Our Gifts
Realizing the Vision Pasadena Waldorf School 2011–2012 Annual Report
Your Gifts Make an Impact
A rich festival life which engenders respect and reverence for life, the earth, and humanity
Teachers who practice the art of education, nurturing the inner capacities of each student
A powerful and meaningful curriculum that enriches the lives of our students
An education that fully integrates imaginative, artistic, and experiential activities
A Middle School Athletics Program that enlivens the athlete within every student
“We receive many gifts in our lifetime, and the grandest gift of all is a Waldorf education.” Emilie Dyson, Waldorf Graduate and Eleanor Roosevelt Medal Recipient
We have been blessed with countless gifts from our strong and vibrant community. Looking back on the 2011-2012 school year, it is splendid to witness what we have accomplished. We came together to achieve our Annual Gift, Elves’ Faire, and Spring Gala goals, and we successfully completed our first Capital Campaign. With your support, we have realized our shared vision of opening Pasadena Waldorf High School in 2012. We offer gratitude to all of you who have touched the school in so many important ways, helping us to continue to grow stronger.
Improvements and maintenance for an extraordinary campus environment
A shared vision to provide an outstanding Waldorf education from early childhood through adolescence
This annual report is an acknowledgement of the many contributions of time, talent, and financial resources from our community. Your gifts have a lasting and important impact. Your gifts make a difference. Together we give the gift of a Waldorf education to our children and to the world.
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Educating for the future From Our Mission and Educational Philosophy Pasadena Waldorf School recognizes the spiritual nature of the human being and presents a Waldorf curriculum designed to cultivate the child’s unfolding and awakening capacities, based on Rudolf Steiner’s view of child development. We educate each child to embrace the wonder and challenge of the world while achieving academic proficiency. We nurture each child’s imagination while educating the intellect and encouraging the development of a healthy body and social life. We teach so that each child might become a confident, capable person with integrity and a sense of social and environmental responsibility. We educate students to arrive at concepts through imaginative, artistic, and experiential activities. We embrace the opportunities afforded by our beautiful campus, the nearby San Gabriel Mountains, and Southern California’s wealth of landscapes and cultures.
Pasadena Waldorf School is proud to be part of a powerful educational movement with over 90 years of experience, and nearly 1,000 Waldorf schools worldwide.
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“Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives.” —Rudolf Steiner
“If you’ve had the experience of binding a book, knitting a sock, playing a recorder, then you feel that you can build a rocket ship—or learn a software program you have never touched. It’s not bravado, just a quiet confidence. There is nothing you can’t do. Why couldn’t you? Why couldn’t anybody?” —Peter Nitze, Waldorf and Harvard graduate, and Director of an aerospace company
LEADERSHIP
Giving and Receiving Giving and receiving, two sides of the same very human act, play out on a daily basis at the Pasadena Waldorf School. Parents entrust their children each morning to teachers who receive these students with warm enthusiasm. Younger children give their hands to each other, forming a circle to sing and recite, or heading off on a walk around the campus. Older children offer up their thoughts in a lesson or discussion, sharing what has come to live inside, receiving insights from each other in the greatest giving and receiving of all: the conversation. What is the Pasadena Waldorf School if not a grand and glorious platform for conversing? If you talk to most parents, they will refer to the first conversations they had when visiting the school in the process of making their decision to send their children to us. The give and take of conversation, which includes both listening and speaking from the heart, indeed informs the very essence from which the life and soul of Pasadena Waldorf School springs. The Pasadena Waldorf School takes seriously the vision of Rudolf Steiner, not only in our implementation of the curriculum, but also in the administration of school business. Dr. Steiner wanted the schools to be run by the teachers working together to form curriculum, to hire, evaluate, mentor and support our teachers, to develop the picture from which the growth and development of the school can progress. The College of Teachers is a group of faculty members dedicated to the task of carrying our school, and striving to make decisions that will benefit the children, parents, and instructors who make up our community. Teachers meet on a weekly basis to study and converse about our curriculum, to listen to each other’s experiences, to help each other in times of crisis, to give to the whole and to receive from each other in a continuing cycle of unfolding growth. The College of Teachers
also meets in a weekly rhythm, taking on the staffing of the entire faculty, the development of curriculum, overseeing the school’s health and development using a decision-making process that relies on conversation. Naturally, in any process of growing, there will be setbacks, pitfalls, and difficulties to meet and overcome. Our past year certainly had events that challenged the College of Teachers, the whole faculty, and the Board of Trustees. But, as we all believe, in the end, that a problem can be turned into an opportunity for change, the school weathered the storms, and developed new forms for working together. Both the College and the Board moved to group rather than chairperson leadership, and the College Leadership Group and the Board Leadership Group took up guidance and management issues for the school. Together, these groups successfully devoted energy to developing thorough communication, that is, healthy conversations, between various parts of the school, and carried out the responsibilities formerly left to the chairs. The 2011-2012 school year saw the High School triumphantly prepare for its beginning, witnessed enrollment increases throughout the school, and experienced plans for new ways of working with ad-hoc committees and mandate groups to expedite more effectively the business of the school.
