SLIDE RANCH
Annual Report 2014
CONTENTS
Letter from the Executive Director.......................................................... 3
Mission................................................................................................... 4
Program Summary.................................................................................. 6
School and Community Groups.............................................................. 7
Teachers-In-Residence............................................................................ 9
Partnering with Hamilton Family Center............................................... 10
Angela’s Story....................................................................................... 12
Clif Bar Volunteer Day.......................................................................... 14
Volunteers............................................................................................ 16
Silver Trowel 2014................................................................................ 17
Donors................................................................................................. 18
In-Kind Donors..................................................................................... 24
Financial Statements............................................................................. 25
Board of Directors and Staff.................................................................. 27
On behalf of the Slide Ranch staff, Board of Directors and all the youth and families we
serve, I would like to thank everyone that helped make 2014 our most successful year
ever. With your support, we fostered bigger, deeper and stronger connections to nature by reaching more
young people, building our curriculum to increase the impact of our programs and moving forward with
our efforts to renew our facilities.
2014 brought:
1. More kids to Slide. Our School and Community Group programs increased the total number of youth
served by 10% over 2013, including providing 20% more groups with needed scholarship funding to
make their visit possible and nearly 30% more in scholarship funds made available. Our Summer Camp
was again a complete sell-out by early spring. Our family campouts, farm day and toddler programs and
Spring Fling and Harvest Celebration Festivals broughts hundreds of families out to learn from and enjoy
nature together.
2. Expanded curriculum to reach kids beyond their time at Slide. Our online curriculum is up and
running, with more units on deck for release in the coming months. The online modules encourage
additional pre- and post- visit engagement with teachers and students, as well as opportunities for
teachers and youth who can’t visit to learn from Slide Ranch. We are also working both internally and
with other Marin and Bay Area environmental education organizations to adapt our programs to support
the new Next Generation Science Standards mandated by California.
3. More community involvement and support for Slide. We had nearly 10,000 visitors in 2014 and
nearly 1,400 supporters contributing time, goods and dollars. We had 962 volunteers from 23 Bay Area
corporations and organizations learn and work alongside us in our garden and on our trails. The 7th
Annual Silver Trowel Award & Fundraising Dinner in 2014 nearly doubled the amount raised in 2013
and was key to our ability to increase the financial support for more low-income groups to participate.
And we raised critical funds to move forward with the construction of the new Commons, the first stage
in renewing Slide Ranch’s beloved but aging facilities.
But I still measure our success in the daily small impacts we make with the children who we witness fall
in love with nature and embrace their role as environmental stewards. Yes! Those are porpoises playing
in the waves. Yes! Amber the goat’s milk is warm from her body, not cold from your refrigerator. Yes! You
can eat the raspberries fresh from the plant. Yes! You can hike in the dark and sleep under the stars. Yes!
You can make a difference in children’s lives and environmental awareness by supporting Slide Ranch
environmental education programs. We are so grateful that you do.
Marika Bergsund
Executive Director
OUR MISSION
SLIDE RANCH IS DEDICATED TO
PLANTING KIDS IN NATURE.
The mission of Slide Ranch is to connect children
to nature. We cultivate healthy bodies and minds
and foster future generations of environmental
stewards. By farming, cooking, caring for animals
and exploring wilderness and coast, we teach
people of all ages to see the connection between
their own health, a healthy food system and a
healthy environment.
● In 2014 Slide Ranch welcomed 10,000 visitors
● 63% of our School and Community Group program
participants were children from underserved, low­
income communities
● We served 86 different Bay Area school and
community groups
● 6,000 visitors milked the Slide Ranch goats
● Our chickens produced 6,500 eggs and our goats
produced 820 gallons of milk
● 1.4 tons of produce from the Slide Ranch garden
was grown, harvested and consumed by Slide
Ranch program participants and staff
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“This trip had to be the best day of my son’s life. He has special
needs, and this trip didn’t restrict him in any way...[he] got to
interact with goats and their babies, pet baby chicks and feed
chickens, watch dolphins dive in the ocean while he ate his
lunch and then [he tried] everything in the garden that Ben Bear
offered. When we got home my son begged for a vegetable
garden and we now have our seedlings planted—he cannot
wait to have his garden like Slide Ranch’s!”
