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“Although this year has brought tremendous challenges, the generosity of Yale’s alumni, parents, and friends has helped the university to sustain its mission and to continue building the foundation for an even stronger future. More than 43,000 of you gave this year to help Yale educate the next generation and to create knowledge that benefits humanity. Thank you.”
—President Peter Salovey ’86 PhD
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“Although this year has brought tremendous challenges, the generosity of Yale’s alumni, parents, and friends has helped the university to sustain its mission and to continue building the foundation for an even stronger future. More than 43,000 of you gave this year to help Yale educate the next generation and to create knowledge that benefits humanity. Thank you.”
—President Peter Salovey ’86 PhD
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Expertise in a global pandemic
As COVID-19 emerged as a global challenge, the Yale academic community quickly mobilized to address it. Our researchers and engineers responded with urgency and ingenuity, and with significant support from generous donors. Alumni, parents, and friends who contributed to the Yale COVID-19 Research Resource Fund or directed their gifts to specific projects enabled Yale scientists to pivot their work immediately to pursue timely and vital research. A number of gifts made prior to the pandemic also positioned Yale to respond quickly, laying foundations in social science and data science research in addition to medical research.
Yale scientists worked to track the virus’s spread, uncover how the virus affects the human body, and devise treatment strategies. Engineers built an apparatus to test mask quality, ensuring their clinical colleagues would be adequately protected, and designed equipment to extend ventilator use at the height of nationwide shortages. At the same time, data scientists used machine learning and mathematical models to inform decision-making and prevent illness spread, while social scientists advised city, state, and federal officials on economic policies and reopening strategies. The deep generosity of the Yale community was critical to sustaining the creativity, resourcefulness, and tenacity of the university’s faculty and staff as they united to face this challenge.
Above: A Yale research lab where scientists pivoted their work to COVID-19
Strengthening Yale’s data science library
Nancy Marx Better ’84 and her family have endowed and named the Marx Science and Social Science Library (formerly the Center for Science and Social Science Information). The Marx Library harnesses the university’s strengths in data science, supporting students and faculty as they use the latest data science tools to analyze information and apply their findings to pressing public policy and social issues. The family’s gift enables Marx Library to stay nimble in these endeavors, acquiring new technologies, producing new programming, and recruiting top staff to meet the evolving needs of Yale’s research community. “My family feels very strongly about the importance of Yale’s libraries,” says Better. “We are delighted to help build the library’s capability for research, scholarship, and teaching in the sciences and social sciences, since these are key areas through which Yale can have an ongoing positive impact in the world.”Above: Marx Science and Social Science Library
Enhancing leadership in public education
A gift of $100 million to the Yale School of Management (SOM) from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, the largest gift in the school’s history, created The Broad Center at Yale SOM. The center will develop programs for the leaders of American public school systems and offer a new master’s degree program and an executive training program, both tuition free. It will also conduct research on public education leadership and advocacy to inform education policy.
The center aims to improve public education by equipping district leaders with skilled management practices—combining the strategic direction pioneered by the Broad Center for over twenty years with the expertise of Yale management and business scholars.
Above: Edward P. Evans Hall, home of Yale School of Management and the Broad Center at Yale SOM
Museums for the world
Supporters of Yale’s museums helped these cherished spaces engage with visitors even when their doors were closed. Accessibility, long a priority of Yale’s museums, took on new importance as the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History closed for renovations and the Yale University Art Gallery and Yale Center for British Art closed in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to gifts earmarked for specific digitization efforts, gifts to the museums’ annual funds furthered important initiatives that make Yale’s renowned collections available to anyone with an internet connection. From supporting online scholarly research to offering virtual tours and children’s activities, the museums invite all to explore their collections. “Yale’s museums enable teaching, learning, and research for our students and faculty, for scholars from around the globe, and for the public. Gifts from our supporters are essential in this mission. They enable us to preserve rare objects for future study, to house and care for them, and to share these treasures with the world,” says Susan Gibbons, Yale’s vice provost for collections and scholarly communication.Above: Ceiling Tile with Heliodoros, an Actuarius at Yale University Art Gallery
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“Over the course of just a few weeks, First-Year Scholars at Yale gave me access to tools and to people who shaped my entire Yale experience. The admissions office doesn’t make mistakes. This is a message I like to pass on when I am helping younger students succeed.”—Darnell Battle JE ’21
Students are at the heart of Yale’s mission to improve our world. Yale aspires to enable every student who is admitted—no matter their financial background—to afford to enroll here, participate fully in the opportunities available to them, and graduate without significant debt.
In 2019–2020, more than 15,000 alumni, parents, friends, and organizations invested in critical student support initiatives across Yale’s schools. Collectively, their gifts totaled $102.9 million and ranged in size from $25 annual gifts toward financial aid to multi-million-dollar endowed scholarships and fellowships. Each gift, regardless of amount, helped a student pursue a Yale education.
In Yale College, donations helped to perpetuate Yale’s commitment to meet the full demonstrated need of every undergraduate and to ensure that families making less than $75,000 do not have to contribute to their child’s education costs.
In the Graduate School and Yale’s twelve professional schools, alumni, parents, and friends supported scholarships and fellowships that enable Yale’s deans to provide competitive levels of aid to attract top talent to their programs. In the Graduate School, donor-funded fellowships enabled excellence in research across disciplines. Stipends and research grants, tailored to students’ specific needs, also helped reduce or eliminate economic barriers.
In the professional schools, donor support reduced the amount that students borrow to pay for their educations, offering flexibility after graduation. Without substantial student loan debt, graduates can make career decisions based on their own goals rather than salary expectations.
“I am grateful for the generous support, without which I wouldn't be here. It's such a powerful and inspiring feeling to know that people I've never met are gracious enough to support my education! I hope to be able to someday give back in the way that so many have given to me.”
