JUST2016 IMPACT REPORT
IMAGINE...
Dear Friends, Six years ago, when we dreamed what Book Harvest might be, we never imagined that we could touch the lives of thousands of children.And yet, it’s happening! As you’ll see in this report, 2016 was an extraordinary year: an estimated 32,247 children harvested 166,559Book Harvest books. Perhaps even more spectacularly, our 500,000thbook went home with a young reader.
At Book Harvest, we believe that books – lots of them! – are essential resources for every child. With your support and with the many collaborative partnerships we have had the privilege to cultivate, we have accomplished much. Yet there is still urgent work to do.
Many children in our community – children who imagine a boundlessfuture for themselves – still go to sleep at night without a bedtime story. These children are waiting for the opportunity to unleash their vast potential. It’s our goal – and our responsibility – to provide the basic resources thatcan ignite their imaginations and enable them to realize that potential.
JUST IMAGINE what we can do together in the year ahead!Thrilling, isn’t it? Let’s get to work!
In partnership and with deepest gratitude,
Ginger YoungExecutive Director
Michele LynnBoard Chair
JUSTIMAGINE......what our community would look like if all of our children had equal access to the resources that are the building blocks of success in life.
In 2016, a child took homeour 500,000th book!
We are overflowing with gratitude for every donor, volunteer, staff member, and community partner who helped us reach this milestone. And special thanks to the children in our community who are reading more than ever and fueling their limitless imaginations!
500,000
It’s delightful when yourimaginations come true, isn’t it?
L.M. MONTGOMERY, ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
2016 FINANCES
AT A GLANCE
$Book Babies $164,380 36%
Books on Break $93,646 21%
Community Book Bank $57,968 13%
Events $46,945 10%
Fundraising $42,512 9%
Administrative $32,195 7%
Books to Go $17,831 4%
TOTAL $455,477
CASH EXPENSE
% OF BOOKS HARVESTED
BY COUNTY IN 2016
$Foundations $330,866 59%
Individuals $113,228 20%
Sponsorships $60,361 11%
Businesses $45,472 8%
Civic/Congregations $11,407 2%
Other $2,751 <1%
TOTAL $563,905
CASH REVENUE
DURHAM55.5%
ORANGE24.5%
OTHER20%
TOTAL BOOKS HARVESTEDBY TRIANGLE CHILDREN
IN 2016
166,559
OUR MISSIONBook Harvest provides books to children who need them and engages families and communities to promote children’s lifelong literacy and academic success.
OUR VISIONBook Harvest believes that books areessential to children’s healthy developmentand well-being and that all childrendeserve to grow up in book-rich homes.To that end, we will remove barriers to book ownership to fuel a lifelong love of reading among America’s children that will enable success in school and in life.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michele LynnChair
Holly BrownVice Chair
Trudy SmithSecretary
Candace EnglesTreasurer
Tabitha BlackwellChristie Cavanaugh
Jim CroninJolynn Dellinger
Holly Ewell-LewisLaura Fjeld
Brent GarberSandy HeardDan KimbergBert L’Homme
Karlene Fyffe PhillipsTricia Staats
Heidi Hillman Tyson
AUTHORS’ CIRCLE
Randall KenanDaniel Wallace
Co-Chairs
John Claude BemisNicholas Dawidoff
Sarah DessenFrances O’Roark Dowell
Allan GurganusDjango Haskins
Joan HolubJ.J. Johnson
Kelly Starling LyonsFrances MayesJill McCorkleMary ParryLee Smith
John StanleyTim TysonMike Wiley
Stephen Zapotozcny
STAFF
Carolina AvaryBook Babies Team
MemberMeytal Barak
Book Babies Team LeaderDaniele Berman
Community Partnerships Manager
Isabel GeffnerAdvancement Coordinator
Rachel StineEducation Partnerships
ManagerCharlia Vance
Executive AssistantKenitra Williams
Book Babies Team Member
Ginger YoungFounder and Executive
Director
2016 LEADERSHIP
BOOKs ON BREAKEnergizing students to read and retaintheir academic skills over the summer
BOOK BABIESHelping newborns, babies, and toddlers
discover the joy of reading with their parentsfamilies enrolled
home visits
babies and siblings reached
books provided
book-filled backpacks went home with students
students selected books
books chosen by participating students
206347620
7,243
3,9499,057
44,302
IMPACT
COUNTLESSMOMENTS OFREADING JOY
$1,022,873value of all
cash and in-kind donations
18,816most books
delivered by a single volunteer
59MLK DAY
DREAM BIGSPONSORS
459FINANCIALDONORS
3,364boxes of books
were packed143
book drives$563,905
raised
COMMUNITY BOOK BANKInspiring children to read by creating book–rich environments in every corner of our community
Community Book Bank partner locations
children harvested books
books went home with children and families
6819,121
95,603
Books To GoMotivating tweens and teens to read by helping them
build home libraries of high–interest books
2016
schools and nonprofit partners
middle and high school students participated
books harvested by students
273,808 19,041
10,711,552pages turned
$282,419value of
books children harvested
32,247CHILDREN
HARVESTED
166,559BOOKS
682letters receivedfrom grateful
children
493VOLUNTEERS
137,600Twitter
impressions
8,069volunteer hours
logged
$176,549value of
volunteer hours
“My baby gets access to plentyof books now. Every new book
puts a smile on her face.“
“Books make you think and they take you anywhere in the world. You can be a pirate,
a prince, a mummy, a robot, a pop star....even a Big Red Dog!“
“Thank you for giving our students the giftof reading...for helping them to travel
to new places...for not only giving them thephysical books, but opening their world
to endless possibilities.“
“Your books are the bestI have ever seen in my life.
