2017-18 Impact Report | Alpha Chi Omega Foundation
Dear Sisters and Friends,
Agnes Theresa Steiner Beta Eta (Florida State University) 2017-18 Foundation Chair
Mary Pat Lambke Beta Epsilon (Michigan State University) 2018-19 Foundation Chair
We cannot begin to count the ways our generous donors have helped us amplify the impact Alpha Chi Omega is having on our sisters. 2017-18 was a tremendous year and we have YOU to thank! As we celebrate 40 years of making a difference through the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation, it’s remarkable to consider the role each of you has played along the way. Your investment in the Real. Strong. Women.® Experience reflects your wisdom and devotion as you empower Alpha Chi Omega to transform the lives of our members. This year’s Impact Report highlights the many ways we have supported Alpha Chi Omega’s educational and leadership programs that will reach more than 20,000 collegiate members in the next year. It also highlights new ways we are engaging with our alumnae to support their lifelong journey to reach the heights. We are ever so grateful for your generosity. Every time you give, you strike a transformational note in the life of one more sister, making a forever difference in her future. Your gifts enabled the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation to grant more than $1.8 million in 2017-18. Thanks to YOU, we are developing real, strong women by funding programs like Let’s Talk Love, one of Alpha Chi Omega’s four signature programs rotated through our collegiate chapters each year. Every chapter and every collegiate member benefits from your generosity. Thank you for faithfully advancing your commitment to our shared mission. Only by working together can we equip each new generation of Alpha Chi Omega sisters with the tools and resources they need for success in the classroom and beyond. Loyally,
40 Years of Impact Since its earliest days, Alpha Chi Omega has embraced service to others as an important expression of our core values and beliefs. In 1978, Alpha Chi Omega built on that tradition by establishing the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation so members and friends could financially support priority educational and philanthropic programs and receive the benefits of charitable giving. Through its first 40 years, the Foundation has been a trailblazer among NPC sorority foundations, being the first to hire a full-time
$1 million
Nearly awarded in housing grants for educational spaces
$12.5 million
More than granted to the Fraternity for educational and leadership programs
More than
$41 million
raised
$243,487
awarded in member assistance grants
159
endowed funds
development director and completing record-breaking capital campaigns three different times. We are excited to celebrate the incredible 40 years of impact the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation has had on our sisters past and present. We are even more excited to see how we can amplify that impact for future Alpha Chi Omegas.
$3.5 million
Nearly awarded in scholarships and educational assistance grants
$5.8 million
More than granted to local charities and domestic violence agencies through the LPI program
Growth in Assets and Endowments $25,000,000
$20,000,000
$15,000,000
$10,000,000
$5,000,000
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1989
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2009
2018
Special Giving Initiatives FOUNDERS’ DAY CHALLENGE
DAY OF GIVING
$ 114,698
25 days to honor 25 years supporting
raised to support the Real. Strong. Women. Fund, Leadership Academy, consultant training and REPRESENT
domestic violence awareness
$167,849 raised to support the
Real. Strong. Women.® Fund, domestic violence awareness programs and Let’s Talk Love
25 Impact Chapters with 100% of their members joining the Scarlet Ribbon Society through gifts of $18.85
STAR BOOTH 2018
$202,011
raised to support the Real. Strong. Women. Fund
GIVING TUESDAY Almost $20,000 raised to support the Real. Strong. Women. Fund, the Alpha Chi Scholars Fund and the Alpha Chi Assistance Fund
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Alpha Chi Omega’s Real. Strong. Women. Experience is unparalleled. I regularly hear from sisters the enormous benefit and growth they experience through participation in our programming and I know Alpha Chi Omega continues to be a relevant for today’s member in today’s world. - Katie Lampinen Gaffin (Delta Zeta, Central Michigan University), Chief Executive Officer 3 | ACW Impact Report 2017-18
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Giving Societies and Donor Recognition LEADERSHIP CIRCLE – Leadership Circle is a community of generous and engaged donors who invest $1,000 or more annually in unrestricted support. These 276 philanthropic leaders are shaping the future of Alpha Chi Omega by underwriting important philanthropic, educational and leadership initiatives. FOUNDATION PARTNERS – Recurring gifts provide stability and reliability in planning for Foundation operations and the ability to fund the Fraternity Grant. Our Foundation Partners donate $10 or more per month to the Real. Strong. Women.® Fund. 2015-16
150
2016-17 2017-18
193
220
HERITAGE SOCIETY – Donors who believe passionately in the mission of the Foundation want to ensure the support we provide to Alpha Chi Omega’s educational and philanthropic programs is sustainable. 163 living members of the Heritage Society have invested in the future of Alpha Chi Omega through creation of an endowed fund or legacy planned gift.
