JUST2016 IMPACT REPORT

IMAGINE...

Dear Friends, Six years ago, when we dreamed what Book Harvest might be, we never imagined that we could touch the lives of thousands of children.And yet, it’s happening! As you’ll see in this report, 2016 was an extraordinary year: an estimated 32,247 children harvested 166,559Book Harvest books. Perhaps even more spectacularly, our 500,000thbook went home with a young reader.

At Book Harvest, we believe that books – lots of them! – are essential resources for every child. With your support and with the many collaborative partnerships we have had the privilege to cultivate, we have accomplished much. Yet there is still urgent work to do.

Many children in our community – children who imagine a boundlessfuture for themselves – still go to sleep at night without a bedtime story. These children are waiting for the opportunity to unleash their vast potential. It’s our goal – and our responsibility – to provide the basic resources thatcan ignite their imaginations and enable them to realize that potential.

JUST IMAGINE what we can do together in the year ahead!Thrilling, isn’t it? Let’s get to work!

In partnership and with deepest gratitude,

Ginger YoungExecutive Director

Michele LynnBoard Chair

JUSTIMAGINE......what our community would look like if all of our children had equal access to the resources that are the building blocks of success in life.

In 2016, a child took homeour 500,000th book!

We are overflowing with gratitude for every donor, volunteer, staff member, and community partner who helped us reach this milestone. And special thanks to the children in our community who are reading more than ever and fueling their limitless imaginations!

500,000

It’s delightful when yourimaginations come true, isn’t it?

L.M. MONTGOMERY, ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

2016 FINANCES

AT A GLANCE

$Book Babies $164,380 36%

Books on Break $93,646 21%

Community Book Bank $57,968 13%

Events $46,945 10%

Fundraising $42,512 9%

Administrative $32,195 7%

Books to Go $17,831 4%

TOTAL $455,477

CASH EXPENSE

% OF BOOKS HARVESTED

BY COUNTY IN 2016

$Foundations $330,866 59%

Individuals $113,228 20%

Sponsorships $60,361 11%

Businesses $45,472 8%

Civic/Congregations $11,407 2%

Other $2,751 <1%

TOTAL $563,905

CASH REVENUE

DURHAM55.5%

ORANGE24.5%

OTHER20%

TOTAL BOOKS HARVESTEDBY TRIANGLE CHILDREN

IN 2016

166,559

OUR MISSIONBook Harvest provides books to children who need them and engages families and communities to promote children’s lifelong literacy and academic success.

OUR VISIONBook Harvest believes that books areessential to children’s healthy developmentand well-being and that all childrendeserve to grow up in book-rich homes.To that end, we will remove barriers to book ownership to fuel a lifelong love of reading among America’s children that will enable success in school and in life.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Michele LynnChair

Holly BrownVice Chair

Trudy SmithSecretary

Candace EnglesTreasurer

Tabitha BlackwellChristie Cavanaugh

Jim CroninJolynn Dellinger

Holly Ewell-LewisLaura Fjeld

Brent GarberSandy HeardDan KimbergBert L’Homme

Karlene Fyffe PhillipsTricia Staats

Heidi Hillman Tyson

AUTHORS’ CIRCLE

Randall KenanDaniel Wallace

Co-Chairs

John Claude BemisNicholas Dawidoff

Sarah DessenFrances O’Roark Dowell

Allan GurganusDjango Haskins

Joan HolubJ.J. Johnson

Kelly Starling LyonsFrances MayesJill McCorkleMary ParryLee Smith

John StanleyTim TysonMike Wiley

Stephen Zapotozcny

STAFF

Carolina AvaryBook Babies Team

MemberMeytal Barak

Book Babies Team LeaderDaniele Berman

Community Partnerships Manager

Isabel GeffnerAdvancement Coordinator

Rachel StineEducation Partnerships

ManagerCharlia Vance

Executive AssistantKenitra Williams

Book Babies Team Member

Ginger YoungFounder and Executive

Director

2016 LEADERSHIP

BOOKs ON BREAKEnergizing students to read and retaintheir academic skills over the summer

BOOK BABIESHelping newborns, babies, and toddlers

discover the joy of reading with their parentsfamilies enrolled

home visits

babies and siblings reached

books provided

book-filled backpacks went home with students

students selected books

books chosen by participating students

206347620

7,243

3,9499,057

44,302

IMPACT

COUNTLESSMOMENTS OFREADING JOY

$1,022,873value of all

cash and in-kind donations

18,816most books

delivered by a single volunteer

59MLK DAY

DREAM BIGSPONSORS

459FINANCIALDONORS

3,364boxes of books

were packed143

book drives$563,905

raised

COMMUNITY BOOK BANKInspiring children to read by creating book–rich environments in every corner of our community

