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Twenty years ago, a student at Yale University spent his summers tutoring at a camp MOMENT:
for young people from low-income and underserved neighborhoods. What Aaron
CONNECTION
Lieberman witnessed the summer between his junior and senior years sparked an
idea that has transformed early education. Working closely with young children,
Aaron observed a profound difference in the students’ capacity and understanding—
all after just a few weeks of intensive, one-on-one tutoring. On his way back to Yale
at the end of the summer, he had a moment of inspiration. “What if we could capture
the magic that happened at camp every summer and extend it into the school
year? What if we could offer children from low-income backgrounds individualized
attention before they hit kindergarten, giving them the critical academic and social
skills they need to succeed?”
Ethan Peritz,
Jumpstart alum

Jumpstart Corps members

I entered Jumpstart because I was focus on making each moment

with a child one of connection.

‘good with kids.’ I stayed because We connect frequently

and fervently. We connect
I actually connected with one...” with our partner children,
forming relationships built
on respect. We help our kids
connect to letters and sounds
For the past two decades, Jumpstart has built a national success story upon and syllables and rhymes
this original moment of inspiration. Along the way, we’ve provided moments of and books and fun new
words. Because if children
inspiration to every child who has passed through our program. Take Pierre, a are connected with the
young survivor of the 2008 Haiti earthquake who was separated from his mother fundamentals, the rudiments
and suffered from Postraumatic Stress Disorder. Pierre entered Jumpstart barely of learning, they will be ready
to connect with their education
able to speak English and had trouble trusting the adults in this strange new throughout their lives.
environment. One day, Pierre’s Corps member, Ethan Peritz, noticed that Pierre
was beat boxing alone in a corner. Ethan approached Pierre and joined him. I entered Jumpstart because I
From that moment on, when Ethan and Pierre talked about letters or words, it was was ‘good with kids.’ I stayed
because I actually connected

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to a rhythm. When they talked about sounds, it was to a beat. Ethan believes
celebrating he “made a connection built out of pure joy and a shared love of music. And even
with one. I learned that the
core of teaching is creating
a context, a context for these
though his English had just started to develop, we spoke the same language.”
kids to take responsibility for
their own learning – from going
By the end of the year, Pierre spoke English in full sentences and could write his from being children to being
students. That’s what Jumpstart
entire name. And his is just one story. Behind every deceptively simple moment like
does, and that’s what I’m
the one Ethan and Pierre shared—and there are thousands in Jumpstart’s history— going to do my entire life.
is profound transformation. These touchpoints forever change the way young
people listen, learn, and look at the world. This passage was excerpted from
a speech Ethan delivered at the

years
2013 “Scribbles to Novels” event in
Boston. Watch the full speech at
jstart.org/video.

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 2 0 1 3 a y e a r o f c e l e b r a t i o n

The strongest endorsement of Jumpstart’s impact in 2013 came

directly from the people who matter most: children. In one of our
expansion cities, the school district’s director for early education
visited Jumpstart classrooms and asked the children what they
thought of our program and Corps members. The children
consistently said three things: They always show up; they read
me books and ask great questions; they make me feel important.
families and communities transformed by the power
of our programs. And we anticipate a groundswell of
public support for the expansion of and investment in
high-quality early education.

This ripple effect happens because, for 20 years,

Simply said, that is the transformative power
of Jumpstart. These moments can make all the
difference in the world to our children and our Corps
members—like Kortney, who credits her time as a
Corps member with changing the way she thinks
about education and community (you can read
Kortney’s full story on page 9). One Corps member
Jumpstart has been setting high expectations. We
believe all children can start kindergarten ready to
succeed. As we conclude 2013, we are both excited
and proud to report that we made great progress
toward many of our ambitious goals. More than
11,200 children—a 23% increase from last year—made
substantial gains in language and literacy thanks to
the dedicated service of 4,300 Corps members.

What
summed it up this way, “We are the adults who walk We’re not surprised by these results. For two decades,
into the classroom and tell the children we believe we’ve been driving change in the field of early
they can do it.” education, shaped along the way by evidence-based

Every moment with every child in a Jumpstart
program echoes beyond the life of that individual
child. An example: we know the benefits of Jumpstart
extend to our Corps member. In the first extensive
study of our college volunteers, we learned that their
Jumpstart experience leads them toward greater civic
engagement and equips them with important skills
such as public speaking, improvising in unexpected
situations, leadership, and time management.
we do
practice and continuous evaluation, which help us
improve and innovate so we can better serve young
children and their communities. We have gained
great momentum and are poised for exciting new
developments in the next 20 years.
Three key objectives shape our
We hope you will join our cause. strategies, guide our policies,
and reflect our core values.
1
With appreciation,
Improve academic gains for
young children in poverty.

We see the next generation of early education

leaders in these Corps members. We also see 2 Foster a pipeline of champions
and teachers of early learning.
Naila Bolus Chris Stadler

3
President & CEO Chair, National
Advocate for high-quality
Board of Directors early childhood education
for all children.

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 “Something unique
happens when an adult
interacts with a child. What
teaches kids how to read
is when adults read with
“I’ve stayed at Jumpstart
because I know Jumpstart
works. I saw it firsthand my

them. What teaches kids first year as a site manager

and I was hooked from that

to be thoughtful is having time on. I love the passion,

creativity, dedication

adults be thoughtful
and ingenuity of the staff.
Ultimately, I am here to Above, L to R: Jumpstart Board Chair Chris Stadler and President & CEO Naila Bolus with Jumpstart
Founders David Carmel, Jordan Meranus, Rebecca Weintraub, and Aaron Lieberman
make a difference in the

around them.” lives of young children and

I am reminded each day in
MOMENT: CELEBRATION
different ways how we are
doing just that.”
—Jumpstart founder Aaron Lieberman In late January, Jumpstart hosted a two-day celebration of our 20th anniversary in
—Sue Slater has been with Washington, D.C. We kicked off the festivities with a Founders’ Dinner to honor the
Jumpstart since 2004. She enduring legacy of Aaron Lieberman, Rebecca Weintraub, Jordan Meranus, and David

H i s t o r y
started as a site manager, then
Carmel. We also recognized two dedicated, generous individuals who have supported
became Associate Program
Director, Program Director, a and sustained Jumpstart from the very beginning—Dale Atkins and Rob Rosen, who
Regional Manager, and an took a chance on us 20 years ago by making the first ever individual gifts to Jumpstart,
Executive Director. Sue is now
our Chief Program Officer.
helping us get on our feet. Along the way, they’ve also given their time, devotion,
support, and friendship.

