KidsQuest Children’s MuseumAnnual Report 2012

Bellevue Visitors

26%

Eastside Visitors (other

than Bellevue)

35%

Renton Visitors

11%

Seattle Visitors

10%

Other Visitors 18%

COMMUNITY VISITATION

180,000 visitors

5,300 community outreach

participants 3,637

member families

2,316 students attending

on a field trip

Dear KidsQuest Family,

Thank you for joining us during this wonderful year at KidsQuest Children’s Museum. We were thrilled to welcome our one millionth visitor - 10 years ahead of schedule. Our growing and diverse community continues to inspire us to educate children and connect families through the power of play and exploration.

As we focus on creating the best possible experience for our visitors, we continue to grow our outreach programs to meet the demands of schools and community organizations. We added a second van and education staff member to meet the demands of schools and community groups wanting to have a dynamic and engaging classroom experience.

We know that children’s museums change lives, foster creativity and nurture curiosity. Thank you for coming along on this journey with us. We are excited for the next chapter.

Sincerely,

Putter BertExecutive Director

2013 Board of TrusteesAndy Barlass, Umpqua BankBob Berry, UBER EntertainmentMeeghan Black, KING TVGary Blattenbauer, The Boeing CompanyAlyssa Edwards, Alaska AirlinesKristin Graham, Expedia Inc.Stacy Graven, Meydenbauer CenterMike Hubbard, Capstone PartnersJill Im, Larson Texts, Inc.Ross Jacobson, Williams KastnerDale King, GLY Construction Inc.Tiffany Koenig, Key Private BankKerry Kozlowski, Cornerstone Advisors Inc.Sarah Langton, Langton Spieth, LLCLisa Merrill, Merrill ImagesPete Miller, Clark NuberTodd Miller, Kibble & PrenticeRob Nohle, MD, Group Health CooperativeAdrienne Nordland, Sweeney Conrad, P.S.Casey Otley, nuunHwa Park, Community VolunteerTrinity Parker, Sound TransitMoya Skillman, Team Foster at WindermereAdam Snyder, Ogden Murphy WallaceMickelle Weary, Community Volunteer

FREE & DISCOUNTED COMMUNITY ACCESS4,014 visitors during 1/2 Off First Friday Night 1,936 free passes given through the King County Library System

1,907 visitors during 3rd Thursday Night Free

256 free parent workshop participants

129 donations to local charities

76 scholarships

KidsQuest’s mission is to create

learning through the power of play

and exploration that connects

children to their communities and

the world.

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INCOMEBank Interest Income 270Admissions Income 282,916Contributed Income 333,382Inkind Donations 105,108Membership Income 321,396Program Income 187,648ExploreStore Income 15,823TOTAL INCOME $1,246,543

EXPENSEProgramming 875,191 Fundraising 230,742Management 120,405TOTAL EXPENSE $1,226,338 NET INCOME $20,205

2012 Highlights

KidsQuest Children’s Museum 2012 Operating Budget

Bellevue Chamber’s 2012 Eastside Small Business of the Year

Eggstraordinary Egg Hunt sold out for the 3rd straight year!

KidsQuest’s outreach program grew in leaps and bounds, and

a second outreach van was purchased to meet demand.

Tessalations taught kids about art, science and math at the

KidsQuest ARTSfair booth.

In May we celebrated our one millionth visitor by giving them a

limetime membership.

KidsQuest welcomed 222 new donors this year, and raised

$230,000 at Carnival.

KidsQuest collaborated with local children’s museums for a grant funded research project focused on the value of play.

