2014annualreport

Carmen Dence and Andres Hincapie of Grupo Atlantico are dancing a Puerto Rican Bomba at Festival of Nations.Photo by Jerry Smith/International Institute

© International Institute of Metropolitan St.Louis, May 2015

2014 Year in Review

The year was like no other in our recent past.As you will read in detail later in this AnnualReport, we purchased a new campus for the

International Institute, commenced renovation, andlaunched the quiet phase of our New BeginningsCapital Campaign. The relocation was essential; we had outgrown our facility on S. Grand and needed larger and more flexible space to meet theneeds of current and future immigrants.

This flurry of activity was in addition to our regularschedule of services. A total of 91 staff providedservices to 7,522 clients. In all, 991 volunteers contributed 28,858 hours of service. We also sponsored 595 refugees from Iraq, Afghanistan,Somalia, Bhutan, and other corners of the world. In October, we were granted permission by the USDepartment of State to begin sponsoring refugeesthrough our branch office in Springfield, MO.

During the year, we also actively engaged in promoting St. Louis as a welcoming community for immigrants, especially in collaboration with staff and volunteers of the St. Louis Mosaic Project. Staff co-presented at dozens of diverse venueson both sides of the Mississippi including at the SW Illinois Leadership Council, St. Louis University, Princeton/Harvard/Yale Alumni Association, and Gateway Center for Giving events and education sessions. We also participated in strategic sessions in Pittsburgh and Los Angeles with the Global Great Lakes Initiative (recently renamed the WE Global Network) to formulate plans to strengthen economies in former rust belt cities through immigrant attraction.

The tragic death of Michael Brown and resulting widespread unrest in early August occurred two weeks prior to our annualFestival of Nations. We redoubled our efforts at the festival and throughout the fall to identify ways to connect andbridge differences, especially as another nearby shooting resulted in protests literally in our backyard.

In October, I had the pleasure of traveling with a delegation to Turkey and Bosnia as a guest of the Niagara Foundation.While in Bosnia & Hercegovina, I visited Srebrenica, the site of a large-scale massacre almost 20 years ago, and the former home of thousands of St. Louis Bosnian-Americans. It was a profoundly moving experience.

In November, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved our application for a Low Power FM (LPFM) license.We expect to launch an on-site radio station by July, 2016. The station is the first vital step in a long-range strategy tovastly expand our service reach locally and around the nation through on the air and internet-based programming.

As the year drew to a close, we were multi-tasking at a furious pace. We were challenged to pack and prepare for our move while continuing to offer a wide range of services. Still, we embraced the impending move with hope and enthusiasm. We all understood and appreciated the value it offered not just to Institute clients but region-wide.

Anna CrosslinPresident & CEO

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Photo by Wayne Crosslin/International Institute

In September, Anna Crosslin and Bob Fox were co-recipients of the inauguralMosaic Award of the STL Economic Development Partnership. Pictured here(from left): Joe Reagan, President of the STL Regional Chamber; Fox;Crosslin; and Mayor Francis Slay.

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Both immigrants and refugees attend English classes dayafter day or, frequently, evening after evening after a longday at work. In our literacy through advanced-level classes,students get free customized training to develop Englishskills for the workplace and everyday life. Students in needof individualized literacy instruction receive extra helpthanks to the help of volunteer teacher aides.

The first months after arrival are a flurry of activity withmost new arrivals attending job readiness classes, and EO,while learning English in ESOL classes. Job Readiness classes and EO help them understand the American workplace culture and their new neighborhoods. Some are enrolled in job-specific training programs, includingthree state-certified programs: Certified Nursing Assistant(CNA), Alterations and Industrial Sewing, and HotelHousekeeping.

Refugees and immigrants also studied in US Citizenshippreparation classes, including beginning, intermediate andadvanced level classes and a telephone-based tutorial program. Citizenship classes for the elderly were alsooffered. Computer training, Michigan testing services, andHigher Education counseling were also provided. We alsocontinued our collaboration with the TRIO EducationalOpportunity Center.

Our two Immigration Specialists, Partially-Accredited withBoard of Immigration Appeals, continued to help clients identify and obtain proper forms and prepare immigrationapplications, including Lawful Permanent Residence, US Citizenship, refugee family reunification, and travel documents.

Refugee Resettlement

English Classes for Adults

Citizenship Preparation

Job Training & Placement

Specialty Services

• Social Work

• Counseling

• Elderly

• Human Trafficking

Immigration Assistance

Our refugee resettlement program continued to helpthose forced to flee their home countries to buildnew lives in St. Louis. In the first hectic monthsafter arrival, we address basic needs for sponsoredrefugees, including food, housing, clothing, transportation, interpretation, medical access andorientation to the US and St. Louis.

As refugees start transitioning to independence, theylearn about and acclimate to their new surroundings.Their resilience and ability to survive after horrificconditions experienced overseas enable most ofthese new arrivals to adapt to their new environ-ment in a surprisingly short time.

This year, we expanded our three-week EnhancedOrientation (EO) Program, adding experiential curriculum from the Center for Applied Linguisticsand Cultural Orientation Resource Center for more‘hands-on’ activities. The Institute for FamilyMedicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital again providedimmunizations to our recent arrivals.

Newcomer families also benefited from the supportof partner organizations, including the NationalConference of Jewish Women-Back to SchoolProgram, 100 Neediest Cases, and Healthy KidsExpress.

New arrivals join programs with thousands of otherclients to learn English, support their families, andto eventually take their places as fully participatingSt. Louisans of immigrant heritage.

Pillar I: ImmersionEducation & Social Services for Newcomers

Students from many nations attend classes and events at the InternationalInstitute.

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Left: Somali refugee shows off bracelets made at IISTL’s holiday party.Photo by Wayne Crosslin/International Institute

We also provided a host of specialty services in social work, counsel-ing, elderly, human trafficking and domestic violence capacity building. Social work provided a range of services, including medicalcare access, health literacy, family conflict, coordination and community referrals for substance abuse and persistent mentalillness. Counseling focused on trauma from forced migration thataffects all areas of well-being. In addition to US Citizenship services, Elderly services offered quarterly events for refugees 60+ on a range of topics, including Medicare, weatherization, disaster preparedness and utility assistance.

