annual report 2017

CAPE engages students, inspires teachers, and demonstrates impact by

bringing visual and performing arts into classrooms in low income, high

needs schools across Chicago.

our vision

CAPE increases students’ academic success, critical thinking, and creativity

through research-based, arts-driven education.

our mission

CAPE inspires students to be passionate about education by weaving visual and performing arts into their classroom lessons. To bring academic subjects to life through art, we partner teaching artists with Chicago public school teachers to develop original, creative lesson plans. These lessons integrate music, dance, drama, digital art, video, and photography into classrooms; they also expand learning beyond school walls intocommunity sites like art studios, performance halls, and exhibit spaces.

CAPE’s unique approach to enhancing education through the arts better engages students, improves their understanding of content, and boosts their grades. CAPE commissions long-term research to demonstrate how integrating art into education continually improves students’ criticalthinking, self esteem, and confidence.

our work

project spotlight:liberty’s promiseLiberty’s Promise/La Promesa de Libertad was a project driven by students in a CAPE after-school program at Telpochcalli Elementary. Concerned about the political climate and its impact on their families and the larger Little Village community, young students worked with teacher Mary Beth Werner and Teaching Artist Juan-Carlos Perez to explore ideas of inclusion, exclusion, liberty, and identity.

In response, the students created a detailed large-scale collage inspired by the Statue of Liberty. They then asked their families and community members to create their own protest posters to share on social media using #LibertysPromise and #LaPromesaDeLibertad. The campaign soon inspired and empowered students and educators at other schools, and was featured in an exhibition at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum at the University of Illinois at Chicago. This report's cover art shows close-up details of the collage.

8,100The hours our teachers and

teaching artists spent planning, teaching, reflecting, and

presenting together

3,500The students engaged in art-making and learning by CAPE’s teachers and

teaching artists

55Teaching artists who

brought their expertise creative perspectives to

academic learning

our impact

in 2017

77%CAPE teachers who created custom tools to assess their students’ growth, instead of

relying on pre-designed standardized tools

113Teachers inspired by new concepts and strategies that bring flexibility and

creativity to theirclassrooms

57The schools partnering with

CAPE through classroomprograms and professional

development for teachers and staff members

88%CAPE student projects

presented to schools and neighborhoods, fostering

community engagement and improved understanding of

arts integration

4,000Miles driven by CAPE staff members while visiting our schools to provide training,

deliver materials, and conduct research. That’s like driving from Chicago to Los Angeles

and back!

our school partners

Bateman ElementaryBoone ElementaryBrennemann ElementaryBudlong ElementaryCamras ElementaryCanty ElementaryCarver High SchoolChopin ElementaryCurie High SchoolDaley ElementaryDisney ElementaryDisney II ElementaryDurkin Park ElementaryDyett High SchoolEberhart ElementaryFort Dearborn ElementaryFoster Park ElementaryGale ElementaryGalileo ElementaryGoudy Elementary

Grissom ElementaryHaley ElementaryHamilton ElementaryHealy ElementaryHenry ElementaryHolden ElementaryHoyne ElementaryHurley ElementaryKipling ElementaryLakeview High SchoolLindblom Math & Science AcademyLinne ElementaryMelody ElementaryMurphy ElementaryNew Sullivan ElementaryNorth-Grand High SchoolOrozco ElementaryOwens ElementaryPeck Elementary

Perez ElementaryPirie ElementaryPritzker ElementaryRavenswood ElementaryRay Graham Training Center High SchoolRuiz ElementarySenn High SchoolSouthside Occupational High SchoolSpry ElementaryStowe ElementarySwift ElementaryTalcott ElementaryTelpochcalli ElementaryVanderpoel ElementaryVaughn Occupational High SchoolWashington ElementaryWashington High SchoolWaters ElementaryWilliams Preparatory School of Medicine

We’re honored to work with so many dedicated students, families, and school communities across Chicago.

