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Twenty years ago, a student at Yale University spent his summers tutoring at a camp for young people from low-income and underserved neighborhoods. What Aaron Lieberman witnessed the summer between his junior and senior years sparked an idea that has transformed early education. Working closely with young children, Aaron observed a profound difference in the students’ capacity and understanding— all after just a few weeks of intensive, one-on-one tutoring. On his way back to Yale at the end of the summer, he had a moment of inspiration. “What if we could capture the magic that happened at camp every summer and extend it into the school year? What if we could offer children from low-income backgrounds individualized attention before they hit kindergarten, giving them the critical academic and social skills they need to succeed?”
I entered Jumpstart because I was ‘good with kids.’ I stayed because I actually connected with one...” For the past two decades, Jumpstart has built a national success story upon this original moment of inspiration. Along the way, we’ve provided moments of inspiration to every child who has passed through our program. Take Pierre, a young survivor of the 2008 Haiti earthquake who was separated from his mother and suffered from Postraumatic Stress Disorder. Pierre entered Jumpstart barely able to speak English and had trouble trusting the adults in this strange new environment. One day, Pierre’s Corps member, Ethan Peritz, noticed that Pierre was beat boxing alone in a corner. Ethan approached Pierre and joined him. From that moment on, when Ethan and Pierre talked about letters or words, it was to a rhythm. When they talked about sounds, it was to a beat. Ethan believes he “made a connection built out of pure joy and a shared love of music. And even though his English had just started to develop, we spoke the same language.” By the end of the year, Pierre spoke English in full sentences and could write his entire name. And his is just one story. Behind every deceptively simple moment like the one Ethan and Pierre shared—and there are thousands in Jumpstart’s history— is profound transformation. These touchpoints forever change the way young people listen, learn, and look at the world.
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Ethan Peritz, Jumpstart alum Jumpstart Corps members focus on making each moment with a child one of connection. We connect frequently and fervently. We connect with our partner children, forming relationships built on respect. We help our kids connect to letters and sounds and syllables and rhymes and books and fun new words. Because if children are connected with the fundamentals, the rudiments of learning, they will be ready to connect with their education throughout their lives. I entered Jumpstart because I was ‘good with kids.’ I stayed because I actually connected with one. I learned that the core of teaching is creating a context, a context for these kids to take responsibility for their own learning – from going from being children to being students. That’s what Jumpstart does, and that’s what I’m going to do my entire life. This passage was excerpted from a speech Ethan delivered at the 2013 “Scribbles to Novels” event in Boston. Watch the full speech at jstart.org/video.
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The strongest endorsement of Jumpstart’s impact in 2013 came directly from the people who matter most: children. In one of our expansion cities, the school district’s director for early education visited Jumpstart classrooms and asked the children what they thought of our program and Corps members. The children consistently said three things: They always show up; they read me books and ask great questions; they make me feel important. families and communities transformed by the power of our programs. And we anticipate a groundswell of public support for the expansion of and investment in high-quality early education.
Simply said, that is the transformative power of Jumpstart. These moments can make all the difference in the world to our children and our Corps members—like Kortney, who credits her time as a Corps member with changing the way she thinks about education and community (you can read Kortney’s full story on page 9). One Corps member summed it up this way, “We are the adults who walk into the classroom and tell the children we believe they can do it.” Every moment with every child in a Jumpstart program echoes beyond the life of that individual child. An example: we know the benefits of Jumpstart extend to our Corps member. In the first extensive study of our college volunteers, we learned that their Jumpstart experience leads them toward greater civic engagement and equips them with important skills such as public speaking, improvising in unexpected situations, leadership, and time management. We see the next generation of early education leaders in these Corps members. We also see
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A Year of celebration | Jumpstart AR 2013
This ripple effect happens because, for 20 years, Jumpstart has been setting high expectations. We believe all children can start kindergarten ready to succeed. As we conclude 2013, we are both excited and proud to report that we made great progress toward many of our ambitious goals. More than 11,200 children—a 23% increase from last year—made substantial gains in language and literacy thanks to the dedicated service of 4,300 Corps members. We’re not surprised by these results. For two decades, we’ve been driving change in the field of early education, shaped along the way by evidence-based practice and continuous evaluation, which help us improve and innovate so we can better serve young children and their communities. We have gained great momentum and are poised for exciting new developments in the next 20 years. We hope you will join our cause. With appreciation,
Naila Bolus
Chris Stadler
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Three key objectives shape our strategies, guide our policies, and reflect our core values.
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“Something unique happens when an adult interacts with a child. What teaches kids how to read is when adults read with them. What teaches kids to be thoughtful is having adults be thoughtful around them.” —Jumpstart founder Aaron Lieberman
H i s t o r y For two decades, Jumpstart has been a leader in early education and social entrepreneurship. Our founders were singularly focused on creating sustainable solutions that would close the kindergarten readiness gap. As we’ve grown, we’ve never lost sight of that goal. Through the years, our guiding principles have remained fixed—reach children early, give them focused, individualized attention, involve their families, and measure performance. Change has come in the form of constant improvement. We never settle. We strive every day to reach more children and to have greater impact. Our research tells us what works (and what doesn’t), and we evolve our programming and approach accordingly. For 20 years, we’ve put children first and we’ll continue until every child enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. Above: Jumpstart founder Aaron Lieberman speaking in Boston’s Copley Square circa 1993. Left: Early Jumpstart Corps members.
“What’s so great about Jumpstart
is our laser focus on the intersection of early childhood education and national service. Nobody in the country serves this role the way Jumpstart does. I love the simplicity. Service is increasingly powerful in helping to give people of different backgrounds the opportunity to come together for the greater good.” —Jumpstart founder David Carmel “Success is still similar to what we thought of as success 20 years ago. It’s about change in the outcomes for individual, underserved children. Just like Jumpstart in the early years… you’re making the case that this early, foundational work is imperative for these children.” —Jumpstart founder Jordan Meranus “The mission of Jumpstart has stood the test of time. When drafting the statement 20 years ago in our dorm room, we saw the potential and promise of engaging college students to serve preschool children in need. Our belief was buttressed by research, policy, and passion. As a physician, I would prescribe Jumpstart for all young children
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in need to ensure they receive significant doses of literacy and skills in time for kindergarten.” —Jumpstart founder Rebecca Weintraub
History | Jumpstart AR 2013
“I’ve stayed at Jumpstart because I know Jumpstart works. I saw it firsthand my first year as a site manager and I was hooked from that time on. I love the passion, creativity, dedication and ingenuity of the staff. Ultimately, I am here to make a difference in the lives of young children and I am reminded each day in different ways how we are doing just that.” —Sue Slater has been with Jumpstart since 2004. She started as a site manager, then became Associate Program Director, Program Director, a Regional Manager, and an Executive Director. Sue is now our Chief Program Officer.
