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When my husband and I first got engaged, he took me to his birth place in South Africa to show me where he grew up, meet friends and family and introduce me to a culture that I continue to cherish with each and every visit. But my kind-but-very-protective mother-in-law filled me with horror stories of how unsafe it was to travel around the country. We left his parents near Johannesburg for a quick tour through Cape Town – and I was terrified. When our tiny rental car had a flat, I thought for sure we would be hijacked and tortured. As we rolled into a dark parking lot, a local man in a bright orange vest came up to us and asked if he could watch the car for us. I looked in his eyes and saw one of them had been injured from a previous trauma. I realized what he meant was: Could he keep us safe? While my husband quickly changed the tire, that man did what he promised. I fought back tears of gratitude and handed him 100 South African rand ($8 at the time). He kissed the money, danced around the parking lot and ran off to show his friends. My husband said I likely had just given him a month’s earnings. That experience made me realize that help comes in many forms. It doesn’t have to be cash. Sometimes it’s volunteering, lending a hand or being a companion to the elderly, a newborn or even an animal. It also opened my eyes to the power of giving, be it small or large, to an individual in need or a group trying to better our community. I wanted so badly to help that man get a job where his work would be valued––and appropriately compensated. Ideas for nonprofits and ways to help those already out there come in many forms. Ryan Brennell, the founder of Gladitood, our partner in introducing nonprofits to crowdfunding, was inspired to help others while on a trip in Samoa. He wanted to help in areas still torn apart from the 2009 tsunami, so he created Gladitood to assist in humanitarian and conservation projects. Starting with our first edition of Sophisticated Giving last year, he has helped many of the organizations included in those pages reach new donors. It is with great joy I have put together my very first Sophisticated Giving. From the time I started with Sophisticated Living, my eyes have opened up beyond the top few large charitable organizations we often think of when it comes to philanthropy. There are so many nonprofits just getting started, established but wanting to do more, popular but overwhelmed. The point is they ALL need help, 365 days of the year, the big ones and the small ones. Fortunately for us living in St. Louis, we have charitable businesses and individuals who also opened their eyes to those needs––and with their determination and dedication, are making our city stronger.
Carrie Edelstein Editor-in-Chief carrie@slmag.net
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Every September the St. Louis social season kicks off with fundraising galas with world-class entertainment, fashion shows, art fairs and gallery openings, golf tournaments, clay shoots and charity auctions. Each event comes with a mission: Make our community better. After college I decided to move to the “little big city” from my hometown in Southern Illinois. Not long after I arrived nearly six years ago, I was hired to help launch Sophisticated Living. My first thoughts were pretty predictable: “What will I wear to these events? Who will be my date?” I didn’t know much about St. Louis. To me, it was a sports town with a fashion-forward social scene. But it didn’t take long before the city won me over and before I realized how and why St. Louis earned the distinction of being one of the most philanthropic cities in the U.S. I quickly learned that perfectly dressed fashionistas spend endless hours and considerable funds supporting emerging designers, among numerous other charities. The sports enthusiasts sitting in the corporate suites cheer just as hard for the athletes in the Special Olympics, as they do for the Cardinals battling in the National League. I knew that I had picked the perfect city for me. Children have always held a special place in my heart. I’ve been a cheerleader since the age of 4. Soon after I arrived here, I started coaching a competitive cheerleading program of children with special needs. Their relentless work ethic earned my respect; their brilliant smiles and boundless joy with each and every accomplishment took my breath away. As so often happens with volunteering, I received so much more than I gave. I cherish every hour I spent with those kids. Not long ago, I became involved with The Little Bit Foundation, an organization that partners with St. Louis schools to ensure each child can get a quality education. That goal includes helping get everything from eye exams (and glasses, if needed) to coats in the winter, school supplies, food, clothing, even medical care and mental health support. Little Bit is committed to helping disadvantaged school children by breaking down those numerous barriers that can prevent them from becoming well educated. This nonprofit won my heart but as you will read in the following pages, it is just one of a myriad of opportunities each of us has to help make our city a stronger and kinder community. We hope this issue will inspire you to become more actively involved. I will never be able to answer the question, “Where did you go to high school?” But I will forever be grateful responding to “Why did you move to St. Louis?” I answer that one with pride.
Cortney Vaughn Associate Publisher cortney@slmag.net
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Over the past century, St. Louis Community Foundation has helped promote and sustain regional philanthropy. We’ve done so by being financial stewards and partnering with hundreds of charitable St. Louisans who want to ensure the well-being of nonprofits that are not only important to them, but to the fabric of our community. Sophisticated Giving helps with these efforts by shining a spotlight on countless worthwhile local charities. At the same time, the Community Foundation champions the philanthropic wishes of St. Louisans and ensures that their charitable funds and generosity have an impact long after they are gone. Consider the story of Edward Bredell. In 1894, he established a fund, now held at the Foundation, which is still supporting the causes he had during his lifetime. In fact, his many contributions far exceed the initial value of the fund he established. He was most certainly generous, but he also understood how his fund would appreciate and therefore benefit St. Louis for decades and centuries to come. Lately, we’ve heard from many who are concerned about corporate mergers and their effect on our region’s charitable giving. While we cannot control these global events, we can take greater control of our region’s philanthropic agenda. We simply must look beyond the generosity of corporations and instead look within each of ourselves. Each of us has the capacity to do something. That’s precisely what Edward and Rosemary Young, a brother and a sister, did years ago when they opened a fund at the Community Foundation. At that time, they endowed $7.9 million to the St. Louis Community Foundation and requested that 12 of St. Louis’ important institutions receive annual contributions – forever. In the first year, each of their designated organizations received a check for $433.33. This year’s check to each nonprofit was $34,000. Better still – even after giving more than $4 million away, the appreciated value of their fund is $11.3 million. Moreover, in 2116, 100 years from now, their fund will be valued at approximately $120 million, and will have given away $68 million dollars. Talk about having a sustained impact and leaving a legacy! Edward Bredell and the Youngs wonderfully illustrate what the St. Louis Community Foundation does best. While we are uniquely positioned to help St. Louisans make their charitable dreams a reality, we are also structured to sustain them. Simply put, we are “built to last” and are able to ensure that our donors’ wishes are honored long after they are gone. Today, we have more than 500 funds and are helping each and every one of our donors give in their own way. Since 1990, the St. Louis Community Foundation and its member donors have given over $350 million dollars by making 30,000 grants to nonprofits in our community. While neither Mr. Bredell nor the Youngs were the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, their legacy in our community lives on. And St. Louis is all the better for it. Our member donors serve as a lasting example of what each and every one of us can do. They have challenged each of us to make a difference right here at home. And I hope you will accept. It’s so simple. Open a fund, whether it is a donor-advised or a legacy fund right here at home with the St. Louis Community Foundation. Why have a donor-advised fund at Fidelity in Boston or Schwab in California when you can be a part of something so much bigger right here in St. Louis? Join us and other St. Louis philanthropists, imagine your impact.
Amelia Bond President and CEO St. Louis Community Foundation
DEDICATED | DETERMINED | DIVINE Sophisticated Living would like to thank the organizations and generous donors who signed on for our second annual edition of Sophisticated Giving. We want to personally recognize all of the staff, volunteers and great philanthropists, both individuals and corporate foundations, who strive to better St. Louis. Your time, commitment and donations make our beautiful city shine! Want to see your favorite not-for-profit in Sophisticated Giving? Reserve a spot before our pages are full.
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AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION Who We Are: As America’s oldest voluntary health organization, founded in 1904, the American Lung Association began our fight dedicated to combating tuberculosis (TB), the most dreaded disease at the time. As TB was brought under control, the focus expanded to all lung diseases including asthma, tobacco control and environmental health issues. Today, the focus is on healthy lungs and healthy air.
and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treatment and are directly impacting patient treatment and care. To help people with lung disease breathe easier, we promote Better Breathers Clubs and our toll-free Lung HelpLine (1.800.LUNG USA). The Lung HelpLine is staffed by registered nurses and respiratory therapists with extensive experience. We also lead efforts to teach health professionals about best-practice asthma management through our Asthma Educator Institute. We’re proud of our landmark victories in the Fight for Air that include requiring cleaner diesel buses and trucks, getting power plants to clean up emissions and winning smoke-free work and public places across the nation. The Lung Association is committed to helping people quit smoking, the most preventable cause of death in the US, and to prevent young people from starting in the first place. Our gold standard Freedom From Smoking® (FFS) and FFS Online programs have helped thousands of smokers quit for good.
What We Do: The Lung Association saves lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. With your generous support, the Lung Association is "Fighting for Air" through research, education and advocacy. The average person takes 15 to 20 breaths a minute—more than 20,000 breaths a day. Keeping your lungs healthy is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Our work encompasses all aspects of our mission, to save lives by preventing lung disease and improving lung health. Why We’re Important: Six out of ten Americans live in areas where air pollution reaches unhealthy levels and threatens the health of millions of people. Air pollution can even kill. The Lung Association has led the fight for healthy air for more than 40 years, advocating for stronger clean air standards, lower power plant emissions, and cleaner vehicles and fuels. We fight for clear skies over every community and healthy lungs throughout the country. It’s our priority to keep harmful secondhand smoke out of our public and work places, and we look forward to a day when kids no longer battle airborne poisons in their own homes or fear an asthma attack. The Lung Association isn’t just fighting for air. We’re fighting for all the things that make air worth breathing.
How You Can Help: Volunteering and charitable contributions have shaped our past and will help determine our future. Our vision is a world free from lung disease, and we can make this happen with your help. Contributions to the Lung Association are tax-deductible. You can advocate for our cause or help at an event in your state. Here’s how you can support the work of the Lung Association: • Register to participate and c reate a team in the Fight For Air Climb • Join us at Lung Force Glam in support of lung cancer awareness and research • Participate in Lung Force Expo to learn more about the latest trends, resources and research surrounding lung cancer, COPD and asthma • Corporate partnerships and foundation initiatives • Annual and ongoing contributions • Matching gifts from your company • Memorial/Tribute/Expressive Gifts • Planned giving
How We Impact The Community: Lung cancer kills 433 people every day in this country—that’s nearly 160,000 people a year. Lung cancer kills more people than the next three cancers combined. The Lung Association contributes up to $6 million a year toward life-saving research for better treatments and to help find a cure, because no one should die of lung cancer. Our Airways Clinical Research Centers, one right here in St. Louis, make up the largest not-for-profit network of researchers dedicated to asthma
American Lung Association, St. Louis 314.645.5505 or 1.800.LUNG.USA (1.800.586.4872) Lung.org
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ANIMAL HOUSE CAT RESCUE AND ADOPTION CENTER Who We Are: Animal House Cat Rescue and Adoption Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of homeless/abandoned cats and kittens in the St. Louis region. We provide rescue and adoption services in a warm, loving environment. Adoption is our goal for everyone. Since our establishment in 2010, we have created a place where vulnerable cats find shelter, medical, and nutritional support, as well as interaction with people and other cats, enrichment, lots of love, and the opportunity to connect with a loving, life-long family. There is no set time frame imposed on this process- each cat requires its own consideration. Some cats are adopted within two weeks, and some are with us longer.
new capacity in St. Louis for rescued cats and kitten to receive the attention they need, and new opportunities for education about the plight of homeless animals, and how to help. We partner with other agencies in building a strong network to help the cats and kittens in need throughout the region. Our adoption process is designed to make the best possible match between kitty and adopter. Once the match is made, we assist families as they welcome their new addition. Animal House is in place to support the human/pet bond and to help manage any issues. Lasting adoptions are a critical factor in reducing the number of homeless animals. How We Impact The Community: This summer, Animal House Cat Rescue and Adoption Center celebrated its sixth anniversary. During that time, in addition to the tasks involved with starting an organization, we have rescued more than 1,500 cats and kittens and have placed almost that many in homes.
What We Do: Animal House rescues, cares for, and responsibly adopts stray/abandoned cats and kittens from the streets of our community into loving, life-long families. Upon arrival, we bathe, spay/neuter, vaccinate, and microchip the cats. On a daily basis, we provide care for 225-300 rescued cats and kittens who receive safe harbor, medical care –including surgeries and specialized procedures, as needed-, individualized socialization with people, and stability in their lives. Consistent nutrition is a critical part of this process and we provide this as well. All our cat food and cat litter is donated to us by Nestle Purina. Another aspect of our work involves community resource. Animal House receives hundreds of calls and emails each month from people who have questions/ concerns/needs/issues/relating to pets, and we do our best to provide service or connect them with appropriate resources. Whether it’s a question about feral cats, someone looking for a new veterinarian, someone whose cat is lost, cat behavior problems, abuse reports, or if someone just needs a person to listen and dissect their issues, we are there to help however we can. Animal House operates with two full-time staff members, five part-time employees, and a legion of dedicated volunteers.
How You Can Help: • Become a donor: you will have direct and immediate effect on the lives of the cats and kittens at Animal House. We are a small organization with a big responsibility. Your support will be saving lives from the moment we receive it. • Volunteer your time to help plan events and fundraise! Animal House is supported by the kindness and generosity of both donor and volunteers. • Do you have a special skill? Are you a graphic designer? Do you have marketing experience? Do you like to fix things? Animal House Cat Rescue and Adoption Center 2151 59th Street St. Louis, MO 63110 314.531.4626 stlcats.org Facebook: Animalhousecatrescueandadoptioncenter Twitter: @AnimalHouseCats Gladitood: S.T.R.I.V.E 2 ADOPT Gladitood.com/projects/strive-2-adopt
Why We’re Important: Our community is filled with homeless pets. Our primary aim is to help reduce the number of animals living tough lives in the streets. We strive to improve their lives and prevent them from ever returning to a life fraught with peril. With its founding, Animal House created
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AUTISM SPEAKS Who We Are: Autism Speaks was founded in February 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright, grandparents of a child with autism. Their longtime friend, Bernie Marcus, donated $25 million to help launch the organization. Since its inception, Autism Speaks has committed more than $570 million to the mission, the majority in science and medical research.
