2018 Annual Report
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2018 ANNUAL REPORT SEVASOUTHEAST VIRGINIACF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FROM THE Board and CEO SEVACF BOARD LISTING Dear Friends, 2018 was an exciting year for the Southeast Virginia William H. Oast III, Community Foundation (SEVACF). It was a time of growth, President strategy, and commitment. Timothy S. Culpepper, The value of our net assets in 2018 was $12.6 million. The Immediate Past President Match program grew from $386,000 in 2016 to $1.5 million in 2018, exceeding our overall goal by a half-million dollars. In 2018, Amy Folkes, Vice President we awarded 111 grants and 38 scholarships totaling $524,649. That’s nearly $90,000 more that the Foundation awarded in grants Richard E. H. Wentz, and scholarships from the previous year. Vice President This is a clear indication that the community is more engaged with SEVACF programs. Ashton Lewis, Jr., In response, we have made organizational changes to move forward more efficiently as Treasurer we continue to grow. We positioned ourselves for the future by creating a strategic plan to enhance donor relations, improve communications, and expand our reach within Stephen Korving, the community. We created the position of Donor Development Specialist to meet the Secretary charitable needs of our donors and clients of our professional advisors. And we welcomed two new board members to our team who are highly capable, caring, and productive Emily Robbins, Finance and Investment members of our community. Committee Chair However, there is more work to do. To sustain the quality of life that draws so many of us here in the first place, we must nurture and preserve our region’s greatest strengths while Thomas E. Wood, President’s Advisory also addressing issues not yet imagined. Committee Chair We are very proud of our past and are using the lessons learned from those who worked so tirelessly to build the Foundation to help chart our path to the future. Many of you have Carolyn Bernard been friends of SEVACF for years – some since our inception in 1965 – and have stood with Michelle Butler us during our evolution through time. Our commitment to partnering with donors, investing Don Carey Ross Cherry in local nonprofit, and serving as a resource for the community is stronger than ever. Daniel Grubb The Foundation will continue to grow and evolve by giving our donors and partners Charles G. Hackworth, Sr. even more ways to be a part of our giving community. We will offer more opportunities to Carl Hardee learn and align ourselves around the areas where our donors and we focus our discretionary Scott Matheson Patrick Reynolds giving – educating our children, feeding and housing families, protecting our environment, Susan Robertson creating a thriving arts region, and building strong, sustainable nonprofits. David Stockmeier This report is a brief reflection of all that you have helped us to achieve – not just this past fiscal year, but since we began 53 years ago. On the pages that follow, we’ll tell you SEVACF more about those accomplishments, welcome our new funds, introduce you to two of our STAFF LISTING board members, and summarize our financials. R. Stephen Best, Sr., We thank you for your dedication to this community and look forward to the journey Chief Executive Officer ahead. Janice Coppa, Director of Finance and Administration Sincerely yours, Stephanie Kincaid, Donor Development Specialist William H. Oast III R. Stephen Best, Sr. Asha Rose, President, Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer Administrative Coordinator 2 2018 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW The Southeast Virginia Community Foundation holds itself to high standards of financial management and transparency, and operates efficiently in the best interest of our region. GRANTS BY FUND TYPE FUND ASSETS BY TYPE* <1% Fld. of Interest 33% Grants By Fund Type Fund Assets By Type Total Grants: $524,649 Total Assets: $12,613,810 Donor Advised: $170,350 Donor Advised: $2,320,096 Designated: $112,347 Designated: $5,285,046 General Unrestricted: $81,590 General Unrestricted: $2,100,071 Field of Interest: $65,465 Field of Interest: $1,604,112 Scholarship: $54,797 Scholarship: $1,250,320 Special Project: $40,100 Special Project: $54,165 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS total total total total NET GRANTS OF ALL NUMBER ASSETS AWARDED* CONTRIBUTIONS OF FUNDS $12,613,810 $524,649 $659,495 100 *pre-audited 3 Thanks SEVACF and Chisholm House Fund he 2018 USO Center Upgrade Project and Welcome Centers at Naval Station Norfolk Toccurred during an important time in and Little Creek/Fort Story. New dining sets were history for three organizations that care deeply purchased for the Center at Naval Station Norfolk, about our community. SEVACF, Chisholm House which serves mostly junior enlisted service members Fund, and USO of Hampton Roads and Central with limited access to transportation. The advisor Virginia (USOHRCV) have partnered for more of the Chisholm House Fund, Mrs. Martha than thirty years combined. USOHRCV is Frances Fortson, emphasized the importance the premier service organization of the United