curiodyssey 2014 annual report

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2014 RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE During our 60th anniversary year, 149,534 people were touched by the science and native animal center between October 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014. is represents an 8% increase over the previous fiscal year—the highest attendance in recent history. e increase in attendance can be attributed largely in part to the organization’s continued focus on informal, inquiry-based science education for children. Visitors have also actively embraced CuriOdyssey’s new educational programming and highly popular camps and wildlife encounters. NEW ANIMALS is year, CuriOdyssey welcomed new additions to its animal family. In 2014, it added two female raccoons to the other animals on exhibit for the public to view. e organization also added a new ferret and an opossum to its Animal Ambassador program. ese animals in the Animal Ambassadors program play a key role in supporting our mission and educating school children, groups, and visitors about the importance of conservation and animal care. Animal keepers spend significant time with each of the animals to train them for educational programs. RECOGNITION In 2014, CuriOdyssey was recognized with multiple awards. Nikii Finch-Morales, director of wildlife, was awarded a Certificate of Merit in Conservation from the American Association of Zoo Keepers for her work to create CuriOdyssey’s Pacific Tree Frog Garden and forming the Bay Area chapter of Frog WatchUSA. Eunice Hui, lead keeper, received e American Association of Zoo Keepers’ Excellence in Journalism Award for her article about badgers. CuriOdyssey’s exhibit during Maker Faire was recognized with an Editor’s Choice and a Best in Class award. For the sixth year, CuriOdyssey was recognized by Bay Area Parent Magazine as a Family Favorite museum. EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP is year, CuriOdyssey grew its partnership with Fiesta Gardens International School to provide science outreach for children in this underserved community. rough the program, CuriOdyssey now provides informal, inquiry-based science education to each of the kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms, multiple times a year. e organization also continued its partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area to provide free admission for program participants, and it began a pilot program with the Mid- Peninsula Boys and Girls Club. CONSERVATION is year marked the beginning of a new partnership with local wildlife conservation organization, FrogWatch USA. CuriOdyssey established the Bay Area chapter of FrogWatch USA, which is a local chapter of the national FrogWatchUSA program that has been monitoring frogs and toads for more than ten years. e institution also continued important collaborations with the River Otter Ecology Project and the Bay Area Bobcat Project in order to study and conserve local populations. NEW EXHIBITS A brand-new Raccoon Exhibit was constructed that more than doubled the square footage of the pervious exhibit space. It features a shallow water play area, ledges for hanging branches, additional den areas, and a large skylight to allow for more natural light. In the summer, CuriOdyssey introduced an Exhibit Prototype Workbench— a space where visitors can experiment with exhibits before they go on final display. In 2014, Ferrofluid 2 was featured on the Workbench, and it allowed visitors to explore magnetism through the medium of Ferrofluid. THE YEAR IN REVIEW In 2014, the science and wildlife center built on the record-breaking numbers of the previous year. The organization continued its positive trajectory and saw the highest attendance in its history, exceeding the previous year’s numbers by 8%. It also enjoyed a 22% increase in admissions revenue, 22% increase in store net revenue, 1% increase in event rentals, and summer camps were 99% full. As a science and wildlife center, CuriOdyssey helps children acquire the tools to deeply understand the changing world. Photo by Kevin Shoban

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In 2014, the science and wildlife center built on the record-breaking numbers of the previous year. The organization continued its positive trajectory and saw the highest attendance in its history, exceeding the previous year’s numbers by 8%. It also enjoyed a 22% increase in admissions revenue, 22% increase in store net revenue, 1% increase in event rentals, and summer camps were 99% full.

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Page 1: CuriOdyssey 2014 Annual Report

2014

RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCEDuring our 60th anniversary year, 149,534 people were touched by the science and native animal center between October 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014. This represents an 8% increase over the previous fiscal year—the highest attendance in recent history. The increase in attendance can be attributed largely in part to the organization’s continued focus on informal, inquiry-based science education for children. Visitors have also actively embraced CuriOdyssey’s new educational programming and highly popular camps and wildlife encounters.

