Redefi ning EducationOUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND

Annual Report 2008

“We must begin in the fi rst days and weeks and months of life to get children ready to learn.

Our hopes for our society’s future depend on our being able to bring about improvements in education.”

The Ounce of Prevention Fund gives children in poverty the best chance to succeed in school by developing and promoting programs and policiesto improve education in the critical fi rst fi ve years of life.

We call our work “education reform” because we believe that the old education paradigm of beginning public education at kindergarten is insuffi cient for our country’s most vulnerable children. We envision a public education system that embraces the fact that learning begins at birth and eradicates the achievement gap via widely available, high-quality early learning environments.

Irving B. Harris 1910-2004 Founder, Ounce of Prevention Fund

Creating Brighter Futures For Our Children Born Into Poverty

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All children – including those living in poverty – deserve a chance to thrive in life, and success in education is the key to unlocking their full potential. Unfortunately, our nation’s education system isn’t meeting the needs of our most vulnerable children. Evidence of that is found in our staggering dropout rate – up to 50 percent in urban high schools – and in disparities in achievement between low-income children and their more-advantaged peers.

This achievement gap is already present the fi rst day these children enter school. Too often, low-income children enter kindergarten without the social-emotional skills, self-confi dence, and academic preparation needed to help them take full advantage of what the classroom has to offer. They are behind from the fi rst day of school, forced into a cruel game of catch-up that few will win.

The Ounce creates and promotes transformative education experiences for at-risk children. Our programsare effectively preparing children to succeed in kindergarten and beyond. We have set new standards for excellence in early childhood care and education, and are reshaping state and federal policies to make the early years of a child’s life a priority in policy and funding decisions.

In the past year, your support has enabled us to expand access to high-quality programs for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. We continued to support the expansion of promising program models like Educare into new communities. And by training nearly 1,300 early childhood professionals this year, we have helped improve the quality of services for the most vulnerable children.

Our work in Illinois and other states is helping to deliver children into our K-12 system ready to take advantage of, rather than be discouraged by, our public schools. Now, more than ever, our work is increasingly relevant for the millions of children living in poverty. Working together with our generous private investors and colleagues, we are optimistic that we can create brighter futures for these children.

Dick Rothkopf Harriet Meyer Chairman of the Board PresidentDick Rothkopo f Chairman of the Board

A letter from the Chairman and the President

Harriet Meyer

Redefi ning When Education Begins

The best investments in education begin before a baby is born. Research shows that responsive, early care and interaction literally shape the architecture of infant brains, building the foundation for early language, vocabulary, and social-emotional skills essential to school success.

For low-income children, the complex process of brain development is often compromised by the stress of living in poverty. We need to start as early as possible to close an “achievement gap” for low-income children that research shows begins in the fi rst year of life.1 The Ounce is committed to redefi ning our education system to include what happens to children even before they are born. For example, our groundbreaking doula program pairs pregnant teen mothers with a trained mentor from the community. Our doulas guide teens through late pregnancy, childbirth, and into the early months of a baby’s life to better prepare these young women to respond to their babies’ needs.

The Ounce pioneered and is expanding evidence-based program interventions that give babies the best possible foundation for success later in school. In partnership with 35 community-based agencies throughout Illinois, we offer voluntary home-visiting programs in which young, inexperienced parents learn how to build strong, loving bonds with their babies and excel in their role as a baby’s fi rst teacher.

Each year the Ounce combines federal, state, local, and private funding to create high-quality learning environments where well-trained teachers provide emotional support, verbal interaction, and stimulation to let infants, toddlers, and preschoolers develop optimally. These early interventions promote school readiness and help children arrive at kindergarten with the preparation and attitude they need to get the most out of the classroom.

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IN 2008

■ The Ounce trained 54 doulas who helped usher in a healthy start for nearly 1,000 babies born into low-income families.We also developed, funded, and provided technical assistance to a network of community-based doula programs

that help mothers and fathers develop strong bonds with their infants, reinforce the importance of breastfeeding and other healthy habits, monitor mental-health concerns, and support mothers in learning about appropriate developmental milestones.

■ With our community-based partners, the Ounce offered home-visiting services directly to more than 2,100 families throughout the state to promote the healthy social and emotional development children need to become successful learners. Unfortunately, we know that, in total, only 14 percent of vulnerable children in Illinois are served by existing, evidence-based home-visiting programs.

■ Together with our Head Start and Early Head Start partners and delegate agencies, the Ounce directly served more than 1,200 children in high-quality centers. The Ounce partnered with federal, state, local, and private funders to expand services, design innovative programs, provide training and technical assistance, and evaluate progress in our statewide network of birth-to-fi ve programs.

■ We began planning a more in-depth evaluation of our home-visiting programs through a new partnership with researchers from the University of Chicago. With support from the private sector, this new longitudinal study will further inform our approach to helping children arrive at school secure, healthy, and ready to learn.

Setting Standards for Excellence in Early Education

High-quality early education programs can make a difference in the long-term outcomes of children in poverty. There is, however, a signifi cant gap between what we know should be done to help at-risk children and what most programs actually do to help them achieve.

The Ounce bridges that gap. The Ounce’s robust training programs build an early childhood workforce skilled at improving outcomes for our youngest children. Using science and ongoing evaluation as our guide, we collaborate with community-based, state, and local agencies to defi ne standards for early childhood education in Illinois. We help agencies integrate best practices and enhance their capacity to offer the high-quality, research-based programs that create the best earliest experiences for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

The Ounce also engages stakeholders from early childhood, K-12, and higher education communities to develop and implement strategies that improve school readiness for at-risk children. By coordinating comprehensively across the entire education spectrum, we will continue to work toward creating a seamless education system that best supports and prepares all children to meet the demands of the 21st Century. This work will move early childhood from its current position as a parallel, stand-alone system into its rightful place as an integral part of our nation’s education system.

