OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 1979-80 We Have Chosen the Work of Greg Burns to Illustrate This An Nual Report of Our 10Th Anniver Sary
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HO OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 1979-80 We have chosen the work of Greg Burns to illustrate this An nual Report of our 10th anniver sary. The theme of this report Who Cares -- is reflected in Greg's work. His eye is drawn to those parts of our community where beauty is unexpected, and through his pen he shows us that value and nourishment for the human spirit are to be found in unlikely places. Reproductions of most of Mr. Burns' works can be found at the Oklahoma Foundation for the Disabled, which, at his request, will receive the fee for the use of his work in this annual report. Who Cares about Oklahoma City? Greg Burns does. The cover is a Northeast view of Oklahoma City at Broadway and Main as it appeared in 1929. Especially busy this year was the Fi In 1980, a Funding Seminar, jointly REPORT ON nance Committee, headed by Jean sponsored by OCCF, the Foundation Everest; along with Morrison Tucker Center, and McDonald's will train THE YEAR and Ed Joullian, Jean's intention is to directors of nonprofit agencies in pro re-evaluate our Fiscal Policies. This posal writing and foundation funding. responsibility of supervision of the As we enter our second decade, the fisca l policies of the Foundation is Community Foundation has come of mandated in the Treasury Regulations age in this community. More people which guide community foundations. contributed to the work of OCCF in We agree that this is a most important 1979 than in our entire history. More function of the Board, and one which agencies received grants than ever ours is especially well-equipped to before, and we became more deeply handle. involved in the serious issues that confront us as a community. The trustee banks were especially generous to the Foundation this year, The work of the Board of Trustees and we would like to publicly appreci and Fiscal Board could best be de ate their donating the tenth anniversa scribed this year as an effort to make ry publicity in local newspapers. As those adjustments in the set of our well , the First National Bank spon sails that will keep us best able to meet sored a series of radio spots in our the needs of our donors and recipient behalf, and Liberty Bank honored us agencies. with program ads. A series of televi sion spots highlighting the work of the More agencies than ever are coming foundation were funded through to OCCF for funding of their projects, grants to OCCF from McDonald's, and we anticipate that these requests Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Sylvan will increase as the economy becomes N. Goldman. We thank them for more restricted. We deeply hope that helping us spread the word about our all of our donors shared in the plea work, and we hope that the fine quality sure we had in funding such projects in of the work done by Lowe Runkle 1979 as the new Hospital Hospitality Company in producing those tv spots House, the Prairie Dance Theater, a will be a source of gratification. The playground for handicapped children Lowe Runkle Company was generous at Sunbeam Home, the renovation of as well in donating much of their staff the Garden Neighborhood Council'.s recreation center, *Celebrations! time for this work. Preschool's bilingual program and the street school for high school drop This was a year for joining hands with outs. other community organizations to help solve the problems of our city. A We were proud as well to underwrite a coalition of women's groups has been series of high quality television pro formed to study the problems of grams on public television, beginning women in our community with the with Ivanhoe, Tom Brown's School intention of working together to solve Days Last of the Mahicans, and Little Our new board members, Jackie them. Another highly successful pro Women. Projects such as these, Carey, Dick Harrison, Ed Joullian III ject was Leadership OKC, a seminar which address immediate needs, are and MorrisonTucker have brought a for board members of nonprofit agen appearing on the desk of the Commu vitality to the Foundation that has cies, designed to help them better nity Foundation with increasing fre been reflected in increased participa understand their responsibilities. quency. We are anxious to be partici tion by all members of the Board in the pants in meeting these sorts of com various phases of foundation work. munity needs, which are funded 2 primarily through our uncommitted funds. That is why we see an increas THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ing need in the'80's for donors to put their funds in the Community Founda tion's General Fund, the earnings of The Board of Trustees serves as the Distribution Committee, and is the which can then be used to fund specif Foundation's governing body. Its nine members meet quarterly and are chosen for ic projects of immediate need in the their