2016 Annual Report

Remember to Play

As a children’s museum, The Magic House is a strong and enthusiastic advocate for play. We take this activity seriously since it helps kids develop critical physical, social, cognitive and emotional skills, so important for success in school, work and life. Through play, children of all ages and abilities can ignite their imagination, foster collaboration and improve health and wellbeing. But today, children’s free and unstructured playtime is declining due to the demands of homework, extracurricular activities and hours of screen time.

To reduce the disappearance of play in childhood, The Magic House took steps in 2016 to provide plentiful play opportunities of all kinds. From the opening of Kings, Queens & Castles, an introduction to the game of chess, to the permanent installation of Future Play: Art + Technology, a large-scale interactive digital playground designed to promote social collaboration, the Museum focused on exhibits and programs that offered opportunities for everyone to learn and connect through play in a multitude of ways.

To highlight the importance of play, The Magic House partnered with two St. Louis creative firms, Rodgers Townsend and Bruton Stroube Studios, to create a media campaign with a valuable message for adults and kids alike: Remember to play.

Remember to Play

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Creative PlayCrayon Mural Crayons are among the world’s most popular playthings, usually used for creative expression. But The Magic House found a new use for this artistic medium by commissioning St. Louis Priory student and up-and-coming artist Connor Wright to produce a colorful new addition to the Museum. Using an algorithm he developed, Wright created a pointillist mural of the St. Louis skyline composed of 300,000 crayons in 77 different shades. To complete this enormous project, The Magic House reached out to schools and youth organizations all over the region to put thousands of crayons into boxes that were then joined together to form the stunning mosaic mural. Completed in just two weeks in March, the mosaic is permanently installed outside the Museum’s traveling exhibit gallery. The resulting 240-square-foot mural is a whole work of art that is truly greater than the sum of its parts; it makes a beautiful point about what kids can accomplish when they create and play together.

Creative PlayFuture Play: Art + Technology Children today are immersed in abundant forms of media, from traditional TV to interactive technologies. Research indicates that the typical 8-year-old spends as much as eight hours per day engaged with some type of media. Such heavy use of technology can have negative effects, impacting kids’ learning, sleep, weight and mental health. But with the help of Board member Ron Cameron, The Magic House connected with the Japanese interactive technology firm teamLab Kids, Inc., renowned for combining art, technology and play to bring kids together and tackle the isolation of sedentary screen time. The result was Future Play: Art + Technology, an innovative virtual playground where kids get creative as they design digital cities that they upload onto a room-sized screen; play high-tech hopscotch on a course they create themselves; and compose a sensory orchestra with giant luminescent orbs that change sound and color when they touch. Future Play: Art + Technology made its U.S. debut at The Magic House and was sponsored by Wells Fargo Advisors. Because visitors clamored to go back to the future after this temporary exhibit closed, the Museum decided to play for keeps and make favorite components of the exhibit permanent in a new STEAM gallery. Thanks to Tim and Elizabeth Swank and the William T. Kemper Foundation, there’s no time like the present to enjoy Future Play.

Cardboard Creation Showcase The Magic House challenged kids to think outside the box in September when we presented the Cardboard Creation Showcase in the Museum’s Make-It Workshop. From robots to rockets, kids transformed ordinary cardboard boxes into extraordinary inventions using just recycled materials and their imaginations. The event was inspired by Caine’s Arcade, a film about a boy who built an ingenious arcade out of discarded boxes and everyday objects. The response to Caine’s Arcade was so huge that the filmmakers launched the Global Cardboard Challenge, which has encouraged more than 100,000 kids in 50 countries to create imaginative cardboard contraptions while building creativity and entrepreneurship skills. The Magic House’s visitors joined the movement by participating in the Cardboard Creation Showcase, sponsored by Shillington Box Company.

Camp Make-ItCampers in The Magic House’s new Camp Make-It went full STEAM ahead, using science, technology, engineering, art and math to make the summer magical. The Museum’s camp for 9- to 11-year-olds, Camp Make-It invited budding inventors to create curious contraptions, experiment with a multitude of gadgets and gizmos, enjoy a week of tinkering time, and create to their heart’s content. Camp Make-It was such a hit that it will return for two weeks in the summer of 2017. The Magic House, St. Louis Children’s Museum l 2016 Annual Report 3

Collaborative PlayForts and ClubhousesTake a pile of colorful blankets, a mound of fluffy pillows, assorted pieces of furniture and mix it all up with kids’ imaginations. This time-honored tradition of fort building is a childhood favorite, but one many kids may not experience today. Studies reveal that children today have eight fewer hours of free and open playtime a week than they had 20 years ago. The Magic House helped kids return to a simpler time with Forts and Clubhouses, a summer installation when children put their teamwork, creativity and engineering skills to the test as they transformed a heap of everyday items into the ultimate hideaways. This play experience was made possible by Alberici Constructors.

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Kings, Queens & CastlesLearning experts concur that playing chess can enhance logic, spatial reasoning, critical thinking and social skills. In October, The Magic House brought the game of chess to life when we played host to Kings, Queens & Castles, an exhibit co-created with the World Chess Hall of Fame that provides an engaging introduction to chess pieces and game strategy. Designed for children ages 3 to 11, Kings, Queens & Castles features a variety of interactive experiences, from walking across a drawbridge into a medieval castle with a chessboard floor, to becoming a life-sized chess piece, creating your own knight’s shield and even bringing the exhibit experience home with an app that connects to a digital chess game. To mark the exhibit’s opening, The Magic House held a beginners’ tournament in collaboration with the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis and St. Peter Catholic School. Thanks to a grant from the Edward Chase Garvey Memorial Foundation, underserved students were able to make the move to visit Kings, Queens & Castles free of charge before it embarked on a nationwide tour. For those who were unable to experience Kings, Queens & Castles at the Museum, it will return to the area in the summer of 2017, where it will get a royal welcome at the City of St. John community center in North St. Louis County.

