2013 FUNDRAISING REPORT

Keeping the public in public schools.That is the essence of everything the Prichard Committee does. For over three decades now, our strength has been the thousands of parents, educators, students and other business and civic leaders who share with us the common cause of ensuring excellence in education.2013 is definitive in that it represents both the genesis and culmination of sustained efforts from Kentuckians wanting the best possible education opportunities for our students. Consider just a few recent inroads related to some priority issues:

Pre-K: Our Business Leaders for a Strong Start and our early care and education partners around the state worked to propel investing in early childhood education to the top of policymakers’ priority lists in preparation for the 2014 legislative session. We were honored to receive the Kentucky Nonprofit Inaugural Voice Award for our public campaign for the HANDS bill, which supports home visiting and training for new parents.

Parent Engagement: 2013 marked the 17th year of the Governor’s Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership (GCIPL). Three institutes were held over the year in Louisville, Florence and Prestonsburg, granting 87 parents our signature training — on top of the 1,700 other graduates of our program — and equipping them with the tools to navigate the state’s accountability system and advocate for improved schools for all Kentucky students.

Teacher Effectiveness: Our Team on Teacher Effectiveness, a broad mix of parents, business leaders, legislators and educators, released its final report: Strengthening the Teaching Profession in Kentucky. We presented our findings and recommendations to the Interim Joint Education Committee and at the Budget Review Committee on Postsecondary Education and will continue to convene to ensure meaningful follow up.

Adequate Funding: The Prichard Committee held an Education Summit in conjunction with state education allies focused on restoring investment in K-12 education to pre-recessionary levels. A statewide “Kids Can’t Wait” campaign emerged, leading to a series of local rallies, generating widespread media attention for the cause, and laying a firm foundation for our legislative push. These efforts led to restoration of school funding close to 2008 levels.

Student Voice: After months of student-led deliberation, 2013 marked the launch of our Student Voice Team. The group spent the year designing and testing a model that would support Kentucky youth as full education policy partners. From conducting roundtables with students from Whitesburg to Bowling Green to publishing commentaries related to the significance of student voice in education policy to testifying before a legislative committee on the role of students in the teacher feedback loop to leading a statewide social media campaign inspiring young people to advocate for increased school funding, the team has fast become essential in our work to improve Kentucky schools.We appreciate our friends acknowledged in the following pages who have taken the additional step of supporting us financially. We hope the work itself shows not only how seriously we take your investment, but also that we never take your generosity for granted.

— Stu Silberman

From the Executive Director

$75,000 or more

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation James Graham Brown Foundation, Inc.The C. E. and S. Foundation Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky

$50,000 or more

Gheens Foundation Inc. The Fund for Transforming Education in Kentucky The Pew Charitable Trusts

$25,000 or more

Committee for Economic Development GE Foundation Raymond B. Preston Family Foundation United Way of Greater Cincinnati

$10,000 or more

Sandra A. Frazier Frankie & Lawrence W. Hager, Jr. State Farm Insurance Companies United Way of the Bluegrass

$5,000 or more

Augusta Brown Holland Philanthropic Foundation Columbia Gas of Kentucky, a NiSource Company Duke Energy Foundation Kevin J. Hable Hardscuffle, Inc.

THANK YOU!The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence

Offers Its Sincere Gratitude to Our Contributors in 2013 Margaret Holbrook IBM Warren Rosenthal Stuart M. & Kathy Silberman Bill & Lindy Street

$2,500 or more

Central Bank & Trust Company Central Kentucky Community Foundation Charles and Ruth Seligman Family Foundation Owen Cropper Bill & Kim Garmer Cynthia J. & Richard Heine LG&E/KU Energy, LLC The Lyndon & Helen M. Schmid Foundation Nawanna & George Privett, Jr. Beverly N. & Tony Raimondo Raymond & Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation Dorothy S. Ridings Rockcastle Regional Hospital, Inc. Stites & Harbison, PLLC Bill & Lois Weinberg Beau & Susan Weston Mary Gwen Wheeler Wyatt Tarrant & Combs, LLP Anonymous

$1,000 or moreRachel & Bruce Belin IBB Cockayne Fund, Inc. John and Lee Carroll Community Trust Bank

