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There is an interesting Martin Garber-Conrad, CEO of Edmonton Community Foundation says it’s been gratifying to see the impact on common thread that organizations already, and he knows that the benefits will only grow in coming years. But he’s especially impressed by the way weaves itself through the Footes quietly conducted their community support. the back story of several “ So much of the funding was originally charities in Edmonton... anonymous — so nobody knew the impact they had on so many areas of charitable work over the last decade. And I think that speaks to the importance they placed on the community.”

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Executive directors tell a similar tale of a generous donor who gave funds during an organization’s infancy, leading to the ELDON & leverage of more funding and stability and ANNE FOOTE an increase in programming beyond what many expected. Funds www.ecfoundation.org [email protected] 9910-103 Street NW, Edmonton T5K 2V7 780.426.0015 BACK COVER COVER

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“ He was a very wealthy man with When looking at the many ways the funds have supported the community, the impact is staggering. Along with discretionary an interesting philosophy,” grants, the Eldon & Anne Foote Funds were among the first to allow funds to be invested in social enterprises and in ECF’s Young says David Bentley FCPA, former managing partner of Deloitte Edmonton Grants program, which fosters youth leadership by and long-time friend and business advisor of Eldon’s. That vision supporting projects initiated and organized by youth. and generosity is reflected in the Eldon & Anne Foote Funds The root of the story lies with The Abbottsfield Youth Project expanded its services to reach in Edmonton as well as a similar gift made to the Lord Mayor’s children in low-income families in the Clareview neighbourhood; one couple, Eldon and Anne Foote, Charitable Foundation in Australia. KidSport has received funds that go toward children’s sports who started an endowment at Edmonton registration; grants have been given to the Art Gallery of Alberta’s The effects of the local funds are as beautiful as the hiking trails capital campaign; longstanding support is given to the WILDNorth Community Foundation (ECF) in 2000 Wildlife Rehabilitation; students who need financial help to pursue with the goal of gifting money to a community through many of the conservation lands held by Edmonton & their education receive awards. And these are just a sampling of Area Land Trust. In 2008 the organization was beginning the many ways the funds are being used. “ Eldon believed that his wealth was held in that Eldon hadn’t lived in since the ’60s. operations with big plans to start acquiring trust for the benefit of the public in general.” Originally, the funds were donor-advised, meaning that each year Eldon was a successful lawyer and later a businessman who grew a ecologically significant land. Their goal was to Eldon and Anne would give advice to ECF as to which charities David Bentley, FCPA, former managing partner of Deloitte cleaning product company into a multi-million dollar empire based protect these areas to ensure that the wildlife would receive support. Now the funds provide even more and long-time friend and business advisor of Eldon’s. mainly in Japan and Hong Kong. He was born in Hanna, Alberta, and biodiversity could thrive and provide discretion to ECF to make grants in a way that honours Eldon’s attended the University of Alberta, and worked as a lawyer in intentions and enhances the impact on the community. people with the many benefits of interacting Edmonton. Eldon revolutionized the life of Japanese women who were previously tied to the home by hiring them as active sales with nature, forever. As an avid outdoorsman, Eldon Foote That’s what ECF did when it came time to evaluate the grants personnel and they made up his work force in the thousands. understood the importance of the work EALT wanted to do. made in support of educational bursaries for people served by CEASE (Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation). Kate Quinn, Eldon retained his affection for Alberta and clearly wanted to Executive Director of CEASE, identified that having flexible continue giving back. Eldon was a strong track and field athlete funding would enable CEASE to provide bursaries directly to its at the University of Alberta and always supported that activity “ The Eldon & Anne Foote Funds have clients, thus having greater impact — and so it has. financially. One of his most important legacies will be Foote Field, which he helped to finance, and the international track and field meant everything to the Edmonton “That really took us into a whole new level of supporting women, activities that take place there annually. There are approximately a and Area Land Trust, enabling the and the timing was incredible because we had far more women dozen artistic and other philanthropic entities in Edmonton calling us,” says Quinn. “It meant so much to say we could help.” and throughout the province that bear his or Anne’s name in purchase of our first several properties,” some form. Pam Wight, EALT’s Executive Director says.

