2018-19 ANNUAL REPORT LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD

This has been an exciting year at Discovery Lab and with it came many new opportunities and challenges.

From Animationland to Circus! Science Under the Big Top, we have been proud to bring some exciting and engaging exhibits to Discovery Lab—continuing to make every visit full of new and different experiences.

Guided by our mission, the museum connects everything we do to play. From delivering outreach programs to creating day camps to designing and building new exhibits, the museum strives to make meaningful play an important learning tool and connector for families.

This year, we also rose to the challenge of completing our initial capital campaign goal by raising over $45 million. With groundbreaking for the new site just on the horizon, Discovery Lab is thrilled to see what the future holds and looks forward to magnifying the museum’s impact at our new permanent site in the Gathering Place.

The following pages document our organizational persistence and what makes “play” so important to our mission. We are thankful and appreciative for all of our supporters who help make Discovery Lab accessible and engaging to the community.

Sincerely,

Raymond J. Vandiver, Ph.D. Jeremy Stanford Executive Director/CEO 2018-19 President TCM Board of Directors MISSION To inspire children, connect families, and build community through exploration, exhibits, programming, and play. DISCOVER GROWTH 125,524 total impact this year 749,363 1,401 people impacted member families since opening in this year DISCOVERY LAB IMPACT 2013—surpassing July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 projections by 178%. TOTAL IMPACT 125,524 Admission 75,449 Members 22,176 General 53,273 Outreach 21,308 Field Trips/Groups 12,810 5 Classes 6,285 original exhibits Rentals, Parties, & Events 9,316 since opening Camps 356 DISCOVER ACCESSIBILITY ACCESSIBLE DISCOVERY Community Partners

The Accessible Discovery Program‘s mission is to increase access and participation of underserved Tulsa Housing Authority children and families in informal learning experiences and programming. Entirely underwritten by Family & Children’s Services: Parenting in Jail private foundation, corporate, and individual donors, the funding in this program allows students and Family & Children’s Services: families to visit the museum, partake in STEM-based museum classes and outreach programming at a Women in Recovery free or reduced cost, and participate in family engagement nights. Oklahoma Department of Human Services SoonerStart THIS YEAR, THANKS TO ACCESSIBLE DISCOVERY... YMCA Summer Institue Domestic Violence Intervention of students who visited Discovery Lab on field trips were • 25% Services fully sponsored. Parent Child Center of Tulsa

• Discovery Lab facilitated a total of 390 hours of sponsored outreach and museum education classes. 2018-19 School Partners

• 6,721 students experienced hands-on STEAM and health and All school partners have 91% wellness programming through outreach and museum classes. to 100% students on free and reduced lunch. • Women in Recovery alumni and their children enjoyed 16 outreach Rogers High School classes and family nights at the museum, with 598 total participants. Webster Middle School Burroughs Elementary mothers and children reconnected through STEM learning • 140 Emerson Elementary activities lead by museum educators at David L. Moss Criminal Eugene Field Elementary Justice Center through a partnership with Parenting in Jail. Hamilton Elementary Hawthorne Elementary • 70 museum memberships were given to state caseworkers and Legacy Charter School therapists, providing them with a place to meet with clients. Mark Twain Elementary Marshall Elementary Rosa Parks Elementary DISCOVER ACCESSIBILITY

The Discovery Lab partnership has been a blessing in so many ways! My son loves “ science and engineering and its all because of the awesome camps and activities that we are privileged to be a part of! He has learned so many and always comes home excited to share his new knowledge! We love Discovery Lab!’’ – Kaytee

Building a moving robot with my children in September at Women In “ Recovery Alumni was extremely enjoyable! We were proud of our invention and worked as a great team together.” – Sonya

I love it when Discovery Lab comes to visitation because they “ always have something exciting and new for me to learn with my child.” - Jamila

Discovery Lab is always so much fun! It makes me so happy to see my “ children laugh and play!” - Marcelina KEEP DISCOVERING A GATHERING PLACE FOR TULSA

In Summer 2021, Discovery Lab plans to open it’s doors at a new children’s museum/science center anchoring the southern end of A Gathering Place for Tulsa on Riverside Drive. The work has already begun to innovate and prototype unique, world-class experiences for the new 50,000 square foot museum.

Last year, Discovery Lab announced that the new museum will provide space, curriculum, and educators serving as the Tulsa Public Schools (TPS) STEM Center. Discovery Lab will provide hands-on STEM learning experiences for 24,000 TPS students, in pre-K through sixth grade.

