BUILDING OPPORTUNITY

Transforming THE FUTURE

We are pleased to report that 2017 was a most productive year for BUILD, as we dramatically expanded community engagement, strengthened key partnerships, and launched innovative new programs to reach 3,356 youth, up 60%. Fueled by the increasing needs of Chicago’s youth and a record-breaking $706,000 boost from our 2017 Gala Celebration, we grew our budget by 14.7% to $2.7 million. And, our sound fiscal management earned us yet another Four Star Rating from Charity Navigator. Our collaborative leadership style brought us new allies, culminating in June’s Austin Summer of Opportunity, drawing 65 partners and 3,000 residents to celebrate community and replace violence with jobs, arts, sports, education, and other meaningful opportunities. Our friends at Breakthru Beverage Illinois made a huge difference in providing leadership, resources, logistical help, and more than 250 volunteers. We also grew our programs to put on the street and in the schools more gang intervention, violence prevention, and educational outreach workers. We expanded BUILD’s Block 51 arts program, and coordinated evening activities as part of a new partnership with Communities Partnering 4 Peace. New initiatives included: The Black Table and La Mesa Latina - dialogues to connect youth to prominent African American and Latino leaders; our Youth Innovation Conference at Columbia College; and, BUILDing Girls 2 Woman program to support our highest risk teen girls. Equally important, this past year we prepared for our future, entering 2018 with an ambitious new strategic plan and a $3.5 million budget. We also laid the groundwork to launch crucial growth as we mark BUILD’s 50th anniversary of serving Chicago’s young people. The needs of Chicago’s highest risk youth continue to rise. We want to be there to serve them.

Thanks to friends like you, BUILD is moving quickly into an exciting new era. On behalf of the entire BUILD family, we are grateful for your generous and steadfast support.

Howard "Bud" SchwarzbachCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Adam M. Alonso, MSWEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

THE PATH TO TRANSFORMATION

HOW DO WE TRANSFORM THE FUTURE?

BUILD is a beacon of hope in the six Chicago neighborhoods we serve. Community is where we experience the world, engage the people we care about, and dream about the future. It matters.

CONNECT TO COMMUNITY

AUSTIN | HUMBOLDT PARK | EAST GARFIELD PARK | HERMOSA | LOGAN SQUARE | FULLER PARK

We live these values by building respect into every relationship, and helping our neighbors without hesitation. Our youth learn to see community pride as a leadership trait. We hire from our neighborhoods,

shop locally, and channel resources to our partners whenever possible.

PUTTING THE NEIGHBOR BACK IN THE ‘HOOD No community should be captive to gangs and violence. BUILD helps reclaim hot spots and create safe spaces for

the neighborhood to come together, heal, and grow. Whether it’s conflict mediation by a gang intervention

specialist, a pop-up block party or sidewalk art project, or a major community-wide event, BUILD is always there.

FAMILY COMMUNITY NIGHTS BUILD hosts more than 50 events a year, including

Family Community Nights at different sites each month.Activities include the arts, sports, parent resources,

and job opportunities. All are welcome!

HOME GROWN SOLUTIONS80% of our staff and management reflect the

neighborhoods, cultures, or backgrounds of the youth we serve. We hire and spend locally, because it makes our work stronger and puts resources where they are needed.

HOW DO WE TRANSFORM THE FUTURE?COLLABORATE FOR CHANGE

BUILD takes a collaborative approach to leadership that creates trust and inspires collective action. We know that meaningful change is always a group effort.

Strong partnerships are built on shared values, humility, and courage. We listen closely and look for common ground, but if the status quo doesn’t work, we speak up, respectfully but emphatically.

We set the bar high, and lead by example every day.

MANY LEADERS, ONE COMMUNITY BUILD works with Austin Coming Together (ACT),

a multi-issue community group, to connect to other strategies for strengthening the neighborhood.

We also provide leadership by serving on ACT’s board.

THE BUSINESS OF CHANGE BUILD benefits from partnering with business leaders,

such as Breakthru Beverage Illinois, who provide invaluable resources and volunteers, impacting and

improving our services and the community.