2011–2012 College of Teachers Dennis Demanett, Adrienne Wilde, and Peggy Reilly, College Leadership Group Dennis Baier Susan Demanett Sam Glaze Teresita Gomez Dorothea Hamilton-John Carolyn Leach Aleide Murray Howard Paull Kathy Rinden
Perhaps the greatest gift we are given in the end is the possibility for us to work and live in a truly human environment where problems become pathways to development, and blessings remind us to be grateful for the gifts we receive. —Dennis Demanett for the College of Teachers
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LEADERSHIP
Imagining the Future At first blush, the simple act of imagining the future involves nothing more than dreaming and creating a mental image. Yet, the practical reality of making a dream come true is a juggling act, at times a high-wire act, and requires the handling of an elaborate and interwoven matrix of moving parts. This is the paradigm that comes to mind when considering the work of the Board of Trustees in 2011-2012. With our school having reached a level of stability and maturity, coupled with a strongwilled and committed community, the dream to complete the Pasadena Waldorf School program through high school was on course. Almost nothing can describe the feeling as we prepared to open the doors of the high school on the campus of William Carey International University, and to welcome the largest pioneer class a new Waldorf High School has seen in a decade. Beginning in July, 2011, under the capable stewardship of Board Chair Ron Manzke, we continued on a quest to self-educate, illuminate aspects of the organization, test our mettle, and delve into challenging questions such as, “What is our capacity to work in true collaboration with the governing bodies in the school? How can we balance the health of the Lower School with the evolution of the Upper School? How can we envision, plan, and prepare for a healthy and vibrant future?” Working with the Strategic Planning Group, Ron Manzke enlisted the help of a professional strategic planning consultant, resulting in a survey of our community to identify two major priority topics for discussion at an invited 18-person workshop. A group of dedicated parents, faculty and staff dove into workshops covering the areas of enrollment, communications, and parent education during a long day of lively and thoughtful discourse. Shortly thereafter, Mimi Devens visited as a licensed therapist and consultant to work with faculty, staff and board members on communication issues. A Master Site Planning workshop involved interested members of the community, including some of our students, as we took a look at the future, and started envisioning our physical site. High School Consultants Douglas Gerwin and Betty Staley came to work with us to discuss the many ways we would need to adapt to our new High School from a Board perspective. A new graphic identity emerged, allowing us to create a new logo and improve our branding. We worked
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through phases of our first ever Capital Campaign, connecting to alumni families and grandparents in order to fill out our fundraising picture, as we reached new heights in major gift funding while laying the groundwork for future growth. Our community began to galvanize around the idea that we were our own best resource and that as we came together, we had the ability to make big things happen. In November, Lynn Kern shared her expertise as a Waldorf school administrator during her discussion with the Board of Trustees about governance changes as a Waldorf school matures. The Board asked the College to determine what “full” enrollment meant for each class providing for us a better picture of our enrollment goals. Our Parent Council hosted lectures at Pasadena City College, where approximately 300 parents from Waldorf and beyond joined together for spirited educational evenings. We had a full turnout for an illuminating talk by visiting Waldorf Science teacher Michael D’Aleo. Our gifts began to emerge, arriving in many shapes and sizes. The dream was beginning to take form. In December of 2011, we received our first prospective student application to Pasadena Waldorf High School. January brought the winds of change. After capably serving as PWS Administrator for five years, Carolyn Leach tendered her resignation to return to her vocation as a writer. Karen Livingston stepped back as Chair of the College of Teachers and a new leadership model emerged as a three-person team, encouraging greater involvement from the entire faculty and improving overall communication. Almost concurrently, having chaired the board since 2009, Ron Manzke stepped back from his position. Inspired by the College’s emerging leadership model, the Board of Trustees also implemented a three-person chair group. Following a month of graceful transition, both groups of three began meeting monthly, allowing for healthy and transparent communication through this new and encouraging governance model. A Search Committee formed with representation from Board, College, faculty, and parent body, to conduct a national search which ultimately led to the hiring of Administrator Daniel Hindes in June.
Spring brought forth more gifts from our community. Following on the heels of our most financially successful Elves’ Faire to date, our Spring Extravaganza launched the public phase of Realizing the Vision: The Campaign for Pasadena Waldorf School. The event was held at a theater on the campus of our emerging high school at William Carey International University and featured performances by teachers, parents, students and alumni, drawing a crowd of over 500 and raising $220,000 in pledges and donations in a single evening. The campaign also generated two major grants in the spring; one was for much-needed electrical upgrades to Scripps Hall. The other, generously donated from the Judith L. Chiara Charitable Trust, launched a much desired renovation to the Eurythmy Room which will be renamed the Community Room.
