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THINK: Teaching, Helping, Inspiring & Nurturing Kids

“There is no wiser investment we can make as individuals and as a company than in our children. They will be our enduring legacy. They are the leaders of the future, and the quality of education they receive today will directly impact the success and prosperity of our communities tomorrow.”

– Donald Bren, Chairman, The Irvine Company

Mission & Vision Statements .......................................... page 1

CEO’s Message .......................................................................... 2

The Evolution of THINK Together ............................................ 4

Milestones .................................................................................. 6

Programs & Activities ................................................................ 9

School District Partners & Community Sites ........................ 12

Donors & Partners ................................................................... 14

Board of Advisors .................................................................... 24

Board of Directors ................................................................... 25

California Secretary of Education (former), Dave Long ....... 26

Financial Statements ............................................................... 28

A Call to Action ........................................................................ 30

THINK Together: A Decade of Service

THINK Together is a great example of what can be achieved through outstanding partnership and compassion, and it’s fantastic to know that so many Californians are dedicated to creating brighter and safer futures for our kids.

— California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Table of Contents

The THINK Together Story

VisionAll children will receive the support they need from family, school and community to enable them to reach their full potential and become productive adults and responsible, contributing members of the community.

MissionTo provide high quality academically-oriented out-of-school programs for K-12 students regardless of race, creed, or socioeconomic status.

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Dear THINK Together Friends:

This report is intended to tell

the story of THINK Together,

where we have come from

and where we are headed.

From a humble volunteer-led

effort in one gang-infested

neighborhood to one of the

fastest-growing and most

effective non-profits in the

U.S., THINK Together has

accomplished much in just over ten years.

At the same time, we are more than

humbled by the challenges that remain.

U.S. students as a whole perform

below their peers globally. California,

home to more than 13% of our nation’s

students, performs at or near the

bottom in virtually every category. By

eighteen years of age, students of color

and students in poverty (roughly half of

California’s students) perform five grade

levels below their peers. This chasm,

known as the “achievement gap,” is the

civil rights issue of our day.

Students in California are in school approximately six hours

per day (nearly all of our schools have a minimum day every

week) for 180 days. This means that students are in school

less than 20% of their waking hours. Making the hours

outside of the school day more productive is a tremendous

opportunity to boost student achievement.

Over the last ten years, a variety of state and federal

funding streams have emerged that fund comprehensive

after-school programs, targeted academic interventions and

tutoring. When added to parent fees and public subsidies

that have long existed for traditional childcare programs,

together these comprise a more than $8 billion industry in

support of K-12 students in California.

While each of these programs was

started with the best of intentions, they

arrive at a given school campus with

their own rules, regulations and reporting

requirements; creating unintended

consequences that all too often make

little sense. Some of these programs are

over-funded given the expectations while

others are under-funded. Ironically, the

programs with the highest expectations

academically are often the programs that

are under-funded.

THINK Together believes that by

consolidating these disparate programs

into an integrated suite and aligning it with the regular

school day, it can partner with schools to build an eco-

system of support around each school that can more

effectively boost student achievement. By operating this

CEO’s Message

School Support Eco-System

Tutoring

SCHOOL

SaturdayPrograms

EarlyLiteracy

After-School

Programs

SummerPrograms

SCHOOL SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM


full suite of programs, funding can be optimized making

the system both scalable and sustainable. As this platform

is constructed, programs including summer programs,

Saturday programs and most especially early literacy

programs (for pre-school students) can be grafted onto it

and aligned.

To accomplish this we need your help. We need help with

legislation to more effectively align disparate public funding

streams around the goal of increased student achievement.

We need private donors – both large and small – to provide

matching funds that leverage the public investment. We

need partners at schools willing to work collaboratively

to better align these programs with the school day. And

finally, we need parents to be involved with their students

to set high expectations so that students can reach their

full potential.

The opportunity to accomplish this is before us. The

question is, do we have the creativity and the will?

Randy Barth

Founder & CEO



In 1996, Barth worked with Mariners Church to launch

what today is known as the Lighthouse Learning Center on

Minnie Street in Santa Ana, CA. At that time, Minnie Street

was the toughest neighborhood in Orange County.

THINK Together Launched

By all accounts, the Learning Centers had been a success

and in 1997 THINK Together was formed as a 501( c )(3)

public benefit corporation to replicate the award-winning

model. Over the next five years, THINK Together grew

to 14 sites serving 2,500 students. These sites were all

privately funded and staffed by a combination of paid staff

and volunteers.

THINK Together became immersed in the work of providing

academic support to at-risk students so that

they could reach their full potential. As the

organization’s awareness of the scope of the

problem and depth of the challenges grew,

the leadership of THINK Together began to

think about making broader systemic change.

Through experience, it became apparent

that THINK’s model funded entirely through

private dollars and relying heavily on volunteer

tutoring was neither scalable nor sustainable

and therefore unable (alone) to effect the

systemic change its leaders envisioned.

The Public/Private Model

In 2002 with leadership from citizen Arnold

Schwarzenegger, California voters passed a statewide

Roots in Shalimar Neighborhood

In 1994, a gang-related

shooting occurred in the

Shalimar neighborhood

in Costa Mesa, CA. In

the ensuing weeks three

mothers – Maria Alvarez,

Paty Madueno, and Eva

Marin – organized to take the neighborhood back from

the gang. Their efforts caught the attention of a Newport

Beach stockbroker named Randy Barth. Barth met with

these mothers and they told him they needed a safe, quiet

place – in the neighborhood – for their children to receive

academic support after school.

Barth organized some community

resources – most notably St.

Andrew’s Presbyterian Church – and

launched the Shalimar Learning

and Teen Center. Volunteers from

churches and a group called Women

of Vision made the Shalimar Centers

into what the neighborhood calls la

escuelita (the little school).

Through the efforts of these volunteers, hope began to

return to these mean streets. With support from the city

police and code enforcement, the neighborhood began to

turn around. Grades and test scores for students began to

rise, while teen pregnancies and crime rates began to fall.

The Evolution of THINK Together

FACTOIDSThe hours between 3 pm and 6 pm contain the highest rates of juvenile crime. – FBI statistics

The average child watches 28 hours of television per week, and will have seen 8,000 murders on TV by the completion of elementary school.– Children’s Defense Fund

Approximately 30% of children ages 6-19 are overweight, and 15% are obese.– Center for Disease Control

California students are in school about 180 days a year, the second fewest number of days in the country. When you divide a student’s time into its parts, sleeping, eating, recreation, a student spends less than 10% of his or her time devoted to receiving classroom instruction.

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ballot measure (Proposition 49) to expand the availability

of after-school programs. And so it was with deliberate

intention that THINK Together began to partner with

several public school districts in an effort to build a more

effective sustainable model poised to take advantage of the

resources mandated under Proposition 49.

Since 2006, utilizing a stream of public and private financial

resources, THINK Together has been able to scale its

programs from 25 sites serving approximately 4,000

students to more than 200 sites (across 19 school districts

in four counties) serving more than 35,000 students. Most

importantly, the early results across the board have been

very promising.

Today, THINK Together is one of the leading and largest

providers of quality academically-focused after-school

programs in California serving tens of thousands of

students at several hundred sites across a four county

region of Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange,

Riverside and San Bernardino Counties).

The ‘achievement gap’ between white students and other ethnic groups; as well as between English learners and native English speakers; socioeconomically disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged students; and students with disabilities compared to students without disabilities, is a pervasive issue in many, if not all, of California’s schools. This gap threatens the future competitiveness of our state in this demanding global economy.