IN SCHOOLS AND ON THE STREETS BUILD ‘s 2017 school partners include:

Aspira, Erie, Leland, Nash, Piccolo, and Spencer Elementary Schools; as well as Academy of Scholastic

Achievement, Al Raby, Aspira, Austin, Kelvyn Park, Michele Clark, Orr, and Phillips High Schools.

Staff also work with youth in area correctional facilities.

HOW DO WE TRANSFORM THE FUTURE?CULTIVATE CAPACITY TO MEET CHANGING NEEDS

Without coaching, great talents are wasted. Without caring relationships, the warmest hearts grow cold. Without treatment, the scars of poverty and violent trauma take decades to heal.

‘Without’ is a waste. Young people deserve our help today.

BUILD takes action by piloting new work and investing in the best ideas to create next-generation programs. We accomplish this by leveraging BUILD's proven model that has, since 2003, been rated as an

"Effective Program” by the U.S. Department of Justice.

BUILDING GIRLS 2 WOMEN This innovative new program targets teen girls who are at

high risk of involvement with gangs, the justice system, or other dangerous activity. The 2017-18 pilot serves

120 young women in Austin and Humboldt Park.

MENTAL HEALTH CARE Chronic trauma increases the risk for depression, PTSD,

substance abuse, and risky sexual behavior. In 2017, BUILD grew its burgeoning clinical services unit to provide

therapy and develop the skills and resilience of our youth.

LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP BUILD’s entrepreneurial approach encourages small,

cost-efficient pilots to test ideas, address emerging needs, and identify scalable work. Examples include Block 51, Arts Boot Camp, BUILD Radio podcast, Iris Community Garden,

Strong Bodies Initiative, and the Ground Up music lab.

WE TRANSFORM

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I will transform the world because I am gifted, uplifted and endlessly blessed with the skills that BUILD has helped me possess.

THE FUTURE!

A LOOK INTO THE FUTUREA TRAJECTORY OF GROWTH

In 2019, BUILD will celebrate 50 years of transformational work - work that has touched the lives of thousands since our early days as gang intervention pioneer in Chicago’s West Town community. We’ve evolved in many ways: adding violence prevention programs for younger children; increasing support for college access and career success; and, weaving the arts and healthy living into all of our work.

This tradition of leadership continues today, as generations of BUILD alumni succeed in all walks of life, support their families, and provide leadership in our communities.

Yet the headlines remind us every day that we can’t stand still. Chicago’s youth need BUILD, more than ever.

With the increasing demand for BUILD's services, however, come serious challenges. As our programs expand, our Austin headquarters overflow with youth, staff, and volunteers, while we have grown rapidly in other neighborhoods, as well. To better serve our young people and to invest in the professional growth of our staff, it is crucial that we take important steps forward.

As BUILD approaches our 50th Anniversary, we have a tremendous need and an exciting opportunity to shape the “BUILD 2.0” that will change lives for decades to come.

But we can’t do it alone. We need the support of people who have the courage to care about young people they may never meet.

There are many ways to get involved, starting with a visit to our new website at www.buildchicago.org / Here, you can learn more, sign up to volunteer, or make a tax-deductible gift. And by all means, if you are in the neighborhood, please drop by. Some things are best experienced in person.

Our sense of hope is contagious. Our opportunities are boundless. We hope you will join BUILD on our exciting path forward.

If you would like to support BUILD’s future, please contact Adam Alonso at 773-227-2880

THANK YOU TO BUILD’S DONORS: Together we are making an impact across Chicago.Please join us in thanking the following individuals and organizations for their generous gifts in FY 2016 - 2017.

