Dear Friends, Forty years ago, the Children’s Museum of Denver was founded with a goal of becoming a leader in the field of informal early childhood education. Throughout the years, we have remained committed to this objective and have continued to be a resource for families with young children in Colorado. Fiscal year 2013 was incredibly exciting! The opening of our brand new exhibit, Kinetics!, took the fundamentals of physical science to a whole new level and has become wildly popular among the young Einsteins and Newtons that visit us each day. This past summer, we were honored by 5280 Magazine’s Top of the Town as Best Museum of 2013. Our education programming continued to evolve, addressing specific educational outcomes and allowing our visitors to explore their world through creativity, experimentation and discovery. And, once again, we ended our fiscal year with record-breaking attendance and are serving more visitors than ever. In reaching this four-decade milestone and celebrating a fantastic year, we are incredibly grateful for the ongoing support of our community. The success of our past has positioned us for an exciting future and we look forward to inspiring the next generation of Colorado’s young learners. Sincerely, Lauren Arnold Board Chair Mike Yankovich President and CEO Milestones Fiscal year 2013 was an outstanding year for the Children’s Museum of Denver. We: •Were honored to be named Best Museum in 5280 Magazine’s annual Top of the Town issue. •Experienced record-breaking attendance for the seventh year in a row, serving more than 348,000 children and grown-ups. •Continued to provide over 16,000 free admissions, bus transportation and memberships to children from low-income elementary schools and childcare centers through our Sponsored Admissions and Memberships Program. •Welcomed 5,163 Head Start children and their families through the city of Denver’s 5 By 5 Program, which introduces participants to leading cultural facilities free of charge. •Offered private play experiences for children with disabilities through our family access nights and low-sensory mornings. •Opened our doors free to the public the first Tuesday of each month, welcoming more than 14,000 children and their caregivers, thanks to the generosity of Target Corporation. •Completed the tenth year of the Museum’s G.R.O.W (Growing Respect by Observing Our World) Science and Literacy Collaborative in partnership with the Denver Botanic Gardens and the Butterfly Pavilion. The program involved 1,500 students from Denver and Adams County Title I schools. •Commemorated our 40th anniversary and raised nearly $290,000 with a decadent Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-themed fundraiser for our annual Birthday Bash, chaired by Meredith Coors and Monica Denler. Kinetics! Exhibit In October 2012, we introduced our young innovators to the laws of motion and the principles of physical science through our brand new exhibit, Kinetics! Developed over an 18-month period by our exhibit and education teams, the Playscape teaches our visitors about the fundamentals of engineering. “Play is the highest form of research.” - Albert Einstein Financial Summary Statement of Activities Support and revenues Gifts & grants - Annual Fund $ 1,705,312 Gifts & grants - Capital Fund $ 1,686,958 Earned revenue $ 2,182,068 Special events revenue* $ 222,709 Investment & misc. income $ (1,028) ––––––––––– Total support and revenues $ 5,796,019 Expenses Program $ 2,640,028 Supporting $ 1,301,455 Loss on asset disposal $ 64,902 ––––––––––– Total expenses $ 4,006,385 Change in net assets Annual Fund $ 135,101 Capital Fund $ 1,654,533 Total change in net assets $ 1,789,634 Net assets at beginning of year $ 5,973,113 ––––––––––– Net assets at end of year $ 7,762,747 *Net of expense Balance Sheet Assets Current assets Restricted cash - Capital Fund Capital Pledges Receivable Investments Property & equipment - net Total assets Liabilities and net assets Liabilities Net assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted - general Temporarily restricted - capital Total net assets Total net assets & liabilities $ 1,618,617 $ 207,793 $ 1,607,244 $ 1,295,229 $ 3,792,811 ––––––––––– $ 8,521,694 $ 758,947 $ 5,651,036 $ 255,849 $ 1,855,862 ––––––––––– $ 7,762,747 $ 8,521,694 Programs There