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25LA’s BEST 2012–13 Annual Report
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“ ... Today I propose that a substantial portion of the remaining two billion dollars in redevelopment profits be spent on our children and our schools. I want to use several hundred million dollars of downtown tax revenue over the next two decades to lay the foundation for America’s largest After School Education and Child Care Program.
Our children now attend far fewer hours of school than students in many industrialized nations. Dropout rates have reached record levels. Sixty five percent of our young students have working mothers—and more than half of these students must get along without any supervision during the working day. Unfortunately, many are exposed to gangs, drugs, and alcohol during their free hours on the streets. Still others lose the chance to do
April 18, 1988
homework and build self-esteem in positive after school activities. This is bad news for our children; this is bad news for our businesses that depend on skilled workers; this is bad news for our future.
I want to break this pattern of failure. I want elementary school students throughout Los Angeles to have a chance to learn at school until their parents finish work. I want these kids to be tutored by bright high school and college students—to experience positive alternatives to drugs and gangs—to participate in drama and athletics—to complete their homework—reinforce good learning habits at a young age—to be counseled by parents, community workers, and older students to resist destructive peer pressures. And I want working parents to feel secure that their children are involved in meaningful after school activities.
The City of Los Angeles has no financial or legal responsibility for our schools. But I want you to know, I feel a fundamental moral obligation to our children and their parents. Students who fail in school and in life, who join gangs or use drugs, pose an ominous threat to our city’s future. We must act to end the tragedy in so many young lives.
To paraphrase Robert Kennedy, ‘the health of our youth, the quality of their education, (and) the joy of their play’ do count. Our After School Education and Child Care Program will use downtown tax dollars to build minds as well as skyscrapers. We will use redevelopment funds to revitalize our classrooms as well as our economy. We will help seed a learning renaissance for our children. Together we will leave behind a monument more impressive than any in brick or steel or stone—a generation prepared to meet and master the twenty-first century.
This is my program to help free our children from drugs, shield them from gangs, and keep them from dropping out. This is my program to help free parents of worry over quality, affordable child care. This is what I’ll be fighting for over the next years.
To lead the fight, I am forming an Education Council made up of leaders from the educational establishment, government, business, labor and the community. Together we will color in the sketch of this After School Education and Child Care Program; we will give life to the idea I outline today. Together we will implement a community involvement program for junior and senior high schools as well. Together we will fight to raise the spending cap and use the redevelopment profits to fund this plan. Together we will win this battle for the next generation.”
MAyor ToM BrAdley
excerpT froM STATe of The ciTy AddreSS
And with this State of the City address, Mayor Tom Bradley planted the seeds for the LA’s BEST After School Enrichment Program.
Carla Sanger, who would go on to be the founding President and CEO of the program, was appointed to the Education Council task force that laid the groundwork for Mayor Bradley’s vision to become a reality.
In the fall of 1988, LA’s BEST opened in ten schools. Today the program operates in 194 schools across the City of Los Angeles and serves over 28,000 children every school day.
At LA’s BEST, academic achieve-ment is a combination of successes. Since 1988, the core activities of the program have been divided into 3 1/2 beats—help with homework, a learning activity, a fun activity, and nutritious food.
LA’s BEST is committed to teaching children how to eat, exercise and live a healthy lifestyle. Since 2003, the BEST Fit program has provided daily education about health and fitness that the children can enjoy, understand and remember.
Dance is living proof that the music happens between the notes. Almost 23,000 students have participated in the annual Dance & Drill Team Showcase over the past 22 years.
The LA’s BEST Celebrate Science program was created with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. More than 3,700 students have competed in the science fair over the past 23 years.
Technology is a tool for learning. Through enhanced programming that teaches skills such as touch typing (KidType) or computer basics (KidTech), and through a series of Digital Media Arts Residencies, LA’s BEST shows its students how to put the tools of technology to work to achieve academic excellence.
Sports is more than just games. Our fields of play: Wooden courts. Grass fields. School playgrounds.These are the havens of fairness, where the fastest wins the race, the strongest earns the medal, and the best prevails. Sports teaches teamwork, persistence, courage and humility. Our sports programs prove—if we want to impart certain values to our children, all we have to do is let them play.
Through theater, children learn that the world is their stage and that their imagination makes them valuable and unique.
Music belongs in schools because music gets attention, which is a first step toward learning. Through music, students learn about each other’s cultures and language. Music shows us what we have in common, and what sets us apart.
An artist’s imagination contains entire worlds—goodness and harm, dreams and history, demons and angels, mysteries and revelations. Through the After School Arts Program (ASAP), children learn about art from artists themselves, and they learn by doing … by creating.
NOTHING WE’vE DONEIs As IMPORTANTAs THE EFFECT IT HAs ON A CHIlD.
25 YEARs. THREE HOuRs A DAY. 4,500 AFTERNOONs.
1988
2013
A lIFETIME OF DIFFERENCE.
1988Mayor Tom Bradley proposes an after school program and appoints a 53-person Education Council to bring his vision to fruition. Allan Jonas led the council and became the first Chairman of the Board.
1991LA’s BEST begins its Celebrate Science Program with the help of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
1993LA’s BEST students join Michael Jackson in the Super Bowl XXVII halftime show at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, appearing before a televised audience of over one billion people in 85 countries.
1990Debe Loxton, M.A. joins LA’s BEST as Program Director and has served as the organization’s Chief Operating Officer since 1998.
1991First annual Dance & Drill Team event is held with 19 teams participating.
1996LA’s BEST holds its first Annual Family Brunch, honoring grandmothers, at The Getty House. The event became the program’s signature fundraiser under the direction of Mary Odell.
1998Gerald Katell is elected Chairman of the Board. The program experiences exponential growth during his tenure.
1994David Paulson assumes the reins as Chairman of the Board. He remains a board member and fervent supporter of LA’s BEST to this day.
1997Among his many contributions, Mayor Richard Riordan inspires the strategic planning that led to the creation of the LA’s BEST Advisory Board, which protects the integrity of the program. June Sale is appointed the first Chair.
2000 Carla Sanger helps to create Beyond the Bell, which coordinates the vision, plans, grant preparation and evaluation for after school programs throughout LAUSD.
2001 Mayor James Hahn serves from 2001–2005, enabling the continued growth of LA’s BEST. He remains a steadfast supporter of the program, even after leaving office.
2004Under the leadership of Mario Marin, the BEST Friends Board is founded to organize philanthropic young professionals dedicated to fundraising and volunteerism for LA’s BEST.
2007Marvin Suomi becomes Board Chair.
A study by UCLA’s Center for the Study of Evaluation finds that LA’s BEST students are 30% less likely to commit juvenile crime than their peers and 20% less likely to drop out of school.
2002Carla Sanger collaborates with Arnold Schwarzenegger to draft language for Proposition 49, the California ballot initiative that increases state funding for after school by $550 million per year.
2005LA’s BEST hosts the Inaugural Gala honoring Mayor-elect Antonio Villaraigosa. The event raises $3.6 million.
2011Eight student winners of the BritWeek Children’s Literature essay contest take a trip to London, England.
Leadership Summit convenes to envision the future of LA’s BEST.
2013Mayor Eric Garcetti marks the first day of school by announcing the opening of five new LA’s BEST sites, bringing the citywide total to 194 schools, serving over 28,000 children throughout Los Angeles Unified School District.
2008LA’s BEST children take the stage with stars from “So You Think You Can Dance” and “American Idol” in the Community Jam Against Violence, produced by Governing Board member Nigel Lythgoe and featuring an original song about LA’s BEST by Stevie Wonder.
2012Six-time NBA All-Star Chris Paul partners with LA’s BEST to add his CP3 Walk to the LA’s BEST Family Health Festival.
2013In honor of the 25th anniversary of the program, the City of Los Angeles declares April 9th LA’s BEST Day.
25th Anniversary Galain Beverly Hills raises over $1 million.
our Vision
All children need a safe place to be after school with caring responsible adults and engaging activities that connect each child to his/her school, family and community.
our Mission
The mission of lA’s BeST is to provide a safe and supervised after school education, enrichment and recreation program for elementary school children ages 5 to 12 in the city of los Angeles.
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carla Sanger President and CEOLA’s BEST
dear friend,
Two years ago, as we approached our silver anniversary, lA’s BeST organized a retreat to reflect on who we are, what our students need, and how we serve the children of los Angeles. Attendees included some of the original members of the education council that Tom Bradley appointed to create an after school program: educators, community activists, law enforcement, business persons—all kinds of stakeholders who have a common interest in the welfare of our children. of course, this group is a small sample of the valuable supporters who have nurtured lA’s BeST over the past quarter century, but they are representative of the many points of view that have shaped this vision.
possibly because we have witnessed the success of expanded learning with our own eyes for 25 years, ultimately the retreat attendees affirmed the original lA’s BeST mission without a single revision—we are here to provide a safe and supervised after school education, enrichment and recreation program for elementary school children ages 5 to 12 in the city of los Angeles.
We also have affirmed our most-fundamental tenet— nothing we do, nothing we have done, nothing we ever will do is as important as the effect it has on a child.
Marvin J. Suomi ChairLA’s BESTBoard of Directors
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our Values
Nothing we do is as important as the effect it has on a child.
engaging activities are seen as vehicles for creating values, building skills and solidifying peer and adult relationships.
children are viewed as individuals to be developed, not problems to be solved.
children should be involved in choosing how, when, in what and with whom to be engaged.
When we listen for understanding, everyone learns—children and adults alike.
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Adventures in peacemaking is a curriculum
that uses The Peaceable Program approach
toward teaching tolerance and conflict
resolution skills to young people. The program,
which teaches through reading and writing
activities, games, songs and group discussions,
emphasizes cooperation, emotional expression,
communication, appreciation for diversity and
conflict resolution.
After School Arts program (ASAp) includes
visual art, music, dance, and drama programs
led by artist educators-in-residence working
with children enrolled in LA’s BEST. Each
10-week residency concludes with a special
culmination event which brings the community
together to celebrate the talent and
accomplishments of the children.
BeST fit is a health-centered, culturally-rele-
vant, and intentional approach to education
pertaining to physical exercise, nutrition and
gardening. The goal is to provide fun and
innovative opportunities for LA’s BEST children
and their families to develop healthy eating
habits, make physical activity a daily part of
their lives, and to encourage them to be
advocates for a healthy future. To accomplish
this goal, the BEST Fit program uses various
research-based nutrition curriculum packages
and physical activity programs that are aligned
with California Content Standards. These
enhanced programs are provided by our
partners, which include the University of
California Cooperative Extension, Cedars-Sinai,
The Theodore Payne Foundation, YogaEd,
USC, Clever Crazes, and the Network for a
Healthy California.
connecting for Success is a staff development
program that introduces new and innovating
ways of working with youth to challenge them
to think about their attitudes toward their
peers, families and communities and to learn
about how they can empower themselves to
make an impact locally and globally.
digital learning provides students and staff
with critical technology skills and enhances
their working knowledge of computers,
software and other digital platforms. KidType is
a multi-week program that teaches students
touch typing skills and hosts type-off
competitions for students to showcase their
skills. KidTech is an eight-week program in
computer basics and software applications to
build skills in creating and editing documents,
graphs, spreadsheets, presentations, photos
and conducting Internet research. Upon
completion of the program, students are
enhanced programs
in addition to the core components we provide every day—help with homework, a learning activity that boosts core academic skills such as reading or math, something that’s new and just plain fun, and beginning this year, a nutritious supper—lA’s BeST has several special programs available to students. These core and enhanced programs provide a structure for after school that is otherwise highly customized based on students’ needs and the site staff’s interests and experience. Moreover, lA’s BeST has a strong commitment to inclusion; staff are trained to support all children in their engagement, regardless of their needs, abilities or challenges.
