Philanthropy at St Andrew’s in 2021

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR GENEROUS BENEFACTORS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO GAVE TO THE COLLEGE IN 2021. WITH YOUR HELP WE HAVE NOW RAISED OVER $6M TOWARDS OUR END GOAL OF $7M TO ENABLE ACCESS TO ANDREW’S!

Mr Charlie Taylor

Chair of Council

Thank you to every single alumnus, parent or friend of St Andrew’s College who gave and gave generously last year. It was another tough year for not only our community, but the nation and the world, and we are grateful to have had your support throughout this time. Please know that each gift you have made in the past year, no matter the size, is making a difference to our students. Because of your support, many of our students have had opportunities, previously out of reach, become reality – and in their words, changed their lives. We were inspired by the kindness and generosity shown by our community, both towards scholarships, capital works projects and academic programs. In 2022, the College is celebrating 20 years of undergraduate women, but for a number of years we have had scholarships to support young women realise their potential at College. We spoke to two families currently supporting scholarships for women at St Andrew’s – the Mostyn Family and Adrian Fonseca & Nancy Reardon-Fonseca – as well as their recipients. Read about their philosophies on giving and the impact it has made on pages 8 and 22. We continued to see strong support for students from the country in 2021, and an incredible gift from the Eldon D. Foote Foundation made it possible for us to create the new endowed St Andrew’s College Rural & Regional Scholarships Fund (which previously existed only as an

annual fund). This will help to ensure our long-standing commitment to students and their families from rural & regional Australia remains strong. The Country Education Foundation and St Andrew’s College have worked together for the past seven years to provide support to these students. We are so grateful for this partnership and wanted to shine a light Mr Niall Cairns on the importance of scholarships like this Chairman of the Foundation and introduce you to some of the students that have benefitted from this support on page 16. Backing for the Thyne Reid Link Building has come from all corners of our community. The 1959 Freshers came together to celebrate their 60 year fresher reunion in 2019 and subsequently set themselves a goal of raising $50,000 to fund a new bedroom in the Thyne Reid Link. Last year they reached their fundraising goal, and we thank them for their efforts. We also wanted to share with you the story of the McKinnons – whose generosity has funded a new room in the Thyne Reid Link Building on page 26.

L-R: Niall Cairns, with Principal, Wayne Erickson and Charlie Taylor at the Parents’ Cocktail Evening in 2022

In December, after the second serious Sydney lockdown had finally lifted, we came together to acknowledge and celebrate our 1867 Circle members at their annual lunch. Stuart Niven has been a longtime supporter of the College in a number of different ways in addition to being a current 1867 Circle member, having chosen to leave a bequest to the College in his will. You can read more about Stuart and why he decided to become a member of the 1867 Circle on pages 14-15.

Throughout 2021, we saw more members of our community become Highlanders, and we acknowledged this group of philanthropists at our first Highlander Club Event in May. The inaugural event was a whisky and gin themed evening that turned out to be a wonderful opportunity for like-minded people from all types of backgrounds and corners of our community to connect. You can spend five minutes with a Highlander, Stephen Burns, as well as finding out more about the Club and the impact this group make on pages 32-33. Finally, we thank our fellow Foundation Directors, Andrew Murray AM, Russell Bye, Randall Powell, Bob Stitt, Mitchell Taylor, Grace Petre and Amanda Mostyn, for their continued stewardship of our benefactors and the Foundation in 2021. We also encourage any member of our community who is interested in being involved with the Foundation and Board of Management to get in touch, as we would welcome your input and support.

We also wish to thank Hannah Atwell, Director of Advancement, and her team for all the work they do every day to ensure our Alumni and Community Engagement and Philanthropy programs continue to grow and have meaningful impact.

And finally, we are excited to work with our new Chair of Council, Sasha Kovic, now that she has stepped into the role in 2022. Sasha takes over from Charlie Taylor, who has been an incredible leader and philanthropist in our community. Sasha is also passionate about making a difference and has already joined the Foundation as a Member herself. There are so many opportunities for us to work together to make a meaningful impact for our current and future students, and we hope you will join us on this journey to enable access to Andrew’s. Thank you again for your ongoing support. We look forward to sharing our plans for continuing to strengthen the College for the future with you and keeping you updated as they unfold throughout the year.

Mr Charlie Taylor

Former Chair of Council (2014- 2021)

Mr Niall Cairns

Chairman of the Foundation