GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNUAL OF GASTON COUNTY 2017 REPORT Fishing Dock at Crowders Mountain State Park MISSION Our mission is to be the leader of philanthropic giving by connecting donors with community needs to enhance the lives of present and future generations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS A MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY...... 1 COMMUNITY GRANTS...... 12-13 UNRESTRICTED GIVING...... 2 FEATURED GRANT...... 14-15 BOOK OF MEMORY...... 3 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION RUN...... 16-17 ALLEN H. SIMS AWARD...... 4-7 FEATURED DONOR STORIES...... 18-19 NEXT GENERATION FUND...... 8-9 SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL DATA...... 20-21 TEENS CHANGING GASTON COUNTY...... 10 FUNDS AT THE FOUNDATION...... 22-24 LEGACY SOCIETY...... 11 BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF...... 25

The Community Foundation of Gaston County, Inc. is confirmed in compliance with the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations. We are proud to show this official National Standard Seal, which denotes our achievement in establishing legal, ethical, and effective operating practices that show our transparency and financial responsibility. FROM THE PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN A Message to our Community Your Community Foundation experienced an exceptional year during 2017 by growing its asset base to over $90 million dollars while fulfilling its mission of “… connecting donors with community needs to enhance the lives of present and future generations.”

The growth of the Foundation over the past 39 years has enabled grants from the Foundation to exceed $96 million to assist many important charitable organizations to achieve their missions and serve our community. Thank you for your continued support and commitment of these many important organizations.

As you begin your review of this report, we’d like to point out a few highlights: • Your gifts (including agency funds) to the Foundation exceeded $9.8 million. • Grants from the Foundation exceeded $8.3 million, a record year for grants! • Investment gains for 2017 were $9.9 million (+13.3%). • We established 18 new funds in 2017, and another record year of new members (54) joined our Next Generation Giving Circle. • During our annual Community Grant cycle, recommendations were approved from the Grants Committee (totaling $682,572) to 31 nonprofit agencies and Foundation initiatives. • Scholarships at the Foundation provided college funds for 118 students. • The Community Foundation RUN event continued its success exceeding $1.3 million, bringing 15-year total to over $18 million for local nonprofits.

The Foundation could not do what it does without the support of our donors, partners, and friends. Through your generosity, we have been able to grant more money in the community than any other time in our history, further enhancing the lives of generations to come. This is a testament to your Ernest W. Sumner Richard K. Craig commitment to our community and we are privileged to act as stewards of the President Chairman of the Board charitable funds entrusted to us. Thank you.

GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY l 1 l THE GARRISON FUND Unrestricted Giving Garrison General Donations made to the Garrison Fund are used to make unrestricted grants to nonprofits in Gaston Hospital County. Donors that give to this fund annually are members of the Benefactors Memorial Program, where they can request that memorials be sent in remembrance of friends and family during the year. Names of the departed are entered into the Book of Memory in this report (Page 3) and on our website. FRIENDS ($1,000 AND ABOVE) Mr. and Mrs. Greg Dills Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Efird Mr. Jeffrey C. Barbour and Rev. Joan C. Martin Mr. Richard B. Forde Mrs. Ann R. Black Mrs. James S. Forrester Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Bryant Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Gray Mr. Wilson Dunn Mrs. Doris H. Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Tom D. Efird Mr. and Mrs. Linwood B. Hollowell Jr. Mrs. Judith D. Falls Dr. Ann M. Hoscheit and Mr. Joe Davis Ms. Catherine Frye Dr. and Mrs. Roy W. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. David Hook Mr. and Mrs. Dan S. LaFar Jr. Ms. Esther Adams Hunnicutt Mr. John C. Loughridge Mr. Eugene R. Matthews II When the Garrison General Hospital ceased Mrs. George Manning Mr. and Mrs. John K. McGill operation in June 1975, the responsibility for Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Massey Jr. Mrs. Samuel G. McGregor the hospital’s remaining assets was assigned to Ms. Eva A. McLean the Hospital’s Board of Directors. The Directors Mrs. William T. Nolen Mrs. David W. Moore sought an arrangement which would guarentee Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Robinson Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Ness productive use of the money in a way that would Mr. T. J. Solomon II continue to serve the charitable, cultural and Mr. and Mrs. H. William Palmer Mrs. Martha G. Taylor educational health of the community. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy T. Paschall It was felt that a Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Pearson dedicated to the best overall interests of Gaston BENEFACTORS ($250 - $999) Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey A. Planer County filled a current need in the community and represented a logical legacy of the Garrison Ms. Nell P. Alala Mr. and Mrs. Wayne F. Shovelin General Hospital. Mrs. Beverly B. Bryant Mr. Jay B. Smith The opportunity and potential of such a Dr. and Mrs. Fred S. Cloninger Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Sumner Foundation was assessed by a team of local Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Coyle Mr. and Mrs. H. Randolph Sumner Community Leaders and the Hospital Board. As Mrs. Clarissa H. Craig Hon. and Mrs. Richard L. Voorhees a result, the Garrison Community Foundation of Gaston County, Inc. was born in May, 1978. Ms. Katherine T. Currence Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Warren Dr. and Mrs. William A. Current Sr. Mr. Tom Watson l 2 l COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GASTON COUNTY Crowders Mountain State Park Book of Memory

Mr. Donald G. Adair Mrs. Anne Balthis Lyon Dalton Mr. Richard F. Martell Mrs. Faye Elizabeth Setzer Mr. William Preston Adams Mr. Charles Fredrick Davis Mrs. Betty Choate Matthews Ms. Martha Torrence Short Mr. John Whitesides Alexander Mr. Frank Pressley Deason Mr. Carlos McClean Ms. Carlotte Beam Smith Mr. Paul H. Avery Mr. Edsel Benjamin Deese Mr. Arthur Frank McGinnis Sr. Mrs. Mable Christine Spargo Mr. Jerome Bakke Mr. John DeHoff Mr. John McIntosh Ms. Jeanne M. Stowe Mrs. Dolores Metts Banner Mrs. Ruth Day Michael Dickson Dr. Andrew C. Miller III Mr. Charles Stribling Mr. Kenneth C. Beam Sr. Mr. Daniel Oscar Doster Col. William Everett Moore, Sr. Mrs. Faye Roberts Stroupe Mrs. Janet Cone Benedict Ms. Carmen Renee Elliott Dr. Thomas Lynch Murphy Jr. Ms. Harriette Line Thompson Ms. Virginia Ruth Compton Bernard Mrs. Jean Woody Eppley Ms. Lauren Elizabeth Noble Mr. David Michael Tompkins Mr. Keith Rennie Biggers Mr. Robert Lee Eskridge Mrs. Theoria Rice Page Mr. Samuel A. Tull Jr. Mrs. Jo Carol Bowles Ms. Cecile Frisbee Farmer Mrs. Dorothy Boyd Peeler Mr. John Lamar White Ms. Maxine Coley Bradshaw Mr. Samuel Jerome Fleeman Sr. Mr. Hugh Pegram Mr. Seth T. White Jr. Mrs. Marian Hughes Call Mr. Jerry Dan Frye Mr. Herb Price Dr. Edward S. Whitesides Mr. Berlin H. Carpenter Jr. Mr. Thomas Alexander Gray Dr. William Gordon Quarles Mr. Henry Monroe Whitesides Jr. Ms. Betty Sue Craig Cauthen Mrs. Margaret Stroupe Green Mrs. Lillie Bell Ragan Mr. Henry Monroe Whitesides Sr. Mrs. Katie Helen Friday Cloninger Mr. Javen R. Haygood Mr. Ross Randall Mrs. Edna Herring Williams Mrs. Margaret “Mary Jo” Cloninger Mr. Truman Hudson Mr. Herman Eugene Ratchford Sr. Mr. William Bahnson Williams Mrs. Joy Cole Mr. Charles Kenyon Hubbard Dr. John William Riddle Mr. James C. Wilson Jr. Mrs. Patricia Cowden Mr. Curtis C. Kimbrell Jr. Mrs. Tula C. Robbins Mrs. Sudie Mann Wilson Ms. Mary Ruth Hendrick Crenshaw Ms. Della Edwards Kirkland Mrs. Helyn Bost Robinson Dr. Loy H. Witherspoon Jr. Mr. Jimmy Harold Crisp Ms. Judy Carol Frazier Leazer Mrs. Mildred Jackson Sadler Mrs. Lena Smith Wright Mr. Robert Houston Crockett Jr. Dr. Eugene Maloney Mrs. Betty Revels Seay

GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY l 3 l 2017 Allen H. Sims Award

l 4 l COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GASTON COUNTY 2017 ALLEN H. SIMS AWARD Care. Connect. Contribute. Care, Connect, Contribute was the theme of the night on Thursday, September 21, 2017 for the 28th Annual Allen H. Sims Dinner hosted by the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of Gaston County. The dinner was held at Gaston Country Club where over 200 donors gathered to hear a report on the Foundation and to honor the recipient of this year’s Allen H. Sims Award. Rick Craig, Board Chair, reported to those gathered that the Foundation collectively granted out $5.5 million in 2016 and awarded the largest grant in the history of the Foundation as a multiyear grant of $1 million to the new Warlick Family YMCA as a major gift to the community. A video showing highlights of the year with the resounding theme of Care-Connect-Contribute served as the program for the evening. Mr. Gene Matthews, Director and Investment Committee Chair, presented the Allen H. Sims Award to Charlton Torrence, Jr. as the 2017 recipient. Mr. Matthews has been associated with Mr. Torrence for many years and was able to give a firsthand account of the many contributions in time, talent and resources given to our community by Mr. Torrence. The Community Foundation of Gaston County is proud to have Charlton Torrence on our team and congratulate him as the 2017 Allen H. Sims Award recipient. Mr. Torrence exemplifies the Sims Award attitude: the selfless act of seeing a need and finding a solution, of caring for a community and making a difference. Born in 1928 at Highland Hospital in Gastonia, NC; Mr. Torrence was educated locally from Victory School to Gastonia High School before attending Darlington Prep School followed by Davidson College where he double majored in economics and business. In 1955 he married the late Mary Elizabeth Mason and together they raised three children: (pictured left R-L) Elizabeth Ring, Catherine, and Charlton K. Torrence III. Today he is also proud of two granddaughters: Sarah and Meredith Giles. If you want to see him smile, ask Charlton Torrence about baseball, specifically a game played in 1945. Young Charlton was an athlete in high school playing football, basketball and baseball. That particular year Shelby had the team to beat, winning the Little World Series. However, there was one team, and only one, with the ability to shut out Shelby that year. The team to do that was Charlton Torrence’s American Legion team and he was the pitcher. He smiles telling of the win and is quick to name his teammates that shut out Shelby, winning 5 to 0. He went on to play football and win the Mid-South championship while at Darlington Prep School and was named Honorable mention All Mid-South. During the summers he played semi-pro baseball. The skills Mr. Torrence learned playing the team sport of baseball transferred to a career in textiles. Starting out during summers with Superior Yarn Mills in Mt. Holly, a variety of jobs taught the young man textiles from the bottom up. Every job was learned from the opening and picker room, card room, spinning and twister room, ball warps and section beams to the yarn testing lab. All these jobs prepared Mr. Torrence for yarn and fabric sales in many capacities and serving as Vice President for Superior Yarn Mills, Clyde Fabrics, Textiles Inc., which went private to become Ti Caro and later sold to Dixie Yarns. His sales territory covered the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, England, France and Israel. In 1989, Charlton Torrence retired from a successful career in textiles. Before launching his career, Mr. Torrence joined the US Naval Reserve. He served our country from 1951 until his honorable discharge in 1955 as a lieutenant. With a passion for service to others, a lifetime of civic duty began.

GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY l 5 l In the late 1950’s Charlton Torrence was a member of the Civitan Club for a number of years. He is currently a member of the Gastonia Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellow. He served seven years as treasurer of Crisis Assistance Ministries and was instrumental in starting an endowment there. For several years he served on the Board of Advisors for Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden along with membership and financial support. The Schiele Museum awarded Charlton Torrence the Bud Schiele Lifetime Achievement plate in 2009. He has served on the Schiele’s Board of Directors and is currently on the Board of Advisors. As a major contributor himself, Mr. Torrence helped to raise 3.2 million dollars to build the new Environmental Studies Center. Currently the Schiele maintains an endowment at the Community Foundation for which Mr. Torrence was happy to be a part. Ann Tippitt, Executive Director of the Schiele, recalls the many times she and Mr. Torrence would meet with a prospective donor and how his gentle manner and approach would yield excellent results due to his sincerity. Each one of us deals with loss in a unique and personal way. As a tribute to his wife and to honor her memory in a way that would give back to others and our community, Charlton Torrence chose to contribute to Gastonia’s Potters House in 1997. Since that time he has supported Potter’s House and continues to work on their behalf. As a Gaston County citizen, Mr. Torrence has been active locally and beyond. He served three years on the CaroMont Health Foundation grants committee, is a lifetime member of the NC Zoo Society, was President of the Combed Yarn Spinners Association, a former director of the Avon and Peoples bonded warehouses and a member of Gaston Country Club. In 2016, Mayor John Bridgman and the Gastonia City Council presented Mr. Torrence with a letter of proclamation for his accomplishments and dedication to our country and citizens of Gastonia and Gaston County. Reverend J. J. Kennedy was one of the first pastors for the First Presbyterian Church in Gastonia and was Charlton Torrence’s great grandfather. With that family connection it is easy to understand why Charlton has been so active at the church over the years. Many remember or at least have heard of Dr. James H. Henderlite who was pastor from 1912-1940. Dr. Henderlite baptized Chartlon with water from the Jordan River. Teaching Sunday school, serving as a deacon and an elder, and serving on a nine person committee to update and rewrite the church history are among the many ways Mr. Torrence has participated at the church throughout his life. Beginning in 1998, Charlton Torrence joined the Board of the First Gaston Foundation and served as treasurer. The work of the First Gaston Foundation is recognized as a game changer for Gaston County and those living here. In 2015, the Board decided to move the First Gaston Foundation to the Community Foundation and create the First Gaston Foundation Fund and Albert Myers Scholarship Fund to effectively preserve the assets and continue to make grants back to the community with considerably less overhead cost. Over the years, Mr. Torrence has seen the advantages of the decision made along with all First Gaston Board members, to protect and sustain the mission of the fund. Currently, Mr. Torrence serves as a Director on the Board to the Community Foundation and has been a fund holder since 1993. When asked, he can be counted on to arrive on time to present grant checks to nonprofits with a cheerful attitude. As you can see, Charlton Torrence has been around the bases a few times and our community is all the better for it. From the baseball field to the world of textiles, community and church service, this is a man you want on your team. l 6 l COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GASTON COUNTY Allen Harold Sims 1899-1987