2011–2012 Board of Trustees Daniel Brousseau, Alison Dickey and Richard Novak, Board Leadership Group Dennis Baier, Ex Officio Business Manager Dan Balderrama John Dale Susan Deming Raina Fulton Ginger Gelber Carolyn Leach, Ex Officio Administrator Peter Listro, Ex Officio Parent Council Co-Chair Karen Livingston, Ex Officio College of Teachers Chair Ronald R. Manzke Tanya Mink Sue Shakespeare Jennifer Shepard (joined May 2012) Steven Williams Jesse Zamarripa, Ex Officio Parent Council Co-Chair
In 2011-2012, our dreams were big and we rose to the challenge. Our gifts are plentiful. This education is a gift to our children. Our community is a gift to ourselves. The future is ours to imagine. —Alison Dickey for the Board Leadership Group
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LEADERSHIP
Creating a Lasting Impact Working towards the opening of Pasadena Waldorf High School for many years, it is wonderful to reflect upon the many gifts that brought us to where we are now. The 2011-2012 school year began with the realization that escrow for the Mendocino site may not close in time for our high school to open there, and the search began for another, temporary site. Fortunately, we found space on the William Carey International University campus and began to plan our high school space in earnest. High School Committee Chair John Dale’s expertise and wisdom as an architect and planner proved invaluable as we drew up floor plans for our classrooms and offices. We received our first applications to the new high school from Sam Glaze’s 8th grade class. As Lead Teacher Corby Gallegos conducted the student interviews alongside Sam Glaze, it was exciting to see our very first high school class begin to take shape. The high school office was also busy developing relationships with feeder schools, participating in High School Options Nights, and hosting open houses. The work of growing the Class of 2016 had begun, and continued throughout the winter months. Through the hard work and dedication of the High School Staffing Committee and the High School Mandate Group, we hired eight members of our high school faculty before our January Open House. As the faculty grew, it was quite a gift to be able to present an outstanding faculty of accomplished individuals to prospective families. With an extensive amount of work to accomplish before the high school’s opening, it was the gift of experience that helped manage and guide our efforts. The College of Teachers lent their lower school experience to pedagogical questions and concerns. Betty Staley, from the Rudolf Steiner College, and Douglas Gerwin, from the Center for Anthroposophy, both continued to work with our school and share their experience and advice concerning new high school efforts. Other Southern California Waldorf schools also offered help and input that strengthened and informed various administrative efforts. As the school year came to a close, the high school received perhaps the greatest of our many gifts that year: the tangible affirmation of support from our community. The Spring Extravaganza was a marvelous event -- made possible by faculty, staff, parents, and students -- that invigorated and reinforced our push to complete the Pasadena Waldorf High School program. In an impressive gesture of dedication and validation, our first-ever capital campaign was an incredible success. The gifts that we received and enjoyed in the 2011-2012 school year truly are gifts that will continue to give for years to come. —Jennifer Tse, Director of High School Administration 6 Pasadena Waldorf School 2011–2012 Annual Report
High School Committee of the Board of Trustees 2011–2012 John Dale, Chair Susan Birney Daniel Brousseau Wendy Campbell Susan Deming Ginger Gelber Sam Glaze Christine Haslett Carolyn Leach John Madruga Jennifer Tse High School Mandate Group of the College of Teachers 2011–2012 Sam Glaze Carolyn Leach Kathy Rinden, Chair Jennifer Tse
LEADERSHIP
Creating Community The main focus of Parent Council is to create community by supporting Parent Education and Community Building opportunities for PWS. Looking back on the 2011-2012 school year, we were able to accomplish much in these two areas. The fall season started with Parent Council hosting Back-toSchool Day and the Hoe Down. These festive and joyful events set the tone for the school year. Following these events, Parent Council hosted a lecture entitled Turning Education on its Head by Douglas Gerwin at Pasadena City College. The lecture was well attended by the PWS community and by many people from the greater community as well. The Parent Council provided vital assistance to the Elves’ Faire Committee and assisted the Admissions Office in hosting the Open House in January. Douglas Gerwin returned to PWS in the Spring for another Parent Council sponsored lecture, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Once again there was a packed house! A Parent Hike, Coffee on the Lawn, and Coffee and Gratitude rounded out the year. Our final gift was to provide funds for the revitalization of the PWS website. Parent Council continues to find ways to further engage our vibrant, passionate, and creative community.
2011–2012 Parent Council Peter Listro & Jesse Zamarripa, Parent Council Co-Chairs William Birney Elizabeth Crockett Kirstin Davis Monica DeFrancisco Rebecca Gendry Pilar Goeders Ruby Moore Nicole Schiller Mariana Stern Gina Tervalon Peter Wintersteller Melissa Puls, Staff Liaison Dorothea Hamilton-John, Faculty Liaison
Thank you, Parent Council Representatives, for the commitment and hard work you gave to the community and school. Your participation is truly a gift to the school! We also wish to thank the Board of Trustees, the College of Teachers, and the PWS Faculty and Staff for supporting the efforts and goals of the Parent Council. Parent Council looks forward to meeting the needs of the parent body for years to come! —Peter Listro and Jesse Zamarripa, Parent Council Co-Chairs
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FUNDRAISING
Funding Our Values The spirit of philanthropy within our community is extraordinary. Looking back at the 2011-2012 school year, it is clear that we came together to imagine an exciting future. The launch of our first capital campaign led us to examine our values and define, refine, and clarify our vision. This process reaffirmed that this school community has its values right regarding children and education. And those values are surrounded by the passion and dedication of teachers, staff, parents, alumni families, grandparents, and businesses. We are humbled each and every day by the commitment and support that flows forth from our community. With the outstanding leadership of Capital Campaign Chair Gildart Jackson and Vice Chair Tanya Mink, the members of the Capital Campaign Committee took our fundraising efforts to new heights during the 2011-2012 school year. Through Realizing the Vision: The Campaign for Pasadena Waldorf School, our community was able to raise the necessary funds to improve our Mariposa site, support the high school program and acquire the Mendocino property. With commitments totaling over $4.3 million, our first capital campaign made for an exciting and historic year. The year ended with Extravaganza, an extraordinary event which raised $220,000 in pledges and donations for Realizing the Vision. With the leadership of PWS parents Gretchen Bailey, Blake Bailey, and Gildart Jackson, it truly was a spectacular night that will never be forgotten.