Community Book Bank partner locations

children harvested books

books went home with children and families

6819,121

95,603

Books To GoMotivating tweens and teens to read by helping them

build home libraries of high–interest books

2016

schools and nonprofit partners

middle and high school students participated

books harvested by students

273,808 19,041

10,711,552pages turned

$282,419value of

books children harvested

32,247CHILDREN

HARVESTED

166,559BOOKS

682letters receivedfrom grateful

children

493VOLUNTEERS

137,600Twitter

impressions

8,069volunteer hours

logged

$176,549value of

volunteer hours

“My baby gets access to plentyof books now. Every new book

puts a smile on her face.“

“Books make you think and they take you anywhere in the world. You can be a pirate,

a prince, a mummy, a robot, a pop star....even a Big Red Dog!“

“Thank you for giving our students the giftof reading...for helping them to travel

to new places...for not only giving them thephysical books, but opening their world

to endless possibilities.“

“Your books are the bestI have ever seen in my life.

I love you guys.“

2016 DONORSBIBLIOPHILE$10,000 - $100,000

A. J. Fletcher Foundation

Bastian Family Charitable Foundation

Matthew Cullinan and Anna Reilly

Curious George Fund of Combined Jewish Philanthropies

GSK Impact Award Kids ‘N Community

FoundationMericos FoundationOak FoundationPNC Grow Up GreatTriangle Community

FoundationUnited Way of the

Greater Triangle

ARCHIVIST$5,000 - $9,999

Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Jolynn and Hampton Dellinger

Dilweg CompaniesDuke Doing Good in

the NeighborhoodDuke Energy

FoundationDuke University

LibrariesFriends of Orange

County Public Library

Johnson LexusMorgan Creek

FoundationRise Biscuits and

DonutsThe Dowd

Foundation Inc.The Lexus Pursuit of

PotentialThe Mary Duke

Biddle FoundationWritten Word Media*

SCHOLAR$2,500 - $4,999

Altrusa International of Durham, NC, Inc.

Christie and Kyle Cavanaugh

Anne and Walter Dellinger

Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Inc.

Jonathan Wiener and Ginger Young

AVID READER$1,000 - $2,499

Brier Creek Orthodontics

Richard and Cynthia Brodhead

Brenda BrodieElizabeth and Lee

BuckCarlson Family

Foundation, Inc.Carol and Carter

Fox Family Fund of Triangle Community Foundation

Carolina Friends School

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Chapel of the CrossClifton and Mauney

Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry

Coastal Federal Credit Union

William Rhett Davis and Christina Gibson-Davis

Dollar General Literacy Foundation

Duke SchoolDuke Street

Pediatric DentistryDurham Lions ClubElms Lane, LLCEmployee Benefit

SystemsCandace Engles*Jon and Laura FjeldCatherine HarrellSandy Heard and

Scott PruittKiwanis Club of

DurhamAnnie and Mike

LiptzinMichele Lynn

and Steve McConaughey

Marie Austin Realty Co. Inc.

Kevin and Robyn Markle*

Not So Normal RunSchmidt-Nielsen and

Claesson Family

Fund of Triangle Community Foundation

Ralph SmithSports Endeavors Inc.The Bresler

Foundation Inc.Heidi and Gary TysonUrban Durham

Realty - Mary Rae Hunter

Stacey and Mark Yusko

PAGE-TURNER$500 - $999

Catherine BrysonCary AcademyChapel Hill

PediatricsMaria G. Dawidoff*Rachel and Walter

DeGrangeIra Diamant and

Chari SmithDurham Family Law

GroupDurham Pediatric

Dentistry and Orthodontics

Environmental Federation of NC ~ Earth Share

Fund for the Triangle of Triangle Community Foundation

Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP

Dr. and Mrs. Bert L’Homme

David and Harriet Martin

Mead Family Foundation

Lyn MeansMeasurement

IncorporatedMynt BoutiqueBonnie Nevel and

Richard NewellSuki and Jim NewtonOur PlayHouse

Preschool and Kindergarten

Scottie PateKaren Popp and

M.C. RagsdaleMiles Reck*Renaissance Family

DentistryDavid H. SackettTrudy and J. Stuart

Smith

Southern Village Pediatric Dentistry

Kirk Streb*The Eason

FoundationThe Link GroupThe Magic FactoryThe Rotary

FoundationThe Valassis Giving

CommitteeTrinity School of

Durham and Chapel Hill

United Way of the Greater Triangle Employee Campaign

Sarah Y. WessellColeman and Brian

Whittier*Wired TriangleWoodcroft Women’s

ClubWooden Shoe

Investments, Inc.

