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Page 1: Carole Robertson Center for Learning Milagro, Inc. Jamellah Ellis Kathy Ellis Michelle Ellis Eugene Tkalitch & Associates Rev. Matthew S. Eyerman Rita Falcon & Family Federal Reserve

Carole Robertson Center for Learning Annual Report 2014

Page 2: Carole Robertson Center for Learning Milagro, Inc. Jamellah Ellis Kathy Ellis Michelle Ellis Eugene Tkalitch & Associates Rev. Matthew S. Eyerman Rita Falcon & Family Federal Reserve

Fiscal Year 2014 was a time of reflection at the Carole Robertson Center for Learning. We looked back at the historical roots of the Center to help lay the foundation for the future of the organization and the children and families that come through our doors. September 15, 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama in which four African American girls – Carole Robertson, Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, and Denise McNair – were killed.

Every five years, to commemorate the anniversary of the bombing, the Center holds a Rededication ceremony to honor the memory of the four girls. The 2013 Rededication was held in the beautiful gardens of Saint Ignatius College Prep, and included members of the Robertson family, past and present Carole Robertson Center Board of Directors, staff, and parents, elected officials, and the community at large to rededicate ourselves to the basic tenets of providing children and families on Chicago’s west side a safe haven and the opportunity to develop to their full potential.

For nearly 38 years, the Carole Robertson Center for Learning has had the honor and responsibility of doing work in Carole’s name and in the memory of all four girls. This responsibility is not taken lightly. Over the years, thousands of lives have been changed in Carole’s name, and thousands more lives will be changed in the years to come.

While this year was one of reflection, it was also one of looking to the future, as echoed in the theme of our 2014 Annual Celebration: Painting a Bright Future for Every Child. Looking back gives us the foundation and perspective to imagine the possibilities that

lay ahead of us. Despite funding challenges over the past fiscal year, we persevered and finished the year even stronger. Accomplishments include: NAEYC re-accreditation of our 3701 West Ogden Avenue site for a new five-year term, including meeting higher standards of emerging accreditation criteria; creating a community-based program hub at our 2020 West Roosevelt Road site by bringing together our programs that serve the broader community; the introduction of Home-Based Head Start for hard-to-reach families with preschool age children who cannot access our sites; and successful completion of a Head Start Federal Review implementing all available Head Start and Early Head Start program models (center-based, home-based, full-day, and half-day, and family child care homes for children from birth through age 5).

As always, none of this would be possible without you – our community of supporters. Without your care and concern, your interest in our work, and your financial support and volunteerism, we never would have made it this far. Each year, we are infused with the excitement and energy of our children as a new school year approaches. The momentum of a new program year rejuvenates and refocuses all of us, and reminds us that we do this work for our children and families, as we have since our founding. On behalf of the parents and children who benefit from the programs at the Carole Robertson Center for Learning, we thank you.

Sincerely,

Cerathel Burnett Dave RobertsonChief Executive Officer President, Board of Directors

Page 3: Carole Robertson Center for Learning Milagro, Inc. Jamellah Ellis Kathy Ellis Michelle Ellis Eugene Tkalitch & Associates Rev. Matthew S. Eyerman Rita Falcon & Family Federal Reserve

The Carole Robertson Center for Learning is dedicated to nurturing, supporting, and strengthening family life through quality child, youth, and family development programs. The Center serves Chicago families and facilitates community advocacy on child and family issues.

In FY14, the Carole Robertson Center for Learning served close to 700 children, ages 6 weeks to 16 years, and their families daily out of three sites located on Chicago’s west side. The Center serves primarily the North Lawndale and Little Village communities, some of the most vulnerable families in the City of Chicago. All children served are low-income, with 78% living below federal poverty level. Over 20% of children served were identified with special needs. 47% of children served are African American, and 49% are Latino, many of whom come from families who do not speak English, or speak it as a second language.

at the Carole Robertson Center for Learning include:

• Infant Toddler Development Program (Ages 0 to 3)

• Early Childhood Education Program (Ages 3 to 5)

• Home Visiting Programs (Ages 0 to 5)

• Family Child Care Home Network (Ages 0 to 5)

• After School Enrichment Program (Ages 5 to 16)

• Community Training

• Volunteer Program

Program Enhancements at the Carole Robertson Center for Learning include:

• Family Literacy Development Program

• Music and Fine Arts Education

• Family Support and Social Services

• Parent Education

All programs at the Carole Robertson Center for Learning are bilingual in English and Spanish, promote school- readiness, a love of learning, and a culture of curiosity. We offer a wide range of programs including full-day and half-day year round care, provide healthy meals, and run research-based program curricula. Children with special needs are welcome, and transportation assistance is available. The chart below illustrates gains made in school readiness over the 2013-2014 program year among children who are enrolling in Kindergarten the following fall. These gains are made possible by the loyal support of our donors, whose investment in children and families make a difference every day, and build a solid foundation for their future.

