2014 Year End Report

Year End Report
2014
RAW ART WORKS
Year End Report
At Raw Art Works (RAW) we dedicate ourselves to lifting the aspirations of the youth we serve and helping them
to create lives that become their own best works of art. We strive to make every artist feel welcomed, connected,
and committed to our vibrant community. RAW’s mission -- to ignite the desire to create and the confidence to succeed in
underserved youth -- was fulfilled in 2014 thanks to our amazing artists, staff, families, Board, and our very generous
supporters. Our themes of “ignite, create, and connect” resonated far beyond RAW’s studios and galleries as we celebrated
community, with a special emphasis on the city of Lynn, RAW’s home of twenty-six years.
Artists Served
During FY14 RAW served 1,500 youth, with 482 children and teens participating in one or more of our
weekly groups and programs at RAW Space. More than 1,000 youth benefitted through community outreach
activities such as Van Go, our mobile art van that brings art-making into some of Lynn’s most distressed
neighborhoods during the summer.
The demographic profile of the youth served last year included: 66% Hispanic, Asian, African American
or mixed race; 69% low income or extremely low income; 85% from Lynn; 48% male and 52% female.
35% spoke English as a second language. 39% were on an IEP or had a mental health diagnosis.
We welcome everyone into the creative home that is RAW. In 2014, 96% of our artists reported in
their evaluations, “I feel like I belong here.”
Evaluation Data
RAW’s indicators of success derive from the Boston Youth Arts Evaluation Project (BYAEP), which RAW led,
in collaboration with four other Boston area arts organizations. BYAEP provides a common logic model and
framework for youth outcomes. Evaluation indicators are:
I CREATE: Builds Artistic, Problem Solving, and Expressive Skills. Youth develop skills in
artistic engagement, problem-solving, critical-thinking and expression.
I AM: Strengthens Identity. Youth develop confidence, knowledge of self, an informed
cultural identity, and a positive view of their future.
H Before coming here
I was reluctant to think
about what I could do.
After being involved
here, my family and
RAW helped me.
I learned how to
enjoy what I have.
RAW has helped my
family’s imagination
go WILD like mine. –
Crystal, age 8
WE CONNECT: Develops Community. Youth develop meaningful relationships and civic engagement
as they contribute to and are recognized by an inclusive community.
RAW uses both quantitative and qualitative tools to measure these outcomes: a beginning and final
self-evaluation; a program evaluation; a drawing evaluation; and alumni evaluation. Open response
quotes from our youth are sometimes the most powerful feedback we get at the end of the year.
We also track growth on nine 21st century skills that include critical
thinking, problem solving, communications, collaboration, and
adaptability. Sample results from 2014 evaluations include:
I CREATE: builds SKILLS
92% state: “I am able to express who I am through the arts.”
89% report: “I am able to understand situations from other
people’s points of view.”
I AM: strengthens IDENTITY
93% claim:“I stand up for what I believe in even when it is unpopular.”
87% wrote: “I put strong effort into school.”
WE CONNECT: develops COMMUNITY
96% state: “I feel like I belong.” (here at RAW)
81% wrote:“This year, I have done something valuable for/in
my community.”
94% feel: “I am comfortable working on projects with people from
different backgrounds or who are different from me.”
“I am able to
express who I
am through the
arts.”
“I stand up for
what I believe in,
even when it is
unpopular.”
“I put a strong
effort into
school.”
“I feel like
I contribute
positively to my
community.”
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What I have learned in this group are many things:
keeping a positive attitude and fighting through the hard
times, expressing yourself in a positive way and not being
afraid of showing your feelings. - Daquari, Boyz Lync
Program Evaluations
OPPORTUNITIES
90%: 95%:
100%:
97%:
“I have improved as an artist and feel proud of my contributions.”
“This program has a good balance of structure and freedom.”
“I feel the staff does a good job with this program.”
“I would recommend this program to my friends.”
A POSITIVE CULTURE
89%: “In this program, I am involved in decisions here and my opinions matter.”
86%: “This program has helped me build my confidence.”
86%: “Because of this program, I can better express my ideas and feelings.”
82%: “This program has helped me become a better listener.”