$100,000 & ABOVEBlue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois - Health Care Services CorporationCook County Justice Advisory CouncilUnited Way of Metropolitan ChicagoUS Department of EducationChicago Department of Family & Support Services $50,000 & $99,999John & Christine BakalarDr. Scholl FoundationExelon FoundationIllinois State Board of Education

$25,000 to $49,999Advocate Bethany Community Health FundThe Paul M. Angell Family FoundationBank of America Charitable FoundationThe John Buck Company FoundationThe Crown Family PhilanthropiesJim & Karen FrankThe Harry & Jeanette Weinberg FoundationMichael Reese Health TrustJohn Nitschke & Jean McLarenOne Summer Chicago PlusPolk Bros. Foundation Wege Foundation

$10,000 to $24,999AnonymousG. Marshall & Sue AbbeyATI Physical TherapyThe Barker Welfare FoundationBears CareThe Blowitz-Ridgeway FoundationCity of MinneapolisCME Group Community FoundationJack SegalCubs CharitiesThe Ellis Goodman Family FoundationJohn R. Houlsby Foundation

Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago FDH Velocitel, Inc. Paul & Mary FinneganSteven LaduzinskyLocal Initiatives Support CorporationThe McShane CompaniesMid-City SubaruMichael & Suzanne MoskowNew Schools for ChicagoNorth Shore ExchangeSiragusa Family FoundationPatricia SprattAvy & Marcie SteinStoelting Family Charitable FundStrides for PeaceHoward & Diane SchwarzbachUnited Way Individual GivingW.P. & H.B. White FoundationJohn & Sue Wilson

$5,000 to $9,999Ariel Investments, LLCAssociated BankBaird CapitalBreakthru Beverage IllinoisCIBC Bank USAComcastComEdE & J Gallo WineryFirst United Church of Oak ParkFT Cares FoundationHuntington BankInvescoBruce & Laurie KadenMats & Jessica LederhausenLeslie Fund, Inc.Lesnik Family FoundationWilliam & Debra LewinLivingstone PartnersJohn MabieMB Financial Bank

Jim & Kelly McShaneStephen MilesJanet MilesMoelis & CompanyPepsiCo Foundation FundThe Albert Pick, Jr. FundPremier Design & Build Group, LLCStuart & Tatum ReedDoug ReganRichard ReissMichael & Sue RushmoreRobert Segal & Alicia RosauerJordan SteinThyssenkrupp Academy GMBHWells Fargo Foundation

$1,000 to $4,999Anonymous4 Hands Brewing Company, LLCA.H. Management Group, Inc.Lincoln Abbey & Dora Winchester Robert AdducciAdam Alonso & Lorena LevyJohn & Ann AmboianAmerican Beverage MarketersDavid AndersonAntares CapitalArthur C. Nielsen Family Charitable TrustAvgeris & Associates Inc. Regina & Luke BakalarBaker McKenzieTaylor & Alaina BandstraBanfi Vintner'sJay BauerRichard & Gene BindlerJohn BlackburnMike & Pam BlessBlistex, Inc. Richard BoykinWilliam & Joan BrodskyStephen & Janice Brown

$100,000 & ABOVEBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois - Health

United Way of Metropolitan Chicago

Chicago Department of Family & Support Services $50,000 & $99,999

$25,000 to $49,999Advocate Bethany Community Health Fund

The Crown FamilyJim & Karen Frank

Michael Reese Health TrustJohn Nitschke & Jean McLarenOne Summer Chicago Plus

$10,000 to $24,999AnonymousG. Marshall & Sue AbbeyATI Physical Therapy

Bears Care

City of Minneapolis

Jack Segal

John MabieMB Financial BankJim & Kelly McShaneStephen MilesJanet MilesMoelis & Company

Premier Design & Build Group, LLCStuart & Tatum ReedDoug ReganRichard ReissMichael & Sue RushmoreRobert Segal & Alicia RosauerJordan SteinThyssenkrupp Academy GMBH

$1,000 to $4,999Anonymous4 Hands Brewing Company, LLCA.H. Management Group, Inc.Lincoln Abbey & Dora Winchester Robert AdducciAdam Alonso & Lorena LevyJohn & Ann AmboianAmerican Beverage MarketersDavid AndersonAntares CapitalArthur C. Nielsen Family Charitable TrustAvgeris & Associates Inc. Regina & Luke BakalarBaker McKenzieTaylor & Alaina BandstraBanfi Vintner'sJay BauerRichard & Gene BindlerJohn BlackburnMike & Pam BlessBlistex, Inc. Richard BoykinWilliam & Joan BrodskyStephen & Janice Brown