“I feel incredibly lucky to

For two decades, Jumpstart has been a leader in early education and social
entrepreneurship. Our founders were singularly focused on creating sustainable
solutions that would close the kindergarten readiness gap. As we’ve grown,
we’ve never lost sight of that goal. Through the years, our guiding principles
have remained fixed—reach children early, give them focused, individualized
attention, involve their families, and measure performance. Change has come
in the form of constant improvement. We never settle. We strive every day to
reach more children and to have greater impact. Our research tells us what works
(and what doesn’t), and we evolve our programming and approach accordingly.
For 20 years, we’ve put children first and we’ll continue until every child enters
kindergarten prepared to succeed.
Above: Jumpstart
founder Aaron
Lieberman speaking in
Boston’s Copley Square
circa 1993.
Left: Early Jumpstart
Corps members.
“What’s so great about Jumpstart
is our laser focus on the intersection of early
childhood education and national service.
Nobody in the country serves this role the
way Jumpstart does. I love the simplicity. Service
is increasingly powerful in helping to give people
of different backgrounds the opportunity to
come together for the greater good.”
—Jumpstart founder David Carmel
“Success is still similar to what we thought of as
success 20 years ago. It’s about change in the
outcomes for individual, underserved children.
Just like Jumpstart in the early years… you’re
making the case that this early, foundational
work is imperative for these children.”
—Jumpstart founder Jordan Meranus
“The mission of Jumpstart has stood the test of time.
When drafting the statement 20 years ago in our
dorm room, we saw the potential and promise
of engaging college students to serve preschool
children in need. Our belief was buttressed by
research, policy, and passion. As a physician, I
would prescribe Jumpstart for all young children
in need to ensure they receive significant doses
The celebration offered us an occasion to thank one of our longtime and most loyal
partners, the Pearson Foundation, which has contributed significantly to our programs
have watched Jumpstart
and to our growth with more than $9 million in monetary and in-kind support. We also
grow over the years. Though
we only had four sites and welcomed our supporter Gene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council
our structure and curriculum and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy. Finally, we welcomed back Anthony
were completely different deGuzman, a former Jumpstart vice president who helped shape the organization for more
then, Jumpstart today and
than half of our 20 years, as host of a panel discussion between Jumpstart’s founders.
the Jumpstart I joined 1997
are rooted in the same
beliefs and principles. I Our anniversary included a congressional breakfast chaired by U.S. Representatives
Rosa DeLauro (D, CT-3) and Ed Royce (R, CA-39), two of Jumpstart’s longtime supporters
am extremely proud of our
in Congress. Members of both the U.S. House and Senate joined us. Overall, our two-
organization and even more
excited to be a part of the day celebration in D.C. garnered tremendous support from high profile leaders in
next phase of growth and government, early education, and national service. Here are just a few of the people who
innovation.”
were present to help us celebrate: Jonathan Greenblatt, Director and Special Assistant to
the President at the White House Office of Social Innovation & Civic Participation; Yvette
—Jessica Lazzara joined
Jumpstart in 1997 as a Corps Sanchez Fuentes, Director of the Office of Head Start; Bill Basl, the Director of AmeriCorps;
member. Since then, she and Dr. Erwin Tan, Director, Senior Corps and Strategic Advisor for
has had a variety of jobs on
Veterans and Military Families.
Jumpstart’s program team,
including Director of Program,
Sr. Director of Program The festivities and excitement around our 20th anniversary have all helped focus
Development, and VP of
attention on both the need for quality early education and, importantly, on the service
Program.
that Jumpstart provides every day throughout the year to help us get there.

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of literacy and skills in time for kindergarten.”

—Jumpstart founder Rebecca Weintraub

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 MOMENT: TRANSFORMATION

T H E RI P P LE EFFE C T Kortney Hernandez,

Jumpstart alum and
an experience she credits
with providing her support
current site manager and direction, and bolstering
her self-confidence. As she
Kortney Hernandez was at the began to work with children in
top of her high school class in preschool classrooms, Kortney
Lynwood, CA, when a teacher began to see that many of them
Every time a child in the the country. Though it all begins with the caring “Changing sat the entire class down and struggled in the same way she
relationship between a Corps member and a child,
Jumpstart program sits Jumpstart recognizes that families are children’s primary
the world told them he didn’t think they did when she was young. And
could thrive at a four-year a light went on. “I realized that
down to read with one teachers. We intentionally involve each family in their happens when college and encouraged them instead of planting seeds of
of our Corps members, children’s learning and development by establishing you are able to to apply to community college. doubt—like some of my teachers
interaction between families and Corps members, These discouraging words were did—I could plant seeds of
something magical positively empowerment. I want to help
providing home-ready, literacy based activities, and based on the assumption that
happens. Individual materials that can be used to reinforce the concepts transform the students from underperforming children see their strengths and
to know that, regardless of their
moments can lead to deep transformation. children learn in Jumpstart sessions. Through this lives of children and families. It schools can’t have a clear path
to success in higher education. resources or the environment
experience, families grow closer. And entire communities
And the change doesn’t stop with the happens when you are able to lift Kortney, who had dreamed of in which they grow up, they still
share a sense of pride in the achievements of their children
children we serve. Jumpstart’s program and work together to help children succeed. up and stand beside a community going to college, was crushed. have potential.”
The experience played on
has a ripple effect—we change the lives to realize its full potential. And it doubts she had carried around Kortney is now a site manager
of children, Corps members, families, By helping to make the importance of early childhood happens when you are able to provide since childhood. “Such a lack for Jumpstart at the University
education part of the national conversation and by of support from the earliest of California Invine. She’s
schools, communities, the workforce, demonstrating benefits through rigorous studies and
young idealists the experience and years of school limits children’s completed her Master’s in Early
and, ultimately, the culture itself. reliable data, Jumpstart helps bring awareness to and shift tools for transformation.” success and their ability to Childhood Education and was
perceptions about the need for quality early education. believe in themselves.” accepted into three doctorate

This is a thrilling time to be working on the front lines of early Over the long term, this results in more programs for more —Imari Paris Jeffries started with Jumpstart
as a Corps member in 1996. He is now our Senior Because she was at the top
education. Because of our size and reach, Jumpstart is in a unique kids, higher graduation rates, and a more reliable and
of her class, Kortney was
position to help close the kindergarten readiness gap on a large sustainable workforce for tomorrow. Vice President of Field Management and Policy.
recruited by the University
scale. This has significant implications for communities around of California’s Eligibility in
Local Context program, which
rewards the accomplishments
of students who make the most
of the opportunities available
to them. As a freshman at
the University of California
Irvine, Kortney became a
programs. Her time with
Jumpstart has been a period
of personal transformation.
“I realize that this is what
Jumpstart does for so many.
Jumpstart doesn’t give up on
people. We don’t give up on our
children, we don’t give up on
our college students, we don’t
give up on our families and we
don’t give up on communities.
We truly believe that anyone

What is ten
Jumpstart Corps member, has the potential to achieve.”

Schools gar
kinderiness? Our Community Corps program
read t just
upon no
engages older adults to serve

Culture r e lie s
dines s , r e ad y
families
preschool children in classrooms
a r ten rea d y

children
e r g e a tar t ’s
Corps K in d also r
c h ild ren, but c h o o ls . Jumps in Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, and
r e ad y r e ad y s e ss by
n readin
Washington, D.C. By providing an
ies, and
members n it a r te
com m u kind e r g d Cor ps
chieves ilies, an
opportunity to work with people of
a c h a ir fa m
app r o en, th e e right
h childr
different ages and backgrounds,
set on th
Community w it a r e
work in g hild r e n ing. We
so that c ng learn
Jumpstart helps connect Community
e r s li fe lo
me m b ess a n d ational
te, and n
Corps members with a broader
s c h ool succ a l, s ta
path to e lo c ing to
cate at th tion, help e
community. In return, Community Corps members help
v o c a
Families o a d e d u
als early will pro
vid
r qualit y
strengthen that same community by helping young children
levels fo ic c h a nge that c a tion learn and thrive. Many Community Corps members had
ystem edu
create s h -q u a lit y early family members who fell through the cracks, or had their
hig
access to ildren .

