2015 Annual Report - Pretend City Children`s Museum

2015 Annual
Report
Pretend City
Children’s Museum
Letter from the Chair
Childhood doesn’t get a second chance. We know the
most important learning in a child’s life happens during
the first eight years. That’s where Pretend City
Children’s Museum steps in. Research shows that every
competency important to school success is enhanced
by play, and Pretend City uses play to ignite a love of
learning in young children better than anyone.
As you see the highlights from the past year, you’ll
understand the power of play. You have helped us to
harness the power of play and jump start the next
generation. Our impact in the lives of children and
their families would not be possible without the
generous support of our donors, volunteers, members
and other supporters. From our day-to-day operations
to our exciting vision for change, we rely on the
power of giving.
Thank you for helping us not only create exceptional
play opportunities for children, but also for helping us
empower parents to do the same. We extend our
heartfelt thanks to all who donate funds, time,
expertise and passion to helping us spark children’s
learning through play.
Sincerely,
Duleep Rodrigo, Chairman of the Board
Pretend City Children’s Museum is a community
which builds better brains through fun,
whole body learning experiences and empowers
children and their grown ups to meaningfully
connect with and expand their world
Noon Year’s Eve Celebration, 12/31/15
196,015
Guests in
2015
Developing and
Discovering
Diversity
Through a grant from
the
Capital Groups,
the Our Home
and Pretend Café
exhibits highlight
cultures through
cultural food and
family life.
This year we also
hosted Heart and
Seoul, an exhibit
about life in
South Korea.
We say YES to PLAY
The educational
benefits of play shall be
inclusive and accessible
to all children regardless
of physical or cognitive
abilities or economic
status
5,400 Welcome
Families tickets
distributed to
community
organizations
Illumination Foundation
15,500
subsidized
and
scholarship
field trip
attendees
Blind Children’s Learning Center
Partnering with the Children & Families
Commission of Orange County
2,127
Free health and
developmental
screenings
completed
Special
Events
A special thank you this year
for the spectacular success of
our events goes to the Lyon
Family and to Parker Kennedy
and First American Title for
their generous support of the
museum and our Gala in the
Fall. We were proud to honor
the commitment of General
William Lyon and Willa Dean
Lyon to Orange County’s
Children.
2015 Supporters
• $100,000 and above
• Alexandra and Alan Airth
• Jacqueline Mars
• $75,000 to $100,000
• Parker Kennedy and First American Title
• $50,000 to $75,000
• Bill H. Lyon and William Lyon Homes
• Children & Families Commission of Orange County
• Mike Hayde and Western National Group
• Sares-Regis Group
• $25,000 to $50,000
• Mike Costa and Sabra Healthcare
• Michelle Barto and The Barto Foundation
• George Argyros Foundation
• Lyon Apartment Management Group
• Tom McKernan and Auto Club of So. Cal.
• Tony Moiso
• Scholarshare
• Ueberroth Foundation
• $20,000 to $25000
• Travis Boyd, CBRE
• Duleep Rodrigo and KPMG
• Mike Treska, Latham & Watkins
• Capital Group Companies
• $15,000 to $20,000
• Hirad and Reesa Emadi
• $10,000 to $15,000
• Chris Winn, Sales & Services
• Kari Moore and Applied Medical
• Mark Harrison, Telescope Peak
• Fidelity Title
• Paul Folino
• Anne Shih
• Anya Popov and Pacific Life
• Lesley Davis and Gibson Dunn
• Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
• Commercial Bank
• Crean Foundation
• Will Dean Lyon
• NongShim
• Resmark
• Elisabeth Segerstrom
• Bert Selva, Shea Homes
• Sterns Lending
• The Irvine Company
2015 Supporters
$5,000-$10,000
• Eran Goren
• Jeff Merage
• Kim Marquis and Invest West
• Angels Foundation
• Kurt Belcher
• Al Molina, Black Starr & Frost
• Scott Jackson
• Ryan Steelberg
• Rick Matros, Sabra Healthcare
• Dan Dixon, Vtrac Auto
• David Ball
• Tom Leary
• Anand Nallanthambi, CoreLogic
• Pizza 900
• SC Fuels
• Solvay Solexsis
$1,000-$5,000
• Erin Boyl
• Julie and Todd Wagner
• Sean Kirwan and the Kirwan Family Fdn
• Scott Cross
• Golden State Foods
• Dennis Gilmore
• Vikas Vanjani
• Christopher Copps
• Susan Isola Lyon
• RR Donnelly
• Christopher Duma
• Anatoly Lipetsky
• Orange County Community Fdn
• Jason Dopoulos
• Tom Wachli
• Ethan Morgan
• First Bank
• Jonathan and Denise Kaufman
• Colin Severn
• Barnes, Curtis, Lemkin, Barnes & Row
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Daniel Potter
Dale Marquis
Joe McNight
Robin Merchant
Jonathan Hallstead
John Lee
Davin Rosenberg
Jason Forman
Moustafa Inman
Stuart Winston
Yael Aronoff
Tiffany Craft
GA Greif
Kinecta
Sandra Bolton
Jim Will
Jim Lopiccolo
Mark Fitzpatrick
Walmart
$150 to $1,000
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2015 Supporters
Brett Keller
Kavous Kitibin
Youth Leadership Council
Scott Knode
Nick O’Hare
JJ Hudson
Scott Meserve
Aaron Cuha
Chris Brown
Donald Kennedy
Brian Rados
Les Redmond
Mark Surfas
L. Burgess
Craig Mardany
Michael Polenzani
Sanjay Grover
Paul Short
Ray DeAngelo
Mike Hinkke
Cary Hyden
Lisa Lillien
Josh Mermelstein
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Patrick Strader
Sandra and Lynn Stone
Ron Guerena
Jeff Hopkins
Kam Mahdi
Garrett McClelland
Nabil Hilal
Kohl’s
Talya Nevo-Hacohen
OC Legion IOMC
Leslie Perovich
Robby Saggu
Danny Sonenshine
Kody Suryan
Patrick Vos
Brian Conglio
Craig & Gigi Barto
Lisa Foley
Adam Miller
Jason Machado
Belinda de la Libertad
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K. Kerrigan
Zachary Staggs
Bank of America Employee Fund
Charles Caldwell
Goldman Sachs
Jessica Ishino
Keith Katkin
Mark Latimer
Michael Preacher
Ron Tomsic
Sharon Dowdell
Christine Levin
Kellie Schuelter
Torrey DiRoberto
Rob Vavrock
Cynthia Goodfellow
Jorge Blanco
Scott Broder
Erik Brown
Jason Lijestrom
Frank Mickadeit
Chad Mihr
Administrative
14%
Events
25%
Admissions
38%
Grants
6%
Revenue:
$3,136,525
Contributions
8%
Birthday Field
6%
Trips
Retail 4%
1%
Fundraising
16%
Expenses:
$2,765,774
Marketing &
Visitor Svs
8%
Membership
12%
Note: Based on unaudited financials and expenses do not include expense for depreciation.
Occupancy
17%
Programming
45%
Board of Directors - 2015
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Chair: Duleep Rodrigo, KPMG
Vice Chair: Erin Boyl, Wells Fargo
Treasurer: Kari Moore, Applied Medical
Secretary: Sandy Peffer Stone, founder
Alexandra Mars Airth, founder
Michelle Barto
Kurt Belcher, STA Jets
Jill Bertea, First American
Travis Boyd, CBRE
Michael Costa, SABRA Healthcare
Lesley Davis, Gibson Dunn
Hirad Emadi, ICS
Mark Fitzpatrick, RUHM
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Eran Goren
Jeff Hopkins
Dimetria Jackson, Golden State Foods
Sean Kirwan, Woodside Mortgage
Bill Lyon, William Lyon Homes
Kim Marquis
Anya Popov, Pacific Life
Michael Treska, Latham & Watkins
Todd Tripp, Northwestern Mutual
Chris Winn, Sales & Service
• Chair Emeritus: Anne Marie Leonard
• Thomas J. Leary, Counsel