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EPORT 2018 S2S S P R I N G B OA R D TO S U C C E S S ANNUAL A NRNE PUOARLT REPORT 2018 2018

Letter from S2S Board Chair We are proud to present our first annual report highlighting a very successful 2018 for Springboard to Success and the momentum we have built since launching in 2014 to expand and grow our impact Our Donors invest in the power of potential for public housing youth and help S2S provide Exposure and Opportunity Support from S2S opens doors to college campuses handson skill building and immersion in potential fields of study and careers As you will read in the report money raised through S2S provides critical funding support for CHA s Resident Services programs that provide exposure and opportunity promote college persistence and allow CHA s youngest residents to gain skills to be competitive in today s market Since 2013 CHA has awarded over 1 2M in scholarships to students attending 195 schools nationwide and over the last five years 80 of those receiving a scholarship have graduated or remain enrolled more than double the rate of CHA youth not receiving a CHA scholarship Our goal for S2S is to enhance the scholarship program by generating additional funding for college attendees to reduce debt and lessen the burden that low income youth often face after graduation This is an exciting time for S2S We welcomed new board members in 2018 who are committed to the growth and stewardship of S2S and in 2019 we will bring on board a Major Gifts Officer We look forward to a bright future and to sharing many success stories along our journey Best Ken Malone S2S Board Chair

MISSION Springboard to Success S2S supports programs and partners that propel the Chicago Housing Authority s youngest residents on their pathways to academic success economic stability and independence VISION Youth currently living in CHA households achieve housing stability as an adult without the requirement of a housing subsidy PURPOSE 1 Fund and enhance programs that support Chicago Housing Authority youth and the development of 21st Century Learning Skills needed to achieve success in college career and life 2 Fund and enhance the Chicago Housing Authority Resident Scholarship Program 3 Leverage Springboard to Success network of local nonprofit partners to help CHA youth get to and through college These organizations help us to identify CHA youth in their programs and connect them to S2S scholarships and services Established in 2014 S2S supports the Chicago Housing Authority s Resident Services Division in providing Exposure and Opportunity for public housing youth and raising funds to augment youth programs and services Working closely with the Youth Opportunities team S2S funds college pathway programs on local campuses for high school students and events celebrating the launch of college careers and connects students to jobs and internships via corporate and campus recruiters

Introducing CHA High School Students to College Career Options

Collaboration with DePaul University Our partnership with DePaul University since the summer of 2016 has introduced over 70 CHA high school students to college and career options in business entrepreneurship and the arts Through S2S funding students have an opportunity to spend six weeks of their summer on a college campus working with renowned faculty have access to state of the art technology and gain firsthand experience and marketable skills In 2018 DePaul offered the following programs Documentar y Filmmaking For the third year in a row S2S funded a program for young women in documentary filmmaking DePaul s School of Cinematic Arts prepared young women to become future filmmakers in documentary production and introduced them to the basic theory aesthetic and technical skills required to create a documentary The program demonstrates how young women can employ media in positive ways to understand and advocate for the challenges they face and provide a voice for the social issues of concern to them Previous films have touched upon issues such as bullying teen pregnancy neighborhood violence LGBTQ issues and homelessness Several have been shown at festivals such as the Windy City Film Festival and Black Harvest Film Festival and have won jury prizes

MIA RHONE a senior at John F Kennedy High School said her participation in the Documentary Filmmaking class at DePaul University introduced her to the world of videography and photography I was able to travel around different parts of Chicago get different experiences and meet different people It also opened her eyes to her true passion music Mia sees herself owning a studio one day creating her own style of R B reggae and assorted beats with her vocals and hands And this class helped her make that decision She recently performed at a Black History Month assembly at her school

Graphic Game Design S2S funding provided high school students with access to a summer interdisciplinary design program led by DePaul s School of Design that prepared students to become future creators of experiential media The Graphic Game Design program allowed youth to explore design tools that included journaling interactive fiction digital painting digital audio 2D animation and how to integrate them together in graphic design and game experiences 2018 represented the second year of the program The goal was for students to use their voice and experiences through these platforms to explore topics for creative expression This resulted in final projects that included game experiences created to place users in an alternate reality where critical choices and decisions must be made as well as digital artwork with positive affirmations

Screenwriting 101 The School of Cinematic Arts program in Screenwriting was a new program offering for high school students Screenwriting 101 provided students the skills to write screenplays designed for television or digital streaming platforms Screenplay format visual writing style scene craft story structure character development and dialogue were taught and integrated into learning exercises Students pitched story ideas for an original short script and as a group developed two screenplays The program culminated in a graduation event featuring students from DePaul s School of Theatre conducting a table read of the scripts fully bringing the emotion and intensity of the student s work to life

CHRISTAL WEST a junior at Lane Tech started writing creative stories in the fourth grade In the eighth grade she took drama The Screenwriting class over the summer allowed her to combine her two passions Every day after lunch we would go into a classroom and write short screenplays and then go over them and critique them Honestly I learned a lot I wasn t even familiar with screenwriting As a junior she took drama and wrote a play Now she is a part of Cineyouth s Student Film Council and her future is limitless I see myself probably in California writing more screenplays and maybe 10 years from now winning a Oscar or something