—Jack Adam ES ’21
“I am so thankful for the financial support that was provided to me to pursue my dream of obtaining my PhD. With the PhD, I hope to direct global water and sanitation efforts in providing clean, drinkable water to nations around the world through a federal or international organization such as the State Department or USAID. Without your financial support, obtaining my PhD would not have been possible.”
—Camrynn Fausey ’20 PhD, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
“I feel privileged to have joined the Yale community and to learn alongside dynamic classmates who enrich the way I approach problem-solving, as well as the way I think about my career. I am taken by the breadth of resources at my disposal. It's an honor to have been awarded a scholarship. This generous support has enabled me to pursue my dream career, which is to promote gender equity and inclusion and environmental sustainability.”
—Sarah Gross ’21 MBA, Yale School of Management
When the pandemic made it necessary to shut down the Yale campus, donors responded quickly with support for two critical funds to directly aid students. The Yale College Safety Net, a year-round resource that assists low-income undergraduates with unexpected needs, was expanded to subsidize travel home where students could continue their studies online. For students across the university facing sudden hardship, Yale also launched the President’s Emergency Fund for Students to provide necessary aid for alternate living accommodations, electronic equipment for online learning, transportation, and other unforeseen expenses.
Annual giving: for Yale’s core needs
“I am proud to be a Yale Alumni Fund donor and to have served as Alumni Fund chair from 2018 to 2020. During this challenging time for communities around the globe, annual support is more meaningful than ever.”
—Michael Tom ’83 MD
More than 34,000 donors contributed $41.7 million to the Yale Alumni Fund, which provides immediate support for the university’s top priorities. The 2019–2020 total is the second highest in the history of the fund. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Alumni Fund had its best year ever, raising a record-breaking $1.2 million. In Yale College, donors had the opportunity to direct their annual gifts to a range of priorities, including the arts, the sciences, and New Haven community support.
Parent giving: supporting our students
"While the pandemic has interrupted life at Yale College in many ways, it has also underscored the incredible generosity of Yale parents. We were delighted to see record-breaking support of the Parents Annual Fund this year. These gifts will help Yale College continue to provide the best possible learning environment and unparalleled academic opportunities for all students."
–Bonnie and Ira Siegel P ’15, P ’23, Parents Annual Fund chairs
Overall, Yale parents contributed $30 million to the university in 2019–2020, representing some of the strongest parent support of the past decade. This total includes a record-breaking $4.6 million to the Parents Annual Fund from generous parents in each Yale College class, as well as past parents.
Gifts to the Parents Annual Fund helped support programs vital to Yale College’s pandemic response, including the expansion of the Yale College Safety Net. Parents also provided significant support for financial aid, contributed to programs empowering first-generation and low-income students, and enabled groundbreaking research in several areas.
Reunion giving: coming together and giving back
"Being a part of my class reunion gift campaign gave me the opportunity to reconnect with friends. It was wonderful to see how our classmates rallied with their support for Yale, which was even more meaningful given the pandemic. I had the opportunity to support an incredibly innovative student engineering project at the intersection of technology and psychology with an immediate impact on the New Haven community during these challenging times. I’m looking forward to continuing to support such innovative and meaningful work at Yale."
