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2 O 1 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T
C E L E B R A T I N G 2 5 Y E A R S
OUR MISSION
We fight to ensure low-income
children in Washington, DC receive a
great education and stay healthy so
they can learn.
OUR CORE BELIEFS
• All children, regardless of income or
family background, can achieve at
high levels.
• A great education gives children
the tools they need to be successful
adults.
• Children need to be nurtured
physically, emotionally, and mentally
to maximize their potential in school
and in life.
• Children get a great education
when engaged families, effective
educators, and strong communities
work together and remain focused
on their success.
HOW WE WORK
• We consider evidence and data to be
critical tools in planning approaches
and evaluating outcomes.
• We learn from and share best
practices whenever possible.
• We utilize multiple methods to
address problems and believe
solutions should be tailored to meet
the needs of the community we are
serving.
• We magnify our impact by leveraging
our relationships and investments in
pragmatic ways.
• We believe success is more likely to
occur when philanthropists, non-
profit organizations, businesses, and
the public sector collaborate.
• We operate in ways that are
transparent, ethically sound, and
respectful of others’ beliefs.
CONTENTS
Introduction 3 / Fight For Children History 5 / AppleTree 7
/ Quality Schools Initiative 2014 Winners 8 / Joe’s Champs 10 /
Friendship Public Charter School 11 / Mary’s Center 12
/ Making Strategic Grants 13 / Children’s National Medical Center 14 /
Our Partners 15 / Alexandria Boxing Club 17 / DC Opportunity Scholarship
Program 18 / Financial Information 19 / Thank You & Sponsors 21
/ Fight For Children Board & Staff 24 / The Next 25 Years 25
2 O 1 4 A N N U A L R E P O R T
C E L E B R A T I N G
2 5 Y E A R S
Thank you for supporting Fight For Children in 2014—and your generosity, commitment, and confidence for the past 25 years!
At Fight For Children, we are humbled that our fight for quality
education has endured since 1990 and has made a meaningful
impact on the lives of tens of thousands of children.
In the pages that follow, we not only share our accomplishments
from the past year, but also stories from education and non-
profit leaders, teachers, and children with whom we have had the
privilege of working. Every day we learn and draw inspiration from
their accomplishments.
As we look ahead to the next several years, we will continue to
build upon our success, with a focus on improving the quality of
early childhood education to ensure that all young children are
fully prepared for success in school and in life. We will continue
to rigorously evaluate and communicate the impact we are
making, while collaborating with other organizations that share
our passion.
We are proud to be part of the fabric of our community and will
keep empowering our city’s youngest citizens to reach higher and
build a bright future for them and all of us. We look forward to
sharing our next chapter with you.
Sincerely,
Raul Fernandez Michela English
Chairman President and CEO
3CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN
4 FIGHT FOR CHILDREN 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
5CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN
Joseph E. Robert, Jr. founded Fight For Children in 1990 by hosting a small “party” with
his friends to raise money for at-risk kids. Since then, Fight Night has grown into one
of the largest and most successful fundraisers in the region, raising over $4.5 million in
2014 and $50 million over the past 25 years.
Fight For Children has made a major impact on the lives of low-income children in
Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD by championing change in the education landscape,
while supporting efforts to keep children healthy so they can be successful in school.
In the 1990’s, we helped jumpstart the charter movement by providing seed funding
and technical assistance to DC’s first charter schools. We later supported the expansion
of school choice by backing the creation of the Opportunity Scholarship Program. We
were also at the forefront of systemic education reform, launching the Quality Schools
Initiative in 2008 and serving as the lead local funder of IMPACT, the model teacher
evaluation system DC Public Schools launched in 2010.
Throughout our 25 year history, we have also collaborated with several prominent
organizations, including Children’s National Health System, Mary’s Center, and
Georgetown University, to nurture the physical and mental well-being of young children.
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN
Throughout this report, we share the stories of some of the people whose lives we have impacted and the organizations we have collaborated with over the past 25 years. Their voices give meaning to our fight to ensure all children have an opportunity for a bright future.
For 25 years, FIGHT FOR CHILDREN has been dedicated to ensuring low-income children in DC receive a great education and stay healthy so they can learn.
