docthE CaMpaIgn fOR a LIfEtIME Of LItERaCy
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thE CaMpaIgn fOR a LIfEtIME Of LItERaCy
THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION the campaign for a lifetime of literacy a campaign Report A crisis that will define our future. Without reading, everything in life is harder. Over one in five adults in Oregon function at the lowest literacy level, struggling to read a bus schedule, a job application or a prescription bottle. Low literacy is linked to poverty, crime, dependence on government assistance and poor health. Research has shown that parents who struggle with reading pass this legacy on to their children. The Library Foundation’s Campaign In Multnomah County, one in five children enter school not ready for a Lifetime of Literacy will raise to learn to read. By 10th grade, nearly 50 percent do not pass state more than $10 million, helping reading benchmarks.* our Library reach more children than any other literacy program in Multnomah County Library is addressing this crisis. Multnomah County Library is bringing vision, professional expertise, awardwinning leadership and an expansive reach to bear on low literacy. Library staff and volunteers are working in the literacy trenches with children, parents and teachers through an array of programs designed to reach every child, along with their adult role models. *Oregon Department of Education, 2006 Oregon. Campaign support targets the very hardest to reach children and their families, motivating them to read from birth. campaign Programs Campaign progress in numbers The impact of campaign-funded Library programs last year 30,000 at-risk children and their parents were encouraged to read together through the nationallyproven Raising A Reader program. 12,500 new parents and babies will be reached through the Library’s innovative new parent program, aimed at encouraging parents to read to their new baby. 21,000 family members read together during Every Family Reads, designed to help parents understand the importance of making reading a part of a child’s everyday life. 18,000 at-risk elementary and middle school students were enticed to read through captivating “book talks” given by Library staff and skilled volunteers through Books 2 U, an in-classroom reading program. 600 volunteers gave over 10,000 of hours of time to Summer Reading. 5,000 elementary and middle The Library’s programs are unique because they reach vast populations of children of different ages, they operate during the summer when other programs do not, and they motivate readers through creative approaches that are not found elsewhere. EARLY LITERACY. The brain grows to 90 percent of adult size by age 3. Vital physical connections that support learning to read must be made during this crucial early window. Library programs prepare babies, toddlers and preschoolers for learning to read, surrounding them with adults who have the tools to positively affect their brain and language development. school students, parents and educators met world-class writers and artists through author and illustrator visits. SCHOOL-AGE LITERACY. Dozens of research studies have shown that it is essential for children to read outside the classroom. Library programs reach into schools and out into the community, motivating young readers and helping them practice their reading skills. 55,600 babies, preschoolers and FAMILY LITERACY. Family involvement and a reading-friendly home environment are key to a child’s literacy success. Library programs are designed to help parents, especially those with limited resources and reading skills, become reading role models. school-age children participated in the Library’s nationally known Summer Reading, which helps children move forward academically and retain progress made during the school year. 137,000 children, parents and caregivers in our community were reached through foundationsupported programs last year. More than doubling the Library’s reach to children at risk. Four years ago, recognizing the urgency of the Library’s work, The Library Foundation launched The Campaign for a Lifetime of Literacy. This ambitious effortwill more than double the Library’s impact on our community’s literacy with a framework of successful programs. A vital partnership with schools and community organizations. A network of literacy programs is required in our community to reach every child and build literacy from birth to adulthood. The Library works closely with hundreds of community