Gold Acorn ($5000+)

Suzanne & Bruce BaughStacy Graven & Ken JohnsenRachel & Mike HubbardJill & Edward ImNancy & Dale KingHwa & Michael ParkLauren & Greg PorterPhilippa & Jim YowanRobi & Eric Zocher

Silver Acorns ($2500-$4999)

Britta BaconKathleen & Rich BarthKamlesh & Shiv BatraDonna & David BergerKeiko & Bob BerryNancy & Doug BoydenCarolyn Duffy & Mike NashKristin Graham & Michael DolginElizabeth & Felix HuangSusan Kim & Jimmy YunSarah & Todd LangtonLisa & John MerrillTeresa & Erik PaulsonReliance RickettsAlison & Barry ShawSheryl WillertMoya & Don SkillmanShelley & Alain SmithCarla & John Stratfold

Bronze Acorns ($1000-$2499)

Cheri & David AndersonTammy & Rick AntezanaSusan & Paul ArcherJean & Andy BarlassPutter & Paul BertJackie & Doug ChartierAnnette & Marc DeFigueiredoMichale & Kip DurrellAlyssa & Michael EdwardsBarbra Richardson & Kent FisherChristina & Mark FitzpatrickStephanie & Mack HinsonLaura & James HutchinsonKathleen Isdith & Richard

AndersonRoss JacobsonTricia & Paul JerueTeresa & Michael KangMaria & Rob KaplanAngela & William KennedyTiffany Koenig & John OstolazaKerry & Chris KozlowskiMolly & Eric LambrightRichard LarsonBeth McCaw & Yahn BernierAdrienne & Josh NordlandSchanon Odell-Ataee & Tony

AtaeeChristy & Casey OtleyKaili & Frank PelzerMichelle & Scott PeyreeKim & Don PlowmanJennifer & John SchwartzDee & Toby SkeyJanna & Adam SnyderHeather & Scott StaplesRebecca & Gabe StephensYoung & Chris SuhHeather & Nicolas TrescasesMickelle & Ken WearyKristen Webb & David SchoolerSusan Kim & Dan WilliamsStacy & Dustin WinegardnerKelly & Alan WittmanMazie Yu & Raymond Park

IndividualAnonymousLynn & Mak AbulhosnTina & Rob AignerAmy & Andy Alcorn

Tammy AlfordRachel & Brad AllemanMaryam Aminian & Fouad FarhatMy An & Bryan SiuAllyn Perkins & Loch AndersonCorey AndersonBrandy & Magnus AnderssonAshley AndrewMarie & Chad ArmitageMichelle & Clint ArneyStephanie & Christian ArnoldSusan & Franco AudiaLinnea & Matt AugustineSuzanne Avery & Michael

FiegenschuhClaudia Balducci & Jim HarjaSun & John PastorKim Bao & Jon BerscheBrittany BarkerAngie & Ben BarrieChristopher BeanJane & Irv BeckerStefanie & Randall BeighleEkaterina Belkina & Artem BelkineGloria & Eric BensussenCarrie Hamm & Daniel BergSue BergerBrandies & David BerggrenMason BertSarah BigleyTara & Brent BingeSarah & Andrew BishopLydia & Christopher BixbyNancy & Scott BlackKatie & Matt BoehmAmy Parker & Jason BoernerLynn & Peter BoileauJamie BonnettLisa & Norm BontjeCarol Anne & Bill BooneJill & Jeff BorgidaBlaise BouchandKaci & John BoyleJessica & James BradleyKaren Brandvick-Baker & Ross

BakerAmy & Brad BrothertonAnn Baur & Jeremy BrownEmi & Michael BrownLinsey & Michael BrownElizabeth & Richard BuchanMargaret & Gary BullingtonGwen & Bruce BurksSusie & Marc BurnsAimee & Karl ButcherKat & Ed ByrneDan & Mike CagleBeth & Scott CampbellDiane Carlson & Daryl WendleMargaret & Boris CastellanosRachele CawaringJing & Tom CezeauxJennifer Chalfan & Chris MooreShafeena ChaturKristin Hawes & Eric ChesleyLindsay & Eric ChristensenAnne & Neal ChristiansenKathy & Erin ClancyChristi Clark & Ivan MendozaJuli & Jeff CoburnKathleen ColleranTheresa ComerHeather & Paul CoxMark CraemerKathy Craft-Reich & John ReichAllison CraigsundineHanna & Aaron CrowAshley & Adam CrowleyKristina & Chris CulmerLori & Jeff CummingsSarah Daniels & Rod FleckAlexis & Glen DavidTahne & Doug DavisSusan & Steve DayYurina DebenportKathy & Don DeCaprioJoan Suver & Jay DeckerSusan & Guy DeFlorioGail DeGiulioKelly M Devlin

