2017
Annual Report
Our Mission International House Philadelphia is an inclusive residential center for students, scholars and professional trainees of all the nationalities, cultures and backgrounds, a source of distinctive programming, and the embodiment of an ideal.
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE HAS A CRITICAL THREE-FOLD MISSION: • • •
To maintain a diverse and welcoming community for scholars from around the world, while introducing them to the American experience. To broaden the horizons of its Resident Members and the Greater Philadelphia community through high-quality international arts and humanities programs. To promote understanding, respect and cooperation among people of all nations.
DEAR FRIENDS OF INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” (Lao Tzu). This is a true reflection of what the Board of Trustees and the leadership of IHP did when they signed refinancing papers to generate resources to start a process of capital and infrastructure renewal of IHP in December 2016. We knew that tinkering with small changes would not help to reposition us a premier residential facility, and the center for arts and culture in the Greater Philadelphia area. Thus, we decided to go boldly. Lead by the COO, and the Chair of the Capital Asset Committee of the Board, IHP has brought together a fantastic team that has been leading the efforts of complete reimagining the living, learning, and working experience at IHP. As you read this report, we are having brand new elevators installed, are starting the installation of a comprehensive sprinkler system throughout the building in December of this year, have invested in significant Wi-Fi-improvements, and have replaced boilers and other infrastructure components. Thus, we have taken our first step. Now more than ever, I believe International House Philadelphia can make a positive and lasting impact in the lives of our residents and in our local, national, and global communities. Since last year many changes in our country have lead to an environment of uncertainty for different groups in our society and different groups who desire to live and learn in the US. At IHP these uncertainties have been expressed and shared in a variety of ways – from our anonymous wall of writing to events where experts discussed immigration issues. At the same time, IHP is playing a more visible role in the city by partnering with other national-international interest organizations, as well as with organizations to collaboratively organize events here at IHP, or at other locations in the city, including City Hall. IHP is on the move in more than one way! Together, we can chart the future path of International House while staying true to a principle that has guided this organization since it was founded in 1910 – that we can make the world a better place by fostering mutual respect and understanding and open communication across all borders and cultures. I am excited about the year ahead, and hope to share updates about International House Philadelphia in the future. We have taken the first step toward a reimagined future, I hope you continue to be our partner in our journey! Kindly, Ludo C. P. Scheffer, Ph.D. Chair
Resident Profile
273 Residents from USA
Total # of IHP residents: 1395
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COUNTRIES REPRESENTED 82 Albania Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Cameroon Canada Chile China (People’s Republic of) Colombia Croatia Cuba Ecuador Egypt Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guyana Haiti Hong Kong India 1
Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast (Cote D`Ivoire) Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Latvia Libya Malawi Malaysia Mexico Mongolia Morocco Myanmar Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Oman Pakistan Panama Peru
International Residents Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovakia South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Unknown Venezuela Zimbabwe
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED Aviation Institute of Maintenance Bryn Mawr College Community College of Philadelphia Delaware County Community College Devry University Drexel University Goldey Beacom College Gratz College Harcum College Hussian School of Art Kaplan International La Salle University Moore College of Art & Design Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Philadelphia University Philadelphia VA Medical Center Rutgers Law School Camden Saint Joseph’s University Temple University Thomas Jefferson University University of Pennsylvania University of the Arts University of the Sciences Villanova University West Chester University
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AGE 18 - 21
30% 43%
22 - 28 16%
29 - 35 7%
36 - 46 47+ 4%
53% Women
47% Men
WHO STAYED AT IHP 31% Undergrad 18% Graduate 6% PHD/Post-Doc 30%
OTHER INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTED Abramson Cancer Center American Biltrite Inc. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Citi Bank Consulate General of Italy Culinary Institute of America Culinary Internship at Fork Restaurant DreamGo Inc DreamIt Ventures Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Intelligent Infrastructure Systems Internship at the Philadelphia Orchestra Jauntify Inc. Lakenau Medical Centre Monell Chemical Senses Center Morais Law NextGen Climate Northwest Urban Wildlife Refuges Internship Program Nuclear Regulatory Commission Philadelphia District Attorney Office Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Phillies Publicis Healthcare Communications Group Russian Opera Workshop Scheie Eye Institute Temple University Hospital The Language Company Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Veteran’s Administration Wellington Management Wells Fargo Wills Eye Hospital Wistar Institute Philadelphia City Government (CDI) American Philosophical Society Philadelphia Water Bureau Jefferson University Hospital
English Language Classes 10% Intern/Research/Trainee/Other 5% Visiting Scholar
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RESIDENT LIFE HIGHLIGHTS July 2016 - Resident Summer Outing to Mann Music Center Philadelphia Orchestra. August 2016 - Resident Advisor Training Week - Teambuilding with IHP Staff and our Resident Advisor team.
