ANNUAL REPORT | July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Michael Bock Chairman Marcia Robinson President Michael Hughes Chair Emeritus Martha Tracey Treasurer Carol Crossin Whitley Secretary and Vice President Dirk deRoos Vice President
DIRECTORS Bruce Allen Kenneth Barrow Sheila Bisenius Suzanne Dost Bucy Ellie Caulkins Lifetime Honorary Chair Dr. Larry Chan Mary Conroy Craig Johnson The Honorable Kenneth M. Laff William Maniatis Tracy McCarthy Muffy French Moore Kevin D. O’Connor Kent Rice Ex-Officio Gerald Saul Merrill Shields Shirley Smith Byron Watson Britney Weil Larry Zimmer
The Magic Flute
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HONORARY DIRECTORS Nellie Mae Duman Jack Finlaw Hugh Grant Michael Hughes Dr. Charles Kafadar Jeremy Kinney Loring W. Knoblauch Lifetime Honorary Director Pamela Merrill Jeremy Shamos Susan Shamos Harry Sterling
STAFF Greg Carpenter, General Director ARTISTIC Ari Pelto, Artistic Advisor ADMINISTRATION Darrel Curtice, Director of Finance & Administration George Lopez, Staff Accountant DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING Camille Spaccavento, Director of External Affairs & Marketing Joyce de Roos, Volunteer Coordinator Molly Epstein, Group Sales Associate Nicholas Geyer, Development and Marketing Associate Rachel Perez, Marketing Manager Leah Podzimek, Individual Giving and Grants Manager Resnicow + Associates, Public Relations EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Cherity Koepke, Director of Education & Community Engagement Betsy Schwarm, Pre-Performance Lecturer
Xiu Ying Li as Cio Cio San in Madama Butterfly.
PATRON SERVICES Tom Kirkpatrick, Patron Services Manager Annette Brown, Patron Services Assistant Indea Jaramillo, Patron Services Assistant Caroline Ray, Patron Services Assistant PRODUCTION Katie Preissner, Production Manager Ann Piano, Costume Director YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM Cherity Koepke, Director Allan Armstrong, Resident Coach Accompanist Leah Bobbey, soprano Katherine Sanford, soprano Brett Sprague, tenor Andrew Paulson, baritone Daniel DeVicente, bass-baritone
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FROM THE GENERAL DIRECTOR
Greg Carpenter
At the close of the 2015 fiscal year, Opera Colorado obtained a budget surplus of $100,000. This marks the third year in a row that Opera Colorado has generated a surplus by the close of the fiscal year. Ticket sales again exceeded budgeted goals in 2015 and fundraising met or exceed goals in the various budget lines. The 2014-2015 Season was an exciting year artistically as well as financially. We opened the season in November with a wonderful production of Madama Butterfly featuring the exquisite Shu Ying Li and we hosted Champaign Gala 2015 in February with an intimate performance by Cynthia Clayton and the Opera Colorado Young Artists. We rounded out our season with a new Opera Colorado production of Mozart’s The Magic
Flute in May, 2015. For this production, new sets were created and the dialogue reduced with a new English translation so that the production felt fresh, relevant and entertaining. Both mainstage productions met with outstanding praise and reviews.
of developing a five-year strategic plan focused on expanding Opera Colorado’s civic footprint, developing new artistic initiatives and creating an exciting vision for the future. Further development and finalization of the strategic plan is anticipated for September 2016.
Throughout the 2014-2015 season the Opera Colorado Young Artists were hard at work delivering educational programs to communities throughout the Rocky Mountain Region. During this year, all of the programs were sold-out and resources maximized serving over 35,500 students of all ages throughout Colorado.
Thank you for your support of Opera Colorado and we look forward to continuing to bring the highest quality of live opera performances to audiences of all ages throughout Colorado. I look forward to greeting you at one of Opera Colorado’s performances in the near future.
In addition, on March 8, 2015 a concert reading was presented of the one-hour touring version of Lori Laitman’s The Scarlet Letter performed by the Young Artists. The performance played to an enthusiastic sell-out audience and served as a kick-off to the Indigogo Crowdfunding campaign that raised more than $11,700 in support of the full-length world premiere production of The Scarlet Letter in May, 2016. Thanks to the generosity of Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Opera Colorado’s board and staff worked with noted arts consultants WolfBrown to begin the process
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Greg Carpenter General Director
MADAMA BUTTERFLY November 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 2014 ELLIE CAULKINS OPERA HOUSE Opera in Three Acts By Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa CAST IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE Lt. B. F. Pinkerton Dinyar Vania* Goro Anthony Webb* Suzuki Erica Brookhyser* Sharpless John Hancock* Cio-Cio-San Xiu Ying Li* (pronounced Shuying Li) The Imperial Commissioner Andrew Paulson^* Registrar Brett Sprague^ The Bonze Leo Rado^* Prince Yamadori Jared Guest Kate Pinkerton Katherine Sanford^* Opera Colorado Orchestra Opera Colorado Chorus Conductor Stage Director Chorus Master Scenery Design Lighting Design Wigs and Makeup Design Costume Design Xiu Ying Li as Cio-Cio San
Ari Pelto Keturah Stickann* Andres Cladera* Wally Coberg and Virginia Opera Lucas Krech* Ronell Oliveri Marie Anne Chiment Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Scenery provided by Virginia Opera | Scenic Design by Wally Coberg Costumes are the property of Opera Theatre of St. Louis Costumes designed by Marie Anne Chiment The pre-performance lecture is presented by music historian Betsy Schwarm Sponsored by J. Michael King, MD | Peak ENT and Voice Center *Opera Colorado Debut ^Opera Colorado Young Artists
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THE MAGIC FLUTE May 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2015 ELLIE CAULKINS OPERA HOUSE Opera in Two Acts By W.A. Mozart Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder CAST IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE Tamino Jonathan Boyd First Lady Leah Bobbey^ Second Lady Katherine Sanford^ Third Lady Marcia Ragonetti Papageno Daniel Belcher The Queen of the Night So Young Park* Monostatos Joseph Gaines* Pamina Maureen McKay* Three Sprites Emma Buckwalter*, Megan Pryor*, Sara Eccleston Al-Bazali* Speaker Sam Handley* Sarastro Harold Wilson* First Priest Daniel DeVicente^* Second Priest Eapen Laubner* Papagena Camille Jasensky* First Man in Armor Brett Sprague^ Second Man in Armor Andrew Paulson^
The Magic Flute
Conductor Stage Director Chorus Master Scenic Design Lighting & Projection Design Wig and Makeup Design
Joseph Mechavich* Daniel Witzke* John Baril Stephen D. Mazzeno* SeifAllah Salotto-Cristobal Ronell Oliveri
Costumes designed for Utah Symphony & Opera by Susan Memmott Allred Additional Costumes for Sprites and Elements designed for Opera Colorado by Ann Piano The pre-performance lecture is presented by music historian Betsy Schwarm. Sponsored by Fairfield and Woods, P.C. *Opera Colorado debut ^Opera Colorado Young Artists
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PRODUCTIONS Opera Colorado’s 2014-2015 season featured a traditional production of Madama Butterfly and a new Opera Colorado production of The Magic Flute. Both mainstage productions were performed at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in the Denver Performing Arts Complex.