—Teacher and Parent, Buen Dia Family School
SLIDE RANCH PROVIDES FOUR
MAIN AREAS OF PROGRAMMING:
• Educational day and overnight field trips for schools and community youth groups
• Special events and programs aimed at engaging the whole family
• Summer day camps for children ages 5–14
• Teacher-in-Residence internship program for environmental educators
Who Visited Slide Ranch in 2014?
4004
962
955
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Participants
2455
School and Community Programs 4004 Family Programs 847 9%
Summer Camp 580 6%
Events 955 10%
Volunteers 962 10%
2455 25%
9803 100%
Drop-­In Visitors 580 847
40%
Total School and Community
Group Programming
The School and Community Group Program is Slide’s largest and most important program,
providing day and overnight field trips to 4,000 kids in 2014, with over 60% of youth served
coming from low-income, urban communities.
School & Community Programs 2014
Number of organizations and schools served......................86
Total number of participants................................................4,004
Total number of school and community group field trips.....117
Number of groups who received financial aid.....................64% of groups
Number of participants who received financial aid ............63% of program participants
Participants
San Francisco Marin East Bay
TOTALS
1,556 1,504 944 39%
37%
24%
(East Bay)
24%
4,004100%
39%
(San Francisco)
37%
(Marin)
Slide Ranch Annual Report 2014 • 7
School and Community Groups Slide Ranch Served in 2014
Community Groups
School Groups
Glenwood Elementary
Mount Tamalpais School
Aim High San Francisco
150 Parker Ave School
Grass Valley Elementary
Audubon Youth Leaders
Alvarado Elementary School
Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy
North Oakland Community
Charter
Berkeley Youth Alternatives
Bacich Green Team
Hummingbird Co­op Preschool
Boys and Girls Club of Oakland
Bahia Vista Elementary
Boys and Girls Club of San
Francisco
Bayside Martin Luther King, Jr.
Academy
Osher Marin Jewish Community
Center
Breakthrough San Francisco
Berkeley High School
Junipero Serra Elementary
Berkeley Rose School
KIPP Bridge Charter School
Brandeis Day School
Lawton Alternative School
Branson School
Learning Without Limits
Bryant Elementary
Lincoln School
Buen Dia Family School
Lovonya DeJean Middle School
Centro Las Olas Coop Preschool
Lycée Français
Children’s Day School
Marin Head Start
Seneca Center at Mount Eden
High School
Clarendon Elementary School
Marin Montessori Junior High
St. Hilary School
Cleveland Elementary School
Marin Primary and Middle School
Stinson Beach Preschool
Coleman Elementary School
Marin School of Environmental
Leadership
Tamalpais High School
City of Dreams
Coyote Coast
Crissy Field Center Urban Trail
Blazers
East Oakland Youth Development
Center
Girl Scout Troops
Girls, Inc.
Hamilton Family Center
Huckleberry Youth Programs
Marin Access Seniors
Mission Neighborhood Center
Next Generation Scholars
Old Skool Café
Project Avary
Raphael House
Concordia School
Cornell School
Creative Arts Charter School
Duck’s Nest Preschool
Fairmount Elementary
Franklin Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary
Marin Waldorf
Marshall Elementary
Mercy High School
Mission Kids Preschool Co­op
Montalvin Manor
Montessori de Terra Linda
Novato Charter School
Novato Parents Nursery School
Co­op
Oakland International High
School
Realm Charter School
Redwood High School
Reed Elementary
San Francisco Day School
San Francisco Friends School
Seneca Center at Berkeley High
Tehiyah Day School
Tenderloin Community School
Town School for Boys
Twin Cities Cooperative Preschool
West Marin School
Willow Creek Academy
Teachers­-in­-Residence
Slide Ranch’s Teacher-­in-­Residence (TIR) Program develops and inspires environmental educators and prepares them for
meaningful careers in the fields of education, sustainable agriculture and environmental service. Each year we select
emerging educators from all over the country to participate in a 10-and-a-half month residential teaching internship,
with three additional TIRs selected for summer. Thank you to all the teachers for their dedication and enthusiasm.
