Annual  Report  2017  

MISSION  

Above  the  Clouds  is  a  non-­‐profit  organization  whose  mission  is  to  bring  joy  and  hope,  through  the  wonder  of  small  aircraft  flight,  to  children  who  are  seriously  ill,  disabled,  under  served  or  facing  other  serious  adversity.  The  organization  accomplishes  its  mission  through  its  three  programs:  Dream  Flyers,  Cadet  Flyers,  and  Discovery  Flyers.    

VISION:  Above  the  Clouds  seeks:  

• To  fulfill  the  need  for  seriously  ill  and  undeserved  children  to  experience  joy  and  to  have  opportunities  to  escape  the  fear,  pain,  stress,  and/or  tedium  that  mark  most  of  their  lives.  

• To  fulfill  the  need  for  youth  to  be  afforded  the  guidance,  support  and  friendship  that  a  positive  adult  mentor  can  offer.  

• To  fulfill  the  need  for  youth  to  be  provided  with  experiences  that  instill  a  love  of  learning  that  can  offer  the  motivation  need  to  work  hard  at  school.  

 

PROGRAMS:  We  are  organized  around  three  programs;  all  include  flights  in  small  aircraft  piloted  by  volunteer  pilots.  

1. Dream  Flyers  is  our  cornerstone  program.  Each  Dream  Flyer  designs  a  flight  plan,  co-­‐pilots  and  takes  the  control  of  an  aircraft,  and  celebrates  afterwards  with  family  and  friends  in  the  Pilot  Lounge.      

2. Discovery  Flyers  are  paired  with  pilot  mentors.  Monthly  in-­‐flight  experiences  and  field  trips  foster  trusting  relationships,  a  sense  of  group  membership,  and  a  sense  of  self.  

   3. Cadet  Flyers  learn  to  solo  fly  an  airplane.  After  many  hours  of  in-­‐flight  and  ground  instruction,  the  Cadet  Flyer  experience  culminates  in  a  life-­‐changing  solo  Flight  

PARTNERING  ORGANIZATIONS  

• Big  Brother  Big  Sister  (Boston)  • Big  Sisters  • Brigham  and  Women’s  Hospital  • Children’s  Hospital  • Crossroads  4  Kids  • Dana  Farber  Cancer  Institute  • Dorchester  Boys  and  Girls  Club  • Home  for  Little  Wanderers  • House  of  Possibilities  • Italian  Home  • Jewish  Big  Brother  Big  Sister  • Jewish  Family  and  Children’s  Service  • Lucy’s  LoveBus  • Massachusetts  General  Hospital  • Old  Colony  YMCA  • Smart  from  the  Start  • Tufts  Floating  Hospital  for  Children  • Wildflower  Camp  Foundation  

 

Trip  to  NYC  with  Cadet  Flyers   Taking  off  on  a  Discovery  Flight  

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  

James  P.  Andersen,  (Managing  Partner,  Foundation  Management  Association,  LLC)  Brendan  Feitelberg  (Private  Pilot;  Co-­‐Founder,  Jet  It)  David  Hampson  (Private  Pilot,  Owner,  Schrager  Hampson  Aviation  Insurance)  Ken  Hertz  (Captain,)  JetBlue  Airlines)  Bob  Kustka  (President,  Fusion  Factor,  Inc.;  Co-­‐Founder,  Career  Bound)  Reid  Maclellan,  M.D.  (Crimson  Veritas  Consulting  Group  Managing  Partner,  Boston  Children’s  Hospital/  Harvard  Medical  School,  Instructor  of  Plastic  Surgery)  Gary  J.  Oberstein,  Esq.  (Instrument-­‐rated  Private  Pilot;  Former  Managing  Partner,  now  Senior  Counsel,  Nixon  Peabody,  LLP,  Boston  Office)  Daniel  Schrager  (Private  Pilot;  Founder  Aviation  Insurance  Company)        IMPACT  STATISTICS    Number  of  youth  served  in  the  Dream  Flyers  Program         77  Number  of  youth  served  in  the  Discovery  and  Cadet  Flyers  Programs   22  Total  number  of  youth  served  in  2017             99  Number  of  family  and  closer  friends  who  were  passengers  on  flights    with  their  loved  ones                                  156    

Individual  52%  Corporate  

16%  

Grants  32%  

Above  the  Clouds  Donation  Sources  

         More  than  half  of  Above  the  Clouds’  funding  comes  from  individual  donors.                      Above  the  Clouds  is  fortunate  to  receive  a  great  deal  of  inkind  support.  This  includes,  for  example,  donations  of  pilot  time,  aircraft,  and  fuel  as  well  as  donations  from  local  businesses.    

