The Vista School®The Vista FoundationVista Adult Services®

2016-17 Annual Report of Gifts

Anniversary ReportCOMMUNITY COUNTS!

The Vista School/Vista Foundation Board of Directors

David R. Fine, President

Michael J. Murray, M.D., Secretary

Katrina Young, Treasurer

Richard S. Kocher

Thomas W. McCormick

Anthony Worrall

Corporate Officers

Michael G. Jarman, Chief Strategic Officer

and General Counsel

Pamela A. Raffensberger, Chief Financial Officer

Kirsten Yurich, MA, BCBA, LBS, Chief Clinical Officer

Mission

To advance and innovate, to improve lives,

and to inspire hope for individuals with autism

and their families.

Vision

To become obsolete in the lives of those

we serve.

We do Autism Services RIGHT through:

Excellence

Dependability

Consistency

Teamwork

Dignity

Message from the School/Foundation Board PresidentWhen The Vista School first opened its doors in February 2002, we welcomed four students to a small

building in Hershey, Pennsylvania, that could fairly be called modest. From the beginning, the parents and

professionals who started Vista had a strong set of core beliefs: that through teamwork, consistency, and

excellence, we could improve the lives of persons with autism in meaningful ways; that persons with

autism are important, capable, and worthy of respect; and that the families of persons with autism should

be supported.

As you can see from the information in this report, Vista has grown in these first 15 years and now provides

services and supports to hundreds of children and adults through programs offered in a variety of settings

and focused on almost every stage in our participants’ lives. While Vista is far larger and more diverse in

its services than it was in those early days, it holds firm to those same core beliefs – and we’ve seen them

validated time and again in the children, adults, and families we serve.

There’s something else that hasn’t changed. When we started Vista, we saw it as a community project, and

we reached out to people and businesses in Central Pennsylvania and beyond for help. We’ve been thrilled

and humbled by the wonderful ways in which our requests for help have been answered. At the end of this

report, you’ll see a list of many of our financial contributors, and we are as always grateful to them. They fuel

our mission, and their support sends a powerful message that our participants are important and welcome

members of our community.

Thank you for your support of the Vista mission, and we look forward to sharing our future with you.

David R. FinePresident, The Vista School/Vista Foundation Board of Directors

We do Autism Services RIGHT through:

Excellence

Dependability

Consistency

Teamwork

Dignity

V ista’s first Local Education Agency Partnership (LEAP) classroom opened this

past school year at Conewago Elementary School in the Lower Dauphin

School District. Five students are in the LEAP classroom this school year. To

our knowledge, this may be the first intensive, private, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

program in a public school setting. All classroom staff members are trained Vista

employees and follow The Vista School’s learning model.

We believe this embedded approach to the delivery of autism services is the wave of the future!

Vista takes

LEAP into new classroom model

Accelerated Career and Community Experiences (ACCE),

a new Vista School program, kicked off this school year.

Intended as a bridge from school to adult life, ACCE is

housed in a Vista high school classroom equipped with

kitchenette and workspaces to serve as a hub or home base.

Students may begin or end their day in the hub. Otherwise,

they spend the majority of their day in the community

engaged in activities that likely will occupy their adult

time – volunteer work, employment, shopping, dining at

restaurants, and social, recreational, and fitness opportunities.

High school students ‘ACCE’ transition to adulthood

“The community IS the classroom for our students in the ACCE Program.” - Lisa Pellman, transition coordinator

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The Vista School puts students to work Everyone has unique interests, talents, and abilities. From an early age, children with autism at The Vista School learn to

communicate who they are, and Vista’s team of specialists, hand in hand with parents, begin to formulate strategies for how

that individual might someday contribute meaningfully to their communities. By the time Vista School students are in high

school, they’re beginning to work in their first paid positions and gaining valuable life experiences.

• At Good Burrito in Elizabethtown, AK runs through

movie scripts as he vacuums the floor, wipes tables, and

squeegees windows.

