826 NATIONAL Annual Report 2014-2015
THE 826 NATIONAL NETWORK
BOSTON CHICAGO
ANN ARBOR/ DETROIT
NEW YORK CITY WASHINGTON D.C.
SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES
826 BOSTON 826boston.org
826MICHIGAN 826michigan.org
Serves Boston Public & Greater Boston Area School Districts Neighborhood Egleston Square, Roxbury Satellites Boston Public Library, John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics & Science
Serves Detroit & Ann Arbor Public Schools, Ypsilanti Community School District Neighborhoods Ann Arbor, Detroit, & Ypsilanti Satellites Beezy’s Cafe in Ypsilanti
THE GREATER BOSTON BIGFOOT RESEARCH INSTITUTE
826CHI 826chi.org
WICKER PARK SECRET AGENT SUPPLY CO.
Serves Chicago Public School District Neighborhood Wicker Park
826DC 826dc.org
TIVOLI’S ASTOUNDING MAGIC SUPPLY CO.
LIBERTY STREET ROBOT SUPPLY & REPAIR SHOP
COMING SOON! Detroit Robot Factory in Eastern Market
826NYC 826nyc.org
BROOKLYN SUPERHERO SUPPLY CO.
Serves New York City Public Schools Neighborhoods Park Slope & Williamsburg Satellites Brooklyn Public Library, Williamsburgh Branch
Serves D.C. Public & D.C. Public Charter Schools Neighborhood Columbia Heights
826 VALENCIA 826valencia.org
826LA 826la.org
Serves San Francisco Unified School District Neighborhood The Mission District Satellites Everett Middle School, Mission High School, & Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 Community School
THE ECHO PARK TIME TRAVEL MART & THE MAR VISTA TIME TRAVEL MART
Serves Los Angeles Unified School District Neighborhoods Mar Vista & Echo Park Satellite Manual Arts Senior High School
THE PIRATE SUPPLY STORE
COMING SOON! King Carl’s Emporium in SF’s Tenderloin Neighborhood
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TABLE OF CONTENTS OUR TEAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OUR MISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A LETTER FROM OUR CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2014-15 AT A GLANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OUR STUDENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THE 826 NATIONAL OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OUR CHAPTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OUR VOLUNTEERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TEACHER SPOTLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
STUDENT WRITING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THANK YOU DONORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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OUR TEAM 826 NATIONAL STAFF GERALD RICHARDS Chief Executive Officer
KAIT STEELE Director of Field Operations
MAGGIE ANDREWS Director of Development
LINDSEY BOURNE Finance & Communications Manager
LAUREN BRODER Director of Research & Evaluation
DANIEL CESCA Operations Assistant
COOPER DINNING Salesforce Administrator & Development Assistant ANNA GROSS Field Operations Associate ANNELISE HAGAR Research & Evaluation Associate
BOARD OF DIRECTORS The 826 National Board is made up of independent directors and an ex officio chapter representative from each of the seven chapters in the 826 National network. Each chapter representative is a voting member of their chapter board and the 826 National Board. TERRY WIT Board President Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
JODIE EVANS 826LA Representative Author, Documentary Film Producer, & Co-Founder of CODEPINK
ANDREW STRICKMAN 826 Valencia Representative Vice President of Brand, Editorial & Creative Services, Move Inc.
