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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Leadership Letter 4

Our Core Values 6

OUR WORK 10 The Impact 12 Year at a Glance 16 Grants this Fiscal Year 18 Our Partners 20

OUR SUPPORTERS 22 The Philanthropists 24 Ways of Giving 28 Founders Society 30 Supporters 32

OUR TEAM 36

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 40 Photo Credit:Natalia Maroz Leadership Letter Leadership Letter In the center of it all Dear Friends, Supporters and Partners,

As we come to the completion of our eight year of funding projects in Turkey, we reflect on our relationship with each of the stakeholders that makes our organization succeed. Our donors who keep us giving, our partners who keep us motivated, and our nexus of friends that has shaped TPF into the community leader are all the elements that brought us to present day. At the heart of it all, we have created a network of moving parts that rely on our synergy to bring uplifting projects and ambitious impact for social change in Turkey.

This past year has brought upon our organization a great deal of positive change. First, we implemented our multi generational succession plan. Our Founding President and CEO, Özlenen Eser Kalav, to whom we owe a great deal of gratitude for helping establish and grow TPF to where it is today, has become a Trustee, leaving the next generation of leaders to take the helm. We also appointed new Board and Advisory Board members to our team, hired new professionals and saw significant growth in Friends and Founders Society membership.

It was also the year we were invited to NASDAQ, which allowed Times Square to don proudly to TPF logo, the signing of the Girl Declaration, an international movement which calls for inclusion of girls in development, our first ever 10K run and the creation of TPF Stars, a program which provides scholarships to young women, thanks to our TPF Young professionals events at Pera Soho.

In expanding our reach and amplifying our brand awareness, we solidified partnerships with key thought leaders across our four issue areas who are our first ever Goodwill Ambassadors: Mithat Bereket, Jülide Ateş, Ali Nasuh Mahruki and Üner Kırdar. Volunteering their time to increase awareness around TPF’s causes, they’re now an integral part of our family.

It’s also been a special time of inspiration. In the next pages you’ll read in depth some of the most sincere acts of generosity that TPF was honored to facilitate. These stories touch upon how individuals and entire communities can come together make long-lasting impact.

As we grow, people are turning to TPF as the thought leader in our industry. They turn to us to build prospects, and invest in Turkey, and we have proven to the Turkish-American community that through our solid system of outreach and influence, we perform. TPF takes its role as leader in the community to heart, and therefore we have been structuring ourselves to have enhanced capabilities to bring to realization our donor’s philanthropic passions.

With less than two years until our tenth anniversary, we are also looking ahead. This February 2016 on our ninth anniversary, we will announce our “Countdown to 10/10” campaign which aims to increase TPF’s reserve funds to $10 million by our tenth anniversary. A stronger TPF will enable us to support our mission with greater reach and most importantly will allow us to positively impact our partner NGOs in Turkey so that they can be more effective on the ground.

We invite you to be a part of this celebration to help raise funds, sustain our organization, increase our reach and bring us to the next level of philanthropic giving.

We encourage you to see the TPF star as a beacon of hope. Seeing it alongside a project means we are calling in all reinforcement to maximize impact and bring change. This past year has been about helping people look at us to see TPF as an innovative problem-solver. We’re thrilled to be at the center of this passionate group of donor and partners, and leave our mark of turning individuals into philanthropists. Our very best,

Mustafa Kemal Abadan Ilhan Akbil Chairman President and CEO

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Empowering Transparent We understand each donor’s uniqueness We are accountable for our acts, our and guide them in their philanthropic finances and our performance. aspirations.

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Community Oriented Dedicated Our community of philanthropists are We act promptly, enthusiastically and united in their common commitment to professionally to provide the highest quality better the lives of others. service to our donors.

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At TPF, we provide a variety of services to our donors allowing them to personalize their giving plans. From Donor Advised Funds (DAF) to Memorial Funds, TPF manages your flow of subscriptions and investments. We also work with any assets you have available to give. Cash, securities, closely held stock, restricted securities and real estate assets are just some of the ways people have chosen to give through TPF.

When it comes to making a difference, TPF focuses its efforts on the four most pressing social issues that face Turkey today. We work in collaboration with experts on the ground who run and operate the programs with the highest impact in our four issue areas: Gender Equality, Education, Social and Economic Development and Disaster Relief. These organizations, who are vetted on a yearly basis, provide us with the most up to date information on each issue. Our partners have the most hands on experience by working one on one in schools, with scholarship recipients and through emergency situations.

