DISCOVER annual report 2016
A WORD FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
POBS RESULTS IN 2016
Dear Friends: “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb As I reflect over the 2016 year, I am reminded of the value of partnerships to the success of the Philadelphia Outward Bound School. Without partners, we would certainly be a smaller Outward Bound School, and we would not have the exciting opportunities that lie ahead. Our partners come from across the city and region; they are POBS’ connection to the students we serve. Our partners are the keepers of the flame that Outward Bound lights within our students, and our partners make it possible for more students to experience Outward Bound programs each year. Who are our partners? Schools make up a significant percentage of our program partners. For 22 years, we’ve worked with the School District of Philadelphia’s public schools. We have many Philadelphia charter school partners and a few independent school partners. Some of our schools bring their student leaders to Outward Bound, some bring their teachers and others bring entire grade levels – 8th graders leaving middle school or 9th graders beginning high school. In addition to schools, POBS is proud to serve many community-based, youthserving organizations: Squash Smarts, Summer Search Philadelphia, the Center for Grieving Children and many others. Our partners enhance the programs they deliver with Outward Bound’s experiences, and together we build leaders with character and a commitment to serve. How do these partnerships happen? Sometimes a partnership starts with a phone call, or an email, or a conversation. Sometimes a teacher or a youth leader sees a post on Facebook or Twitter and reaches out to ask, “Can we bring our students to Outward Bound?” Some partnerships are born from POBS’ annual event, Building Adventure. This year, we were proud to offer a 7-day Outward Bound course to girls from West Chester East and Henderson High Schools, made possible in part with funds raised by the West Chester Area Rotary Clubs team at Building Adventure. As we look to the future, we are excited by the possibilities of our facility partnership with Audubon Pennsylvania. The Discovery Center, our future home, will be shared with Audubon, and together we are defining new program ideas and plans. We look forward to beginning construction in late 2017 and moving in during the fall of 2018. The Philadelphia Outward Bound School is also grateful to so many “partners” who support the programs we offer to students and teachers across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and northern Delaware. With your support, and with an amazing and dedicated staff – in the office and in the field – we are able to touch the lives of almost 5,000 students annually. Together, we change lives through challenge and discovery. Thank you!
SINGLE- AND MULTI-DAY COURSE OFFERINGS 2014
2015
2016
110
121 113
120
100
80
55 58 60
60
21 16 14
10 11
28
40
20
0 SHORT EXPEDITION (</= 7 DAYS)
LONG EXPEDITION (8+ DAYS)
CORPORATE TEAMBUILDING PROGRAMS
ONE-DAY INSIGHT PROGRAMS
STUDENTS SERVED & PROGRAM DAYS COMPLETED 2014
2015
2016 14,000
12,000
9,191 9,210 9,092
10,000
8,000
4,007 4,632 4,840
6,000
4,000
2,000
0 STUDENTS SERVED
TOTAL COURSE DAYS COMPLETED*
* Many POBS students participate in multi-day courses.
Example: One student who goes on a 5-day course counts as five total program days served.
Katie Newsom Pastuszek, Executive Director
140
FINANCIALS
$99,305
AUDITED FOR 2016
RESTRICTED OPERATIONAL FUNDS
POBS REVENUE OVERVIEW 2016: $1,631,494
2016
$825,246
REVENUE
$706,943
PROGRAM TUITION & CO-PAYS
TOTAL FUNDS RAISED
2016
2015
2014
REVENUE $99,305 $442,301 $688,523 $382,945 $18,420 $1,631,494
$122,000 $525,000 $666,000 $293,000 $10,000 $1,616,000
$180,000 $431,000 $627,000 $230,000 $17,000 $1,485,000
Direct human resources Operations Total direct expenses
$655,976 $292,396 $948,372
$591,000 $275,000 $866,000
$497,000 $231,000 $728,000
Administrative General Marketing and sales Total indirect expenses
$235,738 $124,477 $293,287 $653,502
$255,000 $136,000 $255,000 $646,000
$255,000 $141,000 $265,000 $661,000
$1,601,874
$1,512,000
$1,389,000
$29,620
$104,000
$96,000
Restricted operational funds Restricted scholarship revenue Unrestricted program Unrestricted development Other revenue Total revenue
EXPENSES
TOTAL EXPENSES NET INCOME
PROGRAM IMPACT In 2016, POBS began a partnership with The Angela Duckworth Character Lab at University of Pennsylvania, and the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at University of Illinois. This two-part research study, “Youth Character Development in Outward Bound,” combines two linked-studies to gather meaningful information for Outward Bound, and to advance scientific knowledge about effective character development methods. Part 1, The Interview Study, led by the University of Illinois, examines how POBS shapes students’ experiences in character development. Research in Part 1 will lead to a deeper understanding of how our instructors effectively support students’ development of grit, resilience, and related socialemotional outcomes. Findings will contribute to knowledge about effective practices of youth development professionals, and will inform the science of youth development and staff training for youth programs. Results may also be of use to teachers and parents. Part 2 is The Measurement Study, led by the Duckworth Character Lab. This research will inform the development of a tool to measure perseverance, grit and task performance. Additionally, the research will collect and measure data on students’ tolerance of frustration, boredom, physical challenges, distraction, and interest levels. With these research partners, POBS seeks to add the value of informed research to the programs we offer. From the voices of students we serve, we know that our programs are changing lives through challenge and discovery.