2014 Yearlong
Teachers-­in­-Residence
Jesse “Geode” Alm
Dana “Purple Potato” Biederman
Elena “Puddle Duck” Canaris
Justine “Harpo Hawk” Faust
Kat “Katkin” Freeman
Elena “Elderberry” Frink
Mechelle “Moonbeam” Kneidinger
Jordan “June Bug” Mills
Ben “Bear” Shleffar
2014 Summer
Teacher­s-in­-Residence
Qian “Chert” Li
Molly “Pollywog” Rose­-Williams
Adam “Blue Whale” Bustamante
Slide Ranch Opens Up the
World for Kids Experiencing
Homelessness
Since 2011, Slide Ranch and Hamilton Family Center (HFC)
have partnered to provide environmental education to
children experiencing homelessness in San Francisco.
Established in 1985, HFC is one of the largest providers of
shelter, eviction prevention assistance, rapid re-housing,
youth programming, and support services to homeless
families in San Francisco. In 2014, a group of HFC youth
visited Slide Ranch during their spring break for an inspiring
day of learning. In the following weeks, Slide Ranch teachers
made two visits to these youth in their own communities to
lead evening classes.
The experiences that Slide Ranch teachers shared with
HFC youth provided moments of reprieve that helped them
build joy and confidence about the world, illuminating
possibilities outside their current situations. Children
served by Hamilton Family Center have experienced a
lot of trauma—in their communities and sometimes in
their families. Research shows that exploring the natural
environment can be very healing. Slide Ranch introduced
these youth to wonders in the natural world that many had
never encountered before—friendly farm animals, fresh
vegetables plucked directly from the ground and exploration
of tide-pool creatures. Environmental themes of biodiversity
and interconnectedness helped the youth understand that
they are an important part of the world, too.
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photo: Hamilton Family Center
These students left Slide Ranch with positive, lasting memories. As one
HFC staffer wrote us, “Every time the kids get to experience something
new, it gives them more information about the world and, importantly,
stories. Having new and exciting stories to tell their families and friends
…helps build self-esteem and confidence.” Another program leader
remarked, “As we were sitting here in the pasture reflecting on the day,
a six-year-old boy said, ‘It is so peaceful here.’ That really summed it up
for me. Your staff do such incredible programming—creative, flexible,
compassionate—that our kids feel so safe and have a wonderful time. It’s
truly remarkable.”
Learning opportunities between these youth and Slide Ranch Teachers
were abundant and reciprocal. Slide Ranch will continue to partner with
Hamilton Family Center and other organizations to bring transformative
experiences like these to youth all over the Bay Area, including groups with
the least access to nature and the healing and learning it provides. Through
fun hands-on experiences, youth learn that we can all create a sustainable
future by helping take care of the earth’s natural resources, and each other.
photo: Hamilton Family Center
photo: Hamilton Family Center
Angela’s Story
In 2014, we welcomed Angela Leyba, an intern who came through our partnership with the San Francisco
Foundation and the Farmer Veteran Coalition, who learned to care for our animals and participated in a full farm
season from seed to table. Leyba, a former U.S. Army Apache helicopter mechanic, attended culinary school when she
left the military. Nicknamed “The Chicken Whisperer,” Angela left with a wealth of knowledge and practical farming
experience. She also spent time teaching us—training our staff in basic tractor and farm vehicle maintenance. We were
impressed by the optimistic resourcefulness she brought to work every day.
When Angela was interviewed for an article in Edible Marin & Wine Country, she told the magazine, “When I got to
Slide Ranch, I thought, ‘Where have you been all my life?’” She wants to help connect other vets to sustainable farming
and also hopes to open a farm­-to­-table restaurant.
Slide Ranch connects kids with nature and teaches them about sustainable eating and living, but our mission is also
built around a concept of training new farmers and teachers about sustainable farming, education and environmental
stewardship. We hope Angela is the first of many military veterans to experience and benefit from this collaborative
Farming Internship Program.
“Many of our students had never had direct contact with farm animals, even though
many members of their family were or are agricultural workers. For them, going to Slide
Ranch was helpful to understand the labor and value involved in farming. Our visit to
Slide Ranch has sparked new questions and opened new fields that our students are
eager to explore, such as food justice, sustainability and environmental conservation.”
