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D F R C Report to the Community DANIELS FUND OVERVIEW Bill Daniels was a patriotic American who achieved success through a combination of hard work, determination, and a willingness to take risks. Comparison He was a decorated fi ghter pilot in World Scholarship Program War II, and he went on to become one Grants Program of the pioneers in the cable television Scholarship industry. roughout his lifetime Program Grants 30% he gave generously to people in Program need and the organizations that 70% serve them. Bill Daniels spent his fi nal years carefully defi ning his goals for the Daniels Fund New Utah TABLE OF CONTENTS New Mexico 5% Wyoming Colorado 10% which carries on his legacy 15% Mexico 10% 10-YEAR TIMELINE .........................Foldout 10% Utah of generosity by providing 5% MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN Wyoming college scholarships 10% AND THE PRESIDENT/CEO ..................... 3 to deserving students Metro Denver National Colorado and grants to nonprofi t 50% 10% 75% GRANTS PROGRAM organizations in Colorado, 10 Years of Giving ..................................... 4-5 New Mexico, Utah, and Grant Allocations by State Scholarship Allocations by State Wyoming. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Percentage Percentage 10 Years of Giving .......................................6-7 Daniels Fund Grants Program TEN YEARS – TEN STORIES ............... 8-17 Honoring the percentages for giving Aging FINANCIAL SUMMARY........................... 18 established by Bill Daniels, each year Alcoholism & Substance Abuse approximately 70% of charitable allocations Amateur Sports SPOTLIGHT are made through the Daniels Fund Grants Disabilities Board of Directors ...................................... 19 Program in the funding areas (listed at right) Education 2009 Highlights ........................................... 19 he defi ned for the foundation. Homeless & Disadvantaged Youth Development The Daniels Fund would like to thank Daniels Fund Grantees, Daniels Scholars, and Community Daniels Fund Scholarship Program Volunteers for providing photos or allowing their images to be used in this annual report. Thanks Bill Daniels directed that approximately 30% of charitable allocations be made through to photographers James Baca, Robert Linn, Tia the Daniels Fund Scholarship Program, which consists of the Daniels Scholarship and Brayman with The Children’s Hospital, Carrie the Daniels Opportunity Scholarship. Daniels Scholarships give promising students Padilla, Don Usner and Karen Johnson; contributing writer Andrea Sinor; and graphic artist Rob with fi nancial need the opportunity to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Daniels Opportunity Johnson — Wilson/Johnson Creative for design. Scholarships support non-traditional students including adults entering or returning to The Daniels Fund logo and tagline are trademarks of the Daniels college; students from alternative schools, juvenile justice facilities and youth off ender programs; Fund. No portion of this publication may be reproduced without GED recipients; former foster care youth, returning military, and emergency service providers. written permission of the Daniels Fund. 2 Daniels Fund | 2009 Report to the Community 10 Years of Making Life Better Funding begins for grants in Bill Daniels passes away New Mexico and Wyoming The Daniels Charitable Fund becomes Second class of 59 the Daniels Fund and the Board of Daniels Scholars Directors is constituted – Phil Hogue named in Colorado is named founding President/CEO New Mexico Military Institute receives $20 million grant for First Scholars Heading Into the capital construction, including the Daniels Leadership Center Future (SHIFT) program is held J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 New York Community Funding begins for Trust receives grants in Colorado $500,000 grant for the September 11th Fund Inaugural class of 32 Daniels Scholars named in Colorado Dan Ritchie is elected Children’s Hospital Chairman of the Board receives $2 million, Red Cross in Daniels Fund launches Daniels Scholarship 10-year grant to establish Hobbs, “7 Strategies for Success” program selects its 1,000th the Bill Daniels Center for New Mexico program to promote school- scholarship recipient Children’s Hearing receives $10,000 business partnerships Bill Daniels Neighborhood Phil Hogue, founding Utah selects its Hero Award President/CEO passes away fi rst group of Daniels Scholars Charter Schools Development Linda Childears Corporation receives $3 million grant becomes President/CEO J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 An emergency grant The Davis Hospice Center Central Daniels Fund of $500,000 is made in Wyoming receives Wyoming successfully clarifi es for Hurricane Katrina $500,000 grant to Counseling that Amendment 41, victims construct the new Center Center which regulates gifts Daniels Fund surpasses receives $1 to state employees $100 million in grants Daniels Fund KOOL105 The Daniels College of million grant and their families, awarded since inception Cause of the Month Business receives to build meth does not apply to $3 million grant in support The Sea-Air Operations launches to promote treatment Daniels Scholarship of its award-winning Gallery at the Smithsonian nonprofi t awareness facility recipients business ethics program Institute in Washington Betty Ford Center is named in memory Children’s Program of Bill Daniels receives $1.5 million challenge grant to expand into Colorado Daniels Fund | 2009 Report to the Community Daniels Opportunity Scholarship (DOS) program launches Daniels Fund First Daniels John Saeman begins offering Scholars start Hank Brown is elected Chairman meeting space graduating becomes of the Board free of charge President/CEO to nonprofi t Grantmaking organizations expands to serve all Grants funding seven program areas expands into Utah in all four states J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Wyoming and New Mexico Jack Daniels, New Daniels Fund send their fi rst classes of founding Chairman building in Denver Daniels Fund partners Daniels Scholars to college of the Board is dedicated with the Denver DA’s passes away offi ce and 9NEWS to launch Parents are the Power anti-drug abuse campaign Denver’s Police Congressional Medal Hank Brown is elected Daniels Activities League of Honor Society Chairman of the Board Scholars receives $5 million posthumously presents career grant to construct new Bill Daniels with Marlon Peoples mentoring Daniels Daniels Fund headquarters/facilities Distinguished Citizenship becomes the fi rst program Scholarship surpasses $200 (see story page 19) Award for lifetime of Daniels Scholar to launches program launches million in grants heroic services earn a doctorate Referral Agency awarded since Daniels Scholar Success degree process inception Program launches J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Feeding America Daniels Fund named Top Denver Hospice receives $1.7 million Foundation at National receives $1.5 million grant to benefi t Philanthropy Days grant to build a new emergency food wing for veterans providers Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico receives $1.1 million Dominick Moreno becomes the Funding is provided grant to expand capacity fi rst Daniels Scholar to be elected to launch the Meth to public offi ce Project in Colorado The University of Wyoming and Wyoming College of Business receives $7.5 million grant support totaling $3.1 million approved to launch to expand “principle-based Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative ethics” programs across (see story on page 19) the state For a listing of all grants and scholarships awarded since 2000, please visit our website at www.danielsfund.org. Message from the Chairman and President/CEO is year’s report to the community is a special one for the Daniels Fund. It marks 10 years in operation for our organization, as well as 10 years since our dear friend and founder, Bill Daniels, passed away. Each day we are reminded of his incredible generosity, his sincere interest in helping people achieve their potential, and his unfailing commitment to the highest standard of values and ethics. Weaving characteristics like these into the fabric of the Daniels Fund has been one of the many important steps along the road to building our foundation into what it is today. When Bill outlined his vision for the Daniels Fund, he was very specifi c about the charitable purposes and geographic areas he wanted to support. For the past 10 years we’ve worked hard as a Board of Directors and staff to build and refi ne the Daniels Fund into an organization of which Bill Daniels would be proud – not only one that makes the impact he wanted in communities he cared about, but that also refl ects his personal values and approach to helping others. To this day, the Daniels Fund Board of Directors is still 100% composed of people who personally knew Bill; all who care deeply about guiding the foundation in the direction he would have wanted.

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