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“ ... Today I propose that a substantial portion of the remaining two billion dollars in redevelopment profits be spent on our children and our schools. I want to use several hundred million dollars of downtown tax revenue over the next two decades to lay the foundation for America’s largest After School Education and Child Care Program.

Our children now attend far fewer hours of school than students in many industrialized nations. Dropout rates have reached record levels. Sixty five percent of our young students have working mothers—and more than half of these students must get along without any supervision during the working day. Unfortunately, many are exposed to gangs, drugs, and alcohol during their free hours on the streets. Still others lose the chance to do

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homework and build self-esteem in positive after school activities. This is bad news for our children; this is bad news for our businesses that depend on skilled workers; this is bad news for our future.

I want to break this pattern of failure. I want elementary school students throughout Los Angeles to have a chance to learn at school until their parents finish work. I want these kids to be tutored by bright high school and college students—to experience positive alternatives to drugs and gangs—to participate in drama and athletics—to complete their homework—reinforce good learning habits at a young age—to be counseled by parents, community workers, and older students to resist destructive peer pressures. And I want working parents to feel secure that their children are involved in meaningful after school activities.

The City of Los Angeles has no financial or legal responsibility for our schools. But I want you to know, I feel a fundamental moral obligation to our children and their parents. Students who fail in school and in life, who join gangs or use drugs, pose an ominous threat to our city’s future. We must act to end the tragedy in so many young lives.

To paraphrase Robert Kennedy, ‘the health of our youth, the quality of their education, (and) the joy of their play’ do count. Our After School Education and Child Care Program will use downtown tax dollars to build minds as well as skyscrapers. We will use redevelopment funds to revitalize our classrooms as well as our economy. We will help seed a learning renaissance for our children. Together we will leave behind a monument more impressive than any in brick or steel or stone—a generation prepared to meet and master the twenty-first century.

This is my program to help free our children from drugs, shield them from gangs, and keep them from dropping out. This is my program to help free parents of worry over quality, affordable child care. This is what I’ll be fighting for over the next years.

To lead the fight, I am forming an Education Council made up of leaders from the educational establishment, government, business, labor and the community. Together we will color in the sketch of this After School Education and Child Care Program; we will give life to the idea I outline today. Together we will implement a community involvement program for junior and senior high schools as well. Together we will fight to raise the spending cap and use the redevelopment profits to fund this plan. Together we will win this battle for the next generation.”

MAyor ToM BrAdley

excerpT froM STATe of The ciTy AddreSS

And with this State of the City address, Mayor Tom Bradley planted the seeds for the LA’s BEST After School Enrichment Program.

Carla Sanger, who would go on to be the founding President and CEO of the program, was appointed to the Education Council task force that laid the groundwork for Mayor Bradley’s vision to become a reality.

In the fall of 1988, LA’s BEST opened in ten schools. Today the program operates in 194 schools across the City of Los Angeles and serves over 28,000 children every school day.

At LA’s BEST, academic achieve-ment is a combination of successes. Since 1988, the core activities of the program have been divided into 3 1/2 beats—help with homework, a learning activity, a fun activity, and nutritious food.

LA’s BEST is committed to teaching children how to eat, exercise and live a healthy lifestyle. Since 2003, the BEST Fit program has provided daily education about health and fitness that the children can enjoy, understand and remember.

Dance is living proof that the music happens between the notes. Almost 23,000 students have participated in the annual Dance & Drill Team Showcase over the past 22 years.

The LA’s BEST Celebrate Science program was created with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. More than 3,700 students have competed in the science fair over the past 23 years.

Technology is a tool for learning. Through enhanced programming that teaches skills such as touch typing (KidType) or computer basics (KidTech), and through a series of Digital Media Arts Residencies, LA’s BEST shows its students how to put the tools of technology to work to achieve academic excellence.

Sports is more than just games. Our fields of play: Wooden courts. Grass fields. School playgrounds.These are the havens of fairness, where the fastest wins the race, the strongest earns the medal, and the best prevails. Sports teaches teamwork, persistence, courage and humility. Our sports programs prove—if we want to impart certain values to our children, all we have to do is let them play.

Through theater, children learn that the world is their stage and that their imagination makes them valuable and unique.

Music belongs in schools because music gets attention, which is a first step toward learning. Through music, students learn about each other’s cultures and language. Music shows us what we have in common, and what sets us apart.

An artist’s imagination contains entire worlds—goodness and harm, dreams and history, demons and angels, mysteries and revelations. Through the After School Arts Program (ASAP), children learn about art from artists themselves, and they learn by doing … by creating.

NOTHING WE’vE DONEIs As IMPORTANTAs THE EFFECT IT HAs ON A CHIlD.

25 YEARs. THREE HOuRs A DAY. 4,500 AFTERNOONs.

1988

2013

A lIFETIME OF DIFFERENCE.

1988Mayor Tom Bradley proposes an after school program and appoints a 53-person Education Council to bring his vision to fruition. Allan Jonas led the council and became the first Chairman of the Board.

1991LA’s BEST begins its Celebrate Science Program with the help of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

1993LA’s BEST students join Michael Jackson in the Super Bowl XXVII halftime show at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, appearing before a televised audience of over one billion people in 85 countries.

1990Debe Loxton, M.A. joins LA’s BEST as Program Director and has served as the organization’s Chief Operating Officer since 1998.

1991First annual Dance & Drill Team event is held with 19 teams participating.

1996LA’s BEST holds its first Annual Family Brunch, honoring grandmothers, at The Getty House. The event became the program’s signature fundraiser under the direction of Mary Odell.

1998Gerald Katell is elected Chairman of the Board. The program experiences exponential growth during his tenure.

1994David Paulson assumes the reins as Chairman of the Board. He remains a board member and fervent supporter of LA’s BEST to this day.

1997Among his many contributions, Mayor Richard Riordan inspires the strategic planning that led to the creation of the LA’s BEST Advisory Board, which protects the integrity of the program. June Sale is appointed the first Chair.

2000 Carla Sanger helps to create Beyond the Bell, which coordinates the vision, plans, grant preparation and evaluation for after school programs throughout LAUSD.

2001 Mayor James Hahn serves from 2001–2005, enabling the continued growth of LA’s BEST. He remains a steadfast supporter of the program, even after leaving office.

2004Under the leadership of Mario Marin, the BEST Friends Board is founded to organize philanthropic young professionals dedicated to fundraising and volunteerism for LA’s BEST.

2007Marvin Suomi becomes Board Chair.

A study by UCLA’s Center for the Study of Evaluation finds that LA’s BEST students are 30% less likely to commit juvenile crime than their peers and 20% less likely to drop out of school.

2002Carla Sanger collaborates with Arnold Schwarzenegger to draft language for Proposition 49, the California ballot initiative that increases state funding for after school by $550 million per year.

2005LA’s BEST hosts the Inaugural Gala honoring Mayor-elect Antonio Villaraigosa. The event raises $3.6 million.

2011Eight student winners of the BritWeek Children’s Literature essay contest take a trip to London, England.

Leadership Summit convenes to envision the future of LA’s BEST.

2013Mayor Eric Garcetti marks the first day of school by announcing the opening of five new LA’s BEST sites, bringing the citywide total to 194 schools, serving over 28,000 children throughout Los Angeles Unified School District.

2008LA’s BEST children take the stage with stars from “So You Think You Can Dance” and “American Idol” in the Community Jam Against Violence, produced by Governing Board member Nigel Lythgoe and featuring an original song about LA’s BEST by Stevie Wonder.

2012Six-time NBA All-Star Chris Paul partners with LA’s BEST to add his CP3 Walk to the LA’s BEST Family Health Festival.

2013In honor of the 25th anniversary of the program, the City of Los Angeles declares April 9th LA’s BEST Day.

25th Anniversary Galain Beverly Hills raises over $1 million.

our Vision

All children need a safe place to be after school with caring responsible adults and engaging activities that connect each child to his/her school, family and community.

our Mission

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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carla Sanger President and CEOLA’s BEST

dear friend,

Two years ago, as we approached our silver anniversary, lA’s BeST organized a retreat to reflect on who we are, what our students need, and how we serve the children of los Angeles. Attendees included some of the original members of the education council that Tom Bradley appointed to create an after school program: educators, community activists, law enforcement, business persons—all kinds of stakeholders who have a common interest in the welfare of our children. of course, this group is a small sample of the valuable supporters who have nurtured lA’s BeST over the past quarter century, but they are representative of the many points of view that have shaped this vision.

possibly because we have witnessed the success of expanded learning with our own eyes for 25 years, ultimately the retreat attendees affirmed the original lA’s BeST mission without a single revision—we are here 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.

We also have affirmed our most-fundamental tenet— nothing we do, nothing we have done, nothing we ever will do is as important as the effect it has on a child.

Marvin J. Suomi ChairLA’s BESTBoard of Directors

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our Values

Nothing we do is as important as the effect it has on a child.

engaging activities are seen as vehicles for creating values, building skills and solidifying peer and adult relationships.

children are viewed as individuals to be developed, not problems to be solved.

children should be involved in choosing how, when, in what and with whom to be engaged.

When we listen for understanding, everyone learns—children and adults alike.

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Adventures in peacemaking is a curriculum

that uses The Peaceable Program approach

toward teaching tolerance and conflict

resolution skills to young people. The program,

which teaches through reading and writing

activities, games, songs and group discussions,

emphasizes cooperation, emotional expression,

communication, appreciation for diversity and

conflict resolution.

After School Arts program (ASAp) includes

visual art, music, dance, and drama programs

led by artist educators-in-residence working

with children enrolled in LA’s BEST. Each

10-week residency concludes with a special

culmination event which brings the community

together to celebrate the talent and

accomplishments of the children.

BeST fit is a health-centered, culturally-rele-

vant, and intentional approach to education

pertaining to physical exercise, nutrition and

gardening. The goal is to provide fun and

innovative opportunities for LA’s BEST children

and their families to develop healthy eating

habits, make physical activity a daily part of

their lives, and to encourage them to be

advocates for a healthy future. To accomplish

this goal, the BEST Fit program uses various

research-based nutrition curriculum packages

and physical activity programs that are aligned

with California Content Standards. These

enhanced programs are provided by our

partners, which include the University of

California Cooperative Extension, Cedars-Sinai,

The Theodore Payne Foundation, YogaEd,

USC, Clever Crazes, and the Network for a

Healthy California.

connecting for Success is a staff development

program that introduces new and innovating

ways of working with youth to challenge them

to think about their attitudes toward their

peers, families and communities and to learn

about how they can empower themselves to

make an impact locally and globally.

digital learning provides students and staff

with critical technology skills and enhances

their working knowledge of computers,

software and other digital platforms. KidType is

a multi-week program that teaches students

touch typing skills and hosts type-off

competitions for students to showcase their

skills. KidTech is an eight-week program in

computer basics and software applications to

build skills in creating and editing documents,

graphs, spreadsheets, presentations, photos

and conducting Internet research. Upon

completion of the program, students are

enhanced programs

in addition to the core components we provide every day—help with homework, a learning activity that boosts core academic skills such as reading or math, something that’s new and just plain fun, and beginning this year, a nutritious supper—lA’s BeST has several special programs available to students. These core and enhanced programs provide a structure for after school that is otherwise highly customized based on students’ needs and the site staff’s interests and experience. Moreover, lA’s BeST has a strong commitment to inclusion; staff are trained to support all children in their engagement, regardless of their needs, abilities or challenges.

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awarded a free, refurbished desktop computer

to take home. In 2013, LA’s BEST piloted Digital

Media Arts Residencies, using mobile computer

labs to provide 10-week courses in areas such

as filmmaking, music and graphic design.