10 11 Our work within the social and economic development TPF’s work in gender equality aims to close the gender gap sector has aimed to increase social awareness about and allow for equal opportunities of success among both disadvantaged groups and close the opportunity gap. men and women.

TPF supported TPF contributed $200,000 towards the first community foundation in Turkey, supporting the town of Bolu. 178 20 Girls Scholarships Girls employed through Kilim Weaving Workshop

20 TPF established full scholarships to Darüşşafaka graduates for college

TPF raised over $141,835 55% to aid in the redevelopment and relief efforts of TPF’s grants are in the town of Soma. invested in Education

Founded out of the critical need immediately following the 2011 TPF believes education holds the key to Turkey’s Van earthquake, TPF has become an integral community organizer development and the capacity to break the intergenerational during times of emergency, including the 2014 Soma mining cycle of poverty. disaster and during the rebuilding phases that come after.

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Weaving Futures After Soma

On May 13th, 2014, an explosion in a coal mine in Soma, Manisa claimed the lives of 311 men, leaving behind hundreds of women and The Impact children without husbands, fathers, uncles and brothers. In most cases, the husbands were the sole breadwinners of the family, leaving families with no source of income. In other cases, there were survivors, but they were so badly injured that they are unable to work. Among the funds raised for Soma relief, $21,354 went to an organization called “Anatolian Artisans” that aimed to empower the women left behind.

TPF spoke with Yıldız Yağcı, Founder and President of Anatolian Artisans. After disaster struck in Soma, it was apparent that the women affected in the area needed to quickly begin financially supporting their families. With TPF’s grant, Anatolian Artisans was able to set up an entire workshop from scratch in Soma. Here, women learn to sew and create handmade goods, which can be sold for profit. New supplies and new furnishings all created a safe haven for hurting women to turn over a new chapter in their lives. Yağcı explains the workshop as “giving attendees a sense of pride, getting out of the house and coming to the workshop, socializing with peers who have the same problems is like therapy.” Anatolian Artisans is based on strict principles of giving fair wages and a safe work environment to the women that participate. In order to adhere to those principals*, the workshops began with a small group of 25 women, but plan to expand after a strong foundation is created. There is a waiting list of over 180 women who wish to participate in the program. Yağcı recounts the time immediately following the accident being terrible for surviving families. With little choices for income other than cleaning homes, Yağcı says Anatolian Artisans gives women a chance to create and make something of their own. She says ‘it gives them hope to see that they are not alone in their plight because organizations like ours have come to assist them.” What’s next for this organization? They plan to expand their operations in Soma to meet the needs of more women. Additionally, they will also be developing a project to help a group of Syrian women refugees who are a part of the 500,000 refugees living in the outskirts of .

Soma Recap: During TPF’s fundraising phase, more than 500 donors have contributed to the cause. TPF supported organizations involved in rebuilding and resilience activities in Soma and surrounding towns. In addition to Anatolian Artisans, TPF was able to work with three other organizations. Through these organizations, TPF will be funding scholarships through a private institution, giving four outstanding children of the mining victims a private education. Next, TPF helped purchase a building to house a Cultural Activity Center and assisted with the operating costs of the first year. The Cultural Activity Center features creative studios for children, provides sessions for psychosocial support and offers skill-building workshops to both men and women. This building also serves as a central hub for other nonprofits in the area. With the funds raised, we were able to support educational programs to be held at the Cultural Activity Center. Programs cover a variety of topics from pre-school education, play and reading groups and family education to adult literacy, serving 1,500 to 2,000 families per year.

TPF can always count on our donors and friends to aid in time of need. We thank you for all of your support.