BESTSELLER$250 - $499

Charles and Jennifer Baucom

Beyu CaffeKara Brewer*Chris and Meredith

Brown*Tony and Teddie

BrownKelly Bruce*Erika BuchholtzCamelot Academy,

Inc.Susan and Thomas

CarsonCathy Cole Training,

Inc.Center Studio

ArchitectureNicholas Dawidoff

and Kaari PitkinDuke Memorial

Methodist ChurchEno PublishersCavett and Barker

FrenchBrent and Renee

GarberGlenn-Winstead

Fund of Triangle Community Foundation

Go Promotions – Heidi Tyson

Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Duke University

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2016 PARTNERS

The man who has no imagination has no wings.MUHAMMAD ALI

Book-Rich Environments Initiative, Campaign for Grade-Level ReadingBoys and Girls Club of Greater DurhamBooks in the Park, CarrboroBull City READS, DurhamCarolina Outreach Carrboro Community Health CenterCatholic Charities, Durham Center for Child and Family Health, Durham Channing Avenue Apartments, DurhamChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsChapel Hill Pre-KCharles Drew Community Health Center,

Burlington Chatham County SchoolsClose the Gap, Triangle-wide collaborativeDowntown Durham Rotary ClubDuke Children’s Hospital and Health Center

Intensive Care NurseryDuke University Center for Child and Family

Policy, DurhamDuke University Office of Durham and Regional AffairsDurham ConnectsDurham County Department of Public HealthDurham County LibraryDurham Early Head Start Durham Housing AuthorityDurham Literacy Center Durham Police Department Durham Public SchoolsDurham Public Schools ESL Resource CenterDurham’s Partnership for ChildrenEast Durham Children’s InitiativeEDCI LEAP Preschool, DurhamEl Centro Hispano, DurhamEl Futuro, DurhamExchange Family Center, Durham

Fairview Child and Family Center, HillsboroughFamilies Moving Forward, Durham Family Reading Partners, Chapel Hill/Carrboro First BookFood for the Summer, Chapel Hill/CarrboroGive Five/Read Five, NC Department of Public InstructionGlobal Youth Service Day, multiple locationsHabitat for Humanity, DurhamHolton Wellness Center, DurhamInter-Faith Council for Social Service, CarrboroKeeping Children SafeLatino Educational Achievement Partnership,

DurhamLincoln Community Health Center, DurhamMoncure Community Health Center National Night OutNC Early Childhood FoundationNorth Carolina LiteracyCorpsOrange County Department of Social Services Orange County SchoolsPORCH Food for Families, Chapel Hill-CarrboroProspect Hill Community Health Center,

Prospect HillRead for the RecordRead2Me: Tailgate Stories, Chapel Hill/Carrboro Scott Community Health Center, BurlingtonSiler City Community Health CenterSouthside Neighborhood Association, DurhamStrong Fathers, DurhamStudent U, DurhamUnited Way of the Greater TriangleUrban Ministries, Durham Walltown Neighborhood Clinic, DurhamWelcome Baby, Durham

Paula GreenoJewish Federation of

Durham-Chapel Hill

John L. & Ardis J. Piers Private Foundation

KIND SnacksKontek Systems, Inc.Mimi and Maury

KrystelLaw Offices of James

Scott FarrinNancy Ranney and

David LeviTerry LohrenzMarcia Angle and

Mark Trustin Fund of Triangle Community Foundation

Edward and Connie McCraw

James McDonald*Montessori

Children’s House of Durham

Chris and Cheryl Moran*

Shelley MyottJennifer and Todd

OwenPhil and Beth

Lambert Donor Advised Fund of Triangle Community Foundation

Karlene Fyffe Phillips

William and Anne Pizer

Prestige Green Cleaners

Primrose School at Hope Valley Farms

Rapid Results Fitness, LLC

Sybil and William Robb

Margaret and Miguel Rubiera

Lucas RuganiRussell Lacy MusicKarin Shapiro and

Edward BalleisenMaria and Neil

Siegel*Patricia and Bradley

StaatsSwirlThe Aluminum

Company of North Carolina

The Jonathan T. & Kayla J. Stewart Charitable Fund of Triangle Community Foundation

The Regulator Bookshop

The Sykes Fund of Triangle Community Foundation

Triangle Park Chapter of The Links, Inc.