Joseph E. Robert, Jr. founded Fight For Children and Fight Night, which has grown into one of
the most successful fundraising events in the region, raising over
$4.5 million in 2014
Provided technical assistance and seed funding to the 19 charter
schools that opened their doors in the fall of 1998
Published and distributed over 12,000 copies in English and
Spanish of the inaugural edition of My School Chooser
Served as the lead local funder of IMPACT, the evaluation and
assessment system for teachers and other school-based personnel
in DC Public Schools
Raul Fernandez elected to serve as Fight For Children’s
second Chairman
Launched Joe’s Champs in honor of Joe Robert, part of $10
million, five-year commitment to ensuring that all children in DC
have access to high-quality early childhood education programs
Endowed the Fight For Children Chair of Academic Medicine and Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Mark L. Batshaw, M.D., at Children’s National Medical Center
Led a coalition of business, education, and government leaders to secure an unprecedented $275 million over seven years in new federal funding, including the Opportunity Scholarship Program, to expand quality education options for low-income families in DC
Launched the Quality Schools Initiative to recognize and promote best practices among K-12 schools
Joe Robert passed away
Serving 2,800 students in 19 schools through Joe’s Champs
Awarded the 23rd Quality Schools Initiative Award, bringing the total awarded since 2008 to $1.7 million
FIGHT FOR CHILDREN 2014 ANNUAL REPORT6
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25 YEARS OF FIGHT FOR CHILDREN
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN 7
One of the organizations Fight For Children
supported in 1996 was AppleTree Institute for
Education Innovation, whose mission was to
“increase the supply of effective schools through
innovation.”
AppleTree created the nation’s first charter
school incubator, supporting the founding of
Washington Mathematics Science Technology
Public Charter High School, Cesar Chavez
Public Charter School for Public Policy, and
Paul Public Charter School. While these schools
had high standards and exemplary designs,
students entered several grade levels behind and
struggled to meet the standards to progress to
the next grade. That led AppleTree’s leadership
to create an early childhood program, and
eventually a network of charter schools, to
ensure children enter school ready to thrive.
Fight For Children was proud to play an
important role in AppleTree’s growth by
providing the local matching grant required by
the US Department of Education as part of a
2010 federal Investing in Innovation (i3) grant
AppleTree received to scale its innovative Every
Child Ready curriculum.
“Fight For Children was one of the first organizations in DC to have the courage to invest in school choice and it did so before it was “fashionable.” Joe Robert knew that a small amount of private money invested creatively could leverage a much bigger pot of public money. Because of our shared history, Fight For Children trusted us and was the first organization to commit to match a large federal grant in 2010. It did so in an immensely helpful way, not only by giving us the financial resources we needed, but also by lending us the credibility and confidence to pursue other local and national partners.”
JACK MCCARTHY PRESIDENT AND CEO
APPLETREE INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION
INNOVATION
AppleTree Institute For Education Innovation
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QUALITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE
The Quality Schools Initiative works to ensure that all children – regardless of
income or family background – receive a high-quality education so that they will
become successful, healthy adults. Using a two-fold approach that provides school
leaders opportunities to learn from one another, while providing targeted resources
to improving schools, our program helps schools to advance their academic
practices and increase student achievement.
Collaboration: Conferences featuring local and national education thought-leaders
are held twice a year in DC. These sessions are free to school leaders and are
designed to ensure that the topics and speakers are truly relevant to the daily work
of educators. Most importantly, the sessions provide school leaders the opportunity
to learn from their peers who have tackled the same challenges with the same
student population.
• An assistant principal who attended a recent session said, “I was able to take so
many great resources back to share with our teachers! These sessions were well
worth our time and will definitely benefit our students.”
• 94% of workshop attendees at the Fall 2014 conference said they would definitely
implement what they learned in their sessions at their schools.
Targeted Resources: Since 2008, Fight For Children has awarded more than $1.7
million to 23 schools to support the implementation of strategic plans for stronger
academic achievement. These schools were selected as award winners because
of their positive momentum and their commitment to improve the academic
performance of the predominately low-income students they serve.
• Over the last seven years, Quality Schools Initiative Award alumni have increased
in their DC CAS scores by more than 12%, compared to 9% across all public
schools in DC.
• Last year, 1,734 students were directly impacted by the Quality Schools Initiative
Award program
15% families
36% health
49% education
Resourcestoward aStrategic Plan
InformationSharing &
Collaboration
ImprovedSchool
Outcomes
ReadyStudents
EffectiveLeadership
StrongTeaching
Staff
SuccessfulSchools
9CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN
2014 QUALITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE AWARD WINNERS
Friendship Public Charter School— Chamberlain Campus
Friendship Public Charter School—Chamberlain Campus provides
a rich learning environment purposely crafted to develop early
academic success. Serving more than 700 students, Chamberlain
is a public charter school serving DC students in grades preschool
through eighth in Ward 6. Chamberlain strives to prepare its
students for high school success leading to the completion of a
four-year college degree.
Chamberlain is devoted to increasing its English Language Arts
proficiency rate by 7% each year for the next three years. To attain
this goal, Chamberlain plans to house a SMART Professional
Development lab in the school where teachers and administrators
can attend and host topical professional development sessions
using shared technological resources. The school is using its award
from Fight For Children to accelerate the development of the lab.
