2021 Annual Report The story of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana’s 2021 Annual Report told through the eyes of a child.
A Story From Our Leader In 2021, we returned to the basics – the after-school programming that’s been impacting the communities of Northwest Indiana for over 60 years. And we accomplished some great things this past year. Our Youth of the Year Marcus Steele, Jr. was named one of six national Youth of the Year finalists. Marcus is an exceptional young man, and we look forward to watching his great future unfold. We also broke ground on a new $9 million Club in Valparaiso. The new facility is over 36,000 square feet and sits on eight acres. The new Valpo Club will be state of the art – offering a STEM lab, a full-size gym, rock climbing wall, teaching kitchen, Exergaming space and more. Our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Action committee members as well as a cross-section of employees invested nearly 1,000 hours in training and planning. Our collective experiences informed the Organization’s Equity Strategy Plan which addresses the systematic nature of racism. The plan’s pillars for advancement include: Racial Equity Strategy, Board Leadership, Resource Development, Staff Development, Youth & Family Services and Continuous Improvement. We couldn’t do any of this without the support of the people in and out of our communities who support our mission. We’re grateful for their generosity and dedication. Thank you, and happy reading.
Our Board Michael Simpson Chair
Tanya Leetz Immediate Past Chair
Matt Glaros Vice-Chair
Board of Directors Nick L. Arnold J. Michael Baird Leslie Berg Nancy Clifford Bonnie Coleman Paul Dawning Adam D. Decker Matthew Doyle Todd M. Elliott Eric Evans Moe Farhat, MD
Rene A. Martin Treasurer Timothy D. Rice Secretary David Hollenbeck Legal Counsel
Phillip Greiner Michael Hooper Chuck Kreisl Dan Marchetti Larry Moore Rob Rothschild Christine Russell Jeffrey Strack Verlie Suggs Brian R. Tegt
Vice Presidents Kris Condon, Human Resources & Operations
President and CEO Ryan Smiley
Kelly Nissan, Social Responsibility & Impact
Mark Jones, Club Services Shire Kuch, Finance & Philanthropy
A Note About Our Report This year’s report looks a little different. We wondered how our Club members might conceptualize an annual report – what words like “finance” and “donors” might mean to them. So we asked. The pages that follow are inspired by Isaiah, an eight-year-old from our South Haven Club. All of the typical information is there, but wrapped in Isaiah’s story of a traveling dinosaur. It’s a good reminder that a child’s imagination, much like their potential, is limitless.
The Many Characters of Our Kids
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Land of Finance Revenue Total: $8,356,804 Net Assets: $28,666,426 *Unaudited 2021
Expenses Total: $7,528,242
Hear the story of our annual report as told through the eyes of a child. (Be sure to turn on the volume for the video).
Land of Impact
$250,000 Raised for our new Best Buy Teen Tech Center
Broke Ground on New Valpo Club opening June 2022
225% Increase in endowment distributions
147,402
Meals and snacks served at our Clubs
National YOY Marcus Steel Jr., John Will Anderson Gary Club, was one of six National Finalist
Land of Domanses *Donors
Thank you to everyone who made a gift in 2021. The following pages reflect those who are making a difference in our communitites. Every donation gives kids like Isaiah the chance to tell their creative stories.
