The City House

Foundation

Annual Report 2017

The City House

Foundation

Established in 1981 through the joint efforts of the Parents’ Guild (formerly known as the Mothers’ Guild), the Advisory Council (formerly known as the Advisory Board) and the Society of the Sacred Heart (Canada), the City House Foundation is a non-profit organization with the purpose of providing financial support to the Sacred Heart School of Montreal. The trustees of the Foundation support an annual program to raise funds to be retained and invested. The 2016-2017 objective was $250,000 in addition to the Capital Campaign. The income generated is used to fund three types of activities: Building Improvement & Enhancements through the Capital Campaign, Enrichment Programs, and Bursaries.

Bursaries

The Sacred Heart School of Montreal believes strongly in encouraging the development of a diverse community. Enrolment is not limited to students whose families are able to afford the tuition and it is for this purpose that the Bursary Fund was established.

In this current academic year (2017-2018):

•  25% of Sacred Heart students (1 in 4) received bursaries

•  $310,000 in financial aid was awarded to 52 students

•  The average bursary is $5,900.

The financial aid is funded by The City House Foundation, thanks to the generous support of alumnae, parents, past parents, faculty, staff and our

community and through special fundraising initiatives such as the year-end Golf Tournament, the Benefit Concert and the

Annual Telephone Campaign, in addition to, email and direct mail appeals.

Every effort is made to provide some financial assistance to as many as possible.

The Sacred Heart

School of

Montreal -

established in

1861 - is

celebrating 157

years of

continuous

operation.

Message from the Director of Advancement & Communications

It is thanks to the dedication and hard work of our wonderful community that we were able to raise $373,000 this past year. A special thank you to the school’s Advancement & Communications team: Lili Hollinrake Le Fèvre, Major Gifts Coordinator (past parent ’13) and Isabel Brinck ’92, Communications Coordinator, for their continued support.

The future at heart Capital

Campaign

In the spring, the school celebrated its 156th anniversary with a gala at Montreal’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel, followed by an announcement that it had proudly raised $2.1 Million toward the 3-year, $5 Million Capital Campaign. All proceeds will help fund the building of an Auditorium, a Wellness Center and other miscellaneous capital improvements.

Fundraising remains our primary focus with the help of our community including current and past parents, current and past faculty, members of the Board of Directors, The Parents’ Guild, the Alumnae Association, and the Foundation.

Summary of 2016-2017 events

and net income:

• Benefit Concert $1,550

• October e-mail: $19,800

• Telephone Solicitation Campaign: $15,000

• Direct Mail Appeal: $2,000

• 156th Gala: $53,000

• Golf Tournament: $37,400

We make it easy to donate

We continue to provide online payment options and installment plans that have helped simplify the donation process. The Planned Giving program is another donation option through an estate gift, that ensures that Sacred Heart will continue to be a place

where scholarship and values matter, all the while, helping you achieve your tax and financial goals.

I would like to thank the

members of the Sacred Heart Community for their continued support, and I celebrate their commitment, generosity and

kindness of spirit.

Annette Kopec Brawley (past parent ’13) Director of Advancement & Communications

Your Support

Matters

The Sacred Heart School of MontrealMessage from the Head

of School

The Sacred Heart School of Montreal relies on tuition and the Foundation contributions to fund its operations. Tuition fees cover all the things a school should reasonably provide to enable its students to graduate and be successful at post-secondary institutions. Donations provide the necessary help to those families that are seeking a Sacred Heart education but need a little help in making up the gap with their own ability to cover the fees.

Your Donations at Work

In the last academic year, the net fundraising revenue has increased by 53% and an additional $118K of donations were invested in our facilities through our Capital Campaign.

Thanks to the outstanding generosity of our donors and an ever growing demand for enrolment, both domestic and international, The Sacred Heart

School of Montreal is experiencing a resurgence. Through the interest and support of our alumnae, current and past parents, current and past faculty and friends of the school, we are positioned to make significant progress in the years ahead. The future is bright when you have L’avenir à coeur.

