2013 bcf annual report

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Report 2013Annual

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2013 AnnuAl RepoRtLetterAs we look back on the past year, we are reminded how fortunate we are to serve as the community foundation for such a vibrant town. Brookline is home to many engaged and resourceful individuals and organizations that share a common resolve to address our town’s challenges and meet the needs of every neighbor. We are proud to work with you to achieve those goals.

It has been a busy and productive year here at the Brookline Community Foundation (BCF), and we are so grateful for the partners and donors who make our work possible. The response to our first Understanding Brookline report, an in-depth look at changing trends and needs in the town, has been tremendous. The findings are already informing BCF’s strategy, and we are excited to build on its success with a second Understanding Brookline report to be released this fall, which takes a deeper look at issues of poverty and social mobility in Brookline.

With the completion of BCF’s new three-year strategic plan, Brookline Forward, staff and Trustees are energized and recommitted to making Brookline a place where all residents can thrive. Through an intensive process that included a careful look at research and input from scores of partners and town leaders, we selected three areas of strategic focus: reduce and alleviate poverty through short-term emergency assistance and by fostering more pathways to long-term economic security; expand opportunities for youth during out-of-school time; and build capacity within BCF so that we can make the greatest impact today and in the future. Each of these areas will be an important guide for our fundraising, grant making and community leadership in the coming years, even as we continue to support a broad portfolio of initiatives that make Brookline a better place to live.

We feel privileged to be part of the fabric of this community – and we look forward to continued work with our donors, partners and neighbors to build a more vibrant, engaged and equitable Brookline.

Sincerely,

DEAr FrIEnDS,

Jenny AmoryExecutive Director

FrAnk steinFieldPresident, Board of Trustees

201420152016

a three-year plan of action


BROOKLINE FORWARD

the Brookline community foundation seeks to improve the quality of life of all our neighbors. this year, we asked ourselves how we could do even better.

DownloaD rePort at Brooklinecommunity.org


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Grants

As our community grows and changes, we can all benefit from up-to-date information about the demographics and socioeconomic trends that define Brookline. BCF makes it a priority to examine the factors and issues that matter to our neighbors and to our shared quality of life. Through our Understanding Brookline report series, we contribute to a more accurate understanding of issues affecting Brookline and stimulate discussions that lead to creative and innovative problem solving.

In 2013, BCF distributed more than $615,000 to 18 organizations that are making a difference in Brookline. Select grantees are highlighted below. All received grants from BCF’s Unrestricted Fund except where noted.

$7,500 ARtZ: Artists for Alzheimer’s organizes programs that enrich the lives of people living with dementia and their caretakers. This grant supported Brookline: It Takes a Village, a network of community-based arts and culture venues that provide weekly events accessible for people at all stages of Alzheimer’s as well as their caretakers. • Vaule Fund for Arts and Culture

$1,500 Brookline Interactive Group (formerly Brookline Access television) with the Brookline Early Education Program, created the BEE Bear Book Club, a children’s literacy series that engages young viewers with story telling and models pre-kindergarten literacy strategies for parents. This grant covered the production and distribution of DVDs and books to local families.

BCF Shines a Spotlight on Community needs

Left to right: Janet Haines, Brookline Housing Authority; Grace Watson, Next Steps; Loh-Sze Leung, Brookline Community Foundation

The Brookline Teen Grantmakers, a program of the Brookline Community Foundation, teaches teens about philanthropy and the fundamentals of grantmaking. Since 2011, teens have awarded $24,000 in grants.


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Grants

Brookline Community Mental Health Center (BCMHC)

$5,000 Brothers and Sisters toward Success serves 45 to 50 METCO participants and students of color each year, easing their transition to Brookline High School, empowering them academically and socially and safeguarding their emotional well-being. • Emily Novick Fund for Teens

$5,250 Camp Subsidy program, in collaboration with the Brookline Recreation Department, ensures that children from low-income families receiving services at the Brookline Community Mental Health Center can participate in structured, enriching summer camp experiences. • Brookline Youth Fund

$7,000 Community Assistance network provides case management and social services to Brookline residents who struggle with serious mental illness. Clients receive guidance on housing, finances, medical needs and hygiene and other life skills, helping them to live independently and productively. This grant was used to expand the program to low-income young adults.

$15,000 Surviving and thriving is a support network for Brookline women living in poverty, helping women set personal goals, develop resiliency skills, and take concrete steps to improve their lives and communities. • Hsiu-Lan Chang Fund for Single Mothers and Unrestricted

BCF is proud to be the only foundation serving all of Brookline. Through a range of giving options and by working closely with the Foundation’s leadership, donors work alongside BCF to make informed decisions about where their money can make the most difference, joining forces with the larger pool of donors to multiply the impact of their gifts.

BCF InspiresPhilanthropy

Matthew Cooney, Brookline Teen Center

Left to right: Charlotte Millman, Brookline Council on Aging; Ruthann Dobek, Brookline Council on Aging; Janet Seckel-Cerrotti, FriendshipWorks


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Grants

Brookline early education program

$10,000 tuition Assistance makes early education programs accessible for underserved families, helping to fulfill Brookline Early Education Program’s commitment to ensure that quality early education is available to all Brookline children. • Blyth Family Fund and Fund for Young Children

$2,000 parent Child Home project is a home-based, learning-through-play experience that develops children’s verbal and communication skills and helps build a foundation for future school success.

$3,000 Summer Sparks increases opportunities for early language and literacy development among children in underserved, low-income families through weekly summer playgroups. • Blyth Family Fund

$15,000 Brookline extended Day Advisory Council’s scholarship program helps to ensure that Brookline’s after school programs serve a diverse mix of residents, regardless of their ability to pay full tuition.

BCF is first and foremost an institution focused on grant making. Each year, we look at the needs of Brookline as a whole and award grants to organizations and partnerships that are poised to make the most difference. We fund programs and organizations across a range of areas including education, equity, senior life, arts and culture and environmental sustainability.

