Creating HeroesThrough Education & Service

2010-2011

ANNUAL REPORT

Our MissionA young person’s lifelong success begins with an education. Access to higher education promises far-reaching benefits, especially to students of color who often face daunting challenges in completing a post-secondary education. Guided by our mission to encourage Minnesota’s youth of color to pursue post-secondary education, the Page Education Foundation promotes their academic achievement, personal responsibility and untapped potential to become vital contributors to their communities. We accomplish this by granting financial assistance to post-secondary students. In return, these students actively foster positive attitudes toward literacy and learning among younger, school-age children of color through mentoring relationships.

In preparing our 2010-2011 Annual Report, we wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on

our accomplishments. For twenty-four years, we have encouraged Minnesota’s students of

color to invest in their future by pursuing post-secondary education. As a result of the Page

Education Foundation’s support, more than 5,000 students have attended more than 100

post-secondary institutions across the state of Minnesota. At the same time, those students

have positively influenced the lives of thousands of younger children through mentoring and

tutoring.

In this Annual Report, you will meet seven Page Scholars. While they are all in different

stages of their education and careers, they share one common theme: they utilize education

as a tool to leverage their potential and expand their future. They are individuals of character

and commitment, and they embody the spirit of the Page Education Foundation.

We are grateful to Page Scholars – for sharing their educational journey with us and inspiring

young people of the next generation to confidently pursue their dreams. Our gratitude also

extends to our community –our donors, volunteers, and friends who generously give their

resources, time, and energy to ensure all students of color in Minnesota have the opportunity

to hope and dream.

Thank you for your continued support of the Page Education Foundation. Your generosity and

encouragement contribute to a more meaningful, equitable future for Minnesota’s children.

We humbly thank you for the opportunity to continue our work and further our mission.

With gratitude,

Diane Sims Page

Executive Director

DEAR FRIENDS,

2

“ Alan Page spent fifteen years in the NFL, becoming the first defensive player in the league’s history to receive an MVP award. While playing football, he became a full-time law student, earning his Juris Doctor in 1978. Alan’s deep and abiding belief in the importance of education did not stop with his own success.

Recognizing a need for our education system to reach more young people of color, he used his 1988 induction into the NFL Hall of Fame to launch the Page Education Foundation. From its inception, the Foundation has offered financial assistance and encouragement to students of color facing tremendous barriers to attaining their educational dreams.

In the last twenty-four years, the Page Education Foundation has supported more than 5,000 students in their pursuit of post-secondary education in Minnesota.

OUR HISTORY

Our intent in establishing the Foundation was to try to create hope, to let young people know that their future could be better than their present. I see a lot of young people who engage in anti-social behavior. Some of those young people simply have no moral compass. But for many of them, indeed, I suspect, the majority, there is a lack of hope. And so, to the extent that the Page Education Foundation and Page Scholars create hope, we make the world a better place not only for ourselves, but also for those around us.

Alan Page

4

PAGE GRANTSThe Page Education Foundation awards annual, renewable financial grants to Minnesota students of color who attend colleges, universities, and technical schools throughout Minnesota. Students who accept grants commit to perform clearly defined service projects with younger children of color. Our awards consist of annual grants of $1,000 - $2,500. The selection process focuses on an applicant’s attitude toward education, willingness to provide service to children, and financial need. Recipients reapply each year they attend a post-secondary educational institution.

PAGE CONNECTIONSThe goal of Page Connections is to support Page Scholars as they work to successfully complete their education and community service. Page Connections provides Page Scholars with access to support services on campus, internship/career opportunities, group service projects, and professional mentors to help guide students in the transition into the workforce.

SERVICE TO CHILDRENThe Service-to-Children program requires each Page Scholar to volunteer a minimum of 50 hours during the academic year mentoring kindergarten through 8th grade children of color. With a focus on literacy and tutoring, Page Scholars encourage younger children to view education as a positive and exciting goal. These relationships offer powerful motivation to impressionable students who look up to Page Scholars for guidance. Children mentored by Page Scholars benefit from real-life role models who are taking advantage of their educational opportunities and creating a better future. Page Scholars also provide much needed assistance to our schools, libraries, and community organizations.

PROGRAMDESCRIPTIONS

7

FEATURED PAGE SCHOLAR

Celia Hernandez-Payan Celia learned at an early age to translate her life’s experiences into clear career goals. Majoring in Social Work and Cross Cultural Studies at Augsburg College, Celia plans to complete her MSW and focus on issues in Latin America. Given her family’s story of immigration, she brings unique personal insight into her studies and into the work she is currently doing with students at the Center for Democracy and Citizenship through the Public Achievement program. It’s Celia’s story of resilience that inspires her students and connects her with the community as a leader forging real change.

SCHOLARS

Early on, I learned to advocate for myself. Many of the kids I work with are first-generation immigrant students who have been through the same experiences. It’s really cool to get them thinking about the future and their potential accomplishments.“

College: Augsburg College

Major:Social Work and Cross Cultural

Studies

Service to Children Project:Public Achievement

Program through the Center for Democracy

and Citizenship at Trinity Lutheran Congregation.

