West Point AOG Report of Gifts 2015

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Thanks to your participation in the recently completed For Us All Campaign, we
have “raised the bar” in every aspect of our world-class alumni association as we
seek to performour mission to philanthropically serve West Point and it graduates.
On behalf of everyone at the Academy, but particularly the cadets who will so
richly benefit from your generosity, THANK YOU!
Your commitment and passion have increased the average raised annually more
than 58% from ten years ago, and an astounding 214% since just before our
Bicentennial Campaign in the late 1990s! The total portfolio we manage for the
Academy and the Long Gray Line has increased 139% to over $310 million in the
last seven years. Our investment performance, thanks to our talented investment
committee, compares favorably with that of any university in the country.
The professional staff at WPAOG takes stewardship of your gifts very seriously
and has repeatedly been recognized for fundraising excellence. Additionally, our
expenses are well below the national average and in line with Forbes “Top 100
Charities”. We are particularly proud of our transparency across all facets of our
operations in Herbert Hall.
When in 1869 it was proposed to Sylvanus Thayer that an association of graduates
be formed to promote the welfare of the Academy, “to cherish the memories of
our Alma Mater, and to promote the social intercourse and fraternal fellowship of its
graduates,” surely he could not have envisioned what the WPAOG has become. Help
us to “Continue Strong!” in support of the Military Academy and our Association.
As the President of WPAOG for nearly 10 years, I have seen the power of the Long
Gray Line across the country and around the world. All graduates I met while in
this position, almost to a person, have toldme that West Point changed their lives.
Each of us is fortunate that we’re able to call this wonderful national treasure, West
Point, our alma mater.
As I say farewell, WPAOG is proud to welcome Todd Browne ’85, as our new President
and CEO. He is exceptionally well qualified to serve as President, with extensive
experience at West Point. I could not be more pleased with his selection by the
Board of Directors. Todd will do great things for WPAOG andWest Point. I look
forward to continuing to support it with you and, always, screaming BEAT NAVY!
West Point, for Thee!
COL Robert L. McClure, Retired
President & CEO, West Point Association
of Graduates
January 2007 – June 2016
of all donations toWest
Point were raised during
the For Us All Campaign
% 46Since 1961,
139Total portfolio under
management byWPAOG
for the Academy and the
Long Gray Line has grown
139% from$130million to
$311.3million over the
course of the campaign.
Hail &Farewell
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