Project Success FY20 Annual Report
The Project Success annual report for July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020.
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ANNUAL REPORT<br />
July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020
MISSION<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> motivates and inspires young people to dream<br />
about the future, helps them take steps to get there and gives<br />
them the tools they need to achieve their goals.<br />
VISION<br />
Every child entering middle school will graduate high school with<br />
a plan for their future and have the skills and confidence that will<br />
take them through the rest of their lives.<br />
IN THIS TIME<br />
OF CHANGE,<br />
WE ARE HERE.<br />
ADRIENNE DIERCKS<br />
Founder, Executive Director<br />
TODD MACGREGOR<br />
Board Chair<br />
In 1994, <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> set forth with a promise – a promise of putting kids first,<br />
providing access to opportunities of excellence, to be there for students – no matter<br />
what. This school year was a year unlike any other, challenging each of us in deep and<br />
varied ways. From facing a global pandemic that changed where, when, and how our<br />
students learn, to our community mourning and uniting for racial equity and justice, it<br />
has been a year of growth, challenge, and change for all of us.<br />
Thanks to our long-term relationships, deep partnerships, the generosity of our<br />
community, and our team’s ambition and commitment – <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> didn’t miss a<br />
beat in being there for our students and families. Students continue to need connection,<br />
joy, and a focus on planning for their futures and we pivoted in the quickly changing<br />
environment with thoughtfulness and urgency to continue to deliver on our mission.<br />
Our staff created new and exciting programming that is engaging, enriching, and<br />
entertaining and meets the realities of our students’ changing environments. We<br />
continue to listen to the needs of our school communities and work to build the<br />
relationships, connections, and space for dreaming and planning for students. Space that<br />
is not only valuable, but imperative in this time. We are here for students, helping them<br />
connect to their purpose and to find belonging, community, and motivation to achieve<br />
their dreams.<br />
This annual report covers a defining moment in time, people, and stories for <strong>Project</strong><br />
<strong>Success</strong> as we look back on the 2019-2020 school year. It reflects back to when we<br />
were in classrooms and communities in fall and winter, and looks at how we innovated<br />
to connect to students at home in the spring and summer. We are excited to share<br />
the stories of people, who like you, have a passion for supporting our mission with our<br />
students and families.<br />
We could not have met the challenges of this year without the support of thoughtful<br />
and generous partners, families, and supporters like you. It is through our relationships<br />
that we continue to bring love, belonging, and opportunity to our students, families,<br />
and community. We are <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong>, WE ARE HERE, and we are in this together.<br />
Thank you.<br />
Gratefully,<br />
Adrienne and Todd<br />
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Todd Macgregor, Chair<br />
Retail Consultant<br />
Shana Moses, Vice Chair<br />
Diversity and Inclusion Strategist<br />
Amplify and Elevate Consulting<br />
Julie DuBois, Treasurer<br />
Chief Financial Officer<br />
Fredrikson & Byron P.A.<br />
Cheryl Creecy, Secretary<br />
Education Relations Consultant<br />
Ann Aronson<br />
Chief Marketing Officer<br />
University of Minnesota<br />
David Best<br />
VP Customer Strategy & Capabilities<br />
General Mills<br />
Jamie Candee<br />
President & CEO<br />
Edmentum<br />
Karla Ekdahl<br />
Community Leader<br />
Moira Grosbard<br />
Principal<br />
Network Careers Inc.<br />
Betsy Horton<br />
CFO<br />
Miller Milling Company<br />
BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
2019-2020<br />
Stanley Jackson<br />
CEO<br />
Stan Jackson and Partners<br />
Elise Linehan<br />
Executive Director<br />
Mill City Commons<br />
Charles Montreuil<br />
Senior Vice President<br />
HR Rewards<br />
Best Buy<br />
Jody Rodrigues<br />
Product Development<br />
Travelers<br />
Ann Ruschy<br />
Business Consultant<br />
Alignment Leadership Consulting<br />
Sabina Saksena<br />
CEO & Founder<br />
Cytilife<br />
Agnes Semington<br />
VP Human Resources<br />
Lifetouch Photography<br />
Issara Srun<br />
Senior Director, Customer <strong>Success</strong><br />
Tanium<br />
Julie Zelle<br />
Community Leader<br />
Wayne Zink<br />
CEO<br />
Functional Color Grooming<br />
Directors Emeriti<br />
Ted Koenecke<br />
Sheila Livingston<br />
RESULTS<br />
90% of teachers report<br />
that <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> helps<br />
students to be better problem<br />
solvers, self-aware of their<br />
strengths, more motivated to<br />
succeed, and to set goals for<br />
the future.<br />
90% of students report that<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> helps them<br />
think about their futures, set<br />
goals, and create a plan for<br />
after graduation.<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> programs<br />
can result in a statistically<br />
significant increase in<br />
attendance, GPA and<br />
on-time graduation.<br />
“If a school is looking for a<br />
partnership with an organization<br />
that really models relationships and<br />
connectedness and individuality,<br />
and identity and character<br />
development and being a part of<br />
something greater than themselves,<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> is a partnership<br />
that listens and really thinks about<br />
the development and needs of our<br />
students.”<br />
ELLEN SHULMAN<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> Partner Principal,<br />
Anwatin Middle School<br />
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CURRICULUM<br />
Our proven curriculum, delivered by our professional facilitators<br />
both in-class and as a part of other experiences, helps students<br />
dream, ignite and grow.<br />
EXPEDITIONS<br />
Local & global expeditions allow students to explore the world,<br />
or see something familiar in a new way, opening doors to new<br />
possibilities for them.<br />
ARTS<br />
We utilize the power of theater and the arts to inspire, build<br />
community, act as a springboard for discussion and encourage<br />
students to tell their own stories.<br />
CERTIFICATES<br />
Certificates in computer coding, financial literacy, performing<br />
arts and cooking ignite possibilities for students and prepare<br />
them for life after high school.<br />
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ACTIVITIES<br />
During the 2019-20 school year, <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> served nearly 16,000 Minneapolis<br />
Public Schools students in 26 schools. Gifts to our <strong>Annual</strong> Fund helped to sustain<br />
our current programs and commitments over and above annual support to the<br />
