StoryCorps Annual Report 2012 | 5storycorps.org

CONTENTS

2 MessagefromtheFounder&President

3MessagefromtheBoardChair

4Mission&CorePrinciples

5RecordingStoriesAcrossAmerica

6SharingOurStories

8CapturingtheDiversityofOurNation

9StoryCorpsInitiatives

10StoryCorpsLegacy

11MilitaryVoicesInitiative

12NationalTeachersInitiative

13 WideningOurImpact

14 FinancialHighlights

15 Government,Foundation,&CorporateFunders

16 IndividualDonors

18 BoardofDirectors&ExecutiveTeam

19 StoryCorpsStaff

20 ContinuetheConversation

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DearFriend,

Asyou’llsee,hear,andreadinourlatestAnnualReport,2012wasanotherlandmarkyearofpublicservice,creativity,andorganizationalgrowthforStoryCorps.

IfoundedStoryCorpsin2003basedonafewsimplebeliefs:listeningcarefullyisoneofthemostprofoundwaysinwhichwecanhonoranotherperson’slife,andgreatwisdomandbeautycanbefoundinthestoriesoftheeverydaypeopleallaroundus.I’vecometobelievemorestronglyinthoseideaswitheachpassingday.StoryCorpsworkstirelesslytoreachpeoplewhosestoriesareoftensilenced,givingpeoplefromallbackgroundsandbeliefstheopportunitytohavetheirvoicesheard.Eachweek,StoryCorpscelebratesauthenticstoriesthatspeaktotheresilience,fortitude,anddecencyofeverydaypeople.OureditedradiosegmentshavemovedandchallengedmillionsofAmericans,creatingaplacewherewecanconnecttooneanotherabovethedinofanincreasinglyharshmediaenvironment.

Thankstoyoursupport,StoryCorpsstorieshavehadanimpactonmanymoreAmericansthroughourNPRbroadcasts,best-sellingbooks,animatedshorts,andeducationalprograms.

In2012ourreachcontinuedtoexpand.Highlightsinclude:

• LaunchingourMilitaryVoicesInitiative— collecting,preservingandamplifyingthe storiesofpost-9/11veterans,active-duty servicemembers,andtheirfamilies. Thiscollectionwillserveasadefinitive recordoftheconflictsinIraqand Afghanistanthroughtheeyesofthose whoexperiencedthem.

• Recordinghundredsofinterviews throughourNationalTeachersInitiative, celebratingtheworkofpublicschool teachersacrossthecountry.

• ExpandingStoryCorpsLegacy— whichdeliverstheStoryCorpsrecording experiencetothosewhohavebeen diagnosedwithaseriousillness— topediatricpatientsandtheirfamilies.

• Doublingthenumberofstudents participatinginStoryCorpsU—our yearlongstandards-basedcollege readinesscurriculumforhigh-needs schools.StoryCorpsUtrainsteachersto useStoryCorpscontentandinterviewing methodstoimprovestudents’speaking, listening,writing,andcriticalthinking skills.EvaluationfindingsfromHarvard indicatethatStoryCorpsUisdoingjust that.

• Releasingourthirdbook,All There Is: Love Stories from StoryCorpswhich,like ourpreviousreleases,becameaninstant New York Timesbestseller.

• Partneringwithmorethan500 community-basedorganizations acrossthecountry,toensurethatthe widestpossibleswathofAmerican voicesisrecordedandpreserved.

FromLGBTyouth,tohomelessveterans,tosurvivorsofdomesticviolence,ourworktohonorandupliftthevoicesandstoriesofthoseleastheardamongusdeepenedandgrew.Inthecomingyear,StoryCorpswillcontinuetoexpandandimproveupontheuniqueandextraordinaryservicewedelivertotheAmericanpeople.Aswelookforwardtomarkingour10thanniversaryinOctober2013,theorganizationisredoublingitseffortstousethepoweroflisteningtobetterpeople’slives.

Ilookforwardtokeepingyouuptodateonourprogressintheyeartocome.IamdeeplyhonoredbyyourbeliefinStoryCorps,anditremainsthegreatestprivilegeofmylifetoleadthisorganizationanditsdevotedstaff.Profoundthanksforyoursupport.

Sincerely,

DaveIsay

MESSAGEFROMTHEFOUNDER&PRESIDENT

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andcoarse.Wesaywevalueandrespectdifference,buttoomanychildrenarebullied,toomanywithdisabilitiesaremarginalized,andtoomanyeldersareshuntedaside,theircollectivewisdomuntapped.Welaudbipartisanshipandcompromise,butwetoooftentalkpastoneanother,comfortableinoursilos.StoryCorpsisoneofthefewplaceswhereordinarycitizenscantakeastep—listening,talking,orboth—thatmovesthenationclosertotheidealsofsocialjustice,transcendingdifferencesanddividesthatkeepAmericansfromrisingtobetheirbestselves.Itstandsforthepropositionatthecoreofeverycreedandconstitution:thateveryvoicecountsandeverylifehasvalue.TensofthousandshavesatforaninterviewinaStoryBooth,emergingwithapricelessfamilytreasureandtheconfidencethattheirstorywillbecomepartofAmericanhistorythroughourarchiveattheAmericanFolklifeCenterattheLibraryofCongress.Millionsmorehavebeenmovedbylistening.

