R E P O R T T O T H E C O M M U N I T Y

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Opportunity Partners supports choices for people with

disabilities through innovative services and strategic

collaborations, assisting those we serve to live, learn

and work – adding value to their lives and communities.

Our Mission

opportunities.org

Dear friends of Opportunity Partners,

We are pleased to present our 2014 Report to the Community. On the pages that follow,

you will see the incredible impact Opportunity Partners makes in the lives of people with

disabilities throughout the Twin Cities Metropolitan area.

You’ll read how Michelle is living more independently, how Brad is advocating for himself,

and how Phillip is advancing at his community job. These stories represent a small

snapshot of the more than 2,000 lives touched in the last year.

As supporters and champions of our mission, YOU are the key to our success as an

organization. You are our partners as we carry out our very important work, and we could

not do it without you!

Thank you for your support of our mission, and we look forward to another successful year.

Sincerely,

Armando CamachoPresident & CEO

David Bares2014 Chairman of the Board

Armando CamachoPresident & CEO

David Bares2014 Chairman of the Board

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2014Board of Directors

LiveResidential Highlights

Chair:

David Bares

Amazon Worldwide Operations

Vice Chair:

Cynthia Lesher

Retired CEO, Xcel Energy

Treasurer:

Gregory Keane

Bush Foundation

Secretary:

Edson Spencer, Jr.

Affinity Capital Management

Ex-officio:

Armando Camacho

Opportunity Partners

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Derek Batchlor

Cargill

Hank Blissenbach

Osprey Enterprises, Inc.

Mike Chevrette

Community Volunteer

Diane Duguay

Kraus-Anderson Construction Company

John Hetterick

No Place Like Home Communities, Inc.

Julie Kline

Regency Beauty Institute

Al Mize

YourEncore, Inc.

Dave Oswald

Dave Oswald Homes, Inc.

Julia Sorenson

Community Volunteer

Nancy Wagner

Community Volunteer

Complete residential survey results at opportunities.org/live-residential-options

Purchased and opened the

new Keith’s Place, a fully

accessible home with an

elevator to replace a home

that had little capacity for

accessibility modifications

Major renovation

completed at Bryant

house to include more

accessible bathrooms

Put 194,454 miles on 27

residential vehicles to get

to community activities

and appointments

Satisfaction rating of

96.7% among residential

program survey

respondents

97.7% of respondents reported

that staff helped

them become more

independent

98.4% of respondents reported

that staff helped them

achieve their goals

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Learn WorkEmployment HighlightsLearning & Education Highlights

300+ staff, self-advocates and

family members attended

advocacy events during the

2014 legislative session

130 employees participated

in our second annual

Biggest Loser competition,

losing a total of 900 pounds!

67%reduction in workman’s

compensation claims

in one year, in part due

to increased safety

awareness and education

Reached 900 people

served each week with

“OK for Work” curriculum 700+staff completed

16,723 online and

classroom lessons

Hosted free

seminars, on-site

biometric screenings

and flu shot clinics

43 employees, people served

and friends participated in

Hennepin County’s Step

To It challenge, logging 10

million steps in one month

147 independent,

community job

placements

80business partners

serving as Job

Evaluation sites

85% placement rate in our

Walgreens REDI retail

training program

75% placement rate in our

Certified Learning Platform

in professional cleaning

Individuals working on

Supported Employment

Teams (SETs):

445 people at

41 businesses

Pieces packaged for customers

at Opportunity Partners sites:

10,232,471

Earned 3-year re-accreditation

in Community Employment,

Integration, and Employment

Planning & Skills Training

LiveReaching a dream for independence

I love my own

apartment. It is so cool

I get to own my own

cat. Her name is Bella.

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need help. Group meals and activities offer plenty of

social time when desired.

Michelle’s life is full. She has a dishwashing job at a

church, volunteers at a homeless shelter, and works

and takes classes at Opportunity Partners. She has

friends, like her best friend Angel.

As Michelle’s needs have changed over the years,

Opportunity Partners has adapted too, providing

in-home services when Michelle lived with her mom,

later helping her move into a group home after

Michelle’s mom passed away, and finally, preparing

Michelle to move into her own apartment when the

time was right.

Michele couldn’t be happier. “This was my dream for a

long time and it came true.”

Watch Michelle’s video at opportunities.org/michelle

Michelle Thomas shows off dinner during a group meal at hoMEbase.

