The Future Begins Here Campaign

Overall Goal:  $40 million

2007-08 Goal:  $8 million ($3 million in cash)
Progress as of 11/07:  $20.2 million

Sonoma Academy’s comprehensive campaign, called The Future Begins Here, has three goals: to provide funding for the permanent campus, to sustain and grow the academic program, and to build the school’s endowment.

The Campus. The 34-acre site on which the campus is being built is surrounded by nearly 2,000 acres of protected open space. The campus will be a source of inspiration for our students and faculty and a resource for the community.
For a list of recognition opportunities at the $10,000 to $75,000 level, click here or at the $100,000 and up level, click here.

The Program. The school’s program continues to grow every year and will expand even further in its permanent surroundings. This year we have added an environmental leadership concentration for students, and we plan to add other areas of concentration in subsequent years. In athletics we have added girls volleyball and co-ed track.

The Endowment. Endowment gives our school strength for the present and the future. Financial security enables us to continue extending educational opportunities to the broadest spectrum of talented students. It also provides funds for program resources and campus operations into the future.

How long is The Future Begins Here Campaign?
The Future Begins Here is a three-year campaign that started this year (2007).

How much has been raised so far? 
$20.2 million in cash and pledges has been raised as of November 2007.

Who do I contact to learn more or to make a gift to The Future Begins Here campaign?
Contact Development Director Bennett Smith at (707) 636-2472 or at bennett.smith@sonomaacademy.org.

Where is the permanent campus? 
The school’s campus is in the Southeast corner of Santa Rosa, at the end of Kawana Springs Road and the foot of Taylor Mountain Preserve.

When will the school move?
SA will pack up and move in the summer of 2008, so we can open the 2008 school year at our permanent campus.