Letter from the Chair

Dear Friends:

During the past year, teens participating in After School Matters programs have demonstrated remarkable accomplishments in the arts, science, sports, technology, and communications. We are thrilled to continue making valuable and engaging out-of-school time opportunities possible for teens.

After School Matters’ 2009 fiscal year was punctuated by several highlights. In September 2008, more than 2,000 guests attended our sixth annual After School Matters Gala on the new, then unopened, runway at O’Hare International Airport. In March 2009, our teens celebrated a global range of influences when they performed at the legendary during the fourth annual After School Matters Citywide Showcase. Guests at both events enjoyed thrilling stage performances, onsite galleries featuring the work of teens enrolled in our visual arts programs, and delectable hors d’oeuvres prepared by teens in our culinary arts programs.

While these events always provide a spectacular opportunity to celebrate our teens and their talents, the importance and impact of After School Matters is evident in our programs year-round. During the 2008- 2009 academic year, Chicago teens participated in more than 30,000 quality out-of-school time opportunities made available through After School Matters. Through 1,300 programs offered in partnership with schools, parks, libraries, and community organizations across the city, these teens engaged in life-changing experiences that give them the motivation and confidence they need to transform themselves into innovative leaders, talented professionals, passionate artists – whatever they want to be.

Thanks to our instructors, staff, partners and supporters, After School Matters has experienced tremendous growth over the last two decades and is now the largest initiative of its kind in the nation. We are incredibly grateful for the support we have received, but increased funding is critical to sustain our model and provide even more program opportunities for Chicago teens. We know this program works and we are committed to doing all that we can to expand it. The demand is simply too great to ignore.

Those who have seen After School Matters apprentices display their talents can attest to the capabilities and promise that Chicago teens hold when presented with the right opportunities. Thank you for your extraordinary efforts in helping our teens become architects of their own futures.

Cordially,

Maggie Daley

Letter from the Executive Director

Greetings Colleagues and Friends:

All across Chicago, tens of thousands of motivated teens are looking for the tools, knowledge, and safe spaces to learn and develop. Young people all over the city are striving to find their place in society and become thriving, contributing adult citizens.

Schools play an important role in developing young people and keeping them engaged while preparing them for college or the workforce. However, they simply cannot do it alone. After School Matters helps fulfill this critical need by offering high-quality programs in safe havens, such as parks, schools, and community organizations.

After School Matters programs engage and help teens develop an array of skills, such as painting, video production, computer refurbishment, lifeguarding, and journalism. They also prepare teens to take the next step toward college and careers by teaching vital “soft skills,” such as teamwork, effective communication, project management and cooperation. Additionally, our programs expand teens’ knowledge of vocational skills, such as how to apply and interview for a position, the importance of regular and prompt attendance, and guidelines for appropriate behavior. Evaluation findings from Dr. Robert Halpern of the Erikson Institute note that After School Matters programs “give teens a sense of what it means to be an adult, in both thought and responsibility.”

Chicago’s communities also feel the positive and lasting impact of After School Matters programs. Through collaboration with our public partners and community organizations, After School Matters leverages resources to maximize teen opportunities. Our programs also leave lasting, positive impacts by bettering the communities they serve and beautifying neighborhoods with public artwork created by teens. For example, in April 2008, After School Matters teens completed a mural at Chicago’s 16th District Police Station that pays tribute to landmarks in the Jefferson Park neighborhood. This is just one of hundreds of After School Matters projects all over the city that make our communities more colorful places to live.

During a very trying economic time, our supporters, public partners, staff, community organizations, and independent instructors have been unwavering in their dedication to keeping Chicago teens safe, engaged, and working towards a positive and productive future. We look forward to your continued partnership and support in the coming year.

Sincerely,

David Sinski

The Impact of Our Work

After School Matters is enriching the lives of Chicago teens through the delivery of high-quality out-of- school time programming. As part of this ongoing commitment to excellence, we participate in independent research that evaluates the effectiveness of our programs and services. After School Matters programs have been evaluated by several top researchers and the findings have been used to continuously enhance and strengthen the organization’s work.

One example of this commitment is the research that conducted on After School Matters programs. Researchers followed a group of Chicago Public School high school students for four years and examined the impact of several semesters of participation in After School Matters apprentice programs. The findings concluded that:

ƒ Students who participated in After School Matters had better school attendance than students who did not;

ƒ Students who participated in After School Matters failed fewer courses than students who did not; and

ƒ Students who participated in After School Matters graduated from high school at higher rates than other students.

After School Matters programs have also been evaluated by Dr. Robert Halpern, a nationally-recognized authority on youth development at the Erikson Institute. For two years, Dr. Halpern documented the activities of teens and instructors in After School Matters apprentice programs. The findings concluded that After School Matters programs:

ƒ Produce positive effects in several areas such as improving teens’ abilities to work in groups and to experience personal growth;

ƒ Teach students not only about the specific discipline that was the focus of their apprenticeship (e.g. arts, technology), but also about how to approach tasks related to the discipline, such as conducting research or envisioning the end product; and

ƒ Enhance students’ knowledge of various vocational skills such as how to apply and interview for a position, the importance of regular and prompt attendance, and guidelines for appropriate behavior.