Madama Butterfly
Opened the season on November 15, 2014, to critical acclaim: “There is nothing about this “Butterfly” that is not a resounding success. It represents a high artistic watermark for Opera Colorado, and Li’s star power is of a magnitude rarely seen on the Ellie stage…. Any description of Chinese soprano Xiu Ling Li’s depiction of the title character is inadequate. It is a legendary performance of extreme emotional nuance and expression, veering effortlessly from naïve enthusiasm to devastating pathos.” – Daily Camera
Madama Butterfly
“Her naive hopefulness for her husband’s return after a threeyear abandonment culminates in opera’s most beloved aria “Un bel di,” which she sings mindfully with heartfelt passion. – examiner.com
The Magic Flute Opened on May 2, 2015. Two performances sold out.
The Magic Flute
“There are other fine vocals, coming when it counts from Jonathan Boyd, as the protagonist Tamino, and Maureen McKay, as his beloved Pamina. Both sing with considerable warmth and they are paired well.” – The Denver Post
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“Soprano So Young Park hits the piece’s impossible high notes with all the rage they require. Her brilliant purple gown is the exclamation point on her colorful character.” – The Denver Post
DEVELOPMENT solicitation plans and pull progress reports. The team also spent a significant amount of time setting up current and future campaigns, cleaning individual donor accounts and campaign data in Raiser’s Edge for efficient and accurate conversion to Tessitura. CHAMPAGNE GALA 2015 On February 6, 2015 Opera Colorado held the Champagne Gala 2015, featuring soprano Cynthia Clayton and the Young Artists in an intimate performance with the audience on the stage, dinner at Kevin Taylor’s at the Opera House and dancing in the lobby. The event raised a net of $93,137 for Opera Colorado, and guests enjoyed gift bags with several highend prizes sponsored by Cherry Creek Shopping Center and several local businesses. A silent auction featured one-of-a-kind experiences and luxurious items.
Champagne Gala 2015
ANNUAL FUND The Annual Fund campaign was strong in 2015. In FYE 2015, the company had a year-end surplus of $106,000 over projections. Total Annual Fund was $1,428,000. INDIVIDUAL GIVING AND GRANTS During the 2015 Fiscal Year, $665,000 was awarded from Trusts and Foundations to Opera Colorado through the company’s grant writing and foundation relations efforts. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $125,000 and supported operating costs,
production expenses and education programs. Individual Giving efforts were divided into three foci: Individual Donations, Board Contributions and Sponsorships. Opera Colorado also diversified the methods used to raise money, experimenting with crowdfunding and digital fundraising tactics through emails and social networks. Throughout the year, the Development staff underwent training on the Tessitura Client Relationship Management system including how to input donations, alter donor records, create
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THE SCARLET LETTER CONCERT READING AND CROWDFUNDER On March 8, 2015, Opera Colorado kicked-off a crowdfunding campaign for the 2016 world premiere of The Scarlet Letter in conjunction with a sold-out concert reading of selections from upcoming opera, performed by the Young Artists in the Studio Loft at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The crowdfunder raised $11,720 to go towards funding the 2016 world premiere of this New American Opera.
EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Opera Colorado reached a total of 38,184 students and adults during the 2014-15 school year through programs conducted by the Education & Community Engagement department. This is an increase of 6,623 over the 2013-14 totals and the highest numbers served in recorded company history. On February 7, Opera Colorado presented Family Day at the Opera, sponsored by the PB & K Family Foundation. Two sold-out Programs for students reached a total of 27,101 from 83 Colorado schools during the 2014-2015 school year. Programs for this season completely sold-out, with the exception of the Student Dress Rehearsals, which nearly sold-out.
Clockwise from top: Backstage Workshop; Student Matinee, The Magic Flute; Arias and Ensembles.
performances took place on the stage of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House with the audience seated on the stage, providing an intimate performance setting. Refreshments were provided by the sponsor to each attendee, and pre-performance family activities and crafts took place in the lobby.
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Community and audience development programs for adults reached 11,083 during this season. Higher than previous seasons, this number reflects a focus on expanding adult programming. Numbers for the Arias & Ensembles program were especially strong. Opera Colorado provided $5,211 in scholarships, allowing 3,313 students/ adults from 16 schools and one community venue to attend Backstage Workshops, Student Dress Rehearsals, the Student Matinee, Arias & Ensembles and In-School Performances.
