2010 Annual Report

Girls Incorporated®

of Northwest Oregon

Girls Group Sites 2009 - 2010

Astor Elementary School

Alder Elementary School

All Saints School

Atkinson Elementary School

Beaumont Middle School

Bridger Elementary School

Buckman Elementary School

Girls Inc. Office

Glenfaire Elementary School

Grout Elementary School

Jason Lee Elementary

Lane Middle School

Markham Elementary

Shaver Elementary

James John Elementary

Ardenwald Elementary

Leadership and Entrepeneurship Charter High School

Girls Incorporated®

of Northwest Oregon

after schoolDear Friends of Girls Inc. of NW Oregon,

I have been thinking a lot lately about what strong, smart and bold really means. More and more I’ve realized how truly these three words embody the core of our Girls Inc. curriculum.

Strong refers to physical activity, and positive body image. Smart ties to encouraging our girls to succeed academically, to be curious and to learn the skills to make positive life decisions. And bold, instilling poise, independence and self confidence. I know that every girl already has these traits inside. But, I firmly believe that Girls Inc. serves a unique role in bringing them to the surface, and I am proud to lead this organization as we help hundreds of girls find the strong, smart and bold in themselves.

Girls Inc. has become a second family for many in our program. Our After School Girls Group are the only place they feel safe to open up and to share their fears and frustrations. I recently met a young woman who told me that Girls Inc. was the place she turned to when she had no home, no family and no positive support. It is stories like hers that reaffirm the vitality of Girls Inc. in our community.

Those three simple words, strong, smart and bold are the tie that binds all of the Girls Inc. girls from across the city together. They link our staff, Board of Directors, Board of Advisors and even the fantastic Power of the Purse “purse-o-nalities” as well. It is my goal that when you ask any Girls Inc. girl in Portland to define herself, she will say: “I am strong, smart and bold”.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for helping Girls Inc. of NW Oregon bring out the strong, smart and bold in over 350 girls in our region this year.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth NyeExecutive Director

Living in Portland, we have the natural world at our finger tips. Hiking trails, rivers

to canoe, not to mention Mt. Hood is just a short drive away.

Girls Take Off, through a generous grant from REI, brought that experience to over 70 Girls Inc. girls last year.

Through Girls Take Off, girls learn about the natural places around them, and challenge their comfort zones. They also have the chance to put the skills they learn in their after school Girls Group into action as they meet girls from other schools.

Girls Take Off!

Individual Donors

$5,000 +Heather KilloughHarold & Arlene Schnitzer

$2,500 - $4,999Roberta & Thomas HuttonJoey & Emily HarringtonJennifer SchmidtStacy Simpson

$1,000 - $2,499Joann AlbersW. Glen BoydLee CarterGun DenhartEileen DrakeUrsula Fairbairn

Peggy & Bob FowlerKristi HansonPaige JacksonGail JubitzJulie & Eric LeuvreyJody NoonElizabeth & Mark NyeLori L. SingerDonna Ragan

$500 - $999Jill AbereSusan & Reid AdamsonJoan AllenChris BrienKatherine DurantRobert FalconerSusan FeldmanAlison HiattMatt HickeyMorris Jackson & Geraldine

Misrach-JacksonJeffrey Knapp

Janeen McAninchCathy MoonshineDave MurrayDavid & Valerie O’BrienSusan OtcenasLaurie RingleinMyrna SchulteRob & Stephanie ShrockMarcia StillwellChristine Uri

$250 - $499Courtney AngeliJacqueline ArdreyBrianne BennettJoanne BonimeLynn BurnsKimberly CooperKelly CressJeff CronnJeffrey & Sally EarllJanet EbrightAnn FergusonKarla FisherNancy FishmanAlyssa GascaJanet GraysonPatty HarringtonKiki HillmanPatrica HilsingerJoyce & Gary HoffmanPeggy MaguireDalia NagelKarolyn NeupertTuan Nguyen LeTurid OwrenLynn PastoriusBonnie PavelJana ReddochNanette Reid

Donors July 1, 2009 - June 31, 2010Special thanks to our generous community of supporters!

