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2006–07 ANNUAL REPORT
2 Year in Review
4 New Research
8 The Debate on Extended Day
12 Our Programs
18 A Role Model
22 Someone to Watch Over Me
32 Expanding Horizons
38 School Sites
42 Donors
48 Financials
51 Our Values
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It started as a dream.
An after school program for elementary-grade kids in
economically underprivileged neighborhoods that would
—1— keep them safe and off the streets —2— help them
understand and complete their homework —3— feed their
hunger with healthy drinks and snacks —4— enrich their
minds with subjects and activities they wouldn’t otherwise
experience and —5— provide motivated role models from
their own communities to supervise and inspire them.
In other words, a jump-start for life.
Nineteen years later it’s a successful reality, with more
than 26,000 kids in 180 schools, the support of the mayor,
city council, school board, and community leaders, and the
dedicated work of thousands of staff, volunteers, friends
and donors.
You can see success on the faces of kids each day as they
dance, paint, take field trips and suddenly understand how
4 x 4 = 16. You can hear success in the voices of students
who return with stories of how LA’s BEST helped them achieve
their dreams. You can find success in the fact that cities
around the world are sending representatives to learn and
replicate our model. And you can quantify our success in
research projects such as the recently-completed U.S.
Department of Justice study that proves LA’s BEST really does
have a positive effect in reducing crime.
Extrapolate today’s success into the future, and look what
changes lie ahead: Higher graduation rates, more productive
citizens and less need for welfare. Safer streets, less gang
activity and reduced drug use. Better individuals, better
communities, a better world.
And those changes all start here.
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WE ALWAYS KNEW LA’s BEST
COULD HELP PREVENT CRIME.
NOW THERE’S PROOF.
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The Long-Term Effects of After-School Programming
on Educational Adjustment and Juvenile Crime:
A Study of the LA’s BEST After-School Program.
This recently-released study, commissioned by the U.S.
Department of Justice and conducted by UCLA’s National
Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student
Testing, has a long name. But the results are short and sweet.
“The LA’s BEST after-school program demonstrated
statistically and substantively positive effects on
youth crime abatement.”
In other words, we help prevent crime!
Other significant findings were: A conservative cost-benefit
analysis estimated that each dollar spent on LA’s BEST LA’s BEST Attendance
returned an average $2.50 to society in the form of reduced
crime and its associated costs.
The more often students attend LA’s BEST, the more the
crime rate diminishes. For a child who participates at least
15 days per month for one year and who would have been
assumed otherwise to have committed crime throughout
life, the estimated return to society is $7.50 for every $1.00
invested in LA’s BEST.
Crime Rate
Couple this study with one released in 2006, which proves
the positive effect LA’s BEST has on high school graduations,
and no one can doubt LA’s BEST works.
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There is one thing educators can agree on.
All children need a safe place to be in the
afternoon before parents get home from work.
But recently, a debate has emerged—how to fill the time between
three and six p.m. Every school should be open until six o’clock. But
should we simply increase the academic day, and have students stay
with their credentialed teachers the extra three hours? Or are students
better served by an after school enrichment program like LA’s BEST?
The 10-hour school day proponents point to pilot programs in which
test scores improved. But there are many profoundly important issues
those programs did not address:
• How many teachers will have the desire or stamina to work extra
hours, then go home to grade papers and prepare for the next day?
If the teaching quality drops, so will the scores.
• Changes in personnel, teaching style, location and focus enhance
learning. In letting the students escape from their regular classroom
structure, embrace new people and tackle subjects in a fresh way,
some minds become more open to learn.
• After school instructors from the local community bring added value.
It’s easier for some children to relate to someone who looks like them
and reflects their cultural background and personal experience.
They learn more readily and find much-needed role models.
• As important as test scores are, they don’t address pervasive problems
common to economically underprivileged neighborhoods such
as dropouts, drugs and crime. Our staff not only deal with these
realities, but are often more understanding of the circumstances
that lead to them.
• Our program has 19 successful years behind it and can be replicated
in schools around the country.
Credentialed teachers doing more of the same or an after school program
like LA’s BEST? We must choose the one that inspires, motivates and
enriches as well as educates.
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One thing you’ll never see
LA’s BEST do is rest on its laurels.
Something can always be changed. Improved. Better tailored
to the needs of an individual school or group of children.
So that’s what we do. Every site. Every day.
In the past year, for example, we’ve started a cricket
program—that’s bats, not bugs—at several sites, with both
girls and boys learning the skills and etiquette of this most
British of games. We also launched KidType, a program that
teaches students the basics of touch-typing. Graduates of
the course receive a donated computer to take home and
share with their families. The idea behind new offerings
like these? Keep LA’s BEST fresh with new experiences and
learning opportunities, and the kids will stay engaged—
in school and out.
The core activities at LA’s BEST are divided into three and
a half beats: Help with homework, a learning activity that
boosts core academic skills such as reading or math,
something that’s just plain fun, and a nutritious snack.
Change even occurs within our basic core activities,
though. One group of kids may need more help mastering
English than math. Another may be more interested in
art than dance. By tailoring the program to the needs
and preferences of the individuals, our on-site staff is
almost guaranteed to hit the hot buttons that turn
each child into a motivated learner.
So when someone asks, “When will your program finally
set its curriculum in stone?”, our answer is “Never!”
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Enhanced Programs Citywide Events
In addition to the core activities—help with homework, In addition to the Citywide Celebrate Science Fair,
a learning activity that boosts core academic skills, something LA’s BEST hosts a wide variety of other events each year
that’s just plain fun, and a nutritious snack—LA’s BEST has that bring children, families and communities together
several special programs available to students, including: to share in the excitement of LA’s BEST.
Adventures In Peacemaking is a curriculum that KidType is a five-week program that teaches Halloween Kidfest transforms LA’s BEST sites LA84 Foundation Sports League (formerly the
uses The Peaceable Program approach toward fourth- and fifth-grade students the basics of across the city into the place to be on All Hallows Amateur Athletic Foundation Sports League)
teaching tolerance and conflict resolution skills touch-typing through fun and interactive games Eve, providing a safe and fun alternative to provides ongoing support to our program in
to young people. The program, which teaches and lessons. The program concludes with a trick-or-treating in dark neighborhoods. seasonal sports leagues, including soccer,
through reading activities and group discussions, ceremony at which students receive a free, kickball, flag football, basketball and softball.
emphasizes five themes: cooperation, emotional used computer to take home and share with Community Jam Against Violence brings In addition, LA’s BEST annually hosts a large-
expression, communication, appreciation for their families. together children and families from across the scale track and field event.
diversity and conflict resolution. city to decry the violence that affects their
KidzLit and KidzMath, research-based literacy neighborhoods. Each year, hundreds of LA’s BEST Family Days at Raging Waters is one of the most
After School Arts Program (ASAP) includes visual and math programs developed specifically for students sing, dance, rap, act and recite original popular field trips of the year. LA’s BEST students
art, music, dance, drama and poetry classes, and use in after school programs by the Oakland-based poems in a talent showcase themed at taking a and their families always look forward to
features artists/educators-in-residence working Developmental Studies Center, help LA’s BEST stand against violence. enjoying a day of fun at Southern California’s
with the LA’s BEST children. Each 10-week foster a love of reading and math in its students. most popular water park. Raging Waters provides
residency concludes with a special culmination Dance & Drill Team Showcase brings nearly two full days of admissions to LA’s BEST in order
event which brings together students, families LA’s BEST Celebrate Science Program provides 2,000 students together for incredible to accommodate our growing population of
and community members to celebrate the talent opportunities for LA’s BEST children to have performances in drill team and dance. This students.