Kelly Miller Middle School
Kelly Miller Middle School was constructed in 1949 in Ward 7 as
the first secondary school in the far northeast area of DC. Kelly
Miller has a vision of becoming one of DC Public Schools’ flagships
with a nurturing community for academic excellence. Its mission
is to provide students with an education that supports innovation,
creative thinking, and character development. The school currently
serves over 300 students in sixth through eighth grades.
Kelly Miller is poised to build upon the work it has already
begun and will continue to increase the academic achievement
scores among its high potential, low-income students. Through
its School-Wide Enrichment Model (SEM), Kelly Miller provides
specific classes based on its student interests to further promote
learning. Over the next three years, Kelly Miller is using the award
from Fight For Children to provide SEM training to all of its
teachers to expand the program across its full student population.
FIGHT FOR CHILDREN 2014 ANNUAL REPORT10
JOE’S CHAMPS
Joe’s Champs is a multi-year program designed
to improve the educational experience of
three- and four-year olds in DC and to lay
the foundation for successful academic and
professional careers.
Joe’s Champs increases the capacity of
elementary school leaders to provide supervision,
evaluation, and instructional support of their
early childhood teaching staff. As a result of
the leaders’ improved capacity, the staff will be
more effective and productive teachers, resulting
in higher academic and social and emotional
outcomes for pre-kindergarten students.
In 2014, Joe’s Champs expanded from seven
schools to 19, including:
• C.W. Harris Elementary School
• DC Bilingual Public Charter School
• E.W. Stokes Community Freedom Public
Charter School
• Friendship Public Charter School, Blow-Pierce
• Friendship Public Charter School, Chamberlain
• Friendship Public Charter School, Southeast
Elementary
• Friendship Public Charter School, Woodridge
• H.D. Cooke Elementary School
• Hearst Elementary School
• Ingenuity Prep Public Charter School
• Langley Elementary School
• Mundo Verde Public Charter School
• Orr Elementary School
• Potomac Public Charter School
• Powell Elementary School
• Savoy Elementary School
• Seaton Elementary School
• Sela Public Charter School
• Tubman Elementary School
15% families
36% health
49% education
Resourcestoward aStrategic Plan
InformationSharing &
Collaboration
ImprovedSchool
Outcomes
ReadyStudents
EffectiveLeadership
StrongTeaching
Staff
SuccessfulSchools
Joe’s Champs Impact in 2014: By the Numbers
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN 11
Friendship Public Charter School, Southeast Academy
Lucy Williams-Price is a pre-K teacher at
Friendship Public Charter School, Southeast
Academy, one of the inaugural schools
participating in Fight For Children’s Joe’s
Champs program since 2013. As a regular
attendee at the school’s professional learning
community, a key component of Joe’s Champs,
she meets with other teachers and school
leaders to focus on a specific topic of inquiry
chosen by the school. Monthly self-directed
sessions on learning through play provide a
forum for colleagues to share best practices and
results in the implementation of the strategies
they learn together.
For a lesson plan on community leaders in
schools called “My School and Me,” Lucy used
what she learned through Joe’s Champs to
adjust objectives for each of the learning centers
she set up in her classroom. “A lot of students
aren’t familiar with what a building manager
does, so I set up a center where the kids built
their own schools and chose the size, number of
doors and windows, and what the roof looked
like. The kids were really eager to ask questions
and to show their results to me because they
were their own creations. I did a better job of
listening to their conversations, asking questions,
and encouraging them to ask questions of me.”
“I’ve been teaching for more than 17 years. The Joe’s Champs professional learning community is really good for me. I’ve grown so much—I’m really becoming a more effective teacher.”
LUCY WILLIAMS-PRICE PRE-K
TEACHER, FRIENDSHIP PUBLIC
CHARTER SCHOOL, SOUTHEAST
ACADEMY
1212 FIGHT FOR CHILDREN 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
In 2002, Fight For Children made a five-year
investment in Mary’s Center, which provides
bilingual health services to underserved and
uninsured individuals. Mary’s Center was founded
in 1988 by Maria Gomez, and grew over the years
into a comprehensive health services provider.
Mary’s Center used Fight For Children’s funding
to open a school-based clinic in the Brightwood
neighborhood of DC to address mental health
needs of the children of Mary’s Center’s clients.
The model was a success and is now in 11 schools.
Today, Mary’s Center serves nearly 40,000 men,
women, and children at sites throughout DC
and Maryland. Fight For Children partnered with
Mary’s Center again in 2014 to enhance and grow
Healthy Start Healthy Families, which provides
intensive, long-term home visitation services
to pregnant and post-partum women and their
families to ensure that their children are healthy,
safe, and ready to learn.
Mary’s Center
“When I came to the United States 40 years ago, I wanted to give other women the things my mother and I didn’t have when we arrived—education, health care, and other support services—so they would be empowered to be their children’s first and best teacher. Fight For Children recognizes that the health of a community can only truly be impacted if families are surrounded by strong school programs, quality health care, housing, and more. Our families and so many more are better off because of Fight For Children.”