Barrie TrinkleUniversity

ChiropracticUpchurch OpticalCourtney and George

Van HoutvenCarl WebbJacob Weir-GertzogLaurie and Matt

Williamson Dennis Wipper*Kimberly and

Jefferson Young

SCRIBE$100 – $249

Karin AbellSwati AdarkarLynnette and Burton

AndersonAscena FoundationMeytal Barak and

Michael CohenRuth W. BarberLaura BastianGina BertoliniTerry and Judith

BettendorfPatricia C. BeyleKatherine L. BickSummer BicknellBlue Cross Blue

Shield Payroll Match

Magdalene BordleyLisa BrachmanLois BronsteinHolly Brown and Jim

MaynardJanice BryantJeffery BurchSarah and Michael

BurdickCatharine and Walter

“Wood” BurnsMariana ByrdJulie Chappell Giving

Fund of Fidelity Charitable

Richard ChurchCisco FoundationRenee and David

ConnellyDavid and Janet

CromerJim CroninEdith and Buane

DelainePatricia McKelvey

Dieter

Durham Regional Association of Realtors, Inc.

Kristofer and Haley Eccles

Maxine EichnerA. Sue EnglesSarah EnglishJudy EshelmanEllen M. FallonFrank FeeLaura FlippinFelicia Nicole FotschJames FyfeIsabel Ruth GeffnerGirls on the RunGlaxoSmithKline

FoundationAmy and Blake

GlennVivienne

GoldschmidtAnil and Lakshmi

GoyalYolanda and Cary

GrantMarianne GreenRobert GreenAndrea and Patrick

CashLucy and Paul

HaagenMarian and Steven

HartLaura Treat HarveyEdward HaughMartha HauptmanJane Hogan*Rachel M. JordanLisbeth JuckettJulie Chappell Giving

Fund of Fidelity Charitable

Madeline Katz*Allen and Patty

KelleyJill and Zachariah W.

KohnElizabeth LattanzioLinda Lee and

Charles LambMary Jo and Thomas

LehmanBarbara LevenbookMarc LipsitchSusan and Ian

LipsitchWendy MarionSally McCaffreySusan and Melvin

MelnickTom and Nancy

MetzloffRalf MichaelsJohn MiksztaMelissa MillerThomas MitchellClara MuschkinCharles Nottingham

Terri O’QuinLisa OrgrenMiles PfeiferPiedmont Carolina

Club of Kappa Kappa Gamma

Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation

Sara and David Pottenger

Linda PragerKaren Prus and

Lewis CarsonSarah ReckhowJoann Sabados-

Carolina*Ilana SarafGita Schonfeld and

Marvin SwartzW. Jay and Brenda

SpencerLauren Stevens and

Kathy HearseyJeanette StokesCatherine Stratton*Susan B. Winkler

Charitable FundSteve and BJ SuttleThe Hodges Family

FoundationRita ThissenLisa UlrichSuzanne Valdivia*Caleb VandenheuvelDiane S. VargoDaniel WechslerAnna Kelly WoodSarah Wood*Alexander Walker

WorthWyrick Robbins

Yates & Ponton LLP

Jon Young and Connie Jo Dickerson

Melanie Young and Stephen Keefe

BOOKWORMUp to $99

A & M Heating and Air Conditioning Inc.

Sandra AckermanFrances R. AldermanJames and Susan

AlexanderBrook BakerLisbeth BakerGwendolyn BarlowKyle BealeRichard and Patricia

BeanKathryn BellJane BenfeyMiriam Berger

Daniele BermanAllegra BerrySarah BickleyTabitha BlackwellCarolyn BlattelValerie BlevinsRachel Bowman-

AbdiSusan and Matthew

BoydJane and Chris

BrasierPaul and Cara BrockAdam BuchananCynthia BurgessCarol BurkJenna CameronJonathan CampbellCary Presbyterian

ChurchColleen CausbyChase ChoplinGail CloudDoriane ColemanVanessa CollierCharlotte CooneyJoyce Ivey CooperCarla CrawfordTodd and Molly

CromerJoan and William

CrouseJenny CudeChristina DauerSarah DawidoffMarguerite DecarliDeborah DobbinsBarbara DonahueStacey DonoghueDuke University

