The Community Heirloom 2015 Annual Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Board of Trustees.......................................................................... 3 Chairman’s Message.................................................................... 5 Grants Awarded........................................................................... 6 Scholarships Awarded................................................................ 21 White Excellence Award for Board Service.............................. 24 Keller Excellence Award for Corporate Philanthropy............. 26 Jack Outstanding Public Educator Award................................ 32 Waller Humanitarian Award...................................................... 34 Philanthropist of the Year Award.............................................. 36 James H. McCune Acorn Society................................................. 38 Our Donors..................................................................................... 40 The Samuel T. Brownlee Society................................................. 64 Family of Founders........................................................................ 66 Legacy Celebration Sponsors....................................................... 68 Philanthropy Banquet Sponsors.................................................. 69 Financial Information................................................................... 70 WCCF Gives 2015.......................................................................... 71 Betsie Trew, President & CEO Washington County Community Foundation, Inc. 1253 Route 519, P.O. Box 308, Eighty Four, PA 15330 (724) 222‐6330 ‐ [email protected] ‐ www.wccf.net 2 Board of Trustees Deborah E. Takach, Chairman Lynne R. Stout, Secretary First Commonwealth Bank* Atlas Services Corporation Edward C. Morascyzk, Vice Chairman Sandra K. Guthrie, Treasurer Morascyzk, Stopperich & Associates Guthrie, Belczyk & Associates William M. Campbell, Past Chairman Andrew M. McIlvaine Camalloy* Coen Oil Company Joan A. Chapman Thomas P. Northrop Chapman Corporation Observer Publishing Company Dr. Jarol G. DeVoge E. Alex Paris, III Intermediate Unit 1* Alex E. Paris Contracting Judge Thomas D. Gladden Kurt R. Salvatori Wash. Co. Court of Common Pleas* CONSOL Energy Tammy L. Hardy Brian J. Smith Hardy Enterprises Washington Financial Bank Thomas F. Hoffman Dorothy F. Tecklenburg CONSOL Energy* Communications Consultant Geraldine M. Jones Leo J. Trich, Jr. California University of PA Ballpark Scholarships William M. Kline, III Thomas J. Uram Three Rivers Auction Company* Metropolitan Life Insurance Barron P. McCune, Jr. Richard L. White Community Bank Washington Financial Bank* James H. McCune Bowles Rice *Retired A Trustee Remembered Like many members of the community, the WCCF Trustees and staff were saddened by the August 2015 passing of Dr. Thomas Hart, who served on our Board since 2009. A retired biology professor from Washington & Jefferson College, Dr. Hart had many fantastic experiences conducting scientific research all across the globe and was very interested in local history. His passion for sharing his time, talent, and treasures was evidenced by his steadfast commitment to several local charities, including ours. We are forever grateful for his service. 3 4 Chairman’s Message No matter if you are sharing your time, your talent, or your treasures, the motivation to do so is often derived from a single source: love. The idea that philanthropy, in its many forms, is an act of giving that is “straight from the heart” was the inspira- tion behind the Community Foundation’s 10th time-limited marketing theme, the Heart of Giving, which launched at the beginning of 2015. This past year was a very special time for the WCCF as it marked our 20th year of promoting and facilitating local philan- thropy. What began as a tiny acorn of a charity with only $5,000 in assets has matured into a thriving oak with approximately $18,000,000 in assets -- all because of the in- credible love and support the Foundation has received from this community. Much progress has been made since those early days, but Foundation leadership recognizes that in order to have a lasting position as the heart, or center, of local chari- table giving, the WCCF must plan for the future. We look forward to soon publicizing and implementing our first Strategic Plan, an initiative that began several years ago under the leadership of Immediate Past Chairman William Campbell. Utilizing a comprehensive, multi-phase process, the Board sought input from diverse communi- ty representatives to ensure that local needs will be met in the best way possible. Another highlight from 2015 was the day we planted roots in our permanent home, the Samuel T. Brownlee House in