2006 YEAR IN REVIEW

Since 2003, we have presented our annual report in the fall catalogue to bring you audited figures and information yielding an accurate picture of our previous year. Gemini Ink's fiscal year is calendrical, January through December, and our previous year's audit generally is completed each May.

In March 2004, we revised our mission statement, reinforcing our commitment to serve an ever broader range of writers and readers. Our mission: Gemini Ink nurtures writers and readers and builds community through literature and the related arts.

FY/CY 2006 HIGHLIGHTS:

• Total service numbers for Gemini Ink increased 8% - from 5,043 in 2005 to 5,465 in 2006. Participants for Writers in Communities increased by 9%, while Dramatic Readers Theater audiences doubled from 2005.

• In August 2005 the Shield Ayres Foundation issued our first challenge grant, which we met – thanks to you – in June 2006, two months ahead of the deadline.

• Our Spring/Fall Autograph Series featured Edward P. Jones and Margaret
  Atwood. More than 1,200 students and audience members attended the free public readings, master classes, and luncheon/colloquia.

• We held our most successful INKstravaganza ever and ended the fiscal year with a surplus of $60,798.

• Our auditors, Sagebiel, Ravenburg & Shuh, again gave us an “unqualified opinion,” the highest mark possible.

We are deeply grateful to all of you – members and donors, writers and artists, businesses, volunteers, institutions and individuals – whose generosity allows us to continue building community through reading, writing, and human exchange.

Rachel Christilles,
Financial Officer

Honorable Mention Memberships

Hoefler Circle
Ann Griffith Ash
Patricia Spears Bigelow
Anne Connor
Wally and Lisa Cox
Jim and Johnny Heidelberg
Mary Henrich
Herbert and Joan Kelleher
Duane Klaus
James T. Koch
Martha Macdonald
Dr. Diane Martinez and Mr. David Scotch
Laura Moorman
Lee and Carie Novikoff
Ginger Pierson
Josie Seeligson
Sundra L. Spears

Century Circle
Bob Ayres
Candace Humphreys
Robert and Nancy Shivers
Betty and Howard Halff

100 - 249

Susan Albert in honor of Harriet Jane Martin Browne
Maria Cossío Ameduri and Ardow Ameduri, M.D.
Wendy and Billy Atwell
Robert Bonazzi
Nancy Borris and Tim Sullivan
V. Lee Butler
Joan Carabin
Mr. Michael Casey
Rick and Kristen Casey
Jean S. Chittenden
Anna Brelsford Coiner
Ms. Ocia J. Davis
Cyra Dumitru and River Lily Press, Inc.
Edgar M. Duncan & Linda W. Duncan
Toni H. Falls
Katy Flato
Lynn Gosnell and John Branch
Gary Griffin
Paige Sanders Griffin
Janie and Al Groves
Pat and Hall Hammond in honor of Victoria Branton and Martin Rico
Lisa and Erik Hanson
Dr. Stephen and Judith Hoffman
Anne Holt and Christian D. Schultz in honor of Betsy Schultz
Margie and Charles Kilpatrick
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kruger
Ellen and David Lake
Neel and Allison Hays Lane
Alice Lynch
Edith McAllister
Elizabeth McFarland
George E. Neel Jr.
Dr. Valerie Ostrower
Ann Pomerantz
Carol Coffee Reposa
Linda Lay Shuler and Linda Lucretia Shuler
Nuala Sinisi
Allan F. Smith
Claude and Barbara Stanush
Susan Stein
Pic and Marie Swartz
Trinity University Press
Esther and Harold Vexler
Joan Voigt
Reverend & Mrs. Clifford Waller
Mary Beth Williamson
Sherry and Jeff Wooley
Ximenes & Associates, Inc.

