Annual Report 2017

Board of Trustees 2017-2018 MISSION CHAIR Belinda Roll VICE CHAIRS We inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. Our Tanuja M. Dehne venue is the school. We bring arts experiences by professional teaching Steve Runk artists directly to students, eliminating barriers to participation and making TREASURER the arts accessible to students of every socioeconomic background, Colleen A. Foy RECORDING SECRETARY geographic area, and ability. Andrea Colby MEMBERS AT LARGE Sanford Bing Children are at the center of our work. Teaching artists focus on an outcome Gil Blitz Michelle Cash driven approach, with emphasis on the skills and knowledge children should Sebastian Clarke acquire, understand, and apply to their lives and learning. Barbara Coe Michael J. Conlan Arthur Factor Liz Fillo At the center of this model are the four core elements that are the hallmark Deborah Sands Gartenberg of all our programs: Richard Goldman Marilyn W. Grounds Eleanor V. Horne Peter Johnson 1. extraordinary art and artists Everett Kline EXPERIENCE Stacy Mattia Amy McHugh Barbara Moran Amanda Newman-Godfrey 2. UNDERSTAND the value of art and creativity in the world Barbara Panfili Mary M. Reece Michele N. Siekerka, Esq. Willa Spicer 3. CREATE art that engages the imagination and expresses ideas Donald Strum Michelle Thompkins M’lou Walker Tiffani Warren 4. CONNECT the creative process to learning and life. Sharon White PRESIDENT & CEO Michele Russo 359,706 children

527 schools

17,284 teachers

The staff, students, and parents feel truly blessed to have been the recipients of the Adopt-a-School program for so many years. The benefit to our students is immeasurable.” “—Fran Willever, Media Specialist, Wilson School Creative Beginnings

We train teachers and work directly with our youngest learners to explore open- ended inquiry and hands-on art-making. Adopt-a-School

We partner with educators and funders to bring teaching artists to schools in need, giving many children their first chance to experience live performance and co-create art with a professional artist. AIE

We partner with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts to provide schools with 20 days of arts education programming including performance, hands-on workshops and a school-wide culminating event. 14,586 families

4,880 programs

2,972 workshops & residencies

520 teacher training sessions

Young Audiences’ teaching artists have given our students the voice, the words and the rhythm to express themselves. Good, bad, or ugly, expression is connecting and the YA program helped our students to thrive, to bloom and to find beauty. Through the creative process, they discovered empathy, “commonality, and most of all community.” —4th grade teacher Creativity Consultant Project

By training classroom teachers, we show how the arts can be used to problem solve, reach reluctant learners, and enhance every subject taught in school. PHOTO BY FRANK VERONSKY

Theatre to Learn

We work in partnership with theatres to develop a 2nd-5th grade curriculum that combines theatre techniques with the exploration of science, social studies, and English. Family Arts & Creativity

We give families a chance to experience and create artwork together. Parents witness their children’s creative spark and children awaken to their parents’ many talents. 318 new donors

652 new social media followers

$1 Million in wages to 233 artists

This year’s residency has been such a positive and beautiful learning experience for both teachers and students. Artists have opened our eyes so students can express themselves musically, poetically, and artistically throughout the workshops and assemblies.” “ —Melissa Ann Hunton, 6th Grade ELA teacher, Somerset Intermediate School Celebrating...

Young Audiences Young Audiences Establish the Adopt- 40th Anniversary! Raise $3.5 million incorporated. Three Network awarded a-School Initiative to Launch Dazzle Mad from the Build classical music groups National Medal of Arts serve Trenton. Merge Hot Ballroom Gala. a Better Child present 10 performances from President Clinton. with the Institute for Capital Campaign in Mercer, Middlesex and Wynton Marsalis Arts & Humanities and establish an Somerset counties. performs at the annual Education. endowment and benefit. 115 teaching scholarship fund. artists serve 356,860 children.

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Celebrate the 10th Establish the Grounds anniversary of the 25th Anniversary Circle in honor of Trenton Adopt-a-School Offerings expand Celebration. Budget Marilyn Grounds. Initiative, having raised to include dance exceeds $1 million. Launch Dazzle gala over $1 million and and storytelling. 10 Creative Beginnings, with grant from Merge with Young now serving every performance groups our early childhood Educational Testing Audiences of Eastern elementary and middle serve 45,000 children. program, launches. Service. Pennsylvania. school in the district. Thank you to our donors

