Chicago Foundation for Education
2010–2011 Annual Report
Celebrating 25 years of support to Chicago public schools teachers
mission
Chicago Foundation for Education supports Chicago Public School
teachers with professional growth and development opportunities
that translate into enhanced classroom experiences.
fy2011 at-a-glance
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Action
Research
Fellows
79
28 29
Teacher-Leader
Workshop
Presenters
FFT Fellowships
Coach Grants
awarded to 45
Awarded to 42
Fellows
Coaches
291
Grant
Recipient
Schools
281
Small Grants
awarded to 318
Winners
86 242
Study Group
Coaches and Team
Character
Members
Education Bonus
Winners
200
1,072
Teacher
Touch Points
464
56,056
Chicago Public School
Students Impacted
Workshop
Participants
Team Member
Grants
Awarded
35,290
20,766
through
Workshop
Table of Contents
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Celebrating 25 Years
15 Participating Chicago Public Schools
4 25th Anniversary Honor Roll
17 Volunteer Leaders & Staff
6 Small Grants Program
18 Volunteer Corps
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19 Individual & Family Foundation Contributors
Study Group Program
10 Action Research Program
20 Corporate & Foundation Contributors
12 Fund for Teachers Program
21 Financial Highlights
13 Additional CFE Initiatives
In-Kind Contributors
through grant
winners
welcome letters
Dear Friends,
Dear Friends,
Last September, Chicago Foundation for Education celebrated
its 25th anniversary with a gala honoring Debby Jannotta and
Shirley Jaffee, and the more than 2,100 volunteers who have
been the life-blood of CFE during our first quarter-century
of support to Chicago Public School teachers. When the
Board first considered holding this event, however, we never
dreamed of the generosity CFE would soon experience.
I never will forget my first $500 grant from CFE. As I
posted my “I’m a CFE Small Grant Winner” banner on
my bulletin board, I felt like I had won $5 million. I have
won seven CFE grants in total, including both an Action
Research Fellowship and Fund for Teachers Fellowship,
and my students continue to reap the rewards.
Donors to our anniversary campaign and annual appeal
contributed more than 1.55 million dollars, allowing us
to award more grants than in the prior years, rebuild our
reserves, and invest in technology to improve efficiency
and service to CPS teachers, giving us an event stronger
foundation for our next twenty-five years. We thank the
319 donors who renewed their support and welcome
the 92 donors who invested in the work that we do.
CFE is approaching the new school year better positioned in
a number of other ways as well. We have reorganized staff
positions and responsibilities to make CFE more effective
in pursuing its mission. CFE’s processes are operating
more smoothly than at any time in its history. And we are
beginning a process to evaluate CFE’s mission itself to ensure
that the organization’s efforts are optimally targeted.
I end my two-year tenure as Board Chair excited about the
organization’s future, and confident that my successor,
Mary Beth Canfield, will continue to strengthen CFE.
Sincerely,
C. Graham Gerst
Board Chairperson
It was my Study Group Coach experience that began to
shape me as a teacher-leader. CFE provided a platform for
me to share my curricula with CPS teachers from across the
district. As I demonstrated the strategies I had successfully
implemented in my classroom, my peers validated my work
and my professional expertise. In terms of taking on other
leadership roles in education, the sky became the limit.
These CFE experiences led me to become a national
Education Champion, a Teach Plus fellow, and one of
just two teachers on Mayor Emmanuel’s Education
Transition Team. I represent my teacher colleagues
as I discuss policy issues with law makers and
interest groups; my voice influences legislation and
practice across the district, state, and country.
As I continue to teach, I will always be grateful to CFE for
recognizing me as a true professional and sparking my
desire to become a teacher-leader. I am honored to be CFE’s
2010 Debby Jannotta and Shirley Jaffee Teacher of the
Year and to serve on CFE’s Board of Directors. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Monica Sims
Pershing West Middle School
Board Member and
2010 Debby Jannotta and Shirley Jaffee Teacher of the Year
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celebrating 25 years
In 1985, Joyce Rumsfeld recruited a group of volunteers to join her in establishing what was to become the
Chicago Foundation for Education (CFE). It was at a time when Chicago’s public schools were considered
some of the “worst in the nation,” but Joyce firmly believed that the citizens of our community could make
a difference. Since that grassroots beginning, CFE has evolved into a dynamic organization focused on the
professional development of teachers across the Chicago public school system.
On September 29, 2010, CFE celebrated its 25th anniversary with an event that recognized the more than
2,100 volunteers who have contributed to the Foundation’s success. The Board of Directors was delighted to
pay particular tribute to Debby Jannotta and Shirley Jaffee, two women who have each devoted thousands of
hours over the last twenty-five years to further CFE and Chicago public education.
The Debby Jannotta and Shirley Jaffee CFE Teacher of the Year Award was established to commemorate
this special occasion. It is now presented annually to a CPS teacher who, among other criteria, seeks out
professional development opportunities and shares effective practices with colleagues. Each award winner
receives an honorarium of $1,000 and an invitation to represent fellow educators on the CFE Board of
Directors.
“To have been involved in the
conception, start-up, and development
of a successful education program has
been a unique opportunity. It’s been
an exciting and rewarding 25 years!”
- Debby Jannotta
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25th anniversary honor roll
$25,000 leaders
Anonymous
Abbott Laboratories
Sheila and Bob Berner
Mary Beth and
Philip Canfield
Ann and Richard Carr
Mamie and Greg Case /
Aon Foundation
Renee and Lester
Crown / Crown Family
Philanthropies
Juli and David Grainger
Tricia and Will Hagenah
Bev and Warren Hayford
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Shirley and Dick Jaffee
Jeannie and Ed James
Debby and Ned Jannotta
Susie and Dick Kiphart
Kay and Fred Krehbiel
Holly and John Madigan
Malott Family Foundation
Joan and Andy McKenna /
Schwarz Supply Source
Molex
Alexandra and John Nichols
Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr.