Land of Domanses Corporate Donors
Gary SouthShore RailCats Hammond Machine Works, Inc. John and Ann Barney Family Foundation MJF Rentals Peoples Bank Community First (Employee Giving) Raytheon Technologies Safety-Kleen Oil Recovery The Times Media Company Thorgren Tool & Molding Versona Wildermuth Foundation
Aqua Indiana Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Executive Group Real Estate The Boeing Company Booksamillion Hammond Group, Inc. KeAloha Volleyball Club Lake County Sheriff Target Corporation Uesco Industries, Inc. United Federal Credit Union Valpo Car Co LLC
Life Changers 1st Source Bank Ardagh Group Best Buy Boys & Girls Clubs of America Carpenter Local No. 1005 City of Hammond City of Hammond The Clubhouse Network Eagle Services Corp Family Express Friends Foundations of East Chicago Champions American Community Bank Geminus Corporation CAPTRUST Lakeside Ameristar Casino Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana Carmeuse Lime & Stone Arctic Engineering Company, Inc. Indiana Alliance of Boys & Girls Computer Services, Inc. BMW of Schererville Clubs Sheet Metal Workers Local 20 Brookfield Iron & Metal LLC John W. Anderson Foundation Valparaiso Rotary Club Calumet Harley-Davidson, Inc. Legacy Foundation, Inc. CAPTRUST Community Foundation M.E. Simpson Co., Inc. Ambassadors Chesterton Duneland Kiwanis Club NIPSCO ABCO General Contractors and Real Circle “R” Mechanical Panda Cares Estate Services Class of 1943 Roosevelt School Pirates, Inc. Cargill, Inc. Cline Avenue Bridge Porter County Community Classic Dream Realty First Merchants Corporation Foundation CN (Canadian National Railway) Crozier’s DQ Grill & Chill Strack & Van Til Construction Advancement Crum & Forster United Way of Northwest Indiana Foundation Delta Theta Tau-Tau Chapter Urschel Laboratories Crown Point Community Foundation Douglas, Koeppen & Krsak USS - Gary Works / Midwest Plant El Oso Construction, Inc. EAT Enterprises First Midwest Bank Endodontics, Inc. Investors Gary Jet Center Enterprise Holdings Foundation Blachly, Tabor, Bozik, & Hartman Good Hospitality Services, Inc. First Financial Bank Centier Bank Greater NWI Association of Realtors First Merchants Bank City Of East Chicago (GNIAR) First United Methodist Church Community Foundation of Grieger’s Motor Sales, Inc. Fraternal Order Of Eagles Ladies Northwest Indiana Hall Family Foundation Auxiliary Aerie #2529 Indiana Beverage HealthLinc Gannett Foundation MacLennan & Bain Insurance Horizon Bank Gleaners Of South Lake County, Inc. NEXUS Group INC JC Penney - Valparaiso Gruel Bros Inc. Taco Bell Foundation For Teens Kiwanis Club of Valparaiso 00458 Haywood and Fleming Associates White Castle Majestic Star Casino Hodges & Davis, P.C. Meyers Glaros Group Ideas in Motion Media Partners Per Mar Security Systems Indiana American Water Kenneth J. Allen Tonn & Blank Construction Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad AT&T Foundation UFS Corporationn Indiana Sports Corporation BMO Harris Bank James F. Giannini & Associates, LLC Comcast Advocates JC Penney Franciscan Alliance 27 Entertainment & We Create Media Kappa Kappa Kappa - Iota Chapter
Kona Ice of the Dunes Bergen County United Way Laborers’ Local #41 Bosak Auto Lakeshore Seasonal Services, Inc. Buffalo Wild Wings Network For Good Burke, Costanza & Carberry New Age Telecom CAASH Charity Note Card Fundraiser Cask-N-Cellar NW Indiana 24/7 ER & Hospital Charities Aid Foundation of America Ozinga Committee to Elect Earl L Harris Jr The Pangere Corporation Committee to Elect David J. Pastrick Paul Dawning Insurance Agency, Inc. Committee To Elect John Petalas Porter Starke Services, Inc. CORE Construction of Indiana Powers & Sons Construction Cory Eyecare Center Precision Control Systems Custom Dosing REGIONAL Federal Credit Union Davidson Manors Rothschild Agency, Inc. Day Dreams & Ice Cream