MARIA GOMEZ PRESIDENT AND CEO,
MARY’S CENTER
1313CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN
MAKING STRATEGIC GRANTS
To magnify our impact beyond our own programs, we work collaboratively with
selected high-performing, local non-profit organizations that share our mission.
Using proceeds from Fight Night, Fight For Children’s annual fundraiser, we invested
almost $3 million in 2014 in programs that address the education, health and fitness,
and family support needs of more than 6,500 young children in the highest-need
neighborhoods in Washington and Baltimore.
Where We Work
While we collaborate with organizations throughout Washington, DC and Baltimore,
MD we targeted a majority of our resources last year to areas in DC that have high
numbers of children living in poverty. These include Kenilworth in Ward 7, where
57% of children live in poverty; Ivy City in Ward 5, where only 37% of students are
proficient in reading; and Garfield Heights in Ward 8, where only 38% of students are
proficient in math.
We invest in three areas that most directly affect children:
15% families
36% health
49% education
Resourcestoward aStrategic Plan
InformationSharing &
Collaboration
ImprovedSchool
Outcomes
ReadyStudents
EffectiveLeadership
StrongTeaching
Staff
SuccessfulSchools
FIGHT FOR CHILDREN 2014 ANNUAL REPORT14
In 1997, Fight For Children contributed $1 million
from Fight Night to Children’s National Medical
Center to create the Fight For Children Chair
of Academic Medicine. The leadership team at
Children’s National knew that an endowed chair
would help attract talent to build the hospital’s
research program. In 1998, Children’s recruited
Mark Batshaw, MD to serve as the Fight For
Children Chair, Chief Academic Officer, and
Director of the Children’s Research Institute at
Children’s National, which is now a national and
international model of excellence.
The Fight For Children Chair continues to
provide Dr. Batshaw with resources to facilitate
scientific discoveries that help children overcome
obstacles to wellness. Fight For Children’s 1997
gift has allowed Children’s to invest in dozens of
research projects, and helped leverage hundreds
of millions of dollars in additional annual
research funding.
Chair Of Academic Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center
“Joe Robert’s struggle as a young person appealed to me personally. Like Joe, I had a rough childhood and wondered some days where I would end up. Joe’s humbleness at his success, coupled with a willingness to commit resources to endow a chair of academic medicine, made me want to be part of Children’s National.
Those initial resources have led to vital research that not only helps children with disabilities and illnesses reach their highest potential, but also raises the bar of who these children can become.”
MARK BATSHAW, MD PHYSICIAN IN CHIEF,
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, FIGHT FOR
CHILDREN CHAIR OF ACADEMIC MEDICINE,
CHILDREN’S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN 15
AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation
Fight For Children and AppleTree are in the
final year of a five-year $500,000 partnership
to support the development and continued
enhancement of AppleTree’s Every Child Ready
early childhood education curriculum. Every Child
Ready is now being used by schools serving 800
three- and four-year old DC students.
CentroNía
Fight For Children awarded CentroNía Institute
$75,000 to continue its two-year project to develop
an Unpacking CLASS© (Classroom Assessment
Scoring System) Tool Kit and train-the-trainer
model for professional development for early
childhood center educators of three- and four-
year olds. This project will continue to improve the
quality of teaching in early childhood education
classrooms at private centers in DC.
Children’s National Health System
Children’s National Health System was awarded
$140,000 to build upon its current partnership
with Fight For Children for its IMPACT DC Asthma
Clinic and Prevention program. School nurses and
early childhood educators at schools and private
centers in DC are trained on asthma prevention
and response techniques for children two- to
eight-year olds.
DC Special Education Cooperative
Fight For Children awarded the DC Special
Education Cooperative $87,000 to expand
INCLUDE DC, which Fight For Children began
funding in 2013. INCLUDE DC is a credited course
for general education teachers to learn inclusion
strategies to use in their classrooms. The new
funding will support a second INCLUDE DC course
specifically for teachers of children three- to seven-
year olds, as well as a leadership workshop on the
same topic for elementary school principals.
Georgetown University, Center for Child and
Human Development
Georgetown’s Center for Child and Human
Development was awarded a two-year $196,392
grant in 2013 to develop and pilot a model of
early childhood mental health consultation that is
appropriate for school-based settings. This model
of behavioral support for children has been proven
effective in early childhood education settings by
training teachers to manage challenging behaviors
in groups.
Judy Centers
Fight For Children invested $150,000 to support
the Judy Centers Expansion Project in Baltimore
City through the Baltimore Community Foundation.
Judy Centers provide wrap-around support
services for families of children under five-
years old to ensure the stability of the children’s
development before they enter kindergarten.
Our investment will support the launch of five
additional Judy Centers in high-need Baltimore
neighborhoods by the end of 2015.