High School:Roosevelt Senior

High School

9

FEATURED MENTOR RELATIONSHIP

Malik Watkins + William Gbolo

The most effective leaders lead by example. Malik Watkins, a former Page Scholar and Travelers employee, is a powerful mentor to William Gbolo, who has chosen a similar path in finance. Working in Bonds and Financial Products, Malik shares his journey dealing with the day-to-day pressures, challenges, and rewards of his career. William, an accounting student at Hamline University, and Malik find that sharing their interests and experiences strengthens their commitment to each other’s success while inspiring their own work with younger African American men. A mentor himself, William volunteers with McVay Youth Partnership. 11

“

FEATURED ALUMNI SCHOLARS

Artika Tyner

“I chose a career in law because I believe law is a language of power and provides a chance to impact the community. I saw it as a way to give back,” says Artika Tyner, who earned her B.A. from Hamline and a law degree and Masters in Public Policy from St. Thomas, and who has just completed her PhD dissertation. Its topic is one Atika can speak to with personal as well as professional insight for it ocuses on legal professionals applying their expertise to promote social change. As a mentor, Artika is a shining example of what hard work and a good education can do, Artika is energized by her work with younger students. “I see mentoring as an opportunity to pay it forward because I was a first-generation college student and law student,” she says.

I see mentoring as an opportunity to pay it forward because I was a first-generation college student and law student.

Artika Tyner, Director of Diversity, St. Thomas Law School13

Armando Camacho

Currently President of the Neighborhood House, an organization that serves more than 14,000 low-income residents and immigrants in Ramsey and Dakota county, Armando’s rise to prominence is impressive. His personal story is one of heartbreak and survival. He immigrated with his family from Puerto Rico at age six. As an adolescent, he was often homeless and sought shelter and the Neighborhood House. Armando credits the Page Education Foundation for providing him with a good education and the tools for success. Thanks to his leadership, Neighborhood House is stronger and more vital, serving more families in need than ever before.

Receiving the scholarship inspired me to not let the Page Education Foundation down. I felt, if they were investing in me, I in turn need to invest all my energy into my education.

Armando Camacho, President, Neighborhood House

15

“

Sousada Chidthachak

Sousada, currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Mathematics Education at the University of Minnesota, knew early in life that education would be the key to her success as well as her life’s work. Born in Thailand to Laotian parents, Sousada credits her mother’s persistence and work ethic as the source of her own strength. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction with an emphasis on Urban Teaching from the University of St. Thomas. Sousada credits the Page Education Foundation for supporting her education as well as for leading her into the mentoring that inspires her teaching style. Much of what she has learned, through her work teaching in Thailand, researching in Brazil, and as an algebra teacher, will be brought to the page in her forthcoming memoir, The Lesson is Never Just a Number. “I hope the book will be the boost that people need to feel they can make a change.” She plans to donate proceeds from its sale to the Page Education Foundation.

Sousada Chidthachak, Math Instructional Coach at Heritage and Metro Tech17

The Page Foundation not only supported my education, they introduced mentoring into my life.

“

Michael Elliot

Michael Elliot applied his entrepreneurial savvy to social good. Michael currently serves as the Executive Director of Fastforward Education, an organization that facilitates mentoring and homework assistance to junior high students. He also runs the Joint City Youth Council that facilitates gatherings of students to address concerns and propose solutions. He continues to be engaged in a language interpreting company he founded during his undergraduate years at Hamline University, where he earned his B.A. Elliot credits his career in education with the support he received from the Page Education Foundation. “I had the dream of going to college, but without the initial support, it would have been really difficult,” he says.

Michael Elliot, Executive Director, Fastforward Education

“I had the dream of going to college, but without the initial support, it would have been really difficult.

19

We honor our donors and supporters for providing the financial foundation to achieve our mission

CORPORATE & FAMILY FOUNDATION DONATIONSGifts made from July 2010 – June 2011

$50,000 & aboveTravelers Foundation

$20,000 - $49,999F. R. Bigelow FoundationGeneral Mills FoundationOtto Bremer Foundation

$10,000 - $19,999Best Buy Co, Inc.Bieber Family FoundationBlackwell Burke, PABuuck Family FoundationCurtis L. Carlson Family FoundationGraco FoundationING Foundation Medtronic FoundationMinnesota Community FoundationNational Football League CharitiesJay and Rose Phillips Family FoundationRobins Kaplan Miller & CiresiThompson Family FoundationThomson ReutersWells Fargo FoundationWolters Kluwer

$5,000 - $9,999Athwin FoundationBest Buy Children’s FoundationCarol Fitzgerald Memorial TrustCox Family FundGeorge Family FoundationJoseph and Lillian Duke FoundationKelen Family FoundationKoch Family FundL & N Andreas FoundationMinneapolis Foundation Minnesota Vikings Children’s FundNational Football League AlumniRBC Wealth Managementspace150State Farm Insurance CompaniesTCF FoundationTJX FoundationWeck Charitable Family Trust

1,000 - $4,999AnonymousArchie & Bertha Walker FoundationBassford RemeleBC Properties, LLCBest & Flanagan, LLPBriggs and Morgan C. H. Robinson Worldwide FoundationCedar Creek Oil & Gas, CoComcastCommunity College League of CaliforniaConnie Foote Family FoundationDady & GardenerDorsey & Whitney, LLPEdward Dayton Family FundFaegre & Benson FoundationFlynn Gaskins & Bennett, LLPFredrikson & Byron FoundationFredrikson & Byron, PAGray Plant Moody FoundationGreat Harvest Bread, CoHarold Roitenberg Family FoundationHey Man ProductionsHubbard Broadcasting FoundationJabara Family Foundation Jeanne M. Voigt FoundationKelly and JacobsonKnox FoundationLindquist & VennumLittle Taj Mahal CorporationLurie Besikof Lapidus & CoMartin and Brown FoundationMaslon Edelman Borman & BrandMerchant & GouldMeshbesher & Spence Michelson FoundationMicrosoft Matching Gifts ProgramMinnesota Vikings Football ClubNilan Johnson Lewis, PANordstrom, IncProspect Creek FoundationRobbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, LLPRobbins Umeda, LLPRosenbaum-Gilbert Family FoundationSchwebel Goetz & Sieben, PA

