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2014 Annual Report - Chicago Humanities Festival
25 Years of Art and Ideas 1990 Expressions of Freedom 1991 Culture Contact 1992 From Freedom to Equality 1993 From Communication to Understanding 1994 Crime & Punishment 1995 Love & Marriage 1996 Birth & Death 1997 Work & Play 1998 He/She 1999 New & Old 2000 NOW! 2001 Words & Pictures 2002 Brains & Beauty 2003 Saving + Spending 2004 Time 2005 Home & Away 2006 Peace & War 2007 Climate of Concern 2008 Thinking Big 2009 Laughter 2010 The Body 2011 tech•knowledgē 2012 America 2013 Animal: What Makes Us Human 2014 Journeys Bringing the world to Chicago. The Chicago Humanities Festival celebrates the ideas that shape and define us. We connect the brilliant minds of our time – artists and scholars, poets and policy makers – with passionate audiences. “The Chicago Humanities Festival year-round programming is critical to elevating our city as a global destination for creativity, innovation, and excellence in the arts.” Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago Clockwise from left: For 25 years, the Festival has been central to Chicago’s cultural fabric, bringing together the city’s vibrant educational and cultural communities, and sharing ideas and knowledge with an audience of children, students, and inquiring minds of any age. Founded in conjunction with the Illinois Humanities Council as a one-day event in 1990 by National Humanities Medalist Richard Franke, the organization now presents more than 140 programs to an audience of 40,000+ annually. The Chicago Humanities Festival was the first – and is the largest – organization of its kind. Today, we are considered a model for the country. This past year a Congressionally commissioned study for advancing the humanities and social sciences in America, The Heart of the Matter, recognized us as a national leader in the field. Our institutional growth, national reputation, and leadership in broader conversations surround the arts and humanities are powerful confirmations of our civic role. These achievements testify to our strength and ground our vision for the future. Paige Hernandez with students from the Better Boys Foundation Founding Chair, Richard Franke, with Executive Director, Philip Bahar Audience Q&A Gary Shteyngart with members of the Festival’s Shortlist 25 Years of Art and Ideas Louise Erdrich Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize Russ Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Chuck D Hip-Hop and the Digital Divide Kareem Abdul-Jabbar The Body at its Finest Marina Abramovic Gray Series: A Lecture on Performance and its Future Edwidge Danticat The Farming of Bones Junot Díaz How Books Get Written This is How You Find Him Grant Achatz James Franco Off the Shelf Jonathan Franzen Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize Betty Friedan The Feminist Perspective Francis Fukuyama Our Posthuman Future Jeanne Gang The Culinary Cutting-Edge The Plan of Chicago Conant Lecture Frank Lloyd Wright’s Modern Human Edward Albee The Rise of the Inhumanities Sherman Alexie Bill T. Jones Gender Difference? A Life Well-Danced Paul Krugman Franke Lecture in Economics Tony Kushner Chicago Tribune Literary Prize Jill Lepore Baskes Lecture: The Chicken and the Egg Lawrence Lessig The Theft of Cultural Identity The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Ending Political Corruption Maya Lin Global Vantages David McCullough Chicago Tribune Literary Prize Yo-Yo Ma A Conversation about the Arts and Citizenship Wangari Maathai A Woman Unbowed Atul Gawande Franke Lecture in Economics Amitav Ghosh Margaret Atwood Joan Didion Growing Up Female and Literate Political Fiction Chicago Tribune Literary Prize The Year of Magical Thinking David Axelrod Politics and the Media Scherer Series: The Political Animal Joan Baez Amiri Baraka Self-Determination and Democracy Rick Bayless Umberto Eco The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana The Prague Cemetery Dave Eggers Wars of Scarcity Barbara Ehrenreich Nickel and Dimed Conant Lecture William Gibson Michael Moore Beyond Cyberspace Technology’s Tomorrow Ira Glass