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YWCA IS ON A MISSION
A N N U A L I M PA C T R E P O R T
Evanston /North Shore
NON-PROFIT O R G A N I Z AT I O N U. S . P O STA G E PA I D PERMIT #34 E V A N STO N , I L
Evanston /North Shore
ELIMINATE RACISM EMPOWER WOMEN STAND UP FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE HELP FAMILIES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES
1215 Church Streeet Evanston, Illinois 60201 847.864.8445 ywca.org /evanston
WE ARE ON A MISSION THANKS FOR JOINING US!
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YWCA IS ON A MISSION
A N N U A L I M PA C T R E P O R T
Evanston /North Shore
H E A LT H A N D S A F E T Y F O R W O M E N A N D G I R L S
RAC I A L J UST I C E A N D C I V I L R I G H TS
WOMEN′S LEADERSHIP AND ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT
FINANCIALS
DONORS FOR A JUST CAUSE
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WE ARE RELENTLESS ABOUT ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WE ARE HONEST ABOUT RACIAL JUSTICE.WE ARE INSISTENT ABOUT EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIRLS.
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Dear Friends, With your steadfast support, we work every day to eliminate racism and empower women. In 2016, your contributions enabled us to deepen and expand both our programming and advocacy efforts. We pressed forward on the launch of our exciting new longer-term housing program for domestic violence survivors and their families. We broadened the reach of our financial literacy classes. We expanded racial justice work, and, as part of our focus on health and safety, we worked creatively to bring new families into our aquatics programs. Your financial support directly translates into our expanding programs, which impact so many women, children, and families within our communities. Your gifts underscore your commitment to making our communities thrive for all members. In the year ahead we will expand our advocacy work and redouble our commitment to ensuring the health and safety of women and children, the advancement of racial justice and civil rights, and the economic empowerment of women. Our vision of a better world is rooted in our mission to eliminate racism and empower women. We know that progress takes hard work. And it takes the passionate commitment of people who believe that change is possible—people like you. Thank you for helping us build a strong foundation and for dreaming with us, believing in a better tomorrow for all, and being an integral part of our social justice work. We couldn’t do it without you. We are on a mission that matters. Together.
E VANSTON P H OTO GRAP HI C STUD IO
Karen Singer President, CEO YWCA Evanston/North Shore
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WE ARE INITIATING A BRAVE NEW PLAN TO CONFRONT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM
Not a day passes that we don’t help a survivor of domestic violence. Our first point of contact might be a call on the crisis line or a counseling appointment with a woman still living with her abuser. Or it might be in the middle of the night, when a mother arrives at our emergency shelter with fear in her eyes, a child clutching her hand, and belongings hastily stashed in a plastic bag. No matter the circumstances, we’re here. For more than 35 years, YWCA Evanston/ North Shore has been a light in the darkness, providing safety and resources for domestic violence survivors and their families. And today, we are developing innovative strategies to confront domestic violence on multiple levels, from crisis intervention to long-term solutions for ending relationship violence.
24-HOUR CRISIS LINE
LEGAL ADVOCACY SERVICES
COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICES
LONGER-TERM SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
COUNSELING AND TRAINING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
MEDICAL ADVOCACY TRAINING
EMERGENCY SHELTER INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR ABUSERS
RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE PREVENTION FOR YOUTH
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
WE ARE CHANGING LIVES Stable housing gives survivors time. In 2017, we will launch an innovative new longer-term housing program for survivors of domestic violence, one of the few of its kind in the state of Illinois. This is life changing. We can offer families more than crisis intervention— we can provide the resources and time they need to transform their lives and break free from dependence on their abusers. Our new 16-unit apartment building for survivors and their children is part of a broader program that includes financial education and job training that will help survivors secure employment and stable housing as they work to build new, independent lives. At the same time, we recognize that to end domestic violence, we must confront the issue from all sides. In 2016, we started a batterer’s intervention program, which holds abusers accountable for their behavior, educates them about relationship dynamics, and equips them with conflict resolution skills so they have alternatives to violence. Trauma informed care builds safety and trust. We are training all of our domestic violence staff in “trauma informed care,” a state-of-the-art practice that trains caregivers to understand and respond to the effects of trauma on survivors. Five core values: safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration and empowerment, will be built into every step of every client’s recovery, and, within the next year, into the culture of our entire workplace.
