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Early Learning. Every Child. Our Future.

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Thrive Washington 2016 Annual Report

VISIONEvery child in Washington state is ready to succeed in school and life.

MISSIONThrive Washington advances high-quality early learning – with a commitment to innovation and equity – throughout Washington state. We work with partners to activate communities, advocate for young children and families, and influence public and private investment.

Dear Friends and Supporters:In 2016, we celebrated Thrive’s 10th Anniversary by continuing to work toward our shared vision of having all children across Washington ready for school and life. Thanks to the efforts of so many child advocates and stakeholders, recognition of the importance of a child’s first years of life has grown to unprecedented levels across our state. In fact, in a recent Thrive poll, 93 percent of Washington voters agree that the first five years are essential – with general consensus across all political affiliations, race, gender, education, and geographies. As you read our 2016 Annual Report, please know all of us at Thrive are humbled to call ourselves teammates to so many incredible individuals, organizations and systems leaders. Together, we maximize opportunity for all children. While we can all be proud of the leadership position Washington has achieved within the early learning field over the past decade, we must remember that 90,000 babies are born in our state each year and that by working together, we can ensure that every one of them gets a life filled with the opportunity they deserve. Thank you so much for your ongoing partnership.

Kevin WashingtonChair, Board of Directors

Alan CohenPresident and CEO

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Advocacy Day On February 18, 2016, Thrive brought together the state’s 10 Early Learning Regional Coalitions for the second annual Early Learning Advocacy Day. Representatives Ruth Kagi, Tom Dent and Tana Senn Senn opened the day with an overview of how high-quality early learning would be part of the 2016 legislative session. Coalition

members then met one-on-one with about half of the state Legislature, sharing local success stories and voicing their support for continued investments in early learning. That evening, Thrive and the Department of Early Learning (DEL) celebrated our 10th anniversaries with a reception to thank legislators for elevating early learning in our state by creating both Thrive and DEL in 2006 and for continuing to increase their bipartisan

commitment and investment in our state’s youngest children and their families. Learn more at: thrivewa.org/work/policy-advocacy/

Pay for Success In April 2016, Thrive and the Department of Early Learning completed a year-long feasibility study to determine if a Pay for Success (PFS) funding or contracting model could significantly expand, strengthen and scale home visiting in our state. More than just a financial model, PFS is a framework that can help government and nonprofits think differently about how to improve outcomes for social service programs. Working with many stakeholders, we learned a lot about PFS and our state’s home visiting efforts. While we ultimately concluded that other financing options are a better fit to fund home visiting at this time, there is strong interest to increase data collection and sharing as a way to help improve outcomes for children and families. Learn more at: thrivewa.org/payforsuccess

FY16 Successes with Our Partners

Home Visiting Summit On September 9, 2015, more than 250 home visitors from all over the state came together for the first Home Visiting Summit. Home visiting is a proven intervention that pairs professionals with expecting and new families – often living in some of our state’s most vulnerable communities – to work together on a regular basis in the home. It’s proven to change the trajectory for both children and their families by improving maternal and child health, family self-sufficiency and school readiness.

Sponsored by Thrive, Department of Early Learning (DEL) and the Washington Dental Service Foundation, the Summit answered the requests of home visitors for more professional development and opportunities to share strategies and stories with each other to strengthen their support of families. During the two-day summit, home visitors participated in hands-on sessions and left with ideas and tools to use every day with the children and families they serve.

DEL and Thrive currently oversee the grants and quality supports for about a quarter of the state’s 8,500 families receiving home visiting services. Learn more at: thrivewa.org/work/hvsa/

Expanding Home Visiting Services in Rural Washington State Rural and frontier communities often face difficulties creating and sustaining home visiting programs due to longer travel distances for home visitors and fewer local resources. But these challenges also make home visiting a particularly important strategy for supporting maternal and child health and development. In 2015 and 2016, Thrive, in partnership with the Department of Early Learning (DEL), worked with interested communities to help them start and expand home visiting programs. As a result of this community planning process, four counties (Adams, Grays Harbor, Okanagan and Walla Walla) now have services to support families in their communities. Learn more at: thrivewa.org/work/hvsa/

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Investing and Working Statewide

Grantees

Thrive Board Members

Coalitions

Northwest

North Central

Northeast

Southeast

Central

Southwest

West Central

Pierce

King County

Olympic-Kitsap Peninsulas

In FY16, Thrive awarded more than $12 million in grants to increase access to high-quality early learning programs in some of the most rural parts of the state. These grants create a ripple effect throughout the state, reaching more than 600 organizations that serve 80,000 children and families! With the help of 10 local coalitions and the support of our board members, Thrive is making a difference across Washington.

