ADVANCING OUR JESUIT MISSION
A Community United in Philanthrophy
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N TIMES OF CELEBRATION AND IN TIMES OF CRISIS, our community remained united in its support for our mission in Fiscal 2020. As the year commenced in July 2019, construction crews were putting the finishing touches on three capital enhancement projects made possible by the generosity of our Second Century Campaign benefactors: a spacious, lightfilled piazza that would soon become a hub for Loyola life; a spectacular aquatic center that would inspire our aquatic athletes to rise to new levels of excellence; and a STEAM makerspace designed to give Ramblers the tools they need Robert O. Miller Advancement to become 21st-century collaborators, creators and innovators. Vice President of Advancement by the Numbers Meanwhile, fundraising was well underway for a new center for the performing arts—the culminating capital enhancement project in our Strategic Vision for Loyola Academy in the 21st Century. By Spring 2020, 135 donors had Total amount raised to contributed nearly $21.6 million to our Theater Initiative to support the development of support Loyola’s mission a $25.76-million performing arts center.* Then COVID-19 sent the world into lockdown, threatening lives and livelihoods. For the remainder of the fiscal year, we focused on raising funds to meet the increased need Amount raised for for tuition assistance, as well as the immediate needs of Loyola families experiencing tuition assistance COVID-related financial hardships. Through it all, from grand openings to a global pandemic, 3,638 loyal Total number of gifts benefactors continued to give what they could to make the Loyola experience possible for Ramblers of all income levels. You’ll find out more about our year in Advancement on the pages that follow. Thank you for your thoughtful and life-changing philanthropy in a Benefactors who made our mission possible year of unprecedented uncertainty and need.
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* As our annual report went to press in November 2020, 141 donors had contributed $22.6 million to our Theater Initiative.
A Softer, Safer Surface for Our Rambler Athletes
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Loyola Academy Annual Report 2019–2020
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HANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF THE 41 BENEFACTORS who contributed $635,000 to our Turf and Athletic Enhancements Initiative, we were able to replace the synthetic turf on Hoerster Field, which was worn out and compacted after 11 years of heavy use. The new turf, which is the thickest available, is fortified by a shock pad designed to absorb the force of an impact and protect our players against injury. Next up: Our Advancement and Athletic Offices are now teaming up to raise an additional $670,000 for replacement turf on two of the fields at our Munz Campus in Glenview.