EDUCATION INCOME For the first time in recent history, the Education & Community Engagement department met and exceeded income goals in the 2014-2015 budget. This was largely in part to the extreme popularity of The Magic Flute. Budgeted Income Actual Income $32,000 programs at ECOH $36,482 $18,000 in-school programs $18,980 $2,000 Alliance/SCFD] $5,090 Total Budgeted Income for Season $52,000
Backstage Workshop
Total Actual Income $60,552
ATTENDENCE EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS STUDENT TOTAL Student Matinee and Dress rehearsals 4,037 Backstage Workshops 1,059 In-School Programs 10,259 Generation OC 968 Special events 10,778 Student Total
27,101
EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ADULT TOTAL Touring Operas / Arias and Ensembles 7,941 Educator programs 200 Pre-Performance Lectures 1,155 Special Events 1,787 Adult Total 11,083 Student Total
27,101
TOTAL 2014-2015
38,184
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LIST OF SCHOOLS SERVED TOTAL # OF SCHOOLS SERVED: 83 TOTAL # OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS SERVED: 26 TOTAL # OF COUNTIES SERVED: 21 SCFD COUNTIES SERVED: 7 (ALL) SCHOOL
Backstage Workshops
Addenbrooke Classical Academy Alternative Homes for Youth Angevine Middle School Arapahoe Community College Arickaree School Asbury Elementary School Aurora Academy Charter School Bauder Elementary Bright Horizons Montessori Bromley East Charter School Canyon Creek Elementary School Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Centennial High School Chaparral High School Cherry Hills Village Elementary Clear Creek Middle School Colorado Homesteaders Colorado State University Colorado Virtual Academy Community College of Denver Cory Elementary Cottonwood Creek Elementary School Crown Point Academy Dartmouth Elementary Dawson Academy Denver Area Catholic Homeschoolers Denver Jewish Day School Elizabeth Middle School Emerson Academy Falcon Creek Middle School Fatima’s Children School Flagstaff Academy Flatirons Homeschool Group Fossil Ridge High School Frisco Elementary Front Range Community College Gilliam Homeschool Global Village Academy - CO Springs Graland Country Day School
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DISTRICT Jefferson County R-1 Weld County RE-1 Boulder Valley RE 2 College Arickaree R-2 Denver County 1 Adams-Arapahoe 28J Poudre R-1 Denver County 1 Brighton 27J Cherry Creek 5 Littleton 6 Pueblo City Schools Douglas RE 1 Cherry Creek 5 Clear Creek RE-1 Homeschool College Northglenn-Thornton 12 College Denver County 1 Cherry Creek 5 Adams County #50 Denver County 1 Private Homeschool Private Elizabeth C-1 Homeschool Cherry Creek 5 Homeschool Boulder Valley RE 2 Homeschool Poudre R-1 Summit RE-1 College Homeschool Colorado Springs 11 Private
COUNTY Jefferson Weld Boulder Denver Washington Denver Arapahoe Larimer Denver Adams Arapahoe Jefferson Pueblo Douglas Arapahoe Clear Creek Denver Larimer Broomfield Denver Denver Arapahoe Adams Denver Boulder Jefferson Douglas Elbert Denver Arapahoe Adams Boulder Adams Larimer Summit Boulder Arapahoe El Paso Denver
LIST OF SCHOOLS SERVED SCHOOL
From top: Generation OC; Student Matinee, The Magic Flute; Backstage Workshop
Gunnison Elementary Hamilton Middle School Hemphill Middle School Hinchley Homeschool Horizon Community Middle School Inna Shtern Piano Studios Irina Moreland Piano Studios Kinner Homeschool Kullerstrand Elementary Lake City Community School Loveland High School Merino Junior Senior High School Metro State College Metropolitan State University Montessori School of Evergreen Mountain Valley Christian Academy Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Parker Core Knowledge Charter School Pine Ridge Elementary Poudre High School Prospect Ridge Academy Rahmloff Homeschool Resurrection Christian School Rocky Mountain High School Rocky Ridge Music Academy Rooney Ranch Elementary School Saint Anne’s Episcopal School Saint Mary’s Academy Shining Mountain Waldorf School Silverthorne Elementary Skyview Academy Snowy Range Academy SOL Theater Company Southmoor Elementary School Summit High School Summit Middle School Summit Ridge Middle School Swansea Elementary Two Roads Charter School University of Northern Colorado University Park Elementary Vista Peak Exploratory School Western State University Wheeling Elementary School
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DISTRICT Gunnison Watershed RE 1J Denver County 1 Strasburg 31J Homeschool Cherry Creek 5 Private Private Homeschool Jefferson County R-1 Hinsdale County RE-1 Thompson R-2J Buffalo RE-4 College College Jefferson County R-1 Private Private Douglas RE 1 Cherry Creek 5 Poudre R-1 Adams 12 Homeschool Private Poudre R-1 Private Jefferson County R-1 Private Private Private Summit RE-1 Douglas RE 1 Albany County No. 01 Private Denver County 1 Summit RE-1 Summit RE-1 Jefferson County R-1 Denver County 1 Jefferson County R-1 College Denver County 1 Aurora Public Schools College Adams-Arapahoe 28J
COUNTY Gunnison Denver Adams Douglas Arapahoe Boulder Jefferson Denver Jefferson Hinsdale Larimer Logan Denver Broomfield Jefferson Grand Denver Douglas Arapahoe Larimer Adams Denver Larimer Larimer Larimer Jefferson Denver Arapahoe Boulder Summit Douglas Albany Garfield Denver Summit Summit Jefferson Denver Jefferson Weld Denver Denver Gunnison Arapahoe
MARKETING
Cast of Madama Butterfly
MADAMA BUTTERFLY AND THE MAGIC FLUTE TICKET SALES Ticket sales for Madama Butterfly and The Magic Flute totaled $1,079,311. This represents $148,311 over sales projections or 115.9% of goal. Two performances of The Magic Flute were sold-out. ADVERTISING The 2014-2015 season was advertised on/in 5280 Magazine, CBS4, Colorado Public Radio, The Denver Post, Rocky Mountain PBS and Yellow Scene Magazine. In addition, print advertising included program books of the Colorado Symphony, Colorado Ballet, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Central City Opera, Bravo! Vail and Santa Fe Opera, as well as Opera America Magazine.
