Aim High's 2019 Annual Report

Our Trustees and Young Leaders are Aim High champions. They help us
build a sustainable organization and increase our outreach and impact.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Al Adams^
Charles Bullock
Ana Chowdhury
Stephen Davenport
Bob Falkenberg
Kristin Gannon
Kirstin Hoefer
John Horsch^
Andrea Howard*
David Ingraham
Jim Kalamas
Courtney Klinge
Pam May^
Bill Mellin^
Kaya Murray
Brandon Nicholson
Rohan Palekar
Howard Ro
Hildy Shandell
Glenn Shannon
Mike Shippey
Sandra Shorenstein+
Gary Teague
Rosina Tong^
Larry Weiss^
Bruce Wheeler
Sharon Zezima
Announcing Aim High
Ambassadors
In 2019, Aim High launched its Ambassador Council,
a collective of community leaders and summer
learning advocates who share our commitment to
narrowing the opportunity and achievement gaps
across Northern California. We are grateful for their
dedication to advance our mission and broaden
our reach through their professional expertise,
advocacy and philanthropy. If you’re interested in
joining this esteemed group of community leaders,
please contact Marianne Evans, Deputy Director of
Development, at mevans@aimhigh.org.
YOUNG LEADERS BOARD
Nandu Anilal
Sam Brock
Kat Clark
Ryan Frank
Michelle Geng
Saloni Gupta
Theresa Hall
Maya Holm
Gardiner Kreglow
Susan Adams^
Amy Alamar
Kris Bailey^
David Bennett
Laura Brown
Mark Lampert^
Susan Byrd^
Malia Cohen*
James Harris*
Stevon Cook
Deborah Dasovich^
Jacqueline Kurzer+
Chanda Lockhart
Tansy Mak*
Gavin Nachbar
Gabriel Peixoto
Daniel Prendiville
Evan Schwartz
Paul Shulman
Maya Simpson
AIM HIGH AMBASSADORS
* Aim High Graduate
^ Parent of a current or former Aim High teacher
+ Current or former Aim High teacher
Marilyn Disbrow
Zoe Duskin+
Aaron Philip Dworkin
Javier Garcia
Scott Harrison
Derek Brown
Chandra Johnson
Rick Jones
Kris Klein
Robert Leri
Vince Matthews+
Alyssa Simpson
Rochwerger
Ryan Smrekar
Matt Szenics
Colin Webster
Julie Xu
Marites Rivera+
Brian Rogers
Glenn Shannon^
Lydia Shorenstein^
Eric Temple
Patrick Tenney
Frank van Veenendaal
Lisa Wallace
Kelley Warner^
Bruce Wheeler
Shafia Zaloom+
FY19 AUDITED FINANCIALS
Revenue
Contributions and Gifts
Grants
In-Kind Contributions
Other Income (<1%)
Interest Income (<1%)
Net unrealized and realized
gain on investments
Expenses
Program
Development
General Administration
Ensuring Aim High’s Future
2019 was a historic year for Aim High’s
fundraising efforts. Thanks to a longtime
anonymous donor, Aim High established an
endowment fund with a $5.1M leadership gift.
Thereafter, we also established a Legacy Society.
Our founding Society members have chosen to
make a planned or estate gift to Aim High,
which will provide transformative summer
learning experiences to future generations
of Aim High students.
If you have included a gift for Aim High in your
estate plan, please let us know so that we can
acknowledge your contribution, and share with
you exclusive information and event invitations.
Please contact Stacey Palevsky Lewis,
VP of Development, at splewis@aimhigh.org
or 415-551-2314.
“It is because of our first-hand
experience with Aim High’s magical
impact on young people that Aim High
prominently included in our estate plan.
This gives us a great sense of pleasure,
comfort and appreciation – knowing
that our ultimate gift will, in perpetuity,
assist future generations of deserving
young people to aim high!”
Susan and Al Adams, members, Aim High
Legacy Society
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