Junior Achievement teaches the LA’s BEST

children the basic concepts of business,

economics and work readiness. The program

includes six sequential themes for kindergarten

through fifth-grade students that lay the

ground work for financial literacy and

productive citizenship in a global economy.

Kidzlit and KidzMath, research-based literacy

and math programs developed specifically for

use in after school programs by the

Developmental Studies Center, help LA’s BEST

foster a love of reading and math in its

students.

KidzScience, an inquiry-based, hands-on

science program for grades 3–6 from the

developers of KidzLit and KidzMath,

emphasizes teamwork through activities that

help students discover important science

concepts.

lA’s BeST celebrate Science program provides

opportunities for LA’s BEST children to have fun,

engaging, interactive science experiences

under a “team inquiry” model—developed

under the guidance of NASA/Jet Propulsion

Laboratory. This program culminates with a

citywide Celebrate Science Fair.

lA84 foundation Sports program provides

students with a positive team concept and a

method for developing their physical and social

skills through sports engagement. Students in

grades 3-6 participate in year-round sports,

which include flag football, basketball, softball

and soccer competitions. Coaches train and

practice with more than 270 teams for each

sport for five weeks that culminate in weekend

tournament competitions.

Science explorer provides a collection of

activity kits designed at the San Francisco

Exploratorium for K–6 students to engage in

scientific discovery.

young Authors, based on Alma Flor Ada’s and

Isabel F. Campoy’s work on transformative

education, gives students in grades K–6 the

opportunity to discover “the author within” and

in the process learn self-efficacy, appreciation

for diversity and creating the conditions for a

better world.

Zula patrol, a science program for students in

grades K–2, builds new academic

understanding through guided inquiry and

hands-on activities. It also encourages written

expression through journaling and introduces

students to new science vocabulary.

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Autumn Kidfest celebrates the fall season with

fun activities, carnival games and treats for

students at sites across the city.

celebrate Science fair is a daylong event where

teams of young LA’s BEST scientists from sites

throughout the city compete for top honors and

extraordinary prizes showcasing their

inquiry-based projects.

community Jam Against Violence brings

together children and families from different

communities to decry violence. Each year,

LA’s BEST students sing, dance, act, recite

original poems and share visual art in a talent

showcase to take a stand against violence. In

2012, more than 1,500 LA’s BEST kids and their

families attended the 19th Annual Community

Jam Against Violence: Making a Difference,

held in Royce Hall at UCLA.

dance & drill Team Showcase brings nearly

5,400 students together at Cal State L.A. for

incredible performances in drill team and

dance. This annual showcase provides children

with an opportunity to proudly demonstrate

leadership, teamwork, self-confidence and

performing arts skills mastered through

hundreds of hours of dedication and hard work.

family health festival is an annual event of

the BEST Fit program that brings together

students and families for a day of fun and

fitness. Thousands of participants sample

healthy snacks, engage in fitness games,

receive free medical and dental health

screenings and engage in hands-on activities

designed to promote an awareness of healthy

lifestyles.

lA’s BeST 25th Anniversary Gala

commemorated the 25th year of service to the

community by LA’s BEST. Its first black-tie gala

was hosted by the Los Angeles Clippers’ six-time

All-star point guard Chris Paul at the Beverly

Hilton. The event was emceed by CNN co-anchor

Michaela Pereira, a long-time supporter of the

organization and former Chair of the BEST

Friends Board of Directors. The honorees were

Max & Lubov Azria (BCBGMAXAZRIA), Cameron

Strang (Warner Bros. Records), Dr. Bill Dorfman

(America’s Dentist) and long-time supporter

Anita DeFrantz of the LA84 Foundation.

citywide events

lA’s BeST hosts a wide variety of signature events each year so that children, their families, and different communities can come together to share in the excitement of lA’s BeST. year after year, children anticipate these exciting opportunities to perform, compete, learn and play—and build life-long memories of their elementary school years.

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Special Activities & excursions

educational

Arboretum & Botanic GardenGuided Tour

BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUPFacilities Tour

Benjamin Franklin LibrarySummer Literacy Trip

Bolsa Chica State ParkNature Hiking Trip

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Aquarium Tour

California African American Museum Museum Tour

California Science Center Museum Tour Shuttle Endeavor Tour Learning About Ecosystems

Camp ShalomScience Fair Winners Camping Trip

Cypress Park LibrarySummer Literacy Trip

Fowler MuseumMuseum Tour

Getty CenterMuseum Tour Family Festival

Getty VillaMuseum Tour

GoogleMeet and Greet

Griffith Park Observatory Tour

Harvard ElementaryKid Type-Off

Japanese American National MuseumMuseum Tour

JPLImagine Mars

King Gillette Ranch Nature Hiking Trip

LACMAMuseum Tour

Lincoln Heights Library Summer Literacy Trip

Los Angeles Central LibrarySummer Literacy Trip

Los Angeles City Hall Civic Education

Los Angeles ZooVisit

Malibu Creek State Park Nature Hiking Trip

Miramar ParkBird Watching Literacy Activity

Natural History MuseumMuseum Tour

Nethercutt MuseumCar Museum Tour

Northridge MallApple Store Visit

Page Museum/La Brea Tar Pits Museum Tour

Panorama City Library Summer Literacy Trip

Petersen Museum Museum Tour

Pico Union LibrarySummer Literacy Trip

Placita OlveraMexican Culture & Architecture Historical Trip

Point FerminMusic by the Sea Local Landmarks

Port of LA Maritime MuseumMuseum Tour Harbor Cruise

Ralphs C. Dills ParkNature Hiking Trip

San Clemente State BeachCamping Trip

Santa Monica Pier Ecology Trip Aquarium Tour

Sea LabMuseum Tour Lab Tour

Seal Beach PierJapanese American Kite Festival Environmental Education Guided Tour

Sepulveda BasinTour

Skirball Cultural CenterNoah’s Ark Exhibit Museum Tour

South Coast Botanical Garden Garden Visit

Sylmar Library Summer Literacy Trip

Theodore Payne Native GardensNursery & Wildlife

Travel TownTrain Ride & Tour

Van Nuys Public LibrarySummer Literacy Trip

Vernon LibrarySummer Literacy Trip

Vista Hermosa Nature Park Nature Hiking Trip

Watts LibrarySummer Literacy Trip

Wilmington LibrarySummer Literacy Trip

community

Albertson’sLearning about Healthy Choices

East Valley Animal ServicesLearning Process of Pet Adoption & Tour

Fire Station 21Learning About Safety & Tour

Fire Station 72Learning about Safety & Tour

Home Depot Center Health Festival CP3K Walk

Home Depot StoreGardeningBirdhouse Workshop

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LA LiveIce Skating Museum Tour

Sacred Heart High SchoolFamily Carnival Dance Performance

Target (Eagle Rock Store)Read Across America

Watts Towers & Art CenterRecycling Connection for Kids

visual and performing arts

Camp Idyllwild Annual Visual & Performing Arts Camp

Carpenter Performing Arts CenterBalanchine Festival

CavaliaOdysseo Horse Show

Disney StudiosCareer Day

DreamWorks Studios Screenings

El Camino College / Marsee Auditorium The Nutcracker

El Capitan Theatre Monsters University Screening Wreck it Ralph Screening The Great and Powerful Oz Screening

Grand ParkNational Dance Day Axis Dance Company Performance

James R. Armstrong TheatreSouth Bay Ballet

Jim Henson StudiosStudio Tour

Pantages Theatre Peter Pan

Paramount Studios Power of Youth

Roybal Learning Center Swan Lake Ballet

San Fernando MissionFilm Project

sports

Dodger Stadium LA Dodgers Games Rod Dixon’s Kid’s Marathon

Staples Center LA Clippers GamesLA Sparks Game Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

