Breakthrough Manchester 2017 Annual Report

2016–2017
ANNUAL REPORT
A 6-YEAR TUITION-FREE
COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM
breakthroughmanchester.org
At The Derryfield School and
Southern New Hampshire University

MISSION
OUR DUAL MISSION:
Breakthrough Manchester changes students’ academic trajectories and supports them
along the path to college by providing six years of intensive, tuition-free programming.
Simultaneously, Breakthrough builds the next generation of teachers through competitive
recruitment, research-based training, and coaching from master teachers. At BTM, we are
changing the world one student and one teacher at a time.
WE DO THIS BY:
● INSPIRING EXCITEMENT FOR LEARNING
1●
Motivated, diverse middle school students gain the skills and
confidence they need to excel in school. At Breakthrough,
it’s cool to be smart.
● CREATING PATHS TO COLLEGE
2●
BTM challenges, prepares and supports high-potential,
limited-opportunity middle school and high school students to
succeed in rigorous programs and aspire to attend college.
● PROMOTING CAREERS IN EDUCATION
3●
BTM cultivates leadership in talented high school and college
students who teach classes and help to run our programs.
Through training, support and hands-on experience,
Breakthrough Manchester teachers are inspired to become
the next generation of America’s educators and leaders.
THE PATH TO COLLEGE
LETTER FROM DIRECTOR
Dear Friends,
Thanks to you, Breakthrough Manchester has celebrated another remarkable year,
including the completion of a 6-year college access pipeline hosted on two campuses,
a 72% growth in our middle school program and the achievement of a 7-month
operating reserve as working capital for future expansion. Through our Students
Teaching Students model, our mission remains focused on closing the educational
opportunity gap, steeped in the philosophy that bright, motivated students should
succeed academically regardless of their income level, race, language, family structure
or zip code.
Breakthrough continues to work strategically toward thoughtful expansion of our 6-year,
tuition-free college access program. This year we added a third required summer for
rising 9th graders at The Derryfield School site to connect explicitly with the high school
program for Breakthrough students, which is funded and operated by Southern NH
University’s School of Education on SNHU’s campus. We also admitted a talented pool
of 40 incredibly diverse 6th graders. The only one of its kind in northern New England,
Breakthrough Manchester is supported by a growing pool of community donors who
understand the value of our work.
I hope you take pride and satisfaction in the work and accomplishments outlined in this
report. The success of our students and teachers translates into the development of a
local pool of top talent, perhaps otherwise overlooked, for our future workforce. We
remain profoundly grateful for our supporters and partners who donate their time, talent
and treasure in service of our mission.
Becky Berk, M.Ed.
Executive Director
Breakthrough Manchester
6th graders apply to
Breakthrough Manchester at The Derryfield School
for Middle School Programming
Summer before
7th Grade
And School Year Supports
Summer before
8th Grade
And School Year Supports
Summer before
9th Grade
Grades 9-12 — Continue with
Breakthrough Manchester at Southern NH University
College-Bound School Year Programming
COLLEGE!
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
STUDENTS
In 2017, we served 93 students.
72% GROWTH
99%
made new friends
this summer
94%
feel better prepared
for the upcoming
school year
81%
70%
65%
61%
27%
First in Family
to Graduate
From College
Students
of
Color
Qualify for
Free or
Reduced Lunch
60% of our students meet
3 or 4 of the above criteria
English as
a Second
Language
9%
meet
all 5
Single Parent,
Substitute
Caregiver or
Homeless
SATISFACTION
95%
feel like they belong
at Breakthrough
86%
feel more confident
to try new things
” This program has completely changed the way
I see myself in the future and how I will get there.
It has shown me who I really am
and what I can truly accomplish. ”
— Rising 9th Grade Student
” The students at Breakthrough Manchester are
highly motivated, intelligent, and genuine kids.
