PRESIDENT’S LETTER
Chicago Children’s Museum
Annual Report FY08
To view photographs of this year’s programming, visit our online
Annual Report at www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org/annual_report.html
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PRESIDENT’S LETTER
Dear Friends,
Milestone anniversaries make reminiscing irresistible. For 25 years, Chicago Children’s
Museum has built a community where play and learning connect. As we plan for the future,
we certainly have many reasons to be proud.
Serving over 750,000 visitors a year, Chicago Children’s Museum is one of the city’s most
popular cultural institutions, a long journey from the 27,000 visitors we served in our first year.
By looking at our past, you can see the foundations of today’s museum. Elements of the
1980s-era exhibit Amazing Chicago, a mini-metropolis, can be seen in Kids Town and our new
Skyline exhibit. The beloved Recycle Arts Center closed long ago, but its spirit is felt in Kraft
Artabounds Studio workshops and numerous drop-in programs. Programs such as Neighborhood Festivals, School Visits, and Free Family Night have been with us for decades and show
no signs of slowing down.
These changes make it clear that our history is one of growth, from a small space in the
Chicago Cultural Center (then the main library), to Lincoln Park, to North Pier, and our current
home on Navy Pier. We recently embarked on a new journey, toward the creation of a brand
new, world-class museum in the heart of downtown Chicago. Building on our mission, vision,
and experiences, the new museum will reflect what is most beloved and magical about
childhood, while incorporating the most up-to-date research on the fundamental links between
play and learning. In June, we were thrilled to gain City Council approval for our plans.
Chicago Children’s Museum has grown over the last 25 years due to the incredible support of
our visitors, partners, donors, and staff. We hope you enjoy this glimpse into our past, present,
and future, and, as always, we thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Gigi Pritzker Pucker Chair, Board of Directors Jennifer Farrington
President and CEO
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CHANGING EXHIBITS
25 Years Ago
In 1982, Express-Ways Children’s Museum opened at the Chicago Public Library with a staff
of six people and Getting to Know Hue, an exhibit exploring color, light, literature, and music.
Shades of Getting to Know Hue can be seen in CCM’s exhibits to this day. Developing our own exhibits and experiences is one of the best ways to showcase how
educational theory and philosophical frameworks can be transformed into fun.
Block Party, one of our favorite changing exhibits, was designed with the tenets of the ReggioEmilia approach to early childhood education in mind. A variety of tactile experiences and
creative role-playing opportunities provide plenty of inspiration for children to role-play both
alone and with other children. Of course, the kids don’t really care about theory and frameworks. They’re just thrilled to once again be in charge of their own pint-sized festival. They
serve up ice cream cones, dance on stage, and create meals with such exotic ingredients
as felt and cardboard. All of this happens while they learn math, spatial, and social skills.
Traveling exhibits are another way to expose visitors to new experiences and ideas. This year,
Chicago Children’s Museum was the only place in Chicago where kids could explore and practice math and reading skills with everyone’s favorite monkey, Curious George, and the popular
How People Make Things exhibit gave kids a chance to use real tools and machines to create
everyday objects. Curious George was sponsored by the Sprint Foundation.
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PERMANENT EXHIBITS
3 Years Ago
In 2005, we released Standards of Excellence in Early Learning, a two-year study of best
practices in early childhood programming and exhibits. The study helped to solidify our belief
that for young children, learning is a social activity, in which the whole family can be a powerful
influence. This philosophy can be seen in exhibits such as Block Party and Tot Lot. Part of our
popular Kids Town exhibit, Tot Lot allows pre-walkers to interact with older children while
exploring a sensory environment designed just for them. Not incidentally, Tot Lot allows families
with children at different stages to stay together, while each child engages in age-appropriate
activities. Almost 60% of families visiting Chicago Children’s Museum have at least one child
five or under.
This year, we cut the ribbon on Skyline. Literally building on years of successful exhibits, from
Amazing Chicago to Under Construction, Skyline inspires even the youngest architects and
engineers. In Skyscraper Challenge, families can build a skyscraper together and then relive
the experience online at home. The Construction Zone encourages children to build objects
from chairs to houses, and in the Trump Tower Time Lapse, visitors can see Chicago’s newest
skyscraper go up before their eyes. In addition to helping kids see connections between their
work and the science of building, Skyline allows caregivers to view and reflect on the learning
process as it happens. Skyline was created with a prestigious National Science Foundation
grant and is supported by Case Construction, a brand of CNH, part of the Fiat Group.
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DEVELOPING COMMUNITY
3 Years Ago
In 2005, we published our first book, The Skin You Live In, by Michael Tyler and David Lee
Csicsko. This vibrant picture book explores race and identity in an engaging, age-appropriate
way for young children. With almost 30,000 copies in print, The Skin You Live In has sparked
conversations in homes and schools around the country, and served as the basis for facilitated
workshops and performances at the museum.
8 Years Ago
Passport to the World began in 2000, showcasing the arts and traditions of six Chicago
communities: Mexico, Nigeria, Ireland, South Asia, Puerto Rico, and Native America.
Thousands of performers and visitors later, Passport has expanded to twelve communities.
Through their relationships with Chicago Children’s Museum, communities have formed partnerships with each other, resulting, to the delight of visitors, in exciting, collaborative events.
Science is the focus of Wonder Kids, a new, multi-year collaboration between CCM and the
Museum of Science and Industry designed to get children excited about science. Sponsored by
the Allstate Foundation, Wonder Kids kicked into high gear with Spring into Science, a day-long
science event, held at Chicago Children’s Museum on the first day of spring.
My Museum, one of our most popular permanent exhibits, invites children to explore selfidentity, community, and culture in a child-focused way. A new addition to the exhibit this year,
My Community Matters explores the meaning and importance of community in an audio/video
installation created by students through a partnership with Street-Level Youth Media, an organization that offers urban youth hands-on experiences in media and emerging technologies.
This year, we welcomed Chicago’s Filipino community to our ever-expanding roster of
Passport to the World partners.
