2016-2017

THE MISSION OF ACES IS TO REDUCE THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND

IMPROVE THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

THE MISSION OF ACES IS TO REDUCE THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND IMPROVE THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

ACES IMPACT REPORT | 2017

$50,000+Greater Twin Cities United WayOtto Bremer TrustMinnetonka Mocassins$25,000+Carlson Family FoundationMcNeely FoundationMinnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Justice ProgramsDale and Jeri PetersonShavlik Family FoundationSmikis FoundationRoberta SaundersJack and Anne KennefickCarolyn Foundation$10,000+Delta Air Lines FoundationThomas FoleyRobert KlefsaasDave and Lynn LatzkeJoy Lindsay and Roy MartinSallie and John MarchMcDowell FoundationBill and Lori PetersonCal and Kris RobertsonRajiv and Rajni ShahAlan and Melissa SpauldingThe Saint Paul Foundation Management Improvement FundToys “R” Us$5,000+Matt DumbaRob and Katie GogginsGreat Clips Hardenbergh Foundation Mark and Kara JohnsonJeff LockeMcGuire Family Foundation Minnesota Timberwolves/LynxMinnesota United FCMinnesota VikingsPaddock Family FoundationGreg SeremetStar ExhibitsThe Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation Amy von Walter$1,000+Achieve Minneapolis All Star Financial AllianceBernstein LP Carin and Brent AndersonJudy BellBest Buy

Carol BierbrauerBiPro USABoyum & Barenscheer PLLP Caliber FoundationMike and Laura CashillCenturyLinkColor Vibe, LLCCharles and Kathryn CunninghamJeff and Anne DavidmanPeter and Mary EisenbergKen FairchildWendy and David GretschGuardian ResourcesBarbara Hamilton-SustadJeff and Gabe HaydockDavid and Brenda HeimSteve and Stephanie HussInSports Foundation Jack Links Justin and Dustee JenkinsJohn G. and Alice L. Harrison Family FoundationBrian and Lea LeopoldJohn and Mary MarchMinneapolis Kiwanis Foundation Minnesota TwinsMinnesota WildMinnetronix Charles and Jodee MontreuilDave and Ruth NeugerNeuger Communications Group Blois OlsonLarry PattersonTyler PhillipsPolaris Industries, Inc.Ellen and Dave RaisbeckRBC Foundation Patti and Duane RingJenna RosenbergClifton and Alisa RossJohn and Mary SaundersMark and Rebecca ShavlikJane and Robert SturgeonThe Head Family Foundation Jon and Lea TheobaldJerry and Alleen TostrudTradition Bank Andrew and Linnea TurnerDavid and Maria WightSyd WilliamsWinthrop & WeinstineGreg and Susan Zoidis

DONORSMore time, deeper impact. ACES is working to expand the possibilities for the youth that we serve every day and we know that we have the ability to change the landscape of our communities through this work. I am excited to announce our growing partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities. Building on the success of years past and aligning with our mission, this year ACES is expanding to provide programming at all five Boys & Girls Clubs throughout Minneapolis and Saint Paul as the primary academic program for youth in grades four through eight.

Over the last two years, we have refined our model, created and revised our project-based, engaging, and standards-aligned curriculum that teaches math and social-emotional skills through the lens of sports. Coupled with growth of our full-time staff team, next year ACES will deliver high-quality programming four days per week, leading to youth spending more than double the amount of time in program, and ultimately to increased results and deepened impact.

We also want to extend a sincere thank you to our valued supporters. None of this would be possible without you. This year was the most successful year of fundraising in ACES’ history. Friends from over 90 different cities, spanning 20 states came together to raise over $800,000 because they believe in ACES’ mission, ACES programming, and our vision to improve the likelihood of success for the incredible youth that we serve.

Thank you for your commitment!

