2016 ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Richard Paul Evans Board Chair, Author & Founder Judy Bangerter
Ann Foxley
Community Advocate
Community Advocate
Pat Berckman
Les Moore
Former Director, Salt Lake County Youth Services
H&G Capital Partners
Joell Brown
Former Director, Salt Lake County Dept. of Human Services
Community Advocate
Karen Christoffersen Owner, Bookwise Publishing
Patrice Couch Community Advocate
Ken Deyhle Businessman & Philanthropist
Celeste Edmunds Dir., Corporate Communications & Community Relations, Progrexion Former youth in care
Kelly Lee Farmer CEO, National Product Sales
Jean Nielsen
Michael Olsen Board Chair, Dees Inc.
Marc Probst CIO, Intermountain Health Care
Sterling C. Tanner President, Forever Young Foundation
Barbara Thompson Child Welfare Expert
Shelly Tripp Realtor, Coldwell Banker Former youth in care
STAFF Lisa McDonald Executive Director
Sherri Engar Assistant Director
Rurik Bjornsson Internal Operations Manager
Keeley Bierwolf JourneyUP Mentor Project Manager
Kim Nay Community Outreach Representative Ogden Christmas Box House
Heather Sears Community Outreach Representative Salt Lake Christmas Box House and Utah Valley Resource Rooms
Dear Friends of Christmas Box, Stemming the widespread issues of child abuse continues to challenge child welfare experts, yet one truth remains...Utah’s communities will rally around youth in need to provide a better standard of care. That is our goal, and you have made it yours as well. Because of donors, volunteers, and partners, no child entering a Christmas Box House will wonder whether they will have clean clothes and a backpack for school or if there will be a warm bed with a stuffed animal waiting for them at the end of their day. Because of you, we are capable of giving more to a child in their most vulnerable hour of need. This year, our programs continued to look at where the greatest needs exist when a child, teen or young adult faces the trauma of abuse or homelessness. By organizing and streamlining how donations are sorted and stored, the Christmas Box Resource Rooms and the foster family resource rooms we support, are more accessible to caseworkers and foster families than ever before. Not only are these rooms better accessed, but children receiving a new pair of sneakers, school supplies, or a book, will get that item faster. Since opening their doors in 2016, the Volunteers of America’s Youth Resource Center found a ready partner with our JourneyUP Mentor Project (JUMP) in helping to better serve young adults facing homelessness or aging out of foster care. By working with partners, more youth were served by JUMP than any other year in the program to date. In northern Utah, the Project Elf program delivered more hoiday gifts for at-risk children and teens than ever before by continuing to build working partnerships with organizations already in contact with these youth and their families. Sincerely,
Richard Paul Evans Founder and Chair
Our motto is simple... every child deserves a childhood.
The Christmas Box International partners with local, national and international communities and groups to prevent child abuse and to improve the quality of life for children, teens and young adults who have been abused, neglected or are facing homelessness. Imagine being nine years old. A few months ago you entered state custody because your mom suffered from a severe drug addiction. You have never met your father. A caseworker brought you to a foster family, the Ostmark’s. The whole experience was so strange at first, but now you’ve grown used to the way the house smells, the noises at the start of the day as you get ready for school, the home-cooked meals eaten at a table, and the faces of the foster parents who greet you with respect and kindness every day. For nearly 15 years, Michelle and Adam Ostmark shared their home with 176 children in foster care, adopting six. Together, this couple did more than keep the children they cared for clothed, clean and happy; they built a foster family resource room for the Salt Lake Valley. And with the added support of The Christmas Box International (CBI), they connected children in foster care to thousands of dollars of new donations. The Christmas Box Resource Rooms, as well as partnering foster family resource rooms, connect donors to the needs in their community. In nearly two decades of working with partners like Michelle and Adam, we find where the need exists, and then we work to put that new winter coat, that backpack filled with school supplies, that new bedding set, that hygiene kit, in the hands of a child who needs it. In this way, a donation can reach far beyond our doors to help at-risk children in dozens of communities. In 2016, Adam unexpectedly passed away. He leaves behind a legacy of love as a foster parent. Adam and Michelle challenged themselves to be the change in the life of a child in need and supported hundreds of other foster families for the better. CBI is honored to have known and worked with Adam. With our partners, we continue the effort of making our communities a safer, better place for children.