For three days in June, visitors experienced music, dance, and martial arts performances,
cooked and tasted food, and learned about Filipino history, language, and dress. Programs like
Passport to the World expose children and families to a rich array of cultures, helping break
down stereotypes and promoting strong self—and group—identities.
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PROVIDING ACCESS
19 Years Ago
Free Family Night started in 1989 and was an instant success, attracting 8,000 visitors in its first
eight months. That number grew to over 34,000 this year, with families flocking to the museum
on Thursdays for Kraft Free Family Night. An additional 18,000 visited on Target First Free
Mondays, which, for three years, has been offering literacy programming and free admission to
children under the age of 15 the first Monday of every month. These programs help ensure that
all of Chicago’s families have access to the remarkable array of resources CCM offers.
Kraft Free Family Night ensures that cultural programs, such as Passport and Community
Resource Fairs, are accessible to all. Every Thursday evening, families receive free admission
and a chance to experience a wealth of innovative programming. Community Resource Fairs
take excellent advantage of these increased crowds to offer visitors information, services, and
playful activities based on specific themes, such as this year’s Black Farmers Market, Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day, and Week of the Young Child events.
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MAKING CONNECTIONS
25 Years Ago
Nineteen eighty-two marked the beginning of The Parker Program, an initiative pairing
Chicago’s Francis W. Parker School student volunteers with children with disabilities for
focused museum visits. Today, The Parker Program is one of many volunteer opportunities
at the museum. This year, the museum welcomed over 200 volunteers and interns, 43 of
whom were youth.
20 Years Ago
This year, over 45,000 students, teachers, and caregivers experienced one of the themed,
facilitated workshops or self-guided field trips included in CCM’s Student and Educator
Programs. In 1988, the program added two important components that exist today—pre-and
post-visit materials to enhance the experience both on-site and in the classroom, and free
museum admission passes for students to share with their families.
This year, we expanded our community in new directions, a highlight being the Red Kite
Project, a unique theater experience for children with autism. Our art studio was magically
transformed into “The Red Kite,” a whimsical, multimedia high-seas ship, where more than
300 children engaged with specially-trained actors to create a multisensory performance using
water, paper fans, music, colorful costumes, movement, and video. The play was produced
in partnership with Chicago Children’s Theatre, Children’s Brain Research Foundation,
The Autism Project, and Oily Cart, a London-based theatre company focused on the needs
of children with complex disabilities.
We regularly take our community outside the museum’s walls. In addition to participating
in numerous neighborhood festivals, CCM To Go, our traveling school workshop program,
served a week-long “residency” at the Foundation for Early Childhood Learning in Cicero.
Nearly 400 early learners became Dinosaur Detectives in the convenience of their own
school—an extraordinary opportunity for these junior paleontologists. All CCM To Go and
on-site student workshops are aligned with the Illinois Learning Standards and designed
to complement classroom curricula.
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EXPORING THE ARTS
13 Years Ago
At CCM, it isn’t hard to find an exhausted adult watching a child hard at play, often while
lounging on an extraordinary piece of art. What began as a search for public seating evolved
into the Art Bench Project, when, in 1995, we commissioned Chicago artists to create one-of-akind benches for the museum’s new Navy Pier facility. The 27 benches that resulted from this
project can be found around the museum to this day—delightful, surprising, and unique pieces
of functional art.
Chicago Children’s Museum began as a response to cutbacks in arts education, and the arts
remain a cornerstone of CCM’s programming. In a fully-equipped art studio, and in spaces
throughout the museum, children and families have abundant opportunities to create alongside
CCM’s arts educators and visiting professionals representing a range of visual and performing
arts. This year alone, 15 artists-in residence, including painters, architects, fashion designers,
and ceramists, led hands-on, family workshops in the Kraft Artabounds Studio—and many of
their works grace the museum’s walls.
One such workshop produced a colorful component for the popular summer exhibit, Block Party.
Working with professional artists during ArtReach, CCM’s long-running after-school program,
students and their families designed large-scale banners representing their own neighborhood
blocks for display at the exhibit’s entrance. Now in its second decade, ArtReach continues to
provide innovative arts and literacy programming that connects families to resources in their
communities—and to each other. ArtReach was supported this year by Deutsche Bank, The
Gustafson Family Foundation, and the Donald P. and Byrd M. Kelly Foundation.
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SUPPORTERS
Board of Directors
Gigi Pritzker Pucker
Chairman
Robert F. Barnett, III
Vice Chairman
Matthew M. Neumeier
Secretary
Kevin F. Flynn
Treasurer
Susan L. Abrams
Prudence R. Beidler
Ananth Bhogaraju
Meredith Bluhm-Wolf
John W. Boswell
Carole L. Brown
Blakely Bundy
Angela Carter
Bruce R. Cohen
Edward J. Condon, Jr.
Vincent Cordero
Karen J. Curtin
Brendan Deely
Laura R. Dunne
Marilyn Eisenberg
Frank H. Ginn
Jacqueline Griesdorn
Karen G. Harrison
Adam J. Hecktman
Lindy Hirschsohn
Paula R. Kahn
Shannon M. Kennedy
Julie Latsko
Peggy M. Lim
Todd Lippman
Barbara Goodman Manilow
Robert Mendonsa
Maydene Moore
Nadine E. Moore
Suzanne Muchin
Charlene Huang Olson
Georgy Ann Peluchiwski
Jeffery S. Perry
Teresa L. Poggenpohl
Robert J. Powell
Camille Rudge
Laura J. Schumacher
Rex Sessions
James J. Smith
Paula A. Sneed
Chase Stevenson
Mary Tyree
Lisa L. Walker
Robert Webb
Brenda J. Wolf
Thomas Zidar
Ronna Zoll
Board of Advisors
Suzanne Muchin
Chairman
Ellen Alberding
Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin
Dianne S. Campbell
Deborah Daro, Ph. D.
Phyllis Glink, M.P.P.
Reginald Jones
Dr. Sokoni T. Karanja
Cecile Keith Brown
Elliott Lehman
Matt Longjohn, M.D., M.P.H.
Samuel J. Meisels, Ed. D.
Gwendolyn Laroche Rogers, Ph. D.