GOLDEN LYRE SOCIETY – 61 faithful members of the Golden Lyre Society have made a gift to the Foundation in each of 25 or more consecutive years.
Regular gifts – of any size – build to create a significant legacy for our loyal donors. Donors reaching cumulative giving milestones receive a commemorative paperweight in recognition of their generosity.
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I have been a lifelong donor to Alpha Chi Omega because I believe in its mission. We are called to pay these gifts forward to those who follow. It gives me joy to help our Fraternity continue its good work.
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- Patty Edwards Russell (Alpha Beta, Purdue University), member of the Golden Lyre Society
Visit www.alphachiomega.org/axo-foundation/annual-reports to see a listing of donors by annual giving society and cumulative recognition roll. 4 | ACW Impact Report 2017-18
Fraternity Grant
$735,334 was granted to Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity in
support of educational and philanthropic programs including Leadership Academy, consultant training, domestic violence awareness initiatives, Volunteer Summit, Women & Wisdom, MyJourney, Global Service Initiative, REPRESENT and more. Thanks to your generous gifts to the Real. Strong. Women. Fund each year, and supplemented by the dollars raised during the For Now, Forever campaign, we have been able to significantly increase our grant to the Fraternity each year since 2010 – allowing the Fraternity to develop and expand life-changing programs. Since 2010, your gifts have helped: • Expand rotational chapter educational programs to four, so every chapter now receives one program each year • Double the number of annual Leadership Academy participants
• Triple attendance at Volunteer Summit, our alumnae leadership development program • Expand programming for domestic violence awareness and prevention • Implement MyJourney, a four-year life skills program for collegiate sisters • L aunch Women & Wisdom virtual mentoring program and regional events • Introduce Social Excellence Training to better equip our chapter members with recruitment skills they’ll use in their future careers •G row programs addressing personal responsibility, safety and mental health These transformational programs are helping Alpha Chi Omega sisters reach new heights! For Now, Forever paved the way and elevated our capacity – but to continue to amplify Alpha Chi and sustain these initiatives, the support of every sister, every year, is essential and appreciated.
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Leadership Academy impacted my experience as chapter president by giving me resources, advice and information to use during my term. One of the keynote speakers really spoke to me. She talked about knowing your limits, never saying you’re sorry for things out of your control and focusing on the people who are there rather than the ones who aren’t there. - Justice Miller (Delta Chi, Willam Woods University) 5 | ACW Impact Report 2017-18
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Housing
$548,370 in tax-deductible donations were raised
through the Foundation’s Chapter Housing Funds by local house corporations and the National Housing Corporation for educational areas and equipment for chapter facilities. The Foundation’s Chapter Housing Funds allow donors to make tax-deductible gifts to support a portion of chapter facility construction, renovation, equipment, furnishings and ongoing maintenance projects. The portion of a project’s funds that can be raised through the Foundation is based on the percentage of the facility that is educational space. Chapter Housing Funds can be established with an initial gift of $5,000 or more and can be used for large housing campaigns as well as smaller projects. Contact the Foundation to learn more about how to establish a Chapter Housing Fund for your chapter.
Delta Omega (University of Kentucky) 6 | ACW Impact Report 2017-18
Philanthropy
$734,546 was raised by 69 collegiate and alumnae
chapters for local domestic violence agencies and other local charities through the Local Philanthropic Initiatives (LPI) program.
