T H A N K YO U

June 10, 2016

Dear supporters, dear friends:

Nature matters more and more as technology and media command so much more space in our lives – particularly young people’s lives – and as threats to our environment continue.

The Science Center’s longstanding mission is to advance understanding of ecology, and the Board and Staff believe that educating more people, more frequently translates to better mission fulfillment.

So we set out in 2012 to do what the community told us was key to reinvigorating growth: new exhibits, coverage of a broader spectrum of New Hampshire’s natural world (think Water!), and the financial resources to ensure world-class staff and facilities maintenance. Specific undertakings are outlined and illustrated in the following pages.

Our original, recession-influenced campaign goal was $3.5 million. But your response was so positive we upped the goal to $4.0 million in mid-campaign, adding a raptor mews and additional water exhibits to our objectives. Together, we reached the new target, well within the original timeframe. Mission…..done!

Here’s what Paul Miller and Steve Woodsum said in similar circumstances 13 years ago:

To each donor who made a gift…thank you. To prospective donors who would like to support the Center’s continued work, we invite your participation. Today the Science Center is prepared to open windows to future generations of the naturally curious.

We echo those thoughts, and add our own warm appreciation to all of you who’ve shown you know how much nature does matter.

Sincerely,

Tashia Morgridge Laurie Beeson

D O N O R SAnonymous (17)Carl and Carol AkerlofRichard and Nelleke AllenAmbrose BrothersBrent and Jamie AndersonMary Lou AndersonArcher Patterson Family FoundationSteven and Jane BaileyCharles and Lola BaldwinKevin and Nancy BarrettBeach FoundationNancy and Paul BeckSusan and Laurie BeesonJohn T. Bennett, Jr.Lisa and Phil BennettCathy and John BentwoodRon and Sandra BernierRichard and Linda BeyerBiederman’s Deli/Chase Street MarketChristine W. BirdBill and Kara BohnsackFred and Susan BowdenCameron and Annie BrandtAlexandra T. Breed and Douglas P. HillL. Robin BrodyBryant PavingJack and Dorothy Byrne FoundationLynne and Lloyd ByrnePorter Caesar, LLCBetty Main CannonGeorge A. CarrLaurie and Valerie CastlemanWebb and Donna CastorCharles Foundation in honor of George A. CarrJean and Richard ChisholmJane H. ChoateLeslie S. ChristodoulopoulosGary and Beth CilleyKen and Jacquie ColburnNancy and John ConklingCelia Mary ConnollyBea and Woolsey ConoverPeggy Mathieson ConverGail and Julian CoolidgeLawrence and Nancy M. CoolidgeCatherine and Nat CoolidgePeter and Faith CoolidgeHeidi F. CurrierTim CurryDahl FamilyTom and Sally Daigneault

Bill and Nancy DaileyHenry Damon and Tammy Damon in memory of G. Huntington Damon

Will and Jessica DavisGuy and Kitty de ChazalDouglas and Maribeth DeCluittCamp DeerwoodDesign Plus Landscape and Design ServicesDonovan Tree ExpertsAndy and Mal EatonBrian and Lydia EatonBea and Antony EdgarAudrey and Brian EisenhauerKathleen and Jim ElcockMargie and Charlie EmmonsAlan and Jerry Fitzgerald EnglishKen and Jenny EvansJean L. EvvardAlfred and Bertha FauverMerrill and Beth FayJohn FernandesJohn and Vance FernandezBill and Scottie FerryFinlay Lamb FamilyAudrey and Tim Fisher and Burleigh Land LPClara and Wade FowlerHelen Clay Frick FoundationDon and Janet FrischArthur and Melanie GajarsaTom and Margy GarescheDiane Garfield and Peter GrossKaren and Franco GiarrussoAnn GilesAmanda Gillen and Elie RoyDonna GoldbergMark and Chris GoldstoneEllen and Melvin GordonRobert and Eileen GosselinWayne and Shirley GouldNancy W. GradyGraham FoundationChris and Martha GrantRobert and Hannelore Grantham in honor of John and Tashia Morgridge

Julie GreenwoodGrossman Family Charitable FoundationMelita F. Grunow in honor of John and Tashia MorgridgeThomas W. Haas Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