Starting in April, Autism Speaks—St. Louis celebrates our international awareness campaign, “Light It Up Blue” by lighting up iconic buildings, landmarks, schools, and homes on World Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd. Last year, we lit up more than 30 buildings in the St. Louis area, and we are looking for more help in 2017! To continue Autism Awareness Month, we host our St. Louis Chefs Gala where St. Louis’ top chefs, culinary enthusiasts, and corporate partners come together to celebrate food, fun, and philanthropy to raise funds and awareness. In September, we host a fun afternoon of golfing at Norwood Hills Country Club for our annual Charity Golf Classic. Experience a day on the course of fun and philanthropy, all while raising awareness and funds to important autism research. Our signature event, the Autism Speaks Walk, finishes out our year in October. This is a family friendly event filled with educational resources, therapists, and a onemile walk. It is a great day to connect with other families in the St. Louis area. Finally, all year round we host Lunch & Learns to bring together employees around specific topics facing the autism community in the St. Louis area. Want to join us for one of our events throughout the year? Become an Autism Speaks ambassador! From our event planning committees to day of volunteering, or helping with community outreach and engagement, we have plenty of opportunities.
What We Do: Autism Speaks is the world’s leading science and advocacy organization. Autism Speaks has been dedicated to changing the future for all who struggle with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Speaks works to fund research, provide resources, increase awareness and advocate for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. We work to bring hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder. Why We’re Important: Currently in the state of Missouri, there are an estimated 16,000 children with autism that reside within the state. Thanks to the passion and generosity of our community, Autism Speaks has helped advance the understanding and treatment of autism in ways almost unimaginable ten years ago. Autism Speaks has given more than $2.6 million in family services and research grants in St. Louis since 2007, and an additional $271,000 in community grants to local service providers. More than 45,000 online resources have been provided for residents impacted by autism, and 112 iPads. We were the 21st state to pass Autism Insurance Reform through proactive advocacy. Autism Speaks will continue to advocate for the needs of individuals and their families.
Autism Speaks St. Louis 1121 Olivette Executive Parkway, Suite 220 St. Louis, MO 63132 314.989.1003 autismspeaks.org Facebook: autismspeaksstl
How You Can Help: The St. Louis Chapter of Autism Speaks hosts a variety of events throughout the year in which we actively look for those interested to volunteer, donate, or support.
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THE BALLROOM DANCE ACADEMY OF ST. LOUIS Who We Are: The Ballroom Dance Academy of St. Louis (BDASL) is a nonprofit 501c3 organization dedicated to bringing beauty, artistic expression, health benefits and the fun of ballroom dancing to the St. Louis area.
area who met the criteria of being gifted and needy. In 2011, Valerie Pelts won two World Championships with her instructor and partner Vassily Lyashenko. BDASL partnered with the Normandy School District in 2011 and 2012 to sponsor children’s weekly dance classes for students 10-12 years of age. Sadly, the BDASL-Normandy partnership ended when the school district lost its accreditation. BDASL hopes to restart the Children’s Ballroom Dance Program and renew this partnership in 2017. Vassily and Valerie were inducted into the Ballroom Dance World Hall of Fame.
What We Do: BDASL makes ballroom dancing accessible to the entire community with a number of programs including weekly dance classes taught Monday through Thursday evenings, and monthly dance socials. The classes are held in at the Mahler Ballroom in the Central West End. Why We’re Important: Hundreds of seniors benefit annually from BDASL’s Senior Ballroom Dance Program, which conducts classes at four McCormack Baron Salazar senior apartment buildings in the City of St. Louis. The program is designed to improve balance and strength in seniors who are at-risk of falls. The BDASL hires expertly trained professional ballroom dance instructors to teach the seniors. Every 20 weeks, registered physical therapists perform three balance tests on each senior to record and monitor their progress. The program culminates annually in the BDASL Senior Ballroom Dance Recital. BDASL’s Senior Ballroom Program is an expensive undertaking with support provided by grants and by individual donations. BDASL’s Community Outreach Programs offer classes and entertainment for schools, libraries, arts fairs, churches and hospitals. Twenty-six young men from East St. Louis’ Project Manhood participated in a BDASL morning group dance class. Students from St. Louis Priory School attend afternoon group dance classes.
How You Can Help: First and foremost, volunteer. BDASL needs: Class clerks to meet, greet and register new dance students (a weekly commitment at a dance class); music arrangers to prepare dance playlists for monthly dance socials (average of 4 hours per month from your virtual office); a graphic designer to design fliers for monthly dance socials, invitations and outreach announcements (average of 2-4 hours per month from virtual office), and Angels to assist the instructor in weekly one-hour dance class by being able to lead or follow. You can also donate much-needed funds. Join us November 5th for the Agent 007 James Bond Celebration at Westborough Country Club. Honorary Chairs include Blanche Touhill and Geraldine Kessler. Ballroom Dance Academy of Greater St. Louis 4915 Washington Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63108 314.367.1001 www.ballroomdancestl.org
How We Impact The Community: BDASL’s Children’s Ballroom Dance Program was initiated in 2009. BDASL awarded scholarships to children in the St. Louis metropolitan
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THE BOLDUC HOUSE MUSEUM Who We Are: Our story began with the acquisition of the Bolduc House in Ste. Genevieve, MO by the National Society of the Colonial Dame of America in the State of Missouri (NSCDA/MO) in 1949. After an extensive renovation, the house opened to the public in 1958. Today, our campus includes four historic French Colonial houses and their gardens, one of which is the oldest formal rose garden in the state. Our fifth historic property, the François Valle II House, has yet to be restored and has been the focus of our most recent archaeological dig revealing more clues to the lifestyles of the early French inhabitants to the area. Also featured are a replica Eastern Woodland Indian Village, our two “Community of Cultures” exhibits, “The African Experience in Ste. Genevieve” and “The Shawnee and Delaware Indian Experience in Eastern Missouri 1780–1830,” and the D’IMAJJ Art Gallery showcasing local artists. As we expand and rebrand ourselves “New France—the OTHER Colonial America,” we are currently renovating a former bank building to ser ve as the New France Education Center and the gateway to our site. Our mission is to preserve and share the unique history of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
Why We're Important: We are very proud to care for and share the only National Historic Landmark in Ste. Genevieve, The Louis Bolduc House ca.1792, so designated because of its unique architectural components and its meticulous preservation by the NSCDA/MO. Our project represents the history of Ste. Genevieve between the times and properties of both the first and last commandants. The latter’s home was the site of the transfer of New France to the United States by the Louisiana Purchase. We strive to tell the unique and relevant stories of a cooperative, multiethnic and multi-racial community, including faith, family, peace and entrepreneurship. Our story is vastly different from that of the English colonization or anything covered in American or Missouri history textbooks. How We Impact The Community: Our goal and mission are to keep the history and traditions of the community's founders alive and to honor them as we relate their stories. Their significance was critical not only to local growth and development, but to the preparation for America’s westward expansion. Through the activities and programs we are able to provide, we help preserve the cultural essence of our town for future generations. How You Can Help: Volunteers are always needed for tending the gardens, leading tours and assisting with special events and programs. Financial support is also always needed and appreciated, and can be directed to specific areas of the operation (gardens and grounds, exhibits, fiber arts, education, etc.) or the general fund. If you would like to discuss a gift, please contact Robbie Pratte, Operations Manager, at the Bolduc House Museum.
What We Do: We offer tours seven days a week and specialized tours for student and adult groups. We provide a monthly program for homeschool families and special events throughout the year. Hands-on experiences such as bread baking, spinning and weaving wool, and even chinking the space between the vertical logs of a colonial house with bousillage are offered. Special occasions feature history lectures, musical programs, living history and period crafts re-enactors. French Colonial heritage-style celebrations include the Boo!(sillage) Zombie and Loup Garou (werewolf ) Hunt in October, the New Year’s Eve La Guignole Watch Party and Louis Bolduc's Birthday in August. Our lovely gardens and grounds provide a gracious setting and are available for weddings, showers, receptions and other private gatherings.
The Bolduc House Museum 125 S. Main Street Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670 573.883.3105 info@bolduchouse.org bolduchouse.org facebook.com/Bolduchousemuseum
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BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ST. LOUIS Who We Are: For nearly 50 years, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) has been providing after school, summer, teen and sports programs for youth ages 6-18. The mission of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis is to inspire and enable youth to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis 2901 N. Grand Avenue St. Louis, MO 63107 314.335.8000 bgcstl.org Facebook: BGCStLouis Twitter: @bgcstlouis
What We Do: BGCSTL serves youth at seven locations and within five other elementary schools in the St. Louis region through our Mentor St. Louis program. We also operate a high school dropout prevention program, BE GREAT: Graduate, at Normandy and Roosevelt High Schools to help keep students on track to graduate. The Clubs are open during hours that kids are most likely to need a safe place to go — after school and during summer.
Shuntae Shields Ryan, Vice President, Marketing & Communications LOCATIONS: Adams Park Club 314.633.7900 4317 Vista Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Why We’re Important: It is our hope that every kid who comes through our doors, graduates from high school with a plan for his or her future! Membership fees are kept low to allow any child the opportunity to join. It also includes access to afterschool homework assistance, tutoring, college and career planning, recreational activities, access to transportation, free dental and vision care as well as healthy meals in a safe, supportive learning environment.
Ferguson Middle School Club 314.335.8330 701 January Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63135 Grannemann Elem. School Club 314.335.8350 2324 Redman Road, St. Louis, MO 63136 Herbert Hoover Club 314.335.8000 2901 N. Grand Avenue St. Louis, MO 63107
How We Impact The Community: Volunteer opportunities for mentoring, tutoring and coaching empower Club members to succeed in school through structured, positive mentoring relationships. Volunteering is a great way for the community, individuals and companies to get involved! Volunteers can tutor, assist with homework, coach an athletic team, serve at events or simply read to a child or group of children.
O’Fallon Park Club 314.932.1371 4343 West Florissant St. Louis, MO 63115
How You Can Help: More than 1,300 donors raised over $6 million to support academic success, good character and citizenship and healthy lifestyles programming to Boys & Girls Clubs youth! From one time to ongoing tax-deductible gifts to supporting one of our many events, there’s always a way to provide great futures to St. Louis youth! Annual gifts support the operations and ongoing programs. Matching gifts increase the impact of your gift through one of our matching gift programs. And the Women’s Leadership Circle serves to connect area women business and community leaders to the mission and vision of the Boys & Girls Clubs.
Riverview Gardens Club 314.335.8275 175 Shepley Drive St. Louis, MO 63137 Southeast Middle School Club 314.953.7795 918 Prigge Road, St. Louis, MO 63138
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CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY OF GREATER ST. LOUIS
Who We Are: Cancer Support Community of Greater St. Louis (CSC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action, and sustained by community to enhance their overall well-being. CSC provides social and emotional support programs at no charge so there’s never a financial barrier for anyone who needs cancer support.
How We Impact The Community: Whether you are someone with cancer or someone close to you has cancer, we are here to help. Cancer Support Community of Greater St. Louis has more than 20 years of experience delivering the highest quality cancer related education and emotional and social support to people impacted by cancer. CSC can help you develop an individualized plan for coping with your situation and diagnosis. We are here so no one has to face cancer alone.
What We Do: In 2015, CSC inspired hope and empowered the lives of 1,516 individuals affected by cancer through 2,501 programs or individual support sessions, including: • 421 professionally-facilitated support group sessions • 82 educational workshops • 618 stress management classes • 1,151 individual support sessions led by a licensed mental health professional • 45 social events • 184 community education and outreach programs
How You Can Help: Make a donation at CancerSupportStl. org. All donations stay in the St. Louis community to help fund programs for people facing cancer. • Follow the fun and support Laughing Matters, our Improv Comedy event on November 12, 2016 at STL Motorcars. • Support STEPS FOR HOPE, our annual Walk/Fun Run on May 13, 2017 at Creve Coeur Park. Cancer Support Community of Greater St. Louis 1058 Old Des Peres Road St. Louis, MO 63109 314.238.2000 CancerSupportStl.org Facebook: CancerSupportSTL Twitter: @CSC_St_Louis
That equates to well over $982,740 worth of professional services to our members at no charge. Why We’re Important: • Every dollar invested in Cancer Support Community provides $1.29 in programming. • Last year, Cancer Support Community provided almost 17,000 hours in support for individuals facing cancer in our community—patients, family members and friends—all navigating the challenges a cancer diagnosis brings.
Gladitood: Support famiiles facing cancer. F. Scott Gee, Executive Director,sgee@cancersupportstl.org Tricia Hendricks, Development Director, thendricks@cancersupportstl.org
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CARE TO LEARN Who We Are: In the fall of 2007, Doug Pitt heard some sobering statistics about poverty in Springfield, Missouri. The growing trend of poverty in his hometown was an unwelcome shock to Doug, who had lived and worked in the community his entire life. With close friends and family, Doug shared stories of children living in poverty who had to share a toothbrush, a fifth grade boy who was being made fun of because he had to wear his mother’s jeans and teenage girls missing school because of the lack of personal hygiene products. Others embraced his view that no child should suffer physically or emotionally due to lack of food, access to medical, dental or mental health care, or hygiene issues. A fund was established to meet the emergent needs of Springfield students in the areas of health, hunger and hygiene, and Care to Learn was born. Today, Care to Learn chapters are assisting under-resourced children in 32 school districts throughout Missouri. In St. Louis, chapters are serving students in Hazelwood, St. Charles, Warrenton and Wright City– with additional chapters being planned.
from generous donors are used in a multitude of ways to help children in immediate need. One day, through Care to Learn, your donation may purchase food to feed a hungry child; the next it may be used to buy a warm coat tomorrow or for eyeglasses so a child can see the board. Care to Learn is also economically impacting our communities. Students who stay in school and graduate high school earn $10,000 more per year than a drop-out. And each high school drop out costs taxpayers an average of $292,000 in lost taxes and services provided. Your support helps ensure students stay in school and graduate. How You Can Help: Care to Learn works with community partners and service providers to stretch the resources provided by our donors to serve the greatest number of students possible. We have dedicated teachers who support us through payroll deduction and retirees who have sent us a donation every month since we began. We have local businesses that sponsor our events and hard-working members of our community who just believe in our mission. And please don’t forget to include Care to Learn in your will or trust. Your contributions to Care to Learn will assure that our children have the resources they need to be successful in school.