In  Kind  20%  

Cash  80%  

Above  the  Clouds  In  Kind    Support  

Dream  Flyer  getting  ready  to  fly  Rodman  Riders  

Call  to  Action    In  2018,  Above  the  Clouds  seeks  to  build  capacity  to  meet  the  growing  demand  for  its  services.  In  order  to  increase  participation  in  each  of  our  three  programs,  ATC  needs  to:    1.  Increase  available  funds  to  cover  the  costs  associated  with  expanding  our  program.  2.  Recruit  more  pilots  in  order  to  expand  our  programming  to  new  communities.  3.  Recruit  more  volunteers.    To  Donate:    If  you  would  like  to  make  a  donation,  visit  abovethecloudskids.org/donate/.    If  you  would  prefer  to  donate  using  a  check  or  other  form  of  payment,  please  contact  martha@abovethecloudskids.org.  If  you  would  like  to  support  Above  the  Clouds  through  an  in-­‐kind  contribution,  please  email:  martha@abovethecloudskids.org.  Above  the  Clouds  is  a  non-­‐profit,  tax-­‐exempt  organization.  Donations  are  tax  deductible  to  the  fullest  extent  of  the  law  under  section  501(c)(3)  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code.      To  Volunteer:    Above  the  Clouds  is  thrilled  to  welcome  volunteers  to  help  accomplish  our  mission  of  bringing  joy  and  hope  to  children  who  are  seriously  ill,  disabled,  under  served  or  facing  other  serious  adversity.    ·  Become  a  Dream  Flyer  Pilot  ·  Become  a  Discovery  Flyer  Pilot  ·  Become  a  Cadet  Flyer  Pilot  ·  Join  the  Ground  Crew  on  Dream      Flight  Days  ·  Become  a  Flight  Coordinator  

 

 

Ground  Crew  “Greeters”  on  Dream  Flight  Day  

Above  the  Clouds  celebrates  the  generosity  of  our  2017  individual  donors  and  friends  in  the  business  community,  whose  investments  of  strategic  leadership,  in-­‐kind  donations,  and  financial  contributions  allow  us  to  provide  joy  and  hope  to  children  and  teens.  THANK  YOU  TO  OUR  (NEARLY)  500  SUPPORTERS  IN  2017!  

Platinum Sponsor ($25,000+) Piedmont Airlines Gold Sponsor ($15,000-$25,000) JetBlue Airlines Silver Sponsor ($10,000-$15,000) Dunkin Brands Joy in Childhood Foundation RH and KL Maclellan Foundation Bronze Sponsor ($9,000) Mass Airport Management Association (MAMA) Squadron Leader ($5,000-$8,999) James Anderson The Meeting Company Adam Scripps Foundation Cadet Flyer (2,500-$4,999) Bob and Mary Kustka Nixon Peabody LLC OneAmerica Discovery Flyer ($1,000-$2,999) Anonymous Stuart Auerbach Philip Austin Biogen Ken Dustin Gerry Leone Committee Bill Gillen Andrew Glincher JoAnn and David Hampson Michael McMahon Bill Nebes Krishna and Jaganmoran Rao David Sloan Stoughton Army and Navy

Top Gun ($500-$999) Jimmy Abdalla Amy and Duncan Berkeley Jack Clymer Kathy Collins Jeff Gilbreth Lisa and Scott Maclellan Reid Maclellan John Mannix Dawn Marinelli Stephen Oliver Walter Pressey Melvin S. Rines Tom Rosedale Steve Sullivan Suzanne and Paul Wright Aviator ($300-$499) Seth Bagan Greg Bongiorno Trish and Bill Conway Robert Dolinko David Hampson Ken Hertz Chris Keefe Dan Kustka Robert Mullaney Panera Bread Roche Brother Supermarket Carmella and Paul Ryan Nancy Tobin TransCandada Pipelines Dream Flyer ($250-$299) Aronson Family Paul Bouton Seth Bagan Paul Bouton James Carroll Fredrick Childs Chris Kenney Karen Lewis Reed Malleck Rafael Marin Billie Pigford Richard Silton Donna Stearns  

