Educating with Integrity since 2004
Agia Sophia Academy Oregon’s only Pan-Orthodox Christian School
Agia Sophia Academy Personnel, 2017-2018 Ranae Rice, Principal Christina Blankenstein, Development Director Euphrosyne McKenzie, Administrative Assistant Nicolette Hunt, Lower Elementary Teacher Fr. Ed Hillhouse, Upper Elementary Teacher Tailia Chiprout, Long Term Sub Padma Peri, Montessori Primary Teacher Rusudan Miminoshvili, Montessori Primary Teacher Brigid Powell, Music & Physical Education Teacher Mary Christopoulos, Greek Teacher Martine Downs, Latin Teacher Magdalena Perussi, Art Teacher Lisa Farris, Volunteer Librarian
Agia Sophia Academy Board, 2017-2018 Elia Popovich Fr. Matthew Swehla Scott Elias Taylor Nikki Hartman
Christine Otto Constanta Gilmore Michael Teeny Norm Goldman
AGIA SOPHIA ACADEMY
14485 SW Walker Road Beaverton, OR 97006 503.641.4600 | www.ASApdx.org | Facebook.com/ASAPDX
Annual Report 17-18
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CHURCH REPRESENTATION
WE WANT YOU!
2016-17ofChurch by ASA Families Percentage our ASA Representation families from each parish during the 2017-18 school year.
Interested in supporting ASA with your time and talents? We are currently seeking new members to join our School Board which typically meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
8%
Church of Annunciation St. Nicholas OCA
22%
St. John the Baptist GOC
4%
St. George Antiochain
15%
Not Orthodox
12%
Non-Canonical Orthodox Parishes
12%
Holy Trinity
15%
Holy New Martyrs
4%
Holy Apostles
4%
Descent of the Holy Spirit
4%
WITH GRATITUDE ... A huge shout-out to the following organizations for providing us the opportunity to grow through the use of generous grant funds: Fr. Elias Stephanopoulos Memorial Fund: provided funds for our Upper and Lower Elementary visit to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral and the Hellenic American Cultural Center and Museum. E.John and Cleo Rumpakis: provided funds to cover our Greek teacher’s salary for the second year in a row. AHEPA: sponsored our Orthodox Youth Cultural Exchange on Saturday April 28, 2018. Special thank you to Petros Bournelis and Tom Spathas for all your help. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral Endowment Fund: funds received in 2016-17 to support field experiences were also carried over to this past year. We were able to bring the OMSI traveling program to our campus and provided bus transportation during our field trips to the Hellenic Museum and the Art Studio.
If leadership isn’t your style, there are many other volunteer opportunities within our school (grant writing committee, small reading groups with our students, lunch duty helper, teaching our children to bake prosfora or artoklassia for our May feast day, just to name a few) in which you can actively be part of our community! Contact Christina Blankenstein for more information. 971-238-4677 or christina@asapdx.org.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Our fiscal year runs annually from July 1st to June 30th. Below is a summary of our statement of operations for the last several years: 2017-18
2016-17
2015-16
2014-15
Income Donations Net Tuitions Net Fundraising Events Other Income Total Income
66,475 248,155 16,642 584 331,856
66,404 272,264 53,058 64 391,790
158,387 288,164 7,500 355 454,406
127,368 276,049 21,855 98 425,370
Expenses Teachers & Classroom Administrative Facilities Development Other Expenses Total Expenses
247,425 92,078 27,728 28,946 ~ 396,177
221,597 97,489 16,226 20,829 972 357,113
269,225 124,338 16,553 61,607 ~ 471,182
206,579 102,051 15,705 59,460 569 384,364
Net Surplus (Deficit)
$
(64,321) $
34,677
$
(16,776) $
41,006
Please note: like most non-profits, we fundraise approximately 30% of our operating budget. In years we did not hold our Gala Dinner & Auction resulted in a Net Deficit.
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GROWING THE ST. BASIL SOCIETY
Spring 2018 saw the return of the Orthodox Youth Cultural Exchange after a 7-year hiatus. We hope to continue to organize this gathering on years were we do not have an ASA Gala.