–Evren Bilimer ’00, 20th Reunion Gift Committee co-chair
Though Yale College alumni celebrating their reunions this year were not able to gather on campus, their generosity had an impact on Yale’s students and faculty. Together, reunion classes contributed $45.2 million to Yale’s fundraising totals for 2019–2020. The classes of 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2015 all achieved fundraising results in the top ten, all-time, for their respective reunions. Several classes celebrating reunions in 2020 held virtual events during the scheduled reunion weekends. They came together online for performances, panel discussions, residential college breakouts, and happy hours.
Volunteers
A community of outstanding volunteers dedicated their time and talents to help fundraise for Yale this year. Many thanks to our 2019–2020 volunteers, including the following:
The board’s mission is to guide and support the fundraising programs of the Alumni Fund, Yale’s annual giving program, to raise unrestricted gifts for immediate use.
- Nina R. Adams ’69 MS, ’77 MSN, Executive Committee Member
Robert E. Allison ’67
Lydia Andre ’83
Jessica Lynn Anschutz ’07 MDiv
Amy D. Atkeson ’95, ’00 MD
Otis Baker ’19
Sarah L. Better ’19
Christina H. Bost Seaton ’01, Executive Committee Member
Anne Wilson Brown ’85
Jacob W. Buchdahl ’94, ’97 JD
Martha T. Burson ’11, ’18 MBA
Lise Pfeiffer Chapman ’81 MBA
Eugenie F. Cheney ’02
Sohail Choudhury ’19
Claudia Rabinowitz Covo ’81
Marianna Cuomo Maier ’19
Benjamin Peter Daus-Haberle ’12
Zachary Allan DeWitt ’09
Romy A. Drucker ’07
Michael Coleman Duddy ’85 MArch
R. Kemerer Edwards ’49
Rebecca A. Ehrhardt ’90
Alec L. Ellison ’84
Danielle Bella Ellison ’15
Weatherly Ralph Emans ’97, Executive Committee Member
Asefeh Faraz ’08 MSN, ’07 CN, ’15 PhD
Charles N. Farmer ’66
Jeffrey A. Feldman ’95 MBA
Howard E. Friedman ’98
Thomas M. Ginakakis ’09, Executive Committee Member
Marla Grossman ’90, Vice Chair, Executive Committee Member
John Rudolph Hallen Jr. ’01
Brian D. Hammerstein ’85
Samantha Warshauer Heffner ’02
Jerry W. Henry ’80 MDiv
David L. Herzer ’67
Melissa J. Hilton ’83, ’89 MBA
John Francis Homan IV ’02 MEM, Executive Committee Member
William T. Hyman ’80
James A. Jones III ’66
Ethan Charles Karetsky ’14
Andrew R. Karlin ’08
Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet ’97 MA, ’97 MPhil, ’97 PhD
Katherine Philip Kaufman ’10
Daniel G. Kilpatrick ’03
Stewart M. Landefeld ’76
Curtis E. Large ’92
Anthony Magee Lavely ’64
Philip W. Lebowitz, ’72 MD
Carol M. Lee ’79
Michael William Lei ’14
Lorena P. Lopes ’85, Executive Committee Member
Charles P. Lord ’87
Mark L. Meyer ’94 MD, ’98 JD
Jeffrey C. Miller ’65
Maria Paola Nastri ’90 MA, ’92 MPhil, ’98 PhD
Alexander Gharib Nazem ’04, ’12 MD
Margo Wolf O'Donnell ’90
Neeta Ogden ’94
Amy S. Oshinsky ’77
Lillian A. Oshva ’96 MD
Reynolds Elizabeth Ostrover ’14
Merz K. Peters ’55
Rachel Marie Protacio ’15
Chris H. Quazzo ’19
Allan C. Rabinowitz ’54
Carl L. Reisner ’78 JD, Executive Committee Member
Richard T. Roberts ’86, ’89 JD, Executive Committee Member
Shana Katz Ross ’00, ’06 MBA
Ellen Ryan ’77
Anthony Sabatelli ’84 PhD, ’81 MS, ’82 MPhil
David I. Schamis ’95
Deborah Sherman ’89
William John Shikani ’10
Andrew D. Sipes ’85
Alan Stamm ’52
Michael B. Tom ’83 MS, Chair, Executive Committee Member
Evangeline Wyche Tross ’78
Laura Elizabeth Vrana ’11
Andrew M. Wallach ’80
Gregory Thomas Wolf ’92
Ted I.K. Youn ’76 MA, ’78 MPhil, ’81 PhD
Brett I. Zbar ’94, Executive Committee Member
Gregory J. Zorthian ’75, Executive Committee Member
These volunteers led their respective classes' reunion gift fundraising campaigns in 2019–2020, fostering class spirit and giving back to Yale.
- Joshua Bekenstein ’80
Lincoln Benet ’85 (honorary)
Evren Bilimer ’00
Anne Wilson Brown ’85
Robert Casey ’10
Anne Casscells ’80
Carl Eifler ’70
Michael Friedman ’55
Jerrold Ganzfried ’70
Robert Gibbs ’10
Suzanne Gignilliat ’80
Evan Gogel ’10
Charles Goodyear III ’55
Stephen Greenberg ’70
Andrew Kaufman ’10
Kate Philip Kaufman ’10
Thomas Keim ’55
John Keller ’90
Thomas Kempner, Jr. ’75
John Levin ’60
John Lykouretzos ’95
Abra Metz-Dworkin ’10