Because of the generosity of our donors, YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s domestic violence services helped almost 800 women and families achieve freedom from
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violence. Your support helps women and their children get safe and stay safe.
IN THEIR VOICE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRAINING, EDUCATION AND PREVENTION
WE ARE OPENING MINDS We’re disrupting the cycle of violence. Children who witness abuse in their homes or observe it in popular culture may think it’s okay. Teens between the ages of 16 and 19 are 3.5 times more likely than the general public to be victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault. Girls are significantly more likely to experience severe abuse or sexual assault than boys, and less than 10 percent of teens who experience abuse tell an authority figure. We stop relationship violence by helping children develop the social and emotional skills they need early on, before behaviors and patterns get entrenched. We’re on-site in schools at all levels. Our violence prevention facilitators are in Evanston, Skokie, Morton Grove and Des Plaines teaching empathy, problem solving, impulse control, and anti-bullying to elementary school children. They’re in middle school classrooms helping adolescents develop a strong sense of self, cope with peer pressure, and recognize and avoid gossip and cyberbullying. And they’re in high schools helping teens understand what healthy and unhealthy relationships look like, teaching them how to set boundaries, and giving them resources they can access to stay safe.
“WERE IT NOT FOR THE EXISTENCE OF THIS PROGRAM, I DO NOT KNOW WHERE I WOULD BE TODAY. WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO EVERYONE AT YWCA. YOUR ABIDING PRESENCE AND COUNSEL, THROUGH ALL THE TURMOIL AND DIFFICULTIES, WAS COMFORTING AND STABILIZING AS WELL AS ENCOURAGING. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THERE— KNOWN AND UNKNOWN TO ME — WHO CHANGED MY LIFE AND MY SON’S LIFE FOR THE BETTER.” Tracy, a domestic violence survivor
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRAINING, EDUCATION AND PREVENTION
Our intervention also includes programming specifically geared to training young men to recognize violence against women and become allied with women. In 2016, in response to the enactment of Erin’s Law, we launched child sexual abuse prevention classes in Evanston School District 65. Erin’s Law mandates sexual abuse education and prevention curriculum in public schools statewide for students in prekindergarten through 12th grade.
Our Violence Prevention programs include working with local colleges and universities to address campus dating violence, and provide training and resources for both students, faculty, administrators, and security
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personnel.
INCLUSIVE SWIM PROGRAMS
“SWIMMING HAS HELPED ME DISCOVER WHO I AM. IT’S GIVEN ME SO MUCH MENTAL STRENGTH AND EMPOWERED ME TO
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OVERCOME SO MANY OBSTACLES I HAVE FACED IN LIFE. IT HAS TAUGHT ME TO BE DETERMINED, TO WORK HARD, AND TO NEVER GIVE UP.” Amelia, Flying Fish swimmer
WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER! Every child should learn to swim. America’s long history of discrimination and segregation in swimming has resulted in large disparities between children who know how to swim and those who don’t. Recent studies show that 70 percent of African-American children and 60 percent of Hispanic/Latino children in the U.S. cannot swim. In addition, African-American children drown at a rate nearly three times higher than their Caucasian peers. We are changing these statistics and saving lives. We believe that all children, regardless of ethnicity, race, gender, shape, size, physical ability or financial resources should reap the lifelong benefits of swimming – the most important being safety. YWCA’s Flying Fish aquatics program confronts the issue of water safety head on by
reaching out to families of color, because research shows that when children learn to swim, they are more likely to pass on that skill when they become parents. Generations become safer in the water and enjoy all the opportunities and experiences that come with knowing how to swim. Our swim program is mission driven. As a lead partner in Evanston Swims!, we offer free swimming lessons in the pool and water safety instruction in the classroom to all second graders in Evanston public schools. Working diligently to make connections throughout our local communities, we partner with community organizations, summer camps, and physicians (who often “prescribe” free swimming lessons through our programs) to reach as many families as we can. The YWCA Flying Fish swim team also is mission-driven, focusing on inclusivity and breaking down cultural and economic barriers. Boys and girls—from all backgrounds— train together, compete head-to-head, and develop mutual respect. And, because girls on the team are valued as athletes, they develop a healthy sense of self, helping them grow into strong, resilient women.