Sherwood FoundationSit Investment Associates FoundationWatson Family FundWells Fargo Whitney Foundation

Up to $999Asian American Journalistic AssociationCliff FoundationConstance Mayeron & Charles Fuller Cowles FoundationDorsey & Whitney FoundationEssentia HealthExpress PressK2 Capital GroupLeland Watson Attorney at LawLenfestey Family FoundationNational Association of Student Personnel AdministratorsNavab BrothersNicholson Family FoundationNorth States Advisors and AssociatesOak Grove Foundation Padilla Speer BeardsleyPiper JaffrayPratt International Law FirmPremier BanksProspect Investors, LLCRyan Construction Company Seymour and Susan Mansfield FundShakopee Mdewakanton Sioux CommunitySouthern California Viking ClubSpringboard Partners, IncStenson Family FundThe Head FoundationUnited Health GroupXcel Energy Foundation

21

CONTRIBUTIONS

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

$20,000 & AboveAnonymous DonorMichael Morris and Robin DurstAlan and Diane Page

$10,000 - $19,999Mike and Ann CiresiTom and Marlene KayserJim and Jan SinegalJohn and Marsha SoucherayLes and Karen Suzukamo

$5,000 - $9,999Joel Conner and Rachel JaroshDavid and Katherine CrosbyMary Lee DaytonScott and Ann DaytonDavid and Vanessa DaytonRobert and Kristin DudacekTom and Janine HeffelfingerDonald and Phyllis KahnErwin and Miriam KelenJudith KochKirk and Kathy MacKenzieJames and Donna PohladAngus and Margaret Wurtele

$2,000 - $4,999Duncan and Barbara BarrKaren BorosRob Bras and Julie MatonichJay and Page CowlesMichael and Kim DadyJudy DaytonDouglas and Wendy DaytonKevin and Elizabeth DooleyJohn and Martha GabbertJames and Mary GilbertPhilip and Susan JonesPatrick and Margaret KeatingLee Lynch and Terry SaarioDennis and Gail MathisenBill and Martha McLaughlinRonald and Kim MeshbesherEdward Meyer Family

Sheila MorganC. Robert and Sandra MorrisPaul and Mary ReyeltsJeffrey and Marilyn RivkinHerve and Jennifer SarteauLee Sheehy and Cathy LawrenceBill SmithRoberta WalburnKevin and Greta WarrenPeter and Helen Warwick

$1,000 - $1,999Robert and Carolyn AlbrightDavid Allgeyer and Melinda LookThomas and Mary AustinTimothy and Doris BaylorJeremy Waldman and Judith BelzerSue BennettErika BingerEugene Borgida and Susan WolfSteven and Gail BrandWilliam and Constance CameronTim Whalen and Claire CanavanTerrance Carlson and Jeanette LeehrMichael and Kristine ColemanJudith and Dick CorsonRussell Cowles and Josine PetersChristopher and Ingrid CulpBruce and Ruth DaytonAmos and Sue DeinardFrazier and Heidi EalesRobert and Mary EichingerJohn Eisberg and Susan KlineKathleen and Gerald EricksonDale and Cathy FesteBenjamin and Rebecca FieldNed Foster and Laura TiffanyWood Foster and Jane SevernsBen Friesen and Kamie PageB.J. FrenchGene Goetz and Jan ConlinRichard and Kathleen GoffBrian and Janel GoffEllen GraceSteve and Roxane Gudeman

Samuel and Mirja HansonAlfred and Ingrid HarrisonVan and Elizabeth HawnGates HawnSamuel and Stacey HeinsLawrence Hendrickson and Barbara ForsterEric HoggardWinifred HoppertRaymond and Susan JohnsonPatrick and Carolyn JonesFred and Kay KrehbielKhai LeRand and Petrina LevyDavid and Diane LillyJames Lockhart and Janie MayeronTom and Mari LoweReid and Ann MacDonaldMark and Nancy MammelEdward and Judy MatonichWilliam Mauzy and Lucy WielandJames McCarthy and Gloria PetersonRichard and Joyce McFarlandRachel McLeanWilliam and Mary MeaseCharles and Gay MoldowAlfred and Ann MooreJohn L. MorganBalendran MugundanCharles Murphy and Judith RagirPatricia NewtonStuart and Katherine NielsenRobert North and Carol McIntyreSteve O’Neil and Tamrah SchallerJeff Oxley and Jeane DelaneyMichael PelicanDouglas and Virginia PetersonJohn and Beverly RollwagenLuis and Inell RosarioJeffrey and Malana SchmidtEd and Wendy SchultzTom and Patti ShadickKevin ShortDaniel and Margaret ShulmanIrving Sims

23

25

Ed and Valerie Spencer Ed and Ruth SpiegelRobert and Stephanie StuartCraig Swaggert and Tanna MooreJack SweeneyMichael and Megan TamteThomas and Donna UtsunomiyaKaren ViskochilPhyllis WagnerMaxine WallinKevin and Jane WhiteDavid Wilson and Michael Peterman

