice, and now, with this gift, it is.

Barry alumna Melly Sanchez ’88 and her husband, Robert, chairman and CEO of Ryder System, Inc. “The generous gift from the Sanchez family enabled us to better serve our clients as well as better prepare our students for their profession,” says Jill Beloff Farrell, Dean of Barry’s Adrian Dominican School of Education.

Clients today have the option of in-person or remote visits, and many are opting for tele-health rather than taking two or three busses to get to the Barry campus. They can attend sessions from home or wherever they need to be and can participate via computer or cell phone.

Melly Sanchez, who recently joined the Barry University Board of Trustees, has a special place in her heart for the CARE Center’s mission after studying in the field and working with Big Brothers Big Sisters.

“Anything I can do to help the underserved is meaningful to my husband and me,” she says. “I hope our gift will help the CARE Center serve even more of those in need in our community.”

“The generous gift from the Sanchez family enabled us to better serve our clients as well as better prepare our students for their profession.”

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REACHING BACK TO PULL OTHERS FORWARD Crockett Brothers Establish Barry Scholarships

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ot long after he was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons, Henri Crockett founded a nonprofit organization in Atlanta that helped at-risk youth with tutoring and mentoring, enabling many to achieve their once-unattainable dream of attending college.

A starting player for the Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII, Henri realized that he might not have had that opportunity were it not for those who helped and mentored him and his older brother, Zack, when they were growing up in Pompano Beach. The experience inspired them to expand their philanthropy by starting the Crockett Foundation in 2002, with a mission to build character, develop leaders and improve communities, one child at a time. They put a special focus on helping young people with backgrounds similar to their own, especially from their home community.

“Our mentors saw something in us, reached back and pulled us forward.

Now we want to do the same,” says Zack.

“We’ve always just wanted to serve and let kids know we’re here to stay, with hope that they continue the cycle of giving back.”

Realizing how much the missions of their foundation and Barry University were in sync, the Crocketts recently established an endowed scholarship and an Opportunity Scholarship at Barry with the intent to help students from their alma matter, Blanch Ely High School, or other local high schools. Many of the scholarship recipients will be the first in their families to attend college.

Henri and Zack Crockett

played football with the Seminoles. Both drafted by the NFL, Zack played for the Indianapolis Colts and the Oakland Raiders, while Henri played for the Falcons and the Minnesota Vikings. Today Zack is a scout for the Oakland Raiders and Henri is CEO of a development and investment company as well as a trucking company.

Henri also recently joined the Barry University Board of Trustees.

“I’m excited to be a part of it,” says Henri.

“We brought some of our kids [to Barry] for a tour, and it was a day they will remember forever. This is a match made in heaven for the Crockett Foundation family.

President Mike Allen and the people at Barry go the extra mile to take an interest in the things we’re doing. They care about what we care about. That’s why we’re so excited about our partnership.”

Zack and Henri deeply understand the value of assistance when attending college is out of reach financially. They received scholarships to Florida State University, where they studied criminology and

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The Crockett Foundation’s programs have positively impacted the lives of more than 1,000 middle school students. By establishing scholarships at Barry University, the Crockett brothers hope to give them the opportunity to go to college.

Salvaneschi Commons in Thompson Hall, formerly called the lobby, 2021

WHEN BUSINESS AND ACADEMIA UNITE Barry Champion Inspires and Empowers Students

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uigi Salvaneschi has led an extraordinary life, keenly aware that access to higher education was the key that unlocked the rest of his life’s journey.

Ever inquisitive, he studied ancient languages, history, philosophy and art, as well as math and science, in his native Italy.

He went on to teach in Egypt and Lebanon, returned to Italy to earn his Ph.D. in canonical law, then became the administrator of the official bulletin of the Catholic Church in Vatican City.

In 1959, Luigi came to the United States seeking an academic position at a university. That quest turned to commercial endeavors when he met Ray Crock, who offered him a job managing a McDonald’s location. He went on to be integral in McDonalds’ national and international expansion over nearly two decades.

Luigi brought his leadership expertise to KFC and then Blockbuster Entertainment, which meant a move to South Florida and the start of a deep connection with Barry University. After he retired, Luigi returned to the academic world he loved, teaching in the Andreas School of Business and serving on Barry’s Board of Trustees.

For more than 20 years, Luigi and his wife, Didi, have been passionate and unwavering supporters of Barry and its students, including being major

Didi and Luigi Salvaneschi benefactors of the Silvester Tower and establishing the Luigi Salvaneschi Endowed Scholarship, which benefits first-generation college students. His most recent and largest gift, $1 million, funded 50 Opportunity Scholarships and supported the renovation of Thompson Hall lobby.

In honor of their generosity, Barry recently established Salvaneschi Commons at Thompson Hall. The couple often spent time there after board meetings, so it holds a special place in their hearts.

A bronze plaque now hangs in the space, letting visitors know that it was designed to inspire students to “initiate and create.”