and accomplishments of the children. fun, engaging, interactive science experiences annual showcase provides children with an
under a “team inquiry” model developed under opportunity to proudly demonstrate leadership, LA’s BEST Annual Family Brunch celebrated its
BEST Fit provides fun and innovative opportunities the guidance of NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. teamwork, self-confidence and performing arts 12th year of successful fundraising for the
for LA’s BEST children and their families to increase This program culminates with the Citywide skills mastered through hundreds of hours of program with 2007’s “Baskets of Fun.” Honorees
their physical activity, encourages healthy habits Celebrate Science Fair, where winning teams are dedication and hard work. included actor and comedian George Lopez, Kraft
including drinking more water and making awarded all expenses–paid trips to a parent-child Foods and NBA star Baron Davis, who received
healthy eating choices, and teaches kids and weekend at U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Family Health Fiesta is an annual event of the the first-ever LA’s BEST Alumni Award. The event
parents to understand and monitor food labels. Alabama. BEST Fit program that brings together students also honored 30 LA’s BEST students for their
and families for a day of fun and fitness at East award–winning entries in the “Who in My Family
L.A. College. Thousands of participants sample Is Funniest to Me?” writing contest. Award
healthy snacks, play games and engage in presenters included Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa,
hands-on activities designed to promote an basketball great Earvin “Magic” Johnson and
awareness of healthy lifestyles. radio personality Rick Dees. KTLA Morning News
anchor and BEST Friends board member Michaela
Pereira hosted the event.
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Look who’s coming to LA’s BEST.
one-on-one Delegations from New York, Lithuania and Korea.
Representatives from Beijing, Boston and Lawndale. From
near and far they’ve come to LA’s BEST in the last year with
two goals in mind: To learn what makes our program so
successful
successful, and to replicate promising practices in their
own cities and communities.
The reasons they chose LA’s BEST as their after school
model are many:
affordable Our program is designed to work hand-in-hand with
the academic day.
Our staff gives one-on-one homework help to all
goal-oriented
students to make sure they understand and complete
assignments.
We offer a multi-dimensional curriculum, which
includes the arts, sciences and physical activity.
hand-in-hand We recruit young, goal-oriented people from within
each local community, who not only teach, but
motivate and inspire the kids to succeed.
We have 19 years of success.
multi-dimensional Our unique system is proven to work for both the
children and the community.
The cost to run the program per child is remarkably low.
proven So don’t be surprised if in the not-too-distant future you
hear the term NY’s BEST or Beijing’s BEST or Vilnius’ BEST.
We would like to think they learned from “the BEST.”
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2,926 DEDICATED PEOPLE.
ONE GOAL.
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Helping LA’s BEST kids succeed.
The Mayor and the City Council of Los Angeles are looking
out for their welfare. The Los Angeles Unified School
District Board of Education and Superintendent’s Office
both have their interests at heart. The LA’s BEST officers,
board of directors and advisory board are laying out the
plans and programs that will help them today and well
into the future. Both our dedicated office and on-site staff
are tirelessly carrying these programs through every day.
And hundreds of BEST Friends and volunteers are lending
a much-needed hand.
That adds up to nearly 3,000 caring, motivated people
working together towards one goal: To help every child in
LA’s BEST achieve his or her maximum potential.
Antonio Villaraigosa Admiral David Brewer Marvin J. Suomi Raymond Ealy Carla Sanger
Mayor Superintendent Chair Chair President and CEO
City of Los Angeles Los Angeles LA’s BEST LA’s BEST LA’s BEST
Unified School District Board of Directors Advisory Board
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Map of Accountability and Responsibility
FIELD STAFF
LAUSD
PART-TIME
SUPERINTENDENT’S
(1,900)
OFFICE
LAUSD
BOARD OF EDUCATION LAUSD
SITE
BEYOND THE BELL
LEARNING COORDINATORS
ASSOCIATE
FACILITATORS PART-TIME
SUPERINTENDENT
(12) (180)
PROGRAM
COACHES
PRIVATE FUNDERS STAFF
(37)
RESOURCE
ANALYSTS
(2)
PROJECT
COORDINATOR
LA’s BEST TRAVELING
ADVISORY BOARD SUPERVISORS BUDGET
(37) TECHNICIAN
CITY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY COUNCIL LA’s BEST DIRECTOR OF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAFF ACCOUNTING
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF TECHNICIAN
GRANT
EDUCATION
MANAGER
DIRECTOR OF
CONSULTANTS VOLUNTEERS
REGIONAL
LEADS FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE
MANAGER ASSISTANTS
(4) (2)
CITY OF LOS ANGELES LA’s BEST CORPORATE OFFICE SENIOR
MAYOR’S OFFICE PRESIDENT & CEO SECRETARY DIRECTOR OF
OPERATIONS
ADMINISTRATIVE
AIDES
(2)
LA’S BEST OPERATIONS OFFICE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE
ADMINISTRATIVE SENIOR
ASSISTANTS EVALUATION RESEARCH
ASSISTANT
VICE PRESIDENT
(2) VICE PRESIDENT, ANALYST
COMMUNICATIONS
PERSONNEL
CLERKS
(3)
STUDENT DIRECTOR OF
SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY
DIRECTOR OF SERVICES
CHIEF FINANCIAL VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF
ADMINISTRATION ADVOCATE
ANALYST DEVELOPMENT EXTERNAL
AFFAIRS
PROGRAMMER
DIRECTOR OF
DIRECTOR OF CITYWIDE
BEST FIT EVENTS
COMMUNICATIONS
DIRECTOR OF
ADMINISTRATIVE ASAP COMPUTER
ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE
TECH
CITYWIDE
EVENTS INFORMATION
PROJECT
COORDINATOR SYSTEMS
COORDINATOR
SENIOR ANALYSTS
DIRECTOR OF ARTS (2)
ACCOUNTANT
BEST FRIENDS COORDINATOR
DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATES ADMINISTRATIVE
(2) AIDE
RECREATION
SUPPORT
WORKERS
(4)
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Board of Directors Advisory Board
chair Marvin J. Suomi* President & CEO, KUD International chair Raymond Ealy
vice chair Mary Odell President, UniHealth Foundation
cfo Robert L. Wicke Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting Alice Desobry Bowens* Educator
chair emeritus Gerald L. Katell** President, Katell Properties, LLC and Katell Productions Marilyn Brown Parenting Consultant
Richard S. Cheung, D.C.
The Honorable Richard Alatorre President, Richard Alatorre & Co. Mary Christianakis* Professor, Occidental College
Douglas A. Brengel Managing Director, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Bill Coggins Retired Executive Director, Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling & Learning Center
Pamela Buffett˚ Cheryl Cruz, Ph.D. Professor, CSULA, Department of Accounting, College of Business and Economics
Cástulo de la Rocha, J.D. President & CEO, Altamed Lucy Esparza Executive Assistant/Office Manager, KCBS/KCAL
Gil Dalmau˚ President & CEO, Americas United Bank Trudi Ferguson Professor, USC Marshall School of Business
Christopher D. Dusseault Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Ray Gonzales Director of Community Affairs, KTLA Channel 5
Raymond Ealy Ed Guthman Professor, USC Annenberg School for Communication
Christopher M. Frank Managing Director, Deutsche Bank Sweet Alice Harris Executive Director, Parents of Watts
Cecilia Aguilera Glassman CEO, Children’s Museum of Los Angeles Helen Hartel Retired Principal, Lowman School
Peggy Elliott Goldwyn Writer Mary Hruby Information Resources Manager, Crystal Stairs, Inc.