In human trafficking, we continued oversight of two Rescue andRestore Coalitions that raise awareness about the issue and help linkpossible victims to service providers. Our region includes all ofEastern MO, including a program in southeast MO.

Since a number of refugees have moved to southwest Missouri, ourSpringfield satellite office (IISMO) received federal approval to provide refugee resettlement services in that area. Other branchservices include general case management for refugee families, who are primarily but not exclusively Burmese. We provided culturalcompetency training, health literacy and education to healthproviders in McDonald County at the most southwestern corner ofthe state.

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2014 Accomplishments

Former Nepalese refugee participates in US Citizenship celebration at the Institute.

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2014 Lead Underwriting

Bank of America Foundation

Mental Health Services

Health Insurance andHealth Literacy Services

Adult Education & Literacy Program

ESOL ClassroomInstructors

Job Training facility


Pillar 2: InvestmentEconomic Security for Immigrants and All St. Louisans

II Community Development Corporation

Small Business Center

• Business Loans up to $35,000

• Financial Literacy and Business Development

Asset Development

• Matched Savings

• Credit Counseling

Volunteer Income Tax Assistants (VITA) Tax Services

II Global Farm

The International Institute Community Develop -ment Corporation (IICDC) is a certified CommunityDevelopment Financial Institution (CDFI) with three goals:

• Increase the number of immigrant entrepreneurs in the region,

• Help these immigrant entrepreneurs become “bankable,” and

• Help immigrants build credit and acquire assets.

By accomplishing these goals, we help immigrantentrepreneurs realize the American Dream.

Immigrants and refugees are at high risk of beingunderbanked, although they are 60% more likely to be entrepreneurs in St. Louis.

We improve the economic stability and futurepotential of new Americans, including both recently arrived refugees and other immigrants.Our clients receive linguistically and culturally-sensitive technical assistance that helps themdevelop strong business plans to successfully start,strengthen, and expand their businesses. Thesebusinesses create and retain jobs and generatepositive economic impact in our region.

The IICDC leverages public dollars by creating apublic-private partnership with four local financialinstitutions. This combination of public and privatecapital allows us to help immigrants achieve their financial dreams. We provide targeted loanproducts for refugees, immigrants and womenentrepreneurs.

Rekan, a former Iraqi refugee and now US Citizen, recently started a business to provide affordable and safe used cars to other new arrivals. In the meantime, he is studying for his Petroleum Engineering and Geologydegrees at MO Science & Technology in Rolla.

Micro-loans, up to $10,000 per loan, are provided by a grantfrom the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), DHHS. ORRLoans can be leveraged to obtain a maximum of $45,000.

In 2014 we disbursed 21 loans totaling more than $94,000.Clients used these funds to start or strengthen business such asIT development and used car sales, as well as taxi, restaurantand cleaning operations. The table on page 6, prepared by the St. Louis Regional Chamber utilizing IMPLAN data analysis modeling, demonstrates the positive financial impact of immigrant business in our community.

We also operated the Women’s Entrepreneur Loan Fund (WEFund), formerly named the Peer Lending Circle. The fund provides budding female entrepreneurs access to low interestloans up to $1,000 for up to 18 months.

A WE Fund example is Ida. She saw other women entrepreneursin the African community increase their income by selling traditional clothing. Ida had been making clothing for herself and her family for years. Her dream was to one day join thosewomen entrepreneurs and sell her creations to the larger community. We helped Ida prepare her first business plan, connected her to a successful WE fund graduate for mentorship,and provided her with the seed money to start her business.

Additionally, we offer matched savings accounts known as the IDA Program. With the matched savings, immigrants can buy ahome or a reliable car, enroll in post-secondary education, orstart or expand a small business. Funding sources are madeavailable through collaborative partnerships with the United Wayof Greater St. Louis and from Office for Refugee Resettlement.

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In 2014, a total of 120 IDA accounts were opened. These savers aremaking monthly deposits and savings towards an aggregate goal of$357,000. The chart on the left offers more details.

We also coordinated the submission of 503 state and federalincome tax returns under our VITA sponsored Earned Income Tax(EITC) filing service. This free service helped St. Louisans of whom 60% were foreign-born obtain accurate information and file their returns. On average, beneficiaries received just over$1,000 in tax refunds. In total $358,281 in federal and $109,449state refunds were filed.

Since 2008, we have also operated urban farms. There, we teachrefugees how to raise healthy and family-friendly produce for personal use and how to sell excess produce for supplementalincome. Under a US Department of Agriculture grant, we continuedto operate weekly markets in the West End and at the Institute.We also participated in SNAP 2 it!, a partnership of four other markets to raise money for SNAP consumers, thereby matchingpurchases of healthy food.

In all we sold at markets on 38 days. Our farmers also sold directly to small grocery stores and restaurants.


Burmese refugees have been among the longest participants in the InternationalInstitute Global Farms program.



Support of Local Institutions

Community Development Corporation

Summer Intern Program

Employment and Output Impact Estimates: New Jobs

LaborIncome Output

Direct 16 $601,700 $1,380,600

Indirect/Induced 9 $446,400 $1,291,800

Total 25 $1,048,100 $2,672,400

Employment and Output Impact Estimates: Retained Jobs

LaborIncome Output

Direct 6 $134,000 $482,500

Indirect/Induced 3 $133,200 $391,300

Total 9 $267,200 $873,800

Total Employment and Output Impact Estimates

LaborIncome Output

Total 34 $1,315,300 $3,546,200

Jobs

Jobs

Jobs


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The International Institute Community Development Corporation(IICDC) was founded in 2006 to increase micro-lending to St. Louis’immigrant entrepreneurs, a market niche that is underserved by traditional financial institutions.

The IICDC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Institute with separate501 C (3) tax exempt status. It is also recognized as a CommunityDevelopment Financial Institution (CDFI) and a Community Develop -ment Entity (CDE), of the US Department of the Treasury. As such, the IICDC can make loans in economically-distressed target marketsutilizing pooled loan funds for which banks receive CommunityReinvestment Act (CRA) credit.