Mary RobertsAnn SacksJerry SanfordChristine & Chris SmithJeanyse SnowBob SpeltzHarley & Robin SpringStacey SquiresElaine StensrudChristine StoneAnna StufanoJohnna WellsCharlene WilsonDJ WilsonAgatha Wong

$100 - $249Gunnar AlanghusJ Kregg ArnstonCathy BarnesShannon BergKaren BerryApril BewleyJill BleegKristen BremerTheresa CardwellLee CentroneColleen ClarkeKelsey CollinsJeffrey CooleyCatherine CrookerLauri DeLaczayNeva DepalmaBill DervilleLoree DeveryAnnie DiessCarol DoyleAnnie DudenElizabeth DuongDebbie EllmersAmanda ErosenbachThomas & Nancy EyerJenny FolkHolley FranklinDione Fugere

Gwyneth Gamble BoothLeslie GardZoey GarlandEmma GillelandMichele GrayGwen GriffithEllen GyllstromFadia HadeedRenee HalpernLiz HalvorsonHolly HarrisonNancy HelsethCarol HibbsSue Hill-SullivanTodd HoldenKerstin HusbandsHoward JacabosDaksha JacksonEllen & Martin JacobsCristi JaksicJamie JaquesJodi JordonGillian KennedyGloria KlupengerJanice KowellHelena LanktonLinda LarkinMichael LarsonNancy LevinGreg & Kathy LoveSally ManafiLisa McavanaghKevin & Susan McCabeLaura McCueMelinda McGillMaura & Andrew McIvorRuth MedakLaura MehrenSarah MensahRobert MesherSteve & Sally MichaelsAmy MilbertR. MillerDeirdre MolanderTrudi Morrison

Ray MoseleyMelissa MungaiAnne NudelmanDanielle NyeAri OkanoColleen OlsonTony & Carolyn ParkeJacquelyn Pawela-CrewEllen PayneMattie PetersonKent PlaceHope PressmanVictoria PruettJeri RayAngela ReedLaura Rose-LewisJake & Wendy RosserCarol SampsonSara SampsonSue SchweitzerMaria ShershowKenneth ShortGemma & Don SimmonsKristen SnyderSusan Sokol BlosserSheryl StanersonMark StevensonJennifer StoneJulia & Peter StottPam SutherlandAnne TalcottDarby ThiessenCindy ThompsonThanh Thuy NguyenLeslie TugmanJennifer Van HoutenHeidi VassJean Paul & Carmen VoillequeLouanne WachWendy WarrenRandi WeberSteve WickBrett WilcoxKathleen WillistonPat Wilson

David WoodhouseChar WoodworthDavid Wynde

$50 - $99Shawn AdamsAndrew & Coleen AhmannConnie AssenbergKeisey BalesVicki BallouPeter BanittChristina BarryChloris BeldingJanna BrownKimberlie BuckwalterDebbie BurkeMegan ChambersMatthew CohenPamela CrutchfieldLara Cunningham

Charyl DaquilanteBrenda DaveyJan DavisMelanie DuncanJeanne EllisErin EmeryCatherine ErtmannVanessa FawbushStacey FlierRonald FrabackKathleen FrederickNancy FrischSusie GassHeather GilroyLaury GirtMuriel GoldmanRozlyn GorskiElizabeth GottfriedEric GrayBarbara Hall

Julie HoslerGayle HoybookJoel JacobsAnna JesseKris JonesBeth KayeMoira KellerKelly KnivilaRochelle KorpiLaurie LaBatheStephanie LaxsonPatricia LoverinkKathy MasarieJennifer Messenger HeilbronnerHolley NasanoHeather NovakSarah OrleansStacey OsbornMary PetrjanosMelanie Piaziali

In the 2009 - 2010 school year, Girls Inc. girls attended weekly 90 - 120 minute after school Girls Groups around the Portland-metropolitan area. Each group was led by a professionally trained facilitator. The following programs are presented at Girls Groups throughout the school year.

AllIES IN AcTION teaches girls how to overcome relational aggression—otherwise known as

bullying

FrIENDly PEErSuASION®offers gender-specific drug and alcohol abuse prevention

OPErATION SMArT®introduces girls to science, math, and technology-related careers