“I feel incredibly lucky to have watched Jumpstart grow over the years. Though we only had four sites and our structure and curriculum were completely different then, Jumpstart today and the Jumpstart I joined 1997 are rooted in the same beliefs and principles. I am extremely proud of our organization and even more excited to be a part of the next phase of growth and innovation.” —Jessica Lazzara joined Jumpstart in 1997 as a Corps member. Since then, she has had a variety of jobs on Jumpstart’s program team, including Director of Program, Sr. Director of Program Development, and VP of Program.
Above, L to R: Jumpstart Board Chair Chris Stadler and President & CEO Naila Bolus with Jumpstart Founders David Carmel, Jordan Meranus, Rebecca Weintraub, and Aaron Lieberman
MOMENT: CELEBRATION In late January, Jumpstart hosted a two-day celebration of our 20th anniversary in Washington, D.C. We kicked off the festivities with a Founders’ Dinner to honor the enduring legacy of Aaron Lieberman, Rebecca Weintraub, Jordan Meranus, and David Carmel. We also recognized two dedicated, generous individuals who have supported and sustained Jumpstart from the very beginning—Dale Atkins and Rob Rosen, who took a chance on us 20 years ago by making the first ever individual gifts to Jumpstart, helping us get on our feet. Along the way, they’ve also given their time, devotion, support, and friendship. The celebration offered us an occasion to thank one of our longtime and most loyal partners, the Pearson Foundation, which has contributed significantly to our programs and to our growth with more than $9 million in monetary and in-kind support. We also welcomed our supporter Gene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy. Finally, we welcomed back Anthony deGuzman, a former Jumpstart vice president who helped shape the organization for more than half of our 20 years, as host of a panel discussion between Jumpstart’s founders. Our anniversary included a congressional breakfast chaired by U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D, CT-3) and Ed Royce (R, CA-39), two of Jumpstart’s longtime supporters in Congress. Members of both the U.S. House and Senate joined us. Overall, our twoday celebration in D.C. garnered tremendous support from high profile leaders in government, early education, and national service. Here are just a few of the people who were present to help us celebrate: Jonathan Greenblatt, Director and Special Assistant to the President at the White House Office of Social Innovation & Civic Participation; Yvette Sanchez Fuentes, Director of the Office of Head Start; Bill Basl, the Director of AmeriCorps; and Dr. Erwin Tan, Director, Senior Corps and Strategic Advisor for Veterans and Military Families. The festivities and excitement around our 20th anniversary have all helped focus attention on both the need for quality early education and, importantly, on the service that Jumpstart provides every day throughout the year to help us get there.
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Every time a child in the Jumpstart program sits down to read with one of our Corps members, something magical happens. Individual moments can lead to deep transformation. And the change doesn’t stop with the children we serve. Jumpstart’s program has a ripple effect—we change the lives of children, Corps members, families, schools, communities, the workforce, and, ultimately, the culture itself. This is a thrilling time to be working on the front lines of early education. Because of our size and reach, Jumpstart is in a unique position to help close the kindergarten readiness gap on a large scale. This has significant implications for communities around
EFFE C T the country. Though it all begins with the caring relationship between a Corps member and a child, Jumpstart recognizes that families are children’s primary teachers. We intentionally involve each family in their children’s learning and development by establishing interaction between families and Corps members, providing home-ready, literacy based activities, and materials that can be used to reinforce the concepts children learn in Jumpstart sessions. Through this experience, families grow closer. And entire communities share a sense of pride in the achievements of their children and work together to help children succeed. By helping to make the importance of early childhood education part of the national conversation and by demonstrating benefits through rigorous studies and reliable data, Jumpstart helps bring awareness to and shift perceptions about the need for quality early education. Over the long term, this results in more programs for more kids, higher graduation rates, and a more reliable and sustainable workforce for tomorrow.
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MOMENT: TRANSFORMATION Kortney Hernandez, Jumpstart alum and current site manager
“Changing the world happens when you are able to positively transform the lives of children and families. It happens when you are able to lift up and stand beside a community to realize its full potential. And it happens when you are able to provide young idealists the experience and tools for transformation.” —Imari Paris Jeffries started with Jumpstart as a Corps member in 1996. He is now our Senior Vice President of Field Management and Policy.
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Kortney Hernandez was at the top of her high school class in Lynwood, CA, when a teacher sat the entire class down and told them he didn’t think they could thrive at a four-year college and encouraged them to apply to community college. These discouraging words were based on the assumption that students from underperforming schools can’t have a clear path to success in higher education. Kortney, who had dreamed of going to college, was crushed. The experience played on doubts she had carried around since childhood. “Such a lack of support from the earliest years of school limits children’s success and their ability to believe in themselves.” Because she was at the top of her class, Kortney was recruited by the University of California’s Eligibility in Local Context program, which rewards the accomplishments of students who make the most of the opportunities available to them. As a freshman at the University of California Irvine, Kortney became a Jumpstart Corps member,
an experience she credits with providing her support and direction, and bolstering her self-confidence. As she began to work with children in preschool classrooms, Kortney began to see that many of them struggled in the same way she did when she was young. And a light went on. “I realized that instead of planting seeds of doubt—like some of my teachers did—I could plant seeds of empowerment. I want to help children see their strengths and to know that, regardless of their resources or the environment in which they grow up, they still have potential.” Kortney is now a site manager for Jumpstart at the University of California Invine. She’s completed her Master’s in Early Childhood Education and was accepted into three doctorate programs. Her time with Jumpstart has been a period of personal transformation. “I realize that this is what Jumpstart does for so many. Jumpstart doesn’t give up on people. We don’t give up on our children, we don’t give up on our college students, we don’t give up on our families and we don’t give up on communities. We truly believe that anyone has the potential to achieve.”
Our Community Corps program engages older adults to serve preschool children in classrooms in Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. By providing an opportunity to work with people of different ages and backgrounds, Jumpstart helps connect Community Corps members with a broader community. In return, Community Corps members help strengthen that same community by helping young children learn and thrive. Many Community Corps members had family members who fell through the cracks, or had their own struggles growing up.
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For 13 years I’ve dedicated my work to research and the development of programmatic pilots at Jumpstart. I’m proud to be part of an organization that is research driven, that is willing to test, learn, reflect, and change— always with the intention to improve quality.” —Ruth Strubank, Senior Director, Research & Development, has been with Jumpstart for 13 years.
