BIENNIAL REPORT 2013 - 2014

LETTER FROM CEO & CHAIRMAN 2014 marks the 90th anniversary of Youth Guidance’s commitment to meeting the needs of Chicago’s most at-risk youth. While this nearly century of service is remarkable, it is the events of the past few years that have been most exciting and present the greatest opportunities for the future. We have proven our ability to deliver significant, tangible results that reduce youth violence and position students for success. Today, we are nationally recognized: from the game-changing results of a University of Chicago Crime Lab report (page 8) to garnering the support of the prestigious Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (page 10) and inspiring a landmark presidential initiative (page 12). At home here in Chicago, our broad array of programs, from After-School sessions to Project Prepare and Working on Womanhood (W.O.W.), continue to serve a wide array of students from diverse backgrounds and with differing needs. What does this mean for the organization? It means we are on the right track. Youth Guidance directly served more than 8,000 youth in FY14 and we’re poised to help thousands more in the coming years. Moving forward, we are looking at two overarching goals. Thoughtful Growth. We are committed to expanding our reach, both by nearly doubling the number of young men and women we serve in the Chicagoland community by school year 2015/2016, and by making our Becoming A Man (B.A.M.) program model available to other communities nationwide. Sustainable Funding. Our recent achievements have given us the platform for this growth, but expansion of this scale over an extended period requires a diverse, sustainable pool of financial support. Obtaining these longer term commitments is crucial to maintaining our momentum and broadening the reach of our programs and model. Youth Guidance has long been a beacon of hope for Chicago’s most challenged youth, and we have so many to thank for it: our generous donors, our innovative staff, our pace-setting foundations and advisors, and the visionary leadership of those in government who support us. It is with your help that we are able to continue to serve and to expand our service to the young men and women of Chicago and beyond. Thank you for all of your support. We are excited about the impact we are having and confident about where Youth Guidance is headed next. Together, let us continue to allow Youth Guidance to enable success in the lives of so many of our City’s youth.

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COMMUNITIES WE SERVE

LAKE MICHIGAN

Represents program reach

CHICAGO

Youth Guidance sees a bright and successful future for every at-risk, inner-city elementary and high school student in Chicago. Our mission is to create and implement school-based programs that enable youth in need to overcome obstacles, focus on their education and, ultimately, to succeed in school and in life. Because we believe that this success is not only possible but should be achieved and celebrated, we are present in Chicago Public Schools to facilitate an environment that meets students where they are and truly engages them in the learning process. Through careful guidance, we enable young men and women to realize their full potential and graduate with a meaningful plan for successfully managing life. Youth Guidance is a leading provider of outcomes-driven programs and capacity-building initiatives, serving more than 8,000 youth directly in FY14, and touching the lives of more than 14,000 youth, parents, teachers and community members.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Working on Womanhood

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U of C Crime Lab Report Success / ROI

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Sustainable Funding / Donor Q&A / Importance of Diversified Donors

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Becoming A Man (B.A.M.) / B.A.M by the Numbers

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Partnering with Parents / Parent Leadership Conference

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CAP / Prepared for What’s Next

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STRIVE event / YG Gala

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Summary Financial Information

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Leadership

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Our Donors

EVENTS

W.O.W.’S 1ST ANNUAL RECOGNITION BANQUET Ninety students were honored this past May at the inaugural celebration of our annual W.O.W. Recognition Dinner. Young women from 22 schools were recognized for embracing the Working on Womanhood, or W.O.W, Core Values (self-awareness, emotional intelligence, healthy relationships, visionary goal setting, and leadership). Each had high attendance, improved grades and behavior, and connected with students outside of the W.O.W. program. Anel Ruiz, Community Outreach Liaison for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, served as keynote speaker for the “My Journey, My Destiny”-themed event.

Gail Day, W.O.W. Program Manager reflected: “I felt hopeful and energized by the outcome of the event. There were over 100 girls from different communities and ethnicities who genuinely talked, shared their experiences and made new friends. It was a sight rarely captured by mainstream media, and it felt great to know that W.O.W. was the common denominator. By the end, you could tell that the girls saw themselves as ‘sisters.’” W.O.W. is Youth Guidance’s school-based counseling, mentoring, character development and educational enrichment program that promotes social, emotional and behavioral competencies in at-risk young women in grades 7-12. W.O.W. reached 835 young women across 30 schools in the Chicagoland area in 2013-2014. The W.O.W. program served young women with significant risk factors for dropout or delinquency, and is a referral-based program, with student participants who’ve been identified as high risk by teachers, school administrators and parents.

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YOUNG WOMEN

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SCHOOLS

BY THE NUMBERS

86% of the W.O.W. participants passed 75% or more of their core classes.

94% of 2012-2013 W.O.W. students were promoted to the next grade in the 2013-2014 school year.

And, students with identified social emotional challenges saw improvements:

61%

Improved their social competence skills, ability to make healthy choices, and resolve conflict nonviolently

58%

Improved their general sense of optimism and personal self-esteem

73%

Increased their commitment to learning and engagement in school activities

70%

Increased their positive values and improved their personal belief system and level of personal responsibility

94% of W.O.W. seniors graduated at the end of the school year.