— Jack O’Connell, California Superintendent of Schools

Statewide, deep disparities in dropout rates exist among ethnic groups*:

American Indian/Alaska native ........ 31.3%

Asian ..................................................10.2%

Pacific Islander .................................. 27.9%

Filipino ................................................11.9%

Hispanic/Latino ..................................30.3%

African American ............................... 41.6%

White ..................................................15.2%

Multiple/no response ........................30.6%

* Source: California Department of Education


Milestones

Established the Shalimar Learning Center in Costa Mesa; our first after-school program. Became an award-winning program replicated by numerous organizations nationwide.

1994

Worked as part of a collaboration to establish the Minnie Street Learning Center (now called the Lighthouse Learning Center) in Santa Ana.

1996

THINK Together, Inc. formed as a 501(c)(3) non-profit provider of academically-oriented after-school programs.

1997

Established our first privately-funded public school program sites at Davis Elementary in Santa Ana and Thorman Elementary in Tustin.

1998

Opened our 10th site and began serving more than 1,000 students per day across elementary, middle and high schools.

2000

California voters passed Proposition 49, the After School Education & Safety (ASES) Program Act. Received first round of federal funding ($400,000) from the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Education.

2002

Awarded the Disneyland Community Service Award (and $40,000) as Orange County’s top charity for its work at the Shalimar Learning Center.

Awarded the R.C. Hoiles Award (and $50,000) from the Orange County Register as OC’s Charity of the Year.

Listed in U.S. Department of Education’s Guide to After-School, as a model program exemplifying Best Practices.

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2003 2004 2005 2006

Partnered with Santa Ana Unified to win a $2.6 million per year federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant award.

Third-party evaluation by Hoffman, Clark & Associates validated strong program outcomes.

Named Best After- School Program in the U.S. as part of a National Education Awareness Week contest of more than 800 after -school providers.

Opened 150 new sites across 19 school districts in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties serving more than 20,000 students making THINK Together one of the largest after-school program providers in the U.S.

2007

Named 1 of 2 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder Awards ($200,000) in Orange County and 1 of 78 nationally.

Awarded the Ethics in America Award from the Passkeys Foundation.

Partnered with Tustin Unified and Camp Fire USA to win a $1 million per year federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant award.

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Began providing free tutoring services to low-income students under the federal Supplemental Educational Services (SES) program outlined in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Named by the U.S. Department of Education as 1 of 5 National Demonstration Sites to study and develop a national model for the alignment of SES and 21st Century Community Learning Center funded after-school programs. Awarded $8.5 million grant from The Irvine Company.

Awarded first $1 million private grant from The Irvine Company.

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ReSOuRCeSCalifornia Department of Education: Before and After Schoolhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ba

California State Superintendent of Schools: Closing the Achievement Gaphttp://www.closingtheachievementgap.org

Fight Crime Invest in Kids: Californiahttp://www.fightcrime.org/ca

U.S. Department of Education: 21st Century Community Learning Centershttp://www.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc

Dr. Deborah Vandell: Charting the Benefits of High-Quality After-School Program Experience

http://www.statewideafterschoolnetworks.net/dat/promisingprograms.pdf


After-School Programs (ASES)

These free school site based after-school programs are

often referred to as After School Education and Safety

Programs or ASES. Students enrolled in these programs

are required to attend each school day afternoon until 6:00

p.m. These programs are staffed by trained professionals

in combination with local volunteers. Each day, students

at THINK Together’s after-school programs start with a

healthy snack and then receive homework help; take part in

academic enrichment; and participate in structured physical

activity combined with nutrition education. THINK Together

provides these ASES programs in partnerships with school

districts and seeks to closely align its after-school activities

to support what students are learning during the regular

school day.

These programs typically operate in economically

disadvantaged neighborhoods where 50% or more of the

students are eligible for free and reduced lunches. Many

of the students who participate struggle academically,

and may not have the resources at home to allow them to

catch up to their peers. Often times the parents of these

students are working multiple jobs and they need a safe

place for their children to go after school; a place where

their students can get the assistance they need in order to

reach their full potential.

Programs & Activities

THINK TogetherWhat began as a community-based volunteer effort to ensure kids in the Shalimar neighborhood of Costa Mesa had a safe place to go and learn in the after-school hours has become one of the leading and largest nonprofit providers of academically-oriented outcomes-focused out-of-school programs in California; committed to helping at-risk students close the achievement gap and realize their full potential.

200+ Sites, Across Four Counties (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside & San Bernardino).

1,700 Dedicated & Talented Employees

35,000 Eager Students

135,000 Hours of Volunteer Service Each Year

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THINK does far more than ‘baby-sit’ kids after the school day ends. The kids in THINK, one of the best tested and most soundly designed programs around, demonstrate incredible improvement in school.

— Dave Long former California Education Secretary

Tutoring and Other Related Services (SES)

The federal “No Child Left Behind” Act (NCLB) enables

parents in economically disadvantaged communities,

whose children attend schools that have failed over a

three year period to meet California’s targets for increasing

student achievement, to enroll their children in free tutoring

and other supplemental education services (SES) programs.

Students are enrolled in these tutoring programs outside

the normal school day, generally in the after-school hours.

Often times THINK Together is able to offer these services

to parents whose children attend school at one of the sites

where THINK Together also provides ASES after-school

programs.

THINK Together’s trained staff provides tutoring to these

students in the areas of reading, language arts and math.

Students continue to be eligible for these services until

the school shows adequate yearly progress for two

consecutive years.

THINK Together’s quality programs are designed to provide

a student with more personalized support and boost the

individual child’s academic performance. Parents receive

regular reports from THINK Together so that they can

monitor their child’s progress.

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Moises3rd grade

Moises entered the THINK Together program because he was struggling in numerous subjects and had a hard time focusing in class. His mom had already enrolled him into two other programs previously with no noticeable change or apparent help for her son. Even a consultation with a psychologist showed that there was nothing tangibly wrong with him. Since enrolling at THINK Together, Moises has had a turnaround with the help of his Program Leader. He’s turning his homework in on time, is more attentive in class, and more importantly, enjoys studying. Moises’ mom is so thrilled because she can see the change and is hearing about those positive changes from his teachers.

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Community Based Learning Centers

THINK Together established its roots in the development

of award-winning community based learning centers

– places like the Shalimar Teen and Shalimar Learning

Centers. These centers have typically been funded entirely

through private contributions and are staffed primarily by

trained community volunteers. These centers establish

safe places for kids to go after school lets out and are

located in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods often

threatened with serious crime and gang problems.

Trained volunteers work closely with individual students

during the after-school hours to provide homework

assistance and the academic support needed to

succeed in the classroom. These programs focus on

developing English, reading, math and computer literacy

skills. Students also participate in various enrichment

activities that promote character development and social

responsibility.

Child Care Services for Working Parents (School Age Care)

Combining the academics, recreation and enrichment that

are the cornerstones of THINK Together’s various after-

school programs, THINK Together’s school age care (SAC)

programs offer working parents the highest quality of care

for their children. When parents go to work, they want to

know that their kids are in a safe environment where they

are engaged and enjoying themselves. Today’s parents

want more than babysitting services so THINK Together

CARE provides an organized environment, where students

receive homework help from a dedicated and caring staff,

and engage in age-appropriate enrichment and recreation

activities, all with the convenience of on-campus locations.


