FACING CHALLENGE, ACTING FOR CHANGE
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The mission of North Cascades Institute is to conserve and restore Northwest environments through education. Thanks to the support of donors, partners and the people who participate in our programs we are making important progress. Here are highlights of recent accomplishments, challenges and new strategies for the future.
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Paying attention: THE TASK OF A NATUR ALIST
The poet Mary Oliver wrote: “Imagination is better than a sharp instrument. To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.”
This annual report reviews North Cascades Institute’s work in 2008, a year of remarkable achievement, historic growth and the dawn of the toughest economy since the Institute was founded in 1986. Like everyone else, we are feeling the effects of a brutal recession. But we are deliberately looking ahead rather than simply responding to events beyond our control. We remain committed to transparency, accountability and collaboration as we meet these challenges. Are we concerned? Absolutely. Are we paying attention? Yes—every day and in every way. We are so convinced of the power of education to achieve conservation that we have reduced expenses in every area to commit more of our budget to programs, particularly ones that serve young people. We’ve cut our expense budget twice and developed contingency plans for further reductions. Every staff member and many volunteers have contributed ideas to increase efficiency and better achieve our mission.
We’re gratified to be working with a visionary board of directors that has consistently set challenging goals and provided the means to achieve them. Our staff is a team of talented, dedicated and effective professionals. And we are grateful to our donors, partners and participants who have supported the work of the Institute in so many ways. We could not do this without you. The current economy serves to remind us that our collaborations with key partners—National Park Service, US Forest Service, Seattle City Light and Western Washington University—are more important than ever. Working together, we accomplish more and make donor dollars go farther, too. We’re also working closely with our regional peer organizations— Olympic Park Institute and IslandWood—to share best practices and collaborate on new programs and grants, thus leveraging our experience and our resources. We’re planning strategically for the future, too. We have expanded our partner-
Saul Weisberg, Executive Director
Jeanne Muir, Chair, Board of Directors
Our mission:
conservation through education North Cascades Institute seeks to inspire a closer relationship with nature through direct experiences in the natural world. Our mission is to conserve and restore Northwest environments through education. Since 1986 we have helped connect people, nature and community through science, art, literature and the hands-on study 2
of natural and cultural history. Our goal is to help people of all ages experience and enjoy the mountains, rivers, forests, people and wildlife of the Pacific Northwest—so all will care for and protect this special place. North Cascades Institute is committed to innovation and excellence in environmental learning and leadership within the nonprofit community. We believe that sustainable communities are built on healthy environments, vibrant economies and social equity.
ship with North Cascades National Park to manage four retail sales locations in the park. Providing books, maps, trail guides and other resources will help visitors experience and enjoy the North Cascades and generate income for youth education, too. This summer, the Institute is piloting a new, month-long program for high school students from around the U.S. to study climate change in the North Cascades. We believe the time is right to take a leadership role in this critically important issue and invest in these future leaders. The Institute has grown steadily since 1986. Thanks to strategic leadership by our board and support from donors, our financial reserve position is strong and our assets are diverse. We wouldn’t have chosen the economic challenges of the past year but, faced with them, we intend to come through this period a more effective organization poised to achieve our mission to a greater degree than ever. Thank you for joining us in this important work.