Oil-Dri Corporation
of America
Cathy and Bill Osborn
Peoples Gas
Diana and Bruce Rauner
Anne and Chris Reyes /
Reyes Holdings, LLC
Jeanne and John Rowe /
Exelon Corporation
Joyce and Donald Rumsfeld
Foundation
Shirley and Patrick Ryan
Carole and Jack Sandner /
CME Group Foundation
Kathleen and Jim Skinner
Sue and Steve Wilson
$10,000 benefactors
$1,000-$2,500 patrons
Phyllis and Bill Chambers
Anonymous (2)
Ann and Bruce Bachmann
Barbara Bere’
Debbie and Larry Brady
Joan and William Brodsky
Cole Taylor Bank
Sharon and George Collias
Mr. and Mrs. E.
David Coolidge, III
Mrs. Clarissa Y. Downey
Fairfield and Arthur DuBois
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Gregoire
Jean and Don Haider
Kathleen and Paul Hull
Shirley Jaffee’s Children
and Grandchildren
King Family Foundation
Dr. Alan and Dee Dee Klein
Janet and Don Levy
Amy and Don Lubin
Ruthie and Alan McNally
Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Miller
Louise and Jack Mills
Louellen and Tim Murray
Susan and Ted Oppenheimer
Jane and Hank Pearsall
Sandra and Michael Perlow
Marlene Welsh Phillips
Betsey and John Puth
John W. Rogers, Jr.
Kirsten and Chris Santiago
Sonja and Conrad
Fischer Foundation
Jeannie and Jim Foley
Virginia and Gary Gerst
Becky and Lester Knight
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Krehbiel
The Northern Trust Company
Katherine and Norman Olson
Rush University
Medical Center
Sage Foundation
William Blair & Company
$5,000 sponsors
Mark Anderson
Vernon Armour
Judy and P.D. Block III
Mrs. Edward A. Brennan
Jo and Wiley Caldwell
Douglas R. and S. Leigh
P. Conant Cookie Jar
Foundation
James and Catherine Denny
Foundation
Christy and Graham Gerst
Jennifer and Scott Gwilliam
Louanne and Bill Holland
Kelly and Robert Horne
The Jannotta-Pearsall
Family Fund
Morris Kaplan and
Dolores Kohl Kaplan
Pat and Mike Koldyke
Martha and John Mabie
Carole Pyle
Sue and Bud Selig
Peter Jay Sheren
Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom, LLP
Helen and Richard Thomas
$500 friends
Renee Bearak
Nancy and George Bodeen
Sally Campbell
Kathryn and J.S. Cole
Marge and Lew Collens
Mr. and Mrs. Byram Dickes
Murrell Duster
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fesmire
Fund for Teachers
Ms. Patricia J. Hurley
Judy and Verne Istock
Patricia Kilduff
Marvin Kocian
Mr. and Mrs. Larry McCracken
Kelly McGrail and Jeff Goulette
Michigan City
Education Foundation
Clare Muñana
Marsha Nathan
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Yalowitz
$25-$400 friends
Anonymous
Dottie and Jim Currie
Mr. and Mrs. Dilip Ghate
Judy and George Harmon
Mrs. Peter Husting
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E.
Jannotta, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kasten, II
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Keehn
Mrs. Frank Little
Andrew W. McGhee
Mrs. Corinne McGrail
Diane M. McKeever and
Eric Jensen
Marianne D. and Philip R. Nielsen
Harland W. Oates
Joy and Rich O’Connell
Mr. and Mrs. Donald W.
Patterson
Marjorie S. Rogasner
Gloria and Sheldon Rosing
Hon. Ilana Rovner
Valerie Rumsfeld-Richard
and Paul Richard
Mrs. Lloyd Schuster
Jean and Bernard Trager
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Williamson
Joan and Bob Zabel
For a complete list of contributors,
please turn to page 19.
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“Thank you for funding
the projects that engage
my students in learning.”
-
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Beatriz Soto, Chavez Multicultural
Academy, Back of the yards
small grants program
Chicago Foundation for Education Small Grants fund the implementation of classroom and school-wide curricular
projects that respond to the specific academic, social, and emotional needs of a student population. Grants of up
to $600 are available to fund books, supplies, materials, field trips, or any other items that will deepen student
engagement and promote active learning. Each application is evaluated by a minimum of three CFE volunteers who
use a common rubric to assess how the teachers determined student needs.
Last fall, CFE made 281 awards to 318 Pre-K through 8th Grade CPS teachers. These Small Grant recipients utilized
their awards to reach 22,036 students with projects such as CSI: Classroom Science Investigators, Using Graphic Novels
to Engage Reluctant Readers, and Shaping Mathematical Minds. After implementing their projects, teachers had the
opportunity to disseminate their ideas by presenting at CFE’s annual Workshop, submitting their projects to CFE’s
award-winning online Lesson Plan Database, and participating in CFE’s Study Group Coach Program.
100%
of teachers were better
able meet to unique
student needs because
of their grant.
99%
of teachers indicated
an increased enthusiasm
for implementing new
strategies in their
classroom.
99%
of teachers planned to
share their project ideas
and success with
colleagues.
Small Grant
teacher spotlight
Ronald Hale has earned four CFE awards, and his 2011
Small Grant project was Power to Prevent: Health, Science and
Community. After years of watching his students eating chips
and drinking soda for breakfast, Ron was inspired to develop this
unit to highlight the correlation between health and academic
achievement.
Ron’s class studied nutrition, examined ingredients in popular
foods, and learned how better food choices can increase energy
and prevent disease. He engaged his students in thoughtful
reflection by integrating art, journaling, and online learning
into the science laboratory. He introduced exercise into his
curriculum and taught his students about vital health statistics,
including pulse rates and blood pressure monitoring.
Ron earned a Character Education bonus grant to supplement
his project budget. He explained that: “Character Education
is about developing knowledge, skills, and confidence to make
informed and responsible choices.” Not only did his students
decide to adopt better eating habits, but they also led an
interactive health initiative to share the information with their
families and younger students in their school.
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study group program
CFE Study Groups bring together PreK-8th grade CPS educators (Team Members) to learn effective teaching
methods from their peers (Coaches). Coaches are identified each Spring, and then a catalog of Study Group
offerings are shared with teachers across the district. Potential Team Members review the catalog and rank their
top three choices.
Once Team Members have been selected, their Coaches facilitate a minimum of twelve hours of cooperative
learning. During meetings, Team Members share strategies, support each other through implementation, and
adapt teaching methods for optimal efficacy across classrooms. Peer feedback and reflection on progress are
hallmarks of the Study Group process. Collaboration becomes essential, allowing teachers to share suggestions
and form a network of fellow professionals working toward similar goals.
