COMMUNITY REPORT JULY 1, 2019 - JUNE 30, 2020

PLAY is the prescription kids need. Letter from the Executive Director & Board Chair Dear Friends,

It’s been quite a year at the Children’s Museum of Evansville! We turned 13! As with any teenager, adolescence can be a challenging time that is full of excitement, but also full of uncertainty. Well, this year, we’ve experienced it all. Our museum has gone from excitedly planning a multi-year master plan with exhibit expansions to facing the Dear Friends,very real possibilities of the impact the pandemic will have on cMoe as an organization.

It’s beenWhen quite we aopened year at our the doors Children’s thirteen Museum years ago of as Evansville! a pioneering We hands-on, turned 13! interactive As with museum any and educationalchildren and families needed to overcome the fear, loss and change this season has brought. teenager,playspace, adolescence we promised can be to abe challenging a unique partner time in that helping is full kids of developexcitement, and become but also more full curious, creative and critical thinkers. Since that time, we’ve kept our promise by empowering the next generation of leaders. We have This report provides a deeper look at our impact. The resulting narrative tells an impressive of uncertainty.done this by Well, expanding this year, our we’vedirect programming experienced forit all. the Our community museum and has enhancing gone from our exhibit experiences. excitedly planning a multi-year master plan with exhibit expansions to facing the very story about our reach and our results, and how cMoe remains an essential part of the learning real possibilitiesThe outbreak of of the the impact coronavirus the crisispandemic ushered will in anhave unprecedented on cMoe as health,an organization. financial, and educational crisis.community. As we look to the future and take steps to recover from the impacts of COVID-19, It revealed what so many of us already knew — that there’s incredible inequality in our nation, and that ourwe remain steadfast in our mission to provide a safe outlet for imagination and discovery. communities must come together to invent solutions. As a community, we all took on new roles to keep our kids Whenengaged we opened in learning. our doors At cMoe, thirteen we quickly years agopivoted a pioneering to establish hands-on, a “cMoe at Home”interactive online educational video series museumas well and as educational educational grabplayspace, bags. We we know promised that children to be aneed unique play partnernow more in than helping ever. So, in early July, weNone of this would have been possible without our incredible circle of supporters, funders, and kids developreopened and our becomedoors providing more curious, the respite creative that children and critical and families thinkers. needed Since to that overcome time, the fear, loss and advocateschange who help us advance our mission to remake education every day. Each of you is a we’vethis kept season our promise has brought. by empowering the next generation of leaders. We have done difference maker, and we hope you feel proud of all that we’ve accomplished together. this by expanding our direct programming for the community and enhancing our This report provides a deeper look at our impact. The resulting narrative tells an impressive story about our reach exhibitand experiences. our results, and how cMoe remains an essential part of the learning community. As we look to the future and take steps to recover from the impacts of COVID-19, we remain steadfast in our mission to provide a safe outletWith for appreciation, The outbreakimagination of the and coronavirus discovery. crisis ushered in an unprecedented health, financial, and educational crisis. It revealed what so many of us already knew — that there’s None of this would have been possible without our incredible circle of supporters, funders, and advocates who incrediblehelp usinequality advance our in ourmission nation, to remake and that education our communities every day. Each must of youcome is a together difference to maker, and we hope you inventfeel solutions. proud of Asall thata community, we’ve accomplished we all took together. on new roles to keep our kids engaged in STEPHANIE TERRY BRIAN HICKS learning. At cMoe, we quickly pivoted to establish a “cMoe at Home” online educational Executive Director Chair, Board of Directors video series as well as educational grab bags. We know that children need play now With appreciation, more than ever. So, in early July, we reopened our doors providing the respite that