Toward that end, four key values drive our programs: • We teach where natural and cultural history, science, humanities and the arts converge • We believe that human history is integral to the history of landscapes and wild lands • We inspire respect among individuals and the broader community of life • We foster appreciation for public lands for education, recreation and reflection
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LE AVE A LEGACY FOR GENER ATIONS TO COME. By Brian Scheuch (La Conner) and Jean Gorton (Bellingham), Founders and Co-Chairs, The Headwaters Club
Thank you for your support for North Cascades Institute and its mission to conserve and restore Northwest environments through education. Today, we invite you to join us in a new way. Please consider joining us as charter members of a new giving circle at North Cascades Institute, The Headwaters Club, by naming North Cascades Institute as a beneficiary in your will. The Institute’s youth programs help kids get outside, enjoy nature and learn from it. When they learn more, they care more about this special place. As Bob Pyle, the noted author and lepidopterist, wrote, “What is the extinction of a condor to a child who has never known a wren?” When we were growing up, we took time spent in nature for granted. Like you, most of us had complete freedom to roam, explore and maybe even get into some harmless trouble. Kids today don’t have this freedom. In Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv writes that the radius around the home where children are allowed to roam on their own has shrunk to a ninth of what it was in 1970. Kids today are better able to identify cartoon characters than their own native species such as American goldfinches and Douglas fir trees in their own backyard.
This is the essential problem the Institute is working so hard to solve: the separation of children from nature that is so profound that it threatens their very well-being and that of our planet, too. We deeply believe in the power of education to bring people together to solve problems. We believe that is what can conserve and restore the environment, too. It’s why we support North Cascades Institute as donors and as long-time board members. We, and many others, have taken the next step to provide for the Institute in another way so that future generations might benefit. Perhaps you have already made arrangements to include the Institute in your estate plan. If so, please let us know so that we can thank you and recognize your support. If you have included another conservation organization in your will instead of the Institute, please accept our thanks for that, too. We are all working together to save this great place and there are many good organizations that deserve our support. But, if you have not yet made arrange-
We offer a broad variety of programs for people of all ages • School programs and summer adventures for underserved youth • Natural and cultural history retreats and field excursions for adults • Graduate degree in environmental education and nonprofit leadership • Group rentals, conferences and retreats at the
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Learning Center Family getaway weekends at the Learning Center Professional development for teachers Volunteer stewardship programs Public natural history and humanities special events
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ments to name North Cascades Institute a beneficiary in your will, please consider doing so. It’s very simple and your attorney can easily accommodate your wishes. If you would like to meet for coffee to talk about it more, please call Kris Molesworth, Donor Relations Manager, at 856-5700 #275. We will arrange to meet with you to answer any question you may have. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of this request. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
North Cascades Environmental Learning Center is located on Diablo Lake in the heart of the North Cascades. A partnership with the National Park Service and the City of Seattle, the Learning Center has been awarded LEED Silver certification for high levels of achievement in sustainability and integration with natural systems. Surrounded by millions of acres of protected public lands, it’s a hub of discovery in one of the wildest, most biologically diverse landscapes in North America. 3
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CONNECTING A NE W GENER ATION TO NATURE
Mountain School: “I never knew I lived in such a cool place.”
North Cascades Wild: Canoe camping and conservation
Girls on Ice: Science and leadership experience for teenage girls
Mountain School is a nationally recognized environmental education program offered by North Cascades Institute in cooperation with North Cascades National Park. Since its inception in 1989 it has introduced more than 14,000 young people to their ecosystem through science, art and observation. The opening of the Learning Center in 2005 allowed us to develop new curriculum for middle- and high-school students. During 2008, schools from ten Western Washington school districts—Anacortes, Mount Vernon, Highline, San Juan Islands, Edmonds, Tukwila, Clover Park, Bellingham, Bellevue and Seattle —participated in Mountain School. The multi-disciplinary Mountain School curriculum is aligned with Washington State’s EALRs and GLEs and includes pre- and post-visit support for teachers. In addition to learning about the environment, students develop a sense of respect for one another and their surrounding environment as they live and work together. More than 1,400 young people attended Mountain School in 2008, participating in approximately 5,500 days of environmental education.
