Over the course of a year students are afforded the following services:
• 6-12 free professional theater performances – including free
transportation to and from the performances and free childcare
• 8 goal-setting, in-class workshops with a Project SUCCESS
facilitator
• 30 after-school counseling and support sessions
• 1 or more college or community tour
• 8 phone calls or other communication from Project SUCCESS staff
• 2-3 other experiences, such as participating in an all-school play
production, a trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area or in a local
volunteer opportunity
Other specialized programming we offer includes 1) Project SUCCESS
produced musicals and performances 2) summer trips to the BWCA and 3)
all-school field trips to the theater.
State and national college tours are an important part of this one-on-one
assistance. In the 2005-06 school year, Project SUCCESS staff took 307
high school students on college tours in Minnesota, Illinois, New York, and
Wisconsin.
One-on-One Assistance, College Tours and Special Programming
High school students need attention and assistance planning for their future.
So we offer a one-on-one counseling program in after-school sessions.
Our facilitators help students with reviewing and filling out applications for
college or financial aid, finding job opportunities and seeking the resources
necessary to make life after high school a positive, productive experience.
Theater Experiences
We believe in the power of theater to illuminate the world. We use
professional theater as a springboard to inspire students and to help them
look at the real issues they face. With the help of our 25 professional
theater partners, we offer students and their families the opportunity to
attend between six and twelve theater experiences a year. These are not
school field trips, but tickets to evening and weekend performances. We
work with theaters to choose the appropriate plays; we coordinate every
element of the experience including providing transportation and childcare,
and facilitate post-play discussions with the performers and directors.
The curriculum guides young people through a variety of unique exercises,
experiences and discussions to help them look at their interests, their
strengths and desires for the future. We then work with them to set specific
goals and take particular steps toward those goals. We call this process
“dreaming with your eyes open,” and 90% of participating students report
taking a positive step toward achieving their goals.
Working together with teachers and school administrators, our curriculum
has become an integral part of English/Language Arts classes, ensuring
that our program reaches each child in every school. Students participate
in a workshop once a month for a total of eight workshop experiences per
student, per year.
Goal-Setting Workshops
Our staff of professional facilitators lead workshops based on specificallydesigned curricula developed for each grade level. Last year, we delivered
2,276 workshops to more than 7,000 young people in nine Minneapolis/St.
Paul middle and high schools.
We realize the teenage years are critical ones for every young person.
That is why our program is designed to serve each student for six years—
from middle school through high school. The program is comprised of
these components: Goal-Setting Workshops in the Classroom, Theater
Experiences, One-on-One Assistance, College Tours and Special
Programming. All components work within the Project SUCCESS
philosophy, which is to provide a non-judgmental, supportive setting
where students can speak out and be heard, and where they learn to
assess themselves and their options regarding their future. All program
components are designed to help students gain confidence in creative
thinking, decision making, goal setting and resourcefulness while developing
the skills to plan their future.
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Leader
Anonymous (5)
Paula Abramson
Dr. Howard Ansel
Janet Marie Arth
Ann Barkelew and Jim O’Hagan
Larry and Patty Barnacle
Maureen Beck
Angela Bohmann and Jonathan
Riehle
Regina Bonsignore and Richard
Garber
Eve Borenstein and Candace Falk
Delila Boyer
Jane E. Bromaghim
Philip and Carolyn Brunelle
Sarah and Jerry Caruso
Inspirator
M. and L. Anderson
Karen Bachman
Carol and Judson Bemis, Jr. Fund