$10.3MILLION

Clark

Kitsap

Clallam

Jefferson

GraysHarbor

Mason

Thurston

LewisPacific

WahkiakumCowlitz

Clark

Skamania

Klickitat

Yakima

Kittitas

Pierce

King

Snohomish

Skagit

Whatcom

San Juan

Island

Benton

Franklin

Walla Walla

Columbia

Asotin

Garfield

Grant

Adams Whitman

SpokaneLincoln

DouglasChelan

Okanogan FerryStevens

PendOreille

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We are very grateful for Thrive funding and support, which allow us to focus on delivering

the best possible services without the distraction that comes from constant worry about

sustainability – our experience prior to working with Thrive. Now we have a team backing us.

The Thrive team is responsive, helpful and committed to system improvement. We especially

appreciate having a highly knowledgeable state nurse consultant, who provides invaluable

support and greater assurance of fidelity to the the Nurse-Family Partnership model.

Jennifer Sass-Walton, RN, BSN, Child & Family Health Manager, | Skagit County Public Health –Home Visiting Grantee

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As a Thrive STEM grantee, we’re grateful for the cross-system

partnerships that Thrive facilitates. Thrive recognizes the

importance of engaging researchers, funders, policymakers and

program providers to advance high-quality early learning – and

we are honored to be a part of the team.

Julie Marl, Executive Director, Zeno | Math Powered - STEM Grantee

Our Grantees in Their Own Words

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Thrive has provided libraries with the opportunity to showcase all we can do in regard to STEM

education for families and other potential partners. Funding from Thrive helped make available

far more resources for families throughout eastern Washington than we could have created

on our own. Their support and willingness to allow us to make adjustments as we learn

throughout the grant period has been invaluable to our learning process.

Mary Ellen Braks, Library Services Manager, Spokane County Library District | STEM Grantee

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THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS!Thank you to our luncheon sponsors, donors and attendees for making our 2016 Leadership Luncheon a huge success! Nearly 450 people joined us to celebrate Thrive’s 10th Anniversary, the importance of early learning, and the work Thrive and our partners are doing statewide to help ensure all children in Washington state have the opportunity to get a great start in life. Keynote speaker Dr. Candace Kendle championed investments in early education to ensure a vibrant workforce ready for the jobs of the future, and she encouraged us to continue to be passionate and informed advocates in our communities for our littlest learners who will one day make up the workforce.

We were honored to be joined by some of Thrive’s founding directors including Bill Gates Sr., Tony Benton, Daniel Kranzler, Kevin Washington and Rep. Ruth Kagi.

Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and donors, we raised more than $215,000 to continue our efforts to help build a high-quality early learning system in Washington state. This investment in the first years of life helps create a future where every child in Washington state is ready to succeed in school and in life and will one day make a powerful contribution to our state’s workforce.

Platinum Sponsor

The Boeing Company

Silver Sponsors

Bezos Family FoundationBill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Sustaining Sponsor

Committee for ChildrenMicrosoft Corporation

Supporting Sponsors

Association of Washington Business Institute (AWB)

Casey Family Programs

Laird Norton Wealth Management

Seattle Children’s

Washington Dental Services Foundation

YMCA of Greater Seattle

Table Sponsors

Susan Champlain

Comcast Spotlight

Pat & Susan Dunn

Peggy Gray

Haggard Nelson Childcare Resources

Leah Hausman

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Cynthia Huffman & Ray Heacox

Governor Jay Inslee & Trudi Inslee

Group Health

State Rep. Ruth Kagi

Lynn & Keith Kessler

Kirlin Charitable Foundation

Janet Levinger & William Poole

Jim & Jayne McCarthy

Save the Children

Smith & Stark

Tabor 100

United Way of Chelan and Douglas Counties

Sam Whiting

Nonprofit Sponsors

Cedarmere Foundation

Northwest Children’s Museums

Washington State Opportunity Scholarship

Leadership Luncheon April 6, 2016

With Thrive board member Tony Benton moderating, DEL Director Ross Hunter and Thrive CEO Sam Whiting discuss the next decade for early learning in Washington state.