2nd grade students at Goudy Elementary worked with teacher Patricia Whitehouse and Teaching Artist Margy Stover to create an arts and engineering project

our financials

support +

revenue

$1,415,342

expenses

$1,407,642

NET INCOME FY17: $7,700 NET ASSETS FY17: $906,583

7.23%

0.11%

21.22%27.21%

44.22%

12.24%

69.15%

18.61%

In-Kind $1,624

Earned

Revenues

$300,370

Government

$625,900

Corporation &

Foundation

$385,050

Individuals & Events

$102,398Fundraising

$172,299

General

Operations

$261,969

Programs

$973,374

our sponsors

board of directors

staff

PresidentJoshua Nathan, Orbit Energy Legal Consultants, PA

Vice PresidentNiema Qureshi, Artist

Richard Assmus, Mayer Brown, LLPGene Boehm, The Auto Club GroupDan Fiestam, Laughlin ConstableL. Timothy Halleron, McDermott Will & Emery LLPMargaret Koreman, Art Teacher

TreasurerCarol P. Eastin, Starbucks (retired)

SecretaryShaun Goldfarb, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Lawrence C. Manson, Jr., NexTier Companies, LLCAmy Stein Nathan, BMO Harris BankAllison Quaintance, Northern Trust CorporationTom Silva, Silva BrandKarrie Sullivan, Culminate:Strategy

officers

directors

Amy Rasmussen, Executive DirectorScott Sikkema, Education DirectorKelly Nespor, Office ManagerMark Diaz, Program ManagerJoseph Spilberg, Research Program Manager

Michelle Arnson, Marketing and Communications ManagerNoelle Garcia, Program AssociateAhmad Moghadam, Grant Writer

project spotlight:push//pull

At Hibbard Elementary, Teacher Julia Reyes and Teaching Artist Sanaz Sohrabi worked with 4th grade students to explore the social, political, and economic factors that are driving immigration around the globe, including situations personally experienced by the school’s refugee students.

The students conducted interviews with family members and neighbors in their diverse Albany Park neighborhood, and used photography and collage to create a moving series of large-scale artworks depicting the reasons and the ways that people around the world are fleeing their homes in search of safety and freedom.

associate board

community advisory councilKitty CondePhillip CottonRobin Da SilvaWilliam EstradaCasey FuessErin HooperKimberly Houston-Moore

Yousef AhmadRobert Bertog, Jr.Anthony CaccomoMeghan DouglasEdge HainesKyle Henry

Casey KennyNicholas KoehlerNikki LabaschinMary LauderChristopher MarchesiKevin McCarthy

Ayako KatoMarina LopezJorge LuceroRonnie MalleyJohn NeffTim Nickodemus

creative learning society

Richard Assmus & Leah Welty AssmusDawn Bowen BollesPaula CarlinJoan & Bill DuttonCarol EastinDawn FellerDaniel FietsamShaun & Tara GoldfarbDavid Gurbach

L. Timothy HalleronP. André KatzMargaret KoremanPaul KrystalDebra MazloffLloyd MeyerAmy & David NathanJosh & Robin NathanAllison & Paul Quaintance

Niema & Imran QureshiAmy Rasmussen & Fred SugimotoTom SilvaMel & Janet Carl SmithLouanne Smolin & David EatonKarrie SullivanMatthew SwaimMike Carver & Kate Wheeler

chairs

Colin Henry Jaimie Steinher

Suzanne NeirsbachRohit PalekarKelly UppBlase Viti IIIJames YonanWill Zeiler

members

Jacqueline SamuelMonica SkylasLouanne SmolinJerry SteflMargy StoverVicki Turbov

Our sincere thanks go to the members of the Creative Learning Society who have each made a five-year financial commitment to support CAPE's mission.

The CAPE Associate Board expands the reach of CAPE's mission by raising funds, producing special events, and volunteering! For more information, visit capechicago.org/associate-board

Members of the Community Advisory Council are all practicing teaching artists, teachers, or researchers and advise the CAPE board and staff on the progress and direction of CAPE programs.

our supportersGifts listed from July 2016

through January 2018

$50,000+

Bloomberg PhilanthropiesThe Boeing CompanyCrown Family PhilanthropiesIllinois State Board of EducationPolk Bros. Foundation

$10,000 to $49,999

A.N. & Pearl G. Barnett Family FoundationAlbert and Anne Mansfield FoundationAnonymousNancy BresekeCarol EastinThe Harvey L. Miller Family FoundationIllinois Arts Council AgencyLloyd A. Fry FoundationMcVay FoundationNorthern Trust Charitable TrustThe REAM FoundationRoger & Susan Stone Family FoundationLouanne Smolin & David EatonU.S. BankThe Wildflower Foundation, Inc.

