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ANNUALREPORT

2017Kidzu Children’s Museum:Telling the Story of 2017

Dear Kidzu Friends,

We are so proud to share Kidzu’s 2017 Annual Report outlining all we accomplished this year! Play is Universal was our theme and thanks to the generosity of our community, we were able to expand our visitor experience to provide an extensive menu of no cost learning opportunities to over 10,000 participants. From our monthly Open Access Sundays, to monthly Adaptive Playdates for families with special-needs children; from translated interpretive materials for our Spanish and Mandarin speaking visitors, to visitor passes and family memberships to welcome recently transplanted refugee families, Kidzu continues to broaden its reach and establish its position as a truly inclusive community hub.

Research has shown that high quality, playful educational experiences are especially important in children’s early years when an exceptional amount of brain development and learning takes place. Kidzu provides just such necessary early learning experiences with a focus on family engagement. We strive to make Kidzu accessible to all members of our community, helping all children reach their full potential.

The museum continues to lay the groundwork for its future growth. Our vision has always been to create a right-sized children’s museum to best serve children infant to teen and all families in our rapidly growing region. As we move ahead with turning our vision into reality, we build upon a solid foundation of innovation and community impact, creating accessible experiences for children and families that best represent Chapel Hill’s reputation for educational excellence.

Thank you to all who helped make 2017 extraordinary!

Warmest regards,

Lisa Van DemanExecutive Director

Government Support

Board of DirectorsMelissa Cain, ChairLisa Price, Vice-ChairTommy Sikes, TreasurerJennifer Jackson, SecretaryBetsy Bennett, Past ChairAlfred Leach, Member-at-LargeDelores BaileyElaine Foster Ray N. Fredrick, Jr.Annelise HardinPat HeinrichLisa KaylieValerie MerriweatherScott MorrisAmanda MillerPam Zornick

Museum CircleTodd BoyetteKen and Margie BrounWoodrow and Catharine BurnsAnthony CareyPeggy Richmond and Moses CareyMaggie ConnollyLeesie GuthridgeBetty KenanHoward and Lillian LeeJoel LevyDG and Harriet MartinGraig and Jennifer MeyerJon MillsJames and Susan MoeserSharon PalshaFlorence and Jim PeacockSusan and Tom RossSusan Gravely and Bill RossJim and Mary SasserMark SherburneMichael and Amy TiemannJosh and Robin GurlitzLorna and Bill ChafeHans Flinch and Nan NixonSallie Shuping-Russell and Ed SpenceRobyn SmithTom KenanStanley and Marion RobboySamia and Mohamed SerageldinAbdullah and Asuman Antepli

$1,011,079Expenses

$505,538Contributed Income

$64,396Government Support

2017 BY THE NUMBERSEarned Revenue

Earned revenue is up another

in one year!4%

Kidzu Children’s Museum inspires children and the adults in their lives to learn through creative, purposeful play.

Income

Kidzu collaborateswith over

academic andcommunity partners

150

$342,932Earned Revenue

Memberships

Admissions

9%Programs

16%15%

$1,011,079Expenses

EarnedRevenue

Donations +GovernmentSupport 60% 40%

Fundraising

OperationsPrograms

7%

54%39%

$505,538Contributed Income

Kidzu servesmore than

kids throughcommunity events

4,000

Kidzu serves

visitors annually90,000

Expenses Community Impact

Ages of Attendees 45.67%

5.51%

10.24%

14.96%

7.09%

9.45%

3.94%3.15%

Alban Elved Dance CompanyAmerican Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association American Dance FestivalBabies on the MoveBaker, Leslie (Artist)Barrskill Dance TheatreBehr, Emily (Kids Yoga with Emily)Berner, Andy (Artist)Book HarvestBountiful BackyardsBouncing BulldogsBricks 4 KidzBrosart, Jeanette (Artist)Carolina WISETown of CarrboroCarrboro Farmers MarketTown of Chapel HillTown of Chapel Hill Parks and RecreationChapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of CommerceChapel Hill Farmers MarketChapel Hill Fire DepartmentChapel Hill Public LibraryChapel Hill Quest Martial ArtsCheek, Kerry (Scientist)Delta Sigma Pi, UNC Business Fraternity Disappearing Frog ProjectDuke University Molecular Genetics and MicrobiologyDurham Children’s Pediatric TherapyDurham BullsEl Centro HispanoElla Baker Womens CenterEquip 2 ThriveFeelin’ DNAFit4MomFlip4Kids