NEW ANIMALS This year, CuriOdyssey welcomed new additions to its animal family. In 2014, it added two female raccoons to the other animals on exhibit for the public to view. The organization also added a new ferret and an opossum to its Animal Ambassador program. These animals in the Animal Ambassadors program play a key role in supporting our mission and educating school children, groups, and visitors about the importance of conservation and animal care. Animal keepers spend significant time with each of the animals to train them for educational programs.

RECOGNITIONIn 2014, CuriOdyssey was recognized with multiple awards. Nikii Finch-Morales, director of wildlife, was awarded a Certificate of Merit in Conservation from the American Association of Zoo Keepers for her work to create CuriOdyssey’s Pacific Tree Frog Garden and forming the Bay Area chapter of Frog WatchUSA. Eunice Hui, lead keeper, received The American Association of Zoo Keepers’ Excellence in Journalism Award for her article about badgers. CuriOdyssey’s exhibit during Maker Faire was recognized with an Editor’s Choice and a Best in Class award. For the sixth year, CuriOdyssey was recognized by Bay Area Parent Magazine as a Family Favorite museum.

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP This year, CuriOdyssey grew its partnership with Fiesta Gardens International School to provide science outreach for children in this underserved community. Through the program, CuriOdyssey now provides informal, inquiry-based science education to each of the kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms, multiple times a year. The organization also continued its partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area to provide free admission for program participants, and it began a pilot program with the Mid-Peninsula Boys and Girls Club.

CONSERVATION This year marked the beginning of a new partnership with local wildlife conservation organization, FrogWatch USA. CuriOdyssey established the Bay Area chapter of FrogWatch USA, which is a local chapter of the national FrogWatchUSA program that has been monitoring frogs and toads for more than ten years. The institution also continued important collaborations with the River Otter Ecology Project and the Bay Area Bobcat Project in order to study and conserve local populations.

NEW EXHIBITSA brand-new Raccoon Exhibit was constructed that more than doubled the square footage of the pervious exhibit space. It features a shallow water play area, ledges for hanging branches, additional den areas, and a large skylight to allow for more natural light. In the summer, CuriOdyssey introduced an Exhibit Prototype Workbench— a space where visitors can experiment with exhibits before they go on final display. In 2014, Ferrofluid 2 was featured on the Workbench, and it allowed visitors to explore magnetism through the medium of Ferrofluid.

THE YEAR IN REVIEWIn 2014, the science and wildlife center built on the record-breaking numbers of the previous year. The organization continued its positive trajectory and saw the highest attendance in its history, exceeding the previous year’s numbers by 8%. It also enjoyed a 22% increase in admissions revenue, 22% increase in store net revenue, 1% increase in event rentals, and summer camps were 99% full.

As a science and wildlife center, CuriOdyssey helps children acquire the tools to deeply understand the changing world.

Photo by Kevin Shoban

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$5,000 - $9,999Alfred and Carroll ArchibaldChris and Ann AristidesJudith W. BartonMr. and Mrs. R. Duncan BeardsleyMr. and Mrs. Adrian BellamyAndre and Amy BessetteChristopher and Liat BishkoThomas and Joan BrownPhil and Maria ChenMr. and Mrs. Anthony EllisCharles and Wendy ForresterAlexander and Kaarin HardyCathy and Blake KrikorianStephen and Kimarie MatthewsJeffrey and Lindsay McNultyMrs. Anne McWilliamsRachel MeyerKathie and John MilliganGordon MyersAnne RileyScott M. ShambargerNancy Spencer and W. Hardy CallcottMr. and Mrs. Harrison TempestTerri TienkenJohn and Amy UnderwoodJoseph and Megan Winters

DonorsThe Board of Trustees and staff of CuriOdyssey wish to express our sincere appreciation to the following donors for their generous support between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014.

We make every effort to acknowledge our supporters accurately. Please contact Tavi Haberman, Development Associate, at 650.340.7573 if you notice any error.

