2015 Annual Report - Children`s Museum of Denver

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MISSION
The mission of the
Children’s Museum of
Denver at Marsico Campus
is to create extraordinary
experiences that champion
the wonder and joy
of childhood.
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DEAR FRIENDS,
What a year it was! Through a whirlwind of designing, planning, remodeling
and constructing, we accomplished some amazing milestones in fiscal year
2015 (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015). It was a year devoted to infrastructure, both
literally and figuratively, as we prepared for the completion of the expanded
Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus.
As you will see throughout our Annual Report, we made huge strides
programmatically and in preparation for campus expansion. A BIG cause
for celebration was the opening of Joy Park. Joy Park introduced a world of
climbing, splashing, digging, exploring, zip lining and fort building within an
expansive 1-acre space that gives our guests the opportunity to experience
nature firsthand. Joy Park also served as a great preview of the exceptional
exhibits and programs to come within the expanded Children’s Museum.
Thank you to our friends, neighbors, stakeholders and donors that supported
us as we headed toward expansion and who continued to invest in our ongoing
efforts. As we embark on an exciting future, we are overwhelmingly grateful
to this remarkable community for championing our growth.
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Mike Yankovich
Sara Carpenter, MD
PRESIDENT AND CEO
BOARD CHAIR
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Fiscal year 2015 was filled with major achievements.
We completed significant improvements, continued construction on our
expansion project and enhanced our programmatic and outreach efforts.
•
We opened Village of Healthy Smiles, a dental health
•
Throughout this construction year, our staff’s
exhibit designed specifically for children three and
creativity shined when it came to utilizing our
younger. Through a partnership with Delta Dental of
spaces for day-to-day operations and annual
Colorado and Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation,
events. We set up D.I.Y., a mobile experience
engaging experiences like the Tooth Fairy’s Workshop,
similar to a giant Erector Set. Kids were invited
Brush Together Cottage, Your Dental Home and Sugar
to design and build in spaces not otherwise Bugs Plaza teach children about proper dental care
activated. Taking advantage of our yellow tape,
and enhance their understanding of dental health. our annual Trick or Treat Street fall festival was
construction-themed; complete with staff and
•
The Museum began a one-year pilot of the SNAP
volunteers donning hard hats and safety vests.
Access Initiative, providing $1 admission to families
We also partnered with our good friends at
that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition
Butterfly Pavilion to host Noon Year’s Eve, our
Assistance Program. Launching in January 2015,
annual year-end celebration, at their facility
we saw over 7,000 visitors in the first six months of
in Westminster.
the program – double the goal for the full year. As an
essential element of our vision to open doors to all
•
To make room for post-expansion attendance,
Colorado children and families, we plan to continue we completely renovated our northwest upper
to develop this program. parking lot, reorganizing the entry/exit flow
and adding 80 new spaces.
•
Through a partnership with Denver Arts and Venues
and Denver International Airport, we acquired and
•
Thanks to an incredible partnership with IKEA
installed Cloudscape. These three impressive
Centennial, we received a major makeover of
sculptures, created by Christopher Lavery, were
our third floor office space. With upgraded
formerly visible along Peña Boulevard and now
desks, chairs, storage units, break room and
extend a whimsical welcome to our guests along
meeting space furniture, IKEA Centennial
Children’s Museum Drive. gave our staff an incredible gift.
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Introducing
JOY PARK
In June
2015, we opened the first phase
of our expansion, Joy Park. The 30,000
square-foot outdoor
adventure includes
zip lines, forts, castle ruins, sand dunes,
straw bales, waterfalls, a hammock grove
and much more. The magnificent
space is
open year-round, providing abundant
opportunities for heart-pumping physical
activity and introducing young explorers to
the geographical wonders that make Colorado
such a wonderful
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place to live and play.