This remarkable expedition for underserved high school students combines wilderness adventure with learning, stewardship and personal development. During the summer of 2008, 37 teenagers ventured onto spectacular and remote Ross Lake in small groups. They each spent 12 days learning to canoe, camp and backpack while working side-by-side with Institute naturalists and National Park Service professionals. Most of these kids are from urban neighborhoods in Seattle or the Skagit Valley and had never sat by the warmth of an outdoor fire, slept under a starry night sky or floated on deep alpine waters. During the past three years, more than 12 languages have been spoken within the groups, and many of the teens are new citizens who had never visited a national park. They embarked onto the lake as strangers and returned as friends. Thanks to our partnership with Student Conservation Association, the story doesn’t end there. After their return home, students have the opportunity to remain involved in conservation via a number of volunteer stewardship activities in their own communities. North Cascades Wild is free to teens selected to participate thanks to generous support from donors.
Girls on Ice is a unique 11-day leadership program for teenage girls that combines leadership, mountaineering and science. Under the mentorship of glaciologist Erin Petit, nine girls explored Mt. Baker’s Easton Glacier during Summer 2008. Girls on Ice provided a rare opportunity for young women to feel at home in the wilderness while observing changes in the glacial landscape through the lens of science.
Mountain School partners: North Cascades National Park, Seattle City Light, Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission. learn about Mountain School at www.ncascades.org/multimedia/ mountain_school/index.html and view a brief, excellent video.
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Kulshan Creek Neighborhood Program: Connecting Hispanic youth to the Skagit Valley environment Kulshan Creek Neighborhood Program is a free year-round outreach initiative that engages youth from one of the Skagit Valley’s most diverse neighborhoods in a variety of informal outdoor activities including all-day field trips and after-school programs. In 2008, more than 100 youngsters learned about bears, marine biology, migratory birds and the natural history of the Skagit Valley through visits to local public lands. The program is the result of a unique grassroots partnership between the Institute and a number of community partners. It targets underserved, urban youth in the Kulshan Creek Neighborhood in Mount Vernon, Washington. This is a predominately Hispanic community of 2,400 low-income residents, including many teenagers with little opportunity to explore nature.
North Cascades Wild partners: North Cascades National Park, Student Conservation Association, Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation, Ross Lake Resort
Kulshan Creek partners: US Forest Service, Mount Vernon Police Department, Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation, Skagit Valley College, Washington State Parks, Skagit County Youth and Family Services and North Cascades National Park
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Adult and Family Programs
A LIFETIME OF LE ARNING LE ADS TO CONSERVATION
Field Excursions and Learning Center Programs North Cascades Institute offered a rich diversity of experiences in locations throughout Washington: Seattle, the Methow and Skagit valleys, Columbia Gorge, Bellingham, San Juan Island, the Learning Center and beyond. All programs expanded appreciation for the natural and cultural history of these special places. More than 1,000 adults enrolled in Field Excursions and Learning Center programs last year to learn more about geology, sustainability, native plants, birds, insects, climate change, wildflowers, local farms, nature writing and more.
Family Getaways in the North Cascades From canoeing and hiking adventures to bat-watching, bunkbeds and campfires, North Cascades Institute’s Family Getaways provided a unique opportunity for families of all shapes and sizes to gather in the North Cascades. The Learning Center proved to be a popular location and offered busy families the excitement of the great outdoors without the complications of camping. Kids and adults enjoyed learning about nature through adventures on the lake and trails, games, arts and crafts, storytelling and scientific explorations. Approximately 400 people learned more about the North Cascades ecosystem in Family Getaways during 2008.
Costa Rica Excursion Each year, we greet the songbirds in the Skagit Valley and North Cascades as they make their way north for summer breeding. Last spring, a group of 15 participants joined Institute instructor Libby Mills to venture south.
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They observed familiar species in their winter habitat and gained a deeper understanding of these neotropical migrants.
Special Events The Institute co-hosted writer Terry Tempest Williams and poet Mary Oliver in full house appearances at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall. Paul Bannick at Whatcom Museum drew a standing-room-only crowd to view photos from his new book, The Owl and the Woodpecker.
