C HA PM AN U N IVE R SITY
DONOR IMPACT
2015 2016
YOUR GENEROSITY AT WORK THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY DONORS
On behalf of the Chapman Family, thank you for giving generously to support our students and our academic community. This report offers just a glimpse of the many ways you have made a difference at Chapman University over the past year. Consider the ripple effect of your generosity to Chapman University – it goes far beyond our campus, extending across the globe through the contributions our students, faculty and alumni are making in communities worldwide. Their success is your success. I cannot thank you enough for your investment in this institution, and I look forward to continuing to work together to build a bright future for Chapman University.
President Daniele C. Struppa
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Since 1991, Chapman University has received more than
500
$568 million
400
of financial support from the Chapman Family of alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents, families and dedicated friends of the University.
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200
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1991
1996
2001
2006
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2016
2015-2016 FISCAL YEAR
$68,240,055 TOTAL GIFTS
8,986
10,680
TOTAL DONORS
gifts of less than $1,000 totaled
$919,957
2,114
ALUMNI DONORS
More than
$500,000
donated by STAFF AND FACULTY
33% increase from 2014-2015
2016 ENTERING FRESHMAN CLASS AT A GLANCE
1,540
FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS More students than ever from outside California
CHAPMAN FUND
Unrestricted, flexible fund that supports a broad array of the University’s greatest needs
$2,212,126 RAISED
THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Opening in fall 2018
140,000
s quare feet of space for learning, research and collaboration
20 research and
teaching labs
182 % increase in dedicated space for the sciences on campus
Between fall 2014 and fall 2016:
14% 23%
increase in Schmid College student
enrollment
increase in Schmid College faculty
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT The Chapman University ENDOWED endowment is a permanent FUNDS self-sustaining source of funding that helps secure the University’s long-term fiscal health.
342
with a total fair market value of
$301,524,015 as of May 31, 2016
LEGACY PLANNING
22
CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS
$15.3 million in gifts from
FAMILIES
inducted into the Charles C. Chapman Heritage Society, which recognizes the caring and visionary individuals who name the University as a partial or full beneficiary of their estate plan
102 c haritable foundations
$2.5 million in gifts from 340 businesses and corporations
FOWLER SCHOOL OF LAW
6 clinics served nearly 1,600 clients in Southern California 50 participants completed the six-week Juvenile Hall Peer Mediation Program
Provided conflict counseling to
190 minors in Orange and Riverside counties
HOLOCAUST ART AND WRITING CONTEST
17
y ears the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education has been sponsoring the Holocaust Art and Writing Contest
6,000 national and international
203 middle and high schools in 2016
student participants from
FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS AT CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
This year Chapman was recognized by the U.S. Department of State as a top source for Fulbright Scholars. The highly competitive Fulbright Scholar Program is the United States’ flagship academic exchange effort, and seeks to increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful international relations.
3 students
3 Fulbright winners
awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships during the 2015-2016 academic year
from Chapman in each of the past 4 years
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THE MISSION OF CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
is to provide personalized education of distinction that leads to inquiring, ethical, and productive lives as global citizens.
SHERYL A. BOURGEOIS, Ph.D. Executive Vice President of University Advancement (714) 997-6523 | sbourgeo@chapman.edu