—Staff Member, Next Generation Scholars, San Rafael
Clif Bar Volunteer Day, June 11
On a foggy morning in June, 350 Clif Bar employees arrived at Slide
Ranch to participate in their Companywide 2080 Day. Slide Ranch staff
and leaders from Volunteers for Outdoor California (V­-O-­Cal) organized
Clif Bar employees into 20 teams and set them to work. By 3:00 p.m.,
volunteers had laid new foot bridges, cleared trails, removed invasive
species, built garden beds, painted and installed new signs, crafted event
materials, filed photos, weatherproofed houses, erected new fences and
dispersed a massive amount of mulch. It was a wonderful day and helped
Slide Ranch complete many important projects.
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In recent years, Slide Ranch has worked with a variety of volunteers from Clif Bar and has gratefully
received grants from the Clif Bar Family Foundation to support programs for low-income youth from
the East Bay, where the company is based. Clif Bar also funded all the expenses for the projects on the
Company-wide 2080 Day.
Clif Bar is a private, family and employee-owned company guided by what they call their Five Aspirations:
“Sustaining our Business, Brands, People, Community and the Planet.” The natural synergy between our
organizations made the Clif Bar & Company Companywide 2080 Day even more meaningful. Connections
to environmentally conscious companies like Clif Bar have made 2014 a great year for Slide Ranch.
2014 Volunteers
A big thanks to the nearly 1,000 Slide Ranch volunteers who helped us care for our animals, tend the
garden and maintain the trails and program areas. They brought boundless enthusiasm to the Ranch, and
we are so grateful for their contributions and support. Schools, nonprofits and corporations were among
the 23 organizations that volunteered at Slide Ranch in 2014.
American Eagle
Goldman Sachs
Sun Edison
Bain and Company
Gonzaga University
Toca Boca
Bioblitz Tidal Inventory
Google
UC Berkeley Geography Students
Clif Bar & Company
Honest Tea
UC Irvine Alternative Spring Break
College of Marin,
Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society
Marin Academy High School
University of Oregon Rotary Club
Next Generation Academy
Valiant Capital
Coyuchi
San Rafael Girls Running Youth Group
D and H Sustainable Jewelers
Stanford Alumni Association
First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael,
Youth Service Team
Student Conservation Association
Slide Volunteer Data
Individuals
962
=
4,246
HOURS OF SERVICE
=
$97,000
VALUE OF DONATED TIME
CALCULATED AT $23.07/HOUR
PER THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR
Slide Ranch Annual Report 2014 • 16
Silver Trowel 2014
Every October, Slide Ranch hosts the Silver Trowel
Award & Fundraising Dinner, which honors an
individual who best embodies the spirit and mission
of Slide Ranch. This year’s award was given to
the General Superintendent of the Golden Gate
National Recreation Area, Frank Dean.
Frank Dean, Old Skool Café youth apprentice
Romayn Martin and Board Chair, Suzette Clarke,
spoke at the event. Guests enjoyed performances
by Grammy Award Winner singer/songwriter Billy
Dean, and dined on a three­-course meal by
Bi-Rite Catering with donations from Omaha Steaks,
Corkbuzz, Gargiulo Vineyards, Guild of Sommeliers
and Wine.com. After dinner, donors raised a recordbreaking $253,000 for our education programs with
a live auction and a fast and furious Fund-­a-Need.
We were amazed—thank you!
It was an outstanding event. We are incredibly
grateful for the outpouring of generosity and love
from all our guests, to our Presenting Sponsor
J.P. Morgan and to additional sponsors Sidecar,
Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs.
Slide Ranch Annual Report 2014 • 17
Every gift to Slide Ranch makes
planting kids in nature possible and inspires
OUR SINCERE THANKS AND GRATITUDE.
$25,000 and up
Clarence E. Heller Charitable
Foundation
Cleo Foundation
Suzette and Jeff Clarke
Clif Bar Family Foundation
Flair Diversified Properties, David and
Dennis Flaherty
Cron Family Foundation
Manus Family Foundation
Marin Community Foundation, Leonard
& Beryl Buck Fund
Meme and Peter Scherr
Schwab Charitable Fund, Ernest Chow
and Gwenith Hines
Clif Bar & Company
Dehn Bloom Design
Edward Block Family Foundation
Elliott and Suzanne Felson
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Robert P.