In gratitude,CHRISTINA SAUNDERSExecutive Director

THANK YOU DONORS

$500+Tom and Amara AboodDaniel Augustine and LeAnn HutchisonKeith and Jamie BallardBlue Plate Restaurant Company William Brown and Stephanie RichLindsay and Jamie BurnsMichael CashJoe and Mary CrumleyDonald and Karen DeGenaroCharlie and Jaisa EngasserDavis and Bobsey FanslerJames and Pamela FarrellCindy and Jerry GrayBarb and Frank HallowellCharles and Shawn HippWin HornigElizabeth and Erik JensenJeff and Carrie JurgellaDavid Knoblauch and Suzanne WoodrichJames LaForceJack LangeChristine and Scott LarsenBrad and Beth LarsonAli LuciaPramit and Suparna MalhotraMatt MarakovitzLiz and Nate McLoone DybvigMedtronic Brady MickolichekRobert and Jenni MohrMike Moore and Scott HierlingerJudy and George MurakamiConnie and Phil PaquetteSteve and Sue PeltzmanTracy PetersonOliver PhanRon ReilkoffNora and Reed RobinsonSteven Rousey and Diane MacMillanBarb and Bob SawdyDrew ShowalterJayne SolingerThe Lillian Wright & C. Emil Berglund Foundation Trent TuckerRick and Laura WallChristine and David WhiteAndrea and Steve Yoch$250+Alvin Abraham and Nick NagurskiAmeriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Kate and Jon ApplebaumNatalie ArmitageAlison BalanKari and Jeff BowersSarah and Rob CooleyJeff and Denise CroppIrene Fernando and Kent GoodroadRhonda and George FletcherPeter Ganzer and Annemarie HerrlichGregg and Mimi GassertAngela GrantMike and Lauri GrayMatthew GrigalMark and Rose GuidingerHaddad Consulting, LLCLucy and Jeff HeegaardJames and Stephanie KentZachary LocknerDan and Lisa MauerSarah MasonRandall and Marianne McDanielDana and Mathias MortensonIan and Gail ParkNancy and Richard PerrineSteve and Peggy PolacekNatalie and Bryce QuinnNick RogersSchecter Dokken KanterBrian and Jacquelyn SenskeJeffrey Shelman and Melissa LevyBrooks and Jennifer SmithMatthew SobieskiMarilyn and Stuart SpeedieDean and Stacy StambaughCassidy and Andrew SteinerTRIA OrthopaedicNoel WaxWarren WilliamsUnder $250Terri AmendolaEllette AndersonMelissa AndersonReid AndersonAlyssa AndersonTed AndersonRobert ArolaAmy AsburyAbigail BallBob and Sharon BarkerAutry BeamonSarah BellBryan Bellows

Krystine and Chris BerensEric and Alyssa BighamMark and Renae BighamKara and James BixbyAnne BorgstromDavid BowlinLeila BrammerLarry BranscombMatt and Kate BrickmanEric BrittJessica BrokawChad BrownSmriti CanakapalliWallace and Sharyl CarsonErika CarterCarly and Chauncey CharlsonGrace ChouJanice CoxMary and Jim CronJohn and Donna CrotteauEmma CrumleyKennan DaoudiMargaret DayBridget DeeringTara and Sundeep DevRobert DillonBeth DorseyAnn and Joe DrapchoRebecca EdmundsKristin and Adam EdmundsonMary and Sheldon EisenbergClare EisenbergEpoch Investment Partners, Inc. Marion EtzwilerKelly EullRand and Mary EvansMisha EvertzKittie FaheyJesse and Melissa FarrellAmy FedermanMatthew FloresBill FoleyJosh ForsytheRenee FossBen and Danielle FraserJeff FreyerMegan GallagherTodd and Jules GeislerJohn GeskeJill GoldsteinDanielle GordanierConor GreenDiane and David GrigalTraci GriggScott HaffleyLaura HalldorsonBob HansenScott HasbrouckRalph Hatch

Chris and Misty HavensAndrew HeydtShonnah HughesJeff HunsakerRyan JensenKristi JereskaJacob JohnsonTim JohnsonTodd JohnsonMaria JollieAmiee JonesKhushboo and Nil JoshiPhilip and Anika KaleewounBob and Teresa KemmererJulia and David KlemaJohn KlingerKurt KnoxStacy KohoutRachel LaBergeJohn LandreeAndrew LatzkeNick LatzkeLars LeafbladDavid and Elizabeth LeavenworthAnnie LebedoffChristine LekatzRonda LettnerJulianne and Bryan LindErika LoneAnna LovegrenBrian and Kelly LynchJenna LynchStephen MarienKatie MarshKelly McCarthyHannah McCurdyMeghan and Paul McKeonNancy McLooneShaneeta and Samir MehtaTim MillerMinneapolis Hockey- Storm Peewee AA Team Edward MitchellDeb MooreRobert MooreheadJason MyhranChristine NendickTyler NimsSeema OberoiMichelle and Ryan O’ConnorElizabeth OdetteChad OlsonThomas and Rae Ann PalmerSteve PalmerPark Nicollet Health Services Ian and Carrie Parzyck