INDIVIDUALS$50,000+Anonymous (3)Mr. and Mrs. Rupert JohnsonSusan OrrRamsey FamilyKat Taylor and Tom SteyerPolly and Ted TaylorJennifer and Owen Van Natta

$25,000 - $49,999EMIKA FundMr. and Mrs. James GatesLana and Kenn GuernseyGuernsey/Lauher/Wilhoit FamilyMr. and Mrs. Harold C. HohbachSteven and Laurel MirandaDanielle and Gil Simon

$10,000 - $24,999Apercen Partners LLCAndy and Andrea BallardBerenice R. Spalding Charitable TrustMrs. Rolf H. BrookesBob and Kathy CeremsakSharon and Joel FriedmanKatie Hall and Tom KnutsenJason HirschhornMaja KristinLinda and Sterling LanierMatthew and Anne LyndeThe McWilliams FamilyMr. and Mrs. Keith B. McWilliamsDr. and Mrs. Gordon MooreKenneth Olivier and Angela NomelliniLouise and Arthur PattersonPatterson Family FoundationDr. Lawrence H. PetersonConstance SevierHenry and Marlene SternJack and Judy WarnerMr. and Mrs. Michael WilburBruce and Frances WrightGideon and Susie Yu

Letter From The Director Dear Friends,

With the backdrop of dramatic climate changes in the world, 2014 was a milestone year for CuriOdyssey. We celebrated the 60th anniversary of this organization, which opened its doors in 1954 to educate children about our planet, so they might grow into our next generation of environmental stewards.

Sixty years later, we are proud to continue the mission that began so many years ago. Today, there is an even more urgent need for science literacy, and we provide children the tools to deeply understand the changing world. To arm them with a core science concept—to build their observation skills—we are dedicated to offering children a place where they can make discoveries, meet live wild animals up-close, and experiment directly with natural phenomena. And we make it just for them—kid-sized and kid-friendly.

It appears that we are indeed meeting a need in the community as more than 149,000 visitors experienced our world-class wildlife center and award-winning collection of interactive science exhibits. Our annual attendance is higher than ever, and our powerful approach to hands-on science education is receiving national recognition.

Perhaps our visitors and teachers put it best:

“Superb place.”

“I am amazed and overjoyed with the quality and amount of educational opportunities you create. Thank you!”

“My students look forward to the lessons with CuriOdyssey and use the skills that they learn in other science explorations that we do in class. The program is invaluable!”

Of course, none of this would be possible without the fabulous community of supporters listed here. Thank you all.

We now look forward to the start of our next 60-year journey. There are more exciting changes to come in the year ahead. I hope you will join us!

With gratitude,

Rachel Meyer Executive Director

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$2,500 - $4,999AnonymousHerbert Allen and Monica de la TorreMarilyn Bancel and Rik MyslewskiMrs. David BarrMolly Naughton and Peter BarrettMichael and Chelsea CherinPatricia and Angelos DassiosGayle Etienne and James PetteePaul and Leslie HuieChristopher and Carol KalbSterling and Jessica LanierRichard and Holly LawsonMr. and Mrs. Max LoAndy and Breigh McCallDavid and Lisa MendellAnn MoriThe Applewood Fund at the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz CountyPeter S. Umland and Dolores T. Umland 1993 TrustKrishna Pillai and Renuka PullatBrian and Paula PowersTara and Jeffrey L. SamuelsRobert ShambargerPeg and Marsh ShambargerJames and Kaye SlavetBeth Springer and Paul RosenblumElizabeth Jardina and Brian StolerLeslie and Mike TriggHardeep and Rita WaliaTrevor and Teri WattRichard and Geraldine Wong

$1,000 - $2,499AnonymousMia Alioto-Maddalena and Matt AliotoJana Arbanas Ossher and Steve OssherFred and Betty BarnesDon and Natara BeckThe Honorable Jess E. BentonSteven and Lydia BergmanJessica Bernhardt and Theodore GoldsteinLinnell BinnChristopher and Melisa BlumJulia BottMr. and Mrs. David BressieMr. and Mrs. James BurkeJeremy and Ruth BurtonSean and Lynette CapliceChristina Carey and Albert CaruanaJames and Beth CarrSusan and John CarverMr. and Mrs. John CassidyGordon Chaffee and Nancy KedzierskiSherry and Brian ChanMei and Herald ChenAndrew and Julie ChengRise and Marty CherinAlbert and Jean ChiangMr. and Mrs. Jack CoreyFrank Davis and Julie FleischerMr. and Mrs. Paul DiercksAnn DommChristy Doyle and Gail ClaryJason and Christina Drogin