THE MAGIC BALL: A ROYAL AFFAIRTo celebrate this unique chess exhibit, The Magic House’s Friends Committee hosted a regal evening fit for a king—and queen. Held at the majestic Peabody Opera House and chaired by Linda Hunter and Aisling Leonard, The Magic Ball: A Royal Affair drew more than 540 guests with festivities including dinner, a live auction and entertainment provided by comedian and St. Louis native Greg Warren. With generous support from presenting sponsor Edward Jones and major sponsors August A. Busch III Charitable Trust, Centene Charitable Foundation, Emerson, Krey Distributing, PARIC, and honorary chairs Brenda and Joe McKee, the event raised more than $400,000 for Access for All, an initiative to ensure that all children, regardless of their circumstances, can learn and play at The Magic House.

Collaborative Play

Great Friend to Kids AwardPlay is always better with a pal. In November, The Magic House got the chance to honor one of our very best friends, Randy Costas, at our annual donor recognition breakfast. A dedicated Museum volunteer for more than 20 years, Randy has served on the Board of Directors, Friends Committee, capital campaign committees, the Endowment Committee and the President’s Council. For her unwavering efforts to provide joyful play experiences for children from underserved areas of St. Louis and around the world, The Magic House presented her with the 2016 Great Friend to Kids Award.

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Adult Play Date All work and no play can make grownups a little dull. That’s why The Magic House’s Young Professionals Board hosted two Adult Play Dates at the Museum for those who are young at heart. More than 400 participants enjoyed adult beverages, refreshments and three hours full of fun opportunities to be a kid again, from zipping down the three-story Super Slide to tackling the Jack and the Beanstalk climber. The Young Professionals Board, a group of emerging corporate and nonprofit leaders, raised $40,000 in 2016 through these Adult Play Dates, as well as a Trivia Night to support The Magic House’s mission and to provide free educational programming to children in need through the Access for All initiative.

Active Play

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Active PlayThe Kids Games

Kids went for the gold at an August event of Olympic proportions: The Kids Games. Athletes-in-training ran rings

around The Magic House as they medaled in Olympic-style events including a fun run, a noodle javelin toss, a mini-hurdle jump and more. Competitors worked hard and played even harder as they

decorated their own bib numbers and fueled up on healthy snacks. Thanks to first aid sponsor St. Anthony’s Kirkwood Urgent Care and refreshment sponsor Fresh Thyme Farmer’s Market, everyone was a winner.

Mizzou Training CenterExperts advise that children need at least one hour

of physical activity every day—but only 10 percent of them are getting it. To provide kids with some heart-pumping play, the Museum teamed up with the University of Missouri to remodel a popular fitness exhibit. The new Mizzou Training Center includes activity stations that build the skills all athletes need on the field and on the playground: agility, balance, endurance, flexibility, strength and speed. Suited up in team colors of black and gold, the Mizzou Training Center features a locker room displaying real equipment and official Tiger uniforms. The exhibit was made possible by Dave and Suzie Spence. Spence, a former Magic House Board member and Mizzou alum, played a big role in initiating the partnership with his alma mater.

RecollectionsYou may recall that one of the first exhibits at The Magic House was Recollections. In 2016, this interactive video display was back by popular demand! Installed right next door to the Mizzou Training Center, Recollections invites visitors to dance, move, jump and play in front of a large projection screen. These movements are recorded by a video camera and processed by a computer, transforming them into animated silhouettes surrounded by beautiful colored shadows. At Recollections, ordinary hops, skips and jumps become extraordinary masterpieces of motion.

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Play for AllAccess for AllThe Magic House strives to reach all children in our region, and especially those with the fewest resources. This is an especially pressing need, since recent research shows that those children from low-income urban communities have far more limited opportunities for free play. To level the playing field, we provided free field trips, outreach programs, family nights and other learning experiences to more than 85,000 participants in 2016.

Wonder WordsChildren from the YWCA’s Head Start centers got to enjoy the ultimate play on words, thanks to a grant from the PNC Foundation. As part of PNC’s “Grow Up Great” initiative, The Magic House piloted Wonder Words, an early childhood education program aimed at promoting STEM learning and literacy. Head Start students, their parents and teachers had the opportunity to visit Wonder Works, the Museum’s STEM adventure playground, which features key vocabulary and “Wonder Why?” prompts for adults to spark discussions about STEM concepts. The Wonder Words program was designed to combat the “word gap,” the vocabulary deficit that children from low-income communities often experience.

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Girls Inc. PartnershipThe Magic House is dedicated to providing meaningful learning and play experiences for all kids. As part of this commitment, The Magic House planned a summerlong play date with Girls Inc., a nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart and bold. Thanks to a generous grant from longtime Magic House supporter and past Board chair Bob Virgil, with matching funds from the Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation, the Museum furthered our partnership with Girls Inc. of St. Louis to provide their summer participants with hands-on educational programming. The Magic House offered a free, six-week program at the organization’s North St. Louis County facility that included a fun introduction to binary code, as well as programs on health, nutrition and yoga. In addition, the group participated in free field trips and family nights at The Magic House.

A Grand Adventure Under the SeaThere’s no better place to play than the beach, and The Magic House

created a “sandsational” new exhibit with the return of Sandcastle Beach in the summer of 2016. This popular outdoor installation featured a beachfront park with a 75-ton, ocean-inspired sandcastle as its centerpiece. To ensure that

all children have the chance to feel the sand between their toes, the Museum’s Grand Committee hosted A Grand Adventure Under the Sea. This very special June event held on the shores of Sandcastle Beach made a splash with

grandparents, grandchildren and grand friends. Chaired by Grand Committee members Margy Reim and Evie Stockell, this seaworthy evening raised $20,000 for the Grandparent Scholarship Fund, which provides free field trips and outreach programs for children in need.