Doris Kearns Goodwin Professional/Personal Partnerships Biography: A Public/Private Affair Sandra Cisneros Chicago: A New Latin Culture Errol Morris Docs In Progress The Iconography of Abu Ghraib Toni Morrison Keynote On Love Dick Gregory The Color of Funny Matt Groening Oscar Hijuelos Michael Chabon Downsized, But Not Out Temple Grandin David Brooks The Music of Mickey Katz Arthur Miller The First Movement: The Celebration Begins Chicago Tribune Literary Prize The Not-So-Funny Situation of Alternative Comix Don Byron Words & Pictures in Dialogue Sea of Poppies River of Smoke Food Revolutionary Franke Lecture in Economics Kerry James Marshall New Starts David Hockney True to Life John Hodgman More Information Than You Require That Is All Walter Mosley The Who’s Who Talk about Whodunit! V.S. Naipaul Half A Life Studs Terkel: “The Festival is glorious. Rarely have such gifted performing artists and writers been gathered under one tent. Just thrilling.” Oliver Sacks Stinks and Bangs: A Chemical Boyhood Jonathan Safran Foer (Not) Eating Animals Dan Savage Savage Love 3,000+ Martina Navratilova Match Point Festival programs 10 Nobel Laureates 68 Pulitzer Prize winners 48 MacArthur Fellows 15 Tony Award winners 9 Grammy Award winners 7 Academy Award winners Elizabeth Warren Amartya Sen Wendy Wasserstein Sam Shepard Elie Wiesel Doctor Atomic Art Institute President’s Lecture Speakers and artists 2,500+ Peter Sellars Chicago Tribune Literary Prize Alter Lecture Chicago Tribune Lecture Best Friends Chicago Tribune Literary Prize Nate Silver Martha Nussbaum Sappho, Antigone, & Lysistrata Reflections on Dowry Engle Program: From Disgust to Humanity How Should Humans Treat Animal Scherer Series: Baseball and Politics Lemony Snickett All the Wrong Questions Stephen Sondheim Sunday Conversation Chicago Tribune Literary Prize Barack Obama Spending in the Public Sphere Too Much or Not Enough? Joyce Carol Oates Blonde The Falls Chicago Tribune Literary Prize Michael Ondaatje Billy the Kid and Others The Conversations Peter O’Toole Camille Paglia The Internet Revolution Belic Program: Culture Critic, Provocateur Ed Paschke Closing Celebration The Body In Question What Is Beauty? Finding Fodder Harold Ramis What Now? When, Already. A History of Film Comedy Art Spiegelman Comix 101 Those ?%@*! Danish Cartoons Studs Terkel The Damn Human Race Homelessness & Public Policy Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize Robert Reich Laurence Tribe Salman Rushdie Garry Trudeau Franke Lecture in Economics The Scattered Concept of Home Roger Wilkins Civil Rights in the 1960s and Its Echoes Today Larry Wilmore The Wilmore Report August Wilson Chicago Tribune Literary Prize Our Legal Foundation John Updike Keynote Kara Walker Rise Up Ye Mighty Race! William Warfield Three Generations Tom Wolfe Crime and Moral Fever I am Charlotte Simmons Chicago Tribune Literary Prize Stevie Wonder Looking forward. We have a clear vision for the future: Invest in unprecedented programming and projects. Deepen our connections to Chicago. Engage increasingly diverse audiences. Give our youth access to the arts and humanities. Provide 24/7 access to the world’s greatest minds. Selected Cultural and Educational Partners Art Institute of Chicago Facets Multi-Media, Inc. National Museum of Mexican Art Chicago Architecture Foundation Field Museum of Natural History Newberry Library Chicago Cultural Center Chicago History Museum Chicago Park District Chicago Public Library DuSable Museum of African-American History First United Methodist Church Fourth Presbyterian Church Francis W. Parker School Goodman Theater Harold Washington Library Center Lyric Opera of Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art Northwestern University Oriental Institute Museum Poetry Foundation Spertus Institute for Jewish Studies University of Chicago University of Illinois Every Big 10 Humanities Institute “CHF opens the door to countless cultural, artistic and educational opportunities – and they open our minds to new ways of thinking about Chicago and the world.” Michelle T. Boone, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Our year-round programming and