1. sports
2. wrestling

BEAT THE STREETS PHILADELPHIA
3700 Market St. Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office- 215-454-2255
Fax- 215-543-6945
btsphilly.org
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
CONTENT
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Message from the Chairman of the Board
2
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Program Summary
3
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2013-2014 Accomplishments
7
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Organizational Goals
11
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Donors and Support 13
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Financial
15-20
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Staff and Board 21
MESSAGE FROM THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Recently, I had the good fortune of attending a
middle school wrestling tournament where several
of our BTSP student athletes were competing.
The tournament was full of activity with scores of
young wrestlers running about and warming up, an
announcer busy directing athletes and their coaches
to their assigned mats, and children having fun while
competing at something they love. I thoroughly
enjoyed watching the kids give everything they had in
their matches and then run around the gym with their
teammates. The experience made me smile.
While I was sitting in the stands, I struck up a
conversation with some of our BTSP student athletes.
I enjoyed listening to a number of them speak about
wrestling and school. All of the student/athletes
spoke with passion and hope, but a conversation with
one particular young man truly resonated with me. A
good student, the young man spoke about his desire
to “turn my only B into an A”. He wanted to improve
his grades so he could follow in the footsteps of one
of his former BTSP teammates and attend one of the
most highly regarded high schools in Philadelphia.
Despite the very real challenges and personal
circumstances that so often seem insurmountable,
watching his friend successfully reach for that goal
had emboldened him to do the same. He was
committed to pushing forward, to leaving his comfort
zone and striving for something worthwhile. The
intent, optimism and hope in his eyes and resolve in
his words were unequivocal.
For BTSP to be in a position to help this young man
is simultaneously an exciting opportunity and a
humbling responsibility. And this is exactly where
we aim to be – empowering this young man, and
many others like him, to positively “alter his life’s
trajectory” by providing him with the resources,
tools and support necessary to reach for his goals
with confidence, courage and poise. The thought of
watching him achieve something he had previously
believed to be impossible is exciting – a thought that
most certainly brings a smile to my face.
Over the last year, BTSP has made a tremendous
amount of progress. We have continued to grow
intelligently with 19 programs and nearly 1,100
student athletes. We officially launched our mentoring
program and are currently nearing our initial goal of
75 student mentees. We relocated our office into the
heart of University City, right between the University
of Pennsylvania and Drexel University, providing an
ideal location for our mentoring center.
Looking forward over the next 12 months, there is
much to be excited about. BTSP will continue to
expand its mentoring program – moving us towards
our longer term target of 150 student mentees. We
will continue to evaluate and add new wrestling
programs – while expanding with a new program in
Allentown, PA this year. We will remain keenly focused
on utilizing our resources as efficiently as possible
with a results-driven orientation. Above all, BTSP will
remain steadfast in our commitment to empowering,
supporting and enabling as many student athletes as
possible to take that leap of faith and reach for that
next level.
On behalf of the entire BTSP Board of Directors, I
would like to thank all of those who have helped
to support our organization. We are confident that
with your help and support, BTSP will continue to
grow, learn and evolve as an organization - helping
our student athletes to do the same. And that is
something that should make everybody smile.
Clinton Matter
Chairman of the Board
Beat the Streets Philadelphia
PROGRAM
UPDATES
MENTORING CENTER
EXPANSION
In January of 2014, the BTSP Mentoring Center
opened in University City. The location is
convenient for student-athletes and mentors
alike, and provides the perfect setting for
“near-peer”
mentors
from
local
our
Universities to meet with students weekly in a
focused, one-on-one setting. The studentathletes enrolled in the program are chosen via
collaboration between their coach and BTSP
Program Directors based on a variety of
criteria that identify those most deserving and
most in need of additional support. Mentors
meet with BTSP students on a weekly basis to
provide support that is specific to each
student’s
needs
including
academic
tutoring, preparation for a variety of
standardized tests, and career and educational
guidance in addition to focusing on the
development of standard “life” skills.
WRESTLING/MENTORING
CONNECTION
BTSP believes that pairing athletics and mentoring
combines two effective means of engaging
children during their most formative years. By
expanding our mentoring center we have been
able to effectively link the two activities for the
student-athletes. As part of their participation in
the program, they have the opportunity to travel
to various events across the country to participate
in camps and competitions. This is treated both as
a reward for their work related to the mentoring
program and an avenue to allow them to continue
to hone their skills on the mat. Although wins and
losses do not define the impact of our programs,
providing the opportunity for student-athletes to
challenge themselves on the mat helps develop
critical moments where they can overcome
adversity.
