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Misericordia H E A R T O F M E R C Y

Annual Report 2012A Year in the Life of Our Community

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Dear Friends, ThishasbeenabusyandexcitingyearatMisericordia,filledwithmanyblessingsfromtheloving,caringpeopleweareprivilegedtocallfriends.WeareevermindfulofthefactthatthemanypositiveaccomplishmentsyouwillreadaboutonthefollowingpagesaregiftsfromGodandyou,Hispeople,whoshareourministrysobeautifully.YouwillfindthatourCommunityofBelieversembrac-esmanydiverseandgeneroushearts.

InNovemberwededicatedoureighthresidenceintheneighboringcom-munity,theWilliamandDorisMooreHome,andplantomovesevenmenintotheirnewhomeearlyintheNewYear.Weweresuccessfulinobtainingpermis-sionforourninthnewhomeandwillmoveeightwomenwithdisabilitiesintothatLincolnwoodhomenextyear.

InadditiontopreparationsforChristmas,wearebeginninga$30millionfund-raisingcampaigntobuildfourhomesonourcampuscalledtheQuinlanTer-raceSeniorResidencesandtoendowtheservicesneededforthe60residentswhowilllivethere.Wearefortunateandgratefulforthebequestof$8.5milliondonatedforthebenefitofouragingpopulationthroughthegenerosityofMarieandGeorgeQuinlan.Wecurrentlyhave16residentswhoareoversixtyand58overfifty.Itisonlyprudentthatweplanfortheirfuturecare.Wearehopingtobreakgroundforthisnewfacilityduringthesummerorfallof2013.

Thiswillbeamajorundertakingatatimewhengovernmentfundingisacauseforconcern.Misericordia,likemanyIllinoishumanserviceagencies,haslongfacedtheriskofasubstantialcutbackingovernmentfunding.Withthecur-rentfinancialcrisisinourStategovernment,however,thisriskhasbecomeaveryrealthreat.TheStateofIllinoisisnow$24millionbehindinitspaymentstous,andanewpolicyeliminatesStatefundingfor“bedhold”daysfortwo-thirdsofourresidentswhiletheyareathomewiththeirfamiliesorinahospitalorrehabfacility.Asaresult,ourlong-termstrategywillfocusonfindingwaystoincreasefundingfromtheprivatesectortoanextentthatwilleffectivelyreduceourde-pendenceonthegovernment.

You,ourdearfriends,giveusthecouragetoacceptthesechallengessothatwecancontinuetomeettheneedsofthepeopleweareprivilegedtoserve.

WesendourbestwishesforaHappyandHolyChristmasandaNew Yearfilledwithmanyblessings.MaytheLordblessyouandyours.

Sincerely,

SisterRosemaryConnelly,RSMExecutiveDirector

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Mission StatementThe Mission of Misericordia/hearT of Mercy is To supporT

individuals wiTh developMenTal disabiliTies in MaxiMizing Their level of independence and self-deTerMinaTion

wiThin an environMenT ThaT fosTers spiriTualiTy, digniTy, respecT and enhanceMenT of qualiTy of life. we proMoTe

developMenT of naTural faMily and coMMuniTy supporT, coMMuniTy awareness, educaTion and advocacy.

Community of Believers Sister Rosemary speaks of Misericordia as a Community of Believers.Though we are diverse in backgrounds, education, ethnicities, economics,faithtraditions,etc.weareunitedasaCommunityofBelievers.WeareunitedbyourbeliefintheMissionofMisericordia.

ThatMissionissummarizedbestbySister:“OurresidentsareGod’smostvulnerablepeople.Theydeservealife,andalifeworthliving.”Ourcommit-mentistoensurethisworthwhilelifeisrealizedforeachofourresidents.WeareaCommunityofBelievers. OurCommunityofBelievers(COB)isbuiltonfourCoreValues:QualityofLife,Connection,Responsibility,andSpirituality.Westriveforexcellenceinallwedo;webindourselvestogetherasarobustcommunitysoourresidentsare

envelopedinloveandcare;weacceptpersonalresponsibilitytoensureourMissionisachieved;andweopenourselvestotheSpiritofGodwhohasblessedussoabundantly.