Mr. and Mrs. Alan EarhartEdith and Jeb EddyJJ and Timothy ElliottToby and Jennifer ElliottSteve and Tracy EskenaziRic and Amy FentonFitzpatrick FamilyLisa and Ben GarosiAlyse Graham and Colin StretchMr. and Mrs. James H. Greene, Jr.Laura Hartman and Paul DuguidDr. Steven Hetts and Dr. Gloria HwangCheryl HightowerMarian and Tom HillJeffery and Jennifer HomMr. and Mrs. Robert K. JoergerJoe and Kathy JolsonJolson Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Bryan KeaneAndrew and Lisa KearnsAllison and Jamie KeenanNicole and Robert KellerMrs. Mary Alice KellyNina and Christopher KeysThe Kirchner FamilyDr. Arthur and Marilyn MillerPaul and Karen LynchKarol and Marnie MarcinJoan Martel and David MitchellRoberta MartinDr. and Mrs. Steve MatuszakMike and Lija McBrideHelen McKenna and H. Allan RidleyStu and Meg McLaughlinJoe and Julia McVeigh

MOMENTS OF IMPACTThe following are quotes from individuals who have been touched by CuriOdyssey through school programs, camp and visits.

“CuriOdyssey is not only a safe place where my children can run and play, but also learn and explore. We feel welcome and excited to be a part of the CuriOdyssey community!”

- CuriOdyssey member

Jim and Kellie MeyersMrs. Mary M. MorrisonMrs. Marian R. MunroeMolly Newman and Greg KesnerThomas Newmeyer and Susan NewmeyerCraig and Miriam NewtonWill and Julie ParishMrs. Jack F. PearseRachel Perkel and Shawn BeckerPisces FoundationMr. and Mrs. Michael PodellRyan and Sujata PolleyPaul Resnick and Joan KarlinDr. Michael RiordanMark and Holly RockwoodMelodie and Benjamin RubinSusan Runyan and Doug RossElizabeth and Bill SeyboldMona and Nihir ShahJohn Sheputis and Susie CampbellTal and Cinthia SimonBrad and Joyce SmithPeter and Linda SmitheyGary Sprague and Michele FreedJoseph and Karalyn SteinBenjamin and Casey SternsmithJohn and Katie StoreyDavid and Jayne SungailEric and Stephanie TileniusDavid and Caroline TuanWill and Jenny UrbanCharles Vestner and Mary Grayson ThibautScott and Kristi WaltersJeff and Katharine Wilson

$500 - $999Anonymous (2)Rahela Abbas and Peter MooreMr. and Mrs. Matthew AlexanderMelissa and Jeremy BenderDouglas and Sally BergmanRobert and Anna BerrymanSue E. BerrymanRobert H. BlackBruce and Kelly BlighMrs. Ida G. BraunPeter and Ayse BucklandStuart E. Builder, Ph.D. and Rev. Polly MooreJames and Tish BusselleAlison CaronPatrick and Rosemary ChiangVictor and Alice ChiouPeter and Betsy ChungMatthew and Lori CollierJohn and Kelly CouchTench and Simone CoxeMrs. Bunny DawsonMr. and Mrs. Douglas DayMark and Hilary DesrosiersMrs. Daniel DibertDr. Tina Clarke Dur and Mr. Phil DurJustin and Celeste FerberRichard FernauMelissa BenderFrank and Jeanne FischerMr. T. Jack Foster, Jr.Don and Janie FriendBrad and Kristen GarlinghouseRichard and Patricia Gibbs

