Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 2005 Annual Report Making Contributions to the Field Mission The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation supports organizations with the strength and commitment to address persistent problems of urban Chicago resulting from poverty, violence, ignorance, and despair. We seek to build the capacity of individuals and the systems that serve them. Our vision is a Chicago that offers education, prosperity, and hope for all.

About the Foundation In 1933 Lloyd A. Fry founded the Lloyd A. Fry Roofing Company on the Southwest Side of Chicago. During the next five decades, the company grew to become the world’s largest manufacturer of asphalt roofing and allied products, with nearly 5,000 dedicated employees in manufacturing facilities nationwide. The company was sold to Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation in 1977. In large part, the proceeds from the sale of the company now serve as the endowment of the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation. The Foundation has been addressing the needs of the Chicago community since 1983.

Table of Contents 2 Message from the Chairman 3 Message from the Executive Director 14 Grant Highlights 22 Urban Leadership Awards 24 High School Initiative 30 2005 Grants 36 Independent Auditor’s Report 42 Grantmaking Programs 43 Grant Application Procedures 44 Board of Directors and Staff Message from the Chairman Message from the Executive Director 2005 was a year of quiet change for the Fry Foundation. Our new executive director, Unmi Song, put her Fry Foundation grantees are among the most important institutions in Chicago. Reaching out to our indelible stamp on our grantmaking in a number of subtle (and a few not-so-subtle) ways. city’s vulnerable citizens, these organizations provide access to resources and services that many of us take for granted—high-quality education, skills for good jobs, primary health care services, and arts We are asking each member of our program staff to take significant substantive responsibility for one of experiences for all of our children. But Fry Foundation grantees do more. They challenge themselves our program areas. This change is intended to bring additional rigor to our grantmaking as we strive to use to develop innovations that improve the quality of services, and then they share these practices our resources strategically and efficiently. Each of our program areas has been carefully reevaluated, with other service providers, researchers, and policymakers. In this year’s annual report, we are proud to and there are modest changes in each. We have implemented a renewal policy that will require essentially highlight a few of our grantees who are continually striving to improve their own programs and in so all our grantees to take a year off occasionally. doing are making important contributions to the fields in which they work.

There have been changes in our program staff. Ann Billingsley, our highly respected Senior Program Officer One example is the Chicago Jobs Council’s Frontline Focus program. Frontline Focus is one of the first for many years, retired in the spring of 2005. Tam Scheinfeld, a particularly talented education specialist, programs in the country designed to help workforce development professionals be more effective in placing followed the unfortunate example of Jill Seltzer and moved to a different time zone merely to live in the same disadvantaged workers into good jobs. Pegasus Players, a professional theatre company, is demonstrating city as her talented husband. They will be missed, but with Unmi’s leadership we have added Yolanda Knight how a cultural organization, artists, and teachers can work together to bring high-quality art into the and Sydney Sidwell, each of whom brings intelligence, energy, and insight to our endeavors. Yolanda and classroom and improve academic achievement. And Umoja Student Development Corporation is working Sydney have skills and experience that juxtapose nicely with those of Ernest Vasseur, our new Senior Program with the Chicago Public Schools to help high schools throughout the district adopt creative approaches that Officer, and Sharon Bush, who has played an important role in refining our Employment program. can transform the lives of students. These are but a few of the many Fry Foundation grantees contributing valuable services and knowledge to the city of Chicago. Some important things have not changed. We remain focused on the persistent problems of the urban poor of our city. We remain committed to the Mission Statement that appears in the front of this report. We remain Our grantees are not alone in their efforts to learn from experience and improve the way they work. At the invested in an initiative that seeks to increase student achievement and improve the learning environment Fry Foundation, we too are striving to improve our own practices. Over this last year, we made a concerted in Chicago high schools. We remain convinced that the problems of the urban poor are multifaceted, effort to do a better job of communicating our grantmaking priorities and goals. In this report and on and accordingly we continue to believe that it is important that we focus on all four of our program areas. our web site you will notice some changes. We changed the name of our Community Services program. It is now the Employment program. This is a more accurate and concise description of the Fry Foundation’s We continue to believe that we should take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We cherish an grantmaking priorities in this area. The language used to describe the Arts and Culture and the Health atmosphere of easy collegiality, in which the newest program officer is encouraged to challenge the ideas of programs has been refined to better articulate our ongoing priorities in these areas. It is our hope that these the most senior board member, and if it is done with wit and a smile—all the better. changes more clearly explain the types of projects we seek to support. We hope you agree, and we welcome your comments and suggestions. Most importantly, we continue to respect our grantees and the good work that they do. We count ourselves fortunate to have the opportunity to be their partners. We are also examining what our grantees have been learning about new and promising approaches. This helps us ensure that our priorities reflect the best ideas and most up-to-date knowledge about what works to address the persistent challenges faced by low-income individuals, families, and communities.

We are enormously proud of the contributions of Fry Foundation grantees. And we are grateful that the Foundation’s resources can play a role in helping to advance the achievements of these Howard M. McCue III extraordinary organizations. Chairman

Unmi Song Executive Director

2 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 3 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Education, prosperity, and hope for all.

Umoja Student Development Corporation helps youths make connections with peers, adults, and the neighborhood in which they live.

4 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 5 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation That is the vision behind the Fry Foundation’s grantmaking.

Chicago Jobs Council works with its members to ensure access to employment and career advancement opportunities through advocacy, policy research, and public education.

6 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 7 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation We provide support to nonprofit organizations that have the strength and commitment to improve conditions for low-income, underserved Chicago residents.

Pegasus Players gives students a chance to experience a professional theatre environment where they work on all aspects of the production.

9 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Grants are awarded in four major areas: Education, Employment, Arts and Culture, and Health.

In an effort to prevent chronic disease, Saint Anthony Hospital provides health education sessions designed to actively involve the participants in their own health care.

10 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 11 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Across all Build Develop Share of our funding capacity to successful program knowledge so that areas, our focus enhance the innovations that information which is on helping quality of services other organizations can help low-income organizations: and better in the field communities and assess the impact can learn from individuals is widely of programs; or adopt; and and readily available.

12 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 13 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Education “The school culture at Manley Increasing the academic achievement of low-income students in Chicago has has changed dramatically been a cornerstone of the Foundation’s grantmaking since its inception. We seek to in the past seven years. improve public education and expand educational opportunities. Teacher training, When I first started, the focus school leadership development, academic enrichment, and college preparation was on graduation. Now the programs for Chicago public school students are among the activities we fund to focus is on going to college.” support this goal.

Umoja Student This “one foot in the school, one foot environments can improve their academic Development Corporation outside the school” model allows performance when engaged in meaningful Urban youth, too often, encounter Umoja to work collaboratively with learning and leadership opportunities obstacles that threaten to undermine their school faculty, business and community that are coupled with consistent, long-term belief in themselves and others. Lost partners, and students to build a support from adults. in the shuffle of massive high schools, continuum of services, activities, and limited by the boundaries of their experiences for Manley students. “The school culture at Manley has changed neighborhoods, urban youth struggle to Umoja works to create classroom and dramatically in the past seven years. find resources that will help them community-based learning opportunities When I first started, the focus was on express themselves and make a positive that address academic, social, and graduation. Now the focus is on going to transition into adulthood. Umoja Student emotional issues. Students participate in college,” explains Lila Leff, Umoja’s Development Corporation was created a wide range of community and school founder and executive director. “How did in 1997 in response to these struggles projects—from voter registration drives to we do it? By gluing the separate parts of and as a way to build on the positive college tours to documenting local public kids’ lives together and helping them see energy of high school youth. transportation problems. Umoja also the connections between them. By helping works closely with teachers to identify to create programs and initiatives that Umoja’s founding goal was simple, needed classroom resources and develop are deeply personal, academically rigorous, but its task was not: to help youth make projects that enhance curriculum. and related to post-secondary education.” connections—with their peers, adults, and the neighborhoods in which they live— In the six years that Umoja has been Umoja is sharing and adapting its that will help them thrive. To do so, at Manley, the school’s graduation successful strategies and lessons learned Umoja created a unique partnership with rate has improved and there has been a with other schools throughout Chicago. Manley Career Academy High School dramatic increase in the number of It now offers programming for students on Chicago’s west side. By locating its students enrolling in college. In 1997, at Gage Park High School and is advising office inside of Manley High School, less than 10 percent of Manley graduates other schools on their efforts to develop Umoja defined itself from the start as an went on to college. With Umoja’s efforts, stronger school cultures. In addition, organization that could offer support that number increased to 70 percent in the Chicago Public Schools asked Umoja to young people in the place where they 2004. The number of students Umoja to assist with the creation of an initiative spend most of their time—school. serves has grown too—from fewer than to help high schools create and implement At the same time, Umoja’s programs 100 in 1997 to more than 1,000 in 2004. lesson plans that address social extend beyond the school environment Umoja’s experience demonstrates that and academic topics, college and career to the community. young people in under-resourced preparation, and student leadership.

