2019-2020

ANNUALREPORT

Dear Donors, Members and Friends of Assistance League of St. Louis, Despite the interference of a pandemic, our members were able to accomplish many of our goals in 2019- 2020. With your support, we touched the lives of over 34,100 children and adults across the region. We are proud of our 471 all-volunteer members and friends, who volunteered 65,290 hours —the equivalent of 31 full time paid staff. We carefully evaluated the effectiveness of our nine Philanthropic Programs and presented recommendations to the membership, who voted to reduce the number of philanthropic programs by three. Assistance League of St. Louis now has six programs :Operation School Bell, Steps to Success (providing new athletic shoes and socks to thousands of public school students), Books From Friends (book fairs and other activities provide books children can own), Project ROSE (clothing and personal care items are delivered to crisis shelters and agencies), Assistance League Outreach (supporting critical needs of those facing crises) and My Own Fun Stuff (kits providing calming activities that comfort children and adults in stressful situations). In 2019-2020, Operation School Bell provided school uniforms and 22 other clothing and personal care items to 6,690 elementary students in 37 schools. This program has helped over 103,000 students since 1990. In 2019-2020, the total cost of items for OSB was $476,177. We also continue to serve 1,777 women and children in the six crisis shelters with clothing, hygiene products, and other necessary items. We were able to conduct several book fairs in elementary schools and provide special books to two Jennings School District Hope homes before the onset of COVID-19 . During the pandemic, we distributed 950 books to a food pantry and another 1,000 to the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. Thanks to Assistance League and the many businesses and donors, aspiring young readers in St. Louis received a total of 13,000 books in 2019-2020.What an incredible year for our chapter as we exceeded our budgeted amount for grants by $48,750. We also exceeded our budgeted amount for Individual Donors by $12,800. Our Fall Fundraiser was a huge success exceeding our budgeted amount by $84,000. And then the pandemic hit. We closed down on March 17. We cancelled our second major fundraiser of the year, Authors Brunch, but our wonderful sponsors and membership allowed us to keep their sponsorships and reservation money. We had to close our upscale resale shop Fantastic Finds , which provides a third of our income for more than two months, before opening on June 9. Our thanks go to The Desco Group for providing a store front at no charge for 90 days to accommodate a donation center for Fantastic Finds. The year was a fun and a wonderful experience. We have developed new delivery models and backup options for all of our programs. We are ready for the changing environment and look forward to continue to serve the St. Louis area. Thanks for your support. Without you, Assistance League would not be able to help the thousands of St. Louisans who need our help now more than ever. Sincerely,

Jane Harbron, President 2019-2020

From the President

Board of Directors

Stacy ClaySenior Vice President

Director of Community Affairs Former Assistant Superintendent

of St. Louis Public Schools

Dawn Thomas President Elect

Jane Harbron President

Sandy Brody Vice President Membership

Director names From Left to right, top first to second row.

Pam BogosianVice President Philanthropic

Programs

Barb Stevens Vice President

Strategic Planning

Marita Perlak Vice President

Marketing Communications

Gini Folk Vice President

Education

Mary Cullman Secretary

Vicki Kearney Vice President

Treasurer

Connie Curran Vice President Fund

Development

Advisory Council

Ann BauerThe Center for

Family Law

John BeuerleinGeneral Partner

Edward Jones Retired

Stacy ClaySenior Vice President

Director of Community Affairs Former Assistant Superintendent

of St. Louis Public Schools

Frankie EichenbergerSenior Vice President

US Bank, Retired

Claire HundeltExecutive Director

Marillac Mission Fund Formerly Daughters

of Charity

Judy MurphyCPA and Partner RubinBrown LLP

Statement of Financial Position 2019-2020

Source of FundsMembership $42,785

In-Kind Donations $295,692

Contributions $347,149

Special Events (Net) $287,396

Thrift Shop Revenue (Net) $281,039

Investment Return $24,818

Total Income $1,278,879

Program Expenses:$941,818

Fundraising Expenses:$201,657

Administrative Expenses:$44,583

77%

17%

4%

2%

Other Expenses:$29,240

ExpensesProgram Expenses $941,818

Fundraising Expenses $201,657

Administrative Expenses $44,583

Other Expenses $29,240

Total Expenses $1,217,298

AssetsBeginning Net Assets $2,646,670

Ending Net Assets $2,708,251

Total Liabilities $92,553

Total Assets $2,800,804

Grants and Foundations

Diamond $50,000+Emerson Charitable Trust

Platinum $20,000 - $49,999Edward Jones Charitable FoundationDana Brown Trust

Gold $10,000-$19,999

Silver $5,000 - $9,999Boeing Employees Community FundThe Saigh FoundationThe Norman J. Stupp FoundationEnterprise Holding FoundationVatterott FoundationCarney’s KidsGreater St. Louis Book Fair