The IICDC provides and receives services through a Memo ofUnderstanding with the Institute. The Institute’s Small Business Centerstaff serves as loan officers for the IICDC pooled loan fund, and theInstitute’s Senior VP for Programs also serves as President of the IICDC.

The IICDC pooled loan fund enables us to make loans up to $35,000 toimmigrants, including refugees. Our banking partners have helped uscarefully build our portfolio by contributing to our pooled loan fundand by serving on our Loan Review Committee.

In 2014, the IICDC serviced 77 micro-loans of which 21 were new.Repayments totaled $175,303 in principal and interest; the outstandingbalance in our loan fund as of December 31 was $242,339. Since theinception of our micro-lending program, we have disbursed $1.6 million through 200 loans to help strengthen immigrant businesses.

We are grateful to US Bank which during the year made its second oftwo payments in a generous two-year grant to the IICDC totaling$140,000; the funds help underwrite operating and pooled loan fundcapacity-building.

IICDC Board of DirectorsSuzanne LeLaurin — PresidentJane Allen Jones — ChairJay Staley — Vice ChairJana Nester — SecretaryHarry Xu — Treasurer

International Institute Community Development Corporation

Thomas OldenburgPradeep RajendranKarlos RamirezNarcisa P. Symank, Esq.Laura Tabat

Christina AndersonAndrew Scott ArmstrongSam CharringtonNicholas Garzia, Esq.Alberto del PilarLaurie Morgan

IICDC Statement ofFinancial PositionYear Ending December 31,2014 (audited)*

ASSETS 2014Current assetsCash and cash equivalents $533,807Accounts receivable $823Current portion of notes receivable $103,979Due from affiliate $19,040

Total current assets $657,649

Notes receivable $120,661Total assets $778,310

Liabilities and Net AssetsCurrent liabilitiesAccounts payable and accrued expenses $7,149Deferred Revenue $119,836

Total current liabilities $126,985

Notes Payables to Banks $245,624

Total Liabilities $372,609

Net assetsUndesignated, available for operations $371,973Temporarily restricted $33,728

Total net assets $405,701

Total liabilities and net assets $778,310

* 2014 audited statement is a portion of the International Institute’s consolidated audit. Please direct any questions to the Institute’s accounting office (314) 773-9090 ext. 126.

Revolving fund pool participants:


Festival of Nations

Community Connections & Welcoming Services

II Business Solutions Center

• Interpretation & Translation

• Speakers & Consulting

• Workforce Training

Resources & Links

• International Community Calendar

• Culture Links: STL Directory

• National Network

As new Americans become integrated in the broader community, they want to preserve their arts and present them to all St. Louisans.Among the most popular venues is our annual Festival of Nations, the largest, most diverse multi-ethnic event in our region.

This year, Festival of Nations was held on August 23 and 24 in TowerGrove Park. More than 60,000 visitors came out in spite of the scaldingsummer heat. Hundreds of ethnic organizations and volunteers continue to make this magnificent celebration possible. More than 40 ethnic food booths provided a veritable world feast.

Festival of Nations is a personal favorite of thousands of St. Louisans,especially among Millennials who consistently give it top marks on St. Louis’ Best Festival lists.

We also continued to work to directly inform St. Louisans and peopleall around the nation about new Americans. During the year, we pro-vided 115 speeches and presentations to 3,515 community members in social service, religious, business, health, and other settings. AnnaCrosslin, long-time IISTL President & CEO, personally made 20% of thepresentations, reaching 25% of the audience. She continues to play aleadership role in the STL Mosaic Project, a city-county initiative witha rapidly growing national presence.

Our staff and student interns shared information and stories through647 posts on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites whichwere reposted and retweeted thousands of times. Additionally, wewere featured or mentioned 44 times in regional or national media.

Pillar 3: InclusionConnecting and Celebrating all St. Louisans


Shakespeare Theatre of St. Louis brings an abbreviated version ofHenry IV/V to the Institute to thrill the international audience.


2014 Festival of NationsLead SponsorsPresenting Sponsor

Area Sponsors

Other Supporters

TowerGrovePark


On January 15, we received word that IISTL’s offerfor the former St. Elizabeth Academy at 3401Arsenal St. had been accepted by the Sisters ofthe Most Precious Blood of O’Fallon, MO. They hadoperated the Academy, a private all-girls highschool, since 1882 but closed the school due todeclining enrollment. The Sisters accepted ouroffer of $1.6 million for the four-acre campus withfive-buildings totaling 132,000 sq. ft.

Throughout 2013, we had explored ways to expandour service footprint at our 30,000 sq. ft. S. Grandfacility where we had provided services since 1999.Our feasibility study concluded that the propertydid not lend itself well to substantial constructionand that it lacked an affordable solution to ourparking needs.

We closed on the Arsenal property on June 15,after many months of due diligence and study.Over the next several months, staff and volunteersworked weekend-after-weekend, emptying cupboards, sorting and tagging furnishings, andotherwise clearing the buildings.

In June we hosted a “Welcome Reception” fordonors and friends so they could take a peek atthe Institute’s new home. In August, our contractorbegan a massive overhaul of the property.Additions included a new elevator, handicappedramping, men’s restrooms, and a lobby to welcomeour clients and visitors.

Since the five campus buildings dated from 1894 to1957, each required differing levels of renovation,including new roofs, tuck-pointing and gutters. The campus is located in the Tower Grove East andCrittenden National Historic Districts. So attentionwas paid to maintaining the exteriors in a histori-cally appropriate manner. In all, another $2 millionwas dedicated to renovation essentials.

Meanwhile, we established a $3.5 million capitalcampaign goal and sought support from corpora-tions, foundations, individuals, the Board, andstaff. The Institute’s Board of Directors and staff

On June 27, friends of the International Institute celebrated the purchaseof our new facility at 3401 Arsenal St. From left: Ampy Kollman-Moore,Vijay Sharma, Mayor Francis Slay, and Robin Carnahan (faced away fromcamera).


