2012–2013 ANNUAL REPORT
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
For over five years, Tulsa Children’s Museum has operated as a “museum without walls” with outstanding community support. And because of that support, TCM was able to transform the defunct Owen Park Recreation Center into Discovery Lab and open its doors on May 25, 2013. The community came out in droves to experience this new museum that is “unique to Tulsa and uniquely Tulsa.” Discovery Lab takes the very best in children’s museum/discovery center industry practices and turns it on its ear by taking the ordinary and making it extraordinary. Who could imagine… a twenty-four foot extension bridge made out of everyday packing tape; a larger-than-life pin wall made from cardboard; or a robot made from a berry basket and offset motor. In this exciting time of discovery, we wish to offer a heartfelt thanks to all of our supporters who recognized the importance of play in learning and came along for this exciting ride. This report highlights the road to Discovery Lab and the impact on the community in our first month of operations. We hope that you will continue to support our mission to inspire children, connect families, and build community through exploration, exhibits, programming, and play.
Sincerely,
Raymond J. Vandiver
Stephanie Stump
Executive Director
President, TCM Board of Directors
CORE VALUES
COLLABORATION
ACCESSIBILITY
DIVERSITY
SUSTAINABILITY
MISSION To inspire children, connect families, and build community through exploration, exhibits, programming, and play.
Tulsa Children’s Museum (TCM) was formed in 2007 by a group of committed parents and professionals with the shared goal of establishing a not-for-profit children’s museum to serve the greater Tulsa community. TCM has operated as a “museum without walls” bringing its unique programming to the community through schools and community events until Discovery Lab opened.
RELEVANCE
PLAYFUL LEARNING
ROAD TO DISCOVERY The opening of Discovery Lab over Memorial Day weekend, 2013, was an unmitigated success. In just three short days, well over 2,000 visitors came to experience Discovery Lab and, based on their comments, they left happy and already planning their next visit. On the road to opening, the board and staff vision for Discovery Lab was a museum that would be different from anything they had seen before. A place where all the best practices in hands-on, informal learning could take root and evolve in an organic way. Tulsa Children’s Museum (TCM) has been different from the beginning by taking a community-led approach to meet the needs unique to Tulsa. Nowhere else in Tulsa can you find a hands-on, experiential, informal learning center like the concept for Discovery Lab. As ideas and exhibits began to take shape, it became apparent that this was going to be something special—something “unique to Tulsa and uniquely Tulsa.” Renovations on the building began in earnest in November, 2012, with exhibit construction in tandem off-site. In just six short months, the transformation was almost complete and TCM held its inaugural fundraising gala at Discovery Lab. Tables and tickets sold out in under a month for this celebration of what we hoped would become a community cornerstone. Upon opening in May, 2013, Discovery Lab did not disappoint. Close to 3,000 people came through the museum on opening weekend and numbers have been off the charts for both attendance and membership sales since then. As we continue through our first year of operations, we strive to provide a new experience at every visit—whether that is a new exhibit or fresh programming and new materials to manipulate in a permanent exhibit.
FINANCES The balance sheet below is as of June 30, 2013, and reflects financials for the fiscal year 2012-2013. If you have questions regarding the financials or wish to request a copy, please contact Ray Vandiver, Executive Director, at
[email protected].
ASSETS Current
ELECTRIC LIME GALA
LIABILITIES & EQUITY $64,909
Liabilities
$276,570
Other
$405,691
Equity
$194,030
TOTAL
$470,600
TOTAL
$470,600
INCOME Tulsa Children’s Museum held its inaugural fundraising event, Electric Lime Gala, on May 11, 2013. Fashioned after a candy-colored wonderland, the evening highlighted TCM’s signature lime green color ever-present at Discovery Lab. The event, chaired by Greg & Jamie Oliphant, both long-time supporters of
Earned Income
10%
Private Foundations
57%
Corporate Giving
8%
Individual Giving
13%
Gala
12%
the museum, was a resounding success with all tables and tickets sold out within a month. Over 300 guests enjoyed cocktail hour while “playing” in the
EXPENSES
museum, and then a night of food, dancing, and a live auction in a tent on the grounds outside Discovery Lab. The event raised over $98,000 and garnered additional donations of $23,000 to “bridge the gap” and open the doors of Discovery Lab to the public.
Management / Administration
25%
Renovations
50%
Exhibits
22%
Programs / Outreach
3%
THANK YOU
TO OUR INAUGURAL ELECTRIC LIME GALA SPONSORS
EARNED INCOME Coldwell Banker Select Cuesta Foundation Hillcrest Healthcare Manhattan Construction Company / KKT Architects McElroy Manufacturing
NORDAM Reed Jules Oppenheimer Foundation Southwestern Payroll Service, Inc. TRGCC (The Ross Group Construction Corp.) Vani Singhal & Raj Chandwaney, M.D.
