IMPACT REPORT 2017 Sharpened over 1,000 Welcomed over 21,000 active-duty members and veterans of the FISCAL YEAR 2017 SNAPSHOT minds during school United States military, law enforcement breaks in our ever-popular officers, firefighters, paramedics/EMTs, Discovery Camps! and their families at either a free or discounted rate.

Welcomed 25,000 households as new or 5,623 renewing members. people grabbed their sleeping bags to come Captured imaginations snore and explore on and sparked curiosity after-hours sleepover and discovery on adventures!

2,539 school field trips.

1,759 volunteers engaged and inspired guests through Hosted 607 birthday parties with Superhero Scientists and Hotshot

47,509 Astronaut themed celebrations! hours of service.

The Perot Museum was1of 6 hosts SNAPSHOT SINCE selected to hold a National Conversation DECEMBER 2012 OPENING on Educational Access and Equity. Held 2,500 people in celebration of the 225th anniversary Total on-site visitors since opening: were welcomed to the of the Bill of Rights, these conversations Museum at no cost when a were presented by the National Archives natural disaster hit our state. 5,390,000 and Records Administration as part of its (AS OF 09/30/2017) We offered the Museum as Amending America initiative. a place for those displaced The much-anticipated solar eclipse brought roughly to come take their minds off people to the Museum’s Plaza to Financial aid awarded since opening: the uncertainty that awaited gaze up into the sky at this awe- 5,000 Over18,000miles them back home. inspiring astrological moment. were driven in the TECH Trucks to $2,605,065 bring STEM experiences to nearly (AS OF 09/30/2017)

Kept the mission going after 5pm with 162 35,000 2 | FISCAL YEAR 2017 SNAPSHOT after-hours events. eager participants across DFW. FISCAL YEAR 2017 SNAPSHOT | 3 Inspiring minds. For five years, these build upon it. As we look forward, we words have represented more than the will continue to focus our energy and simple tenets of our mission; they have resources on areas of expertise where guided our strategy and our everyday we can emerge as global leaders. We decisions — from curating content, to aim to establish ourselves as the “portal designing exhibits, to how we engage to the extraordinary” for children and our community. They have motivated learners of all ages. We will be a pillar for us to be innovative in an increasingly our community through the experiences diverse and globalized world. They have we provide and our influence on the emboldened us to lead with integrity scientific literacy, culture, and economic and strengthened our resolve to be a growth of the region. We continue to lasting resource for many generations envision the Perot Museum as a major to come. And thanks to the generosity, player in the long-term growth of the trust, and imagination of our supporters, North Texas region and a role model our collective impact in five short years for science museums, both nationally is humbling: and around the world. We aspire to be an institution that other museums ƒƒ 5.5 million guests welcomed from emulate for how we engage our audience, across North Texas and around the innovate informal education, and inspire world future leaders. We will continue to curate ƒƒ 1.2 million students engaged through a thriving world-class Museum that field trips and educational programs makes Texas and the global scientific ƒƒ Over $2.6 million awarded in school community proud. financial aid ƒƒ 250,000 hours of service provided It is our aspiration and belief that the by our dedicated team of volunteers children walking through our doors today ƒƒ 90,000 North Texans reached will be the problem-solvers and game- through community outreach changers who will, among others, find programs a cure for cancer, take us to Mars, and discover new forms of energy. Thank you While we are proud of the strong for helping us inspire the visionaries and foundation we have established in the leaders of tomorrow. region, we are eager to continue to

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DR. LINDA SILVER HERNAN J.F. SAENZ III Eugene McDermott Chief Executive Officer Chair, Board of Directors

4 | 2017 IMPACT REPORT PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE | 5 WELCOMING A NEW LEADER