Additionally, investing in after-school programs provides much-needed jobs, and in this tough economy, we are pleased to be able to continue adding value. By providing opportunities to teens within their own communities, After School Matters is maximizing existing infrastructure and helping to revitalize neighborhoods.

About After School Matters

We are a non-profit organization that offers Chicago teens innovative out-of-school activities through science37, sports37, tech37, words37 and the nationally-recognized gallery37 programs. We provide these programs through a network of public and private partnerships that include the City of Chicago, , Chicago Park District, and Community-Based Organizations throughout the city. Our hands-on programs expose teens to rewarding careers and helps them to develop marketable job skills.

Through After School Matters, teens participate in activities that keep them engaged, learning, and safe while developing their potential. Our vision drives a mission that emphasizes the importance of public partnerships and the potential of Chicago teens. Our values underscore and guide our work.

VISION Chicago’s teens need to believe they have a future, and adults need to help them get there.

MISSION To create a network of out-of-school opportunities, including apprenticeship and drop-in programs, for teens in underserved communities.

After School Matters achieves its mission by:

• Aligning and maximizing neighborhood physical and programmatic resources; • Solidifying partnerships between citywide agencies and organizations; and • Mobilizing creative, coordinated, and sustainable investment in teens.

VALUES At After School Matters, we are a dedicated team of professionals who:

• Believe in the talent, creativity, and energy of teenagers and the contributions they make to our communities; • Embrace the power of collaboration with people of all backgrounds; • Encourage innovative, thoughtful decision-making and continuous improvement; • Cultivate leadership, support career development, and acknowledge achievement; and • Foster a caring, creative, and dynamic work environment.

After School Matters is one of the largest after-school initiatives in the nation serving teenagers. We have grown to 63 neighborhood campus sites. Each “campus” consists of the local school, park, and library in that neighborhood. Every year, a team of more than 1,000 talented instructors, school liaisons, Chicago Park District specialists, librarians, and Community-Based Organizations work together to administer our programs. They work collaboratively to support an expansive, highly coordinated network of opportunities for teenagers—helping to revitalize Chicago’s communities and enrich the lives and futures of teens throughout the city.

After School Matters Campus Locations 2008 - 2009 Region 1 Region 2 Region 3

Chicago Academy Clemente Campus ACT Campus Chicago Academy High School Clemente High School ACT Charter School Portage Park Clemente Park Garfield Belmont Branch Humboldt Park Library Legler Library

Foreman Campus Kelvyn Park Campus Al Raby High School Foreman High School Kosciuszko Park Kelvyn Park Austin Campus Portage-Cragin Library North Pulaski Library Austin High School Austin Town Hall Roosevelt Campus Noble Charter High School Austin Library Roosevelt High School Horner Park North Grand Campus Clark Campus Mayfair Library North Grand High School Clark High School Hermosa Park Clark Park Schurz Campus North Pulaski Library Austin Library Schurz High School Kilbourn Park Orr Campus Collins Campus Portage-Cragin Library Orr High School Collins High School Orr Park Douglas Park Senn Campus Legler Library Douglass Library /Rickover Naval Academy Prosser Campus Crane Campus Broadway Armory Crane Tech Prep. High School Edgewater Library Blackhawk Park Touhy-Herbert Park North Austin Library Legler Library Sullivan Campus Sullivan High School Ramirez Campus Juarez Campus Loyola Park Ramirez High School Juarez Community Academy Rogers Park Library Holstein Park Harrison Park Damen Library Lozano Library Taft Campus Taft High School Wells Campus Manley Campus Norwood Park Wells High School Manley Career Academy Roden Library Eckart Park and Library Douglas Park Douglass Library Uplift High School Steinmetz Campus Clarendon Park Steinmetz High School Marshall Campus Uptown Library Riis Park Marshall High School West Belmont Branch Garfield Park Vaughn Campus Legler Library Portage Park Douglass Campus Jefferson Library Douglass Academy Phoenix High School Austin Town Hall Park Austin Library Marine Academy Power House High School