Master of Education in Environmental Education and Certificate in Leadership and Nonprofit Administration Working in partnership with Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University, the Institute helps prepare young leaders for a career in environmental education by earning a M.Ed. while working with the Northwest’s best educators, naturalists and conservation leaders. This unique professional residency program prepares students in all aspects of environmental education while living and working at North Cascades Environmental Learning Center. Course work explores environmental education while placing an emphasis on field science, cultural studies, teaching and nonprofit administration. Our professional residency is fully integrated into a degree program at Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University. Five students graduated from this program in 2008. Since its inception in 2005, 40 students have successfully completed the program.
Partners: Western Washington University, North Cascades National Park.
VOLUNTEER STEWARDSHIP: Hands-on conservation of Northwest landscapes In partnership with the US Forest Service and other local agencies, North Cascades Institute volunteer stewards educate visitors and help restore and protect local ecosystems. In 2008, the Institute trained and coordinated 95 volunteers who contributed more than 500 days of volunteer environmental stewardship.
Group Rentals at the Learning Center Nestled on the shores of Diablo Lake and surrounded by the pristine wilderness of North Cascades National Park, the Learning Center inspires reflection, understanding and connection to the natural world as well as each other. We welcome corporate meetings, board retreats, green weddings, family reunions, nonprofit conferences and other gatherings and celebrations. During 2008, the Institute welcomed a broad diversity of groups including: • Women’s Hiking Groups • Henry Klein Partnership architecture firm • Leadership Skagit • North Cascades National Park • Northwest Educational Service District #189 • Remote Medical International • Ruth Harper and Darrell Sofield Wedding • Sedro-Woolley School District • Book Clubs • Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland board retreat • Western Washington University faculty writing workshop • The Willows Retirement Home
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SOURDOUGH SPEAKER SERIES: These popular one-night events featured notable guests such as Washington poet laureate Sam Green, Chef Maria Hines, photographer John Scurlock, conservationist Peter Jackson and Nell Thorn Restaurant proprietors Casey and Susan Schanen in conversation with food writer Angela Garbes.
MOUNTAIN STEWARDS (top left) taught day hikers, backpackers and climbers how to travel safely while helping protect and restore Mount Baker’s most popular trails.
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EAGLE WATCHERS (left) met thousands of winter visitors who ventured up the Skagit River to watch bald eagles soar, roost and eat chum salmon. VOLUNTEERS (far left) continue the stewardship of native plants at the Learning Center.
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FIELD EXCURSIONS AND LEARNING CENTER PROGRAMS More than 1,000 adults learned about geology, sustainability, native plants, birds, insects—and more—in Institute natural history programs.
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Thanks to our partners, donors and leadership North Cascades Institute has 23 years of experience in developing effective and productive partnerships that are based on trust and mutual goals. Together, we have worked to connect people, nature and communities in order to conserve and restore Northwest environments.
