ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 What’s Inside

Greeting from Pam Costain, President and CEO ...... 3

What We Do & Who We Are...... 4

Career & College Centers...... 5

STEP-UP Achieve...... 6

Outreach & Partnerships...... 7

Collaboration for Student Success...... 8

AchieveMpls Donor List...... 9

Financial Highlights...... 15

AchieveMpls Board of Directors...... 16

AchieveMpls Staff...... 17 Dear friends –

Thanks to your generous support, AchieveMpls is accomplishing great things for young people in Public Schools and across our city!

This annual report celebrates the donors, volunteers, employers and other partners who are investing in our city’s future. We feel a great responsibility to use these resources strategically and responsibly, and to provide the best opportunities and programs possible for Minneapolis youth.

At AchieveMpls, we’re focused on results. We provide personalized support for students in preparing for careers and college. We’re also using data to help us understand which students most need our support, what programs are working and how we can improve. Being a data- driven organization has changed our culture and our work. We’re now much more effective and have a better understanding of how we’re impacting individual students, specific communities and entire high school classes.

We also believe in the power of partnerships, alignment across systems and collaboration for student success. Our two biggest partners are the Minneapolis Public Schools and the City of Minneapolis. But we don’t stop there. As you’ll see in our report, our strong relationships with other nonprofits, business leaders, networks and other caring adults allow us to build our collective impact and make even greater strides toward our shared goal of every student career and college ready.

Your generosity also supports the most talented staff I’ve ever had the privilege of leading. They work hard, work smart and are passionate about improving outcomes for each and every young person they encounter. They make the work of AchieveMpls happen and deserve much of the credit for our success. (Our amazing partners and students deserve the rest!)

Thank you for caring deeply about our young people and for helping us create a powerful legacy of opportunity for our city.

My best wishes,

Pam Costain President and CEO, AchieveMpls

3 Who We Are & What We Do

Each year, AchieveMpls:

Serves 8,000 MPS Places 800 STEP-UP students in Career Achieve interns & College Centers in paid jobs

Connects 700 Raises millions for community volunteers Minneapolis with students Public Schools

The Twin Cities has one of the largest racial employment and education achievement gaps in the country. And by 2018, 70% of all jobs in will require some form of postsecondary education. The stakes couldn’t be higher for our young people and our city.

AchieveMpls mobilizes our community’s generous resources to ensure that young people in Minneapolis graduate from high school with the tools and support they need to be career and college ready in our new knowledge-based economy.

As the strategic nonprofit partner of the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), we direct career and college readiness programs, engage our community to advocate for student success, and raise money to support MPS strategic priorities.

We provide a bridge between students and the wider community, creating opportunities for individuals and groups to make a difference for youth as mentors, community partners, employers, funders and advocates.

Investing in our youth reaps rich rewards for our entire community. As more young people achieve their dream of college, meaningful work and a bright future, we all benefit from a new generation of active and engaged citizens, a strong and vibrant culture and economy, and a more just and compassionate city. Join us!

4 Career & College Centers

“I don’t know what I’d do without my CCC Coordinator. He helps me practice for my college interviews, polish my essays, and keeps me from getting overwhelmed. I also found my STEP-UP internships through the CCC. I’m so grateful we have this resource right here at Washburn High School.”

AchieveMpls Career & College Centers (CCCs) in MPS high schools help thousands of young people make their life dreams and career and college aspirations become reality. Our CCCs offer the personal attention and strategic guidance that all high school students need to make a plan for success after graduation – whether that means college, technical training, work, or other opportunities.

CCCs are staffed by professional AchieveMpls coordinators who are trained in the key elements of college and career readiness. Many are licensed school counselors. Our coordinators provide information and resources for all students and families, as well as targeted support for those who need additional help exploring careers or navigating the college process. They also track individual student progress to ensure that all graduating seniors have a plan for life after high school.

All CCCs offer:

• My Life Plan activities and assessments • Career Fairs with local professionals • College fairs, tours and recruiter visits • ACT test preparation • College application assistance • FAFSA, financial aid and scholarship assistance • Resume writing, job interview, financial literacy and other professional skills workshops

5 STEP-UP Achieve

“STEP-UP made a real difference in my personal, academic, and career life. It was amazing to have two internships at the City of Minneapolis at such a young age. STEP-UP taught me how to function in the workplace and make great connections, and it reinforced what I want to do for my career. Without STEP-UP I wouldn’t have known where to go or how to take the next step.”

STEP-UP Achieve provides vital job training and internships for Minneapolis youth who face some of the greatest barriers to employment. Each year the program connects 800 youth with over 160 top Twin Cities employers—from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses, public agencies and nonprofits—bringing youthful creativity, fresh perspectives and multi-cultural competency to the workplace.

