2012Annual

Report

Together we make a difference in the lives of Colorado’s children and families

Mission: Provide at-risk children and their families with the

environment and opportunities to become educated, healthy, participating and productive

members of society.

Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Peter D. Willis

Message from the President/Chief Executive Officer, Barbara B. RitchieI would like to take this opportunity to thank our donors for their generous support of Griffith Centers for Children Chins Up which has enabled our dedicated staff to improve the lives of over 1,200 children and their families this year. As an organization we have responded to the volatile economic environment with creativity and determination to be sure that each and every child is given the care they need. I would like to introduce you to one of those children.

No one can recall Scott ever smiling. His was a story that, unfortunately, is all too common. Scott’s early history included significant domestic violence and neglect, his father went to prison for drugs and drug related crimes and Scott’s mother abandoned him thus beginning his 9 years of treatment centers, foster homes, multiple therapists, psychiatrists and a host of other strangers coming in and out of his life. Scott came to Griffith Centers Chins Up almost 3 years ago and began to realize that although it wasn’t a traditional family, the staff stayed committed to him, cared about him, and were not just going to be another stop along his unending treatment road. Griffith was going to be there for him as long as he needed us.

Scott’s days still are not easy, but with the knowledge that he is supported, challenged, and guided by a caring group of people, he has made slow and steady progress in his behaviors and development as a young man. Now 16, Scott is stable, and has moved to Griffith Centers’ group home. Now, Scott smiles often and feels hopeful about his future. I am proud that with the help of our Board of Directors and Trustees, Griffith Centers for Children Chins Up, formerly the Emily Griffith Center, is able to accept and maintain some of the most difficult to manage children in Colorado. Please join me in thanking all those who make this possible.Sincerely,

Barbara RitchiePresident/Chief Executive Officer

www.griffithcenters.orgColorado Springs Center17 N. Farragut AvenueColorado Springs, CO 80909719-636-2122

CHINS UP Center10 N. Farragut AvenueColorado Springs, CO 80909719-636-2122

Metro Denver Office8461 Turnpike Drive Suite 100Westminster, CO 80031303-237-6865

Barbara RitchiePresident/Chief Executive OfficerKen Lingle, LCSWChief Operating OfficerPenny Hamilton, MBAChief Financial OfficerJamie SachtjenDirector of FundraisingKathryn StultsPrincipalJim Edgar, LMFTClinical DirectorMarsha HiltyFoster Care & Group Home Program ManagerChristine Anderson, NCC, LPCAdmissions, Marketing & QA Director

2011-2012Board of DirectorsPeter WillisBoard ChairJack BarkerVice ChairPhil GeorgenVice ChairKathleen FinleySecretaryThomas McConnellTreasurer

Justin ArmourArthur “Skip” ArmsLaurence W. DeMuth, Jr.Peter WallKent Wilson

Kari Simpson Foundation ChairDeborah AdamsVice ChairJim WilkinsSecretary/Treasurer

Peter BoothMeredith Patrick CordJudie Davidson - SeidelMike FinkbinerSue GubserJudi LakinJohn Stinar

Total Expense $6,319,376Program Services $5,790,313Administration $482,656Fund Raising $46,407

Total Revenue$6,433,670Fees $6,075,868Contributions $357,802

Independent audit prepared by Kundinger, Corder & Engle, P.C.

2012 Financials Fiscal Year October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2012

Total Revenue Total Expense

2012 has been an amazing year of change for Griffith Centers Chins Up. Our mission to provide at-risk children and their families the environment and opportunity to become educated, healthy, productive and participating members of society continues to guide our every decision. I am grateful to our leadership team, who, under the direction of Barbara Ritchie, President/CEO, have provided critical, central leadership armed with good humor, common sense and uncommon patience enabling them to lead our board and staff through a year of change.