of The Minneapolis Foundation
Edward Dayton
Sara and Jock Donaldson
Martha and John Gabbert
Rene Gesell
Tamara Hauser
John and Diane Herman
Joel Hoefle and Patricia Magal
Mark and Jeanne Jacobson
Katherine M. Leighton
Anne W. Miller
Ford and Catherine Nicholson
Sally Pillsbury
Kolean Pitner and Richard Wilson
Peggy and Ed Pluimer
Elizabeth and Andrew
Redleaf
Lew and Connie Remele
Jane Robertson Blanch Fund of
The Minneapolis Foundation
Catherine Shreves and Tom Bird
Emily Ann Staples Tuttle
Fund of the Minnesota
Community Foundation
William and Lee Strang Fund of
The Minneapolis Foundation
Minnie and Maurice Weisberg
Family Foundation Fund of The
Saint Paul Foundation
Believer
Anonymous (1)
Carole and Doug Baker Fund of
The Minneapolis Foundation
David and Mary Ann
Barrows Wark
Jennifer Bishop
Tiffanie Boyd
Jule and Betsy Hannaford
Robert and Susan Kettering
Tineka Kurth
Carla McGrath and Cole Rogers
Sheila C. Morgan
Doug Muirhead and Faye Knowles
Mark Neubauer
Schall Family Fund of
The Minneapolis
Foundation
Robert and Pamela Senkler
Gerald and Susan Timm
Binky Wood and Win Rockwell
Margaret Wurtele
Champion
Martha and Bruce Atwater Fund of
The Minneapolis Foundation
Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Jim Diracles
Joe Dowling and Siobhán Cleary
Missy Durant
The David E. Feinberg Family Fund
of The Saint Paul Foundation
Alan Kamrath
Elise Linehan and Dan Sass
Todd and Laurie Macgregor
Christie and Win Neuger
S.F. Perkins Fund of The
Minneapolis Foundation
Dean and Karin Phillips
Trudy Richter
Charles and Julie Zelle
Dreammaker
John and Ruth Bergerson
Family Fund of The Minneapolis
Foundation
Tyrone and Delia Bujold Fund of
The Minneapolis Foundation
Tyrone Bujold
Julia W. Dayton
Karla Ekdahl and Peter Hutchinson
Hawkins Family Foundation
Individual
Friend
Anonymous (4)
Lynne A. Alpert
Joyce M. Anderson
Marion and Emil Angelica
Cathleen Barczys Simons
Inez and John Bergquist
Tom and Sue Brakke
Laurie Brickley
Judith Brier
Assata Stephanie Brown
Sue Budd
Pamela Burke
Maria Calvo and Steven
Rosenstone
Elizabeth Cammack
Anne E. Carayon
Marcia Carlson
Yvonne Cheek
Dee and Bob Clapp
Christine and Gary Cohen
Anne Cowie
Andy Currie
Joy Daly
Louise Delagran
Mary Des Roches
Emil Dika
Susan Dinapoli
Kate and Douglas Donaldson
Karen Ekdahl
Maureen Engelhardt
Kim Euell
Sally Foy Dixon
Barbara Friedman
Richard Glasgow
Susie and Hal Goldstein
B. Grodahl
Leader
The Athwin Foundation
Bank of the West
Best & Flanagan LLP
Cost Cutters
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Inspirator
COMPAS - Medtronic Arts Access
Program
Ecolab Foundation
The Pentair Foundation
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Believer
Allianz Life Insurance Company of
North America
Department 56
Marbrook Foundation
McNeely Foundation
The Jay and Rose Phillips Family
Foundation
RBC Dain Rauscher Foundation
Sauer Childrens Renew Foundation
St. Paul Travelers Foundation
Tiger Woods Foundation
Women of Courage
Champion
Best Buy Children’s Foundation
City of Saint Paul - STAR Cultural
Fund
General Mills Foundation
The McKnight Foundation
Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family
Foundation
West Fork Foundation
Dreammaker
Carolyn Foundation
Lifetouch Inc.
Target
Corporate and Foundation
Karyn Gruenberg Goldstein
Jane Hancock
Jeanne Harkness
Jonathan G. Hoel
David Hoiland and Rhonda Kuehl
John and Coral Houle
Pat Hoven
Susan and Michael Ilsakka
Kathy Jennings
Pamela Jewson and Peter Swenson
Julie Kenfield
The LaFayettes
Donald Lehnhoff
Mary Lewis and Bruce L. Wilson
Paul Liemandt
Jim and Sandi Likely
Ann Magnusson
Marsha McDonald and Amos
Rosenbloom
Lisa McLean
Peter Moore
Lisa Nebenzahl
Connie Nelson
Doug and Sally Neverman
Patricia Nevin
Jeremy Nichols and Evelyn Turner
Anne and J. Kirby Ogden
S.O’Nell
Kenneth Page
Terence and Jane Palm Schwab
Kathy Palmer
Nic and Ann Pifer
Lisa Pogoff
Leslie Rapp and Walton Stanley
Gary Reetz
Nancy Riestenberg and Robert
Cowgill
Britt Robson and Robbie Weisel
Karen Ruth and Jeffrie Jarmon
Karen Schleske and Joseph
Dickinson
Sue Schwartz
Gail See
Alan Sinaiko M.D. and Kathleen
Doar
Nancy Skalkos
Mary Stanley
Marcie Stein
Maureen Sullivan
Jean Swanson and Kevin
Proescholdt
Walter Tang and Van-anh
Thai Tang
Jean and Dixon Tews
Mary Tinkham and Robert Kean
Kim-anh Tong
Timothy Trow
Tom Trow
Wasilowski Family
Susan and Rob White
Bruce Wilson and Mary Lewis
THANK YOU!