After School Matters Campus Locations 2008 - 2009 Region 4 Region 5

Ace-Tech Charter High School Bogan Campus Robeson Campus Bogan High School Robeson High School Bronzeville High School Bogan Park Hamilton Park Scottsdale Library Kelly Library Curie Campus Curie Metro High School Englewood Campus Simeon Campus Curie Park TEAM Englewood Academy Archer Heights Library Sherwood Park West Chatham Park Kelly Library Woodson Library Dunbar Campus Dunbar High School Gage Park Campus South Shore Campus Lake Meadows Park South Shore Community Academy Chicago Bee Library Gage Park Nash Community Center Gage Park Library South Shore Library Hancock Campus Region 6 Farragut Campus Hancock High School Pasteur Park Bowen Campus Shedd Park Archer Heights Library Bowen High School Bessemer Park Kelly Campus Harper Campus South Chicago Library Kelly High School Harper High School Kelly Park Ogden Park Carver Campus Brighton Park Library W. Englewood Library Carver Park Hirsch Campus Altgeld Library Hirsch High School King High School Greater Grand Crossing Fenger Campus Avalon Library Little Village Campus Fenger Career Academy Ada Park Little Village High School Hubbard High School Piotrowski Park Pullman Library Toman Library Hyde Park Campus Harlan Campus Hyde Park High School Phillips Campus Harlan Community Academy Jackson Park Abbott Park Phillips Academy Bessie Coleman Library Anderson Park Woodson Library Chicago Bee Library Lindblom Campus Julian Campus Lindblom College Prep Tilden Campus Julian High School Lindblom Park Graver Park Tilden Career Academy Sherman Park Library Fuller Park Woodson Library Sherman Park Library Perspectives Campus Washington Campus Perspectives High School UNO Charter High School Washington High School Foster Park Rowan Park Woodson Library Youth Connections Campus Vodak East Side Library Youth Connections High School Armour Square Park Chicago Bee Library

After School Matters Partners and Community Organizations 2008 - 2009 Public Partners Community Organizations

• The City of Chicago • • Boys and Girls Club - Englewood • Chicago Public Schools • Adventure Stage Chicago • Boys and Girls Club - • The Chicago Park District • Aguijon Theater Company General Wood • The Chicago Public Library • Alliance of Local Service • Boys and Girls Club - James • The Chicago Department of Organizations Cultural Affairs Jordan • Alternative Schools Network • The Chicago Department of • Boys and Girls Club - Logan Family and Support Services • Antioch Missionary Baptist Square Church • Boys and Girls Club - Martin • Arab American Action Luther King Jr. Network • Boys and Girls Club - Union • Archi-treasures League

• Art Resources in Teaching • Boys and Girls Club - Yancey

• Asian Human Services • BUILD, Inc.

• Austin YMCA • Cambodian Association of • BBY Sports Academy • Careers Through Culinary • Beloved Community Family Arts Program Services, Inc. • CARES Chicago • Benton House • Carole Robertson Center for • Bethel Family Programs Learning • Bethel House of Prayer • Casa Aztlan • Bethel Imani Lutheran • Center on Halsted Church • Central States SER • Better Boys Foundation (BBF) • Centro Romero

• Beverly Arts Center • CHA - Northeast Scattered Sites • Black on Black Love • Chicago Area Project • Black Star Project • Chicago Area Project /MABC • Black United Fund of Illinois

Community Organizations (Continued)

• Illinois Institute of • Lincoln Park Zoo • Near Northwest Technology Neighborhood Network • Little Hands • Inner City Youth • Neighborhood Technology Development • Logan Square Resource Center Neighborhood Association • Inner-city Muslim Action • New Generation Fancy Drill Network • Love to Serve Team and Performance Ensemble • Institute for Positive Living • • New Hope Community • Intersect • Ma'at Production of Afrikan Centered Theatre Service Center • Jane Addams Hull House - • New Life Centers of Parkway Community House • Maggie Drummond Child Development Center Chicagoland • Jane Addams Hull House • North Lakeside Cultural Center for the Arts • Make A Difference Youth Foundation Center • JHP Community Center • Marillac Social Center • North Lawndale Green Youth • Farm • Marion Stamps Youth • Junior Earth Team Initiative • North Lawndale YMCA • Kids Off The Block • Mary Crane - Morse Site • NTRC Northwest Tower • KidTek, NFP • Mary Crane - North Site • One Economy Corporation • Korean American Community • McCormick Tribune YMCA • Openlands Services • McKinley Special Education • Organization of the • Korean American Resource Schools East and Highland Northeast & Cultural Center (KRCC) Campus • Polish American Association • Kuumba Lynx • McKinley Wright • Pros Arts Studio Renaissance • La Casa Norte • Puerto Rican Arts Alliance • Midtown Center • La Casa Community • Pui Tak Center Committee • Midway Hotel Center • R.B.C. Community Services • Lathrop Homes • Mikva Challenge Center • Latin American Chamber of • Multicultural Youth • R.B.C. Revealing Missionary Commerce Project/Chinese Mutual Aid Baptist Church • Latinos Progresando • Muntu Dance Theatre • Radio Arte • Lawndale Christian • Museum of Contemporary • Ray of Hope Center of the Development Corporation Photography Arts • Lawrence Hall Youth • National Museum of • Rhema Outreach Community Services Mexican Art Worship Center • Levy Restaurants at US • National Technology • Rogers Park Community Cellular Field Resource Center Council