StubHub CenterUSA Chivas Game

UCLA / Pauley PavilionWomen’s Basketball Game

University of San DiegoCP3 Basketball Camp

USC / Lyons Center Dance of Tennis

recreational

Beverly Hilton25th Anniversary Gala Drill Team Performance

Caine’s Cardboard ArcadeGlobal Cardboard Challenge 2012

California State University, Los Angeles Drill Team Competition

The Getty Museum Family Festival

Music Center PlazaPark Inauguration Ceremony

Nisei ParadeDrill Team Performance

Pump it UpJump House

Six Flags Magic MountainRead to Succeed

Western Museum of FlightMuseum Tour: Red Baron Exhibit

Wilson High SchoolDrill Team Performance

holidays

Juan Cabrillo ElementaryChildren’s Lifesaving Foundation Holiday Celebration

Mary Knoll ChurchAnnual Holiday Festivities

MattelWinter Wonderland

Pershing SquareIt’s Christmas with Snoopy

Roybal Learning CenterGood Work(s) Make a Difference™ Holiday Event

Temple EmanuelFriars Charitable Foundation Holiday Luncheon

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School Sites

1988

Ann Street / Lincoln Heights

Canoga Park / Canoga Park

Hawaiian Avenue / Wilmington

Hobart Boulevard / Koreatown

Logan Street / Echo Park

Manchester Avenue / South Los Angeles

Sylmar / Sylmar

Utah Street / Boyle Heights

Weigand Avenue / Watts

Westminster / Venice

1989

68th Street / South Los Angeles

Grape Street / Watts

Hillcrest Drive / Crenshaw

Hillside / Lincoln Heights

Langdon Avenue / North Hills

1990

Alta Loma / Mid-City

Hart Street / Canoga Park

Selma Avenue / Hollywood

South Park / South Los Angeles

1994

49th Street / South Los Angeles

Napa Street / Northridge

1995

Menlo Avenue / South Los Angeles

1996

Esperanza / Westlake

Sierra Park / El Sereno

1999

Albion Street / Lincoln Heights

Aragon Avenue / Cypress Park

Baldwin Hills / Crenshaw

Figueroa Street / South Los Angeles

First Street / Boyle Heights

Gates Street / Lincoln Heights

Grant / Hollywood

Hazeltine Avenue / Van Nuys

Hooper Avenue / South Los Angeles

Loren Miller / South Los Angeles

Loreto Street / Highland Park

Monlux / North Hollywood

Murchison Street / Boyle Heights

Shenandoah Street / Mid-City

Sheridan Street / Boyle Heights

Sunrise Street / Boyle Heights

Vaughn Street / Pacoima

Vena Avenue / Arleta

2000

Bandini Street / San Pedro

Braddock Drive / West Los Angeles

Bridge Street / Boyle Heights

Broad / Wilmington

Broadous / Pacoima

Bushnell Way / Highland Park

Canterbury Avenue / Arleta

Cohasset Street / Van Nuys

Coliseum Street / Crenshaw

Compton Avenue / Watts

Fair Avenue / North Hollywood

Fernangeles / Sun Valley

Glenwood / Sun Valley

Gratts / Westlake

Kittridge Street / Valley Glen

Latona Avenue / Montecito Heights

Leo Politi / Pico Union

Limerick Avenue / Canoga Park

Main Street / South Los Angeles

Manhattan Place / South Los Angeles

Montague Street / Pacoima

Noble Avenue / North Hills

Plummer / North Hills

Roscoe / Sun Valley

Stonehurst Avenue / Sun Valley

Strathern Street / North Hollywood

Sylvan Park / Van Nuys

Telfair Avenue / Pacoima

Valley View / Hollywood

Van Nuys / Van Nuys

Vinedale / Sun Valley

2001

2nd Street / Boyle Heights

15th Street / San Pedro

92nd Street / Watts

109th Street / South Los Angeles

112th Street / Watts

116th Street / South Los Angeles

Arminta / North Hollywood

Cahuenga / Koreatown

El Dorado / Sylmar

Elysian Heights / Echo Park

Garvanza / Highland Park

Grand View / Venice

Griffin Avenue / Lincoln Heights

Hubbard Street / Sylmar

Los Angeles / Pico Union

Magnolia Avenue / Pico Union

Oxnard Street / North Hollywood

Pacoima / Pacoima

Pinewood / Tujunga

Ramona / Hollywood

Stagg Street / Van Nuys

Stoner Avenue / West Los Angeles

Sunny Brae Avenue / Winnetka

West Vernon / South Los Angeles

Wilton Place / Koreatown

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2002

20th Street / South Los Angeles

Castelar / Chinatown

Fletcher Drive / Atwater Village

Hoover Street / Pico Union

Lankershim / North Hollywood

Lowman School (Special Education) /

North Hollywood

2003

Aldama / Highland Park

Allesandro / Elysian Valley

Coldwater Canyon / North Hollywood

Columbus Avenue / Van Nuys

Dyer Street / Sylmar

El Sereno / El Sereno

Glen Alta / Lincoln Heights

Micheltorena Street/ Silver Lake

Raymond Avenue / South Los Angeles

Saticoy / North Hollywood

2004

135th Street / Gardena

Burton Street / Panorama City

Cabrillo Avenue / San Pedro

Euclid Street / Boyle Heights

Fenton Avenue / Lake View Terrace

Mayberry Street / Echo Park

Saturn Street / Mid-City

Vine Street / Hollywood

Yorkdale / Highland Park

2005

42nd Street / South Los Angeles

Aurora / South Los Angeles

Bakewell PC / South Los Angeles

Buchanan / Highland Park

Cesar Chavez / El Sereno

Clifford / Silver Lake

Crescent Heights / Mid-City

Farmdale / El Sereno

Gault / Van Nuys

Gledhill / North Hills

Glenfeliz / Atwater Village

Harvard / Mid-City

Hooper PC / South Los Angeles

Kingsley / Hollywood

Lizarraga / South Los Angeles

Mariposa-Nabi PC / Koreatown

Maurice Sendak / North Hollywood

N.E.W. Academy / Canoga Park

Panorama City / Panorama City

Osceola / Sylmar

Rio Vista / North Hollywood

Rosa Parks / North Hills

Toland Way / Eagle Rock

Wilshire Crest / Mid-City

2006

28th Street / South Los Angeles

Arlington Heights / Mid-City

Bassett / Van Nuys

Bright / Mid-City

Burbank Boulevard / North Hollywood

Cienega / Mid-City

Flournoy / Watts

Glassell Park / Glassell Park

Griffith-Joyner / Watts

King Jr. / South Los Angeles

La Salle / South Los Angeles

Lassen / North Hills

Lockwood / Hollywood

Los Feliz / Hollywood

Monte Vista / Highland Park

Rosemont / Westlake

Santa Monica / Hollywood

Tom Bradley / Crenshaw

Trinity / South Los Angeles

Victory / North Hollywood

YES Academy / Hyde Park

2007

The Accelerated School /

South Los Angeles

Anatola / Van Nuys

Annandale / Highland Park

Dorris Place / Elysian Park

Harding / Sylmar

Kim / Mid-City

Mayall / North Hills

Primary Academy / Panorama City

Riordan PC / Highland Park

Wilshire Park / Mid-City

Winnetka / Canoga Park

2011

Alta California / Panorama City

Andres & Maria Cardenas / Van Nuys

Dolores Huerta / South Los Angeles

Estrella / South Los Angeles

Julie Korenstein / North Hollywood

Owen Knox / South Los Angeles

Stanley Mosk / Winnetka

2012

Atwater / Atwater Village

Gratts PC / Westlake

Normont / Harbor City

2013

Michelle Obama / Panorama City

Sally Ride / South Los Angeles

South Region #10 / South Los Angeles

South Region#11 / South Los Angeles

Washington PC / South Los Angeles

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Board of directors

* Retired from the board in 2013 ** Board Members Appointed by Mayor Tom Bradley in 1988 to oversee

the development of the after school program that became LA’S BEST *** Deceased

chair Marvin J. Suomi President & CEO, KUD International, LLC

vice chair Mary odell President, UniHealth Foundation

cfo robert l. Wicke Director, Technology Practice, Deloitte Consulting

The honorable richard Alatorre President, Richard Alatorre & Co.

Garrett Q. Bland Managing Director, J.P. Morgan

Alice desobry Bowens Educator and Advisory Board Chair

pamela Buffett President, The Rebecca Susan Buffett Foundation

Jimmie i. cho* Vice President, HR Diversity & Inclusion, Southern California Gas Co.

christopher d. dusseault Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Marlyn M. Gates Attorney

dorothy M. Gibbons-White Attorney

Andrew Goldfarb Former Executive

Sharon Graves Chief Financial Officer, Phorus

robert V. Graziano* Managing Partner, Western Region, Northern Trust

russ hagey Global Chief Talent Officer & Partner, Bain & Company Inc. / Los Angeles

Amy Moynihan heyward Co-President, A Squared Entertainment, LLC

Gerald l. Katell Board Chair Emeritus and President, Katell Productions, LLC and Katell Properties, LLC

Jamie Kershaw*** Senior Counsel, Hulu

richard S. Kline*

Nigel lythgoe CEO, Nigel Lythgoe Productions and Executive Producer, “So You Think You Can Dance”

Amber Melius Attorney, Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP and BEST Friends, Chair

carmen Moch Regional Vice President, Target Stores

Gary W. park Partner, The Oxbridge Law Group

david l. paulson** CEO, Paulson Enterprises

Sharon harroun peirce Director, BritWeek

Matthew d. petersen Vice President, North America Marketing, Boys and Games Brands, Mattel, Inc.

Tracy rafter Principal, Rafter Group, Inc.

The honorable richard J. riordan ** Former Mayor of Los Angeles and Founder, The Riordan Foundation

cristina rose President & CEO, Rose Policy Solutions

June Sale** Advisory Board Chair Emeritus and Child Care Consultant

carla Sanger** President & CEO, LA’s BEST

dean Schramm Principal, The Schramm Group

carmel B. Sella Vice President, Community Development, Wells Fargo Bank

reva Shakkottai Senior Vice President, RBC Wealth Management

Tom Shapiro President & Owner, Trade Supplies, Inc.

robert d. Shipp President & Owner, RDS Investments

candy Spelling Commissioner Emeritus, City of Los Angeles and American Humane Association Board Member

david Travers Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners

Barry B. Waldo Consultant, Coca-Cola

Martin J. Wolff Chairman, Martin J. Wolff & Co., Inc., Insurance Agents

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Advisory Board

* Retired from the board in 2013 ** Board Members Appointed by Mayor Tom Bradley in 1988 to oversee

the development of the after school program that became LA’S BEST

chair Alice desobry Bowens, M.A. Educator

vice chair Trudi ferguson, ph.d.,** Professor, USC, Marshall School of Business

Bryant Alexander, ph.d. Dean, College of Communication & Fine Arts, Loyola Marymount University

Marilyn Brown Parenting Consultant

richard S. cheung, d.c. Private Practice and Assistant Clinical Professor,

Southern California University of Health Sciences

Bill coggins, MSW** Founder and Former Executive Director, Kaiser Permanente Watts

Counseling & Learning Center

cheryl cruz, ph.d. Professor, Department of Accounting, California State University, Los Angeles

Kristen deleo Senior Executive Assistant, Neutrogena Corporation and BEST Friends Board Rep

raymond ealy President, Allira

lucy esparza Executive Assistant /Office Manager KCBS/KCAL

ray Gonzales Former Producer/Host “Pacesetters,” KTLA Channel 5

Sweet Alice harris** Executive Director, Parents of Watts

helen hartel, M.A. Former Principal, Lowman Special Education Center

l. Spencer humphrey* President & Founder, Rocky Hill Group

Andrea Kannike Analyst, United States District Court

Ann reiss lane Founder & Chair, Women Against Gun Violence

peter McAllister, ph.d. Dean, College of Arts and Letters, California State University, Los Angeles

Nancy ramirez Deputy Chief, Los Angeles School Police Department

doris roberts Actor

laura c. romero, ph.d. President & CEO, Brillante Strategies

James rosser, ph.d.** President Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles

lois Saffian** Community Activist

June Sale** Advisory Board Chair Emeritus and Child Care Consultant

carla Sanger, M. ed.** President & CEO, LA’s BEST

Marilyn f. Solomon, MBA, oBe* President & Chair, Solomon Leadership Foundation

Virginia Victorin Education Advocate

deborah Villar Senior Vice President, Bienvenidos Children Services

Martha Watson, MSW** Psychotherapist/Consultant

Barbara yaroslavsky Community Activist

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BeST friends Board of directors

chair Amber Melius Attorney, Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP

vice chair Jordan Kaye Accounts Manager, Hatch

Matt clemo Director of Business Development, TRG Insurance Services

Moze cowper Senior Counsel, Amgen Inc.

Kristen deleo Senior Executive Assistant, Neutrogena Corp.

Jack fluor Chief Financial Officer, Integrated Media Technologies

Sara frisch Attorney, Helton Law Group

Jeff Goad Director of Supply Chain, Drybar

Vivian haun Education Attorney

Terry hoffmann Senior Vice President, Winner & Associates

Nathalie huddleston Founder, Green Source Coffee Company

paul Keltner Regional Industry Leader – Construction, Zurich North America

david lessoff Counsel, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Michael lynn Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch

Mallory Maske Founder, THRIVE HR for Start Ups

Tian Mu CEO, Naked Sky Entertainment

Sarah Nickerson Program Manager – Employee Social Responsibility, Google

claire Nilsson Vice President, MML PR

Julie paluch Senior Counsel, GeneralCounselWest, PC

Julia richter Associate Manager, Mattel, Inc.

Amani roberts Principal, Woodside Media Group

Jennifer Searle Public Relations Consultant

List current as of July 1, 2013

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corporate officecarla Sanger President & CEO

connie Aguilar Administrative Assistant

Beatriz Amaro Contracts Assistant

christine Bell Executive Assistant

Kirby chong Corporate Financial Analyst

Morenike evans Director of Communications

francine harcum Director of Administration

Sylvia hernandez Transportation Coordinator

Belma Michael Johnson Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs

cassandra Krause Director of Development, Strategic Partnerships

robin Manzer Director of Development, Grants

Steve Mocalis Chief Financial Analyst

cathy Negrete Accounting Associate

lorena parra Manager of Development, Operations

patty phillips Director of Development, Fundraising Events

lauren Schick* Digital Media & Communications Manager

robyn ritter Simon Vice President, Development

Sharon yarbrough Senior Vice President

operations officedebe loxton Chief Operating Officer

edith Ballesteros Director of BEST Fit

Tommy Brewer Director of Staff Development

lynette Bynoe Director of Volunteers

Jennifer cano Director of Digital Learning

ronnie cavalluzzi Director of Student Support Services

regino chavez Director of Evaluation

Kristina crafton Grant Manager

Maria cuevas Regional Director – Program

Mario davila Director of ASAP

deanna Galarza Regional Director – Operations

Alicia Green ASAP Coordinator

Anne Marie Johansen Principal Administrative Analyst

Amelia lopez Regional Director – Operations

oscar lopez Director of Technology

Justin lozano Human Resource Coordinator

Teresa McGee Technology Coordinator

Nineth Montoya Regional Director – Program

robin Morhar Grant Manager

Stela oliveira Director of Education

richard prieto Regional Director – City Wide

dee Ann rivera Director of Operations

olivia romo Director of Human Resources

rebecca Turner Director of Program Compliance

Bay Tran BEST Fit Coordinator

Mildred Zozulenko Financial Analyst

lA’s BeST Administrative Staff

* Through September 2013

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Map of Accountability and responsibility

LA’s BESTBoard of Directors

LA’s BEST FriendsBoard of Directors

LA’s BESTAdvisory Board

LAUSDSuperintendent’s Office

City of Los AngelesMayor’s Office

City of Los AngelesCity Council

Private FundersLAUSD

Board of Education

Director of Volunteers

Director of Evaluation

Social Media & Communications

Manager

Vice President Development

Director ofCommunications

Director ofDevelopment:

StrategicRelationships

Director ofDevelopment:

Fundraising Events

Director ofDevelopment:

Grants

Development Operations

Manager

Director ofAdministration

ExecutiveAssistant

TransportationCoordinator

ContractsAssistant

AccountingTechnician

PrincipalAdministrative

Analyst

Financial Analyst

GrantManagers

(2)

Consultants

Budget Technician

Chief Financial Analyst

(Consultant)

LA’s BEST Corporate OfficePresident & CEO

Corporate FinancialAnalyst

Senior Vice President

AccountingAssociate

AdministrativeAssistant

Vice PresidentCommunications &

Public Affairs

A quality, community-based after school program like LA’s BEST owes

much of its success to strong partnerships. We are an independent

nonprofit organization, but we work hand-in-hand with the Los Angeles

Unified School District (LAUSD), City leadership, private funders of the

program, and our three boards. LA’s BEST is a program of Beyond the

Bell, which collaborates with national and community-based

organizations to provide after school programming in LAUSD.

