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2013 annual report
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It’s what Fight For Children
works for each day: making sure
each child is healthy and ready
not just to learn, but to thrive.
a simple hope for every child.
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THRIVE.Children thrive when families, teachers, and
communities work together and stay focused on their
success. At the core of everything we do at Fight For
Children is a belief that all children have the ability to
achieve at high levels and to thrive.
We launched Joe’s Champs in 2013 to honor our late
founder Joseph E. Robert, Jr. This innovative program
gives educators, school leaders, and ultimately
parents, the tools they need to ensure that all children
in DC’s high-need neighborhoods receive an excellent
early childhood education and enter kindergarten
ready to learn. On the following pages, we tell the
story of Fight For Children through the voices of three
people directly impacted by Joe’s Champs: a teacher,
a school leader, and a parent.
We hope their stories touch you as deeply
as they do us.
Raul Fernandez Michela English Chairman President & CEO
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insideBringing it all Together to Help Children Thrive
Joe’s Champs is at work
at Friendship Southeast,
bringing teachers,
school leaders, and
families together to
work toward a common
goal: getting their
children ready to learn
and to become lifelong
learners.
Helping School Leaders Build a Strong Foundation for Success
At E.W. Stokes and six
other schools, school
leaders have committed
to following a rigorous
three-year curriculum to
effectively integrate early
childhood education into
the fabric of their schools.
Giving Teachers New Tools to Support DC’s Youngest Learners
Cheetahs and sloths
(and teachers!) are
helping children at
DC Bilingual read, write,
and grow smarter by
getting to know the
world outside
the classroom.
page 4 page 6 page 8
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63%16%
11%
3% 3% 2%2%
8%
38%
11%
23%
20%23%
38%
25%
15%
Fight Night
BequestFoundation and Government Donations
Investment Income
Donated Facilities and Services
Earned Revenue
Other
revenues100% = $7,888,126
expenses100% = $6,109,538
functional expenses100% = $6,109,538
Program services
Grants to other organizations
Fight Night
Support and administration
StaffingEvent Expenses
Program Expenses (non-staff)
GrantsOther Expenses
2013 was a strong year for Fight For
Children. Because of the success of
Fight Night, we exceeded planned
revenue by well over $1,000,000.
We used the bulk of those
additional resources to expand our
partnerships with other non-profit
organizations, including ones in
Baltimore. We ended the year with
a surplus of $158,359, slightly less
than 2012. We are proud that we
again received a clean audit in
2013, a copy of which is available
by calling 202-772-0417.
financialsINCOME
2013 (Audited) 2012 (Audited)
Fight Night$3,933,243 $2,113,761
School Night$0 $463,146
Bequest1$1,031,477 $4,815,070
Foundation and government donations $688,196 $346,049
Investment income2$213,982 $0
Donated facilities3$152,273 $86,072
Donated services$19,503 $0
Earned revenue4$120,000 $0
Other5$109,223 $64,028
Total$6,267,897 $7,888,126
Expenses
Programs$1,395,237 $600,998
Grants to other organizations $2,300,196 $764,500
Events
Fight Night$1,515,706 $1,168,761
School Night$0 $363,162
Support and administration
Fundraising and management staff costs $398,887 $517,084
Rent$231,760 $164,060
Other expenses$267,752 $300,718
Total$6,109,538 $3,879,283
Change in net assets$158,359 $4,008,843
Net assets at beginning of year $6,376,254 $2,367,411
Net assets at end of year1,6 $6,534,613 $6,376,254
1 On March 8, 2012, the
organization received notice
that Mr. Robert made a gift of
$5,000,000 to support Fight For
Children over a five year period.
The total value of the pledge was
discounted to its net present
value and recorded as temporarily
restricted revenue during 2012.
$1,000,000 was released from
restriction in 2013 and is recorded
as revenue. An additional $31,477
was recorded as revenue in 2013
to adjust the discount amount
recorded in 2012. As of December
31, $2,846,547 of this amount
remained receivable.
2 In 2013, Fight For Children
opened an investment account
at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Investment income includes
interest, dividends, unrealized and
realized gains.
3 At the recommendation of our
auditors, we adjusted how the
fair market value of our donated
office space is calculated. There
was no change in the amount or
location of our office space.
4 Includes minor fees paid by
schools to participate in the Joe’s
Champs program.