I love you guys.“
2016 DONORSBIBLIOPHILE$10,000 - $100,000
A. J. Fletcher Foundation
Bastian Family Charitable Foundation
Matthew Cullinan and Anna Reilly
Curious George Fund of Combined Jewish Philanthropies
GSK Impact Award Kids ‘N Community
FoundationMericos FoundationOak FoundationPNC Grow Up GreatTriangle Community
FoundationUnited Way of the
Greater Triangle
ARCHIVIST$5,000 - $9,999
Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Jolynn and Hampton Dellinger
Dilweg CompaniesDuke Doing Good in
the NeighborhoodDuke Energy
FoundationDuke University
LibrariesFriends of Orange
County Public Library
Johnson LexusMorgan Creek
FoundationRise Biscuits and
DonutsThe Dowd
Foundation Inc.The Lexus Pursuit of
PotentialThe Mary Duke
Biddle FoundationWritten Word Media*
SCHOLAR$2,500 - $4,999
Altrusa International of Durham, NC, Inc.
Christie and Kyle Cavanaugh
Anne and Walter Dellinger
Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Inc.
Jonathan Wiener and Ginger Young
AVID READER$1,000 - $2,499
Brier Creek Orthodontics
Richard and Cynthia Brodhead
Brenda BrodieElizabeth and Lee
BuckCarlson Family
Foundation, Inc.Carol and Carter
Fox Family Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
Carolina Friends School
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Chapel of the CrossClifton and Mauney
Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry
Coastal Federal Credit Union
William Rhett Davis and Christina Gibson-Davis
Dollar General Literacy Foundation
Duke SchoolDuke Street
Pediatric DentistryDurham Lions ClubElms Lane, LLCEmployee Benefit
SystemsCandace Engles*Jon and Laura FjeldCatherine HarrellSandy Heard and
Scott PruittKiwanis Club of
DurhamAnnie and Mike
LiptzinMichele Lynn
and Steve McConaughey
Marie Austin Realty Co. Inc.
Kevin and Robyn Markle*
Not So Normal RunSchmidt-Nielsen and
Claesson Family
Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
Ralph SmithSports Endeavors Inc.The Bresler
Foundation Inc.Heidi and Gary TysonUrban Durham
Realty - Mary Rae Hunter
Stacey and Mark Yusko
PAGE-TURNER$500 - $999
Catherine BrysonCary AcademyChapel Hill
PediatricsMaria G. Dawidoff*Rachel and Walter
DeGrangeIra Diamant and
Chari SmithDurham Family Law
GroupDurham Pediatric
Dentistry and Orthodontics
Environmental Federation of NC ~ Earth Share
Fund for the Triangle of Triangle Community Foundation
Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP
Dr. and Mrs. Bert L’Homme
David and Harriet Martin
Mead Family Foundation
Lyn MeansMeasurement
IncorporatedMynt BoutiqueBonnie Nevel and
Richard NewellSuki and Jim NewtonOur PlayHouse
Preschool and Kindergarten
Scottie PateKaren Popp and
M.C. RagsdaleMiles Reck*Renaissance Family
DentistryDavid H. SackettTrudy and J. Stuart
Smith
Southern Village Pediatric Dentistry
Kirk Streb*The Eason
FoundationThe Link GroupThe Magic FactoryThe Rotary
FoundationThe Valassis Giving
CommitteeTrinity School of
Durham and Chapel Hill
United Way of the Greater Triangle Employee Campaign
Sarah Y. WessellColeman and Brian
Whittier*Wired TriangleWoodcroft Women’s
ClubWooden Shoe
Investments, Inc.