Play for All

Title 1 Field TripsChildren love to play superhero and in 2016 we had a superhero in Carr Lane Manufacturing Company. The Magic House has made a commitment to providing Title 1 schools in our region with free field trips. When The Magic House lost funding for this program, Carr Lane Manufacturing Company saved the day! The company’s generous contribution enabled more than 8,400 students and accompanying parents from Title 1 schools to visit the Museum free of charge and participate in curriculum-enriching, guided field trip programs during the 2016-2017 school year.

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FinancialsOperating Statement of Activityfor year ended December 31, 2016

REVENUE AND SUPPORTAdmissions $2,309,373Grants and Contributions 1,932,932Membership 1,155,223Cafe and Museum Shop 765,440Education and Programs 445,641Traveling Exhibits 344,000

TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT $6,952,609

EXPENSESEducation and Programs $4,296,561Management and General 811,227Fundraising 321,910

TOTAL EXPENSES $5,429,698Transfer between funds -919,176

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS 603,735

NET ASSETS, beginning of year 1,113,588

NET OPERATING ASSETS, end of year $1,717,323

ASSETSCash $2,095,917Investments 6,480,647Accounts receivable 18,924Promises to give 257,359Due from other funds 7,591Inventory 74,129Prepaid expenses 113,920Beneficial interest in 703,596 charitable remainder trust Property, equipment and exhibits 18,167,627

TOTAL ASSETS $27,919,710

Combined Statement of Financial Position December 31, 2016 (includes Operating, Building Fund andBoard-designated Endowment Fund)

LIABILITIESAccounts payable and accrued expenses $313,149Due to other funds 7,591Deferred revenue 384,527Capital lease obligation 63,769Mortgage notes payable 5,064,292

TOTAL LIABILITIES $5,833,328

NET ASSETSUnrestricted: Investment in property, equipment and exhibits 13,039,566Board-designated endowment 6,488,238Operations 386,496

TOTAL UNRESTRICTED $19,914,300Temporarily restricted 2,172,082

TOTAL NET ASSETS $22,086,382

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $27,919,710

Revenue and Support

Traveling Exhibits5%

Education andPrograms 6%

Cafe andMuseum Shop

11%

Membership17%

Grants and Contributions

28%

Admissions33%

Expenses

Education and Programs79%

Managementand General

15%

Fundraising6%

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Combined Statement of Financial Position December 31, 2016 (includes Operating, Building Fund andBoard-designated Endowment Fund)

Board of DirectorsKate BeckerGregory A. BillhartzPeter M. Blumeyer IIChad BockertMaureen A. BorkowskiMatuschka BriggsDavid BrownEmily BurchRon CameronScott H. CollinsPierre CourdurouxGene M. DiederichJohn T. DrexlerBarbara FreundKenneth H. HannahCourtney HillLinda HunterJason JanSusan Wofford JonesTravis R. KearbeyJerald L. KentQuinn T. KileyShelley LavenderAlex LeeBeth LenkeArt McCoyArt McDonnellBrenda McKeeSteve O’LoughlinEriko Clevenger PopeBeverly L. PropstCarleton ProthroTodd J. PurdyCassandra SanfordJohn SheehanPeggy SlyGene Toombs IVPeter VillhardSara E. WadeChip WalkerHarvey N. WallaceTom WhiteThomas WilliamsJessica Willingham

President’s CouncilMatuschka BriggsLaura BuschWilliam W. CanfieldPamela CavnessRandy CostasNancy S. DiemerHazel DonaldIda H. EarlySteven L. FinertyCatherine A. FrenchSusan K. GoldbergDeborah GrossmanMary C. KullmanKathryn Elliott LoveLaura J. McBrideAndy NewmanSally SchoeneckerTim SwankEugene M. ToombsRobert VirgilHarvey N. WallaceJane Wulf

Endowment Investment CommitteeWilliam W. CanfieldJohn T. DrexlerJerald L. KentJoan MalloyEugene M. ToombsHarvey N. Wallace

Development CommitteeEmily BurchAnn CorriganGene DiederichJustin GioiaLinda HunterSusan Wofford JonesLaura J. McBrideBeverly L. Propst

Education Advisory CommitteeWendy Love AndersonDon BohannonBarbara E. BraggMaria ChildressSteve CoxonAlden W. CraddockBrenda FyfeMary Jo GriffinChris KilbridePaula KnightSherri Linder-LindquistChristy Magnusen Ruth Mach Art McCoyNahid Nader-HashemiLinda NeumannMonique NorfolkHelen ParsonsNancy SchneiderSally SchoeneckerDon SentiPeggy SlyJohn UrkevichPeggy ViscontiThomas Williams

Facility Committee Jason CummingsArthur FloydBarbara FreundCourtney HillJason JanBrenda McKeeMichelle O’TooleGene Toombs IVTom White

Human Resources CommitteeMark BottermanSarajeni HammondTravis R. KearbeyKatie SwengrosJane Wulf

Marketing CommitteeJill ArbetFred BendanaDave CollettLaura DuplainAaron Perlut Eriko Clevenger PopeJohn SheehanJessica Willingham

Technology Committee Chad BockertDavid BrownRon CameronTravis CarpenterRon DaughertyBrandon ElliotHenry GrahamBruce KesselLee MetcalfCassandra SanfordTim Swank

Friends CommitteeLaura BuschLizzy DooleyDevon FischerElise FrisellaCourtney GoodmanMegan KileyLindsey KrummenacherMichelle KuhnLaurie LockAisling LeonardBrooke MeekAlison NadaudAllison SchillingAlicia ShroffMelissa SwankAmy Zebala

Grand Committee Cookie ArnesonCrystal BeuerleinPatti Boyle BlumeyerSue BreckenridgeCarmen CameronKaren CastellanoJanice EffingerDebbie Epstein Cheri FrommPeggy GundlachVicki HillCathy InkleyMary Beth KalinichLeslie KotizaEileen OrtbalsMargy Reim Nancy SellingerPeggy SlyEvie Stockell Kathi TaconyJudy ToombsAnn WalshauserStacey Weddle

Young Professionals Board John Joe BrownMichael T. CarpenterAndrew DeslogeBradley FitzgeraldJonathan FrechJohn GauthierLindsey HarrisonBen JamesAllison JasperRyan LeekerJessica LeRoiJamie OrfMatthew SchaubAmanda ShortAndrew SmolikTanner SmithKim TaMadeline TriplettKimberly WernerJohn W. Wright, Jr.