5 Includes miscellaneous
contributions.
6 Unrestricted net assets at end of
year were $2,680,205
As noted above Fight Night revenue significantly
exceeded plan. As a result, it represented 63% of
total income, versus approximately 50% in a typical
year. The percentage of foundation and government
donations increased from 4% in 2012 to 11% in
2013 due to the receipt of gifts for the Joe’s Champs
program. Investment income, a new source of revenue
in 2013, represented just over 3% of total revenue.
We allocate staff cost to major activities, including our
events, as reflected in our financial statements. Major
operating expenses (including insurance, utilities,
etc.) remained level, and our overall fundraising and
administration costs declined year over year both in
terms of dollars expended and as a percentage of the
total amount due to the timing of filling vacant staff
positions.
This chart summarizes major functional expenses by
type, not by programs. As reflected in the chart, grants
to other organizations increased as a percentage
of total expenses because Fight For Children made
dramatically more grants in 2013 due to the
success of Fight Night.
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Being Transparent and Accountable
Fight For Children is
committed to careful
stewardship of its
resources. We are
also grateful to the
generous organizations
and individuals who
make our work possible.
We are proud to
recognize them.
Building Strong Partnerships
Fight For Children is
collaborating with and
providing resources to a
dozen high-performing
organizations to directly
impact the lives of
thousands of preschool
and K-12 students.
page 11 page 13
Promoting Quality in K–12 Schools
To give more children
the education they
deserve, Fight For
Children continues
to invest in DC schools
that have strong
leadership and a clear
vision for the future.
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DC Bilingual
thrives
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Our kids love cheetahs—they are obsessed with cheetahs! We decided they were going to become cheetah experts.
We integrated cheetahs across all subject areas—science, math, and literacy.
We read books, we watched videos, we sang songs. In the end, my pre-K
students were able to write their own books and present them to
the kindergartners. We have learned to listen to the children and
to teach them what they need to learn by tapping into their
interests and the knowledge they already have.
—Jessica Alvarez-Harris, pre-K teacher at DC Bilingual
The cheetah was running too fast. BAM! He crashed and got hurt.
The sloth made him feel better.
They became friends!— Jay Z, rising kindergartner
at DC Bilingual
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Through Joe’s Champs, early childhood teachers
at seven DC schools are participating in professional learning
communities that bring school leaders and teachers together
to focus on a specific “topic of inquiry” chosen by the school
community. At DC Bilingual Public Charter School, the
teachers selected language development and are learning the
Project GLAD model of professional development, focusing
on strategies to promote English language acquisition,
academic achievement, and cross-cultural skills.
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School leaders participating in Joe’s Champs make a three-year commitment to the program. Over those three years, they
receive comprehensive instruction on child development,
including brain function, language development, and
learning through play; teaching and learning, including supporting higher order thinking,
analysis of assessment data, and developing appropriate classroom environments; and
instructional leadership, including planning preschool to kindergarten transition, actively
engaging parents, and setting goals for early childhood education programs.
A lot of organizations come into our school for a year or usually less. That really isn’t long enough
to give you a deep appreciation for what you are learning and to see the positive changes
that are possible. With Joe’s Champs, we have the time to go deep on issues that are
important to the early childhood team and the leadership here at E.W. Stokes. That long-
term view and the consistency that comes along with it are helping to bring our work to
new levels, and I think the improvements will really hold. I’m glad that Fight For Children
is going to be around here for a while.
—Jonah Davenport, Pre-K Coordinator at Elsie Whitlow Stokes
Community Freedom Public Charter School
The framework for success was here, as was the philosophy that very young children learn best through play. I’m supporting Jonah by sharing my experience of
what works on the ground and what doesn’t as he
implements what he is learning through Joe’s Champs
here at E.W. Stokes. —Holly Blum, Joe’s Champs mentor
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E.W. Stokes
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Fight For Children is unique among organizations supporting early childhood
education. Joe’s Champs is the only program of its
kind that combines leadership development, new
teacher recruitment, and comprehensive professional
development for veteran teachers. Joe’s Champs
promotes school cultures that reduce teacher turnover, value the contribution of early
childhood education teachers, and close the achievement gap before third grade.