Robert V. Graziano Managing Director, Western Region Northern Trust Andrea Kannike Analyst, United States District Court
Russ Hagey Global Chief Talent Officer & Partner, Bain & Company Inc./Los Angeles Ann Reiss Lane Founder & Chair, Women Against Gun Violence
Sharon Harroun British Consulate, Churchill Leadership Stephen Lee Executive Vice President/Managing Partner, Solaris Investment Partners, LLC
Jeffrey Hirsch˚ Division President LA Metro, Time Warner Cable Natalie Magistrale Retired Professor, USC Medical School
Allan K. Jonas Owner, Jonas & Associates Rueben Martinez Owner, Librería Martinez Books & Art Gallery
Martha B. Jordan Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP Al Minturn Retired Administrator, Los Angeles Unified School District
Rikki Klieman Attorney, Author & CBS Legal Analyst Nancy Ramirez Deputy Chief, Support Services Bureau, Los Angeles School Police Department
Richard S. Kline Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, Occidental Petroleum Corporation James Rosser, Ph.D. President, California State University, Los Angeles
Mario Marin Senior Government Sales Manager, W. W. Grainger, Inc. Lois Saffian Chair, Los Angeles Cable Television Access Corp.
Carmen Moch Regional Vice President, Target Stores June Sale Child Care Consultant
David L. Paulson CEO, Paulson Enterprises Carla Sanger President & CEO, LA’s BEST
Michaela Pereira˚ Morning News Anchor, KTLA and BEST Friends Board Chair Virginia Victorin Vice President, Corporate & Employee Giving, Washington Mutual
Tracy Rafter Principal, Rafter Group, Inc. Deborah Villar Program Director, Clínica Monseñor Oscar A. Romero
The Honorable Richard J. Riordan Former Mayor of Los Angeles & Founder, The Riordan Foundation Martha Watson Retired Manager, Counseling & Child Development,
June Sale Child Care Consultant Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling & Learning Center
Carla Sanger President & CEO, LA’s BEST Barbara Yaroslavsky Community Activist
Dean Schramm Principal, The Schramm Group Jonathan Zasloff Professor, UCLA School of Law
Carmel B. Sella Community Development Manager, Wells Fargo Bank Walter S. Zeisl Manager of Environmental Communications and Educational Services,
Reva Shakkottai Regional Vice President, Private Asset Management, Neuberger Berman Department of Water and Power
Tom Shapiro President & Owner, Trade Supplies, Inc.
Robert D. Shipp President, RDS Investments * As of FY 2007-08
Candy Spelling Commissioner, City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation & Parks
Kristen S. Walter Senior Vice President, Bank of the West
Hope Warschaw Civic Leader/Arts Education Advocate
Jay S. Wintrob President & CEO, AIG SunAmerica Inc.
Martin J. Wolff Chairman, Martin J. Wolff & Co., Inc., Insurance Agents
* As of September 2007 ** Board Chair through August 2007 ˚As of FY 2007-08
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BEST Friends Board of Directors LA’s BEST Staff
board chair Michaela Pereira* Morning News Anchor, KTLA corporate office
vice chair David Travers* Associate, Rustic Canyon Partners Carla Sanger President and CEO
cfo Stephen Lee Executive Vice President, Managing Partner, Solaris Investment Partners, LLC Sharon Yarbrough Senior Vice President
chair emeritus Mario Marin** Senior Government Sales Manager, W. W. Grainger, Inc. Catherine Stringer Vice President, Communications
Carol Polsky-Mintz* Vice President, Development
Brian Callaway Actor, Photographer, Designer Daryl Niemerow Director of External Affairs
Vivian Campbell Director of Special Events, Mondrian Hotel Group Francine Harcum Director of Administration
Richard S. Cheung, D.C., ATC Private Practice Cassandra Krause Director of BEST Friends
David Cotterman Development Executive, Urban Partners
Jon Cowan Executive Director for Government Affairs, Sony Pictures Entertainment operations office
Brent Emery Senior Vice President, Maverick Films Debe Loxton Chief Operating Officer
David Freedman Technology Executive, Creative Artists Agency Tommy Brewer Director of Staff Development
Michelle Freyre Director, Sales Strategy, Neutrogena Corporation Stela Oliveira** Director of Education
Dwayne Healy Northwest District Manager, Enterprise Video Engineered Systems GE Security DeeAnn Rivera Director of Citywide Events
Jennifer Katell Owner, Eleventwentyfive Lynette Bynoe Director of Volunteers
Jennifer Lin Senior Associate, Andy Spahn & Associates, Inc.
Melanie Marconi Co-owner, BDI Development Group & Owner, The Modern Concierge * As of November 2007 ** As of September 2007
Leslie Park Management Supervisor, Ryan Partnership
Celeste Prince Director for Special Projects, Operation USA
Stefanie Schwartz Vice President Marketing and Operations, Neopets Viacom/MTV Networks
Amy Sheyer Director, Communications and Health Net Foundation, Health Net, Inc.
Randy Spelling Director, Producer, Actor
Robert Vinson Partner, Mekeel/Vinson
* As of July 2007 ** Board Chair through June 2007
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To many of the kids in the neighborhoods
LA’s BEST serves, the world is a very small place.
Due to financial, cultural or language barriers they’ve
never been to a museum or dipped their toes in the
ocean … never heard a choir or attended a ballet …
never cheered the Dodgers or visited City Hall.
At LA’s BEST it’s our mission to expand their horizons …
expose them to a variety of places and activities they’ve
never experienced … create new interests that may, in
some way, change their lives.
This year, the Skirball Cultural Center introduced a major
new exhibit, Noah’s Ark. In it you will find a set of foam
animals painted and decorated by school children. School
children from LA’s BEST. These animals are a permanent
part of the Noah’s Ark interactive experience.
So not only did many of our kids get to visit a world-class
museum for the first time, but their artwork is now
featured there.