Dreams to Futures Program Expansion Campaign + made it possible to deepen and<br />
expand our program for more students. Activities included:<br />
CURRICULUM<br />
• 4,538 monthly goal-setting workshops in 207 classrooms connecting 15,728<br />
students to their purpose.<br />
ARTS<br />
• 80 different evening and weekend, and school day professional theater<br />
performances for 6,500 unique students and family members, thanks to<br />
generous ticket donations by our 40+ theater partners.<br />
• Two middle school student musicals by 173 students at 2 schools.<br />
EXPEDITIONS<br />
College and Career Tours<br />
• 500 students explored the future possibilities on 23 regional college and career<br />
tours in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota.<br />
• All students gained access to 23 different virtual “admissions chats” with<br />
students and staff from colleges, universities and technical schools across the<br />
country.<br />
Global Experiences<br />
• 50 English Learner high school students explored future possibilities and global<br />
leadership at Boston University and Harvard. +<br />
VIRTUAL PROGRAMS<br />
In March, our students’ schools suddenly closed their doors and moved to Distance<br />
Learning. In conjunction with the stay-at-home order, we cancelled hundreds of inperson<br />
events and experiences by reaching out to thousands of our students and families<br />
individually. Our staff worked quickly to adapt our programs and curriculum to a highquality<br />
100% virtual environment.<br />
By the end of the school year, hundreds of students had viewed our videos and in all,<br />
they visited our virtual programs webpages more than 6,000 times.<br />
A Bold Vision: The Dreams to Futures Campaign’s goal is to double and deepen the<br />
impact of <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong>. Generous gifts to the campaign have enabled <strong>Project</strong><br />
<strong>Success</strong> to make a huge impact for students and for our community. Since the campaign<br />
launched in 2016, <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong>:<br />
• Expanded in Minneapolis from serving 11,500 students in 2015 to nearly 16,000 in<br />
2019.<br />
• Launched new programs, including certificates at the <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> Institute,<br />
Global Experiences, College and Career Tours, and Outdoor Adventures.<br />
• Built new partnerships such as the Minnesota Vikings-sponsored global experience<br />
to bring more than 50 students each year to the National Museum of African<br />
American History and Culture in Washington D.C.<br />
+ Watch for this symbol in the report to see more about how the Dreams to Futures<br />
Campaign has made a big difference for students. Learn more at projectsuccess.org/futures<br />
Outdoor Adventures<br />
• 690 students and family members experienced the outdoors in their own<br />
“backyards” on 3 adventure days focused on winter activities, sciences, and river<br />
ecosystems. +<br />
• 54 students participated in the week-long “BWCA: Minneapolis Edition”<br />
interactive virtual camp, bringing them together online, and then individually in<br />
parks around the Twin Cities, resulting in the 2020 Conservation Award from<br />
the Friends of the Boundary Waters.<br />
CERTIFICATES<br />
• 155 students participated in one or more of the certificate programs at the<br />
Institute, including Coding, Personal Finance, Cooking, Film, and Podcasting.<br />
PS Program Coordinator Chase makes grocery<br />
deliveries to students participating in the virtual<br />
cooking certificate.<br />
PS Facilitator Alana attends the North High<br />
School cap and gown ceremony in<br />
spring 2020.<br />
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<strong>FY20</strong> INNOVATION & ACTION<br />
FINANCIAL REPORT<br />
FINANCIAL POSITION1<br />
Assets<br />
6/30/2020<br />
$2,574,545<br />
6/30/2019<br />
$2,718,349<br />
Liabilities<br />
Fund Balance (without donor restrictions)<br />
Fund Balance (with donor restrictions2)<br />
Total Liabilities and Fund Balance<br />
SUPPORT<br />
Grants and Contributions<br />
In-Kind Contributions3<br />
Total Support<br />
$394,337<br />
$1,427,244<br />
$1,147,301<br />
$2,968,882<br />
$2,819,440<br />
$936,263<br />
$3,755,703<br />
$94,751<br />
$1,172,810<br />
$1,545,539<br />
$2,813,100<br />
$3,695,375<br />
$1,410,684<br />
$5,106,059<br />
Through challenge and change this past year,<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> worked to:<br />
Provide high quality live and pre-recorded monthly workshops for all<br />
students, both in-person and – after distance learning began – virtually<br />
Train our workshops team on inclusive, engaging, and socially just<br />
classroom practices through a year-long Culturally Responsive Teaching<br />
training program for the entire workshops team<br />
Triple participation in our Institute certificate programs in coding,<br />
financial literacy, cooking, and the arts and create ways to bring our<br />
students the technology and resources needed to participate in the<br />
certificates from their own homes<br />
Pivot from our in-person Chicago college tour in April to providing high<br />
school students with interactive college admissions sessions and student<br />
panels accessible any time from home from a variety of colleges –<br />
including 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities, HBCUs, and tribal<br />
colleges<br />
Create an award-winning Boundary Waters Minneapolis Edition<br />
weeklong adventure for 100 middle school students<br />
Offer thousands of students access to rich, immersive theater<br />
experiences – both in person with their families and then online through<br />
facilitated activities and shows offered via the PS website<br />
REVENUES<br />
School Fees<br />
Program Service Fees<br />
Interest Income<br />
Rental Income<br />
Total Revenues<br />
Total Support and Revenues<br />
EXPENSES<br />
Program Services<br />
General Operations<br />
Fundraising<br />
Total Expenses<br />
Fund Balance: Beginning of Period<br />
Fund Balance: End of Period<br />
Change in Fund Balance<br />
Revenue and Other Support<br />
Grants & Contributions<br />
67%<br />
In-Kind Contributions<br />
22%<br />
Interest and<br />
Rental Income<br />
1%<br />
School Fees<br />
9%<br />
Program Service Fees<br />
1%<br />
$373,700<br />
$17,618<br />
$4,035<br />
$34,118<br />
$429,471<br />
$4,185,174<br />
$3,381,185<br />
$278,050<br />
$669,743<br />
$4,328,978<br />
$2,718,349<br />
$2,574,545<br />
$(143,804)<br />
Expenses<br />
$300,500<br />
$113,267<br />
$4,506<br />
$24,864<br />
$443,137<br />
$5,549,196<br />
$4,228,474<br />
$263,127<br />
$1,034,391<br />
$5,525,992<br />
$2,695,145<br />
$2,718,349<br />
$23,204<br />
Program Services<br />
78%<br />
General Operations<br />
6%<br />
Fundraising<br />
16%<br />
1 Financial activities as a result of the Dreams to Futures Campaign for program expansion are included in this report.<br />
2 Donor Restricted gifts are primarily gifts made to the Dreams to Futures Campaign.<br />
3 In-Kind Contributions include generous donations of theater tickets, program supplies, printed materials, facility usage, and more. See page<br />
22 for a list of donors.<br />