Linda Silver, Ed.D., joined the Perot Dr. Silver’s background is impressive Museum of Nature and Science in in its own right, but it is particularly July 2017 as the Eugene McDermott relevant at this stage in the Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Silver is a Museum’s evolution as we work passionate and experienced science to strengthen our presence as a educator with an unparalleled community asset. Through the track record of delivering cutting- strategic leadership of Dr. Silver and edge science education, civic and the senior staff, we are launching community engagement, and an ambitious strategic plan that will operational excellence. ensure Museum access for everyone, deepen our impact in the region, Dr. Silver most recently worked for DR. LINDA SILVER AND support our continued growth and MENZER PEHLIVAN, STAR the government of Abu Dhabi in the excellence, and position the Museum OF DREAM BIG 3D, WITH United Arab Emirates where she STUDENTS AND A TEACHER as a global leader. FROM ST. PHILIP’S served as associate director of the SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY CENTER DURING A BRIDGE Technology Development Committee. From a philosophical viewpoint, BUILDING CHALLENGE AT While in this position, she oversaw Dr. Silver is perfectly aligned THE MUSEUM. the creation and growth of informal with these strategic priorities, science education initiatives aimed starting with an unyielding FORREST HOGLUND, DR. LINDA SILVER, AND DR. LEE BERGER CONTENTS AT A LECTURE GIVEN BY DR. BERGER ON HOMO NALEDI. at building a sustainable and commitment to make our world 2 FISCAL YEAR 2017 diversified knowledge economy and all of its wonders attainable SNAPSHOT for integration into the global and understandable to everyone. 5 LETTER ecosystem. Dr. Silver also spent Dr. Silver is uniquely qualified to eight years as the president and cultivate all the momentum and 6 WELCOMING A CEO of Great Lakes Science Center success the Museum has achieved NEW LEADER in Cleveland, Ohio — thus, from to date and to continue to build 8 INCREASING a management and leadership upon it. Her unique qualifications ACCESS perspective, she was seamlessly able are evident, and we welcome Dr. 12 DEEPENING to dive into her CEO responsibilities Silver with great anticipation for COMMUNITY at the Perot Museum. the Museum’s future. IMPACT

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18 FINANCIALS

20 THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

23 HELP EXPAND OUR IMPACT

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We are enthusiastic about connecting with our community through science and nature experiences, both at the Museum and off-site. Innovative programs and unique experiences have allowed us to meet people where they are and bring science to them in unconventional ways. Support from financial contributors and partners, paired with our ability to offer once-in-a-lifetime experiences geared toward sparking an interest in STEM subjects, allow us to expand our reach to people who might not otherwise have access.

FINANCIAL AID The Perot Museum is a much-needed A growing number of schools are not “Thank you so much complement to school systems able to travel to the Perot Museum due for helping with the throughout the state and region. It to costs and logistical issues. In response, planning, funding, and introduces the next generation of the Museum deploys a fleet of educators booking for our science innovators to a world of ideas in who bring the field trip and Learning Lab classes! It’s awesome that ALL of our 2,200 science, technology, engineering, and experiences to school campuses. During students of W.T. White math through interactive exhibits, the 2016-2017 school year, 42 percent High School were able multimedia presentations, and hands- of all students were served through to experience a Perot on experiential learning. Through our outreach programming compared to 34 Museum program or financial aid program, we are able to percent in 2015-2016 and 26 percent in the Museum itself ensure that the ability to pay is never 2014-2015. Given that the popularity of this year, thanks to a barrier for schools to experience our school program has continued to the funding you all the Museum through a field trip or an grow steadily each year, this trend shows give! My teachers outreach program. Over the 2016-2017 the Museum’s ability to adapt to the and our students school year, the Museum distributed changing needs of our community while truly appreciated the $500,000 in financial aid, which still providing high-quality, engaging wonderful memories provided over 125,000 student experiences for students. created by the education staff and experiences. The Perot Museum believes that these the Museum! Thank Additionally, of these experiences, nearly types of experiences are important for you so much!” 8,000 also had an on-site classroom every student, regardless of their school’s Science program, and another 34,750 had a financial resources, and is committed to Instructional Coach classroom program at their school providing financial aid to schools that would through outreach. Taught by expert not otherwise be able to afford Museum Museum staff instructors, these programs programs. It is through the generous emphasize topics that strengthen math support of the philanthropic community and science performance. Ninety-eight that the financial aid program opens percent of school group leaders that experiences to schools across North Texas. responded to a survey reported that their Museum field trip helped increase their students’ science knowledge.

