33RD ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY FOREVERFREDERICK COUNTY JULY 2018–JUNE 2019 DEAR FRIENDS, In late 2018, we shared that the Community Foundation was on the cusp of some unprecedented and exciting opportunities to influence change in our community. Our journey in 2019 has included the release of the 2018 Frederick County Human Needs Assessment Report and the launch of the Forever Frederick County campaign to establish a flexible and sizeable endowment fund. The Frederick County Human Needs Assessment data revealed facts about this place we know and love that were enlightening, frightening, encouraging, and discouraging. The good news is the assessment data inspired all of us to work together to create a plan to prepare for the future. The Forever Frederick County endowed funds will help us meet our community’s greatest needs in the decades to come, proactively rather than reactively. The donors who have already given or pledged campaign support are excited about the positive difference Forever Frederick County funds will make. More details about these projects can be found on pages 6–9. While much attention has been paid to the initiatives mentioned above, our FY2019 year was very successful in many other ways. With your generous support, 1,945 donors made 3,601 gifts to one or more of our 721 funds. Most gifts were added to our existing endowment that spends 5 percent of the annual market value on grants and scholarships. Grants benefited more than 280 nonprofits, and 304 students received scholarships for post-secondary education or trade and technical training. Many local nonprofits serving in the areas of health and human services, the arts, elder care, historic preservation, health care, youth programs, assisting those who are homeless or precariously housed, the environment, civic causes, animal welfare, and much more received grant support. Thank you. Every gift entrusted to us, no matter its size, contributes towards Frederick County’s bright future. We are grateful for your support in FY2019 and going forward to help ensure that Frederick County is forever. Thomas E. Lynch, III, Esq. Nancy M. Thrasher Elizabeth Y. Day Immediate Past Chairman Chairman, 2019-2020 President and CEO 2 THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF FREDERICK COUNTY Centerville Elementary School’s interactive sensory garden. Grant details on page 16. CONTENTS 6 Forever Frederick 32 How to Apply for 43 Community County a Scholarship Foundation Funds 8 Human Needs 34 Scholar Success Stories 72 How to Start Your Assessment and Appreciation Own Fund 10 Grants 37 Cornerstone Society 76 Fund Performance 31 How to Apply for a 41 Professional 77 Financial Highlights Grant Advisor Council 78 Types of Funds 32 Scholarships 42 FY2019 Committees 80 Sponsors 33RD ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 3 THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION STAFF MISSION STATEMENT The Community Foundation is dedicated to connecting people who care with causes that matter to enrich the quality of life in Frederick County now and for future generations. Elizabeth Y. Day Tonyia Miller Gail Fitzgerald, Nancy Williford President and CEO Executive Assistant CPA, CGMA Accounting and Chief Financial Technology Officer Associate Christopher Kiley Laura McCullough Becki DeLauter Diana Fulchiron Accounting Director of Philanthropic Director of Associate II Philanthropic Services Associate Community Impact Services Alysa Munday Joyce Summers Lena Laug Community Impact Director of Marketing Administrative Associate and Communications Associate Elizabeth Y. Day [email protected] Tonyia Miller [email protected] Gail Fitzgerald, CPA, CGMA [email protected] Nancy Williford [email protected] Christopher Kiley [email protected] The Community Foundation Laura McCullough [email protected] of Frederick County Becki DeLauter [email protected] 312 East Church Street, Frederick, Maryland 21701 Diana Fulchiron [email protected] Phone 301-695-7660 Alysa Munday [email protected] Fax 301-695-7775 Joyce Summers [email protected] [email protected] www.FrederickCountyGives.org Lena Laug [email protected] 4 THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF FREDERICK COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Thomas E. Lynch, III, Esq. Nancy Motter Thrasher Michael H. Delauter, Esq. C. Matt Wiley James D. Summers, CPA Kevin R. Hessler, CPA Chairman First Vice Chairman Second Vice Chairman Secretary Treasurer Immediate Past Chairman Principal President Principal Retired Partner Principal Miles & Stockbridge, P.C. CBF Business Solutions, Inc. Law Offices of Michael Bechtel Corporation Summers & Summers LSWG CPAs H. Delauter, LLC CPAs, LLC TRUSTEES Alejandro Canadas, Ph.D. Colleen Chidester Stacey L. Collins Gordon M. Cooley