Board and Committees

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Donors The Magic House thanks our many donors, partners and friends who helped us never forget to remember to play.

*deceased

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Operating Support($50,000 and above)

AnonymousThe Boeing CompanyBill and Sally CanfieldCarr Lane Manufacturing CompanyMastercardTim and Elizabeth SwankCrawford Taylor Foundation

($25,000 – $49,999)

Ameren Corporation Charitable Trust The Dana Brown Charitable Trust, U.S. Bank, TrusteeNathan Cummings FoundationNance and Alan FrostInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesWilliam T. Kemper Foundation The Kresge FoundationPNC FoundationWells Fargo Advisors

($10,000 – $24,999)

Alberici ConstructorsHarry Edison FoundationEmployees Community Fund of Boeing Express Scripts FoundationClifford Willard Gaylord FoundationGraybar FoundationEric P. and Evelyn E. Newman FoundationPrairie Farms DairySaigh FoundationSpoehrer Family Charitable TrustSt. Louis Children’s Hospital TKC Holdings, Inc.The Trio Foundation of St. LouisUMB Bank

($5,000 – $9,999)

Andy’s Frozen CustardBuild-A-Bear FoundationBunge Corporation FoundationEnterprise HoldingsFarm Bureaus of Missouri and IllinoisMetro/Bi-State Development AgencyMilliporeSigmaPepsiRegional Arts Commission of St. LouisDave and Suzie SpenceU.S. Bank FoundationWatlow

($1,000 – $4,999)

Albrecht Family FoundationAmerican Direct Marketing ResourcesBryan Cave LLPCardinals CareDrury HotelsEnterprise Bank & TrustFresh Thyme MarketsEdward Chase Garvey Memorial FoundationHunter Engineering Co.Mary Ranken Jordan and Ettie A. Jordan Charitable FoundationOASISPowers EngineeringSt. Anthony’s Kirkwood Urgent CareSt. Louis County Department of Public Health & Waste ManagementSt. Louis District Dairy CouncilSt. Louis Service Bureau FoundationTarget

($500 – $999)

CaleresEquifaxLuxcoRPS BenefitsSSM HealthUBS Financial Services

Star Society MembersSupernova ($10,000 and above)AnonymousBill and Sally CanfieldNance and Alan FrostTim and Elizabeth Swank

Shooting Stars ($5,000 – $9,999)

Jill and Dan ArbetJim and Cathy BergesRon and Carmen CameronJohn and Karen DrexlerVicki and Doug HillLinda and Jesse HunterSusan and Scott JonesJerry and Judy KentQuinn and Megan KileyMary Ann Lee*Margy and Gary ReimPeggy and Pat SlyDave and Suzie SpenceBob and Gerry Virgil

Shining Stars($2,500 – $4,999)

Gary and Loraine BudkePierre and Sandrine CourdurouxRichard and Katherine FitzerJustin and Amanda GioiaPaul and Susan K. GoldbergKen and Amy HannahEriko and Anthony Pope

Carleton and Becky ProthroCassandra and Keith SanfordRay and Laurie Van de RietTom and Peggy White

Glowing Stars($1,000 – $2,499)

Crystal and John BeuerleinJennie and Greg BillhartzMaureen and Daniel BorkowskiRon and Kim BraunJoyce and Chauncy BuchheitSamuel and Margaret BuntonEmily Burch and Chris ZimmermanKaren and Jim CastellanoPam and Jared CavnessRandy CostasPat and Paula CoughlinCreative Kids Care, Inc.Mary Beth and Jerry DanielsGene and Kim DiederichNancy and D.J. DiemerAdele DilschneiderArnold and Hazel DonaldHenry and Ellen DubinskyBeth and Brock FitzgeraldSteven and Nancy FoxMichael H. FreundEugene and Christine GallantDan GielowBryan HargissWendy and David HenryCourtney and Michael HillMerle and Margie HorowitzEverett JohnsonMike and Kelly JohnsonTom and Shelley LavenderAlex and Stephanie LeeAisling and David LeonardKymberly and Mark LoCignoBryan LuebbertTim NeyThe Anita and John O’Connell Family

Steve and Crystal O’LoughlinTodd and Janet PurdyPat and Nick RedingScott and Kelly RozierDr. Perry and Sally SchoeneckerJeff and Katie SchwanekeMr. and Mrs. Joseph SellingerTony SgroiGreg and Becky SmithGene and Lynn ToombsMark and Lynn WeikelJessica WillinghamLauren and John WrightJane and Tom Wulf

Annual Fund Donors($500-$999)

Bill and LeAnn AdamsThe Adelman FamilyScott AndersonLiz and Mike BaslerKate and Howard BeckerKurt and Kathy Berry

Mark and Ramsey BottermanDrs. Dan and Amber CooperDr. William H. DanforthJeff and Cheryl DarrDrew and Amber DennisonMatt and Carrie EmbletonArthur Floyd and Carolyn GreenJoe and Erica FridlinBarbara and David GiffordDemetrius and Donielle GroomsDeborah and Richard GrossmanPeggy and Frank GundlachChris and Jill HollanderVirginia and John HowellAmy and Paul InmanBethany and Lucas KleinNick and Sara LaMartinaAlice and Jon MarsJohn and Angie MatherCourtney and Carson MengesMOD PizzaNate and Tracy MooreDrs. Helen and Matt Parsons