Dr. Candace Kendle speaks about the importance of investing in early learning.

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FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS

& ORGANIZATIONS

$1,000,000 +

The Ballmer GroupBill & Melinda Gates FoundationW.K. Kellogg Foundation

$100,000 – $999,999

Bezos Family FoundationThe Boeing Company

Microsoft Corporation

$25,000 – $99, 999

Costco Wholesale CorporationBill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Matching Gift ProgramThe Norcliffe FoundationStolte Family Foundation

Washington Dental Services Foundation

$5,000 – $24,999

The Bamford FoundationCommittee for ChildrenThe F. Danz FoundationDavid & Cathy Habib FoundationFoundation for Healthy GenerationsKirlin Charitable FoundationMicrosoft Matching GiftsMuckleshoot Charitable FundNorthwest Children’s FundPeg & Rick Young FoundationSterling Realty Organization

United Way of King County

Thank you to our many foundation, corporate and individual donors for their generous support during FY16

Up to $4,999

Alaska AirlinesAssociation of Washington

Business Institute (AWB)Aurora Lilac Fund The Boeing Company Matching GiftsBuilding ChangesCasey Family ProgramsCedarmere FoundationCenter for Community EngagementChildren’s AllianceClark Nuber PSComcast SpotlightCreation-1 InteractiveDavis Wright Tremaine LLPThe Feinberg FoundationGroup HealthGrozner Fund at Seattle FoundationHaggard Nelson Childcare ResourcesHope SparksHoughton Mifflin HarcourtJones & Associates LLC, CPAsKBTC Public TelevisionLaird Norton Wealth ManagementLott Family FoundationMatisia ConsultantsNintendoNorthwest Children’s MuseumsORS ImpactPacifica Law GroupRaikes FoundationSeattle Children’sSeattle Children’s MuseumThe Suquamish TribeTabor 100United Way of Chelan and Douglas Counties

UW College of EducationVashon Youth and Family Services, Family

Education and Support ServicesWashington State Opportunity ScholarshipYMCA of Greater Seattle

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS

$25,000 +

Mike & Jackie BezosWilliam H. Gates Sr.

$10,000 – $24,999

Janet Levinger & William PooleMichael & Mindy Tofias

$1,000 – $9,999

Anonymous Susan ChamplainDimitri ChristakisManuela & Terry CrowleyRon DanzPat & Susan DunnGeorge EdwardsDr. Ellen FredeJosef E. GrayPeggy GrayEdith HardingLeah HausmanCynthia Huffman & Ray HeacoxGovernor Jay Inslee & Trudi InsleeState Rep. Ruth KagiLynn & Keith KesslerPaul & Yaffa MaritzJim & Jayne McCarthy

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Heidi MunsonMarcio NobregaMary Ellen O’KeeffeDori ParisTerry Pottmeyer & Geoff TrowbridgeDon Stark & Karen HudesmanSmith Family FoundationPaul SuzmanDr. & Mrs. Beck A. TaylorKris Greco ThompsonMarjorie Whiting

Sam Whiting

$500 – $999

Holly Bamford HuntTony BentonRoger BestSheri BettineJohn CampbellChenelle ChaseChris CooperPatrick D’AmelioPamela EakesWilliam EllisBeverly JacobsonJeff JarrardState Sen. Steve LitzowCarmen & Julien LohAngus Mairs & Amy ConverseAlyson MundayJoe SchockenTheresa TamuraKevin C. WashingtonAnn Watson & Michael PickettSarah Weber & Brian JohnsonAmy Zimerman

