It’s All About Family

2019 Annual Report ampersandfamilies.org

The Family Tree: Branches and RootsIn 2019 Ampersand Families continued reimagining the family tree.

As in years past, we paid attention to the trunks and new branches — leading the way for Minnesota youth in foster care to join adoptive families. We provided comprehensive supports to teens and parents, helping them to become strong and flourish.

At the same time, we examined the roots of family. Just as a tree cannot survive without a healthy root system, kids are nourished by their origins — relatives, kin, community and culture.

So, we launched our initiative to intervene earlier in the lives of teens at risk of entering the child welfare system, and we started re-engaging relatives of youth who have been in care a long time. We worked with grandmas and aunties who wanted to care for a beloved young relative. And we helped kin and adoptive parents learn that, together, they can create a stronger network of support so youth can thrive. In all of this, we partnered with counties and courts to champion the rights of youth to retain critical family and cultural connections.

We are hopeful that our vision of the family tree — with roots firmly planted and branches reaching toward the sky — will reduce the number of children needing adoption services, address inequities in the child welfare system, and create environments in which youth know they belong and can succeed.

Thanks to all our donors, partners and families who support our mission and embrace this vision. And, thanks most of all to the kids. Their resilience inspires us every day.

Carrie Rauschendorfer Board Chair

Michelle Chalmers Executive Director

Restoring youth to families – new and old – is at the core of Ampersand Families’ work. Last year we:

• Provided recruitment and transition services to 75 youth, including 33 who joined adoptive families,

• Helped 28 families prepare to adopt a teen from the child welfare system,

• Consulted with 27 family members who sought to provide permanency to a relative child, and

• Partnered with county staff to identify barriers to permanency for youth who have been in care more than two years.

During 2019 we further expanded our innovative post-placements supports by:

• Recruiting and training 10 Buddy Families to provide respite to adoptive families,

• Hosting 92 youth and parents at 3 retreats where parents built skills, youth made friends, and everyone strengthened their support networks,

2019 AccomplishmentsConducting Neurosequential Model of

Therapeutics® Assessments and helping families identify integrative therapies to help youth heal from trauma, and

Providing leadership development and engagement opportunities for youth through the MYVoice program.

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We also continued to host the Minnesota Heart Gallery (www.minnesotaheartgallery.org/), taking professional photos of 77

children and sibling groups awaiting adoption.

For more about these and other accomplishments, visit ampersandfamilies.org

or call 612-605-1904. We’d love to talk to you.

$100,000 & UPOtto Bremer Trust

$25,000 – $49,999Richard M. Schulze

Family FoundationLuther I. Replogle Foundation

$10,000 – $24,999Bentson FoundationCharlson FoundationThe Max and Victoria Dreyfus

Foundation, Inc.Sauer Family Foundation

$5,000 – $9,999iHeart Media – Cities 97 SamplerCasey Albert T. O’Neil FoundationRoehl Family Foundation

$1,000 – $4,999Brian and Brandon AdamczakBallard Spahr LLPMichelle ChalmersAntony and Margaret CostanzoBrian CoyleFacebook Birthday FundraisersFoundation for the Development

of PeopleAlan Giesen & Eileen O’ByrneSteve and Molly Kenney

Reid McLean & Brigid McDonough

Michael & Patricia McFarlaneWilliam & Angela McKeandMedtronicShad & Kristofer O’BrienDavid & Joan PasiukThe Elizabeth C.

Quinlan Foundation, Inc.Buz RathburnKirk RathburnPatricia RogersMatt & Jennifer SamuelRichard & Lisa ScamehornKatie & Tony SevertTiberon FoundationWilliam Wassweiler &

Ann SchwichtenbergAl & Mary Willig

$500 – $999AnonymousMark BrandowCarpenter Evert & Associates,

LTD.Phil & Sarah DroogsmaKen Ebel & Shirley WelchDr. Judith EckerleRuth & Carl Forsberg

Shelly Franz & Wiley WaddellCheryl & John GehringerDonna GiesSue & John HarlanderChris IversonJennifer Joseph & Deb LeAirMichelle Kellogg & Corey PowersNick & Brooke MeinenThomas & Rose Mary MeyerShawn Monaghan & Greg