Actors Theater of Minnesota
Afrocentric Educational Academy
Alchemy Theatre
Anne Sullivan Communication
Center
Anwatin Middle School
Centerplate Catering
Department 56
Digital Marketing
General Mills
Great American History Theatre
Guthrie Theater
Hardcover Theater
Hennepin Theatre Trust
(State, Orpheum and Pantages)
Hobbit Travel
Humboldt Junior High
Illusion Theater
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet &
Mask Theatre
Interact Center - Performing Arts
Program
Lifetouch Inc.
Manhattan Toy
Metro Transit
Minneapolis Floral
Minnesota Dance Theatre
Minnesota Opera
Minnesota Twins
Mixed Blood Theatre
Mu Performing Arts
North Community High School
Northeast Middle School
Pangea World Theater
Park Square Theatre
Penumbra Theatre
Pinnacle Signs and Graphics
River Road Productions
Saint Paul Hotel
Select Comfort
South High School
Southwest High School
Stages Theatre Company
SteppingStone Theatre
Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater
Target
The Jungle Theater
The Southern Theater
Theater Latté Da
Theatre de la Jeune Lune
University of Minnesota
Department of Theatre Arts
and Dance
Washington Technology Magnet
Middle School
Young Dance
In-Kind
Matching Gifts
Ameriprise Financial
Tennant Foundation
U.S. Bancorp Foundation
Friend
American Association Of
University Women-Minneapolis
Branch
BankCherokee
Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival
Hammel, Green and
Abrahamson, Inc.
C A Jackley Foundation
The Lander Group, Inc.
Primarius Promotion
The Public Strategies
Group, Inc. Fund of The
Saint Paul Foundation
Richardson, Richter &
Associates, Inc.
Slumberland Furniture
Weiser Family Foundation
Western Bank
Western Insurance Agency, Inc.
Whitney Foundation
Willius Marketing and
Communications
Life Time Fitness Foundation
Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.
Polar Chevrolet-Mazda
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi
L.L. P. Charitable Foundation
ShopNBC
SUPERVALU Foundation
White Bear Lincoln Mercury
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1 20055 - June 30,
330 2006)
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Whitney and Sarah Clark
David and Wendy Coggins
Andrew Cooke and John MillerStephany
Sage and John Cowles
Shirley Diercks
Mary Dow Ryerse and Allen Gooch
Peter Eisenberg
Nancy and Rolf Engh
Larry Espel and Cynthia
Hasselbusch
Francis and Jessie Fallon
Nancy Feldman
Chris Flaherty
Bev and Don Forsman
Sue Funk
Gabrielson Family
G. & C. Gengenbach
David and Clo Mary Girk
Polly Grose
Michael and Karen Guest
Nor Hall
Harry A. Hammerly
Liz and Van Hawn
Cecily Hines and Tom Pettus
Catherine Jordan and Steve Lick
Cynthia and Murry Kelly
Hugh Klein and Judy Lebedoff
Shirley Kobbe
Joel and Laurie Kramer
David and Carmela Kranz
John and Nanciann Kruse
Perrin Lilly
Bob and Mari McCauley
R.D. McFarland
Patty Molloy
Darryl and Nancy Jo
Moses
Katherine and Kingsley
Murphy
Tamra and George Nelson
Gail and Tom Novacheck
Julia and Brian Palmer
Sally B. Polk
Paula Rabinowitz and David
Bernstein
Gregory Randall and Laura
Carlevaro
Jack and Ede Rice
Cheryl Robinson Creecy
John Sandbo and Jean Thomson
Beth Schoeppler and Todd Pierson
Michael and Karen Skwira
Donald Steinkraus
Janis and James Stephenson
John and Marcia Stout
Joanne Strakosch
Glenda and Richard Struthers
James and Mary Tegan
Carol and Lynn Truesdell
Mary W. Vaughan
Erika Venard Way
Joanne and Phil Von Blon
Jessica Susan Wiley
Margaret Wunderlich
Lloyd Zimmerman and Rebecca
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and plan for meaningful futures.
students learn to make informed choices
and after-school individual services,
workshops, an innovative theater program,
dreams. Through in-school goal-setting
life skills and inspire them to act on their
through high school, to help them develop
over a six-year period, from middle school
organization that works with students
Project SUCCESS is a youth-development
MISSION
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Adrienne Diercks
Executive Director
Julie Zelle
Board President
Evaluation conducted by the Center for Applied Research and Educational
Improvement of the University of Minnesota, 2004.