Lawrence Charitable Fund
Jackie and Barry Hoffner
Kate Stoia and Rony Maoz
Claire Hudson
$10,000–­$24,999
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
AHS Foundation
Leigh and Bill Matthes
Anonymous
Abby Adlerman Platter and Brian Platter
Corey Block
Dee Dee Ricks
Charles A. Becker Foundation
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Caroline Loewy and Gregg Alton
San Francisco Foundation,
Clara-Belle L. Hamilton Core Trust
Jillian Manus
Marc Stoll
Laura McDonnell and James Margolis
Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor
Schwab Charitable Fund, Leighton Hills
Meshewa Farm Foundation
The Bernard Osher Foundation
Subaru of America Foundation
Sunil Paul
The Kimball Foundation
David Pell
The Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family
Foundation, Inc.
Thomas J. Long Foundation
San Francisco Foundation,
Armstrong Family Foundation
Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation
$5,000­–$9,999
American Eagle Outfitters Foundation
Christine and Phillip Bronstein
Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit
Leadership, Heart of Marin Award
Deutsche Bank
EarthShare California
Tony Fenner-Leitao
Jane and Doug Ferguson
Polly and Tyler Fields
Robert Goldberg
Goldman Sachs
Toba Hoffner
Susanne and E. J. Hudson
Leestma Family Foundation,
Little Flower Fund
Andrew and Cami Loft
Kevin Young
Howard and Diane Zack
$2,500­–$4,999
Myra Block
Caldwell-Fisher Charitable Foundation
Becky Christian and Peter Solvik
Community Partners
Catherine and Jon d’Alessio
Harold L. Wyman Foundation
Hoffner Charitable Foundation
William Hudson
Libra Foundation
Cynthia Lohr
Lisa and Travis Pearson
Alison and Mark Pincus
Victoria and Phillip Raiser
Vic and Lee Sher
Leela Stake
Thornton S. Glide, Jr. and
Katrina D. Glide Foundation
$1,000­–$2,499
Marika and Rich Bergsund
Annika Berridge
Liz Brown and Janet Lewin
California Alpine Club Foundation
Brickyard Berridge Fund
Norman Chen
Melissa Elbaz
Rob Chestnut
Sheri and William Feast
Stuart Corvin
Alison and Seth Ferguson
Jackie and James Curleigh
Julie and Josh Ferguson
Carey and Renaud Devreker
Lisa and Aaron Ferguson
Sophie and Chris Dolan
Foundations Recovery Network
Donald & Carole Chaiken Foundation
Fred Gellert Family Foundation
East Bay Community Foundation, The
Jason Friend
Margo and Mark Green
Danny Karubian
Ken and Jackie Broad Family Fund
Jeonhoo and Yongbae Lee
Ruth and Lee Levant
Rebecca and Christopher Lien
Shelley Lindgren
$500–­$999
Judith and Robert Aptekar
Shari and Alex Bard
Thien and Gary Benitt
Joan Bergsund
Mary E. Campbell
Jennifer Chrisman
Sinead and Niall Hayes
Galen Hoskin
Iron Springs Pub & Brewery
Heather and Sanjay Jain
Cassandra Kaiser
Chris Lee and Scott Shaffer
Vickie and Steven Mavromihalis
Lunares
Jack McDonald
Jamie and Marc Lunder
Dennis Mitchell
Marin Charitable
Eugene Moy
Marin Community Foundation, Tenney
Family Charitable Fund
Nancy and Joachim Bechtle Foundation
Anne McDonnell
Sarosi-Kanter Char Family Foundation
The Purple Lady/Barbara J. Meislin Fund
Jacqueline and Stephen Swire
Michael Osborn
Anna and Mason Morfit
Ginny and Kit Colbert
MRB Foundation
Diane and Frank Dean
Avinash Patel
Lynn Dean
Diane Poslosky
Linsly and Christopher Donnelly
Lisa and Clifford Samuel
Ilana Drummond and Sharon Dulberg
Alan Scott
Stephanie Storms and Max LaCounte
Lara Edelbaum Sunshine and Paul
Sunshine
The Hobson Family Foundation
Jessica and Michael Eisler
Westminster Presbyterian Church of
Richardson Bay
Joan and Frank Vafier
Jessica and Steve Galloway
Allison Wysocki
West Marin Fund
Nancy and Sid Ganis
The Capital Group Companies
Charitable Foundation, a corporate
matching gift
Laura Unobskey Shenkar
Emily and Matthew Walsh
West Marin Environmental Action
Committee
$250­–$499
Patricia V. Angell
April and Hiroki Asai
Ted Bayer
Matt Bigliardi
Torri Campbell and Jonathan Krotinger
Jeanne Connelly and Martin Scherr
Peter Davis
Stephen Edelman
Angelica Geiger
Doug Geoga
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund,
Rowney-Hanlin Family Fund
Benjamin Helfond
Lauren Hinton
Kang Kiang
Adrienne Ladd and John Ladd Jr.