Through his scholarships and inspired by Salvaneschi Commons, Luigi hopes that students will embrace “the responsibility to maintain themselves and to leave the world in better condition than they found it.”

l, “My educational pursuits would not have been possible without the Salvaneschis’ generous donation. I hope one day I’ll be able to give back and help students achieve their goals the same way they helped me.”

— Nursing student and scholarship recipient, Sierra Moss ’22

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LIFTING OTHERS UP Partnership Supports South Florida’s Most Vulnerable

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plifting the community, especially underserved and marginalized populations, is a goal shared by the Ortega Foundation and Barry’s Center for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ).

Started as a foundation dedicated to education by Jose “Pepe” Antonio Ortega, founder of the Sazon Goya Food Company, the Ortega Foundation originally provided scholarships for children of Sazon Goya employees. Like many Cuban exiles who left much behind, Pepe championed the idea that education is the one thing no one can take away from you.

Today the Ortega Foundation, operated

by Pepe’s daughter, Maria Elena Wollberg, and granddaughters Patty Clark and Ana Mari Ortega Schwarzberg, continues its educational objectives by providing scholarships to Miami-Dade high school students. The Ortega Foundation is also proud to support pressing social and human service issues in greater Miami.

The CHRSJ, part of Barry’s School of Social Work, serves at-risk populations impacted by poverty, discrimination and violence. The center, working closely with community partners, focuses on issues such as combatting human trafficking, preventing sexual violence, helping those who have suffered trauma and promoting inclusion for sexual and gender-diverse individuals.

In the wake of even greater need because of the COVID-19 crisis, the Ortega Foundation stepped up to help the CHRSJ, funding several culturally relevant interventions. One is CrossCultural Conversations, a program exploring discriminative and racist events from a contemplative perspective and recognizing the internal work needed to move toward a more just and equitable society. Another intervention

Maria Elena Wollberg and her daughter, Patty Clark, with the Ortega Foundation

is “Abrazandonos a Nosotras Mismas,” a mindfulness-based program focusing on self-compassion and resilience for Latina women in a survivors’ support group.

One session was a creative arts workshop, where participants had a safe space to express themselves through art and foster dialogue about sensitive topics that were difficult to verbalize.

In a time of increased suffering and limited access to people who needed help, Patty Clark is glad the Ortega Foundation connected with the CHRSJ. “When we help each other out, we’re all better for it,” she says. “In this challenging time, we saw how the center was finding ways to break through all those new barriers, adapting quickly and doing what really had to get done to not let people fall by the wayside. It feels really good to know there are people right in our backyard who are doing the important work our community needs.”

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Ashley Austin, second from right, Distinguished Professor, Center for Human Rights and Social Justice, strategizes on ways to bring trauma-informed interventions to marginalized communities in South Florida. With her are social work students and social justice advocates Shekinah Maraj and Jasmine-Rolle-Marable and Ph.D. student and graduate assistant Ryan Papciak.

UNITED WE STAND Barry and O’Neil Families Share More than Irish Roots

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hen Michael O. O’Neil, Jr., says that Barry is a part of his family, he really means it.

The relationship dates back before the college’s existence. Michael’s grandfather, Thomas O’Neil, became fast friends with Monsignor William Barry, brother of Barry College co-founder Bishop Patrick Barry, soon after William arrived in Miami Beach from Ireland. They were involved with the building of St. Patrick’s Church, where Michael’s father served as an altar boy, as did Michael himself. When thenBarry College appointed its first non-religious board member, Michael Sr. naturally filled the role. And Michael’s mother received an honorary doctorate from Barry in 1965.

The connection continued through the generations, as three of Michael’s sisters and two of his children

Kathleen and Michael O. O’Neil, Jr. attended Barry. “As far back as I can remember, we were always over there,” Michael relates. He and his wife, Kathleen, took to heart the idea of giving their time, talent and treasure to the university.

When former Barry President Sister Jeanne O’Laughlin invited him to join the Board of Trustees in the 1990s, Michael asked to think it over. “She said, ‘Michael, that wasn’t a question; it was an order,’” he remembers with a laugh. Michael remained a board member through 2019, holding offices and committee positions, including a stint as chair of the Investment Committee.

In 2011, Michael met with the students who founded Barry’s Student Managed Investment Fund, or SMIF. Impressed with their enthusiasm and dedication, he became a driving force behind the group, which gains practical experience by managing a portion of the university’s endowment. His finance career with Morgan Stanley has enabled him to share valuable insight, and he remains active with the group today.

Michael and Kathleen have taken a special interest in Barry’s men’s and women’s golf teams, often playing in scholarship tournaments and supporting the teams. They help other Barry students through scholarship gifts, including establishing one of the first Opportunity Scholarships, which assists one student over four years.

“Mr. O’Neil has been SMIF’s rock. And because of his contributions, SMIF is able to have access to financial resources used by global financial leaders of today, so that if we do the hard work at SMIF, we can be the financial leaders of tomorrow.”

— Computer science major, Carlo Jacques ’22

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“Opportunity Scholarships are very appealing because you’re giving to a student,” Michael says.

“We can relate to that student, which makes it all the more special.”

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