TONI MORELL Board Vice President Managing Partner, Zingerman’s Mail Order
REECE HIRSCH Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
TESSIE TOPOL Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility & Community Affairs, Time Warner Cable
JOE MALCOUN Board Secretary 826michigan Representative CEO, Nutshell STEPHEN ENSLEY Board Treasurer Principal, Hellman & Friedman GERALD RICHARDS CEO, 826 National DONNA COWAN 826 Boston Representative Active Community Volunteer DAVE EGGERS 826 National Co-Founder Founder of McSweeney’s Publishing & Award-Winning Author
HILARY HODGE 826CHI Representative Associate Vice Chancellor of Adult Education at City Colleges of Chicago JORDAN KURLAND Founder & Owner, Zeitgeist Artist Management AMIR MOKARI Managing Director, Conatus Capital KATE O’SULLIVAN General Manager, Industry Affairs, Legal and Corporate Affairs, Microsoft MEG RAY Owner, Miette Patisserie & Confiserie MARY SCHAEFER Consultant PAUL SCHUTT Co-Founder, Issue Media Group
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THOM UNTERBURGER 826NYC Representative Director of Technology, CBX DAVID WAKELYN 826DC Representative Founding Partner, Union Square Learning LEAH WILLIAMS General Counsel, WestEd EMERITUS BOARD MEMBER NÍNIVE CALEGARI 826 National Co-Founder President & Founder, Teacher Salary Project
826 NATIONAL
is a nonprofit
organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of seven writing and tutoring centers. 826 National’s chapters are dedicated to providing under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers inspire their students to write. Our mission is based on the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with individualized attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.
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A LETTER FROM OUR CEO
Dear Friends, In 1979, I entered a program in NYC called Prep for Prep, a nonprofit organization that places gifted minority students in private schools. It was an intensive program—before I could even enroll in the new school, I spent two summers in the classroom and attended after-school classes twice a week. Many times I wanted to quit, but each time, my grandmother made me stick it out. She knew this program would put me on a different path than the one I was prescribed, based on where I grew up. Little did I know the profound impact this program, and the teachers and classmates within it, would have on my life. Prep for Prep helped me build skills that set me on a path to success, and it shaped my life in ways I still feel, see, and experience today. Just like Prep for Prep, 826’s programs are providing critical support to students across the country—creating opportunities for them to explore their creativity, find their voice, and share their stories. Our work is made possible by volunteers, teachers, staff, board members, and donors—the individuals at the heart of our organization. In this report, you’ll meet some of these extraordinary individuals, like Miles Portek, an improv enthusiast who has donated more than 250 volunteer hours to help make 826NYC’s Storytelling and Bookmaking Field Trips more engaging for students. Or Edwin Gonzalez—once an 826 Boston student, teen tutor, scholarship recipient, and development intern, he’s now on staff as a full-time Program Assistant. I’d also like to give special recognition to our staff—the more than 90 individuals across the network who ensure that the needs of each unique 826 community are met every day. It is with great thanks to their dedication that we’re able to serve 30,450 students each year, and uphold the quality of our programs. In this year’s report, we share our accomplishments of the past year, and more importantly, we share the stories of the members who make up the 826 community. I hope you’re as inspired by them as I am. Thank you for being a part of the 826 story. With gratitude,
Gerald Richards Chief Executive Officer
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2014-15 AT A GLANCE
30,450 Students Served
927
1,327
After-School Tutoring Sessions
208
Teachers Served
In-School Projects in 72 schools
5,310
886
Active Volunteers
Student Publications
674
329
Field Trips for 279 Schools
Writing Workshops
87%
87% of students who participated in the Young Authors’ Book Project said they can use what they learned for other writing assignments.
95%
95% of parents of after-school tutoring students say their child’s writing skills have improved with the help of 826.
97%
97% of teachers who participated in an 826 Field Trip said their students learned new things about writing.
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OUR STUDENTS
Each year, our programs reach 30,450 students across the country in our tutoring centers, satellite locations, and within public school classrooms. Students, like fifth grader Katherine Garcia and former student, now full-time staff member, Edwin Gonzalez, come from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Their success stories fuel our ambition to continue improving our programs and expanding our reach. 8 826 NATIONAL
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
43%
From the Young Authors’ Book Project 2014-15
57%
FIRST LANGUAGE English • Other
3%
16%
9%
LANGUAGES REPRESENTED Spanish • Tagalog • Creole • Arabic Mandarin & Other Chinese Dialects Assyrian • Hindi
59%
5%
8%
RACE / ETHNICITY Asian, Asian Indian • Black, African, or African American Caucasian • Hispanic/Latino(a) • Other • Two or More
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THE GARCIA FAMILY, 826LA The Garcias live in the diverse Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, home to one of 826LA’s two Time Travel Marts. Katherine and her brother, both elementary school students, regularly drop in for after-school tutoring. Their mother, Juventina Martinez, says she sees the impact 826 has on them, especially with her son, Brandon.
