IMPACT REPORT COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS WE ARE TOGETHER.

VISION Turkish Philanthropy Funds aims to build and serve a community of dedicated, passionate philanthropists and partners working to address social challenges and make a positive impact.

MISSION Turkish Philanthropy Funds works to inspire and mobilize innovative, high-impact philanthropy that benefits our communities in Turkey and in the U.S.

A VERY SPECIAL THANKS to all the people who shared their stories for this annual report.

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7. 6. 5. 4. YEAR IN REVIEW TOGETHER SERVING TEAM UP COLLABORATE Audited Financials Financial Highlights Organizational Efficiency Our People TPF Societies Ways to Team Up with TPF Our Grantee Partnership Strategy Partners COVID19 Community Relief Fund ElazigEarthquake Fund Our Impact 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 INNOVATION CONNECTIVITY We pride ourselves on staying on top of and We engage our community by implementing new technologies and innovative delivering the utmost value to processes. We invite and encourage new ideas, our donors and partners, foster pioneering practices, and original methods a culture of collaboration among for achieving community good. We listen and institutions, individuals, and connect people to exchange ideas and explore families, and advance sustainable perspectives that can change the conversation, and impactful philanthropy. or change minds.

EMPOWERMENT ACCOUNTABILITY We assess the societal needs before We are committed to showing how we invest our funds and make grants every donation is used and hold our to enable communities to reach their partner organizations on the ground fullest potentials. to the same high standards.

OUR VALUES Our VALUES are at the center of our culture, guide our leadership and drive our daily work.

PHOTO CREDIT: MAYA VAKFI 7 8 Dear Donors, Partners, and Friends:

Like all of you, Turkish Philanthropy Funds has spent the past Our record of success and deep connections with NGO several months reacting to the ever-changing impacts of partners and the Turkish-American community have enabled COVID-19. As the pandemic touches each of us, our focus us to respond to the Elazig earthquake and the COVID-19 has been on addressing the needs of those who have pandemic quickly with targeted funds. We have touched the been disproportionately impacted and helping the tens of lives of more than 50,000 with these funds by supporting nonprofit organizations that offer vital support. Now more recovery efforts, closing gaps, and addressing unmet needs. than ever, the needs in our communities are being felt more Among our notable highlights: deeply with all of us eager to help. • Donation of a life-saving medical machine in the treatment These uncertain times make us long for the normal things: of Covid-19 to Inonu University Medical School in Malatya visits with family, meals with friends, celebrations, and making it the second machine of its kind in the country, routines. And yet, the disruptions and loss have also given us • Providing the much-needed PPE to healthcare workers the opportunity to reflect on how we must do more. TPF has in Turkey, acted with renewed energy. • Offering cash assistance to Turkish students in the US to go back home, and As an organization, we constantly work to bring our • Funding tens of scholarships. community TOGETHER in different ways around philanthropy. Over the last decade, we have built a wealth As we look ahead, we are more focused than ever on of knowledge that enables us to choose smart solutions mobilizing our philanthropic community for Turkey and and effective nonprofits to carry impactful programs out on Turkish American causes. We have been deeply touched behalf of our donors. The milestones this year proved once and inspired by the genuine acts of kindness that we have again that TPF is responding to what our community expects seen every day in the last several months. The COVID-19 and needs from us. This year, we were able to distribute Community Relief Fund and the Elazig Earthquake Fund are close to $2 million in grants bringing our total grantmaking only two of the ways that your generosity has connected since inception to more than $23 million. Our work this year our community and demonstrated the impact we can have focused on: through your involvement.

• Mobilizing community support and providing On the following pages, we are pleased to share information emergency grants to nonprofits responding to crises about TPF’s impact through stories that speak to the values in their local communities, of our organization and the ways our fundholders, donors, • Convening nonprofit partners, businesses, and donors for partners, businesses, and friends are taking action to ensure increased collaboration to effectively serve our community we are resilient in these difficult, unprecedented times. And, during COVID-19; and while we know there is much work to be done, we are proud • Identifying and raising resources for projects that help fill that TPF is playing an important part in bringing people social and economic gaps in Turkey from education to TOGETHER to give, to help, and to heal. women empowerment.

LEADERSHIP With heartfelt gratitude, LETTER Birlikten kuvvet doğar. TOGETHER we are stronger.

Mehmet Lütfi Kırdar Şenay Ataselim Yılmaz, Ph.D Maria Figueroa Küpçü CHAIRMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VICE CHAIR

9 10 Our story began in 2007 when a handful of visionaries united as a small but determined team to establish Turkish Philanthropy Funds to provide a platform for impactful and effective philanthropy.

This solid framework grew stronger over the next decade as TPF expanded into new states in the U.S. and formed partnerships in Turkey to better support the generosity and passion of donors across the U.S. As TPF grew we adopted the role of collaborator, growing philanthropic impact through new partnerships and supporting organizations. By valuing open communication and collaboration with a diverse array of organizations, we widened our reach to create lasting change.

This year, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic, our communities faced new challenges that demanded innovative solutions. TPF has stepped up to meet that need by seeking new methods of community investing, and demonstrating ingenuity PHILANTHROPY and creativity in our philanthropy. We are proud that our community sustains and enhances the quality of life for many Your gifts. and has created valuable connections over the past 13 years. Our community connections.

11 12 TYPES OF TPF FUNDS

OPEN DONOR-ADVISED FUND Allows an individual, family, or company the ability to A FUND establish a charitable fund, and then to recommend • 27 DFAs grants while TPF staff administers the grants.

TPF encourages the aspirations of SCHOLARSHIP FUND individuals, families, and companies Invests in the next generation and supports • 1 Scholarship Fund scholars’ growth. who seek to change their community by taking action. FRIENDS OF FUNDS We offer many giving options for your Manages funds fiscally on behalf of a non-profit • 2 Friends of Funds personal philanthropy. The types of funds located in Turkey. at TPF are customizable philanthropic accounts designed for individuals, families, and companies who want AGENCY FUND a personal, simple, and flexible yet Creates a fund that generates investment income, year after year, which can be drawn down in set • 1 Agency Fund powerful approach to giving back to our annual payments to the organization, or reinvested in communities. These funds reflect the the fund to grow over time. varied interests of our fundholders and donors and can be in memory of a loved DESIGNATED FUND family member or a friend. Supports one or more specific non-profit • 1 Designated Fund organizations or programs.

13 A minimum gift of $5,000 is required. 14 2. JOIN A GIVING CIRCLE CONNECT THROUGH A “giving circle” is formed when individuals come TOGETHER to pool their dollars, decide TOGETHER where to give the money and other resources such as volunteer time, and learn TOGETHER about their community and philanthropy. As a result, their collective impact is PHILANTHROPY far greater than anyone member could achieve alone, and their relationships with specific charities create a deeper level of involvement for donors and the nonprofits they support. From creating funds to creating impact, TPF Donors are deeply committed to changing the future of new generations and establishing meaningful connections for our community. Turkish Philanthropy Giving circles have Community is at the Funds’ Giving Circles memberships, their own center of our beliefs, are opportunities for activities, and events, and Giving Circles enables community members to make grants as a group. us to harness our join TOGETHER to pool As a result, their collective community’s resources their dollars to make a impact is far greater than collectively, build 1. JOIN A GIVING SOCIETY greater impact in areas anyone member could awareness of social Giving Societies recognize individuals who provide they are passionate achieve alone, and their needs, and inspire and the vital foundation for TPF’s work. about. relationships with specific foster the spirit of charities create a deeper individual giving. There are many options to join a Giving Society. You can: level of involvement for donors and the nonprofits they support.

Make a long-term commitment Join the Philanthropic Funds Society to TPF and become a to leave a lasting impact on your Founder’s Society member. personal philanthropy.

15 members • minimum $50,000 19 members • minimum $5,000 3. GIVE DIRECTLY TO A PROJECT

With a focus on four main impact areas: Gender Equality, Education, Become part of Legacy Society, an exclusive group of Social and Economic Development, and Disaster Relief, TPF tackles dedicated philanthropists who make a long-term investment to the most crucial challenges through its partnership with local NGOs TPF through a gift in your will, trust, or estate plan. in Turkey. Find a TPF project that gets you excited on our website and donate right away at www.donate.tpfund.org. 8 members

4. START YOUR FUNDRAISER Or support our mission with your generous Support a cause or a project that you care about by creating a fundraiser on our page donations by joining an Annual Giving Society. at donate.tpfund.org. Then, mobilize your friends and collect donations on birthdays, weddings, marathons, corporate giving campaigns, and even baby showers. 268 members

15 16 HOW A GIFT BECOMES A FUND 1. 2. 3. 4. YOUR GIFT YOUR GIFT CHOOSE YOUR RECOMMEND GRANTS OPTIONS INVESTMENT OPTION OR SCHOLARSHIPS

Aggressive Pool, Growth Pool, Schools, Community Organizations Cash Stocks, Bonds, and Balanced Pool, Conservative Pool, Cash equivalent checks or Mutual Funds Impact Investment Pools, ETF Equities credit card donation. When held for one year Pool, ETF Fixed Income Pool, and or more, results in a Money Market Pool Life Insurance charitable deduction for Name TPF as a beneficiary the full market value of Individual or Family or transfer ownership and the donated asset, even if receive a tax deduction you bought it for far less, for the policy’s cash value. and helps reduce capital Any future premiums paid gains tax. may also qualify for a 5. 6. deduction. Real Estate Turn a home, business, DUE GRANTS MADE / Closely Held Stock or land into a charitable DILIGENCE CHECKS ISSUED Results in a charitable gift outright, or set up a deduction for the trust that will convert the TPF ensures viability, Grants can be made and checks can be issued appraised fair market value property into a gift that compliance, and qualifications of at any time, in any amount over $250, to any and potential reduction of provides you with income. recommended grant recipients. qualifying organization in the US and in Turkey. capital gains tax.

• Name TPF on your Charitable Bequests to receive without disruption, and receive a charitable all or a portion of your estate through your will or deduction for the remainder interest. trust while you get tax benefits today. PLAN TODAY, • Set up Charitable Lead Trusts that generate • Make a simple contract through Charitable Gift dividends. Throughout the term of the trust, earned Annuity that guarantees you a fixed income in dividends go to TPF while the remaining assets go GIVE LATER exchange for a gift to TPF. to your heirs, tax-free, on the trust’s appreciation. • Designate TPF as the beneficiary on your Life • Create a Charitable Remainder Trusts to transfer Create Future Community Connections Insurance policy. Your assets will be transferred cash and assets to an irrevocable trust and to TPF once you pass away, reducing estate and may receive income for life or a certain term of Planned Gifts enable you to make significant contributions that may not have been possible income taxes. years. The remainder passes to TPF, creating a during your lifetime. You can give what’s left after your heirs are cared for as you get tax benefits. permanent fund in your name. • Through Life Estate, give your personal residence Plan today; let TPF realize it upon the donor’s passing. or ranch as a gift, occupy the residence or land 17 18 TOTAL REVENUE $40,711,570 TOTAL REVENUE OUR PROGRESS $34,789,360

TOTAL IN 13 YEARS REVENUE $28,121,310 FY 2020 TOTAL REVENUE FY $23,238,260 2019 TOTAL REVENUE $20,553,000 FY TOTAL 2018 TOTAL TOTAL REVENUE PROGRAMS REVENUE $17,337,000 $22,826,770 TOTAL $16,660,000 TOTAL TOTAL REVENUE PROGRAMS REVENUE FY $15,467,000 $21,066,730 TOTAL $14,797,000 2017 REVENUE FY TOTAL TOTAL $13,506,000 PROGRAMS REVENUE 2016 $18,345,850 $12,251,000 FY FY 2015 TOTAL FY 2014 TOTAL REVENUE FY PROGRAMS $4,831,000 2013 $16,689,870 TOTAL 2012 TOTAL REVENUE FY PROGRAMS $1,186,000 2011 FY $14,772,750 2010 TOTAL TOTAL PROGRAMS $13,586,000 TOTAL PROGRAMS TOTAL PROGRAMS $12,607,000 FY PROGRAMS $11,647,000 2009 TOTAL $11,275,000 FY PROGRAMS TOTAL $10,490,000 2008 PROGRAMS $1,787,000

TOTAL PROGRAMS $1,008,000 TOTAL PROGRAMS $111,000

19 20 If we think back to what inspired us to give, we can all find similarities in our stories. All the stories in the following pages make up our community and have one thing in common. These donors understand that they had an opportunity to leave a legacy that would positively impact our communities for generations to come. Each understood the importance of giving something back to the community - communities where they grew up, attended school, raised their children, built their businesses. And, they all inspire us and drive us to continue what we do.