The teachers at Friendship Southeast Elementary Academy Public Charter School chose to focus on brain development as their Joe’s Champs “topic of inquiry.” School
leaders are supporting these teachers as they learn the latest research on how
the brain grows. They are also bringing what they are learning through the Joe’s
Champs leadership curriculum back to their school community. These combined
efforts are helping to strengthen Friendship’s
pre-school programs, with an emphasis on
aligned goals, shared planning, and consistent
communication between school staff and families.
Among the benefits of Friendship Southeast’s
participation in Joe’s Champs is building positive
parent-teacher relationships that support student
success.
My three kids at Friendship Southeast are all different people. The teachers here get that, and they try different things until they find what works
for each child. I know in my heart that my kids are learning and that makes
me proud to be a parent here. —Erika Petty, parent at Friendship Southeast
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thrivesFriendship Southeast
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Promoting Quality in
K–12 Schools
Columbia Heights Education CampusThe largest secondary school in Ward 1, Columbia
Heights Education Campus, or CHEC as it is widely
known, serves over 1,200 students in grades 6 to 12.
CHEC is committed to creating learning experiences
that focus on rigor, relevance, and social justice. CHEC
works diligently to have a unified approach to teaching
and learning so that each grade builds on the next
one. Every teacher, administrator, and staff member
stands ready to work with each and every student so
that all students can experience academic success and
excitement in learning. The school is using its Quality
Schools Initiative award money to expand its dual
language program into its high school grades, making
the school the first dual-language public high school in
DC. Through the implementation of this plan, the school
hopes to increase reading and math proficiency, reduce
the achievement gap for English Language Learners and
special needs students, increase its four-year graduation
rate, and improve the attainment of bilingualism for
native and non-native Spanish speakers.
DC Bilingual Public Charter SchoolDC Bilingual Public Charter School is a learning
community where high academic expectations are
held for all students. Located in Ward 1 with 349
students, DC Bilingual cultivates a nurturing, engaging,
multicultural environment where young leaders become
bilingual and bi-literate in Spanish and English. Using
an integrated approach, DC Bilingual aims to graduate
culturally responsive leaders prepared to serve their
local and global communities. The school is using its
Quality Schools Initiative award money to increase
reading and math proficiency by 2015. With the
integration of a leveled text library, artifact library, and
educational technology into its curriculum, along with
increased special education professional development
for its teachers, the school is closing achievement gaps,
as well as improving the academic achievement of its
overall student population.
Through its Quality Schools Initiative, Fight For Children continues to invest in DC
schools that have strong leadership and a clear vision for the future of their students. We believe this support gives schools already in the midst of change
and improvement a catalyst to continue their upward trajectory and give more kids the education they deserve. An independent committee of leaders across DC’s education spectrum selected the winning
schools and finalists based on a thorough evaluation of their applications, strategic plans, and on-campus visits. In 2013, two winning schools received $100,000 over two years to implement their targeted school
improvement strategies designed to further improve academic achievement.
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AppleTree Institute for Education InnovationFight For Children and AppleTree are in the fourth year of a five-year $500,000 partnership to support the development and continued enhancement of AppleTree’s Every Child Ready early childhood education
curriculum. Every Child Ready is now being used by schools serving 800 three and four-year-old DC students this year alone. www.appletreeinstitute.org
CentroNíaFight For Children awarded CentroNía $120,000 to continue its early childhood provider professional development training that it started with Fight For Children in 2012. CentroNía will use
these funds to continue providing quality early childhood education training to five private childcare centers, expand to provide professional development to three additional centers, and develop an early childhood administrator tool-kit that outlines instructional coaching and professional development strategies. This grant should impact 800 children during calendar year 2014. www.centronia.org
Children’s National Health SystemThe IMPACT DC asthma treatment and prevention program at Children’s National Health System will use a
$100,000 grant from Fight For Children to develop an asthma prevention curriculum for caregivers (families and childcare workers) of children two to five-years-old. This new curriculum will help prevent asthma-related
emergency room visits for an estimated 1,500 children in 2014. Children’s National Health System estimates this curriculum could help 5,000 children be healthier and stay out of the emergency room over the course of five years. www.childrensnational.org
DC Special Education CooperativeThe DC Special Education Cooperative is a new Fight For Children grantee in 2013, receiving $113,000 to grow the INCLUDE program. INCLUDE DC provides a credited course, via a partnership with Trinity
University, to general education teachers in DC on appropriate strategies to teach special needs students in an inclusion setting. Fight For Children’s grant will allow the DC Special Education Cooperative to develop additional quality content and provide scholarships to 30 DC teachers to take the course in 2014. www.specialedcoop.org/coop
The Family PlaceFight For Children awarded $50,000 to The Family Place to support its family literacy and engagement program, a comprehensive adult and young child education program coupled with family
case management. Fight For Children’s support will enable The Family Place to provide services to 800 families with young children in DC and ensure parents and other caregivers are supporting DC’s youngest residents in their development and preparation for kindergarten. www.thefamilyplacedc.org
Building Strong
PartnershipsIn addition to Joe’s Champs and the
Quality Schools Initiative, Fight For Children uses
proceeds from Fight Night, its signature fundraiser, to invest in other
local non-profit organizations to advance the objectives of its programmatic initiatives.