More than anything, she wants to provide her children with opportunities to succeed. With support from 826LA, she believes her daughter—who dreams big and, at the moment, wants to become a writer or a singer—will be able to accomplish whatever she aspires to in years to come.
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“Before [my son] came here he was so shy, he didn’t express himself… I find that when I bring him every day, he’s more … está más confiado. And now he tries to do things harder than before because he knows he’s going to come here, and they’re going to help him.” —JUVENTINA MARTINEZ, PARENT OF STUDENTS AT 826LA
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THE 826 NATIONAL OFFICE At its heart, 826 National is a central office that functions to support each of its seven chapters and to expand the 826 network. In doing so, we can improve our programs and reach more students in more underserved communities throughout the country. While each 826 community is unique, our common practices and vision unify us.
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826 NATIONAL AT A GLANCE
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OF 826 NATIONAL’S OPERATIONS DIRECTLY SUPPORT OUR SEVEN WRITING AND TUTORING CENTERS
OF 826 NATIONAL’S OPERATIONS SERVE TO ADVANCE THE NETWORK AS A WHOLE
RESEARCH & EVALUATION
NETWORK EXPANSION
As we continually strive to improve our programs, our research and evaluation team manages program assessments for students, volunteers, parents, and teachers; collects and interprets data to document best practices; and researches new education pedagogy.
In addition to supporting growth among our existing chapters, 826 National supports local groups and organizations interested in joining the network through our Chapter Development Process. We also offer a two-day 101 Seminar that provides resources and tools to those interested in starting their own community nonprofits.
NETWORK COLLABORATION & BEST-PRACTICE SHARING
RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
We hold monthly calls to share best practices, address common challenges, and discuss everything from programmatic development, to volunteer management, to diversity and inclusion efforts. 826 National also organizes an annual network-wide, three-day staff development conference focused on professional development and collaboration.
SYSTEMS SUPPORT & TRAINING
826 National strives to provide educators with quality writing lessons and curriculum to get students excited about and engaged in writing. We’ve published several resource books, including Don’t Forget to Write (for secondary and elementary grades) and STEM to Story: Enthralling and Effective Lesson Plans for Grades 5-8. Currently, we’re developing a digital platform for our lessons, which will be available in 2017.
The 826 network uses a shared database, managed at the National office, for tracking donor, volunteer, and student information. Integrated systems ensure the network’s data is up-to-date, informing advancements in programming and fundraising.
DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT In addition to raising funds to sustain our own operations, 826 National directs approximately 20% of all funds raised to the chapters for programming expenses and capacity building.
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OUR CHAPTERS This year, the 826 National network collectively provided 30,450 students from under-resourced communities with individualized tutoring, writing instruction, classroom support, and publishing opportunities. Our programs are steeped in the idea that celebrating creativity is key to engaging youth. As public schools continue to cut back or eliminate arts programs, our model offers a sustainable way to augment arts education programming for students and teachers in urban communities. 14 826 NATIONAL
PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE
1,327 886 TUTORING SESSIONS
STUDENT PUBLICATIONS
208 329 674 STAT
IN-SCHOOL PROJECTS
WRITING WORKSHOPS
FIELD TRIPS
AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING
Neighborhood students receive free, individualized homework help four to five days a week in all subject areas. 826’s after-school tutoring program is designed to inspire learning, foster creativity, and help students understand and complete their homework each day. We accomplish this by giving youth— particularly low-income youth—access to invaluable academic assistance. Last year alone, our chapters offered 1,327 tutoring sessions across the country.