Kenneth B. Smith +
Bernice Weissbourd
+ Deceased
Auxiliary Board
Diana Aixala
Kathy Monahan
Co-Presidents
Jenni Pencyla
Secretary
Gail Rodman
Past President
Susan Abrams
Board of Directors Liaison
Kelly Turula
Vice President of Membership
Sheeba Daniel-Crotty
Pamela Gordon
Susan Insoft
Elizabeth Liebovitz
Cynthia A. Mufarreh
Georgy Ann Peluchiwski
Rebecca Ryan
Stephanie Sinder
Alyssa Unikel
Past Chairman’s Council
Herbert C. Altholz
Prudence R. Beidler
Mary A. Boyer
Marilyn Eisenberg
Phillip L. Harris
Karen G. Harrison
Desiree G. Rogers
Jennifer Farrington
President and Chief Executive Officer
Peter England
Past Chief Executive Officer
2007 Honorary Gala Co-Chairs
Herbert C. Altholz
Prudence R. Beidler
Mary A. Boyer
Marilyn Eisenberg
Phillip L. Harris
Karen G. Harrison
Desiree G. Rogers
2007 Mercedes-Benz Raffle Kick Off Party
Co-Chairs
Peggy Lim
Charlene Huang Olson
Georgy Ann Peluchiwski
Family Benefit Co-Chairs
Susan Abrams
Pam Gordon
Jenni Pencyla
Stephanie Sinder
Kelly Turula
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SUPPORTERS
Family Valentine’s Party
Co-Chairs
Susan Insoft
Kelly Turula
Alyssa Unikel
Curious George Exhibit
Opening Co-Chairs
Pam Gordon
Kathy Monahan
Material Possessions Event
Co-Chairs
Nadine Moore
Chase Stevenson
Alyssa Unikel
No Kids Allowed Event Committee
Sheeba Daniel-Crotty
Kathy Monahan
Stephanie Sinder
2007/2008 Annual Fund and Program Gifts
Chicago Children’s Museum’s exhibits and programs would not be possible without the
generous support of many individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies.
Individuals
* denotes Grandparents Club members
$1,000,000 + above
Barbara Goodman Manilow
The Crown and Goodman Families
Susan and Kevin Flynn
Karen G. Harrison and
Walter G. Freedman*
Peggy and Yung Bong Lim
Ann Lurie
Gigi Pritzker Pucker and Michael Pucker
The Pritzker Foundation
The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation
$500,000 - $999,999
D & R Fund, Glasser and
Rosenthal Family
$100,000 - $499,999
Robert F. Barnett, III
Prudence and Francis Beidler, III
Francis Beidler Foundation
The Joseph L. and Emily K. Gidwitz
Memorial Foundation
Dana Hirt
Barbara and Rex Sessions
Zell Family Foundation
$50,000 - $99,999
Lisa and Bruce Cohen
Karen Curtin and Thomas Bond
Carol and Peter England
Judy and Herbert Krueger
Julie and Fred Latsko
Hackberry Endowment Partners—
The Malkin Families
Annmarie and Matthew Neumeier
Walker Rudnick Global Community Fund
$20,000 - $49,999
Ellen Sachs Alter and Michael Alter
Meredith Bluhm-Wolf and William Wolf
Carol and Brendan Deely
Shawn Donnelley
Carey and Adam Hecktman
Lindy Hirschsohn and Chris Coetzee
Rachel Kohler and Mark Hoplamazian
Paula R. Kahn
Jacquie and Todd Lippman
Mr. and Mrs. Lester H. McKeever
Charlene Huang Olson and
Christopher Olson
Georgy Ann and William Peluchiwski
Dena and Jeffery S. Perry
Teresa Poggenpohl and Stephen Steiner
Laurie and Scott Rose
Penny and Thomas Shuff
Paula A. Sneed and Lawrence P. Bass
$10,000 - $19,999
Anonymous
Susan and William Abrams
Claudia and William Donnell
Peggy and Steve Dyer
Marian K. Freedman
Margaret and Frank Ginn
Jacqueline Griesdorn and Kevin Matzke
The Heisley Family Foundation
Shannon Kennedy and Paul Gadbut
Renee and Richard Newfield
Molly and James Perry
Laura and Andrew Schumacher
Chase and John Stevenson
Brenda Wolf and Fred Siegman
Ronna and Steven Zoll
$5,000 - $9,999
Diana Aixala and Gavin Campbell
Heidi and Craig Albert
Emalee Andre and Herbert Altholz
L & R Anixter Foundation
Judy Wise and Sheldon Baskin*
Janet and David Bergman
Paola and Lou Bernstein
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SUPPORTERS
Individuals $5,000 - $9,999 continued
Purnima and Ananth Bhogaraju
Jodi Block and Barry A. Malkin
Blakely and Harvey Bundy
Candance Parks-Chow and Dan Chow
Jane Humzy and Peter Debreceny
Kate and Douglas Freedman
Pamela and Michael Gordon
Anstiss and Ron Krueck
Helen I. F. Marieskind
Roxanne and Rocco Martino
Kelly and John McMahon
Suzanne Muchin and David Brown
Gail and Robert Rodman
Camille and Kevin Rudge
Stephanie and Jay Sinder
Paige and Brad Sullivan
Tina and Byron Trott
Mary and Joe Tyree
Renee and James L. Tyree
$1,000 - $4,999
Anonymous (2)
Wendy and James Abrams
Trisha Rooney Alden and Kris John Alden
Missy and Mitchell Bender
Mary and Carl Boyer
Jacolyn and John Bucksbaum
Edward M. Burke
John Wm. Butler Jr. and
John M. Vanderlinden
Mary Beth and Phil Canfield
Julie and Doug Carlucci
Emily Yang and Roger Chang
Vicki Chavez