Buttohavetheimpactontheculturethatwestrivefor,weneedtodomuchmore.Weneedtomakesurethatthecontentweproduce—thestoriesofthenation—reachanevenlargeraudience.Weneedtoexpandtheavailabilityoftheinterviewexperiencetomeetever-increasingdemandforourservices.Weneedtocontinuedevelopingmeasuresthatdemonstrateourimpactonparticipantsandlisteners.

Itwilltakemoreresourcestodothis,resourcesthattheBoardandIarecommittedtofinding.Inthepastyearwehavemadegreatstrideswithfoundationandindividualdonors—andwererecentlyrecognizedwithaprestigious“CreativeandEffectiveInstitutions”awardfromtheJohnD.andCatherineT.MacArthurFoundation.

Thesesuccessesencourageustoaimevenhigher.Thepathweareon—movingfromrelianceonahandfuloffoundationandgovernmentfunderstoabroadbaseofcoresupport,moreandmorefromindividualsandfamilies,thatenablesustochartourowndestiny—isanessentialoneifwearetorealizeourvision.

Inthecomingyears,withhelpfromsupporterslikeyou,wewillbuildonthedazzlingfirstdecadeofStoryCorpstocreateanenduringinstitutionthatwillintimetouchthelivesofeveryAmericanfamily:apublicservicenolessrevered,experienced,andbelovedthantheNationalParkServiceandourpubliclibrarysystem.Thanksforyourpartnershipinworkingtowardthatvision.

Sincerely,

GaraLaMarcheChair

StoryCorps is one of the few places where ordinary citizens can take a step—listening, talking, or both —that moves the nation closer to the ideals of social justice, transcending differences and divides that keep Americans from rising to be their best selves.

MESSAGEFROMTHEBOARDCHAIR

An African American man talks with his teenage daughter aboutthechallengesandjoysofraisingherasasinglefathertryingtomakeitthroughcollege.Two women whohavesurviveddomesticviolencetalkabouthavingtattoosremovedbecausetheywereaconstantreminderoftheabusiverelationshipstheyescaped.A young man with Down syndrome talks with his fatheraboutrealizinghisdreamofopeningacaféwherehegreetsallcustomerswithahug.ThesearejustafewofmyfavoriteStoryCorpsbroadcastsofthepastfewmonths—newstrandsintherichtapestryofAmericanlifewovenbytheorganizationwhoseboardIamprivilegedtochair.

StoryCorps,morethanalmostanyotherinstitution,canhelpAmericansnavigateandovercomethedualitiesandcontradictionsofcontemporarylife.Weareamulticulturalsocietyinwhichmuchofourmediaismonoculture.Weprize“reality,”butvirtuallyalloftheprogrammingwiththatlabelisstaged

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What a fantastic service you provide. You move me beyond words. To tell our stories, to honor them, illuminate them, celebrate them. You enrich so many hearts and spirits by doing so.

DanButler,Newbury,VT

MISSION

StoryCorps’missionistoprovidepeopleofallbackgroundsandbeliefswiththeopportunitytorecord,share,andpreservethestoriesofourlives.

Wedothistoremindoneanotherofoursharedhumanity,tostrengthenandbuildtheconnectionsbetweenpeople,toteachthevalueoflistening,andtoweaveintothefabricofourculturetheunderstandingthateveryone’sstorymatters.Atthesametime,wearecreatinganinvaluablearchiveofvoicesandwisdomforfuturegenerations.

COREPRINCIPLES

StoryCorpsisbuiltonanuncompromisingcommitmenttoexcellencethroughouttheorganizationthatincludesanintensefocusonthecollecting,sharing,andpreservingofpeople’sstories;high-qualityorganizationalmanagement;andthecareandsupportofanextraordinaryworkenvironmentwhererespectanddignityareparamount.

• Theinterviewsessionisattheheart ofStoryCorps.Wetreatparticipants withtheutmostrespect,care,and dignity.

• StoryCorpsmaintainsarelentless focusonservingawidediversity ofparticipants.

• StoryCorpsisapublicservice.

Miss Devine

StoryCorps’originalanimatedshortsseriesfeaturessomeofourbest-lovedradiostories.Watchallofouranimationsatstorycorps.org/animation.

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CousinsJamesRansomandCherieJohnsonrecalltheirformidableSundayschoolteacher,MissLizzieDevine,theonlywomanwhoscaredthemmorethantheirgrandmother.

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DOOR-TO-DOOR

Trainedfacilitatorstravelacrossthecountryrecordingstorieson-sitewithcommunitypartners,bringingprofes-sional,portablerecordingequipmenttocorporations,organizations,andevenfamilyreunions.ThisserviceprovidesameaningfulStoryCorpsexperiencetoavarietyofcommunities.