Sally W. and William C. Proffitt FoundationBeverly and Todd PropstKelly and Adam RichertCarolyn and Daniel SchaubMatt and Brooke SchaubWade and Whitney SchmidtShawn and DeAnn SchukarAlicia and Vijay ShroffJames and Sarah SmithJohn and Rebecca SoebbingMike and Shelly StengelEvie and Rick StockellDan and Andrea TarlasAmy and Luke Zebala

($250 – $499)

Joe and Dianna AdorjanBob and Carrie AhernNorm and Karoline AlfaroMayo and Preston AmosMartha and David AronsonAllison and David BarczBob and Kimberly BayerMaris BergElizabeth Blaney and Janet KochPaula BurdgeTom and Jacqueline ByrneMatt and Ashley CarrRick and Rachel CliftonChad and Dianna CollinsTim and Sally CorbettDale CraigLouise and John DarnellSteve and Aimee DearsleyIda and Gerald EarlyJake and Toni EdingerAnne and Jim FischerChristine FitzpatrickAnthony and Elise FrisellaJohn and Annette FudembergAnne and Matt GiljumGene and Gillen GoughenourNelson HarborThe Hasek FamilyDan and Pamela HermannTim and Jen HertelKathy and Larry Hill

Rick and Lynn HillJohn and Nancy HillhouseSteven and Amy HiltonThe Hutchcraft FamilyJason and Yen JanErnie and Pauline JaworskiSally JohnstonKayla KromerBob and Darraugh LambertBob LaminaSue LanterJerry and Anne LeechAlbert and Brittany LooHeather Malec and Dominic OldhamArthur and Barbara McDonnellJean and Alva MoogCarolyn MoritzClint MossThe Murov FamilyJeff and Patty OttoJerry and Patty PadawerHeather and Jay PadratzikBeth Pagett and Jimmy KnysakAndy and JoAnn ParrottThe PerlutsJayson and April PollardKaren G. PriestJuliana and Mark RingwaldBrian and Ronette SchallerChristina and Jason SchlautmanJason Schoeneberg and Marie Hodgman-SchoenebergMary Ellen SchukaiChris and Traci ShatzerLynn and Trace ShaughnessyKen and Kathi TaconyDavid and Jennifer VisintineChris and Elizabeth VolzAnn and Gary WalshauserThe Honorable E. Richard WebberCathy Yost

($100 – $250)

Mike and Susie AuinbauhBarb and Jim ByerlyChris and Amanda CampbellJohn and Elizabeth Cowie

Ron and Jan DaughertyAndrew and Maggie DeslogeSandra DillardKen and Celeste DothageJoe and Donna DrozdaDon and Marie FergusonChris and Amy FikesBrad FitzgeraldDavid and Lynn FrierdichRyan and Allison FrillmanBrenda FyfeBob and Mary GarciaJeff and Susan GibbsMrs. Joseph F. GleasonMason GlennDaniel Goldberg and Mary CullenDarin HarborJames and Kim HeffnerCarrie and Jeff JohnsonChris and Kara LydonDr. and Mrs. Art J. McCoy, IILinda and Rick PearceRachel and Shannon PetersWilliam R. PiperJudy and Paul PutzelBridget and Jerry RodriguezMike and Stacey ShearerBill StovallBill and Margaret StudeChris and Melissa SwankJeff and Jennifer SwiftMrs. Margaret C. UhlemeyerTom WilliamsMatt and Beth WillisJoe and Barbara Wolf

($10 – $99)

Haley and Thomas BarteauBransford and BransfordDavid and Meg BrownLynn BuckleyMary and Kevin EbersEmma and Travis GrayDebbie and George HamesSusie HeitnerSarah HenthornCharlie and Liz HuberStephen Karr

Christina KendrixRon and Peggy KeyJasmine KilleAmanda and Joseph KingsburyMarcia LevyMrs. Ann S. LuxDr. Ruth MachMichael and Pamela MooreKyle OgleDennis and Carolyn OwenMartin and Shirley RaitzschAnne and Ken SpinnerSarah Thomas David and Sandra VinzantMr. and Mrs. Justin Williamson, IIIDonald Zink and Laura Conti

Tribute GiftsIn Honor of Randy Costas’ Great Friend to Kids Award Tom and Debbie Epstein Debbie and Larry Glynn Judith Kramer Terry Lucas Iggy Yuan

In Honor of Kylie Hogan’s Birthday Howard and Theresa Beldner

In Honor of Alex Lee Jason Morris

In Honor of Lucy Rhoades’ Birthday Sadie Malks Gregory and Samantha Rhoades Christopher and Nicole Scheele

In Honor of Conor Schilling’s Birthday Allison and Tim Schilling Melissa Swank

In Memory of Owen Haber Alison McCoole

In Memory of Annie Meisenzahl Betsy and Dan Breckenridge Janet Frances Ivory

Sustaining the Magic: Today, Tomorrow and Always Endowment Fund : 2016 GiftsLeadership Gifts Jerry and Judy Kent

Major Gifts Edward JonesMary Walker Special Gifts CaleresJohn and Karen DrexlerSteve and Linda FinertyRon and Cheri FrommMadeleine Elkins and Harvey Wallace Keith and Cassandra Sanford

Benefactor Gifts Pierre and Sandrine CourdurouxCheryl and Jeff DarrGene and Kim DiederichBeth and Brock FitzgeraldThomas and Shelley LavenderLaura J. McBrideCarleton and Becky ProthroPeggy and Pat Sly Community Gifts Maureen and Daniel BorkowskiMark and Ramsey BottermanMatuschka and Malcolm BriggsGary and Mary MindelMichelle and John O’Toole

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The Magic Ball : A Royal AffairPresenting SponsorEdward Jones

Special SponsorEmerson

Live Auction SponsorCentene Charitable Foundation

Cocktail Hour SponsorPARIC Corporation

Dinner SponsorMonsanto

After-Party SponsorKrey Distributing

Silver SponsorsBoeingExpress ScriptsGraybar ElectricLHMMiTek IndustriesMoneta GroupNestle Purina PetCare Company Scottrade, Inc.