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Financial Summary
Statement of Activities
Balance Sheet
Support and revenues
Gifts & grants - Annual Fund
$ 1,847,260 Gifts & grants - Capital Fund
$ 2,498,127 Earned revenue
$
2,121,598 Special events revenue*
$
163,864 Investment & misc. income
$
4,714 –––––––––––
Total support and revenues
$ 6,635,563
Expenses
Program $
3,111,342 Supporting
$ 1,242,695 Loss on asset disposal
$
8,246 –––––––––––
Total expenses
$ 4,362,283
Change in net assets
Annual Fund**
$ (224,847) Capital Fund
$ 2,449,245 Total change in net assets
$ 2,224,398
Assets
Current assets
$
Restricted cash - Capital Fund $
Capital pledges receivable
$
Investments
$
Property & equipment - net
$
Total assets
$
Net assets at beginning of year $ 16,323,564
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Net assets at end of year
$ 18,547,962
Liabilities and net assets
Liabilities Current liabilities
$
Long-term liabilities
$
Total Liabilities
$
Net assets
Unrestricted
$
Temporarily restricted - general $
Temporarily restricted - capital $
Total net assets
$
Total net assets & liabilities
$
1,380,091 887,305 3,929,105 2,277,390 14,318,520 22,792,411
1,172,692
3,071,757
4,244,449
16,579,651 283,759 1,684,552
18,547,962
22,792,411
*Net of expense
**Amount reflects a planned one-year operating deficit due to: 1) reduced attendance and earned revenue (birthday
parties and other fee-based group programs) during expansion construction; 2) need for additional staffing capacity
to develop educational curricula for post-expansion experiences and exhibits; and 3) increased depreciation expense
to support the advance opening of the new outdoor experience.
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Museum PROGRAMMING
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We completed the first full school year of our revamped
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We served 19,153 students offsite at schools
science education program, Growing Scientists: Sparking
throughout the metro-area with educational
STEM in Early Childhood. In collaboration with Butterfly
outreach programs led by our Museum Educators.
Pavilion and the Denver Botanic Gardens, students
Favorites include Earth Balloon, Star Lab, World
participate in this three-year academic standards-based
Dance and Drumming, Math Mysteries and Stuffee™.
program from grades K – 2nd and receive free annual
memberships to the three participating organizations.
•
Although we limited on-site school group programs
During the 2014-15 school year, the program served 1,550
due to space constraints during our construction
students at seven Title I schools in Denver Public and
year, we still served 6,740 students through
Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Children’s Museum field trips, engaging students
educationally in our exhibits and with Educator-led
programming.
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Through our Sponsored Admissions and Memberships
Program, we provided 15,612 free admissions, along with
bus transportation and year-long family memberships to
•
We launched Early Learners’ StoryTimes, which
children from low-income elementary schools, childcare
incorporate talking, singing, reading, writing and
centers and community-based organizations. The
playing – the five basic practices that support
program, which began 20 years ago, has become an
early literacy for children ages three and under.
essential mission-driven outreach effort and has served
nearly 243,000 children since its creation.
•
For the eighth year in a row, we opened our doors
for free to the public the first Tuesday evening of
•
Our Low Sensory Mornings and Family Access Nights
each month, welcoming 12,587 children and their
continued to provide children with disabilities and their
caregivers, thanks to the generosity of Target.
families the opportunity to experience the Museum
with limited attendance, lighting and sound adaptations,
and specially trained staff. In fiscal year 2015 we served
609 children and their families through this very
special program.
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Volunteers
Our incredible volunteers dedicate their time and energy to make our programs,
events and operations consistently successful.
Over the past year, 676 individuals volunteered 7,036 hours to support our efforts! Thank you to our volunteer Team Leaders
who support our mission.
Brittany Berglund
Robert Berglund
Janet Carl
Komal Dhruv
Janetta Dishongh
Nathan Dishongh
Neil Eckstein
Christine Ellis
Edward Ellis
Vannesa Garcia-Castorena
Amalie Harvell
Andy Harvell
Rachel Hautzinger
Wanda Hughes
Claire Kosanke
Stephanie LaHaye
Angela Lovato
Jasmin Macedo
Auralea Moore
Ian Mueller
The Mah Family
Nancy Maldonado
Alexis Meier
Emilio Morales
Luke Padilla
Elizabeth Pallante
Deborah Pousson
Nakwari Rodgers
Anthony Slavec
Jean Stuck
Vasiliki Vassos
Julie Wood
A very special thank you to our 2015 Birthday Bash Committee!
On Friday, May 29, 2015, over 600 philanthropic party-goers attended our annual Birthday Bash gala, Anything Can
Happen, Anything Can Be. Themed around the collective works of Shel Silverstein, the event raised $280,000 to support
the Children’s Museum.
Led by Event Chairs Erica Bissette and Crista Martin, our incredible Bash committee spent several months and hundreds of
hours planning and organizing to make this event a huge success.