Bronze $1000 –$4,999Ascension FoundationFirst Baptist Church of ChesterfieldBland Family FoundationFirst BankKaufman FundIBMCardinals CareOld News Boys

Terry and Jim ColemanOsmond ConradPamela CranePeggy and Jim CroweWilliam CrowellMary Pat and Bob CuddiheeJennifer and James CunnaneConnie and Larry CurranDavid and Kathianne CraneChristine DelworthKristi and Brian DentingerLynn and Dan DolanClaudia and Mike DooleyDougherty Ferry Assisted LivingMr. and Mrs. Derick DriemeyerDarrell DrissellDonna and Joseph DrozdaBruce and Shelley EdwardsJane EdwardsFrankie and Carl EichenbergerPaula and Nick EicherD’Arcy ElspermanDirk ElspermanBettina and Mike EsserVelma and Adolphus FavorsVirginia FetzerJim and Glenda FialaSteve and Linda FinertyPam FitzgeraldJayne FoleyMary ForsytheAndrew FortsonCottrell FoxPhyllis FrestaSharon and Barry FriedmanBarbara and Kenneth FritzGeorge GainesNancy and Walter GalvinGateway Syndicate LLP.Claude Gennaoui and Jad MichelNancy and David GiffinBarbara and David Gifford

Aldi’s IncAnthony and Paula AdamsRob and Heather AkredGinger and Earl AllenAlison AllmanBetty and Clair AllynPatty and Frank AlvarezLinda AmundsenJohn and Kathy AndersonRichard AnthonyTerrence ArndtDonna BaiettoLinda BakerCarol and Bob BarnesAnn BauerGregory BeileMary BelgeriJeanne and Russell BelleDebbie and Ray BenteleChristine and Scott BerlingerCrystal and John BeuerleinMary and Tom BiggsLynn BjorkgrenHelen and Jim BlissMartha and Jim BoarmanJeanne and James BodenPam and Gregg BogosianBotanical Tea RoomRobert BrandewiedeLeslie BrandtSandy BrodyBarbara BrownRubin BrownDiane BurkardSusan ButlerMary and Ed CalcaterraAndrea CapraJana and Steve CaraniKaren and Jim CastellanoCathy & Bill ChatmanCarol ClooneyDon Cochran

Individual Donors

Lauren and Todd KeskeJill and Carl KickhamSharon and Jay KiesewetterRhonda and Alan KindsvaterMary KniepChristine KnollKrista KnuffmanJames KostelcRon LangLinda LarsonKim LaubackerLinda and Paul LeeVito LentiniDonna LeonardMarcia and Bob LeonardBarbara Levin and Steven MuchnickKris and Chris LewisShirley and Stephen LieberMary Alice and Michael LongPriscilla and Bruce LongJoyce and Theodore MacDonaldTony and Laura MagnanJean MarglousMylla and Robert MarklandTina MarkwardtFaith MartensJulie McAllisterMary McCabeBarbara and Michael McCannEdna and Richard MerzVicki and Charlie MerzJim and Beth MeteerBekki and Roger MillerVirginia MillerCarol and Rustie MilnerTom and Becky MinogueGinny and Leroy MitchemCarol and David MorganMuckerman Family Charitable Gift FundSandy MurphyLinda NagarkattiLacinda and Jack Nestor

Patrick GiffordVickie GilbCarolyn and Ed GoedekeBette GoetteMary GosneySue GrelleRon GrimoldiBarbara HalpernRobert HammersmithAnn HansenGregg and Maureen HansonJane and Rick HarbronMary HarmonFrances and Linwood HartMary HawkinsMindy HellmichMary and Erv HeydeJoan and Virgil HillJoseph and Esther HillLaura and Michael HillVicki and Doug HillAmy and Bill HindererJanice and Juggie HindujaDennis HoffmanDeven HolzerSue HoustonBarbara and Jim HrubesElaine HuelsmanBarbara and Michael HurstRuth and Tom IversenJ.W. & Mildred A. Kisling Charitable FoundationLarry JablonowRobert and Deborah JacobsonJames and Jo Ann Ewoldt Charitable Gift FundGinger JohnsonSandy and Richard JohnsonKay Kaiser and John CarrVicki KearneyDelores and Gene KeiterDelores KennedySue KennedyKaren Keske