OUR 2016 PROGRAM PARTNERS Academy at Palumbo AIA Philadelphia Antonia Pantoja Charter School Belmont Family Charter School Bodine High School Boys Latin of Philadelphia Building 21 Ferguson CBRE Central High School City Step Comcast Corporation CoreNet Philadelphia Chapter Crefeld School Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School Devine & Partners
Dobson Elementary School Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering Drinker Biddle & Reath DuPont Hospital for Children Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation Education Works Feltonville School of Arts & Sciences Frankford High School George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science Girard College Good Grief Green Woods Charter School Hawk Partners Hill Freedman High School
Hill Freedman Middle School Independence Charter School J.P. Morgan Private Bank JEVS Human Services Kensington Buisness High School Kensington Schools Leadership Philadelphia Lingelbach Elementary School Martin Guitar Masterman High School Mastery Charter Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter Gratz Monkey & The Elephant Northwestern Mutual
Olney Charter High School Overbrook Educational Center Parkway Northwest High School for Peace and Social Justice PECO Energy Penns Grove High School Penn Treaty School Pepsi Bottling Company Philadelphia VISTA Corps Philip’s Academy Charter Project COMMON BOND Public Allies Radnor High School Relay Graduate School of Education Russell Byers Charter School Shady Side Academy
Simon Gratz High School Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Squash Smarts St. Joseph’s Preparatory School St. Joseph Orphanage Strawberry Mansion High School Summer Learning Collaborative Summer Search Philadelphia Sunrise of Philadelphia Swarthmore College Temple University The Center For Grieving Children The Haverford School The Perkiomen School The Rose Tree Media School District
Tower Hill School Travis Manion Foundation Uncommon Schools United Health Care Vetri Community Partnership Vocatio Career Prep School W. B. Saul Agricultural High School West Chester Area School District High Schools Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Wissahickon Charter School
PROGRAM RELATED STATISTICS
38
Public/Charter Schools Served
12
Private Schools Served
34
Community Partner Organizations Served
60
Teachers on Expeditions
69
Outward Bound Staff that Instructed Expeditions and/or Insight Programs
THE DISCOVERY CENTER: A LOOK AHEAD . . . Seven years ago, the Philadelphia Outward Bound School joined forces with the National Audubon Society’s Audubon Pennsylvania to create The Discovery Center at Philadelphia’s East Fairmount Park Reservoir. As thought leaders in environmental stewardship and youth leadership development, we partnered together in 2009 towards a shared vision of a world-class center for nature conservation and life-changing character building experiences. This unique, collaborative outdoor education center will be built on the shores of a 37-acre abandoned reservoir, now Philadelphia’s largest deep water lake and a site that has been inaccessible to the public for over 45 years. When construction is completed in 2018, The Discovery Center will feature indoor classrooms and exhibition space along with outdoor educational amenities such as trails, a canoe launch, a high ropes challenge course, a climbing wall, and bird-watching platforms. The state-of-the-art facility will be jointly owned and operated by the two organizations under a unique partnership, known formally as the East Park Leadership and Conservation Center (EPLACC). Audubon and Outward Bound programs at The Discovery Center will collectively serve more than 10,000 children and teens, as well as many adult community members each year. The Discovery Center will enable an intentional bridge between the educational programs of these two internationally renowned organizations, and ultimately, will create the first model of experiential, environmental, conservation and outdoor education spanning the elementary through high school years and beyond.