Sloan Armstrong
Kalliope Balafas
Louis Bissette *
Justina Blakely
Andrea Bott *
Paula Bovo
Brooke Burgamy
Aimee Coleman
Pam Cunningham *
Betsy Dennig
Deborah DeVigne
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Kristen Dolsen *
Karly Farber
Melissa Farver
Courtney Ferer *
Kristin Freitag
Kate Gulick
Sara Gunning
Melissa Hatzidakis *
Greta Holtz *
Jenny Hubbard
Laura Humphreys
Sarah Jumps
Sarah Justice
Megan Korell
Laura Kott
Angela Lovato
Haley Maduff
Camilla Manly
Carie Manzo
Chad Martin
Emily McGee *
Fiona Mechem *
Nicolette Mechem
Meighan Meeker
Lindsey Muessel *
Alicia Nieva-Woodgate
Trina Reisch
Erin Robbins
Kathy Rodwell
Allison Scheck
Josephine Sinclair
Micki Spoden *
Meagan Thomas
Alicia Tlapek
Stephanie Toler
Medley Turner
Deviree Vallejo *
Jennifer Watts-Leuthold
Cari Wolff
Tricia Youssi
*Committee Co-chair
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Thank You, Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Fund Donors
ORGANIZATIONS
$25,000 and Above
Children’s Hospital Colorado
The Colorado Health Foundation
Delta Dental of Colorado and Delta Dental of
Colorado Foundation
Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
Helen M. McLoraine Endowment Fund
Scientific and Cultural Facilities District
Target
United Launch Alliance
Western Dairy Association
Xcel Energy
$10,000 to $24,999
BBVA Compass Foundation
Bonfils-Stanton Foundation
Colorado Creative Industries
Jenna and Walker Stapleton /
Harmes C. Fishback Foundation
Fransen Pittman General Contractors
Virginia Hill Charitable Foundation
The Mabel Y. Hughes Charitable Trust
Singer Family Foundation
U.S. Bank Foundation
$5,000 to $9,999
AmFirst Bank
Anonymous
Anonymous
Banfield Pet Hospital
BBVA Compass Bank
Colorado Connections Academy
The DanPaul Foundation
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
DuPont Pioneer Hi-Bred International
Fine Arts Foundation
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(Fiscal Year 2015 – July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015)
Freeport-McMoRan / Climax Molybdenum
Company
Gill Capital Partners
Hogan Lovells US, LLP
Edward J. Madigan Foundation
National Center on Time & Learning
P2 Energy Solutions
PB & K Family Foundation
The Edmund T. and Eleanor Quick Foundation
Union Pacific Foundation
Xcel Energy Foundation
$2,500 to $4,999
ABS Foundation, Inc.
Ascent Private Capital Management of
U.S. Bank
Ralph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust
Nathan B. and Florence R. Burt Foundation
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Evercore ISI
FirstBank
Kinder Morgan Foundation
J.K. Mullen Foundation
OZ Architecture
Herbert E. Parker Charitable Trust
Scribbles Stationery and Invitations
Walmart Store #6178
Wells Fargo Foundation
WhiteWave Foods
$1,000 to $2,499
ABM
Akamai Systems Consulting
InTANDEM HR
KD Supply, LLC
LIV Sotheby’s International Realty
Metropolitan State University
MidFirst Bank
Mundus Bishop
Office Depot Foundation
Perkins Coie
S.B. Clark Companies
Stamm Dental, PLLC
Walmart Store #6177
Waxie Sanitary Supply
Wember
$500 to $999
Snikiddy Snacks
Kahn Family Fund
CoWest Insurance Associates, LLC
INDIVIDUALS
$1,000 and Above
Sarah and Todd Alijani
Kimberly Allen and Lawrence Mandes
Anonymous
Lauren Arnold and Martin McCarter
Sharon and Jim Butler
Sara and Scott Carpenter
Julie and Thomas Denison
Heidi and Michael Hammell
Halle and Whitney Holmes
David F. and Elaine A. Licko
Ginger and Dave Maloney
Jennifer A. Marsico
Audra and Sean McNicholas
Judy and Jack Pottle
Diane Hanfling Reed and Wiley Reed
Jim Schoettler
Dr. Gail Schoettler
Hollie Velasquez Horvath and Bryon Horvath
Elizabeth B. Wagner
Taryn Walsh
Elaine Weng and Thomas Malley
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Thank You, Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Fund Donors
$500 to $999
Anonymous
Kathleen and Vern DeGroot
Cynthia and Jon Goldman
Sandy Graham and Blair Johnson
Anna Jo Haynes
Gretchen and John Kerr
Fiona and Daryl Mechem
Mary Jane Nevins
Rebecca and John Winslow
Jennifer Nevins and Michael Yankovich
Laura Zerbe and Daniel S. Lyons
IN-KIND
$1,000 and Above
5280 Magazine
The Abstract Owl
Alpine Lumber Co.
Andrea Flanagan Photography
BeadforLife
Bebe Bella Designs
Butler Rents
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CDI Services
coloradokids.com
Pam and Chuck Cook
Delta Dental of Colorado
Denver Metropolitan Major League Baseball
Stadium District
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
The Denver Post Community
Design Your Basement
Designs by Sundown
Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Dream BIG Day Camp
Ethan Allen
Fransen Pittman General Contractors
Gourmet Fine Catering
Hogan Lovells US, LLP
Honest Tea
Hollie Velasquez Horvath and Bryon Horvath
IKEA Centennial
IT Supervision
Jazz Aspen Snowmass
Julia Vandenoever Photography
Justin’s
KatieBird Photography
KIND Healthy Snacks
Lab Mercury
LaSalle Hotel Properties
Levin Orthodontics
Lisa Turner Photography
Loredana Photography
Rob MacIntosh
Marco’s Pizza
Mission Minded
Noosa Yoghurt
Pakmail Centers of America Inc.
The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch
Sage Hospitality Resources
Sanctuary Golf Course
Scribbles Stationery and Invitations
Snikiddy Snacks
The Style Studio by Keri Blair
Suerte Tequila
United Airlines
ViaWest
Wagner Equipment Co.
Taryn Walsh
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Thank You, Capital Campaign Donors
Lead Donor:
Cydney and Tom Marsico Family
Foundation
$1,000,000 and Above
Anonymous
The Colorado Health Foundation
Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
$250,000 to $999,999
The Anschutz Foundation
Sara and Scott Carpenter
Daniels Fund
Delta Dental of Colorado and
Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation
Denver Water
Hogan Lovells US, LLP*
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Schlessman Family Foundation
The Titus Foundation
United Launch Alliance
$75,000 to $249,000
Anonymous in honor of Jim Schoettler
Boettcher Foundation
Bonfils-Stanton Foundation
Susan and Roger Brown
Gates Family Foundation
The Hearst Foundations
IKEA Centennial*
The Lorax Fund
Daniel and Janet Mordecai
PB & K Family Foundation
The Pioneer Fund
The Jack and Judy Pottle Family
Jenna and Walker Stapleton /
Harmes C. Fishback Foundation
Stephanie, Fiona and Henry
The Sturm Family Foundation
Judi and Joe Wagner
Wagner Equipment Co.
Wember*
The Melvin & Elaine Wolf Foundation
$25,000 to $74,999
5280 Magazine*
Sarah and Todd Alijani
Kimberly Allen and Lawrence Mandes
Anonymous
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The Colorado Yurt Company, LLC*
El Pomar Foundation
Fransen Pittman General Contractors*
Galena Foundation
Gastis Family
Gill Capital Partners
Halle and Whitney Holmes
The Ladd Foundation
Thomas Malley and Elaine Weng
The McCarter-Arnold Family
McClister Law, LLC*
Kevin and Mary McNicholas
Newman Family Foundation
The Pathy Family
SM Energy
Sprout Foundation
US Environmental Protection Agency*
$15,000 to $24,999
The Douglas and Caren Elenowitz Family
Cyndi and Ed Kahn
Mary Nelson
Kerala and Petra Ryan
Brooke and Luke Simpson
U.S. Bank
Hollie Velasquez Horvath and
Bryon Horvath
Elizabeth B. Wagner
$10,000 to $14,999
Ad Light Group*
Arthouse Design*
Patricia Cooper
Peter J. and Meredith Coors
Therese Ivancovich and Greg Sissel
C. Beth Johnson and Jan Kat
David F. and Elaine A. Licko
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Pratt
Rady Family Foundation
Terracon Consulting Engineers
and Scientists
YellowDog Printing & Graphics*
$5,000 to $9,999
Boeing Employees Community Fund
Brett Family Foundaton
Dale and Karen DeLeo Family*
Melissa and Adam Farver
Jared and Ezra Goldstein
Heidi and Michael Hammell
Darrin and Mary Margaret Henke
The Hillary Family
Lotte Lieb Dula
Ginger and Dave Maloney
Jennifer Nevins and Michael P. Yankovich
Next Era Energy Resources
Piton Investment Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Noven
Zoe and Francisco Ocampo
The Reed Family
Daniel Ritchie
Rose Community Foundation
Frank Rowe and Anne Bye Rowe
The Schoelzel Family
Adam and Adrine Writer
The Youssi Family
$2,500 to $4,999
Joel Appel
Backyard Gearheads*
Bret Bolin
Sandy Graham and Blair Johnson
Marty and Jim Hartmann
Cyndi Kerins
Crista and Chad Martin
Mission Minded*
Mundus Bishop*
OZ Architecture*
DonnaDale and Mark Turner
Jennifer and Scott Wilson
Xcel Energy Foundation
$500 to $999
Adco General Corporation
Angela and Jay Caudill
Corona Insights
CoWest Insurance Associates, LLC
Kathleen and Vern DeGroot
Karen Dodge
David French
Kate and Ryan Gulick
Joshua Hanfling
Laurie Hirschfeld Zeller and Martin Zeller
Amy and Adam Jenkins
Key Bank Foundation
Cindy and Kurt Kittleson
Janet and Gary Laskowski
Monica Liley Skok and John Skok
Nancy Livingston
Patricia Livingston
Laura and Gerald McNally
Steve Natali
Lisa and Andrew Nowak
Karen Pramenko
Tashawna and Eric Rodwell
Julie and Ron Sachs
Lori and Michael Shanklin
South Valley Drywall
Ryan and Sirine Tabbara
Stephanie and Eric Toler
Deborah Wapensky
Sara and Matt Wilhelm
Williams Companies
Rebecca and John Winslow
WPX Energy, Inc.