$500 - $999Scott Aebischer and Lyle SorensonSaeed AkhterMargaret AlldredgeMatthew and Amy AndersonBarry and Sandra BainesBarbara Jo DavisGary Baker and Sarah EvertElliott Bayly and Anne LewisGregg and Robin BrooksbankMark and Marcia CherniackJan ClymerMark and Cynthia ColemanMichael Debelak and Janet ConnHarry and Sandra EdwardsGary and JoAnn FinkWilliam and Linda FinneyDavid and Andrea FischerLes and Gale FrazierBrad Frederiksen and Laurie RiceJohn GermansonMike and Ramona HarristhalRichard and Carrie HigginsJohn and Colleen HooleyJames and Ann HowardTerry and Deborah Hutchinson Charles and Carol JohnsonDavid and Jan JonesDouglas and Linda JonesMelissa JonesMichael and Rosemary JordanCraig KvammeEric KvittemCliff and Susan LakeGeorge LatimerDavid and Elizabeth LeeSharon and James LewisBecky MalkersonJohn and Theresa McKeonAntone Melton-MeauxNancy Middleton

Thomas MuckDaniel Nordby and Barbara RawleyDean OberprillerDeborah OlsonNina PageSherman and Sandra PattersonRussell and Elizabeth PetersonJim and Carole ProebstleJoseph and Tricia PupelEric RahmanMatthew and Sarah RandElizabeth RedleafWin and Binky RockwellDavid and Susan SanbornDennis Schapiro and Jeanne AndrePeter SchmitzJon and Theresa SteinTheodore SternMark and Mary StreedThomas and Annelise SwigertPeter and Ricki ThompsonMike and Anne TresslerFrank and Toodie TrestmanEric and Cheryl UmblesMichael Vespasiano and Dana HazelJames and Audrey WaggonerPeter and Kimberly WalshGene and Claudith WashingtonCharles Weber and Laura BishopJohn M. WilliamsEdward WilsonPatricia Wuest

$250 - $499Bruce and Teresa AcklandDavid AndersonAnonymousPamela ArnoldDoug and Carole BakerJenny BarbaAutry Beamon, Jr.Richard Berens and Terri Stoneburner Thomas and Margit BergLawrence and Ann BerleJeffrey BleasePeter and Maura BrewPeter and Ellen BrownBob BruceNathan and Lisa BuntinMalcom and Barbara BurleighGeri CannonJennifer and Sean CarpenterKenneth and Janis CramCarrie Dauwalter

Rolanda DelamartinezMel Dickstein and Linda ForemanDerrick DoerrJohn and Rosemarie DolanJames and Dee DorseyBill Dunlap and Joanne PastelJames and Janet EckmanMary FarrPaul and Brenda FischerCynthia Fay and Katherine HadleyKen FinkJames Finks, Jr.Bill and Kathy FoxGary Gardner and Helen KivnickRick and Lori GarelickJeffrey GatesmithRichard and Mary GillBarry and Sarah GisserJames GlassPeter Goss and Karma WalkerJanet GraciaJames GrayClifford and Karyn GreeneMichael GuilfoilTrudy HallaBruce and Supenn HarrisonMilton HarrisonRichard and Geraldine HawnJohn and Amy HigginsAlbert and Janet HoffPamela HoopesNorman HornsWilliam Hue and Laura ChallonerRonald and Renee HunterWarren and Mary IbeleIrwin and Alexandra JacobsStanley and France JacotDavid and Emily JohnsonMark and Jennifer JohnsonChristine KainCatherine KeaneKimberly KellerThomas Keller IIIWilliam and Patricia KellyMitch Kern and Amy WalshRobert KoskiGretchen LeitermanBruce Low and Miriam RorigKimberly LoweMichael Madden and Sharon KinkeadMary McCarthyBrent McClanahanSamuel and Patricia McCulloughBobby and Debra McFerrin

Alexandra MertensKenny and Katy MeshbesherKarina MilosovichPhil Montville and Andriana AbariotesWilliam and Chouhei MullinDavid NardolilloJulie NevilleMichael and Debra NewmanRichard and Joan NiemiecJeffrey NipperBruce and Carol OlsonEric and Joy OrsonJustin and Christine PageFrank ParisiRoger and Suzanne ParkMary Jo ParkerKaren PaulsonRaymond and Donna PhilippotWalter Pickhardt and Sandra ResnickSusan Platou

Ronald and Molly PooleWayne and Joan PophamCharles Quimby and Susan CushmanBrian and Valerie RobbinsJames RustadRobin RyanMorris and Judith ShermanKevin and Sarah ShriverConnell and Eve SmithOrlando “Tubby” SmithKenneth and Sarah SpenceEdward and Virginia StringerSheldon Sturgis and Joan EricksonKevin Sundquist and Susan CzapiewskiFrancis and Alice TangeyJoseph Donnelly and Becky Thorson John TillotsonAdam and Laura ToddMeredith TutterowEmily Anne and Gedney Tuttle

David and Marie UppgaardRobert and Meg Van WhyTerry Wade and Bonnie GrzeskowiakRosalie WahlDavid and Ruth WaterburyJohn and Janet WatsonStephen Webb and Keiko SugisakaElizabeth WelbesCornelius and Betty Ann WiensCharles Wikelius and Ann BellowsFrank and Frances WilkinsonPeter WoldMedora WoodsPeter and Carolan WorkmanGary and Ann Wynia