Nadia Chamblin-Foster, Steps to Success

BCF AwardsStrategic Grants Grants DistributeD in 2013

DesignateD funDs 349,086

total $615,361

Bcf safety net Program100,000

unrestricteD funD93,968

Brookline youth funD40,000

rent suBsiDies* 21,807

* to non-profit tenants at 40 Webster Place

Donor-aDviseD funDs10,500


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GrantsBrookline Housing Authority

$7,000 Access to technology increases the availability of technology in Brookline public housing communities. This grant was used for technology upgrades.

$12,000 next Steps connects low-income adults with employment, job training and continuing education. This grant was used to make the program’s coordinator a full-time position, increase the number of clients served each month and expand outreach and services for young adults seeking an alternative to two- or four-year college programs. • Brookline Youth Fund

$3,000 next Steps’ new financial literacy program includes a series of workshops on essential money-management skills, such as understanding credit, establishing financial goals and developing a budget.

$15,000 Brookline Recreation Department offers safe, high-quality summer programming for children served by the Brookline Community Mental Health Center and the Brookline Public Schools, including a literacy program for children ages seven to nine that builds reading skills and helps bridge the gap between grade levels. • Brookline Youth Fund

$3,000 Brookline teen Center provides a safe, engaging setting for Brookline teens to participate in educational and leisure activities. The funding was used to underwrite membership fees for students from low-income families. •Hsiu-Lan Chang Fund for Single Mothers

$8,650 the City School develops youth as leaders for social justice. Two grants made it possible for low-income Brookline teens to participate in the Summer Leadership and Pathways to Change programs, which include intensive academic seminars, leadership development and diversity training. • Brookline Youth Fund and Emily Novick Fund for Teens

$1,000 Coolidge Corner Community Chorus fosters community through the joy of singing together and shares the love of music through performances for friends and neighbors. Funding was used for a special performance at the Brookline Senior Center and to supply free tickets for seniors and low-income residents. • Vaule Fund for Arts and Culture

$7,000 Council on Aging plans, coordinates and provides comprehensive services for Brookline residents age 60 and over. This grant funded fitness opportunities for more than 100 low-income elders.

$6,600 emerald necklace Conservancy’s Green team employs youth from Brookline and Boston to improve Emerald Necklace parks while receiving environmental and conservation education, leadership development and job skills training. • Brookline Youth Fund

BCF Safety netprogramadministered by the Brookline Community Mental Health Center, meets the emergency needs of Brookline residents with food vouchers, rent and fuel bills assistance and coverage of extraordinary expenses, such as moving costs, transportation for job seekers, essential furniture and phone cards for residents in transitional housing.

$100,000

Cindy Price, Brookline Community Mental Health Center


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Grants$6,000 FriendshipWorks, Inc. connects volunteers with seniors who can benefit from companionship, personal assistance, medical appointment escorts and emotional support.

$4,300 Jp Green House planted and maintained the garden at 40 Webster Place, generating 382 pounds of produce for the Brookline Emergency Food Pantry and hosting educational workshops for Brookline youth. • Environmental Stewardship Fund

$2,000 longwood Symphony orchestra’s lSo on Call program brings free chamber music concerts to Brookline elders who are unable to attend performances in the concert hall. • Vaule Fund for Arts and Culture

$7,000 lovin’ Spoonfuls facilitates the recovery of healthy, perishable food that would otherwise be discarded, delivering it directly to the community organizations where it can have the greatest impact. This grant helped support the salary of one food rescue driver.

$25,000 Steps to Success (StS) helps Brookline students from low-income families succeed in school and prepare for higher education. With this grant, STS created a multi-year development plan and established a new development associate position to increase program sustainability.

Spotlight Grants are small grants that support activities outside of an organization’s normal operating expenses, meeting an immediate need. In 2013, BCF awarded three.

$780 Brookline Housing Authority maintains state and federally subsidized housing for low-income families, the elderly and disabled residents. This grant supported the reconditioning of the piano in the 61 Park Street‘s community room, where residents can enjoy concerts. • Vaule Fund for Arts and Culture

$218Brookline Housing Authority received a grant to purchase tools and supplies for residents to plant vegetables and flowers in garden plots at 61 Park Street.

$750Steps to Success Contingency Care project is a pilot emergency fund for students in grades 4 through 12 that covers prepaid grocery cards for families, warm clothing for students unprepared for extreme temperatures and MBTA passes for transportation to and from school, part-time jobs and STS-approved programs.

Left to right: Mini Kolluri, Brookline Community Foundation; Cindy Price, Brookline Community Mental Health Center; Betsy DeWitt, Brookline Board of Selectmen


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Grant21st century fundartbarn community theatreartZ: artists for alzheimer’sasian task force against Domestic violenceBaker school extended DayBarry Price centerBcf safety net: emergency assistance to individualsBountiful BrooklineBrookline adult & community education ProgramBrookline arts centerBrookline council on agingBrookline commission for womenBrookline community center for the artsBrookline community mental health centerBrookline Department of Public health and human servicesBrookline Department of Public works Division of Parks and open spaceBrookline early education Program Brookline emergency food PantryBrookline extended Day advisory council Brookline education foundation spelling BeeBrookline greenspace allianceBrookline high schoolBrookline high school athletic DepartmentBrookline high school environmental club, BgreenBrookline historical societyBrookline housing authorityBrookline interactive group (formerly Brookline access television)Brookline library foundationBrookline music schoolBrookline open studios Brookline Parent-child home ProgramBrookline Police DepartmentBrookline Public health DepartmentBrookline Public libraryBrookline Public schoolsBrookline Preservation commissionBrookline recreation DepartmentBrookline resilient youth teamBrookline rotary clubBrookline schools staff children’s centerBrookline solid waste advisory committee Brookline teen centerBrookline underground railroadcenter communities of Brooklinechestnut hill village alliancethe city schoolclimate change action Brooklinecompass working capitalcommunity outreach group for landscape Designcoolidge corner community choruscoolidge corner theatre foundationcompany onecradles to crayons, inc.