Ed and Corine NeumanJoan NienhausMichael NormileJane and Thomas OleksyGretchen O’NealDonna and Ross OsiekDavid and Nan OstapowiczMarilyn and Jim PanterParc ProvenceSylvia ParkerCarol and Chris ParsonageMary Ellen PearsonMatt and Crystal PenningtonTom and Lorie PenningtonYolanda Perez-Cunningham and Gary CunninghamMarita and Fred PerlakSusan PetersBarbara and George PetersonBeverly PettitWilliam PiperCarol PopeLinda PoppCarol and Sam PowellSuzanne and Mike PratlW. T. ReevesDebbie and Charles RehmMary ReinagelSue and George ReinschmidtElizabeth RemesJohn and Lauren RiceGayle RiesenbeckRodger and Paula RineyRuth and Ken RineyJohn and Mary RisbergJerry and Peggy RitterYvonne RobertsonRon RobinsonLynette RocciaVirginia RoderMary Beth RodgersLynn RossRotary Club Of West St. Louis CountySharon and Steven RothmelMaria Sakellariou and Scott ThompsonRosemary and Emery SaladinNicole and Kirk SandersBette SchlieJanet and Gary Schmidt

Carol and Philip SchwabMatthew ScottNancy and Joseph SellingerRosie ShadwickKathleen SheehanDeb SholesKathy and Greg SicardJudy SmithMark and Nancy SteffelMike and Kelsey SteffelSteve Martinez Insurance Agency IncSharon StoverCarol and George SullivanMaureen and Lanny SwingleEd SyrupJim and Barb TalleurMargo and Tony TallutoTarlton CorporationSusie and Marty Tendler The Pilates Center of St. LouisSusan and Jim GallagherDawn and Rodney ThomasNancy ThomasNancy and Bill ThomasU.S. Family Foundation, IncRobin UdeJim and Diane UngerPeggy and Ben VerhagenJane and Don WalkerJudy and Don WalterJim and Stacey WeddleDebbie and Larry WeissPriscillia and John WelterWest County RotaryWestview Assisted LivingEd and Janet WheatleySue and Stan WhitakerMarie and Pat WieseMary and Fred WiesehanCindy WilliamsHill WilliamsMarj and David WoltersCarol YoungerDoris ZeislerKathy and Jim Ziegenmier

Philanthropic Programs

Operation School Bell®

Steps to Success In the last year, STEPS to Success visited 39 schools in 7 school districts to fit and deliver shoes and socks to 3,741 school children.

Students have gained greater confidence in taking on responsibility for their academic

success. Their self-motivation, self-esteem and self-concept continue to

be embraced as a result of their needs being met through the

OSB program. —Shenandoah

In fiscal year 2019-2020 Operation School Bell® served 6,690 elementary school children in 37

schools. Operation School Bell® has served over 103,690 students since its inception.

Project ROSE

Our new literacy program, Books From Friends held book fairs in elementary schools and provided over

13,000 books to aspiring readers.

Project ROSE volunteers purchase, package, and deliver gift bags to six area crisis shelters and agencies serving sexual assault survivors.

In 2019 we served 1,777 women and children.

Distributed first load of books at parent meetings, then afterschool. Parents were

surprised, then eagerly awaited more books.

Books From Friends

Assistance League Outreach

My Own Fun Stuff

Operation HUG

Operation HUG delivered 3,300 bears to hospitals and agencies.

Displaced family due to domestic violence was able to get bedding, cleaning supplies, dresser and lamp.

— E. Hazelwood

My Own Fun Stuff provided activity kits to nearly 14,461 children and adults in hospitals or agencies.

Assistance League Outreach served 1,171 individuals with one-time critical needs across 30 agencies and schools.

Barat AcademyBarnes & Noble Booksellers WestBombasBrooks BrothersButler’s PantryCanterbury EnterprisesSusan ClarkCMIT Solutions, Inc. Nick LaRosaEdward JonesElder ManufacturingGraybarMargie HaleyHalf Price BooksThomas KleinDennis MallManchester Methodist ChurchMattress and Futon Outlet

Metro StoreMiss ElaineJill Noel-MachamerMutual of OmahaAnita and John O’ConnellN2 PublishingOnce Upon a ChildJanice PaleschRepublic Waste ServicesSheridan Assisted LivingShoe CarnivalSix FlagsSpectrum Living FacilitiesStifel Financial CorporationVeritas RestaurantWallis CompaniesWee OnesWestview Assisted Living EllisvilleWildhorse Living