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Special Activities & Excursions
educational trips Staples Center Grauman’s Chinese Theatre Kim Elementary School Pershing Square Girls, Inc. Operation SMART
L.A. Avenger Arena Football Game Giffoni Film Festival Operation Green Thumb Ice Skating Science, Math & Relevant Technology
Alma Reaves Library
L.A. Clippers Basketball Game
Annual Field Trip LA Opera Los Angeles County Fair Peter Piper Pizza Girls Scouts of the San Fernando Valley
L.A. Kings Hockey Game
Hansel & Gretel County Fair Parlor Tour “Girls Are Great!” Program
Aquarium of the Pacific L.A. Sparks Basketball Game
Benefits of Recycling & Conservation NBA/Celebrity Basketball Game Museum of Tolerance Magic Mountain Rod & Reel Club Healthy Children, Healthy Futures
California Coast Animals Exhibit Museum Tour Read to Succeed Fishing Trip Nutrition Awareness
The Rose Bowl
California Science Center UCLA Football Game Nate Holden Performing Arts Theater PLACITA Olvera Sherman Oaks Galleria Hoop Hop
Annual Science Fair California Dance Institute Performances Cesar Chavez Walk Cinderella III Fitness and Fun with Hula Hoops
UCLA Easton Stadium
Cabrillo Beach Tide Pools UCLA Softball Game No Easy Props Royce Hall (UCLA) Sunset & Elysian Park Avenue Junior Achievement of Southern California
Earth Science Break Dancing and Hip-Hop Culture Annual Community Jam Echo Park Parade Basic Business & Economic Industry
UCLA Pauley Pavilion
Cottontail Ranch Men’s Volleyball Game Portal Theatre Tapia Brothers Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Sacred Heart High School
Exploring Nature Opera for Children Pumpkin Patch Boys Mentoring Program
Valley Glen Community Park Community Fiesta
with Governor Schwarzenegger
Camp Idyllwild Cricket Opening Day San Gabriel Civic Center Auditorium LA84 Foundation
Sony Pictures Studios
Summer Camp Scholarship Program The Nutcracker The Shrine Auditorium Seasonal Sports Recreation
Annual LA’s BEST Family Brunch
Shrine Circus
Pershing Square Skirball Cultural Center LA Opera
fitness trips Staples Center
Despierta America Museum Tour Multilingual Choral Program
Unveiling of Art Panels
ELAC Weingart Stadium Noah’s Ark Exhibit
Petersen Automotive Museum Student Murals Project holidays La Vida Outreach Program
LA’s BEST Annual Health Fiesta Staples Center
Science Trip Sun Valley Youth Arts Center 350 South Grand Avenue Health Maintenance Presentation
Home Depot Center Drill Team
UCLA Campus ASAP Residency Culminating Event Christmas Gala—Performance by 68th Street LA’s BEST Friends First Fridays
Physical Education Field Day STAR Education Cultural Assemblies
I’m Going to College School Singers Monthly Activity Engagement & Support
African Drum & Dance UCLA Pauley Pavillion
McDonalds
Break Dancing Adopt a Classroom Elysian Ave & Echo Park Luna Stix
Nutrition Field Trip
Flamenco Winter Holiday Parade Interactive Eye/Hand Coordination
sports trips Rose Bowl Japanese Taiko Drums Getty House
Kids Fitness Challenge NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The Accelerated School Latin Jazz recreational trips Halloween Activities Visits by Scientists & Engineers
L.A. Avengers Dance Clinic St. John Bosco High School AMC Movie Theatre
The Pantages Theatre Los Angeles Elementary
Soccer Clinic with Mia Hamm & Read Across America
Bell Gardens Sports Center The Lion King Flushed Away Easter Activities
Nomar Garciaparra Dr. Seuss Celebration with Literacy Activities
One Hundred Hours of Soccer/Chivas Little Women Shrek III
Mary Knoll Japanese Center
Zuma Beach Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica The J. Paul Getty Museum AMG Bowling Center Halloween Activities
Lifesaving Foundations/One Mile Fun Run Field Trips National Literacy Initiative & Book Distribution
Basketball Clinic Bowling Day
Webster Elementary
Theater Phoenix Safe Moves
CSUN California Science Center Lifesaving Foundation Holiday Celebration
Writing and Acting Theater Workshops Bicycle Safety Course
Baseball Game visual and performing arts Star Wars Exhibit
USC Campus Salsa, Sabor y Salud
Dodger Stadium African American Museum Castle Park
Dance of Tennis on site enrichment Nutrition & Fitness Program
L.A. Dodgers Game Ears Are Burning Exhibit Amusement Park
Warner Grand Theatre ABC 7, Nutrition Network, 5-A-Day Power Play Sports for All Program
Galen Center AnimAction, Inc. D’lush at Hollywood & Highland
The Nutcracker Ballet Steps to Healthy Living Campaign Recreational Sports & Games by National
USC Basketball Game Animation/Media Literacy Grand Opening
Academy of Sports & Physical Education
Watts Towers Arts Center AfterSchool KidzLit
Home Depot Center Art Journeys for Learning DMV
Art Workshops Literacy & Social Development STAR ECO Station
Adidas Track Classic Visual Arts Residencies Lincoln Heights Parade
Environmental Education & Exotic Wildlife
Chivas USA Game AfterSchool KidzMath
Actors Garage Getty House Assemblies
L.A. Galaxy Soccer Game Mathematics & Social Development
L.A. Riptide Lacrosse Game
Creative Writing and Acting Workshops community Spring at the Mayor’s Residence Words Can Heal
AnimAction, Inc.
Tennis Tournament Barnsdall Arts Center for the Arts (FOJAC) Birmingham High School Hollywood Boulevard Character–Based Education
Animation/Media Literacy
X-Games Visual Arts Residencies Lights On Event Chinese New Year’s Parade
Center Theater Group of Los Angeles
Jackie Robinson Stadium UCLA Center Theater Group of Los Angeles City Hall Los Angeles Zoo Theatrical Workshops
UCLA Baseball Game Theater Production Workshops Feria del Libro Field Trip
Club Inventions
LA Equestrian Center California State University, Los Angeles City Hall Magic Mountain Inventive Thinking & Science Literacy
Equestrian Show Annual Drill Team Competition Keep LA Beautiful 5th & 6th Grades Trip
Color Me Mine
Reggie Smith Baseball Center Darfur West African Drum and Dance Crystal Springs Park Nickerson Gardens Recreation Center Art and Ceramics
Baseball Clinic Performances BEST Friends Park Day Office Depot /Mayor Event
Fulcrum Adventures “Climb On” Program
Santee Educational Complex Ford Amphitheatre Grace E. Simons Lodge Palms Fire Station #43 Integrated Leadership & Academic
Los Angeles Amazons Flag Football Clinic Fiddles & Step Dances Spring at Elysian Park Fire Station Tour Development
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central city
Allesandro / Elysian Valley / 2003
mid-city
Alta Loma / Mid-City / 1990
san fernando valley west
Canoga Park / Canoga Park / 1988
160 schools by 2010. That was our goal.
Bellevue PC* / Silver Lake / 2007 Arlington Heights / Mid-City / 2006 Gledhill / North Hills / 2005
Cahuenga / Koreatown / 2001
Castelar / Chinatown / 2002
Baldwin Hills / Crenshaw / 1999
Tom Bradley / Crenshaw / 2006
Hart Street / Canoga Park / 1990
Langdon Avenue / North Hills / 1989
Well, thanks to the tireless work of our staff, directors
Clifford / Silver Lake / 2005
Dorris Place / Elysian Park / 2007
Bright / Mid-City / 2006
Cienega / Mid-City / 2006
Lassen / North Hills / 2006
Limerick Avenue / Canoga Park / 2000
and officers, the generous contributions of our donors,
Elysian Heights / Echo Park / 2001
Esperanza / Westlake / 1996
Coliseum Street / Crenshaw / 2000
Crescent Heights / Mid-City / 2005
Mayall / North Hills / 2007
Napa Street / Northridge / 1994
and the implementation of Proposition 49 *, we reached
Gratts / Westlake / 2000
Hobart Boulevard / Koreatown / 1988
Harvard / Mid-City / 2005
Hillcrest Drive / Crenshaw / 1989
N.E.W. Canoga / Canoga Park / 2005
Noble Avenue / North Hills / 2000
our goal a little early. Three years early, in fact, for we
Hoover Street / Pico Union / 2002
Logan Street / Echo Park / 1988
Hyde Park / Hyde Park / 2006
Kim / Mid-City / 2007
Parks / North Hills / 2005
Plummer / North Hills / 2000
started 2007 with 180 schools on our roster.