Photo by Patrick Siegrist.

Michelle Thomas, 41, reached a personal dream in

2014 when she moved from a group home into her own

apartment in Hopkins. She treasures having space that

is all hers, keeps it organized and tidy, and adopted a

kitten named Bella.

Michelle lives at Opportunity Partners-hoMEbase, an

apartment program that offers both independence

and peace of mind. Michelle has access to on-site

Opportunity Partners staff 24 hours a day should she

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–Michelle Thomas

Michelle’s cat, Bella.

LearnDiscovering the power of self-advocacy

COAL has impacted

my life because it has

empowered me to have

the confidence to stand

up for what I believe in.

People with disabilities

are equal to everyone

else and it is time that

we have our own voice.

““

–Brad Kellar, self-advocate and

newly elected COAL president

of life and has a positive impact on the community.

As its name implies, COAL “ignites” in others the power

of advocacy. The group is growing, now 50 members

strong across four Opportunity Partners campuses.

COAL, mentored by staff allies, has educated

others about legislative advocacy, accessible voting,

healthy relationships and anti-bullying, and serves as

community volunteers.

Opportunity Partners’ and COAL’s most notable

advocacy effort in 2014 was the involvement in The

5% Campaign, a statewide, nonpartisan coalition which

rallied for a 5 percent rate increase for Home and

Community Based Services after years of budget cuts.

The rate increase, passed by the Minnesota legislature

in 2014, aimed to reduce staff turnover and improve

quality of care.

Opportunity Partners’ advocacy efforts earned

national attention when a 2014 CARF accreditation

report praised “the support of the (COAL) group and

the level of advocacy to which it has risen.” The Arc of

Minnesota has also recognized these efforts.

Learn more at opportunities.org/advocate

Staff and people served rally at the State Capitol for a 5%

rate increase in 2014.

Opportunity Partners launched COAL, the Committee

of Advocacy and Leadership, four years ago for people

like Brad Kellar, 58. Brad lives at Keith’s Place and is

vocal about what he doesn’t want in life.

“We don’t want someone that doesn’t understand us

to speak on our behalf,” he said. “COAL gives us the

opportunity to be independent and tell others how we

want to be treated.”

For individuals with disabilities – who have been

systematically disenfranchised throughout history –

self-advocacy is the foundation for success in all areas

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WorkFinding opportunities to grow

“ “I feel like I made it

to the big league.

–Phillip Fischer, describing his job at

WestRidge of Minnetonka,

an Avinity senior property

not only skills but confidence, too. He graduated from

Opportunity Partners’ Certified Learning Platforms

in professional cleaning, office assistant and retail.

He then interned as a janitor at Opportunity Partners

which prepared him to work independently.

“I’ve been at Opportunity Partners three years and this

is what I’ve been striving for and I made it,” Phillip said.

“I feel like I made it to the big league.”

His supervisor John Dellwo raves about Phillip because

he’s a hard worker, is eager to learn, and shows up

every day with a positive attitude: “He’s a go-getter.”

Phillip appreciates that he’s gaining responsibilities and

earning a good wage. “My nickname is ‘Bulldog’ – I get

my job done and I want to do it right.”

Janet Marxen, WestRidge housing administrator,

stressed that Phillip goes beyond being a good worker.

“He has an opportunity to be part of the team and not

just show up and do a job,” she said. “He’s a good role

model. It’s been good for us and good for everyone.”

Learn more at opportunities.org/businesses

Phillip Fischer prepares the dining room for lunch.

Photo by Cara Buettner.

As a high school student, Phillip Fischer aspired to

someday be head janitor.

His dreams got closer to reality when the 24-year-

old landed a part-time job in 2014 at WestRidge of

Minnetonka, an Avinity senior property. Phillip works

21 hours a week as a housekeeper in common areas

with duties ranging from vacuuming hallways and

dusting banisters to sprucing up activity rooms and

shining kitchen fixtures.