This year, CFE awarded 200 teachers the opportunity to participate in 27 Study Groups. Strategies implemented
by Study Groups included: Liking Literature: Boys as Active, Engaged Readers; The Stock Market Game: Financial
Literacy in the Middle School Classroom; and Great Expectations: Building Classroom Community.
95.8%
of Coaches Strongly
Agreed or Agreed that the
Study Group Program
renewed or increased
their commitment to
teaching in CPS.
97.4%
of Team Members Strongly
Agreed or Agreed that they
would share their Study
Group teaching method
with teacher colleagues
in the coming year.
100%
of Coaches Strongly Agreed
or Agreed that this experience
encouraged them to pursue
additional leadership
and mentoring
opportunities.
study group coach spotlight
Anna Koch, a literacy teacher at Northwest Middle School,
developed a curricular unit specifically to engage 6-8th
grade boys in reading. She successfully implemented the
lesson plans in her school, and chose to share her ideas
through the CFE Study Group Coach program because
she viewed it as a “fantastic leadership development
opportunity that capitalizes upon my strengths as an
educator and stems from my professional interests. CFE
gave me the chance to take a topic that I care about deeply
– reluctant male readers – and collaborate with other
passionate, high-achieving educators.” Anna stressed
that “leadership is about empowering those around you”
and indicated that she had become a stronger teacher by
engaging in the Study Group Coach process.
study group team
member spotlight
Kristin Stephens, a writing teacher at Farnsworth School,
received her sixth CFE grant to participate in Anna Koch’s
Study Group. Through the experience, she and her Team
Members collectively read and evaluated more than 50
texts that had been identified as high interest among
adolescent males.
Kristin summed up her experience as follows:
“Collaborating with colleagues from different schools
renewed my enthusiasm for teaching. This CFE Study
Group Grant afforded me the time, environment, and
forum to reflect on my current teaching practices.”
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“Collaborating with
other passionate, highachieving educators
leads to stronger
teaching practices.”
- Anna Ko ch, Northwest Middle Scho ol, Lo gan square
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“CFE’s Action Research
Program challenges
teachers to disseminate
best practices outside
the four walls of their
own classrooms.”
- Zorel Zambrano, Lloyd Elementary Scho ol, Cragin
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ACTION RESEARCH PROGRAM
Chicago Foundation for Education offers an Action Research Leadership Institute (ARLI, formerly known as
TNLI) that has been hailed by grant winners as “the best professional development” they have ever had. Over the
course of a school year, ARLI Fellows collect data in their classrooms, analyze the efficacy of specific instructional
strategies, document student achievement, and reflect upon their practice. The program includes more than 45
hours of collaborative learning facilitated by a university advisor and supported by a CFE staff member.
ARLI Fellows present and publish their findings, with their data-backed expertise often influencing educational
decision-makers throughout the district. In 2010-11, three fellows were invited to present at the 10th Annual
Practitioner Research Forum of the National College of Education, two others were invited by their principals to
lead school- or area-wide professional development based on their research, another was invited to serve on the
advisory board of the Center for Practitioner Research, and several were published in the peer-reviewed journal
Inquiry in Education.
100%
of Fellows reported that
action research had made
them a more reflective
and effective teacher.
100%
of Fellows indicated
that they developed new
leadership skills as a result
of their Fellowship
experience.
100%
of Fellows bring increased
content knowledge
into their classrooms
because of their
Fellowship.
action research
fellow spotlight
Zorel Zambrano, a special education teacher at Lloyd
Elementary School, was awarded a ARLI Fellowship to analyze
how the guided workshop teaching methodology increased
student math skills. She developed assessment tools,
administered them regularly to evaluate student progress,
and kept a journal to reflect on the process. She found that
the workshop method stimulated learning among her special
needs students, and that it allowed her teaching partner to
preserve the pace of the math program for the general student
population. When asked about themes that were uncovered in
her data, Zorel explained that the biggest was “the importance
of teacher collaboration.”
After Zorel presented her findings to her colleagues and
administration, the entire Lloyd Elementary School teaching
team planned ways to incorporate her strategies into the next
year’s curriculum. She shared that, “more and more teachers
are experiencing the benefits of co-teaching and understanding
that collaboration can help all students reach their potential,
not just those with special needs.”
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We’re “taking teaching
and learning to
the next level.”
- Julie Furigay, Claremont Elementary, Chicago Lawn
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fund for teachers program
CFE Fund for Teachers Fellowships honor Chicago’s most talented teachers by providing
them with powerful opportunities for professional renewal and growth, while simultaneously
allowing them the chance to work towards increasing academic achievement, global
awareness, and cultural sensitivity in students. At the beginning of 2011, CFE awarded 29
Fund for Teacher Fellowships to 45 Chicago Public School teachers, in partnership with the
national Fund for Teachers organization.
Teachers with three or more years of classroom experience submitted proposals detailing
how a Fellowship would improve their instruction and how the skills garnered during this
experience would ultimately benefit their students, curricula, and school environment. 2011
Fellowships varied from attending a lesson study immersion program in Tokyo to observe,
discuss, and collect data on how math is taught in Japan, to touring South Africa to learn
about education reform and the particular challenges facing township and rural schools.
100%
of Fellows “Strongly Agreed
or Agreed” that their FFT
Fellowship experiences led
to improved instructional
effectiveness.
94%
“Strongly Agreed or
Agreed” that the Fund for
Teachers Program increased
their confidence in assuming
future educational
leadership roles.
100%
of Fellows “Strongly Agreed
or Agreed” that they would
collaborate with teacher
colleagues to implement
various components of
their FFT projects.
fund for teachers
fellow spotlight
Julie Furigay, a 5th grade teacher at Claremont Elementary
School, earned a Fund for Teachers grant to study the connection
between math, science, art, and culture via a Mathematical Tour
of Renaissance Italy. The tour was led by university professors, and
she traveled with fellow public school teachers from across the
country and others interested in an academic travel experience.
The diversity of her group led to lively and dynamic discussion,
and Julie continued those conversations with her students by
contributing daily to her web blog.
The experience reminded her that “math is more than just
numbers, it’s a way to see and understand the world around
us.” Julie shared that the “Fund for Teachers Fellowship changed
my life and will transform me as a teacher. I highly recommend
the program to any educator interested in taking teaching and
learning to the next level.”
