2014

Dear friends,Thank you for giving our Rochester city students a boost through your support of Rochester Education Foundation. Given all the challenges facing our city students, it is critical that we continue increasing their resources for success. Thank you so much for helping us work to do just that! It was an exciting year. We continued to expand our Spring for Music Opportunities program, teaming up with Rochester city music teachers who staged concerts to raise funds so city students could receive free music lessons over the summer. As a result, students from throughout the city school system received music scholarships to study at Hochstein School of Music and Dance and the Eastman School of Music. We continued collecting musical instruments for city students all over town! In 2014, this included 8 days at the Jazz Festival, a stint at WXXI, and a special drive in Fairport. Thanks to all for your generosity! On top of that, donors enabled us to create a guitar club at School 35, and to invigorate School 3 with beautiful Orff xylophones for general music classes.

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ANNUAL REPORTMichael & Kelly AltCarrie AndrewsPatricia BallardThomas BantleLynn BarberVirginia BaysTheresa BertoloneAmy BogardusBrighton Democratic CommitteeNancy Brush &John ParkerAlbert & Joyce BuettnerJanet CausynMary ChamberlainAnn ClarkeMary CoffeyPatrick & Kristina CrowleyDefense Contracting Consultants, LLCAnita DixitMaryann & Marlene DrabinskiJulia EverittRita Eygabroad & Dave GarretsonChristopher FarnumThomas & Janet FinkSara FlaggCarolyn FlavinSheila & James FleischauerJoseph FloreanoFreedMaxickG. Robert & Catherine FullerJack & Bonnie GarnerKarla Geraci & Frank Geraci, Jr. GRAB-AAUWDonna GreenRussell & Kathleen GreenHahn Automotive Warehouse, Inc.Paul Haney

H. Robert & Joyce HermanJudith & Cris HoffmanCarol HondorfInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 86Loren & Norma KrollThomas & Linda LallyKathryn LashombA.F. Lawson & D.L. ReschElaine LeshnowerAnn Frank LewisGiovanni LiDestriBettie & Christopher LindleyNelson MacCallumPatrick & Patty MalgieriIda MassaroJohn & Veronica McCaffreyBrian & Patricia McCarthyTerrence & Muftiah McCartinMargrett & Robert McFaddenRoseann MolloyLucien & Elizabeth MorinJ. S.& R.N. MorrisseyPhyllis MutzNational Council of Jewish Women- Greater Rochester SectionJohn Noble & Patsy RobertsonArthur NorthNY Apple Association, Inc.Roman OmecinskyjCheryl Orefice & Betty Perkins CarpenterJessica ParlonPenfield Democratic CommitteeLinda Perla-Mullins & Stephen MullinsPhoenix GraphicsThe Pike Company, Inc.Donald & Alice Pulver

Margaret & David ReganThomas & Betty RichardsRochester Institute of TechnologyNathan & Susan RobfogelRochester Regional Photonics ClusterRichard & Beatrice RosenbloomBud & Joan RusitzkyGeorge & Barbara SegelMichael ShakarjianJoan SibleyLouise SlaughterJohn Smith & Franlee FrankMargaret StameyMarsha Ann Stanley & Thomas CurleyMichael Starenko & Dale Davis Steve Israel for Congress CommitteeJack & Ida TaftMark & Lois TaubmanMelissa TaylorHon. Michael TelescaTrinity Emmanuel Presbyterian ChurchUpstate NY Cap Council, UAWRoger Vince & Pamela Cooper VinceDorothy WagnerDr. & Mrs. Julian Pierce WebbDouglas WesterdahlKristina & Christopher WilcoxLois Williams-Norman & James NormanJames Williams &Elizabeth MillikenRoberta WilsonElizabeth WolfordMichael & Beatrice WolfordWXXI

Contributions to the Dr. Walter Cooper Fund In Memory of Robert Slaughter

Rochester Education Foundation250 Mill St., Rochester, NY 14614

585-271-5790 www.rochestereducation.org

Dear Friends (continued from front cover)

We continued benefitting from community support, including 300 books donated from Monroe Community College. We also were grateful to local employers for allowing us to support 18 student work internships at businesses around the community. Additionally we worked throughout 2014 to create the very exciting FAFSA Fest 2015 events which took place in early 2015, through our leadership of the Rochester College Access Network. During three special FAFSA Fest events, and one pre-existing event we helped publicize, about 200 city students were able to get free, trained assistance in filling out and submitting their financial aid forms. We also spent much of 2014 writing the content for a new, Rochester-focused website to help students and their families in the college search: rochesterCAN.org.Finally, we were honored to be the recipient of contributions in memory of Rep. Louise Slaughter’s husband, Bob. All donations were directed to benefit the Dr. Walter Cooper Academy, School 10 Fund at REF. Thank you Rep. Slaughter. The possibilities to make a difference in the lives of our city students are limitless. Thank you for your generous support.