$5,000 to $9,999

Richard Assmus & Leah Welty AssmusDawn Bowen BollesChicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special EventsMeemic Insurance CompanyNat P. Ozmon Family FoundationPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPAllison & Paul Quaintance

$1,000 to $4,999

American Institute of Graphic ArtsAnonymousThe Betty E. & Chester C. Thompson FoundationGene & Katie BoehmJoan & Bill DuttonDawn FellerFirst Bank of Highland Park FoundationShaun & Tara GoldfarbJames & Brenda GruseckiDavid GurbachL. Timothy HalleronLisa Huber & Tim BordenP. André KatzLinda & Howard KirschbaumMargaret KoremanPaul KrystalAnonymousDebra MazloffLloyd Meyer

Josh & Robin Nathan, in honor of Sarah HechtNancy & Gary PriorNiema & Imran QureshiAmy Rasmussen & Fred SugimotoRonald & Carol RasmussenReilly PartnersSahara Enterprises, Inc.Denise SchultzBrendan & Mary SheehyTom SilvaMel & Janet Carl SmithMatthew SwaimIgor VasquezMike Carver & Kate WheelerChicago Tribune FoundationYoung Audiences, Inc.

$500 to $999

Allstate FoundationJason BaineUte BraaschDiane CarrPhil & Miriam CoteLouis D'AngeloThe Dietz Family Fund at the Chicago Community FoundationEmporium ArcadeBenn FeltheimerAri Frede & Gail SternPaul GilmanLouise Anne GlombSusan Merdinger & Steven GreeneJames & Margaret KennyPhilip KennyKris Kloepper, in memory of Edward PinoBarbara MuellerSusan MurphyAmy & David NathanRobert & Lindy ReillyMarianne ScanlonJoseph SeligaSondra Summers & Danny SugimotoKelly UppGary WarfelNorma Williams

$100 to $499

Timothy AdamsKimberly AguirreYousef AhmadJoseph AlbrechtJeff AllenSairah AlviAmy AmatoConnie AmonPatricia Andrews-KeenanMelissa AnyeteiApril Arnold

Laura GlickDouglas GolanSam GordonRisa GraffLaurie GreenBillie Guthman, in honor of Sandra & Jack GuthmanRenee Haber-SchwartzDianne & Brian HardyTracy Maple HayhurstJanna HenningColin HenryKyle HenryMichael HermanRon & Karen HorningChristopher & Patricia HorschArthur HueneckeDoug ImberJLLKurt JohnsonDhevi KandasamyJames KaragianisWilliam KellyCourtney KennyCasey KennyAlia KhanKathleen Klein, in honor of John KleinBrian KochendorferAndrew KomnickDaniela KovachevaNikki LabaschinJohn LaffertyJudi LapinsohnJeffrey LarsonMary LauderCarol LauderLegacy Professionals LLPThomas Leibig & Diane GonzalezMat LignelSidrat & Yasser MalikMark ManerikNicolette MannellaChristopher MarcheschiGraziano MarcheschiKyle MaryanskiGreg MazzaJohn McCarthyKevin McCarthyCarol McCarthyAubrey McCarthySuzanne McNamaraMarcelle McVayDorri McWhorterSimone Meerbrey