EcONOMIc lITErAcy®teaches girls to manage and invest money

Our curricula

Christine Poole-JonesErica RacetteTraci ReandeauKim RosenbergMelissa SchellinkhoutDeanna SchuerbekeBrenda SmithHalley Stern-BernsteinDana SullivanSadie TalmadgeTerri TheisenSharon WhiteDebora WilliamsSharon WyndeJulie Zola

up to $50Tanya Appuhn-CratesTracy BeekmanScott Bigelow

Kelley BloomMykal BournGina BromucciAmanda BrownSherrill CorbettDavid & Lorraine CreekJean CrownSusan DaigleMelica EllerbrookKeith FalkenbergVanessa FawbushDenise FearnLinda FintzyElizabeth FoutsJennifer FrancisSherry FranklinGail GarlandErica GehlenLynn GillisonAshley GodsonKirsten GunstAdrienne HallJan HalvorsonLynn HannahMichele HartSue HiloickDeevy HolcombCheryl HollandYndiah HolleyKilynn HoniotesDanea HornKaren HoweLory HumbertMargaret HutchinsonRob IngramCormay IvyNoel JacksonJoellyn JohnsonKaren KruseJessica LambKelli LandryEmily LeachKatie LessegAurora LoraAndrea LunaMonika MalechaCatherine Malinis

Board of Directors

BOArD cHAIr Paige JacksonHuman Resources DirectorLattice Semiconductor

PAST cHAIrAlison HiattVice President of MarketingHanna Andersson

VIcE cHAIrLaurie J. RingleinHealthcare Consultant

SEcrETAryChristine UriAttorney at LawTonkon Torp, LLP

TrEASurErStacy J. SimpsonVice President, Financial

Accounting ServicesRegence

MEMBErS-AT-lArGEShelley GuntonCo-Founder/DirectorCastor & Pollux Natural

PetWorks

Jody Ann Noon JD, RNRetired PrincipalDeloitte & Touche LLP

Jacquelyn Pawela-CrewEngineering ManagerIntel

Robin RorexPrincipalIllume_Coaching

Dana SullivanAttorney at LawBuchanan Angeli Altschul &

Sullivan

Jennifer StollDirector State Government

AffairsAllergan, Inc.

Lori WoolfreyDirector of MarketingScenic Fruit Company

Board of AdvisorsJoan Tate AllenAnn EdlenSheila HamiltonAnn SacksAnn SchatzArlene SchnitzerNicole Vogel

Curtis MarsdenRene McdonaldAnne McEwanMatt McMullenJonathan McNallySarah MichaelisStacy MichaelsonKim MillerAlison MillerRenee MoseleyBlythe OlsonPamela PattonDebbie PlenertMargaret PucketteDanielle QuintanaGreg RickmanKatherine RileyAngel SchaferAnn SchatzAnn SchmidtLaura SelbigerWalter SelbyAnnamarie StockwellDanielle SullivanDeanna TaylorCraig TramesJerrilyn TwiteCarmen VoillequeJanet WallenderCheryl WarrenPamela WeatherspoonHolly WeemsJanine WolfLori WoolfreyJacqueline YerbyWhitney Zimmer

corporate, Foundation & Public Funders

$20,000+Collins FoundationMeyer Memorial TrustPortland Children’s LevyOregon Community FoundationHarold & Arlene Schnitzer

CARE FoundationThe Standard

$10,000 - $19,999The Herbet A. Templeton

FoundationOregon Department of

Human Services

$5,000 - $9,999U.S. BankThe Gordon D. Sondland & Katherine J. Durant Foundation

Simple Gifts FundNike, Inc.Hanna AnderssonA & I Benefit Plan

Administrators

$1,000 - $4,999Ann P. Edlen Family TrustBuchanan Angeli Altschul &

Sullivan, LLPChubb Group of Insurance

CompaniesConvergence NetworksEileen FisherIntel CorporationJody Ann Noon ConsultingPCC StructuralsPreisz Associates

Qwest FoundationRegenceREIStoel Rives, LLPSwigert FoundationTektronix, Inc.Tonkon Torp, LLPTriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.United Way of the Columbia-

WillametteVanderVeer Center

$500 - $999Durham and Bates Agencies, Inc.New Seasons MarketNike GOT Women’s NetworkOn Point Community Credit

UnionPortland Female ExecutivesPortland Trail BlazersProvidence Preferred

Girls Inc. is an historic organization, beginning with the first Girls Club in Waterbury, CT in 1864, and creating a network with the establishment of the Girls Clubs of America by 19 local clubs in 1945.

As the roles of women and girls within society have changed, the Girls Inc. approach and philosophy, programs, and program delivery models have all evolved. In 1864, girls needed a place to be safe while parents – both mothers and fathers – left the homes to work in factories. Then, girls needed a place to learn life skills of the day such as cooking and sewing. Girls Inc. was that place.

Now, because most women work most of their lives, Girls Inc. is a place for girls to dispel the Cinderella myth and to learn how to be confident and self-sufficient through college and career prep programs and instruction in economic literacy. Although the times and programs have changed, Girls Inc. always has been, and always will be, all about the girls.

