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REVIEW

YEAR

IN

2019-2020

“The money that gets donated through the Ed Foundation is like seed money for creativity in the district, making it not only valuable, but indispensable.”

– Dr. Steven Levin, CCUSD Board of Education Member

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The past several months have been truly difficult and disruptive for us all, and especially for our children. The resiliency of our students continues to motivate the Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) to ensure the most exceptional learning experiences for our school community.

The 2019-2020 school year began as usual and we achieved a great deal throughout the entire year both in-person and virtually,

as programs quickly pivoted in the spring. Highlights included the continued support of vital arts and STEM programs district-wide;

funding the purchase of additional culturally-relevant and inclusive

books for school libraries; and piloting the #IApplied initiative which covered the cost of a college application for 140+ graduating Culver City High School seniors.

Niche.com recently included CCUSD among the top 13 school districts in the area, and recognized CCUSD as the most diverse school district of the 78 districts within Los Angeles County. Together we have much to be proud of and grateful for. However, there continues to be a critical need to better serve our students throughout their academic journey with innovative and stimulating educational resources, and to affirm more equity across the district.

This Year in Review honors the great work we have collectively accomplished together during the previous school year. We thank

YOU for making this possible. Whether our students are inside the classrooms or learning through virtual means, programs that inspire

learning and promote success remain needed, valued, and impactful.

Renae Williams Niles Executive Director

A letter from the President and Executive Director

Elaine BehnkenPresident, Board of Directors

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Learn more about our impact at www.ccef4schools.org

Total CCEF Program Support 2019-20 $371,017

Funding by Category Funding by School

Science, Technology, Engineering,

Math

$31,500 (9%)

Arts Education

$141,000 (38%)

Academic Success

$124,017

(33%)

Arts Endowment

Fund

$74,500 (20%)

High School$56,344

Middle School$39,344

Each Elementary (Five total)

$55,066

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Academic Success$124,017

5th & 8th Grade College Visits

Backpacks for Kids

College Scholarships

Culver Needs/Culver Closet

District-wide Library Resources

District-wide Spelling Bees

#IApplied Initiative

Office of Child Development

Major support for these programs came from Sony Pictures Entertainment, Westfield Culver City, and Lois & Jason Frand

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math

$31,500

Culver City High School Robotics Team

Growing Great Nutrition Education

Elementary School Gardens

Makerspace Labs

Major support for these programs came from the Culver City Rotary Community Foundation and an anonymous donor

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“We recognize CCUSD with our National Best Communities for Music

Education Award for its commitment to assure access to music for all students as part of a well-rounded education.”

- NAMM Foundation (National Association of Music Merchants)

The Arts$141,000

Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA)

Culver City Middle School Improv

Elementary Visual Arts Education

Front & Center Theater Collaborative

Music Education by the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra

Recorders for all 3rd Graders

Major support for these programs came from Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Carol and James Collins Foundation

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CCEF Arts Endowment Fund

CCUSD has built a reputation as a true leader in arts education. This commitment to comprehensive arts programming is one of the many reasons our schools are sought-after.

Arts programs provide creative outlets and valuable learning opportunities. They are essential components of a quality education, reinforcing literacy, spatial awareness, and cultural appreciation.

As a pledge to our students for years to come, CCEF launched a monumental $10 million Arts Endowment campaign in 2018.

Earnings from the CCEF Arts Endowment Fund will provide sustaining support for the vibrant programs at every CCUSD school such as visual arts classes, music education, teaching artists, the Front & Center Theatre Collaborative, dance instruction, film classes, the high school’s Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA), and future expanded offerings.

CCEF has raised $500,000 so far for this effort. Please visit our website to learn more about how you can make an investment in sustaining arts education for generations of students to come.

