2018 ANNUAL REPORTA Window Between Worlds

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Our Mission

Our VALUES

DEAR FRIENDS,

2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our VISION

To empower individuals and communities

impacted by violence and trauma through a transformative healing arts program.

SafetyWe intentionally create a respectful space free from judgment and harm.

INCLUSIONWe honor the diversity and complexity of identities, perspectives, circumstances and experiences.

EMPOWERMENTWe build a framework supportive of claiming voice, strength and resiliency.

CREATIVITYWe believe in the right to artistic expression and the freedom to innovate.

COLLABORATIONWe recognize that working collectivity deepens our knowledge and fosters community change.

We view art as a catalyst to release trauma, build resilience and ignite

social change. When individuals create art in a safe community they can be heard and respected — replacing violence and shame with safety and hope.

Lina ParedesBoard President2016-2018

With your support, over 31,000 survivors of trauma experienced the healing and transformative power of creating art in 2018. Thank you.

A Window Between Worlds workshops are designed to give survivors the chance to safely explore and express themselves. One participant recently shared, “Art always gives me a positive way to look inside myself for the courage I need to continue moving forward.”

We receive quotes and stories like this every day illustrating what you make possible. Trauma is not easy to process and not easy to move forward from. Related thoughts and emotions are not easily voiced through words. However, as you can see from the quote above, art provides an outlet that can play a pivotal role in healing.

Your dedication to AWBW, along with your contributions of time, financial resources, and so much more, are instrumental in the growth and sustainability of our Windows Program and the communities we serve.

With appreciation,

Lina Paredes President

Kristina Mitchell Vice President

Stacia Kato Secretary

Adam Miller Treasurer

Naceam Abyane Member

Tiffany Bright Member

Kim Thies Member

Peter Tunney Member

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“ Bringing the Windows Program inside prisons and jails has allowed us to reach some of the most profoundly isolated survivors of sexual and domestic abuse — people who have experienced a lifetime of trauma, poverty, and discrimination. The art workshops give people who are incarcerated a rare and precious chance to feel genuinely safe, to share deeply personal feelings, and to build a sense of connection with each other.”

– Lovisa Stannow, Executive Director, Just Detention International

YOUR IMPACT

352 programs at 239 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

31,929 PARTICIPANTSwho participated in workshops 84,560 times

6,738 Workshops REPORTED BY

599 FACILITATORS

93% of adult participants agreed that the art workshops helped them feel more positive about themeselves and their futures.

98% of facilitators agreed that the art workshops helped participants to build resilience, self-esteem, strength and hope.

96% of facilitators agreed that the workshops helped them to make breakthroughs with participants who are difficult to connect with.

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EVERLY’S STORY

“ I loved this project because I got to express how I feel inside with just paper and pastels. Every detail that is there is what I feel inside. This art helped express my anger. Before attending this group I was fearful, worried, stressed and felt unsafe. ... I still have anger in me but learning to draw it out has helped me a lot. ... Art pushes me to keep going because I get to express my emotions.”

– Everly, Windows Program Workshop Participant

E verly wore her hurting heart on her sleeve. The look in her eyes read broken, sad and lonely. I knew right away that this sweet little girl had been through something major. At first, Everly did

not talk, and I didn’t push her to speak. I knew that in her own time, when she was ready, she would share her thoughts and feelings with the group. Four weeks went by in silence but on the fifth week the Monster In Me workshop sparked something in her.

In this workshop Everly was asked to look within and to identify her hurt or anger and to give it a face, a monster if you will. Everly wanted to focus on her pain. In AWBW there is no wrong way to do art so Everly was free to express herself in the way that she needed so that healing could begin.

As she created, she was silent as usual, but by the end of the workshop, we all got to hear what her voice had to say. She described her drawing as, “This is me, I’m crying, this is all of my pain; and my eyes are like hearts but they are broken because of my mom. This reminds me of my mom.”

After that workshop, Everly asked if she could stay and speak with me privately. During this time, Everly expressed to me the deep pain she felt from the trauma she endured that led up to the separation of her from her mother and siblings. I could see the pain roll down her face in the form of tears, I could hear in her voice a desperation to get better, to find some relief.

