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Date: 01/06/03 Client: Long Island Children's Museum Project: Long Island Children's Museum 2002 Annual Report Mission& Goals

The Long Island Children’s Museum (LICM) is a learning laboratory that inspires children and their adults through interdiscipli- nary, hands-on, fun experiences. LICM is a private, not-for-profit institution chartered by the State Board of Regents.

THE LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM BELIEVES THAT: Long Island Children's Museum • Children learn best by seeing, touching and doing; • Children are motivated to learn when they are having fun; • Children develop self-confidence when they can explore in a nurturing environment; • Children who share positive experiences with others better understand and appreciate diversity; • Children encouraged to solve problems creatively will be better equipped to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. . LEVON GRAPHICS CORP : COM PRINTING GENEROUSLY DONATED BY . SPSTUDIOS , PARK . SCOTT A

: “There are only two ways to live your life.

DESIGN BY One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

ANNUAL REPORT – ALBERT EINSTEIN 2001-2002 Long Island Children's Museum 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 224-5800 www.licm.org LICM Celebrates Its New Home

GRAND OPENING GETTING STARTED ON FEBRUARY 27, 2002, LICM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, STAFF The road to the new LICM began in the late 1980’s when a group of Long Island parents, educators, artists and and volunteers were joined by wide-eyed school children, business leaders began to dream about creating a special place for children and families; a place focused on children eager Museum supporters and excited elected officials as we and their intellectual, emotional and social development; and an exciting place that would stimulate children’s “Wisdom begins in wonder.” officially opened our brand new, state-of-the-art, 40,000 “It's kind of fun to do the impossible.” natural curiosity and educate through exploration and fun. – SOCRATES square foot facility at Mitchel Center. Opening day marked – WALT DISNEY That special place first opened in 1993 in a 5,400 square foot demonstration site at 550 Stewart Avenue in Garden both the culmination of an over decade-long quest by LICM's City, NY. Though the space could accommodate only 98 visitors at a time, the demonstration site hosted 75,000 founders to build a permanent, world-class children’s visitors in its first year and more than 500,000 museum-goers between 1993 and 2001. This overwhelming response museum on Long Island, and the beginning of an era full of from the public reinforced the board’s original belief that to better serve Long Islanders, a move to a larger, wonderful new experiences and opportunities for Long permanent home would be necessary. Island’s children and families.

A NEW HOME The new Museum has received extensive media coverage, including the front page and a glowing editorial in Newsday, MOVING TO GROW CAPITAL CAMPAIGN The new LICM is home to 12 innovative, hands-on exhibit several articles in the New York Times and far-reaching coverage of programming in many of Long Island’s community In 1998, Nassau County offered a 60-year, no-cost lease on a former aircraft hangar at Long Island’s historic Mitchel Field. galleries, which invite exploration from curious young bodies newspapers. LICM has also received plenty of television air time from News 12 and WLNY-TV 55 and was featured on LICM seized the opportunity, and we launched our $17 million Moving To Grow Capital Campaign to support the Museum’s and minds; a 150-seat, state-of-the-art theater in which to Cablevision’s “Neighborhood Journal” and WABC’s “L.I. Viewpoints.” “I have not failed. move and expansion. After raising $12.6 million and securing a loan for the balance, construction on the new LICM began present interactive performances and workshops; three in January 2001. We closed the doors of the demonstration site in September 2001 but continued to remain active in the More importantly, the community’s response to the new LICM has been tremendous. In the four months from our grand classroom-sized learning studios for conducting fun and I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. community through our outreach programming. We also kept busy packing, planning and training new staff so that we opening to June 30, the end of our fiscal year, more than 86,000 people visited LICM and the Museum’s membership base ” educational programs and activities; the LICM Store, would be ready to welcome the public when the new Museum opened in February 2002. brimming with creative toys; a spacious cafeteria with grew from roughly 500 to more than 3,600 families. Almost immediately after LICM's opening, school group visits were fully – THOMAS ALVA EDISON vended snacks; ample parking and convenient access to booked through the end of the school year and summer group visits sold out quickly as well. Given this robust start, the new major roadways and public transportation. LICM anticipates hosting between 250,000 and 300,000 visitors in its first year.

