MISS PORter’s school Annual Report JULY 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012 3 Letter from the Head of School 23 Current Parents 4 Letter from the Chair of the 26 Parents of Ancients, Grandparents Board of Trustees and Friends 5 Farmington Founder Society 32 Moonbeams Circle 8 Annual Giving 34 Endowment Funds 9 Ancient Giving 36 Volunteers 18 Reunion Giving Miss Porter’s School 2011–2012 Annual Report Head of School BOARD OF TRUSTEES ALUMNAE BOARD NOVA NINE Katherine Gladstone Windsor, Ed.D. Senior Director, Institutional Advancement Barbara Higgins Epifanio ’79 Sloan Frazer Pendleton ’85 Clare M. DeSantis Julia McCormack Chair Co-President Head of School New Canaan, Connecticut Annual Report Editor, Director of Operations Anne Stillman Nordeman ’65 Alice Hamblin Williams ’79 and Donor Relations Vice Chair Co-President Isabelle M. Harrison Rebecca Yao Second Head of School Director of Communications Fraser Bennett Beede ’81 Nicole D. D’Amato ’97 Farmington, Connecticut Siobhan Federici Treasurer Co-Vice President Lillian S. Corman Manager, Database and Gift Services Judith Milliken Holden ’68 Nancy Westervelt Mulvey ’77 Co-Head of New Girls Jose Lugo Secretary Co-Vice President Burlington, Connecticut Katherine Gladstone Katherine F. Osterman ’97 Charlesa Redmond Windsor, Ed.D. Recording Secretary Co-Head of New Girls Head of School, ex officio Kristin M. Alberti ’00 Lawrenceville, Georgia Operating Budget 2011-12 Jean Marckwald Chapin ’56 Total operating expenses: $20,822,654 Helen D. Andrus ’01 Andrea V. Consuegra Michael J. Cheshire Co-Head of Main Marylou Walker Arnett ’82 Source of Funds Miami, Florida 3% Lucy Pulling Cutting ’54 Tia M. Benjamin ’99 Emily B. Knutson Harry T. Daniels Angela Tilley Crates ’86 Co-Head of Main Anne Melissa Dowling ’76 Atlanta, Georgia 9% Evelyn Douglas ’80 Tuition andClover Fee Macdonald Drinkwater ’64 Dejahna T. James Jordan E. Dudeck ’05 Head of Diversity Thomas G. Dudeck Newark, New Jersey Endowment Nikki L. Duncan ’98 Janet Isham Field ’66 Alexa N. Menard 20% Valerie Greene Flynn ’81 68% Head of Athletic Association ContributionsJohn K. Greene Elizabeth H. Gorman ’74 Wallingford, Connecticut Donna Hires, ex officio Auxiliary and Other Andrea E. Hailey ’99 Anne F. H. Hill Income Jeffrey Hires, ex officio Head of Student Association Helen Matheson Hilliard ’82 Pacific Palisades, California Tuition and Fees 68% Mimi Colgate Kirk ’57 Caitlin McLaughlin Lischick ’02 Endowment 20% Elizabeth Markham Alden Tullis O’Brien ’80 Contributions 9% McLanahan ’81 Michelle J. M. Peters ’87 Auxiliary and J. Michael McQuade Other Income 3% Darcy S. Mauro ’83 Mary Weaver Renner ’81 Gaier Notman Palmisano ’69 Anne-Lane Byrd Schubert ’91, Application of Funds ex officio 2% Adam Rohdie Porter-Ann Gaines Whiteside ’98 General andKatrina Weiss Ryan ’98 Administrative Allison Coleman Frey, ex officio Barbara Bates Sedoric ’75 12% Plant Karen T. Staib ’90 29% InstructionDiana Russell Terlato ’86 17% Catherine Whitney Welles ’79 Student Aid Nancy White Wheeler ’90 John C. Wilcox 17% 23% Student Support Alice Hamblin Williams ’79, Auxiliary ex officio General and Administrative 29% Ariel M. Zwang ’81 Plant 23% Instruction 17% Student Aid 17% Student Support 12% Auxiliary 2% All gifts listed in this report are those received between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012, with the exception of Reunion gifts. The Alumnae and Development Office has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information contained in this Annual Report. If we have inadvertently omitted or misspelled your name, please accept our apologies and notify us at 860-409-3625. To learn more about ways to support Miss Porter’s School or donate online, please visit us at www.porters.org/giving. 2 Letter from the Head of School As a group, the Class of 2012 defined peers, and many of our employees were invited themselves as ambitious. As a school, we can to present at local and regional academic describe ourselves in the very same way, for conferences throughout the year. Notably, four the 2011-12 school year showed triumphant members of our faculty were selected to teach achievements on the part of our students, for the Online School for Girls. faculty and staff. Our endowment continues to remain strong. Our students continuously met with success Nationally, we are among the top independent in academics, arts, athletics, and in their schools in endowment dollars per student. Your commitment to global outreach. Thirty- continued financial support has demonstrated three percent of our students who took AP your belief in a Miss Porter’s School education, examinations earned the maximum score of and all contributions are investments in the five, with 93 percent scoring a three or better. young women who will “shape a changing Eight seniors were named