$250 – $499

Anonymous (4)Laurel AlexanderMarleen AlhadeffMona & Peter BaileyJan BeckTodd BiesoldState Sen. Andy BilligJamie BonnettJane Broom & Brent DavidsonDrew BrunoAmy BuckalterSusie BurdickRobert ButtsMaria Chavez WilcoxTania CulbertsonJim Daly & Kristine DonovickJessica DorrJon Fine & Paula SelisRose Ann & Charles FinkelErin Fowler & Mark GrayMatthew B. FreyPete & Dana GrayPatty HayesSusan HempsteadKaren HoffmanMack & Anastasia HogansJohn HoytDiane HutchinsDr. Bette HydeUriel IñiguezErin KahnKat KaiserKristie KauerzCori & John KirkpatrickDiane KrollGarrison KurtzJessica LawmasterJudy LightfootAlexander Losovsky

Sandy LowePaola MarananJulie & Craig MarlAnne MartensPeg MazenState Rep. Joan McBrideTara McCauleyJim McIntireTony MestresMarcy MillerStephanie & Ian MorrisonKathy O’DriscollKaitlyn O’LearySharon OsborneSally OttenCarol RavaElise RicciEdward RileyAnne SarewitzMoises SaulMarie SauterAlisher SaydalikhodjayevPolly SidwellMimi SiegelEileen SimmonsKatie SimonsGary T. SmithPaula SmithGretchen Stahr Breunig &

Christopher BreunigEd & Kathy SternerValerie TaricoBecky TaylorAlexandra L. TeperDr. Michelle TerryDan TorresAlan & Kelly WalkerJim & Robin WalkerLaura Wells & Reid

YamamotoTrina Westerlund

Jennifer Whitener & Eli WeissBob WilliamsonSusan WillisTom & Holly Wyrwich

$100 – $249

Anonymous (5)Jack AlmoAmy AndersonCate AndersonJeanne AndersonSarah AndrabiTanya AndrewsSuzette ArmatasNina AuerbachClaudia BalducciSusan BarbeauMary L. BassCindy BergDeborah BlackLindsay BoswellGina BreukelmanSally BrownfieldMark BrunnerSteve BurkettEric BurkholderWendy BurroughsSue Camou-ArrantSheila CapestanyAllen CheadleDonna ChristensenErica CoppelShaun CorryCrystal DailyJosh Daniel, Pyramid

CommunicationsRaShelle DavisPeggie DickensPatti J. DillLisa & Bob Donegan

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Randy DornKirsten Edmondson WolfeMike & Marieke EdwardsCeil EricksonIan FarrellMaureen and David Emerson FeitSonia FenskeSusan FinkelKathy FishmanKathryn FloresMichele FrixState Sen. David FrocktCathy GarlandAnne GienappKari GloverTeresa GonzalesLorrie GrevstadJoelle GruberState Sen. Cyrus HabibSuzie & Eric HansonVictoria HelmRenee Hernandez GreenfieldJayanne HinoJackson HoltzJenn HunterBrianna JacksonLaura JaecksAlex JohnstonRegina JonesKatie KaiserLark KesterkeDaniel & Rachel KittleLindsay KlarmanKay Knox & Lori MillerDavid KoesterBethany LarsenDennis LarsenElizabeth LarterSusan LeavittHannah LidmanJamie Lisagor

Rachel LloydBecky LymberisSarah Roseberry Lytle, Ph.DState Rep. Chad MagendanzLeyla MarandiSarah MartienMarcie MaxwellErin McCallumCouncilmember Joe McDermottAbi McNaughtonBrett MeadeRenee MettySofia MichelakisTeresa MooreLindsay Morgan TracyCindy MorrisThe Moxley FamilyErica MullenSabin NairElizabeth NitzeMolly O’ConnorMaureen O’HaraPat OleacheaCasey Osborn-HinmanBarbara PamplinGabriel PollKristi Potter de HaanRachel PrusynskiCiKeithia PughMelissa PutmanSarah RadeckiState Rep. Chris ReykdalDarcy RochelleChristine RosenquistNaria Santa LuciaKristen SawinAnna SayreKaren SchreiberLarry SeaquistJill Sells, MD & Tom KramerState Rep. Tana Senn