Ashleigh & Chris DickensonMary & Forrest DillMaria Do & Cuong NguyenCindy DobrowElena Donio & Shanen BoettcherMegan & Ryan DortchRosemary Baisch Dunkle &

Michael DunkleMaria & John DunnMadeleine & Dennis DurkinOded & Noa DvoskinManda & John EdererCandy & Kellen EilerCarolyn E EllisonAmy & David ElwellJoelyn Emery & Kyle NevilsKatisha & Dennis EngAlicia & Jimmy EngGina & Chris EnglundJoel C ErneDeborah FainQuynh & Cary FalkJacqui & Brent FarnsworthSally & Kurt FeldmanEmily & Dominic FerrariMeigan & Mike FeyBetina Finley & Bill ThurstonCamille FisherNanette Fok & Brad TongMargaret FoleyKara & Tony FordMajor Fortson & Sarabjit SinghMary & Adam FossaTere & Stand FosterJacqueline FriedmanElizabeth & Tod FukutomiKaryn & Ryan GaffneyLori & Lee Garth GreenCatherine & Dwight GastonAngela & Kevin GeeDawn & Kurt GeffeKathy & Mark GibsonMadison GissingJennifer & Dan GladneyLynne GladneyCori & Rob GlaserSandy & Wayne GloverCarl GoodmanJill & Bill GormleyStephanie Roupe & Joe GowanAnna & Jason GowansDana & Pete GrayBetsy & Kenneth GreenbaumJesma & Bill GreensteinRoberta & Glenn GreerDana & Joshua GribbleChristine & Robson GrieveTraci & Steve GrouwsAnna & Anik GuhaMichelle Guiao & Matthew MeiselJanelle & Pedro GuzmanKatherine Gardner & Joseph

HaberzetleCyrus HabibLinda & Charles HafenbrackJane Hague & Ed SpringmanEdie HallLinda Hansen & Ken SpencerAmber HansenLilly & Aaron HansenJoanna & Doug HansenLea Hanson & Walter CoxJean HansonVicki & Jerry HarbottleSarah Harsdorff & Drew RiceSue & Dan HartfordNatalie Hayashi & Paul BronowskiRachel & Scott HeapsAmy HedinShelley & Mason HelmsShelley & Eric HelzerLiz & Greg HendershottMelinda HerrinJulia & Michael HerschensohnErin & Dusty HighlandRachel & Lars HildauhlGaynor Hills & Greg FlemingErin & Cory HitzemannTanya & Joshua HodgesMary Hofilena

Heidi Holman & Chris JohnsonSarah Holthaus & Heinrich

MontanaSarah A HorbayElizabeth & Charles HossnerKathy & Blair HotchkiesJamie & Bill HsuLinda Hulet & Andrew HoffnerStephanie Hutchison & Terry CookKareth & Sean HyattMadoka & John ItoKristen & Aaron JacobsSam JacobsJessica JacobsonMichelle & David JansonSusan & Fred JarrettKalin MacGruder & Micheal

