ADVANCEMENT OFFICE REPORT Thank you to the hundreds of alumnae, parents, and friends of Notre Dame who supported the Academy with a charitable contribution in the 2015-2016 fiscal year. The excellent educational experience provided to our talented young women would not be possible without the generous support of our community. Goal six of the Strategic Vision 2015-2020, OUR TIME to INSPIRE, calls us to create a culture of engagement and support. In the last fiscal year, we made great progress in implementing a sophisticated advancement and alumnae program. Highlights of the year include: • A record $540,000 was raised for Notre Dame’s Annual Fund, the Academy’s fundraising priority. Because tuition only covers 88% of the cost of educating our students, unrestricted contributions from alumnae, parents and friends are critically important in making up that difference. We are especially pleased that participation in the Annual Fund effort increased significantly among parents (47 new gifts) and alumnae (52 new gifts). The Annual Fund Leadership Committee, led by Chairs Robert and Susan Carney Fahey ’77 P’17, was instrumental to our success. • Alumnae programming continued to expand, with the addition of “Monday Evenings with Sister Nancy,” the development of President’s Advisory Councils in Washington, DC and New York City, an enhanced Reunion Weekend combined with the Sunflower Run, and the expansion of the Career Exploration Program (formerly Senior Inquiry) whereby current students shadow alumnae in their workplace. We loved spending time with the more than 500 alumnae who attended a Notre Dame event this year. • The Golf Classic and BLAST contributed additional funding to support our students. We are grateful to Frank Hallinan P’11’15’17 T and Andrew Willis P’08’13’18 T, Golf Classic Co-Chairs, and Alisa Czachor P’16’21, BLAST Chair, for their tireless efforts. • Thanks to our enthusiastic and dedicated Notre Dame Parents’ Association, numerous community building events were held during the school year and $90,000 was generously contributed to the school.
• With the conclusion of Phase I of the OUR TIME to INSPIRE Campaign, which included the completion of the athletic fields and Launfal Fieldhouse, planning began in earnest for Phase II of the effort, which will encompass restoration of the beloved Mansion and the construction of a STEM Center. We look forward to providing updates to the community on these important projects as we progress through the early leadership phaseof the capital campaign. As always, I welcome feedback and suggestions from all members of our community as we strive to strengthen our advancement efforts in support of current students and future generations of Notre Dame women. With sincere appreciation for your loyalty to Notre Dame,
Paige Peters LeGrand Director of Advancement
FINANCIAL SUMMARY OF GIFTS July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016*
Gifts to Operations Unrestricted Annual Fund Special Events (BLAST and Golf Classic, net of expenses) Parents’ Association Restricted Annual Fund PA EITC/OSTC Programs Total Gifts to Operations Gifts to Endowment and Capital Projects INSPIRE Campaign Restricted & Unrestricted INSPIRE Campaign Endowment Other Endowment Gifts Total Gifts to Endowment and Capital Projects Total Giving to Notre Dame 2015-2016
$
540,040
$ 262,291 $ 90,000 $ 14,000 $ 442,900 $ 1,349,231
$ $ $
816,988 20,000 100,170
$
937,158
$ 2,286,389
*Figures unaudited as of July 15, 2016
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