2023 ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2022- JUNE 30, 2023
P r e s i d e n t / C E O ’s M e s s a g e
(L-R, clockwise) adult chess class, Skyline Children’s Theatre production of Aladdin Jr., Firsty Thursday live music event, and youth Taekwondo class
Dear Friends–
Joy and gratitude – these are the first words that come to mind as I reflect on last fiscal year. It was a great joy to serve more young people than ever before – especially those under age 5, who came week after week for programs filled with music, play, and ABCs. For older children, sports and performing arts programs hit an all-time high, and right down the hall, others explored robot-building, sewing, and chess. Adults were here, too, working out, training their dogs, or showing off their on-stage talent in the annual Village Follies variety show. We also saw the return of the iconic Antiques+Modernism Show for its triumphant 50th year – after a 3-year hiatus due to the pandemic. And we found joy in simply being together, enjoying live music and food trucks in the garden on the first Thursday of the month throughout the summer. These gatherings were among my favorites of the year, drawing friends and neighbors of all ages and life stages for fun and camaraderie in one of our most beautiful spaces. Finally, I’m grateful to all of you! Thanks to you, the Community House had one of its strongest years in recent history, allowing us to rebuild our operating reserves after the pandemic – and ensuring we can continue to inspire lifelong learning, personal growth, and community spirit for years to come. Thank you for supporting this unique organization that provides foundational experiences and fosters meaningful connections for so many. Your engagement makes the Community House the incredibly special place it is, and I hope you share the joy and gratitude I find here every day. Amy Skalinder President/CEO, Community House
Community House Board of Governors Neil Golden, Chair Peter Eatherton, Vice Chair Marcia Sutter, Secretary Rob Schriesheim, Treasurer
Sally Anderson Raheela Anwar Lee Betsill Susan Cellmer Van Crocker Hunter Davis Courtney Finlayson Kim Frezados Bob Gauch
Betsy Hammond Duncan Healy Tommy Hudgins Kate Kligora Betsy Landes Jordan Prager Emily Rose Anne Crum Ross Susan Snyder
Steven Soehn Kate Uniowski Susanna Ver Eecke Carrie Compall, CTW President Elizabeth Stucker, Woman’s Board President
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The Community House is a unique non-profit that has played a special role for over a century – we serve as a gathering place for all and inspire lifelong learning, personal growth, and community spirit through enjoyable, engaging activities and meaningful shared experiences. Home to a variety of youth and adult programs, theater and dance performances, weddings, community events, and much more, the Community House offers a theater, full-service fitness center, gymnasium, and multi-purpose spaces surrounded by beautiful gardens and grounds. As an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit, the Community House receives no tax dollars and relies on charitable contributions, memberships, and program fees to sustain our organization.
House Highlights
Over 1,800 children collectively spent more than 43,000 hours at the Community House last year, learning teamwork and expanding their skills through our popular youth basketball house league and youth sports programs, finding their confidence and star power through Skyline Children’s Theater productions and our School of Dance, experiencing the joy of music and quality time with parents through our tot music programs, and SO MUCH MORE! Fascinating new adult programs brought neighbors together, including cooking lessons, wine tasting classes, floral arranging workshops, and a very special presentation about remembering Christmas at Marshall Field’s. Over 120 children’s birthday parties were celebrated with over 2,000 children in attendance. The Children’s Theatre of Winnetka once again dazzled audiences and was voted Best Children’s Theater in the suburbs by Better magazine for the 6th year in a row!