Nora Daley and Sean Conroy
Joan Hall and George Cotsirilos*
Jodi Daul
Erma G. and Dan Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Denison
Marilyn and Terry Diamond*
Sue and Wes Dixon*
Laura and Robert Dunne
Marilyn Eisenberg*
Susan S. Ettelson*
Jennifer Farrington and Sean O’Neill
Ann and James Feldstein
Bobbie and Mark Fisher
Patricia and Joseph Fontana —
Fine Arts Engraving
GKN Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser*
Harris Family Foundation
Julia Harris and Sunil Garg
Maureen and John Hartigan
Kelly and Robert Horne
Nancy and Tim Hoying
Hull Family Foundation
Brian Hynes
Susan and Steve Insoft
Hollye and Jeffrey Jacobs
Dona and Harold Jensen
Carol Jones and Thomas Hynes
Karie and David Katz
Susan and David Kreisman
Whitney and Jerry Lasky
Frances and Elliot Lehman
Lucy and Kenneth Lehman*
Elaine and Donald Levinson*
Benita Levy
Kim and Robert Mendonsa
Kathy Monahan and John Baglivo
Maydene and Christopher Moore
Nadine Moore
Colleen Murphy and Ervin Shindell
Oppenheimer Family Foundation
Jennifer and Romas Pencyla
Ann and Brian Robertson
Desiree G. Rogers
Jacqueline Rudman*
Bettylu and Paul Saltzman*
Cynthia M. and Robert E. Sargent*
Jamie and David Schwartz
Marla and Eric Sedler
Liz and Jeff Sharp
Laura and Stephen Simberg
Joseph Starshak
Emily Heisley Stoeckel and Kevin Stoeckel
Anne Landau and Thomas Sullivan
Daphne Taylor
Heather and Robert Thomas
Brooke and Mark Timmerman
Elizabeth Beidler Tisdahl
Charles A. Tribbett
Kelly and Dan Turula
Carolyn Wales
Erin and Tim Walsh
Liz and Robb Webb
Diane and Richard Weinberg
Judd A. & Marjorie G. Weinberg
Family Foundation
The Wessman Family
Beth and Bruce White
Nicole and James Woldenberg
Marianne and Thomas Zidar
Eileen and Lawrence Zoll
Marcy and Michael Zoller
Neal Zucker
$500 - $999
Anonymous
Wendy and Steve Abrams
Elizabeth Barnett*
Sheryl and Robert Bellick
Louise Belmont-Skinner and Steve Skinner
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Bross
Carole L. Brown
Blanton T. Canady/McDonald’s Corp.
Ellen and David Carmell
Roseanne Tellez and David Cerda
Susan and Thomas Counts
Sally and Michael Feder
Laura and Greg Freeman
Linda and Ronald Galowich*
Cindy and Thomas Gillis
Toni and Mark Hargis
Sydney and Robert Himes
Denise and Adam Hoeflich
H. Fisk Johnson
Amy Jurkowitz
Cathy and Ethan Kahn
Rosalind and Michael Keiser
Jill and Patrick Kinney
Natalie and Brad Kreiger
Lauren and Gregg Kuetemeyer
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SUPPORTERS
Individuals $500 - $999 continued
Charlene Lieber*
Stephanie J. Lieber
Terri and Barry Lind*
Karla and Roland Livney
Jami and Paul Merrick
Jen Millard
Lois and Jon Mills
Peter Moser
Lida Downey and Richard Munson
Carolyn and Tom Muth
Ann and Walter Nathan*
Evelina and Colin Pereira-Webber
Elizabeth and Harvey Plotnick
Bridgett and Walter Prewett
Margot and Tom Pritzker
Sheila and Andrew Rintels
Amy and Thomas Rogowski
Daisy and Andy Roman
Nancy and Charles Rose
Mindy and Jay Sterns
Lisa and Randy Swatland
Alyssa and Robert Unikel
Fosca and William White
Katie and Cameron Williams
Susan and Robert Wislow
Alex Zatuchny
Lois Zoller*
$250 - $499
Anonymous
Vanessa Abimbola and Toyin Abimbola
Patricia and Howard Adelman
Peri Altan and Jeffrey Helbling
Teresa M. and Matt F. Andersen
Kelley and Paul Audrain
Allison and Doug Bacon
Nancy and Michael Basofin
Cathy Beres
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Brennan, III
Cecile Keith Brown and Daryle E. Brown
Lisa Halpert and Clifford Brown
Darian and Francis Campise
Thomas J. Carroll
Angela and Charles Carter
Harriett and Myron Cholden
Elizabeth and Lon Chow
Elizabeth Cicchelli and Robert Buono
Jennifer and Bob Dolan
Vicki and Richard DuFour
Ernsteen Family Foundation
Drs. Randi and Frederic Ettner
Dr. and Mrs. Geoff Fenner
Julie Rosner and David Fishman
Jeffrey Frankel
Mimi and Bud Frankel
Mr. and Mrs. Justin W. Friesen
Judy and Mickey Gaynor*
Gary Giniat and James Faucett
Gene and Steven Goldring
Emily and Chip Grace
Keith Green and Sonya Smith
Diana L. Grodzins*
Nancy and John Gustaitis
Charles Hafner
Judy and Mel Hecktman*
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Higgins*
Joy Hultema
Jill and Howard Katz
Lene and Johan Keerberg
Deirdre and Laird Koldyke
Robert L. Kruse
Katie and Jim Law
Stephanie and James Letchinger
Elizabeth and David Liebovitz
Gail J. and Robert B. Loveman
Susan and Alan B. Ludwig
Julie Luecht
Mary and Michael Marcon
Jeanne and Tim Mayes
Raymond McBride
Samuel Meisels, Ed.D.
