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2014 Annual Report

Early Learning. Every Child. Our Future.

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VISIONEvery child in Washington state is ready to succeed in school and life.

MISSIONBuilding community-wide commitment to deliver a comprehensive, high-quality early learning environment that benefits every child and family in Washington.

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Stronger Together.

This was the theme of our successful 2014 Leadership Luncheon, and it is the belief that guided our entire year.

On January 1, 2014, Thrive Washington (then Thrive by Five Washington) and the Foundation for Early Learning officially merged, bringing together the best of two statewide early learning organizations to serve more families, more partners, more communities—and, ultimately, ensure more children get a great start in life.

Together, we are a stronger leader. Together, we are better able to take full advantage of the innovation and momentum around early learning in Washington state and throughout the country. Together, we can do so much more to support and serve Washington state’s youngest children and their families.

And we’ve only just begun to deliver on our potential. We are guided by our values of reaching families as early as possible with the highest quality programs and information, eliminating the opportunity gap, and ensuring community-wide commitment to early learning. We are changing the way providers, funders and communities work together to build a strong environment for early learning.

To keep moving forward, a new strategic framework is being developed, complete with metrics and indicators to help us track our progress. We look forward to sharing our plans for the future—and our progress—with you.

The first years of life have the power to shape a lifetime. Thank you for your partnership in helping us ensure that those years are as powerful as possible. We are all stronger together.

Thank you.

Kevin WashingtonChair, Board of Directors

Sam WhitingPresident and CEO


Granted $850,000 to our state’s 10 Early Learning Regional Coalitions to support capacity-building and programmatic work around family engagement, home visiting, racial equity and the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS), the state’s kindergarten readiness assessment.

Expanded the Home Visiting Services Account to serve an additional 200 families and welcomed three new counties – Grays Harbor, Okanagan and Adams. Thrive now supports 36 agencies that are providing evidence-based, research-based and promising practices home visiting programs for nearly 2,000 families in 21 counties across the state.

Delivered a successful summer tour of the UNI: Portable Early Learning Lab, traveling 2,574 miles to host 20 events in 10 counties and inspiring more than 1,500 young children.

2013-2014 HighlightsReached thousands of families in some of our state’s most vulnerable communities through our “Love. Talk. Play.” campaign, which celebrates and supports parents as their children’s first and most important teachers by providing fun and easy ideas for making the most of everyday activities.

Collaborated with the First Peoples, First Steps Alliance to conduct a statewide survey of Native American families about their priorities and concerns relative to early learning. With the goal of preserving Native culture, language and oral traditions, Thrive actively supports the Alliance in its efforts to prepare and retain Native teachers in early childhood education.

Awarded $175,000 to five grantees to create and expand science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) opportunities in early learning. This is the second of three cohorts supported through our Discoveries from the Field fund. Research indicates that early math skills are the best predictor of long-term academic success, but only half our state’s children are “math ready” when entering kindergarten.


Our Grantees: In Their Own Words

Many of the immigrants we serve face challenges due to language and culture, having no way to comprehend standard American curriculum with American cultural references. Funding from Thrive has helped to broaden the impact of early learning opportunities for Asian immigrant families and their children in King County. Culturally relevant programs, such as our STEM play-and-learn group, offers hands-on activities that engage children’s natural curiosity and increase parental support in their children’s learning.”

– Hueling Chang Chinese Information and Service Center

The technical assistance and support provided by the Thrive team have been an invaluable resource in helping us develop and implement our home visiting program. The tools and processes that Thrive provided us were very effective in helping us build our program and start providing direct services within a short period of time.”

– Leo Gaeta Columbia Basin Health Association

Thrive has introduced an innovative approach to relationships between grant funders and the organizations that receive funding. There is frequent conversation, genuine support for the organization to be successful, and an openness to new ideas and diverse approaches.”

