“ B E A N E L E M E N T O F C H A N G E ”

2 0 1 6 Y E A R I N R E V I E W

YEAR IN REVIEW | 2016 1

Dear Supporters, Running the day-to-day operations of a nonprofit poses many challenges, especially for organizations like Impossible Possibilities (IP) that rely heavily on volunteers to ensure its continued success. In an effort to minimize the administrative workload of its volunteers, the IP Board of Directors made the decision in 2016 to develop a customized scholarship platform to streamline its selection process. Approximately 165 students throughout North Texas submitted applications during last year’s scholarship cycle, the largest number since program inception. With more students applying every year, the automated scholarship platform is expected to increase user productivity and functionality throughout the selection process beginning in 2017. The Board expects the scholarship platform to produce similar results as the Maven’s Milestones (MM) reading database that was launched in August 2016. The success of the MM database also allowed IP to expand into a fifth elementary school, servicing more than 1,700 Fort Worth ISD students. Thank you for your continued support and for making the impossible possible for students in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Happy New Year, IP Board of Directors

*Front Page:2016 Sik Lik Youth Poetry Slam

L E T T E R F R O M T H E B O A R D

I N T H I S I S S U E : SCHOLARSHIPS 2 MAVEN’S MILESTONES PROGRAM 3 - 4 SIK’LIK YOUTH POETRY SLAM 5 ADVISORY BOARD SPEAKER SERIES 6 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 7 ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS 8

YEAR IN REVIEW | 2016 2

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION:

Total scholarships awarded in 2016

$12,000 Total scholarships

awarded since 2009

$87,500

IP hosted its annual Scholarship Presentation on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.

IP Directors gave an overview of the organization’s existing programs and shared its strategic outlook to the Advisory Board (AB) members and guests in attendance. The AB consists of junior and senior level members who share a common belief in education.

The evening concluded with the announcement of the organization’s 2016 Scholarship Class. Since 2009, IP has awarded 50

scholarships, totaling $87,500.

The 2016 Scholarship Class includes:

- Yuva Kharel, Oscar Dean Wyatt High School in Fort Worth

- Mang Kim, Green B. Trimble Technical High School in Fort Worth

- Evelyn Lara, Green B. Trimble Technical High School in Fort Worth

- Christian Lowery, Chisholm Trail High School in Fort Worth

- Man Lun, Green B. Trimble Technical High School in Fort Worth

- Lester Polty, South Hills High School in Fort Worth

S C H O L A R S H I P S

Back left to right: Erick Gordon , Joshua Hernandez, Patrick Louden, Lester Polty, Jeremy Burton, Justin Hernandez Front left to right: Rudy Rivera, Michael Bache, Evelyn Lara, Yuva Kharel, Mang Kim, Man Lun, Christian Lowery, Tanner Davidson, Johnathan Baker

YEAR IN REVIEW | 2016 3

Maven’s Milestones is an incentive-based reading program that rewards students for reaching each of “Maven’s Milestones:” Ascent, Afterburner, Approach and Call Sign Maven. Each milestone represents a specific number of points that each student earns by reading books and passing online quizzes.

Approximately 1,400 students at four elementary schools participated during the 2015-2016 academic school years. The schools included: Washington Heights (WH), Cesar Chavez (CC), Woodway (WW) and Van Zandt-Guinn (VZG).

For the second year in a row, WH recorded the highest average reading total of all schools, continuing its trend of increased reading growth since the program was introduced at the campus in 2001.

“Washington Heights has been with us from the very start of this program,” said Justin Hernandez, co-founder of IP.

“It’s incredible to see the progress that this school has made over the past six years, and it’s special seeing these students so motivated to succeed.”

In addition, students at VZG, a school in its first year of the program, increased its average reading point totals by approximately 90%, with every grade reading more this year than last.

Finally, WW first through fifth graders read approximately 40 million words throughout the year, up from 18 million words since the program was introduced five years ago.

