2017/2018 ANNUAL REPORT www.dpsfdn.org Who Does the Work? Board of Directors

Jerome R. Watson Pamela J. Moore Shawn Wilson Chairman President and CEO Treasurer Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone, PLC DPS Foundation Ford Motor Company Fund

Charles Briggs Gina Coleman Elizabeth Correa Elliott Hall Joyce Hayes Giles Laura R. Kopack Marsh, USA PNC Financial Services, Inc. Flagstar Bank Elliott Hall, PLLC DTE Energy (Retired) MCA

Patrick O. Lindsey Jack Martin Alycia Meriweather Nat Pernick, MD Angelique Peterson-Mayberry William F. Pickard, PhD Martin Arrington Desai Detroit Public Schools Community District PathologyOutlines.com, Inc. Detroit Public Schools Community District Vitec, LLC and Meyers PC Elected Board Member Foundation Staff Pamela J. Moore Nechole Drake-McClendon President and CEO Program Manager Kristin Johnston Raj Dhaliwal In-House Counsel Administrative Assistant Yesenia Roman-Murphy Maria Koliantz Chief Administrative Officer Accounting Clerk Remy Sirls-Boulbol Reimer Priester Nikolai Vitti, Ed.D. Director of Development Villages Property Management Detroit Public Schools Community District

Who Does the Work? ...... p. 1 What Is the Work? ...... p. 3 How We Do the Work ...... p. 4 Our Scholarship Programs ...... p. 7

Contents Support for What We Do ...... p. 9 Working to Support the Whole Child

Sustainable change is happening at DPSCD and we are proud to be part of the transformation. As the Foundation executes PAMELA J. MOORE fiduciary responsibilities over donations and leverages PRESIDENT AND CEO partnerships and resources, we are privileged to have a rare insider’s view of the fortitude, diligence, commitment, and DPS FOUNDATION daily improvements taking place. The first full year of new leadership under Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti, is a case I am grateful and pleased to report the DPS Foundation study of this proven leader and expert’s ability to move the continues to expand and identify resources and partnerships District to excellence. Decades of bad public policy, dereliction on behalf of Detroit Public Schools Community District. of duties, population loss, disinvestment and plain neglect has During this reporting period, we administered seventy-one left our District with crumbling facilities, fewer children, strained (71) programs and trainings for DPSCD schools, teachers, and educators, and much-needed resources. Let’s remember, Detroit nonprofit organizations, resulting in our students receiving a Public Schools were once known as one of the finest public community resource center, family wrap-around services, new districts in the country. The good news is, that against many technology, scholarships, arts and culture, food and nutrition odds, we believe this is achievable in our future. Our capable benefits, college and career readiness, a new curriculum, and elected school board leaders and committed educators, have for field trips that expanded their horizons. DPSCD’s Blueprint the first time in a long time, given us optimism and hope. 2020 Strategic Plan incorporates the core values of putting students first and providing excellence, advocacy and equity We could not do this work without our board of directors, for students and families, while embracing a model of service chaired by Jerome Watson, who generously give of their time, to the community. The emphasis on caring for the ‘whole expertise, and unwavering commitment to children. To our child’, we know, will unlock that student’s full potential. But this partners and key stakeholders that support the efforts of DPSCD requires parents and caregivers, siblings, leaders, politicians, and the DPS Foundation, we thank you. It is the most gratifying and neighbors…each of us. Although educators are charged work anyone could ever choose, however public education in with caring for and teaching children in the classroom, their Detroit is not for the faint of heart. The changes set in motion well-being outside the classroom is now, more than ever, also will take all of us rowing together, supporting and lifting up those our concern, as it is directly linked to their success. Thanks to who get weary, and identifying partners and resources to fill in our many partners, programs are now in place to introduce and the gaps, until we finally return to what is the absolute minimum prepare early learners and caregivers for kindergarten, assess expectation; that every student has the knowledge, opportunity, special needs, train teachers to conduct home visits, provide tools and resources needed to reach his or her greatness! health and human services, art, music and physical education Change takes persistence, time and you. activities, and parent workshops on finances, nutrition, workforce training, and child advocacy. We are in partnership Onward and upward with hope, with the village; everyone who plays a role in our children’s development, cultural growth, health, safety and learning. Change takes persistence and time. Pamela J. Moore 2 3 What Is the Work?