95% of parents who attended the plays with their child/children indicated that their family
had discussed the plays after attending.
1/4 of the parents who responded perceived Project SUCCESS as having a positive
impact on students’ grades.
In the first year of Project SUCCESS programs in St. Paul, 70% of the middle school
students indicated they made a special effort to attend school for Project SUCCESS
activities.
When asked who “assisted them in future planning,” 88% of Minneapolis high school
students rated Project SUCCESS ahead of friends, counselors and teachers and
second only to parents or guardians.
3/4 of the English teachers believe that Project SUCCESS had a positive impact on
students’ relationships with teachers.
Project SUCCESS students are introduced to live theater, often for the first time.
Nearly 98% of Minneapolis high school students called this a valuable experience as
did 100% of teachers and 99% of parents.
Nearly 80% of the students indicated that Project SUCCESS “helped me understand
classmates who have different perspectives and experiences” and 74% of the students
said the program “helped me understand myself better.”
More than 1/2 of Project SUCCESS alumni from Minneapolis high schools said that the
program “has had an impact on what I have been doing since graduation.”
More than 85% of Minneapolis middle school students in Project SUCCESS indicated
the program “helped me think about my future” and nearly 3/4 of high school students
said Project SUCCESS “helped me to create a plan for after graduation.” 82% said
they “were inspired and motivated to pursue my dreams.”
Selected Evaluation Highlights
Julie Zelle, Board President
Adrienne Diercks, Executive Director
In the spirit of dreams coming true,
Here’s to an inspiring and great year!
The future holds exciting things for Project SUCCESS. Over the next few years, we
will embark on a dream of serving more young people and their families. The schools
need us. The kids need us. And we are ready to say yes. We know that we can grow
our program while maintaining the extraordinary quality and integrity of our services
that have brought us to where we are today. We look forward to reporting great
success to you in 2008.
Project SUCCESS is a growing force of committed individuals who truly believe that
anything is possible, and our goal is to inspire students to know this for themselves.
This was our original mission, and it remains steadfast to this day.
At Project SUCCESS we, talk about dreams all the time. Having former students come
back and want to work with us is a dream come true. These former students-turnedstaff have expressed that the role Project SUCCESS played in their lives was so
essential that they are now compelled to play that same key role in the lives of current
students. We think this is a sign that we are doing something right. All young people
are in need of inspiration, no matter what their circumstances. We are so honored to
have the opportunity to meet them during these critical years and play some part, large
or small, in their journey towards a successful, positive life.
This past year was rich with such experiences. Not only did we get the chance to catch
up with former students, but we hired three of them! One was a summer intern, and the
other two are now full time Project SUCCESS staff—as committed as the rest of us to
making a difference in the lives of young people.
While this is only our 2nd year publishing an Annual Report, we are now in our teens
as an organization—and some of the teens we once worked with are now young
adults out in the world. It is always such an honor when these former students stay in
touch, fill us in on their journey in the post-high school world, and let us know how we
impacted them as younger people.
As we enter our 14th year in partnership with our fabulous students, families, schools
and theaters, we are filled with gratitude for the opportunity to get to know so many
amazing people every year, every month, every day. We are similarly grateful for the
community at large, who continually supports us as we walk into each year with an
undying passion for inspiring young people to dream big and take action on those
dreams.