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Evaluation is part of our culture. Jumpstart collects, analyzes, reviews, and reports data and other critical information so we can measure the quality of our programs, assess the developmental gains of children, and determine the satisfaction of our Corps members so we can improve opportunities for their professional development. We take evaluation seriously. Jumpstart works with universitybased researchers and other consultants to conduct studies of our programs and to measure our impact. We use this research to make important decisions about our overall strategy and to elevate program development. The outcomes of these studies also serve as evidence of the very real positive impact Jumpstart has on children’s lives. In the past year, we’ve studied the social-emotional development of Jumpstart children, assessed the extent and influence of Jumpstart on the development of children’s vocabulary, and examined the longer-term benefits of service on our Corps members’ careers. Findings from these studies help us make improvements and continue to invest in the children we serve and the Corps members who serve them.
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Assessing the social-emotional development of Jumpstart children Positive interaction between adults and children has been a benchmark of Jumpstart’s programming from the start. Our curriculum was designed to foster stability, consistency, and trust between our Corps members and preschoolers. A caring, learning community paves the road to positive social and academic outcomes for children living in poverty. What you might not know is that this approach also supports the health and well-being of young children. Children from low-income backgrounds are especially susceptible to what is known as “toxic stress.” This particular kind of stress involves excessive, persistent activation of the body’s stress responses and can adversely affect neural circuits and hormonal systems, impeding a child’s ability to pay attention and learn. In extreme cases, it can even shrink the size of a child’s brain. Thanks to new research by Dr. Stacey Doan, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Boston University, we now see that predictable and supportive learning environments strengthen the social-emotional development of children. Jumpstart’s Corps members train rigorously to understand how children think and learn and to create consistency and reliability with every child. For two decades, Jumpstart has used the latest research to help design programs that help shape every aspect of a child’s development—including social-emotional and behavioral growth. It’s part of our commitment to continually improve our approach and continue to reach for what’s best for the children we serve.
Boston Vocabulary Study Boston University researcher Julie Dwyer’s study of vocabulary development in Jumpstart classrooms illustrates how Jumpstart prepares young children for success in school. “Taken together, findings in this study indicate that the Jumpstart program is effective in increasing children’s growth on general expressive vocabulary and Jumpstart target word vocabulary. When looking more closely at the levels of support for vocabulary development provided by different individuals in the study, it was clear that Jumpstart is training their Team Leaders to provide a high level of support for vocabulary development in children. What seems clear is that Jumpstart is a program that has the potential to foster vocabulary development in young children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Considering the minimal amount of contact that children have with Jumpstart Corps members each week, these findings are impressive. Jumpstart appears to be the type of program that can begin to narrow the vocabulary gaps that exist between children prior to school entry and to work toward providing all children with an equal chance for school success.”
In the works Two studies are currently in progress, both of which will give us new insight into how our programs are working and how we can continue to refine and better serve our communities. A study underway at San Francisco State University is taking a look at the contribution Jumpstart’s family workshop series makes to school readiness and early literacy development. Another study in Southern California will provide insight into the unique needs of Dual Language Learners in the Jumpstart program, as well as how participation in Jumpstart shapes language and literacy skills.
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As the national conversation about the importance of early childhood education gains traction, our country is facing a shortage of highly-qualified educators. In fact, many teachers currently working in early education don’t have college degrees, and some have a high school education or less. The long-term success of children depends on access to quality early education programs—studies show that these children will have greater success in college and will typically earn more in the workforce. And quality early education programs require well-educated, experienced, and dedicated educators.
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Jumpstart is leading the way in creating the early education workforce of tomorrow. Every year, we deliver thousands of early education teachers and advocates.
Nearly 90% of our Corps members plan to pursue careers in education or public service. For 20 years we’ve harnessed the passion, energy, and dedication of these young volunteers who are invested in their communities and helped steer them towards careers in education. By building a pipeline of highcaliber early childhood teachers today, we can prepare children, especially those from low-income backgrounds, for long-term success.
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t o m o r r o w “While students learned a great deal about preschool children, their perceptions of the Jumpstart experience and its impact extended beyond the preschool context. A key area of individual growth as a result of the Jumpstart experience appears to be in the development of workplace related skills. Students learned a range of valuable skills including teamwork, leadership, patience, and time management. They worked collaboratively and learned to deal with problems in a professional manner.” —Deborah Hecht, from “A Study of Jumpstart Corps Members”
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This has been a really big year for early education. In February, immediately after the State of the Union address, President Obama introduced a new initiative, “Preschool for All,” which aims to improve and expand access to preschool through cost-sharing partnerships with each of the 50 states. Throughout the year, the President referred to this initiative in his economic speeches, underscoring not only his personal commitment to highquality early education, but the importance of these programs to the future of our workforce and economy. Jumpstart has an active role in helping to influence these important policy decisions around early education. We call upon policymakers at local, state, and national levels to help close the readiness gap and work toward the day where every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. Jumpstart recommends that every policy decision reflect four benchmarks: ensure the highest quality education, support first class educators, provide access, and leverage community-based solutions to the early learning crisis. In addition to our policy influence, Jumpstart implements our program in preschools and community centers across the nation. This year, we launched programs in two new locations—Maricopa County, AZ and Oxford, MS—expanding our reach to 15 states and the District of Columbia.
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In states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children … studies show students grow up more likely to read and do math at grade level, graduate high school, hold a job, form more stable families of their own. We know this works. So let’s do what works and make sure none of our children start the race of life already behind.” —President Barack Obama State of the Union address, February 12, 2013
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We’ve come a long way since that first year serving 15 children in one city. We have a wider audience than ever before due to an expanded social media presence, a large increase in media impressions, a number of high-profile endorsements, and our signature events. Jumpstart was featured this year in Parents, USA Today, Glamour, and The Huffington Post, and in many other notable news outlets. Our name is on every carton of Ben & Jerry’s Liz Lemon Greek Frozen Yogurt, endorsed by Tina Fey, and our 8th annual Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® campaign was the most successful yet. All this attention helps shine a light on the need for high-quality early education and helps people understand Jumpstart’s role in leading the way to the day when every child in America enters kindergarten ready to succeed.
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One of Ben & Jerry’s newest Greek frozen yogurts, Liz Lemon, was created in collaboration with Tina Fey—a long-time Jumpstart champion and the star of NBC’s 30 Rock. Tina Fey and Ben & Jerry’s dedicated the delicious lemon-blueberry frozen Greek yogurt to honor our Corps members’ service in preschool classrooms across the country.