14 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 15 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Employment Helping families and individuals move out of poverty is the common thread that “Our goal is to help job developers binds our Employment grantmaking. The Foundation supports organizations that help gain the skills necessary to build low-income people prepare for, find, and keep jobs. Grantee organizations provide an and maintain relationships array of critical services such as: employment-related literacy and English as a Second with employers. In order to find Language; pre-employment, job placement, and job retention services; and vocational meaningful job opportunities for training connected to growing industries. Grants also support efforts to improve the disadvantaged job seekers, quality and effectiveness of employment programs, and policy advocacy that improves you have to work hand in hand the quality and accessibility of education and training programs for low-income adults. with employers.”

Chicago Jobs Council Focus in order to help build the capacity research about best practices with the first- Workforce development organizations of workforce development agencies to hand experience of Chicago Jobs Council’s assist thousands of Chicago’s under- better assist disadvantaged job seekers. member agencies. Two hundred fifty work- employed and unemployed obtain and force professionals participate in the train- keep meaningful jobs. Community-based Frontline Focus is a professional devel- ings each year. The Chicago Jobs Council organizations employ frontline staff— opment training program for job develop- maintains a waiting list of interested people commonly referred to as “job developers”— ers and managers. The program grew due to the high demand for professional to match job seekers to employment out of research conducted by the Chicago development. Other components of Frontline opportunities. When job developers can Jobs Council into the practices and needs Focus include one-day topical workshops stay abreast of local labor market trends of workforce development professionals. and an electronic newsletter that reaches and develop relationships with employers in Launched in 2003, Frontline Focus is one over 1,000 workforce development growing areas of the economy, they become of few programs across the country practitioners and provides regular updates better positioned to meet employers’ needs, that exists to help workforce development on labor market and industry trends. identify job leads, and match job seekers professionals gain skills to improve the to high-demand, good-paying jobs. While services they provide to disadvantaged Although a relatively new program, well versed on the needs of job seekers, job seekers. “Job developers are told to go Frontline Focus is already seeing an impact. job developers often have limited experi- out and make connections with employers A group of nonprofit job developers came ence in the world of for-profit business. even though many have never been up with the idea to form a collaborative Few tools or training opportunities exist introduced to the for-profit business world after networking with fellow Frontline to help them gain the skills required and some haven’t even been provided Focus participants. The collaborative is to work effectively with employers. with professional e-mail accounts or designed to make it easier for employers business cards,” notes Megan Winzeler, to access potential job candidates Founded in 1981, the Chicago Jobs Council Frontline Focus program coordinator. from multiple nonprofit agencies and is a coalition of over 100 community- “Our goal is to help job developers gain the will enable job developers from different based organizations, civic groups, busi- skills necessary to build and maintain agencies to more effectively match nesses, and individuals. The Chicago relationships with employers. In order to job seekers with potential jobs. Frontline Jobs Council works with its members to find meaningful job opportunities for Focus has also enjoyed good word- ensure access to employment and career disadvantaged job seekers, you have to of-mouth marketing and is playing an advancement opportunities for people work hand in hand with employers.” important role in helping the State of living in poverty by conducting advocacy, Illinois improve its services to low-income policy research, and public education Frontline Focus provides ten weeks of job seekers. The Illinois Department efforts. In addition to being a voice for comprehensive training to entry-level job of Employment Security uses Frontline low-income job seekers and the agencies developers. Participants learn practical Focus to train its own staff, and the that serve them, the Chicago Jobs Council skills and strategies for working with Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) has works to increase the ability of its members employers in order to find jobs for low- asked Frontline Focus staff for help in to provide effective employment services. income and hard-to-serve job seekers. determining how it can be more effective The Fry Foundation provided support The training is fun, practical and interac- at helping the thousands of CHA to the Chicago Jobs Council for Frontline tive, and combines what is known from residents who need to become employed.

16 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 17 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Arts and Culture Using the arts as a means to improve learning and provide life enriching experiences “Once you get students introduced is the goal of the Foundation’s Arts and Culture funding. We focus on arts education to the arts, they’re really hungry for it. programs for low-income Chicago youth and are especially interested in programs that We walk into schools and meet kids provide a rich combination of: arts instruction; performance or exhibition experi- who are told they can’t do things, aren’t ences; interaction with professional artists; and training and professional development challenged, and are cynical. These kids opportunities for arts educators and classroom teachers. The Fry Foundation gives are different people when they walk out priority to partnerships between cultural organizations and public schools, as well as of the program. They show leadership, to cultural organizations directly serving low-income youth. pride, and confidence.”

Pegasus Players artistic director. “We’ve learned that ARTS reinforces students’ classroom In schools that serve low-income to be successful in bringing arts into the experiences with after-school theatre children, art classes and art teachers can schools—and in linking that arts classes and in-school productions be scarce. This is not surprising. The experience to improved educational performed for the entire school. The grand arts traditionally have been considered outcomes—we have to take a teacher- finale is a performance of all the ARTS important, but non-essential, to academic driven approach.” students’ work on Pegasus’ main stage. success. This view is changing as a This gives the students a chance to expe- number of research studies suggest that An ARTS program at Stewart Elementary rience a professional theatre environment, high-quality arts experiences help young School exemplifies how a partnership where they work on all aspects of the people grow intellectually and socially, between a cultural organization, artists, production including staging, lighting, develop a sense of discipline, and and teachers can bring art into the costumes, and marketing. gain deeper insight into the people and classrooms to transform the learning world around them. process and give students exposure to While this all sounds like a lot of fun, a high-quality arts experience. Sixth ARTS has been able to document Pegasus Players, a professional theatre grade students at Stewart combined the that what happens in the classroom is company located in Chicago’s Uptown Greek mythology studied in English more than just entertaining theatrics. neighborhood, has made it a priority class with what they were learning in Evaluation data using standardized tests to offer high-quality theatre and science class about the dramatic impact administered by Chicago Public Schools arts education to those who have little nature can have on the earth’s surface. consistently shows improved academic or no access to the arts. As part of Together with an ARTS artist, the performance of students participating in this commitment, Pegasus created the sixth graders created an original play ARTS. Attendance is another exceptional Artists in Residency with Teachers in that combined scientific explanations for feature of the program. Close to 100 the Schools program (ARTS). In four phenomena such as erosion, flooding, percent of ARTS students attend classes elementary and three high schools, ARTS and earthquakes with alternative and participate in the final main stage pairs artists with classroom teachers explanations for such occurrences using production. But, Levy notes, numbers are to identify ways drama can be used in the mythology of ancient Greece. only part of the story. “Once you get the classroom to help the students In addition to writing the play, the students introduced to the arts, they’re master other subjects. “Teachers decide students built a set that combined rivers, really hungry for it. We walk into schools where in the curriculum they want to use forests, glaciers, mountains, and a and meet kids who are told they can’t do the arts. The artists are then chosen volcano. The scale of the space allowed things, aren’t challenged, and are cynical. based on what the teacher needs, not the students to play with the set and These kids are different people when on us telling teachers what to do,” manipulate their created world as if they they walk out of the program. They show according to Alex Levy, Pegasus Players’ were gods and goddesses. leadership, pride, and confidence.”

18 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 19 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Health “Changing behaviors that Improving access to quality health care is the focus of the Foundation’s Health affect one’s health is complex program. We give priority to efforts that: combine health education on chronic diseases and difficult. It requires instilling with early disease detection screenings and connect people with health services; knowledge and beliefs that provide primary care to low-income and uninsured patients; enroll families into favor the change, as well as government-subsidized health insurance programs; build on strategic partnerships setting up social supports between a health system and community-based organizations; focus on linguistically to help encourage the change.” and culturally competent programs for patients with limited English proficiency; and improve knowledge and practice in the health field.