Caitlin Lempres Brostrom and Nathan
Brostrom
Gale Mondry and Bruce Cohen
Mary Lynn Moran
Suzanne Passalacqua and Peter Gobos
Sonja and Jon Perkins
Joe Perkovich
Isaac Pritzker
Jackie and Joby Pritzker
Jacob Pritzker
Regan Pritzker and Chris Olin
Susan and Nick Pritzker
Susan and Dale Roush
Sue Sandson
The Schneider Foundation,
Gabriela Schneider
Mika Varma and Jonathan Terdiman
Skip Whitney
$100–­$249
Monica and Mark Abrahams
Alison Lufkin and James Faber
Lisa and Jeff Alpert
Ara Martin and Angus Parker
Anonymous
Carol and John McDonnell
Allison and Eric Boester
Daphne Miller and Ross Levy
Elizabeth Bradley
Charles Schwab Foundation
Steve and Jean Kinsey
Susan and Phillip Sakmar
Taissa Cherry and Jay Labourene
Lisette and Greg Lehman
Michelle S. and Edward R. Sarti
Collete Curtis-Brown
Leida Schoggen and William Farmer
Sharon Darr
Adriana Lopez Vermut and
Aaron Vermut
Julia DeWahl
Renske and Russell Lynde
Tiffany Shlain and Ken Goldberg
Shannon Dodge
Valerie Maloy
David Sklar
Beverley and Jack Domet
Trish McCall and Gary Friedman
Irene and Peter Tabet
Andrea and Daniel Elkort
Joseph McDonnell
Andrea Taylor and Stuart Siegel
Dean Eriksen
Kim and Paul McDonnell
Peggy Tremayne and Harry Fussganger
Grace Feast
William Mentzer
Marilyn and Murray Waldman
Jennifer Feigal and Ward Flad
Janet Miller and Dan Barbee
Tara Waterman
Mason Flemming
Cindy Miracle
Whole Foods Market Mill Valley
Brian Fox
Christy and Ravi Mohan
Rachel Williams
Lisa and Matthew Gillin
Helen and Fraser Muirhead & Family
Patrice Goldman and Deborah
Tirschwell
Abigail Myers and Geoffrey Bauman
Danny Honeycutt
Alison Huang and Jonathan Howe
PG&E Corporation Foundation,
a corporate matching gift
Slide Ranch gratefully
recognizes gifts received
in tribute to these family
members and friends.
William Hudson
Melanie Ranen
Emily Cohen and Robert Adler
Carl Jay
Renee’s Garden
Jane and Doug Ferguson
Todd Jersey
Jodi Riviera and Brian Charles
Buchanan
Ian Gibson
Adele Kimmel
Susan and John King
Heidi Pan and Michael Zhang
Chrysan and Timothy Roberge
Alice Russell-Shapiro and Bill Shapiro
Jackie Shelton-Miller and Craig Miller
Meme and Peter Scherr
Julia Sze and her son, Jake
In­-Kind Donors
1300 on Fillmore
flour + water
Levi Strauss & Co.
Saltwater Oyster Depot
A16
Frog’s Leap Winery
Lucasfilm, Ltd.