Because of the generosity of our donors, YWCA Evanston/North Shore gave over 700 aquatics scholarships to help children learn how to swim in 2016. Your support ensures that all children in our communities can be healthy and safe, while having fun.
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H E A LT H A N D S A F E T Y F O R W O M E N A N D G I R L S INCLUSIVE SWIM PROGRAMS
FLYING FISH AQUATICS PROGRAM
WE ARE GROWING STRONG KIDS AND LASTING FRIENDSHIPS
AQUA AEROBICS EVANSTON SWIMS! MASTERS SWIMMING SWIM LESSONS SWIM TEAM
2016 IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS
2,000 CHILDREN RECEIVED LIFE-SAVING SWIM INSTRUCTION
100% OF CHILDREN IN NEED WERE AWARDED SWIM SCHOLARSHIPS
8 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN OUR EVANSTON SWIMS! PARTNERSHIP
1/3 OF OUR SWIMMERS ARE CHILDREN OF COLOR
10+ YEARS AVERAGE INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCE
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WE ARE OVERCOMING RACISM WITH TRUTH
In the past year in particular, people have become more aware of the danger of being silent. More people see the value of speaking out and of standing in solidarity with those whose lives have been shaped by the color of their skin or the economic status of their neighborhoods. More people have engaged in deepening their understanding of how America does and does not work for all its citizens. Our mission is to eliminate racism and empower women, and we believe we will only transform the lives of women when we also tackle racism. We believe in challenging racism with truth. Change happens when people get involved and speak openly, honestly and courageously. Only with honest conversations and active engagement can we begin to realize the goal of an equitable, inclusive and just society where all have access to the best our communities have to offer.
RACIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM AFTERWORDS BOOK DISCUSSIONS
“REEL” TALK FILMS
BUILDING EQUITABLE INSTITUTIONS
RICKY BYRDSONG MEMORIAL RACE AGAINST HATE
LET’S TALK @ LUNCH RACIAL EQUITY WORKSHOPS RACIAL JUSTICE SUMMIT
STAND AGAINST RACISM
In 2016, 5,300 participants came together on Father’s Day to honor the legacy of Ricky Byrdsong, who was killed by a white supremacist in 1999. The Race Against Hate was (and entrusted to YWCA Evanston/ North Shore in 2007) to bring attention to the need to combat
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hatred in all its forms.
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launched by his family and friends
“THIS WAS A DAY THAT FILLED ME WITH HOPE. I WAS ENCOURAGED BY THE INCREDIBLE NUMBER OF CHILDREN, BABIES IN STROLLERS,
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EVEN SENIORS WITH WALKING STICKS—FAMILIES WHO COMMITTED TO RACE AGAINST HATE. I SAW FOLKS FROM EVERY IMAGINABLE BACKGROUND AND AGE GROUP PARTICIPATING. THE THOUGHT KEPT OCCURRING TO ME THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES BETTER. IT'S SUCH AN INSPIRATION FOR PARENTS TO SHARE WITH THEIR CHILDREN WHAT THIS RACE STANDS FOR.” Lyle, Race Against Hate participant
Together, we can transform our communities. We are leading the way in making our communities more equitable, facilitating discussions on racial justice and civil rights, and creating opportunities for people to engage. Our racial equity programs bring people together to learn new ways of thinking, talking, identifying and confronting racism. We provide hands-on anti-racism training and workshops that guide institutions and community groups in becoming more equitable and inclusive. We offer programs that catalyze honest conversations about race and racism, giving participants a new vocabulary and helping them grow in their understanding of each other. The Stand Against Racism and Race Against Hate allow us to see the broad range of people in our communities who are committed to working toward equity. We need each other’s support to stay in the struggle, have the hard conversations, and do the self-assessments necessary to transform ourselves and our communities. We’re pushing for creative solutions. In 2016, we took another step and launched our first ever Racial Justice Summit, which brought people of all ages together to deepen understanding of their own racial identities, develop skills to work for change, formulate action plans, and engage with others to create strategies to make our communities more just. Becoming more equitable empowers everyone. In institutions, our programming enables organizations to hire and retain top level talent, bring out the best in leaders and staff, and ensure that all are valued, so they contribute and perform at higher levels. YWCA collaborates with institutions like Northwestern University, helping participants
in the staff/faculty Change Makers program develop skills to talk more confidently with students about race, speak up at meetings about diversity and inclusion, and look actively for ways to make positive changes.