Los Angeles / Pico Union / 2001 Saturn Street / Mid-City / 2004 Sunny Brae Avenue / Winnetka / 2001
Magnolia Avenue / Pico Union / 2001
Mariposa-Nabi PC* / Koreatown / 2005
Shenandoah Street / Mid-City / 1999
Wilshire Crest / Mid-City / 2005
Winnetka / Canoga Park / 2007
More schools. More kids. More help with homework and
Mayberry Street / Echo Park / 2004
Micheltorena Street/ Silver Lake / 2003
Wilshire Park / Mid-City / 2007 san pedro
15th Street / San Pedro / 2001
cultural enrichment. More children getting healthier
Leo Politi / Pico Union / 2000
Rosemont / Westlake / 2006
northeast los angeles
Aldama / Highland Park / 2003
Bandini Street / San Pedro / 2000
Broad / Wilmington / 2000
beverages and snacks. More motivation to succeed.
Wilton Place / Koreatown / 2001 Annandale / Highland Park / 2007
Aragon Avenue / Cypress Park / 1999
Cabrillo Avenue / San Pedro / 2004
Hawaiian Avenue / Wilmington / 1988
More hope for the future.
eastside Buchanan / Highland Park / 2005
Albion Street / Lincoln Heights / 1999
Ann Street / Lincoln Heights / 1988
Bushnell Way / Highland Park / 2000
Fletcher Drive / Atwater Village / 2002
southside
20th Street / South Los Angeles / 2002
But before we pat ourselves on the back too hard, the
Bridge Street / Boyle Heights / 2000
Cesar Chavez / El Sereno / 2005
Garvanza / Highland Park / 2001
Glassell Park / Glassell Park / 2006
28th Street / South Los Angeles / 2006
42nd Street / South Los Angeles / 2005
reality is: Our job has just begun.
El Sereno / El Sereno / 2003 Glenfeliz / Atwater Village / 2005 49th Street / South Los Angeles / 1994
Euclid Street / Boyle Heights / 2004
Farmdale / El Sereno / 2005
Loreto Street / Highland Park / 1999
Monte Vista / Highland Park / 2006
68th Street / South Los Angeles / 1989
92nd Street / Watts / 2001
Our ultimate goal is to reach at least 30% of the kids at
First Street / Boyle Heights / 1999
Gates Street / Lincoln Heights / 1999
Riordan PC* / Highland Park / 2007
Toland Way / Eagle Rock / 2005
109th Street / South Los Angeles / 2001
112th Street / Watts / 2001
each school site we serve. At many of the sites, we are far
Glen Alta / Lincoln Heights / 2003
Griffin Avenue / Lincoln Heights / 2001
Yorkdale / Highland Park / 2004 116th Street / South Los Angeles / 2001
135th Street / Gardena / 2004
below that number.
Hillside / Lincoln Heights / 1989 san fernando valley east The Accelerated School / South Los Angeles / 2007
Latona Avenue / Montecito Heights / 2000
Murchison Street / Boyle Heights / 1999
Anatola / Van Nuys / 2007
Bassett / Van Nuys / 2006
Aurora / South Los Angeles / 2005
Bakewell PC / South Los Angeles / 2005
What if we no longer had to have waiting lists? What if we
Second Street / Boyle Heights / 2002
Sheridan Street / Boyle Heights / 1999
Broadous / Pacoima / 2000
Burton Street / Panorama City / 2004
Compton Avenue / Watts / 2000
Figueroa Street / South Los Angeles / 1999
could accommodate every student who wanted to attend?
Sierra Park / El Sereno / 1996 Canterbury Avenue / Arleta / 2000 Flournoy / Watts / 2006
Sunrise Street / Boyle Heights / 1999
Utah Street / Boyle Heights / 1988
Cohasset Street / Van Nuys / 2000
Columbus Avenue / Van Nuys / 2003
Grape Street / Watts / 1989
Griffith-Joyner / Watts / 2006
This is our ultimate goal.
Dyer Street / Sylmar / 2003 Hooper Avenue / South Los Angeles / 1999
hollywood
Grant / Hollywood / 1999
El Dorado / Sylmar / 2001
Fenton Avenue / Lake View Terrace / 2004
Hooper PC / South Los Angeles / 2005
King / South Los Angeles / 2006
With your help, it will also become a reality!
Kingsley / Hollywood / 2005 Fernangeles / Sun Valley / 2000 La Salle / South Los Angeles / 2006
Lockwood / Hollywood / 2006 Gault / Van Nuys / 2005 Lizarraga / South Los Angeles / 2005
Los Feliz / Hollywood / 2006 Glenwood / Sun Valley / 2000 Loren Miller / South Los Angeles / 1999
Ramona / Hollywood / 2001 Harding / Sylmar / 2007 Main Street / South Los Angeles / 2000 * Proposition 49, a California ballot initiative passed in 2002, made possible $500 million in
Santa Monica / Hollywood / 2006 Hazeltine Avenue / Van Nuys / 1999 Manchester Avenue / South Los Angeles / 1988 additional funds for after school programs at schools throughout the state.
Selma Avenue / Hollywood / 1990 Hubbard Street / Sylmar / 2001 Manhattan Place / South Los Angeles / 2000
Valley View / Hollywood / 2000 Kittridge Street / Valley Glen / 2000 Menlo Avenue / South Los Angeles / 1995
Vine Street / Hollywood / 2004 Montague Street / Pacoima / 2000 Raymond Avenue / South Los Angeles / 2003
Osceola / Sylmar / 2005 South Park / South Los Angeles / 1990
north hollywood Pacoima / Pacoima / 2001 Trinity / South Los Angeles / 2006
Arminta / North Hollywood / 2001 Panorama City / Panorama City / 2005 Weigand Avenue / Watts / 1988
Burbank Boulevard / North Hollywood / 2006 Pinewood / Tujunga / 2001 West Vernon / South Los Angeles / 2001
Coldwater Canyon / North Hollywood / 2003 Primary Academy / Panorama City / 2007
Fair Avenue / North Hollywood / 2000 Roscoe / Sun Valley / 2000 westside
Lankershim / North Hollywood / 2002 Stagg Street / Van Nuys / 2001 Braddock Drive / West Los Angeles / 2000
Lowman School (Special Education) / North Stonehurst Avenue / Sun Valley / 2000 Grand View / Venice / 2001
Hollywood / 2002 Sylmar / Sylmar / 1988 Stoner Avenue / West Los Angeles / 2001
Monlux / North Hollywood / 1999 Sylvan Park / Van Nuys / 2000 Westminster / Venice / 1988
Oxnard Street / North Hollywood / 2001 Telfair Avenue / Pacoima / 2000
Rio Vista / North Hollywood / 2005 Van Nuys / Van Nuys / 2000
Maurice Sendak / North Hollywood / 2005 Vaughn Street / Pacoima / 1999
Saticoy / North Hollywood / 2003 Vena Avenue / Arleta / 1999
Strathern Street / North Hollywood / 2000 Vinedale / Sun Valley / 2000 School sites added in 2007 are in italics
Victory / North Hollywood / 2006 *PC = Primary Center
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WE’RE NOT RICH.
WE’RE ENRICHING.
42 2006–07 la’s best annual report 43
Donors Carole Daly
Deloitte
$500–$999
1st Choice Dental, Inc.