Randolph Nelson ’85
Paula Olsiewski ’75
James Ottaway, Jr. ’60
Richard Powers ’85
Heather Raker ’90
Jonathan Reese, Sr. ’90
Brian Regan ’00
Lindsay Regan ’00
Brian Reilly ’85 ’92 JD
Jason Rosenbaum ’95
Kevin Ryan ’85 (honorary)
David Schamis ’95
Mel Shaftel ’65
Leonard Shavel ’85
Robert Simonds ’85 (honorary)
Carla Solomon ’75
David Stemerman ’90
James Tananbaum ’85 (honorary)
Lita Tandon ’10
Edgar Taplin ’70
John Thomas ’80
Stanley Trotman ’65
Diana Dreyer Wagner ’95
Andrew Wallach ’80
John Wilkinson ’60, ’63 MA
Robert Zack ’70
Consisting of committed alumni, parents, and friends of Yale from across the country and around the world, members of the Yale Development Council were essential partners in the university’s fundraising initiatives.
- Peter C. Aberg ’81, P ’08
Randy Smith Aberg ’82, P ’08
Marta Rich Adelson P ’16
Robert S. Adelson ’82, ’85 JD, P ’16
Ian H. Altman ’80, P ’12, P ’21
Clara Haia Seren Amram
Leon Amram ’86
G. Leonard Baker, Jr. ’64, P ’97, P ’03
Patricia R. Barry P ’08, P ’09, P ’12 MD
Thomas C. Barry ’66, P ’08, P ’09, P ’12 MD
Edward P. Bass ’67
Lincoln E. Benet ’85, P ’13, P ’15
Patricia Benet P ’13, P ’15
J. Frederick Berg, Jr. ’66
Gayatri Pathak Bery P ’17, P ’19
Varun Bery ’81, P ’17, P ’19
James Better P ’15, P ’17, P ’19
Nancy Marx Better ’84, P ’15, P ’17, P ’19
Elisa Spungen Bildner ’75, P ’06, P ’09, ’16 MBA, P ’10, P ’16
Robert L. Bildner ’72, P ’06, P ’09, ’16 MBA, P ’10, P ’16
Clare Brinkley P ’14
Sterling B. Brinkley, Jr. ’74, P ’14
Martin S. Brown, Jr. ’86
Cathy Stewart Brown
Anne Schechter Buckley ’89 MPPM, P ’15, P ’17, P ’20
Frank Bynum P ’24
Nancy Berkeley Bynum ’86, P ’24
Gavin E. Campbell ’82, P ’20, P ’24
Catherine H. Carrafiell P '20
John A. Carrafiell ’87, P ’20
Justin T. Chang ’89
Helen Chung-Halpern P ’21, P ’23
Jonathan Z. Cohen
Janice Cook Roberts P ’21, P ’22
Philippe Costeletos ’87, P ’21
Susan M. Crown ’80
Alexander M. Cutler ’73
Sally Cutler
Katrin J. Czinger P ’13, P ’17
Kevin R. Czinger ’81, ’87 JD, P ’13, P ’17
Joan T. Dea ’85
Denise DeAngelis
Mark T. DeAngelis ’92
Ashish Dhawan ’92, P ’23
Manisha Dhawan P ’23
Christopher A. di Bonaventura ’77, P ’12
Ellen N. di Bonaventura P ’12
David A. Donnini ’87
Donna L. Dubinsky ’77
Charles D. Ellis ’59
Douglas B. Ellis ’87, P ’23
Alec L. Ellison ’84, P ’15, P ’18
George L. Farias ’80
Nadja Fidelia
Debra J. Fine ’81, P ’12, P ’17, P ’24
Alison S. Fitzgerald ’90
William M. Fitzgerald
Gregory J. Fleming ’88 JD, P ’19, P ’23
Susan R. Forst ’87, P ’19
Edward C. Forst P ’19
John M. Fowler ’71
Kimberly A. Fulton ’91
Lucy K. Galbraith ’85, P ’16
Steven M. Galbraith P ’16
Mark Timothy Gallogly P ’12, P ’14, P ’18
Kevin P. Genda ’87, P ’24
Suzanne Gignilliat ’80, P ’15, P ’21
M. Ian G. Gilchrist ’72
Alan J. Ginsberg ’83, P ’11, P ’14
Janet Ginsberg P ’11, P ’14
Melanie A. Ginter ’78, ’81 MS, P ’15
Amy Glickman ’88 JD, P ’18
Ravi D. Goel ’93
Lloyd M. Goldman P ’08, P ’11
Victoria A. Goldman P ’08, P ’11
Abraham Ramy Goldstein ’79 PhD, P ’00, P ’14
Smadar Goldstein P ’00, P ’14
Mark Gordon ’90
Silvia d. M. Gosnell ’83, ’86 JD, ’18 MAR, P ’14
Glenn H. Greenberg ’68, P ’04, P ’08
Linda Vester Greenberg
Carolyn B. Greenspan P ’11, ’17 JD
Marla Grossman ’90
Scott Sang-Won Hahn ’94
Abel G. Halpern ’88, P ’21, P ’23
F. Lane Heard III ’73, ’78 JD, P ’07, P ’12
Stephen P. Hickey ’83, P ’15, P ’17, P ’20
Thomas Hinkes P ’15, P ’21
Jay C. Horgen ’93, P ’24
Katherine Battle Horgen ’95, ’01 PhD, P ’24
Jacqueline C. Hullar ’79, P ’16
Erika D. Hummel P ’11, P ’17
Jan K. Hummel P ’11, P ’17
Daniel G. Jaffe
Hilary Cecil Jordan ’57, P ’04
Sharon W. Karp P ’16
Douglas M. Karp ’76, P ’16
James L. Kempner ’79, P ’07, P ’15
Cynthia Hayden Kempner ’79, P ’07, P ’15
Pauline D. Ketchum P ’11, P ’13
Thomas B. Ketchum ’72, P ’11, P ’13
Eugene Hyunwook Kim ’92
Sarah Eunjung Kim ’92
Sarah Kim ’97
Elissa L. Kramer
Jennifer Kroman
William C. Kunkler III ’79
Andrew P. Kuritzkes ’82, P ’18
John S. Lapides ’72, P ’15
Bryan R. Lawrence ’88
Gary M. Lawrence ’80, P ’14, P ’22
James A. Lawrence ’74, P ’16, P ’19
Mary G. Lawrence ’98 MPH, P ’16, P ’19
Thomas S. Leatherbury ’76, ’79 JD, P ’06, P ’09
Clarissa Lee