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“<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> transforms classrooms and transforms lives. In a time of<br />
uncertainty, <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> has been unwavering and nimble in their support<br />
of Minneapolis Public Schools students, families, and staff by providing<br />
opportunities for growth and community connection, from virtual theater<br />
experiences and college tours to cooking classes, online workshops, teaching<br />
resources and more.<br />
They grow leaders in my classroom and across our city. They are an engine of<br />
equity and social justice, and are creative in overcoming obstacles to provide<br />
access for ALL of our students.<br />
Students believe in <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong>; their facilitators bring laughter and<br />
engaging, relevant lessons to our classrooms year after year. <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong><br />
makes “life after high school” less uncertain for our students because they’ve<br />
been helping them be brave in taking risks while envisioning and enacting<br />
their own successes for years. As teachers, we see <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> as a valued<br />
partner. I want to thank <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> for helping my students connect to<br />
their purpose.”<br />
REBECCA OBERG<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> Partner Teacher<br />
Roosevelt High School<br />
“I remember in middle school, being such an awkward time, how great it<br />
was having someone come into the classroom that was so engaged about<br />
our learning and our future. That always stuck with me, the feeling of seeing<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> come into the classroom and knowing it was going to be a<br />
good day. Moving onto high school, you kept me focused on setting goals<br />
and not only thinking about applying to colleges and universities, but going<br />
to them as well. I remember our trip to Dunwoody and telling myself, ‘If I<br />
do well, I can make it into a place like this, the University of Minnesota, or<br />
the other colleges I was aspiring to apply to.’ And that kept me academically<br />
motivated to succeed.” Below: Tanavia and her PS facilitator, Rose.<br />
TANAVIA<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> Student, Edison High ‘20<br />
University of Minnesota ‘24<br />
We are here - and have been.<br />
For 26 years, <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> has<br />
brought the community together to<br />
address serious and prevalent inequities<br />
that young people face in our schools.<br />
Recognizing one of the largest opportunity<br />
gaps in the country, our Executive<br />
Director and Founder, Adrienne Diercks<br />
set out on a mission in 1994 to connect<br />
students to their purpose, help them plan<br />
for and realize their dreams, and build and<br />
establish connections with each student<br />
to let them know <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> is here<br />
for them.<br />
An act of kindness and care, when<br />
multiplied by many can help change not<br />
only lives, but whole communities. By<br />
reading this, you are a part of <strong>Project</strong><br />
<strong>Success</strong>, empowering the next generation<br />
of community change-makers and<br />
leaders from sixth grade to high school<br />
graduation and beyond.<br />
We could not have done this work without<br />
friends and supporters like you and when<br />
we say, “WE ARE HERE,” we want to<br />
WE<br />
ARE<br />
HERE.<br />
share exactly the people we are speaking<br />
about.<br />
United for nearly three decades, we<br />
have provided more than 100,000<br />
Minneapolis and St. Paul students with<br />
caring support, innovative curriculum and<br />
expansive programming that motivates<br />
and empowers young people to know<br />
who they are, where they want to go in<br />
this world, and how they are going to get<br />
there.<br />
While reaching more than 16,000<br />
students and their families each year, we<br />
know there is so much more work to not<br />
only meet the needs of students, but to<br />
reach those that need us.<br />
We will continue to listen to the<br />
community and find ways to connect<br />
more students to their purpose, - and we<br />
know the best way to do that is through<br />
our people and our relationships — these<br />
are just a few of them.<br />
WE ARE HERE and these are our<br />
stories.<br />
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WE ARE VOLUNTEERS.<br />
Meet Kristi Erickson.<br />
Rooted in the belief that when one of us<br />
succeeds, we all succeed is what drives<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> volunteer Kristi Erickson<br />
to do more for her community.<br />
“Originally, I wanted to be an architect<br />
when I was growing up,” explains Kristi.<br />
“Learning the thought process behind<br />
how something is built the way it is built<br />
to work always kept my interest and made<br />
me want to learn more.”<br />
Being involved and proactive in school<br />
and her education is what got Kristi<br />
started in volunteering.<br />
First introduced to <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong><br />
through an invitation to volunteer at<br />
a fundraising event from longtime<br />
supporter and current board member<br />
Elise Linehan, Kristi quickly became<br />
invested in our mission.<br />
“When I first heard about the volunteering<br />
opportunity from Elise I did not get the<br />
full scope of what <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> did,”<br />
she notes. “Then I looked at your website<br />
and I saw that you were providing so<br />
many opportunities and ways to support<br />
students, and I became fully invested.”<br />
Her volunteer time with <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong><br />
has been primarily spent providing<br />
rides for students to and from the<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> Institute, and serving<br />
on our organization’s Engagement and<br />
Outreach committee, which advises our<br />
development and communications staff<br />
team and reaches out to the community<br />
for organizational support and awareness.<br />
However, Kristi says her favorite time<br />
with <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> has been with the<br />
students. “Before the pandemic, some of<br />
my best memories are just simply talking<br />
to the students when I drove them home,”<br />
Kristi says. “Sometimes it takes a while<br />
for some of them to open up to me, but<br />
that is why consistency is so important<br />
in volunteering. Asking them how school<br />
was, what they learned, how their day<br />
was, and just making conversation - those<br />
are the moments that are really special to<br />
me.”<br />
Although she cannot be in-person with<br />
them right now, she does know that<br />
it is important to do what we can for<br />
students during the pandemic. She<br />
states, “Education and learning are such<br />
a fundamental part of young people’s<br />
lives. Students are at an age where they<br />
are discovering who they are, what<br />
possibilities are out there, and what their<br />