Adrian Barton
Edith Beaucage Irani
Jessica DeSantis
Nancy Deters
Downtown Los Angeles Property Juan Pablo Alban Brandon Beck Tomas Deutsch
Owners Association Kayvan Ardalan Kate Becker Justin L. Doff
Funding for LA’s BEST comes from a combination of DreamWorks SKG Margot Armbruster Clifford J. Bender Dave Donovan
federal, state and city funds, generous contributions Raymond Ealy
Giselle Fernandez-Farrand
Shelley & Rick Bayer
Sarah & Douglas Brown
Dwayne Benefield
Deena Benz
Lauren Dorsey
Rebecca Doten
from concerned corporations, foundations and individual Mark Flaisher Nancy & Jason Cahill Ian Blackburn Kathleen Dougherty
Friends of LA’s BEST Mark Carliner Productons Roslyn & Bob Blake Archie Drury
donors, plus much-needed in-kind contributions. Friends of Lockwood Children’s Dental Group/ Craig Blumenthal Sophie Dufresne
Chris Gustafson Scott Jacks, DDS, Inc. Jeremy Borlin The Ebell of Los Angeles
Sharon Harroun Dee Dee Dorskind Shauna Bradford Lucy Esparza
But most notable is the fact that more than 90% of Harvard Business School Dan L. Endsley The Saul Brandman Foundation Ana Espino
those funds go directly to program operations Section H 2007 Steven Frankel
Dwayne Healy
Adam Bray-Ali
Jill K. Brindley
Jessica Espinosa
Patricia Maria Etem
HDR Engineering Inc.
Independent Taxi Owners Richard Hoff Sarah Briver Executive Visions Inc.
To help our more than 26,000 kids. To brighten their futures. Association Mary L. Hruby Carrie Brumfield Naoko Ezawa
Invent Now Kids, Inc. Janet Kelley Kimberly Bryant Alexa Faigen
To increase high-school graduations and decrease juvenile Jewish Community Foundation Anthony Kinninger/Orange Helen M. Buchanan Lauren Feldman
crime. To create better citizens and better communities. Paula Kent Meehan
L.A. Taxi Cooperative, Inc.
Commercial Credit
Natalie & Victor Magistrale
Lorri Buntain
Claudia Butler
Margaret L. Ferguson
Christina Ferraro
To enrich Los Angeles. dba Yellow Cab Barbara & Fred Miller Brian Callaway Samuel E. Filler
L.A. Checker Cab Cooperative Inc. Minibar Merlin Camozzi Jonathan Fischer
Stephen Lee Waleed Mohammad Judith G. Caplan Mr. & Mrs. Eric Fleiss
Shaun Livingston/Keenan Towns Magda Molina Bernadette Capulong Wendy Fleming
Macy’s West J. Montelongo Lolita Carrico Erin E. Flinn
$200,000 and above Panda Restaurant Group The Safeway Foundation Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Melanie & Richard Lundquist Jennifer Parker-Stanton Ronnie Cavalluzzi Vivian K. Forbes
The Broad Foundation The Ralphs/Food 4 Less Shipp Family Foundation Betty & Fred Hayman Makoff Family Foundation Lynn & David L. Paulson Jamie Chamberlin Miss Kelley Foster Productions
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Sony Pictures Entertainment The Louise Marshall Fund Mario Marin Joan A. Payden Ted Chanock Dimitri Foutres
Foundation The Riordan Foundation Candy Spelling Milken Family Foundation Mattel, Inc. Michaela Pereira Renee Chanon Phyliss Francis
Kraft Foods Washington Mutual Barbra Streisand Nestlé USA Gloria Nakamura Doris Roberts Becky Chao Jeff Franklin
LA84 Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation, Inc. Northern Trust Peter O’Malley Carla & Jonathan Sanger Christina Chaplin Douglas Freed
Verizon Marvin Suomi/ Northrop Grumman Niall Omuilleoir Nida & Chris Sanger Rick Charleston David Freedman
The Wasserman Foundation $10,000–$19,999 KUD International Mary & Glen Odell Rick Powell J.A. Shafran Gary Chen Nathan Freeman
The Aaroe Associates Charitable Target Paramount Pictures David F. Pruitt Loretta Shine Richard Cheung Michelle Freyre
$100,000–$199,999 Foundation /Prudential Time Warner Cable RD Systems, Inc. The Related Companies of Brett Shurman & Wei-I Wang David Choi Mary Friberg
AMGEN Foundation California Realty Rick Ullman Toni A. Ritzenberg California, LLC Gregory L. Surman Dean Christopher Carole Friedman
The Hauptman Family AIG Retirement Services Virgin Entertainment Group, Rustic Canyon Partners Thomas Safran Lori Ulloa Serena L. Chu Daniela Fuessel
Philanthropies The Annenberg Foundation Inc. (Virgin Megastores, Cynthia L. & William E. Simon, Jr. Liz & Johnny Saldivar Yahoo! Wendee Cole Tanja Gaertner
The Gwendolyn Sexton Bank of the West North America) Foundation June & Sam Sale Judith & David Yamada Christopher M. Collier Jiro Gamba
Foundation The Boeing Company Wallis Foundation Solaris San Gabriel Transit, Inc. Nino Colorge Jeana Garcia
Chief of Police William Bratton Hope Warschaw Michelle & Patrick Soon-Shiong dba City Cab $1–$499 Anne M. Combs Luis Garcia
$50,000–$99,999 and Rikki Klieman Donna & Martin J. Wolff David Suliteanu Seyfarth Shaw Charitable John Abbey ConocoPhillips GE Foundation
The Eisner Foundation Coca-Cola /HMSHost UniHealth Foundation Foundation Elijah Adams Los Angeles Refinery Kimberly George
The Green Foundation The Carol and James Collins $5,000–$9,999 White-Trivas Family Debbie & Tom Shapiro Karen Adams Amy Cooper Nicolai Gerard
HSBC Foundation AT&T Foundation Inc. Martin Shatakhyan Vicki Addley Tyler Cormney Egle Germanas
The David and Lucile Packard DeVito /Perlman Family Bain & Company WIRED Amy Sheyer David Adelman Chelsea Correia Rania Ghattas
Foundation Foundation Ambassador & Mrs. Frank Baxter Zolla Family Foundation William E. Siart Pam Aldrian David Cotterman Tal Gilad
Weingart Foundation Anne & Kirk Douglas Best Buy Somaly & Jaime Sipila Imran Ali Gunnar Counselman Jurado Glennidka
Ella Fitzgerald Charitable B’nai B’rith $1,000–$4,999 South Bay Cooperative, Inc. dba America’s Charities Jonathan Cowan Andrew Goebel
$20,000–$49,999 Foundation Lynn & Doug Brengel John Aaroe United Checker, Inc. Heather Anderson Corina Crawford Judith Gold
Bank of America Private Bank The Howard Gilman Foundation Marilyn & Bud Brown Richard Alatorre Southern California Edison Nathan Anderson John Cripps Joan & Jerome Goldwasser
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Barnum The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation City of Los Angeles AltaMed Health Services Company Linda Ariyasu Vicki Curry Ben Golombek
The California Endowment Clarence E. Heller Comerica Bank Corporation Sugar on La Brea Bonnie Armstrong Laura Davidson Angel Gomez
Joseph Drown Foundation Charitable Foundation Robert & Kelly Day Angel City Chapter Dave Travers Alexis Asher Mario Davila Beatriz H. Gomez
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation John C. Herklotz The Walt Disney Company of the Links, Inc. Urban Partners, LLC Kim Atkinson Rosario Dawson Becky Gonek
The William and Flora Hewlett Dorothy & Allan Jonas Fox Entertainment Group Angels School Supply Rob Vinson Ashley Baker Cecilia de la Paz Ray Gonzales
Foundation Martha Jordan /Latham & Tracy & Chris Frank Bell Cab Management Andrew Weiss Gallery Amy Balfour Jacqueline de los Santos Patricia Gonzalez
Keyes Motors, Inc. Watkins LLP The Gas Company, A Sempra J.B. Berland Foundation Jason Weiss Elizabeth Banks Kym DeGenaro Maggie Goodrich
Lehman Brothers Inc. Kaiser Permanente Energy Utility California Arts Council Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc. Ida Barba Aaron DeLand Goren, Marcus, Masino & Jacobs
Occidental Petroleum Corporation Jerry Katell GE Security The Kleiner Cohen Foundation W.W. Grainger, Inc. Elliott Barnes Kristen DeLeo Heather Goren
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Morley Gould
Lewis Grace
Melody Li
Liebman Family Trust
Courtney Philips
Joy Picus
Sandra Smith
Elaine So-Dunton
In-Kind Contributions
Kim & Josh Grant Jennifer Lin Kitty Pokawatana Andrew Sofield
Bob Graziano
Lissa Hahn
Katrina Ling
Mark Lipson
Elise Pomerance
Leah Pomeroy
Erica Sorgi
Julie Stagen
LA’s BEST program offerings are greatly enhanced by in-kind
Harold Haizlip Jake Little Adrian Portillo Nicole Stahl support from dozens of partners. In-kind contributions not
Neal Halfon Mary Liu Joan Potter Jessica Starodoj
Jackie Hanselmann Raul Lomeli Francis Powell Douglas Stockel only increase the variety and quality of activities, events
Annette & Richard Harbinger Cindy Lopez Bonnie Powers Robert Stone
Reed Harris Lourdes Lopez Celeste Prince Catherine Stringer and other elements of our program, but also provide crucial
Teresa K. Harvey Los Angeles Unified School Jill M. Queza Mary Strong
Melissa Heckscher District /Board Secretariat William Quicksilver Eva Thomas
matching dollars for grants. In fiscal year 2006–07, LA’s BEST
Nick Hedges
Kabira Hochberg
Justine Lozano
Sarah MacPherson
Jaime Radow
Narges Rafigh
Mary Thompson
Miko Toma
documented in-kind contributions valued at $3,924,942.