JohnsonKrystin JohnsonErin & Todd JohnsonJeanie & Steve JohnsonSena JohnsonJane JohnsonMarybeth & J. Michael JohnstonNaoka JonesMarianne & Scott JonesMelissa & Eric JonesKaren & Jens JorgensenDana & David KaeferDawn & Eric KapfhammerDianna & Tom KasandersKeiko KatoKaoru KawasakiMeggan & Dan KearneyCindy & Larry KeenSherlita & Philip KennedyLaura & Randall KernCorey & Jairee KetchumJodie KetelsenChristine & Monty KilcupTammy Kilgore & Jim DavisSuzanne & Jake KillionSu Jung Young & Ernest KimJi-Young KimJustine KimJan & Gary KingGini & Dave KingTyler KingStacy & Brad KingBarbara KinlanAnne Zanatta-Kline & Dave KlineBritta & Jeremy KnapmanAshley & Samuel KooKrista & Mario KosmiskasMary & Clark KostyKelly & Brent KruppMaria & Matthew LauTram LeJanet & Steve LeahyKaren & Wayne LedbetterHonorable Conrad LeeSujin Lee & Jihong MinJune & Steve LeeCathy & Mike LeeZava & Chris LeRouxJessica L LeveeJanet Levinger & Will PooleDina & David LevitenRobin Li & Daniel DipasquoKathy & Bill LillenessQiuying Lin & Zhiqiang ChenErin & Stu LinscottAmy Cecelia & David LinsleySharon & Bill LintonLillie & David LinvilleNancy & Greg LipnickeyLeslie & Wally LloydKristy & Randy LoganbillChristina & Carl LombardiMary Jane LoomisKrista Lussenhop & Michael JaffreBarbara & Chuck MaduellMelissa & John MaffeiNancy & Mike MarianoMarsha & Larry MartinBritteny Evans & Jon MavorMarcie MaxwellCarolyn & Ian McAlisterRachel & Tom McClellandKathy & Neil McDonald

Jim McGinleyGenevieve & Ben McGrannTami Borowick McIntyre & Robert

McIntyreJoanna & Patrick McKayMary & Jay McRaeNikki & Dave MeisterLiz Strathy & Nick MerrillTia & Mark MikolsKelli & Pete MillerTim MillerHeather & Mike MillerCarol & David MilloyWady Milner & Matt RobertsLori MinardSun Mo & Jung YiJulie MontgomerySusanna Morgan & Dan MillerKoleen & David MorrisJen MortolaKiyomi & Robert MortonMette & David NanessConnie & Jason NapDebbie & Andy NazzalKatharina & Aaron NelsonKim Viebrock & Michael NesteroffTaryn NevilleBrooke & David NewmanSnow Nguyen & Ian HuynhJudy & Jim NielsenMegan Nielsen HegstadSheri & Rob NohleMarci & Trevor NolanKatrina & Shawn NolteAngela D NormanDenise NovoselHeija & Todd NunnLaura O’Hara & Rick GustafsonCelia & Peter O’KaneNaomi Ebira & Martin O’LearyCarolyn Oliveira & Oscar OliveiraHeather Pitre & Clint OlsonMarie OlsonVicki OrricoBecky Oslund & Glen RobertsonJane Osterman & Josh GoldbergLeslie OtaClarissa & Gary OverlinJulie & Brian PainleyRuxandra & Eugen PajorStephanie & Michael PakGloria & Kurt PalmerDebra ParkerTrinity ParkerErin & Todd ParsonsMary & Damien PattenaudeEdna & Brad PeacockThomas PehlSherri & Marc PelhamAmy & Jeff PellegriniSamantha Q PenjaraenwatanaDebra & Doug PerryJoe PhamHien Phan & Dr. Billy TranStephanie PhilioMaria & Andy PhilipsNanci D PickrellJanine PietzHilary & Scott PikeTeresa & Brad PlatinTokiko PoppeJessica Brand & Adam PoradEllen PostKim Potts & Joe AlexJessica PowersKerry Price & Mike DuffyCaroline & Brad ProbstBarbara ProwantMolly & Greg PrzybylskiBarbara & Jamie QuinnJessica RaganMiki RamseyDan RandlesLillian & Rich ReisCarole & Vincent RiccaBobby Lynn & Andrew RiceAmy & Jason RitchieJennifer RobertsonAnnie & Brad RobinsonJudy Chen & Tom Rohdy