In collaboration with our colleagues, the Ounce is enhancing early childhood systems to improve service delivery – particularly for economically vulnerable families – and setting new standards for what families and children should demand and expect.

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IN 2008

■ As a training and technical assistance provider for birth-to-three programs funded by the Illinois State Board of Education, the Ounce‘s Illinois Birth to Three Institute trained nearly 700 early childhood professionals who, in turn, served an estimated 8,900 families throughout Illinois.

■ The Ounce staffs the Illinois Early Learning Council’s Oversight and Coordination, Infants and Toddlers, Workforce Development, and Space Capacity committees, helping to ensure that public dollars are effi ciently spent and early childhood programs achieve established quality standards. In addition, Ounce President Harriet Meyer continued her role as co-chair of the Early Learning Council.

■ More than 140,000 low-income children received early care and education services through Illinois’s public early childhood programs, thanks in part to the diligent advocacy and systems-building work of the Ounce. Though we have made strides in serving at-risk children, we continue our work to meet the ongoing, signifi cant need for high-quality programs for children from birth to age three.

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Creating a Catalyst for Change

Educators, journalists, legislators, and philanthropists come to Educare to see what can be achieved with best practices in early education, child development, infant mental health, and social work. The Ounce created Educare, a school for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, in 2000. We deliberately call Educare a school because it is a place that provides a high-quality, outcomes-based learning environment for children from birth through age fi ve. And Educare is not just for the children: we work with parents as well to create the home-based support children need – and will continue to need after they leave Educare.

Educare prepares children for success in elementary school by nurturing the skills they need to master before they enter kindergarten. The Educaremodel builds early language and literacy skills through supportive relationships with highly qualifi ed teachers. Educare’s teachers and family support staff work intensively and over time with low-income infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their parents to nurture healthy social development and support the mental-health needs of these families. We consistently evaluate our programs to improve them and spur innovation – and to ensure that we truly are making a difference in children’s lives.

Ongoing evaluations show that children at Educare of Chicago score better on measures of language, vocabulary, and concept skills compared to their peers in Head Start programs.2, 3, 4 In addition, Educare of Chicago graduates can regulate their emotions and problem-solve socially, and they show persistence under the stress of more diffi cult learning tasks – all skills needed to thrive in environments in and out of the classroom.2,5

In Illinois and nationwide, the Ounce’s Educare model demonstrates the early learning environment that all children deserve and that we must make available to improve outcomes for at-risk children.

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IN 2008

■ Our Educare Follow-Up Study, a privately funded initiative, has thus far tracked Educare graduates into the second grade at Chicago Public Schools. We proudly report that nearly all of our graduates have transitioned through their grade levels on schedule and have required no additional special education assistance.

■ The Ounce helped increase the number of Educare Centers nationwide – six centers are in operation, and eight are under construction or in planning. Since 2001, the Ounce has partnered with the Buffett Early Childhood Fund to build the Bounce Learning Network, a growing network of Educare Centers across the country. The Ounce provides technical assistance to these new centers to ensure high-quality program implementation. To learn more about Educare and the Bounce Learning Network, visit EducareCenters.org.

■ The Ounce advanced important evaluation initiatives in collaboration with the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Five Educare sites are now contributing data to our Educare Implementation Study, and we began planning for a randomized control study of our Educare model. These research projects will provide new evidence of the impact of our high-quality early childhood model for young children at risk for school failure.

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Reshaping the Policy Landscape

Illinois is a national model for early childhood education, and the Ounce is a driving force behind its success.

Together with our partners throughout the state, we have reshaped the landscape for early education in Illinois, creating a policy environment that values a comprehensive, coordinated system of birth-to-fi ve programs.

This success resulted from the Ounce’s 20-year commitment to educating lawmakers and policy infl uencers about the science behind early care and education. We know that research makes the most compelling case for early investments as the best strategy for closing the achievement gap, and we carefully cultivate relationships with legislators to inform their policy and funding decisions.

Today, like-minded groups outside of Illinois look to the Ounce for guidance on how to enact effective early childhood policies in their states. And this past year we took an exciting leap onto the national stage with the launch of the First Five Years Fund. The Ounce, along with fi ve philanthropic leaders, created this Fund to bring 1 million more at-risk children, from birth to age fi ve, into comprehensive early learning programs across the country within the next fi ve years. The First Five Years Fund provides a unique vehicle to mobilize nationwide support for early childhood education and to advocate for federal investments in high-quality programs.

IN 2008

■ The Ounce worked with leading early childhood advocates to secure a $32.4 million increase in state funding for the Early Childhood Block Grant, which funds Illinois’s Preschool for All and infant/toddler child development programs. We also won a $1.8 million increase in state funding for Illinois’s home-visiting programs, and a multi-year commitment to support service expansion throughout the state.

■ Our policy consultation work expanded to include collaborations with advocates in Nebraska, Oklahoma, California, Maine, Wisconsin, Washington, Colorado, Florida, and other states. The Ounce is helping these states mold early education policies and standards, and build the infrastructure needed to address children’s needs.

■ The First Five Years Fund hosted several high-profi le events to call attention to early childhood education. Leaders from the Fund met with key members of Congress and the Washington Post editorial board, and garnered a

front-page article in the Chicago Tribune about the science of early education research. The Fund also forged relationships within both presidential campaigns to advise and offer recommendations to shape the new administration’s education agenda. To learn more about the First Five Years Fund, visit ffyf.org.