Over the years, additional gifts were made to the funds. As of December 31, 2016 the value of the Eldon & Anne Foote Funds “ Martin Garber-Conrad is a amounted to $206.7 million and have, over the years, granted more tremendous asset to Edmonton than $43 million to charities in the community. Community Foundation and its As an endowment, a portion of the funds’ value is given out as donors,” says David Bentley, FCPA, former grants each year to selected organizations. These charities work in multiple sectors including: continuing support, children, managing partner of Deloitte and long-time education, excellence, environment, capital, and community. The friend and business advisor of Eldon’s. “His endowment is far-reaching and will continue on in perpetuity. Last year about $7.2 million was granted from the funds — almost a positive attitude and co-operation third of the total disbursed by ECF. have been of great assistance.” 1 3 8

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That vision continuesupporting to projectsfilter our initiated water, treesand organized clean our byair, youth. wildlife has a place says Sandra Bromley, co-founder of iHuman. and generosity is reflected in the Eldon & Anne Foote Funds to thrive and nature nurtures our souls. The root of the story lies with The Abbottsfield Youth Project expanded its services to reach in Edmonton as well as a similar gift made to the Lord Mayor’s “Withoutchildren inthese low-income funds, we families would innot the have Clareview achieved neighbourhood; the kind of one couple, Eldon and Anne Foote, Charitable Foundation in Australia. successKidSport and has public received awareness funds that that go we toward now have children’s in the region,”sports who started an endowment at Edmonton Pamregistration; Wight, EALT’sgrants haveExecutive been givenDirector to the says. Art “We Gallery are immensely of Alberta’s The effects of the local funds are as beautiful as the hiking trails grateful.”capital campaign; longstanding support is given to the WILDNorth Community Foundation (ECF) in 2000 Wildlife Rehabilitation; students who need financial help to pursue JudyLynn Archer, former Executive Director of Women Building through many of the conservation lands held by Edmonton & Thetheir impact education of the receive Eldon awards. & Anne And Foote these Funds are alsojust areaches sampling into of with the goal of gifting money to a community Futures (WBF) tells a similar story of receiving funds when the Area Land Trust. 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A young man is working on a graphic art project in one room, cleaning product company into a multi-million dollar empire based protect these areas to ensure that the wildlife would receive support. Now the funds provide even more and long-time friend and business advisor of Eldon’s. mainly in Japan and Hong Kong. He was born in Hanna, Alberta, anotherdiscretion is recordingto ECF to makea rap songgrants in ina fullya way loaded that honours music studio Eldon’s while Today, there is officeand biodiversity space on the could main thrive floor and and provide a residence for attended the University of Alberta, and worked as a lawyer in aintentions staff member and enhances is helping the a third impact create on the spray-painted community. Cree letters people with the many benefits of interacting Edmonton. Eldon revolutionized the life of Japanese women who the women on the upper level. The lower level resembles a school, to be part of a larger project. were previously tied to the home by hiring them as active sales withwith nature, lockers forever. facing classrooms As an avid fulloutdoorsman, of equipment Eldon and Foote plaques on That’s what ECF did when it came time to evaluate the grants the walls of industry partners who often fund the education of the The breadth of projects is especially impressive when considering personnel and they made up his work force in the thousands. understood the importance of the work EALT wanted to do. made in support of educational bursaries for people served by women they hire. theCEASE organization’s (Centre to humble End All beginningsSexual Exploitation). as a small, Kate volunteer-run Quinn, groupExecutive that Directoroperated of out CEASE, of a former identified seedy that bar. Backhaving then flexible co- Eldon retained his affection for Alberta and clearly wanted to It’s a busy day because there is expansion now into another founderfunding Sandrawould enable Bromley CEASE knew to iHuman provide was bursaries relying directly too much to its continue giving back. Eldon was a strong track and field athlete building that will be used for administration, allowing for more onclients, volunteers thus having rather greater than skilled impact staff. — andIt was so anit has. unsustainable at the University of Alberta and always supported that activity “ Theclassrooms. Eldon But & years Anne ago, Footethere weren’t Funds any partners have or multiple financially. One of his most important legacies will be Foote Field, situation and a grant from the Eldon & Anne Foote Funds meantclassrooms, everything just a cement basement,to the Edmontonone instructor, and a dream “changed“That really everything,” took us into she a whole says. new level of supporting women, which he helped to finance, and the international track and field of reaching more women. activities that take place there annually. There are approximately a and the timing was incredible because we had far more women and Area Land Trust, enabling the They hired an executive director and staff to operate programs dozen artistic and other philanthropic entities in Edmonton calling us,” says Quinn. “It meant so much to say we could help.” Archer was surprised when the Eldon & Anne Foote Funds were encompassing everything from mental and physical health to the and throughout the province that bear his or Anne’s name in purchase of our first several properties,” among the first to grant a substantial amount, which she believes creative arts of all kinds. Then, when it came time to gather funds some form. Pam Wight, EALT’s Executive Director says. helped leverage more funds for their building. for a capital campaign for a permanent building, a million dollars from the Eldon & Anne Foote Funds was the first amount in the “The results of all of this are amazing, and so is the fact that it was Over the years, additional gifts were made to the funds. As of coffers, making it easier to secure funds from other donors. December 31, 2016 the value of the Eldon & Anne Foote Funds such a gamble to give us money. We were nobody, just nobody. We “ Martin Garber-Conrad is a amounted to $206.7 million and have, over the years, granted more had nothing,” says Archer. This year, 6,000 women went through tremendous asset to Edmonton than $43 million to charities in the community. WBF with their average salaries increasing more than 130 per cent in that first year after the program. Community Foundation and its As an endowment, a portion of the funds’ value is given out as donors,” says David Bentley, FCPA, former grants each year to selected organizations. These charities work Kathy Hawkesworth, Director of Donor Services at ECF, says in multiple sectors including: continuing support, children, that level of engagement and desire to help organizations they managing partner of Deloitte and long-time truly believed in, regardless of their size, was a hallmark of the education, excellence, environment, capital, and community. The friend and business advisor of Eldon’s. “His endowment is far-reaching and will continue on in perpetuity. Last Footes. “They were prepared to risk it and support causes they year about $7.2 million was granted from the funds — almost a truly cared about in the hopes it would make a difference,” says positive attitude and co-operation third of the total disbursed by ECF. Hawkesworth. have been of great assistance.” Initial Total Current Value ELDON & Gifts Grants of Endowment ANNE FOOTE Funds $164.4 m $43.6 m $206.7 m