Our success is possible because of the support of our Board of Directors and Trustees and their passion for our mission. Their dedication, time, and good judgment have been invaluable to the success of the organization. Through their governance, participation in our special events or by acting as ambassadors to help educate others about the devastating impacts of child abuse and neglect, this group of talented leaders has enabled Griffith Centers Chins Up to give healing and hope to thousands.This annual report documents the generosity of so many caring individuals, organizations and businesses. On behalf of the Directors, Trustees and Staff, we thank you for caring, sharing and making a difference.

Sincerely,

Peter D. WillisChair, Board of Directors

FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTORSThe Jerome V. Bruni FoundationColorado Department of EducationCommunity First FoundationThe Denver FoundationDenver Kiwanis FoundationEl Pomar FoundationEmpty Stocking Fund (a fund of El Pomar Foundation)Enterprise Holdings FoundationGazette CharitiesThe Guetz FoundationHelen McLoraine Emily Griffith Center Endowment FundThe Joseph Henry Edmondson FoundationLeighty FoundationLuther T. McCauley Charitable TrustMonument Hill FoundationPikes Peak Community FoundationPikes Peak United WayThe Pioneer FundWal-mart Foundation

CORPORATE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONTRIBUTORSAdvanced Surgical SupportAECOMAmerica’s CharitiesAvayaBank of DenverBeaudin Ganze Consulting EngineersBenefit Services GroupBrown & Brown of the Lehigh Valley, Inc.Centennial Management Inc.Central Colorado Quarter Horse AssociationCharles SchwabCoBiz FinancialCollegiate Peaks BankColorado Springs School District 11Colorado Springs UtilitiesCommunity First FoundationCompass CharityCrew ConnectionDark Star FarmsDenver West Realty, Inc.Descant, LLCDonation Line, LLCEastern Colorado BankEatonEdge Audio ProductionsENT Federal Credit Union

Ericcson Matching GiftsFirst United Methodist ChurchFoster ElectricH+L ArchitectureHonnen Equipment CompanyIREAJohns ManvilleJohnson & Cord PCKarma YogaKiwanis Club of DenverKutak Rock LLPLand Title Guarantee CompanyLittleton Equine Medical CenterLivewell ColoradoMark Hoskin ArchitectsMcKinstryMile High United WayMonument Hill KiwanisPikes Peak United WayProgressive Insurance FoundationRed Robin InternationalRNL DesignRoyal Crest DairySaes Getters/U.S.A. Inc.Slaterpaull ArchitectsSt. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic ChurchStinar & Zendejas, LLCUnited Airlines Employee GivingUnited Way of Central MarylandVantage HomesWancoXanterra

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORSConstance AbramsonBernard and Natalie AdamsDeborah Adams and Charles Campbell **Richard and Taryn AlbertDenise AlguesevaDon and Pamela AllenKathleen Andersen and Peter MurrayRussell AndersonAnonymousSiegfried AppeltJack and Geri ArcherJustin and Cara Armour **Tom AshbaughPres and Patricia AskewAllan BaberSujata BaggiKevin and Michelle BaltusJack and Char Barker **Judy BarnettTerry and Carlie BarnhartFrank and Mary Barry

Gary and Victoria BeckChristine BensonChuck BertschMike and Diane BillingsleyPaul BoehmBarbara BoodellPeter Booth **D.H. and Amy BradleyChris BrewerDoug Brown and Kye Holtan - BrownDouglas Brown and Geri Mitchell-BrownMatt BryantLinda BuckleyDennis and Erin BuelowJohn C. BurnetMark L. BurnsCraig and Lynn CahenPaul and Pamela CaldwellColleen CarewLorna CareyWilliam CarpenterSuzanne CaryKaren Cecile and Paul SieversJeffrey and Melissa ChildsKyung yun ChoiTom ChuTom and Alice ChueKay ClelandM.J. and Judith C. ClineDouglas ColvilleBetsy ContrerasSteve and Patricia CorderJohn and Catherine CoucoulesMary CousinsElmer and Helen Mae CoyerLynne CraigGary DaileyLisa DaileyJack and Hille DaisRichard and Lou Ann DaltonBarbara DanielsonRobert and Patricia DavenportKaty DavisKristin K. DavisRichard and Jeanne DavisAnne DawidMike DeGrandtLaurence and Paula DeMuth **Terry and Connie DennettChristine DeRoseDon DillmannArben and Arta DociToni Doniec **Robert and Julie DonohueRobert and Sandra DorrCoyla Dowdell **Barbara DreyerPeter and Gillian Drummond