– Lorraine Olsen Olympic Kitsap Peninsulas Early Learning Coalition

The 29 recognized tribes in Washington state want to provide quality services for their youngest children and families, but they also want to assure that the environment is reflective of the community the child belongs to. First Peoples, First Steps Alliance is a primary example of a collaborative effort that supports tribal programs on reservations and in urban areas. Thrive realized the importance of nurturing this alliance in its formation and finding a means to strengthen its initial project—to support Native teachers in the classrooms.”

– Jacki Haight Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe


INVESTING AND WORKING STATEWIDEFrom July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014, Thrive awarded nearly $10.8 million in grants statewide. Because of Thrive, there is increased public and private investment in efforts to eliminate the opportunity gap for children of color, increase home visiting services in the most vulnerable communities, support community-driven work across the state, and strengthen and advance Washington’s early learning system so that all children are ready for school.

Investing and Working Statewide

$10.8MILLION


2014 Leadership Luncheon: Stronger Together

Thank you to our event sponsors!

Platinum Sponsor

The Boeing Company

Silver Sponsors

Bezos Family FoundationBill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Sustaining Sponsors

Committee for ChildrenFirst Choice HealthMicrosoft Corporation

Supporting Sponsors

Bartell DrugsCasey Family ProgramsLaird Norton Wealth ManagementORS ImpactParentMapSeattle Children’s

United Way of King CountyWashington Dental

Service FoundationYMCA of Greater Seattle

Table Sponsors

BECUCedar River GroupChild Care ResourcesComcast SpotlightPatrick & Susan DunnEarly Learning Public Library

Partnership (ELPLP)Educare of Greater Seattle

(Sponsored by Dovetailing)Group HealthHaggard Nelson Childcare

ResourcesCynthia Huffman & Ray HeacoxState Rep. Ruth Kagi

KING 5Kirlin Charitable FoundationJanet Levinger & Will PooleJim & Jayne McCarthyNintendoPeterson Sullivan LLCSeattle Children’s Museum

(Sponsored by the Kenneth & Marleen Alhadeff Charitable Foundation)

SwitchPoint LLC Tabor 100Union Bank University of Washington

Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS)

Vulcan Inc.Washington STEMBob & Juanita WattWhitworth UniversitySam Whiting

APRIL 25, 2014 WESTIN SEATTLEChaired by Janet Levinger, the inaugural celebration of the newly merged organization honored former First Lady Mona Locke and Bill Gates Sr. for their vision and commitment to early learning in our state.

We also celebrated Washington state’s national leadership role in early learning with First Lady Trudi Inslee and learned more about Thrive’s vision from Sam Whiting, our new president and CEO. Our deepest thanks to our luncheon committee, sponsors, table captains and the more than 550 attendees who helped us raise over $250,000 for the young children of Washington state. Thank you!

John Stanton, Thrive President and CEO Sam Whiting, former First Lady Mona Locke, and William H. Gates Sr. at the 2014 Leadership Luncheon.


FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

$1,000,000 +

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationW.K. Kellogg Foundation

$100,000 – $999,999

Bezos Family FoundationThe Boeing Company

$25,000 – $99, 999

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Matching Gift Program

Costco WholesaleMicrosoft CorporationSocial Venture PartnersUnited Way of King CountyWashington Dental

Service Foundation

$5,000 – $24,999

Bradley Family FoundationCommittee for ChildrenFirst Choice HealthMuckleshoot Indian TribeNorthwest Children’s FundOfficeLeaseSnoqualmie Indian TribeSterling Realty OrganizationTulalip Tribes Charitable

Contributions

Up to $4,999

Bartell DrugsBECUCasey Family ProgramsCedar River GroupChild Care ResourcesClarke Nuber PSDovetailingEarly Learning Public Library

Partnership (ELPLP)

Feinberg FoundationGroup HealthHaggard Nelson Childcare

ResourcesKBTCKoh-Lee FoundationKING 5Kirkpatrick Family FoundationKirlin Charitable FoundationLaird Norton Wealth ManagementMicrosoft Matching Gifts ProgramLott Family FoundationMiller Johnson Family Fund