• ED, a gregarious young man, whose wide-ranging

interests include storms, ghosts, pirates, fishing, and

hunting, is a valued team member at Myers-Harner

Funeral Home in Camp Hill. He also works two days a

week at the Palmyra Dairy Queen, where he has a natural

affinity with the manager, a trophy fisherman who has a

mounted shark in his office.

• RD works at Fitness4Focus in two locations. He cleans

both the Hershey and Mechanicsburg locations,

including mopping floors, wiping down all gym

equipment, and cleaning windows.

• JS works at Hersheypark in the games department. He

travels around the park and cleans the arcades (mostly

machines) as well as helps to clean other freestanding

games throughout the park.

• MK, an August graduate of The Vista School, works at

Haller Enterprises, where he enters data on trucks sent

out to do repairs. He likes the uniform – steel-toe boots

and a Haller shirt – and his nameplate. A second job,

working seasonally at the Hershey Country Club, fulfills

his desire to drive. He operates the range picker, a golf

cart used to pick up golf balls on the course. Staff put

a speedometer app on his phone, because he was

driving the cart a bit too fast. Got to love the

enthusiasm, though!

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K-12 scholarships provide Outreach servicesVista Outreach Services supports students with autism and

their teachers and other professionals in their home school

districts and other private schools. This past year, Outreach

expanded its services to schools in the Harrisburg Diocese

by providing direct services to students in small groups

or individual sessions. “The work we’re doing in Catholic

schools is improving lives,” said Kendra Peacock, director

of Vista Outreach Services. “The only way we can provide

these services is because of businesses that select us for their

Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) contributions.”

These businesses include Demme Learning, Orrstown Bank,

Phillips Facilities Management Group, Select Specialty Hospital

– Pittsburgh/UPMC, Inc., The Bryn Mawr Trust Company, and

UGI Utilities, Inc.

Pre-K scholarship recipients get boostLooking at their 3-year-old son with autism, BG’s parents see a world of possibility. They see a child who, if given intense

instruction and structure, can be successful and high functioning on the autism spectrum. “He is high spirited, stubborn,

energetic, and curious,” said his mom. “One day, we will call these leadership qualities.” But right now, BG needs the holistic,

intense approach to treatment that he is receiving at The Vista School, thanks to an Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC)

Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship. Businesses supporting the Pre-K program include Ad-Tech CCI, Inc., Capital BlueCross, Oak Tree

Development Group, LLC, Rutter’s, Select Medical, The Bryn Mawr Trust Company, and Troegs.

Vista opens new chapter in history with EI program Extending Vista’s model to the youngest children with autism

has been a long-time strategic goal. This fall, Early Intervention

(EI) became a reality. Seven toddlers and preschoolers are

enrolled in the first EI cohort and attending sessions on Vista’s

Springboard Campus. Plans are underway to expand EI offsite

and to accommodate up to 24 children newly diagnosed

with autism.

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Through a process known as “supported employment,”

Vista’s adult employment team learns as much as possible

about customers while at the same time touring businesses

in search of a good fit. As in all things Vista, teamwork across

organizations is essential to success. Career developers

interview teachers and brainstorm ideas with the individual’s

life skills instructor, behavior consultant, and other

team members.

“Everyone has their own style,” Lindsey Panassow, a VASO

career developer, explains. With contacts and networking,

“things begin to click.” Before long, an ongoing, mutually

beneficial relationship develops.

‘Things begin to click’ in adult employment services

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VASO Board of Directors

Andrew J. Ward, President

Adeolu A. Bakare, Secretary

Michael G. Jarman

Keith Sunderman

Brandon Yorty

Message from the Board PresidentThank you for your generous support of adults with autism during the past

fiscal year. Because of you, the adults we serve are learning skills, working for

competitive wages, and living on their own as much as possible. The future

is bright for them and their families. We truly appreciate your belief in the

potential of adults with autism to contribute meaningfully to our society.