The Frame and Print ShopFRANK Art GalleryGirl Scouts of AmericaGirls Engineering ChangeGlee KidsHargraves Community CenterHeppert, Jennifer (Scientist)Helping Hand ProjectHYPE UNCImmunity’s Forge BlacksmithsJammin’ BabyJones, Adam (Author) KalisherKindermusikLevy, Neyrs (Artist)Light Up Lantern FestivalMad ScienceMakNetMaple View Ice CreamMcGreevy, Kristen (Scientist)Morehead Planetarium and Science CenterNorth Carolina Botanical GardensNorth Carolina Science FestivalNorth Carolina State University Center for Aquatic EcologyOrange County Beekeepers AssociationOrange County Early Head StartOrange County Health Department/Health Carolinians Orange County Partnership for Young ChildrenPalmatier, Bob (Scientist)Paperhand Puppet InterventionParrish, Dan (Author)Parrish, Susan (Artist)Pink Heals

LessThan 3

4

5

6

78 9 10+

3.9

9.5%% Special Needs

(Physical or Emotional)

Average Household Income

$50,000

% Free or Reduced Lunch

29.13%

Average # of Peopleper Household

Ethnicity

Black,African Am.

Latinx

Chinese

APIAOther

White 50.78%

14.06%

10.16%

7.03%

8.59%

9.38%OUTREACHPay What You Can

31Community Events

Attended

3,600Families Reached through Outreach

Efforts

EXHIBITS

PlayMakers Repertory CompanyPlayWell LEGO EngineeringPORCHPuppet Show Inc. Red Hen BoutiqueRichards, Amy (Artist)The Rock ShopRuggeri, Beatrice (Artist)Ryan, BaileySafe Kids Orange CountySchool of RockShimmer Light FestivalSilverspot Movie TheatreStewart, Hannah (Artist)SnapologySouthern SeasonSouthern Village Pediatric DentistrySupergraphic Screen PrintingTaylor, Josh (Artist)Topo Distillery Touch a TruckTyroler, Barbara (Artist)UNC FarmUniversity of North Carolina School of EducationUniversity of North Carolina School of Mass Communications and JournalismUniversity of North Carolina School of MedicineUniversity of North Carolina Program in the Humanities University PlaceWallace, Daniel (Author)Wentworth & Sloan JewelersYoga JoyZim Zoom

2017 Community Partners

The first Sunday of each month is Open Access/Pay What You Can Admission Day. This day is specifically designed to make Kidzu accessible to all, regardless of ability to pay.

Visitor Statistics

Outreach Statistics

9.5%% Special Needs

(Physical or Emotional)

Average Household Income

$50,000

Play is Universal Exhibit at FRANKIn partnership with FRANK Art Gallery and local photographer Barbara Tyroler,Kidzu created an exhibit capturing many ways the museum serves thechildren and families of our diverse community. Works were on display throughout October in the Michael and Laura Brader-Araje Gallery.

Play for AllWe added several new exhibit elements and programs designed to meet the needs of diverse learners:

Adaptive Playdates - monthly sensory-friendly private evenings forfamilies of special needs children

Early Openings - made available for children with immune-deficiencies who aren’t able to enjoy Kidzu during busy operating hours

Bee Accessible - weekly no-cost outdoor programming in our public learning garden

Discovery Packs - to dig deeper into outdoor learning themes

You Say Tomato, I Say Tomato - multi-lingual learning resources and regularly scheduled story times in Spanish and Mandarin

Girl Power - middle school girls collaborated with Kidzu and UNC’s Girls Engineering Change for 8-weeks of after-school S.T.E.M. learning

Tech it Up - Kidzu added a number of technological elements to our exhibits to help children with varying abilities, including a new audio station in our Book Nook, new shadow station in our Forest Theater, and a new traffic light in our Makery to help with visual cues and social narrative

Come One, Come All - Kidzu offered scholarships for summer camp and after school programs, no cost field trips for Title One Schools, monthly “open access” museum days, no cost weekly Summer on the Stage music and dance programs, and no cost S.T.E.M. outreach to area community centers

Thanks to individual donations, Kidzu provided admission passes and familymemberships to transitioning refugee

families from Syria, the Congo and Burma.