Grants from the Eldon & Anne Foote Funds by sector:

Community & Social Services Environment $ .9 m Education Arts, Culture Recreation 15 & Learning Student & Leisure $ .9 m International Health & & Heritage Organizations Wellness Awards 2 $ .9 m $ .7 m $ .1 m 7 1 $ m $ .3 m 4 $1.0 m 0.8 9 *All numbers calculated as of December 31, 2016 3

“ There are pivotal points in our history and the Footes are one. We would not be where we are The properties conserved through the Eldon & Anne Foote Funds today without them; we might include: Golden Ranches, Hicks, Ministik, Pipestone Creek and Bunchberry Meadows. not even be in existence. They are that important,” Today EALT has secured nine properties ensuring that wetlands continue to filter our water, trees clean our air, wildlife has a place says Sandra Bromley, co-founder of iHuman. to thrive and nature nurtures our souls.

“Without these funds, we would not have achieved the kind of success and public awareness that we now have in the region,” Pam Wight, EALT’s Executive Director says. “We are immensely grateful.”

JudyLynn Archer, former Executive Director of Women Building The impact of the Eldon & Anne Foote Funds also reaches into Futures (WBF) tells a similar story of receiving funds when the Edmonton’s inner city. In iHuman’s large downtown building, organization was in its infancy. “It wouldn’t really be called an at-risk youth have visual, theatrical, musical and textile projects on organization other than we had a registered name,” says Archer the go. of WBF, whose goal was always to equip women with the skills needed to work in the trades. A young man is working on a graphic art project in one room, another is recording a rap song in a fully loaded music studio while Today, there is office space on the main floor and a residence for a staff member is helping a third create spray-painted Cree letters the women on the upper level. The lower level resembles a school, to be part of a larger project. with lockers facing classrooms full of equipment and plaques on the walls of industry partners who often fund the education of the The breadth of projects is especially impressive when considering women they hire. the organization’s humble beginnings as a small, volunteer-run group that operated out of a former seedy bar. Back then co- It’s a busy day because there is expansion now into another founder Sandra Bromley knew iHuman was relying too much building that will be used for administration, allowing for more on volunteers rather than skilled staff. It was an unsustainable classrooms. But years ago, there weren’t any partners or multiple situation and a grant from the Eldon & Anne Foote Funds classrooms, just a cement basement, one instructor, and a dream “changed everything,” she says. of reaching more women. They hired an executive director and staff to operate programs Archer was surprised when the Eldon & Anne Foote Funds were encompassing everything from mental and physical health to the among the first to grant a substantial amount, which she believes creative arts of all kinds. Then, when it came time to gather funds helped leverage more funds for their building. for a capital campaign for a permanent building, a million dollars from the Eldon & Anne Foote Funds was the first amount in the “The results of all of this are amazing, and so is the fact that it was coffers, making it easier to secure funds from other donors. such a gamble to give us money. We were nobody, just nobody. We had nothing,” says Archer. This year, 6,000 women went through WBF with their average salaries increasing more than 130 per cent in that first year after the program.

Kathy Hawkesworth, Director of Donor Services at ECF, says that level of engagement and desire to help organizations they truly believed in, regardless of their size, was a hallmark of the Footes. “They were prepared to risk it and support causes they truly cared about in the hopes it would make a difference,” says Hawkesworth. 1 8

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Eldon & Anne Foote

www.ecfoundation.org [email protected] 9910-103 Street NW, Edmonton T5K 2V7 780.426.0015