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Strong Future N av i g at i N g i N to a stRoNg fUTuRe 2009 community report — 42 — — 1 — Mission We strengthen our community for current and future generations by helping people make a difference in the lives of others. FiVe-year Vision As the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region looks ahead to 2014, it will have not only emerged from challenging economic times stronger, but also expanded the capability and capacity for philanthropy throughout the region. It will be known for being welcoming and a responsible steward of philanthropic resources. The Community Foundation will have inspired support from a broad range of individuals and institutions seeking to fulfill on the CoVer: the lighthouse at Kimberly Point their charitable interests in a meaningful way with long-term in Neenah. Photograph and compass compilation by glen Hartjes, image Studios. effect in the community. The Community Foundation will have demonstrated community leadership and brought together resources on issues identified as critical to a sustained quality of life in the region. Va Lues Our service and personal conduct must reflect our core values, the honor of being entrusted with the great generosity of our donors, and the privilege of Helping Donors Share. Our core values provide the basis of how we serve. IntegrIt y We adhere to a moral code reflecting transparent honesty and actions that match our stated intentions. respect We create an environment of mutual respect, trust and dignity, and we will value the time, talents and contributions that strengthen our community. collaboratIon We facilitate cooperative partnerships combining resources toward a sustainable community benefit. — 2 — navigating the storm AnyA W y yOu meAsuRe It, thIs hAs been A ChAllengIng year. We, like so many others, saw our resources strained in this difficult economy. We experienced losses in the stock market, saw a slowdown in gifts and made prudent budget cuts that included staff reductions. more important, however, is how your Foundation responded to these challenging times. We met the challenges with creative thinking and nimble course corrections, and we continue to look for the most effective ways to fulfill what has always been our purpose –Helping Donors Share. In the past year, we continued to be attentive to the needs of the charitable organizations on the front lines of serving the community. Our survey of area nonprofits in the fall of 2008 found the economic decline was beginning to affect them. The Foundation and six funding partners responded by offering $170,000 to match gifts to Fox Valley-area charitable organizations through a one-time “Open Gregg Curry (left) and Curt Detjen house for giving hearts.” The generous response totaled nearly $1 million from 2,365 donors. As the need persisted into 2009, the Foundation responded by 2009 at a GlanCe announcing that $650,000 in unrestricted grant money will grants distributed be redirected to create the bridge grant Program, a temporary $14 million competitive grant process to help a limited number of affected (not including $21.7 million distributed to the charitable organizations that had been stable going into the recession Fox Cities Performing Arts Center following and that have good prospects of returning to fiscal health. two fund closures.) When the stock market began its free fall, we were already positioned Contributions received to make strategic changes to our investment program. With help $17 million from our investment advisor, Colonial Consulting in new york, new charitable funds we implemented this stronger strategy in november 2008. This 55 approach helped in the turbulent downward period and positions our investments well as the economy regains strength (page 3). Funds under administration 1,057 Our financial statements (page 41) show that the decrease in Foundation assets under administration assets also reflects an evolution in our relationship with the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. Funds totaling $21.7 million – dating back to $164 million pre-construction – were closed and their assets distributed to the P.A.C. when both boards concluded that the Center is now well suited to be C o n t e n t s steward for the funds. 