Thank you to our major REF supporters!

Patricia Braus George Tsanis Executive Director Board Chairman

Honor Roll $2500 to $4999ESL Charitable FoundationExcellus BlueCross BlueShieldFred & Floy Willmott FoundationMarie C. & Joseph C. Wilson FoundationNannette Nocon & Karl WessendorfRichard T. Bell FoundationTompkins Financial AdvisorsTop of the class $1000 TO $2499The Ames Amzalak Memorial TrustASARHoward & Marilyn BermanBM Feinberg Grants for ImmigrantsEdward J & Margaret CavalierThe College at BrockportFreedMaxickGilbert Spirit FundPaul GoldbergFoundation to Benefit Gretchens Kids, Inc.Harter Secrest & EmeryI. Gordon CorporationElizabeth M. KonarEdwin Lopez-Soto & Patricia BrausJay Lopez-BrausDaniel & Nancy LoughranMonroe Community CollegeOppenheimer Funds, Inc.PaychexPolisseni FoundationState of New York HESCBarbara & Charles StokesGary & Sue Tebor

STANDARD BEARER $500 TO $999Maria BehnckeBergmann AssociatesNancy Braus & Rich GeidelPaul BrausPeter & Kaija BrausPriscilla & Robert BrownKaren DavisKathleen DenaroFirst StudentSteve Ford

Frontier CommunicationsGouvernet Arts FundHillside Work Scholarship ConnectionLaBella Associates, P.C.Stephany MooreKishan & Shree PandyaRochester Institute of TechnologyRochester Regional Health SystemSt. John Fisher CollegeThe Pike Company, Inc.The Rochester Red WingsThe Summit Federal Credit UnionMary Worboys-Turner & Scott TurnerUrban Choice Charter SchoolVictor Central School DistrictWalmart

Friends of education $250 to $499Carolyn & Sam BickSusan Murphy & Ralph BlackNelson BlishCheryl BreitenbuecherWalter CooperFrank & Susan CregoReuben Epstein & Joanne SiegleGenesee Regional BankLaurie HaelenSusan & Bryan HetheringtonKarpus Management Inc.Susan KaufmannPhilip & Jane LangeDaniel LopezM&T BankCatherine Mazzotta & Ellen YackninBetsy Naumburg & Carl HoffmanNazareth CollegeXerox Rochester International Jazz FestivalSWBR Architects Charitable FundSamuel Tilton & Mary Freund-TiltonGeorge Tsanis

Star students $100 to $249Nancy Kennedy & Barbara AmesJanice BeckRichard BelknapValerie Bogart & Jerry WeinDean & Steve BrownBryant & Stratton CollegeRay & Judith Bullene

Romolo Celli & Elizabeth ForbesRichard Chasman & Katherine LewisChico's Retail ServicesClement ChungKimberley CollinsCarolyn ConrowLaura DelehantyDI AssociatesPatricia & Gary DodgeEdward Doherty & Patrice MitchellDr. Eric DreyfussCharles Dye & Elizabeth Hallman-DyeLynne Feldman & Tony SuchmanDavid FergussonMark FerraroThomas & Janet FinkMark & Christine FitzstevensLori FlorackAlan & Ronny FrishmanWilliam & Ellen GertzogMark & Cynthia GianninyJudith HalleyMike & Trish HarrenHeveron & Company CPA's, PLLCDouglas & Andree Jacobs-PerkinsEllen & Robert KimbroughSheila KnipperPatrice LancelotShelly & Lawrence LanctotCharles & Diana LewisJim LittwitzHilda LopezBarry & Christine MandelGeraldine McFaddenJeanne McHughNancy & Bryan McKinleyMary Lou MedleyBarbara MitacekMike Nazar & Kate CalleryLaurence NealNext Step Education Group, Inc.Michael & Carol O'NealRobert PepeMartin PresbergCrystal SawyerRichard SzajewskiMary Taylor-JamesLori ThomasKristin WegmanJulianne WiseHeidi Zimmer-Meyer & Paul Meyer

Scholars $5000 & up Advantage Federal Credit Union

Jane BrausDaisy Marquis Jones Foundation

Dr. Everett S. & Goldie S. Williams Educational Endowment Fund Of The Foundation For Jewish PhilanthropiesGreater Rochester Health Foundation

Harris FoundationJohn F. Wegman Fund

M & T Charitable FoundationRochester Area Community Foundation

Rochester City School DistrictRochesterWorks, Inc.