OUR PARTNERS
FIGHT FOR CHILDREN 2014 ANNUAL REPORT16
The Literacy Lab
Fight For Children awarded $108,000 to the DC
Public Education Fund to expand The Literacy Lab’s
Metro DC Reading Corps into pre-kindergarten
classrooms at two DC Public Schools. The
program provides targeted reading interventions
to elementary school students through a unique
model that is differentiated for students from pre-
kindergarten through third grade.
Playworks
Playworks uses the power of play and recess to
improve academic outcomes for elementary school
students. Among other outcomes, the Playworks
model has been shown to reduce lost class time
due to disruptions and improve cognitive processes
for young students through increased blood flow in
the brain. Fight For Children awarded Playworks DC
$158,000 to support its program model in six DC
elementary schools in Wards 7 and 8.
Reading Partners
Reading Partners is a national program that
recruits, trains, and supports adults as reading
tutors. Tutors work with targeted students in
elementary schools on proven reading interventions
during the school day. Fight For Children awarded
Reading Partners a two-year grant of $200,000 to
support its expansion from 11 DC schools to 15 in
the next year.
Science in Pre-K
Science in Pre-K began five years ago to train pre-
kindergarten teachers on teaching inquiry through
physical science. This privately-funded project is
based at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
and uses resources from the museum in its work.
Science in Pre-K has a historical partnership with
DCPS to train its early childhood teachers, and will
use $100,000 from Fight For Children to expand the
program to teachers in DC public charter schools.
Turning the Page
Turning the Page is a 16-year-old non-profit
organization that provides school-based family
engagement at high-need schools in DC with a
goal of improved reading outcomes for students.
The parent outreach activities teach parents how
to better connect with their children’s teachers and
how to engage their children in literacy activities
at home. Turning the Page will use $75,000 from
Fight For Children to expand its program to three
additional elementary schools in Ward 8.
The Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
For more than 35 years, The Wendt Center for Loss
and Healing has provided mental health services
to children and adults in DC and is known locally
for its work with children who have experienced
trauma. Fight For Children awarded The Wendt
Center $97,000 to support the development of play
therapy rooms at the two Wendt Center locations
and trauma training for early childhood education
teachers so they can make appropriate referrals for
children struggling with trauma.
OUR PARTNERS (cont.)
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN 17
Alexandria Boxing ClubEach year since the founding of Fight For
Children in 1990, a portion of the proceeds from
Fight Night has gone to support the Alexandria
Boxing Club, a structured afterschool program
for children focusing on character development,
self-respect, and physical health. The Club is
not only making a positive impact on children’s
academic achievement, but is also encouraging
physical activity and discipline.
Iesha Kenney, 17 and a junior at TC Williams
High School, first came to the Club when she
was six, and participated in her first “real”
match when she was 13. She came because the
Club offered her “something to do.” Iesha is now
an honor roll student and recently took the gold
medal at the 42nd Annual USA Boxing Junior
Olympics in Atlanta.
“When I first walked into the Club, I sat in my little corner, laughing with my friend. Then I started training and the coaches started pushing me. I realized I liked boxing, and I started winning. That’s when I got serious. Being part of this special place has opened my eyes up to a whole new world—one in which anything is possible.”
IESHA KENNEY STUDENT, ALEXANDRIA
BOXING CLUB
Antoine Douglas has always been a fighter.
Prematurely born to a mother suffering from
drug addiction, Antoine was bounced from
relative to relative; from foster parents to foster
parents. At age 8, a cousin gave Antoine an
early introduction to boxing. He used the sport
to bring grounding and direction to his life.
Antoine eventually became an honor student
and graduated with one of the highest GPA’s in
his class. He came to Alexandria Boxing Club
when he was 17 and met Coach Kay Koroma.
In Kay, Antoine found not only a teacher, but
also a friend, who helped guide Antoine to his
successful, albeit young career, as a pro boxer.
Antoine is still a regular visitor to the Club. He
says he understands how important the structure
of the Club is for kids who come from homes
with little or no structure. The atmosphere there
is supportive, stress-free, and family-oriented, and
he is proud to serve as a role model for the young
kids who are just beginning to find themselves.
“When you’re a little kid, and all you know is guns and violence, you can’t see the opportunities you have. You don’t take risks if you are afraid. I took a different path. I want to share my story and help kids like me take risks, grow, and ultimately win.”
ANTOINE DOUGLAS PROFESSIONAL BOXER,
ALEXANDRIA BOXING CLUB ALUMNUS
FIGHT FOR CHILDREN 2014 ANNUAL REPORT18
In 2003, Fight For Children led a coalition of
business, education, and government leaders
to secure over $300 million in new federal
funding to reform DC Public Schools, replicate
high-performing charter schools, and to offer
expanded quality education options for low-
income families in DC. One of those options
was the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program
(OSP), which provided scholarships of up to
$7,500 (currently up to $12,500) to low-income
DC students to attend the non-public school of
their choice. Joe Robert’s leadership to bring
the OSP to life not only gave children the means
to escape failing public schools; it also made
parents, public officials, and philanthropists
realize that urgent reform was needed in DC’s
public schools.