Michael Cumberland Taitia L. Elliott Associate Professor of Vice President, Business Vice President, Client and Market President Vice President Community Volunteer Economics Services Officer Community Relations First United Bank & Trust Keller Stonebraker Mt. St. Mary’s University BB&T PNC Financial Services Insurance, Inc. Group, Inc. Jean M. Joyce, CFP Amaris M. Little, D.D.S. Rachel I. Mandel, M.D. R. Sean McAdam Darryn Naylin, Pharm.D. Nicole Chafitz Orr Vice President Dentist Consultant Legal & General America Pharmacist Distinguished Young Women Wealth Management Woodsboro Dental IT Director for Infrastructure Hillcrest Compounding Scholarship Program Morgan Stanley Pharmacy Richard A. Pearrell Gregory Powell, Ph.D. Gary L. Rollins Tod P. Salisbury Vice President Principal Owner and CEO Retired Attorney Woodsboro Bank Powell Management Gary L. Rollins Funeral Home Resources 2018–2019 S TRUSTEES EMERITUS BOARD OF left to right: Charles V. Main, Donald C. Linton, CPA, and W. Jerome Offutt, Esq. This honor was conferred upon these Daniel J. Schiffman Daniel K. Tregoning, Esq. three men for their selfless dedication, TRUSTEES Wealth Management Advisor Attorney extraordinary vision, and exemplary Northwestern Mutual Law Office of Tregoning & Grossnickle, P.C. service to the Community Foundation. 33RD ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 5 FOREVER FREDERICK COUNTY ENDOWING FREDERICK “COUNTY’S FUTURE The Community Foundation, since 1986, has served as a conduit of hope and change and provided a way for people to give back to the community. It has” partnered with donors like you to turn good intentions into powerful acts of philanthropy. Now, we have embarked on establishing a flexible and sizeable endowment fund to prepare for the future. The Forever Frederick County campaign will create funds to provide grants based on Frederick County’s most pressing needs. Grant requests from local nonprofits providing programs that address our greatest needs far exceed the current funding available. It’s critical that endowed funds are established to generate additional funding so that solutions for these needs can be achieved more quickly. Our county’s current needs have been determined by the 2018 Frederick County Human Needs Assessment (see pages 8–11), and future needs will be discovered using similar studies going forward. It’s impossible to know how these will change over time, so preparedness is key. The time to act is now. Can you imagine all families with young children in Frederick County having access to affordable childcare, transportation, and resources that help them thrive? Helping seniors (those who are 60 and older) age in place with dignity? Reducing the number of people suffering from substance use disorder? These are just a few examples of the greatest needs that already exist. The Forever Frederick County endowed funds will be a powerful influence for change. Your gift to the campaign will make a difference as the board of trustees continues to be nimble and proactive, directing its strategic grantmaking where it is most needed—now, and in the future. You can help. You can be part of this movement. You can be a leader by stepping forward. Your gift today will help ensure that Frederick County is forever. To learn more about the Forever Frederick County campaign, visit www.ForeverFrederickCounty.org. There are many ways you can make a gift to the campaign, and our staff is happy to have a confidential conversation about these giving options. Contact them at [email protected] or by phone at 301.695.7660. 6 THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF FREDERICK COUNTY Ausherman Family Trust presented a $250,000 pace-setter gift in support of the Forever Frederick County Campaign. From left is Leigh Adams, executive director, Ausherman Family Foundation; Joseph Welty, Esq., trustee, Ausherman Family Trust; Gordon Cooley, campaign chairman; Thomas Lynch, III, Esq., chairman, Community Foundation; Elizabeth Y. Day, president and CEO, Community Foundation, and Laura McCullough, director of philanthropic services, Community Foundation. 33RD ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 7 A SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS 2018 FREDERICK COUNTY HUMAN NEEDS ASSESSMENT The 2018 Frederick County Human Needs Assessment was completed in late 2018 and released to the public in April 2019. The full report is guiding the Community Foundation’s grantmaking and scholarship programs for the next decade. It is also a tool that serves as a common reference for governments, nonprofits, and other organizations that seek to improve well-being in Frederick County. The results elevate the following as high priorities, and the Community Foundation is transitioning its discretionary grantmaking