Sinceitsinception,theCOBTeamhasworkedtoensureourentireMisericordiafamilyisawareofourCoreValuesandthebehaviorswhichexpressthem.Misericordia’svitalitydependsonfullinvolvementbyall.AllnewstaffmembersareintroducedtotheCommunityofBelieversandourCoreValuesondayoneoftheirtraining. During2012and2013,theentirecampusisaddressingoursecondCoreValue–Connection.Wecon-necttoourresidentsandtooneanother–hearttoheart,mindtomind,soultosoul.Ourresidentsarecentraltoourlife,andbyconnectingwediscoverthepersontheyareandthebeautytheyhave.

TheCommunityofBelieversisheretostay:today,tomorrow,andwellintoourfuture.

Our family is blessed to be among Misericordia's Community of Believers. The four values of connection, quality of life, respon-sibility and spirituality are woven together in a daily life of my daughter by the special people who care for her. I know that belonging to this community of believers means we also can share a measure of peace. That peace is a priceless gift. - Judy Wall

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The recogniTion Miseri-cordia receives in The Media is only a reflec-Tion of The hard work of Many dedicaTed individu-als. wheTher sTaff, resi-denTs and Their faMilies, volunTeers or supporT-ers, The good world They have creaTed shines wiTh a lighT ThaT all can see.

This is the largest fundraiser forMisericordia,oneofChicago’soldesthumanitarianorganizations.EachyearMisericordiamustraise$15mil-lion to reach theirbottom line.VolunteerssuchasTheresaGrandeofParkRidge,whomannedtheGreekfoodbooth,takeupthefundraisingmantlegladly.“I’mdoingamitzvah.Ihaveanephewhereandmyneigh-borhasadaughter,andI’mdoingthisforthem,”saidGrande.

SisterRosemarycontinues[this]ministry,andunderherleadershipMisericordiahasbecomeahighlyrespectedhome, employingmore than 900 peoplewho care for610childrenandadultswithdevelopmentaldisabilities.

Sunday Visitor of Catholic New World, October 21, 2012

“LoisGates (assistant executive director) has been, and continuestobeawomanforallseasonsatMisericordia.Hergenerousheartknowsnolimits.Shehasauniquegiftofcallingforthotherstobeinvolvedwithcausesoutsideofthemselves,”saidSisterRosemary.

Father Jack Clair, Misericordia’s chaplain and assistantexecutivedirector,waschosenGuestofHonor for the2012 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Chicago.Eachyear,theparadecommitteechoosesafieldofser-vice,acceptsnominations,andvotesonarecipientwith-in thatfield.Focusedonservice through religion, theychoseFatherJack,adiocesanpriest,whocelebratedthe30thanniversaryofhisordinationonMay12.

Community Recognition

Misericordia throws picnic for 15,000 Sun Times/Pioneer Local Trend September 27, 2012 Family Fest

Sister Rosemary named Catholic Woman of the Year by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA).

Sisters of Mercy “Living Mercy” Magazine Fall 2012

Lois Gates named in “100 Women to Watch.”

Today’s Chicago Woman Magazine July 2012

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Our Community of Families

when a child or adulT begins living aT Misericordia, his or her faMily also becoMes parT of our coMMuniTy. our Misericordia faMily associaTion has over 600 MeMbers who share The belief ThaT Their child deserves a life worTh living and work diligenTly To assisT Misericordia in Making This possible. siblings of The residenTs also Take parT in This efforT Through Their parTicipaTion in The sibs group wiTh over 1100 parTicipanTs. MeMbers of These Two excepTional groups build relaTionships, provide supporT To one anoTher, and Make a viTal conTribuTion Through volunTeering, fundraising and sharing life wiTh The children and adulTs aT Misericordia.