cornerstone Fall Festival bring the world’s questions home to Chicago: into our neighborhoods, as we strive to reflect the incredible diversity of Chicago itself; into classrooms and theaters, where we welcome thousands of students to their first live performances; and into the homes of our audiences, where conversations and debates continue long after each day’s events. We bring the city together in a way unlike any other Chicago institution – through broadreaching partnerships, from Hyde Park to the heart of downtown to the North Shore. Our commitment to reflecting Chicago’s social and ethnic diversity is central to how we program – it is evident in the breadth of speakers we present and the cultural and civic topics they explore. Our educational commitment is vibrant and vital. The Festival’s First Time for a Lifetime educational initiatives provide access to live performances and programs with today’s most innovative authors, artists, and thinkers for 10,000 students annually. As our public schools struggle with financial, social, and educational challenges, we bring instruction to students in transformative ways. To this end, the Festival supplies teachers with the tools they need to better teach writing to their students: to meet today’s Common Core State Standards and to ensure that Chicago’s youth continue to grow intellectually. Chicago Reader: “The Chicago Humanities Festival, to many minds (including this one) the very best of Chicago’s many, many festivals.” Our reach is expanding – Festival videos have received 2 million views online. As we continue to develop our online resources, we share the full wealth of ideas and inspiration that has been presented on our stages. Clockwise from left: Captivated audience Students entering Stages, Sights & Sounds Shortlist reception following Alice Waters and Ruth Reichl 2013–2014 Year in Review “Beautiful in its breadth and magnificent in its execution, the Chicago Humanities Festival is one of the best cultural celebrations I’ve participated in – for a booklover it approaches the sublime.” Junot Díaz, Author The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and This Is How You Lose Her Fall Festival & Year-Round Programs This past year, we brought some of today’s most prominent and engaging authors, artists, policymakers, and journalists to Chicago to share their insights on a range of timely topics. More than 140 programs connected our audiences with the most provocative thinkers from around the world. Stages, Sights & Sounds We present Chicago’s only international children’s theater festival, featuring dozens of family performances each May. In 2013, more than 7,000 students, teachers, and families attended. For many children – the majority coming from Chicago Public Schools – this was their first live performance experience. Stages, Sights & Sounds enables children to see beyond their neighborhoods and Chicago to experience the world with new eyes. First Time for a Lifetime Educational Initiatives Our education programs provide access to live performances and events, including specialized readings and curricula, for more than 10,000 students and teachers annually. During our 25th anniversary year, our education programs are evolving to support and better prepare educators in teaching writing skills to their students. Professional development sessions with experts in writing pedagogy, classroom curricula development, and teacher resources will spur our yearround teacher initiatives – ultimately allowing students to better express themselves and to engage more fully with the humanities. Clockwise from left: Fluff WBEZ 91.5 host Niala Boodhoo and Rick Bayless Temple Grandin Lemony Snicket and fans Chicago Tribune: “Endlessly fascinating, intellectually challenging.” 