532012–13 la’s best annual report

LAUSD Beyond the BellAssistant Superintendent

Director of Digital

Learning

Traveling Program

Supervisors (34)

Regional Directors

(2)

Director ofProgram

Compliance

Director ofHuman

Resources

Director of BEST Fit

BEST FitCoordinator

Director of ASAP

ASAP Coordinator

Recreation SupportWorkers

(4)

LA’s BEST Operations OfficeChief Operating Officer

Citywide Events

Coordinator

OfficeTechnicians

(2)

DataManagers

(2)

AdministrativeAide

Programmer

IT Field Services

Technician

Human Resources

Coordinator

Senior Office Technician

Senior Office Technicians

(2)

Regional Directors

(2)

Director of StudentSupport Services

Director ofStaff

Development

Director ofEducation

Students(28,000+)

Director of Operations

Program Coaches

(34)

LearningFacilitators

(9)

Field Staff(2,150)

SiteCoordinators

(194)

AdministrativeAide

TechnologyCoordinator

Director ofTechnology

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contributors

$300,000 and aboveLA84 Foundation

$100,000–$199,999David and Lucile Packard

Foundation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Charles Stewart Mott

Foundation

The Rebecca Susan Buffett

Foundation

The Honorable Richard J.

Riordan

Target

Weingart Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

$50,000–$99,999The Annenberg Foundation

Anonymous

Max and Lubov Azria/

BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP, INC.

Blavatnik Family Foundation

Max H. Gluck Foundation

The Green Foundation

Kaiser Permanente

The Ralph M. Parsons

Foundation

Rosenthal Family Foundation

$20,000–$49,999Advanced Environmental

Group, Inc.

The Albert & Bettie Sacchi

Foundation

AIG Life and Retirement

Anonymous

The California Endowment

The California Wellness

Foundation

CP3 Foundation

Dr. Bill Dorfman

Friends of LA’s BEST

The Jena and Michael King

Foundation

The Mark Hughes Foundation

Mattel, Inc.

Pasha Stevedoring &

Terminals L.P.

Southern California

Gas Company

Mariclare and Marvin Suomi

Steve Tisch Family Foundation

Walmart Foundation

Warner Music Group

Wells Fargo Bank

The Wilson Family Foundation

Selim K. Zilkha

$10,000–$19,999American Federation of

Teachers

Ambassador Frank and

Kathy Baxter

Brand Jordan

Marilyn Brown

Pamela Buffett

DeMenno Kerdoon

DreamWorks Animation

Studios

The Eli and Edythe Broad

Foundation

Ella Fitzgerald Charitable

Foundation

FedEx Corporation

GE Capital Real Estate

Dorothy Gibbons-White, Esq.

Sharon Graves

Michael Greene

Guggenheim Partners, LLC

Mary Beth and Russ Hagey

Ignify Inc.

JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness

Foundation

Gerald L. Katell

The Kayne Foundation

Los Angeles Lakers

Youth Foundation

Mattel Children’s Foundation

Neutrogena Corporation

Nickelodeon

Jon Platt

Proskauer Rose, LLP

Rustic Canyon Partners

Reva Shakkottai

Sheila Gold Foundation

Robert D. Shipp

A Squared Entertainment, LLC.

Tory and Cameron Strang

Carmen A. Trutanich

Vons Foundation

The Wallis Foundation

The Walt Disney Company

Donna and Martin J. Wolff

$5,000–$9,999Arey Jones Educational

Solutions

Clarissa & Edgar Bronfman Jr.

Foundation

Clever Crazes For Kids, Building

Healthy Lives Foundation

Colburn Foundation

Rhea Perlman and

Danny DeVito (alpha here?)

Douglas Foundation

Sarah and Christopher

Dusseault

Phyllis and Jimmy Easton

Edison International

Educational Development

Center, Inc.

George Fontaine

Fred Hayman Family Foundation

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Goldve Entertainment, Inc

Google Community Grants

Funds of Tides Foundation

David Obst

Mary and Glen Odell

Tom and Dana Petty

Lynn and David Pollock

Public Profit

Cristina Rose

Scholastic Inc.

ShareASale.com

Nikki Shocket

UniHealth Foundation

Vopak North America and

Subsidiaries

$1,000–$4,999ABCMouse.com

The Academic Advantage

Adam and Gila Milstein

Family Foundation

AEG Live, LLC

The Honorable Richard Alatorre

ALL(n)1 Security Services, Inc.

Amgen Foundation

Matching Gifts and

Volunteer Programs

The Angell Foundation

Anonymous

Anonymous

Kayvan Ardalan

Aurora Family Foundation

AXA Foundation

Bank of America

Bank of the West

Elizabeth Banks and

Max Handelman

Garrett Q. Bland

Helaine Blatt

Christopher Bollenbach

Alice Desobry Bowens

Selina and Brian Boxer-Wachler

California State Parks

Foundation

Jacques Capelluto

Mark Carliner

Robert Carliner

Sze W. Chang

Richard S. Cheung

Nancy and Matt Clemo

Crescent Solutions

Cynthia L. & William E. Simon, Jr.

Foundation

DFS North America

Christy and Tony Dimitriades

Terena and Anders Eisner

Epstein Family Foundation

Christopher Erro

Josh Evans

Barbara Guggenheim Fields

Valerie Fitzgerald

Yolie Flores

Pamela and Jackson Fluor

Friars Charitable Foundation

Chester Garcia

Henry Gluck

Jeff Goad

Sally J. Graham

Bobbie and Mark Greenfield

TR Gregory

The Honorable Wendy Greuel

and Dean Schramm

Paula Hart

Helen Hartel

Heestand Foundation

Winnie W. Huang

Nathalie and Michael

Huddleston

Jeff Hyland

Impower, Inc

The J.B. Berland Foundation

Leslie Joseph

Matthew R. Kanner

The Kleiner Cohen Foundation

Kohl’s Cares

Howard C. Kornberg

David Laanemaa

Larry S. Flax Revocable Trust

Dannie Lau and

Stephanie Saito

Kenneth Levitan

Angela Loh

Jennifer and Byron Lucas

Mad Wagons LLC

Michael D. Maline

Mario Marin

Mike Feuer for Assembly 2010

The Mohn Family Foundation

Naked Sky Entertainment

Nelson+Morris LLC

Chris Nixon

O.C. Vacuum Environmental

Services

Ogilvy Public Relations

Worldwide

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc

The Pacific Group

552012–13 la’s best annual report

Jada Paul

David L. Paulson

Sharon Harroun Peirce

Dr. and Mrs. Ed Phillips

Shelley Rabin

Respond2, LLC

Robyn Ritter Simon and

Brian Simon

Toni A. Ritzenberg

Dick Roberts

Alicia S. Rose

Dr. Robert Cooper and

Sarah Rosenberg

John Rucci

Thomas Safran

June Sale

Carla and Jonathan Sanger

Mary Bryna Sanger and

Harry Katz

Jenny and Steve Savitsky

Tom Shapiro

Richard Sherman

Skirball Cultural Center

Matthew Snowdon

Sweet People Apparel, Inc.

Cristina and Anthony

Thomopoulos

Katy Jakle and Dave Travers

Truist

UBS Financial Services Inc.

Rob Vickery

Rachel and Paul Vogel

W. W. Grainger, Inc.

Barry B. Waldo

Lynne Wasserman

Watt Companies

Westmount Asset

Management, LLC

Robert L. Wicke

Jodi and Andrew Wing

The Winnick Family Foundation

Women’s Professional Network

World Duty Free Group US, Inc.

Yahoo! Matching Gifts Program

The Zolla Family Foundation

$500–$999John Aaroe

David Adefeso

Sayeeda Ahmed

ARC

Kevin Beach

Carol and Frank Biondi

Andrea Boyer

Sarah and Doug Brown

Frieda Rapoport Caplan

Paul Carliner

The Carpenter Family

Revocable Trust

Ronnie Cavalluzzi

Courtney Chapman

Richard Clapp

Katy Clark

Robert W. Clemo

David Cotterman

Moze Cowper

Barbara Davis

Kristen DeLeo

Deutsche Bank

Americas Foundation

Robert DiRomaldo

John Aaroe Group-Beverly Hills

The Duvoisin Group

Raymond Ealy

Ezra Brutzkus Gubner LLP

Kenneth, Cathy and David Fein

FLIR Systems, Inc.

David A. Freedman

Sanae Garcia

MG

Debi Gero

Jeremy Gibbs

Adrian Grant

William Hair

Irene and Nick Hedges

Michaeline Heydari

Rick Hilton

Terry Hoffmann

Rene’ Horsch

Joan Hotchkis

Hulu, LLC

Herman Michael Jacobs

Johnson & Johnson

Sally Forster Jones

Joseph Kavanagh

Ann-Marie and Brent Keltner

Gary, Mary and Dean Keltner

Paul Keltner

La Quadrado, Inc.

Ann Reiss Lane

David Lessoff

Anic Li

Jim Licate

Merritt Loughran

Michael McCollum

Linda and Sheldon Mehr

Marcia Metzger

Brad Miller

Nicole Moise

Sandra Moss

Tian Mu

John Murphy

Larry Murphy

Javier Navarro

David Niven, Jr.

Tom Ortenberg

Julie A. Paluch

Mariam Mohajer-Rahbari

Paula Rodgers, M.D.

Nancy Ross

Linda Rouse

Royal Bank of Canada

Lois Saffian

David and Rose Scherer

SEDL Advancing Research

Improving Education

Michele Seltzer

R. Russell Meyer and

Marcy Shaffer

Shaun Shenouda

Gloria Shulman

Smart & Final

Charitable Foundation

Wendy and Harlan Spinner

Stern Management

General Account

Warren Stout, M.D.

Joseph Sugerman, M.D.

Thomas Swalla

UCLA Anderson Wine Club

Rebecca Unterman

Gianna Vargas

Patricia Vellanoweth

John Wald

Julie Wiskirchen

Arda Yemenidjian

Peg Yorkin

Joseph Yousem

$1-$499Jolene Abbott

Courtney Abdallah

Ken Abdo

Julie and David Abitant

Matthew Ablan

Danielle Abraham

Keith Adler

Michael Adler

Khalid Ahmad

Lara Aktar

Cynthia Alcantara

Bryan K. Alexander, Ph.D.

