D RIVING S TUDENT S UCCESS : Taking What Works to Scale with Private Support
What is the SUNY Impact Foundation? • Founded in late 2016 • 501(c)3 Non-Profit Corporation • Mission: Partner with external partners to support SUNY in taking what works to scale to drive student success
Why a SUNY Foundation? Offset declining direct state tax support 2007/08 State-Operated 2015/16 State-Operated Campus Revenue Mix Campus Revenue Mix Tuition 49% Tuition 68% Direct State Direct State Tax Support Tax Support 46% 28% Pooled Offset Pooled Offset 4% 5%
Why a SUNY Foundation? Leverage our “Systemness” • Market the size, scale and strengths of the SUNY system to the funding community • Fund system-wide programs and initiatives to benefit multiple campuses such as: o Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) o Applied Learning o TeachNY o Hardship Relief Grant Programs
Why a SUNY Foundation? Many state systems of higher education already have system-level foundations. Examples include: • California State University Foundation • Foundation for California Community Colleges • UNC Foundation, Inc. • University System of Georgia Foundation • Technical College System of Georgia Foundation • The University of Texas Foundation • Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education Foundation • University System of Maryland Foundation
Why a SUNY Foundation? Higher education system foundations are securing significant gifts DONOR AMOUNT/DATE RECIPIENT Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $8.9 million/2003 Foundation for California Community Colleges Merrill Foundation, Inc. $7.0 million/2007 University System of Maryland Foundation Wallace Foundation $3.8 million/2008 University System of Georgia Foundation James Irvine Foundation $3.7 million/2012 Foundation for California Community Colleges Ford Foundation $3.2 million/2015 University System of Maryland Foundation Cockrell Foundation $3.1 million/2015 University of Texas Foundation S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation $2.0 million/2015 California State University Foundation
Why a SUNY Foundation? Build on the success of the $18M Investment and Performance Fund • Initial requests totaled $69 million • 32 proposals funded • 22 state-operated campuses received awards (with 9 community college collaborators) • The average award amount was $564,000
Why a SUNY Foundation? Convene philanthropic stakeholders • Board of directors and an advisory board will be recruited from the national corporate, private foundation, and education sectors. • Board recruitment will focus on individuals who are passionate about transforming New York State through public higher education and who have a personal or professional ability to steer philanthropic dollars to the SUNY system.
Foundation Kick-Off: A 50 th Anniversary Benefit Dinner for EOP
EOP and SUNY on The View
Corporate Sponsors
EOP Fund Disbursement • Request for proposals (RFP) released in August 2017 to campuses with existing EOPs • Areas of impact for funding consideration include: o Evidence-based strategies towards the SUNY System’s completion goals o Innovative student success initiatives and strategies o Support for student participation in high impact activities such as international study or internships • Proposal submissions will be reviewed in late 2017 and awards will be distributed in early 2018
Communities Against Hate Grant Open Society Foundations grant received in spring 2017 allows us to: • Fund diversity, equity and inclusion training at the 2017 Student Assembly Conference. • Create a Communities Against Hate fund that provides compensation to SUNY students in the wake of hate crimes or act of discriminations. • Collaborate with Student Affairs and other campus-based offices throughout the system on how to address and build dialogue around hate crimes and discrimination.
Our Vision Moving Forward •Strengthen existing relationships with foundations, corporations and philanthropists who share an interest in driving student success in New York State •Cultivate new philanthropic relationships •Explore partnership opportunities with campus Advancement efforts
Q UESTIONS O R C OMMENTS ? E-mail: impactfoundation@suny.edu Phone: 212-364-5788
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