It was my experience helping them grow
that really made me grow. I am proud
to have worked at Breakthrough Manchester. ”
— Teaching Fellow,
Senior at High Point University
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THE SUMMER
TEACHING FELLOWSHIP
OUR SUMMER 2017 TEACHING FELLOWS AND
SUPPORT STAFF ATTEND THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS:
• Azusa Pacific University • Brown University • Cate School
• College of William and Mary • Connecticut College • The Derryfield School
• Gustavus Adolphus College • High Point University • Kenyon College
• Massachusetts College of Art and Design • Manchester Memorial High School
• Manchester School of Technology • Middlebury College • Principia College
• Santa Clara University • St. Anselm College • Southern NH University
• University of Idaho • University of New Hampshire • University of Portland
• Vassar College • Wellesley College • Wheaton College
• Winnacunnet High School
•••
THE SUMMER
TEACHING
FELLOWSHIP
HAS BEEN RATED
A TOP-TEN
INTERNSHIP
IN THE COUNTRY
FOR COLLEGE
UNDERGRADS
BY THE
PRINCETON
REVIEW
•••
OUR TEACHING FELLOWS
EXPERIENCE AN IMMERSIVE SUMMER:
• Solo-teach two sections of academics each day
• Coach an extracurricular activity
• Participate actively with students at breakfast, lunch
and during community periods
• Meet daily with their academic department
for curriculum review
• Attend weekly professional development
workshops and daily coaching sessions
• Serve on at least one committee with significant
responsibility for summer programming
• Advise and mentor five students over the course
of the summer
SUMMER PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Our summer professional staff are full-time educators
at area schools:
Instructional Coaches (IC) for Teaching Fellows
Jan Moynihan-Cooney, Merrimack High School; Literature
and IC Coordinator
Reginald Bates, Merrimack High School; Writing
Mark McKeller, Bartlett Community Partnership School (MA);
Science
Natalie Cate, Merrimack High School; Math
Dean of Students
Maeghan Provencher, The Donald McKay K-8 School (MA)
SATISFACTION
100% of our Teaching Fellows this summer
would recommend Breakthrough to a peer.
100% of our Instructional Coaches believe
that Breakthrough Teacher Training is as good as, or
better than, pre-service training available elsewhere.
” Breakthrough has
been indescribably
helpful to me on my
path of becoming an
educator. Everything I
know how to do, I owe
to Breakthrough. From
the simplest forms of
lesson planning, to the
nitty gritty of classroom
management, all of my
success is due to the
varied exposure I’ve
had in the Breakthrough
community. I cannot
speak highly enough
of the organization. ”
— Teaching Fellow,
Senior at Wheaton
College, Mass.
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SCHOOL YEAR
TEACHING OPPORTUNITY
MIDDLE SCHOOL
OUTCOMES
Breakthrough selected 18 high school juniors and seniors to serve as
teachers, tutors and mentors to our seventh and eighth grade students
during the 2016-2017 school year.
The School Year teachers were supported by professional staff and
had the following great opportunities:
• Teach 40-minute classes
• Provide in-person tutoring on Super Saturdays
• Learn and practice basic skills of teaching, public speaking,
collaborative lesson planning and mentoring younger students
ATTENDANCE
HOMEWORK
96%
average
daily
attendance
89%
of students
completed
all their
homework
daily
” Breakthrough has
taught me... our future
depends on what
we do today. ”
– Rising 9th
Grade Student
PERCENT OF STUDENTS PER COURSE
DEMONSTRATING IMPROVEMENT
Measured by Pre- and Post-Test
LITERATURE
GRADE 7
GRADE 8
GRADE 9
WRITING
GRADE 7
GRADE 8
SCIENCE
GRADE 7
GRADE 8
GRADE 9
MATH
PRE-ALGEBRA
ALGEBRA
ADVANCED ALGEBRA
GEOMETRY
95%
43%
89%
100%
77%
100%
100%
100%
100%
97%
100%
100%
STUDENT AVERAGE ACADEMIC GROWTH BY SUBJECT
LITERATURE
22%
OVERALL GAIN
WRITING
31%
OVERALL GAIN
SCIENCE
38%
OVERALL GAIN
MATH
37%
OVERALL GAIN
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A SUMMER DAY AT BTM
Aida Sarsenova is a Breakthrough Manchester
student and an eighth grader at Parkside Middle
School in Manchester. Aida is originally from the
Republic of Kazakhstan, which is located in Central
Asia. Her parents moved to the United States so she
and her brother could receive a quality education
and have opportunities that they would not have
had otherwise. Aida has a love for learning and big
dreams, and Breakthrough Manchester is helping
her prepare for college and a successful future.