Jann DuBoisDaniel DunningAngelina DuranProteus DuxburyNelson EagleMarlene EdgerlyJohn and Tudy ElliffPavan EmaniDennis and Allison EpiskoposLouis and Anita EsteyBruce and Donna EvansTom and Bev EvansClark and Martha EwaldAndrew FergusonW. W. FergusonRichard and Theresa FiccaMike Finkbiner **Mark and Kathleen Finley **Anthony Fischer and Shelly ZumstegDennis and Janet FlahertyHarry and Joan FlanaganRonald and Nancy ForrestRyan FruehBill and Karyn FurchFrederick GaleElise Gardner **Jeff and Sara GardnerThomas GardnerLalit GargDani Gates **Barry and Pamela GatzLes and Jeanne GelvinPhilip and Eloise Georgen **Edward and Kimberly GibbonsEmerik Giorgetti and Adriana NobregaRegan GlaserJohn and Paige GordonDave and Peggy GorsuchBarbara Grant-ChoiTony and Beth GrazianoTracie GreagerMindy GreenwaldJames and Marla GrothRoss and Sue Gubser **Stu and Pat GunckelMike and Carol GuteshaMelinda HagemannRhone and Penny Hamilton **Tammy Hanson **Rod and Susan HardinLo HarrisonKerry HasslerDennis and Mary HeatonThomas HerdMichael HermanRichard and Elizabeth HerzMark HerzfeldSteven and Sheila Higgins

Our Generous Partners Gifts Received October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2012

2012 Financials Fiscal Year October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2012

Brian and Pam HommeMark and Katherine HonnenRichard and Barbara HopperGreg and Angie HorningMark HoskinDavid and Laurie HostetlerSusan HowlandJanice Hrbaty and Allen YamashitaMike and Jane HubbardWilliam HubbardCharles and Jean HumphreysJackie HuntScott and Andrea HurlbertCharlie JacksonJanet JacobsonDavid and Ellen JamesTerry and Carolyn JenningsMark Johnke and Jill Messinger - JohnkeDan and Judith JohnsonLisa JonesE. H. and Diane JuarezCay JurgensenJack and Sue KadlecekJon KaiserAndrew KallestadChandra KarnatiJohn and Louise KearnsJohn KellyPaul KerbyAna KesselringChung KimGary and Cathy KingAndrea KinkaidRobert and Jennifer KirchJoseph and Lois KlimseyTommy KlindtDeborah KocsisJoshua and Shannon KoenigJoylee and Kenneth KohlerBruce KolbezenMary Ann KoppOliver and Renee KrahnOleg KuprevichIwan KwakJudi Lakin **Barbara LambertCaroline Lane **Mike and Kristi Lang **Anders and Rebecca LankfordDarcie LauerCarole LaydenGaylord and Kathy LaytonDavid and Patricia LeahyJane Leighty-JustisDavid and Clare LeonardTeria LeoneRon and Fran LestonTodd LimingKenneth and Cecelia Lingle **Fred and Elaine LitwinMarilyn LongKathy Loo