Misericordia Family Association: AllparentsandguardiansofMisericordia’s600plusresidents.ThisgroupassistsandinformsparentsregardingcurrentpublicandlegislativeissuesaffectingMisericordia.Sponsors:MFADinnerDanceattendedby2,500guestsRaised:$1.2milliondollarsforMisericordia

Misericordia SIBS (Sharing Involvement with Brothers & Sisters): Allbrothers&sistersofMisericordia’s600residents.Sponsors:TheArtistinAllattheArtInstituteofChicagoOver15familyfundraisingeventsParticipatesinFamilyFest&CandyDaysRaised:$650,000forMisericordia

For me personally, Mis affords the possibility to be more actively engaged in my brother John’s life, involved in his destiny. Compared to his previous life in state facilities, the incredible level of warm, devoted care, superior resources and programs, and the vitality, scope and power of the Misericordia extended family vastly improves John’s opportunity and quality of life giving great comfort to our Mom and to me. We are exceedingly grateful to Misericordia and feel honored to be part of the family. – Bill Meyer, sibling

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Through Their coMMiTMenT To our children and adulTs, MeMbers of Misericordia’s supporT-ing groups echo The senTiMenT ThaT people wiTh disabiliTies are enTiTled To a good Today and beTTer ToMorrow. Thanks To The conTinued dedicaTion and supporT of Many TalenTed indi-viduals Misericordia is able To MeeT The challenges of The fuTure wiTh confidence.

Women’s Board: 90activemembers;64sustainingmembersSponsors:AnnualHeartofMercyBallwith600guestsBestowsHeartofMercyAwardandSisterRosemaryConnellyMedallionSupports:CandyDays,Women’sGolfOutingandFamilyFestRaised:Over$525,000forMisericordia

Women’s Auxiliary: 98activemembers and13sustainingmembersSponsors:FirstLookforCharity@ChicagoAutoShowand theSpringLuncheon&FashionShowsponsoredbySaksFifthAvenueMembersvolunteeratSaintFrancisHospitalGiftShopandintheMisericordiaHolidayBoutique2011-12goal:$1,000,000foranewCILA

Women’s League: 60activemembers; 42sustainingmembersSponsors:AnnualMarchMadnesseventfor450peopleRaised$300,000forPersonalEffectivenessProgram(PEP)Supports:BUMSGolfOutingandCandyDays

Advisory Board: 90memberswhoactivelysupportMisericordiathroughdirectgiving—personaland/orbusiness—andbyintroducingfriendsandcolleaguestoourmission. Thegroupmeetstwiceeachyear.

BUMS: 18committeemembers;manyactivelyparticipateontheAdvisoryBoardSponsors:GolfoutingatOlympiaFields,FlossmoorandIdlewildCountryClubs550golfersattendedthe2012golfoutingBestows“BUMoftheYear”AwardRaised:$430,000forMisericordia

Community of Supporters

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wiTh governMenT funding alone, Misericordia could noT provide The high qualiTy pro-graMs ThaT are essenTial for providing The besT lives possible for individuals wiTh devel-opMenTal disabiliTies. we are blessed To have The supporT of Many groups and individuals who noT only believe in our Mission buT are willing To give Their TiMe and hard work To plan and hosT fundraising evenTs ThroughouT The year.

Misericordia/Jelly Belly Candy Days raised$1,283,185!Newout-reachhelpedustoreachourgoal.138familymembersandfriendsraised$187,815throughFirstGivingonlinefundraisingpages.