Vista Adult Services Organization (VASO)

Andrew J. WardPresident, Vista Adult Services Organization

PP and CN are former Vista schoolmates who worked

together at Hersheypark this past summer. Both picked up

trash, but each had a customized set of accommodations

to meet his unique needs. PP could not wear his uniform

on the way to work. CN arrived in his work clothes, but he

was wearing the colors, not the actual uniform. For PP,

the nametag was no problem; CN didn’t like it. PP bends

down to pick up trash; CN uses a picker. PP is easygoing

with others; CN prefers to work alone. No matter their

unique requirements, Hersheypark is able to

accommodate them.

“Hersheypark is flexible. If they [adult customers] want to work a longer shift, if they’re motivated, they’re allowed to work as long as they can. They keep trying to help them work to their potential.” - Lindsey Panassow, VASO career developer

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VASO Board of Directors

Andrew J. Ward, President

Adeolu A. Bakare, Secretary

Michael G. Jarman

Keith Sunderman

Brandon Yorty

Visionaries - $50,000 and aboveEdith L. Trees Charitable TrustThe Donald B. & Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation

Stars - $25,000 to $49,999Capital BlueCross

Lawrence L. and Julia Z. Hoverter Charitable

Foundation

Rutter’s

Select Medical

The Anne M. and Phillip H. Glatfelter, III

Family Foundation

Sustainers - $5,000 to $24,999Ad-Tech CCI, Inc.

Friendship Fire Company

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts®

John Crain Kunkel Foundation

Josiah W. & Bessie H. Kline Foundation, Inc.

Oak Tree Development Group, LLC

Orrstown Bank

Rite Aid

The Bryn Mawr Trust Company

The Franklin H. and Ruth L. Wells

Foundation

The Hershey Company

The S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock

Foundation

UGI Utilities, Inc.

William R. & Esther Richmond Foundation

through The PNC Charitable Trust Grant

Review Committee

Achievers - $1,000 to $4,999Bernard Donohue

Enck Family

Beth, David and Kenny Fine

Philip and Sharon Fullerton

The Gherardi and Lamthi Families

Michael and Deirdre Jarman

Michael Kapp

Christine Murray

Shelley Odenthal

G. David Smith

The Suminski Family

Randy and Jennifer Varner

Andrew and Dorothy Ward

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Worrall

AmeriHealth Caritas Services LLC

Armstrong Flooring Foundation

B.R. Kreider & Son Inc.

Dauphin County Community Fund

Demme Learning

Fulton Bank

HB McClure

Highmark Blue Shield

John E. Fullerton, Inc.

McQuaide Blasko Attorneys at Law

Members 1st Federal Credit Union

NRG Controls, Inc.

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey

Medical Center

Phillips Facilities Management Group

Pinnacle Health System

Sheetz

TE Connectivity

The Hall Foundation

The Mechanicsburg Club

The Mill in Hershey

Troegs Brewing Company

Supporters - $1 to $999Dr. Gregory Allen

Julieanne Ametrano

Anonymous (9)