PlotnikoffSandra RolonSalesforceDavid & Andrea ScamehornPaula Schaefer & Mike HlebaenSam Schuth & Benita AmedeeRowzat Shipchandler &

Max KellerOlivia SpencerLateesa Ward

$250 – $499Leslie & Annie BautistaDavid & Janell BlaeserJane & Michael BrodieMisty & Ben CoonceJoe & Mary Wild CreaDr. Andrea & Michael FrantzAndrew & Laura HoffmanStephen Hoffman and

Lisa Rapke HoffmanSusan & Michael HorovitzTimothy & Helen KeuningEd Morales

Jesse Mullan & Sarah ChristiansonCarol MulroyKelly StoneburnerDeb & David SylvestreJohn & Heidi TonsagerCharles & Teresa WaldBradley Weber & Ryan Pfeifle

UP TO $250Anonymous (3)3MBill & Jen AamodtB.F.C.Renee BanasChristine BarichChris Belling/Donny O’BrienAmy & Craig BleekerLaura Blue BirdRachel BondMatt & Karen CasaleKara CasteelKari ClarkRoger ConeMeg & Francis ConnollyMandi & Cody CoppessLindsay DanielsonTabbie DayJade & Amanda DeMesyAmy & Kevin DrehmelJoseph Dunn IIISusan EarleShelbi EckmanCarol Egan

Jessica EttenPeter FarrellMichael FerberIn Plain Sight ArtStacy GehringerElise & Clifton GoodwinCheryl GraspyJaymie GruisLinda HalversonAnn HathawayBen & Corinne HorowitzJenifer Robins & Steven HunegsLisa HusetRenee HusetNeree JacksonJulie JensenDaniel JesseJulie JonasMindy JostJen Pipp KellersonDan KinsellaTom Kintop & Sandra PaddockJennifer KortgardJennifer Victor Larson &

Nels LarsonHolly LundquistRaeone & James MagnusonMargaret Mahoney & Daniel

SwardDonald McFarlandAmelia Franck Meyer &

Mark MeyerLynn Miller

Vanessa Monahan-RialHoang MurphyKristen MurrayChristine Beeby Odle & John OdleKristin OlsonRichard PetersonIan PirnerTony PorterWendylee Raun & Thomas

DovenmuehleCarrie & Mark RauschendorferLynn RichardsJolie & Lee RitchieGreg RowleyBridget & Stephen SaboThe Samargia FamilySarah SatterbergRichard & Sandra ScamehornLee SchwierjohannMary ShepardLisa & David SolderMelinda & Jeff SooyJenny & Nicole StarrKim & Buddy StevensGail & Jay SwensonKelly TaylorShannon TremmelUnited Health GroupMary WaldCary WalskiJim & Michelle WalstonKate WalthourNikki Watermolen

Wendy WehrJay WenzelJerry & Barbara WilligMarie & Jim WolfSteven WoodZaudtke FamilyMary K Zorn

IN HONOR & IN MEMORY

In honor of Bettina’s First FamilyAnonymousIn honor of Bridget SaboJessica EttenIn honor of Cortney MooreAnonymousIn honor of Joshua FerberMichael FerberIn honor of Katie RathburnKirk RathburnIn honor of our lost cousin who is now foundChristine Beeby Odle & John OdleIn honor of Tom MurrayKristen MurrayIn memory of Bernedette PetrykowskiPeter FarrellIn memory of Steve CannonB.F.C.