STEP-UP Achieve is building a stronger Twin Cities workforce for our knowledge-based global economy. We connect talented and eager young people with employers who are looking to broaden and diversify their workforce and prepare for the upcoming wave of worker retirements.

The program provides tremendous long-term benefits to both young people and their employers through:

• Work-readiness training certified by the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce • Paid professional summer internships that provide on-the-job skills and over $1.4 million in wages each year • School-year, work-based learning internships that offer academic credit • In-depth career exposure, trainings and industry-recognized certification in high-wage, high-demand industries

STEP-UP Achieve is part of the City of Minneapolis STEP-UP program, a nationally-recognized model that has created valuable workplace experiences for over 20,000 youth since 2004.

6 Outreach & Partnerships

“Through the Graduation Coaches program not only did I make a great connection with a Minneapolis youth, but I now understand just how much the school district truly cares about its students. I’ve been impressed since day one with the coaching training, program curriculum and ongoing support I’ve received from AchieveMpls.”

Community engagement is at the heart of everything we do. Our Outreach & Partnerships programs mobilize community members to volunteer with students, learn about critical public education issues, build networks of support, and advocate for young people.

The single most important factor in a young person’s success is a consistent relationship with a supportive adult. We create opportunities for hundreds of community members to directly support students as:

• Graduation Coaches, who provide one-on-one advice and mentoring for high school juniors and seniors • Career Fair presenters from a wide variety of fields who share their career journeys with students • STEP-UP Achieve Mock Interview volunteers, who help prospective interns practice their job interview skills • Minneapolis Alumni Connection (MAC) members, who give back to students and the greater MPS community

We also encourage community dialogue about critical issues directly impacting our young people through:

• EDTalks, which feature innovative ideas in education and create networking opportunities with educators, artists, journalists, youth advocates and other leaders • Our City, Our Schools forums that engage stakeholders in conversations about the achievement gap, career and college readiness and workforce development

7 Collaboration for Student Success

“As the Superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools, I’m grateful to AchieveMpls for its extraordinary work and vision, its partnership in improving public education, and its commitment to ensuring that every child in MPS schools graduates career and college ready.”

AchieveMpls partners with Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) to accomplish our shared goal of every student career and college ready. Together we are working hard to dramatically improve outcomes for all students in our city.

• We raise millions of dollars for MPS from corporations and foundations for career and college readiness, early literacy, STEM education, and other strategic district priorities.

• We support MPS by managing individual school funds, administering over 60 college scholarships and awarding mini-grants for classroom projects and staff development.

• We partner with MPS on career and college readiness initiatives, using new technologies to help us reach students who have the greatest need for additional support.

We also collaborate with other organizations and networks that are helping young people secure the skills, resources, and connections they need to succeed. Together we align strategies, create common goals and metrics, and build effective programs for student success. These partners include:

• City of Minneapolis • Generation Next • STEP-UP Achieve Career Pipelines industry partners • Northside Achievement Zone • Career Readiness Collaborative • Local College Access Network 8 Thank You to Our Donors

Thanks to our generous donors for helping all Minneapolis students access the resources, support and opportunities they need to make their career and college dreams come true!

Links To: • Corporate and Foundation Partners | AchieveMpls Programs • Individual and Family Foundation Partners | AchieveMpls Programs • 2013 Education Partners Luncheon Sponsors • Corporate and Foundation Partners| Minneapolis Public Schools Programs • Individual and Family Foundation Partners | Minneapolis Public Schools Programs

CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION $500-999 Kathy Halbreich Lisa Helminiak PARTNERS Advance Consulting LLC Hudson Charitable Fund at Schwab Charitable Fund AchieveMpls Programs Itasca Consulting Group Inc. Pete and Kelly Johnson PCL Construction Services, Inc. Sam and Dona Jordan Family Fund of $300,000+ The Minneapolis Foundation INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY FOUNDATION Keadue Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation The Cargill Foundation Susan Kennedy PARTNERS Nancy and Jerry Kolb $100,000-299,999 AchieveMpls Programs Joel and Laurie Kramer Anne and Dan Krocak Minnesota Community Foundation $25,000+ Lenfestey Family Foundation Pohlad Family Foundation Dick and Joyce H. McFarland Family Fund of Peter and Anne Heegaard The Minneapolis Foundation $50,000-99,999 Mary and Robert Mersky $10,000-24,999 Sandra Miller General Mills Foundation Sheila Morgan PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Ronald and Joan Cornwell Kristi and Scott Pearson Thrivent Financial Foundation Kinder Vealitzek Family Fund of The Minneapolis Peregrine Capital Management, Inc. Fund of Foundation The Minneapolis Foundation $25,000-49,999 Rich Renikoff $5,000-9,999 Tom Sanders The Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation Anita Silver Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota Anonymous Fund of the Saint Paul Foundation Robbie and Patti Soskin Anne and Peter Heeagaard Family Fund of Christopher Stevens and Jennifer Thompson $10,000-24,999 The Minneapolis Foundation Carol and Lynn Truesdell Jana’s Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Carissa Vincent Allianz Foundation for North America Jennifer Melin Miller and David Miller Joanne Von Blon Best Buy Foundation Wallin Foundation The Beverly Foundation $2,500-4,999 Suzanne Weinstein and Dan Levey Donaldson Company, Inc. Carole and Rick Wiederhorn The Mahle Family Foundation Elizabeth and Harley Bergren Fund of Barb Wiener Fund of Headwaters Foundation for Justice MIGIZI Communications The Minneapolis Foundation Penny Winton Opus Foundation Henry Kohring Thomson Reuters Steve Kotvis and Camille Gibson $500-999 UnitedHealth Foundation Peter Lancaster UnitedHealth Group Betsy and Craig Ordal Anonymous US Bancorp Foundation The Atwater Hannaford Fund at Schwab Charitable Fund Voya Foundation $1,000-2,499 Maureen Bazinet Beck and Peter Beck Xcel Energy Foundation Carol Carrier Anonymous David Dudycha and Dorothy Vawter $5,000-9,999 Pamela Akerstrom and Daniel Elder Joel Dunning Matthew Allen John F. Eisberg and Susan Kline Fund of RBC Wealth Management Foundation Peter H. Bachman and Janet Rice Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation The Minneapolis Foundation Robert Elhai $2,500-4,999 John and Ruth Bergerson Family Fund of Nancy Gaschott and Mark Ritchie The Minneapolis Foundation Pat Grossman Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce Burdick Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Steve Grove Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation Burns Family Foundation Roger F. Heegaard Family Fund of Pamela Costain and Larry Weiss The Minneapolis Foundation $1,000-2,499 Paul and Mary Donovan James and Ann Howard Family Fund of Bryan Everett The Minneapolis Foundation Liberty Diversified Industries Sarah Farley and Betty Tisel Fund of the Fidelity Bernadeia Johnson TCF Foundation and TCF Bank Minnesota Charitable Gift Fund Jane and Jim Kaufman Fund of Carlson School of Management The Minneapolis Foundation Xcel Energy