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additional cfe initiatives
teachers as leaders and learners workshop
CFE hosted its 22nd Annual Teachers as Leaders and Learners Workshop on October 16,
2010. The conference featured more than 60 CFE teacher-presenters, all of whom
showcased their grant-winning curricular projects, instructional strategies, and action
research findings. Nearly 500 teachers participated in this Saturday morning event and
were greeted by an engaging Keynote address from Leslie Baldacci, a CPS teacher, author,
and Chicago Sun Times columnist. CFE’s Workshop also offered a Resource Fair, grantwriting assistance, and a “Meet and Greet” networking session at the end of the day.
lesson plan database
CFE’s online Lesson Plan Database (LPD), winner of the 2008 Lumity Technology Leadership
Award, is a free resource available to educators worldwide. The LPD catalogs grant-winning
curricular projects and teaching strategies, is searchable by grade level and subject area,
and offers lesson plans that include project objectives, implementation time, and associated
learning activities. For more information, please visit www.CFElessonplans.org.
character education
Chicago Foundation for Education has always recognized the importance of social and emotional
learning as an integral part of a student’s education. CFE encourages teacher who cultivate students’
intrinsic motivation to:
• Develop critical thinking and decision-making skills,
• Strengthen self-esteem and increase their respect for others,
• Understand the consequences of their decisions and actions, and
• Develop into productive, responsible of their classroom, school, and community.
CFE currently offers $100 and $200 Character Education Bonuses to our Small Grant, Study Group
Coach Grant, and Action Research Fellowship applicants. More than 25% of these grant winners apply
for and earn Bonuses to support their integration of lessons that promote core values.
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“We teach because we
want to make a difference.”
- Loretta Walton, Nicholson Technolo gy Academy, Engelwo od
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participating chicago public schools
Albany Park Multicultural Academy
Alcott Elementary
Ames Middle School
Andrew Jackson Language Academy
Ariel Community Elementary
Armour Elementary
Armstrong Math & Science Elementary
Ashburn Elementary
Audubon Elementary
AUSL - Bethune Elementary
AUSL - Curtis Elementary
AUSL - Deneen Elementary
AUSL - Dulles Elementary
AUSL - Harvard Elementary
AUSL - Howe Elementary
AUSL - Morton Elementary
AUSL - National Teachers Academy
AUSL - Sherman Elementary
AUSL - Tarkington Elementary
Austin Polytechnical HS
Avalon Park Elementary
Azuela Elementary
Banneker Elementary
Barnard Computer, Math & Science Elementary
Barton Elementary
Beard Elementary
Beasley Math & Science Elementary
Beaubien Regional Gifted Elementary
Belding Elementary
Bennett Elementary
Betty Shabazz Intl. Charter Elementary
Black Math & Science Elementary
Blaine Elementary
Bouchet Math & Science Elementary
Bradwell Communication, Arts, and Sciences
Elementary
Brennemann Elementary
Brentano Math & Science Elementary
Bridge Elementary
Bronzeville Lighthouse Charter HS
Brooks College Prep HS
Brownell Elementary
Budlong Elementary
Burbank Elementary
Burke Elementary
Burley Magnet Center
Byrne Elementary
Calmeca Language Academy
Cameron Elementary
Camras Elementary
Canty Elementary
Cardenas Elementary
Carter Elementary
Catalyst - Howland Charter Elementary
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Chavez Multicultural Elementary
Christopher Elementary
CICS - Basil Elementary
CICS - Larry Hawkins Elementary
CICS - Prairie Elementary
CICS - West Belden Elementary
CISC - Avalon Elementary
Claremont Academy
Clark Elementary
Clay Elementary
Clissold Elementary
Colemon Elementary
Collins HS - North Lawndale College Prep
Columbus Elementary
Coonley Regional Gifted Elementary
Courtenay Language Arts Elementary
Crown Fine Arts Elementary
Cuffe Technology Academy
Curie Metro HS
Daley, RJ Elementary
Darwin Language Elementary
Davis, M Elementary
Dawes Math and Science Elementary
de Diego Community Elementary
de Dominguez Elementary
de Lafayette Elementary
Decatur Elementary
Dett Elementary
Dever Elementary
Dewey Fine Arts Elementary
Disney Magnet Elementary
Dixon Elementary
Drummond Magnet Elementary
Dumas Technology Elementary
Eberhart Elementary
Edgebrook Elementary
Edison Park Elementary
Edison Regional Gifted Center
Ericson Magnet Elementary
Erie Charter School Elementary
Everett Elementary
Evers Elementary
Fairfield Elementary
Faraday Elementary
Farnsworth Elementary
Field Elementary
Finkl Elementary
Fiske Language Elementary
Franklin Fine Arts Magnet Elementary
Funston Elementary
Galapagos Charter Elementary
Gale Community Elementary
Galileo Math & Science Magnet Elementary
Gallistel Language Elementary
Garvey, MM Elementary
Gary Elementary