SupportersDesign On A DimeJAC DesignsThe DESCO GroupSasha Nicholas

Fund Development: Fantastic Finds

Assistance League of St. Louis Supporters

A woman shopping at Fantastic Finds told me that she had been looking for a glass chess set for many years to replace the

broken one that she and her deceased father played on when she was a child. She was in tears as she recalled fond memories

of her childhood playing with her dad on the glass chess set. — A Fantastic Finds Volunteer

Metro StoreMiss ElaineJill Noel-MachamerMutual of OmahaAnita and John O’ConnellN2 PublishingOnce Upon a ChildJanice PaleschRepublic Waste ServicesSheridan Assisted LivingShoe CarnivalSix FlagsSpectrum Living FacilitiesStifel Financial CorporationVeritas RestaurantWallis CompaniesWee OnesWestview Assisted Living EllisvilleWildhorse Living

Assistance League of St. Louis Supporters

Event SponsorsAnders CPAs + AdvisorsBanterra BankPam and Gregg BogosianElder ManufacturingFirst BankJane and Rick HarbronJoan and Virgil HillVicki and Doug HillKaren KeskeKwik Kopy Karen PenningtonYolanda Perez-Cunningham and Gary CunninghamDebbie and Charles RehmLynette RocciaRussell FloristSt. Louis BluesSandy and Chuck ThalDawn and Rodney ThomasLynne and James Turley

Item Sponsors801 Chophouse801 Fish - St. LouisJeannine AldridgeTodd AllanGinger AllenMaureen AmickSandra ArnoldBach Society Of St. LouisMary BelgeriJeanne BelleBello Nails & SpaBentley Studio, Ltd.Barbara BerryMary BertholdCrystal and John BeuerleinLynn BjorkgrenSandy BrodyCircus FloraLinda ClarksonDon CochranBarbara CoffmanCountry Squire CleanersConnie CurranSandi DavenportBarbara DoeringLynn DolanDrummond ElementaryDrury Hotels LLCElemental EstheticsD’Arcy ElspermanFleming’sFrank Papa’s RistoranteSusan GallagherGlorious GardensPaul GonzalezMary GosneyJudy GreweJane HarbronHearth Room CaféJoan Hill

Fall Fundraiser Imagine!

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Cathy and Jack Inkley, Jr.Julie Grossman, EtceteraLauren and Todd KeskeHelen and Rick KlohmannBernice and Angelo LanciaNick LaRosaLinda LarsonKris LewisLifetime FitnessMartha and Art LiyeosJane MarschnerMary Ann McEneanyJudith McManmonMelanie McGovern Leather DesignMercy Health FoundationEdna and Richard MerzMike Duffy’s Pub & GrillJoe MillerMissouri Botanical GardenMitchell James SalonVerleana MooreJudy MuckermanSuzanne MuschanyNapoli 2Nothing Bundt CakesMatt OwenPaul Manno’s Cafe Karen Pennington

Yolanda Perez-CunninghamSusan PetersPinnacle Personal & Performance Training, LLCAnn PoelzlPR MarketingMary PriceProbstein Courses In Forest ParkPRP Wine International, Inc.QuikTrip CorporationLinda RascovarDebbie and Charles RehmRich & Charlie’s Italian RestaurantRuth RineyLynette RocciaSue SheehanSue ShockleeSusan ShriverKathy SicardSoft SurroundingsTerri SpinkSpiro’s RestaurantSquare One Brewery & DistillerySt. Louis Symphony OrchestraStages St LouisDiana StewartMaureen and Lanny SwingleTarlton CorporationSandy ThalThe Happy HikerThe Last HotelThe MunyDawn and Rodney ThomasTotal Wine & MoreLynne TurleyU.S. BankUrban Chestnut Brewing CompanyValley YogaVictory RacewayKaren VinyardPatricia WardLinda WeaverMarie WieseWild Horse FitnessWine & Cheese PlaceYaYa’s Euro Bistro

Event SponsorsDawn and Rodney ThomasKaren KeskeYolanda Perez-Cunningham and Gary CunninghamCrystal and John BeuerleinLynne and Jim TurleyLinda BakerVicki and Doug HillCarol and Phil SchwabLynette RocciaJudy WalterSusie and Marty TendlerJane and Rick HarbronSuzanne and Mike Pratl

Item SponsorsCafe ProvencalCantina LaredoConnie CurranClaudia DooleyDrunken FishJayne FoleyHellmich, Hill & Retter, Attorneys At LawAmy HindererCathy InkleyGinger JohnsonCarol LeBegueMassa’sSuzanne PratlLeah PrestonSharon StoverSandy ThalThe Bug StoreThe Greek KitchenDawn and Rodney ThomasKim TrukaViviano’sLinda WeaverYucandu Art Studio

