2014ANNUAL REPORT

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As CEO and Board of Trustee Chair for Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA we talk on the phone often. Nearly every conversation is about being prudent; acting toward the care of our camps and Berkshire Outdoor Centers future. As you can imagine, prudency is closely aligned to the fi nancial health of the overall organization.

In the mid 2000s Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA took on nearly $7 Million in debt to address a state mandated waste water treatment plant and fund a new Chimney Corners Camp Dining Hall following a disastrous dining hall fi re. On the heels of this debt, the 2008 stock market downturn impacted the camps and our families. Despite this fi nancial strain, the Board of Trustees and senior leadership partnered to:

grow the endowment by 77% to over $8 Million since 2008

increase our fi nancial aid to better serve our community by over 150% since 2005

increase our Annual Fund Campaign by 50% while doubling our donors since 2009

whittle down our debt with over $600,000 of our operating budget directed to debt payment to be fi nalized by 2025.

Fiscal responsibility does not stop there. Everyday our staff makes tough fi nancial decisions while maintaining quality program experiences for our campers, families and guests.

Changing Lives: The Campaign for Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA kicked off the public phase in 2014 and we are delighted with our communitys enthusiasm. Led by Campaign Chairs Jim Goldman and Amy Hurwitz Gutschenritter, this $12.35 Million effort has raised over $10 Million from parents, alumni and friends who want to secure the future of this special place in the Berkshires. We are humbled by these generous friends who respect our prudency and want to help us address our capital needs, our endowment needs and our Annual Fund needs through this comprehensive campaign. Because of Changing Lives, 2014 brought in over $2.1 million, with a little over $1,000,000 directed to capital, $870,000 to the Annual Fund and the remaining $200,000 to the endowment.

Financial security is always on our radar. Without it, there would be no Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA. A place as special and magical as Camp Becket, Chimney Corners Camp, Travel and Service Programs and the Berkshire Outdoor Center can only remain special with good, prudent, fi nancial planning and management.

For those of you who invested in Becket-Chimney Corners YMCAs 2014 prudency, thank you. For questions or information on our 2014 fi gures please contact Brenda Marsian, Chief Development Offi cer at (413) 822-7950.

Amici and Agape,

Drew Lipsher, Chair Phil Connor, CEOBoard of Trustee D Li h Phil Conno

Phil Connor and Drew Lipsher are joined by Changing Lives Campaign Chairs Jim Goldman and Amy Gutschenritter at last years Alumni Weekend.

Dear Friends,

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Board of TrusteesDavid Altshuler, Brookline, MA