8 | INCREASING2016 YEAR IN ACCESS REVIEW INCREASING ACCESS | 9 that his “eyes lit up for the first time” The program has truly redefined the as he enthusiastically engaged in the Museum’s approach to educational activity. He then went on to the other outreach. A strategy for the TECH Trucks’ TECH Truck activities, whispering, for next phase of impact will be further the first time: “fun.” The boy has since developed over the next six months become more verbal, though he often based on the continuing evaluation still talks “very softly” or “whispers.” project, but there are already a number Nonetheless, the TECH Truck was the of new ideas being considered. There is catalyst for this transition. The teachers expansive potential for how community- report that they have also seen an based programming can continue to grow increase in his confidence. and connect with youth and families across North Texas.

“I just wanted to take a minute to tell you about our visit today. Long story short, this was our “family vacation” this year. My husband lost his job in January and COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROGRAM money has been tight this year. I was looking In 2017, the Museum completed its third the median household income is $92,800, on your website this summer of the Community Partners with only 10 percent coming from low- morning for discounts program, which provides $1 general income households. In comparison, the and realized you admission to those enrolled in state median household income for Community offered a Community or federally funded supplemental Partners participants is $23,500, with Partners program. programs, who could not otherwise 96 percent classified as “very low” and You have no idea what afford a ticket to the Museum. Welcoming “extremely low” income households. a huge blessing this more than 12,000 participants, this was Additionally, 86 percent of participants was to our family. I The incredible TECH TRUCK our strongest summer yet. This year’s represent people of color, compared to can’t thank you enough partnership with program was enhanced by a new media only 36 percent of general admission for offering this Dell has allowed The TECH Trucks are mobile discovery labs that provide opportunities for participants partnership with Telemundo, as well as visitors. Clearly, this program is serving program. We had such free access to Tinker, Engineer, Create, and Hack right in their own neighborhoods. The program an expanded ticket offer that allowed an audience that the Museum was not a wonderful experience to TECH Truck engages children and adults at after-school programs, community centers, libraries, participants to experience the Maya previously reaching. and it will definitely be programming for and other public spaces in hands-on, maker-based STEAM experiences. With an end one of our cool family over 125,000 goal of fostering creativity and confidence in participants, the activities are highly traveling exhibition for an additional The Museum recognizes that the city memories. Being in participants over $1. More than 70 percent of Community collaborative and vary in focus across skill sets and knowledge areas. of Dallas is divided by many types of our current financial the past three Partners participants opted to add the barriers. As we work to expand this situation, we’ve had years. To better understand the program’s impact on the community, the Museum’s director Maya ticket, which contributed to the program through new partnerships to swallow a lot of our of evaluation created case studies of TECH Truck engagements. For example, a exhibition’s very strong attendance and financial contributors, we will pride. Today being recent program was held at The Stewpot as part of the Saturday Kids’ Club, which during the summer. be able to provide access to families no exception. I am so provides at-risk first- through fifth-graders a safe space for enrichment activities. This program has been a critical strategy from all communities and help them to glad we were able to One teacher shared that a fifth-grade boy was very positively affected by the TECH for the Museum to reach traditionally understand that they are an essential give our kids a normal Truck experience. The teacher explained that the boy “didn’t speak” when he started underserved communities. Looking at part of the city and its future. experience today.” attending the Saturday Kids’ Club. But during a TECH Truck visit, the teacher noted summertime general admission visitors, The Frederick Family

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The Museum offers a unique way to interact with and experience science. Offering hands-on interactions, multimedia displays, and rare content, this is not just a building full of objects, but a fully immersive opportunity to learn and be amazed. Between traveling exhibitions that expand our capacity to focus on a particular topic and reach diverse audiences, updates and additions to our permanent exhibit halls, our teacher professional development program, and serving as the North Texas affiliate of FIRST LEGO® League, we are always innovating the way we engage our community.