Kathe BrownCaterpillarChristopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.Kevin CliftonMarlow ColvinNxG Fund: Community Foundation for the Fox Valley RegionCornerstone FoundationCreative Group, Inc.Cutwater SpiritsRichard & Mary DalyMark & Carol DawleyMichael DennisDePaul UniversityAlexander & Jill DimitriefDisaronno InternationalJeffrey Devine & Steven DisseDonna DudleyEdringtonChris EichenseerSteve & Lois EisenRobert EmanuelWilliam FausoneFetzer VineyardsLarry & Barbara FieldFirst Midwest BankFitness Formula ClubsRenee FlemingMichael & Paula FohrmanDavid FriedmanRobert GalanteScott & Lisa GendellGeorge M. Eisenberg Foundation for CharitiesAdrienne GlazovJeffrey & Cidney GolmanGozdecki, Del Giudice, Americus, Farkas, & Brocato LLPEvan & Amy GraceRobert GrahamGrane Transportation & LogisticsRichard GuntherLarry & Marjorie HantmanThe Harold & Marilyn Melcher FoundationBill & Meg HayesPeter Henley

Dennis HiffmanHispanic Housing Development Corporation William & Shelly HouseyIce MillerIdeal Facilities ServicesInnovative Wine & SpiritsJ.H. Ellwood & Associates, Inc.Mark & Laurie JolicoeurJonathan & Susan KadenBob & Kate KaplanAnne KaplanJoseph KefferJudy & John KellerMitchel KlebanLeonard & Sally KleinKobrand CorporationLen & Jean KosovaShaun & Bo LaneNancy LannanMaggie LapcewichSteven & Dawn LavinRichard & Susan LennyRodrigo & Pamela LevyHernan & Amalia LevyDan LidawerWilliam LowryLawrence & Claudia LubinLundstrom InsuranceAnuj ManiarDaniel ManoogianArthur & Elizabeth MartinezMcMaster-Carr Supply CompanySteven MeierTerry & Carol MoritzLisa MoskowRichard NelsonJames NelsonChris & Jill NoonNorth American CorporationNWC Body Works, Inc.Oak Park TownshipOak Park-River Forest Community FoundationOdell Brewing CompanyRoberta OlshanskyP.E.L., Inc.

Pepper Construction CompanyPurcell Charitable FoundationDouglas Adams & Patricia QuallsJeffrey & Jane RadayAnnie ReederREM, Inc. The Honorable Jesse Reyes & Theresa ReyesDamone RichardsonLeslie RichmondRobert E. Dods Family FoundationRobert R. McCormick FoundationRodney Strong VineyardDoug & Yumi RossDavid & Sherry RothenbergAndy & Linsey RubensteinJeffrey RubensteinRush University Medical CenterThe Sachem CompanyMichael SachsSagalyn Family FundSamuel Strapping Systems, Inc.Sazerac Co.Molly SchaeferMary Jo & Stephen SchulerGordon & Carole SegalShruti SekhriNancy & Scott SkieRobert & Christine SmallAndrya SmithTodd & Linda SonesBryon & Susan StanislawRobert & Susan StarHarrison & Lois SteansCraig StevensRobert & Julie StracksDennis StyckJim & Merle StyerTakeda PharmaceuticalsEd Taylor & Michele LopatinTerlato Wines InternationalThe It's Time Organization (TITO)Michael ThompsonTito's Handmade VodkaTopel Foreman LLCMark Tritschler

Craig & Kay TuberRobert TurfTurner Construction Company FoundationUnisonKevin & Ellen Van WartKenneth & Amy ViellieuDavid WainwrightWarady & Davis LLPBenjamin WaxShelley WaxJoseph & Judith WeilWynnchurch CapitalAlan & Donna Zocher