Currently, Girls Inc. is a network of 93 local affiliates (87 in the U.S., six in Canada), that serves girls ages five to 18, provides girl-centered, supportive environments, and offers services in 350 cities and over 1,500 sites (900 of those in schools). Since 1998, Girls Inc. of Northwest Oregon has been at the forefront of implementing programs in schools and the community that are specifically designed to address the challenges girls in our community face. We have worked with over 5,000 girls and young women in that time.

All Girls Inc. affiliates provide girls with caring, nurturing adults who want the girls to succeed and know how to help them do just that. All Girls Inc. affiliates offer girls the opportunity to have down time – to have some fun and hang out with their friends in a safe, supervised environment. This provides the perfect opportunity to work on soft skills such as making and keeping friends, conflict resolution, anger management, delayed gratification, and communication.

Who we are today

Financial StatementYear Ending June 30, 2010All information provided is derived from audited financial statements. It would be appropriate to add, in fine print, that a complete copy of Girls Inc. audited financial statements can be obtained by calling 503-230-0054.

AssetsCash and Cash Equivalents $71,574Grants and Contracts Receivable $11,185Prepaid Expenses $5,057Furniture and Equipment $17,947 _________Total Assets $105,763

liabilities and Net AssetsAccounts Payable $59,255Accrued Payroll and Related Taxes $5,284Line of Credit $34,699 Total liabilities $99,238Net Assets Unrestricted $6,525 Total Net Assets $6,525 _________Total liabilities and Net Assets $105,763

Financial StatementYear Ending June 30, 2010

AssetsCash and Cash Equivalents $71,574Grants and Contracts Receivable $11,185Prepaid Expenses $5,057Furniture and Equipment $17,947 _________Total Assets $105,763

liabilities and Net AssetsAccounts Payable $59,255Accrued Payroll and Related Taxes $5,284Line of Credit $34,699 Total liabilities $99,238Net Assets Unrestricted $6,525 Total Net Assets $6,525 _________Total liabilities and Net Assets $105,763

revenues and Other Support unrestricted Temporarily restricted TotalGovernment contracts $81,702 $ -- $81,702Foundation grants $56,051 $55,408 $111,459Indirect public support $3,126 $ -- $3,126Individual donations $46,602 $2,573 $49,175Corporate donations $20,435 $ -- $20,435Program Fees $ -- $5,634 $5,634Special events, net of $91,138 in expense $110,162 $ -- $110,162Interest income $226 $ -- $226Other income $463 $ -- $463

__________ __________ __________ $318,767 $63,615 $382,382Net assets released from restriction $99,947 ($99,947) $ -- __________ __________ __________

Total revenues and Other Support $418,714 ($36,332) $382,382

ExpensesProgram Services

After School Girls Programs $137,625 $ -- $137.625Associates Mentoring Program $22,992 $ -- $22,992Girls Take Off $4,646 $ -- $4,646Girls Council $2,506 $ -- $2,506

Total Program Services $167,769 $ -- $167,169

Supporting servicesAdministration $63,323 $ -- $63,323Fund raising $41,087 $ -- $41,087 __________ __________ __________Total expenses $272,179 $ -- $272,179 __________ __________ __________

change in Net Assets $146,353 ($36,332) $110,203

Net assets (deficit), beginning of year ($140,010) $36,332 ($103,678) __________ __________ __________Net Assets, end of year $6,525 $ -- $6,525 __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________

Statement of Activites Year Ending June 30, 2010

Our Strategic InnitiativesGrOWING uP WITH THE GIrlS We have exposed hundreds of girls to empowering programs based on solid research and evaluation since 2001. Participating in a single program is simply not enough to create the impact our girls deserve. As the next step in our evolution, we plan to grow the programs we offer with the goal of creating a more sustained, direct and comprehensive impact on the lives of our girls and on the community as a whole. Before now, if a girl “aged” out of the group at her school, there was no other way for her continued involvement. We want to continue serving girls who’ve found a home at Girls Inc.

GIVING VOIcE TO THE GIrlS We understand the complexity of girls’ lives and are dedicated to advancing the basic human rights of girls - the right to be respected, self-reliant, healthy, safe and challenged. We plan to renew our commitment to advocacy by helping girls find their voice in public arenas and bring their compelling perspectives to policy makers, the media and business leaders.

Girls Incorporated®

of Northwest Oregon