” Despite what some people think, Breakthrough is so much more
than ’school in the summer‘. I think it is a golden opportunity for kids
who want to become something in life and do something huge.
I am so thankful for this program, and I have learned a lot from it. ”
Aida embraces the opportunity of working hard and taking on new challenges.
Her favorite part of the Breakthrough program is that it teaches students the
importance of community involvement, as well as leadership skills that will be
helpful throughout her life.
Aida and her family appreciate the generosity of Breakthrough’s donors whose
support makes this amazing program possible for students like herself. Aida is proud of
how well she does in school, and she is grateful to be a part of the Breakthrough family!
7:15am
Well Hello
The Breakthrough bus picks me up close to
home. My family is grateful that
Breakthrough offers free transportation!
The Derryfield campus is pretty, and our
teachers are always outside and so happy
to see us. We go through the high-five line,
and then we shake hands and say good
morning to the directors when we go inside.
I feel like I belong here.
8:00am
An Energizing Start
8:40am
4 Classes Down Before Lunch
Between breakfast and lunch, I attend four classes
which are taught by some pretty cool college kids. In
Chemistry class today, we saw some crazy chemical
reactions which I haven’t seen anywhere else. In Math,
we’re learning Algebra, which really gives me a head
start. We’re reading a play called A Raisin in the Sun
in Literature, which has encouraged me to read things
I normally would not have chosen on my own. My
favorite class is Writing, because my dream job is to
be a journalist. The academics at BTM are challenging
but I’m more confident at school now.
12:25pm
Say My Name
1:00pm
COMMUNITY
I love community block!
It’s an opportunity for us to
try new things. Today we
did a team building activity
where we worked together
to build the highest tower
out of paper. Tomorrow is
our All School Meeting.
It’s like a talent show and
a chance to be on stage
in a safe place — a new
experience for many of
us. Next week we’ll be
attending a mock college
fair, which will give us some
great ideas when we visit
colleges later this summer.
1:35pm
Something New
2:25pm
Each summer we get to participate in two
extracurricular activities. I chose to try yoga
for the first time and I really enjoy it. Next is
sign language!
SETH Is Great!
Now I go to SETH which stands for Study,
Enrichment, Tutoring, and Homework.
Breakthrough started this class when
students asked for more time to get help
from teachers or get a head start on
homework. I love that Breakthrough asks
for our opinions and ideas and listens to us!
2:55pm
Another
Dynamite Day!
Time for lunch and recess!
We end the day with a
I join my friends and advisor for breakfast and attendance. My friends and I finish eating
quick check-in with our
Every student participates...we sing cheers, bang on tables and head outside for some
advisor. My advisor is so
and stand on chairs! Even the teachers and staff join in. By fun and games. I mastered
understanding! I feel I can
the end, we are all wide awake and ready to tackle our day. the Name Challenge today!
tell her anything, and she is
I said the names of all the
there to help me. Then it is
students, teachers and staff.
time to head home and get
That’s 130 people! I’ll go up
started on my homework.
on the board with others
I know if I get stuck I can
who have completed the
call any of my teachers for
challenge.
help. I love Breakthrough!