Authors Brunch

Authors Brunch DonorsAleman, SarahAlthoff, SuzanneAlvarez, PatriciaArnold, SandraBaietto, DonnaBaker, LindaBarnes, CarolBarr, Ruth EllenBeck, Julia AnnBelgeri, MaryBenner, RuthBesand, JenniferBeuerlein, Crystal and John Boarman, MarthaBogosian, PamBraun, Mary AnnBrody, SandyBurkard, DianeBush, BarbaraChatman, CathyCockrell, JoyceCuddihee, Mary Pat Cullmann, Mary Cunningham, Yolanda and Gary Dooley, ClaudiaFetzer, VirginiaFitzgerald, PamFoley, JayneFresta, PhyllisFriedman, Virginia Ellen Gallagher, Susan

Gannon, SueGoette, BetteGosney, MaryGoss, DebbieGraham, SueGreen, KathyGrelle, SueHalpern, BarbaraHansen, AnnHarbron, Jane Harmon, Mary C. Hasenmueller, Yvonne Hellmich, MindyHill, VickiHouston, SueHunt, JanKearney, Vicki Kennedy, Delores Kennedy, SueKeske, Karen Knuffman, Krista Koller, NancyKremer, KaylaKyle, PennyLevsen, Janis Litzelman, LindaLong, Susan McFarland, Mary Ann Merz, Edna Montgomery, Carol Myers, Diane

Panter, MarilynParc ProvenceParker, SylviaPeters, SusanPopp, LindaPratl, Suzanne Preston, Leah Price, MaryReinagel, Mary Relich, JaneRiney, RuthRissell, DianeRoccia, Lynette Roessler, Abby Schoonover, Diann Schwab, Carol and Philip Shriver, SusanStover, SharonTalluto, MargoTate, DianaTendler, Susie and Marty Thomas, Dawn and Rodney Turley, LynneVreeland, AnnWalker, JaneWalter, JudithWebb, Elizabeth (Liz) Weber, Carol Weisenfels, Nancy Williams, CindyWunder, Kay

Nancy AkredJeannine AldridgeBetty AllynThe Aubuchon FamilyDonna BaiettoThe Blassie FamilyJeanne BodenThe Bommarito FamilyRonald BrayLaura and Steven BuschMarianne CherryPeggy CroweThe DeJong FamilySandra DiFrancoDineen EbertD’Arcy ElspermanD’Arcy and Bob ElspermanThe Epple FamilyJayne FoleyAndy and Gale FortsonBarb GiffordMr. and Mrs. David GiffordCarolyn GoedekeBette GoetteThe Grants TeamJane HarbronThe Harris Family

The Heizer FamilyVicki HillElaine HuelsmanVicki KearneyKaren KeskeHelen KlohmannMary Alice and Michael LongJane MarschnerLinda McMillanEdna MerzVicki MerzThe Mollet FamilyJudy MurphySylvia MurphyDenise NillThe Nothum FamilySue OgierBonnie PellegriniMarita PerlakThe Peth FamilyCarol PowellEllen PrassePhyllis PylipowMr. and Mrs. Scott Richie and FamilyThe Roach FamilyDot and Rick RogelDebra SchroederLinda SheahanJudy SmithKelsey and Mike SteffelThe Stricker FamilyCarol and George SullivanThe Vitale FamilyKaren Webb and Earl Bradfiels

In Honor of

Dr. Craig AubuchonAL Members & Spouses That Have Passed Away in 2019John BainPhil BolianVern BoothbyPhilip J. BrodyMary Anne BuegeJohn CrockerKarma CrowellEdith CunnaneBob ElspermanKen FialaWilliam GuyolOwen HaberBill HoffmanGeorge W. HoustonTheresa IndelicatoThomas JohnsonAbby Duggan KabetGene KahnJane KostelcTheodore Sylvester LeeBinny LuechtefeldRobert McShaneBill MidgleyZachary MillerWayne PoundsJean PriceTroy PyattConnie Sue RobinsonMeta ScuzzoWilma ShawDavid SinclairShelly Sparkman (Leonard)

Bonni SpenceDelbert StanleyAnn StoeckerMitch SukalskiJoe ThomasKatherine Zwerg WelshWiese-Altmeyer FamiliesMarci Zimmerman

In Memory of

Assistance League of St. Louis30 Henry AvenueEllisville, MO 63011Email: info@alstl.org(636) 227-6200www.alstl.org

Fantastic Finds Resale Shop12778 Olive BoulevardSt. Louis, MO 63141(314) 579-9500

Core Values

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