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Math

Literacy

Cognitive

Language

Physical

Soc/Emo

Kindergarten Readiness(Demonstrated skills needed to succeed in Kindergarten)

Page 4: Carole Robertson Center for Learning Milagro, Inc. Jamellah Ellis Kathy Ellis Michelle Ellis Eugene Tkalitch & Associates Rev. Matthew S. Eyerman Rita Falcon & Family Federal Reserve

Audited Statement of Activities for Fiscal Year 2014July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014

Temporarily Permanently Unrestricted Restricted Restricted TotalSupport & RevenueContributions 177,930 269,356 – 447,286In-Kind Contributions 272,086 - - 272,086 United Way 150,000 – – 150,000Special Events 37,749 - - 37,749 Net assets released from restrictions 218,600 -218,600 – 0 Governmental Contracts 8,143,723 - - 8,143,723 Program Service Fees 265,761 - - 265,761 Earned Revenue 492,221 - - 492,221 Other Earned Revenue 33,134 - - 33,134 Interest 658 - 188 846Total Support & Revenue 9,791,862 50,756 188 9,842,806

ExpensesInfant Toddler 4,231,043 - - 4,231,043 Early Childhood 3,878,225 - - 3,878,225 School Age and Youth 868,254 - - 868,254 Community Programming 196,682 - - 196,682 Total Program 9,174,204 – – 9,174,204

Fundraising 240,086 - - 240,086 General Administration 186,667 - - 186,667 Total Expense 9,600,957 – – 9,600,957

Change in Net Assets 190,925 50,756 188 241,849

Audited Statement of Financial Position for Fiscal Year 2014July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014

AssetsCash 933,192 160,101 - 1,093,293 Accounts Receivable 1,216,532 - - 1,216,532Pledges Receivable – 163,750 – 163,750Prepaid Expenses 28,576 - - 28,576Facility 3,215,752 3,718,375 - 6,934,127Other Property and Equipment 1,069,129 193,900 - 1,263,029Less: Accumulated Depreciation -2,321,641 -1,792,071 - -4,113,712Restricted Cash – – 125,363 125,363 Total Assets 4,141,540 2,444,055 125,363 6,710,958

Liabilities and Net AssetsAccounts Payable 151,377 - - 151,377Accrued Expenses 338,678 - - 338,678Current Portion of Long Term Debt 129,788 - - 129,788Total Long Term Debt 821,397 - - 821,397Total Liabilities 1,441,240 – – 1,441,240

Total Net Assets 2,700,300 2,444,055 125,363 5,269,718

Total Liabilities and Net Assets 4,141,540 2,444,055 125,363 6,710,958

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Ajana AdamsAmerican ExpressTorian AndersonAnonymous DonorsSarah AquinoAnn Marie & Joe ArdenSkyler ArdenBrenda Chock ArkseyRita ArnoldDr. & Mrs. James &

M.J. AronsArrow Supply CompanyMartin & Betty AshmanDonna Marshall AttinelloKimberly AvantDiana BakerRyan & Jessa BakerBarry & Elizabeth BarrettaYolanda BarriosJanice & Ben BennettBrigette BensonDavid & Veronica BensonMone BishopAntoinette BlakeneyJohn Blasi & Kathrine StohrAlea BoldsGarrett Bonofiglo

Loretta Booth & FamilyDonnesha BoydBP Foundation, Inc.Jill BradleyTom & Kathy McKay BreenLynn M. BrensSara BroderickEllen BrosbeMellodie BrownRelbue Burgess Jr.Cerathel BurnettShirley BurnettLisa CalendaMonique Campbell-WeaverAnthony & Carol CarfangMartina CarterAlicia Castaneda-RodriguezAshley CastroJoyce CavazosSelin CebeciCenter for Student

MissionsMaria del Pilar CepedaMary Jane & Ed ChainskiCharisse ChaneyCharles McRae ProduceNidhi Chaudhary

Christy ChristianTameeka ChristianTianna ClarkDonald ColeDiedre ColemanCatherine Coleman SmithRosetta CollinsConverse DigitalLatasha CoreSherri & Phil CrawfordRaphael Crawford-MarksSandra CruzCarter CulverCaryn CurryJeanne CurryKimyatta DabneyAngela & Getzman DadeMeredith DavisDBS Microsystems, Inc.DD&AXochitl DelgadoRobert DevetskiElizabeth DiazCarmen DoddConnie Dowsett &

Bernie TaddaVicki DunnYvette & Donald DuPreeKaty EasleyEl Milagro, Inc.Jamellah EllisKathy EllisMichelle EllisEugene Tkalitch &