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MEASUREMENT AND ROI

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

CRIME LABS STUDY CONFIRMS SUCCESS Youth Guidance’s programs are built on the theory that urban youth turn to violent behavior because of sociological and psychological issues, such as a lack of access to social supports or traumatic experiences. Without access to a quality education, proper social and emotional development, and safe, out-of-school options, youth are at much greater risk for antisocial behavior and negative life outcomes. Findings of a recent University of Chicago Crime Labs study showed that participation in Becoming a Man – Sports Edition (B.A.M.) significantly increased engagement and performance at school and reduced violent crime arrests by 44%. Equally significant, a forecast of the Crime Labs study results indicates that high school graduation rate impacts could be as high as 23% – a social benefit of up to $119,000 per participant from increased lifetime earnings, tax payments and lower public benefit use. The Crime Labs study concludes: “Given how little policy attention is currently devoted to improving socialcognitive skills of disadvantaged youth, there may

Increased engagement and performance at school and reduced violent crime arrests by

44%

be considerable returns to society from expanding investments in this area.” These dramatic conclusions were the result of a oneyear study of 2,740 eligible young male students grades 7-10 randomly assigned to B.A.M.’s in-school program, after-school program, or both, or to a control group. The study focused on “medium risk” students: those whose prior school records indicate cognitive skill deficits, but who were determined to likely attend school often enough to benefit from B.A.M.’s schoolbased intervention. Students who participated demonstrated reduced school absenteeism, improved peer and teacher relationships, reduced behavioral infractions and violent responses, and an improved ability to equate education to future success. The Crime Labs study and subsequent results were major contributing factors to our recent Edna McConnell Clark Foundation award (see page 10), which will help support our B.A.M. expansion efforts.

High school graduation rate impacts could be as high as

23%

Social benefit of

$119,000 per participant

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SUSTAINABLE FUNDING EDNA MCCONNELL CLARK FOUNDATION GRANT

Youth Guidance’s growth and evaluation plans are supported, in part, by an investment from the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF), the Social Innovation Fund and the True North Fund, totaling up to $4.5 million over three years. EMCF is investing in Youth Guidance to expand the Becoming A Man (B.A.M.) program so that more of Chicago’s youth can benefit from this innovative intervention. The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation seeks to transform the life trajectories of vulnerable and economically disadvantaged youth by investing in effective nonprofits so they can serve greater numbers of young people with programs proven to help them become successful, productive adults.

EMCF’s grant comprises of federal SIF funding that is matched by EMCF’s funds. EMCF’s True North Fund (which is entirely comprised of private donors) also contributes to help Youth Guidance meet a part of the matching funds it must raise as part of the SIF. Courtney O’Malley, a portfolio manager at EMCF, noted that growing local and federal interest as well as having a strong evaluation partner like the Crime Lab was a significant asset for Youth Guidance. To help contribute to our needed matching funds and to help us reach our sustainable growth goals, please contact [email protected].

The EMCF selected the B.A.M. program from 191 applicants in 2013 based, in part, on the impact its welldesigned program model has for helping young boys and men. The effectiveness of the B.A.M. program has been empirically validated by a randomized control trial by the University of Chicago Crime Lab report (see page 16). EMCF believes Youth Guidance, with this investment, can grow and strengthen the B.A.M. program over the next three years.

GIVING

IT TAKES A VILLAGE WHY A DIVERSIFIED DONOR POOL IS CRITICAL TO THE LIFE OF A NONPROFIT Large-scale funding, such as the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF) grant and corporate donations like the recent Sodexo Corporation contribution, have significantly boosted Youth Guidance’s ability to maintain and expand in coming years, but true sustainability comes from a diversified set of renewable funding streams. Cultivating a diverse pool of donor resources, including individual donors, corporate donors and foundations, ensures the vital on-going support that nonprofits like Youth Guidance need in order to maintain programs and expand their reach to more clients and other geographic areas.

Q&A

Liza Yntema and her husband Mark Ferguson are longtime supporters of Youth Guidance. Liza has recently joined the B.A.M. advisory board, but they’ve been contributing to the organization since 2009. Why do you choose to make a philanthropic gift to any organization? There are so many worthy causes. My husband and I decided that we must be strategic in our giving, both in terms of dollars and time spent. We choose to give to Youth Guidance because it has a demonstrated track record of spending money carefully, while at the same time being open to innovative programs like B.A.M. Why do you choose to support Youth Guidance?

This material is based upon work supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service under Social Innovation Fund Grant No. 10SIHNY003. Opinions or points of view expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of, or a position that is endorsed by, the Corporation or the Social Innovation Fund program.

Liza Yntema and Mark Ferguson

Board member and long-time donor Doug Walker observed, “Individuals and organizations look for ways to support their communities and want that support to be seen and measured. Giving to Youth Guidance is a great way to support the children of Chicago and to help students achieve their full potential.” To help us reach our sustainable growth goals, please contact [email protected].

INDIVIDUAL DONOR

CHATTING WITH LIZA YNTEMA

EMCF is making this investment to Youth Guidance through its role as one of 20 intermediaries of the Social Innovation Fund (SIF), an initiative of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) that focuses on overcoming challenges confronting low-income Americans in three areas of priority need: economic opportunity, health and youth development. The SIF, established by Congress in 2010 through the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, uses private intermediaries like EMCF to be a catalyst for impact by applying public and private resources to find and grow community-based nonprofits with evidence of strong results.

An abundance of individual donors can help when a large grant ends and, vice versa, foundations may pick up when individual donations are sluggish. In other cases, grants and donations may have matching funds requirements, such as in the case of our recent EMCF award.