After spending his childhood and youth in Gaston and Cleveland Counties, Mr. Sims graduated from college and took an accounting job in a Cramerton mill. He then came to Gastonia as a bank accounting clerk in 1920 and became President of that bank, Citizens National in 1953. Mr. Sims headed a long list of business- related and local community organizations, but was best known for his personal generosity – much of which was anonymously given as college financial aid for many deserving young people. Bequests from his estate and that of his wife, Mrs. Anne Rankin Sims, created the largest unrestricted endowment fund at the Community Foundation. It was that lengthy record of sharing with the community his financial resources and influence that led the Foundation to initiate the Allen H. Sims Award in 1990 to honor other special leaders who have followed a path of generosity with time, influence, and finances to make Gaston County a better place.

GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY l 7 l NEXT GENERATION FUND The Next Generation of Generosity The Next Gen had a milestone year in 2017. The giving circle had an addition of 54 new members, enjoyed two socials, participated in the Education Foundation’s “Are You Smarter than a Gaston County 5th Grader,” awarded 5 grants, and volunteered at the Community Foundation Run! The Next Gen Fund is a giving circle that allows donors to pool resources and make collective grants to add greater impact to their gift. Because of our members, the Next Gen is continuing to make a difference in Gaston County. The Next Generation fund has granted over $165,000 back into Gaston County over the last 17 years, all while growing the fund to over $264,000. 2017 was particularly special as we had our first transition of a Teens Changing Gaston County member to a Next Generation member. TCGC (Page 10) is a program for teens to learn about the meaning of philanthropy. Spence Newcombe was a member of TCGC during high school and has graduated college, moved back to the area and is now participating with Next Gen! This is what it is all about; creating generations of generosity. An individual may join Next Gen by providing an annual tax-deductible contribution of $75 and couples may join by a contribution of $125. CURRENT NEXT GEN MEMBERS: Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Robert George Dr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Nigbor Dr. and Mrs. Ed Anthony Mr. Clay Gibson Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Planer Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Anthony Dr. and Mrs. Todd Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Chris M. Pridnia Mr. and Mrs. John Barker Ms. Sharon Heinrich Mr. and Mrs. Michael Proud Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Beasley, III Mr. Joseph E. Gettys and Ms. Ruth E. Kinzey Dr. and Mrs. Mark Reiber Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Brannon Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heilig III* Drs. Jennifer and Rafeal Rivera Mr. Robert Browne Mr. and Mrs. Davidson Hobson Mr. and Mrs. Trey Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Luke Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. Brendan C. Horgan Mr. and Mrs. R. Leonard Rowe Jr. Dr. Elizabeth Bumgarner and Dr. Parag Phadke Dr. and Mrs. Will Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Jason R. Sanders Mr. and Mrs. William Carstarphen Jr. Mr. Daniel Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Schrift* Ms. Merryman Cassels Dr. and Mrs. David Layne Drs. Kelly and Omer Shedd Mr. and Mrs. G. Vincent Cherry Jr.* Dr. and Mrs. Dustin P. Letts Mr. Anthony Sigmon Mr. and Mrs. Joshua M. Clagg Mr. and Mrs. Steven Long* Mr. Kyle D. Sikes* Mr. and Mrs. Wade Coffey Mr. and Mrs. William A. Long Mr. and Mrs. Rush Simmons* Mr. and Mrs. Steven D’avria Mr. and Mrs. Johnathan Lowery Dr. and Mrs. Ravi N. Singh Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Dawe Drs. Debora and Philip Jamison Mr. and Mrs. A. Marsh Spencer IV* Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Deely Dr. and Mrs. David A. Major Mr. and Mrs. Tremayne R. Stephens* Mr. and Mrs. Greg Dills Mr. and Mrs. Allan Mark Mr. and Mrs. Wesley N. Styers Mr. and Mrs. Justin Doyne Mr. and Mrs. Matt McKenzie Mr. and Mrs. Ernest D. Sumner II Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dubois Dr. Nisha Mehta and Dr. Parag Butala Dr. and Mrs. Michael R. Tamberella III Mr. and Mrs. Tim Efird Mr. and Mrs. Chad S. Melvin Ms. Natalie M. Tindol and Mr. John Davis Dr. and Mrs. Mark Epstein Ms. Josie Miller & Mr. Spence Newcombe Ms. Elysabeth Utick and Mr. Paul Lyon Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Euliss Mr. and Mrs. Phillip B. Miller Drs. Barbara and Harald Vaher Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Faires Mr. and Mrs. Jason Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Phillip A. Wertz Mr. and Mrs. James P. Falls Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Lee Nester Ms. Susanne D. Albright Whitesides Mr. and Mrs. Alan Fulghum Mr. and Mrs. Charles Niemeyer Jr. *signifies Steering Committee Members l 8 l COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GASTON COUNTY GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY l 9 l TEENS CHANGING GASTON COUNTY The Future of Philanthropy Teens Changing Gaston County is a youth-led philanthropy board, consisting of 9th-12th grade students in Gaston County. A partnership between the Community Foundation of Gaston County and Gaston County Family YMCA established the program twelve years ago. The TCGC Board meets once a month during the school year to learn about the grant making process, network with nonprofit professionals, and socialize with other teens from around the County. After learning the process of grants and their impact, the Teen Board is able to judge applications from fellow peers regarding service projects. As a follow up to awarding the grants, teens will volunteer with the projects awarded to experience their philanthropy on a personal level. The 2017-2018 Teens Changing Gaston County Board awarded grants to the following youth-led service projects in Gaston County:

Gaston County Family YMCA – $1,000 The ARC of Gaston County – $1,000 Kristina Vaher will use the funds to build “Handicap Holiday Dances”, a project started two reading areas for children at the Gaston by Rennie Pearson, will give adults and Family YMCA to provide access to books for children with intellectual and developmental children in the summer and after school. disabilities a unique opportunity to socialize with others through dances at the ARC of Holy Angels – $976 Gaston County. The funds will be used by Rich Gray to provide the on campus Greenhouse with Habitat for Humanity – $500 better products to ensure quality growth Shane Fogarty will use funds to revitalize through a new irrigation system. the community garden located on Parkdale Avenue, a street made up of houses Crisis Pregnancy Center – $590 constructed by Habitat for Humanity. Trent Tatum will use funds to provide new parents with resources and necessary Boy Scouts of America – $500 support to raise their new families. Quint Crowder will use funds to renovate the observation dock and surrounding areas of Boy Scouts of America – $421 the Gaston Christian campus. The funds will be used by Liam Whalen to build a deck to enhance the outdoor My Hands, His Glory – $200 experience at the Warlick Family YMCA. Funds will be used to conduct a summer literacy workshop for rising third-graders in Boy Scouts of America – $500 Gaston County to improve their reading skills David Efird will use the funds to build a fire and provide parents with key tips about end pit and woodshed at the Warlick Family YMCA. of grade testing requirements. l 10 l COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GASTON COUNTY Catawba Lands Conservation Area