Community Organizations (Continued)

• Roseland Child Development • Terry Town Child Care • University of Illinois at Center Chicago • Sammy Dyer School of the Theatre • The Abraham Lincoln Centre • Urban Solutions • Sankofa Safe Child Initiative • The Ark of St. Sabina • Urban Student Empowered Foundation • South Central Community • The Art Institute of Chicago Center • Urban Sustainability • The Beloved Community Authority • South Chicago Art Center NFP • The Center for the Arts at • Vereva Nursery (Ada S. Little City Foundation McKinley) • South Shore Drill Team & Performing Arts Ensemble • The Chicago Lighthouse for • Vietnamese Association of the Blind and Visually Illinois • South Shore School of Impaired Technology • Vittum Theater • The Children's Center - • South Side Community Art Western • Voice of the City Center • The Journeymen • Washburne Culinary Institute • South-East Asia Center of Kennedy-King College • The Miracle Center • Southside Together • West Englewood United Organizing Power • The Parkways Activity Organization Center • Southwest Youth • West Side Youth Technical Collaborative • Center • Spoken Word Cafe • The Resource Center- City • Woodlawn Preservation and Farm Investment Corporation • St. Agatha Family Empowerment/Catholic • The Salvation Army Red • Yollocalli Bishop of Chicago Shield Head Start Program • Young Chicago Authors • St. Anthony Youth Outreach • • Young Men's Educational • St. Joseph Services' AAA • The Support Group Network (Athletic, Academics, • The Young People's Project, • Youth Service Project Achievement) Community Inc. Center at San Miguel School • Youth Technology Corps Comer Campus • True Star Foundation NFP, Inc. • Strategic Human Services • True to Life Foundation and Community News • Umoja Student Development • Street-Level Youth Media Corp. • Striding Lion InterArts • United Church of Rogers Workshop Park • Stroger Hospital of Cook County • Sunlight African Community Center • Sunshine Gospel Ministries • Tap Roots Inc.

After School Matters Board of Directors

CHAIR Robert D. Blackwell, Jr. John J. Conroy, Jr. Margaret C. Daley Chief Executive Officer Chairman of the Executive Electronic Knowledge Committee VICE CHAIR Interchange, Inc. Baker & McKenzie Roger J. Kiley, Jr. Principal Bob Bloomer Ellen M. Costello Roger J. Kiley, Jr. P.C. Regional Vice President, Chief Executive Officer Chicago Region Harris Bank Corp, Inc. TREASURER Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality Avis LaVelle Cathy M. Coughlin President & Chief Executive Charles K. Bobrinskoy Senior Executive Vice President Officer Vice Chairman & Global Marketing Officer A. LaVelle Consulting Services Ariel Capital Management, LLC AT&T, Inc.

SECRETARY Deborah A. Bricker James Cuno Cherryl T. Thomas President President & Eloise W. Martin President & Chief Operating Bricker Partners LLC Director Officer The Art Institute of Chicago

Ardmore Associates LLC William J. Brodsky Chairman & CEO Joan Cusack DIRECTORS Chicago Board Options Actor Catherine J. Adduci Exchange, Inc. Vice President & General Margaret C. Daley Manager for the Northern Region Unisys Corporation Mary Ellen Caron Chair

Commissioner Department of Family & Support Bernard W. Dan Adrienne J. Archia Services Managing Director Chief Executive Officer Rice Financial Products MF Global Inc. Company Richard L. Carrion Chairman & CEO Deborah L. DeHaas Banco Popular North America Vice Chairman & Regional Ernie Banks Managing Partner Deloitte LLP Gery J. Chico Attorney Grace Barry Chico & Nunes, P.C. Dominic Delgado President The Economic Club of Chicago President Raymond M. Chin Delgado Erectors, Inc.

President Ted A. Beattie R.M. Chin & Associates, Inc. Judith Dimon President & CEO John G. Civic Leader Geda Condit Civic Leader Carol Lavin Bernick Howard C. Draft Executive Chairman Executive Chairman Alberto Culver Company DRAFTFCB

After School Matters Board of Directors

Chaz Ebert David C. Hilliard, Esq. Avis LaVelle Civic Leader Senior Partner President & CEO Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, A. LaVelle Consulting Services Hilliard & Geraldson LLP Roger Ebert

Film Critic Robert C. Lee Chicago Sun-Times Bonnie Hunt Partner Actor Jones Day

Michael W. Ferro, Jr. Chairman & CEO Edgar D. Jannotta, Sr. Susan Leonis Merrick Ventures, LLC Chairman President William Blair & Company, LLC The Leonis Group

Robert Fitzpatrick Former Director Judy Jasculca Lawrence F. Levy Museum of Contemporary Art Civic Leader Founder & Chairman The Levy Organization

Nancy Lerner Frej Gary T. Johnson President & Chief Strategic President Jory Luster Officer President Otherwise, Inc. Luster Products, Inc.