New Beginnings Capital Campaign Acquisition and Renovation of a New Campus for the International Institute

2014 Honor Roll of Donors$500,000William T. Kemper Foundation

$300,000 John F. McDonnell

$150,000 Emerson Charitable Trust

$100,000-$149,999Dana Brown Charitable TrustEnterprise Holdings FoundationLutheran Foundation

of St. Louis

$20,000-$29,999Beth A. RadtkeMasterCard WorldwideSandy & George Tsai

$10,000-$19,999Mary P. & Bob Heger

$5,000-$9,999Anthony A. Gonzalez-AngelJane Allen & J. Kenneth JonesGayla & Randal NarikeAnh Pham-Nguyen &

Hoang NguyenRegional Business CouncilC. Eliot Cori-Tao & Richard Tao

$2,500-$4,999Dipankar BandyopadhyayKhalilah & Sam B. CharringtonAnna E. & Wayne CrosslinTheresa & Clay GrumkeShanna & Arindam KarDenise & Phillip KlevornPowerPlan, Inc.Beth A. Fisher & Amit B. Shah

$1,000-$2,499Anita M. & Tim BarkerPaul CostiganStacey GeorgeKate & Mark HowellTina & Yia Hwey HsiehSuzanne LeLaurinMary & Les MyersWendy P. & Christopher

RichardsonRobin & J. Eduardo SeucJeffrey C. Whitford

$500-$999Monique & Galen D. BinghamAriel Burgess & Jim SerattiJanice A. CernyHyrije HoxhaChristina JuelfsAmparo Kollman-Moore

& Ron MooreRosa C. Puerto JanesJanice & Edgar SmartSandra Zak & Mark MowreyMichael A. Zambrana

Less than $500Diego AbenteMohamed AminAhmad BarekzaiSarah BarekzaiSarah BarnardNsengi BertrandEmsada BilkanZlata BilkanMaureen BookCarrie BrickeyNate BrinsonMarilou ConnoyerSemere DesuMarisa Echevarria

Lara FallonCesar FigariAngela FolkesBeth GephartBooker GilliamBlake HamiltonSpogmai HashmiSaad HusseinMohamed IssakMirsada KaradzicVaresteh KhazaeliJane KnirrRick KramerRene KreiselMarlene KruseRosemary LangLany van L. MaasGedlu MetaferiaAmanda MohlKelly MooreShatha NajafRanga NepalNha NguyenAmy PuskasEmily RatchfordJorge RinconSuk SapkotaKam SingBrandi SquireSamantha StanglMustafa SuarayMichael SullivanKathy TuckerAndy UeckerJoel WalkerLacey WatsonAda WilliamsAndrea Wren

Students depart after first day of classes at our newcampus on January 21, 2015.


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quickly stepped forward. 100% made personal contributions totaling $100,000. We are especially grateful to early donorsincluding Enterprise Holdings Foundation which contributed$100,000 at the very outset.

Without a doubt, our most important and early demonstration of support was the $500,000 Challenge Grant from the William T. Kemper Foundation, Commerce Bank Trustee. The gift was atremendous boost to the campaign and the confidence of the campaign committee. The Kemper Challenge grant match was met by December 31 with contributions from the LutheranFoundation of St. Louis, Emerson Charitable Trust, The Dana Brown Charitable Trust, and John F. McDonnell.

By year’s end, our campaign had reached $1.4 million in gifts andpledges. Our goal was in sight and could be met by $1 million more in contributions, plus the proceeds of the sale of our property on S. Grand. Accordingly, we planned to continue to solicit funds through the winter and launch our community phasein the spring 2015.

Meanwhile, our move was scheduled for shortly after the New Year on MLK Day weekend.

From left: MO State Senator Jamilah Nasheed and Anna Crosslin tour the newIISTL campus.



Supporters, Collaboratorsand PartnersAll divisions of major networks/institutionsare listed by INSTITUTIONAL name first, with department or program following.

Alexian Brothers PACE AmerenAmerican Red Cross – Ready Rating ©AmeriCorps STLArmstrong Teasdale LLPAsian American Chamber of CommerceAssistance League of STLBaisch & Skinner STLBank of AmericaBarnes-Jewish Hospital

Refugee Health Serv.Better Family LifeBilingual Int’l Assistant Serv.Bosnian Chamber of CommerceBotanical Heights Neighborhood Assoc.Bryan Cave LLPCarrollton BankCasa de SaludCatholic Charities

Midtown City GreensRefugee Serv.Southside Center

Central Patrol Business AssociationChristian Friends of New AmericansCitiCity of St. Louis

Board of AldermenCivil Rights Enforcement AgencyHealth Dept.Mayor’s & Other OfficesMetro. Police Dept.Courts - Office of Jury Comm.

Cntr for Survivors of Torture & War TraumaCollege Bound STLCorporation for National & Community Serv.Credit Builders AllianceDana Brown Charitable TrustDaughters of Charity Foundation of STL Diversity Awareness PartnershipEarth Day STLEngineer’s Club of STLEnterprise Holdings

EmployeesFoundation

Express ScriptsFOCUS STL

CORO FellowsCORO Women in LeadershipLeadership STL

Friends of BosniaGarden District CommissionGateway EITC Community CoalitionGateway Greening


SLU High SchoolSouthern Commercial BankSTL Area Agency on AgingSTL Children’s Hospital – CABSTL Chinese American NewsSTL Convention & Visitors BureauSTL County

Div. of Workforce Dev.Domestic Violence CouncilOffice of the STL County ExecutivePolice Dept.World Trade Center STL

STL Economic Development PartnershipSTL Ending Violence Against Women Network(SLEVAWN)STL Language Immersion SchoolSTL Mental Health Board

CANA NetworkSTL Modern Chinese SchoolSTL Mosaic ProjectSTL Philanthropic Organization, Inc.STL Public LibrarySTL Public Schools

Adult Education & Literacy ProgramK – 12 Bilingual/ESL ProgramNahed Chapman New American Academy

STL Regional ChamberSTL Regional Health CommissionSTL Rescue & Restore CoalitionSTL Symphony OrchestraTG East Neigh. Assoc.TG Heights Neigh. Assoc.TG South Neigh. Assoc.Tower Grove Park

TRIO – Educational Opportunity CentersUMOSUniversity of Missouri-STL

Int’l Affairs Advisory Counc.School of EducationSchool of Social Work

United Way of Greater STLMulticultural Giving Init.Women’s Leadership Giving Init.

