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In Our Community Creating Bright Spots of Hope Annual Report 2020 Creating Bright Spots of Hope in our Community Impact San Antonio members watch a demonstration of San Antonio Clubhouse’s new hydroponic garden funded by a 2018 High Impact Grant. The hydroponic farming system provides recovery-oriented volunteer opportunities for Clubhouse members with mental health challenges. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT As I reflect on this most unusual year of challenges, I was heartened by the depth of caring and generosity coming from our members, sponsors and other supporters that allowed us to continue our legacy of making transformational grants to outstanding local nonprofits. Here are some highlights of what we accomplished as a dedicated team of women coming together with a shared purpose of helping our community: • $490,000 in grants awarded to 10 nonprofits • First time we awarded 6 High Impact Grants at $75,000 each • Over $4.2 million awarded since 2005 • 580 women stepping up to support our community • Adjustments to our grant guidelines that acknowledged the new health and financial stresses nonprofits were facing • Ability to pivot to virtual operations to keep us all safe during the pandemic As a significant funder of grants to local nonprofits, it’s important to us that the community knows we’re here as an enduring resource. It’s also important that we spread the word to warmhearted, civic minded women to join us. The more of us who come together, the bigger the impact we can make. 2021 holds the promise of life slowly returning to normal, but there will still be many who need help to get through the day and rebuild their lives. That’s where Impact San Antonio comes in. Let’s stand together in remaining a critical support to those in need in our community. Impact San Antonio encourages and empowers women to join together to achieve meaningful Mission change in the Greater San Antonio area through substantial grants to local nonprofits that serve our communities. Our goal is to be San Antonio’s preferred women’s philanthropic organization with 500+ diverse Vision and engaged members that return year after year to provide significant support for the important work of nonprofit organizations in San Antonio and the surrounding areas. 2 WE’RE COLORING OUR COMMUNITY WITH BRIGHT SPOTS Since 2005, through the collective power of women, Impact San Antonio has awarded more than $4.2 million to nonprofits in greater San Antonio and the surrounding area. Visit our website at http://impact San Antonio.org/bright-spots to see how our membership dollars have supported programs and projects to achieve positive change in our community. “Together the many women who constitute its membership prove that you do not have to be independently wealthy to make a big difference…. Thanks to 587 good women in San Antonio, there is very good news to be found in our city, even in the time of pandemic.” --Robert Rivard, San Antonio Report column, November 26, 2020, “How 587 women are making a big impact in San Antonio ” GRANT FEATURE - PROJECT MEND Creating Ripples of Positive Change Providing life-changing opportunities to regain mobility for people of all ages Ethan Haley is an engaging young man whose smile, easy charm and dedication make him a standout employee at the world-famous San Antonio Zoo. Ethan, who has cerebral palsy, was unable to walk the extensive Zoo property when he was hired at the San Antonio attraction after a year of unemployment. But a power chair provided by Project MEND has enabled him to extend his work hours, which are spent enriching the experience of Zoo visitors at the gift shop and at exhibits throughout the grounds. And, when time allows, Ethan steers his power chair to the giraffe exhibit where frequent treats have endeared him to some gangly four-legged friends. Ethan’s story is just one example of the multiplying power of Impact San Antonio's High Impact Grant to Project MEND. Impact San Antonio awarded a $100,000 grant to Project MEND in 2017, to continue and expand its work reclaiming, reconditioning, and reusing medical equipment to serve several hundred new clients and improve the quality of life for many more existing clients. The grant enabled San Antonio-based Project MEND to buy two trucks and a specialized medical equipment sanitizing machine. With those additional resources, the grant to Project MEND was able to multiply into jobs filled by capable and eager employees, life-changing and affirming opportunities to regain mobility for people of all ages and relief for families and individuals facing staggering financial burdens. Impact SA's grant enabled Project MEND to serve 300 additional clients. That's 300 additional lives changed,g d, eenricnrichedhed anandd empowered. And that's the real power of Impact SA's giving model. 