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Year at a glance

Grants awarded by Turkish Philanthropy Funds from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. Photo Credit: Thomas Koch 16 17 Our work Our work

Grants this fiscal year

Social and Economic Gender Equality Development Disaster Relief

Hisar Anatolian Support Society American Turkish Society Soma Relief: Association for the Support of Koç University Tohum Autism Foundation $16,075 $5,970 Contemporary Living $23,152 $9,503 Provide reading and writing courses to 20 girls in Fund the Young Professional Photography Award $45,000 Support scholarship to one student in the Provide assistance to students with Autism to the Canan Murthy workshop. given to university students in Turkey. Purchase the building that houses the Cultural 2014-15 school year to cover the educational pay for a special education school. Activity Center in the town of Soma and cover expenses, including tuition, dormitory, books Mother Child Education Foundation Bolu Community Foundation the operating costs for the first year partially. and stipend for living expenses. Sabancı University Foundation $7,205 $200,000 $28,000 Train 200 women in literacy and technology and Support the organization’s endowment fund. Soma Relief: Mother Child Education Interlake High School Booster Club Provide scholarships; including tuition waivers, tutor 100 youth. Foundation $1,350 accommodation and stipends of undergraduate Around-n-Over (AKUT) $30,000 Provide support and needed funding for students registered in 2015-2016 academic Change Leaders Association $28,155 Establish the Child Education Center in the Interlake athletic programs. year. $10,000 Support Erden Eruç for the entire year that he town of Kınık. Establish a support system for young women will be at sea, through supplies, including boat Association for the Support of Dream Partners Society on personal growth, community engagement, costs, and safety procedures. Soma Relief: Anatolian Artisans Contemporary Living $3,300 leadership, public speaking and problem solving. $21,354 $52,230 Support the travel expenses for teachers for BirSilgiBirKalem.org Cover the daily wages for 20 women Provide University and High School women the implementation of “Read-Think-Share” Tarsus American College Alumni Association $25,000 during a 15 day workshop, their lunch and with funds to support themselves in order to program. $9,020 Support the organization’s marketing efforts to local transportation, the initial production complete schooling. Pay for expenses of two female students increase outreach and impact. expenses, and travel and accommodation Education Reform Initiative from Tarsus American College to attend the costs. $928 Educ : Association for the Support of Leadership Summit. The Foundation for Children with Leukemia ∞ Support identifying issues and developing Contemporary Living $9,000 comprehensive education policy. $21,581 Endometriosis Foundation Purchase an operating table and surgical lights Education Sponsor five female students with a chance $15,000 for the new Oncology Hospital. Science Academy to travel to New York and receive English Empower young women to become advocates Bosphorus University Foundation $537 language trainings. of their own health and seek early diagnosis and $192,046 Support the Hakkı Ögelman Summer School on effective intervention. Restore a male dormitory, provide memorials Physics for Astronomers. Fabsit Foundation in the name of Ziya Boyacıgiller and Mrs. $1,000 Köylüoğlu and support the scholarship and Nesin Foundation Support of FABSIT’s activities including endowment fund $4,925 U.S.-based grant management, scholarship Support Nesin Mathematics Village which development, and alumni networking to Community Volunteers Foundation provides summer math camp to students. benefit the American Board institutions in $7,500 Turkey. Support a female law student at Istanbul Türk Eğitim Vakfı University Law School in the name of Sabahat $10,000 Koru Rotary Club Buruloğlu and support a Turkish medical Support Çaykıșla Scholarship Fund at the $3,600 student on a study abroad program in Austria. Çaykıșla Elementary School. The Fund provides Provide scholarships to students at Middle scholarships to needy 7th grade students . East Technical University Koç University $20,000 TPF Stars Program: Association for the Darüşşafaka Society Support the Dr. Yavuz Abadan Constitutional Support of Contemporary Living $114,044 Law Award that encourages early-career $52,946 Establish the “Equity in Education” scholars who are pursuing and/or completed Establish the “TPF Stars Program” under the Scholarship Fund of Higher Education. their post-graduate studies to further their umbrella of CYDD to provide scholarships to Support at least 10 students annually. research. 40 girls from Grade 9 through graduation from high school for four years in 2014-15, 2015- 16, 2016-17, 2017-18 school years.