MAYA: HIDDEN WORLDS REVEALED

“It’s excellent that During the summer of 2017, Maya: Hidden a grant from the Institute of Museum this [Maya] exhibit Worlds Revealed allowed guests to and Library Services for a Museums is bilingual because explore the social, natural, and spiritual Empowered initiative to develop staff Texas is a bilingual realms of the Maya — past and present — capacity needed to transition the Museum state. The fact that known for their monumental architecture, into a culturally competent bilingual it presents the two distinctive art, and intricate knowledge (English/Spanish) institution. The languages spoken of astronomy and time. Furthermore, initiative supports part of the Museum’s most in Texas opens the entire exhibition, including digital strategic plan to respond to changing the door for more interactives, was presented in both demographics and its commitment to people to enjoy the English and Spanish. With 152,000 total incorporate bilingual (English/Spanish) exhibit and learn, which in turn visitors (nearly 160 percent of projection), resources into each of its exhibit halls opens more minds this exhibition clearly resonated very and programs. Current bilingual updates and hearts.” strongly with the Dallas community. Given include the new Reaction Time exhibit the cultural connections, the Museum in the Lamar Hunt Family Sports Hall, Bilingual Museum Guest, Frisco was able to leverage the exhibition to fossil specimens, multimedia displays strengthen engagement with the city’s and interactives in the The Rees-Jones Hispanic/Latino communities and learn Foundation Dynamic Earth Hall, and the more about their Museum experiences, entire Being Human Hall (reopening with a particular focus on bilingual May 2018). exhibit presentation. The information we continue to gather Because of the exhibition, our from the Hispanic/Latino community on director of evaluation developed and the need for bilingual content is helping to launched a qualitative assessment shape the ongoing changes we are making using anthropologically informed across the institution. As we continue methodologies to capture the bilingual to integrate a bilingual component into needs, preferences, and expectations our halls, programming, and outreach, of visitors and staff, volunteers, interns, we will fill a cultural void and strengthen and organizational and community community engagement as well as address stakeholders from all linguistic groups. the accessibility and inclusivity of museum Leveraging initial findings from this study, experiences for a key demographic group the Museum applied for and received within our community.

12 | DEEPENING COMMUNITY IMPACT DEEPENING COMMUNITY IMPACT | 13 FIRST LEGO® LEAGUE “FIRST gave me the skills and confidence to help change lives in For the ninth straight year, the The North Texas events have grown from my community. As a Museum proudly served as the North 25 teams participating in the 2007-2008 result, I was inspired to Texas affiliate of FIRST LEGO® League, season to 415 teams for the 2016-2017 create a tech camp to an engineering competition that season. This engineering competition help close the gender challenges students to use their continues to foster interest and gap in engineering and creativity and technical knowledge participation in science and technology introduce more girls to to create robots designed to solve as well as helping mold students into computer science.”

real-life problems. This year’s “Animal leaders in these areas. Christina Li, Allies” themed tournament tasked teams FIRST Alumna, FIRST with creating a LEGO robot programmed Robotics Competition to help solve issues with human and Team 217, The Thunder animal interactions. Chickens, of Sterling Heights, Michigan

2017 marked the KOSMOS ENERGY STEM TEACHER INSTITUTE third year of the Institute, serving With the end goal of increasing their learning into the classroom. Supported by 160 educators from students’ interest and engagement with Kosmos Energy, Institute of Museum and 32 different school science, technology, engineering, and Library Services, and Alliance Data. districts across math (STEM) subjects, this yearlong Dallas-Fort Worth. Professional development at the Museum program provides thought-provoking is forward thinking. We challenge hands-on experiences that foster traditional adult learning strategies and collaboration and enhance teaching. continuously strive to provide teachers The STEM Teacher Institute cultivates with a dynamic and purposeful learning collaboration among pre-K through 12th experience. Through the educators grade teachers while providing targeted enrolled in the Institute, the Museum professional learning experiences. will increase our reach of students The Institute is designed to increase across North Texas and have an impact confidence in teaching science by on their interest and engagement in deepening content knowledge and STEM subjects. providing ideas for implementation of

14 | DEEPENING COMMUNITY IMPACT DEEPENING COMMUNITY IMPACT | 15 ILLUSTRATION BY MASATO HATTORI OF CHUPKAORNIS KERAORUM.