9 Thank You to Our Donors

Karen E. Kelley-Ariwoola Fund of Catherine Shreves and Tom Bird Fund of Susan Gerstner and Dan Carlsen The Minneapolis Foundation The Minneapolis Foundation John Gibbs Velma Korbel Sue Sjorselius William Glaves Kumagai Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Marilyn Small Kathy and Hazen Graves Hilary Marden-Resnik Talin Spring Susan Gray Heather Meyer Bill Stoeri and Sue Johnston Susanne Griffin Jerry Miranowski and Donna Kelly Miles Swammi Jacob Hanson Josh Neiman Mark and Mary Van Note Lindsay Hanson Kim Nelson Tracy Wallman Sarah Hauge Suchita and Devan Padmanabhan Andrew Wallmeyer Susan Hawthorne Steve Pincus and Michelle Strangis M. Conrad and Kristi Wasmer Edward and Nancy Hennen Cathy Polasky Robert and Libby Weil Kelly Henry Amy and Kenneth Pucel Douglas White Amy and John Higgins Leo Raudys and Liana Vaiciulis Raudys Jay Williams Joan Higinbotham Elaine Salinas Emilie Hossick Schott Catherine Swope $100-249 Casie and Matt Iwata Sandra Vargas James and Marjorie Jacobsen Phyllis Wiener and Shayna Berkowitz Anonymous (7) Thomas Johnson Charlotte Abrahamson Debra Jones $250-499 Amanda Abrams Ellen Jones John Adams Penelope Jones Anonymous (2) Mike Anderson Catherine Jordan and Steve Lick Mark Bachman Timothy Bardell Hope and Jeremy Kalin Darla Baker Jim Bartholomew Karen Kelley-Ariwoola Doris and Timothy Baylor Theresa Battle Peter Jay and Iris Kiedrowski Dan Berg and Welcome Jerde Fund of Dianne Bell Courtney Kiernat The Minneapolis Foundation Darcy Berglund Erich and Margaret Koester Marty Berkowitz Arnie Bigbee and Barbara La Valleur John Kohring Sarah Brew and Denny Draghiciu Hanna Bloomfield Christy and Luke Kujawa Elisabeth Brewster Jaimee Bohning Mary Pat Ladner Janis Clay and Elam Baer Andrea Bond Greg Lais Ken Cornelius Andrea Breen Danielle Lenz Jay and Page Cowles Beth Brown Suzanne LeRoy Linda Donaldson Jeremiah Brown Rex Levang Robert Elde Michael Brown Sandra Lewandowski Nancy Feldman Sharon and David Burris-Brown Matthew Lewis Timothy Flanagan Jon Butler Timothy Lingenfelder Suzanne Gaines Kristina Carlson Frank Litaker and Mary Henderson Jennifer Godinez Sarah Caruso Susanna and Tim Lodge Michael Huck Cathy Cavanaugh Ann Longfellow Suzanne P. Jebe Laura Christensen Margaret and David Lucas David and Kristin Jones Mary and Fredrik Christiansen Andrew Luger Mark Karney Chris Cohen Ellen G. Luger Jane Korn Biz Colburn Alan Maclin Brian Linne Jeanne Corwin Jeanne Massey and R. Paul Taylor Brian Lipschultz Maryellen Coughlan Peter McDonald Steven Liss and Carol Chomsky Robert Coughlan Brigid McDonough Alice Lloyd Virginia Craig Beth McGuire Kris Lockhart Philip and Rebecca Davis Mary McKelvey Mary Lynch and Kurt Kelsey James Davnie and Cara Letofsky Darcy McKenzie Ann McDonald Mark Dean Kay L. McLean Marlene and Marshall Miller Michael DeVaughn Christina Melloh and Michael T’Kach Hernan Moncada Stephen Devereux C. M. Michel and R. C. Villalta Bradley Morison Mary Dew Lynnell Mickelsen and John Bellaimey Landon Nelson Ronda Dunham Jayne Miller Tracy Nordstrom and Kurt Waltenbaugh Colleen Ebinger Jordanna Miller Megan O’Hara and R.T. Rybak Madaline Edison Sam Miller Foundation Sue and Bill Payne Joseph Erickson Kathy Moe and Joe Watson Carleton Perry and Leslie Legg Leonard Peter and Karen Erickson David Mona J. Thomas and Janet Rajala Nelson Fund Judy and Edward Farmer Kim Montgomery Josh Reimnitz Mary Feidt and Eddie Lewis Daniel Moret Margaret and Travis Richardson Harvey Feldman Andrea Mueller Abigail Rose Janie Finn Sara Mueller Evan Rowe Peggy Flanagan Lin Myszkowski Gina and Jason Rysdon David and Mary Grace Flannery Leslie S. Nall Jill Sando Jacquelyn Fletcher E.C. Nelson Sather Daniel and Stacy Sellers Katie and Rick Fournier Kate and Stuart Nielsen Fred Friswold Joan and Dick Niemiec

