Foxcroft Thank You Brochure

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What an exciting time this has been for the Foxcroft community. Our faculty and students kicked off the year holding our Sunrise Service on the new courtyard in front of Audrey Bruce Currier Library and made their way to classes in Schoolhouse along new sidewalks, both of which are attractive and safe additions to our campus. During the year, our students took new classes, such as AP Computer Science A, Animal Science, Literary Nonfiction, Artist’s Portfolio, and Digital Design & Fabrication, and several began the Academic Concentrations program in STEM, Animal Science, Global Studies, and the Arts, resulting in five seniors earning Concentration designations in this inaugural year. Looking ahead, our students will enjoy the two new SMART Boards funded by the proceeds raised at the fall Parents’ Association Auction. Now all our classrooms will have the same technology!

During Wintermission, students gave back to the community on a week-long service trip in Washington, DC, and others learned about local history by visiting area sites or sustainable gardening and composting, among many engaging hands-on courses. Throughout the year, we welcomed 21 speakers and performers, including Michelle Poler (100 Days Without Fear) and Rachel Martin (NPR), our Alison Harrison Goodyear Fellowship speakers, and wearable artist Mo Regulinski and songwriter Clark Hansbarger, our Helen Cudahy Niblack ’42 Arts Lecture Series speakers. We celebrated our second Arts Weekend in April, with workshops and senior art shows, and were swept away by the cast’s energy in the musical Legally Blonde, one of two mainstage performances this year. And we enjoyed dining together on delicious and healthy meals in our spruced up Dining Hall.

Our sports teams got to play on our new turf fields, and now that we have a practice track, we were able to offer a spring track option. The team had an outstanding season, with 13 athletes qualifying

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for States. Both our field hockey and lacrosse teams advanced to the State Tournaments, hockey winning runner-up!

Faculty and administrators continue to grow and lead throughout the year, supported with a robust professional development program. Three faculty were awarded Kenan Grants for summer sabbaticals; one faculty member is pursuing her doctorate, and 22 administrators, faculty, and staff are taking courses, attending conferences, or participating in institutes this summer. Foxcroft is also well represented at education association conferences and on regional and national boards.

We closed the 2018–19 school year by celebrating the accomplishments of the Class of 2019 at Commencement in Miss Charlotte’s Garden, which benefited from the installation of new French drains!

These learning opportunities and campus enhancements would not be possible without your financial support. As you are aware, tuition alone does not cover Foxcroft’s annual expenses. We rely on you—alumnae, parents, and friends—to give each year to The Foxcroft Circle. Your gifts support everything from financial aid to lightbulbs; from running our vans on weekend trips to mowing the grass. Your gifts show you believe in the mission of the School and the people who make up the Foxcroft community, primarily our girls and their teachers. Together, we have great reason to be proud and to celebrate!

With gratitude for your support,

Catherine S. McGehee Head of School

The recent Commencement in Miss Charlotte’s Garden evoked reflection of the past four years and excitement for the future. In this spirit, the end of the school year is a great time to acknowledge Foxcroft’s recent accomplishments as well as look to our future opportunities. Our School’s mission, to help every girl explore her unique voice and to develop the skills, confidence, and courage to share it with the world, is always at the forefront of our work as Trustees. Our Strategic Plan guides us as a Board, with our primary focus on advancing our financial model and enhancing our uncommonly beautiful campus and facilities to support our mission.

Over the past five years, we have continued to strengthen our financial foundation while at the same time we have held tuition at or below inflation, provided scholarships and financial aid to 39% of our student body, increased salaries, and kept up with the maintenance and repairs of 47 buildings and 500 acres.

Enhancements to our campus include the new multi-sport turf fields on which students have excelled in field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and softball. The experience on the regulation size turf fields prepare our graduates to play competitively at the collegiate level. While the turf fields are the most visible improvement, repairs and replacements have been made to sidewalks, courtyards, the Dining Hall, Audrey Bruce Currier Library, and faculty housing. These campus improvements enrich the environment in which our students and employees live, grow, and thrive.

To this end, the Board continues to review and update our policies to ensure a safe school and work environment.

Looking forward, the Board is in the beginning stages of planning for the renovation of Schoolhouse and the Music Building as well as additional performing arts space. As part of this preparation, we will update our Strategic Plan over the next year to include these renovations and the associated fundraising for it. This is an exciting endeavor that will help ensure an exceptional experience for multiple generations of students.

Of course, none of this would be possible without your past support of the Centennial Campaign, and your current and future support of the Schoolhouse/Performing Arts Project, the Endowment, and The Foxcroft Circle. We look forward to sharing more with you as our plans develop and welcome your input at various stages of this project.

Thank you for your gifts of time, talent, and treasure that are so vital to the health and wellbeing of our School.

