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Giving, sharing and joining.
LA RABIDA 2008 ANNUAL REPORT
Giving, sharing and joining.
La Rabida, one of Chicago’s greatest healthcare resources, is encircled by nature’s gifts
– mature trees, a lake worthy of being called great, and the horizon on which the sun
always rises. Our decision to conserve natural resources – foregoing printing and mailing
of this annual report – is just one way we demonstrate good stewardship.
We are grateful recipients of contributions from those who champion our mission. The
talent and treasures shared by individual and corporate donors, foundations and
volunteers enable us to sustain our provision of healthcare to children who might not
otherwise have access.
As good stewards, we are acting now so future generations of children will get the care
they need. Yet, as a private, independent, not-for-profit corporation, we continuously
face financial challenges in caring for the uninsurable, underinsured and those who rely
on public insurance.
Medicaid reimbursement represents roughly 90% of FY 2008 net patient revenue; 75%
is generated by inpatient Medicaid reimbursement alone. Medicaid pays only a fraction
of the cost of most services. Inpatient Medicaid reimbursement rates have increased less
than 1% annually over the last five years, far below the rate of inflation for healthcare
spending. This creates a shortfall between operating expense and patient care revenue
which must be bridged by other sources of income, specifically philanthropy.
Additionally, donor funds are required to make technology and facility enhancements
necessary for quality patient care.
In FY 2008, we took steps to strengthen La Rabida and better prepare it for the next
century of service to Chicago’s children, including:
• Developing a business strategy to enhance La Rabida’s long-term viability,
• Implementing numerous cost reduction strategies without sacrifice to patient care,
A MOTHER’S JOY
The day begins early for Sheri Hurdle and her daughter, Imanni. The air outside
is crisp and the sun is bright. Inside, the smell of pancakes permeates their
toasty home, where Sheri takes joy in caring for her family. It’s going to be a
busy day with a visit to La Rabida’s Premier Kids Clinic to see Imanni’s pediatric
specialists who work with children born prematurely; then back home to pack
and off to school. Imanni, faced with lingering challenges from a 23-week birth,
is like most other 4-year-olds in many ways — she loves to run, jump and laugh,
but there are hints of special needs. Her care team at La Rabida celebrates her
successes with an eye on how to optimize her future potential.
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• Instituting new monitoring and accountability processes to ensure we are spending our
resources wisely.
In the year ahead, we will implement our strategy, hire new talent to strengthen our core
services, and renovate older inpatient rooms to create 12 new private and family-friendly
rooms. We will continue to welcome the thousands of children we serve annually without
regard to a family’s ability to pay.
Wisely, we will steward the gifts of our supporters who give, share and join so the children
of La Rabida survive and thrive – children like Imanni whose day-in-the-life story is told
on the following pages.
Paula Kienberger Jaudes, M.D., President and CEO
Allen Kanter, Chairman, Board of Trustees
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Contribute
Generous individuals of all ages,
corporations, and foundations help equip
and staff La Rabida with the services and
resources necessary to promote the
health and well-being of 9,000 children,
most of whom have medically-complex
conditions, like Imanni.
She is a patient of the Premier Kids
Program for children through age five
years who have or are at-risk for developmental delays. The program is supported,
in part, by The Women’s Board of La
Rabida and its annual fundraiser.
Contributions – large and small,
monetary and in-kind, talent and
time – are as necessary to La Rabida
today as they were in 1896 when
volunteer physicians and staff first
welcomed Chicago’s at-risk children.
La Rabida offers an array of giving
opportunities. This allows donors and
volunteers to match their contribution to
their interests and capabilities.
SINGING MORNING PRAISES
“EEEEmmmaaaaaniiiii” Sheri sings out as the little one retreats in a ball under
the covers. Meanwhile, Dad, Jermaine, Sr. is ironing. It’s 6:30 a.m. and Imanni
is as silent and still as a rolly polly — the quiet before the proverbial storm.
Within five minutes of popping open an eye, Imanni is laughing and singing,
running and hopping. She sing-songs orders to her mom, whose ear is fine
tuned to pick up on needs Imanni has trouble expressing because of speech
delays. It’s one of many issues at the center of this medically complex child’s
life, which has included one open heart surgery and six laser eye surgeries.
Feeding, breathing and walking have not come easily for Imanni.
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Make an on-line donation. Double your
gift and name La Rabida as the recipient
of your company’s charitable gift matching
program. Attend a fundraising event.
Donate a silent auction item. Become an
in-service volunteer. Remember La
Rabida in your will. Fulfill a holiday wish.
Give, share, and join a growing community of supporters who recognize that
without La Rabida thousands of children
in Chicago might not get the care they
need when they most require it.
There are so many Imannis.
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KIDS SHARING WITH KIDS
S T R I K I N G A D E L I C AT E B A L A N C E
Imanni weighed a mere 14 ounces at birth and has required the attention of
pediatric specialists since her first labored breath. When Sheri found La Rabida
two years ago, she was drawn in like a lost ship to a lighthouse beacon. La
Rabida has eased the burden of seeing specialists in scattered locations by
offering so many specialists in one place. Imanni and Sheri were embraced like
family. La Rabida is Imanni’s “medical home.” The staff helped Sheri become
expert in Imanni’s at-home care, the demands of which left her unable to work
for a while. Now, she ably balances work, the needs of Imanni and those of her
9-year-old son, Jermaine who earns all A’s at a charter school across town.
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Our giving community includes children helping children who are less fortunate.
Admirably, the Kost brothers have made giving a family tradition.