Before Phillip was ready to tackle such an essential

job, he turned to Opportunity Partners where he built

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2013 9,762

18,078

6,440

1,353

35,633

9,481

22,345

4,143

435

36,404

277

(494)

5,909

9,809

60

4,074

197

917

20,966

2,854

2,688

15,424

20,966

Financialstatements

Revenue SourcesMinnesota Dept. of Human Services

$ 75%

Contract Work

$ 17%

Private Sector Support and Other

$ 3%

Minnesota Rehabilitation Services

$ 4%

$

(in thousands)

Operating ExpensesPayroll

$ 75%

Supplies & Activities

$ 9%

Occupancy

$ 11%

Transportation

$ 5%

$

Program ExpensesDay Training & Habilitation

$ 59%

Supported Living Services

$ 15%

Vocational Services

$ 4%

Semi-Independent Living Services

$ 7%

Residences

$ 5%

Brain Injury

$ 6%

Independent Living Program

$ 3%

All Other

$ 1%

$

Revenue Residential Services $ $

Vocational Programs $ $

Contract Work $ $

Contributions & Other $ $

Operating Revenue & Contributions $ $

Expenses Residential $ $

Vocational $ $

Administrative $ $

Fundraising $ $

Total Expenses $ $

Non-Operating Net Revenue $ $

Total Change in Net Assets $ $

Balance Sheet Current Assets $ $

Property $ $

Long Term Assets $ $

Endowment $ $

Campaign Pledges $ $

Restricted Savings $ $

Total Assets $ $

Current Liabilities $ $

Long Term Debt $ $

Net Assets $ $

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ $

2014by the numbers

Day Services Anoka Day Services, Coon Rapids

Asplin Center, Plymouth

Golden Opportunity, Eden Prairie

Karlins Center, Plymouth

Koch Campus, Minnetonka

Spectrum, West St. Paul

+ Youth in Transition

People Served

Certified Learning PlatformsIn collaboration with Dunwoody Workforce Training & Continuing Education and Walgreens (REDI)

Professional Cleaning

OfficeAssistant

Network Support Professional

+ Retail Associate (Walgreens, REDI)

People Served

TBI Metro ServicesBrain Injury Services, Edina and West St. Paul

People Served

Vocational Rehabilitation Services People Served

Residential Services People served in Residential homes

hoMEbase apartments, Hopkins & Coon Rapids

In-home supports (Semi-Independent Living Skills/In-home waiver), Anoka County

In-home supports (Semi-Independent Living Skills/In-home waiver), Hennepin County

+ Independent Living Services

People Served

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The services provided at

Opportunity Partners have given my

daughter a chance to have her own job,

make her own money and know that she

is as independent as she can be.

–Julia

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114

138

62

54

534

66

21

989

15

11

5

22

53

146

498

90

26

125

99

73

413

2014 10,253

17,970

6,109

1,226

35,558

9,591

21,960

3,242

496

35,288

(110)

160

6,088

9,573

53

4,101

96

868

20,779

2,855

2,340

15,584

20,779

26,777

6,109

1,226

1,446

35,558

26,460

3,242

3,846

1,740

35,288

20,942

5,124

1,284

2,519

1,708

2,126

1,088

497

35,288

We served 2,015 individuals with disabilities in the 7-county Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

See detailed financial statements at opportunities.org/financials Note: some individuals may be served in more than one program.

Thank Youto our generous donors

$25,000+Barbara and +David Koch*Edson and Valerie SpencerJan and Mary Tanghe

$5,000-$24,999Janet Kent BurgessJon and Susan Campbell+Floyd and Karen KuehnisJohn Lavander and Nancy OwenPieschel Family Foundation FundHelen F. SilhaScott Sturm

$1,000-$4,999Marilyn BeddorKerry and Michelle BrickIrma and Clayton Byam*Armando and Angela CamachoDorothy Campion CorcoranJohn and Colleen DoyleElizabeth A. W. GundersonBrian Hansen*John and Kathe HetterickCindy and John HittLiv HornelandAlice Johnson and Amy CrawfordMarvin and Edyth Karlins*Gregory and Susan KeaneJohn and Paula Kelly*Julie and Matthew KlineBenjamin** and Andrea Knoll Fund of the Schwab Charitable FundJune KuntzeTony LehnGayle and Pat McCannLynn and Tom MehenMike and Mary Meuwissen*Alfred and Kathleen Mize

Chris MosesDaniel and Joy O’BreskyDick and Marilyn OlsonBrian and Kirsten PedersonChris and Tracy PennTheresa PfisterPaul and Sharon PieschelCurtis and Darcy RiessCatherine and James RobinCynthia RoseMarshall L. & Gloria C.M. Rygh Charitable Gift FundStephen and Karen SangerLawrence and Mary SchwankeMarsha and Joel SeltzMike and Maribeth SherlockLisa SinclairDarrell and Judy SkoglundScott and Katy ThuleenNancy WalkerDick WallrichAnnette Weinberg and H. Pat BlumenthalKarole R. WhippsCarole and Richard WiederhornConnie and John Young

