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e board of the edward C. & ann t. Roberts Foundation dedicates its 2011 annual Report to two retiring board members – Maggie Willard and alex Vance. Maggie joined the Roberts board in 1995 and served as aboard member for five years and as president of the board for 11 years. alex joined the board in 1997 and served as both treasurer and investmentCommittee Chair. e Foundation flourished under Maggie and alex’stenure and the board is grateful for their steadfast leadership over the years.

e edward C. & ann t. Roberts Foundation funded an intriguing range of arts programs in 2011 including the education programs related to theWadsworthatheneum’s Monetexhibit, a billingsForge Community Work’s MashUp event, Capital Classic’s presentation ofshakespeare’s Richard III, oil drum art’s 2012 exhibition and Carolyn Kuan’sinaugural season as Music director of Hartford symphony orchestra.

several arts organizations received Roberts Foundation grants for the firsttime. bated breath eatre Company’s provocative production, Hunger, featured desire, revenge and chocolate! new england Carousel Museum received funding for the restoration of the popular bushnell park Carousel.other first time grantees included Hartford opera eatre, playhouse eatre Group, spectrum in Motion dance Company, university of Connecticut’s ballard institute and Museum of puppetry and West Hartford symphony orchestra.

Whether a long-term grantee or new, each arts organization funded in 2011helped the Roberts Foundation realize its mission – to support and encourage

excellence in the arts forthe benefit of GreaterHartford audiences.

Master painter Judy Baker restores a Bushnell Park Carousel horse.

Black Truck 1987 by Anna HeldAudette at Windsor Art Center.

Capital Classics presents Richard III. Photo: Nicole Battistone

Hartford Opera Theatre performs Samuel Barber’s A Hand of Bridge.

Cover photos: Monet’s Water Lilies: An Artist's Obsession at the Wadsworth Atheneum. Carolyn Kuan leads the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. Photo: Steve LascheverUniversity of Connecticut’s Ballard Institute of Puppetry stages Mi Casa es Su Casa.Bated Breath Theatre Company satisfies with Hunger. Photo: Andrea Wise

Dedication

2011 Grant Highlights

established in 2003, the Foundation’s Creation of New Work initiative seeksto foster creativity in Greater Hartford by supporting the collaboration of localartists and arts organizations. at its december 2011 meeting, the board considered applications for new works in the performing arts. e board approved a 2012 grant to the Windsor art Center which will commission anew work by composer Kathryn swanson. inspired by the Farmington River, Ms. swanson’s production, e River, will incorporate original music, electronic manipulations and field recordings as well as dance, photographyand film. e Foundation will consider proposals in visual arts and film/video this fall.

Magrieta l. Willard, president

Jack Kennedy, secretary

pierre Guertin, treasurer

H. alex Vance, Jr.John alves R. Kelley bonn Chair, investment Committee

Mike stotts, arts Representative

Carol terryJoyce Willis

lisa M. Curran, executive director

at its december, 2011 meeting, the trustees elected elizabeth normen to the board. Jack Kennedy was elected president, Joyce Willis waselected secretary and pierre Guertin was elected treasurer.

The Creation of New Works grant will fund The River, a multimedia performing arts piece.

Ballet Theatre Company performs Voices of Spring.

Bud Schultz’ Parades and Protest at Charlter Oak Cultural Center.

Peter Strauss portrays Leonardo DaVinci in Hartford Stage’sproduction of Divine Rivalry. Photo: T. Charles Erickson

Creation of New Work Initiative2011 Board of Directors

e Amistad Center for Art & Culture, Inc. $15,000Sponsorship of War Prizes: e Cultural Legacy of Slavery & the Civil War

Avery Ensemble $2,000 Sponsorship of 2012 spring concert

Ballet eater Company $2,500Sponsorship of spring production

Bated Breath eatre Company $3,000Sponsorship of Hunger

Billings Forge Community Works, Inc. $2,500Sponsorship of one MashUp event

Capital Classics, Inc. $3,000 Sponsorship of Richard III

CitySingers of Hartford $1,000Sponsorship of three spring concerts

Community Partners in Action, Inc. $2,500 Funding for the Prison Arts Program Permanent Collection

Connecticut Choral Artists, Inc. $5,000 Sponsorship of CONCORA’s 2011/2012 concert series

Connecticut Ballet $5,000Sponsorship of the 2011 Riverfront performance

Connecticut Guitar Society $5,000Sponsorship of the 2011/2012 Guitar Masters Series

Connecticut Virtuosi $7,500 Sponsorship of the 2011-2012 Concert & Opera Season

First Night Hartford 2012 $2,500Sponsorship of Interactive Art Installation

e board set a 2012 grant budget of $305,000 at its december 2011 meetingwhich reflects the projected performance of the Foundation’s assets during 2012.

Connecticut Ballet performs Paquita on Riverfront Recapture's Mortensen Stage

American Storytellers: Mark Twain and Norman Rockwellat the Mark Twain House.