PHOTO CREDIT: HELPING HANDS 21 22 GIVING WITH MEANING

“Giving toward a passion brings home a different message. You see the long-term rewards from investing in areas that hold a special place in your heart. Working with TPF has been incredibly rewarding because the internal satisfaction that comes when you give with MEANING is unparalleled.”

NİL AND BAHADIR ONALAN

Nil and Bahadir Onalan are known TPF staff at, and the Onurals established the Umudumuz Fund, a donor-advised best for their philanthropy in their fund at TPF, later that year. “The commitment, dedication, and drive of Haldun immediate community. “Our Tasman, his family and friends, and his team, have built a sustainable, transparent, motivation in asking our friends and trustworthy model for charitable purposes - a model which brought us to and family to join us in our giving TPF’’ notes the couple. With the tools and resources from TPF in their purview, they is to share this feeling of happiness have started investing in a variety of issues from the refugee crisis of knowing you’re making a lasting and supporting programs that fight against injustice impact on someone else’s life. If you and discrimination to environmental issues. The truly want to be happy in your life, make combination of personal experience and shared someone else happy, and you will be too,” values made the Onurals’ giving even more has been the couple’s motto. “Sharing and meaningful. giving absolutely bring happiness to your life. Fighting injustice in this world is possible via the The Onalans have several memories contributions from you, be it time, or money,” continues Nil. from their years of giving but the most memorable moments are Giving has always been a priority for Nil and Bahadir. Yet, it became a central point seeing letters and photos from in their lives as they became more successful in their careers. Giving back is a big the children they support. This part of Turkish culture and it was part of their lineage. They emphasize how they joy, they say, “cannot be found grew up with giving tradition in their families. “Because of our backgrounds, giving anywhere else.” Their ending back has always been important to us whether it be through investing our time with sentence when they ask their communities or making a financial contribution.” Because supporting education friends to join them in their is a shared passion for Nil and Bahadir, making a charitable investment initially in giving is: Start with helping ONE educational programs such as providing scholarships made perfect sense. As they family, ONE child, ONE woman, grew into their success, their giving portfolio has grown as well. In 2013, Bahadir met and the rest will follow.

23 24 Zeynep Oğuz Bilimer’s journey in philanthropy began at an early age as she grew up in a family dedicated to giving back. For her family, philanthropy and serving the community have been at the forefront for generations. Zeynep reflected on her family’s generosity, especially to the community she grew up in. “I grew up in a city where the central mosque carries the name of my great-grandfather and schools are named after my parents. After my grandmother passed away, we met so many people whom she had silently supported financially for years.”

Talk around giving back had always been the staple of dinner conversations when Zeynep was growing up. Both of her parents are individual recipients of the Turkish Grand National Assembly’s Outstanding Service Award (TBMM Üstün Hizmet Ödülü). They built schools, provided countless scholarships, and supported many civic and cultural projects. After they retired, philanthropy became their sole purpose. “Their philosophy has always been to keep one-third of what they made, pay one third in taxes, and give back the remaining one third. Throughout my life I’ve seen how spiritually fulfilling giving back has been for my parents,” notes Zeynep. Her parents are the quintessential model for giving; their lives of generosity will continue to impact those they care about long beyond their lifetimes. And, that is also what matters the most to Zeynep and her husband, Evren.

“It’s been the greatest gift,” says Zeynep. “I feel like what my parents taught us was an opportunity – an opportunity to make a difference and to explore within ourselves something they had already figured out: lifting up the people around you is what matters most. They knew that giving back could bring good to others, but also to us as we practiced generosity TOGETHER.”

Today, Zeynep and Evren use their giving to help create a stronger community and a healthier society. Their preference is to support projects that may be otherwise unpopular or controversial for widespread support and programs that help people become self-sufficient. With this lens, Bilimers believe they have a better understanding of what the current needs are beyond their personal interests. They note: “This is a great INSPIRING GIVING way to broaden our perception of the needs in our communities.” From Generation to Generation ZEYNEP AND EVREN BİLİMER

25 26 Zeynep and her husband, Evren, have embedded giving back in their lifestyles. Early on in her career The couple’s two children are both nature lovers and really worry about climate change so their giving when Zeynep did not have the financial means to give, she was designing branding for non-profit involves organizations that fight it. Zeynep and Evren are aware that there are many worthy causes so organizations and helping them with their communication needs on a pro bono basis. Evren became being able to focus and know what’s most important to them as a family, and being able to align that a regular supporter of Action Against Hunger early in his career, an organization later for which with the giving they do have been really meaningful to their family. Zeynep also became a big advocate. Their support to cure child malnutrition resonated even more as they became parents in hopes to help lower and eventually end child deaths due to malnutrition in Bilimers appreciate the many opportunities to learn and engage when you partner with TPF, whether the world. Now, as young parents, they constantly look for ways that can empower their two children it’s information about effective nonprofits in Turkey, support in vetting these non-profits, or the variety philanthropically and get them excited about the ways they can contribute to society. “We have an of issue-focused events TPF hosts. There’s something for everyone. For Bilimers, TPF allows their family obligation to give back where we live, where we come from, and to invest in our communities. We to be a part of something their ancestors would’ve deeply appreciated. And, as the daughter of major want our children to grow up learning about our family’s culture of giving and see themselves as part philanthropists, Zeynep feels that this is her way to honor her family’s selfless acts and support of their of the community narrative,” notes Zeynep. immediate communities. And, as a bonus, Zeynep notes “giving back in return gives you a sense of purpose and you are happier and healthier as a result.”

27 28 JOINING TOGETHER To Find Solutions BURCU AND METE TUNCEL

Burcu and Mete Tuncel understand the value of giving donate the device back to their community. They have been devoted to İnönü Üniversitesi philanthropists and TPF donors for several years. Turgut Özal Tıp Their involvement with Turkish Philanthropy Funds Merkezi in Malatya. This began through Burcu’s connection to Nihal and machine which inactivates Haldun Tashman as the 2004 recipient of the pathogens in the plasma Tashman Fellowship for her MBA degree at collected from individuals who Columbia University but continued with Burcu have recovered from coronavirus and Mete’s working with Özlenen Kalav, former disease is a life-changing INTERCEPT President and CEO of TPF, at the Robert College opportunity to help fight the PHOTO CREDIT: PAYDA MACHINE WITH Alumni Association of America. Having these infection. “Turgut Özal Tıp Merkezi is DOCTOR connections enabled them to have a true the largest stem cell and organ transplant hospital introduction to TPF and begin their philanthropic in Turkey with 222 stem cells and more than 300 liver transplants in 2019. With the onset of journey with TPF. the Covid-19 pandemic, it became the first hospital to start immune plasma therapy in the world after centers in China. Knowing that this will make a huge difference for thousands of The Tuncels are drawn to help children in need and people during these uncertain times of Covid-19 and will continue to be used in the long- found their passion in two main areas: education and term for stem cell and organ transplants once the pandemic is over, makes this one of the healthcare. Through Turkish Philanthropy Funds Burcu most memorable moments of our lives,” notes Burcu and Mete. and Mete were able to find organizations they wanted to get involved with and they were able to trust that their This along with many other reasons continues to inspire the Tuncels to give back and do so support would go to the areas they imagined. “I enjoy being very through TPF. hands-on,” says Burcu Tuncel. “With TPF, I’ve loved being involved in the projects we support from Turkish Philanthropic Association (Türkiye Yardim Sevenler Dernegi) “Working with TPF gives us a sense of security and reassurance that our contributions to fund schools in my hometown to raise awareness on early childhood education to provide go to make the lasting impressions we desire. TPF helped us stay on top of things. scholarships to TOHUM Autism Foundation which offers top of the line education for kids With TPF’s due diligence, we know our donations go to the right place. When you with needs and supporting children affected by leukemia and their families through LOSEV.” donate through TPF, the grantees take you more seriously. They make things happen. They know TPF will follow-up and that they have to deliver on time” says Burcu. The couple brings a creative attitude to raising money and awareness as well. Right when the pandemic hit our communities, Burcu and Mete looked for a way to help people in Turkey. The couple reached out to TPF to discuss potential ideas. Burcu did not only bring As Burcu and Mete continue their journey with TPF, they hope to educate friends and family in her passion for giving to TPF but also her network and connections. She connected with on the power of intentional giving. her Robert College classmates, Yasemin Sırali and Özge Karadağ Çaman for guidance and help. Her research revealed the need for a medical machine called the Cerus Intercept Mete and Burcu plan to continue identifying opportunities to tell their friends and family how System that can be live-saving in the treatment of Covid-19. And, there was only one of them they can give thoughtfully and see the results of their investment. “ We are excited about in Turkey, in Istanbul. Burcu reached out to Robert College alumni to raise funds. A major the opportunities we’ll have to make contributions for many years to come to charitable gift by another Robert College classmate, Umur Çubukçu, and many others enabled TPF to organizations we care about,” Burcu said. “And, TPF makes it so easy.”

29 30 Osman Ciğeroğlu is tremendously intentional about his charitable giving and has partnered with TPF in a variety of ways to align his values with his personal giving.

“I’m a strong believer in social responsibility, and that you can advocate and influence change not only through giving charitably but in how you choose to invest your funds,” says Osman. “I give back to help create positive change. There are so many critical issues out there that need support, resolution, and helping hands. There are many great nonprofits I was introduced through TPF that are the ones championing causes and taking on the big issues.”

“I am largely inspired by my FAMILY, particularly my mother, to give of my time, talent, and money. I grew up watching her give my entire life,” says Osman.

Osman’s mother was an English teacher. She has always gone beyond helping students with their studies. She covered their school expenses and got them school supplies. As Osman grew older, he saw first hand how her mother touched people’s lives. At a young age, he understood how important education and having someone believe in you and work for you to succeed is. The students Osman’s mother helped personally became very successful - one became the general manager of a big medical device company, another a prominent lawyer, and another an engineer. Giving back is something Osman grew up seeing and normalizing, which in turn made him who he is today as a philanthropist someone who wants to invest in children.

Osman came to the US in 2014 and was introduced to TPF a few years later by his friends, Onur Karayal and Serhan Secmen. They assured him that he can continue to give back to Turkey but with the comfort of knowing his donations would get to the right organizations and people. Learning more about TPF, he saw how this was the best way to give back to Turkey, as TPF is a very secure and trustworthy organization, works with a variety of nonprofits in Turkey, and has made transparency a priority.