Patty Shepherd-BarnesRahesh Kumar SinghAnne StoneJordan TalgeThe Tarshes &

Kerdeman FamilyKathy ThammNaval KishorSue VenableMatthew ViersMichael & Whitney WaiteState Rep. Maureen WalshDina WampoldWendy WeikerVicki WenElizabeth M. WendellCourtney Whitaker & FamilyClark & Megan WildenradtBill & Ginni WilsonCarol WoodCharles E. Wright, Jr.Kim WrightEvelyn YensonEvan Zhang

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Unrestricted Revenue

73% � Government

22% � Foundations

3% � Corporations & organizations

1% � Individual contributions

STATEMENT OF UNRESTRICTED ACTIVITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

Revenue

Contributions $ 4,128,186

Government Contracts $ 11,369,413

Interest and Other Income $ 137,101

Total Public Support and Revenue $ 15,634,700

Expenses

Program Services $ 14,011,489

Management and General $ 1,093,321

Fundraising $ 657,844

Total Expenses $ 15,762,654

Change in Net Assets $ (127,954)

Expenses

89% � Program services

7% � Management & general

4% � Fundraising

Financials

1% � Individual contributions

3% � Corporations & organizations

22% � Foundations

73% � Government

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers

Sam WhitingThrive Washington President & CEO

Kevin C. WashingtonTabor 100 Chair

State Rep. Ruth KagiChair, House Early Learning & Human Services Committee Co-Vice President

Don StarkSmith & Stark Co-Vice President

Daniel KranzlerKirlin Charitable Foundation Treasurer

Beverly JacobsonEastside PathwaysSecretary

Tony BentonMusica Entertainment

State Sen. Andy BilligSenate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee

Sally BrownfieldSquaxin Island Tribe

Susan ChamplainThe Boeing Company

Dr. Dimitri ChristakisSeattle Children’s Center for Child Health, Behavior & Development

George EdwardsCedarmere Foundation

Dennis GisiJohn L. Scott Real Estate

Edie HardingBill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Uriel IñiguezWashington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs

Trudi InsleeFirst Lady of Washington State

Valorie JohnsonW.K. Kellogg Foundation

Lynn KesslerCommunity Volunteer

Janet LevingerSocial Impact Leader

State Sen. Steve LitzowSenate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee

Jim McCarthyE.K. Riley Investments

Dr. Mary Ellen O’KeeffeSeattle Colleges

Dr. David SandersCasey Family Programs

Dr. Beck TaylorWhitworth University

Alan WalkerUnited Way of Chelan & Douglas Counties

State Rep. Maureen Walsh Assistant Ranking Minority Leader, Early Learning & Children’s Services

Ex-Officio Directors

Randy DornState Superintendent of Public Instruction

Dr. Bette Hyde Department of Early Learning

Ross HunterDepartment of Early Learning

Directors Emeritus

Jackie BezosBezos Family Foundation

Kim Ackerley Cleworth Ginger & Barry Ackerley Foundation

Ricardo R. GarciaCommunity Volunteer

William H. Gates, Sr.Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

John StantonTrilogy Equity Partners

Bob WattCommunity Volunteer

FY16 Board & Staff

STAFF

Eleanor Altamura

Catherine Blair

Doug Coleman

Rob Colombini

Kyle Elliott

Debbie Fellows

Jessica Folkman

Danielle Friedman

Peggy Gray

Leah Hausman

Karen Hoffman

Melanie Krevitz

Jen Lincoln

Carmen Loh

Angus Mairs

Eiledon McClellan

Marcy Miller

Priti Mody-Pan

Angela Moorer

Molly O’Connor

Caitlin Odell

Marlene Rapues

Isidro Rodriguez

Arigin Sakda

Monika Sanchez

Rupal Shah

Kelly Smith

Dan Torres

Aileen Marie Tubo

Randi Weinstein

Sam Whiting

Pam Williams

Liv Woodstrom

Holly Wyrwich

Quen Zorrah

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