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Leading the Movement

We envision a future in which access to high-quality early education helps to break the cycle of poverty. The Ounce is leading a growing movement that is bringing that vision to fruition.

We are uniting philanthropy, program, and advocacy groups under a “big tent” that calls for allocating resources to policies and programs that promote high-quality, intensive services targeted to low-income children and families, beginning at birth.

We are engaging the private sector and philanthropic communities that recognize that investing in young, at-risk children strengthens our future workforce and yields the strongest returns. Their generosity and support drives our work and allows us to develop and incubate innovative ideas.

We partner with researchers, academics, and Nobel Prize-winning economists whose work demonstrates how high-quality, early learning interventions provide substantial economic and social benefi ts.

The voices calling for change in education are intensifying, but we have yet to push past the tipping point. Now, more than ever, we need our loyal supporters as well as new champions to help us reach our goal.

All children deserve an equal opportunity to succeed. Together, we can call for increased investments in the earliest years – and we can change the lives of vulnerable children.

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IN 2008

■ More than 450 business and civic leaders attended our “It’s Good Business to Invest in Young Children” Annual Luncheon, where they heard University of Illinois President B. Joseph White make the case for investments in the fi rst years of life: “In short, whether you start with the problem of poverty and how to reduce it, or the privilege of a great education and how to expand it, the conclusion is the same.... Children need a strong start – from the earliest age.”

■ The Ounce launched the $15 million Ounce Campaign for Early Learning to endow innovative programs and fund our ambitious plans to convince more lawmakers, philanthropists, and opinion leaders that directing education dollars toward the earliest years is a wise investment.

■ The Ounce launched an online advocacy tool that easily mobilizes support for early childhood education policies and programs. Visit advocacy.ounceofprevention.org to get information on how you can join the movement and take action to transform the lives of children living in poverty.

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ASSETS 2008

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,878,926

Board-designated cash equivalents $ 1,331,144

$ 5,210,070

Accounts receivable - governmental agencies and others $ 2,989,002

Pledges receivable, current $ 1,175,691

Deposits and prepaid expenses $ 135, 704

Total current assets $ 9,510,467

INVESTMENTS

Board-designated $ 13,351,249

Other $ 2,035,245

$ 15,386,494

PLEDGES RECEIVABLE, NET OF CURRENT PORTION $ 7,348,290

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET $ 4,683,815

TOTAL ASSETS $ 36,929,066

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

LIABILITIES

Accounts payable $ 2,939,696

Deferred revenue $ 1,750

Total current liabilities $ 2,941,446

Other liabilities $ 195,046

Total liabilities $ 3,136,492

NET ASSETS

Unrestricted

Undesignated $12,780,839

Board-designated $ 3,169,000

$ 15,949,839

Temporarily restricted $ 4,016,981

Permanently restricted $13,825,754

Total net assets $33,792,574

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 36,929,066

Statement of Financial PositionJune 30, 2008

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Revenue and other support* Unrestricted Temporarily Permanently Total Restricted Restricted

Illinois Department of Human Services $ 11,040,592 $11,040,592

Illinois State Board of Education $ 1,694,747 $ 1,694,747

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services $ 3,932 $ 3,932

Illinois State Board of Healthcare and Family Services $ 2,256 $ 2,256

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $ 10,626,667 $10,626,667

U.S. Department of Agriculture $ 96,084 $ 96,084

Chicago Public Schools $ 1,441,074 $ 1,441,074

Corporations, Foundations, Trusts $ 1,166,682 $ 7,870,153 $ 4,079,585 $13,116,420

Individuals $ 385,732 $ 51,500 $ 1,720,888 $ 2,158,120

Interest, Investment Income & Other Revenue $ (1,110,826) $ (1,110,826)

Total Revenue and Other Support $ 23,905,866 $ 9,362,727 $ 5,800,473 $ 39,069,066

Expenses

PROGRAM SERVICES

Child and Family Support Services $ 5,448,523 $ 5,448,523

Illinois Birth to Three Institute $ 3,414,849 $ 3,414,849

Program Services Sites - Pass Through $ 13,493,234 $13,493,234

Kids PEPP $ 904,363 $ 904,363

Research $ 912,829 $ 912,829

Bounce Learning Network $ 1,559,521 $ 1,559,521

National Consultation $ 1,396,324 $ 1,396,324

First Five Years Fund, LLC $ 1,137,931 $ 1,137,931

Special Projects/ Program Innovations $ 911,193 $ 911,193

Total Program Services $ 29,178,767 $ 29,178,767

SUPPORTING SERVICES General and Administrative Activities $ 3,578,640 $ 3,578,640

Fundraising and Special Events $ 793,104 $ 793,104

Total Supporting Services $ 4,371,744 $ 4,371,744

Total Expenses $ 33,550,511 $ 33,550,511

*Includes restricted and multi-year pledges, including pledges to the Ounce Campaign for Early Learning, recognized in FY2008.