Photo by Justin Miel

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$125 - $499 Anonymous (8)Lotus Abrams and Jesse WatersPhillip and Daria AckerMatt and Kerry AdamsDanny and Melissa AdenPrashee Agarwal and Sharat ShroffNicklas and Amy AkersKarl Amrhein and Jody Thomas AmrheinGracy AndersonGlenna Auerback and David MenasheJoAnne and Eric BaileyLing Bao and Bailey McRaeBrian Baum and Moira GeraghtyJustin and Julie BautistaLesley Beatty and Adam GlassTravis and Jessica BeckerJames and Mari BentonDouglas BerlMr. and Mrs. Tito BianchiDeborah BlakelyJason Born and Maximina FaganNatasha Bourbonnais-Walti and John-Paul WaltiMichael and Catherine BreenMark Brodeur and Mary Abusief

Angelina BrunoRosie and Chris BuckleyBruce and Agapi BurkardTim and Joy BurkeMike and Lindsay ByrnesPete and Alex CabanSimon and Kimberly CalisMr. and Mrs. Charles CallaghanVictor and Gayle CarboniGinger and Philip CarlsShirley Chan and Chun Hang NgFletcher and Joanne ChangJun Chen and Jingbo XieRichard and Danille ChiangRenato and Martha CinquiniKimberly and Jeremy CloydCatharine Clune and Andrea ByersTina Cole and Mark LarsonJames and Gina CollinsR. Frank Coltart, Jr.Dallas and Julie CookMrs. Robert CooksonTalmadge Cooper and Sheila BaxterDr. Betty L. CosgroveJoe and Christy CovaleskyNate and Karen CrawfordMike and Ja’nien CulverMatt and Erica DamelioCraig and Helaine DarlingNeil Davies and Emma CaplanKirk and Kristin DeClarkJohn and Alexandra DendySuchitra and Amol DeshpandeJosephine and Andy DibbleCarol and Richard DickersonPaul DiLaura and Robin HendryMr. and Mrs. Dennis DiSalvoMr. and Mrs. David A. DuncanTom and Holly EarlywineLynda EdwardsMichael Eichenholtz and Norine NomuraMehrdad and Neda ElieGlen and Lauren EvansCharles and Catherine EverettCharles and Chase EwaldMike Farmwald and Claudia SarriaVeronica and Lorena FarrasYvette and Peter FawziNick and Jeffie FeakinsMichael and Elena FertikLuke and Elizabeth FiloseDan Finkel and Ellie KleinJanet and Robert FisherJonathan and Tiffany FlesherBarrett and Aimee FosterMichelle Fowler and Sonia FernandezJohn and Liz FowlerGene and Maria FrantzJennifer GaleJill and Derek GarvensDenton and Lisa GentryHoward and Martha Girdlestone

Gloria Gladhart and Mercedes FordDavid and Jenna GoldeJoyce Goldschmid and Renee SchwallSamantha GonzalezDanny and Tamara GordonPaul and Colleen GormleyTehalla and Misasha GrahamMr. and Mrs. D. Wylie GreigBob and Katie GrohsChirantan and Elizabeth GuharoyVu Ha and Thuyanh NguyenMr. and Mrs. Henri HaberEd and Christine HahmJonathan and Elizabeth HamrenRana and Rami HannoushScott and Heather HansmaEric and Christen HansonMr. James Harris and Dr. Aimee HarrisDavid Hartwig and Audrey Muller-HartwigEric Hauan and Catherine LunaDr. and Mrs. Paul Hazelrig, Jr.Jack and Nina HerndonDianna M. HerrmannSara Heston and Margarita De Los SantosKathryn and Jeffrey HirschElda HolmesJoel Hornstein and Emily Putnam HornsteinAlice Hsieh and Jeff HoMark and Brette HudacekGrant Hundley and Susan HendricksonRobert and Crystal HutterLeo IckovicRobert and Andrea IrvinRamesh Jakka and Ann Nethery JakkaThad and Melita JampolSaul and Ciera JaspanCheryl and Peter JaunichPatricia JenkinsCharles and Joan JohnsonJason and Kate JohnsonVernon and MaryJane JohnsonSusie Jun and Shao-Lee LinElizabeth and Joshua KahnMr. Bob Kaplan and Ms. Carolyn KataokaAbi Karlin-Resnick and Andy ChengWilliam Karlon and Ann Lee-KarlonKaren KaufmanJohn and Joy KearnsRussell Keefe and Chiahwei HongDr. Stephanie KiewlichNora KiewlichFrancis Kim and Amy ChungEvva and IL Sung KimJim and Ann KinkorBrent and Suzanne KleyJeff and Ashley KlineJonathan and Melissa Koomey