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Our Development Committee worked with creative vision and energetic passion to provide vital funding for our annual goals. With the capable guidance of Annual Gift Chair Gildart Jackson, we were able to raise over $140,000 for our operating budget. Under the leadership of Development Coordinator Lisa McDaniel and Elves’ Faire Chair Ivy Reynolds, our amazing Elves’ Faire Committee aptly guided our entire parent body in hosting over 3500 visitors to the 26th Annual Elves’ Faire. This beloved event netted over $70,000 to be put towards upgrades and maintenance for our historic Mariposa campus. Our work with grandparents, alumni, community outreach, and grant-writing continued to blossom and grow, as did our Produce Collective and Alumni Tuition Assistance Fund. In my position as Director of Development, I have the privilege of witnessing daily gifts from our community. We give of our time and resources because we are educating children for the future. We are nurturing the imagination in our children today so that they may become the thinkers for tomorrow. We are educating for hope, peace, truth, and uprightness. Together, we will surely change the world, one student at a time. Thank you for your support. Every gift makes a difference. —Melissa Puls, Director of Development
“I believe that Waldorf schools are seeds for a new society, not only because of their curriculum and because they educate children to be healthy, creative adults, but because in their activities and practices they embody a deep inner wisdom, a new world view which celebrates the human being as a responsible steward of the earth and member of a life-affirming society.” —Christopher Schaffer, PhD; from his book Partnerships of Hope, Building Waldorf School Communities
2011-2012 Development Committee Ginger Gelber, Chair Matt Ashford, Alumni Chair Gretchen Bailey, Extravaganza Chair Jonathan Brody, Green Team Liaison Melanie Burgess, Elves’ Faire Auction Chair Noreen Cruz, Communications Chair Susan Deming, Board Liaison Evelyn Halus, Special Projects Gildart Jackson, Annual Gift Chair, Capital Campaign Chair Kristin Leachman, Leadership Outreach Lisa McDaniel, Development Coordinator Melissa Puls, Director of Development Ivy Reynolds, Elves’ Faire Coordinator Realizing the Vision: The Campaign for Pasadena Waldorf School 2011-2012 Committee Gildart Jackson, Chair Tanya Mink, Vice Chair Melissa Puls, Director of Development Charlie Chiara Karen Livingston Ruby Moore Sue Shakespeare
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FUNDRAISING
26th Annual 2011 Elves’ Faire Committee Ivy Reynolds, Faire Coordinator Nicole Schiller, Ad Sales Melissa Puls, Alumni Café Alicia Adams and Paula Norman, Angel Room Kamala Norris, Angel Room Craft Coordinator Lisa Kavanaugh and Elizabeth Richey, Arts & Crafts Kirstin Davis, Business Controller/Ticket Sales Dennis Baier, Business Manager Bridget Phillips, Characters Joya Salas, Decorations Stephanie Wing Garcia and Ginger Gelber, Doll Room Ivy Reynolds and Michael Garcia, Entertainment Jennifer West, Face Painting Jennifer Shepard and Pamela Forrest, Faeries’ Feast
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Kristin Leachman and Alison Dickey, Faire Day Guest Information Jesse Zamarripa, Games Donna Herlihy, Prizes Ivy Reynolds and Lisa McDaniel, Good Old Fashioned Elves’ Faire Raising Chris Ghantous, Graphics and Printing Jonathan Brody, Green Team and Trash (Zero Waste!) Chris Barkoff and Anna Zamarripa, Jack Frost Bake Shoppe Kat Mavrantonis and Denzil Meyers, King Arthur’s Market Ron Hamad and Bradley Thordarson, Photo Booth Michelle Goode and Bonnie Gavel, Pixie Party Heidi Rose Robbins, Prize Drawing. Nicole Schiller and Paul Petrunia, Program
Noreen Cruz, Publicity & Communications Kathy Rinden, Dorothea Hamilton-John, Rosa Balderrama, and Adrienne Wilde Greer, Puppet Show Mike Puls, Security Melanie Burgess, Silent Auction Mark Dinan, Silent Auction Technology and Bidder Management Soyun Ahn, Chalkboard and Schedules Signage Jeff Phillips and Bridget Phillips, Banner Signage Gretchen Bailey, Tea Garden Marybeth Short, Volunteer Coordinator. Parent Council, Volunteer Responsibilities Diane LaSalle, Waldorf Room Ginger Gelber and Kaki Wall, Wishing Well Ginger Gelber, Development Committee Chair Melissa Puls, Director of Development Lisa McDaniel, Development Coordinator