EXPLORING THE WORLD

From the field to the stage, the Museum continually brings scientific research and discovery from across the globe to those hungry for knowledge right here in North Texas. Through these researchers and explorers, we gain a better understanding of not only our world, but our place in it. All of these explorers have captured moments in time to share their adventures and expeditions in ways that inspire the explorer in all of us.

Throughout the year, IN THE FIELD made the discovery of their lives — Dr. Fiorillo and Dr. WITH DR. ANTHONY FIORILLO the first and oldest fossil bird ever Ron Tykoski, director identified in their country. This bird of the paleontology The continued field work in Aniakchak would have lived during the time when lab, authored or National Monument has helped Dr. dinosaurs roamed the land. Dr. Fiorillo coauthored five Anthony (Tony) Fiorillo, chief curator and coauthored a paper on the discovery research papers, vice president of research and collections, alongside four Japanese researchers. demonstrating the further develop our understanding of Museum’s impact on hadrosaurs and show that these duck- the advancement of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE billed dinosaurs didn’t just survive, the paleontological SPEAKER SERIES field. Additionally, the but rather thrived in Alaska. Through Through our speaker series partnership team was present at comparing the growth patterns of the annual Society hadrosaurs in central Asia to those with National Geographic, we welcomed of Vertebrate in Alaska, we are able to show these three adventurers to recount their stories Paleontology dinosaurs didn’t migrate; they adapted. on the Perot Museum stage: Hilaree conference to O’Neill, mountaineer and expedition present a lecture on CHUPKAORNIS KERAORUM leader; Zeb Hogan, aquatic ecologist; and Dr. Fiorillo’s work in Mireya Mayor, primatologist and explorer. Aniakchak National During a walk near a reservoir in Monument over the Hokkaido, Japan, amateur collectors past two summers.

16 | EXPLORING THE WORLD EXPLORING THE WORLD | 17 FINANCIALS STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES EARNED REVENUES 0.9 In-Kind Admission Fees ...... $8,469,534 35% Membership...... $840,665 3% 0.9 City of Dallas Education Program Fees...... $1,530,999 6% 0.8 Membership STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Ancillary...... $3,202,896 13% 1.1 Night at the Museum

ASSETS Total Earned Revenues ...... $14,044,094 2.7 Investment CONTRIBUTED REVENUES Cash and Cash Equivalents...... $23,661,735 3.2 Ancillary INVESTMENT INCOME/(LOSS) Investments...... $26,139,988 4.7 Gifts & Grants Accounts Receivable...... $484,298 11% CONTRIBUTED REVENUES 10.0 Admissions & Programs Contributions Receivable, Net...... $6,478,844 IN MILLIONS Gifts and Grants...... $4,730,360 19% Prepaid Expenses ...... $1,551,917 City of Dallas...... $870,778 4% Property and Equipment, Net...... $133,285,057 REVENUES 31% AND In-Kind ...... $902,496 4% SUPPORT 58% TOTAL ASSETS...... $191,601,839 Special Events...... $1,112,864 5%

Total Contributed Revenues ...... $7,616,498 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses ...... $3,073,311 EARNED REVENUES Unearned Revenues ...... $811,203 Investment Income/(Loss) ...... $2,707,066 11% Total Liabilities...... $3,884,514 Total Revenues & Support...... $24,367,658 FACILITIES NET ASSETS TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT & GENERAL PROGRAMS Unrestricted...... $140,990,156 EXPENSES FUNDRAISING Unrestricted, Board Designated...... $23,867,231 8% Programs...... $8,773,169 4% Temporarily Restricted...... $15,359,938 Operating...... $4,038,643 Permanently Restricted...... $7,500,000 22% 21% 40% Marketing...... $2,335,419 Total Net Assets...... $187,717,325 EXPENSES Facilities...... $4,747,843 $21,681,646 Technology...... $1,786,572 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS...... $191,601,839 11% FUNCTIONAL Total Expenses ...... $21,681,646 EXPENSES 19% 75% Change in Net Assets...... $2,686,012

