Synonyms for ‘Patron’
angel, backer, benefactor, benefactress, booster, champion, defender, encourager, fairy godmother, fan, financer, friend, front, grubstaker, guarantor, guardian, guide, head, helper, lady bountiful, leader, live one, mark, money, partisan, patron saint, philanthropist, pigeon, protector, sponsor, sugar daddy, supporter, surety, sympathizer, well-wisher. (Note: ‘client’ is not listed.)
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Number of AIA Members in California Whose Name is One of These Synonyms
(1) Herbert W. Angel AIA, Desert Hot Springs
www.aiacalifornia.org
Rank of California Foundations in the Nation’s Top 15 (by Asset Size)
J. Paul Getty Trust
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
The California Endowment
www.foundationcenter.org
Top States in Terms of Annual Charitable Giving by Individuals
California: 16.5 billion
New York: 11.5 billion
Florida: 6.5 billion
www.philanthropy.com
Most Generous California Cities (as a % of discretionary income)
San Francisco: 9.3%
Long Beach: 8.4%
Oakland: 8.1%
San Jose: 7.8%
Sacramento: 7.6%
Fresno: 6.9%
Los Angeles: 6.9%
San Diego: 6.9%
www.philanthropy.com
Causes and the Private Support they Garnered (2005)
Education: 15.6 billion
Social Services: 15.5 billion
International: 9.8 billion
Health: 6.8 billion
Religious: 2.5 billion
Community: 2.1 billion
Arts & Culture: 1.4 billion
Environment: 1.4 billion
www.philanthropy.com
Online Patronage
The Red Cross says that in the 2006 fiscal year it raised $496 million in disaster relief gifts online. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina it clocked 1,000 gifts per minute.
www.wsj.com
Patron with most named Campus Buildings in California: S. H. Cowell
Mills
Pacific
Santa Clara
Stanford
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Santa Cruz
USF
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Number of new structures commissioned through the GSA’s Design Excellence initiative since 1994
Over 400. There are currently 164 additional projects underway equal to 50 million square feet at a cost of $11 billion.
www.gsa.gov
Number of Architects Elevated to Fellowship in Object 4 (corporate architects, campus architects, architects in public service or industry) in 2006
9 out of 82 new Fellows.
www.aia.org
Originally published 1st quarter 2007 in arcCA 07.1, “Patronage.”