Roger Hamilton Lee ’94
Tracy J. Leeds ’87, P ’21, P ’24
William E. Lighten ’86, P ’10, P ’12, P ’16, P ’19
Joella Lykouretzos
John Theodore Lykouretzos ’95
Antonio Magliocco, Jr. ’74, P ’09, P ’12 MBA, P ’18
Evan Marwell P ’21, P ’24
Timothy D. Mattison ’73, P ’10, P ’14, P ’14
Kenneth G. McKenna ’75, ’78 PhD, P ’16, P ’21
Patricia A. McKenna P ’16, P ’21
Jonathan W. Meeks ’95
Meredith Snow Meeks ’96
Christian P. Michalik ’91
Robert E. Michalik ’91, P ’24
David James Millstone ’99
Jennifer Heyman Millstone ’00
Christina P. Baird Minnis ’87
Kurt C. Mobley ’79, P ’12, P ’20
Tamra J. Mobley P ’12, P ’20
Garrett M. Moran P ’11, P ’17
Mary P. Moran P ’11, P ’17
Robert R. Morse ’77, P ’10, P ’12, P ’13, ’19 MD, P ’17
Stacey Coleman Morse P ’10, P ’12, P ’13, ’19 MD, P ’17
Alison Hoppin Murchison ’83, P ’14
Robert Murchison ’82, P ’14
Ajit Nedungadi ’92
Aliya Nedungadi
Randolph M. Nelson ’85, P ’13, P ’16, P ’18
Rona S. Nelson P ’13, P ’16, P ’18
Jay H. Newman ’73, P ’09, P ’11
Spyros S. Niarchos P ’11
Julia Bennett Pershan ’92
Robert Scott Pohly ’94, P ’24
Darcy K. Troy Pollack ’87, P ’21, P ’24
Jonathan H. Poorvu ’84, P ’18
Alison Poorvu Jaffe ’81
Christine C. Reese P ’19, P ’24
Jason W. Reese ’87, P ’19, P ’24
Jonathan P. Reese, Sr. ’90, P ’16, P ’18, P ’21
Barbara E. Reese P ’16, P ’18, P ’21
Eve Hart Rice ’73, P ’10, P ’14, P ’14
Richard T. Roberts ’86, ’89 JD, P ’21, P ’22
Marshall S. Ruben ’82, P ’11, ’17 JD
Caroline Ryan
David C. Ryan ’92
Rebecca Vitas Schamis ’00 MBA
David I. Schamis ’95
Laura Scher ’80, P ’12, P ’21
David W. Schwartz ’87
Robin P. Selati ’88, P ’18, P ’20
Leonard B. Shavel ’85, P ’15
Stefani Shavel P ’15
Katherine D. Sherrill P ’09, P ’14
Stephen C. Sherrill ’75, P ’09, P ’14
Fiona D. Silver P ’23
Steven M. Silver ’90, P ’23
Robert Simonds ’85
David B. Singer ’84, P ’22
Robert J. Small ’88
David A. Sobotka ’78, P ’15, P ’19
Karen Sobotka P ’15, P ’19
Jonathan D. Sokoloff P ’11, P ’13, P ’16, P ’19
Sheryl D. Sokoloff P ’11, P ’13, P ’16, P ’19
Carla M. Solomon ’75, P ’09, P ’12 MBA, P ’18
Stephen A. Stack, Jr. ’67, P ’91, P ’04
Joshua L. Steiner ’87, P ’21
David I. Stemerman ’90, P ’23
Nancy A. Stratford ’77, P ’17
Elizabeth B. Strickler ’82, P ’12, P ’14, P ’18
Dana S. Tananbaum P ’18, P ’21
James B. Tananbaum ’85, P ’18, P ’21
David F. Thomas P ’08, P ’15
Karen K. Thomas P ’08, P ’15
Michael B. Tom ’83 MD
Clyde Cebron Tuggle ’88 MDiv, P ’17
Julie Turaj ’94, P ’24
Kara J. Unterberg ’87, P ’19, P ’23
Melanie F. Vere Nicoll ’83, P ’14, P ’18
Roderick I. Vere Nicoll P ’14, P ’18
Diana I. Wagner ’95
Andrew Russell Walker ’93
Schenley Walker
Kathleen Wallace P ’22
Robert Francis Wallace ’02, P ’22
Andrew M. Wallach ’80, P ’12, P ’21
Lisa Wan
Mark A. Wan ’87
David J. Wermuth ’90
Nora Wei-Ming Wong P ’10, P ’16
Raymond L. M. Wong ’75, P ’10, P ’16
William H. Wright, II ’82
George U. Wyper ’84 MBA, P ’11, P ’13, P ’18
Rev. Susan Cavanagh Wyper ’84, ’08 MDiv, P ’11, P ’13, P ’18
James T. Yang ’82, ’87 JD
Karen M. Yarasavage ’87, P ’24
Lauren Bober Young ’85, P ’17, P ’20
Paul B. Young P ’17, P’20
Lei Zhang ’02 MBA, ’02 MA
These committed parents provide leadership support for the university’s highest priorities. Together, members contributed 60 percent of the total given to the Parents Annual Fund this year.
- Kent Adams P ’15, P ’20, P ’20 and Amanda Adams P ’15, P ’20, P ’20
Jim Adelson P ’20 and Susannah Adelson P ’20
Anil Aggarwal
Runa Alam P ’23 and Ted Nist P ’23
Ian Altman ’80, P ’12, P ’21 and Laura Scher ’80, P ’12, P ’21
Suzanne Baillie ’89, P ’23 and Charles Baillie P ’23
Vladimir Balaeskoul P ’20, P ’20 and Olga Balaeskoul P ’20, P ’20
Boris Baroudel P ’23 and Constance Baroudel P ’23
Scott Beck P ’20 and Cheri Beck P ’20
Jeffrey Beckmen P ’23 and Janice Beckmen P ’23
Peter Bensinger P ’17, P ’20 JD and Heidi Wagman P ’17, P ’20 JD
Nancy Berkeley Bynum ’86, P ’23 and Frank Bynum P ’23
Forrest Berkley ’76, P ’21 and Marcie Tyre Berkley P ’21
Leonard Blavatnik P ’23 and Emily Blavatnik P ’23
Christopher Bogart P ’22 and Elizabeth O’Connell P ’22
Peter Bokor P ’21 and Jeannie Blaustein P ’21
Michel Brogard P ’20 and Josyann Abisaab P ’20