$500-$999Kathleen AllenDeAnne AndersonDoug and Jennifer Annett*David and Heidi Bares*Hank and Julie BlissenbachKevin and Barbara Campion+Jane K. CliffordChris and Kristin Daniels+John and Sharrol DziedzicDale FagreJohn and Lynn Feickert

Richard and Debra HammergrenAngela and Cole Hickman+Charles and Jeanne JohnsonAnnette and Chuck KendallTerry and Mary Ann KuklaDarlene and Dan LingofeltBob and Bobi LoherCourtney McCannVictoria and Patrick McConnell*Jane McCrossan and Jim LoizeauxAndrea & Larry McGough Fund of the Catholic Community Foundation Carole and Robert MillsBrenda MooreGregg and Adriene MurrayKatie NelsenMarmy NelsonMary Jo NohavaMeredith and Tom Olson*Dave and Joan Oswald*Mickey and Bob PajorAndrea PearsonJulianne and Scott PetersDawn and Bruce PiburnSarah SatterbergJon and Julie Schindel

Paul and Marilyn SerberMadison SheelyMarjorie and Jim SilleryEric and Julie SkograndJon Skyberg and Jodie Thellin SkybergWarren B. Solem*Julia SorensonJim and Polly SpencerWendy and Ted StorlieJeffrey and Erin TalleyAlan and Jean ThielWilliam and Emily WagnerMichael and Marikay WolfDavid E. WoodFred and Ann YekaldoAlbert and Cecilia Yuan

$250-$499Thomas and Ann AlthauserJames and Karen BechtholdSherwin and Linda BrodskyErin BoePolly CampionDiane CarusoJames and Lorrie CeglaJennifer and Ken ChristensenHeidi and Brock ChristiansonPaul and Edna Christopherson Fund of the Minneapolis FoundationTheodora CurtisTed and Carole Cushmore Family Fund of the Minneapolis FoundationLisa and Scott DongoskeNicki and John DonlonJohn and Mary DoyleJulie DrakeLarry and Jane EschlemanSuzy and Dan FeineDavid FiebelkornDonald and Candy FlowerPaul and Deb FransonRoger P. GoeppingerAllan and Sandy GoldsteinMeg HalversonDuane and Jan HendricksonJoanne HitchSherrie and Christopher HuntWyn and Myrtle JohnEvelyn B. JohnsonAdam Kennedy

John KightlingerTamara KrayMatthew and Anna KuklaMerna Marlene KuxhausenJacob J. Leoni*Cynthia and Dennis LesherRebecca and Chris LeVine

Kathleen LordRita LowinskeTim ManningDiane McCannLynne MeganJessica and Seth MiduraGeorge MikiskaLarry and Aida MillerWilliam and Kristi NelsonNelson and Beth NeubrechRonald and Lynn OlsonSamuel and Cindy OrbovichMarina and Igor OstannyRichard and Kathy PalmerGary ParkerTim PetersonTimothy and Patricia PetersonMary Kaye PfauChris PlantonRick PopeRobert and Jordice PowellThomas and Debbie PunchTheodore and Yvonne RauschSusan RostkoskiPat and Jane SaldenRoger and Kathryn SchindelLori SchluttenhoferMavis SchwartzCharlie and Jennifer SeivertDiane and Rick Severin

Tom SmithBecky SmithBradley and Melissa SullivanKathryn SyversonLisa Tyler-HammockMonica and Larry WilmottFrederick and Mariel WolterMary Ann and John WoltersDan YlitaloLillian D. YlitaloVivian Yuan

$100-$249AnonymousThor and Jennifer AndersonPaula AndrewsElayne AuneNick BartholomewChristine BeckSarah BeckenbachElizabeth BelMichael and Martie BelkoMonica and Robert BergstromMichael and Anna BillsMary BjornebyJeanette BlasewitzKimberly Bode-WodaAnne Bowen-OlsonTerry BrandtJeri BreitsprecherCatherine and Gerald BrennanLinda and Sherwin BrodskyJoan BroughtonTim and Laura BrownDave BuelowPhyllis E. Byers-HetlandDaniel and Patricia CallahanDonald CarlsenJonathan CassRuth CharlsonDelores ChupkaBob CohenJohn and Pauline ColemanDavid G. ColwellJay and Page CowlesRussell and Carol CoxGary and Suzie CramerSteven and Marcia CristCarol and Timothy CrumleyMary Jo Curry

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Super staff and my son’s service coordinator is

truly exceptional. She has helped my son progress

in all areas of his life.

