BRING US A CITY THAT’S READY TO LEARN.

THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 2013 ANNUAL REPORT

BRING US YOUR READERS. YOUR PRIZE WINNING AUTHORS.

YOUR RECENT GRAD LOOKING FOR A FIRST JOB

AND THE ENGINEER WHO WANTS TO ADVANCE HER CAREER.

BRING US YOUR GAME CHANGERS. YOUR GAME PLAYERS. TIME TRAVELERS AND WORLD TRAVELERS. INFORMATION JUNKIES AND CYBER SCIENTISTS.

The dad who promised a The group who needs a scary movie for Friday night. place to meet.

CONTENTS: 02 LEADERSHIP LETTER The boyfriend who needs a An idea that’s waiting to Valentine’s Day soundtrack. ignite a community to action. 04 SUMMER LEARNING CHALLENGE BRING US 06 AFTER SCHOOL HOMEWORK HELP 07 YOUMEDIA BRING US A CITY THAT’S EXCITED TO LEARN, TO LIVE, TO LAUGH. 08 CPL MAKER LAB 09 CYBERNAVIGATORS TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING GREAT. 10 BRANCH OPENINGS AND EXPANSIONS SOMETHING AWESOME. 11 ONE BOOK, ONE CHICAGO Something that will make life just a little bit better. 12 CPL AT A GLANCE 14 FINANCIALS 16 DONORS 23 BOARDS AND STAFF BRING IT ON.

1 From Rogers Park to Hegewisch are 80 Chicago Public Libraries – each one a power station for imagination, innovation, and the future of our city. Chicago Public That power comes from the creativity and courage of Chicago Public librarians who defy conventional wisdom and harness the digital age to transform Chicago’s libraries Library is CHICAGO’S into the coolest, most accessible places on the planet. a catalyst, ECONOMIC And the unmistakable power behind it all is you – the people of Chicago and our donors – advancement who understand that the Chicago Public Library has shaped the heart, soul and dreams an incubator, of our city. a mentor. Chicago Public Library Thanks to your generosity, the Chicago Public Library and the Chicago Public Library Foundation were able to power up dynamic, far-reaching programs and services is an innovator, throughout the city. We are meeting the a game-changer,

LEARNING education needs of > Rahm’s Readers Summer Learning Challenge – shattered previous reading records with Chicago children, a bridge to the 71,000 children reading more than 2.1 million books. nurturing a love of 21st century. > YOUmedia – the incredibly successful digital-learning program for teens, located in reading and learning Chicago’s main Library and five CPL branches, has been expanded to six more Branches and temporary “pop-up” programs in 12 branches. while finding new and We are harnessing the talent DEAR FRIENDS unexpected ways to and ingenuity in this city and > As the city’s first free maker space, CPL’s Maker Lab, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, offers Chicagoans an introduction to technology and equipment to prepare them to be creating dynamic programs create new forms of art, manufacturing and business opportunities. engaged citizens in a that empower our citizens to engage in the digital world. > CPL celebrated two new Branch openings in Back of the Yards and Edgewater, expanded high-tech world. the Humboldt Park Branch, broke ground on the new Albany Park Branch, and unveiled design concepts for a new Chinatown Branch. NURTURE

This hard work and ingenuity has not gone unnoticed. Chicago Public Library was named a winner of the 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Services, the nation’s highest honor bestowed on such institutions.

We believe our great global city is defined by how we value culture and education – and access to both. The Chicago Public Library never forgets its vital role in the life of our city. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES Chicago Public Library is a civic leader, a community hub, a collaborator, a powerhouse.

RHONA FRAZIN BRIAN BANNON President and CEO Commissioner Our branches are welcoming, safe places where people and groups find Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago Public Library the kinds of connections that strengthen communities and foster a deeper

ROBERT A. WISLOW LINDA JOHNSON RICE understanding and appreciation of who we are as a city. Chairman President, Chicago Public Library Chicago Public Library Foundation Board of Directors

2 THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 3 CPL’S SUMMER LEARNING CHALLENGE – BREAKS RECORDS

Say goodbye to summer reading programs. Say hello to Summer Learning Challenge, the largest summer library program for children in the country. In 2013, Chicago Public Library reimagined a summer program that would really engage the city’s school children.

The Summer Learning Challenge is the library’s summer reading program, redesigned to focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math In 2013 Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon that he would jump (STEAM) learning for children and teens. into Lake Michigan if Summer Learning Challenge kids read more than 2 million books. Chicago kids rose to the challenge, smashing the previous year’s record. The Mayor, Fallon and Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon took the Polar Plunge in March 2014. > Discovering through arts workshops, > Creating through design and science experiments, field trips and engineering challenges online exploration > Reading fiction and nonfiction

250,000 2.1 million Learning activities BOOKS READ throughout 80 branches 56 million Minutes 71,000 OF READING Young readers 87

11,000 Participants Increase in children completed THE CHALLENGE SAY HELLO TO SUMMER LEARNING 2013 participants over 2012