STORYKITS

StoryKitsaredesignedtoreachfamilieswithoutaccesstootherrecordingoptionswhowanttoparticipateinStoryCorps.

MOBILEBOOTHS

OuriconicMobileBoothtravelsthecountry—fromtheRioGrandeValleyinTexastoCharleston,SouthCarolina—recordingthestoriesofeverydaypeople.AteveryMobilestop,wepartnerwithlocalradiostationsandcommunity-basedorganizationstoensureadiverserepresentationofcommunitiesfromruraltourban,EastCoasttoWestCoast.

STORYBOOTHS

In2012,StoryCorpsrecordedlocalstoriesatourstationaryStoryBoothsinNewYorkCity’sFoleySquare,SanFrancisco’sContemporaryJewishMuseum,andWABE90.1FMinAtlanta.

RECORDINGSTORIESACROSSAMERICA

Since2003,we’vegivennearly90,000everydaypeoplethechancetorecordinterviewsabouttheirlives,passwisdomonfromonegenerationtothenext,andleavealegacyforfuturegenerations.Throughout2012,intownsandcitiesacrossthecountry,werecordedmorethan4,500interviewswithnearly10,000participants.

StoryCorpsprovidestheinterviewexperienceinanumberofdifferentways.

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3,008 participants

1,495 MobileBoothinterviewsrecordedwith

1,475 StoryBoothinterviewsrecordedwith

3,252 participants

770 Door-to-Doorinterviewsrecordedwith

1,565 participants

376 StoryKitinterviewsrecordedwith

677 participants*

* (including 338 interviews through StoryCorps Legacy initiative)

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Werecordedatotalof4,536interviewswith9,454participantsin2012.

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SHARINGOURSTORIES

“ I came into the topless bar that you were bouncing.”

BiologistsSusanandPhilipMcClintonlivejustoutsideofYellowstoneNationalParkinCody,Wyoming.

Listenonline:http://storycorps.org/listen/philip-susan-mcclinton/

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Broadcast

Throughouraward-winningweeklybroadcastsonNPR’sMorning Edition,StoryCorpsreachesanaudienceof14millionearseachweek.

Animation

StoryCorpsAnimatedShortsfeaturethestoriesofeverydaypeople,toldintheirownvoicesandbroughttolifewithanimationfromtheRauchBrothers.StoryCorpscontinueditspopularseriesofanimatedshortswithfivenewreleasesin2012.TheywerebroadcastonthePBSdocumentaryseriesPOV,featuredonYouTube’shomepage.Watchthematstorycorps.org/animation.

Archives

Ourcollectionofmorethan45,000interviewsisarchivedattheAmericanFolklifeCenterattheLibraryofCongressinWashington,DC,theNationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCulture,andtheNettieLeeBensonLatinAmericanCollection.Youcanalsoaccessourstoriesatnearly300localarchivesincommunitieswehaveservedacrossthecountry.

Press

In2012,StoryCorpswasfeaturedinavarietyofnationalandlocaloutlets,includingtheAssociatedPress,USA Today,Los Angeles Times,Chicago Tribune,The Daily Beast,andMashable.

SocialMedia

OurfanbaseonFacebookandTwitterincreased55percentin2012andcontinuestogrow.FollowusonTwitterandjoinusonFacebookforupdatesandexclusivecontent.

STORYCORPSARCHIVE

TheStoryCorpsArchiveisthelargestcollectionofborn-digitalaudiooral historiesevercollected,unprecedentedinscope:

Morethan47,000interviews

Morethan30,000hoursofaudio

Morethan250,000digitalobjects,includingaudio,interviewandparticipant data,photographs,andsupplementarymaterialstotalingmorethan 17terabytesofdata.

StoryCorpsinterviewsarefeaturedeveryFridayonNPR’sMorning Edition.HearhundredsofpowerfulexcerptsfromtheStoryCorpsarchiveatstorycorps.org/listen.

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Sundays at Rocco’s

ForeighteenyearsNicholasPetron’sgrandfather,RoccoGalasso,servedasownerandsuperintendentofanapartmentbuildingwheremuchofhisfamilyresided—untilthedaytheyweregivennoticethattheirbuildingfaceddemolitiontomakewayfornewapartments.AsNickremembers,that’swheneverythingchanged.

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Books

StoryCorpsreleasedAll There Is: Love Stories from StoryCorpsin2012,anditbecameaninstantNew York Timesbestseller.Formoreinformation,visitstorycorps.org/book.

Eyes on the Stars

OnJanuary28,1986,NASAChallengermissionSTS-51-Lendedintragedywhentheshuttleexploded73secondsaftertakeoff.OnboardwasphysicistRonaldE.McNair,whowasthesecondAfricanAmericantoenterspace.Butfirst,hewasakidwithbigdreamsinLakeCity,SouthCarolina.