Because of the generosity of our donors, YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s racial justice programs encouraged 11,000 individuals in Evanston, Wilmette, Skokie, Morton Grove and Niles to think deeply, speak honestly and work collectively for racial justice in 2016. Your support makes our communities more equitable.
IN THEIR VOICE
“IT NEVER FAILS THAT SOMEONE IN THE GROUP, MOST OF WHOM HAVE BEEN PROGRESSIVE THINKERS ALL THEIR LIVES—AND THAT INCLUDES ME—HAVE AN ‘AHA’ MOMENT, SOMETIME ALONG THE WAY. IT IS SUCH A GIFT IN KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY ALIVE AND RESPONDING TO NEW CHALLENGES ALL THE TIME.”
RIC H FO REM A N PHOTO G RA PHY
Marion, “Let’s Talk @ Lunch” participant
Let’s Talk @ Lunch brings people together informally over lunch or coffee to talk through issues of racism and deepen their
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understanding by discussing current events through a racial equity lens. Participants are motivated to engage by the level of honesty and trust shared in the group.
WE ARE FUELING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION
Women comprise more than half of today’s workforce. One in four women is the sole or primary breadwinner for her family. An overwhelming majority of mothers with children under 18 years of age are working. There is no doubt that women are central to the economic well-being for their families and play a critical role in our nation’s economic prosperity. Women of all ages and backgrounds often struggle with earning enough to be economically stable. YWCA Evanston/ North Shore is a place where women can improve their financial knowledge, their employability skills, their selfconfidence, and, ultimately, their lives.
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WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AND ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT
We provide opportunities through which women become empowered, confident and in control of their financial futures through training, education and resources.
WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AND ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM
IN THEIR VOICE
“I THOUGHT I WOULD HATE TALKING ABOUT MONEY. BUT NOW I KNOW A LOT ABOUT BUDGETING AND BANKS, AND I UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WILL HELP ME LIVE ON MY OWN. I DON’T NEED TO RELY ON ANYONE ELSE.” Irene, a Financial Education participant
We empower by teaching self-sufficiency. We help women move from dependence to independence by providing financial education classes that teach budgeting, building credit, and saving, so they are equipped to make their own choices and live self-sufficient lives. We offer free money management classes in both English and Spanish to low- and middle-income women in our communities and to survivors of domestic violence. We also have built partnerships to deliver financial education to the City of Evanston’s General Assistance Program, Niles Township ELL Parent Center, CEDA, Evanston Township High School Latino Parent Group, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Head Start program, Connections for the Homeless, and high school students employed by Curt’s Café in Evanston. Support comes in many ways. As part of our new longer-term housing program for domestic violence survivors, we also help women secure stable employment by teaching job readiness skills such as developing resumes, completing job applications and preparing for interviews. Our goal is to help women take the necessary steps to secure employment that will sustain their families. YWCA plays a vital role throughout our communities in raising awareness about issues impacting women and girls, both locally and globally.
Because of the generosity of our donors, YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s economic empowerment programs helped almost 230 women obtain economic sustainability in 2016. Your support enables women to gain new skills, secure employment and achieve
financial self-sufficiency.