Computer Services, Inc. Sam and Mary Michael Corbett Ben & Janine Cundiff Ernst & Young The Gannett Foundation Donna S. Hall David Heine Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Hinkle, IV Franklin Jelsma Kessinger/Lee Financial Group at J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC Lawrence-Heine Family Fund at Blue Grass Community Foundation Mary Jane Littleton Charles R. & Fannie Louise Maddux Nick & Barbara Melton Pam & Ralph Miller, M.D. The Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Inc. Norton Healthcare M. Lynn & Jessica Parrish Hilma & John Prather, Jr. Ross, Sinclaire & Associates, LLC Pamela Papka Sexton Jon L. & Rebecca S. Sights David Tachau & Susannah Woodcock RossTarrant Architects, Inc. Diana Taylor & Bob Gray Harvie B. & Nellie D. Wilkinson

$500 or more

AT&T/Nancy Jarett Brad & Cynthia D. Baumert Jane & Phil Bellomy Alfonso N. Cornish

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$25,000 or moreThe Humana FoundationUPS Foundation

$5,000 or moreThe Annie E. Casey Foundation

Bradford L. & Margaret Cowgill Scott P. Davis Sandy Deaton Dennis T. & Jean M. Dorton Carol Edelen & Steve Tonnemacher Virginia B. Edwards Mark David & Rebecca S. Goss Jane Graham Donna A. Hall The Joe C. Savage Law Firm Cheryl S. & David W. Karp, M.D. Joseph W. Kelly Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Margaret G. Lanier Margaret G. & Bruce B. Pope Julie Howard Price Jean & John Rosenberg Jack and Carol Russell Ken & Becky Sagan Martha Helen & Albert P. Smith, Jr. Snowy Owl Foundation Lutricia L. Woods

$250 or moreJerry & Madeline Abramson Justin Bathon Bill & Charlene Beasley David and Jennifer Bolt Dr. Nicholas Brake & Ms. Candance Castlen Brake Lou Ann Cavenee-Ramos Bill & Martha Layne Collins Cory Curl Gregg & Leslie FowlerBonnie Lash Freeman Jay Ingle Den & Sheila Johnston Kelly Lusk Rich and Jenny Maddux Alana Morton Helen W. Mountjoy David O'Bryan

Charlie Owen Paul E. Patton John D. Price Wynn L. Radford, III Kathy Reed Al Rider April Roberts-Traywick Kathy Ryan Pam Shepherd Tara Snellings Susan Spurlock James C. & Rachel Votruba Patrick Warren Michelle Whitaker Gene Wilhoit John A. Williams James Ziliak

Up to $249Tim Abrams Devon Adams Lisa Adkins Lisa Applegate Charles Baldecchi Lynette Baldwin Brady Barlow Jerry Barnaby Dianne M. Bazell Ben Belin Roberta and Bob Belin Sarah Belin Benezet & Associates, LLC Jackie Betts Robert Biagi Edith Bingham Rachel G. Bloodworth Angela Brant Matt Breetz David Brennen Gary & Sandra Bricking Bonnie Brinly Brady & Melody Brooks Patricia Brundage

Donna Jo Bugg Harvey & Sondra Burg Mike Burke Penny L. Camp Helen M. Carroll Greg Casey James R. Cash Jean and Bill Cavenee Nancy E. Chappell Donna A. Chu Gene & Judy Clabes Alva M. Clark Coba CocinaCynthia D. & Charles B. Collins Emmett & Marie Costich Carmen Covert Suzanne Cowden Gary S. Cox William M. Cox, Jr. Deborah Craft Daryl W. & Meg C. Crail Christa Cronin Colette Crown Martha Crumbie Donal S. Cullen John Cundiff Mrs. R. O. Cunningham Philip & Terrie Curd Evelyn Dietz Cathleen Disney Ken Draut Mike Duncan Mason & Celia Dyer Lynn A. Eastman Christy Eby Jacob Ehl Beth Ennis Pam Estes Connie S. Evans James Evans, Jr Robert J. & Sandra M. Fitz Judith Flavell and Vigyan Chandra

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Editorial Projects in

Education, Inc.Virginia EdwardsSandra FrazierKevin HableNorton HealthcareNawanna B. & George W. Privett, Jr.

$2,500 or more

Brereton & Elizabeth Jones

Charitable Family FoundationScripps Howard FoundationToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Mary Gwen Wheeler & David A. Jones, Jr.

