2 0 1 6 ANNUAL REPORT
LETTER CO-CHAIRS fromthe
DEAR FOUNDERSAND FRIENDS,
Weareenteringour thirdyear of grantsand scholarshipsasthisAnnual Report isbeingprepared. Wehaveprovidedanupdateonthegrantsand scholarshipsgivenin2015 and2016 andareview on how thoseorganizationsandindividualshave progressedsinceour last Annual Report.
MVYouthwasfoundedtofocusonhavingimmediate impact withour grantsandscholarships Hopefully youwill feel that objectiveisbeingachievedasyou readthroughthepagesthat follow Our scholarships havenow helpedtofundtwelvetalentedyoung peoplethroughfour yearsof college Our grants haveprovided?last dollar funding?tocompletefive meaningful projectsonMartha?sVineyard
By thetimeyoureadthisreport,wewill have announcedthegrant recipientsinour thirdcycleof giving.They aretherenovationof theMartha?s VineyardIceArena,amajor recreational venueon Island,andFelixNeck WildlifeSanctuary.
Wearepreparingtointerview thescholarship semifinalistsinMarchandwill providedetailson that outcomethisspring
Wearealsoexploringfundingprogramsfor high school graduateswhochoosenot topursuea four-year collegepathbut insteadrequirevocational trainingfor careersinareassuchastheconstruction tradesandhealthcare.Our goal istohelpanunder servedgroupof youngpeoplesecureskillsthat will enhancetheir ability tofindlong-term,local employment intheir fieldof choice.
JANUARY 2017
Noneof theseactivitieswouldbepossiblewithout thecontinuedsupport of our Foundersanddonors.
Weareextremely grateful for your support and hopethat youfeel asenseof prideinwhat your generosity hasaddedtothelivesof over one thousandyoungpeopleonMartha?sVineyard.
Wemust pausetothank our local Advisory Board Their selectionprocessesaretimeconsumingand requiregreat judgment They haveexcelledat pointingusintheright directions,choosinggreat recipientsandhelpingmany organizationsgrow in waysthat may helpthembecomefuturerecipients Wewouldliketoenthusiastically welcomeLiz PickmanandJaneSeagravetotheAdvisory Board, andtothank Brock Callenfor hisyearsof service
Onceagainwedeeply thank our outstanding ExecutiveDirector,Lindsey Scott.Shepulls everyoneandeverythingtogether throughout the year.Her effortsaretireless,representingMVYouth andall our Foundersinamanner that isprofessional andinclusive.Shemakesusall look good!
Finally wewouldliketoacknowledgetheadditionof BobHigginstotheBoardof Trustees
Welook forwardtogivingyoumoredetailsonour activitiesastheyear progressesandwealsoboth look forwardtoseeingyouthissummer.
DAN STANTON AND JIM SWARTZ
BOARD TRUSTEES of
ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR
DAVID FIALKOW
DAN STANTON CO-CHAIR
JIM SWARTZ CO-CHAIR
MIMI HAAS
STEVEBARNES
BOB HIGGINS
DREW CONWAY
RON RAPPAPORT
BOARD ADVISORY
GEORGEDAVIS
JANESEAGRAVE
MEG BODNAR
BETH KRAMER
BRIAN MACKEY
MARTA CAMARGO
DUNCAN PICKARD
JIM W EISS
LIZ PICKMAN
Patrick & MarshaAhearn
Steve& DeborahBarnes
David& AndreaBaum
Frank & Carol Biondi
Jonathan& Jennifer Blum
David& KarenBrush
Geoff & Nancy Caraboolad
Peter & MeganChernin
Brian& KarenConway
Drew & KimConway
Michael & Jennifer Corbo
John& Jill Coyle
Joe& Amy Cuzzupoli
Matt & Terri DeSalvo
Kipp& ColleendeVeer
James& TanjaDixon
Ed& JoanDoherty
RobandCindy Doyle
Aziz& DeborahElias
MarciaSmith& KenAndrichik
Max& BethBardeen
Ned& LouiseBrooks
Chilmark General Store
Tim& Heather Cohan
Joe& Amy Cooper
James& MaureenDenman
Donaroma'sNursery
Peter & AllysonGetsinger