CONNECTIONS
90%: “I have gained trusting relationships with my peers here.”
97%: “I have gained trusting relationships with the staff here.”
77%: “I believe what I create positively impacts others.”
9.5 was the Group Satisfaction Average out of 10 points (with 10 being the most outstanding).
One evaluation score that RAW will focus on improving concerns our artists’ perceptions of the impact
their art has on others. Just 77% agreed with the statement, “I believe what I create positively impacts
others.” While this result has been improving (in FY2010 it was 66%), it is an area we feel may be
associated with a young artist’s appreciation of the power of the arts to affect others and/or with a critical
assessment of one’s own work. We did find that RAW artists whose work was more widely and publically
viewed (for example, those in Good 2 Go and Real 2 Reel) had higher scores.
I CREATE
Exhibits
Community was an area of key focus for RAW in 2014 as we
celebrated the people and organizations of Lynn. At RAW’s “Ignite,
Create, Connect” exhibit we welcomed over 400 artists, family members,
and friends into our gallery as we presented our ambitious portrait project.
During the year, RAW’s young artists and their group leaders engaged
40 community organizations in a huge face-to-face initiative in which
every RAW artist, aged 7-19, created both a self-portrait and a portrait
of one or more community members. The portrait creation process started
with visiting local organizations that included the New American Center,
the Lynn Item, Lynn Public Library, HAWK, Lynn schools, and Lynn City Hall,
and securing permission for taking photographs of people who worked
there.
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Ignite – Create – Connect
“I can’t thank Launch enough. It’s amazing. Honestly, I was completely lost in the
beginning of my senior year. I was like what’s FAFSA? What is common apps? I did not
know how much work the college applications required. It’s crazy to think that I’m going
to college. Launch is truly a blessing.” – Lin, Project Launch
Following this community outreach and photography project, the artists returned to the studio and engaged
in an hours-long process using oil-based ink, acetate and charcoal to transform the photographic images
into full-sized portraits, complete with vividly painted backgrounds.
A whopping 572 portraits of community members -- including the Mayor, superintendent, local business
owners, school principals, and a police officer -- were strung end-to-end in RAW’s newest gallery space,
creating a powerful visual record of those who work together to make Lynn a special place. The portraits
from the “Ignite, Create, Connect” exhibit will be prominently displayed, as a community mural on the long
wall below Central Square’s elevated train, beginning November 2014.
R2R Film Screening at the Peabody Essex Museum
In June, young filmmakers from RAW’s Real to Reel (R2R) Film School presented their films to a
standing-room-only audience at the Peabody Essex Museum. Their short narrative and documentary
films elicited tears, shrieks of laughter, and enthusiastic applause that acknowledged the courage and hard
work invested in bringing these thirty-one films -- each as unique as its young
filmmakers -- to life.
H At RAW, I have
learned to always work
hard and never give up.
Before coming here I
wasn’t confident about
my art projects. After
being involved here I had
a boost to my confidence
in everything that I did.
I felt proud when we did
the portraits of people in
our community at the art
show. – Madison, age 10
Through their films, RAW’s young artists shared their most closely-held stories. The film
“Jordan” poignantly addresses life with a severely autistic brother. In “Dear Mom” two young
women express appreciation for their mothers currently battling cancer. The narrative film,
“Remember,” deals with the loss of a sibling and explores how it is possible to move on from
grief. There was a fantasy film about a lonely baker who creates, and falls in love with,
a gingerbread woman, and a film made from the perspective of a gold fish! Other films
dealt with gender identity, and with coping mechanisms such as finding your “happy place”
and living in the present moment.
Under the leadership of R2R Director and professional filmmaker Chris Gaines, a total of
55 middle and high school youth participated in R2R. Students were further mentored by
filmmaking professionals with expertise in editing, sound design, special effects, and film
production. The filmmakers also received a special Public Speaking workshop to prepare
them for the Q & A session that followed the film screening at PEM.
100% of R2R seniors received their high school diploma. For nearly a decade, over 90% of
R2R students have graduated from high school and been accepted to college. One R2R
Advanced student reflected: “This program is like the oldest willow tree on the bank
of the clearest river. A protective shelter that provides you with the elements
necessary to build a boat for your future travels.“
View R2R films at rawartworks.org/gallery/videos!
RAW ART WORKS
37 CENTRAL SQUARE, LYNN, MA 01901
“RAW is my lifeboat in this stormy ocean
we call life.” - Corinn, RAW Chief
BASH 2014
Nearly 400 supporters gathered at RAW’s annual BASH to purchase art in our auction and raise their hands
to “Sponsor a Kid.” This year’s BASH fundraiser raised a record high $222,775 – $53,000 more than last
year! Art works were created by RAW artists as well as by staff, Board members, donors, and friends.
At BASH 2013, we announced the launch of our 25th Anniversary Campaign. Since that announcement,
we have met so many new friends and supporters, and are getting close to completing the construction to
fulfill our vision of creating a space where more kids and more community members have the opportunity
to be a part of RAW. Central Square will see its first new retail shop in years, where we will be selling wares
and art pieces created by RAW teens and alumni. We’ve put careful thought into the façade of the building,
working closely with our architect to create a welcoming street presence that feels like a great fit within the
community.
Programs
Elementary School Programs
Why are owls thought to be wise? The RAW Energy group engaged in a study of owls, learning about the
unique physical form and lore of these beautiful and fascinating birds. Artists, aged 6-10, created elaborate
and colorful collaged owls using papers and paints. They explored the questions: What is wisdom?
What personal wisdom do I have inside me? The artists then submitted important life questions into
a question box, and engaged the collective wisdom of the group to answer them.
A favorite Mariposa project was Telling My Story, which began with a visit to the Lynn Library—a first time
tour for some of the artists. The girls, who are in grades three to five, examined all aspects of a book—the
cover, the author’s biography and photo, and the story inside. Girls embellished blank pizza boxes with
papers, paint, and photographs, each making a “book” that reflected her special interests. One girl wrote
about her book, “My Violin is about how someone can learn to play the violin. I have been playing for three
years. I have learned that even though it can be hard it can also be really fun. I think you should try it!”
Middle School Programs
In Find the Beauty, an Art 4 Girlz project, girls aged 10-14 reflected upon the
question, What is beauty? They determined that beauty was so much more
than what the media relentlessly tells us. Beauty for them could, instead, be
simplicity, a peaceful moment, a parent’s unconditional love. The group talked
about how artists seek beauty in unexpected places and how beauty can also
be found in what might be considered ordinary or even ugly. Using chalk paint
they created a sidewalk mural with their depictions of beauty. Additionally,
inspired by watching an Andy Goldsworthy film, the Art 4 Girlz group spent
time in nature using found materials to create works of transient art—a rock
labyrinth on the beach, or safe spaces for an acorn, a small animal, or a group
of friends.
H I had to take two
trains and a bus to get
from Raw Art Works,
school, and work but
that didn’t stop me.
I continue to strive to
be the most determined
person I can be.
- Frank, age 18
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I AM
“Each check-in is successful because everyone listens to me when it’s my turn.
It lets me get all my good feelings and bad feelings out. I had no confidence before RAW.
Now I do.” - Aniya, age 9
Following gun violence targeting young women in Southern California, the 10-14 year-old boys in Boyz
Lync devoted serious thought to understanding the words “entitlement” and “misogyny.” They discussed
why these attitudes might contain the roots of violence against women. Each boy then developed a positive
statement of purpose, in response to the prompt “all men can _________.” The boys were photographed
holding their statements, documenting their contribution to ending domestic violence.
High School Programs
RAW Chiefs, our paid teen mentors and group co-leaders, explored the roots and branches of their lives
through the project Roots. Drawing with charcoal, and adding paints and pastels, the Chiefs created strong
and vivid trees, while reflecting upon the depth of their roots, the height of their branches, and the
relationship between the two.
Chiefs also supported many RAW and community events including The Big Thanks, Alumni Night, and BASH.
They facilitated art projects for young children in Department of Children and Families foster care and for
centenarians at Lynn’s Life Care Center. Three RAW Chiefs served as assistants in Lesley University’s
“Arts in Community” all-day graduate course taught by RAW’s Executive Director. Two RAW Chiefs
represented RAW at the National Summit on Creative Youth Development in Boston, and several Chiefs
put in a very long MLK Day of Service painting all three floors of the Lynn Shelter. Project Launch
In FY14, Project Launch served 57 juniors and seniors, one of our largest
groups to date. We expanded our annual calendar of workshops offered to
teens and their families, added field trips to colleges and universities, and
recruited more one-on-one volunteer mentors to accommodate our Launch
teens. Our workshops included a panel and college fair we called “The Inside
Scoop on the College Admissions Process,” mock Interview sessions, multiple
essay writing workshops and an essay review program. Street Law 101, all
about responsibilities and rights, was presented by Harvard Law students.
In addition, we offered a new group, “LAUNCH CORE,” with three days of field
trips and workshops over the summer for students especially interested in art
and film programs. We also hosted our largest ever Career Night for Project
Launch youth, with 41 professionals and 65 teens in attendance. Our seniors
were accepted to colleges that included Boston College, RISD, and Williams.
Most received scholarships, and two students were awarded full four-year
POSSE Scholarships to Bucknell University. RAW Alumna Masiel Encarnacion
has taken the lead of Project Launch in our new school year.
RAW ART WORKS
37 CENTRAL SQUARE, LYNN, MA 01901
“RAW is my lifeboat in this stormy ocean
we call life.” - Corinn, RAW Chief
WE CONNECT
H I ignite creativity,
Collaborations
RAW’s valuable partnerships with colleges and universities build critical bridges that help our students in
accessing higher education. Some of our most significant collaborations included:
mLesley University in Boston has an agreement with oOur R2R Film School to award three college credits to teens in our advanced film groups. Last year, seven teens qualified and were awarded these credits.
mMassachusetts College of Art fast tracks RAW alumni for admissions review, and advocates to
the Admissions Office for the admittance of and scholarships for RAW alumni.
mMontserrat College of Art provides special admissions review for staff- recommended RAW teens,
as well as scholarships for qualified RAW alumni.
We continued to build our partnership with Emerson College. New relationships were formed with
UMass Lowell and Bunker Hill Community College, Boston College, Benjamin Franklin Institute of
Technology, Salem State University, Duke University, PrattMWP, The College of Art and Design at
Lesley University, and Boston University Center for Digital Imaging Arts.
I create art to express
myself in way words
cannot, and I connect with myself
and those around
me. Before coming
to RAW, I would be embarrassed about criticism but now I
understand it and use
it to make myself
better. - Celine, age 16
RAW’s community collaborations expand and enrich opportunities for youth at RAW. They include:
mLynn’s public institutions – City Hall, Lynn Public Schools, Lynn Public Library – are staunch
supporters of RAW, particularly our Good 2 Go community art project.
mRAW is an active member of the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce and has hosted a meeting of three local chambers. As a result, we are forming more connections with area businesses that
we are cultivating to become friends of RAW and to offer our youth internships and jobs.
mRAW partners with the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston for access to professional
filmmakers who can advise and mentor our R2R film school teens.
mClose collaboration with the Lynn Public Schools provides access to youth referrals, liaisons with counselors, teachers, and administrators regarding individual students, and promotion of the RAW programs.
mProject Launch regularly partners with the
TRIO Educational Talent Search program at the
Educational Opportunity Center.
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mPeabody Essex Museum hosts public screenings of R2R films. RAW teens have also been recruited to work in paid internships at the museum.
“I can’t thank Launch enough. It’s amazing. Honestly, I was completely lost in the
beginning of my senior year. I was like what’s FAFSA? What is common apps? I did not
know how much work the college applications required. It’s crazy to think that I’m going
to college. Launch is truly a blessing.” – Lin, Project Launch
Art Tag
In Art Tag, eight different groups of Lynn Public School elementary and middle school students,
about 100 children, come to RAW for a series of workshops in which they create collaborative pieces used
to “tag” the next school. Many of the students in Art Tag are special needs students with learning differences
or behavioral issues. Some are English language learners. Teachers who have brought their classes into
RAW for Art Tag have praised the program, remarking that their students have increased their knowledge of
art , enhanced their social skills, learned to express themselves through art, and gained skills in cooperation
by working with a diverse group toward a common goal.
H Before RAW I felt
different and left out.
After RAW I feel like
I can be myself and
I have a voice.
– Mikayla, age 11
In the Art Tag project “Teaching Compassion,” students at Lynn Woods Elementary School reflected
upon how to live compassionately and how to inspire others to be more compassionate. Then students
collaboratively created a brightly-painted book shelf and made individual book jackets with titles dedicated
to the subject of compassion. Art Tag students at Cobbett Elementary School created a colorful and
inspirational cairn set against a background panel of mountains and sky with the theme “Reaching
Respect.”. They discussed how to best show respect, what it feels like to receive it, and the importance
of self-respect.
Van Go
Van Go, RAW’s mobile summer program that brings art-making to Lynn’s most distressed areas, served
over 300 Lynn youth during July and August. So many children in Lynn lack access to quality, structured
programming during the summer months! Families may be unable to afford camp or kids may be
responsible for caring for their younger siblings
while their parents work. Van Go brings
high quality fun programming right into their
neighborhoods to reach youth who do not
have access to other services.
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“RAW is my lifeboat in this stormy ocean
we call life.” - Corinn, RAW Chief
Campaign Update
We are thrilled to report that as of early November 2014 we have raised $1,704,140 towards our campaign
goal of $2 million! This has allowed work to progress at a dizzying pace, with “deconstruction” beginning in
February, the expansion and renovation of our Real to Reel Filmschool taking place over the summer, and
the finish work in our 4,400 square foot expansion area nearing completion. Among the projects in the final
phase is completing the street front façade that will be installed by late November. This expansion will allow
us to do so much, serving an additional 170 kids in the first two years alone!
Project Launch has settled into its new space, including offices for staff, a lounge for kids, and a
conference room for workshops and meetings. We are busy developing our new street front art studio
and retail store, and the new expansion basement area is being outfitted as a print shop art studio,
featuring TWO letter presses and two printing presses where our kids can explore the integration of words
and art. With less than $300,000 in fundraising to go, we hope and plan to celebrate the completion of the
campaign with a bang at our annual BASH fundraiser next May!
2014 was an extraordinary year in which our organization and artists
achieved truly inspiring results! RAW continued to grow our footprint,
programming and community impact, while remaining true to our mission
and unwavering belief in the power of the arts to transform young lives.
As RAW enters our twenty-seventh year, we continue to thrive by the grace
and generosity of our community of funders, partners, families, friends,
Board, staff, and young artists.
For that sustaining support and love,
we are so grateful! We invite you
to visit RAW’s exciting new gallery
and retail space and to meet some
of the talented young artists who
call RAW their creative home.
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37 CENTRAL SQUARE, LYNN, MA 01901
www.rawartworks.org
Conclusion
Thank You to
our RAWSOME
Donors!
Hope Abramson & Karen Johnson
Haig & Lillian Adamian
Bee Adams
Mitch Ahern & Sarah Bennett
Carolyn & Mark Ain
Jay & Ashley Althoff
Sarah & Alex Arnold
Mark Attia
Elena Bachrach Ruocco
Jason Baletsa & Richard Olsen
Kara Baletsa
Arlene & Jeremy Barnard
Lloyd E Barnes Jr.
Neil Barry
Terry Batzer
Tess & Christian Bauta
Jeff & Donna Beeman
Julie Bernson
Jean-Marc Berteaux
Ray & Jenn Billings
Brenda Birmann
Allie Blodgett
Chen Blume
Mary Bodwell
Mary Bowden
Frank Briel
Nelson & Jane Bright
Linda Brittain
Eric & Julie Brock
Anne & David Bromer
Susan Brown & Irving Foster Brown
Jeanne Bruno
Liz & Hugh Buchan
Lauren & Joseph Budden
Jen Buras & Chris Carmosino
Brett Burns
Pamela Bynum & Henry Ferrara
Rosemary Camano
James Canfield
Pamela & Clair Carlson
Caruccio Family
Katrina Carye
Meghan & Bill Cashel
Mariagnese Cattaneo, Ph.D.
Maureen Cavanagh
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Gabrielle & Rich Coffman
Stuart Cohen
Robert & Sally Collini
Ana Colmenero
Kim Comart
Lauren Connolly
Maura & Paul Copeland
Kathy & Steve Cormier
Alice Cort
Sharon Courtin
Brendan & Andrea Crighton
John Currier
Matthew Curtis
Elizabeth & Barry David
Maureen DeCenzo & John Fulghum
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Yesenia DeLeon
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Kevin & Una Dennehy
Desiree Destefano
Christine Destrempes
Paula Devereaux & Richard Arzillo
Emily & Donald Dewitt
Annalisa Di Palma
Matthew Dickey & Sara Wells
David & Doreen Difillippo
John Dineen
Nocolo & Rita Distefano
Kristina & Michael Ditullo
Charlotte D'Arcy Donaldson
Virginia Doocy
Meredith Anderton & Robert Dorson
Thomas & Naomi Dreeben
Polly Drinkwater
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Nora Edison
Julie Edmunds
Jane Truesdell Ellis & John Ellis
Masiel Encarnacion
Karen Estrella & Paul Efthim
Anne Eden Evins
Robert & Julie Fadel
Derek Falvey
Anthony Farrell
Teri Faulisi
Kristen Fehlhaber & Sophie Godley
Jeffrey & Loren Feingold
Heidi Feinstein & Keith Wasserman
Marcia Felth & Manfred Schindler
Patti Felth
Scott & Kimberley Fillenworth
Krista Finigan & Alex Koenig
Louis Fisher
Jane & Richard Fitzpatrick
Sebastian & Rebecca Flacke
Kevin & Carol Flannery
Mary Flannery & Chris Whitlock
Wendy Flannery
Nina Fletcher
Ruth Flores
Mike Foley
Lindsey & Tom Foley
Joseph Ford
Caroline Fournier
Joan & Ron Fox
William Frankenstein
Wendy & Peter Frisch
Joseph & Katy Furey
Richard Gaeta
Laura & Will Gardner
Lisa Gattineri
Michael Geaney
Ute Gfrerer & Christophe Wald
Amalia Gnanadesikan
Kristin & Daan Goedkoop
Marc Goldring
Alice & John Goldsmith
Diane Gordon & David Koven
Elsie Gordon
Gardner Gould
John Graff
Deborah Greel
Francis Greenburger
Roger Greene
Garth & Lindsay Greimann
Sonja Grondstra
David Groom
Carl Haarer
Katryna Hadley
Winnie Hagan
Bruce & Linda Hain
David Rockwell & Debra Hall
Frances Hall
Gordy & Linda Hall
Linda & Keith Hall
John & Diana Halsey
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Michael Harding
Barbara Harman & Bill Cain
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Jennifer Harrington
Nancy Harrington
Michelle Harris
Steve & Nan Haskell
Brian Heidebrecht
Cabby Herr
Bruce & Tricia Herring
Connie & Barry Hershey
Debbie Hilbert & Andrew Knapp
Hill Family
Liz Hiser
Brian & Mary Jo Hogan
Debra Hogan
Rex Homer
Leonard & Elisabeth Horowitz
Chris Houlihan & Beth Whitlock
Don & Bonnie Howard
James Hoyte
Peter Hubbard
Holly & Greg Hull
Claire Hunt
William Hutchinson &
Carla Farcas-Hutchinson
Stefan & Kaki Ianchulev
Emmanuel Idi
Bill & Susan Indresano
Bob Irvine
Kimberly Jackson
Beth & Brad Jacobson
Andrea Jagodynski
Ellen James
Carl & Linda Jenkins
Rick Jones
George & Lisa Katz
Stephanie & Andrew Katz
David & Susan Kauder
Keamy Family
Alyssa Galeros Keefe
Moe & Allie Kelley
Michael & Christina Kelly
Christine Kendall
Meredith & Robert Keough
Reema Khan & Paul Trunnell
C C King & Thomas Tarpey
Ken & Sharyn Klaiman
Ilana Klarman
Greg & Amy Klee
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Daniel Kong
Dara Kosberg
Nadja & Michael Kunst
Lyda Kuth & Kent Christman
Steve Labonte
Ruth LaGue & Barbara McCollough
Paulette Langone
Peter Lappin
Patricia Lawton & Phillip Gaisford
Lori LeDoux
Rayna Lesser Hannaway &
Kevin Hannaway
Christine & David Letts
Judith Levine
Steve & Ellen Levine
Bob Lewis
Lynn Lindsey
Nancy Lipman
Dennis Livingston & Karen Moss
Jennifer & George Lodge
Cora & Mickey Long
Peter & Babette Loring
Robin Low
Kate Luchini & Daniel Sherwood
Hoyt Ludington & Ana Colmenero
Catherine & Paul Lundergan
Arthur Lyman
Bruce MacDonald
Sheridan & Tim Maguire
Denise Mallen
Josephine Mariano
Erica & Dom Marinelli
Betty Marion
Heath Marlow
Amy & Jennifer Martell
Lise Martin
Caron & Dave Mattacks
Sue Anne Maxted
Colleen McAdams
Elton & Connie McCausland
Marianne McDermott & Joseph Strothman
Jeannette & Peter McGinn
Peter & Debbie McGinn
Donna & Mark McInerney
Jay & Cynthia McManus
Maggie & Greg Meahl
Cristina Medrano
James Menucci
Robert David Menucci
Loretta & Richard Mercadante
Mark Messenger & Ellen Reifler
Christine & Kenneth Miller
Richard & Fiona Minney
Katherine & David Mittelbusher
Audrey Moore
Trish Moore & Wayne Sheridan
Susan Moran
Jessie & Peter Morgan
Kevin & Ellen Moriarty
Jessica & Wayne Moschetti
Kara Muise
Kathleen Mulvihill
Mike & Sally Murray
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Susan Musinsky & David Krieger
Jeffrey Musman
Debbie & Peter Nathan
Carolyn & Eli Newberger
Amy Noordzij & L. Bouke
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Peter & Jill Olive
Saul Pannell
Tom & Jill Pappas
David Parker
Inga Parsons & Roger Talkov
Beth Paschal
Marie & Roger Pasinski
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Vi & Mark Patek
John Patterson & Michele Demarest
Andy & Karen Paul
Janet & Tom Paul
Kathy Paul
Sheila Peretti
Duncan Pettigrew & Karen Stern
Kacy & Steve Pierce
Catherine Pilfrey
Sally Plone
Brian & Laura Plunkett
Jay & Pamela Poppe
Kristen & Tony Pratt
Donald & Janice Preston
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Susan Pursell & Michael Wack
Donald & Frances Putnoi
Thomas & Kathleen Quigley
Octavia Randolph & Jonathan Gilman
Rick Recny
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Karen & David Rosenberg
Susan Rosevear
Sandra & Howard Rotner
Emily Ruddock & Brian Lilienthal
Susan Rundle
Kathleen Rybak
Deb Ryley & Lorry Bradley
Robert Sabal
Susan Sakash & Casey Coleman
Whitney & Nicola Savignano
Ms. Brenda Scanlan
Deborah & Marc Schepens
Jack & Shelagh Schylling
Michael & Susan Scott
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Campbell Seamans
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Hannah Sharpless
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Kathy & Patrick Sherbrooke
Ross & Kathleen Sherbrooke
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Thomas & Catherine Silva
Wendy Silva
Annie Silverman
Eric & Svetlana Silverman
James & Dayna Silverman
Daniel & Joanne Silvia
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Roberta Skoff
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Barbara Smuckler
Brad & Rebecca Sontz
Ellen Spadafora Hoyte
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Asha Srikantiah
Shawn Stickel
Jill & Scott Sullivan
Kathleen Sullivan
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Dwight Swaback
Jacqueline Swaback
Kathe Swaback
Kim Swaback
Judith Swartwood
Charlotte Tannheimer
Jason Tardio
Ed & Suzanne Tarlov
David & Helen Tory
Ahmed T. Abdelal & Mary L. Trahan
Ann Travers
Adam Travis
Kris & Joe Trustey
Sara Tsutumi
Stephen & Katarzyna Turbek
Mark & Narda Ulian
Andres Valdespino
Eric & Laurie Van Loon
Erin & Sander van Otterloo
Rose-Marie & Eijk Van Otterloo
Elaine & John Ventola
Alison & Richard Vieira
Duyen Thi Vu
Christopher & Ute Wald
John Walsh & Debbie Smith Walsh
Jason Weiner & Nicole Zatlyn
Peter & Jill Weise
Jack & Linda Weltner
Alexander & Anne White
H. Edmund & Rosemary White
Grace Whitlock
Joan & Baird Whitlock
Theodora Hanson
Brian Williamson & Leigh Shapiro
Robert & Michele Wilson
Marjorie Wittner
Louise Wolfe
Laurence Wong
Kathleen Woodward
Jennifer Wytenus
Chris Zajchowski
Laraine Zanatta
Cathie Zusy
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A RAWSOME thank you to all of our Corporate, Foundation & Government Partners!
C.F. Adams Charitable Trust
Massachusetts Dept. of Education (ASOST)
Afred E. Chase Charity Foundation
Mastwood Foundation
Bain Capital Children’s Charity
McCarthy Family Foundation
Paul and Edith Babson Foundation
Maximus Foundation
Bank of America Foundation
Oren Campbell McCleary Foundation
The Barr Foundation
James C. Melvin Charitable Trust
The Bennett Family Foundation
Mental Insight Foundation
Best Buy Foundation
George H. and Jane A. Mifflin Memorial Fund
The Boston Jewish Community Women’s Fund
Edward S. and Winifred G. Moseley Foundation
J.E. & Z.B. Butler Foundation
James E. and Allyce Darling Nesworthy Charitable Trust
Cell Signaling Technology
National Endowment for the Arts
City of Lynn Block Grant
James E. and Allyce Darling Nesworthy Charitable Trust
The Claddagh Fund
New England BioLabs
Clipper Ship Foundation
Nordblom Family Foundation
The Clowes Fund, Inc.
Thomas Anthony Pappas Charitable Foundation
The Cummings Foundation
Amelia Peabody Foundation
Deutsche Bank
Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund
Dolphin Trust
Pioneer Investments
East Boston Savings Bank
Prime Motor Group
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Ramsey-McCluskey Family Foundation
G.E. Community Relations
Neal Rantoul Foundation
Gerondelis Foundation
A. C. Ratshesky Foundation
Goldman Sachs
Lawrence J. and Anne Rubenstein Charitable Foundation
Groom Construction
Rutland Corner
Harman Cain Family Foundation
Salem Five Charitable Foundation
Harman Family Foundation
The Savage Family Foundation
Esther B. Kahn Charitable Trust
Seaward Management
Find Your Light Foundation
She Gives
Fish Family Foundation
The Shifting Foundation
Fuller Foundation
Shore Country Day School
Jones Architecture
The Surdna Foundation
Krupp Family Foundation
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation
Linden Foundation
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn
Liquidnet
United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimac Valley
The Lynch Foundation
Urology Consultants of the North Shore
Lynn Cultural Council
Van Otterloo Family Foundation
John H. MacNair Charitable Fund
Winning Home
Marblehead Junior Aid Society
The Women’s Fund of Essex County
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Yawkey Foundation II
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This program is like the sun. It shines a path to show you the right way. - Edwin, Boyz Lync
Statements of Financial Position
JUNE 30 2014 AND 2013
ASSETS
2014
2013
Cash and Cash Equivalents
625,625
756,292
Accounts Receivable
30,082
26,375
Current Portion of Grants Receivable
394,809
31,720
Prepaid Expenses
11,464
3,163
1,061,980
815,551
1,042,785
745,623
464,898
203,704
753,024
203,704
TOTAL ASSETS
$2,857,789
$1,764,878
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
2014
2013
Accounts Payable
24,406
41,868
Accrued Expenses
89,130
73,077
113,536
114,925
Unrestricted
1,618,832
1,390,355
Temporarily restricted
1,125,421
259,578
Total net assets
2,744,253
1,649,933
$2,857,789
$1,764,878
Current
Total Current Assets
Property and Equipment, Net
Other Assets
Cash Restricted to building repairs & improvements
and funding new program initiatives
Grants Receivable, Net of Current Portion
Total Other Assets
Current Liabilities
Total Current Liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
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Net Assets