32nd Annual Family Fest: Morethan10,000guests attendedRaisedover$1,275,000;2013KiaSorentodonatedbyAndyFrancisfromEvergreenKia

Friends of Misericordia: Coregroupofgenerousfriends“withgenerousfriends”Sponsors:Bi-annualeventfor175guestswithalive,no-item,paddleraiseauctionRaised:$100,000tofurnishnewgrouphome

Heartlinks Golf Outing: Soldoutfor10thconsecutiveyear; Morethan125golfersattendedRaised$250,000

Misericordia Women’s Golf Outing: 10membercommittee; 80golfers;Raised:$32,000

Community Events

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Community VisibilityMisericordia’s Mission-driven affiliaTed groups bring awareness To The public every day. volunTeers and residenTs assisT in sTaffing several enTerprises ThaT provide real value To The coMMuniTy aT large and To Misericordia’s boTToM line!

Twice Blest Thrift Shop: Foundedin1980theshophasbeen inoperation for32years.Allproceedsgodirectly toMisericordia to furtherprogramsandser-vices.Monday-Saturday10am-4pmat27EastNorth-westHighway,Palatine,IL60067847-934-1140Raised$120,000in2012;$3millionsince1980.

Heartstrings at Misericordia: Theshopfeaturesex-traordinaryceramicpottery,hand-paintedglassandwoodproductscreatedbyourMisericordiaartistsinresidenceaswellasbeautifulgiftsandclothingfromcommercialvendors.Tuesday-Friday10am-3pmat6300NRidge,Chicago,60660773-273-4183.

Heartstrings Evanston at Saint Francis Hospital islocatedinsideSaintFrancisHospital.Thiswonder-fulnewventureopenedin2011providingworkopportunitiesforMisericordia’sresidents.AllsalesbenefitMisericordia.

Greenhouse Inn Restaurant offersawidevarietyofchoicesfromthesaladbarandhotbuffettothegrilltoourhomemadedesserts.GuestsareservedbyvolunteersalongsideMisericordiaresidentsinourworkopportunityprogram.Tuesday-Friday11am-2:30pmandSundy9:30am-2:30pm6300NRidge,Chicago,60660773-273-4182.

Hearts & Flour Bakery and Coffee providesmeaningfulworkopportunities forMisericordia’s resi-dentsanddeliciouscookies,breadsanduniquetreatsfordeliveryacrosstheUS.Orderscanbeplacedonlineatwww.misericordia.orgorbycalling773-273-4759.

Heartracers: Over 65Misericor-diaHeartracersranintheChicagoMarathon and raised more than$91,000.

Farmers Market: The Misericor-diaHearts&FlourBakeryispres-entatChicago’sFarmersMarketstwiceaweek for fourmonthsoftheyearatFederalandDaleyPla-zas.ThisyearMisericordiabakedgoodssalesraisedover$120,000.

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Rosemary Home (18)Children's Care

(Severe non-ambulatory& ambulatory)

Mother McAuley (125)Skilled Nursing Pediatric (40)

Adult (79)

McGowan Home (16)(Non-ambulatory/

moderate disability)

Connelly Home(16)(Non-ambulatory,severe disability

Holbrook Center(53)(Ambulatory & semi-ambulatory

aging & severe cognitive disability)

Mercy Glen(48)(Moderate disability,

ambulatory & semi-ambulatory)

Complete in 2015: Quinlan Terrace(60)

Retirement/aging

MisericordiaH E A R T O F M E R C Y

31ACRECAMPUS

Residence(capacity)(population served)

MAPKEY:

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ShannonApartments(58)

(Mild to moderate disability; ambulatory

CILAs (43)(Community Integrated

Living Arrangement) Sevenneighborhoodhomes

(#8and#9in2013)(Ambulatory; mild to moderate disability)

Village(108)Ninehomes

(Ambulatory; moderate & severe disability)

Marian Center(100)(Profound mental

disability; ambulatory)

At Misericordia, we look upon each one of our children and adults as an individual with unique goals, feelings, limitations and gifts. Each person living at Misericordia is a gift to us today, a loving and loved individual with a purpose in life—no matter how wrapped in mystery that purpose is. We believe, we accept, we love each person, and we are better people because they have touched our lives. - Sr. Rosemary

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Misericordia is acuTely aware of The severe housing shorTage for The populaTion we serve. our waiTing lisT reMains aT More Than 500 in-dividuals who, along wiTh Their faMilies, are looking for a safe and nurTuring place To live.