LOS ANGELES COUNTYAzusa Unified School DistrictCenter MiddleDalton ElementaryEllington ElementaryFoothill MiddleGladstone Street ElementaryHodge ElementaryLee ElementaryLongfellow ElementaryMagnolia ElementaryMountain View ElementaryMurray ElementaryParamount ElementaryPowell ElementarySlauson IntermediateValleydale Elementary

Baldwin Park Unified School District Bursch ElementaryCentral ElementaryDeAnza ElementaryElwin ElementaryFoster ElementaryGeddes ElementaryHeath ElementaryKenmore ElementaryPleasant View ElementarySanta Fe ElementaryTracy ElementaryVineland ElementaryWalnut Elementary

Bassett Unified School District Edgewood Academy ElementaryJulian ElementarySunkist ElementaryTorch MiddleVanwig Elementary

Celerity Educational GroupCelerity Nascent Charter SchoolCelerity Dyad Charter School

THINK Together serves more than 35,000 at-risk students every school-day at 200+ sites in communities throughout Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.

Celerity Troika Charter School

Duarte School District Andres Duarte ElementaryBeardslee ElementaryMaxwell ElementaryNorthview IntermediateRoyal Oaks ElementaryValley View Elementary

Little Lake City School District Cresson ElementaryJersey Avenue ElementaryLake Center Middle Lakeland ElementaryLakeside Middle Orr ElementaryPaddison ElementaryStudebaker Elementary

Los Nietos Unified School District Aeolian ElementaryLos Nietos Middle Nelson ElementaryRancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary

Pomona Unified School District Alcott ElementaryCortez ElementaryEmerson MiddleFremont MiddleKellogg Polytechnic ElementaryKingsley ElementaryLexington ElementaryLincoln ElementaryLopez ElementaryMarshall MiddleMontvue ElementaryPalomares MiddlePhiladelphia ElementaryPueblo ElementaryRoosevelt Elementary

San Antonio ElementarySimons MiddleWashington ElementaryYorba Elementary

South Whittier School District Carmela ElementaryGraves MiddleLake Marie ElementaryLoma Vista ElementaryLos Altos ElementaryMcKibben ElementaryMonte Vista ElementaryTelechron Elementary

ORANGE COUNTYSanta Ana Unified School District Adams ElementaryCarr IntermediateCarver ElementaryDavis ElementaryDiamond ElementaryEdison ElementaryEsqueda ElementaryFranklin ElementaryFremont ElementaryGarfield Elementary Harvey ElementaryHeninger ElementaryHeroes ElementaryHoover AcademyJackson ElementaryJefferson ElementaryKennedy ElementaryKing ElementaryLathrop Intermediate Lincoln ElementaryLowell ElementaryMacArthur Fundamental IntermediateMadison ElementaryMartin ElementaryMcFadden Intermediate

Mendez Fundamental IntermediateMonroe ElementaryMonte Vista ElementaryMuir Fundamental ElementaryPio Pico ElementaryRemington ElementaryRomero-Cruz ElementaryRoosevelt ElementarySantiago ElementarySepulveda ElementarySierra IntermediateSpurgeon IntermediateTaft ElementaryThorpe Fundamental ElementaryVilla Fundamental IntermediateWalker ElementaryWashington ElementaryWillard IntermediateWilson Elementary

Community SitesHighland Learning Center Highland Teen Center Noah Teen Center Shalimar Learning Center Shalimar Teen Center

THINK Together CARE SitesTHINK at St. John’sTHINK at St. Norbert’sTHINK at Veeh

RIVERSIDE COUNTYBanning Unified School District Cabazon ElementaryCoombs MiddleHemmerling Elementary

Jurupa Unified School District Arbuckle ElementaryGlen Avon ElementaryGranite Hill ElementaryJurupa Middle

School District Partners & Community Sites


Mira Loma MiddleMission Bell ElementaryMission MiddlePacific Avenue ElementaryPedley ElementaryPeralta ElementaryRustic Lane ElementaryStone Avenue ElementarySunnyslope ElementaryTroth Street ElementaryVan Buren ElementaryWest Riverside Elementary

Lake Elsinore Unified School District Brown MiddleCollier ElementaryElsinore ElementaryElsinore MiddleLakeland Village MiddleRailroad Canyon ElementaryTerra Cotta MiddleWildomar ElementaryWithrow Elementary

Romoland Unified School District Boulder Ridge MiddleHarvest Valley ElementaryRomoland Elementary

THINK Together CARE SitesTHINK at Mesa View

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTYCucamonga School District Cucamonga ElementaryLos Amigos ElementaryRancho Cucamonga MiddleThe Ontario Center

Ontario-Montclair School District Arroyo ElementaryBerlyn ElementaryBon View ElementaryBuena Vista Arts ElementaryCentral ElementaryCorona Elementary

De Anza MiddleDel Norte ElementaryEdison ElementaryElderberry ElementaryEuclid ElementaryHawthorne ElementaryHaynes ElementaryLincoln ElementaryMariposa ElementaryOaks MiddleSultana ElementaryVina Danks MiddleVineyard ElementaryVista Grande ElementaryWiltsey Middle

Redlands Unified School District Clement MiddleCope MiddleFranklin ElementaryKingsbury ElementaryLugonia ElementaryMoore MiddleVictoria Elementary

San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictArrowview MiddleChavez MiddleCurtis MiddleDel Vallejo MiddleGolden Valley MiddleKing MiddleRichardson MiddleSerrano MiddleShandin Hill MiddleWarm Springs Elementary

Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District Dunlap ElementaryYucaipa Elementary


In collaboration with various local and national organizations that provide caring volunteers as well as financial and in-kind resources, THINK Together is able to offer a safe after-school learning environment for over 35,000 students in Southern California.

INDIVIDUALS

Abbott, Susan

Acevedo, Irma

Agee, Sarah

Albers, Curt & Kelly

Albonetti, Joseph G.

Alfieri, Joseph A.

Allen, Dick

Allen, Jon F. & Kathryn K.

Allen, Jr., Harold A. & Nancy L. Allen

Allison, Gerald L. & Charlotte A.

Almoian, Alexander A. & Patricia M.

Alvino, Vincent P.

Amesjoy, Jay

Amundson, Mary C.

Anderson, Carol June

Anderson, Christina

Anderson, James D. & Donna

Anderson, Robert & Patty

Anderson, Robert M. & Susan J.

Anderson, Sam & Susan

Anderson, Samuel D. & M. K.

Anderson, Stephen H.

Applegate, Frances H.

Ardell, Daniel M. & Jean M.

Argento, Daniel & Christina

Armstrong, Marta

Aronoff, Barry J.

Aronoff-Sadacca, Leona

Asper, Nancy

Augusta, Gary M.

Austin, Lisa J.

Bailey, Beverly

Bailey, Carole F.

Bailey, James F. & Diane S.

Balding, Colletta C.

Balen, Robert W. & Patricia K.

Barkawi, Janet G.

Barker, Sam E. & Margaret M.

Barneich, John A. & Anita

Barreda, Joanna

Barry, Joan S.

Barth, David E. & Marseilla A.

Barth, Randy & Mary

Barth, Steven E. & Amy Luskey-Barth

Baskin, Scott D.

Bastian, James

Beaty, Larry & Sue Ann

Beeghly, Tom T.

Beeson, Caroline J.

Bender, Douglas

Bennett, Brian

Bennett-Cribbs, Christina A.

Bergeson, Garth & Marian

Bergman, Jim R. & Judy

Bielen, Robert J. & Margaret C.

Billedeaux, Judy

Bjorkman, Richard & Jondra

Blais, Neil

Blakeley, Frank

Blanchard, Carol G.

Blank, Kathleen

Bletterman, Christina H.

Bloom, Kari

Bock, Larry & Diane B.

Bockman, Gary & Peggy

Boelzner, Gary S. & Joyce

Bogh, Mark

Bomkamp, Lawrence A. & Kathleen

Boris, Thomas R. & Linda S.

Bowley, Gordon S. & Carol C.

Bradshaw, John

Brafford, Brad

Brammer, Allison S.

Briggs, Kent R. & Judith D.

Broedlow, Theodore A. & Elizabeth K.