After she had finished sharing, I made a suggestion to her. I asked her, if she would like, she could do the Write a Letter to a Parent workshop. In this workshop the participant writes a letter to a parent and they get to express anything they may need to. I suggested that she write a letter to her mother. Upon Everly’s return with the letter, she allowed me to read it and discuss it with her. When we were done, Everly shredded the letter! As soon as she put that letter into the shredder she began to smile. The first smile I had ever seen on her face!

Today Everly is thriving in areas that were previously darkened by her trauma. Both her teacher and other school administrators have commented on her positive changes since attending the group.

Ten-year-old Everly had been identified in her elementary school as a child who was in need of extra support, but little of her situation and trauma was known by school administrators. She began attending AWBW art workshops facilitated by Rachel Cross as part of the Art from the Heart program in the fall of 2018.

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TRAININGSOur two-day experiential Facilitator Trainings are full of art-making, discussions, and sessions on trauma-informed care and best practices in working with survivors of trauma. In 2018, you helped 72 people get trained as Windows Facilitators.

You also support four Facilitator Enrichment Trainings each year. The topics for 2018 were self-regulation; power and privilege in trauma work; cultural responsiveness; and a graititude focused Wellness Day.

“ This training has rejuvenated my love for this work and hope in my agency and most importantly, hope for my patients. I’m honored to have gone through this training to have a new family of artists and healers.”

– Megan Shaffer, Rehabilitation Therapist, Patton State HospitalOctober 2018 Facilitator Training Attendee

“Take a Walk in My Shoes” exhibit by Haven House in New York

Facilitators and staff at July 2018 training

art supplIES• Funding

You provided stipends to 148 programs.

• Donations Art supplies donated to AWBW are distributed to our partners at trainings.

CURRICULUM• Updates

285 workshops were updated to reflect cultural responsiveness, gender inclusivity, and trauma-informed care.

• Additions 27 new workshops were created.

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FACILITATORMANUAL

RESOURCES• Facilitator Manual

We released a new training manual. The last one was published in 1993!

• Training Videos To best support our facilitators, we began a series of training videos around offering art workshops to match sections in the manual.

EXHIBITIONS• Community

Engagement and Exhibition Stipends You supported 18 exhibits across the country to give survivors a voice in their communities.

“ We have a very limited budget here at our agency and art supplies was one item that would be overlooked and ignored at times.”–Windows Program Facilitator

“ It is so wonderful to have so many workshops that cover a variety of topics available at your fingertips.”–Windows Program Facilitator

WHAT YOU MADE POSSIBLE

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2018 INCOME

Individuals

Corporations

Foundations

Special Events

Program Fees

Other

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS: $1,433,971as of December 31, 2018

Liabilities: $72,547

Temporarily Restricted: $126,528

Unrestricted: $1,234,896

IN-KIND GOODS & SERVICES: $194,187does not include estimated compensation for volunteer and Windows Facilitator hours

2018 EXPENSES

Program Services

Management & Admin.

Fund Development

$1,079,552

$234,003

$142,111

$1,455,666

$149,807

$135,940

$448,179

$126,898

$44,450

$62,454

$967,728

FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES FINANCIAL SUMMARY

monthly donors:Allison BlockSusie BreitbartTiffany N. BrightLois BrightwaterLaurel BrockChristine

BudzowskiLydia CarmanyBrian and Devin

CroninElisa Della RipaDeirdre DietelPeggy Diggs and Ed

EppingDavid M. DismoreMartha EstesGenevieve

HanneliusGretchen HaysBonnie and Mervyn

HechtKay HudnallNoreen JenkinsStacia K. KatoDarlene L. MartinCindy McQuadeMary McThomasAdam MillerStephanie MolenLin MorelWade MuellerLina ParedesAndrea ReibsamenCathy SalserSteve SalserJamie SchifferTeresa SmithSasha StoneStefanie Holzman

and Laurence Tendis

Cynthia TheodosisKim S. ThiesPeter Tunney

legacy society members:AnonymousTerry BallJane and

Cass ChinKim CummingsSuvan and

Steve GeerGretchen HaysKay HudnallSherrill KahnElka KazmierczakKesa KivelLarry Layne &