CILA(Community Integrated Living Arrangement): In2013,Misericordiawillopenitseighthandninthgrouphomesoff-campusintheSauganashneighborhoodandthetownofLincolnwood.

Our Community Expands

0-5years:66-12years:1213-18years:2219-55years:49756+years:31

Aging Residents: Toaddresstheneedsofouragingpopulationa$30millioncampaignwillbelaunchedinmid-2013. Quinlan Terrace Capital Campaign:

4individualhomes,15residentseach1/2ofthebedroomswillbesingleroomsFlexibledesigntoadapttochangingneedsGroundbreakingsummer/fall2013, expectedcompletion2015

Number of Residents by Age Group

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connecTion To our surrounding coMMuniTy is essenTial To carry-ing ouT The Mission of Misericor-dia. This connecTion allows us To build aMbassadors for proMoTing and supporTing Misericordia, buT also for advancing The field of developMen-Tal disabiliTies.

The Heart of Mercy in Action/AmeriCorps Program invitesyoungcollegegraduatestoayearlivingincommunityandlife-changingservicetopersonswithdevelopmentaldisabillities.TheDriskillHomeservesastheresidenceforourAmeriCorpsmembers.2011-2012programyear:3participantsfromIndianaandIllinois2012-2013programyear:4participantsfromIllinois,Michigan, Iowa,andWashington,D.C.

College Interns: ConnectingwithMisericordiaallowsuniversityand college students to receive the hands on experience andtrainingnecessaryfortheircareerchoice.ParticipantshavebeenchosenfromLakeForestCollege,NorthwesternUniversity,St.XavierUniversity,IllinoisStateUniversity,ChicagoSchoolofProfessionalPsychology,LoyolaUniversity,UniversityofChicago,RushCollegesofNursingandAdlerSchoolofPsychology.

Volunteers: Ourvolunteerprogramisinvaluabletothestaffandresidents.Thisyearwehosted24volunteerorientationsfor300individualswhocommitedto6monthstooneyearofservice. Oncampus:175regularweeklyvolunteersand75eachweekday. ThousandshelpannuallyforFamilyFestandCandyDays.

Misericordia Junior Board 100highschoolstudentsfrom ChicagoandsuburbspromoteandsupportMisericordiabyvolunteering,recruitingandfund-raising.Foundedin2009,ithasover50newmembersin2012.Supports:CandyDays,FamilyFest,Women’sBoardBallandotherimportanteventsasneeded

The Heart of Mercy in Action program is a great way for me to spend the year between undergrad-uate studies and graduate school. I am gaining experience in my field., building relationships with residents, and enjoying the year's journey with the other volunteers. - 2012 participant

Community Service

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New Community Programs for Misericordia, qualiTy is cenTral To our philosophy of care and services we provide. by developing and iMpleMenT-ing creaTive and innovaTive prograMs, our residenTs experi-ence “a life worTh living." collaboraTive work wiTh oTher chicagoland organizaTions serving individuals wiTh develop-MenTal disabiliTies exTends our coMMiTMenT To esTablishing besT pracTices and is essenTial for Moving The field forward.

PEP (Personal Effectiveness Program) provides behavior enrich-mentthroughamulti-elementandindividualizedapproachforthosestrugglingwithsignificantbehavioralneeds,usingtechnology(iPADsandSmartBoards).Inthefirstyearofimplementation18individualswereservedwith7socialskillsgroupstoreinforceadaptivebehaviorwithinresidences.

