Donor Impact Report

C HA PM AN U N IVE R SITY

DONOR IMPACT

2015 2016

YOUR GENEROSITY AT WORK THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY DONORS

On behalf of the Chapman Family, thank you for giving generously to support our students and our academic community. This report offers just a glimpse of the many ways you have made a difference at Chapman University over the past year.

Consider the ripple effect of your generosity to Chapman University – it goes far beyond our campus, extending across the globe through the contributions our students, faculty and alumni are making in communities worldwide. Their success is your success.

I cannot thank you enough for your investment in this institution, and I look forward to continuing to work together to build a bright future for Chapman University.

President Daniele C. Struppa

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Since 1991, Chapman University has received more than

500

$568 million

400

of financial support from the Chapman Family of alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents, families and dedicated friends of the University.

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200

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1991

1996

2001

2006

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2016

2015-2016 FISCAL YEAR

$68,240,055 TOTAL GIFTS

8,986

10,680

TOTAL DONORS

gifts of less than $1,000 totaled

$919,957

2,114

ALUMNI DONORS

More than

$500,000

donated by STAFF AND FACULTY

33% increase from 2014-2015

2016 ENTERING FRESHMAN CLASS AT A GLANCE

1,540

FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS More students than ever from outside California

CHAPMAN FUND

Unrestricted, flexible fund that supports a broad array of the University’s greatest needs

$2,212,126 RAISED

THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Opening in fall 2018

140,000

s quare feet of space for learning, research and collaboration

20 research and

teaching labs

182 % increase in dedicated space for the sciences on campus

Between fall 2014 and fall 2016:

14% 23%

increase in Schmid College student

enrollment

increase in Schmid College faculty

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT The Chapman University ENDOWED endowment is a permanent FUNDS self-sustaining source of funding that helps secure the University’s long-term fiscal health.

342

with a total fair market value of

$301,524,015 as of May 31, 2016

LEGACY PLANNING

22

CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS

$15.3 million in gifts from

FAMILIES

inducted into the Charles C. Chapman Heritage Society, which recognizes the caring and visionary individuals who name the University as a partial or full beneficiary of their estate plan

102 c haritable foundations

$2.5 million in gifts from 340 businesses and corporations

FOWLER SCHOOL OF LAW

6 clinics served nearly 1,600 clients in Southern California 50 participants completed the six-week Juvenile Hall Peer Mediation Program

Provided conflict counseling to

190 minors in Orange and Riverside counties

HOLOCAUST ART AND WRITING CONTEST

17

y ears the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education has been sponsoring the Holocaust Art and Writing Contest

6,000 national and international

203 middle and high schools in 2016

student participants from

FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS AT CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY

This year Chapman was recognized by the U.S. Department of State as a top source for Fulbright Scholars. The highly competitive Fulbright Scholar Program is the United States’ flagship academic exchange effort, and seeks to increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful international relations.

3 students

3 Fulbright winners

awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships during the 2015-2016 academic year

from Chapman in each of the past 4 years

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THE MISSION OF CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY

is to provide personalized education of distinction that leads to inquiring, ethical, and productive lives as global citizens.

SHERYL A. BOURGEOIS, Ph.D. Executive Vice President of University Advancement (714) 997-6523 | sbourgeo@chapman.edu