Brooks, Lynell

Brown, Bart & Laurie

Brown, Mitchell K. & Ann M.

Bruce, Gregory S. & Diane M.

Brzozowski, Walter T & Roberta

Buckley, Danielle

Budner, Lawrence J.

Buenviaje, Teresa T.

Bukaty, Raymond M. & Lisa M.

Burton, William S.

Butler, Mary

Byrum, Lynda R.

Campbell, John

Candelas, Jose

Caraccio, Leonard W. & Barbara G.

Carkhuff, Maynard & Sherri

Carley, Penny

Carlson, Karen Kay

Carnahan, Jay & Kris

Carrillo-Orozco, Adriana

Casey, Chris M. & Lynn D.

Cashion, John L. & Marcia M.

Cass, Brian & Karen

Chamberlin, John & Jacqueline

Champion, Susan S. & Chuck

Chavira, Beatriz

Chen, Juliana

Chichester, Richard W. & Marie L.

Childs, Robert D. & Beverly B.

Christeson, Bonnie

Church, Richard A. & Martha D.

Citron, Robert & Terry

Clark, Derek C.

Clark, Kerry L.

Clarke, Donald & Judith

Claster, William D.

Coffee, Mary Lynn

Coil, John M.

Donors & Partners

Cole, Cynthia A.

Cole, William

Colgan, David

Connor, Donald S. & Debra L.

Corbett, Bruce

Cornell, Timothy F. & Katherine S.

Cosgrove, Mary C.

Coulter, Ken & Jo Ann

Cousins, Peter

Cowles, William

Coyne, John B. & Judith J.

Cristiano, Robert J.

Crockett, Edward R. & Sally S.

Cron, Theodore O.

Crook, Fred & Cathy

Crowley, Jeremiah & Mary T.

Cucunato, Charles M. & Donna G.

Cunningham, Robert

Currie, Robert & Brenda

Cutler, Pearl

Da Silva, Lionel B. & Carylann

Daniher, Jr., Charles E. & Margaret K. Daniher

Danz, Tad

Dauderman, Jerry L. & Bobbi R.

Davidson, Bruce L. & Susan E.

Davis, Liz

De Pfyffer, Kurt

Degroot, Adrian & Barbara

Dempsay, Linda B.

Dennis, Jeanne

Derby, George & Christine

Desforges, Peter

Dialynas, Chris P.

Doder, S.

Don & Ellen Estes

Donahue, Joan M.

Donohue, Peggy S.

Downey, Janet

Draper, Ranney & Priscilla

Dreyfus, Gary & Patricia

Dunn, Steven W.

Duston, Dale

Dyer, Joan

Dykema, Dale

Dzida, Steven J. & Maria C.

Eaton, David H.

Egan, Robert J. & Benita H.

Egloff Family Trust

Ellebie, Thomas

Emsiek, Richard

Estes, Dorothy G.

Estill, Bradford

Estrada, Carolyn S.

Evans, Wendy

Evarts, Don & Karen M.

Fairborn, John W. & Sharon K.

Farokhirad, Fariba

Farrar, Framces A.

Farrar, Judith A.

Felipe, Christian A.

Felix, Mark H. & Nancy

Feller, Frank L. & Shirley A.

Fiduk, Anthony N. & Loretta E.

Fields, Alan

Fields, Catherine

Fineman, Marvin H. & Daphne

Firks, Robert

Fischer, Scott P. & Edith E.

Flores, Emy

Tesia4th grade

Tesia came to the THINK

Together program in the 4th

grade. Before the program,

Tesia was unable to get

homework help at home. Since

joining THINK Together, Tesia has

not only achieved and improved

her grades but she’s exceeded

her academic goals. She has

turned into a strong leader in

class – often times helping her

own classmates with their work.

I know firsthand the commitment it takes to reform education. THINK Together has taken the innovative steps towards that reform by progressively engaging in public-private partnerships and involving parents and communities in the drive to reach educational excellence.

— U.S. Representative Howard P. “Buck” McKeon,

ranking member, House Education & Labor Committee


Flores, Nadia

Florian, Luis O. & Monica

Folino, Paul & Daranne

Forde, Arnold C. & L. Marie

Forrest, Johanne

Fossum, John C.

Fox, George M. & Natalie D.

Francisco, Collene R.

Frantz, William S.

Freed, Kathleen & Eric

French, Lillian Maldonado

French, Tony

Frobenius, Michael S. & Katherine R.

Fry, Charles H.

Fuller, Winston & Carlita

Furnas, David W. & Mary Lou

Gair, William H. & Mary L.

Galaz, David & Suzanne

Galdamez, Luis

Garcia, Israel

Garcia, Laksmis

Gardner, David & Josie

Gardner, Max

Garrett, Christopher W.

Gatsios, Ismene Paliobeis

Gazzaniga, Alan B. & Sheila

Gelbaum, David

Gerken, Walter B. & Darlene A.

Ghidella, Allan & Karen

Gilbert, Sean

Gleason, Fredrick K. & Betty

Goldfarb, Jeff

Goldsmith, Olivia

Gonis, Andy & Sue Ann

Gonzales, Paul

Gonzalez, Victor M.

Goody, Patricia L.

Graham, Gary

Grant, Gavin & Michele

Greenberg, Martin & Rose

Greene, Heather

Greenwald, Bradley T. & Marla E.

Gregory, Willard B. & Joan E.

Guggenheim, Daniel & Sue

Gurrola, Antonio Q. & Luz M. Avalos-Gurrola

Gustafson, John & Anne

Gustafson, Lawrence P.

Guzman, Mario

Haas, Jeff

Haigh, Scott A.

Hall, Richard M. & Elinor Jane

Halle, Bill & Dana

Halverson, Donald R. & Donna M.

Hamilton, Dr., Harry L. & Mary M. Hamilton

Hamilton, James W. & Carol

Harmsworth, Rodney

Harris, Scott A. & Cathleen M.

Harrison, Gloria

Haye Family Trust

Haye, Henry T.

Hayes, Kevin & Alice H.

Hayward, William C. & Lois B.

Hearn, Frederick W. & Joan A.

Heidler, George P. & Shirlee L.

Heim, Jim & Sheila

Held, Gary

Helin, Michael E. & Norma A.

Thomas5th grade

Thomas is a 5th grader at

Sepulveda Elementary School

where he attends the THINK

Together after-school program.

Thomas is a joy to have in

the program because he is

always the first to volunteer to

help Program Leaders and his

fellow classmates. Thomas

participates in THINK Together’s

karate program where he has

already risen to a Purple Belt,

won 2nd place in his first karate

tournament and now leads

the karate class in warm-up

exercises.

Thomas’ teachers report that he

now displays strong leadership

skills not only within the

after-school program but during

the school day as well.



Helliwell, Art & Cynthia

Henderson, Thomas K. & Beverley H.

Hendrickson, Ronald W.

Henthorn, Robert & Cindy

Herklotz, John

Herman, Frank & Phyllis A.

Hess, Dan & Lisa

Hickey, James & Michelle M.

Hill, John

Hofer, Harold C. & Jennifer

Hogan, Nancy G.

Hohl, Larry D. & Linda J.

Holland, John & Adele

Holliday, John

Hornak, Michael T. & Maria

Hosea, Paul L. & Crisi C.

Houghton, Robert J. & Jill

Howard, Glenn A. & Joyce G.

Hubbard, Clint

Huber, Suzanne

Hughes, Kim

Hughes, Sue

Richard Hunsaker Living Trust

Hunt, Gary

Inouye, Wayne R. & Shannon

J. Carlos & Ruth L. Reyes

Jackson, Donald J. & Linda L.

Jackson, Gary

Jackson, Gordon K. & Wilma D.