$1,000 or more

Brady Barlow &

Megan WinfieldEdith S. Bingham

Carol Franks J. Nelson & Annie Rooney French Terry & Nada Fuqua Jill L. Giordano Meghan Glynn Patty Grable Elizabeth Graves Lara Guttadauro Charles L. Hamilton, Jr. Michael J. Hammons Tim Hanner Anne Henderson Rodney Henderson Betty Higdon Mark R. Hoffman Larry Holladay Liza Holland Todd Holland Bob M. Hutchison Tracy Inman Jan and Larry Isenhour Dorene Ivy Sylvia Watson Jaegers Jeff Jamner Steve Jennings D. Sam & Theresa Jensen JoAnn T. Johnson Judith L. Johnson Jerry Johnston Doug Jones Helen H. Jones Janie Justice Judy M. Kasey Roberts & Kay, Inc. Ruth Webb Kelly Charlotte Kirk Amelia Kiser Mac Lacy Ric Ladt Carol Lamm Angi Lampkin Dr. Ron Langley Bill & Ann Elisabeth Larson Erik Learned-Miller Linda LeCraw Tammy Liles Brady & Anna Link

Anna Maddux Newcomb Maddux Solomon English Maddux Sophie Maddux Zena Maddux Bobbie & Roger Marcum Elizabeth Marlette Nancy Martin & Fred Hendler Sirijun Mayi Elissa May-Plattner William H. & Eileen M. McCann Katherine E. McKune Karen Meacham Norma Meek Menschlichkeit Fund at Blue Grass Community Foundation Dustin Miller Jennifer Miller Trudy Y. Miller Rosalind Mitchell Leon Mooneyhan Heather Morgan F. Caroline Moss Wade and Betty Mountz Howard Myers Robyn Oatley Patrick W. O'Leary Lori O'Nan Rick Passmore Dennis E. Pearce Julia Pile Michael & Laura A. Pitman Drs. Hiram C. Polk, Jr. & Susan Galandiuk Beth & David Porter Pam Powell Sondra A. Price Louis Prichard Beth Pride Rebecca Quigley Antonio Ramos Viana Ramos Brigitte Blom Ramsey Herbert Richardson Robin Risk Robert E. Milward Fund at Blue Grass Community Foundation

Jill E. Robinson Patrick J. Robinson Jack and Janice Rose Ricki Rosenberg Shana, Oren and Rafi Rosenthal Robert W. Rouse Claudia Runge Katherine Russell Jean Sabharwal Keith & Elissa Sanders Joshua and Laura Santana Mike and Shannon Schaeffer Martha Boyd Schlegel Julie H. Schmidt Ben Self Thomas D. Shelton Jane Shropshire Tim Simpson Shannon E. Solomon Robbie Starling Wayne and Florence Starnes Peter L. Stephan Molly Sutherland Dave Sutton and Paula Shives Sandra K. Swann Lynda M. Thomas Darcy Thompson Linda Titsworth Joe and Terry Tolan Molly Toney Anthony S. Traywick Karen E. Van Nort Joe and Pam VanceWilli WalkerKim M. WebbRebecca W. WellsSara WellsHollis & Lois WhiteKellie WilferdShari WilkinsWilliam & Margie WilsonColleen WolfeTed & Saskia WrightSuzetta YatesRandy YoungSusan G. ZepedaAnonymous

Tom & Jacque BuchananLinda Butler & Steven NissenJane & Arthur GrahamThe Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. US Bank Foundation John R. & Donna S. HallCharles & Fannie Louise MadduxNick & Barbara MeltonPam & Ralph Miller, M.D.Charlie OwenDorothy RidingsTeresa M. RiveroVivian Ruth Sawyer & Thomas T. Noland, Jr.Pamela Papka SextonAudrey & Phillip ShepherdAlice SparksHugh & Linda StraleyBill & Lindy StreetDavid Tachau & Susannah Woodcock Diana Taylor & Bob GrayHarvie B. & Nellie D. Wilkinson

John A. & Vivian G. Williams

$500 or moreDave & Bonnie AdkissonBellarmine University

Forrest & Patricia CalicoCenter for Teaching QualitySam CorbettJoyce and Gordon GarnerLeslie J. GraitcerMarion H. HallidayFrank and Elsie HarrisGerri M. & G. Edward Henry IISylvia Watson JaegersPat & Nick KafoglisKentucky Board of Education

Nana Lampton for American LifeRobert & Elizabeth LamsonMary Jane LittletonBobbie Ann MasonPam & Ralph Miller, M.D.M. Hayes MizellOz NelsonDennis & Cheryl PearceRuth and Robert StrausPatricia & Lee T. Todd, Jr.Lois WeinbergSusan & Beau WestonWilliam Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

$250 or more16th District PTALois Adams-Rodgers & Jack Rodgers

Cumulative Endowment Gifts$1,000,000 or more

Ford Foundation

$500,000 or moreJ. Graham Brown Foundation

$200,000 or moreFrankie & Lawrence W. Hager, Jr.