Students in the OSP have a graduation rate of
over 90%, significantly higher than children in
DC public and charter schools. A 2010 evaluation
noted that every dollar invested in the OSP
returned $2.62 of benefits in increased earnings
potential. Since 2004, 5,900 students have been
awarded a scholarship, including 1,442 this year.
DC Opportunity Scholarship Program
“Growing up, I always knew that for me to get what came easily to others, I had to want it twice as much and work twice as hard. I grew up in Harlem and moved to DC when I was 11. My neighborhood school wasn’t supportive of me as a learner, and I changed schools several times. It wasn’t until I applied for the Opportunity Scholarship Program and got into Georgetown Visitation Preparatory High School that I finally felt I had met my match. Visitation was 180 degree turn from what I had experienced in public schools in Harlem and DC. It was a wakeup call to me, that all of these years I have been left behind, while the girls at Visitation were on the fast track to be the future leaders and change agents of the world. I had been wasting my formative years in failing schools, struggling for an opportunity to choose my own destiny. Attending Visitation broke that cycle, and I couldn’t be more grateful!”
MERCEDES CAMPBELL 2007 OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT & PROUD 2014
GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN 19
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
2014 was one of the strongest years we have had in our 25-year history. Fight Night continued to drive
the majority of revenue, while progress was made in diversifying our donors. As a result of Joe Robert’s
generous bequest in 2012, we showed a significant increase in net assets that year. We continue to
reflect non-cash adjustments (through 2016) to recognize revenue from the bequest, as well as other
income sources. Those non-cash adjustments resulted in a reduction in net assets of $842,368 in 2014.
We ended 2014 with an operating surplus of $79,517, and our auditors found no deficiencies in our
financial records. You may request a copy of our audit by calling 202-772-0417.
INCOME 2014 2013 Fight Night $4,535,278 $3,933,243
Bequest 1 $1,121,976 $1,031,477
Program donations $1,498,902 $2,354,364
Investment income $113,489 $213,982
Donated facilities $152,273 $152,273
Donated services $37,733 $19,503
Other 2 $129,947 $121,488
Net assets released from donor restrictions 3 ($1,643,861) ($1,558,433)
Total $5,945,737 $6,267,897
EXPENSES
Programs $1,519,179 $1,395,237
Grants to other organizations $2,546,196 $2,300,196
Events
Fight Night $1,699,020 $1,515,706
Support and administration
Fundraising and management staff costs $381,004 $398,887
Rent $232,991 $231,760
Other expenses $409,715 $267,752
Total $6,788,105 $6,109,538
Change in net assets 3 ($842,368) $158,359
Net assets at beginning of year $6,534,613 $6,376,254
Net assets at end of year $5,692,245 $6,534,613
1 On March 8, 2012, the organization
received notice that Mr. Robert made
a gift of $5,000,000 to support Fight
For Children over a five year period.
The total value of the pledge was
discounted to its net present value
of $4,815,070 and was recorded as
temporarily restricted revenue during
2012. As of December 31, $1,815,070
of this amount remained receivable.
2 Includes school participation fees,
interest, and general donations.
3 We made non-cash adjustments to
account for the release of assets
from donor restrictions (including
the 2014 portion of Mr. Robert’s
bequest), essentially allowing us to
use these funds for our programs
and operations. While we also took
this action in 2013, several large
gifts received last year (including
$1 million from the UAE Embassy)
were recorded as restricted revenue,
thus offsetting the impact of these
non-cash adjustments on our 2013
statements.
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n Fight Night
n Program donations
n Bequest
n Other
n Donated facilities
n Investment income
Again in 2014, Fight Night
revenue significantly exceeded
plan, representing 60% of
total income. We significantly
increased income from
foundations and continued
to see positive returns on our
investments.
*Exclusive of Net Assets
Released from Restrictions
in 2014
n Grants to other organizations
n Fight Night
n Program services
n Support and administration
We allocate staff cost to major
activities, including our events,
as reflected in our financial
statements. Major operating
expenses (including insurance,
utilities, etc.) remained level,
and our overall fundraising
and administration staff costs
declined year over year. Program
expenses increased due to the
growth of Joe’s Champs. We
also experienced an increase in
fees related to our investment
accounts, expenses to write-
off uncollectable pledges, and
minor, one-time costs related
to commemorating our 25th
anniversary.
n Grants
n Event expenses
n Staffing
n Program expenses (non-staff)
n Other expenses
This chart summarizes major
functional expenses by type,
not by programs. The
distribution of functional
expenses in 2014 was very
similar to 2013.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION (cont.)