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awarded a free, refurbished desktop computer
to take home. In 2013, LA’s BEST piloted Digital
Media Arts Residencies, using mobile computer
labs to provide 10-week courses in areas such
as filmmaking, music and graphic design.
Junior Achievement teaches the LA’s BEST
children the basic concepts of business,
economics and work readiness. The program
includes six sequential themes for kindergarten
through fifth-grade students that lay the
ground work for financial literacy and
productive citizenship in a global economy.
Kidzlit and KidzMath, research-based literacy
and math programs developed specifically for
use in after school programs by the
Developmental Studies Center, help LA’s BEST
foster a love of reading and math in its
students.
KidzScience, an inquiry-based, hands-on
science program for grades 3–6 from the
developers of KidzLit and KidzMath,
emphasizes teamwork through activities that
help students discover important science
concepts.
lA’s BeST celebrate Science program provides
opportunities for LA’s BEST children to have fun,
engaging, interactive science experiences
under a “team inquiry” model—developed
under the guidance of NASA/Jet Propulsion
Laboratory. This program culminates with a
citywide Celebrate Science Fair.
lA84 foundation Sports program provides
students with a positive team concept and a
method for developing their physical and social
skills through sports engagement. Students in
grades 3-6 participate in year-round sports,
which include flag football, basketball, softball
and soccer competitions. Coaches train and
practice with more than 270 teams for each
sport for five weeks that culminate in weekend
tournament competitions.
Science explorer provides a collection of
activity kits designed at the San Francisco
Exploratorium for K–6 students to engage in
scientific discovery.
young Authors, based on Alma Flor Ada’s and
Isabel F. Campoy’s work on transformative
education, gives students in grades K–6 the
opportunity to discover “the author within” and
in the process learn self-efficacy, appreciation
for diversity and creating the conditions for a
better world.
Zula patrol, a science program for students in
grades K–2, builds new academic
understanding through guided inquiry and
hands-on activities. It also encourages written
expression through journaling and introduces
students to new science vocabulary.
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Autumn Kidfest celebrates the fall season with
fun activities, carnival games and treats for
students at sites across the city.
celebrate Science fair is a daylong event where
teams of young LA’s BEST scientists from sites
throughout the city compete for top honors and
extraordinary prizes showcasing their
inquiry-based projects.
community Jam Against Violence brings
together children and families from different
communities to decry violence. Each year,
LA’s BEST students sing, dance, act, recite
original poems and share visual art in a talent
showcase to take a stand against violence. In
2012, more than 1,500 LA’s BEST kids and their
families attended the 19th Annual Community
Jam Against Violence: Making a Difference,
held in Royce Hall at UCLA.
dance & drill Team Showcase brings nearly
5,400 students together at Cal State L.A. for
incredible performances in drill team and
dance. This annual showcase provides children
with an opportunity to proudly demonstrate
leadership, teamwork, self-confidence and
performing arts skills mastered through
hundreds of hours of dedication and hard work.
family health festival is an annual event of
the BEST Fit program that brings together
students and families for a day of fun and
fitness. Thousands of participants sample
healthy snacks, engage in fitness games,
receive free medical and dental health
screenings and engage in hands-on activities
designed to promote an awareness of healthy
lifestyles.
lA’s BeST 25th Anniversary Gala
commemorated the 25th year of service to the
community by LA’s BEST. Its first black-tie gala
was hosted by the Los Angeles Clippers’ six-time
All-star point guard Chris Paul at the Beverly
Hilton. The event was emceed by CNN co-anchor
Michaela Pereira, a long-time supporter of the
organization and former Chair of the BEST
Friends Board of Directors. The honorees were
Max & Lubov Azria (BCBGMAXAZRIA), Cameron
Strang (Warner Bros. Records), Dr. Bill Dorfman
(America’s Dentist) and long-time supporter
Anita DeFrantz of the LA84 Foundation.
citywide events
lA’s BeST hosts a wide variety of signature events each year so that children, their families, and different communities can come together to share in the excitement of lA’s BeST. year after year, children anticipate these exciting opportunities to perform, compete, learn and play—and build life-long memories of their elementary school years.
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Special Activities & excursions
educational
Arboretum & Botanic GardenGuided Tour
BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUPFacilities Tour
Benjamin Franklin LibrarySummer Literacy Trip
Bolsa Chica State ParkNature Hiking Trip
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Aquarium Tour
California African American Museum Museum Tour
California Science Center Museum Tour Shuttle Endeavor Tour Learning About Ecosystems
Camp ShalomScience Fair Winners Camping Trip
Cypress Park LibrarySummer Literacy Trip
Fowler MuseumMuseum Tour
Getty CenterMuseum Tour Family Festival
Getty VillaMuseum Tour
GoogleMeet and Greet
Griffith Park Observatory Tour
Harvard ElementaryKid Type-Off
Japanese American National MuseumMuseum Tour
JPLImagine Mars
King Gillette Ranch Nature Hiking Trip
LACMAMuseum Tour
Lincoln Heights Library Summer Literacy Trip
Los Angeles Central LibrarySummer Literacy Trip
Los Angeles City Hall Civic Education
Los Angeles ZooVisit
Malibu Creek State Park Nature Hiking Trip
Miramar ParkBird Watching Literacy Activity
Natural History MuseumMuseum Tour
Nethercutt MuseumCar Museum Tour
Northridge MallApple Store Visit
Page Museum/La Brea Tar Pits Museum Tour
Panorama City Library Summer Literacy Trip
Petersen Museum Museum Tour
Pico Union LibrarySummer Literacy Trip
Placita OlveraMexican Culture & Architecture Historical Trip
Point FerminMusic by the Sea Local Landmarks
Port of LA Maritime MuseumMuseum Tour Harbor Cruise
Ralphs C. Dills ParkNature Hiking Trip
San Clemente State BeachCamping Trip
Santa Monica Pier Ecology Trip Aquarium Tour
Sea LabMuseum Tour Lab Tour
Seal Beach PierJapanese American Kite Festival Environmental Education Guided Tour
Sepulveda BasinTour
Skirball Cultural CenterNoah’s Ark Exhibit Museum Tour
South Coast Botanical Garden Garden Visit
Sylmar Library Summer Literacy Trip
Theodore Payne Native GardensNursery & Wildlife
Travel TownTrain Ride & Tour
Van Nuys Public LibrarySummer Literacy Trip
Vernon LibrarySummer Literacy Trip
Vista Hermosa Nature Park Nature Hiking Trip
Watts LibrarySummer Literacy Trip
Wilmington LibrarySummer Literacy Trip
community
Albertson’sLearning about Healthy Choices
East Valley Animal ServicesLearning Process of Pet Adoption & Tour
Fire Station 21Learning About Safety & Tour
Fire Station 72Learning about Safety & Tour
Home Depot Center Health Festival CP3K Walk
Home Depot StoreGardeningBirdhouse Workshop
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LA LiveIce Skating Museum Tour
Sacred Heart High SchoolFamily Carnival Dance Performance
Target (Eagle Rock Store)Read Across America
Watts Towers & Art CenterRecycling Connection for Kids
visual and performing arts
Camp Idyllwild Annual Visual & Performing Arts Camp
Carpenter Performing Arts CenterBalanchine Festival
CavaliaOdysseo Horse Show
Disney StudiosCareer Day
DreamWorks Studios Screenings
El Camino College / Marsee Auditorium The Nutcracker
El Capitan Theatre Monsters University Screening Wreck it Ralph Screening The Great and Powerful Oz Screening
Grand ParkNational Dance Day Axis Dance Company Performance
James R. Armstrong TheatreSouth Bay Ballet
Jim Henson StudiosStudio Tour
Pantages Theatre Peter Pan
Paramount Studios Power of Youth
Roybal Learning Center Swan Lake Ballet
San Fernando MissionFilm Project
sports
Dodger Stadium LA Dodgers Games Rod Dixon’s Kid’s Marathon
Staples Center LA Clippers GamesLA Sparks Game Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
StubHub CenterUSA Chivas Game
UCLA / Pauley PavilionWomen’s Basketball Game
University of San DiegoCP3 Basketball Camp
USC / Lyons Center Dance of Tennis
recreational
Beverly Hilton25th Anniversary Gala Drill Team Performance
Caine’s Cardboard ArcadeGlobal Cardboard Challenge 2012
California State University, Los Angeles Drill Team Competition
The Getty Museum Family Festival
Music Center PlazaPark Inauguration Ceremony
Nisei ParadeDrill Team Performance
Pump it UpJump House
Six Flags Magic MountainRead to Succeed
Western Museum of FlightMuseum Tour: Red Baron Exhibit
Wilson High SchoolDrill Team Performance
holidays
Juan Cabrillo ElementaryChildren’s Lifesaving Foundation Holiday Celebration
Mary Knoll ChurchAnnual Holiday Festivities
MattelWinter Wonderland
Pershing SquareIt’s Christmas with Snoopy
Roybal Learning CenterGood Work(s) Make a Difference™ Holiday Event
Temple EmanuelFriars Charitable Foundation Holiday Luncheon
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School Sites
1988
Ann Street / Lincoln Heights
Canoga Park / Canoga Park
Hawaiian Avenue / Wilmington
Hobart Boulevard / Koreatown
Logan Street / Echo Park
Manchester Avenue / South Los Angeles
Sylmar / Sylmar
Utah Street / Boyle Heights
Weigand Avenue / Watts
Westminster / Venice
1989
68th Street / South Los Angeles
Grape Street / Watts
Hillcrest Drive / Crenshaw
Hillside / Lincoln Heights
Langdon Avenue / North Hills
1990
Alta Loma / Mid-City
Hart Street / Canoga Park
Selma Avenue / Hollywood
South Park / South Los Angeles
1994
49th Street / South Los Angeles
Napa Street / Northridge
1995
Menlo Avenue / South Los Angeles
1996
Esperanza / Westlake
Sierra Park / El Sereno
1999
Albion Street / Lincoln Heights
Aragon Avenue / Cypress Park
Baldwin Hills / Crenshaw
Figueroa Street / South Los Angeles
First Street / Boyle Heights
Gates Street / Lincoln Heights
Grant / Hollywood
Hazeltine Avenue / Van Nuys
Hooper Avenue / South Los Angeles
Loren Miller / South Los Angeles