Saint Anthony Hospital “Changing behaviors that affect one’s opportunities for participants—who The near Southwest Side is one of health is complex and difficult. It requires have often only recently immigrated Chicago’s most impoverished areas. instilling knowledge and beliefs that to the United States, leaving behind Many of the area’s low-income residents favor the change, as well as setting up families, communities, and social are uninsured, have limited English- social supports to help encourage networks–to rebuild a sense of community, language ability, and lack access to the change,” observes project manager a community where promoting critical health services. This often means Leslie Fiedler. “We recognize that simply good health and healthy behaviors is that community residents are first providing information such as what a common value,” observes Fiedler. diagnosed at advanced stages of disease to eat and how much to exercise is not Participants identified with a chronic and some die from treatable illnesses enough.” Through the Primary Prevention health condition—or as at-risk because they did not receive adequate project, Saint Anthony offers educational for one—receive referrals to health preventive care. sessions on disease prevention at care services. numerous community sites. With help from the Fry Foundation, The Primary Prevention project builds Saint Anthony Hospital developed The educational sessions are designed to on lessons learned through an earlier the Primary Prevention project, a actively involve participants in finding Foundation supported project on community-wide comprehensive heath solutions that work in their community. diabetes education. This project proved education program aimed at preventing Take obesity as an example. Those successful in helping patients better four chronic health conditions— motivated to undertake regular exercise manage their diabetes and access asthma, hypertension, diabetes, and are connected to local exercise classes. specialty care where needed. Saint obesity—prevalent in the Hispanic Those needing to change dietary habits Anthony recognized the model employed community. The project employs a are provided with nutritious, low-calorie for diabetes had potential to address culturally sensitive and linguistically recipes and food preparation tips. other chronic health conditions prevalent appropriate approach that aims to Participants also meet others struggling in the community. By grouping asthma, promote healthy behaviors and connect with weight issues and are encouraged to diabetes, obesity, and hypertension those who need them with disease share ideas and tips, as well as to discuss together under one educational umbrella, screenings, referrals to medical treatment, challenges they face in meeting their Saint Anthony has developed an effective and follow-up support to ensure weight loss goals. “The health education strategy for addressing the overlapping services are received. classes and other activities are creating factors that contribute to each disease.

20 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 21 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Carole Robertson Center for Learning: A grandmother who never read a book to This comprehensive career development Urban Leadership Awards Center for Adult Learning her children now reads to her grandchild. program offers an introduction to a wide The Fry Foundation created the Urban Leadership Awards in Thirty years ago, a group of parents in Her new level of ability and confidence variety of jobs with salaries at $25,000 North Lawndale came together to save changed the dynamic in the entire or higher. Career Coach helps women 1995 to strategically focus financial support on innovative their local childcare program when its household. It’s about taking people from identify what career goals to pursue, and sponsoring agency closed due to financial not believing they can to knowing then helps them to construct a step-by- solutions to persistent social problems in Chicago. difficulties. From modest beginnings, the that they can.” step plan to pursue education, advance Carole Robertson Center for Learning on the job, and map a better future. Its The Foundation identifies strong leaders working with strong has evolved into a comprehensive, widely For the Carole Robertson Center, the many features include: profiles of women regarded family development agency. ability to launch the Center for Adult and men in various careers and the paths organizations and invites them to create and implement Building upon the culture of learning that Learning enabled the organization to they took towards those careers; a guide always existed in its child and youth deepen connections to the families for conducting informational interviews; their most ambitious program ideas—ideas these leaders have development programs, Carole Robertson served. “On Chicago’s West Side there is a and links to training programs that will Center used its Urban Leadership Award tremendous need for programs that help women survey their chosen career always wanted to pursue but did not have the funds to to launch the Center for Adult Learning. support and encourage adults to reach paths. The Career Coach has broad appeal. beyond what they thought was possible. It is designed to be used by people with support. For the Carole Robertson Center for Learning and Center activities are designed to provide We are proud to be able to offer adult low literacy levels as well as those with staff, parents, home childcare providers, learners the quality programs they higher levels of education. Women Employed Institute, four years of Urban Leadership and community residents with the deserve,” says Gail Nelson, Carole skills, knowledge, and opportunities they Robertson Center’s executive director. “We’ve developed a resource that funding comes to an end this year. In this report, we reflect need to participate and succeed in responds to women's dreams of a better continuing education. Learners in the Women Employed Institute: future. Career Coach is an easy-to-use tool on the work they accomplished. program—most of whom are women— Career Coach that provides step-by-step support for generally have low levels of education Many people mistakenly believe that low-income women to plan career goals, and limited economic opportunities. after decades of progress, most women gain more skills, and realize their The Center provides basic adult literacy, are earning good salaries in professional potential,” notes Jenny Wittner, director General Education Development (GED) jobs. The truth is that nearly 40 percent of Community Relations at Women and English as a Second Language (ESL) of women still work in jobs with low Employed. The web site has been enthusi- classes, academic support, and on-site pay, unpredictable work schedules, astically received by individual women as college courses. It also offers a custom- meager or no benefits, and little opportu- well as organizations and institutions that designed Child Development Associate nity for advancement. In fact, nearly serve low-income women, such as the City credential program, as well as financial, 15 million women in the U.S. earn less Colleges of Chicago, public libraries, and health, legal, and other educational than $25,000 a year despite working in community-based job training programs. seminars. full-time, year-round jobs. From April through June 2005, over The Center for Adult Learning is Since 1973, the Women Employed 42,000 people visited the Career already witnessing how educational Institute has worked to make life better Coach site. Of these, 1,400 visitors made accomplishments change the lives of for working women. With years of at least five visits. Career Coach participants and their families. “It is a experience and many significant will be incorporated onto the soon-to-be mistake to view the Center for Adult accomplishments under its belt, Women launched Illinois Department of Learning as just a series of basic classes Employed used its Urban Leadership Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s or a means to a diploma,” observes Award to create Career Coach, a free, web-based One-Stop Career Center, which, Cerathel Burnett, director of the Center online tool to help low-wage women once up and running, will make Career for Adult Learning. “It has become a place identify and pursue careers that pay Coach available to an even larger number where individuals’ lives are changed. family-supporting wages. of job seekers.

22 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 23 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Improving high schools is a top priority Given the multitude of factors that The teams also worked with High School Initiative for school systems across the nation. can affect student achievement and the the evaluators to identify markers of “The likelihood of significant school improvement rests “Our high schools are really the last school environment, the challenge of progress and discuss the kinds of frontier in Chicago’s journey to create measuring a program’s impact can data that would help them understand on high performing teams and the development of leaders the best urban school system in America,” be daunting. Independent evaluators what impact their work was having observed Chicago Mayor Richard from Roosevelt University are on student achievement. Based on and widespread leadership. In the Fry Foundation High M. Daley. “We need a strategy to turn documenting the Initiative using data these meetings—and with the data around our entire system of high schools collected from classroom observations from Roosevelt University in hand— School Initiative, leadership has emerged from abundant and make them all high schools of and surveys and interviews with each school embarked on an intensive tomorrow.” The Fry Foundation’s High students and teachers, in addition to planning process over the summer quarters—from students, parents, administrators, and School Initiative is designed to help the more traditional array of data from months. The goals: to identify which six Chicago public high schools take on test scores, attendance charts, and programs were having the greatest the Fry Foundation itself.” this challenge. graduation rosters. Last year, each school impact on student academic received an interim report which achievement; and to develop a plan Launched in 2001, the High School assessed the potential of the school’s for the remainder of the Initiative to Initiative aims to build strong learning Initiative program to increase student build upon and further develop Roland Barth, Educator environments and improve students’ aca- achievement and improve the these programs. demic achievement through a collabora- learning environment. The schools tive leadership process. The six schools— learned that some of their Initiative In the coming year, the schools Corliss, Crane, Curie, Kennedy, Prosser, programs were helping to improve the will concentrate resources on developing and Senn—committed to participate in school’s performance; others had and advancing their most promising the five-year Initiative and dedicated its yet to demonstrate the potential to practices. For almost all the schools, principals and a core team of teachers improve teaching and learning. this means a concentration on improving and staff to lead the Initiative at their literacy and math outcomes. To do schools. With Fry Foundation funding, This year marked a turning point in this, some schools will work with leading the schools chose to take on a range of the Fry Foundation’s High School national literacy experts to strengthen activities that research shows contributes Initiative. As in previous years, the existing programs; others will deepen to creating more successful high schools— six principals and school leadership the level of professional development helping teachers better assess students’ teams came together several times training offered to teachers; and others strengths and needs, making curriculum during the school year to share lessons will expand the academic supports more coherent and relevant to students, and advice. This year, the annual provided to freshman students. improving the quality of instruction, Spring Retreat—whose theme was Each school will build upon the rich store developing and sustaining professional Improving and Proving It—provided time of experience gained and lessons learning communities, and structuring for reflection and analysis as well as learned about promising directions for opportunities for students to have input workshops to help the leadership teams improving teaching and learning in into their own education. turn ideas into stronger programs. high schools.