James& TanaGibson
BethGoldberg
Harbor View Hotel
ClareHarrington
Michael & JaneHorvitz
HutchinsFamily Foundation
FOUNDERS
and DONORS
FOUNDERS
Robert & EstaEpstein
David& NinaFialkow
Jesse& Betsy Fink
JohnFisher & Jennifer Caldwell
JayneLipman& BobGoodman
Wyc& CorinneGrousbeck
Mimi & Peter HaasFund
Charles& AnneHajjar
Bob& KristineHiggins
Allan& Shelley Holt
CatherineJacobus
John& CharlotteKlein
Spencer & Heather Lake
LurieFamily Foundation
Bill & BethLynch
Martha'sVineyardSavingsBank
David& DeborahMcCourt
Mark & DebbieMcGoldrick
DavidMurphy
DONORS
Jeff & Jill Karp
Susan& Jay Kaufman
LandVest Real Estate
DJ& Becky Langis
Peter & KarenLawson-Johnston
David& JulieLeibman
Bill & Carol SuttonLewis
JamesLoveday
Mark & LaurieLucier
Edward& Kathy Ludwig
Barry & VeronicaLundgren
Michael & MoniqueLynch
TheMajaneFamily
Dan& GloriaO'Connell
P Bud& Chari Polley
Norman& Margaret Rankow
John& Molly Reilly
John& DianeRiley
Brian& AileenRoberts
DavidM.Rosenberg
Douglas& Patty Sacks
Ken& Pixley Schiciano
Jim& KateSims
Dan& Mary Stanton
Jim& SusanSwartz
Barry & SusanTatelman
Jerome& Mary Vascellaro
John& AmandaWaldron
Beau& Heather Wrigley
Steve& AnnYanez
Dirk & NatashaZiff
Victor & JackieZollo
Graham& LouiseMarx
Josh& AlexMcCall
Paul & Jennifer Mitchell
Frank & Amy O'Brien
Pat & MaureenPurcell
Craig& LindaRydin
Michael Shalett & KarenFine-Shalett
Betsy & RichardSheerr
Frank Sica
John& Mary Sullivan
VineyardGolf Club
VineyardVines
Christopher & JosephineWilliams
Nancy & Anthony Winch
Robert & Mary Woods
EXPANSION GRANTS 2016PROJECT REPORTS
MARTHA'SVINEYARD SKATEPARK ASSOCIATION
Completion & Expansion Project Award: $252,172
Thankstogeneroussupport fromMVYouth,theMartha?sVineyard SkatePark Association(MVSPA)hastakenanumber of important first stepsinaneffort toexpandandrebuildtheMartha?sVineyard SkatePark
InJuneof 2016 MVSPA hostedthefirst Annual Father?sDay Skate Jam/FreeHelmet Day Over thirty-fivechildrenreceivednew,free helmets Theafternoonevent includedmusic,foodandskate instructionby thestaff of theMV SkateCamp.It isthegoal of MSVPA torepeat thisevent eachspring
After careful considerationMVSPA securedabuilder for thenew park,aprofessional skatepark designandbuildfirmout of CaliforniacalledSpohnRanch.A designprincipal visitedour park in November andwenow haveacompletedfinal designfor the project Weareonscheduletobreak groundinMarchof 2017
MVSPA ishardat work onadditional updatestothepark,including theinstallationof security lightsandawebcam.Wehavehiredan electricianandwork isunderway,withthegoal of beingcompleted inadvanceof thepark rebuildthisspring
MVSPA hasalsohiredawebdesigner todesignanew websitefor thepark.Thenew siteandlogowill beliveat mvskatepark.orgsoon.
TheMartha?sVineyardSkateSummer Drop-InProgramlooks forwardtoexpandingby offeringanafter-school programstarting inthefall of 2017.MVSPA hopestocollaboratewithneighboring organizationsliketheYMCA andtheBoys& GirlsClubtodevelop theseofferings
MARTHA'SVINEYARD BOYS& GIRLSCLUB
Cleaner, Greener, Safer Club Campaign Award: $229,514
Martha?sVineyardBoys& GirlsClub(MVBGC)wasawarded fundingtosupport theCleaner,Greener,Safer ClubCampaignto accomplishcritically neededfacility repairsandupgradestoits Clubhouse.WithMVYouth'ssupport,MVBGCreplacedtheleaking roof,malfunctioningheatingunits,acrackedanddangerousgym floor,anddamagedemergency doors,aswell asinsulatedand shingledtheexterior walls.