Loreto Street / Highland Park
Monlux / North Hollywood
Murchison Street / Boyle Heights
Shenandoah Street / Mid-City
Sheridan Street / Boyle Heights
Sunrise Street / Boyle Heights
Vaughn Street / Pacoima
Vena Avenue / Arleta
2000
Bandini Street / San Pedro
Braddock Drive / West Los Angeles
Bridge Street / Boyle Heights
Broad / Wilmington
Broadous / Pacoima
Bushnell Way / Highland Park
Canterbury Avenue / Arleta
Cohasset Street / Van Nuys
Coliseum Street / Crenshaw
Compton Avenue / Watts
Fair Avenue / North Hollywood
Fernangeles / Sun Valley
Glenwood / Sun Valley
Gratts / Westlake
Kittridge Street / Valley Glen
Latona Avenue / Montecito Heights
Leo Politi / Pico Union
Limerick Avenue / Canoga Park
Main Street / South Los Angeles
Manhattan Place / South Los Angeles
Montague Street / Pacoima
Noble Avenue / North Hills
Plummer / North Hills
Roscoe / Sun Valley
Stonehurst Avenue / Sun Valley
Strathern Street / North Hollywood
Sylvan Park / Van Nuys
Telfair Avenue / Pacoima
Valley View / Hollywood
Van Nuys / Van Nuys
Vinedale / Sun Valley
2001
2nd Street / Boyle Heights
15th Street / San Pedro
92nd Street / Watts
109th Street / South Los Angeles
112th Street / Watts
116th Street / South Los Angeles
Arminta / North Hollywood
Cahuenga / Koreatown
El Dorado / Sylmar
Elysian Heights / Echo Park
Garvanza / Highland Park
Grand View / Venice
Griffin Avenue / Lincoln Heights
Hubbard Street / Sylmar
Los Angeles / Pico Union
Magnolia Avenue / Pico Union
Oxnard Street / North Hollywood
Pacoima / Pacoima
Pinewood / Tujunga
Ramona / Hollywood
Stagg Street / Van Nuys
Stoner Avenue / West Los Angeles
Sunny Brae Avenue / Winnetka
West Vernon / South Los Angeles
Wilton Place / Koreatown
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2002
20th Street / South Los Angeles
Castelar / Chinatown
Fletcher Drive / Atwater Village
Hoover Street / Pico Union
Lankershim / North Hollywood
Lowman School (Special Education) /
North Hollywood
2003
Aldama / Highland Park
Allesandro / Elysian Valley
Coldwater Canyon / North Hollywood
Columbus Avenue / Van Nuys
Dyer Street / Sylmar
El Sereno / El Sereno
Glen Alta / Lincoln Heights
Micheltorena Street/ Silver Lake
Raymond Avenue / South Los Angeles
Saticoy / North Hollywood
2004
135th Street / Gardena
Burton Street / Panorama City
Cabrillo Avenue / San Pedro
Euclid Street / Boyle Heights
Fenton Avenue / Lake View Terrace
Mayberry Street / Echo Park
Saturn Street / Mid-City
Vine Street / Hollywood
Yorkdale / Highland Park
2005
42nd Street / South Los Angeles
Aurora / South Los Angeles
Bakewell PC / South Los Angeles
Buchanan / Highland Park
Cesar Chavez / El Sereno
Clifford / Silver Lake
Crescent Heights / Mid-City
Farmdale / El Sereno
Gault / Van Nuys
Gledhill / North Hills
Glenfeliz / Atwater Village
Harvard / Mid-City
Hooper PC / South Los Angeles
Kingsley / Hollywood
Lizarraga / South Los Angeles
Mariposa-Nabi PC / Koreatown
Maurice Sendak / North Hollywood
N.E.W. Academy / Canoga Park
Panorama City / Panorama City
Osceola / Sylmar
Rio Vista / North Hollywood
Rosa Parks / North Hills
Toland Way / Eagle Rock
Wilshire Crest / Mid-City
2006
28th Street / South Los Angeles
Arlington Heights / Mid-City
Bassett / Van Nuys
Bright / Mid-City
Burbank Boulevard / North Hollywood
Cienega / Mid-City
Flournoy / Watts
Glassell Park / Glassell Park
Griffith-Joyner / Watts
King Jr. / South Los Angeles
La Salle / South Los Angeles
Lassen / North Hills
Lockwood / Hollywood
Los Feliz / Hollywood
Monte Vista / Highland Park
Rosemont / Westlake
Santa Monica / Hollywood
Tom Bradley / Crenshaw
Trinity / South Los Angeles
Victory / North Hollywood
YES Academy / Hyde Park
2007
The Accelerated School /
South Los Angeles
Anatola / Van Nuys
Annandale / Highland Park
Dorris Place / Elysian Park
Harding / Sylmar
Kim / Mid-City
Mayall / North Hills
Primary Academy / Panorama City
Riordan PC / Highland Park
Wilshire Park / Mid-City
Winnetka / Canoga Park
2011
Alta California / Panorama City
Andres & Maria Cardenas / Van Nuys
Dolores Huerta / South Los Angeles
Estrella / South Los Angeles
Julie Korenstein / North Hollywood
Owen Knox / South Los Angeles
Stanley Mosk / Winnetka
2012
Atwater / Atwater Village
Gratts PC / Westlake
Normont / Harbor City
2013
Michelle Obama / Panorama City
Sally Ride / South Los Angeles
South Region #10 / South Los Angeles
South Region#11 / South Los Angeles
Washington PC / South Los Angeles
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Board of directors
* Retired from the board in 2013 ** Board Members Appointed by Mayor Tom Bradley in 1988 to oversee
the development of the after school program that became LA’S BEST *** Deceased
chair Marvin J. Suomi President & CEO, KUD International, LLC
vice chair Mary odell President, UniHealth Foundation
cfo robert l. Wicke Director, Technology Practice, Deloitte Consulting
The honorable richard Alatorre President, Richard Alatorre & Co.
Garrett Q. Bland Managing Director, J.P. Morgan
Alice desobry Bowens Educator and Advisory Board Chair
pamela Buffett President, The Rebecca Susan Buffett Foundation
Jimmie i. cho* Vice President, HR Diversity & Inclusion, Southern California Gas Co.
christopher d. dusseault Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Marlyn M. Gates Attorney
dorothy M. Gibbons-White Attorney
Andrew Goldfarb Former Executive
Sharon Graves Chief Financial Officer, Phorus
robert V. Graziano* Managing Partner, Western Region, Northern Trust
russ hagey Global Chief Talent Officer & Partner, Bain & Company Inc. / Los Angeles
Amy Moynihan heyward Co-President, A Squared Entertainment, LLC
Gerald l. Katell Board Chair Emeritus and President, Katell Productions, LLC and Katell Properties, LLC
Jamie Kershaw*** Senior Counsel, Hulu
richard S. Kline*
Nigel lythgoe CEO, Nigel Lythgoe Productions and Executive Producer, “So You Think You Can Dance”
Amber Melius Attorney, Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP and BEST Friends, Chair
carmen Moch Regional Vice President, Target Stores
Gary W. park Partner, The Oxbridge Law Group
david l. paulson** CEO, Paulson Enterprises
Sharon harroun peirce Director, BritWeek
Matthew d. petersen Vice President, North America Marketing, Boys and Games Brands, Mattel, Inc.
Tracy rafter Principal, Rafter Group, Inc.
The honorable richard J. riordan ** Former Mayor of Los Angeles and Founder, The Riordan Foundation
cristina rose President & CEO, Rose Policy Solutions
June Sale** Advisory Board Chair Emeritus and Child Care Consultant
carla Sanger** President & CEO, LA’s BEST
dean Schramm Principal, The Schramm Group
carmel B. Sella Vice President, Community Development, Wells Fargo Bank
reva Shakkottai Senior Vice President, RBC Wealth Management
Tom Shapiro President & Owner, Trade Supplies, Inc.
robert d. Shipp President & Owner, RDS Investments
candy Spelling Commissioner Emeritus, City of Los Angeles and American Humane Association Board Member
david Travers Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners
Barry B. Waldo Consultant, Coca-Cola
Martin J. Wolff Chairman, Martin J. Wolff & Co., Inc., Insurance Agents
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Advisory Board
* Retired from the board in 2013 ** Board Members Appointed by Mayor Tom Bradley in 1988 to oversee
the development of the after school program that became LA’S BEST
chair Alice desobry Bowens, M.A. Educator
vice chair Trudi ferguson, ph.d.,** Professor, USC, Marshall School of Business
Bryant Alexander, ph.d. Dean, College of Communication & Fine Arts, Loyola Marymount University
Marilyn Brown Parenting Consultant
richard S. cheung, d.c. Private Practice and Assistant Clinical Professor,
Southern California University of Health Sciences
Bill coggins, MSW** Founder and Former Executive Director, Kaiser Permanente Watts
Counseling & Learning Center
cheryl cruz, ph.d. Professor, Department of Accounting, California State University, Los Angeles
Kristen deleo Senior Executive Assistant, Neutrogena Corporation and BEST Friends Board Rep
raymond ealy President, Allira
lucy esparza Executive Assistant /Office Manager KCBS/KCAL
ray Gonzales Former Producer/Host “Pacesetters,” KTLA Channel 5
Sweet Alice harris** Executive Director, Parents of Watts
helen hartel, M.A. Former Principal, Lowman Special Education Center
l. Spencer humphrey* President & Founder, Rocky Hill Group
Andrea Kannike Analyst, United States District Court
Ann reiss lane Founder & Chair, Women Against Gun Violence
peter McAllister, ph.d. Dean, College of Arts and Letters, California State University, Los Angeles
Nancy ramirez Deputy Chief, Los Angeles School Police Department
doris roberts Actor
laura c. romero, ph.d. President & CEO, Brillante Strategies
James rosser, ph.d.** President Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles
lois Saffian** Community Activist
June Sale** Advisory Board Chair Emeritus and Child Care Consultant
carla Sanger, M. ed.** President & CEO, LA’s BEST
Marilyn f. Solomon, MBA, oBe* President & Chair, Solomon Leadership Foundation
Virginia Victorin Education Advocate
deborah Villar Senior Vice President, Bienvenidos Children Services
Martha Watson, MSW** Psychotherapist/Consultant
Barbara yaroslavsky Community Activist
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BeST friends Board of directors
chair Amber Melius Attorney, Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP
vice chair Jordan Kaye Accounts Manager, Hatch
Matt clemo Director of Business Development, TRG Insurance Services
Moze cowper Senior Counsel, Amgen Inc.
Kristen deleo Senior Executive Assistant, Neutrogena Corp.
Jack fluor Chief Financial Officer, Integrated Media Technologies
Sara frisch Attorney, Helton Law Group
Jeff Goad Director of Supply Chain, Drybar
Vivian haun Education Attorney
Terry hoffmann Senior Vice President, Winner & Associates
Nathalie huddleston Founder, Green Source Coffee Company
paul Keltner Regional Industry Leader – Construction, Zurich North America
david lessoff Counsel, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Michael lynn Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch
Mallory Maske Founder, THRIVE HR for Start Ups
Tian Mu CEO, Naked Sky Entertainment
Sarah Nickerson Program Manager – Employee Social Responsibility, Google
claire Nilsson Vice President, MML PR
Julie paluch Senior Counsel, GeneralCounselWest, PC
Julia richter Associate Manager, Mattel, Inc.