Major Partners 2008
Collaborating Partners 2008 Aero Skagit Emergency Services Alliance for Wilderness Education and Stewardship Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center Environmental Education Association of Washington Mount Vernon Police Department Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation National Park Foundation Public school districts throughout Washington Remote Medical International Ross Lake Resort Seattle Arts & Lectures Skagit County Emergency Medical Services Skagit County Parks and Recreation Skagit County Youth and Family Services Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group Skagit Valley College Skagit Watershed Council Village Books Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Washington Department of Transportation Washington State Parks Department Whatcom County Sheriff
Leadership: Board of Directors Jeanne Muir, Chairperson President, Urban Relations, Seattle Carolyn Gastellum, Secretary Public school teacher, Anacortes Dave Bonn, Winthrop Treasurer, Retired, Jim Bishop, Burlington CEO, Summit Bank Terry Conner, Tacoma, Retired 8
Gerry Cook, Marblemount North Cascades National Park Julian “Pete” Dewell, ex officio, Seattle Dunham Gooding, Bellingham President, American Alpine Institute Peter Jackson, Everett, Writer Nancy McKay, Seattle, Consultant John Miles, PhD, Bellingham Professor, Western Washington University Stan Miller, Bellingham President, Swanson, Miller & Kahn, Inc. Therese Ogle, Seattle Principal, Northwest Grantmaking Resources Brian Scheuch, La Conner, Principal, BCS Consulting Randy Self, Seattle, Public school teacher Abby Sussman, Bellingham, Backcountry ranger
Advisory Board Thomas Lowe Fleischner, PhD Prescott College, Arizona Art Kruckeberg, PhD Professor of Botany (Emeritus), University of Washington Estella Leopold, PhD Professor of Botany, University of Washington Richard Louv Author of Last Child in the Woods Chip Jenkins, Superintendent North Cascades National Park Rob Iwamoto, Forest Supervisor Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Robert Michael Pyle, PhD Author, Conservationist and Lepidopterist John Reynolds, National Park Service (retired)
Executive Director Saul Weisberg
RECENT AWARDS
• North Cascades Institute received its fifth consecutive 4-star rating for sound fiscal management from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent evaluator of charities, in 2008. Charity Navigator highlights the work of efficient nonprofits and provides donors with essential information needed to give them greater confidence in the choices they make. Only four percent of American charities are rated as highly.
• Outstanding Service Provider (2008), North American Association for Environmental Education
• Organizational Excellence Award (2006), Environmental Education Association of Washington
• Best Use of FSC Certified Wood (2006, for Learning Center), Forest Stewardship Council
• “Champions of the West” Achievement in Environmental Education (2006), Sunset Magazine
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Thank You, Donors! WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE STE WARDSHIP OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU. $250,000 and above Anonymous North Cascades Environmental Learning Center Fund, The Seattle Foundation
$1,000 to $2,499 Anonymous (via The Seattle Foundation)
Kent Chasson and Carolyn McCarthy
Peter and Mary Lou Block
Sarah Navarre
Judy and Marv Blount
Patricia Otto
Boeing Employees’ Community Fund
Chelan Airways
Connie Bowser
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Mara Bohman
David Bonn
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Ruthy Porter and Shawn Welch Carol Raitt
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HKP Architects
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Else Sokol
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Martha Gross
