{"id":118699,"date":"2018-09-27T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=118699"},"modified":"2018-09-27T16:56:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T20:56:45","slug":"bates-announces-28-million-in-gifts-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2018\/09\/27\/bates-announces-28-million-in-gifts-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ announces $28 million in gifts in fiscal 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ alumni, parents, and friends contributed $28 million to the college during the fiscal year ending June 30.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to express deep appreciation to all who chose to invest in ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ this past year,\u201d said Sarah R. Pearson \u201975, vice president for college advancement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis level of giving, during the first full public year of The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Campaign,<\/a> reflects the pride felt by our alumni, parents, and friends as well as the excitement they feel about the direction of the college. I am especially grateful to the more than 500 volunteers who supported the fundraising effort this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\n\t

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The annual ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Fund total includes $810,000 through the Friends of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Athletics. Men's cross country runners Henry Raff '22 (center) of Hailey, Idaho, and Tucker Barber '21 (right) of Wilton, Maine, compete at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester on Sept. 15, 2018. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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The Class of 1993 broke three giving records for a 25th Reunion class, including most dollars, besting a record set 13 years ago. Here, the class struts its stuff during the Alumni Parade on June 9, 2018. (Jonathan Reece for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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The Class of 2018 had an 84 percent participation rate for their Senior Gift \u2014 the highest since 2014. This newly minted alumna, among 473 seniors receiving degrees on May 27, 2018, brandishes her diploma. (Rene Roy for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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Total yearly giving to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ has more than doubled since 2013. \"I am so grateful for the support and engagement shown by ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ alumni, parents, and friends,\u201d said President Clayton Spencer, seen at Commencement on May 27, 2018, with honorand Lynsey Addario and speaker Bryan Stevenson. (Theophil Syslo\/ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ giving in 2018 included $10.87 million to the college\u2019s endowment. Here, Matt Jadud, who holds the newly endowed Colony Family Professorship in Digital and Computational Studies, offers his talk as the inaugural Colony Professor on March 22, 2018. (Rene Roy for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t

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Total giving to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ from all sources in 2018 was $28,050,875 including $10.87 million to the college\u2019s endowment. Total yearly giving to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ has more than doubled since 2013.<\/p>\n

Forty-five percent of alumni made gifts, a level of participation that places ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ among the top U.S. undergraduate liberal arts colleges. Thirty-four percent of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ parents made gifts.<\/p>\n

The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Campaign now stands at $190 million in gifts and pledges toward a goal of $300 million.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gifts to the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Fund totaled $7.1 million<\/a> including $810,000 through the Friends of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Athletics. The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Fund is a key component of The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Campaign and provides real-time support for financial aid, faculty and academic programs, student life, and the arts.<\/p>\n

Launched with public celebrations in May 2017, the multiyear ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Campaign now stands at $190 million in gifts and pledges toward a goal of $300 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so grateful for the support and engagement shown by ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ alumni, parents, and friends,\u201d said President Clayton Spencer. \u201cThe steady increase in yearly giving enables us to enliven the current student experience even as we strengthen the future of the college<\/a> by building the endowment. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

During fiscal 2018, alumni celebrating their five-year Reunions helped push the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Fund to new heights. Overall, this year\u2019s 14 Reunion classes, from 1948 to 2013, contributed nearly one out of every five dollars given to the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Fund. Reunion 2018 was also the best-attended in college history, with 1,277 attendees.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the hundreds of alumni and parent volunteers who support the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Fund effort in so many ways: Thank you.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Reunion Class of 1993 broke three records for a 25th Reunion class: highest attendance rate (32 percent), most ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Fund dollars raised ($253,293, besting a record set 13 years ago), and highest ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Fund participation rate (66 percent).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Class of 1993\u2019s efforts are amazing \u2014 and illustrative of the great work that our volunteers do and the generous response by ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ alumni,\u201d Pearson said. \u201cTo the hundreds of alumni and parent volunteers who support the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Fund effort in so many ways: Thank you. Your help and support are invaluable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The college\u2019s newest alumni, the Class of 2018, completed their Senior Gift effort with 84 percent participation \u2014 the highest participation rate since 2014 \u2014 and a class gift of $13,950. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ trustee Lisa Barry \u201977 and the College Key provided special challenges to the class as it completed its gift campaign.<\/p>\n

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