Furthering Through TPF, Osman honed his values, often prioritizing transparency and effectiveness when considering charitable funding FAMILY VALUES opportunities through the giving circle he became part of at TPF. OSMAN CİĞEROĞLU

31 32 “I’m a strong believer in funding organizations that have permanence and a model that allows them more effectively,” says Osman. “The needs are so great and when you get involved, you want to do to continue from year to year,” Osman says. “Effectiveness goes hand in hand with impact. I’m always more and give more than just time.” looking for where our dollars will go the furthest, and I have a passion for supporting girls’ education. I want to uplift those that are underrepresented,” says Osman. Those are the reasons he had decided “From a time perspective, I want to be extremely effective in giving, so as our giving circle, to give to PAYDA.The organization invests in the future of girls’ education living in underdeveloped we have been focusing on learning how to be better philanthropists, trying to discover more about areas of Turkey and who face financial hardships to continue their education. The most appealing different programs through TPF and how we can help.” says Osman. “Meeting with nonprofits with part of PAYDA’s program was that the organization offered guardianship/mentorship programs for TPF has been fantastic and has made us more confident in our decisions, which often leads to donors to help stay connected to the students. Through the program, you can opt in to be assigned deeper generosity.” a mentee and follow their journey. Osman was brought to tears when he had the first update of his mentee and her outstanding grades. Osman was impacted by the small acts he saw his mother doing while growing up. His mother inspired giving in him. She was such a generous person. And, Osman is following in her footsteps “I’m still learning and have a lot to learn, but the only way to do so is to dive in and participate in by investing in the education of children in Turkey and giving them the opportunity to be the programs like PAYDA and educate yourself. And, more importantly, see the impact you can make first leaders of tomorrow. hand. When we’re more informed and see our impact directly, we can help support organizations

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Osman Akan Arel Gezer Begum Taft Cem Sarınoğlu Dinçer Egin Ender Cetin $50,000 - $149,999 Bahadir Bölükbaşi Abigail Shure Armagan Ozdinç Begum Gokçe Cemal Corez Dmitriy Loselevich Ender Özeke Berkin Koloğlu Ada Aka Arzu Karaduman Beheruz N. Sethna Cemal Yılmaz Doğac Efe Engin Karacula Hamdi Ulukaya Burcu Tuncel Adem Sherifov Arzu Şengün Belma Erdogan-Haug Cemil Özyurt Dogan Ülkekul Enis Söztutar Joan Sezen Çağlar Günyaktı Adnan Orali Arzu Karaerc Ben Cengiz Yakut Cengiz Çağar Doğukan Aksoy Enis Guray Umur Çubukçu Derya Taşkin Ahmet Yörüklü Asaf Demr Bengu Efe Cengiz Hatiboğlu Duran Nihat Yetkinler Ercenk Keresteci Ashley Beard Berkan Arpaci Cengiz Baskir Duygu Saatçioğlu Erdal Özkan Ekmel Anda Ahmet Akkaş Ahmet Apaydın Asli Y Berna Taner Cengiz Özdemir Duygu Daniels Erdem Aktaş Faruk Eczacıbaşı Ahmet Üglü Assia Eyuboğlu Betül Özyılmaz Cevdet Aydemir Ebru Gültekin Erdem Şahin Fikret Kalagoğlu $10,000 - $49,999 Ahmet Terzioğlu Asuman Yilmaz Betül Oran Ceyda Aricanli Ebru Yildirim Erden Arkan Gülden Mesara and Barış Doğan Ahmet Suer Atay Ateş Beysim Sezgin Ceyda Ütkü Ece Ökat Erdinç Korpeoğlu Hafize Chudleigh Ahmet Bozer Ahmet Engin Bayrak Ateş Dumlupınar Beyza Erdal Ceyhun Özlüer Ece Kamar Eren Tufekçi İrem Yildirim Ali and Ümran Beba Ahmet Erhan Aksoylu Atila Abdulkadiroğlu Bige Yilmaz Ceyhun Demirci Eda Eyrice Erkin Şeker İrfan Rendeci Alp and Esra Onalan Ahmet Ferhat İlter Atilla Günal Bilal Bakcan Ceylan Bodur Eda D Erman Sert Jetta Karabülüt Atilla Kılıçarslan Bilge Gürün Chad Priest Ege Kaçmaz Erol Uysal Ayla Demirci Akgün Karakaş Kaan Katircioğlu Akif Balantekin Ava Fang Bilgehan Erman Charlar Acar Ege Mala Erol Turan Ayşe and Bahadir Onalan Lawrence M. Kaye Alber Kaya Ayca Altintig Birkan Icacan Chen Yiting Ege Özgirin Ersin Karaoğlu Bülent and Sema Başol Leon Abudaram Alexa McMahon Aycan Sayakci-Uzun Bülent Köse Chen Ting Jui Ekber Menemencioğlu Ertan Sert Deniz Koyuncu Mahmut Çakıcı Ali Övgün Aykut Özturk Bülent Egilmez Cido Omurlu Ela Yıldızer Genç Ertan Toprak Basti Emre Bozyiğit Melih Arslan Ali Öztaşkın Ayla Kol Bünyamin Gürşen Çiğdem Çelik Elçim and Kenan Alpan Esat Sezer Hatice and Kevin Morissey Ali Ercan Aylin Erkan Burak Altintaş Çiğdem Ertekin Elçin Nevruz Esin Kocabiyik Metin Mangüt Hüseyin Kopkalli Ali Çinar Aylin Şenyüz Eleveld Burak Boyacioğlu Çiğdem Çirik Eleonora Rindi Esin Şaşmaz Michelle Betoni İrem Gökçe Aydin Ali Selvi Aylin Aktürk Burak Güner Ciğdem Acioğlu Elif MacIsaac Esra Körduman Nakiye Boyacıgiller John Lavely Ali Sener Aylin Demirci Burçak Keskin Kozat Çiğdem Çelik Elif Turan Esra Uğurlu Nesli Başgöz Laura and Alvin Prusoff Ali Gencay Ayşe Güler Burcu Ülker Çiğdem Topaloğlu Elif Gençer Evren Rüya Neslisah Yasemin Öder Ayşe Polat Burcu Özturk Cihan Tepedelenlioğlu Elif Ekemen Akarsu Ezgi Yilmaz Leon Kircik Ali Alpay Osman Apaydin Ali Kadaster Ayşe Yaman Burcu Bıçak Cüneyt Gürkan Elif Onural Faisal Jilani Lori and Özgür Karaosmanoğlu Osman Serdar Türkoğlu Ali Tinazli Ayşe Bilen-Sparks Burhanettin Palik Damla Yerdelenli Elif Sakin Fama Kuran Kazanci Mehmet Kırdar Özgen Dogan Ali Güngör Aydınoğlu Ayşe Sepkin Busra Senlik Dani Rodrik Emily Frucci Farida Kazvinova Merve Gürsel Özhan Turgut Ali Akansu Ayşe Büyüktür Cafer Orman David Morman Emin Öker Fatih Sönmez Meryem Kara Saffet Özbalci Alp Akdemir Ayşe Şirin Budak Çağatay Erşahin Demet Cabbar Emin Veral Fatih Karakus Onur Erzan Semih Energin Alp Baysal Ayşegul Mehmed Çağatay Akkoyun Deniz Aydoğan Can Emine Çinar Fatih Usta Onur Karayal Serdar Soysal Alpay Soyoğuz Ayşegul Dal Çağdaş Karataş Deniz Ertan Emine Saltuk Fatma Halici Deniz Koyuncu Emma Billmyer Fatma Aytaç Osman Ertugay Shatha Al Jarallah Alper Şen Ayşenil Brittan Çağhan Demirci Alper Gün Azra-Haluk Pehlivanoğlu Çağlayan White Deniz Peker Emrah Tiraş Fatma Saribal Rahmi Sayder Tamer Erzurumlu Alper Ekmekci Bahri Barış Cahit Özbay Deniz Ergin Emre Yildiz Fazli Erdem Selin Gülçelik Tamer Seçkin Alper Selçuk Balkir Zihnali Cahit Akbulut Deniz Aybaş Emre Demirkaya Feksi Basha Seran Trehan Tamer Erzurumlu Alperen Kok Banu Uygun Callie Shannon Denizhan Duran Emre Serbest Ferdane Bekmezci Zeynep and Evren Bilimer Tolga Güney Aman Alvi Barbaros Karaahmet Can Paksoy Derin Keskin Emre Tepedelenlioğlu Ferhan Elvanoğlu Tuba Firincioğlu Amanda Agag Barış Imamoğlu Can Gazioğlu Derya Kiçi Emre Gündüz Fethiye Temiz