Maureen Alexander

Alicia Alonso

Aviva Altmann

George Altuzarra

Jorge Alva

Belinda Ambrose

American Animal Eye Care

Center, Inc

Ameriprise Financial

Gift Matching Program

Al Amiri

Lindsay Amstutz

Alejandra Anderson

Chase Anderson

Renee Anderson

Allison Andrade

Ryan Andrus

Anonymous

Anonymous

Anonymous

Anonymous

Susie Ansaldi

Melinda Aragon

Edgardo Arcinue

Channone Arif

Faye Arrington

Marti Artsis

Whitney Ashley

Benno Ashrafi

Gareth Asten

Andrea Aud

Molly and Brian Auld

John Axley

Oyinlade Ayandele

Sarah Babb

John Babcock

Mujon Baghai

Karla Bagley

Ragini Bahl

Lee Bailey

Eva Baker

Lamar Baker

Ray Baker

Bank of America Charitable

Foundation, Inc.

Bank of the West Employee

Giving Program

Michelle Banks

Ida Barba

Deborah Barkley

Alma Barnes

Damon Barnett

Linda Barr

Alexa Barron

Barry J. Fisher Insurance

Marketing

Dustin Bartz

Tamer Batayneh

BDI Events Inc.

Jocelyn Bear

Amber Bearce

Elizabeth Beas

Anna and Jorge Becerra

Lela Becker

Sarah Becker

Courtney Behrenhausen

and David Sanger

Emily Benowitz

Jeanne Benowitz

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Judith Benowitz

Jesse Bergdofer

Christopher Berman

Shawn Bernardini

Michele Bernstein

Anthony Bertocchini

Michele Bertolini

Jeanne Abbot Berzner

The Best Nails

Linden Bierman-Lytle

Kandy Biesterfeld

Russell Binder

Michael Bird

Baron Birkhofer

Michelle and Ken Bisnoff

Sonja Bjornsen

EQAL Media

Jeff Blair

Heather Blaise

Courtney Blanton

Kasey Blaustein

Marla B. Bleavins

Zachary Bloom

Nancy Blumenfeld

Regina Blumenfeld

Shaina Bocci

Stewart Bogen

Lauren Bondell

JM Bonthous

Merci Borden

Krisena and Scott Borenstein

Mari Karla Borromeo

Jessica Borsiezxy

Paul Bost

Thomas Bost

Emily Bost-Baxter

Desobry Bowens

Irene Bowers

Tyler Bowman

Ashley Branch

Andrea Brassington

Amy Braun

Sarah Braun

Natalie Brawley

Taylor Brekke

Daniel S. Brescoll

Sarah Brokaw

Michelle Brookman

Dave Brown

Garrett Brown

Donna Brown Guillaume

Stephen Brown

Jacqueline Broxton

James Buckley

Tamarah Buckley

David S. Burr

Monica Busby

Scott Bushkin

Brent Bushnell

Jacob Byrles

Jennifer Cabrera

Thane Call

Frank Callari

Tom Campion

Mary Beth Cantrell

Angel Caponigro

Sara Cardone

Kurt Cardoza

Adam Carr

Christopher Cary

Lesley Catlett

Center for Collaborative

Solutions

Carletha Cephas

Andea Ceragioli

Barbara Cervantes

Alex Chaffee

Margaret Chainski

Hamilton Chan

David Chandler

Annie Chang

Erick Brian RJ Chapman

Gabriella

Janel Charlton

Jackie Chase

Jane Chavez

Chase Chavin

Matt Cheesebro

Bonnie Chen

Vijay Chittoor

Edward Choi

Frederick Choi

Harold Chow

Julia Chow

Richard Chow

Jessica and Dean Christopher

Tony Christopoulos

Serena L. Chu

Randall Churchill

Christopher Clark

Julie Clark

Kyra Clarke

Gregory Clary

Todd and Amy Clatterbuck

Haven Claytor

Zennen Clifton

Coastal Community Foundation

of South Carolina

Morgan Cohen

Rachel Cohen

Racey Cohn

Amy Coil

Eric Colbert

Hobby Cole

Kristen Coleman

Roberta Collier-Wright

Ann and Jim Collins

George Colman

Lauren Colton

Anne M. Combs

Susie Comi

Heather Connor

Kelly Connors

Morgan Cooper

Karen Berlin Cooperstein

Stacy Corona

Brooke Corson

Liz Couchon

Brian Courville

Antwane Cowen

Bri Crum

Julio C. Cruz

Kate Cushman

Richard Cusick

Susannah Dahlberg

Kareem Daniel

Brian Danielewicz

Hoa Dao

Julian Darden

Tina Darien

Jesse Dauria

Krista Davidson

Zulma Davila

Alexandra Davis

Catherine Davis

Macey Davis

Robert Davis

Susan and Michael Davis

Jamie De Laveaga

Pieter and Keren de Zawrt

Michelle Deal

Max DeCesare

Christina Degerman

Allison DeKnight

Carol Dekoski

Del Monte Food Company MG

Moira Delaney

Renate DeLeon

Christa Demeke

Marina Depietri

Sunni Deprur

Jacqueline DeSanctis

The Deschenes Family

Stephanie Deur

Susan Dickinson

Halyey Dickson

Valerie Dillingham

Lori Dinkel

Renata Dionello

Barbara DiPalma

Disney Matching Gift Program

Lisa Doctor

Mark Dome

Jennifer Domkus

Brian Donahue

Tori Donnellan

David B. Dorfman

F. Jay Dougherty

Fran Dowd

Wanda Dragomirescu

Keith Dragoon

Stephanie Drapeau

Scott Dressler

Brian Driskell

DriveWise Auto

Sophie Dufresne

Kristine Dun

Cindy Dunning

Jennifer Duran

Ebay Matching Gifts Program

Thad Eby

Timothy Eckert

Kerry Egleston

Michael Eidelson

Adam Eigner

Dr. Joseph and Janet Eigner

Gil Elbaz

Lisa Elkan

Saun Ellescas

Byron Ellis

John Ellis

Lenita Ellis

Claire Elvers

Nicolas Emiliani

David Engel

Victoria Entine

Anne R. Epstein

Wilma Erlicht

Stephen Erwin

Jennifer Estes

Orrin Evans

Christy Eyster

Toby Faber

Chris Fahland

Gil Faskowicz

Marion Fay

Adrienne Fayne

Sharon Feder

Nancy Federman

Tom Felehovic

Denyse Fennessey

Jason Ferrone

Sandra Ferry

Hilary D’Lacy Fey

Allyson Field

Emily Fillingham

Jonathan Fischer

Natalie Fischer

Erika Fisher

Ryan Fitzgerald

Frank Fitzpatrick

Jennifer Fitzpatrick

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Julian Flannery

Sarah Flees

Melissa and Chris Flores

Jeremy Flores

Heather Fogarty

Carrie Fogliani

Mary Forberg

Vivian K. Forbes

Corinne Fowler

Rich Franklin

Mario Franqui

Susan Frazier

Michael Freedman

Walter Freedman

Courtney Freeman

Christopher Love

Karl Friber

John Friberg

Mary Friberg

Susan Friberg

Myrna and Jim Frisch

Sara Frisch

Lizzy Frost

Edward Fu

Russell M. Fujii

Robin Fujimoto and Jim Botko

Julie Fuller

Max Fuller

An Fung

Brian Funk

Ashley Futak

Lindsay Gabler

Thomas Gallatin

Karen Galloway

Gabriela Galvan

Terri Garber

Kate Garberich

Brian Garcia

Fredelina Garcia

Luis Garcia

Marty Garey

Kari Watson-Garman

Jane Garrett

Michael Garwood

Janis Gasch

Marlyn M. Gates, Esq.

Elizabeth Gay

Zenia and Justin Gaynor

Anne Gazzaniga

Kim Geary

Warren George

Egle and Kestutis Germanas

Mitch Gettleman

Jill Giannone

Denis Gibbs

Denis Patrick Gibbs

Kevin Gibbs and

Geoffroy Meunier

Matthew Gibbs

Leslie and Cliff Gilbert-Lurie

Aaron Gitnick

Alec Glasser

Lori, Joshua & Mckinney Glazer

Amy Gleason

Janet Glick

Deborah Glupczynski

GNW Evergreen Insurance

Services, LLC

Doris Goad

Hannah and Shelby Goad

Marvin Goad

Bryan Godwin

Linda Goldman

Scott Goldman

Barbara Goldsmith

Nancy Gomez

Kiran Gonsalves

Jennifer Goodie

Adam Goodman

Nicole Goodman and

Geno Ramos

Google, Matching Gift

Patricia Gordon

Rob Gordon

Alina Gorgorian

Warren Gorowitz

Elizabeth Grace

Erin Grace

Frank Grace

Bernice Grant

Cynthia Grasman

Saidah Grayson

Steven Greenblatt

Jason Greenwald and

Corey Nickerson

Elvis Greer

Lori Griffith

Rudy E. Grimaldo

Adam Gropman

Stacey Gualandi

Elise Gulan

Vikas Gupta

Christopher Guse

Carolina Gutnisky

Suzanne Gutterman

Kay Haase

Alaia Habben

Ben Hackney

Mark Haddad

Gabriella Hadley

Matthew Haefner

Paul Hageman

Ted Halaby

Edward Hallen and

Freida Vasquez Hallen

Lawrence Halperin

Megan Halpin

Ramon Hamilton

Ted Hamiter

Amy Stevens Hammond

Stephanie Hammond

Elizabeth Hanauer

Christopher Hapak

Annette and Richard Harbinger

Matthew Hard

Elizabeth Harlow

Alec Harrell

Julia Harris

Reed Harris

Heather Hartel

Casey Hatcher

Vivian Haun

Laura Hawk

Dustin Hawkins

Julianne Hayden

Joanna Heckman

NJ Hedges

Anne Heestand

Patricia Heestand

Lindsey Helgen

Margo Helgen

Gregory Heller

Robert Heller

Kathryn Hellwig

D. Michael Henderson

Lola Hendricks

Meredith Henning

Bryant Henry

Channing Henry

Eileen Henry

Amy Hermalik

David Hernand

Angelica Hernandez

Debra E. Hernandez

Larizza Hernandez

John Herpers

Herbert Herrmann

Bekki Herzon

Austin Hice

Hilly Hicks, Jr.