Jagadish PatilMakela PichlerChristopher PinahsLynne and Christopher PratleyRebecca PryorIrene QuarshieJosh and Megan ReamsPaul ReyburnTyler and Lindsay RhotenAndrew RichMargaret RichardsonLisa RicheyNathaniel and Linda Robbins, Jr.Heidi RoebuckBrad and Sara RuiterLily SandChristina SaundersJoey SchoolmeesterCasey SchwalbeBob and Joan ScottJoe SelvaggioRajnikant ShahRamanik and Sushila ShahJohn ShevlinMike ShinnersKatie SiebenDaman SinghCynthia and Kevin SmithJames and Antoinette SomervilleRick and Patty SoskinKrista StangJohn SteverSherri StewartKaran SumraBob and Cindy SutterLori and Brian SwerineBrett and Kate TaberGreg TehvenBrian and Amy ThompsonUnited Health Group Brittani UribeAnny VangEd VillaumeChrissie WalshTravis WarkKim WaterburyLucy WayneDavid WentholdDavid and Jill WhiteAnna WienkeJoe WindlerRobert and Mary Beth WulfBoua XiongPatrick ZanderPaula ZilkaDeborah Zvosec

DONORS

WWW.ACES4KIDS.ORG

14%HISPANIC/

LATINO

9%WHITE

11%

EARNEDINCOME:$36,780

FUNDRAISINGEVENTS:$200,392

INDIVIDUALS:$206,972

FOUNDATIONS/CORPORATIONS:$386,368

FY17INCOME $830,512

FUNDRAISING HIGHLIGHTS

ACES PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

The 2016-2017 fiscal year was a record-breaking fundraising year for ACES. Our donor base increased by 63% from the year prior. In addition, 300 supporters celebrated ACES at the All-Star Evening at U.S. Bank Stadium raising over $200,000 to support ACES mission through our fund-a-need, auction and ticket purchases.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

OPPORTUNITIES

HOURS PER STUDENT OF EXTRA

ACADEMIC TIME

4589% 91%74%AVERAGE

ATTENDANCE RATESTUDENTS WHO

QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL LUNCH AID

STUDENTS OF COLOR

27E-MENTORS FROM

OVER 55 DIFFERENT COMPANIES

135

700 STUDENTS IN GRADES 4-8

20 STATES AND 90 CITIES

REPRESENTED BY DONORS

22 EVENT SPONSORS

63% INCREASE IN NUMBER

OF DONORS

PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS

“I’ve been in ACES since last year. I like ACES because it’s fun. I like playing math games because it restarts my brain and it’s a fun way to practice. My ACES teacher is cool. She likes math and does math with us every day. I liked staying out late for field trips. In ACES I built my own version of target field out of cardboard and paper. It was fun because I could use weird materials and cut stuff out. It was really fun to plan things out. Everybody that’s a kid should try ACES!” TRINITY, ACES 5TH GRADER

ACES and the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities have a rich history of partnership, first partnering over ten years ago to provide joint programming at Olson and Lincoln Middle Schools in Minneapolis. Our partnership has grown as we find more ways to collectively advance our missions. Going into the 2017-2018 program year, we are excited to build upon and expand this partnership to serve all 4th-8th grade youth as the primary academic provider at all five Boys & Girls Clubs in the Twin Cities.

“In response to the needs of students and familiesin Minneapolis and Saint Paul, ACES and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Twin Cities have forged a partnership to holistically support youth, bridging the gap between school, after-school, and community…This builds on existing programming options for youth at the Clubs and provides increased consistency of programs through direct academic programming delivered by highly qualified ACES staff.” TERRYL BRUMM, BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE TWIN CITIES CEO

ST. PAULMINNEAPOLIS

TEAM SUPPORT

Together our team representatives and MN athletes provided:

Raj Shah Chair Emeritus MyMedsDale Peterson President PCMCarin Anderson Vice President MN WildTom Foley Treasurer Deloitte

Justin Jenkins Secretary Winthrop & WeinstineBlois Olson Fluence Media Brett Taber MN VikingsClifton Ross Guardian ResourcesJeff Haydock Best BuyJeff Jurgella MN Twins

John Thomas MN Timberwolves/LynxKevin Smith Treasure Island Resort & CasinoMichael Cash CargillNick Rogers MN United FCPeyton Owens Gopher Athletics

Ali Lucia WCCO Alyssa Anderson MN United Andrew Heydt MN WildAnn Drapcho Catapult MarketingBen Fraser Gopher Athletics Brittani Uribe Best Buy

Cori Frankenberg MN TwinsGenette Sekse MN Vikings Jake Johnson MinnetronixJeff Hunsaker MN Wild Kayleen Tecker MN TwinsKristin Edmundson MN Timberwolves/Lynx

Liz McLoone Dybvig MN DEEDMaria Jollie Socially Smitten Matt Sobieski SDK Philip Kaleewoun VoyaRyan Maus Gopher AthleticsWarren Williams MN Timberwolves/Lynx

200 TOTAL HOURS OF SERVICE

37 ATHLETES

25 FIELD TRIPS AND ATHLETE VISITS

28 SPORTS EXECUTIVES

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