Since 1990, Fight For Children has supported over 160 local organizations that work directly with children
and families. Fight For Children is currently partnering with the following organizations:
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Georgetown University, Center for Child and Human Development
The Center for Child and Human Development at Georgetown University will
develop and implement an early childhood mental health consultation model for school-based early childhood education programs. This two year, $200,000 program will embed a pediatric mental health consultant in classrooms to train teachers on group behavior interventions for three and four-year-olds and conduct one-on-one counseling with individual students, as needed. With DC’s high instance of early childhood trauma in our low-income communities, this program has the potential to dramatically change the course of 5,000 students’ lives over the course of five years. www.gucchd.georgetown.edu
Live It Learn ItFight For Children awarded Live It Learn It $100,000 to support the execution of its interactive field trip curriculum for 4th and 5th grade science and social studies classrooms at DCPS elementary schools in Ward 7. The Live
It Learn It curriculum and teacher development will help classrooms at the participating schools to expand their students’ exposure to hands-on education experiences and instill in them a love of learning. 400 students will benefit from our grant support of Live It Learn It. www.liveitlearnit.org
Mary’s CenterMary’s Center will implement a comprehensive professional development program for its home visitors using a $100,000 award from Fight For Children. Mary’s Center will train all of its home visitors, and two will receive comprehensive
instruction to become “core” trainers. As DC does not currently have core trainers within District lines, after they are trained as core trainers, they will provide training to all new DC home visitors. DC home visiting programs will no longer need to spend scarce resources to send their new staff to required training out-of-state. Over time, this program will impact more than 800 DC families that receive home visiting services each year. www.maryscenter.org
My School DCDC recently launched an innovative common school application system for all its DC Public Schools and the majority of DC Public Charter schools. Fight
For Children is supporting My School DC with $200,000 over two years to streamline the city-wide school application and lottery process. A portion of these funds will also contribute to the analysis and discussion of how information obtained by DC through the common application system can inform future, local education policy discussions. This project will impact all DC public school students and their families.www.myschooldc.org
Reach, IncorporatedReach, Incorporated is a one-of-a-kind afterschool tutoring program in DC that hires teens to tutor elementary students in reading. 83% of DC public school
students do not read at grade level when they enter 9th grade. Research and data show these problems develop early in a child’s education, and proficiency in reading by 3rd grade is critically important to success in later years. Reach will use a $92,000 grant from Fight For Children, the largest in Reach’s history, to scale its programs to help 400 high school and elementary school students in high-risk communities increase their reading and leadership skills. www.reachincorporated.org
And More...Each year since the founding of Fight Night in 1990, a portion of the proceeds from the event have gone to support the Alexandria Boxing Club, a structured afterschool program for children focusing on character development, self-respect, and physical health. Fight For Children is proud to continue supporting this worthy organization that is making a positive impact on children’s academic achievement, while encouraging physical activity and discipline.
For the first time in 2013, Fight For Children made several significant investments in Baltimore as part of the collaboration between Fight For Children and Under Armour. The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation will use proceeds from Fight Night 2013 to build a multi-purpose turf field at Latrobe Park in the city’s Locust Point neighborhood. In addition, the fitness centers at two Baltimore public schools, Western High School and Baltimore Design School, will be renovated. The Baltimore Parks and People Foundation will use the funding from the 2013 event to expand their middle school athletic programming, which serves thousands of low-income children who would otherwise lack access to formal sports programs.
