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Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh 2012 Annual Report
We are curious...we love to learn about the
world, the people in it and how things work.
We are creative...we paint, sew, draw, build,
silkscreen, solder, and express ourselves
through what we make. We are risk takers…
we test things, try stuff, and toil to turn our
ideas into realities. We are social…we learn
from each other and share what we learn
with those we love. We are dreamers…
we trust our intuition and collaborate with
others to create the world we’ve imagined.
We are forever young…no matter how old
we are, we give ourselves permission to play!
10 Children’s Way
Allegheny Square,
North Side
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
(412) 322-5058
www.pittsburghkids.org
Amazed. Inspired. Humbled.
These words come to mind when reflecting on all that the Children’s
Museum of Pittsburgh was able to accomplish in fiscal year 2012.
Together, we served 250,000 visitors, marking our second straight
year of record-breaking attendance. We reached an additional 78,000
people through outreach to schools, libraries, and festivals throughout
Western Pennsylvania. Our membership increased to 5,000 families
for the first time in our 29-year history. We ramped up our service to
underserved families: providing free field trips to 7,600 students and
teachers from disadvantaged schools; offering $1 admission to more
than 13,000 Green ACCESS/EBT cardholders (a 17% increase); and welcoming more than 5,870 children and families on three free admission
days (up from two days last year).
With a focus on learning and growing, we made major investments
in our exhibits and programs, our facility, and our neighborhood. We
opened the popular new MAKESHOP, a space for children and families
to create do-it-yourself (DIY) projects using digital and physical materials. We also developed an online resource for kid makers called
The MAKESHOP Show. To launch those efforts we threw a big family
festival, our first-ever Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire.
Last year, our online home www.pittsburghkids.org received a
major overhaul, now featuring user-friendly responsive web design that
allows the site to adapt to the size of the user’s device. We also completed a restoration of the historic Post Office building and its rotunda
through our new Building Reserves Fund, established with support
from The Kresge Foundation, to address our short-term capital needs.
Our biggest milestone last year: the successful revitalization of Buhl
Community Park at Allegheny Square. From a derelict public park to a
beautiful urban oasis, the new park would not have been possible without the amazing support of our generous donors, Board of Directors,
staff, partners, and volunteers.
Thank you for your unwavering support of our work on behalf of
children and families in our community.
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Sincerely,
Evan Rosenberg
President, Board of Directors
Jane Werner
Executive Director
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh provides innovative museum
experiences that inspire joy, creativity, and curiosity.
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Play with Real Stuff: Children need a
solid foundation of learning activities
that are concrete, real, and relevant to
their lives. MAKESHOP provides interestdriven, do-it-yourself experiences that
help children to learn and discover.
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MAKESHOP
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Permanent exhibits continue to promote the Museum’s longtime
Play with Real Stuff philosophy, which asserts that in our everchanging, fast-paced technological society, children need a solid
foundation of learning activities that are concrete, real, and relevant to their lives.
MAKESHOP, which opened to the public on October 23,
2011, embodies the Real Stuff approach by giving children and
families access to real tools, processes, and digital and physical
materials supported by expert teaching artists and staff. Founded
through a one-of-a-kind partnership with Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) and the Museum’s
research partner, University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out
of School Environments (UPCLOSE), MAKESHOP’s research-based
approach provides the opportunity for the Museum to reach children, especially older youth, with deep, interest-driven, highly
engaging experiences.
MAKESHOP activities include woodworking, sewing, weaving,
and circuit-building, as well as technology-infused activities
such as tangible block computer programming, 3D printing, and
stop-motion animation. Taking traditional making a step further,
MAKESHOP explores what happens when physical and digital
materials meet through projects like sewing with conductive
thread and programming with LED lights.
MAKESHOP is at the forefront of a national movement to
incorporate maker spaces into informal learning environments
and was cited by the American Association of Museums as one
of the 2012 Trends to Watch. MAKESHOP was made possible with
funding from an anonymous foundation, the Claude Worthington
Benedum Foundation, The Grable Foundation, and the John D.
and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
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The MAKESHOP Show
Created in 2011 through a Spark grant from The Sprout Fund, The
MAKESHOP Show is an online resource hub that engages youth
ages 6–10 in maker culture and extends the Museum’s MAKESHOP
to new audiences. Produced in partnership with The Schmutz
Company, The MAKESHOP Show celebrates the joy of making
though originally produced project videos, links to exciting maker
content and downloadable resources for kids, parents and teachers. Children vote each week to help the Show develop projects
for the videos, such as how to make a leaf blower hovercraft, a
drill-powered skateboard, a pegboard Lite Brite, and hardware
jewelry. Gaining traction with a national audience, the Show
website has been viewed over 15,000 times with a third of those
views originating internationally, from 96 countries.