Hammer Meet Nail Design Into Action In partnership with the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago teens immersed themselves in the collections of the museum curated their own exhibit on issues relating to slavery segregation and stereotypes and hosted tours for other teen groups During the second year of the program teens worked to revitalize the long abandoned Chalet in Washington Park in to a community arts space As part of this work participants engaged in a creative envisioning and design process that involved intensive research of the site and their personal place in the world manual manipulation of materials to propose uses of the space visits to other community gathering sites and community engagement events to get feedback and share their vision Teens enjoyed laying the foundation for work that will continue for several years

MARCEL JOHNICAN a freshman at Bradley University learned organizational skills and the importance of becoming a leader in his Hammer Meet Nail class over the summer Working on our developmental skills we pretty much talked about how we can use what we have around us I also met new people and experienced new things Marcel is majoring in studio art and he sees himself owning his own art gallery one day or working at Disney I can do anything that has to do with art ceramics construction architecture he said This class allowed me to be creative

Springboard to Success College Pathway Events

College Tours To further Exposure and Opportunity S2S hosted tours for youth interested in attending local universities Tours in 2018 included the University of Illinois at Chicago Northeastern Illinois University North Park University and Dominican University These tours are an integral step in students college journeys as they visit campuses talk with faculty and students learn about majors and most importantly envision themselves in that space Several college tour participants have submitted applications for admission and are awaiting confirmation of admittance New tours in 2019 will expand outside of Chicago to Northern Illinois University and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee CHA s Project SOAR Students Opportunities Achievements Results provides one on one college coaching from Education Navigators to support posthigh school plans for public housing youth The genesis of this program was S2S funding for college counseling services from 2014 2016 Working with counselors during this time youth were able to address financial aid gaps and barriers to enrollment These outcomes formed the foundation of a successful HUD grant proposal that allowed CHA to hire three full time Education Navigators These Navigators are present at all S2S college pathway events to offer individual counseling and assistance

Take Flight College Reception Take Flight College Reception is an annual event celebrating the accomplishments and achievements of CHA students as they embark upon their college careers In 2018 over 150 students participated along with their families and prepared to begin their collegiate journey at over 60 schools across the country such as Brown University University of Michigan and Howard University With the skyrocketing cost of tuition our youth often face a significant gap between their financial aid award and their family s ability to pay the cost of other out of pocket expenses The Take Flight reception meets a critical need by providing students with dorm room necessities such as linens towels toiletries and school supplies Our 2018 event was generously hosted by the Harold Washington Library Center with sponsorship support from BMO Harris Comcast and Bed Bath Beyond

JOURNEE LOCKRIDGE a freshman at Howard University is a CHA scholarship recipient who participated in the Take Flight College Reception over the summer I was able to meet so many intelligent people and connect with them It was good to hear the speakers and the encouragement was very positive I also was able to get the necessary materials to thrive in college At Howard Journee is taking 18 credit hours and wants to be an investment banker Definitely hearing all the speakers talk about their experiences and overcoming different obstacles gave me a sense of motivation

Take Flight Staying the Course S2S hosts a January check in event for college students home over winter break This event serves two purposes 1 it provides students with information and resources to help them persist in their studies and 2 connects them to corporate recruiters hiring college interns and recent graduates During the event education navigators meet one on one with students to address barriers that may threaten their return to campus In addition presentations cover pratical topics including developing a good resume managing your social media presence and how to access scholarship resources exclusively for public housing residents The event concludes with a networking session and job fair with corporate and campus recruiters from corporations such as BMO Harris Blue Cross Blue Shield Kellogg and Walmart Our 2018 event was generously hosted by DLA Piper with sponsorship support from Kellogg and First Eagle Bank

KIERRA RUSSELL spent eight long months looking for a job after graduating with a business administration degree from Monmouth College in 2017 Her mother insisted she attend CHA s Take Flight Staying the Course college retention event A week later she started a job as a Retail Relationship Banker at BMO Harris At the end of the program I was walking around talking to different people and I went up to the BMO Harris table she said The next day I got a call and they asked me to come in for an interview I followed up with an interview with the big boss And the next week I had a job

Supporting CHA s Youngest Residents

Brookfield Zoo Back to School Event In August S2S hosted the 6th annual back to school event at Brookfield Zoo for 400 CHA youth between the ages of 5 and 13 This fun filled day at the zoo included lunch special animal encounters and a dolphin show and serves to help youth build excitement for starting the new school year with a new backpack filled with school supplies This event is generously hosted by Brookfield Zoo with sponsorship support from Pangea Real Estate First Book at Operation Warm As part of the annual CHA Operation Warm event S2S sponsored the distribution of 12 000 brand new books to thousands of CHA youth attending the event and service fair First Book a national nonprofit works to help children from under resourced households build their own personal libraries by providing them with their first book Each youth could select up to four books and by the end of this four hour event not a single book remained

Philanthropic Support for Springboard to Success You our generous donors and partners have given nearly 500 000 in the last year and over 1 5 million in the past four years which goes directly to programming and events Your gifts have provided thousands of our students exposure to college campuses potential fields of study and job internship and networking opportunities

