Highlights Grants and Message from Scholarships In 2017 over $5,832,000 in grants and the President scholarships were awarded. Discretion- About the cover ary grants including out of cycle and executive director grants totaled Dear Friends, $599,762. Scholarship awards from all Molly Mattin is an Ohio artist residing funds totaled $539,125 and included in Springfield. She took a strong As another year at the Springfield Foundation draws to a close, 355 new and renewal awards. interest in art at a very young age and 2 4 6 I’m looking back on ten years as a trustee and two years as Board received her regional and national Clark County Heritage Tecumseh Land Trust — Pages of Possibilities — President. I’m proud to have been part of the Foundation as its as- recognition in art throughout high Center — A Springfield icon Protecting local farm land, water A focus on school-age for over a century. and natural resources. literary access. sets have grown to over $80 million and as we end a year in which school and college. Molly studied we distributed $5.8 million to improve our community. graphic design and is self-taught in other areas of art. She has been featured in several blogs, newspapers Often, when we seek to measure our impact, we look to the and publications throughout the years. numbers found on the pages of this annual report. Those numbers Kim Fish Molly is influenced by nature, people, do paint an impressive picture! But as I assumed leadership roles current events and architecture which at the Foundation, I thought more about the impact we make by shows in her work. She works in a helping build organizations and putting systems in place to help variety of mediums, such as acrylics, collage, watercolor, and pen and ink. those organizations thrive. Her artwork resides in many private Grants by Program Area residences throughout the United Arts and Culture ...........$56,500 .................9% The Foundation is guided with input from other community States and several other countries. Civic Affairs ....................185,610 .............. 31% foundations, local leaders, the front-line staff at local organizations Contact information: Molly Mattin, 12 14 ECA ....................................37,500....................6% 10 and from our donors and grantees. Springfield Foundation staff are 937.631.1131, [email protected] Springfield Soup Kitchen — The NTPRD Chiller — The An Angel Among Us — Education ........................57,105................. 10% Filling the void for homeless "Coolest" place in Springfield. The Bethany Thompson Health ...............................108,913 .............. 18% present in our community, listening and lending support. We’ve Special thanks to Rod Hatfield, our individuals. Memorial Scholarship. Human Services ...........146,300 .............. 24% just welcomed five new Trustees who bring valued professional or donors, grant recipients and friends Other .................................7,834 ......................1% personal skills to our Board and are well-positioned to advocate for Total .........$599,762 ........100% of the Springfield Foundation for all aspects of our community. providing photography for this year’s report. We excel at investing and distributing funds as our donors have specified. However, with nearly $7 million in unrestricted funds, The Springfield Foundation also has the means to distribute funds in response to the changing needs of our community. We have just completed a thorough process to guide distribution to projects 18 22 23 where the need is great AND we see opportunity to make a signifi- cant impact. As I end my term as President, I am grateful for the The Parlato The Women's The African-American Community Endowment Fund Partnership Funds Family of Funds experience and proud that The Springfield Foundation remains in great shape to execute its mission and live up to its tagline: Contents Grants and Scholarships For Good, For Ever. 1 Message From the President 18 Donor Conversations by Fund Type 2 Arts & Culture 20 Planned Giving 4 Environment 22 Affiliates Agency Grants ............. $2,932,364.64 For good. For ever. Charitable Checking ....1,153,708.56 6 Education 24 Financials Kim Fish, President Discretionary Grants ....... 631,284.15 8 Health 26 New Endowment Funds Advised Grants ................. 503,140.32 10 Human Services 28 Existing Endowment Funds Scholarships ....................... 320,264.61 30 Contributors to New and Existing Funds 12 Civic Affairs Designated ...........................291,350.13 14 Scholarships BC Board of Directors & Staff Total ............ $5,832,112.41 16 Legacy Society '17 Annual Report | 1 Arts & Culture More than a century old, The Heritage Center of Clark County, and several local non-profit organizations 85% of that funding will be used toward and previously Springfield’s which opened in 2001, occupies a 50 feet are all housed in the building. capital expenses and repairs for the The Heritage Center City Hall and Marketplace, by 462 feet, 56,000 square foot, brick and building, including replacement and repair The Heritage Center of Clark stone building in the center of downtown The Heritage Center is the home of the of the HVAC system, elevators, roof and County has become the Springfield. The building was constructed Clark County Historical Society, which was windows, carpets, and parking lot. of Clark County home for Springfield and in 1890 and is listed on the National Reg- founded in 1897. The mission of the Clark Clark County’s history and ister of Historic Sites. The Heritage Center County Historical Society is to collect, Securing this crucial funding will make a an icon of the Springfield exhibit galleries, an archive and research preserve, and interpret resources which tremendous impact on the Clark County Written by Bridget Doane, Director of Development landscape. library, meeting facilities, Un Mundo Café, provide understanding and appreciation Historical Society and The Heritage Cen- of Clark County’s heritage, and to relate ter. With most of its capital needs being the community’s past to the present and met over the next 5 years, the Historical its future. Society can focus on continuing to provide high-quality programming and educational The Heritage Center is funded primarily outreach opportunities to students and through memberships, donations, and an guests from Clark County and beyond. endowment of which nearly the entire The additional revenue will also allow The annual revenue generated is spent on Heritage Center to begin the process of building maintenance, insurance, and changing some of their permanent exhib- utilities. In order to ensure continued its, many of which have been on display operation of the museum and the services for nearly twenty years, since the muse- of the Clark County Historical Society, um’s opening. it was necessary to identify and secure additional funding. The Clark County Historical Society is looking forward to all the possibilities In November 2017, Clark County voters to come, as they continue to carry out passed a .3 mil tax levy to help fund The their mission through research, exhibits, Heritage Center. As a result, The Heritage programs, outreach, educational program- Center will receive approximately $3.5 ming and more! million in tax revenue over five years. Over Other Arts Grants Funded: Clark County Historical Society Operational support .............................................................................................................$5,000 Clark County Retired Teachers Association One Room School Program ............................................................................................... $2,000 Clark State Community College Performing Arts Center Clark State Performing Arts Center 2017-18 and 2018-19 Seasons ....................$5,000 Gammon House, Inc. Gammon House Juneteenth Celebration.....................................................................$7,500 Springfield Arts Council The 2018 Summer Arts Festival ...................................................................................$15,000 Springfield Museum of Art Capital Campaign ($25K over 5 yrs) ...............................................................................$5,000 Springfield Museum of Art Operational support .............................................................................................................$5,000 Springfield Symphony Orchestra Operational support .............................................................................................................$6,000 The Westcott House Foundation Operational support .............................................................................................................$6,000 Total Arts and Culture $56,500 2 | springfieldfoundation.org '17 Annual Report | 3 Environment Tecumseh Land Trust: Protecting Local Farmland, Water, and Natural Areas Forever There is no doubt that the Little Miami River was important for Native American Shawnee Chief Tecumseh. Born 250 years ago, the Shawnee leader navigated along rivers and creeks with agility, through forests the likes of which we have never experienced. After European settlement, land use changed rapidly and radically. Ohio’s old growth forests were cut. Rivers and streams were managed to create more tillable land and more land for houses and industry. Most of the wild areas, such as the Great Black Swamp that covered a third of western Ohio, were lost. Fifty years ago, Ohio’s leaders took continues, thanks to the support