Amani roberts Principal, Woodside Media Group
Jennifer Searle Public Relations Consultant
List current as of July 1, 2013
512012–13 la’s best annual report
corporate officecarla Sanger President & CEO
connie Aguilar Administrative Assistant
Beatriz Amaro Contracts Assistant
christine Bell Executive Assistant
Kirby chong Corporate Financial Analyst
Morenike evans Director of Communications
francine harcum Director of Administration
Sylvia hernandez Transportation Coordinator
Belma Michael Johnson Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs
cassandra Krause Director of Development, Strategic Partnerships
robin Manzer Director of Development, Grants
Steve Mocalis Chief Financial Analyst
cathy Negrete Accounting Associate
lorena parra Manager of Development, Operations
patty phillips Director of Development, Fundraising Events
lauren Schick* Digital Media & Communications Manager
robyn ritter Simon Vice President, Development
Sharon yarbrough Senior Vice President
operations officedebe loxton Chief Operating Officer
edith Ballesteros Director of BEST Fit
Tommy Brewer Director of Staff Development
lynette Bynoe Director of Volunteers
Jennifer cano Director of Digital Learning
ronnie cavalluzzi Director of Student Support Services
regino chavez Director of Evaluation
Kristina crafton Grant Manager
Maria cuevas Regional Director – Program
Mario davila Director of ASAP
deanna Galarza Regional Director – Operations
Alicia Green ASAP Coordinator
Anne Marie Johansen Principal Administrative Analyst
Amelia lopez Regional Director – Operations
oscar lopez Director of Technology
Justin lozano Human Resource Coordinator
Teresa McGee Technology Coordinator
Nineth Montoya Regional Director – Program
robin Morhar Grant Manager
Stela oliveira Director of Education
richard prieto Regional Director – City Wide
dee Ann rivera Director of Operations
olivia romo Director of Human Resources
rebecca Turner Director of Program Compliance
Bay Tran BEST Fit Coordinator
Mildred Zozulenko Financial Analyst
lA’s BeST Administrative Staff
* Through September 2013
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Map of Accountability and responsibility
LA’s BESTBoard of Directors
LA’s BEST FriendsBoard of Directors
LA’s BESTAdvisory Board
LAUSDSuperintendent’s Office
City of Los AngelesMayor’s Office
City of Los AngelesCity Council
Private FundersLAUSD
Board of Education
Director of Volunteers
Director of Evaluation
Social Media & Communications
Manager
Vice President Development
Director ofCommunications
Director ofDevelopment:
StrategicRelationships
Director ofDevelopment:
Fundraising Events
Director ofDevelopment:
Grants
Development Operations
Manager
Director ofAdministration
ExecutiveAssistant
TransportationCoordinator
ContractsAssistant
AccountingTechnician
PrincipalAdministrative
Analyst
Financial Analyst
GrantManagers
(2)
Consultants
Budget Technician
Chief Financial Analyst
(Consultant)
LA’s BEST Corporate OfficePresident & CEO
Corporate FinancialAnalyst
Senior Vice President
AccountingAssociate
AdministrativeAssistant
Vice PresidentCommunications &
Public Affairs
A quality, community-based after school program like LA’s BEST owes
much of its success to strong partnerships. We are an independent
nonprofit organization, but we work hand-in-hand with the Los Angeles
Unified School District (LAUSD), City leadership, private funders of the
program, and our three boards. LA’s BEST is a program of Beyond the
Bell, which collaborates with national and community-based
organizations to provide after school programming in LAUSD.
532012–13 la’s best annual report
LAUSD Beyond the BellAssistant Superintendent
Director of Digital
Learning
Traveling Program
Supervisors (34)
Regional Directors
(2)
Director ofProgram
Compliance
Director ofHuman
Resources
Director of BEST Fit
BEST FitCoordinator
Director of ASAP
ASAP Coordinator
Recreation SupportWorkers
(4)
LA’s BEST Operations OfficeChief Operating Officer
Citywide Events
Coordinator
OfficeTechnicians
(2)
DataManagers
(2)
AdministrativeAide
Programmer
IT Field Services
Technician
Human Resources
Coordinator
Senior Office Technician
Senior Office Technicians
(2)
Regional Directors
(2)
Director of StudentSupport Services
Director ofStaff
Development
Director ofEducation
Students(28,000+)
Director of Operations
Program Coaches
(34)
LearningFacilitators
(9)
Field Staff(2,150)
SiteCoordinators
(194)
AdministrativeAide
TechnologyCoordinator
Director ofTechnology
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contributors
$300,000 and aboveLA84 Foundation
$100,000–$199,999David and Lucile Packard
Foundation
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation
The Rebecca Susan Buffett
Foundation
The Honorable Richard J.
Riordan
Target
Weingart Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
$50,000–$99,999The Annenberg Foundation
Anonymous
Max and Lubov Azria/
BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP, INC.
Blavatnik Family Foundation
Max H. Gluck Foundation
The Green Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
The Ralph M. Parsons
Foundation
Rosenthal Family Foundation
$20,000–$49,999Advanced Environmental
Group, Inc.
The Albert & Bettie Sacchi
Foundation
AIG Life and Retirement
Anonymous
The California Endowment
The California Wellness
Foundation
CP3 Foundation
Dr. Bill Dorfman
Friends of LA’s BEST
The Jena and Michael King
Foundation
The Mark Hughes Foundation
Mattel, Inc.
Pasha Stevedoring &
Terminals L.P.
Southern California
Gas Company
Mariclare and Marvin Suomi
Steve Tisch Family Foundation
Walmart Foundation
Warner Music Group
Wells Fargo Bank
The Wilson Family Foundation
Selim K. Zilkha
$10,000–$19,999American Federation of
Teachers
Ambassador Frank and
Kathy Baxter
Brand Jordan
Marilyn Brown
Pamela Buffett
DeMenno Kerdoon
DreamWorks Animation
Studios
The Eli and Edythe Broad
Foundation
Ella Fitzgerald Charitable
Foundation
FedEx Corporation
GE Capital Real Estate
Dorothy Gibbons-White, Esq.
Sharon Graves
Michael Greene
Guggenheim Partners, LLC
Mary Beth and Russ Hagey
Ignify Inc.
JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness
Foundation
Gerald L. Katell
The Kayne Foundation
Los Angeles Lakers
Youth Foundation
Mattel Children’s Foundation
Neutrogena Corporation
Nickelodeon
Jon Platt
Proskauer Rose, LLP
Rustic Canyon Partners
Reva Shakkottai
Sheila Gold Foundation
Robert D. Shipp
A Squared Entertainment, LLC.
Tory and Cameron Strang
Carmen A. Trutanich
Vons Foundation
The Wallis Foundation
The Walt Disney Company
Donna and Martin J. Wolff
$5,000–$9,999Arey Jones Educational
Solutions
Clarissa & Edgar Bronfman Jr.
Foundation
Clever Crazes For Kids, Building
Healthy Lives Foundation
Colburn Foundation
Rhea Perlman and
Danny DeVito (alpha here?)
Douglas Foundation
Sarah and Christopher
Dusseault
Phyllis and Jimmy Easton
Edison International
Educational Development
Center, Inc.
George Fontaine
Fred Hayman Family Foundation
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Goldve Entertainment, Inc
Google Community Grants
Funds of Tides Foundation
David Obst
Mary and Glen Odell
Tom and Dana Petty
Lynn and David Pollock
Public Profit
Cristina Rose
Scholastic Inc.
ShareASale.com
Nikki Shocket
UniHealth Foundation
Vopak North America and
Subsidiaries
$1,000–$4,999ABCMouse.com
The Academic Advantage
Adam and Gila Milstein
Family Foundation
AEG Live, LLC
The Honorable Richard Alatorre
ALL(n)1 Security Services, Inc.
Amgen Foundation
Matching Gifts and
Volunteer Programs
The Angell Foundation
Anonymous
Anonymous
Kayvan Ardalan
Aurora Family Foundation
AXA Foundation
Bank of America
Bank of the West
Elizabeth Banks and
Max Handelman
Garrett Q. Bland
Helaine Blatt
Christopher Bollenbach
Alice Desobry Bowens
Selina and Brian Boxer-Wachler
California State Parks
Foundation
Jacques Capelluto
Mark Carliner
Robert Carliner
Sze W. Chang
Richard S. Cheung
Nancy and Matt Clemo
Crescent Solutions
Cynthia L. & William E. Simon, Jr.
Foundation
DFS North America
Christy and Tony Dimitriades
Terena and Anders Eisner
Epstein Family Foundation
Christopher Erro
Josh Evans
Barbara Guggenheim Fields
Valerie Fitzgerald
Yolie Flores
Pamela and Jackson Fluor
Friars Charitable Foundation
Chester Garcia
Henry Gluck
Jeff Goad
Sally J. Graham
Bobbie and Mark Greenfield
TR Gregory
The Honorable Wendy Greuel
and Dean Schramm
Paula Hart
Helen Hartel
Heestand Foundation
Winnie W. Huang
Nathalie and Michael
Huddleston
Jeff Hyland
Impower, Inc
The J.B. Berland Foundation
Leslie Joseph
Matthew R. Kanner
The Kleiner Cohen Foundation
Kohl’s Cares
Howard C. Kornberg
David Laanemaa
Larry S. Flax Revocable Trust
Dannie Lau and
Stephanie Saito
Kenneth Levitan
Angela Loh
Jennifer and Byron Lucas
Mad Wagons LLC
Michael D. Maline
Mario Marin
Mike Feuer for Assembly 2010
The Mohn Family Foundation
Naked Sky Entertainment
Nelson+Morris LLC
Chris Nixon
O.C. Vacuum Environmental
Services
Ogilvy Public Relations
Worldwide
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc
The Pacific Group
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Jada Paul
David L. Paulson
Sharon Harroun Peirce
Dr. and Mrs. Ed Phillips
Shelley Rabin
Respond2, LLC
Robyn Ritter Simon and
Brian Simon
Toni A. Ritzenberg
Dick Roberts
Alicia S. Rose
Dr. Robert Cooper and
Sarah Rosenberg
John Rucci
Thomas Safran
June Sale
Carla and Jonathan Sanger
Mary Bryna Sanger and
Harry Katz
Jenny and Steve Savitsky
Tom Shapiro
Richard Sherman
Skirball Cultural Center
Matthew Snowdon
Sweet People Apparel, Inc.
Cristina and Anthony
Thomopoulos
Katy Jakle and Dave Travers
Truist
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Rob Vickery
Rachel and Paul Vogel
W. W. Grainger, Inc.
Barry B. Waldo
Lynne Wasserman
Watt Companies
Westmount Asset
Management, LLC
Robert L. Wicke
Jodi and Andrew Wing
The Winnick Family Foundation
Women’s Professional Network
World Duty Free Group US, Inc.
Yahoo! Matching Gifts Program
The Zolla Family Foundation
$500–$999John Aaroe
David Adefeso
Sayeeda Ahmed
ARC
Kevin Beach
Carol and Frank Biondi
Andrea Boyer
Sarah and Doug Brown
Frieda Rapoport Caplan
Paul Carliner
The Carpenter Family
Revocable Trust
Ronnie Cavalluzzi
Courtney Chapman
Richard Clapp
Katy Clark
Robert W. Clemo
David Cotterman
Moze Cowper
Barbara Davis
Kristen DeLeo
Deutsche Bank
Americas Foundation
Robert DiRomaldo
John Aaroe Group-Beverly Hills
The Duvoisin Group
Raymond Ealy
Ezra Brutzkus Gubner LLP
Kenneth, Cathy and David Fein
FLIR Systems, Inc.
David A. Freedman
Sanae Garcia
MG
Debi Gero
Jeremy Gibbs
Adrian Grant
William Hair
Irene and Nick Hedges
Michaeline Heydari
Rick Hilton
Terry Hoffmann
Rene’ Horsch
Joan Hotchkis
Hulu, LLC
Herman Michael Jacobs
Johnson & Johnson
Sally Forster Jones
Joseph Kavanagh
Ann-Marie and Brent Keltner
Gary, Mary and Dean Keltner
Paul Keltner
La Quadrado, Inc.
Ann Reiss Lane
David Lessoff
Anic Li
Jim Licate
Merritt Loughran
Michael McCollum
Linda and Sheldon Mehr
Marcia Metzger
Brad Miller
Nicole Moise
Sandra Moss
Tian Mu
John Murphy
Larry Murphy
Javier Navarro
David Niven, Jr.
Tom Ortenberg
Julie A. Paluch
Mariam Mohajer-Rahbari
Paula Rodgers, M.D.
Nancy Ross
Linda Rouse
Royal Bank of Canada
Lois Saffian
David and Rose Scherer
SEDL Advancing Research
Improving Education
Michele Seltzer
R. Russell Meyer and
Marcy Shaffer
Shaun Shenouda
Gloria Shulman
Smart & Final
Charitable Foundation
Wendy and Harlan Spinner
Stern Management
General Account
Warren Stout, M.D.
Joseph Sugerman, M.D.
