Report on Philanthropy

2013-2014

2013-2014 Suzanne Yount, ChairRuss Parker, Immediate Past ChairChris Daly, Vice-ChairGrant Hollenbeck, SecretaryShannon Carter, TreasurerEric E. BallouWesley A. BarrowElizabeth Cabell JenningsJohn CoreyJohn W. DuValLara S. FinnieJames J. HarencharBryce D. JewettAnnie KapetanisRhoda MahoneyDon StevensTom WalkerKatherine M. WhitneyWatson Wright

2014-2015 Suzanne Yount, ChairShannon Carter, Vice-ChairEric E. Ballou, SecretaryWatson Wright, TreasurerElizabeth Cabell JenningsJohn CoreyChris DalyJohn W. DuValLara S. FinnieGrant HollenbeckBryce D. JewettAnnie KapetanisRhoda MahoneySue H. SchuttDon StevensTom WalkerVicki WarrenKatherine M. WhitneyAnnie WitthoefftBen Winters

Our PurposeAt Northstar Academy, we promote educational excellence for students with disabilities who have academic, physical or social challenges. With a strong spirit of community, we provide a challenging and supportive educational environment that addresses the unique needs of our students in a changing society and culminates with their becoming active citizens and responsible stewards of our world.

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Boards of Directors

2013-2014 Erin CoreySam CoreyMegan HuppJohn McLeodLauren MoranoMicah MoranoVan RuffnerJames StikeleatherRawleigh TaylorGabby WilsonBen Winters

2014-2015 Sam CoreyMegan HuppJohn McLeodLauren MoranoMicah MoranoNed RiderVan RuffnerJames StikeleatherRawleigh TaylorBen Winters

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It is with great pride that we share the Northstar Academy 2013-2014 Annual Report. Each year we pause and reflect on the impact that we have made on the lives of our students and our community and in this year’s report we share examples of the strides that we are making in our mission of preparing each student for a meaningful life both while they are a part of the Northstar family and after they leave us to pursue their next phase.

We closed the year with 85 students — which is approaching the 2012 Strategic Plan goal of 90. Of particular note was the continued growth of the Lower School which grew to 15 — also a Strategic Planning goal. Enrollment also reflected the growing geographical reach that the School has developed in recent years. In the 2013-2014 academic year, our student body included students from nine counties and cities in addition to Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover and the City of Richmond. In fact we have a number of students who travel over 40 miles each way to attend Northstar.

Perhaps the greatest initiative of the year was the decision to launch Northstar’s new transition program — the Career Academy — with classes beginning in the 2014-15 academic year. This program is a very important step in the School’s goal to provide the skills that will help our students to be self-reliant adults after Northstar. Planning for the program has been months in development and thanks to the generous philanthropic support of our donors including foundations, civic organizations, and individuals, this very important program will become a reality. Through collaboration with the VCU Research and Rehabilitative Training Center, Northstar will offer a unique two-year academic program that couples classroom instruction with job shadowing and internships for up to 25 students. The Career Academy will be a significant area of concentration next year as we refine the curriculum and expand the program’s reach.

Our successes are possible only because of the dedication of our faculty, staff and Board and the support of our incredibly generous financial benefactors. We are deeply grateful for the wide range of support provided by Northstar’s donors whether

• Donations to GRASP to provide scholarships to 6 students, • Gifts to start new programs like the Career Academy or• Gifts to the Annual Fund and support of fundraising events that are critical to our operations.

These combined efforts enable us to meet our mission of providing the academic, social and life skills that help each Northstar student discover his abilities and expand his horizons. We thank each of you for the role that you play in that effort.

With warmest regards,

Suzanne P. YountBoard Chair

From Our Board Chair

Susan YountBoard Chair

Life at Northstar Academy

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On behalf of our Northstar students, parents, and staff, we would like to thank each of you for your support over the past year. As I reflect each year, I am amazed at the many inspiring and wonderful successes that occur for our students each day. Whether it is watching a student skipping to their LindaMood Bell (LMB) reading class because they now enjoy learning to read and are experiencing success, or hearing the student who says as he comes to class, “I love visualizing and verbalizing”, each day is filled with wonderful moments like these. The successes our students experience are made possible by a talented and dedicated team of teachers. Your support not only makes these successes possible but it allows us to reach more students and to expand and improve our programs.