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Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire
To celebrate the launch of MAKESHOP and connect with local
maker culture in a festival-like environment, on October 23, 2011,
the Museum co-hosted the first Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire with
HackPittsburgh. Featuring do-it-yourself robots, mobiles, instruments, electronics, 3D printing, soldering, wool spinning, alternative energy, and much more, the Faire celebrated the best of
DIY creativity through demonstrations, performances, and handson workshops by over 70 makers. The first of its kind in the region,
the Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire joins more than 65 Maker Faires
around the world!
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The Learning Impact: Children and
families are spending significantly more
time in our newly designed Nursery and
MAKESHOP, a sign of deeper engagement and learning.
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CHANGING EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS,
AND EDUCATION
Our own How People Make Things (HPMT) exhibit returned to
the Museum from October 2011 through February 2012. Created
by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh in 2007, HPMT has been
traveling the country ever since. Based on the popular factory
visit segments from the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood TV series,
HPMT links familiar childhood objects to their manufacturing
processes. Sponsored by the PPG Industries Foundation, 57,000
visitors saw the exhibit for the first time.
From February through May 2012 our Wheels exhibit, also created in-house, delighted visitors with wheel building activities,
real Harley Davidson Motorcycles, and a vehicle test track featuring a bevy of vehicles for racing. Sponsored by Erie Insurance,
Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, and NuGo Nutrition, with support
from Dominion, several Wheels components, including Giant
Tires, a sculptural collection of industrial tires, and Magnetic Car
Park, a 37-foot bow-shaped test course for child-built vehicles,
continue to engage visitors in our Garage.
Presented by Equitable Gas with support from Pepsi, The Wizard
of Oz: Children’s Educational Exhibit, featured from May through
September 2012, gave visitors the chance to travel from the Gale
Farm to the colorful Land of Oz to explore Munchkinland,
The Witch’s Castle, and The Emerald City. To add to the fun, the
Museum displayed The Witch by Andy Warhol from its fine art
collection and hosted Oz Rocks! an action packed live musical
performance featuring a toe-tapping, hand-clapping repertoire
of Oz songs.
We are proud to have been the home of the Mister Rogers’
Neighborhood exhibit for more than 13 years. Fred Rogers is not
only a beloved icon for Pittsburgh, he was a bedrock to the Children’s Museum from its inception. We believe it’s important to not
simply memorialize Fred’s work, but help today’s children and families better relate to his invaluable messages. To that end, in FY12
we integrated our Mister Rogers’ exhibit components throughout
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the Museum. These iconic pieces are now in exhibits that complement the type of play they inspire. For example, King Friday’s
Castle is now in the Theater, the Trolley is in the Garage, and X
the Owl's tree and a set of the original puppets from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe are on display in the Nursery.
The Learning Impact
Working with our in-house research partner, UPCLOSE, we found
that our hands-on, Real Stuff approach makes a difference in visitor learning. In fact, evaluations of our renovated Nursery revealed
that visitors spend 30% more time in the new exhibit. In MAKESHOP, 64% of families reported spending between 30 minutes and
2 hours. In previous studies, the average length of time visitors
spent in exhibits was between 6 and 20 minutes. These increases
directly correlate to deeper visitor engagement, a powerful sign of
learning for children and families.
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CHARM BRACELET PROJECT: Working to strengthen our North
Side neighborhood, funding from the National Endowment for the
Arts supported bird music workshops and a public performance art
piece called BEBOP/KIDBOP by Michael Pestel in partnership with
the National Aviary and The Mattress Factory; the installation of
Dick Esterle’s 10’ x 92’ digital print entitled 3 THREE *** distant memory at the Federal Street UNDERPASS gallery; and the creation of
the Lantern, a neighborhood-based public art installation by Sandy
Kessler Kaminksi and Jill Joyce, in partnership with the Pittsburgh
Project, honoring African American history in the United States.
Working With Artists
TOUGH ART: Five artists—Felipe Castelblanco, Jennifer Myers,
Daniel Luchman, Zach Dorn, and Christina Zaris—were commissioned to design, test, and fabricate original, interactive art that was
tough enough to withstand the enthusiasm of children. Open from
September 2011 through February 2012, Tough Art installations
included the Giant Interactive Kaleidoscope and The Invisible Wall,
a piece that connected the Children’s Museum with a similar installation at the Maloka Children’s Museum in Bogotá, Colombia.
F.I.N.E. ARTIST RESIDENCY: Eight talented artists worked to introduce Museum visitors to new art techniques through workshops,
demonstrations, and exploration. Made possible by The Fine Foundation, this year featured whimsical papercut puppetry by Kathryn
Carr, painting with bicycles across 20’ canvases with Bob Ziller, and
activating origami with robotic sensors with Deren Guler.