Intersect for Ability isacollaborativeeffortstarted inJuneof2008with10ChicagoandRockfordareaagenciesservingindividualswithautismanddevelopmentaldisabilitiessup-portedthroughtheeffortsoftheColemanFoundation.Thefollowinginitiativeshavebeendeveloped:

Employment Committee isaninitiativetoassistwithpromotingemploymentforpersonswithdevelopmentaldisabilities.•reimbursedforthecostofjobcoachinghoursandmobilitytrainingcosts.•secondjobplacementforaMisericordiaresident•developinganadvisoryboardofcivicandbusinessleaders•relationshipdevelopmentwithAbbottLaboratories,Walgreens,OfficeMax,Marriott,andTJMaxx•createdaprototypelawnserviceforOakLawnforeclosedhomes.

EMS – Enhanced Medical Services agrantprogramcomprisedofninemembersofIntersectforAbil-ityworking on identifying a directory of providers, specialists and hospitals that provide quality careforresidents.Inadditionthisgrantoffersguidanceintrainingtophysiciansandotherswhoworkwithindividualswithdisabilities.

FIIVE (Fostering Intergenerational Inclusive Volunteer Engagement) grant coordinated through Intersect forAbilityproject.Tenyoungpeoplewithdisabilitiesandninementors(age55orbetter)engageinservicewithsupportoftwostaff.

GRACE isatrainingprogrampreparingouremployeesfortheneedsofouragingresidents.Seventy-fiveemployeeshavecompletedthistrainingprogramandareimplementingitdaily.

HSMS isacollaborativeprojecttodevelopadatabasesystemfornon-profithumanserviceorgan-izations.Thissystemisexpectedtoreducepaperwasteandpromotesefficiencyofclientrecords.

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Our Community

I would like to extend my full gratitude to you for taking part in the 2012 Fulbright Regional Scholar Enrichment Seminar. Thank you for allowing the scholars to work with Misericordia; they benefited tremendously from the experience. This visit was just the highlight of the weekend! – Peggy Parfenoff, Executive Director, WorldChicago

faMilies caring for individuals wiTh developMen-Tal disabiliTies are ofTen faced wiTh significanT challenges ThaT can iMpacT The faMily as a whole. Through our ouTreach and respiTe prograMs, par-enTs and Their children have opporTuniTies To con-necT wiTh oThers, share experiences, and receive supporT ThaT assisTs TheM in resToring energy and hope and in developing a balance in Their lives.

Outreach: 133familessupportedthroughactivites andeducationalprogramsandcampsRespite: 29familiesutilizedtheRespiteProgram.

Misericordia has been a huge support for our fam-ily since Emerson was young. We have had so many opportunities to meet other families and educate ourselves on raising a child with Special Needs. Most importantly, my daughter has enjoyed mak-ing friends and getting together each month to see familiar faces who embrace who she is. - Amy Connell

DID YOU KNOW? ToursofMisericordia’scampusarethebesttoolwehavetohigh-lighttheexceptionalqualityofcareprovidedtothoseweserve.Theyofferthemostvividpictureofthedailylivesofourresidents,staffandvolunteers.In2012wehadover100tourstovisitorsfrom26countriesfromChinatoNigeriatoMexico,18statesandWash-ingtonD.C.

Reaches Out

If we did not have this respite program, we would not be able to do what we do 24 hours a day, seven days a week as caregivers. We are indebted to the entire staff at Misericordia and are incredibly thankful! - The Lott Family

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aT Misericordia, looking aT The person firsT is essenTial To developing each individual Toward his or her poTenTial. This Means ThaT our residenTs are More Than people wiTh disabiliTies; They are arTisTs, bakers, housekeepers, clerical workers, reTail workers, gar-deners, recepTionisTs, resTauranT servers and cooks. eMployMenT opporTuniTies on and off caMpus provide value (and a paycheck) To each of Their lives and To The coMMuniTy of which They are a parT.

Community Employment69enclave(group)positions:5-8workerswhoareabletoexperi-encecommunityemploymentwiththesupportofajobcoach.23 competitive positions: residents employed individually withinthecommunity.

On-campus Work OpportunitiesArtStudios(60)Hearts&FlourBakery(65)GreenhouseInnRestaurant(12)GrecoGardensandGreenhouse(65)Laundry(20)OfficeSkillsandProduction(60)Recycling(20)

Fivefutureresidentsand15non-residentswithdevelopmentaldisabilitiesparticipatedinon-campusworkopportunities.