is no such thing as a boring day at the Children’s Museum of Denver. It’s our job to be early childhood education pioneers and we take it very seriously. Last year we: •Facilitated engaging public programming every single day, all following our bi-monthly themes: Colorful Colorado, Planet Earth, Get Caught Reading, An Apple a Day, Stellar Science and Wide World of Art. •Served 11,594 children through educational outreach programs at elementary schools, preschools and Head Start centers throughout the Denver metropolitan area. •Welcomed 16,407 students to the Museum to participate in educational programming and school field trips. •Developed two new school programs, Kinetic Engineers and Molar Expedition. Both were expertly designed by our education team to extend and enrich classroom curricula and support the new state academic standards. - Rube Goldberg Volunteers Over the past year, 740 individuals volunteered 10,833 hours to support our family and fundraising events, educational programs and behind-thescenes administrative functions. The Children’s Museum of Denver is incredibly fortunate to have such an engaged group supporting our mission. A very special thank you to our dedicated volunteers and volunteer Team Leaders who continue to provide their time, energy and expertise to the Children’s Museum. Brittany Berglund Robert Berglund Val Brown Janet S. Carl Beverly M. Clark Jade Croghan Tiffany Deines Komal Dhruv Neil Eckstein Christine Ellis Edward Ellis Angela Gallegos Vannesa Garcia Castorena Timothy Hernandez Alfred G. Hughes Wanda Hughes Callie Lang Jasmin Macedo Elaine Mah Nancy Maldonado Kaela Medlyn Newton’s Third Law For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction... Good things are coming your way, you generous, generous people! Alexis Meier Auralea Moore Deborah Pousson Nakwan Rodgers Anthony Slavec Krista Waldinger Julie Wood Thank You, Donors! Organizations $25,000 and Above Bonfils-Stanton Foundation The Colorado Health Foundation Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation Helen M. McLoraine Endowment Fund Scientific and Cultural Facilities District Target Corporation United Launch Alliance Singer Family Foundation Xcel Energy Foundation $10,000 to $24,999 The Anschutz Foundation Colorado Creative Industries Colorado Legacy Foundation The Denver Foundation Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. Harmes C. Fishback Foundation Virginia Hill Charitable Foundation The Mabel Y. Hughes Charitable Trust Helen K. & Arthur E. Johnson Foundation K12 Management, Inc. Kaiser Permanente Fund Rose Community Foundation Scribbles Stationery & Invitations U.S. Bancorp Foundation $2500 to $4999 Ascent Private Capital Management of U.S. Bank Autism Behavior Associates, Inc. BBVA Compass Bank The Colorado Trust Directed Contribution Program Connections Education COPIC Medical Foundation The DanPaul Foundation Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Sheila Fortune Foundation InTANDEM Human Resources Rollie R. Kelley Family Foundation Edward J. Madigan Foundation MegaStar Financial Corporation J.K. Mullen Foundation Nest Children’s Boutique Oshkosh B’gosh Perkins Coie, LLP The Piton Investment Fund Scientific and Cultural Collaborative SM Energy Company Wells Fargo Bank Private Bank WhiteWave Foods $5000 to $9999 ABS Foundation, Inc. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. Boeing Company Employees Community Fund Cigna Foundation FirstBank of Colorado Gill Capital Partners Gill Foundation Hogan Lovells US, LLP Kinder Morgan Foundation $1000 to $2499 Amgen Anne M. Larsen Insurance Agency, Inc. Associates Group of Companies, Inc. Au Pair Care Ralph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust The Colorado Trust Directed Contributions Program at the Request of Gail Schoettler In Honor of Jim Schoettler DuPont / Pioneer Hi-Bred Eaton Metal Products Company, LLC First Western Trust Goldman Sachs Gives J.E. Dunn Construction Company Kahn Family Fund Mentor Graphics Foundation Morrison Foerster, LLP Porchlight Real Estate Group Snikiddy Snacks Steele Street Bank & Trust Bess Spiva Timmons Foundation Vectra Bank $500 to $999 Allied Integrated Marketing Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation Denver Montclair International School Martin Auctioneering Primrose Schools