The new museum and education center will also have the capacity to continue to provide services for other local and regional school districts as well. LOBECK TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION ORIGINAL EXHIBIT DESIGN CHALLENGE

In 2015, Discovery Lab launched its “Exhibit Design Challenge” with the creation of the Challenge Labs incorporated as a portion of the Team Up! exhibition in the Main Hall of the museum. Through a grant from the Charles & Lynn Schusterman Foundation, the museum approached students in the Tulsa community to participate in the design, development, and prototyping of collaborative challenges. Through a generous grant from the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation, the exhibit design challenge continues.

In April, after a period of four to eight weeks, the student groups present their design MORE THAN notebooks, presentations, and/or prototypes to board members and directors from Discovery Lab. In May, the winning design(s) is selected to be further prototyped and developed into full exhibits and is announced at an after-hours event at Discovery Lab. At the museum, the students and their families can meet other students who have 200 participated in the challenge. STUDENT PARTICIPANTS

Currently, 150-200 students in Bixby and Broken Arrow High Schools’ sophomore Principles of Engineering classes, and students in multiple grades in Jenks Public Schools participate in this challenge yearly and consistently produce unique ideas and prototypes for buildout by the museum. Juniors in the Math and Engineering program at Central High School will be joining the challenge during the 2019-2020 school year. SPECIAL ELECTRIC EVENTS LIME GALA

SUMMER BLOCK PARTY The sixth annual Electric Lime Gala was held at Discovery Lab Families gathered outside of Discovery Lab in on Saturday, May 11, 2019, and was chaired by Dell and Audrey Owen Park to enjoy a day filled with free activities. During the July 15th event, Bike Club Tulsa offered Chambers. Guests played in the museum, followed by dinner, a live basic bicycling inspection training and a skills auction, and dancing. This successful event raised important funds course to build the children’s confidence as riders. to support programming and experiences at Discovery Lab. Additionally, the Science Matters Mobile Museum was on site for kids to explore STEAM activities. Picnicking and prizes accompanied the activities. THANK YOU TO OUR ELECTRIC LIME GALA SPONSORS

COOKIES & SCIENCE WITH SANTA Crossland Construction Company Williams Companies Santa made a special stop at Discovery QuikTrip Corporation Lab for the second annual Cookies Acrobat Ant ONEOK, Inc. & Science with Santa members-only Arvest Bank Professional Engineering Consultants event. Members took photos with Bank of Oklahoma Performance Stage, Inc. Santa, participated in hands-on STEAM Blue Cross Blue Shield Rave Review Catering of Oklahoma activities, and danced along to carols by Robertson Tire the Discovery Lab band. BlueStone Natural Resources Ross Group Cancer Treatment Centers of America Samson Energy Cherokee Nation Businesses Schneider Electric NOON YEAR’S EVE Cuesta Foundation, Inc. Stonebridge Group LLC At Discovery Lab, families celebrated the Epic Roofing and Construction T.D. Williamson New Year without staying up past bedtime Jon and Jessica Engelbrecht Tecolote Energy with a family-friendly party on December 31st. & Family Williams Companies WPX Energy The event sold out with over 400 people in KKT Architects attendance. Guests counted down to the noon year, when 8,000 balloons dropped from the Discovery Lab ceiling. FINANCES The income and expense data below is as of June 30, 2019, and reflects financials for the fiscal year 2018-2019. If you have questions regarding the financials or wish to request a copy, please contact Ray Vandiver, Executive Director, at [email protected].

INCOME July 31, 2018 – June 30, 2019

Contributed and Events $331,576 Admissions $233,214 INCOME Memberships $92,018 Earned Income 75% Groups / Field Trips $43,308 Contributed Income 16% Birthday Parties / Facility Rental $35,545 Gala 9% Outreach / Museum Classes / Camps $92,195 Merchandise Sales $32,320 Other* $500,000

TOTAL $1,360,176

EXPENSES EXPENSES July 31, 2018 – June 30, 2019 Management and Facilities 24% Organizational Advancement 12% Program Services $1,008,953 Programs/Guest Services/ 64% Management and Facilities $377,267 Outreach Organizational Advancement $194,303