FUNDRAISING
Extravaganza Executive Event Committee Realizing the Vision: The Campaign for Pasadena Waldorf School Gretchen Bailey, Chair Blake Bailey, Entertainment Chair, Producer/Director Gildart, Jackson, Producer/Director Melora Hardin, Director Lisa McDaniel, Development Coordinator Melissa Puls, Director of Development
Extravaganza Contributors, Writers, Creators, Producers, Volunteers, and Performers Eric Adkins Jeffrey Bernstein Thor Blough Celestina Boyle Max Bozeman Holly Brody Jonathan Brody Dave Burgess Cameron Campbell Dwight Campbell César Cázares Charlie Chiara Rene Chiara Scotty Claus Noreen Cruz Michael D’Aleo
Collin Davis Kirstin Davis Grey DeLisle Dennis Demanett Sue Demanett Alison Dickey Mark Dinan Maura Dinan Audra Donahue Pamela Forrest Nicole Fox Corby Gallegos Amelia Garrison Ginger Gelber Rebecca Gendry Sebastien Gendry Michelle Goode Murry Hammond Joiline Hardman Melora Hardin Andrew Heffernan
Gildart Jackson Lucas Janin Michaela Keating Hiromi Koyanagi Julian Koziak Wolfgang Kring Lola Carroll-Larriva Tito Larriva Diane LaSalle Kristin Leachman Ellen Levy John Lichtwardt Karen Livingston Lilia Lopez Rebecca Martin Zach Mathews Dirk Meenen Johanna Metzger Din Morris Kamala Norris Jeff Phillips
Jennifer Pitt Jeffrey Poehlmann Lexi Portaro Sandy Portaro Eric Potter Mario Prietto Brian Puterman PWS Students, Grade 3 to 8 Leda Ramos John C. Reilly Ivy Reynolds Joya Salas Kelly Salloum Nicole Schiller Jack Seney Iris Sharp Jennifer Shepard John Short Eric Simonson Melissa Solomon
Giselle Tervalon Sara Van Oostrum Kaki Wall Peter West Harry Wilde-Greer Jesse Zamarippa Green Team Committee 2011–2012 Jon Brody, Chair Nami Olgin, Produce Collective Coordinator Carl Bronson Jessica Bronson Jochen Schenk Josie Maran Ginger Gelber Catherine Butler Kenneth Hughes Teresita Gomez
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FINANCIALS
Financial Statement Summary of Gifts 2011-2012 Annual Gift $ 143,014.00 Elves’ Faire $ 70,370.00 Other $ 7,423.00 Capital Campaign $ 211,659.67* ___________________________________________________ Total
$
432,466.67
*Donations received during fiscal year 2011-2012; does not include pledges
Realizing the Vision: The Campaign for Pasadena Waldorf School Summary of Gifts and Pledges Received for Phase I 2011-2012 Property Purchase $ 3,000,000.00 High School Development Phase $ 250,000.00 High School Program $ 954,550.00 Mariposa campus improvements $ 180,000.00 ___________________________________________________ Total Pledges and Donations, Phase I
2011–2012 Finance Committee Raina Fulton, Chair and CFO Dennis M. BAier, Business Manager Jona Bailey Sam Glaze
$ 4,384,550.00
John Goeders Lars Hens Lisa Harris Jim Krauss John Zoraster
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ASSETS 2011–2012 Current Assets: Cash 1,057,912 Accounts Receivable 151,834 Other 3,754,348 Inventories 83,565 Investments 0 Total Current Assets 5,047,659 Investment 329,227 Land 620,175 Buildings/Equp. 1,168,592 Improvements 362,338 Furniture & Equipment 212,768 Accumulated Depreciation (998,391) Total Investment in Plant 1,694,709 TOTAL ASSETS 6,742,368 LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCE Current Liabilities: Accounts Payable & Accured Exp Unearned Revenue/Tuition Deposits Other Current Liabilities Total Current Liabilities Long Term Debt: Mortgages Payable Long Term Leases Other Total Long Term Debt Total Liabilities
85,576 267,531 7,772 360,879 271,210 0 0 271,210 632,089
Fund Balance: Unrestricted Funds Temporarily Restricted Restricted Funds Net Income Total Fund Balance
6,110,279
TOTAL LIABILITIES & FUND
6,742,368
5,498,103 26,563 585,613
2011–2012 Revenue
Endowment & Other $712,724 17%
Charitable Giving $432,467 10%
Tuition $3,058,667 73%
Total Revenue 2011–2012 $4,203,858
2011–2012 Expenses Tuition Assistance $379,580 10% Facilities & Campus Operations $635,861 16% Administration & General $736,817 19%
Instructional Programs $2,229,875 56%
Total Expenses 2011–2012 $3,982,133
DONORS
Our Donors
The Development Office makes every effort to accurately record and acknowledge all gifts and contributions. If you find that we have made an error, please contact us at (626) 204-0786 so that we may update our files. Thank you.