Gabriel & Michelle ArnsonReagen AtwoodRex BabieraArthur & Laura BadenIan BartonMarianne BassAnnie & Alex BellKatie BellandBija BennettRobert BertogMari BertogSusan BlackmanMacKenzie BonkSarah BornsteinBeth BradfishLucy BrandonPaul BrienzaMichael BrociousJeff BrubakerChristine BuckChristopher BurkeBurton W. Ruder FoundationScott BusseJames Byrd, Jr.Andy Carter & Diane HerrmannChalet Landscape & NurseryAnnette ChampionRob CookPat CorcoranJoel CornfeldCraftWorks FoundationTimothy DaisyAllison Blakley DavisKassie DavisLinda DeGuzmanMaureen DeRoseDiscover Financial ServicesGloria DonaldsonMegan DouglasSam DragulSteven DresnerWilliam DronGail DrozsRalph DudziakKaitlin FeeneySteven FegertJan FeldmanJon FerlmannEva FernandezAmy FielekMarjorie FindlayMary FitzpatrickWill FitzSimonsCaleb FrankelJudy Freeman, in honor of Carol EastinMirela Gabrovska

P. Loreen Mershimer & Roberto MustacchiMatt MessingerDaniel MeyerMelissa MitchellKathleen & Thomas MooreElvia MorenoJill & Michael MorowitzTimothy MulcroneLester & Judy MunsonAndrew NighHeather NornesJackie OReillyRohit PalekarMartha PaschkeJimmy PaulQuinn PelletierLarry Phillips, Jr.Larry & Judith PittsPamela PlehnRich PorterMelissa PorterTracy PortnoyBrian Ralston, in memory of David RalstonKarolyn RaphaelDonna RiceSteven RingLawrence & Grace RoebelJames RottmanFrancis SadacBeth SatterfieldJohn ScanlonJoseph SeneseJulianna SheeranJoshua SimonsRon SitrickCasey Mark SmagalaLouise SmithBarry SpilbergSamuel Jacob SpitzJerry SteflJaimie SteinherSamantha StenzelPhil StilesConnor SugrueKarrie SullivanNick TalwarTeam Us ComedyLawrence Thalmann, IVMaureen ThomasVictoria TurbovUBSMimi UppLuis ValadezJohn VazquezEmma VierckBlase Viti lllJoseph WalshAnthony WeinbergRobyn WheelerCameron WhiteCarla WilliamsJake Wisby

Kurt WittenbergKatie WittenbergMichelle WojtachJulie WomackChiara WrocinskiJames YonanMandy Joi ZaranskyAnn ZeilerWill Zeiler

To $99

Michael AgombarSaira AhmedMichelle AlbaBrenda AllenMichael AlpernJohn AlvitiAmazon SmileCharlie AndersonAon FoundationLaura & Jonathan AprilArthur J. Gallager FoundationBrian BaiFrank BaiocchiBojan BalabanReuben Balik, in honor of Rebecca CrystalMegan BarryMatthew BeamsNicole BeckerJack BegleySarah BellAdam BellThomas BeltonShane BlackburnJohn BlountNathan BradleyBridget BredemannArlene BrennanPatti BridgeMary BroTerry BroccoloLaura BroccoloMegan BuonicontiTyler BurkeKay Burnett & Eric EngdahlBridget CallaghanFrances CariniVince CariosciaAndy CarpenterVictoria CliffordAlex CoglianeseLaura CollinsLaurel ConnollyLisa CourtneyBrittany CrawshawHannah CushingSima DahlCurran DarlingRyan DavisJohn DearlovePaul DeGuzmanJulia DeRoseAlan DeveyJulian Dibbell

Patrick DolanJake DolanChristopher DoloughtyMatthew DoubekDeanne DouglasCarson DrakeLaura DribinStanislav DubinovskyJessica DuBois-MaahsLily DuevelChristopher DumelleMark DunnJulie DworkinJulia EbnerKatie EisenstodtRania El-SorrogySam FazziniKathryn FerrellBrian FingerMarc FischerErin FitzgeraldMadeline FlanaganHugh Jackson FloydKevin FordKari FrankAlexandra FraserKaty GajewiczAlexa GallagherKathy GalloCharlie GardellaPatrick GaynorBart GinocchioNapoleon GladneyHilda GoldfarbAlan GoldfarbJenny GoodwinKatherine GrahamMario GuagliardoElissa Rodriguez HadacMouath HalabiaPaul HannahBennett HansenJan HatcherEmily HayesColin HeabergBranda DeAnne HenryRenee HochbergEric & Linda HochsteinAnnie HoustoniGive.comNathan IgnoffoGinger Jackson-GleichMason JappaJuliette JardimMegan JohnsAnna JonassenNolan JonesKelly KaragasPatrick KastenJody Katz-SpilbergSherry KentKathryn KingAnne KlonskyAbby KnowskiThomas KonoDaniel KoopDeborah KrullPaige KuklenskiSharon Lanza