Refugee Fundraiser

Play Summit 2017Kidzu hosted the 2017 Play Summit for professionals from children’s museums,

science centers and other learning environments throughout North and

South Carolina. Members from 15 institutions participated in a daylong

workshop focused on inclusion and accessibility.

play is universal

Spreading the Word Presented at the Environmental Educators of North Carolina annual conference and at the Association of Children’s Museums annual conference in Pasadena, CA

Published a lengthy article about our outdoor learning garden in the National Association of Children’s Museum’s Hand to Hand quarterly journal

248Visitor passes

10Annual memberships

Inclusiveness is at the heart of everything Kidzu stands for. Throughout 2017 we created new strategies for deepening our outreach efforts to underservedcommunities and fostering engagement with special-needs families.

Visitor Statistics

Visitor ServicesKailey Singleton - Visitor Services and Membership ManagerElisabeth Suttee - Museum ManagerLandis Lee - Volunteer and Birthday Party CoordinatorTrieshe Jones - Birthday Party AssistantSarah Margaret ChristySydney LewisRhiannon WilliamsMegan BullockAniya BourneJulia WatersDaruis JohnsonAbby WardEmily Johnson

MakeryMarcia Blackstock - Makery ManagerJarrett Grimm - Makery ManagerEmma Moore - STEM Program Lead Danae Soler Isabel HutchensAdriana BurkinsThilini WeerakkodyMichael HumesSarah KeenColeman BreenTim LeungSonya DemoulinClare FisherJason Blyskal

2017 Kidzu TeamAdministrationLisa Van Deman - Executive DirectorMelanie Hatz Levinson - Creative DirectorKate Sullivan - Development DirectorMichelle Leung - Administrative and Development Coordinator

CommunicationCandace King - Communications ManagerLily Gavazov - Marketing and Media Assistant Caroline Coyle - Graphic Designer

ExhibitsMolly Trask - Lead Designer, Exhibits and GraphicsBailey Ryan - Exhibits AssistantSabrina Minney - Exhibits Coordinator

EducationDeanna Patrick - Manager of School and Family Programs Katie Hudson - School and Family Programs Coordinator Rose Bequet - Community Outreach and Special Programs CoordinatorElena Lindstrom - Health and Wellness Program LeadChristy Parrish - Early Childhood Program LeadKelly Knapp - Program LeadKelly Cosby - Outdoor Education Program LeadJoe Bullock - Summer Camp LeadJones Bell - Special Programs, Birthday Party FacilitatorLeslie Nguyen

VolunteersWe had 118 volunteers at Kidzu this year, for a total

of 2,835.5 volunteer hours– nearly 7 times more than in 2016! The hours clocked by volunteers

equates to 3 part-time staff members. In June and July, our Summer Volunteer Program helped 71 local high school volunteers reach required and

optional service hours during their summer break.

Media Mentions

2,835.5volunteer hours

7 times morethan in 2016!

Kidzu wants to grow. Here’s where it might go-The Herald SunJune 26, 2017

“Kidzu now serves 90,000 people a year”

“Special programs are offered for low- and moderate-income children and those who speak Spanish, Mandarin and Karen, a language from Burma (Myanmar).”

Kidzu to offer extended hours-WRALMay 29, 2017

“’This is in response to members and visitors, who expressed wanting to be able to spend more family time together at the museum, but, as working parents, aren’t able to visit other than weekend days,’”

Kidzu offers sensory friendly play-WRALApril 18, 2017

“The program is designed for kids ages 0 to 8 with special needs. Siblings also are invited to attend. During the event, families will be able to explore the hands-on exhibits without the noise and stimulation that comes during busy open hours.”