February 2017 - IHP Residents Speed Friending Valentine Day Social Hour March 2017 - Sixers Night Basketball Trip
September 2016 - Welcome Week and Taste of Philly Dance Party.
April 2017 - IHP Resident Awards Ceremony and Farewell Party
October 2016 - Voices of the House: Understanding the Presidential Elections.
May 2017 - IHP Resident Annual Ping Pong tournament marathon weekend
November 2016 - IHP Town Hall discussion with IHP Staff and Residents on the Election Results.
June 2017- IHP Iftar Dinner
December 2016 - TDI Therapy dogs visit with IHP Residents during finals week 3
January 2017 - Walking trip to celebrate NYE & Fireworks at Penns Landing
“IHP is a special place for peace and brotherhood, and it makes a positive impact to our lives.� Mustafa Aydin, I-House Resident 2017
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ALUMNI NEWS Over the past two years the Alumni Council has witnessed progress in several areas. In 2015 there were three alumni ambassadors and now there are thirteen. The number of alumni on Facebook has grown from 393 (2015) to over 600. Departing residents data are now entered into an alumni data base 700 new records. During the last fiscal year, alumni raised $6,067 for the House. We look forward to continued engagement with alumni, including a recent addition of an alumni to the Board of Trustees.
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LIGHTBOX FILM CENTER For almost four decades, film lovers have flocked to the theater at International House for an unparalleled selection of film, video and media art programs, generating conversation about important social and political issues. Hosting dozens of luminary directors and artists, presenting both touring and original film series and one of the only area venues to project both 16 and 35mm celluloid film in addition to state-of-the-art digital formats, Lightbox Film Center has developed an international reputation as a leading venue for contemporary moving image works. With a new name, Lightbox Film Center can distinguish its identity from its parent organization, yet the mission remains the 5
same: to advance underrepresented modes and makers of moving image art, build a community around a shared reverence for cinema, and celebrate the projected image as a framework for diverse ideas and perspectives. The name “Lightbox� was chosen for its reference to film production and because the Film Center will continue to shine a light on important works that can’t be seen anywhere else in the Philadelphia region. The rebranding announcement garnered significant press including pickup by local media outlets Newsworks, CBS Philadelphia, Philly.com among others, and pickups within the contemporary art world including Salon and Hyperallergic.
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archival materials showcasing the rich history of film exhibition at International House beginning in 1979. It remained on view through the end of June. New programs recently added to the Lightbox roster include Subversive Elements, a monthly series dedicated to experimental film and artists’ moving image. Programs in this series included a special night of new restorations of Harry Smith’s films hosted by John Klacsmann and Andrew Lampert of Anthology Film Archives; an evening with video artist Cecelia Condit; and a rare screening of the feature length film Marinetti by Australian filmmaker and writer Albie Thoms.
The rebranding project culminated with the Lightbox Launch Party on Thursday, May 18, 2017. A special evening program was planned to celebrate the renaming which included a free 25th anniversary screening of seminal indie film Gas Food Lodging with Director Allison Anders in attendance, a post-screening conversation between Anders and Director Elisabeth Subrin, and a reception with music by WPRB DJ LizBot. Over 250 guests were in attendance. The Launch Party also highlighted a new art exhibit on view in the East Alcove Gallery titled Highlights: Four Decades of Film at International House, curated by Theater & Gallery Manager Robert Cargni with assistance from Arts Intern Jedidah Flores. The exhibit incorporated programs, calendars, photographs, and other 6
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FILMS Total # of films screened Lightbox – this includes all the “In Collaboration with” screenings: 179 Features + 271 Shorts = Total 448
202
PROGRAMS Total programs presented (film + art + cultural celebrations + extra) = 202
18,720
We introduced Arthouse Revisited, a series dedicated to presenting classics of world cinema and independent film as they were meant to be seen—on the big screen. Repertory film has served as the backbone of our programming over the years and Arthouse Revisited is the ideal platform for local cinema lover and those interested in expanding their film knowledge to engage firsthand with the great films of the 20th century. This year’s lineup included classics such as Casanova by Federico Fellini, Bruno Dumont’s debut feature The Life of Jesus and Funeral Parade of Roses by Toshio Matsumoto. Our interest in foregrounding women filmmakers, artists of color and other marginalized communities was best exemplified in our year-long spotlight on the film distributor Women Make Movies which included films by Maureen Blackwood, Julie Dash, Ulrike Ottinger and Trinh T. Minh-ha. 7
ATTENDANCE Total attendance from all events = 18,720
Earlier in the year we became one of only a handful of venues to present From Doodles to Pixels: Over a Hundred Years of Spanish Animation, a major retrospective spanning the wide range of animation films to have been produced in Spain. The six-part series was also presented at the Perez Museum in Miami, Florida and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. In the summer of 2016 we featured the seven part series This is Now: Film and Video After Punk, a major new touring program rediscovering key underground films from the post-punk era in the UK (1978–85). Artists featured in the series included Isaac Julien, John Maybury, Sophie Muller, The Neo-Naturists, Grayson Perry, John Smith, Cordelia Swann, Jill Westwood and Cerith Wyn Evans. Following program three, we hosted an after-party with DJ Jeff Zeigler spinning post-punk classics.