35 36 Fethiye Karabay Hakan Eskiçi Kadir Kozan Melike Yilmaz Ömer Atay Sabriye Selin Yalçin Sezer Ulku Turgut Guvenli Feyzan Dalay Hakan Yalçin Kadir Özbek Melike Aydin Ömer Kalafatoğlu Tabnet Sadi Gurses Shizuka Kamada Üfük Altin Fikret Adaman Hakan Salihoğlu Kadir Gürol Mercin Melike Şırlancı Ömur Ehliz Safak Tekin Shuyun Liu Üfük Gokcen Fikret Can Hakki Tansi Kamil Altıntaşoğlu Melis Türkgench Önder Bahadirli Safiye Ercan Sian Dogan Ümit Kaya Filiz Pinar Hakki Tunç Bostanci Karahan Çelikel Melody Gülcan Ongun Yavrucu Safiye Çağar Sibel Antonson Ümmet Kirbiyik Francesca Therese Sales Haldun Çetinbay Kemal Özer Meltem Sonmez Turan Orhan Ozalp Sahel Dadras Sibel Horsman Ümüt Esberk Frank Khubiar Haldun Tarhan Kemal Değirmencioğlu Meltem Aslan Çelikkan Orhan & Derek Dervish Salih Alpay Sinan Akar Ümüt Karaarslan Fuat Feyzioğlu Halil Bülüt Kemal Parlar Meltem Webb Osman Kurtuluş Sanem Koçak Sinan Guven Ünal Baysal Fulya Çelikbilek Halil Kalkavan Kemal Boyraz Meral Cultu Osman Altan Sarah McEvoy Sinan Ussakli Ünsal Ünal Funda Özhan Halil Dündar Kemal Oğuz Kalafat Mert Göker Oya Sezgin Scott Davidson Sindy Saito Veli Koçak Furkan Nation Halime Büyükyıldız Ken Aşkin Meryem Kaya Oyku Hanna Sean Turner Sinem Saniye Veysel Sönmez Furkan Diker Halük Balkan Kenan Ibici Mesut Birincioğlu Ozan Ozhan Sebnem Un Sinem Altay Viola Lee Furkan Cavdar Halük Kopkalli Kenan Çinar Mete Bayyiğit Ozan Burak Ericok Seda Köylüoğlu Sinem Hakman Virgile Mangiavillano Fusun Erkel Hande Kaymaz Keskinpala Kerim Hanif Metehan Tabnet Ozan Eren Bilgen Seda Terek Sitki Kazanci Virgile Mangiavillano Gail Godbey Harika Barlett Kerim Munir Metin Taşkin Özcan Ertem Seda Kaya Soner Yasti Volkan Başar Gamze Ergin Uysal Harika Irgi Kevin Visnic Michael Woodfine Özcan Ilikhan Sedef Kuleli Soo Jin Lee Volkan Şirin Gamze Ceylan Harsh Govind Kieren Erol Michael Savaş Tumer Özer Dondurmacioğlu Sehnaz Cin Sensoy Stephen Ekstrom Wei-Jung Chen Gamze Seçkin Hasan Özdemir Kıvanç Özer Mira McCurdy Özerk Gogus Selçin Türkarslan Suat & Nancy Akgun Will Rasmussen Gaspar Eva Hasan Ayaz Koray Özturk Mohammed Al-khatib Özge Şahin Selcuk Büyüközer Suavi Demir Y Yildiz Gelincik Arf Hassan Ispaneti Kultegin Aydin Mohsen Haidar Özgür Genç Selda Kement Suhail Shafi Yael Habif Gilda Kumtaş-Oral Hatice Kara Kurtcebe Eroğlu Muberra Demirtepe Özgür Kaya Selen Ocal Sukriye De Lorme Yağmur Coşar Gizem Salcigil White Hatice Yayla Kutad Duzgun Muge Vardar Özgür Arman Selen Hotamisligil Suleyman Duyar Yalman Onaran Gizem Uzun Hatice Shermat Kutay Taysi Muh-Chung Lin Özgür Cebioğlu Selen Cremaschi Süleyman Seçer Yasemin Elmas Gizem Kara Batterman Havva Gülay Gürbüz Lal Irez Muhammed Zahid Aydin Özkan Karabülüt Selim Selvi Sumru Erküt Yasemin Tahir Gizem Ozbay Hayal Ece Özer Larry Freil Murat Eron Özlem Gunal Selim Yazicioğlu Suna Gulay Yasin Karaoğlu Gizem Kalay Hayat Ertugrul Laurie Dubin Murat Mermer Özlem Salihoğlu Selma Ikiz Sybille Katz Yeliz Güngor Gogce Crynen Hayat Özer Lawrence and Joan Kaye Murat Odabasi Özlem Toprakbasti Semih Energin Tahsin Tezdogan Yeliz Tokgöz Gökay Hurmali Hazal Kelleci Levent Özgur Murat Dabagoğlu Özlem Vardim Karayiğitoğlu Semih Keke Talat Ulutaş Yesecan Eğe Gökçe Gülez Hilal Koç Li Xiong Mustafa Ikmen Pam Green Senay Solak Tamer Erzurumlu Yesim Aysan Gökçe Gurun Hirem Özcan Lilly Bay Mustafa Bal Paris Loui Sençer Göklemez Tansel Özkan Yesim Kangal Gokcen Aykaç Alpman Huiju Tsai Lindsey Myers Mustafa Özkeskin Peining Ma Senem Cevik Tayfun Özus Yetkin Yuce Gökhan Çiftci Hülya Yilmaz Lisa Arienti Mustafa Abadan Peiwei Cao Senem Anataca Tekin Tezgiden Yiğit Yalçın Gökhan Ekçi Hülya Ahmed Lucas Garcia Mustafa Doga Dogan Pelin Villanueva Seniye Şekerli Tevfik Ingec Yonca Sarigedik Gökhan Özhan Hülya Kiliç Mahdy Sarsour Mustafa Hakan Bakırcıoğlu Pelin Arslan Senol Karayel Tevfik Peker Yu Tien Chang Gökmen Gok İbrahim Ökuyucu Maide Yazar Nagihan Yucel Peri Sert Senol Öztürk Theodore Biermann Yusuf Kara Gökşin Özkarahan İbrahim Onaral Malcolm and Maragret Pfunder Namik Balci Phoebe Tobin Serap Taner Timur & Nilufer Sumer Zeki Dikiz Goktug Kral Ibrahim Isler Maryalice Mazzara Nancy & Paul Lane Pinar Güvelioğlu Seray Incoğlu Tolbert Yilmaz Zeki Kömürcü Gölge Acaroğlu Idil Çakim Mathew Tombers Natarsha Tezcan Pinar Güvenir Sercan Tutar Tolga Tekin Zeynep Uçuk Gorkem Ozer Yilmaz İlknur Vargas Mazlum Kosma Nazife Uzun Pinar Kilic Serdar Kocak Tolga Sagiroğlu Zeynep Guenther Gözde Fryc İlknur Icke Mehmet Erkılıç Nazim Suli Pinar Kip Serdar Türkarslan Tom Reinhard Zeynep Tunç Gözde Galleano Inci Atrek Mehmet Akunal Nazmiye Açıkgöz-Akbay Pol Zazadze Serdar Dundar Tuba Tökgöz Zeynep Çebioğlu Greta Triantis Inci Bowman Mehmet Torçuk Nermin DeCou R. Berna Watson Serdar Soysal Tufan Lokmanoğlu Zisan Uğurlu Gulsah Senol Karataş Ipek Dedeoğlu Mehmet Saracer Nesli Spada Rafe Husain Serdar Yalçinkaya Tufan Erdinç Zuhal Ozgul-Tabnet Gulsah Selvi Ipek Özer-Güçlü Mehmet Isğenç Nesli Wykoff Rahaf Alharbi Serdar Ogut Tuğba Erpek Zumrut Atli-Tabnet Gülsay Gurbuz Irem Yildirim Mehmet Doğan Neslihan Ataselim Rahsan Akbülüt Seref Yildirim - Tabnet Tuğba Colpan Gülse-Ütkü Özkan Irem Duyar Mehmet and Donna Ismailoğlu Neva Ignatow Rebecca Lowry Serenat Kivilcim Wilkins Tuğba Tilkicioğlu Gülver Karamemis Irem Gökçe-Aydin Mehmet Cihan Çamurdan Nevin Özbilgin Kanlıkılıçer Rengin Onay Serhan Secmen Tuğba Simsek-James Günay Menekse Irfan Dogan Mehves Kocak Nicole Scandlyn Reyhan Crider Serif Akturk Tuğçe Dursun Günce Arkan Jacob Jang Melanie Rios Nihat Şengül Rhisa Muse Serife Ayakta Tuğsan Üresin Günseli Baysan James Holmes Meli Khory Nilgun Gökgür Richard Kintanar Serkan Sakarya Tulay Tashkent Güray Aygun Jason Wilmot Melih Çalamak Nilufer Usta Robert Aydin Sertac Uzun Tulay Aksoy Gürkan Muş Jenk Aral Melih Arslan Nurcihan Gesli Rukiye Kahraman Sertan Alkan Tulin Erdem Gürkan S Jennifer Ermis Melih Günal Nurdan Lane Ruth Yontz Sertay Sener Tulin Korgan Gürsel Tortumlu Jocelyn Arem Meliha Kavukcuoğlu Okan Tan S Demirkan Sevil Ozisik Tuna Tanriover Hacer Demiroers Kaan Nazli Melike Yilmaz Okan Öncel S K Seyhan Erden Tunahan Sonat Hadija Fayzulla Kaan Goksal Melike Ayan Oktay Yildiz S Yese Kovats Seyma Molnar Tunç Altınbaş Hakan Uysal Kader Ustun Melike Kayim Oktay Veliev Sabina S Sezer Ersoy Tuncay Demirtepe

37 38 COLLABORATE “I cannot imagine a future where people don’t work TOGETHER. Collaboration is like oxygen. When you are surrounded by the energy, creativity, and support of others, you can breathe deeper, run faster, jump higher, and reach for the stars.” Şenay Ataselim-Yilmaz. Ph.D. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TURKISH PHILANTHROPY FUNDS

PHOTO CREDIT: TEGV 39 40 TPF’S PHILANTHROPIC AGENDA Drawn from TPF giving patterns, our philanthropic agenda reflects the intersection of our donors’ interests and the needs of our communities in Turkey and in the US.

Safe and stable neighborhoods are the building blocks of a healthy community especially. Investments in this area include affordable housing, economic success initiatives after disasters, basic needs for vulnerable populations, and Equality and equity in the education system are programs that rebuild strong communities for all ages. integral to our communities’ well-being both socially and economically. TPF makes significant investments to expand and scale innovative, high-quality education to benefit all students. DISASTER RELIEF EQUALITY & ENVIRONMENT & EQUITY IN TPF is forming partnerships that protect, EDUCATION SUSTAINABILITY preserve, and responsibly manage our communities’ natural resources in both urban and rural areas.

The quality and accessibility of health services HEALTH are critically important to our shared quality of INNOVATIONS life. TPF invests in hospitals, medical centers, and provides funding for healthcare. GENDER ARTS & A thriving arts scene and diverse cultural offerings bring EQUALITY CULTURE enjoyment to communities and are important drivers of our economy. TPF collaborates with partners to support a vibrant arts and culture community that celebrates our rich history and diversity and brings valuable learning experiences to children and adults.

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC TPF focuses on addressing socially determined gender DEVELOPMENT inequalities, which are deeply rooted in attitudes, institutions, and market forces in our society. We recognize that achieving results entails closing the gender gaps in education, economic TPF focuses on strategic interventions to improve the quality opportunities, and enhancing women’s voice – the ability to be of economic and social opportunities currently available to heard and to make choices about their own lives. And, all of ensure that the economically disadvantaged in rural and these efforts require engaging men and boys. urban areas have adequate resources to sustain themselves. Accordingly our programs focus on projects that address the underlying social conditions that systematically deny the opportunities people need to become productive.

41 42 OUR IMPACT Last year TPF gave $1.9M to over 135 programs in 100 cities in the US and Turkey investing in causes from scholarships to health resources.

4.4% 18.7% 2% DISASTER RELIEF DISASTER RELIEF GENDER EQUALITY

3% GENDER EQUALITY

LAST YEAR TOTAL since inception 28.1% $1.9M SOC. AND ECO. DEV. $ 36.6% 23M SOC. AND ECO. DEV. 41.8% 65.5% EDUCATION EDUCATION

FUNDED DELIVERED GIVEN PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES OVER $446,787 70 science and coding kits YOGA CLASSES worth of scholarships to high to schools in Sinop to more than 400 kids in NYC school and university students in 2 public schools Turkey and in the U.S. ENTREPRENEURSHIP ART THERAPY Fellowships support through puppetry workshops 1 Intercept Illuminator for 150 Syrian refugee children MACHINE OVER $315K to disaster relief efforts after the CODING Elazig Earthquake and during the 2 WATER WELLS to 2 villages BOOTCAMPS FUNDING Covid-19 pandemic in Gambia, providing access to clean and Classes to 8 universities in the U.S. to water to over 3,400 people provide scholarships to successful students from Turkey QUALITY HEALTHCARE for children with leukemia

43 44 OUR RESPONSE TO ELAZIĞ EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND

TOGETHER we provided hope and healing to thousands of people in the earthquake-affected towns and villages.

THE CHALLENGE

On January 24th, 2020 disaster struck the eastern region of Elazığ in Turkey. The devastating earthquake left tens of people dead and thousands homeless and displaced.

THE RESPONSE

TPF created the Elazığ Earthquake Relief Fund on the day the earthquake only a few hours after the earthquake. The fund was created as a bridge to help organizations with emergency relief and long-term development programs that can revive earthquake hit areas both socially and economically, and give new opportunities to the survivors and the Elazig and neighboring communities.

Only a few hours after the devastating earthquake civil society organizations in the country established the Civil Society Disaster Platform (Sivil Toplum Afet Kordinasyon Platformu- SITAP) to respond to the need in the city in a coordinated way. TPF joined the platform and closely followed the developments on the ground minute by minute. An online communication channel among SITAP stayed active 24-hours a day identifying the needs, organizing volunteers, distributing basic supplies, giving trauma support, and responding to whatever is needed.

Our community responded to our call-to-action immediately and generously. TPF donor gifts not only provided much-needed supplies such as food, hygiene products, and blankets, and gave mental health support to children and families dealing with the trauma of the earthquake but most importantly helped to provide hope and healing to thousands of people in the earthquake-affected towns and villages.