(RSF Social Finance)Morris Family FoundationNintendoORS ImpactPeterson Sullivan LLCPuyallup TribeRenaissance Charitable

FoundationSeattle Children’sSeattle Printworks Inc.Sno-Isle LibrariesSoaring Heart Natural

Bed CompanyTabor 100The Children’s Center at

Burke Gilman GardensThe Seattle FoundationThe Seattle Public LibraryUnion BankUnited Way of Chelan and

Douglas CountiesUnited Way of King County

Combined Fund DriveUniversity of Washington

Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS)

Vulcan Inc.Wells Fargo InsuranceWashington State

Combined Fund DriveWashington STEMWhitworth UniversityYMCA of Greater Seattle

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

State of WashingtonWashington State Department

of Early LearningOffice of Superintendent

of Public Instruction

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS

$25,000 +

William H. Gates Sr.

$10,000 – $24,999

Jackie & Mike BezosDan KranzlerJanet Levinger & Will PooleJohn & Nancy SabolJohn Stanton & Theresa GillespieTodd Vogel & Karen Hust

$5,000 – $9,999

Heidi StolteBob & Juanita Watt

$1,000 – $4,999

Tom Alberg & Judi BeckKenny & Marleen AlhadeffJoel BenolielSusan ChamplainSuzanna Darcy-HennemannPatrick & Susan DunnKen & Brigitte HammBill HenningsgaardCynthia Huffman & Ray HeacoxState Rep. Ruth KagiLynn KesslerJim & Jayne McCarthyNancy NordhoffNeel ParikhAndrea & Alan RabinowitzAnn Ramsey-Jenkins

Thank you to our many foundation, corporate and individual donors for their support.


David SandersKimberly ToskeyMarjorie WhitingSam Whiting &

Samuel Mitchell

$500 – $999

Nina AuerbachSuzanne BarkerJane BroomParker Cann & Carol

Taylor CannDr. Dimitri ChristakisCathy DavidsonMary & James DunnamPamela EakesJon Fine & Paula SelisRobert FrederickNatalie GendlerThomas & Anne HercheMichael Humphries

& Judith Ralston Humphries

Bob HurlbutBeverly B. JacobsonCori KirkpatrickAnne & Clay NielsenDr. Mary Ellen O’KeeffeScott & Laurie OkiKatie Simons &

Steve CarterDonald E. StarkPaul SuzmanElizabeth WarmanTracy WongMark & Lori WrayMerrily WymanJill Zaremba

$250 – $499

Sheila CapestanyStan Chernicoff

& Julie SteinRandy & Kay DornBill EllisTheresa ElofsonTom FitzsimmonsBruce FlorsheimJon Frank & Dan LaneFredda GoldfarbSharon Griggins DavisSharon HammelSteve Hettinga

State Sen. Andy HillJohn HoytState Rep. Ross HunterDr. Bette HydeGov. Jay & First Lady

Trudi InsleeBrianna JacksonDeborah JacobsJill JohnsonKay KnoxDiane KrollSeth LandauSteve & Janet LeahyMariely LemagneSusan LevineRick & Linda LinnewehJulien LohAndrea LottAngus MairsAmy MarlowWarren & Marcie

MaxwellSteve & Christina

McCracken

Beth McCawMarcy MillerSara MorrisAlyson MundayStephen MyersRhonda PetersonTali RauschJane ReismanJonathan RobertsDiesha RodgersLauren RodriguezJeff Rupert & Susan YangTadeo Saenz-ThompsonCory SbarbaroLaurel SeamanCynthia ShurtleffPaula SteinkeMatt TalbotJames E. ThompsonNina Tsai MckayMichelle ValleneLiz Vivian & Graham FordMichael WaiteJodi Wall

Ann WatsonTrina WesterlundKristin & Christopher

WigginsJoseph & Jeanene

WilliamsSherri Wolson

$100 – $249

Anne AdamsSusan AdkinsPhoebe & Jeff AndersonTanya AndrewsJennifer ArterburnKen AstreinBradley BagshawJohn BancroftKathryn BarnardAmy BartotMegan BartotBrenda Bauer &

Celia CastlePatricia BelmonteJim Bennett

SUPPORTER PROFILE:

JANET LEVINGERA good start changes everything for kids. It’s the difference between a future of opportunity and a future of failure. Kids who start kindergarten behind usually don’t catch up.