Thomas Swalla
UCLA Anderson Wine Club
Rebecca Unterman
Gianna Vargas
Patricia Vellanoweth
John Wald
Julie Wiskirchen
Arda Yemenidjian
Peg Yorkin
Joseph Yousem
$1-$499Jolene Abbott
Courtney Abdallah
Ken Abdo
Julie and David Abitant
Matthew Ablan
Danielle Abraham
Keith Adler
Michael Adler
Khalid Ahmad
Lara Aktar
Cynthia Alcantara
Bryan K. Alexander, Ph.D.
Maureen Alexander
Alicia Alonso
Aviva Altmann
George Altuzarra
Jorge Alva
Belinda Ambrose
American Animal Eye Care
Center, Inc
Ameriprise Financial
Gift Matching Program
Al Amiri
Lindsay Amstutz
Alejandra Anderson
Chase Anderson
Renee Anderson
Allison Andrade
Ryan Andrus
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Susie Ansaldi
Melinda Aragon
Edgardo Arcinue
Channone Arif
Faye Arrington
Marti Artsis
Whitney Ashley
Benno Ashrafi
Gareth Asten
Andrea Aud
Molly and Brian Auld
John Axley
Oyinlade Ayandele
Sarah Babb
John Babcock
Mujon Baghai
Karla Bagley
Ragini Bahl
Lee Bailey
Eva Baker
Lamar Baker
Ray Baker
Bank of America Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
Bank of the West Employee
Giving Program
Michelle Banks
Ida Barba
Deborah Barkley
Alma Barnes
Damon Barnett
Linda Barr
Alexa Barron
Barry J. Fisher Insurance
Marketing
Dustin Bartz
Tamer Batayneh
BDI Events Inc.
Jocelyn Bear
Amber Bearce
Elizabeth Beas
Anna and Jorge Becerra
Lela Becker
Sarah Becker
Courtney Behrenhausen
and David Sanger
Emily Benowitz
Jeanne Benowitz
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Judith Benowitz
Jesse Bergdofer
Christopher Berman
Shawn Bernardini
Michele Bernstein
Anthony Bertocchini
Michele Bertolini
Jeanne Abbot Berzner
The Best Nails
Linden Bierman-Lytle
Kandy Biesterfeld
Russell Binder
Michael Bird
Baron Birkhofer
Michelle and Ken Bisnoff
Sonja Bjornsen
EQAL Media
Jeff Blair
Heather Blaise
Courtney Blanton
Kasey Blaustein
Marla B. Bleavins
Zachary Bloom
Nancy Blumenfeld
Regina Blumenfeld
Shaina Bocci
Stewart Bogen
Lauren Bondell
JM Bonthous
Merci Borden
Krisena and Scott Borenstein
Mari Karla Borromeo
Jessica Borsiezxy
Paul Bost
Thomas Bost
Emily Bost-Baxter
Desobry Bowens
Irene Bowers
Tyler Bowman
Ashley Branch
Andrea Brassington
Amy Braun
Sarah Braun
Natalie Brawley
Taylor Brekke
Daniel S. Brescoll
Sarah Brokaw
Michelle Brookman
Dave Brown
Garrett Brown
Donna Brown Guillaume
Stephen Brown
Jacqueline Broxton
James Buckley
Tamarah Buckley
David S. Burr
Monica Busby
Scott Bushkin
Brent Bushnell
Jacob Byrles
Jennifer Cabrera
Thane Call
Frank Callari
Tom Campion
Mary Beth Cantrell
Angel Caponigro
Sara Cardone
Kurt Cardoza
Adam Carr
Christopher Cary
Lesley Catlett
Center for Collaborative
Solutions
Carletha Cephas
Andea Ceragioli
Barbara Cervantes
Alex Chaffee
Margaret Chainski
Hamilton Chan
David Chandler
Annie Chang
Erick Brian RJ Chapman
Gabriella
Janel Charlton
Jackie Chase
Jane Chavez
Chase Chavin
Matt Cheesebro
Bonnie Chen
Vijay Chittoor
Edward Choi
Frederick Choi
Harold Chow
Julia Chow
Richard Chow
Jessica and Dean Christopher
Tony Christopoulos
Serena L. Chu
Randall Churchill
Christopher Clark
Julie Clark
Kyra Clarke
Gregory Clary
Todd and Amy Clatterbuck
Haven Claytor
Zennen Clifton
Coastal Community Foundation
of South Carolina
Morgan Cohen
Rachel Cohen
Racey Cohn
Amy Coil
Eric Colbert
Hobby Cole
Kristen Coleman
Roberta Collier-Wright
Ann and Jim Collins
George Colman
Lauren Colton
Anne M. Combs
Susie Comi
Heather Connor
Kelly Connors
Morgan Cooper
Karen Berlin Cooperstein
Stacy Corona
Brooke Corson
Liz Couchon
Brian Courville
Antwane Cowen
Bri Crum
Julio C. Cruz
Kate Cushman
Richard Cusick
Susannah Dahlberg
Kareem Daniel
Brian Danielewicz
Hoa Dao
Julian Darden
Tina Darien
Jesse Dauria
Krista Davidson
Zulma Davila
Alexandra Davis
Catherine Davis
Macey Davis
Robert Davis
Susan and Michael Davis
Jamie De Laveaga
Pieter and Keren de Zawrt
Michelle Deal
Max DeCesare
Christina Degerman
Allison DeKnight
Carol Dekoski
Del Monte Food Company MG
Moira Delaney
Renate DeLeon
Christa Demeke
Marina Depietri
Sunni Deprur
Jacqueline DeSanctis
The Deschenes Family
Stephanie Deur
Susan Dickinson
Halyey Dickson
Valerie Dillingham
Lori Dinkel
Renata Dionello
Barbara DiPalma
Disney Matching Gift Program
Lisa Doctor
Mark Dome
Jennifer Domkus
Brian Donahue
Tori Donnellan
David B. Dorfman
F. Jay Dougherty
Fran Dowd
Wanda Dragomirescu
Keith Dragoon
Stephanie Drapeau
Scott Dressler
Brian Driskell
DriveWise Auto
Sophie Dufresne
Kristine Dun
Cindy Dunning
Jennifer Duran
Ebay Matching Gifts Program
Thad Eby
Timothy Eckert
Kerry Egleston
Michael Eidelson
Adam Eigner
Dr. Joseph and Janet Eigner
Gil Elbaz
Lisa Elkan
Saun Ellescas
Byron Ellis
John Ellis
Lenita Ellis
Claire Elvers
Nicolas Emiliani
David Engel
Victoria Entine
Anne R. Epstein
Wilma Erlicht
Stephen Erwin
Jennifer Estes
Orrin Evans
Christy Eyster
Toby Faber
Chris Fahland
Gil Faskowicz
Marion Fay
Adrienne Fayne
Sharon Feder
Nancy Federman
Tom Felehovic
Denyse Fennessey
Jason Ferrone
Sandra Ferry
Hilary D’Lacy Fey
Allyson Field
Emily Fillingham
Jonathan Fischer
Natalie Fischer
Erika Fisher
Ryan Fitzgerald
Frank Fitzpatrick
Jennifer Fitzpatrick
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Julian Flannery
Sarah Flees
Melissa and Chris Flores
Jeremy Flores
Heather Fogarty
Carrie Fogliani
Mary Forberg
Vivian K. Forbes
Corinne Fowler
Rich Franklin
Mario Franqui
Susan Frazier
Michael Freedman
Walter Freedman
Courtney Freeman
Christopher Love
Karl Friber
John Friberg
Mary Friberg
Susan Friberg
Myrna and Jim Frisch
Sara Frisch
Lizzy Frost
Edward Fu
Russell M. Fujii
Robin Fujimoto and Jim Botko
Julie Fuller
Max Fuller
An Fung
Brian Funk
Ashley Futak
Lindsay Gabler
Thomas Gallatin
Karen Galloway
Gabriela Galvan
Terri Garber
Kate Garberich
Brian Garcia
Fredelina Garcia
Luis Garcia
Marty Garey
Kari Watson-Garman
Jane Garrett
Michael Garwood
Janis Gasch
Marlyn M. Gates, Esq.
Elizabeth Gay
Zenia and Justin Gaynor
Anne Gazzaniga
Kim Geary
Warren George
Egle and Kestutis Germanas
Mitch Gettleman
Jill Giannone
Denis Gibbs
Denis Patrick Gibbs
Kevin Gibbs and
Geoffroy Meunier
Matthew Gibbs
Leslie and Cliff Gilbert-Lurie
Aaron Gitnick
Alec Glasser
Lori, Joshua & Mckinney Glazer
Amy Gleason
Janet Glick
Deborah Glupczynski
GNW Evergreen Insurance
Services, LLC
Doris Goad
Hannah and Shelby Goad
Marvin Goad
Bryan Godwin
Linda Goldman
Scott Goldman
Barbara Goldsmith
Nancy Gomez
Kiran Gonsalves
Jennifer Goodie
Adam Goodman
Nicole Goodman and
Geno Ramos
Google, Matching Gift
Patricia Gordon
Rob Gordon
Alina Gorgorian
Warren Gorowitz
Elizabeth Grace
Erin Grace
Frank Grace
Bernice Grant
Cynthia Grasman
Saidah Grayson
Steven Greenblatt
Jason Greenwald and
Corey Nickerson
Elvis Greer
Lori Griffith
Rudy E. Grimaldo
Adam Gropman
Stacey Gualandi
Elise Gulan
Vikas Gupta
Christopher Guse
Carolina Gutnisky
Suzanne Gutterman
Kay Haase
Alaia Habben
Ben Hackney
Mark Haddad
Gabriella Hadley
Matthew Haefner
Paul Hageman
Ted Halaby
Edward Hallen and
Freida Vasquez Hallen
Lawrence Halperin
Megan Halpin
Ramon Hamilton
Ted Hamiter
Amy Stevens Hammond
Stephanie Hammond
Elizabeth Hanauer
Christopher Hapak
Annette and Richard Harbinger
Matthew Hard
Elizabeth Harlow
Alec Harrell
Julia Harris
Reed Harris
Heather Hartel
Casey Hatcher
Vivian Haun
Laura Hawk
Dustin Hawkins
Julianne Hayden
Joanna Heckman
NJ Hedges
Anne Heestand
Patricia Heestand
Lindsey Helgen
Margo Helgen
Gregory Heller
Robert Heller
Kathryn Hellwig
D. Michael Henderson
Lola Hendricks
Meredith Henning
Bryant Henry
Channing Henry
Eileen Henry
Amy Hermalik
David Hernand
Angelica Hernandez
Debra E. Hernandez
Larizza Hernandez
John Herpers
Herbert Herrmann
Bekki Herzon
Austin Hice
Hilly Hicks, Jr.