ENDOWMENT ...... $23,426,880 OPERATING Depreciation/Amortization...... ($7,923,265) Net Assets at Beginning of Year . . . . $192,954,580 (included in above totals) MARKETING PROGRAM SERVICE Net Assets at End of Year...... $187,717,327

18 | FINANCIALS FINANCIALS | 19 $10,000 $5,000 $2,500 ARCO/Murray Anonymous W.P. and Bulah Luse Anonymous Baker Botts L.L.P. Susie and John Adams Foundation Accenture THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS Make It Count Family BBVA Compass Bank Akin Gump Strauss Marcia and Robert Ackerman Foundation Philip Theodore Bee Hauer & Feld Gail Alpert* Mary McDermott Cook Charitable Trust Peggy and Richard Allison AYCO Charitable Foundation McDonald’s Peter S. Bing Jennifer and Peter Altabef Mary Baerg Thank you to the following generous donors for your continued support of the Perot Museum. Microsoft Corporation Linda and Steven Blasnik The Baldridge Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Kelvin Baggett The M.O.B. Family Foundation October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017 Lucy and Michael Brittian Bank of Texas Carolyn and Ken Barth M. Katie Morgan CFP Foundation Carolyn and Steven Becker Charles N. Bell, Catherine E. and Aaron Michelsohn Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Cooper Sheila and David Beuerlein Bracken and Barbara A. Bell Harry S. Moss Foundation Costello Family Foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies Marilyn and Mike Berry Dorothy and John O’Dwyer Mrs. Mary Anne Cree Cecilia and Garrett Boone Nancy and Randy Best Oncor Pilar and Lew Davies Virginia and Ansel Condray Sarah and Sam Bloom $100,000 $50,000 $25,000 $15,000 OsteoMed LLC FLUOR Corporation Catherine A. Corrigan Allison and Chris Bovard AND MORE Balfour Beatty Construction Alliance Data Systems Lucy and Henry Billingsley Meredith and Mark Plunkett Fund at Dallas Women’s Bert Headden and Corrigan Investments, Inc. Brierley+Partners American Airlines, Inc. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. The Atmos Energy/Robert W. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Best Charitable Giving Fund Foundation Cindy Thomas Emily and David Corrigan Burns & McDonnell Foundation City of Dallas, Office of City of Dallas, Parks and Radiology Associates The Louis L. Borick Foundation Kate and Lane Britain IBM Corporation Mollie Allen Crow Nancy and Clint Carlson Cultural Affairs Recreation of North Texas Diane and Hal Brierley Brown-Forman Corporation Gene and Jerry Jones Audra and Joshua Curlett Mrs. Sylvia E. Cespedes Dell USA, L.P. DART Family Foundation Marybeth and Craig Reid Alice and Michael Brown Cisco Dallas County Community and Mr. Hernan J. F. Saenz Highland Capital Haynes and Boone, LLP The Rosewood Foundation Cathey and Don Humphreys Tom and Charlene Marsh College District Chatham Hill Investment * The Catholic Foundation Management Al G. Hill, Jr. Family Foundation Patrick B. Sands Family Partnership Chase Private Client The Men and Women of Hunt Dallas Safari Club Lyda Hill The Hoglund Foundation Consolidated, Inc. Libby and Murray McCabe Dr. Linda Silver Kathy and