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The Plan
Elevating the campus. Securing the future.
We are focused on strengthening our ability to prepare boys for college, career, and life with excellence and innovation. Nearly a quarter-century ago, our last capital campaign raised more than $15 million for transformational campus improvements, including construction of the Upper School and Campus Center, structures that continue to serve us well.
Today, other functional but dated parts of campus - buildings that have hosted Owls for 40-60 years - present obstacles that faculty must overcome to fully equip students with the knowledge and skills required for college and career. Our Legacy Forward strategic plan prioritizes key investments that will elevate campus to a level commensurate with the school's excellence. Equally important, growing the endowment will bolster the goals of the plan, providing resources to stimulate creativity and assure sustainability.
The Bold Vision Bright Future plan is therefore two-fold: Capital Improvements and Endowment Investments.
We are focused on strengthening our ability to prepare boys for college, career, and life with excellence and innovation. Nearly a quarter-century ago, our last capital campaign raised more than $15 million for transformational campus improvements, including construction of the Upper School and Campus Center, structures that continue to serve us well.
Today, other functional but dated parts of campus - buildings that have hosted Owls for 40-60 years - present obstacles that faculty must overcome to fully equip students with the knowledge and skills required for college and career. Our Legacy Forward strategic plan prioritizes key investments that will elevate campus to a level commensurate with the school's excellence. Equally important, growing the endowment will bolster the goals of the plan, providing resources to stimulate creativity and assure sustainability.
The Bold Vision Bright Future plan is therefore two-fold: Capital Improvements and Endowment Investments.
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Overview and Renderings
Endowment Investment
MUS has an opportunity to invest in the bright future of our school by growing the endowment. A robust, wisely managed endowment is the bedrock of successful schools, the institutions that set standards and sustain greatness over generations. MUS is such an institution.
Before funding capital projects, the school committed to ambitiously growing its endowment, presently at $60 million. Now, an additional $50 million has been pledged. The scale of this endowment positions MUS with one of the largest independent day school endowments in the region.
“The endowment has allowed us to provide material need-based financial aid, recruit and retain the best faculty, and keep tuition affordable for our families,” said MUS Board Chair Will Thompson ’95. “Many educational institution capital campaigns include an endowment component on the tail end once the money is raised for buildings. We, on the other hand, intentionally began our campaign with the endowment because of its paramount importance. With an additional $50 million, MUS is now in an even stronger position to serve Memphis families.”
Endowment is a perennial investment in MUS, its students, its faculty, and in the Memphis community. The goal guiding our investment and spending strategy is to balance present and future needs. A carefully governed and professionally managed fund allows MUS to sustain an annual percentage draw and maintain the endowment's purchasing power over time.
“The endowment has allowed us to provide material need-based financial aid, recruit and retain the best faculty, and keep tuition affordable for our families,” said MUS Board Chair Will Thompson ’95. “Many educational institution capital campaigns include an endowment component on the tail end once the money is raised for buildings. We, on the other hand, intentionally began our campaign with the endowment because of its paramount importance. With an additional $50 million, MUS is now in an even stronger position to serve Memphis families.”
Endowment is a perennial investment in MUS, its students, its faculty, and in the Memphis community. The goal guiding our investment and spending strategy is to balance present and future needs. A carefully governed and professionally managed fund allows MUS to sustain an annual percentage draw and maintain the endowment's purchasing power over time.
The Board of Trustees Finance/Endowment Committee ensures that investments are consistent, conservative, and diversified. By following best practices for endowments being managed for sustainable growth, MUS will remain at the forefront in educational standards.
"Endowment is an engine for creativity and growth, not just a financial backstop. It gives us freedom to take on challenges." - Pete Sanders, Headmaster
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