What We Do: Care to Learn provides immediate funding to meet emergent health, hunger, and hygiene needs so every child can be successful in school. We provide the things that stand between children and belonging: basic unmet needs that cause pain and embarrassment – a toothbrush, a coat, deodorant, or breakfast.
Care to Learn 411 N. Sherman Parkway Springfield, MO 65802 caretolearnfund.org Facebook: Caretolearngreaterstlouis
Why We’re Important: For children throughout St. Louis, school isn’t just a place for learning. It’s a shelter...a kitchen...a refuge from suffering. For these kids, hygiene needs go unmet, meals are few, and clothes rarely fit. Distracted by hunger and limited by embarrassment, their education is an afterthought to survival. Care to Learn was created with these kids in mind.
Linda Ramey-Greiwe, Executive Director, 417.862.7771 Doug Pitt, Founder Care to Learn Advisory Board Members: Joe Buck, Lisa Carnahan, Jim Edmonds, Josh Ferguson, Bruce Gibbs, Jessica Herschend, Mike Kelley, Jackie JoynerKersee, Chris Long, Kelly Metcalf, Don Musick, Steven J. Ponciroli, George Roman, Scott Rozier, Donn Sorenson, Heather Wood, Laura Chauvin, Linda Ramey-Greiwe, Doug Pitt
How We Impact The Community: Well over half the students in our region attending public school participate in the National Free and Reduced Lunch Program, an indicator of poverty. For these students, Care to Learn is an incredible lifeline. The funds that Care to Learn receives
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CITY ACADEMY
Who We Are: City Academy is the only private, independent elementary school in St. Louis and the state of Missouri providing scholarship support to all students. Founded in 1999 by Don Danforth and Duncan Marshall, the school is located in St. Louis City’s Penrose neighborhood. City Academy serves children, families and the community through exceptional education and bold expectations that empower children to overcome barriers. We believe a family’s geographic location and income should never be a barrier to accessing high quality education.
Washington University’s Strive for College program. Through the success of this program, 97 percent of our alumni attend college. How We Impact The Community: We are transforming St. Louis through education equity, providing high quality education to children regardless of their family’s income or geographic location. Because of our emphasis on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) many of our alumni are pursuing careers in the fields of science, engineering, and technology.
What We Do: City Academy transforms children, families and our community through exceptional education and bold expectations that empower children to overcome barriers. We provide high quality education to children age 4 through 6th grade. One hundred percent of our students receive scholarships. Scholars receive tuition support through generous donations by both individual donors and foundations. Tuition is based on the family’s income and varies by family.
How You Can Help: All 190 students receive scholarship through community support. You can give online at www. cityacademyschool.org or contact us at 314.382.0085. We are always looking for volunteers to read to students in the library, and to tutor and mentor scholars. City Academy 4175 North Kingshighway Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63115 314.382.0085 CityAcademySchool.org info@cityacademyschool.org Facebook: cityacademystl Twitter: @CityAcademy Instagram: cityacademystl LinkedIn.com: City Academy
Why We’re Important: Through exceptional education, we are transforming the lives of children and their families and greatly impacting the St. Louis community. Our emphasis on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) fosters a love of these subjects in our students and encourages them to enter the fields of science, technolog y, and engineering. Ninety percent of our graduates matriculate into private, secondary schools and receive significant scholarship support. We also provide support to our alumni through our partnership with
President and Co-Founder: Don Danforth Principal: Milton Mitchell
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FEED MY PEEPS
Who We Are: Feed My Peeps is a faith based 501(c) (3) charitable organization, which operates in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
How You Can Help: Your tax deductible monetary donation can be made by pushing the ORANGE DONATE BUTTON on our website at www.feedmypeeps.org. Your donation matters. We would cherish your time, talent and treasures, and also encourage you to check out volunteer opportunities at the website. Can you help us collect blankets and warm winter wear for our homeless friends?
What We Do: Feed My Peeps picks up fresh food donated from markets, schools, farmers, restaurants and caterers. We distribute this food to numerous small groups, in need of the items. We’re passionate that nothing goes to waste. What was intended for a landfill becomes table fill with our efforts. We also host outreach events giving back to the community with food, clothes, shoes, blankets and toiletries. We serve with dignity and compassion.
You can purchase our story of “One Peep at a Time.” This is a sweet inspirational book published by Xulon Press of how one person can make a difference to another person, creating a ripple effect to building a better world.
Why We’re Important: Feed My Peeps serves small groups that often don’t get a piece of the pie. We serve foster families, at-risk teens, families with limited resources, soup kitchens, group homes and the homeless community. We offer a hand up and not a hand out.
FEED MY PEEPS P.O. Box 440313 St. Louis, Missouri 63144 314-452-8578 feedmypeeps.org Facebook: FeedMyPeeps
How We Impact The Community: We do NOT have a paid staff. We DO have a dedicated team of volunteers that make the method to our madness happen. It’s a community effort to serve those less fortunate while bringing awareness to poverty. You can’t put a price tag on compassion.
Jacki Dirksmeyer, Chief Bottle Washer/Founder Jackidirksmeyer@yahoo.com
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FOREST RELEAF OF MISSOURI Who We Are: Forest ReLeaf of Missouri is a local, St. Louis based nonprofit that grows and gives away large, 4-12’ tall trees for volunteer planting projects throughout Missouri. Nearly 190,000 trees have been given away at no cost since its start in 1993. In the process we unite neighbors, create a sense of ownership and build healthier, stronger communities now and for the next generation.
How We Impact The Community: Eric Hadley, Science Coordinator for the Ferguson-Florissant School District, best explained how Forest ReLeaf ‘s influence: “The amazing part is the impact stays with these kids. They come back to see their tree [that they planted] after they’ve graduated and they bring their own children with them to show them what they’ve done. Without Forest ReLeaf we wouldn’t have the forest we have.
What We Do: Forest ReLeaf operates a 25,000-tree nursery and arboretum in Creve Coeur Park. Native Missouri trees are grown from seed or seedling until they are big enough to be given away. About 15,000 free trees are given away each year. By enlisting residents and volunteers in the planting projects, we engage people to build pride in their neighborhoods, trust in one another and create the next generation of environmental stewards. Each fall, the annual Plant 4 Peace event brings people together to plant 500 trees in one day. Free classes and nursery tours are offered throughout the year.
We simply can’t afford to buy trees. Forest ReLeaf has allowed us to create a generational building.” Forest ReLeaf has provided nearly 190,000 trees since 1993; each tree has its own story. How You Can Help: Sponsor a planting day as a company or group volunteer outing. Become a friend of the nursery and sponsor one of our growing zones or even a single tree. Volunteers are essential to our success. Our 25,000 trees are cared for by two foresters, and more than 70 dedicated volunteers. Thousands more take part each year to plant our trees. Dig in and join in the fun!
Why We’re Important: Trees are a vital element to our cities’ infrastructure providing more than $70 million in health and environmental benefits each year to St. Louis City alone. As the only community-assisted nursery in the Midwest, we provide free trees to address these issues and are emergency-ready to help in times of crisis. We have shipped more than 7,000 trees to Joplin to help replace the 20,000 they lost in their 2011 tornado. And right now, we are working closely with the City of St. Louis to replace 14,000 mature ash trees that will be removed due to the emerald ash borer insect (the cause for removal of trees at the Arch grounds); experts estimate up to 100,000 trees in St. Louis County will also be affected.
Forest ReLeaf of Missouri 4207 Lindell Blvd., Ste. 301 St. Louis, MO 63108 314.533.5323 moreleaf.org Facebook: forestreleaf Twitter: @ForestReleaf Instagram: @ForestReleaf Donna Coble, Executive Director Mike Walsh, Forestry Programs Manager Gordon Schweitzer, Jr., Board President
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GATEWAY TO HOPE Who We Are: Gateway to Hope is a breast cancer lifeline. Our mission is to secure comprehensive care and provide financial assistance for individuals in need diagnosed with or at high risk for developing breast cancer. Dr. David Caplin, a reconstructive breast surgeon, and Dr. Marlys Schuh, a surgical oncologist, founded Gateway to Hope in 2005. These physicians saw breast cancer patients in their practices with inadequate health insurance suffering from stress, anxiety and financial worries, due to the loss or decrease in income. This was the catalyst for Gateway to Hope.
prospective, this translates into hundreds of thousands of dollars in healthcare. How We Impact The Community: Gateway to Hope serves breast cancer patients in Missouri and parts of Illinois. While Gateway to Hope strives to meet patients in person, sometimes distance and circumstance make it impossible. Still, Gateway to Hope accepts patients and manages their cases from outside the St. Louis market via phone and email. Currently, Gateway to Hope serves patients in Joplin, Springfield and Columbia Missouri, as well as patients scattered throughout the most southern parts of the state. Ninety-six percent of Gateway to Hope patients live in Missouri, 30 percent fall below federal poverty guidelines, and 55 percent are minorities.
What We Do: Gateway to Hope responds to patients’ needs through two specific programs. Thelma’s Gift helps individuals undergoing financial hardship often resulting from an inability to work their scheduled hours due to the side effects of their treatment. Funds pay for mortgage or rent, utilities, vehicle payments, oral breast cancer prescription medications, and lymphedema garments. Funds also provide for gas cards so patients can get to and from their medical appointments and breast cancer related treatments. Gateway to Hope’s Insurance Premium Program (IPP) pays health insurance companies (Private and Employer Insurance, Marketplace, COBRA and Medicare) or reimburses patients for health insurance premiums throughout their treatment and breast reconstruction. The patient can then receive comprehensive care from a healthcare provider of their choice and in their area for not only breast cancer, but other health issues as well.
How You Can Help: Gateway to Hope’s ability to serve our local breast cancer patients is largely dependent on the generosity of our donors. We rely on individual donations, grants, fundraisers and corporate giving to help make a difference in the lives of our patients in need. Gateway to Hope also offers volunteer opportunities for individuals, businesses and organizations looking to give back. To make an online donation or sign up as a volunteer, please visit www. gthstl.org. Gateway to Hope encourages anyone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer or knows someone who has, to call our Breast Cancer Lifeline at 314-569-1113. Gateway to Hope 425 North New Ballas Road, Suite 220 St. Louis, MO 63141 314.569.1113 gthstl.org Facebook: gthstl Twitter: @gthstl
Why We’re Important: Finances can quickly strain when a family member is in treatment for a major health condition such as breast cancer. Gateway to Hope alleviates this financial distress so patients can continue treatment and focus on healing. Last year, Gateway to Hope served 227 patients as they fought their battle with breast cancer. In 2016 we project accepting more than 300 patients into our program. Through careful stewardship of our supporters’ dollars, we have managed to provide assistance to every single qualified patient who has contacted us over the past 11 years. By the end of 2016, that number will likely be more than 1,000 patients. The average healthcare monthly premium Gateway to Hope pays for patients is $185. From a healthcare cost
Dawn Van Houten, Executive Director David A. Caplin, MD, Co-Founder Marlys E. Schuh, MD, Co-Founder Marty Moore, President Evan Goldfarb, Vice President/Secretary Stephanie King, Treasurer
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GRAND CENTER, INC.
Who We Are: Founded in 1982, Grand Center, Inc. exists to support the Grand Center Arts District and all of the many organizations who call the district home, including more than 45 arts organizations. The Grand Center Arts District is a vibrant urban destination built around imagination and ingenuity, where people feed their creativity and curiosity and where arts in St. Louis flourish. Visitors to the Grand Center Arts District can discover local bands and a world-class orchestra, Broadway and community theater, galleries with the works of artists both known and new, speakers and thought-leaders from across the globe, and delicious food–all surrounded by an eclectic mix of historical and contemporary architecture.
range of emerging, home-grown talent and opportunity. Our leadership is needed to ensure the district’s forward momentum and promote the special connections that happen when so many extraordinary assets come together in one place.
What We Do: The Grand Center Arts District hosts more than 1,500 arts events and draws two million visitors each year, generating more than $81.2 million in total arts and culture related economic activity for the St. Louis Region. Grand Center, Inc. works to connect the district’s great organizations with one another in one engaging destination, lead physical investments to enhance the area’s ongoing development, and bring it all closer to St. Louis residents and visitors alike through marketing, placemaking, and free arts programming—including a music and a dance festival.
How You Can Help: When you support Grand Center, Inc. you are helping us foster a place to connect people to the arts in St. Louis and enhance the entire St. Louis community. Individual and corporate contributions allow Grand Center, Inc. to continue our work to foster and grow our community’s one-of-a-kind stage.
How We Impact The Community: A great arts district brings people together and enriches lives. By ensuring that the Grand Center Arts District continues to grow and thrive, Grand Center, Inc. helps to entertain and empower people through arts for everyone, and provides a platform for positive change in St. Louis – as well as a source of civic pride for our regional community.
Grand Center, Inc. 3526 Washington Ave., 2nd Floor St. Louis, MO 63103 grandcenter.org Facebook: Grandcenterinc Twitter: @GrandCenter Instagram: #grandcenterstl
Why We’re Important: Grand Center, Inc. works every day to make the Grand Center Arts District a vibrant, inspiring destination where a diverse array of arts, music, education and media can flourish together, and where world-class arts institutions are joined by a growing
Karin M. Hagaman, President and CEO Tom Voss, Chairman, Board of Directors
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HAVENHOUSE ST. LOUIS Who We Are: HavenHouse is a hospital hospitality house providing the comfort of home and community of support to patients and their families traveling more than 25 miles to receive medical care. Conveniently located in West County, just west of I-270 on Olive Boulevard, HavenHouse sits on 19 acres owned by YouthBridge Community Foundation. The building is in excess of 25,000 square feet, consisting of 32 spacious bedrooms, all with private baths. HavenHouse has gained an international reputation for excellence in service and care. HavenHouse exists because St. Louis draws patients seeking life-saving and lifecuring treatments from all over the world.