James M. Clark Children’s Health Dallas Stars Foundation Sally and Forrest Hoglund Institute of Museum and Gwen and Richard Irwin Eugene McDermott Foundation Camille and Earl Simpkins Michael and Maren Cleavinger Library Services Pat and Gill Clements Anne Davidson Kosmos Energy, LLC Rusty and John Jaggers Cassie and Mac McFarland Nicole and Justin Small Kelly Compton Lockheed Martin Foundation Peggy Dear The Moody Foundation David B. Miller Family Marlene and John Sughrue David M. Crowley Foundation Sharon and Tom Meurer Deborah Deitsch-Perez Marilyn R. Corrigan Suzanne and Patrick McGee Foundation Mary Suhm NBC 5/KXAS-TV Dallas Convention Riveron Consulting, LP and Steven Goldfine Erin Nealy Cox and Trey Cox The Mudge Foundation NTT Data Target Margot and Ross Perot & Visitors Bureau Catherine and Will Rose Kelly and Scott Drablos Morgan Cox Carolyn and Karl Rathjen Once Kids Thompson & Knight LLP Texas Instruments, Inc. ExxonMobil Corporation Deedie Rose Betsy and Richard Eiseman, Jr. Kathy and Harlan Crow Katherine Perot Reeves Park Place Dealerships Judith and Daniel L. Tobey Vinson & Elkins LLP and Eric Reeves Kathryn Gilman Gail and Jim Spann EY Linda and Bill Custard Katherine and Bob Penn Topgolf Wolfgang Puck Catering Samsung Nancy Ann and Ray L. Hunt Roy and Christine Sturgis Fidelity Investments The Dallas Foundation Charitable Trust REDLEE/SCS, Inc. Sharon and Robert Van Cleave Stephen M. Seay Foundation Junior League of Dallas, Inc. Amy and Lee Fikes Sherri and Alan Darver Jean and Tom Walter Rockwell Collins Fallon B. and Robert C. Vaughn Telemundo 39 Carl B. and Florence E. King Jane and Ronald J. Gard Nancy M. Dedman Foundation The Rosewood Corporation Gretchen and Michael M. Vick Sharon and Kip Tindell Mr. and Mrs. Roger C. Gault Deacon Denis and Neiman Marcus Kimberley and Scott Sheffield Tess White Foundation, Inc. Lady Denise Simon United Way GFF TurningPoint Foundation * of Metropolitan Dallas Nancy Perot and Rod Jones Heather and Williams Family Foundation Charron and Peter Denker The Sarah and Ross Perot, Jr. The Alinda Hill Wikert Christopher J. Gilker Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Anne and Mike Duffy Foundation Foundation Area Wimberly, Jr. Community Foundation Robyn and Andrew Gould Kimberly and Robert Durham Katherine and Michael Phillips William Grant & Sons Winslow Family Charitable Mr. and Mrs. Tracy D. Edgemon Fund of Fidelity Charitable Primrose Schools GuideIT The Education Unbound Angela Wommack Ruff Family Foundation Hillwood Urban Foundation Fund of Communities and Ted Casey Margaret and Bradford Hirsch Laura and Walter Elcock Foundation of Texas Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Young The Hockaday School Emkay Industries, Inc. VEX Robotics Stephanie and Hunter L. Hunt The Enrico Foundation Husch Blackwell, LLP Dr. and Mrs. Henry Estess Melinda and Jim Johnson Richard Fagin Family Fund of Fidelity Charitable KPMG LLP Melissa and Trevor Fetter Kroger Family Fund of The Dr. and Mrs. Robert Lavinsky Dallas Foundation Allyson and Hays Lindsley Julie M. Ford Locke Lord LLP Kay and Duncan T. Fulton III