REVENUE* EXPENSES FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES
100% = $7,589,598 100% = $6,788,105 100% = $6,788,105
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN 21
$1,000,000 and Up
Under Armour / Cupid Foundation
$500,000 - $999,999
J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation
$100,000 - $249,999
Steve Bisciotti / Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation
DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Raul Fernandez / Fernandez Foundation, Inc.
Anders Hainer / Hainer Foundation
J.S. Plank & D.M. Dicarlo Family
Fredrick Schaufeld / Swan Investors / Fred & Karen Schaufeld Family Foundation
Vornado / Charles E. Smith
$50,000 - $99,999
Tak Cheung / Chieh T. Cheung
Classic Fashion Apparel
FedEx Government Affairs
Friendship Public Charter Schools
Kip Fulks
Richard A. Kay
Dean F. Morehouse / MTM Development
Maserati
Needle Craft
Ramatex
Regina Miracle International
Salvador
Bradford Shusman / James Fitzgerald / Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Singlun
Sintex
United Arab Emirates
United Creation
$25,000 - $49,999
APS Global LLC
Avery Dennison
Rueben Bajaj / Digital Management, Inc. / Bajaj Family Foundation / White Star Investment
Bodynits
Carnival Foundation
Children’s Hospital
Climatex
Creative Artists Agency
Eclat Textile Co.
Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation
Gildan
Donald E. Graham
Hamilton Insurance
Robert G. Hisaoka
Ike Kligerman Barkley
Ingenuity Prep PCS
JB Creative
Kuohwa Garment & Enamel Industry Co.
Ted Leonsis
Little King Ind. Co.
Lockton Companies
Matsui International Co.
NCTA
Perfect Building Maintenance
Harvey Sanders
SAP
Devin Shain / ShalomLearning, Inc.
Ryan Shank
Verizon
Wen-Parker Logistics
Wintan, Inc.
$10,000 - $24,999
American Petroleum Institute
Anheuser-Busch Foundation
Armada Hoffler
Asian Sourcing International
BET Networks
BGE
Boomer Esiason Foundation
Bozzuto
Scott & Patrice Brickman Family Foundation
BuildingHope
CA Technologies
Cantor Fitzgerald
Citi Private Bank
Clark Construction
COFACO
Neil Cohen / Ryna & Melvin Cohen Family Foundation
Crystal City Business Improvement
Bradley Dickerson
Donatelli Development
Eagle Bank / Robert Pincus
ENTERGY
Fensterheim & Bean, P.C.
First Washington Realty Inc.
Michael P. Galvin
Hansoll Textile
Hojeon Limited
Ed Hollander
Horning Family Fund
Ideal Fastener Corp.
Intralot/DC09
William S. Janes
JK Moving & Storage
Robert L. Johnson
Jones Group International
Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP
Kingwhale
Alvin B. Krongard
THANK YOU FOR MAKING FIGHT FOR CHILDREN STRONG FOR 25 YEARS
Thank you to all our generous supporters in 2014, especially the bold names below who have been
consistently supporting Fight For Children for more than ten years.
FIGHT FOR CHILDREN 2014 ANNUAL REPORT22
Annette M. & Theodore N. Lerner Foundation
Maury, Donnelly & Parr Insurance
Morgan Franklin Consulting
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.
Motorsports Charities
National Basketball Association
New Holland Apparel
NFL Players, Inc.
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Optimum Sports
Anthony Pappas
Pettenati
Stuart Plank
Pricewaterhouse- Coopers
Promax
PRM Consulting, Inc.
Pryamid Builders
W. Russell Ramsey
Joe Reeder / Greenberg Traurig
Carl J. Rickertsen
Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation
RLJ Lodging Trust
Elbert O. Robinson, Jr.
Sagamore
Doug Smith
SunTrust Bank
Summit Fund of Washington
Patrick Sutton
Chris Tavlarides
Tolson Family Foundation
US Trust / David Huffman
Walton Family Foundation, Inc.
WBCM
Yeh Group
$5,000 - $9,999
1901 Group LLC
Abdo Development
American & Efird
Ballard Spahr LLP
BB&T
BDT Capital
BHC Architects
George Bodenheimer
Brookfield Properties
Charlesmead Foundation
J. L. Davies
Matt Edenbaum
Educational Testing Service
Brian E. Ferguson
Flamboyan Foundation, Inc.
Inner City Family Services
John Motley Associates, Inc.
Brian Karlisch
Jack Kennedy
Andrew Klingenstein
Rafat Mahmood
McComb Family Foundation
Alan Meltzer
MGM National Harbor
Ourisman Ford Lincoln
Phillips Realty Capital
Premium Distributors
Pride Performance Fabrics
Red Light Management
Win Sheridan
Jordan Spieth
Studley, Inc.
