2015 Annual Report - Growing Colorado Kids

FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
2015 ANNUAL REPORT
% of our funding was earned
through private foundation support.
68
% of our funding was earned
through the generous support of
individual donors.
12
% of our funding was earned
through our first fundraising dinner.
6
REVENUE
Foundation Individual In-Kind Special Events Corporate Other 68%
12%
9%
6%
2%
3%
Total Revenue: $90,540
Our Farm:
Complete with farm animals and a colony of bees,
refugee youth are afforded time away from the challenges of city and
family life to enjoys fresh air, nutritious fresh food, animals to study
and know, and the opportunity to gain invaluable life skills. All of our
youth participants qualify for free and reduced lunch, so in addition
to developing leadership, teamwork, and scholastic abilities, they are
provided with substantial amounts of produce to feed their families.
Our Purpose: Growing Colorado Kids is a place of safety
for refugee youth where their strength, knowledge, and confidence
grows through hands-on learning, community service, and educational
programming. By collaborating with volunteers of all ages and
backgrounds, youth achieve challenging farm projects that build
confidence and community.
Our Values: Leadership, teamwork, community building,
healthy nutrition, organic growing, and public service.
EXPENSES
Program Services In-Kind General Admin Fundraising 89%
9%
2%
1%
Total Expenses: $88,165
Our 2015 Successes: Last year we served 22 refugee youth,
our volunteers logged over 3,200 hours, and working collaboratively
with our community, we harvested 2,679 pounds of produce, gathered
2,365 duck and chicken eggs, and collected 23 pounds of fresh honey! The
majority of the bounty went home with our youth. Excess produce was
donated to partner nonprofit organizations.
GROW WITH US!
Donate. Make a secure, tax deductible donation. Visit
www.coloradogives.org/growingcoloradokids.
Volunteer. Join our growing community by giving your
time. Visit www.growingcolorado.org/get-involved.
Growing Colorado Kids is grateful for generous community support.
Thank you to our…
CORPORATE FUNDERS
Front Range Organic Gardeners
Jackson National Life Insurance Company
JusCollege
Moraga Lions Club
National Gardening Association
Xcel Energy Foundation
FOUNDATION FUNDERS
Anschutz Family Foundation
Cambridge Trust Company
Charles Schwab Foundation
Colorado Garden Foundation
Jewish Colorado
JJJ Foundation Inc.
Nathan & Florence Burt Foundation
Scripps Howard Foundation
The William & Mattie Wattis Harris
Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Western Colorado Community Foundation
Wolcott Family Foundation
FAITH-BASED FUNDERS
Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains
Welcome Table Christian Church
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
Gabriel Kaplan & Rebecca Matthys
Martina Bass
Jack & Marilyn Boggeri
Shirley Boggeri
Judith Brodie
Miriam Brondello
Donald Burnes
Joann Calabrese
Stephen L. Canges
Jeanne Capurro
Lauren Collins
Barbara Creswell
William Davis
Sheila Duranso
Allison Gerdes
Emily Harrington
Charles Holum & Linda Huang
Stephen Kapnik
Daphna Kapnik
Mary-Margaret Kral
Mary Leder
Raul Leon
Chris & Denise Lines
Leandra Lipson
Colleen ‘Heather’ Luehrs
Vicky & James McDonough
Christopher Meinhardt
Don Morris
Vicki Padilla
Brad Paterson
Nancy Paterson
Regis University
Valerie Rohrbach
Betsy Rubner
Jeffrey Schweinfest
Cliff Shaw
Molly Sila
Marschall Smith
Evan Wallach & Katherine Tobin
Reinert Je Boele Van Hensbroek
Joseph & Diane Venturini
Arthur Rosenblum & Joan Wallach
Merrily Wallach
Nancy Wasinger
Lura Wolfe
MOONRISE DINNER
DONORS
Loretta Pineda & David Burchette
Sidney Ann Eckenrode
Thaddeus Jacobs
Fanta Kuhlman
Gregory Lines
Christine Martell
Lynn Parry
Nancy Paterson
VOLUNTEERS
Andy Boggeri
Shirley Boggeri
Finly Boland
Shelley Broadway
Joann Calabrese
Barbara Creswell
Lisa Davis
Bill Davis
Brook Engebretson-Horton
Georgia Engebretson-Horton
Nate Engebretson-Horton
Hilary Engelhart
Justin Feigitsch
Brandon Foster
Aaron Foster
David Lines
Gina Lines
Dylan Lines
Liam Lines
Paul Lines
Gloria Lines
Christine Martell
Don Martell
Tesa Fe Martell
Anna Martell
Rebecca Matthys
Samie Matthys
Sophie Matthys
Oliver Matthys
Gabriele Matthys
Kristen Mayo
Tracy Mercer
Heather Newell
Alexis Newton
Kathy Poirier
Chandrika Prem
Glenda Sonu
Ashley Stuart
Tanya Wheeler-Berliner
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chris Martinez, Chair
Brad Paterson, Vice Chair
Joan Wallach, Past Chair
Heather Haberle, Secretary
Donald Martell, Treasurer
Lauren Collins, Board Member
Lauren Dorn, Board Member
Allison Gerdes, Board Member
Kaltuma Muya, Youth Advisor
Word on the Farm:
90% felt they had more adults
in their life because of Growing
Colorado Kids.
95% had more friends they could
count on.
75% felt that because of Growing
Colorado Kids they could make a
difference in the world.
100% felt they knew more about
good nutrition because of Growing
Colorado Kids.
The mission of
Growing Colorado Kids is to
reduce hunger,
improve nutrition,
and provide experiential
learning opportunities for
refugee youth through
organic farming.
30141 East 128th Ave
Commerce City CO 80022
Tel: 303-301-4650
Email: info@growingolorado.org
Web: www.growingcolorado.org
You make me happy every
day. Because of you, I
know I can do anything.
You changed my life
forever!
–2015 youth participant,
EhKu Moo (9 years old)