College of the Atlantic Philanthropy Report Fiscal Year 2019 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 giving at a glance College of the Atlantic’s 2019 fiscal year was July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019. 1,687 total donors 2,809 total gifts 100% senior class participation 32% alumni participation $34.6M overall giving & pledges Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy in preparing this annual report. If a mistake has been made, or if your name was omitted, we apologize. Please notify the Dean of Institutional Advancement Lynn Boulger at 207.801.5620, Or [email protected]. coa.edu/support 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the President 3 The Sharpe-McNally Chair in Green 54 and Socially Responsible Business FY19 Supporters 5 The Lisa Stewart Chair in Literature 55 Alumni Leadership Circle 20 and Women's Studies Alumni Giving 21 The Allan Stone Chair in the Visual Arts 56 Northern Lights Society 24 The James Russell Wiggins Chair 58 in Government and Polity Year After Year 28 Endowed Scholarships 59 Summer 2018 Internships 32 The Cox Protectorate Fund 64 Gifts of Time & Talent 33 The Shelby Cullom Davis Faculty 65 In-Kind Gifts 36 International Studies Fund Report on the Endowment and Investments 38 The Kathryn Davis Fund for Global 65 and Civic Engagement Year in Review 40 The Faculty/Staff Enrichment Fund 66 The Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Chair 42 in Earth Systems and Geosciences The Barbarina M. and Aaron J. Heyerdahl 67 Beech Hill Farm Endowment Fund The Richard J. Borden Chair in the Humanities 44 The Robert P. and Arlene Kogod Visiting Artist Fund 68 The Rachel Carson Chair in Human Ecology 45 The Fund for Maine Islands 69 The William H. Drury, Jr. Chair in Evolution, 47 Ecology, and Natural History The McCormick Library Director Fund 71 The William H. Drury Research Fund 47 The Peggy Rockefeller Farms Endowment Fund 72 The Charles Eliot Chair in Ecological 47 The Doug Rose GIS Enhancement Fund 73 Planning, Policy, and Design The Diana Davis Spencer Hatchery Fund 74 The Steven K. Katona Chair in Marine Studies 48 The Thomas & Mary Hall Book Fund 75 The Elizabeth Battles Newlin Chair in Botany 50 The Elizabeth Thorndike Senior Class Book Fund 76 The Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman 51 Chair in the Performing Arts COA's Physical Plant Funds 77 The Partridge Chair in Food and 52 General Unrestricted Endowment 78 Sustainable Agriculture Systems New Endowment Funds 78 The David Rockefeller Family Chair in 53 Ecosystem Management and Protection The T.A. Cox Fund in Ecosystem 53 Management and Protection 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. the veins of anyone and everyone who has been a part of COA. You will see and feel the dramatic improvements in our Les’ initial gift inspired a series of pledges from the family— campus infrastructure with the new academic buildings, new that is, from our trustees—totaling $9 million. Having nearly student housing, and our progress toward becoming the first 20% of our total pledged by our trustees sent a very strong fossil fuel free campus in the world. You will see and feel our message of support and, with that, we were off to the races. investments in scholarship and endowing faculty positions, and our concomitant ability to attract great people to campus. Then, in rather rapid succession, came three extraordinary And you will see and feel our investments in our programs, gifts by Robert and Arlene Kogod, Andrew Davis and the like improving writing and communications, our work in the Shelby C. Davis Charitable Fund, and a challenge by Anne Gulf of Maine, and our ability to bring best-of-class guests to and Bob Bass—the three largest single gifts the college had campus with a new Visiting Scholars program. ever received. That early support gave us such tremendous confidence and it also allowed us to break ground on one of These are very exciting times for College of the Atlantic. I am the key components of the campaign—the 30,000 square foot honored to have the opportunity to serve COA as president Center for Human Ecology, which will become the academic and so grateful for your generosity. core of campus. Thank you. Perhaps the most exciting discovery of this process has been the way people have measurably stretched for the college. Across the campaign, I’ve almost lost track of the number of times individuals and families have told me, “Not only is this the largest gift I’ve ever given to the college; it’s the largest gift Darron Collins '92, PhD I’ve ever made. Period.” COA President coa.edu/support 3 4 coa.edu/support COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC FY19 SUPPORTERS COA relies on the support of individuals, foundations, corporations, and the local community to fulfill our mission of providing students from all over the world with a life changing, world changing education. We are deeply grateful to the following for their contributions. $25,000+ Anonymous (4) Steve & Rebecca Milliken Anne T. & Robert M. Bass Ms. Abby S. Moffat Mr. T.A. Cox* National Center for Research Resources, NIH Mr. & Mrs. Andrew A. Davis / Shelby Cullom Mr. Craig Neff Davis Charitable Fund Inc. Bill & Louisa Newlin Mr. & Mrs. Shelby M.C. Davis / The Shelby Dr. Toby A. Ritterhoff & Mr. David W. Oldach and Gale Davis Charitable Fund Mrs. Daniel Pierce Davis United World College Scholars Program Dr. Walter Robinson Ms. Jill Drinkwater David & Susan Rockefeller Dr. Margaret Dulany Estate of David Rockefeller Beth & Will Gardiner Ms. Abby Rockefeller Dr. & Mrs. Philip Geier / Shelby Cullom Salsbury Cove Research Fund Davis Charitable Fund Inc. Marthann & Edward Samek Dr. Neva Goodwin Mrs. Peter Sellers Mr. & Mrs. Paul Growald / Growald Family Fund, Inc. Henry & Peggy Sharpe / Sharpe Family Foundation Louise H. & David S. Ingalls Foundation Trust of Stanley Shores, Jr. Estate of Edward G. Kaelber Mrs. John Spencer / The Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kogod / Robert and Arlene Mrs. Allan Stone Kogod Family Foundation Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation Mrs. Anthony Lapham / The Meadow Fund Ms.