THE GUARDSMEN 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 Annual Report TABLE OF CONTENTS A Message from the 69th President 2 About The Guardsmen 3 2013-2014 Financial Highlights 4 2013-2014 Donors 5-7 Auction Participants 8 Matching Gifts 9 In-Kind Donors 10-11 Endowment Fund Contributors 12 Tribute Gifts 13 Fundraising Highlights 14 Grant Highlights 14 MISSION STATEMENT Member Events Highlights 15 Special Event Highlights 16-17 Campership Program 18-19 The Guardsmen makes a life-changing difference in the lives of at-risk youth Other Youth Programs 20-21 by raising funds for scholarship, campership and other youth programs. We Scholarship Program 22-23 mobilize the talents, energy and resources of our members, friends, families, Acknowledgements 24-25 and professional colleagues, and in so doing strengthen our entire community. PRODUCTION: Heather Brewer GRAPHIC DESIGN/LAYOUT: Iron Creative Communication PHOTOGRAPHY: Gustavo Fernandez WRITING/EDITING: Heather Brewer, Patrick Gilligan, Joni Lachman, Hilary Lapping, Kevin Murray, Taina Steinberg A MESSAGE FROM THE 69TH PRESIDENT ABOUT THE GUARDSMEN “Membership of The Guardsmen was established entirely through word-of-mouth, and the organization quickly became a network of talented young individuals committed to building stronger communities. Over time, national, state, and civic leaders began to formally recognize The Guardsmen’s efforts and its vision for impacting youth through enhanced opportunities.” OUR BEGINNING In 1947 a group of young San and fundraising. To this end, Early Guardsmen members Francisco professionals, who The Guardsmen began hosting recognized that children at- 2014-2015 Senior Board Members, Kevin Murray, Justin Hildebrandt, Adam Buttery, and Michael Piro celebrate the new fi scal year at The Guardsmen’s annual Changing of the Guard event. were to become known as The fundraising events – dinners, risk benefi ted from a mentor Guardsmen, joined together to help raffl es, a Christmas Tree Lot – in relationship, particularly if it was Dear Friends and Strategic Fundraising Committee Scholarship Programs thriving, and disadvantaged children in the Bay order to raise money for local cultivated in a setting conducive Supporters, and newly created Development we encourage your support. Area. These young men recognized children’s charities and programs. todeveloping friendships (ex: Department continues to renew and that they were among the most Membership of The Guardsmen “the great outdoors”). Thus, The On behalf of The strengthen existing relationships We are hopeful that after reviewing fortunate members of society, who was established entirely through Guardsmen began a program that Guardsmen and with our donors while identifying this report you will fully understand had good careers, loving families, word-of-mouth, and the thrives today in order to send the children in our and cultivating new funding sources the signifi cance of The Guardsmen and many opportunities – past, organization quickly became at-risk children and youth to community whose lives we aim to to expand our network and increase as a community service organization present, and future. They decided a network of talented young summer camp: The Guardsmen enrich, and with great appreciation our revenue in order to positively and the valuable role you play in our they had a responsibility to “give individuals committed to building Campership Program. to all who participated and impact the lives of more children, success. Should you have questions back” in the interest of individual stronger communities. Over time, supported our efforts over the past our future leaders. or wish to provide direct funding children, and society at large. They national, state, and civic leaders During a strategic review on year, it is my pleasure to present to to The Guardsmen please contact were concerned that although began to formally recognize The the 50th anniversary of the you The Guardsmen Annual Report Even so, we continue to fall short our Treasurer, Robert Flowers, your at-risk youth were provided basic Guardsmen’s efforts and its vision organization in 1998, The for our 2013-2014 fi scal year. of providing camping and private Guardsmen friends, Director of necessities and helped by existing for impacting youth through Guardsmen identifi ed a need for school opportunities to all the Bay Development Heather Brewer, or me. civic and community agencies, enhanced opportunities. improved educational choices With the help of our families, friends Area children who could benefi t many children had no opportunity for at-risk youth, many of whom and colleagues from the private, from these experiences. As a result, Thank you again for support. to experience life outside the The Crystal Plunge Swimming were lost in an unresponsive and non-profi t, and