Gillespie Elementary
Gladstone Elementary
Goldblatt Elementary
Goodlow Math & Science Magnet Elementary
Goudy Elementary
Green Elementary
Gregory Elementary
Gresham Elementary
Guggenheim Elementary
Gunsaulus Magnet Elementary
Haines Elementary
Hale Elementary
Hamilton Elementary
Hamline Elementary
Hampton Fine Arts Elementary
Hanson Park Elementary
Hawthorne Magnet Elementary
Hay Community Elementary
Hayt Elementary
Healy Elementary
Hedges Elementary
Hendricks Community Elementary
Henry, P Elementary
Herzl Elementary
Hibbard Elementary
Hitch Elementary
Hoyne Elementary
Hughes Language Elementary
Hurley Elementary
Infinity Math, Science & Technology HS
Inter-American Magnet Elementary
Irving Elementary
Jackson, M Elementary
Jahn Language Elementary
Jamieson Elementary
Jenner Arts Elementary
Joplin Elementary
Juarez Community HS
Jungman Elementary
Kellogg Elementary
Kelly HS
Kelvyn Park HS
Kenwood MS/HS
Kilmer Elementary
Lane Tech HS
Langford Community Academy
Lara Elementary
LaSalle II Magnet Elementary
LaSalle Magnet Elementary
Legacy Charter Elementary
Lewis, L Elementary
Lindblom Math & Science MS/HS
Lloyd Elementary
Locke, A Charter Elementary
Locke, J Elementary
Lorca Elementary
Lowell Elementary
Lyon Elementary
Madero MS
Manley HS
Mann Elementary
Marconi Community Elementary
Marquette Elementary
Marsh Elementary
Marshall MS
May Community Academy
Mayer, O Magnet Elementary
McAuliffe Elementary
McClellan Elementary
McCormick Language Elementary
McKinley Evg
McPherson Elementary
Metcalfe Math & Science Elementary
Mireles World Language Elementary
Mitchell, E Elementary
Monroe World Language Elementary
Montifiore Special Elementary
Morgan Park MS/HS
Morrill Math & Science Elementary
Mozart Elementary
Mt. Greenwood Elementary
Mt. Vernon Elementary
Murphy Elementary
Murray Language Academy
Nash Elementary
Near North Special Ed Elementary
Neil Elementary
New Field Elementary
Newberry Math & Science Magnet Elementary
Nicholson Technology Academy
Nightingale Elementary
Nixon Elementary
Nkrumah Charter Elementary
Nobel Elementary
Noble Street Charter - Rowe-Clark Elementary
North Lawndale Charter College Prep HS
North River Elementary
Northside College Prep HS
Northside Learning Center HS
Northwest Middle School
Ogden Intl. Gifted Elementary
Oriole Park Elementary
Otis Intl. Language Elementary
O’Toole Elementary
Palmer Elementary
Parkside Community Academy
Pasteur Elementary
Thorp, O Math & Science Magnet Elementary
Peirce International Elementary
Univ. of Chicago Charter School - Donoghue
Penn Elementary
UNO - de las Casas Elementary
Pershing East Magnet Elementary
UNO - Veterans Memorial Elementary
Pershing West Magnet Middle School
Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men
Perspectives Charter Calumet Academy MS
Volta Elementary
Perspectives Charter HS of Technology
Von Humboldt Elementary
Perspectives Charter Math & Science HS - IIT
Von Steuben Metropolitan Science HS
Piccolo Specialty Elementary
Wadsworth Elementary
Pickard Elementary
Ward, J Elementary
Pilsen Community Elementary
Washington Elementary
Pirie Elementary
Webster Elementary
Polaris Charter Elementary
West Park Fine Arts & Technology Elementary
Pope Elementary
Westcott Elementary
Portage Park Elementary
Whitney Young Magnet MS/HS
Powell Elementary
Whitney, E Elementary
Price Elementary
Whittier World Language Elementary
Pritzker, AN Regional Gifted Elementary
Yale Elementary
Prussing Elementary
Yates Elementary
Reinberg Elementary
Young Elementary
Revere Elementary
Zapata Elementary
Rickover Navy Academy HS
Robinson Elementary
Ryder Elementary
Ryerson Elementary
Sabin World Language Elementary
Salazar Bilingual Elementary
Saucedo Math & Science Elementary
Sauganash Elementary
Sawyer Elementary
belmont avenue
Scammon Elementary
Schmid Elementary
Schubert Elementary
Schurz HS
kinzie street
Seward Elementary
Sheridan Math & Science Elementary
Shields Elementary
cermak road
Shoop Math, Science & Technology Elementary
Skinner Classical Elementary
Smyth Magnet Elementary
South Shore Fine Arts Elementary
Spry Community Elementary
55th street
Stagg Elementary
Stevenson Elementary
Stevenson MS
Stewart, G Elementary
83rd street
Stock Elementary
Stockton Elementary
Stowe Elementary
Sutherland Elementary
Swift Specialty Elementary
Talcott Elementary
Taylor, D Elementary
Thorp, J Elementary
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volunteer leaders & staff
committee chairpersons
Phyllis Chambers
small grant observation
coordinators
Action Research Leadership Institute
Pam Hay
Tricia Hagenah
Louellen Murray
Small Grants
Louanne Holland
Eloise Neidhardt
Character Education
Margie Rogasner
Katie Kennicott
Nancy Saladino
Study Group Team Members
Carole Pyle
Study Group Coaches
Chris Santiago
Fund for Teachers
small grant subject area
review coordinators
Maryam Brown
Mary Beth Canfield
Tracie Clisby
Polly Ho
Louanne Holland
Shirley Jaffee
Michal Miller
Heather Moore
Susan Nelson
Angie Pilgrim
Susan Rohrman