OUR PROGRAMS
The Christmas Box Houses The Christmas Box Houses (CBHs) are three facilities located in Salt Lake City, Ogden and Moab. A CBH serves as an emergency children’s shelter — and a Family Support Center in the Moab facility — for communities across Utah. When a caseworker or police officer needs to find safe housing for a child, they know these facilities are available 24 hours a day. In partnership with child welfare agencies, the CBHs assist children and teens who are abused, neglected or abandoned, often serving those who are most challenging to find placements in kinship or foster care. These facilities provide crisis shelter care, access to educational and therapeutic resources, medical and dental care, and recreational opportunities.
Our doors are open 365 days of the year. # Children Served
Days of Care
Avg. # of Days in Care
Salt Lake City (0-11 yrs)
272
4,219
11.5
Ogden (0-18 yrs)
368
3,986
14.65
Moab (0-18 yrs)
165
1,839
12.2
Toddlers kiss their brand new touch-and-feel board books, children squeal with delight to see characters they know on the shelves, and teens literally do a happy dance at nabbing the latest Michael Vey book. In addition to basic needs items, children at a CBH receive brand new books and toys. We believe every child deserves to feel safe, to know they will get a next meal, and the chance to lose themselves in a good book.
The Christmas Box Rooms Our community resource rooms, The Christmas Box Rooms, serve at-risk children and teens by providing them access to new items such as clothing, hygiene kits, books, school supplies, diapers, toys, etc. CBI also provides items to resource rooms created for and overseen by foster parents. The Christmas Box Rooms Salt Lake Ogden Utah Valley Moab Foster Family Resource Rooms
children served 661 712 751 165 children served
Salt Lake
1,017
Ogden
395
Utah Valley
699
Total Children Served
4,400
The JourneyUP Mentor Project The JourneyUP Mentor Project (JUMP) serves some of Utah’s most vulnerable young adults — youth aging out of foster care or facing homelessness. Many of these youth face overwhelming challenges as they transition into adulthood, including greater risk of mental illness, incarceration, substance abuse, unexpected pregnancy, poverty, and suicide. The program matches young people ages 16-24 with caring volunteer mentors from the community. JUMP also provides life skills workshops and activities that engage participants in learning opportunities such as tax preparation, healthy relationships, and resume writing, as well as offering activities in the community. One-on-one counseling services further support youth in navigating available resources such as housing, health care, education and employment.
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Homeless youth diverted from a shelter Youth who obtained permanent housing Youth enrolled in benefits (i.e. health care, WIC) Youth who obtained employment thru JUMP Youth enrolled in educational oportunities
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A JUMP program participant (left) sits with their mentor (right).
Project Elf This program serves children staying at The Christmas Box Houses, teens at the Salt Lake County Youth Services Group Homes, those receiving In-Home Services through the Utah Division of Child and Family Services, young adults in JourneyUP Mentor Project and at-risk children served by partnering child welfare agencies and international programs. Each child receives three gifts from their wish lists. In situations where a child or teen is at risk of removal from an abusive or neglectful home situation, these donated gifts are distributed by a caseworker to help build goodwill and trust during a stressful time for families.
At-risk children and youth served Christmas morning in 2016: 849 in Cache, Weber and Davis counties 1,245 in Salt Lake and Tooele counties 596 in Utah, Summit, Juab and Millard counties 59 in Grand, Iron and Washington counties With the support of donors and volunteers, nearly 3,000 children were served during the holidays. These donations also enable us to distribute in-kind items year-round through The Christmas Box Houses and Resource Rooms.
International Efforts Youth Making a Difference, a partnering nonprofit that connects high school students in Utah to global relief efforts, uses The Christmas Box International’s donations to support communities and orphanages in developing nations. A bright pink beanie and blanket can prepare a young girl in India for the winter months ahead. These basic needs items foster trust between children and volunteers, as well as serve remote, impoverished communities around the world. Through generous in-kind donations of toys, clothing, and hygiene items, we are able to share our resources with children across the globe, including Haiti, India, Kenya, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Mexico. In 2016, CBI touched the lives of 1,191 children in developing nations.