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AIDSServicesofAustin| AustinHistoryCenter| GeorgeWashingtonCarverMuseumandCulturalCenter| GoodwillIndustriesofCentralTexas|HomelessCoach|Mexic-ArteMuseum|TexasLibraryAssociation| CourtYouthCenter/PublicAlliesofMesilla|TuRevistaLatina|DiocesanMigrantandRefugeeServicesofElPaso|LaMujerObrera|CatholicCharitiesofTennesseeRefugeeResettlementProgram|TennesseeArtsCommission|TennesseeImmigrantsandRefugeeRightsCoalition|UrbanHousingSolutions|BigBrothersBigSistersofCentralIndiana|CoalitionforHomelessInterven-tionandPrevention|ArabAmericanNationalMuseum|CenterforLatino/a&LatinAmericanStudies|CharlesH.WrightMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistory|LatinosProgresando|CenterforWomen|CharlestonPromiseNeighborhood|SouthCarolinaAfricanAmericanHeritageCommission|HidalgoCountyHistoricalCommission|SouthTexasCivilRightsProject|Anti-DefamationLeague|AsianPacificAmericanHistoricalSociety|DisabilityResourceGroup|GeorgiaJusticeProject|AsianWomen’sShelter|HabitatforHumanityGreaterSanFrancisco|SanFranciscoBlackInfantHealthProgram|ArmyWoundedWarriorProgram,Tacoma,WA|IraqandAfghanistanVeteransofAmerica(IAVA),NewYork,NY|HindsHospice,Fresno,CA|WillametteValleyHospice,Salem,OR

CAPTURINGTHEDIVERSITYOFOURNATION

Anorganization-wideemphasisondiversityiscentraltoourworkatStoryCorps.Forthisreason,wesetannualdiversitygoalsandreserve50percentofinterviewopeningsfortheconstituenciesofmorethan500communityorganizations.ToensurethattheStoryCorpsArchiveandbroadcastsfullyrepresentthediversityofvoicesinAmerica,StoryCorps’ParticipantDiversityTeam(PDT)setsandsupportstheachievementoforganization-wideparticipantdiversitygoals.

SELECTCOMMUNITYPARTNERS

2012GOAL 2012ACTUAL

AfricanAmerican

Hispanic/Latino

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16%

15%

12%

Asian 5% 6%

LGBTQ 5% 7%

PARTICIPANTDIVERSITY

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CAPTURINGTHEDIVERSITYOFOURNATION

204 TotalMVI interviewsrecordedtodate

108 TotalLegacyInitiativeinterviewsrecordedtodate

HistoriasInitiative

TheHistoriasInitiativecelebratesandpreservesthevoicesofLatinosacrosstheUnitedStates.ItisthelargestcollectionofLatinovoicesevergathered.

GriotInitiative

OurGriotInitiativeensuresthatthecontemporaryexperiencesofAfricanAmer-icanswillbepreservedandavailableforgenerationstocome.Todate,StoryCorpsGriothasrecordedthelargestcollectionofAfricanAmericanvoicesevergathered.

StoryCorpsLegacy

StoryCorpsLegacyprovidespeoplelivingwithseriousillness,alongwiththeirfamilies,theopportunitytorecordandpreservecherishedinterviews.

MilitaryVoicesInitiative

TheMilitaryVoicesInitiativecapturesthestoriesofpost-9/11veterans,active-dutyservicemembers,andtheirfamilies.

September11thInitiative

StoryCorpshasrecordedmorethan1,200interviewswithpeopleimpactedbythetragediesatNewYork’sWorldTradeCenteronFebruary26,1993,andSeptember11,2001.StoryCorpswasawardedanAlfredI.duPont–ColumbiaUniversityAwardforits9/11seriesofanimatedshortsandaudio.

5,873 TotalGriotinterviewsrecordedtodate

2,911 TotalHistoriasinterviewsrecordedtodate

1,309 September 11th Initiativeinterviewsrecordedtodate

STORYCORPSINITIATIVES

In2012,StoryCorpsdeployednewandcontinuinginitiativestocaptureanarrayofvoicesnationwide.

I listened to my CD at home. I started out by myself, but my wife heard it and stopped cooking dinner to come listen, and then my kids stopped doing their homework to come in, too. It turned into a shared family experience, and they learned some things about my experience they had not heard before. They want to thank you and your organization for doing this kind of work, as do I. What you produce is very special and opens many doors.

BobOusley,Alumni,Nashville,TN

“ The last picture she saw was one of me.”

Eleven-year-oldGrahamHaggettnevermethisgrandmotherSandraLeeWright,butheknowsherstorywell.

Listenonline:http://storycorps.org/listen/shelli-wright-and-graham-haggett/

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STORYCORPSLEGACY

As my brother seems to be slipping away from us, I want to tell you how appreciative we all are for your sacrifice in opening up StoryCorps on a Saturday (and even patiently waiting while we endured flight delay after flight delay!), as it may have been the last time he was mobile.