organizations and with all eight public school districts in the county. Achieving Milestones Last year, The Library Foundation set ambitious goals to strengthen the public’s commitment to a fully funded library system and build private support for our Library’s extraordinary work in children’s and family literacy. The Library Foundation and Multnomah County Library have worked in close partnership to determine where private funds can be leveraged to have the greatest impact while not supplanting the public’s responsibility for funding a strong library system. CHANGING OUR FUTURE The Library Foundation closed another successful year in our campaign, raising more and giving more to Multnomah County Library than ever before. Last year, the Foundation supported 12 different programs and expanded 17 different collections including: Reaching babies and children who are vulnerable to low literacy. Campaign-funded literacy programs reached more than 130,000 children, parents, grandparents, childcare providers and educators last year. Getting books into the hands of those who need them most. The Library’s literacy programs made 32,000 books available to children, families and adults, including many at-risk families. In addition, 4,300 items were added to the permanent collection with our help. Partnering with the schools. School outreach programs worked across all eight school districts and supported the work of teachers in low performing schools. Supporting parents and caregivers. Library programs helped parents and caregivers become reading role models and be the first, best and most permanent teachers of their children. Reaching an increasingly diverse community. Early literacy efforts focused on reaching families in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Russian. Securing community support for our Library Passage of the levy—Foundation board, staff and volunteers joined forces with other Library supporters to pass the library levy, which provides 55% of the Library’s basic operating funds. We worked to bring over six times the number of donors to the effort, compared to the last levy campaign. Over 1,400 individuals, businesses and organizations gave their time and money. More than 2,500 households across our community displayed lawn signs in support of the Library. The Foundation was the largest supporter of the levy campaign. Expanding outreach—Last year, we launched an e-newsletter designed to help our community understand the value of our Library. Made possible by the Foundation, the e-newsletter reaches an estimated 24,000 library patrons monthly. Showcasing our Library’s value—The Foundation produced a video to raise public awareness of all that Multnomah County Library is doing to promote reading in our community. This video is available on the Foundation website (www.libraryfoundation.org) and YouTube.com. An Overview of Our Year Dear friends, It has been an extraordinary year for Multnomah County Library and The Library Foundation. Thanks to many dedicated supporters, we achieved the important milestones we set as goals last year. Our work is not possible without a strong foundation of public support. Last year, voters approved the library levy, securing over 55% of the Library’s operating support for the next five years. The Foundation contributed to this success with time, expertise and financial support. The Campaign for a Lifetime of Literacy also made great headway. We raised more and gave more to Multnomah County Library than ever before. In the final year of this $10 million campaign, we are close to reaching our goal. Multnomah County Library has the highest circulation of any public library its size in the nation and is a national leader in the field of children’s literacy. Library staff and volunteers are working with children, parents and teachers to bring a framework of solutions designed to reach every child, along with their adult role models. Our Library’s extraordinary reach is making it possible to change the future of young people most at risk. Thank you for supporting the important work we are doing together for our community. Merris Sumrall Chief Executive Officer Literacy. Learning. Your Library. Our Donors Thank you for your generous support of our Library’s work during the past year. Donors who made gifts, pledges and pledge payments from July 2006 – June 2007 $100,000 and greater The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Bella Vista Foundation Portland Children’s Investment Fund The Collins Foundation Meyer