4 THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 5 AFTER SCHOOL HOMEWORK HELP – YOUMEDIA: NOW IN EVERY LIBRARY THE COOLEST PLACE IN TOWN HOMEWORK? FOR TEENS BRING IT ON GOES BIG CPL’S YOUmedia WHAT GOES ON AT YOUMEDIA? 24,000 Teens making videos, playing online games, Hours of Homework hanging out, creating photography, writing, help to Chicago’s designing, pursing a passion and exploring STEM children and youth (science technology, engineering and math) projects. Through the support of the Chicago Public Library 26 Foundation and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago LIBRARIANS Public Library has the largest free homework help HIRED* program in the U.S. THE SUPPORTERS CPL’S specializing in teen 36% ST Certified teachers and homework helpers Increase in the number 21 CENTURY services and programs throughout branch libraries help students of help sessions digital learning space. * in 2014 from prior year $5 Million: develop strong study habits and become more A POWER-DUO. $2 million from the John confident learners. D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The program also helps parents become better to Chicago Public advocates for their children’s academic futures. Library Foundation, and How are teens responding? $3 million from the City 24/ 7 of Chicago, to sustain 1,500 Teens engaged in 2013 Days a week Homework CPL also offers live, one-on-one online tutoring and expand the program help is available, in-person 50% Participating teens are African American males in English and Spanish, seven days a week. over the next three years. and/or online 57% Teens report improving one or more digital skills THE IMPACT

TEACHERS. LIBRARIES. TEACHERS. 80 Library Locations Let’s nuture learning - All of these programs receive critical support from the Chicago Public Library Foundation. Help us sustain and grow programs that will nurture learning for all our children. CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW.

6 THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 7 CPL MAKER LAB –

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY INNOVATION IN THE MAKING is the largest provider of FREE COMPUTER 21ST CENTURY SERVICES manufacturing equipment. in Chicago.

Patrons learn production skills for tomorrow’s job market. IN 2013 – nearly ACCESS FOR ALL – 100,000 patrons citywide DIGITAL LITERACY were served by VISIONARY SUPPORTERS “MAKING” IN 3D CYBERNAVIGATORS. THE CHICAGO PUBLIC FREE! IS OUR BUSINESS. > 3D Digital design software LIBRARY FOUNDATION REALLY! How do you apply for a job when you don’t have a > 3D Printers Hands-on place to work with computer? Or internet access at home? Or a resume? > Laser cutters $250,000 cutting-edge technology grant from the Institute Or an email account? Access to technology and Milling machines digital literacy skills are crucial to the success of > of Library and Workshops and demonstrations 1.5 MILLION Vinyl cutters Museum Services every Chicagoan and Chicago. > WI-FI CPL’s CyberNavigators Program and the technology sessions in 2013 RUNAWAY SUCCESS offerings at all 80 library locations provide access to technology and online resources, one-on-one support 22,000 and small group instruction to Chicagoans of all ages, especially those in communities with limited visit the Maker Lab in broadband availability. SOCIAL INNOVATOR AWARD its first 5 months from the Chicago Innovation Awards Tech-savvy CyberNavigators, funded entirely by the CYBERNAVIGATORS Chicago Public Library Foundation, teach computer HELP PATRONS: skills to patrons at 50 neighborhood libraries. This > Conduct job searches Let’s Inspire Chicago - These programs receive critical support from the Chicago digital skills program, combined with the Library’s > Put together a resume Public Library Foundation. Help us sustain and grow programs that will empowerour citizens. 2900 computers and free Wi-Fi at all locations, > Apply for jobs online represents the largest free technology access and CLICK TO DONATE NOW. > Find interview/job training programs HERE digital skills program in Chicago.

8 THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 9 BUILDING BETTER AND MORE LIBRARIES

Chicago Public Library opened two new branches: Edgewater and Back of the Yards. The Humboldt Park Branch was expanded with a new 5,000 square-foot YOUmedia Center. CPL launched the renovation of the Albany Park Branch, which opened in 2014. Plans were also unveiled for the new Chinatown Branch, scheduled to open in 2015. ONE CHICAGO

Isabel Wilkerson’s Pulitzer-Prize winning epic story of the great migration, “The Warmth of Other Suns,” was the ONE BOOK, ONE CHICAGO selection for 2013-14.

ONE BOOK, The program inspired conversations about families’ journeys that were recorded through StoryCorps at CPL branches.

10 THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 11 WHAT CAN YOU DO ON THE CPL WEBSITE? 1,016,541 Chicago Public Library 2.8 Million active card holders free one-hour COMPUTER SESSIONS SIGN UP DISCOVER for a library card book recommendations

ASK 9.5 a Librarian Million items circulated 2,800 in 2013 Public access 1.1 Million RESERVE visits per month to a computer computers CPL’s website

BOOK WHAT CAN YOU CHECK OUT AT a room CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARIES? LEARN about library > Fishing poles > Music CDs DOWNLOAD GET homework programs > E-books > Birding backpacks > Photos help and events > Digital audio books > Books > Printed music > Music > Videos > Periodicals > Digital collections > Magazine subscriptions The Chicago Public Library Foundation provides nearly $6 million in annual support > VHS/DVDs > Phonograph records > Museum passes including funding for the development and implementation of the library’s dynamic new website. The Foundation also funds many of its game-changing programs including Summer Learning Challenge, Teachers in the Library, CyberNavigators and YOUmedia. CLICK HERE TO DONATE.

