A Guide to Giving 2018-19

A dynamic, engaging education.

A nurturing, inclusive community.

11350 Palms Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90066 www.windwardschool.org

Your investment benefits EVERY student EVERY day!

What is the Windward Fund 100% in 100 Days of Giving campaign?

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he Windward Fund is the School’s top fundraising priority.

Each year, we ask all families to make a tax-deductible gift that supports current operations of the School during the fiscal year the gift is received. Gifts immediately benefit our community by providing substantial funding for Program Enhancements, Research and Development, and Financial Aid. Gifts from parents, alumni, Board of Trustees, parents of alumni, grandparents, faculty, staff, and friends help make this possible.

You enrolled your child in an independent school because you were attracted to the excellent faculty and the small class sizes. You found excellence, and your gifts allow you to help sustain it. – The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

Why is the fundraiser launched at the start of the school year?

PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS

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ince all Windward Fund donations are used during the academic year they are received, by launching the campaign at the beginning of the school year, we can better anticipate the total amount that will be raised and utilize the funds immediately to benefit all students, faculty, staff, and community members. Last year, we were able to exceed our financial goal in the 100 Days of Giving campaign, which enabled us to implement funds and make improvements across the campus during the school year.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

• Each department is given state-of-the-art equipment, tools, and resources necessary to provide Windward students with a dynamic and engaging education.

• Partnerships with prominent universities ensure that Windward stays on the cutting edge of education and remains innovative in our programs and curriculum.

• Supporting everything from technology needs to training equipment, set pieces for plays and musicals, to scholarly archive access, every student and member of the faculty and staff benefits from program enhancements every day.

• Encouraging and supporting the lifelong learning of our faculty and staff enables them to attend professional workshops and conferences where they forge relationships with others in their field and enhance their expertise.

FINANCIAL AID

• Access and inclusion have always been central to Windward’s identity.

• A robust Financial Aid program is critical to ensuring economic diversity and attracting talented students from myriad backgrounds.

• Over $2.4 million is dedicated to Financial Aid for the 2018-19 academic year.

EXPENSES

11% Financial Aid

4%

2017-18

10%

92%

REVENUE

General and Admin

7% Plant

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Why should I give to the Windward Fund?

Tuition

FACULTY AND STAFF

2017-18

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

68%

100% 100% 100% PARENT GUILD

8%

CURRENT PARENTS

97%

Instructional

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Fundraising

2017-18 WINDWARD FUND PARTICPATION

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e are proud of our high rate of parent participation, which sends a strong signal of our community’s belief in the power of a Windward education. Since every student benefits from the Windward Fund, every family is expected to support this important school-wide effort each year by giving to the best of their ability within the 100 day time frame. Parent participation also helps generate additional support from foundations and other external organizations.

Last year we reached 97% parent participation—one of the highest rates among independent secondary schools in our area.

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CASH/CREDIT

Help us raise $2.15 million this year and enable Windward to sustain a dynamic curriculum, faculty excellence, and a diverse student body.

Visit www.windwardschool.org/give to make a credit card gift. Online you will have the option to give at a frequency (monthly or quarterly) that is most convenient for you. If you prefer to mail in a check, payable to Windward School, please address it to: Windward School Office of Advancement 11350 Palms Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90066

How do I make a gift?

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lease take the time to read the letter you received asking for your participation in our 100 Days of Giving campaign and consider making a meaningful gift or pledge using one of the options listed to the right.

PLEDGE

Let us know that you are planning to make a gift later in the year by filling out our online pledge form at: www.windwardschool.org/ pledge. We request that all pledges be paid in full by May 1, 2019.

SECURITIES

Goal

A gift to Windward of appreciated securities entitles the donor to a charitable deduction for its full current market value, without paying the capital gains tax on the appreciation. Visit www.windwardschool.org/waystogive to view our stock transfer instructions and fill out our appreciated securities gift form.

Amount Raised Foundation Funding

WINDWARD FUND GIVING

$500K

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

$2,315,000

$2,228,309

$2,150,000

$2,315,000

$2,000,000

$1,750,000

$1,799,000

$1,600,000

$1,695,000

$1,500,000

$1 M

$1,350,000

$1.5 M

$1,656,000

$2 M

$2,120,000

$2.5 M

MATCHING GIFTS

Gift matching is a way to increase the value of your own charitable gift through your employer. To find out if your company has a matching gift policy, use our online search tool at www.windwardschool.org/ waystogive.

RECURRING GIFT 2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Windward School provides the opportunity to give at any frequency. If you’re interested in making a monthly, quarterly, or yearly donation, visit our website at www.windwardschool.org/give.

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How much How much should should IIgive? give?*

ll gifts are greatly appreciated and collectively make a tremendous impact. We ask that you consider Windward to be your family’s philanthropic priority and give to the Windward Fund as generously as you are able.

FOUNDER

$25,000-$49,999 HEAD OF SCHOOL $15,000-$24,999

VISIONARY

$10,000-$14,999

LEADERSHIP

$5,000-$9,999

BENEFACTOR

$2,500-$4,999

PARTNER

UP TO $2,499

DONOR

RECOGNITION

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Sophia ’20 WINDWARD FUND CO-CHAIRS Jo Champa Sean ’23 Lori & Kirk Goldstein Aaron ’21

GIVING LEVELS $50,000

LEADERSHIP CHAIRS Rita Tuzon & Rick Stone

he Leadership Giving program recognizes the generosity of philanthropic leaders who donate at least $10,000 annually. To acknowledge their leadership, these donors are invited to a special recognition event with the Head of School in early Spring.

Benefactor level supporters will be invited to a March cocktail party, hosted by our Head of School, in appreciation of their support.

Karen & Scott Silver Lauren ’20 Samantha ’23

THE GIFT OF TIME AND TALENT:

Parent participation in school life has been a cornerstone of the Windward experience since the School’s founding in 1971. Every year, we work with passionate, engaged parents who serve as Windward Fund volunteers and help solicit and steward our current parents. The role of our Windward Fund volunteers is crucial to the success of the Windward Fund. The personal commitment of time and service to the School serves as a catalyst for others to give, and we are deeply appreciative of their support.

If you would like more information about the Windward Fund volunteer program, please contact: SUSAN MARX Director of Windward Fund & Parent Relations smarx@windwardschool.org or (424) 289-1004 ERIC WELLER Associate Director of Windward Fund & Parent Relations eweller@windwardschool.org or (424) 289-1197

WINDWARD FUND IMPACT Here are a few examples of Windward Fund dollars at work.

Thank you for your support! We can’t reach 100% without you!

NEW WIRELESS MICS

Performing Arts upgraded with professionalgrade, Shure digital wireless microphones as well as lavaliers, allowing for seamless integration between theater and choral productions.

NEW CLASSROOM FURNITURE

Room 109 upgraded with a variety of classroom furniture, providing opportunities to design unit stations for small groups to work independently, or to meet with a teacher without disrupting the rest of the class. Flexible learning configurations help support the responsive teaching model, allowing the physical classroom environment to be as dynamic as the teaching.

iMACS

Visual and Media Arts has received 20 state-ofthe-art iMacs, providing our Animation students with the tools they need to support their talent and limitless imagination.

I still have questions about fundraising at Windward.

Who can I talk to?

DAWN BARRETT Chief Operating Officer dbarrett@windwardwardschool.org or (424) 289-1015