$ 1,509,823
Total Revenue
$
$
Fund Balance: End of Period
Change in Fund Balance
Expenses
Revenue and Other Support
$
276,000
52,500
125,110
115,249
13,752
111,168
15,712
643,825
146,460
80,731
65,729
146,460
$
$
$
6% Fundraising
82% Program Services
11% General Operations
1% Curriculum
45% In-Kind Contributions
1% Program Service Fees
(5,763)
65,729
71,492
$ 1,359,079
$ 136,808
$ 1,105,318
$
94,324
$
16,894
$
5,735
$ 1,353,316
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
9% Special Events
1% Government
1% Schools
7% Individuals
14% Foundation
22% Corporate
28,588
94,317
64,729
$ 1,481,235
Total Expenses
Fund Balance: Beginning of Period
$ 168,426
$ 1,208,201
$
87,417
$
17,191
$
–
General Operating
Program Services
Fundraising
Communications
Evaluation and Assessment
Expenses
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Corporate
Foundation
Individuals
Schools
Government
Special Events
Program Revenues
In-Kind Contributions
Revenues
327,000
205,286
112,653
12,800
26,459
134,512
12,491
678,622
120,784
$
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE
26,467
94,317
$
$
LIABILITIES
FUND BALANCE
120,784
$
ASSETS
6-30-2005
Financial Position
Dreams Coming True
6-30-2006
FINANCIAL REPORT
LETTER TO OUR PARTNERS
Julie Zelle
Minister/Community Leader
Tom Trow
Nonprofit Consultant
Trudy Richter
Partner
Richardson, Richter and Associates
Todd Macgregor
Vice President Merchandising
Target
Sheila Livingston
Director of Community Relationships
Guthrie Theater
Elise Linehan
Community Leader
Ted Koenecke
Corporate Vice President,
Administration
Lifetouch Inc.
*Founding Partner
Actors Theater of Minnesota, Alchemy Theatre, Great American History Theatre,
Guthrie Theater,* Hardcover Theater, Hennepin Theatre Trust (State, Orpheum and
Pantages), Illusion Theatre, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre, Interact
Center - Performing Arts Program, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, The Jungle Theater,
Theater Latté Da, Minnesota Dance Theatre, Minnesota Opera, Mixed Blood Theatre,
Mu Performing Arts, Pangea World Theater, Park Square Theatre, Penumbra Theatre,
The Southern Theater, Stages Theatre Company, SteppingStone Theatre, Stuart
Pimsler Dance & Theater, The University of Minnesota Department of Theatre Arts and
Dance and Young Dance.
Theater Partners
Minneapolis: Anne Sullivan Middle School, Anwatin Middle School, Afrocentric
Educational Academy, Northeast Middle School, North Community High School,* South
High School and Southwest High School. St. Paul: Humboldt Junior High and Washington Technology Magnet Middle School.
School Partners
Joel Hoefle
Co-Founder/Executive Vice President
Digital Marketing
Blanche Hawkins
Community Leader
Karla Ekdahl
Community Leader
Missy Durant
Sr. Director, Human Resources
U.S. Retail
Best Buy
Cheryl Creecy
Education Consultant
Jan Spencer de Gutierrez
Arts Coordinator
Saint Paul Public Schools
Maria Calvo
Community Leader
Adrienne Diercks
Founder & Executive Director
Board of Directors
OUR PARTNERS
University of Wisconsin Madison
Wisconsin Schools
Carleton College
Dunwoody College of Technology
Macalester College
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Minneapolis Community & Technical
College
Minnesota State University, Mankato
St. Cloud State University
St. Olaf College
University of Minnesota, Duluth
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of St. Thomas
Art Institute of New York
Bard College
Barnard College
Berkeley College
City College of New York
Columbia University
Fashion Institute of Technology
Fordham University, Manhattan
Fordham University, Rose Hill
Campus
John Jay College
Julliard School
Laboratory Institute of Merchandising
Manhattan College
New School - Eugene Lang
New School - Parsons School of
Design
New York University
Pace University
Polytechnic University, New York
Art Institute of Chicago
Columbia College
DePaul University
Illinois Institute of Technology
Lake Forest College
Loyola University
Northwestern University
University of Chicago
University of Illinois, Chicago
Chicago Schools
Minnesota Schools
New York Schools
In total, the following 41 colleges and universities were visited during our
tours (some tours offered visits to multiple campuses):
307 students were assisted in their college selection process by
participating in 18 college tours led by Project SUCCESS staff.
In 89 after-school workshops, 515 students worked one-on-one with
Project SUCCESS staff making plans and decisions about their future
direction after high school.
25 theaters provided tickets for Project SUCCESS students and their
families.
Project SUCCESS, with the generous support of 25 theater partners,
provided the opportunity for 16,836 students and family members to attend
149 evening and weekend performances at professional Twin Cities theaters.
1,834 students went on 20 daytime field trips to area theaters.
2,279 workshops were conducted by 7 Project SUCCESS professional
facilitators in nine Twin Cities schools, to encourage and inspire students
to imagine their futures and make conscious decisions based on their
discoveries.
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7,000 middle and high school students attended workshops
in their
schools facilitated by Project SUCCESS facilitators.
Year 2005-2006 Accomplishments
ACCOMPLISHMENTS