Chris Steward Michael Steward Allyson Strianese Jim Vallee Barbara Villano Pilots ($100-249) Sandra Akers Peter Angle Monica Antezana David Appel Carter Bacon Rohit Bakshi Jonathan Bamel Mark Barnett David Bedrick Uri Ben-Yashar artin Berseus Charles Bischoff Chuck Black Ravi Boppanna Glenn Bornstein F. Keats Boyd Kevin Bruno Joe and Adele Calbick Pam and Bill Casey Rich Cella Amy and Leo Chausse Tammy Chu Chris Clark Stacie and Dave Collier Jennifer Collins Dan and Erika Collins Russ Colton Fred Conover Brian Corte Francis Crocetti Steven Davis Charles Della Croce Neal Denenberg Keith DesRosiers Dave Deutch Dennis DiLeo Carla Dominguez Gabby Dominguez David Donnelly David Doorakian  

Pilots (cont.) Noel Dulac Patrice Dykens Julie Eiermann Scott and Joanne Faust Cynthia Fenneman Patrick Fitzgerald Cory Flashner David Fleishman David Frost Ray Fuller Dan Genis Thomas Gentile Chris Gervais Ed Giannetti Janet Giannetti Pat and Pete Gilbreth Aubrey Goodman Joseph Gravier Cindy Hale Jane Hall Will Hall Rob Hallisey Diana Hammer Keith Hapenney Jerry Heller Jim and Mary Henry Frank Hertz Larry Hertz Jane Hodgman Marc and Farhana Hough Adam Howarth Cheri Hurley Freya Hurwitz MItchell Jacoby Kellie Jacques Gys Karageorge Ellen, Henry and Jonah Katz Mitch Katzman Chris Keefe Sarah Kittredge Larry Klaff Jennifer Knutel Myra Kolton Mary Krull Eleanor Kustka Joel Kustka Jason Kustka Michelle LaChapelle Gary Learner Lauren Liebhaber Fran Lipson  

Donna Magnasco Jared Mahoney Karen and Tom Manor Richard Manser David Margolis Donald Mauch R Mayes Janet McDonough Chris McNett Matthew McLaughlin Cindi Metro Michel Associates Morgan Stanley Catherine Moyo Kurt Mullen Darryl Neier Bill Noonan James Norcott Robert Oberstein Stephen Oler Kristine Pankow Jon Payson David Pelletier Kristine Pereira Lauren Pitalis John Poirier Eric Poole Chris Poreda Andrew Prescott Bart Pressly Migues Quiles Debbie Raisner Thompson Jamie Rojette Tremblay Beth Ras Rob Reilly David Resnick Dave Roberts Roche Brothers Supermarkets Chris Rogers David Ryan Mark Ryan Daniel Ryan Jean-Pierre Safar Meredith Saillant Jeff Santucci Ken Sarni Mark Scagliarini Alan Scott Marilyn Seccombe Dror Sero Eden Siff Lisa Simmons

Henrietta Sinha Greg Smith Fleet Smith Smoot John Snellings Amy Somer Roger Spingarn Patrick Stahl William Stanton Marie Stata Russell Stein Ian Stenehjem Eileen Steward Jeremy Steward Jim Stewart Skip Sullivan Patrick Sullivan Kara Swenson Jeff Thibault Caherine Tonello TransCanada Pipelines George Waggott Ari Warsawski Eli and Ceci Warsawski Tim Weinhold Neal Weiss John Wellman Jim West Peter Willett Joanne Wills Joanne Wolfe Carl Zack Freddy Zagami Robert Zuker Barnstormers ($50-$99) Jeanne Ackerly Patty Ackerly Chris Adams Megan Ahigian Joseph Albano Robert Allin Richard Allsbrook Paul Antonellis Mary Avery Ray and Judy Babinski Geoffrey Bartlett Dan and Allison Barton Omri Baumer Elaine Belkin Jon Bell Leslie Benvenuti Bergemann  

