Fred Bronstein, Dean of the Peabody Institute

The 2021–22 academic year gave Peabody many reasons to celebrate, including a return to campus life and donors—like you—who have responded generously allowing Peabody to reach record-setting levels of philanthropic support. Thanks to you, we surpassed our FY22 fundraising goal, making our last two fiscal years our two best fundraising years yet—an impressive testament to Peabody’s deep history and tradition, coupled with its innovative and forward-looking vision of training 21st-century artists. I am proud to share the impact of your philanthropy in 2021–22 in the enclosed report.

Your ongoing support allows Peabody to remain a leader in arts education and pre-professional arts training. We continue to make great strides in our Breakthrough Plan pillars of excellence, innovation, and diversity, along with interdisciplinary experiences and community connectivity. Notable achievements include graduating our first cohort in important new programs in Dance and Music for New Media, the launch of an online program in composition, and the expansion of existing programs, all of which have led to recruitment of our largest and most diverse student body ever, with more than 750 students on campus this fall. Other achievements include Peabody’s continued leadership as convener of conversations around critical issues in the performing arts with two successful Next Normal symposiums, along with the opening of a new campus for the Preparatory, and laying the groundwork for major capital improvements to Peabody’s historic Mount Vernon campus in order to ensure that Peabody’s physical plant can support its expanding vision in the decades to come. Please read on for more details about these and many more highlights of the year.

I want to take this opportunity to express my deepest and most sincere gratitude for the role you have played in Peabody’s recent growth and expansion. As we work to shape a more vibrant, inclusive, equitable, and sustainable performing arts landscape, your gift to Peabody is a gift to the future of arts and culture, and for that, I am most grateful and thank you.