12 THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 13 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION Financial Information Statement of Activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 for the year ended December 31, 2013

Temporarily Permanently Revenue Support and Revenue Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total

City of Chicago $ 80,246,603 Contributions 313,395 5,166,707 5,480,102 State of Illinois 7,044,870 Special event, net of expenses 965,990 965,990 State Capital Construction Program Grant* 9,934,369 Endowment, interest and other income 1,217,433 1,217,433 Federal 1,459,627 Donated services 150,806 150,806 Chicago Public Library Foundation 5,398,964 Net assets released from restrictions 3,446,126 (3,446,126) Fines and Fees 2,222,089 TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE 6,093,750 1,720,581 7,814,331 Capital Income from Bonds ** 10,059,196 TOTAL REVENUES $ 116,365,718 Expenses

Grants to Chicago Public Library: EXPENDITURES Teachers in the Library and CyberNavigators 2,263,443 2,263,443 Personnel $ 56,448,302 YOUMedia and Teen Learning 884,927 884,927 Library Books and Materials 7,500,000 Collections and Other Library Programs 883,003 883,003 State Capital Construction Program Grant* 9,934,369 Summer Learning Challenge and Bookamania 725,881 725,881 Capital Income from Bonds ** 10,059,196 Great Kids Read 228,897 228,897 Other Operating Expenses 32,423,851 One Book, One Chicago 164,298 164,298 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 116,365,718 Early Literacy Program 169,932 169,932 Donated Services to Chicago Public Library 100,753 100,753

*State Capital Construction Program Grant: Projects identified and expenditures to be reflected Total Library Programs and Services 5,421,134 5,421,134 during the years 2014 and 2015 Management, General and Fund-Raising 1,158,562 1,158,562 **Capital income & capital construction expenditures reflect cash flow payments Donated Services (Management, General 50,053 50,053 and Fund-Raising) Photo Left: CPLF Junior Board Members Photo Right: Chris Ware and Tavi Gevinson TOTAL EXPENSES 6,629,749 6,629,749

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (535,999) 1,720,581 1,184,582 Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of expenses 3,673,975 (630,063) 3,043,912 Beginning net assets 13,956,041 5,948,602 8,641,882 28,546,525

ENDING NET ASSETS 17,094,017 7,039,120 8,641,882 32,775,019

NOTE: A complete set of financial statements, audited by Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, in which an unqualified opinion was rendered, is available upon written request to the Chicago Public Library Foundation.

14 THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 15 CORPORATE & FOUNDATION DONORS

THANK YOU $1,000,000+ Chicago Sun-Times PNC Bank Pedersen & Houpt Your generosity to Chicago Public Library Foundation is helping Bill & Melinda Gates Chicago Title & Trust The PrivateBank The Retirement Foundation Company Foundation Robinwood Consulting Research Foundation us transform Chicago into a city of learners. In every one of John D. & Catherine T. The Crown Family Sage Foundation Roscoe Village Neighbors MacArthur Foundation Richard H. Driehaus Tribune Company Office of the Secretary our 80 branches, Chicagoans have access to game-changing Foundation Troutman Sanders LLP of State $100,000 to $250,000 Grosvenor Capital Ventas, Inc. programs – inspirational, strategic, and yes, just plain fun – The Allstate Corporation Management, L.P. Verizon $100 to $999 BMO Harris Bank Walter E. Heller Foundation William Blair & Company Chicago Inclusion Council thanks to your belief that the Library changes lives. Chicago Park District Integrys Energy Group Inc. W.W. Grainger Inc. JPMorgan Chase Foundation Kurtis Productions $5,000 to $9,999 Greater Grand McCormick Foundation Ann and Robert H. Lurie Anonymous (1) Crossing Neighbors Foundation American Library Association Houghton Mifflin Harcourt $40,000 to $99,999 Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Arbor Private Lakeview East Advanced Resources LLC Foundation Investments Company Community Partnership The Chicago Skadden Arps Slate Association for Library Miner, Barnhill & Galland Community Trust Meagher & Flom Service to Children Mondelez International Comcast Tawani Foundation McKinsey & Company, Inc. Open 4 Business DONORS & ComEd U.S. Equities Realty Mesirow Financial Productions, LLC #13 Cubs Care, a fund of R4 Services, Inc. Skidmore, Owings & CPL PARTNERS the McCormick Foundation $10,000 to $19,999 Merrill LLP Your gifts and partnerships provide the support we need to continue to create new and RR Donnelley Foundation Baker & McKenzie $1,000 to $4,999 USSGA Midwest Tournament Gaylord & Dorothy The Boeing Company Ariel Investments, LLC substantive ways to make Chicago Public Library one of the most responsive, life-changing Donnelley Foundation Leo Burnett Company BlueCross BlueShield cultural organizations in the city. Helen M. Harrison Foundation of Illinois Macy’s Foundation Citi Clarity Partners, LLC Motorola Solutions Ernst & Young LLP Clorox Corporation CPL PARTNERS Foundation Exelon Corporation Dentons Aarhus Public Library Chicago Public Schools National Summer Learning The Northern Trust Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Friends of the Rogers After School Matters Printers Association RPM Advertising, Inc. Hyatt Hotels Park Library Anti-Cruelty Society Row Lit Fest News Literacy Project Dr. Scholl Foundation Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Garfield Ridge Chamber Brookfield Zoo Chicago Urban League Northwestern University, Office Sun-Times Foundation InCapital LLC of Commerce Chicago Blackhawks Chicago White Sox of STEM Education Partnerships Target Corporation Ingram Book Company/ GE Foundation Chicago Children’s Museum City Colleges of Chicago Ravinia Festival Walmart Library Services The Gilder Lehrman Institute Chicago City of Learning Columbia College Chicago Reading is Fundamental K&L Gates LLP of American History Chicago Department of Business Comer Children’s Hospital SCORE Chicago $20,000 to $39,999 Kirkland & Ellis LLP HBRA Architects Affairs and Consumer Protection Comer Youth Center Steppenwolf Theater Bank of America, Illinois McDonald’s Corporation Incorporated Chicago Department of Cultural DePaul University The Art Institute of Chicago The Brinson Foundation Navigant Consulting, Inc. National Summer Affairs and Special Events Digital Youth Network The Poetry Foundation Chicago Blackhawks Nuveen Investments Learning Association Chicago Department of Family Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Thirty Million Words Project, Community Fund of the Peak6 Investments O’Neill & Gaspardo, LLC and Support Services Gene Siskel Film Center Hospital McCormick Foundation Peoples Gas Out of the Box Foundation Chicago Department of Girls Who Code UIC Center for Literacy, Innovation and Technology Goodman Theatre University of Illinois Chicago Department of Hive Chicago United States Citizenship and Photo Left: Christine Sneed, Linda Johnson Rice; Middle: Eric Sheinkop, Susan Wislow; Right: Stanley Paul, Donna LaPietra Public Health IDEO Immigration Services Iridescent Urban Libraries Council Chicago Latino Music Festival Lincoln Park Zoo WTTW 11 Chicago Literacy Alliance Museum of Science and Industry 1871 Chicago Office of New Americans Museums in the Parks Chicago Park District National Museum of Mexican Art

