2019 Annual Report

Planning for our Future – Our Board of Governors has mapped out a strategic plan that will help ensure that we continue to grow and thrive!

Refining our Brand – We unveiled a new brand identity that shines a light on our vision to create unity and belonging. You can see our new logo and a new vitality throughout the building, on our publications, the website and in all we do!

Thank you for your continued support of the Community House. Unlike a tax-supported park district or library, the not-for-profit Community House is unique — literally supported by the largesse of the very community that it serves. Every class, performance, and service program that takes place in the House — from the Fitness Center to Matz Hall, the Winnetka Youth Organization, classrooms, and the beautiful outdoor gardens — is made possible by donations from community members who understand and sustain this vital organization’s mission.

Expenses: 3,920,452

Restoring Our Building – The House has a new roof and tuckpointing, and has installed LED lighting, AED devices, and cameras to ensure the safety of all our guests.

Programs & Facility Usage: 51%

18% 8%

51%

8%

New Roof Completed April 2019

Administration: 18%

15%

Fundraising: 8% Special Events: 8% Depreciation: 15%

Revenues: 3,931,066

4%

Programs & Facility Usage: 62%

13%

Growing to better serve the needs of our dog obedience patrons, we have added more program days and instructors with the help of our new partner, Anything is PAWZIBLE, a city-based training program expanding into the suburbs.

21%

Engagement increased 22% this year in our popular youth basketball league, where 236 children honed their skills practicing and playing in games against other area players without the hassle of traveling to a different location for each activity.

Skyline Theatre Company continues to garner wide appeal with over 300 participants ranging from Pre-K through 5th grade. The Company was honored with the Award of Excellence in Creative Drama by the Illinois Theatre Association. Our own Children’s Theatre of Winnetka was voted Best Children’s Theater in the Suburbs by Better magazine readers.

Evolving and Expanding - Our re-branded dance program now named Community House School of Dance serves over 100 students with Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Musical Theatre classes for ages 2 ½ and up. We opened The Music Studio for all ages to grow their skills on multiple instruments, partnered with Piven Theatre to expand our theater courses, and we added English as a Second Language (ESL) and STEM classes to our well-rounded programming. Our fitness center was first on the North Shore to add Peloton spin bikes, and we joined forces with StretchXperience to help members with recovery and reconditioning.

62%

Investment Activity, Board Designated Funds: 4% Special Events: 13% Individual Contributions: 21%

Our Resident Non-Profits

Beyond The Fiscal Year 2019 – Happening Now • • • Smarty Pants

Wine & Beer

Jr. Board Fun Run

Officers

Chair Murray Ancell Vice Chair Amy Brock Past Chair Carla Vorhees Secretary Betsy Landes Treasurer Mark Wetzel

Members

Exciting special events captured the attention of our guests including: Circus Boy, Dave Rudolf’s Halloween Spooktacular Concert, Smarty Pants Big Balloon Show, Polar Express Family Movie Night, Magician John Measner, Family Bingo Night, Matt Wilhelm’s BMX Show, and JG’s Reptile Road Show.

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Board of Governors Fiscal Year 2019

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This fall our robust programs inspired record registration numbers with 946 people enrolled!

Skyline Studios Children’s Theatre is presenting Frozen Jr. with an all-time high of 420 students registered for the program!

Our acclaimed Children’s Theatre of Winnetka (CTW) will reach a milestone in 2020, when it presents its 90th production, The Lion King, in the spring!

Our extraordinary director, actor, dancer, choreographer and mentor, Toby Nicholson, was recognized for decades of service with a beautiful article in the Winnetka Living magazine.

We celebrated the opening of our newest tenant, Ann Latinovich, portrait artist, at a ribbon cutting ceremony in September.

Raheela Anwar Elaine Bovaird Susan Cellmer Paula Danoff Libby Elliott Leslie Farmer Alexandrea Gjertsen Neil Golden Duncan Healy Karen Hunt Tom Maentz Ann Smith Tom Smith Susan Snyder Bob Stracks Karen Vorwald Connie Yonan

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PROGRAM INNOVATION

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New Brand Identity Launched March 2019

July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019

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2019 ANNUAL REPORT

FINANCIAL SUMMARY July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019

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ADVANCING OUR INSTITUTION

OUR MISSION The Community House Winnetka is a unique nonprofit organization on Chicago’s North Shore that has played a special role in the community for more than a century.