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Gender Equality Social and

Anne Çocuk Eğitim Vakfı / Mother Child Education Foundation Economic Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme Derneği / The Association for Supporting Contemporary Life Değişim Liderleri Derneği / Change Leaders Development Association Hisar Anadolu Destek Derneği / Hisar Anatolian Anadolu Kültür Vakfı / Anatolian Culture Foundation Support Society Ankara Koru Rotary Kulübü / Ankara Koru Rotary Club Kadın Emeğini Değerlendirme Vakfı / Foundation for Bolu Bağışçılar Vakfı / Bolu Community Foundation the Support of Women’s Work Ege Derneği / Aegean Association KAMER Vakfı / Kamer Foundation Eymir Kültür Vakfı / Eymir Cultural Foundation Turkish Women’s International Network/ TurkishWIN Girişimcilik Vakfı / Entrepreneurship Foundation Türkiye Kadın Girişimciler Derneği / Women Hayata Destek Derneği / Support to Life Association Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey Kalkınma Atölyesi Kooperatifi / Development Workshop Van Kadın Derneği / Van Women’s Association Kavak Dernekler Federasyonu / Federation of Kadının İnsan Hakları–Yeni Çözümler Derneği / Associations of Kavak Women for Women’s Human Rights - New Ways Lösemili Çocuklar Vakfı / Association Foundation for Children with Leukemia Tarlabaşı Toplum Merkezi/ Tarlabasi Community Center Türkiye Erozyonla Mücadele, Ağaçlandirma ve Doğal Education Varlıkları Koruma Vakfı / The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Bilim Akademisi / The Science Academy Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats BirSilgiBirKalem.org Türkiye Toplum Hizmetleri Vakfı / Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Vakfı / Boğaziçi University Turkey Community Service Foundation Foundation Türkiye Üçüncü Sektör Vakfı / Darüşşafaka Cemiyeti / Darüşşafaka Society Third Sector Foundation of Turkey Eğitim Reformu Girişimi / Education Reform Initiative Türkiye Yardım Sevenler Derneği / Koç Üniversitesi / Koç University Turkish Philanthropic Association Lider Adaylarını Destekleme Derneği / Young Leader Yücel Kültür Vakfı / Nesin Vakfı / Nesin Foundation Yücel Cultural Foundation Öğretmen Akademisi Vakfı / Teachers Academy Foundation Sabancı Üniversitesi / Sabancı University Tarsus Amerikan Koleji Mezunlar Derneği / Tarsus American College Alumni Association Tohum Otizm Vakfı / Tohum Autism Foundation Toplum Gönüllüleri Vakfı / Community Volunteers Foundation Türk Eğitim Vakfı / Turkish Education Foundation Disaster Relief Türkiye Eğitim Gönüllüleri Vakfı / Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey AKUT Arama Kurtarma Derneği / Türkiye Görme Özürlüler Kitaplığı / Library of Turkey AKUT Search and Rescue Association for the Visually Impaired Mahalle Affet Gönüllüleri Vakfı / Tüvana Okuma İstekli Çocuk Eğitim Vakfı / Tüvana Neighborhood Disaster Volunteers Foundation Foundation for the Education of Motivated Children Türk Kızılayı / Turkish Red Crescent

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We wouldn’t be where we are today without our supporters. Generosity comes in all shapes and sizes, from volunteers to fund owners. Learn what motivates others to give.

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Maximize Giving with a Donor Advised Fund The Philantrophists With so many ways to become a philanthropist through TPF, one is a Donor Advised Fund (DAF). A DAF allows you to set aside funds today for this tax season, but choose the recipient at any time down the road. TPF spoke with Ahmet Bozer, Executive Vice President at The Coca-Cola Company. As a DAF holder with TPF, Bozer decided to invest in the future of young women’s education.

Ahmet Bozer, Executive Vice A remedy for the feeling of indebtedness is “to give for President at The Coca-Cola good causes” says Bozer. He described the feeling when Company he sees people positively affected by his actions as an “instant warmth you can’t explain.”

Bozer came to know about our organization through TPF’s founder, Haldun Tashman. Having met him years ago in İstanbul, Bozer described him as “someone with heart, who humbly serves.” Upon moving to the United States for work, he knew the top organization to give back to Turkey would be TPF.

Bozer now supports girls’ scholarships at Koç University, in İstanbul through his Donor Advised Fund with TPF. We oversee all transactions, sending quarterly statements, ensuring a smooth process from Ahmet Bozer’s donation to the grant given to Koç University. With a Donor Advised Fund, you can diversify your giving. Donors choose a variety of recipients over a period of time for a lump sum donation. Donors can also continuously contribute to their fund as years go on.

Bozer’s advice to his scholarship recipients and everyone alike is to see “your life as a journey of development where everything you do is an opportunity to develop yourself to be a better person, professional, friend, family member and a member of your community.”