Brian and Adam named La Rabida as the beneficiary of gifts for their Bar Mitzvahs
in 2005 and 2008. Contributions made in their honor — totaling $8,500 — have
funded the purchase of therapeutic toys for La Rabida’s Child Advocacy Program.
Adam Kost, an 8th grader at Wilmette Junior High School, said seeing other kids
in need inspired him to offer the gift. “Part of the Bar Mitzvah process is to be
involved with community and helping La Rabida is how I wanted to do it.”
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GIVING BACK
Community residents. Students. Retirees. Working professionals. Empty nesters.
Current employees. La Rabida’s volunteer force is a diverse group of individuals who
share a common objective: to give back. The gift of their time is priceless.
Nearly 200 volunteers support hospital programs and operations. Some tutor
patients and siblings who participate in the After School Tutoring Program. Others
feed and rock babies. Some read to waiting patients including Imanni as part of La
Rabida’s Literacy Program. A few came together to design the new Volunteer Tour
Guide Program and now lead facility tours for visiting groups.
Still others work side by side with staff, volunteers like Mike Allswang. He plays a
key role in the hospital’s campaign to reconnect with former patients.
A retired sales manager, Mike Allswang declares himself sold on La Rabida’s
mission. In his letters inviting former patients to come back for a reunion, he
writes, “I love Chicago, I think it’s a great city and La Rabida is a great place to
invest in its future.’’
La Rabida’s in-service volunteers contributed more than 11,000 hours of service in
FY 2008.
A H E A LT H Y S TA R T
Sheri rose before the sun to make
pancakes. But Imanni isn’t eating.
Perhaps her teeth are too sensitive from the morning’s brushing
earlier, which drew squeals like
nails on a chalk board. Imanni
didn’t chew food her first three
years. Instead, nutrition flowed
through a tube into her stomach.
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JOINING TO GIVE
La Rabida’s Board of Trustees and four fundraising groups build hospital awareness
and attract new contributors. Volunteers all, they join to give both time and treasure.
Betty Johnson is a member of Women In Support of La Rabida. This group hosts the
Annual Crusin’ on a Sunday Afternoon event. Daughter Joyce Johnson Miller is a
former member of the Friends of La Rabida, the organizer of an annual black tie
gala. Together, they support La Rabida fundraising events. And, together, they have
donated nearly $200,000 since 1990 to support La Rabida’s Community Asthma
Program, After School Tutoring Program, and the Joli Burrell Child Advocacy Center.
“The love of children is what makes the world go round,’’ said Betty Johnson, a
retired educator. “Nurturing children creates a legacy. Joyce and I want the legacy
to continue, particularly for the children La Rabida serves.”
In 2003, Drew Horowitz joined the hospital board. Beyond the experience and skill he
lends, Drew links La Rabida to fun and exciting opportunities. He is an executive of the
firm that owns WTMX – The Mix – , a popular local radio station. WTMX hosts the
annual Miracle on State Street concert fundraiser and for seven years La Rabida has
been a beneficiary both of publicity and event proceeds totaling $57,000. This year, the
station hosted an online auction of tickets to the sold-out Hannah Montana concert.
The $4,500 winning bid benefited La Rabida.
“The commitment of the staff to the kids makes them feel they are a part of the
La Rabida family. That’s what makes the hospital a very special place,’’ said Drew
Horowitz, Executive Vice President, Bonneville International Corporation.
B R E AT H E E A S Y
Sheri gingerly slips a clear plastic
mask over Imanni’s slender face
so she can inhale medicine flowing through a hand-held device.
The five-minute treatment will
open Imanni’s tiny airways in a
daily ritual to help manage her
asthma, a common condition
among kids born prematurely.
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ALL DRESSED UP
Imanni’s pink polka dot two piece
outfit is the epitome of priss and a
carbon copy of Uniqua, a feisty
cartoon character. Later, while
mom is oiling and twisting each of
Imanni’s locks, the wiggly toddler
is singing a tune from her favorite
episode. Mom loves to hear her
sing. “She’s so joyous.”
C O R P O R AT E G I V I N G
Many other socially responsible corporations support La Rabida. Morgan Stanley, the
New York-based investment and financial services firm, funds the Chicago Grow Clinic
at La Rabida. La Rabida is one of five U.S. children’s hospitals Morgan Stanley assists.
By supporting the Chicago Grow Clinic, Morgan Stanley helps at risk infants and
toddlers from economically and socially disadvantaged families who reside in the
southern metropolitan region of Chicago, Illinois. This includes children who are:
• Diagnosed with failure to thrive
• Graduates of a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or a neonatal follow-up
program
• Receiving services through the Illinois Early Intervention Program
La Rabida’s Chicago Grow Clinic has received from Morgan Stanley two consecutive
two-year grants, totaling nearly $500,000. In addition, the firm’s employee volunteers
conduct an annual drive to collect and purchase new clothing and toys for clinic
patients and their families.
“Dr. Bishku’s proven treatment of children with failure to thrive, La Rabida’s
commitment to the Grow Clinic project and their meeting the needs of the
underserved were compelling reasons to choose the hospital as our partner,” said
Soo Rhee Brown, senior program officer for the Morgan Stanley Foundation.
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HONORING AND REMEMBERING
Sometimes a gift is inspired by a personal commitment or a tragic loss. In life, Alvin
and Ann Baum were child advocates. In death, their advocacy continues through
The Alvin H. Baum Family Fund, a charitable trust, benefiting children’s
organizations. La Rabida is the fortunate recipient of a $500,000 restricted gift for
facility improvements.
Joel Friedman, executor of the Baum Family Fund and a personal longtime
supporter, understands how facility design affects the medical experience. “La
Rabida has done much to create a child-friendly, hope inspiring environment. This
gift will help give a twenty-first century facelift to older patient areas. Keeping
things bright and fresh is important for the kids.”