$100,000 or moreThe C.E. & S. Foundation, Inc. Kevin J. Hable Alice SparksThe Humana Foundation

$50,000 or moreAlex Boone Columbia Gas, a NiSource CompanyTom Dupree Hercules Fund Warren W. Rosenthal Lois C. Weinberg

$25,000 or moreDon & Mira Ball Rose Mary C. Brooks Sylvia Watson Jaegers Keeneland Foundation Pam & Ralph Miller, M.D. Dorothy S. Ridings William T. Young, Jr.

$10,000 or moreDelta Natural Gas John R. & Donna S. Hall Margaret Holbrook Ken & JoAnne James Joseph W. Kelly

Lewis N. & Barbara Melton Wade & Betty Mountz George & Nawanna Privett Scripps Howard Foundation Pamela Papka & Robert F. Sexton Martha Helen & Albert P. Smith, Jr.

$5,000 or moreMary Michael & Sam Corbett Rebecca S. & Mark David Goss Marjorie & John Hager Charitable Fund Hilliard Lyons Foundation Charles & Fannie Louise Maddux Pete Mahurin Barbara Ormsby & the Estate of Henry B. Ormsby Harvie & Nellie Wilkinson

$2,000 or moreCynthia Baumert Esther P. Jansing Lawrence-Heine Family Fund Mary Jane Littleton Elissa May-Plattner Keith & Elissa Sanders

$1,000 or moreRachel & Bruce Belin, M.D. Gary & Sandra Bricking Donna Chu & Mark Crawford Harold & Leslie Dexter Jean M. Dorton Tracy Farmer JoAnn T. Johnson William & Eileen M. McCann Col Owens

Drs. Hiram C. Polk, Jr. & Susan Galandiuk Hilma S. & John Prather, Jr. Lynda M. Thomas James E. Wenneker

Up to $1,000Dr. and Mrs. John P. Bell Jackie Betts David Bolt Bob Brown Patricia & William Brundage Daphine Cox Fidelity Investments Arnold Gaither Jane Graham Marion S. Halliday Cheryl Karp John & Judy Kasey Carol Lamm Bruce & Margaret G. Pope Kathy Reed Roberts & Kay Jill E. Robinson Jean & John Rosenberg Alan Stein David Tachau

* Totals include pledges

Ruth H. BaxterRachel and Bruce Belin, M.D.Sandy DeatonLibby DoggettCarol Edelen & Steve TonnemacherFrank, Trinler & Young, PSCCathy W. GassenheimerGeorgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, Inc.Mark David & Rebecca S. GossLeslie J. GraitcerGray ConstructionCindy & Richard HeineDebra HensleyDen & Sheila JohnstonCarol LammMargaret G. LanierCrit LuallenRoger L. & Bobbie MarcumElissa May-Plattner The National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, Inc.Frances J. NickellParents for Public SchoolsH. Foster PettitJohn D. Price

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Cynthia L. Read & James Nold, Jr.Sharon P. RobinsonJean & John R. RosenbergNita & David RudyGary & Cheryl StewartBea Stringer & Stephen RoyseMarla Ucelli & Arun KashyapTim & Laura Voss

Up to $250Madeline & Jerry AbramsonTom and Yancy AckermanJames C. AlbisettiJim and Mary AlexanderJohn AndersonCharles G. ArmstrongKeith & Margie AsefJason M. Bailey & Christina D. ParkerDavid & Joyce BairdKristen & Phillip BaleBetty L. BellChristina and Ramsey BellJackie BettsMary Ann BlankenshipAnne E. Bolton

Jim & Sharon BrennanMr. & Mrs. Gary R. BrickingJulie BrickmanBonnie BrinlyJohn & Susan BrownMichael & Margaret BrownDavid BurgJudy BurrisPenny L. CampAudrey CarrJohn & Lee CarrollAnne CarterSteve & Sissy CawoodCentral Kentucky Medical Group, PSCRobin Chandler & David CookSherry ChandlerJoe and Denise ChildersLoretta ClarkGayla A. & Andrew CoatesWes and Jennifer CoffmanHarriet Hart CollierDorie Z. CombsGerri CombsDr. Emmett R. CostichBrad & Margaret CowgillBetty R. CoxGary S. CoxRaymond H. Cox

Mr. & Mrs. Gene CravensMarilyn CrawfordJohn and Gwen CubinePeggy Leahy DaleBetty M. & Charles E. DanielsPhilip DareJane DavidMiriam DavidAlice H. DavisLouis S. DelucaCarolyn Dennis & John SchaafJohn DornanJean M. DortonJudy & Bruce DouglassJon DraudKen Draut