Jacob Buchdahl ’94, ’97 JD, P ’22 and Angela Buchdahl ’94, P ’22
Timothy Calkins ’87, P ’22 and Carol Saltoun P ’22
Gavin Campbell ’82, P ’20, P ’23 and Diana Aixalá P ’20, P ’23
Sean Carney P ’21 and Elizabeth Carney P ’21
John Carrafiell ’87, P ’20 and Catherine Carrafiell P ’20
Robert Chai-Onn ’92, P ’23 and Cathy Han P ’23
Natarajan Chandrasekaran P ’20 and Lalitha Chandrasekaran P ’20
Pedro Chomnalez P ’17, P ’23 and Maria Herrera P ’17, P ’23
Samuel Chu P ’23 and Pauline Lo P ’23
Tomas Chuidian P ’22 and Lourdes Maria Chuidian P ’22
Douglas Cifu P ’23 and Melissa Cifu P ’23
Daniel Coleman ’86, P ’22 and Brooke Coleman ’00 MBA, P ’22
Franklin Collins P ’22 and Tracy Collins P ’22
Sarah Contomichalos ’85, P ’22, P ’23 and Gerassimo Contomichalos P ’22, P ’23
Philippe Costeletos ’87, P ’21, P ’24 and Katerina Costeletos P ’21, P ’24
Brahm Cramer P ’22 and Dana Zucker P ’22
Edwin del Hierro P ’23 and Carrie del Hierro P ’23
William O. DeWitt P ’21 and Ira DeWitt P ’21
Akiva Dickstein ’90, P ’16, P ’20, P ’22 and Anna Mendelsohn ’89, P ’16, P ’20, P ’22
Jeffrey Drubner P ’21 and Sophie Sutton P ’21
Okechukwu Enelamah P ’23 and Funlola Enelamah P ’23
Steve Fallek P ’23 and Susan Saltzstein P ’23
Donald Fawcett P ’22 and Bridget Fawcett P ’22
Geoffrey Fink ’91, P ’20, P ’22 and Cyrena Fink ’90, P ’20, P ’22
John Finley P ’20, P ’22 and Carol Finley P ’20, P ’22
Gregory Fleming ’88 JD, P ’19, P ’23 and Melissa Fleming P ’19, P ’23
Raja Flores P ’23 and Kathryn Quadracci Flores P ’23
Gregory Flynn ’92, P ’23 and Julie Applebaum Flynn ’88, P ’23
David Foley P ’22 and Victoria Foley P ’22
Eugene Frantz P ’22 and Maria Frantz P ’22
David Fu P ’20, P ’23 and E-Len Fu P ’20, P ’23
Daniel Gainey P ’23 and Diane Gainey P ’23
Jonathan Gallen P ’22 and Amy Gallen P ’22
Michael Gamzon ’91, P ’20, P ’22 and Rebecca Danziger Gamzon ’91, P ’20, P ’22
Juan Garcia P ’22 and Alejandra Garcia P ’22
Suzanne Gignilliat ’80, P ’15, P ’21 and Tom Hinkes P ’15, P ’21
Bradley Graham ’74, P ’20 and Lissa Muscatine P ’20
Klaus Grau P ’22 and Catalina Grau P ’22
Jon Gray P ’21, P ’23 and Mindy Gray P ’21, P ’23
Scott Greenberg P ’20, P ’22
Harold Gross P ’21 and Robbin Gross P ’21
Carlos Guanche P ’20 and Anna Guanche P ’20
Kenneth Hahn P ’20 and Susan Hahn P ’20
Hillery Head ’88, P ’20
David Helfand P ’20 and Leslie Bluhm P ’20
Peter Henkel ’86, P ’17, P ’22 and Eleni Henkel P ’17, P ’22
Stephen Hickey ’83, P ’15, P ’17, P ’20
Dylan Hixon ’88, P ’23 and Camomile Hixon P ’23
Mark Hoplamazian P ’20 and Rachel Kohler P ’20
Ricardo Hornos P ’22 and Lisa Kohl P ’22
Alessandro Horta P ’23
Robert Isom P ’22 and Amy Isom P ’22
Benjamin Jenkins P ’23 and Meredith Jenkins P ’23
Naveen Jindal P ’18, P ’21 and Shallu Jindal P ’18, P ’21
Charles Johnson P ’23
Beth Johnson P ’21
Ajay Kalsi P ’18, P ’23 and Mala Kalsi P ’18, P ’23
Rhonda Kaufman P ’23 and Lisa Shalett P ’23
Jay Kern P ’22 and Katie Kern P ’22
Rob Ketterson P ’21
Shiv Khemka P ’20 and Urvashi Khemka P ’20
Victor Khosla P ’21 and Gail Khosla P ’21
Allan Latts P ’23 and Kate Latts P ’23
Tracy J. Leeds ’87, P ’21, P ’23 and Evan Marwell P ’21, P ’23
Pablo Legorreta P ’23 and Almudena Legorreta P ’23
Matt Levatich P ’17, P ’20 and Brenda Levatich P ’17, P ’20
Yanxiu Li P ’23 and Yingbo Li P ’23
Vikram Malhotra P ’20, P ’22 and Parveen Samra P ’20, P ’22
Ronald Marcelo ’92, P ’23 and Sheila Marcelo P ’23
Craig Martin P ’21 and Laura Martin P ’21
Strive Masiyiwa P ’21 and Tsitsi Masiyiwa P ’21
Christopher McGowan P ’23 and Sandy Wang P ’23
Ken McKenna ’75, ’78 PhD, P ’16, P ’21 and Patty McKenna P ’16, P ’21
Colin McNay P ’18, P ’20 and Anne McNay P ’18, P ’20
Joseph Mele ’85, P ’17, P ’20 and Kathy Mele ’85, P ’17, P ’20
Prakash Melwani P ’16, P ’23 and Anjali Melwani P ’16, P ’23
Lorne Michaels P ’20 and Alice Michaels P ’20
Robert Michalik ’91, P ’23 and Angela Michalik P ’23
Marc Miller P ’23 and Lori Miller P ’23
Steve Miranda P ’22 and Laurel Miranda P ’22
Neeraj Mital P ’21 and Renu Mital P ’21
Kurt Mobley ’79, P ’12, P ’20 and Tamra Mobley P ’12, P ’20
Michael Mollerus P ’21 and Joan Mollerus P ’21
Jonathan Molot ’88, P ’21 and Hattie Ruttenberg ’91 JD, P ’21