Dar, hannah goddard chapterDevotion after school enrichment ProgramDevotion school PtoDriscoll school extended DayDriscoll school Ptoemerald necklace conservancyfacing history and ourselvesthe filmmaker’s collaborativefriends of Brookline rowingfriends of halls Pondfriends of minot rose gardenfriends of the muddy riverfriends of the old Burying groundfriendshipworks girls’ leaPgoddard housegraduates of the opportunity for change Programgreat acoustics!harriet casdin-silver studiohearth heath school extended Day Programheath school PtoJanus, russian american center for the artsJennifer lynch committee to stop Domestic violenceJewish family and children’s servicesJewish vocational servicesJP green housekids’ clothes clublarz anderson auto museumlawrence school extended Day Programlawrence school Ptolincoln school Ptolongwood symphony orchestralovin’ spoonfulsmassachusetts association for the Blindmassachusetts society for the Prevention of cruelty to childrenmass energy consumer alliancenext stepsParent child home ProgramPierce school PtoPierce school extended DayPuppet showplace theatrerent subsidies for Bcf tenants rogerson communitiesrunkle school Ptorunkle school extended Dayshared, inc.a shining examplespecial education Parent advisory councilspringwellsteps to success workman’s circlevisual velocity voices and visionsvoices Boston (formerly Pals children’s chorus)

recipients 1999-2013

Many of these recipients have been awarded multiple grants to pilot and support distinct programs and projects.

BCF has distributed more than $5 million in grants to support non-profits serving Brookline.


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DonorsIn 2013, BCF raised more than $645,000 in donations from nearly 1,000 individuals, businesses and foundations. These gifts directly supported local organizations that are meeting critical needs and making Brookline a great place to live.

BCF gratefully acknowledges the following contributions made in 2013, which include unrestricted gifts and gifts to the BCF Safety net Fund, the Blyth Family Fund, the Brookline Youth Fund, the Emily novick Fund for Teens, the Environmental Stewardship Fund, the Hsiu-Lan Chang Fund for Single Mothers and the Vaule Fund for Arts and Culture.

BCF Leadership Fund the following Donors maDe three-year PleDges to Bcf’s unrestricteD funD.

Jenny amorycarla & Dick Benkaandrew Berstein & Jacqueline shobackDeborah & David BrooksJudy & tom Bullittholly and Dan Burneshsiu-lan changanne covertlloyd & gene Dahmengerald Davidson & Debra kocaralexandra n. Dorf & ross D. knightscharles & Peggy evangelakosannette florczakvalerie & mark friedmanJohn f. hodgmancaroline & fred hoppinsytske & george humphreykristen & David JilekJudith h. kiddmini & surya kollurimelissa langa & Jeff wulfsonJay a. lebed & karin r. kahnmichael lindstrom & murielle vautrinloh-sze leungsusan & John manarasJulie & craig marcusharry s. margolis & susan h. Phillipsashley & nathaniel masonmichael maynard & ilene greenbergmaureen mayottemichael & mary mcconnellPatricia l. meaneyDennis & michelle mendozaJoshua & emily millerBuks moolman & Dr. sara vargasevelyn & ruben morenorebecca mutchlinda olson Pehlkegioia Perugini & James Bakumsusan Portermichael & nancy sandmanPaul & sandra sanerPaige scott-reedPhil & rachel sherrobert i. sperberfrank & rebecca steinfieldJoanne sullivanDr. & mrs. Barton tayercarol taylor & John Deknatelanne turner & harry BohrsDavid wood & elizabeth ferryreilly Zlab

Brookline Forever Legacy Groupthe following Donors have maDe PlanneD gifts incluDing Bequests, life insurance Policies anD retirement Plans.

Judith alper smithDeborah & David Brookshattie carr*eugene f. fay*John & eileen gallaghercaroline & fred hoppinJudith h. kiddsarah lawrence*J. michael maynard & ilene greenbergPatricia l. meaneytom mendelsohnemily novick* & steve heikinmichael & nancy sandmanmolly Paul & andy silvermanrosamond & sven* vaulecheryl & rufus whitfield*Deceased

Individual Donorsanonymous (24) anonymous in honor of Sonny HelmanJack & cynthia aber David & amy abrams Joshua r. abrams in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingmartin abromson & Joan nissman nancy adams abigail adler in honor of Steve Heikinkenneth & marthajoy aft stephen & gertrude akers Dr. & mrs. nile l. albright martina albright & Jon Bernstein mark alibrandi irving & Betty allen mr. & mrs. mark B. allyn Judith alper smith gary altman & Judith ferber adela m. amador in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingBrooks & mariela ames in honor of Leon Trilling & Late Ruth Batsonmary ames Jenny amory virginia andradas & emery Brown fred & Deborah andree cornelia andrus & harry kozakewich mary arnold elizabeth ascoli

frances avrin & marty Zafran sarah axelrod Jordan c. Backler katharine Bacon & mark Pener David & elizabeth Bagnani elaine & yitzhak Bakal David & sandy Bakalar william Balch & Patricia matrai in honor of Marty Whistlercarliss Baldwin & randolph hawthorne shelby & Derek Barnett James & susan Barrett robert w. Basile lisa Batchelder samuel & marion Batchelder, Jr. martha Bates & michael mazzaschi amy e. Bayer george & Barbara Beal David Begelfer & Bette ann libby in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingmyron & sandy Belfer george Bell & caroline minot Bell elizabeth Bellis-kates & mark kates robert & ellen Bello emelia Benjamin & David Pollak carla & Dick Benka nancy & frederick Bennett susan Bennett & gerald Pier charles & evelyn Berde in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingBarry Berger Daniel Bergman & katherine turnbull fitwi t. Berhane fred & Diane Berk in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingann Berman in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingDrs. leonard & Jane Bernstein stephen & Judith Bernstein amy B. Bernstein Judy Bernstein andrew Bernstein & Jacqueline shoback ralph Bevilaqua ellen Bick christopher Birch & alexandra Burke wendy m. Bittner Patricia Black ron Blackman & katherine hope robert & marjorie Bland Dianne & michael Blau Joan Blaustein Peter & christa Bleyleben Philippe Bloch roger & sarah Blood Jane Bloom stephen Blyth & anita gajdecki


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Donorswe regret any errors and encourage you to contact us if you have questions about your gift.

