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2020 Annual Report KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE Kids Enjoy Exercise Now KEEN’s mission is to empower youth with disabilities by providing free, non-competitive, one-to-one programs of exercise, fitness and fun, led by volunteer coaches.

KEEN’s vision is to foster confidence, self-esteem and community inclusion for youth with disabilities; strengthen communities through education of volunteers; and provide families with respite and a supportive network. KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 | 1

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The pandemic unexpectedly caused our KEEN world as we knew it to suddenly stop. We had to abruptly cancel all 38 of KEEN’s one-to-one programs for young people with disabilities (KEEN athletes), leaving us with the question “What now?”

We knew how important continuing some type of programming would be for our athletes and their families but were in uncharted territory. How could we engage our athletes in a meaningful way so that they could continue to exercise and socially interact with our volunteers and staff? Thinking first and foremost of our athletes with disabilities for whom KEEN plays such an important part in their lives, we quickly adapted to this new reality. We were the first organization in our community to start interactive online activities. KEEN LIVE at Home virtual programs started within a week of our in- person shutdown.

We began with virtual Fitness and Zumba sessions on Sundays and shortly thereafter expanded to more days of the week and more interactive virtual programs and activities, including Yoga, Music, Tae Kwon Do, Book Club, social sessions and games with friends, and dance parties.

To make sure that we keep KEEN’s entire community engaged, we brought back our volunteers from local high schools, universities, and corporate groups. They organize and run many of our virtual sessions and give everyone the opportunity to interact, learn, and have fun with KEEN athletes.

Our virtual programs contribute to feeling a sense of normalcy during these difficult times and lower emotional distress by motivating our athletes and volunteers to exercise and socially interact.

We are grateful to our sponsors and supporters who believe in KEEN and who join us in our perseverance! Thank you to every single one of you for helping us continue providing these very important programs to KEEN athletes entirely free of charge.

We are committed to fighting through these challenging times and not letting the pandemic infect our positive morale and dictate the future of our KEEN Programs!

Richard G. Blumenreich Beata Okulska Board President Executive Director 2 | KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 PROGRAMS

KEEN launches its first program in Bethesda, Maryland, and adds 11 1992 more programs over the next 14 years. KEEN Greater DC expands into Washington, D.C., launching its 13th, 14th 2006 and 15th programs in Southeast D.C. KEEN Greater DC launches two new Sports programs in Springfield, 2010 Virginia, bringing its program total to 19. KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore launches programs in ABOUT US 2013 Baltimore. KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore started in 1992 with a very KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore launches Virginia Bowling simple concept: Bring together in Falls Church, Virginia, and 2015 volunteers from the community now provides 27 programs throughout the region. and young people with KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore significant developmental holds its first annual Prom for our teenaged athletes, and physical disabilities, pair 2016 thanks to the Bullis School them one to one, and let them community. discover how to explore their KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore abilities and have fun. With this celebrates its Silver 2017 Anniversary and increases concept over the past 28 years, to 30 programs, launching KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore Sports in Arlington, launches Yoga in Silver Virginia, Bowling in has launched 38 free-of- Spring and Teens Tae Baltimore, Maryland, and Kwon Do in , charge in-person programs Zumba in Washington, D.C. Maryland, Zumba in in the District of Columbia, Arlington and Vienna and Maryland and Virginia. Amid 2018 Teens Bowling in Falls the pandemic, KEEN Greater Church, Virginia. DC-Baltimore launched 7 virtual KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore launches Yoga for young programs, allowing athletes and 2019 adults in Washington, D.C. volunteers to stay connected. and ZamDance in Chevy Chase, Maryland, for young adults. KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore launches virtual programs 2020 for all. KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 | 3 VIRTUAL PROGRAMS: KEEN LIVE AT HOME! March 14 Suspends all in-person programs due to Covid-19. 22 Launches first virtual program: Fitness, Story Time, and Zumba. May 03 Launches Tae Kwon Do program on select Sundays. 10 Launches Music program on select Sundays. 15 Holds KEEN Club Prom, run by Bullis HS student buddies. 26 Launches Tuesday Game Nights for KEEN Kids. 28 Launches Thursday Game Nights for KEEN Teens and Young adults. 29 Holds KEEN Prom for our Baltimore athletes. 31 Launches Yoga program on Sundays. June 06 Holds KEEN Prom for our Virginia athletes. 12 Holds KEEN Prom for our Montgomery County teens and DC athletes. 19 Holds KEEN Prom for our Montgomery County young adult athletes. August 05 Converts Tuesday/Thursday programs to Wednesday Socials. September 09 Engages volunteer groups in running weekday sessions. October 08 Launches KEEN Book Club program, run by JHU Neuroscience students. 15 Launches KEEN Club program, run by Bullis HS student buddies. 30 Holds Fun Fall Festival, run by JHU’s Phi Kappa Psi. December 04 Holds Winter Wonderland Party.