Thework wasessential tothedelivery of quality programsand servicestoIslandchildrenof all agestopreparethemfor healthy andproductivelives Approximately 100 membersper day,over 550 per year participateinavariety of after-school programs includingacademic;health,preventionand education;creative arts;technology andrecreational sports
Inaddition,MVBGC?sfacility isutilizedthroughpartnershipswith other organizationsservingadditional youthfromthecommunity. MVBGCservicesareaffordablewitha$20 annual membershipfee, enablingchildrenwhoneedusmost toparticipate.Memberscome fromall elementary schoolsontheIsland.Additionally,MVBGC offersanaffordablesummer drop-incampfor Islandandseasonal residents.
MVBGCisindebtedtoMVYouthfor their generoussupport Without thefundswereceivedfromour ExpansionGrant,we wouldnot havebeenabletomakeneededrepairsandcontinueto offer our quality programstoIslandyouth Thank youfor believing inus!
MARTHA'SVINEYARD CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
Access & Inspiration Strings Program Award: $29,300
Martha?sVineyardChamber MusicSociety (MVCMS)received fundingtopurchaseviolinsandviolasandoffer an Artist-in-Residency programfor threeyearstoIslandyouth Thisgift increasedthenumbersof instrumentsavailabletoyoungplayersand will support thepublicschoolsstringprogramwithvisitsfrom professional musiciansaimingtoinspiretheyouthof MV MVCMShassupportedIslandyouthfor morethantwenty-fiveyears withfree,loanedinstrumentsandlessonscholarships.Morethan forty violinsandcelloshavebeenavailabletofamiliesthat self identify asneedingsupport.MVCMSalsosupportsabout fifteen studentseachyear,receivingprivateinstrument lessons,an important additiontoin-school playing.
Discontinuedfor many years,thepublicschool stringsprogramwas reactivatedwithafter-school lessonsthroughMVCMSintheeighties Thesuccessful programgrew intothecurrent schoolsprogramwith continuedsupport of MVCMS,promising?nobarriers?toany student wishingtoplay
Today over onehundredsixty playersinsecondthrougheighthgrade participate.For thepast four years,therehasbeenawaitinglist for studentsseekingaccess.Thisfall,ledby theAll-IslandSchool Committee,thebudget for stringsteacherswasincreasedfromone andonehalf positionstotwofull timepositionsbeginninginfall 2017.
Thanksto thegenerosity of MVYouth,Martha?sVineyardChamber MusicSociety hasaddedtwenty violinsandviolas,toour lending programfor buddingmusicians,all of whichareloanedout thisfall Weareorganizingour first Artist-in-Residency programfor April 2017 andthepopularity of theIslandStringsprogramhasledtheMV PublicSchoolstoincreaseteachingtimefor theElementary Strings Program
EXPANSION GRANT
MARTHA'SVINEYARD COMMUNITY SERVICES
Island Wide Youth Colloaborative Building Award: $620,780
TheIslandWideYouthCollaborative(IWYC)impact onthecommunity has pickedupsteamservingmorethan225 at risk familiesin2016 andupwards of 330 individuals.TheIWYCassistedthesefolksutilizingatargetedfamily systemsapproachwhichconnectedthefamilieswithhousingneeds, financial supports,behavioral healthneedsandresolvingimmigrationissues, tonameafew.
TheIWYCbuildingoperatedat full tilt thisyear providingprogramsand trainingfor well over 860 IslandClinicians,educatorsandparentsincluding theRecovery Coachtrainingthat took placeover four weekendsthat has resultedinthecreationof theMVCSRecovery CoachServices
Without thegenerosity of MVYouth,theIWYCwouldnot havereachedthe level of successit hasseenover thepast twoyearsasquickly asit did.In additiontoprovidingawelcoming,safespacefor staff toprovidecase management servicestohighrisk adolescentsandtheir families,thespace allowstheIWYCtorunparentingeducationclasses,trainingsfor clinicians andcommunity providers,cookingclasses(incollaborationwithIsland GrownSchools)andadolescent support groups,tonameafew.