Urban League of STLUS Attorney’s Office – Eastern MO

Anti-Human Trafficking TFHate Crimes TF

US BankUS Bankruptcy Court-E MOUS Citizenship & Immigration Serv.

St. Louis Field OfficeUS Dept. of Agriculture - FMPPUS Dept. of Treasury - CDFI ProgramUS Social Security AdministrationVatterott CollegeWalgreens Healthcare ClinicsWashington University

GWB School of Social WorkOlin Business School

Webster UniversityWelcoming AmericaWells Fargo AdvisorsWells Fargo FoundationWhole Foods MarketWorld Affairs Council of STLYouth In Need- Head Start YWCA - Sexual Assault Cntr.

Gitana ProductionsGreat Rivers GreenwayHealthy Kids ExpressHispanic Chamber of CommerceHispanic Leaders GroupHoyleton Youth & Family ServicesIMPRINTInstitute for Family MedicineInterfaith Partnership of Greater STLJewish Community Relations CouncilJVS – Kansas CityLaclede GasLegal Services of E. MOLincoln University

Innovative Small Farmers OutreachUrban Impact Center

Literacy Roundtable of Metro STLLocal Harvest GroceryLutheran Foundation of St. LouisMasterCard WorldwideMercy Neighborhood MinistryMetro ADA ServicesMinority Advocacy CoalitionMission Center STLMO Arts CouncilMO Botanical GardenMO Career CentersMO Citizens for the ArtsMO Community Service CommissionMO Dept. of Health & Senior ServicesMO Dept. of Higher EducationMO Family Support DivisionMO Foundation for HealthMO Immigrant & Refugee AdvocatesMoney Smart STL WeekNCJW - Back to School ProgramNew City FellowshipNiagara FoundationNINA – Network for Integrating New AmericansNine Network - KETC-TVOasis InternationalOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & StewartOld Newsboy DayOneSTLPlaces for People/Community AlternativesPNC BankPrincipia CollegeProfessional Latino Action NetworkPulaski BankRefugee & Immigrant Consortium of STLRegional Arts Commission STLS. Grand Community Improvement DistrictSAGE Metro St. LouisShakespeare Festival of STLSisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet SLOENSt. Louis University

Boeing Institute of Int’l BusinessCenter for Global UnderstandingMedical School - Residency ProgramSchool of Social Work

Clarkson Irish Dancers are a highlight of the annual Festival of Nations.

Photo by Jerry Smith/International Institute

+$10,000CitigroupEnterprise Holdings

FoundationUS BankWebster UniversityWells Fargo Bank, N.A.

$5,000-$9,999Bank of America Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Express Scripts FoundationGayla & Randal NarikeSt. Louis Philanthropic

OrganizationThe Boeing CompanySandy & George Tsai

$2,500-$4,999Ameren MissouriDipankar BandyopadhyayEliot Unitarian ChapelMaxine K. Clark & Robert

N. FoxAnthony A. Gonzalez-Angel

$1,000-$2,499Mary Ann & William AndersonDean Berry*Monique & Galen D. BinghamSandy & Ashok Chawla#Elizabeth H. & Bruce

Cohen, M.D.Commerce Bank

Nancy W. DayTina L. DeeljoreDavid C. FarrellMary P. & Bob HegerLaurie & Ted HellmuthJane Allen & J.

Kenneth JonesShanna & Arindam KarKitchen SinkDenise & Phillip KlevornMasterCard WorldwideAnh Pham-Nguyen &

Hoang NguyenJane M. & Bruce P. RobertJennifer SchwesigRobin & J. Eduardo SeucBeth A. Fisher & Amit B. ShahRuth & Alvin SitemanSuburban Journals Old

Newsboys DayC. Eliot Cori-Tao &

Richard TaoJeffrey C. WhitfordErin E. WilliamsMichael A. Zambrana

$500-$999Janice A. CernyChaminade College

Preparatory SchoolAdrienne CostelloRick E. EssenLori GoodmanCarol & Ward Klein

Edward D. O'ConnorPulaski BankLuz M. Robles-Razzaq &

Asim RazzaqWendy P. &

Christopher Richardson

$250-$499AnonymousBaida Moroccan RestaurantMary BardAnna M. BeckLinda & Fred BergerCathy & Bob CarneyKhalilah & Sam B.

CharringtonCleveland-HeathJulie & Charles Cobaugh#Jean & Joseph Dugan#Joseph ErnstKatherine E. Cochrane &

Joel GlassmanJames C. GuyolCathleen & Robert HaarJeffrey C. HuestisJapanese-American

Silver CircleNancy R. JonesMandarin HouseMangoSusan S. MarcusSteven MillerCynthia MitchellTracey & James RatchfordRooster - South Grand

Mary L. RowlettSameem Afghan RestaurantBrian SheaLynn & Eugene ToombsAngela TorblaaYemanja Brazil Restaurant

$100-$249Margaret AndersenAnita M. & Tim BarkerCarole E. BarricklowMaureen BookKathryn BrickeyShawna & Nate BrinsonSabina BunicHelen S. CadoretDavid B. CherrickScott CohenAnn M. CorriganWilliam H. DanforthCarmen & Joseph B. DenceAmy DiMaggioNgoc DoanSally Dodge-LaSalleJack DulaneyMelanie EmbickJudith W. & Wayne

L. Failoni#Amy & Matthew FilloLadan ForoughiJennifer GaffordChristina GamelMartha Lynn Turner &

Salah GhodbaneAngela & Fredrick J. GreenJames HackingHarriet HallAnne & Robert HetlageTimothy HillAlan W. HopeflKaren Isbell#Karen Jordan#Shelli KastinSeung H. KimMadelyn KisselNorma Vavra KleinAshley KohmMarta Kolcz-RyanAmparo Kollman-Moore#

& Ron MooreKatherine KornfieldJanet L. KourikBrian KowertEmily LaCourLadue Chapel