250 - 499

Bacon Lee & Associates
Rosemary Catacalos
Liz and Bill Chiego
Mary Francine Danis
Mary Flanagan and Michael Lichtenstein
Dr. Marvin and Ellinor Forland
Herbert and Joan Kelleher
Anne D. Monahan
Ms. Virginia S. Nicholas
Lee and Carie Novikoff
Dianne and Boone Powell
Morgan Price
Mrs. Frank A. Schultz in honor of Betsy Schultz
Dr. Diane Martinez and Mr. David Scotch
Robert and Nancy Shivers
Drs. Elaine and James Wagener
Dr. Elliot and Marcia Goren Weser

500 - 999

Sandra Cisneros
Bill Fisher and Mariana Muñante
Pat and Bob Flynn
Judge Bonnie Reed and Stuart Schlossberg
The Smothers Foundation 

1000 - 2499

Joan Cheever
Ned Lee and Megan Kromer
Betsy Schultz in honor of Mrs. Frank A. Schultz
Jerry Winakur and Lee Robinson
Sheila and Wayne Wright

 2500+

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Baptist Health System
Dr. and Mrs. John Brazil, Trinity University
Sallie and Barry Chasnoff
Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated
Frost Bank
Guerra●DeBerry●Coody Marketing & Communications
Betty and Howard Halff
H-E-B
San Antonio Express-News and Bob Rivard
Dr. and Mrs. Francisco Cigarroa, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

 Foundation and Government Grants

Charity Ball Association
City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs
Edouard Foundation
Ford Salute to Education
Albert and Bessie Mae Kronkosky Charitable Foundation
Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation
Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts
The Ruth Lang Charitable Fund and the Newman Family Charitable Trust of the San Antonio Area Foundation
Shield-Ayres Foundation
Jack and Doris Smothers and Mary Ann Smothers Bruni Memorial Foundation
theFund
Texas Commission on the Arts
Verizon Communications

Donors of INKstravaganza Auction Items

Arturo Almeida
Simon Azar-Farr
Bear Moon Bakery and Cafe
Dr. Pat LeMay Burr
Bett Butler
Mike Casey
Center for Foods of the Americas
El Mirador & the Trevino Family
Christine, Gerry & Matthew Goldstein
Dr. Coleen Grissom
Xelena Gonzalez
Dr. Dudley Harris
Mitchell Lake Audubon Center & Susan Albert
Michael Nye
Linda Pace
Pearl Brewery
Robert Price
Aaron Prado
George Prado
Al Rendon
Ricardo Romo
San Anto Cultural Arts
San Antonio Silver Stars & Diana Reyes
Betsy Schultz
Trish Simonite
Timothy Sullivan
Kathy Vargas
Luisa Wheeler

Purchasers of INKstravaganza Auction Items

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Robert Bonazzi
Ira Chasnoff
Sallie and Barry Chasnoff
William Dupont
Toni Falls
Cristina and Thomas Gibson
Alex Halff
Dr. & Mrs. Dudley Harris
Relief Jones
Ned Lee & Megan Kromer
James Lifshutz
Dr. Jose Lopez
Bob Rivard and Monika Maeckle
Robert and Nancy Shivers
Brett Thacker
Abraham and Sylvia Verghese
Gene Vogt
Sheldon Weisfeld

2006 In-Kind and Donated Services

Marian Aitches
Laura Angelo
Gloria Arecchi, CPA
Patricia Spears Bigelow
Laura Burney
Bett Butler
Gina Canales
Cary Clack
Robin Cochran
Jim Dawes
Amber Duncan
Alicia Eagerton
Christine Enríques
Louis Fincias
Anthony Flores
Friends of Gemini Ink
Marilyn Goodwin
Mike Greenberg
Coleen Grissom
Amanda Haas
Rose Harms
Bryan Harrington
H-E-B
Cheri Heuser
Abigail Hinojosa
Jayme Hopkins
JES, Inc.
Pam Kenny
Bill Livermore
Michael Mehl, Ann Kinder and FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA
Carlos Ponce
Megan Power
David Rice
Bob Rivard
Omar Rodriguez
Evita Rodriguez
Margie Rodriguez
Margie Roe
San Antonio College Service Learning Center
San Antonio Express-News
James Sanders
Michele Stanush
Tesoro Corporation
The Twig Bookshop
UTHSC Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics
Gene Vogt
Beck Whitehead
Rhonda Williams
Wings Press
Sheila and Wayne Wright
The many artists who reduced their fees

2006 Interns
Christopher Gamez
Jennifer Herrera
Chris Mendiondo
Michelle Mitchell
Virginia Rowland
Rene Villanueva