Nancy Saladino
Laura Watson
study group liaisons
Kathy Acles
Tai Basurto
Jennifer Franklin
Katie Lyons
Marsha Nathan
Margie Rogasner
Emily Schwartz
Mehret Asgedom
Sara Simon
Mary Beth Canfield
Monica Sims
Jennifer Choy
Margo Sorgman
Jennifer Franklin
David Hannsberry
staff
Amy Sheren
Louanne Holland
Executive Director
Pamela Howard
Sarah Rossi
DawnLynne Kacer
Katie Kennicott
Mishawna Manning
Gloria Mhoon
Dara Milner
Program Director
Sarah Hoppe
Program & Outreach Coordinator
Nedranae Hunt
Grants Coordinator
Andrea Schuster
Development Coordinator
Debra Miretzky
Jennifer Cofsky
Amy Roberts-Paeth
Summer Intern
Catherine Rowbotham
Kate Hagenah
Sue Schafer
Andrea Schuster
Margo Sorgman
Diane Sotiros
Jean Spencer
Laura Watson
Zaneta Zak
17
workshop committee
Spring Intern
Elizabeth Stark Ketchum
Fall Intern
volunteer corps
Kathy Acles *
Heidi Albert
Macus Alonso
Mark Anderson * ^
Carolyn Arnolds
Hntsa Asgedom
Mehret Asgedom *
Venki Ayalur ^
Annette Bacon
Jan Bail
Leslie Baldacci ^
Patricia Ball
Asha Banthia ^
Jeremy Baskin *
Tai Basurto
Renee Bearak
Tom Beck
Marty Behn
Rebecca Berger
Ann Bjerke ^
Pamela Blackwell ^
Judy Block *
Mary Jane Boris
Julia Brown
Maryam Brown * ^
Michele Buttermore
Wiley Caldwell *
Mary Beth Canfield *
Lisa Caputo Love ^
Ann Carr
Richard Carr
Georgeanne Chalmers
Phyllis Chambers * ^
Tannaz Chapman ^
Patrick Charles *
Jennifer Choy *
Tracie Clisby *
Jackie Cofsky
Jennifer Cofsky
Karen Cofsky
Sherry Cohen
John Cooksey
Marilyn Cushing
Andrea Damenti
Cathy Davis
Lindsay Davis
Vera Davis
Helga de Bontin
Sarah Deetjen
Adam Dell ^
Zachary Dickerson ^
Robin Dillow
Jennifer Dixon ^
Alan Duff ^
Brian Duwe * ^
Rachel Eddington ^
Antoinette Edmonds
Polly Eldringhoff ^
Shanti Elliott
Susan Elliott
Simintha Esson
Kristen Evans
Kris Fishman
Marianne Flanagan
Jennifer Franklin *
Ashlee Gabrysch
Jenny Garcia
Nancy Garfien
Robert J. Gariano *
Carla Garner
Graham Gerst * ^
Patricia Ginnis
Susan Gold
Irene Goldfarb
Kate Hagenah
Tricia Hagenah * ^
David Hannsberry *
Callie Hardin
Judy Harmon
Kamesa Harold
Robert Hartfield
Pamela Hay *
Allison Henry ^
Jadan Hicks
Torrence Hinton ^
Polly Ho *
Louanne Holland *
Bob Horne * ^
Pamela Howard *
Wendy Jackson
Richard M. Jaffee *
Shirley H. Jaffee *
Jeannie James *
Debby Jannotta *
Edgar D. Jannotta *
Barbara Javaras
Eric Johnson ^
Nadjela Johnson
Nathan Johnson
Shelena Johnson
DawnLynne Kacer *
Colleen Kamin
Kavita Kapadia Matsko ^
Pat Kenney
Katie Kennicott * ^
Elizabeth Ketchum
Polky Kibler
Susan Kieffer-Barone
Timothy Knight
Christina Korbakis ^
Karen Kovach-Webb ^
Kevin Krakovsky ^
Ray Kulpa
Shari Kvam
Kari Lehman
Christopher Lin ^
Dabney Lyles
Katie Lyons *
Mishawna Manning *
Patti Mapes
Carmen Martin
Lynn Mathias
Cedric McCay
Karen McCracken
Jo Anne McDonald
Gloria Mhoon *
Karen Miller
Michal D. Miller *
Renee Miller
Dara Milner *
Debra Miretzky *
Margaret Mitchell ^
Sheila Mitchell
Heather Moore * ^
Louellen Murray *
Laurie Nasky
Marsha Nathan *
Drew Navolio
Eloise Neidhardt *
Susan Nelson *
Vicky Nelson
Pat O’Donnell
Wande Olude
Ted Oppenheimer ^
Georgy Ann Peluchiwski
Amy Petersen
Matt Phelan
Angela Pilgrim * ^
Aileen Primack
Carole Pyle *
Gretchen Quinn
Merrilee Redmond
Marcey Regan
Marjurie Ribeiro
Amy Roberts-Paeth *
Anthony Robinson ^
Dana Robinson
Margie Rogasner *
Christopher Rohn ^
Susan Rohrman *
Laurie Rose
Catherine Rowbotham *
Danielle Royster
Mike Saladino
Nancy Saladino *
Cecilia Salvatore
Chris Santiago *
Sue Schafer *
Marion Schmidt
Linda Schmitt
Tim Schott ^
Marc Schulman ^
Andrea Schuster *
Emily Schwartz *
Kristen Senior
Brianne Shally
Daila Shefner
Jozel Shwatal
Maxine Simmons
Monica Sims *
Sara Simon *
Monica Sims * ^
Rikara Skaggs
Erica Smith
Margo Sorgman *
Diane Sotiros *
Jean Spencer *
Beth Spurgeon
Melissa Stenger ^
Lisbeth Stone
Arshia Sultan
Gayle Sundt
Jane Thain
Liz Thomas
Natasha Thompson
Barbara Traverso
Amy Tse
Ann Turner ^
Richard Turner ^
Susan Van Hooser
Vasilya Waddell
Jean Waller
Joe Walsh
Alex Washington * ^
Laura Watson * ^
Jason Waugh ^
Michelle Weitz
Carol Wetmore
Laurie Whitmer
Linnea Wilson
Steve Wilson *
Alicia Winckler
Shiela Yessenow
Zaneta Zak *
E. Yeliz Zurawic ^
* Volunteer Leader
^ FFT Selection
Committee Member
18
individual & family foundation contributors
July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011
$35,000 +
Mary Beth and Phil Canfield
Tricia and Will Hagenah
$25,000 +
Anonymous
Sheila and Bob Berner
Ann and Richard Carr
Juli and David Grainger
Bev and Warren Hayford
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Jaffee
Jeannie and Ed James
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar D. Jannotta, Sr.
Susie and Dick Kiphart
Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Krehbiel
Holly and John Madigan
Alexandra and John Nichols
Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr.
Cathy and Bill Osborn
Diana and Bruce Rauner
J. Christopher and
Anne N. Reyes Foundation
Joyce and Donald Rumsfeld
Foundation
Patrick G. & Shirley W.
