3rd Edge

St. Philip’s Academy

Annual Report

What Matters

  • Created a warm, donor-centered report that made student impact and outcomes easy to understand
  • Made complex information clear and usable with strong hierarchy and approachable data
  • Gave teams a report they could easily reference, quote, and reuse in donor conversations
Focus Area
Education
SERVICES
Reports
St. Philip's Annual Report publication


Look How Far We’ve Come

St. Philip’s Academy (now Philip’s Education Partners) asked us to rethink their annual report as something supporters would actually want to read and keep. We designed a warm, donor-centered piece that combines lively photography, clear structure, and concise copy to make impact easy to understand.

Key moments, like paying off the school’s mortgage, are translated into simple, confidence-building stories that connect financial milestones to real outcomes. Throughout, student stories and data work side by side, pairing heart with proof so readers can quickly grasp both progress and need. The result is a report that’s easy to navigate and built to be referenced, shared, and used in donor conversations.

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ACCOLADES
“Confession: I believe that most annual reports are hairballs. Something, i.e., the cat coughed up. Predictable. Anti-exciting. So when you run across one that is NOT like that ... well, whoopie! Here's one I love. Newark’s St. Philip’s Academy has produced a delightfully donor-centric annual report. Read the introduction. Then savor, as I did repeatedly, this tale of triumph. The graphic design is a magnificent romp. See how focus, joy and smart photography combine to thrill readers cover to cover.”
Tom Ahern
Donor Communications Expert (aherncomm.com)