AssociatesRev. Matthew S. EyermanRita Falcon & FamilyFederal Reserve Bank of

ChicagoJim FergusDorothy FergusonJulie Fisher & Bryan SmithLeonard & Ann FisherErin FlemingKatherine Frerichs &

David BealLauren & Luke FrobishNick FurtwenglerVeronica GaalOfelia GabinoJessica & Scott Gaito

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Hoy-WatkinsRJ HrabakMichael & Sarah HuesingSister Julia HuiskampDr. Demetria IazzettoIllinois Action for ChildrenIllinois Housing

Development AuthorityDaisy IsidoroJack & Jill of America, Inc Lake

Shore ChapterJack & Jill of America, Inc Great-

er Vallejo ChapterDanica JacksonLakeisa JacksonBob & Barbara-Jean JanesGregory Jaryga, DPMJoe GrossmannDwayne & Robin JervierDaphne Johnson

Ella Johnson

Madelaine JohnsonPaul JohnsonSherita JohnsonTerrell JohnsonNaressa JonesSharon JordanJulia & Nate Sharpe Fred & Dawn KakumbaJudy KellerAjay KhoslaMargaret Kibaya & FamilySophia & Alan KingGwendolyn V. KirklandDebbie KobakJosh & Yasna KlinzingKathy Kloppenburg &

Roger KodlSue KochKarl & Deb KoenigNancy KonieczkiMatthew KrecunKrogerMeg KruleeBill KubiakVinita KumarBrian KyleClare R. LakeBrian and Carla LampsaSteve LanchakRobert & Barbara LandauWillie LansdownLauren LaughlinBetty LeeJennifer & Vince LeighRichard LenzScott & Natalie LenzSteffanie LenzEdmonia LindseySiiri LobeTracey LogginsLorena LojanoRosa LopezJanete LozanoDiane LubeLarry LubinSean LynchLinda MaciasGayle Mack

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Marshane MackShewanda MacklinCarrie MaherBarbara MantynbandEdward ManzkeDr. Patricia N. MarksLynette MarshallPaige MartinVidal MartinezJamie MatthewsGail MazzolaMB Financial BankMichael G. McAdamsSheila McGuireJudith McIntyreLarry McKayWill McLaurinShirley McLaurineTalana McPhearsonMercy Housing LakefrontDavid MerjanLesheena MerrellCarol MerrillCurba & Clarissa MerrillMetLifeAlan J. MeyersDan & Michele Marie MillerVivian MillerDan Miltner & Keri McClimenLatasha MitchellRonald & Nancy MitchellZashandra MitchellKendall Gill & Wendelyn

Mitchell GillMary MonroeMorgan Birge &

Associates, IncMPI - Chicago Area

ChapterArt MurnanMichelle MurphyDanielle MurryVernon & Kay Alden NelsonGail Nelson & John MinorSherita NesbitSteve Bogira & Jane

NeumannNHS Global EventsChristine NicponIrene RobinsonOscar Parrish

David NorthupJacquelin NorthupTom & Rita O’ConnorFergal O’SullivanMaria OchoaGabriela OrtegaKenneth OttoAzline OwensJessica PalmerAlejandra PantojaCarolyn ParadowskiLinda PassamenttScott Payant & Lauren UrichReginald & Betty Jean PearsonPenn Avenue EyewearOrlando & Claudia PerezPJ PesceJoseph & Judith PevarnikBenjamin R. PierceLolita PolkChrystal PozinBobette PucketteMarisol PuentesHurie & Ada PurdimanGregory J. PusinelliJi QiMary QuinnMichelle RamirezRebecca RamirezMonna RayRaymond James Financial

CorporateMegan Readler & Stephen

BardoJackie RecchiaTimothy ReiersonReinhart FoodServiceAlexander Anthony ReoCrystal ReynoldsSandra ReynoldsRenauda RiddleDave RobertsonJames & Patricia RobertsonLinda Robertson & James

WarnerMaria RomanVickie RomanJohn RotJeremy RothRegine RuckerJill Runk

Joseph & Suzanna RuskuskyOlga RuvalcabaSaint Anthony HospitalAraceli SalazarPamela & Dennis SallClara SanchezDorothy SantowskiNeil & Jan SchaperJeff SchroederMegan SchroederMark & Debra ShaplandWilliam ShinerTerese Slater WatsonTobby SmallHarlan & Bette SmithRon SpringerSuman SoodState of IllinoisRobin Steans & Leonard GailChristina SteedTammy SteeleJen StephensLenetta StephenyJerry & Nancy StermerKasey StewartBarbara StrongMelissa SwakowDavid Szrom & Gail VidekaCeleste TarverJohn TaylorDeborah & Nigel TelmanPeter Tenggren & Warren