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for all ch own struggles growing up.

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 IN V ESTING IN
For 13 years I’ve Evaluation is part of our culture. Jumpstart
dedicated my work collects, analyzes, reviews, and reports data
and other critical information so we can
to research and the measure the quality of our programs, assess
development of the developmental gains of children, and
programmatic pilots determine the satisfaction of our Corps
members so we can improve opportunities
at Jumpstart. I’m for their professional development.
proud to be part of an
organization that is We take evaluation seriously. Jumpstart works with university-
based researchers and other consultants to conduct studies of
research driven, that our programs and to measure our impact. We use this research
is willing to test, learn, to make important decisions about our overall strategy and to
elevate program development. The outcomes of these studies
reflect, and change— also serve as evidence of the very real positive impact
always with the Jumpstart has on children’s lives.
intention to In the past year, we’ve studied the social-emotional
improve quality.” development of Jumpstart children, assessed the extent and
influence of Jumpstart on the development of children’s
vocabulary, and examined the longer-term benefits of service
—Ruth Strubank, on our Corps members’ careers. Findings from these studies
Senior Director, Research & help us make improvements and continue to invest in the
Development, has been with children we serve and the Corps members who serve them.
Jumpstart for 13 years.
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C H IL D REN
Assessing the social-emotional
development of Jumpstart children
Positive interaction between
adults and children has been
a benchmark of Jumpstart’s
programming from the start.
Our curriculum was designed
to foster stability, consistency,
and trust between our Corps
members and preschoolers. A
caring, learning community paves the road to positive social
and academic outcomes for children living in poverty.
What you might not know is that this approach also
supports the health and well-being of young children.
Children from low-income backgrounds are especially
susceptible to what is known as “toxic stress.” This
particular kind of stress involves excessive, persistent
activation of the body’s stress responses and can adversely
affect neural circuits and hormonal systems, impeding a
child’s ability to pay attention and learn. In extreme cases,
it can even shrink the size of a child’s brain.
Thanks to new research by Dr. Stacey Doan, Assistant
Professor of Psychology at Boston University, we now see
that predictable and supportive learning environments
strengthen the social-emotional development of children.
Jumpstart’s Corps members train rigorously to understand
how children think and learn and to create consistency and
reliability with every child.
For two decades, Jumpstart has used the latest research
to help design programs that help shape every aspect of
a child’s development—including social-emotional and
behavioral growth. It’s part of our commitment to
continually improve our approach and continue to reach
for what’s best for the children we serve.
Boston Vocabulary Study
Boston University researcher Julie Dwyer’s study of
vocabulary development in Jumpstart classrooms illustrates
how Jumpstart prepares young children for success in school.
“Taken together, findings in this study indicate that the
Jumpstart program is effective in increasing children’s
growth on general expressive vocabulary and Jumpstart
target word vocabulary. When looking more closely at the
levels of support for vocabulary development provided by
different individuals in the study, it was clear that Jumpstart
is training their Team Leaders to provide a high level of
support for vocabulary development in children.
What seems clear is that Jumpstart is a program that has the
potential to foster vocabulary development in young children
who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Considering
the minimal amount of contact that children have with
Jumpstart Corps members each week, these findings are
impressive. Jumpstart appears to be the type of program that
can begin to narrow the vocabulary gaps that exist between
children prior to school entry and to work toward providing
all children with an equal chance for school success.”
In the works
Two studies are currently in progress, both of which will give
us new insight into how our programs are working and how
we can continue to refine and better serve our communities.
A study underway at San Francisco State University is taking
a look at the contribution Jumpstart’s family workshop series
makes to school readiness and early literacy development.
Another study in Southern California will provide insight
into the unique needs of Dual Language Learners in the
Jumpstart program, as well as how participation in Jumpstart
shapes language and literacy skills.
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“While students learned a great deal about preschool
children, their perceptions of the Jumpstart experience
and its impact extended beyond the preschool context. A

20%
of early childhood educators
have a bachelor’s degree
key area of individual growth as a result of the Jumpstart
experience appears to be in the development of work-
place related skills. Students learned a range of valuable
skills including teamwork, leadership, patience, and time
management. They worked collaboratively and learned

4,300
to deal with problems in a professional manner.”
—Deborah Hecht,
The number of college students
from “A Study of Jumpstart Corps Members”
& older adults Jumpstart trains
to volunteer in early education
classrooms every year

As the national conversation about the 88%

of Jumpstart alumni plan to
importance of early childhood education gains pursue careers in education
or public service
traction, our country is facing a shortage
of highly-qualified educators. In fact, many
teachers currently working in early education
don’t have college degrees, and some have
300
The minimum number of hours
a high school education or less. each Jumpstart AmeriCorps
member commits for service
with Jumpstart every year
The long-term success of children Nearly 90% of our Corps
depends on access to quality early members plan to pursue careers
education programs—studies in education or public service.
show that these children will For 20 years we’ve harnessed the
have greater success in college passion, energy, and dedication
and will typically earn more in of these young volunteers who
the workforce. And quality early are invested in their communities
education programs require and helped steer them towards
well-educated, experienced, and careers in education.
dedicated educators.
By building a pipeline of high-
Jumpstart is leading the way caliber early childhood teachers
in creating the early education today, we can prepare children,
workforce of tomorrow. Every especially those from low-income
year, we deliver thousands of early backgrounds, for long-term
education teachers and advocates. success.

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 a dv o c a t e s f o r e a r l y e d u c a t i o n

This has been a really big year for early

education. In February, immediately
after the State of the Union address,
President Obama introduced a new
initiative, “Preschool for All,” which
aims to improve and expand access
to preschool through cost-sharing Jumpstart Program Sites 2012-13
partnerships with each of the 50 states.
Throughout the year, the President
referred to this initiative in his economic
speeches, underscoring not only his personal commitment to high-
quality early education, but the importance of these programs to
the future of our workforce and economy.
Jumpstart has an active role in helping to influence these important policy decisions around early
education. We call upon policymakers at local, state, and national levels to help close the readiness
gap and work toward the day where every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed.
Jumpstart recommends that every policy decision reflect four benchmarks: ensure the highest
quality education, support first class educators, provide access, and leverage community-based
solutions to the early learning crisis.

In addition to our policy influence, Jumpstart implements our program in preschools and community
centers across the nation. This year, we launched programs in two new locations—Maricopa County,
AZ and Oxford, MS—expanding our reach to 15 states and the District of Columbia. In states that make it a
priority to educate our
youngest children …
Higher Education Partners studies show students

80
Total Number of Early grow up more likely to read and
Learning Centers
do math at grade level, graduate

350
high school, hold a job, form more
Total Number of Communities stable families of their own. We know
Total

200 600
this works. So let’s do what works and
Number of
make sure none of our children start
Classrooms
the race of life already behind.”
—President Barack Obama
State of the Union address, February 12, 2013

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 IN T H E S P OTLIG H T

Moment: Mobilization
Every year millions of adults and children gather in
schools, libraries, offices, and homes across the country
to set a record—by reading the same book on the
same day. On October 3, 2013, Jumpstart hosted the
8th Annual Read for the Record campaign, presented
in partnership with the Pearson Foundation. This year,
adults and children in every corner of the country
sat down to read Otis by Loren Long in support of
Jumpstart’s mission.

Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® kicked off with

a special lighting of the Empire State Building in
“Jumpstart red” on October 2. On the morning
of October 3, our campaign ambassador, Tiffani
Thiessen, star of USA Network’s White Collar, made an
appearance on NBC’s TODAY Show before joining Loren
We’ve come a long way since that first Long at a Jumpstart preschool in Manhattan to read Otis
with a group of children.
year serving 15 children in one city. We
have a wider audience than ever before Across the country, we held marquee Jumpstart’s
Read for the Record® events to promote the need for
due to an expanded social media presence, high-quality early education. Many of our partners
a large increase in media impressions, and sponsors—including the Pearson Foundation,
Gymboree, Tommy Hilfiger, and Franklin Templeton—
a number of high-profile endorsements, hosted events in cities throughout the United States.
and our signature events. Jumpstart was And our official Reading Partner, We Give Books, made
Otis available to read online for free in both English and
featured this year in Parents, USA Today, Glamour, and The Spanish, providing access to families who might not
Huffington Post, and in many other notable news outlets. Our have been able to participate otherwise.

name is on every carton of Ben & Jerry’s Liz Lemon Greek Since the campaign’s inception in 2006, more than
Frozen Yogurt, endorsed by Tina Fey, and our 8th annual 11.5 million children have participated in Jumpstart’s
Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® campaign was the most Read for the Record®, and we’ve raised more than $8.6
million to support our year-round work in preschools in
successful yet. All this attention helps shine a light on the need low-income neighborhoods.
for high-quality early education and helps people understand
Top: Otis author Loren Long and Tiffani Thiessen of USA’s White Collar at Read for the Record in New
Jumpstart’s role in leading the way to the day when every child York City; Middle: Actor Colin Egglesfield of The Client List, Rizzoli & Isles, and All My Children reads

in America enters kindergarten ready to succeed. Otis to a group of Jumpstart children in Southern California; Bottom: Tiffani Thiessen joins Matt Lauer
on NBC’s TODAY Show to promote Jumpstart’s Read for the Record®.

One of Ben & Jerry’s newest
Greek frozen yogurts, Liz Lemon,
was created in collaboration
with Tina Fey—a long-time
Jumpstart champion and the
star of NBC’s 30 Rock. Tina Fey
and Ben & Jerry’s dedicated the
delicious lemon-blueberry frozen
Greek yogurt to honor our Corps
members’ service in preschool
We’re honored to have
earned some coveted
awards this year. We were
recognized as one of the nation’s
“Best and Brightest” companies to
work for. Likewise, The Nonprofit Times
ranked us as one of the best nonprofits
to work for. Finally, Jumpstart’s Read for
the Record® 2012 snagged PR News’
Nonprofit PR Award. Congratulations to
Jumpstart earned a Three Star Charity Thanks to our partners for making Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® successful.
rating by Charity Navigator. Charity
Navigator is America’s largest independent
charity evaluator and the rating reflects
Jumpstart’s sound fiscal management
practices and our commitment to
accountability and transparency.

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classrooms across the country. everyone in the Jumpstart family
for helping us shine.

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 F u n d e r s & P ARTNERS
AmeriCorps, National PEARSON FOUNDATION experience that will enrich JPMORGAN CHASE
Service Sponsor: the lives of the volunteers. In 2013, JPMorgan Chase
Jumpstart is a Grantee of the and the JPMorgan Chase
Foster Grandparents program Foundation funded Jumpstart
Jumpstart has in Los Angeles, CA, and a in San Francisco and New
Moment: Mobilization been a proud
Subgrantee in Washington, York to help recruit and train
DC and Atlanta, GA. volunteers to serve young
For 12 years, the Pearson
member of the Foundation has contributed
children in low-income
Scribbles to Novels—a yearly celebration of the neighborhoods in both cities.
power of the written word—is one of Jumpstart’s AmeriCorps significantly to Jumpstart’s FRANKLIN TEMPLETON
program and organizational INVESTMENTS
signature fundraising events. Every year, we national service growth. Over time, the Pearson METLIFE FOUNDATION
Franklin Templeton
bring together authors, celebrities, and leaders network since Foundation has supported Since 2009, MetLife
Investments has supported
in education to underscore the importance of Jumpstart’s mission with more Jumpstart for approximately 13 Foundation has donated over $1
literature in children’s lives.
1996. That year,
than $9M in monetary and in- years, investing more than $1 million to significantly expand
Jumpstart recruited kind support. million in both monetary and Jumpstart’s Community Corps
NEW YORK: New York Times best-selling author 80 AmeriCorps members, and in-kind donations. In FY13, program throughout the United
In addition to serving as the the company’s contributions States. The funds have also
and acclaimed actress and producer Tina since then our partnership Founding and Presenting included funding for the helped print and distribute
Fey joined us for Scribbles to Novels 2013, as
with AmeriCorps has grown sponsor of Jumpstart’s Read recruitment of Jumpstart’s Jumpstart/MetLife Foundation
did Cindi Leive, the editor-in-chief of Glamour. for the Record®, the Foundation Corps members nationwide as Grandparent Guides in both
The event also featured an appearance by tremendously. In the 2012- has graciously sponsored English and Spanish.
well as a significant portion of
Newark Mayor Cory Booker and, for the second 2013 program year, Jumpstart several Scribbles to Novels our printing and publishing
consecutive year, a hilarious video presentation had over 3,400 AmeriCorps gala events in markets across expenses. In addition, Franklin MFS INVESTMENT
by Stephen Colbert. the country. The Pearson Templeton employees have
members serving over 1 million MANAGEMENT
Foundation’s Bill Barke and hosted several volunteer events MFS Investment has been the
SAN FRANCISCO: Scribbles to Novels 2013
hours! AmeriCorps, a program Mark Neiker are both involved throughout the year, including largest corporate partner for
with Jumpstart’s board. supply drives and participation
featured keynote speaker Tom Brokaw, of the Corporation for National The entire Jumpstart family is in Read for the Record.
Jumpstart’s Northeast Region
for the last 9 years and has
renowned Special Correspondent for NBC and Community Service, is tremendously grateful for the
donated more than $2 million.
News and author of The Greatest Generation; Pearson Foundation’s ongoing
a network of local, state, and commitment to provide early
The Fund for Their support also includes a
Boom! Voices of the Sixties; and The Time of our Newark’s Future. company-wide supply drive
Lives. San Francisco’s celebration also honored national service programs education to children who need
Jumpstart Tri-State could not for our partner preschools
Franklin Templeton Investments and its President, that connects more than it most.
have launched its program in throughout Boston, and MFS
Chairman and CEO Greg Johnson. Mr. Johnson 70,000 Americans each year Newark so successfully without employees and leadership have
FIRST FIVE LA
has served on Jumpstart’s National Board of the $200,000 challenge grant participated in every Read for
in intensive service to meet First Five LA, California’s
Directors since 2006 and has made countless and partnership offered by the Record® since 2006.
largest funder and advocate
contributions to the organization. He has hosted our country’s critical needs in for early childhood education, the Fund for Newark’s Future.
The donation allowed us to TIGER FOUNDATION
every Scribbles to Novels event in the Bay Area education, public safety, health, and Jumpstart formed a
hire Newark’s City Manager, In 2013, Jumpstart Tri-State
since 2005, raising more than $1.6 million for our partnership in 2010. Since
and the environment. then, we have worked together whom they have generously received a gift of $250,000 from
Northern California programs. welcomed to share their office the Tiger Foundation. This
to distribute thousands of
environment. The Fund has estimable funder has provided
Learn more at www.americorps.gov books to children and families
over $1.6 million to support
BOSTON: Boston’s keynote speaker for Scribbles in the Los Angeles area also been invaluable in making
to Novels 2013 was David Gergen, renowned through representation at introductions and hosting Jumpstart’s work in New York
reporter, columnist, television analyst, and New Jumpstart also receives the prestigious Los Angeles events for additional funders . City, beginning with their first
Times Festival of Books and gift of $37,500 in April 2000.
York Times bestselling author of Eyewitness to AmeriCorps funds through GOLDMAN SACHS Tiger invests in programs
Power: The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to the following State Service Univisión’s Feria de Educación.
They have also invested At the culmination of its three working to produce measurable
Clinton. We also honored past Board Member Commissions: year grant to the high need results in the fight against
Robert Small, Managing Director of Berkshire over $400,000 to advance
Jumpstart’s mission. community of Hunts Point poverty and we are proud to be
Partners, for his decade-long support and in the South Bronx in New a grantee.
CaliforniaVolunteers, Serve DC -
contributions to Jumpstart and its mission. Foster Grandparents York City, Goldman Sachs
The Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism, is once again continuing its
In 2012-2013, Jumpstart TOMMY HILFIGER
Georgia Commission for Service & generous support of Jumpstart.
received its first Foster Tommy Hilfiger, one of the
Volunteerism, Serve Illinois Grandparent grant through In August 2013 Jumpstart
world’s leading lifestyle
Photos Top to Bottom: Actress Tina Fey and Editor-in-chief of
Commission on Volunteerism and the Corporation for National presented to a cadre of
Glamour Cindi Leive at Scribbles to Novels in New York; Robert brands, joined the Jumpstart
and Community Service. Goldman partners regarding
Small, Managing Director of Berkshire Partners, Jumpstart Community Service, Massachusetts family a few years ago. In
Since 1965, the Foster a $1 million gift over the
President & CEO Naila Bolus, and author and reporter David Service Alliance, Missouri Community addition to a generous grant
Grandparent Program has next three years to address
Gergen at Scribbles to Novels in Boston; President & CEO of from the Tommy Hilfiger
Franklin Templeton Investments Greg Johnson, Naila Bolus, Service Commission, and New provided grants to qualified the educational needs of the
Corporate Foundation, the
and author and NBC Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw at Yorkers Volunteer. agencies and organizations for preschool children of Bed-Stuy,
company began outfitting
Scribbles to Novels in San Francisco; Newark Mayor Cory Booker
the dual purpose of engaging Brooklyn.
with Naila Bolus and members of the Jumpstart board. Jumpstart Corps members
persons 55 and older in with new uniforms in the
volunteer service, and to 2012-13 school year.
provide a high-quality