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63%
16%
11%
3% 3% 2%2%
8%
38%
11%
23%
20%23%
38%
25%
15%
Fight NightBequestFoundation and government donationsInvestment incomeDonated facilities and servicesEarned revenueOther
revenues100% = $6,267,897
expenses100% = $6,109,538
functional expenses100% = $6,109,538
Program servicesGrants to other organizationsFight NightSupport and administration
StaffingEvent expensesProgram expenses (non-staff)Grants to other organizationsOther Expenses
2013 was a strong year for Fight For
Children. Because of the success of
Fight Night, we exceeded planned
revenue by well over $1,000,000.
We used the bulk of those
additional resources to expand our
partnerships with other non-profit
organizations, including ones in
Baltimore. We ended the year with
a surplus of $158,359, slightly less
than 2012. We are proud that we
again received a clean audit in
2013, a copy of which is available
by calling 202-772-0417.
financials INCoME 2013 (Audited) 2012 (Audited)Fight Night $3,933,243 $2,113,761School Night $0 $463,146Bequest1 $1,031,477 $4,815,070Foundation and government donations $688,196 $346,049Investment income2 $213,982 $0Donated facilities3 $152,273 $86,072Donated services $19,503 $0Earned revenue4 $120,000 $0Other5 $109,223 $64,028Total $6,267,897 $7,888,126ExpEnsEsPrograms $1,395,237 $600,998Grants to other organizations $2,300,196 $764,500EventsFight Night $1,515,706 $1,168,761School Night $0 $363,162support and administrationFundraising and management staff costs $398,887 $517,084Rent $231,760 $164,060Other expenses $267,752 $300,718Total $6,109,538 $3,879,283Change in net assets $158,359 $4,008,843net assets at beginning of year $6,376,254 $2,367,411net assets at end of year1,6 $6,534,613 $6,376,254
1 On March 8, 2012, the organization received notice that Joe Robert made a gift of $5,000,000 to support Fight For Children over a five year period. The total value of the pledge was discounted to its net present value and recorded as temporarily restricted revenue during 2012. $1,000,000 was released from restriction in 2013 and is recorded as revenue. An additional $31,477 was recorded as revenue in 2013 to adjust the discount amount recorded in 2012. As of December 31, $2,846,547 of this amount remained receivable.
2 In 2013, Fight For Children opened an investment account at JpMorgan Chase & Co. Investment income includes interest, dividends, unrealized and realized gains.
3 At the recommendation of our auditors, we adjusted how the fair market value of our donated office space is calculated. There was no change in the amount or location of our office space.
4 Includes minor fees paid by schools to participate in the Joe’s Champs program.
5 Includes miscellaneous contributions.
6 Unrestricted net assets at end of year were $2,680,205
As noted above, Fight night revenue significantly exceeded plan. As a result, it represented 63% of total income, versus approximately 50% in a typical year. The percentage of foundation and government donations increased from 4% in 2012 to 11% in 2013 due to the receipt of gifts for the Joe’s Champs program. Investment income, a new source of revenue in 2013, represented just over 3% of total revenue.
We allocate staff cost to major activities, including our events, as reflected in our financial statements. Major operating expenses (including insurance, utilities, etc.) remained level, and our overall fundraising and administration costs declined year-over-year both in terms of dollars expended and as a percentage of the total amount, due to the timing of filling vacant staff positions.
This chart summarizes major functional expenses by type, not by programs. As reflected in the chart, grants to other organizations increased as a percentage of total expenses because Fight For Children made dramatically more grants in 2013 due to the success of Fight night.
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Thank You for
Helping Kids Thrive
$1,000,000 and UpEmbassy of the United Arab
Emirates
$500,000–$999,999Under Armour
$100,000–$249,999DC Office of the State
Superintendent of Education
Dick’s Sporting Goods Store
Freddie Mac Foundation
J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation
J.S. Plank & D.M. Dicarlo Family
Fredrick Schaufeld / Swan Investors / NEW Charitable Foundation
Vornado / Charles E. Smith
$50,000–$99,999Chieh & Orina Chang
FedEx Government Affairs
Raul Fernandez / Fernandez Foundation, Inc.
Rick Kay
Kimsey Foundation
Roger Mody / Mody Foundation
National Football League
Needle Craft
Ramatex
Regina Miracle International
Bradford Shusman / Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Singlun
Sintex
Washington Wholesale— The Charmer Sunbelt Group
$25,000–$49,999Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.