140 programs and performances 41,304 attendees 10,746 teachers and students received free or reduced-price tickets and travel assistance 720,000 viewers experienced Festival programs online – YouTube and website Notable Presenters Dianne Ackerman Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Sherman Alexie David Axelrod Rick Bayless Anne Carson Junot Díaz Thomas Dyja Delia Ephron Jonathan Safran Foer James Franco Jeanne Gang Temple Grandin Atul Gwande Bill T. Jones Julia Kristeva Martina Navratilova Martha Nussbaum Gary Shteyngart Lemony Snicket Donna Tartt Individual Contributors March 1, 2013 to February 28, 2014 Rich Franke: “When I consider my life and career in Chicago, I am convinced that the Chicago Humanities Festival has been important not only to my personal enrichment, but also to my abilities as a citizen, leader, and businessman.” Audrey and Eric Lester $50,000 and above $10,000–$14,999 $2,500–$4,999 Julie and Roger Baskes § Family of Joanne Alter Anonymous (4) Barbara and Richard J. Franke Lucy and Peter Ascoli Paul J. Adams, III Anne and Bill Fraumann Ellen Stone Belic Keri and Phillip Bahar Ellen and Paul Gignilliat Virginia and Gary Gerst § Maria Bechily and Scott Hodes Karla Scherer Carolyn and Clark Hulse Brian Bellew Marilynn and Carl Thoma ‡ Susan and Richard Kiphart Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Berghorst Judy and John McCarter Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Block, III $25,000–$49,999 Bill and Penny Obenshain Professor Cassandra L. Book Ms. Allegra E. Biery and Mr. René Cornejo ‡ Cathleen and William Osborn Joyce Bixler Bottum Edward and Lucy R. Minor Family Foundation Lynn Hauser and Neil Ross Susan Bowey Linda and David Moscow Deborah and S. Cody Engle ‡ Rose L. Shure Carolyn Bucksbaum Jean and Jordan Nerenberg Kimberly and R. Scott Falk Pam and Russ Strobel Matti Bunzl and Billy Vaughn ‡ Jerry Newton and David Weinberg The Butz Foundation Alexandra and John Nichols Mary L. and Richard Gray Julius Lewis Angela Lustig and Dale Taylor Kay and Jim Mabie Sylvia and Lawrence Margolies Patty and Mark McGrath Jane and Bruce McLagan Heather McWilliams and Frederick Fischer Cheryl Harris and Brian Booker $5,000–$9,999 Ann and Roger Cole Deborah Oestreicher and Victor Magar Elizabeth Nolan Anonymous Linda F. Cushman Geraldine and Eugene Pergament Robert O. Delaney Jane and Kenneth Pigott Leslie Berger and Paul C. Williams Sidney and Sondra Berman Epstein Joan and Avner Porat Joan and Robert Feitler Steven and JoAnn R. Potashnick Grace K. Stanek Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Filippini Ruth Ann and Neil Quinn Mr. and Mrs. Harrison I. Steans Jane and John Chapman Joan and Martin Fox Sheli and Burton Rosenberg Annette W. Turow Doris Conant Mary and Terry Franke Babette H. Rosenthal Ann and Tracy Drake Ethel and William Gofen Judith and Robert Rothschild $15,000–$24,999 Nancie and Bruce Dunn Thomas Gorey Susan B. and Myron E. Rubnitz Anonymous Mary and Paul Finnegan Janet Hadley Esther S. Saks Ginger Gassel Cornelia Grumman and James Warren Betty and Richard Seid Mary Lou Gorno Katherine Harris John M. Sirek Lorraine and Jay Jaffe Mary Kathryn Hartigan Jennifer Steans and Jim Kastenholz Daniel and Gloria Kearney Lois and Marty Hauselman Carole D. Stone and Arthur Susman Jane E. Kiernan Mr. and Mrs. John J. Held Roberta and George Mann Mary P. Hines James H. Stone, Stone Management Corp. Margot and Thomas J. Pritzker Family Foundation Howard Isenberg Peggy Sullivan May and Ted Swan Anne and Tom Rodhouse Judy and Jerry Kaufman Takiff Family Foundation Carol Rosofsky and Robert B. Lifton ‡ Patricia A. Kenney and Gregory J. O’Leary John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Priscilla and Steven Kersten Karen and Herb Wander Ruzicka & Associates, Ltd. ‡ Diana H. and Neil J. King Fund Sarita Warshawsky Edna J. Schade Koldyke Family Fund Laura and Bob Watson Debbie and Jeff Ross Anita K. and Prabha Sinha Martha and Scott C. Smith Ann and John Amboian Jean and John Berghoff Mary and Carl Boyer Harve A. Ferrill Greta Wiley Flory Ira E. Graham Elaine and Roger Haydock Emily and Christopher N. Knight Elizabeth Amy Liebman David and Suzanne Arch Donna Van Eekeren Marcie and Avy Stein Florette and Robert Weiss Liz Stiffel Judy Wise and Sheldon Baskin Pam Phillips Weston and Roger L. Weston $1,000–$2,499 Anonymous Cameron S. Avery and Lynn B. Donaldson Judith Bernard and Michael Fain Lisa and Charles Tribbett Lore Silberman and Bernie Wilson Lisa Kornick Dr. and Mrs. Jeffery S. Vender Judith and Michael Stein Kiki and