dreams are. They need people to root for<br />
and believe in them, and that’s why I<br />
volunteer with <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong>.”<br />
WE ARE FAMILIES.<br />
Meet the Kabeya family.<br />
You could say <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> is a family<br />
tradition for the Kabeyas.<br />
They’ve participated in workshops,<br />
Boundary Waters trips, college tours and<br />
more, but it’s the Marcy Musical that<br />
stands out the most.<br />
Parents Sylvie and Mike’s four sons –<br />
Bobby, Djinn, Cristal and Sundy – all had<br />
roles in the PS musical at Marcy Open<br />
School. That means for nine consecutive<br />
years, at least one Kabeya played a role in<br />
the annual production.<br />
In their professional and personal lives,<br />
Sylvie and Mike prioritized performance,<br />
art, and journalism, and it’s important to<br />
them that their children have the same<br />
opportunities to express themselves.<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> has been an avenue for<br />
them to do just that, while simultaneously<br />
planning for their futures.<br />
The family immigrated from Democratic<br />
Republic of the Congo in 2006.<br />
“Growing up in Africa, our parents used<br />
to choose for us what to do,” says Mike.<br />
“They sometimes force you on a path<br />
that’s not yours. I want my kids to use<br />
their full potential.”<br />
And, without a doubt, they are. The boys<br />
each have a unique perspective on the<br />
ways the musical, and <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong><br />
overall, have given them opportunities to<br />
thrive. “I’ve made a lot of new friends,”<br />
says Sundy. “It’s a safe and secure place to<br />
get to know people better,” says Cristal,<br />
“and they taught me to be committed<br />
and organized, which carried on when<br />
I got to high school.” For Djinn, it’s all<br />
about “a passion for acting, and building<br />
a strong foundation.”<br />
While the three youngest Kabeyas are still<br />
in school, their brother, Bobby, studies at<br />
MCTC and is pursuing a successful music<br />
career with his band Miloe.<br />
As for the musical experience, Mike adds,<br />
“It’s more than a musical. They learned,<br />
there’s no me without you,” says Mike,<br />
“When you’re putting your energies<br />
together, you know everyone involved<br />
is a piece of the puzzle. They know to<br />
depend on each other, and I think that’s a<br />
great picture of how society actually has<br />
to work.”<br />
“Going to school and learning math and<br />
science is one thing, but learning about<br />
life is quite a different thing,” says Mike.<br />
“<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> teaches kids about life.”<br />
L to R: Mike, Cristal, Sylvie, Sundy, Bobby, and Djinn Kabeya<br />
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WE ARE ALUMNI.<br />
Meet Julia Mann.<br />
Entering sixth grade at Anwatin Middle<br />
School, then 12-year old Julia Mann<br />
didn’t know what to expect. Exploring her<br />
ambitions and future planning certainly<br />
wasn’t on her radar — until she met<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> and her first facilitator,<br />
Jason.<br />
In-class workshops with Jason were Julia’s<br />
strongest memories of <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong>.<br />
Not only because they were monthly, but<br />
because she was learning and applying<br />
the content right away to her life and<br />
education.<br />
“Jason really helped me think more about<br />
myself, and what I was interested in at<br />
such a young age,” she says.<br />
One of <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong>’ first partner<br />
schools, Anwatin, was where the <strong>Project</strong><br />
<strong>Success</strong> musical program began in 2000.<br />
Through the musical, Julia discovered a<br />
new passion for theater.<br />
Julia found a home on the stage and<br />
newfound friendships with fellow<br />
performers. She immersed herself in the<br />
experience, participating in every musical<br />
at Anwatin, until she moved onto South<br />
High School, continuing with <strong>Project</strong><br />
<strong>Success</strong>.<br />
After graduation from South, Julia chose<br />
15<br />
to pursue her post-secondary education<br />
at Luther College in Iowa. There, she<br />
developed a one-woman show exploring<br />
her mixed-race identity entitled Mixed<br />
Reality.<br />
“Powerful. That’s how I would describe<br />
every <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> experience I<br />
had,” she says. “Starting from the<br />
workshops to the live professional<br />
theater performances, the musicals, and<br />
the field trips where I got to experience<br />
new places and spaces for my education<br />
and my future. Each experience gave<br />
me exposure to new opportunities and<br />
different ways of thinking.”<br />
“Each person on my journey helped<br />
me build a strong foundation of selfexpression,<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> was a big part<br />
of that.”<br />
Today, she is still performing and finding<br />
ways to infuse the arts into her life while<br />
juggling a career at Target corporate.<br />
Empowered and ambitious, Julia’s advice<br />
for current students is to “give back,<br />
explore the arts, get to know different<br />
types of people, and work hard in school.<br />
You are capable of anything and <strong>Project</strong><br />
<strong>Success</strong> is there to cheer you on and<br />
support you in your journey. It is a real<br />
community and they will welcome you<br />
for a lifetime.”<br />
Julia in Anwatin’s<br />
production of<br />
Bye Bye Birdie.<br />
WE ARE STAFF.<br />
Meet Ryan Weldon.<br />
For the past four years, Ryan has gone<br />
into the classroom with a purpose - and<br />
that is to put students first.<br />
With ambition rooted in theater and arts,<br />
he transferred his passion for the stage<br />
into the classroom and his new audience<br />
is the future of our community.<br />
“What I originally wanted to do was be<br />
a performer and an actor,” says Ryan. “I<br />
was out in New York and Los Angeles for<br />
years pursuing an education and a career<br />
in the arts. Eventually that does have a<br />
drain on you and I decided to move back<br />
to Minnesota.”<br />
After a short break, he found <strong>Project</strong><br />
<strong>Success</strong> on an audition board and took<br />
a chance to apply. “First reading what<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> was doing in the arts, I<br />
became interested, especially getting<br />
to work with young people,” he recalls.<br />
“Then learning everything that is done by<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> as a whole, I knew it was<br />
a right fit and what I wanted to do.”<br />
Billowing with energy and enthusiasm,<br />
Ryan is much more than facilitator—he is<br />
a caretaker, a friend, and a role model to<br />
each student he encounters. Described<br />
as ‘innovative, thoughtful, and creative’<br />
by his colleagues, Ryan’s unique flair<br />
makes him a very special and important<br />
16<br />
part of the <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> team.<br />