Ryan Foundation
Kathleen and Jim Skinner
Sue and Steve Wilson
$10,000 +
Phyllis and Bill Chambers
Sonja and Conrad
Fischer Foundation
Foley Family Foundation
Christy and Graham Gerst
Virginia and Gary Gerst
Becky and Lester Knight
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Krehbiel
Katherine and Norman Olson
Peter Jay Sheren
$5,000 +
Mr. Mark Anderson
Vernon Armour
Robert F. Barry and
Marcella B. Barry Gift Fund
Judy and P.D. Block III
Mrs. Edward A. Brennan
Jo and Wiley Caldwell
Douglas R. and S. Leigh P. Conant
Cookie Jar Foundation
James and Catherine
Denny Foundation
Yasmina and Brian Duwe
Jennifer and Scott Gwilliam
Louanne and Bill Holland
Kelly and Robert Horne
The Jannotta-Pearsall Family Fund
Kaplan Foundation Fund
Morris Kaplan and
Dolores Kohl Kaplan
Pat and Mike Koldyke
Martha and John Mabie
Oppenheimer Family Foundation
Mrs. Carole Pyle
19
Sue and Bud Selig
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison I. Steans
Helen and Richard Thomas
$2,500 +
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Gariano
The Charles Jacob Foundation
Shirley Jaffee’s
Children and Grandchildren
Mr. and Mrs. Archibald McClure
Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Miller
J.B. & M.K. Pritzker
Family Foundation
Devanee and Alex Washington
$1,000 +
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bachmann
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Bacon
Barbara Bere’
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Boris
Debbie and Larry Brady
Carrie and Patrick Charles
Sharon and George Collias
Michelle L. Collins
Stanton R. Cook
Mr. and Mrs. E. David Coolidge, III
Liz and Kent Dauten
Mrs. Clarissa Y. Downey
Fairfield and Arthur DuBois
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser
Dr. and Mrs. Larry Goodman
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Gregoire
Jean and Don Haider
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Hill
Groupon Campaign
Kathleen and Paul Hull
Heidi and Dan Jaffee
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Keehn
The Anne Marie
Kempczinski Foundation
King Family Foundation
Dr. Alan and Dee Dee Klein
Elizabeth E. LaMotte
Janet and Don Levy
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lillard
Amy and Don Lubin
Eileen and Jim McKinney
Ruthie and Alan McNally
Louise and Jack Mills
Louellen and Tim Murray
Jane and Hank Pearsall
Sandra and Michael Perlow
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peterson
Marlene Welsh Phillips
Angie and Greg Pilgrim
Betsey and John Puth
Kirsten and Chris Santiago
Mr. and Mrs. F. Eugene Schmitt
Carol and Gordon Segal
Linda and Stan Sher
Sagalyn Family Fund
$500 +
Janice and Richard Bail
Renee Bearak
Cheryl K. Beebe and
James A. Grimm
Nancy and George Bodeen
Sally Campbell
Karen and Tom Cofsky
Kathryn and J.S. Cole
Marge and Lew Collens
Mr. and Mrs. Byram Dickes
Mrs. Jean H. Downey
Murrell Duster
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Edelman
Enivar Charitable Fund
Barbara and Ira Eichner,
in honor of Shirley Jaffee
and Debby Jannotta
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fesmire
Suzanne Flavin
Barbara E. Franke
Drs. Nancy and Stan Handmaker
Mrs. Margaret S. Hart
Pam and Jeff Hay
Lynn and Philip Hummer
Ms. Patricia J. Hurley
Judy and Verne Istock
Ms. Nancy E. Jaffee and Mr.
William T. Patterson
Meghan and Peter Jannotta
Ashley and Michael Joyce
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keiser
Patricia Kilduff
Marvin Kocian
Michigan City Education
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Larry McCracken
Kelly McGrail and Jeff Goulette
Jane and Bruce McLagan
Dara and Ross Milner
Mr. and Mrs. Newton N. Minow
Morrison Family Charitable Trust
Clare Muñana
Marsha Nathan
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. R. Douglas Petrie
The Robbins Family
Joan H. and Robert R. Rudolph
Suzanne T. Smart
Liz Stiffel
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Q.
Sylvester III
Lynne and David B. Weinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Yalowitz
$250 +
Anonymous
Susan D. Bowey
Anne L. Bryant
Carney Family Foundation
Stacey and Christopher Caywood
Dottie and Jim Currie
Lynn Donaldson
Joan and Robert Feitler
Sally and Jack Foster
Patty Eylar & Charles Gardner
Ethel and Bill Gofen
Gloria and Bill Gray
Mary and Richard Gray
Jean and John Greene
Raynelle and Robert Heidrick
Mrs. Peter Husting
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kasten, II
Karie and David Katz
Connie and Dennis Keller
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lillard
Ann and John McDermott
David and Carolyn Nahrwold
Philip R. and Marianne D. Nielsen
Ady and Harry B. Rosenberg
Madeline and Michael Rosenberg
Valerie Rumsfeld-Richard
and Paul Richard
Mr. and Mrs. John Siragusa
Dr. Barbara O. Taylor
Tria and Carson Thomas
Glen and Nancy Traylor
Joan W. Ward
Laura and Bob Watson
Joan and Bob Zabel
$100 +
Anonymous (2)
Mrs. Edwin A. Bergman
The Robert Thomas
Bobins Foundation
Patricia A. Bonness
Maryam Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Bunn, III
Georgeanne Chalmers
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Clark
Constance and Thomas Cole
Mrs. Edwin W. Darby
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Darnall
Monique and Thomas Demery
William J. Devers, Jr.
Connie and Peter Dickinson
Sharon Partington Dixon
Robert E. Don
Sara and Tom Donahoe
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Drexler
Kathryn and Al Duff
Polly M. Eldringhoff
Kristen Evans
Anne and Dwight Fawcett
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Fix
Rivka Garver
Mr. Raymond E. George, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dilip Ghate
Annemie Gramm
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Guthrie
Mrs. David Harvey,
in honor of Jeannie James
Lee and Arthur Herbst
Sheila and Robert Hulseman
Ms. Rosemary Isono
Katherine and Jerry James
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Jannotta, Jr.
