Annual Report 2018

SAMMY D FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2018 Sammy D Foundation Inc. Annual Report 2018 1 WE ARE THE SAMMY D FOUNDATION Shaping lives. Changing futures. Our aims Driven by our mission and led by our values the Our mission Sammy D Foundation aims to: To educate young people on the impacts of bullying, violence and alcohol fuelled violence, by providing relevant age appropriate information, knowledge and tools. The Sammy D Foundation empowers young Measurably reduce youth crime in people to make positive life decisions for a better community. South Australia Our Values We value COURAGE in the face of adversity, the INCLUSION of all, and Raise awareness of harm causing mutually RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS behaviours built on TRUST Bring families closer together Nurture positive relationships, particularly mateship Provide youth with opportunities to be successful and feel valued by their community 2 Sammy D Foundation Inc. Annual Report 2018 CONTENTS Mission, Values, Aims 2 From our Chairperson 4 Financials 6 From our General Manager 8 From our Executive Director 9 OUR PROGRAMS 10 Violence and Bullying Prevention 11 Alcohol and Other Drug Education 12 Methamphetamine and Other Drug Education 13 Mentoring 14 Grants and Funding 16 OUR PEOPLE 18 Structure 19 Our Board of Management 20 Our Ambassadors 24 Our Volunteers 25 Our Events 26 Sponsors and Supporters 27 Sammy D Foundation Inc. Annual Report 2018 3 FROM OUR CHAIRPERSON I am pleased on behalf of the Sammy D Foundation Board of Management to present our 2018 Annual Report. The Sammy D Foundation continues to experience the challenge of creating a sustainable financial model, but I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank our Board of Management, staff and volunteers who dedicate their time tirelessly I would like to take this to our cause. Recruitment opportunity to sincerely thank In 2018 along with new Board members Liam Hunt, Andrew McInerney, Melanie McClave and Rosanna our Board of Management, Mangiarelli, we were pleased to welcome our new General Manager, Brigid Koenig. I would like to staff and volunteers who acknowledge Brigid’s outstanding contribution to growing the Sammy D Foundation and her dedicate their time tirelessly willingness and dedication to making a difference. Partnerships and Support to our cause. We are continually grateful for the support of Sammy D Foundation Partner, Scrap Hotline, who make our work possible with their gifting of our office premises in Edwardstown. In addition to this incredible support, Scrap Hotline provided additional funding in the form of a Program Partnership that will see us deliver Methamphetamine and Other Drug Education to all Adelaide Footy League clubs across 2018/2019. This generosity makes a significant impact on our ability to incite positive change in our community and we thank Scrap Hotline and the Rawlings Family for their overwhelming support. 4 Sammy D Foundation Inc. Annual Report 2018 FROM OUR CHAIRPERSON STRATEGIC DIRECTION Magain Real Estate continued to show community mindedness and commitment to supporting As tabled previously our Board of Management continues to drive our our work with young people in the community agreed 3 year strategic plan underpinned by: through various avenues in 2018. We would like to thank Mike Dobbin, Zoe Ball and the Magain team • Less reliance on Government support and funding for their Major Sponsorship of our Gala Dinner, as well as their support with workplace giving, sales • Brand awareness and referral donations, and of course for choosing • Remaining agile to community needs the Sammy D Foundation as charity partner once again at their Melbourne Cup Luncheon. • Prevention through education Financials This can be measured in 2018 by: Our team and auditors continue to monitor our financial performance closely, this resulted in a • The commencement of True Colours Programs within 4 schools positive result in 2018. • The delivery of Methamphetamine and Other Drug Education Programs within 36 football clubs It should be noted that the current Government funding concludes in 2020 and our Board of • A substantial increase in engagement across all social media Management will lobby to seek the continued platforms support of all Government Parties to enable our successful work to continue beyond the current • The reach of 10,248 participants through our education programs agreement. • The appointment of additional staff and an increase in volunteer hours Finally, I would like to once again thank all of the Sammy D Foundation’s Board members, staff, • The success of our major events including our annual Gala Dinner, volunteers, supporters and donors, and I look Quiz Night and Comedy Gala forward to continuing our work together. • An increase in corporate support Brett Duncanson • The commencement of discussions with interstate Education Chairperson Departments Sammy D Foundation Inc. Annual Report 2018 5 FINANCIALS I am pleased to present my second report The Sammy D Foundation continues to rely as Finance Director of the Sammy D on the assistance of its volunteer network Where did the income come from? Foundation on the financial operations for to assist with fundraising and events to the year ended 31 December 2018. help keep these costs down. With secured funding from the State As always Employee Expenses, of which Government for the next 3 years (2018- most relates to program delivery, is the 2020) the Sammy D Foundation has been Sammy D Foundation’s greatest expense, able to grow its organisation, adding a making up 50% of all expenditure in 2018. General Manager to assist in establishing The Sammy D Foundation’s Administration its fee-for-service model and partnerships Expense was the next highest, but 70% of with education and sporting organisations. those costs were returned in the form of donations. Grants Programs With a guaranteed income stream the Fundraising Mentoring Sammy D Foundation, over the next 24 The Sammy D Foundation continued to Events Other Income months, has time to promote its programs operate efficiently in 2018 and recorded Rent Received and look to establish financial long term a profit of $17,093, increased its cash partnerships that will increase our reach reserves and continued to identify new in the community and which has been a markets to focus on in 2019, in both South Where did the money go? focus of the new General Manager since Austalia and interstate. she has started. The staff and Board of the Sammy D In 2018 fundraising continued to be our Foundation look forward to 2019 and what biggest income stream increasing by 18% it has in store as it continues to undertake and grants increased by 82% on the back of its core activities and have a positive impact State Government funding. Whilst our fee- on those young people in the community for-service program income decreased, we that need it. saw a new income stream in the form of mentoring fill the void and between them Andrew McInerney brought in 8% of total income which was Finance Officer Professional Services Program Expenses the same as 2017. Advertising/Events Maintenance Office Expenses Employee Expenses 6 Sammy D Foundation Inc. Annual Report 2018 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report TO THE MEMBERS OF SAMMY D FOUNDATION INCORPORATED Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes Opinion our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit We have audited the financial report of Sammy D Foundation Incorporated (the Entity), which comprises conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material the Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2018, the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material Income for the year then ended, Notes to the Financial Statements, Statement by Members of the if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic Committee, and Compilation Report. decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report. In our opinion the accompanying financial report has been prepared in accordance with Division 60 of As part of an audit in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012, including: judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also: + giving a true and fair view of the registered entity’s financial position as at 31 December 2018 and + Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to of its financial performance for the year ended on that date; and fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not + complying with Australian Accounting Standards and Division 60 of the Australian Charities and detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, Not-for-profits Commission Regulation 2013 . as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Basis for Opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under + Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an Report section of our report. We are independent of the Entity in accordance with the ethical opinion on the effectiveness of the Entity's internal control.

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