St. Louis medical community, playing an important role in helping to reduce stress and improve medical outcomes for patients and families in a home away from home setting. How You Can Help: Because families at HavenHouse only pay a small portion of the cost and some can afford nothing at all, HavenHouse relies on donations from individuals, grants, fundraisers and corporate giving. Our annual gala, HopeFest, which is held every February, is our largest fundraiser generating $150,000 each year. You can truly make a difference in the lives of those traveling to St. Louis for critical medical care by making a donation to HavenHouse or attending one of our events. HavenHouse relies on more than 1,500 volunteers year round to help us with many needs, such as meal donations, cleaning, painting, maintenance, fundraising events, etc. Please visit www. havenhousestl.org for more information.
What We Do: HavenHouse St. Louis is unique because we provide critical services including lodging, two home-cooked meals a day, transportation to 19 St. Louis regional medical facilities, and around-the-clock support services to patients of all ages with any medical condition. HavenHouse welcomes families 24 hours daily, 365 days per year. Conditions facing patients and families in need of our housing and support include premature birth, cancer treatments, orthopedic and reconstructive surgeries, cardiac care, rehabilitation therapies, and transplants.
HavenHouse St. Louis 12685 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63141 havenhousestl.org Twitter: @HavenHouseSTL
Why We’re Important: Without HavenHouse, many patients might not get the treatment they so urgently need. Eighty-five percent of the families HavenHouse helps fall below the federal poverty threshold levels. Many live in rural communities with limited medical services. HavenHouse offers all the comforts of home — a beautifully decorated private room with a private bathroom, two nutritious home-cooked meals, transportation, and around-the-clock care and support from staff. We place a strong emphasis on family because we know that family togetherness and support during a medical crisis improves patients’ recovery and healing. We often also provide extended stays for patients whose doctors request them to stay longer for follow-up before traveling long distances home.
Gladitood: The Pantry Project at HavenHouse - help us provide 2,000 home-cooked meals to our guests so they can focus on recovery of their loved one. President: Steven H. Wohlert – Retired, Energizer Holdings Vice-President: Virginia McDowell – President and CEO, Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Treasurer: Jason Brauss – Controller, Gateway Bobcat Secretary: Glenn J. Sartori – Retired, Boeing Executive Director – Kathy J. Sindel, MSW Wendy Alexander – Senior Vice President, Fred Weber, Inc. Jen Barnes – Managing Partner, Centric Consulting Christopher Ching – Architect, Forum Studio Lane Culver – Director of IT, World Wide Technology Tom Hicks – Director of IS Packaged Solutions, Edward Jones Randy Grass –Vice President, POWER Engineers Ron Hofmeister – Retired, Medicine Shoppe International Kelsey McGonigle – Attorney, Greensfelder, Hemker, & Gale, P.C. Omar Qureshi – Senior Financial Consultant, Rogers & Company Shannon Weber – Financial Advisor, Renaissance Financial Carol Wechsler – Principal, Edward Jones Ruth Williams – Retired, Boeing
How We Impact The Community: Over the past eleven years, HavenHouse has provided care and support to a staggering 79,000 people, helping more than 30,000 patients get access to critically needed healthcare. HavenHouse hosts 8,000 people annually, 3,000 patients along with their family members. While more than half of the patients have come from Missouri or Illinois, patients represent all 50 states and to date 56 countries. HavenHouse is a vital partner with the
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HOME WORKS! THE TEACHER HOME VISIT PROGRAM Who We Are: HOME WORKS! partners families and teachers for children’s success. Founded in 2007, we are committed to parent and family engagement, especially in our lowest performing schools. Teacher home visits began in early childhood, elementary, middle and high schools in St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS), Valley Park, Maplewood-Richmond Heights, and Normandy— and this year we are in Columbia, De Soto, Hazelwood, Parkway, Ritenour, St. Louis Public Schools, and Warren County RIII, and one charter school.
nothing is going on academically. Teachers cannot educate children alone. National education research says students do better academically and socially when parents read, talk, play and sing with their children daily from birth. Most teachers and administrators consider parent and family engagement to be the “missing link” in children’s education. However, they are often unsure how to connect effectively with parents in view of the cultural, economic and other reasons that often inhibit parent engagement. That’s where HOME WORKS! helps.
What We Do: To get parents engaged in their child’s education, HOME WORKS! trains, supports and helps pay teachers and other school personnel to make visits to the homes of their students who are performing below grade level. We train the teachers to build relationships with parents and establish trust, and then work with parents to practice behaviors in the home that positively impact their child’s learning at school. Teachers take the time to get to know the parents, learn more about their students, and provide parents the tools, skills and strategies they must use at home to help their children succeed in school, and in life. Teachers, in turn, become more sensitized to their students’ challenges and needs. The HOME WORKS! model calls for two home visits a year, two mandatory staff trainings, two teachers on every visit, two family dinners at school and two site coordinators in each school to ensure program fidelity and data collection. Attendance and the importance of being in school all day every day is discussed at both visits and both dinners. Teachers are paid to make home visits. Our goals include: • Improved daily attendance • Improved classroom behavior • Increased homework completion, and • Improved academic achievement and test scores • Improved relationships between teachers and families, schools and homes.
How We Impact The Community: Grades and attendance increased and office referrals decreased in most of our schools. Ninety percent of all parents surveyed felt that home visits improved their relationship with their child’s teachers and were “very comfortable” contacting them. Students, parents, and teachers all reported improvements in homework completion. State test scores for math and communication arts increased for HOME WORKS! students when compared with students who did not have home visits. Improvement in math grades occurred among 3rd to 6th grade HOME WORKS! students, while math grades of non-participants declined. Attendance rates for HOME WORKS! students increased, but decreased among non-HOME WORKS! students. Also, 97.4 percent of teachers believed visits improved relationship with parents; 87 percent of teachers were comfortable making first visits and 90 percent were comfortable returning for second visits. How You Can Help: Support helps pay teachers, and pays for teacher training, academic materials for parents to use at home, family dinners at school, interpreters and transportation for those who need it, data collection, evaluation and staffing. Gifts can be made online, by mail, and through gifts of stock, or grant applications. HOME WORKS! The Teacher Home Visit Program 225 Linden Avenue St. Louis, Mo. 63105 (314) 727-2727 teacherhomevisit.org
Why We’re Important: HOME WORKS! provides the vital link between home and school. Especially in highpoverty areas, too many children enter school not ready to learn and never catch up, which results in increased rates of remedial attention, school failure, delinquency and lifetimes of perpetuated hardships. Children in Missouri public schools are in school less than 14 percent of the year (174 days times seven hours a day)! Eighty percent of their awake time is spent at home, with family and friends where, too often, little to
Gladitood: Help us fund teacher home visits for students who need extra academic support. Karen Kalish, Founder and CEO, karenkalish@gmail.com Joann Rich, COO, jrich@teacherhomevisit.org Amy Basore Murphy, Chair of the Board, amurphy@stlgives.org
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HOPE HAPPENS FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
Who We Are: Hope Happens (formerly ALS Hope - the James Maritz/Chris Hobler Foundation) was established in 2004 by Chris Hobler, who saw his diagnosis of ALS in 2001 as an opportunity to lead the fight against all neurodegenerative disorders which afflict many of us, including his grandfather who died of ALS in 1981. The Hope Center was established in January 2005 as a partnership between Hope Happens and Washington University School of Medicine, one of the top medical schools in the country for research and patient care. The Center's innovative approach combines core laboratory facilities and collaborative sharing of research information, equipment and data. Since 2005 the Center has grown from 17 to more than 120 principal investigators. Over 650 scientists from 23 different departments are now working collaboratively to translate research into cures for neurological disorders.
funding innovative research for neurological diseases and by raising awareness about the urgent need for treatments and cures for this group of diseases. How We Impact The Community: The need for new treatments and cures for neurodegenerative diseases is tremendous. In recent decades, medical science has produced remarkable advances, and we are able to enjoy longer, healthier lives. But aging is also a challenge, and today, over five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease alone. At the Hope Center, our philosophy is that translational, collaborative research will lead to swifter results, and that fundamental discoveries about one neurological disease could lead to treatments and cures in others. The Center is an outstanding model for successful, cutting-edge research, utilizing best practices of neurological research for patients, caregivers, and their families.
What We Do: We improve the quality of life for individuals with neurological disorders by inspiring collaborative research to find cures, providing HOPE to everyone afflicted with or connected to a neurological disease.
How You Can Help: Hope Happens accepts monetary donations, volunteer efforts and measures needed to help raise awareness about our existence and cause.
Why We’re Important: We support collaborative, translational research at the Hope Center for Neurological D i s ord er s at Wa sh ing ton Un iver s it y S c ho o l o f Medicine. At this cutting-edge research facility, scientists collaboratively seek new treatments and cures for neurodegenerative disorders like ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and stroke, plus brain and spinal cord injury, and many others. We bring HOPE to people with neurological disorders by
Hope Happens for Neurological Disorders 101 S. Hanley Road, Ste. 1320 St. Louis, MO 63105 314.725.3888 hopehappens.org info@hopehappens.org Twitter: @HopeHappens4ND Facebook: HopeHappens4ND Peter Hobler, Executive Director
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JAZZ ST. LOUIS AT THE HAROLD & DOROTHY STEWARD CENTER FOR JAZZ Who We Are: While we may be best known for our awardwinning performance series, Jazz at the Bistro, Jazz St. Louis is a not-for-profit organization that presents the best in live jazz and educates the next generation of jazz musicians and listeners. We see more than 45,000 visitors annually at Jazz at the Bistro performances and reach approximately 7,000 students each year through our free education and outreach initiatives. We can be found in our newly opened home, The Harold & Dorothy Steward Center for Jazz, in the heart of the Grand Center Arts District.
we provide that stimulate creativity and individuality, enhance social skills, develop confidence, and instill an appreciation for music in kids throughout the St. Louis area regardless of race, religion, or socio-economic status. How We Impact The Community: Jazz is known as America’s only original contribution to the art world, and so much of its history is rooted in St. Louis. As an organization, Jazz St. Louis is one of the few dedicated jazz presenters left in the nation, drawing one of the most diverse arts audiences in the community. And near-capacity attendance at our performances has a significant economic impact in the Grand Center Arts District. We also have the most robust offering of free educational programs anywhere, ensuring that students of all socio-economic backgrounds and schools in underserved communities have access to the same opportunities to experience jazz, learn an instrument, and be inspired by the power of music.
What We Do: Each year Jazz St. Louis presents more than 300 concerts featuring some of the best local and national jazz musicians in the country. We also present a wide variety of education programs for people of all ages. For adults, Jazz St. Louis offers lectures and interactive events that explore how jazz is present in the most unexpected places, like politics, film, fashion, the Civil Rights Movement, and even baseball! For students and schools, we offer masterclasses, clinics and workshops, elementary school curriculum partnerships, in-school performances, and music therapy and early childhood development programs. All of these programs are aimed at exposing kids and adults to jazz, developing current and future musicians, and creating a sense of community by bringing together one of the most diverse arts audiences in St. Louis.
How You Can Help: Jazz St. Louis relies on financial support from individuals, corporations and foundations to ensure that we offer the highest quality performances to the community and continue to provide our education and outreach opportunities at no cost to adults, students and schools. Consider supporting Jazz St. Louis through our Annual Fund, or through a sponsorship of an artist, of our annual gala, or of one of our education programs. Contact us about observing an education program, touring our education center, or volunteering and see first-hand how Jazz St. Louis contributes to the artistic fabric of St. Louis. Support from our donors and volunteers helps us to provide transformative musical experiences for adults and youth alike and establishes St. Louis as a cultural hub in the Midwest.
Why We’re Important: In St. Louis and around the country, the arts are facing shrinking resources. Yet, studies continue to show that arts education is a stepping stone to success for young people. Recent studies found that students' participation in the arts is significantly related to higher standardized test scores, higher attendance and graduation rates, and lower disciplinary rates across the state, regardless of student poverty levels or ethnic status. Over the years, Jazz St. Louis has formed strategic partnerships with many underserved school districts, including Ferguson/Florissant, Normandy, Riverview Gardens, and East St. Louis. These relationships are critical to ensuring that students in these districts have the same opportunities to excel at their craft as those at schools with more funding. As acclaimed musician Anat Cohen said, “Jazz is learning to listen, to respect. It’s about tradition. It’s about innovation. It’s not just music … it’s a way for young people to learn to communicate with each other.” We are proud of the numerous opportunities
Jazz St. Louis At The Harold & Dorothy Steward Center For Jazz 3536 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103 314.881.3085 jazzstl.org Facebook: JazzSTL Twitter: @JazzStLouis Instagram: @JazzSTL Director of Development: Wendy Rosenblum, wendy@jazzstl.org President & CEO: Gene Dobbs Bradford, bradford@jazzstl.org
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JUBILEE SERVICES Who We Are: Jubilee Services, a 501(c)3 non-profit, serves the poorest zip codes in North City and County, including municipalities like Ferguson. Through job training and character development, we help men disconnected from their families rebuild their personal relationships and develop professional skills to lead meaningful lives as leaders in their community.
