LetterfromtheHeadofSchool
Dear Sanford Supporter,
I’m thrilled to share this campaign impact report with you. The following pages outline the progress we’ve made, as well as our future plans. Rest assured, your campaign dollars are in action and are making an immediate impact at Sanford!
Just two years ago, the $10.5M Exceptionally Sanford campaign was approved by Sanford’s Board of Trustees.Already, we’ve raised close to 70% of our goal and have made significant progress growing our endowment and improving six locations on campus.
While many spaces have already been dramatically upgraded, your investment in this campaign is not just an investment in facilities, but an investment in people.
We started the 2025-2026 school year with 703 students and 129 faculty and staff. Your gift improves our program and improves the day-to-day life of our students and educators. The joyful learning that happens on campus each day is a testament to our community’s support. Thank you!
With gratitude,
Jaime Morgan ‘02 Head of School
STEERING COMMITTEE
Sandy Smith Boucher '74
Pooja D'Souza
Adam Morgan
Kathy Nachbar
Linda Risk
Nicole Siddiqi
Ryan Struthers '06
CAMPAIGN STAFF
Jaime Morgan '02, Head of School
Tanya Domenick, Director of Development
Jody Cross, Associate Director of Development
Drew Thawley, Campaign Counsel
FundraisingProgress towardsourgoalof$10.5M
$3.17M Left to raise
$2.93M
YourDollars
The Mitchell Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Struthers Family Endowed Operating Fund Endowed Fund for Financial Aid
The Mark J. Anderson Endowed Fund for Operating Support
Unrestricted Endowment
Raised $7.33M* to date
The Jackie Pitts ‘55 Sanford Champion Endowed Award Fund Endowed Fund for Upper School Professional Growth and 60% >1% 2.2%
Campaign unrestricted or restricted to capital projects
*Includes one-time gifts and multi-year pledge commitments
YourImpact
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Renovationstothebasement ofKidderHallwere completedinJanuary2024. Sanford’stechnology departmentwasmovedout ofPirnieHallandinto officesinthelowerlevelof KidderHall.
TheAlumni&ArchivesRoom,located inacozycornerofKidderHall’slower floor,isanewspacededicatedto celebratingouralumniandexploring Sanford’srichhistory.
4.NancyC.Sawin
Math/ScienceCenter
5.MiddleSchoolUpgrades
Inthesummerof2025,theMiddleSchool gainedfiveenergyrecoveryunitsforfreshair, newmini-splitACheatpumpsinclassrooms, renovatedsciencelabs,andfreshcarpetin commonareas.
6.MiddleSchoolGreenspace
Thecurrentwaterretentionbasinnextto theMiddleSchoolwillbereplacedwitha newundergroundfacility,creating additionalgreenspacewherestudentscan connect,study,andplay.
Renovationsaddednewwindows, floors,doors,electricalsystems, classroomequipment,asolarroof, patio,pathway,andremodeledinterior spaces,allcompletedintimeforthe 2025-26schoolyear.
PirnieHall’snewPhysics Labopenedin2024-25, offeringstudentshands-on opportunitiestoexplore andinnovateinscience.
7.LowerSchoolAddition
TheLowerSchoolwillgainatwo-story additionwithfivenewclassroomsandan upgradednurse’ssuite.Constructionbegins summer2026,withafall2027opening.
TheSanfordSchoolEndowment
Buildyourlegacy,investinourfuture
$7,709,336$7,086,745 $7,759,708 $7,477,958 $7,789,163 $7,097,135 $7,409,717 $7,679,804 $7,705,449 $8,653,445 $12,197,518$11,413,485 $12,301,091$12,093,173 $13,617,829
Sanford’s Endowment has increased by since 2011.
*Amounts shown are from June 30 of the year listed
Sanford’s Endowment has increased from $7.7 million to $13.6 million over the past 15 years.
Endowment growth continues to be a fundraising focus.