Ryan describes the work he does in the<br />
classroom as very personal — it’s about<br />
making connections. “One thing I have<br />
learned about entering the classroom<br />
these past few years with our students<br />
is that I cannot go in and not be ‘fully<br />
myself,’” he expresses. “In order to<br />
get them to answer the questions and<br />
participate in activities that are about<br />
their real lives, I need to be fully authentic<br />
with them in the environment as well.”<br />
He does agree that there is a change<br />
in our learning environments since the<br />
pandemic, but one thing remains the<br />
same for him. “We are here because it<br />
is important to create communities of<br />
support for our students. Giving them<br />
a break from what’s happening now and<br />
letting them think about what is in store<br />
for their future. To keep dreaming.”<br />
Ryan always begins his classroom<br />
workshops by asking, “Who is <strong>Project</strong><br />
<strong>Success</strong> about?” His answer to his<br />
students is simply, “It is and will always<br />
be about you.” In a time of uncertainty,<br />
there is one thing that is certain - that<br />
the students of Sanford, Marcy and<br />
Folwell Middle Schools know that they<br />
have Ryan, and all of <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong>, in<br />
their corner.
WE ARE SUPPORTERS.<br />
Meet Susan (Sam) Boren King<br />
and her husband Steve King.<br />
Connected to <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> by<br />
their friend and <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> Board<br />
Member, Karla Ekdahl, Sam and Steve<br />
have spent over a decade as friends of our<br />
organization, helping build the future of<br />
our community through our students.<br />
Supporting the organization since 2008,<br />
they both agree that equity and access<br />
to opportunity is more important than<br />
ever for our students and their families.<br />
When asked what she wants the future of<br />
our community to look like, Sam swiftly<br />
replies, “One of equity. Every young<br />
person in our community deserves the<br />
same opportunities. Until that happens,<br />
we can’t sit back. Steve and I believe we<br />
can help through our support of <strong>Project</strong><br />
<strong>Success</strong>.”<br />
“When I think about the students, my<br />
mind instantly goes to their future,”<br />
explains Steve. “When I sold my business,<br />
I made the decision that I would give back<br />
as much as I could to create opportunity<br />
for young people. They truly are our<br />
future.”<br />
17<br />
Recently, making a significant<br />
commitment in support of the Dreams to<br />
Futures Campaign to expand and deepen<br />
programs for students, Sam and Steve<br />
continue to renew and deepen their<br />
support during the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />
“I cannot imagine going through what<br />
students are going through right now,”<br />
exclaims Sam. “Without hesitation we<br />
know when we give to <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong>,<br />
our gifts are going to work not only<br />
right away, but in the right way to help<br />
students and their families. That is very<br />
important to us right now.”<br />
Tracking results and seeing the direct<br />
impact that <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> has made<br />
on the Minneapolis community through<br />
events has also been a highlight of their<br />
time as friends of the organization.<br />
Rooted in passion for students, their<br />
families, and our community – we want<br />
to thank Sam and Steve for partnering<br />
with us and their shared dedication to<br />
connecting students to their purpose and<br />
their dreams.<br />
THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS.<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> is deeply grateful to<br />
everyone who made a a contribution. You<br />
are are the the driving force that makes our our work<br />
possible. Together, we we are are transforming our<br />
community our community for generations for generations to come. to come.<br />
LEADERSHIP GIFT COMMITMENTS<br />
Anonymous<br />
Margaret and Angus** Wurtele<br />
<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Success</strong> Board of Directors<br />
Best Buy Foundation<br />
The Margaret A. Cargill Fund at the<br />
Minnesota Community Foundation<br />
Pohlad Family Foundation<br />
Aroha Philanthropies<br />
Carlson Family Foundation<br />
WEM 2000 Foundation<br />
Target<br />
Blanche and Thane Hawkins<br />
Steve and Susan Boren King<br />
Smikis Foundation on behalf of<br />
Lucy Hartwell**<br />
Minnesota Vikings Foundation/<br />
Wilf Family Foundations<br />
Jim and Donna Pohlad<br />
West Fork Foundation<br />
Nancy and Rolf Engh<br />
MAJOR GIFT COMMITMENTS<br />
Grotto Foundation<br />
Michael Peterman and David Wilson<br />
Mary and Paul Reyelts Foundation<br />
Super Bowl LII Legacy Fund<br />
Camille A. Burke<br />
The Otto Bremer Trust<br />
Graves Foundation<br />
Starkey Hearing Technologies<br />
WEM Foundation<br />
Ellen and Jan Breyer<br />
Ellen Michelson<br />
Wells Fargo<br />
Lee and Peg Skold<br />
John A. McCarty<br />
Bruce F. Vento Science Educator<br />
Scholarship Fund of The Saint Paul<br />
Foundation<br />
Bremer Bank<br />
Commitments through June 30, 2019<br />
**indicates deceased<br />
ANNUAL FUND DONORS<br />
July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020<br />
CORPORATIONS AND<br />
FOUNDATIONS<br />
DREAM MAKER $50,000+<br />
Best Buy Foundation<br />
Carlson Family Foundation<br />
Lifetouch Photography<br />
The Cargill Foundation<br />
The Otto Bremer Trust<br />
Greater Twin Cities United Way<br />
West Fork Foundation<br />
STAR $25,000 - $49,999<br />
3M Foundation<br />
George Family Foundation<br />
Grotto Foundation<br />
Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation<br />
Smikis Foundation on behalf of<br />
Lucy Hartwell**<br />
Target<br />
WEM Foundation<br />
HERO $10,000 - $24,999<br />
Best Buy Co., Inc.<br />
James B. Linsmayer Foundation<br />
Marbrook Foundation<br />
The David Winton Bell Foundation<br />
Travelers Foundation<br />
CHAMPION $5,000 - $9,999<br />
Bridgewater Bank<br />
Edward R. Bazinet Charitable Foundation<br />
RBC Wealth Management<br />
South High Foundation<br />
Wayne W. Dyer Family Foundation<br />
BELIEVER $2,500 - $4,999<br />
Atomic Data<br />
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota<br />
Delta Dental of Minnesota<br />
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.<br />
Harvard Club of Minnesota<br />
Minnesota Vikings<br />
Robins Kaplan LLP<br />
Trillium Family Foundation<br />
Willis Towers Watson<br />
ADVOCATE $1,000 - $2,499<br />
Aon<br />
Bassford Remele<br />
Big Lots<br />
Business Impact Group (BiG)<br />
Dual Citizen Brewing Company<br />
GiveMN<br />
Half The Sky Fund<br />
Lynn Casey, on behalf of Padilla<br />
Medtronic<br />
Peregrine Capital Management, LLC of<br />
The Minneapolis Foundation<br />
Prospect Creek Foundation<br />
<strong>Success</strong> Computer Consulting, Inc.<br />
Voya Financial<br />
VSP Global<br />
WMN Foundation<br />
LEADER $500 - $999<br />
ComPsych Corporation<br />
Cyclebar<br />
Vitalize Consulting LLC<br />
18<br />
FRIEND $1 - $499<br />
