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Advancement

Tara Arras

Assistant Head of School for Advancement

arrast@sidwell.edu

Nearly two years ago, Sidwell Friends announced the public launch of our landmark fundraising campaign: Together We Shine. Our ambitious goal: $152 million.

We are pleased to announce that thanks to our community of generous donors, the campaign raised $158.9 million by the June 30, 2024 deadline—nearly triple the amount of the School’s previous campaign.

The success of “Together We Shine” lived up to its name with nearly 30,000 individual gifts, underscoring the Sidwell community’s deep commitment to the School’s vision and future. Together, alumni, current past parents, grandparents, faculty, staff, and other supporters have committed to help Sidwell Friends continue to prepare the next generation of students with the knowledge, the courage, the conviction, and the relationships necessary to create the change we all need.


Through this campaign, we will:

Reimagine the
Future of Learning

Together, we can transform how, what, and where our students learn.

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Welcome a Wider Community

Together, we can transform access to a Sidwell Friends education.

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Ethically Engage
the World

Together, we can transform the role we play in our city and the way we steward our planet.

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I’m incredibly touched, moved, and profoundly grateful for your commitment and generosity. You’ve demonstrated that when we all pull together, when we all act in the best interests of Sidwell Friends, Together We Shine.

Bryan Garman Head of School

Our Progress

$152,000,000

Goal

105%

To Goal

$158,897,886

Raised to Date

Since July 1, 2015:
30344

total gifts to the campaign

2930

first-time donors

23800

campaign gifts of less than $1,000

34

gifts of more than $1 million

Last fiscal year:
20 %

alumni participation

60 %

parent participation

21 %

past parent participation

10 %

grandparent participation

47 %

faculty and staff participation

Our Stories

“Together We Shine” Campaign Exceeds Its $152 Million Goal

With more than 30,000 individual gifts, the Sidwell Friends community shines together.

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Celebrating Three Fully Endowed Faculty Chairs

Sidwell Friends donors have advanced the School’s Equity, Justice, and Community (EJC) Strategic Action Plan in a major way.

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Engaging Alumni Makes a Vital Difference

The more alumni engage with each other and with today’s School community, the greater the philanthropic impact and good we can do together.

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Sprint for the Future

With 90 percent of our ambitious $152 million goal raised, we are making a last sprint and starting to glimpse the future.

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Volunteers Lighting the Way

As we near the campaign’s finish line, we could never have reached our current success without the tireless support of more than 100 active volunteers.

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For Decades of Service

We Welcome Helen Austern Colson ’53, P ’82, ’84, ’87 as Honorary Leader of Together We Shine

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Demonstrating Leadership

Donors Fully Fund a New Faculty Chair in Asian American Studies

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The New Center for Ethical Leadership

Located in the new Upper School, the Center for Ethical Leadership will create opportunities for students to engage with and examine topics that shape their world.

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How One “Yes” Leads to Another

An interview with volunteers Melissa del Aguila ’01 and Dev Talvadkar ’01.

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