This past December, we set a goal of increasing the number of monthly donors to our school. Knowing ahead of time how much we will receive each month is greatly beneficial in planning our budget. To promote this goal, we created the St. Basil Society - it does not matter how much you give to be a member; only that you have committed to giving every month to support our school. And, Glory to God, we have quadrupled the number of monthly donors. What an achievement! We invite YOU to join too! For more information about becoming part of our St. Basil Society, please contact our Development Director, Katherine Karafotias, at Katherine@asapdx.org or visit www.asapdx.org/support-asa.
GREEK OPEN Each September, we hold our annual Greek Open Golf Tournament and Brewfest with dinner & auction event. This year was another successful fundraiser earning approximately $12,600 towards our operating budget, and $7,000 for our tuition assistance fund. View event photos and get notification on future Greek Open events by following us on Facebook @greekopengolf. We’d like to extend a very special thank you to the Maletis Families, for once again hosting this special event at their beautiful Langdon Farms Golf Club.
WILD ABOUT EDUCATION We are wild about education at Agia Sophia Academy and are proud to announce that our 15th anniversary Gala will be held at the Oregon Zoo! The Gala Committee is also pleased to welcome our special guest, Hi Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos, who will be attending this year’s festivities. Mark June 1st, International Children’s Day, on your calendar to save the date for our special fundraiser. More information to come... so keep an eye on our website at www.asagala.org. PS: Contact Naomi Knight (naomi@asagala.org) to learn more about our gregarious sponsorship opportunities.
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A HEARTFELT THANK YOU! We have been blessed by tremendous supporters like YOU who generously gave in support of our school last year. (Donations from 7/1/17 - 6/30/18) St. Basil Society Members (Monthly Donors) Norm and Eleni Goldman Daniel and Mary Wright Ted and Janet Deming Patti Moller William and Meropi Courogen Anthony and Amy Aivaliotis Thomaida Hudanish John Petrakis $6,000 + E.John and Cleo Rumpakis $2,000 - $5,999 Greek Village & The Pavlatos Family* Anonymous James and Kathleen Ketrenos Daniel and Mary Wright Norman and Eleni Goldman* Merrill Lynch Private Banking & Investment Group $1,000 - $1,999 Intel Matching Gifts to Education Program Kathryn and Joseph Falkenstern John and Danielle Aspros Michael and Donna Chan Frank and Margaret Bitar Foundation Fr. Elias Stephanopoulos Memorial Fund Greek Festival Holy Trinity Cathedral
$500 to $999 Don and Katherine Ossey Kent and Sylvia Taylor Ted and Janet Deming John and Jennifer Davis Aleksandr and Olga Ivkin* AHEPA Mt. Hood Chapter #154 Charlie and Mary Ann Isaacson Elia and Kathryn Popovich $200 - $499 Zachary and Vasiliki Stoumbos Kevin and Constanta Gilmore* Omega Industries & The Garifalakis Family Veritas Wealth Management Bank of America Charitable Foundation Brent and Katherine Braden* Jon and Lisa Corazza Dussin Family Charitable Trust Demetrios and Evagelia Gatziolis* Ziad and Evyenia Kaady John and Catherine Lingas Chris and Krista Panoff Jeanne Skaare Paul Wargnier Bessie Lekas Steve and Susan Novak $100 - $199 Patti Moller Daughters of Penelope George and Mary Gregores Michael and Elizabeth Thrift Farzin Turk
We’ve made every effort to ensure an accurate listing of gifts and donations. Please inform the school of any error or omission.