Patrick Mevs
Pete A. Meyers
Nancy and Andy Mills
Maureen and Aaron Mobarak
Lucy and Matt Moog
Neda Nabavi
Carol and Theodore Novak
Lisa and John O’Toole
Jennifer and Richard Paden
Jenny and Douglas Patinkin
Leslee and Ted Patras
Vicki Petritz
Nancy Plaskett and Mark Yurcheshen
Susan and Thomas Rajkovich
Meg and Mike Revord
Bonnie Roelle
Gwendolyn D. and John W. Rogers
Robert I. Kohn Family
Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish
Community Federation of Cleveland
Dorothy and Anthony Roy
Edye and Peter Rubnitz
The Ruttenberg Charitable Foundation
Margot Levin Schiff*
Susan and David Sherman
Joanne Cicchelli and William Singer
Chelsea and James J. Smith
Linda Snow
Alexandra Sotereanos and Joe Sneed
Amy Spar and Howard Rosenburg
Marcy and Gerald Spector
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison I. Steans*
Lisa and David Stein
Lisa and Eric Stojkovick
Sara and Blake Swift
Edi and Joshua Thimons
Dana and Rodney Thomas
Grace Tsao-Wu and Craig Freedman
Danuta Urbikas
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SUPPORTERS
Corporations
$1,000,000 + above
Allstate
The Allstate Foundation
BP Foundation
$100,000 - $999,999
American Airlines
Case Construction Equipment, a brand
of CNH, a Fiat Group Company
Kraft Foods Inc.
The Northern Trust Company
Target Corporation
United Service Companies, Debra and
Richard Simon
$50,000 - $99,999
Bank of America
The Boeing Company
Jewel-Osco
JPMorgan Chase
$20,000 - $49,999
Abbott Laboratories
Aetna
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Jones Lang LaSalle
MetLife Foundation
UBS
USG Corporation
$10,000 - $19,999
Accenture, LLP
Aon
Ariel Investments
Baxter International
Burke Warren MacKay & Serritella, P.C.
ComEd, an Exelon Company
Comer Children’s Hospital
Deutsche Bank
DLA Piper US LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
Global Hyatt Corporation
Korn/Ferry International
KPMG LLP
Lehman Brothers
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers
RedBox Workshop, Ltd.
Sprint Foundation
Turner Construction Company
$5,000 - $9,999
Anonymous
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Capri Capital Advisors LLC
CarMax Foundation
CB Richard Ellis
Children’s Memorial Hospital
CVS/pharmacy
George K. Baum & Company
Harris Bank Foundation
Houlihan Lokey
IBM Corporation
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Jones Day
Kinder Morgan Foundation
Krueck & Sexton Architects
Material Possessions
Mayer Brown LLP
MB Financial Bank
McKinsey & Company
Mesirow Financial
The PrivateBank and Trust Company
Rohm and Haas Company
Subaru of America, Inc.
Vedder Price
Walgreen Co.
Washington, Pittman & McKeever, LLC
Wayne Hummer Wealth
Management/Wintrust Financial Corp.
William Blair & Co.
Wrightwood Capital
Young & Rubicam
$1,000 - $4,999
ASK Public Strategies
Azteca Foods, Inc.
The Bloomingdale’s Fund of the
Federated Foundation
Dirk Denison Architects
First Partners, LP
Jim Beam Brands Co.
LEGO Children’s Fund
Leslie Jones & Associates, Inc.
Lincoln Financial Group Foundation
Loop Capital Markets, LLC
Microsoft
Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C.
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Pediatric Dental Associates of Indiana, Inc.
Pepper Construction
Perkins Coie
Schawk
Strategex, Inc.
VOA Associates Incorporated
Waste Management, Inc.
$500 - $999
Action for Children
Jackson Securities LLC
Mariani Landscape
Neiman Marcus
Peoples Energy
$250 - $499
Dental Health Management
Hyde Park Bank
Polaris Charter Academy Foundations
Foundations
$100,000 + above
Marguerite Casey Foundation
The Irving Harris Foundation
The Joyce Foundation
The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
$50,000 - $99,999
The Chicago Community Trust
The Joseph L. and Emily K. Gidwitz
Memorial Foundation
McCormick Foundation
$20,000 - $49,999
Leo S. Guthman Fund
Col. Stanley R. McNeil Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
Steans Family Foundation
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SUPPORTERS
Foundations continued
$10,000 - $19,999
Anonymous
The Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc.
$5,000 - $9,999
Gustafson Family Foundation
Mazza Foundation
The Siragusa Foundation
$1,000 - $4,999
Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation, Inc.
The Donald P. & Byrd M. Kelly Foundation
New Prospect Foundation
The Walter and Caroline Sueske Trust
Government Agencies
$100,000 + above
National Science Foundation
$10,000 - $19,999
Illinois Arts Council, a state agency
$5,000 - $9,999
City of Chicago, Department of
Cultural Affairs, CityArts Program 4
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition
Authority In-Memory Gifts
In memory of Richard S. Feddor, Sr.
Laura and Greg Freeman
In memory of Bonnie Fine
K. Gregg Dobbs
Ethel H. Feuerwerker
In memory of Arthur Folkoff
Leslie and William Barker
In memory of Roy and Yvonne Johnson
Anita Rivkin-Carothers In memory of Jeanne Marcus’ father
Ann and Marc Reinisch
In memory of George (Ace) Raphael
Renee and Jeffrey Rehkemper
In memory of Hope Rudnick
Stephanie Lieber
In memory of Diane Wales
Carolyn Wales
In-Honor Gifts
In honor of Susan Abrams
Wendy and Steve Abrams
In honor of Prue Beidler
Prudence Beidler Carr and Kevin Carr
In honor of Meredith Bluhm-Wolf
Lisa and John O’Toole
Carol and Theodore Novak
Camille and Kevin Rudge
Amy Spar and Howard Rosenburg
Brenda Wolf and Fred Siegman
In honor of Walter Freedman
The Cloverleaf Group. Inc.
In honor of Karen Harrison
Harriett and Myron Cholden
Jack and Betsy Karp
Susan and Alan Ludwig
In honor of Paula Kahn’s birthday
Reba and Alvin Blick
Sally and Michael Feder
Mimi and Bud Frankel
Sharron Kahn
The Le Beau Family
Stephanie Lieber
Amy Spar and Howard Rosenburg
Barbara Stone
Marjorie Zessar
Robert Zessar
Sandy and Marvin Zessar
In honor of Julie Latsko
Shawn Donnelley
In honor of Chloe Elle Levine’s birth
Lisa and Jason Levine
In honor of Jackie Bucksbaum’s birthday
Avril Klaff
In honor of Stephanie Lieber
Talia Kantor Lieber
Felicia Patinkin
In honor of Amy Carmell
Susie and David Borovsky
In honor of the The Lundardini Family
Laura Gilliland
The Peter and Carol England
Fund for Early Childhood Programs
Susan and William Abrams
Action for Children
Meredith Bluhm-Wolf and William Wolf
Laura and Greg Freeman
Paula R. Kahn
Krueck & Sexton Architects
Stephanie Lieber
Alice and Samuel Meisels, Ed.D.