Jagers, Marianne

James M. & Beverly Peters

Janes, David & Donna

Jansema, Peter & Engelina

Jaquess, Jerry D.

Jeffers, Michael B.

Jeppe, Arthur & Mary

Johnson, Alec A. & Olivia A.

Johnson, Barbara J.

Johnson, James R. & Gwendolyn D.

Johnson, Jo

Johnson, Philip & Margaret Y.

Johnston, Don D. & Ann M.

Jones, C.

Jones, Jr, Ray R. & Phyllis O. Jones

Kabashima, John

Kantfer, Jerry

Kapp, J. P.

Karcher, Jerome T.

Karelius, Bradford L. & Janice E.

Kargenian Family Trust

Kargenian, Robert & Michelle

Kaszton, Bill & Pat

Kato, Stacey K.

Kelly, Ann C.

Kerr, Michael A. & Kari L.

Kerrigan, J. W. & Tricia A.

Keyes, Jack

King, Jeff & Ellen

King, Mary Ann

King, Robert S. & Jaime

Kirschenbaum, Larry & Myra

Klein, William A. & Carolyn

Klotzle, Keith

Knott, Marion

Kofford, Connie K.

Kovac, Gary W.

Kovacs, Rose

Kozberg, Joanne & Roger

Kranzler, Jay

Kreidler, Erich

Kuehne, Robert J. & Martha M.

Kuhel, Robert & Lisa

Kupfer, John & Joan M. Todd

Kurtz, George & Annamaria

Kusper, Richard L. & Jeanette C. Justus

Kyle, Cheryl

La Zarr, Steven & Pam

Lally, Thomas & Jayne

Lamb, David & Pat

Lambert, Mark & Carol

Landstrom, Joe & Shelley

Lavietes, Robert H.

Lawler, Andrew & Linda

Lawson, James E. & Terri J.

Layton, Mary B.

Lazicki, Walter & Gwen

Lebrun, Heather & Arlene

Lefebvre, Warren C. & Marie -France

Lehman, Hal & Nora

Lekawa, Michael E. & Sajee

Leto, Susan

Lewis, Mike & Kathy

Lewis, Renee M.

Ley, Marc

Liebeskind, David & Judith E.

Light, Jack & Louise B.

Lindholm, Einer G.

Linnert, Ralph E. & Alice

Linnert, Thomas & Connie

Lobel, William N. & Tami Sherman

Logan, Nancy L.

Lopez, Esther B.

Lopez, Robert

Lorman, Jim & Cruz

Love, Richard I. & Ann E.

Loving, Mike & Sandra

Lunde, Robert G. & Peggy B.

Lundquist, Gary & Gary Watson

Lynch, Frank W. & Molly L.

MacGregor, Richard V. & Patricia E.

Machado, Robert D. & Patricia B.

Macy, Murray

Magallon, Carmen

Mahony, Kevin & Melinda

Maidenberg, Claudia

Malagon, Michael

Malkasian, William

Mamey, Nelson

Manchester, Colleen

Manclark, William R. & Darleen

Manley, Jeff

Marshall, Albert J.

Martinez, April

Martinez, E.

Mason, Gene & Maricela Alarcon

Massengill, Matthew & Bernice

May, Lauren B.

McCallum, Geraldine R.

McCallum, Melanie

McCardle, Randall & Suki

McClellan, Gerald W. & Bonnie

McClellan, Roger & Marian

McClymond, Bruce

McDermott, Francis X. & Nadyne L.

Donors & Partners continued


Ogden, Peggy

O’Hern, Dennis V.

Olivera, Roberto E. & Debra S.

Olivier, John & Cynthia A.

Olsky, Martin & Cathie

Olson, Forest & Jean

O’Rourke, Eugene L. & Marilyn J. O’Rourke

Outmans, Graziella G. & Victoria L. Gustafson

Ow, David J.

Owen, Sandra

Packard, Charles E. & Karen S.

Palmer, James A. & Beverly J.

Palmer, Sally

Parker, Chris

Patel, Daxa

Patrick, William H. & Caroline K.

Paul, Corrie L.

Paulsen, Scott & Elizabeth H.

Paulson, Theodore & Suzanne C.

Pelka, David G.

Penter, Dennis

Perry, Terry & David

Perryman Family Survivors Trust

Steven Perryman Family Trust

Perryman, Steve & Angela

Perryman, Virginia

Peters, Stephen G.

Peters, Thomas O.

Petrie, Harold

Phebus, Richard B. & Donna J.

Phillips, Jerrianne B.

Pierno

Podlich, William F. & Pat J.

Pollock, Becky

Prenovost, Jenel

Price, Andy

Price, Richard V. & Grayne F.

Pulver, Thomas J.

Purdy, Terrance

Raab, David & Jeanine

Raasch, Cecile S.

Rakestraw, Missy

Rallis, John & Mary Lynn Bergman-Rallis

Ram, Shankar N.

Raymond, Mary

Rayner, Ralph M. & Eva C.

Redding, Irene

Redwitz, Thomas & Maya

Reed, Marian R.

Refa, Kami

Rehberger, Marc

Rehnborg, Joan B.

Reinhart, Doug & Pattie

Renko, Gary

Renter, Dennis & Mary

Rieches, Ryan

Riley, Roger E.

Rincon, Dale & Ann

Ring, Michael E. & Beth A.

Rios, Stephanie T.

Roberts, William H. & Barbara U.

Rockoff, Ray

Rodriguez, Ruth P. & Lorraine M.

Romero, Andy P.

Romero, Phil & Alison

McDermott, Rod & Laura

McDermott, Samantha

McDonnell, Sandra E.

McGinnis, Brian K.

McGrath, Maryann

McInnis, Anne

McIntyre, Robert M. & Marilyn W.

McKenney, Larry

McKusick, Richard & Ann

McLarand, Carl

McWhertor, Jill E.

Medina, Amy A.

Medina, Juan

Meister, Gary J.

Mendel, John & Luan

Merrill, David

Merrill, Thayer E.

Metzler, Michael D. & Stephanie M.

Meyers, John & Georgia

Michler, John A.

Miedema, Henry J. & Janet M.

Miles, James W. & James R.

Miller, Eleanor

Milligan, Anne

Mills, Jr., L. & Carlene M.

Mirando, Linda L.

Misetich, Melinda

Mitchell, Paul J. & Lois M.

Moe, Donald & Kate

Monte, Joseph L.

Moore, Barry M. & Patricia C.

Moore, Dwight B. & Barbara N.

Moore, Steve R. & Melinda C.

Morenz, Stephen H. & Susan T.

Mosher, Paul

Moss, Ken & Melinda

Mugel, Michael

Munoz, Edward & Jayne

Munoz, Frances

Munoz, Gregory

Munoz, Melinda W.

Munoz-Harrison, Vera

Murphy, James

Murphy, Michele A.

Mynar, Tom

Nack, Geraldine L.

Nehrenberg, Ted R. & Phyllis E.

Neshat, Andrew & Suzanne

Neuhauser, Kimberly & Jim

Newkirk, James & Martha

Newman, Riley & Rebecca

Niblo, Derek D. & Cynthia S.

Nicolai, Julie

Nicolas, Ken

Nicolaus, William & Mary

Nieto, Augustine L.

Nikols, Donald & Carrie

Ninyo, Hayim

Nishie, Edward S. & Mae

Nough, Mary H.

Nussbaum, Marc H. & Sherri L. Besser

Obegi, Joseph C. & Ann H.

O’Connell, Daniel P. & Catherine H.

O’Donnell, John & Patricia D.

Ogaz, Angela A.

Ogden, Elizabeth K.


Ross, Alan L. & Linda A.