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Motivated by her Past “I can be who I want to be without people Eda and Fatma, two Turkish university students found telling me it’s not possible because I am a girl.” themselves on a summer afternoon at Chobani’s Soho office meeting with founder, Hamdi Ulukaya. Something neither of them could imagine one year back. Each of them hailing from different cities in Turkey, one originally from Urfa the other from Batman had faced their fair share of difficulties in life. They are both need based scholarship recipients of Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme Derneği.

Suddenly, someone life-changing stepped into theirs and three other young women’s lives. Günay Aksoy, a young professional in New York, moved by the inequalities she herself faced while growing up, decided she wanted to make an impact. She wanted to bring girls from southeast Turkey to give them perspective on life and allow them to experience the U.S. for one summer. Through sports events, crowdfunding and one on one meetings, she managed to raise over $20,000, enough to make a difference in the lives of five girls, including Eda and Fatma. The girls attended English courses, visited hospitals, universities, made new friends, but most of all, widened their realm of possibilities. The stories these girls bring back to their hometowns will resonate with their entire community. They will act as role models to other girls in the community but also to parents and brothers and the next generation of women.

When we asked Eda what excited her most about her trip to New York, she said “the lack of judgment. I can be who I want to be without people telling me it’s not possible because I am a girl.”

Members of TPF, Günay Aksoy, Founder of Educ∞: and the five scholarship recipients. From left, Goncagül Ay (TPF’s Program Associate), Dilanur Kamalı, Günay Aksoy, Fatma Kilvan, Nevruz Elarslan, Eda Adanır, Gül Ağar.

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$50,000 or more Jeffrey and Lou Anne Jensen Ahmet Altay Berkay Baykal Elif Çetin Emre Eczacıbaşı Ferda Geleğen Deniz İbrahim Özlenen Eser Kalav Koray Altınsoy Muzaffer Baytürk Ender Çetin Elliot R. Eisenberg Fuat Geleri Selma İkiz Murat Ağırnaslı Lawrence and Joan Kaye Fatima Altuve-Febres Özlem Bekar Berke Çetinöneri Ali Yağmur Eke Martin Gelter Mehmet İnal Şükriye Karaosmanoğlu İrem Kıyak Kemal Anbarcı Paula Belknap Yașar Halit Çevik Uğur Emekli Sebnem Giorgio Suzan İncedayı Haldun and Nihal Tashman Hüseyin Kopkallı Utku Ünver Margaret Bercovici Cüneyt Cezairli Berkhan Eminsoy Eve Gittelson Mehmet İzzet İncekara Kenan E. Şahin Jim Lewis Iana Aranda Rıfat Berk Carolyn Chalmers Serhan Emre Alan Glick Ahmet Can İnci İçim Miller Meryem Betül Arazlı Naime Berkoz Tyler Chapman Sheli Enriquez Hüseyin Göçer Özlem N. İnel $10,000 to $49,999 Judy and James M. O’Brien Sandra Ardia Alev Bosut Berrak William Chase Nurgül Erbil Jason Gök Zeshan Iqbal Ayşe Nil and Bahadır B. 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34 35 Our Team

We are the ones guiding donors, keeping up to date with partners, monitoring projects in Turkey and finding new outlets for impact. We are advisors, mentors, influencers and crowd-raisers. Meet our team.

Photo Credit: Thomas Koch 36 37 Our Team Our team

Board of Directors Council of Trustees Management Governance and Özlenen Eser Kalav Haldun Tashman Chairman & CEO, Founding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Funds Chairman Emeritus, Founding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Funds İlhan Akbil Nominations Retired Citibank Executive Board of Directors, Arizona Community Foundation; Former President and Incoming CEO Founding Partner of the Tech Group; Founding Partner of Tashco Committee Mustafa Kemal Abadan Industries, Inc. and Trustee of Bolu Community Foundation Şenay Ataselim-Yılmaz, PhD Vice-Chair, Founding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Funds Chief Operating Officer Mehmet Lütfi Kirdar Murat Ağırnaslı Architect/Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Aydın Koç Founding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Funds Melis Figanmeşe G. Lincoln McCurdy Gamze Ateş CEO, Agime Group LLC Program Assistant Treasurer Bilge Öğün Bassani Editor, Vogue Turkey, and Former Executive, DHL Worldwide Ziya Boyacıgiller (1953-2014) Goncagül Ay Haldun Tashman Founding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Funds Program Assistant Burcu Mirza Former Faculty, Sabancı University and Retired Executive, Maxim Secretary Integrated Jenny Acosta Investment Leadership Council, Public Service Center, Accounting Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lou Anne Jensen Founder and President, Chrest Foundation Committee Bilge Öğün Bassani Former Senior Fellow, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Erinch Özada Executive Committee Mustafa Kemal Abadan School of Public Health, Harvard University and Former CEO, FXB Founding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Funds Özlenen Eser Kalav foundation and UN Official Managing Member, Galata Business Angels, Turkey Özlenen Eser Kalav Ersin Karaoğlu Mustafa Kemal Abadan Özgür Karaosmanoğlu