FINANCIAL EDUCATION HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY COMMEMORATION
WOMEN’S EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY YWOMEN LEADERSHIP RECOGNITION
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2016 IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS
798 WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN RECEIVED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES
9 in 10 BASIC MONEY MANAGEMENT GRADS IMPROVED THEIR FINANCIAL POSITION
100% FELT MORE HOPEFUL ABOUT THEIR FUTURE
2,864 K-12 STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
5,300 CAME TOGETHER TO RACE AGAINST HATE
FINANCIAL POSITION fiscal year ending June 30, 2016
FY2016 FY2015 ASSETS Cash $ 447,394 $ 232,042 Investments 2,618,830 1 ,927,575 Grants & contributions receivable 157,019 115,365 Prepaid expenses & other assets 27,634 24,386 Fixed Assets 3,071,043 3 ,164,265 Total Assets $ 6,321,920 $ 5,463,633 LIABILITIES Accounts payable $ 196,281 $ 146,844 Accrued liabilities 226,608 199,937 Notes payable 75,000 738,336 Capital lease obligation 2,660 7,116 Custodial accounts held 42,226 33,484 Deferred revenue 87,877 95,241 Total liabilities $ 630,652 $ 1,220,958
3 % OTHER 1 % INVESTMENT INCOME
2 1 % PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES 6 % SPECIAL EVENTS
NET ASSETS
$ 5,463,633
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WE ARE PUTTING YOUR DOLLARS TO WORK
REVENUE SOURCES
TOTAL NET ASSETS & LIABILITIES $ 6,321,920
1 2 % GOVERNMENT GRANTS
5 7 % PRIVATE GIVING
1 3% FUNDRAISING AND ADMINISTRATIVE 3% OTHER 6% RACIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM 4% WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
OPERATING EXPENSES
Unrestricted $ 2,868,462 $ 2,293,395 Board designated 1,851,109 1,181,378 Temporarily restricted 331,697 127,902 Permanently restricted 640,000 640,000 Total net assets $ 5,691,268 $ 4,242,675
3 7% DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES
3 7% FLYING FISH AQUATICS
GIFTS TO OUR LEGACY FUND ENDOWMENT HELP ENSURE THAT YWCA PROGRAMS WILL SERVE FUTURE GENERATIONS. LEGACY FUND
Anonymous Ann and Brian Balusek Joseph and Margaret Flanagan Hagerty Altenbernd Family Charitable Fund
Hunter Family Foundation Maureen and Chris Kenney McIntosh Foundation Harold M. and Adeline S. Morrison Family Foundation Dan Munro
Sarah Nolan Denis and Martha Pierce Deb Price Edna Schade
WE ARE COMING TOGETHER FOR A JUST CAUSE THANK YOU! FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Donations received from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of our records, errors occasionally occur. If your name has been omitted, misspelled or misplaced, please accept our apologies and contact our Development Office at 847.864.8445 so that we may correct our records.
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ABOVE Anonymous Allstate Foundation Lisa Altenbernd and Steve Hagerty Ann and Brian Balusek Full Circle Family Foundation William McIntosh Dan Munro Deb Price Sherman Fairchild Foundation Jennifer Steans and Jim Kastenholz
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Anonymous Alphawood Foundation Catherine Carpenter and Dave Baker Chicago Foundation for Women Evanston Community Foundation Exelon Foundation Koenig Family Charitable Foundation Deborah and Paul Schultz Village Treasure House
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Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation Mary and Paul Finnegan Anonymous Brian and Colleen Gelber Victoria and Barnaby The Halleck Fund Dinges North Shore Exchange Dr. Scholl Foundation Jim and Diane Nothnagel Finnegan Family Foundation Shabnum and Sunil Sanghvi Kenilworth Union Church TJX Foundation Maureen and Chris United Way Suncoast Kenney Sarah and Michael Wagner Margaret and Peter Woodward Charitable Trust Morris North Shore Community Bank Wintrust Susan and Nicholas Noyes Kim and Simon Perutz Mary Pierson Steven Tarrson Winnetka Congregational Church Woman’s Society Benevolence Committee