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Sandra and Sterling Clarren
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Andy Day and Constance Cogburn
Peter Brown
Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation
Dean Edmonson and Catherine Norton
Ross and Barbara Craigie
Washington State Legislature/ Washington State Parks Commission (No Child Left Inside Act 2008)
David and Catherine Hall
Edith Edson
Ann Crandall
Paul LaPonte
Sunnie Empie
Robert Loken
Skip Forster and Sue Clarry
Alice Cunningham and Blair Osborne
Seattle City Light
McEachern Charitable Trust
General Mills Foundation
$50,000 to $99,999
Jeanne Muir and Art Brochet
John and May Gerstle
Reliance Ricketts
Jeanne Glick
$100,000 and above
Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission The Islands Fund National Park Service Centennial Challenge Grant Program
$25,000 to $49,999
Elizabeth Fergus Foundation
Rodman Foundation Phyllis and Charles Self Endowment (via Whatcom Community Foundation) Peter Schutt and Family David Sussman Towne Foundation Maggie Weisberg
Dunham and Sheilagh Gooding
Linda Collins
Bill and Trice Booth
$500 to $999
North Cascades Foundation
Sterling and Sandra Clarren
Walter and Margaret Koepp
Russell Family Foundation
John Hogan
Barry and Dawn Landau
James Hadlock and Sharon Brown
Peach Foundation
Combined Federal Campaign Donors
David and Linda Leisy
Sam and Bea Hellis
Michele and Robert Liburdy
Harry and Elizabeth Herdman
Mark Weisberg and Barbara Rutecki
Nancy Lundeen
Martin Heyn
Calvin Wiegers
Ted and Debi Martin
Kurt Hoetling and Sally Goodwin
Patricia Woodley
Frederick Hood
Gigi Allianic
John Horner
Sarah Andersen
Humanities Washington
Hugh Anderson
Chip Jackson
Lyle and Eileen Anderson Pauline Anderson
$10,000 to $24,999 Anonymous Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center Paul and Debbi Brainerd McKibben/Merner Family Fund
Dale Evans Don and Shirley Fisher Fran and Jim Ford Ed and Carolyn Gastellum Alan Greenbaum and Laura Thorne Chip and Laurie Jenkins
Alec McErlich Nancy McKay Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Edwin and Mary Langbein
Skagit County
Pennsylvania Institute for Conservation Education
Leslie Fund
Title II Resource Advisory Committee
Fred and Irma Poppe
Jim, Tracie, Miles and Lily Johannessen
McLaughlin Family Fund (via The Seattle Foundation)
Jay and Jane Reich
Neil and Pat Jorgensen
$5,000 to $9,999
Anne and Loyd Kaufman
Carl and Kris Molesworth
Daniel Retzlaff
Nancy Burnett
Peter Kliewer
Mark and Vickie Nysether
Michele Richards-Williams
Ginny Darvill
Randy Self
Organically Grown Company
Eulalie Bloedel Schneider Foundation
Marcy Shapley
Randall and Deborah Koopman
Pleiades Foundation
Andy Szurek and Amy Wilcox
Orawan Layne
Cynthia Thelen
Andrie Leaf
Louis Weisberg
Esther Lewis
Susan Zwinger
Maxine Linial
$100 to $199
Alice Litton
Emily Nugent and Family
Cordell Koopman (in memory of Kevin LaFleur) REI Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Skagit Alpine Club Saul and Shelley Weisberg Lee Whitford
$200 to $499 Richard and Elizabeth Bedient
Ethan Allen and Thea Marshall
David and Stephanie Twig
$10 to $99
Jill Argo Billie Arellano Dr. Harriet Arkley
Martha Bray and John Day
Michelle Calascibetta
Paul Costello Elinore Cottrell Susan Crampton Nancy Cushwa Mary Dickinson Shirley Dockendorf Leo and Verna Dumas Edward and Carol Ebbeling John Edwards Jessica Eikenberry Mary Ekstrand Kenneth and Fran Elsworth Karl and Kathryn Englert Robert English John and Marie Erbstoezer Nancy Farrell Lydia Haile Fassett Thomas Felio Linda Fenster and Georgene Fitzgerald Friends of the Sedro-Woolley Library Cynthia Frieswyk and Winifred Nydam Kimberly Gailun
Ann and Brian Ayers
George and Nancy Gale
Elizabeth Bailey
Charles and Thelma Gilmur
C.L. and Beverly Bakke
Kirk Giloth
Katherine Barrett
Stephanie Grant
Martin and Tina Barron