Statement of ActivitiesYear ended June 30, 2008

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LEADERS $100,000 AND ABOVEThe Buffett Early Childhood FundThe Children’s Initiative, a project of the J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family FoundationCME TrustEarly Childhood Funders’ Collaborative/BUILDBill & Melinda Gates FoundationGrand Victoria FoundationHarris Family Foundation+/ Linda and Bill Friend Caryn and King Harris Katherine Harris Stephanie and John Harris Toni and Dr. Ron Paul Pam and Dr. Joe SzokolThe Irving Harris Foundation+

George Kaiser Family FoundationMcCormick Foundation+

Harriet and Ulrich Meyer+

The Philanthropic CollaborativeDiana and Bruce Rauner+

W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone FoundationHelen and Sam Zell+

BENEFACTORS $50,000 - $99,999Alvin H. Baum Family FundJacolyn and John Bucksbaum+

Illinois Children’s Healthcare FoundationThe Joyce FoundationLouis R. Lurie FoundationThe Oscar G. & Elsa S. Mayer Family FoundationPew Charitable Trusts/Pre-K NowPolk Bros. Foundation

MAJOR DONORS $25,000 - $49,999AnonymousAon Corporation+

The Blowitz-Ridgeway FoundationD & R FundGustafson Family Charitable Foundation/Patti and Allen Gustafson+

JPMorgan Chase+

Anne and Burt Kaplan+

Klaff Family FoundationChauncey and Marion D. McCormick Family FoundationPGA Tour Charities/Jeff Sluman Drive for HopeRothkopf Family Charitable Foundation+

Catherine and Howard Siegel+

SUSTAINING MEMBERS $10,000 - $24,999Anonymous+

The Crown Family+ In honor of John Bucksbaum and in memory of Irving HarrisJim and Karen Frank+ In honor of John Bucksbaum

Ms. Ellen Frell and Mr. Richard LevyAlyce Tuttle FullerMr. and Mrs. John S. Gates, Jr., PortaeCo, LLC+

Julie and Parker HallRobert Heaton+

Rusty and Sam Hellman+

Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)+

Fannie B.H. Jones Charitable Lead Unitrust/Cabray L. Haines+

Elizabeth and Timothy Landon+

Barry MacLean+

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP+

Northern Trust Company+

PRADAJ.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation+

Michael Reese Health TrustCari and Michael Sacks+

Jean Schlemmer+

Dr. Scholl FoundationLois M. and Harrison I. Steans+

Anne and John Tuohy

SPONSORS $5,000 - $9,999Advocate Health Care+

AnonymousMark and Robyn BaillieStephen W. Baird and Susan M. Baird+

Linda and Robert BarrowsThe Boeing Company+

S & E Bramsen FoundationCareerBuilder.com+

The Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead TrustJanet and Craig Duchossois+

Richard and Gail EldenFamily Focus, Inc.Keith and Rodney Goldstein+

Fruman, Marian and Lisa JacobsonJustine Jentes and Daniel Kuruna+

Mr. and Mrs. Michael KeiserElaine and Donald Levinson Foundation In honor of Bill FriendDonald G. Lubin, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP+

Gail and Patrick LynchMacquarie Group Foundation+

The Malkin Family+

The Marmon Group LLC+

Rick and Susie Mayer+

Ashley and Matthew McCallPaul Metzger and Sarah Bradley+

Novack and Macey LLP+

Relations FoundationReyes Holdings, LLC+

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP+ In honor of John and Jackie BucksbaumDon and Pamela Neal Suter+

U.S. Bank

PATRONS $2,500 - $4,999The Allstate Corporation+

Donna and William Barrows, M.D.+

Prue and Frank Beidler+

Blum-Kovler FoundationJohn and Kathleen Buck+

Gregory L. Coler+

Pastor Thomas and Ruth Cross+

DLA Piper US LLP+

Carol Emig and Michael Durst In memory of Irving HarrisDeborah Epstein+

Steve and Carol Felsenthal+

Gerri and David Kahnweiler+Steve Kemble Event Design+

Susan and Richard Kiphart+

Ronald S. Levin, Goldman Sachs & Co.+

Holly and John Madigan+

Mesirow Financial Real Estate+

The Millard Group, Inc.+

The PrivateBank+

Brenda and Earl ShapiroLinda and Mike Simon In celebration of the birth of Oren MichaelJoyce and Roy Skoog+

University of Illinois+

Sherwin and Sheri Zuckerman

ADVOCATES $1,000 - $2,499Thomas and Joann Adler Family Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Community Federation of ClevelandAnonymous In honor of Billie Wright Adams, M.D.Axiom Consulting Partners+

Robert B. BallRosemary and John BannanJulie and Roger BaskesJohn and Vicki Bitner and Holly Bitner DuckJeffrey BluestoneBooz Allen Hamilton Inc.+Capri Capital Partners LLC+

Joseph ChangMitchell Cobey and Janet RealiEloise H. Cornelius+

Patricia Cox+

Deb Daro and Coleman TuggleKelly King DibbleJames and Nina Donnelley+

Eisen Family Foundation+

The David and Lisette Eisendrath FoundationRobert and Jimmie Kay FalconerBeth and Michael Fascitelli+

Jamee and Marshall Field FoundationMarilyn and Larry Fields+

Sue and Melvin GrayRichard and Mary L. Gray

2008 Annual FundJuly 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008

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Patti and Allen Gustafson+

Joan Hall and George CotsirilosPeter J. Henseler+

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Higgins+

Dana and Andrew HirtFred and Sandra HolubowHollye and Jeffrey Jacobs In honor of Kate SiegelLeRoy Jones, J&L Associates Management, Inc.+

Lucinda Lee Katz and Norman A. KatzSandy and Thomas KullyFrances and Elliot Lehman+

Mr. and Mrs. John S. LillardAmy and Donald Lubin The Jean and Bernard Meltzer Fund of the Chicago Community TrustChristopher and Amanda Miller In honor of Anna MillerNewton N. Minow+

