Rainbow Connection 2019 Impact Report

Funding Sources Expenses Dollars andCents $959,768 (29%) Fundraising $220,196 (7%) Memorials and Bequests $112,518 (3%) Other Income $81,110 (3%) Operations $1,056,386 (32%) Donated Goods and Services Numbers as reflected on the 2019 Rainbow Connection 990 Tax Form $2,242,794 (90%) Mission $ $ $966,745 (29%) Contributions $167,704 (7%) Fundraising 2019 Major Events Our 5th Annual Dream Makers Ball was a great success! 300 guests joined us at our black-tie gala to help us raise more than $434,000 to grant wishes! 2019 marked the 40th Dobson Open ! This is the fundraiser that started it all! The first Dobson honored the lives of Ron, Tim and Jennifer Dobson and raised $2,000. 40 years later, 156 golfers raised more than $242,000 ! The Detroit Wine Organization chose TRC as the benefiting charity of the 15th annual Detroit Uncorked event. Together, we hosted an amazing event for more than 450 guests and raised more than $103,000 at Detroit Foundation Hotel. This year more than 200 supporters joined us at our Walk for Kids . We walked in memory of our late founder, L. Brooks Patterson, and in honor of all of the Wish Families we serve. Together, more than $69,000 was raised. 2019 was a record-breaking year for our Celebration of Dreams . More than 400 guests bid on silent auction items, dined, and watched a heart-warming Wish Child Fashion Show. The evening raised an overwhelming $267,000 for wishes!