–parent

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You are a partner in our success. Support from our donors enables us to provide extraordinary services for the people we serve. We gratefully acknowledge our donors for their giving between 1/1/2014 and 12/31/2014. Thank you for making a difference!

Colleen Diffely-Sullivan and Mike SullivanBonnie DircksDebra and Kevin DobleMichael DolanDebra DorganCourtney B. Duffy*Diane DuguayCarol DvorakColleen and Michael Eckman Charitable FundCynthia and Steven EngquistDonald and Clova FalenczykowskiSusan FreivaldsEmily FuersteLaura and Louis GeorgelosJohn R. GilbertWendy GorgLloyd and Betty GrandpreyAnn GrantTom and Cheryl GreenRichard and Lenora GrinoldsJon GrossTom and Kay GrowMary and Tim GrupaConnie and James Gunderson WarnerJan HalversonEugene HeckAnnie HeggernesChristine HendricksonJerome HessPaul and Therese HetchlerElizabeth and David HonerPaul and Jane JaegerCaptain Trevor and Kari JohnWallace and Deborah JohnsonJohn KapacinskasAmber KarlinsAl and Nan KasidChristopher and Penny KauffmanKyle KellnerAnthony and Rebecca Kennedy

Thank Youto our generous donors

Sean KinsellaBrian KirtleySusan KmetzJessica KohnerRuth and Paul KopnickNancy Kosciolek and Ron NordinLaMay J. KrayGeorge KrozserPam and Joe KulasDavid and Wendy KunzJoe and Donna LangerHenry and Donna LannersMyrle and Bill LindquistTerry LingofeltAnn MantheyAndrew MarlowJosephine MendozaPatricia MosingLarry MuellerRenee MuellerSeada MussaJohn and Dolores NelsonDenny and Mary NewellDavid NybergBarbara F. OlsonPaul and Janet OlsonJohn and Cheryl OssenfortTara OtswaldKaren and Rick PalmerAllie PannekMelroy W. PanningJudith Peters

Paul and Judy PetersJoAnne PetersonJulie PetersonLaine PiburnBetty J PomerleauTamara PratoArthur Priesz, Jr. and Skye Dragoo PrieszLee and Dori RadermacherGrace and Paul RamseyerTherese and Thomas ReardonPatricia and Daniel RenollettVickie RichardesVirginia E. RichardsonMartin and Sue RingRobert and Rita RivardBecky and Rory RooneyJim and Rose RyanDaniel and Gail SchifferMary SchmittBill SchwartzJim and Radonna SchwarzAndrea ScottStephanie SelbMary and Richard ShapiroRobert D. SherwinSrinivas SiddabathuniStephen SilhaRoy SmalleyBonnie Sue SmithErik and Stephanie SplettKathy and Lee StagniAlison StewardLee and Darlene StreamTara SullivanJanice and Bruce SwensonKate TaylorTheresa and Steve ThompsonArthur and Laurie TraversBrenda TurnerChristine Wagner*Nancy and Bill Wagner

Jeffrey Walker and Carey BeckerDayton and Susan WalkerMark and Annette WeberRobb WeidemannKeith and Mariela Wolfsteller

$99 and belowMichael Abrams+Gerald and +Norma AdamsTherese M. and John J. AguilarJohn AlbersSheryl AlbertsMary AlbrightSharon AllenRachel AlpaughEthel and Richard AndersonAbby AndersonJames H. AndersonJohn AndersonTerry AndersonDave AndraschkoJason AtkinsonJake AtwoodRobert and Elaine BacheCarly BakerBrian BakkenJoel BarkerMatt BarkerShannon BassettMarybeth BastenBernie and Diana BaumanSteve BeamanHilary BearmonLiz BeckleyGary and Cynthia BernSusan BerryBruce and Phyllis BesterKim Beyer Mary Lee Blaylock