L A R A B I D A’ S P R E M I E R K I D S C L I N I C
At La Rabida, Imanni first hangs tight to mom’s left hand and squeezes a bright
yellow sippy cup in the other. Then she settles in. She’s in a comfort zone. When
the impulse hits, she sings to the cheery cup. Mom draws a picture with her
daughter as they wait to see specialists in the Premier Kids Clinic. A colorful
space, the outpatient waiting area overlooks Lake Michigan, a sight that seems
to soothe Imanni. The clinic downstairs is buzzing with kids, caregivers and a
team that includes a pediatrician, a nurse manager, nurse care coordinator, an
infant specialist, social worker, and a nutritionist. The nurses and a volunteer
are happy to see Imanni, greeting her with hugs, toys and lots of laughter.
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WEIGHING IN
“Whoa!” exclaims Katrina Preston,
CNA. “She comes in here like a
storm.’’ She is trying to steady
Imanni on a scale to get an accurate height and weight — 42 inches
tall, 32.3 pounds. Sheri is grateful
that Imanni, whose name in Swahili
means faith and belief, is growing
stronger in defiance of the odds.
Michelle and Chad Bush never anticipated creating a charitable foundation. To help
heal and find purpose in the unexpected death of their daughter in 2007, they
established the Reilly C. Bush Memorial Foundation. Today, surprise and smiles are
generated during the inpatient stays of girls who receive Stupendous Packages,
featuring an American Girl doll, bracelet, book and blanket. Also stupendous –
Reilly’s favorite exclamation – are the foundation’s donations of $10,000, books for
the hospital’s “Read with a Child Program” and in-kind funding of dance classes for
patient fitness.
“The unique thing about La Rabida is that it is this family oriented community. It’s
just such a warm and loving environment. It’s very honest from the top down to
the bottom,’’ said Chad Bush, Reilly’s father and foundation vice president.
Gifts from foundations are an important source of income for the hospital. Other FY
2008 examples include a $500,000 grant for facility improvements given by an
anonymous foundation and a $75,000 grant from The Brinson Foundation.
In recent years, The Brinson Foundation has made $500,000 in unrestricted gifts to
La Rabida.
Unrestricted gifts allow La Rabida to bridge the shortfall between our care delivery
expense and Medicaid reimbursement.
“We have been impressed by La Rabida’s ability to combine high quality medical
care with innovative programming that helps increase the chance that these
underserved children will someday reach their maximum potential,’’ said Jim D.
Parsons, President of The Brinson Foundation.
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SHARING IN KIND
Toys for the holidays. Silent auction items. Entertainment for the patients. All sorts
of individuals and organizations give services and material goods to La Rabida.
Jackie Shen of Red Light restaurant fame shares her staff and stock to delight
guests of the Annual Lace and Pearls Lawn Fête. For 11 years, Jackie has supported La Rabida events, helping to raise money and create fabulous memories.
Executive Chef Jackie Shen discovered the treasure that is La Rabida during its
Centennial celebration in 1996. “When I saw the hospital’s mission in action, I had
no choice, but to help.”
Shen and eight other Chicago chefs joined together in support of the the 2008 Lawn
Fete, all to benefit La Rabids’s Premier Kids Program and in turn help Imanni.
Imanni and her mom attended the event. They mixed. They mingled. Most
importantly, Sheri kindly shared their story, underscoring why La Rabida is imperative
to Imanni’s health, well-being and future.
There are thousands of stories to tell about the beyond-medicine care La Rabida
offers each child it serves and there are so many to thank for their support of our
mission.
Learn more about the many volunteer and giving opportunities at La Rabida on our
website, www.larabida.org.
GIV E. S HA R E. J OIN .
NUTRITION NOTES
Imanni should weigh 35 pounds
for her height. Nutritionist Mark
Spielmann encourages Sheri to
continue pushing high calorie
foods — macaroni and cheese
and mashed potatoes. Meanwhile, Imanni is trying to balance
on her knees. “I know where the
calories are going,’’ Mark says
with a big smile. “She’s burning
them right off.’’
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A DOCTOR DOTES
Pediatrician Edith Chernoff, MD,
tries to listen to Imanni’s heart and
lungs. But the exam looks something like a game of tickle with the
doctor ducking and weaving as
the toddler kicks and squirms,
giggling the entire time. Chernoff
is delighted and sends the duo off
with her blessings for an upcoming tonsillectomy.
Our partners in care.
ESTATES
Estate of Ruth Black
Estate of Orville H. Brandt
Estate of Loretta C. Hynes
Estate of Lela H. McCafferty
Charles & Margaret D. Nash Trust
Estate of Jeanne Pachaly
John V. Painter Trust
Estate of Lorraine Smith
Estate of Corine Wilkerson
Estate of George C. Yannias
$100,000+
The Business Council of La Rabida
The Friends of La Rabida
Morgan Stanley Foundation
$50,000–$99,000
The Amicus Foundation
The Brinson Foundation
Elaine Costakis
Judith M. Van Kampen
The Women's Board of La Rabida
Women In Support of La Rabida
$25,000–$49,000
Anonymous
American College of Allergy,
Asthma and Immunology
Chicago Tribune
George M. Eisenberg Foundation
for Charities
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
The Galter Foundation
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Hedge Funds Care
MB Financial Bank
Jeff and Linda Sluman
VanKampen Boyer Molinari
Charitable Foundation
WGN Television
$10, 000– $24, 999
Frankie and Howard Alper
Fred and Jean Allegretti
Foundation
Robert Arthur
Alvin H. Baum Family Fund
Fred Berglund
Blum-Kovler Foundation
Charles and Mary Anne Bobrinskoy
Bonneville International
Corporation, WTMX, the Mix
Braeside Foundation
Helen Brach Foundation
Richard M. Burridge, Sr.