$ 5,000 TO $ 9,999
Anonymous Alpha Chi Omega Vickie and Tim Burke Alice and Bob Chrismer Lee Clifford Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation
$ 2,500 TO $ 4,999
Anonymous Kathy Berger and Louis Schorsch Carmax Foundation Clothes for Charity Inc. Daphne and John Cunningham Paula and Jeffrey Danoff Margaret and Joe Flanagan Marion E. Flynn Justin Foley Frances Streit Foundation Trust Full Circle Foundation Mary Lou Downs Foundation ME and Chris Girgenti Michal and Craig Golden
Molly Hatcher Memorial Fund Anne Murdoch and Michael Walker North End Mothers’ Club NorthShore University HealthSystem OWOL, Inc Valerie Pierce Raymond James Financial Reggi Marder Foundation Sarah Schmidt USA Swimming Foundation Blair Wellensiek and Karl Peters
$ 1,000 TO $ 2,499 Anonymous AEG Family Foundation Christine Akins and John Schoser Altair Advisers LLC ArcelorMittal Denise Ashurst Sylvia and Paul Bateman Maureen Browne Shannon Cahill and Jan Van Mieghem Samantha Chan Kate and Craig Collinson Colleen Conley Carmen and Bob Corbett Isabel and Robert Curley The Dewan Foundation Dynamic Colors, Inc Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl Foundation Stacey Empson Evergreen Manor Gerald Fahey Felix Family Foundation First Congregational Church of Evanston First Congregational Church of Wilmette Church Fund Robert and Irene Flynn Roshni and Darren Flynn Lucinda Fox and John Mancini Beidler Foundation Robert Gerber David Gibson Goldman, Sachs & Co. Matching Gift Program Julie Gordon Jill Greer Brian Heckler Illinois Bone & Joint Institute Illinois Tool Works Foundation Immanuel Lutheran Church Live Marketing Evelyn and Mike McGowan Susan Munro
National Christian Foundation Brian and Tara Norris Northbrook Woman’s Club Foundation, Inc. Susan Oleari Jennifer and Todd Paul Julie Payne-Kirchmeier Barbara Putta Cornish Rogers Richard C. and Margaret V. Romano Charitable Trust Rotary Club of Evanston Charitable Fund Rotary Club Evanston Lighthouse Foundation Josh Rubin Carl F. Ruzicka Penelope and Toby Sachs Edward and Jean Schneidman Leslie Shad and Joe Brennan Karen Singer and Paul Selden Ingrid Stafford Hollis Turner Jennifer Walsh The Walt Disney Company Foundation Maggie Weiss Val Weiss Brenda Wesbury Wintrust Financial Corp Woman’s Club of Evanston Women’s Council of Realtors Regina and Jeff Wootton
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Kathryn Chieger Fay Clayton and Lowell Sachnoff Conrad Clemson Janice Cody and John Allen Wall Julie Cominos and Theodore Cominos, Jr. Lauren Consiglio The Corbett Group DBS Micro Systems Inc Marie Defourneau Walton Marlo Del Percio Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Evanston North-Shore Alumnae Jane DeMoss Barbara and Harvey Dershin Karin and Kellan Dillon Nina Donnelly and Russell W. Lane Terri and Edwin Drews Michele Duprey and Scott Suchowolec Jennifer and Marcele Eberle Wendy Espeland and Bruce Carruthers Evanston Branch NAACP 3015 Mary Finn-Samuels and Harry Samuels Julie and Robert Fleetwood Jeff Forgash Susan Fortier Patricia Fosmoe Toni Friedland Catherine Cook and R. Lee Gardy Suzanne Gass Nancy and Nick Giampietro Linda and Philip Graham Grainger Matching Charitable Gifts Program Cathy Grimsted Mary and Curtis Hall Jane Hampson Sarah Harding Helena Bransfield Harron Linda Haven Erin and Charles Heintz Carol and John Henes Gina Hill Linda and Doug Honnold Terri and Greg Hummel Diane Iko Eileen Isaacs Gladys Itamura Ivy Pearl Foundation Laura and Jeff Jacobs Sana Jafri Alissa and Jeff Jamison Anne Johnson King and Michael King Terrie and Mike Jurichko