Annmarie and Matthew Neumeier
In honor of Gigi Pritzker Pucker
Julia Harris and Sunil Garg
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Resnick
45th anniversary
Ellen Soren
In honor of The Schneider, Mareneck and
Bowlan families
Lacy Schneider
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SUPPORTERS
In-Honor Gifts continued
In honor of Isabel Viere
Anne Wright
In honor of Lisa Walker & Billy Rudnick’s
wedding
Jamie and David Schwartz
Matching Gifts
Bank of America
The Crown and Goodman Families
Deutsche Bank
Kraft Foods Inc.
Neiman Marcus
In-Kind Gifts
A New Leaf
Accenture, LLP
Adler Planetarium
Affinia Chicago Hotel
All About Time
Allstate
Always There Dental Care
Ambrosia Patisserie
American Airlines
Ann Sather Restaurants
Aon
Arlington International Racecourse
Robert F. Barnett, III
Ben Pao Chinese Restaurant
Curtis L. Bewley
Bloomingdale’s Home and Furniture
Blue Man Group Chicago
Blue Plate Catering
Meredith Bluhm-Wolf and William Wolf
Kyle Blust
Bob Chinn’s Crab House Restaurant
Brasserie Jo
Broadway in Chicago
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Bubbles Academy
Business Week
Capi’s Italian Kitchen
Casteel Coffee
Catch 35
Charlie’s Ale House
In-Kind Gifts continued
Chicago Indoor Racing
Chicago Bears Youth Football Camps
Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Bulls
Chicago Chocolate Tours
Chicago Defender
Chicago Fire — Major League Soccer
Chicago History Museum
Chicago Parent
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Wolves
China Kids
Classic Kids
Comedy Sportz Chicago
Karen Curtin and Thomas Bond
Darwill
DaVinci Group
Carol and Brendan Deely
Dee’s Restaurant
The Denim Lounge
DLA Piper US LLP
E Street Kids
East Bank Club
Eli’s Chicago’s Finest, Inc.
Ernst & Young LLP
Everest
Everybody’s Nuts
Fantasy Kingdom
Four Seasons Resort
Galt Toys and Galt Baby
Gap Inc.
Margaret and Frank Ginn
Giordano’s Enterprises, Inc.
Global Hyatt Corporation
Ally Gruener
Hannah Handmade
Hard Rock Hotel Chicago
Karen Harrison and Walter Freedman
Carey and Adam Hecktman
Hermes of Paris
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Il Borro Estate
Illinois Sports Facilities Authority
Jacky’s Bistro
Japonais
Jayson Home and Garden
Jim Beam Brands Co.
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Kihm Painting
KPMG LLP
Josh Krimston
Language Stars
LaSalle Bank
Julie and Fred Latsko
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises
The Levy Restaurants
Peggy and Yung Bong Lim
Luxury Chicago Limo, Inc
Masterplan Group International
The Menomonee Club
Mercedes-Benz Chicago
Microsoft Technology Center-Chicago
Ana Miyares
mk the restaurant
Maydene and Christopher Moore
Nadine Moore
Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art
Musical Magic
Neiman Marcus
The Northern Trust Company
Northwestern University Theatre &
Interpretation Center
NWI Times
Oceanique
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa
Old Town School of Music
Osteria Via Stato
Paterno Wines
Photography by Sher
Maria Pinto
Pompei
Portraits with Personality
PRP International
Quartino
Radio Flyer, Inc.
Red Hen Bakery
Redmoon Theater
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SUPPORTERS
In-Kind Gifts continued
Restaurants - Amenca
Rockit Bar & Grill
Sabbia
Sabrina Hans Events
Sam’s Wine and Spirits
Bruce Shaffer
Art Smith
Smith & Wollensky
Sofitel Chicago Water Tower
Sparkles Entertainment
Stanley’s Kitchen and Tap
Emily and Kevin Stoeckel
Stuart-Rodgers Photography
Table 52
Tabula Tua
The Talbott Hotel
Michael Tyler
Univision
Uno Chicago Grill
Urban Oasis
Angeline Urie
Vermilion Restaurant
Victory Gardens Theater
Wente Vineyards
Whirly Ball
Windy City Fieldhouse
Winston & Strawn LLP
Brenda Wolf and Fred Siegman
WTTW Channel 11
Yves Delorme
Ronna and Steven Zoll
Corporate Connections: A Corporate Membership Program
Chicago Children’s Museum’s corporate membership program provides varying
levels of free museum admission to all corporate employees and their families.
Abbott Laboratories
Accenture, LLP
Allstate
American Airlines
Anonymous
Aon Archer Daniels Midland
Ariel Investments
Bank of America
Baxter International
Blue Plate Catering
Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C.
Case Construction Equipment,
a brand of CNH, a Fiat Group Company
CareerBuilder.com
Casteel Coffee
CB Richard Ellis
Chapman & Cutler
Chicago Two-Way
Children’s Memorial Hospital
CNA
ComEd, an Exelon Company
Comer Children’s Hospital
Darwill Press
DLA Piper
Entertaining Company
Ernst & Young LLP
Food For Thought Catering
Gaper’s Caterers
Global Hyatt Corporation
Goldman Sachs
Greenberg Traurig
Harris Bank
IBM Corporation
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Jenner & Block
Jewel-Osco
JPMorgan Chase
Korn/Ferry International
KPMG LLP
Kraft Foods Inc.