Jill BlihovdeLester and Mildred BolmgrenWilliam BoosalisGlenn BorchertMary BoundsEdward BoyleMilton and Shirley BreidKarin BroeckerBuddy BronstienFrank BroschardSusan BruceJohn BuddCara BuettnerElizabeth BurgardShana and James BushBillie Caldwell-CarrStephanie and Chris CandonSusan Kantor and Paul Welvang Charitable FundRyan CarterEileen and John CarterMary Chamberlain*Michael ChevretteMark and Rebekah CibuzarJohn CloeterDavid and Harriet ConkeyKaren CookMark CorbettRenee CornwellEugene F. CourteauJordan CozattMichelle and Thomas CrandallGeorge and Margaret CrolickLaurie and Dave DahlTammy DahlkeMichael and Darlene DanielsSita DashKarie and Bob DaudtMary DavidJennifer and Scott DavisJo Ann DavisGeorge DavissonHein De HoogShelley De Los ReyesMurray DeathPamela DemmerBonnie DircksJeannette DobrickKenneth Dodge and Maureen Moo-Dodge

Kathy DolphinGeri DolsWendy DorholtKaren DoveEdward and Jeanne DrabczakCheryl and David DragotisGregory DummerJudy DuncanPatrick Dwyer and Kelley Catton-DwyerGeorge and Peggy EckClaire EdmondsonCharlotte and James EgenbergerJeffrey ElavskyMary A ElmquistLindsey and Pete FabianNicole and Greg FedorLuke FellowsMeghan FinnPatricia FlemmingNancy FlicekJames and Jane FoxDonald and Cherrie FreemanShirley FreemanDawn FryxellGreg and Sharon FunkBetsy and Ray GadboisKevin GagnerSharon GarberLavonne and Scott Garoutte

Sherry Gaugler-StewartPhyllis GenestPhyllis Genest-SteinMartin and Ginny GeradsBriana and Arend GeurinkPam GiebinkLaura GillHelen and Gary GloegeNancy GoldbergerJane GorenceWendy GorgThomas GravesMargaret M. Griffin

“ “ Very happy about services provided

and care given.

–residential staff

1918

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I love my job!

–person served

Joan GroenkeStephanie GrupaMary M. GustafsonDevie HagenTanya HagreBill and Ginger HamerJim and Judith HansenBetsy HansonCraig and Deborah HansonJanet HansonJames HarmonJudy HartmanLaurie HartmanRobyn HartzellCalvin and Patricia HeadleyElaine and Paul HeggernesNicole Heggernes and Joe LeischEric HelanderBill HelgesonSarah HenelyLaura Henrich

Michael and Susan HebstNancy and Gerald HeruthKatie and Greg HickmanLori HigginsVicki and Jim HillErika HillerSara HillesheimJulie Hillestad

Thank Youto our generous donors

Margaret HoffClarice Hoff-Podvin and John PodvinDennis and Maureen HookPatricia HulickRoseanne and Scott HusabyGreg and Rita IversonRobert JacksonFrances JaffoniLouise and Stephen JanasShiva JayaramanThomas and Diane JensenSarah JensonTong JiangDonald and Marilyn JohannsenEva D. JohnsonGuy JohnsonJackie JohnsonJane and Kenneth JohnsonJanet JohnsonNancy JohnsonVirginia and Donald JohnsonCalli KadlecMichael and Theresa KarelsSandra KatterRobert and Judyth KatzNina C. KatzungMariah KeithSam KennedySara KieltyRobert KieserThomas and Kathy KinsellaDonald and Bea KleinerShad KlukasJanet KnipAdele KnutsonDorothy I. KochPhyllis and Theodore KochRobin KocinaEmily KostaLynn and Jacie KrafvePaula KrippnerCynthia and Ronald Kropfl

Lawrence and Susan KuglerCharles KuhlmanBob Kukla Joe KuklaGene KuppenbenderAnne LarsenMary J. LarsenRoger and Donna LeakAaron LeClaireLori Leder-Fogel and Arnie FogelCheryl LeitschuhBruce LeversedgeGilbert and Susan LexMargaret LiFrank and Ardelle LincPhil and Barbara LindbladDavid and Jean LinneElmer A. LuehrsMartha MacMillanLawrence and Carol MadisonBarbara MajerusRichard MannJulie ManworrenGreg and Julie MargaritAnne Marie KjellandJim MarshJim and Val MarshFay MartinBeth MartinsonShari MasonArdes and Walter MayAllen McAloneyLowell and Joan McCarthyMary Ann and Gary McCauleySheri McClellanJudy McCrackenJim McGuireKim McKimmyMichelle McMullenDarrell and Jeanne McNealPatricia A. MedloBrad Meier