Lynn M. Kiley Shaun Gayle Civic Leader Shirley R. Madigan Civic Leader Chairman Illinois Arts Council Roger J. Kiley, Jr.

Jack M. Greenberg Principal Chair & CEO, Retired Roger J. Kiley Jr. P.C. Judd D. Malkin McDonald's Corporation Chairman of the Board JMB Financial Advisors, LLC Paul H. Knappenberger

Cynthia Greenleaf-Fanton President Senior Associate Education & Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Debbie Marchese Nonprofit Practice Museum Civic Leader Heidrick & Struggles, Inc.

Martin J. Koldyke Daniel T. McCaffery Madeleine Grynsztejn Founder & Chairman Emeritus Partner, Founder & President Pritzker Director Academy for Urban School McCaffery Interests, Inc. Museum of Contemporary Art Leadership

John W. McCarter, Jr. Sondra H. Healy Donna LaPietra President & CEO Co-Chairman Executive Producer The Field Museum of Natural Turtle Wax, Inc. Kurtis Productions, Ltd. History

Elzie L. Higginbottom Paul V. LaSchiazza Judy McCaskey President & CEO President Civic Leader East Lake Management & AT&T Illinois

Development Corp.

After School Matters Board of Directors

Andrew J. McKenna, Sr. Terry E. Perucca Linda Johnson Rice Chairman Retired Market President President & CEO Schwarz Supply Source Bank of America, Chicago Johnson Publishing Company, Inc.

Richard Melman Jeremy Piven Larry D. Richman Founder & Chairman Actor President & CEO Lettuce Entertain You PrivateBankcorp, Inc. Enterprises, Inc. Penny Pritzker

President & CEO John W. Rogers, Jr. Robert Michelson Pritzker Realty Group, L.L.C. Chairman & CEO Executive in Residence Ariel Capital Management, LLC Sterling Partners Kimberly K. Querrey

President John E. Rooney Minnie Minoso Querrey Enterprises President & CEO U.S. Cellular Corporation

William R. Quinlan David R. Mosena Principal (Retired) Phillip B. Rooney President & CEO Much Shelist Denenberg Ament Chairman The Museum of Science & & Rubenstein, P.C. Claddagh Investments, LLC Industry

Erica Mann Ramis Amy Rule Ray Mota Civic Leader Civic Leader President Mota Construction Company, Inc. Deborah R. Rutter Filmmaker/Producer President Ocean Pictures Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thomas F. Motamed

Chairman & CEO CNA Financial Corporation Diana Mendley Rauner Patrick G. Ryan, Sr. Executive Director Chairman Ounce of Prevention Fund World Sports Chicago Lynn Lockwood Murphy

Civic Leader Jerry M. Reinsdorf Shirley Welsh Ryan Chairman Chairman Langdon D. Neal Chicago White Sox Charities Pathways Awareness Foundation Managing Partner

Neal & Leroy, LLC J. Christopher Reyes Chairman Terry E. Newman Reyes Holdings, L.L.C. Partner

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Victor H. Reyes Attorney Kevin M. O'Keefe The Roosevelt Group Partner

O'Keefe Lyons & Hynes, LLC

After School Matters Board of Directors

Michael J. Sacks Scott C. Swanson Kim White Chief Executive Officer President, Charter One Illinois Civic Leader Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. Charter One Bank

Robert A. Wislow Charles A. Schrock Jeffrey W. Taylor Chairman & CEO President & CEO Vice Chairman of the Board U.S. Equities Realty, LLC Integrys Energy Group, Inc. Cole Taylor Bank

Robert M. Wrobel David Schwimmer Cherryl T. Thomas President & CEO Founding Member President & COO Amalgamated Bank of Chicago Lookingglass Theatre Company Ardmore Associates LLC

Helen Zell Joseph F. Scoby Glenn F. Tilton Vice President Global Head of Alternative & Chairman & CEO Zell Family Foundation Quantitative Investments United Airlines Corporation UBS Global Asset Management Terry E. Zink

Carlos Tortolero President & CEO Marsha E. Serlin President Fifth Third Bank, Chicago Founder National Museum of Mexican Art Fifth Third Bancorp United Scrap Metal, Inc.

Charlie Trotter PARTNERS Beverly E. Shaw Executive Chef/Owner Co-Founder Charlie Trotter's Restaurant Mary Dempsey The Shaw Company Commissioner Chicago Public Library James C. Tyree Gary Sinise Chairman & CEO Founding Member Mesirow Financial Timothy J. Mitchell Steppenwolf Theatre Company General Superintendent & CEO Chicago Park District Erin P. Vaughan Maureen Dwyer Smith Vice-President Civic Leader ARAMARK Corp.