Lisa Hochberg Nabil Madi Manon L. Rainwater Cynthia Torres Many thanks to our partners for their generous
Callie Hoffer George Maimon Michele Rappaport Tracy E. Tramel
Amber Holley Jennifer Mansfield Nate Redmond Alison Tran contributions of in-kind support.
Jennifer Holloway Philip F. Marantz Anne Reifenberg Anthony John Trimboli
Sally Horchow McCauley Melanie Marconia Perry Rein Sandra Trinidad
Alison J. Horn Daniel Margolis Ann Reiss Lane Usquiano Landscaping $100,000 and above California State University, California Sushi Academy Charlie Shannon
Alexander Houghton Danielle Martin Alyson Richards Maintenance Junior Achievement of Long Beach Chan Luu, Inc. The Standard Hotel, Downtown
Amy Huang Laura Martinez Patricia Riordan Torrey Vidsys, Inc. Southern California Sonya Chun Ciudad Sugar on La Brea
David A. Hudson Carrie Mathewson Todd Roberts Deborah Villar La Vida Foundation Contacts and Connections Rosario Dawson & Derek Hughes, Sunset Ranch Hollywood
Francine Hughes Reynolds Nancy McCullough David Roeske Paul Vogel Jonathan Cowan Comic Book Creators Tails of Santa Monica
I Love LA News & Gift Shops Memosa McCurdy Amanda Roraback Alice & Albie Vollers $40,000–$99,999 Megan Edwards DERMIX The Medical Spa Target
Aleks Istanbullu Dave McDevitt Meaghan Rose Melanie von Borstel Castle Park Goldman Sachs & Co. Desert Star Bungalows The Wackenhut Corporation
Melody Jackson Anita McLendon Ingrid Roseborough Jennifer Wallenstein The Children’s Lifesaving Shelby Ledgerwood/ Dhaba Cuisine of India Martin J. Wolff & Co., Inc.
Veronica Jauregui Andrew Meade Shanna Rosen Michael Warzocha Foundation My Wine Savant DreamWorks SKG W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Farrah Jessani Lynn Meier Joyce & Herb Rosenblum Sidney Washington Fleishman-Hillard Inc. DJ Nahchey Andrea Dunham Yard House Restaurants
Karen M. Johnson Rachel Lynn Melvald Erin Ross Tyrone D. Washington Lady Polo Enterprises, Inc. Gisele Paul Estetica Salon Yoga Works
Young Ju Bertrand Mennesson Stacey Rossley Martha Watson Los Angeles Dodgers Michaela Pereira Amelia Fitzwater
Elizabeth Kadlubak Jaymee Messler Joann Roth Jeff Webb & Mark Schuster Scosche Industries, Inc. Raytheon Flower Duet special thanks
Genia Kaplan-Quinn Carin Meyer Matilda Rummage Louisa Wee RD Systems, Inc. Ford Amphitheatre/ Ambient Solutions, Inc.
Irving Karp Alexander Michael Angela Rushing Lisa Weinberger $10,000–$39,999 SABEResPODER Ford Theatre Foundation Art & Living Magazine
Jennifer Katell Robert Miller Kelly Ryan Al Welland ACC Capital Holdings Corporation Seyfarth Shaw LLP GYU-KAKU Bank of the West
Rachel Katz Hal Millstone Michelle Sakamoto Wells Fargo Community The Edison Michelle Stephenson Heart Goddess Creations Bossa Nova
Dylan Kendall Carlos Miranda George Salameh Support Campaign Idyllwild Arts Summer Program UCLA Athletics Department Hollywood Grooming Vivian Campbell
Grant Kerr Sadie Moore Albert Salsich Felicia Werts The Katzenberg Family Trust Andrew Weiss Gallery Jade-Art Jewelry Inc. Chef LaLa
Marian Khaw Samantha Morris Fanny Samulon Shannon Wexler The Pantages Theatre Nathalie Jourdan Chivas USA
King’s Seafood Company Amit Nag Stacy Santeramo Robert L. Wicke Staples Center Foundation $500–$999 Jurlique Dance of Tennis
Tony Kinkela Barbara Namerow Patrick Santeramo Andrew Wiethe Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. Belkin, Inc. Gerald L. Katell Edelman
Stephen Klein Network For Good Sheldon Schneider Austin Wilkin Vons/Vons Employees City National Bank Jennifer Katell Dolores Espinoza
Tatsuo Kobayashi Mina & Jake Neuberg Dean A. Schramm Tracee Wilks Association Baron Davis La Brea Bakery FELD Entertainment, Inc.