Nathan Johnson
Mr. Len Judy
DawnLynne Kacer,
in honor of Allen and
Connie Kacer
Mr. Charles Katzenmeyer
Blair and Bill Lawlor
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Levi
Mrs. Frank Little
Lisa and Michael Loftis
Emily and John MacEntee
Laura and Craig Martin
Andrew W. McGhee
Mrs. Corinne McGrail
Jay McGreevy
Diane M. McKeever
and Eric Jensen
Sheila and Harvey Medvin
Dr. and Mrs. E.D. Murphy
Joseph Nogal
Joy and Rich O’Connell
Jill and Fred O’Connor
Diane and James Otis
Nancy and Tom Pardo
Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Perkins
Mr. David D. Peterson
Arch Pounian
Gretchen and Vincent Quinn
Carol and Fred Rakowsky
Joan and Alan Ramsay
Merrilee Clark Redmond
Dede and Tom Reedy
Gloria and Sheldon Rosing
Hon. Ilana Rovner
Kathy and Tom Rutherford
Jean Sampson
Santa Fe Waldorf School,
in honor of Joyce Rumsfeld
Mrs. Lloyd Schuster
Barbara and Wally Scott
Daila Shefner
Paul E. Sheren
Monica Sims
Joyce and Roy Skoog
Carrie and Doug Stone
Sara and Blake Swift
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wasserman
Mrs. Edward Anderson Wheeler
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Williamson
Mrs. Ann S. Wolff
Suzanne and David Zesmer
under $100
Anonymous (2)
Kathy Acles
Lindi Butler-Walton
Michele Buttermore
Ms. Mary Pat Carr
Marilyn Cushing
Shoushig and Richard Dagdigian
Rachel Dose
Irene Goldfarb
Judy and George Harmon
Melanie Hauck
Barbara Kariotis Javaras
Jill Knopic
The Farah Family
Mary H. Marks
Barbara and Lyman Missimer
Kate E. Mitchell
Sheila K. Mitchell
Anna Kangllos Moreno
Eloise and Dick Neidhardt
Harland W. Oates
Dr. Ann O’Connell
Marjorie S. Rogasner
Robert Sharp
Jean and Bernard Trager
Jean Waller
Mary M. Walther
corporate & foundation contributors
July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011
$35,000 +
$10,000 +
Anonymous
Fund for Teachers
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
Helen Brach Foundation
The Brinson Foundation
The Northern Trust Company
Rush University Medical Center
Sage Foundation
Tawani Foundation
William Blair & Company
$25,000 +
Abbott Laboratories
Aon Foundation
CME Group Foundation
Crown Family Philanthropies
Exelon Corporation
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Malott Family Foundation
Molex
Oil-Dri Corporation of America
Peoples Gas
Schwarz Supply Source
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
Target
$5,000 +
Anonymous
GTCR
$1,000 +
Ariel Capital Management
Chicago Board Options Exchange
Cole Taylor Bank
Wynnchurch Capital
$100 +
Mesirow Financial
HPL&S, Inc.
20
financial highlights
1%
12%
income
Individual and Family Foundations
$183,896
Foundations
$327,497
Corporations
$101,850
25th Anniversary
$955,380
Investment Income / Miscellaneous
Total Income
Individual and Family
Foundations
Foundations
21%
60%
$11,757
25th Anniversary Contributors
$1,580,381
6%
expenses
Small Grants
$223,099
Fund for Teachers
$197,440
Study Groups
$162,763
Teachers Network Leadership Institute
Program Expenses
Program Expenses
15%
$636,825
$131,034
25th Anniversary Event Expenses
$134,113
Total Expenses
$901,972
Net Income
$678,409
Investment Income/
Miscellaneous
14%
$53,523
Administrative / Fundraising Expenses
Corporations
Administrative/Fundraising
Expenses
25th Anniversary Event
Expenses
71%
Based on unaudited financial reports for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011. in-kind contributors
Adler Planetarium | Adobo Grill | Adventure Stage Chicago | Aidan & Associates, Certified Public Accountants | Albert Whitman & Company | American
Theater Company | AW Design Studio, LLC | B Organized | Leslie Baldacci | Bobtail Ice Cream | Broadway in Chicago | Catalyst Chicago | Changing Worlds |
Cheetah Gym | Chicago Area Writing Project | Chicago Bears | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Bulls | Chicago Children’s Museum | Chicago Children’s Theatre
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago Humanities Festival | Chicago New Teachers Center | Chicago Photography Academy | Chicago Public Schools | Chicago
Sky | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago White Sox | Chicago Wolves | Constitutional Rights Foundation | Daniel’s Discriminating Floriculture | Davinci
Restaurant Group | Dick Blick Art Materials | Dolores Kohl Education Foundation | Education Depot | Eli’s Cheesecake | Embracing Your Future | Fashion Fair
Cosmetics | The Field Museum | Forest Preserve District of Cook County | Four Seasons Hotel | Fullline Printing | Garfield Park | Conservatory Alliance |
Goodman Theatre | GTCR | Haemonetics | Heritage Optical | High Jump Chicago | HomeMade Pizza Company | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | The Illinois Writing Project | International House of Blues Foundation | Shirley and Dick Jaffee | Joffrey Ballet
Company | Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet | Katie and Red Kennicott | Lawry’s Restaurants, Inc. | Lewis University | Lookingglass Theater Company | Marbles
the Brain Store | Massa & Company Information Architects | Massage Envy | Mitchell Dental Spa | Museum of Contemporary Art | National Louis University |
NEIU’s Chicago Teachers’ Center | North Park University | Open Books | Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | Peoples Gas | Potbelly Sandwich Works | Project
Play | Prometheum Technologies, Inc. | Resource Center of Chicago | Catherine Rowbotham | Scholastic.com | School Specialty | Andrea Schuster | Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP | Special Olympics Illinois | Starbucks | Storybuilders | Strack & Van Til | Taproot | Target | Trader Joe’s | TRU | TW Knight
Photography | UIC Center for Economic Education | Vaughan’s Hospitality Group | Wrigley Company Foundation |
21
board of directors
as of June 30, 2011
founder
Joyce Rumsfeld
directors
Mark Anderson
GTCR
chairperson
C. Graham Gerst
Global IP Law Group, LLC
Judy Block
Maryam Brown
Integrys Energy Services
vice chairperson
Mary Beth Canfield
vice presidents, development
Shirley Jaffee
Debby Jannotta
Patrick Charles
Zurich Financial Services
Murrell J. Duster
Northeastern Illinois University
Brian W. Duwe
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
secretary
Carole Pyle
Louanne Holland
treasurer
Chris Santiago
William Blair & Company
NASDAQ
Molex, Inc.
executive committee
members at large
Wiley N. Caldwell
Phyllis Chambers
Robert J. Gariano
Robert Gariano Associates, LLC
Robert D. Horne
Dodge Capital, LLC
Jeannie James
Shirley Ryan
Pathways Center for Children
Stephen Wilson
CF Industries
Edgar D. Jannotta
Frederick A. Krehbiel
Donald G. Lubin
Sonnenschein Nath and Rosenthal
Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr.
The Nielsen Company
Angela Pilgrim
Monica Sims
Pershing West Middle School
Harrison I. Steans
Financial Investments Corporation
Alex Washington
Wind Point Partners
life directors
John B. Foster
Mary Galvin
Josephine B. Minow
Newton Minow
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