16 THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 17 INDIVIDUALS &

FAMILY FOUNDATIONS Holly & Tom Carr Mr. & Mrs. Andrew K. Block Olwen Hahn Alexandra & John D. Nichols Marcia S. Cohn Margaret S. & Nicki & J. Ira Harris John D. and Alexandra C. Your annual gift to the Chicago Public Library Foundation is a powerful affirmation that the The Jacob & Rosaline Philip D. Block, Jr. Irving Harris Foundation Nichols Family Foundation Chicago Public Library defines us as a great global city – a place that puts enormous value in Cohn Foundation Family Foundation at the recommendation of Jonathan Nieder Terrance Lee Diamond & Judith & Philip D. Block III Joan W. Harris Brett Nolan education and culture and access to both. Your support allows the Foundation to build and Paul F. Woznicki Meredith Bluhm-Wolf & Mary K. Heintz Deborah & Erik Oiler expand CPL programs – wherever we can have the most impact. Thank you to these donors Gail & Richard Elden William Wolf Janet & Bob Helman Abby O’Neil & for their support in calendar year 2013. Harve A. Ferrill Blum-Kovler Foundation John & Marty Higgins D. Carroll Joynes Monica M. Fohrman Catherine Brown Adrienne & Daniel C. Hill Amy & David Patent Rhona Frazin & Neville & John H. Bryan Mrs. Mary P. Hines Kay Levi Pick Friends who contribute $1,000 or more annually are recognized as members of our major the Honorable Julian Frazin Crab Tree Farm Mellody L. Hobson Nicole Power donor circle, the Sandburg Society. James A. Gordon Foundation, Inc. Sheldon Holzman John Powers Michelle & Corey Harris Leslie & John Burns Greta Huizenga & Margot Pritzker Marcie Hemmelstein & John and Leslie Henner Mark Giesen Claire & Gordon Prussian For more information on Sandburg Society membership, and the special ways your gift can David Drew Burns Family Foundation Scott Humphrey Colleen & David Reitan enrich the Chicago Public Library experience, please call the Chicago Public Library Foundation: Carylon Foundation Alison M. Butler Judy & Verne Istock Rebecca Rogers Karen & Tom Howell John Wm. Butler, Jr. & Istock Family Foundation Mrs. Ward C. Rogers* 312.201.9830 ext. 26. Or visit our website, www.cplfoundation.org Rachel Kaplan & John M. Vanderlinden Esta G. & Thomas Kallen Ward C. Rogers Robert A. Riesman Dianne & Thomas D. Campbell Mr. & Mrs. David S. Katz Foundation, Inc. Robert Kohl & Clark Pellett Kay & Thomas Carroll Judy & John Keller Madeline P. & EXECUTIVE CIRCLE CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE John & Lisa Pritzker Kandace K. Heck Lesly & David Koo John & Janet Conneely Steven Koch Michael Rosenberg $25,000.00 + $10,000 to $24,999 The Lisa and John David F. Heroy Donna Lyon Barbara Coriden Susan & Tom Koltun Sandi & Frank A. Rossi Anonymous (2) Sherry & Tom Barrat Pritzker Family Fund Joanne Chun Hughes & The Lyon Family Foundation Patricia O. Cox Jay Frederick Krehbiel John W. & Jeanne M. Rowe Marcy & Gregory Carlin Jodi Block & Barry Malkin Francine & Greg Purcell Dr. Brian Hughes Pamona & David C. Namkung Winnie & Bob Crawford Diane & Chuck Laff Megan Rudd Nina & James R. Donnelley Hackberry Endowment Colette Evans Rau & Carol Jones & Libby & David Savner Julie Danis & Paul Donahue Martha A. Lavey Shirley & Patrick G. Ryan Richard & Inese Driehaus Partners John Rau Thomas Hynes Priya & Chris Valenti Frances R. Dittmer* Robert S. Levin Laura Sage Paul Dykstra & Jane & David Casper Diana & Bruce Rauner Gail & Andrew Marks Mr. & Mrs. James P. Wilkin David E. Donnelley Diane S. & Robert