The Woman’s Board and Junior Board engaged over 130 volunteers and raised over $183,000 through incredible events that brought the community together while supporting the Community House. Families came together to laugh and bond at a variety of events, exploring the wonder of magic, the joy of live music, and the classic fun of Family Bingo Night. Over 150 units of life-saving blood were donated through blood drives facilitated by the American Red Cross. Fitness Center members came in for over 62,000 workouts, maintaining their strength and mobility and staying healthy in stressful times. We hosted 70 celebrations of milestones and life events, including 43 weddings for couples who made treasured memories in our beautiful garden as they embarked on a new life together. Over 100 groups, ranging from nonprofit organizations to local businesses, chose the Community House as their home for meetings, seminars, and special gatherings.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
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Operating Revenue: $3,946,182
Operating Expense: $3,620,415
PROGRAMS & FACILITY USAGE INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS SPECIAL EVENTS
PROGRAMS & FACILITY USAGE FUNDRAISING SPECIAL EVENTS ADMINISTRATION
July 1, 2022- June 30, 2023 Thank you for your continued support of the Community House. Unlike a tax-supported park district or library, the independent, non-profit Community House is unique – literally supported by the members of the very community it serves. Every activity, performance, and gathering that takes place in the House – from the Fitness Center to Matz Hall to the gymnasium, from our beautiful multi-purpose rooms to our historic garden – is made possible by donations from community members who sustain this vital organization’s mission. (L-R, clockwise) piano recital in Room 101, Fitness Center strength training, summer wedding in the garden, Music ‘n’ Me tot class, sports camp in the gym, and 50th Antiques+Modernism Show
Thank You, Friends! $20,000 + Mr. and Mrs. David B. Birkenstein Mrs. James Bovaird Jim and Carol Hansen Hansen - Furnas Foundation
$10,000 - $19,999 Anonymous Aaron Wealth Advisors Paul Bechtner Foundation / Weaver Family BMO Harris Bank N.A. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Hill D & J Hirschmann Family Foundation Mr. John Madigan Kimberly and Patrick Ronan Jean Sampson Ellie and Fred Schwimmer
$5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous (2) Barry M. and Mollybelle Berish Matt and Chris Botica Susan J. Cellmer and Jeffrey C. Neal Compass Real Estate The Dillig Bowen Group Lynne and Neil Golden Family Becky and Lester Knight Morgan Stanley Wealth Management The Hahner Group Juanita and Toby Nicholson North Shore Community Bank & Trust Wintrust Bank, N.A. Liliana and Collin Roche Kris and Rob Schriesheim Tom and Irene Smith Studio 41 Home Design Showroom Terrazzo & Marble Supply Company
$2,500 - $4,999 Wesley & Caroline Betsill Mr. and Mrs. John Compall Joan and Kevin Evanich Mr. and Mrs. Greg Frezados Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Fuller III Nan Greenough Mr. and Mrs. J. Duncan Healy Cindy and Otto Monnig Mr. and Mrs. Scott Myers Laurie and Michael Petersen Emily and Peter Rose Annie and Alex Ross James and Sylvia Vail and Family The Ver Eecke Family Community House 2022-23 Woman’s Board
$1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous (3) Abt The Adkersons Agnew Family Fraida and Bob Aland Alexandra Kaehler Design Sally and Stanton Anderson Ann and Brian Balusek Laura and Matthew Barden
BBA Architects Burdeen’s Jewelry Tim and Kathy Coleman Mr. Mark Crane Gayle and Steve Crane Mr. and Mrs. Dewey B. Crawford Bethany and Van Crocker Ms. Adrian Culver Jane and Bob Dearborn Mr. and Mrs. Ted DeNapoli Paige and Joe Dooley Nancy and William Doyle Fritz and Elise Duda Peter and Ceylan Eatherton The Eskandari Family Leslie Farmer Courtney and Craig Finlayson Mr. and Mrs. James S. Frank Mr. Robert Gauch Brian and Coleen Gelber Patricia and William Hagenah Betsy and Mike Hammond Mr. Edward J. Harney and Ms. Kathryn A. Mikells JenMarie Interiors Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kish Ms. Elizabeth M. Landes and Mr. Barry Levenstam Adam and Megan Lively Mr. Richard J. Loewenthal Mr. John D. Mabie Kristin