24 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 25 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation George Henry Corliss Richard Crane Technical Prep Marie Sklowdowska Curie John F. Kennedy C.A. Prosser Career Nicholas Senn High School Common High School Metro High School High School Academy High School

Principal: Anthony M. Spivey Principal: Melver L. Scott Principal: Jerryelyn Jones Principal: James Gorecki Principal: Kenneth Hunter Principal: Richard S. Norman Address: 821 E. 103rd Street Address: 2245 W. Jackson Blvd. Address: 4959 S. Archer Ave. Address: 6325 W. 56th Street Address: 2148 N. Long Avenue Address: 5900 N. Glenwood Ave. Enrollment: 1,495 Enrollment: 1,285 Enrollment: 3,128 Enrollment: 1,673 Enrollment: 1,352 Enrollment: 1,500 Faculty and staff: 168 Faculty and staff: 186 Faculty and staff: 350 Faculty and staff: 137 Faculty and staff: 148 Faculty and staff: 153 Attendance rate: 91% Attendance rate: 85% Attendance rate: 91% Attendance rate: 90% Attendance rate: 94% Attendance rate: 90% Graduation rate: 62% Graduation rate: 61% Graduation rate: 85% Graduation rate: 87% Graduation rate: 78% Graduation rate: 67% Low-income: 96% Low-income: 91% Low-income: 82% Low-income: 79% Low-income: 90% Low-income: 91%

Corliss’ long-term objective for its Fry One of the key components of Crane’s A core component of Curie’s program Research shows that the freshman year The Freshman Academy at Prosser Senn's Fry Foundation Initiative centers Foundation Initiative program has been Initiative program has been its focus is to help classroom teachers better is one of the most vulnerable transition provides academic and social supports to on offering high-quality professional to improve student achievement in the on closing the technological divide utilize technology as a means of points for students in terms of future all freshmen in order to help them make development opportunities for teachers. area of writing. It has focused on a mix and increasing student engagement in improving students’ academic achieve- high school completion. Kennedy's Fry a successful transition into high school. Over the past three years of the Initiative, of classroom-based and supplemental academic work. This year, Crane ments especially in literacy. This year, Foundation Initiative will focus on In the first several years of its Freshman nearly three-fourths of Senn’s teachers after-school activities for students, will concentrate on intensive professional Curie will work with national literacy helping struggling freshmen by providing Academy, Prosser focused primarily on received professional development building the leadership capacity of development that helps teachers use experts to make its already strong extra academic support after school. social supports to students and found training from the nationally recognized faculty, and developing smaller learning the school’s new, state-of-the-art literacy programs even stronger Students with the most needs will these supports were important but not Research for Better Teaching. This communities. This year, Corliss will imple- technology to increase student engage- and to train teachers to incorporate receive intensive help through special enough to substantially improve student training has provided teachers with a ment a plan to tie its writing activities ment and improve reading and math. best practices in literacy education Saturday classes. In addition, Kennedy’s achievement. As the Initiative moves wide variety of techniques to keep together so that they work in better This will include analyzing student into classrooms throughout the school. reading lab will help not only freshmen, forward, Prosser will deepen the academic students engaged in the classroom. concert with one another. Among the data to identify student strengths and but students throughout the school, focus of its Freshman Academy to ensure Building on this experience, Senn is strategies that Corliss is pursuing are: weaknesses, helping teachers develop In addition, Curie will expand its get extra help with reading and writing. students are poised for academic success designing continuing professional devel- working with the Illinois State Writing techniques to meet identified student leadership program, Forefront, The lab helps introduce students and throughout their high school years. opment for faculty on advanced teaching Project to develop new methods of needs, and providing support to teachers to include sophomores, juniors, teachers to new and sometimes individu- techniques. New components will include teaching writing; teacher and student in implementing the new teaching and seniors. “This year we are excited alized approaches to learning. Last year, “The Freshman Academy has shown workshops for teachers to create new portfolios; and a school-wide writing plan strategies in their classrooms. to be involving the students more Kennedy’s increase in reading scores freshmen that they can achieve and has classroom materials, the formation of to integrate writing across the curriculum. deeply in our leadership program and were among the highest in the Chicago opened up a sense of what is possible teacher study groups, and peer coaching “Our focus has been on improving school improvement efforts,” notes Public School system. for them throughout their high school and feedback. “When we look at the gains students instruction in order to advance student Principal Jerryelyn Jones. “Our student years,” says Principal Kenneth Hunter. have made in writing from freshman year achievement in reading and mathematics. leaders will help us look at data we "We needed to get away from an "Our faculty members are committed to "We are excited about our continued to junior year, we know we are making This year, we will use external partners have gathered to determine what skills antiquated approach to instruction at the enhancing their programs and to professional development program strides toward our goal," comments to enhance our technology-enriched the broader student body lacks and high school level. This was accomplished increasing the store of student experience because we know it works,” says Principal Principal Anthony Spivey. "We have made learning environment,” states Principal how we as a school can best help our by the addition of the reading lab, along and knowledge. The Freshman Academy Richard Norman. “Senn had the highest a lot of changes this year so that we can Melver Scott. “We are excited about students learn.” with small group instruction and teacher does just that, and we are continuing to percentage increase in reading scores sustain this momentum. We will continue the exposure to higher order thinking generated lessons,” observes Principal refine it to ensure students have the base of all the schools on the North Side of to help our teachers build the core concepts and high-quality lessons James Gorecki. “Our biggest priority they need to be successful throughout the city. Our teachers have grown more knowledge they need to improve writing our students will receive as a result of at this point is to continue to develop a high school." confident and satisfied in their jobs." across the curriculum." this Initiative.” staff that is technologically adept in using our reading lab as a tool to develop and reinforce the learning skills of our student body.”