Mission and Priorities: The mission of the Detroit Public Schools Foundation is to create and enhance educational opportunities for Detroit Public Schools Community District students. The Foundation provides students with the tools required for success inside and outside the classroom. We believe that by investing in these future leaders, we also strengthen families and our communities. The Foundation accomplishes this mission by investing in four (4) primary priority areas:

Literacy and Early Early investment gives children increased opportunities to foster growth in language development, literacy, mathematics, science, creative arts, social-emotional and Childhood Education healthy physical development and nutrition.

A well-rounded quality education stimulates curiosity and enables students to STEAM (Science, make informed decisions that will impact the world and the way in which they Technology, Engineering, live. Students who are motivated and competent in bringing forth solutions Arts and Math) learned through opportunities to think creatively, have increased success, graduation rates, and employment opportunities.

Matching students’ skills and interests through career exploration and readiness Career Pathways training are critical when choosing pathways to a high-growth, high-demand occupation. Mentoring, internships, entrepreneur courses and employer partners make for a smooth transition into post-secondary education or the workplace.

Providing real world experiences through local and international travel, Experiences Beyond engaging parents, interactions with business and community leaders, the Classroom and teacher professional development directly impacts the quality of education of our future leaders. 3 How We Do the Work

Grant Awards LITERACY AND EARLY Community Partnerships DPSCD – Office of Career and CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Technical Education and Adult Highscope Educational Research Education Foundation MI Bright Futures/Career Cruising Preschool self-regulation program software $4,000 $9,000 DPSCD - Office of Curriculum and SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, Instruction ENGINEERING, ARTS & MATH Tablets to 10 schools $27,000 DPSCD - Office of Fine Arts All City High School Marching Band DPSCD Departments and Schools $125,460 DPSCD DPSCD- Office of Fine Arts Little Free Libraries at 11 Educational Instrument repair for K-8 programs Achievement Authority schools $38,272 $5,000 DPSCD - Office of Science DPSCD - Office of Development and Science Enrichment Experiences Partnerships DPSCD Departments and Schools Program The Tale of the Beautiful Cat books $45,000 $9,810 Carstens Academy of Aquatic Science at Remus Foreign Language Immersion and DPSCD - Office of Family and Flight to Freedom field trip Cultural Studies Community Engagement $1,440 STREAM Pre-K Program Early intervention testing and $5,000 special needs services Cass Technical High School $59,091 Cass Tech Indoor Green House Hutchinson Elementary-Middle $2,822 School DPSCD - Office of Literacy North American International Auto DPS Foundation Spelling Bee in elementary and Show Education Day Summer IT Coding Camp for Girls middle schools $1,827 $263 $21,241 Jerry L. White Center DPSCD Foundation for Early Learners STEAM graphic design and vinyl Go Red Goes STEM event Learning-to-Learn Program printing vocational course transportation enhancements for 28 Pre-K $1,950 classrooms $1,678 Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary- $34,200 DPSCD - Office of Career and College Middle School Readiness 1924 Mason Hamlin baby grand piano Car Build Program - 1967 Ford Coupe Beyond Basics Literacy Program repairs and installation $46,600 $10,000 $1,275 4 Grant Awards (continued)