John Kouchoukos John Volk Nikki and Fredric Stein Martin J. and Susan B. Kozak Fund Mary and Paul Yovovich Bruce W. Taylor Victoria Lautman Dr. and Mrs. Robert Zimmer Elaine and Richard Tinberg John and Jill Levi Anne and William Tobey Tina and Richard Lieberman Nora Lee and Guy Barron Suzanne and William Bettman $500–$999 Karin and Ernie Torain Susanne Lodgen Dr. Andrea Billhardt James L. Alexander and Curtis Drayer Penny and John Van Horn Renée Logan Dr. and Mrs. Michael Vender Carol and Louis Lombardi Dr. and Mrs. Charles Watts Denise and Eric Macey Evan Westerfield Judith Mahoney-Nelson Ms. Jane Woldenberg Gregory Mark Ann S. Wolff Mike Massart Adrienne and Arnold F. Brookstone Bill Brown Ann and Richard Carr Elin and Stanley Christianson Wendy and James Daverman Janet and Craig Duchossois Sonja and Conrad Fischer Rita Franke Suzanne and Albert Friedman Marcia and Donald Grenesko Cynthia Heusing and David H. Kistenbroker Joyce E. Hodel Mr. and Mrs. David C. Hovey, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Huebner Lynn and Philip Hummer Gayle Inbinder Barbara and Garrett Johnson Paula R. Kahn Mr. and Mrs. Richard Karger Kip Kelley Jewell and Gerould Kern Rebecca and Lester B. Knight Dagmara and Nicholas Kokonas Brock C. LaMarca, Mesirow Financial Nancy Lauter McDougal and Alfred L. McDougal Ann Merritt William A. Minneman Memorial Fund Suzanne and Michael Moskow Leslie and Arthur Muir Luvie Myers John F. Nichols Katherine and Oliver Nicklin Elizabeth A. Parker and Keith S. Crow Mrs. Margaret Pendry Linda and Joseph Perry Lorna and Ellard Pfaelzer, Jr. Sandra Bass Lisa Fohrman-Becker and Marc Becker Maureen Rogan and Vince Cozzi Jean and David Curtis Judy and Tapas K. Das Gupta F.J. Zimmerman Foundation $250–$499 John E. McGuire Jane and James Esser Susan Adler Sara and Richard Mesirow Jerome J. and Carol Ginsburg Janet and Steven Anixter Thomas Hodson Susan and Stephen W. Baird Mr. and Mrs. R. Thomas Howell, Jr. Gustavo Bamberger Barbara Huyler William L. Becker and Lauralea Suess Mary Ittelson Catharine Bell and Robert Weiglein Nell Cady Kruse and Steven Kruse Barbara and Barry Bernsen John K. Lane Greg Bloch Miranda and Jed Mandel Mit Buchanan Sarah C. Mangelsdorf and Karl Rosengren Mr. and Mrs. Harold Chizewer Ady and Harry Rosenberg Lori and Laurence Rubin Louis J. Marsico Ms. Jane Christino and Mr. Joseph Wolnski Julia Sarron Richard and Judy Marcus Nancy Cunniff and Alan Zunamon Shirley and John Schlossman Mrs. Gary Massel Roxanne J. Decyk Salome and Cedric Shaw Shirley and Walter Massey Tracy Deno Merrill Smith Linda and Denny Mayer Jennifer A. Draffen Maxine and Larry Snider Pam and John R. McCambridge Carol Eastin Tammy and Eric Steele Sheila and Harvey Medvin SP Estes Ann and George Thoma James M. Minich Catherine J. Filippini Kathryn and Geoffrey P. Voland Gretchen Minneman Maria Finitzo Marsha and Stuart Weis Christine and Thomas Moldauer Nancy and Richard Firfer Janie and Barry Winkler Peter Monahan Susan and Jim Florsheim Sharon Woodry James and Pauline Montgomery Bonnie Forkosh Regina and Jeffrey Wootton Judith and Lester Munson Andrea Fox Maria Wynne Rebecca and R. Michael Murray Jr. Judith R. Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Nathan Kathleen S. Gaynor-Dickey Mrs. Susan S. Youdovin and Mr. Charles Shulkin The Honorable Sheila O’Brien and The Honorable Wayne Andersen Nicholas Giampietro Mr. and Mrs. Julian A. Oettinger Leslie and Martin I. Goodman Betty and Tom Philipsborn Donna and Leslie Pinsof Sheldon and Irene Reitman, Shepard Schwartz & Harris Michael Polsky Merle Reskin Professor Margaret Power and Ken Bigger, Ph.D. Kathy Roe and Jack Rovner Ryan S. Ruskin and Michael L. Andrews Thomas F. Rosenbaum Sandi and Earl J. Rusnak Barbara and Robert Schmid Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sents Dr. Siena Elizabeth Maxeiner Camille DeFrank Kathryn and James Rolfes Martha Roth Drs. Safinaz and Nabil Saleh Deloris and Harold Sanders Roberta and Howard A. Siegel Casey Miller Paula and Herbert Molner Patrick Monaghan Margaret A. O’Connor Lynn B. Pearl Elizabeth and Tobin Richter Katherine and Jack Riley Charles Rizzo Bobbi Zabel Bridget Jones and