PITTSBURGH PERFORMS: Each year the Museum introduces
young visitors to the arts through live cultural performances. This
year, audiences delighted in a diverse blend of cultures from all
over the world including Japanese taiko drumming, the Tibetan
Monks of Gaden Jangtse Monastery, the August Wilson Dance
Ensemble, Afrika Yetu, Zany Umbrella Circus, Hip Hop on L.O.C.K,
and Broadway actor Tim Hartman.
Photo: Wheels Exhibit
Sustainability Education
We believe that a healthy, sustainable environment plays a big role
in helping children to grow and develop strong lifestyle habits,
from eating well to being physically active. In keeping with this
commitment, last year we opened our first Outdoor Classroom,
featuring an organic herb garden, fruit trees, a rainwater barrel, and
open, green space. With support from Alcoa Foundation, we also
launched the Food City Fellows youth program, employing 10
underserved North Side high school students in an 8-week summer project about community sustainability, environmental issues,
and agriculture.
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As an award-winning cultural resource for
children and families throughout the region, the Children’s Museum has a nearly
30-year history of partnering with artists,
other cultural institutions, and neighbors
to strengthen its North Side community.
BUHL COMMUNITY PARK
AT ALLEGHENY SQUARE
The revitalization of Buhl Community Park at Allegheny Square
marked the realization of the Museum’s longtime goal to redevelop the historic public park located outside its front doors. In
partnership with the City of Pittsburgh, and with the leadership
support of the many generous funders (page 13), the Children’s
Museum led a $6.1 million effort to transform this once desolate
concrete plaza into a vibrant community space for its visitors, the
North Side, the city, and the region. Featuring thousands of native
plants and more than 100 trees, a grassy meadow, environmentally friendly water gardens, and a central plaza, the park is now
a beautiful urban oasis.
Cloud Arbor, an interactive sculpture by the celebrated artist
and MacArthur “genius” awardee Ned Kahn, uses mist to create
an ever-evolving cloud-like sphere. Made up of 64 stainless steel
poles reaching 32 feet into the sky, Cloud Arbor’s center poles
are embedded with high pressure nozzles that spray an ultra-fine
mist of water. When wind conditions are calm, the fog that
Buhl Community Park Partners
An exceptional team of project designers
and partners played an integral part in
making the park a beautiful reality:
Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture
City of Pittsburgh
Ned Kahn
PJ Dick Incorporated
Stantec
emerges creates a spherical cloud shape; as the wind picks up,
the spherical shape is distorted and the mist flows in various
directions throughout the park. Since its opening in June 2012,
Cloud Arbor, which was made possible through a generous gift
from the Charity Randall Foundation, has become a must-see
public art work for the city.
The new Buhl Community Park would not be possible without the dedication and support of the Park Campaign Committee
led by Anne Lewis, Emeritus Board Member and Honorary Park
Campaign Chair, and Campaign Co-Chairs Jennifer Broadhurst
and Michael Duckworth. With their efforts and the great work of
the Campaign Committee, including Adam F. Kelson, Karen L.
Larrimer, Richard I. Lerach, Evan Rosenberg, William T. Valenta,
and Penny E. Zacharias, the Museum surpassed its fundraising
goal for the project.
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BUHL COMMUNITY PARK
Cornerstone Donors The Heinz Endowments
The Buhl Foundation
The Grable Foundation
Principal Donors
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation
The Charity Randall Foundation
UPMC Health Plan
Leadership Donors Party in the Park
Presented by First National Bank
On June 8, 2012, more than 300 of the Museum’s closest friends
and supporters got a first look at the new Buhl Community Park
at the Party in the Park gala. Chaired by Emeritus Board Member
and Honorary Park Campaign Chair Anne Lewis, along with Park
Campaign Co-Chairs Jennifer Broadhurst and Michael Duckworth,
the Party in the Park celebrated the successful completion of the
$6.1 million fundraising campaign to revitalize the park. Party
Chairs Sherry Jo Matt, Matt Meade, and Maria Ringeisen, along with
event producer Bob Sendall of All in Good Taste Productions, dazzled guests with music, contemporary dance, and a dramatic
unveiling of the transformed park and Cloud Arbor. Party in the
Park raised more than $255,000 for the Museum’s mission.
Park Opening and Public Dedication
Sponsored by the Jack Buncher Foundation
The culmination of six years of dedication and hard work, the
Museum celebrated the opening of the new park on June 23,
2012, with a special free admission community day. The Children’s Museum welcomed 2,310 children, families, and neighbors
to a bustling, fun-filled day featuring activities and performances
including the aerial delights of Cirque-tacular, a New York Citybased acrobatic troupe. City and County officials were also on
hand for a public dedication ceremony for the new Buhl Community Park.
