Dear Friends of Sinclair - Sinclair Community College

Steven Lee Johnson Tom Suttmiller
Dear Friends of Sinclair,
2004 was a year of tremendous change and accomplishment in the life of the college and the
foundation. In 2004, the college continued toward the goal of expanding capacity to enroll
and educate students in the Miami Valley region. This meant taking advantage of opportunities
to partner with the YMCA in parts of northern Montgomery County and continuing to explore
the possibility of becoming the official community college of Warren County. As of June 2005,
both of those partnerships have borne fruit and Sinclair will soon be a multi-campus college
while at the same time maintaining our investment and growing the enrollment at the main
downtown Dayton campus.
Also in 2004, the Sinclair Foundation launched the public phase of the $12 million Changing
Lives campaign with an announcement of $10.3 million already pledged or given. Sinclair was
also proud to celebrate the largest gift in the history of the college - $2.5 million from the
Mathile Community Fund. We expect to reach our $12 million goal and celebrate a successful
campaign in 2005.
The Mathile Community Fund gift is helping Sinclair address campaign goals of Readiness,
Resources and Retention. Some Mathile funds have already been expended in the establishment
of five new Academic Resource Centers (ARC) in Miami Valley high schools. These centers help
students increase their readiness to succeed with college level work once they enroll at Sinclair
or elsewhere. More ARC’s are scheduled to open over the next three years around the area.
We are grateful to our donors and supporters who have pledged and contributed $5,779,622
– more than any previous year in the history of the college. Our gains on investments amounted
to $1,677,448. Our net assets reached $26,405,365 at the close of 2004.
Sinclair continues to be the community’s college. We want to serve growing local educational
needs while being a resource to individuals who are seeking a better life and career through
higher education. Thank you for being our partners in this worthy endeavor.
Sincerely,
Steven Lee Johnson
President, Sinclair Community College
Tom Suttmiller
Chairman, Sinclair Foundation