26 Lloyd A.Fry Foundation 27 Lloyd A.Fry Foundation Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 2005 Grants

28 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 29 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 2005 Grants and Awards Totals Chicago Campaign to Erikson Institute Loyola University Education Expand Community Schools Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois For Assessment for Teaching, For the 6-8 Grade Science Academy for Urban For salary support of Resource a model for professional Endorsement Program School Leadership Coordinators development in early $12,500 Chicago, Illinois $65,000 childhood education For Residents’ salaries $35,000 To train Chicago Public School $60,000 Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Teachers to use the Science Education Chicago, Illinois Facing History and for Public Understanding Program $2,000,000 Adler Planetarium For the Educational Rights Initiative Ourselves $25,000 & Astronomy Museum $10,000 Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois To implement the Race Midtown Educational Foundation For the Astronomy Chicago Communities in Schools and Membership Curriculum in Chicago, Illinois Connections Program Chicago, Illinois Chicago public schools For Midtown and Metro $25,000 For general operating support $15,000 Achievement Programs $30,000 $20,000 $1,500,000 Albany Park Gads Hill Center Neighborhood Council Chicago Foundation for Education Chicago, Illinois Near Northwest Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois For the Teen Connection Program Neighborhood Network For the Emerging Communities For the Grants to Teachers $25,000 Chicago, Illinois Education Project Study Group Program For Project TEAM $15,000 $25,000 The Great Books $15,000 Foundation $1,000,000 Alternative Schools Network Chicago High School Redesign Chicago, Illinois New Leaders for New Schools Chicago, Illinois Initiative For the Engagement with Reading Chicago, Illinois For the PRAXIS Project Chicago, Illinois program in Chicago public schools For general operating support $15,000 Second payment of a three-year $20,000 $40,000 $100,000 grant for the Chicago High Asian Human Services, Inc. School Redesign Initiative Illinois Mathematics and Noble Street Charter Chicago, Illinois $25,000 Science Academy High School $500,000 For Passages Charter School Aurora, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Reading Program Chicago Metro History For the Excellence 2000+ Initiative For general operating support $20,000 Education Center $60,000 and to share information about Chicago, Illinois Noble Street programs The Associated Colleges of Illinois For the Students Exploring and Researching Leap Learning Systems $40,000 Chicago, Illinois Community History Program Chicago, Illinois For the College Readiness Program $30,000 For Pre-school Language and North Lawndale College $100,000 Education EmploymentArts and Health World Relief Special Urban High School $15,000 Literacy Curriculum Training at Preparatory Charter Culture Purposes Leadership Initiative College Summit Chicago St. Basil School High School Awards Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Chicago, Illinois $10,000 Chicago, Illinois Metropolitan Chicago For the Senior Class Model Initiative For professional development Chicago, Illinois $15,000 Lincoln Park Zoological Society and for improving male students’ For the School-Based Mentoring Chicago, Illinois academic achievement Program at Gale and Designs for Change For Project NOAH $35,000 Education $ 1,682,500 Hayt Elementary Schools Chicago, Illinois $35,000 $15,000 To provide assistance to Providence-St. Mel School Employment 1,220,000 local school councils Literacy Chicago Chicago, Illinois Big Shoulders Fund $20,000 Chicago, Illinois For the Intervention Program Arts and Culture 877,000 Chicago, Illinois For the Volunteer Tutoring Program $35,000 For scholarships, technology, Dominican University $25,000 Health 1,151,000 and professional development River Forest, Illinois Reading In Motion $150,000 To support the Special Education Literature for All of Us Chicago, Illinois World Relief 400,000 Degree Program for CPS Teachers Evanston, Illinois For general operating support Special Purposes 577,655 Brighton Park Neighborhood Council $30,000 For Our Voices Are Stronger Than $50,000 Chicago, Illinois Violence Book Group Program Urban Leadership Awards 192,045 For the School Reform Committee Donors Choose $20,000 The Rochelle Lee Fund $15,000 Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois High School Initiative 1,501,241 For public awareness efforts Little Village Community For the Evaluation of the Annual Awards Business and Professional $25,000 Development Corporation $40,000 (approved in 2004) Total $ 7,601,441 People for the Public Interest Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois East Village Youth Program For the Community School For the Evaluation of the Annual For the Alliance for Innovation Chicago, Illinois Development Project Awards and the Reading for Deeper and Excellence For the College Readiness and Support Academic Coordinator Meaning Programs $30,000 Program $25,000 $40,000 $20,000 Chicago Association for Logan Square Neighborhood John G. Shedd Aquarium Retarded Citizens Erie Neighborhood House Association Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois For the ACES Project for Chicago For the Functional Literacy Program For the Parent to Parent Program For the Education Program Public School Teachers $20,000 $20,000 $35,000 $25,000

30 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 31 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Southwest Women Chicago Jobs Council Howard Area Community Center Local Economic and Employment Roger Baldwin Foundation Black Ensemble Theater Facets Multimedia Working Together Employment Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Development Council of ACLU, Inc. Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois For Frontline Focus: A Professional For general operating support Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois For Strengthening the School For the Education Program For the Community Organizing Alternatives, Inc. Development Series for Job Developers $30,000 For the Entry-Level Industrial For the Children's Initiative through Theater Arts Program of the Chicago Children’s Initiative to develop parent Chicago, Illinois $30,000 Skill Training Program $10,000 $10,000 International Film Festival leadership groups within Chicago For the Restorative Justice Initiative Inspiration Corporation $15,000 $15,000 Public Schools $15,000 Chicago Legal Advocacy Chicago, Illinois Saint Elizabeth Catholic Worker Changing Worlds $20,000 for Incarcerated Mothers For Café Too Culinary Skills Job Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Field Museum of Natural History Apna Ghar, Inc. Chicago, Illinois Training Program and costs Des Plaines, Illinois For salary support for the For the Literacy and Cultural Chicago, Illinois St. Vincent De Paul Center Chicago, Illinois To hire a staff attorney related to organizational growth For the ReConnections Program Director of Development Connections school program For the Cultural Connections Program Chicago, Illinois For comprehensive counseling services $15,000 $30,000 $15,000 $10,000 $15,000 $30,000 For the Early Intervention Initiative $30,000 $25,000 Chicago Lights Institute of Women Today Metropolitan Family Services Southwest Chicago PADS Chicago Academy of Sciences Free Street Programs Asian Human Services, Inc. Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Strategic Learning Initiatives Chicago, Illinois For the Job Training and For salary support of a For the Young Fathers Initiative For salary support of a part-time For the Science on the Go! For the Arts Literacy, ARTS in the Chicago, Illinois For the ESL component of the Readiness Program Development Director $15,000 case manager education program Parks, and Teen Street Programs For the Scaling Up Literacy Education for Adults $15,000 $25,000 $15,000 $20,000 $20,000 Best Practice Program and Families Program Near West Side Community $25,000 $20,000 Chicago Metropolitan Battered Instituto del Progreso Latino Development Corporation St. Leonard’s Ministries Chicago Architecture Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Women's Network Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Foundation Chicago, Illinois Target Area Development Breaking Ground Chicago, Illinois For Carreras en Salud: For salary support of an employment For salary support of the Retention Chicago, Illinois For the Education and Corporation Chicago, Illinois For the Centralized Training Institute the Bilingual Healthcare specialist for the Home Visitors Specialist for the Midwest For the Newhouse Competition Community Programs Chicago, Illinois For the Manufacturing $30,000 Bridge Program Program Michael Barlow Center and development of a new $20,000 For the Campaign to Improve Credentialing System $30,000 $25,000 $30,000 architectural drafting curriculum School Attendance $20,000 Community Media Workshop $25,000 Joffrey Ballet and Achievement Program Chicago, Illinois Interfaith Housing The Night Ministry Tuesday’s Child Chicago, Illinois $20,000 Breakthrough Urban For general operating support Development Corporation Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago Children’s Choir For the Middle School Dance Clubs Ministries $15,000 of Chicago For the Open Door Youth Emergency For the Familias Felices Program Chicago, Illinois in the Chicago Park District Target Hope, Inc. Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Shelter Program $10,000 For the In-School and $20,000 Chicago, Illinois For the BEST Transitional Corporation for Supportive Housing For general operating support $25,000 Neighborhood Choir programs For the Academic Achievement Jobs Program Chicago, Illinois $15,000 Vietnamese Association of Illinois $20,000 Lyric Opera of Chicago and High School Retention $20,000 For the Homeless Access to Workforce North Lawndale Employment Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Expansion Component Development System Project Interfaith Refugee & Network For the Refugee Electronic Assembly Chicago Children’s Museum For the OPERAREACH $20,000 Broader Urban Involvement and $20,000 Immigration Ministries Chicago, Illinois Classroom Training Program Chicago, Illinois Youth Education programs Leadership Development Chicago, Illinois For the Resource Center $15,000 For My First Museum: $25,000 Teach for America Chicago Chicago, Illinois The Day Laborer Collaboration For the Pan-African Association $25,000 A Teacher’s Perspective on Chicago, Illinois For the Youth Violence Prevention Chicago, Illinois Workforce Development Program Vital Bridges Learning professional Marwen Foundation For general operating support Project For the Leadership Development $15,000 Partnership to End Homelessness Chicago, Illinois development program Chicago, Illinois $25,000 $30,000 Program Chicago, Illinois For the Learning Center $10,000 For the Introductory Studio $15,000 Jane Addams Resource For the No Agency Left Behind Project $25,000 Arts Program Umoja Student Cambodian Association of Illinois Corporation $15,000 The Chicago Community Trust $20,000 Development Corporation Chicago, Illinois The Enterprising Kitchen Chicago, Illinois YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois For the Cambodian Community Chicago, Illinois For developing a Vocational Poder Learning Center Chicago, Illinois For the Chicago Public Schools Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum For general operating support and for Employment Program For Job Skills Training for the Changing English as Second Chicago, Illinois For the Customer Service and Arts Education Initiative Chicago, Illinois further development of the graduate $25,000 Economy Language Program For the ESL Computer Training Program Employment Training Program $25,000 For the Teacher Development tracking and support system $20,000 $20,000 $15,000 $25,000 Initiatives to help teachers use the $45,000 The CARA Program Chicago Dramatists Museum as a teaching tool Chicago, Illinois Friends of the Parks La Casa Norte Project Match Chicago, Illinois $10,000 Union League Boys & Girls Clubs For general operating support Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois For In-School Playwriting classes Chicago, Illinois $30,000 For the Citizen Advocacy in Parks For salary support of a For enhancements to the information Arts and Culture $10,000 Millennium Park/ For the Education and Career Program Youth Case Manager management system for employment The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Programs for Teens Center for Economic Progress $15,000 $10,000 service providers archi-treasures Chicago Humanities Music and Dance Theater $20,000 Chicago, Illinois $45,000 Chicago, Illinois Festival Chicago, Illinois For the Financial Empowerment Greater Chicago Food Depository Lakefront Supportive For the Garden Gallery Project Chicago, Illinois For the endowment The University of Chicago Center Project Chicago, Illinois Housing Protestants for the Common Good at Pablo Casals and For the Children’s Humanities $200,000 for Urban School Improvement $25,000 For the Produce People Share Program Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Lowell Elementary Schools Festival and Educational Chicago, Illinois $50,000 For the Strategic Assessment Team For Providing Employment $15,000 Outreach Museum of Contemporary Art For the New Teachers Network Chicago Christian $50,000 Opportunities for Ex-Offenders $15,000 Chicago, Illinois $65,000 Industrial League Greater West Town Community Program Art Resources in Teaching For the School Programs Chicago, Illinois Development Project Latino Union of Chicago $20,000 Chicago, Illinois Chicago Symphony Orchestra $25,000 Working in the Schools For the Employment Retention Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois For Building Arts Capacity in Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Initiative For the Vocational Training and For the Day Laborer Program Public Allies the Classroom, a professional For the Musicians Music Institute of Chicago For the Power Lunch Program $15,000 Employment Services programs $15,000 Chicago, Illinois development program for teachers Residency Program Winnetka, Illinois $20,000 $35,000 For the Apprenticeship Program $12,000 $30,000 For the Music Integration Project Chicago House and Life Span $20,000 $15,000 The Young Women’s Leadership Social Service Agency Heartland Human Care Services, Inc. Chicago, Illinois Arts for Learning Chicago Claretian Associates Charter School of Chicago Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois For Employment Services Rape Victim Advocates Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Music Theatre Workshop Chicago, Illinois For the HIV Employment For the Vocational English for Domestic Violence Chicago, Illinois For the Art Works! Professional For the South Chicago Art Center Chicago, Illinois For general operating support Services System Enhancement and Expansion Project Victims Program For the Adolescent Program development series for teachers school outreach program For the Artist Training Program $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $20,000 $25,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000