1989 July 1990 November 1990 January 1992 February 1993 November 21, 1993 April 1995 February 1998 July 1998 November 15, 2000 January 2001 March 2001 September 28, 2001 February 27, 2002 June 30, 2002 LICM's founders begin planning a LICM is granted a Provisional LICM receives 501(c)(3) status as a LICM's Board of Trustees meets with muse- LICM signs a no-cost lease with the 550 STEWART AVENUE SITE OPENS. 100,000th visitor welcomed. LICM signs lease with Nassau County LICM's Board of Trustees launches GROUNDBREAKING FOR LICM'S NEW HOME. Construction begins. 500,000th visitor welcomed at 550 550 STEWART AVENUE SITE CLOSES. LICM'S NEW HOME AT MITCHEL CENTER LICM closes Fiscal Year 2001-2002. The LICM children’s museum for Long Island. Charter by the New York State private, non-profit institution um consultant Anne Butterfield and create Long Island Lighting Company for Hangar #6 at Mitchel Center. $17 million Moving To Grow Stewart Avenue site. OPENS TO THE PUBLIC. capital campaign stands at $14.6 million. Board of Regents and is incorpo- from the Internal Revenue Service. a master plan contemplating a demonstra- (LILCO) for space at 550 Stewart Capital Campaign. Capital campaign rated in the State of New York. tion site followed by a full-size museum. Avenue in Garden City. reaches $12.6 million. LICM secures construction loan from 86,000 visitors welcomed at the new LICM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > European> American Bank> (now Citibank). > > > > > >in its first four> months of operation. > > “The brighter you are, the more you have to learn.” – DON HEROLD

THE LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM STRIVES TO:

• Foster children’s creative thinking, problem-solving skills, socially responsible values and behavior, self-confidence, and self-esteem;

• Enhance the ability of adults to understand and guide children’s growth;

• Present innovative and interactive exhibits, performances, and programs; • Provide opportunities for children and families from diverse backgrounds to learn together in a safe, nurturing, inclusive and stimulating environment;

• Develop unique models for learning beyond the boundaries of the classroom;

• Attract thinkers and “tinkerers” of all kinds to share their visions and passions;

• Collaborate with other organizations and encourage a sharing of resources and talents within the New York metropolitan community. A Message from the President & Executive Director

A MESSAGE FROM Dear Friends, THE PRESIDENT& EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 01 This past year has been one of tremendous growth and excitement at LICM as we moved from our 5,400 square foot demonstration site on Stewart Avenue in Garden City to our brand new, 40,000 square foot home at Long Island’s historic Mitchel Field. EXHIBIT Though construction on the new facility began in January 2001, the new LICM was GALLERIES 03 really born over a decade earlier, in the hearts and minds of its founders.

As before, LICM is committed to serving the needs of children and families from Long Island’s diverse communities. With a permanent home, we are proud to take our place EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING among the Island’s established museums and cultural institutions that enrich the lives of those who live, work and visit here. Our new facility and growing resources have & THEATER 05 enabled LICM to reach many more people through an even wider variety of programming offered in the Museum and in schools, libraries and other community COMMUNITY centers. Many of these innovative programs are highlighted in this annual report. COLLABORATION 11 The process of designing and building the new LICM and planning educational programs has truly been a collaborative effort. Our dedicated Board of Trustees, staff and volunteers, in partnership with artists, exhibit developers, local educators, OUTREACH students and community groups worked extremely hard to build upon the strengths TEACHER & of the original LICM to create a new Museum of the highest quality. We think we’ve TRAINING 13 succeeded. We hope you agree.

None of this would have been possible without the support of the many generous CAPITAL individuals, corporations, foundations and government entities that share our belief in CAMPAIGN 15 the need to provide children and families with a safe and nurturing place where childhood is celebrated and the power of play to inspire a love of learning is recognized. As we reflect on this past year, it is appropriate that we extend a sincere thanks to all LEADERSHIP 17 those who have supported LICM throughout the years, and to the many new friends we have made since our opening at Mitchel Center.

FINANCIAL We are very excited about what LICM has become. We hope we can count on your STATEMENTS 18 friendship to ensure that we are able to offer stimulating, informative and thought- provoking programming and exhibits for years to come. Together we will provide a bright and exciting future for our children. DONOR SUPPORT 20 Sincerely,

BOARD OF TRUSTEES & MUSEUM STAFF 22

Bonnie Thompson Dixon Robert S. Lemle Executive Director President, Board of Trustees GROWING

LONG ISLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM 2001-2002 ANNUAL REPORT 1 Exhibit Galleries

LICM'S NEW HOME PROVIDES A STUNNING, TWO-STORY showcase in which to feature 12 hands-on, interactive exhibit galleries. All of LICM's exhibit galleries employ a multidisciplinary and multi-sensory approach to learning; foster independent and cooperative exploration; encourage concept development and skill building; and provide a springboard for much of the Museum’s educational programming. Each LICM exhibit gallery has been thoughtfully designed and constructed by nationally recognized exhibit experts and LICM staff to offer an experience that can be shared by all family mem- bers, from the youngest of children, to parents, to grandparents.