10 Thank You to Our Donors

Jon S. Nordstrom Kobie Zimmerman Courtney Gerber Chad Norling Ron Zweber and Peter Scott Charitable Gift Fund Andy Gibbs Ravi Norman Leslie Gibson Judy Ostendorff $1-99 Laura Ginsberg Paula Palmer Barry Gisser Adan Perez Torres Anonymous (6) Ed Goetz Jeanne Pietrini Karin Abel Melissa Goldberg Alison Pincus Peter Ackerberg Sarah Gollust Gretchen Piper and E. Scott Rosenbaum Rick Akaishi Steven Gove Alyssa E. Polack Julayne Andresen John and Joan Grieman Jeff Pomeroy Mary Arneson Nora Guerin Jean Quam and Bonnie Dudovitz John Bailey Marcia Haffmans Lisa Quinn Karen S. and Jeffrey Bair David Hagens Ann Racek Anne and Gregory Bartel Jan Halverson Kyrra Rankine Colleen Baumtrog Meg Halvorsen Mark Ransom Nancy Beach Marion Harris Shannon Reabe Mary Beaumont Timothy Albert Hart Lisa Reed Frederick J. Beier Graham Hartley Susan Reinhart Fredericka and Bruce Berger Rachel and Jeffrey Hartreeve Diane Reynolds Joel Bergstrom Randy Hartten and Ron Lotz Anthony Richter Sarah Bjelland Wendy Hendrickson Rosalind Robbins Julia A. Blount Nikolaus Hengel Arnise Roberson Quinton Bonds Brian Herstig Win and Binky Rockwell Louise Botko Dan and Emmy Higgs Matzner Ann Rogers Elizabeth Brama Betsy Hodges Vadim Rubinchik Aimee Brantseg Rosemarie and Dennis Hogan Connie Sagstetter Adam Breininger Christina Houck Don and Sondra Samuels Kelly Bretz James Houston Maya Santamaria Deborah Brisch-Cramer Vaibhav Jain Casey Schannauer Sam Brunner Donald Jakes Dennis Schapiro and Jeanne Andre Helen Burke Tina Janeshek Michele Schermann Elaine Burton Erin Janssen Linda Schievelbein Ann Calvert Danielle Jastrow Benedict Schweigert Cynthia Campos Angel Jennings Pat and Tom Scott Dana Carlson Lauren Johnson Christopher Shaheen and Patricia Conroy John Carpenter Nancy Johnson Bruce Shnider and Patricia Strandness Karen Casanova Wayne Johnson Timothy Showalter-Loch Ann Casey Adrienne Jordan Diane Simondi Keith Christensen Charles Jorgensen Eleanor and Gary Singer Larry Christiansen Jody Kempf Thomas Slaird Jerri Clark Wagner Elizabeth Kessler Lynn Sliffer Garry Clum Todd Klingel Susan Soldin Mehroo Cooper Katie Knutson Rick Soskin Christin Crabtree Elmer A. and Jacqueline A. Koch Daniel Spiller Mary Curtin Krystal Kornegay Kathleen Spraitz and Michael Swanson Rajesh Dash Michael Krauss Joanne Strakosch Denton Davidson Kathy Kukielka C. and J. Swan Mike DeBois Tim Kung Brian Sweeney Jody Delau Michael Langley Alan Sweet Deborah Dillon-O’Brien and David O’Brien Mark Larson John Teschner Kaitlyn DiSalvo Lucille and Bryce Lastine Jane and Richard Thompson Mike Dominowski Reida Lazer-Chein Karis Thompson Jim Eichten Mary Pat Lee Barbara Umholtz Sonja and Mark Elias Eric Leill Mark Vang Tiffany Enriquez Jeannie LeMere Nancy Verba Judy Ericksen Adam Levy Linda Vieira David Etzwiler Cheryl Lewis Chuck Webber Linda and Robert Fisher Berit Lewison Steven Wellvang Tom Fisher Duane Lilja Gregory Weyandt Marjorie Fitzsimmons Leo Lopez Sally Wherry Kathleen Fix Christina Loukas Jacqueline White Rachel Flanders Nick Lovdjieff Corinne Wilcox-Schowalter Eileen Forrester Ann and Donald Luce Kate Wolford Karen Francois Brooke Magid Hart Aaron Youngdahl MayKao and Jason Fredericks Denise Martineau Heidi and Peter Youngdahl Gail Freedman Jane Maschka Nancy Youngdahl Patience Gall Will McDonald Lucia Zavala Erin Gavin Becky McIntosh

11 Thank You to Our Donors

Mary Lynn and Reni McPherson Sarah Thompson University of Minnesota College of Education Lisa and Benjamin Meyer Kristoffer Tigue & Human Development Becky Meyerhofer Jessica Toft and Max Schott University of Minnesota Senior Vice President & Provost Kelsey Midthun Mitchell Trockman Ilene and Zoran Mojsilov Mike Troutman The Wallin Foundation Judd Moore Maryann Urban Wells Fargo Chris Morris Rosemary Van Dyk Winthrop & Weinstine Dana Mortenson Theresa Vertuno Mark Mulcaire Jones Daniel Vogel CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION Diane Mullin and David Wulfman Sonja Walker Charlene Myklebust Sophie Wallerstedt PARTNERS Joan and Joseph Nelson Dick Ward Minneapolis Public Schools Programs David Nyberg Alice Washington Michele A. O’Kane Carol Whalen $1,000,000+ Todd Olson Vivian Whipp Jenn O’Rourke Robin Williams The Cargill Foundation Benjamin and Louise Page Lisa Winczewski David and Judy Pearson Jacob Wolkowitz $200,000 Laurelle Pearson Gary Wong Lauren Peck Jonathon Zentner Otto Bremer Foundation Reggie Perkins Jeffrey Zuckerman and Lisa Pogoff Emily Pernu Jennie Zumbusch $25,000-49,999 Janet Peters Shannon Tremmel Anna Peterson The Michelson Foundation Melissa K. Philibert 2013 EDUCATION PARTNERS Caroline Pot $10,000-24,999 Andrew Priadka LUNCHEON SPONSORS Kiki Purkayastha Boston Scientific Corporation Ganesh Ram Presenting Sponsor Cargill Alexandra Renslo Plank Endowment at The Blake School David Rhees Best Buy Target Alona Rindal Paul Robbennolt Gold Sponsor $5,000-9,999 Thomas and Mary Ann Rolloff Daniel Ryan Target Civic Entertainment Group LLC Greg Salvatore Mayflower Church Foundation Melanie Sanco Table Sponsors Pearson Katherine Sandweiss RBC Capital Markets Corporation Robyn Schein Bassford Remele SOS - Save Our Schools Virginia Schmidt Boston Scientific UPS Foundation Teri Schneider Bremer Bank Dana and Jon Schroeder Briggs and Morgan, PA $2,500-4,999 Molly Schroeder Capstone/myON David Schrot Cargill Foundation AERO Institute Paul and Sandra Schwartz Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota Ameriprise Financial Philip Schwartzberg CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Century Link Ricin Selvig Comcast Convergence Events, Inc. Kathryn Severt Dorsey & Whitney LLP The Dorsey & Whitney Foundation Lynda Shaheen Faegre Baker Daniels LLP The MPS Fund for Teacher Enhancement of Janet and Scott Shanesy General Mills The Minneapolis Foundation Rachel Shields Greater Twin Cities United Way Minnesota Twins Baseball Club Michelle Short Friends of the Hennepin County Library Seward Community Co-op Alan Silver Heidrick & Struggles University of Minnesota - Regents of the Julia Silvis Hogan Lovells US LLP University of MN Margaret Sines and Dave Jacobs McKinsey & Company Aaron Sojourner Minneapolis City Council $1,000-2,499 Jo Ann and Stan Sorenson Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights Sandra Spieler The Minneapolis Foundation Bell Mortgage Natalie Stenger Morning Foundation Birchbark Books Jeanne L. Stever Osseo Area Schools Dakota County Technical College Michelle Stockness Piper Jaffray HealthPartners Sarah Stroebel Premiere Latino Events, LLC Lubetech Julie Sweitzer PriceWaterhouseCooper Minneapolis Association of Administrators Hazel Tanner Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. and Supervisors Mark Taylor and Jane Mercier Siemens Minneapolis Retired Teachers, Inc. Amanda and Mark Tempel Success Computer Consulting, Inc. Minneapolis Rotary Foundation Heather Thoerner Thrivent Financial Mu Phi Epsilon - Minneapolis Alumni Chapter Anthony Thompson U.S. Bank Productivity Inc. Science Museum of Minnesota