Our Future
Much like our young visitors, we never stop moving at the Children’s Museum. In the year ahead, the Children’s Museum will
celebrate its 30th anniversary, develop and launch a new water
exhibit, and host the Association of Children’s Museums Conference. Thank you for your steadfast support of our mission to
provide innovative museum experiences that inspire joy, creativity, and curiosity.
Special thanks to
The Party in the
Park Committee:
Susan Baierl
Adam F. Kelson
Richard I. Lerach
Sherry Jo Matt
Heather McBrier
Matt Meade
Georgette Pascale
Maria Ringeisen
Penny E. Zacharias
Allegheny County
Eden Hall Foundation
The Fisher Fund of
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Fountainhead Foundation
Mary Louise and Henry J. Gailliot
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Laurel Foundation
Anne V. Lewis
PJ Dick and Trumbull
Major Donors
Lee and Susan Baierl and family
Carol and Myles Berkman
Jim and Suzy Broadhurst
Brooks and Jen Broadhurst
Robert and Jacquelyn Capretto
Robert and Renee Denove
Michael Duckworth, Tracy Howe and family
Duquesne Light
Eat’n Park Hospitality Group
Gus and Penny Georgiadis
Giant Eagle Foundation
The Green, Berman, and Satenberg families
Councilwoman Darlene M. Harris
President, Pittsburgh City Council
City Council District 1
Earl Knudsen Charitable Foundation
Blaise and Katharine Larkin
Jim and Karen Larrimer
Michael and Wanda McGarry
Thomas L. Mole
National Endowment for the Arts Georgette Pascale
Pittsburgh Steelers
James C. Roddey,
in honor of Elin C. Roddey
Evan Rosenberg
Werner-Rutkowski Family
Hilda M. Willis Foundation
Sustaining Donors Alan and Susan Bicker
Michael and Stephanie Bozic
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
George and Langley Cass
Nancy Scarton Chaplin and James Chaplin
in memory of Margaret S. Rankin
Beth Cohen Memorial Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Cohen
Luke, Sam, Nate, and Alex Eberhart
Fisher Family Trust
Henderson Family Fund of
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Judy Horgan
The Kates Family
Adam and Marcia Kelson
Ellen and Richard Kelson
Richard I. Lerach and Elizabeth E. Krans
Penny Lodge and Mark Hale
Albert and Dana Madison
Heather and Jim McBrier
Rebecca De Stefano McNeil
Janice and Dick Pagliari
Ruth Anne and Ralph Papa
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Payne
Maurice and Shelley Peconi
Bob and Joan Peirce
Jean A. Robinson
Rick, Karen, and Aaron Ruark
Winston and Leanne Simmonds
Thea and Dick Stover Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP Trib Total Media
Bill and Jane Valenta
Bonnie and Thomas VanKirk
Wagner Family Charitable Trust Lois and Harry Winslow
Penny Zacharias and Kirk Burkley
Contributing Donors
Anchor Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
Roy and Cindy Butler
Don and Lisa Davis
Gina Focareta Evans and Idris V.R. Evans
Giant Oaks Garden Club The Glenn Charitable Trust
Jodi and Zeb Golomb
Irving and Aaronel deRoy Gruber Foundation Honkus-Zollinger Foundation
Patricia Maurides and Chris Siefert
Dennis and Janet McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Mellon
Elliott S. Oshry
Bill Schlageter and Maria Wood
Kyle and Jessica Solomon
in honor of Evan Rosenberg
Ann E. Thompson
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INCOME
Earned
$2,795,817
EXPENSES
Support
Special
Services
Projects
$1,184,675 $647,666
Other Income
$129,223
Fundraising
$457,331
YOUR SUPPORT MADE A DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU!
Support from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies
allows the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh to provide quality exhibits and programs
for children and families. We sincerely thank the contributors listed who supported
the Museum through gifts made from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
INDIVIDUALS
Lee and Susan Baierl
Carol and Myles Berkman
Gus and Penny Georgiadis
Janice and Dick Pagliari
Nancy Scarton Chaplin
Greg and Lisa Simakas
Elin and Jim Roddey
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Rooney II
Evan Rosenberg
Mr. and Mrs. K. George* Schoeppner
Dylan Todd Simonds Foundation
Helen Sims
Thomas Sokolowski
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Staley IV
Gregg and Olena Thomas
Joseph Tuza
Bill and Jane Valenta
Elizabeth T. Wainwright
Weiner Family Foundation
Ron and Ann Wertz
Jenny and Ryan Will
$4,999–$1,000
$999–$500
Elaine Bellin
Alan and Susan Bicker
Brooks and Jen Broadhurst
Suzy and Jim Broadhurst
Chip Burke
The Burke Foundations
George and Langley Cass
James Chaplin
Jonathan and Kristen Cohen
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Cohen
George and Ada Davidson Family Fund
of The Pittsburgh Foundation
Robert and Renee Denove
Marcie and Pete Eberhart
Judy Horgan
Thomas and Laura Karet
Adam and Marcia Kelson
Blaise and Katharine Larkin
Jim and Karen Larrimer
Richard I. Lerach and Elizabeth E. Krans
Penny Lodge and Mark Hale
Albert and Dana Madison
Patricia Maurides and Chris Siefert
Heather and Jim McBrier
Michael and Wanda McGarry
Eileen Rodgers Meade and Matthew Meade
Kiley and Steven Nelson
Ruth Anne and Ralph Papa
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Payne
Maurice and Shelley Peconi
Bob and Joan Peirce
Jill and John Rangos Jr.