Annual Fund Donors July 1, 2011 - December 31, 2012

Holly & Vu TranCassie & Mark RonishKate RooseveltJennifer Rose & Kevin McMurrayDana & Lee RosenbergJennifer & John RoskillJin & Cliff RudolphAlissa Rupp & Tom BakerLuliu RusMegan Ryan & Michael JurenkaCarol Ryan & Chaz WichmanLynn & Tim RyanMichelle & Jeff RybergAlice & James RyderKrista & Scott SadlerParisa SalehiIva SaranovaShelley Saunders & Andrew

BenjaminEmily & Brian SchmidtAlicia & James SchmidtMark SchmittJohanna SchorrLaurie & George SchuchartRebecca & David SchultzAlbert SedStacia Servos-Mejia & Karl MejiaNegar Sherkat & Darin VierraPaul Sherman & Brian FordhamJody Wong & Joe ShmaitSusan & Dave SiglKelly & Barney SilverSally & Rick SimpsonWendy Siu & Larry ParkKim & Dennis SkeltonMaureen & Jeffrey SklaroffCourtney SkonyMelissa & John SlaterSusan & Britt SloneJanet SmithLynn & David SmithToni & Philip SmithTheresa & Mel SoaresKim & Michael SokoloskiBart Soper & Jonathan VillalobosKara & Harold SpeerBetty Spieth-Croll & Tim CrollCatherine & Kurt SpringmanGreg StackhouseMichelle & Paul StamnesMarguerite StanleyJim StantonNicole & Nick StarkNadene & Brad StaufferSusan & Liz SteadJoanna & John StewartElaine & Mark StillwellBettina & John StokesDanielle Stone & Josh HutchersonKeri StoutKatrina Strand & Jarrad HarfordStacy StricklandSue & Dave SturtevantMaida SuljevicSusan Sullivan & Bill

HenningsgaardXiuquan Sun & Yingxin JiangLisa & Steve SunJulie & James SunJessie Sung & Russell TwoeyNahoko SuzueTatiana SvecSheri & Matt SwankMing & Paul TanakaKelly & Christopher TaylorSian TaylorDaria & Bill TaylorMckenzie TempleJennifer TennentSara & Jay TerryCarly & Josh ThalerJan & Ivor ThomasKiki TidwellTeresa & Richard TiemanCharlotte TienckenRenee & Mathew TitelbaumLaurian & Marv TolandSuwigoon TonsiengsomYuki Ito & Roger TraginMonica & Brock Trautman

Jannicke Tvedt & George Ioannou

Shelley & John UrquhartJanneke van den Berkmortel &

Rik van der KooiJenny & Jeremy VeleberElise Von KoschembahrMia & David VranizanWende & Craig WadsworthJaclyn WagnerKira & Wes WakefieldMonica WallaceNatalie & Kevin WallaceJoan & Robert WallaceJessica & Jeff WallaceBonnie K WalterDina & Mike WampoldEllen WangMike WebberHope Wechkin & Christopher

ShaininAngie &. Chad WeiserSara Finkelstein & Lowell WeissPanorchit & Christopher

WeymouthAlexandra & Dix WheelockKatherine & Kevin WhiteKristen & James WhitfieldRandi & Scott WilliamsLucy & Stuart WilliamsKate & Jeff WindusJudy & Dan WitmerKristine WongNaoko WongChristine Woskett & Neill CliftSarah & Jonathan WrightLaura & James WrightHeidi Breeze-Wrinkle & Taylor

WrinkleRobyn WyattKelly & Pat YamuraNancy Yang & Philip BenterMada Yang & Chong ChangConnie Yang & Charles FranciscoBo & Xing YangEllen & Justin YoonLisa & Danny YoungMegan Hemphill & David YusenJian Zhao & Jian Li