Chicago Equity Partners
Citigroup Foundation
Green Cohan Foundation
Deloitte & Touche
Chaz Ebert
Erin's Handicapped Children's
Fund
Harpo Productions, Inc.
Christina S. Hatherly
Hospira Foundation
Paula K. Jaudes, MD
Joyce C. Johnson-Miller
Jeffrey A. Jones
F IS CA L Y EA R 2008 GIF T S
Magellan International
Trading Corp.
The Northern Trust Company
Gloria Palmer-Pitts
The Albert Pick, Jr. Fund
Daniel and Susan Real
Respiratory Health Association
Square D Company
Robert J. Vasquez, MD and
Charles Morcom
Laurie Wilson
$1, 000– $9, 999
Billie Wright Adams, MD
Aetna, Inc.
Robert L. Aguilar
Akzo Nobel, Inc.
Almklm Enterprises, Inc
American Academy of Pediatrics
Aon Corporation
Aon Risk Services of Illinois
Ariel Capital Management, LLC
Arkansas Diagnostic Center, P.A.
Asplundh Trees
AT&T
James W. Atkinson
Stephanie Aucunas
Sharon Barner
Irv Barr
Alben F. Bates and Clara G. Bates
Foundation
Lindy Bergman
Black Entertainment Televison
Block Electrical Company, Inc.
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VOLUNTEER VIEWS
Joan Lawson is one of La Rabida’s
treasured volunteers. Every Tuesday, she reads with children
waiting to see clinicians in the
Premier Kids Clinic. Today Joan
settles down Imanni and two-year
old Jacob Thomas with a colorful
book about animal characters.
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The George and June Block Family
Foundation
Dorothy Bossung
Dave Brake
Martin M. Bronstein
David Burik and Lisa Rolfe
Dick and Andrea Burridge
Reilly C. Bush Memorial
Foundation, Inc.
Capri Events
Richard and Ann Carr
Central Steel & Wire Company
Paul Chadha
Chicago Blower Corporation
City of Country Club Hills
Susie Kim Clayton
John and Maureen Clifford
Max Cohen
Roger Cole
John C. Colman
Comprehensive Health
Management
Continental Financial Ltd
Jeffrey W. Cox
Gregory Crecos
Crowley, Barrett and Karaba, Ltd.
David G. DeCampli
Donald P. and Byrd M. Kelly
Foundation
Terence R. Donnelly
Kevin Dowling Scholarship Fund
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Delona Du Bois
James R. Dwyer
John M. Eberle
David & Lisette Eisendrath
Foundation
Exelon Energy Delivery
FGMK
Foley & Lardner
Dana Friedman
Arthur P. Frigo
G&W Electric
Peggy P. and William D. Gann
Robert Garvey
Tamara Gerber
GLJ Enterprises
Grant Thornton, LLP
GreatBanc Trust Company
Diana Grodzins
Group Benefit Associates
Guardian Life Insurance Company
Of America
John Gyann
Debbie Haddon Kastil
The Hale Company, Inc.
David C. Hall
Dr. Lewis A. Hare & Ruth Lerman
Hare Charitable Trust
Danita Harth-Bates
Christopher Hayano
The Daniel & Janet Hidding
Foundation
Bavan M. Holloway
Hoogendoorn and Talbot, LLP
Drew and Anne Horowitz
Jeffrey Husserl
Guy T. Iantoni
IBM Employee Services Center
Investment Professionals for
Children's Charities
ITG
Mark and Beth Jacobs
Susan Jacobson
John Hancock Life
Betty L. Johnson
David R. Johnson
Pamela A. Johnson
Johnson Publishing Co., Inc.
Allen Kanter
Gary C. Karch and Ann Karch, MD
Keane, Inc.
Michael L. Keiser
Christopher and Emily Knight
Joseph & Helen Komarek
Foundation
KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP
Allen and Genie Kutchins
Kutchins, Robbins & Diamond, Ltd.
La-Co Industries, Inc.
Aaron Lasota
Henrietta Leak
Michael R. Leep
Lehman Brothers
Otto W. Lehmann Foundation
Johanna S. Lenneberg
Dana R. Levenson
Shahara LLewellyn
Lawrence Lond
Loosen Up Ltd.
Robert Luke
Edith A. Lutz
Judy McDonald
James and Eileen McKinney
Charles and Marilyn Meier
Mercer Human Resource
Consulting
Merrill Lynch
Mesirow Financial, Inc.
Michael E. Fryzel
Craig Miller
James D. Miller
Joseph W. Morris
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OFF TO SCHOOL
Going to school is an adventure for Imanni, who is enrolled in a state supported
preschool program on Chicago’s Southside. Sheri, inspired by her daughter’s
speech and motor skills development at the school, says she’s also learning a
valuable lesson from Imanni. “She’s determined. When she knows she can’t do
something, she keeps trying and trying until she gets to do what she wants to
do — like walking. First she crawled like crazy, and then she elephant walked on
her hands. But she didn’t walk until she was 2. It’s just a journey and I have no
choice but to be patient.’’ Each triumph for Imanni helps close a gap and
prepares her for her next milestone achievement.
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Motorola, Inc.