Bill Morneau P ’21 and Nancy McCain P ’21
Allan Mutchnik P ’20 MA, P ’22 and Nicole Mutchnik P ’20 MA, P ’22
Lanham Napier P ’21 and Dacia Napier P ’21
Thomas Naratil ’83, P ’11, P ’11, P ’21 and Wendy Naratil ’83, P ’11, P ’11, P ’21
Klaus Oestergaard P ’22 and Sanne Oestergaard P ’22
George Papamarkakis P ’21, P ’24 and Dina Letrou P ’21, P ’24
Salil Parekh P ’23 and Shaleen Parekh P ’23
Jill Gofen Parker ’85, P ’20 and Geoff Parker P ’20
David Pesikoff P ’23 and Nicole Longnecker P ’23
Clemente Pinedo P ’20
Abigail Pogrebin ’87, P ’21 and David Shapiro P ’21
Robert Scott Pohly ’94, P ’23 and Julie Turaj ’93, P ’23
Richard Powers ’85, P ’17, P ’20 and Emilie Powers P ’17, P ’20
Karen Pritzker P ’21
Jason Reese ’87, P ’19, P ’24 and Christine Reese P ’19, P ’24
Brian Reilly ’85, ’92 JD, P ’15, P ’21 and Jeannette Reilly P ’15, P ’21
Tom Reinhart P ’20 and Susan Reinhart P ’20
Amy Metzler Ritter ’88, P ’20 and Gordon Ritter P ’20
Xavier Rolet P ’23 and Nicole Rolet P ’23
Pierpaolo Rossi P ’21, P ’24 and Linda Kung-Rossi P ’21, P ’24
Kenneth Rotman P ’23 and Amy Kaiser P ’23
Kevin Ryan ’85, P ’17, P ’21 and Pascaline Servan-Schreiber P ’17, P ’21
Jean Salata P ’23 and Melanie Salata P ’23
Michael Salzhauer P ’22 and Amanda Salzhauer P ’22
Eric Scheyer P ’20 and Margaret Scheyer P ’20
Andreas Schlaepfer P ’23 and Sandra Schlaepfer P ’23
Scott Schoen ’80, P ’20 and Nancy Adams P ’20
Joseph Schull P ’21 and Anna Yang P ’21
David Segel ’86, P ’20 and Tina Segel P ’20
Nelson Sendas P ’23 and Marianna Sendas P ’23
Ira Siegel P ’15, P ’23 and Bonnie Siegel P ’15, P ’23
David Singer ’84, P ’22 and Diana Knapp P ’22
Dinakar Singh ’90, P ’22 and Florence Singh P ’22
Sriram Sivaram P ’22, P ’24 and Priya Sriram P ’22, P ’24
David F. Solomon ’88, ’92 JD, P ’21, P ’23 and Sarah Long ’85, ’92 MFA, P ’21, P ’23
Joan Solotar P ’20
Peter Soros P ’09, P ’20
Lawrence Spera P ’20 and Mieko Willoughby P ’20
Robert Spinna P ’23 and Emily Spinna P ’23
Mike Stankey P ’18, P ’19, P ’21 and Therese Coons P ’18, P ’19, P ’21
Joshua L. Steiner P ’21 and Antoinette Delruelle P ’21
David Stemerman ’90, P ’23 and Joline Stemerman P ’23
David Swensen ’80 PhD, P ’21, P ’22 and Meghan McMahon ’87, P ’21, P ’22
Dan Swift P ’19, P ’21 and Julie Kohn P ’19, P ’21
Gene Sykes P ’23 and Tracy Sykes P ’23
David Sze ’88, P ’21, P ’23 and Kathleen Donohue ’88, P ’21, P ’23
Jim Tananbaum ’85, P ’18, P ’21 and Dana Tananbaum P ’18, P ’21
Richard Tang ’90, P ’22 and Eileen Tang ’90, P ’22
Bill Umphrey P ’21 and Anne Umphrey P ’21
Kara Unterberg ’87, P ’19, P ’22
Ben Van de Bunt P ’21 and Laura Fox P ’21
Peter T. Vanderslice P ’21 and Elizabeth W. Vanderslice P ’21
David Visher P ’14, P ’16, P ’18, P ’22 and Sandra Visher P ’14, P ’16, P ’18, P ’22
Bryan Vroon P ’23 and Caroline Vroon P ’23
Chaoyong Wang P ’15, P ’23 and Yifei Li P ’15, P ’23
Edward Weaver P ’23 and Lisandrea Weaver P ’23
Scott Weisman P ’20 and Ginny Weisman P ’20
John Wellemeyer ’59, P ’22 and Louise Wellemeyer P ’22
David Weyerhaeuser ’86, P ’23
Laura Woodside ’91, P ’23 and Dennis Woodside P ’23
Brian S. Yoon P ’21 and Mi-Hyung Kim P ’21
Lauren Young ’85, P ’17, P ’20 and Paul Young P ’17, P ’20
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Commitments: annual totals
Each year’s commitment total reflects gifts and new pledges received between July 1 and June 30.
Cash: annual totals
Each year’s cash total reflects gifts and pledge payments received between July 1 and June 30.
Commitments by source
Individual donors, including alumni, parents, and friends, provided 66.1 percent of the giving total.
Organizations, including corporations and foundations, provided 33.9 percent.
Commitments by category (endowment gifts)
Of $716.7 million in commitments, more than $354.5 million was directed to Yale's endowment, the key resource supporting professorships, scholarships, curriculum development, and other essential functions of the university. Yale's spending and investment policies provide substantial levels of cash flow to the operating budget for current needs, while preserving endowment purchasing power for future generations.