It was just three weeks ago when Doug sat in the recording booth. Casually mentioning that he has cancer, as if it were not of much concern. He was so positive and upbeat, telling us he would hopefully be here for years to come. Of course, I knew it was worse than that, but somehow hoped that Doug was right, not the doctors.

With vacation and getting back to work, I had not yet downloaded the StoryCorps recording until this weekend, and when he took sick this weekend, I got it out to my family yesterday. Even though it was well past my Mom’s bedtime, she apparently listened to Doug’s story over and over last night, and I know it gave her so much comfort.

Just in case you guys ever think you are tired of doing this good work, think of me and Doug and how you made yourself available to him at just the right moment, and how much it means to us. And now we will have him with us forever, in a way.

Thank you all so very much.

DonnaPugh

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“ What is your legacy?”

In2010,DavidPlantwasdiagnosedwithskincancer.Sincethen,thecancerhasmetastasizedinotherpartsofhisbody.

DavidsatdownforaStoryCorpsLegacyinterviewwithhisstepson,FrankLilley.

Listenonline:http://storycorps.org/listen/david-plant-and-frank-lilley/

StoryCorpsLegacyprovidespeopleofallageswithseriousillnessandtheirfamiliestheopportunitytorecord,preserveandsharetheirlifestories.

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TheMilitaryVoicesInitiativepreservesthestoriesofAmericanmilitaryveteransandsendsthemessagethatwe—asanation—arelistening.WepartnerwithorganizationslikeIraqandAfghanistanVeteransofAmerica,TheComingHomeProject,andGotYour6togatherthediversevoicesofthemilitarycommunityandtheirfamilies.

MILITARYVOICESINITIATIVE

I thank you for the opportunity to speak about Ali and Achmed..., I realized that I’ve forgotten certain firefights and explosions, but I never forgot about each day I spent with those two. Helping me tell their story rather than the typical “war” story is what makes StoryCorps so wonderful. I learned a lot about man’s capacity for kindness and cruelty in Baghdad, but I continue to be amazed by the efforts of people like you.

ArmyNationalGuardSpecialistJustinCliburn,InterviewParticipant

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“ We were about as close as people that don’t speak the same language can be.”

ArmyNationalGuardSpecialistJustinCliburntellshiswife,Deanne,aboutAli,theyoungIraqihebefriendedduringhisserviceinIraq.

Listenonline:http://storycorps.org/listen/justin-and-deanne-cliburn/

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“At the time, I was tutoring at an after-school program...”

AyodejiOgunniyiremembershowthemurderofhisfatherledhimtoanewcareer.

Listenonline:http://storycorps.org/listen/ayodeji-ogunniyi/

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This18-monthInitiativecelebratedtheworkofpublicschoolteachersacrossthecountry.Byrecording,sharing,andpreservingthesestories,wecalledattentiontotheinvaluablecontributionsteachershavemadetothisnation,honoredthosewhohaveembracedtheprofessionastheircalling,encouragedteachingasacareerchoice,andhelpedtounifythecountrybehinditsteachers.TheNationalTeachersInitiativeplacedspecialattentionontheworkofteachersstrivingtoincreasethenumberofstudentswhograduatepreparedforcollegeandcareers.

NATIONALTEACHERSINITIATIVE

20,970 minutesrecorded

27,762+ milestraveled

60 locationsvisited

1,413 participants

687 interviews

Stories are the cloth which binds us, holds us, and protects us from the cold. May we live through many more winters warmed by StoryCorps’ blessed fabric of love.

GregHuang-Dale,Fryeburg,ME

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NationalDayofListening

StoryCorpspartneredwithSoundCloudtodebutaninteractiveplatformthatcollectsstoriessubmittedfromallacrossthecountry.TheWallofListeningallowspeopletorecordaninterviewanduploaditwithapictureoftheinterviewpartners.Youcanrecordusingyourwebbrowserorequipmentreadilyavailabletoyou,suchasaniPhone,adigitalrecorder,oralaptop.

WIDENINGOURIMPACT592 students

32 classes

7 teachers

4 cities(Chicago,NewYorkCity,St.Louis,Washington,DC)

TheStoryCorpsUCollegeReadinessCurriculumisaninteractive,standards-based,college-readinessprogrambuiltaroundStoryCorpscontentandmethods.Itsaimistoimprovestudents’speakingandlisteningskills,andbuildtheirself-andsocialawareness,andconnectiontotheirschools.

STORYCORPSU

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2012FINANCIALHIGHLIGHTS

StoryCorpsiscommittedtomeetingthehigheststandardsoffiscalresponsibilityandtransparency.Ratedafour-starorganizationbyCharityNavigator,thisyearmorethanthree-quartersofourexpendituresdirectlysupportedStoryCorpsprograms.