Without your generous support none of these achievements would be possible. Specifically, the re-opening of our boarding facilities. After an almost 25 year absence, we have international students once again living on the 4th floor, with a capacity for 14 students. We anticipate opening up the 5th floor for an additional 20 students in September 2018.

So many of our school’s strengths come from the generosity of our donors. From the launch of one-to-one computing with the use of Chromebook laptops, to updated classroom technology,

such as, smartboards, to new percussion instruments, such as tubular bells or chimes, for the music department.

My sincerest thanks to our

community of donors and supporters for helping us to provide the best education at the pre-eminent all girls English Catholic high school in Montreal.

Shawn O’DonnellHead of School

A Strong

Foundation

Message from the City

House Foundation

President

It has been an exciting year for The City House Foundation. We have embarked on a 3-year, $5 Million, Capital Campaign which is the largest in the school’s history. It has been almost 25 years since we built the gymnasium and we are very excited to begin this new phase in the school’s fundraising history.

As a golfer, I take particular pride in this year’s 16th annual golf tournament. It was a record breaking event with our largest participation in terms of golfers and raised almost $40,000 for the Capital Campaign for the building of a new auditorium. I enjoyed meeting with many parents, alumnae and supporters of the school. A heartfelt congratulations to all those on the golf committee who helped to make these events

welcoming to all within our community.

As the school continues to thrive and grow its enrolment, it is more important than ever that we create a meeting space - like an auditorium - that can hold our current and future students, their parents and our community at large. I see this new state-of-the-art performing space as a warm welcome to the Catholic community that will be able to take advantage of this reception area. Not to mention the school’s award-winning concert band and our ever popular yearly drama productions.

I am concluding my third and final year as CHF President, and I thank the community for its continued encouragement in supporting English Catholic all girls’ education in Montreal. I look forward to helping

continue to fundraise for the Capital Campaign and meeting with our community at our various events like Open House and the Benefit Concert.

Sincerely,

Valerio Bittichesu, President, City House Foundation

The future at

heart

Board of Trustees

Valerio Bittichesu President

Andrea Duchesne Vice-President

Shawn O’Donnell Trustee & Head of School

Iveth Bosmediano Trustee & Director of Finance

Annette Kopec Brawley Trustee & Director of Advancement & Communications

Lili Hollinrake Le Fèvre Trustee & Major Gifts Coordinator

Rosemary Vaupshas Trustee & Faculty Representative

Julian Beauvais Trustte & RSCJ Representative

James Benoit Trustee

John Harris Trustee

Robert Emblem Trustee

Sebastian Pitruzello Trustee

Stephen Sartori Trustee

Cristiane Tinmouth Trustee

Tracey Burns Trustee

Tracey Rowe Trustee

Summary of FinancialsSOURCES OF REVENUE 2016-2017

Annual Appeal 58% Fundraising events 28%

Investment Income 14%

SOURCES OF REVENUE 2016-17

Annual Appeal $284,000

Fundraising events $138,000

Income from ETFs including unrealized change in FV $67,000

THE ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GENERATED GROSS REVENUE OF $422,000

Capital Campaign : 60% of total revenue

HOW WAS REVENUE DISTRIBUTED?

48%

23% 13%

9%

7%

Enrichment

programs &

directed gifts

Fundraising events

Administrative expenditure

Support to greatest needs of the school

Bursaries and Scholarships.

Summary of FinancialsREVENUE COMPARISON

284

219

138

52 57

37

10

-6

-50

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

2016-17 2015-16

CITY HOUSE FOUNDATION EXPENDITURES

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

Bursaries & Scholarships

Enrichment programs & directed

gifts

Administrative expenses

Fundraising events expenses

Support to greatest needs of school

CHF Expenditure Comparison

2017

2016

is the increase in gross revenue compared to last year for the combined Annual Appeal & fundraising events 56%

Donor Recognition

Donations & PledgesDiamond Level ($1,000,00.000 & up)

Anonymous

Platinum Level ($500,000.00& $999,999.00)