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HIGH SCHOOL
PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS
Breakthrough Manchester completed the first year of
a high school program in partnership with Southern
New Hampshire University (SNHU). This allows us to
continue the college-access pipeline for students who
entered the program as rising 7th graders through
Breakthrough Manchester at The Derryfield School.
For its inaugural year, there were 11 freshmen that
completed their first year of College Bound at SNHU
and have moved into their sophomore year. This
Fall, 19 new freshmen began the high school college
program, which is fully funded by SNHU.
The collaboration between Breakthrough and Southern NH University
seeks to complete its mission through:
• Dedicated Advising and Student Tracking
• Educational Portfolio Software
• On-campus Programming
Southern
New Hampshire
University
•••
THE HIGH
SCHOOL
PROGRAM
IS FULLY
FUNDED
BY SNHU
HIGH SCHOOL
PROGRAMMING
HIGHLIGHTS:
College Tours
Paying for College
College Life Preview
FASFA and Final Prep
Writing for Admissions
SAT Prep
College Panel
College Search
College Tours
Standardized
Testing Tools
SAT Prep
College Tours
College Research
Career Readiness
Getting Involved
with Clubs
Study Skills
Self-Advocacy
Public Speaking
Workshop
Planning High
School Track
Time Management
and Organization
SENIOR
YEAR
GRADE 12
JUNIOR
YEAR
GRADE 11
SOPHOMORE
YEAR
GRADE 10
FRESHMAN
YEAR
GRADE 9
” The opportunity to
work alongside such
an incredible class of
high school freshmen
to pioneer the first
year of Breakthrough
Manchester
College-Bound at
SNHU has been
astounding.
I am both proud of
the success that we
have had so far
serving these highly
motivated students as
they grow and flourish
on the track to college,
and also humbled
by the impact that
they have had on
me, their advisors
and the community. ”
— Ben Gentry,
College-Bound
High School Director
at SNHU
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FINANCIALS
2016–2017
REVENUES
2016–2017
EXPENSES
THE HIGH SCHOOL
PROGRAM IS FULLY
FUNDED BY
Southern
New Hampshire
University
Foundation
Grants
21.2%
Program
85.8%
Individual Gifts
34.5%
Endowment Income
for Operating
29.4%
Corporate
Grants and
Sponsorships
9.4%
Fundraising
and Marketing
9.5%
Restricted Gifts
to Endowment
3.4%
Government
2.1%
Administration
4.7%
The Derryfield School in-kind services
of $50,000 is not included in the charts.
FAQ
FREQUENTLY
ASKED
QUESTIONS
QUESTION: How much of my donation to Breakthrough
goes to support the program, rather than administrative
and overhead expenses?
ANSWER: 100%. The founders of the program had the
wisdom to establish endowment funds to provide some
operating income for the program in perpetuity. The income
from the general endowment currently covers the annual
salary and benefits for Breakthrough’s Executive Director
and administrative and fundraising costs. In addition, The
Derryfield School provides very generous in-kind support
for the program, including overhead costs such as the use
of its beautiful facilities and campus, utilities, maintenance
and custodial support, technology and record-keeping.
That means that 100% of your donation goes to support
the participation of students and Teaching Fellows in the
intensive summer program and school-year programming.
QUESTION: Is my donation tax-deductible?
ANSWER: Yes. Breakthrough Manchester is a communitysupported
program serving middle school students in the
Manchester school district, and The Derryfield School
continues to serve as the program’s fiscal agent. All
contributions to Breakthrough are tax-deductible to the fullest
extent allowed by law, and the program operates under
the 501[c]3 status of The Derryfield School (IRS tax exempt
number 02-0265542).
QUESTION: How much of my contribution to
Breakthrough goes to support The Derryfield School?