Up to $250Mary and Gordy AamothNathaniel Abdul-Khaliq and Victoria Davis

27

Rick and Karen AbermanDarren Acheson and Carol PetersonRoy AhernVicki AhlNancy AlexanderLane and Mary AllenPaul and Jan AndersonDebra AndersonEvan and Nancy AndersonMarvin AndersonAnita AndersonAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousMichael ArbeiterA.J. and Erica AustermanRebecca BaertschLeslie BakerPamela Ann BaronPaul and Patricia BasbagaillNicholas and Karen BasilRomaine BaylessJustin BaylorJohn and Nan BeardJames and Willarene BeasleyElizabeth BeastromMarilyn Beck and Ann GreenFlorence BeckmanPatricia BeetyBarbara BelewDaniel Bell and Carolyn RuschBruce Beneke and Martha EavesJohn BennettAlan and Carol BensmanSteve and Mindy BentonElizabeth BertelBill Bertram and Naomi PetersonTiffany BlackwellMatt and Marybeth BlairCurtis Boehm and Jessica DaileyErica and Tony BouzaAlexandria and Bob BowenJoel BoydPaul and Maria BrasseurLindsay BrownMona BrownBobby and Stephanie BryantThomas and Laurel BulenTodd BuntinSteve and Renee Burk

Skip and Susan BurkeLee BurtonPeter ButlerRobert ButterbrodtPaul and Tami ButtersSusanne CameronWilda CampbellLinda and Jeff CarlsonRobert Carmichael and Janet FarniMelissa CarraherAndrea CarrollJeff and Mary CarsonRobert CarterViolet CarterGlenna CaseCharles Casey and Barbara MuesingKaren ChapleyJean ChaputBeverly CaseySousada ChidthachackDick and Kay CisekBill and Sharon ClappCory ClarksonElizabeth ClausenDavid and Wendy CogginsBarbara ConklinJanet ConnStephen ConoverJudith ConradJudy CookNathan CooperDebra CorrellJeffrey Crawford and Alice LloydSarah DanforthFrank and Kathleen DanielsDavid DarrRobert DavesMargaret Johnson DavisPhillip DavisCamille DawsonCy and Paula DeCosseJames and Deena DicandiloThomas DicksJeremy and Melissa DierickFredrick and Elaine DietrichMark DinataleTom and Patty DoarLinda DoerrMichael DonahueDouglas and Katharine DonaldsonThomas DonovanGlenn DoughtyJohn and Felissa DowningDrew Duchesne

Gary DudkowskiDaniel and Cheryl DulasJanie DuluceLee and Judith DuranDave and Beth DutcherPeter DysteP.J. and Jennifer EichtenJason and Sally ElliottScott ElofsonMichael and Betty ElsonJohn and Amelia EngbergJean EnloePeter and Cecelia EricksonSarah EvertRobert FalsaniRichard and Ruth FaunceMichael and Patty FeeneyCharles and Anne FerrellEmily Kay FischerRichard and Patricia FishelPaul FisherRay and Myra FishmanJulie ForsterJan FossB.C. FoxScott and Vera FoxRon and Joan FoxDonald and Arvonne FraserWanda FrazierPaul FreemanFreeman to Lewis and Angie Rick FergersonDick and Kathryn FreimuthSally and Rodney FrenchGerald and Sally FriedellIan and Carol FriendlyDarlene FryKadeja GainesThomas GallagherJonathan and Amy GallenTibor Gallo and Kathleen PeakeEdward and Betty GarveyHilde GasiorowiczJames and Judith GaviserCarl and Ann GersbachMark GilberstadtAndrew and Lorie GildeaPeter and Scotty GilletteDebra GilsbirchBrian and Carolyn GolbergAlan and Lynn GoldbloomHerb and Judy GoldenbergNancy GoldmanRonald Golder

Lazaro GonzalezBetty GoodaleErick and Neferti GoodlowJeffrey and Carol GradyJack and Gloria GriffinHarold GriffithsTony GruenkeDaniel GuerreroJohn Gulla and Andrea GodboutSteven and Jaclynn GunnBenjamin and Gretchen GurstelleMichele HagenErika HagstromKeith HakalaJames and Jill HalbrooksRickey HallThomas and Rachel HamlinDavid HansenThomas HaraSarah HarrisJohn HarrisJames HardSid HartmanNils and Ann HasselmoWilliam and Carol HayMichael and Judith HealeyGeorge and Carrie HeffnerRupert HeineChristian and JoAnn HeinrichKarl HeinzerlingHenry HelgenSteven and Melissa HellandPaul HeltingBarbara HenleyMary Ellen HennenJared HenschDarryl HeidemanHal and Rose HigdonDebra HillstromStephanie HilstromCristine HimpleBetsy HirschWilliam Hittler and Donna WatzKenneth and Andrea HjelmSteven and Geri HoagRobert and Carmela HobbinsAlan and Judith HoffmanRuth HoffmanBrian HolbrookDenise HolderJeanette HolmenKenneth and Linda HolmenSam and Lily HondaMary Hoopman

William and Julie HowardPatrice HowardSarah HowardKatherine HubbardPenny HuntShirley HuskinsTroy HuverTed Isenberg and Carroll BarnesTodd and Mary JacobsonMichael James and Kathleen WintersEric Janus and Carolyn ChalmersBrenda JenkinsHope JensenClarence JerabekTun and Anne JieJosie JohnsonAnn Marie JohnsonDavid and Cathy JohnstonJohn and Marcia JonesLaird and Svitlana JonesSteven and Anita JordanJohn and Linda KalenbergChad and Krista KampfJeff and Faye KamrathManuel KaplanHelene KaplanMavis KarnEldon and Kathleen KaulRobert KaylorTom and Claire KayserDeborah KeithDouglas KelleyDavid Kelley and Molly MaloneyJacqueline KellyThomas KellyJohn and Shary KempainenMarion KennonPhyllis KetchmarkChris KibarianSharon KindAndrea KircherCarl and Danette KlabnikWilliam Klaila and Barbara LeibundguthAllan Klein and Harriet LansingRick and Judy KleymanRon KlickJoyce KnutsonLinda KofstadJeffrey KolbergLinda KolstadTim and Staci KostDavid KoumpourasRobin Krause