Sheelagh BoydMarjorie McDowellKristina MitchellLin MorelSandra and Stephen

MuellerNellie and

Paul NewmanLina ParedesDouglas RosenCathy SalserSusan and Winston

SalserCheryl Silver &

Laurence JayTara SterlingTanya SumholzLeonard Wechsler

ART IN THE AFTERNOONThanks to your attendance, participation, and support, we raised more than $80,000 at our annual community art festival! It was a fun-filled day of art-making, carnival games, and live entertainment hosted by actress and long time supporter Genevieve Hannelius.

heart awardsIn 2018, we honored three incredible women: collaborating art consultant MaryLinda Moss (Creative Vision); AWBW facilitator and program advisor Tiombe Wallace (Compassionate Witness); and advocate and Board Emeritus Amanda Lin (Community Impact). Full of friends old and new, this inspiring Sunday brunch raised over $95,000. Thank you to all who contributed!

I n 2018, we held two signature events: Art in the Afternoon in May and our heART Awards in September. You also contributed vital funds for our program through monthly giving, advocate-led

events, peer-to-peer campaigns, and planned giving.

The financial information presented is excerpted from the audited financial statements of A Window Between Worlds. This financial information does not contain all the disclosures required by general accepted accounting principles and, as such, is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements as a whole. The audited financial statements are available upon request.

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PARTICIPANT ARTWORK

Special thanks to the partnering organizations who shared these creations with us: Angel Step Inn, Empowerhouse, Family Nurturing Center, Human Options - Center for Children and Families, Insight Human Services Women’s Recovery Center, Swain Recovery Center, Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, YWCA Utah.

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THANK YOU to our amazing supporters

$20,000 and aboveCapital Group Companies

Charitable FoundationCity of Los Angeles,

Department of Cultural Affairs

Elisa Della RipaDwight Stuart Youth FundGary Saltz FoundationThe Green FoundationJohn Gogian Family

Foundationkoi Designer ScrubsLiddell FoundationMarisla Fund - OCCFCathy SalserSalser Family Foundation

$15,000-$19,999California Community

FoundationFrog Crossing FoundationRobin Rea Scarborough $10,000-$14,999Coull FoundationIn-N-Out Burger FoundationSherrill KahnMoss FoundationSusan and Winston Salser

$5,000-$9,999Archie D & Bertha H Walker

FoundationTerry BallCalifornia Wellness

FoundationYvonne Hsieh and David

SchumacherRaquel and Bert LewittPaula and Barry LittLouis L. Odette & M. Ellen

Gaffney Charitable FundDaniel L. MillerOffice of Supervisor Sheila

KuehlJoy and Robert PennerToyota Motor SalesUniversal Studios

Hollywood Discover a Star Foundation

Vistas for Children, Inc.

$2,500-$4,999Asian Americans/Pacific

Islanders in PhilanthropyBrian and Devin CroninKim CummingsRandy and Luke DauchotHogan Lovells US LLPStacia K. KatoKarla Knight and Eric

HanneliusAmanda Lin and Michael YeeMichael Mason FoundationAdam MillerMarguerite M. O’TooleTom StempelAndrew and Shannon WattWorkNGearAdrianne and Robert

Zarnegin

$1,000-$2,499Aileen Adams and Geoffrey

CowanAmerican Gonzo Food CorpAnonymousApple Matching Gifts

ProgramLisa BarkerBrew Dr. KombuchaLynn CapouyaKatie and Kevin CordanoCory CoutsPam DouglasMadeleine and Dennis

DurkinDynamo StudiosMichael and Wendy EdlenAlbert Gonzales and Mondo

TorresGoogleHenry C. & Jane G. Otten

FoundationKay HudnallAriadne Kimberly HuqueKesa Kivel Fund of the

Liberty Hill FoundationKiwanis Club Santa MonicaLagunitas Brewing Co.Steve LaswellLarry Layne and Sheelagh

Boyd

Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation

Michael Marans and Terri Crystal

Bobbie McMorrowJeff C. MichaelKimary MillerKay and Richard MitchellMorley Builders

IncorporatedLina Paredes and Jerome

AcademiaPaypal Giving FundRichard & Taylor Beale

Family FundDuncan RobertsonSteve SalserSanta Monica Bay Woman’s

ClubKim S. ThiesTim and Meredith TunneyBruce TysonLeonard WechslerWells Fargo Bank, N.A.Sophia WisniewskaWomen’s Independence

Scholarship Program, Inc.