M. Levy Deborah & Spark Cremin Michelle L. Collins Sheli & Burton X. M.K. & J.B. Pritzker Abra Wilkin Fund Leslie S. Douglass Robert M. Levy Family Christopher Santiago Sidney Epstein & The Donnelley Foundation Rosenberg J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Deborah & David Epstein Foundation Jill E. & Timothy A. Sondra Berman Epstein Shawn M. Donnelley Bette Cerf Hill & Family Foundation MEMBERS Gillian Flynn Susan & Donald Levy Schlindwein Linda Hefner Filler & Christopher M. Kelly Bruce Sagan Penny Pritzker & $1,000 to $2,499 Stanley M. Freehling Julius Lewis Mary Sebahar & Karen & William Krehbiel Melissa & James Fadim Rodd & Susan S. Bryan Traubert Anonymous (4) Michael M. Froy The Rhoades Foundation William Clary Carlette McMullan Jamee & Marshall Field Hassan Schreiber Pritzker Traubert Family Diana Aixala & Brian L. Gaspardo/ Alan Littmann Carole & Gordon Segal Mrs. Madeleine McMullan Marshall and Jamee Elizabeth & Charlie A. Foundation Gavin Campbell O’Neill & Gaspardo LLC Renee Logan Jeff & Carter Sharfstein The James and Field Family Fund Schrock Linda Johnson Rice Heidi and Craig Albert Virginia & Gary Gerst Renee Logan Foundation Michael J. Silverstein Madeleine McMullan Peggy V. Fossett Maureen Dwyer Smith & Laura Ricketts Marilynn B. Alsdorf C. Gary & Virginia Gerst Carrie C. McNally & Mrs. Fay Stern Family Foundation Peggy & Steve Fossett Edward Byron Smith, Jr. Trisha Rooney Mrs. James Andress Foundation Rick Maechling Esjay Foundation Sue & Thomas F. Pick Foundation Mrs. Sarita Warshawsky* Dr. Anne Daley Ryan & Sarah & Larry Barden James J. & Louise R. Glasser Nancy A. Malitz Ella & Richard Strubel Janet & Stephen R. Platcow Jennifer Friedes & Helen Zell Allan C. Ryan IV Judith Barnard & Bobbie Goering David Marienthal Allen S. Taylor Cindy F. Pritzker Steven C. Florsheim Patricia Schnadig Michael Z. Fain Betsy Nathan & Robert E. McCamant Allen S. Taylor Foundation Col. Jennifer Graham C. Grady BENEFACTORS Linda & Gary Stephans Barnard Fain Foundation Daniel Goldberg Nancy & William McIlvaine Robin & Mark Tebbe Natalya Pritzker John J. Gresens $5,000 to $9,999 Liz Stiffel Donna & Bill Barrows* Ellis & Gillian Goodman Martha & Richard Melman James E. Thompson Cece & Tom Ricketts Leslie S. Hindman Erin Arnold & Peter Ruest Cherryl T. Thomas B & D Foundation Ellis Goodman Family Newt & Jo Minow Anna Margolis & Zero WoongSub Shim Matthew Hulsizer & Jean & John L. Brennan Mr. & Mrs. Warren L. Batts Foundation Minow Family Foundation William Trimble Sulzer Family Foundation Jennifer Just Nancy & David Dohnalek FELLOWS Maria C. Bechily & Richard & Mary L. Gray Mrs. Joseph E. Nathan Mr. & Mrs. Allen M. Turner Susan & Robert A. Wislow Anne Kaplan Allison & Brian Feltzin $2,500 to $4,999 Scott Hodes Jacqueline Griesdorn & Katherine Neisser Ruth Ann & Tom Watkins The Robert and Carol & Larry Levy Mary Clare & Anonymous (2) Hodes Family Foundation Kevin Matzke Dana & Brian Newman Anne Wedner Susan Wislow Cheryl Mayberry McKissack Doug Gourley Julie & Roger Baskes Thomas H. Beeby Sandra & Jack Guthman Jerry Newton & Christy & Matthew Wirig Charitable Foundation & Eric McKissack Karen J. Green & Julie and Roger Baskes Lisa & Eric Belcher Anne Haffner David Weinberg Dr. Dina Yaghmai-Payvar & Milly & Alan Peterson David Zisman Charitable Trust Cristina Benitez Mirja & Ted Haffner Weinberg/Newton Family Dr. Sasan Payvar Madvi & Suren Gupta Deborah A. Bricker Holly & Mark Blankstein Family Fund Foundation *deceased