Fuqua School of Business

Jenny EdmondsSusan EgnotoT. R. and Margaret

EiflerJames Ervin*Dr. Mary EversLorren FennellWilliam FischerPatricia Laskas

FleggasLaura C. FlickerKori FlowerS. K. ForbisElizabeth and Tom

FoxSally FranzJoan FreeseDoris FriendCraig and Amy

FullenDeborah and Michael

GerhardtDebra GoldsteinNikita GowinDonna GraceJoyce and Donald

Grace

Maggi GraceJennifer GrantJames GrayKathleen GrayKerry and Molly

HaggertyDavid and Beth HallJacqueline HarrisMax HattmanCordelia HeaneyAmy HilfikerSherri HintonTama HochbaumDonna HolladaySera Unjin HwangJennie HydeIBM Employee

Charitable Contribution

Marion JacksonBarbara Jessie-BlackWayne M. JohnsonAnn and Charles

JonesHolly JonesLisa and Scott

JosephsK&L GatesPat and Mark KellerDonna Kahwati*Gary and Kim

KamensErin KauffmanDan and Amanda

KimbergTammy KingJen KiserHenry and Sue

KistlerDarlene and John

KociHannah KrainiakJudith S. KramerCharlene LeathSteven and Sharon

LeeMike LuistroLydia Circle of

McMannen United Church

Mike LynnBrooks MaloneLori MatusJennifer McKinnonRobie and Elsie

McLambAnn L. McMillionAbigail MelnickDaniel and Megan

MillerJennifer MillsSaundra MistsynMelanie MitchellBlair and Richard

MorganWillette MormanJames and Marillyn

MulhollandCasey Noble

Lowell and Lucie Nofziger

Margaret O’BrienJulian PamerMichelle ParkMary Swann ParryGwyn PearceJill PikeBarbi PoeBarry PossKathie and Fred

PuckKatherine

QuakenbushSusanna J. RakusinMichael ReckhowKelly ReillyDelores RichardsonBetsy RigbyEllie RobertsonBetsy T. RobinsonTim RobinsonRuth and Robbie

RoycroftSandra RozzelleGrechen SahratianCharlene F. SampsonLinda M SantosFrances Seawell*Heidi and Brian

ShanerCarey and Perry

SharpeJeannine ShermanBeth SilbermanCaroline and David

SmithKaren SmithCharlotte M. SpeltzJohn SpitznagelGina and Mike

SprengerKristin SrokaLorraine S. StaffordHannah StangCarol and Hershel

StephensonValerie StewartRachel StineElizabeth StoehrLisa SullivanSamantha SullivanThe Castle Living

TrustSofiana ToddMaura TourianShannon TurlingtonAndrea Van HoeverCharlia Vance and

Mary McCauleyCarolyn and Charles

VincentAndrea VizosoGoran VukicevicEileen WalewskiCarol Fitch WalkerStephen WallaceElizabeth WatkinsChristie Watson

Marialana WeitzelCarolyn B. WhitmireKenitra WilliamsKeith and Maxine

WillisElizabeth WingKami WinninghamJulie YarnellLinda G. YoqueletJames and Carole

Young

IN-KIND

ABC-11/WTVDA Better Image

PrintingAmerican Party

RentalsBarnes & NobleCapitol BroadcastingChapel Hill MagazineDaniel WallaceDurham Community

MLK Jr. Steering Committee

Durham MagazineFirst BookFocus MediaLetters BookshopMaky the LemurMcKinneyNorth Carolina

LiteracyCorpsDaniel PetersMatt PhillipsRanger BaldyResearch Triangle

FoundationRockwood Center,

LLCThe PsychoMetricsThe Scrap ExchangeTiny HouseTROSATwo Men and a Truck Urban Durham

RealtyMike WileyWool E. Bull…and ALL our

dedicated volunteers and book donors!

* Member of the First Edition Society (monthly sustainer)

If you made a donationto Book Harvest in

2016 and are not listed,we apologize!

Please notify us atinfo@bookharvestnc.org.

BOOK HARVEST, 2501 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, DURHAM, NC 27707252.497.BOOK • WWW.BOOKHARVESTNC.ORG

I hope we can give ourchildren a world in which they will read, and be read to, and

imagine, and understand.NEIL GAIMAN

Book Harvest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Federal Tax ID number: 45-2610533North Carolina Charitable Solicitation License number: SL008204

Copies of our IRS 990 forms are available upon request.