PHOTO CREDIT: HAYATA DESTEK 45 46 THE IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY’S SUPPORT TO LIFE RESPONSE (Hayata Destek Derneği) $12,750 1  Provided hygiene kits and cleaning supplies to households that are affected the most by the earthquake. In total 160 “Wishing all the people who lost Elazığ depreminde mağdur olan their homes and loved ones all the herkese geçmiş olsun, yakınlarını families and approximately 1,040 people were supported. strength in these difficult times.” kaybedenlere içten başsağlığı dilerim. Turkish Philanthropy Funds - Anonymous Umarım tez zamanda sıcak ve emniyetli bir yuvaya kavuşursunuz. HAS RAISED OVER MOTHER-CHILD EDUCATION FOUNDATION - Nurcihan Gesli 2 (Anne Çocuk Eğitim Vakfı) $8,935 “Turkey was the first few countries Supported the infrastructure for psychosocial support sending the rescue team to $85K to children and their parents who live in remote areas Taiwan when the 9.21 earthquake “This is not just the problem of the happened in 1999. Many thanks people who live in this disaster struck and villages that were affected by the earthquake. from 285 donors to that and I hope the injuries and area, this is a problem for all of us Approximately 17,750 children and 4,170 adults benefited deaths can be minimized. and this is the time to become one.” from the project. Pray for Turkey!” - Burhanettin Palik - Anonymous

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FOUNDATION Başımız sağ olsun, yurt dışında “In honor of the victims and the yaşıyoruz ama kalbimiz sizinle... The funding provided 3 (Toplum Gönüllüleri Vakfı) $12,255 heroes working tirelessly to save “We live abroad, but our hearts are Provided 10 students from disadvantaged backgrounds GRANTS TO lives. In memory of my annanne, with all those who were affected by two-year-long scholarships to support their education. who loved Turkey.” the earthquake” 6 ORGANIZATIONS - Suleyman Duyar - Fatma Saribal KAMER FOUNDATION 4 (Kadin Merkezi Vakfi) $10,235 Launched a laundry services program for earthquake victims who live in temporary tented communities after they were displaced from their homes. Over 1,000 women benefited from the program. that SUPPORTED MAYA FOUNDATION 5 (MAYA Vakfi) $10,002 Supported 450 children through art therapy with their 24,420 trauma brought on by the earthquake in Elazig and Malatya. individuals NEEDS MAP 6 (ihtiyaç Haritası) $20,000 177 10 Provided microcredits to 17 households for sustainable families scholarships income generation after being affected by the earthquake.

47 48 TPF COVID-19 COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND

“Disasters can cause suffering to anyone anywhere. Providing help gives our lives meaning. With the Covid-19 Fund, TPF gave our community a platform to respond collectively. A rapid and very effective response. Participating in this campaign has been incredibly gratifying for our family. Kudos to all the donors and team TPF.” Haldun Tashman, Chairman Emeritus, TPF

THE RESPONSE

In response to the outbreak, Turkish Philanthropy Funds launched the TPF COVID-19 Community Relief Fund to support containment, response, and recovery activities for those affected . TPF COVID-19 Community Relief Fund focused on supporting nonprofit organizations working directly to respond to the pandemic among the most vulnerable populations and to hospitals to PHOTO CREDIT: PAYDA provide the much-needed gear and equipment to help build their capacity for response.

TPF worked closely with our grantee partners on the ground in Turkey and social service organizations in the US to follow needs and identified the following areas to support:

THE CHALLENGE HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND QUARANTINED INDIVIDUALS: in the gig economy, older adults, people HOSPITALS: TPF supported capital As the pandemic hit, quarantining was with disabilities, and other communities purchases of masks, gowns, gloves, crucial in helping control the spread of vulnerable to the physical health, mental As the global novel coronavirus outbreak and other essential personal protective the virus. However, this meant individuals health, and economic impacts of the rapidly evolved and expanded, it tested our equipment to prevent the infection of were unable to go to work, go shopping pandemic to provide food, shelter and collective strength across the world and essential medical staff who were at for necessities, or even see their families in other basic needs. brought our community closer TOGETHER. increased risk because of their close some cases. The TPF Covid19 Community Millions went into lockdown and businesses contact with people who were infected. Relief Fund worked to provide funding to EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT: Funds across the globe were closed. Our communities As well as the purchase of an Intercept organizations that provided support to were used to support students who come in the US and in Turkey were left wondering from families who have financial difficulties what the long-term impact of the illness will be illuminator machine to be used to inactivate quarantined individuals. Support included on their communities and their livelihoods. the residual virus and other infectious food and hygiene products, protective with scholarships, computers/tablets for pathogens that may be present in donor and cleaning materials, and food and distance education, and internet service. blood before blood to transfusions Covid-19 financial assistance. patients. The machine was donated to INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT: Inonu University in Malatya. VULNERABLE POPULATIONS: We have supported some of the nonprofit TPF provided support to organizations organizations to help organizations supporting vulnerable populations strengthen their capacity to reach more including low-income children and individuals during the pandemic.

49 families, hourly wage earners, workers 50 Our targeted, localized, and holistic grantmaking strategy during COVID-19 followed:

ANALYSIS 1 TPF staff carefully assessed the overall impact of the disaster across three priorities: a) Geographic impact of the event (e.g. specific cities, towns, and counties). b) Populations affected (e.g. women, children, older adults, medically dependent). c) Under-attended issues that arise as a result of the pandemic (e.g. food security, housing and mental health, medical needs). d) We also worked to identify how other funders are allocating their dollars.

EXPERTISE 2 While TPF staff drove the analysis portion of our work, we benefited significantly from the expertise of local organizations, national philanthropic institutions, medical doctors, and experts. These individuals informed the needs assessment and offered advice on unmet needs. PHOTO CREDIT: TOHUM AUSTISM FOUNDATION

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: An essential part of TPF 3 grantmaking has been connecting with the community. Our team leveraged existing relationships with the philanthropic and nonprofit community and built new ones by connecting with community members and other funders. In addition, we utilized data and maps, reviewed media reports, and took into account others’ assessments. We had no intention of “going it alone.” Our strategic fund distribution process benefited from a range of voices on the ground.

GRANTEE BALANCE AND FOCUS: Our belief is, when missions 4 match and solid relationships are in place, the grantmaker and grant recipient relationships flow seamlessly. We believe in building local capacity and planning for the future. To do this, we worked closely to allocate funds across local organizations in the US and to organizations in Turkey that focus on the geographical, population, and issue areas that are highest in need. Our criteria have been implementation capability, efficiency, and most importantly, transparency.

GRANT SOLICITATION: We not only provided support to TPF 5 partners but also did need assessments to determine other nonprofit organizations both in the US and in Turkey to invite to apply for funding.

PHOTO CREDIT: NEF VAKFI

51 52 $30K in support of U.S. communities

$40K PHOTO CREDIT: BOLU BAĞIŞÇILAR VAKFI in support of the Turkish- American Community and Supported 300 PHOTO CREDIT: KORUNCUK VAKFI Turkish American families in need.

720 FAMILIES PEOPLE IMPACTED were supported through food $194K 23K and hygiene boxes to Organizations in Turkey OVER 13,000 healthcare workers supported with 296 DONATIONS healthcare innovations or PPE RECEIVED 22% 37.9% COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE OVER 2,500 20 PROGRAMS students received tablets, SUPPORTED computers, internet service for distance learning

13 SCHOLARSHIPS were provided to students 23.9% RAISED FOOD & HYGIENE 16.1% $264K affected by covid EDUCATION

53 54 GRANTEES

1. Sharing and Solidarity (TOHUM)- $12,836.70: Provided 15. NeedsMap (IH)- $7,750: Supported Organization (PAYDA)- $10,350: internet access and tablets to 78 the software development for Purchased and distributed 800 students with autism. creating an online system to match N95 Masks, 500 face shields, 9. Turkish-American Cultural students who need a computer and 500 waterproof exposure Association of Washington to continue their education suits to doctors and medical (TACAWA)- $1,000: Went to support with donors. The project was staff in Istanbul hospitals. 10,000 TACAWA’s Social Support Network implemented in collaboration with healthcare workers benefited from responds to the needs of the Toplum Gonulluleri Vakfi (TOG) this campaign. Turkish-American community in the and Association for Supporting 2. Sharing and Solidarity Seattle area impacted by Covid-19. Contemporary Life (CYDD). At least Organization (PAYDA)- $46,986: 1000 primary school students + 1000 10. United for Turkey- $20,227.25: college students benefited from it. The funds supported the purchase Supported 100 Turkish-Americans of an Intercept illuminator machine impacted by Covid-19, including 16. NEF Foundation- $10,002.50: to be used to inactivate the students with F-1 visas who are Supported the raw materials, residual virus and other infectious stranded in the U.S., Covid-19 production, assembly, and delivery pathogens that may be present patients, and families affected expenses for 550 face shields, 500 With this campaign, TPF joined many organizations around the world on in donor blood before blood to items of antibacterial workwear, 26 by the loss of a parent, or family #GivingTuesday’s Global Unity Day for Covid-19. transfusions Covid-19 patients. The member due to the virus. intubation booths, 17 disinfection machine was donated to Inonu stations, and 500 ventilator filters. University in Malatya. Over 1,000 11. United for Turkey- $14,605.88: Approx. 2,000 people benefited We teamed up with 31 artists from musicians, singers, and composers to DJs Supported 100 Turkish-Americans people benefited from it. from this campaign. around the world to raise awareness and funds. From 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM EST artists impacted by Covid-19, including 3. Tuvana Foundation for the students with F-1 visas who are 17. Small Projects Istanbul (SPI)- joined TPF’s Live Stream and hundreds tuned in from the comfort of their homes for an Education of Motivated Children stranded in the U.S., Covid-19 $6,551.25: Provided 100 refugee uplifting experience in our time of need. (TOÇEV)- $11,250: 100 TOCEV families with food and hygiene patients, and families affected students’ families who lost their by the loss of a parent, or family supplies for two months. More than 4,500 tuned in to support those dealing with the pandemic. source of income due to Covid-19 member due to the virus. 18. Neighbors Link- $10,000: Provided were provided a cash payment of 12. United for Turkey- $4,888.70: hot meal vouchers to low-income 750TL for grocery expenses. This immigrant families, who are project helped over 200 people. Supported 100 Turkish-Americans impacted by Covid-19, including unable to cook in their homes 4. Manisa Celiac Organic Nutrition students with F-1 visas who are in Mount Kisco, Ossining, and “These times demand our very best, and what brings out our very best is Association (COYLAK)- $2,402.04: surrounding towns in Westchester stranded in the U.S., Covid-19 to reach out to those who are in need, who are suffering and try to make Provided three months’ patients, and families affected County. 1,500 people benefited worth of gluten-free items to by the loss of a parent, or family from this program. a change in their circumstances. Let’s respond to the uncertainty of the disadvantaged families of 45 member due to the virus. 19. Okul Destek- $10,000: Covered future, with the certainty of solidarity in helping those in need.” children with celiac disease. 13. Turkish Foundation for Children the salaries of teachers who will - Ahmet Bozer 5. Turkish Educational Foundation be working at the summer school in Need of Protection (Koruncuk)- TPF Board Member, Retired EVP, The Coca-Cola Company, HopeCo LLC (TEV)- $4,339.56: Provided monthly $9,000: Supported the packing project, which aimed to help stipends as well as internet access to and distribution of Koruncuk’s students catch up with math and 300 high school and undergraduate “packages of goodness” that science classes and encourage students who are identified based contained food and hygiene them to overcome the distress on TEV’s needs survey. products. The project benefited that emerged due to the Covid–19. “In memory of my wife Marlene’s Dear Mother Lygia Hernandez who 6. Turkish Educational Foundation 75 families and approximately 500+ secondary school students (TEV)- $7,195: Provided a one-year- 300 children with disadvantaged benefited from it. passed away on Thursday because of COVID-19.” long scholarship to five high school backgrounds. 20. Turkish Female Physicians’ - Alp Baysal and five college students who had 14. Foundation for Children with Education Support Foundation a parent working in healthcare Leukemia (LOSEV)- $15,800: (KAHEV)- $5,000: Provided pass away due to COVID–19. Provided packages of food, hygiene scholarships for one elementary 7. All Hands and Hearts – Smart kits, and meat and poultry vouchers student for three years and Response- $20,000: Supported to households of 100 children with one high school student for two the organization’s Emergency PPE leukemia.100 households of children years whose healthcare worker Drive for New York. with leukemia benefited from the parents passed away during given support. the pandemic. Three students 8. Tohum Autism Foundation benefited from it.