$100,000 AND UP Hyde and Watson Foundation $2,000-$4,999 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Investors Bank Foundation Joanne Canady-Brown and Matt Brown Mary and Gary Reece James E. and Diane W. Burke Foundation Nancy M. Lifland Larry Capo and James Olson Amy and Jay Regan New Jersey State Council on the Arts The Meta A. & William S. Griffith Robert J. Ciatto and Elaine Ciatto Family Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Belinda and Ferrill Roll Foundation Foundation Michele and Niel Siekerka The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania Willa and Michael Spicer $30,000-$99,999 The Victoria Foundation Tanuja and Phillip Dehne The Bent Spoon Connelly Foundation Drinker Biddle & Reath Voorhees Blitz Amerio Group of UBS Educational Testing Service $5,000-$9,999 Ms. Miles Dumont and Mr. Llewellyn Ross Sharon and Russell White The George and Estelle Sands Foundation Tamara Barnes and Roger Marinzoli Barbara and Lew Gantwerk Betty Wold Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Norman T. Callaway, Jr. Elizabeth Leigh Gibson Fund of the $1,000-$1,999 NRG Energy, Inc. Andrea and Michael Colby Princeton Area Community Foundation Betterton College Planning The Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. 1962 Melissa Cookman Cheryl and Richard Goldman Gil Blitz Charitable Trust Liz Fillo and Chris Coucill Kathy and Jamie Herring Borden Perlman Salisbury & Kelly Jerome Robbins Foundation Eleanor V. Horne Jane and Ted Boyer $20,000-$29,999 Peter and Sharyn Johnson HSBC Bank Catherine and Kevin Brennan Aetna Foundation The Johnson Family Fund Gerda E. Kelly* Pernilla and James Burke Cumberland Empowerment Zone M&T Bank Linda Kinsey and Don Ehman Barbara Coe Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies New Jersey Business & Industry Everett Kline and David Wald Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Cole Anonymous Association Nancy and Duncan MacMillan Patricia and Eliot Daley PNC Amanda Newman-Godfrey and Dean Margit and Eli Marie Arvesen Fund of the Ms. Colleen A. Foy and Mr. Todd B. Gudgel Wells Fargo Godfrey Community Foundation of New Jersey Alice and Steve Gens The Piper Hill Foundation Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Diedre Graham $10,000-$19,999 Deborah and Stephen Shepherd Donna and Timothy McInerney Maureen Heffernan and Elisabeth Stewart Anonymous Anita J. Siegel Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Dorothy and Joseph Highland The Edward T. Cone Foundation Subaru of America Foundation Barbara Fulton Moran and Tom Moran Ann Marie and Terry Horner Deborah Sands Gartenberg and Gary Anonymous New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Leslie and Chris Kuenne Gartenberg M’lou Walker Company Emily Mann and Gary Mailman The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey Caroline and Helmut Weymar Barbara and Duilio Panfili Ann and John McGoldrick