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COLLABORATIONS Lightbox Film Center hosted the following collaborative film screenings:
Following its premiere at the Museum of Modern Art in 2016, Lightbox hosted Rediscovering a Philadelphia Pioneer: Donya Feuer’s Dance/Film Collaborations with Ingmar Bergman, Romola Nijinsky, and Others, a rare glimpse of the film output of dancer/choreographer Donya Feuer. The program covered most of Feuer’s oeuvre and included her mesmerizing 1994 film The Dancer, introduced by the film’s subject, dancer Katja Bjorner. The entire series was organized by dance scholar and Temple University professor Mark Franko. We have also continued to develop partnerships with many of the region’s leading arts and culture organizations resulting in several important collaborative screenings. This spring we hosted two film programs in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art’s exhibition World War I and American Art. Our ongoing collaboration with the Institute of Contemporary Art culminated in an evening with media scholar William Kaizen who presented a rare screening of Another Look at the Miami Convention, a 1972 video document by the Women’s Video News Service. The program was inspired by Kaizen’s new book Against Immediacy and he was joined after the screening by artist Sharon Hayes and scholar Leslie Jones for a conversation about video and media populism.
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BlackStar Film Festival Exhumed Films Intercultural Journeys Israeli Film Festival Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival Scribe Video Center University of Pennsylvania Cinema and Media Studies
CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS IHP produced the following cultural celebrations open to the residents and the public: Oktoberfest Dia de los Muertos Diwali Lunar New Year
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Giving $50,000 & UP Nina and S.A. Ibrahim Foundation Margaret and A. Bruce Mainwaring
$25,000 - $49,999 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts National Endowment for the Arts
$20,000- $24,999 Wyncote Foundation
$10,000 - $19,999 Elliott-Lewis Corporation University of Pennsylvania
$5,000 - $9,999 Elizabeth and Steven J. Casper * Anne M. and Philip H. Glatfelter, III Family Foundation Ann and Thomas B. Morris, Jr. Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Republic Bank Constance W. and Dr. Milton Rock * Susan and John F. Smith. III * 9
Thomas Jefferson University Lisa and David C. U’Prichard * Carolyn and Richard L. Veith * Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
$2,500 - $4,999 David Blumenfeld * Giacomo F. Cesareo, III * Drexel University Patricia and George M. Doolittle * Susan and Robert Harries Kristine C. and Jason P. Lisi * Katherine and Louis Padulo* James M. Papada, III * PHL Diversity Philadelphia Cultural Fund Prometrics, Inc. Emily C. Riley * Natalyia and Justin Rymer Samuelle and Company, Inc. Cyma and Edward M. Satell Ludo C. Scheffer * Shelly Electric Company University City Science Center
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$1,000 - $2,499 Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation Nancy J. Gilboy and Philip Harvey Suzanne and Christopher Hearsey ** Jess Distributors Nadia R Kunz ** Susan and Frank J. Mechura M&T Bank Charitable Foundation Odell Studner Insurance Brokers and Consultants Oliver Fire Protection & Security Daniel Panichelli Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
$500 - $999 Avery Foundation Frank Anbari ** Saad Anbari Mandi Bucceroni * Joseph Callaghan Willow Carey and Peter A Benoliel Clifton Larsen Allen CSC ServiceWorks Ellen B. Davis and Peter Davis Sarah Griffith and G. Jan Colijn ** Annemarie and Michael Imperato * Diane and Zoltan Kerekes Laura Solomon & Associates Harold A. Mesa * Lokesh Prabhu* Simran Sidhu ** STARRETZ David Suisman Shaquana S. Watson-Harkness and Corey Harkness * University of Pennsylvania the Middle East Center
UP TO $499 Anonymous Leslie Benoliel Cher Bryant Ross Burkhardt **