LICM'S INAUGURAL EXHIBIT GALLERIES INCLUDE: mUSic Experience the magic of making and listening to music. Play BRICKS& STICKS Investigate and shape our three-dimensional world amazing instruments from around the world and investigate the using a variety of building materials and interactive software. science of sound. BUBBLES Blur the boundary between play and experimentation as PATTERN STUDIO Explore patterns in art, nature, music, mathemat- you step inside a giant bubble, blow bubbles within bubbles, and ics and history and begin to better understand our world. make a giant bubble honeycomb. SANDY ISLAND Shape a sand dune with wind, make sandy art, examine CHANGES & CHALLENGES Enter a house, school, or outdoor environment and experience some of the challenges faced by microscopic sand grains and discover the world in a grain of sand. people with differing abilities. TOOLBOX Use tools from around the world and from centuries past. CLIMBIT@LICM Stretch your muscles and imagination and alter Turn trash into treasure at the recycle art center and construct your your perspectives while venturing through this two-story climbing own creations with wrenches, ratchets, pliers and more. structure and its companion ramp. TOTSPOT Crawl, climb, giggle, wiggle, jump, slide, pretend and play in COMMUNICATION STATION Broadcast the news, create animations, a safe environment designed especially for LICM's youngest and explore the Internet and beyond in this exciting expansion of one of LICM's original exhibit galleries. visitors and their grown-ups. IT'S ALIVE! Take an amazing journey and discover the many ways KALEIDOZONE Expect new and exciting surprises in this gallery of people and other living things grow, eat, move, sense and reproduce. changing exhibits and prototypes. EXPLORING LONG ISLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM 2001-2002 ANNUAL REPORT 3 Educational Programming & Theater

MORE THAN 86,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS VISITED LICM come…in droves. In the four months from LICM's grand opening during the four months from our grand opening until June 30, until schools let out for the summer, LICM hosted more than the end of our fiscal year, to explore the Museum’s 12 16,000 students and their teachers, who were eager to hands-on exhibit galleries and participate in interactive, experience and explore all that the new Museum had to offer. educational and fun programming. Some highlights included: LICM has well-trained “explainers” in each gallery to guide FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION lively dialogues sparked by the exhibits.The Museum’s training On May 11, Olga Lomaga and her grand-nephew, Ben, skillfully program for full and part-time staff explainers is based on demonstrated the art of Ukrainian Egg Painting to visitors as American Association of Museum standards. the pair kicked off LICM's From Generation To Generation Folk Arts Series. During the eight-week festival, folk artists LEARNING STUDIOS from across Long Island and the New York metropolitan area LICM's classroom-sized learning studios allow us to conduct presented their traditional crafts and talents for our visitors in-depth workshop and programming in an inviting and

who, in turn, took part in a variety of related focused environment. Last year, more than hands-on activities and workshops. Other folk 5,500 school children took part in artists who participated in the series learning studio workshops, like include Haitian drummers Frisner Collage Tales, an interdisciplinary Augustin and 14-year old Joseph Roger workshop incorporating collage- Jean, Kuang-Yu Fung and members of making, creative story writing Chinese Theater Works, traditional and telling, and math. Afro-Puerto-Rican musicians Los LICM's learning studios also host Pleneros de la 21, and Irish dancer scout badge and teacher training Donny Golden, accompanied by workshops, as well as creative pro- children from his dance school. grams for the visiting public on SCHOOL VISITS weekends, which provide valuable If you build it they will come. We built the opportunities for children and adults new LICM and the school children have to share the joys of learning together.