business sectors, fi scal year 2015 will prove to be confi nes of an often harsh Team was one of the fi rst dysfunctional education system our all-volunteer membership has a year of great challenge for our inner-city environment. recipients of support when The that only reinforced cycles of worked hard to create awareness organization to cultivate interest for Guardsmen helped them travel to poverty and violence. To address for our purpose and raise funds our mission and raise the necessary Kevin W. Murray Beyond this desire to give back, Chicago to compete in the AAU this need, The Guardsmen in support of our mission. Our funds to keep our Campership and 69th President these founding members of championships. Several of the Scholarship Program was created The Guardsmen also enjoyed team’s members went on to win in order to provide partial private the camaraderie that came gold medals at the 1948 Olympics. school scholarships for at-risk from working together. The The Guardsmen’s fi rst efforts children and youth. 2014-2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS Guardsmen recognized that they revolved around the importance could combine fun, fellowship of athletics and outdoor activities. Kevin W. Murray Patrick J. Gilligan Adam Wright President Counsel William R. Mastrangelo Justin S. Hildebrandt Bill Dentino Will H. Parker 1st Vice President Asst. Counsel Tyson R. Stevenson Adam Buttery Robert E. Flowers Vice President Andrew Gall Treasurer Michael R. Piro Ryan Nail Doug Lambert Vice President/Secretary Asst. Treasurer Justin Monfredini 2 John Pettus 3 THE GUARDSMEN 2013-2014 2013-2014 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS DONORS FY ENDING 9/30/14 Painted by CYO Campership Recipients $100,000 or more SQOR Jennifer Cozzone 2013-2014 REVENUE BTIG, LLC Westley A. Stauffer Credo Paul E. Walker Daniel K. Cushing $20,000 or more John Walsh Todd R. Darling Levi Strauss & Co. Richard O. De Atley The Kimball Foundation $2,500-$4,999 David Dravecky 7% 18% INDIVIDUALS Catherine Arlin $10,000-$19,999 Stuart M. Gordon 1% BCCI Construction Company William F. Bartlett Hamilton Zanze & Co. FOUNDATIONS Sean F. Behr BlackRock Foundation Emily Hawker BlackRock Foundation ORGANIZATION/CORPORATIONS B R Cohn Charity Events Robert B. Hellman Clear Channel Worldwide 22% Barbara Callander Suzanne Hingel GOVERNMENT (0%) Marcus O. Colabianchi Gilardi & Co., LLC Karen W. Hoke Dan and Stacey Case Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. Kurt K. Houtkooper 49% MEMBERSHIP FEES Family Foundation Louise M. Davies Foundation Dave Johnson Deloitte ENDOWMENT Miller Law Group James Kaiser 3% Design About Town PNC Foundation Jim Kelly Equinox OTHER The Fairmont San Francisco Hotel Jeff Landry Andrew C. Gall The Olympic Club Foundation Richard Lapping Justin S. Hildebrandt Michael D. Liddle Hitachi Data Systems $5,000-$9,999 Javier Lopez TOTAL REVENUE: $1,652,321 Interstate Equities Corp Anvil Builders, Inc. James R. Loughmiller L.T. Murray Family Foundation Baker Family Charitable Trust Harish Mahanty Lilien Systems BCSP IV U.S. Investments, L.P. Robert W. Maier M West Properties Bloomberg L.P. Mark Day School William Mastrangelo Blue Shield of California Eitan Melamed Orchard Partners, LLC Bruce Bochy Victor Melinauskas 2013-2014 EXPENSES Performance Contracting, Inc. Boston Properties L.P. Mission Bowling Club, LLC Wade Pitts British Motor Car Distributors Ltd. Justin Monfredini PLUS Foundation Brooks Brothers Group, Inc. Michael Moran Ryan D. Prosser 8% Jerry L. Brooner Kevin W. Murray 9% Purcell Murray Company, Inc. 5% SCHOLARSHIP Challenge Dairy Products, Inc. Josh Myerberg Chris Reid Christensen Family Foundation Fredric C. Nelson CAMPERSHIP Christopher T. Roeder 13% Dodge & Cox Patrick O’Connor Rothstein, Kass & Company, P.C. Duane Morris LLP Will H. Parker MEMBERSHIP* Christopher T. Schaper Mrs. Donald G.Fisher Mark W. Perry The Bay Club GENERAL/ADMINISTRATIVE Robert E. Foster Janet Pettus USAA Real Estate Company 31% Greenberg Traurig Philanthropic Greg Pignati FUNDRAISING Hume Endowment Fund $1,000-$2,499 Platinum Advisors 34% ICAP North America Inc. AON Foundation River West Wines LLC OTHER YOUTH PROGRAMS Integrated Archive Systems Balanced Inc. Russian River Wines LLC Iron Creative Communication Edward C. Bartlett Brian R. Sabean Kerr & Wagstaffe, LLP Jordan R. Baucum Paul Sack TOTAL EXPENSES: $1,638,616 Kilroy Realty, L.P. Bruce Belding James and Nancy Saunders Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP Greg Biagi Ferdinand Schmitz * Membership expenses are McCarthy Cook & Co AAF BlackRock A. Horton Shapiro David M. Murray covered by Membership fees Victoria Boggess Silicon Valley Bank Michael Murray Norman Bouton Christopher E. Simpson NOVO Construction Marshall A. Boyd Sing For America Foundation Parallax Volatility Advisers, LLC Brogan