Mumford High School Cody Medicine and Community Unified Arts Department music Health Academy, Communications BEYOND THE CLASSROOM programming and Media Arts High School, $5,000 and Detroit Collegiate Preparatory High School at Northwestern Detroit Economic Club Chelsea Music Cultural Exchange Career Readiness Academy for Program 35 students $5,000 $3,000 Westside Academy Communications and Media Arts Computer Lab Installation High School $20,000 Project-based learning curriculum Community Partnerships and professional development for educators DPSCD Departments and Schools Detroit Institute of Arts $12,021 81st annual DPSCD student exhibition Benjamin Carson High School of $5,000 Detroit Collegiate Preparatory Science and Medicine High School at Northwestern Willyerd and Dr. Eadie Scholarships Rackham Choir Project-based learning curriculum awarded to 10 students “Too Hot to Handel” Student Day and professional development for $2,500 $3,000 educators $24,043 Benjamin Carson High School of DPSCD Science and Medicine Workforce Partnership Office College readiness and alumni book $290,000 support CAREER PATHWAYS $24,295 DPSCD – Office of Career and Technical Education and Adult Chrysler Elementary School Education National Elementary Chess Work-based learning/college and Tournament career-ready opportunities for $2,100 teachers and students $16,500 Cody Medicine and Community East English Village Preparatory Health Academy Academy Costa Rica trip to study public health Career and college awareness issues program for 9th graders $2,500 $625 DPSCD Departments and Schools Cody Medicine and Community Jerry L. White Center Health Academy Benjamin Carson High School of Tollgate Farm Collaboration Project Arts and culture exploration in Science and Medicine $1,700 London, England and Paris, France for Project-based learning curriculum West Side Academy of Information 11 students and professional development for $3,454 educators Tech and Cyber Security $129,782 Project-based learning curriculum and professional development for Davis Aerospace Technical educators High School $54,145 The Brotherhood Mentoring Program $4,500

5 Detroit Children’s Museum DPSCD – Office of Curriculum and DPSCD - Police Department Lending program and overall activities Instruction Safe Routes to School Program for $467 Districtwide Professional Brenda Scott Academy Development Day $4,526 Detroit College Promise Scholarship $54,600 Scholarships to 44 graduating seniors Fisher Magnet Upper Academy and 1 educational award DPSCD – Office of Development and Uniforms for 50 students $44,250 Partnerships $2,500 Education Achievement Authority DPSCD Transition Initiative Henry Ford High School City Year’s On The Table program $225,450 Boys Basketball Program sponsorship $225 $200 DPSCD – Office of Enrollment Level Up Initiative high school student Ludington Magnet Middle and DPSCD recruitment Honors School Roy and Maureen Roberts Scholarship $18,000 Best Attendance Prize $3,000 $2,400 DPSCD – Family and Community DPSCD Engagement (FREC) Martin Luther King Jr. Senior Alignment USA Conference in Parent Engagement Programs: Parent- High School Nashville, Tennessee for District Teacher Home Visits, Kindergarten Boys Basketball Program partners Bootcamp, and the Parent Academy $450 $1,278 $900,000 Mumford High School DPSCD – Human Resources DPSCD - Office of Guidance and Uniforms for 57 students Relocation and talent acquisition Counseling $2,250 $35,905 African Diaspora Youth Conference transportation Spain Elementary-Middle School DPSCD - Human Resources $551 Media Center renovations Educators of the Year sponsorship $56,785 $5,000 DPSCD - Office of Homeless Liaison Carter Family Emergency Fund Community Partnerships DPSCD - Office of Athletics and $4,532 Health Education Ford Resource and Engagement General operations of the DPSCD DPSCD – Office of Homeless Liaison Center (FREC) athletic department Safe transportation, basic needs, Programs, resources, and services $225 and school uniforms addressing basic needs, economic $8,016 growth, and quality of life for the DPSCD - Office of Communications school and community and Marketing DPSCD – Police Department $1,200,000 DPSCD Principal Appreciation Safe Routes to School Program Reception for Brewer Academy, Carleton Special Olympics Michigan, Inc. $1,040 Elementary, Fisher Magnet Lower, Young Athletes Program Fisher Magnet Upper, Pulaski $5,000 DPSCD - Office of Communications Elementary/Middle School, and and Marketing Wayne Elementary Marketing and re-branding campaign $22,478 $20,000 DPSCD - Police Department DPSCD - Office of Curriculum and Safe Routes to School Program for Instruction Dixon Educational Learning Academy Bicycle Safety Program $4,514 $77,643 6 2018 DETROIT COLLEGE PROMISE SCHOLARS Our Scholarship Programs Founded by former board member Dr. Nat Pernick, and managed by the Foundation, the Detroit College Promise scholarship (DCP) awards deserving graduating seniors of the Detroit Public Schools Community District matriculating to a Michigan-based college or university, a one-time financial scholarship. DCP was created to offset a portion of a student’s higher education-related expenses and includes support for tuition, books, meal plans, housing, and/or technology essentials. Since 2015, the Detroit Public Schools Foundation has awarded over $134k in scholarships. Most recently the DCP class of 2018 received a total of $44,250.

