Rising to Honor

from Rising: Alma del Mar's 2020 Annual Report

Rising to the Challenge

Douglass lived in New Bedford in the mid-1800s after escaping slavery. His powerful testimony - both spoken and written - is a fixture in Alma’s curriculum, and scholars across grade levels study his work and life each year. Jamiel Tavares, an eighth grade scholar at Alma, honored Douglass during the ceremony by sharing his 1847 speech ‘Farewell to the British People’ with the audience. “I’ve always admired the story of Frederick Douglass and how he fought for others who couldn’t fight for themselves,” Tavares said. “The speech I chose, along with the opening quote, spoke to me as a middle schooler living in our current society when I often have to stand up for my beliefs even if I have to endure being made fun of by my peers or others.” Compass Project Management, the firm who led on the school’s successful construction project in 2015-2016, is also leading on this project, and construction is expected to be completed by December 2021. Following an extensive process with the state’s Designer Selection Board, Arrowstreet was selected to lead on the architectural design of Alma’s new campus. As a charter public school, Alma does not receive the same state subsidies that district public schools receive to finance their facilities, and as such, Alma must use operating revenues.

“I have always been taught that a hero is someone who

helps people,” Alma third grade scholar Trinity Olafikun told an intimate crowd for our

ceremonial groundbreaking. “Frederick Douglass helped so many people. This is how I know Frederick Douglass was a true hero.”

Critical details of the building remain unfunded. To learn how you may support this project, contact us at impact@almadelmar.org

Our Supporters

We were overwhelmed by the response to the launch of our $6.2 million Impact Campaign last winter, and again when we unexpectedly closed our doors due to the ongoing global health crisis. Whether you donated to our warm winter clothing drive, our emergency COVID-19 fund, or the facility fund to build a new school for our scholars, your generosity has been seen and appreciated. Every gift of every amount made a world of difference this past year. We wish to recognize all of our supporters from Fiscal Year 2020 (July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020) below, equally.

INDIVIDUALS Jonas Peter Akins & Sarah B. Stapleton Anonymous (3) Chase & Nicole Arnold Chris & Trish Arnold Talbot Baker Jr. Michael & Margie Baldwin Jan Baptist Donna Barnes Charles & Christina Bascom Chris & Colleen Bator Charles & Patricia Bentley Nathaniel & Jewelle Bickford Mary Jean & Bill Blasdale Linda & Sandy Boothby Nan & Bill Braucher Melissa & James Bride Brian C Broderick Vanessa Brown Richard & Jayne Burkhardt Capt. Weston & Barbara Burnett Laura Burnett-Kurie Karyn & Ben Campbell Alvan Carr Gaynor D. Casner Truman S. Casner Elizabeth Chapin James & Ann Conway David & Vicki Croll Bronwen Cunningham & Robert Booth Leslie & Helen DeGroot Kathryn Dinneen Allan & Priscilla Ditchfield Lisa Dow Matt & Dee Downey David & Jackie Eckert Nancy & Jim Edwards Deborah & William Elfers Arline & Roy Enoksen Annette Ewing Mary & Jim Faughnan Gail Fortes Nicholas & Marjorie Greville Ed & Barbara Haddad Ernest M. Haddad Janet M. Haring Maria & David Harrington Timothy Haydock Benjamin Hicks Brian & Robin Hicks Lucile Pillow Hicks Prentiss & Polly Higgins Frederic & Johanna Hood Jonathan & Elizabeth Howland Felicity & Austin Hoyt Jim & Bess Hughes Heidi & Arthur Huguley Peter G. Huidekoper Mary Myers Kauppila Martha Kay Mike & Martha Keating Dennis Keefe Lucy Keefe Rusty & Betsy Kellogg Robert & Diane Kramer Stephen Kunian Ted & Nancy Kurtz Edith Lauderdale Barry & Sherry Leiwant Elizabeth Leiwant Matthew Harold Leiwant Carolee Matsumoto & David Gilbertson Alexander Young McFerran Elizabeth McKay Kathy & Derek Melven Mary Ellen Newby Sandria Parsons Robert M. Pennoyer Mark & Alice Rice Perkins Elke Pierre David Prentiss & Lucy Iannotti William Jr. & Suzanne Prescott Patrick and Ute Prevost Iryna Priester John & Lynn Reichenbach Frank & Barbara Resnek Don & Genie Rice Maria Rosario Cecilia & Chris Ross Marie Santos Paul & Tina Schmid Jamey & Laura Shachoy Matey & Jeannie Smith Stephen K Smith John D. Spooner Robert & Bonnie Stapleton Fredi & Howard Stevenson Paul D & Ulla N Sullivan Beverly Sutton & Gordon Lenci Dr. Carol M. Taylor & John Deknatel Elliott Thrasher Joan Underwood Happy & Henley Webb Sylvia Westphal Pete & Sally Wilde George and Allison Wood

FOUNDATIONS & FUNDS Acushnet Foundation Fund, Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts AmazonSmile Amelia Peabody Foundation Barr Foundation Bristol County Savings Bank Foundation Carney Family Charitable Foundation Charter School Growth Fund Club Madeirense S.S. Sacramento Charitable Foundation Henry H. Crapo Foundation, Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts Eastern Charitable Foundation Enable Hope Foundation Kenneth & Mildred S Gammons Charitable Foundation George Frederick Jewett Foundation East Leonard & Hilda Kaplan Charitable Foundation The Seymour H. Knox Foundation Ladera Foundation Lofberg Family Foundation Longfield Family Foundation, Inc. Louis Calder Foundation Move The World Foundation Network For Good One8 Foundation Orville W. Forte Charitable Foundation St. Aidan’s Chapel Strategic Grant Partners The Benevity Community Impact Fund The Kathryn I. Matthews Charitable Fund The Therese Matthews Charitable Fund Wellington Management Foundation

Advisory Council Members

Mary Jean Blasdale* Melissa Bride Chad Brubaker David Cabral* Roger Cabral John Camera Karyn Campbell* Priscilla Ditchfield

Jeanne Eagle* Ed Haddad Eric Hudson Jim Hughes Dennis Keefe Judith Li* Rob Massoud Joseph McDonough

Carolyn Nunez David Prentiss* Mark Rasmussen* Kris Tomlinson* Sandy See Bob Unger*

*Former Trustee

Financials

July 2019 — June 2020

REVENUE

State Funding $ 8,731,067 Federal Funding $ 913,990 Private Funding $ 368,487 Other $ 25,393 TOTAL $ 10,038,937

EXPENSES

Personnel $ 6,132,354 Facilities $ 1,076,559 Other $ 2,440,470 TOTAL $ 9,649,383

NET INCOME 389,554*

*Alma del Mar continues to budget conservatively in order to meet its required debt service covenants. However, the FY20 operating surplus is $337k higher than budgeted due to an increase in revenue from federal and private sources due to COVID19, and a decrease in expenses due to the closure of the school in March.