LaSalle Bank
Lee Hecht Harrison
Lehman Brothers
Loop Capital Markets, LLC
Mayer Brown LLP
McKinsey & Company
Microsoft Corporation
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Northern Trust Company
Pepper Construction
Planes Moving and Storage
PricewaterhouseCoopers
PrivateBank and Trust Company
Rohm and Haas Company
Schiff Hardin
Sidley Austin LLP
Strategex, Inc.
Target Corporation
UBS
United Service Companies
USG Corporation
Vedder Price
VOA Associates Incorporated
Walgreen Co.
Wayne Hummer Wealth
Management/Wintrust Financial
Corporation
William Blair & Co.
Winston & Strawn LLP
WTTW Television
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SUPPORTERS
Community Partners
4Crosses Family Childcare
AARP
A New Beginning Start Now
A World of Difference Institute—
Anti-Defamation League
Abiola Art Gallery
Abraham Lincoln Centre,
Urban Systems of Care
Ada S. McKinley Community Services
Addressing Asthma Englewood
Adler Planetarium
Advocate IL Masonic Medical Center
Afro-American Genealogical and
Historical Society of Chicago
AfriCaribe
Albany Park Community Center
All Our Kids Network
Alliance of Midwest India Association
ALYO Children’s Dance Theatre
American Diabetes Association
American Family History Institute
American Indian Center
American Lung Association
Anawim Center
Angelic Organics
Anti-Cruelty Society
Apna Ghar
Arab American Action Network
Archi-Treasures
Ariel Academy
The Art Institute of Chicago
Art Studio of Schaumburg
Asian Social Network
Association House
Atutumama Okotie
Austin Child Care Provider’s Network
Austin Town Hall
Back of the Yards Community
Health Center
Ballet Folklorico Nacional de Victor Soria
Bebot Squad
Bethel New Life—Project Triumph
Better Boys Foundation
Betty Shabazz International Charter School
Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation
Big River, Inc.
Black Star Project
Black Roots, Inc.
Block Club Federation, LBLAR
Bridge to Hope
Broadway Bound Dance Co.
Bronzeville Children’s Museum
Brookfield Zoo
Brown Sugar A Cappella,
Northwestern University
Building Blocks Learning Academy
Bulletin Newspaper
Cabrini Green Tutoring Program, Inc.
Cambodian Association of Illinois
CARIE-Chicago Area Reggio
Inspired Educators
Carole Robertson Center
Casa Central
Casey Foundation
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese
of Chicago
Cease Fire
CEISS
Centers for New Horizons
Centro Romero
Cesar E. Chavez MAC
CHASI Englewood Child and
Family Center
Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education
Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Boys and Girls Club
Chicago Branch of the Association for
the Study of African American Life
and History
Chicago Center for Cultural Connections
Chicago Child Care Society
Chicago Children’s Choir
Chicago Christian Industrial League
Chicago Commons
Chicago Communities in Schools
Chicago Department of Children and
Youth Services
Chicago Department of Public Health
Chicago Freedom School
Chicago Gaelic Park
Chicago History Museum
Chicago Human Service Department
Chicago Metro AEYC
Chicago Park District
Chicago Public Libraries
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Sounds Project
Chicago Teacher Center
Chicago Urban League
Chicago Youth Centers
Chicagoland Bicycle Federation
Child and Family Connections
ChildServ
Children Center of Cicero & Berwyn
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
Chinese American Service League
Chinese Cultural and Educational
Association
Christ Center of Truth
Christ Progressive Prayer Church
Circa
Christopher House
City of Chicago City Clerk’s Office
CLOCC–Consortium to Lower
Obesity in Chicago’s Children
Clyde Park of Cicero
Columbia College
Consulate General of Japan
Consulate General of Korea
Consulate General of Poland
Consulate of Greece
Consulate of India
Cooking and Hospitality Institute
of Chicago
Covering Kids and Families Illinois
DANK–Haus German Cultural Center
Dawson Technical Institute
Dayo Laoye Art Studio
Department of Children and Family
Services Foster Parent Association
Department of Public Health
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SUPPORTERS
Community Partners continued
DESTINY Systems, Inc.
Dewey Child Parent Center
Dooley School Marimba Music
DSBDA–Division Street Business
Development Association
DuSable Leadership Academy
Easter Seals Chicago
East Village Youth Program
East West University
Educational Institute for Civil Rights
and Services, Inc.
Egbe Ife Ilu Ogbomoso of Chicago
El Hogar del Niño
El Valor
El Zocalo/The Resurrection Project
Englewood Community Cultural
Planning Council
Equip for Equality
Erikson Institute
Erie Neighborhood House
Family Bridges Chicago
Family Rescue
Family Focus, Inc.
Fathers Who Care
Federation of India Association
Felob Communications
Filipiniana Dance Group
Firman Community Services
First Chicago Real Estate, Inc.
First Start Learning Academy
FOCUS Youth
Friends of Nirman
Gads Hill Center
Garfield Park Conservatory
General Anders Polish School
Girls in the Game
Girls Scouts
Global Explorers Kids
God’s Gang
Golden Apple Institute
Goodwill Industries, YES
Fatherhood Project
Grandfamilies Program of Chicago
Granny & Kids Garden Patch
LaRabida Children’s Hospital
Great Lakes Irish Wolfhound Association
Lakonik Dance
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Greater St. John Center of Hope/North
Lawndale Christian Development
Corporation
Austin Homework Hang-out
Lead Safe Chicago
Gregory Elementary School
Legacy Charter School
Growing Home, Inc.
Lekotek
Hataw Pinoy
Lincoln Park Cooperative Nursery School
Heartland International
Lincoln Park Zoo
Hellenic Museum & Cultural Center
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Henson Elementary School
Little City Foundation
Hope on Hamilton
Lil ‘ol Korean Dance
House of Blues Foundation
Lots of Love Preschool
ICAN Outreach
Loyola University Chicago
Illinois Action for Children
Loyola University Museum of Art
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
Refugee Rights
Mad Science of Chicago
Illinois Department of Healthcare and
Madison Children’s Museum
Family Services/Child Support
Marillac Social Center
Illinois Department of Human Services
McCormick Freedom Museum
Illinois Fatherhood Initiative
McNulty School of Irish Dance
Illinois Malayalee Association
Merry Makers Music, Inc
Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition
Metropolitan Family Services
Illinois Welcoming Center
Modal Music Inc.