It’s easy to sit in Winnetka and pretend that the domestic violence, cycles of poverty, malnutrition, lack of education and other problems have nothing to do with

us. It is a comfortable illusion that troubles me profoundly. I believe as an American that we are all in this together, as a people. Certainly as a citizen of the Chicago area, I owe it to those with whom I share sidewalk space to do what I can to make their lives better. What comes to mind as you think about the accomplishments Youth Guidance has achieved over the last few years, and those still yet to be achieved? Scaling B.A.M. nationally comes to mind immediately, as does creating a dialogue and a culture both of investment and involvement by those of us who are more fortunate, and responsibility and commitment by community leaders and parents in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Each “class” of B.A.M. graduates represents a group of young men who have made a courageous step—and we all know it is so hard to move away from violence. We have to give them something to move towards, something to which they can look forward: better jobs, decent benefits, and hope for their kids.

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SPOTLIGHT STORY

B.A.M

ACHIEVEMENTS REACH NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT The last two years have seen Youth Guidance’s Becoming A Man (B.A.M.) program reach new levels of local and national attention as a result of the successful outcomes of the University of Chicago Crime Lab report (see pg 8). In January 2013, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel pointed to B.A.M. as part of a larger strategy to reduce youth violence. “To build off the program’s proven track record of success,” Emmanuel said in a 2013 release and referring to the Crime Lab report, “our goal is to expand access to the Match and B.A.M. programs to reach 1,000 students by next school year.” Today, B.A.M. serves up to 2,000 young men in nearly 40 schools. The Match program helps students catch up in math through small-group tutoring. In February 2014, President Barack Obama announced a new White House initiative, My Brother’s Keeper, which was in part inspired by the President’s visits with a B.A.M. circle at Hyde Park Academy in 2013.

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B.A.M. is a dropout and violence prevention program for at-risk male students in grades 7-12. B.A.M. offers inschool and after-school programming to develop skills strongly correlated with reductions in violent and antisocial behavior. B.A.M. Director Anthony Watson noted that the young men served have never had anything like this before, and are desperate for it.

“Some young men don’t have fathers; without intervention, they may become victims or perpetrators of violence,” he said. “We can curb this trajectory when we find a solution

BY THE NUMBERS

44% o reduction in violent crime arrests among participants when compared to peers with similar risk factors.

94% of 2012-2013 B.A.M. students were promoted to the next grade in the 2013-2014 school year.

that works. B.A.M. is changing the way young men view their lives and what’s possible. “

79% of B.A.M. seniors from whom data was available graduated at the end of the 20122013 school year.

And, of students who scored “low” or “fair” on the internal asset scales on the Developmental Assets Profile (DAP)* pretest:

EXPANSION PLAN

B.A.M. reached 1,800 young men across 40 schools in the Chicagoland area in 2013-2014, with plans to expand to 2,000 in the 2015 academic year.

78%

Increased scores in the characteristics and behaviors reflecting positive personal and psychological development

82%

Increased scores in self-esteem, optimism, internal locus of control, and a growing sense of purpose in life

76%

Increased scores indicating an improvement in or development of personal virtues such as honesty, integrity, responsibility, and restraint

70%

55%

Increased scores indicating an increased motivation to learn and increased active engagement in learning both in and outside of school Increased scores indicating an increased ability to make positive decisions, resist negative peer pressure, resolve conflicts peacefully, and build friendships

*The DAP pretest is an instrument used to measure the internal strengths and external supports that influence a youth’s success in school and in life.

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WORKING TOGETHER

PARTNERING WITH PARENTS YIELDS GREAT RESULTS Youth Guidance’s school-based programs provide social and emotional support for students and, in some cases, offer a lifeline for parents too. Cloronda Morgan, a Manley High School security guard and single mother of three, reached out to B.A.M. Counselor Albert Stinson for help with her 16-year-old son who also attends the school. “Freshman year his attitude shifted. He was out of control,” she says. “I came to work one morning in tears. I needed help. ”

program. Two years later, Morgan states that her son is much more respectful and calm. He is also an honor roll student with a 3.6 GPA.

Stinson says that the issues he sees each day can range from disrespect for peers, school administrators and school property to fighting and violent outbursts to emotional distress.

When asked what her alternatives would have been without the B.A.M. program, Morgan takes a long pause and states: “I think that honestly, I would have lost my son. He would have been a victim of these streets, selling drugs or in jail. I’m a strong woman and good mother, but I’m not a man. I don’t know how to be a man. So I will always be grateful for what B.A.M. stepped in and did for us—for all the boys at Manley—especially my son.”

“It’s hard to become something you never see,” he said. “It’s about modeling. In the B.A.M. program, they learn about accountability, integrity, honesty, and self-discipline – and how that makes you a man.” Stinson intervened that day, resulting in an apology to mom and the family’s introduction to the B.A.M.

Parents are routinely invited to special family engagement events and orientations to learn strategies for helping their children succeed. Youth Guidance has also hosted a Parent Leadership Conference for the last 21 years.

PARTICIPATION

PARENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE MAKES THE GRADE

“Parenting with a Purpose” was the theme of the 2014 Youth Guidance Parent Leadership Conference (PLC), an annual event in its 21st year, and 150 parents and parent leaders came together to enjoy workshops, networking and an awards banquet at the McDonald’s Campus in Oak Brook, IL.

Designed to inform, empower and inspire parent leaders, teachers, paraprofessionals and school and community leaders, the agenda was set with specific outcome goals, including increasing meaningful parent involvement in schools and providing skills and strategies to implement at home and in school. Attendance represented a substantial increase in participation over the past two years, and participants deemed the event a success, with 93% percent agreeing that they have gained skills that will enable them to empower parents to take a more active role in their school’s educational activities.