Stephen and Leslie LorenzJoy LoveGeorge and Patricia LymanStewart and Mary MacCallumAndrew MacDonaldRob MacDonaldDavid and Roberta MarfitanoR.J. MaroldGeralyn MartucciMarty MasheDennis MasonChris and Christine MaulsbyAnton and Karen MayerHeidi McCleanTom and Carrie McConnell **Nancy McCullohSteve and Sue McGrathRobert and Ann Marie McGuffee **James McKennaTim McKeownLaurel McLeodDiane McNamaraCharles and Lois McNamaraRichard and Pamela McNamaraEdward McWilliamsMichale McWilliamsJonathan MeaderRonnie Beth MenakerRick and Beth MillerGrace MillerMatthew MillerMike MiyakiRobert and Barbara MohrConstance MohrmanBahareh MomkenJohn MooneyRobert and Sandra MorrisMichael and Rosalind MosierCharles and Sue MurphyDeborah NarrodRay NassimbenePaul NelsonRodney and Eleanor NewmanCarolyn NicholsonCynthia NimerichterScott O’ConnorAmy O’DorisioMichael OldhamBarry and Rachel OstroffDevdas PaiBill PalmerDavid PassLina PatelChip Cord and Meredith Patrick-Cord **John and Ruth PedersonRobert PettyMindy PfeiferRebecca PhelpsRobert and Vikki PhillipsJames and Julie PicardiJaime PickettDarrell and Ann PidgeonDiana Pigford

Cheryl PixleyWilliam and Suzanne PlanteVerne and Patricia PlathMark PlushKaterina PritchettAmy PropernickScott and Kathy PurselyEddie and Megan RameyMark and Cheryl RameyTheresa Rapstine and Richard SchaferJack ReedLori Anne ReinwaldBrent and Annie ReschakLarry and Jean RiceJohn RichardsonReed and Julia RichardsonMichelle RichterCraig RintoulGary and Barbara Ritchie **Rowland RobinsonJerry RockJudith Roensch and Stephen BaltusGemma RogersPeggy RogersLynn RolstonMark RomeroMolly RossMike RuebensonLash and Sheri RussellJamie Sachtjen **Betsy SamuelJuan and Alicia SaucedaRobert and Kay SchinSteven and Margie SchroederKarla Schultz-Blecker and Philip BleckerCynthia SchumanAndrew SchwartzLarry and Karen SchwartzMichael and Nancy SevernsCatherine SheaAllan and Lori SheahenAndy SheahenMary SheahenThomas SheahenJohn ShealyCynthia ShearerThomas and Rosemary SheehyMargaret SieversChristine SimmsElizabeth SimonKaitlin SimpsonKari Simpson and Chet Delarm **Mary Lou SimpsonMichelle SingerRandy SlaybaughJames and Loretta SmithRoss SmithStuart and Linda SmithJohn Smith-Lontz and Chandra Lontz-SmithKatherine SparninsJohn and Ruth Spidell

Gini Springmeyer and Norbert NeckerRona StarnsChristopher and Elizabeth SteelGene and Doris SteinkeRobert Stewart and Dawn Miller-StewartJohn Stinar **Tim StortzDeborah StrachanJohn StrathmanRonald StreeterRandle StudeventLaura StutoMichael and Jessica SullivanDavid ThompsonLarry ThompsonValerie ThompsonKaren TorfJeanTrevinoJames TrimbleAdam and Katy TruittJames TurnerSean and Anne TynanMark and Noreen TysonMichael and Kim Van ValkenburgLuis VargasEdward and Margaret VaughnFrank and Sylvia VelzenSteven VilvenHarry and Terri VoglerBrad and Deborah VollmarTerri VosburghPeter Wall **Linda WarrenEric WatsonFrank WeaverDavid and Janice WebsterWayne WerbelowGerald White and Carolyn Fuller-WhiteStephen and Lesley WhittleThomas WienerJames and Scotty Wilkins **Janice WilliamsPeter and Rosemary Willis **Tommie Jean WiseSteven WorkEugene YeeWilliam and Karen YoungStephanie YukawaWayne ZakowskiLaura ZamoraGayle and Nalini ZiemanDonald and Fran ZinnJeffrey and Johanna Zinn

** Current Board Members, Trustees, Staff Members