LONG ISLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM 2001-2002 ANNUAL REPORT 5 DISCOVERING PERFOR MING Educational Programming by the Museumonanongoingbasis. by andwhichwillbeused commissioned exclusively for LICM, the groupas premiered aninteractive musicalpiece inour Talujon, renowned percussion quartet, theinternationally we wereto host delighted On June29, the show. of them onstageandbecomejoin apart and skillswhileinviting audiencemembersyoungto andold todemonstratetheir considerable talents in Williston Park, Park Tae students fromthe arts martial Y.H. Kwan DoSchool and Dancers andRoosevelt’s NewLife Entertainment, including dancersfromthe MineolaPortuguese Folk theaterThe hasalsoprovided anarena for localchildren, fromthe Nationalperformers Circus Project. and innovator ofinteractive LizJoyce; puppetry Kumalo; Robbi singerandstoryteller African-American dancer, suchasphysical comedian ChipBryant; reputations, children’s withoutstandinglocalandnational performers theaterLICM's hasalready ofprofessional hostedabevy andpuppetry. storytelling theater arts, film, music, includingdance, exposureto interactive indiverse media, artists ofmany culturesthrough arts theperforming children about inspireteach and demonstration siteandcontinueto entertain, program arts to buildonapopularperforming Museum from its theaterthe hasallowed state-of-the-art LICM's 150-seat, THEATER ARTS PERFORMING AND LONG ISLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CHILDREN'S ISLAND LONG & 2001-2002 Theater NULREPORT ANNUAL mUSic gallery 7 CREATING designed for pre-schoolto our visitors LICM hasreceivedtremendous a responseto programming TOT PROGRAMS exhibits hostedbyLICM. the wellreceivedof children’s art two were just program, Hempstead-based socialservices photographstaken of byparticipants andblack-and-white Bayville Intermediate School, by students fromthe MillNeckSchoolforthe Deafand theater Acollection of masks madecollaboratively children. creations theartistic ofhundreds ofLong Island exhibit LICM's walls have provided auniquebackdropto onwhich ART EXHIBITS world aroundthem. and toolsto better understand themselves and the them acquire withanemphasisonhelping skills process, the creative thecenter of placechildrenand activities at workshopstheater arts andperforming performances LICM All theater workshops for weekday schoolgroups. LICM's education staff hasalsodeveloped age-appropriate Educational Programming hlho n aetn suswt u dl visitors. childhood and parenting issueswith ouradult LICM's earlychildhoodstaff was availableto discuss early have been extremely popular withvisitors. activity, craft acombinationtime andrelated story and StoriesPlusCraft, program, music andrhythm aninteractive song, TotTunes, Getting Focused TotSpot gallery. ,a to otherhelpfulparenting resources inourcommunity. earlychildhoodandparenting issuesandconnect about to anarea adjacent LICM'sFamily of Resource Center, ment develop-the further into Much workhasalsobeenput workshop for parents andcaregivers. first LICM's Museum staff alsohosted “Positive Discipline,” & TotSpot LONG ISLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CHILDREN'S ISLAND LONG Theater where caregivers canaccessvitalinformation 2001-2002 NULREPORT ANNUAL 9 SHARING unique climbing experience. ina to participate and physically challenged individuals allows bothable-bodied that sculpture and climbingexhibit designing of renowned climbingstructure developer Tom Luckeythe in served asinformalSchool inAlbertson consultantsto Henry Viscardi National Center for DisabilitiesStudies’ teachersandstudents fromthe In anotherexample, the installations. designed museums acrossthe country, has collaborated areas onearlychildhood activity for children’s which Inc., ADesignGroup, Exhibit and Family GuidanceCenter. aswell asstaff Shore Child fromthe North Community College, included faculty from andNassau children’sthemselves. museum-goers teenagers whowere and once designers, exhibit parents, earlychildhoodexperts, with localandnational educators, includedextensivethe gallery of focus group interviews Initialdevelopment expressly forto four. children agesbirth design andconstruction ofLICM's the teamwork example canbeseenin this of An excellent the newLICM. the planning andbuildingof during important particularly Thissharingofideaswas children andfamilies we serve. LICMtruly meets the needs of the critical to ensuring that LISTENING TO MANY VOICES IS COMMUNITY OUR WITHIN Community Collaboration ClimbIt@LICM , a one-of-a-kind, two-story two-story one-of-a-kind, a , TotSpot Planning participants a gallerycreated , LICM's to LICMprogramming. hasalsobeenvital Community input teachers andcommunity membersalike. teaching strategies andideas canbeshared byparents, community resource where effective parenting and anda experience andhave fun; to learnandplay, and adultsfrom diverse backgrounds cangathertogether asafe placewhere children modern day “Town Square,” voices contributesthe Museum’sto aimsofbecoming a to encouragingto many andlistening LICM's commitment the IrishCulturalthe GardenSociety and CityArea. Societyof theLong IslandQuilters’ Family Association ofLong Island, theHaitianAmerican Inc., LaFuerza Unida, Chinese School, theChineseCultural Association ofLong Island Association, theAfrican AmericanHeritage American Museum, the African including community cultural organizations, sharing ofideasbetween Museumstaff andmembersof the have beennearlyassuccessfulorauthentic without not LONG ISLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CHILDREN'S ISLAND LONG From Generation To Generation 2001-2002 Folk Festival Arts would NULREPORT ANNUAL 11 Outreach& Teacher Training