WRESTLING HAS HELPED ME
REALIZE I CAN ACCOMPLISH
MORE THAN I THOUGHT I WAS
CAPABLE OF.
Keith Graves
8th Grade, Belmont Charter School
PROFILE
KEITH GRAVES
Keith Graves is currently an 8th grader at Belmont
Charter School in West Philadelphia. Keith became a
Belmont student as a 6th grader, which is also
when he was exposed to the sport of wrestling for
the first time. Keith quickly became recognized for
his consistent effort and engagement in the sport
by his coaches, and was placed on the BTS Middle
School Travel Team roster as a result.
When the Mentoring Center opened in January of 2014
during Keith’s 7th grade year, he immediately enrolled
and began meeting with his mentor, University of
Pennsylvania wrestler Brad Wukie, on a weekly basis.
Keith’s effort and consistency is on constant display
academically as well, which is why he has many options
with choosing a high school that will best prepare him
for college.
OVERALL
PROGRESS
TOTAL PARTICIPANTS
Total participation in our programs increased to just
over 1,000 compared to the previous year total of 924.
This growth was largely driven organically through
increased participation at each program which is a
strong indication that our programs are well received
by the communities that they serve.
GIRLS EXPANSION
Our Girls’ Program has expanded opportunities for
female participants to engage with the sport in a girls’
only setting. 60 girls have joined our programs with
30 of those having the opportunity to participate in
8 girls’ only tournament across 5 different states.
BTSP has a keen focus on expanding access to girls’
only programming moving forward and we were
encouraged by the interest over this past academic
year.
I LOVE MY MENTOR RENEE, SHE
MAKES ME HAPPY AND REALLY
HELPS ME WITH MY FOCUS
Kyla Arroyo
8th Grade, Belmont Charter School
PROFILE
KYLA ARROYO
Kyla is currently an 8th grader at Mariana Bracetti
Academy. She began meeting with her mentor,
Renee, last year shortly after the Mentoring Center
was established in January 2014. Since then her
effort and confidence has improved dramatically
in school, wrestling, and social arenas. Kyla
quickly brought her grades from a C+ average to
straight A’s, and qualified for the freestyle national
tournament in Fargo, North Dakota over this past
summer. Kyla has since been a very regular visitor
to the mentoring center, often coming in every
day of the week to take advantage of a safe space
where she can be comfortable and productive.
GRIT IS STICKING WITH YOUR FUTURE- DAY IN,
DAY OUT, NOT JUST FOR THE WEEK, NOT JUST
FOR THE MONTH, BUT FOR YEARS – AND
WORKING REALLY HARD TO MAKE THAT
FUTURE A REALITY.
Angela Lee Duckworth Psychologist , PhD. University of Pennsylvania
GRIT
Grit is defined as courage and resolve or strength
of character. Research has shown that it has a direct
impact on the ability for people to achieve success
in classroom and in their careers. BTSP believes
our programs have a direct and positive impact on
the development of grit in our participants and we
measured the results to determine how successful we
were in instilling this important characteristic. Of the
nearly 500 BTSP participants that completed pre and
post surveys, over 83% showed at least some increase
in their levels of grit. We believe this is a clear indicator
that we are delivering programing that will have a
lasting impact on the ability of our student-athletes to
become successful.
STATISTICS
n Over
95% Grade Advancement/Graduation Rate
n 78%
College Acceptance Rate
n 91%
attainment of targeted mentoring program goals
n 1,000+
Hours of one-to-one mentoring
THE FUTURE
BTSP will seek to expand in several areas over the
coming academic year. These expansion efforts will
include the following:
n4
Girls Only Wrestling Programs
n120
n75
n1
Female Participants
Mentoring Participants
New Location
n1,100
Total Participants
Each of these totals fall within a larger
organizational plan to increase opportunities for
youth through our programs in a sustainable
manner.
Support | Donors
INDIVIDUALS
$100,000
Clinton and Kourtney Matter
Edward and Francesca McBride
None of this would be possible without the
generosity of our donors. Understanding that
resources are finite, BTSP strives use those
resources as efficiently, responsibly and
intelligently as possible. Organizationally, we are
humbled by the generosity of our supporters and
recognize our fiduciary responsibility to produce
results through our program’s efforts.