Advanced Wealth Management Group<br />
AmazonSmile Foundation<br />
Ameriprise<br />
BSL Foundation<br />
Cargill, Incorporated<br />
Carolyn Foundation<br />
Fox Rothschild LLP<br />
General Mills Foundation<br />
Good Today<br />
Liberty Diversified International<br />
Northeast Bank<br />
PayPal<br />
Razoo<br />
TCF Foundation<br />
The Crosswols Foundation<br />
The Howe<br />
The Minneapolis Foundation Nonprofit<br />
Appreciation Fund of the<br />
Minneapolis Foundation<br />
Thrivent Financial<br />
University of Minnesota<br />
US Bank<br />
INDIVIDUAL DONORS<br />
DREAM MAKER $25,000+<br />
Nancy and Rolf Engh<br />
Richard Erickson<br />
Ellen Michelson<br />
Margaret V.B. Wurtele<br />
STAR $10,000 - $24,999<br />
Camille A. Burke<br />
Karla Ekdahl and Peter Hutchinson<br />
Lili Hall Scarpa<br />
Todd and Laurie Macgregor<br />
Michael Peterman and David Wilson<br />
Julie and Charlie Zelle<br />
HERO $5,000 - $9,999<br />
Anonymous (1)<br />
Maureen Bazinet Beck and Peter Beck<br />
John and Ruth Bergerson Family Fund of<br />
The Minneapolis Foundation<br />
Joan R. Duddingston<br />
Ron and Barb Fraboni Family Fund<br />
Moira Grosbard<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Harrigan<br />
Elise Linehan and Dan Sass<br />
Julie Lund<br />
Sue Mortensen<br />
Monica Nassif<br />
CHAMPION $2,500 - $4,999<br />
Anonymous (3)<br />
Susan Azar<br />
David and Stacy Best<br />
Burdick Family Fund of The Minneapolis<br />
Foundation<br />
Jamie and Boyd Candee<br />
Julie Corty<br />
Missy Durant and Sam Hanson<br />
Richard Fleder<br />
Chris Keane and Harlan Limpert<br />
Kathy and Al Lenzmeier
DJ and Jerry Lester<br />
Dr. Ronald Morton, Jr., MD<br />
Christa Schnabel<br />
Kevin and Sarah Shriver Family Fund of<br />
The Minneapolis Foundation<br />
John L. Sullivan Fund of<br />
The Minneapolis Foundation<br />
Carol and Lynn Truesdell<br />
BELIEVER $1,000 - $2,499<br />
Anonymous (3)<br />
Jeffery Alspaugh<br />
Dan Avchen and David Johnson<br />
Jerry Baack<br />
Cass/Barrere Action Fund of The<br />
Minneapolis Foundation<br />
Mary and Keith Bednarowski<br />
Steve and Susan Boren King<br />
Eve Borenstein and Candace Falk<br />
Dan Buettner Family Fund of The<br />
Minneapolis Foundation<br />
Kathy Cahill<br />
Kippen and K.C. Chermak<br />
Lisa Cotter<br />
Page and Jay Cowles<br />
Suzie and Dick Crockett<br />
Mark and Marcie Decker<br />
Adrienne Diercks<br />
Jim Diracles and Debi Weldele<br />
Joseph and Gretchen Docter<br />
Alan and Lollie Eidsness<br />
Heather Eisenmenger<br />
Susan Engel and Art Eisenberg<br />
Lucas Erickson<br />
Jim and Chris FreyTag<br />
Andy and Michelle Frost<br />
Nicole and Eric Frost<br />
Polly Brown Grose Fund of The<br />
Minneapolis Foundation<br />
Rehael Fund - Roger Hale/Nor Hall of<br />
The Minneapolis Foundation<br />
Bryce and Donna Hamilton<br />
Janice Heasley<br />
Nancy Hernke<br />
Kevin Holm<br />
Betsy and Ryan Horton<br />
Penny Hunt<br />
Laura Kinkead and Richard Neuner<br />
Kelly Kita<br />
Julie Krieger<br />
Steve and Sarah Kumagai<br />
Robert and Jodi Lux<br />
Dick and Joyce H. McFarland Family Fund<br />
of The Minneapolis Foundation<br />
Bob Meisel and Mary Martinie<br />
Alfred P. and Ann M. Moore<br />
Kim and Stafford Nelson<br />
Wendy M. Nelson<br />
Neuger Family Foundation<br />
Megan O’Hara and R.T. Rybak<br />
Chris and Kelly Perry<br />
Tad and Cindy Piper Fund of The<br />
Minneapolis Foundation<br />
Shannon and Jennifer Plourde - Shannon<br />
Plourde Inc.<br />
Martha Pomerantz<br />
Irene Quarshie<br />
Ann Rainhart and Jason Digman<br />
Remele Family Fund of The Minneapolis<br />
Foundation<br />
Jack and Ede Rice<br />
Peter H. Bachman and Janet Rice Fund of<br />
The Minneapolis Foundation<br />
Claire Rydeen and Chad Patel<br />
Jody Rodrigues<br />
Sabina Saksena<br />
Wendy and Bill Schoppert*<br />
Marilyn Shultz<br />
Bill and Roxanne Soth<br />
Alison Spencer<br />
Valerie and Ed Spencer<br />
Marcia Townley<br />
Katrina and Ben Wasscher<br />
Suzanne Weinstein and Danny Levey<br />
The Weiser Family Foundation on behalf of<br />
Irving and Marjorie Weiser<br />
Frank and Frances Wilkinson<br />
Joan and Jeff Wright<br />
Charlotte Zelle<br />
ADVOCATE $500 - $999<br />
Anonymous (5)<br />
LuAnn Brown<br />
Robert Bruininks and Susan Hagstrum<br />
Tyrone and Delia Bujold Fund of The<br />
Minneapolis Foundation<br />
Ann and Bruce Christensen<br />
Michael and Anita Cook<br />
Edward and Sherry Ann Dayton<br />
Thomas J. DeAngelo<br />
Julie DuBois<br />
Leslie Dunham<br />
John F. Eisberg and Susan Kline Charitable<br />
Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation<br />
April Emerson*<br />
Lawrence Hendrickson and Barbara<br />
Forster<br />
Jill and Sherwood Frey Charitable Fund<br />
Martha Gabbert<br />
Jennifer Kimball Gasperini<br />
Emily and Chris Heagle<br />
Anne Hodgson<br />
Marcia Peck and David Kamminga<br />
Lenfestey Family Foundation<br />
Jack and Julie Linehan<br />
Dave and Peggy Lucas<br />
Judy and Malcolm W. McDonald Family<br />
Charitable Account<br />
Lucy C. Mitchell*<br />
Faye Owen<br />
Meg Paschall<br />
Gretchen Piper and Scott Rosenbaum<br />
Peggy and Ed Pluimer<br />
Kate and Mike Richardson<br />
Susie Roberts<br />
Binky and Win Rockwell<br />
Carol Rueppel<br />
The David S. Sanborn Gift Fund<br />
Steve and Linda Sandvig<br />
Buddy Scroggins and Kelly Shroeder Fund<br />
Chanda Smith Baker Family Fund of The<br />
Minneapolis Foundation<br />
Susan Smoluchowski<br />
Steve and Karen Sonnenberg<br />
Issara Srun and Nancy Ho<br />
Robin and David Sternberg<br />
John and Sue Stillman<br />
Sarah Traxler<br />
Joanne Von Blon<br />
Carlene Wilson<br />
Rufus and Elizabeth Winton<br />
Terri Wykle<br />
LEADER $250 - $499<br />
Anonymous (6)<br />
Mark Anderson<br />
Kathleen Arendt<br />
Carole and Doug Baker<br />
Mark Berger<br />
Angela Bohmann and Jonathan Riehle<br />
Abigail Boline<br />
Elia and Mark Bruggeman<br />
Dan Pennie, Anne Carayon and Family<br />
Lynn Casey and Mike Thornton<br />
Leslie Cohan and Todd Norsten<br />
Jessica Cohen<br />
Patricia Conroy<br />
William Craig<br />
Ginny and Will Craig<br />
Matt Cummins<br />
Ted and Carol Cushmore Family Fund of<br />
The Minneapolis Foundation<br />
Barb Davis<br />
Dave and Pat Drew<br />
Angela and Duchesne Drew<br />
Kristi Erickson<br />
Scott and Ann Fairbairn<br />
David E. Feinberg<br />
Nancy Feldman<br />
Charles and Anne Ferrell<br />
James Fetzer in memory of William Fetzer<br />
Ellen C. Flaherty<br />
Jim Dorsey and Dee Gaeddert<br />
Gerald and Carol Gengenbach<br />
Susan and Mark Gherity<br />
Sharon Gifford<br />
David and Clo Mary Girk<br />
Martha Goldberg Aronson and<br />
Daniel Aronson<br />
Isabel Gomez<br />
Karen Grabow and Keith Halperin<br />
Ellie Hands<br />
Louise Harris<br />
Marissa Hendrickson and Edward Niblett<br />
Emily Hutchinson and Brent Lamm<br />
Jill and Joerg Hutmacher<br />
Debra Hyllested*<br />
Starla Krause<br />
Amy and Peter Lamb<br />
Libbey Foundation<br />
Carol and Aaron Mack Charitable Fund of<br />
The Minneapolis Foundation<br />
Matt and Christine McEwen<br />
David and Leni Moore Family Foundation<br />
Matthew Moore<br />
Sheila C. Morgan<br />
Deb Morris York*<br />
Katherine B. Murphy<br />
Mike and Deb Newman<br />
Joan and Dick Niemiec<br />
Gerard and Louise Olson<br />