$100 - $199 cont. Pres. Maria Hillhouse Fr. David and Pda. Esther Lubliner Kenneth Worstell and Alexandra Christopoulos* Clifford and Theodora Argue William and Meropi Courogen Alma Cruse Brenner Daniels Mamo Gebrehiwot and Beletshachew Shiferaw Michael and Laurie Grimm Ryan Johnsen Nick and Linda Karafotias Michael Kounavis and Ioanna Mantaka Jerry and Christine Otto* Brian Page George and Lisa Psihogios Kerry Rose Vasili and Michelle Rozakis Kris and Maria Souza Kalin and Ilyana Stoeva Dr. Christina Stratis-Kemper and Matthew Kemper Gerasimos and Theodora Tsirimiagos US Bank Foundation Employee Matching Gift Program up to $99 Angie Anast Anthony and Amy Aivaliotis Peter Domico Michael and Cathleen Amen George and Eleni Anadiotis John Apostolos Paul and Christina Blankenstein* Petros and Susan Bournelis Maria Boyer Thomas and Nancy Doulis Dn. Innocent and Sandy Duchow-Pressley Alisa Gaylord Thomaida Hudanish Peter and Irene Kusulas Raymond Law and Juliet Cai Michelle Mewhinney-Angel Lloyd and Charity Reiter
up to $99 cont. Aleksandra Shalygina Nicholas and Mary Triantafillou John Petrakis Fr. Matthew and Pres. Annie Swehla* Fred Meyer Community Rewards Carolee Peterson Oregon Bottle Drop Louise Kopp and Robert Hinz Thomas and Sharon Lilles David and Liz McAtee* Fr. Juvenaly Repass Fr Athanasius and Mat. Molly Shaw Cindy Trumpower Dn. Igor and Nina Beskorovaynaya* Sophia Kremidas Stephanie Whalen and Dr. Ben Braat Ustina Koshkaroff* Fr. John and Mat. Clara Mancantelli Mary Christopoulos* Seraphim and Rachel Daniels* Euphrosyne McKenzie* In Kind Paul and Christina Blankenstein* Thomaida Hudanish ISOutsource Langdon Farms Golf Club Mark and Sara Lindgren Pelican Brewing Company pFriem Family Brewers George and Lisa Psihogios Andrew and Elisha Roden Safeway Shattered Oak Brewing Two Kilts Brewing Co. Greek Village & Pavlatos Family* St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Orthodox Church Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral Peter Drakatos Daniel and Mary Wright Petros and Susan Bournelis Tom Spathas AHEPA * denotes current ASA family, Board member, or staff.
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A HEARTFELT THANK YOU! We have been blessed by tremendous supporters like YOU who generously gave in support of our school last year. (Donations from 7/1/17 - 6/30/18) St. Basil Society Members (Monthly Donors) Norm and Eleni Goldman Daniel and Mary Wright Ted and Janet Deming Patti Moller William and Meropi Courogen Anthony and Amy Aivaliotis Thomaida Hudanish John Petrakis $6,000 + E.John and Cleo Rumpakis $2,000 - $5,999 Greek Village & The Pavlatos Family* Anonymous James and Kathleen Ketrenos Daniel and Mary Wright Norman and Eleni Goldman* Merrill Lynch Private Banking & Investment Group $1,000 - $1,999 Intel Matching Gifts to Education Program Kathryn and Joseph Falkenstern John and Danielle Aspros Michael and Donna Chan Frank and Margaret Bitar Foundation Fr. Elias Stephanopoulos Memorial Fund Greek Festival Holy Trinity Cathedral
$500 to $999 Don and Katherine Ossey Kent and Sylvia Taylor Ted and Janet Deming John and Jennifer Davis Aleksandr and Olga Ivkin* AHEPA Mt. Hood Chapter #154 Charlie and Mary Ann Isaacson Elia and Kathryn Popovich $200 - $499 Zachary and Vasiliki Stoumbos Kevin and Constanta Gilmore* Omega Industries & The Garifalakis Family Veritas Wealth Management Bank of America Charitable Foundation Brent and Katherine Braden* Jon and Lisa Corazza Dussin Family Charitable Trust Demetrios and Evagelia Gatziolis* Ziad and Evyenia Kaady John and Catherine Lingas Chris and Krista Panoff Jeanne Skaare Paul Wargnier Bessie Lekas Steve and Susan Novak $100 - $199 Patti Moller Daughters of Penelope George and Mary Gregores Michael and Elizabeth Thrift Farzin Turk
We’ve made every effort to ensure an accurate listing of gifts and donations. Please inform the school of any error or omission.