LICM FIRST DEVELOPED EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL design and make their own quilts using traditional and outreach programs that travel to schools, libraries, and original symbols. community centers in 1998. Today, LICM's outreach Outreach programs offer wonderful opportunities for programs are diverse and speak to many interests. The adults to learn along with children, to observe how Spirit of Invention program encourages children and their children learn best, and to see children interact with their adults to combine elements of technology and use prob- teachers and peers. The workshops enable parents and lem-solving skills and their imaginations as they transform caregivers to gain valuable insights into their children’s recycled and readily available materials to create futuristic worlds and are a way of bringing LICM into the inventions of their own. Participants in the Freedom Quilts community, an especially important service for families workshops discover stories that African-American quilts unable to travel to the Museum. told in the days before America’s Civil War and then In addition to our outreach programs for children and

LICM outreach programs include: families, LICM also conducts staff development workshops for local educators. These popular workshops Acrobats and Circuses Fish Tales focus on hands-on teaching techniques and model Book It Fortune Creations activities that can be easily replicated by teachers in Bubbles Freedom Quilts their own classrooms. Build It Hoof Prints Celebrate Making Faces Last year, LICM brought outreach programming and staff Changes& Challenges Music For Everyone development workshops to more than 11,600 children, Chinese Calligraphy Number Fun adults and teachers across Long Island. Class Act I Patchwork Art Class Act II Pop Up Folktales Crack the Code Ready, Set, Go Drums Around the World The Spirit of Invention Early American Folklore Y2KBugs TEACHING

LONG ISLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM 2001-2002 ANNUAL REPORT 13 Capital Campaign

BRINGING THE NEW LICM TO LIFE REQUIRED THE SUPPORT OF Create! Celebrate!, held at Mitchel Athletic Complex, across the the entire Long Island community. When LICM asked for help street from LICM. The event netted over $270,000 to support in funding the new Museum, our many friends old and new our capital campaign. came through in a big way. Create! Celebrate! was co-chaired by Debby and Scott MOVING TO GROW Rechler and honored long-time LICM supporter, KeySpan, As of June 30, 2002, LICM's Moving To Grow Capital Campaign, and the Museum’s founders, Lisa Greene, Richard which was launched in 1998 to finance the construction of the Hamburger, Jill Stamberg Jarnow, Al Jarnow, Roni new Museum, had raised $14.6 million towards its $17 Kohen-Lemle and Robert Lemle. million goal, making it one of the largest non-hospital, college GOVERNMENT SUPPORT or university capital campaigns ever conducted on Long Island. LICM is extremely grateful for the generous in-kind support it The capital campaign’s success to date can be attributed to received from Nassau County, which invited us to become a the full commitment of the Museum’s Board of Trustees, as part of the Museums at Mitchel Center, a 15-acre cultural

well as strong backing from both long-time and more recent development that also includes the Cradle of Aviation LICM supporters. Hundreds of individuals and families; dozens Museum and an IMAX theater. Nassau County provided the of area corporations, including Cablevision Systems infrastructure for the museum complex and continues to Corporation, Reckson Associates Realty Corp., WLNY-TV 55 and provide significant site maintenance. the Dreyfus Corporation; a number of major foundations and The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) provided Nassau County contributed financial assistance or in-kind funding to assist LICM's exhibit and program development, resources to this landmark building project. including grants that partially funded our From Generation To Largely as a result of the capital campaign, LICM was able to Generation Folk Arts Series, a newly-enhanced staff training expand its donor base from the roughly 50 supporters who program for Museum Explainers, and the fabrication of our helped sustain the Museum’s demonstration site to our ClimbIt@LICM exhibit. NYSCA also funded a commissioned nearly 1,000 current supporters. musical piece from the percussion quartet Talujon, which the CREATE! CELEBRATE! group premiered in our mUSic gallery. On September 29, 2001, more than 800 friends of LICM turned out for the Museum’s first fundraising event,