Anonymous
Sara Aros
Colleen Bender and Chris D’Addario
Michael and Stephanie Bozic
David and Susan Brownlee
Barbara and David Burstin
Calihan Fund of
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Casey Family Charitable Fund of
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Joe and Julie Denski
Julie and Michael Dever
Gina Focareta Evans and
Idris V.R. Evans
The Glenn Charitable Trust
Jennifer Haggerty
Ellen and Richard Kelson
Amanda and Kevin McQuillan
Thomas L. Mole
Maureen O’Connor and Rick Salisbury
Georgette Pascale
Don Ryan
Amy and Sean Sebastian
Steve and Maxine Shangold
Winston and Leanne Simmonds
Henry John Simonds Foundation
Ann E. Thompson
David and Christina Treadwell
Jane Werner and Robert Rutkowski
Rodd and Karen Werstil
Penny Zacharias and Kirk Burkley
$24,999–$10,000
Contributed
$3,220,862
Anonymous
Anne V. Lewis
Mary Louise and Henry J. Gailliot
Michael Duckworth and Tracy Howe
Capital Campaign
$5,139,279
Capital Campaign
$3,443,458
TOTAL: $11,285,181
Program
$4,472,703
TOTAL: $10,205,833
Excludes investment activity
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Board of Directors
$9,999–$5,000
OFFICERS
Evan Rosenberg, President
KDKA-TV /WPCW
Peter Eberhart, Secretary
Henry H. Armstrong Associates, Inc.
Jennifer Broadhurst, Vice President
Community Volunteer
Robert Denove, Treasurer
Deloitte
MEMBERS
Susan Baierl
Baierl Dealerships
Alan D. Bicker
First National Bank
Tricina Cash
Junior League of
Pittsburgh Representative
George L. Cass, Esq.
Buchanan Ingersoll &
Rooney PC
Karen L. Larrimer
PNC Financial Services
Group
Richard I. Lerach
Gateway Private Wealth
Management
Albert H. Madison
Quaker Capital
Management Corp.
Heather McBrier
Oncology Nurse
Michael Duckworth
Merrill Lynch
Michael McGarry
PPG Industries
Gus Georgiadis
TRIAD USA, Inc.
Thomas L. Mole
CIGNA
Thomas A. Karet
ECHO Real Estate
Services Company
Rosemary Moriarty, Ph.D.
Community Volunteer
Adam F. Kelson
Saul Ewing LLP
Blaise V. Larkin
Madison Realty
Group, Inc.
Steven C. Nelson
Highmark
Ruth Anne Papa
Community Volunteer
David M. Payne
Ohio University,
College of Business
Maurice V. Peconi
Community Volunteer
Arthur J. Rooney II
Pittsburgh Steelers
Roberta L. Schomburg, Ph.D.
Carlow University
Winston M. Simmonds
Simmonds Construction
Services
William T. Valenta
University of Pittsburgh,
Katz Graduate School
of Business
Jenny Yu Will, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center
Penny Zacharias
Buchanan Ingersoll &
Rooney PC
EMERITI
Carol E. Berkman
Henry J. Gailliot, Ph.D.
Anne V. Lewis
Ronald W. Wertz
*deceased
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$499–$250
Anonymous (2)
Michael Accetta
Mary Arena Hagan
Rene Conrad
Petra Fallaux and Paul Rosenblatt
Dave and Marcy Fasulo
Ed Friel
Roy Gross
Jamie Hampers
Georgia and Bob Hernandez
Katie Jones
Vincent Lattari and
Rebeccah Hoffman
Steven Monteverdi
Dr. Rosemary Moriarty
Mary and Dave Onufer
Mark Perrott
Maria and Wayne Ringeisen
Bruce D. and Treasure Sachnoff
Charitable Family Foundation
Erin Scheihing
Elizabeth Schumacher
JuWanda and Michael Thurmond
Danielle and Brian Uffelman
Beth Newbold-Winkler and Pat Winkler
$249–$100
Anonymous (3)
Jen Albaugh and Patrick Buerkle
Cheryl E. Atwater
Denise and Joseph Augello
Kristina Badali
Jennifer and Brian Begg
Loretta and Chris Benec
Patti and Sandy Berman
Roy and Cindy Butler
Patricia and Clifton Callaway
Danny P. Cerrone, Jr.