Liz and Dennis HagerCharles and Ethel Hamann

D O N O R S continued

Linda L. Hanson, VMDMarie HattonRupert and Susan HauserFrank J. Hawley, Jr.Stuart and Donielle HawleyBarbara H. HendrickMeg and Gary HirshbergHixon Tree ServiceGeorge and Austine HowardDiane HulseBonnie Hunt and Robert MaloneyFred and Brenda JacksonBill JohnstoneSandy and Ted JosephMary and Louis KahnEva KarcherJeff and Pat KeeferFrances and Howard KelloggTom and Liz KelseyKingsbury and Lehner FamiliesJim and Laura KlimasMary KluesnerLen and Marilyn KochChristine D. Kuhn in memory of Robert W. KuhnMaurice and Susan LafreniereBob and Maureen LambSam and Barb LaverackChristopher and Ruth LawlerHelen and Dick LeamanLinda and Bill Lee, Jr.Anne M. LevinMelova LivensJean M. Lovett Terry and Peg MacDonaldIain and Susan MacLeodTom and Eileen MaherMannion FamilyKeith and Virginia MarcotteDon MargesonPete and Valorie MarkarianDom and Irene MaroccoEleanor Marsh in honor of Cordelia Sanborn-MarshJoan and David MartinMissy MasonAlan F. MatherMathieson Family FoundationAnn and Andy Mathieson FamilyGretchen and Roger MaynardDouglas McDonald and Lesa Lakeman-McDonaldMatt and Missy McGinnesLouise and Sandy McGinnes

Susan McKimensRuth and Hayden McLaughlinRobert and Judith McPhersonJohn and Mary Ann McRaeAnne F. MeleElaine Melquist and Kurt SchroederMeredith Rotary ClubDavid and Winky MerrillDan and Betty Ann MillerPaul and Warren MillerMiracle Farms LandscapingMLK & CompanyMoriarty Management CompanyDavid N. MortonThomas G. and Joy P. Murdough FoundationSam and Gail MurdoughDavid L. and Lauren C. MurphySarah MurphyCaroline Nesbitt and Robert ButcherRobert S. NorthLeslie Orton-Mahar and Tom MaharGreta and Tim PerryDorothy PetersonDoris and William Phippen, MDJane and John PhippsPemigewasset Chapter of Trout UnlimitedPenny Pitou and Milo Pike Charitable FundMichael and Patricia PowersDonald and Lois PrescottDavid and Barbara PrestonEmily D. PrestonRavida K. PrestonJohn and Marie PrinciottoAnthony and Gale PucciPeter RichardsDr. Beverly S. RidgelyRobert and Alison RitzJanet and Gary RobertsonRockywold-Deephaven CampsWilliam C. Roney, Jr.Robert Roriston and Sarah BirdDr. Eugene and Mrs. Constance RossBob and Sara RothschildLiz and Dan RoweKen and Nance RuhmCindy and Bard SalmonMark and Kim SchifrinMarnie Blaisdell Schulz in memory of Bill SchulzRobert and Sally SchwabeKelly and William SchwanerRobert W. and Anne M. Shaw

D O N O R S continued

Lou and Amanda ShipleyBarb and Jim ShuchmanKenneth and Miriam SimmonsNathan Simon and Amy EckesWilliam and Pam SimondsEvan and Rachael SingerSiteScapes of the Lakes RegionSmith Denison FoundationDorothy M. SmithFrederick Smith, Jr.Robert and Carol SnellingJudy and Charles SniffenSouthworth FamilySam and Cheryl SpadaforaDaniel StackRichard Starbuck and Deane HallTL and Lucinda StebbinsSara Jayne Steen and Joseph BourqueSusan and Tom SteppLea A. StewartCarol and Robert StewartWill and Lois StrattonMurray and Jean SwindellMike TanielianPam and Larry TaricaJohn and Carol ThompsonLeonard and Heather ThomsenDave and Patricia ThurberWard J. and Joy A. Timken Foundation in honor of Sue and Laurie Beeson

Larry and Betty TingleyBryant and Carolyn TollesEileen TorreyTosa FoundationBob and Joey TuvesonCarol and Tony UngerNorman and Marguerite VadenaisJohn and Betty ValentineVan Etten FamilyPeter and Prudy Van WinkleSusan Vines and John NikanderFriedrich and Antonia von GottbergTony Wagner and PJ BlankenhornPeter and Gail WalcottGene R. WallaceLisa WardlawKent and Mary Alice WarnerEdwin S. Webster FoundationPeter T. WebsterWilliam and Susan WeidmanRobert and Carol Weissman

Alma C. WestAngus and Elizabeth WestRuth S. WestRobert and Barbara WesterlundMaynard and Sandra WheelerScott and Molly WhitcombMarie and Grant WhitesideBruce and Betsy WhitmoreWiggins FoundationElizabeth and Gregory WilkinChristopher and Ann WilliamsBob and Marni WiseWolf-Rosengarten FamilyBeverly WoodPeter and Jo Ann WoodSteve Woodsum and Anne LovettBrinton and Kathleen Woodward in honor of Sue and Laurie Beeson