Furthermore,thespacehasbecomeanaccommodatinglocationtohold numerousyouthrelatedmeetingsinthecommunity Wearebeyond grateful toMVYouthfor enablingtheIWYCtoprovidetheseessential servicestothechildrenandfamiliesonMartha?sVineyard
Inthewordsof anIWYCclient: ?WhenI wasreferredtoIWYCI didn? t have muchof anythingleft.I wasscaredandalone.I didn? t know what wasgoing tobethefutureI onceheldsofirmly inmy handsfor my son.TheIWYCmay not haveknownit,but they savedmy life.?
MARTHA'SVINEYARD LITTLELEAGUE
Penn Field Award: $177,810
2016 markedPennField?sfirst full seasonof use.Wewereableto work out afew wrinklesthat showedthemselvesduringthe summer/fall of 2015.Prior tothebeginningof the2016 season,we installedasub-surfacedrainagesystembeneaththeinfieldof the gamefieldduetopuddlingwater onthebasepaths.
BothOpeningDay inApril andChampionshipDay inJunewerewell attendedwithmuchapplausefor theoverall facility Gamesand practicesinbetweenwerecoordinatedsothesharingof fieldtime andpracticeequipment went smoothly Theavailability of abatting tunnel hasallowedfor better runpracticesandpre-gameworkouts Theseasonalsoincluded?LittleLeagueWorldSeries?participation whichresultedinseveral homefieldgames/victories?afirst!
Continuedwork includestheimplementationof theremaining practiceandgameequipment,further establishment of theparking andsocializingarea(s),maintenanceof theplantedtreesandprivet hedgeandoutfittingthemaintenanceshedwithstoragefor the fieldmaintenanceequipment
Coachesaregatheringandthekidsaredustingoff their gloves(a baseball ritual inthenortheast)insomeof thelocal school gyms. WithMarchamonthaway,PennFieldwill comealivefor another springandsummer of baseball fun.Thereisnoonewhoiscurrently involvedintheLittleLeagueprogramwhoisnot awareof and thankful for MVYouth?ssupport.
IMPACTS of EXPA NSION GRA NTS
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
2016SCHOLAR REPORTS
HighSchool seniorswhohavedemonstratedexceptional academicperformance, character andservice,andqualify for financial assistanceareeligibletoreceivefinancial support that will enablethemtopursueaneducationat their school of choice.Support is determinedbasedonmerit andneedandwill besustainedfor four years,providing studentsmeet performancestandards Applicantswereevaluatedby theAdvisory Board andinterviewedby representativesof theBoardof Trusteesbeforeneedwascalculated andfinal selectionsweremade.
(MarllaLemoswasnot photographedinAugust.Shewasalready livinginBostonat thetime.)
KAELA VECCHIA-ZEITZ
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
I alwaysknew I lovedvisitingNew York City asakid,andlivingherefor thepast five monthshassolidifiedthat lovewithinme. Duringtheweek I spendmany hoursin NYU?sgorgeousBobst Library whereI travel uptothe8thfloor study roomand look out ontothesprawlingcity scape- the WashingtonSquareArch,Chrysler building, andEmpireStatebuildingall withinview.I alsovolunteer at theHebrew UnionCollege soupkitchen,just acoupleblocksfrom campusandhelpwiththepublishingof the MinettaReview,oneof NYU?sliterary magazines.NYU?sSilver School of Social Work hasbeenawarmandwelcoming community that I?msohonoredtobeapart of.AlongwiththeamazingresourcesNYU offers,I?vealsoexploredtheamazing resourcesof thecity - someof my favorites beingtripstotheMET,aClaudiaRankine reading,andseeingtheplay PartyPeopleat thePublicTheatre.I never imaginedthat NYU wouldbesuchaperfect fit for my education.Andthereisnoway I would?ve foundthat out without theimmense generosity of MVYouth.Thank you.
OLIVIA JACOBS
HAMILTON COLLEGE
It ishardtoput all of my thoughtsandfeelings regardingmy first semester at HamiltonCollege intowords,but I will domy best!