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We’re honored to have earned some coveted awards this year. We were recognized as one of the nation’s “Best and Brightest” companies to work for. Likewise, The Nonprofit Times ranked us as one of the best nonprofits to work for. Finally, Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® 2012 snagged PR News’ Nonprofit PR Award. Congratulations to everyone in the Jumpstart family for helping us shine.
Moment: Mobilization Every year millions of adults and children gather in schools, libraries, offices, and homes across the country to set a record—by reading the same book on the same day. On October 3, 2013, Jumpstart hosted the 8th Annual Read for the Record campaign, presented in partnership with the Pearson Foundation. This year, adults and children in every corner of the country sat down to read Otis by Loren Long in support of Jumpstart’s mission. Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® kicked off with a special lighting of the Empire State Building in “Jumpstart red” on October 2. On the morning of October 3, our campaign ambassador, Tiffani Thiessen, star of USA Network’s White Collar, made an appearance on NBC’s TODAY Show before joining Loren Long at a Jumpstart preschool in Manhattan to read Otis with a group of children. Across the country, we held marquee Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® events to promote the need for high-quality early education. Many of our partners and sponsors—including the Pearson Foundation, Gymboree, Tommy Hilfiger, and Franklin Templeton— hosted events in cities throughout the United States. And our official Reading Partner, We Give Books, made Otis available to read online for free in both English and Spanish, providing access to families who might not have been able to participate otherwise. Since the campaign’s inception in 2006, more than 11.5 million children have participated in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record®, and we’ve raised more than $8.6 million to support our year-round work in preschools in low-income neighborhoods. Top: Otis author Loren Long and Tiffani Thiessen of USA’s White Collar at Read for the Record in New York City; Middle: Actor Colin Egglesfield of The Client List, Rizzoli & Isles, and All My Children reads Otis to a group of Jumpstart children in Southern California; Bottom: Tiffani Thiessen joins Matt Lauer on NBC’s TODAY Show to promote Jumpstart’s Read for the Record®.
Jumpstart earned a Three Star Charity rating by Charity Navigator. Charity Navigator is America’s largest independent charity evaluator and the rating reflects Jumpstart’s sound fiscal management practices and our commitment to accountability and transparency.
Thanks to our partners for making Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® successful.
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Moment: Mobilization Scribbles to Novels—a yearly celebration of the power of the written word—is one of Jumpstart’s signature fundraising events. Every year, we bring together authors, celebrities, and leaders in education to underscore the importance of literature in children’s lives. NEW YORK: New York Times best-selling author and acclaimed actress and producer Tina Fey joined us for Scribbles to Novels 2013, as did Cindi Leive, the editor-in-chief of Glamour. The event also featured an appearance by Newark Mayor Cory Booker and, for the second consecutive year, a hilarious video presentation by Stephen Colbert. SAN FRANCISCO: Scribbles to Novels 2013 featured keynote speaker Tom Brokaw, renowned Special Correspondent for NBC News and author of The Greatest Generation; Boom! Voices of the Sixties; and The Time of our Lives. San Francisco’s celebration also honored Franklin Templeton Investments and its President, Chairman and CEO Greg Johnson. Mr. Johnson has served on Jumpstart’s National Board of Directors since 2006 and has made countless contributions to the organization. He has hosted every Scribbles to Novels event in the Bay Area since 2005, raising more than $1.6 million for our Northern California programs. BOSTON: Boston’s keynote speaker for Scribbles to Novels 2013 was David Gergen, renowned reporter, columnist, television analyst, and New York Times bestselling author of Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton. We also honored past Board Member Robert Small, Managing Director of Berkshire Partners, for his decade-long support and contributions to Jumpstart and its mission.
Photos Top to Bottom: Actress Tina Fey and Editor-in-chief of Glamour Cindi Leive at Scribbles to Novels in New York; Robert Small, Managing Director of Berkshire Partners, Jumpstart President & CEO Naila Bolus, and author and reporter David Gergen at Scribbles to Novels in Boston; President & CEO of Franklin Templeton Investments Greg Johnson, Naila Bolus, and author and NBC Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw at Scribbles to Novels in San Francisco; Newark Mayor Cory Booker with Naila Bolus and members of the Jumpstart board.
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F u n d e r s AmeriCorps, National Service Sponsor: Jumpstart has been a proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network since 1996. That year, Jumpstart recruited 80 AmeriCorps members, and since then our partnership with AmeriCorps has grown tremendously. In the 20122013 program year, Jumpstart had over 3,400 AmeriCorps members serving over 1 million hours! AmeriCorps, a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. Learn more at www.americorps.gov Jumpstart also receives AmeriCorps funds through the following State Service Commissions: CaliforniaVolunteers, Serve DC The Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism, Georgia Commission for Service & Volunteerism, Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, Massachusetts Service Alliance, Missouri Community Service Commission, and New Yorkers Volunteer.
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For 12 years, the Pearson Foundation has contributed significantly to Jumpstart’s program and organizational growth. Over time, the Pearson Foundation has supported Jumpstart’s mission with more than $9M in monetary and inkind support. In addition to serving as the Founding and Presenting sponsor of Jumpstart’s Read for the Record®, the Foundation has graciously sponsored several Scribbles to Novels gala events in markets across the country. The Pearson Foundation’s Bill Barke and Mark Neiker are both involved with Jumpstart’s board. The entire Jumpstart family is tremendously grateful for the Pearson Foundation’s ongoing commitment to provide early education to children who need it most. FIRST FIVE LA
First Five LA, California’s largest funder and advocate for early childhood education, and Jumpstart formed a partnership in 2010. Since then, we have worked together to distribute thousands of books to children and families in the Los Angeles area through representation at the prestigious Los Angeles Times Festival of Books and Univisión’s Feria de Educación. They have also invested over $400,000 to advance Jumpstart’s mission. Foster Grandparents
In 2012-2013, Jumpstart received its first Foster Grandparent grant through the Corporation for National and Community Service. Since 1965, the Foster Grandparent Program has provided grants to qualified agencies and organizations for the dual purpose of engaging persons 55 and older in volunteer service, and to provide a high-quality
P ARTNERS experience that will enrich the lives of the volunteers. Jumpstart is a Grantee of the Foster Grandparents program in Los Angeles, CA, and a Subgrantee in Washington, DC and Atlanta, GA. FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS
Franklin Templeton Investments has supported Jumpstart for approximately 13 years, investing more than $1 million in both monetary and in-kind donations. In FY13, the company’s contributions included funding for the recruitment of Jumpstart’s Corps members nationwide as well as a significant portion of our printing and publishing expenses. In addition, Franklin Templeton employees have hosted several volunteer events throughout the year, including supply drives and participation in Read for the Record. The Fund for Newark’s Future.