Revenue

Revenue Amount Percentage

Corporate 11.8

Foundations&MajorDonors 35.6

Government 33.5

Individuals 3.8

DonatedServices&Materials 4.3

OtherIncome 11

Total Revenue 100

Liabilities&NetAssets

Liabilities

Expenses

Expenses Amount Percentage

StoryCorpsProgram 78

Management&General 11.6

Fundraising 10.4

Total Expenses 100

Assets

Cash&CashEquivalents $2,335,436

UnconditionalPromisetoGive $3,624,966

MiscellaneousReceivables $175,377

PrepaidExpenses&OtherAssets $59,070

Property&Equipment,AtCost (netofaccumulateddepreciation) $78,385

SecurityDeposits $35,497

Total Assets $6,308,731

AccountsPayable&OtherLiabilities $238,598

DeferredRevenue $119,875

NotePayable $609,504

BookAdvance $63,750

$5,188,746

$774,517

$689,723

$6,652,986

$772,825

$2,343,636

$2,201,428

$250,293

$281,719

$724,415

$6,574,316

Total Liabilities $1,031,727

Net Assets

Unrestricted $1,390,400

TemporarilyRestricted $3,886,604

Total Net Assets $5,277,004

Total Liabilities & Net Assets $6,308,731

Fundraising

Management & General

StoryCorps Program

Other Income

Donated Servies & Materials

Indiviuals

Government

Foundations & Major Donors

Corporate

Fundraising

Management & General

StoryCorps Program

Other Income

Donated Servies & Materials

Indiviuals

Government

Foundations & Major Donors

Corporate

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GOVERNMENT,FOUNDATION,&CORPORATEFUNDERS

$500,000 and aboveCorporationforPublicBroadcastingTheAtlanticPhilanthropies,Inc.FordFoundationJohnD.andCatherineT.MacArthurFoundation

$100,000 —$499,999BloombergPhilanthropiesCharinaEndowmentFundInstituteofMuseumandLibraryServicesTheJoyceFoundationOpenSocietyFoundationsTheKaplenFoundationTheMarcHaasFoundationNewman’sOwnFoundationPolkBrosFoundationPumpkinTrust

$25,000 —$99,999TheBayTreeFundMargaretA.CargillFoundationLloydA.FryFoundationNationalEndowmentfortheArtsTheNewYorkCityDepartmentofCulturalAffairsTaconicFoundation

$10,000 —$24,999ColbertFamilyFundoftheCoastalCommunityFoundationofSCCorneliaBessieFoundationGrandStreetFundNewsCorporationFoundation

$5,000 —$9,999MichaelT.RiordanFoundation

$1,000 —$4,999AmericanBoardofInternalMedicineFoundationCarmenJ.MooreCharitableFundSusanIsaacsandElkanAbramowitzCharitableFundTheMosaicFoundation(ofR.&P.Heydon)WaldronRiseFoundation

$250 —$999FranklinPhilanthropicFundKassel-BackerFoundationMiddleRoadFoundationSiliconValleyCommunityFoundation

MATCHINGGIFTS

GoogleMcKinsey&CompanyandUnitedWayofNewYorkCityMicrosoftMorganStanleyOpenSocietyFoundationsRandomHouseRollGivingTextron

2012CORPORATESPONSORS

2012NATIONALPARTNERS

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INDIVIDUALDONORS

$10,000 — $99,999RogerAltmanandJurateKazickasJanePhillipsDonaldsonDaneHolmesTomandAddieJonesGaraLaMarcheJimMooreandJessicaMoultonTomMooreKathleenBarksdalePattilloMichaelA.ShumanHildySimmonsMurrayandRobinSinclaire

$5,000 — $9,999Anonymous(3)HowardP.andJudyBerkowitzKatieButterfieldLewisB.CullmanJaneIsayRichardIsayandGordonHarrellKevinKloseDeborahLeffKenMiller

$1,000 — $4,999Anonymous(4)JuliaArnoldPaulF.Balser,Sr.BillandPegBalzerGretchenBurkeKarenCallahanJenniferChaikenandSamHamiltonAudreyChoiBrettDunstEdwardsFamilyFundSarahFeinbergFriendshipBaptistChurchJohnFujiiRichardHechtDebraKocherSidandRuthLapidusLeonardLauderPaigeandCricketLiu

LauraandDavidMerageScottMiticKennethandMarjorieMooreTracyandLarryNaglerJosephandKathrinaProsciaRobertRosenkranzJeffreyandShearaSeigalRuthandAlanSteinJoshuaSteinerRoselyneChromanSwigWilliamJ.andMelindavandenHeuvelJohnL.VogelsteinWilliamLynnWeaverBradWhitmanRogerandJudithWidmannHowardandBarbaraWollnerZaneAnthonyZumbahlen

$250 — $999Anonymous(3)PatriciaColleenAbiogVerbleGormanAlexanderMarthaLouAlmanStaceyAlstonCharlieAndersonPhilipandChristinaBaileySusanBakerMeganBaldrigeJohnandGeorgiaBancroftMarianneBarulichJessicaBaumanPatriciaBaumanJaneE.BaxterGreggD.BedolClareBercotJoshuaBerkowSonaBhatnagarFraserandDeirdreBlackMarkBowlingRenaBranstenMarcBrickmanTheodoreF.BrophyGingerBrown