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$500-999 Stephen Lerum Steven Liss and Carol Chomsky Shane Lindstrom Gail McLaughlin Adventium Labs Judy Meath and Xandra Coe Kristen Milner CenterPoint Energy Sue Mortensen David and Audrey Nelson Chipotle Mexican Grill Judith Olson Alec Ostrom The Dakota Foundation for Jazz Education Penelope’s Shawl Fund of Carleton Perry Gen YOUth Foundation Minnesota Community Foundation Steve and Katie Remole Realty Guy, Inc. The Wilf Family Foundation Christopher Renz Residential Mortgage Group Michelle and Steven Anderson Diane Rowe Rotary Club of Minneapolis Terry Saario and Leland T. Lynch Royal Credit Union $500-999 Deborah and Timothy Soulen Scholarship America Janice and Selwyn Vickers Three Rivers Park District Anonymous (7) Lisa Williams Winona State University Kari and David Augdahl Steven R. Beck $100-249 Paula and Cy DeCosse INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY William Drake Anonymous (5) FOUNDATION PARTNERS William Gibbs Stacey Allgood Kai and Amy Gudmestad Tiffany Axness Minneapolis Public Schools M. Elizabeth Gyllstrom and Dan Anderson Mary and Alex Batinich Programs Martha M. Head J.M. Becker Mary M. Hill Shauna and Philip Becker $150,000+ Lucy and Kevin Hogan Marcia and Craig Benham Honeywell/G. Donald Long Scholarship Fund of Brenda Beyer Harvey Feldman The Minneapolis Foundation Bruce C. Birch Bernadeia Johnson Kate Bispala $25,000-49,999 Edward Juda Frances Bly Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, Inc. Eve Borenstein Julia W. Dayton Carolyn Kuennen Barbara and Sheldon Braaten Shirley K. Moore Estate Linda and Alan Landis David and Rebecca Branch Margaret Lind Daniel Brazil $5,000-9,999 Melisa Linder Susan Marie Brown Anonymous (2) David Mandelbaum Margaret Browne G. Eric and Jean Knox David and Barbara Meline Mary Brownrigg and John Pipkin Diana and Jerome Pawelak Robert Buerck $2,500-4,999 Jon Ritter and Hannah Krigman Richard and Yvonne Burry Rhonda Ruffini Chris Campbell Loth Anonymous Caroline Schultz Kristen and Daniel Carberry The Harrington Foundation Fund of Kelly Taschler Betsy Carpenter The Minneapolis Foundation Mary Vaughan Heidi Carsello Imagination Fund for Youth Service of Jenna and Alejandro Victoria Andrea Carter The Minneapolis Foundation Olga Viso Dennis Cass Susan Kennedy Mary P. Warren Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation H. Mead and June Cavert Joshua and Joani Moberg Jodi Wolk Mary and Fredrik Christiansen MPS Win Wallin Teacher Training Scholarship Fund Patricia Clarke Win Wallin Teacher Training Scholarship Fund of $250-499 Kimberly Colburn The Minneapolis Foundation Roger Conhaim Mark Welter Anonymous (8) Martha Cooper Frank Willkie Erik Addy Margaret and Nicholas Cords Shandi Alleman Janet Craig $1,000-2,499 Ted Allison Jennifer Crow Peggy and Gary Anderson Anne Crowningshield Anonymous (4) Helen Burry Philip and Rebecca Davis John Bellaimey and Lynnell Mickelsen Brenda Butler Korie DeBruin Larry Brown Youth Education Corporation Fund of Barbara Butts Williams James Diracles The Minneapolis Foundation Dianne Catapano-McConville Mark Downing Marilyn Cousineau Winston and Carol Cavert Grant Duwe The Double A Foundation Thomas Clausen and Christina Ulrich Godfrey Edaferierhi Gerald Gleich and Kristin Leiferman Phillip and Sandra Edwardson Lisa Elm William Graham William Galfano Darin England Mary Hall Patti Goldberg Manu Erickson James Hays Roy Hallanger Elizabeth Felix Frank T. Heffelfinger III Community Fund of Emily Hiranaga Mary Ficzeri The Minneapolis Foundation Maxine and Kieran Hughes Jenny Fleming Kay Johnson Suzanne Jebe Susan Francis Kopp Family Foundation Matthew Kane and Elizabeth Conway Tom and Rhonda Gerke Merle and Phyllis Krause Susan Kinder and David Vealitzek Thomas Giel Laird Norton Family Foundation Elizabeth Larkin Elizabeth Giles

