Endowment Fund
(numbers presented are in millions)
Philanthropic Giving
More than
$2.8 million
raised for unrestricted
purposes a
purposes a
30% increase
over FY17
Defining the Future:
The Campaign for Saint Mary's
has secured
$106 million
toward its $125 million goal
85% of the goal has been reached
annual giving totals
(numbers presented are in millions)
(numbers presented are in millions)
Thank you for helping us fully realize our potential.
Honor Roll of Donors
From President James Donahue
Investing in Our Future, our annual report for the 2016-17 fiscal year, salutes the many accolades and academic achievements of our stellar faculty and talented students over the past year, underscoring the College’s stability and strategic plan progress.
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From Provost Bethami Dobkin
During 2016-17, markers of academic excellence continued at SMC. Our professors were recognized for their exemplary scholarship and we received accolades for our curricula, faculty-student interactions, and educational environment.
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Message from Lisa Moore
Lisa Moore, vice president of advancement, celebrates a year marked by a changing culture of philanthropic investment, which includes an 85 percent increase in giving, four gifts of $1 million or more, and the most successful 1Day1SMC ever.
Read about a significant year
A Remarkable Year
Last year reflected Saint Mary's strategic accomplishment, academic distinction, and unwavering commitment to its Lasallian Catholic mission.
Read this year's highlights
Claiming Our Place
The College's new commercial, launched in February across all digital platforms, tells our story with energy and purpose to help students and parents make the right choice.
Watch the Video
Message from Susan Wallace
Susan Wallace, vice president for finance and administration, reports on the 2016-17 fiscal year results, which marked a 13.5 percent total return on the endowment funds.
Read the update
Passionate Commitment
Longtime donor and volunteer Garth Flint '63 has always felt driven to give back to the Christian Brothers and the College that did so much for him. “I remember thinking at the time that if there’s a way to give back, I will."
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Opening Doors with Scholarships
Alumni, parents, and friends have donated generously to fund endowments and scholarships supporting diversity and inclusion, like the Moonlight Scholarship, inspired by High Potential alumnus and Academy Award–winner Mahershala Ali '96.
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Sharing a Love for Art
Charlene Harvey, who with her late husband James, spent years collecting early 19th-century Northern California landscapes by artists such as William Keith, has decided to bequeath a substantial selection of art to Saint Mary’s Museum of Art.
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Saint Mary’s inspires students to be their best selves, in mind, body, heart, and soul. But this education requires investment from our supporters. Help lift up not just our students, but the world.