integrity, leadership, and understanding of the philanthropic needs of the community. This is the work a com community. They authorize and control all grants made from funds of the munity foundation does best, and Foundation in accordance with the terms governing each fund. Members serve for your Board of Trustees is committed three-year staggered terms, serving a maximum of ten years. to giving its most careful consideration to the use of these funds, especially as they become increasingly significant in the community. OFFICERS AND BOARD OF Equally satisfying was the funding of the sets for Christmas Carol conceiv TRUSTEES 1979-80 ed by Greg Burns, whose work ap pears in this Annual Report. We JOHN KILPATRICK, JR. President Appointed by the Oklahoma City consider it a pleasant community re Chamber of Commerce sponsibility to encourage our fine art F.M. PETREE Vice-President Appointed by Oklahoma City ists and make opportunities for their University work to appear. C. DON ELLISON Secretary and General Counsel ELEANOR J. MAURER Treasurer and Assistant Secretary This tenth anniversary year ended JACK ABERNATHY Appointed by the Fiscal Board with a most exciting philanthropic MRS. WILLIAM V. CAREY Appointed by the United Way event, from which 61 community JEAN I. EVEREST Appointed by the City Council of Oklahoma organizations as well as the Foun City dation itself benefitted. That, of course, was the matching offer by an RICHARD D. HARRISON Appointed by the Trustees' Committee anonymous donor, which resulted in EDWARD C. JOULLIAN, Ill Appointed by the Trustees' Committee $739,494 being matched dollar for DR. WILLIAM G. THURMAN Appointed by the University of Oklahoma dollar in the Community Foundation. Health Sciences Center These extraordinary gestures of sup MORRISON G. TUCKER Appointed by the Trustees' Committee port tell us that we have indeed come of age, and as we enter the next decade, we look forward to increased FORMER TRUSTEES opportunities for service to Oklahoma City. Charles Bennett (1969-71 , 1973-74) Dr. William Brown (1973-74) Luther Dulaney (1969-72) Dr. Lynn Eliel {1971-72) Harvey Everest (1969-73) Sylvan N. Goldman (1969-79) John E. Kirkpatrick (1969-79) Dean A. McGee (1969-79) J.B. Saunders (1969-79) Stanton Young (1969-74) Lois Fagin Executive Director 3 John R. Browne, Chairman of the the Foundation; managing the office THE Board UNIONBANK & TRUST records; and continuing liaison with COMPANY other foundations, charitable organi FISCAL zations, governmental and other agencies and community leaders to assure that donated funds are put to BOARD best use. In addition, the Foundation staff consults with agencies in the Six Oklahoma City banks have community, helping them develop adopted Trust Agreements with the programs and find sources of funding Community Foundation, and are outside the Community Foundation. authorized to receive its funds in trust. The Staff participates as well in non The investment program of each routine activities that fall within the Individual Fund is handled by that chartered purpose of a community fund's particular bank, as chosen by foundation. the donor. The income, and portions of the principal when so authorized, Executive Director are turned over to the Foundation at Lois Fagin the end of the fiscal year for distribu tion to charitable beneficiaries. Incoming Executive Director Pat Potts The Fiscal Board's responsibilities are to assure unity of purpose among the Administrative Assistant trustee banks, to fulfill the terms of the Geri Price trusts, and to provide for the growth of the Foundation. Jack Abernathy Representing the Distribution Committee W. Kenneth Bonds, Executive Vice President LIBERTY NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY Sherilyn Clark, Vice-President & Trust Officer CITY NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY C . Randolph Everest, Executive Vice President FIRST NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY THE STAFF Ed Morton, Vice-President & Trust Officer CITIZENS NATIONAL Staff responsibilities include the exam BANK ination of community needs and pro grams in the Oklahoma City area; the Waldemar F. Pralle, Senior Vice careful scrutiny of all funding applica President & Trust Officer FIDELITY tions prior to the Distribution Com BANK, N.A. mittee meetings; telling the story of 5 An-Son Corporation Fund (1975) 3,000 WHO CARES World Neighbors More than 1,000 individuals, families, organizations, Arts Council of Oklahoma City Fund (1977) 10,585 agencies, and businesses have c0ntributed to the Com Arts Council of Oklahoma City munity Foundation in the past decade, showing their concern and care for Oklahoma City through their gifts. Ora Ashwell Estate Fund (1978) 24,302 Those who have contributed $1 ,000 or more may St. Joseph Orphanage establish an Individual Fund. The Individual Funds on Pathways, Speck Homes the following pages were established by members of the Oklahoma City community who express their caring for Bachelor's Club Fund (1977) 2,312 its welfare through the Community Foundation.