DISCOVER annual report 2016 A WORD FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POBS RESULTS IN 2016 Dear Friends: “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go SINGLE- AND MULTI-DAY COURSE OFFERINGS together.” – African Proverb 2014 2015 2016 As I reflect over the 2016 year, I am reminded of the value of partnerships to the success of the Philadelphia Outward 140 Bound School. Without partners, we would certainly be a smaller Outward Bound School, and we would not have the 121 exciting opportunities that lie ahead. Our partners come 120 from across the city and region; they are POBS’ connection 110 113 to the students we serve. Our partners are the keepers of the flame that Outward Bound lights within our students, 100 and our partners make it possible for more students to experience Outward Bound programs each year. 80 Who are our partners? Schools make up a significant 60 percentage of our program partners. For 22 years, we’ve 5558 60 worked with the School District of Philadelphia’s public schools. We have many Philadelphia charter school partners and a few independent school partners. Some 40 of our schools bring their student leaders to Outward 28 Bound, some bring their teachers and others bring entire 21 16 grade levels – 8th graders leaving middle school or 9th 14 11 20 graders beginning high school. In addition to schools, 10 POBS is proud to serve many community-based, youth- 0 serving organizations: Squash Smarts, Summer Search Philadelphia, the Center for Grieving Children and many SHORT LONG CORPORATE ONE-DAY EXPEDITION EXPEDITION TEAMBUILDING INSIGHT others. Our partners enhance the programs they deliver (</= 7 DAYS) (8+ DAYS) PROGRAMS PROGRAMS with Outward Bound’s experiences, and together we build leaders with character and a commitment to serve. How do these partnerships happen? Sometimes a partnership starts with a phone call, or an email, or a STUDENTS SERVED & PROGRAM DAYS COMPLETED conversation. Sometimes a teacher or a youth leader sees a post on Facebook or Twitter and reaches out to ask, “Can we bring our students to Outward Bound?” Some partnerships 2014 2015 2016 are born from POBS’ annual event, Building Adventure. 14,000 This year, we were proud to offer a 7-day Outward Bound course to girls from West Chester East and Henderson High Schools, made possible in part with funds raised by the West 12,000 Chester Area Rotary Clubs team at Building Adventure. 10,000 As we look to the future, we are excited by the possibilities 9,191 9,210 9,092 of our facility partnership with Audubon Pennsylvania. The Discovery Center, our future home, will be shared with 8,000 Audubon, and together we are defining new program ideas and plans. We look forward to beginning construction in late 2017 and moving in during the fall of 2018. 4,632 4,840 6,000 The Philadelphia Outward Bound School is also grateful 4,007 4,000 to so many “partners” who support the programs we offer to students and teachers across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and northern Delaware. With your support, and with an 2,000 amazing and dedicated staff – in the office and in the field – we are able to touch the lives of almost 5,000 students annually. Together, we change lives through challenge and 0 discovery. Thank you! STUDENTS SERVED TOTAL COURSE DAYS COMPLETED* * Many POBS students participate in multi-day courses. Example: One student who goes on a 5-day course counts as five total program days served. Katie Newsom Pastuszek, Executive Director FINANCIALS AUDITED FOR 2016 $99,305 RESTRICTED OPERATIONAL POBS REVENUE OVERVIEW 2016: FUNDS $1,631,494 2016 $825,246 REVENUE $706,943 TOTAL FUNDS PROGRAM TUITION & RAISED CO-PAYS 2016 2015 2014 REVENUE Restricted operational funds $99,305 $122,000 $180,000 Restricted scholarship revenue $442,301 $525,000 $431,000 Unrestricted program $688,523 $666,000 $627,000 Unrestricted development $382,945 $293,000 $230,000 Other revenue $18,420 $10,000 $17,000 Total revenue $1,631,494 $1,616,000 $1,485,000 EXPENSES Direct human resources $655,976 $591,000 $497,000 Operations $292,396 $275,000 $231,000 Total direct expenses $948,372 $866,000 $728,000 Administrative $235,738 $255,000 $255,000 General $124,477 $136,000 $141,000 Marketing and sales $293,287 $255,000 $265,000 Total indirect expenses $653,502 $646,000 $661,000 TOTAL EXPENSES $1,601,874 $1,512,000 $1,389,000 NET INCOME $29,620 $104,000 $96,000 PROGRAM IMPACT In 2016, POBS began a partnership with The Angela Duckworth Character Lab at University of Pennsylvania, and the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at University of Illinois. This two-part research study, “Youth Character Development in Outward Bound,” combines two linked-studies to gather meaningful information for Outward Bound, and to advance scientifi