MitchellTasia TennantMalcolm ThomasAmber TinsleyTravelers Community

ConnectionsDave RobertsonTreasury Strategies, Inc.Jewerystine & Torrence TribbleUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoSteven & Bridie UrbanskiAimee Urnikis, CPACarlos & Reynalda VillalobosThomas E. VilligerMaria Elena ViteriVicenta ViteriRick & Nichole VivianiJoyce WadeMichele Walker

Dr. Patricia W. WalkerRuby & James WalkerNaima Walker FierceJudith Walker-Kendrick & Ben-

jamin KendrickCarl WasielewskiSusan Watanabe &

David WhiteDarryl WeltonMaria Whelan &

Jack WuestCharles WhitbyMrs. Blanche WhiteTionya WhiteWilliam Blair & CompanyDr. Cynthia A. WilsonPhyllis WinterCass WolfeAmber WoodArlene YaberMonique YoungTracey YoungYWCA Lake CountyFrank Zappa, DPMAngiela & Frank Zielinski

ABC 7 Chicago AccentureAMC TheatersAmerican Girl Doll, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. James &

M.J. AronsArt Institute of ChicagoArthur Murray Dance StudioAT&TAT&T HacemosAutobahn Country ClubBacci PizzeriaRyan BakerMaureen BeckBig City SwingJohn Blasi & Kathrine StohrBradford Renaissance

Portraits Corp.Bulls/Sox AcademyCaesars Entertainment

Jacquelyn CasazzaCenter for Student MissionsChicago BullsChicago CubsChicago SinfoniettaChicago SkyChicago White SoxChicago WolvesCME Group CorePower YogaCostco WholesaleCourt TheatreNicole CraigMaureen Craig-NaplesCrown Plaza CharlotteDeloitteDepauw University Chicago

Alumni CounciEast Bank ClubEnergy Training CenterErin Copeland Building Minds

with BooksEspirit ProductionsFairmont Le Reine ElizabethJohn & Sally Csontos FilanFinch & AssociatesFireside RestaurantFlirty Girl FitnessFood Network & Cooking

ChannelFour Seasons Hotel and ResortFrancesca’s on TaylorKhanzon A. FranklinKendall Gill & Wendelyn

Mitchell GillJohn & Anne D. HedemanHeitmanLeah HopeHyatt Regency McCormick

PlaceImprovIntercontinental BuckheadJack & Jill of America Western

Cook County ChapterJohn G. Shedd AquariumElla JohnsonJookie, a portrait botiqueKendall CollegeSally KoKoval DistilleryFrank Landeros

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Volunteers from BMO Harris

Volunteers from

Homewood Suites

Volunteers from Center for Student Missions

Latin Street Dance AcademyLettuce Entertain You Corp. Liz Irene PhotographyLockton CompaniesMalnati Organization, Inc.Marriott Marquis AtlantaKathy McKay BreenMelia Hotels InternationalMillerCoorsRonald & Nancy MitchellThamara MorganMuseum of Science

& IndustryMWWNBANHS Global EventsNorthern TrustOil Express National, Inc.Om on the RangeOmni Hotels & ResortsFergal O’SullivanCurtis Peace, Jr.Perimiter GalleryJessica & Chris PerjesPhenomenal FitnessPlum OrganicsPrintable PromotionsPRP Wine InternationalPure BarreRaymond JamesRedhead Piano BarReinhart FoodServiceRenaissance Chicago

Downtown HotelDave RobertsonRockit Ranch Productions, Inc.Room 1520Rosewood Mansion on

Turtle CreekGlenn SchlueterSedgwick’s Bar & GrillSix Flags Great AmericaSkydeck ChicagoSuman SoodSound Investment, AVRon SpringerSprinklesSt. Ignatius College PrepChristal StinsonSt. Regis Monarch BeachSuperdawg Drive-InThe Blues Jeans BarThe Cosmopolitan of

Las VegasThe East Studio SalonThe French Pastry SchoolTheoryThompson HotelsTony’s Finer FoodsTravelers Bond & Financial

ProductsUntouchable ToursSteven & Bridie UrbanskiW Chicago LakeshoreWest Loop Nail SpaZanies Comedy ClubZed 451

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Dave Robertson President

Jewerystine Tribble Vice President

Maribel Lopez Secretary

Treasurer Name Scott Payant

John BlasiMellodie BrownMara CastilloCarter Culver Caryn CurryMarie E. HardyNaressa JonesMargaret KibayaFelix MatlockChristine NicponCerathel Burnett, Ex-OfficioDianne Robertson Braddock, HonoraryJamellah Braddock Ellis, Honorary

2020 West Roosevelt RoadChicago, Illinois 60608

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