Laurie Kahn Mary Kathryn and Robert Kanard Cheryl and Mark Kaplan Charles Kent Laura and Blaine Kimrey Heather and Michael Kleinschmidt Teresa and Thomas Klier Donna Knabe Elizabeth and Stephen Krupkin Susan Kuhn The Kukla Family Charitable Fund Gisela and John Kutzbach Lakshmi Lakshmanan and Eamon Kelly Stephanie Layden Erin and Keith Lemmon Elena Levin Katherine and Russell Lindburgh Jessica and Allan Littmann Aimee Long Lauren Loomis Jessie and Douglas Macdonald Mark Vend Company Shari and William Massey Kathy and Terry McDermott Jennifer McGuire Jim and Sarah McHolland Stephanie Meis Amy Mendelson Sarah Miller Charlene and John Mitchell William Mowry Jane Neumann Oakton Community College Catherine Omundson Stanley Parzen Jessica Patton Margot Peters Robert Potter Patty and Bob Reece Gabriel Rodriguez Michael Rohrbeck Mariana Romano and Todd Furney Piper and Jono Rothschild David Schiffman William Schnell Nancy Segall Leslie Levin Shulruff Kathy Slaughter Joel Smith Percy L. Smith Bonnie and Joseph Spyrison Trimmy Stamell Julie and Thomas Stamos Cynthia Rawson and Mark Styslinger
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Lisa Altenbernd Katie Bailey Lonnie Barefield Sarah Brenner Kate Collinson Carmen Corbett Jean Fies Flying Fish Booster Club Donna Frett Susan Hope Engel Martha Holman Maureen Kenney Lucile Krasnow Lakshmi Lakshmanan Sarah Malone Denise Martin Oakton Community College Jennifer Paul Valerie Pierce Barbara Putta Kathy Rocklin Penelope Sachs Sue Salisbury Shabnum Sanghvi Karen Singer Kathy Slaughter Ronna Stamm Laura Tucker Anita Weinberg Blair Wellensiek Regina Wootton
YWCA EVANSTON / NORTH SHORE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Maureen G. Kenney, Chair Sylvia Bateman Elizabeth M. Brasher Linda Collora Carmen Corbett Colette Hands Lakshmi Lakshmanan Sarah Malone Maxine Mott Anna Nichols Jennifer Paul Valerie C. Pierce Deborah Price Cindy Rawlings Penelope Sachs Shabnum Sanghvi Jennifer Steans Sarah Wagner, Ex-officio
ADVISORY COUNCIL Sarah Wagner, Chair Alan Anderson Ann Balusek Kathy Berger Vickie Burke Steve Hagerty Rachel Hayman Karen Hunt Denise Martin Dan Munro Jim Nothnagel Lynne Raimondo Patty Reece Ingrid Stafford Ronna Stamm Laura Tucker
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STAFF Brenda Aiden Casey Aitken Fabiola Alfonso Jennifer Allen SENIOR STAFF Nancy Anderson Kristen White Iris Barrios Chief Operating Officer Sherilyn Bell Renee Poole Brownlee Verda Bhatti Chief Financial Officer Joanne Binder Morgan Brown Kathy Slaughter Cynthia Brunson Vice President of Wanda Bryant Salaam Development Erick Buford Michael Burke DIRECTORS Norma Canelas Pat Brown Francisca Chansan Scheel Controller Manuel Chavez Shannon Callahan Craige Christensen Women’s Leadership and Jacqueline Cuevas-Young Economic Advancement Ariel DeLaRosa Director Kimsour Eap Peter Caragher Anna Fiorentino Aquatics Director Phillip Garcia Tom Golebiewski Wendy Dickson Domestic Violence Training Nichola Goss Adrianne Hayward and Prevention Director Jasmine Jetton-Gonzalez Eileen Hogan Heineman Rom Kazl Director of Racial Justice Julia Kenney Community Engagement Charles Kiefer Leila Lane Donique McIntosh Lavera Lee Director of Equity and Kristina Lindsay Inclusion Lidia Maldonado Julie McBratney Prima Malhotra Communications Director Andrea Maxwell Genriyeta Papirov Mia McCullough Operations Director Karen Singer President and CEO
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