Haley Hicky
Jamie Hilao
Matt Hiler
Daniel Hill
Leonard Hill
Susan Hill
Aaron Hirschhorn
Jeff Hirtu
Eva Ho
Krissy Hoadley
Nikki Hochstein
Patrick Hodgins
Michele M. Hodous
Julien Hoisington
Blair Holert
Arlene and George Holley
Shawn Holley
Brian K. Holmes
JoAnn Holmes
Maureen and Garry Holtzman
Robert Hong
Sue Hooker
Kacie Hooten
Preston Hopson
Melody Hornstra
Yaniv Horovitz
Heather Horwitz
Gayl Howell
Aileen Hsu
Charles Huang
Carrie Huber
Celim Huezo
Richard Hull
Hulu, LLC (MG)
Gannon Hunt
Aquilla Hurd-Ravich
James Hyman
Caryn Hymel
Blake Irving
Joe Isaac
Geila Israel
Ivan Ivankovich
James Ives
Anne Jackle
JACL Downtown LA Chapter
Daniel Jacob
Susan Jacobs
Sean Jacobsohn
Anne Jacoby
Jeffrey Jaeger
David Jakle
Pat and John Jakle
Jocelyn James
James Madison University
Far Jangtrakool
Japanese American
Optimist Club
Japanese Women’s Society
of Southern California
Kelly Jarrett
Jill Jeffers
Stephanie Jenks
Camille Jensen
Kathryn Jenson
John Berlinkski and Ji Jeon
Autry Jesperson
Ni Jiang
Kathleen Ousman and
Kayden Jobe
Claire John
Elaine John
Jocelyn and Nick Johnson
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Khrista Johnson
Kim Johnson
Mark Johnson
Sandy Johnson
Stacie Johnson
James Jonassen
Dana Jones
Fred Jones
Heather Jones
Margaret Jones
Parker Jorbeggen
Jada Jordan
Derek J. Joslin
Carin Julsgard
Junkyard Showroom
Dr. Mary A. Rosenfeld and
Mr. Sheldon Kadish
Peter Kaer
Ewelina Kajak
Jeevan Kalanithi
Lucy Kalanithi
Brett Kaluza
Ellen Kamon
Aki Kaneko
Alvin Kang
Faraaz Kanji
Dena Kaplan
Jeanette Kaplan
Caren Kaplow
Karl-Storz
Endoscopy-America, Inc
Jennifer Katell
Rama Katkar
Dayna Katlin
Jonathan Kavian
Ira Kaye
Jordan Kaye
Nora Keefe
Dorothy Kelly
Kristen Kelly
Jarred Kennedy
Lisa Keston
Helen Ketch
Russell Kidd
Kristina Kieswetter
Julie Kilmann
Elaine Kim and
Richard Seireeni
Scott Kimble
Scott Kindberg
Jennifer King
Nancy King
Susan King
Dale Kinsella
Amber Kirby
Stacy Kirk
Kirsch, Kohn & Bridge LLP
M. Kirschner
Linda Kizzia
Lori Kizzia
Jordan Klander
Avery Klein
Kimberly Klein
Josh Klinefelter
Anna Klinger
Tatsuo Kobayashi
Ashley Koff
Lee Koles
Panda Korman
Katherine and Edward Kotkin
David Kovalik
Kraft Food Group Foundation
Scott Kramarich
Bill Kramer
Kristen Krapf
Cassandra Krause
Kroger Foods
Jon and Karen Kroll
Marty Krueger
Rik Krulish
Nickie Kubasak
Ammar Kubba
Jennifer Kullmann
Robert Kuntz
Kelly Kupper
Derick Kurdy
Evelyn and Johnny Kwan
Kay Kwok
Ellen Kwon
Cynthia LaBauve
Nathaniel Lacktman
Belinda Lai
Chef LaLa
Emily LaMarque
Maren Lane
Emily Lanfear
Glenda Lang
Steve Lapinski
Emily and Johannes Larcher
Emily Larose
LA’s Best Pizza
Scott Lasser
CJ Laughran
Katie Leahy
Marc Lebovitz
Lizette Leclerc
Jaime Lee
Jenny Lee
Kassi Lee
Norman Lee
Pat Lee
Stephanie and Gary Lee
Anna Lefler
Legacy Financial of
California , LLC
Steve and Suzie Lehman
Ann G. and Howard Leibowitz
Natasha Lekwa
Gano Lemoine
Cheryl Leno
Erica Lepping
Burt Levitch
Danielle Lew
Donna and Glen Lew
Dorene Lew
Arthur Lewis
Ashley Lewis
Peng Li
Amy Liang
Nathan Licht
Janelle Lin
Jennifer Lin and Allan Edmiston
Carole Sue Lipman
Marc Lipschultz
Krista Lissner
Shoa-Kai Liu
Tracy Liu
Alison Lobenstein
Mark Lobosco
Logistics and Technical
Information Division –
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Debbie and Matt Lopez
Issa Lopez
Patricia R. Lopez
Wesley Low
Dalia Lugo
Erika Luna
Yesenia L. Luna
Allison Lusted
William Lustig
J. Luu
Marc Luzzato
Patrick Lynass
Brad Lynn
Michael B. Lynn
Thomas Lynn
Laura and Malcolm MacEwen
Shelley MacEwen
Collin Madden
Nitya Madhavan
Alvin Magpantay
Michael Mahoney
Fred Manaster
Kristina Mangelsdorf
Ross Mankuta
Jeremy Mape
Julie and AJ Marcantonio
Marisa Marconi
Melanie Marconi
Bill Marino
Kaleana Markley
Kate Marley
Patricia O. Marley
Laurie Marshall
Brandon Martin
Rand Martin /
MVM Strategy Group
Adriana Martinez
Mallory Maske
Linda Mason
Lilian Mata
Mattel, Matching Gift
Paula and Mike Mattison
Paula Mattison
Lauren Mattson
Jane B. Matz
Brian Mau
Celine Maullin
Jessica Mayerson
April Mayfield
Kate and Brett Maynard
Judy McAdam
Brian McAuley
Chris McBride
Ben McCallister
Maureen Marley McCarthy
Brad McCloud
Sean McCune
Gertie McDevitt
Dave McFadden
Kristine McFarland
Julie McGinity
David McIntosh
Kelly McKeown
Randall McKillop
Lauren McKnight
Nicole McLaughlin
Vanessa McLean
Baba McLoughlin
Brian McLoughlin
Sarah and Cooper McMains
Sophia McRae
Tiemo Mehner
Connie Meigs
Zoe Melczer
Daniel Melillo
Amber Melius
Stephen Melius
Patricia Mendoza
Kristina Menefee
Philip Mercado
Lacey Merrell
Amy Merrick
Marc Merrill
Derek Meyer
Theresa DiLeo Meyers
Beth and Leslie Michaelson
Leslie D. Michelson
Cheryl C. Middleton
Jennifer Miike
Ari Miller
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Cathy Miller
Dayton Miller
Erika Miller
Omari Miller
Robert Miller
Molly and Jeffrey Millman
Rubye Millsa
Craig Min
Serena Minikes
MissionFish
Cameron Mitchell
Marc Mitchell
Rhonda Mitchell
Alana Mitnick
Carmen Moch
Juan Moctezuma
Luke Moland
Suzie Moldavon
Sarah Molinaro
Brett Mondie
Peter Montelongo
Lauren Moore
Tiffany Moore
Wanda L. Moore
Lisa Morales
Daniel Morefield
Cara and Erik Moreno
T. J. Morio
Michael R. Morris
Tracey Morris
William Morrow
Allison Moyer
Harris Moyer
Dan P. Mu
John Mucci
Aynsley Muller
Ezequiel Murillo
Megan Murphree
Silas Myers
Neora Myrow
Michelle Naden
Blaire Nakano
Glenn Naphy
Paul Massif, M.D.
Jason Nazar
Amy Neiman
Todd Nelson
Cody Nenadal
Network For Good
Diane Neubauer
Giao Nguyen
Harry Nguyen
Niara Nicholas
Sally and Robert Nicholson
Sarah Nickerson and
Scott Cerreta
Alicia Nicol
Michael Nieves
Michelle Nigro
Sharon Nigro
Christopher Nilsson
Claire Nilsson
Karin Nilsson
Meaghan Nix
Vichet Nol
Maria Norman
Michael Nourmand
Deedy Oberman
Molly O’Bryan
Occidental Petroleum
Corporation
Edward Ojdana
Leslie O’Keefe
Stela Oliveira
Bonnie G. Oliver
Charlene Olson
Dena Olson
Erica Olson
Jill Oneal
Bob Oppelt
Karen Orlandi
Stacy O’Rourke
LeeAnn Orozco
Diana Ortega
Reiko Osaki
Nathaniel Osher
Julie and Richard Owen
Sara and Ryan James Owens
Catherine Oyster
Anne Pajaud
Dave Palmer
David Palmer
Michael Palmer
Pamela Palmer
Gene and Rosemary Paluch
Mark Paluch
William Paluch
Soha Panah
Van and Nickie Pappas
Jagdish Parasrampuria
Kenneth Park
Thomas Park
Thaddaeus Parker
Bret Parsons
Walter Partos and Cara Zou
Amanda Parzen
Gabriel Pasette
Elisa Paster
Susan Pasternak and
Larry Picus
Stacy Pate
Elaine Paul
Dana Pauls
Danielle Pavlovic
Julie and Bo Pearl
Jesse Pemstein
Fiona Peng
Jim Peoples
John Pepper
PepsiCo Foundation
Jennifer Peragine
Chrystiane Pereira
Michaela Pereira
Dawn Perez
Performing Arts Center
of Los Angeles County
Heather Perry
Daniel Peters
Matthew D. Petersen
Anne-Marie Peterson
Ben Petuchowski
Staci Pfeffer
Stephanie Phan
Robert H. Philibosian
Marc Phillips
Patty Phillips
Kimberly Phinney
Joy Picus
Brian W. Pike
John and Kristen Pike
Lyn Pilch
Stacy Pinkas
Jennifer Pirich
Liatte Platt
Hong Yoon Plurad
Cathleen Podell
Andrew Poe
David Ponak
Pranav Popat
Cathie and Tom Popham
Derrell Porter
Tracy Porter
Peggy Martin Portillo
Jordan Posell
Sara Potter
Darren Powderly
Eileen B. Powers
Erin Powers
Holly Prabhu
Sheila Prendergast
Jamie Price
Jimmy Price
Tyler Price
Barbara Probert
Erin Przbylinski
Psychological Associates
The Pucker Barnes Family
Janice Pugh
QBE Foundation
Allison Quaglino
Quantum Leap Entertainment
Grant Quick
Nima Rabiee
John Rachlin
Madhu Rajaraman
Alli Rambaldini
Jessica Ramey
John Ramsay
Tyler Ramsey
Alan Rautbort
Sonja Raymer
Jonathan Re
Trevor Re
Joanna Reddick
Nate Redmond
Justin Reese
Heidi Reich
Jocelyn Reid
Katja Reitemeyer
Jie Ren
Cynthia Retter
Ursula Reyes
Francine Hughes Reynolds
Jeremiah Reynolds
Cecil Rhambo
Phillip Rhee
Rhino Entertainment Company
Gary and Elise Rhoades
Ilona Rice
William A. Richelieu
Julie Michaelson Richter
Lisa Rick
Guido Rietdyk
Alice Riganian
Dan Riggin
Michelle Ripple
Edith Ritter
Ritter Law
DeeAnn Rivera
Denise Robert
Amani Roberts
JH Roberts
Katie Roberts
Diane Robertson
Michael Robertson
Heather Robinson
Shelly Robinson
Jennifer Robles
Angela Rodgers
Michele Rodgers
Nate Rodriguez
Karlene Rogers-Aberman
Roll Giving
Laura C. Romero. Ph.D.