2008-09 Review 2 growing and sustaining philanthropy requires careful consideration and strategic thinking. The Foundation’sb oard of Directors and staff Stories of giving 4 committed significant time and energy in the past year to strategic Charitable Funds 14 planning to set our course for the next five years.t o borrow from our nautical theme for this report, our course will not be a retreat to safe g eographic affiliates 26 harbor. Rather, our charge is to help navigate through to calmer waters. Supporting organizations 26 Thanks to community support, your Community Foundation will grants 28 continue to seek a rising tide in the quality of life for everyone in the Contributions 36 Fox Valley region. Himebaugh Legacy Circle 38 Board of Directors 39 volunteers & Staff 40 Curt s. Detjen gregg Curry President/CEO Board Chairman Financial Statements 41 — 2 — Year in Review The 2008-09 fiscal year required a series of nimble responses to a worsening economy. surVey oF NONPROFITS anD the eConoMy It was clear in all of 2008 that the slowing economy was having an impact on nonprofits, but we needed to know how badly and for how many. We designed and conducted the Survey of Nonprofits and the Economy the week of nov. 17, 2008. the email survey drew 72 responses from Fox Valley-area charitable What nonprofits organizations. the message reflected by the responses was clear — there were dark told us in our survey clouds on the horizon. “ our biggest challenge is raising No Nprofit perCeptioNs of their fiNaNCial health ( n o v 2 0 0 8 ) enough funding to sustain and grow services to meet existing needs.” 11% Chronic 5% Don’t know how we will survive financial problems ➢ More than half of those surveyed reported expenses exceeded revenue 17% in the prior 12 months. Financially healthy “ our services are needed now more than ever and we are working 64% Healthy harder to get the funds.” but vulnerable ➢ 72 percent said the demand for their services was up. open house For giVing HEARTS “ the number of clients served is far Our response to the concerning results of the outweighing the charitable giving Survey of Nonprofits and the Economy was to that is coming in.” invite the public to an Open House for Giving ➢ Nearly half said total revenue and Hearts on Dec. 18, 2008. We offered $100,000 donations were down. to match gifts to any qualifying nonprofit in our multi-county service region. six funding partners “We have frozen staff wages, added $70,000 to the match, some targeting employees are paying more for specific charities. the community response was their health insurances and we are overwhelming. gifts delivered in person, called laying off one staff member, all this in and given online by 2,365 donors totaled while our demand for services is $972,800 for the 12-hour period. the s andra sandee and Walter increasing.” unrestricted match was gone in the first 15 Keller were first in line for minutes. the result — 397 nonprofits benefited ➢ Eight had laid off employees, the open house. CFFVR photofrom $1.1 million from that day. five delayed paying bills, four had to borrow. BriDge GRANT PROGRAM We took a more focused approach to the continuing economic challenges for “ the movement of jobs out of this 2009. We announced that about $650,000 from existing grant programs will be area and the current poor economic redirected to the new “bridge conditions are a huge problem.” grant Program,” which will ➢ Nearly two-thirds said they felt accept grant requests of up to vulnerable about the future. $25,000 to support charitable Four organizations said they organizations that had been didn’t know how they would stable going into this recession survive 2009. and have good prospects of returning to fiscal health, with From “Survey of Nonprofits and the Economy,” some help. grants will be Nov. 2008 awarded in fall 2009. CFFVR photo — 2 — more iNformatioN about all of these efforts CaN be fouND oN our Web site at WWW.Cffoxvalley.orG neW inVestMent STRATEGY D onor serViCes We take very seriously our fiduciary responsibility to act on onLine our donors’ behalf to ensure their charitable intentions are Our donors gained fulfilled today and in the future. In 2008, we took some very 24-hour access to deliberate steps to strengthen our ability to best position the information about investment of the assets entrusted to us by our donors. their gifts, fund In may 2008, we retained new york-based Colonial balances, grant money Consulting as our investment advisor. While Colonial available and their past does not invest directly, its value to us lies in its expert grants when Donor analysis, strategy recommendations and investment manager Services Online went performance reviews. live in February 2009. We also greatly expanded information In september 2008, our board of Directors, with on our web site explaining services we provide to donors Colonial’s assistance, adopted an asset allocation strategy and the many ways to make a gift to charity through the designed to manage risk while providing stability and growth Community Foundation. for fund assets in our endowment portfolio. this strategy employs both local and national investment managers, each YOUTH eDuCation in the ARTS INITIATIVe with a specialized investment focus within an asset class for the year brought to a close funding for youth education which it has strong credentials. As steward of our donors’ in the Arts, a three-year, $325,000 community catalyst generous gifts, we will hold each manager accountable for initiative supported by a grant from unrestricted funds.
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