Carol Carter ** Wosang Cho Phyllys Christy Civitas Architects Harrington Crissey Michael Eisenstein Inna Felix M Jay E. Fishman ** Clara Fomich Lina and Michael Gefter Irina Harlap Joanne and Curt Hess * Greg Jacobs ** Dolores D. Jackson ** Japan Foundation Cynthia Johnson Gary Joseph Marina and Alan Kasymov Sheldon Lipsman ** Abraham Marthan ** Bryan J. Mchale Marketstrategies Maximum Research Co. Svetlana Mokilev Larisa Narita Carol and Kenneth Parker Philip Rosenau Corp. Ana Radonjic Sarah Redinour Judith Renzulli and Curtis Reitz Margot Rowley and Chandrakant R. Gupta ** Srijanee Roy ** Geraldo Salazar Jenny Sethman ** Deborah Shalcs Pranam Shetty ** Tanya Steinberg Haoefeng Tang Sheldon Thompson University of Pennsylvania Henry Yang ** Russel Zerbo Lilia Zilberman * IHP Board ** IHP Alumn
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Staff EXECUTIVE & DEVELOPMENT Ludo Scheffer, Acting CEO & President Glenn Martin, Chief Operating Officer Clara Fomich, Executive Assistant and Office Manager
HUMAN RESOURCES & BUSINESS OFFICE Lina Yankelevich, Director of Finance Angela Bachman, Finance Manager Anna Wang, HR Coordinator
ADMISSIONS & RESIDENT SERVICES Andrew Fuller, Director of Admissions and Strategic Initiatives Deborah Sara Houda, Associate Director of Resident Life Edwin Garcia Ramos, Admissions Coordinator
LIGHTBOX FILM CENTER, ARTS & CULTURAL PROGRAMS Sarah Christy, Director of Programs and Events Robert Cargni-Mitchell, Theater and Gallery Manager Jesse Pires, Chief Curator Patrick DiGiacomo, Programs and Membership Manager Joe Ehrman-Dupre, Programs Development Manager James Fraatz, Technical Manager Nana-Ama A. Kyeremeh, Conference Center and Events Manager
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SECURITY & BUILDING SERVICES Moshe Caspi, Director of Building Operations Raj Persad, Facilities & Maintenance Manager Marlon Patton, Security and Front Desk Manager Robert Wooten, Front Desk Coordinator Donald Wingate, Facilities Supervisor David Gasonu, Maintenance Staff Oscar Turbides, Maintenance Staff Reginald Brown, Facilities Staff Phillip Carter, Facilities Staff Sylvie Hoeto, Facilities Staff Mirjana Janic, Facilities Staff Yefim Klurfeld, Facilities Staff Ana Luciano, Facilities Staff Violeta Mehmeti, Facilities Staff Linda Stanton, Facilities Staff Larry Moore, Lead Security Staff Yahia Akarkar, Security Staff Wasseem Al Juboori, Security Staff Giora Azvolinksy, Security Staff Jonathan Castillo, Security Staff Charles Graves, Security Staff Sarina Carr, Front Desk Coordinator
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Chrissie DiAngelus, Director of Marketing and Communications Julio Perez Jr., Graphic Designer
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Combined & Summarized Statements of Financial Position For Year Ended on June 20, 2017 & 2016
2017
2016
Cash, Cash Equivalent & Short-Term Investments Accounts & Pledges Receivable Prepaid Expenses & Other Property & Equipment, Net Investments Total Assets
845,359 1,100,275 35,800 6,137,571 1,836,906 9,955,911
250,520 1,534,763 62,086 6,113,287 1,737,489 9,698,145
Current Liabilities Long-Term Liabilities
829,154 3,979,131 4,808,285
2,144,331 2,058,789 4,203,120
1,248,944 1,836,906 2,061,776 5,147,626
1,060,879 1,737,489 2,696,657 5,495,025
9,955,911
9,698,145
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Total Liabilities
UNDESIGNATED NET ASSETS Board Designated Net Assets Temporarily Restricted Net Assets
Total Net Assets
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
Combined & Summarized Statements of Activities For Year Ended on June 20, 2017 & 2016
2017
2016
4,188,187 391,207 171,867 4,751,261
3,994,453 274,588 (11,087) 4,257,954
3,774,429 512,733 174,918 4,462,080
3,619,965 481,970 292,240 4,394,175
NET
289,181
(136,221)
Depreciation, Amortization & Other
636,580
668,026
Change in Net Assets
(347,399)
(804,247)
REVENUE & SUPPORT Program Revenue Unrestricted & Temporary Restricted Contributions Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, net
Total Revenue & Support
EXPENSES Program Expenses General, Administrative, Marketing & Public Relations Development Total Expenses
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