Sun Tak Industries Group
Swisstex Direct
University of Maryland / Smith School of Business
Jeff Veatch
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Winmar Construction
Gary Woodland
$1,000 - $4,999
202 Design
Aegis Law Group
Alarm.com Incorporated
Faisal Alenezi
Jose Andres
Joe Apa
Ehsan Bassam
Bret Baier
David Bender
Seth Benhard
Jim Bolduc
Jason Bonnet
Tony Brown
Calkain Companies
Louis C. Capannelli
Cavalier Maintenance
Patrick Christmas
Keith Cohen
Conveyor Handling Company
Patrick and Anna M. Cudahy Fund
Brian Cummings
Anthony R. Dolan
E. Textint Corp.
Eaglestone Wealth Advisors
Michela A. English
Eyeking, LLC
Finnegan
Paul Fipps
Kevin Fishkind
Scott Fishkind
Forum Properties
Brendan Fry
Gali Service Industries
Chris Gates
Gazzatex Inc.
Jody Giles
Pete Gilmore
Global Design I.D. Inc.
Alvin Gross
Pierre Grzybowski
GSI Homemaid Solutions LLC
Guilford Performance Textiles
Fred Gumbinner
Tom Haley
Christina Hanson
James Hardy
Hickory Ridge
The Hill Group
JP Morgan
Maurath Karl-Heinz
Claude & Nancy Keener
Bruce Klores
Korn Ferry International
Casey Larkin
Stephen Lucas
Sheila MacVicar
Jim Martell
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Masonboro Partners
Sanjeev K. Mathur
C. Thomas McMillen
Lesley McQuillan
MGM Resorts International
Mike Moore
Morgan Stanley
Nordstrom
Offit Kurman
Sumitro Pal
Paulen Industrial Center, Inc.
Perfect Sense Digital, LLC
Gregg & Julie Petersmeyer
Robert P. Poli
Mark Pollock
Precision Custom Coatings
Franklin D. Raines
Rich Rapuano
John R. Reynolds
Tomas Rios
Michael Ross
Saks Fifth Avenue
Justin Smith
SML
Henry Stafford
John P. Stanton
Walter Steimel, Jr.
Stratus Security Management
Lisa Struble
Robin Thurston
Geoff Tracy
Mark Tropea
Twin Technologies, LLC
Uber DC
Paul Webber
World Bank Community Connections Fund
Tony Wyllie
.51”1.5”4.27” (original)
7_14_2014
2”3”4”
Fredrick Schaufeld / Swan Investors /
Fred & Karen Schaufeld Family Foundation
J.S. Plank & D.M. Dicarlo Family
Harvey Sanders
Richard A. Kay Tak Cheung / Chieh T. Cheung
United Creation
Sintex
With special gratitude to for its generous pro bono support in 2014.
FIGHT FOR CHILDREN 2014 ANNUAL REPORT24
Board of Directors
Raul Fernandez, Chairman Chairman & CEO, Objectvideo Vice Chairman, Monumental Sports and Entertainment
James Abdo President & CEO, ABDO Development
Gina F. Adams Corporate Vice President for Government Affairs, Fedex Corporation
Neil Cohen President & CEO, District Photo Inc.
Michela English President & CEO, Fight For Children
G. David Fensterheim Principal, Fensterheim & Bean, P.C.
Adrian Fenty Senior Business Development Manager, Perkins Coie, Llp
Michele V. Hagans President, Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation
Michael N. Harreld Regional President, PNC Bank, Greater Washington Area
Charles Kuhn President, JK Moving Services
Anthony A. Lewis Region Vice President, Verizon
Dr. Kurt Newman President & CEO Children’s National Health System
Joseph E. Robert, III Sergeant, United States Marine Corps
Fredrick D. Schaufeld Managing Director, Swan & Legend Ventures
Anthony A. Williams President & Executive Director Federal City Council
Joseph E. Robert, Jr. Founder 1952-2011
Staff
Michela English President & CEO
Keith Gordon Chief Operating Officer
Martine Gordon Program Manager
Brittany Oliver Early Childhood Education Specialist
Kim Stevenson Executive Assistant
Danah Telfaire Senior Program Manager
Ellett Toomey Director of Development
Jeff Travers Director, External Relations
Liz Warnecki Administrative Manager
Judy Wrench Accounting Manager
FIGHT FOR CHILDREN BOARD & STAFF
As of August 2015
OUR NEXT 25 YEARS
We believe that by improving the quality of early childhood education, we can
close achievement gaps and create the best opportunities for every child to
realize his or her full potential. Fight For Children’s Board of Directors recently
affirmed Fight For Children’s commitment to make early childhood education in
Washington, DC the best in the country by ensuring that every child is prepared
to succeed in school by age eight. We invite you to join us as we begin our
journey into our next 25 years.
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