$500 to $9993 Points, LLCJohn & Agnes AndersonIra & Jennifer AntelisAllison BaconNiall BleheinLaurence & Patricia BoothRobert ByronMichelle & Tim BurgeMalaika CaldwellJohn CarreonCombined Federal CampaignMichael & Peggy DwyerJim & Linda EstesMark FilipRosenda FitzgeraldBenoit & Christina FliouForest Park National BankBrad FreyArlen Gould & Randi SchwarzbachJojo HarrisHeritage Wine CellarsBrittany HughesDaniel HuntingtonIMCJoseph & Jin IvacicHarry & Marla JaffeHervey Juris & Leslie Nathanson JurisRhea Keenan

Greg KellerGeorge KinsellaArnold KominskyAnn KostopanagiotouSeth KulmanLake CablePeter LandonScott LieberLarry & Susan LieberEd Whipple & Laura LittleLogan Square ApartmentsAlejandro LopezJames LoweDavid & Judith MaleyTerry MaxwellSteve McClarenJeannine McIntyreRichard & Barbara MelcherTom MikkelsonTom MilesEdward & Lucy MinorBeth & Steve MrkvickaCarmen NeighborsO'Neil Vintners & DistillersCarole OstrowskiPenguin Random HouseMarina PostPrudential Financial, Inc.Orlando ReyesDavid & Meryl RosenRobert & Laurie RosinAdam RubenCaroline RushmorePaula SadlerDavid & Brooke SloaneTom SmithSpaceco, Inc.Mikaela SpaldingStaples FoundationRichard ThiesAshley TurkowskiJosh ValliereAnne WarehimeLee WeissBrian Whee

BUILD WELCOMES NEW DONORS IN FY17-18

In recognizing our generous donors, BUILD has made every effort to be accurate. We apologize for any errors or omissions, and kindly ask you to bring them to our attention.

IN KIND GIFTSSteve AbbeyDavid AndersonJohn & Christine BakalarRegina Bakalar & Luke BakalarMadelein BeirneBreakthru Beverage IllinoisMalaika CaldwellGreg CameronCIBC Bank USARobert EmanuelJim & Karen FrankMark HartmanSteven Laduzinsky

Jim & Kelly McShaneStephen MilesJohn Nitschke & Jean McLarenEllen O'HanlonDiana PalomarPorchlight Music TheaterDouglas Adams & Patricia QuallsPeter SchwarzbachJack SegalAvy & Marcie SteinSteppenwolf Theatre CompanyThe Chicago CubsPhil TravenBenjamin Wax

AT&T IllinoisBachmann Family, in memory of Bruce BachmannBest Buy FoundationBrown-Forman CorporationCaerus Foundation, Inc. Chicago Blackhawks CharitiesChicago Foundation for WomenConcert Against America to End Gun Violence - ChicagoBrian & Christine CrabbCurran Group, Inc.Laura DugganBryon EhrhartAndi & Jim Gordon / The Edgewater FundsESPN, Inc.First Presbyterian Church of WIlmetteGads Hill CenterGeorge GattoMaximilian Gibbons & Andria CantuDavid B. Gross & Denise C. Kozloff

Healthy Communities FoundationJ. Thomas HurvisInvest For KidsJackson Family WinesDaniel KangLagunitas Brewing CompanyAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoTerrrance MaxwellMetropolitan Family ServicesMarilyn Senn Moll Charitable TrustMonterrey SecurityThe Pittsburgh FoundationPublic Health Institute of Metropolitan ChicagoSamuel Strapping SystemsDavid & Susan Sherman Philanthropic FundTarget CorporationWinnetka Congregational ChurchPatrick & Kristina WoodwardArshele StevensGrandpa's Depot

Thank you for your gifts of $1,000 or above*

*New donors as of April 2018

REVENUE & EXPENSESFISCAL YEAR: JULY 1, 2016-JUNE 30, 2017

BUILD GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES OUR GENEROUS PUBLIC FUNDERSChicago Department of Family & Support Services

Chicago Public SchoolsCook County Justice Advisory Council

Illinois State Board of Education**U.S. Department of Education**

46%

32%

22%

PRIVATE

GOVERNMENT

EVENTS

87%

7%

6%

MANAGEMENT& GENERAL

FUNDRAISING

EXPENDITURES$2.5M

REVENUE$2.7M

PROGRAM

The complete FY17 financial audit will be posted to the BUILD website, www.buildchicago.org. Copies of BUILD’s audited financial statements and Form 990 for FY17 will be available upon request.

