GIVING 1998| 1999 Cover: Lemons on a Pewter Plate (Les citrons au plat d’étain) by Henri Matisse, (1926, reworked 1929). A Millennium Gift of Sara Lee Corporation given to The Art Institute of Chicago. Our GIVING is focused on three areas: the arts, women and the special needs of those who are hungry, homeless and living in disadvantaged circumstances. In this way, Sara Lee is truly helping to nourish mind, spirit & body SARA LEE GIVING Contents Awakening our Mind page 7 Renewing our Spirit page 15 Energizing our Body page 23 Grant Recipient List page 29 Matching Grants List page 37 SARA LEE GIVING Sara Lee Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, brand-name products for consumers throughout the world. Headquartered in Chicago, Sara Lee has operations in 40 countries and markets its products in more than 140 nations. Its 138,000 employees are committed to creating shareholder value and improving the quality of life in their communities. www.saralee.com The Sara Lee Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Sara Lee Corporation and is operated as a separate entity with its own board of directors. Through the Foundation, Sara Lee is committed to making a lasting and positive impact on the communities where its employees live and work. This is accomplished by giving at least 2% of Sara Lee Corporation’s annual U.S. pretax income, in cash and product contributions, to nonprofit organizations. www.saraleefoundation.org 2 Sara Lee Corporation 1998|1999 e at Sara Lee Corporation are fortunate to be part of a successful W enterprise that has ongoing profitable growth and loyal customers who enjoy our family of brands. Over the years, our business has evolved into a leading global corporation with major responsibilities, not the least of which is our duty to be a good corporate citizen and a contributing member of society. In this aspect of our business, we also take a leadership role by proudly embracing our obligation to give generously to communities where we do business. Indeed, the health of our business depends on the well-being of these communities and the vitality of life in our society. John H. Bryan Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sara Lee Corporation 3 SARA LEE GIVING Sara Lee Corporation and the Sara Lee Foundation Giving Programs Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 Total Cash and Product Donations $74.6 Million Total Cash Total Product Contributions Donations $35.6 Million $39.0 Million Total Cash Contributions Amount Contributed by the Sara Lee Foundation to Match Gifts Made by Employees Participating in Employee Matching Grants Program Cash Contributions $2.7 Million Other than Foundation Grants and Employee Total Sara Lee Matching Grants Program Foundation Grants $23.1 Million $9.8 Million Distribution by Program Area Cultural Organizations and Programs Programs Serving People 31% Who Are Disadvantaged 38% Miscellaneous 31% Sara Lee Corporation’s policy is to contribute at least 2% of its annual U.S. pretax income in the form of cash and product donations to nonprofit organizations that meet the requirements of our corporate giving initiatives. 4 Sara Lee Foundation 1998|1999 iving is the lifework of the Sara Lee Foundation, and Gwe are committed to funding organizations and causes at many levels. Through our direct grants, matching grants and awards, we will continue to support programs where we can effect the greatest positive change. During the past two years, our grants have supported a wide variety of organizations that have enriched the arts, aided women’s progress and improved the lives of those living in adverse circumstances. Michael E. Murphy President Sara Lee Foundation 5 1998|1999 Awakening our Mind “Sara Lee has supported the arts all across America . from the cakes they bake to the paintings they share, Sara Lee does, indeed, nourish the world.” United States President William Jefferson Clinton on the occasion of presenting the National Medal of Arts to Sara Lee Corporation on November 5, 1998. 7 SARA LEE GIVING Sara Lee Corporation receives 1998 Pegasus Players premieres The Lynching of Leo Frank National Medal Having just completed its 20th season, Pegasus Players has been receiving operating of Arts support from the Sara Lee Foundation since 1989. In 1998 the Foundation increased its support and sponsored the first staged Ongoing commitment production of The Lynching of Leo Frank. to the arts honored at Featuring Elizabeth Ledo and Mitchell J. Fain (pictured above), The Lynching of White House ceremony Leo Frank explored a disturbing historical case of anti-Semitism that took place in Atlanta in the early 1900s. Photo by Lisa Ebright ara Lee’s sustaining support of the arts was recognized in 1998 when it Swas awarded the prestigious National Medal of Arts, becoming only the seventh corporation ever to receive the nation’s highest honor for “outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support and availability of the arts.” During the