The Montreal St. Patrick's Foundation

Silver Level ($100,000.00 to $249,999.00)

The DGDM Family Foundation

Bronze ($50,000.00 to $99,999.00)

Anonymous (3)

Ms. Pearl Eliadis & Mr. Robert Yalden Bursary Fund

Partner ($25,000.00 to $49,999.00)

Anonymous

BMO

CIBC

RBC Banque Royal

Barat ($5,000.00 to $24,999.00)

Mr. Alberto Anelli & Ms. Emilia Mattei

Mr. Alfred Buggé & Ms. Adrienne Destounis

Mrs. Harriet Dolan'62 Stairs

Mr. Michel Duchesne & Mrs. Kathy Duchesne

Mrs. Annette Kopec Brawley & Mr. Mark Brawley

Mrs. Lili Le Fèvre & Mr. Pierre Le Fèvre (In honour of Charlotte Le Fèvre '13)

Ms. Lori Morrison & Mr. Greg Giroux

Mr. Shawn O'Donnell & Mrs. Jackie Percs O'Donnell

Mr. Peter Sakaitis

Ms. Tania Tretiak '85 & Mr. Stéphane Garon

Ms. Nancy Wells & Mr. Jonathan Elkas

ALRE Properties Inc.

Estate of Dr. V.M. Whitehead (In memory of Mary Sheilagh Ryan '50 Whitehead )

Donor Recognition

Donations & Pledges

Duchesne ($1,000.00 to $4,999.00) Mr. Enio Nicolau & Mrs. Germana Nicolau

Anonymous Mr. Michel Provençal & Ms. Carolina Aguilera

Ms. Nancy Anissimoff, CPA, CA & Mtre Gerry Apostolatos

Ms. Franca Riso & Mr. Dario Montoni

The Baldry Family Mrs Tracey & Mr. Kirk Rowe

Ms. Iveth Bosmediano Ms. Anna Maria Trifiletti & Mr. Serge Ste-Marie

Mr. Thomas R. Burpee Mr. Bruno Verenini & Ms. Tina Camillone

Mr. Mike D'Ambrosio Ms. Rosemary Vaupshas '78

Mr. Gabriel D'Amico-Mazza Mr. Matthew Watt

Mr. Umberto Delucilla Ms. Margarita Xistris '83 Gardiner

Mr. Massimo Di Paola & Ms. Mirella De Civita 9058-5795 Québec Inc.

Dr. Gillian Driscoll & Dr. John Toth Architecture49 Inc.

Mr. Robert Emblem & Ms. Christine Cardinal Belfor

Mr. Antoinietta Fanizza & Mr. Luigi Caruso Borden Ladner Gervais

Ms. Ana Paula Goulart Matos Chaussures Tony Inc. 

Mr. John Harris & Ms. Nathalie Gendron Dodge Chrysler Dessources

Mr. William Hlibchuk & Ms. Nathalie Garcin '89 Gr0k Technologies Inc. 

Dr. Patricia Howson '68 Groupe Montoni

Mr. Laurent Hurtubise IFC Seafood Inc.

Ms. Johanne M. Johnson '46 O'Toole Laurus Summer Camp

Mr. Peter Judson Lengvari Capital Canada Inc.

Ms. Beatrice Keleher '66 Raffoul RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

Dr. Shae Kwang Kim & Ms. Jiwoo Park Society of the Sacred Heart (Canada)

Ms. Olga Kovalik '87 (In memory of Genny Marilley '87)

Tilmar International Inc. 