Mrs. Mary W. Adams Ms. Joyce M. Holfeld Mr. and Mrs. David R. Rogers Ms. Susanne Albright Whitesides Dr. Ann Hoscheit and Mr. Joe Davis Mrs. Annabelle Royster Legacy Anonymous (5 Members) Ms. Esther Adams Hunnicutt Mr. and Mrs. Ben R. Rudisill Society Mrs. Martha Beal Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Wayne F. Shovelin Mr. and Mrs. R. Locke Bell Mr. and Mrs. David Kenny Mrs. Linda W. Slade Members of the Legacy Society are Mrs. Alfred W. Bohanan Mr. and Mrs. John D. Kersh Mr. and Mrs. John H. Stanley philanthropists who have designated Mrs. Beverly B. Bryant Drs. Philip and Cheryl Leone Mr. and Mrs. F. Bruce Steketee a charitable endowment gift to the Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Bryant Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John K. Long Drs. Doug and Susan Stover Foundation through their estate Mr. Dan Carrigan Mr. John C. Loughridge Mr. and Mrs. David Stultz planning. These patrons are role Mrs. J. M. Carstarphen III Mr. H. Spurgeon Mackie Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Sumner models for the community. Many Mr. James T. Comer III Rev. Dr. Joan C. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sumner options for creating an endowment Mrs. Merle G. Costner and Mr. Jeffrey C. Barbour Mr. and Mrs. H. Randolph Sumner are available for your personal Dr. and Mrs. William A. Current Sr. Mr. John K. McGill Hon. and Mrs. Robert T. Sumner planned giving, from bequests in Mr. & Mrs. Simmons P. Doster Helen P. Massey Charitable Trusts Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Sytz Jr. your will to charitable remainder Mr. and Mrs. Steve Driscoll Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Ness Mrs. Natalie M. Tindol trusts, life insurance policies, and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Forde Mr. David E. Poston Mr. William P. Turner gift annuities. These gifts create Mr. John L. Fraley Jr. Mrs. Herbert W. Price Mrs. Pamela Kimbrell Warlick a legacy for you and your family Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gray Mr. Robert A. Ragan Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Warren that address the needs of our Mr. Titus W. Greene Mr. Ralph S. Robinson Jr. Mr. George C. Winecoff III community for generations to come. Mrs. W. Alex Hall Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Luby E. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Eric Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Royce W. Robinson Jr. Mrs. Barbara Yarbrough

GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY l 11 l 2017 COMMUNITY GRANTS Impact from Unrestricted Funds Your Foundation has worked diligently to provide grant funding to nonprofits that serve Gaston County by addressing the needs of our community and provid- ing long-term solutions. The Foundation’s Board and Staff reviewed over 65 applications in the 2017 Community Grant Cycle; awarding partial or full funding to 31 organizations. Previously designated grants were also awarded; bringing the total amount of grants from Foundation unrestricted funds to $682,572.

Carolina Thread Trail – $100,000 Belmont Trolley, Inc. – $15,000 Webb Street School PTO – $30,000 Funds will support the completion of Funds will be used to build a car barn which Funding to provide the poured in place rubber segments on the Carolina Thread Trail will be the centerpiece of the trolley operation surface needed for an Inclusive Accessible including a Gaston-Mecklenburg connection in downtown Belmont. When completed, the Playground that will allow all children, across the Catawba River, linkage to USNWC; Trolley will create a destination for families regardless of mobility issues, to play side by South Fork corridor from Cramerton to Lincoln and history enthusiasts alike to come and side on an ADA recommended playground. County; Mt. Holly to Belmont connection. experience a trolley museum.

l 12 l COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GASTON COUNTY Animal League of Gaston County – $10,000 Gaston County Museum of Art & History – $2,500 Lowell Women’s Club – $4,000 Funds will be used to reduce animal over- Funds will support an immersive STEAM program To provide enhanced opportunities for outdoor population by providing free spay/neuter services for 4th grade students in Gaston County. exercise with self-weighted exercise equipment at to qualified Gaston County residents. the City’s primary outdoor venue, Rankin Park. Gaston Family Health Services – $10,000 BackPack Weekend Food Program – $15,000 Funds supported the Dental Clinic that was held Mercy Housing Southeast – $2,500 Funding to provide students, who are identified in September at Bethlehem Church. Free dental To support Cultivating Healthy Communities – an as most likely to be hungry on the weekend, with services were provided to more than 800 people. initiative that helps vulnerable seniors improve bags of nutritionally balanced meals each week. their overall health. Gaston Symphonic Band – $2,500 Bit of Hope Ranch – $5,000 Funding to help offset the costs associated with Mount Holly Farmers Market – $10,000 To provide salary for a permanent full time staff the production of the band’s 3 major concerts. Funding will be used for the construction of a counselor. trellis making the facility a more permanent venue Gaston YMCA Resource Connection Gateway –$15,000 for various city and community events. Children’s Home Society of North Carolina – $5,000 To provide tablet kiosks throughout the county Funds will be used for the recruitment and where those in need or individuals assisting those Off the treetsS Program, Inc. – $8,000 licensing of foster care families in Gaston County. in need can directly input requests for assistance. To provide a stipend for a transportation coordinator as well as compensation to counselor Christ Community Food Ministry – $1,000 Gastonia Police Foundation – $4,000 for one-on-one and group counseling sessions. To provide food for over 500 families in the Funds will support the Victim-Witness Advocacy Highland community. Program and certify 6 officers as Victim Practitioners. Rotary Community Garden of Gastonia – $5,000 To continue to build community, feed neighbors, Classroom Central, Inc. – $7,500 Girls on the Run Gaston County – $5,000 and educate another generation of growers To support a mobile store program that collects Funds to provide scholarships for Gaston County through improvements to the Garden. and distributes free school supplies to Gaston girls to participate in the program. County students living in poverty. Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club – $1,000 Habitat for Humanity of Gaston County – $37,500 Funds used to provide members, ages 5-11, an Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden – $9,200 Funding will support the Gastonia revitalization opportunity to participate in Boy Scouts Cub Funding will be used to plant spring-flowering project and the construction of Home #115. Troop at the Lowell Club after school. bulb layers in three high volume visitation areas throughout the Garden. Holy Angels, Inc. – $9,705 Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina – $20,000 To provide new adaptive recliners to improve the Funds will be used to purchase a forklift to help Family Promise of Gaston County – $5,000 comfort and mobility of the residents. streamline operations as the capacity to accept Funds will help support the Shelter Program for and distribute greater amounts of healthy, homeless families in Gaston County. Least of These Carolinas Gaston County – $4,000 Funds will provide support the Bags of Hope nutritious food increases. Friends of the Gaston County Public Library – $5,000 program. Gaston County children entering into The Schiele Museum of Natural History To enhance the Bessemer City Library with foster care will recieve a duffel bag with items and Planteraium – $15,000 technology that fosters digital literacy. needed, allowing for a smoother transition. To support the refurbishment of the Elizabeth Gaston College Foundation – $7,000 Let Me Run Gaston County – $5,000 Williams Robinson Hall and transform it into a Funding to be used for the materials needed to To provide program scholarships for participants, flexible featured exhibit space. start a Construction Trades Program. snacks, and background checks for coaches.

GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY l 13 l FEATURED GRANT Generations of Building Habitat for Humanity began in Gaston County in 1989. The Community Foundation has walked hand in hand with Habitat Gaston since the organization’s inception. Initially it was community leaders at the Foundation that urged the formation of a Habitat affiliate in Gaston County. In the early years, the Foundation sponsored the building of 2 homes on Pryor Street in Gastonia, and provided seed funding for houses in Belmont, Cherryville and Bessemer City. The Community Foundation has provided steady and significant grant funding to Habitat for numerous projects including renovations to the Habitat Restore, the construction of the first house in Dallas, NC and the first house in Ranlo, NC. In 2009, the Foundation joined Habitat in celebrating their 20th anniversary with a $30,000 grant. In 2013, the Foundation partnered with Habitat and awarded $66,000 for the building of the 100th Habitat house in Gaston County. This year, in honor of Habitat’s 30th anniversary, the Community Foundation of Gaston County presented the nonprofit with a check for $37,500 to assist in building its 115th home in Gaston County. “For 30 years, the Community Foundation and Habitat for Humanity have served as longtime partners in the development of Gaston County,” said Ernest Sumner, the Foundation’s President. “The Board of the Foundation is honored to be a participant in the funding for Habitat’s 115th house in Gaston.” The mission of Habitat for Humanity is to bring people together to build homes, communities and hope. The nonprofit is devoted to building “simple, decent, and affordable” homes. A Christian-based housing ministry that addresses the issues of poverty housing in Gaston County, Habitat Gaston works towards coordinating all aspects of home building: from fundraising; building site selection; partnering family selection and support; to house construction and mortgage servicing. Habitat believes that everyone regardless of race, religion or background should be able to live in affordable housing in which they can be proud. The important work of Habitat in Gaston County is and has been recognized and supported by the Community Foundation. The overlap in history, mission, and the generosity of those involved has created a close connection between these two organizations. The Community Foundation is proud to celebrate alongside Habitat during this milestone anniversary and continue to make our community a better place to live for present and future generations. l 14 l COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GASTON COUNTY History of Habitat

Hearing about the incredible work of Habitat in surrounding areas, Becky Carter, then Executive Director of the Foundation, began her research and recruited the ideal candidate to act as the first volunteer president and Executive Director for Habitat for Humanity of Gaston County. Johan Newcombe, a well respected community volunteer, was selected to lead the organization. Johan served in this dynamic role from 1989 until 1995. Johan was the major architect of the program in Gastonia and worked closely with Becky Carter and the Foundation to secure the initial funding needed. Johan would later join the Board of the Community Foundation and become President in 1998. To celebrate Habitat’s 20th anniversary in 2009, Habitat built a house in honor of Johan Newcombe (pictured above).

GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY l 15 l Running for Future Generations Since inception, the Community Foundation Run has brought an astounding $18 million philanthropic dollars to our community. These funds are busy feeding the hungry, supporting the sick and elderly, teaching kids to read, building affordable housing, enriching our lives through the arts and touching the lives of everyone in Gaston County. The magic of a community celebration, combined with ease of giving has made the Community Foundation Run the most visible way for the community to learn about Gaston County nonprofits and their important work.

l 16 l COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GASTON COUNTY 144 Participating Nonprofits

34% Match

$1,324,190 Raised by 2017 Run

$18,450,634 Raised Since Inception

$3,088,000 Granted by Your Foundation

GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY l 17 l FEATURED DONOR STORIES Generations of Philanthropy Philanthropy is a verb - a story people tell through their actions, contributions, and the impact they create now and for the future. The Community Foundation has been honored to work with many families throughout the decades who have passed their giving spirit down from generation to generation. The philanthro- pists featured below have followed in their family’s footsteps. These legacies are more than estates, bequests, and charitable contributions - they are the tradition and philanthropic spirit which will be carried on for generations to come. THE CARSTARPHEN FAMILY When Bill Carstarphen joined the Board of the Community Foundation, he followed in the footsteps of his father, J. M. “Bip” Carstarphen, mother, Catherine Ann Pharr Carstarphen and his grandmother, Mrs. William James Pharr. Mrs. Pharr participated as a benefactor of the Foundation in the early 1990’s. “Bip” Carstarphen served on the Board of the Foundation and he was also named the 2009 Allen H. Sims recipient, along with his wife, Catherine Ann. Bill has continued the family’s involvement through the Foundation by participating as a fund holder and Secretary/Treasurer of the Board. Bill and wife, Carol, have shared their experience of generous giving with their children. Bill and Carol’s son, William Carstarphen created a fund at the Foundation during high school to assist students with college tuition. Since William’s return from college, he and wife, Brittany participate with the Foundation’s Next Generation giving circle. Bill believes, “The Foundation has been a tremendous asset for our community over the past 40 years and it has been a blessing for our family to participate and share in its great work.”

THE SADLER FAMILY In Gaston County, the Sadler Family is synonymous with education due to the commitment of Mildred Sadler and Dr. Ed Sadler in the Gaston County school system. Dr. Sadler has served on the Board of the Foundation, as well as, the Grants Committee. Inspiration from his mother, Mildred Sadler, 2015 Allen H. Sims recipient, created the drive to develop two scholar- ships at the Foundation. One scholarship, named for his mother: Mildred J. Sadler Scholarship Fund and the other, William P. and Odessa Swann Phillips Scholarship. Their concern lies with providing the opportunity of continuing education for the following generations. Dr. Sadler and his fam- ily believe: “that one of the safest routes to success is through the acquisi- tion of a college degree. It is for this reason that we have established the aforementioned scholarships in hopes that we might be able to assist with this endeavor.” l 18 l COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GASTON COUNTY THE CARTER & BARGER FAMILIES Board member, May Barger grew up understanding the benefits of having a family fund at the Community Foundation. Her mother, Becky Carter, served as the first full-time volunteer Executive Director from 1987 to 1994, and she continued to serve on the board for several terms afterwards. In 2001, Becky Carter was honored as the recipient of the Allen H. Sims Award. In 1990, May’s father, Bynum Carter, was one of four who were the first Allen H. Sims Award recipients. He also established one of the first family funds at the Foundation in 1985 and a second fund in 1986 for his business, A.B. Carter. May has continued the legacy of support for the Community Foundation as one of the co-founders of “Run for the Money,” an event now in its 16th year which has raised more than $18 million for local non-profits. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Foundation and participates on the Grants Committee. May and her husband, Carroll, foster the legacy of giving in their children, Josie and Ben. In high school, both participated in the Foundation’s Teens Changing Gaston County Program. May explains her support this way: “In Luke 12:14 it says `to whom much is given, much will be required’ and I try to live with this in mind. Having a fund at the Community Foundation makes it so easy.”

