Wilderness Leadership & Learning

2010 Annual Report

October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010

Stephen H. Abraham President and CEO

1758 Park Road, NW Washington, DC 20010

202-319-2765 www.will-lead.org

Adventures in Living – Lessons for Life

There Are No Cant’s In WILL

The 2010 WILL Program

Our Purpose

WILL’s mission is to help DC 9th-11th graders from underserved neighborhoods be successful and create

full and meaningful lives, no matter what circumstances they face, by providing unique growth experiences

and learning opportunities to inspire them to make good decisions, become leaders, and achieve their goals.

Setting Goals & Action Plans RRESPECTESPECT FORFOR SELFSELF & O& OTHERSTHERS

LLIFEIFE SSKILLSKILLS & P& PERSONALERSONAL DDEVELOPEMNTEVELOPEMNT RRESPONSIBILITYESPONSIBILITY & C& COMMUNICATIONOMMUNICATION

EENVIRONEMNTALNVIRONEMNTAL AAWARENESSWARENESS & S& STEWARDSHIPTEWARDSHIP CCULTURALULTURAL AAWARENESSWARENESS & A& APPECIATIONPPECIATION

2010 Financials

From Certified Audited Financial Report - Han Group, McLean, VA—April 2011

Wilderness Leadership & Learning Balance Sheet

For Year Ending September 30, 2010

Wilderness Leadership & Learning Statement of Activities

For Year Ending September 30, 2010

Assets 2010 2009

Cash and cash equivalents $ 36,846 $28,649

Prepaid expenses $ 25 $ 25

Property and equipment, net $ 2,325 $3,150

Total assets $ 39,196 $31,824

Liabilities and Net Assets

Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 7,183 $2,463

Total liabilities $ 7,183 $2,463

Net Assets

Unrestricted $ 32,013 $29,361

Total net assets $ 32,013 $29,361

Total liabilities and net assets $ 39,196 $31,824

77%

13%

10%

Expense AllocationProgram

Management & General

Fundraising

Revenue and Support 2010 2009

Grants $44,469 $41,880

Contributions $73,173 $37,768

In-kind revenue $ 2,563 -

Interest Income $ 42 $ 2,094

Other Income $ 8,031 $ 1,005

Total Revenue and Support $128,278 $82,747

Expenses

Program Services $96,410 $91,817

Supporting Services:

Management and General $16,606 $31,815

Fundraising $12,610 $11,118

Total Support Services $29,216 $43,933

Total Expenses $125,626 $134,750

Change in Net Assets $ 2,652 ($52,003)

Net Assets – Beginning of year $29,361 $81,364

Net Assets – End of year $32,013 $29,361

The 2010 WILL Program

Our Purpose

WILL’s mission is to help DC 9th-11th graders from underserved neighborhoods be successful and create

full and meaningful lives, no matter what circumstances they face, by providing unique growth experiences

and learning opportunities to inspire them to make good decisions, become leaders, and achieve their goals.

Setting Goals & Action Plans RRESPECTESPECT FORFOR SELFSELF & O& OTHERSTHERS

LLIFEIFE SSKILLSKILLS & P& PERSONALERSONAL DDEVELOPEMNTEVELOPEMNT RRESPONSIBILITYESPONSIBILITY & C& COMMUNICATIONOMMUNICATION

EENVIRONEMNTALNVIRONEMNTAL AAWARENESSWARENESS & S& STEWARDSHIPTEWARDSHIP CCULTURALULTURAL AAWARENESSWARENESS & A& APPECIATIONPPECIATION

What Members Say "If I wasn’t here, I would miss all the fun and I wouldn’t be the person I am today." – AJ

"I think about the world differently now. I know that recycling is important, and that Leave No Trace is not a rule but a way of life." - Luis

"My life goal is to be somebody that the community looks up to. I set my goal based on what I have learned from the WILL program; it has im-

pacted so many lives in positive ways. I now take the challenges that come up, dissect them, and work through them because I now know, thanks

to the WILL program, that I can overcome anything." - Labrina

"A major goal I have in life is to be successful at whatever I do and I believe WILL can help me accomplish this goal because this program helps

me with my decision making and leadership skills." - Brandon

"WILL' is really a word saying 'yes you can' instead of giving up." - Domonique

"Now I look at myself and say, "I am proud of you, Hector." - Hector

"He (Steve) actually cares about young people in DC or he would never have created this program. Because of him I am now trying to become a

better, stronger leader in my community, my school, and my home." - Arthur

"When I began the WILL program, I thought all I could do was join the Army; WILL opened my eyes to care about the environment and to

believe that college is in my future." - Dream

Inner-Quest Ropes/Challenge Course

Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) River Day

Holiday Party

Alumni Lunch

MLK Day

President’s Day Bowling/Team Building

Nutrition-Healthy Eating Choices

South American & Persian Music

College Admission Forum/Expedition Orientation

3 Day CBF Program on the Chesapeake Bay

Day at The Newseum

Service Project - Anacostia River

Scavenger Hunt on the National Mall

Canoeing on the Anacostia River

Outward Bound 7-Day Backpacking Expedition

WILL Graduation

Colleges WILL Graduates Attend Colgate, Cornell, Michigan State, Cleveland State,

Wyoming, UDC, Howard, Temple, Livingstone, Wyoming, St. John’s (NY), Trinity (DC),

Mount St. Mary's, Univ. of Delaware, Delaware School of Art & Design,

Penn State, Wake Forest

FOUNDATIONS

The Aaron Straus & Lillie Straus Foundation

The Acacia Foundation

Advisory Board Company - Community Fund

Anonymous

Charles C. Baum Foundation

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Chesapeake Bay Trust/NOAA

Clark Charitable Foundation

Dimick Foundation

Ferris Family Foundation

Genworth Foundation

The George Preston Marshall Foundation

The Albert & Lillian Small Foundation

SmartWool Advocacy Fund

The Steuart Foundation

Todd R. Wagner Foundation

T. Rowe Price Associates Foundation Inc.

THANK YOU TO THE FRIENDS OF WILL

BUSINESSES Abraham & Bauer, LLC

Advisory Board Company

Clear Vision Optical Co., Inc.