Roti, Marnie

Rouse, Mary A. & Ken

Royce, Rhoda

Rubin, Michael

Rudin, Murray

Rutledge, Richard & Tahnaz Daruwala-Rutledge

Sabala, Amy

Salgado, Kenneth E. & Jennifer T.

Sanchez, Daniel & Gabriela Melchum-Sanchez

Sanchez, Suzanna

Sapetto, Pamela

Saunders, William & Marcia E.

Savage, Robert

Sawyer, Kelly L.

Scarborough, Stephen & Patricia

Schaefer, Anthony

Schafer, David W. & Darchelle M.

Schima, Marilyn

Schmid, David W. & Jennifer N.

Schmitt, Michael J. & Anne S.

Schoettinger, Paul A.

Scholes, William O. & Gay

Schutz, Andrew C. & Betsy

Schwartz-West, Gail

Scinto, Daniel & Francine

Seberg, Richard L. & Sheila H.

Segal, Marc & Robyn

Selna, Mike D & Marja

Serrano, Carols

Sevier, Linda J.

Seymour, Loretta

Shackleton, Robert & Mary

Shafer, Warren & Pamela Willis

Shanbrom, Edward & Helen

Sharpe, Gary D. & Maureen

Shepard, Betty

Shepherd, Bruce P. & Susan M.

Shepherd, Joyce

Sherwood, Steven

Shoup, Fay A.

Shriver, Pamela H.

Sigvenza, Minerva

Silver, Daniel

Simmons, Paul F.

Simon, John R.

Simons, William & Barbara

Sinclair, William F.

Singarella, Paul N. & Heather C.

Sladics, Virginia & Sally E.

Smith, Conley L. & N. S. Hoffman

Smith, Richard C. & Patricia Frobes

Smith, Scott

Smithley, Mandy

Smyth, George W. & Laura V.

Spragins, George S. & Virginia

St. George, Don Carnegie & Ardelle

Stahr, John R. & Elizabeth D.

Stanbridge, Eric J. & Polly

Stanley, James

Steel, Christopher

Steele, Barry D. & Carole A.

Stevenson, James E. & Ann A.

Stewart, Gary M.

Guadalupe5th grade

5th grade student, Guadalupe,

thrives under the extra attention

she gets at THINK Together;

and has shown tremendous

growth, both academically and

socially. She is now a leader in

student safety for her group and

participates in a music program

where she has learned the

different types of music while

increasing her musical ability.

While THINK Together stresses

the importance of academics,

it also provides students with

other forms of learning so

that they may discover for

themselves other interests

and talents.


Since its inception, THINK Together has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to expanding after-school programs throughout California. Through the efforts of concerned parents and civic leaders, children now have a safe place to go and learn after school.

-—U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein


Stokes, Sidney A.

Sutton, Sherry J.

Sweet, Dan & Diane

Tang, Ray Wai Kwok

Tantum, John D. & Julianne R.

Tapper, Laurance & Margaret

Tarbell, Donald & Betsy

Tarr, Dennis L.

Tarshis, Wayne & Louise C.

Taube, Robert

Temkin, Gary & Janet

Tesselaar, Angela

Thompson, Marilyn J.

Thomsen, Bart & Deborah

Tingler, David S. & Lois G.

Tipre, Karl & Katherine H.

Todd, Cameron G. & Shelley L.

Todd, John & Maria

Toral, Christine M.

Torres, Joan E.

Trabucco, Tony

Tran, Van

Troxler, Ken & Heather

Turley, Catherine E.

Turpit, William J.

Tweedie, Marcia W.

Tyler, Ted W. & Carolyn

Tyson, Patricia

Ueberroth, Lindsey

Urias-Ruiz, Rosa I.

Valle, Alexandra K.

Van Voorst, Patricia A.

Vandermost, Julie

Vazquez, Frances

Vermaak, John

Vitale, Frank & Frances L.

Voigt, Matthew & Kathryn

Wahlberg, Brent S.

Waiss, Marie

Walker, Olivia Grace

Wampler, Jon & Susan

Ware, Judith

Warren, Christopher

Warren, Jill

Warwick, John

Weber, Henry G. & Margaret A.

Weiler, James & Ricki

Weitz, Deborah

Wells, Diane

Wenke, Bill & Jean

West, Paul E. & Gail M.

Wheeler, Val

Whitaker, Jeremy

White, Tod

Whitman, John C. & Betsy

Whitmey, Simon

Whittier, E. J. & Diane

Wiggins, Katherine

Wilcox, Alexandra

Wilde, Raymond K.

Wilhelm, Robert & Janice J.

Wilken, Kent & Carol L.

William D. & Linda M. Campbell

Willis, David

Willson, Laura B.

Wizelman, Larry

Wohl, Greg & Sharon

Wride, Douglas C. & Gretchen

Wright, Pamela J.

Wright, Sara L.

Yates, Robert W. & Eleanor J.

Ybarra, Victoria

Yeo, Alejandra

Yoder, Patricia R.

Young, Lydia A.

Yu, Ai-Chuan

Zabaleta, Frank

Zandes, CynDee

Zidonis, Chrissy

FOUNDATIONS

Allergan Foundation

Ayco Charitable Foundation

Bank of America

Bergman Family Foundation

Cashion Foundation

California Community Foundation

CarMax Foundation

Change A Life Foundation

Community Foundation of Western Nevada

Deacon Charitable Foundation

Don Yoder Foundation

Draper Family Foundation

Ducks Care

Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation

Eisner Foundation

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation

Fainbarg Family Foundation

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Fieldstone Foundation

First Harvest Foundation

Folino Family Foundation

Foundation for Christian Stewardship

General Mills Foundation

Green Foundation

Haynes Foundation

Hollencrest Foundation

Hope & Norman Hope Foundation

Hughes Schmidhauser Family Fund

Janus Foundation

Kennedy Foundation

Kenneth A. Lester Foundation

Majestic Realty Foundation

Mazda Foundation (USA), Inc.

Mike Carona Foundation

National Philanthropic Trust

O.L. Halsell Foundation

Orange County Community Foundation

Pacific Life Foundation

Palos Verdes Rotary Foundation

Ralphs/Food 4 Less Foundation

Rotary Club of S.A. Foundation

SAJE Foundation

Samueli Foundation

San Diego Foundation

Santa Ana Education Foundation

Schoellerman Foundation



Linda I. Smith Foundation

Sprint Foundation

St. John Foundation

Staples Foundation

State Farm Companies Foundation

Steelcase Foundation

Thagard Foundation

Ueberroth Family Foundation

UPS Foundation

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

Verizon Foundation

Wal-Mart Foundation

Warne Family Charitable Foundation

WD Foundation

Weingart Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

Zephyr Charitable Foundation, Inc.

ORGANIZATIONS

The Irvine Company St. Andrew’s Presbyterian

Church

AA Lares Insurance Services

A-Advantage Plumbing

Accenture

active.com

AEI-CASC Consulting

Age Paralegal and Collection Services

Albertsons

Albonetti Enterprises, LLC

Alliance Imaging Inc.

Allstate Lending Group, Inc.

Alvarez Brothers Co.

American Honda Corp.

Amerinational Community Services, Inc.

Ameriquest Mortgage Company

Andres & Andres

Angels Baseball

Anonymous

Apria Healthcare

Argent Mortgage Company

Ark Engineering

Assistance League of Newport Beach

Assurant

AT&T

Automobile Club of Southern California

AVOCET Environmental, Inc.

Baker & Hostetler

Balboa Bay Club & Resort

Balboa Village Market

Bank of America

Bank of the West

Berkshire Group

Blue Cross of California

Bogh Construction, Inc.

Bonterra Consulting, Inc.

Brewer Direct, Inc.