Nakiye Boyacıgiller, PhD Şenay Ataselim-Yılmaz Professor of International Management and Advisory Board Former Dean of the School of Management at Sabancı University Lawrence Kaye Burcu Mirza Ayşe Cihan Sultanoğlu / Assistant Secretary-General and Interns Huma Gruaz Director, United Nations Development Program Bilge Öğün Bassani Founder, President and CEO of Alpaytac Nihan Gencerliler Pradeep Kashyap / Vice Chair, American India Foundation Halim Nasuhioğlu Lawrence Kaye Esq. Erin Eser Director, Partner, Herrick Feinstein, LLP John Tognino / Chairman and CEO of Pepper Financial Group and Audit Committee former Executive Vice President, NASDAQ and Merrill Lynch Mehmet Lütfi Kırdar Gamze Ateş Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley Elmira Bayraslı / Co-founder of Foreign Policy Interrupted and Civan Gökay Visiting Fellow at the New America Foundation Cengiz Yağız Audit Aydın Koç Angel Investor and Former President/CEO, BitBlitz Christophe Maubert / Director at Robertet SA Dadia Valles Vendiola, LLP Communications Communications James W. Lewis / Co-founder of Vietnam Partners and former G. Lincoln McCurdy Managing Director of Morgan Stanley President, Turkish Coalition of America Committee Legal Francis J. Ricciardone / Vice President at Atlantic Council and Gülden Mesara former US Ambassador to Turkey Burcu Mirza Herrick Feinstein LLP Vice President of Global Health and Commercial Communications, Gamze Ateş Abbvie Elmira Bayraslı Young Professionals for İdil Çakım Alp Onalan Huma Gruaz Copywriter Software Engineering Manager, Microsoft TPF Board Gülengül Öncel Melis Figanmeșe Nicholas Porcaro Erman Ağırnaslı Architect, Principal SMC Holding LLC and Founder/President, Ömer Çorluhan ANSA, Inc. Aylin Ryan Ayşe Sabuncu Design Gülşah Şenol +37 Studio for Design

38 39 Financial Highlights

Financial discipline and responsible investing is at the heart of running TPF. Transparency, reliability and efficiency allow our grants to have maximum impact.

Photo credit: Serdar Tibet 40 41 Financial Highlights Financial Highlights

2015 ASSETS Cash $949,000 Investments $4,688,472 Other Receivables $6,331 Property and Equipment $3,235 TOTAL ASSETS $5,647,038

LIABILITIES Accounts Payable $8,743 TOTAL LIABILITIES $8,743

NET ASSETS Unrestricted $3,329,655 Temporarily Restricted $252,295 Permanently Restricted $2,056,345 TOTAL NET ASSETS $5,638,295 TOTAL LIABILITIES & $5,647,038 NET ASSETS

REVENUE Contributions $842,331 Interest and Dividend Income $41,780 Fees $37,246 Realized Gains (Losses) $156,189 Unrealized Gains (Losses) ($200,415) TOTAL REVENUE $877,131

GRANTS AND EXPENSES Programs $1,110,482 General & Administrative $311,064 Development $32,041 TOTAL GRANTS & $1,453,587 EXPENSES

Increase in Net Assets ($576,456) Net Assets at Beg. of Year $6,214,751 NET ASSETS $5,638,295 AT END OF YEAR

The Audited Financial Summary as of June 30, 2015.

42 43 Turkish Philanthropy Funds is a tax-exempt organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and your gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent provided by law. Tax ID: 20-8392006.

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