Technology SponsorWalbrandt Technologies

VIP Table SponsorsAnonymousJohn and Karen DrexlerJesse and Linda HunterQuinn and Megan KileyAisling and David Leonard

Bronze SponsorsAgility OrthopaedicsAmerenAonBKD LLPCass Commercial BankCentric GroupCequel IIIGuarantee Electrical Co. Husch Blackwell LLPKellyMitchell GroupLaclede Gas CompanyMueller Prost CPAs + Business AdvisorsPediatric Dental Specialists – Drs. Appelbaum, Dill, Varble & WongROSCH Company, LLCRothman FurnitureSSM HealthThompson Coburn LLPUMB

Individual Table SponsorsAnonymousJill and Dan ArbetArrow Finance Co. Jennie and Greg BillhartzJeff and Cheryl DarrBeth and Brock FitzgeraldThe Frisella FamilyBill and Rachel HentschellStephanie and Matthew HoslerTyler and Lindsey KrummenacherKurt and Michelle KuhnDr. and Mrs. Brian MeekAllison and Tim SchillingAlicia and Vijay ShroffMelissa and Chris Swank

Small Business SponsorsAgape ConstructionAT&TChange, Inc. | A Counseling CompanyClayton Financial Group DeLuca Plumbing, LLCElite Orthopedics LLC

Frederic Roofing Co. GeotechnologyPLNK | STLP.M. Leach Painting Company Inc. Pro Pool Management & ServiceRiggs Construction ServicesSTL Cinemas STL Real Estate

The Magic Ball: A Royal Affair Individual DonorsBill and LeAnn AdamsBob and Carrie AhernNorm and Karoline AlfaroJill and Dan ArbetScott and Vimal ArnoldBob and Kimberly BayerDan and Irina BeckerKurt and Kathy BerryJim and Kelly BickJennie and Greg BillhartzKristin and Ben BrownJoyce and Chauncy BuchheitGary and Loraine BudkeEmily Burch and Chris ZimmermanSharon and Ron BurkhardtLaura and Steven BuschTom and Jacqueline ByrneTom and Lisa CarnahanAshley and Matt CarrKaren and Jim CastellanoRick and Rachel CliftonAmber and Dan CooperSally and Tim CorbettRandy CostasPat and Paula CoughlinSandrine and Pierre CourdurouxElizabeth and John CowieMary Beth and Jerry DanielsCheryl and Jeff DarrDrew and Amber DennisonMaggie and Jason DesaiAndrew and Maggie DeslogeKen and Celeste Dothage

Karen and John DrexlerJake and Toni EdingerMatt and Carrie EmbletonDon and Marie FergusonChris and Amy FikesBeth and Brock FitzgeraldBrad FitzgeraldChristine FitzpatrickJoe and Erica FridlinRyan and Allison FrillmanElise and Anthony FrisellaDemetrius and Donielle GroomsBryan and Lynn HargissElizabeth and Seth HawkinsKim and James HeffnerWendy and David HenryTim and Jen HertelAmy and Steven HiltonJill and Chris HollanderVirginia and John HowellLinda and Jesse HunterDr. Maria Hurley and Dr. John FraterAmy and Paul InmanGlenn and Barbara JacobsenJason and Yen JanCarrie and Jeff JohnsonEverett JohnsonMike and Kelly JohnsonSusan and Scott JonesKaren and Rob JosefLaurie KatzMegan and Quinn KileyBethany and Lucas KleinAl and Sandy KollerKeith and Jill KrummenacherNick and Sara LaMartinaBob and Darraugh LambertBob and Dianne LaminaSue LanterStephanie and Alex LeeJerry and Anne LeechAisling and David LeonardSharon LeveShawn and Randall LevesqueKymberly and Mark LoCignoSean and Laurie Lock

Bryan LuebbertChris and Kara LydonJohn and Christy LynchHeather Malec and Dominic OldhamAlice and Jon MarsJohn and Angie MatherChris and Carolyn McKeeJoe and Brenda McKeeBrooke and Brian MeekCourtney and Carson MengesMelissa and Rob MerlinNate and Tracy MooreChris and Christie MoritzClint and Katie MossTim NeyDr. Allison Ogden and Dr. Terrance MyckatynSteve and Crystal O’LoughlinHeather and Jay PadratzikBeth Pagett and Jimmy KnysakAndy and JoAnn ParrottTed and Kathy PeckronRachel and Shannon PetersJayson and April PollardEriko and Anthony PopeBeverly and Todd PropstTodd and Janet PurdyStephanie and Anthony RandallKelly and Adam RichertJuliana and Mark RingwaldScott and Kelly RozierCassandra and Keith SanfordBrian and Ronette SchallerBrooke and Matt SchaubChristina and Jason SchlautmanWade and Whitney SchmidtDeAnn and Shawn SchukarKatie and Jeff SchwanekeDeb and Ed SchwarzCatherine Seltzer and David LimbrickTony SgroiChris and Traci ShatzerLynn and Trace Shaughnessy

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Stacey and Mike ShearerAlicia and Vijay ShroffPeggy and Pat SlyJohn and Rebecca SoebbingShelly and Mike StengelEvie and Rick StockellBill and Sherryl StovallMelissa and Chris SwankDan and Andrea TarlasLynn and Gene ToombsDavid and Jennifer VisintineChris and Elizabeth VolzAnn and Gary WalshauserMark and Lynn WeikelTom and Peggy WhiteTom and Chris WilliamsMatt and Beth WillisLauren and John WrightJane and Tom WulfAmy and Luke Zebala