My classeslast semester greatly inspiredme.I wasassignedat least 100 pagesof readingevery weeknight,but thehoursspent pouringover bookswerewell worthit.My eyeshavebeen openedtothevast worldaroundme.I now understand,withclenchedfists,America?ssystem of massincarcerationandthehorrifyingrealities occurringinsideAmericanprisons;I havedelved intoreligiousstudies,exploringIslam,Judaism, Christianity,andMormonism;I havestudiedthe history of discriminationdrivenby conceptsof raceandgender;I havereadabout theevolution of theAmericanpubliceducationsystem. Asidefromacademia,I?minterningat alocal middleandhighschool,workinginthecounseling officeandrunninggirlsempowerment groups Workingwiththekidsisthehighlight of my week I amalsointheHamiltonEquestrianClub,riding twiceaweek andlovingit TheCollegehasso muchtooffer,andthereisnever aday whenI feel boredor restless
Hamiltonhastruly becomemy home,andI cannot thank MVYouthenoughfor allowingme toattendsucharemarkableschool
CASEY MCANDREW S
HAMILTON
COLLEGE CHRISARING OLIN COLLEGE
Lifeat Hamiltoncontinuestobenew and excitingevery day.Becauseof theopen curriculum,I?mtakingthecoursesthat really interest andchallengeme.Everyonehereis kindandhardworkingandit feelsso rewardingtobeabletobepart of this community.
I joinedtheclubsoccer teamat the beginningof thesemester andthat hasbeen oneof thehighlightsof my college experiencesofar There?snobetter way to endaday of classesandstudyingthan playingsoccer withsomeof my closest friends I wasalsoexcitedtoberecently acceptedintotheHamiltonReadsprogram for next semester,inwhichI will bea readingtutor for asecondor thirdgrader fromalocal elementary school twicea week
Thank youMVYouthfor thisscholarshipand for allowingmetoattendmy dreamschool I will beforever grateful asI movethrough thesenext four years
My first semester at OlinCollegeof Engineeringhas beenoneof themorelifechangingexperiencesinmy life All of my assignmentswerebasedonteamprojects andteambuildingexerciseswhichhelpedmakemea better teamplayer andmoreawareof how other people work I think it isimportant towork onprojectswith groupsandnot individually becausethereal worldisnot about isolationandsolowork;thereal worldisabout workingwithothers,sharingideas,andmaking connections
I havealready met andworkedwithstudentswhohave workedfor variouscompanieslikeGoogle,Microsoft, SpaceX,andmany more Many of thesestudentsare only sophomoresandgot their joboffersfromthe career fair hereeachsemester.At thecareer fair, companiesshow upandstudentsget towalk around andmeet withactual engineersfromeachcompany I met withafew businessesandendedupbeingaskedby themembersat theBostonScientificboothtoapply for aCo-Opor internship I decidedtoholdoff ontheoffer becauseI wantedtoget my first year under my belt beforetakingasemester longbreak.It wasagreat experiencethat I don't think I couldhavegotten anywhereelse Beinggiventheopportunity asafirst year student totalk withheadengineersfrom Microsoft,Googleandother companiesissomethingI don't think many kidsget at other schoolsandit motivatesmetowork evenharder.
LEEHAYMAN
DENISON UNIVERSITY
Denisonhasbecomemy homeaway from home.I amlucky tobeabletosay that I am enjoyingtheexperiencesocially, academically,andathletically.I hadsucha goodtimewithmy lacrosseteamduringour fall I couldn? t bemoreexcitedfor our rigorousscheduleandquickly approaching season.My classeshavebeenchallenging, andI really enjoyedstudyingnew subjects likeTheology andPsychology thispast semester.
It wassonicetobeback ontheVineyardfor awholemonthtoseefamily andfriends over Christmasbreak,but I wasoverjoyed toget back tocampus,my friends,andlife hereontheHill My experiencewouldn? t be aswonderful or evenpossiblewithout the generosity fromMVYouthandtheIsland I think about how lucky I amtobehereand givethankswhenwalkingfromclasstoclass onmy beautiful campus I amlooking forwardtostartingmy new coursesand beginningmy first collegiateseasonthis semester!