The Foundation also manages the Roy and Maureen Roberts Scholarship given to those with stellar community service and exemplary leadership. Congratulations to all of our 2018 Scholars!

Benjamin Carson Pershing High School High School of Hicks, Alaina Alam, Masuda Wayne State University Science and Medicine Henry Ford College Hill III, Ronald Daniel, Cameron Wayne County Community College District Eastern Michigan University Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School Hooper, Marcedez Jackson College Bailey, Delana Cass Technical Michigan State University Jackson, Kayla High School Wayne County Community College District Calloway, Anijah Anderson, Kinarri Eastern Michigan University Masum, Shah Michigan State University Wayne County Community College District Cole, Jordin Osby, Christina Hamilton, Seanteisha Michigan State University Michigan State University Schoolcraft College Slaughter, Ahmad Johnson, Deven Wayne State University University of Detroit Mercy Johnson, Lance Henley, Dontez Michigan State University Oakland University Renaissance High School Mitchell, Tiana Armstrong, Alexis Oakland University Michigan State University Davis Aerospace Moss, Whitney Bracken, Alexander High School Michigan State University Michigan State University Freeman, Christopher* Thomas, Ilona Brantley-Ridgeway, Erynn Macomb Community College Henry Ford College Michigan State University

* Education Award Recipient 7 Our Scholarship Programs (continued)

Eason, Justice Tucker, Mariah Gutierrez, Lucia Saginaw Valley State University Western Michigan University Michigan State University Honor, Jnai Washington, Lavelle Ledesma, Veronica University of Michigan-Dearborn Albion College Michigan State University Lupercio, Viviana Hood, Foressia Umejiego, Mauricemaria Michigan State University Michigan State University Oakland University Lott II, Quentin Pena-Guzman, Odalis Central Michigan University Williams, Ze’Nae Eastern Michigan University Grand Valley State University Ramos, Daniel Mitchell, Jett University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Michigan State University Womack Jr., Anthony University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Oglesby-Rodgers, Toinu Michigan State University Wright, Angel Oakland Community College Ogletree, Braia ROY AND MAUREEN ROBERTS SCHOLARSHIP Michigan State University Brandom, Amyre Parker, De’Rion Western International Xavier University - Renewable Michigan State University High School Ramos, Daniel Smith, Dylan Barajas, Stephanie Western International High School Michigan State University Michigan State University University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Investment Impact

71 $17,467 $47,250 Programs totaling 2.5MM Cycle Grants to Non-Profit Partners Scholarships Awarded

Ford Resource and Parent Engagement Engagement Center (FREC) at Fisher Upper Magnet Academy

446 Parent cademy Par�cipants 20 Community $1.6MM Partners Income Tax (providing Refunds free services)

2,000 86 Distributed over 12,000 Parent-Teacher Bootcamp 100,000 Visitors ome Visits Kindergarteners pounds of food 8 Support for What We Do