SealMaster Indianapolis Delta Theta Tau - Gamma Chapter Service League of Northwest Indiana Dr. Vegetable, Inc. Shive-Hattery, Inc. (formerly Design Duneland Family YMCA Organization, Inc.) Eco Services Shorewood Forest Philanthropic Elmdale Partners Committee EMCOR Hyre Electric SLG Millennium Group, LLC Environmental Solutions Group Solid Platforms Exelon (Com Ed) Corporation Sons of American Legion Post 170 Fife Funeral Home Inc. St. Paul Church Men’s Club First Presbyterian Church Target Truck Rentals, Inc. Foundation Endowment Tracking Union Electric Steel Corporation Truist Comprehensive Distribution Walmart Stores, Inc. General Insurance Services Inc. Walmart: Hammond #2818 George’s Gyros Wilkins Rebuilders Supply, Inc. Greater Calumet Area - USBC Wintrust Bowling Association Worthington Industries Griffith Windustrial Co. The Grounds Specialists Givers Hammond City Council 1st American Management Co, Inc Hammond Fence Accenture HDW Commercial Interiors ACS Technical Products, Inc. Heinold & Feller Co. Adams Radio Group Henn & Sons Construction Services Alsip Home & Nursery Hoeppner Wagner & Evans LLP Alsip Home and Nursery Horses Landscaping Amalgamated Bank IBEW Local 531 Amazon Smile Illinois Tool Works Amereco, Inc. Iron Workers Local 395 Antioch Baptist Church Jack & Jill of America, Inc.- NW Aurelios of Cedar Lake Indiana Chapter Bank of America Charitable Kappa Kappa Kappa - Associate Foundation Chapter Barney Enterprises Kappa Kappa Kappa - Epsilon Kappa Bennett Curtis House Kappa Kappa Kappa - Epsilon Omicron Chapter
Kiwanis Club of Portage Knights of Columbus- Our Lady of Sorrows Council #12149 Korellis Roofing, Inc. Krieg Devault, LLP Lauer Wealth Lowell Zeta Chi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc. Lakeshore Public Media Metro Recycling, Inc. Microbac Laboratories, Inc. Modern Woodmen Morrison Construction New Revelation MB Church Niemeyer Milk Transfer, Inc. NorthShore Health Center Peoples Bank Presbyterian Resale Shop Pulse Technology Puntillo & Crane Orthodontics Realty Executives Premier Rieth Riley Construction RunSignUp Sandbar Grill Sanofi Security Door Inc. Semento’s Sharp School Services Shell Oil Company St. Teresa of Avila State Employees Community Campaign Target - Merrillville The Carmax Foundation Thrive Sport & Fitness Turn Key Properties NWI LLC United Steel Workers Sub-District 5 Council Fund United Way Metro Chicago United Way of Delaware County United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County United Way of Rhode Island United Way of Southern Nevada United Way of Southwestern PA Urban League of Northwest Indiana Valparaiso Sunrise Kiwanis Val’s Famous Pizza & Grinders Von Tobel Lumber & Hardware
Individual Donors Life Changers Anonymous Thelma Dickey Moe Farhat & Lauren Cerullo Doug & Judy Hollar Leetz Family McMillan Family Foundation David & Terra Reynolds Jacki Stutzman Brian & Julie Tegt Patrick & Erin Urschel Mr. & Mrs. Paul Von Tobel Investor Anonymous Brian & Julie Tegt Partner Anonymous Benevity Community Impact Fund Duane & Karen Hartman Jason & Susan Lammertin Yetta Kuiper Charitable Trust Champions Tanya & Michael Leetz Tim & Shelly Rice Michael & Sharon Simpson Ambassadors Rob & Karen Behrend Cliff & Laura Bryan Nancy Clifford John & Louise Diederich Dave & Anita Hollenbeck Steve & Georgiann Pangere Doug & Cynthia Pierce Rodenbarger Foundation Wayne & Beth Welter Chuck & Nicole Williams C. Joseph Yast & Helen Krowicky Advocates Nick & Marcia Arnold Leslie Berg Rolando & Diane Chilian Bonnie Coleman