In-KindAnonymousAcme Bowling, Billiards & EventsAdriatic GrillAgua Verde Paddle Club & CafeAlaska AirlinesAlbertsonsAlpine Specialty CleaningAlyssa Rose PhotographyAmbrosia Med SpaAmerican Dance InstituteAnthony’s RestaurantsApplebee’sArena SportsArgosy CruisesArthur Murray Dance SchoolArtsWest Playhouse & GalleryAwareness MassageBakery NouveauJean & Andy BarlassBear Creek Country ClubBellevue Arts MuseumBellevue Family YMCAKeiko & Bob BerryPutter & Paul BertBig PictureBimbo’s CantinaBOKA Kitchen + BarBrown Bear Car WashBurgermasterBurke MuseumAimee & Karl ButcherButler Valet & TransportationCactus RestaurantCaffe LadroCamaloch Golf CourseCanlisChambers BayChateau Ste MichelleChinoise Cafe

Dr. Diane Chiu MDJenny & Erik ClausonCostco WholesaleSara & Juan CottoCreatively YoursCurious KidstuffDacels Jewelers & GalleryDimitriou’s Jazz AlleyDoodlebug Sportz Indoor

Paintball & Lasertag Eagle Towncar ServiceAlyssa & Michael EdwardsEmbassy Suites HotelEmerald Ballet Theatre &

AcademyEmerald DownsEssential Bakery CafeExpedia, Inc.Experience Music Project/

Science Fiction MuseumFair Winds WineryFastSignsFatburger Fitness Together Mercer IslandFred MeyerFremont Brewing CompanyFrye Art MuseumFX McRory’s Steak Chop & Oyster

HouseGarage BilliardsCliff GarrettGayle RickardsGEM SalonKristin Graham & Michael DolginGrand Central Baking CompanyStacy Graven & Ken JohnsenGreen Mountain CoffeeHaggenHalf Price BooksHard Rock Cafe SeattleHeavy Restaurant GroupJessica & Trevor HeringerHilton BellevueHolland America LineHoneyHole SandwichesHoodsport WineryHothouse Spa & SaunaRachel & Mike HubbardHyatt Regency BellevueInn at Cannon BeachIvar’sRoss JacobsonJamba JuiceJillian’s BilliardsJohn Howie SteakJulia’s RestaurantsK1 SpeedKarate WestDr. Kevin Kay DDSKent Valley Ice CentreKids ClubDr. Susan Kim MDNancy & Dale KingKing County Council District 6Kirkland Performance CenterKerry & Chris KozlowskiTiffany Koenig & John OstolazaJennifer Lamb & Philip GreenSarah & Todd LangtonLincoln Square CinemasLucky Strike Power PlayLynnwood Ice CenterMacrina BakeryMediterranean KitchenMercer Island Martial ArtsLisa & John MerrillMighty-O DonutsKelli & Pete MillerKate & Stan MonroeMuseum of FlightMuseum of GlassNeighbordhood GrillsNew York CupcakesNintendo of America Inc.Sheri & Rob NohleNordic Heritage MuseumAdrienne & Josh NordlandNorthwest African American

Museum Northwest Cellars

Northwest Outdoor CenterNorthwest Railway MuseumOki GolfAndrea & Erik OlsenOnvoChristy & Casey OtleyPacific Science CenterPaint the TownPagliacci PizzaPalomino RestaurantPanera BreadPaolo’s Italian RestaurantPaper SourceHwa & Michael ParkTrinity ParkerPerche No Pasta & VinoPinkaBellaKim & Don PlowmanPlum BistroPogacha of IssaquahPurna Yoga CentersQFCRainbow Play Systems of WARain City Fencing CenterRazzis PizzeriaRed Door SpaRed Lion HotelsRedhook Ale BreweryRemlinger FarmsRenew FitnessRistorante ParadisoRyanWenzel EventsRunning ElementsSafewaySail Sand PointSan Juan Excursions, IncSchool of Acrobatics & New