LONG ISLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM 2001-2002 ANNUAL REPORT 15 SUPPORTING GUIDING our staffthe diversitythe Long reflects of Islandcommunity expansion have ensuredthat efforts during LICM'srecent Broad-based recruitment Museumexperiences. our visitors’ Visitor of Department Development Education – Exhibits, departments threeto augmenting LICM's In addition previously existing so hasourmulti-talented staff ofprofessionals andvolunteers. As LICM'sphysical size andattendance numbershave grown, experience. management has over 80years ofMuseumandothernon-profit LICM'sseniorstaff Collectively, theMuseum’s helm. year at completed herninth Director Bonnie Thompson Dixon just Executive LICM, continuity andstrength ofleadershipat the to Alsoadding than fiveterms longer years. served andmorethan halfofitsmembershave talents andskills, backgrounds, board represents abroad range ofprofessions, TheMuseum’sthe Boardstill active of membersof Trustees. Four ofLICM'ssixfounders are leadership sinceitsinception. LICM hasbeenfortunateto have hadstrong andstable time ofexpansion. this during particularly sodoesLICM's, and caregivers, require from loving soundandsteadynurturing parents HEALTHYJUST ASACHILD’S GROWTH DEVELOPMENT AND Leadership & Marketingthe Museum hasdeveloped – a & Support Services to further enhance to further Services Support & rgas and Programs, end ofourfiscalyear. the the Museum’s February 27grand openingandJune30, the fourto LICMin months between hoursofservice 4,100 over andwhologged homemakers andstudents, people, business whoseranks includedretiredteachers, volunteers, talents LICM alsorelied ofmorethe than 100 on year, Last employees andfromto morethan 60part-timers. 22 staff LICM's hasgrown fromto 22full-time 11 we serve. LONG ISLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CHILDREN'S ISLAND LONG 2001-2002 NULREPORT ANNUAL 17 18 LONG ISLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CHILDREN'S ISLAND LONG ttmn of Activity Statement NET ASSETS OF NET -END YEAR OF YEAR ASSETSNET -BEGINNING IN CHANGES TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ASSETS: NET ASSETS: NET UNRESTRICTED IN CHANGES T

FINANCIALHE EXPENSES OTHER AND SUPPORTREVENUE L ONG e sesRlae rmRsrcin 1,968,311 AssetsReleased From Restrictions Net otiuin Nt )1,232,318 1,382,015 assetsReleased from Restrictions Net Loss onSaleofContributed Securities Income Interest State Grant Contributions (Note1) 134,666 274,057 Services: Supporting Program Services Miscellaneous Income Interest PartiesBirthday Education Fees Museum Store Memberships Contributed Services Contributions (Note1) Admissions I 2001-2002 SLAND eeomn 297,250 1,063,817 Assets Decrease inNet Assets Decrease in Temporarily Restricted Net Development andGeneral Management oa xess2,743,082 1,361,067 576,906 Assets Increase inUnrestricted Net 3,319,988 Total Expenses Total Services Supporting Total Unrestricted Revenue andOtherSupport C HILDREN NULREPORT ANNUAL ' S M & USEUM e Assets Net YEAR END JUNE YEAR JUNE END $8,821,876 $8,707,332 (1,968,311) (691,450) $501,789 1,351,677 (114,544) 223,409 0 2002 30, 108,551 10,000 62,365 41,659 (1,168) 4,776 35,711 405 to borrow up to $8 million for the construction of a new building and the designandfabricationto borrowto $8million forthe construction ofanewbuildingand up exhibits. ofcertain the Museum permitted withacommercialthat bank theMuseum entered into afinancingagreement In March 2001, LOAN PAYABLE Note 2: CONTRIBUTIONS Note 1: ASSETS NET AND LIABILITIES ASSETS T contributions receivable. ofwhich $3,800,181 (before discount) isincluded in tions (includingpledges) aggregating $10,964,732, thecapital campaignhasreceived contribu- 2002, AsofJune30, unrestricted contributions were $274,057. and ofdiscount) were $1,232,318, contributionsthe capitalcampaign(net to 2002, Forthe year endedJune30, andfinancingcosts. development, four years ofannualfund support, sitedevelopment, designandfabrication, exhibit MitchelField, the hangerat the purposeofproviding fundingforthe necessary the campaignwith authorized construction andrenovation of TheBoard of Trustees has The Museumbeganacceptingcontributions forthis capitalcampaigninfiscal1998. the Museumforto amounts itscapitalcampaign. pledged 2002represent June30, Contributions receivable at HE L ONG ie ses e 11,312,066 21,322 $2,016,355 3,550,209 Assets: Net Liabilities: Net Fixed Assets, Inventory andPrepaid Expenses Contributions Receivable (Note1) Cash andCash Equivalents I SLAND netitd4,173,748 4,533,584 8,000,000 $16,899,952 192,620 Temporarily Restricted Unrestricted Loan Payable (Note2) Accounts Payable andAccruedExpenses Total Assets & oa e ses8,707,332 $16,899,952 8,192,620 Assets Total Liabilities andNet Assets Total Net Total Liabilities CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE C HILDREN ' S M USEUM ttmn of Financial Position Statement LONG ISLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CHILDREN'S ISLAND LONG YEAR END JUNE YEAR JUNE END 0 2002 30, 2001-2002 NULREPORT ANNUAL

