The Report of the Schools

From the Director of Institutional Advancement

Once again, it is our pleasure to deliver Webb’s Report of the Schools to you, along with our thanks for all that you have done to support Webb and the Alf Museum during an extraordinary and unique period of time. While the 2019-20 school year will forever be associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the ways that we all responded to it, the year will not be defined by it, as Head of Schools Taylor Stockdale has said. As you will read in the stories and see in the accompanying lists and charts within this publication, Webb’s year was defined, as it should be, by the achievements of our students and faculty, by the commitment shown by The Webb Schools and the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology to their respective missions, and by you, who support Webb with your gifts of financial resources and your gifts of volunteer time, energy and good will.

“ Together, we have an opportunity to make Webb stronger and healthier with our actions and generosity, as Webb approaches its Centennial in 2022.”

In 2019-20, Webb enjoyed its most successful fundraising year on record, raising $16,501,504 in gifts and pledges for current operations, capital and endowment funds, and planned gift commitments. While much of this generosity will come to Webb later in the form of deferred or estate gifts, many donors chose to make an immediate impact with current and unrestricted giving. This thoughtful and generous giving resulted in a historic response to Giving Days and helped Webb successfully navigate the economic uncertainties during the early days of the pandemic. While philanthropic support is essential to the short-term and the long-term success of Webb, it is about more than the gifts themselves. The real stories are those that tell of the students who can attend Webb because of financial aid or the faculty and staff members who have been supported in their professional development and bring that growth back to campus, or the stories of why donors have chosen to support Webb and the Alf Museum. You will read these stories in the sections of this report, including the story of an alumnus who made a significant planned gift, saying, from his heart, “Webb is my home.” We all are in a challenging time together. Together, we have an opportunity to make Webb stronger and healthier with our actions and generosity, as Webb approaches its Centennial in 2022. Together, we can write this year’s stories about Webb students and their successes and the faculty members who make Webb’s excellent education possible, and about making our mission even stronger and more relevant. While we cannot gather in person for the moment, we will continue to reach out to you, using technology, to thank you for your generosity and to ask you for your philanthropic support in the year ahead. Thank you again from all of us in Webb’s Advancement Office. From all of us at Webb, I wish you and your family a healthy and safe year.

Respectfully,

Dutch Barhydt Director of Institutional Advancement