Connie and Michael Cesario
James and Lynn Chiafullo
Dan and Michelle Christenson
Karen Christman
The Cigna Family
Andrea Cochran
Jeffrey K. Cohen MD and
Ellen C. Stewart MD
Theresa Colecchia and
Christian Lebiere
Beth and Roberto Croce
Susan Cruz
Dr. Nancy E. Curry
Cornelia Davis, Ph.D.
Andrew J. DeStefano
Annie and Gus Engel
Andrew Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Fisher
Dawn and Christopher Fleischner
Maggie Forbes
Ellen and Ray Giarusso
David and Andrea Glickman
Robert and Kathy Graham
Deborah and Matt Graver
Barbara and David S. Greenberg
Irving B. Gruber
Anne and David Hamburger
D.J. and John Hammerschmidt
Steve and Jean Hartle
Steve and Vicky Hoffman
Tom Horowitz
Betsy Kampmeinert
Jane and Martin Katz
Ann Kelton and Jeffrey Hritz
Dr. and Mrs. Brian and Janel Kilpela
Kristine King
Bill and Jamie Kistler
Julie and Hank Koning
Elaine and Carl Krasik
Stephen A. Kuzma
Chris and Katie Lattimore
R.M. Litman
Paula Lockhart
Margery J. Loevner
Danielle and Robert Malchano
Lynne and Marc Marchese
David Marrangoni
Suzanne McCaffrey and Buzz Miller
Dennis and Janet McCarthy
Craig and Dani Jo McLane
Rebecca De Stefano McNeil
Florri Mendelson
Harold and Sharon Miller
Marcia and Buzz Miller
Moraski Family
Gregory and Thelma Morris
Chris Evans and Margaret Nguyen
H. Ward and Shirley Olander
Dick and Maggie Orzechowski
Elliot S. Oshry
Jay Panzarella
Caitlin Paul
Susie and Gregg Perelman
Platt Family Foundation
John Polanski and Marge Minghetti
William Potochnik
Robert and Catherine Powers
Stephen G. Robinson
Gary Rosenberg and
Cheryl G. Greene
Emily and Nathanial Schmitt
Roberta L. Schomburg, Ph.D.
S. Michael Schuler
Joseph and Lynn Smith
Furman South III
John T. Stabile
Thea and Dick Stover
Barbara and Glenn Talerico
Matthew Teplitz and Sue Challinor
Jeffrey Walentosky
Women of the War Streets
Frances H. Wilson
Alfred G. Yates Jr.
Stanley Yorsz and
Margaret McLean
Pat Zerega
CORPORATIONS
Frank B. Fuhrer Holdings
GNC
H.J. Heinz Company Foundation
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Houston Harbaugh, P.C.
Iams Consulting, LLC
The Simakas Group at
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
NRG Energy Center Pittsburgh
NuGo Nutrition
P.J. Dick & Trumbull
Pittsburgh Steelers
PNC Bank
Quaker Capital Management
Saul Ewing LLP
Westinghouse Electric Company
$75,000 +
UPMC Health Plan
Equitable Gas
$74,999–$50,000
MetLife Foundation
$49,999–$25,000
First National Bank
$24,999–$10,000
Alcoa Foundation
Deloitte
Dollar Bank
Eat'n Park Hospitality Group
Emerson Process Management
Power and Water Solutions
Erie Insurance
Giant Eagle
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Pepsi
PPG Industries Foundation
Schneider Downs
$4,999–$1,000
ABARTA, Inc.
Alpern Rosenthal
Associates in Ophthalmology
Bridges & Company
Butler Landscaping
Consolidated Communications
Cwenar Photography
deeplocal
Federated Investors Foundation, Inc.
Fiber Films Ltd.
First Commonwealth Bank
Hefren-Tillotson, Inc.
Henderson Brothers, Inc.
KDKA-TV
Kinder Morgan Foundation
Koppers
Levin Furniture
Reed Smith LLP
Rudez Granite & Bronze
SYSCO Pittsburgh, LLC
The Frank E. Rath
Spang & Company Charitable Trust
UnitedHealthcare
$9,999–$5,000
Alco Parking Corporation
American Eagle Outfitters Foundation
America's Auto Auction Pittsburgh
Bayer USA Foundation
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
of UPMC
Chip Ganassi Racing Teams
Chiquita Brands International
Delta Dental of Pennsylvania
Dominion
Duquesne Light
Elizabeth Carbide Die Co., Inc.
F.L. Haus Company
Fragasso Financial Advisors
$999 - $100
Architectural Glass Products, Inc.
