The Community Heirloom 2012
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The Community Heirloom Annual Report ‐ 2012 Table of Contents Board of Trustees 3 Chairman’s Message 4 Grants & Scholarships Awarded 6 “Art of Giving” Campaign Goals 9 White Excellence Award for Board Service 17 Keller Excellence Award for Corporate Philanthropy 18 Philanthropist of the Year Award 22 Jack Outstanding Public Educator Award 24 Waller Humanitarian Award 26 James H. McCune Acorn Society 28 Our Donors 30 Family of Founders 38 Legacy Celebration Sponsors 40 Philanthropy Banquet Sponsors 41 Financial Information 42 WCCF Gives 43 Betsie Trew, President & CEO Aliesha Walz, Editor Washington County Community Foundation, Inc. Chapman Annex, 331 South Main Street, Washington, PA 15301 (724) 222‐6330 ‐ [email protected] ‐ www.wccf.net 2 Board of Trustees William M. Campbell, Chairman Edward C. Morascyzk, Secretary Camalloy Morascyzk, Stopperich & Associates Deborah E. Takach, Vice Chairman William G. Stough, Treasurer First Commonwealth Bank Audia Group* Neil D. Bassi Barron P. McCune, Jr. Charleroi Federal Savings Bank Community Bank Mark A. Campbell James H. McCune Campbell Insurance Associates Bowles Rice Dr. Jarol G. DeVoge Traci L. McDonald Intermediate Unit I* Wash. Co. District Attorney’s Office Kenneth J. Donahue Alex Paris, III rose plastic Alex E. Paris Contracting Judge Thomas D. Gladden Kurt R. Salvatori Wash. Co. Court of Common Pleas* CONSOL Energy Sandra K. Guthrie Gwendolyn G. Simmons Guthrie, Belczyk & Associates Community Volunteer Tammy L. Hardy Brian J. Smith Hardy Enterprises Washington Financial Bank Dr. Thomas W. Hart Lynne M. Stout Washington & Jefferson College* Atlas Services Corporation Thomas F. Hoffman Dorothy F. Tecklenburg CONSOL Energy* Communications Consultant Charles C. Keller Thomas J. Uram Peacock Keller & Ecker Metropolitan Life Insurance William M. Kline, III Thomas J. Wild Three Rivers Auction Company AccuTrex Products John L. McCarthy Richard L. White, Past Chairman Chapman Corporation Washington Financial Bank *Retired This publication is dedicated to the memory of Founding WCCF Trustee Juliana J. Uram. Small in stature, Julie was a giant in the world of philanthropy. In recognition of her service to the WCCF, as well as many other charities, she received the WCCF Woman of Philanthropy Award in 2007, an award presented only once in the Foundationʹs 17 years of operations. 3 Chairman’s From new records in contributions and grant‐making to new opportuni‐ ties to serve the Washington County community, the WCCF had many rea‐ sons to continue its celebration of the Art of Giving this past year. But for every accomplishment in the spotlight, there have been many supporters “behind the scenes” who deserve a standing ovation for sharing their time, talents, and treasures with us. The extraordinary generosity of our donors, who contributed an as‐ tounding $5,900,000 to our Foundation, made 2012 the WCCF’s most suc‐ cessful fundraising year in our history. Five new permanent grant‐making funds were announced including: the Sgt. Russell L. Crupe, Jr. Fund, Cham‐ bers‐Phelan Fund, Stanley & Mary Pruss Charitable Fund, Armand C. Dellovade Charitable Fund, and the Olivia Scott Scholarship Fund. Addi‐ tionally, the Foundation established its first pass‐through post‐secondary scholarship: the Washington Community Federal Credit Union Scholarship. The WCCF also distributed more than $600,000 in grants to local chari‐ ties, bringing our cumulative total to more than $3,000,000 in distributions! It is wonderful to consider the impact that every one of those dollars has made in our community. Finding new and innovative ways to promote the WCCF and its services continues to be a priority. We initiated the year with the Get Local to Give Local contest sponsored by Comcast in which the five charities featured in our Art of Giving video (the David Bradford House, Little Lake Theatre, Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington Community Arts & Cultural Center, and Washington Symphony Orchestra) endeavored to get the most views through On Demand. For their participation, the charities received a total of $3,500 in Arts Fund grants. Speaking of new technology, you may have noticed that we recently re‐ designed our website – enhancing both its aesthetic appeal and its function‐ ality. We are especially proud of the site’s donation portal which enables contributors to make secure credit/debit card gifts to WCCF funds and par‐ ticipating local 501(c)(3) charities (a service that is offered at no cost to these organizations). Additionally, we entered the social media arena by estab‐ lishing both a Facebook page and a Twitter account in hopes of strengthen‐ ing existing relationships as well as making new connections with the “next generation” of supporters. It is our belief that acts of exceptional giving and service are worthy of recognition, and we would be remiss if we did not laud the dedication of 4 Message those whose efforts have played an integral