Brown Colonial Mortuary

Buena Park Police Department

California Capital Region

California Department of Education

California Optical Laboratories Association

California Pacific Homes

California State University, Fullerton

California State University, Long Beach

California Steel Industries, Inc.

Capital One Services, Inc.

Care Group of Hope Christian Church

Catholic Daughters of the Americas

CB Richard Ellis Inc.

Centex Homes

Charles Abbott Associates, Inc.

Church of the Messiah

City of Costa Mesa

City of Orange

City of Santa Ana

City of Tustin

Coast Label Company

Cofiroute USA, Inc.

Comerica

Common Ground Interfaith

Comprehensive Insurance Services

Conexant Systems Charitable Fund

Conexant Systems, Inc.

CONEXIS Human Resourceful

Cook Equipment

Corbett, Steelman & Specter

Costa Mesa - Newport Harbor Lions Club Inc.

County of Orange, California

CRESA Partners LLC

Crevier BMW

Croudace & Dietrich

Daniel VII, Inc.

Daniels General Merchandise & Gifts

Davey Roofing

David Marshall Insurance Services

Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Deutsche Bank America’s Foundation

Diocese of Orange - Marywood Center

Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.

Doner Advertising

Downtown Development LLC

Eastman & Associates Insurance Services

EdgeStream

Edison International

Elmco Insurance

Employee Community Fund of Boeing

Federal Government

Festival of Children

First American Financial Corporation

First Strategies, LLC

Flow Science Inc.

Ford Gateway

Frank & Alice Saviez Living Trust



Fuscoe Engineering, Inc.

G E Capital

Ganahl Lumber Company

Garrett DeFrenza Stiepel LLP

Gas Company, The

Gateway Companies, Inc.

GE CareCredit

Geller Family Trust

GeoPentech, Inc.

GeoSyntec Consultants

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

Graney Consulting Group, LLC

Granite Bedrock Brdent Prts II

Grant Chiropractic

Greater Santa Ana Business Alliance

Groves Service Club

Halfway Helpers

Headlands Reserve LLC

Hindu Matiya Patidar Samaj Inc.

Historic Mission San Juan Capistrano

Holt Insurance Services

Hunsaker & Associates, Inc.

IBM

IBM Employee Service Center

Ingram Micro, Inc.

Irwin Union Bank

James Irvine Endowment Fund

John and Helen Naughton Family Trust

John Laing Homes

KPMG, LLP

Kroger/Ralphs Grocery Company

L-3 Communications Interstate Electronics Corp.

Lantronix Inc.

Latham & Watkins

Lathian Health

Law & Mediation Office of Troy Roe, Esq.

Lewis, Braun Lewis Management & Consulting

Livingston Family Foundation

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times Family Fund

Los Angeles Women’s Appointment Collaboration

Louisville High School

LSA Associates, Inc.

Lugonia PTA

Lutheran High School of Orange County

Mamey Investment Corporation

ManagEase, Inc.

Management Resource Center

Marion Knott Foundation, The

Marsh & McLennan Co.

Mater Dei High School

McDermott & Bull Executive Search

McMaster-Carr Supply Company

Messiah Parish Discretionary Fund

Michael Brandman Associates

MOMS Club Tustin North

Moss Adams LLP

Mowat Mackie & Anderson LLP

Munoz & Associates

MyPrint Corp. & eTools Inc.

NAI Capital Inc.

National Builder Services

National Charity League, Inc., Newport Chapter

New Century Mortgage Corp.

Newport Mesa Christian Center

Newport Sports Museum

Nick Haye Racing LLC

Nikols Company, The

North American Title

Northgate Gonzalez, Inc.

Nossaman LLP

O’Dell Group, The

O’Donnell Group, Inc., The

O’Donnell/Atkins

Olson Urban Housing, LLC

Orange Coast Estate Planning Council

Orange Coast Title

Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church

Orange County Association of Insurance and Finance

Orange County’s United Way

Orange Empire Chapter Society of CPCU

Orange Fire Department

Orange Unified School District

Orion Property Partners

Palumbo Bergstrom LLP

PDM Development, Inc.

Peerless Systems Corporation

Peet’s Coffee & Tea

Pioneer Business Corporation

Pipe Vine

Podlich Family Fund

Premier Commercial Bank

Psomas

RBF Consulting

Recupero & Associates, Inc.

Red Mountain Retail Group, Inc.

Redlands Art Association

Register Charities of the Orange County Register

Resources Connection

Right Management

Robinsons-May

Rock Harbor

Rutan & Tucker LLP

Safeco

Santa Ana Realty Co.

SBC Foundation Grant

SC Fuels

Seal Furniture & Systems, Inc.

SHA Enterprises Inc.

Shalimar Teen Volunteers

Shea Homes

Shea Properties Management Co., Inc.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Sign Advantage Inc.

Sisters of Saint Joseph

Songstad & Randall, LLP

So-Phis of Orange County

Soul Survivor Ministries

South Coast Plaza

Southern CA Overnite Express, Inc.

Southern California Edison

Stater Bros.

St. Callistus Convent

St. John’s Lutheran Church of Orange

St. Joseph Health System

St. Mark Presbyterian Church

St. Norbert Church

Standard Pacific Home

Stantec Consulting

Staples

Starpoint Health, Inc.

State of California

STLN White Family Foundation

TCS Consulting

Themis Asset Strategies, LLC

Thorman Elementary PTO

Toyota of Orange

Trinity United Presbyterian Church

Turnkey Acres

Tustin Unified School District

Union Bank of California

Unire Real Estate Group

United Way California Capital Region

United Way of Greater Los Angeles

United Way of Northeastern NY, Inc.

US Department of Education - Fund for Improvement of Education

UST Global

VFS Fire Protection Services

Vistage Worldwide, Inc.

Wader LLC

Washington Mutual

Wells Fargo Bank

Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign

Western Digital

William B. Brady Orthodontics

Women of Vision

World Vision

Zeacom Inc.

The Zeigler Family Trust


Stara2nd grade

Stara was referred to the

THINK Together program at

Heninger Elementary School

at the beginning of the school

year. Her school teacher quickly

noticed that she had trouble

keeping up with the class

work. Stara had no help at

home. Stara had low self-esteem. So, Stara’s teacher

approached THNK Together leaders about enrolling her

in the after-school program and aligning their efforts to

help Stara pass the first grade.

When Stara started the after-school program she was quiet,

had no friends and always seemed to be by herself. But

by the end of her first grade year -- with the individualized

support and encouragement Stara got from the THINK

Together staff and volunteers who worked in cooperation

with her classroom teacher -- Stara became a successful

student, gained confidence, and had lots of friends.

As Stara starts second grade, she’s able to walk with

confidence on her shoulders and a beautiful smile on her

face; and the knowledge that her teachers and the team at

THINK Together are there to provide her with support.


Board of Advisors

U.S. Representative John CampbellCA – 48th District

U.S. Representative Ed RoyceCA – 40th District

U.S. Representative Loretta SanchezCA – 47th District

Assemblyman Todd Spitzer 71st Assembly District

Mayor Jerry AmanteCity of Tustin

Mayor Miguel PulidoCity of Santa Ana

Judge Frances Muñoz (Ret.)Harbor Municipal Court

Bobbi DaudermanCommunity Volunteer

Ranney DraperChairman, Spring Creek Investors

Dale DykemaChairman & CEO, T.D. Services

Gloria M. Harrison, PresidentCrafton Hills College

Gary HuntManaging Partner, California Strategies

Michael KerrCEO, Bluestone Communities

Marion KnottPhilanthropist

Don MoeSr. Vice President of Marketing & DevelopmentBanning Lewis Ranch Management Company

John O’DonnellThe O’Donnell Group, Inc.