Outdoor advertising included seven marquees downtown, the Denver Performing Arts Complex light rail station and banners and signs in the galleria of the Complex. Opera Colorado also conducted advertising campaigns in Cherry Creek Shopping Center, as well as performances in the center by the Young Artists to promote each of the mainstage productions. INSIDE OC Opera Colorado held a free kick-off event for Inside OC (the initiative for young professionals) on October 28, 2014 at Forest Room Five, in conjunction with Cross Cultured (Denver’s Young Professionals Arts Organizations Collaborative). This event saw approximately 30 people in attendance. The Young
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Artists performed a short program followed by a Q&A lead by Cherity Koepke, director of the Young Artists program. This format proved to be successful in giving young professionals an inside look at the world of opera, offering interaction with the Young Artists and creating excitement around Inside OC. Although there were a few sales generated from this event, the program still experienced difficulty in gaining traction and ticket sales. For The Magic Flute, the company adjusted the pricing structure for Inside OC in order to offer a more affordable entry price point by give the option of choosing pricing levels based on seating locations rather than one fixed package rate. This helped to generate a few more ticket sales of patrons joining at the $75 price point versus the previously fixed $139 price point per opera. The Inside OC event before The Magic Flute at the Edge Bar in the Four Seasons hotel proved the most successful so far in the short history of the program. TESSITURA IMPLIMATION In November, 2014, Opera Colorado began the Implementation/ conversion to a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system called Tessitura, today’s premier arts enterprise software used by performing arts and cultural organization to manage all ticketing, fundraising, marketing and others aspects of patron relationships. This database replaced Raiser’s Edge,
MARKETING Ticketmaster, Patron Technology Systems and several other less effective database tracking and transaction systems which Opera Colorado previously utilized. In April 2014, Opera Colorado successfully completed the first roll-over conversion of season tickets in Tessitura and conducted the season ticket renewal campaign for the 2015/2106 season in the new database. From this point forward, all season ticket sales for Opera Colorado took place within Tessitura, while single tickets sales for The Magic Flute marked the last performance in which Opera Colorado tickets were sold via Ticketmaster. By the end of the 2015 fiscal year on June 30, 2015, the company also completed the successful conversion of the Development database from Raiser’s Edge to Tessitura. Education and further marketing history data conversions are slated for the 2016 fiscal year, as the
company continues to refine and expand its utilization of Tessitura. WEBSITE/EMAIL MARKETING In conjunction with the Tessitura conversion, Opera Colorado’s marketing department oversaw the implementation of the website interface program for Tessitura called TNEW, which links online ticket sales and donations directly to Tessitura. This new system enables patrons to access their Opera Colorado accounts directly on the company’s website to order tickets and make donations. In conjunction with using TNEW for website sales and transactions, Opera Colorado integrated a new email marketing system called WordFly, which replaced Constant Contact as the email marketing platform. WordFly interfaces directly with the Tessitura database. This enables Opera Colorado to implement highly targeted email marketing campaign strategies, which result in an increase of sales and attendance at Opera Colorado events.
The Magic Flute
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STAFF New Patron Services Manager In conjunction with the start of the Tessitura conversion, Opera Colorado brought onboard Tom Kirkpatrick as a Tessitura consultant to guide and oversee the company’s conversion to Tessitura. He consulted part-time, remotely from Lancaster, PA to guide Opera Colorado’s preliminary set up and preparation for the conversion, until his relocation to Colorado in February 2015 when he joined the company full-time as Patron Services Manager. His current position as Patron Services Manager encompasses overseeing all ticketing, as well as the overall management of Tessitura in support of all Opera Colorado departments including education, marketing and development. Digital Marketing Assistant Manager Position Added To assist with Opera Colorado’s increasing needs in the digital realm of marketing, it became necessary to hire a full-time digital marketing assistant manager. In March 2015, Nicholas Geyer, formerly Opera Colorado’s part-time marketing and development assistant, transitioned to the full-time digital marketing assistant manager position. His new role, within the marketing department, includes overseeing all aspects of email campaigns, social media and the website, as well as other digital media projects and support of all Opera Colorado departments including education, marketing and development.
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES Statement of Activities for the twelve months ended June 30, 2015
Change in Unrestricted Net Assets: Revenue: Contributions Contributions from Opera Colorado Foundation Ticket sales net of seat tax Special Events net of expense SCFD revenue Educational events Investment return Other Income Net assets released from restrictions (contributions) Total unrestricted revenue Expenses Production Grant to Opera Colorado General and administrative Box Office Marketing Fundraising Total expenses before depreciation and write-offs Depreciation and write-offs Total expenses
Opera Colorado
Opera Colorado Foundation
Eliminations
Total
$1,378,242 30,759 1,079,310 93,135 280,502 60,963 37,070 280,327
15,633 1,452
(30,759) -
1,378,242 1,079,310 93,135 280,502 60,963 15,633 37,070 281,779
3,240,308
17,085
(30,759)
3,226,634
1,848,382 266,783 155,984 574,202 197,411
30,759 9,384 -
(30,759) -
1,848,382 276,167 155,984 574,202 197,411
3,042,762
40,143
(30,759)
3,052,146
89,843
-
-
89,843
3,132,605
40,143
(30,759)
3,141,989
Increase (decrease) in unrestricted net assets Change in Temporarily Restricted Net Assets: Contributions Investment return Net assets released from restrictions Increase (decrease) in temporarily restricted net assets Change in Permanently Restricted Net Assets: Contributions Net assets released from restrictions Increase (decrease) in permanently restricted net assets
$107,703
(23,058)
-
84,645
$223,190 (280,327)
8,730 (1,452)
-
223,190 8,730 (281,779)
(57,137)
7,278
-
(49,859)
-
2,640 2,640
-
2,640 2,640
Change in net assets Net assets at beginning of year Net assets at end of year
50,566
(13,140)
-
37,426
345,893
944,593
-
1,290,486
$396,459
$931,453
-
$1,327,912
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Statement of Financial Position at June 30, 2015
Assets: Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents Contribution and grants receivable Investments Accounts receivable Prepaid expenses and other current assets Property and equipment (net of depreciation)
Opera Colorado $74,712 439,648 2,222 311,616 160,811
Total current assets
989,009
Restricted cash Contributions receivable - noncurrent portion
117,690 -
Total assets
$1,106,699
Opera Colorado Foundation 931,453 931,453 $931,453
Total 74,712 439,648 931,453 2,222 311,616 160,811 1,920,462 117,690 $2,038,152
Liabilities and Net Assets: Current liabilities: Notes payable Accounts payable Accrued Liabilities Deferred revenue
$90,000 44,706 41,690 533,844
-
90,000 44,706 41,690 533,844
Total current liabilities
710,240
-
710,240
Net Assets: Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted
(115,481) 511,940 -
(300,201) 135,080 1,096,574
(415,682) 647,020 1,096,574
Total net assets
396,459
931,453
1,327,912
Total liabilities and net assets
$1,106,699
$931,453
$2,038,152
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2015 1. REVENUE 2. EXPENSES 3. CONTRIBUTIONS
Ticket Sales 33%
1
Special Events & Other 6% Fundraising 6%
Contributions 52%
SCFD 9%
Government Corporations & Other 3% 1%
Marketing 18% Box Office 5% General Administration 9%
2
Opera Production 59%
Depreciation & Other 3%
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Foundations 41%
3
Individuals 42%
Sponsorships 13%
SEASON SPONSORS MR. AND MRS. KENNETH T. BARROW | 2014-2015 SEASON SPONSORS
The Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, Four Season Hotel Denver, Magnolia Hotels, Edge Restaurant and Bar and Rassman Design.