and Christopher Mahr Lauren and James McCourt Mr. and Mrs. Nick Morse Next Level Custom Builders, Inc Mr. and Mrs. James N. Nowacki Pam Maher Design Mark and Shawna Radzik Red Spade Environments Gary and Karyn Richman Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Rocap Addie and John Ruey The Saccaro Family Lexis Serot Amy Skalinder and Erin Mays Mr. and Mrs. Tefft Smith Julie Stracks Elizabeth and James Stucker Marcia and Bob Sutter Mr. and Mrs. James H. Swartchild, Jr. Tria and Carson Thomas Ms. Suzanne M. Timble Kate and William Uniowski Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Van Beek Meg Weldon Lawson and Jane Whitesides Ms. Stacey Wilson Connie Wright and Steve Sanders Christopher and Emily Wyner
$250 - $999 Anonymous Carrie and Ken Alt Susan and Stephen Baird Gary and Elizabeth Bannon
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Birchmeier Mr. and Mrs. Nader Boulos Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brown Blakely and Harvey Bundy Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Butz, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Canmann David Carlins Judy and Jerry Castellini Ryan and Carolyn Clark Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Coley Dan and Mary Beth Cox Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cripe Mr. and Mrs. Colin Cross Jeffrey and Paula Danoff Heather and Hunter Davis Kristen and Tom Davis Mr. Kris Denton and Ms. Holly Marihugh Katherine and William Devers Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Dowding Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Eisen Mr. and Mrs. Paul Embree Mr. and Mrs. Philip Enquist Mrs. Ward Farnsworth Mr. and Mrs. Brian Flanigan John and Jane Gardiner Mr. and Mrs. David B. Golder Mr. and Mrs. David Grant Ms. Paula Grasso Nina and Eli Gray Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hagenah Elyse and Jon Hahner Judy and George Harmon Jerry and M.J. Harris Mr. and Mrs. David Hauldren Ms. Kimberlee Herold Mr. and Mrs. James M. Herrmann Mr. and Mrs. Brian F. Hickey Mr. and Mrs. Frederic W. Hickman Mr. and Mrs. David Hoffman Louise A. Holland Mr. Carter Howard and Ms. Sarah Krepp Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Hoyt Meredith and Andrew Hwang Mr. and Mrs. John G. Iberle Nancy Jaffee and William Patterson Cam and Linnea Johnson Mr. Richard T. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Wade W. Judge Kymm Junker Mr. and Mrs. Allan Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. William Kelley Anne and Vincent Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kerns Mr. and Mrs. Doug Kiersey Madelyn Kligora David and Darlene Landsittel Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Lyman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brewster J. Macfarland Mr. and Mrs. Joe Madigan Mr. and Mrs. Marc Malnati Nancy and James Marcus Kathryn and Tim Martin Mr. Stuart McCrary and Ms. Nancy Davis Kirk and Margaret McInerney Mr. and Mrs. Brad McLane
We celebrate your joyful and generous giving in support of the annual fund and special events between July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023! John and Ladd Mengel Mr. and Mrs. John A. Miller Pam Mjoseth Craig Morris Johnel Mugnaini Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Nelson E. Marc Nevins and Nancy Holab Nevins Ms. Jessica Newell Mr. and Mrs. John O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Olson Katie Pease-Smith Lindsey Peckinpaugh Ms. Nancy Peidelstein Beverly and Mitchell Petersen Lisa and Duff Peterson Ms. Kay L. Pick Ms. Mary Downie and Mr. Jeff Pickus Christine and Mike Pope The Prager Family Ms. Melissa Frey and Mr. William Pridmore Mrs. Elizabeth Pyott Beth Quintana Laura Zung and Nathaniel Roberts Mr. and Mrs. James Roche Bob Kriss and Laura Schriesheim Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Self Mr. and Mrs. Alden Senior Mr. and Mrs. David Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Brett Sims Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Skinner Susan and David Snyder Steven and Elizabeth Soehn Mr. and Mrs. Robert Soudan Patricia Sullivan William and Dian Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Tinberg Mr. and Mrs. Matthew B. Tritley Patti and Brian Van Cleave Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Van Tassel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vorwald W.B. Olson, Inc. John Weber Ms. Shayne Welch Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wetzel Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Winkler Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Yonan Mr. and Mrs. William D. Yurek Ann Zimmerman