A strong start also changes everything for our community. Imagine investing our tax dollars in roads and schools instead of prisons. Because kids who start strong are less likely to

need remedial education, become teen parents, get involved with drugs, or end up in prison.

I like to focus on systems. Thrive is all about creating a statewide system that embraces quality and opportunity—for ALL young kids. This system includes players on the ground all around the state. We help connect them, train them, support them. And this system includes players in Olympia, where Thrive works to make sure our youngest children and their families are at the top of the agenda with policymakers.

For me, early learning is not just a good investment for kids, it is a smart investment for our community. That’s why I invest in and support Thrive.

Janet Levinger is a Thrive Washington board member.


Li BernsteinKate BlaylockAmy BlondinSine BoddenCurt BolarElizabeth BonbrightCatherine Booth-

LaForceTerry BotsfordJacqueline BrainardKristi BranchJon & Bobbe BridgeJacqueline BrockDoug BrownlowSusie BurdickTracy BurmanUzma ButteMike CadiganHelen CalabriaSue Camou-ArrantJeremiah CaseDebra Cayz &

Nicole MacriAllen CheadleFrank ChoppTrevor Cobb & Cecilia

CayetanoKevin ConefreyAnn ConnollyMagan CromarKristy CrouseTania CulbertsonKelly DavidsonLeilani Dela CruzPeggie Dickens

ZuckermanShelley DillonKaren Donahue

RobinsonJessica DorrJoan DuffellSusan EdmondSarah & Stephen EmmertCeil EricksonRose Ann FinkelRose Ann & Charles

FinkelCathy Garland

Maria GehlJulija GelazisSally GillisJon GouldLinda GreenlyLorrie GrevstadJoanna GubasCharlotte GuymanSarah HamiltonRoss HeylRobert HinmanJayanne HinoMack HogansRay HolmdahlJohn HowellJoshua HuisengaDebbie HuntingtonMarita JacksonMartha JacobsNathan JamesJill JeanNancy JohnsonBrita Johnson &

Allen PooleGail JosephMichelle KirkpatrickArik KormanMelissa KotzinGayle LanwayVanessa LaughlinNancy LeahySusan LeavittKenny LeeKelly LennoxSara LevinHannah LidmanJudy LightfootLili LiuLynn LivesleyMarta LoweSandra LoweVenita LynnCaroline MaillardBrenda MajercinKevin MayTraci MayesLaura McAlister

Regan McClellanCecilia McGowanTricia McKayMeg McNultyLaurie & Tony MestresClifford MeyerSheri MiklaskiShyla MillerSteve MillerJoellen MonsonKathryn L. MoxleyDean NielsenRobert O’BrienMari OffenbecherColette OgleFrank OrdwayCasey Osborn-HinmanVirginia PaineSusan PalmerKelly PearsonLaura PierceLauren PlattLarry PoplackCandice PopulusTelca Karen Porras &

Rebecca YazzieK.C. & Jac Potter

de HaanTeresa PottmeyerDavid PowellPaige PrillBrooks & Suzanne RagenBetsy RobertsonJulie RollingBarbara RosenDeidra RossCamila SantistevanMichelle SarjuRon SchmidEdward SchneiderMarjorie SchnyderMary SeatonDr. Jill SellsState Rep. Tana SennEvan M. ShapiroCaroline SheltonSandra Shumann

Adie SimmonsCaren SkubeTom SlatteryLaura SmithValisa SmithSheila F. Smith &

Don FergusonHelen SpencerSusan SpiekerCatherina StachJoan SterberlEd & Kathy SternerMelissa StevensChristopher

Strausz-ClarkTom StritikusAlayne SulkinFr. Stephen V.