YOUNG AUTHORS’ BOOK PROJECT
Our Young Authors’ Book Project (YABP) partners local schools with professional writers and editors. Students spend three to four months writing about a particular theme and collaborate with volunteers throughout the editing and publishing process. Once the project is complete, students, volunteers, and families celebrate with a book release party in which students read excerpts from their work. The final book is a stunning reflection of months of hard work, engagement, and dedication on the part of the students and volunteers.
IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
We dispatch teams of trained volunteers to local, high-need public schools to support teachers and students. We provide individualized assistance as they tackle various writing projects—including school newspapers, college entrance essays, oral histories, and more. Last year, 826 National’s chapters helped with 208 projects in 72 public schools.
WORKSHOPS
Our free workshops encourage students to explore their creativity and strengthen their writing skills. Topics range from academic essentials like SAT-prep and collegeentrance essays, to more imaginative forms of writing like fiction, non-fiction, cartooning, and bookmaking. Workshops are project-based and taught by experienced, accomplished professionals.
FIELD TRIPS
674 times a year, entire public school classes journey to our writing centers for two hours of interactive, high-energy writing. In our signature Storytelling and Bookmaking Program, for example, students compose an original story as a group—crafting plot points and characters—and then individually write their own unique endings. They return home with personalized books and a deepened understanding of storytelling, bookmaking, and collaboration. Classrooms from 279 different schools participate in Field Trips annually.
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EDWIN GONZALEZ, 826 BOSTON Edwin Gonzalez grew up in Jamaica Plain, a few short blocks from the Greater Boston Bigfoot Research Institute. After discovering his penchant for writing and editing through the Young Authors’ Book Project, he became 826 Boston’s first teen tutor,
received a scholarship from the center to attend Brandeis University, and returned to join the 826 staff full-time as Program Assistant—all within ten years of writing and publishing his first work through 826 Boston.
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“The students that we serve are students that are just like me, students that are dealing with the same issues and the same obstacles as I did. And to be able to be a role model for them in any capacity, it’s just easy for me to do. It doesn’t even feel like work, honestly.”
—EDWIN GONZALEZ, PROGRAM ASSISTANT AT 826 BOSTON
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OUR VOLUNTEERS “Every time I see a tutor it fills me with happiness and hope that one day I am going to go to college and study. Tutors make me think my dreams are going to come true because they smile at everybody when they come.” —ABIGAIL, STUDENT AT 826 VALENCIA
“Having 826 tutors reinforces certain qualities—self-confidence, perseverance, and creativity—we wish to foster in our students.” —5TH GRADE TEACHER IN WASHINGTON, D.C . 18 826 NATIONAL
“Volunteering with 826michigan makes me feel connected to a community of people who want to see young people succeed and enjoy learning. It makes me proud to be a part of that community.” —VOLUNTEER AT 826MICHIGAN
“Volunteering at 826 has been an amazing experience. Each kid is given the opportunity to create extraordinary things and bring their dreams to life. To be a part of that is incredible.” —ETHAN, VOLUNTEER AT 826 BOSTON
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MILES PORTEK, 826NYC “It’s impossible to talk about 826 without talking about the volunteers,” says Cutter Wood, Volunteer Coordinator at 826NYC. And it’s true, volunteers are the heart of 826. Across the network, our chapters attract over 5,000 individuals who can be found at our centers and in neighboring schools each day—supporting morning field trips, sitting side-by-side with our students after school, and helping entire classrooms of students learn the art of writing.
Miles Portek is one such individual—logging over 250 hours at 826NYC since he moved to the city last year. An improv enthusiast himself, it’s no surprise Miles feels right at home leading 826NYC’s Storytelling and Bookmaking Field Trip Program—one of the more theatrical volunteer opportunities offered at 826—where he promotes a positive learning environment by encouraging students to explore their creativity.