Rueben Bajaj / Digital Management, Inc. / Bajaj Family Foundation / White Star Investment
Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation
Bill Cameron
The Carnival Foundation
Children’s Hospital Foundation
CityBridge Foundation
Classic Fashion Apparel
Evervan Group
FedResults
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Fort Lincoln Newtown Corporation
Michael P. Galvin
Donald E. Graham
The Hainer Foundation
Hamilton Insurance
JB Creative
Kuohwa Garment & Enamel Industry Co.
Ted Leonsis
Little King Ind. Co.
Eugene & Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
Mario Morino
Duncan L. Niederaurer / New York Stock Exchange
Kevin Plank
Mitchell Rales
SAP
Michael Saylor / MicroStrategy
Devin Schain / Clear One Advantage / Capital-E
David & Kristin Steinberg Foundation
Wintan, Inc.
ZUFFA, LLC
$10,000–$24,999Accountable Health, Inc.
Byron K. Adams Jr.
Avery Dennison
Baker & Hostetler
Bank of America
BB&T
BET Networks
BGE
Bodynits
Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
BuildingHope
Cantor Fitzgerald
CDW / CISCO / Lenovo
COFACO
Neil Cohen / District Photo Inc.
Jack Davies
Donatelli Development
Richard A. Friedlander
Donatelli & Klein, Inc.
Duff & Phelps, LLC
Eagle Bank
Educational Testing Service
Mark David Ein Foundation
Empire Event Promotions
ENTERGY
EverFi
Eyeking, LLC
Ken Falke
First Washington Realty Inc.
Grupo Beta
Guidance Counsel
Guilford/Lear
Handsome Textile
Robert G. Hisaoka
Ideal Fastener Corp.
Intelligrated, Inc.
Intralot/DC09
Ray Jacobsen
Raymond James
JK Moving & Storage
Jones Group International
Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation, Inc.
Kearney & Company
Annette M. & Theodore N. Lerner Foundation
Lockton Companies
Major League Baseball
Matsui International Co.
Maury, Donnelly & Parr Insurance
The Meltzer Group
Dean F. Morehouse
The Nader Family Foundation
National Basketball Association
NCTA
New Holland Apparel
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Nayan Patel
Pettenati
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
Presidio Networked Solutions
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Pride Performance Fabrics
PRM Consulting, Inc.
Promax
Franklin D. Raines
W. Russell Ramsey
John R. Reynolds
Carl J. Rickertsen
Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation
RLJ Development, LLC
Rushmark Properties
Louis E. Sapperstein
Silver Printing
Howard J. Rosen
Doug Smith
Spartan Surfaces, Inc.
SunTrust Bank
Swisstex Direct / Gazzatex, Inc.
Tolson Family Foundation
Total Wine & More
United Creation
University of Maryland / Smith School of Business / Terrapin Club
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Urban Pace
Verizon
Victory Footwear Co.
Christopher T. Voss
Wen-Parker Logistics
WPX Energy
Yue Yuen Industrial Co.
$5,000–$9,9991901 Group LLC
The Charlesmead Foundation
Conveyor Handling Company
Crystal City Business Improvement
Dougtree Co.
Fensterheim & Bean, P.C.
William S. Janes
Korn Ferry International
Maserati
Morgan Stanley
Ourisman Ford Lincoln
Precision Computer Works, Inc.
Premium Distributors
Hunter Rankin
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Harvey Sanders
Peter Schwartz
Edwin A. Sheridan
Studley, Inc.
$1,000–$4,999Abdo Development /Jim Abdo
Ace Fire Extinguisher Service
Advisory Real Estate Services
American & Efird
Awe Talisman
Richard Banjo
Larry Bank
BK Broker Corp.
Blake Real Estate, Inc.
J. Tyler Blue
Boone & Sons, Inc.
Jamie Bragg
Lisa Burley
Conrad Cafritz
Carter Realty Group
James P. Cassidy
Cavalier Maintenance
H. Alfred Cissel, Jr.
Clune Construction Company
Ryan Clutter
Scott M. Cohen
Community Counseling & Mentoring Services
Craig Realty Group
Patrick and Anna M. Cudahy Fund
Brian Cummings
Joe Cusack
Kevin P. Desanto
Mike Desimone
Bradley Dickerson
Anthony R. Dolan
Robert C. Dyer
E. Textint Corp.
Eastdil Realty Co., LLP
Elutions
Michela A. English
Forensic Risk Alliance
Forest City Washington
Forum Properties
Brendan Fry
The Gilbert Company
Peter B. Gilmore
Sean Glass
Sean C. Gormley
Ryan Gregory
S. Alexander Green
James Hardy
Jeffrey Harvey
Barry Hefner
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.