Partner Organizations Assisted in 2016: Archway Big Brothers, Big Sisters Box Elder Food Pantry Brigham Acts Six Soup Kitchen Brookdale Assisted Living Children’s Service Society Criminal Justice Services Deseret Industries Eagle Condor Humanitarian Education for Generations Family Support Center First Presbyterian Church Foster Family Resource Rooms
Lantern House Little Lambs Operation Give Warmth Operation Underground Railroad Salt Lake County Youth Services Service Trips to Mexico Teddy Bear Den The Road Home Utah Division of Child & Family Services Utah Foster Care Foundation Volunteers of America Youth Futures Youth Making a Difference
Volunteer Service At The Christmas Box International, volunteering is different for every individual. Whether completing an Eagle Scout Project or becoming a mentor, every volunteer plays an important role in improving the quality of life and care for the children, teens and young adults we serve. Bountiful Junior High School students challenged each other to raise funds and collect donated items with a series of school-wide contests. Corporate groups, such as JC Penney, decorated trees and took on small projects all around CBHs. Even asking friends and neighbors to donate new socks makes a difference!
Service Type
Volunteers
Hours
Ogden CBH Salt Lake CBH Moab CBH Utah Valley JUMP Mentors JUMP Volunteers Project Elf Board of Directors
279 356 78 12 33 97 124 19
1,323 1,552 459 19 450 238 548 234
Total
998
4,823
On-going volunteers work with CBI by making a difference and spending one-onone time with children and teens staying at The Christmas Box Houses, sorting in-kind donations in The Christmas Box Resource Rooms, and supporting the JourneyUP Mentor Project by becoming long-term friends with a young adult who has aged out of foster care or is at risk of homelessness. One-time volunteers serve CBI on a short-term basis with coordinated projects such as providing children’s activities, in-kind donation drives, grounds keeping, general CBH maintenance, and specific program needs.
Revenue In-Kind Contributions
$723,362
55.1%
Donations
$372,226
28.4%
Rental Revenue
$87,439
6.6%
Special Events
$13,124
1.0%
Other Earned Revenue
$16,918
1.3%
Net Assets Released from Restrictions
$99,588
7.6%
Expenses Programs
$1,150,534
89.3%
Fundraising
$78,920
6.1%
General & Management
$59,737
4.6%
2015
Assets
$1,347,573
$1,443,283
Liabilities
$2,545,806
$2,565,394
Net Assets
($1,198,233)
($1,122,111)
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
$1,347,573
$1,443,283
Annual Operating Expenses 6% to Fundraising 5% to General & Management
89% funds to Programs
2016 Financials
2016
Assets & Liabilities
OUR DONORS $10,000 & Above C. Scott and Dorothy E. Watkins United Way of Northern Utah Dee’s Incorporated America First Credit Union Community Assistance The Grainger Foundation Michael W. and Sherie Olsen The Chrisman Foundation Codale Children’s Charity Classic $5,000 — $9,999 United Way of Salt Lake Utah Families Foundation Kipley and Glenda Farr Goldman Sachs & Co. J. Edward and Marsha L. Thatcher QSC Exposm LLC / HMQS Miller Family Philanthropy Employees Community Fund of Boeing Cameron Construction Lexus Pursuit of Potential Citigroup Inc.