ANSWER: None. Your donation is used exclusively to
support Breakthrough Manchester. The Derryfield School
founded Breakthrough (then Summerbridge) in 1991 as
part of its commitment to promote educational equity and
in its role as a regional and state leader in educational
excellence and innovation. While Breakthrough operates
under Derryfield’s nonprofit umbrella, all record-keeping
and accounting of contributions to Breakthrough and the
Breakthrough endowment are tracked, coded and used
exclusively for this program which serves promising, underserved
middle school students in the Manchester School
District.
QUESTION: I have additional questions.
Whom can I contact?
ANSWER: For questions about Breakthrough Manchester,
please contact Becky Berk, Breakthrough’s Executive
Director, at becky.berk@derryfield.org.
For questions about The Derryfield School and Derryfield’s
commitment to Breakthrough, please contact Mary Halpin
Carter, Head of School, at mcarter@derryfield.org.
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DONORS
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY CHAMPION
— $20,000 and Up —
Lacy Foundation
Donna Anne Poulack Foundation
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY PARTNER
— $10,000 - $19,999 —
Norwin S. and Elizabeth N. Bean Foundation
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY INVESTOR
— $7,500 - $9,999 —
Cityside Management Corporation
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY LEADER
— $5,000 - $9,999 —
Donna K. Lencki
Rhenea and Dan Regan
Charlie Northrup and Camille Triola-Northrup
Margaret Wheeler and Garvin Warner
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY SPONSOR
— $1,500 - $4,999 —
Deb and Mike Anthony
The Bank of America Foundation
Linda and Brad Benson
Becky and Bruce Berk
Caryl and Barry Brensinger
Mary Halpin Carter and Christopher H. M. Carter
The Chow Family
Arthur Getz Foundation
Kathy and Bill Gillett
Louis Fink and Pamela Grich
Samuel Somers and Diane Hotten-Somers
Kiwanis Club of Manchester, Earl Bud Smith Fund
Barbara and Paul Labonte
Lubrano Family Charitable Foundation
Lisa and Tim McGrath
Jennifer D. and Gregory J. Melkonian
Liz and Brian Michaud
NEA New Hampshire
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Kasey and Lee Ormiston
Jamie and Jamie Pagliocco
Queen City Rotary Club
Siobhan and Tom Quinn
Rockport Mortgage Corporation
Joan Izen and Joel Schwelling
St. Mary’s Bank
Meg and Phil Tatro
Richard Tetu
Felicia and Joel Vargas
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY UNDERWRITER
— $500 - $1,499 —
Pamela and Harry Barnett
Rebecca Snider and Jack Beard
Janeece and Stephen Brophy
Isabelle and John Bryan
Katie and Steve Burke
Church of the Good Shepherd
Betsy and Rob Cissel
Melissa and Andy Crews
The Isakovich/Critz Family
Renee and Scott Dudley
Frank Edelblut
Debby and Michael Fedder
Kelley and John Gage
Anne and Mitch Gagnon
The Greenspan Foundation
Jennifer and Robert Grunbeck
Hannaford Supermarkets
Kelly and Bruce Harrison
Debra Repoza-Hogan and Bill Hogan
Pat and Marcus Hurlbut
Patricia and Lou Imbriano
Colleen and Dan Ives
Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan
Lea and Bill Kelsey
Sarah and Jason LaCroix
Lauren and Paul J. Leyden
Rosamond and David Lockwood
Brenda and Rich Lombardozzi
Daniel Lyons
Shannon and Doug McGinley
Laurel and Tom McLain
Joanne Linden and Shep Melnick
Anne and Brian Mikol
Pam Powers-Moll and Doug Moll
New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits
Northeast Delta Dental
Wendy and Brent Powell
Primmer, Piper, Eggleston & Cramer PC
Randy Reis
Sharon and Tom Rohlfs
Kathy and Jon Ross
Judy and Phil Ryan
Southern New Hampshire University
Audrey Augun and Jim Steiner
Lisa and Stew Strong
Ly and Lee Tang
Barbara and Charles Trudeau
Michele and Bill Zorn
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY FRIEND
— $100 - $499 —
Deb and Nancy Allen
Sarah and Robert Ambrogi
Christine and Mark Anderson
Marsha Beecy
Ariel Berk
Chris Bissonnette
Linda Bowden
Mary and Alex Chan
Linda Bournival and Gerry Collins
Kathleen and Bradford Cook, Esq.