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 f i n a n c i a l N a t i o n a l B o a r d &
E a r l y Ed u c a t i o n C o u n c i l
S u m m a r y
Jumpstart works with government and both the private and public BOARD OF DIRECTORS NATIONAL EARLY EDUCATION COUNCIL
The National Early Education Council is a select group
sectors to secure funds to support our mission. To review our full audited Chris Stadler, Chair of scholars, leaders, and change makers who inform the
financials (available beginning February 2014), please visit jstart.org. Managing Partner, CVC Capital Partners
development of Jumpstart’s programs and help create real
Lorie Almon and lasting change in children’s lives.
Co-Managing Partner, New York Office, Seyfarth ShawLLP

Bill Barke Dale Atkins, PhD Kelly Maxwell, PhD

FY13 Revenue breakdown: Chairman, Pearson North America Author and Psychologist Senior Scientist and Associate Director
at the Frank Porter Graham Child
Government Revenue $7M 42% Private Laura Berk W. Steven Barnett, PhD Development Institute, University of
Distinguished Professor of Psychology Emerita Director, National Institute for Early North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Private Revenue $10M 58% and Author, Illinois State University Education Research, Rutgers University
Susan B. Neuman, EdD
Private – Foundations $3M 18% Gov’t Stephanie Blank Douglas Clements, PhD Professor in Educational Studies,
Chair, GEEARS (Georgia Early Education Alliance Kennedy Endowed Chair in Early University of Michigan
Private – Corporations $3.6M 21% for Ready Students) , Arthur M. Blank Foundation Childhood Learning & Professor,
Private – Individuals/Events $3.4M 19% University of Denver Mariela M. Páez, EdD
Carmel Borders Associate Professor, The Carolyn A.
President, Tapestry Foundation Molly F. Collins, EdD and Peter S. Lynch School of Education,
Department of Teaching and Learning, Boston College
David Carmel Vanderbilt University
Comparative to FY12: Principal, Carmel Asset Management and Co-Founder Robert C. Pianta, PhD
of Jumpstart Linda M. Espinosa, PhD Dean, Curry School of Education,
University of Virginia
Government Revenue $6M 15% increase in government funding in FY13 Thomas G. Connolly
Author and Consultant; Professor
Emeritus, University of Missouri-
Managing Director, Merchant Banking, Goldman Sachs Columbia Arthur J. Rolnick, PhD
Private Revenue $9M 10% increase in private funding in FY13
Senior Fellow and Co-Director, Human
David Humphrey Roberta Golinkoff, PhD Capital Research Collaborative; Hubert
Private – Foundations $2.9M 5% increase in foundation support in FY13 H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs,
Managing Director, Bain Capital H. Rodney Sharp Professor, School of
Private – Corporations $3.4M 3% increase in corporate support in FY13 Education, University of Delaware University of Minnesota
Kim L. Jasmin
Private – Individuals/Events $2.6M 25% increase in individual donor support in FY13 Executive Director, Northeast Region Executive, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD Shirley Sagawa
Global Philanthropy and Community Relations, Stanley and Debra Lefkowitz Professor, Author and Consultant, sagawa/jospin
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Department of Psychology, Temple
University Judith A. Schickedanz, PhD
Greg Johnson Professor Emerita, School of Education,
Jackie Jenkins-Scott Boston University
FY12/13 Comparative: FY12 Revenue FY13 Revenue Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
and President, Franklin Resources, Inc. President, Wheelock College
Deborah J. Stipek, PhD
10 (M) David Lissy Sharon Lynn Kagan, EdD Professor, School of Education, Stanford
+10% CEO, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of
Early Childhood Education and Family
University