of Metro Denver In-Kind $500 and Above 5280 Magazine Alpine Lumber Co. Mr. Will Amerine Anonymous Armijo Design Group Mr. Michael Burgamy Butler Rents C Lazy U Ranch Carolina Pad Cherry Creek Shopping Center Clif Bar, Inc. Colorado Parent Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Thank You, Donors! $500 and Above, continued ColoradoKids.com Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. The Container Store Core-Mark International Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Denver Museum of Nature and Science Denver Parks and Recreation The Denver Post Community Denver Public Schools Denver Zoo Design Your Basement Dietmeier Orthodontics Disneyland Resort Entercom Denver, LLC Exclusive Resorts, LLC The Farver Family Four Seasons Hotel Denver Grand Lodge on Peak 7 Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel Harkins Theatres Hilton Waikoloa Village Hogan Lovells US, LLP Honest Beverages IT Supervision John Fielder Ms. Kim Van Deraa and Coach George Karl KBCO Keri Doolittle Photography La Quinta Resort & Club Lab Mercury Ladder Ranch Lärabar / Cascadian Farm Levin Orthodontics Lisa Turner Photography Lola’s Sugar Rush LoudMouth Media M Street Design Studio MillerCoors Nest Denver, LLC Occasions Catering Phase One Landscapes The Phoenician Resort popchips Radio Disney Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Ruggeri Sage Hospitality Resources Sanctuary Golf Course Scribbles Stationery & Invitations Snikiddy Snacks Sports Authority St. Ermin’s Hotel Strawberries Catering Sushi Hai Todd Diesburg / Phase One Landscapes United Airlines United Launch Alliance Vail Marriott Mountain Resort Versatility Marketing ViaWest Internet Services Ms. Taryn Walsh Waters Winery Whole Foods Market Wine Cru Colorado Capital Campaign Dr. and Mrs. A. Todd Alijani The Anschutz Foundation Boswell Family Foundation The Colorado Health Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Coors Daniels Fund Mr. and Mrs. George Gastis Mr. and Mrs. Darrin Henke Hogan Lovells US, LLP Ms. Hollie Velasquez Horvath and Mr. Bryon Horvath Institute of Museum and Library Services Mr. and Mrs. John Kerr Dr. Elaine Weng and Mr. Thomas Malley Dr. Virginia Maloney and Mr. Martin D. Maloney The Cydney and Tom Marsico Family Foundation PB&K Family Foundation Rady Family Foundation Schlessman Family Foundation The Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation Ms. Jennifer Nevins and Mr. Michael P. Yankovich Capital Campaign In-Kind Hogan Lovells US, LLP Mundus Bishop OZ Architecture Terracon Consulting, Inc. US Environmental Protection Agency MUSEUM LEADERSHIP TEAM 2012 Sarah Brenkert, Director of Education Amy Burt, Vice President of Development and Communications Jonathan Goldstein, Director of Exhibits Jon Handwork, Senior Director of Guest Services & Facilities Cyndi Kerins, Chief Financial Officer Gretchen Kerr, Chief Museum Officer Mike Yankovich, President and CEO Dedicated to beloved colleague and friend, Mindy Hartman-Rodwell. 1954-2013 Children’s Museum of Denver BOARD OF DIRECTORS FY13 Chair: Lauren Arnold, Interim Executive Director, The Adoption Exchange Vice Chair: Jim Schoettler, Entrepreneur Secretary: Anthony Ryan, Attorney, Hogan Lovells US, LLP Treasurer: Whitney Holmes, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Kimberly Allen, Managing Director, JPMorgan Securities, Inc. Sara Carpenter, MD, Pediatrician Stephanie Copeland, Senior Vice President, Zayo Group Doug Elenowitz, Executive Vice President & Director of Development, EnviroFinance Group Therese Ivancovich, Marketing & Strategy Consultant David Licko, Retired CFO, The Denver Post Ginger Maloney, Program Director, Chambers Family Fund Jennifer Marsico Milo, Program Advisor, Cydney and Tom Marsico Family Foundation Vatsala Pathy, Founder, Rootstock Solutions Tami Paumier, Early Childhood Advocate William Recht, Manager of Major Gifts and Women’s Philanthropy, Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado Brooke Simpson, Early Childhood Advocate Hollie Velasquez Horvath, Government Affairs, Xcel Energy Taryn Walsh, Owner, Scribbles Stationery & Invitations Elaine Weng, MD, MS, Mountain Radiation Oncology Consultants John Winslow, Managing Partner, Gill Capital Partners 2121 Children’s Museum Drive, Denver, CO 80211 (303) 433-7444 www.mychildsmuseum.org