$15,001 - $50,000
Kirk Fullerton
Brian Hamlet
Michi and Charles Jigarjian
Brett and Shannon Matter
Mike Novogratz
Mark and Kim Standish
Rich Tavoso
$10,001 - $15,000
Mark Dooley
Joel Friedman
Bill Graham
Mimi and George Jigarjian
Mussadiq Lakhani
Shawn Rubin
$5,001 - $10,000
David Akhtar
Jeremy Bailer
John Bove
James Cullen
Raymond Floyd
Nicholas Gianuzzi
Christopher Keith
Andrew Kerin
Joe Moglia
Jason Santoriello
$3,001 - $5,000
Nicholas and Cristina Adragna
Sal Adragna
Bob Arslanian
Chris Lindsey
Robert Morse
Bryen OBoyle
Matt Pestronk
Steven Solferino
$1,501 - $3,000
Dean Raskin
Daniel Rourke
Steven and Abby Mezrow
Michael Bellini
Mike Rehberger
Ramy Saad
Marrel and Sarah Neal
Brad Beutter
John Ripley
James Sapiro
Matt Perl
Dominic Caglioti
Lori Semiles
Marc Scharf
Mark Pettyjohn
Daniel Driggs
Steve Solferino
Eric Schwarzbach
Indra S Sulijoadikusimo
Michael and Heather Fisher
Marc Stanislawczyk
Michael Siegel
Kenneth Swain
Thomas Giardi
Michael Van Oss
John Sikoryak
Caothers Wojahn
Robert Grogan
Kenneth Waitz
Tom Ushock
Peter Janney
Alan Wong
Johny Vlachakis
CORPORATE/FOUNDATION
SUPPORT
Owen Lipp
$501 - $750
Daniel Waldman
Jeffrey Mahoney
Mike McCarty
Evan Montgomery
Nick Patti Jr.
Stacie Pettyjohn
Shane Riccio
Ken Swain
Kyra Tirana
Dolph Tokarczyk
Steve Traendly
John Wilson
Peter Wisniewski
$751 - $1,500
Jim Abbott
Andrew Arena
Jerry Ascolese
$50,000
John Weitzer
BTIG, LLC
Sudarsana Yeleswara
$15,000 - $49,999
Joseph Zuccarelli
Brahman Capital Corp
Goldman Sachs
David Barry
$251 - $500
Dan Blankenship
Steve Anzalone
RBC Capital Markets
Michael Borenstein
Robert and Marie Benz
Patrick Clarke
Daniel Hertz
$10,000 - $14,999
Lawrence Cohen
Elizabeth Kuit
Robert Colon
Andre Michaud
Doug Cornell
Glenn Pritzlaff
Brian Dieckmann
Sean Stanzak
Jamie Doffermyre
$101 - $250
Robert Eisbruck
Gary Baker
James Everett
Carl Bloomfield
Timothy Folk
Charles Caffray
Steven Gargano
Brian Chang
Joseph Gawronski
Sanjay Dasgupta
Adam Green
Douglas Davies
Troy Hart
Scott DeCanio
Michael Hayes
Thomas Earle
Robert Hitchsler
Jeffrey Eichenberg
Brandon Hornbeck
Brian Gilbert
Theana Iordanou
Kenneth Gould
Brian Bost
Art and Carol Greenberg
John and Helen Griffith
Ryan Hallam
Chris and Jessica Kohles
Tradition
$5,000 - $9,999
Deutsche Bank
Morgan Stanley LLC
PNC Charitable Trusts
The McLean Contributionship
The Patricia Kind Family
Foundation
$2,500 - $4,999
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Sam Lykens
$1,500 - $2,499
Teresa and Kevin McGoey
CustomEd
Richard Neylan
Escape the Rock Wrestling
Paul Rohmeyer
Excel Brands
Stephen J. Rulewicz
Mohegan Sun
Ross Jackman
$1 - $100
Gal Hulli
Scott Kegler
Ronald J. Braunfeld
The Robert McEldowney Jr.
Family Foundation
Greg Karcich
TJ Kjeldgaard
David Brenner
Sloane Krumland
Alan Krasnick
Jennifer and Charles Bullard
John Libro
Tom Manning
John Burker
William Lopez
Christopher Marshall
Charles Burnside
Hector Marquez
Mark Mennit
Brian Cassese
David and Andrea Mitola
Peter Milano
Karen Griffith Gryga
T. Braden and Helen
Montgomery
Nicholas Morris
Dan Hagarty
Kim Hayman
Mike Notaro
Amanda and Yoshiyuki
Nakamura
John Paskalides
Tebogo Phiri
Matthew Hicks
Richard Perreault
Anthony Pino
Stephen Kennedy
Derek Pijut
Peter Ragosa
Michael D Lamerjack
Tom Pisano
Edward Riley
Gracie Laychock
Wes Puryear
Lisa Ripley
Jennifer McGillis
Jim Henion
$500 - $1,499
Definitive Capital
LRI
Owen J. Roberts Wildcats
Wrestling Boosters
Susquehanna International
Group, LLP
Thornton Paintball, Inc.