Heather Grube
Douglas and Maria Bayer Foundation
Tom Guobis and Joan McDermott
Cynthia Bean
Bryan Hansen
Kristin Lundgren
Linda Beckman
David and Vivian Hanson
David and Audrey Mackay
Elizabeth Berggren
Lucy Hart
$2,500 to $4,999
David and Victoria Benoliel
Darby Foundation
Jim and Lyn Bishop
Julian Anderson
George Miller
Arellano Billie
Alfred Heggie
Mac and Linda MacGregor
BP Foundation
John Arthur
Lee Miller
Robert and Jennifer Bird
Ann Henry
Paul Reavley and Denise Weeks
Bob and Debra Brodie
Sharon Babcock
Chris Moench and Jenny Hahn
David and Trina Bayard
The Mountaineers
Morgan Bloomer and Deborah Walker
Terri Hurley
Bob and Jeannie Brown
Gerry Hutson
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Donors, continued Melinda Hutton
George and Sue Mehler
Kirk Souza
Benjamin Drummond
Kendra Liddicoat
Alison Iaso Isenberg
Miller and Sharon Meyers
John and Alexandra Starr
Angela Garbes
Christian Martin
Sego Jackson
Robert and Carolyn Miklavic
John and Karen Steensma
Sam Green
Penny McGinty
Sandi James
Guy Miller
Jane Stephens
Maria Hines
Bob Mierendorf
Melissa Johnson
Mary Miller
Shelly Stroup
Peter Jackson
Jeremy Kallman
Sherry Miller
Peter Szydlowski
John Marshall
Tim Manns and Brenda Cunningham
John Kapustka
Gwen Minkler
Joy Tally
Maria Coryell-Martin
Kris and Carl Molesworth
Karen Kelly
Marc and Eileen Montagnino
Don and Ellen Taves
Carolyn McKernan, REI
Virginia Molesworth
Robert and Janelle Kingsley
Mary Montgomery
Bill and Julie Toomey
Bob Mierendorf
Mountaineers Books
Ken Kirtz
Mary and Warren Moon
Trileigh Tucker
Ashley Rawhauser
Bob and Byrna Klavano
Alfred and Elaine Moss
Stephanie Twig
North Cascades National Park Service Complex
Peter Kliewer
Nancy Mulvey
Eleanor Vanhouten
Northwest Interpretive Association
Brian Scheuch and Corinne Hajek
Karen Knoshaug
Deanna Murray
Barbara Vogel
Sara Joy Steele
Sightline Institute
Liz Knowles
Joshua and Alison Nacht
Jane Wagner
Matthew Scholtz
Claire and Jim Smith
Paul Kraegel
Ed and Linda Neilan
Jack Walker
John Scurlock
Martyn Stewart
Nate and Phyllis Kronenberg
Tamara Neuffer
Leslie Watkins
Casey and Susan Schanen
Jessica Stone
Yvonne Kuperberg
Helen Owens
Seattle City Light
John Suiter
Robert and Alice Laird
Amy Palmer
City of Sedro-Woolley
Niel Thorlakson
Greg Lange
Mary Jean Paup
Skagit River Steel & Recycling
Timber Press
Chuck Lennox
Daniel Pickard
Tim Manns
Tricycle Press
Thomas Leschine and Kathleen O’Neill
Thomas and Dixie Porter
Lara Swimmer Photography
Saul Weisberg
Maggie Potter
Jenica Wood-Beauchamp
Tom Vogl, REI
Barbara Weist
Susan L’Heureux
Pat O’Rourke
Anne Whirledge-Karp
Louis Weisberg
Lee Whitford
Norm Lindquist and Ann McCartney
James Rankin
Randy Winjum
Kate Widdow
Patty Lins
Betty Renkor
Cameron Winter
Andy Luk
Skye and Sally Richendrfer
Robert and Barbara Wright
DONORS TO THE WILD GINGER LIBRARY COLLECTION
Gordon Macdougall
James and Patricia Rimer
C.J and Mary Hamilton Worm
Rebecca Allen
Tamra Madenwald
Marion Robbins
Kathy Young
Hugh Anderson
Darrell Sofield and Ruth Harper Wedding Celebration:
Larry Mansfield and Joyce Prigot
Carole Rush
Tim and Maria Young
Scott Babcock
Laslo Kismarton
Brian and Heidi Magi
Jerry Rutherford
Richard and Elsie Zarnowitz
The Claassen Family
April Markiewicz
Joseph and Faye Mancuso
Mary Schau
Karen Ziemer
Sunnie Empie
Norma Westervelt
Tim Manns and Brenda Cunningham
Barbara Schaetti
Jim Ford
Elizabeth Schermer
Brian Scheuch and Corinne Hajek
IN-KIND DONORS
Ed and Carolyn Gastellum
Sherry Skipper
Sharon Mathers
Richard and Helen Scholtz
Paul Bannick
Mary Giesen
Michael and Carol Mayes
Katey Simetra
Larry Campbell
Ramona Hammerly
Anne McCaffrey
Dorthea Smith
The Estate of John Cole
Pat Hammond
Mary McGoffin
Beverly Robertson Smith
Gerry Cook
Holly Hughes
We have made every effort to accurately acknowledge donors but if your name is missing or incorrectly listed please contact us so that we may adjust our records.
