The State University College at Oneonta Foundation Corporation, Inc.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Over 80% of SUNY Oneonta students have financial need and our students graduate with an average of $26,196 in loan debt.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Student Scholarships
By creating additional need and merit-based scholarships, as well as growing existing scholarship support, the College at Oneonta Foundation is helping SUNY Oneonta provide an accessible, and exceptional, college experience.
Student Research and Creative Activity
Raise and administer charitable donations that support student research and creative activity on campus, thus enhancing that aspect of the educational mission of the College.
Internship Support
Increasing financial support for internships provides more students with the opportunity to integrate classroom knowledge and theory with practical skills developed in professional or community settings.
Global Connectedness
Funds raised will help establish and support scholarships that reduce financial barriers to studying abroad, making transformational global learning experiences a reality for a greater number of students each year.
Undesignated Giving
Gifts to the Fund for Oneonta support the programs and campus traditions that connect SUNY Oneonta’s students,
faculty and graduates. The Fund provides unrestricted annual funding for scholarships, internship programming and student-alumni networking activities, investments in Milne Library, and other important programs.
Gifts to the unrestricted endowment are invested by the College at Oneonta Foundation. The income these investments produce will provide future returns to support the academic needs of our college and our students in perpetuity.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of students enrolled
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Students
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of alumni (regardless of last date of enrollment) who submit updated contact information to the alumni office within the most recent academic year
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of entrance scholarships and awards and exit scholarships
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Students
Related Program
Student Scholarships
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Scholarship awards for incoming freshman and returning students.
Number of students who receive scholarship funds and/or tuition assistance
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Student Scholarships
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Total number of students awarded either need-based aid or non-need-based scholarship or grant aid.
Total dollars received in contributions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Student Scholarships
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
Learn more about Sustainable Development Goals.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Through a collective investment in our students’ interests, well-being and success. we aim to address the problems and barriers facing today’s students and accelerate our pursuit of helping students and faculty achieve their academic and life goals.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1) Raise grants and gifts to support goals of the college strategic plan. 2) Promote the impact of philanthropy at SUNY Oneonta by demonstrating how these resources strengthen the College. 3) Establish additional scholarships by soliciting donors for new scholarships, and asking for additional gifts from existing scholarship donors. 4) Increase total dollars raised for the annual fund, The Fund for Oneonta.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Fully capable of accomplishing goals. Recent enhancements include: 1) Increased professional staff size within the Division of College Advancement has provided expanded personnel resources. 2) Written master plan and calendar produced for annual giving solicitations. 3) Future fundraising priorities aligned with activities specified in college strategic plan. 4) Streamlined processes for cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship initiatives.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In 2020-21 College Advancement staff, along with leadership volunteers, continued to achieve strong results in our work while also being change agents for SUNY Oneonta. We worked remotely and then gradually returned to campus. We developed new programs and strategies for soliciting charitable gifts and building relationships with donors, alumni, and friends. Specifically, SUNY Oneonta’s endowment grew to $81.3 million, from $51.5 million just five years ago, due in large part to raising major gifts and grants, while sustaining a 5% endowment spending rate during a time of national economic growth. This new benchmark brings us closer to achieving the College at Oneonta Foundation’s vision of a $100 million endowment and net assets.
Our Division’s work resulted in several other notable accomplishments for the fiscal year:
• 3,776 donors made charitable gifts totaling $4,387,959 to our college.
• Exceeded the strategic objective and key result (OKR) of raising 75% of $25 million campaign goal, or $18.75 million, by June 30, 2021.
• Through the leadership of our Campaign Co-Chairs Linda ’76 and Pat ’75 McCann and our Foundation Board President Andrea Casper ’75, total raised for our Grow. Thrive. Live. The Future of SUNY Oneonta campaign is $21.5 million ($21,569,929) or 86% of our $25 million goal.
• A total of 24 new endowed and expendable funds were established within the College at Oneonta Foundation. This brings the total number of named scholarships and funds to 548.
• Exceeded a second OKR to raise 30 gifts and commitments of $25,000 and higher, securing 35 commitments at this level and higher.
• The goal of $300,000 in budget support to the Alumni Association for program support and scholarships was met by the Fund for Oneonta.
• The College at Oneonta Foundation and Alumni Association Boards of Directors sustained 100% participation in giving from 51 individuals who collectively gave $865,992.
• Through the Alumni Association, the Office of Alumni Engagement organized 46 virtual campus-to-career sessions across five different academic departments.
• Our planned giving program produced 25 notifications of new (13) and increased (12) future gifts through estate planning. This is one of the highest potential growth areas for SUNY Oneonta’s Division of College Advancement.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
-
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
-
Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
-
What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
Unlock nonprofit financial insights that will help you make more informed decisions. Try our monthly plan today.
- Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
- Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
- Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations
Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights?
Learn more
about GuideStar Pro.
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
SubscribeBuild relationships with key people who manage and lead nonprofit organizations with GuideStar Pro. Try a low commitment monthly plan today.
- Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
- Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
- Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations
Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights? Learn More about GuideStar Pro.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
SubscribeBuild relationships with key people who manage and lead nonprofit organizations with GuideStar Pro. Try a low commitment monthly plan today.
- Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
- Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
- Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations
Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights? Learn More about GuideStar Pro.
The State University College at Oneonta Foundation Corporation, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 03/11/2022
James Doig
Board leadership practices
GuideStar worked with BoardSource, the national leader in nonprofit board leadership and governance, to create this section.
-
Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes