report - Clay Center

progress fiscal year
report 2011
progress
on strategic goals in fye 2011
We increased our service to the state through free or affordable access:
• More than $160,000 in free admission brought students from the most economically disadvantaged
areas of the state to the Clay Center on educational field trips.
• Enrollment in our Access to Excitement program more than doubled, giving more than 130 low-income
families the chance to spend quality time together at the Clay Center through a membership plan they
could afford.
• Active duty military personnel and their families were granted free museum admission for two straight
summers through our participation in the Blue Star Museums program.
• Our new military membership program provided a 25% discount on annual family memberships for
active duty, reserve and retired military personnel.
• We offered FREE programming and added new events:
• The Declaration of Independence made a one-day stop at the Clay Center on its 50-state
road trip across the country. In honor of our nation’s freedom, we offered free museum
admission to all visitors.
“We can’t thank you enough.
The kids had a blast. It was a
long ride for us, but everyone
said it was worth it. We look
forward to doing it with next
year’s class.”
– Ms. Tipton, teacher, Greenbrier County
• Thanks to the generosity of the West Virginia Humanities Council and our Collectors Club, we
offered a series of free lectures and symposia related to new art exhibits featuring artists,
curators and even a former astronaut turned painter.
• Families were introduced to rocketry, astronomy, earth science and more through our new
Kidstronomy program featuring space-related activities, interesting presentations for all
ages and stargazing in our portable planetarium.
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• Crowds continued to frequent our existing free programs. Second Saturdays at the Capitol
Market, Science Café at Taylor Books and Lunchtime Lectures gave the community a free
taste of art, science, culture and history.
• to serve all of WV through free and affordable access
• to bring our mission to communities throughout the state
• to provide world-class programming
• to form strategic alliances
• to secure our financial future
We brought programs to communities throughout the state:
•A group of sixteen teachers from Jackson, Wood, Pleasants, Fayette, Kanawha and Putnam counties
participated in the Center’s seventh annual Teacher Cadre – a three-day educator’s symposium, wherein
board certified and masters level teachers gathered to develop the curriculum and identify 21st Century
Learning Skills and content standards for our “Classrooms in the Clay Center” performances. Teachers in
the Cadre received funding to bring their students to at least one show.
• Students in Jackson, Kanawha, Pleasants, Putnam, Mercer, Wayne, Upshur, Lincoln, Wood, Harrison, Raleigh and Cabell counties, as well as kids in Boyd County in Kentucky and Jackson and Meigs counties in
Ohio, learned about astronomy, nutrition, earth science, chemical reactions and more from visiting Clay
Center educators through outreach presentations.
•Students in Wayne and Kanawha counties used technology to take virtual field trips to the Clay Center
and interact with educators through our distance learning program.
•Budding musicians in Clay, Lincoln, Mason, Mingo and Kanawha counties received free instruments
and music lessons through the Clay Community Arts music outreach program, and some accomplished
students played their original compositions at local fairs and festivals.
•Students at Lincoln County’s Guyan Valley Middle School spent a week cutting, sanding, painting and
assembling a one-of-a-kind mobile structure in their school’s courtyard with the help of Clay Center staff
and artist-in-residence Kevin Reese.
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We provided world-class programming:
•By splitting our Clay Center Presents performance season into two series, we were able to bring in even
more phenomenal and diverse acts including Sheryl Crow, Jason Mraz, Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon
Rangers, Tony Bennett, Huey Lewis and the News, Peter Frampton, Dionne Warwick, Jackson Browne and
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.
•Former astronaut and artist Alan Bean gave a free lecture on his space travels and related paintings to a
packed house in the Walker Theatre in conjunction with the visiting Smithsonian exhibit “NASA | ART: 50
Years of Exploration.”
•In response to visitor requests, we opened a new science gallery featuring traveling interactive exhibits
that provide new experiences every few months. The Mylan Explore-atory welcomed thousands of visitors
to exhibits about toys, space travel and crime solving.
“My new favorite place is the Clay Center! The venue is so perfect for a concert.
Not too big, made every seat in the house seem like a great seat. We came all
the way from Northern Virginia and it was worth the trip. Thanks Clay Center. My
husband and I had such a great time! Can’t wait to go back!”
– Danielle , Northern Virginia
We formed strategic alliances:
•We partnered with The Charleston Ballet on a hugely successful fundraising gala, Carnevale. Many guests
said this lively party was the best fundraising event they’d ever attended in Charleston.
•We moved our annual Summer Fun Day to the opening weekend of FestivALL and teamed up with West
Side Main Street to provide free family entertainment throughout the city. A trolley transported guests
between the Clay Center and West Side Main Street’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social, bringing new
visitors to each event.
•Students from Piedmont Elementary worked with us to plant an organic vegetable garden on Clay Center
grounds. Even better – all of the lettuce, tomatoes, zucchini, squash and other veggies were donated to
Manna Meal to help feed people in need.
•The great outdoors have become a larger part of our programming through a partnership with Kanawha
State Forest. Children and families went on hikes, learned how to cook with a campfire and got up close
and personal with some native critters in our outdoor programs.
•We partnered with 99 sponsors who provided underwriting support for our programs, events and
performances in exchange for valuable public relations and marketing benefits and VIP privileges.
•Other partnerships included
University of Charleston
Marshall University Graduate School
Engineers Without Borders
NASA IV & V Facility
NASA Langley Research Center
Capitol Market
Taylor Books
West Virginia Department of Environmental
Protection
RESA 3
West Virginia Department of Education
West Virginia Sustainable Forestry Initiative
West Virginia Raptor Rehabilitation Center
West Virginia Conservation Agency
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
West Virginia State Parks
Brooks Bird Club
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Bridgemont Community and Technical College
DOW
Project WET
Rahall Transportation Institute
MATRIC
H.C. Nutting, A Terrcon Company
West Virginia Association of Consulting Engineers
American Chemical Society
Association of Computing Machinery
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Society of Automotive Engineers
Society of Women Engineers
West Virginia University Extension Service 4-H
Program
Kanawha County 4-H Teen Leaders
We made great strides
in achieving financial security:
•Carnevale, our signature fundraising event hosted by
“Friends of Clay”, brought in nearly 400 people and netted
$84,000 in its inaugural year. This dynamic fundraiser will
continue to provide annual support while attracting new
patrons and donors year after year.
•We laid the groundwork for a strong future in planned giving
with the creation of the Clay Legacy Society, providing
recognition for individuals who choose to include the Clay
Center in their wills or other deferred gifts.
•We expanded our membership program, acquiring 509 new
memberships and renewing nearly 1,500. We also rolled out
an automatic renewal option– a major step in increasing
member retention rates.
•We utilized NIP tax credits to leverage $123,000 in donations
– approximately 3.5 times the amount of our tax credit
allotment.
•We increased the endowment by $1.5 million this
year, bringing the value of the Clay Center’s permanent
endowment to $32,201,936, as of June 30, 2011.
•We met our contributed operating income goal.
•We controlled operating expenses.
•We exceeded our earned income goal:
Per capita income for admissions exceeded
projections.
Performance ticket sales exceeded projections
for headliners, season performers, Woody Hawley
Concert series and Broadway.
thank you
To our many partners and friends, our heartfelt thanks.
You are a hero to the thousands of West Virginians who visit us each year.
Endowment
The generous Corporation, Foundation and Individual donors listed here have made gifts of $1,000 or more to the Clay Center’s permanent endowment that will help eliminate
museum admission fees for school groups, enhance our educational programs and performances and broaden our community outreach programs to bring the enjoyment and
wonder of the arts and sciences to the underserved throughout our region.
Laurance Jones, III
Mylan Charitable Foundation
Maier Foundation, Inc.
Ed & Susan Maier
Appalachian Power Company
The Daywood Foundation, Inc.
Mylan Pharmaceuticals
Clay Foundation, Inc.
J.H. Walker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust
H.B. Wehrle Foundation
Herk & Sherry Sims
Estate of Robert L. Anderson
Elliot Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd G. Jackson, II
Dickinson Properties
Dingess-Rum Properties, Inc.
Anonymous
Ann & Paul Moran
Harry N. Casto
W. Marston & Katharine B. Becker
Bob & Ann Orders
Andy & Margo Teeter
Laura & Steve Wehrle
Elizabeth H. & H.B. Wehrle Foundation
Equitable Resources Foundation
Bernie & Cecilia Wehrle
Steve & Catherine White
Kanawha County Commission
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Jones
Dominion Foundation
Segal & Davis Family Foundation, Inc.
Rob & Jackie Berthold
Charleston Area Medical Center
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip H. Goodwin
Ken & Joy Kleeman
Horace & Sally Emery
Carolyn & David Haden
Thomas A. Heywood & Melody A. Simpson
Art & Virginia King
Duncan & Lura Malcolm
Britt & Judy McJunkin
Kyle Mork
Sharon M. Wehrle
The Mountain Company
The Bernard H. & Blanche E. Jacobson
Foundation
Judith L. Wellington, Ph.D.
Estate of Robert F. Baronner
Estate of Mary Watson Ragland
James & Phyllis Arnold
B.K. & Ingrid Fulton
Robert W. Lange
Tom & Callen McJunkin
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick H. Belden, Jr.
Mark & Paula Dempsey
Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Walker
Gayle Twigger-Shaw
Sharon & Jim Rowe
Kelly & Melissa Castleberry
Reed & Darlene Spangler
IVS Hydro, Inc
Marion & Frank Baer, II
Dwight A. Foley
Shawn & Virginia George
Mike & Margaret Graney
Rory M. & Kimberly J. Isaac
Mayor Danny B. Jones
Mrs. Herbert E. Jones
Roger L. Nicholson
Joe & Sue Sergi
Arthur & Joan Weisberg
Family Foundation Inc
Brad White
Joe & Sue Wollenberger
Doug & Jody Malcolm
Martha & Bill McKee
Howard P. & Mary Needles
McJunkin Foundation
Mountain State Insurance Agency Ross Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew B. Cooke
Mrs. David M. Giltinan, Jr.
Kimberly R. Javins
John & Marie Nesius
David & Billy Ramsey
Steve & Pam Ellis
Pat & Mary Kay Bond
James & Diane Dailey
Mrs. Robert F. Baronner
Mary Fayne Glotfelty
Mr. & Mrs. George G. Guthrie, III
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Kopp
The Honorable & Mrs. David J. Hardy
David & Lisa Sayre
Mary Anne Michael
Peyton Law Firm
R&K Goodwin Rev Trust
Drs. Constantino amd Diana Amores
Ellen S. Cappellanti
Nick & Mary Carter
Mrs. W. E. Chilton, III
Ron & Mary Huiatt
Charlie Loeb & Sandy Murphy
Clarence E. Martin, III & Walter M. Jones, III
Mr. Walter Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Myers
Ellie & Mark Schaul
Michael B. & Janet H. Victorson
Operating Support
Each year, gifts from friends and supporters help meet the costs of providing the Center’s many programs, exhibits and performances to the state and region while helping to
ensure that all West Virginia children get to experience the wonder and excitement of the Clay Center. The Center gratefully recognizes these generous donors who provided vital
operating support at or above $500 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.
Clay Foundation, Inc.
Kanawha County Commission
WV Division of Culture & History
The Bernard H. & Blanche E.
Jacobson Foundation
Fund for the Arts
Clay Center Permanent
Endowment Fund - Operating
Dickinson Properties
Roger L. Nicholson
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Romagnoli
West Virginia Humanities Council
Contractor Services, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. L. Newton Thomas, Jr.
Equitable Resources Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Elliot
BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co.
The Daywood Foundation, Inc.
General Corporation
Anonymous
Anonymous
J.H. Walker Charitable Lead
Annuity Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Wehrle, Jr.
Appalachian Power Company
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Eastern Associated Coal, LLC, a
Peabody Energy Company
International Coal Group, Inc.
Magnum Coal
Lyell B. Clay & Patricia K. Clay
Foundation, Inc.
Ross Foundation
Noah Porter Rhinehart & Myrtle
Couts Rhinehart Fund
Maier Foundation, Inc.
Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation
Kyle & Kirstin Mork
Ratrie Family Fund
Alpha Natural Resources, LLC
Bayer CropScience
Bert Wolfe Ford, Porsche, Audi,
Toyota & Scion
Branch Banking & Trust
Herscher Foundation Inc.
Robinson & McElwee PLLC
Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso
PLLC
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew K. Teeter
Jackson Kelly PLLC
Martha Gaines & Russell Wehrle
Memorial Foundation
H.B. Wehrle Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd G. Jackson, II
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Wehrle
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Douglas
Mr. & Mrs. David E. Haden
Amherst Industries, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. W. Marston Becker
Dr. David B. Gray & Mrs. Mary
McJunkin Gray
International Industries, Inc.
Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Judith L. Wellington, Ph.D.
The Greater Kanawha Valley
Foundation
Commercial Insurance Services
Mr. Laurance Jones, III
Kanawha Stone Company, Inc.
Terradon Corporation
Richard L. Howard, D.D.S. and
Edward E. Howard, D.D.S.
Arthur L. & Virginia L. King
Suttle & Stalnaker, PLLC
Ms. Ellen Cappellanti & Mr. Mark
Carbone
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Jones
Segal & Davis Family Foundation,
Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. Maier
Thalheimer Fund
Mr. Jim Thomas
Hubbard Properties, Inc.
Bayard F. Ennis Fund
Berthold Law Firm PLLC
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. Bowling
Mr. & Mrs. James O. Bunn, II
Dixon Hughes PLLC
Fifth Third Bank
W. Shane Holmes, DDS, MDS Orthodontist
Kanawha County Prosecutor’s
Office
Kanawha Roxalana Company
Macy’s Corporate Services, Inc.
Marshall Miller & Associates
Max Bermuda Ltd
Mid-Atlantic LECET
Nelson Brothers LLC
One Stop
SunTrust
Verizon
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Weisberg
Mrs. Sallie F. McClaugherty
Marjorie G. Chandler Memorial
Trust
Brigadier General Charles F. & Mrs.
Sarah B. Stebbins
Atkinson & Polak PLLC
Thompson Chandler Memorial
Trust
Knight Fund
Arnett & Foster, P.L.L.C.
Mr. & Mrs. Kelly L. Castleberry, III
Ms. Pamela C. Deem
Mr. William Maxwell Davis
Wells Fargo Insurance Services
Fairmont State University
Mr. Dwight A. Foley
Ms. Grace Vandecruze-Heyliger
Samme L. Gee
Mr. & Mrs. Shawn P. George
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Hackman
Clay Center Permanent
Endowment Fund - Education
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Consolidated
Mr. & Mrs. John F. McGee
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Waggy
Ms. Susan Verhaalen
Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love
LLP
Mrs. Katherine Hall Gates
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Kapourales
Kleeman Family Fund
Howard P. & Mary Needles
McJunkin Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. McJunkin
Mrs. Shirley Phillips
Mr. & Mrs. James Straw
Thomas Health System
Tiano O’Dell Law Firm
Cecil I. Walker Charitable Trust
WesBanco, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Wollenberger
WV Arts Presenters, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Dexter
Mrs. Nina Ratrie Peyton
Dr. & Mrs. Steven A. Artz
Atomic Distribution
Mr. & Mrs. James S. Arnold
American Federation of Teachers
- WV
Kathy Bush-Morris
Dr. & Ms. Philip Casingal
Charleston Area Medical Center
Dr. & Mrs. Lemwel G. Delgra
Jackson Gas Company
Mr. W. Roger Ramsey & Ms. Betty
Ramsey
Operating Support, continued
South Charleston Cardiodiagnostic,
LLC
South Charleston Cardiology
Associates, PLLC
The Katharine B. Tierney
Charitable Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Matthew P. Walker
Mr. & Mrs. J. Hornor Davis, IV
Ms. Nelle Ratrie Chilton
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond L. Muehlman,
Jr.
The Honorable Douglas Skaff, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert V. Berthold, Jr.
Mr. Thomas Heywood & Ms.
Melody Simpson
Mr. Eric E. Kinder
West Virginia American Water
Company
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Graney
Ms. Ellen R. Archibald
Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Clowser
Mr. Nicholas Svingos
Charleston Jazz Series
Saint Francis Hospital
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Mr. & Mrs. Horace Emery
Dr. & Mrs. Steven J. Jubelirer
Mr. & Mrs. Reed Spangler
Mr. Richard Wallace
Mr. Joseph B. Cook
Dr. & Mrs. Brian Noland
Dr. & Mrs. Clark Adkins
American Federation of Teachers Kanawha
Bayer USA Foundation
Bridgemont Community &
Technical College
Bill & Elsie Carter
Central WV Regional Convention &
Visitors Bureau
John T. Chambers, M.D.
Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Cochran
Mr. & Ms. Patrick D. Deem
Dow Chemical Company Midland, MI
Dr. & Mrs. Robert F. Dundervill, III
David A. Hoyer
IATSE Local 271 Labor Center, Inc.
Kanawha Scales & Systems
Ms. Deborah L. Copeland & Mr.
Don C. Lucci
The Honorable Senator & Mrs.
Joseph Manchin, III
Brittain & Judith H. McJunkin
Dr. & Mrs. W. C. Morgan, Jr.
Mr. Charles Patton
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Potterfield
Mr. & Mrs. David L. Ramsey
Dr. & Mrs. Richard C. Rashid
Mr. Robert W. Rosano
Sheetz, Inc
Mr. Thomas E Sikora
Mr. & Mrs. Marc J. Slotnick
James R. Snyder, Esq.
Ron D. Stollings, M.D.
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Strickland
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Swann
Dr. George & Kathy Toma
Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal
Company
West Virginia Health Care
Association, Inc.
West Virginia State University
Mr. & Mrs. Gary G. White
WVU Tech
Ms. Nancy S. Tonkin
Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. Baer, II
Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Victorson
Mr. & Dr. John F. Dascoli
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Foster
Ms. Lisa Fischer Casto & Mr. John
Casto
Mr. J. Scott Freshwater
Mr. Bradley Maier Rowe
Mr. Frank D’Abreo & Dr. LaRee
Naviaux
Mr. Justin Tallarico
Dr. Edmundo & Teresa Figueroa
Ms. Mary Glass
Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Armbrecht,
Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Bauer
CAMB Fund
Mr. Stephen Chambers & Ms.
Neva Lusk
Dr. & Mrs. Charles H. Daugherty
Mr. R. Lewis Ferguson & Mr. Rick
Hunter
Friends of Clay Center
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Guilfoile
Ms. Kathleen Kimble
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kleeman
Dr. Cynthia Kolsun
Ms. Pauline F. Lester
Dr. & Mrs. William P. McDonald
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. McJunkin
William McKee, Jr. & Martha
McKee
Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Moyers, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Nesius
Dr. & Mrs. R. Samuel Oliver, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert O. Orders, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Petryszak
Mr. Harvey Peyton & Ms. Jennifer
Bailey-Peyton
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph V. Rice
Mr. & Mrs. Forrest H. Roles
Mr. John Turley & Ms. Marjorie
Turley
Mr. & Mrs. John Wilcox
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Howard
Ms. Irene P. Keeley
Mr. Otis L. Laury
Mr. Charles M. Johnstone
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Bean
Mr. Joseph Bunn
David & Sandy Campbell
Carbone & Blaydes P.L.L.C.
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Chapman
Mr. & Mrs. John T. Copenhaver, Jr.
CS & PS Company
Dr. & Mrs. Ghassan Y. Dagher
Dynamic Physical Therapy & Hand
Center, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory T. Gordon
Highland Hospital
Dr. & Mrs. David Hunt
Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Jenkins
Mr. Douglas Kilmer & Ms. Janis
Reynolds
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Mrs. Honor McCain
Mr. & Mrs. J. Richard Meeks
Merrill Lynch
Mountaineer Packaging
Mythology
NTELOS
The Riggs Corporation
Security America, Inc.
Simpson Dental Associates
Sleep Inn / Harding’s Family
Restaurant
United Bank
Dr. & Mrs. R. Austin Wallace
West Virginia Heating & Plumbing
Company
Mr. Mark A. T. Williams
Mr. & Mrs. John Yeary
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers Local 466
Darin Fisher Designer Kitchens
Gibbons & Kawash
John and Heather Galloway
West Virginia Laser Eye Center
Reserve Oil & Gas
Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Avampato
Moses Automotive
In-Kind
The Corporation, Foundation and Individual donors listed here have supported the Center with an in-kind
gift in the last fiscal year. When businesses and individuals provide goods and services at little or no cost,
we can direct our financial resources toward essential projects that fulfill our mission.
Arnett & Foster, P.L.L.C.
Art’s Flower and Gift
Holly Bailey
Balgo & Kaminski, L.C.
Blackhawk Grille
Blossom
Kathryn W. Boland
Bridge Road Bistro
Pat Butner Interiors L.L.C.
Buzz Products, Inc.
Cafe Cimino
Centered: Pilates for Your Body,
Mind & Spirit, LLC
Charleston Cut Flower
Bob Cooper & Mia Moran Cooper
Cross Lanes Floral
Cucina Luisa
Rudolph L. DiTrapano
Eggplant
Ellen’s Homemade Ice Cream
Embassy Suites Hotel and
Conference Center
Falcor Wine Cellars
Dr. Nick Feola
Fish Window Cleaning
The Folded Leaf
Food Among the Flowers
Forbes Law Offices
The Gallery
Galperin Jewelry Co.
Geraniums
The Greenbrier
Dr. R. Augustus Hamrick, II
Pam Harvit, MS, Harvit School of
Etiquette & Protocol
Ms. Traci Higginbotham
Ms. Lisa Holley
Hurricane Floral
Husson’s Pizza
Mrs. Teresa C. Hyde
International Coal Group, Inc.
Jimmy John’s Gourmet Subs
Tom Jones
Kroger - Elkview
Staci Marie Leech-Cornell
Lola’s Pizza
Mr. Jurgen Lorenzen
Mrs. Carla Lorenzo
Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. Maier
Malden Floral
Marquee Cinemas
Vickie King McLaughlin
Meticulous
Mountain Stage
Mr. Handyman
Josh Nibert Photography
Olive Garden
Oliver Fuels & Oils, Inc
Panera Bread
Paranzino’s
Pea Pod Printing
Petit Jewelry Designs
Pierson Technical Services &
Refrigeration
Pies & Pints
The Purple Onion
Rite Aid Floral
Sara B’s
Sleep Inn / Harding’s Family
Restaurant
Dina K. Thistlethwaite
Vandalia Grille
West Virginia Symphony
Orchestra
Barbara S. Wilkerson
YMCA of Kanawha Valley
Young Floral Company
712 Salon
13 News WOWK-TV
C & H Taxi
John P. Casey, Investigative
Consultants
Mr. John Slicer
LaMarca Prosecco
The Liquor Company
Rainmaker Media Group
Maso Canali Pinot Grigio
The State Journal
Winter Floral
Proud Eagle, Inc.
Revolution Gymnastics
“Thank you for not making us pay for our trip. It was
fantastic. I liked the geysers and the laser harp. Also I
liked the statue in the parking lot. I learned some things
too. I learned some constellations and I learned how
many bones are in the body. Even though it was my first
time, I had a blast.”
– Jarred, third grade, Ghent Elementary, Raleigh County
“Charleston is my hometown, and I brought two daughters
and five grandchildren to visit family. We all had a
wonderful time in your beautiful facility. I left a donation as
a ‘thank you’ to your terrific staff and volunteers. Great job!
Great day!”
– Sue, Gallatin, TN
Members
The individual donors listed here support the Clay Center’s mission while enjoying the many benefits of membership at the Patron level
and above, including access to countless opportunities that engage and delight.
Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Armbrecht, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Avampato
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Elliot
Mr. & Ms. Rory M. Isaac
Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Wehrle, Jr.
Judith L. Wellington, Ph.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. Baer, II
Mr. William Maxwell Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Shawn P. George
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd G. Jackson, II
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew B. Jordon
Mr. Roger L. Nicholson
Mrs. Jean E. O’Connor
Mr. & Mrs. James B. Straw
Mr. & Mrs. L. Newton Thomas, Jr.
Mr. John Casto & Ms. Lisa Fischer Casto
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Dexter
Mr. David C. Hofstetter
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. Maier
Mr. William B. Maxwell, III
Mrs. Patricia S. Nelson
Mrs. Nina Ratrie Peyton
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Potterfield
Mr. & Mrs. John L. Ray
Dr. & Mrs. Arthur B. Rubin
Mr. & Mrs. H. Herchiel Sims, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew K. Teeter
Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. Baer, III
Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Becker
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick H. Belden, Jr.
James K. Brown, Esquire
Mr. & Mrs. Evan Buck
Dr. Mary Jo Butler
Mr. Mark Carbone & Ms. Ellen Cappellanti
Mrs. W. E. Chilton, III
Ms. Adryon H. Clay
Mrs. Whitney Clay Diller
Mr. Horace Emery & Mrs. Sally Emery
Mr. Dwight A. Foley
Ms. Samme L. Gee
Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Goldsmith
Dr. Robert Graham & Mrs. Phyllis Graham
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Graney
Mr. & Mrs. David E. Haden
Mr. & Mrs. Ira C. Handley
Mrs. Gabrielle P. Hubbard
Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Jones
Mrs. Herbert E. Jones
Mr. James K. Kessler
Mr. & Mrs. Art L. King
Mr. Charles W. Loeb, Jr. & Ms. Sandra M.
Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. William R. McDavid
Mr. & Mrs. John F. McGee
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. McJunkin
Drs. James & Mary McJunkin
Mrs. Sheila Melzac
Mr. Walter Moore
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond L. Muehlman, Jr.
Mr. Angus M. Peyton
Mr. Harvey Peyton & Ms. Jennifer BaileyPeyton
Mrs. Warren Point
Gina M. Puzzuoli Miller, M.D.
Dr. William C. Revercomb, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Schaul
Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Singleton
Mr. & Mrs. Louis S. Southworth, II
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Strickland
Mr. James R. Thomas, II
Mr. & Mrs. David B. Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Walker T. Thompson
Dr. Edward H. Tiley & Dr. Gina Busch
Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Victorson
Mr. & Mrs. D. Stephen Walker
Ms. Ann Wardwell & Ms. Elia Anne Baker
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Wehrle
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Wick, III
Kenneth C. Wright, M.D.
Mr. Don Wayne Ashworth
Mr. & Mrs. Kelly L. Castleberry, III
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Chapman
Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Cochran
The Honorable & Mrs. John T.