commended students world.” in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship We are a bold and compassionate community Program. Additionally, seven students of Ancients, parents, grandparents, friends, performed in the Connecticut Music Educator faculty and staff committed to the mission of Association’s Northern Regional Festival Sarah Porter. You are—and continue to be—an Dr. Katherine G. Windsor and eight received Scholastic Art Awards. Head of School important part of our ambitions for our school Our sports teams enjoyed winning seasons, and the success of each and every girl. including the basketball team earning a number one ranking in the New England Class B With appreciation, division. Our students eagerly participated in service initiatives in local and global communities from Hartford, Connecticut to Los Calabazos, Dominican Republic. Katherine G. Windsor, Ed.D. Our teachers continued our strong tradition of Head of School academic innovation with the faculty seizing every opportunity to incorporate technology in the classroom. This year, the iPad was fully adopted in the ninth grade classrooms and integrated into every aspect of the curriculum. As a result, our school became a model for our Cash Gifts to Miss Porter’s School Totaled $5,256,157 The Annual Fund Totaled $2,100,029—July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012 Annual Giving Capital Giving Endowment Giving Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL No. of No. of No. of No. of Total Donors Amount Donors Amount Donors Amount Donors Amount Amount Alumnae* 1,968 $981,953 39 $74,831 $1,056,784 7 $1,036,318 97 $996,854 $3,089,955 Parents of Students** 184 $162,166 44 $35,048 $197,214 2 $3,000 11 $118,585 $318,799 Parents of Alumnae** 249 $151,107 9 $16,123 $167,230 1 $20,000 15 $60,435 $247,665 Grandparents** 57 $10,590 3 $460 $11,050 – – 2 $250 $11.300 Friends/ Faculty** 161 $44,052 9 $3,048 $47,100 4 $13,002 24 $13,185 $73,287 Foundations*** 83 $362,523 3 $258,128 $620,651 – – 18 $897,688 $1,518,339 Totals 2,702 $1,712,391 107 $387,638 $2,100,029 14 $1,072,320 167 $2,086,997 $5,259,346 * Includes 93 Current Students ** Excludes Alumnae *** Includes gifts from Family Foundations. NOTE: Corporate matching gifts are credited to the individual donor. Columns may not agree, due to rounding. 3 Letter from The Board of Trustees On behalf of the board of trustees, I am National Association of Independent Schools, Miss Porter’s School grateful to the hundreds of Ancients, ranked in the top ten percent in alumni participation when compared parents and friends who have given with our peers. Our parent giving surpassed 60 percent for a second their time, talent and treasure to Miss year in a row as well, reaching 63 percent participation. And, once Porter’s School. With your help, we are again, 100 percent of the Miss Porter’s School Board of Trustees, sustaining Farmington’s extraordinary Alumnae Board, Nominating Committee, faculty and staff, and the tradition of academic excellence and Class of 2012 contributed to the Annual Fund. This support from preserving the school’s commitment those closest to the school is a remarkable demonstration of the to create the most challenging and strength of the Porter’s community. rewarding environment for our students. The school community deeply values our shared history and I am pleased to report that fundraising traditions as we look forward. Your engagement with the school Barbara Higgins remained strong for 2011-2012. Cash speaks to your commitment to our mission. Time and time again, Epifanio ’79 raised for the school was $5,256,157, you are there for the school in your numerous ways of support and Chair of which $2,096,780 was raised for the celebration. Your continued dedication to Miss Porter’s School is an Annual Fund. Your support of the Annual endorsement of the vital work of our students, faculty and staff and Fund is vital to the success of the school. your belief in the importance of achieving and offering the very best More than ten percent of the school’s operating budget depends all girls’ secondary school education. on Annual Fund dollars. Aside from gifts to the Annual Fund, You have my sincere thanks for your generous support. contributions to endowed funds provide a sustainable and consistent source of support. Endowed gifts are an investment in the long- With gratitude, term financial stability of the school and ensure that a stimulating and fulfilling Farmington education will be available for future generations of girls. Barbara Higgins Epifanio ’79 Ancients have continued to show their pride in school. Ancient Chair participation for 2011-2012 held steady at 40.81 percent, exceeding the goal of 40 percent for the second year in a row. According to the 2011-12 Five Year Comparison–All Funds (Matching Gifts to Donor)