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur GimbelRich and Julie GraffNick and Ahn HatzopolousMr. and Mrs. William HettsLisa Hicks and John DumanskeRobert and Carla HoblitMr. and Mrs. Christian HuebnerStephen and Cathy ImblerMr. James IngwersenRobert and Amy JasmerEric and Suyun KimRebecca and Stuart KirkpatrickSteve and Roxy KleinDave and Danielle KlingGretchen and Brian KochRichard and Nancy KochJason Krikorian and Jennifer Burkham KrikorianClifford and Penny KupperbergRichard LavensteinRobert and Laura LindstromTerry and Marcy MilbyPatrick and Angela O’ConnorAndrew and Kim OliffMr. and Mrs. Charles D. OsborneTravis and Kate ParsonsHema and Tito Pombra

Don Ramsey and Holly StowellMr. and Mrs. William V. ReganWallace and Jenny Lynn RichardsonChristopher and Julie RidleyCourtney and Christopher RodgersBernard and Shelley RossRuthanne and Scott RothMr. and Mrs. Ido SakalJan ScardinaMrs. Susan SchellenbergMr. and Mrs. Albert SchreckMrs. Edwin A. Seipp, Jr.John and Claire SheehanMichael and Erin SinclairMichele and Tyler SloatMr. and Mrs. Isaac SteinPeter and Jennifer TannerDr. and Mrs. Arthur N. ThomasJames and Kim TramelTed and Jennifer UllyotDeborah and Brett WallaceMahjabeen and Tarim WasimMrs. David WisnomHelen YoshiiMr. and Mrs. Brian Zucker

“I love that visiting is always great family time. I just love my little grandson’s face when he’s at CuriOdyssey; it’s filled with curiosity and learning.”

- CuriOdyssey member

Photo by Arunsankar Muralitharan

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Marc Korody and Alan CanasMrs. Donna KrauseConstantine and Kelly KrotcovTed and Alexia KruttschnittMichael Kuizon and Mimi NguyenPushpa and Christina KumarDavid Kung and Alice ChiaoRobert and Nina LabattKevin and Jennifer LamJon and Suzanne LaneMrs. Katherine LeeFran LentMark and Suzy LesterAndrew and Victoria LevinLarry Lewis and Elizabeth PalkoNicolas Lidzborski and Daphna DrorVivien Lin and Herman WitaschekPhilip Lind and Elizabeth WoodwardCharles and Helene LinkerChris and Kristin LinthwaiteDavid Liu and Lauren WuAndrew Liu and Linda SutantoAlina and Kevin LloydKong Loh and Jana HaritatosMelissa and Susan LopezHilary Maag and Collin BodeMary and Tom McCaffertyJenny McCallJohn and Melissa McGuireRobert and Amy McHugh

Alaistair and Amy McHughMark McKee and Cathy ShelburneHeather McLeanMelissa Mendoza and Robert GuminaLaurie A. MerrillAlison MetzAndrew and Laura MillerJulie Miraglia Kwon and Woody MiragliaGregg and Stacy MockenhauptMehdi and Rada MohtashemiOrlando and Valene MontalvoMaridel and John MoultonEric and Michele MoyerStephen Neal and Jennifer IsaacsMrs. Carol N. NelsonRobert and Naomi NewmanAnh Nguyen and Sharon ChenDr. and Mrs. Donald NicholsDr. and Mrs. Paul NieberdingJonathan and Wendy NovakCarl OostermanFrank and Bonnie PagliaroAlex and Cindy PanchulaIgor and Sophie PerisicDan and Kathy PflegerDan Phan and Van NguyenSundiep and Vivek PhanseClifford and Tiffany PlattHugh and Jessica PlittMr. and Mrs. Gill PotterGreg and Alison Powell