Kai R. Sotorp Daniel J. Walsh Head of the Americas President UBS Global Asset Management The Walsh Construction Group

Howard L. Stone Lois Weisberg President Commissioner Herbert C. Wenske Foundation Department of Cultural Affairs

Kelly R. Welsh Executive Vice President & General Counsel Northern Trust Corporation

After School Matters Donors Through June 2009 FOUNDER ($500,000+) MENTOR ($25,000- A. LaVelle Consulting Services Abbott Laboratories $49,999) Aldridge Electric Bank of America Anonymous (1) Allied Waste Services Chicago White Sox Charities Alberto Culver Company The Allstate Corporation Archer Daniels Midland ARAMARK Corporation Ariel Investments CHAMPION ($200,000- Company Deborah A. Bricker Baker & McKenzie LLP $499,999) Brinson Foundation B.B. Construction Enterprise, Inc. Anonymous (1) Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality Bears Care AT&T, Inc. Chicago Airports Resource Bill Bass Foundation Kraft Foods, Inc. Enterprise Blue Plate Catering John D. & Catherine T. CNA Financial Corporation Bluff City Materials, Inc. MacArthur Foundation Frances Comer Boingo Wireless, Inc. Motorola, Inc. Arie & Ida Crown Memorial Bombardier Transportation BP America Inc. Delaware North Companies, Inc. Discover Financial Services BPC Airport Partners BENEFACTOR ($100,000- Ford Motor Company Burke, Warren, MacKay & $199,999) Harbour Contractors, Inc. Serritella, P.C. Anonymous (1) HSBC-North America Burns & McDonnell Engineering BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois Illinois Tool Works, Inc. C&M JV CO. LTD/McMahon JPMorgan Chase JMB Realty Food Corporation UBS Gary LaPaille/mCapitol CH2M HILL Western Union North America Management Chapman & Cutler LLP Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Family Chico & Nunes, P.C. PATRON ($50,000- Foundation R.M. Chin & Associates, Inc. Christopher B. Burke $99,999) Marina Cartage, Inc. The Marmon Group, LLC Engineering, Ltd. Air One S.P.A. Inc. Christy Webber Landscapes Ardmore Associates LLC Nash Brothers Construction Co. Northern Trust Corporation Civiltech Engineering, Inc. Charter One Bank, Illinois Cole Taylor Bank Crown Family Philanthropies Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. Patrick Engineering Inc. ComEd, An Exelon Corporation CVS Caremark Corporation The Committee of 200 Eastlake Management & J.B. & M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation Corn Products International, Inc. Development Corp Cotter Consulting, Inc. Harris Bank Dr. Scholl Foundation The Rooney Family DC Children & Youth Investment Hudson Group Trust Kiewit Corporation Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. Sterling Business Center Deloitte LLP Loop Capital Markets, LLC DEPFA First Albany Securities Medco Health Solutions, Inc. Walgreens Waste Management, Inc. d'Escoto, Inc. Neal & Leroy, LLC DeVry Inc. Polk Bros. Foundation, Inc. Herbert C. Wenske Foundation William Blair & Company, LLC DLA Piper US LLP Ricondo & Associates, Inc. DMJM Aviation Partners Patrick G. & Shirley W. Ryan R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Foundation Epstein Lou Simpson & Kimberly Querrey GUARDIAN ($10,000- Ferro Family Foundation for GEICO Direct $24,999) Franczek Radelet P.C. Phil Stefani Signature Aetna Fred B. Barbara Investments Restaurants Affinia Chicago Freeborn & Peters LLP Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The After School Corporation