Memorial Trust James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation UPS $25,0000 – $99,999 Anonymous Ann & Bill Swindells Charitable Trust Kristin and Truman Collins Comcast Cable Rocky and Julie Dixon The Fred Meyer Foundation Merriman and Carolyn Holtz KeyBank Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund PGE Foundation Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust Jane and Lawrence Viehl Wessinger Foundation $10,000 – $24,999 Anonymous Ash Grove Cement Charitable Foundation Maribeth Collins Ned and Sis Hayes Herbert A. Templeton Foundation J.F.R. Foundation Jackson Foundation Juan Young Trust Lora and James Meyer Madeline Nelson and Jim Lafky Raymond Nelson Tektronix, Inc. The William D. and Ruth D. Roy Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Trust Management Services Verizon SuperPages $5,000 – $9,999 Jean and Ray Auel Ausplund Tooze Family Foundation Julie and Robert Ball Don and Joanne Barney Anne A. Berni Foundation Gwyneth Gamble Booth and Brian Booth Doris C. Carlsen Edwin Wilson Caswell Jr. D.A. Davidson & Co. Wayne and Sandra Ericksen Eric and Rebecca Friedenwald-Fishman Hanna Helps Henry Failing Fund Dorothy D. Hirsch Hoover Family Foundation Karen Howe and James Fitzgerald E. Roxie Howlett Robert and Cecelia Huntington Keller Foundation L. Jeannine Lawrence Mary and Pete Mark Charitable Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Lucy C. Marlitt McGraw Family Foundation Carolyn and Jack McMurchie MetroFi, Inc NW Natural John and Joan Shipley Julie Sterling Stoel Rives LLP Nancy Morse Torp US Bank Robert C. & Nani S. Warren Foundation Wheeler Foundation The Wiancko Family Donor Advised Fund of The Community Foundation of Jackson Hole $1,000 – $4,999 Anonymous Stuart and Sarah Allen Robert and Meredith Amon Loren Anderson Autzen Foundation Bank of America Barnes & Noble Booksellers Chita Becker Becker Capital Management, Inc. Sara T. Behrman and Francis X. Rosica Marjorie Belluschi Dr. Kenneth and Susan Wilson Berg Candy Bertelson Marian and Hobart Bird Dr. Susan Blake Tracy J. Blakeslee John and Helen Bledsoe Ernest Bonyhadi and Shirley Gittelsohn Boone Bridge Books Broughton & Mary Bishop Family Advised Fund of The Community Foundation of SW Washington Kenneth and Elsie Butler California Casualty Group Carolyn and Martin Winch Donor Advised Fund of the McKenzie River Gathering Foundation Robert and Marilyn Caswell Coldstream Capital Management, Inc. Countrywide Home Loans Marian and Neale Creamer Anne and James F. Crumpacker Margaret Denison Patricia DeYoung and Eugene Landreth Dr. and Mrs. Leigh C. Dolin Christalle Ezell and Stuart Bailey Ruth and Carnett Falconbury Lesley Forster Konky and Bob Forster Dale and Dione Forster Don and Mary Frisbee Karen and William Froman Morris and Evelyn Galen Diana and Robert Gerding Daniel Gibbs and Lois Seed Jon M. Hanifin, M.D. The Hetherington Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Henry and Sharon Hewitt Jane and Gary Hibler Karen Hinsdale Judith Hawes Holmes Irwin Foundation The Johnson Family Foundation Katherine and Gordon Keane George A. Kelly Jr. Charles E. Kraft and Jacqueline H. Kraft Ellen Lairson and Michael Shinn Lamb Foundation Drs. Dolores and Fernando Leon Shannon and F. Leonetti Esther D. Lewis Dr. Malcolm P. MacDougall Thomas and Diane Mackenzie Mr. Robert M. Magee Barbara and Timothy Mahoney Marge Riley Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Jerry and Gayle Marger James and Betty McFarland The McGeady Family Foundation Nancie McGraw Bradley and Julie McMurchie Metropolitan Group Alice and Paul Meyer Verne and Jean Newcomb Mary Ann Nichols O’Donnell & Clark LLP Laura Orr Pastini Restaurant Molly and Ted Raphael Brian and Jeanne Rice Richard and Mary Rosenberg Charitable Foundation Robert D. Geddes and Cameron G.R. Geddes Family Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Luwayne Sammons Bruce and Nancy Samson Cynthia Sears Richard and Lori Singer Ms. Molly K. Smith Jim and Barbara Snow Joan Strand Merris Sumrall Barbara Swanson Sanders and Steve Sanders Sheila Finch Tepper Tonkon Torp LLP Tumac Lumber Company Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Walt and Peggy Morey Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Norm and Lou Webb Dwight Weber and Margaret O’Hara Sally and George Wells Wells Fargo Foundation $100 – $999 Anonymous (8) Gheen R. Abbott III Charles Abshire Christopher and Virginia Achterman Stephen and Lynette Acosta Richard and Mary Adkisson Mehdi and Roudabeh Akhavein Ella Smith Society Donors Anonymous (3) Wilna Anderson Donald J. Barney James K. Battan Barbara A. Bell Mr. and Mrs. William Bishop R. Bruce Bowers Paul E. Bragdon Kenneth and Elsie Butler Doris C. Carlsen Connie Christopher Sandra A. 