BESTSELLER$250 - $499
Charles and Jennifer Baucom
Beyu CaffeKara Brewer*Chris and Meredith
Brown*Tony and Teddie
BrownKelly Bruce*Erika BuchholtzCamelot Academy,
Inc.Susan and Thomas
CarsonCathy Cole Training,
Inc.Center Studio
ArchitectureNicholas Dawidoff
and Kaari PitkinDuke Memorial
Methodist ChurchEno PublishersCavett and Barker
FrenchBrent and Renee
GarberGlenn-Winstead
Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
Go Promotions – Heidi Tyson
Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Duke University
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2016 PARTNERS
The man who has no imagination has no wings.MUHAMMAD ALI
Book-Rich Environments Initiative, Campaign for Grade-Level ReadingBoys and Girls Club of Greater DurhamBooks in the Park, CarrboroBull City READS, DurhamCarolina Outreach Carrboro Community Health CenterCatholic Charities, Durham Center for Child and Family Health, Durham Channing Avenue Apartments, DurhamChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsChapel Hill Pre-KCharles Drew Community Health Center,
Burlington Chatham County SchoolsClose the Gap, Triangle-wide collaborativeDowntown Durham Rotary ClubDuke Children’s Hospital and Health Center
Intensive Care NurseryDuke University Center for Child and Family
Policy, DurhamDuke University Office of Durham and Regional AffairsDurham ConnectsDurham County Department of Public HealthDurham County LibraryDurham Early Head Start Durham Housing AuthorityDurham Literacy Center Durham Police Department Durham Public SchoolsDurham Public Schools ESL Resource CenterDurham’s Partnership for ChildrenEast Durham Children’s InitiativeEDCI LEAP Preschool, DurhamEl Centro Hispano, DurhamEl Futuro, DurhamExchange Family Center, Durham
Fairview Child and Family Center, HillsboroughFamilies Moving Forward, Durham Family Reading Partners, Chapel Hill/Carrboro First BookFood for the Summer, Chapel Hill/CarrboroGive Five/Read Five, NC Department of Public InstructionGlobal Youth Service Day, multiple locationsHabitat for Humanity, DurhamHolton Wellness Center, DurhamInter-Faith Council for Social Service, CarrboroKeeping Children SafeLatino Educational Achievement Partnership,
DurhamLincoln Community Health Center, DurhamMoncure Community Health Center National Night OutNC Early Childhood FoundationNorth Carolina LiteracyCorpsOrange County Department of Social Services Orange County SchoolsPORCH Food for Families, Chapel Hill-CarrboroProspect Hill Community Health Center,
Prospect HillRead for the RecordRead2Me: Tailgate Stories, Chapel Hill/Carrboro Scott Community Health Center, BurlingtonSiler City Community Health CenterSouthside Neighborhood Association, DurhamStrong Fathers, DurhamStudent U, DurhamUnited Way of the Greater TriangleUrban Ministries, Durham Walltown Neighborhood Clinic, DurhamWelcome Baby, Durham
Paula GreenoJewish Federation of
Durham-Chapel Hill
John L. & Ardis J. Piers Private Foundation
KIND SnacksKontek Systems, Inc.Mimi and Maury
KrystelLaw Offices of James
Scott FarrinNancy Ranney and
David LeviTerry LohrenzMarcia Angle and
Mark Trustin Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
Edward and Connie McCraw
James McDonald*Montessori
Children’s House of Durham
Chris and Cheryl Moran*
Shelley MyottJennifer and Todd
OwenPhil and Beth
Lambert Donor Advised Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
Karlene Fyffe Phillips
William and Anne Pizer
Prestige Green Cleaners
Primrose School at Hope Valley Farms
Rapid Results Fitness, LLC
Sybil and William Robb
Margaret and Miguel Rubiera
Lucas RuganiRussell Lacy MusicKarin Shapiro and
Edward BalleisenMaria and Neil
Siegel*Patricia and Bradley
StaatsSwirlThe Aluminum
Company of North Carolina
The Jonathan T. & Kayla J. Stewart Charitable Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
The Regulator Bookshop
The Sykes Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
Triangle Park Chapter of The Links, Inc.