Jumpstart Tri-State could not have launched its program in Newark so successfully without the $200,000 challenge grant and partnership offered by the Fund for Newark’s Future. The donation allowed us to hire Newark’s City Manager, whom they have generously welcomed to share their office environment. The Fund has also been invaluable in making introductions and hosting events for additional funders . GOLDMAN SACHS
At the culmination of its three year grant to the high need community of Hunts Point in the South Bronx in New York City, Goldman Sachs is once again continuing its generous support of Jumpstart. In August 2013 Jumpstart presented to a cadre of Goldman partners regarding a $1 million gift over the next three years to address the educational needs of the preschool children of Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.
JPMORGAN CHASE
In 2013, JPMorgan Chase and the JPMorgan Chase Foundation funded Jumpstart in San Francisco and New York to help recruit and train volunteers to serve young children in low-income neighborhoods in both cities. METLIFE FOUNDATION
Since 2009, MetLife Foundation has donated over $1 million to significantly expand Jumpstart’s Community Corps program throughout the United States. The funds have also helped print and distribute Jumpstart/MetLife Foundation Grandparent Guides in both English and Spanish. MFS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
MFS Investment has been the largest corporate partner for Jumpstart’s Northeast Region for the last 9 years and has donated more than $2 million. Their support also includes a company-wide supply drive for our partner preschools throughout Boston, and MFS employees and leadership have participated in every Read for the Record® since 2006. TIGER FOUNDATION
In 2013, Jumpstart Tri-State received a gift of $250,000 from the Tiger Foundation. This estimable funder has provided over $1.6 million to support Jumpstart’s work in New York City, beginning with their first gift of $37,500 in April 2000. Tiger invests in programs working to produce measurable results in the fight against poverty and we are proud to be a grantee. TOMMY HILFIGER
Tommy Hilfiger, one of the world’s leading lifestyle brands, joined the Jumpstart family a few years ago. In addition to a generous grant from the Tommy Hilfiger Corporate Foundation, the company began outfitting Jumpstart Corps members with new uniforms in the 2012-13 school year.
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f i n a n c i a l S u m m a r y Jumpstart works with government and both the private and public sectors to secure funds to support our mission. To review our full audited financials (available beginning February 2014), please visit jstart.org. FY13 Revenue breakdown: Government Revenue
$7M
42%
Private Revenue
$10M 58%
Private – Foundations
$3M
Private – Corporations
$3.6M 21%
Private – Individuals/Events
Private
18%
Gov’t
$3.4M 19%
Comparative to FY12: Government Revenue
$6M
15% increase in government funding in FY13
Private Revenue
$9M
10% increase in private funding in FY13
Private – Foundations Private – Corporations
Private – Individuals/Events
FY12/13 Comparative: 10 (M)
FY12 Revenue
$2.9M
5% increase in foundation support in FY13
$3.4M
3% increase in corporate support in FY13
$2.6M
25% increase in individual donor support in FY13
FY13 Revenue
+10% +15%
5
+5%
+3%
+25%
0 GOVERNMENT REVENUE
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TOTAL PRIVATE REVENUE
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PRIVATE CORPORATIONS
PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NATIONAL EARLY EDUCATION COUNCIL
Chris Stadler, Chair Managing Partner, CVC Capital Partners
The National Early Education Council is a select group of scholars, leaders, and change makers who inform the development of Jumpstart’s programs and help create real and lasting change in children’s lives.
Lorie Almon Co-Managing Partner, New York Office, Seyfarth ShawLLP Bill Barke Chairman, Pearson North America
Dale Atkins, PhD Author and Psychologist
Laura Berk Distinguished Professor of Psychology Emerita and Author, Illinois State University
W. Steven Barnett, PhD Director, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers University
Stephanie Blank Chair, GEEARS (Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students) , Arthur M. Blank Foundation
Douglas Clements, PhD Kennedy Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Learning & Professor, University of Denver
Carmel Borders President, Tapestry Foundation David Carmel Principal, Carmel Asset Management and Co-Founder of Jumpstart Thomas G. Connolly Managing Director, Merchant Banking, Goldman Sachs David Humphrey Managing Director, Bain Capital Kim L. Jasmin Executive Director, Northeast Region Executive, Global Philanthropy and Community Relations, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Greg Johnson Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, Franklin Resources, Inc. David Lissy CEO, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Jennifer K. Marrus Consultant Bridget Moynahan Actress, Star of Blue Bloods Anjan Mukherjee Senior Managing Director, Blackstone Mark Nieker President, Pearson Foundation Rob Waldron CEO, Curriculum Associates
Molly F. Collins, EdD Department of Teaching and Learning, Vanderbilt University Linda M. Espinosa, PhD Author and Consultant; Professor Emeritus, University of MissouriColumbia Roberta Golinkoff, PhD H. Rodney Sharp Professor, School of Education, University of Delaware Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD Stanley and Debra Lefkowitz Professor, Department of Psychology, Temple University Jackie Jenkins-Scott President, Wheelock College Sharon Lynn Kagan, EdD Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Early Childhood Education and Family Policy; Co-Director, National Center for Children & Families, Teachers College, Columbia University Deborah Leong, PhD Professor Emerita of Psychology, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Kelly Maxwell, PhD Senior Scientist and Associate Director at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Susan B. Neuman, EdD Professor in Educational Studies, University of Michigan Mariela M. Páez, EdD Associate Professor, The Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch School of Education, Boston College Robert C. Pianta, PhD Dean, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia Arthur J. Rolnick, PhD Senior Fellow and Co-Director, Human Capital Research Collaborative; Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota Shirley Sagawa Author and Consultant, sagawa/jospin Judith A. Schickedanz, PhD Professor Emerita, School of Education, Boston University Deborah J. Stipek, PhD Professor, School of Education, Stanford University Marlene Zepeda, PhD Professor, Department of Child and Family Studies, California State University, Los Angeles
Christopher J. Lonigan, PhD Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Psychology, Florida State University; Associate Director, Florida Center for Reading Research
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J u m p s t a r t ’ s S u pp o r t e r s Jumpstart graciously acknowledges the financial and in-kind contributions by the many individual, foundation, corporate, and government partners who have invested in Jumpstart’s mission and work. Thanks to their gifts, Jumpstart is working towards the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. Government Donors
Capital Group
CaliforniaVolunteers
Thomas Connolly
Corporation for National and Community Service - Foster Grandparents Grant
Foundation for Newark’s Future
$25,000 to $49,999
Franklin Templeton Investments
Lorie Almon and Mitch Bompey
State Street Foundation, Inc.
Gary Saltz Foundation
Amelia Peabody Foundation
Stringer Foundation
Georgia Smart Start Initiative
Anonymous
Union Square Fund
Goldman, Sachs, & Co.