* we remember PHOTO BY FRANK VERONSKY PHOTO BY FRANK VERONSKY Michele Minter and Jeffrey Yuan Elizabeth and Marty Johnson Nancy and Bill Cane Grounds Circle New Jersey Theatre Alliance Heidi Joseph Robert Cashill Established in 2009, in honor of Marilyn OceanFirst Foundation John Killeen Sebastian Clarke W. Grounds, founders and members are Dr. and Mrs. Steven Peskin Wendy Liscow and Michael Pollard William V. Cosgrove major donors to the Annual Fund. Jennifer and Lee Pierson Stacy and Michael Mattia Count Basie Theatre Sherry A. Beltramini-Pincus and Sheldon Patricia and Geoffrey Michael Carol and John Dehne FOUNDERS H. Pincus Terri Moreland and Jon Katz Jess and Ted Deutsch Barbara P. Broad Nancy and Will Robins Mark Murphy JoAnn and Glenn Durr Andrea L. Colby Steve Runk and Ken Eiker Dr. Kishwer Nehal and Dr. Adrian Fisher Jane and Arthur Factor Laurence Capo and James Olson Michele Russo NRG Global Giving Fred Astaire Dance Studio Cheryl and Richard Goldman Tiffani and Melvin Warren Ober Family Fund of the Princeton Area D. A. Graham Christine Grounds and John Mir Melanie Willoughby Community Foundation Hope Greenfield and Ken Olshansky Marilyn and Peter* Grounds Ferris Olin Gordon Griffin Janet M. Haring $500-$999 Margaret and Chris Papa Samuel M. Hamill, Jr. Betty Wold Johnson Nancy and Howard Alter Parker McCay Carol and Harold Herbert Gerda E. Kelly* Jacqueline and Woody Phares Elaine and William Hogan Anonymous Linda Kinsey and Don Ehman AT&T Rhona and Allen Porter Hyatt Regency Princeton Ann and John McGoldrick June Ballinger and Michael Goldstein Sharon and Robert Powell Pamela Klipstein-Smith Mary and Gary Reece Vic Barry and Maureen Strazdon Princeton Area Community Foundation Elizabeth and Roman Korduba Joan Bartl Celest Quintana Kuiken Brothers Company, Inc. Jay and Amy Regan Jenna and Aaron Bellish Katie Hughes Redmond and Aiden Cynthia and Don Lara Belinda and Ferrill Roll Ann Betterton and Craig Girvan Redmond Ellen and Harry Levine Deborah and Stephen Shepherd Tim and Kathleen Biesiadecki Sherise Ritter Andrew S. and Phyllis Levy Anita J. Siegel Iris and Sanford Bing Vincent and Rachelle Russo Marcy and Chris Martin Michael and Willa Spicer Barbara Broad Anne and Mitchell Seltzer Sally Maruca Mr. and Mrs. John L. Steffens Judith Brodsky and Michael Curtis Marylu Simon and Judy Zimmerman Mr. Edward E. Matthews Miriam and Jeff Tucker Zoe Brookes and Alastair Binnie Carol Stillwell The McGinley Family Kristin and Ken Wenger Frances Canady Sonya Streeter Aliah and Brian McHenry Julia Canady Susan and Don Sugar Ruth and Bernard Miller Julie Denny Clark Jan and Tom Sullivan Steve Millstein Encore Society Carol Cronheim Suplee, Clooney & Co. Jim Milton Kevin Cummings Bonnie Teresi Liza and Sky Morehouse Recognizes those whose estate and life David Rago Auctions, Inc. Anne VanLent Fund of the Princeton Area Lorelei Mottese income gifts will provide future support. Katie and Nick Eastridge Community Foundation Nick Hilton Studio Audrey and David Egger Nima and Anix Vyas Jennifer and Mike O’Donnell FOUNDING MEMBERS Anne Evans Estabrook Corey Waldron Jean and Larry Parsons Larry Capo and Jim Olson * we remember Ann and Bernie Flynn Anne Wallentine Pamela Parsons Andrea L. Colby James Gallagher Coreen Ward Dr. and Mrs. Richard Porwancher Liz Fillo and Chris Coucill Jodi and Shawn Gold Ashawna and Andrew West Princeton Area Junior Woman’s Club Cheryl and Richard Goldman Gordon and Llura Gund Fund of the Susie Wilson Mary Lou Rodriguez Janet M. Haring Princeton Area Community Foundation Neena and Joseph N. Winter Mr. W. Brooke Roulette Kathy and Jamie Herring Dorothy Graham Eric Witmondt Carolyn Rutsky Gerda E. Kelly* Janice Gross Sallye and Ron Zink Celia D. Ryan Barbara and Tom Moran Marilyn and Peter* Grounds Nancy Snyderman Denyce Mylson and Joseph Olenick Iona and Maurice Harding $250-$499 Elizabeth and Richard Sperry Mrs. Dorothy Noonan Kathy and Ray Hart Adriana Arismendi Stages Consultants Belinda and Ferrill Roll Jamie Heckler Nancy Becker Wayne Staub Anita J. Siegel Robert Hendrickson Carol and Barry Belt Edward Stern Michael and Willa Spicer IEW Construction Group Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bienstock Cindy and Kevin Sullivan Miriam and Jeff Tucker Edward G. Johnson Birch Family Fund Michelle and Jeff Thompkins Sharon and Russell White Corinna and Peter Bisgaier Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Guder Leah and Brian McDonald Elisabeth Bish Cami and Scott Gunther Amy and John McHugh Vincent Bonica Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hall, Jr. Walt McRee Julie Booth Judy and Randolph Hanks Mr. and Mrs. Graeme McWhirter