2011–2012 Annual Gift Jason and Alicia Adams Judith Adams Eric Adkins and Kaki Wall Gregory and Soyun Ahn Ali Alborzi and Josie Maran Clay Allen and Elizabeth Collins Gladys Alvarado Paul Arenas and Noreen Cruz Ricardo and Dolores Arenas Matthew and Christina Ashford Paul Asimow and Colette Caggiano Matthew and Catherine Atwong Dennis and Beth Baier Blake and Gretchen Bailey Robert and Jona Bailey Daniel Baker Dan and Rosa Balderrama Chris Bania and Carla Spiropulo Chris Barkoff and Ivy Reynolds John and Joy Beaty Michael Begler and Terri Reyes Dan and Erin Beldy Jeffrey Bernstein Bill and Susan Birney Max Bozeman and Lisa McDaniel Kurt Brabbée and Kristin Leachman Titus and Wendy Brenninkmeijer Daniel and Shannon Brousseau Kennedy Brown and Katrina Burchfield
Thomas and Erin Bunkley David and Melanie Burgess Hector and Laura Cabral Dwight and Wendy Campbell Michael and Cici Lin Cao César Cázares and Lilia Lopez Ralph Chakalian Richard and Gloria Chang Stephanie Chen Charles and René Chiara James Collier and Tanya Mink Michael and Ramona Collins Ryan Conder and Kelly Breslin Brian Corona Rhea Corona Fredrick and Elizabeth Crockett John and Rose Dale Nina Dark Collin and Kirstin Davis Joe Day and Nina Hachigian Jeff and Monica De Francisco Cam and Dawson de Leon David and Anna deLaski Grey DeLisle Dennis and Susan Demanett Susan Deming Anthony and Kathleen Dimino Mark and Maura Dinan Sean and Audra Donahue Markus Duran and Tamlyn Wright Linda Eisenhart
Denise Emanuel Clemen Fred Eric Moctesuma and Esperanza Esparza Timothy and Laurie Fitzpatrick Sarah Fleming Jose Flores Pamela Forrest and Jennifer Shepard Becky Gafvert Grant Galoyan and Karine Dermenjyan Dan Garrison and Raina Fulton Bruce and Ginger Gelber Sebastien Gendry Samuel and Mari Glaze John and Pilar Goeders Teresita Gomez Richard and Patty Gordon Tony and Jennifer Gould Kim and Hillary Ha Thomas Griep and Evelyn Halus Ron Hamad and Alisa Donner Sara Hammes Murry Hammond Clark and Julie Hansen Lisa Harris Mark and Christine Haslett Andrew Heffernan and Heidi Robbins Jim and Nancy Heffernan Lars Hens and Hanh Le Donna Herlihy and John Portillo Rollin and Nancy Herron Kenneth Hughes
Tara Hughes Guido and Veronique Hunziker-Tschopp Gildart Jackson and Melora Hardin Lucas Janin and Rose Dessaint Shane John and Dodie Hamilton-John Michaela Keating Frank and Allison Keeney Doug Kim and Tina Bolle-Kim Hiromi Koyanagi James Krauss and Linda Schulman Bradshaw and Heather Lambert Chris and Diane LaSalle Stephanie Leiter Louise Levy Philip and Ellen Levy Leslie Lindeman and Karyn McCarthy Peter Listro and Catherine Butler Larry and Karen Livingston Justin Loeser Steven and Gina Long Alex Lopez and Johanna Metzger Richard Lundquist and Kelly Salloum Raj and Anjani Madhure Bo and Susan Madruga Ron and Blair Manzke Mark and Briana Markese Michael and Trish Martin Zachary Mathews and Joanna Holbek-Mathews Katherine Mavrantonis and Denzil Meyers
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DONORS
2011–2012 Annual Gift (continued) John McAnulty and Alejandra Von Sydow-McAnulty Alex McDowell and Kirsten Everberg Brett and Michelle Miller Stacy Miller Mike and Aimee Mitchell Jerrod and Vivi Montgomery Ruby Moore Andy Mueller and Jennifer Pitt Maryellen Mulcahy Joe and Aleide Murray Morgan and Nettie Neville Tim and Paula Norman Jeffrey and Kamala Norris Howard Norris and Diana Koenigsberg Mark and Marsha Novak Richard Novak and Joiline Hardman Kirk and Nami Olgin Brian and Terrie Owen Raymond and Mayra Padilla Roman Padilla and Christine Sunda-Padilla Brett Panelli and Tammy Kennedy Shawn Parker and Camille Hines-Parker Sera Pelle Paul Petrunia and Nicole Schiller Petrunia Eric and Christa Pfleeger
Jeff and Bridget Phillips William Podley Jeffrey and Wiloe Poehlmann Timothy Popejoy and Jenny La Eric Potter and Sheila Swift Pablo and Anita Prietto Mario Prietto and Leda Ramos Richard Procter and Carolyn Leach Michael and Melissa Puls Kelly Quinn Sammi Reeves and Lydia Kennard John C. Reilly and Alison Dickey Peggy Reilly Kathy Rinden Brendan and Jill Ross Jochen Schenk and Mariana Stern Terry and Sue Shakespeare Jim Shaw and Marnie Weber John and Marybeth Short Eric Simonson Joanna Simpson Eliott Simpson John and Rebecca Sofio Edward and Roxanne Spear David Stalker and Angela Scalise Joe Stanek and Kavita Anand Karyn Taylor Bradley Thordarson and Michelle Goode Julio Toruno Ray and Jennifer Tse