Michelle and Brian Coombes
Theresa and Chris Dolloff
Lisa and Erik Drake
John Dromey
Rochelle and Gerald Durette
Kathleen Edwards
Kathryn Erskine
Michelle and Phil Fitzpatrick
Sue Flagg
Dave Flagg
Bonnie and Terry Flahive
Kathryn and Roger Frieden
Maria Gagnon
Janice Garity and Doug Gold
Natalie and James Gray
Barbara and David Haight
Jeannette and Gary Harper
Robert Leclair and Mary Heath
Ha Hoang
Betty and Tom Jipson
Jen and Brian Johnson
Meryl Levin and Will Kanteres
Eric Keifer
Cheryl and David Keller
Nina and James Kelly
Kevin Lane
Carolyn and Michael Leary
Maureen and Rick Loeffler
Georgie and John Lyons
Maura Maguire
20+ Years of Giving 15-19 Years of Giving 10-14 Years of Giving 5-9 Years of Giving
Cylvia and Marco Masoni
Chris Doyle and Steve Mathes
Lauryl and Dermot McGowan
Holly and Bob McKinney
Merrimack High School
Cindy and David Migliori
Anne Milne
Sogole Moin
Beth and Deno Mokas
Colby Morgan
Terri Moyer
Emily Karmen and Andy Myers
Catharine and Mason Newick
Yuexian and Zhiping Ni
Gene Piana
Shannon and Larry Quinlan
Irv Richardson
Gene Rostov
Erik Fey and Kathleen Rutty-Fey
Maureen and Denny Ryan
Annie and Dick Samuels
Wendy and E. Charles Sanborn
Frederick Savage
Wendy and Robert Shaughnessy
Michael Lynch and Lindley Shutz
Sarah and Rich Sigel
Yvonne and Les Simon
Tim Soucy
Donna and Dan Sovie
Spectrum Marketing
Truda Bloom and Bob Spiegelman
Kent Devereaux and Jan Sutcliffe
Nancy Tessier
Suzanne and Emile Tetu
Lisa Tourangeau
The Townsend Family
Lyonel B. Tracy
Judith and Brian Tremblay
Mary Ann and Alex Vazquez
Mary Alice and Louis Venuto
Nga Nguyen and Luu Vo
Leslie and Nicholas Want
Mary Ann and James Watt
Jane Weaver
Marty Nagy-Wentz and Jack Wentz
Tina and Alex White
Cheryl Wilson
Fran and Dick Winneg
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY CONTRIBUTOR
— $1 - $99 —
Evelyn and Ahmad Aissa
Sarah Andrews
Julie Avery
James Baghai
Kate Baker
Hilda and Roger Berlinguette
Barbara and Rickey Blais
Colleen Bolton
Kathleen Brophy
Candy Chaplin
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Barbara Coats
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Katherine DiTullio
Laura and Ben Dougherty
Donna Dow
Darci Drylie
Steven Dunmire
Roger Dutcher
Elizabeth Eby
Mia and Brad Ek
Jolene McWhirter and Kate Erskine
Claire and Craig Fauth
Katie Fenton
Richard Fischer
Melissa Wallace and Rob Fogg
Bennett Freeman
Nancy and Andre Gamache
Gail and Gary Gordon
Paulette and Chris Grondin
Alice and Brian Handwerk
Sue Hannan
Jonathan Heald
Edward Johnson
Dorothy Jolin
Natalie Jutras
Thomas Kallechey
Meghan Kelleher
Meghan Kelly
Dawn Kilcrease
Joan Krohn
Michele and Dan Leclerc
Judy and Ed Lemire
Christopher Lewicki
Meredith Leyden
Danielle and Morgan Llewelyn
Lois Loofbourrow
Megan Loosigian
Kevin Lopes
Norman MacFarland
Evelyn and Bill Madden