32 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 33 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation The Newberry Library Health Chicago Youth Programs, Inc. Illinois Poison Center Sargent Shriver National Center Urban Leadership Special Purposes Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois on Poverty Law For the Teachers as For the Primary Health Care For the Latino Outreach Program Chicago, Illinois Awards Scholars Program Access Community Health Network and Prevention Programs $15,000 For the Linguistically and Culturally Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders $30,000 Chicago, Illinois $15,000 Appropriate Services Project in Philanthropy For the Chronic Disease Care Infant Welfare Society $50,000 Carole Robertson Center for San Francisco, California Pegasus Players Management Initiative Children’s Home & Aid Society of Chicago Learning For membership dues Chicago, Illinois $30,000 Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois For the Illinois Health Policy Chicago, Illinois $200 For the Artists in Residency with For the Peer Education For the Whole Women’s Advocacy Project Final payment of a four-year grant to Teachers Program Alliance for Community Component of the Illinois Subsequent Wellness Project $50,000 establish the Center for Adult Learning Chicago Council on Foreign $15,000 Empowerment Pregnancy Program $40,000 $60,000 Relations Chicago, Illinois $15,000 SGA Youth & Family Services Chicago, Illinois Performing Arts For counseling services at the Oasis Interfaith Council for Chicago, Illinois Women Employed Institute For the President’s Circle Chicago $5,000 Children’s Memorial Medical Center the Homeless For the Belle Arts Project Chicago, Illinois $250 Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois $20,000 Final payment of a four-year grant For the arts education American Lung Association For the Consortium to Lower Obesity For Healthcare Services to research, develop, implement, Chicago Foundation for Women program at Roberto Clemente of Metropolitan Chicago in Chicago Children: Community $25,000 St. Bernard Hospital and and disseminate career development Chicago, Illinois High School Chicago, Illinois Organization for Obesity Prevention Health Care Center tools to help low-income women To establish the Eleanor Petersen $7,500 For the Community Health in Humboldt Park project Interfaith House Chicago, Illinois move out of poverty Legacy Fund Educators: Making Connections and $40,000 Chicago, Illinois For the Pediatric Mobile Health Unit $132,045 $2,500 The Poetry Center Reducing Disparities Project For the Health and Housing $20,000 of Chicago $25,000 Chinese American Service League Outreach Team Chicago Global Donors Network Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois $25,000 Swedish Covenant Hospital High School Chicago, Illinois For the Hands on Stanzas The ARK For the Community Health Program Chicago, Illinois For operational start-up and Outreach Program Chicago, Illinois $25,000 Juvenile Protective Association For the school-based clinic Initiative program expenses $20,000 For the Health Center Chicago, Illinois at Roosevelt High School $7,500 $25,000 Deborah’s Place For the Treatment and $30,000 For the fifth year’s activities of Puerto Rican Arts Alliance Chicago, Illinois Counseling Program a multi-year initiative to improve Council on Foundations Chicago, Illinois Beacon Therapeutic Diagnostic & For the Health Services Program $25,000 University of Illinois at Chicago student achievement and create Washington, DC For Cuatro and Spanish Guitar Treatment Center $30,000 Chicago, Illinois lasting improvements in the learning For membership dues Lessons offered in Chicago, Illinois La Rabida Children’s Hospital For the Healthy Steps for Young environments at six Chicago public $15,700 Chicago Public Schools For the Shelter Outreach Services Erie Family Health Center and Research Center Children Program high schools $10,000 Program Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois $40,000 $1,501,241 Donors Forum of Chicago $15,000 To expand mental health services For the Community Asthma Program Chicago, Illinois Redmoon Theatre at Erie’s Teen Health Center and $20,000 For Chicago Health Corps For membership dues Chicago, Illinois Better Existence with HIV Pedro Albizu Campos High School members' stipends World Relief $18,539 For the School Partnership Program, Evanston, Illinois $35,000 Mobile C.A.R.E. $15,000 an integrated arts education For the Healthier Women HIV Chicago, Illinois CARE For Preserving the Public Trust program for children Prevention Program The Family Institute For the Community Asthma Vietnamese Association Chicago, Illinois Task Force and for work to analyze in Audubon Elementary School $10,000 Evanston, Illinois Education Component of Illinois For the Earthquake and Tsunami Relief and compare the administrative $10,000 For the Community $30,000 Chicago, Illinois and Rehabilitation Fund expenses of foundations Carole Robertson Center Outreach Program For the Refugee and Immigrant $50,000 $5,000 Sherwood Conservatory for Learning $30,000 Mount Sinai Hospital Family Health Access Project of Music Chicago, Illinois Medical Center $20,000 For the Emergency Response Fund Grantmakers for Education Chicago, Illinois For the Family Health Health and Medicine Policy Chicago, Illinois $50,000 Portland, Oregon For the Tuition Support Program Education Program Research Group For the Pediatric Asthma Initiative White Crane Wellness Center For membership dues $7,500 $36,000 Chicago, Illinois $35,000 Chicago, Illinois Church World Service $1,000 For the Initiative to Improve For the Holistic Health Elkhart, Indiana Snow City Arts Centro Comunitario Juan Diego the Health of Incarcerated and Near North Health Service Outreach Initiative For the Tsunami Recovery Program Independent Sector Foundation Chicago, Illinois Recently Released Girls Corporation $25,000 $50,000 Washington, DC Chicago, Illinois For the Community Health Promoter $25,000 Chicago, Illinois For membership dues and For general operating support Program For the Asthma Education Program YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago For the Emergency Response annual conference $10,000 $20,000 Illinois Caucus for Adolescent $25,000 Chicago, Illinois Program $10,748 Health For the RISE Children's $50,000 Suzuki-Orff School for Centro San Bonifacio Chicago, Illinois PCC Community Wellness Center Counseling Center For membership dues Young Musicians Chicago, Illinois For general operating expenses and for Oak Park, Illinois $25,000 Doctors Without Borders USA $4,868 Chicago, Illinois For the Multipliers Program Real Truth for Illinois Youth For the Maternal and Child Health New York, New York For general operating support $20,000 $30,000 Community Services Program For the Emergency Relief Fund Ravinia Festival Association $25,000 $35,000 $100,000 Highland Park, Illinois Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center Illinois College of Optometry In support of a summer concert Urban Gateways Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Rush University Medical Center Oxfam America performance Chicago, Illinois For salary support for the For the Vision of Hope Health Alliance Chicago, Illinois Boston, Massachusetts $10,000 For the Summer Institute for Medical Advocate position $35,000 For the Rush-Interfaith House For the Tsunami Relief Chicago public school teachers $25,000 Nurse Practitioner Program and Global Emergency Fund Other Grants $20,000 Illinois Maternal & Child $20,000 $50,000 Grants made to 113 organizations upon Chicago Health Connection Health Coalition the recommendation of the members of WTTW11 Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Saint Anthony Hospital Foundation For the Humanitarian Response the Board of Directors, the Fry family, and Chicago, Illinois For the Peer Counselor Training For the Illinois Coalition for Chicago, Illinois Program the employee matching grants program For Artbeat Chicago and Placement Program School Health Centers For the Primary Prevention project $50,000 $501,350 $70,000 $10,000 $25,000 $35,000