Carl Arnold and Nanci Baker

Adeolu A. Bakare

Walter and Patricia Baker

Magda Baligh

Noel Bartlett

Marie Bartone

Jeffrey van Bastelaar

Vincent and Phyllis Bentz

Greg, Katie, Joshua and Audrey Bernstein

Brian Bohner

Charles Bonanno

Dennis Bonetti

Paul and Lou Ann Boose

Beverly and Joel Boyer

Thomas Brandt

Stephen and Doris Briggs

Edward and Harriette Bright

Theodore L. Brubaker

Joel Campbell

Kristen and J. Duncan Campbell III

Susan and Bill Campbell

Don and Judy Carraghan

Family and friends of Christian Carraghan

Anthony J. Cavanna

Rebecca Chernich

Candis Chubb

Jeremy and Sherry Christian

Donald R. Clouser

Caron Colden

Eldad Coppens

Laura Corkle

Alma Cullen

Emily Curtin

Barbara Darkes & Kathleen Mish

Joseph D’Amico

Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Deflitch

Andrea DeVelin

Vivian M. Deluca

Robert Dobies

Walter and Karen Earl

Dr. Richard Edley and Rita Edley

Gail Frankhouser

Robert and Janet Frazier

Margaret Fiellin and Margarita Samalot

Paul and Karen Fine

Erica Fisher

Sandra and Terry Fisher

Tomas Fredlund

Mrs. Kathleen S. Fulton

Joanne Garn

Shaun and Mary Beth Gatchell

Renee Gergic

James and Karen Gingrich

Ruth D. Guenther

Greg and Valerie Gunn

Brian and Joan Hartle

George and Liliya Hartman

Michael and Arlene Hartz

Ben Heckman

Jill Henry

Ryan Hills

Sue and Tim Hipple

Kristopher and Becky Huhn

Naomi and Burk Hulst

Betty Hungerford

Keri Kephart

Mary Kepp

Alexis and David Kern

Marialise and Keith Kerns

Lori and Michael Klein

Richard and Donna Kleinsmith

Arie and Nancy Krayo

Mark and Maria Kresho

Donald Kretzing

Lisa and Robert Kronmuller

Judith P. Kurtz

Allison and Mike Leavitt

Matthew Lebo

The Lekites Family

Patricia and Edward Lentz

Vincent and Cindy Lewis

Margaret Loiacono

Kurt and Rebecca Luckemeyer

Charles Maletestinic

Thomas Manbeck

Andrew and Janice Mansur

Delphine Marquette

Dorothy K. Marquette

Raymond Marshall

John and Jody Mateyak

Abby Mazzoni and family

Thomas and Mary McCormick

Raymond and Sonia McGowan

Patty McGuire

Steven and Maryann Montgomery

Nevin Moore

Donajoy and Benjamin Mosser III

Larry Moyer

Anson Murphy

Dennis and Judith Murray

Dr. Michael J. Murray and Angela Murray

Christopher and Emily Naftzger

Sylvia Newcomer

Joanne E. Nicholson

Michael and Donna O’Keefe

Mrs. Diane O’Rourke and Mr. Brent Bankus

Chris Pappas

Aaron Peiffer Jr.

Josh Percherke

Cody Peters

Donald & Betsy Pierce

Sherrell Pippen

Daniel and Christine Poplaski and family

J. Philip and Carolyn Preston

Robert H. and Linda Preston

Pamela Raffensberger

John and Susan Rawlings

Cristine Reese

Cindy and Bill Reilly

Charles and Lois Reinert

Dawn and George Reinoehl

Lauren Rhodes

Estelle Richman

Christen Rinaldi

Elizabeth B. Rothermel

Violet Rush

Barbara and George Samalot

Jessica Sattazahn

Rebecca and Dennis Schmidt

Teresa Schmittberger

Jennifer Schwartz

Joseph and Mary Alyce Semuta

Wayne and Jackie Shank

Matt Sheaffer

Robert and Jane Shifflet

Leslie and Greg Simendinger

Sam and Deb Smith

William Snyder

Betty M. Spannuth

Jack R. and Beverly Stodghill

Ron and Carol Stoneroad

Barbara and Thomas Sturgis

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On behalf of everyone at Vista, THANK YOU for your support in 2016-17. We appreciate you!