of refurnishing common areas for our service States military in the region. It serves one of the members. She said, “It’s very important to me and largest concentrations of military personnel in our board because every person on the board is the country. Hampton Roads has the third largest touched by the military in some way.” military population in the country and represents The Chisholm House has supported all five branches. USOHRCV since 2008. Their relationship is USOHRCV is the only non-profit that serves very special. It is built on shared respect and every service member and his or her family from appreciation for our military, and sustained by the the day they enlist through their transition to legacy of Mr. Joe Licari who was the impetus for civilian life. The services provided by USOHRCV bringing the two entities together. He served on the are invaluable because they not only support the board of directors for both organizations and was a military, they also support military families while staunch supporter of USOHRCV until he passed they are deployed. “A huge portion of what we do away. Paula G. Moran, J.D., President and CEO, is for the families,” says Chelsea Lynch, Director of appreciates the longstanding support of Chisholm Resource Development. The USO serves military House and SEVACF. She said, “Fundraising is a members and their families in four primary areas: never-ending struggle. To know that we have a true Quality of Life Enhancement, Family Outreach, partner that really appreciates and understands Warrior and Family Care Support, and Families of our mission is worth its weight in gold…SEVACF the Fallen. The USO Center Upgrade Project falls and Chisholm have always been receptive to under Quality of Life Enhancement. our requests for help.” The board and staff of The USO Center Upgrade Project was made SEVACF are proud to partner with these two great possible through a grant from the Chisholm House organizations in support of our beloved military Fund. The funds were used to refurnish Comfort community. 4 WE HELP STUDENTS MOVE FORWARD 2 SCHOOL he beginning of the school year is a critical Ttime for students. They are preparing to learn new curriculum, forge new relationships, and adjust to new environments. Some students start the school year fully prepared with little apprehension, while others face a much different reality. In 2018, we partnered with the Portsmouth Schools Foundation’s Forward 2 School program to help students start the year successfully. Forward 2 School is an annual event of school readiness and academic excellence for Portsmouth Public Schools K-12 students from single-parent and low-income homes. Forward 2 School is often their only resource for school supplies and health screenings. Health screenings Backpacks are distributed last to ensure students include free eye and ear exams, dental evaluations, and benefit from every service provided by the program. immunizations. They are filled with supplies and separated according to The program is managed and organized by grade levels. Every child must attend the event to receive Executive Director, Ms. Sabrina Evans. She emphasized a backpack. Distribution is on a first come first serve the program’s positive effects that stretch beyond basis according to a pre-registration list. On the day of academics. “The Forward 2 School program not the event, non-registered students are accommodated only invests in our students’ academic future, but with remaining supplies after registered students have impacts their self-esteem and their self-motivation,” received theirs. says Evans. The program has an all-encompassing Funding from SEVACF’s Community Needs and celebratory design. In addition to school supplies Program helped to provide backpacks and school and health screenings, Forward 2 School offers free supplies to over 1,000 students through Forward 2 child identity finger printing and educational tutorials. School. And for the first time, supplies were provided The educational tutorials cover important topics like to Friends of Portsmouth Juvenile Court for kids in bullying, parental involvement, school safety, and foster care. Our board and staff are proud to be a part homework initiatives. There is food, games, activities, of a program that makes such a huge impact on our music, and prizes. Families also have an opportunity to community. Because of this partnership, students went network with police, firefighters, and other community back to school prepared and ready to learn. leaders. 5 Chesapeake Public Schools Educational Foundation Teacher Supply Center t’s no secret that teachers Ioften go into their own wallets to ensure that every child has classroom supplies. In 2019, Scholastic magazine released survey results on the funding priorities and personal spending of educators. systems are interested in replicating it. “Rumor has it In the past year, teachers spent an average of $530 of other school systems have reached out to ours to learn their own money on supplies for classroom or student how to make this benefit a reality for their teachers,” use; teachers in high-poverty schools spent nearly 40% says Mea Popelka, Reading Specialist at Deep Creek more.