TOTAL $1,580,523

*Released from restriction. THANK YOU

2018–2019 ANNUAL DONORS

$1,000,000+ $5,000+ The Gelvin Foundation Hardesty Family Foundation Acrobat Ant Ken & Dena Hirshey Arvest Foundation Adam & Hayli Leavitt $250,000+ Laura & Francois Cardinal Foundation at Tulsa M.R. Metzger Family Foundation Kathy Craft Community Foundation Midfirst Private Bank Gary & Anita Rathburn Dell & Audrey Chambers Oklahoma Museum Network Funded by Crossland Construction Donald W. Reynolds Foundation $100,000+ Vaughn & Natalie Graham Greg & Jamie Oliphant American Electric Power Foundation Roger Ross & Lola Jennings ONEOK, Inc. Hughes Family Charitable Fund at Tulsa kkt Architects Travis & Jill Owens Community Foundation The Mariner Foundation Pathways to Health $50,000+ Michael & Debbie Murphy Professional Engineering Consultants, P.A. Cuesta Foundation, Inc. QuikTrip Corporation Joanna & Tyson Roulston Flint Family Foundation Sid Smith Manny & Jahna Rubio Donald & Patricia Hardin Stanford Family Foundation Security Bank George Kaiser Family Foundation Williams Companies Chris & Julie Forrester Sellers Jeremy & Becky Stanford $20,000+ $2,000+ Stonebridge Group LLC Arts Alliance Tulsa Arvest Bank Aaron Stoops Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma Bank of Oklahoma T.D. Williamson DeKraai Family Charitable Foundation Jorge Bracho Tecolote Energy Linda & Stephen Caldwell Union Pacific Foundation $10,000+ Cherokee Nation Businesses Charles & Marion Weber Foundation E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation Carrie & Jim Coles Jim & Cheryl Lefler Cyntergy Stan & Marcia Lybarger Jon & Jessica Engelbrecht $1,000+ Matt & Lauren Colwell Clark & Amanda Neely PATRON Brent & Rebecca Allison Jason & Michelle Cooper Annie & Bradley Nelligan MEMBERS Siegmund & Ann Marie Brown John & Kate Cottrill Bryan & Alex Paschal Sarah Hansel & Michael Cooke Mark & Jennifer Cravens David & Bonnie Patonei Michael & Rebecca Bagby Jean Kelley Anna Denny Kelsey & Lauren Pierce Mollie & JW Craft Jay & Dayna Krumme Jennifer Dewberry Daisha Schuler & Josh Pritchard Sarah Crumb Anne & Mark Mannell Alex & Danielle Dobias Linda Scott & Ron Ross Casey and Margaret Rosene Robinson Danny & Meredith Sadler Austin & Crystal Drumm Steve Ross Carolyn Gartside Dr. Raj Chandwaney & Vani Singhal Mike & Lizzy Duda Felix & Amber Rosser John & Kate Hendrix Adam & Michelle Studie Nicole English Jeff & Angela Sexton Ryan & Paula Keith Ryan & Mandy Fair Michael & Kelly Shillito James & Carolyn Killerlain $500+ Tony & Kathy Fiacable Paige & Jamie Sicking Stephan & Latrell Olner Lisa & Glenn Albers Bob & Pam Fogel Melissa & Corey Smith Katie White & Kaye Rucker Andrew & Courtney Coffey Bob & Pam Fogel In Honor of Butch Mahaney Conner & Lauren Snedden Al & Chris Shasteen Robert & Amanda Duenner Madison Gilliss Sarah & Grant Stewart Shane Starkey & Sabryna Bolthouse Chris & Kendra Freedom Sarah & Tim Gould Leah & Maurice Storm Mark & Angela Swift Brian & Elizabeth Inbody Simon & Elizabeth Harwood Stephanie & Jeffrey Stump Laura & Robert Thomas Rachel Navarro Sue Hightower Tulsa Engineering Foundation Laurel & Timothy Williston Amanda Pauley & Neetin Sen Venita Houston Tommy & Laura VanBuren Nathan Phelps Joe & Mindy Hull Kayla Vaughn Pamela Shimer Mindy & Riley Jackson Renae Visconti Raymond & Donna Vandiver Chris & Kelly Jensen James & Samantha Wagner Daniel & Courtney Johnson Jason & Nicole Watts $1-$499 Debbie Jones Dana & Kyle Wilkes Jason & Kendall Arant Kona Ice of Green Country Francis Wilmore Nancy Atwater Anitra & Martin Lavanhar Chad & Ricki Wimmer Robert Ballenger & Jeanne Hartley Glenda Love Chera Kimiko & Chuck Zoellner Patricia & Roman Beuc Christi Mahagan Jim & Deanna Boulware Hayes & Megan Martin Cory & Samantha Box Claudia & Thomas McGinnity Jeff & Tonia Brown Metropolitan Baptist Church Mark Cavagnero Anna Montoto Matt & Elizabeth Chase Barbara Morgan EXECUTIVE STAFF AND DIRECTORS Ray Vandiver, PhD, Executive Director Anne Mannell, Director of Organizational Development Courtney Selking, Director of Education

2018–2019 GOVERNANCE BOARD Jeremy Stanford Lisa Albers Chris Sellers Brent Allison Andrew Coffey Nicole English Ken Hirshey Kelly Jensen Rachel Navarro Jamie Oliphant Travis Owens Nathan Phelps Stephanie Stump Interns: Amanda Bresnahan Elizabeth Inbody

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