Eighty Four, PA. The Brownlee House is a spectacular structure on the National Register of Historic Places that was generously donated by Bill and Sandy Stout in 2013. If you have not seen it yet, we hope you will visit soon or follow its rehabilitation on wccf.net. In addition to housing the Founda- tion’s offices, we look forward to having this stately building serve as a charity train- ing facility and a heritage museum that can be enjoyed by many. Additionally, this year we took great pride in the launch of our Heart of Giving Charity Storybook proj ect, a one-of-a-kind website that is a collection of impact stories about the wonderful charities that serve Washington County. We encourage you to visit storybook.wccf.net to read about the fantastic work that is being done locally. If you are one of the many donors who has opened your heart to the WCCF during the last 20 years, we sincerely thank you! Your support has fueled our growth, ena- bling us to serve individuals, businesses, and charities in the Washington County area as a fundraiser, grant-maker, donor service organization, and community leader. Through successful projects such as WCCF Gives, various gifting opportunities to our three pooled funds, (the Acorn Fund, Arts Fund, and Mother’s Fund) and multi- ple permanent and temporary fund options, we hope to illustrate that we are here to help anyone with a kind spirit and a generous heart to engage in charitable giving. Warm regards, Deborah E. Takach, Chairman of the Board 5 Grants Awarded GRANTS Berman Family Fund Abernathy Fund for Conservation $765 to Washington Hospital Fdtn. -$2,000 to Washington & Jefferson for the bereavement program College to monitor water quality at Carol Berthold Charitable Fund Abernathy Field Station -$5,000 to McDonald Presbyterian -$1,000 to Wash. Hospital Fdtn. for Church for operating fund WRC Wellness Center Walking Trail -$1,000 to McDonald Volunteer Fire Dr. Ernest L. Abernathy Fund Department for general support of $2,000 to WCCF/unrestricted charitable operations Pierce R. Anderson Memorial Fund -$1,000 to Greater Washington -$2,000 to Washington Area Humane County Food Bank for capital Society/unrestricted campaign -$2,000 to Greater Washington -$600 to Heritage Public Library/ County Food Bank/unrestricted unrestricted -$1,000 to WCCF for the Brownlee -$300 to Old Schoolhouse Players/ House Building Fund unrestricted -$300 to Primrose School & Museum/ Dr. Angelo & Barbara Armenti Fund unrestricted $167 for Fdtn. for California -$500 to Hiram College for the Hiram University of PA for scholarship fund Fund Arts Fund -$300 to Emmaus Ministries/ -$10,000 to Little Lake Theatre unrestricted Company for theatre education and California United Methodist Church outreach $724 to California United Methodist -$1,000 to Trinity Area School District Church/unrestricted for Trinity Hall Museum Richard & Edwina Cameron Fund Scott Ashmore Legacy Fund $3,000 to Washington & Jefferson $529 to Trinity School District for College for Richard & Edwina hunter’s safety program Cameron Scholarship Fund Bassi Family Fund Richard & Edwina Cameron Fund II $5,000 to Bentleyville Public Library -$7,000 to Washington & Jefferson for Bentworth Community Center College for Richard & Edwina Building Project Cameron Scholarship Bentworth Alumni/ -$6,000 to Washington Hospital Fdtn./ Brad Smith Memorial Fund unrestricted $156 to Bentleyville Public Library/ -$1,000 to Denison University/ unrestricted unrestricted 6 Grants Awarded Canonsburg Community Fund Chartiers‐Houston Com. Library Fd $100 to Metro Pittsburgh Youth for $574 to the library/unrestricted Christ/Campus Life for Canonsburg Christian Gathering Church Fund Armory Youth Center $662 to Washington City Mission/ Eleanor M. Campbell Fund unrestricted $430 to Washington Hospital Fdtn. Citizens Library Fund for nursing education $133 to the library/unrestricted Larry Campbell Fund Betty R. & Clarke M. Carlisle Fund $412 to AMC Cold River Camp for ‐$439 to Children’s Hospital of Larry’s Lair Pittsburgh Fdtn./unrestricted Catholic Endowment for -$879 to First Christian Church/ Educational Development (CEED) unrestricted $3,377 to John F. Kennedy Catholic -$439 to Immaculate Conception School for support of the school and Church/unrestricted the TCE Program of Immaculate Community Action Southwest Fund Conception Church -$145 to CAS/unrestricted Center Presbyterian Church Fund -$346 to CAS/unrestricted $601 to Center Presbyterian Church/ Community Endowment for unrestricted Peters Township Chambers‐Phelan Fund $2,000 to Junior Achievement of $500 to Liberty United Methodist Western PA for Peters Township Church/unrestricted Entrepreneurship Initiative Charleroi Area Historical Society Fd $222 to the society/unrestricted (Continued on page 8) 7 Grants Awarded