Amy YeakelBrian and Anne Young

B OA R D A N D S TA F F 2012-2016

*Nature Matters Cabinet

BOARDNancy G. Beck*Laurie Beeson*George Carr*Kenneth ColburnMargaret Conver*David W. Cote, DVMAndrea EatonAlan EnglishKenneth EvansBertha Fauver*John FernandesMark Goldstone*Elizabeth Hager*Harriet R. HarrisMaurice LafreniereWilliam F. Lee, Jr.*Carl LehnerDavid F. Martin*Arthur McGinnes*Susan McKimensJohn McRaeDavid MerrillPaul F. Miller, Jr.*Tashia Morgridge*Russell C. OrtonEmily PrestonThomas SamynPatricia SavaRichard L. StarbuckLea A. StewartCarol Thompson*Bryant F. Tolles, Jr. Justin Van EttenTony WagnerBruce Whitmore*Stephen G. Woodsum*

STAFF Tom AndersonTom BlayJennifer BradySamantha BrodeDennis CapodestriaPam ClarkSteve CorcoranChristine CorriganColin Crawford-StempelTim CurryEric D’AleoBob DonnellyBrian EatonEleanor EatonAudrey EisenhauerEric EllingsonBrenda ErlerDave ErlerRick FabianJordan FitzgeraldLaura FletcherPriscilla FletcherJordy GianforteAmanda GillenMargaret GillespieSteve HackettBeverly HeydukRichard HodgesAbby HortonKeith HoskingRon HuntoonFred HuntressDeb JoyceDavid KatzNancy KitchenTom Klein

Bev LaphamDale LaryBill LeeRacelle LyonsIain MacLeod*Susan MacLeodLaura MammarelliDavid MartinAl MatherDenise MoulisLauren MoulisMary NoyesJoe OusteckyJeremy PhillipsKirsten PickelCarol RaymondBill RichardsJanet Robertson*Liz RoweAlyssa SatasDean SmithAaron SnyderSusan SteppRob StewartTom ThomasDon TrudeauKevin Van GordenAubrey VoelkerSharon WargaAmy WestonAmy Yeakel

F I N A N C I A L S U M M A R Y T H R O U G H A P R I L 3 0 , 2 0 1 6

Expenditures: Projected Costs Actual Costs to Date*Wood Energy Exhibit $480,000 $484,512Gordon Interactive Playscape $250,000 $265,305Raptor Mews $200,000 $216,454Water Matters Pavilion $1,250,000 $1,359,260Enhanced Marketing $120,000 $120,000Staff Compensation Reserve $1,000,000 $1,000,000Board Designated Reserve $450,000 $422,562Campaign Costs $250,000 $256,712Total $4,000,000 $4,124,805

*Includes Contributions in kind

Sources of Funds:Contributions in cash and stocks $3,983,043Contributions in kind $94,727Investment income $47,035Total $4,124,805

G O A L SThe Nature Matters Capital Campaign set out to throw open wide the doors of discovery and imagination at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center. The success of the campaign, thanks to so many, has now refreshed a vital Science Center, which will continue to build pathways to informed stewardship for learners of all ages and for future generations.

The Nature Matters campaign added three new buildings, funded an expanded marketing initiative, and added resources to strengthen the Science Center’s financial foundation.

Wood Energy Exhibit• A model of sustainability, which saves energy and dollars• Uses locally-sourced renewable wood• Heats seven major buildings

G O A L S continued

Gordon Interactive PlayscapeAn interactive outdoor play structure where children go on a climbing adventure imagining themselves as a red squirrel trying to escape predators

G O A L S continued

Raptor Mews and Winter Bird Quarters• Improved housing for hawks, owls, and falcons used in

educational programs, replacing two worn out structures• Increased capacity for caretaking of birds• Easy and secure indoor access to the facility for staff

and volunteers

G O A L S continued

Water Matters Pavilion• Eighteen interactive exhibits teaching about water• Live mink, fish, turtles, and frogs• Outdoor water play area

G O A L S continued

More than $400,000 added to the Board Designated Reserve Fund, which is used to address critical, and sometimes unanticipated, infrastructure, organizational, and operational needs

Reserve Fund for Staff Compensation$1,000,000 placed in a temporarily restricted fund, which will generate annual income to use for compensation expense to help attract and retain high quality personnel

Reserve Fund for Financial Security

Enhanced Marketing• First television commercial• Increased radio advertisements• Funded paid social media campaigns• Highway billboard • Increased print advertising

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