Over this last year we have continued to focus on our programs specific to Northstar. We have extended our LMB program by adding a separate, dedicated class period in which we offer small group instruction to our students who need additional support in reading. In this way we continue to stay true to our mission meeting the needs of our students. We have now added LMB’s “On Cloud Nine” to our math curriculum. We offer “On Cloud Nine” math to our middle and lower school students thus extending the LMB strategies even further into our curriculum. All of our math teachers have received training in LMB “On Cloud Nine” math, and most of our teachers have been trained in the LMB reading strategies.

This has also been a gratifying year. We received a substantial grant challenge and were able to raise the remaining funds through foundations, and through individual donors. This enabled us to launch the Northstar Career Academy in the 2014-15 school year. It is our hope that by offering a career technical education option for students with disabilities that we are being innovative and responsive not only to the needs of our students, but to the needs of all students with disabilities and to the needs of our community. It is our goal for this program to become a viable regional opportunity for all young people with disabilities ages 16-22 to learn a skill that will enable them to be successfully employed and to become contributing members of our society.

We hope you realize how grateful we are for your amazing support and we promise to be good stewards of your generosity. Please know your gifts make a positive difference for our students each and every day.

With gratitude,

Dr. Patricia WestHead of School

From Our Head of School

Pat WestHead of School

Our Faculty and StaffAt Northstar Academy, we recruit excellent teachers who love children and have a passion for what they do. Northstar teachers are trained in intensive academic remediation instruction and embrace and appreciate our diverse student body. No matter what difficulties our students face, Northstar teachers recognize their unique gifts and focus on challenging them to pursue their aspirations. Our teachers go to extraordinary lengths to imagine and implement effective strategies to unlock each student’s potential. Our teachers bring passion, energy and vision to the Northstar experience every day.

About Our Faculty

36% have earned a Master’s Degree in Education

21% are currently seeking a Master’s Degree in Special Education

12% have completed Post Masters work, including work toward a Doctorate Degree

31% have Bachelor Degrees/are Content or Special Education Certified.

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$10,000+Mr. John CoreyMr. and Mrs. Thomas CottrellMs. Rebecca Anne Gould and

Ms. Lucile Annette Haug Mr. and Mrs. Frank HurstMr. Myron H. ReinhartAllison and Watson Wright

$5,000-$9,999AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Rudolph H. BunzlMr. and Mrs. Thomas DisharoonMr. Gary FenchukMr. and Mrs. Charles GuthridgeMr. Bryce D. Jewett, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. J. Russell Parker IIIDonald and Linda StevensMr. and Mrs. Stan WalkerDr. and Mrs. Gerald Yount

$2,500-$4,999Mr. and Mrs. Christopher DalyMr. Philip HowardMr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Kidd, Jr.Drs. Rhoda and John MahoneyMr. and Mrs. Charles MesserThe McGue Millhiser Family TrustMr. and Mrs. John RobinsonMs. Katherine M. Whitney and

Dr. Samuel A. Abrash

$1,000-$2,499Ms. Joni AlbrechtMr. and Mrs. Roy AniseMr. and Mrs. Richard BowerMr. W. Barclay BradshawMs. Anne Carpenter*Mr. Scott CarterMr. and Mrs. Henry CarterMs. Ellen MacNeille CharlesMr. and Mrs. William ChildreyMr. and Mrs. Phil CoffeyMr. and Mrs. Chris ConquestMr. and Mrs. Lemuel L. Doss IIIMr. and Mrs. John GroverMr. and Mrs. Brett HayesDr. Bruce HeilmanMr. and Mrs. Grant HollenbeckMr. and Mrs. Bernard Stuart Holt IIIMs. Maria HowardMr. and Mrs. William T. HuppAndrew and Teri Rose IversonMr. and Mrs. Jerry W. JenkinsMr. and Mrs. Joseph Jennings IIMr. and Mrs. Martin H. KanipeMs. Stephanie Karfias and

Mr. Jim HarencharMr. and Mrs. Frank E. LaughonMr. and Mrs. Fontaine LawsonMs. Helen McMahonRobert J. Merrick FundMr. Jay OlanderMr. and Mrs. James ParkerMr. and Mrs. Michael PhelanMr. Cliff PorterMr.and Mrs. Mark SweeneyMr. and Mrs. Michael ThalerMr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson

Mr. Aubrey E. Utz, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas WalkerMr. and Mrs. L. Dudley WalkerDr. Patricia WestMr. James C. Wheat IIIMr. and Mrs. Frederick A. WhittenMr. and Mrs. Ben WintersMr. and Mrs. Gary W. WrightMr. and Mrs. John Wyatt

$500-$999Mr. Thomas AgerMr. and Mrs. Farhad AghdamiMr. Eric BallouMr. and Mrs. Dixon ChristianMr. and Mrs. James ChristmanMr. John CullatherMr. and Mrs. Thomas CulleyMr. and Mrs. Eugene DesvernineMr. and Mrs. John DuValMr. and Mrs. William FinnieMr. Audrey R. FliegerMr. Aubrey Ford IIIMr. and Mrs. John FrayserDr. and Mrs. Richard GlazierMr. and Mrs. Thomas HortonMs. Lori JenningsMr. and Mrs. Nick KapetanisMs. Lisa KernMr. and Mrs. Van KnickMr. and Mrs. Lloyd LittleMr. and Mrs. Daniel LudwinMr. and Mrs. Michael MasonMr. Scott S. MillerDr. and Mrs. Shep MoranoDr. Charles M. Nelson

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$500-$999 cont.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Parker, Jr.Dr. Edward H. Peeples and

Ms. Karen F. WawrzynDr. Susan Pillsbury and

Dr. Ronald DavidMr. and Mrs. Alan SteeleMr. Charles L. Sweeney, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Daniel VolanteThe Waltie FundMadeline and Rick Witty

$250-$499Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Baronian, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John BottgerMr. and Mrs. Robert CreecyMr. and Mrs. Charles DavidsonMr. and Mrs. Rusty DeanMr. Steven Cole DeLaneyMr. and Mrs. Neil FarmerDr. Michael GodinMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey GumenickSkip and Dale HarrisMr. and Mrs. Kent HillMr. and Mrs. Mac HudginsMr. and Mrs. Will HuppMr. Russell LesterMr. and Mrs. Todd David MartinMr. and Mrs. Gerald McKennaDr. and Mrs. Emmett McLane

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth MuellerMr. and Mrs. Mike MurphyMr. and Mrs. Reed O’BrienMr. and Mrs. William N. PerkinsMr. Frederick and Ms. Julie PrestonMr. and Mrs. Russell L. Rabb, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reedy, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Robertson IIIDr. and Mrs. Stephen F. RothemichMr. J.T. RougeouMr. and Mrs. Nick RoupasMr. and Mrs. Robert SneadMr. and Mrs. Adrian SpearsMr. and Mrs. Frank TalbottDr. John VerheulMr. Dennis Winfree

$100-$249Mr. and Mrs. Robert ArnoldMr. and Mrs. Steven BaconMs. Cynthia B. BealeMr. and Mrs. Jack BellMs. Lou Ellen Blackwelder and

Ms. Jalana McCaslandMr. and Mrs. Scott BleicherMs. Sarah BowerMr. Christian BozorthMr. and Mrs. Gray BroughtonMr. and Mrs. Stephen BryantMr. and Mrs. J. Boyd Bullock, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Paul BullockDr. and Mrs. Kenneth BuntingMr. and Mrs. James CainMr. and Mrs. Larry CaldwellMs. Amy CampbellMs. Linda CarrollMr. and Mrs. Langdon ChristianMr. and Mrs. Gary Cicatiello

Ms. Judy Collins and Mr. Joe TeefeyMs. Carroll ConquestDr. and Mrs. H. Fairfax ConquestMr. Nick CostasMr. and Mrs. Peter J. Coughter, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. E. Hatcher Crenshaw IIIMs. Kathy CrosbyMr. and Mrs. Mark CrossMr. and Mrs. Jack CummingsMr. and Mrs. Cole DanielsMs. Kathleen DeFeboMr. and Mrs. Rudolph DesantiMr. and Mrs. James DeVoeMr. and Mrs. Benjamin DisharoonMr. and Mrs. Joseph DriebeMr. and Mrs. James DunnMr. Thomas EbelDr. and Mrs. Jeff ElbichMr. and Mrs. Scott EllesMr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Fitzgerald IIIDr. and Mrs. Dennis GarvinMr. and Mrs. Thomas GatesMr. and Mrs. Gerard W. Gaughran Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Harrison GehoMr. and Mrs. Steve GentilMs. Cynthia A. GettsyMs. Sheila Dove and Mr. Jim GettyMs. Katherine GodinMr. and Mrs. Kenneth GoldenMr. and Mrs. R. Warden GoodMr. Steve GrangerMr. and Mrs. Tom HardyDr. and Mrs. Barton HarrisMr. and Mrs. Bill HarroldMr. and Mrs. Bo HawthorneMr. and Mrs. Jesse V. HawthorneMr. Clay HoltMr. and Mrs. Jack Horne

2013-2014 Gift Club Donors cont.