Haley Hicky

Jamie Hilao

Matt Hiler

Daniel Hill

Leonard Hill

Susan Hill

Aaron Hirschhorn

Jeff Hirtu

Eva Ho

Krissy Hoadley

Nikki Hochstein

Patrick Hodgins

Michele M. Hodous

Julien Hoisington

Blair Holert

Arlene and George Holley

Shawn Holley

Brian K. Holmes

JoAnn Holmes

Maureen and Garry Holtzman

Robert Hong

Sue Hooker

Kacie Hooten

Preston Hopson

Melody Hornstra

Yaniv Horovitz

Heather Horwitz

Gayl Howell

Aileen Hsu

Charles Huang

Carrie Huber

Celim Huezo

Richard Hull

Hulu, LLC (MG)

Gannon Hunt

Aquilla Hurd-Ravich

James Hyman

Caryn Hymel

Blake Irving

Joe Isaac

Geila Israel

Ivan Ivankovich

James Ives

Anne Jackle

JACL Downtown LA Chapter

Daniel Jacob

Susan Jacobs

Sean Jacobsohn

Anne Jacoby

Jeffrey Jaeger

David Jakle

Pat and John Jakle

Jocelyn James

James Madison University

Far Jangtrakool

Japanese American

Optimist Club

Japanese Women’s Society

of Southern California

Kelly Jarrett

Jill Jeffers

Stephanie Jenks

Camille Jensen

Kathryn Jenson

John Berlinkski and Ji Jeon

Autry Jesperson

Ni Jiang

Kathleen Ousman and

Kayden Jobe

Claire John

Elaine John

Jocelyn and Nick Johnson

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Khrista Johnson

Kim Johnson

Mark Johnson

Sandy Johnson

Stacie Johnson

James Jonassen

Dana Jones

Fred Jones

Heather Jones

Margaret Jones

Parker Jorbeggen

Jada Jordan

Derek J. Joslin

Carin Julsgard

Junkyard Showroom

Dr. Mary A. Rosenfeld and

Mr. Sheldon Kadish

Peter Kaer

Ewelina Kajak

Jeevan Kalanithi

Lucy Kalanithi

Brett Kaluza

Ellen Kamon

Aki Kaneko

Alvin Kang

Faraaz Kanji

Dena Kaplan

Jeanette Kaplan

Caren Kaplow

Karl-Storz

Endoscopy-America, Inc

Jennifer Katell

Rama Katkar

Dayna Katlin

Jonathan Kavian

Ira Kaye

Jordan Kaye

Nora Keefe

Dorothy Kelly

Kristen Kelly

Jarred Kennedy

Lisa Keston

Helen Ketch

Russell Kidd

Kristina Kieswetter

Julie Kilmann

Elaine Kim and

Richard Seireeni

Scott Kimble

Scott Kindberg

Jennifer King

Nancy King

Susan King

Dale Kinsella

Amber Kirby

Stacy Kirk

Kirsch, Kohn & Bridge LLP

M. Kirschner

Linda Kizzia

Lori Kizzia

Jordan Klander

Avery Klein

Kimberly Klein

Josh Klinefelter

Anna Klinger

Tatsuo Kobayashi

Ashley Koff

Lee Koles

Panda Korman

Katherine and Edward Kotkin

David Kovalik

Kraft Food Group Foundation

Scott Kramarich

Bill Kramer

Kristen Krapf

Cassandra Krause

Kroger Foods

Jon and Karen Kroll

Marty Krueger

Rik Krulish

Nickie Kubasak

Ammar Kubba

Jennifer Kullmann

Robert Kuntz

Kelly Kupper

Derick Kurdy

Evelyn and Johnny Kwan

Kay Kwok

Ellen Kwon

Cynthia LaBauve

Nathaniel Lacktman

Belinda Lai

Chef LaLa

Emily LaMarque

Maren Lane

Emily Lanfear

Glenda Lang

Steve Lapinski

Emily and Johannes Larcher

Emily Larose

LA’s Best Pizza

Scott Lasser

CJ Laughran

Katie Leahy

Marc Lebovitz

Lizette Leclerc

Jaime Lee

Jenny Lee

Kassi Lee

Norman Lee

Pat Lee

Stephanie and Gary Lee

Anna Lefler

Legacy Financial of

California , LLC

Steve and Suzie Lehman

Ann G. and Howard Leibowitz

Natasha Lekwa

Gano Lemoine

Cheryl Leno

Erica Lepping

Burt Levitch

Danielle Lew

Donna and Glen Lew

Dorene Lew

Arthur Lewis

Ashley Lewis

Peng Li

Amy Liang

Nathan Licht

Janelle Lin

Jennifer Lin and Allan Edmiston

Carole Sue Lipman

Marc Lipschultz

Krista Lissner

Shoa-Kai Liu

Tracy Liu

Alison Lobenstein

Mark Lobosco

Logistics and Technical

Information Division –

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Debbie and Matt Lopez

Issa Lopez

Patricia R. Lopez

Wesley Low

Dalia Lugo

Erika Luna

Yesenia L. Luna

Allison Lusted

William Lustig

J. Luu

Marc Luzzato

Patrick Lynass

Brad Lynn

Michael B. Lynn

Thomas Lynn

Laura and Malcolm MacEwen

Shelley MacEwen

Collin Madden

Nitya Madhavan

Alvin Magpantay

Michael Mahoney

Fred Manaster

Kristina Mangelsdorf

Ross Mankuta

Jeremy Mape

Julie and AJ Marcantonio

Marisa Marconi

Melanie Marconi

Bill Marino

Kaleana Markley

Kate Marley

Patricia O. Marley

Laurie Marshall

Brandon Martin

Rand Martin /

MVM Strategy Group

Adriana Martinez

Mallory Maske

Linda Mason

Lilian Mata

Mattel, Matching Gift

Paula and Mike Mattison

Paula Mattison

Lauren Mattson

Jane B. Matz

Brian Mau

Celine Maullin

Jessica Mayerson

April Mayfield

Kate and Brett Maynard

Judy McAdam

Brian McAuley

Chris McBride

Ben McCallister

Maureen Marley McCarthy

Brad McCloud

Sean McCune

Gertie McDevitt

Dave McFadden

Kristine McFarland

Julie McGinity

David McIntosh

Kelly McKeown

Randall McKillop

Lauren McKnight

Nicole McLaughlin

Vanessa McLean

Baba McLoughlin

Brian McLoughlin

Sarah and Cooper McMains

Sophia McRae

Tiemo Mehner

Connie Meigs

Zoe Melczer

Daniel Melillo

Amber Melius

Stephen Melius

Patricia Mendoza

Kristina Menefee

Philip Mercado

Lacey Merrell

Amy Merrick

Marc Merrill

Derek Meyer

Theresa DiLeo Meyers

Beth and Leslie Michaelson

Leslie D. Michelson

Cheryl C. Middleton

Jennifer Miike

Ari Miller

592012–13 la’s best annual report

Cathy Miller

Dayton Miller

Erika Miller

Omari Miller

Robert Miller

Molly and Jeffrey Millman

Rubye Millsa

Craig Min

Serena Minikes

MissionFish

Cameron Mitchell

Marc Mitchell

Rhonda Mitchell

Alana Mitnick

Carmen Moch

Juan Moctezuma

Luke Moland

Suzie Moldavon

Sarah Molinaro

Brett Mondie

Peter Montelongo

Lauren Moore

Tiffany Moore

Wanda L. Moore

Lisa Morales

Daniel Morefield

Cara and Erik Moreno

T. J. Morio

Michael R. Morris

Tracey Morris

William Morrow

Allison Moyer

Harris Moyer

Dan P. Mu

John Mucci

Aynsley Muller

Ezequiel Murillo

Megan Murphree

Silas Myers

Neora Myrow

Michelle Naden

Blaire Nakano

Glenn Naphy

Paul Massif, M.D.

Jason Nazar

Amy Neiman

Todd Nelson

Cody Nenadal

Network For Good

Diane Neubauer

Giao Nguyen

Harry Nguyen

Niara Nicholas

Sally and Robert Nicholson

Sarah Nickerson and

Scott Cerreta

Alicia Nicol

Michael Nieves

Michelle Nigro

Sharon Nigro

Christopher Nilsson

Claire Nilsson

Karin Nilsson

Meaghan Nix

Vichet Nol

Maria Norman

Michael Nourmand

Deedy Oberman

Molly O’Bryan

Occidental Petroleum

Corporation

Edward Ojdana

Leslie O’Keefe

Stela Oliveira

Bonnie G. Oliver

Charlene Olson

Dena Olson

Erica Olson

Jill Oneal

Bob Oppelt

Karen Orlandi

Stacy O’Rourke

LeeAnn Orozco

Diana Ortega

Reiko Osaki

Nathaniel Osher

Julie and Richard Owen

Sara and Ryan James Owens

Catherine Oyster

Anne Pajaud

Dave Palmer

David Palmer

Michael Palmer

Pamela Palmer

Gene and Rosemary Paluch

Mark Paluch

William Paluch

Soha Panah

Van and Nickie Pappas

Jagdish Parasrampuria

Kenneth Park

Thomas Park

Thaddaeus Parker

Bret Parsons

Walter Partos and Cara Zou

Amanda Parzen

Gabriel Pasette

Elisa Paster

Susan Pasternak and

Larry Picus

Stacy Pate

Elaine Paul

Dana Pauls

Danielle Pavlovic

Julie and Bo Pearl

Jesse Pemstein

Fiona Peng

Jim Peoples

John Pepper

PepsiCo Foundation

Jennifer Peragine

Chrystiane Pereira

Michaela Pereira

Dawn Perez

Performing Arts Center

of Los Angeles County

Heather Perry

Daniel Peters

Matthew D. Petersen

Anne-Marie Peterson

Ben Petuchowski

Staci Pfeffer

Stephanie Phan

Robert H. Philibosian

Marc Phillips

Patty Phillips

Kimberly Phinney

Joy Picus

Brian W. Pike

John and Kristen Pike

Lyn Pilch

Stacy Pinkas

Jennifer Pirich

Liatte Platt

Hong Yoon Plurad

Cathleen Podell

Andrew Poe

David Ponak

Pranav Popat

Cathie and Tom Popham

Derrell Porter

Tracy Porter

Peggy Martin Portillo

Jordan Posell

Sara Potter

Darren Powderly

Eileen B. Powers

Erin Powers

Holly Prabhu

Sheila Prendergast

Jamie Price

Jimmy Price

Tyler Price

Barbara Probert

Erin Przbylinski

Psychological Associates

The Pucker Barnes Family

Janice Pugh

QBE Foundation

Allison Quaglino

Quantum Leap Entertainment

Grant Quick

Nima Rabiee

John Rachlin

Madhu Rajaraman

Alli Rambaldini

Jessica Ramey

John Ramsay

Tyler Ramsey

Alan Rautbort

Sonja Raymer

Jonathan Re

Trevor Re

Joanna Reddick

Nate Redmond

Justin Reese

Heidi Reich

Jocelyn Reid

Katja Reitemeyer

Jie Ren

Cynthia Retter

Ursula Reyes

Francine Hughes Reynolds

Jeremiah Reynolds

Cecil Rhambo

Phillip Rhee

Rhino Entertainment Company

Gary and Elise Rhoades

Ilona Rice

William A. Richelieu

Julie Michaelson Richter

Lisa Rick

Guido Rietdyk

Alice Riganian

Dan Riggin

Michelle Ripple

Edith Ritter

Ritter Law

DeeAnn Rivera

Denise Robert

Amani Roberts

JH Roberts

Katie Roberts

Diane Robertson

Michael Robertson

Heather Robinson

Shelly Robinson

Jennifer Robles

Angela Rodgers

Michele Rodgers

Nate Rodriguez

Karlene Rogers-Aberman

Roll Giving

Laura C. Romero. Ph.D.