Morrison Family FoundationDavid and Laura NadlerJames J. Pelts+

Susan and Nick Pritzker+

Gwendolyn and John Rogers, Sr.Julie Roin and Saul Levmore+

Bettylu and Paul Saltzman+Mary and Patrick ScanlanJudy and Tom Scorza+

Barbara and Walter ScottJohn D. and Ruth M. Sellers Andrew G. Spiegel+ In honor of Judith S. MusickAnne and Bruce Strohm+

Fred L. TurnerNancy and Harry Vincent+

Mr. and Mrs. Reeve B. WaudBernice Weissbourd+

Robert and Maria WestroppMaria Whelan/Illinois Action for Children+

Lori B. Wittman

FRIENDS $500 - $999Mr. and Mrs. William Adams IV+

Anonymous In honor of Jacolyn BucksbaumJennifer Aubrey+ In honor of Dick RothkopfJoel Bernstein and Carole BernsteinMaureen Byron+

Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Coe+

Michelle L. Collins+

Kathleen and James CowieR. Bruce Duchossois+

Jay Epstein+

Sidney and Sondra Berman EpsteinJames G. FitzgeraldJay and Phylis FrankelStanford and Ann Dudley GoldblattStacey and Edward Hamburg+

Ellen HavdalaPatty Hirt+ In honor of Jean SchlemmerAbe Tomás Hughes, II and Diana Girardi Karnas+

Mr. and Mrs. Justin S. Huscher+

Mary Ittelson and Rick Tuttle+

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar D. Jannotta, Sr.Mary and Don Kirwan+

Laurie and Rich Kracum+

Paul and Carla Labriola In honor of Steve and Susan BairdIrving A. Lewis In memory of Roberta LewisDoris Lewy In memory of Ralph LewyRobert B. Lifton and Carol RosofskyCaroline A. Loeb, M.D.Marcena W. and Norris LoveGail J. Ludewig+

Pastor B. Herbert Martin/ Progressive Community Center – The People’s ChurchRichard A. Melcher and Barbara A. MelcherPeg Moreland+

Allan and Elaine MuchinJudith E. Neisser+

Ruth O’Brien+

Patti and Tim O’NeilMartin J. Perry and Barbara J. WilliamsJoanne and Roger Plummer+ In honor of B. Joseph WhiteKatharine RavenelJill and Ron Rohde In honor of Evelyn NathansonSamantha RothkopfLisa and Gary Schenkman+

Daniel and Marcy Schlessinger+

Michael SennettDavid and Susan Sherman Merle and Howard Simon+

The Staubach CompanyRobin Steans and Leonard Gail+

Michael and Eileen Tarnoff+

Eve Y. Van Cauter In honor of Harriet MeyerAnne and Chip von Weise+

Bonnie M. Wheaton

ASSOCIATES $1- $499Billie Wright Adams, M.D.Darcy B. AddisonDoris and Harvey AdelsteinEllen O’Brien AlbrechtRon and Julie Allen In honor of Keith GoldsteinSusan Lucia AnnunzioAnonymous (2)David Bannow and David Coronado, Jr.Michael and Nancy Basofi n and The Cloverleaf Group In memory of Irving HarrisRichard W. and Nancy B. BaumLindy BergmanJudith and John BertacchiJudith S. BlockKris BlouinNancy and Don BorzakClaudia M. BrandtWillard E. BranskyMichelle BrewerLaurence BronskaDorothy and Maurice Bucksbaum

Blakely and Harvey BundyDeanne and Roderick BurchJill and Darren CahrJulie CameronSara ChaffetzLorie A. Chaiten and Harold HirshmanElizabeth O’Connor ChandlerSusan and Ira ChaplikP. Lindsay Chase-LansdaleThe Chicago Community TrustChicago Metropolis 2020Children’s Home and Aid SocietyElizabeth Fama and John CochraneCoe Financial Group/Chad CoeTom CollingerClare and Matthew ColnonCheryl CooperDru and Gary CosbyAna CumminsScott and Denise DavisAdriene DibbleClaire DunhamDebbie and Russel DushmanElla Mae EastmanTeri J. EdelsteinGary and Deborah EdidinTobi and Marty EdwardsRick and Hele EffgenRon and Kathy EmanuelHolly and Larry ErlichElizabeth EugenioRobert and Joan FeitlerMike and Lori FlanneryJames and Susan FlorsheimMadelon and Roger FrossIlene and Howard Garber In memory of Barbara Tina RothsteinAnn GearenThomas and Brenda GeersGini GersackVirginia and Gary GerstCarol and Jerry GinsburgKaren and Bill GoodyearElisha and Nina GrayNancy and Stanley GreenspanVictor E. Grimm and Kathleen M. GradyAda Mary GugenheimChris GustafsonJayne and Stephen HanauerNancy and Tom HansonJanet and Bob Helman In honor of Rusty HellmanJudith and Robert V. HerbertPeter and Helaine HeydemannPaul and Joni HolingerCarol and Joel HonigbergRuth P. HorwichScott D. Inbinder and Beth W. InbinderShawn Steponate IngallRuth KantorMs. Sharon KristjansonWalter and Karen KurekAlice Bator KurlandJudy Langford and Bob V. ThompsonAndy and Ellyn Lansing