$500-$99921st Century FoxNaceam AbyaneMatthew and Gail AdamoCarol and David AdlerAnonymousKathleen and Thomas

BarclayFrank E. BaxterMary Ann BeardshearCelia Bernstein and Bradley

KesdenSusan BirnbaumRachel BlumThomas BrandonTiffany N. BrightThe Charitable Foundation

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services

Sunny ChoAndrea DaleAnn Proyous Deguilio

Barbara and Marcus de LeonCindy and Thomas DoranBarb GabrielliSuvan and Steve GeerMichael and Rosalie GotzTamara and Andrew GrossGretchen HaysSocorro HeinzenINEX Customs Broker, Inc.Jeni’s Splendid Ice CreamsBarbara KetchumKILNJoe and Julie KoethCharlene and Sandy

KornblumGina and Andrew

McCrackenConnie McCreightMichael and Jennifer

McDougallCindy McQuade and David

MayhanJanis and Dan MintonCourtenay MoritzNellie and Paul NewmanKathie NirschlMelanie O’TooleTigran Ohanian and Liana

TovmasyanMichelle PearcePenske Motor GroupLetitia QuinnAndrea Reibsamen and

Steve DoyleDebbra Jacobs RobinsonSalesforce.orgMichael SpiegelmanJoe StanislawskiSusan Steinhauser and

Daniel GreenbergSara and Ben SternLynette and Ronald

SugiyamaWendeline TohidiEthan TreberVardui TumanyanBarbara and David VoronJohn WarfelMatthew WinklerKenny Yee and Phillis Yu

$250-$499Beth AbronsonLaura AbruscatoBrooke Ackerly and Bill

ZinkeKaren Akamine and Kim

RobinsonSusan AlexanderAmazon SmileAdrianne AndersonLindsay and Michael

AngrisaniCarol BermanAllison BlockLaurel BrockJudy and Cliff BrunkKimberly and Bill BrzeskiEd and Linda ButtwinickMelissa CamposChevron HumankindPhyllis Cohen and Norm

LevyPat CulleyKrista Del CollianoJohn DeLoofFran and Roger DiamondAnn DinnerDavid M. DismoreLee Draper and Tom PaivaJamie EscotoMartha EstesTiffany and George

FranciscoMarilyn FuentesElizabeth GabayGoldman Sachs Matching

Gift ProgramJoseph and Helga

GreenbaumJill GrossJill and Bradley HaasJessica HandyBonnie and Mervyn HechtSylvia D. IvieNoreen JenkinsDebi KehrCalla KlessigDarlene Lasher

Jesse Liddell and Erin Laverty

Justine Schreyer LewinJin Lin and Lawrence WongLily LinAbdur-Rehman MamsaRose ManukyanDarlene L. MartinMarjorie McDowellMichelle and John MeehanBarbara MicaMatthew MillerCatherine and Todd

MillsteinKristina MitchellKelley Mobley and Maureen

GantLin MorelSandra and Stephen MuellerSara NeffTrini NuñezDavid and Connie OliverKris Ordaz and Michael

GagnonKathy PetersonBarbara PowersCristy PrietoRyze ProjectJennifer SanchezKaren J. SchifmanBarbara T. SmithKavita and Vijay SrinivasanAinslie SugarmanKaren Sulzberger and Eric

LaxJeff Teich and Nicholas

PratleyPeter and Jessica TunneyRobert and Judy TurekUniforms Hawaii Corp.Jody Uttal and Jeffrey GoldCecilia VaninKimberly WannopLinda WarrenChristine and Jeff WellerDave and Gena WitherowWonderful GivingAlec Wright

“ Yo quiero agradases a las personas que no son de mi familia. Que no son reconocidas pero tienen un corazón tan grande, que sin valorarlos se dan el tiempo de venir, ha motibarnas y enceñarnos algo de su profesión, su talento, y experiencia.”

I want to show gratitude to the people who are not my family. Those that are strangers but have a big heart, that give of themselves the time to come, they motivate us and enlighten us of their profession, their talent, and experience.

– Participant, Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault, Outreach program at an immigration detention center

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