34 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 35 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Independent Auditor’s Report 2005 Financial Statements

Board of Directors of Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Statements of Financial Position June 30, 2005 June 30, 2004 Assets We have audited the accompanying statements of the financial position Cash and equivalent $ 4,464,790 $ 7,034,648 Accrued dividends and interest receivable 460,672 357,334 of the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation as of June 30, 2005 and 2004 and the Excise tax refund receivable 171,754 216,670 related statements of activities and of cash flows for the years then ended. Prepaid expenses 10,516 19,291 These financial statements are the responsibility of the Foundation’s Marketable securities 163,637,063 156,890,936 management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Investment partnerships 485,580 156,250 financial statements based on our audits. Furniture and equipment, net 101,831 124,175 $ 169,332,206 $ 164,799,304 Liabilities and Net Assets We conducted our audits in accordance with the U.S. generally accepted Accrued expenses $ 62,100 $ 58,403 auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform Unconditional grants payable 340,000 902,045 the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial Deferred federal excise tax 267,105 260,425 statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, 669,205 1,220,873 on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Unrestricted net assets 168,663,001 163,578,431 financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting $ 169,332,206 $ 164,799,304 principles used and significant estimates made by management as well as See accompanying notes. evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation as of June 30, 2005 and 2004 and its activities and cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Altschuler, Melvoin and Glasser LLP Chicago, Illinois September 16, 2005

36 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 37 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 2005 Financial Statements

Statements of Activities June 30, 2005 June 30, 2004 Statements of Cash Flows June 30, 2005 June 30, 2004 Revenue Operating activities Fixed income investments $ 1,688,538 $ 1,715,583 Net increase in unrestricted net assets $ 5,084,570 $ 16,698,692 Dividends 1,848,896 1,539,737 Depreciation 42,788 55,342 Distributions from Lloyd A. Fry Trusts 865,563 1,039,539 Net realized and unrealized gains on investments (10,099,585) (22,237,315) 4,402,997 4,294,859 Changes in: Expenditures Accrued dividends and interest receivable (103,338) (109,156) Grants authorized 7,127,054 7,402,483 Excise tax refund receivable 44,916 (174,296) Administrative and other expenses 2,167,796 2,182,530 Prepaid expenses 8,775 (9,022) Federal excise tax 123,162 248,469 Accrued expenses 3,694 32,374 9,418,012 9,833,482 Unconditional grants payable (562,045) (505,196) Expenditures over revenue (5,015,015) (5,538,623) Deferred federal excise tax 6,680 89,425 Net gains on investments Net cash used in operating activities (5,573,545) (6,159,152) Realized 9,519,613 13,409,653 Investing activities Unrealized 579,972 8,827,662 Additions to furniture and equipment (20,443) (6,434) 10,099,585 22,237,315 Proceeds from sales of investments 112,380,845 121,212,980 Net increase in unrestricted net assets 5,084,570 16,698,692 Purchases of investments (109,356,715) (114,858,352) Unrestricted net assets Net cash provided by investing activities 3,003,687 6,348,194 Beginning of year 163,578,431 146,879,739 Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalent (2,569,858) 189,042 End of year $168,663,001 $163,578,431 Cash and equivalent

See accompanying notes. Beginning of year 7,034,648 6,845,606 End of year $ 4,464,790 $ 7,034,648

See accompanying notes.

38 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 39 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Notes to the Financial Statements

Note 1 The Foundation maintains its cash in bank accounts which, Note 4 Note 7 Nature of Activities and Significant Accounting Policies at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Foundation Investment Partnerships Federal Excise Taxes Nature of Activities has not experienced any losses in such accounts. Management Investment partnerships consist of limited partnership The Foundation is classified as a private foundation Lloyd A. Fry Foundation (the “Foundation”) is a believes that the Foundation is not exposed to any significant interests in venture capital funds, buyout funds, mezzanine pursuant to Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and, nonprofit private charitable foundation which distributes credit risk on cash. and subordinated debt funds, and restructuring and therefore, is subject to an excise tax on net investment grants principally to charitable organizations. distressed debt and securities funds. The Foundation had open income, including realized net gains on sales of securities. Furniture and Equipment commitments to make additional partnership investments A liability for deferred excise taxes is provided on the The Foundation is exempt from income taxes under Furniture and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is of $4,503,625 at June 30, 2005 (2004–$4,843,750). unrealized gain on investments and accrued investment Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and being computed over the estimated useful lives of the assets income. The tax was provided for at a 1 percent rate for applicable state law. using the straight-line method. Note 5 fiscal year 2005 and 2004. Private foundations are also Grant Commitments required to make minimum annual distributions of grants in Investments Use of Estimates Unconditional grants payable at June 30, 2005 are accordance with a specified formula. The Foundation met the Investments are stated at market value. The fair values of The preparation of financial statements in conformity with estimated to be distributed in fiscal 2006. distribution requirement for fiscal years 2005 and 2004. investment partnerships are estimated by management based U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires on the fair value of the assets owned by the partnerships management to make estimates and assumptions affecting The Foundation had approved grants amounting to Note 8 (as determined by managing partners of the partnerships) the amounts reported in the financial statements and approximately $300,000 at June 30, 2005 (2004– Grant Distributions and the liquidity of the Foundation’s investments in those accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from $4,430,000) which are subject to the satisfaction of prior During the current year, grants totaling $7,691,069 were partnerships. The market value of corporate bonds and equity those estimates. conditions by the intended recipients before payments paid, including Foundation Grants of $5,901,805, Employee securities traded on national securities exchanges is the last will be made. These conditional grants are not reflected Matching Grants of $6,350, Urban Leadership Awards reported sales price. Purchases and sales of securities are Note 2 in the financial statements. of $192,045 and payments relating to the High School accounted for on the trade date. Interest is recorded as Distributions from Lloyd A. Fry Trusts Initiative of $1,590,869. Unconditional grants authorized earned and dividends are recorded on the exdividend date. The Foundation has a residual interest in several trusts Note 6 but not distributed as of June 30, 2005 totaled $340,000. established by the Estate of Lloyd A. Fry. The Trusts made Other Commitments Grant expense for fiscal year 2005 consisted of the following: Cash Equivalents distributions to the Foundation of $865,563 during fiscal The Foundation is required to make the following The Foundation considers all investments purchased with a year 2005 (2004–$1,039,539). Future residual amounts to minimum annual rental payments under a noncancelable maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. be received by the Foundation cannot be determined. lease for office space through 2010: Unconditional grants payable at June 30, 2004 $ (902,045) 2006 $ 135,840 Grants distributed from July 1, 2004 to 2007 139,918 June 30, 2005 7,691,069 2008 144,149 Grants returned (1,970) 2009 148,453 Unconditional grants payable Note 3 2010 88,075 at June 30, 2005 340,000 Marketable Securities Marketable securities consisted of the following: $ 656,435 $ 7,127,054

Rental expense (primarily for office space) was Note 9 2005 2004 approximately $186,000 for fiscal year 2005 Employee Benefit Plan Cost Market Cost Market (2004–$186,000). The organization maintains a Section 403(b) salary Equity securities $ 96,902,171 $ 123,439,244 $ 96,952,002 $ 122,538,313 reduction retirement plan. The plan covers all full-time Fixed income investments 39,505,027 39,197,819 34,253,796 34,352,623 employees. The plan agreement provides for employer contributions based on a set percentage of salary up to the Certificates of deposit 1,000,000 1,000,000 annual maximum. The Foundation’s contributions for $137,407,198 $ 163,637,063 $131,205,798 $156,890,936 2005 and 2004 were $44,569 and $57,124, respectively.