San Francisco Chronicle
Alcatraz Cruises
Gargiulo Vineyards
Lunares
Acqua Hotel
Guild of Sommeliers
Manka’s Inverness Lodge
Schramsberg Vineyards
and Cellars
Arizmendi Bakery
Guru Media
Mark Cavagnero Associates
Bain & Company
Heidrun Meadery
Marshall Monroe Magic
Bi-Rite Catering
High Mowing Organic Seeds
Michael Mina
Blue Waters Kayaking
Hudson Ranch
Mighty Leaf Tea Company
Cantina
Industrial Light and Magic
Mollie Stone’s Markets
Claire Hudson
Insalata’s
Natalie Bowen Designs
Classic Party Rentals
Inspire
Next Door Wine
Stinson Beach Market
Clift Hotel
Iron Horse Vineyards
Suzette Clarke
Colgin Cellars
Doree and Sean Jablonski
Omaha Steaks,
Golden Plains Foods
The Petaluma Seed Bank
Corkbuzz Wine Studio
Janet Lewin
Patz & Hall
The Velvet Room
Cowgirl Creamery
Jardinière
Jill Portman and Gary Shinner
Todd Adams Design Services
Coyuchi
Katheryn Jones
Quince Restaurant
Twenty Five Lusk
Delfina Restaurant
Kayne Raymond
Rana Creek
Vista Wealth Management
Donna’s Tamales
Ken Fulk, Inc.
Restaurant Gary Danko
Wayfare Tavern
Econscious
Kongsgaard Winery
Amber and Kevin Rowney
Equator Coffees & Teas
Lagunitas Brewing Company
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich
& Rosati
Chelsea Feldman
Laura Maniec
Rubber Ducky Soap Co.
Rudd Oakville Estate
Shelley Lindgren
Shelter Company
Sir and Star at The Olema
SPQR Restaurant
Stable Café
State Bird Provisions
Wine.com
Christie Collins
Slide Ranch Annual Report 2014 • 24
Financial Statements
for the year that ended December 31, 2014
Total Expenses = $1,210,243
Total Revenues & Support = $1,559,329
15%
11%
24%
11%
27%
78%
21%
13%
Program Services = $947,173 / 78%
Program Fees = $367,792 / 24%
General & Administration = $129,255 / 11%
Individual Donations = $333,491 / 21%
Fundraising = $133,815 / 11%
Fundraising Events = $197,712 / 13%
Grants & Corporate Support = $424,717 / 27%
In-kind and Other Income = $235,617 / 15%
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Statement of Financial Position
as of December 31, 2014
2014
2013
$470,112
$174,757
$83,756
$48,473
Inventory
$5,529
$5,000
Prepaid Expense and Other Current Assets
$7,539
$21,974
Property and Equipment
$1,391,687
$1,355,367
Total Assets:
$1,958,623
$1,605,571
Accounts Payable
$50,219
$32,695
Accrued Expenses
$22,913
$36,471
Total Liabilities:
$73,132
$69,166
$1,635,186
$1,490,155
$250,305
$46,250
$1,885,491
$1,536,405
$1,958,623
$1,605,571
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Accounts and Pledges Receivable
Liabilities
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Temporarily Restricted
Total Net Assets:
Total Liabilities and Net Assets:
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Board of Directors 2014
Allison Bloom
Caroline Loewy, Treasurer
Corey Block
Andrew Loft
Suzette Clarke, President
Cynthia Lohr
Leighton Hills
Laura McDonnell
Barry Hoffner
Brian Platter, Vice President
Claire Hudson
Diane Poslosky
Robert P. Lawrence
Peter Scherr, Secretary
Janet Lewin
Kate Stoia
Andrew Loft
Joseph E. Sweeney III
Staff
Marika Bergsund,
Executive Director
Kelly Alsup,
Garden Manager
Derek Clatterback,
Animal Care Manager
Emily Cohen,
Program Director
Karli Cowman,
Ranch Hand
Debra Nelson
Emily Haber,
Development Associate
Advisory Council
Julie Hartman,
Program Manager
Doug Ferguson
Jennifer Caldwell Fisher
Jessica Galloway
April Gargiulo
Jillian Manus
Kyle Hartman,
Facilities Manager
Judy Prokupek,
Interim Director of Development
Doreen Rodriguez­-Urfer,
Director of Ranch Operations
Casen Splain,
Office Manager
27 • Slide Ranch Annual Report 2014
“Right out of the van, two of the girls were stopped in their tracks
coming down the hill. Their jaws dropped as they looked at the
sunlight over the water and they stood there for several minutes
just taking it all in. Those moments of wonder and awe are
critical for spiritual development and far too rare in their lives.”
– Trip Leader, low-income group from
San Francisco’s Bayview District