Barrie TrinkleUniversity
ChiropracticUpchurch OpticalCourtney and George
Van HoutvenCarl WebbJacob Weir-GertzogLaurie and Matt
Williamson Dennis Wipper*Kimberly and
Jefferson Young
SCRIBE$100 – $249
Karin AbellSwati AdarkarLynnette and Burton
AndersonAscena FoundationMeytal Barak and
Michael CohenRuth W. BarberLaura BastianGina BertoliniTerry and Judith
BettendorfPatricia C. BeyleKatherine L. BickSummer BicknellBlue Cross Blue
Shield Payroll Match
Magdalene BordleyLisa BrachmanLois BronsteinHolly Brown and Jim
MaynardJanice BryantJeffery BurchSarah and Michael
BurdickCatharine and Walter
“Wood” BurnsMariana ByrdJulie Chappell Giving
Fund of Fidelity Charitable
Richard ChurchCisco FoundationRenee and David
ConnellyDavid and Janet
CromerJim CroninEdith and Buane
DelainePatricia McKelvey
Dieter
Durham Regional Association of Realtors, Inc.
Kristofer and Haley Eccles
Maxine EichnerA. Sue EnglesSarah EnglishJudy EshelmanEllen M. FallonFrank FeeLaura FlippinFelicia Nicole FotschJames FyfeIsabel Ruth GeffnerGirls on the RunGlaxoSmithKline
FoundationAmy and Blake
GlennVivienne
GoldschmidtAnil and Lakshmi
GoyalYolanda and Cary
GrantMarianne GreenRobert GreenAndrea and Patrick
CashLucy and Paul
HaagenMarian and Steven
HartLaura Treat HarveyEdward HaughMartha HauptmanJane Hogan*Rachel M. JordanLisbeth JuckettJulie Chappell Giving
Fund of Fidelity Charitable
Madeline Katz*Allen and Patty
KelleyJill and Zachariah W.
KohnElizabeth LattanzioLinda Lee and
Charles LambMary Jo and Thomas
LehmanBarbara LevenbookMarc LipsitchSusan and Ian
LipsitchWendy MarionSally McCaffreySusan and Melvin
MelnickTom and Nancy
MetzloffRalf MichaelsJohn MiksztaMelissa MillerThomas MitchellClara MuschkinCharles Nottingham
Terri O’QuinLisa OrgrenMiles PfeiferPiedmont Carolina
Club of Kappa Kappa Gamma
Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation
Sara and David Pottenger
Linda PragerKaren Prus and
Lewis CarsonSarah ReckhowJoann Sabados-
Carolina*Ilana SarafGita Schonfeld and
Marvin SwartzW. Jay and Brenda
SpencerLauren Stevens and
Kathy HearseyJeanette StokesCatherine Stratton*Susan B. Winkler
Charitable FundSteve and BJ SuttleThe Hodges Family
FoundationRita ThissenLisa UlrichSuzanne Valdivia*Caleb VandenheuvelDiane S. VargoDaniel WechslerAnna Kelly WoodSarah Wood*Alexander Walker
WorthWyrick Robbins
Yates & Ponton LLP
Jon Young and Connie Jo Dickerson
Melanie Young and Stephen Keefe
BOOKWORMUp to $99
A & M Heating and Air Conditioning Inc.