Wayne Puckett and Penny AvrilRaj and Vanita PuriChrista and John QuarlesDaniel and Karen RabePeter and Sharon RauSharath and Mili ReddyLinda and Cynthia RedingtonMike and Shiu RemediosDavid and Michelle RheinEric Richert and Margaret SloanAlan Rittenberg and Georgia HerzogGary and Tish RockwoodSpencer Rosen and Devorah RosnerPeter Ruibal and Margaret LeeAhmad and Jennifer SadrMr. and Mrs. Robert SalamaJanelle and Jean-Marc SallenaveCurtis Sanford and Marilyn LiangDavid and Raven SarnoffJoan SavignanoChristine and Nicole SbragiaPerry and Kari SchiroEthan and Elisa SchreiberGreg and Kristen SchwagerEd and Sarah SebanScott and Lisa SellersZev and Nava SimonBonnye and Michael SirkBen and Kristen SlabaughScott Smith and Tina TyanSteven and Jennifer Smith

James and Nina SniderVelvet and David SnowGeralynn Soga and Linda GamboaKevin and Kelly SommerfeldKevin Soo Hoo and Elaine SunJeffrey and Risa SparksChris and Erin StallingsCarrie Stender and Jessica LivingstonNadine Stocklin and Jonah Van ZandtDavid and JoEllen StoffelMr. and Mrs. Arthur StrombergAmy and Sumanth SukumarSandra Supanich and Lynette EvansMrs. Robert SwansonDave Swinehart and Alyssa WenLeo Szilardy and Shani PodellDean and Gail TanakaScott Taylor and Monique NakagawaMr. Kelly R.W. TeevanJames and Loretta TitusRyan and Beth T’KindtAleksandar and Ingrid ToticDon Toy and Marcie Low-ToyTiffany Tran and Andro PintoShilo TrionfiBryan and Kelly TurnerDiana K. TurnerKen and Julie TurnerBrandon and Amie TylerDr. and Mrs. Hank Upton

Andrea and Lindsay Van VoorhisTausak Vanadilok and Adrienne AnchetaDerris Vandivort and Corinne ChenKevin Veltfort and Kathleen CawleyJohn and Marie VioletDavid and Lauren WandermanHank Wang and Tracy PhamKeith and Maya WattsJon and Kathleen WellsRichard and Virginia WelshHeidi Werbel and Chris JaegerDiana Werta and Hugo EngBen and Johanna WertherJennifer and Tim WilcoxPenny Wilkins and Paul GrishaberRoy and Tara WilliamsRandall Wise and Evelyn ChanEric and Elizabeth WitherspoonKaren Wonacott and Krystal PronskeBrian Yamasaki and Jennifer SchutzmanDennis and Lena YangElizabeth Yen and Karl YenShane Young and Natasha NummedalMark and Chelsea YuanMichal ZalewskiJoshua and Sabina ZimmermanPeter and Pamela Zuercher

“The programs you do for us are invaluable!” - Fiesta Gardens International School teacher

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FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS

$2,500 - $4,999Heffernan FoundationKerns Fine JewelryMacCorkle Insurance Service, Inc.The Morrison & Foerster FoundationNixon Peabody LLPPacific Gas and Electric CompanyAnne Riley and Andrew GreenmanSidney Stern Memorial TrustWalmart.com

$1,000 - $2,499AnonymousThe Barkley FundBoston Private Bank & Trust CompanyThe Mervyn L. Brenner Foundation, Inc.The Robert Brownlee FoundationCacci Construction Inc.The Community Giving FundThe Glastenbury FoundationLakeside FoundationMid-Peninsula Roofing & SolarMotif Investing, Inc.G.W. Williams Foundation

$50,000+Genentech FoundationEdmund and Jeannik Littlefield FoundationMoore Family FoundationTomKat Charitable TrustWells Fargo Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999Thelma Doelger Charitable TrustOracleWoodlawn Foundation

$10,000 - $24,999Atkinson FoundationCisco Systems, Inc.Heising-Simons FoundationWinifred Johnson Clive FoundationKimball FoundationThe Bernard Osher FoundationSand Hill Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999AnonymousAssociation of Zoos and AquariumsCalifornia Casualty GroupThe Christensen FundThelma Doelger Trust for AnimalsThornton S. Glide, Jr. and Katrina D. Glide FoundationJohn & Marcia Goldman Foundation

$500 - $999Hope & Norman Hope FoundationMorgan Stanley & Co., Inc.Palo Alto Housing CorporationPresidio BankEd Stephens and Coldwell BankerWilkinson Construction Inc.