role in the Foundation’s growth: our Board of Trustees. The WCCF created a new award in 2012 to recognize indi‐ viduals who serve as exemplary members of the Board, wholeheartedly sharing his or her time, talent, and treasures to support the Foundation and its mission – the Richard L. White Excellence Award for Board Service. The award bears the name of a Founding Trustee and Past Chairman whose long‐standing commitment to us is unparalleled. The Foundation was also thrilled to be approved for a $125,000 one‐to‐one matching grant for the Arts Fund from The Heinz Endowments, which required $125,000 in local contribu‐ tions. At year’s end, we were approximately 89% towards our goal thanks to the contributions of many enthusiastic supporters of the arts, including Carol Berthold and her late husband, Alvin, who led the campaign with a generous lead gift of over $52,000. This initiative will help us to signifi‐ cantly build the grant‐making capacity of the Arts Fund, increasing its an‐ nual grant from $1,000 to $10,000. Finally, late in the year we announced plans for an ambitious new pro‐ ject designed to help charities serving Washington County – a community‐ wide day of giving called WCCF Gives. On September 10, 2013, each dona‐ tion made to a participating charity via www.wccfgives.org will be increased by a percentage of a $100,000 match pool! What makes WCCF Gives so ex‐ citing is that the more money designated by donors to a specific charity, the greater the amount that charity will receive from the match pool (so there is no limit to what each charity can raise). We encourage you to visit www.wccfgives.org to learn how in just one day, you can make a difference. As 2012 draws to a close, so too does our Art of Giving marketing theme, which has framed nearly all of our initiatives the past two years. Before the curtain drops on this campaign, we invite you practice the Art of Giving by making a gift to one of our pooled funds: the Acorn Fund, the Arts Fund, or the Mother’s Fund. Your support will help to ensure that we will continue to reach new grant‐making milestones in the years to come. Warm regards, William M. Campbell Chairman of the Board 5 Grants & Scholarships Awarded GRANTS Scott Ashmore Legacy Fund Abernathy Fund for Conservation $352 to Trinity School District for the $1,000 to Washington & Jefferson hunters’ safety program College for water quality monitoring Beichner Family Fund Ernest L. Abernathy Fund $500 to John F. Kennedy Catholic $500 to the WCCF for marketing School for the scholarship fund Dr. Angelo & Barbara Armenti Fund Bell Atlantic Fund $137 to California University of PA $100 to WCCF/unrestricted for its scholarship fund Johna Belfiore Fund Arts Fund $234 to ARC Human Services for the ‐$1,000 to Wash. Symphony Camp Laugh‐a‐Lot Program Orchestra/unrestricted Bentworth Alumni/ ‐$500 to Wash. Symphony Orchestra/ Brad Smith Memorial Fund unrestricted $100 to Bentleyville Public Library/ ‐$500 to Pennsylvania Trolley unrestricted Museum/unrestricted Berman Family Fund ‐$500 to Little Lake Theatre/ $367 to Wash. Hospital Fdtn. for the unrestricted bereavement program ‐$500 to Bradford House Historical Assoc./unrestricted California United Methodist Church ‐$500 to Wash. Community Arts & $610 to the Church/unrestricted Cultural Center/unrestricted Trustees (Clockwise from top left) J. McCune, White, M. Campbell, Hoffman, Keller, Takach, DeVoge, Guthrie, & Stout 6 Grants & Scholarships Awarded Richard & Edwina Cameron Fund ‐$3,000 to Wash. Community Arts & Cultural Center/ unrestricted ‐$500 to WCCF for the Mother’s Fund Canonsburg Community Fund $100 to Canonsburg Central Christian Academy students (and parents) General Hospital for were excited to receive $14,000 in scholarships. physical therapy equipment Charleroi Area Historical Society Fd $136 to the Society/unrestricted Eleanor M. Campbell Fund $360 to Wash. Hospital Fdtn. for Chartiers‐Houston Com. Library Fd $478 to the Library/unrestricted nursing education Larry Campbell Fund Christian Gathering Church Fund $344 to Cold River Camp for upkeep $553 to Wash. City Mission/ of Larry’s Lair unrestricted Betty R. & Clarke M. Carlisle Fund Walter L. Christman Family Fund ‐$365 to Immaculate Conception $1,000 to Lemoyne Community Church/unrestricted Center/unrestricted ‐$731 to First Christian Church/ Church of the Covenant unrestricted Capital Campaign Fund ‐$365 to Children’s Hospital Fdtn./ $100,000 to Church of the Covenant unrestricted to reduce the mortgage on the church Catholic Endowment for Citizens Library Fund Educational Development $89 to the Library/unrestricted $2,789 to John F. Kennedy Catholic Community Action Southwest Fund School for support of the school and ‐$123 to CAS/unrestricted the TCE Program of IC Church ‐$259 to CAS/unrestricted Center Presbyterian Church Fund $502 to the Church/unrestricted (Continued on page 8) 7 Grants & Scholarships Awarded Community Endowment for ‐$10,000 to Wash. School District/ Peters Township Technology Program $1,000 to the Wash.