$100 - $249 Anonymous (2) Raheela and Naveed Anwar Mr. and Mrs. Vincent M. Aquilino Dr. and Mrs. Carl L. Backer Ms. Kris Batista Deanna and Wes Baumann Loren and Esther Berry Bob and Sue Boone Mr. and Mrs. David Brower Jennifer and Jonathan Bunge Mrs. Elvira Butz Mr. and Mrs. James C. Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Michael Capocchi Chicago Insurance Professionals LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Cocks Margaret Coladarci Melissa and Andrew Davis Ms. Colleen Detjen Mary Duffy Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Egan Mr. Gregg Elstein Ms. Arlene Eskilson Bersani Family Thomas Flemma Mr. Peter Forbush Kathy and Richard Fox Mary and Chris Freeburg Mr. and Mrs. Kevin B. Gazley Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Ginn Dick and Sandy Glenn Laura and Sid Glenn Nancy and Bill Goldberg Mr. Harry H. Grace III and Ms. Ingrid Anderson Grace Robyn and David Grossberg Mr. and Mrs. John J. Held Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hick Walter and Elizabeth Holt Ms. Candice Horner Ms. Yvonne Hurlbutt Harris and Sue Jackson Betsy Karp Ms. Marie Kaufman Kaufman O’Neil Architecture, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Jack Keller Mrs. Shelley Keller Mr. Robert L. Kiesler Jim and Sue King Ms. Sharon L. King Mr. and Mrs. Sanfred Koltun Nancy Leahy Robert and Janet Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Leopold Madeline and Steve Lesnik Geralyn and Philip Lu Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Maguire Kathleen and Kent Mathewson Courtney Mathy Denise Matthews-Smith Patrick and Michele McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. McGill John and Christine McGrath Mr. and Mrs. James D. McNitt Richard Messersmith Colin Meyer Meghan and Andrew Miller Dr. David J. Mogul and Dr. Karen Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Molitor Mr. and Mrs. Jack Morgan Dr. John Nanninga Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Nielsen Ms. Julia Nilan Mr. Charles G. Norton and Ms. Carole A. Barthel Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Oelerich Mari Pagone-Franklin and Marcus Franklin Margo and Michael Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Pinaire Erin and Andrew Quinn
Ms. Cynthia Rapp and Mr. Andrew Hopkins Ms. Judith D. Reed Mack and Mary Reynolds Peter and Tish Robinson Emily and Owen Schnaper Jean B. Schreiber Mr. and Mrs. Joe Senko Cathy Shaw Melissa Shinall Bill and Stephanie Sick Maureen Smith John and Ann Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Julian Solotorovsky Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Stahl Barbara Steinschneider Todd and Kathy Stetson Casmir and Dorothy Szczepaniak Jennifer and Will Tippet Craig and Kay Tuber Andreana Turano Dr. and Mrs. Zalman P. Usiskin Mr. and Mrs. John Wallgren Ms. Carol B. Watkins Lynne and David Weinberg Ellen and Andy Weller David White Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. Williams Ms. Liz Winemiller Randi and Ed Woodbury Mr. and Mrs. William Worth Mr. and Mrs. Jay H. Zimbler
Up to $100 Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. William C. Althoff Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Ball Judith Blair Barbra and RJ Bukovac Ronald Coleman Ms. Clarissa Y. Downey Pascale and Derek Dunaway Mr. and Mrs. Marshall A. Fleischman Stephen Goranson Roger and Mary Ann Grabowski Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hoza III Anne and Ralph Lindahl Sarah Elder Lyons Joanne and Edward Marut Mr. Andrew McCausland Mr. Richard K. Mullin and Ms. Mary Henry Dr. and Mrs. Charles O’Brien Judy Pass Donald C. Rycroft Nancy Silberman Mr. Tee Watson Mr. and Mrs. Alex J. Weiss WE ALSO SEND HEARTFELT THANKS TO THOSE WHO SUPPORTED THE HOUSE WITH GIFTS UNDER $100. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. Please accept our sincere apologies for any errors or omissions.
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2023 ANNUAL REPORT
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