MaryE.BrownDanButlerTimCalazzaRaineCampeauBarbaraCarswellNaveenShivapujaChandraRockyChinDerekCleggDavidCofrinandChrisTryba-CofrinCarlColeMr.andMrs.WaltCooperTheCrowellFamilyPeterH.DarrowLindaC.DavisDonataDefilippiE.R.DumkeJr.ElizabethP.EllorEstanislaoFidelholtzMarthaFischerJohannaFlatteryDavidFrankelKathleenA.B.FryDeanFurbushHildaO.CanesGarduñoCarolGendlerJenniferGerstorffRoseGilbertLyleE.GittensBarrettGoldingAlisonGoldmanMargaretGoodmanScottGurianKarenGuthrieTracyL.HaddadW.DavidHaggertyJr.WilliamHallJaneC.HartHispanicsinPhilanthropyWilliamWyattHollandRobertHoodThirdGradeClassofTempleIsraelJesseL.JonesTunisiaMonicaJones

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GailKalinStephenKellyDanielleKingMegKleknerDougandWendyKreegerJustiannaKuberskyClareLabowitchEugeneLeeKenandLucyLehmanHowardLesnickandCarolynSchodtJulieandDavidLevineFriendsofLinebaughPublicLibraryDr.MarigoldLintonSarahDarerLittmanShirleyLiuKeltyLoganJuanCarlosLothariusEddieLudelJackS.LuskMaureenMaasJeffreyG.MarstedScottMcCrawJosephH.McGeeMadelineMcGeeAmyMcIntoshandJeffreyToobinBruceMcNamerSharyanneMcSwainWynnMillerShalinH.ModyHollidayMontgomeryJoanMorgensternDanMoultonScottPatrickMoyersTheMeyers/NagelFamilyHollyAngeleNaifehKopecPaulNicolardiCatherineNormanDavidW.O’BrienPeterandSusanOsnosLaureenA.OttoAlanJ.andSusanPatricofDonnaPughCharlesPursley

BethanyRiddleMichelleandMarkRogovinSethP.RosebrockJackRosenthalSarahRosenwaldVaretCharleeseN.SampaNancySandersSusanSandersThomasSavarinoLewisSchlesingerLizSchulteJaySchumannStewartScottCarolSeitzBarbaraShackFloritaSheppardScottSiddallAdeleSilverBarbSilverJeffreyandEileenSimonDempseySpringfieldHelenB.SternTheresaStrongStudioSadieHerbSturzDaneSummersMikeSyersMatthewandAdenaTraubCynthiaKingVanceAnnVanDevenderLauraWalkerElizabethVictoriaWellbornPeytonWilsonJustinWolfMikeWoolleyHenryWuHollyYangJasonYeungZahraYousufLeslieZinn

OUTLOUDINITIATIVEDONORS

In Memory of Dr. Richard Isay 1934–2012

$10,000 — $99,999DavidDechmanGrandStreetFundJoshandCathieIsayGaraLaMarche

$5,000 — $9,999AnonymousScottRudin

$1,000 — $4,999CaryDavisandJohnMcGinnTheMosaicFoundation(ofR.&P. Heydon)Tom&AddieJonesDeborahLeffLawrenceandGaleLevineAndreaMillerBradleyTuskandHarperMontgomeryMurrayandRobinSinclaireConnieWolf

$250 — $999JenniferCunninghamMichaelandBetsyGonnermanMarcandMaryCaroleHarrisonMiltonIsayDonaldJohannessen,M.D.DavidandKimberlyLevinePatrickLoMarianneMakmanMichaelMarinoJeffreyPollockandDeborahBrownRogerandMaryBethRevilleHilaryRosen

StoryCorpsisgratefultoallofourdonorsateverygivinglevelfortheircriticalsupportofourefforts.

StoryCorpsstrivestoacknowledgeourdonorsaccurately.Ifwehavemisspelledoromittedyourname,pleaseacceptourapologiesandcontactusatsupport@storycorps.org.

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BOARDOFDIRECTORS

Gara LaMarche, ChairSeniorFellowatNewYorkUniversity’sRobertF.WagnerSchoolofPublicService

FormerPresident&CEO,TheAtlanticPhilanthropies,Inc.

Jane Phillips Donaldson, Vice ChairCo-FounderandPrincipal,PhillipsOppenheim

David Isay, PresidentFounder&President,StoryCorps

Jim Moore, Treasurer & SecretaryOperatingPartner,TDRCapital,London

Senator Bill BradleyManagingDirector,Allen&Company,LLC

Audrey ChoiManagingDirector,MorganStanley

Sarah FeinbergDirector,Facebook

Dane E. HolmesManagingDirector,GoldmanSachs

Adelaide K. JonesPrincipal,PhillipsOppenheim

Kevin KlosePresidentEmeritus,NationalPublicRadio

Dean,UniversityofMaryland’sPhilipMerrillCollegeofJournalism

Deborah LeffAttorneywiththeUnitedStatesGovernment

Scott MiticCEO&Co-Founder,TrustedID,Inc.