Women's AssociationRuth Lee

Shannon & Tobin Lichti*Elaia, LLCPatricia & Chris MaguireAparna Malshet*Erika MatalonisTanvir MatinMatthew McCauleyKent McNeilKatherine MooreLinda & James Morice#Michael NaccaratoTimothy NowakBetty J. OkenfussElizabeth Farmer PapineauGarie & Kenneth PerryJohn PhillipsPracticing Shop LLCJoAnn & Theodore SanditzNancy SellersCynthia SeltzerJanice & Edgar SmartSPACE LLCMark Spurrier, M.D.St. Louis Cultural

Flamenco SocietySt. Louis Mennonite

FellowshipNancy SymeonoglouHelen Lee & Peter Tao#Judy TisdaleJanie & Herb WalkerKathy Weyhrich

Up to $100Marilyn S. AbbottSayed AbdaliAffton High SchoolJ. BakemanHarvey BakerSarah Bekemeyer*Lorraine T. BemisBio DataPaul BlumJohn BreslinCarrie BrickeyMelissa BrickeyTheresa BrickeyJoAnn BrookesElizabeth BurnettAlexandria Burns*Hannah Burtness*Ken CarlinCatherine CasagrandRobert CoffeyNancy R. & Rex A. CoutureAnna & Wayne CrosslinBetsy Dankenbring*Elizabeth Dee


Modern Chinese Language School dancers check out the Festival of Nations program asthey await their start.


2014 Honor Roll Donors


Bree DeGrawHazel DouglasDanielle P. DuRousseau*Sonia EmmonsRonnie FredmanRobert A. GadonArnulfo S. GarzaAssefa GirmayJoanne Gladney-NaumerJeanette GlaenzerSusan GobboJennifer GosnellGreater HorizonsWilliam GrivnaSuleiman GureBen GwynneKaren HandelmanHandleBarAnn HibbardRichard HoffKate & Mark HowellJoff Muhamad HussainMuya HusseinCarol IglauerElise A. JoergerChristina JuelfsFluffy & Bob JuergensAlyssa KaitzSid KaulRobert B. KernDeborah KingLigaya & David L. Kirkland#Lynne KrasnowEvedin KukicMatt KusnerLance LecombDave Leipholtz*Linda LevinPaul M. LoewensteinGreg LyonRin S. MaaThomas MantychAnnabelle & Scott MarshallJoy E. MartinDiane MartyJoseph S. MaulCarol MedwinAl Jeburi Quaassim MohammedAmy MorrosJasna MruckovskiPatricia von zur MuehlenMeghan MuellerAnne MurphyJill NewmanJohn NewshamMary A. OlssonHajro Osmanovic

Patricia Patterson*William R. PiperCarol M. PortmanQuintessential LLCMilton RossAnn RugerSusan SaxeMatthew SchindlerRoger SchlueterLeanne A. & Harvey G.

SchneiderJulian SchusterAmy SciaroniSeltzer & Seltzer LCLori Sharp*Margaret SilverHajrudin SofticDenise SperuzzaSt. Margaret Mary Parish

School of ReligionAnn & Robert Steck#Fisseha TekleBihon TesfaiJan TrachtaDennis J. TuchlerNadida TurcaloBruce & Frederick TuttleGene UnverfehtKent Van LanduytHannah Verity*Sister Camilla VerretLacey WatsonPatricia WendlingWild Horse ElementaryGeorge WilliamsSarah Wion*

IICDC DonorsChristina AndersonAndrew ArmstrongFred BergerKarlos RamirezSam CharringtonAlberto del PilarNicholas GarziaJane Allen JonesLaura MorganJana NesterPradeep RajendranNarcisa SymankLaura TabatHarry Xu

* Young Friends Member# President’s Council

In 2014 the Institute received more than $22,000 of support in the form of in-kind donations. With donations of new and gently used itemsfrom local community members, we are able to supply families withitems to get settled into their new homes. Furniture, personal care items, clothing and household supplies are essential to a warm welcome for our New Americans when they first arrive in St. Louis.

Once again our annual Adopt-A-Family (AAF) program was supported byfamilies, schools, businesses, religious and civic organizations. TheInstitute is able to supply families with basic necessities when they firstarrive, while the AAF program offers extra assistance in December, a time when the burden of heating bills and winter clothing needs canbe high. The program also enables the community to learn about arefugee family and participate in welcoming them to our city. This pastholiday season, 17 newly arrived refugee families received more than$11,000 of support in the form of rent and utility assistance, clothing,household items, school supplies, furniture, bicycles, toys and more.

Check our website for a list of current needs. Please call ahead toarrange a drop off. Thanks for your support!

Community Support

Refugees, including this Somali woman, rely on donations from the community,especially for warm winter clothing.



OfficersChairMary Heger

Vice ChairAmit Shah

SecretaryFred Berger

TreasurerPhillip Klevorn

Immediate Past ChairRichard Tao

President & CEOAnna E. Crosslin

Board MembersWilliam AndersonCommunity Volunteer

Anthony Gonzalez-AngelCommunity Volunteer

Dipankar BandyopadhyayVice President – Global R&DMonsanto Company

Fred BergerPresidentRiezman Berger, PC

Galen BinghamSales Capability DirectorCoca Cola Refreshments, Inc.

Janice CernyPrincipal Consultant & OwnerLeadership Journeys, LLC

Sam CharringtonPrincipalCloudPulse Strategies, LLC

Mary HegerCIO & VP of InformationTechnology & Ameren ServiceCenter, Ameren

Jane Allen JonesSr. Consultant-Business ProcessMasterCard Worldwide

Arindam KarPartner, AntitrustBryan Cave LLP

Phillip KlevornSVP, Private Wealth Regional Mgr.UMB Private Wealth Management

Randal NarikeSr. VP, Canadian OperationsEnterprise Holdings

Anh Pham-NguyenSr. Vice President-FinanceWells Fargo Advisors

Wendy RichardsonSr. Business Leader (VP),Customer TechnicalCommunicationsMasterCard Worldwide

Jennifer SchwesigPartner, InternationalPractice GroupArmstrong Teasdale LLP

Ed SeucInternational Sales ManagerConvenience Products

Amit ShahVP & Assistant General CounselMiTek Industries, Inc.

Edgar SmartCommunity Volunteer

Richard TaoPresident & Founder Ti2 LLC

Sandy TsaiCEODeli Foods Mfg.