Dinesh Goburdhun Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Goodman Leslie Grant Carol and Alan Greene Jacqueline Griesdorn Dolores K. Hanna Richard Herman Barbara and Jim Herst Brent Hoffmann Dorothy and Art Hofstetter Janet and Richard Horwood Linda Goldwyn and Eric Isaacs Adele and John Simmons Ellen Itskovitz Mary and Harvey Struthers Jan and Bill Jentes Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Thomas Maryanne C. Kalin-Miller Mary Keefe and Robert Scales ‡ Includes in-kind support § Includes endowment contributions and draws Institutional Contributors March 1, 2013 to February 28, 2014 Walter Massey, President School of the Art Institute of Chicago: “[The Chicago Humanities Festival] reminds us of the value of the arts and humanities in our day-to-day lives, and it highlights the broader importance of coming together to discuss issues and ideas.” $100,000 and above $10,000–$14,999 $2,500–$4,999 Robert R. McCormick Foundation Aon AARP ‡ Bank of America AbelsonTaylor, Inc $50,000–$99,999 BMO Harris Bank N.A. Allstate Insurance Company Chicago History Museum ‡ Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago ‡ The Crown Family Illinois Arts Council The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. Newberry Library ‡ Kirkland & Ellis, LLP ‡ Robert W. Baird & Co. The Morris & Dolores Kohl Kaplan Fund of the Dolores Kohl Education Foundation University of Illinois at Chicago ‡ Northern Trust ‡ $25,000–$49,999 Francis W. Parker School ‡ William Blair & Company, L.L.C. Inside Corner Inc. Mount Holyoke College The Rhoades Foundation Sarah Siddons Society, Inc $1,000–$2,499 Arts Midwest $5,000–$9,999 Franklin Philanthropic Foundation American Library Association and The Freedom to Read Foundation Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events ‡ Mother Jones ‡ The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Southwest Airlines ‡ Lohengrin Foundation Inc. Terra Foundation for American Art Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund WBEZ 91.5 F.M. ‡ John R. Halligan Charitable Fund $500–$999 Patrick and Anna M. Cudahy Fund Community Foundation for the National Capital Region $15,000–$24,999 The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation The Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities, Office of the President, Office of the Provost, and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University ‡ Sidley Austin Foundation Art Institute of Chicago ‡ Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center ‡ Herman Miller Office Furniture ‡ National Endowment for the Arts Nuveen Investments Pentimenti Productions ‡ Spencer Foundation Swiss Arts Council TimeOut Chicago ‡ Society of Architectural Historians Stearns Charitable Trust in Memory of Virginia S. Gassel Quebec Government Office Writing Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Elsie Management Inc. The Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc. Kraft Foods The University of Chicago The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art ‡ University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Chancellor’s Office PJH & Associates University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Zulkie Partners LLC ‡ OmniPoint $250–$499 Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Local Independent Charities of America New Holland Brewery ‡ Polk Bros Foundation ‡ Includes in-kind support § Includes endowment contributions and draws Chicago Humanities Festival Board and Staff Officers Directors Staff Clark Hulse Paul J. Adams III John P. Amboian Allegra E. Biery Mary A. Boyer Deborah G. Engle R. Scott Falk Willard G. Fraumann Mary Louise Gorno Cheryl A. Harris Douglas H. Jackson Christopher N. Knight John W. McCarter, Jr. Elizabeth Nolan Jeffrey S. Ross Ryan Ruskin Anita K. Sinha Grace K. Stanek Harrison I. Steans Avy H. Stein Annette W. Turow James C. Warren Phillip Bahar Audrey Peiper Emily Blum David Pickett Chair Harve A. Ferrill Vice Chair and Secretary Scott C. Smith Vice Chair and Treasurer Karla Scherer Vice Chair Marilynn J. Thoma Vice Chair Executive Director Director, Marketing and Communications Matti Bunzl Artistic