Jennifer K. Marrus Policy; Co-Director, National Center for Marlene Zepeda, PhD
+15% Consultant Children & Families, Teachers College,
Columbia University
Professor, Department of Child and
Family Studies, California State
5
+3% Bridget Moynahan University, Los Angeles
+5% +25% Actress, Star of Blue Bloods
Deborah Leong, PhD
Professor Emerita of Psychology,
Anjan Mukherjee Metropolitan State College of Denver
Senior Managing Director, Blackstone
0 Christopher J. Lonigan, PhD
Mark Nieker Distinguished Research Professor,
GOVERNMENT TOTAL PRIVATE PRIVATE PRIVATE PRIVATE Department of Psychology, Florida State
President, Pearson Foundation
REVENUE REVENUE FOUNDATIONS CORPORATIONS INDIVIDUALS University; Associate Director, Florida
Center for Reading Research
Rob Waldron
CEO, Curriculum Associates

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J u m p s t a r t ’ s
The Charles and Ann Johnson Cindi Leive and Howard Bernstein Abbot and Dorothy H. Stevens Josh Lutzker
Foundation Foundation
Lily Auchincloss Foundation Elizabeth Marcellino
The Charlotte Foundation Allen H. & Selma W. Berkman
Linde Family Foundation Maricopa County

S u pp o r t e r s
Charitable Trust
Chinh Chu
George and Susan Livingston Allergan Foundation Massachusetts Convention
Clipper Ship Foundation Center Authority
Tristin and Martin Mannion Jim and Annette Alling
Kyong and Brad Coleman May P. & Francis L. Abreu
John and Lynda Marren Melora and Andrew Balson Charitable Trust
Jumpstart graciously acknowledges the financial and in-kind contributions by the Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation
Alison Mass and Sal Bommarito Becky and Paul Bidwell-Hanson McGladrey
Crescent Porter Hale Foundation
many individual, foundation, corporate, and government partners who have invested Rebecca Dana and Jesse Angelo
MAT Charitable Foundation Bilger Foundation Sonnet and Ian McKinnon
McKinsey & Company, Inc. BJ’s Warehouse Charitable Trust Marlane Melican and Nick Brountas
in Jumpstart’s mission and work. Thanks to their gifts, Jumpstart is working towards Philip and Alyce de Toledo
Thomas and Joy Mistele Caitlin and Ian Blasco
Michael Miles
Dodge & Cox
the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. The Draper Family Foundation
Moelis and Company Janine and Alastair Borthwick
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
People’s United
Kathryn and James Murdoch BRC Advisors – James Huang
The Draper Foundation - Community Foundation
Timothy and Melissa Draper David and Marion Mussafer Jane Brock-Wilson Willa Perlman
New York City Department
Government Donors Capital Group Weingart Foundation Dana and Rob Smith East Bay Community Foundation
of Education
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bynum Robert Persons
CaliforniaVolunteers Thomas Connolly Spector Fund at Paul and Silvia Edwards David Carmel and
Kenneth Olivier and Pfizer Foundation Matching
$25,000 to $49,999 The Boston Foundation Kirsten Axelsen Carmel
Corporation for National and Foundation for Newark’s Future Thomas B. and Katharine K. Ellis Angela Nomellini Gifts Program
Community Service - Foster Lorie Almon and Mitch Bompey State Street Foundation, Inc. Cengage
Franklin Templeton Investments Laura Ensler and David Rivel Peoples Gas Publix Super Market Charities
Grandparents Grant
Amelia Peabody Foundation Stringer Foundation Combined Federal Campaign
Gary Saltz Foundation The Eucalyptus Foundation Edward and Maggie Perks Paul Queally
Corporation for National and
Anonymous Union Square Fund Maureen and Daniel Cummings
Community Service - National Georgia Smart Start Initiative James and Holly Farrell Deb and Jed Plafker Michael and Tracy Roberge
Direct AmeriCorps Grant The Walther Foundation D&D Fund
Goldman, Sachs, & Co. The Baupost Group Finnegan Family Foundation PNC Financial Services Group Marc Rowan
First 5 Los Angeles - Community Wells Fargo Foundation Ann and John Daley
Greg and Tracy Johnson Ben & Jerry’s Follett Higher Education Group Mark Polebaum and Diane Buhl Roy A. Hunt Foundation
Opportunities Fund
The Boeing Company White & Case Adria de Haume and George Rousch
First 5 Los Angeles - Matching Joshua and Anita Bekenstein Charitable Stuart and Diana Francis PricewaterhouseCoopers Safeway Foundation
Funds Program Fund Holly and David Bruce Deanna and Tony DiNovi
Keith Frankel Purnima Puri and Rich Barrera Luke Sarsfield
Georgia Commission for Service Robert and Christine Small Chris and Keena Clifford
$10,000 to 24,999 Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Richard A. Friedman Quest Foundation SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.
& Volunteerism Alison and Ed Abbo
Credit Suisse Beth and Michael Fascitelli Richard Schoninger
FTI Consulting Ralphs
Massachusetts Service Alliance - $50,000 to $99,999 Ernst & Young
Vijay and Swati Advani Ben and Wendy Fischman
Formula AmeriCorps Funds Wendy and Stephen Gellman RBC Capital Markets Michael and Kelly Small
American Honda Foundation American Eagle Outfitters Florence Hunt Maxwell Foundation
Massachusetts Service Alliance - State FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Richard E. and Jonathan Sokoloff
Commission Funds Anonymous John and Judy Angelo Nancy P. Marriott Foundation Mary and Frode Foss-Skiftesvik
Farese Family Foundation Grable Foundation Soros Fund Charitable Foundation
Missouri Community Bank of America Merrill Lynch Anonymous (2) Linda and Thomas Rizk Linda and Michael Frieze
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver Lucy Green and Mark Flannery Robert Speyer
Service Commission Bloomberg LP & Jacobson LLP Whitney and Phil Arnautou Ropes and Gray Bill Froman Charles Stiefel
New Yorkers Volunteer Guy A and N Kay Arboit
Citi Genentech Nelly and Michael Arougheti Charitable Trust The San Francisco Foundation Jamie and Bobbie Gates Storm Castle Foundation -
Oakland Fund for Children and Youth CVC Foundation under the aegis GGS Foundation Karin Assef Libby and Zach Hulsey Muneer Satter Marcia and John Goldman Julia and James Davidson
Serve DC - The Mayor’s Office on of the Fondation de Luxembourg
The Green Foundation Dale Atkins-Rosen and Rob Rosen Ida S. Barter Trust Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Trudy and Robert Gottesman Stratus Technologies
Volunteerism The David B. Gold Foundation
Dee and Jimmy Haslam Bain Capital Children’s Charity J.C. Kellogg Foundation Gary Syman and Azita Raji The Gymboree Corporation Elizabeth Strickler and
Serve Illinois Commission The David Tepper Foundation Mark Gallogly
on Volunteerism and Nancy and Max Justicz Barclays Capital Edward and Anne Jamieson Tarsadia Foundation Lawrence Scott Hamelsky
Community Service Edith Glick Shoolman and Susan Janosky Fern Tessler
Children’s Foundation Kenneth Rainin Foundation Bill and Vicki Barke John and Mary Franklin TeleTech Community Foundation
Foundation, Inc Christopher Heinz Perry Traquina
Heckscher Foundation for Children KPMG LLP Laura and Ken Berk Theodore Edson Parker Foundation
$250,000 and Above Jules and Eddie Trump
Liberty Mutual Group BJ’s Charitable Foundation John B. and Nelly Llanos William H. Herrman
Barr Foundation Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust Fund Kilroy Foundation The TJX Foundation, Inc.
Beth and Kevin Hoffman Anne Turner and Alan Riffkin
Jennifer and Andrew Marrus Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund BlackRock UBS
JPMorgan Chase Foundation Jennifer Johnson
HSBC Philanthropic Programs Robert and Jennifer Waldron
Anjan Mukherjee Lissy Family Fund Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts University of Southern California
MetLife Foundation Rupert and Maryellie Johnson
Neighborhood Outreach Michael and Barbie John Warburg Pincus LLC
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Lovett-Woodsum Foundation BNY Mellon
MFS Investment Management Jennifer Johnson
US Bancorp Foundation John H. and Cynthia Lee Smet David and Carolyn Wasserman
Robert T. Keeler Foundation May and Stanley Smith Bright Horizons Family Solutions
The Pearson Foundation Charitable Trust Ross and Emily Jones Foundation
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP EJ and Lori Whelan
The Rose Hills Foundation The Broad Foundation
Chris and Loretta Stadler Morgan Stanley Kaiser Permanente Ali and David Kamin
Elisha Wiesel David and Megan Zug
S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation Roderick and Jill Burns
Tiger Foundation The Morris and Gwendolyn Kaplen Foundation Mark and Lydia Kennelly
Burns Family Foundation Winston Flowers
Silver Giving Foundation Cafritz Foundation John Kissick
Molly Wythes
Kenneth T. and $1,000 to $4,999
Kevin and Julie Callaghan
$100,000 to $249,999 The Stocker Foundation Overland Advisors - Gordy and Carol Kochman
Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Tony and Anna Abate
Khristine Holterman and Derek and Career Partners Zenith Media Services, Inc. Kirkland & Ellis LLP
A Better Chicago The Tommy Hilfiger Tamara Dunn Krause Family Foundation Gerry Abrams
Corporate Foundation Ann Carmel KT Frieze Fund
Anonymous Pitney Bowes Foundation Lawrence J. and Anne Rubenstein $5,000 to $9,999 Acclaro Inc
Tufts Health Plan Foundation Lisa and David Carnoy Charitable Foundation Liberty Bank Foundation
The Arthur M. Blank Polk Bros. Foundation A. Montgomery Ward Foundation Brian Agnew
Family Foundation W. Clement and Cerberus Capital Management, LP Lawrence Welk Family Foundation Los Angeles County Board
Jessie V. Stone Foundation Seyfarth Shaw LLP Leslie Abbey and Steve Dietz of Supervisors Alexander, Aronson,