* * Federal dollars funded 90% of our after-school program at Wendell Phillips Academy High School and 55% of our BUILDing Futures program.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSOCIATE BOARD

BUILD SITES

CHAIRHoward "Bud" Schwarzbach - Vin Chicago VICE CHAIRSChristine Bakalar - BakHome Development, LLC.Robert J. Emanuel - Attorney at LawSiobhan Sanders - Nuveen InvestmentsJohn A. Nitschke - Dr. Scholl Foundation DIRECTORSMalaika K. Caldwell - Ice Miller LLP Marlow Colvin - ComEdBennie Currie - Intrepid Wealth Partners, LLCTom Decker - MB FinancialMatt Fisher - CompassJin Ivacic - Glanbia NutritionalsSteven Laduzinsky - Laduzinsky & Associates, P.C.Scott Lieber - Willis of IllinoisZeita Merchant - CDR, United States Coast GuardStephen Miles - Livingstone PartnersArthur "AJ" Mortega - GooglePaulo Oliveira - Caterpillar, Inc.James Ramos - City Colleges of ChicagoWilliam A. Schwers - Peoples Home Equity, Inc.Jack Segal - Comcast CorporationShruti Sekhri - Slalom ConsultingPatricia S. Spratt - Judge, Circuit Court of Cook CountyLeila Whitley - Allstate EXECUTIVE DIRECTORAdam M. Alonso, MSW

LIFE BOARDSteven Abbey - Huntington National BankTheodore Cappelen - Clear CandleDonna Dudley - Distinguished Volunteer Al Travis - Al Travis & Associates EMERITUS BOARDJohn Blackburn - Standard Bank & Trust CompanyPete Henley - PricewaterhouseCoopersWilliam Housey, Jr. - First Trust Portfolios

STAFF LEADERSHIP

Adam M. Alonso, MSW - Executive Director

Jessica Carrillo-GuerreroDirector of Programs & ServicesBradly JohnsonDirector of Community Engagement & Strategic Partnerships

Wanda RodriguezDirector of Finance & AdministrationAndrew WadeDirector of Strategy & Development

Eduardo Aguayo-Marquez - Fiscal ManagerMartin Anguiano - Manager of Intervention ServicesJana Gilespie - Manager of Health & WellnessJamey Makowski - Manager of Program Development & ComplianceRicardo Miranda - Manager of Arts Academy ProgramsEmily Muench - Manager of Foundation & Corporate RelationsDaniel Perez - Manager of Communications & External RelationsEbonee Shaw - Manager of Education & Support ServicesVeronica Stein - Manager of Prevention ServicesDiane Wehling - Manager of Operations

Brittany Hughes

OFFICERS Eddy Gonzalez - Vice ChairCaroline Rushmore - Vice ChairBryan Johnson - SecretaryConner Yeon - Treasurer David Laughlin - Marketing ChairMary Okeiyi - Events Chair

AT LARGETerrence EvansJoseph Gogins Kywaii Jackson Cindy La Erica Maurer Mark Nelson Sravani Nichanamatlu Jennifer O'Neill Sean Schindl

CHAIR

Kelvyn Park High SchoolMichele Clark Magnet High SchoolOrr Academy High SchoolAl Raby High SchoolWells Community Academy High SchoolWendell Phillips Academy High School

Community SitesBUILD HeadquartersCook County Juvenile Temporary Detention CenterIllinois Department of Corrections Day Reporting CenterIllinois Department of Juvenile Justice

Elementary and Middle SchoolsAspira ElementaryErie Elementary Charter SchoolGeorge Leland Elementary SchoolLeif Ericson Elementary Scholastic AcademyNash Elementary School Piccolo School of Excellence Spencer Elementary Technology Academy

High SchoolsAcademy of Scholastic Achievement (ASA) Alternative High SchoolAspira High SchoolAustin College and Career Academy

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