Starla KrauseStephanie KroegerChad KuglerJohn and Mamiko LakeDennis and Patricia LaliberteRollie Langer, Jr.James and Penny LanglandBrenda LangtonAndrew LanphearRon LaShmitR. J. LaTurnerE.D. LawrenceBertram LeachDavid and Randy LebedoffCharles and Mary LeerRon LeungLarry LeventhalSeymour LevittCandace Lewis-McCombRonald and Judith LibertusBruce and Cheryl LittleGeorge LoganFred and Pamela LottTerry and Linda Marie LouieDavid and Peggy LucasRaymond LundquistEric and Mardelle MadsenBrad MadsonMaureen MahoneyVictoria MahoneyRebecca MantheiAndrew and Laurin MapesJames Marshall and Sue LandwehrWilliam and Candace MarxShannon MatthsonEric MattsonEd McConaghay and Margaret TelferMegan McCreadyDonald and Stacy McentafferBarbara McGivernWilliam McGraneCarol McIntyreAnn McKasyJeff McNaught and Lori MittagMegan McReadyMunir and Sophie MeghjeeTodd MervisTheresa MeyerNeil and Gail MeyerWayne and Gladys MikkolaJay MillerRyan and Mariah MillerPaula MillerDavid Miller and Leslie Livingston

29

Barbara MilonRobert MintzVincent MoccioCarol MoleskyBruce and Sara MonickRobert and Deborah MontgomeryForrest MooreJames Morin and Christine SeberFred Morris and Connie NotermanRussell MosleyJustin MoslingKurt Mueller and Sheri EricksonPat MuenzhuberDale and Janice MulfingerAnn MulhollandLaura MullenPatricia Mullen and Beverly MillerSarah MulliganBarry MurphyJohn and Joyce MyersFranklin MyersJeff MyhreJoseph NathanClint and Penny NeidigDouglas and K.K. NeimannThomas and Janet NelsonKonstandinos NicklowEdward NizalowskiTerence and Christine NoonanDick and Marit NowlinBryan OakleyLouis OberhauserDaniel OberprillerGary and Mary O’BrienJohn and Jean O’ConnellDaniel O’Fallon and Kathryn TimmGerald and Bernice OgdenTom and Reiko OhnoKenneth OlsenJanice OlsenJames OlsonKaren OlsonFred Olson and Elizabeth BrackettMariam OmariDavid OparkaHoward Orenstein and Barbara Frey Shannon O’TooleDeborah and John OtmanThomas and Clementine PackerTod PaigeDouglas and Kerry PannerDan and Pat PanshinEdward and Dorothy ParkerAnthony Parsons

Charles and Grace ParsonsKirk and Carmen PattersonWilliam and Suzanne PayneScott Payzant Jessica PecorraroSeymour Pederson, Jr.Pat PerellJohn and Mary PeriolatVivian PerryJohn PetersburgMark PetersenNaomi PetersonRebecca PetersonBruce and Tania PetersonBranko PetrusicThomas PettusMai PhaRobin PhillipsJoshua and Lisa PhillipsLeanne PhinneyMary PickardTimothy PinckneySteven Pincus and Michelle StrangisEdward and Peggy PluimerRichard Polanski and Janet McKenzieCatherine Polasky and Ave NelsonLawrence PostonThomas and Kathleen PotterTyler PottsBrian PoussonLeo ProctorPatricia and Kenneth PufferJoseph and Susan PyrzPeter Rachleff and Beth ClearyMattthew and Michelle RaganMichael RahmanRoshan Nicholas RajkuGladys RandleEric and Michelle RazskazoffAnthony and Kathleen ReberJim Reece and Libby LarsenRobert and Audray ReesDonald and Jean ReganLacey ReiersonMichael ReisigLewis and Constance RemeleBarbara RenshawJeanne ReuterRonald and Karen RidgewayMark Ritchie and Nancy GasehottAddi Rizvi and Ann SeltmanRoger and Paula Roe

Kenneth and Betsy RoeringGary RooneyAmos Rosenbloom and Marsha McDonaldRobert and Joyce RoseneLon Rosenfield and Barbara FriedmanAnthony and Lynn RossJohn RowlandRoger RoyceHelen RubensteinMarjorie RuchDavid RusinkoRebecca and Anthony RustBuddy RyanGary and Patty SanderCarole SattervallDan SchaffanM. Patricia SchafferJeffrey and Gayle SchaubBruce and Sharyn SchelskePaula SchlotfeldtRobert SchmalzMaxine SchraderMarilyn SchroederJules and Joanne SchulmanMichael SchultzMark and Ann SchulzeMichael SchwabThomas and Patricia ScottDennis and Carol SeefeldtEmily SeeselEllen SeeselDel Seitz and Mary FriesenJoan SemmerWayne and Anne SerklandJennifer ServiceRajiv and Rajni ShahRamanik and Sushila ShahBradford and Adaline ShinkleMartha ShockeyRobert SilvermanRyan and Eve SimonJohn and Doris SimonettJames SimonsonGerald and Margaret SimsPeter and Bonnie SipkinsMichael and Roberta SirotaJenella and James SladeBrian and Deborah SlovutWallace and Marilyn SmallJarrett SmebyTheodore Smetak and Ann MontgomeryGary SmithHenry and Diane Smith