T.J. Moyan
Melany and Jim Mullens
Mutual of Omaha
Nebo Systems Inc
Noise Marketing, LLC
Thomas L. O'Brien
Adewale Ogunleye
Oil Dri Corporation of America
Gregg Olalde
Patrick J. O'Leary
Edmond and Alice Opler
Foundation
Frances C. Oppenheimer
Karen Parker
David Patzwald
Gloria Peoples
Karen Peterson
Bruce R. Pfaff and Deborah Leydig
Pharmaceutical Strategies Group
Scott Pierre
Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
Charles T. Price
Prime Electric Company
Cheryl I. Procter-Rogers
Pyramis Global Advisors
Jose L. Ramilo, MD
Ramirez & Co
Redbrick Health
Reed Family Foundation
Rehab TECH, Inc.
Mark & Kathy Renfree
Juergen H. Roennau
Ronald C. Roselli
Herbert Rosenberg
Harold Rosenson
RS Used Oil Services, Inc.
S & C Electric Company
SBJ, Inc.
Schneider Electric
William and Sharol Schwass
ServIT
Jay and Tanya Sharman
Gerald W. Shea
Fred H. Siegman
Karen E. Smith
Robert W. Smolen
Spirit Halloween Superstores, LLC
Stock Steel, Inc.
SWC Technology Partners
Teamsters Horsemen Motorcycle
Association
Frederick and Elizabeth Thomas
Pamela A. Thomas
Frank E. Trager
Greg Tran
Union Pacific Foundation
United Way of Metropolitan
Chicago
University of Missouri
Vedder, Price, Kaufman &
Kammholz, P.C.
VOA Associates Incorporated
Heidi Voorhees
Wal - Mart Stores Inc
Joe V. Walker
Michael Walker
Sandra and Bruce Wall
Fred K. Walz
Herbert C. Wenske Foundation
Richard G. Weinberg
Samuel Weinstein
Ron and Kathy Whaley
Heather Williams
Brenda J. Wolf
Hilda Wolf
Scott Wolf
Irene Worden
Richard A. Zeiler
$250– $999
Anonymous
Accenture LLP
Allstate Giving Campaign
Loretta J. Alois
Steven I. Amu and Monica GiwaAmu
Edith G. Andrew
Patricia Andrews-Keenan
Vanessa Balbach-Clarke
Ronald R. Barde
Anne Battershell
Thomas P. Bayer
Kenneth Beard
Reed Beidler
Alvin Bell
BlueWare, Inc.
Sherrill Bodine
The Boeing Company
Doreen Bogus
BP Foundation
Timothy Bradford
Dana M. Brazdziunas, MD
Elsie Briette
Erwin Bruner
John C. Buddig
Phillip L. Cacioppo
Joanne Carpenter
Don R. Catherall
Darren Change
Vanessa Cheatham
Chicago Diocese Woman's
Philoptochos
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago Women's Club Fund
Violet Clark
Vince Clary
Mark Cloghessy
Joshua Cohen
Ron Cole
Fred Coluzzi
Sandrah Combs
Dolores Connolly
Bruce Cook
Gary Cosby
Robert J. Day
Jeffery L. Dennis
Tom Desmond
Brian and Julie Devane
Russell & Frieda De Yong
Foundation
Robert C. Dieckmann
Gioia Diliberto
William L. Dods
Michael Doss
Albert Dru
Jeffrey L. Dryden
William H. Dunbar
Phil Eaton
Evelyn M. Ebbert
George Eddings
Cynthia Elstien
Sidney Epstein
Thelma Ervin
William Farley
Founders Bank
Suzanne French
Irwin Friedman
Ron Friedman
John S. Frigo
Ian Frost
Mary Lou Gajda
J. Stuart Garbutt
Larry Gauger
Matthew A. Gelbin
Neal T. Goldstein
Barbara L. Gordon
Violet Greenwood
Brook Griese
Joe Grosz
Ziad El Hage
Joan M. Hall
Julie Haluska
R. D. Hamilton
Jeff L. Hampton
Ted Handrup
Ronald W. Hanson
Harborside International Golf
Course
Brady Harden
Marguerite D. Hark
Mary E. Harland
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IT’S IN THE BAG
It’s been a busy day already for
Imanni. She is off to school but
first she makes sure she has everything she needs for school in her
blue backpack.
Snacks? Check. Pull-ups? Check.
Seat belt vest? Check. One more
hug before we go? Big Squeeze.
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Richard Harris
Catherine Harth Stern
Sophie K. Hein
Patricia N. Heintze
George G. Helf
Faith Helm
Barbara Henley
Dana Hokin
Marsha Hoover
James G. Houston
Keith Huizinga
Hyde Park Bank and Trust
Israel Idonije
Independence Plus Inc.
Insolar Window Treatments, Inc.
William Irvin
Steven A. Isenstein
Eric E. Jakubowski
Walter and Irina Kaiser
Victor Kastil
Claudis Kerr
Earle R. Kessler
Jaclyn J. Kim
Marian Kinney
Kirkland and Ellis Foundation
Linda Kissler
Kiwanis Club of Park Forest
Jerome M. Klafta
Michael Kohl
Kathy Kopp
Dorothy E. Kugel
Kwikmen Trucking, Inc.
Victoria Lautman
Judith A. Leduc
Carolyn M. Lee
Jacqueline R. Leeper
Raymond M. Leuthold
Russell Levens
Ruth M. Levine
John W. Lisy
Samuel R. Long
Joseph L. Lund
Michelle Maguire
Herman J. Marino, P.C.
Randy Markowitz
Greg Martens
Martin & McCulloh, P.C.
Matrix Engineering Corporation
Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc.