2015 MEDIA SPONSORS The Denver Post, 5280 Magazine, Yellow Scene Magazine and CBS4 MADAMA BUTTERFLY PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Dinyar Vania, B. F. Pinkerton. Appearance made possible by a generous gift from Ellie Caulkins Opera Colorado Young Artists. Appearance made possible by a generous gift from Joy Dinsdale Maestro Ari Pelto is sponsored by Dave and Pam Duke Opera Colorado Young Artist Leo Rado is sponsored by Marlis and Shirley Smith, and The Honorable Karen L. Brody and Mike Hughes. Opera Colorado Young Artist Katherine Sanford is sponsored by Patrick Spieles and Carol McMurry. Artists housing for Jared Guest is made possible by a generous gift from Steve Dilts & Joy Dinsdale. Opera Colorado Young Artist housing is made possible by Studio TBD. THE MAGIC FLUTE PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Opera Colorado Young Artists are sponsored by Marlis and Shirley Smith, the Honorable Karen L. Brody and Mike Hughes. Opera Colorado Young Artist Katherine Sanford is sponsored by Patrick Spieles and Carol McMurry. Opera Colorado Young Artist housing is made possible by Studio TBD. EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPONSORS
SCFD, Studio TBD, Denver Lyrica Opera Guild, Fine Arts Foundation, Kinder Morgan, Wells Fargo, CDE, PB & K Family Foundation MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS: Ken & Donna Barrow, Sidney E. Frank Foundation, Galen & Ada Belle Spencer Foundation, Virginia W. Hill Charitable Foundation, Jeanne Land Foundation, SCFD, Studio TBD, Melvin & Elaine Wolf Foundation, Inc. CONTRIBUTORS: Denver Lyric Opera Guild, ECA Foundation Inc., Fine Arts Foundation, Kinder Morgan Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM: Saint John’s Cathedral, The Schramm Foundation
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ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS ORGANIZATIONS PRESIDENTS CIRCLE ($20,000+)
MAESTRO ($5,000+)
CHORISTER ($500+)
The Anschutz Foundation Avenir Foundation Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Chambers Family Fund The Denver Foundation Franklin C. Deters Trust PB&K Family Foundation Rassman Design Shamos Family Foundation Sidney E. Frank Foundation Galen & Ada Belle Spencer Foundation The Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD)
Bucy Family Fund Denver Lyric Opera Guild The Denver Post Charities ECA Foundation, Inc. Fairfield & Woods, PC Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Heider Family Foundation Mabel Y. Hughes Charitable Trust Il Circolo Italiano The Jeanne Land Foundation Peak ENT & Voice Center Leonard and Alice Perlmutter Charitable Foundation William D. Radichel Foundation The Tepper Family Foundation Wells Fargo
AMG Charitable Gift Foundation Barnes & Noble Carson-Pfafflin Family Foundation Causecast Foundation Daniels-Houlton Family Foundation Shirley M. Duman Estate Ensor-Frio Company IBM International Foundation LPL Financial Rose Community Foundation
DIRECTOR CIRCLE ($10,000+) Caulkins Family Foundation Ciber, Inc. Crawley Family Foundation Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Gates Family Foundation Cannon Y and Lydia K Harvey Family Foundation Virginia W. Hill Foundation Invisible Cities Investments LLC JLD Legacy Farms, Inc. Jess & Rose Kortz and Pearl Rae Foundation Profit Planning Group Tulsa Community Foundation Wittow Foundation
DIVA ($2,500+) Brooks Brother Group The Ralph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust Homewood Suites Denver Livingston Family Foundation Magnolia Hotel National Philanthropic Trust The Schramm Foundation
COMPRIMARIO ($1,000+) David B. and Gretchen W. Black Family Foundation Community First Foundation G.G. Shaw, Inc. Kinder Morgan Foundation Jeremy & Debbie Lazarus Fund Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc. Read Foundation Inc. Schwab Fund For Charitable Giving Wells Fargo Advisors
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FRIEND ($100+) Bell Family Foundation Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC Gill Foundation Gray Consulting IBM International Foundation Ingrid Fretheim Interiors Lin Lee & Associates Michaud Capital Management Mile High United Way Nelson Family Foundation The Elmer F. Pierson Foundation Stephens Management Services Whole Foods Market Cherry Creek
ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS INDIVIDUALS PRESIDENT CIRCLE ($20,000+) Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. Barrow Mike and Julie Bock Ellie Caulkins Dave and Pam Duke Hugh A. Grant and Merle C. Chambers Mr. Ray J. Groves Cy and Lyndia Harvey Harold R. and Ann Logan Dr. and Mrs. William Maniatis Tracy McCarthy Jeff Baldwin and Debra J. Perry Marcia and Richard Robinson Susan and Jeremy Shamos Patrick Spieles and Carol McMurry Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Weil
DIRECTOR CIRCLE ($10,000 +) Bruce and Sarah Allen Al and Rebecca Bates Peyton Bucy and Suzanne Dost Bucy Noël and Thomas Congdon Mary and Tom Conroy Robert and Lenore Damrauer Harley and Lorraine Higbie Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy F. Kinney Honorable and Mrs. Kenneth Laff Tracy McCarthy Ms. Muffy Moore and Mr. Al Minier Leonard and Alice Perlmutter Kevin O’Connor and Janet Ellen Raasch Ann and Gerald Saul Mr. and Mrs. George G. Shaw Merrill Shields and M. Ray Thomasson Marlis and Shirley Smith Mrs. Beatrice B. Taplin
Mr. and Mrs. Charles I. Thompson Martha and Will Tracey Byron Watson Maradith and Rusty Wilkins Anonymous (1)