Mr. Paul Kruszewski Top Marks

Ms. Megan Littman

Ms. Susan MacGowan & Mr. John Murphy

Ms. Joanne Mastro 

Mrs. Joyce McDougald '56 Abbott

Ms. Caterinal Monticciolo & Mr. Franco Cianci

Mr. Robert Moore

Ms. Jennifer Newton '06

Donor Recognition

Donations & Pledges

Brick ($500.00 to $999.00)

Ms. Liza Abdelhafez Ms. Anna Romano '83

Mr. Vincenzo Amodeo Mr. Wolfgang Schoch

Ms. Nicolina Arcuri Mr. Mark Shalhoub

Mr. Valerio Bittichesu Mr. Rudy Toussaint

Ms. Stephanie Broadhurst Mr. Aurelio Useche

Ms. Tracey Lee Burns Mr. Michael Van Aelst

Mr. Francesco Catanzaro Mr. David Voizard

Mr. Jacques Chagnon, MNA Ms. Audrey J. Williams '46

Mr. Mario Coverini & Ms. Carmela Morielli Mr. Trevor Williams

Ms. Daryl Lynn Dagenais '78 Alumilex Manufacturier

Ms. Maria Del Papa & Mr. Robert Frances AMBRI Insurance Inc.

Mr. Giacomo Daniel Di Silvestro  Clyde & Co.

Ms. Ann Dohan '48 Reynolds G. Romano

Ms. Christine Doyle '80 Groupe Astoria

Ms. Tara Durley '85 & Mr. Darren Sabourin Invera Inc.

Ms. Susan Emblem '84 National Bank Financial

Mrs. Jean Filipovich The Vox Box

Dr. Patricia Ann Forbes

Ms. Kathleen Gour '87 Burroughs

Ms. Gabriella Guerra

Ms. Shannon Joseph '97

Mr. Germain Leroux

Mrs. Janet Gray-Donald '51 Macklem & Mr.  Richard Macklem

Ms. Antonia Maioni '77

Ms. Margaret Mississian & Mr. Vincenzo Morena

Dr. Balfour Mount

Ms. Angela Onesi '85

Ms. Suzanne Paquin '78

Ms. Carmela Ricci

Mr. Richard McConomy

Donor Recognition

Donations & PledgesFriends (Up to $499.00)

Anonymous Ms. Nicole Charbonneau (In memory of Heather MacDougall '67)

Ms. Mary-Ann N. Advincula '91 (In memory of Jennifer Mizgala '91)

Ms. Renée Chipman '73

Mr. Thomas Aiken Ms. Marilyn Chisholm '56 Zelnick

Ms. Denise Arbesu '72 Meyer Ms. Tamara Colbeck 

Ms. Andria Arcari '03 Mr. Chad Coleman 

Ms. Bianca-Désirée Arciero '08 Mrs. Rosemary L. Colford '49 Huestis

Ms. Lisa Arella  Ms. M. Lana Conway '71

Mr. Robert Bacchiochi Ms. Katherine Corbett '58 Burbank

Mrs. Liane Baillargeon '54 Redding Mrs. Valentina Corsetti '91 (In memory of Jennifer Mizgala '91)

Ms. Julie-Ann Barna '82 Ms. Stephanie Coull '04

Mr. Raymond Batrie  Mr. Jérémie Courtemanche

Ms. Joanne Beaudoin '77 Mr. Adam Cox Twardowski

Ms. Elizabeth Behrens '63 Ms. Nadia D'Alessandro

Mr. Eric Boulet Mr. Francesco D'Altilia 

Ms. Line Boutin '72 Mrs. Dianne Dalton '68 White

Ms. Isabel Brinck '92 Ms. Cassandra D'Ambrosio '08

Mr. David Brodeur Mr. Jacques Darche 

Ms. Maureen Brown '80 Ms. Sarah Davey '85 

Ms. Erin Brown-Vandecruys '09 Ms. Lucille Davis '75

Ms. Louise Burke '58 Brzustowski Ms. Stephanie De Leonardis '80

Ms. Mary Burke '56 Marilley (In memory of Genny Marilley '87)

Ms. Sandra De Montigny '91 (In memory of Jennifer Mizgala '91)

Ms. Maureen Burke '72 Mme Christiane de Sainte-Marie '67

Mr. Robert (Robin) Burns  Ms. Frederica de Takacsy '91 (In memory of Jennifer Mizgala '91)

