2007/2008 ANNUAL REPORTJuly 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008

The Future Looks Bright

I Wish…

By Aaron Borders

Seventh grade student at Gateway MiddleSchool, Saint Louis Public Schools;Nancy Powers’ Poetry Writing residency

I wish that I could fly

So I could touch the stars,

I wish that the person I love the most

Can live forever,

I wish that there was a word

That could describe how happy

I am everyday,

I wish that no one in the world

Could drop a tear,

I wish I had magic powers

So I could make a billion people smile,

I wish…

Words from Barbara Carswell, Executive Director

2007-2008 was a year ofreflection, growth and achance to look towards

the future. It has been two years sinceSpringboard to Learning and YoungAudiences of St. Louis merged to become asingle organization. Our Board and stafffunction as one to better serve the studentsand teachers of the St. Louis region. We arenow looking to the future to see what morewe can do to always keep improving our programs, continue to adhere to nationaland state standards of excellence and makethe best possible indelible impression oneach student our program touches. OurBoard and staff completed a strategic planthat we will follow for the next two yearsand we look forward to achieving our goals.

The success of our organization would notbe possible without the generous supportfrom individuals, foundations and corpora-tions. Thank you for making our students’wishes come true.

Barbara CarswellExecutive Director

Program Highlights:

> Overall number of program sites increased.

> Our Arts Partners program grew to 48 sites.

> The annual Connections Institute held at University of Missouri-St. Louis in June focused on integrating art and science. It attracted national speakers and attendance doubled.

> We collaborated with Interchange to develop school-wide programming that was piloted with a project called Passportto Africa at Blewett Middle School in St. Louis Public Schools. Students studied all five African regions across subject areas and celebrated their learning in a day dedicated to their African studies.

> In addition, we continued to collaborate withArtWorks, Wyman Center and the Universityof Missouri-St. Louis International Library.

> A reporter from KETC, St. Louis’ Public Television station, followed a class partici-pating in a Haitian dance residency from the first day of class to their final perform-ance at the 24th Annual Dance Festival. Thein-depth story aired on Living St. Louis.

Organization Highlights:

> The Board of Directors and staff completedtheir first strategic plan determining goalsfor the next twenty four months.

> The “Light the Way” gala, a seated dinner and auction held in May at Lumen, grossedover $66,000. David Diener and Ann CarrollWells served as Honorary Chairpersons.

ABOUT US OUR MISSION WHO WE ARE

Springboard to Learning & YoungAudiences of St. Louis is the region’s largestprovider of in-school arts and cultural integration programs serving approximately78,000 students and teachers each year inelementary and middle schools with215,000 student contact hours. Our catalogincludes many unique programs taught byknowledgeable teaching artists that areavailable to schools and community organizations throughout the Saint Louismetropolitan area, the eastern half ofMissouri, and the Metro East area of Illinois.Springboard to Learning & YoungAudiences has a strong commitment tounderserved children. Overall, 60% of theschools served by our programs are definedas having an economically disadvantagedstudent population as determined by stateguidelines. Our programs emphasize“minds-on” and “hands-on” activities that are aligned with state and nationaleducation standards.

Springboard to Learning & Young Audiencesof St. Louis provides programs in the arts,cultures, humanities, and sciences to schoolsand community organizations. These programs inspire their audiences to embraceknowledge and new experiences that broaden their horizons.

Our programs are available in the followingformats:

1. Performances

2. Classroom Experiences (residencies and workshops)

3. Professional Development

By the numbers:78,000 Total number of children and

teachers who experienced our programs

215,579 Total number of student contact hours

241 Number of schools and community venues

130 Number of unique programs offered in the catalog (not including professionaldevelopment)

180 Teaching Artists on our roster

DUNKLIN

NEWMADRID

LEWISKNOXADAIRULLIVAN

LINNSHELBY

MACON

RALLS

MARION

MONROEPIKE

OZARK

ST. LOUIS

TANEY

SCOTT

PERRY

RIPLEYOREGON

CARTER

BUTLER

STE.GENE-VIEVE

HOWELL

DENT

WRIGHT TEXASNE

DOUGLAS

IRON

SHANNON

LACLEDE

PHELPS

WAYNE

MARIES

RAND-OLPH

AUDRAIN

BOONE

SALINE

CHARITON

COOPER

COLE

MILLER

HOWARDLINCOLN

CAMDEN

ST. LOUIS

DALLASW

EBSTER

HRISTIAN

PULASKI

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ORY

TON

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L

OSAGE

STODDARD

CALLAWAY

WARREN

FRANKLIN

MONI-TEAU

MON

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MER

Y

ST.CHARLES

MORGAN

JEFFERSONCRAWFORD

GASCONADE

WASHINGTON

ST.FRANCOISMADISONREYNOLDS

BOLL

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MISS-

ISSIPPI

CAPEGIRARDEA

U

PEMISCOT

GREENE

JERSEY

MONROE

CLINTON

PERRY

SHELBY

RANDOLPH

JACKSON

MARION

BOND

WASHING-TON

SALINE

FAYETTE

MONT-GOMERY

MACOUPIN

JEFFERSON

CLAY

FRANKLIN

WILLIAM-

HAM

ILTON

WAY

EFFING-HAM

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ST. CLAIR

MADISON

89%Student Workshops

& Residencies(3,364 hours)

Performances(287 hours) Professional

Development(108 hours)

8%3%

MISSOURI

ILLINOIS

ServingCallawayDunklinFranklinMarionSt. CharlesSt. Louis CitySt. Louis CountyWarren

ServingMadisonSt. Clair

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2007-2008

PresidentSean Gannon

Vice PresidentEarl Shreckengast

TreasurerMary Kay Lofgren

SecretaryKari McAvoy

Current Staff

Barbara Carswell Executive Director

Virginia Coates-Favron Administrative Assistant

Debbie Corson Arts Education Specialist

Alexis Essman & Bette WelchFinancial Managers

Emily Fisher Special Projects Manager

Andrea Gant Development Director

Julie Johnson Office & Scheduling Coordinator

Kelly Scheffer Arts Education Specialist

Cory Smallwood Director of Marketing & Public Relations

Kate SpencerProgram Department Coordinator

Martha Stegmaier Program Director for Saint Louis Public Schools

Mayra Assi

Carolyn Beimdiek

Carolyn Cash

Elizabeth Connelly

David Diener

Betsy Enslin

Meredith Holbrook

Malcolm Ivey

Herman L. Jimerson

Robert Klutho

Joy Krieger

Mary Ann Lee

Barbara Blee Mailee

Cynthia Maritz

Anne McCormack

Ellinder Murray

Jessica Perkins

Susan Philpott

Gerry Richardson

Nancy Lasky Rife

Philip Roush

John Russell

Peter Sargent

Joan S. Schiele

Mike Schroeder

Elise R. Schweich

Mark Shapiro

Shirley Sher

Helen Shopmaker

Tracey Temanson

William T. Thomas

Emily F. Ullman

Betsy Wack

Cheryl L. Whalen

Kathie Winter

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Breakdown of Revenue

Earned Revenue $ 568,873Investments $ -11,126In Kind $ 64,891Corporations & Foundations $ 213,373Events $ 74,110Individuals $ 109,056Arts Agencies $ 162,361

TOTAL: $ 1,181,538

Breakdown of Expenses

Program $ 902,587Management & General $ 142,475Fund Raising $ 125,832

TOTAL: $ 1,170,894

18%Corporations

& Foundations

13%Arts

Agencies

48%Earned

Revenue

9%Individuals

1%Investments

6%Events

5%In Kind

77%Program Expenses

12%Management

& GeneralExpenses

11%Fund Raising

Expenses

Individual, Businesses and Foundationswho provided support between July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008.

$115,000 - $100,000The Dana Brown Charitable TrustRegional Arts Commission of St. Louis

$35,000 - $14,000AnonymousArts and Education CouncilEmersonLee, Mary Ann and DesMissouri Arts CouncilMetLife FoundationRudin, JackShopmaker, HelenSocial Venture Partners

Regional Business Council St. Louis Unitarian Foundation

for ChildrenUniversity of Missouri–St. LouisWhitaker Foundation

$13,999 - $8,000Gertrude & William A. Bernoudy

FoundationEmployees Community Fund of

Boeing St. LouisEnterprise Rent-A-Car FoundationGreater St. Louis Community

Foundation Incarnate Word FoundationWilliam T. Kemper-Commerce

Bank Trustee

$7,999 - $5,000Anheuser-Busch, Inc.Edward Chase Garvey FoundationRudin, SusanSher, Shirley and DonaldThe Trio Foundation of St. Louis

$4,999 - $3,000 Clifford Willard Gaylord FoundationCardinals Care–St. Louis CardinalsDCA Family FoundationE. Reuben and Gladys Flora Grant