$1 - $499
A&B Core
Danaher Oil Co.
Littman LLP
United Way of Greater
Philadelphia
2013-2014 Financial Overview
Actual financial data through 2014.
Future estimates provided by the BTSP Board of Directors.
2013-2014 Financial
BEAT THE STREET PHILADELPHIA EXPENSE ALLOCATION
1,000,000
800,000
Program: Other
600,000
Mentoring
Wrestling
400,000
Beat the Streets
15
20
14
20
13
20
20
12
200,000
Financial
BEAT THE STREET PHILADELPHIA EXPENSE ALLOCATION
2012
2013
2014
2015
Programs
17
21
19
20
Wrestlers
736
934
999
1,082
EXPENSES
2012
2013
2014
2015
BTS
95,888
148,565
175,764
266,440
Program - Wrestling
387,989
503,951
569,553
487,034
Program - Mentoring
3,247
8,350
67,115
105,760
Program - Other
61,597
81,293
150,593
181,624
Total
548,721
742,159
960,025
1,040,857
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
Financial
2013-2014 Financial
PROGRAM RELATED COST BREAKDOWN
2012
2013
2014
2015
60,762
80,177
118,233
135,060
-
-
23,850
45,699
835
1,116
8,510
865
Program Related Event Expenses
39,867
53,576
114,959
77,915
General Equipment Supply
22,668
36,795
52,229
33,993
Coached Education
3,572
2,398
3,897
4,763
Secondary Sports Accident Insurance
14,971
10,874
14,184
14,026
Coaches Compensation
121,505
164,285
163,365
183,855
Program Specific Equipment and Uniforms
34,239
55,855
45,090
39,507
Program Specific Event and Camp Fees
151,167
180,167
175,590
132,975
3,247
8,350
64,115
105,760
452,834
593,594
784,022
774,418
Program Related Employee Compensation
Program Related Facilities Expenses
Program Related Marketing Expenses
Mentoring Program Costs
Program Expenses
Financial
TOTAL EXPENSE PER WRESTLER
1,000
800
600
400
15
20
4
20
1
20
13
20
12
20
11
200
Program Expense
BTS Administrative
Financial
Expense: Category Allocation
2012
2013
2014
2015
BTS- Adminsitrative Costs
95,888
148,565
175,764
266,440
Program - Wrestling
387,989
503,951
569,553
487,034
Program - Mentoring
3,247
8,350
64,115
105,760
Program- Staffing and Facilities
61,597
81,293
150,593
181,624
Total
548,721
742,159
960,025
1,040,857
YR14
YR15
Expense Category
Allocation
Expense Category
Allocation
BTS- Administrative Costs
Program - Wrestling
Program - Mentoring
Program - Staffing and Facilities
Financial
BTS- Administrative Related Costs Breakdown
2012
2013
2014
2015
Administrative Related Employee
Compensation
38,454
40,020
45,686
54,694
Administrative Related Facilities Expenses
1,000
10,674
4,000
4,080
General Administrative Expenses
23,982
48,967
44,845
51,209
Marketing and Fundraising Expenses
32,573
47,897
58,855
55,132
Total BTS Expenses
96,009
147,557
153,386
165,116
Recommended
Expenditure
Breakdown from
Charity Navigator
66%
33.3%
Administrative
Program
OUR STAFF AND BOARD
STAFF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chris Hanlon
Executive Director
Clinton Matter | Board Chairman
Edward McBride | Board Vice-Chairman
Brian Hamlet | Board Treasurer
Brett Matter | Board Secretary
Thomas H. Earle | Legal Compliance Officer
Gary Baker | Board Member at Large
Jerry Cudzil | Board Member at Large
Kirk Fullerton | Board Member at Large
Chris Chambers
Mentoring Program Director
Michi Matter Jigarjian | Board Marketing
Chris Keith | Board Member at Large
Roger Reina | Advisory Board
Andrew Matter
Wrestling Program Director