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“826 was a way for me to meet other people, and help people. It’s not like it was a struggle or a chore [to volunteer] because Monday and Tuesday afternoons [at 826NYC] ended up being the best days of my week ... 826 has really given me an opportunity to help kids, giving them something that they can walk out of here with and feel proud of, to create something that is really important.” —MILES PORTEK, VOLUNTEER AT 826NYC
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JENNIFER DE LEON, 826 BOSTON Since its inception, 826 has set out to support teachers—creating resources to supplement curriculum, bringing volunteers into the classroom, collaborating on book projects, and, ultimately, helping teachers get their students excited about writing. Through this work, we get the chance to partner with exceptional educators, like Jennifer De Leon. Jennifer is a published author, editor, and seventh grade teacher at the Boston Teachers Union School who teamed up with 826 Boston for their latest Young Authors’ Book Project. Over a five-month period, a cohort of tutors, trained by 826 Boston, visited Jennifer’s
classroom twice a week to work closely with individual students on their writing. The finished product, entitled Things Will Get Better & More Delicious: Stories From Our Lives So Far, contains thoughtfully crafted stories nurtured by Jennifer’s passion and her own writing experience. “It’s a beautiful partnership in that we are leveraging what teachers are already doing, and helping them execute things that they’re creating and envisioning but wouldn’t be able to do without the added support,” notes 826 Boston Associate Director Jessica Drench.
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“In the end, Jennifer really came in and brought out stories to completion with a handful of kids that haven’t gotten there and wouldn’t have without her support.” —JESSICA DRENCH, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AT 826 BOSTON
“As a teacher, I know to expect this sight come September, just like I can expect juicy Expo markers to run dry. What I can never quite anticipate, however, are the stories that will bloom within the silent spaces.” —JENNIFER DE LEON, TEACHER IN BOSTON
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886 PUBLICATIONS
STUDENT WRITING “For me, the most memorable moment was putting the last period on my [last] sentence. I re-read my story and it was so good.” —NATHAN, STUDENT AT 826 BOSTON
“I learned that you can write whatever you want to write about. Also, that mistakes can always be fixed and that a lot of thinking goes into writing.” —SAMANTHA, STUDENT AT 826NYC 24 826 NATIONAL
We Are Alive When We Speak for Justice Delving into the desegregation of California schools in the 1940s, high school students penned both personal and historical essays about the legacy of social justice in education.
Will Equality and Justice Ever Walk Through the Door? Written by Kenia, student at 826LA My cousins didn’t choose to be who they are and deal with autism, yet they don’t blame or complain to their creator for making them who and how they are. They accept every-thing that is given to them and overcome every obstacle they face. They are warriors. All I’m hoping is for them to be treated the same and be accepted by others. And for people to approach them with the kindness and sweetness that I believe everyone has deep inside their hearts. I’m patiently waiting to witness the day that equality and justice enter through my cousins’ door, while discrimination burst out through their windows.
Things Will Get Better and More Delicious: Stories From Our Lives So Far Seventh graders drew upon personal experiences to craft unconventional memoirs, including a conversation between the Dominican Republic and Boston and a seventhgrade survival guide.
Becoming a Dreamer Written by Cody, student at 826 Boston The street game I played when I was only nine or ten was the beginning of my love of basketball. It made me feel invincible and that’s a feeling I still have when I play. When I’m playing basketball, I can believe in myself … Before I play on the court I have to talk to my teammates and make a connection with them. I’m a leader on the court, and that’s important to me.
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A Lantern of Fireflies Ann Arbor high schoolers teamed up with second graders to produce a collection of twenty-one bedtime stories, rife with adventure, discovery, and magic and complemented by illustrations from professional artists.
The Quest for the Diamond Candy Corn Written by Sydney, student at 826michigan The Good Fairy and the ninja boy realized that the cage was made out of Twizzlers because of how it smelled. They ate their way out. They went to the diamond candy corn, but the lasers were still on. The switch to turn off the lasers was in a really high place, so the ninja boy used his ninja skills to scale the wall and flip the switch.
Long Lost Guided by the words and works of master writers, high school students participated in an intensive short story writing workshop where they cultivated their own narrative voices.