Tom MooreChairmanandCEO,Advaxis,Inc.

FormerGroupVicePresident,Procter&GambleCo.

Jack RosenthalSeniorFellow,TheAtlanticPhilanthropies,Inc.

FormerPresident,NewYorkTimesCompanyFoundation

EXECUTIVETEAM

Founder & PresidentDaveIsay

Director, ProgramsDonnaGaleno

Director, External RelationsMeridithBurkus

Director, Finance & AdministrationSharyanneMcSwain

Special Assistant to the PresidentKathrinaC.Proscia

Michael A. ShumanFounderandPrincipal,MASdesign

Murray Sinclaire, Jr.PresidentandCEO(Co-Owner),Ross,Sinclaire&Associates,LLC

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STORYCORPSSTAFF

ADMINISTRATIONStephanieRoth,Manager,Contracts &AdministrationKenishaFearon,OfficeManager

BUSINESSDEVELOPMENTAlissaPelc,ManagerAbbyLesnick,Sr.AssociateMichelleBova,Associate

COMMUNITYENGAGEMENTAdamWilson,Sr.ManagerTramaineChelan’gat,AssociateManagerPerriChinalai,Sr.Coordinator,LegacyAlexisCreer,Coordinator,LegacySylvieLubow,Sr.Coordinator, MilitaryVoicesInitiativeNoamBar-Zemer,Coordinator, MilitaryVoicesInitiativeNhuTienLu,Coordinator,Military VoicesInitiativeRoseGorman,Door-to-DoorSupervisorJorgeRojas,Facilitator,Door-to-DoorLuisGallo,Facilitator,Door-to-DoorMarielGruszko,Facilitator,Door-to-DoorKatieMiles,Facilitator,Door-to-DoorYazmínPeña,Facilitator,Door-to-DoorJohnWhite,Facilitator,Door-to-DoorAmandaPlumb,SiteSupervisor, AtlantaStoryBoothStephanieBurton,Facilitator, AtlantaStoryBoothLaurenWaits,Facilitator, AtlantaStoryBoothNataliaFidelholtz,SiteSupervisor, SanFranciscoStoryBoothSophiaSimon-Ortiz,Facilitator, SanFranciscoStoryBoothFrankKingman,Facilitator, SanFranciscoStoryBooth

DEVELOPMENTScottMcCraw,GovernmentRelations SpecialistHanaTahirovic,Sr.Dev.Associate, Government&FoundationRelationsEoinDelap,DevelopmentAssociateJillGlaser,DevelopmentAssociate

EDUCATIONMelvinReeves,AssociateDirector, Education&SpecialProjectsJenniferProulx,Manager,EducationAyodeleAlli,EducationAssociateEvaLiao,EducationAssociateNickiBerger,EducationAssociate

EVALUATION&PARTICIPANTRELATIONSKatieMcGowan,Manager,Evaluation &ParticipantRelationsAshwiniShridhar,Sr.Coordinator, ParticipantRelations

FINANCEEdSchemitsch,Sr.ManagerMalaikaLanga,FinanceAssociateCheriseJones,FinanceAssociate

HUMANRESOURCESMeganThiele,ManagerKateParvenski,Sr.Coordinator

INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYDeanHaddock,ManagerMikeDefalco,Sr.CoordinatorKiraLimer,InformationSystems CoordinatorChandaKhatso,WebDeveloper

MARKETING&COMMUNICATIONSDonnaBanks,AssociateDirectorKrisiPacker,AssociateManagerKelleySimons,Sr.CoordinatorDianaVelez-Griffen,Communications Specialist

MOBILEChristinaVeloz,ManagerRoseKue,Sr.CoordinatorVirginiaLora,SiteSupervisorJesseGutierrez,OutreachCoordinatorOliviaCueva,FacilitatorErinDickey,FacilitatorLesleeDean,FacilitatorAnaidReyes,Facilitator

PRINT&ANIMATIONLizzieJacobs,ManagerMayaMillett,Sr.CoordinatorMakebaSeargeant,Coordinator

PRODUCTIONMichaelGarofalo,Sr.ProducerIsaacKestenbaum,ProductionManagerNadiaReiman,ProducerKatieSimon,ProducerJasmynBelcher,ProducerYasminaGuerda-Lee,ProducerJudEsty-Kendall,ProductionAssistantAnitaRao,ProductionAssistantEveClaxton,Researcher

RECORDING&ARCHIVEVirginiaMillington,ManagerTalyaCooper,Sr.Coordinator,ArchiveShawntaSmith,Coordinator,ArchiveMikeDougherty,RecordingOperations SpecialistKyleHartzell,RecordingOperations SpecialistElaineKamlley,RecordingOperations SpecialistShawnSmith,Coordinator,ArchiveTinaChong,StoryKitAssistantKathleenPayne,DataAssistant

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