Play to Learn: Kidzu Children’s Museum-Chapel Hill Economic DevelopmentJuly 11, 2017

“The name is a play on kudzu, a southern plant known for its rapid proliferation. It climbs and coils while accepting natural challenges with élan—all of which is a per-fect metaphor for what goes on at Kidzu.”

Kidzu’s biggest challenge is making sure everyone has access to their services. They recently did a campaign to connect with local Karen and Syrian refugees. They also regularly put on events in various languages to serve non-English speakers.

Build mountains, dig valleys in Kidzu’s ‘augmented reality’ sandbox-WRALJanuary 31, 2017

“Museum visitors can build mountains or deep ravines with an ‘augmented reality’ sandbox, which uses kinetic sand and technology to create a 21st century take on the old playground standby.

Kinetic sand is that mushy, moldable stuff that you can buy in toy stores. As you move the sand around to form mountains and valleys, topography software measures the height of the sand and projects different colors onto it based on the sand’s elevation.”

118volunteers

Visitor ServicesKailey Singleton - Visitor Services and Membership ManagerElisabeth Suttee - Museum ManagerLandis Lee - Volunteer and Birthday Party CoordinatorTrieshe Jones - Birthday Party AssistantSarah Margaret ChristySydney LewisRhiannon WilliamsMegan BullockAniya BourneJulia WatersDaruis JohnsonAbby WardEmily Johnson

MakeryMarcia Blackstock - Makery ManagerJarrett Grimm - Makery ManagerEmma Moore - STEM Program Lead Danae Soler Isabel HutchensAdriana BurkinsThilini WeerakkodyMichael HumesSarah KeenColeman BreenTim LeungSonya DemoulinClare FisherJason Blyskal

TO 2017 DONORSSally Greene and Paul JonesRachel GreenupLeesie GuthridgeMargaret and Tom HaberScott and Annelise HardinJackie and Josh HarmanClint and Kylie HarrisHarris TeeterBarbara and Jon HatzHowie Levinson and Melanie Hatz LevinsonBonnie HauserCaywood HendricksRodney HoodThe Jackson FamilyJacobs Preyer Family FoundationGordon Jameson and Bonnie LaymanJoe Van GoghK&W Cafeterias, Inc.Lisa and David KaylieThomas S. Kenan, IIISusanne and Jim KeyMoyra and Brian KileffKing Strategic RelationsMark KleinschmidtAnne Lachiewicz and Otis FugelsoLeroy and Lynn LailRyan and Sarah LambMartha and Eric LarsonAlfred and Lucy LeachHoward and Lillian LeeLynn LehmannStephen and Karen LyonsMama Dips KitchenRonald Manka and Susan MinnixJeff and Jill MarcusD.G. and Harriet MartinDene MatthewsBarbara McFadyenEsteban and Dana McMahanRoss and Margaret McKinneyMediterranean DeliValerie and Kurt MerriweatherGraig and Jennifer MeyerNikki-Nicole MilesThe Miller FamilyRohena MillerJeanine and William MillerLinda MillsJon MillsJames and Susan MoeserSusan MoranceScott and Elizabeth MorrisDiana Potter and Yusef NaporaPat and Mary Norris OglesbyOrange CountyOlga and Mark OtterGregg and Cynthia PacchianaSharon Palsha and Jake Freiberger Family FundMichael ParkerJoe and Christy ParrishJosephine PattonJames and Florence PeacockBernadette PelissierLaura and Brian PetersenNancy and Ed PrestonDavid and Lisa Price

