Saint Francis High School Impact Report Fiscal Year 2020-2021

SAINT FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL

Impact Report Fiscal Year 2020-2021

IMPACT REPORT FY 2020-2021

EDUCATION IS THE ART OF HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE TO COMPLETENESS. BLESSED BASIL MOREAU Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross

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DEAR FRIENDS I’m often asked about the influence of the past two pandemic years on education.

While we adjusted to ensure everyone in our school community is cared for, what I am most eager to share is how the resilience, hope and zeal that I have seen at Saint Francis lifts my spirits.

I see our educators make creative adjustments in teaching our students and jumping in so that co-curricular activities can continue uninterrupted. I hear the happy voices of our students on campus long after the last bell and am encouraged by grateful conversations with parents. I know these opportunities are possible due to the support of so many, and that support makes an impact at Saint Francis.

We hope this newly formatted Impact Report helps encourage you in your commitment to Holy Cross education and know your support is making a difference for our students. The successful daily formation of our students and families is the direct result of this support and a sign of strong hope for the future of Saint Francis.

With deep gratitude, Jason D. Curtis President

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With a deep sense of gratitude for your contributions to Saint Francis, we are pleased to share our inaugural Impact Report on giving for the past fiscal year (July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021).

Our new format replaces our traditional Annual Report to be better stewards of the precious resources our donors provide. With lower production costs, we can steer those savings toward programs that directly benefit our students.

The Impact Report offers greater visual clarity about how your gifts are used to benefit our students, educators and school and features inspiring stories of some of our donors. We hope you enjoy reading about how our donors help to make Saint Francis High School such a unique and special place, where a Holy Cross education shapes students for college, career and an impactful life.

Thank you so much for your support of Saint Francis. Your commitment to our mission of transforming hearts and minds of our students, in the traditions of Holy Cross, is deeply appreciated. View the complete donor lists at www.sfhs.com/impactreport.

Sincerely, Paul Lanning, EdD, CFRE Executive Director, Institutional Advancement 3

IMPACT REPORT FY 2020-2021

SAINT FRANCIS FUND

2020-2021 OVERVIEW The Saint Francis Fund is the one fund that helps us meet emerging needs and opportunities and fulfill our mission to educate hearts and minds in the Holy Cross tradition. It underwrites academic support, student activities, spiritual engagement, technology and tuition assistance.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SAINT FRANCIS FUND December 2020 Giving Tuesday:

$186,534 232 Gifts

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May 2021 Founders Day:

Overall:

$202,745 $825,209 219 Gifts

917 Gifts

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IMPACT OF OUR GIVING DAYS #GivingTuesday 2020

2020 Inaugural Founders Day Founders Day is a day to celebrate our school’s history, traditions and community

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Groups Represented

alumni, parents, educators, grandparents, friends and students raised

#GivingTuesday is an international day of giving

264 gifts from 242 donors added up to $288,359 76% of gifts were under $1,000

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$342,193

for the Saint Francis Fund and Alumni Class Endowed Scholarships

48 student and alumni classes

77% gifts were $100 20% ofunder

14 sports teams

of gifts were under $1,000

25 clubs

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IMPACT REPORT FY 2020-2021

GIVING FROM SPECIFIC CONSTITUENTS 415 current parents contributed $1,146,778

392 alumni contributed $1,514,827

141 educators contributed $104,908

ENDOWMENTS

$4.1M Grew from $63 to $79

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M (2020)

M (2021)

distributed for tuition assistance during the 2020-2021 school year

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ENGAGEMENT More than 30 parent mentors connected with the Class of 2025 families in small groups to ease their transition to Saint Francis

More than 300 parents attended our inaugural 2020 Celebration Luau, toasting the end of a unique school year with aloha spirit

When families were spending most of their time in their homes, parents gathered virtually for three events — LOVE2020 (LancerParents Own Virtual Event), Freshman and Sophomore Parents Friendsgiving and Lancer Parents Game Night — to connect with one another

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Alumni from around the world, including Australia and the Philippines, took part in the virtual Grand Reunion for the classes of 1960, 1970 (Holy Cross and Saint Francis), 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010

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HIGHLIGHTS OF LIGHT THE WAY CAMPAIGN

Public launch of campaign several years in the making

Total dollars committed as of Dec. 31, 2020

$52 Million

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Leadership gift from the Brothers of Holy Cross This marks the first time the Brothers of Holy Cross have made such an amazing commitment to a campaign at a Holy Cross school. The Brothers’ wish is for the new educator dining room to be named the Brothers of Holy Cross Educators Dining Commons in their memory.

Largest gift commitment in SFHS history:

$5 Million

pledge from Moira Lion ’07 and Anthony Schiller

This gift will support prospective students and teachers at Saint Francis by establishing a permanent endowment to fund educational and professional development programs.

Br. Michael Winslow, C.S.C., Br. Tom Dziekan, C.S.C., Br. Donald Blauvelt, C.S.C.

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IMPACT REPORT FY 2020-2021

DONOR PROFILE:

JIM BOWLER Board Member

When Jim Bowler was an administrator at Saint Francis in the 1980s and 1990s, one of his priorities was to integrate innovation and technology into the curriculum. That engagement with innovation in education continues to drive Jim today, as he recently made a generous gift in support of the Light the Way campaign, a multi-year endeavor to ensure students and educators have the necessary tools they need to make an impact.

“My ability to support the school is an important part of my life, and I want to continue to see the school grow and innovate for future generations of students,” he said.

He loves the fact that the next generation of leaders continue to be formed here and are armed with the foundational skills and Holy Cross values needed to be successful.

Additionally, he is thrilled that the school, sitting in the backyards of many high-tech companies, is actively fostering an environment where innovation remains at the core of its guiding principles.

“The Light the Way campaign is exciting because it’s a continuation of what Saint Francis has always done — what tools do we need to educate our students, how do we best prepare them for the world they are entering, and how do we take advantage of our locale,” he said.

MY ABILITY TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY LIFE, AND I WANT TO CONTINUE TO SEE THE SCHOOL GROW AND INNOVATE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS.

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DONOR PROFILE:

RODGER AND KATHY COLE Parents of Abby ’22

When Abby Cole ’22 was an eighth grader, she asked to shadow at Saint Francis. She had attended her neighborhood schools but wanted to explore her options for high school. After her shadow visit, she instantly knew she wanted to be a Lancer.

“Saint Francis has gotten her ready to step out into the world,” said her mother, Kathy. “I’m not sure if she had gone somewhere else we would be in the same position, with confidence knowing that she is going to college, she’s academically prepared and ready for the challenges ahead.”

In appreciation for how Saint Francis has enriched Abby’s life and allowed her to blossom, her dad, Rodger, and Kathy want to help Saint Francis fulfill its mission of educating hearts and minds. They recently made a very generous commitment in support of the Light the Way capital campaign. In particular, Rodger and Kathy were impressed with the commitment to fostering innovation. They look forward to the completion of the Innovation Center, which features maker spaces they know will appeal to students who enjoy creating, much like Abby does.

“The vision to have buildings open in the evenings so kids can stay on campus and work on projects or whatever drives them adds a whole other dimension to education,” said Kathy.

Abby, Rodger, sister Ellie, Kathy Cole

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PROGRESS

Saint Francis High School Institutional Advancement 1885 Miramonte Ave. Mountain View CA 94040-4098

advancement@sfhs.com To view our Honor Roll of Donors, visit sfhs.com/impactreport.