Al McCowan
Katie McCoy
Gale L. McCulloh
John McDonald
McGrath Lexus Of Westmont
Bernard Meltzer
Catherine Merrill
Lott J. Meyer
Joel S. Meyers
Peter Minarik
Donald Minner
Missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit
Lindsay Moore
Cruz Moreno
Morton Grove Foundation
Carol Moseley-Braun
Michael Msall
Michael A. Neigoff
La Verne A. Nichols
Jorgen L. Nielsen
Frank E. Niemic
Jumaane N'Namdi
John D. Norcross
David A. Noyes & Company
Raeann Olsen-Jackson
O'Neill & Gaspardo, CPA
Andrew Otting and Laura
Hohnhold
Michael Parks
Alpesh Patel
Daksha Patel, MD
Karen Patinkin
Russell C. Pike
The Playboy Foundation
Mary Ann Pollett
Michael P. Polsky
Theresa B. Powell
Robert Price
RBS Greenwich Capital
J. Reckner Associates, Inc.
Patricia Reeves
Robert Rehbock
Charleen L. Reuland
Tippi M. Rogan
Gilbert Ross
A. R. Rott
Rosa Rozek
Karen Ruberry
Natasha Salley
Santucci Family Foundation
Mark S. Schiffer
Nancy L. Schimmel
Ute B. Schlake
Susan S. Schulman
Charles R. Schulz
Julie Ann Scott
Michael Scott
Scribe Healthcare
Technologies, Inc.
Robert Segal
Brenda Sexton
Ilene W. Shaw
Michelle Sheehy
Lewis R. Sifford
Matthew D. Siler
Herbert Singer
Elizabeth A. Smith
James J. Smith
St. Dorothy Ladies Guild
Alan Staidl
Gwendolyn Steele
Gail Steingold
Joel M. Stender
Steve Stender
Phillip L. Stern
Bradley Stolbach, PhD
Freda K. Stone Heart Fund
Martin Straus
Steven Strongin and
Alexis Strongin, MD
John and Penelope Sullivan
George Surgeon
Timothy Szerlong
Scott Szykowny
Gloria M. Tadman
Tammy Siam Marina Restaurant,
Inc.
Tawani Foundation
Evonne Taylor
Deborah Thomas
Cristel A. Turner
United Automobile Workers of
America, Local 551
The University of Chicago
University of Chicago Becker
Center on Price Theory
David Vadja
Rohitkumar Vasa
Johanna Vernick
Beth Voorhees
Pamela A. Walker-Thomas
Kurt Wandrey
Audrey and Eddie Ward
Judd A. & Marjorie Weinberg
Family Foundation
Paul M. Welch
Billy L. Williams
Joni Williams
Ronald Winkle
J. Scott Winston
Robert J. Winters
Susan Wislow
Maribelle Wolfson
Larry Wolin
Women United for South Shore
Beverly T. Yoder
Steven Yoggerst
John Youkhana
Brent W. Zanini
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Gifts in Honorarium
E N D O F T H E D AY
At school, Imanni struggles to get
on a bike in the gym. Frustrated,
she rears back and belts out to no
one in particular: “I need some
help!” Over stimulated, Imanni is
cranky. But Sheri relishes her
emerging independent spirit. “I
want her to be self sufficient, to
have her own voice in this world.”
IN HONOR OF GIFTS
Howard C. Alper
Dorothy Bossung
Richard M. Burridge, Sr.
Jeff Cox
James P. Daley
Margaret H. Dewan
Michelle Drehobl
Chaz Ebert
Peggy Gann
Matthew A. Gelbin
Howard W. Haas
Theresa Holbach
Anne Isaac
Paula K. Jaudes, MD
Gabriel Kaiser
Adam Kost
Jasmine Lafaye B. Lawson
Barbara Litzinger
Steve Mack
Austin Mullens
Randi Nygaard
Ward C. Rogers
GIF T S IN MEMOR IU M
Alexander Anghelo
Mary R. Babakitis
Martha Bennett
Karen E. Black
Melvin Bresser
Lee Brixie
David Bulthuis
Sam Churnovic
Patrick F. Clifford
Margaret DeWau
Myrtle Dillon
Miss Joan Durrant
Eric
Geneva Garafalo
Peter Andrew Goodsell
Judith Virginia Guile
Dorothy Nell Harris
Mary Heale
Harold H. Hensold
Justin Martinez
Marguerite Mesirow
Theresa Mizanin
Andy Moriarity
Tasha
Carrie Parker
Joseph Piszczor
Jeffrey Powers
Beatrice B. Pressley
Alan Rosenthal
Esther Stiffel
Helen Van Beek
Anita Louise Walker
Lyda Mae Walker
Nellie Warshawsky
Alicia Williams
Wesley Willis
E. Winters
Paul & Edith Wood
Mrs. Yamasaki
Gifts for Capital Improvement
$1,000,000+
Gloh Family Trust
La Rabida Children’s Foundation
Paula K. Jaudes, MD
Allen and Genie Kutchins
Sarita Warshawsky
$500,000–$999,999
Alvin H. Baum Family Fund
Anonymous
$25, 000– $49, 999
James W. Atkinson
David C. Coughenour
Brian J. Cronin
Brian and Julie Devane
Drew and Anne Horowitz
Mark and Beth Jacobs
James D. Miller
John A. and Ronnie Rubino
Frederick B. and Elizabeth Thomas
$250,000–$499,999
Frankie and Howard Alper
Business Council of La Rabida
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial Fund
Richard M. Burridge, Sr.