Bearded
Beecher's Gelato & Gourmet Coffee
Bodiography Center for Movement
Cauley Security Services
Landesberg Design
Mulberry Street Creamery
Pitt Chemical
Rania's Catering
Revive Marketing Group
The Norman Alan Company
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FOUNDATIONS
IN-KIND DONORS
$250,000 +
The Kresge Foundation
$249,999–$100,000
Anonymous Foundation
Claude Worthington
Benedum Foundation
The Grable Foundation
The Heinz Endowments
John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation
$99,999–$50,000
Jack Buncher Foundation
The Sprout Fund
Ag Recycle
Allegheny Center Associates
Best 4 Less Trees
Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services
of Pittsburgh
City of Pittsburgh
Dental Society of Western Pennsylvania
Friday’s Landscaping
John Godfrey
Jennison Manufacturing
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful
M.Y. Products LLC
Dick and Maggie Orzechowski
The Prop Shop
Twin Pines Manufacturing
Unique Vehicles
$49,999–$10,000
The Benter Foundation
Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust
The Fine Foundation
The Hillman Foundation, Inc.
Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation
$9,999–$1,000
Child Health Association of Sewickley
Fair Oaks Foundation, Inc.
Henry L. Hillman Foundation
Elsie H. Hillman Foundation
James M. and Lucy K.
Schoonmaker Foundation
John E. and Sue M. Jackson
Charitable Trust
Google Community Grants Fund
of Tides Foundation
W.I. Patterson Charitable Fund
GOVERNMENT AND
PUBLIC FUNDING
Allegheny Regional Asset District
City of Pittsburgh,
Community Development Block Grant
Pennsylvania Department of Education
SPONSORS
Birthday Parties
American Eagle Outfitters Foundation
Giant Eagle Child Development Series
Giant Eagle
We Can!
UPMC Health Plan
Wheels Exhibit
Chip Ganassi Racing Teams
Dominion
Erie Insurance
NuGo Nutrition
The Wizard of Oz:
Children’s Educational Exhibition
Equitable Gas
Pepsi
PARTY IN THE PARK GALA
EITC CORPORATE DONORS
Bridges & Company
Dollar Bank
Emerson Process Management
Power and Water Solutions
Equitable Gas
First Commonwealth Bank
First National Bank
Frank B. Fuhrer Holdings
Hefren-Tillotson, Inc.
Levin Furniture
Quaker Capital Management
UPMC Health Plan
Healthy Lifestyles
Eat'n Park Hospitality Group
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Healthy Smiles Days
Delta Dental of Pennsylvania
How People Make Things Exhibit
PPG Industries Foundation
Kindergarten…Here I Come!
UnitedHealthcare
Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire
deeplocal
See You, See Me Days
UPMC Health Plan
Alcoa Foundation
Anonymous Foundation
The Benter Foundation
Claude Worthington
Benedum Foundation
The Fine Foundation
The Grable Foundation
The Heinz Endowments
The Hillman Foundation, Inc.
The Kresge Foundation
John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation
MetLife Foundation
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation
The Sprout Fund
Google Community Grants Fund
of Tides Foundation
Presenting Sponsor
First National Bank
Sponsors
Alco Parking Corporation
America's Auto Auction Pittsburgh
Baierl Automotive
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Deloitte
Duquesne Light
Elizabeth Carbide Die Co., Inc.
F.L. Haus Company
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Giant Eagle
GNC
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Houston Harbaugh, P.C.
Iams Consulting, LLC
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
The Simakas Group at Morgan Stanley
Smith Barney
NRG Energy Center Pittsburgh
P.J. Dick & Trumbull
Pittsburgh Steelers
PNC Bank
PPG Industries, Inc.
Saul Ewing LLP
Schneider Downs
Gala Supporters
Alpern Rosenthal
American Eagle Outfitters Foundation
Mary Arena Hagan
Sara Aros
Associates in Ophthalmology
Allyson Baierl
Lee and Susan Baierl
Jennifer and Brian Begg
Elaine Bellin
Colleen Bender and Chris D'Addario
Loretta and Chris Benec
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Carol and Myles Berkman
Justin and Whitney Bertram
Bodiography Center for Movement
Michael and Stephanie Bozic
Suzy and Jim Broadhurst
Roy and CindyButler
Butler Landscaping
George and Langley Cass
Nancy Scarton Chaplin and Jim Chaplin
James and Lynn Chiafullo
Dan and Michelle Christenson
Andrea Cochran
Jonathan and Kristen Cohen
Theresa Colecchia and Christian Lebiere
Rene Conrad
Consolidated Communications
Beth and Roberto Croce
Susan Cruz
Cornelia Davis, Ph.D.