On Sundays: On Weekdays: Fitness with Aaron Anderson Wednesday Socials with volunteer groups. Zumba with Zuzu Kennedy Activity themes: crafts, dancing, animals, tours to U.S. states and countries around the world Yoga with Polly Vail Thursday Book Club with JHU Neuroscience students Music with Autumn McClintock Thursday KEEN Club with Bullis HS student buddies Tae Kwon Do with Master Moon Friday Special Events with KEEN Coaches 4 | KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 | 5 6 | KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE | ANNUAL REPORT 2020

Volunteers are vital to the continuity COACHES COMMITTEE and success of KEEN Greater Tammy Bronstein Hannah Lou Merrilee Seidman DC-Baltimore. Some help occasionally at Rochelle Coleman Catherine Lynch SofiatSoyemi KEEN’s programs while others become Jonathan Daulte Victoria “Vicky” Mary Tabakin Sarah Dowd Manalanson Eric Tarring regulars and may eventually evolve Michele Doyle Sarah McMahon Will Thompson into leaders as part of our Coaches Nancyellen Gentile Jane Meacham Jillian Tuttle Committee. These volunteers not Charlie Gilbert Karen Migdail Maria Velegris Marsha Glazer Jen Muething Rachel Walega only train new volunteers and run the Milena Gungor Beata Okulska Beth Wenger sessions but also plan and administer Hillary Komma Laura Partridge Lela Williams all of our 38 programs. They also play a Kristine Komorowski Liz Rakowski Maureen Liu Sean Robinson *As of January 2021 vital role in our virtual programs. Thank you to all of our outstanding volunteers. ASSOCIATES BOARD

Special thanks to our virtual volunteer Hailey Blumenreich Timothy Holland Ted Webne groups: Dustin Canter Gerard Pean Anastasia Liounakos Bullis High School Students Georgetown University Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity George Washington University Band BALTIMORE SPORTS Dundalk High School Howard University Medical College’s 1901 Delvale Avenue Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Baltimore, MD 21222 Interest Group BALTIMORE BOWLING AMF Dundalk Lanes Johns Hopkins University 1101 Merritt Boulevard Neuroscience Department Baltimore, MD 21222 Johns Hopkins University SOUND LIKE TENNIS Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity The Bullis School 10601 Falls Road KEEN Coaches Committee Members Potomac, MD 20854 Marshall High School Students YOGA FUN? Kennedy Krieger Institute Marymount University 13313 Old Columbia Pike Volleyball Team If you would like to help us grow by being Silver Spring, MD 20904 a part of KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore, ZAMDANCE University of Maryland visit: www.KEENGreaterDC.org for more Columbia Country Club Student National Dental Association information. 7900 Connecticut Ave. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 | 7 SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENTS

NOT your average KEENFEST 2020 In lieu of our traditional annual fall gala, Volunteer Ambassadors hosted virtual events to celebrate our Not Your Average KEENFest week. Special thanks to our KEENFest corporate sponsors: Bernstein Management Group, Ferrari of Washington, Total Wine & More, Host Hotels & Resorts and Perry Bayliss Government Relations. KEENFest week events included:

A NIGHT WITH MASON HARRIS, THE CHUTZPAH GUY Hosted by Rich and Hailey Blumenreich

27TH ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC

Nearly 100 golfers enjoyed a great day of golf, food and fundraising at a modified version of the KEEN Golf Classic at WINE TASTING PRESENTED BY TOTAL WINE & MORE Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md. Special thanks to this Hosted by Fahimeh Bagheri and June Trone year’s top sponsors: Contemporary Electrical Services, Capitol Drywall, Accenture, Boatman and Magnani, Inc. and Park Hotels & Resorts. Thank you to all of our golf sponsors and supporters and to our dedicated Golf Classic Committee for making the event a great success!