40 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 41 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Grantmaking Programs Grant Application Procedures

The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation supports In considering support to a CPS charter Health How to Apply 4 An operating budget for the organization For further clarification of the organizations with the strength and school, we look for: a record of strong The Health Program seeks to improve The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation makes grants with income and expense projections Foundation’s grantmaking priorities, commitment to address persistent problems of academic performance among students; a access to quality care for Chicago’s in the following program areas: Education, that pertain to the fiscal year in which please refer to the Grantmaking urban Chicago resulting from poverty, violence, focus on improving academic achievement; low-income residents. We support programs Employment, Arts and Culture, and Health. the project will take place. Programs page of this report. ignorance, and despair. We seek to build the and indicators that the work funded by the that target Chicago’s underserved capacity of individuals and the systems that grant will contribute valuable lessons and neighborhoods and communities with We make grants only to tax-exempt 5 A list of current and projected funding Submission Dates and Board Meetings serve them. Our vision is a Chicago that offers strategies that can be adopted by other needed primary care (including medical, organizations and rarely fund organizations sources and amounts (government, The Board of Directors meets quarterly education, prosperity, and hope for all. schools. After an initial year of funding, vision, dental, and mental health care), outside Chicago. We give priority to corporate, and foundation sources) for to consider requests for grants. charter schools may be required to develop community outreach and disease prevention proposals for specific programs rather than both the organization and the project, These meetings are held in February, The Foundation is interested in programs plans for making the lessons learned under programs, and policy advocacy efforts. for general operating support. for the fiscal year in which the project May, August, and November. We must that improve conditions for low-income, the grant available to other schools. We give priority to research-based initiatives will take place. receive your proposal by 5 p.m. on the underserved communities in Chicago. that: incorporate health education, Letters of Inquiry deadline date in order to review it We award grants in four major fields: Employment early disease detection, and treatment If you are seeking support for the first time 6 A copy of the organization's most recent at the corresponding board meeting: Education, Employment, Arts and Culture, Our Employment Program grantmaking interventions for chronic diseases (such as or if you are a returning grantee seeking audited financial report. and Health. Within these funding areas, addresses our commitment to helping families asthma, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and hyperten- support for a new program, we highly Proposal Deadline Board Meeting we give priority to: and individuals move out of poverty. We sion); enroll families into government- recommend that you send us a letter of 7 A list of board members and their December 1 February support employment programs that help subsidized health insurance programs inquiry before you submit a full proposal. affiliations. March 1 May

G Programs with a demonstrated record of low-income individuals build the knowledge (such as KidCare, FamilyCare, Medicaid, This would allow us to give you preliminary June 1 August high-quality, effective services and skills necessary to find and keep jobs. and Medicare); include strategic feedback concerning your request and its 8 A list of professional staff of the September 1 November We are particularly interested in programs partnerships between a health system and potential fit within our funding priorities. organization and resumes of key

G Efforts to improve the quality and effective- that help individuals improve their potential to community-based organizations; focus Letters of inquiry should include a brief personnel involved in the project. In the event that a deadline falls on a ness of programs and services (these might advance to living-wage jobs and careers. on linguistically and culturally competent description of the proposed project, a project Proposals for organizational capacity weekend or holiday, requests may be include program design, evaluation or Grants are made to projects that focus on: programs for limited-English speaking budget, and other projected sources of support. building activities that involve outside submitted by 5 p.m. on the following staff development efforts, among others) employment-related literacy and English as a immigrants; and improve knowledge and consultants should include a copy of the business day. Second Language; employment assistance practice in the health field. Proposal Procedures consultant’s resume and a list of clients.

G The development of innovative approaches programs that offer pre-employment, job place- We do not use a grant application form; we Proposals and letters of inquiry that will contribute valuable examples, ment, and job retention services; and vocational We will consider programs operated by accept proposals of varying length that adhere 9 A copy of the organization's 501(c)(3) should be sent to: information, and knowledge to others training connected to growing industries. nonprofit community service organizations, to the procedures described below. Although tax exemption letter from the Internal working in the field community health centers, hospitals, we accept the Chicago Area Common Grant Revenue Service. Ms. Unmi Song We also recognize the need to improve the and policy advocacy organizations. Application form distributed by the Donors Executive Director The Foundation is also interested in policy quality and effectiveness of employment Programs must demonstrate the ability to Forum of Chicago, we consider this application 10 Returning grantees must submit a full Lloyd A. Fry Foundation advocacy efforts that help ensure low-income programs. We encourage proposals for efforts measure improvements in access to care and a supplement to, rather than a replacement narrative and financial report on the 120 South LaSalle Street communities and individuals in Chicago are to build the capacity of organizations to health status within an accessible, culturally for, a full proposal. previous grant before a new request is Suite 1950 treated fairly and have access to the services deliver high-quality employment services. and linguistically competent environment. considered. We ask that final reports and Chicago, Illinois 60603-3419 they need and deserve. We also welcome proposals for policy advocacy For new and renewal requests, full proposals proposals be submitted under efforts to improve the quality of education and What the Foundation Does Not Fund should contain the following elements: separate cover. Education training programs and to increase access to In general, the Foundation does not make The Education Program has been a cornerstone education and training for low-income adults. grants to individuals or governmental 1 A brief history of the organization, Renewal Policy of our grantmaking since the Foundation's entities. We also do not provide funding for: including a general statement of its An organization which has received five inception. Our interests in education focus on Arts and Culture general operating expenses for new grantees, primary functions and goals. consecutive years of Fry Foundation funding improving public education and expanding Our Arts and Culture funding focuses on arts capital projects, endowments, fundraising will be asked to take a year off in seeking educational opportunities in order to increase education programs for low-income Chicago events, political activities, medical research, 2 A project description which includes: support for the following twelve-month period. the academic achievement of low-income youth that use the arts as a means to improve or religious purposes. G A statement of the need to be The Foundation recognizes that there may be students in Chicago. Teacher training, school learning and provide life enriching experiences. addressed and the population to unusual circumstances in which support leadership development, academic enrichment, We are especially interested in arts education We rarely fund unsolicited proposals be served for one additional year may be appropriate. and college preparation programs are among programs that provide a rich combination from organizations based outside Chicago. G A description of how the planned project While we wish to be flexible in recognizing the the activities we fund to support this goal. of: arts instruction; performance or exhibition When exceptions are made, we look for will address the identified need needs of our grantees, there will be few

The Foundation also considers grant requests experiences; interaction with professional organizations with strong local board G Clearly stated goals and objectives exceptions to this policy. for parent and community involvement efforts artists; and training and professional develop- leaders who are responsible for establishing G Plans for assessing and reporting the and policy advocacy when the connection to ment opportunities for arts educators and program priorities and policies in Chicago. results and impact of the project's activities Following a year off, grantee organizations academic achievement is clear. classroom teachers. The Fry Foundation In addition, organizations must agree that G A timeline for project activities are welcome to apply for renewed support. gives priority to partnerships between cultural funds awarded for Chicago-based programs These proposals will be evaluated under the We generally do not fund unsolicited organizations and public schools, as well remain in Chicago and are not included 3 An income and expense budget for Foundation’s grantmaking guidelines. As with proposals from individual Chicago Public as to cultural organizations directly serving in calculations of funds exchanged between the project during the duration of the all proposals, these should target Chicago Schools. Charter schools are one exception. low-income youth. local and national offices. proposed grant. residents in financial need.

42 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation 43 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Board of Directors

David A. Donovan Director

Lloyd A. Fry III Vice Chairman

Stephanie Pace Marshall Vice President

Howard M. McCue III Chairman

M. James Termondt President and Treasurer

Unmi Song Executive Director and Secretary

Staff

Unmi Song Executive Director

Ernest Vasseur Senior Program Officer Health

Sharon Bush Program Officer Employment

Yolanda Knight Program Officer Education

Sydney R. Sidwell Program Officer Arts and Culture

Cornelia G. Speed Grants Administrator

Lisa Torres Secretary

Melissa Hixon Office Manager

Diane Sotiros C.P.A., Controller

Guy A. Sell C.P.A.

Photography: Jean Clough Writing: Marcia K. Festen Design: Sam Silvio Printing: Active Graphics Inc

44 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

120 South LaSalle Street Suite 1950 Chicago, Illinois 60603-3419

Telephone: 312.580.0310 Fax: 312.580.0980 www.fryfoundation.org