Jodi and Mark Olson<br />
Holly MacDonald and John Orbison<br />
Greg and Debra Page<br />
Sue and Bill Payne<br />
Larkin and Deniz Perese<br />
Sarah Pillsbury<br />
Susan and David Plimpton<br />
Alan Polsky<br />
Curtis Rahman and Cindy Jurgensen<br />
Ralph and Charlotte Berman<br />
Philanthropic Fund<br />
Dana Reed<br />
Katherine Riggins<br />
Lori Riley<br />
Tom Rock and Melisa Raphan<br />
Kimberly Rowe and Melissa Butts<br />
Michelle Rutledge<br />
Anne Schulze<br />
Mike Seebinger<br />
Susan Segal<br />
Wendy and Jay Showalter<br />
Susan and Gerald Timm<br />
Jane and Andrew Townsend<br />
Mark and Kathy Valentine*<br />
Ellen and Jim van Iwaarden<br />
JoAnn Vella-Griffin and Kelly Griffin<br />
Susan Vento<br />
Ann S. Voss<br />
Minnie and Maurice Weisberg Family<br />
Foundation Fund<br />
Amy Winter Photography<br />
Penny Winton<br />
The Kate Wolford Charitable Fund of<br />
InFaith Community Foundation<br />
PARTNER $100 - $249<br />
Anonymous (20)<br />
Laurie and John Andersen<br />
Dale and Nancy Anderson<br />
Judy and Bill Anderson<br />
Karla and Bradley Anderson in memory of<br />
Will Fetzer<br />
Howard Ansel<br />
Elizabeth and Clifford Athorn<br />
Mary Ann Aufderheide<br />
Dale and Ruth Bachman<br />
Lauren Baker<br />
Linda and Robert Barrows<br />
Jennifer Berg<br />
Geraldine Bingham<br />
Kullen and Jeanne Birkeland<br />
Craig Bishop<br />
Paul Bladl<br />
Jane R. Blanch Charitable Giving Account<br />
Bill Bloedow and Jim Lewis<br />
Linda and Philip Boelter<br />
Tish Bolger and Debra Broderick<br />
Elizabeth Boyle<br />
Terri Buhrer and Ted Kent in memory of<br />
Will Fetzer<br />
Maria Antonia Calvo and Steven<br />
Rosenstone<br />
Sarah Caruso<br />
Christine and Anders Christensen<br />
Steven Christenson and Lisa Hondros<br />
David and Wendy Coggins<br />
Linda Conley<br />
Lorri Cullen<br />
Tom and Barb Datwyler<br />
Tara and Sundeep Dev<br />
Mary Dew and David Miller<br />
Cynthia Dilliard<br />
Clare Eisenberg<br />
Peter Eisenberg and Mary Lea Cajacob<br />
The Bravo Lynns<br />
April and John Fleck<br />
Michael Florey<br />
Lindsey Frey Palmquist<br />
Cynthia Froid Group<br />
Richard and Delia Garcia<br />
J/S Gawkowski in memory of<br />
William Fetzer<br />
Aaron Gilles<br />
Mimi Gleekel<br />
Peter Goetz<br />
Tasha Gordon-Jackson<br />
Dr. Stanley and Luella Goldberg<br />
Maia Haag<br />
Stacy and Mike Hageman<br />
Elizabeth and Russell Heagle<br />
Thomas Hetzel and Bonnie Warhol<br />
Bev Hlavac<br />
Dennis and Linda Hollenkamp<br />
Deb Hopp<br />
Dorothy J. Horns and James P. Richardson<br />
Family Foundation<br />
George and Rose Hudgens<br />
Judy Jasperson<br />
David and Sara Jewett Fund<br />
Debby and Ted Jewett<br />
Curt and Carol Johnson<br />
Bill and Pat Kelly<br />
Brad and Autumn Kern in honor of Molly<br />
Kern<br />
Karen Kilsdonk<br />
Doug Muirhead and Faye Knowles<br />
Max Kringen<br />
Laura and Mike LaFave<br />
Craig Lapsley<br />
Pamela R. Lary<br />
Rebecca Jean Lawrence<br />
Mary Lazarus in memory of Will Fetzer<br />
Joyce Lehmann and Wayne Roelofs<br />
Michael Leonard<br />
Alissa Light<br />
Jay and Sally Lieberman<br />
Karen Linner<br />
Ann Longfellow<br />
19 20<br />
Cathy Madison and Rick Dublin<br />
Anne Madyun<br />
Jeanne Massey<br />
Samantha Mau in memory of Roger Louis<br />
Mau<br />
Mary McCarron<br />
Rebecca Mcgee<br />
Lisa McLean and Michael Dennis Browne<br />
Kate McRoberts<br />
Mary McVay<br />
Jeffrey Meanza<br />
Michael Mechtenberg<br />
Christina Melloh<br />
Kevin Meyer<br />
Maureen Michalski and Jeff Nelsen<br />
Kerri Miller<br />
Tracy Miller<br />
David and Linda Mona<br />
Teresa Morrow<br />
Joanna Mylan<br />
William David Neiss<br />
Patricia Nelson<br />
Kathy Palmer and Jack Harness<br />
Stacy Papier-Meister<br />
Brenda Paul<br />
Kirk Pederson<br />
Pelon/Polansky<br />
Donna and James Peter<br />
Carol Peterson<br />
Gloria Peterson and Jim McCarthy<br />
Heidi A. Peterson<br />
Carol Pine<br />
Sally B. Polk<br />
Deborah Pollak<br />
Tom Powers and Carol Kennedy<br />
Anne Pryor<br />
Lisa M. Ramirez<br />
Angeleen Rohda<br />
Rodger and Kathryn Ringham<br />
Rosalind Robbins<br />
Beverly and George Roberts<br />
Lauri Roberts<br />
Gabriel Sandholm<br />
Gerry Richman and Kate Sandweiss<br />
Elizabeth Sather<br />
Phil and Susan Schenkenberg<br />
Laura Schlatter<br />
Walter J. Schleisman and<br />
Elizabeth F. Larsen<br />
Renee Schmidkamp<br />
Dianne Schmiesing and Victor Zupanc<br />
Carol Schuler<br />
Corey Sevett and Sue Courchene<br />
Jim Sheeley<br />
Stan and Lucy Shepard<br />
Tim and Abbey Showalter-Loch<br />
Steve Shultz and Cynthia Hart<br />
Bonnie Speer McGrath<br />
Elizabeth Spillman<br />
Marcia and John Stout in memory of<br />
Carter Fairfield<br />
Mulder - Sundet Family Charitable Fund<br />
Theresa Sweetland<br />
Deborah Talen
Margaret Telfer and Ed McConaghay<br />
D. Thayer-Peterson<br />
Lily Thiboutot<br />
Jean Thomson<br />
Jeremy Nichols and Evelyn Turner<br />
Jenifer and Charles Vanek<br />
Katherine Ware<br />
Jay Weberling<br />
Maureen and Terry White<br />
Angela Wick<br />
Wendy Wicks<br />
Jessica Wiley<br />
Pat Winkie<br />
Joanne Wright<br />
E. Young Isebrand<br />
FRIEND $1 - $99<br />
Anonymous (35)<br />
Susan Abderholden and Lee Keller<br />
Jill Allen<br />
Susan Alpert<br />
Dan and Sally Anderson<br />
Rosemary and Dave Anderson in memory<br />
of Will Fetzer<br />
Corey and Kari Anthony<br />
Jan Antrim<br />
Max C. Athorn<br />
Andrea J. Baker<br />
Joan Bechtold and Brian Balleria<br />
Sheri Beck<br />
Fred Beier<br />
Andrew Benson<br />
Fawn Bernhardt-Norvell<br />
Tawnya Bernsdorf<br />
Connor Blacksher<br />
Barbara Blosberg in memory of Will Fetzer<br />
Frances Boehnlein<br />
Lois Bollman<br />
Celia Boren<br />
Frieda<br />
Jeff Bowar<br />
Doug Bredeson in memory of Will Fetzer<br />
Laurie Brickley<br />
Richard Brownlee<br />
Brittany Bruer<br />
Mara Brust<br />
Lilly Bubser<br />
Ann P. Buran<br />
Mary Burns-Klinger<br />
Shirley Burrington<br />
Rolf and Rosemary Carlsen<br />
Mykenna and Annetta Cepek<br />
Sai Chang<br />
Lori Charney<br />
Steve and Jane Chase in memory of<br />
Will Fetzer<br />
Christopher A. Cheney<br />
Keith Christensen<br />
Aria Christenson<br />
Louise A. Clarke<br />
Griffin Clausen<br />
Will Clausen<br />
Aaron Cobb<br />
Rachel Collette<br />
Dana and Andrew Cossette<br />
Terrell Daniels<br />
Mike and Bobbi Deeney<br />
Melissa DeRycke<br />
Jennifer Djupedal<br />
AD<br />
Tony Ducklow<br />
Mary Duffy<br />
Kevin Duong<br />
Angie Eilers<br />
Karen Ekdahl<br />
Kate Ellis and John Harrer<br />
Kari Eloranta<br />
Carly Elvendahl<br />
Chelsea English<br />
Angela English<br />
Lisa Erickson*<br />
Oliver and Bonnie Fanz in memory of<br />
Will Fetzer<br />
Joseph Ferraro<br />
Sue Filbin<br />
Lisa Filter<br />
Natalie and Mike Fogal<br />
Marta Fraboni<br />
Jacque and Ron Frazzini<br />
Jim and Chris Freytag<br />
Gail Fridlund<br />
Wendy Friede and Jay Jaffee<br />
Jim Brandt and Kathryn Fuger<br />
Michael and Kathi Furey<br />
Madilynn Garcia<br />
Jackie Golob<br />
Elizabeth Grace<br />
Kate Hage in memory of Will Fetzer<br />
Chuck and Lois Halberg<br />
Richard Hannah and Dustin Macgregor<br />
Adrienne and Chris Hanson<br />
Alyssa Hawkins<br />
Angela and Tim Haws<br />
Mike Herzing<br />
Meagan Hinz<br />
Harriet Horwitz in memory of Will Fetzer<br />