MAESTRO CIRCLE ($5,000 +) Sheila Bisenius Linda Bjelland Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence K. Chan Margaret Dillon Robert S. Graham Mr. Mark J. Heider Craig N. Johnson and Alicia McCommons Diana and Mike Kinsey Ms. Carole Leight Frank and Virginia Leitz Veronica A. McCaffrey and Barbara A. Frank Rhea J. Miller Robert R. Montgomery and Nancy Hawkins Ralph and Trish Nagel Craig and Maria Ponzio Myra and Robert Rich Dick and Pat Tucker Mrs. Carol C. Whitley Larry and Brigitte Zimmer Anonymous (1)
DIVA CIRCLE ($2,500 +) Janice Baucum Ellen and Donald Bauder Mrs. Pamela D. Beardsley Mr. James L. Berggren Ron Covey
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Marcus and Wendy Divita Celeste Fleming Alan and Sally Gass Celeste and Jack Grynberg Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. Kafadar Christine and Harry Phillips Bruce Polkowsky and Bill Powell Nijole and Walter Rasmussen Juan and Alicia Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. George G. Shaw Vicki and Harry Sterling Christopher Price and S. Edith Taylor Jerry and Debi Tepper Marilyn Ware
COMPRIMARIO ($1,000 +) Mr. Hartman Axley Dr. and Mrs. Sol Bassow Kirk and Patti Bateman Brian Bennett and Bev Daniels Robin E. Black Christopher J. Bock Brian Bross, M.D. and Bonnie Daniels Dr. Bill and Betty Buchanan Lew and Leslie Cady Mrs. Sue M. Cannon Mr. John N. Caulkins Mr. and Mrs. George P. Caulkins III Carl Clark and Mark Groshek Dr. and Mrs. Aubrey Copeland Mr. and Mrs. John Corboy Steve and Pat Corder Ms. Kathleen Crapo Ms. Angie D’Albora Mrs. and Mr. Joyce C. de Roos Ze and Dick Deane George and Yonnie Dikeou
ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS Richard T. and Margaret N. Dillon Dr. Stephen L. Dilts Ms. Marian O. Dines Walter W. and Maryruth Y. Duncan Matthew Dyer Karen Fukutaki Mr. and Mrs. George C. Gibson Dr. and Mrs. Burton Golub Celeste and Jack Grynberg Mr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence Hamil Deborah Hayes and James L. Martin III Beverlee B. Henry and The Honorable Robert P. Fullerton Drs. Kathryn Hobbs and Marc Cohen Mr. William T. Hoffman Christine Hollander and Michael McGee Marcia C. Holt and John S. Holt Michael E. Huotari and Jill R. Stewart Steven and Chryse Hutchins Craig N. Johnson and Alicia McCommons Gary and Judith Judd Dr. and Mrs. John N. Kabalin Joe and Francine Kelso Dr. Lawrence Kim and Nhung Van Ms. Dagmar Kress Dr. and Mrs. Jeremy Lazarus Mrs. Patricia A. Livingston Jim and Carole McCotter Cheryl McGinnis and Edward Woolman VW McKnab and Margaret Jurado Dave and Miza McReynolds Tom and Mary Meade Mrs. Nathaniel C. Merrill Dr. Monica I. Minkoff and Mr. Harry M. Siegfried
Ms. Janet Mordecai Lynnette Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Chris J. Murphy Dr. and Mrs. Calvern E. Narcisi Drs. Sarah and Harold Nelson Robert Nelson Nancy and Paul Oberman Dorothy Pearson Jane Perkins Rick Poppe and Jana Edwards Mr. Thomas J. Powers Jr. Alexander and Cynthia Read Dr. Barbara Reed Mr. Kent A. Rice and Ms. Ann M. Corrigan Steven and Joan Ringel Ms. Susan J. Rutt Ms. Ruth E. Schoening Jane Halle Schultz-Burnett Ruth S. Silver Drs. Morris and Ellen Susman Dr. and Ms. James Kennedy Todd Ms. Kathleen R. Tower Mr. John B. Trueblood Richard Tubbs and Marilyn Smith Dick and Pat Tucker Drs. Kathy Kennedy and Ben Vernon Ed and Patty Wahtera Ms. Tina Walls Mr. B. Douglas Watson Maradith and Rusty Wilkins Kenneth and Mary Willis Scott and Karen Yarberry Anonymous (3)
CHORISTER ($500 +) Ed Altman, Jr. and Dr. Dina Brudenell Altman Marilyn and Jules Amer
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Mr. and Mrs. Randall Anderson Mr. and Mrs. John Ashby Mr. John E. Baril and Mr. Brian Cook Peter Batty and Paula Kechichian Dr. and Mrs. Henry J. Beckwitt Brian Bennett and Bev Daniels Charles E. Berry Gerald Boutwell Ms. Sandra Bracken Brian Bross M.D. and Bonnie Daniels Mr. Richard K. Brown Ms. Karen M. Bruggenthies Sandy and Rogene Buchholz Ms. Elizabeth Budd Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Cain Barbara and Ken Calkins George M. and Carol G. Canon Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence G. Carpenter Marjorie and Doug Carriger Mark and Margaret Carson Charles Case and Phillip St. Cloud Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Caulkins Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Chagas Barbara and Roger Chamberlain Prof. Gerald Chapman Ronald and Donna Charlin Mr. David and Joan Clark Ms. Kathryn Codo Catherine Cole Dr. Alan Como and Mrs. In Hye Como Donna and Ted Connolly Dr. and Mrs. Robert Contiguglia Eric Coomer and Amber Hess Nancy Crow and Mark Skrotzki Ms. Cheryl M. Cruickshank Carolyn E. Daniels Jerri Lynn Modrall and Eric E. Doering Timothy James Donahue Max and Joyce Douglas
ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS Mr. Robert Duncan Lois N. Eckhoff Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Eklund Amy Feaster Dr. Alan D. Feiger Jack Finlaw and Gregory Movesian Dr. and Mrs. Larry S. Fisher Terry Frazier and Kathy Wells L. Richard and Sigrid Halvorson Freese Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Frey Deborah Friedman Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Garfein Dr. Daniel J. Greenholz Mark Groshek MD and Carl Clark MD Ms. Renee Gross and Martin Gross Mrs. Carol and Dr. Fred Grover Ms. Phillis A. Harris-Brooks Lee and Margaret Henry Kathryn and Boyd Hight Richard Hilty Ms. Laura M. Hoffman Mr. T. William Hoffman Christine Hollander and Michael McGee Mr. and Mrs. Graham Hollis Whitney and Halle Holmes Marcia C. Holt and John S. Holt Michael E. Huotari and Jill R. Stewart Mrs. Jelica Isely James and Jean Johnston Ms. Aggie Kelley* Kendor and Paulette Jones Joe and Francine Kelso Dr. Jan M. Kennaugh and Mr. Chip Horne Dr. Lawrence Kim and Nhung Van Roberta and Mel Klein Patty Lorie Kupetz