Daniel MeyersMorris MillerJohn MistrettaWanda MitchellDarlene M. MoenGeraldine MooersTyler MorrisonPatricia MourningJesse MummDonna MusserSara NelsenGina NeslonLarry and LaVerne NelsonMary and Ken NelsonPatrick NelsonRonald NelsonStephen NelsonJennifer NewbergHoward and Martha NewtonJane NormanFalastin NurBarb ObershawMarnie Ochs-RaleighMichele O’KaneKarl OlsonMichaela OrrDavid and Vivian OsmekJim and Laura OsmekJohn OwensJohn PageHelia PanelliE. Jean PaulsonEdith PearsonCarol Pech and Thomas WilsonBrenda PetersonMaddy PiburnDavid PichaBob PilzMark PirklJennifer PoeschlS. Keller and Patricia P. PollockDonna QuanrudJoseph and Frieda RabagliaPatrick and Gerilynn ReardonShaun and Darbie RedfordBruce RhodesSusan RidenourBrian RitchieTiffany Rivera-PrescottDonnie Robin

Brenda Rog-SchultzScott RogersKaren RosenlundKathy RossLynn and Richard RossiterRaymond and Marion Royal

Lorrie SaitoRebecca SalitaDarlene SamMary and Douglas SamsLarry and Jonell SawyerJulia ScattergoodSheena ScharJoan SchlectRonald J. SchwartzbauerJackie SchwarzkopfMary SeftonLenny SegalRep. Yvonne SelcerSue SeldonKarin A. SellhausenAnn Senne and Dean AlbrechtCharles ShamlaMaurice ShawDonna SheforgenPatty ShererJillian SidlerLois SiegelMichael SigelRuss SimaticRebecca SimmondsLeslie SkorickJoe SmithStacey and David SmithShawn and Boyd SnoddyPaul SorensonGerald SpartzClarence and Janet SpeltzAllyson and Mike Spotts

Kristin StaceyAngela StantonBarbara SteinbergNancy and Matt StevensonMarie StipkovitsTerry StirewaltEric StoebnerSally StromquistAnne and Ted StundahlGerald and Rita StuthJohn SundellKathleen M. SweetmanWilliam TajibnapisCindy TaylorJolene Thibedeau BoydKurt ThompsonMarijo and Wayne ThoresonGloria and Elwood ThrondrudPatricia ThurkTracey TischlerLauren Torger DavisJeffery ToweyCharlotte TripetL.E.U.Kathryn UdvigLaRee UrbanskiMary Lynn and Stanley ValenskyJoy and Ted VanVicki VolkDavid J VolzDr. Robert M. and Mrs. Sue WagnerLee WaltonAnita WardThomas WasmoenLynn WehrmanJohn and Diana WellsCindy and Joe WeluJessica WentinkTed Wentink and Erin DunnScot WesolaskiHarriet and Allan WestlundMaja WheelerJustin WhittenErin WilkenChris WinterJoe YorkJennifer Zafft

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Opportunity Partners does a great job of working

with my client – they understand his strengths

and applaud them.

–team member

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* Member of the Board of Directors** 2015 Board of Directors+ Deceased

Paramount Granite CompanyPark Square TheatrePartnership Resources IncPatrick’s CabaretPrudential FoundationRocco AltobelliShedd AquariumSnuffy’s Malt Shop - St. PaulSt. Paul Saints Baseball ClubStarbucks - Eden PrairieSwim PossibleTangletown GardensThe Bibelot Shops, IncThe Cowles Center for Dance & The Performing ArtsThe Lakeland CompaniesThe PROP Shop of Eden PrairieTheatre in the Round PlayersThomson Reuters My Community ProgramThree Rivers Park DistrictUnited Way of Greater AtlantaUnited Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.Warner StellianYouth Performance CompanyZenon Dance Company and School

Thank Youto our organizational donors

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Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our donor list. Please notify us of your corrections at 952-912-7448 or giving@opportunities.org and accept our apologies for any errors. Thank you.

$100,000+GHR FoundationGreater Twin Cities United Way

$25,000-$99,999Otto Bremer FoundationPohlad Family FoundationRBASaint Paul Foundation

$10,000-$24,999AnonymousAmerican FoundationGeneral Mills FoundationMedica FoundationRichard M. Schulze FoundationWells Fargo Bank, N.A.