Summer’s Story Written by Giavonna, student at 826DC As the car pulled into the driveway, I saw the spitting image of the perfect house for a middle class family in America, with a white picket fence and green grass. Surprisingly, there was also a mural of Maya Angelou, Martin Luther King Jr., and other significant African-American figures. From the corner of my eye I saw an African-American woman, laced in pearls and wearing a pink sweater with a green skirt that ended just above her knees, with jet black curls falling midway down her back. A wide smile appeared on her face; she looked as if she was being given a second chance at something she had lost so long ago.
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Chicken Makes the Ice Cream Taste Better Drawing on inspirations and lessons learned from Edible Schoolyard NYC—a nonprofit that builds gardens and kitchen classrooms in public schools—middle schoolers in East Harlem explored their own narratives around food and community.
The First Day I Had French Fries Written by Jaylin, student at 826NYC I felt nervous, afraid, and scared to try french fries. My hands started shaking. My stomach felt like a herd of animals...I took a french fry and put it in my mouth, suddenly everything became quiet. When I tasted the french fries, it tasted delicious, soft, salty, crunchy, yummy, good, fantastic, and amazing. I felt like jumping off the walls.
Around That Age I Liked to Play with Fire In over 100 personal narratives, tenth graders in Chicago explored themes of power and place by documenting challenging moments in their young lives.
Not Ready to Say Goodbye Written by Mayra, student at 826CHI I see my grandfather walking into his garden in Mexico. It is December 2010. The garden is dark and doesn’t have flowers. I see that he can’t walk very well. This vision is important because my grandfather always spent his hours here. My grandfather was my second father. When I was a child, he made me happy. Any time I had a problem at school, or with my friends, I would speak with him. He would take me when my parents didn’t stay with me. My grandfather always wore casual clothes and one cowboy hat.
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If The World Only Knew Sixty-six young authors shared their personal beliefs and the stories behind them, including times when the world tested their conviction.
What it Means to be a True Friend Written by Joseph, student at 826 Valencia If the whole world broke bread with other people it would be a better place. There would be less killing, stealing, fighting, and arguments. People who are doing those things maybe do them because they feel like no one has their back. They feel empty inside, like a discarded soda can. But when someone breaks bread for you, you feel like someone cares and it gives you hope.
“They changed my writing skills. They cheered me on when I thought I couldn’t do it.” —KASIM B., STUDENT AT 826MICHIGAN
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FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
TOTAL REVENUE $1,680,150
TOTAL EXPENSES $1,526,855
35% FOUNDATIONS
77% CHAPTER SUPPORT
33% INDIVIDUALS
13% FUNDRAISING
16% CORPORATE
10% GENERAL, MANAGEMENT, & ADMINISTRATIVE
11% CHAPTER FEES 2% GOVERNMENT 2% EARNED INCOME* 1% IN-KIND *101 Seminars, Book Projects, Web Store
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REVENUE Chapter Fees
Unrestricted Funds
Temporarily Restricted Funds
Total
$175,675
$175,675
Program Revenue
$23,117
$23,117
Book Royalties & Web Store
$15,197
$15,197
$66
$66
$38,380
$38,380
Earned Income
Interest Total Earned Income
Contributions Foundations
$410,000
$185,000
$595,000
Corporate
$180,192
$98,230
$278,422
Individuals
$283,173
$269,000
$552,173
Government
$27,500
$27,500
In-kind Donations
$13,000
$13,000
Total Contributions
$913,865
$552,230
Net Assets Released from Restrictions
$351,730
($351,730)
$1,479,650
$200,500
Total Revenue
$1,466,095 $1,680,150
EXPENSES Program Services Chapter Support
$1,172,873
$1,172,873
Management, General, & Administrative
$151,799
$151,799
Fundraising
$202,183
$202,183
Total Supporting Services
$353,982
$353,982
$1,526,855
$1,526,855
Supporting Services
Totals Total Expenses
Change in Net Assets
($47,205)
Net Assets, Beginning of the Year
$580,383
Net Assets, End of the Year
$533,178
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$200,500
$153,295 $580,383
$200,500
$733,678
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THANK YOU DONORS We are grateful to the many foundations, corporations, institutions, and individuals who make our work possible. By supporting 826 National and our chapters, thousands of young writers and storytellers across the country will continue to receive free access to our creative writing programs. Thank you for your partnership and generosity!