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Jennifer LansingMr. and Mrs. Gary Lauder In honor of Jackie BucksbaumDonna and Alan Leff In honor of Harriet MeyerThe Partners from Lipschultz, Levin & Gray, LLCHenry and Elsie LoebSusan K. LucasSusan and Doug LyonsAmy MacLaren In honor of Anisa KilpatrickDr. Jerlyn Williams MaloyMary and John F. ManleyNina MannJanina MarksMary and Mel MarksArthur Mead Martin In honor of Anne TuohyJanet MartinezMaverick Cleaning ServicesSamuel J. Meisels/Erikson InstitutePeter and Peg MeislerNora MeldrumRobert MichaelReca Saedi MikailiAbner and Zoe MikvaHerbert R. and Paula MolnerPeggy A. MontesJ. Clifford MoosMona L. Movagh Including a gift in honor of Kasra Mikaili and a gift in honor of Reca Saedi MikailiKate NeisserAnn and Jerry NeradKristi S. NuelleSamantha and George OlenikJames and Margo OliffFaye OomenVic and Patty OrlerRena and Michael OrlovAndrew and Elizabeth ParkinsonDiane and Jerry PekowRobert PerelmanKenneth and Leola PerkinsPolyphony PressSally S. PorterJohn and Patti PothCarole PyleLisa Raymond, America’s EdgeRaul I. Raymundo and MariaLuisa KeaneMr. and Mrs. Glenn W. ReedElliot RegensteinRobert and Ann Reiland In honor of Deborah Daro and Joyce SkoogRuth L. ReinerPearl RiegerNancy RoggenCarolyn Rosenberg and Steven B. NasatirHarvey E. Rosenthal and Beverly A. RosenthalOlivia Bea Ross FoundationPepi and Larry RubinCyrus Sadri and Nikta SharuziStephen P. Sandler and Leatrice Berman Sandler

Robert and Raeanne SarazenRebecca SchroederGregory J. SchroedterCatherine and Paul SchultzArlene SemelMr. and Mrs. James ShapiroJoel ShapiroJacqueline B. Sharuzi-Brown and Anthony D. BrownIlene W. ShawMr. and Mrs. William A. ShielWilliam F. SibleyAnna and Mark Siegler In honor of Zetta Siegler MrizekHarvey J. Silverstone and Janice SilverstoneMichael J. Smith and Jill Renee PenroseSusan and Bob Smith In honor of Anne and Burt KaplanLisa SnowElizabeth and Hugo SonnenscheinJuliet S. SorensonKeith A. Spielfodel and Carole OberRita SpitzSara and James StarBruce StevensJeanne StewartGeoffrey and Nancy StoneRoberta Sultan and FamilyJanet Surkin and Robert StillmanArt and Rita Sussman In honor of Rusty HellmanKen and Kathy TalleringDiane and Mike ThomasDon and Patty TohtFrances E. Tuite and Simon R. MeredithSheridan Turner, Kohl Children’s MuseumGinger UnderwoodVoices for Illinois ChildrenAngela WalkerHolly and Scott WallacePhil and Judy WaltersMary and Gary WaltherRobert A. Weisman and Audrey E. SelinRachel Greenman WeissBernard and Abby WestapherRobert B. WilcoxNancy Hamill WinterRandall and Karen WintersCarol and Edward WrobleMr. and Mrs. Hossein Youssefi

IN-KIND GIFTSAxiom Consulting Partners Rick Baer Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLPJudith Bertacchi Valeria C. BlalockBlue Prairie GroupJacolyn and John BucksbaumRobin BysterPhillip R. CohenCrain’s Chicago Business Carolyn Gourash Anna GreenbergJaime GuzmanBill Harris

David HarrisTheresa Hawley, Ph.D. Liz Horuczi Erin LaneJoan Lombardi, Ph.D.Catriona MacdonaldRebecca Mermelstein, Ph.D.Ulrich Meyer Beth Michaels Amelia MillerDerek MooreMoore’s Burglar Alarm Alicia OsbornMaeve O’Shiel, L.C.S.W.Parents in the Ounce of Prevention Fund ProgramsHoward PasterCandice Percansky Marilyn Peterson J.B. Pritzker Helen Raikes, Ph.D. RDG Planning & DesignCatherine and Howard SiegelSam SilvioJoe Sparling Deborah Stracco Linda SykesHerbert TriedmanUniversity of Chicago - Irving Harris School of Public Policy Graduate StudentsTamara ValueBeryl Vincsonvon Weise & AssociatesJudie WaldingtonRobbie WaldingtonMartha S. WatsonDonna WeichselbaumB. Joseph WhiteKelvin WhiteKim WhittakerWilliam Harris Investors

PUBLIC PARTNERSChicago Public SchoolsIllinois Department of Children and Family ServicesIllinois Department of Healthcare and Family ServicesIllinois Department of Human ServicesIllinois State Board of EducationU.S. Department of AgricultureU.S. Department of Health and Human Services

+ Includes a generous sponsorship gift for the 7th Annual “It’s Good Business to Invest in Young Children” Luncheon deceased8

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Ounce Campaign for Early Learning

As a public-private partnership, the Ounce of Prevention Fund leverages private capital to develop and evaluate new early childhood program and policy initiatives, and public dollars to bring successful programs to scale. Only funds provided by private supporters can be used for research or policy advocacy, and this is why private donors are so critical to our success, and the success of the children and families we serve.

Our $15 million Ounce Campaign for Early Learning will provide new development capital to expand our birth-to-fi ve program, evaluation, and advocacy activities.

