C AT E R P I L L AR
F O U N D A T I O N
Facility Grant Application
The Caterpillar Foundation provides program support in the areas of education,
economic development, and emergency relief.
Please submit completed grant applications as an e-mail attachment and send to your
local contact with “Organization Name Grant Application” in the subject line.
ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
1. Tax ID Number: E9961-8753-04
2. Organization Legal Name: Baby TALK, Inc
3. Address: 500 East Lake Shore Drive
4. City: Decatur
5. State: Illinois
6. Postal Zip Code: 62521
7. Telephone Number: 217.475.2234
8. Email Address: betsy@babytalk.org
9. Website Address: www.babytalk.org
10. Name of Executive Director: Claudia Quigg
11. Mission Statement/Principal Purpose of Organization:
Baby TALK’s Mission is “To positively impact child development and nurture healthy
parent-child relationships during the critical early years”
ORGANIZATION INFORMATION (cont.)
12. Name of Financial Director: Penny Kotal
13. Current Fiscal Year End - Include current FYE budgeted revenue and expenses:
Current FYE Budgeted Revenue: $1,556,506 $1,343,992
Current FYE Budgeted Expenses: $1,555,265 $1,343,992
*** BTEHS is a calendar year. Other Baby TALK programs operate within a fiscal year.
*** The difference between the budgeted amounts and the actual amounts for BTEHS have
to do with the fact that we were required to raise $258,659 in in-kind donations and services
and we actually raised $375,704.
14. Prior Fiscal Year End - Include prior FYE revenue and expenses:
Prior FYE Revenue:
$1,430,520
$1,458,028
Prior FYE Expenses: $1432,831 $1,453,729
15. Board Members
Joel Fletcher, Board President, Herald&Review
Trisha Erickson, Vice President, Richland Community College
Katie Gross, Secretary, Decatur Public Library
Dan McGuire, Treasurer, McGuire, Yuhas, Huffman & Buckley PC
Pen Shade, Immediate Past President, Wells Fargo
Kim Mangan, Community Engagement Chair, Millikin University
Darlene Hoffman, Strategic Plan Chair, Millikin University (retired)
Claudia Quigg, Executive Director, Baby TALK
Rick Ackerly, Educational Consultant
Megan Breheny, Community Volunteer
Phoebe Bowers, Attorney
Jeff Byrkit, BLDD Architects
Andy Cave, Soy Capital Bank
Megan Comerford, Bizou Owner
Gloria Davis, Decatur Public Schools
Ann Dawson, Community Volunteer
Kelly Ellis, Community Volunteer
Teresa Gulley, St. Mary’s Hospital
Saramanda Hall, Community Volunteer
Sue Hesse, Decatur Memorial Hospital
Michael Karunas, Central Christian Church
Kathy Locke, Child’s Play Photography Owner
LaVell Peete, Watts Copy Systems
Susan Shuff, CAT
Matt Snyder, Regional Office of Education
16. Annual Report - Please include a copy of your most recent annual report and/or other
published description of the organization's activities as a web link:
17. Audited Financial Statements - Please include a copy of your organization's most
recent externally or internally audited financial statements as a web link e-mail
attachment:
18. Will the funds requested directly or indirectly benefit a governmental official:
No
19. Are the funds being sought at the request, urging or suggestion of any
government official: No
20. Are any government officials associated with you organization: No
REQUEST INFORMATION
21. Request Date: July 1, 2014
22. Program Title: “Serving Decatur’s most at risk families”
23. Program Start Date: July 1, 2014
24. Program End Date: June 30, 2015
25. Amount Requested: $35,000
26. Program Focus Area – Which program focus area does this program most align:
X
X
X
X
Program Focus Area
Education: Early Childhood
Education: STEM
Education: Mentoring & Leadership
Education: Workforce Readiness
Environment: Natural Resource Management
Emergency: Food
Emergency: Water
Emergency: Shelter
Emergency: Disaster
27. Program Location – Decatur, Illinois
28. Program Overview – The Well Being Index from Heartland Alliance indicates that as of
2013 Macon County is on the poverty warning list based on the four key indicators:
poverty, unemployment, teen births and high school graduation.With an increasing
poverty rate, a consistently high infant mortality and teen pregnancy rate, and a 50%
drop-out rate among African-American males in the Decatur area, the at-risk families in
our community need access to Baby TALK services.