Warmly,

Anne Michele Lyons Kuhns '87 Chair, Board of Trustees

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The Foxcroft Circle

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let every girl sing

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he Foxcroft Circle was named to reflect the strong connection that forms among Foxcroft women and honors the life-long bond which links alumnae

of different generations, nationalities, and backgrounds. This year, gifts to The Foxcroft

Circle totaled more than $900,000, providing tangible proof that when Foxcroft’s alumnae, parents, faculty, and friends come together, we can accomplish much.

This vital fund supports 7% of our annual operating

This year we are especially grateful to our parents,

budget, which enables us to fund everything from

who reached 50% participation in The Foxcroft

special events like Reunion Weekend and Family

Circle. And we would like to acknowledge the parents

Weekend, to faculty and staff benefits, athletics

of the Class of 2021 who reached a record-setting

and wellness programs, campus upkeep, and an

70% participation!

exceptional curriculum. Students benefit not only from the breadth of course offerings and depth of course content in the classroom, but also from experiential learning and internship and community service opportunities outside the classroom.

We would also like to applaud the growing involvement of our Young Alumnae (those who graduated within the last 15 years) for their enthusiasm in #GivingTuesday, the Young Alumnae Archival Photo Challenge, and Reunion giving. They have increased their support to The Foxcroft Circle by 3.3% since last year—our highest rate of alumnae growth.

We are grateful to the Board of Trustees who truly lead by example, with 100% participation, and who continue to be phenomenal ambassadors for the School both on and off campus.

Thank you to the more than 750 alumnae, parents, and friends who came together to make all of this possible. Your support benefits every student, every day and enables Foxcroft to thrive!

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BY THE NUMBERS

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875,000 goal

50%

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$

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aised

donors

19.5%

10.1%

PARENT PARTICIPATION

ALUMNAE PARTICIPATION

YOUNG ALUMNAE PARTICIPATION

That is a 2.1% increase

That is an increase of

That is an increase of 3.3%

over last year; 18% increase

0.8% from last year

from last year from those who

over the year before

graduated in the last 15 years

Social Media engagement 3,204 FOLLOWERS on the School's Facebook page 768 MEMBERS on the Alumnae Facebook Group page (that's 94 new members this year!)

91 POSTS by alumnae this year on the Alumnae Facebook Group page 1,910 FOLLOWERS on the School's Instagram 317 FOLLOWERS on the Alumnae Instagram (that's 102 new followers this year!)

289 MEMBERS on the Alumnae LinkedIn group Join with your fellow alumnae, parents, and friends and follow Foxcroft on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and WeChat!

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gifts

Turf Fields Dedication – April, 2019

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estricted gifts to the School can be designated to fund special projects or further supplement operating and capital budgets.

This year, gifts totaling $303,473 were received for academic programming, scholarships, and capital improvement projects. Some of the noteworthy initiatives include:

THE PARENTS' ASSOCIATION SILENT AUCTION raised over $33,000, which was allocated to The Foxcroft Circle, Wintermission, Tally Ho!, student enrichment, faculty appreciation, and the expansion of coffee service to Maintenance and Security Team members. In addition, the Parents' Association elected to fund the final two SmartBoards for Schoolhouse. These budget-relieving items were needed in the Chemistry and Biology Labs and will be installed this summer and ready for use in the 2019–20 academic year.

An additional $65,000 was raised toward the needed funding for Foxcroft’s new TURF FIELDS during the past year. This project brought our athletic fields up to regulation size for field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and softball; addressed the poor condition of the playing surfaces; and added a practice track, which allowed us to develop a spring track program. During Reunion Weekend 2019, alumnae, students, faculty, and friends gathered to celebrate the dedication of this exciting addition to campus.

THE CLASS OF 1968 continues to raise funds in memory of their friend and classmate, Susan McConnell. To honor Susan’s passion for Foxcroft, her leadership of the School through a difficult time, and her love of riding, the Class will place a bench and a plaque at the Jean duPont McConnell Stables and Riding Arena, as well as create an endowed fund in her name.

During this year’s Awards Assembly, THE CLASS OF 2019 announced that their Senior Class gift would support renovations to the Norcross Health Center—a place of comfort and healing for so many girls throughout the year.

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Class of 2010

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Reunion gifts enable alumnae to work with their classmates to honor their class and their unique Foxcroft experience. Reunion 2019 celebrated the Classes of 2014, 2010, 2009, 2008, 1994, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1969, 1964, 1959, 1954, 1949, 1944, and 1939. While some classes focused on increasing their participation in The Foxcroft Circle, others chose to work with the School to identify a special project that was meaningful to their class and met a need of the School.

This year, alumnae celebrating their Reunions made gifts totaling $203,862.