Ryan and Rachel Romero

Brienne Rose

Eric Rosenbaum

The Rosenblood Family

Jamie Rosenfield

Suzanne Rosenthal

Seth Roskos

Carol Roth

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Gerald Roth

Marcy Roth

Robert Rotstein

Christopher Rowan

Gretchen Rozio

Chris Rubin

Abby Rule

Kathryn F. Russo

Lynn Rutherford

Scott Ryan

David S

SA Recycling

Ceara Sadler

Erica Salisbury

Owen Salkin

Jon Samnick

Cat Sampson

Christine Samsel

Carmelita Ramirez-Sanchez

Abbie and Terry Sanger

Christopher and Nida Sanger

Dr. and Mrs. Sirgay Sanger

Mike Savacool

Laura Sawallish

Bradley Schenck

Lauren Schick

Jonathan Schiminske

Scott Schlichter

Amy Schmidt

Kerry L. Schmidt

Mariylnn and Joe Schmidt

Mark Schmidt

Dean Schmieder

Julie Schoenfeld

Marcus Schoepke

William Schoettle

Joseph Schohl

Matthew Schonfield

Miriam Schwartz

Nicole Schwartz

Stefanie Schwartz

Amanda Schweitzer

Rachel Sciacca

Katie and Chris Scoville

Elissa Scrafano

Brittany Seabloom

Jennifer Searle

Amanda Searles

Jacob Sedgh

Terry Seidler

David Seror

Martin Serota

Sarah Serota

Cassandra Seto

Andib Shah

Misha Shah

Neil Shah

Shane Family Foundation

Elga A. and Howard J. Sharpe

Jennie Shaw

Melissa Sheehan

Gillian Sheldon

Shilpa Shelton

Stacey Sher

Darris Sherman

Linda Sherman and

David Altshuler

Lois Sherman

Anupam Shome

Jan and Dick Schortz

Pamela Shriftman

Ian Siegel

Cassie Silverman

Benjamin Simkin

Brian Simon

Danny Simon

Jed Simon

Jessica Simon

Rebecca Simon

Karim Simplis

Frederick Singer

Jaime Sipila

Sirin Sirirat

Lia Skoblov

Louise and Lyle Skosey

Anthony Slater

Kelly Slattery

Scott Slayton

Paul Slider

Jeff and Sara Small

Chad Smith

Jaymi Smith

Kimberley Smith

Phyllis Smith

Robert and Margaret Smith

Sandra Smith

Jennifer Snyder

Scott Snyder

Marthina Sochodolak

Jeff Solomon

Lawrence Solomon

Lissa and Ken Solomon

Michael Solomon

Rich Son

David Sonenstein

Cindy Song

Morten Sorensen

John Spadaro

Brooke Spanos

Fiona Spence

Darci Spiker

David Spingarn

Michael Sprauge

Deepa Sreenivasan

Liz Stahl

David Stainton

Zane Stalkup

Standish Management LLC

Eve Stanley

Pamela Stanley

Monica Starke

Carol Starr

Rory Staten

Elizabeth Stearns

Laura Stein

Marin Steinbrenner

Bryan Steinkohl

Leigh Stephenson

Louis Sterling

Trevor Sterry

Ian Stewart

Constance Stoehr

Jeremy O. Stolarz

Conio Stolfi

Maria Stolfi

Jason Stone

Laura Stone

Virginia Stott

Kerri Stoughton-Jackson

Peter Strand

Thomas Strickler

Mark and Christy Strub

Carly Stubner

David Stukas

Christina Stumpf

Amy Sulkowski

Timothy Sullivan

Wendy Sullivan

Eileen Sun

Kenneth Sundaresan

Michael Suphanbat

Courtney Sutcliffe

Barbara Swenson

Midco and Jeremy Switzer

Curt Syring

Harold Tan

Danielle Tappil

David and Claudia Tashman

Shaden Tavakoli

Cheryl E. Taylor

Matthew Taylor

Wendy Taylor

Pooja Teckchandani

Tim Telford

Melissa Teller

Temescal Associates

Teva Pharmaceuticals

The Michael & Susan Dell

Foundation

Lauren Thibodeaux

Kristina Krissakova-Thomas

Linda Thomas

Oliver Thomas

Stephanie Thompson

Mary Thornton

TimeWarner Matching

Grants Program

Sarah Tindall

Viet To

Nancy Tobias

Mia Togo

Candace Tomarken

Maria Torres

Vanessa Torres

Eric Toscano

David Towers

Juanita Treshinsky

Stephanie V. Trice

Shanna Trombetta

Edward Tsai

Jerry Tsou

Weifong Tung

Mark Tunney

Callie Turner

Nicole Turpin

Judy Tyler

Jerry Tzou

Robert Uccardi

Christina Um

Unilever Matching Gift

Program

United Way California

Capital Region

United Way of Greater

Los Angeles

Thomas and Janet Unterman

Kristi Urquidi

Cari Uslan

Susan Valdry

Lee Valentine

Rory Van Nest

George and Barbara Vandeman

Phoebe Vandeman

Troy VanVooren

Andre Vargas

Lana Varney

Angel Vasquez

Janet Veale

Telesa Via

Sophia Viklund

Jessica Vitale

Lora Vorkink

Christopher Vroman

Clinton Wade

Jaclyn Wagner

Evelyn Wah

Annette Wakeford

Heidi Walas

Ryan, Brita and Lukas Wald

Amy Walker

Peggy Wallenstein

Thomas Walsh

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Kathy S. Walton

Ben Wang

Jon Ward

Tracy Washburn

Eric Waxman

Monique Webber

CW

Paul Wehrley

Clifford Weimer

Jeremy Weinstein

Nancee Weinstein

Michael Weinsten

CE Weiss

Cory E. Weiss

Lisa Weiss

Sara Jaye Weiss

Alicia M. Weisser

Howard Weitzman

Ashley Wellinger

William Wells

Fabienne Wen

Josh Wenner

Pam Werner

Jennifer Weston

Brittany Wheaton

Justin Wheaton

Beth Whiffen

Jonas White

Kathleen White

Julie Wie

Sherron Wiggins

Daniel Williams

Latrice Williams

Linda Williams

Lynn M. Williams

Michael Williams

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Ashley Willson

Scott Wilson

Sheila Wirkus

John Wiseman

Andrew D. Wishart

Dakota Wolf

Dorit Wolf

Michael F. Wolf

Valencia Wolf

Karrie Wolfe

Vivian Wong

Dorothy Woo

Danice Woodley

George Woolley

Caroline Wright

Tina and Jared Wrobel

B. Wu

Hans Wurl

Caroline Yacu

Alvin Yam

Hans Yang

Ron Yang

Sharon G. Yarbrough

Barbara Yaroslavsky

Thomas Yohannan

Steve and Jihoon Kim

David Young

P. Yousefi

Armineh Yousefian

Jennifer Yousem

Yup Yup

Daniel Yusen

David Yusen

Allison Zack

Daphne Zacky

Alicia Zaro

Amanda Michaels-Zeck

Aaron Zeeb

Teal Zeisler

Paul and Lonnie Zelter

Alissa Zito

Carol Zou and Walter Partos

Zane Stalkup

Blaine Zuckerman

Jonathan Zweig

Rita Zwern

Zynga Inc.

tributesIn honor of Mark & Heather Brown

John and Kristen Pike

In honor of Marilyn Brown

Sharon and Herbert Glaser

In honor of Ronnie Cavalluzzi

Psychological Associates

In honor of CP3 After School Zone/

Partnership for Youth Development

Garrett Bland

Esther Viros

June Sale

Russ Hagey

Sharon Graves

Nigel Lythgoe

Richard Alatorre

Toni Ritzenberg

Alice Desobry Bowens

James Kershaw

Riordan Foundation /

RX for Reading

In honor of Dr. Bill Dorfman

Leslie and Cliff Gilbert-Lurie

In memory of Bill Eames

Glen and Mary Odell

In memory of Principal Bob Finn

Dr. Robert Cooper and Sarah Rosenberg

In honor of Dorothy Galperin

and Nathan Carliner

Esther Viros

In honor of Sharon Graves

Dannie Lau & Stephanie SaitoStacey Sher

In honor of Dianne Hand

Anne R. Epstein

In honor of Magnus Mitchell Handelman EQAL Media

In honor of Blake Herzon Herzon Family

In memory of Anita Horsch

Rene’ Horsch

In honor of Allan Jonas

Lois Saffian

Mary and Glen Odell

In honor of Jerry Katell

The Mohn Family Foundation

In memory of Jamie Kershaw

Anonymous

Anonymous

Michele Bertolini

Pamela Buffett

Andea Ceragioli

Karen Berlin Cooperstein

Katie Davis

DreamWorks Animation Studios

Chris Fahland

Kenneth, Cathy & David Fein

Robin Fujimoto and Jim Botko

Anne Gazzaniga

Hulu, LLC

Johannes and Emily Larcher

Carole Sue Lipman

Gertie McDevitt

Theresa DiLeo Meyers

Meaghan Nix

Sara Potter

Heidi Reich

Christine Samsel

Louise and Lyle Skosey

Phyllis Smith

David Stainton

Melissa Teller

In honor of Ann Reiss Lane

Frieda Rapoport Caplan

In honor of Melanie Marconi

Karen Galloway

In memory of Guillermo Marin

Courtney Abdallah

Brian Driskell

Michelle Robinson

In honor of Mallory Maske

Anne Heestand

Courtney Chapman

Gabriella

Michael Suphanbat

Paula Rodgers, M.D.

Tina and Jared Wrobel

In honor of Tian Mu

Walter Partos and Carol Zou

In honor of Mary Odell

Southern California Association

Hospital Development —

SCAHD

In honor of Mary and Glen Odell

Lori Dinkel

In honor of Laurie Sale

Nancy Federman

In honor of Carla Sanger

Sharon and Herbert Glaser

Molly and Jeffrey Millman

Mary Bryna Sanger & Harry Katz

In memory of Suzanne Sherman Robyn Ritter Simon and

Brian Simon

In honor of Candy Spelling Wilma Erlicht

In memory of Rita Tomac

Glen and Mary Odell

In memory of Esther Trutanich

Al Amiri

Ray Baker

Michael and Susan Davis

Paul Nassif, M.D.

Van and Nickie Pappas

Robert H. Philibosian

In memory of Elaine S. Tutt

Andrea Stein

In honor of Charles & Ellen Wong

Annette and Richard Harbinger

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in-Kind contributions

$200,000 and aboveLos Angeles Unified School

District Food Services

$100,000–$199,999Good Work(s)

Make A Difference™

Los Angeles Community Free

Methodist Church

Los Angeles Regional

Food Bank

The University of Southern

California

$50,000–$99,999 Arey Jones Educational

Solutions

$20,000–$49,999

DreamHouse Marketing Group

Friars Charitable Foundation

$10,000–$19,999

CreativEngine Design and

Development

Andrew and Denise Goldfarb

SOSMentor

Tec Yes U.S.

United Airlines

$5,000–$9,999

Bradford Renaissance Portraits

Cedars-Sinai Healthy Habits

Program

Clever Crazes For Kids, Building

Healthy Lives Foundation

Developmental Studies Center

The Doctor’s Wife Skin Care

Four Seasons Resort, Maui

Nature Bridge

Neutrogena Corporation

SeneGence International

Terry Hines and Associates

UCLA Athletics Department

$1,000–$4,999AEG Live, LLC

Afshin Akhavan

Art of Aware Parenting

Artecnica Inc.

Richard and Barbara Bergman

Beverly Loan Company

Garrett Q. Bland

Ceres Wellness & Anti-Aging

Colgate Bright Smiles,

Bright Futures

Dancewear Solutions

Christy and Tony Dimitriades

Dizzy Feet Foundation

Don Sebastiani & Sons

Fairmont Miramar Hotel &

Bungalows

f.f.tawpers Flip Flop Socks

Grand Hyatt Shanghai

HairTwisters.com

Halper Fine Art

Hispanic Dental Association

of L.A.

JetBlue Airways

Magic and Cookie Johnson

Paul Keltner

Ketchum - Downtown YMCA

Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump &

Aldisert LLP

Krav Maga L.A.

Live Nation

Nigel Lythgoe

Benny Mahgerftel,

Benny’s Jewelry, LTD.

Masqueology

Mayacamas Vineyards

Medieval Metal, LLC

Natalie Younger

Interior Design Inc.