Sean LeeLoren LeebergLindsay LefteroffToria LesleyLynne LevyHillary Paige LewisPhilip LimbeckMichelle LivasMackenzie Sean LoganLuke LopatkaLauren Elizabeth MacsonOlivia Mahler-HaugRyan MangoneDaniel MarconiRichard MarquardtSean MastersonKatie MaunsellAndrew MayAnne McCarthyNeal McCarthyMargaret McCarthyKyle McCruddenQuintin McGreeveyMeghan McMahonDan McMahonCaitlin MellerDaniel MicallefNicholas MiceliLaura MillerDaniel MoynihanErin Eileen MuellerMeg NashMadeline NashNeal Jay NathanChelsea NaumanHannah NedeauLaura NelsonKelly NesporSuzanne NiersbachLinda NighLindsey NordmarkAmber NordstromMaggie NorrisJack O'ConnorAmy OgdenJennifer ONeillLaura ParadisMelanie PardesLynn PatinkinAllison PatnoeElizabeth PattonElaine PeabodyEmily PeningerStephanie PereiraBrendan PerlinCelene PeuryeHeather PolekKara PolekBrittany PrangeJennifer PratscherMark PuchVeronica PuryearKate PusateriJordan PyleJames QuinnAlexandra RamirezColleen RichardsonRyan Ring

Jessica RodrigueLindsey RoseBenjamin RossAbe RotbartDaniel RyanMegan RyanNushin SamiiAbby SauerAlison SchaffeldBrett SchelandSallye SchumacherLawrence ScrippErin SellsDixie SextonBrian SherryMatthew SiebenEddie SikazweKevin SkenderMonica SkylasKate SmithChristian SosaDaniel SpenceJack SpilbergMike StahlRachel StempellJulia StewartRachel StillmanMaureen StimmingKelsey StollMichael & Emily SugimotoKristin SuttonAndrew SwindlerMary Beth TalhamiMichael TamilloLaurie TanenbaumPatrick TarkeyLyric ThompsonCarlos TouzaJess TowskyEllen TritschlerPatricia TuchmanPaul TuckerGabriel TumlosDavid TunneyMarianne UppJan ValukasJasmin VassilevaGeorge VavaroutsosPatrick VeechKristine VitiSusan Kaye VitiAnna Maria Viti-WelchMarcAnthony WalkerLisa WelshMiranda WestonAnne WhiteLisa WilleumierAshley WilsonJulia WisniewskiMichael WojkowskiAnnie WoodJonathan WoodwardTravis WoynerAnn Duncan YonanStephanie YoungZachary ZajicekRuth Zimmerman

project spotlight:the overton projectIn 2016, students from Daniel Hale Williams Preparatory School of Medicine worked on a powerful project that considered what to do with a nearby closed Chicago public school, Overton Elementary. Guided by Williams Prep Art and Design Teacher Phil Cotton, teaching artist Margy Stover, and CAPE EducationDirector Scott Sikkema, these high school students took on the challenge of re-conceiving and re-purposing spaces within the closed Overton school building, while asking: What is school? What is the relationship between school and community? How do public spaces contribute to and create community? How can we build community with our ideas and work? These questions generated a beautiful series of site-specific artinstallations and proposals for community-focused repurposing of the empty building.

In 2017, the Overton Project lived on and our students’ dreams for their community reached broad new audiences as a well-attended featured event of the Chicago Architecture Biennial and Open House Chicago, where visitors toured the school, engaged with CAPE student art like the piece pictured below, andparticipated in community engagement projects in and around the building. We look forward to seeing what’s in store for the Overton building in the future.

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