Mr. and Mrs. J.M. “Bip” Carstarphen Dr. Ed D. Sadler Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Bynum Carter

GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY l 19 l SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL DATA

Year in Review During 2017 your Investment Committee worked diligently with our advisors, Alex. Brown, to continue the diversified approach of our portfolio in maintaining a conservative position, yet allowing significant fund growth with market gains. This 2017 position has yielded a 2017 year end performance of 13.3% vs. our benchmark of 12.66%. Your Investment Committee will at a glance continue to closely monitor our portfolio, paying close attention to allocation, quality of investments, and diversification. As our community grows, so does our organization and impact. Thanks to generous donors over many generations, we are able to celebrate the following highlights from 2017: TOTAL FOUNDATION ASSETS KEY FINANCIAL INDICATORS 2017 2016 FY 13 $65.6 MILLION Total Foundation Assets $ 90,156,725 $ 78,013,736 $9,800,000 + Gifts to the FY 14 $67.0 MILLION Less: Agency Funds $ (18,728,925) $ (15,390,756) Foundation FY 15 $75.7 MILLION Less: Operational Liabilities $ (3,264,734) $ (2,360,266) FY 16 $78.0 MILLION NET ASSETS $ 68,163,066 $ 60,262,714 FY 17 $90.2 MILLION $100 M Foundation Contributions $ 7,588,539 $ 5,116,892 Additions to Agency Funds $ 2,232,922 $ 686,646 $8,300,000 + TOTAL GIFTS $ 9,821,461 $ 5,803,538 Grants from the

Foundation Foundation Grants $ 7,442,844 $ 4,969,660 $50 M Grants Disbursed from Agency Funds $ 860,383 $ 576,260 TOTAL GRANTS $ 8,303,227 $ 5,545,920

Foundation Investment Return $ 7,786,579 $ 2,399,850 18 New Funds Investment Return on Agency Funds $ 2,127,764 $ 790,138 $0 M TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN $ 9,914,343 $ 3,189,988 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 ASSET ALLOCATION TOTAL ASSETS BY FUND TYPE ADMINISTRATIVE 118 Students Received 29% EXPENSES VS. TOTAL ASSETS 39% Scholarships U.S. EQUITIES DESIGNATED 0.78% 7% ALTERNATIVES 4% PRIVATE EQUITY 2% FIELD OF INTEREST $9,900,000+ 1% CASH 3% SCHOLARSHIP 28% OVERHEAD 17% Investment Gains INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE FROM

20% INCOME FIXED UNRESTRICTED EQUITY FEES 12% 39% HEDGE DONOR ADVISED FUNDS 100% l 20 l COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GASTON COUNTY Chinese Lantern Festival, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden

GRANTS AWARDED BY YEAR 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total Since Inception: $96,000,000+ $4,386,600 $5,082,195 $5,697,767 $5,545,920 $8,303,227 1,064 GRANTS BY LOCATION Key Indicators are extracted from GRANTS IN annually audited finanical statements. 2017 TO Audited financial statements, as $7,800 83% 96% reported by Cherry Bekaert Certified 422 AVERAGE STAYED IN Public Accountants, and IRS Form STAYED IN GRANT 990 are available for review during ORGANIZATIONS NORTH CAROLINA GASTON COUNTY AMOUNT normal business hours at the TOTALING Foundation office located at 1201 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia, NC. $8,303,227

GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY l 21 l Funds at the Community Foundation DONOR ADVISED FUNDS A. B. Carter, Inc. Fund Hanna Family Fund John K. McGill Family Fund These funds are often Merryman Cassels Fund Robert Hargett Fund McKenney Family Dealerships Fund created as an alternative to Philip K. Cherry, Sr. Family Fund Harris Family Fund Martha Elaine McPhail Fund a private foundation to allow Cherryville Federal Fund Charles and Christa Heilig Family Fund McPhail Family Fund donors to recommend Cline Fund Dougie and George Henry Fund Lindsay H. & Charles J. Meakin, III Fund Mary Jo Cloninger Family Fund George F. Henry III Fund Judith M. and George R. Miller Fund the charitable organization Anne Comer Charitable Fund Bill Hodde Memorial Fund Kelly Morris Family Fund to be considered for grants. J. T. Comer, III Fund Sybil and Lin Hollowell Fund Leslie M. and Mary Alice Morris Fund Cookson Fund Dick Hunnicutt Fund Tommy Morrison Fund Bob and Tuga Adams Fund Dorothy H. and J. Philip Coyle Fund Esther Adams Hunnicutt & Family Fund Dan Moser Family Fund Alala Family Fund Rick and Rhonda Craig Fund Janet and Fred Jackson Fund Mark Moskowitz Family Foundation Fund Dr. B. P. Albright, Jr. Family Fund Davey Family Fund Jarman Family Fund Ernest & Vivian Mosley Youth Mission Andrews Family Fund Thomas and Ellen Deese Family Fund John Albert Rhyne, Jr. Fund Fund Anonymous Charitable Fund Jean Groves Dixon Fund Robert and Anne Kahn Fund Myers Fund Austin’s Opioid Education Fund Driscoll Family Fund Grayson Kellar Family Fund Dr. Daniel and Laurie Ness Fund Carroll & May Barger Family Fund Linda and Dan Duncan Fund R. Wm. and Annabelle M. Kelly Fund Newcombe Family Fund Herbert Wesley & Margaret Jenkins Efird Family Fund Kennington Family Fund Next Generation Fund Basham Fund H. T. Efird Family Fund Shepard C. Kimbrell Fund Johnnie E. Nichols Fund Thomas E. and Edith G. Baugh Fund First Gaston Foundation Fund W. Duke Kimbrell Fund Dr. Douglas Nigbor & Heather Hodde Martha and Giles Beal Fund Jerry and Sylvia Fogle Fund Dave and Nan Kirlin Fund Nigbor Fund Belmont Abbey College Endowment Paul F. Fuller Memorial Fund Kiwanis Club of Gastonia Fund Noah Fund for Epilepsy Awareness Fund James Boyce Garland Memorial Fund David R. LaFar, III Family Fund Jackie McQuitter Page Fund The John Biggers Commemorative Mural Gaston County DHHS Fund John and Dee B. Land Carolyn and Bill Palmer Fund Fund Gaston County Jaycees Fund Jim Lanier Fund Park Sterling Community Fund Bit of Hope Ranch Endowment Fund Gaston County Medical Society Alliance William D. & Betsy S. Lawson Foundation Park Sterling Bank Fund James E. and Margaret Jenkins Black Fund Gaston County Medical Society & Fund Tim & Nancy Paschall Fund Caldwell - Blake Family Fund Alliance Foundation Fund Leone Family Fund Patton Family Fund Alfred W. and Carolyn W. Bohanan Fund Gastonia East Rotary Fund Lineberger Foundation Fund Charles W. Pearson Sr. Fund Ruth M. and Lance Brenner Fund Gastonia Evening Lions Club Fund Lisle Family Fund Charles W. Pearson Sr. Handicapped Beverly B. Bryant Fund Gastonia Optimist Club Park Fund Let Me Run Endowment Fund Children’s Fund Harry and Ruby Bryant Fund Gastonia Optimist Youth Fund Steven Long Family Fund Plato and Catherine Pearson Fund Scott, Ashley and Stephen Bryant Fund Gaston Music Education Foundation J. Carl and Mary W. Loughridge Fund Robert S. Pearson Fund David Belk Cannon Fund No.1 Scholarship Fund John C. Loughridge Fund Mr. & Mrs. Plato Pearson, Jr. Fund David Belk Cannon Fund No. 2 Gaston Regional Chamber of Commerce Dr. Charles Emmet and Naomi Pool Larry K. Petty Fund The David Belk Cannon Foundation Fund Girls on the Run Endowment Fund Lyday Fund Phi Kappa Theta - Alpha Rho Alumni Carolina Brush Company Fund Grandmother Mae’s Charity Fund Margaret and Spurgeon Mackie Fund Sustaining Endowment Fund J. C. and Phyllis Carothers Family Fund Sarah Marley Gray Fund Charles and Sue Massey Fund Planer Family Fund Carrigan Charitable Fund Walter and Jan Gray Fund Maternity Home Fund Wray A. Plonk, Sr. and Alma Putnam Billie May and Walter Carroll, Jr. Fund Titus and Gail Greene Fund Matthews-Belk Fund Plonk Fund Carstarphen Family Foundation Fund GSM Services Fund Eugene R. Matthews II Fund Herb and Joyce Price Family Fund Catherine Pharr Carstarphen Fund W. Alex and Virginia M. Hall Fund Betty Choate & B. Frank Matthews, II Fund Project Hope Fund Carter-Barger Family Fund Hancock Family Fund The Bob and Chris McCullen Fund PSNC Energy Fund l 22 l COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GASTON COUNTY Richard E. Rankin, Jr. & Sarah Park Rankin Benson E. L. & Lorna G. Timmons Family Charlotte Symphony Endowment Fund Gaston Aquatics, Inc. Fund Fund Fund Cherryville High School Education Gaston East Rotary Literacy Endowment David R. Ratchford Family Fund Natalie M. Tindol and Jonathan M. Davis Foundation Fund Fund Rauch Family Fund Fund Julie Rankin Civils Service Leadership Gaston Arts Council Jerry W. and Lisa C. Richardson Fund Leslie & Mike Wallace Fund Award Fund Gaston College Endowment Fund Ed and Cathy Robinson Fund The Tom Wallace Family Fund Clyde Collins Mission Fund Gaston County Education Foundation The Sally and Ralph Robinson Jean M. Torrence Fund Covenant Village Endowment Fund Endowment Fund Endowment Fund C.K. Torrence, Jr. Fund Crimestoppers of Gaston County Fund Gaston County Parks Improvement Fund May and Royce Robinson Fund Underwood Music Fund Crisis Assistance Ministry Endowment Gaston Day School Endowment Fund Jerry and Susan Roche Foundation Fund Donald Walser Family Fund Fund Gaston Day School Endowment -- Rotary Club of Gastonia Fund Anderson D. Warlick Family Fund Frank W. Davis Fund Lineberger Foundation Fund Annabelle Matthews Royster Fund Pamela K. Warlick Fund Ronnie Digh Endowment Fund Gaston Diabetes Center Fund S.E.A. Change Fund Elizabeth Matthews Welton Scholarship Daniel J. Stowe Benevolent Fund Gaston Literacy Council, Inc. Endowment Mildred J. Sadler Fund Fund Dolls and Dogs for Jesus Fund Fund Katherine and Jason Sanders Fund Elizabeth Matthews Welton Fund Simms & Betty Doster Family Fund Gaston School of the Arts Endowment The Senior Center Fund The Wertz Family Fund Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden Fund Shovelin Family Fund James and Eleanor Williams Fund Endowment Fund Gaston County YMCA Endowment Fund Ada Ellen and David Allen Smith Family Winecoff Family Fund East Gaston Boys & Girls Club Gaston Christian School Capital Fund Fund The A. Knox and Beth Winget Family Fund Endowment Fund Gaston Christian School Scholarship Fund Solomon Family Fund Luby E. and Catherine Wood Fund Education Foundation’s Highland School Gaston Day School 50th Anniversary Southeast Center for the Visual Arts Fern G. and Lester W. zumBrunnen of Technology Fund Capital Fund Bob & Janet Spencer Fund Memorial Fund Erskine College Trust Fund Gaston Day School Scholarship Fund Arthur M. Spencer IV Family Fund First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Girl Scouts Pioneer Endowment Fund Mike and Beth Stanforth Family Fund DESIGNATED & AGENCY FUNDS Church Missions Trust Fund Alice McNeil Rankin Gordon Fund Susan Stanley Fund These funds allow the donor First Wesleyan Christian School GSOA Eugenia Evans Scholarship Fund Bruce and Betsy Steketee Fund to make specific organizations Endowment Fund A Dede Gunter Music Fund Stott, Hollowell, Palmer and Windham First Wesleyan Christian School Habitat for Humanity Fund the beneficiary of grants when Fund Endowment Fund B Lloyd and Lucille T. Hales Fund Richard Alan Stout Scholarship Fund the fund is established. Mountain Island Educational State Forest Ethelda Hanna Mission Fund Stover Family Fund Fund Heart Society of Gaston Co., Inc. Charles T. Stowe Jr. Family Fund Agency Fund Mountain Island Educational State Forest Endowment Fund Joseph S. and Janice W. Stowe Alliance for Children and Youth Capital Fund Hospice Endowment Fund Fund Endowment Fund Dr. James S. & Mary Francis Forrester Junior League of Gaston County Helen B. and W. Wesley Styers Fund Ashbrook Foundation Fund Endowment Fund Endowment Fund Summerville Family Fund BackPack Weekend Food Program Howe Memorial Fund Virginia Hamilton Lewis Endowed Fund Will and Alison Summerville Family Fund H. P. Beal Scholarship Fund Dixon Lighting Fund Little Red Schoolhouse Fund Mary & Ernest Sumner Fund R. Locke and Mary Robin Bell Fund First Presbyterian Church Mount Holly Dave and Eunice Lore Mission Fund H. Randolph and Elizabeth N. Sumner Clayton and Jo Ann Berryhill Fund Endowment Fund Lutheran Chapel Evangelical Lutheran Fund Boys & Girls Club of Greater Gaston First Presbyterian Church of Mt. Holly Church Endowment Fund Ron and Janet Sytz Fund Endowment Fund Fund Ann Maddox Memorial Fund Robert and Elizabeth Sytz Jr. Endowment Harry & Ruby Bryant Capital Fund F. P. Hall Lecture Endowment Fund Manse Fund Fund Camp Rotary Endowment Fund Mary Frances and Kenneth Friday Fund Judith M. Miller Endowed Scholarship Robert and Elizabeth Sytz Jr. Fund Carillon Fund FUMC General Endowment Fund Fund Teens Changing Gaston County Carol Bush Lewis Arts Council Fund FUMC Capital Fund Montreat Conference and Retreat Fund Endowment Fund Charitable Trusts FUMC Scholarship Fund Fred T. Morrow, III Scholarship Fund

GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY l 23 l Mountain Island Lake Protection Fund Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church Organ Barbara S. Rhyne Fund Edward T. Hogan and Erlene G. Hogan Robert M. Mundy House Endowment Endowment Fund Ralph and Sally Robinson Fund Scholarship Fund Fund W. D. Stowe Trust Fund May and Royce Robinson, Jr. Fund Sylvia L. Holmes Scholarship Fund Gaston County Museum Rauch Art Gift J. Caswell Taylor, Jr. Family Fund Community Foundation Run Kings Mountain Student Scholarship Fund Temple Emanuel Building and Allen H. and Anne R. Sims Fund Fund Albert G. Myers, Jr. Boys and Girls Club of Improvements Fund Daniel J. Stowe Charitable Fund Helen Rhyne Marvin Scholarship Fund Greater Gaston Fund Rauch Endowment for Temple Emanuel Norma C. Sumner Fund William P. and Odessa Swann Phillips Ness Learning Academy Endowment Fund Scholarship Fund Fund Harley and Carrie Toney Fund SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS Bryan Bailey Pigg Memorial Fund N. F. Dixon Weekday School Scholarship United Way of Gaston County These funds are specific in The Color Purple Scholarship Fund Fund Endowment Fund Mildred J. Sadler Scholarship Fund providing scholarship funding William T. & Mabel H. Nolen Charitable Victory Farm Fund Students Helping Students Scholarship Fund Robert F. Walkowiak YMCA Memorial for continuing education. Fund Olney Presbyterian Church Inc. Cemetery Fund George W. Stowe Scholarship Fund Endowment Fund Warlick Center Maintenance Fund Alaina N. Abernathy Memorial Theodore Drury Stowe Science and Victor & Evelyn Osborne Fund for Crisis Edgerton Webb Street School Fund Scholarship Fund Technology Scholarship Fund Assistance Dr. Kevin L. Weiss Memorial Endowment The George and Patricia Barnard Dr. Bernard H. Sullivan, Jr. College Susan Ownbey Carolinas Peaks to Fund for Holy Angels Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Piedmont Fund With Friends, Inc . Reserve Fund Brad Baxter Scholarship Fund Lonnie & Rachel Waggoner Nursing Pearson Salvation Army Fund YMCA of Greater Charlotte Endowment Bradley Alton Baxter Memorial Education Endowment Fund Scholarship Fund Homer Porter Fund Fund Laramie Walden Scholarship Fund George R. Poston Fund Beam Construction Company Fund Jane Stephenson Walsh Scholarship Fund George R. Poston St. Mark’s Episcopal Locke Bell Family Scholarship Fund Martha H. Waters Memorial Fund UNRESTRICTED FUNDS Bess Chapel U.M.C./Brad Baxter Church Fund These funds give the Foundation Dr. Grover W. White Scholarship Fund Dan Ragan Family Fund Scholarship Fund Robert Wilton Williams, Sr. Memorial the discretion to make grants that Caldwell & Jocelyn Sikes Ragan Fund Alex Blackwelder Memorial Scholarship Fund Robert Allison Ragan Philanthropic Fund address the most urgent needs in Fund Lila S. Rankin Fund Gaston County. Alfred W. Bohanan Scholarship Fund Bancroft Poston Scholarship Fund FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS Harold Rankin Fund These funds benefit specific areas Mary W. Adams Fund Clyde and Dezaree Brackett Family Fund Ratchford Mission Fund of interest to the donor; such as, Rudisill Family Fund Belmont Community Impact Fund Don Bumgardner Equestrian and education or the arts. They can also Salvation Army Boys and Girls’ Club of Lucille Rankin and Margaret Rankin Beam Agricultural Scholarship Fund Gaston County Endowment Fund Fund Perry Fewell Honorary Leadership benefit a geographic area. Schiele Museum Endowment Fund Cherryville Community Impact Fund Endowed Scholarship Fund Shining Hope Farms Reserve Fund Broadus & Macie Cox Fund First Gaston Foundation Fund / Albert G. Annie’s Fund For Women & Children Saint John’s Lutheran Church E. D. Craig Fund Myers Scholarship B.E.A.M. Fund Endowment Fund William and Elizabeth Current Fund Max J. Fowler Scholarship Fund Claude C. and Mabel F. Beam Fund Saint John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery Frank and Mattie Davis Fund Blair Fraley Scholarship Fund Ewing Family Environment Fund Fund Mary Frances Friday Fund Honorable Ralph C. Gingles, Jr. Terry Albright Kenny and David J. Kenny St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Garrison Fund Scholarship Fund Charitable Fund Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church Family Life Wayne and Ann McCorkle Howe Fund Joe and Janie Greene Scholarship Roberts-Miller Children’s Endowment Ministries Endowment Fund Jenkins-Rankin-Morris Fund William G. & Hazel Vuncannon Hardin Fund Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery John K. & Rebecca M. Long Fund Education Fund Thomas A. and Kathy L. Stewart Fund Endowment Fund Eleanor K. and James H. Martin, Jr. Fund Tom Hogan Scholarship Fund The Phil Turner Fund Mount Holly Community Impact Fund l 24 l COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GASTON COUNTY Board of Directors Staff 2017 OFFICERS

Ernest W. Sumner, President Richard K. Craig, H. Timothy Efird, William P. Carstarphen, John D. Kersh, Julia M. Shovelin, Nina C. Greene, Chair Vice Chair Secretary/Treasurer Legal Counsel Past Chair First Gaston Foundation 2017 BOARD MEMBERS & Scholarships Officer

Angela S. Micalizzi, Financial Officer May C. Barger Robert S. Browne Christa H. Heilig Dr. Ben S. Hinton Steven D. Long Fred A. Jackson Josie S. Miller, Office Administrator

Elizabeth B. Patton, Gene R. Matthews II Vann M. Matthews II Laurie C. Ness Nancy B. Paschall Robert S. Pearson David R. Ratchford Donor Development Officer Erin C. Wiggins, Programs Officer

At the close of 2017, Janet Spencer, Donor Development Officer May Gray Robinson Arthur M. Spencer IV Ronald M. Sytz Charlton K. Torrence Jr. Anderson D. Warlick Dr. Jonathan D. Williams retired. We congratulate Janet in her many 2018 INCOMING BOARD MEMBERS achievements while at the Foundation and look forward to her continued efforts in making Gaston Janet D. Spencer County a great place to live, work and play.

Kathleen G. Boyce Gayle B. Kersh D. Harding Stowe GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY l 25 l 1201 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia, NC, 28054 P: 704-864-0927 F: 704-869-0222 www.cfgaston.org

fb.me/CommunityFndGC @CommunityFndGC @cfgaston