SAMANTHA HARGY
GEORGEWASHINGTON UNIVERSTY
My first year at TheGeorgeWashington University hasbeenfull of crazy upsand downs MovingfromMartha?sVineyardtoa bustlingcity wasdifficult,but I havehadsome amazingexperiencesinDC I wasstanding outsidetheWhiteHousewhentheresultsto oneof themost historicpresidential elections wereannounced I watchedcomedianSeth Meyersliveduringhisfirst ever showsinDC, scoredticketstotheNational ChristmasTree Lighting,andtraveledtotheLibrary of Congresstofulfill anassignment
Inmy classes,wehadtheopportunity tosee someoutstandingspeakers,suchasSenator BernieSandersandNational Security Council PressSpokespersonEmily Horne.My professorsareambassadorsandauthorsand qualifiedbeyondbelief.I wouldnot havehad theseopportunitiesif not for thegenerosity of MVYouthandI will beforever grateful that you all haveallowedmetogotomy dreamschool intheheart of our nation.I can't wait tosee what thenext threeyearshaveinstorefor me.
MARLLA LEMOS
UNIV. OF MA,BOSTON
Thispast semester at UMassBostonhasbeen full of excitingexperiencesandopportunities AttendingaUniversity that issoclosetothe heart of Bostonallowsfor classestoextend beyondthefour wallsof theclassroomandinto thecity My Englishclassventuredintothe historiccity onahill andexploredplacessuch asTheBostonAthenaeum,Museumof Fine Arts,andMapparium If it weren? t for this EnglishclassI wouldnot havegottentoknow Bostonaswell asI donow andbeenintroduced toresourcessuchasTheBostonPublicLibrary, whereI now spendmany afternoonspreparing for my classes Livingnear Bostonhasalso allowedmetobroadenmy perspectiveonlife andsociety beyondtheIslandwhichis incredibly valuable,sincegrowinguponthe Islandledtoarelatively shelteredchildhood All of theopportunitiesI now havewithinmy University arepossiblethankstotheMVYouth scholarship Thisscholarshiphasallowedmeto attendaUniversity that challengesme intellectually,whilealsopresenting opportunitiestogrow asanindividual ina diverseenvironment wherethereismuchtobe learnedfrommy peersandthecity nearby
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
2015SCHOLAR REPORTS
Now intheir sophmoreyear of college,the2015 scholarsareflourishingintheir respective schools,discoveringaplethoraof intellectual,academicandsocial opportunitiesandthe rigorsof collegelife.
MadeleineMoorewasnot photographedinAugust.ShewastravelinginCubaat thetime.
MADELEINEMOORE
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
My past year at theUniversity of Chicagohas beenthrilling.Over thesummer,I wasgranted ascholarshipfrommy school totravel toCuba toimprovemy Spanishandlearnabout the culture.I livedinasmall apartment ina residential neighborhoodof Havana,knownas Vedado.Eachday inHavanabrought new adventuresfrommasteringpublic transportation,takingsalsaclasses,walking intoacelebrationof Carnival,anddiscussing thepoliticsandeconomicsof Cubawithmy neighbors.Cubaisarapidly changingcountry that I highly recommendvisiting. Thisacademicyear I havebeenabletodive deeper intomy major of Economics,which never ceasestoamazeandchallengeme In additiontoclasses,I havecontinuedto participateintheModel UnitedNationsClub Thisyear,I wasgrantedtheopportunity torun twocommittees,onebasedinBrazil in2014 andtheother inChinain1912 Overall,my experiencewiththeUniversity of Chicagohas beendelightful andhasprovidedmewithso many opportunities I amgrateful for MVYouth andtheir generoussupport of my education
CHARLESPARKHURST
UCLA
What atremendousyear it?sbeenfor me hereinLosAngeles It?simpossibletodetail all of thevirtuesof thisamazingjourney - a journey that I never wouldhavegottento experiencehadit not beenfor theefforts andgenerosity of MVYouth I?vejust recently wrappedupfall quarter for my secondtime Althoughlivinginmy fraternity andtakinganextraclassmadefor abusy few months,I managedtotackleeachone whilealsowakingupat sixinthemorningor earlier onaregular basistotradeonthe stock market I may just beinmy second year,but I?malready sadthinkingthat I?ma thirdof theway throughmy timehere In littleover ayear I?veformedlifelong friendships,studiedwithworldclass professors,andgrownastoundingly in capability andself reliance Lookingback on lifealteringexperiences,thereisnothing morewonderful tohappentomethan receivingthissupport fromMVYouth
Thank you!