The Baupost Group
The Walther Foundation
Greg and Tracy Johnson
Ben & Jerry’s
Wells Fargo Foundation
First 5 Los Angeles - Matching Funds Program
Joshua and Anita Bekenstein Charitable Fund
The Boeing Company
White & Case
Georgia Commission for Service & Volunteerism
Robert and Christine Small
Chris and Keena Clifford
Massachusetts Service Alliance Formula AmeriCorps Funds
$50,000 to $99,999
Corporation for National and Community Service - National Direct AmeriCorps Grant First 5 Los Angeles - Community Opportunities Fund
Massachusetts Service Alliance - State Commission Funds
American Honda Foundation Anonymous
Weingart Foundation
Holly and David Bruce Credit Suisse Ernst & Young FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Farese Family Foundation
Dana and Rob Smith Spector Fund at The Boston Foundation
$10,000 to 24,999 Alison and Ed Abbo Vijay and Swati Advani American Eagle Outfitters John and Judy Angelo
Missouri Community Service Commission
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bloomberg LP
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
New Yorkers Volunteer
Citi
Genentech
Nelly and Michael Arougheti
Oakland Fund for Children and Youth
CVC Foundation under the aegis of the Fondation de Luxembourg
GGS Foundation
Karin Assef
The Green Foundation
Dale Atkins-Rosen and Rob Rosen
Dee and Jimmy Haslam
Bain Capital Children’s Charity
Nancy and Max Justicz
Barclays Capital
Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Bill and Vicki Barke Laura and Ken Berk
Serve DC - The Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service
The David B. Gold Foundation The David Tepper Foundation Edith Glick Shoolman Children’s Foundation
Anonymous (2) Whitney and Phil Arnautou
$250,000 and Above
Heckscher Foundation for Children
KPMG LLP
Barr Foundation
Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust Fund
Liberty Mutual Group
BJ’s Charitable Foundation
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Jennifer and Andrew Marrus
Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund
BlackRock
MetLife Foundation
Anjan Mukherjee
Lissy Family Fund
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
MFS Investment Management
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Lovett-Woodsum Foundation
BNY Mellon
The Pearson Foundation
Robert T. Keeler Foundation
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Chris and Loretta Stadler
The Rose Hills Foundation
May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
Tiger Foundation
S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation Silver Giving Foundation
$100,000 to $249,999
The Stocker Foundation
A Better Chicago
The Tommy Hilfiger Corporate Foundation
Anonymous The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
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Tufts Health Plan Foundation W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation
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Morgan Stanley The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Overland Advisors - Gordy and Khristine Holterman and Derek and Tamara Dunn Pitney Bowes Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation Seyfarth Shaw LLP
The Broad Foundation Roderick and Jill Burns Burns Family Foundation Kevin and Julie Callaghan Career Partners Ann Carmel Lisa and David Carnoy Cerberus Capital Management, LP
The Charles and Ann Johnson Foundation The Charlotte Foundation Chinh Chu Clipper Ship Foundation Kyong and Brad Coleman Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation Crescent Porter Hale Foundation Rebecca Dana and Jesse Angelo Philip and Alyce de Toledo Dodge & Cox The Draper Family Foundation The Draper Foundation Timothy and Melissa Draper East Bay Community Foundation Paul and Silvia Edwards
Cindi Leive and Howard Bernstein Lily Auchincloss Foundation
Abbot and Dorothy H. Stevens Foundation
Josh Lutzker Elizabeth Marcellino
Linde Family Foundation
Allen H. & Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust
George and Susan Livingston
Allergan Foundation
Tristin and Martin Mannion
Jim and Annette Alling
John and Lynda Marren
Melora and Andrew Balson
May P. & Francis L. Abreu Charitable Trust
Alison Mass and Sal Bommarito
Becky and Paul Bidwell-Hanson
McGladrey
MAT Charitable Foundation
Bilger Foundation
Sonnet and Ian McKinnon
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
BJ’s Warehouse Charitable Trust
Thomas and Joy Mistele
Caitlin and Ian Blasco
Marlane Melican and Nick Brountas Michael Miles
Moelis and Company
Janine and Alastair Borthwick
Kathryn and James Murdoch
BRC Advisors – James Huang
David and Marion Mussafer
People’s United Community Foundation
Jane Brock-Wilson
New York City Department of Education
Willa Perlman
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bynum
Robert Persons
David Carmel and Kirsten Axelsen Carmel
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Cengage
Publix Super Market Charities
Combined Federal Campaign
Paul Queally
Maureen and Daniel Cummings
Michael and Tracy Roberge
D&D Fund
Marc Rowan
Thomas B. and Katharine K. Ellis
Kenneth Olivier and Angela Nomellini
Laura Ensler and David Rivel
Peoples Gas
The Eucalyptus Foundation
Edward and Maggie Perks
James and Holly Farrell
Deb and Jed Plafker
Finnegan Family Foundation
PNC Financial Services Group
Follett Higher Education Group
Mark Polebaum and Diane Buhl
Maricopa County Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Ann and John Daley
Roy A. Hunt Foundation
Adria de Haume and George Rousch
Safeway Foundation
Deanna and Tony DiNovi
Luke Sarsfield
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Beth and Michael Fascitelli
Richard Schoninger
Ben and Wendy Fischman
Michael and Kelly Small
Stuart and Diana Francis
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Keith Frankel
Purnima Puri and Rich Barrera
Richard A. Friedman
Quest Foundation
FTI Consulting
Ralphs
Wendy and Stephen Gellman
RBC Capital Markets
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Richard E. and Nancy P. Marriott Foundation
Florence Hunt Maxwell Foundation
Jonathan Sokoloff
Mary and Frode Foss-Skiftesvik
Soros Fund Charitable Foundation
Linda and Thomas Rizk
Linda and Michael Frieze
Robert Speyer
Ropes and Gray
Bill Froman
Charles Stiefel
The San Francisco Foundation
Jamie and Bobbie Gates
Libby and Zach Hulsey
Muneer Satter
Marcia and John Goldman
Storm Castle Foundation Julia and James Davidson
Ida S. Barter Trust
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Trudy and Robert Gottesman
Stratus Technologies
J.C. Kellogg Foundation
Gary Syman and Azita Raji
The Gymboree Corporation
Edward and Anne Jamieson
Tarsadia Foundation
John and Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc
TeleTech Community Foundation
Lawrence Scott Hamelsky and Susan Janosky
Elizabeth Strickler and Mark Gallogly
Grable Foundation Lucy Green and Mark Flannery Guy A and N Kay Arboit Charitable Trust
John B. and Nelly Llanos Kilroy Foundation
Theodore Edson Parker Foundation The TJX Foundation, Inc.