Annual Giving
Membership Level | Donors |
Leaders Circle | |
Fourth Century Associates $100,000+ | 29 |
Elihu Yale Associates $50,000–$99,999 | 65 |
Woodbridge Associates $25,000–$49,999 | 217 |
Hillhouse Associates $15,000–$24,999 | 155 |
Sterling Associates $10,000–$14,999 | 548 |
Harkness Associates $5,000–$9,999 | 939 |
Woolsey Associates $1,000–$4,999 | 5,178 |
Class 2011-2015 $500–$4,999 | 287 |
Class 2016-2019 $250–$4,999 | 534 |
Total | 7,952 |
Class | Participation | Annual Gifts |
1931–1940 | N/A | $20,160 |
1941 | 50.0% | $20,550 |
1942 | 29.4% | $1,650 |
1943 | 31.6% | $16,175 |
1944 | 50.0% | $26,976 |
1945 | 22.4% | $28,313 |
1945W | 32.3% | $15,982 |
1946 | 16.5% | $5,675 |
1947 | 41.5% | $146,830 |
1948 | 29.3% | $72,297 |
1949 | 39.8% | $51,325 |
1950 | 38.2% | $151,719 |
1951 | 54.1% | $53,059 |
1952 | 73.2% | $157,564 |
1953 | 43.5% | $417,975 |
1954 | 47.8% | $184,154 |
1955 | 44.0% | $300,821 |
1956 | 40.6% | $273,840 |
1957 | 49.9% | $243,290 |
1958 | 42.7% | $232,827 |
1959 | 37.8% | $285,248 |
1960 | 36.6% | $417,933 |
1661 | 35.9% | $120,013 |
1962 | 34.7% | $184,485 |
1963 | 41.9% | $1,153,153 |
1964 | 36.6% | $299,719 |
1965 | 31.9% | $257,505 |
1966 | 44.7% | $474,048 |
1967 | 32.6% | $238,383 |
1968 | 33.4% | $400,568 |
1969 | 32.5% | $339,687 |
1970 | 39.7% | $754,109 |
1971 | 35.2% | $260,750 |
1972 | 29.5% | $268,855 |
1973 | 26.2% | $302,946 |
1974 | 23.7% | $217,687 |
1975 | 23.8% | $543,339 |
1976 | 24.4% | $272,973 |
1977 | 24.6% | $272,419 |
1978 | 20.3% | $230,106 |
1979 | 19.5% | $237,485 |
1980 | 22.0% | $691,371 |
1981 | 21.5% | $463,391 |
1982 | 20.4% | $272,338 |
1983 | 19.8% | $290,114 |
1984 | 19.0% | $287,621 |
1985 | 27.7% | $725,052 |
1986 | 19.8% | $566,355 |
1987 | 22.3% | $434,271 |
1988 | 22.0% | $519,404 |
1989 | 23.2% | $547,215 |
1990 | 22.8% | $564,180 |
1991 | 24.0% | $673,820 |
1992 | 25.5% | $564,950 |
1993 | 24.2% | $559,421 |
1994 | 23.9% | $590,247 |
1995 | 23.2% | $507,020 |
1996 | 23.0% | $351,658 |
1997 | 24.8% | $258,188 |
1998 | 22.8% | $315,066 |
1999 | 22.3% | $328,369 |
2000 | 20.5% | $284,330 |
2001 | 18.8% | $225,691 |
2002 | 18.4% | $158,745 |
2003 | 16.6% | $134,993 |
2004 | 18.3% | $147,476 |
2005 | 15.1% | $109,529 |
2006 | 18.8% | $99,921 |
2007 | 18.8% | $122,379 |
2008 | 14.4% | $92,267 |
2009 | 16.1% | $75,214 |
2010 | 14.2% | $49,394 |
2011 | 20.0% | $55,858 |
2012 | 20.0% | $55,584 |
2013 | 17.1% | $65,841 |
2014 | 14.0% | $35,820 |
2015 | 13.3% | $35,655 |
2016 | 12.8% | $44,157 |
2017 | 11.6% | $14,344 |
2018 | 8.8% | $8,088 |
2019 | 7.8% | $8,057 |
Parents Annual Fund chairs:
Bonnie and Ira Siegel P ’15, P ’23
Class | Chairs | Total Raised |
2020 | Ellen M. Iseman ’76, P ’20 | $523,114 |
2021 | Donna and Paul Nadel P ’21 | $893,028 |
2022 | Bridget and Donald Fawcett P ’22 | $832,581 |
2023 | Julie Turaj ’93, P ’23 and Robert Scott Pohly ’94, P ’23 | $1,623,792 |
Past Parents | Nancy Marx Better ’84, P ’15, P ’17, P ’19 and Jamie Better P ’15, P ’17, P ’19 | $750,545 |
Total | $4,623,060 |
School | Participation | Annual Gifts |
Architecture | 17.9% | $442,545 |
Art | 7.1% | $579,523 |
Divinity | 24% | $607,549 |
Drama | 14.1% | $342,546 |
Engineering & Applied Science | 15.5% | $115,018 |
Environment | 23.8% | $358,197 |
Graduate School | 12.7% | $1,225,636 |
Law | 27.8% | $6,562,502 |
Management | 48% | $3,982,850 |
Medicine | 22% | $1,020,005 |
Music | 9% | $69,049 |
Nursing | 14% | $163,569 |
Public Health | 12.6% | $207,938 |
Reunion Giving
Class | Reunion | Final Reunion Gift Total | Reunion Gift Participation |
1955 | 65th | $15,535,495 | 64% |
1960 | 60th | $13,351,910 | 53% |
1965 | 55th | $7,591,743 | 49% |
1970 | 50th | $7,885,005 | 50% |
1975 | 45th | $12,810,836 | 40% |
1980 | 40th | $40,447,806 | 38% |
1985 | 35th | $20,182,085 | 48% |
1990 | 30th | $27,711,531 | 43% |
1995 | 25th | $20,577,362 | 75% |
2000 | 20th | $7,080,960 | 35% |
2005 | 15th | $1,524,723 | 33% |
2010 | 10th | $335,180 | 35% |
2015 | 5th | $1,268,024 | 37% |
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The Yale endowment
The endowment contributed $1.44 billion to the university’s operating budget. This figure represents 34 percent of Yale’s net revenues. More than 49 percent of new gifts and pledges, or $354.5 million, was directed to the Yale endowment. These gifts and a 6.8 percent return helped the endowment reach an all-time high of $31.2 billion as of June 30, 2020.
Impact of gifts to the endowment
Since 1950, just over 78.5 percent of the endowment’s value has derived from gifts and the investment performance on those gifts. Over the past twenty years, the endowment has significantly outperformed its peers with annualized returns of 9.9 percent as of June 30, 2020.
Effect of investment performance on gifts
Endowment performance can multiply the impact of your gift. Over the ten years ending June 30, 2020, a $100,000 scholarship established at Yale would have grown to $280,735 exclusive of spending. With annual payouts, this same fund would have produced $68,600 to support students, finishing at $178,320.
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Endowment: A drawing of the buildings of Yale College, published April 6, 1807. Yale University Manuscripts and Archives