A Grand Adventure Under the SeaGrander SponsorsKaren and Jim CastellanoRubinBrown LLPScottrade, Inc.Peggy and Pat SlyUMB Bank

Grand SponsorsMary Jo and Bob Blankemeyer Patti and Chris BlumeyerJanice and Michael EffingerBeth and Brock FitzgeraldCheri and Ron FrommBettie GershmanVicki and Doug HillMargy and Gary ReimNancy and Joe SellingerEvie and Rick StockellJudy and Gene ToombsGary and Ann Walshauser

Baby Grand SponsorsJerry and Mary Beth DanielsBonnie and L.B. EckelkampPeggy and Frank GundlachCathy and Jack InkleyBob and Mary Beth KalinichNancy and Ken Kranzberg

Special ThanksGreeson Printing Co.Weinhardt Party Rentals

A Grand Adventure Under the Sea Individual DonorsCookie and Arne ArnesonMaris BergMark and Maurie CofmanRon and Jan DaughertyAnnette and John FudembergSusie and Jeff HochmanVickie and Steve HuckstepMariann and Scott JankowskiDrew and Joni KarandjeffSharon Kramer and Parvin TramelBen and Marilyn McDougallKaty MullinsJim and Judy O’DonnellArnie and Harriet SallaberryCrystal and Nelson SpencerJohn and Carol SpencerCraig and Rosalie SpennerLiz and Paul St. CinLiz Teasdale

Lifetime Donors(Cumulative gifts of $500,000 and above)

Ameren Corporation Charitable TrustThe Boeing CompanyMr. and Mrs. William W. CanfieldCepia, LLCCrawford Taylor FoundationEdward JonesEmersonEnterprise Holdings FoundationFreeman Foundation

Harry Edison FoundationInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesThe Kresge FoundationMr. and Mrs. Jerald L. KentMary Ann Lee*J.E. and L.E. Mabee FoundationMonsanto FundThe Schnuck FamilyTargetJack C. Taylor*Myrtle and Earl Walker*

In-Kind ContributorsAmerenAmerican GirlAndy’s Frozen CustardAnheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.AnonymousBilly G’sBobcat of St. LouisBlown Away Blow Dry BarBolin Services IncorporatedBouncy House STLBreckenridge Material Co.BudrovichChef Josh Charles of ElementChipotleClaire FlowersEvan ColeCrown Valley WineryThe Daily Bread Bakery & CafeDobbs Tire and Auto CentersDomaine Wine StorageEast Madison CookiesEckert Orchards, Inc.Eliot Chapel Nursery School Endangered Wolf CenterFABICK CATFarm Bureaus of Missouri and IllinoisFarmer GirlFIRST Robotics St. Louis RegionBrad FitzgeraldFox SportsFox Sports MidwestFresh Thyme Farmer’s Market

Gateway GreeningGateway Industrial Power, Inc.Great Harvest Bread Co. of KirkwoodGreat Rivers GreenwayGreater St. Louis Dental SocietyDr. Judith Gurley, Plastic Surgery & SpaHilton St. Louis at the Ballpark and 360Linda and Jesse HunterHusch Blackwell, LLPHyatt I9 SportsInternational Tap HouseJhonny PeraltaK. Hall DesignsKendra Scott – Plaza FrontenacKirkwood Station Brewing Co. Kirkwood YMCAKraftigKrey DistributingLaurie SoletLion Forge LabsLululemon Plaza FrontenacLunar LevitationAshley LuskSimon Lusky of Revel KitchenMajor BrandsJohn D. McGurk’s Mitchell Gold + Bob WilliamsMissouri Botanical GardenMissouri Department of ConservationNaked VineNobbe and Co.NutriformanceO.K. Hatchery Feed & Garden StorePALM HealthParties by PrillaPinot’s Palette – ChesterfieldSusan PlanckPLNK STLPrairie Farms DairyPRP Wine InternationalPure Hot Yoga

QdobaTim Reinhold Enterprises, LLCThe Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Rob Merlin of Smart Flyer St. LouisRothman FurnitureRusso’s CateringSchlafly Beer, The Saint Louis BrewerySchool of Rock—Ballwin and KirkwoodScottrade, Inc.Sierra ClubAndrew SmolikSmoothie KingSophia M. Sachs Butterfly HouseSouthwest AirlinesSprout and AboutSt. Anthony’s Medical Center St. Louis AmbushSt. Louis BluesSt. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis District Dairy CouncilSt. Louis Herpetelogical SocietySt. Louis ZooStrider BikesSunset FordThe Ta FamilyTippi Toes Dance StudioTotal Wine & MoreThe Little GymThe Triplet FamilyUrban Chestnut Brewing Co.VakkarWalt Disney WorldWatch What Happens Live! with Andy CohenWebster Groves Farmer’s MarketWildlife Command CenterWildlife Rescue CenterWink iBoutiqueWorld Bird Sanctuary

*deceased

The Magic House is grateful to all our donors and regrets any errors or omissions in these lists. Please call our Development Department at 314-288-2516 to update our records.