Jennifer Johnson
UBS
Rupert and Maryellie Johnson
University of Southern California Neighborhood Outreach
Jennifer Johnson Ross and Emily Jones Kaiser Permanente Kaplen Foundation John Kissick Carol Kochman Krause Family Foundation Lawrence J. and Anne Rubenstein Charitable Foundation Lawrence Welk Family Foundation
US Bancorp Foundation Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Elisha Wiesel Winston Flowers
Fern Tessler
Christopher Heinz
Perry Traquina
William H. Herrman
Jules and Eddie Trump
Beth and Kevin Hoffman
Anne Turner and Alan Riffkin
HSBC Philanthropic Programs
Robert and Jennifer Waldron
Michael and Barbie John
Warburg Pincus LLC
John H. and Cynthia Lee Smet Foundation
David and Carolyn Wasserman
Ali and David Kamin
David and Megan Zug
Mark and Lydia Kennelly
Molly Wythes
Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Zenith Media Services, Inc.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
$5,000 to $9,999 A. Montgomery Ward Foundation Leslie Abbey and Steve Dietz
EJ and Lori Whelan
KT Frieze Fund Liberty Bank Foundation Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
$1,000 to $4,999 Tony and Anna Abate Gerry Abrams Acclaro Inc Brian Agnew Alexander, Aronson,
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Finning & Co., P.C.
Carol and Steve Collier
Rae Allen
Chris Colpitts
Allyn Foundation
Comcast Corporation
Anna’s Taqueria
Maureen and James Cooney
Anonymous
The CORE Club
Apple Matching Gifts Program
Ethan Corey
Janis and Andrew Arno
Courier
Michael and Kate Ascione
Kelly Cousineau
Elizabeth Ascoli
Cresa Partners
Asset Management
Crestview Partners, LLC
The GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Sylvia Atkins
Moises Cruz
General Mills
James W. Rollins Charitable Trust
Frederick R. Weisman Philanthropic Foundation Dana and Bruce Freyer Marilyn Friedman and Thomas Block Alexa and Rick Frisbie Meyer Frucher Gannett Foundation Steven and Sue Gaon Julius Gaudio
Jean Hill and Larry Schultis Marjorie and Irwin Hirshberg Stephen and Melanie Hoenig Judith Hogan Elinor and Andrew Hoover Elizabeth and Blake Hornick Carla and Scott Howard Illinois Prairie Community Foundation Donald Jabro and Savanna McNeill George Jacob
Audible
Stephanie Cyr and Richard Donick Metka and Jack Daly
The George Wasserman Family Foundation
Bruce and Holly Johnstone
Kathy and Matthew Avery Elisabeth and Blair Axel
Pamela Damsky
Giant Media
K&L Gates LLP
Tiger and Phil Bachler
Daniel Boone Regional Library
Sonal Gibson
Paul Kangail
John Ballbach
Belle and Henry Davis
Dana and James Gifford
Betsy Karel
Bank of the West
Wade Davis
Andrew Gilbert
Keller Knapp Realty
Scott and Nancy Barcelo
Douglas Day
Gilder Foundation
Ann Kennedy
Betty and Arthur Bardige
Dechert LLP
Give Sideways
Karin Kingsley
Melody Barnes
Bradley DeFoor
Janice Goldfarb
Mary and Matthew Kircher
Jane and Alan Batkin
Nigel and Lauri Dessau
Meg Goodman
Robert Klein
Marc Baum and Steve Dillworth
Allison Devore and Ross Levinsky
Kim and Ted Goodnow
Sara Klein and John Ryan
Jamie Gordon
Sam Di Piazza
Allegra Kochman
Peter Gotcher
Tom Downey
Michael Koester
Grant Thornton
Early Learning Coalition of Putnam and St. John’s Counties
Marguerite Kondracke
Michele and Ross Greenburg
Richard and Darcy Kopcho
Edward Greene
Tyler Korff
Jacqueline and Sean Griffiths
Richard Kosowsky
Henry Bedford Barbara Bell Drs. Jacqueline Bello and Peter Carmel Shira and Garry Berger
Junior League of Greater Covington
Arthur and Dahlia Bilger
East Baton Rouge Parish Public Library
Kelly and Bruce Bligh
Anna Kimsey Edwards
Efraim Grinberg
Thomas Bogle
Kronos
Eisai USA Foundation, Inc.
Rachel Gross
Joseph and Lorraine Bolus
Keri Jackson Kunzle
Dean Elson and Jodi Hullinger
Naila Bolus
Lainoff Family Foundation, Inc.
