featuring grants, gifts and financial data from 2015 Working together to carve a bright future Connections. Look around our coastal community, for Hampton Roads and you will see generosity spanning generations, crossing boundaries and bringing people together. A scholarship from a long-ago donor leads to a rewarding career for a student who pays it forward by helping others lead better lives. A mentor teaches a skill and life lessons that To inspire philanthropy forever shape a child’s Our and transform the Mission quality of life in future. A grant enables a Southeastern Virginia Hampton Roads Community Foundation program to blossom and reach more people. An idea energizes a cross-section of residents who pull together to make their world better. We celebrate ........................................ About the cover: the visionaries, volunteers, nonprofits, students, Through the Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop Joseph Filipowski teaches the fine art of boat building to Faith Garver. The Norfolk Public School student just finished professional advisors and donors whose efforts help eighth grade and puts her math and science skills to work while building rowboats. ........................................ build a bright future for everyone in Hampton Roads. Read more on page 11 2 Creating a Better Tomorrow Community connections are the heartbeat of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. The rhythm started in 1950 when seven business leaders collected $2,350 in donations to start Virginia’s first community foundation. Their generosity is amplified each year by caring donors from all walks of life who have built a $308 million endowment. The charitable gifts entrusted by donors have made it possible to put more than $230 million in grants and scholarships to work over the decades – a record $19 million of that in 2015 alone. “Partnerships are the Strong connections with the Hampton Roads nonprofit community lets us work link to game-changing in tandem to strengthen arts and education as well as our region’ s environment and health and human service programs. Partnerships are the link to game- community leadership changing community leadership initiatives, including Reinvent Hampton Roads’ collaborative efforts to create a more diverse and robust regional economy. initiatives.” This report is filled with connections that span generations and locations. Among them are stories of how: • 15 years ago ForKids Inc. helped William Milsap’s family escape homelessness. Today the 23-year-old college student is giving back to the nonprofit that helped him. • A bequest from college professor Dr. Samuel Coppage keeps his memory alive while honoring family members and helping four area nonprofits they loved. • Learning to play the violin shapes young lives through a collaboration between the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and The Salvation Army’s Hampton Roads Command. We are grateful for past community foundation leaders and their foresight and wisdom over the last 65 years. Today we build on their legacies to make our region Deborah M. DiCroce R. Bruce Bradley President & CEO Board Chair a place where all residents have opportunities to thrive. 3 Highlights of the Year 2015 was a great year for the community foundation and the community it serves. 2015 Grants Awarded by Fund Type .......................................................................................... Donor-advised $ 308,377,000 $11,340,466 Total charitable assets, making us the 58th largest community foundation Unrestricted out of more than 750 in the United States $2,584,039 .......................................................................................... Field-of-interest $ 19,438,285 $2,170,865 Total grants and scholarships awarded – the largest amount in our 65-year history Designated .......................................................................................... $1,908,222 Scholarship $ 12,864,560 $1,195,039 Total charitable gifts from 601 individuals, families, businesses and organizations Organizational Endowments $239,654 .......................................................................................... $ 1,195,039 Total scholarships awarded to help 391 students pay for college – 2015 Grants Awarded by Program Area the largest amount awarded in a single year .......................................................................................... Education Human Services $6,149,550 $2,117,287 26 Other Grants New charitable funds created – the most funds started in a single year $1,968,983 .......................................................................................... Scholarships $1,195,039 18 New members welcomed to the Legacy Society for Hampton Roads, Facilities which honors people with plans for future charitable bequests through the community foundation $575,000 Health .......................................................................................... Arts & Culture $373,329 $6,782,897 Environment $276,200 4 was a great year for the community foundation and the community it serves. Contents New Charitable Funds Created in 2015 ................................................... ................................................... P. 4 2015 Highlights An Achievable Dream Virginia Beach Endowment Fund U Kirkland Molloy Kelley Fund An organizational fund for An Achievable Dream Virginia Beach. A donor-advised fund. ................................................... ................................................... P. 6 Grants paid Batten Fund for An Achievable Dream Virginia Beach The Landsberger Family Fund A designated fund to benefit the Virginia Beach school. A donor-advised fund. ................................................... ...................................................P P. 20 Scholarships Carter Grandy Bernert Fund Edward and Ruth Legum Family Fund A donor-advised fund. A donor-advised fund. ................................................... ................................................... P. 24 Community Leadership Partners L.D. Britt, M.D., Community Health Fund Senator L. Louise Lucas Legacy Fund A designated fund for the L.D. Britt, M.D. Scholarship Fund. A donor-advised fund. ................................................... ................................................... P. 26 Community Leadership Initiatives Broadfoot/Ambler Fund The Mermaid Fund A donor-advised fund. A donor-advised fund. ................................................... ................................................... P. 28 Legacy Society for Hampton Roads Christadelphian Ecclesia of Hampton Roads Helping Fund Museum of Chincoteague Island Endowment Fund For human services with a preference for helping Norfolk residents. An organizational fund for the Museum of Chincoteague Island. ................................................... ...................................................P P. 30 Charitable Funds Constance Jordan Coppage, Dr. Samuel F. Coppage Sr. and The Neikirk Family Fund Dr. Samuel F. Coppage Jr. Fund A donor-advised fund. A designated fund for Tidewater Community College Educational ................................................... P. 39 Apply for Funding & FAQs Foundation. William B. Purdy Fund ................................................... A designated fund for Norfolk Public Library. Dr. Samuel F. Coppage Jr. Fund #1 ................................................... P. 42 Generous Donors A designated fund for Grace Episcopal Church in Norfolk. Donald E. Sly, M.D., and Madeline H. Sly Medical Scholarship ................................................... For Virginia students pursuing medicine or healthcare Dr. Samuel F. Coppage Jr. Fund #2 at in-state institutions. P. 47 Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation A designated fund for The Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate ................................................... Conception in Norfolk. ................................................... Donald J. Trufant Memorial Fund An unrestricted fund. P. 48 Board, Staff & Professional Advisors Committee Dean-Callahan Scholarship Fund ...................................................P For Norfolk Public School seniors who participate in school athletics. ................................................... Fund for Veterans A donor-advised fund. P. 49 Dixon-Settle Fund for Women ................................................... Financial Summary For human services with a preference for programs supporting Virginia Eye Foundation Fund women in difficult situations. ................................................... A donor-advised fund. P. 50 How to Give The Genny Hayes Fund ................................................... A donor-advised fund. Warner Family Fund ................................................... A designated fund to honor meritorious public service of USS John Mildred Jordan Fund Warner (SSN-785) submarine crew and for the morale, welfare and A designated fund for Hampton University. recreation fund. ................................................... ................................................... U Established as part of the Batten Endowment Challenge Part of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation family of funds. 5 P The following organizations received grants in 2015 from endowed unrestricted or field-of-interest funds Human service grants paid from 2015 created by donors to give our board the flexibility to address current community needs. donor-advised and designated funds. ............................................... ..............................................