3131

32

Shawn SmithAl and Lucille SmithDick and Liz SnyderLenny and Lynn SnyderRob SnyderJohn and Elizabeth SnyderSteve and Diane SolomonsonJoan SolomonRochelle SorelR. G. Soule and D. FinemanMintalee Sowell-DavisJoni SpauldingDenise SpechtRobert and Joanna St. ClairKevin Staunton and Maria ChristuDouglas and Wendy SteeleTara SteeleDebra SteeleRobert SteinJim StephanJim and Jan StephensonKurt StilesFrank and Lynn StoneJohn and Marcia StoutMary StrattonTimothy and Caren StrebCorey StroupRichard and Glenda StruthersAmy SuttonJoseph and Laura SvobodaNancy SwansonSean SweeneyDruanne SweetserMichael and Sandra SwirnoffCharles Taliaferro and Jil Evans

T. Elkin and Mary TaylorMark TenEyck and Laraye OsbourneDelroy and Doris ThomasRobert and Mary ThompsonMike ThompsonMichael and Linda ThompsonElizabeth ThompsonHans Thorkelson and Ann SeguinThomas Tinkham and Jacquelyn HauserAlbert and Parker TrostelRichard and Kathryn TrumbleJohn and Sher Unruh-FriesenJohn and Mary UrsuMichael Van Cleve and Rebecca IversonLee and Shannon Van ScyocMark and Sandra Vanden EindeDavid and Lynn Vander HaarMary VasalyDawn VassarNancy VaughanJonathon and Susan Vaughan-FierGary and Patty VettlesonZorayda Vidal-FarinoGerald Von KorffKevin and Teresa VuksonDeGalynn and Lance SandersD.S. and Jean WageniusJane WagnerRichard and Kyla WahlstromAmi WaldenbergerKevin WalliMaureen and Michael WalshPamela WardThomas Warth

Donald and Faye WashingtonThomas WebbHoward WeinerMatt WeingartnerCarol WeisbergDavid WellsSteven Wells and Jane ScallenTimothy and Janet WensmanPaul, Joan and Sara WernickMark Wernick and Nancy EntwistleMargaret WeselyGregory WeyandtCynthia WickerDarlene WilliamsMary (Elizabeth) WilliamsRich Wilson and Kolean PitnerTimothy Wilt and Kristine EnsrudLinda WiltfangWilliam WitcraftRichard and Susan WolsfeldPaul and Judith WoodwardJean WylieTsua XiongJohn and Eleanor YackelBrian YolitzCraig and Kimberly YolitzChristopher ZanniFrank ZarrilloBrian ZelicksonPaul and Elizabeth ZerbyLoren ZieglerAlan and Bonnie Ziskin

Best Buy Co, Inc.Dorsey & Whitney FoundationGeneral Mills FoundationING Leland Watson Attorney at Law

Medtronic FoundationMicrosoft Minneapolis Foundation RBC Wealth ManagementRyan Companies

Matching Gifts

Thomson ReutersTravelers United Health GroupXcel Energy Foundation

Al VentoChris AlbertsonAloft Minneapolis HotelAlt Bike ShopAmerican GirlB.T. McElrath Chocolatier, Inc.Becky BaertschBarbetteBariani Olive OilLouis BavaroTim and Doris BaylorBella LanaBarb BendDorothy BenhamBest BuyBibelotBlack Sheep Coal Fire PizzaBlackBlueBliss GranolaBlue Horizon EnergyKaren BorosSom BoualaphanhNaomi BrandtBrave New WorkshopBreadsmithBrian Graham SalonBryant Lake BowlBuck HillBuild a BearTom and Laurel BulenBungalow PotteryCafe LatteCafe MaudeKenneth CaldwellCalhoun Beach FramingCanterbury ParkLiz CarlsonNancy CarlsonTerry Carlson and Jeanette LeehrCarter Ave Frame ShopCepage Wine CompanyChildren’s Theater CompanyChristos Greek RestaurantComedy Sportz Improv Theater

Conga Latin BistroCostcoCharles and Constance Cowles ChipotleCRAVECub FoodsCulversVirgina DahmenDale StudiosDance with Lois DonnayData DoctorsBarbara Jo DavisDavid and Vanessa DaytonScott and Ann DaytonDe La VueDeep Roots DessertsDehn’s GardenJock and Sara DonaldsonKevin and Beth DooleyJames and Dee DorseyPhilip Dow and Deb PedersonRobert and Kristin DudacekEddington’s Emerald Green Golf CourseRolf and Nancy EnghEpisencialEsse ReusableFACES Mears ParkFamous DavesFeisty Girl ArtBen and Becky FieldNed Foster and Laura TiffanyEric FranzenFuzzy Mutt PhotosGalen LabsGandhi MahalGlaciers CaféKaren GravesGreat ClipsBrandi GundersonTom GundersonGuthrie TheaterBruce and Supenn HarrisonMike and Mona Harristhal