Some noteworthy highlights include:

• The introduction of two new Reunion Giving

• In celebration of their 60th Reunion, the

Awards which were announced at the Alumnae

CLASS OF 1959 raised funds to replace the much-

Brunch during Reunion Weekend. These awards

traveled walkway between Audrey Bruce Currier

recognize classes with the highest participation in

Library and Court Welcome Center.

The Foxcroft Circle and/or special class projects and celebrate their dedication to Foxcroft.

Congratulations to our inaugural winners!

• Honoring their 50th Reunion, the CLASS OF 1969 continues to raise funds to renovate faculty housing on campus.

• The Alumnae Reunion Award (20th+ Reunions) was awarded to the CLASS OF 1959 which

A special thanks to all of the Class Representatives

had 47.8% participation.

and Reunion Co-Chairs for their leadership in inviting their classmates to return to campus,

• The Young Alumnae Reunion Award (5th–15th

organizing class dinners, and encouraging gifts

Reunions) went to the CLASS OF 2010 with

to Foxcroft in honor of their Reunion. Their efforts

11.5% participation.

helped to make Reunion 2019 a success!

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Endowment

gifts

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ifts to Foxcroft’s endowment provide an important piece of the School’s financial foundation. The funds are invested and the earnings are

used to support all aspects of the School, including academic programs, faculty

development, financial aid, and plant maintenance. Endowment earnings account for 29% percent of our annual operating budget.

NEW ENDOWMENT FUND

EXISTING FUNDS THAT RECEIVED NEW GIFTS

FERRELL PAGE MCCLEAN '64 FACULTY CHAIR

Alexya Solomon ’76 Fund

Established in 2019 by Ferrell Page McClean

Barn Endowment

’64, this fund recognizes the integral role math

Celeste and Paul Bergan Financial Aid Fund

has played in her life and career and honors the

Class of 1949 Scholarship

transformative power of innovative and engaging

Dede Pickering ’71 Fund

teachers. By developing a broad, conceptual

Elizabeth Dillingham Wick Scholarship

knowledge of math, students are able to go

Faculty and Staff Benefits

beyond test performance and acquire analytical

Foreign Service Scholarship

skills, which can be applied to real world problems.

General Endowment

The income from this fund supports the salary,

Honor/Memorial Endowment for Annual Giving*

benefits, and professional development of a highly

Helen Campbell Kleberg Scholarship

qualified, inspirational teacher of mathematics.

Hemmenway Scholarship Fund Josephine Kimberly Peterson Scholarship Mary Custis Lee deButts ’18 Scholarship “Miss Margaret” Lee Fund Scholarships/Financial Aid Endowment Second Step Initiative Stephen L. Matthews Library Endowment For a complete list of established funds, visit www.foxcroft.org/endowment-funds. *Each year the income from the Honor/Memorial Endowment for Annual Giving is applied to The Foxcroft Circle in perpetuity.

Susan McConnell ’68 was added to the list of honorees in 2018–19; please visit www.foxcroft.org/honormemorial for the complete list of honorees.

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stablished in 1999 by the Board of Trustees, Forever Foxcroft is the giving society that recognizes individuals who have included

Foxcroft in their estate plans. Whether a bequest, trust, annuity, pooled income, or property interests, planned gifts provide for the future needs of the School. Through these legacy gifts, members of Forever Foxcroft balance their financial goals and charitable interests while ensuring that Foxcroft continues to attract and retain inspiring teachers, that financial aid will be available to prospective students, and that the buildings and grounds will be cared for and upgraded as needed in the future. We are grateful to the alumnae, parents, and friends of Foxcroft listed here who have taken the lead to ensure that Foxcroft continues to thrive.

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Mr. and Mrs. Leland Brown*

Mimi Mills Abel-Smith 1954

Amanda Cadwalader Burton 1944*

Stacey Morse Ahner 1973

Caroline Rinehart Cardais 2001

Peggy Wickes Alexander 1964

Moira M. Carroll 1983

Elizabeth Stewart Baldwin 1923*

Cecile Parker Carver 1942*

Elizabeth Kemp Beach 1920*

Ann Gambrill Casey 1939*

Ruth Bedford 1932*

Susan Knott Childs 1958

Harriet Aldrich Bering 1940*

Candida Streeter Clark 1973

Pamela Biddle 1981

Mariana Gowen Coleman 1915*

Dorothy Pickering Bossidy 1971

Barbara Tragakis Conner

Elizabeth Boyd 1992

Eleanor Chalfant Cooper 1920*

Bruce Bredin*

Dolph* and Beatty Cramer 1966

Dorothy Reynolds Brotherton 1970

Ailsa Moseley Crawford 1953

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Joy Crompton 1978

Jane Lawrence Mali 1955*

Mary Hotchkiss Williams 1930*

Victoria Bartlett Donaldson 1970

Nancy R. Manierre 1941*

Eva Louise Willim

Sara Bartholomay Downey 1978

Nancy Iselin Marburg 1937*

Alice Perkins Winn 1919*

Molly West Ellsworth 1950

Forrest E. Mars, Jr.*

Lisa McGrath Evans 1967

Virginia Cretella Mars

Lundsford* and Curgie Winchester Yandell 1924*

Katherine Crowninshield Ferguson 1953*

Dorothy Alexander Matz 1981 Mr. and Mrs. C. Thomas May, Jr.

