Alumni Giving Day 2025/26
Welcome to the 4th Alumni Giving Day (formerly known as the Alumni Annual Appeal) in support of the CIS Endowment.
The Alumni Giving Day is a unique annual opportunity for alumni to contribute to CIS where it counts, ensuring the long-term legacy of Chinese International School, your alma mater.
Your support is building a foundation that is already generating returns for the future. We are privileged and immensely grateful to visionary members of our community like yourself, whose foresight has allowed us to grow the CIS Endowment to an impressive HK$66 million in just a few short years.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our alumni, whose unwavering support through the Alumni Giving Day strengthens our mission. Going forward, CIS will be actively exploring ways to responsibly deploy the CIS Endowment to make transformational change in our community, including a dedicated endowed fund for Financial Aid.
Every gift makes a difference, and participation is what makes this day so powerful. Whether you have supported this campaign in the past or are considering donating for the first time, we thank you for being a part of the alumni community's efforts to give back to CIS.
Your participation, no matter the size of your gift, helps us build a stronger future for CIS. Let’s come together to make this our most successful Alumni Giving Day yet!
To learn more about the impact of your giving, please visit the Impact tab on this same page.
Please email alumni@cis.edu.hk if you have any questions.
Cumulative total raised between 2023 and 2025: $3,507,871
The CIS Endowment was established in 2021 to ensure the legacy of CIS. In that time, thanks to the generosity of our community, the CIS Endowment sits at an impressive HK$66 million. In that time, HK$4.8 million has been generated in interest, all of which has been reinvested.
With HK$3.5 million raised by the Alumni Giving Day towards the CIS Endowment, we're making a lasting impact by empowering students through education, one life-changing opportunity at a time.
Here is how the CIS Endowment has grown over the last four years.
Cumulative total raised between 2023 and 2024: $227,749
Alumni Career Development Programme 2023-2025: At a Glance
Number of Career Development Events: 10
Total number of attendees: 300+
Attendance breakdown by graduating class:
| Graduating Class | Attendance % |
| 1994 to 1999 | 10.7% |
| 2000 to 2005 | 34.7% |
| 2006 to 2010 | 15.7% |
| 2011 to 2015 | 8.7% |
| 2016 to 2020 | 8.3% |
| 2021 to 2024 | 17.9% |
Total raised in 2024-25: $1,009,804.5
The CIS Endowment is a beacon of hope and financial stability for our community, illuminating the path to a vibrant future and preserving our legacy for generations to come.
We are privileged and immensely grateful to stand on the shoulders of visionary leaders whose foresight allowed us to grow the CIS Endowment to an impressive HK$66 Million in just a few short years.
Our Board of Governors and Finance Committee make thoughtful, strategic decisions about the CIS Endowment's investments. Currently held in a high-return savings account at HSBC, our funds earn an impressive 5.05% interest, demonstrating our commitment to responsible financial management while ensuring long-term growth until August 2026.
As we look toward the 2025/26 school year, we are excited about the many opportunities that lie ahead for expanding the CIS Endowment.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our Alumni, whose unwavering support through the Annual Alumni Appeal strengthens our mission. We are exploring ways to transform this generosity into a dedicated endowed fund for Financial Aid, bolstered by additional significant contributions.
To foster ongoing growth, we are also considering allocating a small percentage of our annual fund and the upcoming Capital Campaign (The Phoenix Gold Campaign) to further enrich the CIS Endowment.
Together, we are building a brighter future for all!
For more information about the CIS Endowment please contact Jane Narich jnarich@cis.edu.hk
Total raised in 2024-25: $112,200.5
Industry Fireside Chats
Real Estate Fireside Talk with Adriel Chan '00 and Stephanie Lo '00
Beyond the Book: Brian Wong Unplugged
Navigating Leadership, Motherhood, and the Reality of Mom Guilt
Coffee Morning with Katherine Sellery on Conscious Parenting
Hands-on Learning
Sip & Connect: Wine 101 for Young Professionals
Career Conversations: Alumna Coffee Morning
Ask a Career Coach
Company Visits
Innovate Shenzhen (Vivo and Sensetime)
Exclusive Tour of The Henderson
Cathay City Tour
Goldman Sachs Career Day
Instagram Takeovers
Christian Yang '96, Peter Sabine '99, Mei Mei Song '04, Jason Cheung '00, Mitche Choi '09, Kirsten Ho '02, Jason Li '07, Charlotte Hwang '04
Click here to view their stories!