Partners July 2017 – June 2018

$100,000 and above ABC Student Transportation, Inc. Olympia Entertainment Events Center LLC United Way for Southeastern Michigan Ford Motor Company Fund The Skillman Foundation W.K. Kellogg Foundation

$20,000 – $99,999 Community Foundation for Hudson Webber Foundation The McGregor Fund Southeast Michigan Michigan Future, Inc. UAW-Ford National Programs DTE Energy Foundation PNC Foundation Van Gundy, Stanley and Kimberly General Motors Foundation $5,000 – $19,999 Ally Financial Detroit Children’s Fund PathologyOutlines.com, Inc. Anonymous Donor Flagstar Bank Penske Automotive Group, Inc. Benjamin & Marion Bregi Lear Corporation Priester, Reimer and Rebecca Foundation, Inc. Michigan First Credit Union Sport Dimensions Inc., Black United Fund of Michigan, Inc. Michigan Fitness Foundation Shell Eco-Marathon Community Foundation of Greenville Operating Engineers Local 324 University of Detroit Mercy

$2,000 – $4,999 Barton Malow Company Greektown Casino, LLC Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, PLC Black, Baxter A. Harrison, Kathryn Miller, Julie Blaze Contracting, Inc. Henry Ford Health Systems Robert and Bess Cook Foundation Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Heritage Optical Center St John Providence Health System, Comcast Cable International Hardcoat, Inc. Ascension Detroit Is The New Black, LLC JPMorgan Chase Terrell, Gregory Detroit Pistons Basketball Co. Martin, Arrington, Desai & Meyers, P.C. The Stone Foundation of Michigan Watson, Jerome 9 Partners (continued) July 2017 – June 2018

$500 – $1,999 313 Energy LLC Henry & Bess Krolik Family Morgan Stanley Global Impact Abdullah, Ameer and Muhammad Philanthropic Fund Funding Trust, Inc. Brown, Roderick Henry-Morris Foundation Fund National Academy Foundation Christian Community Development Ilitch Charities Pennington, Betty Association International Air Academy Pinnamaneni, Gayatri Competition Corvette Club of Michigan Jebson, Peter Robnett, James and Jill Correa, Elizabeth Johnson, Joe Schwartz, Frank Cruzen, Robert and Carol Johnston, Carol Sevanthinathan, Pratheep Detroit Symphony Orchestra King, William Shapero, Walter DTE Energy Kirsch, Daniel Shartsis, Jack Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Kroger Community Rewards Sowell Jr, Myzell Fifth Third Bank Leidlein, John Jr. and Alexandra Sriharsha, Shambhavi Filipovski, Goran and Cinzia Lucas, David Tarnowsky, Steven Fox, Peter Martin, Brett The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Frumkin, Jeff and Mary Nehls-Frumkin Mason, Joseph The Diggs Group Gilchrist, Rosemary MCA Detroit Thompson, Alice Gotthelf-Miesowicz Philanthropic Fund, Means Group Inc. Wang, Jenny United Jewish Foundation Meriweather, Alycia Willyerd, D.O., Gary GP Insurance Agency Moats, Lillian Wurm, Lee Halushka, Lawrence and Lisa Investing In Education Year-round fundraising efforts and incoming grants allowed investments in 71 programs. During three annual granting cycles, the Foundation supported inside and outside classroom programming for students, caregivers and educators. As stewards of your generous gifts, we are committed to transparency and accountability and with your continued support, we will grow academically superior and socially responsible leaders of tomorrow.

Expenditures* Year ended June 30, 2018 8 5

87 Total: $2,933,136

Administrative/General - $220,315 Fundraising - $154,249 Program - $2,558,573 *Unaudited 10 , Suite 1004 3011 West Grand Boulevard Detroit, MI 48202 Main: (313) 873-3348 Fax: (313) 870-5667 Website: www.dpsfdn.org

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