Elizabeth Cheston Forster 1952

Mary Cheston McAdoo 1946

Lucy Sprague Foster 1946*

Susan McConnell 1968*

Nancy Jones Emrich

Amanda McGuire 1984

Anna Lauder Garner 1939*

Anne Kane McGuire 1952*

Edmee E. Geis 1982

Susan Schoellkopf Mele 1980

Betsy N. Getz*

Melissa Slingluff Morley 1981

Sandra Norris Ghosh 1975

Valery Michel Nelson 1977

Brooke Meyer Gray 1959

Wendy Nelson 1983

Chip and Jill Gruver

Florence B. Newman*

Joy Sheaffer Hall 1957

Joan Lyman Niles 1951

Dorrance Hill Hamilton 1946*

Abby M. O'Neill 1946*

Waddell Hancock 1971

Linda Moore Post 1946*

Elizabeth Millard Hanes 1946

Heidi Schmid Powers 1959*

Pamela Hartley 1979

Jean Rainey*, mother of Ruth Rainey 1982

Katherine Cooper Hastings 1978 Sarah Stokes Hatch 1963

Pickett D. Randolph 1956

Rosalind Everdell Havemeyer 1935*

Charles H. G. Rees*

Trevania Dudley Henderson 1976

Nancy Thomas Rees 1945*

Melanie Lozier Henke 1989

Hope Montgomery Scott 1921*

Theodora Winthrop Hooton 1947

Alexandra Flickinger Secor 1980

Richard and Kimberly Hurst

Katherine Snyder Shands 1922*

May Field Jackson 1929*

Helen Putnam Sokopp 1949*

Patricia Toy Bryant Johnson 1978

Jordan Moore Sraeel 2001

Hope Haskell Jones 1952

Seymour St. John*

Hope Jones 1982

Anne Kinsolving Talbott 1960*

Amanda Bryan Kane 1922*

Alix Tower Thorne 1967

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kaplan

Eleanor Schley Todd 1929*

Nancy Krewson 1973

Frances Cheston Train 1944

Suzanne Kuser 1949

Carol Exnicios Tucker 1949

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Lane

Linda Reading Uihlein 1972

James F. Lawrence*

Grace Sloane Vance 1936*

Louisa Whitridge Leavitt 1960

Julia Armour Walker 1959*

Mary Louise Leipheimer

Polly Ordway Wallace 1934*

Mary Ann Lippitt 1936*

Wilma Warburg*

Elizabeth Livingston*

Constance V.R. White 1942

Elizabeth Mackubin Lyman 1922*

Kendra A. Wilcox 1982

* Deceased

We have published the names of individuals who have given us permission to do so. If you have included Foxcroft in your long-term financial planning, please share that information with us by contacting the Office of Institutional Advancement at advancement@foxcroft.org or 540.687.4510.

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8 Summary of Gifts 7 THE FOXCROFT CIRCLE

FUNDING THE FOXCROFT EXPERIENCE $902,876.95

Trustees

80,111.28

Alumnae

240,783.24

Current Parents

51,396.70

Parents of Alumnae

87,231.00

Faculty & Staff

7,698.54

Grandparents

4,000.00

Friends Students Parents’ Association Foundations & Businesses Honor/Memorial Endowment CAPITAL GIFTS

13,550.44 155.61 3,800.00 399,550.14 14,600.00 $232,080.14

Building

104,875.25

Endowment

127,204.89

RESTRICTED GIFTS

$303,473.04

Turf Fields

65,631.75

Reunion Giving

43,985.52

Awaiting Designation

60,000.00

Other Restricted

total

$1,438,430.13

133,855.77

56%

Tuition and Fees

7%

The Foxcroft Circle

29%

Endowment Draw

8%

Auxillary Programs

thank you

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hank you for your thoughtful and generous support of Foxcroft during the 2018–19 fiscal year. Your gifts ensure the success of

our programs, preserve our buildings and grounds, and touch the lives of

every person on campus. Your School continues to excel because of your commitment, belief, and generosity.

As with any non-profit organization, Foxcroft’s success depends heavily on the efforts of its volunteers, especially those who commit their time and energy to serve in a more official capacity. Members of the Board of Trustees, the Alumnae Council, and the Parents’ Association are not only passionate about the School, but each works tirelessly to further our mission and strengthen connections among alumnae, students, parents, and the greater community. A special thank you to each of these groups and to all of our volunteers and donors.

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