Community PartnersALM Hopewell CenterAmerican Diabetes AssociationAmerican Heart AssociationAssociation of Children’s MuseumsAssociation of Midwest MuseumsBayless School DistrictBig Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri Boy Scouts of America— Greater St. Louis Area CouncilBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis Burns RecoveredCamp RainbowChildren’s Heart FoundationCity Academy Clark Academy of Irish DanceCornerstone Center for Early LearningCrohn’s & Colitis Foundation: Mid-America ChapterDance Center of KirkwoodDelta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments

Do the Right Thing of Greater St. LouisDream Factory of St. LouisEaster Seals MidwestFamily Resource CenterFerguson-Florissant School District Foster and Adoptive Care CoalitionFriends of Kids with CancerGateway Hemophilia AssociationGateway Region YMCAGirl Scouts of Eastern MissouriGirls Inc. Hawthorne Leadership School for GirlsHazelwood School District International Institute Jennings School DistrictKirkwood Area Every Child PromiseKirkwood Business DistrictKirkwood Des Peres Chamber of CommerceKirkwood Fire DepartmentKirkwood School District

LifeBridge PartnershipMiriam School and Learning CenterMission: St. LouisMoog Center for Deaf Education National Children’s Cancer SocietyNine Network of Public MediaNormandy School CollaborativeOne HeartRanken Jordan Pediatric Bridge HospitalReady ReadersRitenour School DistrictRiverview Gardens School DistrictShriner’s Hospitals for Children – St. LouisSPROG, Inc.SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s HospitalSt. Louis Area FoodbankSt. Louis BluesSt. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis Children’s Hospital

St. Louis County LibrarySt. Louis County Partnership for a Healthy CommunitySt. Louis Convention & Visitors CommissionSt. Louis Football ClubSt. Louis Homeschool NetworkSt. Louis Lady CyclonesSt. Louis Mosaic ProjectSt. Louis Police Wives AssociationSt. Louis Public LibrarySt. Louis Public SchoolsSt. Louis Regional ChamberSunnyhill, Inc.University City Children’s CenterUniversity of Missouri – St. LouisWalker Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Speech and Language Disorders Webster UniversityWorld Chess Hall of FameYWCA St. Louis Head Start

Crayon Mural ParticipantsAscension Catholic SchoolBig Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. LouisChaminade College Preparatory SchoolChrist Light of the Nations Catholic SchoolChrist the King Catholic SchoolChurchill Center & SchoolCity AcademyDaisy Troop 923Fern Ridge High SchoolFoster and Adoptive Care CoalitionGamma Phi Beta at Saint Louis UniversityGirls Inc.Hazelwood West Middle SchoolHenry Elementary SchoolHerzog Elementary SchoolHoly Cross AcademyHoly Rosary SchoolHoly Spirit Catholic SchoolImmaculate Conception SchoolKirkwood High School Larimore Elementary SchoolMoog Center for Deaf EducationNerinx Hall Our Lady of Guadalupe School Parkway South High School Parkway South Middle SchoolQueen of All Saints Catholic SchoolQueen of the Holy Rosary AcademyRitenour Middle SchoolRose FoundationSacred Heart Catholic SchoolSaint Louis Priory SchoolSt. Agnes SchoolSt. Alphonsus SchoolSt. Ann Catholic SchoolSt. Anthony School

St. Ferdinand Catholic SchoolSt. Francis of Assisi SchoolSt. Joan of Arc Catholic SchoolSt. Joseph SchoolSt. Joseph’s AcademySt. Louis Priory SchoolSt. Mark Catholic SchoolSt. Mary’s Preschool SouthSt. Patrick SchoolSt. Raphael the Archangel SchoolSt. Roch SchoolSt. Simon the Apostle Catholic SchoolSt. Theodore SchoolTimberland High School Villa DuchesneVisitation AcademyWalker Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Speech and Language Disorders

Matching Gift CompaniesAllianzAT&T FoundationBoeing Matching Gift ProgramCaleresCovidienElsevierEmersonEnergizerIBMMastercardMondelez International FoundationMonsantoPfizer FoundationPiper Jaffray Matching Gift ProgramReinsurance Group of AmericaRockwell Automation Charitable CorporationScottrade, Inc.Thomson ReutersU.S. Bancorp FoundationVerizon

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Museum StaffElizabeth FitzgeraldPresident

Mitch BarrettEducation Specialist

Paula BurdgeDirector of Visitor Service

David BuschExhibit Fabricator

Dale CraigExhibit Maintenance

Cheryl DarrChief Financial Officer

Mary Ebers Education Program Manager –Field Trips

Hedy EhrlichGrants Officer

Danielle FinleyArt Studio and Make-it Workshop Assistant Manager

Emily FrierdichArt Studio and Make-it Workshop Manager

Laura GilsterCommunications Coordinator

Mason GlennDirector of Facilities

Josh HallFloor Manager

Elizabeth HartmanDirector of Human Resources

Beth HasekDirector of Design and Exhibit Development

Sarah HenthornTraveling Exhibit Coordinator and Graphic Designer

Carrie HutchcraftDirector of Marketing and Development

Rachel JenkinsTraveling Exhibit Gallery Coordinator

Hannah KohringMembership and Development Coordinator

Carla KrakoviakDirector of Museum Education

Kayla KromerMembership Manager and Volunteer Coordinator

Emily LansfordMarketing and Special Events Coordinator

Marcia LevyArt Studio and Make-it Workshop Coordinator

Marissa LoranceMarketing and Development Manager

Jeff MaloyGroundskeeper

Sara ModraySenior Manager of Visitor Service

Deneé MorrisWonder Works Manager

Emily NortonOutreach Coordinator

Maria OrrVisitor Communications Coordinator

Vicki PeckronAssistant Director of Development

Eric PierreCafe Manager

Emma SandheinrichFloor Manager

Becca SchaeferExecutive Assistant and Children’s Village Coordinator

Anne SpinnerBusiness Manager

Melissa SwankCommunity Health and Program Evaluation Manager

Julie TubbsDirector of Community Education

Seth VandaveerExhibit and Facility Manager

Cooper WilliamsFloor Manager

Mission StatementThe Magic House, St. Louis Children’s Museum will engage all children with hands-on learning experiences that spark imagination, pique curiosity, enhance creativity and develop problem-solving skills within a place of beauty, wonder, joy and magic.

2016 Annual Report

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