29. Alignment to the Caterpillar Foundation Mission - We feel that the Baby TALK
approach to providing ALL families, regardless of race or socio-economic status with the
same educational resources, support, and opportunity for growth, are closely aligned with
Caterpillar’s goals for young women and the young children and in the Decatur
community. This funding will not only enable our community to serve many more at-risk
parents and children, it will better equip these young people for success as parents and
as citizens of this community.
30. Program Goals/Outcomes – Please review the instructions and complete the template
at the end of this application.
31. Program Budget - Include all program expenses and revenues in U.S. dollars, including
the source of revenue and the amount in the Microsoft Excel budget template provided
with this grant application.
32. Recent Gifts - Please list the most recent gifts received from Caterpillar Inc., Caterpillar
Dealers, or the Caterpillar Foundation:
Baby TALK received a $35,000 contribution from Caterpillar Inc. in 2013
33. Caterpillar Employees - Please enter the name of any Caterpillar employee or retiree
and their involvement in this project:
Susan Shuff is a CAT employee and a committed member of the Baby TALK Board of
Directors
DEMOGRAPHICS
34. People Directly Served - Please include the total number of people being directly
served by this program.
232 at-risk families
35. People Directly Served by Caterpillar Foundation Grant – Of the total number of
people directly being served, how many will be served by the Caterpillar Foundation’s
grant?
168 at-risk families
36. Girls & Women Directly Served by Caterpillar Foundation Grant - Of the total
number of people directly being served, how many girls and/or women will be served by
the Caterpillar Foundation's grant?
119 women and girls
37. People Indirectly Served - Please include the total number of people indirectly being
served by this program.
Baby TALK serves 2,300 parents and children every year.
38. People Indirectly Served by Caterpillar Foundation Grant - Of the total number of
people indirectly being served, how many will be indirectly served by the Caterpillar
Foundation's grant?
2,300 parents and children in the Decatur community
39. Girls & Women Indirectly Served by Caterpillar Foundation Grant - Of the total
number of people indirectly being served, how many girls and/or women will be indirectly
served by the Caterpillar Foundation's grant?
2,090
40. Age Groups Served - Please indicate the age group that your project will serve:
X
X
X
X
Age Groups Served
0-4 years (Preschool)
5/18 years (K-12)
18-25 years (Young Adults)
26-65 years (Adult)
65+ years (Mature Adult)
41. Gender Served - Please indicate the gender(s) being served by this project:
X
X
X
Gender
Female
Male
42. Income Group Served - Please select the income group served by your project:
X
X
X
Income Group Served
Under $20,000
$20,000 - $35,000
$35,001 - $50,000
$50,001 - $75,000
$75,001 - $100,000
Over $100,000
Measurement Plan
Instructions:
Well formulated, clearly defined impacts, outcomes, outputs and activities are crucial for proper monitoring and evaluation. If results are unclear and indicators
are absent or poorly formulated, then it’s challenging for the Caterpillar Foundation and our partners to know how a program is progressing, and when to take
corrective actions. To that end, please complete the measurement plan below. Use separate tables for multiple program components. Create a new row for each
objective within that program component. List multiple activities, outputs and outcomes related to the same objective in the same row. Complete all columns. Do
not add or remove columns.
When you’ve completed the plan, upload it to your grant application. Do not include the instructions. Grant applications without a measurement plan will be
considered incomplete, and will be declined.
Save a copy of your completed measurement plan. Upon the completion of the program, as part of a final report, you will be asked to provide actual results
compared to projected for the outputs and outcomes.
Goal: The goal should express the long-term change that the program seeks to achieve. For example: Increase girls’ access to quality, primary education.
Locations: Please list each city, state or province, and country where the program will be implemented.
Objectives: Objectives determine how the program goal will be achieved. They should be SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-based.)
Activities: Please list the activities and inputs that will help you achieve your objectives. If there are multiple activities linked to an objective, then describe each
activity separately.
Outputs: Outputs measure tangible deliverables such as number of unduplicated participants served, number of trainings/workshops, number of classes per
week, materials distributed, etc. Consider these questions when developing outputs:
Are the output projections realistic given the program goals and methods of implementation?
Will the projected outputs, if achieved, lead to the projected outcomes?