$125 - $499Costco Wholesale CorporationRobert Frear Architects, Inc.Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLPTim Kennedy DesignMediaCentric Inc.

Matching Gift OrganizationsGap FoundationChevron Humankind Matching Gift ProgramGenentech Employee Giving ProgramIBM International FoundationGoogle Inc. Matching Gifts ProgramFranklin Templeton Matching Gifts ProgramDodge & CoxAnonymousAgilent TechnologiesCare2.com, Inc.

Gifts In-kind valued at $500 and above Alaska AirlinesAtherton Appliance and KitchensRob and Trina DeanKerns Fine JewelryEmily KeyserKnight Visions Production & DesignCathy and Blake KrikorianLa Bonne Cuisine Catering & EventsSam MaloufMauna Kea Beach HotelMichael S. Hensley Party Rental & Sales Co.Gordon MyersPoetic Brands, Inc.Ralls Gruber & Niece LLPAmy and James RamseySchumacher PhotographyPeter and Jennifer TannerKat Taylor and Tom SteyerTiny Prints, Inc.Travaasa Austin Experiential ResortJennifer and Owen Van Natta

Redwood Society CuriOdyssey’s Redwood Society recognizes those who have chosen to support CuriOdyssey through legacy gifts.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. OsborneConstance McNamaraConstance SevierDale and Sue KocienskiDonna M. PribbleMr. and Mrs. George F. MontgomeryJohn and Susan CarverLaurel BrinkmanLinda and Sterling LanierLinda and Sidney LiebesPolly and Ted TaylorMr. and Mrs. Stephen WayTerri TienkenThomas and Joan BrownPaul E. Hazelrig Jr. MD and Victoria Hull Hazelrig

“I’ve never seen a museum like this before!”

- School group child at CuriOdyssey

Photo by Maureen Pramanik

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Financial Review 2013-2014CuriOdyssey saw an increase in earned revenues as compared to the prior fiscal year.

The numbers presented here do not include non-cash adjustments (in-kind donations, depreciation, etc.)

“Speaking as a teacher in the San Mateo/Foster City School District for 27 years and a member since 1991 - you guys are the best!”

- Teacher

FY 2014 REVENUES FY 2014 PROGRAM EXPENSES

RevenuesRevenues of $3,080,160 came from Individual, Foundation, and

Corporate Contributions of $1,598,804, Program Fees of $382,225, Museum Admissions of $373,250, Membership Dues of $301,969,

Special Event Income of $192,529, Facility Rental Income of $153,950, and Museum Store (net cost of goods sold) of $77,433,

Expenditures Program expenditures only: $640,075 for Wildlife Care, $590,346 for Outreach and Store,

$515,645 for Public Programs and Exhibits, $243,485 for Buildings and Grounds, and $214,254 for School Services and Volunteers.

In total we spent $3,080,160, of which $2,203,805 (72%) was for Program Expenses and $876,355 (28%) was for Supporting Services.

10% Museum Membership

Contributions-Operating 52%

12% Admissions

12%

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6% Special Event Income net

5%

Facility Rentals3%

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Outreach and Store

27%

Wildlife

Care 29%

23% Public Programs and Exhibits

11% Buildings and Grounds

10%

School Services

and Volunteers

Photo by Kevin Shoban

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1651 Coyote Point DriveSan Mateo, CA 94401-1097

NON-PROFITORGANIZATION

U.S. POSTAGEPAID

PERMIT #262SAN MATEO, CA

2014

Photo by Justin Miel