James P. Boland in memory of Carol A. Bolandlynn & Doug Borck in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingJeff Borck in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingJennifer Borck in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingJacquelyn Borck Beverly Borck & Barbara hart in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingannette Born stephanie & alexandra Borns-weil tim & erica Bornstein John l. Bowman anita Breslaw in memory of Haven L. Breslawcharles & linda Bressler seth Briggs stephen & roni Brissette in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingariana Brody Debra Bronstein in memory of Emily NovickDeborah & David Brooks oliver Buckley frank & nancy Buell Judy & tom Bullitt esther Bullitt & lee makowski D.t. Bulter ilene & michael Bunis richard Burhoe & margaret waller Burhoe in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingholly & Dan Burnes Padraic & ikuko Burns margaret Bush Pauline ho Bynum liz & geoff caan margaret cain carol calliotte in memory of Emily Novickroy campana & kerry o’Donnell edward & margaret campion frank & carol caro Daniel & Justine carr roger cassin & irma schretter lynne castronuovo rosanna cavallaro & David Poole hsiu-lan chang David & nicole chang christopher & karen chase wendy y. chen annie chen hung & Jill cheng Diane chester-Demicco & James Demicco virginia chin Joe & selina chow michelle christy & margaret vendryes nancy cirillo ruggiero Joseph & lauren clair Bruce & Judith clark John & ann clarkeson eleanor m. clarkson Bayard clarkson & susan austrian carolyn cline & marcus gordon Jeff coburn steve cohen Deborah cohen laura cohen in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingrosalie & Bertram cohen

gerald cohen & katherine reynolds-cohen george & karin cole Jill coleman & Peter cirincione in honor of Matt Paluszekned a. collier & ms. elizabeth l. mitchell mary comstock Barbara cone Patricia correa & martin Pollak Jay P. & nancy J. corrin florence & eleanor coslow in honor of Leah KnowltonBill & Pat coughlin mark coven & Judy levenson coven anne covert Beryl ann cowan in memory of Emily Novicknancyann v. coxe tucker & christopher crum georgia & charles cunningham, Jr. David & stephanie D’angelo mr. & mrs. lewis s. Dabney nancy Daly & kevin cavanaugh inge & David Damm-luhr mr. & mrs. charles Danberg andre & marilyn Danesh kurt & sara Dassel robert Daves & Jennifer Jackson gerald Davidson & Debra kocar gayle & andrew Davis carol Deanow erin Deemer & michael toffel toni Delisi susan Delorenzo John Dempsey & mary scott Dean Denniston, Jr. christine Desan husson & robert husson Drs. veronica & Bruce Devon Barbara Devries & John conn, Jr. mary & murray Dewart, Jr. elizabeth & Dennis Dewitt Joseph & susan Ditkoff stacey Dogan & gregg shapiro Joan g. Dolan robert & tara Donnelly alexandra n. Dorf & ross D. knights alexis & alfred Dorf, Jr. alexis wyman Dorf in honor of Alexandra DorfDorothy Dowling & stephen condon thomas Downes & ann velenchik michael & katherine Dukakis mary & hugh Dunlap robert & laurie Durkin sarah & william J. Dwyer, iii mitch Dynan & faith michaels craig & Juliet eastland Dawn edell & Jeremy hutner charles & Jane edwards mark eisenberg & kristin guyot melody eisenberg Dorfman helen elias Jacob & hilary elkins Barbara & seymour ellin Jane ellin samuel engel & anne freeh engel leslie & ilene epstein elliot P. epstein susan erickson staffan & sarah ericsson armin ernst & Dayna anderson william & eleni evangelakos

charles & margaret evangelakos John & stephanie fan robert & iris fanger in memory of Rosalind DreyfusParviz & Jeanette fariborz nancy & kim faulkner ellen feingold David feingold & Dorian mintzer David r. ferry Janice fieldman Janet & gene fierman Dana fine erika fine harvey & ariella finkel John & margot finley fern fisher & Jack eiferman gilbert fishman kevin fitzgerald sheri flagler linda fleger-Berman James fleming & linda mcclain annette florczak Jonathan florman sukey forbes Julie fouhy greg & rosemary foy Benjamin J. franco ellen franco Jason & scott frankel harry franklin regina frawley edward & Joyce fredkin linda & John freeman gordon freeman & arlene sharpe ann green J. walter freiberg iii Jeffry frieden & anabela costa martha friedenthal-haase & wolfgang haase Jill friedlander & michael goroff valerie & mark friedman harry k. friedman laurel friedman Dominic & margot fronsaglia richard & martha frost in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingarlene fruchter robert & anne fuhlbrigge David & nancy fulton edward n. gadsby, Jr. Deborah gaines John & eileen gallagher Janina galler robert & Deborah gandre nathaniel & nancy gardiner Dozier & sandy gardner william gardner & sari rotter Brooke garlick christopher & helen gates laurence & yurika geffin max geller roberta gianfortoni roderic & cynthia gilbert Phyllis giller Barbara glickler in memory of Emma Blumsteinvalerie & sanjay godhwani robert goisman & Jeanne traxler David golan & laura green susan goldberger & robert keough arthur & gertrude golden Josette c. goldish miriam goldman & maurice stiefel