Friedman Properties, Ltd. The Rise Group, LLC Joseph Kellman Family S.B. Friedman & Company Rubinos & Mesia Engineers, Inc. Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John S. Gates, Jr. Sara Lee Corporation Lynn M. & James W. Kiley General Iron Schiff Hardin LLP McNamara Purcell Foundation George K. Baum & Company SDI (North America) Inc. MillerCoors, LLC GFS Fence, Guardrail & Senior Lifestyle Corporation Jeffrey A. Urbina Signage, Inc. Serendipity: Celebrating Chicago Wight & Company Ghafari Associates, LLC Seniors on Stage Global Hyatt Corporation S.E.T. Environmental Globetrotters Engineering Beverly E. Shaw APPRENTICE ($1,000- Corporation Shefsky & Froelich Ltd. $4,999) Caryn & King Harris Sidley Austin LLP Anonymous (2) Heery International, Inc. Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP A. Finkl & Sons Company Helen Brach Foundation Skyway Concession Company Ms. Adrienne J. Archia & Mr. HNTB Corporation-Chicago Standard Parking Corporation Robert Braye HOH Group Inc. Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Grace Barry H.W. Lochner, Inc. Service, Inc. Baskes Family Foundation Infrastructure Engineering, Inc. Terry W. Teele Bernardi Securities, Inc. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Tishman Hotel Corporation/ Bob Bloomer Jones Day Tishman Construction Bradshaw Construction & Jones Lang LaSalle Turtle Wax Management, Inc. K.R. Miller Contractors, Inc. Ungaretti & Harris LLP Brown & Momen, Inc. Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Union Pacific Railroad Bundy Family Foundation Kenny Construction Company Unisys Corporation Barbara Burrell Roger J. & Alvina Kiley United Scrap Metal, Inc. Thomas J. & Nancy B. Campbell M. Laird & Deirdre Koldyke U.S. Equities Realty Charitable Foundation Martin J. & Patricia Koldyke Walsh Construction Company DeStefano & Partners, Ltd. Landrum & Brown, Incorporated Washington Mutual, Inc., now Allan & Michelle DeYoung T.Y. Lin International part of JPMorgan Chase Diamond Family Foundation Macquarie Real Estate, Inc. WES Health System Duncan Solutions Magellan Development Group Xerox Corporation Efie’s Canteen, Inc. Mars, Incorporated Element 79 Partners McCormick Foundation Environmental Design McDonough Associates Inc. FRIEND ($5,000-$9,999) International, Inc. McGrath Lexus of Chicago Amalgamated Bank of Chicago Equity Residential Mesirow Financial The Architects Enterprise, Ltd. John R. & Jeanne Ettelson Midwest Generation EME, LLC Arrow Messenger Service, Inc. Foran & O’Toole Milhouse Engineering & Berghoff Cafe - O'Hare Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Construction, Inc. The John Buck Company Great Lakes Advisors, Inc. Molex Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC Gremley & Biedermann Land Morgan Stanley Chicago Board Options Surveyors National City Bank, Now a Part of Exchange, Inc. John & Marty Higgins PNC Condit Family Holabird & Root O'Keefe Lyons & Hynes, LLC Cornerstone Construction Verne G. & Judith Istock Ozinga Chicago RMC, Inc. Services, Inc. Foundation F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. Ned & Debby Jannotta Assoc., LLC Michael & Nancy Daley Jay Dee Contractors Peoples Gas DRAFTFCB Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Terry E. & Cynthia Perucca Fifth Third Bank, Chicago Richard P. & Susan Kiphart The Prime Group, Inc. Jack & Mary Jo George Thomas E. & Kathleen R. Lanctot Prince Charitable Trusts Gibson's, LLC Robert C. Lanphier Related Midwest Carolyn Grisko & Associates, Inc. Lettuce Entertain You Reliable Bluff City Material HBK Engineering, LLC Enterprises, Inc. Reyes Holdings, LLC J.E. Manzi & Associates, Inc. Marvin Herman and Associates

McCaffery Interests, Inc. Richard & Pamela Gunst Jeana Ripple James D. & Eileen P. McKinney Daniel & Denise Hamburger Elizabeth G. Roberts David & Emily Merjan Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture Paul J. Rowan Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP Diane Hickey Philip Russo Richard M. Morrow Hoffman Management Partners Karel Schaepman Mota Construction Company, Inc. Patricia M. Holden Paul E. Schaper Michelle Seitz Musolino Susanna Homan Carolina Schoonyoung Deborah Newman Judy Hool Steven & Mira Schroeder Oppenheimer Family Foundation Mark Hoppe Carole & Gordon Segal Steven B. Pearlman Barbara J. Irby Tioe Sims Preferred Meal Systems, Inc Laurie Karall John & Susan Spatz Pritzker Pucker Family Elaine Kilgore Julie W. Stagliano Foundation Jacqueline P. King Lizbeth Stiffel Reynolds, Smith & Hills, Inc. Kostiantyn Kudryk Rhonda Stivers Singh & Associates, Inc. Albert J. Lacher STS Consultants, Ltd. Skender Construction Company Laner Muchin Dombrow Becker James Swartchild Solutions and Savings Levin and Tominberg, LTD Tabletoppers, Inc. Stanley Consultants, Inc. Laube Companies Teitelbaum Family Foundation Teng & Associates, Inc. Anne Laubscher Kandance Thomas Glen & Nancy K. Traylor Chung H. Lee Mark R. Thomas, Jr. Unison Consulting Group, Inc. Susan R. Lock Timothy & Latasha R. Thomas Whole Foods Market, Inc. Lockton Companies, Inc. Bertha Trujillo ZRBD, Inc. Patrick Loftus Helene J. Turner Norris & Marcena Love United Service Companies HONOR ROLL ($999 and Steve & Amy Lux Marilynn G. Vanella Under) Sandra Malec Oscar Villalpando Azteca Foods, Inc. LaDonna Mann Lauren Wakschlag Bailey Edward Design, Inc. Steve M. Maris Linda M. Weinstein Bauer Latoza Studio, Ltd. Fidel Marquez Ruth Wharton Walter E. Bayer Megan McCarthy Joyce E. Wiggins John W. Brooks Mercer Human Resource Yana Collection Deb Capraro Consulting Richard & Lili Ann Zisook Family Casey Equipment Company, Inc. Midwest Property Group, Ltd. Foundation C'est Si Bon!, Ltd. Susan Naset Lester & Joyce Charmatz David Nathan IN-KIND DONATIONS Donna Chen Erin O'Donnell Russell Allen Brothers/The Great James Y. & Barbara Chilton Susan O'Neill Steakhouse Steaks Christopher Augmon Corporation Raymond Orozco Arrow Messenger Service, Inc. Jane L. Davis Holly Ost Austin Town Hall Robert O. & Quinn Delaney Ursula Ostrom Boeing Company Christopher and Jennifer Dietzler Sreemanth Pagadala Brainforest, Inc. Divane Brothers Electric, Co. Douglas Parrott Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. Brett Doudican Leticia A. Pfeiffer Costco Wholesale Corporation D-P Productions, Ltd. Edward Polich Tiffany Cruz Jaci Durrie Mary J. Pollack Dunkin Donuts DuSable Museum/African Barry Z. Posner Event Architects American History Michael Precin Event Creative Fanfares By Faye Inc. Preform Traffic Control Systems Exposition Carpet Michael & Elizabeth Fieweger Ann V. Pristop Food For Thought John & Sally Filan Pyramid Realty & Management Frame Factory Framing Design Julie Fogel Harold & Erica Ramis Center Bud & Miriam Frankel Mario & Lilia Razo Gibson's, LLC Nancy & Alice Fryzlewicz Hall's Rental Service, Inc. FSH Communications, LLC Horigan Urban Forest Products, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Incorporated