Ryan and Rachel Romero
Brienne Rose
Eric Rosenbaum
The Rosenblood Family
Jamie Rosenfield
Suzanne Rosenthal
Seth Roskos
Carol Roth
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Gerald Roth
Marcy Roth
Robert Rotstein
Christopher Rowan
Gretchen Rozio
Chris Rubin
Abby Rule
Kathryn F. Russo
Lynn Rutherford
Scott Ryan
David S
SA Recycling
Ceara Sadler
Erica Salisbury
Owen Salkin
Jon Samnick
Cat Sampson
Christine Samsel
Carmelita Ramirez-Sanchez
Abbie and Terry Sanger
Christopher and Nida Sanger
Dr. and Mrs. Sirgay Sanger
Mike Savacool
Laura Sawallish
Bradley Schenck
Lauren Schick
Jonathan Schiminske
Scott Schlichter
Amy Schmidt
Kerry L. Schmidt
Mariylnn and Joe Schmidt
Mark Schmidt
Dean Schmieder
Julie Schoenfeld
Marcus Schoepke
William Schoettle
Joseph Schohl
Matthew Schonfield
Miriam Schwartz
Nicole Schwartz
Stefanie Schwartz
Amanda Schweitzer
Rachel Sciacca
Katie and Chris Scoville
Elissa Scrafano
Brittany Seabloom
Jennifer Searle
Amanda Searles
Jacob Sedgh
Terry Seidler
David Seror
Martin Serota
Sarah Serota
Cassandra Seto
Andib Shah
Misha Shah
Neil Shah
Shane Family Foundation
Elga A. and Howard J. Sharpe
Jennie Shaw
Melissa Sheehan
Gillian Sheldon
Shilpa Shelton
Stacey Sher
Darris Sherman
Linda Sherman and
David Altshuler
Lois Sherman
Anupam Shome
Jan and Dick Schortz
Pamela Shriftman
Ian Siegel
Cassie Silverman
Benjamin Simkin
Brian Simon
Danny Simon
Jed Simon
Jessica Simon
Rebecca Simon
Karim Simplis
Frederick Singer
Jaime Sipila
Sirin Sirirat
Lia Skoblov
Louise and Lyle Skosey
Anthony Slater
Kelly Slattery
Scott Slayton
Paul Slider
Jeff and Sara Small
Chad Smith
Jaymi Smith
Kimberley Smith
Phyllis Smith
Robert and Margaret Smith
Sandra Smith
Jennifer Snyder
Scott Snyder
Marthina Sochodolak
Jeff Solomon
Lawrence Solomon
Lissa and Ken Solomon
Michael Solomon
Rich Son
David Sonenstein
Cindy Song
Morten Sorensen
John Spadaro
Brooke Spanos
Fiona Spence
Darci Spiker
David Spingarn
Michael Sprauge
Deepa Sreenivasan
Liz Stahl
David Stainton
Zane Stalkup
Standish Management LLC
Eve Stanley
Pamela Stanley
Monica Starke
Carol Starr
Rory Staten
Elizabeth Stearns
Laura Stein
Marin Steinbrenner
Bryan Steinkohl
Leigh Stephenson
Louis Sterling
Trevor Sterry
Ian Stewart
Constance Stoehr
Jeremy O. Stolarz
Conio Stolfi
Maria Stolfi
Jason Stone
Laura Stone
Virginia Stott
Kerri Stoughton-Jackson
Peter Strand
Thomas Strickler
Mark and Christy Strub
Carly Stubner
David Stukas
Christina Stumpf
Amy Sulkowski
Timothy Sullivan
Wendy Sullivan
Eileen Sun
Kenneth Sundaresan
Michael Suphanbat
Courtney Sutcliffe
Barbara Swenson
Midco and Jeremy Switzer
Curt Syring
Harold Tan
Danielle Tappil
David and Claudia Tashman
Shaden Tavakoli
Cheryl E. Taylor
Matthew Taylor
Wendy Taylor
Pooja Teckchandani
Tim Telford
Melissa Teller
Temescal Associates
Teva Pharmaceuticals
The Michael & Susan Dell
Foundation
Lauren Thibodeaux
Kristina Krissakova-Thomas
Linda Thomas
Oliver Thomas
Stephanie Thompson
Mary Thornton
TimeWarner Matching
Grants Program
Sarah Tindall
Viet To
Nancy Tobias
Mia Togo
Candace Tomarken
Maria Torres
Vanessa Torres
Eric Toscano
David Towers
Juanita Treshinsky
Stephanie V. Trice
Shanna Trombetta
Edward Tsai
Jerry Tsou
Weifong Tung
Mark Tunney
Callie Turner
Nicole Turpin
Judy Tyler
Jerry Tzou
Robert Uccardi
Christina Um
Unilever Matching Gift
Program
United Way California
Capital Region
United Way of Greater
Los Angeles
Thomas and Janet Unterman
Kristi Urquidi
Cari Uslan
Susan Valdry
Lee Valentine
Rory Van Nest
George and Barbara Vandeman
Phoebe Vandeman
Troy VanVooren
Andre Vargas
Lana Varney
Angel Vasquez
Janet Veale
Telesa Via
Sophia Viklund
Jessica Vitale
Lora Vorkink
Christopher Vroman
Clinton Wade
Jaclyn Wagner
Evelyn Wah
Annette Wakeford
Heidi Walas
Ryan, Brita and Lukas Wald
Amy Walker
Peggy Wallenstein
Thomas Walsh
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Kathy S. Walton
Ben Wang
Jon Ward
Tracy Washburn
Eric Waxman
Monique Webber
CW
Paul Wehrley
Clifford Weimer
Jeremy Weinstein
Nancee Weinstein
Michael Weinsten
CE Weiss
Cory E. Weiss
Lisa Weiss
Sara Jaye Weiss
Alicia M. Weisser
Howard Weitzman
Ashley Wellinger
William Wells
Fabienne Wen
Josh Wenner
Pam Werner
Jennifer Weston
Brittany Wheaton
Justin Wheaton
Beth Whiffen
Jonas White
Kathleen White
Julie Wie
Sherron Wiggins
Daniel Williams
Latrice Williams
Linda Williams
Lynn M. Williams
Michael Williams
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Ashley Willson
Scott Wilson
Sheila Wirkus
John Wiseman
Andrew D. Wishart
Dakota Wolf
Dorit Wolf
Michael F. Wolf
Valencia Wolf
Karrie Wolfe
Vivian Wong
Dorothy Woo
Danice Woodley
George Woolley
Caroline Wright
Tina and Jared Wrobel
B. Wu
Hans Wurl
Caroline Yacu
Alvin Yam
Hans Yang
Ron Yang
Sharon G. Yarbrough
Barbara Yaroslavsky
Thomas Yohannan
Steve and Jihoon Kim
David Young
P. Yousefi
Armineh Yousefian
Jennifer Yousem
Yup Yup
Daniel Yusen
David Yusen
Allison Zack
Daphne Zacky
Alicia Zaro
Amanda Michaels-Zeck
Aaron Zeeb
Teal Zeisler
Paul and Lonnie Zelter
Alissa Zito
Carol Zou and Walter Partos
Zane Stalkup
Blaine Zuckerman
Jonathan Zweig
Rita Zwern
Zynga Inc.
tributesIn honor of Mark & Heather Brown
John and Kristen Pike
In honor of Marilyn Brown
Sharon and Herbert Glaser
In honor of Ronnie Cavalluzzi
Psychological Associates
In honor of CP3 After School Zone/
Partnership for Youth Development
Garrett Bland
Esther Viros
June Sale
Russ Hagey
Sharon Graves
Nigel Lythgoe
Richard Alatorre
Toni Ritzenberg
Alice Desobry Bowens
James Kershaw
Riordan Foundation /
RX for Reading
In honor of Dr. Bill Dorfman
Leslie and Cliff Gilbert-Lurie
In memory of Bill Eames
Glen and Mary Odell
In memory of Principal Bob Finn
Dr. Robert Cooper and Sarah Rosenberg
In honor of Dorothy Galperin
and Nathan Carliner
Esther Viros
In honor of Sharon Graves
Dannie Lau & Stephanie SaitoStacey Sher
In honor of Dianne Hand
Anne R. Epstein
In honor of Magnus Mitchell Handelman EQAL Media
In honor of Blake Herzon Herzon Family
In memory of Anita Horsch
Rene’ Horsch
In honor of Allan Jonas
Lois Saffian
Mary and Glen Odell
In honor of Jerry Katell
The Mohn Family Foundation
In memory of Jamie Kershaw
Anonymous
Anonymous
Michele Bertolini
Pamela Buffett
Andea Ceragioli
Karen Berlin Cooperstein
Katie Davis
DreamWorks Animation Studios
Chris Fahland
Kenneth, Cathy & David Fein
Robin Fujimoto and Jim Botko
Anne Gazzaniga
Hulu, LLC
Johannes and Emily Larcher
Carole Sue Lipman
Gertie McDevitt
Theresa DiLeo Meyers
Meaghan Nix
Sara Potter
Heidi Reich
Christine Samsel
Louise and Lyle Skosey
Phyllis Smith
David Stainton
Melissa Teller
In honor of Ann Reiss Lane
Frieda Rapoport Caplan
In honor of Melanie Marconi
Karen Galloway
In memory of Guillermo Marin
Courtney Abdallah
Brian Driskell
Michelle Robinson
In honor of Mallory Maske
Anne Heestand
Courtney Chapman
Gabriella
Michael Suphanbat
Paula Rodgers, M.D.
Tina and Jared Wrobel
In honor of Tian Mu
Walter Partos and Carol Zou
In honor of Mary Odell
Southern California Association
Hospital Development —
SCAHD
In honor of Mary and Glen Odell
Lori Dinkel
In honor of Laurie Sale
Nancy Federman
In honor of Carla Sanger
Sharon and Herbert Glaser
Molly and Jeffrey Millman
Mary Bryna Sanger & Harry Katz
In memory of Suzanne Sherman Robyn Ritter Simon and
Brian Simon
In honor of Candy Spelling Wilma Erlicht
In memory of Rita Tomac
Glen and Mary Odell
In memory of Esther Trutanich
Al Amiri
Ray Baker
Michael and Susan Davis
Paul Nassif, M.D.
Van and Nickie Pappas
Robert H. Philibosian
In memory of Elaine S. Tutt
Andrea Stein
In honor of Charles & Ellen Wong
Annette and Richard Harbinger
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in-Kind contributions
$200,000 and aboveLos Angeles Unified School
District Food Services
$100,000–$199,999Good Work(s)
Make A Difference™
Los Angeles Community Free
Methodist Church
Los Angeles Regional
Food Bank
The University of Southern
California
$50,000–$99,999 Arey Jones Educational
Solutions
$20,000–$49,999
DreamHouse Marketing Group
Friars Charitable Foundation
$10,000–$19,999
CreativEngine Design and
Development
Andrew and Denise Goldfarb
SOSMentor
Tec Yes U.S.
United Airlines
$5,000–$9,999
Bradford Renaissance Portraits
Cedars-Sinai Healthy Habits
Program
Clever Crazes For Kids, Building
Healthy Lives Foundation
Developmental Studies Center
The Doctor’s Wife Skin Care
Four Seasons Resort, Maui
Nature Bridge
Neutrogena Corporation
SeneGence International
Terry Hines and Associates
UCLA Athletics Department
$1,000–$4,999AEG Live, LLC
Afshin Akhavan
Art of Aware Parenting
Artecnica Inc.
Richard and Barbara Bergman
Beverly Loan Company
Garrett Q. Bland
Ceres Wellness & Anti-Aging
Colgate Bright Smiles,
Bright Futures
Dancewear Solutions
Christy and Tony Dimitriades
Dizzy Feet Foundation
Don Sebastiani & Sons
Fairmont Miramar Hotel &
Bungalows
f.f.tawpers Flip Flop Socks
Grand Hyatt Shanghai
HairTwisters.com
Halper Fine Art
Hispanic Dental Association
of L.A.
JetBlue Airways
Magic and Cookie Johnson
Paul Keltner
Ketchum - Downtown YMCA
Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump &
Aldisert LLP
Krav Maga L.A.
Live Nation
Nigel Lythgoe
Benny Mahgerftel,
Benny’s Jewelry, LTD.
Masqueology
Mayacamas Vineyards
Medieval Metal, LLC
Natalie Younger
Interior Design Inc.