How You Can Help: Monetarily: Our goal is to grow our business to be fully self-funding, but we currently need to raise funds to cover about 30 percent of our costs. We utilize the balance of donations to fund our capital expansion and fund Life Bridge Academy, our training component. Individual Direct involvement: Unlike many non-profits, we depend on leaders from the urban community, the business community and urban and suburban churches to lend their talents to help us. We need volunteers willing to teach in Life Bridge Academy, support our operations with accounting , marketing, sales, software/hardware/web based skills and ser ve on our board of directors. We also need tradesmen or retirees who would like to work along side our participants in our landscaping business teaching skills, mentoring good work and life habits. Finally, we need fundraisers interested in sharing our story, to gather others interested in supporting our work. And we need customers for our landscaping crews! Corporate Direct Involvement: We partner with companies looking for outstanding entry level employees who are graduates of our program, and businesses who want to engage their employees in transformational work in our community by being agents of change for our participants. Businesses can also help us shape what our next phase looks like— how we can bring our learning, skills and models into your workplace that can dramatically improve the contribution of all of your employees coming from the challenge of generational poverty. Finally, we need capital funding for expansion of our work.
What We Do: Throug h partnerships with urban churches—who identif y and champion potential participants and facilitate mentors from their churches and the business community—we operate Life Bridge Academy. The Academy offers teaching and mentoring, helping our participants develop the character traits and skills necessary to succeed in home, work, church and community. In conjunction with our character training, we also operate a business that provides on-thejob skills in a high expectation, high productivity work environment. We partner with the business community to provide capable workers to fill jobs often paying twoto-three times minimum wage (including landscaping and tradesman jobs) as well as engage businesses and their employees in our work. Why We’re Important: Racial tensions are straining our country as well as our local community. Most of the public conversation involves people on both sides screaming at each other. We see a good part of the problem rooted in the cultural differences of economic failure versus success that we can impact by joining people of the right heart on both sides of the issue.
Jubilee Services 4231 N Grand St. Louis MO 63107 jubileeservices.net 314-496-8700 youtu.be/M76nwN8L_J8 Gladitood: jubilee-christian-development-corporation
How We Impact The Community: We see ourselves as a bridge between very different cultures—those living in generational poverty and those in middle class. Working together, folks from both sides of that economic divide are transformed through our program. Both sides invest themselves in understanding critical cultural differences, take responsibility for things they can change and offer their skills and resources that can have real impact in moving the needle on issues of poverty.
Drew Smith, Founder and CEO, drew@jubileeservices.net
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KIPP ST. LOUIS Who We Are: KIPP – the Knowledge Is Power Program – is a national network of free, open-enrollment, collegepreparatory public charter schools, with a track record of preparing students in underserved communities for success in college, and in life. KIPP builds a partnership among parents, students, and teachers that puts learning first. With an extended school day and year, and a strong culture of achievement, KIPP is proving what is possible in public education. KIPP St. Louis enrolls students in kindergarten through eighth grade from every zip code in the city of St. Louis, and aims to bring the opportunity for quality education to those students living in areas without access to high-performing schools. Nighty-eight percent of our students are African-American, 100% of our students receive free meals and 13% qualify for special education services.
low-income communities are most likely to attend schools with small or non-existent achievement gaps. KIPP Inspire Academy, our flagship middle school, was one of only two schools in our city that eliminated the achievement gap. How We Impact The Community: There are currently 200 KIPP schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia serving 80,000 students. In St. Louis, we have two elementary schools and two middle schools, serving nearly 1,300 students. By 2020, we plan to serve 2,600 scholars. Our core belief is that all students should have access to a great education, regardless of their zip code or demographics. We are committed to serving the students who need us the most. Our vision is that one day, all public schools will help children develop the knowledge, skills and character necessary to achieve their dreams while making the world a better place.
What We Do: The KIPP St. Louis core set of operating principles known as the Five Pillars include: High Expectations, Strength of Character, Highly Effective Teachers and Leaders, Safe, Structured and Nurturing Environments and KIPP Through College. At KIPP St. Louis, the five pillars shape our approach to education and define the path to success for each student. We equip each student with the skills and support to achieve the highest possible results on standardized tests and other objective measures, enabling them to succeed at the nation's best high schools and colleges. With an extended day and school year, more academic time means more opportunities for rich learning experiences, character development and field lessons. While KIPPsters are our focus, the KIPP St. Louis community extends far beyond the classroom. Parents and our board of directors are essential champions as students climb the mountain to and through college.
How You Can Help: You can help by volunteering to read with our students two hours a month, as part of our Rockstar Readers program. You can donate musical instruments so that each KIPPster has access to musical equipment. A donation of books helps grow our school libraries. To make a monetary contribution, visit www.KIPPstl.org KIPP St. Louis 1310 Papin St. Ste. 203 St. Louis, MO 63103 KIPPstl.org Facebook: KIPPSTL Twitter @KIPPSTL Instagram: KIPPSTL John Kemper, Board Chair Kyle Chapman, Vice Chair Maxine Clark, Past Board Chair Don Danforth June Fowler Gabe Gore, Past Board Chair David Lemkemeier Emily Pitts Pat Sly, Treasurer Rob Wasserman Kristy Wei Keith Williamson, Secretary
Why We’re Important: KIPP St. Louis is committed to providing the education, skills and support to navigate the path through eighth grade and beyond, helping our students climb the mountain to and through college. Many of our students come to us two to three years behind grade level, but with hard work and determination, by eighth grade, they not only catch up, they get ahead. St. Louis' first group of KIPPsters will begin college in 2017. This past year, Education Equality Index (EEI), the first national comparative measure of the achievement gap at the school, city and state levels, identified regions where children from
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LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY Who We Are: After their son’s death from leukemia in 1944, Rudolph and Antoinette de Villiers founded the Robert Roesler de Villiers Foundation; the name was changed to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) in the 1960s. The mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. We are the voice for all blood cancer patients and we work to ensure access to treatments for all blood cancer patients.
March 2015, legislation was passed in Missouri to limit co-pays to $75 per month and Illinois, $100 per month. The Gateway Chapter led the charge and built a coalition that worked tirelessly in Jefferson City and Springfield to advocate for this legislation on behalf of cancer patients. How We Impact The Community: LLS is the leading source of free, highly specialized blood cancer information, education and support for patients, survivors, families and healthcare professionals. We touch patients in our communities. LLS provides patients, families and healthcare professionals with the latest information on blood cancers and their treatments through the Information Resource Center hotline (1-800-9554572), and Patient Care Binders. All of these resources are free, and many educational programs offer Continuing Education credits for healthcare providers. Through our Student Series program, we provide a curriculum to more than 450 schools that highlights volunteerism and educates K-12 students about blood cancers and treatments. Each lesson plan is designed to be grade level appropriate and easily integrates into the existing math and science curriculum. Additionally, we offer a Back to School program that informs parents, school nurses, teachers, and administrators about the challenges that a returning student with cancer faces and how to best assist them.
What We Do: As there are no means of preventing or early screening for most blood cancers, LLS drives research in areas of unmet medical need, and helps to bridge the gap between academic discovery and drug development. LLS identifies and funds the most promising blood cancer research projects in the world and forges partnerships with academic institutions, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to accelerate the development of new therapies. LLS was the first to perform chemotherapy, the first to perform bone marrow transplants, and is now pioneering work in oral (tablet) targeted to cancer cells therapies and immunotherapy. Since our founding, LLS has invested more than $1 billion in research to find cures. As a result, 5-year survival rates for most blood cancers have doubled, tripled or even quadrupled. Our successes have also helped other patients. Since 2000, 81 drugs have been FDA approved as cancer treatments. Of these, 40 percent were first approved as treatments for blood cancer patients and are now used to treat solid tumor cancers and serious non-malignant diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
How You Can Help: Your contributions fund patient access and education activities, advocacy efforts to support cancer patients and life-saving research. LLS has invested $14.7 million in research over the last three years being conducted in Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas. The generosity of our community also allowed the Gateway Chapter to: • Contribute $1,003,406 in financial aid to patients • Serve more than 5,000 patients and families providing financial support, education, and support groups • Support children returning to school after treatment and present information in more than 450 schools on cancer and volunteerism
Why We’re Important: LLS recognizes that finding cures is not enough; we need to ensure that patients have access to the treatments, services and providers they need to live longer, better, healthier lives. LLS is dedicated to removing barriers to care. By providing our network of advocates a powerful voice, the advocacy team drives policies that accelerate the development and approval of innovative treatments and ensure that patients have sustainable access to quality, affordable coordinated care. Our team is committed to ensuring that patients have access to and adequate network of providers and services, and are protected from high out-of-pocket costs that limit access to life-saving treatments. At LLS, we know that our work does not end with finding cures. Patients must be able to access the best care available. Over 35 percent of the newest, most effective therapies are available in pill form. These targeted therapies kill only the cancer cells, rather than all cells indiscriminately, resulting in fewer side effects. Previously, medical insurers only covered IV therapies, forcing patients to pay exorbitant co-pays under their pharmaceutical plan, or spend countless hours in the hospital to receive infusions. In
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 1972 Innerbelt Business Center St. Louis, MO 63114 314.590.2230 LLS.org/gateway Facebook: gatewaylls Chair & National Trustee: John Tvrdik, PwC Vice Chair: Mary Pillsbury Wainwright, Mary Pillsbury Fine Jewelry Secretary: Randy Weller, Citigroup Treasurer: Karen E. Miller, Centene Corporation
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THE LITTLE BIT FOUNDATION
Who We Are: The Little Bit Foundation is an army of volunteers and supporters committed to breaking down barriers to learning for impoverished students in the St. Louis area. Our vision is to see every child enter the classroom confident and ready to learn, achieve their academic goals and go on to end the generation-to-generation cycle of poverty.
How We Impact The Community: Strong students lead to strong citizens and stronger communities. We are an important part of the equation in building serious, selfconfident students ready to succeed in the classroom and beyond. By providing a consistent, caring presence in student lives while striving to preserve their dignity, we also instill a confidence and trust that reaches beyond race, culture, geography and income.
What We Do: We become part of school communities, working one-on-one with each child and serving as the backbone of distribution for programs and services that address the needs of the whole child, be it physical, mental or emotional. Our programs clothe, feed, screen for health issues, instruct in proper hygiene, support behavioral health, provide eyeglasses, equip with school supplies, promote interest in STEM studies and improve literacy. These programs are delivered by dedicated volunteers who respect, listen to, encourage and love each child as the special individual he or she is.
How You Can Help: We have many ways for individuals and groups to become involved, share their talents and ideas, and to be the difference to a child. Volunteers are needed to serve in schools, fill orders in our distribution center, pick up and deliver emergency food kits, work Little Bit hosted book fairs, assist with health screenings and other days of service, and be active participants of boards and committees. We also rely on individuals, corporations and organizations to hold product drives, donate in-kind goods and services, sponsor events and provide monetary gifts.
Why We’re Important: Through purposeful programs designed to nourish every aspect of child development, we positively impact student attendance, behavior and academic performance. Our sponsored schools find a forever partner in Little Bit – one who is there to provide for the fundamental needs of students, support them through difficult times and allow them to focus on education. In short, we enable teachers to teach and students to learn.
The Little Bit Foundation 2300 Clark Avenue St. Louis, MO 63103 314.669.0040 thelittlebitfoundation.org Facebook.com/pages/The-Little-Bit-Foundation Twitter: @LittleBitSTL Instagram: littlebitstl
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MARYGROVE Who We Are: For more than 165 years, Marygrove has been a place where children, youth and families in need have found hope and healing. Marygrove provides treatment and support to young people struggling with the often debilitating emotional and behavioral issues resulting from abuse, neglect and other trauma. Overlooking the Missouri River, the 43-acre campus in Florissant offers a naturally beautiful and restorative environment. Through its comprehensive continuum of residential and community-based programs, Marygrove transforms the lives of more than 1,300 young people each year.
How We Impact The Community: Social services and other placement agencies have come to rely on Marygrove for its ability to help those who’ve continued to struggle in foster care or other agencies, and for positive outcomes treating young people with severe mental health issues, dual diagnoses, chronic health conditions and other complex emotional disorders. Marygrove believes that all children deserve to feel worthy and supported in their journey to realize their potential. Marygrove is committed to helping young people in need have the tools to become confident and capable adults. How You Can Help: Marygrove’s largest fundraiser – BLOOM – will be held at the Four Seasons St. Louis on February 24, 2017. This year BLOOM has a unique creative energy, but what remains constant are the inspiring stories of hope and healing. The co-chairs of BLOOM this year are Nikol and Alper Oztok and Jackie and Barry Albrecht. Sponsorship and ticket information is available at marygrovechildren.org or by calling 314.830.6209.
What We Do: Mar ygrove provides a full range of behavioral health services including: • Therapeutic Residential Treatment – Residential and Intensive Treatment “cottages” provide a safe and stable living environment while youth receive help to manage emotional and behavioral issues. • Therapeutic Foster Care – On-campus and community based foster homes where children learn to trust and engage positively in a family setting. • Transitional Living Program – On-campus psychiatric group homes provide a foundation of support as young adults pursue academic, occupational and other life skills that advance them toward healthy and productive adult lives. • Independent Living Program – A community based program where young people, including teen parents, learn important skills, which move them toward self-sufficiency. • Crisis Services – A full range of shelter services that provides a safe and nurturing environment for youth experiencing homelessness or family crisis. • The Marygrove School – An on-campus, private special education school for children who require more therapeutic support during the day.
Other ways to support Marygrove include: • Provide financial support – Marygrove offers tax credits for qualified donations • Become a Christmas Angel – donate cash or gifts and help children have a joy-filled holiday • Serve as a Mentor – be a positive role model for a Marygrove resident • Join the Young Professional Board – help enrich the life of a child and engage with other local young professionals Marygrove 2705 Mullanphy Lane Florissant, MO 63031 Marygrovechildren.org Facebook: Marygrove Twitter: @marygrovekids
Why We’re Important: Marygrove plays a unique and important role empowering our community’s most valuable resource – it’s children. It serves as an important safety net for children, youth and families, many of whom are struggling with seemingly insurmountable challenges in their journey of hope and healing.