19 FINANCIAL 20 LONG ISLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CHILDREN'S ISLAND LONG Long IslandChildren'sMuseumDonors WLNY-TV Pascucci 55/The Family alc edrsDgs Special Wallace Reader’s Digest The Mayrock/Fortunoff Family Susan Judy Sterling Partners ofSullivan Nancy (in-kind) Levon Graphics Corp. Susan The BodmanFoundation Nancy GIVINGThe Barker Welfare Foundation Americana Manhasset $50,000 -$99,999 PATRON Verna (in-kind) Inc. Cisco Systems, Carol $100,000 -$249,999 PACESETTER Major Gifts Leo Susan The Dreyfus Corporation $250,000 -$499,999 CIRCLE PRESIDENTS Mr. $500,000 -$999,999 LEADERS CIRCLE Reckson Associates Realty Corp. Nassau County (in-kind) Roni Kohen-Lemle Cablevision Systems Corporation $1,000,000 andabove CIRCLE FOUNDERS Leadership Gifts THROUGH JUNE DONORS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Community Trust New York Projects Fund at & & & The Rechler Family & & r.LwsS Ranieri Lewis S. Mrs. Trude Lemle Family Foundation & & & & & & Fred Wilpon Brian Cohen & David George Lawrence Kadish Mark Claster Leonard Feinstein Edwin Marks Kenneth Bob trig Inc. Sterling, 2001-2002 0 2002 30, & & oetS Lemle S. Robert NULREPORT ANNUAL Cromwell Sony (in-kind) Roslyn Savings Foundation Jodi Judith Elizabeth Roderick Foundation MacArthur J. Lisa Greene Barbara Wingate InnGarden City Waldner’s BusinessEnvironments Rosella Aptheker, Lazer, Inc. From OurHearts, Audrey Florence Amy Ernst Miriam The BoisiFamily Ellen $25,000 -$49,999 BENEFACTOR eda,Kramer Feldman, EAB (in-kind) ManufacturingDaytech Inc. Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. Patricia Caesar The Blattmachr Family Inc. Automatic Data Processing, $5,000 -$9,999 COMMUNITY BUILDER Bennett Rather, McMillan, Maureen The Kopf Family Foundation Barbara $10,000 -$14,999 SUSTAINER Allison andDavid Rosen New York State Councilthe Arts on Bonnie Anonymous (1) $15,000 -$24,999 PARTNER Associate Gifts (in-kind) & & & & & oetRosenthal Robert Horace Hagedorn & & William Bell & on,LLP Young, & & & Donald Rechler & & oetDixon Robert Marvin Schein Marvin oetCaslow Robert Donald Zucker Stanley Amelkin(in-kind) oetRosen Robert George Marr & Brian Madden Richard Hamburger & Monaco & & ei,P.C.Yedid, iao P.C.Rigano, Glenn Tyranski The Dana Wigutoff Memorial Inc. New YorkExchange, Stock New YorkUnited StateTeachers Kohler Company (in-kind) Ikea Garden CityHotel Insurance AmericanTitle First WLNY – TV 55 The Signature Group LLP Rivkin Radler, Trude Lemle Lori Reckson Associates Realty Corp. KeySpan Inc. Computer Associates International, Darby $10,000 -$24,999 CORPORATE SPONSORS Cablevision Systems Corporation $25,000 andabove EVENT SPONSORS DONORS 2001 CompanyThe Timberland Yvonne Nicholas Fran Murray Labs Long IslandAnalytical Leviton Manufacturing Company Harold Leviton Legg MasonRealty (in-kind) Latin Percussion Inc. Freddie MacFoundation Fidelity National Title Insurance Country Plaza Associates Catherine Casey The BosnakFamily The AnglicanFoundation $500 -$4,999 COMMUNITY GIFTS Foundation Company ofNew York & Company & (in-kind) & Stephen Garofalo SPECIAL EVENTSPECIAL Darby P.C. & Stuart Newby Newby Stuart Long IslandChildren'sMuseumDonors Sultan Architecture +Design Rebecca Cohen The ClasterFamily Rita $1,000 andabove JOURNAL Barbara Chang $1,000 andabove CONTRIBUTIONS Laura Mineo, Schwartz, Curto, Forchelli, Inc. Central Staff Services, Nancy $2,500 -$4,999 SPONSORS CHILDREN’S CuomoMaier Margaret The Sgouros Family $5,000 -$9,999 FAMILY SPONSORS Kirsten Edward Herbst The HellerFoundation Tony DellaSalla Abraham Chehebar Elizabeth Kimco Realty Corp. Goldman Robert M. Bruyette Keefe, Schnitzler Lewis, Jackson, Inc. Insignia/ESG, Goldman SachsandCompany The TaubmanCompany Inc. Raiff Partners, (in-kind) Levon Graphics Corp. Marsha Tracy GIVINGMr. Lewis Morgan, Long IslandPower Authority Louis Lefkowitz, & Carlino & & & Jerry Colonna Krupman Howard Maier & & & r.Roger Rechler Mrs. & Frank Castagna & & Jonathan Landow(in-kind) & Ted May & Ken Bob Company LLC & & Peter Kern ct Layden Scott Morty Schaja Morty on LLP Cohn, Brian Madden & & & oku,LLP Bockius, od,Inc. Woods, ulvn LLP Sullivan, & Co. Susie Burke Stephens, Satterlee, Rockway Fuel United Realty WarburgUBS Joanne Beth Inc. Movado Group, it,Lvn on Ferris Cohn, Levin, Mintz, Lisa The Matassa Family Maureen Levon Graphics Corp. 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LONG ISLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BOARD OF TRUSTEES* Robert S. Lemle Rev. Adrienne Brewington Roni Kohen-Lemle Scott Rechler President Martin Gary Brooks, Ed.D. Brian Madden Paul A. Schulman Lisa Greene Vice President Brian Cohen George Marr Charol Shakeshaft, Ph.D. Kenneth Bob Treasurer Richard Hamburger Yvonne Nicholas Lewis Warren, Jr. Glenn Tyranski S. Maxwell Hines, Ph.D. Carol Polsky Secretary