Outcomes: Outcomes should reflect the expected benefit to program participants. They should be clear, specific and realistic, and measure the expected change
in knowledge and/or behavior as a result of the outputs. Furthermore, they should correlate to the program goals and objectives. Examples of outcomes include
an X% increase in job placements, X% fewer school absences, improved reading scores by X, etc. Questions to consider:
Do the outcomes correspond with the outputs?
Will the outcomes have a positive impact on the community?
Tools: Thoughtfully selected, designed and utilized measurement tools provide clear data to show program success. The measurement tools should directly
correspond to the outputs and outcomes, and effectively measure them.
Impact: Once the program has been implemented, what is the intended, long-term impact? How will the program bring about change in individuals, communities
and countries if the objectives, activities, outputs and outcomes are successfully achieved? For example, the long-term impacts of an early childhood
development program could include increased high school completion rates and a percent increase in lifetime wage-earning potential.
Organization: Baby TALK
Program Title: Baby TALK Family Literacy
Program Goal: To support adult learning through GED and ESL, and to provide high quality early childhood education for their
children ages 0-3
Location(s): Decatur, Illinois
Objective(s)
Activities
Outputs
Outcomes
Parents and
families advance
their own
education, training,
and other
experiences that
support their
parenting, careers,
and life goals.
Using a Baby TALK Newborn
Encounter, create a Universal
Screen to identify “at risk
families” and make referral to
the Baby TALK Family
Literacy Program
38 weeks per
year, this
program
meets 2
mornings/
week.
57% of the parents
enrolled in this
program are taking
English courses.
Provide GED and ESL classes
for young parents; provide
high quality, early childhood
education for their children
birth-three
*At the
completion of
the FY14
semester,
87% of
parents
enrolled in
this program
have
completed
their GED.
This program model includes
parenting, PACT (Parent And
Child Together) time
We also provide intensive
services including case
management, home visiting,
goal setting, and provide
transportation
57% of the
parents have
completed
English
Courses; 38%
of parents will
be returning
100% of the
children enrolled in
this program are
ALL currently
meeting or
exceeded their
developmental
goals.
By completion of
the 2014-2015
school year, 92% of
enrolled students
will complete their
GED (or high school
equivalent), 87% of
students will
complete English
Courses.
Tools
We use the Hawaii
Early Learning
Profile (HELP) to
assess children and
monitor
development;
Individual Family
Service Plans (IFSP)
are used to set family
and meet goals;
Attendance records
help measure
student participation
Impact
Long-term impacts
will include
increased high
school completion
rates in Macon
County, increase in
lifetime wageearning potential,
increased parent
child interactions,
enhanced child
development,
increased
kindergarten
readiness scores
next semester
to complete
course
curriculum.
64% of students
will be employed.
13% of students
will begin college
coursework.
100% of
children
enrolled in
this program
made
measurable
gains in
language,
motor
development,
and cognitive
development*
75% of families will
meet the goals
outlined in their
Individual Family
Service Plan.
100% of students
will have library
cards.
100% will have
attended a
minimum of 4 Baby
TALK Family Fun
events, designed to
promote parentchild relationships.
78% of families
enrolled will report
increased English
language in their
home environment.
100% of students
will be better
prepared for job
interviewing.
100% of children
will have made
measurable gains
in language, motor
development and
cognitive
development.
Program Title: Baby TALK Teen Mother Alternative School
Program Goal: To support teen mothers as they continue to earn high school credits, before returning to their home high school,
and to provide high quality early childhood education for their children ages 0-3
Location(s): Decatur, Illinois
Objective(s)
Activities
Outputs
Outcomes
Tools
Impact
Parents will
continue to earn
high school
credits and gain
parenting skills,
while their
children receive
high quality early
childhood
education
Using a Hospital Newborn
Encounter, create a
Universal Screen to
identify “at risk families”
and make referral to the
Baby TALK Teen Parent
Alternative School
Program
38 weeks per
year, this
program
meets 4 days/
week
Teen students will earn high
school credits, learn parenting
skills, and learn to access
community resources;
We use the Hawaii
Early Learning Profile
(HELP) to assess
children and monitor
development;
Long-term
impacts will
include
increased high
school
completion rates
for young
women in Macon
County, increase
in lifetime wageearning
potential,
increased
positive parent
child
interactions,
enhanced child
development,
increased
kindergarten
readiness scores
Provide high school
course work to pregnant
or parenting teens;
provide high quality, early
childhood education for
their children birth-three
This program model
includes parenting, PACT
(Parent And Child
Together) time
We also provide intensive
services including case
management, home
visiting, goal setting, and
provide transportation
*At the
completion of
the FY14
semester,
36% of
parents
enrolled in
this program
graduated
high school;
45% of the
teen mothers
delivered
babies and
returned to
their home
high school;
19% of teen
mothers will
be returning
to the Baby
Children will attain
developmental milestones
This semester, 100% parents
are currently enrolled in our
Teen Alternative Program are
working on high school credits.