Jeffrey WhitfordGlobal Citizenship ManagerSigma-Aldrich

Erin WilliamsShareholder, Employment LawOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Steward, PC

Michael ZambranaPresidentPangea, Inc.

Advisory CouncilRobin CarnahanSr. DirectorAlbright Stonebridge Group

David KirklandPrincipalAnthemUSA, LLC

Linda Morice, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorDept. of Educational LeadershipSIU - Edwardsville

George NewmanPartner, Immigration LawStinson Leonard Street, LLP

Kiku ObataPresidentKiku Obata & Company

Ellen SherbergPublisherSt. Louis Business Journal

William D. WillertPresidentWillert Home Products, Inc.

2014 StaffAs of December 31

Administration

Anna Crosslin - President & CEO

Suzanne LeLaurin - Sr. VP Programs & IICDC President

Cesar Figar - VP & Director of Finance & Operations

Kate Howell - VP Development & Communications

Marisa Echevarria - Accounting Services Mgr.

Christina Juelfs - Sr. Administrative Services Mgr.

Henry BerryEmsada BilkanCarrie BrickeySaad HusseinRosa PuertoEmily RatchfordJorge Rincon

Economic Development

Diego Abente - Small Business Prog. Mgr.

Nha NguyenKatrina ParkinsonAltynai Sagyndykova

Education

Anita Barker - VP & Director

Sarah Barnard - Asst. Director

Hazel DouglasFanya EpshteynAngela FolkesHyrije HoxhaMirsada KaradzicEric KramerMarlene KruseSevil KazimovaLeslie MyersMary OwensAmy PuskasRichard RashJackie SchmidBrandi SquireAndrew UeckerAda WilliamsShireen Yalda

Client Services

P. Ariel Burgess - VP & Director

Lara Fallon - Social Work Mgr.

Booker Gilliam - Housing Mgr.

2014 Board of DirectorsAs of December 31

Mary Heger, Institute Chair of the Board, posts a “sold” sign at ournew campus.


Blake Hamilton - Workforce Sol. Mgr.

Kari Hoggard - SW MO Branch Mgr.

Kathy Tucker -Resettlement Mgr.

Hayder Al FatiZlata BilkanColin BusbyHazira CausMarilou ConnoyerSemere DesuCaitlyn DrozdaBeth GephartRodney Gonzalez

RodriguezGanga GurungAbdullahi HajiChelsea HandOmar HashiSpogmai HashmiMohamed IssakVarasteh KhazaeliJustin KimenyerwaDaniel KordenbrockEmily Williston LaCourSantos LandazuryRosie LangIvey LoveLany van L. MaasGedlu MetaferiaAmanda MohlNatalya MokeyevaShatha NajafSonia RegoBhakti RizalSarah RubbelkeSuk SapkotaKam SingMustafa SuarayYonas TesfamariamUk Michel ThawngJoel WalkerLacey WatsonMang Thawng Za

II LanguageServices

Andrea Wren -Supervisor

Sarah Barekzai

Quality Assurance,Program Development& Training

Paul Costigan - VP & Director

Ahmad BarekzaiKelly MooreJane KnirrRene KreiselBrian HallKaren HeitzmanRanga NepalIfleoma Lilly Totty

AmeriCorps/VISTA

Kaitlyn BauerBrittany BoeschMichael BrickeyFaye CrossMary FoleyErin GrossDeje HolmesIrum JavedZach KassmanAndy KissingerCharlie McIntoshMichael MedwinNic Nunn-FaronLennisha PinckneyKristen RosenBrittany SarhageJessica WallaceHannah Rae WarrickLacey Watson

VolunteersZahra AbdollahiBill AbkemeierFeleg AbrahaLou AdolfRyaid AlbussairiAbdullah AliYoumna AminMargaret AndersenKyoko ArakiJanet ArmbrusterRenee BadenochWedad BadwanMonica BaerMatthew BakerChikayasa BandoStephanie BarkerBrian BarlayBarbara BarrowKelsey BartonAlevtyina BeckettDaniel BehrSamuel BennettLinda BergerTitus BickelColin BoydMegan BoydNatasha BrasfieldRachel BraverThomas BroekelmannCathy BrownLucia CampbellVictoria CancilaCathy CarneyDaisy CastilloTiffany ChenNathan ChildressAnde ClemensPatricia ClementsRobert CoffeyGregory CollinsJohn CollinsBeatrice ConnaghanNathaniel ConnerKelly CrismonRosalinda CummingsIvana Cvetkovic

Ginny DaughertyMable DavisTraci DeBeirMadeline DehartRajesh DhimalBlaise DikasaSandy DobsonNancy DurbinGarrett EdererRachel EdgarStephanie EdneyTim EidmanMyra EkramSonia EmmonsKim EwingNatalie FentonMichael FerrisBridget FoxTracy FullerRandolph GearyGrayson GellerJody GerthAlex GiovananiJeanette GlaenzerJohn GordonErin GrossTheresa GrumkeCathleen HaarSara HanelRobert HayesLaurie HellmuthTed HellmuthEric HerbstBeth HerrmannDiane HilliardCynthia HolmanGayle HookermanDana HumphreyReid ImanranSaba ImranHadia JafferyLara Jennings

Victoria JiangChris JoeRicardo JohanningBradley JohnsonRolanda JohnsonLaura JoubierBob JuergensAijaz JumaniSoomin JungJoshua KazdanNan KernMoira KilloranJanet KimStephen KimMarta Kolcz-RyanSteve KoslovskyJanet KostalChay LakinsEmmanuela LarsonPatrick LeBlancJay LeePhoebe LeeShelley LewellenPatrici LewisGwen LiebmanIvy LoveLinda LuksSharon MaesKim MaloneMike MarksRamona MarshallNatalie MartinezMarilyn McCarthyJohn McCloyDeanna McPhersonMonica MeeksHeather MiltonDavid MitchellZainab MohammedJeff MorrowElissa Mukadi