20 | THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS | 21 Kathleen and Robert Gibson Elaine and Kenneth Mecca Southern Methodist University Hernan J. F. Saenz, III Michelle and Michael Ginnard Mercury Communication Southwestern Medical Barton E. Showalter Bette and Stephen Goldmann Services, Inc./ Foundation/ Earl Simpkins Greg and Amy Osler UT Southwestern Sheila and Joseph Grant Mary Suhm Maryann and Frank St. Mark’s School of Texas Graue Family Foundation Sharon F. Tindell Mihalopoulos Ann and Robert Steffler Carolyn and Loren Greaves Daniel Tobey Virginia and Ben Mimmack Gayle and Paul Stoffel Lisa and Jeff Greenberg Bill Wade Janet and John Mockovciak Greg Swalwell and Roy And Judy Gurley Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Terry Connor Abby Williams Charitable Foundation Montgomery, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Dale M. Swift Kenneth W. Wimberly Michael and Paulette Haggerty Vinette and Michael Ms. Jill E. Tananbaum Alex J. Winslow Dr. and Mrs. John M. Haley Montgomery Tenet Healthcare Corporation Michelle and Houston Hall Paula M. Mosle Mary and Mike Terry Linda and Mitch Hart Ruth Mutch EXECUTIVE Mr. Jere W. Thompson, Sr. Martha and Doug Hawthorne Navias Family Foundation COMMITTEE Tolleson Wealth Management Carol and Jeff Heller Cyrena Nolan Turner Construction Company MEMBERS Mr. and Mrs. Kris Herrin Omnicom Management USA Plastic Surgery Board Chair Julie and Ken Hersh Services Hernan J. F. Saenz, III Page The Gil and Dody Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hester Foundation Chair-Elect/Treasurer/ Mr. Gregory Hext Perry Street Finance Committee Chair Communications LLC Garry Weber Homebound Resources Mac McFarland Melissa and Bart Plaskoff Wick Phillips LLP Immediate Past Chair/ Marla and Mark Hughston Marnie and Kern Wildenthal Laurie and Todd Platt Family Board Development chair Suzanne and Walt Humann Charitable Foundation The Williamson Family Fund of John Jaggers Ms. Caroline Rose Hunt Communities Foundation Gail and Bill Plummer Secretary/Legal Nancy and W. Herbert Hunt of Texas Barbara and Stan Rabin Committee Chair Norma K. Hunt Winstead PC Cindy and Howard Rachofsky Andrew Gould Hunton & Williams LLP Colette and Larry D. Young Royce Ramey and Investment Committee Chair Isaac I. Foundation Inc. Aimee Williams-Ramey Mark Plunkett Jackson Walker L.L.P. Devarati Rastogi and BOARD OF At-Large Members Janet and Chuck Jarvie David Fremerman DIRECTORS Kelly H. Compton Kathleen and Christopher Ray Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sheila Beuerlein Karen Katz Elliott Jeter Ann D. Reed Sam A. Bloom Carolyn Perot Rathjen HELP EXPAND OUR IMPACT JP Morgan Chase Foundation Jennie and Stuart Reeves William Lane Britain Eric Reeves, Appointed Employee Giving Resolute Capital Partners, LTD Director Michael W. Brittian Ben E. Keith Company Dr. Brian and Tracy Rinehart Kenneth W. Wimberly Kelly H. Compton Susan and Mark Kiker Lisa and John Rocchio David R. Corrigan Eugenia and Frank-Paul King There are still trillions of stars to identify. Millions of diseases to cure. Countless Rachel V. Rose - Heather Gilker Kline Family Foundation Attorney at Law, PLLC dinosaurs to uncover. Who will seek out these unknowns? The Perot Museum actively Andrew Gould Clane E. Lacrosse Jason Schmidt and works to inspire this next generation of game-changers, and we couldn’t do it without Jeffrey Greenberg Michele and Jack Lafield Rachel Rucker-Schmidt your help. Your gift could help the Perot Museum acquire a new specimen, underwrite a Joan Buchanan Hill, Ed.D. The Lamplighter School Diane and John Scovell research expedition, help make the Museum accessible to schoolchildren, bring a real- Forrest Hoglund Luther King Capital Jesse and Amy Seery world explorer to North Texas, and more. Thank you so much for your consideration of Management Walt Humann Peggy and Carl Sewell continued support of the Museum. DR. LINDA SILVER Dr. Bobby B. Lyle Donald D. Humphreys Paige and Clayton Shafer Eugene McDermott Marguerite and Michael Marz Showalter Family Fund Stephanie Hunt Our impact is amplified through your generosity. Through your support, we will: Chief Executive Officer Mason Brown Family of the Dallas Foundation John Jaggers [email protected] Foundation George A. & Nancy Shutt Karen Katz ƒƒ Ensure Museum access for all 214.756.5705 Susan and Tom Mayer Foundation Libby McCabe ƒƒ Build content in areas where we excel Mrs. Eugene McDermott The Sister Fund Inc. Mac McFarland JULIE DIAZ SMU Lyle School of ƒƒ Deepen our impact in the region Phyllis and Steve McKnight Mark Plunkett Engineering ƒƒ Amplify global leadership Chief Advancement Officer Sarah and Shawn McNaughton Carolyn Perot Rathjen Mr. and Mrs. William T. [email protected] Eric Reeves *Deceased Solomon We can ensure Museum access for all through your generosity. 214.756.5825

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