Sundborg, S.J.Katherine SwitzDavid TarshesJim TharpeBrian ThompsonMadelaine ThompsonChuck TiernanDan & Megan TorresByron & Lynn TuckerSharlyn TurnerAly Vander Stoep &

Megan KarchJody WaitsKaty WarrenSarah WeberTom WeeksCelia WeismanLaura WellsKeaton & Isabel WersenDon WickMegan WildenradtPamela WilliamsMary WillisSusan Willis, M.D.Dorothy WongCarol WoodLaVerne WoodsJonalyn Woolf-IvoryVirginia WymanTom & Holly Wyrwich


Financials

Unrestricted Revenue

63% � Government

33% � Foundations

2% � Corporations and organizations

2% � Individual contributions

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014

Public Support and Revenue

Contributions $3,361,944

Government Contracts $9,406,953

Interest and Other Income $126,783

Contribution from Merger Acquisition $1,979,167

Total Public Support and Revenue $ 14,874,847

Expenses

Program Services $12,929,243

Management and General $1,052,976

Fundraising $440,120

Total Expenses $14,422,339

Change in Net Assets $452,508

Expenses

90% � Program services

7% � Management and general

3% � Fundraising


FY14 Board and StaffBOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers

Sam WhitingThrive Washington President & CEO

Kevin WashingtonTabor 100 Chair

Jackie BezosBezos Family Foundation Past chair

William Gates Sr.Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Past chair

State Rep. Ruth KagiHouse Early Learning & Human Services Committee Co-vice-president

Don StarkSmith & Stark Co-vice-president

Dan KranzlerKirlin Charitable Foundation Treasurer

Beverly JacobsonCommunity Volunteer Secretary

Tony BentonMUSICA Entertainment

State Sen. Andy BilligSenate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee

Susan ChamplainThe Boeing Company

Dr. Dimitri ChristakisSeattle Children’s

Kim Ackerley CleworthGinger & Barry Ackerley Foundation

Randy DornSuperintendent of Public Instruction

Jon FineUnited Way of King County

Ricardo GarciaCommunity Volunteer

Dennis GisiJohn L. Scott

Dr. Bette HydeWashington State Department of Early Learning

Trudi InsleeFirst Lady of Washington State

Valorie JohnsonW.K. Kellogg Foundation

Lynn KesslerCommunity Volunteer

Janet LevingerSocial Impact Leader

State Sen. Steve LitzowSenate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee

State Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe

Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee

Jim McCarthyE.K. Riley Investments

Dr. Mary Ellen O’KeeffeSeattle Colleges

Alisher SaydalikhodjayevMicrosoft Corporation

David SandersCasey Family Programs

Katie SimonsBill & Melinda Gates Foundation

John StantonTrilogy Equity Partners

Dr. Beck TaylorWhitworth University

Michelle ValleneLearner’s Lane

State Rep. Maureen WalshHouse Early Learning & Human Services Committee

Bob WattCommunity Volunteer

STAFF

Sam WhitingPresident & CEO

Erin Carter

Marlaena Chiarappa

Doug Coleman

Rob Colombini

Rahimah Herd

Lauren Hipp

Carmen Loh

Angus Mairs

Melanie Maltry

Eiledon McClellan

Marcy Miller

Molly O’Connor

Jim Ott

Arigin Sakda

Ghida Sinno

Jim Thompson

Madelaine Thompson

Dan Torres

Aileen Marie Tubo

Randi Weinstein

Megan Whalen

Liv Woodstrom

Holly Wyrwich

Susan Yang

Quen Zorrah

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