First month of operation : May 25, 2013 – June 30, 2013 Admissions
$39,448
Memberships
$35,460
Outreach / Group Sales Birthday Parties / Facility Rental
$3,927 $1,157
THANK YOU
Founding Donors made a multi-year commitment to Tulsa Children’s Museum to fund operations and programming in Discovery Lab and to aid in the planning and design of a world-class permanent facility. Founding Donor gifts are payable over a five year period. VISIONARY ($250,000+)
COLLABORATOR ($10,000+)
Arlo DeKraai
Abigail, Sebastian, Vivian &
Barbara DeKraai
Jude Alderman
George Kaiser Family Foundation
In honor of Bill & Marilyn Arnold
The Gary & Anita Rathburn Family
Michael Bartlett
The Stump Family
Linda and Steve Caldwell and Family
Bank of Oklahoma Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation The Maurice & Leah Storm Family
The Cardinal Family Coldwell Banker Select Cuesta Foundation Madison & Katie Galbraith Hall Estill The Bob & Joan Johnson
INVENTOR ($50,000+)
Family Foundation
H.A. & Mary K. Chapman
Mike & Beth McAndrews Family
Charitable Trust
Vani Singhal & Raj Chandwaney, M.D.
Manhattan Construction Company
Sid & April Smith Raymond, Donna & Aaron Vandiver
DISCOVERY ($25,000+) Apache Corporation Hughes Family Charitable Trust Joe & Stacy Lytle
$100,000+ Arlo & Barbara DeKraai Oklahoma Museum Network funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation $50,000+ The Gary & Anita Rathburn Family The Stump Family
FOUNDING DONORS
INNOVATOR ($125,000+)
ANNUAL FUND DONORS
The Tom & Stephanie Williams Family
$25,000+ Bank of Oklahoma The Grace and Franklin Bernsen Foundation Hughes Family Charitable Fund Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation $10,000+ Michael Bartlett Bob Hurley Ford H.A. & Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trust Coldwell Banker Select Cuesta Foundation Flint Family Foundation The Bob & Joan Johnson Family Foundation George Kaiser Family Foundation Joe & Stacy Lytle Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tulsa The Maurice & Leah Storm Family $5,000+ Apache Corporation The Cardinal Family Brent & LaRena Meadows $2,000+ Guy & Stephanie Arnold de Verges Linda & Steve Caldwell Madison & Katie Galbraith Aimee Garcia-Escribano Hall Estill Shane & Wendy Matson
Mike & Beth McAndrews Vani Singhal & Raj Chandwaney, M.D. Sid & April Smith Target Ray & Donna Vandiver Charles & Marion Weber Foundation $1,000+ Grant Cox & Tracey Lakin Blake & Michelle Fail Terry & Carolyn Gartside Gordon Hampton Stacy & Angel Kymes Gregg & Jody Lorimor Julie & John Nickel Greg & Jamie Oliphant Les & Susan Veltman $500+ Donna & Steve Cropper Chris & Vicki Housley Jeff & Deborah Hughes Rev. Marlin & Anitra Lavanhar Lee Land & Cattle Nancy & Joseph McDonald Justin & Nancy Moore Travis & Jill Owens Jerry & Robin Ryan Chris & Terra Schultheis Pam Shimer Geeta Silas, M.D. Annie & Michael Simpson Jeremy & Becky Stanford Michael & Michelle Taubman Mike & Shari Tidwell Richard & Barbara Wollmershauser $250+ American Pipe Bending Jon and Jeanette Bagrosky Jesse & Jeannie Boudiette Grant Cox & Tracey Lakin Gentner & Wendy Drummond Jim & Cheryl Lefler Thomas & Denise McClain William & Alicia McLain
Nancy Oliphant Omni Packaging Corporation Owen Park Neighborhood Association Petrohawk Ryan & Kara Ritchie Greg & Debbie Saunders Tom Vincent & Rachel Blue $1-$249 Katherine Battenberg Mike & Cindy Bayles Laurie & Bob Berman Nick & Carol Bormann Craig & Mary Ann Cameron Valerie Carter Jenny Jackson Dollie Dorough Diane Dudley Eric & Susan Ernst Nick & Jennifer Frescott Pete Galbraith, Sr. Richard & Page Godfrey Goodsearch Michael & Leslie Harvey Tim & Donna Jackson John & Rhonda Jacobs James & Judy Jarvis Dr. & Mrs. Jegathesan Kona Ice of Green Country Steve & Christine Kunzweiler Martin & Caroline Lavanhar Patricia Lavanhar Richard & Patricia Lieser Eric & Barb Markert Matcha Designs Lesley McCollough Jennifer Nemec Carolyn & Robert Okada, M.D. Jay & Theresa Peters Greg Renoff & Denise Dutton John & Amonica Rupe Scott & Laura Shepherd Bob & Pam Von Rhee John & Krista Waldron Carolyn Wickstrom Toni Willis Bette Wozobski
Brent & LaRena Meadows
Also, a special thank you to our Patron Members whose membership purchase includes the donation of a family membership to underserved families.
EXECUTIVE STAFF AND DIRECTORS Ray Vandiver, PhD, Executive Director
Anne Galbraith, Director of Organizational Development GOVERNANCE BOARD Stephanie Stump, Board President
Vani Singhal, Vice President
Michael Simpson, Secretary
Justin A. Moore, Treasurer
Leah Saidy Storm, Program Council Chair
Stephanie Arnold de Verges, Advisory Council Chair
Jamie Oliphant, TCM Society Guild Chair
Jesse Boudiette
Rachel Navarro Travis Owens
Tom Williams Lester Shaw, Leadership Tulsa Board Intern
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