GALYA WALT
TUFTSUNIVERSITY
Duringmy first semester,Tuftshasproven itself tobetheright school for me.Everyday my classes,friendsandstudent groupsat Tuftsaffirmmy decisiontobecomepart of theTuftscommunity.Tuftsthrivesoff the constant support studentsgivetoeach other.I amstrongly encouragedtotry new things,whichhascausedmetojoinultimate frisbee,takeaclassonZenBuddhismand apply for labpositionsasafreshman.
ThoughI aminthelibrary often,I truly enjoy almost all my readingsandassignments My professorsthissemester createdengaging andchallengingenvironmentsthat I was excitedtobeapart of After thissemester,I amplanningonmajoringinbiopsychology, andI amlookingforwardtoexploringthat fieldfurther Theprocessof findinganew community andinterestshasbeenvery exciting,andI feel sograteful for the opportunity tobedoingthat at Tufts
LEEFARACA
CALIFORNIA POLY TECH
I'mgreatly indebtedtoMVYouth,andI honestly don't know what I woulddowithout it Theengineersat Cal Poly haveasaying "Friends,grades,or sleep choose2" While it'sajoke,there'sanelement of truthtoit The financial aidI'vereceivedmakescollegealot lessstressful andlot moreenjoyable Instead of needingapart timejob,I canexplore different clubsandfocusonschool I'mworkingwiththeclub"EngineersWithout Borders".We'redesigningandinstallinga water sanitationandtransportationsystem for avillageinNicaragua.It'sareally fun experience,learningthedesignprocessand aspectsof building,all of whichwill benefit thoseinneed.Ontheweekends,thereare plenty of National Parkstoexploreandsoccer gamestobeplayed.
Academically,thisyear isdedicatedtothe mathandphysicsbehindengineering I still haveabsolutely noideawhat anEigenvector is (or how tocook somethingbesidespasta),but I'msuper excitedtocontinuemy college experience,madepossibleby MVYouth
ANNEOLLEN BARNARD COLLEGE
I hadanother wonderful semester thisfall! Sophomoreyear hasproventobechallenging asmy classeshavebecomeincreasingly rigorous Yet,I amcontinually amazedby the programs,theprofessors,andmy peersat Barnard Theopportunitiesthat thecollege andcity haveprovidedtomeareincredible Studyingat BarnardandlivinginNew York City isadreamcometrue! ThisspringI am declaringmy major tobePolitical Science withaminor inAfricanaStudies I amalso planningtostudy abroadnext fall inAccra, Ghana I?mexcitedtotravel toanother country topursuemy degreeandimmerse myself inanother culture I?vehadanamazing experienceincollegethusfar,andI ameager toseewhat my futureholdsat Barnardand abroad Thank youagainfor your continued support!
Scholarship Calculat ion
MVYouth scholarshipsare awarded based on both merit and need Semifinalistsare selected based on merit, using our evaluation criteria to identify the most diligent, focused and well-rounded students Then, MVYouth calculateseach student'sneed. First, we subtract the Estimated Family Contribution (EFC), a federal calculation that estimatesa family's capacity to support their child'seducation, followed by any institutional aid a student has been offered from the total Cost of Attendance (COA). MVYouth fillsthe gap, providing last dollar funding for all four yearsof college Need is recalculated each year and the award adjusted The graph below illustrateshow many scholarshipshave been awarded in variousaward sizesto the current twelve MVYouth scholars
OPERATING REPORT
OPERATING EXPENSES
All expenseslistedwereincurredbetweenJanuary 1 - December 31,2016 MVYouth'sfinancial statementsareauditedannually by Panagos& AssociatesCPAS,LLC
OPERATING INCOME
Inadditiontopledging$25,000 annually for four years,MVYouth'sFounderspay for all administrativeandfundraisingexpenses,so100 % of all donationsaredevotedto supportingchildren,teensandyoungadultsonMartha'sVineyard
CAPTAINSFOREKIDS
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