“Today is my son’s sixth birthday. I told him that I really needed to be here [at the PLC] and from all that I’ve learned here, I can now bring him home the best gift possible: An informed and engaged parent.” - Program Participant 17

PROGRAM PROFILE

COMMUNITY AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS For more than 20 years, Youth Guidance’s Community and After-School programs (CAP) have been quietly creating safe, school-centered support structures for students and their parents throughout the Chicagoland area. CAP programs consist of Parent & Family Engagement, FullService Community Schools, Community Learning Centers, and Extended Day Enrichment. Participating students overcome obstacles to success in school and life by identifying, developing and utilizing the internal and external strengths they possess and those present in the systems which surround them. CAP programs often facilitate homework assistance and academic enrichment, access to integrated counseling and behavioral supports, parent leadership, summer recreation, student leadership initiatives, service learning projects, and mechanisms for collaborative school decision-making. The

YOUTH GUIDANCE’S COMMUNITY AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS PRODUCE SUCCESSFUL & DRIVEN STUDENTS BY:

Building social and emotional resiliency

Positively impacting student/teacher/ parent experience of school culture and climate

Influencing positive gains in academic engagement and achievement

Providing increased opportunities for parent and family engagement

programs also offer access to integrated counseling and health and wellness supports in a safe and supervised afterschool environment. CAP director Malika Graham-Bailey feels that what makes Youth Guidance unique is that the programs create a clinical presence in the school community. This integration allows not only for a deeper recognition of social-emotional deficits, but also provides access to targeted interventions and tools that can be engaged as-needed. The extension of ‘whole-child’ engagement within each CAP program benefits the entire school community. CAP programs are offered to pre-K through secondary school students in more than 20 schools, reaching approximately 4,000 or more students, parents and caretakers each year. “Through the years we have witnessed the greatest impact in the areas of improved school attendance, reduced high school drop-out rates, and engaged parents and caregivers,” notes GrahamBailey. “We engage a minimum of 40+% of the student population of most YG school partners (and in several cases 100+% with school-wide requirements and/or invitations to the broader community). We have seen considerable improvement in participation and engagement over the prior year.”

PARTICIPATION

PROJECT PREPARE PRESENTS:

PREPARED FOR WHAT’S NEXT Students participating in Project Prepare, Youth Guidance’s workforce readiness program, took a big step forward in their future careers at Prepared for What’s Next, a half-day professional development seminar hosted by the Youth Guidance Junior Board of Directors.

Hands-on workshops were designed to help Project Prepare students create post-high school life plans, present themselves professionally, and practice networking and selfpromotion. Each student took home a new interview-ready outfit, provided in part by Banana Republic. Betsy Wille, President of the Junior Board of Directors, commented that the event helped participants feel valued, and noted a new sense of professional confidence in the students, particularly as she noticed students wearing their outfits at other career-building events. As young professionals themselves, Youth Guidance Junior Board members are uniquely qualified to create an event like Prepared for What’s Next. In addition to this event, the Junior Board also creates and hosts fundraisers to support Youth Guidance projects and programs throughout the year.

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EVENTS

STRIVE CELEBRATES

GALAXY OF STARS

Nearly 70 guests attended the 12th Annual Galaxy of Stars Leadership Awards Banquet, an event hosted by Youth Guidance’s STRIVE program. The STRIVE program helps youth who have faced abuse or neglect in the past transition into adulthood by integrating support systems into schools and providing academic and counseling support to these students and their foster or adoptive families. The banquet, which includes dinner, an awards ceremony, a spoken word performance and speeches, celebrates the accomplishments of STRIVE students and families. The event is partially planned by the students themselves, who choose the theme, speakers and performances.

“We want students to walk away from this event sure of their value and worth. We provide them a special night to mark the continuation of their remarkable journey and prepare them for the next leg of that journey as the end of the school year approaches. It means a lot to the students to know that the goals they have made are important to their families and to us,” said Theonita Wright, STRIVE counselor at Harper High School and Orr Academy.

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FUNDRAISING RECORD SET AT ANNUAL GALA

This year’s Youth Guidance Gala, held in May at the Fairmont Millennium Park Hotel, raised a recordbreaking $300,000. “The record-setting fundraising at this year’s Gala reflected the commitment of our board members, guests and honorees to turn around the lives of Chicago’s most at-risk youth,” said Mark Gerstein, President of the Board of Directors at Youth Guidance. “It was rewarding to see Chicago’s civic and business leaders join us Saturday in support of Youth Guidance’s efforts to reduce violence and increase the opportunities for our city’s young women and men.”

This year’s event, chaired by Michael Crowley, celebrated the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago White Sox with the Organization of the Year Award. Dr. Frances G. Carroll, a long-time community leader and a Youth Guidance Lifetime Board member, was presented with the Kurt L. Schultz Individual Service Award. Highlights of the event included testimonial videos and appearances by Becoming A Man (B.A.M.), Working on Womanhood (W.O.W.) and Project Prepare students, and guests danced the night away to the sounds of fourtime Grammy Award nominee DJ Steve “Silk” Hurley. To find out how you can help support Youth Guidance and the 2015 Youth Guidance Gala, please contact [email protected] for more information.