Wegmans Food Markets

2014 FINANCIAL REPORT

NET ASSET CHANGEEnd of Year $294,430 Beginning of Year - $243,237 Total: $51,193

SUPPORT AND REVENUE

EXPENSESFundraising Expenses

$37,735

Management and General$34,449

Program Expenses$392,969

Total: $516,346

Total: $465,153

In-Kind Contributions$46,016

Recognition Event$38,512

Program Revenue$204,709

Investment Income$4,539

Gifts, Grants, and Contributions$222,570

Dear Friends (continued from front cover)

We continued benefitting from community support, including 300 books donated from Monroe Community College. We also were grateful to local employers for allowing us to support 18 student work internships at businesses around the community. Additionally we worked throughout 2014 to create the very exciting FAFSA Fest 2015 events which took place in early 2015, through our leadership of the Rochester College Access Network. During three special FAFSA Fest events, and one pre-existing event we helped publicize, about 200 city students were able to get free, trained assistance in filling out and submitting their financial aid forms. We also spent much of 2014 writing the content for a new, Rochester-focused website to help students and their families in the college search: rochesterCAN.org.Finally, we were honored to be the recipient of contributions in memory of Rep. Louise Slaughter’s husband, Bob. All donations were directed to benefit the Dr. Walter Cooper Academy, School 10 Fund at REF. Thank you Rep. Slaughter. The possibilities to make a difference in the lives of our city students are limitless. Thank you for your generous support.

Thank you to our major REF supporters!

Patricia Braus George Tsanis Executive Director Board Chairman

Honor Roll $2500 to $4999ESL Charitable FoundationExcellus BlueCross BlueShieldFred & Floy Willmott FoundationMarie C. & Joseph C. Wilson FoundationNannette Nocon & Karl WessendorfRichard T. Bell FoundationTompkins Financial AdvisorsTop of the class $1000 TO $2499The Ames Amzalak Memorial TrustASARHoward & Marilyn BermanBM Feinberg Grants for ImmigrantsEdward J & Margaret CavalierThe College at BrockportFreedMaxickGilbert Spirit FundPaul GoldbergFoundation to Benefit Gretchens Kids, Inc.Harter Secrest & EmeryI. Gordon CorporationElizabeth M. KonarEdwin Lopez-Soto & Patricia BrausJay Lopez-BrausDaniel & Nancy LoughranMonroe Community CollegeOppenheimer Funds, Inc.PaychexPolisseni FoundationState of New York HESCBarbara & Charles StokesGary & Sue Tebor

STANDARD BEARER $500 TO $999Maria BehnckeBergmann AssociatesNancy Braus & Rich GeidelPaul BrausPeter & Kaija BrausPriscilla & Robert BrownKaren DavisKathleen DenaroFirst StudentSteve Ford

Frontier CommunicationsGouvernet Arts FundHillside Work Scholarship ConnectionLaBella Associates, P.C.Stephany MooreKishan & Shree PandyaRochester Institute of TechnologyRochester Regional Health SystemSt. John Fisher CollegeThe Pike Company, Inc.The Rochester Red WingsThe Summit Federal Credit UnionMary Worboys-Turner & Scott TurnerUrban Choice Charter SchoolVictor Central School DistrictWalmart

Friends of education $250 to $499Carolyn & Sam BickSusan Murphy & Ralph BlackNelson BlishCheryl BreitenbuecherWalter CooperFrank & Susan CregoReuben Epstein & Joanne SiegleGenesee Regional BankLaurie HaelenSusan & Bryan HetheringtonKarpus Management Inc.Susan KaufmannPhilip & Jane LangeDaniel LopezM&T BankCatherine Mazzotta & Ellen YackninBetsy Naumburg & Carl HoffmanNazareth CollegeXerox Rochester International Jazz FestivalSWBR Architects Charitable FundSamuel Tilton & Mary Freund-TiltonGeorge Tsanis