M. Barton Landry Mr. Richard S. Leaman Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Lee Ann and James Leh Deanna Rose Leino Jim and Patience Linfield Dr. and Mrs. James List Dr. and Mrs. Lester Lockspeiser Marvin Madorsky, CPA William Mathews Myron McClellan and Lawrence Phillips Barbara McDonnell Dr. and Mrs. Hugh J. McGee Jr. Dave and Miza McReynolds Bob and Mereth Meade Mr. and Mrs. James Mills Frend John Miner and Jeff Lawhead Jerri Lynn Modrall and Eric E. Doering Mr. Henry B. Mohr William Moninger Dr. and Mrs. John Moyer Drs. Michael and Mary Moynihan Maureen and Benjamin Nystuen Mr. Ralph Ogden Mr. Steven Okuley Ronald Y. Otsuka Carl Patterson Dr. and Mrs. David S. Pearlman Robert and Mary Quillin Irene M. Ibarra and Armando Quiroz Ms. Marcia L. Ragonetti Charles and Reta Ralph Mr. Kent Rice and Ann Corrigan Karyn K. Rieb Ayliffe and Fred Ris Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roberts Joe Ronnenberg Mr. Doug Rooney
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Mr. Allan S. and Judith Rosenbaum Ms. Luana Rubin Jane Russell and Bill Russell Jack and Ruth Salter Karen and Mark Sather Mr. Henry R. Schmoll Fern B. Seltzer and Andrew Heymsfield Ms. Jo B. Shannon Mr. John Shott Ms. Nancy Siegel Dr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Smith Ms. Jennifer Sobanet Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sparks Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Stephens Bill and Shirley Stout Mrs. Marcia D. Strickland Jim and Sue Swanson Jim and Kate Taucher Lloyd and Barbara Timblin, Jr. John and Sharon Trefny Mr. and Mrs. John R. Trigg Mr. and Mrs. Stephen True Normie and Paul Voilleque Ed and Patty Wahtera Ms. Laura Waldron Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Yost Dr. Jack and Mrs. Barbara Zable Ken and Charlotte Ziebarth Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zoellner Anonymous (2)
FRIEND ($100 +) Mr. and Mrs. Norman O. Aarestad Tucker and Dan Adams James and Lorraine Adams Frank J. Adler Dr. Richard J. Agee Ms. Jane L. Anderson
ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS Catherine H. Anderson Alice and Lee Anneberg Ms. Judith Babcock Mary E. Bahde Donald K Bain Ms. Marilyn Baldwin Dr. Dennis Barrett Ms. Jennifer N. Bater Nancy Battan Barbara Benedict Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Benedict III Charles Berberich and Marilyn Musterman Drs. Tomas and Diane Berl Mr. and Mrs. John R. Binder Linda Bjelland Mr. Steve Blatt Mr. Howard L. Boigon Ms. Catherine Boller Ms. Sandra Bonetti Mr. Kent Borges Libby Bortz Sara Peyton and Richard Bottjer Stanley and Virginia Boucher Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bowers Brewster and Helen Boyd Ms. Candace Boyle Donald K. Braden Mr. and Mrs. William Bradford Mr. and Mrs. Jon T. Bradley Ms. Jay Breen Daniel Brimm Eve Brogan Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Brookens Darrell Brown and Suzanne McNitt Lucinda and Edward Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Budy Ms. and Mr. Sharon Kay Bundy Gordon and Ron Butz Hebert Cantor
Ken Carlson Mr. and Mr. Brad Case Ms. Clare R. Cavanaugh Mr. Samuel Chan Mr. Ronald R. Charpentier Brett and Crystal Childs Dr. and Mrs. Henry N. Claman Everett Clark Ms. Ethel K. Clow Robert and Gloria Lillly-Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Michael Collins Mr. and Mrs. John P. Congdon Mr. Alexander J. Conley and Ms. Alysia D. Marino Mr. David A. Connell Kathleen M Cook Dr. David J. Cooper and Evelyn W Cooper Vicki Cowart and Chris Hayes Mr. and Mrs. David A. Craig Brian D. Crane Ms. Barbara Cravens Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Creighton Mrs. Lucy Creighton Lisa Crispin and Robert Downing Ms. Louise Crosby Sara and Jim Culhane Margaret H. Cunningham Michael and Bonnie Dalke Ronald L. Deal Peter and Deedee Decker Ms. Carina Deleon Ms. Jacqueline Demolin Greg Diamond Ursula and Tom Dickinson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Douglis Peter and Marian Downs Mr. Robert Duncan Mr. and Mrs. Wayne D. Eckerling Dr. Gifford and Chris Eckhout
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Ms. Judie Eidson Mrs. Nan Eklund Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Elinoff Rose Enyeart and Bill Stoner Ted and Vivian Sheldon Epstein Mrs. Reine Erzinger Ms. Judith H. Fahrenkrog Alice Fairey Amy Feaster Mrs. Ann Figura Ms. Kathryn Finley Dr. Stacy Fischer Janet Fisher Mr. Thomas Fox L. Richard and Sigrid Halvorson Freese Jeannette Furer Mr. Max Furer Cynthia Gaertner Mr. Alan Gallagher and Ms. Connie Christiansen Ms. Fran Gander Ms. Randy Ganter Bill & Ilse Gardner Mr. Alan G. Gass and Mrs. Sally R. Gass Mr. and Mrs. Caleb F. Gates Jr. Jennifer Ruth Gentry Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Goncalves Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Good Ms. Liz Goodman and Mr. Robert Nauman Ms. Veronica Goodrich Andrew Gorgey Kazuo and Drusilla Gotow Dr. Ray Gottesfeld Edward and Dianne Green and Ms. Martin Gross Dr. Brian Greffe and Dr. Mark Donovan
ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS Gina Guy Mr. Richard Hansen Mr. Timothy Harris Mr. Richard H. Hart Jerry and Patty Hauptman Mr. Richard W. Healy Mr. Peter Hebert Mr. and Mrs. Arlen Hershberger Ms. Janine Hill Patricia Hill Pascoe Richard and Sandra Hilt Sarah C. Hite Don and Mary Hoagland Jon and Tina Holdman Mr. John Hughes Barbara and Kevin Hughes Ms. Helen O. Hull Ms. Jane A. Hultin Paul W. Husted John Dennis Hynes Mr. Daniel Isaman Dr. Jacob G. and Mrs. Sarah F. Jacobson Ms. Jill Johnke Eric E. Johnson Mr. Donald W. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Jordan Mrs. Kerstin Karloev Mr. Joseph Kay Mr. Robert Keatinge Ms. Patricia C. Kelly Thomas and Gabriella Kelley Mr. Sanford Kern Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Kidder Bonnie Kipple Eileen and Walter Kintsch Mr. Kenneth Kirkland Sally and Jim Kneser Mr. James C. Knopp Leonard Koch Elmer and Doris Koneman
Donna Kornfeld Rex Kramer and Cindy Crater Mr. John W. Kure and Ms. Cheryl Solich Ms. Barbara Ladon Warren and Nancy Lawrence Mr. Bernard Leason and Mrs. Frieda Sanidas Leason Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Harold Leinbach Frank and Virginia Leitz Noel Lejeune and Lynn Callaway Nancy A. Leonard Ms. Marie C. Lindvall Windham and Anne Loopesko Mr. David Luebbers Ms. Cecelia Lutz Mrs. R. T. Lyford Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacFarlane Janet and David MacKenzie Mr. and Mrs. Ginnie and Tom Maes Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mahlman Mrs. Caroline E. Malde Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Malde Ms. Melissa Malde Mr. Kenneth L. Malone Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Y. Marchand Ms. Anne Marquis Dr. Merrylue Martin Keith Maskus Marian E. Matheson Pam and Mo Mathews Ms. Jan Matney Sandy Mazarakis and Neil Burris Mary McClanahan Janice McClary and Jan McNally Myron McClellan and Lawrence Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Jay A. McCormick Dr. Mark Merrill Virginia McGehee
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Mrs. Catherine Mencin Mr. Ronald Mesick Ms. Katherine Millett Ms. Joanna E. Moldow Mr. and Mrs. Mike Monahan Mr. Bill R. Moninger Ms. Beverly B. Moore Ann and Mike Moore Louis Moran and Doug Van Dine, PhD Margaret Morrow Warren Morrow Mrs. Susan Mostow Mrs. Marilyn Munsterman John & Mary Muth Mr. Mark Nachtigal Ralph Nagel Johanna Nardi-Korver Mr. and Mrs. W. Peterson Nelson Richard L. Nielsen Dr. and Mrs. David A. Norris Maureen and Benjamin Nystuen Kent and Ruth Obee Nancy and Paul Oberman Kelli O’Brien & Michael Kolotylo Mr. Larry O’Donnell Kent and Elaine Olson Mr. Mark Onderdonk Stephanie and Roger Oram Mr. and Mrs. David Parkhurst Mr. and Mrs. David Pessel Mr. Dennis Peterson Linda Plaut Andrew R. Pleszkun Rich and Kim Plumridge Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Pontius Ms. Heather Porter James Tait and Dr. Robin Post Mrs. Kathryn L. Pride Ms. Katherine A. Raabe Dr. and Mrs. Pablo Ramos
ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS Mr. and Mrs. James Reid Mr. James Reed Mr. Philip Reed T. R. Reid Richard Replin and Elissa Stein Ms. Tracy Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Gene Richards Ms. Jennie Ridgley Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. David A. Roney Mr. Joseph C. Rook Ms. Linda F. Rosales Ms. Joann Rose Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ross Mary Ann Ross Paul D. Rubner and Vicki D. Jensen Mr. Paul Ruotolo Mr. Richard Russel Ms. Suzanne B. Ryan Ruth and Jack Salter Youlon D. Savage Mr. Rick Scalpello Ms. Erika L. Schafer Paul Scheele Mr. and Mrs. William Scheeley Ms. Gayla Scheid Gary D. Schrenk Elizabeth Schwarm-Glesner Ms. Fern B. Seltzer Mr. and Mrs. Bob Shaklee Ms. Deborah Shields Casey Shpall Helen Shreves Ms. Phyllis Shushan and Mr. Carl Shushan Mr. Theodor M. Simmons Catherine K. Skokan Mr. and Mrs. John Smathers Mr. Michael Snow Ms. Nancy Snow Ms. Camille Spaccavento
James B. Steed James Stewardson Dr. Richard Stienmier Ms. Susan Stiff Mr. and Mrs. William Stiles Jenene and James Stookesberry Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Straub Ms. Sara Stuebe Frank and Sylvia Sullivan Mr. Robert Swift and Mrs. Elizabeth Swift Mr. James Switzer Mrs. Mary Symonton Prof. and Mrs. Joseph S. Szyliowicz Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Tate Mrs. Carson Custer Taylor Tom and Dee Tibbetts Mr. Jack D. Tidwell Jr. Dr. and Ms. James Kennedy Todd Ms. Susan Tower Alice and Frank Traylor Robert C. Tripp Mrs. Lucile B. Trueblood Betty and Rex Ulricksen Gretchen Vanderwerf and Gordon Jones Mrs. Sandra Vinnik Mr. Wilson W. Wampler Ms. Shirley C. Ward Ms. Carley J. Warren Bernd and Marta Wachter Ms. Robin Stewart and Mr. Kirk Weber Mr. and Mrs. John M. Weigel Dr. Adriana Weinberg Ms. Cia A. Wenzel Mr. and Mrs. Tor Westgaard Robert and Dorothy Wham Ms. Marilyn L. Wheeler Mr. James W. White Evan and Caroline Williams
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Anne Williams Timothy Wilson Dr. Hilda Wing Ms. Jane Wingle Mary Wise Lawrence Wood Ms. A-Young Woody Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Woody Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Yost Gene and Linda Young Ms. Phyllis J. Young Mr. Jeffrey Zax Sue and Carl Zimet Ms. Dale Zitek Joseph A. Zmugg Mr. and Mrs. Mike Zoellner Anonymous (2) *Gift In-Kind
Cover artwork by Rassman Design Photos by Matthew Staver (pages 2-3, 6-8, 14-15) Photos by Jamie Kraus (pages 9-13)