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2008-09 Annual Giving Summary


Unrestricted Gifts 2008-09 2007-08
Alumni $4,803,506 $4,561,875
Parents and Grandparents 539,029 554,011
Widows and Friends 132,589 82,419
Corporate Matching Gifts 387,347 437,362
Other Sources 146,492 182,710
Totals $6,008,963 $5,818,377
     
Donors 2008-09 2007-08
Alumni 8,615 8,542
Participation by Alumni 52.4 percent 52.2 percent
Parents and Grandparents 1,549 1,421


Achievements

  • Alumni participation topped 50 percent for the 28th consecutive year
  • Unrestricted gifts to Hamilton reached a record total — $6,008,963 — for the 18th consecutive year
  • Alumni, parents and friends contributed, in all forms, $16,598,134
  • 8,615 alumni made gifts to Hamilton; 989 alumni donors completed unrestricted gifts of $1,000 or more
  • 85 classes from 1930 to 2009 participated
  • 737 volunteers
  • 20 classes set records for giving
  • 13 classes set or tied records for participation
  • 5 classes achieved 100 percent participation
  • 1 class achieved participation at or above 90 percent – Senior Class of 2009
  • 6 classes achieved participation between 80 and 90 percent
  • 10 classes achieved participation between 70 and 80 percent
  • 15 classes achieved participation between 60 and 70 percent
  • 1 class contributed unrestricted funds at or above $300,000 – 25th Reunion Class of 1984
  • 3 classes contributed unrestricted funds between $200,000 and $299,999
  • 14 classes contributed between $100,000 and $200,000
  • 17 classes contributed between $50,000 and $100,000