55 56 COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS

By providing vital support for our partner organizations, building scholarship EDUCATION Darüşşafaka Alumni $1,900.00 opportunities for students from Turkey, and advancing the seven key areas of our Provided scholarships to successful college students with one or no parent(s). philanthropic agenda, the investments entrusted to us develop and shape our

community for the better. When it comes to grantmaking, we take performing due Change Leaders Association (DLD) $5,100.00 diligence seriously. Before issuing grants, our staff ensures that all grant recipients are Ankara Science High School Alumni Association (AFLIVA) $2,566.24 Provided 10 months of salary for the new staff, who qualified, viable organizations, in good standing. Our Executive Committee and Board Supported the Scholarship Program, which aims to will be responsible for DLD social media. Min: 32 of Directors provide oversight, approving, and ratifying all grants and scholarships. educate research-oriented students. young women.

Artisan Grup $14,837.83 Duke University $39,459.26 Supported 1 Million Books Project that aims to Provided a scholarship to one student in M.A. deliver books to children who do not have books in in Analytical and Political Economy for the 2020 their homes in Turkey. Academic Year as Sena Eken Schieber Economics Scholarship Awardee. 23.2%

PASSTHROUGH GRANTS American Turkish Friendship Council (ATFC) $925.00 Friends of the American Board School in Turkey (FABSIT) $5,000.00 Supported the “Change 4 Life” program to provide Provided support for FABSIT educational programs. Distributed from funds scholarships to underprivileged children in the 2.2% South-Eastern part of Turkey. designated for specific SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS Fordham University $1,500.00 organizations. Bent on Learning $100,000.00 Provided a partial scholarship for one college student Provided yoga classes to students in New York at Fordham University Awarded to help students City public schools through “Yoga for Education achieve their educational Program.” George Washington University $5,295.00 goals. Provided a scholarship grant to one student to cover GRANTS Boğaziçi University Alumni Association (BUMED) expenses required for enrollment in the M.A. Applied $9,500.00 Economics program. Supported 100 current university students to connect its alumni network. Georgia State University Foundation, Inc. $8,000.00 Supported Panther retention and provided JMR 39.9% Boğaziçi University Foundation (BUVAK) $77,663.29 College of business scholarship 34.8% COMPETITIVE GRANTS Provided scholarships and educational support to ADVISED GRANTS Boğaziçi University students. Georgia State University $68,000.00 Supported the Institute of International Business Boğaziçi University Foundation (BUVAK) $8,695.00 Scholarship Program of the College of Business The majority of TPF’s Awarded year-round from Provided support for Kandilli Science Technology Scholarship. grantmaking, distributed from our funds established for Research Center to help Bosphorus University to donor-advised funds, friends of various common causes, establish a new research base to accelerate and Entrepreneurship Foundation (GIRVAK) $4,200.00 develop its research activities and its academic funds, and agency funds at the through a competitive Provided scholarships for two university students in programs. the fellowship program of GIRVAK. recommendation of the founding process. Proposals are

donor or fund advisors. evaluated by TPF staff and Cornell University $23,992.00 reviewed and approved by Educational Fund for Elementary Schools (ILKYAR) Provided a scholarship grant to one student to cover $16,296.25 the Board of Directors. expenses required for enrollment in the Connective Supported mentorship programs and school visits. Media Masters Program at Cornell Tech.

57 58 Educational Fund for Elementary Schools (ILKYAR) NeedsMap (IH) $7,750.00 The Evergreen School $15,000.00 ASHOKA Foundation $45,000.00 $1,422.14 Supported the financing of software development Funded the “Above and Beyond” Campaign to Social Entrepreneurship Program to support one Supported Mobile Experiments Project that aims to and project management services of the organization. promote inclusive educational programs. Ashoka Fellow for three years. reach approximately 300 children who are far from their parents to pursue their education. Nesin Foundation $1,985.50 The Trustees of Columbia University NYC $5,500.00 Bolu Community Foundation (BBV) $31,500.00

Supported Nesin Mathematics Village that provides Jack and Freda Dicker Scholarship Funds. Supported women’s education and covered a BBV Educational Fund for Elementary Schools (ILKYAR) educational training for underprivileged children. staff’s language school expenses in England. $4,000.00 Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG) $1,876.82 Provided clothing and school essentials to 350 New York University (NYU) $13,000.00 Bogazici University Foundation (BUVAK) $637.17 disadvantaged students of Erzurum Akçam Provided scholarships to two students who are in Elementary School. Provided scholarship to one student in the need of financial support. Provided scholarships for Bogazici University students. International Relations Program for the 2018-2019

Academic Year. Educational Fund for Elementary Schools (ILKYAR) Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG) Darulaceze $87,300.00

$500.00 $12,255.00 Funded restoration and landscape design for a Sharing and Solidarity Foundation (PAYDA) $1,000.00 Supported Visiting Boarding and Village Schools by Provided scholarships for 10 students who were technical workshop, administrative, and washroom Mobile Experience Project to reach out and motivate Provided support for children in need to maintain their affected by the Elazig Earthquake for two years. buildings. 300 village school students who stay at dorms far education through Caykisla Mentorship Program from their parents to maintain their education. TOHUM Autism Foundation (TOHUM) $683.38 Darussafaka Society $21,145.37 Sharing and Solidarity Organization (PAYDA) Provided equipment for two classes in Manisa and Supported middle and high school students who lost Educational Fund for Elementary Schools (ILKYAR) $1,053.93 Şanlıurfa to support special education of students their mothers and/or fathers. $11,629.69 Provided scholarships and support to the education with autism. of elementary and primary school female students Supported mobile visits to boarding and village Empowering Turkish-American Community USA experience financial difficulties. schools to reach out to 4,000 students and teachers. TOHUM Autism Foundation (TOHUM) $12,836.70 $2,500.00

Provided tablets and internet access to 78 families Helped establish the Turkish House for the Turkish- Educational Fund for Elementary Schools (ILKYAR) Project Sunshine $10,924.57 of children with autism who need special education. American community in Dublin, CA. $5,412.35 Provided Project Sunshine kits to children in medical facilities throughout the United States. Provided books to 30 village schools for the 2020 University of Washington $4,000.00 Friendship Force International in Atlanta $2,000.00 academic year. Supported education, training, and department Turkish-American Community Science Academy $2,058.51 activities of the Neurological Surgery Department. Educational Fund for Elementary Schools (ILKYAR) Supported the efforts of Science Academy to promote Global Innovation Fund (GIF) $8,726.00 $32,927.52 and preserve scientific excellence, methods, traditions University of Washington $1,500.00 Supported 4,000 village school students’ and procedures through BAGEP Young Scientist Provided staff support to GIF team members educational activities. Award Scholarships Gave a grant to promote Turkish culture in the U.S. Support to Life (HDD) $1,595.00 Koç University $34,125.85 George Washington University $10,408.00 YUVA Foundation $410.16 Provided disaster relief kits to families living in Provided scholarships to three college students. Provided a scholarship grant to one student to cover Supported the Syrian refugee program that aims container settlements after the Elazig earthquake. expenses required for 2018- 2019 Academic Year for to empower refugees by supporting their self-

the M.A. Applied Economics program. development. Kodluyoruz $9,500.00 Helping Hands of Turkey (HHT) $76,500.00

Provided Kodluyoruz Youth Talent Development Provided Syrian refugees support through Art Therapy Turkish Education Foundation (TEV) $29,195.00 Programs that train and prepare underprivileged and Puppetry Project. children to be employed in the tech sector. Provided scholarships to 28 successful undergraduate students who are in need of financial support. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC Educational Funds for Elementary School (ILKYAR)

Kodluyoruz $10,000.00 $1,000.00 Turkish Education Association (TED) $944.40 DEVELOPMENT Supported to create new contents and classes for Provided support for the Summer Science School Kodluyoruz Bootcamps Provided a scholarship for a student to cover Project to support students and teachers.” expenses of the 2019-2020 Academic Year.

Kodluyoruz $722.87 MAYA Foundation $19,000.00 AKUT Search and Rescue Association (AKUT) Turkish Education Association (TED) $4,339.56 Supported Project Lift - Hold My Hand Project $6,529.10 Provided coding education to 25 unemployed undergraduate students Projects that provides art therapy for 50 Provided internet access and monthly stipends to 300 Provided the training for 50 volunteers for AKUT caregivers and 150 children who are exposed to students who are in need. water and river operations and special boots are traumatic events. purchased to develop the logistics inventory. Turkish Foundation for Children in Need of Protection Turkish Education Association (TED) $7,195.00 (Koruncuk) $1,509.24 Provided scholarship for one high school and one Artisan Grup $29,250.00 Provided food support to 15 low-income households with the Packages of Goodness Project. college student for 4 years of studies. Provided fiscal sponsorship for Project Hope.