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Mr. Robert Schrum, Jr.Mr. John R. SchwabMs. Mary Virginia ScottMr. and Mrs. James B. SharpeMr. and Mrs. Dave ShippDr. and Mrs. Jefferson M. SommersMr. and Mrs. William SparrowMr. and Mrs. E. Derek TaylorMr. and Mrs. Rawleigh TaylorMr. Morton G. Thalhimer IIIMr. and Mrs. Richard L. ThalhimerMr. and Mrs. Matthew G. ThompsonMr. John P. Thompson, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. E. Massie Valentine, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Granville ValentineMr. and Mrs. John L. Walker IIIMr. and Mrs. Scott R. WarrenMr. Doug Warren

Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. PetersMs. Britta L. PeterssonMr. and Mrs. Ward PhillipsMr. and Mrs. M. Jordan PilandMr. and Mrs. E. Lee Pinney, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Steve PoriesMr. and Mrs. Edward Guill Powell, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Winston PriceMr. and Mrs James Paul RatcliffeMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. RebmanMs. Marietta C. ReynoldsMr. and Mrs. Bobby M. RobertsMr. Sterling B. RobertsMr. and Mrs. Pen RogersMr. and Mrs. David P. RoseMr. and Mrs. Robert R. RosebroMr. and Mrs. Sean RuffnerDr. Harriet Schanzer and Mr. David L. Raine

Mr. and Mrs. Bob HowardMr. and Mrs. Kevin HuennekensMr. and Mrs. John JonesMr. and Mrs. Paul KalimerakisDr. R.S. KirchmierMr. and Mrs. Mike KrumbeinMr. and Mrs. David LandinMr. and Mrs. Lewis P. LawsonMr. and Mrs. Jimmy LewisDr. James LondreyMr. and Mrs. George W. MaconMr. and Mrs. Richard MaddenMr. John MarshallMr. and Mrs. Lee P Martin Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Mason IVMr. and Mrs. Gary McDowellMr. and Mrs. Joseph M. McElweeMrs. Karen McEwenMs. Caroline MeadeMr. and Mrs. Brent MeltonDr. and Mrs. Eric MelzigMs. Shannon M. Kelley and

Mr. Michael E. MendelsonMs. Catherine R. MitchellMr. and Mrs. Ben MoomawMr. and Mrs. William S. MooreMr. George MooremanMr. and Mrs. Dennis MotleyMr. Thomas L. MountcastleMr. and Mrs. Charles C. MunfordMr. and Mrs. Dan MurrayMr. and Mrs. Ken NewellMr. and Mrs. Bradley NottMr. and Mrs. Mark O’BrienMr. and Mrs. R. Gaillard OwenMr. and Mrs. Peter Pastore IIIJonathan PerelMs. Kathleen Perkins

$100-$249 cont.Mr. and Mrs. John WatkinsMr. and Mrs. Jerry WaufordMr. and Mrs. Ken WaylandMr. and Mrs. John WeinbergMr. and Mrs. Matthew WhiteMs. Betsy Englat WilliamsMs. Marcie WilliamsMr. and Mrs. George YoungMr. and Mrs. John Zeugner

$1-$99AnonymousDr. and Mrs. Naim BashirMr. Michael BradnerMr. and Mrs. Will CharletMr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne IIIMr. and Mrs. Thomas CricchiMr. Christopher Daly, Jr.Ms. Mary Lapsely DalyMs. Susan DeLaneyMr. and Mrs. Clifford DickinsonMs. Edwina DicksonMs. Azie DiffeeMr. and Mrs. James GallagherMr. and Mrs. Matt GarrisonMr. and Mrs. Andrew GibbMs. Sarah Gordon

2013-2014 Gift Club Donors cont.Ms. Mary and Ms. Stella Graham-LandauMs. Miriam GrayMr. and Mrs. Roy HamiltonMr. Kevin HarrisMr. Samuel HatcherMr. Thomas HatcherMr. and Mrs. Bob HowardMrs. Lynda B. Kleene and