LICM SENIOR STAFF* Education and Programs Shannon Michel Education Interns Kandel Allard Monica Mughal A.J. Garavuso Bonnie Thompson Dixon Eli Alvarez Samantha Murdock Katherine Santiago Executive Director Helen Basile Christine Murray Toni Ward Rhoda Andors James Benedetto Lauren Mylonas Robin Wunsch Director of Education Elizabeth Campbell Deepti Nair & Programs Claire Conway Monica Nedab Exhibits Wolf Braunstein Vania Delgado Theri Negretti Danea Silkiss Director of Graphic Design Lawrence Diamond Tiffani Norman Jennifer Sumner Catherine Casey Cindy Lou Edwards Ngozichi Nwosu Kim Wagner Director of Development Jeanette Ferraro Audrey O’Malley & Marketing Caryn Fisch Jim Packard Visitor and Support Services Paul Orselli Anne Fontana Mayra Padro Harriet Arolick Director of Exhibits Aimee Fromick Julia Patterson Joi Chapman Karen D’Alauro Janet Tempel Karen Gibson Mildred Reese Director of Visitor Peter Giordano Shirley Resnick Amy Dev & Support Services Jenn Gordon Jazmine Silkiss Jennifer Fugina Denise Lewis Randee Gresge Eva Sipkova Ron Green Controller Faun Guarino Michelle Siry Rhea Gringhaus Lillian Hertzberg Maria Jonas Heidi Hacsi Victoria Skachinsky LICM Store Manager Elise Harris Linda Smith Jordan Hickam Karen Hunt Robert Spink Gulshan Mughal LICM STAFF* Celina Ilham Jacklynn Stern Daniel Nauke Shassa Jackson-Carroll Svatava Stern Rosalou Onate Development and Marketing Carla Jaszczerski Shavone Walker Farrah Rampat Tama Borer Erik Karff Paula Wang Eric Storch Donna Cave Elizabeth Kisseleff Clarice Washington Larry Maier Jessica Krumerman Eric Weissbrot LICM Store Nancy Pfeffer Kristine Lopez Mark Wilson Ann Fugina Douglas Majano Colette Wirz Janice Kiel Justin Manjures Dara Zekowski Barbara Lewinter Katrina McDowell Joanna Zocco

The Long Island Children's Museum also wishes to thank the over 100 volunteers who generously donated their time and talents to the new LICM since our February 27, 2002 grand opening.

*As of October 31, 2002

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