2024-25 Campaign Highlights
Wow! Thank you for helping us break our $1 million goal three years running!
Some highlights from this year's campaign:
We raised $1,150,064 in support of alumni career development and the CIS Endowment
153 donors from 28 out of our 31 graduating classes gave to the Alumni Giving Day!
Participation from former parents - thank you for your support!
Last, but not least, the Top 3 Classes by Number of Donors are...
Class of 2000 (33 donors)
Class of 2005 (20 donors)
Class of 2004 (12 donors)
And a special shoutout to the Class of 2005 for also raising the most money this year - $155,250!
THANK YOU for supporting the Alumni Giving Day 2024!
2023-24 Campaign Highlights
WOW WOW WOW - whether you donated, forwarded our (countless!) messages to your class, or encouraged your friends to give, THANK YOU for supporting the Alumni Giving Day!
Some highlights:
- $
1,155,485 raised ($1,454,834 in 2022)
- 178 donors (72 in 2022)
- Participation from 27 out of 30 CIS graduating classes (22 out of 29 in 2022)
- Class of 2000 and 2004 tied in first place with 26 donors each (ice-cream party)
- Class of 2005 in third place with 19 donors (ice-cream party)
- Donations from 12 countries (a truly global community)
- Amazing support and participation from former parents and staff for the first time
Thank you once again for your amazing support. See you next year!
2022-23 Campaign Highlights
Our first Alumni Giving Day was a huge success! We raised overall HK$1.4million and participation from 23 graduating classes. We appreciate all of you who supported us, cheered us on, and gave us feedback along the way.
A huge congratulations to the Classes of 1998, 2000 and 2004, the top three donating classes of the campaign! Your support means everything to us. An honourable mention goes to the Class of 2005 for having the most individual participation.
Visit https://cisalumniconnect.org/alumni-annual-appeal/ for a recap of the campaign. Thank you once again, and we hope to see you again next year!
All Alumni Giving Day (previously Alumni Annual Appeal) donors will be credited in our Annual Report. The giving categories are as follows:
|
Giving Categories |
Amount |
|
CIS Head's League |
HK$1,000,000+ |
|
V33 League |
HK$500,000+ |
|
Moongate League |
HK$250,000+ |
|
Phoenix League |
HK$100,000+ |
|
Han Ji League |
HK$50,000+ |
|
Braemar Hill League |
HK$25,000+ |
|
Hau Yuen League |
HK$10,000+ |
|
Friends |
HK$9,999 & under |
Vision ‘33 is CIS’s strategic roadmap leading up to our 50th anniversary in 2033. Three key pillars, “Each Learner Flourishing”, “New Paths Discovered”, and “Bridges For Good”, form this strategic roadmap. Here’s an overview of our Vision ‘33 achievements to date!
A reminder that you can also apply for your company's corporate gift matching program for the Alumni Giving Day! Any corporate gift matches will be recognised in the school's Annual Report, which will be published in November 2023.
If you have any questions, please contact us at alumni@cis.edu.hk.
The Alumni Giving Day is an alumni-specific fundraising initiative representing the primary channel for alumni to contribute to CIS. Funds raised will contribute to the CIS Endowment, as established under Vision '33.
The Annual Fund is a yearly appeal to our parents, grandparents, staff and governors which enhances the day-to-day learning experience of our students. Flagship Annual Fund initiatives include the Phoenix Sports Club and financial aid. Alumni typically do not contribute to the Annual Fund.
In addition to the CIS Endowment, it is our hope that the Alumni Giving Day will seed new alumni initiatives as envisioned by the Alumni Board and other alumni representatives.
An endowment is a fund comprising donated capital which is invested by an educational institution to earn investment income to support its mission and long term goals.
A CIS endowment will provide CIS with the financial stability we require to secure our legacy and safeguard our future to 2033 and beyond.
As part of Vision ‘33, CIS will be establishing an endowment which willl fund important initiatives such as endowed scholarships. Funds raised by the Alumni Giving Day (previously Alumni Annual Appeal) will contribute to the CIS Endowment.
CIS has played a pivotal role in shaping our alumni into the individuals that they are today. Whether it be starting their own companies, or representing their national teams on the sporting stage, many alums credit CIS for inculcating in them the desire to make a positive impact on the world.
We asked some of our alumni what their favourite memory of CIS was, and what the school means to them. Click below to read their responses!