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$100,000+
Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck Comedy Tour Panta Rhea Foundation ValueAct Capital Anonymous
$25,000-$99,999
Prior Family Foundation
Ray Nimrod
David Steele
B.J. Novak
Anonymous
Johanna Ong
$1,000-$4,999 Steven Anderson Apple Inc. Jennifer Barrett
David Orta Sean Pak Matthew Patsky Thomas Pease
Andrew Berdon
Jennifer Bunshoft Pergher & Ruggero Pergher
Paul Brinkman
David Perlson
William Burck
Jon Pickhardt
Jane Byrne
Andrew Rappaport
CharityBuzz
Robert Raskopf
Michael Cheung
Kevin Reed
$10,000-$24,999
Daniel Cunningham
Adam Rex
Agency for the Performing Arts (APA)
The Davis Charitable Trust
Susan Sillins
Bad Robot
David Eiseman
Jeff Roggin
Song Reader, with thanks to Beck, Capitol Records, and Warby Parker
Michelle Fox
Peter Sims
Michael & Michelle Gaines
Gabriel Stricker
Faith Gay
Kathleen Sullivan
Marcus Grosch
Dominic Surprenant
Lisa Brown & Daniel Handler
Stephen Swedlow
Nadine Hermann
Chris Tayback
Eric Huang
Brian Timmons
Mary Schaefer
Diane Hutnyan
Morgan Tovey
Singer Family Foundation
June Jackson
Valla Family Foundation
Terry Wit & Jenn Hef lin
Robert Juman
Michael Weiss
Jennifer Kash
Rick Werder
Keough Family Foundation
Michael Williams
Christopher Kercher
Eric Winston
Knock Knock
Anonymous
Judd Apatow’s Sick In The Head Cole Haan Lambent Foundation Fund Taproot Foundation Time Warner Cable Yellow Chair Foundation
John & Kelly Couch Jamieson Foundation Toni Morell & Zingerman’s Community of Businesses Robert & Toni Bader Charitable Foundation
$5,000-$9,999 Kenneth Chiate Conatus Capital Management LP Goldman Sachs & Co. Matching Gifts Program Reece Hirsch Jordan Kurland Merge Records & A Very She & Him Christmas
Dan Kuruna & Justine Jentes Robert Loigman Tony and Anne Lopez Fred Lorig Joe Malcoun
Amir Mokari
Victoria Maroulis
Craig Newmark, craigconnects & craigslist
Juan Morillo
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15
$250-$999 American Booksellers Association Kevin Arnold Christine Ogata & John Baker Linda Brewer Deborah Brown Sylvia & Barry Bunshoft 33
Peter Calamari
David Viecelli
Sarah Hoagland
Louise Carroll
Kevin Whalen
Matt Hoff
Holly Sphar & Amy Charleroy
Henry Wheatley
James Joaquin
Gee Chuang
Chad White
Robyn Kasler
Andrea Coller
Jacinta Pister & John Whitmore
Donna Koppelman
Dollar A Day
Peter Cook & Leah Williams
Susan Kurland
Elliott Badgley Foundation, Inc.
The Wylie Agency, Inc.