$100 - $199 cont. Pres. Maria Hillhouse Fr. David and Pda. Esther Lubliner Kenneth Worstell and Alexandra Christopoulos* Clifford and Theodora Argue William and Meropi Courogen Alma Cruse Brenner Daniels Mamo Gebrehiwot and Beletshachew Shiferaw Michael and Laurie Grimm Ryan Johnsen Nick and Linda Karafotias Michael Kounavis and Ioanna Mantaka Jerry and Christine Otto* Brian Page George and Lisa Psihogios Kerry Rose Vasili and Michelle Rozakis Kris and Maria Souza Kalin and Ilyana Stoeva Dr. Christina Stratis-Kemper and Matthew Kemper Gerasimos and Theodora Tsirimiagos US Bank Foundation Employee Matching Gift Program up to $99 Angie Anast Anthony and Amy Aivaliotis Peter Domico Michael and Cathleen Amen George and Eleni Anadiotis John Apostolos Paul and Christina Blankenstein* Petros and Susan Bournelis Maria Boyer Thomas and Nancy Doulis Dn. Innocent and Sandy Duchow-Pressley Alisa Gaylord Thomaida Hudanish Peter and Irene Kusulas Raymond Law and Juliet Cai Michelle Mewhinney-Angel Lloyd and Charity Reiter
up to $99 cont. Aleksandra Shalygina Nicholas and Mary Triantafillou John Petrakis Fr. Matthew and Pres. Annie Swehla* Fred Meyer Community Rewards Carolee Peterson Oregon Bottle Drop Louise Kopp and Robert Hinz Thomas and Sharon Lilles David and Liz McAtee* Fr. Juvenaly Repass Fr Athanasius and Mat. Molly Shaw Cindy Trumpower Dn. Igor and Nina Beskorovaynaya* Sophia Kremidas Stephanie Whalen and Dr. Ben Braat Ustina Koshkaroff* Fr. John and Mat. Clara Mancantelli Mary Christopoulos* Seraphim and Rachel Daniels* Euphrosyne McKenzie* In Kind Paul and Christina Blankenstein* Thomaida Hudanish ISOutsource Langdon Farms Golf Club Mark and Sara Lindgren Pelican Brewing Company pFriem Family Brewers George and Lisa Psihogios Andrew and Elisha Roden Safeway Shattered Oak Brewing Two Kilts Brewing Co. Greek Village & Pavlatos Family* St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Orthodox Church Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral Peter Drakatos Daniel and Mary Wright Petros and Susan Bournelis Tom Spathas AHEPA * denotes current ASA family, Board member, or staff.
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5
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GROWING THE ST. BASIL SOCIETY
Spring 2018 saw the return of the Orthodox Youth Cultural Exchange after a 7-year hiatus. We hope to continue to organize this gathering on years were we do not have an ASA Gala.
This past December, we set a goal of increasing the number of monthly donors to our school. Knowing ahead of time how much we will receive each month is greatly beneficial in planning our budget. To promote this goal, we created the St. Basil Society - it does not matter how much you give to be a member; only that you have committed to giving every month to support our school. And, Glory to God, we have quadrupled the number of monthly donors. What an achievement! We invite YOU to join too! For more information about becoming part of our St. Basil Society, please contact our Development Director, Katherine Karafotias, at Katherine@asapdx.org or visit www.asapdx.org/support-asa.
GREEK OPEN Each September, we hold our annual Greek Open Golf Tournament and Brewfest with dinner & auction event. This year was another successful fundraiser earning approximately $12,600 towards our operating budget, and $7,000 for our tuition assistance fund. View event photos and get notification on future Greek Open events by following us on Facebook @greekopengolf. We’d like to extend a very special thank you to the Maletis Families, for once again hosting this special event at their beautiful Langdon Farms Golf Club.
WILD ABOUT EDUCATION We are wild about education at Agia Sophia Academy and are proud to announce that our 15th anniversary Gala will be held at the Oregon Zoo! The Gala Committee is also pleased to welcome our special guest, Hi Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos, who will be attending this year’s festivities. Mark June 1st, International Children’s Day, on your calendar to save the date for our special fundraiser. More information to come... so keep an eye on our website at www.asagala.org. PS: Contact Naomi Knight (naomi@asagala.org) to learn more about our gregarious sponsorship opportunities.