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2013-2014 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION ASSETS

2013

2013-2014 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

2014

REVENUE

Totals

Unrestricted

Temporarily Restricted

Permenantly Restricted

Cash and Cash Equivalents

$1,227,922

$1,293,220

$1,431,285

$-

$2,724,505

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

$125,000

$-

$-

$125,403

$125,403

Accounts & Grants Receivable

$1,036,750

$1,771,658

$125,000

$-

$2,140,408

Prepaid Expenses

$13,387

$31,447

$-

$-

$31,447

Security Deposits

$32,000

$32,000

$-

$-

$32,000

Investments

$243,447

$290,091

$-

$-

$290,091

Property and Equipment

$-

$-

$-

$-

$-

TOTAL ASSETS

$2,678,506

$3,418,416

$1,800,035

$125,403

$5,343,854

$1,595,067

$3,373,504

Special Events

$295,828

$317,707

Government Grants

$3,595,173

$6,454,324

Investment Income

$35,089

$49,545

Program Service Fees

$1,503,262

$1,722,748

Contributions - In Kind

$13,364

$-

Miscellaneous Income

$46.519

$62,731

$7,084,302

$11,980,559

Program Services

$5,639,844

$8,317,588

Administrative and General

$1,057,685

$1,161,335

Fundraising

$449,502

$465,839

TOTAL EXPENSES

$7,147,031

$9,944,762

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS

$(62,729)

$2,035,797

TOTAL REVENUES AND OTHER SUPPORT

EXPENSE

LIABILITIES $135,117

$611,415

$-

$-

$611,415

Accrued Expenses

$279,773

$442,608

$-

$-

$442,608

Deferred Revenue

$89,397

$79,815

$-

$-

$79,816

TOTAL LIABILITIES

$504,287

$1,133,838

$-

$-

$1,133,839

Unrestricted - Undesignated

$1,633,162

$2,005,048

$-

$-

$2,005,048

Board Designated

$233,647

$279,530

$-

$-

$279,530

Temporarily Restricted

$182,410

$-

$1,800,035

$-

$1,800,035

Permanently Restricted

$125,000

$-

$-

$125,403

$125,403

TOTAL NET ASSETS

$2,174,219

$2,284,578

$1,800,035

$125,403

$4,210,016

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

$2,678,506

$3,418,416

$1,800,035

$125,403

$5,343,854

2014

Contributions

Totals

Accounts Payable

2013

NET ASSETS

The FY14 operating surplus above includes the receipt of temporarily restricted funds received prior to July 1, 2014 designated to support programming in the 2014-2015 school year.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Mark D. Gerstein, Chariman

Jennifer A. Naber, Secretary

Partner, Latham & Watkins

David J. Marquardt, Treasurer

Partner, Laner, Muchin, Dombrow, Becker, Levin and Tominberg, Ltd



Partner, Assurance Services, Ernst & Young LLP

Michael Crowley, Vice Chaiman Co-Founder and CEO, Michael & Michael

Scott D. Myers, Immediate Vice Chairman Executive Director, World Sport Chicago

John R. Raitt, Officer

Pamela M. Chiechi Manager, IT Global Sourcing, Walgreen Co. Floyd G. Carroll II Post Secondary Education Specialist, Dept. of College & Career Preparation, Chicago Public Schools

Scott E. Kingdom Global Market Managing Director, Korn/Ferry International Miroslava Mejia Krug Senior Vice President and CFO, Roosevelt University Edward G. Lance, IV Senior Counsel, McDonald’s Corporation

Carl F. Dill

Harrison I. Steans

Sidney Cheresh

George D. Miller

JUNIOR BOARD

Chairman and CEO, The Taylor Group

Jesse Andrews III

Ms. Gretchen Hill

Ms. Stephanie Patterson

Mr. Ankit Bavishi

Ms. Lydia B. Jones

Mr. Erich Petersen

Ms. Erin Brown

Ms. Jennifer Longawa Lauria

Mr. Stephen Smith

Ms. Sara Cieniewski

Ms. Tiffany Lee

Dr. Exley Warren

Ms. Camille Clark

Ms. Courtney E. Lindbert

Mr. Thomas Weber

James Monhart Chief Risk Officer, Wealth Management Risk, The Northern Trust

Mr. Jason Clarke

Ms. Sarah M. Lisle

Ms. Elizabeth Wille

Marlon I. Cummings, PhD

Mrs. Christine Longawa

William C. O’Neil Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP

Ms. Florence Hardy

Mr. Martin Malone

Peter B. McNitt Vice Chair, Bankcorp, Inc., BMO Harris Bank

Sheila Owens VP, Economic Development, ComEd

Richard D. Patterson Paul C. Reilly Head of Central Region, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Global Markets

Floyd S. Keene President, Triple EEE Foundation

Frances G. Carroll Ed.D

Stuart A. Taylor II, Officer

Scott Grace Managing Director, Corporate Finance & Development, Treasurer, Nuveen Investments

Nelson Imana Senior Vice President, Affinity Global Products Specialty Systems, Aon

Scott K. Shelton

Managing Director, Accenture

Matthew Parr Managing Director, Morgan Stanley

Georgina E. Heard Deputy Director of Strategic Planning, State of Illinois

E. David Coolidge III

Ann Lennon, Officer

Georgianna Gleason, Honorary Executive Director, Episcopal Charities and Community Services

Larry A. Green President, LAGLAW

Kenyon D. Bowes

Partner of Harris Associates, LP (Retired)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Angela E.L. Barnes Assistant General Counsel, Velocitel Delmar F. Bloem Healthcare Information Systems, LLC (Retired)

LIFE MEMBERS

EXECUTIVE STAFF Michelle Adler Morrison, L.C.S.W. Chief Executive Officer

Rhonda Haynes, M.B.A. Chief Strategy Officer

Harry B. Rosenberg, Jr. Managing Director, JPMorgan Private Bank

Rebecca Clarkin, M.P.A. Chief Development Officer

Christine Scott, M.S.A. Chief Financial Officer

Angelique A. Sallas, Ph.D Clinical Psychologist

Wendy Fine, A.M. Director, Research, Evaluation and Technology

Dave Simpson, M.S.W., L.C.S.W Director, Counseling

Malika Graham-Bailey, J.D./M.B.A. Director, Community and After-School Programs

Anthony (A.J.) Watson, M.B.A. Director, Becoming a Man (B.A.M.)