TEACH GIVE INSPIRE FRIDAYS WITH GUEST SPEAKER AND KEEN CO-FOUNDER ESTEE PORTNOY Hosted by Barbara Guterman

VINYASA FLOW YOGA WITH TANYA Hosted by Tanya Bagheri

APERITIF AND LIGHT BITES PRESENTED BY FERRARI OF WASHINGTON Hosted by Jill Bernstein and Ferrari of Washington

Thanks to our event leaders, sponsors and donors, as well as our tireless KEENFest Committees for making Not Your Average KEENFest a great success! 8 | KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 | 8 2020 DONORS

$30,000+ Karen Migdail Seyfarth Shaw LLP Miller and Chevalier Charitable Spirit Club Foundation Inc. Foundation Daniel Vine Neighborhood Development Company $1,000+ Sondra and Daryl Nickel Park Hotels & Resorts Venkata and Srilatha Achanta $15,000+ Corina Higginson Trust Dr. Soheila Rostami Matthew and Heather Ahrens Fight for Children Runaka and Kevin Anderson Anonymous Dr. Irvin and Barbara Guterman $2,000+ Ilene Baylinson MAXIMUS Foundation Harry & Zoe Poole Foundation Robert and Julie Berton Montgomery County Host Hotels & Resorts AT&T Mike and Karen Brocato Collaboration Council for Lloyd and Tracy Mustin Baltimore Community Clune Construction Children, Youth and Families Paccar Foundation Foundation Scott Collins Perry Bayliss Government Bank of America Xavier Furtado $10,000+ Relations Bike to the Beach, Inc. Etienne Gagnon Ravens Foundation Booz Allen Hamilton Kelly Hiner- Island Rulz Altria Companies Employee Robin Shaffert and Dean Ashley Bovino Joyce Koons Community Fund Brenner Bozzuto Group David Krakoff and Sydney Clark-Winchcole Foundation Thomas W. Bradley Foundation Buckley LLP Hoffman Disability Opportunity Fund Venable LLP Foundation Cohn Reznick John Maguire George Preston Marshall Faibish Law David and Carrie Marriott Foundation $3,000+ Sara Beiro Farabow and Ford Lesley and Mike McNamara Joey Pizzano Memorial Fund Farabow Rose Mary Meredith Montgomery County Accenture Ferrari & Maserati of Washington Carrie Morley Community Grant Access Point Financial Freedom Flooring Company Dan and Michelle Murphy Montgomery County Public Baker & McKenzie LLP Gallagher Evelius & Jones LLP Frank and Lois Poper Health Emergency Grant Richard and Linda Blumenreich Lisa Gill Steve and Karla Sims State of Maryland COVID-19 Boatman & Magnani Theodore and Kristina Giovanis Sussman Licht Family Fund Emergency Relief Grant Burt Braverman and Kathleen David Hish Adrian and Donna Washington Meredith Innovative Discovery, LLC Wildlands Engineering $5,000+ Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP Junior League of NOVA, Inc. Peter Wolfson Nancy and John DeVierno Hillary and Prasad Komma John Zolet Jessica Abrahams Dimick Foundation Logistics Management Institute Bernstein Management Group Kevin and Catherine Gallagher M&T Bank Realty Capital $750+ David and Mikel Blair Karen Brinkmann and Fred Corporation Capitol Drywall Inc Johnsen Tim Matthews Eugene Ennesser Contemporary Electrical Colleen M. Kennedy and Joseph and Jocelyn Ottinger Cindy Miley Services Thomas J. Kelly, Jr. Salesforce Richard Sorian 9 | KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 | 9