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Learn more at www.ccef4schools.org

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Elaine Behnken President

Monika Okker Vice President

Beth Stewart Secretary & Past President

Todd Shays Treasurer

James Harris Parliamentarian

Chryssa Elliott

Kathy Johnson

Nelson Nio

Michael Racine

Alan Schulman

Felicity Vabulas

Kelley Wilcox

Ben Wiles

Emily Winfield

CCEF Board of DirectorsRetired 19/20 Board Members

Jodie Fratantuno

Nicky Marble van Dam

Wendy Merritt

Will Segar

Current Staff Renae Williams Niles Executive Director

Wendy Hamill Director of Operations

Loreto Lopez Administrator

2019-2020Revenue

Expenses

2018-2019

Board of Directors

Contributions and Grants

Events

Interest and Other Income

Total Revenues

Programs

Fundraising

Administrative

Total Expenses

400,108

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56,387

$456,495

350,660

69,360

44,878

$464,898

880,495

156,887

55,147

$1,092,519

835,371

228,639

43,665

$1,107,675

Financial Report

Audited financial statements available upon request

F2018-19 included $400,000 in donations toward the Arts Endowment Fund

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“When my teacher says ‘We are going to Makerspace today’ our whole class cheers!”

– El Marino 3rd grader

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The Culver City Education Foundation raises funds to support and enhance a quality education for every student

in the Culver City Unified School District. CCEF supports district-wide endeavors benefiting over 7,000 students each year. For nearly 40 years, CCEF has successfully impacted the academic achievement and overall success of K-12 students at every CCUSD school.

Since its inception in 1981, CCEF has raised millions of dollars to support Culver City students, teachers, schools, and families by providing highly-valued educational programs and teaching innovations that would not be possible through government funding alone.

Programs funded by CCEF are as diverse as the student community it serves, ranging from visual and performing arts, college readiness, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), student wellness, and academic achievement.

Organizational Background

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BENEFACTORS: $50,000+Sony Pictures Entertainment

VALEDICTORIANS: $10,000+AnonymousThe Carol and James Collins FoundationCulver City Rotary Community FoundationHelms Bakery DistrictAlina & Siwon LeeMary & Mark StevensRachael & Richard Wells

SALUTATORIANS: $5,000+Vacharee Fell & Krisena Borenstein DDS, MSThe Culver Studios Lois & Jason FrandDr. Janet Cameron HoultWestfield Culver City

SCHOLARS: $2,500+Keith BartenElizabeth & Leonard BrownlowSandy Wolff Burton & Charles BurtonThe Capital Group Companies Charitable FoundationHeather Coombs-Perez & Art PerezHillside Memorial Park & MortuaryGuillermina Molina-Sabatini & John SabatiniRenae Williams Niles & Greg NilesCatherine & Jarrod Phillips Aki SalvadorThe Surplus Store

SUPERINTENDENT’S CIRCLE: $1,000+AnonymousLeslie & Michael AdlerCarolyn & Bruce AndersSusannah & Peter BaxendaleJessica Beagles-Roos & Ken RoosElaine & Howard BehnkenAllison & Christophe BragardJessica Cattelino & Noah ZatzMaryChristine ChaudhariEmily M. ChurchRafia & Jeff CooperRebecca Danelski & Dan HyslopSarah Dry & Sotirios TetradisRamez EthnasiosAnne Finestone & Charlie DolanSachiko Kawana Ford & Gerald FordJodie & Michael FratantunoValentina & Jorge GarzaTatiana & Sanjay GaurKaren & Mark GoldsmithTed Habte-GabrWendy & Michael HamillDavid HatchMissy & Michael HohmannAnne & Rob JacobsenKathy & Brennan JohnsonBronwen Jones & Tom HamiltonKeygent LLCNancy & John KuechleIne & Kenneth KutcherNicky Marble van Dam & Dan MarbleKatherine McLaughlinBlake MellorNancy J. Miller Heather Moses

Thank You 2019-2020 Donors!

Through the partnership and support of many parents, residents, local businesses, corporations, foundations, civic leaders, school leadership, the district, and YOU, CCEF funds essential educational programs and teaching advancements, supporting the Arts, STEM, and student success at every CCUSD school.

Donate Today! www.ccef4schools.org

Every effort is made to compile a complete and accurate list. Please contact us at ccef@ccusd.org with any corrections or omissions.

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These inspiring opportunities would not exist without your generous donations to CCEF.

