Annual Report July 2014-­‐June 2015 “Inspiring Hispanic youth and families to achieve their dreams and contribute as creative and educated world citizens.” Thank you for being part of another wonderful season! Whether you are a sponsor, community partner, presenter, teacher, volunteer, student, or parent, we count on you and appreciate you. Adelante has just celebrated our 9th and most amazing year to date: our 4th graduating class with 100% of Adelante graduates attending their university of choice, and over 100 students and families participating across our six programs. Thank you to our volunteers who provided a record-­‐breaking 1,556 hours of service. Thank you, all, for your unwavering support of our vision this year! Board of Directors 2015 Adelante Hispanic Achievers (Adelante) is a non-­‐profit (501 (c) 3) and volunteer-­‐ based Armando Unzueta, Executive Chair organization chartered to provide opportunities for Hispanic youth and their families to gain Stephen P. Imhoff, Chair Emeritus Gina Buendia Cruz, Vice Chair the skills and knowledge necessary to function cross-­‐culturally and to contribute to society Guy Gomez, Treasurer as informed and pro-­‐active citizens. Adelante is the only organization in Louisville with the Irina McGrath, Secretary sole purpose of providing educational resources and support to Hispanic youth and families, and has been a JCPS Endorsed Site since 2008. Our goals are to encourage Hispanic youth to Roland Blahnik Kim Huston set and meet high personal, educational, and career goals and to increase parental Jose Neil Donis Ben Ruiz involvement in their children’s education and future. Sandro Fajardo Sonia Ruiz Programs Advisory Board: Saul Garcia, Ellie Kerstetter, Miguel Lagunas, and Abraham Solano •
Mentoring & Enrichment: Saturday workshops, presentations, and field trips which provide academic support, life skills development, and career opportunities for Executive Director, Mara Maldonado students and families VISTA/Volunteer Coordinator, Dustin Bishop •
After School Tutoring at Thomas Jefferson Middle School (now in our 8th year!) and College Readiness Coach, Carol Fields a brand new After School program at Lassiter Middle School: one-­‐on-­‐one weekly UofL LALS Interns, Chase Riddle, Doss Dunn academic support to students •
Parent Involvement: workshops, presentations, individual support Financial Report •
College Readiness: study skills, ACT preparation, shadowing opportunities, college January 1-­‐December 31, 2014 visits, resume-­‐writing workshops, and one-­‐on-­‐one college-­‐application coaching •
Ambassadors: upper-­‐level high-­‐school students take on leadership role within Revenues Adelante and represent the organization to the community Donations 8,578 •
(New) Four sessions of 8 week ACT and Academic Boot Camps year round Grants 73,900 TJX Scholarship Fund 20,000 Season Highlights Total Revenues $102,478 •
TJX/Adelante Corazón Scholarship of $5,000 awarded to one Adelante Ambassador for rd
outstanding achievement; 3 year TJX/Adelante Scholarships to all Adelante graduates Expenses •
Adelante’s first retreat brings 45 students and chaperones to Pine Mountain Administrative 7,332 Settlement School in Harlan County, KY for reflection and time with nature. Program 60,705 •
International Chess Master Nibaldo Calvo Buides partnership with Adelante provides Total Expenses $68,037 students with ongoing chess workshops. •
SCORE (Service Core of Retired Executives) is helping Adelante with business Change in Net Asset ($34,442) expertise and a growth plan. Liabilities 0 •
Adelante thanks our major sponsors: GE, Hilliard Lyons, McDonald’s, Metro Government, Latin American Club of Louisville, State Farm, The Gheens Foundation, TJ Revenues in 2014 include $18,000 received at MAXX/ TJX Companies, UPS, and Brown Forman’s COPA. year end and earmarked for 2015 Student Achievements Our 990 is available upon request •
Our fourth graduating class! 2015 Adelante graduates will join our 2012-­‐2014 graduates attending these schools: University of Kentucky, University of Louisville Speed School, Eastern Kentucky University, JCTC, Western Kentucky University and University of Virginia. Every graduate of Adelante is receiving academic scholarships from the college of his/her choice. •
Adelante students' school attendance rate is 96.8%. •
Adelante high school students GPA is 3.28; Adelante students’ average GPA (all grades/all programs) is 3.06. •
Seven students are Adelante Ambassadors. They represent the organization and serve as the “student voice” of Adelante . They carry other duties including fundraising and leading service projects. “TJMS’s Adelante Program provides our Latino students with higher self esteem, a more positive attitude towards their academics, positive role models, tutoring, improved reading skills, activity time and teen discussions centered on peer pressure, esteem and choices. The skills our students acquire reach beyond the classroom and school setting-­‐it is building within them a skill set that will help them be successful members of America’s melting pot.” Kimberly Gregory, Principal, TJMS Adelante is tax exempt under Section 501 (C) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax deductible 2817 Hikes Lane, Louisville, KY 40218 (502) 494-­‐0353 www.adelanteky.org maramaldonado@att.net