Charitable TrustIvey, Dee Ann and MalcolmMaritz, Mary AnnMcCormack, Anne Christine and KevinSchweich, Elise US Bank

$2,999 - $2,000AmerenUEAnonymousCasey Communications, Inc.Essman Family FoundationHarry Edison FoundationKranzberg, Nancy and KenKrieger, Joy and MarkMcCormack Baron Salazar, Inc.Muller, Julia and Shreckengast, Earl Pott Foundation

$1,999 - $1,000Anonymous Araka RestaurantBearman, Mary and MortonCarswell, Barbara and MatthewDiener, DavidFischer-Bauer-Knirps FoundationG & G Educational FundGannon, Marilyn and SeanGarden View Care CentersHexter, Shellie and ChrisHolbrook, Meredith and JamesMcAvoy, Kari and Williams, JohnMillstone FoundationPhilpott, Susie and GordonRaskas, Jo AnnRubinBrownSchiele, Joan and JimShapiro, Patti and MarkTemanson, Tracey and Donnelly, James

Ullman, EmilyUnigroup, Inc.Vector CommunicationsWinter, Kathie and Richard

$999 - $500Anderson, Mary EllenBeimdiek, Carolyn and DonaldBlum, Mr. and Mrs. DonaldBuder, JuttaChouquette, Jean and

Richardson, GerryConnelly, Elizabeth and Patrick Enslin, Elizabeth and PeterKalishman, NancyKlutho, Robert and AngelaLofgren, Mary Kay and ChrisLukeman, GregMacy's FoundationMiller, Deborah and MarkNewton, VickieReynolds, Nancy and Brown, DwyerRoush, Kay and PhilRussell, JohnSpieler, ColleenStrauss, MaryThomas, William and Stanley, KathleenWack, Elizabeth and Thomas Weber, GraceWhalen, CherylYearwood, Lynn and Darrell

$499 - $250Bentele, Debbie and RaymondBoehm, Mr. and Mrs. ThomasBohm, LeeBuhr, Diane and DennisCain, MillieCarey, WilliamEssman, Alexis and NormanFlowers, Doris and HaroldGall Family FoundationGellman, WarrenGoldstein, JonathanGrowe, Bethe and GaryHandleman, Claiborne and AvromHarris, Judy and HarveyHirsch, Gay and Ross, HankKlostermann, KirkLipstein, Susan and StevenManche, Tom

Maritz III, Mr. and Mrs. JamesMcIntosh, Amy and Toobin, JeffreyMengel, Surdyke, Murphy & FinkeMiller, Kim and WilliamMurray, Ellinder and JamesPass, Mr. and Mrs. JulesPeil, Judy and FredRobbins Jr., Mr. and Mrs. RayRusnack, Mr. and Mrs. BillSargent, Alice and Peter Scheffer, Michelle and WilliamSchimmel, FernSchukai, Mary Ellen and CharlesSpencer, JamiesonSrenco, Mary Ann and AndrewThompson, Heather and ChrisThyssen, Carin and ErikTobben, Mr. and Mrs. DanielVolk, DavidWarschauer, Mr. and Mrs. MurrayWelch, Bette Wells, Ann CarrollWhalen, Lillie and PrestonZimmerman, Hillary

$249 - $101Bernstein, Marcia and NeilCarswell, MaryCornelius, VirginiaDeutsch, Mr. and Mrs. EugeneDrummond, Peggy and RobertEddy, William Fadem, Mr. and Mrs. RodneyFarley, Margo and EdGonzalez, Debbie and Rudd, DanGreen, LouiseHarris, BarbaraHoffmeister, Sheila and JamesInverness GroupJaworski, Pauline and ErnestLange, JeanLockwood, MichaelLopata, LucyMalloy, Joni and MichaelMarx, Claire and RichardMoog, Donna and Landsbaum, LeonardMoog, DorothyMudd, GregMullins, Mr. and Mrs. BirchNickel, Christy and JohnQueathem, Elaine

SUPPORTERS

Rife, Nancy LaskySchoemehl, VincentSchweich, ArthurSessel, Mr. and Mrs. MarcusShepard, RichardSiteman, NancySmith, CharmaineSoule, Ellen and GaryStegmaier, Otto Steinau, Mary Stith Jr., RichardWilkinson, Donna