Joseph MullerCasey MurphyCorrene MurphyElizabeth MurphyChloe NealJudy NelsonAnh NguyenShelley NibbsChris OakesDan O'ConnorBrooke OdenwaldJennifer OeffnerEdner OlooGrace PakHannah ParkJoan ParkGarie PerryTrisha PhamLuiza PrestesMaria PrzadaClaire RainfordFran RaniereCaroline RectenwalChris RobinsonGeri RyanJane SafinaTammy SalmonRichard SandlerNurulauni SanimanElina SapkotaBaldev SaraiEmily SchellKathleen SchererMichelle SchmittMichael SchuetteCorbin SellsAmelia ShekarSchuyter ShisennanMeghan ShrewsburyBarbara SimonYemi Smith

Brandi SquireSara StaggVanessa StamatiouBen StergosBill StowersHeather StrongBenjamin SwartzMuna SwilimHeang Lee TanShana TangJoseph TankLauren TerzisAngela TorblaaJohn Devin TresslerDarby TurnerGavin TurnerHelen TurnerMiharu UchiyanaJackie UnserErik Kent Van LanduytPeter VenkerSister Camilla VerretKristina VidovicAmy WagarJeremiah WalshEva WangLucie WangPhilip WangChristy WardLarry WaughYolanda WeeklyStephanie WeickRich WeinstockMary WeishaarKathy WeyhrichAllie WhiteJeremy WhiteSusanna WilliamsClaire WiltseRyan Witt


Anna Crosslin visited Turkey and Bosnia in October with other St. Louis delegates as a guest of the Niagara Foundation. Pictured here from left: Frances Levine, President of the MOHistory Museum; Admir Salihagic of Burch University in Bosnia; Crosslin; Debra Hollingsworth;and Mark Stacey.



Over the past year, nearly 1,000 volunteers generously provided 28,858hours of service to the Institute, its programs, and clients. The work ofvolunteers is essential in supporting our immigrants and their families as they strive to become self-sufficient members of the St. Louis region.

Volunteers tutored English class students, operated mock citizenship interviews, toiled in our two urban gardens, taught clients to use public transportation, prepared taxes, and prepared our new headquarters for our January 2015 move. In addition, 480 volunteerscame out in the August heat to ensure, that 60,000 St. Louisans enjoyed ethnic food, music, and dance at our annual Festival of Nations.

Some of our most dedicated volunteers are members of the nationwideAmeriCorps program. These individuals dedicate a year of their lives to service! In 2014, 18 AmeriCorps and 1 VISTA worked full-time in ourEconomic Development, Education, Workforce Solutions, and ClientServices departments. They made client medical appointments, provided life skills training, prepared apartments for newly arrivedrefugees, welcomed arrivals at the airport, enrolled children in school,recruited and trained farmers, prepared resumes and training curricula,arranged immunization clinics and much more!

Thank you, in every language, to all our volunteers!

Volunteers: Moving Our Mission Forward!

Dozens of St. Louis volunteers are always ready to help refugees have fun at theInstitute.


Young Friends MembersMake a DifferenceThe Junior Board is the leadership of theYoung Friends of the InternationalInstitute. For just $45 annually, membersmake an important gift to help immigrantsand their families become productiveAmericans. As a bonus, members also getbenefits to redeem at Trivia Night andFestival of Nations, and special invitationsto Junior Board events. Visit our web siteto join!

Sarah BekemeyerDean BerryAlexandria BurnsHannah Burtness -

SecretaryBetsy Dankenbring –

Vice ChairDavid LeipholtzShannon Lichti -

Treasurer

Aparna MalshetKyle NovakKevin SeltzerAdewale SoluadeHannah Verity – ChairJoe WilsonBlake Hamilton -

Staff LiaisonKate Howell –

Staff Liaison

Junior Board Increases Impact2014 marked the five-year anniversary ofthe debut of the Junior Board of theInternational Institute. The 13-member volunteer board works to raise awareness of the agency and the importance of immigrants in our region.

Each member coordinates one or twoevents to educate the public and raisefunds for the International Institute. Events include happy hour fundraisersand an annual holiday toy collection forrefugee children.

The Junior Board’s flagship event is theannual Trivia Night. In 2014, the event pro-vided more than $7,800 for the programsof the International Institute. The JuniorBoard also provides essential volunteersupport for Institute-sponsored events,including Festival of Nations and our annual Thanksgiving Celebration.

Junior Board of Directors

Readying our new campus for extensive renovations required dozens of volunteers donating several hundred hours to sorting, discarding and selling unneeded items. Here volunteers are sorting art supplies for distribution to other schools.



Tao Family Fund Supports New ArrivalsIn the first few months after arrival in St. Louis, refugees have a multitude of basic resettlement needs. Housing, food and transporta-tion costs frequently exceed the small resettlement grant they receivefrom the federal government. So we must seek financial and in-kindsupport, especially for small families and individuals. Such donationsare also essential for emergency housing and medical expenses.

As the chart below shows, each single person is eligible for a $1,125resettlement allowance. After the full expense of resettlement, there is $2,500 still needed for basic necessities: utilities, food and a buspass. Funds from the Tao Family Fund help bridge this gap.

Please make a donation today, using the enclosed envelope or by visiting our web site and clicking “Donate.”

Current FundRevenues# in Excess of Expenses $1,473,737

Unrestricted Net Assets on 12/31/13 $3,576,635

Unrestricted Net Assets on 12/31/14 $5,016,559

#$1,361,518 in capital campaign revenue included

*Audited Statement

Address questions to: Anna Crosslin, President(314) 773-9090, ext 119.

Young Burmese child completes an art project at the Institute’s annual Children’sHoliday Party.


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Financial Statement*

Spending Money $20 $30 $30 $40 $40

Security Deposit $500 $500 $550 $650 $700

Rent (3 months) $1,500 $1,500 $1,650 $1,950 $2,100

Home Set-Up $400 $600 $700 $850 $1,000

Utilities (3 months) $945 $945 $945 $945 $945

Food @ $5 day/each $150 $300 $450 $600 $750

Bus Pass (1month) $78 $156 $156 $195 $273

Subtotal-Expenses $3,593 $4,031 $4,481 $5,230 $5,808

ResettlementAllowance $1,125 $2,250 $3,375 $4,500 $5,625

Funding Gap ($2,468) ($1,781) ($1,106) ($730) ($183)

SingleHousehold Size Person 2 People 3 People 4 People 5 People

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