Stephanie Kate Stephanie Terry Katherine Hawkins Executive Director Chair, Board of Directors MAKING A BOARD BOARD MEMBERSHIP LEADERSHIP YEAR AT OFFICERS BRENT EDWARDS MONICA MILLER TEAM RoundTower Technologies Talley Eye Care Difference A GLANCE KATE HAWKINS STEPHANIE TERRY BOARD President ALLI ENGELBRECHT SARAH SCHULER Executive Director The Artist-in Residence was revived with local artist, Theophilus Akai and Alcoa Warrick Operations Community Volunteer VPS Architecture it hit just the right note this year! The Artist in Residence program aims to OF DIRECTORS NATHAN MCCULLOUGH-HADDIX JULY NOVEMBER provide an opportunity for children and families to observe and interact Deputy Director with a professional artist. Look to hear the new cMoe song created by Theo LINDSEY ROBBINS JOSH GILBERG HOLLY SMITH School is out, but we keep exercising those brains. Children cMoe believes in developing young minds. As part of the Junior Koch Enterprises Heritage Federal Credit Union explored art, science, nature, and just about anything else Achievement of Southwestern Indiana, students from Cedar Hall and friends. The program is sponsored by a grant from the Wells Fargo. Vice President HELEN ZIMMERMAN you can think of in seven weeks! Signature School students Community School visited to learn the ins and outs of working at Deaconess Hospital Development Director BRAD GILBERT MUREENA TURNQUEST WELLS accumulated over 300 service hours during the 2019 camp a children’s museum and, of course, had time to PLAY! Old National Bank Norton Healthcare season. WILL CARTWRIGHT STAN GILHAM Education Director Secretary TERRY GREEN PATRICIA WEINZAPFEL DECEMBER Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC MARCH Evansville-Vanderburgh Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp. ANDY SMITH AUGUST New this Year- Elf Academy! This inaugural jolly, immersive The Ignite It! Creativity Forum brings together community and School Corp. Facilities & Exhibits Manager Wow --$215,000 gifted to the Museum as the beneficiaries of holiday experience for the whole family raised funds to support business leaders for an energetic professional development TRISHA NEIDIG the 100 Men Who Cook event! Over 100 chefs showed off their the museum. Children discovered the magical secrets of being a workshop & luncheon featuring motivating stories and strategies NEW BOARD MEMBERS CLAY PRINDLE Treasurer BRIAN HICKS cooking skills to help ensure play never stops. Thank you Old North Pole Elf by: Making toys at Santa’s Workshop, Sliding down to cultivate creativity, innovation and FUN. With near 200 in Marketing & Communications Manager BKD, LLP D-Patrick National Bank for caring about the future leaders of Evansville Magic Mountain, having a Snowball Fight. Kiddos busted a Move attendance, Jason helped attendees “Escape Adulthood,” in order ANDREA MOLINA and investing in our community. at a Dance Party too. After elf training, over 160 children received Old National Bank to restore balance, beat burnout, and become more innovative SEAN JEFFRIES an official elf badge. The event was sponsored by Old National by breaking rules that don’t exist. The event was sponsored by German American Bank Bank. Special thanks to Alli Engelbrecht for sharing the vision. Heritage Federal Credit Union a Vectren, a Centerpoint Energy TYNESHA SMITH KIDS COUNCIL SEPTEMBER Company. ASHLYNN JOHNSON Vectren a CenterPoint Energy cMoe celebrated its 13th birthday with a bash on Saturday, Women’s Hospital Company MEMBERS September 28 – entertainment, cake, crafts, and games! JANUARY Adelyn Schmidt was name Kid CEO. This young leader met Members of the cMoe Kids Council created their own educational APRIL ADELYN SCHMIDT with a donor, facilitated an educational activity on the pop-ups and volunteered on the museum floor with guests! Virtual learning is now a huge part of our world. We launched museum floor and ran a staff meeting. HARPER YOUNG cMoe at Home to show how learning can occur anywhere! Follow our social media pages and subscribe to cMoe’s YouTube channel “ Always a fun and amazing time! My niece loves JETT DUNCAN FEBRUARY for educational, hands-on, and playful content. every section, not just the slide! They have LAUREN LAGRANGE OCTOBER New Exhibit opens! Keys to Fitness is a permanent interactive

It was a not so spooky Halloween at the Museum. Activities exhibit on the stairs between the 1st and 2nd floor of the Museum. educational experiences too that entertain kids“ MADISON PHILLIPS included storytime, costume party, games and crafts A piano sound is activated by movement and laser sensors located and adults alike. I highly recommend going! OWEN LAGRANGE MAY & JUNE throughout the day! on each step. Keys to Fitness is the perfect brain/body workout - Health and safety is a top priority. Staff worked hard to prepare - Tiffany M. ZOE SMITH children will build their endurance, stretch their muscles, and build to welcome back guests. In collaboration with public health gross motor skills. We are thankful for the support of Deaconess officials, we implemented new policies and procedures to ensure Riley Children’s Services and The Women’s Hospital. a safe visit for families. BY THE

“ We thank the many individual We visited tonight for the Autism Evansville event and just wanted to show some Organizations with which appreciation for one of your staff. The person in the picture below spent time volunteers and community $15,665 value of volunteer coloring and drawing with our daughter who very much enjoyed and did not want to the Museum collaborated groups who support cMoe with leave. Thank you for putting on such great events with Autism Evansville for families