Bill PodlichCo-Founder (Ret.), PIMCO Advisors


It’s been wonderful to see the lives that THINK Together has touched over the last decade. This is especially true when you consider the students who came from rough neighborhoods and have gone on to college and even graduate school. I feel that as volunteers we are often more rewarded by this work than the students themselves.

— Sam and Susan Anderson

Board of Directors

Randy Barth, Founder & CEOTHINK Together, Inc.

Joseph Albonetti, FounderLatinolandia USA

Darrel Anderson, President-RetiredKnott Anderson Enterprises

Samuel Anderson Retired Pharmaceutical Executive

Leona Aronoff-Sadacca, FounderLBJ Management, LLC

Mark Bogh, PresidentBogh Construction & Engineering

Kathy Braun-Lewis, Retired ExecutiveWestern Digital

Brigitte Bren, President & CEOInternational Strategic Planning, Inc.

Celeste Cantú, General ManagerSanta Ana Watershed Project Authority

Mary Lynn Coffee, Attorney At LawNossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliot

Tony French

Kevin Hayes, II, Sr. Vice President-CALincoln Property Company

Glenn Howard, Attorney & CPA

Fran Inman, Senior Vice PresidentMajestic Realty Co.

Rod McDermott, Managing DirectorMcDermott & Bull Executive Search

Michael Metzler, President & CEOGreater Santa Ana Business Alliance

Jayne Muñoz, English InstructorSanta Ana Community College

Eric Nelson, Vice PresidentRed Mountain Retail Group

Steven Perryman, Retired Business Owner

Alan Pettis, PartnerInnovative Partners

Quang X. Pham, Founder & CEOLathian Health

Ken Salgado, PartnerMoss-Adams LLP

Sat Tamaribuchi, Vice President of Environmental AffairsThe Irvine Company


That Keeps Pupils After School

THINK Together expects to expand its services again to 30,000 students.

Bren’s gift, obviously, is quite generous and THINK’s cause a worthy one. But what is its importance for Los Angeles’ business community? Three items leap immediately to my mind.

Helping kids

First and foremost is the unquestionably positive impact that quality after-school programs such as THINK make on our children. They are instrumental in helping elementary students bridge the “achievement gap,” in which Latino and African-American children perform more poorly than their white counterparts.

Further, students who attend after-school programs are half as likely to drop out of school and more than twice as likely to continue their education after graduating high school as their peers. That translates to a better prepared workforce, with the skills Los Angeles businesses will need to continue thriving well into the 21st century.

If that seems a bit distant, here is an even more immediate benefit for business: A 2004 Brandeis University study estimated that decreased worker productivity caused by stress and absenteeism related to after-school issues costs employers between $500 and $2,000 per employee per year. Programs such as THINK remove that worry for parents by removing children from the well-documented “danger zone” of 3 to 6 p.m., when kids are most likely to get into trouble.

It is important to know, though, that THINK does far more than

Originally published in the Los Angeles Business Journal May 5, 2008

By DAVE LONG, former California Secretary of Education

Anyone committed to improving California’s educational system had to be heartened by February’s news that Donald

Bren, chairman of the Irvine Co., had awarded one of the largest private gifts ever to an after-school program. Bren’s $8.5 million donation to THINK Together, which serves about 10,000 children in Los Angeles County, shows great leadership by the business community and educational leaders to join together in support of programs that serve our children best.

Those familiar with Bren and the Irvine Co.’s commitment to professionalism and quality know that Bren would only make such a donation were he certain that THINK Together met his own high standards. It certainly does, and his support dates back to THINK’s beginning a decade ago. Bren knows that THINK, which typically operates in schools with a free and reduced lunch population greater than 50 percent, offers a proven, tested curriculum that combines homework help, academic enrichment, structured physical activity and nutrition education. His latest gift is simply his most generous and targeted. It comes just a year after THINK expanded its services to 20,000 students in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, making it one of the largest after-school providers in the country. With Bren’s gift,

$8.5 Million Benefits Program

Recent satisfaction surveys indicate …

Principals (84%) and parents (91%) agree that THINK Together is a program that offers effective homework assistance and academic enrichment that supports the school day.

Principals and parents alike (94%) report that THINK Together is a good place for students to experience positive relationships with staff and other students; and also build self-esteem.

Teachers (88%) and parents (99%) would recommend THINK Together to others.

An analysis of state test scores over several years indicates…

Students who participated in THINK Together’s after-school programs show significantly greater growth in their CST scores (California Standards Tests) than their peers.

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“baby-sit” kids after the school day ends. The kids in THINK, one of the best tested and most soundly designed programs around, demonstrate incredible improvement in school. Sixty-five percent show significant improvement in math and 60 percent show similarly high advances in reading. Teachers report an overwhelming majority of THINK participants do better in the classroom. Perhaps most importantly, surveys of the students themselves show that 68 percent feel better about their ability to read and speak English, 81 percent are more comfortable solving math problems and fully 86 percent report an improvement on homework completion.

By supporting THINK, Bren is ensuring that its important work continues and that it is able to refine its programs further as it grows. Notably, his gift included a $150,000 leadership grant to help THINK’s expansion in eastern Los Angeles County, where there is still much need for after-school instruction despite THINK’s work there.

Private-public partners

Also, and I think this is no less important, Bren’s gift is a superb and innovative example of the private-public partnerships that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has said will be key to California’s continued growth and improvement. Typically, these P3 arrangements are infrastructure based and promise great public benefit in the form of new roads, new housing and other similar developments. But business leaders should not limit their THINKing when it comes to P3 investment. As Bren has demonstrated in working with THINK Together, there is no end to the design and nature of P3 investment that California business can make. That bodes extremely well for our state’s economic health.

Finally, there is the challenge to other business leaders that I think is implicit in Bren’s gift. He has stepped up, forcefully, and shown that investing in our communities is vitally important. I wonder who will follow him next with a similar demonstration of generosity. And, when they do, what better investment than to ensure our children receive the best possible education?

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Percent Change in Total Number ofStudents Scoring at Advanced and Proficient in English Language Arts

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THINK Together Projected Statement of Activities For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009

2008-2009Revenues Program Services ASES (State) .................................................... 23,700,000 21st CCLC (Federal) .......................................... 4,350,000 In-Kind ............................................................... 4,000,000 Total Program Services.......................... 32,050,000 Social Enterprise Supplemental Education Services ..................... 3,200,000 School Based Interventions ............................................. - School Aged Care ................................................ 350,000 Total Social Enterprise ............................. 3,550,000 Philanthropy .................................................... 3,500,000 Total Revenues ....................................... 39,100,000 Expenses Program Services ASES/21stCCLC** .......................................... 32,110,000 Supplemental Education Services ..................... 2,400,000 Community Sites ................................................. 550,000 School Based Interventions ............................................. - School Aged Care ................................................ 350,000 Total Program Services.......................... 35,410,000 Fundraising ........................................................... 690,000 General & Administrative .................................. 2,750,000 Total Fundraising & G&A ........................ 3,440,000 Total Expenses .......................................................... 38,850,000

NET INComE ................................................................. 250,000

Statement of Activities 2008-2009


A Call to Action

The achievement gap we face in California’s schools may well be the civil rights issue of our generation. It calls for a willingness to collaborate, to change, to be bold, and to try new ideas. The time has come for us all to answer this call; to offer the best of what we can collectively and as individuals. The people and partnerships behind THINK Together have proven that together, we can help close California’s achievement gap; and thereby, open the door to a better future for every student, without exception. Will you join us?

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888.485.THINK

THINKtogether.org2100 E. Fourth Street, Suite 200, Santa Ana CA 92705

888.485.THINK

Documents

2007-08 Annual Report - THINK Together, Inc. 10th Annivesary Report