18 THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 19 Individuals & Family Foundations cont’d

INDIVIDUAL DONORS Matthew Moval Rhoda L. & Henry S. Frank Patricia L. Newman Mary T. Cavalier Marie Hardy Elizabeth & James Meteer Linda L. Tuggle $500 to $999 Katie Ori The Rhoda and Henry John Papoulis Susan & John Cherry Natalie Holden Carolyn & Bob Meza Marian C. Tyler Brian Amoah Stanley Paul Frank Family Foundation II Suraj Patel Morton Coburn Mary & Andrew Houpt Sandro Miller Blanca Valencia Brian Bannon & Zac Ray Joy & Tim Rooney Michael Fridkin Caryle & Robert Perlman Ann & Rosecrain Collins Andrew Howard Megan Mitchell Debra Walker Cunningham Thomas J. Rossiter Keshia Garnett Cassandra Powell Mary Jo & John Crosby Daisy M. Hubbard Diane E. Murphy Terrence B. Webb Mr. & Mrs. Holly Rowe Matthew A. Gelbin Isa & Adam Pressman Scott & Anne Megan Davis Sheryl Johnston Aarti Nagaraju Dia & Edward Weil Robert L. Berner, Jr. Isabel & Scott Schechter Hallie S. Goldblatt William Provis Sarah Drake Leah M. Kaiser Isobel Neal Fay & Roy Weiss Greta M. Bever Melissa C. White & Mary Clare Goller Leah Ray Seid Jeremy Dunn Shirleen Kajiwara Jane Neumann & Melanie R. Wojtulewicz Erin Bodendorfer Trevor K. Scheetz Kate Grossman Marjorie Reed Elizabeth Elsaesser Karen Kalichman Steve Bogira Betty Zausner Judith Borenstein Danielle Slaton Annie Hambleton Alisa Rosales Matthew Ephraim Connie & Dennis Keller Thomas J. O’Keefe Dr. Barbara T. Bowman Basil Souder Michelle Hansen Margot & Connie M. Ericson Nikki Kidd Janet K. Owen Paul Bruton Mr. & Mrs. Hugh D. Sullivan Julie A. Harpring David Rosenbaum Janet Eyler Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Kimble Bhavin Patel Fern Carlin Scott Turow Michael J. Harris Billie Ross Tiffany Finke Carol & John D. La Sage Hilda Piell Ellen Carnahan & Marc & Leslie Hauser Rita Rubin Michelle L. Frisque Wendy & Brian Lee Jacqueline Primm William Daniels $200 to $499 Monica G. Hicks Daniel Rudrud Susan & Bob Gerometta Jane & Raymond Leuthold David Racusen Carnahan Daniels Dana Agusto Patricia M. Holden Deborah F. Rutter Kathleen Gleeson Jill & John Levi Ms. Patricia Ronan Foundation Halley T. Aldeen & Doris B. Holleb Catherine Ryan The Honorable Esther Golar Kevin Liu Marylynne Schwartz Clarissa & Harry Chandler Michael J. Vernon Carolyn Hosna Halee Sage & Stephen Grabo Nancy J. Lynn & Andrew C. Jim Sharp Tony & Laura Davis Carolyn Allen Kaitlyn Hwang David Friedman Joanne Grant Teitelman Sharon & Mitchell Sheinkop Colleen Day Amanda Anderson Peter W. Hylton Sally & Steve Schneider Frances Grossman Dr. & Mrs. Martin E. Marty Jane S. & Carl Smith Mary A. Dempsey Matthew Barden Shawn & Lewis Ingall Mr. & Mrs. Paul Schramka Emily R. Guss Rena Henderon Mason Amber Stanze Kristyn Dimitroff Lana Baumeister James A. Janus Jeanne & Winthrop Short Susan Hahn Karee McBride Nancy & Gary Stern Thomas E. Donnelley II Marshall Bennett Mary & Jerry Kaltman Caryn & Jerry Skurnick Patricia A. Fosmoe Marianne & Christine F. Karger Therese G. Smith Mr. & Mrs. John N. Fox, Jr. Richard Berger Thomas E. Keim Michelle Sparks Kathy & James Gidwitz The Mara Bershad Paul Keith Carl Strickler Mr. & Mrs. Foundation Jean & Dallas Kent Toby Tennent Michael McGuinnis Michelle Bess Saralyn Sacks & Becky Whitehurst Helyn Goldenberg & Zenobia & Timuel Black Mike Klearman Julie Womack Michael Alper Catherine & Ruth Kott GIFTS IN KIND James Goodridge & Addison Braendel Julia Kuo $100 to $199 Anonymous (1) Miner, Barnhill & Joan Riley Nicholas Brown Donna LaPietra & Anonymous (1) American Airlines Galland Dr. Vartan Gregorian Angela Burke Bill Kurtis Tara Adams The Bilingual Publications Monticello Associates Sana Hakim Veronique & Marc Bushala Gregg Lapore Pamela Sherrod & Company The New York Times Marguerite D. Hark Jackie & Glenn Canigiani Rita Lavin Jon Anderson* Bloomsbury Publishing Palmer House, Christopher K. Hehmeyer Mr. & Mrs. Terry G. Chapman Ruth A. Lednicer & Evan Argall Chicago Cubs A Hilton Hotel Annie & Ms. Leigh Cohen Steve Cole Emily Ayshford Chicago Sky R4 Services, Inc. Benjamin Herbstman Joni & Mark Croll Marc Levy E. M. Bakwin Chicago Sun-Times Trisha Rooney Jonathan V. Hubbard Jeff Cummings Dirk Lohan Sheldon L. Baskin Chicago White Sox RPM Advertising, Inc. Terra Jacobson Mr. & Mrs. James K. Curtin Marilyn Malkin & William Baxter Comcast Stephen R. Platcow Caroline Johnson Lynn Cutler Larry Wolf Kathy & John Biel Nina & James R. Donnelley Sandmeyer’s Bookstore Julie Knudson Craig L. Davis & Joel Hall Stephanie & Linda Boskelly Harper Collins Show Department Jim & Susan Krantz Katusha de Villiers Jonathan Marks Barbara Brooks Illinois State Medical Sokol Tech Kay & Fred Krehbiel Don DeLillo Jerry Marzullo Katy Broom Foundation Tribune Company Warren G. Lavey Family Domah Fund Donna Rae & Larry Mayer Christine Brown Jewell Events Catering & University of Illinois- Charitable Fund A Paige Donnelley Elizabeth & Nate Buikema GLJ Leasing Chicago Elizabeth Lippow Anne E. Egger Steve McChesney The Honorable Anne & the George L. Jewell U.S. Equities Realty James H. Lowry Janet Engstrom Andrew Medlar Honorable Edward Burke Kurtis Productions WW Norton & Debbie & Jan & Jerry Erickson Teresa Minnich Mary Anne & Donna LaPietra & Bill Kurtis Company Inc. Michael Marchese Cathy Fefer Beverlee E. Mitchell Joseph Cappo Macy’s The Michael J. Marchese Joan B. Fiscella Velma A. Moman Peter J. Carroll Foundation Marilyn E. Fites Trisha L. Mowbray Jeffrey Case & Dale Olah