PARTNERS IN hours. Numbers like ours that are affected by Autism. It allows our son to enjoy his time in a less “ to deliver play and learning experiences, to increase 616 HOURS. stressful environment and also allows our daughter to have a good time as well. awareness about the -Rachel E. PLAY importance of play, or to Earned revenue accounted for 48% of the museum’s otherwise serve its mission: Amaris Stewart Jackson Zimmerman Nevin Hobgood income and is comprised of admissions, memberships, Amber Embry Jalene Harris Nolan Hobgood education and group revenue, and investment income. cMoe is deeply grateful for the generosity of community TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES Andrea Herschelman Jason Southwell Philip Hooper Awesome Squad Mary Ann Fowler members, whose contributions provided the remaining Brown Bussing Michael Albert-Artist Angela Snodgrass Jennifer Scales Rachelle Bastin 52% of the operating income. $874,166 $813,870 Colin Culliver- Magician Purdue Extension Ashely Tenbarge Jenny Thomas Rebecca Hafer Evansville Police Department Snickerdoodle Art Autumn Austin Kevin Koch Sean Kelly Museum expenses are focused on serving visitors 48% Museum Services 68% Programs, Education and Exhibits Evansville Regional Airport Vanderburgh Humane Society Barbara Harmon Kimberly Matuszak Siobhan Pietruszkiwicz every day by providing safe, working exhibits, multi- 52% Public Support 17% Management/General Feller Limousine Wesselman Woods Bob Thomas Kristen Zint Tanner Tichenor disciplinary programming, and knowledgeable staff and 16% Fundraising volunteers who facilitate learning, skill-building, and fun. Howell Wetlands Youth First Chris Traylor Leslie Hall Terry Hughes CAPITAL REVENUE Ivy Tech Zumbini w/Autumn Brown Erica Esche Lynn Muehlbauer Victoria Wright CAPITAL EXPENSES Lil’ Rexings Pony Express Gail Zehner Margaret Koch Zoe Smith $100,000 Hannah Hillenbrand Matt Smith $61,874 Heather Vaught Michael Morris Museum Management/General cMoe is a 501c3 non-profit. Services cMoe’s statement of financial position was prepared ZUMBINI WITH AUTUMN Fundraising

by Riney Hancock CPAs cMoe is pleased to partner with “ Autumn A. Brown, a Certified PSC. A full copy of cMoe’s financial review is available Zumbini Instructor, Licensed Clinical REVENUE EXPENSES Social Worker and Registered Play by request. Expenses do not include depreciation Therapist to bring Zumbini! Zumbini Programs, expenses. gets your child moving to great kid- Public Education friendly music with characters they Support & Exhibits will come to love. WHO BENEFITS FROM Donors BUSINESSES cMoe? A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE!

BIRTHDAY PARTIES With friends, all things are possible. We remain grateful to the many generous donors 47,364 CELEBRATED AT and community partners, our friends, who support the mission of the Museum. CHILDREN & GROWN-UPS 2,289 Contributions are critical to maintaining our facility, exhibits and programs, and we are STOPPED BY TO PLAY! CORPORATE2,773 & PRIVATE EVENT ATTENDEES THE MUSEUM 180 honored to acknowledge our FY 20 Annual Campaign donors of $100 or more, event VISITORS sponsors, and Corporate, Business and Donor-level members. We are incredibly grateful. (UP TO $1,000) PLAYED FY20 Annual Fund (represents gifts made between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020) ($5,000-9,999) Heritage Federal Credit Union Aflac CAMPS FAMILIES FACING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DURING Traylor Bros., Inc. Azzip Pizza WITH WERE GIVEN YEAR-LONG REDUCED Berry Plastics, Inc. 8 FREE FAMILY C.H. Robinson Company ADMISSION THROUGH MUSEUM FOR ALL ($2,500-$4,999) NIGHT $10,0000 AND ABOVE D Patrick, Inc. Alan and Sharon Braun Family Foundation Deaconess Health System 584 Alcoa Foundation Diehl Consulting Group Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana Downtown Kiwanis Club of Evansville BKD Foundation VIEWED CMOE Evansville Downtown Optimist 159 Harding, Shymanski & Company PARTICIPANTS AT HOME Foundation MUSEUM Shoe Carnival EDUCATIONAL Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union MEMBERS Wells Fargo 1,499 14,071 VIDEOS Friends of Mayor Winnecke 5,500 German American Bank COMMUNITY CITY OF EVANSVILLE ($1,000-2,499) Gray Cemetery Trust ENDOWMENT FUND Ascension Jagoe Homes 52.4% CHILDREN VISITED THE MEMBERS REACHED Crescent-Cresline-Wabash Plastics, Inc. Kenny Kent Toyota Hafer Associates Network for Good OF VISITORS CAME WITH HANDS-ON MUSEUM AS PART OF A SCHOOL LEARNING IN THEIR ProRehab, PC Regency Properties FROM OUTSIDE THE Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC Women’s Health Care P.C. CITY OF EVANSVILLE OR COMMUNITY GROUP 3,393 NEIGHBORHOODS Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana Community Foundation of Louisville Vanderburgh Community Foundation Alliance Corporate Depository, Inc.