Network for a Healthy

California

Papier de Maison

Gary and Casey Park

Sharon Harroun Peirce

Plates Foundation

Plimus/Spamtitan

Renee’s House of Gloss

S&S Worldwide

Spa Benjamin

Staples Center Foundation

Warren Stout, M.D.

Sweet Privileges

Temerity Vineyard

The Music Center

Amy E. Turner

University of California

Cooperative Extension

EFNEP

Veev Acai Spirit

Vice Versa Wines

The Walt Disney Company

Warner Chappell Music

YAS Fitness Center

Downtown LA

Zula International

$500-$999

10th Street Entertainment

Activision Blizzard

The Amani Experience

Andaz Wall Street

Andaz West Hollywood

Anonymous

Bella Vita Bags

Beverly Wilshire,

A Four Seasons Hotel

Black Cordon Vineyards

Bon Affair Inc.

Brazeal Fitness

Buffalo Trace

Calplush Manufacturing Corp.

Cate and Mason Travel

Partners, LLC

Department of Public and

Social Services/CalFresh

Outreach

Epicuren Discovery

Equinox Fitness Clubs

Evolution of Style

Fineman West & Company

Frank Family Vineyards

Grand Hyatt Melbourne

Blake Griffin

Heck Estates

Hilliard Bruce Vineyards

Hotel Erwin

IHG Hotel Group

Jordan Vineyard & Winery

Gerald L. Katell

Lesassier Catering

Los Angeles County – DPSS

Los Angeles Dodgers

Marina Del Rey Marriott

Mark Herold Wines

Mattel, Inc.

New West Records

Oriental Trading Company, Inc.

Park Hyatt Aviara Resort

Park Hyatt Chicago

Park Hyatt Melbourne

POE Wines

David and Lynn Pollock

Popchips

Pop-Up Partners Inc.

Jocelyn Reid

Renaissance Esmeralda

Resort & Spa

Julia Michelson Richter

S Factor

Carla and Jonathan Sanger

Shelly’s Dance and Costume

Southwest Airlines

Viboch Design and Decoration

Vintage Wine Estates

W Scottsdale

Xangati

Yogaworks

$1–$499 ACE Educational Supplies, Inc.

Agassi Graf Holdings

Anatex Enterprises

The Andrew Hewitt Company

AQUAhydrate Water

ARCONA

ATP World Tour

ATP World Tour &

Tennis Channel

Azione – Skullcandy

Max and Lubov Azria

Lauren Bergman

Ken and Michell Bisnoff

Blue Hotel LLC

Whitney Blumenfeld

Blushington Makeup +

Beauty Lounge

BodyRock Sport

Alice Desobry Bowens

Calle Tacos

Carne Humana Wines

CDW-G

Centek Capital Group

Chobani Yogurt

Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas

CISION

Clothes Up Style

Coupa Cafe

Cuvee

Diabolo Beverages

Dirty Bird Productions

Discount Dance Supply

Eco Dive Center

Education Station

Educational Insights

Evolve Studio

Exhale Mindy Body Spa

Roger Federer

Susan Friberg

FVO Solutions, Inc.

Grando Inc

Laird Hamilton

Ole Henriksen Face/Body Spa

Heritage Link Brands

The Home Depot Foundation

Hourglass Cosmetics

Impact Artist Management

Isabella’s Cookie Company

Jacquie Aiche Inc.

JW Marriott LeMerigot

Beach Hotel

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Kate Spade New York

King’s Seafood Company

Landmark Vineyards

Jeffrey Levin

Levy Restaurants

Little Black Bag

Los Angeles Airport Marriott

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Tennis Center

Manhattan Beach Marriott

Kate Martinovich

Teresa McGee

Mikoh Swimwear

Miller Integrative Physical

Therapy Inc.

Nature’s Path Foods

Claire Nilsson

Stela Oliveira

Ombra Ristorante

Pink Taco Sunset Strip

Pirate Brands

Planet Hollywood International

Planet Salon

Premium Skin Care By Diana

Ralphs Grocery Compny

Red Car Wine

Renaissance Los Angeles

Montura Airport Hotel

Rhino Entertainment Company

Rodan + Fields

Sandy Spin Slade, Inc.

SAT Word Slam

SBE Entertainment Group

School Specialty

SCS Building Fund, LLC

Shaun White Enterprises

Shout Factory Records LLC

Gloria Shulman

Sonki Fitness

Sony Computer Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Soul Cycle

Starr House The Salon

Sugarfish by Sushi Nozawa

Eric Taino

Teacher Direct

The Bazaar by Jose Andres

Think Public Relations

Thyme

Tieks by Gavrieli

UCCE Expanded Food and

Nutrition Education

Program

Linda Valdry-Thomas

Veggie Grill

Westin LAX

ZICO Pure Coconut Water

special thanksAngels Baseball

Autism Speaks

BDI Events Inc.

Casa De Salud/House of Health

Center for Early Education

CHAMP-Children’s Health

Access and Medi-Cal

Program

Children’s Power Play!

Campaign

Factor’s Deli

Mark Flaisher

Hubert’s Lemonade

Lululemon Athletica

Mirage Hotel and Casino

Office of the United States

Trustee Program

ORISE Fellow/Strategic

Partnerships and Special

Projects

Chris Paul/CP3 Foundation

Puma

The Honorable

Richard J. Riordan

Amani Roberts

Shauna Shivers

Stampbox.me

The Axis Agency

Vita Coco Coconut Water

Vosges Haut Chocolat

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financialsrevenues and support

58.2% State

28.1% In-Kind Contributions

3.6% City

3.4% Federal

3.2% Private Foundations

2.4% Fundraising Events, net

0.9% Corporations and Individuals

0.1% Dividends, Interest and Other Income

expenses

88.5% Direct Program Operations

11.5% Administration*

in-kind contributions by category

95.1% Nutrition

2.7% Special Events

1.0% Supplies and Materials

0.8% Facilities

0.3% Other

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beginning net assets*

revenues and support US Dept. of Education / 21st Century CLC / LAUSD**

US Dept. of Education / 21st Century CLC

US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development / City of LA

CA Dept. of Education / ASES / LAUSD**

CA Dept. of Education / ASES

City of LA / General City Purposes

In-kind Contributions

Restricted Private Donations***

Unfulfilled Pledges

Unrestricted Private Donations

Fundraising Events, net

Dividends, Interest & Other Income

total revenues and support

expenses program operations – lausd Personnel & Benefits including Grants issued to LAUSD

In-kind Expenses****

Other Costs including Grants issued to LAUSD

Supplies & Equipment including Grants issued to LAUSD

Contracts / Contract Support / Consultants including Grants issued to LAUSD

Mileage / Transportation including Grants issued to LAUSD

Performing Arts / Visual Arts

Evaluation

Staff Development / Training

Special Program Events

Literacy / Science / Nutrition

program operation expenses

administration – la’s best Personnel & Benefits

Fund Development

In-kind Expenses

Contracts / Contract Support / Consultants

Communications

Other Costs

administration expenses

total expenses

surplus / deficit*****

ending net assets*

$10,563,098

$946,087

117,530

502,056

23,866,257

2,705,508

1,635,864

12,838,581

1,319,016

-12,192

584,792

1,078,645

59,225

$45,641,369

$25,308,865

12,715,535

1,701,450

1,939,193

248,123

740,255

256,873

96,835

163,369

327,274

232,390

$43,730,162

$1,448,036

29,989

123,046

314,841

150,918

221,558

$2,288,388

$46,018,550

–$377,181

$10,185,917

$9,812,788

$3,125,697

280,489

622,361

23,771,715

2,582,736

1,865,722

3,537,988

1,260,748

-12,780

558,369

648,552

44,292

$38,285,889

$26,118,899

3,428,709

1,782,082

2,336,870

254,059

692,708

127,437

131,561

161,362

346,800

346,116

$35,726,603

$1,498,903

38,159

109,279

349,431

163,719

99,485

$2,258,976

$37,985,579

$300,310

$10,113,098

lA’s BeST in partnership with lAUSd comparative combined Schedule of revenues and expenses

fy 2012-13 fy 2011-12

* The beginning and ending net assets are comprised of unrestricted net assets, temporarily restricted net assets and board-designated reserves. Beginning net assets increased in FY2012-13 from FY2011-12 due to an increase in temporarily restricted net assets of $450,000 from a multi-year pledge that was originally made in 2007 as a conditional promise.

** The California Department of Education awarded funds directly to LAUSD in the amount of $27,658,543 in FY2012-13 for use at LA’s BEST program sites. These funds are audited by LAUSD auditors, and not LA’s BEST. LAUSD awards 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 private donations include multiple year pledges. These pledges were recorded as revenue in prior fiscal years, with services provided (and expenditures incurred) in this current fiscal year. Accounting requirements mandate that the total value of multi-year private pledges be recorded as revenue in the year pledged.

**** In FY2012-13, LAUSD replaced snacks with supper for LA’s BEST children valued at $12,211,523. These nutritional suppers are provided by the National School Lunch Program.

***** For the fiscal year ending June 30,2013, expenses exceeded revenues resulting in a net deficit of $377,181. LA’s BEST maintains reserve funds to cover this operating deficit.

AN AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FY 2012-2013, INCLUDING THE AUDITORS’ OPINION OF LA’s BEST CORPORATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS AVAILABLE BY MAIL OR ON LINE AT WWW.LASBEST.ORG.

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partners

The partnership between the city of los Angeles and los Angeles Unified School district brings not only diverse resources to the program, but also the wisdom, experience, enthusiasm and commitment of hundreds of individuals working in the departments below.

city of los angeles

Bureau of Engineering

City Administrative Office

City Attorney’s Office

City Clerk

City Council

Commission for Community & Family Services

Los Angeles Housing & Community Investment Department

Creative Services Division

Department of Cultural Affairs

Department of General Services

Department of General Services –Special Events

Department of Public Works

Department of Recreation and Parks

Department of Transportation

Department of Water and Power

Duplicating Services

Information Technology Agency

LA Cityview 35

Las Angelinas

Los Angeles Fire Department

Los Angeles Police Department

Los Angeles Zoo

Office of the Mayor

Personnel Department – Commute Options and Parking Section

Publishing Services

Volunteer Bureau

los angeles unified school district

Accounts Payable

Accounting and Disbursement Division

Beyond the Bell Branch

Board of Education

Budget Services & Financial Planning

Chief Financial Officer

Civic Center Permits Office

Classified Transactions Services Branch

Crisis Counseling and Intervention Services

District Nursing Services

Deputy Superintendent - Instruction

Division of Risk Management & Insurance Services

Division of Special Education

Educational Service Centers

Employee Performance – Accountability

Environmental Health & Safety

Early Childhood Education Division

Facilities Services Division

Food Services Division

General Counsel

Government Relations

Human Relations

Human Resources

Information Technology Division

KLCS Television

Mail Unit

Maintenance and Operations Branch

Office of Communications

Office of the Superintendent

Personnel Commission

Procurement Services Division

Radio Unit

Real Estate Management Branch

School Mental Health

School Police Department

Specially Funded Accounting Section

Staff Relations

Senior Deputy Superintendent School Operations

Telecommunications Branch

Transportation Services Division

Concept and Art Direction DISTINC_ distinc.net

Photography Ben Gibbs Brian Callaway

Writing Belma Michael Johnson

Editing and Production Supervision Belma Michael Johnson

Printing bigger dot

lA’s BeST corporate office

Office of the Mayor

200 North Spring Street

Suite M-120

Los Angeles, CA 90012

T 213.978.0801

F 213.978.0800

lA’s BeST operations office

Los Angeles Unified School District

711 East 14th Place

Los Angeles, CA 90021

T 213.745.1900

F 800.267.0342

www.lasbest.org

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