Columbia Plaza, LP

Dittus Communications

District ChopHouse

Elcano Communications

Epson America, Inc.

Good Search

Grosvenor Americas

Han Group, LLC

Inner Quest

Kannapell Associates, Inc.

Leave No Trace

Lord, Abbett & Co., Inc.

Lucky Strike Lanes Washington DC

ROCKLANDS Barbeque & Grilling Company

Royal Cup Coffee

Stonebridge Associates, Inc.

The Sunderland Building, LP

Timmons Edwards & Company, PC

Whole-Tech Solutions, LLC

Anonymous

Jane Abraham

Richard Abraham

Steve Abraham

John & Barbara Apostle

Chester & Diane Austin

Vernon & Sandra Baker

Will Baker

Sherrell Benson

Mickey Berra

Judd Best

Steve & Kristen Best

David Blackwood

Leslie Blakey

Steve Bloom

Buddy Bowie

Daren & Rochelle Briscoe

John Patrick Brown, Jr.

Betsy Bubier

Tom & Leslie Carr

Bill & Patricia Casano

Bob Condit

Christene Conley

Sharon & Tom Conway

Kevin Cosimano

Jay & Margaret Costan

Sid & Mary Coulling, III

Don & Margot Critchfield

Peter & Amy Cronin

Peter & Amanda Crowley

Ambler Cusick

Burr Datz

Ham Davis

Nancy & Lowell Davis

Gil & Margaret DeLorme

Dan & Kim Devers

Henry & Carrie Dworshak

Joe Emerson

Dick & Lois England

Regina Exe

John & Cheryl Falvey

Paul & Gretchen Fearey

Nancy Fearheiley

Jonathan & Allison Felder

Rob Fisher

Bob Fitts

Lisa Fitzpatrick

J. Gordon Forester, Jr.

Brian Foster

Tim Francis

Gerardo Martinez Freyssinier

Leah Galvin

Mike Galvin

Jeff Gelman

Nick Gill

Bonnie & Robert Green

Tim Hanson

Bill Harris

John & Alison Hawkins

Alan Helfer

Teri Hermes

Theodore Hester

Bret Hewitt

Cathi Coridan & Ned Hogan

Steve & Louisa Hollman

Don & Courtney Holmes

Ted & Shannon Holt

Carol Hoshall

Bob & Vicki Huddleston

Ivy Looper & Ed Hudson

Dan Humphrey

Dane & Kyrsta Huxford

Michael Kain

Walter D. Kelley, Jr.

Mark Griffin &

Kathleen Kennedy

Kathryn Killeen

Doug & Elizabeth Kinney

Jeffrey LaRiche

Nicole Latimer

Sarae Leuckel

Felda Looper

Anne Love

Rob & Linda Low

Lucy Lowenthal

Richard Luchs

Roger Luchs

Colleen Shine &

Marcus Luepke

Helen Lynch

Karen Lynch

Jack Machen

Krandall Mack

Paul & Lois Maloney

Mike & Kathy Marshall

Ted & Pam Martin

Melissa Maxfield

Melinda Maxfield

Ivan McFarland

Lilita Mclain

Syl & Gillian Miniter

Valerie Morrison

Harry Moshovitis

Melissa Nelson

Stu & Liz Nibley

Pat & Cherie Nichols

Kevin & Karen Nimerick

Emman Abdelbaki &

Nicole Nissan

John & Joyce Nolan

Vicki O’Meara

Joe & Edith Oppenheimer

Henrik & Jennifer Parker

Bill & Anne Peyser

Ted & Marjorie Peyser

Garrett & Jane Phelan

Jayne Plank

Dek & Sarah Potts

Kathy Prendergast

Tin Quan

Jeanine Rustad Ravel

Sarah Murdock &

Nancy Ridenour

Cliff Ripperger

Tom & Kathleen Roberson

Bennett Ross

Mark & Marissa Ruhe

Jim Sadowski

Vicki Sanders

Michael & Deborah Sauri

Ed Schirick

Pahuna Sharma-Laden

Anne Sheals

Jennifer Elcano &

Tomm Sibert

Richard Silberstein

David & Ann Simms

Sonny & Tina Small

Hatton Smith

Jim & Cecile Srodes

Chip Stelljes

Hugh & Laura Steuart

Steven Stodghill

Perri Strawn

Leigh Anna Thomure

Tim & Katie Tyler

Mark Policy & Kathy Veazey

Hal Vetterlein

Jim Vines

Mark Wakeford

Dick & Debbie Walker

David West

Steve & Melissa Whiting

John & Katherine Williams

Richard & Lena Wise

Tony & Corrine Zaccagnini

INDIVIDUALS