PHOTO BY FRANK VERONSKY Betty Boros Heather Hansberry Tali Mendelberg Lucille and Paul Boudreau Carol and Richard Hanson Liz Menges Walter Brasch Stephanie Hantman Andre Miesnieks Joseph Bredehoft Val and Nat Hartshorne Catherine Milone Jennifer Bryson and John McGahren Archer and Tom Harvey Debra and Kenneth Mindlin Katrin and Rick Buscavage Alisha and John Hastings-Kimball Meredith Moore and Steve Rabbe Jane Buttars and Daniel Harris Katherine Hatton and Richard Bilotti Liz and Perry Morgan Michael Cano Patricia and Adolf Herst John Mudge Ron Cantor Rebecca and David Hirschwerk Regan Mumolie Barbara Ciamporcero John Hoffman Denyce Mylson and Joseph Olenick Taylor and Patrick Todd Amy and Robert Cohen Carol and David Hunt Vanessa Nazario Sarah and Michael Unger Anne and Richard Colavita Rosanne Jacks Barbara Oberg and Perry Leavell Marcia Van Dyck Suzanne and Chris Collins Wendy Jaeger Mr. Gordon Ostrowski Martha and George Vaughn Fund of the Bernadette Connaughton and Michael Gray Kathy Jaffari Ellen and Sanford Oxfeld Princeton Area Community Foundation Kathryn Conroy Meghan Jambor Susan and Patrick Palmer Harriet and Jay Vawter Susan A. Cook The Help Someone Fund of the Jewish Joanne and Dwayne Patterson Ann Vehslage Philip Crowley Community Foundation of Greater Mari Pearlman Barbara and David Vilkomerson Miky Czaban Mercer Peter Peretzman Mr. and Mrs. Ken Villano Al and Mary Lou D’Augusta Bob and Lynn Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Tod Peyton James Weber Carol Davidson Sarah and Landon Jones Charles Phillips Colleen McKay Wharton Sandra and Chris Dawes Katherine Jushchyshyn Patricia Phillips Anonymous Alfred DeBlasio Lily and Yuri Khalif Anne-Marie and Louis Pisano Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Winter Rachel Diomede Ann and Richard Kline Carol and Mark Pollard Caroline Wischmann and David Rasner Dr. Jay Doolan Angela Klizos and Jeffrey Vega Debbie and Alan Poritz Kerri Wright Suzy Dwyer and Andrew Harrison Donna Kubeck Present Company Young Audiences, Inc. Robbie and Shawn Ellsworth Bambi and Paul Kuhl Mary Sue Sweeney Price Joanne and Michael Zapicchi Richard Engel Perla and Richard Kuhn Andrea and Dennis Ratner William V. Engel Douglas R. Kuiken Donnajean Reckelhoff and Erik Wiehardt $100-$249 Terri and Jonathan Epstein Anne LaBate Jason Redd Jean and Jay Abarbanel Pamela Erb-Melville Linda and Micky Landis Lisa Regino Mary Jo Abbondanza Phil and Meri Evans Catherine Laporta Barry Richards Atkins Companies Janet Felton and Martin Gilens Jessica and Timothy Larason Stefanie Riehl Daniel Backenroth Lisa and Thomas Finegan Yuki Moore Laurenti and Jeffrey Laurenti Elaine Rizzo Barbara Bailer Anonymous Patrice Lavanture and Paula Alekson Frank Robinson Roseann Baska Kay and James Fuger Jeralyn Lawrence Mary Lou and Jose Rodriguez Jessica and Jeff Bassett Heidi Gantwerk and Andy Mayer Barbara and David Lenkowsky Mrs. H. Ross Sangster Alison Baxter and Bill Stoltzfus Robert Gantz Marsha Levin-Rojer Linda and Steven Roth Mary Beaumont Mary and James Gatsch Clifford Lindholm Hana and Marcel Rozencweig Kara Bickham and Samuel Seward Kate and Mark Germond Cyndy and Ralph Losanno Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ruben Joanna Belsky Anonymous Adele Macula Lisa Hirsh Schlossman Anonymous Lisa Glickman Teresa Maguire Mimi Schwartz Elizabeth and Benjamin Benton Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Glovier Ms. Neepa Maitra and Mr. Chris Woodward Mrs. Arline Schwartzman Peter Berzins Ms. Colleen Goggins Margaret and Fred Marigliano Vincent Schweikert Mrs. Toni Besselaar Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Gorrie Michelle Marigliano and Daniel Levatino Mr. and Mrs. David R. Scott Pam and Don Betterton Nancy and David Grant Ginny Mason and Robert Willig Felice Seeman Catherine and Greg Bielat John Gray Robin and Jon McConaughy Grace Shackney Ray Shea Carla Berry Debbie Hart Mr. and Mrs. Stephen I. Silverman Constance Betterton