3 2020 $75,000 HIGH IMPACT GRANT RECIPIENTS ARTS & CULTURE San Anto Cultural Arts, Inc. - Community Arts in a Virtual World. To fund SACA online digital programming improving access to youth and adults required to social distance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Create video tutorials, expand podcasts, hire artists to create new and exciting video/virtual artworks, work with youth on digital comic book content, and continue to incorporate community input into public artworks. ARTS & CULTURE Woodlawn Theatre, Inc. - The Show Must Go On. To engage, unify, and inspire our hurting City through Woodlawn Theatre musical theatre programming and productions. The grant funds are helping to sustain the artists through the pandemic and fund productions once it’s safe to resume in-person gatherings. EDUCATION San Antonio Young Women’s Leadership Academy Foundation - Laptop Computers for In-School Use. To update the YWLA computer lab equipment with 309 new laptop computers for in-school use. Computer access will help bridge the socioeconomic and digital resource gap between many of the YWLA students and those with whom they compete for college acceptance. Esperanza Peace and Justice Center - To renovate the building known as ENVIRONMENT, Ruben’s Ice House to become the Museo del Westside – the city’s first museum dedicated RECREATION & to celebrating the Westside’s rich Mexican-American history. The Museo will be part of a PRESERVATION community resource hub and will offer walking tours, traveling exhibitions, research resources, workshops on cultural and historical themes, film screenings, and interactive programs. The building itself will be a teaching tool, demonstrating historic preservation and green construction techniques. FAMILY Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc. (dba Family Service) - San Pedro HVAC Replacement. To replace the San Pedro HVAC system at the main office. New HVAC units will save Family Service $60,000 annually in HVAC maintenance and repairs and will be “smart” and far more energy-efficient than existing system. HEALTH & WELLNESS Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children - Sound Not Silence - Hearing Technology. To purchase new state-of-the-art hearing technology to expand the inventory of the loaner program with more devices available, including hearing aids and cochlear implant processors. This expansion will accommodate growth in the program and serve babies without access to the program in the spring and summer of 2020 because of COVID-19 closure. Support Grants -- $10,000 each, unrestricted funds: Project MEND, Project QUEST, AVANCE, Friends of Cibolo Wilderness “Impact San Antonio’s grant will prepare us for our next century of service and allow us to keep pace with our community A larger, well-equipped kitchen will allow us to increase the number of meals we provide to our neighbors on San Antonio’s Westside.” --Sandra Morales, Executive Director House of Neighborly Service 4 CUMULATIVE GRANTS BY FOCUS AREA Based on cumulative giving of over $4.2 million since 2005 ARTS & CULTURE HEALTH & WELLNESS 28% 19% EDUCATION 18% FAMILY ENVIRONMENT/ 20% RECREATION/ 15% PRESERVATION MEMBER AND GRANT DATA Total memberships 465 Total retention of members 66% Funds raised by sources: 1. Member Contributions – $465,000 # of volunteers 137 2. Nonvoting Contributions – $12,000 3. Grant Pool Augmentation from Operating Funds – $13,000 158 nonprofits trained 140 submitted a project application Total # women 580 : 113 New & 467 Returning “Because of this grant, more than 6,000 children in San Antonio’s Title One schools will get a unique opportunity to learn about 6 different cultures. Musical Sprouts will open their minds to faraway cultures making them accessible and non-threatening and will spark their curiosity and subsequently transform their lives for the better.” --Anya Grokhovski, Founder, Artistic Director & CEO of Musical Bridges Around the World. 5 GRANT PROJECTS COMPLETED IN 2020 High Impact $100,000 Grants Friends of Government Canyon (2018 High Impact) Government Canyon Outdoor Education Amphitheater, construction of an outdoor education amphitheater to enhance experience of natural area through programs for all visitors, especially hundreds of students on school field trips. SAMMinistries (2018 High Impact) Enriching the Lives of Homeless Children, provided 15-passenger van to transport homeless children living with parents in Transitional Living and Learning Center to Pre-K 4 SA, enrichment activities, and other locations as well as upgrades to the Teen Center. San Antonio Clubhouse (2018 High Impact) Project HUG (Hydroponic Urban Growth), provided turnkey hydroponic farming system to give recovery-oriented volunteer opportunities for Clubhouse members with mental health challenges. URBAN-15 (2018 High Impact) Impact Into the Future, complete replacement of HVAC, electrical, floors, and furnishings in main building. The upgrades will deliver a safer and more functional environment for decades to come. Westside Development Corporation (2016 High Impact) La Printeria Printmaking Program increased educational access to arts programs and workforce development for youth and young adults. Support Grants Blessed Sacrament Academy (2019 Support) SAMSAT (2019 Support) San Antonio Food Bank (2019 Support) Woodlawn Theatre (2019 Support) “We are so grateful to the members of Impact San Antonio for this transformational grant.
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