John Mollard Michele and Anthony Botte Susan Hovanec Ravens Foundation$500+ Scott Morris Michael Brien JP Morgan Chase Foundation Jon and Jill Olmstead Mark Brzozowski David Kahn and Sherry Dale Ardizzone Kati Penney Richard and Christiana Bindeman Julie Aslaksen Bob Perry Cameron Winnie and James Kao Debra Bates-Schrott Linda Phelps Jeff Campione Patrick Kelly Charles Beard Ken Possenriede William Chapman Amrit Kohli Charles Berk Robert Quinn Serena Chon Herb and Carolyn Kolben Darren and Jill Bernstein Jane and Marty Raskin Ty Cobb Attila and Ilona Lantos John Brocato Will Riordan Walter Coker Kathie Levitz Bill Brocato Undra Robinson Patricia Connally Maria and Aidan Long Jake Brody Laxmi Sarwal Gertrude Cooper Ryan Lore Thomas Burlin Steve Shane Michelle and Paul Cooper Upacala Mapatuna Brian and Helene Bushwick Todd Singleton and Lisa David Cooper Emma Marszalek Jonathan and Myungeun Cho Mascolo Sammi and Lawton Costello Jim Martin Margaret Chou Diana and Craig Sklar Michele Cross Debbi and Scott Mayster Michael and Michelle Citren Donna and Bill Stacia Fred and Judith Curry Kaitlin McTighe Tim Conway Margo and Alan Tank Steven and Lisa Curwin Mark and Judith Morris Yvonne Craver The Giving Square Monique Darvish Meghan Murphy Robert DiGiovanni Myron Thomas Marco Davis Andrew Norris Julie Dobson Scott Tollefsen Angshuman Deb Wendy O’Neil Jeffrey and Kimberlee Driggs Mary Vail Dene Dobensky Samar Patel Dr. Christine Ebrahimzadeh Bridget Vaughan Matthew and Karin Dolan Karen Pence Kyle Ferguson Ellen Villa Mark Dorin Karen Perkner John and Susan Fitzgerald Michael Wager Michele Doyle Teresa Pesce Jimmy and Tina Fragoyannis Howard Weiner John Driscoll Martin Petrella GitHub Ethel Wenger Joseph Ennesser Susie Rainey Tom Greiner Roberto and Claudia De Rick Fischer Rosemary and Kevin Reger Hamima Halim Colstoun Werebe Eric Frye Ron Robinson Emily Harner Dan and Karen Wolff Jon Garay Elisabeth Ross Claudia Helmig Fred and Kathy Zanoff Chase and Suzanne Garwood Michael and Jennifer Roy Wes Heppler Paul Glist Madeleine Rudd Marcia Herman $250+ Ron Goldstock and Judith S&P Global Kim Holmes Friedman Claudia Sahm Doug Howenstein Kathryn Alsegaf Golfers’ Charitable Foundation Stephanie Scarola Regina Kennedy Joe Alvarez Donna Gramm Michelle Shepherd Leslie Kerman and Jeffrey Zachary Anduiza Weinfeld Education Group Noah Silverman Bialos Anonymous Jonathan Hacker Eric Sirulnik Frederic Kline Laura and Perry Apelbaum Joshua Hanna Dominic Smith Benjamin Klubes and Risa Sean Atkins Dorisa Harris Cathy Solomon Bender Fahimeh and Shahram Bagheri George and Susan Hartung Clint Stinger Gary Lieber Bank of America Charitable Carol and Rob Harvey Maryann Surrick James Mann Foundation Paul Hatch Stacey Tevlin Mike Marshall Kim Bayard Jennifer Hauge Dixon and Donna Tranum Thomas McCoy Ronnetta Bell Ronald Heakins David and June Trone Scott and Louise Melby James Berry Christine Heaphy Robert Tygenhof Merriman Family Foundation Philip and Nanette Bevan Jeffrey and Patricia Hooke Maria Velegris 10 | KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE | ANNUAL REPORT 2019 | 10

Mandy Chen Suja John Leslie Shedlin $250+ CONTINUED Lucia and Andy Claster Christopher Karlsten Chris Sponyoe Rob Vigfusson Brian Clew Mark Kerins Dennis Standfield John Walz Dawn and Michael Doherty John Kirby Eric Tarring Rebecca Weintraub Michael and Diane Egan Joon Seok Lee Lacey and Eric Tygenhof John Wharton Charles and Loralee Falvey Richard and Sally Levie Eva and Michael Walega Sam Whitehorn Charles and Krayna Feinberg Frederic Levy Dave and Lynn Weatherby Gary and Barbara Winter Arminda Frias Guoqing Lin Michael Zeldin and Amy Rudnick Claire Woody Zhuoran Gaowen Bonnie Linen-Carroll Cathy Zusy Mark and Amy Zusy Christie Harris Suzanne Mowery Scott and Anne Hefter Timothy Mullen $150+ Arthur Hish Ivory and Crystal Pilgrim Robert and Nancy James Karen Rubenstrunk William and Bethany Adamo Theda Jessen Anne Santa-Donato Mark Blumenthal Karen Johannes Harvey and Kathleen Schochet

