Philanthropy Report 2019
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College of the Atlantic Philanthropy Report Fiscal Year 2019 coa.edu/support 1 COA Board of Trustees TRUSTEE OFFICERS LIFE TRUSTEES Philip S.J. Moriarty, Chair, Hinsdale, IL Samuel M. Hamill, Jr., Princeton, NJ Marthann Samek, Vice Chair, New York, NY John N. Kelly, Yarmouth, ME Beth Gardiner, Vice Chair, London, UK William V.P. Newlin, Washington, DC Ronald E. Beard, Secretary, Bar Harbor, ME John Reeves, Bar Harbor, ME Jay McNally '84, Treasurer, Bar Harbor, ME Henry D. Sharpe, Jr., Concord, MA TRUSTEE MEMBERS TRUSTEE EMERITI Cynthia Baker, Washington, DC David Hackett Fischer, Wayland, MA Timothy Bass, Alexandria, VA William G. Foulke, Jr., Bedford, NY Michael Boland '94, Bar Harbor, ME George B.E. Hambleton, Wadmalaw, SC Alyne Cistone, Mount Desert, ME Elizabeth D. Hodder, Cambridge, MA Barclay Corbus, San Francisco, CA Sherry F. Huber, Falmouth, ME Sarah Currie-Halpern, New York, NY Philip B. Kunhardt III '77, Waccabuc, NY Amy Yeager Geier, Williamstown, MA Phyllis Anina Moriarty, Chestnut Hill, MA H. Winston Holt IV, Darien, CT Helen Porter, Little Rock, AR Cookie Horner, Bar Harbor, ME Cathy L. Ramsdell '78, Portland, ME Nicholas Lapham, Washington, DC Hamilton Robinson, Jr., New York, NY Casey Mallinckrodt, Hartford, CT John Wilmerding, New York, NY Anthony Mazlish, Chevy Chase, MD Lili Pew, Seal Harbor, ME EX OFFICIO Nadia Rosenthal, Seal Harbor, ME Darron Collins '92, President, Bar Harbor, ME Abby Rowe ('98), Mount Desert, ME Henry L.P. Schmelzer, Somesville, ME Laura McGiffert Slover, Washington, DC Laura Z. Stone, New York, NY Steve Sullens, New York, NY William N. Thorndike, Westwood, MA Claudia Turnbull, Bar Harbor, ME Stay Connected to COA calendar.coa.edu All of the latest news and events from COA facebook.com/collegeoftheatlantic @collegeatlantic @collegeoftheatlantic 2 coa.edu/support COA Board of Trustees giving at a glance TRUSTEE OFFICERS LIFE TRUSTEES College of the Atlantic’s 2019 fiscal year Philip S.J. Moriarty, Chair, Hinsdale, IL Samuel M. Hamill, Jr., Princeton, NJ Marthann Samek, Vice Chair, New York, NY John N. Kelly, Yarmouth, ME was July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019. Beth Gardiner, Vice Chair, London, UK William V.P. Newlin, Washington, DC Ronald E. Beard, Secretary, Bar Harbor, ME John Reeves, Bar Harbor, ME Jay McNally '84, Treasurer, Bar Harbor, ME Henry D. Sharpe, Jr., Concord, MA TRUSTEE MEMBERS TRUSTEE EMERITI Cynthia Baker, Washington, DC David Hackett Fischer, Wayland, MA 1,687 Timothy Bass, Alexandria, VA William G. Foulke, Jr., Bedford, NY Michael Boland '94, Bar Harbor, ME George B.E. Hambleton, Wadmalaw, SC total donors Alyne Cistone, Mount Desert, ME Elizabeth D. Hodder, Cambridge, MA Barclay Corbus, San Francisco, CA Sherry F. Huber, Falmouth, ME Sarah Currie-Halpern, New York, NY Philip B. Kunhardt III '77, Waccabuc, NY Amy Yeager Geier, Williamstown, MA Phyllis Anina Moriarty, Chestnut Hill, MA H. Winston Holt IV, Darien, CT Helen Porter, Little Rock, AR Cookie Horner, Bar Harbor, ME Cathy L. Ramsdell '78, Portland, ME Nicholas Lapham, Washington, DC Hamilton Robinson, Jr., New York, NY 2,809 Casey Mallinckrodt, Hartford, CT John Wilmerding, New York, NY Anthony Mazlish, Chevy Chase, MD total gifts Lili Pew, Seal Harbor, ME EX OFFICIO Nadia Rosenthal, Seal Harbor, ME Darron Collins '92, President, Bar Harbor, ME Abby Rowe ('98), Mount Desert, ME Henry L.P. Schmelzer, Somesville, ME Laura McGiffert Slover, Washington, DC Laura Z. Stone, New York, NY Steve Sullens, New York, NY William N. Thorndike, Westwood, MA 100% Claudia Turnbull, Bar Harbor, ME senior class participation 32% alumni participation $34.6M Stay Connected to COA overall giving & pledges calendar.coa.edu All of the latest news and events from COA Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy in preparing this annual report. If a mistake has been made, or if your facebook.com/collegeoftheatlantic name was omitted, we apologize. Please notify the Dean of Institutional Advancement Lynn Boulger at 207.801.5620, Or @collegeatlantic [email protected]. @collegeoftheatlantic coa.edu/support 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the President 3 The Sharpe-McNally Chair in Green 48 Letter from the President 3 andThe Socially Sharpe-McNally Responsible Chair Business in Green 54 FY19 Supporters 5 and Socially Responsible Business FY19 Supporters 5 The Lisa Stewart Chair in Literature 49 Alumni Leadership Circle 14 andThe Women's Lisa Stewart Studies Chair in Literature 55 Alumni Leadership Circle 20 and Women's Studies Alumni Giving 15 The Allan Stone Chair in the Visual Arts 50 Alumni Giving 21 The Allan Stone Chair in the Visual Arts 56 Northern Lights Society 18 The James Russell Wiggins Chair 52 Northern Lights Society 24 inThe Government James Russell and PolityWiggins Chair 58 Year After Year 22 in Government and Polity Year After Year 28 Endowed Scholarships 53 Summer 2018 Internships 26 Endowed Scholarships 