Tim Drury, Board President Sister Helen Negri, LCSW, BCCSW, Chief Executive Officer Kathryn Feldt, Chief Development Officer 314.830.6249, kfeldt@mgstl.org
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THE MIGRANT AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT Who We Are: The Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project (MICA Project) is a community organization committed to working with low-income immigrants to overcome barriers to justice. The MICA Project utilizes legal services, organizing, advocacy, and education to promote the voice and human dignity of immigrant communities. The MICA Project was founded by two law school classmates, Nicole Cortés and Jessica Mayo. Under the guidance of these two entrepreneurs, advocates and mothers, the MICA Project has tripled in size over the past four years. The organization has now worked with more than 500 families since beginning operations in 2012.
not guaranteed the right to an attorney. There are no public defenders in Immigration Court. The MICA Project works on many cases with children like Mari. We also work with adult immigrants from 46 different countries. These individuals may be obtaining a green card, work permit, or citizenship. They may be U.S. citizens who are applying for a family member to join them in the United States. Others are applying for special protection afforded to victims of certain serious crimes. And many are adults who are going through the asylum process, like Mari, because they fear persecution in their country of birth. The MICA Project is currently working on more than 330 open, active cases. In 2015 alone, more than 700 individuals attended educational presentations and workshops about their rights and legal options, hosted by the MICA Project.
What We Do: As a young girl growing up in Honduras, Mari dreamed of becoming a doctor. But by the time she entered middle school, Mari had endured repeated threats from individuals and groups who wanted to hurt her. Her parents were unable to protect her from harm. At the age of 14, Mari made the courageous choice to flee her country. Traveling across three countries to the United States was a better option than remaining in Honduras. Upon arriving in the United States, Mari was detained by the U.S. government and eventually released to live with a relative in St. Louis. Once here, Mari found the MICA Project, which reviewed her case and offered to work with her to apply for asylum. During the many meetings she had with her attorney, she revealed the tragedies she had endured, which haunt her to this day. After about a year, Mari underwent a grueling interview with her MICA Project attorney and an asylum officer, who approved her case this summer. Mari now has permission to safely remain permanently in the United States, to obtain a green card, and to eventually become a U.S. citizen. She will have space and time to heal and to pursue her hopes and dreams without fear. Mari is attending school, improving her English language skills, playing soccer with her friends, and looking forward to attending college. She is relieved to be able to live in safety— although she misses her parents terribly. She dreams that one day her parents will be able to visit her in the United States.
How We Impact The Community: Immigrants bring incredible richness to St. Louis. They also face incredible challenges. We often work with women who have been abused, but they are afraid to call the police or obtain an order of protection because of their legal status. Crime victims often face similar challenges, fearing deportation if they seek help. Family members are separated from spouses, parents, and sometimes children while waiting on the long and complex visa process. Children fear their parents will be deported. At the MICA Project, we help these individuals understand their legal options, which should always include safety from abuse and crime. We work to bring families together and keep them together. How You Can Help: Mari’s success is directly attributable to the many generous individuals who support the MICA Project. She could not have received the high quality legal representation, interpretation, and trauma-informed care without our grantors, monthly donors, and other generous supporters. We are a small organization without a development staff. Your donations have the potential to truly impact our clients’ lives, especially given our small size. We are also interested in adding motivated and passionate people to our Board of Directors. Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project 1600 South Kingshighway, Suite 2N St. Louis, MO 63110 314.995.6995 info@mica-project.org
Why We’re Important: Without an attorney, Mari’s likelihood of winning her case would have plummeted. In asylum cases, individuals with an attorney are four –to -six times more likely to win their case, as the asylum application is a long and difficult process. The application is 20 -pages long, the interviews and hearings are two to four hours long, and the subject matter is extremely traumatic. Children like Mari are
Jessica Mayo, Co-Director, jessicamayo@mica-project.org Nicole Cortés, Co-Director, nicolecortes@mica-project.org
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THE MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY Who We Are: The Missouri Historical Society (MHS) crosses historic, economic, and racial divides to tell the stories of everyone who calls the St. Louis region home. MHS is a national leader among historical institutions and has earned numerous local and national honors for the quality of its administration and community education. Throug h exhibitions, community programs, and stewardship of artifacts, MHS has been telling the story of St. Louis for 150 years.
region. Our collections are sought after for use in exhibits in cultural institutions around the world. The Library and Research Center has been recognized by The History Channel, PBS, and other respected national media as a primary resource for the history of the region. How You Can Help: Become a member today! Membership support helps make history accessible, relatable, and memorable for everyone who walks through our doors. In appreciation, the Museum offers members exclusive benefits and unique experiences that give you special access to the exhibits we produce, the artifacts we conserve, and the stories we tell at our Museum. Learn more by visiting support/mohistory. org! Donate! Our work is sustained through the generosity of charitable donors across the St. Louis community. Your support helps us offer excellent exhibitions and programs and preserve our shared history for future generations. Volunteer with us! Every day, volunteers help make the history of our community more accessible. Volunteers greet visitors, conduct tours and programs, staff the Museum Shop, assist with research, help preserve artifacts, and much more.
What We Do: As the guardian of the region’s memories, the Missouri Historical Society preserves, interprets, and exhibits our region’s history in dynamic and engaging ways. MHS operates the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park as well as the nearby Library and Research Center (LRC). Visitors to these institutions can explore local and national exhibitions, conduct genealogy and research, and attend compelling community programs. Programs include live music and scavenger hunts for families, lectures and panel discussions, historic tours around St. Louis and beyond, films and theatrical performances, afterschool programs for teens, and K-12 field trips for 30,000 students from diverse school districts across the region.
Missouri History Museum Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park St. Louis, MO 63112 314.746.4599 Library and Research Center 225 S. Skinker (across from Forest Park) St. Louis, MO 63112 314.746.4500 mohistory.org Facebook: missourihistorymuseum Twitter: mohistorymuseum Instagram: missourihistorymuseum flickr.com/photos/mohistory YouTube: youtube.com/user/missourihistory Gladitood: gladitood.com/projects/savethesign
Why We’re Important: Understanding history sparks a deeper understanding of the world we live in. MHS has long facilitated programs exploring difficult topics in the community including issues of race and class, and strives to be an inclusive and safe gathering place that crosses divides that have been a painful part of our region’s history. By addressing the issues of the day, we provide a welcoming environment for thoughtful refection and community engagement. How We Impact The Community: MHS provides historical perspectives on timely issues to visitors from across the country. Last year, we welcomed 496,000 visitors to the Museum and LRC. The Missouri History Museum is one of the most-visited history museums in the nation, with attendance exceeding that of museums in much larger metropolitan areas. Our outstanding historians and educators draw national attention to the St. Louis
Sean McCaffrey, Director of Development, smccaffrey@mohistory.org, 314.454.3109
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THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN–ST. LOUIS Who We Are: The National Council of Jewish Women–St. Louis is inspired by Jewish values to advance social and economic justice for all women, children and families.
• Silent Witness Statues — a traveling anti-domestic violence exhibit • Human Trafficking Task Force and Conference— provides education and legislative advocacy; • Third Thursday Lunch and Learn monthly educational programs; • Direct advocacy with elected officials locally and in Jefferson City and Washington D.C. on issues of importance to our community • The Resale Shop that sells new and gently used clothing and household goods at reasonable prices.
What We Do: Founded in 1895, NCJW–St. Louis currently has more than 1,700 members. Since its inception, the volunteer organization has developed more than 55 projects that benefit local women, children and families from the first Free Milk Program in the St. Louis Public Schools in 1919 to the Back To School! Store, outfitting deserving elementary school children in 2001. Why We’re Important: Some notable current St. Louis organizations that started as community service projects of NCJW–St. Louis include: The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis, Court Appointed Special Advocates of St. Louis County, The Victim Service Council, Legal Advocates for Abused Women and the Gladys and Henry Crown Center for Senior Living.
How You Can Help: Monetary donations are always welcome. Also clothing and houseware donations for our resale shop, which helps fund our programs and projects, and new clothing and school supply donations for BTSS/KCC. Fundraising Events: • Trivia Night - February 24, 2017 • Congregation Temple Israel | $25/person, $250/Table of 10 • Recycled Art Sale – March 18-19, 2017 • Spring Luncheon – April 26, 2107 • Westwood Country Club • Men’s Event – June 21, 2017 • Back To School Store – July 23, 2017 • Congregation Temple Israel • Resale Shop Couturier Event – October/November 2017, Dates TBD
How We Impact The Community: Today, NCJW–St. Louis members volunteer their time annually to community service and advocacy projects including: • Back to School! Store— a one-day event that provides clothing, school supplies and health and safety resources to more than 1,300 underserved children and their families to prepare for the first day of school; • Kids Community Closet— an extension of the Back to School! Store NCJW maintains 23 closets that provide clothing and supplies for children in their schools throughout the school year; • CONNECT— a program for girls in the fifth through eighth grades that promotes community service, advocacy and leadership; • Jean Stein Bloch Wife Widow Woman Support Group— a free program for newly widowed women run by a licensed therapist; • Healing Hearts Bank— a micro-lending program for underserved women and families that was recognized by FOCUS St. Louis with the "What's Right with the Region" award in 2015; • OACAP (Older Adult Community Action Program)— an older adult advocacy and service program; • Project Renewal— a program providing clothing, in addition to career and life skills training to women living in shelters;
National Council of Jewish Women 295 N. Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63141 314.993.5181 ncjwstl.org Facebook: NCJWSTL Twitter: @ncjwstl Gladitood: Help NCJW make a difference in the lives of women, children, and families. Susan Witte, President Ellen Alper, Executive Director
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NURSES FOR NEWBORNS
Who We Are: Nurses for Newborns (NFN) exists to provide a safety net for families most at-risk in order to prevent infant mortality, child abuse and neglect by providing in-home nursing visits which promote healthcare, education and positive parenting skills.
How You Can Help: There are many ways individuals and corporations can make a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable in our community. There are several volunteer opportunities including donation sorting and organization, office support and special events. Annual, monthly or one-time contributions may be made online, by phone or by mail. Gifts of $250 or more are eligible for the State of Missouri Youth Opportunity Program (YOP) tax credits. Celebrate loved ones through a tribute or memorial gift that helps babies and their families. Our families are in constant need of diapers, baby wipes, formula, baby food, as well as new or gently used baby equipment: pack n’ plays, car seats, high chairs and strollers.
What We Do: NFN provides critical services to families in 25 counties in Missouri and in mid-Tennessee. Each year, NFN sends specially trained registered nurses into the homes of more than 3,000 infants, pregnant women and their families who are coping with risk factors including poverty, social isolation, medical conditions, and lack of resources, preterm birth and teen pregnancy. In addition to health care, nurses provide parent education on vital topics such as safe sleep, infant CPR, medications, child development, and connections to critical resources.
Nurses for Newborns 7259 Lansdowne, Suite 100 St. Louis, Missouri 63119 314.544.3433 nursesfornewborns.org Facebook: NursesForNewborns Twitter: @nurses4newborns
Why We’re Important: NFN believes every baby should reach their first birthday, and that not enough of them do. We also believe current injury, illness and death rates for infants are appalling. Our work with infants promotes health, safety and wellbeing. Our work with families is strengthbased and is designed to support and encourage expecting and new parents. We employ qualified, experienced and compassionate nurses, and connect them with the moms and dads who are most in need. Our goals include reducing child neglect, abuse, inappropriate emergency room use and unnecessary hospitalizations. In addition, we connect families with appropriate resources.
Melinda Ohlemiller, MA Chief Executive Officer melinda.ohlemiller@nursesfornewborns.org Cynthia D. Ackins, MA, MBA Director of Philanthropy cynthia.ackins@nursesfornewborns.org Richard Gallaher President, Board of Directors
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PEDAL THE CAUSE Who We Are: Pedal the Cause is St. Louis' premier cycling event, where 100% of all donations fund groundbreaking cancer research at Siteman Cancer Center and St. Louis Children's Hospital. In 2016, over 4,000 riders, spinners and volunteers, with the support of more than 30,000 donors, have made Pedal the Cause the region's largest peer-to-peer fundraising event. In the seven years since its inception, Pedal the Cause participants have donated over $15 million to our beneficiaries.
additional $7 in federal funding to advance their cancer research projects. Not only has this led to accelerated developments in the cancer treatment, but it is also a robust tool for Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and the Washing ton University School of Medicine as they seek to recruit and retain the brightest minds in the scientific world. How We Impact The Community: Pedal the Cause has engaged the St. Louis community and created strong economic impact, while helping recruit and retain the brightest scientific minds to the region. Our community has embraced our transparency of showing where their money goes, and appreciates our ability to get it into the hands of researchers as quickly and efficiently as possible. Pedal the Cause is committed to hosting a first-class event every year at the end of September, which has become a celebration for the community. Pedal the Cause has something for everyone with six different rides ranging from 10 – 100 miles on our Sunday ride, as well as our Saturday Kids Challenge, Taste the Cause, and Inspirational Program. Pedal the Cause has become a meaningful way for those in the St. Louis community to honor loved ones who are battling or have succumbed to cancer.
What We Do: Pedal the Cause created the mission to fund research that will ultimately lead to a cure for cancer – all cancers for everyone. In seven years, Pedal the Cause has donated more than $15 million to the Siteman Cancer Center and St. Louis Children’s Hospital, which has funded 74 research projects – 50 adult projects and 24 pediatric projects. In this period of diminished federal funding where support typically gets funneled to already proven concepts, many potentially new ideas are not deemed eligible. Pedal the Cause donations “seed” best-in-breed ideas at our beneficiaries to allow the cultivation of proof of concept and critical data. These seeded projects often turn into groundbreaking results that lead to new treatments and cures, preventions, and early detection diagnostics. For example, in August 2016 the National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded a $10.4 million, fiveyear grant to Washington University researchers and physicians at Siteman Cancer Center to lead a national group of experts in collaborative pancreatic cancer research. The SPORE grant supports four new projects led by four Washington University physicians, all of whom have had their pancreatic cancer studies funded by Pedal the Cause. With their initial concepts proven through these Pedal-funded studies, they were able to pursue next-level funding through the NCI. This grant will help scientists pursue new treatments for the deadliest form of the disease, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, including development of more effective chemotherapies and a vaccine. This is just one example of the many federal grants Pedalfunded researchers have obtained through national agencies to further their research.