IN-KIND DONATIONSJeff AchenAir Down There ScubaLiz AllenKaylie AngellKelley AsburyMadolynn AyersNathan AyersSonia BaigBrett Campos & Wendy Solnitzky Amanda CaneMichelle ChalmersChristina Romo PhotographerGina ChristophersonChuck and Don’sMisty and Ben CoonceMandi CoppessMeghan DollHaley EarleyKen Ebel & Shirley WelchAra ElizabethShawn FaganAmber FitzMark FitzgibbonsDonna GillitzerElaine GoepfertJill HansonPatricia HarmonAdam HommerdingInver Hills Community

College – “Eighteen and Nowhere to Go” staff & students

Thank You!DONORS JULY 1, 2018 through JUNE 30, 2019

Terese & Tom IsaacsonJackalope TattooJanice Kneer PhotographyNatalie Champa JenningsTony & Floyd Jilek-GuidryChristina JohnsonJon Charles SalonHolly KarsjensJacoba KaufmanMichelle KelloggJan KentalaJulie Kiernan

J.J. KillinsChristina KnocheJessica KruegerEmily KoivistoLake Monster BrewingMiranda LavenderSarah LeschinskyKaren LeuchAshley LindseyMark LinglLofflerTad Meddaugh

Jen MeneghinMinnesota LynxMinnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota TwinsMinnesota WildChelsea MorganErica MorrowHoang MurphyManouri NadarajaThe Naughty GreekConnie NelsonPatricia Nolan

Maija NorwoodRohana OlsonOrdway CenterRachel ParsellJason Patalonis/

fete exceptionelle catering Persona Fine PortaitsMikki PeterickCarrie RaschendorferSherry Ritter-RamerSandra RolonHannah Rosholt

Lori RuchJennifer SainsburyJanna SalmelaDave ScamehornAlexis SchmitzSeward Co-opHeidi ShubAnn Marie SkubitzLydia SmithMarie SmithMarie Smith/

Bullenbees Skin CarePete SperlingSurly BrewingDavid SweeterTrio Hair SalonUrban GrowlerLateesa WardBill Wassweiler &

Ann Schwichtenberg William WassweilerWendy WehrJay WenzelBrady WhitcombWhite House Custom ColourSandra WicklundWild Goat DesignAl & Mary WilligBrooke WoodAmy Wurdock

BOARD OF DIRECTORSJuly 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019

Ken EbelCounty Social Services Director, RetiredSherburne County

Angela GilchristOwnerAngela Gilchrist Consulting

Nate Kellar-LongTeacherSaint Paul Public Schools

Michelle KelloggProgram Manager – External RelationsMinneapolis Public Schools

Steve KenneyRegional Vice President of Professional Staffing ServicesRobert Half International

Nicholas MeinenInternal Audit Manager/ Senior Internal AuditorCHS, Inc.

Hoang MurphyExecutive Director Foster Advocates

Carrie RauschendorferFamily Support Worker Tubman

David ScamehornVice President Marketing AnalyticsICF Olson

Lateesa Ward, Esq.Partner Ward & Ward

William Wassweiler, Esq.Partner, Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy Practice GroupBallard Spahr

Ruth RichardsonDirector of Programs and National Strategic InitiativesProof Alliance

Statement of Financial Position

2019 2018Assets Cash & Cash Equivalent 391,579 419,748Accounts Receivables 203,108 236,670Other Assets 51,155 28,132Total Assets $645,842 $684,550

Liabilities Accounts Payable and Accruals 78,892 92,538Deferred Revenue 0 0Other Liabilities 0 0Total Liabilities $78,892 $92,538

Net Assets Unrestricted Net Assets 262,950 294,512Board Restricted Net Assets 255,000 255,000Temporarily Restricted Net Assets 49,000 42,500Total Net Assets $566,950 $592,012

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $645,842 $684,550

Statement of Financial Activity

2019 2018Revenue Contributions 294,762 275,205In-kind Contributions 54,998 33,570Government Grants 896,850 865,050Other 2941 8814Total Revenue $1,249,551 $1,182,639

ExpensesProgram Services 1,103,718 914,337Management & General 121,321 131,489Fundraising 49,574 49,698Total Expenses $1,274,613 $1,095,524

Surplus/(Deficit) ($25,062) $87,115

FINANCIALS Year Ending June 30, 2019

Our mission is to recruit and support permanent families for older youth, and to champion practices in adoption and permanency that restore belonging, dignity and hope.

Ampersand Families encourages families to think about the perspective of the child and what the family can realistically offer the child. Ampersand commits to the family; you will never be alone evenafter the adoption.

Ampersand Families’ Buddy Family