We are grateful to the following donors who contributed to the Ounce Campaign for Early Learning.**

Anne and Burt KaplanAyana and Sokoni Karanja Lucinda Lee Katz and Norman A. KatzAlan S. King and Sophia D. King Elizabeth and Timothy Landon Judy Langford and Bob V. Thompson Louis R. Lurie Foundation Macquarie Group Foundation Pastor B. Herbert Martin/ Progressive Community Center- The People’s ChurchThe Oscar G. & Elsa S. Mayer Family Foundation McCormick Foundation Paul Metzger and Sarah Bradley Harriet and Ulrich Meyer Northern Trust Company Diana and Bruce Rauner Raul I. Raymundo and MariaLuisa Keane Rothkopf Family Charitable Foundation Jean Schlemmer Catherine and Howard Siegel Joyce and Roy Skoog Lois M. and Harrison I. Steans Anne and John Tuohy Angela Walker Bernice Weissbourd Kelvin L. White Helen and Sam Zell

** Gifts received as of December 1, 2008.

Billie Wright Adams, M.D. Stephen W. Baird and Susan M. Baird Lindy Bergman Jacolyn and John Bucksbaum The Buffett Early Childhood Fund The Children’s Initiative, a project of the J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family FoundationGregory L. Coler Eloise H. Cornelius Pastor Thomas and Ruth Cross Arie and Ida Crown Memorial Deb Daro and Coleman Tuggle Kelly King Dibble The Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust Yvette Evans Keith and Rodney Goldstein Michael Gustafson Patti and Allen Gustafson Harris Family Foundation/ Linda and Bill Friend Caryn and King Harris Katherine Harris Stephanie and John Harris Toni and Dr. Ron Paul Pam and Dr. Joe SzokolThe Irving Harris Foundation Robert Heaton Rusty and Sam Hellman George Kaiser Family Foundation

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Site List

Ounce of Prevention FundAdministrative Offi ces33 West Monroe StreetSuite 2400Chicago, Illinois 60603312.922.3863

Hayes Center4859 South Wabash AvenueChicago, Illinois 60615773.373.8670

1 West Old StateCapitol Plaza Myers Building, Suite 716Springfi eld, Illinois 62701217.522.5510

Ounce of Prevention FundHead Start/Early Head StartDirectly Operated Site

Educare Center 5044 South Wabash AvenueChicago, Illinois 60615773.924.2334

HEAD START PARTNER:

Children’s Place AssociationFamily Center1800 North Humboldt BoulevardChicago, Illinois 60647773.395.9193

EARLY HEAD START PARTNER:

Centers for New HorizonsEffi e Ellis Early Care & Youth Center 4301 South Cottage Grove AvenueChicago, Illinois 60653773.548.9839

HEAD START DELEGATE AGENCIES:

Aunt Martha’s Youth Service CenterPark Forest Site23485 Western AvenuePark Forest, Illinois 60466708.747.2780

Riverdale Site14424 South Wentworth AvenueRiverdale, Illinois 60827708.849.6019

Casa CentralABC Home-Based Head Start1349 North California AvenueChicago, Illinois 60622773.645.2404

Casa Infantil2222 North Kedzie AvenueChicago, Illinois 60647773.772.1170

Community Service Center1343 North California AvenueChicago, Illinois 60622773.645.2300

Munoz Marin-Lowell Early Childhood Center3320 West Evergreen AvenueChicago, Illinois 60651773.782.8490

Children’s Home + Aid Society

Mitzi Freidheim Englewood Child + Family Center 1701 West 63rd StreetChicago, Illinois 60636773.476.6998

Viva Home Based1279 N. Milwaukee AveSuite 405Chicago, Illinois 60602773.862.5999

Kids Hope United

Bridgeport Child Development Center3053 South Normal AvenueChicago, Illinois 60616312.842.5566

Bridgeport Child Development Center II514 West 31st StreetChicago, Illinois 60616312.949.4015

Kids Hope Child Development Center5244 North Lakewood StreetChicago, Illinois 60640773.907.0278

ILLINOIS BIRTH TO THREE SUBCONTRACTING PARTNER PROGRAMS

(PTS) also provides Parents Too Soon Services(D) also provides Doula services (HFI) also provides Healthy Families Illinois services (IMH) also provides Infant Mental Health services(NFP) also provides Nurse Family Partnership services

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (HFI) (D)3040 North Wilton Avenue, 2nd FloorChicago, Illinois 60657773.296.5943

Alivio Medical Center (PTS) (D)Alivio Teen Home Visiting2355 South Western AvenueChicago, Illinois 60608773.847.9243

Aunt Martha’s Youth Service Center, Inc. (PTS) (HFI) (D)Parents Too Soon/Healthy Families Illinois440 Forest BoulevardPark Forest, Illinois 60466708.679.8245

Bond County Health Department (HFI) (D)503 S. Prairie StreetGreenville, Illinois 62246618.664.1442

Catholic Charities of the Archdioces of Chicago/Jadonal E. Ford (PTS) (D)Center for Parenting ProgramsRoseland/Altgeld Adolescent Parenting Program11255 South Michigan AvenueChicago, Illinois 60628773.474.7228

Center for Children’s Services (PTS) (D)Good Beginnings702 North Logan AvenueDanville, Illinois 61832217.446.1300

Child Abuse Council (HFI) (D)Healthy Families Rock Island County525 16th StreetMoline, Illinois 61265309.764.7017 ext. 121

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Site List

Children’s Home and Aid Society (HFI) (D)The Children’s Foundation of Children’s Home and Aid 403 South State StreetBloomington, Illinois 61701309.827.0374

Children’s Home Association of Illinois (PTS) (HFI) (D)Good Beginnings-Healthy Families416 St. Mark’s Court, Suite 403Peoria, Illinois 61603309.687.7501

Christopher House (PTS) (D) (IMH)Teen Parent and Infant Development Services2507 North Greenview AvenueChicago, Illinois 60614773.472.1083

Community Health and Emergency Services (PTS) (HFI)New Start Healthy Families of Illinois13245 Kessler RoadCairo, Illinois 62914 618.734.4534

Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center (PTS)Parenting for Success3911 State StreetEast St. Louis, Illinois 62205618.482. 7354