Janice and Robert Yankovich
Laura Zerbe and Daniel S. Lyons
$1,000 to $2,499
Amgen
Lisa Katarina Andersson
Katrina and Craig Benes
Don and Cyndi Berland
Bob and Tina Bishop
Boswell Family Foundation
Neill and Amy Burt
Contractors Equipment Center
Laura and David Dirks and Family
Bob and Bonnie Downing
Reid and Carleigh Elkus and Family
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Lisa Farber Miller and David Miller
Georgia and Woody Garnsey
Cynthia and Jon Goldman
Melissa and Armand Hatzidakis
A. Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld
Gretchen and John Kerr
Gwen Kochman
Nhu Lam
Jennifer Leigh Landrum
Jody Mathie and John Hoffman
MTech Mechanical
*In-kind support
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This year we lost Al Hughes,
a very dear friend and
long-time volunteer.
Al’s kind and gentle demeanor will
be greatly missed by his fellow
volunteers, the Children’s Museum
staff and our frequent visitors.
MUSEUM LEADERSHIP TEAM
Mike Yankovich, President and Chief Executive Officer
Gretchen Kerr, Chief Museum Officer
Cyndi Kerins, Chief Financial Officer
Amy Burt, Vice President of Development and Communications
Jon Handwork, Senior Director of Guest Services and Facilities
Sarah Brenkert, Director of Education
Jonathan Goldstein, Director of Exhibits BOARD OF DIRECTORS FISCAL YEAR 2015
Chair: Sara Carpenter, MD, Pediatrician
Vice Chair: Jim Schoettler, Partner, Teliac Capital
Secretary: Anthony Ryan, Senior Counsel, Bechtel Corporation
Treasurer: Whitney Holmes, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Kimberly Allen, Managing Director, JPMorgan Securities, Inc.
Lauren Arnold, Executive Director, The Adoption Exchange
Michael Hammell, Executive Vice President, TransMontaigne
Diane Hanfling Reed, Life Coach and Personal Stylist
David Licko, Retired Chief Financial Officer, The Denver Post
Ginger Maloney, Dean Emerita, Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver
Jennifer Marsico, Program Advisor, Cydney and Tom Marsico Family Foundation
Audra McNicholas, Educator
Tami Paumier, Early Childhood Advocate
Judy Pottle, Educator
Willie Recht, Development Director, One Colorado
Marilyn Stansbury, Executive Director, Independent Electrical Contractors-Rocky Mountain
Hollie Velasquez Horvath, Government Affairs, Xcel Energy
Betsy Wagner, CCE Specialist, Wagner Equipment Co.
Taryn Walsh, Owner, Scribbles Stationery and Invitations
Elaine Weng, MD, MS, Rocky Mountain Radiation Oncology Consultants
John Winslow, Managing Partner, Gill Capital Partners
The staff of the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus make every
effort to accurately acknowledge our donors. If an error in recognition has
occurred, please contact our donor relations staff at 303-561-0110.
Our ability to fulfill our mission to
create extraordinary experiences
that champion the wonder and joy
of childhood is made possible in part
by the citizens of the Scientific and
Cultural Facilities District.
2015 Annual Report, All content and images © 2015 Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus.
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