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Philip goldsmith & melissa Boshco roger & cindy goldstein Jerome & marlene goldstein adele goldstein lorraine goldstein & gustaaf Driessen Pamela & alan goodman Deborah goodman rachel goodman sharon gordetsky allison gordonmichael & christina gordonlloyd & Diane gordon in honor of Frank Steinfield & Cecily Morse michael a. goss Jane graffum in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingJonathan h. grand sharon gray & hanson reynolds toni greatrex & ted wasserman Jill greenberg richard & hildy grossman Diane gittinger michelle guertin & michael Borgos Joanne r. haimes craig & karen halvorson eric & susan hardt mitchel & elizabeth harris Paul & mary harris harris-hardiman-nocon family in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingallyson & charles hatton Barbara & stuart hauser in honor of Ted & Carol Steinmanrichard J. heffernan steven heikin in memory of Emily Novickcarla heikin nancy c. heikin Pepin & robert Pepin susan helms Daley fred c. hennie edward heraty helen & myron herman John & rosalie hermos Pat herson in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingmichael & Jan herson in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingsheila & John herson in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingDavid hertzbach ellen hertzmark christine hildebrand virginia hildebrand & Jan neffke in memory of Emily Novicklinda hill & roger Breitbart Donalda hingston rhona hirschowitz robert hoch & Beverly rothfeld ann P. hochberg John f. hodgman rob hollister & catherine Donaher charles homer & Judith fabricant Brad & Jane honoroff caroline & fred hoppin mark & rita horan in memory of Emily NovickPeter & wendy gordon robert & sue housman Dennis & therese huaman in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingglenn cunha & ed hudner Joan hull

shane & Barbara hunt amina hussain chris & sheila hussey in memory of Edith Sperberwarren & Janet hutchison eve ilsen stephen & amy intille in memory of Jack Edward Millermark & susan irvings steven & sherri isakoff Jill ives in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingedward & Betsy Jacobs cerise Jacobs John Jainchill hassia Jameson in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingDavid Jameson in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingkenneth Janes susan Jenkins in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingJoan Jenney mark Jensen & lisa martin sonal Jhaveri-schneider kristen & David Jilek Bruce & georgia Johnson isaac & alison Judd youngsun Jung Paul & helen kahn adam P. kahn & kimberly c. smith Joseph & rowain kalichstein steven & nada kane Jacqueline kann & Pat goeters Paul & Judy kantrowitz lawrence & elizabeth kaplan kenneth & cathy kaplan martin & geri karno in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingDaniel & Priscilla karnovsky helen & rudolph kass william & Judith kates howard & ann katz henry & ellen katz mark & kim katz Judy katz & Phillip mayfield Barry & steven kaufman in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingJohn h. kavanagh, Jr. James kaye & kim rubin william kelley & sarah Peskin karl kelsey & anne Pfaff Dan & ginger kenney Janice kenney Judith h. kidd susie kim & alfred koetter Daniel a. kirschner mary m. klatt Dan klein & alice rothchild J. richard klein & marcia marcus austin klipp susumu & ikei kobayashi larry & Barbara koff Jonathan & Deborah kolb mini & surya kolluri neil kominsky & Deborah frank anne & Josef kottler in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingaleksey kovalyov Jonathan & Patti kraft in honor of Michael GordonBarbara & alvin krakow fred & evelynne kramer

Jeffrey krane & maureen connelly claudia kreiman elliot & marge krieger robert kroin elaine kwiecien robert & frances labaree stephen lacker & nadine gerdts Pnina lahav elizabeth lajoie kim & christine lam micheal lambert & Barbara schreiber Joan lancourt kevin lang & shulamit kahn melissa langa & Jeff wulfson kathryn lasch nancy & John lasser in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingJoan lautenschleger & Jack cummings gerry leader & lucy aptekar Jody leader & Paul mclean richard & loys leary rachel lebeaux Jay lebed & karin kahn Bernard & Britt lee henry & mary lee eunjoo lee in honor of Andrew Ohrobert & ann lees alan & Judith leichtner Patricia leighfield Jennifer lemire Joan lenington & robert sherman andrew leong & chi chi wu loh-sze leung & Peter tsai mark & carol lev anne levin Jay & mimi levine frederick levine sybil & steven levisohn stephen & Janie lewis John & Jane lewis ellen lewis nancy lincoln michael lindstrom & murielle vautrin Don & merna lipsitt lewis & louise lipsitz kenneth liss & Jill feblowitz John B. little mara littman & matt revis James & carolyn lock keith & emiley lockhart Pamela & harvey lodish John & louise loewenstein werner & carol lohe John louie & linda chinsen louie carolyn e. lovit stephen & Drusilla Pratt-otto David lucal & Deborah chassler nancy J. ludwig Pauline y. lung thomas & amy luster Josh & Jessica lutzker sean & karen lynn-Jones thomas & Barbara madigan anne mahon & hidde Ploegh in memory of Rosalind DreyfusJoseph & Janis mamayek susan & John manaras katherine manaras & oakley smith in honor of Susan & John Manaraskim manasevit & Paul reidt henry mankin in memory of Carole J. Mankin


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robin manna Julie & craig marcus murray & Phyllis marcus melanie marcus & chris leonard harry s. margolis & susan h. Phillips lawrence marks & Doris toby axelrod Donna marohn David & cydney martel teresa martland Judith e. mason ashley & nathaniel mason ed & sydell masterman corey & rebecca mathews hugh & arlene mattison stephen & lora maurer Doris may J. michael maynard & ilene greenberg michael mayo & tina feingold maureen mayotte susan maze-rothstein & steven rothstein sharon mccarrell & robert taube in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingstacey mccarthy michael & mary mcconnell harriet B. mcgraw nancy w. mckelvy Peter s. mckinney margaret h. mckinney cornelia mcmurtrie anne & colin mcnay laetitia & stephen mead, Jr. alice meadows & Pete Pold Patricia l. meaney mrs. robert mehlman emily & Bernard mehlman randolph meiklejohn & Diane sokal theo & lisa melas-kyriazi robert & Judith melzer Dara e. menashi tom mendelsohn & Julia gittleman in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingDennis & michelle mendoza norman & Paula menyuk m. k. merelice Barbara merrifield & christopher outwin michael & chou chou merrill grier & irene merwin robert e. meyers anne meyers lyle & anne micheli kadimah & mark michelson Peter & karen miller marvin & elsa miller wynne w. miller Joshua & emily miller Beth miller & tom hallock graeme mills & Deborah hunter mills lynn modell lauren moo sandra moose Birch Diane morea & Bill hauck Peggy morrison skye morrison & Paul kramer stephen morrissey cecily & alan morse in memory of Clarence LupiniDeanne morse richard & claire morse nicole morse Philip moss & kathy Bradbury Peter & gricel moyer