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Bryan Ungard William and Teresa Vail Mariam Vanounts Igor and Jodi Voyevodin Linda Waldheim Ken and Felicia Wallace Lavonne Ward Josh Welsh and Bonnie Gavel James and Lysteria Wilcox Steven Williams and Rose Corrigan Adam and Shelly Wilner Peter and Alexandra Wintersteller Yin Wu Jesse and Anna Zamarripa Realizing the Vision: The Campaign for Pasadena Waldorf School Capital Campaign Donors* Eric Adkins and Kaki Wall Gregory and Soyun Ahn Gladys Alvarado Paul Arenas and Noreen Cruz Matthew and Catherine Atwong Dennis and Beth Baier Blake and Gretchen Bailey Robert and Jona Bailey Bill Bain and Cathleen Cox Dan and Rosa Balderrama Chris Barkoff and Ivy Reynolds John and Joy Beaty
Anne Beaty Bill and Susan Birney Noah Blough and Alison Bingeman Max Bozeman and Lisa McDaniel Kurt Brabbée and Kristin Leachman Jonathan and Holly Brody Daniel and Shannon Brousseau John and Jean Brousseau Thomas and Erin Bunkley David and Melanie Burgess Laura Cabral Dwight and Wendy Campbell César Cázares and Lilia Lopez Ralph Chakalian Richard and Gloria Chang Chao Chen Charles and René Chiara James Collier and Tanya Mink Fredrick and Elizabeth Crockett John and Rose Dale Collin and Kirstin Davis Joe Day and Nina Hachigian Jeff and Monica De Francisco David and Anna deLaski Grey DeLisle Dennis and Susan Demanett Susan Deming Barbara Deming Mark and Maura Dinan Rae Dinsmore Sean and Audra Donahue
“I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.”—Maya Angelou
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“Waldorf students are encouraged to live with self-assurance, a reverence for life, and a sense of service.”—Ernest Boyer, President, Carnegie Institute for the Advancement of Teaching, Former U.S. Commissioner of Education
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DONORS
Realizing the Vision: The Campaign for Pasadena Waldorf School Capital Campaign Donors* (Continued) Robert and Marion Edwards Jose Flores Grant Galoyan and Karine Dermenjyan Michael Garcia and Stephanie Wing-Garcia Dan Garrison and Raina Fulton Bruce and Ginger Gelber Rebecca Gendry Monica Giner Samuel and Mari Glaze Teresita Gomez Barbara Gonzales Carlos and Rosa Gonzales Tony and Jennifer Gould Kim and Hillary Ha Ron Hamad and Alisa Donner Sara Hammes Frede Hammes Murry Hammond Clark and Julie Hansen Jerry and Diane Hardin Lisa Harris Leigh Hart Mark and Christine Haslett Andrew Heffernan and Heidi Robbins Lars Hens and Hanh Le Donna Herlihy and John Portillo
Rollin and Nancy Herron Maarten and Erin Hofmeijer Guido and Veronique Hunziker-Tschopp Lucas Janin and Rose Dessaint Shane John and Dodie Hamilton-John Gildart Jackson and Melora Hardin Vicky Kearney Frank and Allison Keeney Susan Kehoe-Jergens Doug Kim and Tina Bolle-Kim Hiromi Koyanagi Julian Koziak Sasha Koziak James Krauss and Linda Schulman Chris and Diane LaSalle Bill Leustig and Ania Kubik Philip and Ellen Levy John Lichtwardt and Colette Taber Peter Listro and Catherine Butler Paul Livadary and Marina Day Larry and Karen Livingston Steven and Gina Long Alex Lopez and Johanna Metzger Richard Lundquist and Kelly Salloum Bo and Susan Madruga Erika Manangon Steve Manion Ron and Blair Manzke Mark and Briana Markese Vince and Pamela Markese Michael and Trish Martin
Candace Matson Dirk Meenen and Rebecca Martin Linda Miller Jerrod and Vivi Montgomery Ruby Moore Din Morris and Joya Salas Lisa Mueller Aleide Murray Brian Newman and Jenny Hertz-Newman Tim and Paula Norman Jeffrey and Kamala Norris Richard Novak and Joiline Hardman Kirk and Nami Olgin Tom and Debbie Ong Roman Padilla and Christine Sunda-Padilla Sara Pereira Paul Petrunia and Nicole Schiller Petrunia Katalin Petrunia Jeff and Bridget Phillips Jeffrey and Wiloe Poehlmann PWS Class of 2010 PWS Class of 2011 Denis and Sandra Portaro Mario Prietto and Leda Ramos Richard Procter and Carolyn Leach Michael and Melissa Puls Kelly Quinn John C. Reilly and Alison Dickey Peggy Reilly
Kathy Rinden Brendan and Jill Ross Jochen Schenk and Mariana Stern Victoria Schiller Joe and Gigi Scully Terry and Sue Shakespeare Dorothy Shaw Jim Shaw and Marnie Weber John and Rebecca Sofio Ester Spitz Betty Staley Joe Stanek and Kavita Anand Lynne Stewart and John Paragon Jo Strettell Leslie Stevens Gina Tervalon Bradley Thordarson and Michelle Goode Ray and Jennifer Tse Suzette Ungard Barbara Waddle Ken and Felicia Wallace William and Mrs. Wilde Wilde Bradley Greer and Adrienne Wilde Steven Williams and Rose Corrigan Peter and Alexandra Wintersteller Jesse and Anna Zamarripa *Realizing the Vision donor list includes pledges and donations received during the 2011-2012 school year.