Circus Arts Seastar Restaurant & Raw BarSeattle AquariumSeattle Art MuseumSeattle Boat CompanySeattle Children’s TheatreSeattle MagazineSeattle MarinersSeattle Men’s ChorusSeattle MetSeattle Musical TheatreSeattle Repertory TheatreSeattle SeahawksSeattle Sounders FCSeattle StormSeattle SymphonySEVEN SalonSilver Cloud Inns & HotelsSilver Reef Hotel Casino SpaMoya & Don SkillmanJanna & Adam SnyderSoma Pilates LLCDr. Angie SongSound Experience - Schooner

Adventures South Point Hotel, Casino & SpaSpace NeedleSponge SchoolSport Restaurant & BarStanding on TopStottle WineryKara & Don StoutLiz Strathy & Nick MerrillStudio EastSturtevant’sSuncadia ResortTacoma Rainiers Professional

Baseball Target FactoriaTen MercerThe 5th Avenue TheatreThe Cheesecake FactoryThe Comedy UndergroundThe Container StoreThe Herbfarm RestaurantThe Hi-LinersThe Maids Home ServicesThe Maltby CafeThe Parlor CollectionThe Resort at Port LudlowThe Spanish TableThe Wine ShackTutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria

Vakker PortraitsVillage TheatreMickelle & Ken WearyWild GingerWillows Lodge/Barking FrogWing-It ProductionsWoodhouse Wine EstatesWoodland Park ZooYouth Theatre NorthwestAndrey ZasypkinZippy’s Giant BurgersRobi & Eric Zocher

Corporations110 Consulting Inc.5th CellAmerican Family InsuranceBank of AmericaBellevue Rotary FoundationBoeing CompanyCH2M HILLClark Nuber, PSCOBRA Building Envelope

ContractorsCoinstarCommerce Real Estate SolutionsCornerstone Advisors, Inc.Coughlin Porter LundeenCushman WakefieldDavis Wright TremaineExpedia, Inc.Factoria Pediatric DentistryFoster RealtyFoushee & Associates Co., Inc.GLY Construction, Inc.Group Health CooperativeHonda Auto Center of BellevueJPMorgan ChaseJTM ConstructionKallsen ArchitectureKeyBankLakeville HomesLos Arboles Management, LLCMicrosoftPlum CreekPSF Mechanical, Inc.Renew FitnessSchuchart CorporationSound TransitSweeney Conrad, P.S.Tetra Tech INCAThe Benaroya CompanyThe Container StoreThe Portico GroupTochterman Management GroupUber Entertainment, Inc.Umpqua BankWallace PropertiesWalmartWashington Partners - BellevueWilliams KastnerWright Runstad & Company

FoundationsBellevue Rotary FoundationBoyden Fitzpatrick FundFoundation for Early LearningKeyBankPuget Sound Energy FoundationSeattle FoundationWissner-Slivka Foundation

Government4CultureCity of Bellevue

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Annual Fund Donors Continued

Looking towards the future...KidsQuest is moving forward. After seven years in South Bellevue’s Factoria Mall, KidsQuest needs a bigger and more permanent home for long-term sustainability. KidsQuest has a fundraising goal to purchase the recently closed Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art in downtown Bellevue, with plans to move in 2015.

Why? • Early learning has become a statewide priority - less than 50% of kids in

Washington State begin kindergarten with the skills needed to be successful• Built for 60,000 annual visitors, KidsQuest now hosts over 165,000• KidsQuest’s rent-free lease ended in 2010, making our current location

unaffordable• Large crowds and a single classroom prevent us from responding to the

community’s needs• The new museum will be close to the Bellevue Regional Library, local parks,

and Bellevue’s downtown core• Already a regional resource for STEAM education, KidsQuest will have the

opportunity to offer expanded programming:• Rotating and traveling exhibits• Outdoor space• Multi-generational programming• Early learning and school-age exhibits• Multiple classes at the same time• Visiting experts

We look forward to many more years of creating learning through the power of play!

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