Mr. John WesleyMs. Kimberly Upshaw and

Mr. Glenn LivesayMr. and Mrs. Douglas MostMr. and Mrs. Charles NealMs. Sally OsbornMr. and Mrs. Steven T. ParrishMs. Anita PhilpMr. and Mrs. Bob Pyle

Dr. and Mrs. Pingle ReddyMr. and Mrs. J. Whaley ReedMs. Kira RhorerMr. and Mrs. William E. Riley IVMr. James SharpMs. Jane M. SheemaMr. and Mrs. Jeff SparrowMs. Jean M. SpasMs. Kathy SterchiMr. and Mrs. George SvaranowicMs. Susan TiffinMs. Virginia TyackMr. and Mrs. Mark ValeriMr. and Mrs. Eric WagnerMr. Edward J. WeilhoeferMs. Veda H. WilliamsMr. Armistead Churchill Young IV

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Mr. Thomas AgerMr. W. Barclay BradshawMr. and Mrs. William ChildreyMr. John CoreyMr. and Mrs. Thomas CottrellMr. and Mrs. Christopher DalyMr. Gary FenchukMr. and Mrs. Charles GuthridgeMr. and Mrs. Jerry W. JenkinsMr. Bryce D. Jewett, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Kidd, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. LaughonMs. Helen McMahonMr. Scott S. MillerMr. and Mrs. J. Russell Parker III

2013-2014 GRASP DonorsMr. Joseph ParkerMr. and Mrs. Michael PhelanMr. Cliff PorterMr. and Mrs. John RobinsonDonald and Linda StevensMr.and Mrs. Mark SweeneyMr. Aubrey E. Utz, Jr.Dr. Patricia WestMs. Katherine M. Whitney and

Dr. Samuel A. AbrashMr. Coleman Wortham IIIMr. and Mrs. Gary W. WrightAllison and Watson WrightDr. and Mrs. Gerald Yount

Ahold Financial Services

Ayers & Stolte, P.C.

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

General Mills Box Tops for Education

The Brink’s Company

Burford Leimenstoll Foundation, Inc. of Betty Sams Christian

Capital One

CarMax Foundation

E. Rhoades and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation

The Community Foundation Serving Richmond & Central Virginia

AON Corporation

Mason-McDuffie Mortgage Corporation

CSC Leasing

Estes Express Lines

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Froglet LLC

Fulton Bank and Fulton Mortgage

Funding Factory / Green School Project

Hometown Realty

IBM International Foundation

Lifetouch National School Studios

Lind Lawrence Foundation

MeadWestvaco

2013-2014 Organizational DonorsThe Memorial Foundation For Children

Merck Partnership for Giving

Network for Good

Nunnally, Jr. Charitable Trust

Optima Health

Porter Properties

Richard S. Reynolds Foundation

Rotary Club of Innsbrook

Shelton Short Foundation

Southern Trust Mortgage

SunTrust Foundation

SunTrust United Way Campaign

Target - Take Charge of Education

Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley

Truist

United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg

Universal Leaf Foundation

Virginia Gift Planning Council

Virginia Green

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Winters-Oliver Insurance Agency

Wood Insurance

West Richmond Businessmen’s Association

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Statement of Financial PositionFor the year ended June 30, 2014

AssetsCash and other investments $1,304,030Tuition and other receivables 279,017Property and equipment net $1,147,459 Total Assets $2,730,506

Liabilities and Net AssetsAccounts Payable $21,184Accrued Payroll $137,702Note Payable $184,369Other accrued liabilities $127,540 Total liabilities $470,795 Net Assets $2,259,711 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $2,730,506

Revenues and SupportNet tuition and fees $1,845,806Fundraising $443,997Programs and services $64,781Other revenue $10,493 Total revenue and other support $2,365,077

ExpensesProgram Services $1,570,373Management and General $450,119Fundraising $179,279 Total expenses and losses $2,199,771

While students attend Northstar, we measure their success not only by educational and social advances, but more importantly by how these improvements foster new opportunities for productive and fulfilling lives after graduation. We prepare students for college or vocational programs, but also recognize that these paths may not be right for all students. Based on recent data:

100% of our seniors graduate

65% of our graduates continue their education at two or four-year colleges

19% of our graduates enter vocational programs

16% enter the workforce.

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Northstar Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexualorientation or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its education policies,

admission policies, programs, or athletic and other school administered programs.