2020 IN-KIND DONORS

4 Star Tennis Academy Greater Giving SUPPORT AT Accounting Solutions LLC Kennedy Krieger Instute - Montgomery Preeti Chojar, Access programmer County Campus US Rochelle Coleman, Rochelle Master Joo Moon/Tae Kuk (T.K.) Athletic Consulting Martial Arts Please donate through: Fairfax County CRS/Irving Middle School Rebecca Starer, graphic designer • www.KEENGreaterDC.org • United Way #8065 Fairfax County CRS/Kilmer Center School Total Wine & More • Combined Federal Campaign #75656 Georgetown Preparatory School Washington Wizards/Monumental Sports Please contact us at [email protected] Charlie Gilbert, photographer Washington Sports Clubs if there has been an oversight. Every effort has been made to correctly list 2020 major donors. KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 | 11 FINANCIALS

KEEN GREATER DC, LLC EXPENSES Virtual Programs for Young People with Disabilities STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES Programs FOR THE YEAR ENDING 12/31/20 (UNAUDITED) Sports/Fitness 242,481 Dance/Music 132,122 Tae Kwon Do 14,029 SUPPORT Yoga 25,350 Foundations/Organizations 150,200 Social 108,446 Corporations/Businesses 60,459 Total Program Services $522,427 United Way & CFC 3,224 Individual Donors 155,912 Supporting Services Government Agencies 110,500 Fundraising 94,443 Management & Administration 32,315 SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE KEEN Golf Classic 97,575 TOTAL EXPENSES $649,185 KEENFest 96,043 Investment Income 4,736 NET INCOME $29,466

TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT $678,651 Documents and information submitted to the State of Maryland under the Maryland Charitable Solicitations Act are available from the Office of the Secretary of State for the cost of copying and postage.

A copy of our current financial statement is available upon request by contacting KEEN Greater DC, LLC. Our EIN No. is 42-1657976. KEEN Greater DC LLC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, donations to which are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Please consult your tax advisor for further information.

Thanks for keeping the KEEN family together! – KEEN Athlete

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So wonderful to feel Proud to have “ connected KEEN in my life. to the Thanks for keeping

entire KEEN the KEEN family

KEEN community. sessions provide familiar together! – KEEN Coach and friendly outreach“ and “– KEEN Athlete continuity—from pre-Covid throughout Covid isolation.

– KEEN Parent The KEEN online programs have been amazing. It provides a community of friends who have shared experiences and sensitivity that My son has been fosters the children’s working on being confidence and a appropriate in feeling of comradery. friendships and We are so grateful for all making friends in that KEEN staffers have his programming at done and continue to do!!! school. Obviously, this KEEN online – KEEN Parent is hard to do with no programs have access to new people, improved my child’s so [KEEN online] has mood and made him given him a chance to happy during this Thanks for giving us an hour work on that. He really difficult, isolating time. of structure to our Sunday. wants to make friends – KEEN Parent – KEEN Parent so it has made him happy! – KEEN Parent These contact engagements are so important— even if virtual—please keep up the good work. – KEEN parent KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 | 13

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE BOARD RICHARD G. BLUMENREICH ASHLEY BOVINO Community Representative American Farmland Trust President Treasurer

BARBARA GUTERMAN KEVIN GALLAGHER Community Representative Host Hotels & Resorts Vice President Secretary

GENERAL BODY

JESSICA C. ABRAHAMS KAREN MIGDAIL Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Community Representative

JOE ALVAREZ CINDY MILEY National Office Systems Community Representative

BURT BRAVERMAN DREW MUCCI Davis Wright Tremaine HITT Contracting

KAREN BRINKMANN LLOYD M. MUSTIN II Telecom, Media & Technology Law XLA

LIAM BROWN JON OLMSTEAD Marriott International Cushman & Wakefield

SARA BEIRO FARABOW STEPHANIE SCAROLA Seyfarth Shaw LLP Expense Reduction Analysts

JENNIFER ENGEL FISHER, MS ROBIN SHAFFERT Weinfeld Education Group Community Representative

TONI GHAZI NOAH J. SILVERMAN Compass Real Estate Marriott International

DAVID HISH SOWANDE TICHAWONNA Joyce Koons Honda Buick GMC RMTAP

COLLEN M. KENNEDY MICHAEL ZELDIN Community Representative CNN

ANNIE MCDONALD Montgomery College *as of January 2021

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS

CHICK HALEY DAVID HERNANDEZ SKARUPA TRONE

KEEN FOUNDER

ELLIOTT I. PORTNOY KEEN GREATER DC-BALTIMORE P.O. Box 341590 [email protected] Bethesda, MD 20827 www.KEENGreaterDC.org 301-770-3200 www.KEENBaltimore.org KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore is a 501(c)3 organization. EIN: 42-1657976 | CFC: 75656 | United Way: 8065