Gifts up to $100Abernathy, DianeAdderton, Mrs. J. WalterAlberstat, Shirley and NathanAltwies, ThomasAxelbaum, GeraldBaetz, Mr. and Mrs. DavidBaglan, Nancy and Robert Bane, BetsyBarrentine, Harriet and MoodyBarrentine, VirgieBarrett, PatriciaBartnett, Cheryl and NeilBettman, Maureen and AndrewBierman, JuneBinder, EdithBlum, Randee and Balkin, JeffreyBlumenhorst, ChristopherBoehm, PhilipBrossard, Nancy Forsyth and ThomasBrown, Shirley and CharlesBrunts, DeanneCarlson, Anne and JerryClarkson, BeverlyCohen, LauraCrow, LillianDavidson, Nancy and Richard Dearing, RobertaDemerath, Barbara SingerDewald, Mr. and Mrs. Paul

Drennan Jr., Mr. and Mrs. QuintusDrey, Kay and LeoEagleton, BarbaraFirestone, Dorothy and WilliamFish, MicheleFong, Mr. and Mrs. JamesFowler, Martha and RobertFrelich, Joan and SemonFriedlander, Jessica and MichaelGarino, Mr. and Mrs. DavidGershman, BettieGirardier, BeverlyGlazer, Mr. and Mrs. HarveyGolder, Melissa and JayH & R BlockHandler, BlancheHecker, Patricia and HarvardHeman, ConstanceHetlage, AnneHolmes, Cordelia Husch, AnnIglauer, LisaIskiwitch, Mr. and Mrs. JoelJewish Federation of WomenKahn, Cynthia S. and RobertKahn, Mr. and Mrs. LawrenceKamp, NancyKlein, Mr. and Mrs. WallaceKniep, EdKohn, Mr. and Mrs. RobertKoplar, EdwardKornblet, Ann and DonKrone, Dr. and Mrs. RonaldKuhlman, Antoinette Langsam, Mr. and Mrs. LawrenceLauber, Mr. and Mrs. WilliamLee, Jan and FrankLents, Peggy and DonLevy, SallyLogan, YvonneLumityLutzeler, Mr. and Mrs. PaulManders, Karen and MarkMaritz, PhyllisMarshall, AnneMartin, Tina RoseMcGartland, EileenMcHugh, PatriciaMcIntyre, ConnieMcNary, Susan and GeneMendelson, Jane

Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. JohnMeyers, Elsie and RobertMonsey, JanetMorris, RuthNash Jr., Dr. and Mrs. HomerNewmark, Mr. and Mrs. MichaelOpera Theatre of St. LouisOser, Danielle and MatthewPhillips, Mr. and Mrs. BenPresley, Rachel and Smith, MichaelProbstein, Dorte and JamesPulitzer, Emily RauhRabushka, Aileen and MelvinRichards, Dr. and Mrs. FrankRichter, Heidi and ChristopherRosen, RuthRosenfeld, DianeSander, BarbaraSandweiss, Mr. and Mrs. JeromeSaul, Wendy and Newman, AlanSchindler, JoshuaSchwarz, Dr. and Mrs. LuisSchweizer, Mr. and Mrs. ThomasShapiro, EllenSher, Fay and EdShifrin, Barbara and EdwinShuter, RenniSinger, DanielSmith, LindaSmith, Marjorie and KennethStegmaier, MarthaStein, DorothySteiner, Mrs. Phillip Stern, Mr. and Mrs. JohnStith, Rebecca and Obata, GenStix Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Strominger, MarleahSwanson, Betty Jean and Jack Talbott, Magdelen and GeneTalcoff, Marjorie and HerbertTharpe, DeborahTimmerberg, LynnTolan, Mr. and Mrs. JosephTreiman, Susan and RalphTuchler, DennisVan Cleve, GeorgiaWald, Dr. and Mrs. StanleyWann, Peggy AnnWeber, KellyWeinstock, Mary and RichardWeiss, Helen

Weiss, Virginia Werner, Marilyn Werremeyer, SusanWielansky, Mr. and Mrs. NormanWilhelm, Miriam and Friedman, EricWilliams, Theresa and BruceWool, Sandra and GeraldYaeger, Lynn and DougYoung, Karen

In Kind GiftsMadinger WinesLohr DistributingKWMURegus Social Venture PartnershipStrom, DavidUniversity of Missouri-St. Louis

SUPPORTERS

Centene Center for Arts and Education 3547 Olive Street St. Louis, MO 63103

Non-ProfitOrganizationU.S. Postage

PAIDSt Louis, MO

Permit No. 661

Phone: 314-289-4120 Fax: 314-289-4139www.springboardtolearning.org

The Future Looks Bright