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Semler Aphra Katzev’s new granddaughter John and Joan Shipley Mateo Collins Smith Luria John and Joan Shipley Lisa & Tim McIlwain & Hope Asher Nancy D. Ege Lora Meyer Eric and Tiffany Rosenfeld Mrs. Dorothy Miles Joel Shapiro Suzanne Moser Elizabeth and John Ehrsam Madeleine Nelson & Jim Lafky’s great granddaughter Maggie John and Joan Shipley Mrs. Gregg M. Paterson Mary Ann Nichols Jim Robertson Lenora Smith Dr. & Mrs. Rubinstein’s anniversary Dr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Semler Tracy Schlapp and Daniel Duford John and Joan Shipley Barbara Sepenuk’s new grandson Gus John and Joan Shipley Joan Shipley Steven and Linda McGeady Dr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Semler Singer-Molloy Family Patrick Ward Mrs. Lambert M. Snow Mary Ann Nichols Jean Vollum John and Joan Shipley Sabina Wohlfeiler’s 60th birthday Walter and Louise Pollock Charles E. Wright Raymond E. Johnson Jr. & Crisann Breed In Memorial Constance Abbott Gheen R. Abbott III Betty Belt Richard and Mary Rosenberg Herb Burnside Rex and June Gardner Mildred E. Cruz Betty and Joseph Labadie James Dewart Barbara and Albert Bullier Martha Duden Francesca and Paul Duden John Evans Sylvia and Dan Wilson Chapter DV PEO Sisterhood Albert & Edith Golik Dennis M. Golik Eve Grace Dick and Lise Thom John B. Harris Margaret and Anne Lieder Willaford S. Hart Phyllis and Raymond Lathrop Peggy Hidad Hillsdale Library Staff Gordon Keane Sr Katherine and Gordon Keane Elise D. Keck Jean McNutt in memory of George F. Keck Jean McNutt Deanne Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. James Luening Anna Mae Knox James Knox Vivian Larson Jean A. Flittie Roger Meier Ibby and John Brooke Marian and Neale Creamer Thomas Hallman Mary Ann Nichols Mary Louise A. Altstadt F. Blair Batson Susan S. Black Anne M. Booth Mary and Frank Bosch Ibby and John Brooke Elizabeth Crookham Barbara and Leigh Eden Carol Englehart Sally S. Hart Margaret M. Hill Marilyn and J. Sheldon Jones Betty and Joseph Labadie Marsha Livingstone Mary and Pete Mark Laura S. Meier Ernest and Irene Menchinger Prue Miller Peter and Josephine Pope Richard Sasaki Lawrence M. and Dorothy Smith Robert C. & Nani S. Warren Foundation WHIPS Investment Club Elizabeth Willis Dean and Mary Zehrung Warne Nunn Mary Oldshue Louise Levi Obletz Ann Becklund Jack Ostlind Gloria J. Carmody Lorrie Perkins Marcella McGee Norman Rickles Eva S. Rickles Jacob Sadoff Gregory Shine Norris G. Smith Randy and Sidney Smith Michael Sosnowski Maria Sosnowski Ruth Stuart Jane and Brian Wolfsehr Lucile Tolces Marvin and Marian Bolstad Sandra Gaffney Richard and Rita Klein Louis D. Simpson Billie Ullom Royce Whitlock Judith and Russ Baker Doreen Gallagher Kirk and Lisa Hander Michele Herzog Ann Hobbs Catherine R. Moirai Sue Moore Carole Moorefield Susan and Wayne Pierce Leah Reimer Gerri Yeager Diane Watkins Financial Overview Financial Highlights 21% EARLY LITERACY 7 % LEVY 5% PROGRAM SERVICES STAFF 1% LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT & OTHER 2 % CULTURAL PROGRAMS 7 % BOOKS AND MATERIALS 2007 was the most successful fundraising year in the Foundation’s history, with in cash and inkind contributions. Gifts to the campaign will support Library programs through 2010. $4.5 million Fundraising costs were every dollar raised. 6.7% of In 2007, the Foundation gave to support more than 12 different areas and 17 collections at the Library. This is the highest level of support in the Foundation’s history. $2.44 million 38 % 19 % SCHOOL- AGE LITERACY FAMILY AND ADULT LITERACY Foundation Support for the Library 2006-07 Last year, the Foundation supported the passage of the library levy, securing in stable public funding for the Library. The Foundation gave $160,000 to the levy campaign. $2.44 MILLION TOTAL FROM THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION million THE CAMPAIGN FOR A LIFETIME OF LITERACY 2.4 MILLION 2,500,000 2.1 MILLION 2,000,000 1,500,000 1.4 MILLION 1.4 MILLION 1,000,000 500,000 0 FY ‘04 FY ‘05 FY ‘06 Growth of Support FOR MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY DURING THE CAMPAIGN FOR A LIFETIME OF LITERACY FY ‘07 $140 Financial Overview 10 % FUNDRAISING * 9% ADMINISTRATION 81% PROGRAM SERVICES The Library Foundation 