mikel moyer & margaret chu-moyer John & helen munzer in honor of John f. hodgmanglenn & kathy murphy John murphy & Jean ahn Patricia murray rebecca mutch Phyllis myung ann carol grossman Debra nagler & isaac Pourati harry m. nahatis marcia nalebuff garnik & karine nanagoulian amy ruth nevis & mathew kamholtz marshall & harriet newman in honor of Paul Sanerleslie newman & michael caruso my linh t. nguyen nancy J. nitikman rosemary & william nitkin Patricia norling irving novick louis & helen novick elizabeth & David novick in memory of emily novickamy novick & Bill hulsey thomas nutt-Powell & Bonnie randall virginia nyhart laura & william o’Brien kathleen o’connell David & Daria o’connor richard J. o’Dwyer & katherine Pickering in memory of Emily NovickJ. archer o’reilly iii lee oestreicher & alej&ra mir&a-naon linda & henry okun linda olson Pehlke frank & anne oppenheim roslyn & stuart orkin william & lynn osborn mary & Jacob ossar alison & Zander Packard edward Page & marilyn tressel lark Palermo young Park elenore m. Parker shirley Partoll ii mark Pasternack & Judy meyers leonard Patenaude chester & edith Pearlman, Jr Joseph Perkell francine Perler Jim & ellen Perrin Peter & Donna Pertel gioia Perugini & James Bakum harold & karen Petersen sam & silvia Petuchowski robert & kathleen Phenix James & Beverly Philip adele w. Pike william Pike in honor of Adele W. Pike & John F. Hodgmanfelicia a. Pinckney thomas Plancon & amy hozid richard & orah Platt scott & candace Plotkin Bernard & margaret Plovnick susan Porter stephen Porter & Pamela kellogg ellen m. Poss Jennifer Potter

kurt & arlene Pressman in honor of Irving Gitomer & Benjamin Bakercynthia Price-taylor Daniel rabinovitz & effie chan rosamond rabinowitz Joan rachlin & seymour small susan l. rack in memory of Emily Novick & Dorothy HeikenJeremy ransehousen vassillos & Deborah raptopoulos in honor of Holly Shumansyed f. rasool & neda shah-hosseini sue reamer abram & martha recht anita & sidney redner michael & susan rees Jeff & suzanne resnick christopher reuning & min kim ken & Judy revis gayle rich margaret richardson in memory of Dr. E.P. Richardson, Jr.yesim richardson clinton richmond & suzanne federspiel Diane ring & glenn kaplan euridice rivas & michael ringquist in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingrichard & lucy robb michael robbins regina healy & robert sloane susan roberts John robichaud in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingBerol & shirley robinson David rockwell & Debra hall in memory of Emily Novicklinda roistacher Jamie & leila rome robert & Joan rook lynda roseman & martin fishkin ellsworth & leonora rosen Daniel rosen lee & marilyn rosenbaum norman & June rosenberg lynn rosenberg abby s. rosenberg robert & karen rosenkrantz David & sally rosenthal hilde rotenberg sally & robert roth sam solomon michael rothman & elisabeth choi in honor of Ryan KeserJoseph & susan rothstein cindy & martin rowe Daniel & mary rubin Jerome rubin & carol steinberg henrietta e. rue in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddinglawrence ruttman robert & sloan sable abdollah & marion sadeghi-nejad Philip & catherine saines eileen & michael saks gila saks michael & renee sallen in honor of Amy J. SallenJoyce samet robert & nancy sampson michael sandel & kiku adatto clara sandler & Juan mandelbaum michael & nancy sandman


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elizabeth a. sands Paul & sandra saner Dorothy sang David savitz & elisabeth keller Jessica scarpati gilson & luciana schachnik gustav & francine schachter Bertram & anna-liisa scharf amy schectman & mitchell rosenberg Jeannine & martin schetzen stanley & kay schlozman robert & chrysalyne schmults samuel & Paula schneider william & roberta schnoor Debra schofel in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingBraddock schofield theodore t. scholnick kenneth & sarah schwartz Janet schwartz & howard spivak in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingPaige scott-reed John w. sears in honor of The Sears Chapelrichard segan & ellen a. Bruce stephen & margaret senturia velda shaby kamran shahbazi & firouzeh soufi elaine shannon in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddinggeoffrey shapiro harold & sissy shapiro in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingsusan shapiro in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingBill, sherry, amy & David shapiro in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingcelia shapiro & edmund mroz, Jr. katherine shea sandy shea & william schechter in memory of Emily Novickfrances shedd fisher Phil & rachel sher michael & sharon sherman william & Jenot shipley herbert & louise shivek Joel & ellen shoner vivian shoolman stanley & susan shuman michael shwartz & Pam goodman sheri siegel alexandra & James siemon michael & rena silevitch erica & adam silk alex silverman Jason & sonia silverman howard silverman eric & svetlana silverman marcie ann simon ellen l. simons Jodie c. sinclair annette singer in memory of Emily NovickBetty singer karen & evelyn singer sharon siwiec & Don foxworthy helen r. skylar in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingleigh h. & Jean g. smith linda & Jack smith marcia smith-hutton mr. & mrs. Daniel l. smythe ruthann sneider