Eva & Ted NishimuraAmaya Christine OliverKelly & Robert OschackCharles PerelmanMark RabinowitzMichael RacineGerun Riley & Jason WilbornNaomi Roth & James HarrisJennifer & Ramsey SalemHope & Andy SmithElisabeth & David StewartDanica ThornberryPirjo & Bryan TjomslandNikki & Marc WeissBenjamin WilesEmily & Peter Winfield

DONATIONS: $500-$999Anonymous (multiple)Andrew W. AgzarianSharon & Rob AignerSara AlexanderEva & Michael BrownJoseph CavanaughJulie Lugo CerraSusan Collins & Todd JohnsonCourey & Reichel FamilyEllen & David DavidsonJulie Dumas & Stevan Dumas DDSAmy Himsel-Radecki & Mathew RadeckiNisha & Christopher HortonBronwyn & Gregory JamrokMichael & George LaaseLisa & Dr. Steven LevinAnton MonstedRosann NakanishiJane NewmanNorma & Kevin NewtonAlexandra PackNancy L. Price & Don BestPaul SacchettiJeffrey Scott

Jodi & Todd ShaysAmy & Wesley ShimodaJeanne Michelle TalbotKelley WilcoxBenjamin WilliamsKimberly Wong

DONATIONS $100-$499Clive AdlerLynn & Don AkamineChris AlexanderKashala AlexanderCatherine & Brian AlgraJennifer & Laurence AlkireAlexandra AlonzoEdith & George AlvaVivian Fiora Ariza & Carlos ArizaJennifer ArrowHayley & Clay BabcockJon Barton Karen Bernstein & Gary OstrickBest Care ConnectionsSue Bickford & Dan NanniniJames Charles BlackJudy & Mitchell BlakeIris Boncales-Strauss & Michael StraussAndrea BradfieldAlexander BrodieJoanna Brody & Thomas SmallSusan & Bernard BronsteinSarah BrooksLisa & Brad BurlinghamMelissa Camacho-Cheung & Kevin CheungMary Beth CampbellMichelle Campion & Robb LanumRaudel CarrilloLiliana CeriloDavid ChecelThai ChecelDaniela CiubotariuPamela Collingwood

Thank You 2019-2020 Donors!

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Jeannette ComuladaDebbie Corwin & Neil NusbaumCulver City Arts Foundation Culver City Foshay Masonic LodgeDamien DaurioRuth & Howard DavilaMaria A. Del ToroRoseanne & Concezio Di GregorioAnn & Daniel DimitroffMargaret Dominguez & Chris AtwoodAlysha & Michael DuddieJini & Antoine DurrAngela & Marten DybornRuth & Zen EdwardsChryssa Rae ElliottReyes Encison & Luciano NoceraMark Wilson EvittDavid FeldsteinKyra Fernandez FernandezKarim FierroAnn-Marie & Keith FineSusan & Tom FinemanKathleen Fogel-Richmond & Doug RichmondAnn Fredal & Joseph CoriatyImani GardnerHannah Garry & Scott NelsonChristie & Joseph GaynorLinda GermainAlison & Michael GiffordNancy & Lloyd GilbertMitch GlickmanSuzan GlickmanBarbara & Ted GoldChiaki GomyoPaul R. GoodwinEric GramondCathi Green-Bratton & Randy BrattonLyndon GregoryJune GrimesDaniel S. GuillemGayle HabermanPeter HabibAngie Hamilton-LoweJane & Ken HaradaSteve Hassan

Diana & David HauptmanMelissa HaylockGabrielle HeymanJanet & Travis HigdonJacqueline R. HillErik Hallvard HillestadJessica HogeveenMark HomesThomas HongPaige HoslerAmy & Andy HowardMagdalena Hayes HuberFaith E. IdemundiaPriscilla M. IshibashiDorothy & Gene IversonKiva & Juan IversonJamie Scanlon Jacobs Joy & Paul JacobsClaudia JaramilloKatherine JarvisKristen & Chris JohannesenAlexandra JohnsonStacey KalishMika KandaJarod KawasakiDaiana KelleyianKelly Kent-Marin & Hector MarinTahmina A. KhanMegan & William KirkpatrickMari & Robert KirstenJessica KiteMadhav KolluriDeborah and Robert KomatsuSeth KotokAnat KrichmarAaron KupfermanKevin LachoffAnnette LeeJae LeePatricia LevinsonTimberlake & Erika LewisMax LieblElisabeth & J. Kevin LillyTara LipsicWakana & Stephon LitwinczukJeniffer Lopez & Eliezer Escobar

Donate Today! www.ccef4schools.org

Every effort is made to compile a complete and accurate list. Please contact us at ccef@ccusd.org with any corrections or omissions.