59 Summer 2018 Internships 32 The Cox Protectorate Fund 58 Gifts of Time & Talent 27 The Cox Protectorate Fund 64 Gifts of Time & Talent 33 The Shelby Cullom Davis Faculty 59 In-Kind Gifts 30 InternationalThe Shelby StudiesCullom FundDavis Faculty 65 In-Kind Gifts 36 International Studies Fund Report on the Endowment and Investments 32 The Kathryn Davis Fund for Global 59 Report on the Endowment and Investments 38 andThe Civic Kathryn Engagement Davis Fund for Global 65 Year in Review 34 and Civic Engagement Year in Review 40 The Faculty/Staff Enrichment Fund 60 The Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Chair 36 The Faculty/Staff Enrichment Fund 66 inThe Earth Anne Systems T. and and Robert Geosciences M. Bass Chair 42 The Barbarina M. and Aaron J. Heyerdahl 61 in Earth Systems and Geosciences BeechThe HillBarbarina Farm EndowmentM. and Aaron Fund J. Heyerdahl 67 The Richard J. Borden Chair in the Humanities 38 Beech Hill Farm Endowment Fund The Richard J. Borden Chair in the Humanities 44 The Robert P. and Arlene Kogod Visiting Artist Fund 62 The Rachel Carson Chair in Human Ecology 39 The Robert P. and Arlene Kogod Visiting Artist Fund 68 The Rachel Carson Chair in Human Ecology 45 The Fund for Maine Islands 63 The William H. Drury, Jr. Chair in Evolution, 41 The Fund for Maine Islands 69 Ecology,The William and Natural H. Drury, History Jr. Chair in Evolution, 47 The McCormick Library Director Fund 65 Ecology, and Natural History The McCormick Library Director Fund 71 The William H. Drury Research Fund 41 The Peggy Rockefeller Farms Endowment Fund 66 The William H. Drury Research Fund 47 The Peggy Rockefeller Farms Endowment Fund 72 The Charles Eliot Chair in Ecological 41 The Doug Rose GIS Enhancement Fund 67 Planning,The Charles Policy, Eliot and Chair Design in Ecological 47 The Doug Rose GIS Enhancement Fund 73 Planning, Policy, and Design The Diana Davis Spencer Hatchery Fund 68 The Steven K. Katona Chair in Marine Studies 42 The Diana Davis Spencer Hatchery Fund 74 The Steven K. Katona Chair in Marine Studies 48 The Thomas & Mary Hall Book Fund 69 The Elizabeth Battles Newlin Chair in Botany 44 The Thomas & Mary Hall Book Fund 75 The Elizabeth Battles Newlin Chair in Botany 50 The Elizabeth Thorndike Senior Class Book Fund 70 The Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman 45 The Elizabeth Thorndike Senior Class Book Fund 76 ChairThe inJoanne the Performing Woodward Artsand Paul Newman 51 COA's Physical Plant Funds 71 Chair in the Performing Arts COA's Physical Plant Funds 77 The Partridge Chair in Food and 46 General Unrestricted Endowment 72 SustainableThe Partridge Agriculture Chair in SystemsFood and 52 General Unrestricted Endowment 78 Sustainable Agriculture Systems New Endowment Funds 72 The David Rockefeller Family Chair in 47 New Endowment Funds 78 EcosystemThe David Management Rockefeller Familyand Protection Chair in 53 Ecosystem Management and Protection The T.A. Cox Fund in Ecosystem 47 ManagementThe T.A. Cox and Fund Protection in Ecosystem 53 Management and Protection 2 coa.edu/support 2 coa.edu/support COA FY19 Philanthropy Report LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT (July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019) In October 2017, the COA Board of Trustees endorsed a capital At the same time, the energy of the campaign has also drawn campaign called A Broad Reach: The COA Capital Campaign new people into the COA universe: people who have seen our for College of the Atlantic’s Future. The campaign itself would alumni out in the wider world in action, those who appreciate address our most pressing needs as identified by our strategic the wave of young people who have stayed on MDI to help plan completed a year earlier. And now, just over two years build community here, and those inspired by the offerings we after the campaign kickoff, we are excited to report that we’ve make available, like the Champlain Institute. raised approximately $43 million dollars toward our $50 million goal. This is all, of course, thanks to you. This widening of the COA family, inspiring new friends, parents, alumni, staff and faculty, is absolutely crucial to We knew going in that $50 million would be an ambitious— the short-term success of the campaign and the longer-term but an appropriately ambitious—goal. At the very meeting we success of the college. unanimously voted to move forward with the campaign, our founding trustee Les Brewer stood up in the Gates Auditorium We are indeed now sailing with a broad reach. Your support on campus and said “To start things off, I’m pledging has been nothing short of tremendous and that support $500,000." is outlined here in this report. As we approach our 50th year—which we will celebrate in September 2021, the Les, then a very spritely 95, passed away this year. His life- month marking the 50th group of incoming students to the long commitment to the college will forever course through college—you will see and feel your investments come alive.