James & susan snider cynthia snow & irving kurki albert sokol & marianne hessner robert & Jodi sokoloff rena sokolow & John anderson caren & scott solomon Diane solomon rachel solomon & Barry solar lisa soltani & John Plotz cynthia spack Dantzig william spears & robin macilroy robert i. sperber Devorah sperling stanley & Diana spiegel kathy spiegelman lionel & vivian spiro elmer D. sprague caroline & guy staff richard & ellen stall in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingmark starr & karen koshner Douglas starr & monica sidor in honor of Wendy Drobnykelizabeth steele in honor of Gioia PeruginiBarbara steen-elton & nicholas elton Jeanne steig robert stein & Jessica Pers frank & rebecca steinfield Joseph steinfield in honor of Jacob & Susie Steinfield & Frank Steinfieldthomas stemberg & katherine chapman David & marilyn stern Jack & arlene stevens mr. & mrs. michael stiefel anne stingle & Phillippe Jacob rebecca stone & stephen walt andrew f. strauss Peter & Jean stringham in honor of Matthew CooneyJ. hans & Priscilla stumm Joanne sullivan mary sullivan & eric Brandt karen a. sunnarborg allan & harriet sutfin James swaim & michelle morgenstern elizabeth sweet roberta sydney cecilia s. sze molli taft Jane & hooker talcott, Jr. katherine tallman & Peter norstrand Dan & ronna tarlow fred taub & susan cohen Barton & marjorie tayer Benjamin & katherine taylor carol taylor & John Deknatel Jeff & nancy teumer in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingJoshua & eunha thayer robert thomas lanny & anne thorndike in honor of Frank Steinfieldw. nicholas & Joan thorndike kathleen thurmond catherine a. tocci John travis ronney & stephen traynor stanley & anne trecker David & rhoda trietsch Dina e. trueheart

Peter tsieh Diana tsomides karen tucker & Jerry avorn nancy turnbull anne turner & harry Bohrs Diane ursprung cornelia h. van der Ziel John & Barbara van scoyoc nancy & kent van Zant Judith vanderkay & william Powell george & claire vasios rosamond vaule margaret rose vendryes karen victor & robert sege James & Donna viola robert violetta & mairead hickey elizabeth vizza Patricia vonnegut & michael teel in honor of Lisa ColbertDavid vos & Joelle garfi gregory wagner & emily spieler evelyn w. wagner & rise l. fischer susan walling wendie wallis Diana & christopher walsh Joyce ann walsh christopher walsh & ming hui chen laura & Jake walters nancy wanger ritesh warade & shika vohra todd & tara washburn ellen weber gillian webster Barbara weiffenbach & welcome Bender David & louise weinberg robert & amy weinberg crispin weinberg & Deborah levey adele weiner Dr. & mrs. howard l. weiner Deborah weir & Jeffrey cohlberg laura weisel Barry weisman & michele fishel leonard a. weiss lynn weissberg Donald weitzman & harriet goldberg John & susan welch sue s. welpton margaret wermer susan wexler Deborah wexler & David friedman guy m. weyl william & ada white victoria & tom whitney mary c. wiellette Jodie wigren Donald wilhelm lopamudra & roderick williams in memory of Atisa & Somnath Prustyvictoria williams al & roberta winitzer kenny wintman neil & susan wishinsky David & margot wizansky christina wolfe andrew & hannah wolk Peter l. wolk & risa s. Breckman edward wolpow Perry & Joan wong how & helen wong David wood & elizabeth ferry seth & megan woods Pauline & John woodward, Jr.


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sarah wunsch & chris earnst samantha & hideo yamamoto esther yanow lee yee karl yee in memory of Bake Quin Yeeisabel yoder sarah yules Jay l. Zagorsky in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddinglouis Zand & lynn holden Darshana Zaveri & guarav mallik marvin & thelma Zelen Jane & edward Zeman in honor of Borck-Cutler WeddingJerome & sondra Ziering reilly Zlab nicole Zuckerman in honor of Borck-Cutler Weddingrobert & molly Zuker

Foundations and Corporationsaig matching gifts Programameriprise financialanchor capital advisors llcanonymous (2)Bank of america foundationthe Barrington foundationBoston investment advisorsBoston trust & investment management companyBove & langa, P.c.Brookline Bankcallingworksthe carr family fundchapman waterproofingcitizens Bank financial groupclassic realtyconover tuttle Pacecool Donuts, llc DBa Dunkin’ DonutsDepartment of industrial accidents Judgeseaton vance investment counselemily and Bernard h. mehlman fund at the Boston foundationessentiaeugene fay family trustfirst republic Private wealth managementginsberg/kaplan fund at the Boston foundationgolden family fund at the Boston foundationgoldman sachs gives annual giving fundh.c. studiohamilton charitable corporationhamilton company charitable foundationhelen and ellen fundhighrock Brooklinehoughton mifflin harcourt matching gifts Programicon architecture, inc.Jockers family foundationJohn h. Deknatel family fund at the Boston foundationkantrovitz & kantrovitz llPkaron for selectmankeegan werlin llPkeyBanc capital marketslaw office of robert l. allen, Jr., llPloring wolcott and coolidge trust services llPmarvin sparrow fund at combined Jewish Philanthropies

mckesson foundationmendoza wealth management llcmhJ associatesmorgan stanleymorgan stanley global impact funding trust, inc.n. e. managementnew Directions foundation northeast utilitiesthe overbrook foundationPanwy foundation, inc.the Paul and Phyllis fireman charitable foundationthe Pearson foundation fundPierce school extended Day, inc.Pleasant street neighborhood associationthe Prospect fundrebel restaurants, inc.richard f. Perkins 2004 charitable lead annuity trustsimons shoessister & Johnny foundationstate street global advisorssterling suffolk racecourse, llctatelman family foundationtentindo, kendall, canniff and keefe, llPwilliam Blair & company, l.l.c.