Dan and Susan Real
$100,000–$249,999
Cantor Fitzgerald
Allen Kanter
Patrick C. Lynch
Bruce R. Pfaff and Deborah Leydig
Square D Company
Fred K. and Marilyn Walz
$50,000–$99,999
Fred and Cathy Berglund
Peggy P. Gann
Timothy G. Goodsell
W W W. L A R A B I D A . O R G / D O N AT E O N L I N E
Bruce R. Pfaff
Dorothy Rurak
Saint Joseph’s Help
John G. Strauss
Steven Szalko
$10, 000– $24, 999
Robert L. Aguilar
Anonymous
Martin M. Bronstein and
Linda Cooper
James A. DeZellar
John M. Eberle
Matthew A. Gelbin
Dana R. and Christine Levenson
Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr.
The Ralphs/Food4Less Foundation
$5, 000– $9, 999
Charles K. and Mary Anne
Bobrinskoy
John G. Clifford
David J. Copeland
Robert H. Kramer
Mesirow Financial
Paul M. Welch
$2, 500– $4, 999
Alper Services LLC. & Employees
Charles T. Price
$1, 000– $2, 499
Billie Wright Adams, MD
John Gyann
Kwikmen Trucking, Inc.
$250– $999
Accenture LLP
Elnora D. Daniel, PhD
Laurinia Ford
Nancy Frankenberry
Jeffrey Husserl
IBM Employee Services Center
Bobette L. Puckett
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Volunteers
Who Gave Hours in Fiscal Year 2008 (TOTAL HOURS GIVEN – 11,036)
Nurah Abdullah
Candace Adeszko
Viviana Aguayo
Michael Allswang
Safiat Amuwo
Kirsten Anderson
Richard Anderson
Theanita Appling
Brian Armstrong
Patrick Arns
Mary Aronin
Bertha Barnes
Felicia Barnes
Brett Bassett
Janet Baurle
Asia Beamon
Kurrin Beamon
Brenda Bearden
Erin Bell
Julie Berniard
Salimah Bey
Alisha Bondurant
Dominique Bowman
Dorothy Boyd
Carol Brazier
Mary Brower
Nyesha Brown
Briana Buchanan
Marian Bullock
Michael Burkes
Julie Buster
Carolyn Caldwell
Christina Campbell
Caitlin Carr
Kimberly Carten
Abdul Chaudhry
Amy Chen
Helen Chen
Eric Cheung
Daniel Choi
Stephanie Christensen
Grace Chung
Nakita Claybourne
Dolores Coleman
Petra Conaway
Debra Cook
Gail Cooper
James Costakis
Lavern Craig
Starla Cressler
Abigail Crites
Laura Cronin
Crystal Dabbs
Dominique Danzy
Patsy Davis
Deborah Dean
Eunice Dervin
Catalina Diaz
Pat DiFiglio
Flora Digby
Michelle Drehobl
Robert Drinan
Nisha Duara
Janice Dudley
Jillian Dynowski
Cordelia Eastridge
Tiffany Edwards
Idia Egonmwan
W W W. L A R A B I D A . O R G / D O N AT E O N L I N E
Ashley England
Janet Erickson
Dionne Ermon
Stephanie Fagin
Emma Farwick
Isaiah Fasoldt
Elizabeth Ferguson
Lauren Fiske
Patricia Flahive
George Fleming
Charles Flemming
Olivia Ford
Perry Formanek
Catherine Forrester
Bionce’ Foxx
Ernestine Franklin
Jonathan Friedman
Sherry Fu
MaryBeth Gahan
Brandon Gardner
Tessie Garner
Linda Gathings
Shimeka Gillespie
Rhonda Gillis
Samantha Glass
Richard Glass, Jr.
Anand Gopalsami
Morgan Graham
Charlotte Griffin
Rhonda Gumbel-Thomas
Rashid Halloway
Eugene Hamilton
James Han
Karen Harrsion
Janice Hartfield
Judith Hayes
Winter Haynes
Erica Henry
Patricia Hill
Desi Holland
Gretchen Holmberg
LaShonda Holmes
Katherine Holt
Kieran Holzhauer
Flora Hugghis
Clifford Hunt
Melanie Hunter
Allison Hurley
Meghan Hurley
Hilary Hutter
Anna James
Graciella Jason
Lindsay Jefferson
Doris Johnson
Linda Johnson
William Johnson
Ashleigh Jones
Catrina Jones
Lillian Jones
Pamela Jones
Taylor Jones
Jihyun Jun
Laura Kaplan
Amy Keefner
Gertrude Keeys
Leslee Kellogg
Terri Kelly-Thomas
Kathryn Kemp
Jordan Kenik
Edward Kim
Phyllis King
Diane Knetl
Allison Krutul
Emily Kuo
Stefanie Lampignano
Joan Lawson
Eun Joo Lee
Won-hee Lee
Betty Linder
Lauren Lipkin
Dana Liu
Marjorie Love
Sylvia Love
Maerine Lowe
Joyce Martin
Robert Mathis
Andrew Mauck
Vanessa Maycumber
Courtney McCaughrin
Colleen McGourty
Tess McGourty
Thomas McGuire
Jordan McGurran-Meinen
ShakaO’zie McKekphin
Iesha McLeod
Carmen Mei
Beatriz Mendoza
Brittany Merriweather
Anthony Messmer
Emily Meyer
Sarah Meyer
Colleen Monier
Clara Moore
Linda Morris
Lanetta Muhammad
Laura Muller
Rayya Najieb
Brian Newell
Jean Newkirk
Juliana Nichols
Terri Nielsen
Sara Norval
Sharon Novickas
Odessa O’Bannon
Katherine Ochman
Cassandra Ogbevire
Patrick Ogedegbe
Troy O’Quin
Justin Ornatowski
Kacie Painter
Paul Park
Namrata Patel
Dorothy Peaches
Liz Peng
Tessa Pennington
Sharon Perkins
Kathy Pesek
Benjamin Philipson
Alison Phillips
Twanda Phillips
Barbara Phinisee
Tammie Porter
Bryant Priromprintr
Karin Pritikin
Cheryl Pruitt
