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Tony Jennison has been in philanthropy and nonprofit work for more than 20 years with leadership positions in several sectors including arts and culture, religious, healthcare, and higher education.

Tony has led development efforts for nonprofits to support and advance their mission and visions. Tony is skilled at strategically guiding and executing fundraising efforts, achieving ambitious results, and leading development teams. He particularly excels at developing talent and orchestrating operations. Tony has worked in  interim executive roles  at several arts and culture clients since 2021. Recently, Tony also worked with Chapman University, as Vice President of Development and Campaign Director. Tony oversaw the university’s $500 million comprehensive campaign and launched a new team of seven gift officers to work with deans to fund key initiatives under the university’s strategic plan. 

In his career, Tony served as Assistant Vice President of Individual Giving at Children’s Hospital Orange County (CHOC) where he led CHOC’s largest revenue team consisting of annual, mid-level, and major giving departments. Tony carried a portfolio of major, principal, and transformational giving prospects. Leading a department of twelve associates as part of a 60+ person foundation staff, his team had the most successful fundraising year in the history of the foundation with $61M raised to support the mission of CHOC. Tony helped launch the CHOC Foundation’s $500M comprehensive campaign as part of the $1.4B CHOC enterprise master plan.

Prior to CHOC, Tony served as the Vice President of Philanthropy at the Orange Catholic
Foundation (OCF), the fundraising arm for the Catholic Diocese of Orange. Tony held a leadership role in the first ever Diocesan wide campaign, For Christ Forever, in which $127M was raised to support parishes and schools and the renovation of Christ Cathedral (formerly Crystal Cathedral).

Tony gained an exceptional foundation in advancement, including major gifts, alumni relations, and gift planning, while in progressive positions at University of Southern California and Loyola Marymount University in the first half of his philanthropy career.

Tony earned his BA and MBA from Loyola Marymount University as well as an Executive Master in Leadership from the University of Southern California. Tony and his wife Liz have three children and reside in Newport Beach where he is a volunteer at several local organizations.