Forthe60%ofourresidentswhohavemoreprofounddisabilities,Misericordiahasdevelopednumer-ousprogramopportunitiestomeeteachperson’sneeds:TechnologyEnabledLearning(hundreds)BeyondBoundaries(75withsevereandprofounddisabilities)LifeLongLearning(150)LearninginMotion(90non-ambulatoryindividuals)GracefulLiving(40olderadults)

Our Community at Work

“She’s great! Jennifer is one of our best employees.”Brian Pinson, Manager, Ann Sather Restaurant

“The grounds crew is reliable, dependable, and they do a very thorough job maintaining our property.”

John DesmondFacilities Maintenance Superintendent

S&C Electric Co.

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Financial Operations

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Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Balance Due from State Agencies (in Millions) 12 Months Ending October 2012

BalancedueMisericordiafromtheStateofIllinois

(inMillions)12MonthsEndingOctober2012

Children with disabilities growing up in a culture where perfection trumps humanity creates a hole in the fabric of our society. The way that Miseri-cordia helps to close that hole and give a chance for human beings with disabilities to lead constructive lives is worthy of having a national effect.

– Ronald L. BarnardExecutive Director

The Driskill Foundation

You are accomplishing truly amazing results, benefiting not only the challenged individuals and their families who depend on your good works, but carrying great significance as well for the com-munity at large. We are honored to be associated with Misericordia.

– John W. EsteyPresident and CEO

S&C Electric Company

each fiscal year The difference beTween Misericordia’s prograM operaTing cosTs and The funds iT receives froM The sTaTe of illinois is close To $15 Million (approxiMaTely $25,000 per residenT). Two-Thirds of Misericordia’s revenue coMes froM governMenT fees and granTs. The reMainder coMes froM conTribuTions froM foundaTions, corporaTions, indi-viduals, and evenTs. Misericordia is proud ThaT 90% of iTs expenses direcTly supporT our residenTs Through prograMs and services.

Fiscal Year 2012: July 2011 - June 2012

Operating Revenues

Operating Expenses

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Executive TeamSister Rosemary Connelly, RSM,ExecutiveDirectorLois Catinella-Gates,AssistantExecutiveDirectorandChiefDevelopmentOfficerKevin Connelly,AssistantExecutiveDirectorandChiefFinancialOfficerFather Jack Clair,AssistantExecutiveDirectorandAdministratorofAuxiliaryServicesMary Pat O’Brien,AssistantExecutiveDirectorofResidencesandPrograms

AdministratorsDenise TiggesMcAuleyResidence,NursingandTherapyServices,Non-AmbulatoryServicesChris Hegg KrackenbergerMarianCenter,MercyGlen,HolbrookResidence,Pool&FitnessServicesMichael DiazDevelopmentalTrainingProgramsJoe FerraraVillageHomesandCILAs

Board of Directors PRESIDENT Monsignor Michael Boland,CatholicCharities-Appointed1996TREASURER&GENERALMANAGERSr. Rosemary Connelly, RSM,Misericordia-Appointed1970SECRETARY Margaret Murphy,Misericordia-Appointed1984DIRECTORS John L. Dyer,PeterShannon&Co.-Appointed2005 Rob Figliulo,SPR,Inc.-Appointed2005 Daniel Houlihan,DanielHoulihan&Assoc.,Ltd.-Appointed1998 Patrick E. Mahoney,Mahoney,Crowe&GoldrickP.C.-Appointed2003 Robert Soudan,LockUpDevelopment-Appointed2007 Dan Walsh,WalshConstructionCo.-Appointed2011

Certifications & Licensure IllinoisDepartmentofHumanServices DepartmentofChildrenandFamilyServices IllinoisDepartmentofPublicHealth IllinoisStateBoardofEducation

Our Leadership Community

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