2016-17 Tribute GiftsGifts to Vista can provide an enduring tribute to loved ones and friends. Thank you

to the following donors for their gifts “in honor of” and “in memory of” in the

2016-17 fiscal year:

IN HONOR OF

Dr. Glen S. BartlettNoel S. Bartlett

Donald J. BolgerStephen and Doris Briggs

Robert Dobies

Michael BrandtRenee Gergic

Christian CarraghanFamily and friends of Christian Carraghan

Kenneth FineMrs. Kathleen S. Fulton

Michael G. JarmanEldad Coppens

Richard and Bonnie Stevenson

The Jarman FamilyDr. Gregory Allen

Melrose HouseFamily and friends of Christian Carraghan

Brennan MurrayChristine Murray

John NaftzgerJohn and Susan Rawlings

Cindy RobinsonJack R. and Beverly Stodghill

Linda ScottMr. and Mrs. J. Duncan Campbell III

Kyle SecrestEsther D. Swab

Paul StodghillJack R. and Beverly Stodghill

Sue, Keith, Hayley, and Natalie SundermanPatty McGuire

Traci VanattaLaura Corkle

Lacey and Lucas WorrallBetty Hungerford

IN MEMORY OF

Jeffrey AugustineSusan and Bill Campbell

Donald J. BolgerWalter and Patricia Baker

Anthony J. Cavanna

Raymond and Sonia McGowan

UBS Financial Services Inc.

Phyllis A. CadeMary Kepp

Margaret Loiacono

Sherrell Pippen

Tri-Community Elementary School

Brenda and David Wech

Wilfred H. CoopeyGreg and Valerie Gunn

Patrick DouglassMarie Bartone

Joanne Garn

Benjamin GingrichJulieanne Ametrano

Vincent and Phyllis Bentz

Greg, Katie, Joshua and Audrey Bernstein

Dennis Bonetti

Paul and Lou Ann Boose

Edward and Harriette Bright

Donald R. Clouser

Joseph D’Amico

Walter and Karen Earl

Margaret Fiellin and Margarita Samalot

The Gherardi and Lamthi Families

James and Karen Gingrich

Ruth D. Guenther

Hairacy Etc.

Brian and Joan Hartle

Sue and Tim Hipple

Kristopher and Becky Huhn

INCH Memorials

The Lekites Family

Keri Kephart

Marialise and Keith Kerns

Arie and Nancy Krayo

Mark and Maria Kresho

Judith P. Kurtz

Vincent and Cindy Lewis

Kurt and Rebecca Luckemeyer

Raymond Marshall

Delphine Marquette

Dorothy K. Marquette

Abby Mazzoni and family

Miles Supply, Inc.

Shelley Odenthal

Donajoy and Benjamin Mosser III

Joanne E. Nicholson

Aaron Peiffer Jr.

Pesavento Monuments, Inc.

Donald & Betsy Pierce

Barbara and George Samalot

Rebecca and Dennis Schmidt

Joseph and Mary Alyce Semuta

Wayne and Jackie Shank

Leslie and Greg Simendinger

Sam and Deb Smith

Sharon Suchan

Kerry Sullivan

Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Inc.