In-Kind ($250+)connelly hardware council on foundations - suzanne fridaykaplan construction - nate Peckropes & gray llP - renata m. ferrari, kendi e. ozmon studiomla architects - Joanne hiromura, meryl nistler, veronica robles

2013 Funds the Bcf suPPorts a variety of funDs, incluDing fielD-of-interest, Donor-aDviseD, enDowment, fiscal sPonsor-shiP anD DesignateD funDs.

Blyth family fundBountiful Brookline fundBrookline 300 legacy fund Brookline open studiosBcf safety net fundBrookline teen center fundBrookline youth fund Double exposure fundemily novick fund for teensenvironmental stewardship fundfirst Parish stained glass fundflip and toddy mason family fund for Brookline’s neediestfriends of Brookline recreationfriends of Brookline rowingfund for young childrengrimke event fundhattie l. carr fund hoppin family fundhsiu-lan chang fund for single mothersJennifer lynch fund lauren Dunne astley fundsarah e. lawrence fund steps to success fundsteps to success - the Janet fundvaule fund for arts and culture

if you are interesteD in setting uP a funD, Please call Jenny amory at 617.566.4442.

Left to right: Brookline Teen Grantmakers: Jessica Fang; Jennifer Lemire (BCF Staff); Michelle Ko; Clasby Chope; Gabe Sultan; Kaylie Abner


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FinancialsFinancialsFor year ending December 31, 2013. Audited financial statements are available upon request.

revenue 2013grants and contributions 1 , 7 8 1 ,749Program revenue and miscellaneous 240,76 1investment return 7 16 ,461

Total Revenue 2,738,971

program expenses Program and grants 891 , 2 15community leadership 1 1 3 ,575Building services 102,728 Total Program Expenses 1,107,518

supporting expenses administration 85,482fundraising 54,892 Total Supporting Expenses 140,374 Changes in Net Assets From Operations 1,491,079 Transfer of Brookline Teen Center Assets (3,338,683)

Net Assets Beginning of Year 7,887,659

Net Assets End of Year $6,040,055

statement of Financial position Assets investments $4,486,349endowment investments 808,495 cash and cash equivalents 556,079 fixed assets, net 163,966 other assets 55,692Total Assets $6,070,581

liabilities accounts payable $ 1 3 , 1 3 5grants payable 10,750other liabilities (current) 6 , 6 4 1Total Liabilities 30,526

net Assets unrestricted 3 ,687,845temporarily restricted 1 ,667, 7 1 1Permanently restricted 684 ,499

Total Net Assets 6,040,055Total Liabilities and Net Assets $6,070,5 8 1

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LeadershipBoArd oF trustees*

Frank Steinfield, President

Julie Marcus, Vice President

Jay Lebed, Treasurer

Ashley Mason, Clerk

Carla BenkaAndrew BernsteinJudy BullittGerald DavidsonAlexandra DorfJohn F. HodgmanSytske HumphreyKristen JilekMini KolluriMelissa LangaLoh-Sze LeungMichael LindstromLinda Olson PehlkeJoanne SullivanDavid Wood

stAFF*Jenny Amory Executive Director

Annette Florczak Director of Finance and Operations

Alex Gordan Financial Information Manager

Jennifer Lemire Associate Director of Programs and Grants

reilly Zlab Development and Administrative Associate

proFessionAl Advisors committee (pAc) Bcf is grateful for the active volunteer suPPort of these Brookline-area

Professionals, aPPointeD By the BoarD of trustees, who serve as

amBassaDors anD aDvisors on PhilanthroPic, fiDuciary anD legal matters.

Joshua Miller, PAC Chair, BnY MELLOn WEALTH MAnAGEMEnT

Dennis Mendoza, PAC Vice Chair, MEnDOZA WEALTH MAnAGEMEnT, LLC

robert Donnelly, MArSH USA, InC. Charles Evangelakos, SAGEMArK PrIVATE WEALTH SErVICES Martin Hall, rOPES & GrAY LLP Jerry Kampler, CLASSIC rEALTY Harry Margolis, MArGOLIS & BLOOM, LLP Maureen Mayotte, VACOVEC, MAYOTTE & SInGEr LLP Buks Moolman, InDEPEnDEnT BOArD DIrECTOr

Evelyn Moreno, nIxOn PEABODY, LLP rebecca Mutch, POSTErnAK, BLAnKSTEIn & LUnD, LLP Gioia Perugini, HEMEnWAY & BArnES LLP Sandra Saner, U.S. TrUST Phil Sher, THE SHEr WEALTH MAnAGEMEnT GrOUP

Anne Turner, Chair

Samuel BatchelderDeborah BrooksHolly BurnesHsiu-Lan ChangJohn ChristianKimberly ClouseVirginia ConquestBill CoughlinAnne CovertLloyd DahmenMary DewartElizabeth DeWittMary DunlapJohn Gallaghernathaniel GardinerAlice GrayJohn Grew, Jr.Caroline HoppinChobee Hoy

Judith KiddJ. richard KleinSusan ManarasMichael MaynardPatricia MeaneyTom MendelsohnCecily MorseJim notmanLynn OsbornPhillip PageSusan PorterMichael robbinsMichael SandmanPaul SanerAnne ShortJudith Alper Smithrobert I. SperberLionel SpiroBarton Tayerrosamond Value

Friends Bcf is thankful for the imPortant contriButions of

former trustees anD suPPorters to the ongoing work

of the founDation.

companies referenced for affiliation only.

WrITInG • Julie Marcus & Reilly ZlabEDITInG • Katie BayerlDESIGn • one2tree|Rena Sokolow PHOTOS • David Binder (cover), Leise Jones (pp. 2 - 6, p. 13), Lou Jones (p. 1) & Gwen Ossenfort (p. 1)

Cover Photo: Steps to Success

*as of December 31, 2013.


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