THANK YOU

9th Street BakeryHeather Adkins and Guadalupe TorresAmerican Party RentalsMary AndersenJessica Anderson and Karthik ShyamMarcia Angle and Mark Trustin Fundof Triangle Community FoundationVincent and Stephanie AurentzArt and Gretchen AylsworthDick and Lynda BaddourBagel BarDelores BaileyBrian and Delia BarrickbartacoAnne BeavenJamezetta BedfordSue BellWalter and Betsy BennettAmanda BirchBlue Cross Blue Shield of North CarolinaYuriy BomzeBob and Molly BroadCotton and May BryanWoodrow and Catharine BurnsBurt’s Bees Greater Good FoundationMelissa Cain and Michael WilderRosemary CampbellMoses Carey and Peggy RichmondLorna and Bill ChafeBethany ChaneyChapel Hill Restaurant GroupCisco FoundationTina and Stephen ClossickKate ConnorsCrossFit HomewardBarbara CummingsWillie CummingsStephanie CuomoJulia and Frank Daniels, Jr. EndowmentFund of Triangle Community FoundationMariana Dantas and Sebastian BiotKristin del RossoSabina deMarchiRalph and Bonita DileoneCrista and Neil DonewarDrapkin California Charitable FoundationDuke Energy FoundationDunkin’ DonutsDurham, Orange Chatham - Association for Education of Young ChildrenLinda DuvallCharles and Betti Saunders Foundation of the Austin Community FoundationLori and Jim EichelTabitha ElienMeredith and Tyler EllisCarolyn Fanelli and Mark AdamsPaige and Roger FaulknerKelly and Jon FeltenJennifer FerrisFifth SeasonElaine and Jim FosterFerry FosterEdson FreemanFresh MarketFriends of Alamance County Public LibraryPatricia and Robert GardinierFrances Gravely

James Protzman and Jane BrownVimala’s Curryblossom Café Yoshary Ramos Robert and Marianne RatcliffeEd and Deborah Roach of the AYCO Charitable FoundationRobboy Associates Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Communal FundTom and Susan RossSusan Russell and Thomas KonradDavid SadlerNicholas and Kristen SaidKirk and Fleming SamuelsJim and Mary SasserElisabeth Sasser and James ParrottDavid and Rachel SchaevitzFriederike Seeger and Deirdre O’MalleyJames and Carole SelkirkSamia and Mohamed SerageldinAisha ShahJordan and Mindy ShampSallie Shuping-Russell and Ed SpenceTommy and Kristin SikesSilverspot CinemaNaomi Slifkin and Glenn WithrowShawn SlomeGraham SmithSouthern Village Pediatric DentistryStarpoint BrewingState of NC Department of Natural and Cultural ResourcesStrowd Roses IncKeith StubblefieldMary SugiokaRobert SullivanSunTrust FoundationPriscilla TaylorThe Grable FoundationThe McMichael Family FoundationThe Print ShopThe Red Hen and Glee KidsThe Root Cellar Cafe & CateringThe Wells Fargo FoundationThunder11 LLCTonya’s CookiesTOPO DistilleryTown of CarrboroTown of Chapel HillWendy Jo ToyamaTrader Joe’s CompanyDuke Doing Good for the NeighborhoodTriangle Kids Pediatric DentistryBarbara Tyroler PhotographyBarry and Lisa Van DemanJerry and Sondra Van SantRosario VilaGwen Waddell-SchultzT. Richard Waechter and Maryanne GucciardiRosemary WaldorfKathryn WalshJohn Watson and Betsy BlackwellWCHL + Chapelboro.comMichael WebsterBruce and Janice WellsCatherine and David WellsStephanie Wheeler and Scott BelknapMary WhiteWhole Foods MarketWild Bird CenterWilliam Travis JewelryTom and Susan WolfThomas WolfLisa and Robert YanezStacey and Mark YuskoWill YuskoJohn and Pam Zornick

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What are people saying?“This place is wonderful. Staff is always incredibly friendly and the programs are top-notch.” –Will Lloyd, June 13, 2017

“There is always something new to see, learn, and do.” –Justin Bowman, March 17, 2017

“My son (who is on the spectrum) had a great time and I like that it’s small and has lots of hands on activities!” –Penelope Gatlin, May 13, 2017

“The staff is splendid. We’re so happy to be a part of their community.”–Donna Benjamin, February 22, 2017

“The kindness of your staff literally made me tear up!” –Lauren Glenn, September 12, 2017

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Kidzu Children’s Museum201 S. Estes DriveChapel Hill, NC 27514

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(919) 933-1455

HoursTues - Sat: 10 AM - 5 PM

Sunday: 1 PM - 5 PMExtended hours on

Wednesdays until 7 PM

Photographs by Barbara Tyroler and Lily Gavazov