Copenhaver, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph L. DiTrapano
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Douglas
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick C. Graney, III
Mrs. Heather Heiskell Jones
Mr. Tom L. Horn, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Steven J. Jubelirer
Mr. Eric E. Kinder
Martha & Bill McKee
Mr. & Mrs. Harry S. Moore
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Nesius
Mrs. June C. Parsons
Ms. Marilyn Polan & Mr. David King
John E. Reifsteck, M.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Watkins
Mr. & Mrs. Louis M. Weisberg
Every effort has been made to list contributors as they wish to be listed. We apologize
for any inaccuracies. Please advise us of any needed corrections.
“I don’t think any of us will ever outgrow this remarkable place. I never dreamed we would be able to have so much fun indoors.”
– Charlotte, Charleston, mother of two, Access to Excitement membership program participant
financial information
unaudited financial information for july 1, 2010 – june 30, 2011
Income
Public Financing
1%
Administration
Development
Investment Return
Designated for Operations
20%
Expenses
6%
11%
Theater
Foundations
21%
Business Operations
20%
5%
Exhibits
6%
Corporations
Other Earned Income
5%
12%
Individuals
11%
Education
Programs
Occupancy
22%
Performance
Ticket Income
11%
ElectricSkyTM Theater
3%
Visitor
Services
20%
Marketing
Memberships
Museum Admission
5%
8%
5%
6%
Facility Rental
2%
Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator, has given the Clay Center its highest
four-star rating for three years in a row. Charity Navigator ratings are based primarily on financial
management an relative distribution of funds to various aspects of the operations.
Operating Income: Operating Expenses:
Increase in Operating Net Assests: Increase in Endowment:
Total Increase in Net Assets:
Value of Endowment as of 6/30/2011:
$6,280,700
$6,261,600
$19,100
$1,500,000
$1,281,200
$32,201,936
For a complete set of audited financial statements, visit www.theclaycenter.org.
board members – 2010-2011
Phyllis Arnold
Michael R. Graney
Sallie McClaugherty
Charles M. Avampato
David Haden
Kyle Mork
David Hardy
Roger Nicholson
Kent Hartsog
Brian Noland
Tom Heywood
Shirley Phillips
Eric Iskra
David Ramsey
Lloyd G. Jackson, II
Sharon Rowe
BOARD OFFICER: Treasurer
W. Marston Becker
Robert V. Berthold, Jr.
Ellen Cappellanti
BOARD OFFICER: Exec. Vice Chairman
Kelly L. Castleberry, III
Elizabeth E. Chilton
Andrew B. Cooke
Diane Dailey
Stephen P. Dexter
BOARD OFFICER: Secretary
Mike John
The Honorable Danny Jones
Laurance Jones, III
Melvin Jones
Sue Sergi
Reed Spangler
John Strickland
Andrew K. Teeter
BOARD OFFICER: Chairman
Gayle Twigger-Shaw
Fonda Elliot
Stephen E. Kawash
Grace Vandecruze-Heyliger
Horace W. Emery
Virginia King
Michael Victorson
Harry H. Esbenshade, III
Ken Kleeman
Rick Wallace
Daniel S. Foster, M.D.
Jane Kopp
The Reverend Matthew J. Watts
B. Keith Fulton
Charles W. Loeb, Jr.
Steve Wehrle
Shawn P. George
Edward H. Maier
Joan Weisberg
Phillip H. Goodwin*
Gayle C. Manchin
Joseph B. Wollenberger
Robert E. Douglas
advisory board members – 2010-2011
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Constantino Y. Amores, M.D.
Paul R. Jenkins
John L. Ray, Esq.
Edward C. Armbrecht, Jr.
John F. McGee
Eleanor Schaul
Frank A. Baer II*
Callen McJunkin
H. Herchiel Sims, Jr.
Frederick H. Belden, Jr.
Martha B. McKee
Helen Thalheimer*
Samuel M. Bowling
Mary Anne Michael
James R. Thomas, II
Harry Casto
Harry S. Moore
L. Newton Thomas, Jr.
J. Hornor Davis
Joan Platz
Nancy B. Thomas
Shirley J. Hooten
Thomas E. Potter, Esq.
Sharon M. Wehrle
*deceased