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Finning & Co., P.C. Carol and Steve Collier Frederick R. Weisman Jean Hill and Larry Schultis Rebecca and Bennett Lindenbaum Richard Nieman Ruth and Allen Ziegler Foundation Venable LLP
Philanthropic Foundation
Rae Allen Chris Colpitts Marjorie and Irwin Hirshberg Literacy Coalition of Robert Nobile John Sabat Verizon Foundation
Dana and Bruce Freyer Palm Beach County
Allyn Foundation Comcast Corporation Stephen and Melanie Hoenig Eileen Nolan St. Clair’s Gourmet Village Community School
Marilyn Friedman and Thomas Block David Liu
Anna’s Taqueria Maureen and James Cooney Judith Hogan Nordbloom Saks Fifth Avenue Ted Virtue
Alexa and Rick Frisbie Lisa Lori
Anonymous The CORE Club Elinor and Andrew Hoover Amie Nuttall Salesforce.com Foundation Andrew Vogel
Meyer Frucher Howard Love
Apple Matching Gifts Program Ethan Corey Elizabeth and Blake Hornick Firas Obeidat Natasha and Sheldon Salins Adam Vogt
Gannett Foundation Gerald Maatman
Janis and Andrew Arno Courier Carla and Scott Howard Jane O’Connor Dora and Fred Salusbusy Blair and Matt Walker
Steven and Sue Gaon Rebecca Mai
Michael and Kate Ascione Kelly Cousineau Illinois Prairie Community Foundation Catherine O’Dwyer Eric and Allison Samek Petal Walker
Julius Gaudio Kumar Malavalli
Elizabeth Ascoli Cresa Partners Donald Jabro and Savanna McNeill Paula Oppenheim The San Francisco Giants Natalie Wexler
The GE Foundation Matching Samuel Mandell
Asset Management Crestview Partners, LLC Gifts Program George Jacob Laura O’Shea Emily and James Satloff Wheelock College
Grace Mao and Dan Reid
Sylvia Atkins Moises Cruz General Mills James W. Rollins Charitable Trust Robin Panovka and Rebecca Schechter Brett White
Lauren and Michael Marrus Alexandra Korry
Audible Stephanie Cyr and Richard Donick The George Wasserman Bruce and Holly Johnstone Judith Schickedanz Anita and Byron Wien
Family Foundation William and Irene Marsh Jackie and Anthony Paolone
Kathy and Matthew Avery Metka and Jack Daly Junior League of Greater Covington Sarah Segura Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Giant Media The Mary Jo & Dick Kovacevich Thomas and Jill Pappas
Elisabeth and Blair Axel Pamela Damsky K&L Gates LLP Family Foundation Dan Senor and Campbell Brown WilmerHale
Sonal Gibson The Parthenon Group
Tiger and Phil Bachler Daniel Boone Regional Library Paul Kangail Jennifer Mascarenhas SFA Properties LLC Alan Wilson and Ina Coleman
Dana and James Gifford Stephen Payne
John Ballbach Belle and Henry Davis Betsy Karel Richard & Judith Matthews Chris Sheckley John and Leslie Wilson
Andrew Gilbert Lee Pelton
Bank of the West Wade Davis Keller Knapp Realty Carie and Frank Maturo Lori and Matthew Sidman XYZ Two Way Radio Service
Gilder Foundation The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation
Scott and Nancy Barcelo Douglas Day Ann Kennedy Adam Max John Sigel and Sally Reid Janet Yearwood
Give Sideways Kristi Pickering
Betty and Arthur Bardige Dechert LLP Karin Kingsley The Mayer & Morris Kaplan Amy and Jeff Silverman June Yearwood
Janice Goldfarb Family Foundation PIMCO
Melody Barnes Bradley DeFoor Mary and Matthew Kircher Read Simmons Jonathan Yormak
Meg Goodman Marilyn and Bob Mazur Katherine and Mark Pinho
Jane and Alan Batkin Nigel and Lauri Dessau Robert Klein Joan and Joel Smilow Fehmi Zeko
Kim and Ted Goodnow MBS Direct Laurence Platt and Clare Herington
Marc Baum and Steve Dillworth Allison Devore and Sara Klein and John Ryan Jill and Robert Smith Michael Zimmerman
Ross Levinsky Jamie Gordon Colin McCafferty Frank Polk
Henry Bedford Allegra Kochman Susan and Steven Smith Suzanne Zywicki
Sam Di Piazza Peter Gotcher John McDevitt Brian and Gwen Potiker
Barbara Bell Michael Koester Jill and Robert Smith
Tom Downey Grant Thornton Hilary and Mark McInerney Agatha and Anthony Precourt In Kind Sponsors
Drs. Jacqueline Bello Marguerite Kondracke Sandra and Alexander Southwell
and Peter Carmel Early Learning Coalition of Michele and Ross Greenburg Anthea McLaughlin and The Prudential Foundation Blue Ocean
Putnam and St. John’s Counties Richard and Darcy Kopcho The Starbucks Foundation
Shira and Garry Berger Herman Vanlow Blake Quinn
Edward Greene Tyler Korff Meg Starr Franklin Templeton
East Baton Rouge Parish Kay McMillan
Arthur and Dahlia Bilger Public Library Jacqueline and Sean Griffiths R. Brad Martin Family Foundation Katten Muchin Rosenman LLC
Richard Kosowsky Karel Steiner
Kelly and Bruce Bligh Kenneth R. Meade and Kirk Radke
Anna Kimsey Edwards Efraim Grinberg Kronos Kathleen Oram Michael and Maura Sternklar Tommy Hilfiger
Thomas Bogle Eisai USA Foundation, Inc. Rachel Gross Tom and Kathy Raffa WilmerHale
Keri Jackson Kunzle John Megrue Bob Stevenish
Joseph and Lorraine Bolus Dean Elson and Jodi Hullinger Monique Guesnon and William Rahm
Lainoff Family Foundation, Inc. Gregory and Alice Melchor Kimberly Strand
Naila Bolus Kristopher Kandel Peter Rapaport Cause Marketing
Stephen Epstein Stacey and Curtis Lane Kay Melchor Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
The Boston Foundation Luise Erdmann
Stacey Hadash and Terry McDonell William Reidy Partners
Kathy and Jay Lathen Eugene Mercy, Jr. Jose R. Suarez and
Demetrios Boyiakis Lars and Cristina Haegg Sharon Reilly Cristina Rubio Suarez Audible
Margot and John Ernst Dave Laurello Mestel & Company
Oliver Brahmst Carol Hageman Bonnie and Richard Reiss Raymond Svider Ben & Jerry’s
Heather Evans Laurie M. Tisch Millennium Pharmaceuticals Matching
Kaija and Peter Braus Barbara and Ed Hajim Illumination Foundation Gift Program Robin and Mike Reynolds Target Coinstar
John Falcone
Mike Brennan Deron Haley Gordon Lawrence Mississippi Institutions of Sue and Todd Ringoen Linda Taylor Groupon
Barbara and Patrick Fallon
Daniel P. Hannafin Higher Learning Leapfrog Enterprises
Dr. Mark J. Bronsky Elizabeth Barat Fannon and Learning Care Group Brian and Krisztina Rivel Teitler & Teitler LLP
William O’Leary Suni Harford Mississippi Public Broadcasting LevelUp
Mona and Simon Brown Maureen Leary-Jago and Mark Jago Carter Romansky Wray Thorn
Joseph Farkas Jennifer and David Hatfield Carol and Benjamin Monderer Tickets for Charity
Robert Buhlman Sabrina and Matt LeBlanc Susan and Elihu Rose Annie and Rob Tirschwell
James Farmer David Head Garrett Moran Winston Flowers
Mark Burgess Tracey and Scott Lee Yael and Josh Rosen TisBest Charity Gift Cards
Sally and Brian Farr Rhonda and Stratton Heath Christopher Myers
Karen Caballero and David Tayeh Paul Leech David Rosenauer Andrea Topper
Barbee and Bruce Callander Mark Feldman Pete and Rebecca Helme Jack and Maria Lehman
John Napoli
James and Sheri Rosenfeld Trian Fund Management
Media Partners
Mimi Feldman Dana and William Herrman Nancy and Daniel Neff AOL
Albert Cappelloni Tracey Leitman Kenneth Rosh Jonathan Tropper
Victoria Ferenbach Karen Hershey and Larry Green Margaret Nelson and Willard Moore NBC
Carl E. Wynn Foundation Nan and Peter Levy Daryl and Steven Roth Amanda and Brad Turner
Fish Family Foundation Sharlyn and Bill Heslam The New York Community Trust - Sprout
Linda and Arthur Carter Tucker and Vicky Levy Laura and Peter Rothschild Christopher Turner
AllianceBernstein Foundation Fund
Flour Bakery and Café The Heyday Foundation TakePart.com
Suzanne and Michael Carusillo Daniel Lewis Robin Roy Amy and John Underwood
Thomas Newberry
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Brett and Gregory Heyman Univision
Whitney Chatterjee Daniel and Margaret Lewis Rubenstein Communications Roland and Wendi Van der Meer
Katie and Craig Nicholson
Citizens Bank Michelle Foster Stephen Hickey Michael Liberty Philip Ruedi Kathleen and Josh VanDernoot
Mark Nieker and Nancy Siadek
Colgate-Palmolive Company Frances and Francis Fraenkel John Hildebrand Kurt Lichtman