IP expanded the program into a fifth school, I.M Terrell, in the fall of 2016 and now serves approximately 1,700 students.

Maven’s Totem Pole Joshua (left) and Justin Hernandez spotted Maven’s totem pole at Fort Worth ISD’s Van Zandt -Guinn Elementary School

Maven’s Milestones 2016-17 Kickoff Kicking off the fall semester at Washington Height’s new campus

Newest School IP added its fifth school, I.M. Terrell, which will consolidate with Van Zandt- Guinn in 2017

M A V E N ’ S M I L E S T O N E S R E C A P

YEAR IN REVIEW | 2016 4

M A V E N ’ S M I L E S T O N E S :

S T U D E N T S L E A R N A B O U T

T H E T R E E O F L I F E

IP co-founder Joshua Hernandez presented to students at Cesar Chavez, I.M. Terrell, Washington Heights, Woodway and Van Zandt- Guinn elementary schools on Friday, October 21, 2016. He discussed his journey in search of the Maya Tree of Life known as the ceiba tree, an emergent tree of the tropical rainforest that can grow up to 250 feet in height.

Hernandez explained that the Maya believed that a giant ceiba tree stood at the center of the universe, and he also discussed the medicinal applications of the tree’s leaves and bark.

Hernandez took the 26-day trip to the Maya heartland of Belize and Guatemala to complete his first fiction novel, Maven the Raven: Tree of Life, which features the main character that the reading program was named after. His field research included a visit to Tikal National Park, the ancient capital of the Maya civilization.

YEAR IN REVIEW | 2016 5

IP hosted its 6th Annual Sik’lik Youth Poetry Slam at the Kimbell Art Museum’s Renzo Piano Pavilion on Saturday, November 12, 2016.

The Sik’lik program enhances writing, presentation skills and overall self-esteem by giving students an opportunity to perform original poetry in front of an audience of their peers. Twenty-five middle and high school students participated in the two-round poetry slam competition hosted by national award - winning poet Mike Guinn.

Alison Villasana of Western Hills High School in Fort Worth became the first female Sik’lik Slam Champion in the program’s history with a perfect score of 60 points over two rounds, edging out second-place finisher Brandon Sanders (Marine Creek Collegiate High School), who finished with 59.9 points. Rilee Crooks of Lighthouse Preparatory claimed the top spot in the middle school division.

Additional entertainment was provided by Fort Worth’s DJ Sean P and Dallas-based singer/songwriter Ellen Hinton (Ellen Once Again), who performed for the students in attendance and also shared insight into the creative writing process.

Visit http://www.ipdfw.org/siklik/ to watch this year’s slam!

High School: 1. Alison Villasana (Senior, Western Hills

High School) 2. Brandon Sanders (Sophomore, Marine

Creek Collegiate High School) 3. Walid Saif (Junior, Young Men’s

Leadership Academy) 4. Thania Olivares (Sophomore, Marine

Creek Collegiate High School) 5. Kyana Spencer (Freshman, Western

Hills High School) 6. Alvaro Aguilar (Sophomore, Fort Worth

Academy of Fine Arts) 7. Clara Tolleson (Junior, Weatherford

High School) 8. Isabella Parra (Senior, Timber Creek

High School)

Sikksdjflksdjf

Middle School: 1. Rilee Crooks (Seventh Grade, Lighthouse Preparatory) 2. Nadia Saif (Seventh Grade, Handley Middle School)

SIK’LIK 2016 WINNERS

S I K ’ L I K Y O U T H P O E T R Y S L A M

YEAR IN REVIEW | 2016 6

S P R I N G :

IP hosted its spring Speaker Series on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) and current Texas Senator (Dist. 22) Brian Birdwell spoke to the members in attendance. Birdwell, a survivor of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon, recounted the explosion and resulting fires that burned more than 60% of his body.

F A L L :

IP hosted its fall Speaker Series on Thursday, November 10, 2016. Melissa Mehall and Melissa Blue, co-founders of Meli’s Monster Cookies, discussed how they expanded their brand from one store in 2012 to more than 500 grocery stores nationwide.