Photo Top: Ann Lurie, Cindy Pritzker, Bottom: Bob Wislow, Marcy Carlin, Tom Ricketts 20 THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 21 NAMED ENDOWMENT & SPECIAL FUNDS Bequests and Endowment gifts to the Chicago Public Library Foundation are two of the most effective ways to express your commitment to the Chicago Public Library. Since 1986, more than 30 named endowments and special funds have been established by forward-thinking donors. These legacy gifts provide continuing support for branch libraries, collections, technology and programs, and allow the Foundation to address the highest priorities of the Library.

AON Corporation Fund Friends of the Chicago NEH Challenge Grant WH Smith Fund Arthur Andersen Fund I Public Library John Nuveen Fund Stone Container Arthur Andersen Fund II Friends of the Lincoln Albert Pick, Jr. Fund Corporation Fund Blum-Kovler Park Branch Library Polk Bros. United Airlines Fund Foundation Fund Shirley H. and Benjamin Z. Foundation Fund Madeline Block City of Chicago Gould Family Foundation Prince Charitable Willner Fund Members of the Chicago Public Library Board with city officials at a branch library opening. Photo: Daniel O’Neill Humanities Fund Jesse O. Jones Children’s Trusts Fund Oprah Winfrey Fund CPLF Gala 1998 Charitable Remainder Pritzker Laura Weber Bequest CPLF Sandburg Trust Foundation Fund I Awards Dinner 2000 James S. Kemper Pritzker CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY Arie & Ida Crown Foundation Fund Foundation Fund II Memorial Fund Chauncey & Marion Sagan/Hill Fund Board of Directors Gaylord & Dorothy Deering McCormick Salomon Donnelley Foundation Foundation Fund Foundation Fund Linda Johnson Rice, President Appointments Resigned First National Bank MacArthur Sears Family Christopher Valenti, Vice President Barbara Bowman, July, 2013 Julia Zhu – May, 2013 of Chicago Foundation Fund Literature Fund Cristina Benitez, Secretary Chaka Patterson, May, 2013 Susan Hassan – June, 2013 Josephine Gomez Jodi Block, June, 2013 Israel Idonije – November, 2013 Lynn Lockwood Denise Gardner, March, 2014

Senior Management Brian Bannon Craig Davis Annie Miskewitch LEGACY GIVING Commissioner Director, Cultural and Civic Engagement Division Chief, Social Sciences & History The following friends of the Chicago Public Library have included the Chicago Public Andrea Saenz Jeremy Dunn Patrick Molloy First Deputy Commissioner Director, Teen Services Director, Government and Public Affairs Library Foundation in their estate plans. Their thoughtful planning will help sustain Library collections, learning programs, and services for generations to come, and we are most grate- Baronica Roberson Michelle Frisque Michael Peters Deputy Commissioner, Chief, Technology Content & Innovation Division Chief, Humanities ful. To find out how to include the Chicago Public Library Foundation in your estate plan, Administration & Finance please contact: 312.201.9830, ext. 26; [email protected] Mary Jo Godziela Greg Rodriguez Mark Andersen Chief, North District Chief, Central District Director Anonymous (4) Jim Goodridge and Joan Riley Learning and Economic Development Maria Kellner-Ligammari Jennifer Ross Sarah A. Brennan* Karen J. Green Director, Procurement Director, Human Resources Irene and Paul David Carter Fran Manushkin Michael Baker Jane and David Casper Stanley Paul Chief, South District Diane Marshbank Andrea Telli Paul Dykstra and Spark Cremin Cindy Pritzker Director, Engagement & Special Projects Assistant Commissioner, Carolyn Damon* Bruce Sagan and Bette Cerf Hill Joselyn Bell Neighborhood Services Director, Finance Elizabeth McChesney Rhona S. Frazin Robert A. Wislow *deceased Director, Children’s Services John Telli Greta Bever Division Chief, General Information Services Assistant Commissioner, Andrew Medlar Central Library Services Assistant Chief, Technology, Content & Innovation