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 moment : H o n o r

Jumpstart’s mission … is so easy to get behind. There are a

few critical times in our lives where intervention and help can
completely sway the future of that individual. Getting to that The Jumpstart program
point before it passes is crucial. I love the fact that Jumpstart changes every life it touches.
can get there, provide what is needed at just the right time, It’s as simple as that. Whether
and re-route that child to a brighter future.” you’re a preschooler in the
program, a family with a child
—Jeff Maher ran the Boston Marathon®
in support of Jumpstart in 2011, ’12, and ’13.
in a Jumpstart classroom,
or a volunteer like me, you
can’t help but grow and
change for the better. It’s not
April 15, 2:49 pm—a moment of dissonance in a year otherwise marked
just a program that teaches
by celebration at Jumpstart. So much has been said and written about the children how to read and
senseless Boston Marathon® bombings, but we couldn’t chronicle 2013 write, it’s also an experience
without an acknowledgment of a day that means so much to all of us. that empowers children,
Boston is our hometown. And the marathon has become an important tradition at Jumpstart. Since 2011, we’ve
families, college students, and
been part of the Boston Athletic Association’s Boston Marathon Charity Program. Each year, a team of runners has community volunteers alike.
tackled the Boston Marathon in our name to raise money needed to expand our programs and reach more children.
This year, the Jumpstart team included 16 runners. Each of them had their own reasons for running and their own
This empowerment—this love
inspiration for helping to sustain Jumpstart. We’re grateful for their support and thankful that they’re all safe. As we for learning and awareness of
close out the year, and this report, we’d also like to honor the bombing victims and their families.
the enormous impact that a
The Boston Marathon® is the world’s oldest annual marathon and is renowned across the globe as one of the world’s program like Jumpstart can
most prestigious road races. It’s also a testament to the endurance and, most importantly, the aspirations of people
from every corner of our country. These are the same qualities everyone at Jumpstart—our Corps members, our staff,
make on society—is why I run.”
our children, and our families—share. In this way, the marathon is a totem, reminding us that when we come together
around a common purpose and big ideals, we can achieve greatness.
—Jeannie Hannigan
ran the Boston Marathon®
in support of Jumpstart
in 2012 and 2013.

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