Greg A. Keil
James Kemp
Sam W. Klein Charitable Foundation
Dawn Kum
Leland Investments, Inc.
Lincoln Property Co. Commercial Inc.
Mark London
Stephen T. Lucas
Rafat Mahmood
James Martin
Sanjeev K. Mathur
Lisa G. McCurdy
Kenny McLendon
C. Thomas McMillen
Lesley McQuillan
John McShane
Mead Properties, Inc.
Merrill Lynch
Midatlantic Realty Partners
The Moore Company
Jeffrey T. Nebel
Nordstrom
Sumitro Pal
John T. Paleologos
Greg Papa
Charles Paret
Patton Boggs
Adam Peake
Gregg Petersmeyer
Richard H. Rapuano
REDPEG Marketing
Joe Reeder
Reingold Link
REPEQUITY, Inc.
Ropes & Gray LLP
Kevin Ross
Saks Fifth Avenue
Scott Salkeld
Simon Properties
Frank J. Small
SML
Henry B. Stafford
Walter Steimel, Jr.
Stratus Security Managment
Mark Struble
Spencer Stuart
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers
Matt Teems
TGF Management Group
Tiffany and Company
Triple D
UBS
Unity Health Care, Inc.
US Intercollegiate Boxing Association
Verizon Wireless, Inc.
Kevin Yam
William Walsh
A special thank you to Under Armour
for Chairing Fight Night 2013!
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Staff and Board As of june 2014
Board of Directors
Raul Fernandez, ChairmanChairman & CEO, ObjectVideo Vice Chairman, Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Jim AbdoPresident & CEO, Abdo Development
Gina F. AdamsCorporate Vice President for Government Affairs, FedEx Corporation
Neil CohenPresident & CEO, District Photo Inc.
Michela EnglishPresident & CEO, Fight For Children
G. David FensterheimPrincipal, Fensterheim & Bean, P.C.
Adrian FentySenior Business Development Manager,Perkins Coie, LLP
Charles KuhnPresident, JK Moving Services
Anthony A. LewisRegion Vice President, Verizon
Dr. Kurt NewmanPresident & CEOChildren’s National Health System
Joseph E. Robert, IIISergeant, United States Marine Corps
Fredrick D. Schaufeld Vice Chairman, NEWAsurion Corp.
Anthony A. WilliamsPresident & Executive Director, Federal City Council
Staff
Michela EnglishPresident & CEO
Anna FaryarProgram Assistant
Ellett GeorgeDevelopment Director
Elizabeth HuberProgram Manager
John “Skip” McKoyDirector, Programmatic Initiatives
Martine SadaranganiProgram Manager
Kim StevensonExecutive Assistant
Jeff TraversDirector, External Relations
Liz WarneckiAdministrative Manager
Judy WrenchAccounting Manager
Fight For Children would like to acknowledge the dedication of two members of the Board of Directors, Michael Kimsey and Reginald Van Lee, who served in 2013 and have since left the Board.
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our Core Beliefs• All children, regardless of income or family
background, can achieve at high levels.
• A great education gives children the tools they
need to be successful adults.
• Children need to be nurtured physically,
emotionally, and mentally to maximize their
potential in school and in life.
• Children get a great education when engaged
families, effective educators, and strong
communities work together and remain focused
on their success.
our Mission
We fight to ensure low-income children in Washington, DC receive a great education and stay healthy so they can learn.
How We Work• We consider evidence and
data to be critical tools in
planning approaches
and evaluating outcomes.
• We learn from and share best
practices whenever possible.
• We utilize multiple methods to
address problems and believe
solutions should be tailored
to meet the needs of the
community we are serving.
• We magnify our impact by
leveraging our relationships
and investments in pragmatic
ways.
• We believe success is
more likely to occur when
philanthropists,
non-profit organizations,
businesses, and the public
sector collaborate.
• We operate in ways that are
transparent, ethically sound,
and respectful of others’
beliefs.
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1726 M Street, NW, Suite 202Washington, DC 20036202.772.0400
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