22 THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 23 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION Board of Directors Board of Directors Officers Past Chairs Robert A. Wislow, Chairman Chairman & CEO, U.S. Equities Realty, LLC James R. Donnelley Sherry Barrat, Vice Chair (retired 2013) Vice Chair, Northern Trust Corp. (ret) Marshall Field David R. Casper, Vice Chair EVP and Head of Commercial Banking, BMO Harris Bank Cindy Pritzker Michelle L. Collins, Vice Chair President, Cambium, LLC Trisha Rooney, Vice Chair (elected 2014) President, R4 Services, Inc. Kandace K. Heck, Treasurer (elected 2014) EVP & General Auditor, The Northern Trust Company Life Directors Bruce Sagan, Secretary Publisher, Herald Newspapers, Inc John L. Brennan Head, Private Wealth Management, William Blair & Company, LLC Thomas M. Carroll, Assistant Secretary EVP, Chief Human Resource Officer, RR Donnelley Frances R. Dittmer* Civic Leader James R. Donnelley, Immediate Past Chair General Partner, Ampersand, Reset & South Eastern LP Leslie S. Douglass Civic Leader Cindy Pritzker, Chair Emerita Civic Leader James F. Feldstein President, Charles R. Feldstein & Company, Inc. Rhona Frazin, President & CEO ex-officio Chicago Public Library Foundation Marshall Field Chairman, The Old Mountain Company, Inc. Stanley M. Freehling Advisory Director, Lehman Bros. (ret’d) Directors J. Ira Harris J.I. Harris & Associates Jodi Block (elected 2014) Civic Leader James H. Lowry Senior Advisor, The Boston Consulting Group Michael W. Brennan (retired 2013) Managing Principal, Brennan Investment Group Frank A. Rossi Chairman, FAR Holdings Co., L.L.C. Calvin G. Butler, Jr. (retired 2013) SVP Corporate Affairs, Exelon Corporation Ella D. Strubel Managing Director, EllaQuent Designs Marcy R. Carlin VP, Essex Investment Management Audrey Bables Tuggle Civic Leader David A. Dohnalek SVP & Treasurer, The Boeing Company, Chairman of Boeing Capital Corporation Dia S. Weil (elected 2013) President, CEO and Director, Mercantec, Inc Paul H. Dykstra Partner, K & L Gates LLP Sondra Berman Epstein Civic Leader Linda P. Hefner Filler Retail Consultant Karen J. Green EVP, Managing Planning Director, Leo Burnett Company Foundation Staff John J. Gresens Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP Suren Gupta EVP, Technology & Operations, The Allstate Corporation Rhona Frazin Patty Siebert David F. Heroy Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP President and CEO Director of Institutional Giving Leslie S. Hindman President & CEO, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Joanne Chun Hughes (retired 2014) Executive Director Business Tax Advisory, Ernst & Young LLP Catherine Brown Beth Zachara William V. Krehbiel Founder & CEO, A Better Chicago Chief Operating Officer Director of Finance Jeffrey S. Kunkel (elected 2014) SVP, Government & Not-For-Profit, Chase Bank John D. La Sage (retired 2013) Consultant, Burson-Marsteller/Chicago Veronica Brown Cheryl Walker Donna LaPietra EVP, Kurtis Productions Director of Individual Giving and Communications Database Manager Cheryl Mayberry McKissack COO & President JPC Digital, Johnson Publishing Company, LLC Carlette McMullan (elected 2013) Principal, William Blair & Company, LLC Nancy Lynn Jennifer Adams Sheila Owens (elected 2013) VP, Economic & Business Development, ComEd Director of Major Gifts Office Manager Kay Levi Pick (retired 2013) Attorney Stephen R. Platcow CEO, RPM Advertising, Inc Gregory J. Purcell (retired 2014) CEO, Arbor Private Investments John Rau President & CEO, Miami Corporation Linda Johnson Rice, ex-officio Chairman, Johnson Publishing Company, LLC Allan C. (Kelly) Ryan IV Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Rodd M. Schreiber Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Charlie A. Schrock President & CEO, Integrys Energy Group, Inc. Maureen Dwyer Smith Civic Leader Linda J. Stephans SVP Investments, Merrill Lynch-Bank of America Dr. Dina Yaghmai-Payvar (elected 2014) Co-Director, Physicians Laser and Dermatology Institute Turner+Cunniff Concept, copy, design: copy, Concept,

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