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Joy LundOanh LyMelanie MackGreg MaronMaria Veronica MartinezSara MascallJonathan MayMegan McEwenMegan MelolthRenee Meshul & Tom KlitznerJoanne & Christopher MichaelKelley & Todd MillerLauren M. MillerLisa MitchellRamsey MiuraPalvi D. MohammedPaavo MonkkonenLani MonosNery MoratayaMarlene & Joel MoskowitzRosa MossStephen MuellerKim MuirKay Nakamura-Cox, DDSErin NaymarkHeather NewKeya Merah NkonokiThomas NoriegaGlenn Frederick OelkerKaitlin PappertLaura ParraUgo PascarellaSandra Silverio Petrella & Marcelo PetrellaSabrina Pick & Adam GriffinCharles PinkertonFola Popoola & Alvin Sol MayNick PotterElizabeth PrimmMariena QuintanillaMarcel RamirezCaitlin Reed & Michael GutperleDouglas ReyesDebbie RichardsWilliam RickardsVeronica RiedlMary & Nathan RoarkRocio & Edgar RomeroGregory Ruzzin

Christi SchimpkeChris SchuetteBobbi & Owen ShiflettElaine Shimomaye & Kevin KojimaNancy Sicotte & James DodenhoffLaura Siegel & Toby MintzDiana & Jim SolomonJenna SonensheinKarina St. JeanNatalie & Doug StangerChristine & Sean StarkweatherStephen SussmanMiho Suzuki & Motoki TomatsuJT SwansonLaurel SzetoMartha & Jeffrey TimmerYuri Uehara & Steven JabamiAruna VangapanduDiane WadeAura B. WalkerGregory WallaceJamie WallaceAmy & Doug WarnerLisa WashizakiPontus Willfors Paula & Tom Wilson

Thank You 2019-2020 Donors!

Every Student, Every School, Every Day

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May C. WooAbby WoodLi XiaoTroy M. YabikuJoyce & Rich YamashitaRina YanoGrace YaoAllison Yen & Elijah ChungGabrielle Zadra & H. Mark Wild

DONATIONS UP TO $99AnonymousThe Andrick FamilyIsidro & Toya AyalaChrista & James BancroftDiane Bernert-Shanman & Jim ShanmanRamon BretonAllison & Mark BrushRobin & Bernie CayetanoLiliana Maria CeriloLinda Miyuki ChungJoanna & Robert ClubbTracy & Steve DavisTeal EichJulie FittsAiko Fukashima & Jeff ToyneWendy GafniJoshua GoldsteinSheryl HasegawaBill & Sally HaywardShinichiro InomataMeredith Brooke JohnsonAnn & Masako KanekoSarena KennedyMargaret & Yacoub KharrazSuneel Kumar KottamasuCrystal MartinezAngela MatsuokaKathy McConkeyWendy Lade MerrittJennifer MoreheadJoel MorelEri & Hideki NakazawaSophie Nenner

ONEHOPEHelen PagesChrystele PapeDarcy ParsonsWilliam PerdomoMargaret PetersSadina & Randy ReynaldoChad RibordyChris RichardsonDeborah RissmanSondra & Steve SchwartzWill SegarEmily SenchukJudith ShermanIku Shimomura & Steven BernsteinKatherine SmithMarcy & David SookneJill SowellShari StarrSarah Stevenson & Darrel MentheIris & Wilbur TakashimaFrances Talbott-WhiteAdam TrujilloMichael TullySandra VillarrealYvette WashingtonJill & Greg WilkBrooke WilkinsonJohn Byron Wilson

CCEF also recognizes the financial

support provided by these districtpartners:

AVPA FoundationCulver City Middle School PTSAEl Marino Language School PTAEl Rincon PTAFarragut Fan ClubLa Ballona PTALinwood E. Howe Booster Club and PTA

Donate Today! www.ccef4schools.org

Every effort is made to compile a complete and accurate list. Please contact us at ccef@ccusd.org with any corrections or omissions.

DONATE TODAY

www.ccef4schools.org

All Together

All Schools

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The Culver City Education Foundation supports district-wide programs benefiting over 7,000 students at every

school in the Culver City Unified School District.

Inspiring and impactful programs in visual and performing arts, college preparation and access, Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), and student success would not be possible without your support.

Your donation to CCEF helps fill the funding

gap and provides a quality education for Every Student. Every School. Every Day.