Stephen Epstein
Monique Guesnon and Kristopher Kandel
The Boston Foundation
Luise Erdmann
Demetrios Boyiakis
Margot and John Ernst
Oliver Brahmst
Heather Evans
Kaija and Peter Braus
John Falcone
Mike Brennan
Barbara and Patrick Fallon
Dr. Mark J. Bronsky
Stacey Hadash and Terry McDonell Lars and Cristina Haegg Carol Hageman
Stacey and Curtis Lane Kathy and Jay Lathen Dave Laurello
Barbara and Ed Hajim
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Foundation
Deron Haley
Gordon Lawrence
Daniel P. Hannafin
Learning Care Group
Suni Harford
Maureen Leary-Jago and Mark Jago
Mona and Simon Brown
Elizabeth Barat Fannon and William O’Leary
Robert Buhlman
Joseph Farkas
Jennifer and David Hatfield
Sabrina and Matt LeBlanc
Mark Burgess
James Farmer
David Head
Tracey and Scott Lee
Karen Caballero and David Tayeh
Sally and Brian Farr
Rhonda and Stratton Heath
Paul Leech
Barbee and Bruce Callander
Mark Feldman
Pete and Rebecca Helme
Jack and Maria Lehman
Albert Cappelloni
Mimi Feldman
Dana and William Herrman
Tracey Leitman
Carl E. Wynn Foundation
Victoria Ferenbach
Karen Hershey and Larry Green
Nan and Peter Levy
Linda and Arthur Carter
Fish Family Foundation
Sharlyn and Bill Heslam
Tucker and Vicky Levy
Suzanne and Michael Carusillo
Flour Bakery and Café
The Heyday Foundation
Daniel Lewis
Whitney Chatterjee
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Brett and Gregory Heyman
Daniel and Margaret Lewis
Citizens Bank
Michelle Foster
Stephen Hickey
Michael Liberty
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Frances and Francis Fraenkel
John Hildebrand
Kurt Lichtman
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Rebecca and Bennett Lindenbaum
Richard Nieman
Ruth and Allen Ziegler Foundation
Venable LLP
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County
Robert Nobile
John Sabat
Verizon Foundation
Eileen Nolan
St. Clair’s Gourmet
Village Community School
Nordbloom
Saks Fifth Avenue
Ted Virtue
Amie Nuttall
Salesforce.com Foundation
Andrew Vogel
Firas Obeidat
Natasha and Sheldon Salins
Adam Vogt
Jane O’Connor
Dora and Fred Salusbusy
Blair and Matt Walker
Catherine O’Dwyer
Eric and Allison Samek
Petal Walker
Paula Oppenheim
The San Francisco Giants
Natalie Wexler
Laura O’Shea
Emily and James Satloff
Wheelock College
Lauren and Michael Marrus
Robin Panovka and Alexandra Korry
Rebecca Schechter
Brett White
William and Irene Marsh
Jackie and Anthony Paolone
Judith Schickedanz
Anita and Byron Wien
The Mary Jo & Dick Kovacevich Family Foundation
Thomas and Jill Pappas
Sarah Segura
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Dan Senor and Campbell Brown
WilmerHale
David Liu Lisa Lori Howard Love Gerald Maatman Rebecca Mai Kumar Malavalli Samuel Mandell Grace Mao and Dan Reid
Jennifer Mascarenhas Richard & Judith Matthews Carie and Frank Maturo Adam Max The Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation
The Parthenon Group Stephen Payne Lee Pelton The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation Kristi Pickering PIMCO
Marilyn and Bob Mazur
Katherine and Mark Pinho
MBS Direct
Laurence Platt and Clare Herington
Colin McCafferty
Frank Polk
John McDevitt
Brian and Gwen Potiker
Hilary and Mark McInerney
Agatha and Anthony Precourt
Anthea McLaughlin and Herman Vanlow
The Prudential Foundation
Kay McMillan
R. Brad Martin Family Foundation
Kenneth R. Meade and Kathleen Oram
Kirk Radke
John Megrue Gregory and Alice Melchor Kay Melchor Eugene Mercy, Jr. Mestel & Company Millennium Pharmaceuticals Matching Gift Program Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Mississippi Public Broadcasting Carol and Benjamin Monderer Garrett Moran Christopher Myers John Napoli Nancy and Daniel Neff Margaret Nelson and Willard Moore The New York Community Trust AllianceBernstein Foundation Fund Thomas Newberry Katie and Craig Nicholson Mark Nieker and Nancy Siadek
Blake Quinn
Tom and Kathy Raffa William Rahm Peter Rapaport William Reidy
SFA Properties LLC
Alan Wilson and Ina Coleman
Chris Sheckley
John and Leslie Wilson
Lori and Matthew Sidman
XYZ Two Way Radio Service
John Sigel and Sally Reid
Janet Yearwood
Amy and Jeff Silverman
June Yearwood
Read Simmons
Jonathan Yormak
Joan and Joel Smilow
Fehmi Zeko
Jill and Robert Smith
Michael Zimmerman
Susan and Steven Smith
Suzanne Zywicki
Jill and Robert Smith Sandra and Alexander Southwell
In Kind Sponsors
The Starbucks Foundation
Blue Ocean
Meg Starr
Franklin Templeton
Karel Steiner
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLC
Michael and Maura Sternklar
Tommy Hilfiger
Bob Stevenish
WilmerHale
Kimberly Strand Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Cause Marketing Partners
Sharon Reilly
Jose R. Suarez and Cristina Rubio Suarez
Bonnie and Richard Reiss
Raymond Svider
Ben & Jerry’s
Robin and Mike Reynolds
Target
Coinstar
Sue and Todd Ringoen
Linda Taylor
Groupon
Brian and Krisztina Rivel
Teitler & Teitler LLP
Leapfrog Enterprises
Carter Romansky
Wray Thorn
LevelUp
Susan and Elihu Rose
Annie and Rob Tirschwell
Tickets for Charity
Yael and Josh Rosen
TisBest Charity Gift Cards
Winston Flowers
David Rosenauer
Andrea Topper
James and Sheri Rosenfeld
Trian Fund Management
Kenneth Rosh
Jonathan Tropper
Daryl and Steven Roth
Amanda and Brad Turner
Laura and Peter Rothschild
Christopher Turner
Robin Roy
Amy and John Underwood
Rubenstein Communications
Roland and Wendi Van der Meer
Philip Ruedi
Kathleen and Josh VanDernoot
Audible
Media Partners AOL NBC Sprout TakePart.com Univision
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Jumpstart’s mission … is so easy to get behind. There are a few critical times in our lives where intervention and help can completely sway the future of that individual. Getting to that point before it passes is crucial. I love the fact that Jumpstart can get there, provide what is needed at just the right time, and re-route that child to a brighter future.” —Jeff Maher ran the Boston Marathon® in support of Jumpstart in 2011, ’12, and ’13.
April 15, 2:49 pm—a moment of dissonance in a year otherwise marked by celebration at Jumpstart. So much has been said and written about the senseless Boston Marathon® bombings, but we couldn’t chronicle 2013 without an acknowledgment of a day that means so much to all of us. Boston is our hometown. And the marathon has become an important tradition at Jumpstart. Since 2011, we’ve been part of the Boston Athletic Association’s Boston Marathon Charity Program. Each year, a team of runners has tackled the Boston Marathon in our name to raise money needed to expand our programs and reach more children. This year, the Jumpstart team included 16 runners. Each of them had their own reasons for running and their own inspiration for helping to sustain Jumpstart. We’re grateful for their support and thankful that they’re all safe. As we close out the year, and this report, we’d also like to honor the bombing victims and their families. The Boston Marathon® is the world’s oldest annual marathon and is renowned across the globe as one of the world’s most prestigious road races. It’s also a testament to the endurance and, most importantly, the aspirations of people from every corner of our country. These are the same qualities everyone at Jumpstart—our Corps members, our staff, our children, and our families—share. In this way, the marathon is a totem, reminding us that when we come together around a common purpose and big ideals, we can achieve greatness.
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The Jumpstart program changes every life it touches. It’s as simple as that. Whether you’re a preschooler in the program, a family with a child in a Jumpstart classroom, or a volunteer like me, you can’t help but grow and change for the better. It’s not just a program that teaches children how to read and write, it’s also an experience that empowers children, families, college students, and community volunteers alike. This empowerment—this love for learning and awareness of the enormous impact that a program like Jumpstart can make on society—is why I run.” —Jeannie Hannigan ran the Boston Marathon® in support of Jumpstart in 2012 and 2013.
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