Ron A. Schofield Executive Director, Media Services, WYCC-TV/WKKC-FM Gregory G. Simoncini Principal, Simoncini Strategies Dana Mara Thompson, M.D. Division Head, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ann & Robert, H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Douglas K. Walker Managing Director, Stewart Adair Shumate, LLC

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DONORS Gifts received July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2014

INDIVIDUALS INVESTORS IN YOUTH | $50,000+ Mr. and Mrs. John R. Raitt CHAMPIONS FOR YOUTH $25,000-49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Gerstein Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Myers Mr. Douglas K. Walker VISIONARIES FOR YOUTH $10,000-24,999 Mr. and Mrs. David J. Marquardt Mr. and Mrs. John McLees Mr. and Mrs. James F. Monhart Ms. Jennifer A. Naber Mr. Paul C. Reilly and Mrs. Diane Reilly INNOVATOR FOR YOUTH | $5,000-9,999 Mr. Michael Crowley and Mr. Michael Jacobson Mr. and Mrs. William Downe Mr. Ian Elfenbaum and Mrs. Susan Adler Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ferguson Dr. Julius Few John & Weezie Gates Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. John M. Graham Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. Kingdom Ms. Leandra R. Knes Mr. and Mrs. Norman Prestage Mr. Gregory G. Simoncini and Mr. Ed Dudley Dr. Dana M. Thompson LEADERS FOR YOUTH | $1,000-4,999 One Anonymous Donor Ms. Karen Adler Mr. Henry Meares and Mrs. Paula Allen-Meares Mr. and Mrs. John Amboian Mr. and Mrs. Jason Beans Mr. Dan Cooney and Mrs. Debbie Behrman Mr. Clark Bell Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Berns Ms. Laurie Binstein Mr. Gabriel Black Mr. and Mrs. John Blanchard Ms. Lonny Block Mr. and Mrs. Delmar F. Bloem Mr. and Mrs. Richard Buchband Mr. Floyd G. Carroll, II Dr. Frances G. Carroll, Ed.D. Mr. Edward Chalkagian and Ms. Linda Levy Mr. and Mrs. David Chandler Ms. Pamela and Mr. Glen Chiechi Mr. John Cook Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davis Mr. Frederick Dearborn Mr. Lawrence Desideri Mr. Thomas F. Dunn and Mrs. Susan K. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. David Evans Mr. Thomas Fitzgerald and Mrs. Lisa Button Mr. Michael A. Flores

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Floyd Mr. and Mrs. Brian Foley Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gerstein Mr. and Mrs. James Glerum Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Goldstein Mr. Scott Grace Mr. Oswald G. Lewis and Mrs. Maria C. Green Mr. Ryan Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Halpern Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Hartemayer Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Heestand Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Torrence Hinton Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hochberg Ms. Susan R. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hurley Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Imana Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ivinjack Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jable Mr. Douglas Jackson Mr. Rahsaan Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Jones Mr. Jozef Kavuliak Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Keene Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Kirk Mr. John Klopstein Mr. and Mrs. Lester Knight Ms. Miroslava Mejia Krug and Mr. Robert Krug Dr. Susan Kurland Ms. Jennifer Longawa Lauria and Mr. Antonio Lauria Ms. Ann Lennon Mrs. Melissa and Mr. Sasha Levien Ms. Carolyn S. Levin Mr. Peter Lieb Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lisle Mr. and Mrs. Ron Lofton Mr. Brad Lozier Mr. and Mrs. Robert Luse Mr. and Mrs. Lucas Mansberger Mr. and Mrs. Scott Marks Mr. and Mrs. Rocco Martino Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. McNitt Mr. and Mrs. Mark Melio Mr. Jim Michaels Mr. and Mrs. George D. Miller Mr. and Ms. Curt Morrison Mr. and Mrs. William O’Neil Ms. Sheila Owens Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Parr Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Patterson Mr. Luke Reese Mr. and Mrs. Brian Rempert Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Rogers Mr. Steven Rogers Dr. Angelique A. Sallas Mr. Jeffery Schroeder Mr. Evan Scott Mr. Charles Stewart, III Mr. and Mrs. John Svoboda Mr. and Mrs. Stuart A. Taylor, II Mr. and Mrs. Mark Weir Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wheat Ms. Elizabeth Wille Mrs. Jan and Mr. George Wishart

ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH | $500-999 Mr. Ricky Abt Mr. and Mrs. John Atchison Ms. Angela E. L. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Marc Bassewitz Mr. Ankit Bavishi Mr. Douglas Bening and Ms. Susan Cartland Mrs. Diane Bojic Mr. and Mrs. David Brint Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brooks Ms. Erin Brown Alderman Will Burns Mr. John W. Butler and Mr. John M. Vanderlinden Ms. Phyllis and Mr. William Chambers Mr. Rick Clark Ms. Violet Clark Mr. Richard G. Clemens Mrs. Melissa Cohen Mr. Akelo D. Colbert Mr. and Mrs. John Covell Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Cummings Mr. Sean Daugherty Mr. Bruce Davidson and Mrs. Laurie Davidson Mr. Craig S. Dean and Mrs. Kelly Mullaney Ms. Lynn Dean Mrs. Michelle DeMent Ms. Gloria L. Elam-Norris Ms. Natalie Evans Mr. and Mrs. James Farrell Mr. Tim Farrell Mr. Robert M. Felsenthal and Mrs. Roxanne Hori Mr. William F. Fiedler Mr. and Mrs. Terry Franke Mr. and Mrs. Kipp Friedli Ms. Beth Gallagher Mrs. Molly Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Helme Dr. Barbara Henley Mr. Jeffrey F. Herbert Ms. Bobbie Husky Ms. Gia Interlandi Nancy and John Johnstone Mr. and Mrs. Wade Judge Ms. Elizabeth and Mr. Alvin Katz Mr. Andrew R. Keene Mr. Jeffrey Keene Mr. and Mrs. David Kerbow Mr. John Lennon Mr. Robert Levin Mr. Derek Linde Ms. Sarah M. Lisle Mr. Jeff Herbert and Mrs. Christine Longawa Herbert Ms. Vivian and Mr. Per Loseth Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Lucas Mr. Jim Marnos Mr. Louis Mauldin Mr. L. M. McCorkle, Jr. Mr. Lester H. McKeever Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy McLaughlin Mr. Sam Crawford and Mrs. Meredith Mesirow Mr. Harvey L. Miller Ms. Carol Raymond Mr. David Reifman Mr. and Mrs. Brian Richards Mr. Samual W. Richey and Mrs. Paula K. Richey Mrs. Robyn and Mr. Ken Robertson Mrs. Alicia Sanchez-Sawyer Mrs. Sarah Schmeichel Mr. Ron A. Schofield and Mrs. Catherine Kohn

Ms. Katherine E. Schultz Ms. Cathern Smith Mr. and Mrs. Vince Sparrow Mr. Brian K. Speers Ms. Emily Talen Ms. Kathy Tebo Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Techet Mr. Steve Timothy Mr. Jeff and Ms. DJ Tschiltsch Mr. John J. Tully, Jr. Mr. Timothy Uihlein Mr. Vaibhav Upadhyay Ms. Julie Victor Mr. and Mrs. Allen Weaver Mr. Dan Webb Mr. Thomas Weber Tracey L. Wik and Seamus V. Ford Mr. Scott Wille Ms. Joyce Williams SUPPORTERS OF YOUTH $250-499 One Anonymous Donor Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Albert Ms. Kathryn Sullivan Alvera Ms. Roseanna Ander Mr. Jesse Andrews, III Professor Ronald Bailey Mr. Travis Bayer Mr. Bradley S. Beile Mr. John H. Berchem Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bondurant Ms. Crescenda Bramlett Mr. Erik Butcher Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Calabrese Ms. Olga Camargo Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Caprile Mr. and Mrs. Richard Chew Ms. Sara Cieniewski Dr. Ethel J. Collier Mr. James Comer Dr. and Ms. Jay Crookston Mr. and Mrs. James Donahugh Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Dulin Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Field Mr. Kevin J. Lynch and Mrs. Wendy Fine Ms. Susan Gann Ms. Beverly Glenn Mr. and Mrs. Steve Goodman Ms. Maryemma Graham Ms. Elizabeth Haas Mr. and Mrs. Jon Hahner Ms. Sophia H. Hall Mr. Nathan Hansen Mr. Ralph F. Herbert Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hodson Mr. Michael Jacoby and Mrs. Sue Jacoby Mr. Greg James Mrs. Carolyn Jaw and Mr. Steve Chertow Ms. Krista and Mr. Gary Kaplan Ms. Andi Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Edmund King III Mr. and Mrs. Cary Kochman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kornick Mr. David Ferguson and Mrs. Jill Koski Ms. Tracey R. Ladner Ms. Courtney E. Lindbert Ms. Laura Linde Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Longawa Mr. Daniel Marquez Mr. Kurt Mathas Mr. Bob Mohs Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Montague Ms. Nicole Moss Ms. Ethel Muhammad Mr. Connor Nielsen

Ms. Kate O’Malley Mr. Robert Pacilio Dr. Charles M. Payne Mr. Brent Phillips Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Plummer Dr. Harold Pollack Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pollack Mr. and Mrs. Scott Polzin Ms. Olabisi A. Popoola Mr. George Prince Mr. James Ramelli Ms. Dorothy Ramm Mr. Nate Reilly Mr. and Mrs. Otto Reinisch Ms. Carol Howard Scott Rabbi Issac Serotta and Ceilanne Libber Ms. Robin Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sickler Ms. Merrie Spade Ms. Susan Stearn Mr. and Mrs. Mike Stein Mr. Paul Stephens Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Tanzman Ms. Angela Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Thompson Ms. Doris Timmen Mrs. Phyllis B. Turner Ms. Annette Turow Mr. Steve Waichler Dr. Exley Warren Mr. A.J. Watson Dr. Kaitlin Willham Ms. Michele Williams Mr. Benote Wimp Ms. Cheryle A. Wittert Mr. Jeff Wright Mr. Bert Zaczek Ms. Kim L. Zalent Mr. Jose Zayas Amy and J.M. Zeckhauser Mr. and Mrs. Jim Zeckhauser

CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS TRANSFORMATIONAL INVESTORS IN YOUTH | $100,000+ One Anonymous Donor The Bank of America Charitable Foundation BMO Harris Bank The Boeing Company Chicago Public Safety Action Committee Fund Chicago Tribune Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund Edna McConnell Clark Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Robert R. McCormick Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust Sodexo, Inc. True North Fund United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Impact Fund, a McCormick Foundation Fund

INVESTORS IN YOUTH | $50,000-99,999 One Anonymous Donor Chicago White Sox Community Fund, A McCormick Foundation Fund Enlace Chicago Episcopal Charities and Community Services Exelon The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Get in Chicago The Cebrin Goodman Center at the Lillian and Larry Goodman Foundations JP Morgan Chase Foundation Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation, Bank of America, N.A. Michael Reese Health Trust CHAMPIONS FOR YOUTH $25,000-49,999 The Legacy Fund of the Chicago Community Trust Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Bears Care Chicago Bulls Community Assist Fund, a McCormick Foundation Fund Columbia College Chicago Erie Family Health Field Foundation of Illinois Mark Morton Memorial Fund Ravenswood Health Care Foundation The Walmart Foundation WGN Radio Neediest Kids Fund, a McCormick Foundation Fund VISIONARIES FOR YOUTH $10,000-24,999 916 Productions, Inc Aon Foundation COTG Ernst & Young, LLP Episcopal Diocese of Chicago Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation Laura Purcell Herbert Family Foundation Latham & Watkins, LLP McDonald’s Corporation Northwestern University Nuveen Investments PNC Bank Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation The TJX Foundation The University of Chicago Walgreen Co. Winston & Strawn LLP INNOVATORS FOR YOUTH $5,000-9,999 One Anonymous Donor Francis Beidler Charitable Trust Benjamin F. and Ernestine Bruton Foundation Christ Church Benevolent Fund ComEd Jackson National Community Fund Kenilworth Union Church Michael & Michael Hair Salon The Taylor Group Triple EEE Foundation United Way of Northwest Arkansas William Blair & Company Foundation The Williams Capital Group, LP GOVERNMENT The Chicago Department of Family & Support Services Chicago Public Schools The City of Chicago

Illinois Department of Human Services The State of Illinois The Social Innovation Fund IN-KIND Mr. Jesse Andrews, III Apollo Theatre Ms. Angela E. L. Barnes Best Western Premier Grand Canyon Squire Inn BMO Harris Bank Bob Campbell Photography Broadway in Chicago Brookfield Investments Management Mr. and Mrs. Mark Burka Cafe Ba Ba Reeba! Mr. Floyd Carroll, II Casey Moran’s Ms. Anese Cavanaugh The Chicago Bears The Chicago Bulls The Chicago Cubs Chicago Fire Department Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago White Sox Charities Ms. Pamela and Mr. Glen Chiechi City of Chicago classic kids Conannon Vineyards Mr. Michael Crowley and Mr. Michael Jacobson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davis Deerfield Ranch Winery El Conquistador Resort Mr. Ian Elfenbaum and Mrs. Susan Adler Elite Island Resorts Embassy Suites Phoenix; Biltmore Ernst & Young Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park The Fairmont Copley Plaza Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac The Few Institute Flora Springs Winery Four Queens Hotel & Casino Four Seasons Resort The Fredman Design Group Frontera Grill Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Gerstein Hector Gonzalez Goodman Theater GoViva Hotel Healdsburg Hyde Park Art Center Intelligentsia Coffee The Joffrey Ballet Korn Ferry Ladera Vineyards Laner Muchin, Ltd Latham & Watkins LLP Le Bristol Hotel Paris Ms. Ann Lennon Lettuce Entertain You Enterprise Loop Capital Markets Los Sueños Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort The Lyric Opera Marianne Strokirk Salon Maruba Resort Jungle Spa Maxine Salon McDonald’s Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. McNitt Mr. RJ and Mr. Jerrod Melman Michael & Michael Mid-America Club MK Restaurant Mr. and Mrs. James Monhart Museum of Science and Industry

The Mutiny Hotel Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Myers Ms. Jennifer A. Naber Neal Family Vineyards Northlight Performing Arts Orleans Hotel and Casino Mr. Carlos Orue Pegasus Restaurant & Taverna Prosecco Restaurant The Quadrangle Club Quaker Oats Company Mr. and Mrs. John R. Raitt Randolph Street Market Relics By Stefani B. RJ Grunts Restaurant Roger Beck Portraits Rosarito Beach Hotel Mr. Ron A. Schofield and Mrs. Catherine Kohn Mr. and Mrs. Brian Shifrin Silk Road Rising Silver Oak Cellars Skokie Country Club Sojourn Cellars Stage Left Theater Starcom Ms. Rocio Telinski Urban Oasis Message Spa von Strasser Winery WABC TV The Waldorf Astoria Winston & Strawn, LLP Mr. Don Yannias MATCHING GIFTS Aon Foundation Chicago Tribune Charities, Robert R. McCormick Foundation Follett Google Jackson National Life Insurance Company JP Morgan Chase Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Microsoft Motorola Solutions Foundation The Northern Trust Corporation PNC Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation Truist Please note: We have made an earnest effort to ensure accuracy. Should you find any discrepancies, please accept our apologies and notify Youth Guidance at 312-253-4900 or [email protected].

Special thanks to the Taproot Foundation for the contributions of their volunteer team; Rebecca Mills, Suzanne Lazo, Cynthia McIntosh, Morgan Snouffer, Nathan Keay, Alyssa Grove, whose dedication, time and talent resulted in the production of this Annual Report.

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