Matt Glaros John Hasse Mark Jackson Dan & Johnine Killeen Paul & Connie Knauff Rene Martin Larry & Paula Moore Dick & Betty Sterk Jeffrey & Shawn Strack Friends Steve & Viki Adik Mark D. Anleitner Frank Baccino Paul J Bailey Michael & Jeanne Baird Jeff & Liz Bartholomew Bruce & Linda Berner Larry & Deborah Bridges Jill Calkins Calumet Township Trustee Peter & Michelle Castellarin Rob & Heather Cavanaugh Richard D. Chambers Joe & Mary Ann Claesgens Anonymous John Diago Clemons Kris Condon Charles & Karen Conover Robert & Joan Crookston Bill Dekker Dell Giving Constantine Dovellos Elaine Espie Memorial Fund for Youth Kaye Frataccia Charles & Barbara Geiss Gary & Beth Germann Sheria N Givens Patrick & Carolyn Gorman Philip Hahn Ed & Deb Hecimovich Bill & Karen Higbie Holly Hommey Dan & Pamela Hood Mike Hooper Laura James Mark & Jodi Jones Michael & Carol Kirincic
Brad & Deb Koeppen Aimee Koerner Charles & Cindy Kreisl Shire & Kelly Kuch Dianne & Dave Kwiatkowski Jim & Jean Lewis Fred Litke Elma Lou Looft Chip & Wendy Mang Daniel Marchetti David P. Milligan Philip & Debra Misecko Mark & Phyllis Montgomery Bonnie Muir Terrence and Marianne Murphy Peter Michael Nau, Sr. Bill & Danielle Oeding John Poertner Sam Raich III Timothy Raykovich Rob Rothschild Dean Sangalis Jason Schwerdt Otto Shragal Bernadette Simpson Ryan & Dena Smiley Harley & Jan Snyder Ed Soliday Michael & Verlie Suggs Robert Sularski James and Margaret Tarpo Raymond & Frances J. Taylor Jason & Sara Torres Peter & Vicki Turek Joseph & Sally Van Bokkelen John and Kathleen Walsh Martha Wehrenberg Jennifer Wright Givers Anonymous Paul A Aguilera Walter & Dorothy Ailes Keondra Allen Vanessa Allen-McCloud Allstate Giving Campaign Nick Amazzalorso Barth Anderson John Anderson
Lorraine Anderson Mark Anderson Melissa Anguiano Mike & Nancy Anton John Applegate III Coraima Applegate Andrew & Susan Arnold Ron Averill Gary Bagull Aaron and Caroline Ban Dale Banghart Angie Barber Lara Bates Maggie Beezhold Susan Benigni Jacelyn Benkovich Darin & Julie Bensinger Kaycee Benson Susan Benson Drew Berry Feshawn Berry Debra Bieda Kassidy Bishop Michael & Bari Block David & Ann Bochnowski Clark S Bone Ryan Bothwell Brandon Boyer Mark Bradney Eva Brady Arthur & Marilyn Branco Joseph M. Brewster Jorge & Lorena Briceno Georgia Bricker Kristie & Garland Bridgewater Michael Brody Benjamin Brown Jane Walsh-Brown & James Brown Bonita Bryan Paul Buck, Sr. Michael & Kim Bucy Martin Buinicki & Andrea Proulx Buinicki Ken & Glenda Burns Jordan Bush Nathan Bush Tanya Bush John & Barbara Caban Evie Calhoun
Joseph Callahan Vivian Camacho Nancy Carlson Lisa Carpenter Karl Cender Mashawn Chamberlain Senator Ed Charbonneau Edward Cheatham Timothy & Laura Cipcich Beth Claflin Dale & Lynn Clapp Lawrence & Pamela Claxton Paul & Suzanne Clemens Adam Clough Marcy Clough Dionne Cole Izaiah Cole Tiauna Cole Sylvia L Collins Chuck & Brenda Combi Clyde & Karen Compton Paige Conquest Nicole Conry Aaron Blake Cooper Nicole Correll Julia Couch Patrick Crawford Carmen Cruz Michael & Pamela Daly Michael & Jennifer Dauterman Steve & Karen Davidock Andy Davis Keiyna Davis Stanley Davis Sanetra Dawe Paul Dawning Adam D. Decker Dan H. DeHaven Doug & Robin Demaree Heather DeNormandie Joseph Dishman Michael Dixon Sue Dolezal Tammy Donnelly Crissy Dooley Herb Douglas Matthew & Cindy Doyle Debra J Dudek Kylie Duhamell
Lizabeth L. Duncanson Todd & Laura Elliott Joni Elsner Wernie Emmanuel Mark & Mary Ennes Angela Enright Lynn Eplawy Patricia Erpelding Eric Evans Matthew & Colleen Evans Bethany Falstreau Erik Feldman Mary Ann Feller Laura Ferguson Julie Figurski Cynthia J Finley Donna & Doug Flanagin Donald & Lisa Flick Nikayla Flores John & Audra Foreman Renee Franz Mary Frese Matt & Laura B. Frost Kirk Futrell Sally Gaff Craig Gall, ELEGAN Larry & Bobbi Galler Leslie Gardiner J. Andy Garza Michael Gee Christopher Geiger Carolyn Gigg Donna Grabek Golob Adrian Gonzales Tyler Goodman Jonathan Gordon Nolette Gordon Russell & Dawn Gower Michael & Karen Gratson Verdell Gray Phillip Greiner Patti Grieger Jason Griffin Keyla Guerrero Zachary Guill Ashley Hall Dylan Hall Jeff & Ann Hamilton Terry Hammond
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