DEVELOPMENT 



To maintain its position as a major international research 

 center and as one of the world's great public museums, 

 the Field Museum must constantly earn the interest and 

 loyalty of its many support constituencies. However excel- 

 lent it may be, the Field tViuseum is but one of several 

 national institutions in its class, and one of many worthy 

 organizations to which talented citizens might be asked to 

 devote their time and money. Centennial Directions sets 

 the task of the Development Department to move "beyond 

 fund raising" into "institutional advancement," a long- 

 range effort to identify the varied interests of current and 

 potential leaders, volunteers, members, and donors and 

 to target programs and activities that will attract and hold 

 them as Museum advocates. 



Meanwhile, of course, plain old fund raising has its 

 uses, especially in the midst of a campaign to raise $40 

 million in new capital. "Time Future From Time Past," the 

 .three-year Capital Campaign, concluded on December 

 31, 1987 with a record $43.3 million in the till. Among the 

 significant contributions to the Campaign was the largest 

 single family gift to the Museum in recent history — $2.5 

 million from Mr. and Mrs. William L. Searle for unrestricted 

 use. The oversubscription of the Capital Campaign has 

 enabled the Museum to undertake the renewal of pro- 

 grams and physical plant necessary to open the doors on 

 its second century. A listing of 1987-88 donors is on page 

 30. 



With the end of the Capital Campaign, Vice President 

 for Development Thomas R. Sanders announced his 

 retirement, effective January 31 , 1989, after twenty years 

 with the Museum. Leo F. Mullin became chairman of the 

 Development Committee of the Board of Trustees, suc- 

 ceeding Richard M. Jones. 



The Founders' Council 



The Founders' Council, consisting of the Museum's prin- 

 cipal individual, corporate, and foundation donors, was 

 organized in 1983 and celebrated its fifth anniversary in 

 1988 with a dinner at which the Council's Award of Merit 



was presented to Sir David Attenborough, the naturalist 

 and documentary filmmaker. Henry T. Chandler com- 

 pleted two years as chairman in 1 987 and was succeeded 

 by co-chairs Robert and Brooke Kolar. 



The Women's Board 



Women's Board activities during the biennium raised sub- 

 stantial funds for the Museum while calling attention to sig- 

 nificant exhibitions. The Tiffany Ball on November 6, 1 987, 

 chaired by Mrs. P. Kelley Armour, marked the opening of 

 the Tiffany exhibit in the Grainger Hall of Gems, which itself 

 marked the jeweler's 150th anniversary. More than 1 ,000 

 guests attended. A year later, on November 4, 1988, the 

 Egyptian Ball, chaired by Mrs. John W. Madigan and 

 underwritten by Mr. and Mrs. David W. Grainger, also 

 attracted some 1 ,000 guests for a preview of the new per- 

 manent exhibit Inside Ancient Egypt. 



The annual Family Christmas Tea was chaired in 1 987 

 by Mrs. Harrington Bischof and in 1988 by Mrs. Robert 

 Fesmire. The traditional holiday event for Museum mem- 

 bers, friends, and their families brings 1,500 guests to 

 Stanley Field Hall for refreshments, music and entertain- 

 ment. 



Mrs. Malcolm N. Smith completed her two-year term 

 as president of the Women's Board in May 1988 and was 

 succeeded by Mrs. James T. O'Connor. 



The Public Programs Support Group 



The Public Programs Support Group (ppsg) was orga- 

 nized in 1 987 for talented and diverse young professionals 

 interested in the Museum's new directions in public pro- 

 grams. The group spent its first two years building a mem- 

 bership base, establishing objectives, and determining its 

 role in the Museum's future, ppsg provided valuable 

 advice and contacts for the Museum during the develop- 

 ment of its most ambitious neighborhood program, Com- 

 munity Outreach. The group's primary function in the com- 

 ing years will be raising funds and serving as volunteers 



Corporations 16% 



Capital Campaign,"Tinfie Future From Time Past- 1984-1987 



Annual Support 23% 



Building Improvements 29% 



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Sources $43,000,000 



Destination $43,000,000 