Sports Molding, Inc. In-N-Out Burger Foundation Rose Flahavan $1,500 — $4,999 Supersonic Car Wash Goldenwest Credit Union Bountiful Junior High School Expeditors Ryan P. Christensen The Edwards Lifesciences Foundation
Bamberger-Allen Health Sober Riders Norma A. Kier Coldwell Banker Community Foundation James & Norma Kier Charitable Foundation Herbert I. & Elsa B. Michael Foundation Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Parker John Hansen Kappa Kappa Gamma (Delta Eta Chapter) Cargill Incorporated Backcountry.com Truist Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Denials Management Inc. Allen’s Masonry Company, Inc. Mitchell Mauer T&M Manufacturing, Inc. Positive Power Lisman Studio, Inc. Craig and Connie Thatcher Foundation Razoo Foundation American Express Foundation The Klunker Klub Utah Safety Council Imperial Rainbow Court of Northern Utah Energy Solutions
$500 — $1,499 Bonneville Exchange Club Kroger Customer Relations Center
Ogden Weber Chamber Scooter’s Coffee Powerquip Corporation Morgan Stanley Annual Appeal Bruce B. and Jean B. Bingham Christine Gonzalez Cook Martin Poulson, P.C. Judy Clemans Rocky Mountain RunnerCard Sand Springs Elementary American Express Company Yardi Systems The Benevity Community Impact Fund Home Depot - Marty Tanner CMS Energy Foundation Weber State University King Family Foundation Power Spraying Integrated Rodney and Aimee Webb Elizabeth & David Mahas Radene R. Hatfield Sterling Tanner Ron Hadley United Way of the Bay Area Orbital ATK CCI Mechanical. Inc. Center For Change Biolife Plasma Services of Layton David and Shauna Turner LDS Cottonwood 5th Ward
Louise Mudd Gary and Marilyn Newman Chelsie & Cliff Andersen Julie Call Kristen Jolley American Footzonology - AFZPA Western States Mechanical United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey Kathleen Mundel Jamie Johnston Anna Zink Alice Steiner Wendy Tippets Terry Clawson Reser’s Fine Foods Aspiro Adventure LLC Rick and Shirley Van Leeuwen The Rosemary David Olsen Foundation American Legion Post 134 MDSI Physician Group Rohan M. John ACC Mountain West Chapter Charlene Roetzel Sheldon Peck Orthodontics Goldman Sachs Matching Gift Program Matthew Gore Affiliated Bookkeeping Inc. Cook Family & Venable Family Kelly Waters
$200 — $499 Wasatch Victory Riders Utah State Employees Charitable Fund Rebecca Serr AmazonSmile Foundation Amber McElreath Salt Lake Brighton Stake JoHanna Brewster David A. Borchert Cotiviti Weber County Assessor Kroger - Smith’s Food & Drug Utah Division of Water Quality Vagos Motorcycle Club Grounds For Coffee The Wandering Kettle LLC Sherri Hill Heidi Linton Roy Crossfit Jeane R. Taylor Catherine Dyer Boy Scout Troop 922 Kevin & Scott Shaw Weber County Corporation ThyssenKrupp Elevator Marianne Howard DeAnn Hoggan Mark Ruff Stacie Rowberry Richard Nelson
Vista Heights Middle School Irene J. Anders NGI-Glass Corp. Mountain Luxury Real Estate Bruce Hagans Hogan & Associates Construction Travis and Brenda Kell Wells Fargo Foundation Kerry Stubbs LDS Central YSA 3rd Ward Karen Morris Marjorie Lopshire Stubbs Family Giving Fund Cirris Systems Capstone Nutrition Shanna Westergard Trans-Tex LLC TVC, LLC Gary Silco Brickyard Office Partners Child Culture Club of Ogden Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund 3M Foundation
Audrie Terre Heidi Naylor Tall Tree Administrators LLC Teleperformance West Valley Riverdale Lions Club PGI BiII McGovern Sales Team Steve Pace Terrell Nagata Our Saviors Lutheran Church Mountain West Hard Cider Company Claudia Greaves Andrew & Susan McCrady Nicole Judd Neil Hymas Maria Mastronardi Michelle Mullis Jane Muna Jeffrey Alvari Danielle Smith Michael & Catherine Hankins Automatic Transmission Center Annette Archuleta
Reggie Whitaker, DMD Janet Santos Ira Mitchell Becky Neville Jini Robie Lorianne Auger Megan Thibaudeau RSJ Logistics LLC David J. Nuttall Barbara Thompson Bennett Paving & Construction Inc Angie Pearson Stefan Pulst Kay and Donna Dea PGI - IST Team PGI - NE and Soundpath Team B. L. and Dorothy Dart E. Ann Cutrubus Presbyterian Women in Wasatch
Thank you to all the donors of The Christmas Box International for gifts of any amount, including $723,362 of in-kind donations. We would also like to thank everyone who held a fundraiser on behalf of The Christmas Box International. We apologize if we inadvertently left off a donor’s name. Please note that some donations pledged in 2016 may not have been received until 2017.
every child deserves a childhood
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