Barnstormers (cont.) Richie Bernard Heather and Scott Bienz Brian Blank Stephan and Ellen Blum Jeffrey Bodenstab Barbara and Larry Brenner Manfred Brigi Sean Brooks Eric Burke Keith Burke Kathleen Burns Patrick Cable Jennifer Chan Kathi Chicos Amanda Citron Charlie Claeys Sandy Cobb Mark Collins Noah Condon Carrie Connelly Michael Corcoran Lauren and Andrew Crowley LIndsay D'Anna Dave Decoste Craig Delisle Robin Digiamarino John Dion Kara Disandro Robert Dolinko Kelsey Doran Nicole Dubois Frank and Cindi Dubois Jay Dunkan Michael Ernst Caleb Fall Jill Finkelstein Judy and Gavin Finn Scott Flagg Bobby Flashner Steven Flashner Allan Foster Brandon Freedman Stephan Gaehde Will Gardner Kim Gazzola Stacey Giannetti Drew Gibbons Mary Goldman Valerie Grande Matthew Grandonico Sarah Griella Kathleen Hayes  

Jeff Hertzog George Howarth Brendan Hughes Paul Jackson Taylor Jacoby Kristin Jamberdino Marc Jones Carol Kahn Diane Kaplan Vincent Kelley Dan Kinan Katherine Kohrman Susan Koslow Justin Krasinski Jason Kroll Rolee Kumar James Kustka Joy Lang Margaret LeBlanc John Lilly Max Lopez Zach Lowe Eric Mabley Andrew Maloney Victoria Margosian Dick Mariano Ron Markovsky Steven Materne Jeff McCarthy Bill McGonagle Dave McKnitt Neal McNamara Phil Maneses Eran and Patricia Metzger Bill Midon Wesley Mitchell Joseph Morrell Joe Nichol Mary Numbers B O'Connor Dr. and Mrs Morton Oberstein Mary Ellen and Peter Paravalos Joel Pava Zach Pava Linda Pearson Laura Perra Nick Petinella Sarah Pettit Andrew Phillips Chris Pinette Ashley Plourde

Jenny Pollack Matt Posner Betsy Powers Sharon Ricci Barry Roaen Ian Roffman Stephen Rojik Andrew Ruggiero Cynthia Runge Laura Russo Laura Ruthberg Gordon Sands Carl Sayman Mark Scherfling Palen Schwab David Schwartz Maria Seery Jeremy Seidman Daniel Shadbegian Doug Shattuck Dan Shaw Michael Simons Norman Somer Frank Sorz Jake and Joe Spector Jeff Studley Steve Sullivan Naomi Sweitzer Brian Sykora Whit Tau Emily Taylor Peter Terenzi C Tillett Kathleen Tucker Uno Restaurant Shireen Uttam David Vail Alex van Voorhees David Vanderpot Tommy Vocatura Ed Wallack Reggie Ward Kim White Jackie Wickersham Saman Wilcox Mary Wirein David Wolfman Andrea Yavarow Pat Zafirelis Vivian Zeizel Len Zendrow Athena Ziavras

 Friends <$50 Nicole Aguirre Jason Allen Marybeth Anderson Joe Baker Adam Bakow Timonthy Black Rosalyn Bonaventure Rich Brouillette Michele Butler Karen Campbell Suzanne and Andy Cherenson Menahem Cohen Denise Connolly Amy Cook George Cronk Louis DiFronzo Lucas Dubois Caleb Eaton Tim Fissette Beth Fraster Adam Goldkamp Andrew Gosman Aidan Hanlon Jamie Harrison Tiffany Haverfield Charlie Hoang Valerie and Bala Iyer Barbara Jackson Anant Khanolkar Michelle Kitchen Cesar Lara Anthony Leccese Charles Lyddane Jim McDonough Sujatha Mizar Kathy Murphy Toni Noble David Pacheco Ben Patterson Christopher Queenin Carl Robinson MJ Rockwood Jackie and Lee Rossey Michael Roughan Matt Sheehan Howard Silverman Shirley Spear Linda Somers Stephen Szygiel Nadia Tubaishat Julia Wang Idan Warsawski Whelan Denehy Incorporated Charles Wittman  

Dream  Flight  Day  Volunteers  from  Dunkin  Brands  

Therapy  Dog  on  Dream  Flight  Day