Marion Kraskin Daryl Niemerow Stefanie Schwartz Scott Williamson Lynne Wasserman Feng Shui Masters L.A. Spa Esthetique Mark Flaisher
Cassandra Krause Nova Development Company Adam & Naomi Scott Nina Clare Withrington Langham Hotel, Boston Lilly’s Cafe & Bar Golden State Warriors
Stacy Kravitz Dennis Oberman Maria Scott Michael F. Wolf $5,000–$9,999 Linne Calodo Cellars The Little Bra Company Invitesite.com
Pam Krebs Kristin Ockershauser Dunn Nihar Shah Annie Wolfson California State University, David Loomstein Leslie Lynne Maher Kaiser Permanente
KUD International Barry O’Conner Reva Shakkottai Gloria Wong Los Angeles Los Angeles World Airports Juan Martinez Kraft Foods
Tarek Kutrieh Robert Oester Shane Family Fund Sharon G. Yarbrough Brian Callaway Smashbox Cosmetics Megatoys L.A. Clippers
Betty Kwan Jessica Oifer Levi Shapiro Barbara Yaroslavsky The Home Depot SoCal Recyclers Metatouch L.A. SHARES
Borchien Lai Lucy Okumu Derek Shaw Anna Yesilevsky Alan Kessler Someone’s In The Kitchen Monnie Beauty Stephen Lee
Emily Lau Chassi Oliver Darris Sherman James Yoshimura Minibar Stonefield Josephson, Inc. Nooka Inc. Long Beach Rod & Reel
Larry Layne David O’Neil Washington Amy Shpall Amber M. Young Nestlé USA Warner Bros. Studios Dennis Oberman Los Angeles Zoo
Martin Lazzarini Christopher Ota Tony Shultz Karim Zaman Petersen Automotive Museum Pasadena Symphony Neutrogena
Betty Lee Jennifer Page Ari Silber Stephan Zech Santa Monica College $1–$499 Markus Pentkowski Panda Restaurant Group
Sun Min Lee Julie Paluch Marc Simard Wasserman Foundation 267 Infusions Pilatesblue Emma Ravitz
Nikki LeGassick Leslie Park Benjamin Simmersbach 2000 Strong Primitivo Councilman Bill Rosendahl
Kathryn Lekan David J. Paul William Sims $1,000–$4,999 Avengers Rawvolution Safe Moves
Judy Lera Evelina Pereira Shawn Sites Bain & Company, Inc. Bellacures Real Food Daily Six Flags California
David Lessoff Adele Perlman Dena R. Skoko Sarah Black Bonny Doon Vineyard Rose Cafe Martina Sochodolak
Alex Leventhal Steven Peterson J. Irene Smerigan B’nai B’rith International Bottlenotes, Inc. San Diego Zoo WIRED
Palmer Bunn Sarah Brown Stacy Santeramo Wolfgang Puck Catering
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Financials LA’s BEST in partnership with LAUSD
Comparative combined schedule of revenues and expenses
fy 2006-07 fy 2005-06
beginning net assets $12,194,946 $12,555,057
62.60% State *
revenues and support
15.17% City
CA Dept. of Education / LAUSD * $18,370,631 $12,963,349
11.74% In-Kind Contributions CA Dept. of Education / LA’s BEST 2,344,118 1,128,443
sources of revenue 4.24% Private Foundations CA Dept. of Education / 21st Century 211,363 646,661
2.79% Special Events City of LA / Community Development Department 2,728,059 3,725,879
2.45% Corporations & Individuals City of LA / General City Purposes 2,344,000 2,344,000
U.S. Dept. of Education 0 373,672
1.01% Other
U.S. Dept. of Justice / LA Office of Criminal Justice Planning 0 723,237
In-kind Contributions 3,924,942 3,338,987
Restricted Private Donations ** 1,610,377 936,883
Unrestricted Private Donations 624,544 295,845
Events Fundraising 933,227 790,547
Investment, Interest & Other Income 339,060 228,633
total revenues and support $33,430,321 $27,496,136
expenses
program operations – lausd
Personnel & Benefits / Grants issued to LAUSD * $16,873,442 $11,557,658
Personnel & Benefits 4,983,682 6,333,599
In-kind Expenses 3,673,233 3,232,189
Supplies / Equipment 1,627,114 947,442
expenditures Other Costs / Grants issued to LAUSD * 1,497,189 1,405,691
91.83% Direct Program Operations
Contract Support / Consultants 622,635 989,772
8.17% Administration Mileage / Transportation 471,228 480,864
Performing Arts / Visual Arts 347,530 145,918
Evaluation 302,159 250,194
Staff Development / Training 252,027 245,635
Special Events 223,058 0
Literacy / Science / Nutrition 177,216 483,231
Telephone 68,808 58,535
Technology Support 40,993 17,497
Facilities 0 14,630
program operation expenses $31,160,314 $26,162,855
administration – la’s best
Personnel & Benefits $857,283 $926,891
68.9% Nutrition Fundraising 334,531 102,110
9.0% Supplies & Materials In-kind Expenses 251,709 106,798
Contract Support / Consultants 193,368 219,128
7.9% Field Trips
Communications 162,037 120,472
5.9% Transportation Miscellaneous 69,438 64,879
2.9% Special Events, Visual & Performing Arts Supplies / Equipment 58,675 89,572
in-kind contributions by category
2.7% Facilities Audit 37,500 37,500
Mileage / Travel 23,203 17,044
1.2% Consultants & Professional Services
Insurance 10,340 8,998
1.2% Equipment
administration expenses $1,998,084 $1,693,392
0.2% Staff Development
total expenses $33,158,398 $27,856,247
0.1% Communications
excess (deficit) of revenues over expenses $271,923 -$360,111
ending net assets *** $12,466,869 $12,194,946
* The California Department of Education issued grants directly to LAUSD in the amount of $18,370,631 in FY06–07 for use at LA’s BEST
schools. These funds are combined with LA’s BEST audited financial statements for information purposes only to present the total
program activity of LA’s BEST in partnership with LAUSD.
** Restricted and unrestricted private donations include some multiple-year pledges. Reporting requirements mandate that the total
*A portion of these revenues include federal appropriations. value of such pledges be reported in the year pledged.
**Administrative costs as a percent of total expenses are comprised of LA’s BEST corporate office and LAUSD administrative personnel. *** The beginning and ending net assets are comprised of unrestricted net assets, restricted net assets and board-designated reserves.
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Special Acknowledgments & Credits
Nothing we do is as important
A unique co-management model contributes greatly to the
success of LA’s BEST. The partnership between the City of as the effect it has on a child.
Los Angeles, which provides grants for operations and office
space for the corporate office, and Los Angeles Unified School
District, which provides space for LA’s BEST sites, not only Engaging activities are seen as
brings diverse resources to the program, but also the wisdom,
experience, enthusiasm and commitment of hundreds of
vehicles for creating values,
individuals working in the departments listed below. building skills and solidifying
city of los angeles
Bureau of Engineering
los angeles unified school district
Beyond the Bell Branch
peer and adult relationships.
City Administrative Office Board of Education
City Attorney’s Office Budget Services
Children are viewed as individuals
City Clerk Business Services Division
City Council Child Development Branch
Commission for Children, Youth and Their Families Civic Center Permits Office
Community Development Department Food Services Branch
Creative Services Division
Cultural Affairs Department
Department of Public Works
Government Relations and Legislation
Information Technology Division
KLCS News Department
to be developed, not problems
Department of Recreation and Parks
Department of Transportation
Duplicating Services
Local District Superintendents
Maintenance and Operations Branch
Office of the Superintendent
to be solved.
General City Services Purchasing Branch
Information Technology Agency Real Estate Management Branch
Las Angelinas
Los Angeles City View
Los Angeles Fire Department
School Police
Specially Funded Accounting Section
Telecommunications Branch
Children should be involved in
choosing how, when, in what
Los Angeles Police Department Transportation Department
Los Angeles Zoo
Office of the Mayor
Publishing Services
and with whom to be engaged.
When we listen for understanding,
everyone learns—children and
Our thanks and eternal appreciation go to Jerry Katell, LA’s BEST Board of Directors Chair for nine years, during
which the program expanded to 152 new school sites and the annual budget increased by $28 million. From all
the staff, students and families of LA’s BEST, thank you, Jerry, for your continued commitment and dedication to
the children and communities of Los Angeles.
adults alike.
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WHAT IF WE COULD
ENROLL EVERY STUDENT
ON OUR WAITING LIST?
credits
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CHANGE STARTS WITH YOU. Photography by Brian Callaway except
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The mission of LA’s BEST is to provide
a safe and supervised after school
education, enrichment and recreation
program for elementary school children
ages 5 to 12 in the City of Los Angeles.
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