Sandra AckermanFrances R. AldermanJames and Susan
AlexanderBrook BakerLisbeth BakerGwendolyn BarlowKyle BealeRichard and Patricia
BeanKathryn BellJane BenfeyMiriam Berger
Daniele BermanAllegra BerrySarah BickleyTabitha BlackwellCarolyn BlattelValerie BlevinsRachel Bowman-
AbdiSusan and Matthew
BoydJane and Chris
BrasierPaul and Cara BrockAdam BuchananCynthia BurgessCarol BurkJenna CameronJonathan CampbellCary Presbyterian
ChurchColleen CausbyChase ChoplinGail CloudDoriane ColemanVanessa CollierCharlotte CooneyJoyce Ivey CooperCarla CrawfordTodd and Molly
CromerJoan and William
CrouseJenny CudeChristina DauerSarah DawidoffMarguerite DecarliDeborah DobbinsBarbara DonahueStacey DonoghueDuke University
Fuqua School of Business
Jenny EdmondsSusan EgnotoT. R. and Margaret
EiflerJames Ervin*Dr. Mary EversLorren FennellWilliam FischerPatricia Laskas
FleggasLaura C. FlickerKori FlowerS. K. ForbisElizabeth and Tom
FoxSally FranzJoan FreeseDoris FriendCraig and Amy
FullenDeborah and Michael
GerhardtDebra GoldsteinNikita GowinDonna GraceJoyce and Donald
Grace
Maggi GraceJennifer GrantJames GrayKathleen GrayKerry and Molly
HaggertyDavid and Beth HallJacqueline HarrisMax HattmanCordelia HeaneyAmy HilfikerSherri HintonTama HochbaumDonna HolladaySera Unjin HwangJennie HydeIBM Employee
Charitable Contribution
Marion JacksonBarbara Jessie-BlackWayne M. JohnsonAnn and Charles
JonesHolly JonesLisa and Scott
JosephsK&L GatesPat and Mark KellerDonna Kahwati*Gary and Kim
KamensErin KauffmanDan and Amanda
KimbergTammy KingJen KiserHenry and Sue
KistlerDarlene and John
KociHannah KrainiakJudith S. KramerCharlene LeathSteven and Sharon
LeeMike LuistroLydia Circle of
McMannen United Church
Mike LynnBrooks MaloneLori MatusJennifer McKinnonRobie and Elsie
McLambAnn L. McMillionAbigail MelnickDaniel and Megan
MillerJennifer MillsSaundra MistsynMelanie MitchellBlair and Richard
MorganWillette MormanJames and Marillyn
MulhollandCasey Noble
Lowell and Lucie Nofziger
Margaret O’BrienJulian PamerMichelle ParkMary Swann ParryGwyn PearceJill PikeBarbi PoeBarry PossKathie and Fred
PuckKatherine
QuakenbushSusanna J. RakusinMichael ReckhowKelly ReillyDelores RichardsonBetsy RigbyEllie RobertsonBetsy T. RobinsonTim RobinsonRuth and Robbie
RoycroftSandra RozzelleGrechen SahratianCharlene F. SampsonLinda M SantosFrances Seawell*Heidi and Brian
ShanerCarey and Perry
SharpeJeannine ShermanBeth SilbermanCaroline and David
SmithKaren SmithCharlotte M. SpeltzJohn SpitznagelGina and Mike
SprengerKristin SrokaLorraine S. StaffordHannah StangCarol and Hershel
StephensonValerie StewartRachel StineElizabeth StoehrLisa SullivanSamantha SullivanThe Castle Living
TrustSofiana ToddMaura TourianShannon TurlingtonAndrea Van HoeverCharlia Vance and
Mary McCauleyCarolyn and Charles
VincentAndrea VizosoGoran VukicevicEileen WalewskiCarol Fitch WalkerStephen WallaceElizabeth WatkinsChristie Watson
Marialana WeitzelCarolyn B. WhitmireKenitra WilliamsKeith and Maxine
WillisElizabeth WingKami WinninghamJulie YarnellLinda G. YoqueletJames and Carole
Young
IN-KIND
ABC-11/WTVDA Better Image
PrintingAmerican Party
RentalsBarnes & NobleCapitol BroadcastingChapel Hill MagazineDaniel WallaceDurham Community
MLK Jr. Steering Committee
Durham MagazineFirst BookFocus MediaLetters BookshopMaky the LemurMcKinneyNorth Carolina
LiteracyCorpsDaniel PetersMatt PhillipsRanger BaldyResearch Triangle
FoundationRockwood Center,
LLCThe PsychoMetricsThe Scrap ExchangeTiny HouseTROSATwo Men and a Truck Urban Durham
RealtyMike WileyWool E. Bull…and ALL our
dedicated volunteers and book donors!
* Member of the First Edition Society (monthly sustainer)
If you made a donationto Book Harvest in
2016 and are not listed,we apologize!
Please notify us [email protected].
BOOK HARVEST, 2501 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, DURHAM, NC 27707252.497.BOOK • WWW.BOOKHARVESTNC.ORG
I hope we can give ourchildren a world in which they will read, and be read to, and
imagine, and understand.NEIL GAIMAN
Book Harvest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Federal Tax ID number: 45-2610533North Carolina Charitable Solicitation License number: SL008204
Copies of our IRS 990 forms are available upon request.