59 60 The Foundation for Children with Leukemia Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG) $2,697.30 Foundation for the Support of Women’s Work MAYA Foundation $10,001.69 (LOSEV) $82,796.16 Supported Youth Mentoring Project. (KEDV) $991.35 Funding provided for Psychosocial Support for Supported the LOSEV Food Research Laboratory Supported Women Micro-Entrepreneurs Project that Children who are affected by the Elazığ earthquake equipment to conduct research on food and cancer supports women with entering into professional life. and reside in Elazığ and Malatya. TOHUM Autism Foundation $8,058.60 relationships. Equipped special education classrooms for students with autism across Turkey. Turkish Women’s Initiative (TurkishWIN) $3,230.00 NeedsMap (IH) $20,000.00 The Foundation for Children with Leukemia Supported women’s empowerment and Provided micro-fundings for 17 most vulnerable (LOSEV) $2,250.00 entrepreneurship. households who were affected by the Elazig Turkish Oncology Foundation (TOV) $213,494.99 Provided educational and social assistance to 25 earthquake for the reestablishment of their income- children with leukemia. Supported the construction, renovation, and generating activities. furnishing Nuraltay Cancer Detection and Screening Center in Istanbul. Maya Foundation $20,000.00 NEF Foundation $10,002.50 Supported mainly Syrian refugee children and their DISASTER RELIEF Funded the mass production of face shields, Turkish Armed Forces Elele Foundation $72,750.00 parents by responding to their social and emotional antibacterial workwear, intubation, disinfection needs through Balat Child Center. Supported the development of the Special Care stations, and ventilator filters in Turkey during the Center serving 100 orphaned elders in Lodumlu, Covid-19 pandemic. Ankara Center, and is scheduled to open in 2022. Sharing and Solidarity Organization (PAYDA) Mother-Child Education Foundation (ACEV) $1,500.00 $8,935.00 Neighbors Link $10,000.00 Young Guru Academy (YGA) $727.88 Provided four scholarships for PAYDA students. Provided psychosocial support to children and Supported the Hot Meal Program which provided Supported two young and visually impaired people’s their parents who were affected by the Elazig hot meals for low-income immigrant communities lives through the WeWalk project. earthquake and are living in remote villages. in Mount Kisco, Ossining, and surrounding towns in Sharing and Solidarity Organization (PAYDA) Westchester County. $36,205.91 YUVA Association $757.30 All Hands And Hearts $20,000.00 Provided scholarships for elementary and primary school female students. Supported the Flying Library Program that provides Provided support for disaster preparedness and Sharing and Solidarity Organization (PAYDA) scholarships, after school activities, mathematics and relief services in response to Covid-19. $10,350.00 language lessons, life skills training for 500 refugee Provided medical protective equipment to healthcare Sharing and Solidarity Organization (PAYDA) children & children with disadvantaged backgrounds Bolu Community Foundation (BBV) $7,335.00 workers in Turkey during the pandemic. $664.18 at Leyla Bayram Primary School. Supported education of 200 elementary and Supported 100 families who were affected by the primary school female students. Covid-19 pandemic in Turkey. Sharing and Solidarity Organization (PAYDA) $46,986.00 Purchased one intercept illuminator machine, which is Sharing and Solidarity Organization (PAYDA) Bent On Learning $100,000.00 the second machine in the country, for Inonu University $950.00 GENDER EQUALITY Supported Covid-19 related challenges Research Hospital in Malatya for plasma researches. Supported 200 female students whose families have financial hardships. Manisa Celiac Organic Nutrition Association Small Projects of Istanbul $6,551.25 (COYLAK) $2,402.04 Provided two-month of food and hygiene supplies Sharing and Solidarity Organization (PAYDA) Association for the Support of Contemporary Living Supported children from disadvantaged backgrounds to 100 refugee families who have lost their income $2,000.00 (CYDD) $8,160.31 who have the celiac health condition granted gluten- during the pandemic. Supported the Caykisla Mentorship Program Supported the education of female students free ingredients during the pandemic. to support female students to maintain their TACAWA $1,000.00 education. Association for the Support of Contemporary Living Support to Life (HDD) $12,750.00 Supported Turkish-American families affected by (CYDD) $1,040.80 Supported 260 families living in container the pandemic. Sharing and Solidarity Organization (PAYDA) Provided scholarships through the Educ8 program to settlements after the Elaziğ earthquake. $2,651.60 empower young women. Tuvana Foundation for the Education of Motivated Supported 230 students with scholarships who face Turkish Foundation for Children in Need of Children (TOCEV) $11,250.00 financial hardships. Association for the Support of Contemporary Living Protection (Koruncuk) $9,000.00 Covered the kitchen expenses of 100 families whose (CYDD) $7,291.45 Provided food and hygiene supplies to 75 households lost their jobs during the pandemic. Support for Improvement in Social and Economic Funded “TPF Stars Program” to support high school disadvantaged families who are affected by the Living Association (Sen de Gel) $10,065 and college education of girls in Turkey. Covid-19 pandemic. Supported the construction of 2 New Water Wells in Turkcha Organization $3,000.00 2 remote villages that do not have access to clean Every Mother Counts $2,000.00 The Foundation for Children with Leukemia Supported refugee women and children in the U.S. water in the Gambia. who were affected by the pandemic. Supported Women Empowerment (LOSEV) $15,800.00 Supported 100 households of children with leukemia TEMA Foundation $292.02 received packages consisting of hygiene kits, food United for Turkey $39,721.83 KAMER Foundation $10,235 Supported environmental education for children in baskets, and prepaid meat vouchers. Supported vulnerable Turkish students with F-1 visas, Provided laundry services to tented communities built primary schools in Turkey. families of deceased from COVID-19, and COVID-19 for those affected by the Elazig earthquake. patients in the US.

61 62 OUR GRANTEE PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY OUR

We work with a range of partners – from PARTNERS universities to foundations and NGOs – that are tackling economic, social, and environmental Türk Onkoloji Vakfı (TOV) Nesin Vakfı challenges. TPF works closely with partners to SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC Turkish Oncology Foundation Nesin Foundation ensure your donations go to the right place DEVELOPMENT and to empower them in many different ways. Türkiye Teknoloji Geliştirme Vakfı (TTGV) Öğretmen Akademisi Vakfı (ORAV) Technology Development Foundation of Turkey Teachers Academy Foundation Especially during these difficult times, we are proud to stand with our partners who are Türkiye Toplum Hizmetleri Vakfı (TOVAK) Sabancı Üniversitesi – Sabancı University Ashoka Turkiye Turkey Community Service Foundation working on the field tirelessly for change. Tarsus Amerikan Koleji Mezunlar Derneği Bolu Bağışçılar Vakfı (BBV) Türkiye Görme Özürlüler Kitaplığı (TÜRGÖK) Tarsus American College Alumni Association Bolu Community Foundation Library of Turkey for Visually Disabled Türk Eğitim Derneği (TED) PROVIDE A Girişimcilik Vakfı (GİRVAK) Yardımcı Eller Derneği (HHT) Turkish Education Association Entrepreneurship Foundation Helping Hands Turkey FUNDRAISING PLATFORM Türk Eğitim Vakfı (TEV) Global İlişkiler Forumu (GİF) Young Guru Academy (YGA) Turkish Educational Foundation We offer our partners the opportunity to tell Global Relations For their stories in a clear and compelling way on Türkiye Eğitim Gönüllüleri Vakfı (TEGV) TPF’s secure online platform. Hayat Sende Gençlik Akademisi Derneği Educational Volunteers Foundation Hayat Sende Youth Academy Association EDUCATION Tüvana Okuma İstekli Çocuk Eğitim Vakfı (TOÇEV) İnsani Gelişme Vakfi (INGEV) Tuvana Foundation for the Education of Motivated INGEV Foundation Children INVEST IN OUR PARTNERS Ankara Fen Liseliler Derneği (AFLIVA) We invest in the capacity of our partners Korunmaya Muhtaç Çocuklar Vakfı (Koruncuk) Ankara High School Association of Science Yuva Derneği Turkish Foundation for Children in Need of Protection Yuva Association through webinars, one-on-one online Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Mezunlar Derneği (BUMED) consultation, and site visits. Lösemili Çocuklar Vakfı (LÖSEV) Alumni Association of Boğaziçi University The Foundation for Children with Leukemia Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Vakfı (BÜVAK) GENDER EQUALITY Manisa Çölyak Ve Organik Beslenme Derneği Boğaziçi University Foundation EXTRA FUNDING Manisa Celiac Organic Nutrition Association Darüşşafaka Cemiyeti OPPORTUNITIES Maya Vakfı – Maya Foundation Darüşşafaka Society Anne Çocuk Eğitim Vakfı (AÇEV) Mother Child Education Foundation We offer matching offers, bonus prizes, and Paylaşma ve Dayanışma Platformu Derneği (PAYDA) Geyre Vakfı corporate partnerships, just for being part of TPF! Sharing and Solidarity Organization Geyre Foundation Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme Derneği (ÇYDD) Association for Support of Contemporary Living Sen de Gel İlköğretim Okullarına Yardım Vakfı (İLKYAR) Support for Improvement in Social and Economic Educational Funds for Elementary School Değişim Liderleri Derneği (DLD) Living Association Change Leaders Association GROWING IMPACT Koç Üniversitesi TPF’s credibility and network generate visibility Small Projects İstanbul (SPİ) Koç University Kadın Emeğini Değerlendirme Vakfı (KEDV) Small Projects Istanbul Foundation for the Support of Women’s Work and new donors to our grantee partners. TPF Köy Okulları Değişim Ağı (KODA) maintains BBB accreditation and Guidestar Endometriozis ve Adenomyozis Derneği Rural Education Research & Development Center Kamer Vakfı platinum certification. Turkish Endometriosis & Adenomyosis Society Kamer Foundation Kodluyoruz TSK Elele Vakfi We Code Türkiye Kadın Girişimciler Derneği (KAGİDER) Turkish Armed Forces Elele Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey Matematiksel Güç ve İnovatif Tasarım Derneği AN EMPHASIS ON TAX BENEFITS Türkiye Otizm Erken Tanı ve Eğitim Vakfı (TOHUM) (MAGİT) Antalya Çağdaş Eğitim ve Kültür Vakfı (ANTÇEV) Our partnership appeals to US donors with tax Tohum Autism Foundation Mathematical Power and Innovative Design Antalya Contemporary Education and Culture Association Foundation benefits for donating to partner projects. Toplum Gönüllüleri Vakfı (TOG) Community Volunteers Foundation Ihtiyac Haritasi (IH) Needs Map Coop.