Susan DurantFran EllersNormandi EllisJane Joplin EvansMilli Fazey & Charles ThompsonAnn Ferrell & Brent BjorkmanDee & Tay FizdaleVirginia G. FoxRichard & Michele FreedBonnie Lash FreemanTed FrithNorm FruchterBeverly M. Futrell & Karen L. JonesBetty GabehartJames W. & Michelle Milby GardnerSteve & Pat GarrettJanet L. GillJeffrey M. GlebockiHart & Joe GravesGreater Louisville Inc.Dena & Rob GreenDennis and Geri HaackMike & Kit HammonsSusan HarkinsCharlie & Cathi HarmanBilly & Laura HarperPhyllis HasbrouckWillis HawleyCharles F. HaywoodAnne HendersonDonna & Woody R. HerndonRobert J. HeunMargaret HolbrookHolly HollandJanet S. HollowayMarie HoulihanEarlene HuckleberryRoy H. HuntJan & Larry IsenhourLouis & Beverly JaquithJim & Martha JohnsonJoann & Doug JohnsonStu JohnsonSally Johnston

WHO WE AREThe Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence is an inde-pendent, nonprofit, nonpartisan group of volunteers who have worked since 1983 to improve education. The group provides information and materials to educators, policymakers and citizens across the state on a variety of student achievement and public school issues. The committee is not affiliated with Kentucky state government. It is named for the late Edward F. Prichard, a lawyer from Paris, who in 1980 led a citizens’ committee on improving Kentucky’s universities.

Kentucky Foundations & CorporationsNational FoundationsEndowment/EntrepreneurialPrichard Committee Members & StaffIndividuals

TOTAL

$579,991$656,527$135,000$75,470$72,408

$1,519,396

2013 Prichard Committee Fundraising Totals

Contributions Made as TributesIN HONOR OFBen Belin Rachel Belin Sarah Belin John P. & Nancy Bell Paul, Jay & Barbara Cowden Jean & Denny Dorton Tristan & Ashton Dorton Richard Flynn Tim Hanner Cindy Heine Kay Hunter

Sheila Cruse Johnston Charles & Fannie Louise Maddux Thomas B. McKune Betty MountzNorthern KY GCIPL Beverly N. Raimondo Deborah Phenneger Schneider Laura Seigle Stu Silberman Ron Steppeler Loyce StooksburyStudent Voice Team

Laurel True Lorraine Williams

IN MEMORY OFBobby Wayne Covert II Sgt. William Glenn Bowling David B. Bunnell Grace DeLane Garmer Joseph Glynn Lucy & Edward F. Prichard, Jr. Robert F. Sexton Lydia Wells Sledge

Mr. & Mrs. Gene CravensMarilyn CrawfordJohn and Gwen CubinePeggy Leahy DaleBetty M. & Charles E. DanielsPhilip DareJane DavidMiriam DavidAlice H. DavisLouis S. DelucaCarolyn Dennis & John Schaaf

John DornanJean M. DortonJudy & Bruce DouglassJon DraudKen DrautSusan DurantFran EllersNormandi EllisJane Joplin EvansMilli Fazey &

Charles ThompsonAnn Ferrell & Brent BjorkmanDee & Tay FizdaleVirginia G. FoxRichard & Michele FreedBonnie Lash FreemanTed FrithNorm FruchterBeverly M. Futrell & Karen L. Jones

Betty GabehartJames W. & Michelle Milby GardnerSteve & Pat GarrettJanet L. GillJeffrey M. GlebockiHart & Joe GravesGreater Louisville Inc.Dena & Rob GreenDennis and Geri HaackMike & Kit HammonsSusan Harkins

Charlie & Cathi HarmanBilly & Laura HarperPhyllis HasbrouckWillis HawleyCharles F. HaywoodAnne HendersonDonna & Woody R. HerndonRobert J. HeunMargaret HolbrookHolly HollandJanet S. HollowayMarie HoulihanEarlene HuckleberryRoy H. HuntJan & Larry IsenhourLouis & Beverly JaquithJim & Martha JohnsonJoann & Doug JohnsonStu JohnsonSally Johnston

HEADLINES FROM A BUSY YEAR

The Governor’s Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership Opens Many Doors

Core standards will unlockbetter future for kids, state

U.S. Education Secretary visitsPleasant View Elementary School

Beshear signs bill to improve child, family health in Kentucky

Dunbar student tries to educate lawmakers

Kentucky ranks 10th in national education

Our Kentucky teachers are leading the way

To build Ky. economy,invest in our children

Groups join forces to promote parental involvementBuilding  Common  Ground  for  the  Common  Core

Records from Prichard Committee,Robert F. Sexton, donated to UK Special Collections

Education group continues teacher study

Kentucky cannot afford to keep shortchanging education

Kentucky Education Group Says New Teachers Need More Supports