Imagine Art Studio
Mongolian Children’s Performing
Imagine Englewood If…
Arts Festival
In the Paint
Mt. Zion Anglican Church
Indo-American Center
Latinas en Accion
Indonesian American Community
Multi Cultural Youth Project
of Illinois
Museum of Science and Industry
Institute for Community Resource
National Block Club University
Development
National City
IPRAC–Institute of Puerto Rican
National Museum of Mexican Art
Arts & Culture
National-Louis University
Irish American Heritage Center
Natya Dance Theatre
Irish Music School of Chicago
Near Northwest Civic Committee
JHP Community Center
Near West Side Community
Jewish Theatre Ensemble—
Development Corporation
Storyteller Project
Neighborhood Writing Alliance
Kalapriya Dance
Negro League Legends, Inc.
Kennedy-King College
Northeastern Illinois University
Kidz Korna Youth Organization
New Chinese Media Inc.
Korean American Resource and
New Communities Project—
Cultural Center
Humboldt Park Task Force
Korean-American Association of Chicago
Korean-American YWCA
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SUPPORTERS
Community Partners continued
New Englewood Terrace
New Mt. Calvary Church
Nigerian Community of Chicagoland, Inc.
North Shore Senior Center Evanston Skokie
Valley Senior Services
Northwestern University
Northeast American Foster Parent
Association
Northwest Institute for Contemporary
Learning
Nupur Dance
Onli Studios
Onward Neighborhood House
Orijajogun Productions
Orpheus Hellenic Folklore Society
Ounce of Prevention Fund
Our World, One World
Pastors of Englewood
P.E.A.C.E. Community Organization
Collaborative
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Pembroke Farming Family
Persian School of Chicago
Pinoy Craft
Pilsen Alliance
Pilsen Inner City Kids
Pilsen Little Village Community
Mental Health Center
Pilsen-Little Village Mental Health Alliance
Play for Peace
Polish Highlanders Alliance
Polish Museum of America
Pope Elementary School
Port Ministries
Prevent Blindness America
Progressive Community Church
Progressive True Vine Head Start
Project Brotherhood
Promise Kitchen
Project Exploration
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance
Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce
Puerto Rican Cultural Center
Punjabi Cultural Society
Race to Knowledge, Inc.
Reading Is Fundamental
Real Men Charities, Inc.
Red Cross
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Runaway Buckers Cowboy and
Cowgirl Camp
Rush Medical College
Salvation Army
Samahang Kapatid
Sankofa Safe Child Initiative
Sunlight African Community Center
Teamwork Englewood
The Fulton Street Block Club
The School of Art Institute of Chicago
The Stay Environmentally Focused
Foundation
The Woodlawn Organization
Self Reliance Foundation
Shamrock Imports
Shedd Aquarium
Sikh American Heritage Organization
Silk Road Project
Sing Tao Newspapers
South Central Community Services
Head Start
Southwest Asian Outreach at U of C
Southwest Youth Collaborative
Spertus Museum
SunCast Television
Sunlight African Community Center
Swedish American Museum Center
Target Area Development Corp.
Teach for America
Teamwork Englewood
The Field Museum
The Right Source
Thousand Waves—Martial Arts and
Self-Defense Center
UNAN Imports
United Baptist Church
United Esan Organization Chicago
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
University of Chicago
Univision
Uptown Multicultural Arts Center
Urban Gateways
Urban Native of Chicago
US Environmental Protection Agency
Vietnamese Association of Illinois
Voices of Change
Volta School
Washington Park Conservancy
West Englewood United Organization
Service Connector
West Humboldt Park Center for
Performing Arts
West Side Minister’s Coalition
West Town Leadership United
Yoruba People’s Congress
Young Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago
Your Favorite Storytellers
Youth Service Project
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SUPPORTERS
100+ hour volunteers:
Shirley Barker
Rebecca Burgess
Louise Friedland
Michael Griffin
Molly Hoisington
Demi Hunt
Kerri Koscik
Aimee Lang
Brenda Martin
Georgia Mitchell
Matt Porubcansky
Joanne Price
Lillie Rhoden
David Romero
Sarah Shaheen
Sheilah Vulcain
Elisha Walters
Kenneth Wolf 50+ hour volunteers:
Alissa Bernardi
Fabiana Bernardino
Lisa Bienek
Ann Brown
Candice Burke
Tiffany Cowans
Marco De La Rosa
Angela Grossnickle
Andrea Heiger
Elizabeth Ikejimba
Diana Lee
Veronica Mercado
Halle Neeley
Elizabeth Nolan
Maya Rhodan
Laura Ruhe
Rodney Shelley
Marjorie Shields
Bianca Smith
Suzetta Whitaker
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Chicago Children’s Museum
Consolidated Financial Summary
Year Ended June 30, 2008
Revenue and Support
Expenses
Contributions:*
Foundations
Corporations
Individuals
Government Grants
Contributed Goods
and Services**
Benefit Events
Contracts
Corporate
Memberships and
Sponsorships
Family Memberships
Admissions
Workshop Fees
Group Ticket Sales
Museum Store
Revenue
Investment Income
Other
Program Services**
Supporting Services:
Management and
General
Fundraising***
Fundraising—
Benefit (In-Kind
6,774,516
Total Expenses
$9,026,835
Total Revenue and
Support
421,968
5,416,155
1,668,027
19,430
2,224,182
1,062,399
210,765
Revenue and
Support in Excess
of Expenses
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) in
Market Value of
Investments
Change in Net
Assets
Net Assets at
Beginning of Year
417,823
284,842
1,354,439
161,944
37,236
246,599
378,708
605,618
Net Assets at End of
Year
$14,510,135
971,045
1,271,962
9,312
5,483,300
(316,425)
5,166,875
37,626,268
$42,793,143
*Includes contributions designated to fund capital project
**Includes $2,032,500 lease donation from MPEA
***Includes expenses related to the capital campaign
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