National Association for Independent Schools* Sanford School*
Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools*
*as of the 2024-2025 school year
Althoughwehavemadetremendousstrides ingrowingtheendowment,thiscontinuesto remainakeyfundraisingpriorityforSanford.
A useful metric in measuring endowment health is to divide the value of the endowment by the number of students.
SanfordSchool’s17EndowedFunds ...andstillgrowing
Unrestricted Endowment
Endowed Fund for Financial Aid
Endowed Fund for Program Support
Endowed Fund for Faculty Salaries
Endowed Fund for Math Department Faculty Salaries
Endowed Fund for Upper School Professional Growth
The Helen Vermeychuk Endowed Award Fund
The Paul H. Donovan Endowed Award Fund
The MacKelcan Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Lloyd Johns Excellence in Teaching Endowed Award Fund
The Dagenais Leadership in Teaching Endowed Award Fund
The Waterman Exceptional Coach Endowed Award Fund
The Davenport Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Mitchell Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Jackie Pitts '55 Sanford Champion Endowed Award Fund
The Struthers Family Endowed Operating Fund
The Mark J. Anderson Endowed Fund for Operating Support
Honor, Transform, Sustain
SanfordlegendJacquelin“Jackie”Pitts '55passedawayinAugust2024.Withthe samespiritofgenerosityshehadinlife, JackieincludedtheSchoolinherwill withasubstantialestategiftsplit betweenendowmentandcapitalprojects.
Inhonorofherincrediblelegacyasa teacher,coach,mentor,andEvergreen Societymember,theJackiePitts'55 SanfordChampionEndowedAward Fundwascreatedtocelebrateherimpact atSanfordinperpetuity.Todate,33 donorshavecontributedtothisnew endowedawardfund.
*Richard Ayers '50
*Frank Bailey '57
Carol and Otis Brown '58
*Frank Delle Donne
*Elisabeth Harrington Deveraux '39
*Evelyn Dew
Linda Dulin '68
Jean Jewett Fawcett '47
Nina Fogwell
Jerry Gebhard '65
Chris and Susan Grundner
*Susan M. Lynch Henry '44
*Joan Homan '54
Kristi Kerins
*Marnie Sawin Langerak '43
*Kendrick Lee, Jr. '56
Andi Martin, Ph.D. '71
John and *Linda Poloncic McGuin
*Jennifer McKay
Brigid and Jack McVaugh '67
Patricia Morgan Clarke Miller '82
*Claire Olsen
*Jacquelin Pitts '55
Mo Reardon '68
*Ronald “Ozzie” Rosenwald '58
*Nancy Sawin
*William Sawin '45
*William Shaw, Jr. '50
*John Squires '67
Ric and Sharon Struthers
*Katharine "Wendy" Townsend Swift '46
Christine and John Yasik
*Indicates that the member is deceased.
Amanda and Mark Denlinger
Rahul D'Souza '24
Pooja and Rohan D’Souza
Helen and Mike Duzy
CampaignHonorRollofDonors
Heather and Ted Dwyer
Fleischmann Family
Aimee and Todd Flubacher
Laura and Matt Giardina
Susan and Chris Grundner
Josiah Hannon '11
Corporate/Foundation Support
Bank of America
Crestlea Foundation
Crystal Trust Foundation
Davenport Family Foundation
Longwood Foundation
The Struthers Family Foundation
Sykora Family Foundation
Welfare Foundation, Inc.
Campaign gifts supported the following:
Exceptionally Sanford Campaign - Restricted to Capital Projects
Exceptionally Sanford Campaign - Unrestricted
Endowed Fund for Financial Aid
Endowed Fund for Upper School Professional Growth
The Jackie Pitts '55 Sanford Champion Endowed Award Fund
The Mark J. Anderson Endowed Fund for Operating Support
The Mitchell Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Struthers Family Endowed Operating Fund
Unrestricted Endowment