6
1
CHURCH REPRESENTATION
WE WANT YOU!
2016-17ofChurch by ASA Families Percentage our ASA Representation families from each parish during the 2017-18 school year.
Interested in supporting ASA with your time and talents? We are currently seeking new members to join our School Board which typically meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
8%
Church of Annunciation St. Nicholas OCA
22%
St. John the Baptist GOC
4%
St. George Antiochain
15%
Not Orthodox
12%
Non-Canonical Orthodox Parishes
12%
Holy Trinity
15%
Holy New Martyrs
4%
Holy Apostles
4%
Descent of the Holy Spirit
4%
WITH GRATITUDE ... A huge shout-out to the following organizations for providing us the opportunity to grow through the use of generous grant funds: Fr. Elias Stephanopoulos Memorial Fund: provided funds for our Upper and Lower Elementary visit to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral and the Hellenic American Cultural Center and Museum. E.John and Cleo Rumpakis: provided funds to cover our Greek teacher’s salary for the second year in a row. AHEPA: sponsored our Orthodox Youth Cultural Exchange on Saturday April 28, 2018. Special thank you to Petros Bournelis and Tom Spathas for all your help. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral Endowment Fund: funds received in 2016-17 to support field experiences were also carried over to this past year. We were able to bring the OMSI traveling program to our campus and provided bus transportation during our field trips to the Hellenic Museum and the Art Studio.
If leadership isn’t your style, there are many other volunteer opportunities within our school (grant writing committee, small reading groups with our students, lunch duty helper, teaching our children to bake prosfora or artoklassia for our May feast day, just to name a few) in which you can actively be part of our community! Contact Christina Blankenstein for more information. 971-238-4677 or christina@asapdx.org.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Our fiscal year runs annually from July 1st to June 30th. Below is a summary of our statement of operations for the last several years: 2017-18
2016-17
2015-16
2014-15
Income Donations Net Tuitions Net Fundraising Events Other Income Total Income
66,475 248,155 16,642 584 331,856
66,404 272,264 53,058 64 391,790
158,387 288,164 7,500 355 454,406
127,368 276,049 21,855 98 425,370
Expenses Teachers & Classroom Administrative Facilities Development Other Expenses Total Expenses
247,425 92,078 27,728 28,946 ~ 396,177
221,597 97,489 16,226 20,829 972 357,113
269,225 124,338 16,553 61,607 ~ 471,182
206,579 102,051 15,705 59,460 569 384,364
Net Surplus (Deficit)
$
(64,321) $
34,677
$
(16,776) $
41,006
Please note: like most non-profits, we fundraise approximately 30% of our operating budget. In years we did not hold our Gala Dinner & Auction resulted in a Net Deficit.
Educating with Integrity since 2004
Agia Sophia Academy Oregon’s only Pan-Orthodox Christian School
Agia Sophia Academy Personnel, 2017-2018 Ranae Rice, Principal Christina Blankenstein, Development Director Euphrosyne McKenzie, Administrative Assistant Nicolette Hunt, Lower Elementary Teacher Fr. Ed Hillhouse, Upper Elementary Teacher Tailia Chiprout, Long Term Sub Padma Peri, Montessori Primary Teacher Rusudan Miminoshvili, Montessori Primary Teacher Brigid Powell, Music & Physical Education Teacher Mary Christopoulos, Greek Teacher Martine Downs, Latin Teacher Magdalena Perussi, Art Teacher Lisa Farris, Volunteer Librarian
Agia Sophia Academy Board, 2017-2018 Elia Popovich Fr. Matthew Swehla Scott Elias Taylor Nikki Hartman
Christine Otto Constanta Gilmore Michael Teeny Norm Goldman
AGIA SOPHIA ACADEMY
14485 SW Walker Road Beaverton, OR 97006 503.641.4600 | www.ASApdx.org | Facebook.com/ASAPDX
Annual Report 17-18