2006-07 Expenses * FUNDRAISING COSTS WERE 6.7% OF DOLLARS RAISED, AND 10% OF DOLLARS SPENT statement of ACTIVITIES For the year ended June 30, 2007, with comparative totals for 2006 2007 Total $ 3,630,609 847,776 – 622,229 1,107,171 11,551 9,070 2006 Total $ 1,970,191 858,705 101,646 488,349 692,378 1,574 813 $ 6,228,406 $ 4,113,655 $ 509,000 934,213 464,245 171,733 39,128 28,712 2,147,121 125,380 166,915 $ 302,750 1,126,310 214,283 118,618 117,099 32,222 1,911,282 95,115 80,442 $ 2,439,416 $ 2,086,839 Administration Fundraising 275,723 303,960 339,991 404,056 Total expenses $ 3,019,099 $ 2,830,886 $ 3,209,307 11,693,433 $ 1,282,769 10,410,664 $14,902,740 $11,693,433 $ 8,083,694 5,364,777 1,454,269 $ 6,165,106 5,161,870 366,457 $14,902,740 $11,693,433 Revenues, gains and other support Contributions and grants In-kind contributions Special events, net of expenses Interest and dividend income Net appreciation, investments Net increase, irrevocable planned gifts Other Total revenues, gains and other support Expenses Direct program support of Multnomah County Library Early literacy School-age literacy Family and adult literacy Books and materials Cultural programs Library staff development and other Total support Other program services Levy support (advocacy) Total program services Change in net assets Net assets at beginning of year Net assets under management at year end Endowment and restricted net assets Board designated endowment net assets Unrestricted net assets Net assets under management at year end Board Update The Library Foundation board of trustees has elected its officers for 2007/ 2008. They are Elisabeth Lyon, community volunteer – Chair; Brian Booth, Tonkon Torp LLP – Vice Chair; Lora Meyer, community volunteer – Secretary; and Bruce Samson, retired executive with NW Natural Gas Company – Treasurer. The Library Foundation board also welcomes four new trustees. Ed Epstein is a partner with Stoel Rives LLP with a corporate and securities practice specializing in mergers and acquisitions, transaction and business structures, operations and financing. Scott Howard is a founding partner of Kivel & Howard, LLP, and works in business planning and transactions, succession, estate and charitable planning. Emily Karr is a partner at Stoel Rives LLP practicing in the areas of estate planning, international tax planning and the administration of estates and trusts. John Wrenn is the senior vice president of investments for the Wrenn Ferguson Group of UBS and author of The Golden Goose, a children’s book on investing. THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Elisabeth Lyon, Chair; Brian Booth, Vice Chair; Lora Meyer, Secretary; Bruce Samson, Treasurer; Merris Sumrall, Chief Executive Officer Stuart Allen, Kristin Collins, Ed Epstein, William Failing, Gwen Farnham Hyland, Eric Friedenwald-Fishman, Karen Hinsdale, Dorothy D. Hirsch, Scott Howard, Lynn Johnson, Emily Karr, Barbara Mahoney, Anne Pearson, Molly Raphael, Director of Libraries, Brian Rice, Joan Shipley, Larry Viehl, Sally Wells, John Wrenn Campaign Co-CHAIRS: Eric Friedenwald-Fishman, Elisabeth Lyon, Bruce Samson HONORARY Campaign CO-CHAIRS: Gwyneth Gamble Booth, Paul Bragdon, Sho Dozono Our Library’s extraordinary reach Multnomah County Library serves nearly one-fifth of the state’s population. Multnomah County Library ranks number 1 in annual circulation among U.S. libraries serving less than one million. Library staff answered more than 1 million questions last year. More than 90,000 people visit the library in a typical week. Volunteers donated more than 55,000 hours to the library. THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION the campaign for a lifetime of literacy The literacy story in numbers 45,000 the number of young people estimated to be at risk of low literacy in Multnomah County. 27 the percentage of adults who did not read a single book last year. 6.5 the number of hours a typical child is exposed to media each day. 70 the percentage of children in the U.S. who have TVs in their rooms. 99 the percentage of local parents who believe our children do better in school because of the Library. 55,600 the number of students who participated in the Library’s Summer Reading program this year. 19.9 million the number of books and materials checked out of the Multnomah County Library last year. Printed on recycled paper. 522 SW Fifth Avenue Suite 1103 Portland, OR 97204 www.libraryfoundation.org Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Portland, OR Permit No. 5