Pat Hoven<br />
Sarah Hupperts<br />
Julia Hutchinson<br />
Richard L. Jacobson<br />
Susan Jefferson<br />
Lisa Jensen<br />
Catherine Jordan and Steve Lick<br />
John and Maren Jorgensen<br />
Margaret Kavaney<br />
Cynthia L. Kelly<br />
Jennifer Kennedy-Logan<br />
Susan F. Kettering<br />
Sara Kettering<br />
James M. Kleinman<br />
Terry and Liz Knight<br />
Stephen and Mary Kodluboy<br />
Kelly Koehnen<br />
Mary T. Kokernot<br />
Katherine Kornblum<br />
Ann Kotama<br />
John Kruse<br />
Susannah and Patrick Kyle<br />
Melissa and Erik Larson<br />
Caroline Lee Bivona<br />
Jennifer and Jeff Lewin<br />
Gordy and Bernie Lindholm In Memory of<br />
Will Fetzer<br />
Henry and Ginny Llop<br />
Daniel and Marsha Loewenson<br />
Abigail Lubhar<br />
Sarah Luedtke-Jones<br />
Courtney Madson<br />
Shruti Maindarkar<br />
Richard Mammen and Tricia Hummel<br />
Aaron Martin<br />
Carly Matsumoto<br />
Emily L. Matthees<br />
Mary Ann Mattox<br />
John L. Michael and Berit Midelfort<br />
Jennifer Mitchlitsch<br />
Steven H. Miles<br />
Louise Miles<br />
Karen Miller and Alice Ottavi in memory<br />
of Will Fetzer<br />
Patricia Mitchell<br />
Erin Mitchell<br />
Bonnie Morris and Dean Holzman<br />
Diane Mountford*<br />
David and Maureen Mulloy in memory of<br />
Will Fetzer<br />
Hannah Murzyn<br />
Whitney Myhra<br />
Maggie and Doug Nathan<br />
Cameron Naughton<br />
Sandra Ness<br />
Sally and Doug Neverman<br />
Margaret Nichols<br />
Jean Nitchals<br />
Teresa O’Day<br />
Mickey O’Kane<br />
Aviva Olsen<br />
Micaela Olson-Macgregor and Ryan<br />
Macgregor<br />
Kyra Ostendorf<br />
Kate and Dave Palmquist<br />
Maria Chaca Guiracocha and Lauro Parapi<br />
Sarah Parker<br />
Carol and Gus Parpas<br />
Victor and Clara Peña donation in memory<br />
of William Fetzer<br />
Tim and Sandra Penny<br />
Robyn Peterson and John Killam<br />
Jay Peterson<br />
Caroline Plattes<br />
Peggy and Ed Pluimer<br />
Lisa Pogoff and Jeff Zuckerman<br />
Dan and Molly Prokott<br />
Dwayne Purrington in memory of Will<br />
Fetzer<br />
Kelly Puspoki<br />
Bridget Reddan<br />
Lori Reese<br />
Ashley Regier<br />
Mahtab Rezai<br />
Mackenzie Rice*<br />
Suzanne and Samuel Ridenour<br />
Aja and Jefe Robinson<br />
Rachel Harris<br />
Patti Rogness<br />
R. Scott Rosenberg<br />
Charlene Roufs<br />
Renee Roy<br />
Harvey and Sharon Ann Rucker<br />
Shannon Ryan<br />
Tori Sadler<br />
Erika and Kristopher Schafbuch<br />
Jody Blindauer and Daniel Schauer in<br />
honor of Bear Blinschauer<br />
Lisa Schissel<br />
Elizabeth Schmieg<br />
Herb Schneider<br />
Philip Schwartzberg<br />
Sara Shriver<br />
Elizabeth Auger Semotink<br />
Tony Sexton<br />
Lynda Shaheen and Todd Marshall<br />
Brad Shark<br />
Andrew Shay<br />
Barbara Shelton<br />
Jude Silva-Barrios in memory of Will<br />
Fetzer<br />
Merav Siman-Tov<br />
Jenella R. Slade<br />
Eric Snow<br />
Nikki Sorensen<br />
Becky Stanchfield in memory of Will<br />
Fetzer<br />
Leslie Rapp and Walton Stanley<br />
Claire Stokes<br />
Riley and Will Stones<br />
Jeffery Story in honor of the late Kenneth<br />
Story and Kenneth Story II<br />
Kenneth Story<br />
Amy Stover<br />
Lynn Strauss<br />
Ed Stubblefield and Julie Christle in<br />
memory of Evelyn Christle<br />
Jane Stubblefield<br />
Sue and Harry Summitt<br />
Ross Sutter and Mary Lofgren<br />
Jean Swanson and Kevin Proescholdt<br />
Pamela Jewson and Pete Swenson<br />
Hazel B. Tanner<br />
Desmond Lafave<br />
Linda Taylor<br />
David Lauth and Lindsey Thomas<br />
Doug Thomson<br />
Jessica Toft<br />
Lori Tolonen<br />
Gordon and Amy Tuchenhagen<br />
Russell Turney<br />
Leif Ueland<br />
John and Mary Ursu<br />
The Voss Family<br />
Joan Waddington in memory of Will Fetzer<br />
Amy Wagner and Charlie Witzke<br />
Michael and Joy Walker<br />
Ellen and John Walthour<br />
E. Weilandgruber<br />
William Welch<br />
Carlene Wilson<br />
Sally Witherell and Mary Beckman in<br />
memory of Will Fetzer<br />
Jason Wittenberg<br />
Helen Woehrlin in memory of Will Fetzer<br />
Omar Zavala<br />
*Indicates matching gifts<br />
**Indicates deceased<br />
IN-KIND DONORS<br />
DREAM MAKER<br />
Clockwork<br />
KNOCK Inc.<br />
Wilderness Inquiry<br />
HERO<br />
Big Event Productions<br />
Jefferson Lines<br />
Mill City Commons<br />
Science Museum of Minnesota<br />
CHAMPION<br />
Boston Hotel Buckminster<br />
Calvin Brue<br />
D’Amico Catering<br />
Dani Werner Photography<br />
Dave and Amy Freeman<br />
Fisher Maps<br />
Friends of the Boundary Waters<br />
Koehler Electric<br />
Shirley Venard Speaking Systems<br />
United Bus Charter<br />
Koehler Electric<br />
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES<br />
Augsburg University<br />
North Dakota State University<br />
St. Cloud State University<br />
St. Olaf College<br />
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire<br />
University of Minnesota, Duluth<br />
University of Minnesota, Mankato<br />
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse<br />
University of Wisconsin, Stout<br />
University of St. Thomas<br />
SCHOOLS<br />
Andersen United Community School<br />
Anne Sullivan Communication Center<br />
Anthony Middle<br />
Anwatin Middle<br />
Edison High<br />
FAIR School<br />
Field Community School<br />
Folwell Performing Arts Magnet<br />
Franklin Middle<br />
Jefferson Middle<br />
Justice Page Middle<br />
Longfellow Alterative High<br />
Marcy Open<br />
MPS Online<br />
North High Academies (Founding<br />
Partner)<br />
Northeast Middle<br />
Olson Middle<br />
21 22<br />
Patrick Henry High<br />
Roosevelt High<br />
Sanford Middle<br />
Seward Middle<br />
South High<br />
Southwest High<br />
Washburn High<br />
Wellstone International High<br />
THEATERS<br />
An Opera Theatre<br />
Artistry<br />
Ballet Co. Laboratory<br />
Black Grace<br />
Blackout Improv<br />
Cedar Cultural Center<br />
Children’s Theatre Company<br />
Combustible Theater Company<br />
GREAT Theater<br />
Green Minneapolis<br />
Gremlin Theatre<br />
Guthrie Theater (Founding Partner)<br />
Hennepin Theatre Trust (State, Orpheum<br />
and Pantages Theatres)<br />
History Theatre<br />
Illusion Theater<br />
James Sewell Ballet<br />
The Jungle Theater<br />
Mill City Summer Opera<br />
Minnesota Dance Theatre<br />
Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company<br />
Minnesota Opera<br />
Minnesota Orchestra<br />
Mixed Blood Theatre<br />
MSP Film Society<br />
New Native Theatre<br />
Northrop Auditorium, University<br />
of Minnesota<br />
Open Eye Figure Theatre<br />
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts<br />
The O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine<br />
University<br />
Out of the Box Opera<br />
Pangea World Theater<br />
Penumbra Theatre<br />
Pillsbury House Theatre<br />
Schubert Club<br />
Southern Theater<br />
St. Paul Ballet<br />
Stages Theatre Company<br />
SteppingStone Theatre for Youth<br />
Development<br />
Ten Thousand Things Theater<br />
Theater Latté Da<br />
Theater Mu<br />
Threads Dance <strong>Project</strong><br />
U of M Department of Theatre Arts<br />
& Dance<br />
VocalEssence<br />
Walker Art Center<br />
Youth Performance Company<br />
We also want to thank the many parents who<br />
donated costumes and concessions for our<br />
student performances!
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