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Shatha Al Jarallah Sema and Bülent Başol Evrim Bilgin Osman Altan Ali Rıza Sarıoğlu Serpil and Yalçın Ayaslı Faisal Jilani Osman Ciğeroğlu Chairman’s Circle +$500,000 Aydın and Hülya Koç Şükriye Karaosmanoğlu TPF Hydrangea <$1,000 Farida Kazinova Özlem Çakici Nihal and Haldun Tashman Haldun and Nihal Tashman Abdullah Gunacar Fatma Ece Pelin Muharremoğlu Nakiye and Ziya Boyacıgiller ABLC Ferdane Bekmezci Peri Sert Serpil and Yalçın Ayaslı Ömer Ertur Agim Jusufi Ferdane Saydag Rebecca Lowry Ömer Uzun TPF ANNUAL Ahmet Atahan Funda Özkeskin Reid Skibell Leadership Circle +$200,000 Özlenen Eser Kalav Ahmet Can Funda Tezol Robert Conelle Özlenen Eser Kalav Şevket Turgut Neşe FUND SOCIETY Ahmet Suer Fusun Toy Saffet Özbalci Haluk Soykan Ahmet Terzioğlu Gaye Kok Sean Turner Ahmet Uglu Gökhan Özhan Senay Ataselim Yilmaz Alev Erdi Gökhan Samur Serif Aktürk TPF Annual Fund Society is a Pioneering Partners +$150,000 Ali Sener Goncagül Ay Serkan Kalfa THE community of philanthropists who Alp Tosun Green Ny-ylmn Sevgi Köse Mustafa Kemal Abadan believe in our mission. Vedat and Assia Eyüboğlu PHILANTHROPIC America’s Charities Gulter Mut Sevgin Oktay Andrew Axberg Hakan Kiliccote Seyhan Erden FUNDS SOCIETY TPF Rose $25,000 - $49,000 Ani Anil Bayrak Hasan Ayaz Seyma Molnar Keystone Partners +$50,000 Mehmet Kırdar Anil Özkaynak Hilal Koç Savci Sibel Asantugrul Aziz V. and Nur Hamzaoğulları TPF’s Philanthropic Funds Society Anonymous (53) Hülya Yilmaz Sibel Yildiz Aylin Tashman Kim is a community of philanthropists Ansel Ugural Hüseyin Koç Sinan Uşaklı TPF Tulip $10,000 - $24,999 Arthur Kebanli Ibrahim Onaral Sinem Saniye Elif and Tamer Seçkin who chose TPF for their personal Bozer Fund philanthropy for a lasting impact. Atilla Günal Ilkay Özdemir Şen Soner Terek Erinch Özada Deniz Koyuncu Inci Bowman Svetlana Dimovski Ayse McDow Hatice and Kevin Morissey Hatice & Kevin Morrissey Barbara Leopold Irem Aydin Tatyana Ivanoff Ahmet Bozer KISKA Merve Gürsel Begüm Taft Isil Koksal Tevfik Dalgıç Alp Önalan Onur Erzan Bengu Efe Jarvis Thomas Thome Murat Ağırnaslı Anonymous Özgür and Lori Karaosmanoğlu Bilgehan Bakirci Jeanne Barbet Tolga Kılıçlı Nakiye and Ziya Boyacıgiller Aslı Başgöz Family Foundation Birkan Icacan Ka Yan Lee Tolga Seyhan Şevket Turgut Neşe Aydın and Hülya Koç Rahmi Sayder Birsen Ulupinar Kaan Nazli Tolga Solen Ramerica Foundation Aylin Tashman-Kim Selin Gülçelik Brian Friedman Kağan Sevinç Tolga Tekin Seran Trehan The Attar Family Bahadır Önalan Bugrahan Çiğdemoğlu Kurt Olcer Toygun Ovul Can Gürsel Zeynep and Evren Bilimer Bülent Turbulent Larry Freil Tuba Mudar Defne Gürsel Ziya and Nakiye Boyacıgiller DAF Burak Karacik Levent Ay Tufan Parniani George Schieber Burcu Tansu Levent Hamdemir Turgut Güvenli Cağatay Erşahin Lindsey Myers Ufuk Altin Cağla Icacan Maria Küpçü Umut Karaaslan Cağlayan Özel White Marina Dolina William Rasmussen Catherine Lehman Melike Yilmaz Yangkyu Yoo Chad Priest Melike Yücel Koç Yesecan Ege Charities of America Meltem Aslan Çelikkan Zeynep Gökçe Ertem Ciğdem Çelik Mert Ömer Dirice 71 72 OUR PEOPLE COMMITTEES Executive Committee Mehmet Lütfi Kırdar,Chairman Maria Figueroa Küpçü, Vice Chair Osman Coşkun Kurtuluş, Treasurer Lawrence Kaye, Secretary Ahmet Bozer Merve Gürsel Rahmi H. Sayder BOARD OF COUNCIL Audit Committee DIRECTORS OF TRUSTEES Cengiz Yağız, Chair Barbaros Karaahmet Osman Coşkun Kurtuluş Mehmet Lütfi Kırdar, Chairman Ergün Kırlıkovalı Haldun Tashman Burcu Mirza Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor, President and Founder, Polymer Science Chairman Emeritus and Founding Partner, Leadership Council, Public Service Center, Communications Committee Morgan Stanley Turkish Philanthropy Funds / Former Massachusetts Institute of Technology Maria Figueroa Küpçü, Chair Founding Partner of the Tech Group; Gülden Mesara Elmira Bayrasli Maria Figueroa Küpçü, Vice-Chair Senior Vice President and Chief Former Partner of Tascho Industries, Inc. Erinch R. Özada and Trustee of Bolu Community Foundation Gülden Mesara Partner and Head of the New York office, Communications and Marketing Officer, Founding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Zeynep Oğuz Bilimer Brunswick Group City of Hope Funds / Managing Member, Galata Murat Ağırnaslı Business Angels Governance and Lawrence Kaye, Secretary Merve Gürsel Founding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Funds / CEO, Agime Group LLC Nomination Committee Partner and Co-Chair of the Founding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Nicholas C. Porcaro Osman Coşkun Kurtuluş, Chair Art Law Group, Herrick Feinstein, LLP Funds; Philanthropist Architect, Principal SMC Holding LLC and Mustafa Kemal Abadan Founder/President, ANSA, Inc Assia Eyüboğlu, PhD Haldun Tashman Osman Coşkun Kurtuluş, Treasurer Murat Emirdağ Founding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Funds / Architect, Partner, Skidmore, Maria Figueroa Küpçü CFO of the Museum of the City of New York CEO, HepsiBurada Owings and Merrill LLP Mehmet Lütfi Kırdar Mustafa Kemal Abadan Ahmet Bozer Nakiye Boyacıgîller, PhD Gamze Ateş ADVISORY Retired EVP, The Coca-Cola Company, Professor of International Management Founder and CEO, My Beachy Side Investment Committee HopeCo LLC and Former Dean of School of BOARD Management at Sabanci University Özgür Karaosmanoğlu, Chair Alp Önalan Ziya Boyacıgiller (1951-2014) Ersin Karaoğlu Founding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Software Engineering Manager, Onur Erzan Ayşe Cihan Sultanoğlu Özlenen Eser Kalav Funds / Former Faculty, Sabanci University Microsoft Senior Partner, McKinsey and Company Assistant Secretary-General and Director, Rahmi H. Sayder and Retired Executive, Maxim Integrated United Nations Development Program Assia Eyüboğlu, PhD Özgür Karaosmanoğlu (UNDP) Finance Committee Lou Anne King Jensen Founding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Civan Gökay, Chair Founder and President, Chrest Foundation Funds, Architect and Urban Planner Raymond James Elmira Bayraslı Haldun Tashman Director, Bard Globalization and Osman Coşkun Kurtuluş Ayşegül İldeniz Selin Gülçelik Özlenen Eser Kalav International Affairs Program (BGIA) & Co- Selin Gülçelik CEO Emeritus and Founding Partner, Board Member, Eczacıbaşı Holding, Businesswoman and Philanthropist founder of Foreign Policy Interrupted Turkish Philanthropy Funds / Retired Zorlu Holding Development Committee Citibank Executive Rahmi H. Sayder Selen Uçak Merve Gürsel, Chair Barbaros Karaahmet Managing Partner, Newmark Program Director, Middle East, Building Alp Önalan Aydın Koç Chief Operating Partner, Herrick, Advisory Group Markets Mehmet Lütfi Kırdar Angel Investor and Former President / Feinstein LLP Özlenen Eser Kalav CEO, BitBlitz Communications Zeynep Oguz Bilimer Zeynep Uluer Aytekin Seran Trehan Civan Gökay Founder, Zeo Creative Design Zeynep Oğuz Bilimer Executive Director, UBS Investment Bank

73 74 OUR YEARVALUES IN REVIEW Turkish Philanthropy Funds is committed to serving as aOur steward values of the are generous at the gifts center entrusted of to usour by donors. culture, This isguide a picture our of leadership all that we have andaccomplished drive our TOGETHER daily work..

PHOTO CREDIT: HELPING HANDS TURKEY 75 76 3. Choice: Starting October 1, 2018, TPF partners with Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc. (MS GIFT) for the purpose of establishing donor-advised fund accounts at MS GIFT. MS GIFT is an organization described in Section 501(c) ORGANIZATIONAL (3) of the Code and is the sponsor of a donor-advised fund program. As the sponsor of TPF’s DAFs, MS GIFT manages the investment of DAFs. Funds may be invested in one of eight Investment Pools as well as a Money Market Pool shown EFFICIENCY below. Discover these investment pool options that are available to suit various objectives (as of September 30, 2020):

YTD QTD LAST 12 MOS. ACCOUNT OBJECTIVES RISK PROFILE RETURNS RETURN RETURN NET POOLS CHANGE IN NET ASSETS OVER SIX YEARS NET OF FEES NET OF FEES OF FEES

The asset allocation Seeks to provide growth of capital through a Aggressive targets are 36% US Equity, long-term target asset allocation of 80% Equities 2.82% 6.64% 10.17% Pool 43% International Equity, and 20% Fixed Income. FY 2015 $5,647,127 21% Fixed Income. The asset allocation Seeks to provide growth of capital and modest Growth targets are: 28% US current income through a long-term target asset 3.79% 5.52% 9.83% Pool Equity, 35% International allocation of 62% Equities and 38% Fixed Income. FY 2016 $7,351,671 Equity, 37% Fixed Income.

The asset allocation Seeks to provide a combination of growth of capital Balanced targets are 22% US Equity, and current income through a long-term target asset 4.35% 4.37% 9.06% FY 2017 $7,591,928 Pool 26% International Equity, allocation of 47% Equities and 53% Fixed Income. 52% Fixed Income.

The asset allocation Seeks to provide some growth of capital with a focus FY 2018 $10,832,845 Conservative targets are 9% US Equity, on current income through a long-term target asset 5.13% 2.05% 7.17% Pool 11% International Equity, allocation of 80% Fixed Income and 20% Equities. 80% Fixed Income.

FY 2019 $12,779,233 Seeks to provide growth of capital through a long-term target asset allocation of 100% Equities. Investing As available and prudent, this pool will seek The asset allocation with Impact investments which support and/or recognize the targets are 36% US Equity 2.82% 6.64% 10.17% FY 2020 $13,607,300 Aggressive importance of environmental, social and governance and 43% International Pool factors through exclusionary screening, integrating Equity, 21% Fixed Income. environmental, social and governance criteria into the investment selection process and other approaches. Seeks to provide a combination of growth of capital and current income through a long-term target asset allocation of 47% Equities and 53% Fixed Income. Investing The asset allocation As available and prudent, this pool will seek with Impact targets are 22% US Equity, investments which support and/or recognize the 4.35% 4.37% 9.06% Balanced 26% International Equity, importance of environmental, social and governance FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP 52% Fixed Income. Pool factors through exclusionary screening, integrating Turkish Philanthropy Funds takes great pride in providing clear, transparent information about our investment environmental, social and governance criteria into the investment selection process and other approaches. management and performance, our financial position, and our administrative fees. The asset allocation targets ETF Equities Seeks to provide growth of capital through a Our board of directors has developed investment policies and guidelines that provide for prudent asset management. are 46% US Equity and 54% -2.29% 7.53% 5.96% Pool long-term target asset allocation of 100% Equities. An Investment Committee, composed of board members and volunteers experts in the investment field, oversees the International Equity. investment activities of TPF. Seeks to provide some growth of capital with a The asset allocation ETF Fixed focus on current income through a long-term target targets are 100% Fixed 6.13% 0.52% 6.31% Income Pool asset allocation of 100% Fixed Income. Income.

Money Invested in bank desposits and short term The current yield is 2% Market Pool cash equivalents. FDIC insured. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Effective and strategic investment of assets is one of our key responsibilities. Turkish Philanthropy Funds investment philosophy is to invest charitable funds prudently that support both growth and grantmaking. TPFs investment portfolio is made up of diversified pools managed by specialized investment managers. 4. Fees: Our administrative fee on your investment is straightforward, all-inclusive, and drives higher returns. Each Fund is subject to an annual charitable administrative fee to cover DAF operating expenses such as grantmaking, recordkeeping, annual audits, tax filing, quarterly statements, and other legal and fiscal responsibilities. We follow your instructions and 1. Guidance: With our Investment Committee overseeing the management of TPF’s investment program, we rely on seasoned execute your philanthropic needs. We closely manage costs to minimize these fees and benchmark them against industry investment and business professionals drawn from our Board of Directors and the larger community. averages to ensure competitiveness. Fees also keep us on track to ensure that we provide the highest quality service to our donors. In addition, Fund accounts are charged relevant investment management fees by MS GIFT. 2. Transparency:TPF consistently works to enhance its reporting, assuring that donors understand our overall strategy for managing long-term and short-term assets. TPF communicates frequently with donors to make it easy to obtain detailed information on our financial position, portfolio performance, administrative fees, and policies. All audits and returns are available on our website. READ OUR FULL INVESTMENT BROCHURE ON OUR WEBSITE: WWW.TPFUND.ORG

77 78 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

TPF has received accredited charity status from BBB Giving Alliance and Platinum Seal of Transparency from Guidestar, validating that TPF adheres to sector best practices and is financially-efficient in executing our mission.

Total donors contributed to new and existing philanthropic funds OF WHICH $283K $1.1M $1.4M $2.8M which brought our total assets to $13.6M TPF received towards were invested in were additionally entrusted its unrestricted funds donor funds to TPF by donors to pass on to TPF partners on the ground

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS WERE BRINGING THE TOTAL GRANTS 155 AWARDED TOTALING MORE THAN $1.9M SINCE TPF’S INCEPTION IN 2007 TO $23M

Operating expenses were LESS THAN 20% OF TOTAL EXPENSES and were 4% OF TOTAL ASSETS

79 80 WE ARE TOGETHER.

Turkish Philanthropy Funds has a keen understanding of our communities’ diverse people, needs, and assets. Our staff has deep local knowledge and connections, combined with the professional expertise to give donors unmatched personal guidance. COVID-19 impacted each of our communities differently but we came together to address our unique needs under a common goal.