Chloe White and family

Frances Wolfgang and Hilda Hoke

Fred and Mary Wright

Sherwood and Margaret KendallSuzanne Strubhar

Daryl “DJ” KentRon and Carol Stoneroad

Anna KirkDonald & Betsy Pierce

Wayne SchlouchBeverly and Joel Boyer

Erica Fisher

Sandra and Terry Fisher

Michael and Arlene Hartz

Ryan Hills

Richard and Donna Kleinsmith

Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs

Patricia and Edward Lentz

Nevin Moore

J. Philip and Carolyn Preston

Robert and Linda Preston

Reading Box Company

Charles and Lois Reinert

Dawn and George Reinoehl

Elizabeth B. Rothermel

Betty M. Spannuth

Barbara and Thomas Sturgis

Ruth H. Sweitzer and Robert M. Heist

Edward and Linda Zerbe

Sharon Suchan

Jon Sullivan

Kerry Sullivan

Keith and Sue Sunderman

Richard and Bonnie Stevenson

Suzanne Strubhar

Esther D. Swab

Ruth H. Sweitzer and Robert M. Heist

Alissa Totten

Elizabeth A. Tout

Chad Turns

Rosalba Ugliuzza

Patricia Verdon

Chanh Vuong and Jessica Pham

Brenda Waardenburg

Christopher Weary

Brenda and David Wech

Linda and Peter Whipple

Chloe White and family

MaryLou and Cory Winters

Kathleen Witwer

Frances Wolfgang and Hilda Hoke

Fred and Mary Wright

Brandon and Suzy Yorty

Katrina and Michael Young

Kirsten and Steve Yurich

Edward and Linda Zerbe

Thomas and Julie Zinn

Centric Bank

David Miller/Associates Inc.

Drayer Physical Therapy Institute

ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC

Hairacy Etc.

Heck Construction Co. Inc.

INCH Memorials

Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs

Lezzer Lumber

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Miles Supply, Inc.

Network for Good

PerformCare

Pesavento Monuments, Inc.

Reading Box Company

Rettew Associates Inc.

RGS Associates Inc.

Richard F. Mula Architects, LLC

Seneca Foods Foundation

Soccer Shots

State Farm Companies Foundation

Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Inc.

Treysta Technology Management

Tri-Community Elementary School

Wohlsen Construction

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Vista today: By the numbers

17 students and adults are employed, several with multiple part-time jobs, at more than a dozen companies.

317 Vista employees support children and adults with autism.

98 students attend The Vista School’s Springboard Campus from 34 school districts in 8 counties.

6 students attend a Vista classroom in the Lower Dauphin School District.

7 adults live in 4 licensed group homes. (One additional adult receives support to remain in his family’s home.)

7 children are enrolled in Early Intervention.

8 students in 2 private schools receive outreach services.

30 adults use Vista’s training and employment services. Three school districts (Palmyra, Central Dauphin, and Carlisle) contract for employment services.

130 students in 7 school districts receive outreach services within their home schools.

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2016-17 Budget SummaryIn 2015-16, The Vista Foundation invested almost $1 million to provide housing to the most vulnerable adults with autism

we serve. Thanks in large part to the overwhelming generosity of donors in our community and beyond, we were able to

offset the one-time facility improvement costs we incurred to expand into residential services. While reimbursement from

state and private health insurers covers most direct and nominal indirect costs, we continue to rely on charitable gifts and

grants to fill service gaps, improve facilities, and invest in development of new programs to benefit children and adults

with autism in Central Pennsylvania.

SOURCES OF REVENUE

Classroom behavior support reimbursement:

$6,719,356

Tuition:

$5,551,531

Outreach Services* reimbursement:

$509,029

Vista Adult Services reimbursement:

$4,162,560

Charitable support:

$505,500

Other services:

$221,764

*Outreach Services provide support to students in their home schools.

38%

31%

3%

24%

1%3%

SOURCES OF REVENUE Classroom behavior supportreimbursement: $6,719,356

Tuition: $5,551,531

Outreach Services*reimbursement: $509,029

Vista Adult Servicesreimbursement: $4,162,468

Miscellaneous income:$221,856

Charitable support: $505,500

EXPENSES BY PROGRAM

Classroom behavior support:

$7,630,646

Education:

$5,744,548

Vista Adult Services Organization:

$4,264,546

ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES

Program services:

$12,239,362

Administration:

$1,829,724

Indirect expenses:

$2,758,671

Fundraising:

$121,554

72%

11%

1%

16%

ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES

Program services:$12,239,362

Administration:$1,829,724

Fundraising: $121,554

Indirect expenses:$2,758,671

43%

33%

24%

EXPENSES BY PROGRAM

Classroom behaviorsupport: $7,630,646

Education: $5,744,548

Vista Adult ServicesOrganization: $4,264,546

To invest in Vista and to improve the lives of children, adults, and families living with autism in Central Pennsylvania, please contact:Linda Whipple,Development Director717-583-5102 x2023 or lwhipple@thevistaschool.org

Thank you!

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