Star students $100 to $249Nancy Kennedy & Barbara AmesJanice BeckRichard BelknapValerie Bogart & Jerry WeinDean & Steve BrownBryant & Stratton CollegeRay & Judith Bullene

Romolo Celli & Elizabeth ForbesRichard Chasman & Katherine LewisChico's Retail ServicesClement ChungKimberley CollinsCarolyn ConrowLaura DelehantyDI AssociatesPatricia & Gary DodgeEdward Doherty & Patrice MitchellDr. Eric DreyfussCharles Dye & Elizabeth Hallman-DyeLynne Feldman & Tony SuchmanDavid FergussonMark FerraroThomas & Janet FinkMark & Christine FitzstevensLori FlorackAlan & Ronny FrishmanWilliam & Ellen GertzogMark & Cynthia GianninyJudith HalleyMike & Trish HarrenHeveron & Company CPA's, PLLCDouglas & Andree Jacobs-PerkinsEllen & Robert KimbroughSheila KnipperPatrice LancelotShelly & Lawrence LanctotCharles & Diana LewisJim LittwitzHilda LopezBarry & Christine MandelGeraldine McFaddenJeanne McHughNancy & Bryan McKinleyMary Lou MedleyBarbara MitacekMike Nazar & Kate CalleryLaurence NealNext Step Education Group, Inc.Michael & Carol O'NealRobert PepeMartin PresbergCrystal SawyerRichard SzajewskiMary Taylor-JamesLori ThomasKristin WegmanJulianne WiseHeidi Zimmer-Meyer & Paul Meyer

Scholars $5000 & up Advantage Federal Credit Union

Jane BrausDaisy Marquis Jones Foundation

Dr. Everett S. & Goldie S. Williams Educational Endowment Fund Of The Foundation For Jewish PhilanthropiesGreater Rochester Health Foundation

Harris FoundationJohn F. Wegman Fund

M & T Charitable FoundationRochester Area Community Foundation

Rochester City School DistrictRochesterWorks, Inc.

Wegmans Food Markets

Wilson Outdoors Club ($50+)Algonquin Campership Award Rochester Area Community FoundationScott Ensign MarksSammy Pierson Memorial FundJenna StegerWorld of Inquiry School Fund ($50+) Dina AbruzzoDouglas Bush & Margaret Reddington John & Betsy CarverSarah Cassetta & Uwe Unrath Jeremy CooneyJason CurtisKristin Daco & Marc LindstromFaith DelehantyLaura DelehantyRobert & Phyllis Anne DiPaolaJeff & Michelle DormitzerMary FooteMary GaglianoJohn & Kimberly GarlockNancy & Barry GombertGrove Place AssociationMark& Lisa HughesBrandin JonesSteven MarkhamBrandon MastermanSanford & Suzanne MayerM/E Engineering, P.C.

David & Marianne OliveiriSara & Chad OliveiriJoseph & Nancy PaganoYvette PaganoNola PearceMary & Ronald PlutaPamela PoduskaRobert PowellThe Presentation SourceRichard Reddington, Jr.David & Swanda ReddingtonNancy RestoSusan & Richard RiceThomas & Betty RichardsThomas & Eileen RogerCharles & Michelle RogersJack & H. Elizabeth SchroederNathan & Audrey SchroederPhilip & Karen SelwynBarbara ShortzMichael SladdenMalcolm & Elaine SpaullDina StrasserAnne SullivanSheelarani WebsterMary Ellen West & Timothy Scott DavisJames & Laura WidmaierDonna ZimmermanIn memory of Andy Ryckaert Ruth MarchettiIn memory of Catherine Hutchins Eugene HutchinsIn Honor of Janice Daitz Emma Daitz

In Memory of Jay Braus Carol EisenbergPatricia Hogenmiller & Michael PallischeckDan & Nan WesterveltIn Honor of Joan Gerrity Emily NeeceKevin RozaSarah RozaIn Memory of Marlene Samuels Drew University English Dept.EBA FoundationMary FarrellJeffrey Mac Gregor & Judith NewmanWilliam & Ardelle MathewsIn Honor of Dr. Walter Cooper Burton & Joan AugustFrank CisloLuda C ShieldsMary Worboys-Turner &Scott TurnerIN KIND Contributions Antithesis AdvertisingCohber PressJosanne DeNataleJim Kane Philip A. LangeMyers Creative ImagingRCSD Audio Visual and GraphicsRCSD Music Educators

Steve Copeland Greg DetwilerSpencer Gurley-Green

Thank you to our major REF supporters!