A D V I S O R Y B O A R D S P E A K E R S E R I E S

2 9 C U R R E N T M E M B E R S A C R O S S M U L T I P L E I N D U S T R I E S S U P P O R T S 1 / 3 O F A L L P R O G R A M O P E R A T I O N S

P R O G R A M C O M M I T T E E S & V O L U N T E E R O P P O R T U N I T I E S S E M I - A N N U A L S P E A K E R S E R I E S & N E T W O R K I N G E V E N T S

YEAR IN REVIEW | 2016 7

6%

53% 15%

26%

Contributions by Donor

Individual

Foundation

Corporation

Fundraising

55% 28%

14%

3%

Expense by Program

Scholarship

Maven

Sik Lik

Grant

F I N A N I C A L O V E R V I E W

Please email Contact@ipdfw.org if you are interested in being part of the Advisory Board. IP

is able to impact students in the local community because of the support of individual donors

just like you! If you would like to make a financial contribution that will benefit student

education, you can do so by logging on directly to www.ipdfw.org. All donations are tax

deductible.

Grants Received

Miles Foundation: $10,000

Alcon Foundation: $5,000

Ryan Foundation: $5,000

Texas Capital Bank: $5,000

Ken Davis Foundation: $1,000

* Texas Capital Bank grant included in Corporation. All other

included as Foundation.

Revenue and Expense Total Revenue: $39,691

Total Expense: ($39,188)

Total Income: $503

Beginning cash $30,198

Ending cash $30,701

* Total expense includes costs associated with the development of

the organization’s scholarship database.

YEAR IN REVIEW | 2016 8

Michael Bache - VALUE Incorporated, Partner Johnathan Baker - Sabre, Principal Financial Analyst Rhett Bennett - Black Mountain Exploration, President

Brandon Brinkman – Capital Heights Wealth Management, Partner

Jeremy Burton - Select Interactive, President

Tanner Davidson - DR Horton, Account Manager

Michael Elliott - Lockheed Martin, Senior Manager, F-35 PNR & Rate Readiness Program Manager

Mikel Faulkner - HKN Inc., President and CEO

Jacob Ferguson - Private Investor

Guillermo Galindo - Lineage Logistics, Lead Quality and Inventory Control Specialist

Vanessa Gomez - Quicksilver Oil and Gas, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

Erick Gordon - Abbott Labs, Manager

Colin Grunewald - ShopPalmTree.com, Head of Business Development

Aubrey Hardman - Lockheed Martin, Project Management & Planning Operations Senior Manager

Joshua Hernandez - SMI Lending Inc.,

Residential Home Loan Originator

Justin Hernandez - Chief Oil and Gas, Director of Finance & Treasury

L. Kelly Jones - Jones-Hassett Attorneys, Attorney

Dr. Jessie Lemp - Alcon Labs, Global Brand Medical Affairs Lead

Patrick Louden - Parker & Lynch, Executive Recruiter

Duff Mahan - Texas Capital Bank, Director, Syndicated Finance

Luis Marrufo - Lockheed Martin, Industrial Engineer

Mason Orr - North Texas Specialty Physicians, Senior Financial Analyst

Jonathan Ozuna - Peerless Mfg. Co., Financial Manager

Kurt Puente - L-3 Communication,

Principal Pricing Analyst

Michael Quast - Jasper Ridge Partners, L.P., Director

Rudy Rivera - Lockheed Martin, Contracts Negotiator Senior Staff

Travis Sapaugh - CB Richard Ellis, Vice President Brokerage Services

Laura Silverman - Affiliated Engineers, Senior Marketing Coordinator

Richard Wegner - Basic Energy Services, Vice President, Health, Safety & Environment

Names in orange indicate Board of Directors. Names in purple indicate senior level Advisory Board members.

A D V I S O R Y B O A R D M E M B E R S