Meagan Marrone
Sean McKay
Katharine A. McNaughton
Robert Milanette
Walt Milne
Alice Henly Mitchell and Parker Mitchell
Pam and Scott Mosenthal
Anna and Boyan Moskov
Ryan Mueller
Mark Muniz
Gayle and Robert Murphy
Laura Nesmith
Lori Pellegrino
Mary and Justin Perkins
Anna Do and Anh Pham
Maeghan Provencher
Jeff Rapson
Bob Resnick
Ian Adelstein and Elizabeth Richey
Kate Richey
Karen and Kenneth Robichaud
Frank Moltz and Laura Russell
Mariela Salazar
Anna and Drew Samuels
Rozanne Santuccio
Shauna Sarsfield
Audrey Schneider
Paul Simon
Allyn Smith
Deb Smith
Sandra and Ross Soraci
Diane Souza
Kelly Teevan
Tam Hang Thi Vo and Than Van Truong
Xiao Su and Kwok Tsang
Mary Kaplan
Diane and Glen Wall
Lucy Weathers
Judy and Matt Wilhelm
Meredith Zackey
Lucyann and Rick Zeller
Tammy and Tim Zinck
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ENDOWED FUNDS
BREAKTHROUGH MANCHESTER GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS
The largest of the Breakthrough endowed funds, the Clare Cail
General Endowment, is used to offset annual operating Scott Rienert
expenses.
Amy and Mario Romilla
Ben Russell
DONORS TO ELKIN TEACHING FELLOWSHIP ENDOWED FUND
Named in honor of Pauline and Martin Elkin who led The Martin I. and Pauline
a challenge campaign to establish the fund, the interest G. Elkin Charitable Trust
from this endowment provides financial aid scholarships Sue Flagg
for our summer teaching staff.
Felicia and Joel Vargas
DONORS TO JOEL VARGAS ACHIEVEMENT FUND
Established in 1996 in honor of Joel Vargas, the first Joyia and Ahad Fazelat
Breakthrough student to become a Breakthrough Sue Flagg
director, this endowed fund supplements our students’ Danielle Hall
academic experiences.
Jane and Brian McCoy
Felicia and Joel Vargas
Ki and Simon Yi
GIFTS IN-KIND
Sarah and Benge Ambrogi
Christine and Mark Anderson
Annie and Rich Branch
Louisa and Todd Burdette
Betsy and Rob Cissel
Helen Davies
The Derryfield School
Benjamin Gentry
Susan Grodman
Becca Hall
Kathleen Herold and Tony Lapadula
Jeff Hastings
Colleen and Dan Ives
Joan Izen
Carolyn Goodwin Leary
Steve Mathes
Jan Moynihan-Cooney
The Puritan Back Room
Rhenea and Dan Regan
Irv Richardson
Jon and Kathy Ross
Lara Shilling
Southern NH University
Spectrum Marketing
Kent Devereaux and Jan Sutcliffe
Meg Tatro
Lyonel B. Tracey
Dan Li and Wei Wu
SNAPSHOTS
OF SUMMER
20+ Years of Giving 15-19 Years of Giving 10-14 Years of Giving 5-9 Years of Giving
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Becky Berk
Helen Davies
Bill Gillett
Susan Grodman
Colleen Ives
Joan Izen
Carolyn Leary
Irv Richardson
Jonathan Ross
Margaret Tatro
Lyonel B. Tracy
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STAFF
Becky Berk, M.Ed.
Executive Director
Lucy Weathers
Assistant Director
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