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2014

Dear friends,Thank you for giving our Rochester city students a boost through your support of Rochester Education Foundation. Given all the challenges facing our city students, it is critical that we continue increasing their resources for success. Thank you so much for helping us work to do just that! It was an exciting year. We continued to expand our Spring for Music Opportunities program, teaming up with Rochester city music teachers who staged concerts to raise funds so city students could receive free music lessons over the summer. As a result, students from throughout the city school system received music scholarships to study at Hochstein School of Music and Dance and the Eastman School of Music. We continued collecting musical instruments for city students all over town! In 2014, this included 8 days at the Jazz Festival, a stint at WXXI, and a special drive in Fairport. Thanks to all for your generosity! On top of that, donors enabled us to create a guitar club at School 35, and to invigorate School 3 with beautiful Orff xylophones for general music classes.

(continued inside)

ANNUAL REPORTMichael & Kelly AltCarrie AndrewsPatricia BallardThomas BantleLynn BarberVirginia BaysTheresa BertoloneAmy BogardusBrighton Democratic CommitteeNancy Brush &John ParkerAlbert & Joyce BuettnerJanet CausynMary ChamberlainAnn ClarkeMary CoffeyPatrick & Kristina CrowleyDefense Contracting Consultants, LLCAnita DixitMaryann & Marlene DrabinskiJulia EverittRita Eygabroad & Dave GarretsonChristopher FarnumThomas & Janet FinkSara FlaggCarolyn FlavinSheila & James FleischauerJoseph FloreanoFreedMaxickG. Robert & Catherine FullerJack & Bonnie GarnerKarla Geraci & Frank Geraci, Jr. GRAB-AAUWDonna GreenRussell & Kathleen GreenHahn Automotive Warehouse, Inc.Paul Haney

H. Robert & Joyce HermanJudith & Cris HoffmanCarol HondorfInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 86Loren & Norma KrollThomas & Linda LallyKathryn LashombA.F. Lawson & D.L. ReschElaine LeshnowerAnn Frank LewisGiovanni LiDestriBettie & Christopher LindleyNelson MacCallumPatrick & Patty MalgieriIda MassaroJohn & Veronica McCaffreyBrian & Patricia McCarthyTerrence & Muftiah McCartinMargrett & Robert McFaddenRoseann MolloyLucien & Elizabeth MorinJ. S.& R.N. MorrisseyPhyllis MutzNational Council of Jewish Women- Greater Rochester SectionJohn Noble & Patsy RobertsonArthur NorthNY Apple Association, Inc.Roman OmecinskyjCheryl Orefice & Betty Perkins CarpenterJessica ParlonPenfield Democratic CommitteeLinda Perla-Mullins & Stephen MullinsPhoenix GraphicsThe Pike Company, Inc.Donald & Alice Pulver

Margaret & David ReganThomas & Betty RichardsRochester Institute of TechnologyNathan & Susan RobfogelRochester Regional Photonics ClusterRichard & Beatrice RosenbloomBud & Joan RusitzkyGeorge & Barbara SegelMichael ShakarjianJoan SibleyLouise SlaughterJohn Smith & Franlee FrankMargaret StameyMarsha Ann Stanley & Thomas CurleyMichael Starenko & Dale Davis Steve Israel for Congress CommitteeJack & Ida TaftMark & Lois TaubmanMelissa TaylorHon. Michael TelescaTrinity Emmanuel Presbyterian ChurchUpstate NY Cap Council, UAWRoger Vince & Pamela Cooper VinceDorothy WagnerDr. & Mrs. Julian Pierce WebbDouglas WesterdahlKristina & Christopher WilcoxLois Williams-Norman & James NormanJames Williams &Elizabeth MillikenRoberta WilsonElizabeth WolfordMichael & Beatrice WolfordWXXI

Contributions to the Dr. Walter Cooper Fund In Memory of Robert Slaughter

Rochester Education Foundation250 Mill St., Rochester, NY 14614

585-271-5790 www.rochestereducation.org