past 25 years, Sara Lee has guided millions of dollars in financial support to regional, national and international arts organizations. Millennium Park Chicago’s Mayor, Richard M. Daley, requested the assistance of Sara Lee’s “Our unwavering support of the arts has John H. Bryan to transform an old earned us recognition as an art patron,” rail yard into Millennium Park. The one-million-square-foot expansion of said John H. Bryan, chairman and chief Chicago’s Grant Park will provide executive officer, in accepting the award Chicagoans with year-round opportunities to enjoy gardens, ice rinks, concerts, dance during a ceremony on the south lawn of the performances, art fairs and festivals. The White House. “We believe that identifying site will feature a restoration of the historic Peristyle, a semi-circle of classical columns Sara Lee Corporation with the quality that was demolished in the 1950s. inherent in the world of art is a positive Illustration by Michael McCann thing for our company.” 8 AWAKENING OUR MIND President William Jefferson Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton with John H. Bryan, chairman and chief executive officer, Sara Lee Corporation, at the White House ceremony. Photo courtesy of the National Endowment for the Arts, Neshan Naltchayan, 1998 Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum Dedicated to the collection, preservation and exhibition of the rich and diverse arts of Mexico, the Mexican Fine Arts Center Sara Lee’s commitment to funding the arts Museum is the nation’s first Latino has included everything from commissioning museum to achieve full accreditation from the American Association of Museums. new work to providing general operating Having received general operating support support, to taking a special interest in from the Foundation since 1990, the museum benefited from Sara Lee’s projects and organizations that make art increased support and sponsorship of available to diverse audiences. Through its important exhibitions during the past two years: Images of the Spirit: Photographs by funding, Sara Lee sponsors plays, exhibitions Graciela Iturbide and Arte Contemporáneo and concerts, and promotes the growth Jaliscience: Works of Art from the Permanent Collection of the Museo de Las and development of the arts by funding Artes of the University of Guadalajara. projects that nourish new groups and Photo: Mujer angel (Angel Woman), Sonora Desert, 1979, gelatin silver print, creative ideas. Sara Lee’s giving programs © Graciela Iturbide. promote the arts in many communities Photo by Lynn Rosenthal, 1997 around the world, including those in which its employees live and work. 9 SARA LEE GIVING Monet to Moore The Millennium Gift of Sara Lee Corporation n 2000, the 52 finest works in At the Zoos, too Sara Lee’s celebrated corporate art Notable among Chicago’s many cultural institutions, Lincoln Park Zoo and Icollection will enter the permanent Brookfield Zoo are two popular collections of 40 museums around the destinations, hosting millions of visitors each year. Sara Lee’s continuing support world. This unprecedented Millennium Gift of general operations helps both zoos to the public and to the art world is rooted mount new exhibits and conduct various educational programs in addition to in Sara Lee’s traditions of philanthropy and nurturing the inhabitants, including arts support. Sara Lee’s involvement in Lincoln Park’s new lion cubs (pictured). Photo by Todd Rosenberg cultural activities reflects its core belief that society is enriched through creativity and that the arts comprise a unique international language. Before the artworks are dispersed to their new homes, the company is sponsoring a final exhibition of the collection traveling to the Singapore Art Museum, the National Gallery of Australia, the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Portland Art Museum in A new home for Sherwood Conservatory of Music Oregon and The Art Institute For more than 100 years, the Sherwood of Chicago. When the exhibition tour Conservatory of Music has been an ends in 2000, the works will be given to urban center for high quality music education for all, regardless of age, public museums, in celebration of the new ability or financial means. As a long-time millennium, for inclusion in their permanent supporter of Sherwood’s efforts, in 1999, the Sara Lee Foundation helped fund holdings so that these great artworks can be the opening activities of Sherwood’s enjoyed by future generations. much-needed new facility in Chicago’s South Loop. Photo: Student, Cecilia Jimenez, and Suzuki Harp Instructor, Dawn Punches enjoy Sherwood’s expanded educational facilities. (continued) Photo by William Franklin McMahon 10 AWAKENING OUR MIND The Garden (Le jardin), 1882-83, by Berthe Morisot, a Millennium Gift of Sara Lee Corporation given to The Art Institute of Chicago. Israel Festival Sara Lee Corporation provided sponsorship support for the Israel Festival, Jerusalem in both 1998 and 1999.