Cinda McSherry
Sheila Sondik
John Douglass
Bob Keller
Memorial Gifts During 2008, contributions were made to the Institute by thoughtful friends and families as a lasting tribute to the following individuals whose lives were marked by a love of the outdoors, a deep commitment to education and a passion for the conservation of Northwest environments.
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J. Michael West April Williamson Faith and Kirk Wimberley Sharon Winters Rusty Wire
Kristen Rich
COMMEMORATIVE GIFTS
FRED DARVILL, M.D.
Richard and Alice Cook
Larry and Mary Masselink
ROTHA MILES
Skagit Alpine Club
Richard Dewaard
David and Joanne Miedema
Louis and Jan Doescher
LEN EISENBERG Barbara Eisenberg
Fluid, Inc.
Troy Miedema
Jean Gorton and Charles Monty
Donald and Andrea Frieswyk
Albert and Gladys Nydam
John Miles
Barbara Goose
REI
Trish Navarre
Caroline Griffith
Roger and Ruth Rice
Bradley Tuininga
KEVIN LAFLEUR Ron and Kay Baird Susanna Baird and Rich Thornett
Robert and Althea Koopman
Alison Romano
Saul and Shelley Weisberg
Edward and Sharon Bakker
Thomas and Joan Koopman
Bruce and Maureen Russell
LANNY “BIP” SOKOL, M.D.
Vincent and Denise Bilotta
William Lafleur
Skagit River System Cooperative
Ron Claman
Alan and Elizabeth Bol
William and Lisa Macarthur
Dean and Edna Wiegers
Else, Adin and Ben Sokol
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2008 Financials Ratio
Operating Revenue Earned income: 31%
Current assets: 96%
Endowment income: 24%
Contributions: 20%
Current liabilities: 4%
Foundations: 9%
Expenses Programs: 88%
Fundraising: 4%
Government grants: 16%
Administration and general: 8%
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION as of DECEMBER 31, 2008
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES year ended December 31, 2008
ASSETS
SUPPORT AND REVENUES
Cash and cash equivalents Investments Receivables, net Prepaids and other Property and equipment, net Total assets
$505,258 2,291,686 1,168,826 35,976 204,290 4,206,036
LIABILITIES Accounts payable Accrued expenses Deferred revenue and other Total liabilities
15,059 91,144 40,838 147,041
NET ASSETS Unrestricted Undesignated Board designated - Conservation Education Fund Temporarily restricted Total liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
952,823 2,000,000 1,106,172 4,058,995
$4,206,036
Total Tuition and fees Contracts Other earned income Endowment income Government Grants Foundations Contributions In-kind contributions Investment income Total support and revenues
1,894,503
EXPENSES Programs Management and general Fund-raising
1,785,590 161,160 72,770
Total expenses
2,019,520
OTHER EXPENSES Costs to start the Environmental Learning Center
CHANGE IN NET ASSESTS
3,000,000
Profit and Loss History
5 year bequest
2,500,000 Learning Center Opens
Investment Loss
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
$368,289 326,796 4,194 530,000 357,158 203,390 333,402 126,214 (354,940)
Mountain School Begins << Capital Campaign >>
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
3,447
(128,464)
Controller’s Statement The condensed financial statements presented above reflect NCI’s complete set of financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 which have been audited by Judy C. Jones & Associates LLC, Certified Public Accountants, and on which they have rendered an unqualified opinion dated April 16, 2009. The organization’s audited financial statements and the independant auditors report can be found at www.ncascades.org JASON RUVELSON, CONTROLLER 11
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