Jasculca/Terman & Associates GOVERNMENT PUBLIC PARTNERS Judge & Dolph LLC Chicago Housing Authority City of Chicago Kurtis Productions, Ltd. Illinois Arts Council Chicago Public Schools Madison Square Garden, LP Illinois State Board of Education Chicago Park District Nelson and Associates Architects National Endowment for the Arts Chicago Public Library NIKE, Inc. Chicago Department of Cultural PepsiAmericas, Inc. Affairs Phil Stefani Signature Chicago Department of Family & Restaurants Support Services Quinlan & Carroll, Ltd. Rosebud Restaurants Table Fifty-Two Tabletoppers, Inc. True Manufacturing Company United Airlines Corporation Waste Management, Inc. Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

Independent Auditor’s Report

To the Board of Directors After School Matters, Inc. Chicago, Illinois

We have audited the accompanying statements of financial position of After School Matters, Inc. (the Organization) as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, and the related statements of activities and cash flows for the fiscal years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Organization’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management as well as 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 After School Matters, Inc. as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the fiscal years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Chicago, Illinois February 26, 2010

McGladrey & Pullen, LLP is a member firm of RSM International- an affiliation of separate and independent legal entities.

After School Matters, Inc. Statement of Financial Position June 30, 2009 ______

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents $1,435,832 Government grants receivable, net 1,598,933 Pledges receivable, net 1,108,668 Prepaid expenses 674,779 Property and equipment, net 121,638 Restricted cash (Out of School Time Opportunities for Teens Programs) __129,175

$5,069,025

Liabilities and Net Assets

Liabilities Due to Chicago Public Schools $ - Accounts payable to other accrued expenses 1,300,877 Contracts payable 768,897 Due to others (Out of School Time Opportunities for Teens Programs) 129,175

2,198,949

Net Assets Unrestricted 907,349 Temporarily Restricted 1,962,727

2,870,076

$5,069,025

After School Matters, Inc. Statement of Activities June 30, 2009 ______

Unrestricted

Support and Revenue: Government grants and support $10,650,383 In-kind contributions 9,001,862 Special events: Annual Gala 3,344,906 City-wide Event 71,389 Contributions and foundation grants 764,137 Interest income 12,426 Gallery37 retail sales 72,989 Other income 19,719

Net assets released from restrictions: Satisfaction of donor imposed restrictions 2,095,189

26,033,000

Expenses Program services 27,315,623 General and administrative 3,164,123 Special events 1,305,403

31,785,149

Decrease in unrestricted net assets (5,752,149)

Temporarily Restricted

Special events: Annual Gala 141,500 Contributions and foundation grants 1,204,100 Fiscal agent service fee 0

Net assets released from restrictions - Satisfaction of donor imposed restrictions (2,095,189) Decrease in temporarily restricted net assets (749,589) Decrease in net assets (6,501,738)

Net assets Beginning of year 9,371,814

End of year $2,870,076

After School Matters, Inc. Statement of Cash Flows June 30, 2009 ______

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Decrease in net assets $(6,501,738) Depreciation 69,470 Changes in:

Grants and pledges receivable 4,759,882 Prepaid expenses 10,302 Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and due to Chicago Public Schools and others (3,611,329) Contracts payable (983,107) Net cash used in operating activities (6,256,520)

Cash Flows from Investing activities

Purchases of furniture and equipment (24,205) Net cash used in investing activities (24,205) Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (6,280,725)

Cash and cash equivalents:

Beginning of year 7,716,557

End of year $1,435,832