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DONORS
Realizing the Vision: The Campaign for Pasadena Waldorf School Foundations & Family Fund Donors Alice C. Tyler Trust Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Judith L. Chiara Charitable Trust Marilyn & Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation McComb Foundation
Realizing the Vision: The Campaign for Pasadena Waldorf School Corporate Donors Boldridge Construction Breuer & Company Center for Vision Development Optometry; Derek Tong, OD The Colony Theater Company Dish Restaurant Lucky Brand Jeans/Liz Claiborne Mercurius, USA MGM Tree Maintenance Podley Properties, Bill Podley Smart Tuition Veracross Viacom Webster’s Pharmacy & Liquor
Alumni Tuition Assistance Fund Donors In Memory of Kwame K. Gordon (’03) Gilda Alvarez Ike and Bettyanne Batistte Billie Beal Joseph and Loyce Braun Charleen Brown Denise Emanuel Clemen J Gordon Carmen Hayward-Stetson Valerie Hill Carolyn Himmelfarb Skip and Deborah Hudson Shane John and Dodie Hamilton-John Dwight and Kay Lee Priscila Leon-Didion Larry and Karen Livingston Candace Matson Charles and Carolann Nicholas Felix Orona Beverly and Robert Sonner John Steinmetz and Kazi Pitelka Valerie Stridiron Otis Yette In Honor of Andrew Atwong (’08) Matthew and Catherine Atwong
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26th Annual 2011 Elves’ Faire In-Kind Donors A Child’s Dream Come True A Stitch In Time Needlework Ani Abramian Art’s Delicatessen Restaurant Christina Ashford Paul Asimow Bahooka Ribs & Grog Jona Bailey Fred Balderrama Baller Hardware and Baller Art Ware Brenda Barnetson Cardio Barre - Eagle Rock Alexandra Becket Erin Beldy Cynthia Bennett Marcela Bordes Chanel Boutakidis Terri Bowman Paul Brogan Jessica Bronson Shannon Brousseau Kennedy Brown Erin Bunkley Melanie Burgess Burrito Express Catherine Butler & Peter Listro Ralph Chakalian Cheesecake Factory Rene Chiara
Children’s Book World Chiropractic Health Center Lisa Cole Conor Fitzpatrick Laura Coyle Crockett Family Nina Crowe Noreen Cruz and Paul Arenas John Dale Jonatan Damian Kirstin & Collin Davis Cam de Leon Susan Deming Karine Dermenjyan Patricia Diaz Mark Dinan Laura Evans Face Painting and Body Artistry by Karina Janie Fain Ginger Gelber Sebastien Gendry Rebecca Gendry Pilar Goeders Felisha Gonzales Rosa Gonzales Mary Gonzalez Jennifer Gould Grass Roots Natural Market & Kitchen Green Street Restaurant Janet Grey
“I feel so blessed... and every day observe the sunshine in my child’s eagerness to learn, and to use her imagination. We could not have had this experience without your valued and generous support.” —Mother of a Grade 3 Alumni Tuition Assistance Scholarship Recipient
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“I give to PWS because my children have received outstanding academic educations. That is what I expect from any education I would seek out for them. I give again because the education they receive here recognizes and respects my children as individuals while teaching them that they are members of a family, class, community, society, and that they are citizens of this world. I give because in doing this, PWS encourages my children to know themselves and to express themselves through music, painting, carving, words and actions. PWS asks them to consider how the things that they do affect those around them, and how those actions impact our world.”—Steve Williams, Current Parent and Alumni Parent
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DONORS
26th Annual 2011 Elves’ Faire In-Kind Donors (Continued)
Nina Hachigian Evelyn Halus Lisa Harris Kelley Hart Christine & Mark Haslett Andrew Heffernan Naomi Heller Nancy Herron Thien Ho Joanna HolbekMathews Improv Hollywood Gildart Jackson Lucas Janin Karina Kallus Natalie Kalustian Lisa Kavanaugh Frank Keeney Susan Kehoe-Jergens Hahn Le Carolyn Leach Kristin Leachman Leigh Jerrard Bill Leustig
Randy Levine Gina Long Los Gringos Locos Josie Maran Josie Maran Cosmetics Briana Markese Jennifer Matthews Ale McAnulty Annaliese McDonald Jock McDonald Margot McDonough Laura Meissenburg Johanna Metzger Denzil Meyers Michelle Miller Linda Miller Tosca Minotto Michelle Mondia Terry & Ron Moore Ivo Nakov Jennette Neville Joe O’Neill Pasadena Japanese Culture Center Kendo Dojo Pasadena Playhouse Marlene Passaro Ruben Perez Pamela Phillips Pie ‘N Burger
Mike Puls Brian Puterman Meg Quinn Abel Ramirez Leda Ramos Ivy Reynolds Kendall Roclord Michelle Rosch Joya Salas Kelly SalloumLundquist Sammi Reeves Vicki Schiller Sue Shakespeare Ron Shapiro Val Sklar Maria Smith Rebecca Sofio Mariana Stern Leslie Suhy Tender Treasures Sheila Swift Kathy Tanabe Trader Joe’s Vernon Lee Academy Jodi Voyevodin Kaki Wall Kendrick Wallace Felicia Wallace Vicki Wallis Marnie Weber
Wee Soles Weir Dolls and Crafts Josh Welsh James Wilcox Austin Wilde Jose Zamarripa Richard Ziehler-Martin Jeff Zimmitti Thank you to all our donors!
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