36% are on track to graduate at
the end of this semester, 45%
(who will deliver babies this
semester) will return to their
home high school beginning
next semester, 29% of the
students will remain with the
program for the remainder of
the school year.
100% of the children enrolled
in this program are currently
meeting or exceeded their
developmental goals.
High school credits
earned during
enrollment and
attendance records
help document a
students’ progress
Individual Family
Service Plans (IFSP)
are used to set family
and meet goals;
Teachers and faculty
collaborate around
each family to track
and support progress
based on meeting
IFSP goals
TALK Teen
Parent
Alternative
High School
next semester
to complete
course
curriculum
and will
graduate high
school
December
2014.
100% of
children
enrolled in
this program
made
measurable
gains in
language,
motor
development,
and cognitive
development*
By completion of the 20142015 school year, 48% of
students will return to their
home high school. 52% of
students will complete their
high school credit hours and
graduate with their class.
43% of graduating students will
begin college coursework.
75% of families will meet the
goals outlined in their
Individual Family Service Plan.
100% of teen students will
have library cards.
88% of students will report the
television is on less hours per
day at home, and that reading
to their babies is routine.
100% of teen students will
attend a minimum of 4 Baby
TALK Family Fun events,
designed to support parentchild interaction.
100% of children will have
made measurable gains in
language, motor development
and cognitive development.
Program Title: Baby TALK Early Head Start
Program Goal: To provide high quality early childhood education for at-risk children ages 0-3; to intensively support at-risk
families
Location(s): Decatur, Illinois
Objective(s)
Activities
Outputs
Outcomes
Tools
Impact
Children enrolled
will experience
high quality centerbased early
childhood
education and
home visitation,
while parents
continue their
education, seek
employment, and
encourage their
child’s learning and
development.
Using a Hospital Newborn
Encounter, create a Universal
Screen to identify “at risk
families” and make referral to
the Baby TALK Early Head
Start Program
38 weeks per
year, this
program meets
5 days/ week
Children will attain
developmental
milestones; Parents will
make progress toward
self-sustainability by
attaining education,
employment, and housing
We use the Hawaii
Early Learning
Profile (HELP) to
assess children and
monitor
development;
Long-term
impacts will
include increased
high school
completion rates
in Macon County,
increase in
lifetime wageearning potential,
increased
positive parent
child interactions,
enhanced child
development,
increased
kindergarten
readiness scores
Provide center-based high
quality, early childhood
education for at-risk children
birth-three;
Some EHS families are served
through intensive homebased programming
This program model includes
parenting, PACT (Parent And
Child Together) time
We also provide intensive
services including case
management, home visiting,
goal setting, and provide
transportation
10 weeks per
year, Centerbased children
are served at
home
*At the
completion of
the FY14
semester, 76%
of parents
enrolled in this
program are
employed; 4%
of parents
graduated high
school; 13%
returned to
their home
high school
and are on
track for
High school credits
Currently, 59% of parents earned during
have found employment
enrollment and
while 41% of parents
attendance records
have returned to high
help document a
school, are enrolled in
students’ progress
GED, or have begun
course work at our local
Individual Family
community college or
Service Plans (IFSP)
online.
are used to set
family and meet
100% the children
goals;
enrolled in this program
are currently meeting or
exceeding their
developmental goals.
At completion of the
2014-2015 school year,
19% of parents will be
graduation.
100% of
children
enrolled in this
program made
measurable
gains in
language,
motor
development,
and cognitive
development*
working toward their
high school diploma, 28%
of parents will graduate
from high school, 11% of
students will be enrolled
in college courses.
78% of parents will be
employed.
75% of families will meet
the goals outlined in their
Individual Family Service
Plan.
100% of families will
have library cards.
100% of families will
attend a minimum of 4
Baby TALK Family Fun
events, designed to
support parent-child
interaction.
100% of children will
have made measurable
gains in language, motor
development and
cognitive development.