Mr. Roberto Calce  Ms. Dina Della Porta '84

Ms. Patrizia Capuano Ms. Aruna DeMello

Mr. Andrew Capus Mr. Thomas Derouin

Ms. Nan Carlin '51  Ms. Stephanie Des Marais '16

Mr. Luc Castonguay  Ms. Carolyne Desrosiers

Donor Recognition

Donations & Pledges

Mme Louise Dessaulles '60 Mason Ms. Magda Hechema '72

Ms. Alessia Di Giorgio '09 Ms. Mary Lou Hibbeln '72

Ms. Concetta Di Giuseppe  Ms. Tina Hillenbrand '91 (In memory of Jennifer Mizgala '91)

Ms. Diana Di Iorio Ms. Doris Ho '69

Ms. Marie Di Maso  Mrs. Helen Holowka 

Ms. Antonia Di Paola  Mr. Robert Hopp

Ms. Anna Di Tomaso  Ms. Kathleen Hurley '66

Mrs. Christine Dobbrow '76 Woods Ms. Eleanor Hynes '59

Ms. Daphne Dolan '59 Mr. Tonino Iorio 

Ms. Andrea Duchesne '96 Mr. Brian Jacobs 

Ms. Maureen Elliott '67 Ms. Lynn Jacobs '91 (In memory of Jennifer Mizgala '91)

Mr. Glynne Ennis Mr. Dmitry Jakobson 

Ms. Allison Feeney '95 Mrs. Niole Janin '67 Rochefort

Ms. Sabrina Ferraresi '87 Mrs. Pauline Joyal

Ms. Josephine Forbes Rossi (In memory of Judith Rossi '80)

Ms. Susan Kaiser

Ms. Suzanne (Suzy) Fortier '78 MacCulloch Mr. Laurent Kanemy

Mr. Antonino Gagliano  Ms. Jean Kennedy '52 Mackinnon

Ms. Jody Galardo '72 Mr. Leo Kerklaan 

Mme Andree Gariépy '44 Beauregard Mr. Peter Klein

Ms. Caterina Gasparrini '91 (In memory of Jennifer Mizgala '91)

Mr. Richard Frank Koestner

Mrs. Marie Genest '78 Ms. Andrea Laizner '70

Ms. Christine Gerber '78 Ms. Christianne Laizner '72

Mr. Domenic Giaccari  Ms. Monica Lambton

Ms. Leah Giannakis '93 Goldsmith Ms. Liberina Langianese 

Mr. Karl Godazgar Mr. Martin Laperle 

Ms. Laura Guzzo '96 Mme Suzanne Laporte '60 Schiller

Ms. Cora Hackett '42 Ms. Marie-Elaine Laquerre 

Mme Diane Hamel '70 Ms. Anne-Marie Leclipteux '72 Koiner

Ms. Joan Harrison Mr. Thomas Lee 

Ms. Pota Hatzis  Ms. Christine Lengvari '68

Ms. Mary Hearn Ms. Nicole Lespérance '72

Donor Recognition

Donations & Pledges

Mrs. Josette M. Lincourt '65 Mr. Pierre Noel

Ms. Teresa Kathleen Little '80 Ms. Marie-Josée Normandin '72

Ms. Nadine Locas '78 French Mr. Brian O'Neill 

Mme Mary Jane Lukacs '51 Edwards Ms. Sandy O'Neill '86

Mrs. Sheilagh MacKinnon '64 Hudon Ms. Susan O'Reilly '60

Ms. Susan MacKinnon '72 Mrs. Irene Paley 

Ms. Lynn MacNeil '91 (In memory of Jennifer Mizgala '91)

Mr. Marco Palmieri

Mrs. Phyllis MacNeil '58 Nicholson Ms. Christina Paolucci '09

Ms. Anika Maloni '97 Mme Marie-Claire Paré '59 Holland

Mrs. Leila Malouf '66 Khouzam Ms. Carmela Parente 

Ms. Anne Marie Marilley '82 Johns (In memory of Genny Marilley '87)

Mr. Lorne Thomas Pearson

Mr. Christopher Marilley (In memory of Genny Marilley '87)