Network for a Healthy
California
Papier de Maison
Gary and Casey Park
Sharon Harroun Peirce
Plates Foundation
Plimus/Spamtitan
Renee’s House of Gloss
S&S Worldwide
Spa Benjamin
Staples Center Foundation
Warren Stout, M.D.
Sweet Privileges
Temerity Vineyard
The Music Center
Amy E. Turner
University of California
Cooperative Extension
EFNEP
Veev Acai Spirit
Vice Versa Wines
The Walt Disney Company
Warner Chappell Music
YAS Fitness Center
Downtown LA
Zula International
$500-$999
10th Street Entertainment
Activision Blizzard
The Amani Experience
Andaz Wall Street
Andaz West Hollywood
Anonymous
Bella Vita Bags
Beverly Wilshire,
A Four Seasons Hotel
Black Cordon Vineyards
Bon Affair Inc.
Brazeal Fitness
Buffalo Trace
Calplush Manufacturing Corp.
Cate and Mason Travel
Partners, LLC
Department of Public and
Social Services/CalFresh
Outreach
Epicuren Discovery
Equinox Fitness Clubs
Evolution of Style
Fineman West & Company
Frank Family Vineyards
Grand Hyatt Melbourne
Blake Griffin
Heck Estates
Hilliard Bruce Vineyards
Hotel Erwin
IHG Hotel Group
Jordan Vineyard & Winery
Gerald L. Katell
Lesassier Catering
Los Angeles County – DPSS
Los Angeles Dodgers
Marina Del Rey Marriott
Mark Herold Wines
Mattel, Inc.
New West Records
Oriental Trading Company, Inc.
Park Hyatt Aviara Resort
Park Hyatt Chicago
Park Hyatt Melbourne
POE Wines
David and Lynn Pollock
Popchips
Pop-Up Partners Inc.
Jocelyn Reid
Renaissance Esmeralda
Resort & Spa
Julia Michelson Richter
S Factor
Carla and Jonathan Sanger
Shelly’s Dance and Costume
Southwest Airlines
Viboch Design and Decoration
Vintage Wine Estates
W Scottsdale
Xangati
Yogaworks
$1–$499 ACE Educational Supplies, Inc.
Agassi Graf Holdings
Anatex Enterprises
The Andrew Hewitt Company
AQUAhydrate Water
ARCONA
ATP World Tour
ATP World Tour &
Tennis Channel
Azione – Skullcandy
Max and Lubov Azria
Lauren Bergman
Ken and Michell Bisnoff
Blue Hotel LLC
Whitney Blumenfeld
Blushington Makeup +
Beauty Lounge
BodyRock Sport
Alice Desobry Bowens
Calle Tacos
Carne Humana Wines
CDW-G
Centek Capital Group
Chobani Yogurt
Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas
CISION
Clothes Up Style
Coupa Cafe
Cuvee
Diabolo Beverages
Dirty Bird Productions
Discount Dance Supply
Eco Dive Center
Education Station
Educational Insights
Evolve Studio
Exhale Mindy Body Spa
Roger Federer
Susan Friberg
FVO Solutions, Inc.
Grando Inc
Laird Hamilton
Ole Henriksen Face/Body Spa
Heritage Link Brands
The Home Depot Foundation
Hourglass Cosmetics
Impact Artist Management
Isabella’s Cookie Company
Jacquie Aiche Inc.
JW Marriott LeMerigot
Beach Hotel
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Kate Spade New York
King’s Seafood Company
Landmark Vineyards
Jeffrey Levin
Levy Restaurants
Little Black Bag
Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Tennis Center
Manhattan Beach Marriott
Kate Martinovich
Teresa McGee
Mikoh Swimwear
Miller Integrative Physical
Therapy Inc.
Nature’s Path Foods
Claire Nilsson
Stela Oliveira
Ombra Ristorante
Pink Taco Sunset Strip
Pirate Brands
Planet Hollywood International
Planet Salon
Premium Skin Care By Diana
Ralphs Grocery Compny
Red Car Wine
Renaissance Los Angeles
Montura Airport Hotel
Rhino Entertainment Company
Rodan + Fields
Sandy Spin Slade, Inc.
SAT Word Slam
SBE Entertainment Group
School Specialty
SCS Building Fund, LLC
Shaun White Enterprises
Shout Factory Records LLC
Gloria Shulman
Sonki Fitness
Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Soul Cycle
Starr House The Salon
Sugarfish by Sushi Nozawa
Eric Taino
Teacher Direct
The Bazaar by Jose Andres
Think Public Relations
Thyme
Tieks by Gavrieli
UCCE Expanded Food and
Nutrition Education
Program
Linda Valdry-Thomas
Veggie Grill
Westin LAX
ZICO Pure Coconut Water
special thanksAngels Baseball
Autism Speaks
BDI Events Inc.
Casa De Salud/House of Health
Center for Early Education
CHAMP-Children’s Health
Access and Medi-Cal
Program
Children’s Power Play!
Campaign
Factor’s Deli
Mark Flaisher
Hubert’s Lemonade
Lululemon Athletica
Mirage Hotel and Casino
Office of the United States
Trustee Program
ORISE Fellow/Strategic
Partnerships and Special
Projects
Chris Paul/CP3 Foundation
Puma
The Honorable
Richard J. Riordan
Amani Roberts
Shauna Shivers
Stampbox.me
The Axis Agency
Vita Coco Coconut Water
Vosges Haut Chocolat
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financialsrevenues and support
58.2% State
28.1% In-Kind Contributions
3.6% City
3.4% Federal
3.2% Private Foundations
2.4% Fundraising Events, net
0.9% Corporations and Individuals
0.1% Dividends, Interest and Other Income
expenses
88.5% Direct Program Operations
11.5% Administration*
in-kind contributions by category
95.1% Nutrition
2.7% Special Events
1.0% Supplies and Materials
0.8% Facilities
0.3% Other
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beginning net assets*
revenues and support US Dept. of Education / 21st Century CLC / LAUSD**
US Dept. of Education / 21st Century CLC
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development / City of LA
CA Dept. of Education / ASES / LAUSD**
CA Dept. of Education / ASES
City of LA / General City Purposes
In-kind Contributions
Restricted Private Donations***
Unfulfilled Pledges
Unrestricted Private Donations
Fundraising Events, net
Dividends, Interest & Other Income
total revenues and support
expenses program operations – lausd Personnel & Benefits including Grants issued to LAUSD
In-kind Expenses****
Other Costs including Grants issued to LAUSD
Supplies & Equipment including Grants issued to LAUSD
Contracts / Contract Support / Consultants including Grants issued to LAUSD
Mileage / Transportation including Grants issued to LAUSD
Performing Arts / Visual Arts
Evaluation
Staff Development / Training
Special Program Events
Literacy / Science / Nutrition
program operation expenses
administration – la’s best Personnel & Benefits
Fund Development
In-kind Expenses
Contracts / Contract Support / Consultants
Communications
Other Costs
administration expenses
total expenses
surplus / deficit*****
ending net assets*
$10,563,098
$946,087
117,530
502,056
23,866,257
2,705,508
1,635,864
12,838,581
1,319,016
-12,192
584,792
1,078,645
59,225
$45,641,369
$25,308,865
12,715,535
1,701,450
1,939,193
248,123
740,255
256,873
96,835
163,369
327,274
232,390
$43,730,162
$1,448,036
29,989
123,046
314,841
150,918
221,558
$2,288,388
$46,018,550
–$377,181
$10,185,917
$9,812,788
$3,125,697
280,489
622,361
23,771,715
2,582,736
1,865,722
3,537,988
1,260,748
-12,780
558,369
648,552
44,292
$38,285,889
$26,118,899
3,428,709
1,782,082
2,336,870
254,059
692,708
127,437
131,561
161,362
346,800
346,116
$35,726,603
$1,498,903
38,159
109,279
349,431
163,719
99,485
$2,258,976
$37,985,579
$300,310
$10,113,098
lA’s BeST in partnership with lAUSd comparative combined Schedule of revenues and expenses
fy 2012-13 fy 2011-12
* The beginning and ending net assets are comprised of unrestricted net assets, temporarily restricted net assets and board-designated reserves. Beginning net assets increased in FY2012-13 from FY2011-12 due to an increase in temporarily restricted net assets of $450,000 from a multi-year pledge that was originally made in 2007 as a conditional promise.
** The California Department of Education awarded funds directly to LAUSD in the amount of $27,658,543 in FY2012-13 for use at LA’s BEST program sites. These funds are audited by LAUSD auditors, and not LA’s BEST. LAUSD awards are combined with LA’s BEST audited financial statements for information purposes only to present the total program activity of LA’s BEST in partnership with LAUSD.
*** Restricted private donations include multiple year pledges. These pledges were recorded as revenue in prior fiscal years, with services provided (and expenditures incurred) in this current fiscal year. Accounting requirements mandate that the total value of multi-year private pledges be recorded as revenue in the year pledged.
**** In FY2012-13, LAUSD replaced snacks with supper for LA’s BEST children valued at $12,211,523. These nutritional suppers are provided by the National School Lunch Program.
***** For the fiscal year ending June 30,2013, expenses exceeded revenues resulting in a net deficit of $377,181. LA’s BEST maintains reserve funds to cover this operating deficit.
AN AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FY 2012-2013, INCLUDING THE AUDITORS’ OPINION OF LA’s BEST CORPORATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS AVAILABLE BY MAIL OR ON LINE AT WWW.LASBEST.ORG.
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partners
The partnership between the city of los Angeles and los Angeles Unified School district brings not only diverse resources to the program, but also the wisdom, experience, enthusiasm and commitment of hundreds of individuals working in the departments below.
city of los angeles
Bureau of Engineering
City Administrative Office
City Attorney’s Office
City Clerk
City Council
Commission for Community & Family Services
Los Angeles Housing & Community Investment Department
Creative Services Division
Department of Cultural Affairs
Department of General Services
Department of General Services –Special Events
Department of Public Works
Department of Recreation and Parks
Department of Transportation
Department of Water and Power
Duplicating Services
Information Technology Agency
LA Cityview 35
Las Angelinas
Los Angeles Fire Department
Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Zoo
Office of the Mayor
Personnel Department – Commute Options and Parking Section
Publishing Services
Volunteer Bureau
los angeles unified school district
Accounts Payable
Accounting and Disbursement Division
Beyond the Bell Branch
Board of Education
Budget Services & Financial Planning
Chief Financial Officer
Civic Center Permits Office
Classified Transactions Services Branch
Crisis Counseling and Intervention Services
District Nursing Services
Deputy Superintendent - Instruction
Division of Risk Management & Insurance Services
Division of Special Education
Educational Service Centers
Employee Performance – Accountability
Environmental Health & Safety
Early Childhood Education Division
Facilities Services Division
Food Services Division
General Counsel
Government Relations
Human Relations
Human Resources
Information Technology Division
KLCS Television
Mail Unit
Maintenance and Operations Branch
Office of Communications
Office of the Superintendent
Personnel Commission
Procurement Services Division
Radio Unit
Real Estate Management Branch
School Mental Health
School Police Department
Specially Funded Accounting Section
Staff Relations
Senior Deputy Superintendent School Operations
Telecommunications Branch
Transportation Services Division
Concept and Art Direction DISTINC_ distinc.net
Photography Ben Gibbs Brian Callaway
Writing Belma Michael Johnson
Editing and Production Supervision Belma Michael Johnson
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lA’s BeST corporate office
Office of the Mayor
200 North Spring Street
Suite M-120
Los Angeles, CA 90012
T 213.978.0801
F 213.978.0800
lA’s BeST operations office
Los Angeles Unified School District
711 East 14th Place
Los Angeles, CA 90021
T 213.745.1900
F 800.267.0342
www.lasbest.org
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