The Understudy at TheaterWorks. Photo: Lanny Nagler

2012 Grant Outlook

Excellence in the Arts- Program Grants

Guakia $5,000 Sponsorship of the 2011 Ray Gonzalez Latin Jazz and Salsa Festival

HartBeat Ensemble $7,500 Sponsorship of Flipside

Hartford Children's eatre $7,500 Sponsorship of Peter Pan

Hartford Opera eater, Inc. $2,500Sponsorship of spring 2011 Opera Production

Hartford Symphony Orchestra $25,000Sponsorship of the 2011/2012 MasterWorks concert series

Hill-Stead Museum $10,000Sponsorship of Rise to It, One Collector's Quest

Judy Dworin Performance Project $5,000 Sponsorship of In e Garden

Mark Twain House $5,000 Sponsorship of Race, Rage & Redemption

National eatre of the Deaf $5,000Sponsorship of school performances of Stories in My Pocket, Too

Oil Drum Art $3,000 Sponsorship of its 2012 exhibition

Pilobolus, Inc. $10,000Sponsorship of the 2011 Riverfront performance

Playhouse eatre Group $5,000Sponsorship of the Spring 2012 Main Stage Series

Real Art Ways $12,500Support for the Alix Lambert residency and exhibition

Riverfront Recapture, Inc. $7,500 Sponsorship of 2011 Guitar Under the Stars

Saint Joseph College $5,000 Support of the Advanced Integrated Multiple Intelligences Program

Spectrum in Motion $3,000 Sponsorship of its 30th anniversary production, Madamdamin

Connecticut Guitar Society presents Romance de la Guitarra.

HartBeat Ensemble stages Flipside. Photo: Joseph Long

Hartford Children’s Theatre performs Pinkalicious.

eaterWorks $20,000Sponsorship of e Understudy

University of Connecticut Foundation, Inc. $5,000Sponsorship of the World of Puppetry program

Wadsworth Atheneum $7,500Second installment for sponsorship of Monet’s Water Lilies education programs

Wadsworth Atheneum $20,000 Sponsorship of Andrew Wyeth: Looking Beyond education programs

West Hartford Art League $4,000Support to install two pieces of public art

West Hartford Symphony Orchestra $2,000 Sponsorship of its 10th anniversary concert

Windsor Art Center $2,000Sponsorship of the Anna Held Audette exhibition

Charter Oak Cultural Center $9,800 Capital gift for new black-out curtains

Hartford Stage $25,000ird distribution towards a $100,000 grant for the Act Now for the Future Campaign

New England Carousel Museum $4,500Support for the Bushnell Park Carousel Centennial Restoration Project

Total Awarded in 2011 $274,800

left: Capital Classics stages A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Judy Dworin Performance Project choreographed In This House.

Hartt Suzuki Orchestra performs as part of Connectiuct Guitar Society’s Guitar Masters Series.

National Theatre of the Deaf presents Journeys of Identity.

Excellence in the Arts- Capital Grants

statements of support, Revenue, expenses, and other Changes in net assets, Modified Cash basisFor the years ended december 31, 2011 and 2010

2011 2010

Changes in operating net assets:

Revenues:

interest & dividends $ 192,465 $ 101,118

net realized & unrealized gains (losses) on investments (185,067) 589,108

7,398 690,226

expenses:

Grants 274,800 280,000

administrative 82,711 77,394

excise tax payment net — 1,374

357,511 358,768

Change in net assets (350,113) 331,458

net assets, beginning of the year 6,678,536 6,347,078

net assets, end of the year 6,328,423 6,678,536

CONCORA in Love featuring Carolyn Cumming and Andrew Matte from Allongé Dance Variations. Photo: Kimberly Fazzino

Jane Penfield's Stanley Quarter Park is featured at Charter Oak Cultural Center.

Financial Statements

e edward C. & ann t. Roberts Foundation is a private, special purpose foundationthat supports and encourages excellence in the arts. it was founded in 1962 by ned Roberts, an accomplished orchestra musician, and his wife, sunny, a recognizedartist, who shared a passion for community theater, devoting countless hours to theMark twain Masquers from the 1940s through the 1960’s. eir generous endowmentof the Foundation allows it to make annual grants today of nearly $300,000 to supportthe performing and visual arts in the greater Hartford area.

e Foundation focuses its giving in Hartford, Connecticut and the immediately surrounding area. e deadlines for 2012 are February 1, May 2,august 1, and november 1. applications for e Creation of New Workinitiative are due september 4, 2012.

Guidelines and information on the application process are available on the web at foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/e&aroberts. please also seeour web site for a history of the Foundation and listings of past grants.

P O Box 271588West Hartford, CT 06127-1588(860) 233-0288edwannroberts@att.net

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RobertsFOUNDATION

Judy Dworin Performance Project stages What I Want to Say. Photo: Nick Lacy.

Olof Aspelin’s Dutch Still Life won Best of Show at West Hartford Art League’s CT+6.

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