“The LPI program allows us to support the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation and our local domestic violence shelter. This supports our local community needs along with the Foundation. It’s a win-win.” - Bev Nichols (Mu Mu, Kansas City), alumnae chapter president “The LPI process was easier than I expected, and the online link was straightforward! The Alpha Chi Omega Foundation is one of our philanthropies and, while our events are held mainly to raise money for local shelters and to raise awareness for domestic violence, this is an easy way to make sure a portion of the proceeds from the events can benefit the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation too. I think it’s awesome that you can use the LPI program no matter how much money you raise.” - Mackenzie Spaulding (Zeta Sigma, Missouri State University), VP philanthropy
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Thousands of collegians are just beginning their journey to becoming real, strong women. However, the world they face has different challenges from the one that welcomed us. Their educational costs have soared, and there is more pressure to add professional skills to academic studies. These young women, more than previous generations, must juggle work, school, internships and personal lives, and when they become alumnae, their challenges will change and multiply! Alpha Chi Omega is more important than ever before. To thrive as a sisterhood, we must help our members thrive individually and realize their fullest potential. Your gifts to the Foundation help Alpha Chi Omega change lives!
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- Angela Costley Harris (Alpha Beta, Purdue University), National President
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Scholarships and Grants 5 new endowed funds created $254,177 in scholarships awarded to 157 members (32% of the 495 applicants received scholarships)
$35,557 in educational assistance grants awarded to 23 members (51% of the 45 applicants received grants) $28,175 in member assistance grants awarded to 39 members (almost $20,000 for disaster recovery assistance)
$66,794 in Love & Loyalty grants made to collegiate and alumnae chapters for educational and philanthropic programming
“Having to pay for college is difficult and there was a moment when my ability to pay for my dues was challenged. Being selected for this scholarship allowed me to continue my membership in Alpha Chi, which has provided me with a support system full of strong women. Through the support and guidance I get from my sisters, I can devote myself to my academic success and involvement on campus. I cannot express how much this scholarship means to me and the positive impact it has had on me.” - Michelle Nguyen (Iota Lambda, Texas Christian University) “Our sisterhood means growing stronger together. Without the help of my sisters and the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation, my growth would be less than it is today. While this sisterhood has helped shape who I am, Alpha Chi has encouraged me to continue seeking academic success. Receiving this scholarship enabled me to reach new heights. I aspire to one day be able to provide the same support that has been given to me these past four years.” - Shelby Young (Beta Eta, Florida State University)
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Contributions Through your generous contributions, the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation helps support the growth and sustainability of the Fraternity in preparing our members to lead in collaborative and innovative ways, providing financial support for our members to achieve their educational goals, championing domestic violence awareness and prevention, and more.
$2,872,761
raised from 6,434 unique donors 2016-17 $2,692,708 | 2015-16 $2,646,557 | 2014-15 $2,030,009
Contributions by Source
Contributions by Purpose
Bequests $168,977 Housing $517,805
Real. Strong. Women. Fund $1,054,111
Housing campaigns $517,805 Direct contributions $1,378,377
Local Philanthropic Initiatives $734,184 Endowments $263,071 Fraternity programs $496,793 9 | ACW Impact Report 2017-18
Chapter fundraising $807,602
Financial Highlights The following figures reflect unaudited financial statements for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2018. Audited financial statements are available at www.alphachiomega.org/axo-foundation/annual-reports.
Assets
$23,667,297 YEAR END 2018
$22,478,252
Expenses by Category
YEAR END 2017
Fundraising $633,520 (19.2%)
$20,913,535 YEAR END 2016
Management & general $534,532 (16.2%)
Program & educational $2,131,531 (64.6%)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
+ $1,189,045
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Statement of Operations (in thousands of dollars)
Contributions Unrestricted Restricted Fraternity programs Housing LPI Scholarship and programming endowments
$1,054,111 $303,590 $548,370 $734,184 $263,071
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS $2,872,761 Net Investment Gains $1,281,861 Income from perpetual trust $193,203 Other income $24,346 TOTAL REVENUE $4,372,171
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