Phyllis Lantos
Taryn Fransen
Anonymous
Susan Lascher
Danielle Gilmore Tara Ginsberg Google Dave Grable Diane Doolittle & Michael Grady Marian & Roger Gray Marc Greenwald Zach Hench Katie Hinman Dawn Holliday Carolyn Jandelli Mark Kaplan Allison Keltner Charles Kurland Mary Lafferty Jennie Leichtling Michael Litman Jaryl Lore Dawson Ludwig Donna Cowan & Barry Nelson Miriam Rabkin Sascha Rand Paul, Megan & Oliver Schutt Michael Senchyna Raub Shapiro Beverly Simmons Claude Stern Andrew Strickman Tessie Topol Thomas Unterburger
$100-$249 AmazonSmile Elaine & Bob Andrews
Leap Books LLC Sheila Lockwood David Low
Robert Bartels
Matthew Makowski & Stefanie Lew Makowski
Jennifer Benka
Rosamund Palmer
Deborah Berne
Timothy Perell
Linda Blumberg
Gary Sernovitz & Molly Pulda
The Boeing Company’s Gift Match Program
William Quackenbush
Andrew Bryan Nínive & Jean Claude Calegari Cat and Dragon Giving Fund Philip Chung William Cooper Crosby & Kaneda Elizabeth & Ted Cross Keri Culver Jodie Evans Richard Farman Aaron Fleming Maurice Frechette
Elizabeth Quinn David Rohde Paul Saginaw Nicholas Savidge-Wilkins Cristine Steele Cynthia Taggart Kerry Tani Deb White Bob and Sharon Yoerg Nancy Zarovsky Heidi Zimmerman Anonymous
Maureen Gates
UNDER $100
Dan & Tracy Glomski
Maggie Andrews
Glenn Goodrich
Jennifer Appel
Tara Greco
Aliza Arenson
Matthew Haley
Aneesha Badrinarayan
W. Richard Hall
Nick Bastone
Anita Hampton
David Bernstein
Melissa Herzbrun
Jamie Bogetti
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Mara Bralove
Mara Klecker
David Sacker
Lauren Broder
Marisa Knopman
The Santo Salvo Family
Jules Brown
Henrik Larsen
Nick Santucci
Marlena Byrne
Sue Jin Lee
Darren Shapiro
Bernadette Caldwell
William Lesman
Meg Smith
Kristen Callen
Justin Little
Meghan Smith
Rachel Cantor
Laura Mancini
Kayla Spears
Karen Carmody
Kathleen Martin
Kaitlin Steele
Gillian WBC
Ian Mellor
Greg Stewart
Michael Criscione
Margaret Miller
Tara Thomas
Kimberly Critchfield
Kristen Miller
Rita Topol
Mike DeWald
Jonathan Milner
Nick Trincia
Cooper Dinning
Laura Mitchell
Anne Visel
Jeffrey Dobrinsky
Jillian Miyagi
Franco Vitella
Darryl Duffy
Robert Morton
Paul Von Drasek
eBay Giving Works
Moss Love LLC
Elisabeth Wakcher
Nicole Evans
Vanessa Naylon
Mark Watkins
Stephen Fales
Laura Newmark
Heather Way
Erin Fishel
Dottie O’Rourke
Mara Weiss
Found Poetry Review poets: Lori Brack, Sheree Mack, Pamela Sayers, Rebecca Siegel, Richard Walker, Rob Kenter, Pratibha Kelapure
Chris Okon
Jacqueline Weissman
Teague O’Malley
Carol Weissman
PayPal
Jesse Wendel
The Freedman Family
Amy Paciej-Woodruff
Iris Witherspoon
Gap Foundation
Meagan Patterson
Brandon Wolfe
Joyce Giordano
Nicole Pepper
Working Proof
Stacey Glick
Brian Popowitz
Terry Yokota
Michael Goldberg
Todd Porter
Anonymous
Anna Goldowsky
Christopher Postlethwait
Anna Gross
Krista Walton Potter & Spencer Potter
Laura Hansen
Colleen Walsh Powell
Meg Hewitt
PVD Lady Project
Alexis Hyder
Thomas Quinn
Meg Peterson
Edwin Josephson
Rebecca Raymond
Northeastern University
Inkoo Kang
Carolyn Rees
Sarah Kelly
Brent Reno
Travis Keltner
Hunter Riley
Emma Kelty-Stephen
Barbara Rindf leisch
Scout Books
Julia Kinsman
Pam Sable
Zack Skelly
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15
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