$5,000-$9,999Bieber Family FoundationClear Channel Media and EntertainmentCoghlan’s LtdKraus-Anderson CompanyMinnesota State Arts BoardTaishoff Family FoundationTiger Oak Media

$1,000-$4,999Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLPBridgewater Associates, LPC.S. McCrossanCity VisionsComcast Business ServicesDalco Ent.DecoPac, Inc.Dugas Bowers Plating CompanyEdina Lion’s ClubEmerson Process Management - Rosemount Inc.Executive Leasing, Inc.Gander Mountain - St. Paul

Geritom Medical, Inc.Kopp Family FoundationLions Foundation of MinneapolisLund Charitable Trust

Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLPM & L Industries, IncMarsden Building MaintenanceMasterson Staffing SolutionsBill and Martha McLaughlin Family FoundationMentorMateMidwest Staffing GroupMinnesota Twins Baseball ClubNorth Risk PartnersPark TavernRenaissance Administration LLCRisdall Advertising AgencyRJF, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC CompanyThe Janice Gardner FoundationThe Morsman Family FoundationThrivent Financial for Lutherans (Carver-Henn Chapter)Uponor WirsboUSA Security IncViterbo UniversityWells Fargo Community Support CampaignWillis of Minnesota

Wings FinancialYourCause, LLC

$500-$999CDW Computer Centers, Inc.Edina Country ClubFredrikson & Byron, P. A.GE United Way CampaignPajor Family FoundationScott A. Thuleen, Financial AdvisorSeilerSchindel, PLLCSkybridge Marketing GroupTruistMason’s Restaurant and BarreC.E.L. Public RelationsColdwell Banker Burnet - Nancy Walker TeamDale StudiosHubert H. Humphrey Foundation IKEA - PennslyvaniaLessonProsLexus of MaplewoodMetro Sales, Inc.Midwest Maintenance & Mechanical, IncThiel, Anderson and Levine, P.L.L.P.Minnesota Dance TheatreSherburne County Area United Way, IncU.S. Charitable Gift TrustUCare Foundation

$250-$49965 VinesThe Benevity Community Impact FundBTI Communications Group, Ltd.Burr Oaks Golf ClubChiropractic Health & WellnessComcast FoundationCommunity Shares of MinnesotaDeer Run Golf Club

Extended Stay AmericaGrand /HockenbergsMiesville MudhensMinneapolis Marriott NorthwestSalesFitnessSarah Beth PhotographyUnited Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New JerseyWay To Go Sports

$100-$249AFSCME Local 693Amazon Smile FoundationBrunswick ZoneCareDirector Software LLCChanhassen Dinner Theatres

John Fluevog Shoes LTD.Juut Salon Spa–Downtown MinneapolisLieberman - Okinow FoundationMacPhail Center for MusicMarriott Minneapolis WestMetro Dogs Daycare and BoardingMile High United WayMINCO Products, Inc.Minneapolis Foundation Morgan Stanley Smith BarneyMystic Lake CasinoOsprey Enterprises, Inc.Paper SourcePlymouth Police DepartmentPurple Hawk Country ClubSpill The WineThe CI GroupThe Phoenix Residence, IncTransport GraphicsUS Connect Telecom LLCWhole Foods Market - Maple GroveWilderness at Fortune BayZerorez

$99 and below5-8 Grill & BarAmazing ThreadsAmerican Dog ToysAnoka County Parks and Recreation DepartmentBachman’s, Inc.BarbetteBloomington Theatre and Art CenterBlue Plate Restaurant CompanyBrave New Workshop TheatreCafe LatteCombined Federal Campaign of the Twin Cities AreaDon & Charlie’s Championship DiningElevated Beer Wine SpiritsFamous Dave’sFresh Impressions Salon StudiosGigi’s CupcakesGoorin Brothers Hat ShopGreat Lakes AquariumHammer Residences - Jersey HouseHaskell’sHewlett-PackardHillary’s Hand Painted & Personalized GiftsHoney Baked HamJohnson McCannJungle TheaterKing Solutions, Inc.KLN Family BrandsLake Elmo InnLili Salon SpaLions Tap Family RestaurantLyric Arts Main Street StageMall of AmericaMassage Envy - Golden ValleyMax’sMGM Golden ValleyMid-America FestivalsMinnesota Renaissance Festival - Mid America FestivalsMixed Blood TheatreNorseman DistilleryOcean Spa and NailsOlympia CafePadelford Riverboats

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