Ms. Veronica Piacek 

Mr. John Marilley Bodner (In memory of Genny Marilley '87)

Mr. Giuseppe (Joey) Piazza 

Mr. Claudio Marino Ms. Tanya Pinto

Ms. Jeanne Marler  Ms. Antonietta Pizzi 

Ms. Susan Maruya '82 Mr. Roger Plamondon 

Ms. Anna Massarelli  Ms. Concetta Procopio 

Mr. Remo Mastrocola  Mrs. Letizia Randaccio '63 Ray

Ms. Julie Mayne '93 Ms. Erika Rath 

Ms. Anne McCracken '59 Fitzpatrick Mr. Paul Risacher 

Ms. Roisin McGlynn '91 (In memory of Jennifer Mizgala '91) 

Ms. Patrizia Rivera 

Ms. Margaret McLaughlin '42 Ms. Giuseppina Rizzuto '82

Ms. Josephte McNamara '81 Ms. Martha Robinson '78

Mr. Tony Mercuri Mrs. Paule Rolland '46 Thomas

Ms. Gabriella Michetti '10 Ms. Elisa Romano '86

Ms. Jana Motivans  Mr. Patrick Rourke 

Ms. Roula Mpekios '86 Ms. Aprile Royal '72

Ms. Nicoletta Mulé Cascio  Ms. Olga Maria Ruiz '87

Ms. Elizabeth Murphy '60 Ms. Linda Ryan '76

Donor Recognition

Donations & Pledges

Mr. Stephen Sadler Mrs. Elizabeth Trihey '59 Moore

Ms. Matilda Santella Ms. Mazie Tsoi 

Ms. Rosa M. Scalia  Ms. Nadia Turianskyj '86

Ms. Maureen Scallion '67 Mr. Gerlando (George) Tutino 

Ms. Caroline Schatz Ms. Silvia Ugolini 

Ms. Kate Schissler '76 Ms. Véronique Untereiner '72

Mr. Peter Scott  Mr. Serafino Valente

Ms. Assunta Seccareccia  Ms. Christine Van Moorsel

Ms. Diane Shamie Mrs. Josephine Vaupshas 

Mrs. Priscilla ( Mickey ) Shibata '75 Graham Mr. Robert Vaupshas

Mr. Gerald Sims Ms. Magda Wacek '66 Bruce

Ms. Madeleine Sinclair '97 Mrs. Aran Waldbrook 

Ms. Alexandra Slawek '72 Mrs. Beatrix Wanke '62 Wanke

Ms. Brenda Smith '72 Spiering Ms. Bailey Watson 

Mrs. Susan Stafford '61 Cotton Ms. Catherine Wells '66

Ms. Jean Stevens '80 Mr. James Wereley 

Mrs. Ann Stevenson '56 Greenshields Mrs. Diana Wilkins '56 ell

Ms. Mary Szego  Mr. Jim Wilson

Mme Myha Tang  Ms. Patricia Wilson '72

Ms. Darlene Tapia '94 9550356 Canada Inc.

Ms. Tania Tassone '98 Akoni Management

Ms. Isabelle L. Thibault '91 (In memory of Jennifer Mizgala '91)

Badger Blaireau 

Mme Michèle Thibodeau '57 Deguire Clinique de l'oeil Rockland Eye Clinic

Dr. Michael Thirlwell  Fuller Landau

Ms. Monique Thirlwell '88 Golden Home Care

Mr. Charalambos (Bob) Thomas  Kerry Logistics Canada Inc.

Mr. John Thompson  Le Crystal Salles de Réception 

Ms. Cristiane Tinmouth '77 Morris & Dupuis Notaires

Mr. Michael Tolfree  (In memory of Jennifer Mizgala '91)

Nicholson Snow Removal

Mme Claude Toupin '64 Student Fundraising 

Mr. William Tretiak, C.A.  The Advancement & Communications Office attempts to report all

donations accurately. Omissions are unintentional, please inform

us of any adjustments.