Founded in 1911, the mission of the Community House is to enrich the lives of North Shore residents, their families, and friends by providing educational, cultural, social and recreational opportunities for people of all ages.

620 Lincoln Avenue

Winnetka, Illinois 60093

847.446.0537

THANK YOU, 2019 DONORS July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019

Celebrating the Past and Looking to the Future

$100,000 and over Murray Ancell

Amy Brock

It is our privilege to share the Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report with you, reflecting an extraordinary year at the Community House. The achievements of the past twelve months are an inspiring testament to the commitment of many dedicated donors, volunteers, partners and staff members. Thank you for being an essential member of our Community House family.

During the past year, the Community House took significant steps toward improving the guest experience throughout our 3 1/2 acre campus. Highlights include critical building and grounds restoration work, including installing a new roof and tuckpointing the entire building, renovating the Historic Garden and repairing its beautiful signature arches, upgrading the landscaping and grounds and installing a new staff parking lot. Within the walls of the Community House, we designed and delivered innovative and robust programs to serve community members of all ages, across a broad range of interests. Tying this all together, we thoughtfully worked to design and implement a dynamic rebranding and marketing plan, which is already engaging the community in new and different ways. We have received positive feedback from the community and initial results showing that we are on the right track. We are very proud that our fantastic staff was able to put these big ideas into action while maintaining a balanced budget. If you have not stopped by the House lately, please visit to see these many improvements for yourself.

The question is, where do we go from here? The Board of Governors and its Committees have invested considerable time and thought to developing a new strategic plan, one that informs our future work and fulfills our commitment to be a relevant, sustainable, and welcoming gathering place for all. The Community House fosters ways for people to connect with each other and to grow — something that is of enormous importance in this age of busy schedules and technology overload. Our mission is more relevant now than it ever has been.

To help us fulfill our mission and realize our vision, we are extremely pleased to share that the Community House recently welcomed Amy Skalinder as our new President. An accomplished and engaging leader, Amy is excited to reconnect with old friends at the Community House and to meet new ones. We hope you will stop by to visit and welcome her to “our House.”

As a long-standing, non-profit institution that receives no tax dollars, we owe our success to your generous contributions, continued partnership and the sincere belief that together we can enrich lives and create a brighter future. Thank you for helping to provide a welcoming home for our entire community.

Sincerely,

FY 2019 Chair

FY 2020 Chair

Amy Skalinder Joins the Community House On November 18, 2019 the Community House was thrilled to welcome its new President, Amy Skalinder. A lifelong resident of the North Shore, Amy has held senior positions in non-profit organizations for over two decades, distinguishing herself as an effective, collaborative leader.

Amy Skalinder

Amy spent her early career working in outdoor education and social work before joining the staff at Evanston’s McGaw YMCA, where over the course of a decade, she served as the organization’s Director of Youth and Family Services, Member Services Director and Vice President of Operations. In her six-year role as Executive Director of Angles in Northfield (formerly known as LINKS), Amy oversaw a team that provided reproductive health care and health education to over 15,000 teens and young adults each year. Most recently, Amy served as the Executive Director of the Howard Area Community Center in Chicago. She is a graduate of Evanston Township High School and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Tufts University as well as a Master of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago.

Anonymous Kemper Educational and Charitable Fund

$75,000 to $99,999 Jim and Carol Hansen

$50,000 to $74,999

Children’s Theatre of Winnetka Community House Woman’s Board

$25,000 to $49,999

Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Egan Joan and Kevin Evanich

$15,000 to $24,999

Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. J. Duncan Healy

$10,000 to $14,999

Paul Bechtner Foundation/Weaver Family Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Hirschmann Mr. and Mrs. John W. Madigan Ms. Jean Sampson Tom and Irene Smith Village Follies

$5,000 to $9,999

Anonymous (2) Murray and Kate Ancell Mr. and Mrs. Clay Brock Catered By Design Mrs. James Farmer Nan and Wally Greenough Mrs. J. William Holland Ms. Karen J. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Lester Knight III Mr. and Mrs. William N. Krucks Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Maentz Ms. Kathryn A. Mikells and Mr. Edward J. Harney Alexandra and John Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Smith Mr. and Mrs. Mark Vorhees Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wetzel

$2,500 to $4,999

Jeffrey and Paula Danoff Mr. and Mrs. James S. Frank Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Fuller III Ms. Elizabeth M. Landes and Mr. Barry Levenstam Kimberly and Patrick Ronan Julie and Bob Stracks Lawson and Jane Whitesides Christopher and Emily Wyner