How You Can Help: You have an extraordinary opportunity to make a true impact on the future of cancer treatment. Consider becoming a champion for cancer research and: • Make a tax-deductible donation – in honor of those who are battling cancer or in memory of those who have succumbed to cancer – and help fund innovative research here in St. Louis • Register for PTC 2017 (beginning 3/1/17) as a rider, spinner or virtual rider • Get your company involved – start a team or become a corporate sponsor of the event, and help PTC achieve our 100% model • Volunteer throughout the year or on event weekend Pedal the Cause 900 Spruce Street, Suite 125 St. Louis, MO 63102 314.787.1990 / info@pedalthecause.org pedalthecause.org
Why We’re Important: With the bold model of using 100% of public donations to fund world-class cancer research, Pedal the Cause has quickly become the gateway to curing cancer – all cancers, for everyone. Through our participant’s support of the Siteman Investment Program and the Children’s Discovery Institute, Pedal the Cause funds approximately 30% of the research that occurs at Siteman Cancer Center, and 70% of the research at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. For every $1 donated to Pedal the Cause, researchers have been able to leverage those funds to obtain an
David Drier – President Brice Adamson – Vice President Brian Ashworth – Treasurer Debbie Hankin – Secretary Jay Indovino – Executive Director
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PONY BIRD Who We Are: Pony Bird provides a family environment with 24-hour quality care for up to 60 non-ambulatory persons of all ages with significant intellectual and physical disabilities and medical fragility. These individuals are unable to meet their daily living needs without total assistance. Pony Bird has six residential homes that are located in Jefferson County, Missouri and serves the St. Louis Metro Area.
Contributions allow us to continue to provide the quality of life that the individuals need and deserve. Nearly 100 percent of the individuals who live at Pony Bird fall below the poverty level. With your continued support Pony Bird will provide the care these individuals need to thrive. Monetary donations: Annual, monthly or one-time contributions can be made online, by phone or mail. Honor a loved one through a tribute or memorial gift. Corporate and social groups may host a fundraiser for Pony Bird. Give a gift of stock and receive further tax advantages. Make a legacy gift and join the Pegasus Society. Include Pony Bird in your planned giving, and donate to the Pony Bird Pegasus Endowment or designate Pony Bird for memorial contributions. We also accept in-kind donations of gift cards, tickets to concerts, movies or events, auction items for fundraising events, and office supplies. Volunteer: Pony Bird relies on community support from friends like you! Individuals, companies, schools, etc., can help support Pony Bird through contributing your gifts. These gifts may include visiting, singing, helping with crafts or other talents you have to share. Please join one or both groups: Friends of Pony Bird – have a mission of supporting Pony Bird staff as well as the individuals. This group meets regularly to organize and host a variety of events and activities for fundraising. All proceeds benefit the individuals who call Pony Bird home and their compassionate care-givers. Pony Bird Pros, (PBP) is a group formed by professionals that are interested in endorsing and supporting Pony Bird. The mission of PBP is to educate, engage and empower a new generation of support for the Pony Bird Family with outreach and networking. The opportunities this group offers includes opportunities for networking, creating lasting connections as well as personal and professional development. Most importantly they are making a difference in the lives of the individuals that Pony Bird supports. For more information contact the Director of Development, Teresa Gau at 636.931.5818 or email tgau@ponybird.org.
What We Do: For nearly 40 years, Pony Bird has been a leader in providing a homelike setting for non-ambulatory children and adults with significant intellectual and physical disabilities. Twenty-four hour personal care the trained staff provides includes speech/physical/occupational therapy, dietary management, health care management and transportation for essential medical care. Overnight and day respite care is also available to families in the community who have a family member with these needs. Pony Bird’s family of special ones also enjoy ongoing educational learning, activities, community outings and therapy services to create their highest possible quality of life. Why We’re Important: Pony Bird is truly a “home” filled with love, laughter and compassion. Pony Bird is the only private non-for-profit organization in the Metropolitan Area specializing in supports for medically fragile individuals of all ages and has been recognized by the State of Missouri Department of Mental Health for our outstanding level of care. Every individual is treated with dignity, love and respect. Pony Bird provides a warm empowering support system where abilities are celebrated. Individuals are given a chance to explore their own unique skillsets, while actively engaging in the community. The individuals that live at Pony Bird are the most vulnerable citizens. For many, Pony Bird is the only place that can provide the intense level of care that is required and sometimes the last option families have available. How We Impact The Community: Individuals who call Pony Bird home are active members of their community. Volunteering to give back allows them to maximize their abilities. As active participants in activities such as Special Olympics, working in food pantries and assisting with Meals on Wheels or donating artwork to other charities gives the individuals an outlet to feel connected and fulfilled. These community integration activities give the residents the chance to become full participants in the community in which we live.
Pony Bird, Inc. #1 Pony Bird Lane P.O. Box 190 Mapaville, MO 63065 636.931.5818 ponybird.org Facebook: ponybirdblue Twitter: @ponybirdblue https://youtu.be/zmOZKAT-VpA
How You Can Help: All gifts are crucial to our success and daily operation to support our vision to be among the best developmental disability residential home in the nation. Your time, talents and financial gifts really do make a difference!
President/CEO: Sara Sucharski Board Chair: Ann Ferguson
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St. Louis
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF ST. LOUIS Who We Are: For more than 35 years, Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis has been providing comfort, care and a home-away-from-home to families of seriously ill children receiving medical treatment at a St. Louis-area hospital. Since 1981, our organization has grown from an eight-bedroom facility to now include three Ronald McDonald Houses and eight long-term apartments; three Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, which are located inside Mercy Children’s Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital; and a Ronald McDonald Care Mobile that provides free, on-the-spot eye care to underprivileged children throughout the St. Louis area in partnership with Eye Care Charity of Mid-America.
Why We’re Important: We know that healing happens together. Without the option of staying at the Ronald McDonald House, many families with seriously ill children would be forced to choose between seeking treatment in St. Louis’ excellent children’s hospitals or trying to find medical care closer to home where they could afford to stay, even if that treatment might not be the best option for their child. RMHC St. Louis allows families to access the quality health care their child needs and helps them focus on what is most important – facing the weight of an illness together, as a family. In addition to providing affordable or no-cost lodging, RMHC St. Louis offers all the comforts of home, including home-cooked meals that are prepared every night, as well as Saturday and Sunday morning, by volunteer groups. RMHC St. Louis also provides a community atmosphere where families can lean on and interact with others in similar situations. Our new therapy dog, Frankie, also visits with families Monday through Friday.
What We Do: The three Ronald McDonald Houses, as well as eight extended-stay apartments, offer all the comforts of home to 59 families each night. Families who stay at the Ronald McDonald House have traveled at least 50 miles seeking medical care for their child at a St. Louis-area hospital. More than 75 percent of these families are from Missouri or Illinois; however, RMHC St. Louis also serves families from all over the United States and world. The actual cost of a family’s onenight stay at the Ronald McDonald House is $79. RMHC asks families to contribute just a small fraction of that amount. Due to mounting medical bills and other uninsured expenses, more than half of these families cannot afford any type of contribution; however, no family is ever turned away based on ability to pay. Last year, 1,715 families called a St. Louis Ronald McDonald House “home.” Ronald McDonald Family Rooms: Away from the hustle and bustle of hospital corridors and busy waiting rooms, each Ronald McDonald Family Room serves as an oasis within the hospital. Annually, our three Family Rooms collectively provide comfort and care to more than 12,000 families, including many from the St. Louis area. Guest families can utilize a kitchen area, complete with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and dishwasher, as well as shower facilities, laundry facilities, a computer station with Internet access, comfortable seating and television. Snacks are also provided to families. Ronald McDonald Care Mobile: The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, a partnership with Eye Care Charity of MidAmerica, travels to schools and social service agencies throughout the St. Louis area and beyond, delivering free comprehensive eye exams and prescription eyeglasses to underprivileged children. In addition to correcting children’s vision with glasses, the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile enables early diagnosis and treatment of other eye conditions. The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile served more than 2,000 children last year, with 89 percent receiving free prescription glasses.
How We Impact The Community: Throughout the past 35 years, RMHC of St. Louis has served more than 180,000 seriously ill children and their families. Because of the advances St. Louis area pediatric facilities are making, the need for family support and care continues to grow. Providing the resources necessary for families to seek medical treatment at local pediatric facilities, RMHC is assisting the pediatric medical community and the St. Louis community as a whole. By serving more families and enhancing our services, we promote family-centered care. How You Can Help: Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis relies on the support of the St. Louis community to fulfill its mission. Donate at rmhcstl.com/donate, or learn about volunteer opportunities at rmhcstl.com/volunteer. Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis West Pine House 4381 West Pine Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63108 Park Avenue House 3450 Park Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63104 West County House 300 Ronald McDonald House Lane, St. Louis, MO 63141 314.773.1100 rmhcstl.com Facebook: Rmhcstl Instagram: @rmhcstl Twitter: @rmhcstl Dan Harbaugh, President, dharbaugh@rmhcstl.com Felicia Malter, Board Chair
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SAINT LOUIS ART MUSEUM Who We Are: The Saint Louis Art Museum is one of the leading comprehensive art museums in the United States. Its mission is to collect, present, interpret, and conserve works of art of the highest quality across time and cultures; educate, inspire discovery, and elevate the human spirit; and preserve a legacy of artistic achievement for the people of St. Louis and the world. Since 1879, the Museum’s encyclopedic collection has grown to represent more than 33,000 works of art of exceptional quality. The Museum has offered free general admission for more than a century, maintaining its legacy of being Dedicated to Art and Free to All, as engraved in stone above its main entrance.
How We Impact The Community: The Museum is a cornerstone of the St. Louis cultural community. Countless St. Louisans have visited the Saint Louis Art Museum since its founding in 1879, and many of those visitors experienced fine art for the first time in the Museum’s galleries. Because general admission is always free and main exhibitions are free on Fridays, the Museum is truly accessible to all, regardless of age, socioeconomic status and background. How You Can Help: Support of the Saint Louis Art Museum is critical to preserving its world-class collection, sustaining and expanding innovative education and outreach programs, its presentation of exciting and diverse exhibitions, and maintaining the Museum’s historic home on Art Hill. Membership levels include a variety of individual, family, and corporate giving options. Companies can also help by joining the Corporate Partnership Program or by sponsoring a special event or exhibition. Every donation makes a difference.
What We Do: The Saint Louis Art Museum provides opportunities for visitors to have meaningful experiences with exceptional works of art through collection installations, temporar y exhibitions and ongoing programming. The Museum’s engagement and learning initiatives reach more than 100,000 participants annually, through programs such as academic lectures, symposia, gallery tours, hands-on art projects, and programs for students and teachers. The Museum also contributes ongoing scholarship to the field of art through scholarly publications and catalogues.
Saint Louis Art Museum One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park St. Louis, MO 63110 Phone: 314.721.0072 slam.org/giving Facebook: Saint.Louis.Art.Museum Twitter: @STLArtMuseum YouTube: youtube.com/saintlouisartmuseum Instagram: stlartmuseum
Why We’re Important: The Saint Louis Art Museum attracts local and regional visitors as well as tourists from around the world, welcoming approximately 500,000 visitors each year. Representing the span of human history, the Museum’s collection has exceptional depth in Oceanic art, Chinese bronzes, pre-Columbian art, and German art of the 20th century. And, as school arts budgets have continued to be reduced and artinstruction and art-appreciation classes are eliminated from curricula, the Museum also plays an increasingly important role in providing high-quality arts education opportunities for St. Louis-area students.
Brent R. Benjamin The Barbara B. Taylor Director John R. Musgrave President, Board of Commissioners
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Genesis, Shriners patient from El Salvador since 2015.
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN – ST. LOUIS Who We Are: For more than 90 years, Shriners Hospitals for Children – St. Louis has brought Love to the Rescue to hundreds of thousands of children with orthopaedic conditions and bone diseases. The efforts of our more than 90 world-renowned surgeons, physicians and researchers result annually in the top 10 listing by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s top pediatric orthopaedic hospitals along with our partners, Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
St. Louis Hospital every day by the generous Shriners from 22 Shrine Centers within that catchment area. None of this can be achieved without the financial support from the public and our communities. To refer a patient to Shriners Hospitals for Children – St. Louis, call 800-850-2960 How You Can Help: Donations are earmarked for the St. Louis hospital’s general donation fund, which supports the areas of greatest need in the hospital. Checks can be made payable to:
What We Do: Regardless of a patient’s ability to pay, Shriners Hospitals for Children – St. Louis provides treatment to children within a nine-state catchment area who suffer from many orthopaedic conditions including scoliosis, club feet, spina bifida and limb and joint abnormalities. In early 2017, Shriners Hospitals for Children – St. Louis will open one of the largest and most advanced regenerative medicine laboratories in the world. Working with Washington University School of Medicine, researchers will be developing cartilage and tissue from living cells that will eventually be used as joint replacements rather than traditional plastic and metal devices that must be replaced. The living joint replacements will actually grow along with the child. This advanced research is relatively new and unlike anything practiced to this degree in the world.
Shriners Hospitals for Children – St. Louis Attn: Development Office 4400 Clayton Ave, St. Louis, Mo 63110 There are also multiple naming opportunities available in our new hospital and we would be happy to send an informational packet with more details. In addition, charitable giving opportunities are an avenue many of our donors favor. As many of them have experienced, few opportunities offer the degree of satisfaction that comes from changing a child’s life. Aside from the cash contributions, donors provide philanthropic support for Shriners Hospitals for Children – St. Louis in a variety of ways including gifts of appreciated securities, gifts of real estate, charitable trusts, charitable gift annuities, gifts of life insurance and charitable bequests.
Why We’re Important: Without the work of Shriners Hospitals for Children – St. Louis, thousands of children without the ability to pay for extensive orthopaedic treatments would be forced to find alternative options or even go without the care they need and deserve.
