Annual Giving Impact Report 2018-19

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Because of YOU countless Canisius students have been transformed!

2018-19 Fiscal Year

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“ Canisius College is a place where I have not only seen a constant striving to do more and to be more, but I have also found that breaking the status quo is accepted and encouraged.”

–C ameron T. Rosenecker ’19, 2019 Undergraduate Commencement Student Speaker

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You gave Msaada Nankumba ’19 a Canisius education and a bright future Growing up in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a time of civil war and political instability, Msaada Nankumba ’19 witnessed atrocities that led his family to flee to a Kenyan refugee camp with nearly 180,000 other refugees. There, Msaada and his family experienced hardships, too—lack of food and water, poor sanitation and healthcare, and overcrowding.

Although he had access to an education at the camp, the school lacked resources and teachers. Msaada would often miss school to help his family find food and water. Even when he could attend, he was hungry and it was hard to focus. But things changed when he and his family relocated to the United States in 2014 and made a new home for themselves in Buffalo.

Msaada enrolled in Lafayette High School, where he studied tirelessly and adjusted to life in his new city. In 2015 he graduated third in his high school class. Being the first in his family to attend college, Msaada was confused by the college search process, until one of his teachers suggested he visit Canisius College. From that moment, Msaada’s success truly took off. Attending Canisius meant he could stay close to his family while studying biology and pre-medicine to pursue his dream of becoming a physician. In the fall of 2015, he enrolled as a freshman.

The Canisius community rallied around Msaada. Faculty and staff gave him the resources to grow his skills in communication, creativity, critical thinking and leadership. Earning a spot in the prestigious All-College Honors program, he focused on a life of scholarship, service and social justice. He also immersed himself in academic research, did volunteer work and became active in several student clubs. He did all of this while working two jobs to support his family.

Last May, four years after first setting foot on the Canisius quad, Msaada became one of the hundreds of Griffins who walked across the stage at commencement. The college graduate is continuing his education through the Wehle MBA program at Canisius, and has already achieved early acceptance into the University at Buffalo’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science.

Msaada is ready to make the world a better place, and because of Canisius, he knows he can. He wants to create economic opportunities and promote social justice in healthcare, which is a true reflection of the Jesuit mission of Canisius College.

Msaada Nankumba’s story of resilience and success could not have been written without the generous support of donors like you.

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“ I believe in the power of paying back. I’ve been blessed and take nothing for granted. We are all part of the human story…the idea of giving back and helping others is how we sustain and preserve the things that we love and care for most. This is the heart of our Canisius Family.”

– Msaada Nankumba ’19

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2018-19 ANNUAL GIVING BY THE NUMBERS Your annual gift to Canisius during the 2018-19 fiscal year helped to fuel tuition and scholarship assistance, enhance the college’s living and learning spaces, and strengthen our Catholic, Jesuit mission.

On behalf of our faculty, our staff and most especially, our students: Thank You!

FROM JUNE 1, 2018 TO M AY 31, 2019

5,542

DONORS INVESTED

$3,041,767.77 IN CANISIUS STUDENTS

BRE AKDOWN OF ANNUAL GIVING BY DESIGNATION CANISIUS FUND – 38% TUITION ASSISTANCE & SCHOLARSHIPS – 22% ACADEMIC PROGRAMS & INSTITUTES – 16% BLUE & GOLD ATHLETICS FUND – 15% PRESIDENTIAL DISCRETIONARY FUND –5% JESUIT MISSION & IDENTITY – 1% OTHER* – 2% *Includes gifts made in support of student life, residence life, administrative departments, and special fundraising projects.

922

MEMBERS OF THE CANISIUS COLLEGE LE ADERSHIP SOCIET Y (DONORS WHO M ADE AN ANNUAL GIF T OF $1,000+).

546

NEW DONORS - WELCOME!

2,450

LOYAL DONORS (DONORS WHO’ VE M ADE AN ANNUAL GIF T FOR T WO CONSECUTIVE YE ARS OR MORE).

OF THOSE 5,542 DONORS , 3,707 M ADE A GIF T BET WEEN $1 AND $100, WHICH TOTALED NEARLY

$200,000

PROOF THAT GIF TS OF ALL SIZES ADD UP TO M AKE A BIG DIFFERENCE

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THE C ANISIUS FUND – THE ARE A OF GRE ATEST NEED – RE ACHED NE W HEIGHTS , SECURING

$1,175,000.00

FROM

2,923

DONORS

Because of the power of many, this vital resource has grown by nearly 7% over the last two years, providing even more resources for our students.

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C ANISIUS FUND STUDENT C ALLERS M ADE

118,468

PHONE C ALL S TO ALUMNI, PARENTS AND FRIENDS

$831,399.38

WA S THE A MOUNT R AISED IN LEADERSHIP GIFTS ($1,000 OR MORE)

32%

OF CANISIUS FUND DOLL ARS HELPED UNDERWRITE THE COLLEGE’S A MBITIOUS FINANCIAL AID PROGR A M

43%

OF C ANISIUS FUND DOLL ARS SUPPORTED EDUC ATION INSTRUC TION AND AC ADEMIC SUPPORT

25%

OF C ANISIUS FUND DOLL ARS SUPPORTED STUDENT SERVICES AND PROGR A MS

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They may never have the chance to meet you, but they will always remember the opportunities your generosity made possible.

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2018-19 Fiscal Year

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