Lynn Purdy
Sanaa Qamar
Ariana Ramirez
Chelsea Real
Carrie Reyes
Ann Riehn
Vel Rogers
Emily Ruszczyk
Candice Sanchez
Theresa Sanchez
Grant Sanders
Nancy Savage
Eric Schlotzer
Amber Schmiesing
Emmi Schneider
Abbie See
Jena Sendra
Michelle Sheehy
Marie Shelton
Delicia Simmons
Raynya Simmons
Adria Simon
Sabhia Sims
Kathleen Singer
Gladys Smith
Jean Smith
Shinette Smith
Jeanne Stewart
Timothy Storey
Jonathan Strysko
Judith Taitt
Linda Thomas
Marquinta Thomas
Tamika Thomas
Bessie Thompson
Brittani Thompson
Sydney Thompson
Vincent Tunstall
Marlette Tyler
Bobbie Underwood-Savage
Catherine Vanier
Ana Maria Vasilj
Evangelina Velasco
June Walton
Modest Watson
Tynisa Watson
Hannah Weick
Dennis Wells
Patricia Wells
Katharina Wenger
LaTanya Wheat
Kalea Whitmore
Catherine Wiggins
Johnnita Williams
Cortne’ Wilson
Mary Wilson
Dann Witczak
Dottie Woodard
Russell Wright
Patricia Wu
Ethel Yang
Katherine Zhou
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
2008
2007
Unrestricted Revenues and Other Support
$ 45,637,859
$ 49,678,302
Expenses
$ 45,079,598
$ 45,296,927
Operating Income (Deficit)
$
558,261
$
4,381,375
Other Income
$
1,079,418
$
5,582,312
Revenue (less than) in Excess of Expenses
$
(521,157)
$
9,963,687
BALANCE SHEETS
Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30
ASSETS
Current Assets
$ 13,806,207
$ 11,274,755
Investments and Long-term Assets
$ 82,624,774
$ 81,987,717
Net Property, Plant & Equipment
$ 19,370,174
$ 20,617,269
Total Assets
$ 115,801,155
$ 113,879,741
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Current Liabilities
$
8,967,638
$
6,446,044
Long-term liabilities
$
1,851,094
$
1,946,723
Net Assets
$ 104,982,423
$ 105,486,974
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$ 115,801,155
$ 113,879,741
Auditor’s report for fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 are available upon request.
W W W. L A R A B I D A . O R G / D O N AT E O N L I N E
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Board of Trustees
OF F ICER S
Allen Kanter, Chairman
Howard C. Alper, Vice Chairman
Charles T. Price, Vice Chairman
Daniel S. Real, Vice Chairman
Mark D. Renfree, Treasurer
James W. Atkinson, Secretary
A CT IV E T R U S T EES
Billie Wright Adams MD
Robert L. Aguilar
Howard C. Alper
James T. Atkinson
Sharon Barner
Fred Berglund
Dorothy E. Bossung
Martin M. Bronstein
Richard M. Burridge
John G. Clifford
Elnora T. Daniel PhD
Brian B. Devane
Terrence Donnelly
John B. Eberle
Peggy P. Gann
Timothy G. Goodsell
John G. Gyann
Drew M. Horowitz
Jeffrey Husserl
Mark E. Jacobs
Jeffrey Jones
Allen Kanter
Allen I. Kutchins
Dana Levenson
James D. McKinney
Craig Miller
Bruce R. Pfaff
Charles T. Price
Daniel S. Real
Frederick B. Thomas
Fred K. Walz
SPECIAL TRUSTEES
Michael Walker, President
The Business Council of La Rabida
Joli Burrell, President
The Friends of La Rabida
Cindi Elstien, Acting President
The Women’s Board of La Rabida
Thelma Ervin, President
The Women in Support of La
Rabida (WIS)
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Honorable Carol Moseley-Braun
John W. Rogers, Jr.
John A. Rubino
Executive Leadership
Paula Kienberger Jaudes, MD
President and CEO
Dilek Bishku, MD
Vice President, Medical Affairs
Michael Cleavenger
Vice President, Development
Merri Ex
Interim Vice President,
Development
Aden Henry, MSN, R.N.
Vice President, Patient Care
Services
Mark D. Renfree
CFO & Vice President,
Administration
Brenda Wolf
Executive Vice President & COO
Medical Staff
Peter Smith MD, Chief of Staff
A LLER GY / IMMU N OLOGY
Raoul Wolf MD, Chief
Rajinder Arora MD
Annie Khuntia MD
CHR ON IC D IS EA S E
Izhar Qamar MD, Chief
Dilek Bishku MD
Edith Chernoff MD
Nancy Fritz MD
Isil Halac MD
Michael Hobaugh MD
Neil Hochstadt PhD
Paula K. Jaudes MD
Beth Littlejohn MD
Cathy Mavrolas PhD
Bradley Stolbach PhD
Uma Subramanian-Srinivasan MD
Lisa Thornton MD
W W W. L A R A B I D A . O R G / D O N AT E O N L I N E
DEVELOPMENTAL
PEDIATRICS
Michael Msall MD, Chief
Thomas Blondis MD
Peter Smith MD
RHEUMATOLOGY
Linda Wagner-Weiner MD
La Rabida Children’s Hospital
East 65th Street at Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL 60649
773-363-6700
www.larabida.org
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