Donors INDIVIDUALS

KAREN DONOVAN MAGAN Margaret Hungate Cory & Danielle Reisinger Laurel Vaughn Terry Green Katie McConnell GIVING CIRCLE Mark & Lindsey Dan & Erin Diehl Lauren Kemmerlin Thomas & Alyssa Bush Lamasco Matt & Holly Smith Danyelle Granger Lewis & Becky Browning Tiffany Stepto Leah Mullins $2,500 & ABOVE Matthew & December LeTexier David & Kristin Zaslavsky Lois Ransom Tracy Greenwell Melissa Maholm JP & Alli Engelbrecht Michael Runion & Amber Rains Dawn Crowley Marisa Patwa Trisha Emge Old National Bank Judith Stewart Wayne & Jewell Henning Dean & Karen Bosler Matt & Erika Taylor Vicki Small Phil and Pat Copp Robert & Cindy Koch Diana Wilderman Melissa Coleman Virginia Laurent Samuel Sorenson Thomas Magan (UP TO $499) Dr. Adrian & Terry Brooks Michael Goebel William & Ellen Cartwright Sprout Design Aaron & Elizabeth Althaus Duke & Jennifer Bouwkamp Michael Matulis Willie & Cedalia Ellis Working Distributors $1,000 & ABOVE Aaron & Kate Miller Emily Rush Mike & Julie Hoon Wolfram & Margot Roehrborn Brad & Jennifer Gilbert Aaron Sudkampo Erick Rang Nathan & Jackie Monroe Zach & Christina Hamby Craig & Trish Neidig Alfred & Margaret Dennis Glen & Ann Muehlbauer Nick & Cacee Hoyer Cynthia Byrley Amanda Russell Heather Arrowsmith Nicolas & Amanda Vote IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS David & Kate Hawkins Amelia Paul Ingrid Nunn Nicole Waller Alex Jarvis cMoe regrets any errors Jonathan & Patricia Weinzapfel Andrew Jones Janine Morris Pat Koch American Honey or omissions in the Josh & Katy Gilberg April Toelle Jason Southwell Paula Milligan Anchor Industries following lists. Please call Lane & Andra Siesky Ashley Westfall Jayme Farley Robert & Cathy Zimmerman Berry Plastics the Development Office at Marilyn O’Daniel Autumn Brown Jeff & Brenda Wardeska Robert & Deborah Goldman Children’s Theatre of Southern Indiana 812.464.2663 ext.225 to Neil & Linda Haddix Ben Pope Jim & Lynn Smith Robert & Hannah Dill D&M Construction correct our records. Richard Leger Bill & Betsy Bruebeck Joan Schwentker Roxanne Hudnall Evansville Living Ross & Candace Chapman Bill & Kathleen Elliott Joe Manzo Ryan Palmer Found by Grace Musicians Support Us -If you would Brian & Sara Hicks Joshua & Sara Frashure Sandy Bitter Gary & Paula Gerling like more information about Brian & Saundra Server Josie Kate Hinton Scott & Kiersten Roberts Gary & Susan Bornefeld supporting the Children’s Carl & Kay Chapman Judith Morgan Sean & Rachael Larner Helen Zimmerman Museum of Evansville, please $500-999 Carla Alldredge Karla Kelley Sean Jeffries ID+A contact our development Ashlynn Johnson Cheryl Thomas Katelyn Schneider Shelbye Jepsen IIDA office. Christy Hayes & Megan Pennington Chris & Sarah Schuler Kathy Duncan Siobhan Pietruszkiwicz Iyad and Megan Fakih David & Sharlet Koch Christian & Amber Beuschel Keith & Jill Snyder Sonya Smith Jacob Luker Jerry & Cindy Benkert Christine Pham Kelli Pauley Stacy Wagner Jason and Regina Stephenson Jim & Mary Kay Muehlbauer Christine Theby Kent & Helen Zimmerman Sue Edgar-Koch John Armino Keaton & Monica Miller Christopher & Sandy Wischer Kevin & Dr. Mureena Wells Tammy McConnell Kathy Singer Kevin & Margaret Koch Clay & Amy Barrett Kymberly Peters Terri Beyer Katie Felker cMoe FORWARD

As we take steps to recover from the effects of the pandemic, we envision the same welcoming and vibrant children’s museum our community knows, with a high-quality experience that our children deserve.

As we move forward, we intend to listen to the voices of our visitors, donors, volunteers and staff. With your help, we will be reimagining our exhibits, our educational programming, and our overall visitor experience. Look to hear from us soon so you can SUPPORTprovide US your thoughts and ideas to help us keep play STAY CONNECTED TO US If you wouldalive likefor themore children information in our community.about supporting the Children’s 22 SE 5th St, Evansville, IN 47708 Museum of Evansville, please contact our development office at 812.464.2663 ext. 225 or visit www.cmoekids.org.