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Erin Glynn Margaret Mahon Christopher Romans Judith and Herbert Goldenberg Anne Marie Marsnik Martha Rose Katherine Goodale Jim and Jane Martin James and Monica Saccone J. Graber Rochelle Mcginness Peter Sampson Aviva Grans-Korsh Meghan McGrann Melanie Sanco James Grathwol Mary McKelvey Joseph Schmidt Charles Hample Mary Mckinley Holly and Aaron Schram James and Kaia Hasnik Lisa McLean and Michael Dennis Browne Lawrence and Mary Schwanke Dean and Pamela Haugen Bill and Mary Mease Mary Schwebach Janet Heidinger Jeffrey and Lisa Mellas Jim Johnson and Kathy Schweikart Janet Heirigs Nan Miller Elizabeth Sharpe Michelle Hemingway Tatum Vanita Miller Lorie Shiels Kathe Hetterick Candace Miller Lopez and Carlos Lopez Paul Sisson Anne and Mike Hitchcock Kathy Moe and Joe Watson Dana Sosa Edwin and Libby Hlavka Eric Molho Hattie Spears Kim Hotchkiss Helane Monsour Martha Spriggs Linnea House Susan and Michael Morton Vincent Stall Mika Ipposhi Wendi Moss-Jarson Donna Stevens James and Marjorie Jacobsen Andrew Muller George Stewart Andree James Barbara and Samuel Murphy Leah and Nathan Streeter Charlotte Jensen Jamie Nafziger-White Kristin Sundberg Darlene and Craig Johnson Bonnie Nelson Anthony Thompson Penelope Jones Heather and Erick Nelson Sarah Thompson Suzanne Jurmain Laura Nolen Chris Thorson William and Naomi Kaess J. Richard Norby Alison Toure Clyde Kane Lucille and Robert Northenscold Kristen and Anthony Trelles Stephanie Kappel Rhonda O’Brien Michael and Doreen Trucano Teresa Kern Dennis Olsen Jennifer Valley Courtney Kiernat and RB Kiernat Lars Ostrom Stacie and Mark Vandermyde Kendall King and Jonathan Heathcote Diane Page Donalee and Paul Varns Laurie Knocke and Douglas Myren Vashti Pearson Martha Wahlstrom Anthony Konstant Emily Pernu Dagny Waldeland Lisa Lambert Christy and Matthew Pettis Elaine Walker John Larsen Angelena Phillips Howard and Victoria Warren Mandy and Aaron Larson Sarah Poindexter Tamala Washington-Green Sharon and Daniel Larson David Potyondy Lucia Watson Kamini and Nick LaRusso Lisa Prophete Konni Welk Torrey Lau Nova and George Quigley Deanna Wells Rosemary and Granville Lawrence Carol Quinn Julie and Robert White Leslie Legg and E. Carleton Perry Ann Racek Cori and Jason Wilf Susan Lenfestey Elizabeth Raivo-Lynch and Martin Barquero Salazar Rachel and Jonathan Wilf Lisa Levine Jodi Rebuffoni Lloyd Winfield Hollis Lundquist Susan Reed John and Rebecca Wood Linda and Warren Mack Jonathan Riehle Robin Wright Pamela MacKinnon Michael Ries Jehanne Zirps

We’ve made every effort to ensure that our donor list is accurate. Please contact us at 612.455.1559 for corrections, updates, feedback or more information on how your gift is making a difference.