$1,000 to $2,499

Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Bannon Mr. and Mrs. Barry M. Berish Mr. and Mrs. David B. Birkenstein Mr. and Mrs. Nader Boulos Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Butz Ms. Susan Cellmer and Mr. Jeffrey Neal Mr. Mark Crane Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Crane Mr. and Mrs. Dewey B. Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Ted DeNapoli Mr. and Mrs. Byram E. Dickes Libby and Stephen Elliott Mr. John H. Ellwood Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gelber Dr. and Mrs. Jason Glick Mr. and Mrs. William W. Graham Green Meadows Garden Club Mr. John Gude Beverly and Warren Hayford Mr. Carter Howard and Ms. Sarah Krepp Mr. Edgar D. Jannotta, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Keller Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kish Mrs. Kate Kligora and Mr. Scott Sognefest Mr. Richard J. Loewenthal Mr. John D. Mabie Mammel Foundation Ms. Ann McDermott Mr. and Mrs. Nick Morse Mr. Leo P. Niemiec Mr. and Mrs. James N. Nowacki Lisa and Duff Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ross Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Schriesheim Mr. and Mrs. James L. Sheridan Mr. and Mrs. James H. Swartchild, Jr. Ms. Suzanne M. Timble Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Van Tassel Warwick Foundation

$750 to $999

James and Stephanie Cavanaugh Ms. Georganne Chalmers Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Hill Mr. and Mrs. John B. Snyder

$500 to $749

Anonymous (2) Fraida and Bob Aland Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Berner, Jr. Ms. Estelle Brashears Mary-Doug and Tom Brown Barbra and R.J. Bukovac Annie Challenger and Michael Jayko Mr. and Mrs. Dan Connolly Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Dowding Ms. Mary Downie and Mr. Jeff Pickus Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Eisen Mr. and Mrs. Mark Eskandari Mrs. Jean Farnsworth Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Gray III Mr. and Mrs. David Hauldren

All of us at the Community House extend our deepest gratitude to the following individuals whose generous contributions during our Fiscal Year 2019 made this work possible!

Mr. and Mrs. Walter V. Holt Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Horwich Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Hoyt Mr. and Mrs. Vincent K. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. James King Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Lyman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brewster J. Macfarland Kathryn and Tim Martin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Melman Cindy and Otto Monnig Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Papoutsis Laurie and Michael Petersen Francine and Gregory Purcell Mr. and Mrs. John W. Puth Mr. Gary Richman Mr. and Mrs. James Saccaro Mr. and Mrs. David Shelton Mr. and Mrs. David Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Robert Soudan Tria and Carson Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Tinberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vorwald Ms. Carol B. Watkins Sally and John Weber Mr. and Mrs. William C. Weinsheimer

$200 to $499

Anonymous (2) Mr. William Adkerson Raheela and Naveed Anwar Dr. and Mrs. Carl L. Backer Susan and Stephen Baird Ms. Jeanette Beavers Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Beemer Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Betsill Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brown Mr. and Mrs. David Canmann Mr. and Mrs. Michael Canmann Mr. Robert Christensen Margaret Coladarci Ms. Ann S. Cole Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Coley Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cullen Ms. Adrian Culver Mr. and Mrs. Andy Denenberg Paige and Joe Dooley Mr. and Mrs. John Durbin Mr. and Mrs. David Durning Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Egan Mr. and Mrs. Philip Enquist Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Fox Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Fragen Mr. and Mrs. Neil B. Golden Mr. Harry H. Grace III and Ms. Ingrid Anderson Grace Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Graham Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hagenah Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hammond Mr. and Mrs. Sal Hazday Mr. and Mrs. Frederic W. Hickman Mr. and Mrs. David Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hogan Robert and Kelly Horne Mr. Howard E. Jessen