BUILDING ADVENTURE Our annual fundraising event
PEAK SPONSORS
129 132
217K 2K
Participants Participants
Funds Raised Attendees
RIDGE SPONSORS
EXPEDITION SPONSORS
41K
133K
ROPES SPONSOR
Feet Rappelled
Media Impressions
THANKS TO OUR 2016 SPONSORSS
THANKS TO OUR DONORS AND TRUSTEES
(JANUARY 1, 2016 - DECEMBER 31, 2016)
DONORS
Grace Dooley
James and Therese Mauch
Roy Strom
TRUSTEES
Jill Adrogue
J. E. Eagen
Patricia McCunny-Thomas
Jacqueline Taylor
Jon Conant, Chair
Samuel Aikin
Denise and Robert Ellis
Susan McIlvaine
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Ed Ruggero, Vice Chair
Marilyn and Jack Allahand
Luke Farrelly
Kelley McKee
The Triumph Group, Inc
David Fell
McKinsey & Co.
Donald Tracy
Lars Beck
Amy Andersson Tom Andrecki
Jim Fenningham
Laura Melascaglia
Turn5, Inc.
Aqualia Foundation
Jamie Fromm
The Merck Foundation
United Way
Val Arkoosh and Jeff Harbison
Lou Fromm
Peter Meredith
James Unkefer
Cheryl Ash
Megan Gallagher
Joanna and Bill Merriam
Valley Green Bank
William and Mindy Glassman Goldman Sachs
Faye Meyers
Vert Charitable Trust
Mondrian Investment Partners, Inc. Erica Montemayor
Dennis Wallace
Deanna Ballinger The Barra Foundation The Barrist Family Foundation
Kelly Green
Julia Bennett
Pattie Guttenplan
Catherine Bianco Birch Family Fund Arthur Blank Family Foundation Richard Bohrer Joseph and Jill Bonn Ron Booth Boys Latin of Philadelphia Brandywine Realty Trust John Brennan David Broida Denny Brown Drew Brown Thomas Bryan Carl Buchholz Tracy Buchholz Judith Glick Buckman Tim Camuti Capital One Mary Carroll Jean Chapin Chiunjung Chen Rita Chesney Mary Chick
Jordan Gushurst
Moretran Leasing Corporation
The Otto Haas Charitable Trust Dave Haradon
Alexandra Murphy
Wells Fargo Foundation Ronald and Deborah Weston
Jean Newsom
Westtown Goshen Rotary Foundation
Marcia Noa
Robert and Susie Harries
Reed Wilmerding
Jonathan Noel
Angela Harris
Susie and Peter Wilmerding
Jacob and Elizabeth Nyman
Richard Hayne
Chris Wogan
O3 World
Heidi Hendrickson
James Wright
Leigh and Steven Oblack
Charles Hill
Ounsworth-Fitzgerald Foundation
Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial
Tracy Hoffman Joseph Holl Jr. Ann Hunter John and Eniko Imredy Amy Jones
Denise Parella Ted Passyn Nicole Pastorino Diana Patterson
Edward Kelly
William Penn Foundation
Patricia Kind Family Foundation
Chuck Peterson Philadelphia Foundation
William King Charitable Foundation
Elizabeth Polizzi
Klingenstein Foundation Allen Lamboy Katherine Lawton John Lazarich Foundation The H. Chase Lenfest Foundation Lisa Leonard
Paul Rabinowitz Glass John Read Gail Redpath Susan and Clifford Rogers William Ronayne Timothy Rubin Tom Ryan
Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation
Rhonda S. Swann
Debora and Gregory Clower Comcast Foundation
Catherine Link
John and Elizabeth Shober
Carolyn Comitta
Holly Link
Varunan Sivalingam
Constellation
Alexandra Lister
Sue Slominski
CRW Graphics
Lenore Lobel
Harvey Spear
Amy Dalessandro
The Lookout Foundation
Tess Staal
John Danielsen
Dana Lotkowski
Katie Stellard
Aurora Dizel
Patricia and George Lucas
Winnie and JB Doherty
Gregory Mackenzie
Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
Andrew Maguire
W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation Clark Stossel
Meghan Chrobock
Mark Weigman
Luke Marano
SAP
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
John Bullen Justine Chiu Jeremy Coote Sharif El-Mekki Nancy Goldenberg Tim Greenwood Elinor Haider Mark Haslam Wendy McDevitt Jamie McLane Doff Meyer Jeff Mitzak Lauren O’Brien David Rahr Joe Ritchie Michael Stanley Jack Stoddard Kip Wetzel Mitchell Young
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