Annual Spring Fundraiser Friends of S2S gather in May to celebrate the achievements of our youth and invest in building and expanding the impact we create for youth in public housing who are moving along the college pathway Attendees not only learn more about the programs and events that support our students but hear from the college students themselves Our students offer their personal testimonies sharing stories of how through their support S2S donors and partners have helped those students gain critical skills cross the graduation finish line and obtain employment

2018 DONOR LIST We thank all of our generous donors and partners for their cash and in kind support in 2018 40 000 and Above 2 500 4 999 Chicago Housing Authority Oak Street Health Ariel Investments Bickerdike Redevelopment Brinshore Development LLC Cabrera Capital Markets Charity Associates P C Chicago Equity Partners JLM Ventures Mesirow Financial Stateway Associates LLC 30 000 40 000 PPM America Jackson National Life Insurance 20 000 29 999 AT T BMO Cinespace Comcast 10 000 19 999 TVM Productions 5 000 9 999 Joel Brown CNA The Community Builders Community Care Alliance ELH Partners LLC Globerotters Engineering The Habitat Company John Hooker Daniel Levin Pangea Cares Foundation SIT Investment Thank you 1 000 2 499 Anonymous Belmont Bank Trust Chicago Bulls Combined Insurance Company Country Financial Del Galdo Law Group Elite Medical Transportation First Eagle Bank Great Lakes Advisors Greater Chicago Food Depository God First Ministries Michael Gurgone Audra Hamernik Holsten Development Mary Howard Ice Miller LLP Eugene Jones Legacy Healthcare Financial Services LifeSmart Senior Services Diana Liu MB Financial McCormack Baron Management Miller Canfield Paddock Stone NTEN Rush University Sheila Talton

2018 DONOR LIST 500 999 25 249 Anthony Balestrieri Leslie Bond Jacobs Burns Orlove Hernandez Ann McKenzie Jesse Rodriguez Ajay Shah Jackie Taylor Holsten Tria Adelfi LLC Paula Basta Liliane Calfee Michael Nanci Markowitz Donor Fund at Schwab Charitable Danita Childers Crystal Coats Swati Datta Laurinda Dodgen Julia Foust Kathleen Grady Frances Grossman Advocate Health Judith Hill Young Kim Richard Lalley Dan Levenson Kathryn Ludwig Jason Lunderman Gregory Marinelli Michael McMurray Raj Misra Jo Elle Mogerman Karen Morrissey Malik Murray Michele Pondexter Susan Popkin Felicia Rauls Aakash Shah Stephen Thomas Bobby Trinh Kevin Waco Steven Washington Francine Washington Bruce Weber April Welch Maner Wiley 250 499 B E T O N Construction Allen Faucett Diane Knoepke Lee Pratter Thank you

2018 Financials SPRINGBOARD TO SUCCESS INC An Illinois Not For Profit Corporation Statements of Financial Position As of December 31 2018 Unaudited and 2017 2018 Unaudited ASSETS Current Assets Cash account Pledges receivable Other assets Total current assets Total assets LIABILITIES NET ASSETS Liabilities Accounts Payable Total liabilities Net assets Unrestricted net assets Temporarily restricted net assets Total net assets Total liabilities and net assets 194 962 26 500 221 462 221 462 2017 9 882 9 882 186 260 25 320 211 580 221 462 129 954 129 954 129 954 13 000 13 000 71 489 45 465 116 954 129 954

2018 Financials SPRINGBOARD TO SUCCESS INC An Illinois Not For Profit Corporation Statements of Activities Year Ended December 31 2018 Unaudited and 2017 2017 2018 Unaudited REVENUE AND SUPPORT Contributions Corporate contributions Individual contributions Annual appeal contributions Pledged campaign contributions net of related expenses In kind contributions and gifts Net assets released from restrictions Event ticket sales Total revenue and support 263 845 8 583 10 000 329 435 2 090 108 249 101 220 82 800 35 160 508 637 82 800 33 580 549 125 141 910 152 804 4 360 138 574 16 410 22 276 319 170 130 717 67 042 1 399 356 322 10 040 84 801 94 841 85 750 85 425 171 175 Total Expense 414 011 527 497 Increase in Net Assets 94 626 21 628 116 954 95 326 EXPENSES Program services Youth program services Senior program services Resident event Event space and catering Contract Services Parking and other expenses Administrative expense Professional Services Other general and administrative expenses Net Assets Beginning of Year Net Assets End of Year 211 580 116 954

Board of Directors Ken Malone Board Chair Laurinda Dodgen Board Vice Chair AARP Joel Brown Board Treasurer PPM America Diane Knoepke Board Secretary Northwestern University Raj Datta Software AG William J Dvorak Pritzker Realty Group S2S S P R I N G B OA R D TO S U C C E S S Mary Howard Chicago Housing Authority w w w S 2 S C h i o r g ANNUAL REPORT Eugene Jones Jr Chicago Housing Authority Marita Thomas Cars com Marcus Velasco Allstate Insurance 2018