Shriners Hospitals for Children – St. Louis 4400 Clayton Avenue St. Louis, Mo 63110 Shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/stlouis Facebook: ShrinersSTL Twitter: @ShrinersSTL Instagram: shrinershospitalstl
How We Impact The Community: What sets Shriners Hospitals for Children – St. Louis apart from other pediatric hospitals is its heavy community involvement. Not only do we accept patients without the ability to pay, our patients from nine-states and beyond are transported to the
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ALVIN J. SITEMAN CANCER CENTER
Who We Are: At the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, the broad expertise and long-standing experience of our physicians and researchers come together to reduce the cancer burden regionally and nationally. A partnership between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washing ton University School of Medicine, two institutions recognized for their medical excellence, Siteman Cancer Center is a leader in cancer treatment, research, prevention, education and community outreach.
How We Impact The Community: Just as important as our commitment to providing the best care for our patients and their families is also our commitment to improving the health of the entire community. Siteman Cancer Center’s robust outreach programs are dedicated to researching and reducing cancer disparities, educating policymakers on how they can help lower the cancer burden and providing prevention resources and health screenings to the public. At Siteman Cancer Center, our passion for science and service provides our patients, their families and our community a local and national leader in every phase of the cancer journey.
What We Do: Siteman Cancer Center’s mission is to prevent cancer in the community and to transform cancer patient care through scientific discovery. Our specialized oncologists, surgeons, research scientists, nurses, radiologists and other cancer experts work together in multidisciplinary teams to decode common and rare cancers, while developing cutting-edge technologies that make treatment safer and more effective. Siteman Cancer Center also has the nation’s largest clinical research program, which offers innovative, therapeutic treatments for patients with cancers previously considered untreatable. Each of Siteman’s four locations in the St. Louis metro area (West St. Louis County, South St. Louis County, St. Charles County and the main campus near Forest Park in St. Louis) is staffed with world-class doctors, scientists and professionals who provide the comprehensive care patients deserve, close to where patients live.
How You Can Help: A great way for community members to contribute is to participate in the exciting events that benefit Siteman Cancer Center’s research and patient care programs. The images on the previous page depict just four of the more than 100 fun and exciting third-party events held each year to benefit Siteman. We invite you to contact us at 314-935-4725 or 877-552-1506 toll free to learn more. We also accept direct donations at friendsofsiteman.wustl.edu. Siteman Cancer Center Campus Box 1204 7425 Forsyth Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63105 314.935.4725 www.siteman.wustl.edu Facebook: SitemanCancerCenter Twitter: @SitemanCenter
Why We’re Important: Siteman Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Missouri and one of only 47 in the United States. We hold the NCI’s highest possible rating, “exceptional,” for cancer research.
Mueriel Carp, Director of Community Relations & Events carpm@wustl.edu
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ST. LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION Who We Are: St. Louis County Library Foundation is committed to enhance and enrich the library’s educational and cultural mission by securing financial support beyond public funding, sponsoring programs and special projects, and serving as a library ambassador. The Foundation was began in 1999 and is governed by a 27-person board of directors.
grow up without books are at a disadvantage when their schooling begins. In 2016, more than 14,000 St. Louis County families with newborns received a Born to Read bag filled with a book and reading information designed to encourage reading from day one. Twenty-five telescopes have been purchased by the Foundation to launch the successful telescope lending program at the Library and 535 preschool and kindergarten Normandy students participated in the Foundation’s Gift of Reading program, enabling students to select a new book each month for their home library. These and more programs are changing the lives of children in St. Louis.
What We Do: The Foundation supports the library by promoting literacy, reading and lifelong learning. It has established several highly acclaimed author series featuring more than 80 authors annually, created children’s, teen and computer lab spaces at branches, and funded the Born to Read program encouraging parents to read to newborns. The Foundation has worked with young Normandy School students to enhance reading skills, helped provide lunches to children at library branches in the summer months, funded the telescope lending program and built a beautiful reading garden at the Sachs Branch in Chesterfield.
How You Can Help: Consider a donation to the Foundation. Become a Friend of the Foundation or a Literary Light. Encourage your employer to sponsor one of the Library’s programs such as Born to Read or the Summer Free Lunch programs. Please think about including the Library Foundation in your estate plans. Everyone can make a difference with a gift, regardless of its size.
Why We’re Important: Public libraries are society’s equalizers, providing access to the world’s resources. A literate, engaged community is the basis for an educated citizenry, increased philanthropy and greater civility. Strong public support, bolstered by private funds from individuals, businesses and foundations ensures that the St. Louis County Library system continues to be a vibrant part of the community.
St. Louis County Library Foundation 1640 S. Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63131 314.994.3300 ext. 2156 foundation.slcl.org Gladitood: Help make every baby a reader.
How We Impact The Community: The Foundation has provided more than 55,000 vulnerable children with books. Study after study shows that children who
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ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY
Who We Are: Founded in 1880, the St. Louis Symphony is the second-oldest orchestra in the country and widely considered one of the world’s finest. In September 2005, internationally acclaimed conductor David Robertson became the 12th Music Director, the second American-born conductor to hold that post in the orchestra’s history.
of 30,000 students every year—designed to inspire creative thinking, self-expression and connections through music. Innovative music therapy programs through SymphonyCares bring solace and help with healing to patients and caregivers at cancer centers and children’s hospitals, involving the STL Symphony in groundbreaking programs and research studies.
What We Do: The STL Symphony fulfills its mission—to enrich people’s lives through the power of music—by sharing a full season of classical programs, Live at Powell Hall popular concerts, Family and Education Concerts, as well as hundreds of free programs across the region. Local, national and global audiences experience the STL Symphony via Grammy Awardwinning recordings, St. Louis Public Radio, 90.7–KWMU, which broadcasts the orchestra’s Saturday night subscription concerts live and the Nine Network, on its Night at the Symphony program.
How You Can Help: Partner with thousands of loyal and generous friends who make our community-supported orchestra possible. Ticket sales provide only one-third of revenue needed each season, making philanthropic giving essential to sustain the scope and quality of programs of a world-class orchestra. In addition, the STL Symphony is one of Missouri’s largest cultural institutions, yet does not receive tax-based revenue from the Zoo Museum District. To make your gift, please visit stlsymphony.org/donate. St. Louis Symphony Powell Hall 718 North Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63103 314.533.2500 stlsymphony.org Facebook: saintlouissymphony Twitter: @slso
Why We’re Important: Great music brings us together—all ages and backgrounds. The STL Symphony is proud to represent St. Louis at its very best as a vibrant and thriving American city, with an abundance of renowned cultural institutions. More than 250,000 people experience the musical spirit of St. Louis each season live at Powell Hall, in classrooms, neighborhood venues, hospitals, parks and retirement centers across the region. Depth and breadth of programming, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, makes the STL Symphony accessible and enriches quality of life for all.
Music Director: David Robertson Chair, Board of Trustees: Barry Beracha President and Chief Executive Officer: Marie-Hélène Bernard, 314.286.4116 Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer: John Easley, 314.286.4125
How We Impact The Community: As the leading provider of music education programs in our region, the STL Symphony’s initiatives in classrooms and at Powell Hall reach upward
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THRIVE ST. LOUIS Who We Are: In 1983, Mary Nelson started a small center in St. Louis to improve the lives and health of women and their families, specifically low-income women. She worked tirelessly to make sure women had access to the confidential care they needed. Now, more than 30 years later, ThriVe Express Women’s Health Services has served nearly 80,000 women with free STD testing, free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds, as well as breast care and other services. ThriVe has impacted countless lives with their Parent University earn-while-you-learn classes, sexual risk prevention classes in middle and high schools all across St. Louis, and sexual health education and information.
and care when they are facing a crisis. We allow women to make decisions about their sexual health, without manipulation or coercion, and we don’t profit off of them. We are relentless in our drive to make sure that every woman has the information needed to make the best possible choices. We are the first stop in the road to healthy in every aspect of life. How We Impact The Community: ThriVe provides trustworthy medical care, education and information to the most vulnerable among us. We have served nearly 80,000 patients since our founding in 1983. Our sexual risk prevention educational program in high schools and middle schools has been directly linked to a drastic drop in teen pregnancy and we continue to serve with a high commitment to excellence and care.
What We Do: We provide free medical services including but not limited to: Pregnancy tests, STD and STI testing, and treatment, and ultrasounds. ThriVe’s three brick and mortar locations and four top-of-the-line mobile medical centers are open six days a week. We are the premiere firststop option to women who think they might have an STD/STI or just want to know their status for peace of mind, or who think they might be pregnant. Our trained and certified medical staff ensure top-notch care for every single one of our patients, empowering them to make healthy choices about sex, pregnancy, and relationships. Our education programs are free and are in partnerships with public and private middle schools and high schools, religious organizations and social services organizations. ThriVe’s flagship is our Parent University, where women who want to parent can take classes, covering everything from pre- and post-natal care to budgeting and healthy relationships. The students earn ‘bucks’ they can spend in our boutique stores for items they need to start their family, all at no cost to them!
How You Can Help: ThriVe’s service and care of women and teens in our communities depends on the generosity of our investors. Your gift helps those women and teens receive quality, confidential medical care, trustworthy information and education at all seven of our centers. ThriVe is also a hub of volunteer opportunities, as we rely on volunteers to keep our centers up and running each and every day. If you would like more information on how to become a volunteer in our centers, our administrative offices, or in our classrooms, please send us an email at volunteer@thrivestlouis.org. ThriVe St. Louis 4331 Lindell Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63108 314.783.3040 ext. 226 thrivestlouis.org Facebook: ThriVeSTLExpress Twitter: @ThriVeStLouis
Why We’re Important: ThriVe believes in holistic healthcare. We not only address the physical health needs of our patients, but we also offer emotional support
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CHARITY CALENDAR
November 6
Ballroom Dance Academy of St. Louis’ 007 James Bond Celebration, ballroomdancestl.org
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Resident Tribute Dinner, marygrovechildren.org
12
Cancer Support Community of Greater St. Louis’ Laughing Matters, cancersupportstl.org
12
Trivia Night, havenhousestl.org
12
St. Charles Care To Learn Gala, sc-care-to-learn.com
25-12/24
Nurses for Newborns’ Holiday Gift Wrap at Plaza Frontenac, nfnf.org
December 1
City Academy’s Annual Luncheon, cityacademyschool.org
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Midnight At The Oasis, slam.org
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Christmas Open house, ponybird.org
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Great Stone Hill Beast Feast, LLS.org/gateway
16-18
St. Louis Symphony’s Mercy Holiday Celebration, slso.org
January 14
Nurses for Newborns’ 10th Annual Trivia Night, nfnf.org
24
3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off at the Sports Page, havenhousestl.org
February 12-5/7
Saint Louis Art Museum’s exhibit, “Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade,” slam.org
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11th Annual HopeFest Gala, havenhousestl.org
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BLOOM, marygrovechildren.org
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Jazz St. Louis Gala, jazzstl.org
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National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Trivia Night, ncjwstl.org
March TBD
Shriners Hospitals for Children telethon on KMOV, shrinershospitalsforchildren.org
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The Little Bit Foundation’s Music Trivia night at SLU High School, thelittlebitfoundation.org
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Women Leaders Luncheon, bgcstl.org
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“A Night for Newborns” Dinner Auction, nfnf.org
11-4/18
Missouri History Museum’s exhibit “#1 in Civil Rights:
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NCJW Recycled Art Sale, ncjwstl.org
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Pony Bird’s Great Taste, ponybird.org
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St. Louis Symphony Gala, stlsymphony.org/gala
The African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis,” mohistory.org
April 1-30
Autism Speaks Light it up Blue Month, autismspeaks.org
TBD
Autism Speaks Chefs Event, autismspeaks.org
TBD
Hope Happens Evening of Hope, The Sheldon, hopehappens.org
8-9
GO STL Family Fitness Weekend, havenhousestl.org
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Hunt for a Cure, LLS.org/gateway
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City Academy’s Buddy Morning, cityacademyschool.org
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Spring Fling at Norwood Hills Country Club, marygrovechildren.org
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Fight for Air Climb, fightforairclimb.org
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NCJW Spring Luncheon, ncjwstl.org
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Casino Night, bgcstl.org
May TBD
Autism Speaks Golf Classic, autismspeaks.org
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Man & Woman of the Year, LLS.org/gateway
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Derby Day Party at Café Napoli, havenhousestl.org
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Red Shoe Society’s Annual Kentucky Derby Party, rmhcstl.com
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Lung Force Glam, lungforce.org
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Cancer Support Community of Greater St. Louis’ Steps for Hope Walk/Fun Run, cancersupportstl.org
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Lung Force Expo, lungforceexpo.org/expo
June TBD
Shriners Hospitals for Children’s 5k walk with the Central West End Association, shrinershospitalsforchildren.org
TBD
Sing for Siteman, singforsiteman.org
12
Golf Tournament, marygrovechildren.org
19
Golf Tournament, bgcstl.org
21
NCJW Men’s Event, ncjwstl.org
24
Pony Bird Gala, ponybird.org
July 23
NCJW Back to School Store, ncjwstl.org
29
Gateway to Hope’s 3rd Annual Polo Match, gthstl.org
August 26
2nd Annual Golf Scramble at The Links at Dardenne, havenhousestl.org
September 2-8/12/18
“Panoramas of the City,” mohistory.org
16
St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Annual Starcatchers Gala, slcl.org
23-24
Pedal The Cause, pedalthecause.org
30
Jubilee Service’s Golf Outing, jubileeservices.net
October TBD
Autism Speaks Walk, autismspeaks.org
TBD
NCJW Resale Shop Couturier Event, ncjwstl.org
TBD
The Little Bit Foundation’s 11th Annual Join the Journey, thelittlebitfoundation.org
TBD
Grand Center Gala, grandcenter.org
7
HavenHouse’s 3rd Annual Stroll for a Goal at Legacy Park, havenhousestl.org
7
Gateway to Hope’s 8th Annual KaleidoHope Gala, kaleidohopestl.org
83