Director Rem Cabrera Founding Chair Richard Gray Founding Vice Chair Jean S. Berghoff Paul C. Gignilliat Ruth Ann Quinn Richard J. Stern Brittany Pyle Manager, Audience Services Carol Rosofsky Counsel to Development, Programming, and Special Events Alison Cuddy Ruth Stine Saloni Dar Kira Tippenhauer Program Director Associate Director, Administration and Operations Jeanette Goddard Program Manager (ACLS Public Fellow) Timothy Harkins Manager, Production Heidi Hewitt Director, Planning and Production Matthew Heinrich Webmaster Associate Director, Development Corrina Lesser Richard J. Franke Web Content Manager Director, Institutional Giving Alexandra Katich Emeriti Director, Individual Giving Associate Director, Programming and Education Jennifer Ludwick Managing Director, Finance and Administration Julia Mayer Assistant Director, Programming and Performance Director, Special Projects Development Assistant Anna Marie Wilharm Manager, Marketing and Public Relations Statement of Financial Position Year-to-Year Comparison For year ended February 28, 2013 For year ended February 28, 2014 ASSETS Cash & Cash Equivalents 494,106 592,451 Accounts Receivable 21,348 8,305 Grants & Pledges Receivable 486,215 442,000 Deposits & Other Current Assets 20,833 19,819 Fixed Assets 1,680,834 1,687,779 Endowment Pledges Receivable 85,000 75,000 Endowment Investments 5,676,863 6,282,168 Total Assets 8,465,199 9,107,522 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY LIABILITIES Accounts Payable 163,666 Deferred Revenue 798,585 Total Liabilities 962,251 EQUITY Endowment Funds 5,761,863 Fixed Asset Reserve 1,680,834 Undesignated Reserve 60,251 Total Equity 7,502,948 6,357,168 1,687,779 137,705 8,182,652 Total Liabilities and Equity 9,107,522 8,465,199 Your support matters. We would not be the thriving, world-class organization we are today without the generosity of our supporters. We rely on funding from both private and public sources to fulfill our mission. Committed individuals and the philanthropic community contribute $2.4 million annually to our programming, while the Festival’s endowment (which has grown to nearly $6.4 215,306 709,564 924,870 million since 2004) funds approximately one-third of our direct programming costs. Finally, generous in-kind contributions of nearly $325,000 and the efforts of more than 300 individuals (volunteers, venue coordinators, and interns who donate thousands of service hours annually) make our programs possible. This support ensures year-round access to our programs for students and teachers and allows for accessible ticket prices. Statement of Activities Year-to-Year Comparison For year ended February 28, 2013 OPERATING REVENUE Gala Benefit 512,002 Admissions381,554 Corporate Contributions 159,500 Foundation Contributions 343,800 Individual & Board Contributions 1,006,019 Public Sector Contributions 69,923 Endowment Distribution & Interest 251,856 Total Operating Revenue 2,724,654 In-Kind431,237 Total Operating & In-Kind Revenue 3,155,891 FUNCTIONAL OPERATING EXPENSE Programming 2,207,537 Management & General 210,227 Fundraising682,983 Total Functional Operating Expenses 3,100,747 Increase in Net Assets from Operations 55,144 Endowment Market Value Gains 209,626 Net Increase in Assets 264,770 Functional Operating Expenses For year ended February 28, 2014 486,811 394,863 173,650 364,725 1,156,123 81,615 269,205 2,926,992 315,240 3,242,232 2,285,698 253,602 618,533 3,157,833 84,399 595,305 679,704 Operating Revenue Sources Programming 72% Gala Benefit 17% Fundraising 20% Admissions 13% Management and General 8% Corporate Contributions 6% Foundation Contributions 12% Individual and Board Contributions 40% Public Sector Contributions 3% Endowment Distribution and Interest 9% Peter Sagal, Host of Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me!: “CHF is important to show the world that Chicago is not deep dish pizza, gangsters, political corruption, and glacier-scrubbed flatlands extending to the horizon. Well, it is that, but it’s not ONLY that. We also have smart people talking about interesting things . . . So there!” 500 N. Dearborn, Suite 825 Chicago, IL 60654 chicagohumanities.org