Julia Austin, Cambridge, MA

Susan Bowers, New York, NY

Rachel Chou, Brooklyn, NY

R. Craig Collister, Lake Forest, IL

Barbara DeBuono, East Chatham, NY

Kevin Entricken, Netherlands

David Good, New York, NY

Amy Gutschenritter, Wayland, MA

Stephen Hart, Concord, MA

Monique Jean, White Plains, NY

David Leach, Chatham, NJ

Andrew LeStage, Manchester, MA

Andrew Lipsher, New York, NY

James Michael McCullers, Los Angeles, CA

Anne Messitte, New York, NY

Alexander Roth, London, England

Tucker Schuldt, Simsbury, CT

David Smith, Chevy Chase, MD

Anthony Takazawa, Westwood, MA

Derek Tate, Bronxville, NY

AdministrationPhil Connor, Chief Executive Offi cer

Jim Brown, Chief Operations Offi cer

Christine Kalakay, Chief Financial Offi cer

Brenda Marsian, CFRE, Chief Development Offi cer

Kathy Pagliuca Murphy, Director of Human Resources

Yvonne Savery, Receptionist

AccountingMartha Sloper, Accountant

Linda Laston, Bookkeeper

DevelopmentJohn Anz, Director of Annual Fund and Alumni Relations

Kim Raftery, Stewardship and Development Specialist

Summer ProgramsChris Burke, Camp Becket Executive Director

Shannon Donovan-Monti, Chimney Corners Camp Executive Director

Aline Ferris, Camp Becket Registrar

Angela Bianchini, Chimney Corners Camp Registrar

Dan Berg, Camp Becket Assistant Director

Berta Sinclair, Chimney Corners Camp Assistant Director

Alysa Austin, Travel Service Program Director

Rebekah McCluskey, Travel Service Program Coordinator

Berkshire Outdoor CenterSteve Hamill, Executive Director

McKenna Style, Assistant Director

Amber Banta, Program Coordinator

Erika Gotcher, Program Coordinator

David Lovely-Tallon, Program Coordinator

Nicole Cabelka, Offi ce Manager and Registrar

Food ServiceShaz Atwell, Camp Becket Food Service Director

Mik Monti, Chimney Corners CampFood Service Director

PropertiesSteve Turner, Director

Gary Clark, Assistant Director

Alumni CouncilAlexander Aidun, Brooklyn, NY

Daniel J. Barcan, Roslindale, MA

Aisha Bennett, New York, NY

John V. Bryant, Cherry Hill, NJ

Stephanie K. Donohue, Somerville, MA

Adam L. Farren, San Francisco, CA

Jeffrey Fay, Wesley Chapel, FL

Nicole Fyvie, Roslindale, MA

Peter E. Garrell, Manhattan Beach, CA

Adam Gaynor, Brooklyn, NY

Peter Grave, Boston, MA

Courtney A. Hendricson, Cheshire, CT

Lynn Hover, Canton, MA

Arthur A. Hurwitz, North Potomac, MD

Charlotte Hutchings, New York, NY

Justin Ihne, President, Kinnelon, NJ

Sarah M. Klionsky, Cambridge, MA

David Lind, Cambridge, MA

Brenda Brackett Mercure,Cumberland, RI

D. Scott Taylor, Mendon, MA

Dads AssociationExecutive CommitteeJosh Apter, New York, NY

Richard Bankart, Westwood, NJ

John V. Bryant, Cherry Hill, NJ

Tim Burke, New Britain, CT

Todd Burrick, West Simsbury, CT

Matthew Diebel, New York, NY

Jay Farwell, Milton, MA

Jeremy Feigelson, Tarrytown, NY

Christopher C. Finn, Ridgewood, NJ

Richard Glaser, Westport, CT

David C. Hart, Carlisle, MA

Roger L. Hecq, Darien, CT

Bill Hertz, Dedham, MA

Steven B. Jason, Westfi eld, NJ

Dean Kaufman, Millburn, NJ

Keith Koslov, New York, NY

Ken Kreinsen, Westwood, MA

Andrew J. Lawson, President, Woodbridge, CT

Steve LeMenager, Pennington, NJ

Scott Miller, Belmont, MA

Keith Roberts, Hinesburg, VT

Scott Sutherland, Burlingame, CA

Jeffrey Turk, Needham, MA

William A. Walsh, Cortlandt Manor, NY

Moms AssociationExecutive CommitteeSuz Beringer, Temple, NH

Kristin L. Draper, Canton, MA

Kelley Driscoll, Chelmsford, MA

Linda Bernstein Farwell, Milton, MA

Rebecca Fasciano, Lincoln, MA

Jo-Anna Fischman, West Hartford, CT

Daseta Gray, New York, NY

Beth Kaufman, Millburn, NJ

Meghan Knight, New Haven, CT

Diana LaRock, President, Yonkers, NY

Melissa Lawson, Woodbridge, CT

Maria LeStage, Manchester, MA

Sidney McCullers, Los Angeles, CA

Victoria Newman, Greenwich, CT

Colleen Osten, Amherst, MA

Kelley M. Sanders, Armonk, NY

Stella Ting, Scarsdale, NY

Stacey Turner, Dedham, MA

Young Alumni Action GroupDaniel J. Baginski, Co-Chair,Yorktown Heights, NY

Lilith Ben-Or, New York, NY

Jamie Bogert, Fair Lawn, NJ

Julia R. Carroll, Co-Chair, New York, NY

Micah Dornfeld, Belmont, MA

Annie M. Golovcsenko, Lexington, MA

Elizabeth R. Gutschenritter, New York, NY

Samuel A. Michaels, Washington, DC

Alexander Porter, Brighton, MA

Adam Rintell, Chestnut Hill, MA

Charlotte M. Rodriguez, Brooklyn, NY

Lucy P. Schuldt, Brighton, MA

Julia Superka, Brooklyn, NY

Savi M. Tuber, Newton, MA

Stuart H. Winchester, New York, NY

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The Henry and Ina Gibson Lifetime Giving Society recognizes those benefactors who have madecumulative cash gifts of over $500,000 to help transform Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA.

Named in honor of our earliest and most revered leaders, Henry and Ina Gibson,we are pleased to present these very special supporters.

Amy and David GutschenritterJustin and Merrilou HillenbrandRoch and Carol Hillenbrand

Ruth Ann PhillipsIan and Christina Winchester

Donors of Distinction are individuals who have made cumulative cash gifts over$25,000 to the camps and Berkshire Outdoor Center in 2014.

AnonymousJanet and Jim Averill

Philip BagleyR. Craig Collister

Jim, Gigi, Danny and Annika GoldmanAmy and David GutschenritterCraig and Rose Hattabaugh

Justin and Merrilou HillenbrandHillenbrand Family Foundation

David and Kelly LeachMichael and Sidney McCullers

Tony Takazawa and Cathy Dudley (d)Ian and Christina Winchester

MA DPH Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs

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Names with a * symbol are fi ve years or more consecutive donors to the Annual Fund.

Tamarack($5,000 and Above)

Anonymous (5)

Jill and David Altshuler*

Bike for Brent 2014

Laird and Susan Burnett*

Robert D. Carter

John and Pat Ciarleglio*

R. Craig Collister*

Eugene and Brenda Delsener

Mallory Digges

Jim and Lynn Finkelstein*

Felice Frankel, Matthew Frankel and Laura Linn

Jim, Gigi, Danny and Annika Goldman*

Amy and David Gutschenritter*

Bern Haan*

Justin and Merrilou Hillenbrand*

David and Kelly Leach*

Drew Lipsher*

Lainie and Larry Lipsher

Michael and Sidney McCullers*

Robert and Joyce Mims*

Dan and Annie (Steeper) Morita

Trevor Price and Megan Sheetz

Quincy Pediat