Ms. Julia Johnson Mr. Richard T. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Wade W. Judge Mr. and Mrs. Allan M. Kaplan Dr. William D. Kerr and Mrs. Ausrine Kerr Dr. and Mrs. Jason Koh Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Krone Mr. and Mrs. David L. Landsittel Mr. and Mrs. Peter Macey Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Marcus Nancy and Jim Marcus Mr. and Mrs. J. Kent Mathewson Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh McClayton Mr. and Mrs. Bradford McLane Mr. and Mrs. James D. McNitt John and Ladd Mengel Mr. and Mrs. Eric Mogentale Dr. David J. Mogul and Dr. Karen Schneider Mr. and Mrs. David M. Murdoch, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. E. Dennis Murphy Mr. and Mrs. David G. O’Neill Ms. Kay L. Pick Dr. Marian Powers and Mr. Belverd E. Needles Carlos and Debra Puce´ Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Read III Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Reynolds III Mr. Nathaniel Roberts and Ms. Laura Zung Mr. and Mrs. Owen Schnaper Mr. and Mrs. Joe Senko Mr. David J. Shanahan William A. Shiel Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo Sichel Katie and Rutledge Smith Mr. Michael Snyder Rip and Sue Suster Marcia and Bob Sutter John and EllenThomas Julie and Fred Tye Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Vatz Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Walther Mr. and Mrs. Gris Ware Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Weller Mr. and Mrs. Brian Wolfe Mrs. Arnold R. Wolff Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Yonan

$100 to $199

Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Vincent M. Aquilino Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barkhausen Ms. Ravi Batista Deanna and Wes Baumann Ms. Dawn Beery Loren and Esther Berry Mr. and Mrs. Bob Braham Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Bransfield Mr. and Mrs. Michael Capocchi Mr. Patrick Carroll and Ms. Cara Levret Carroll Mr. Jerry Coleman Mr. Andrew Davis and Ms. Melissa Tuber Davis Ms. Colleen Detjen Mr. Michael Edwards and Ms. Melissa Mizel Mr. and Mrs. Francis X. Egan Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Ehmann Jennifer and Tom Eilers Mr. Gregg Eisenberg Mr. and Mrs. John H. Fiore Mr. and Mrs. Brian Flanigan Mr. and Mrs. James L. Foorman Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Frohling Ms. Renee Gauri Mr. and Mrs. Kevin B. Gazley Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Glenn Mr. Joseph H. Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Elisha P. Gould III Mr. and Mrs. David Grant Ms. Paula Grasso E. Gene Greable Elyse and Jon Hahner Mr. and Mrs. George H. Harmon Mr. and Mrs. Brian F. Hickey Mr. and Mrs. William Hickey Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Hindsley Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. William Kelley Mr. Robert L. Kiesler Sharon L. King Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Sanfred Koltun Ron and Nancy Kurz Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Lichter Bob and Fleury Linn Mr. Lawrence L. Lubin Mr and Mrs. Steve Maciejewski Mr. and Mrs. Ernest MacVicar Mr. John McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Jim McColl Ms. Margaret McInerney

Diane and Mark Melio Mr. and Mrs. Ira Miller Mr. and Mrs. Josh Miller Mr. Richard K. Mullin and Ms. Mary Henry Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Murphy Mr. and Mrs. John W. Myers Mr. and Mrs. Marc Nevins Mr. Charles G. Norton and Ms. Carole A.Barthel Mr. and Mrs. John S. Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Philip Prassas Ms. Eleanor Prince Ms. Cynthia Rapp and Mr. Andrew Hopkins Dr. Paul Ringel and Dr. Michele A. Lorand Mr. and Mrs. Peter Robinson Ms. Jean B. Schreiber Mr. and Mrs. William N. Sick, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Skinner Elizabeth and James Stucker Mr. Peter J. Sweeney John and Ellen Thomas Ms. Suzy Thompson Mr and Mrs. David Tucker Dr. and Mrs. Zalman P. Usiskin Dr. and Mrs. Sherwyn E. Warren Lynne and David Weinberg Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Edmund C. Woodbury Mr. and Mrs. Jay H. Zimbler

We send heartfelt thanks to the many donors who supported the Community House with gifts under $100.

Matz Hall Chair

Silver Plaques - $500 Mr. and Mrs. Steve Juliusson Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Kruse Bronze Plaques - $300 Mr.and Mrs. Peter Baillos Mr. and Mrs. Eric Orsic Ms. Sarah Padgitt and Mr. Steven Steger Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Thornton

Matz Hall Fund

$500 - $1,000 Louise and Tom Flickinger Mr. and Mrs. Joe Madigan Mr. and Mrs. Volker Schulmeyer Mr. and Mrs. Steven Tracy

Corporate Sponsors FY 2019 Robert W. Baird & Co. Catered by Design Challenger Grey and Christmas, Inc. City Winery Compass Constellation Brands

Kendra Scott Lincoln Motor Company James Martin & Associates Morgan Stanley North Shore Community Bank & Trust Segal McCambridge Sovereign Brands