Joe and Julie Denski
Andrew J. DeStefano
Michael Duckworth and Tracy Howe
Eat'n Park Hospitality Group
Dave and Marcy Fasulo
Andrew Fisher
Gina Focareta Evans and Idris V.R. Evans
Ed Friel
Jerome Funderwhite
Mary Louise and Henry J. Gailliot
Gus and Penny Georgiadis
Ellen and Ray Giarusso
Garrett and Sonya Giemont
David and Andrea Glickman
Robert and Kathy Graham
Deborah and Matt Graver
Barbara and David S. Greenberg
Roy Gross
Jennifer Haggerty
D.J. and John Hammerschmidt
Jamie Hampers
Hefren-Tillotson, Inc.
Henderson Brothers, Inc.
Elsie H. Hillman Foundation
Tom Horowitz
Ida Yeager Sales, Inc.
KDKA-TV
Adam and Marcia Kelson
Ellen and Richard Kelson
Kristine King
Stephen A. Kuzma
Blaise and Katharine Larkin
Jim and Karen Larrimer
Chris and Katie Lattimore
Richard I. Lerach and Elizabeth E. Krans
Anne V. Lewis
Penny Lodge and Mark Hale
Albert and Dana Madison
Danielle and Robert Malchano
Lynne and Marc Marchese
Patricia Maurides and Chris Siefert
Heather and Jim McBrier
Suzanne McCaffrey and Buzz Miller
Dennis and Janet McCarthy
Michael and Wanda McGarry
Amanda and Kevin McQuillan
Eileen Rodgers Meade and Matthew Meade
Thomas L. Mole
Steven Monteverdi
Mulberry Street Creamery
Chris Evans and Margaret Nguyen
Maureen O'Connor and Rick Salisbury
Mary and Dave Onufer
Jay Panzarella
Ruth Anne and Ralph Papa
Maurice and Shelley Peconi
Jill and John Rangos Jr.
Reed Smith LLP
Maria and Wayne Ringeisen
Elin and Jim Roddey
Gary Rosenberg and Cheryl G. Greene
Rudez Granite & Bronze
Don Ryan
Emily and Nathanial Schmitt
S. Michael Schuler
Steve and Maxine Shangold
Greg and Lisa Simakas
Winston and Leanne Simmonds
Helen Sims
Thomas Sokolowski
Furman South, III
Nick and Jennifer Spanos
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Staley IV
Barbara and Glenn Talerico
Gregg and Olena Thomas
David and Christina Treadwell
Danielle and Brian Uffelman
Elizabeth T. Wainwright
Weiner Family Foundation
Alfred G. Yates Jr.
Penny Zacharias and Kirk Burkley
Gala In-Kind
Lee and Susan Baierl
Alan Bicker
Big Y Restaurant Group
Brooks and Jen Broadhurst
Marty Davis
Donelan Family Wines
Fairmont Pittsburgh
GNC
Golf Galaxy
Henne Jewelers
Highmark
Izzazu
KDKA-TV
Larrimor's
Legume Bistro
William S. Lerach
Joshua Marks
Pascale Communications
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Sendall
South Bank Galleries
Sylvan Energy, LLC
^Up Modern Kitchen
YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh
BETH COHEN MEMORIAL FUND GIFTS
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Cohen
In memory of Isabel Simon
Ronald and Joan Demkee
Mark, Eile, Aidan, Sarah, and
Katherine Demkee
Jane and Martin Katz
In honor of Philip Lebovitz’s 70th birthday
In memory of Jack London, beloved father
In memory of Eleanor Caplan, beloved mother
and grandmother
In memory of Milt Seligman, beloved husband
and father
In memory of Irv Levine, beloved husband,
father, and grandfather
In memory of Peter Alt's beloved mother
In memory of Ruth Grossman, beloved mother
and grandmother
In memory of sweet Beth on the anniversary
of her passing
To celebrate the anniversary of Beth's birthday
with love and fun memories
In memory of Philip Wiener, beloved father
and grandfather
To Jean McNutt, in memory of her mother
Joshua N. Perlman, Esq.
Milton and Karen Seligman
GIFTS IN TRIBUTE
Jen Albaugh and Patrick Buerkle
In honor of their 2nd wedding anniversary
Debra Ernsberger
In honor of the Kroll Family
Ann Kelton and Jeffrey Hritz
In honor of Ms. Yvonne and Ms. Mattie
Anne V. Lewis
In memory of Howard Herman
In memory of Marie Moia Ganassi
In memory of Marilyn McKenney
Craig and Dani Jo McLane
In memory of Brayden Joseph Inge
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please accept our apologies and
notify the Museum’s Development
Department at 412.322.5058 ext.
241, so that we may correct our
records.
John Polanski and Marge Minghetti
In honor of the birth of Avery Ellen Young
Audrey M. Rosenthal
In memory of Wilbur and Eleanor Rosenthal
Nancy Scarton Chaplin
In memory of Margaret S. Rankin
Danielle Vaughn
In honor of Josiah Vaughn