Hatice Jewelry LLCHeartland Restaurant Heidi’s Hell’s KitchenAmy and John HigginsBrenda HowardHubbard Broadcasting FoundationHudson PaintersIchiban Japanese SteakhouseIllusion TheaterIn Her Words CeramicsIndian Harvest Specialty FoodsItzi & Bitzi BoutiqueRaghavan IyerIzzy’s Ice Cream CafeKarin Jacobson DesignStan and France JacotJeanne Beatrice, LLCJoe’s Garage RestaurantPat and Carolyn JonesDon and Phyllis KahnTom and Marlene KayserKelen Family FoundationKids Hair, IncThe Kitchen SageBob and Terry KlepinskiMary KnutsonKowalski’s MarketsJudy KrohnSherry KromschroederMika LaidlawLandmark TheatresLeeann ChinLettuce Entertain YouRand and Petrina LevyJohn and Searcy LilleheiBrian and Mary LongeLuna RossaMacPhail Center for MusicRachel MaddenRob and Shelly MagnusonMall of AmericaManhattan ToyMansetti’s Pizza & Pasta

IN KIND GIFTS

35

Cecilia MartinMary Bacon InteriorsDenny and Gail MathisenMax’sMary McCarthyRachel McleanMunir and Sophie MeghjeeLindsay MeyerMid-America FestivalsMill City MuseumMinneapolis Institute of ArtsMinnesota Historical SocietyMinnesota Landscape ArboretumMinnesota LynxThe Minnesota OperaMinnesota OrchestraMinnesota State FairMinnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota TwinsMinnesota VikingsMinnesota WildMinnesota ZooMixed Blood TheatreMount Olivet Retreat CenterMoxie Hair SalonNash FrameNational Football League Players AssociationNeiman MarcusMike and Deb NewmanNFL FilmsSusan NielsenAmy NopOrdwayEric and Joy OrsonPaneraDiane Sims PageJustin and Christine PageKamie Page & Ben FriesenNina PagePapa John’sPark Square TheatreThe Park TavernPatagoniaEd PaulsonPeace CoffeeNate and Stephanie PelzerPenumbra TheatrePerfectly Produce

Bettie PetersonJames PetersonpH Orem SkincareLeslie PilgrimDavid and Sharon PinskaPinstripes Bowling and BistroPizza LucePoor Richard’s CommonhousePremier Cancun VacationsPro Football Hall of FameJim ProebstlePunch PizzaQuizno’sR. F. Moeller JewelerEric RahmanPaul and Mary ReyeltsRice Paper RestaurantRinataRivertown InnRocco AltobelliRoller GardenRoom and BoardRox Minneapolis JewelryRoyal PetRush River BreweryRush River ProduceRustica BakerySa Bel Salon SpaSaint Paul Chamber OrchestraSaint Paul SaintsLance and DeGalynn SandersSebastian Joe’sSevenShepherd’s Way FarmsSignature Cafe and CateringSimply Jane StudioCarol SkaarSkin RejuvenationJim and Cindie SmartSmiling Pelican Bake ShopClayton SnowSonja’sRobbie & Patti SoskinSouthpoint Community AcupunctureSpalon MontageSpill the WineSpinario DesignThe Splendid Table @ American Public Media

S-Squared SweetsStarbucksStaybridge SuitesStevenBeDon StewartStillwater BalloonsCarolyn StreedBob & Stephanie StuartSubwayTom and Annelise SwigertTea GardenThomasina’s Cashew BrittleCarol TombersTryg’s RestaurantAdam TurnmanTwin Cities Closet CoBob and Meg Van WhyBarb VaughanJon and Susan Vaughan-FierVee CorporationVinaigrette, LLCVoyageur PressAmi WaldenbergerWalker Art CenterWaterpark of AmericaWay Cool Cooking SchoolLinda WebsterWedge Community Co-opThe Wellness CenterWhen the Mood is FoodWhole FoodsWilderness CampgroundsWirtz BeverageCarol WoldWolters Kluwer Workman Publishing CompanyWorld Class WinesWuollets BakeryWyndmere NaturalsYMCA - East St. PaulYMCAYMCA - New HopeYoungstedtsYum!

Please note gifts listed in this annual report were from contributions made from July 2010 – June 2011. We have made every attempt to list donor names and contributions correctly. Please contact us at 612-332-0406 with any corrections.

37

FINANCIALS

39

FINANCIALS

7/1/2010 – 6/30/2011

Income

Contributions – Cash Contributions – Non Cash Interest/Misc Total Revenue

Expenses

Program Expenses General Administration Fundraising Total Expenses

Net Assets

Change in Net Assets before investment gains (losses) Net Investment Gains Change in Net Assets BEGINNING END

$ 1,082,870$ 32,358$ 37,718

$1,152,946

$ 895,411$ 101,246$ 37,718

$1,083,965

$ 68,981$ 253,019

$322,000

$ 2,988,240$ 3,310,240

Board of DirectorsKaren BorosMichael JordanDiane Sims PageJustin Page

Advisory BoardAJ AustermanLaura BishopJerry BlackwellJoel ConnerDavid CoxBeth DooleyRobert DudacekJohn Farni Karen Hanson Riebel Julie MatonichAntone Melton-MeauxJohn MorganRussell MosleyMike NewmanRebecca PetersonKeri Saltzman BaharDoug SpongRoberta WalburnKevin WarrenAndrea YangCraig YolitzHashim Yonis

Staff:Maria FergusonMaren HendersonCarolyn JonesAmanda MouaKyong Yun

Annual report credit: Writers:Eric RahmanBeth Dooley

Editors:Carolyn JonesMona HarristhalMaren Henderson

Design:Stephanie Hager Photography:Joe Kram

BOARD & STAFF

This annual report would not have been possible without the generous support of Thomson Reuters. Thanks to their contribution of design and printing, the entire cost of this annual report has been underwritten.

41

Non

-Pro

fit O

rgan

izat

ion

US

POST

AGE

PAID

Min

neap

olis

, MN

Pe

rmit

#319

73