and Christopher Betsy Haubrich Ericka Simmons Salotti Denise Hecht Chris and Dick Smith Tricia Bitetto Ashley Heller Sourland Cycles Raju and Lindsey Bohra Nanci Hersh and Scott Dight Paul Stathoulopoulos Lorna Brown Mr. and Mrs. Colin Hill Hazel Stix Kira Campo Mark Hirsch Julia and Jeff Stoller Ruth S. Candeub Jonah Hirschwerk Cynthia and Richard Stoneking Lauricelle Castillo Sally Hirschwerk Cheryl and James Strain Lois Castro Sherry Hoover Barbara and Barney Straut Janet Chen and Stephen Shueh William Hymans Rachel and Joel Studebaker Christine Clayton-Stroh Jacqueline Jones and Ed Greene Kathleen and Andrew Sullivan Francine Conway Teresa Kaiser Robin Suydam Rachel Shapiro Cooper Carol Katz Robert Szostak Michael Corwin Barbara Kauffman Christine Nunziata Patricia and Toby Taylor Kim Cowperthwait Heather Kearns-Latini, Legwork Inc. Maureen O’Keefe and Jack Mullan Julia Taylor Diane and Tom Crino Susanne and Jeff Kesper Joe Poedubicky Penny and Ted Thomas Lisa Criscuolo Jennifer Keyes-Maloney Rebecca Powers Anne Thornton Peter Crowley Marcy Kjeldsen Mr. and Mrs. Scott Ricker Liz and Al Tindall Adrena Cunningham Erin Klebaur Jenn Rogers Daphne Townsend Molly de Aguiar Jacqueline and James Knox Rose Runk Susan Behr Travers Anthony DePetris Jessica and Rich Koehler Deborah Runyon Carol Turner Marcy DePula Dora Kontogiannis Carolynn and Michael Saraco Diane Ullman Sarah Diefenbach Anne and Scott Kraft Tara Scher Nelida Valentin Emari DiGiorgio Wendy LaRue Susan Scherreik Valerie Montecalvo Disposal Victoria Duff Timothy Losch Harriett Schwartz Dr. and Mrs. Peter J. Ventimiglia Leslie and Jim Duffy Danielle Lynch Tyler Seville Susan and Daniel Wald Susan Dunning Debbie and Bob Macchia Alexander Shaw Cathy Denning Liz and Mark Estes Jessenia Madraswala Brian Siekerka Susan Waskow Adam Farrah Ruth Mandel and Jeff Lucker Caitlin Siekerka Rachel and Matthew Webster Bill Ferguson Michael Marigliano Jay Siekerka Victoria and Neil Weisfeld Donna and Matt Ferro Jude Martin-Cianfano Verity Smith Lee and George White Robin Fogel Maritza Martin-Wildgoose and Roderick Michael Sorice Ruth and Nick Wilson Kimberly Forest Wildgoose Barbara and Eliot Spack Janel Winter Scott Fulmer Joan Mattia and Larry Tencza Edveina Stansbury Mary and Joseph S. Wisnovsky Roslyn Gantwerk Michelle McBride Ilona Stern Mr. and Mrs. J. Warren Wood, III Pamela Garozzo Katharine McCarty Anonymous Bruce Woodger Dr. Ellen Gilbert Fredia McKinnie Joan Thiel Newell Woodworth Amy Gilman Susan Meade-Beachell Diane and Al Tompkins David Zimmer Joan Girgus and Alan Chimacoff Silvia Medina Michael Wallace Margaret Zullinger David Glass Kavita Mehra Paul Whelihan Sally Glick Jasmine Melendez Liz Winter-Kuwornu GIFTS UP TO $100 Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Gott, III Taro Meyer J. Rogers and Lorraine P. Woolston Ellen Albrecht and Jeannine Dresch Kurt Graham Ellen Mitchell Patricia Wright Sam Ali Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Greenberg Enrique Mocelo Kristopher and Jill Young AmazonSmile Foundation Nicole Griffin Toni Mola Jennifer and Andy Zalescik Mr. L. Lynwood Aris Jodi Grinwald Maria Molina Ms. Jane Zamost and Dr. Gary Karlin Anonymous Karen and Gary Groesbeck Rutheria Morgan Michelle Baxter-Schaffer Allen Hailey Nancy and William Morrill Ellen and Jeff Berger Alexa and Nicole Hardy Andrew Musick Operating Budget

For Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2017

CONTRIBUTED INCOME INCOME EXPENSE BY CATEGORY

MANAGEMENT: ENDOWMENT OTHER: INDIVIDUALS: RETURNS: $286,232 $161,284 $228,205 $61,546 FUNDRAISING: FOUNDATION: $183,530 PROGRAM: $487,225 $2,435,941

BOARD: $67,583

DAZZLE: $157,089

PROGRAM SERVICES: $1,203,051 GOVERNMENT: CONTRIBUTED: $338,824 CORPORATE: $1,536,416 $257,490

TOTAL: $3,087,245 TOTAL: $2,780,755 TOTAL: $1,536,416 FOUNDATION: $487,225

CORPORATE: $257,490 We inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts.

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