Easter Seals Children’s Development Center (PTS) (HFI) (D)Teen Family Support Program650 North Main StreetRockford, Illinois 61103815.965.6745

Family Focus – Aurora (PTS) (HFI)Teen Parents Services555 Benton StreetAurora, Illinois 60505630.844.2550

Family Focus – Englewood (PTS) (HFI) (IMH) (D)Healthy Families EnglewoodSt. Bernard Hospital326 West 64th Street Chicago, Illinois 60621773.962.0366

Family Focus – Lawndale (PTS)Family Focus Lawndale Teen Parent Services3517 West Arthington StreetChicago, Illinois 60624773.722.5057

Family Service Center of Sangamon County (PTS) (HFI)Young Parent Support Services730 East Vine StreetSpringfi eld, Illinois 62703217.528.8402

Fayette County Health Department (HFI) (D)509 West EdwardsVandalia, Illinois 62471618.283.1044

Kankakee Community College (PTS) (HFI) (D)Young Parents Program100 College Drive, West Campus #1Kankakee, Illinois 60901815.802.8316

La Voz Latina (PTS) (HFI) (D)Familias Felices412 Market StreetRockford, Illinois 61107815.965.5784

Lifelink Corporation (HFI) (D)Healthy Families331 South York RoadBensenville, Illinois 60106630.521.8808

Lydia Home Association (HFI) (D) Community Based Services5808 West Fulton Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60644773.287.1108

Marillac Social Center (PTS) (D) (IMH)Project Hope212 South Francisco AvenueChicago, Illinois 60612773.722.7440

Mental Health Center of Champaign County (PTS)Healthy Young Families 1801 Fox DriveChampaign, Illinois 61820217.398.8080

New Moms, Inc. (PTS)New Moms2825 West McLean AvenueChicago, Illinois 60647773.252.3253

Pilsen Wellness Center (PTS) (HFI)Unidos Formando Un Futuro2319 South Damen AvenueChicago, Illinois 60608773.579.0832

SGA Youth and Family Services (PTS) (HFI) (IMH)Healthy Families/Parents Too Soon3600 W. Wrightwood AveChicago, Illinois 60647773.772.7855

Stephenson County Health Department (HFI) (D)Healthy Families Illinois-Doula Services10 West Linden StreetFreeport, Illinois 61032815.235.8394

Teen Parent Connection (HFI) (D)Healthy Families DuPage Doula Program739 Roosevelt RoadBuilding 8, Suite 100Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137630.790.8433

United Methodist Children’s Home (PTS) (D) (NFP)Best Beginnings Program2023 Richview RoadMt. Vernon, Illinois 62864618.242.1070

University of Chicago/Friend Family Health Center (D)800 East 55th StreetChicago, Illinois 60615773.834.2124

Visiting Nurse Association of Fox Valley (HFI) (D) (IMH) 400 North Highland AvenueAurora, Illinois 60506630.978.2532

Will County Health Department (HFI) (D)501 Ella AvenueJoliet, Illinois 60433815.727.8431

YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago (PTS)Young Parents Program6600 S. Cottage GroveChicago, Illinois 60637773.496.5640

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Staff and Board List

Irving B. Harris (1910-2004)Founder

Dick RothkopfChairman

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Billie Wright Adams, M.D.Curt R. BaileySusan BairdCheryl BermanJacolyn BucksbaumSusan BuffettEloise H. CorneliusPastor Thomas Cross, Sr.Deborah Daro, Ph.D.Kelly King DibbleYvette EvansMarilyn FieldsBill FriendKeith Kiley GoldsteinRobert HeatonMarcia (Rusty) HellmanBurt KaplanNorm KatzAlan KingTimothy J. LandonJudy LangfordPastor B. Herbert MartinCharles Polsky, M.D.J.B. PritzkerRaul I. RaymundoRichard E. RothkopfJean SchlemmerCatherine M. SiegelJoyce SkoogHarrison SteansAnne L. TuohyAngela WalkerKelvin WhiteHelen Zell

HONORARY FOUNDINGDIRECTORS

Gregory L. Coler Paul MetzgerBernice Weissbourd

EXECUTIVE STAFF

Harriet Meyer, M.A.President

Diana Mendley Rauner, Ph.D.Executive Director

Sarah Bradley, M.B.A.Chief Operating Offi cer

Claire Dunham, L.C.S.W.Senior Vice PresidentProgram Operations

Portia Kennel, M.S.W.Senior Vice President Bounce Learning Network

Karen Freel, Ph.D.Vice PresidentNational Research and Evaluation

Ann Kirwan, M.A.Vice PresidentNational Policy Consultation

Chaunda Roseborough-Smith, M.A.Vice PresidentCommunications

Toyia Rudd, M.B.A.Vice PresidentOrganizational Development and Human Resources

Cornelia Grumman, M.P.P.Executive DirectorFirst Five Years Fund

Sonya Anderson, Ed.D.National DirectorFirst Five Years Fund

FOOTNOTES

1 Hart, B. and Risley, T. R. (1995). Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

2 The Educare Implementation Study (2007). Chicago, IL: Ounce of Prevention Fund.

3 Zill, N., and West, J. (2001). “Entering Kindergarten: A Portrait of American Children When They Begin School.” Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education.

4 Zill, N., Resnick, G., and O’Donnell, K. (2001). “Growth in Children’s Literacy Skills in Head Start and Early Elementary School: Implications for Preschool Curricula.” Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Minneapolis, MN.

5 LeBuffe, P.A. and Naglieri, J.A. (1999). The Devereux Early Childhood Assessment. Lewisville, NC: Kaplan Press Publishing.

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