c knowledge about e ective character development methods. Part 1, The Interview Study, led by the University of Illinois, examines how POBS shapes students’ experiences in character development. Research in Part 1 will lead to a deeper understanding of how our instructors e ectively support students’ development of grit, resilience, and related social- emotional outcomes. Findings will contribute to knowledge about e ective practices of youth development professionals, and will inform the science of youth development and sta training for youth programs. Results may also be of use to teachers and parents. Part 2 is The Measurement Study, led by the Duckworth Character Lab. This research will inform the development of a tool to measure perseverance, grit and task performance. Additionally, the research will collect and measure data on students’ tolerance of frustration, boredom, physical challenges, distraction, and interest levels. With these research partners, POBS seeks to add the value of informed research to the programs we o er. From the voices of students we serve, we know that our programs are changing lives through challenge and discovery. OUR 2016 PROGRAM PARTNERS Academy at Dobson Elementary Hill Freedman Olney Charter High Simon Gratz High Tower Hill School Palumbo School Middle School School School Travis Manion AIA Philadelphia Drexel University Independence Overbrook Springside Chestnut Foundation Antonia Pantoja School of Biomedical Charter School Educational Center Hill Academy Uncommon Schools Charter School Engineering J.P. Morgan Private Parkway Northwest Squash Smarts Drinker Biddle & Bank High School for United Health Care Belmont Family Reath Peace and Social St. Joseph’s Vetri Community Charter School JEVS Human Justice Preparatory School Partnership Bodine High School DuPont Hospital for Services St. Joseph Children Kensington PECO Energy Orphanage Vocatio Career Prep Boys Latin of Ed Snider Youth Buisness High Penns Grove High School Philadelphia Hockey Foundation School School Strawberry Mansion W. B. Saul Building 21 High School Agricultural High Ferguson Education Works Kensington Schools Penn Treaty School Summer Learning School CBRE Feltonville School of Leadership Pepsi Bottling Collaborative West Chester Area Arts & Sciences Philadelphia Company Summer Search School District High Central High School Frankford High Lingelbach Philadelphia VISTA Philadelphia Schools City Step School Elementary School Corps Sunrise of Wharton School, Comcast George Washington Martin Guitar Philip’s Academy Philadelphia University of Corporation Carver High School Charter Pennsylvania of Engineering and Masterman High Swarthmore College CoreNet Science School Project COMMON Temple University Wissahickon Philadelphia Mastery Charter - BOND Charter School Chapter Girard College Frederick Douglass Public Allies The Center For Crefeld School Good Grief Grieving Children Mastery Charter - Radnor High School The Haverford Cristo Rey Green Woods Gratz Relay Graduate School Philadelphia High Charter School Monkey & The School of Education School Hawk Partners Elephant The Perkiomen Devine & Partners Russell Byers School Hill Freedman High Northwestern Charter School The Rose Tree Media School Mutual Shady Side Academy School District PROGRAM RELATED STATISTICS Public/Charter THE DISCOVERY CENTER: A LOOK AHEAD . Schools Served 38 Seven years ago, the Philadelphia Outward Bound School joined forces with the National Audubon Society’s Audubon Pennsylvania to create The Discovery Center at Philadelphia’s East Fairmount Park Reservoir. As thought leaders in environmental stewardship and youth leadership development, we partnered together in 2009 towards a shared vision of a world-class center for nature conservation and life-changing character building Private Schools experiences. This unique, collaborative outdoor education Served center will be built on the shores of a 37-acre abandoned 12 reservoir, now Philadelphia’s largest deep water lake and a site that has been inaccessible to the public for over 45 years. When construction is completed in 2018, The Discovery Center will feature indoor classrooms and exhibition space along with outdoor educational amenities such as trails, a Community canoe launch, a high ropes challenge course, a climbing Partner wall, and bird-watching platforms. The state-of-the-art facility will be jointly owned and operated by the two Organizations organizations under a unique partnership, known formally Served 34 as the East Park Leadership and Conservation Center (EPLACC). Audubon and Outward Bound programs at The Discovery Center will collectively serve more than 10,000 children and teens, as well as many adult community members each year. The Discovery Center will enable an intentional bridge between the