14 Financial Highlights

July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014

Income 46.9% Released from Restriction for MPS*

14.6% Contracts

13.6% Gifts from Individuals

10.5% Released from Restriction for AchieveMpls*

4.9% Foundation / Corporate Grants**

3.5% Miscellaneous (events & earned income)

3.4% STEP-UP Wage Subsidies

2.7% Interest and Investment Income

Total Income = $6,790,770 Expenses

42.4% MPS Strategic Priorities

29.6% AchieveMpls Programs

16.5% School Funds and Scholarships

4.0% STEP-UP Wage Subsidies

3.8% General Operations

3.7% Fundraising

Total Expenses = $5,348,147

* Reflects contributions received in prior years designated for this year. ** Does not include $4.5 million designated for future years.

See our audited financial statements at www.achievempls.org/donate-now

15 AchieveMpls Board of Directors

Chair Pam Costain, Ex Officio Abdul Omari Peter Lancaster President and CEO Regent Partner AchieveMpls University of Minnesota Dorsey and Whitney LLP Bryan Everett Shannon Reabe Vice Chair Senior Vice President Store Operations Senior Analyst Rich Renikoff Target Boston Scientific Regional Director and Senior Vice President Tom Holman Christopher T. Shaheen Wells Fargo Principal Vice President and Chief Litigation The Morning Foundation Counsel Treasurer U.S. Bank Miles Swammi Bernadeia Johnson, Ex Officio Financial Analyst Superintendent Robbie Soskin General Mills Minneapolis Public Schools President Ovative Group Chair Emerita Elmer Koch Betsy Ordal Minneapolis Retired Teachers Christopher Stevens Vice President for Field Development Chief of Advancement Thrivent Financial Velma Korbel Walker Art Center Director, Department of Civil Rights City of Minneapolis Carissa Vincent Members Principal and Head of Recruiting Richard Mammen, Ex Officio Piper Jaffray & Co. Martin Abrams Chair Marketing Director, New Business Minneapolis Board of Education Development Team General Mills Hilary Marden-Resnik Senior Vice President and Chief Sylvia Bartley Administrative Officer Senior Global Marketing Manager UCare Medtronic Jennifer Melin Miller Chad Berge JMM Consulting Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers Mark Murphy Executive Director of Cargill Foundation Carol Carrier Assistant Vice President Special Assistant to the Senior Vice of Corporate Affairs President Cargill University of Minnesota

16 AchieveMpls Staff

Pam Costain Danielle Jastrow Christina Rates President & CEO CCC Coordinator CCC Coordinator Southwest High School South High School Nneka Abdullah CCC Coordinator Angel Jennings Arnise Roberson North & PYC High Schools Office Assistant Career and College Readiness Director

Jane Austin Ann Kellogg Gina Rysdon Communications Director CCC Coordinator Funds and Awards Manager South High School Darla Baker Kevin Salkas Finance Director Bradley Kerschner CCC Coordinator AmeriCorps VISTA Washburn High School Olivia Boerschinger Emerging Leaders Coordinator Public Ally Molly Schroeder Graduation Coaches Coordinator Anne Krocak Data Specialist Deputy Director Jeremiah Brown Amy Shapiro STEP-UP Achieve Director Molly Ladwig STEP-UP Achieve STEP-UP Achieve Senior Program Associate Emma Buechs Program Associate Outreach & Partnerships Rachel Shields Program Associate Adrienne Liska Individual Giving Manager STEP-UP Achieve Mary Delorié Program Associate John Teschner Development Director Grants Manager Kim Mai Tiffany Enriquez CCC Coordinator Kate Van Pernis CCC Coordinator Wellstone and Broadway High Schools CCC Coordinator Roosevelt High School Southwest High School Rebecca Noecker Cassandra Fenelon Outreach & Partnerships Director Nou Vang Outreach & Partnerships CCC Coordinator Program Associate Andrew Peterson Henry High School STEP-UP Achieve Nora Guerin Program Associate Jennie Zumbusch CCC Coordinator Measurement and Accountability Edison High School Anna Peterson Director STEP-UP Achieve Emmy Higgs Matzner Manager of Training and Data STEP-UP Achieve Training and Events Coordinator CCC = Career & College Center

17 Join Us!

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