Giving Day is coming. Are you ready? 12/3/13 2 2013 CHARITY GIVING GUIDE 2013 CHARITY GIVING GUIDE 3 Are you ready for Giving Day? Using the 2013 Charity Giving Guide iving Day is December 3, 2013, as own permanent endowments to pay for administra- he 102 local charities featured in this Give the Gift of Giving with the 2013 Charity Giving Guide proclaimed by the Mayor of the City tion could guarantee donors that 100 percent of each Guide appear in recognition of each of Bakersfield and the Kern County contribution went to feeding the hungry, performing Order a charity Giving Card and give it to friends, organization’s commitment to transpar- customers or employ- Board of Supervisors. The purpose of a symphony or supporting a child to become a pro- ency and accountability. Each featured ees along with a copy of Giving Day is to encourage local giv- ductive, responsible, caring citizen. organization has demonstrated these the 2013 Charity Giving ing… on Giving Day and every day. Getting there requires each of us to do our part Guide. They can redeem values by completing the rigorous pro- G Donors in Bakersfield and Kern and practice philanthropy, which we define as the the Giving Card to benefit T cess of creating a “Reviewed” profile any 501(c)(3) in the United County have a long history of giving back to local habit of giving now charitable organizations, some of which are 50 to 100 and making long- on Kern Community Foundation’s online Nonprofit States, including the 102 … practice the habit of local charities featured in years old. Each year, we rank among the nation’s top term investments to Search. This 21st Century philanthropy tool is the most the 2013 Charity Giving performers when it comes to events that raise money support the causes giving… on Giving Day comprehensive resource for local donors to find, to Guide. to cure and treat cancer, honor veterans or celebrate we care about forever. and every day. learn about and to give directly to Kern County chari- our cultural diversity. In spite of this generosity, how- Helping local donors ties. Find, Learn About and Give to Local Charities Featured in the 2013 Charity Giving Guide ever, 90 percent of the region’s charities are in fragile fi- to give now and The Charity Giving Guide includes descriptions of Each online Nonprofit Search profile includes nancial positions, holding less than 12 months savings forever, to provide philanthropic solutions for our nonprofit organizations located in Kern County. The information about an organization’s governance, on their balance sheets. At Kern Community Founda- community’s most pressing needs is why we are in chapters in the Guide are organized by field of interest: management, financials and programs. To access this tion, we believe this story can have a better ending. business. Arts and Culture, Education and Youth, Environment information: Last year, with support from The James Irvine The 2013 Charity Giving Guide is a resource to GO TO www.kernfoundation.org and Animals, Health, and Human Services and Com- CLICK Foundation and Valley Republic Bank, Kern Commu- help you, your family and your business to learn Nonprofit Search munity Benefit. Each organization serves a specific area CLICK Find nity Foundation issued the report “Transfer of Wealth and practice the habit of giving… on Giving Day and of Kern County, or the whole county itself, as shown in TYPE The name of a charitable organization or a key in Kern County,” proving that local capital is available every day. I encourage you to keep it handy, share the map below. word to describe a charitable cause. to grow and sustain our charitable institutions, now it with your friends, neighbors and colleagues. The CLICK The name of the charitable organization you are and forever. Between now and 2060, more than $80 bil- future of our community is in your hands. looking for and learn more. DELANO KERNVILLE MOUNTAIN MESA CLICK lion will transfer between generations of Kern County WOFFORD HEIGHTS CHINA LAKE ACRES Donate Now McFARLAND LAKEKERN ISABELLA RIVER VALLEYEYE ONYONOONYX INYOKERN LOST HILLS NORTH KERN WELDON WASCO families. If just five percent of this wealth was given SQUIRRELIRREL MOUNTAIN VALLEYLLEY RIDGECREST BODFISH Watch, Learn About and Give to Local Charities SHAFTER outright or through an estate to create permanent en- OILDALE Featured in the 2013 Charity Giving Guide BUTTONWILLOW dowments, a total of $4 billion could be captured and ROSEDALEEDDAAALE GREATER JOHANNESBURG Look for this icon! Organizations that are BAKERSFIELDELD RANDSBURG McKITTRICKM TUPMANT BAKERSFIELD LAMONTT EAST KERN generate $200 million annually for the good of Kern DERBY ACRES KEENE currently featured on our YouTube channel DUSTINN AACRES WEEDPATCHPATC WESTVALLEY ACRES KERN TEHACHAPIA CALIFORNIA CITY GOLDENGOLD HILLS FORD CITY ARVIN FELLOWS BEARBEA VALLEY SPRINGSMOUNTAINAINAAI Kern Community Foundation Live! will have charities. This is the single largest under-developed TAFT HEIGHTS TAFT SOUTH TAFT COMMUNITIESTEHACHAPITITI METTLERR BORON this icon next to their name. financial resource available for a community of donors MARICOPACOPAA STLLIONSSTLTLL SPRINGS NORTH EDWARDS Visit www.youtube.com/kernfoundationlive SOUTHS MOUNTAIN MOJAVE or scan LAKE OF THE WOODS to create a legacy and make Bakersfield and Kern PINE MOUNTAINCOMMUNITIES CLUB EDWARDS AFB FRAZIER PARK ROSAMOND this code to watch and learn about these nonprofits! County a better place to live, to work and to visit. LEBEC Here’s what this opportunity could mean. No more last-ditch efforts to raise money to “save the The Pickering Family schools,” “save the arts,” or “save the sports.” Here’s what difference this opportunity could make. A food Jeffrey R. Pickering bank, an orchestra or a youth organization with their President and CEO 4 2013 CHARITY GIVING GUIDE 2013 CHARITY GIVING GUIDE 5 What does $100 buy? Arts and Culture Education and Youth Environment and Health Human Services and Development Animals Community Benefit The Fox Theatre Foundation Alzheimers Disease Association of Kern County Inc. • Pays for 1 Family membership League of Dreams Inc. Have a Heart Humane Society Flood Bakersfield Ministries • Pays for 10 hours of respite care • Covers cost of 1 Move in Kit for • Covers the costs of 4 athletes, • Pays for 10 microchips including jerseys, trophies and an individual transitioning out of team pictures homelessness (cleaning supplies, linens, dishes, alarm clock, coffee maker, cookware) OR OR Sequoia ForestKeeper OR • Pays for 2 days of intern OR Girl Scouts of Central California monitoring of the forest OR • Pays for 4 girls to enjoy a day at The Salvation Army - Golden Kern River Valley camp Art Association State Division Bakersfield Rescue Mission dba • Provides “Free Kids’ Table” at • Pays for 1 eye exam and 1 pair The Mission at Kern County bi-annual Arts and Crafts show of glasses • Pays for 49 meals in Kernville 6 2013 CHARITY GIVING GUIDE 2013 CHARITY GIVING GUIDE 7 African American Network Center of the World by providing a facility available for of Kern County Inc. Festival Inc. educational, ceremonial and social Mission: To bring parity to the Mission: To develop an interdepen- activities for Native Americans as Arts and Culture well as the interested public. minority community by educating dent, consensual, and ecologically Featured program: minority business owners and men- sensitive community. Native Ameri- Featured program: can Museum The Donald and Earlene Barnes Charitable Fund toring to the youth of our community. Center of the Region served: Featured program: Youth Mentor- World Festival Kern River Valley ing Program Region served: South Mountain Region served: Kern River Valley Art espite living throughout California Kern County Communities Association when he was younger, 88-year-old Bakersfield Art China Lake Museum Mission: To promote Arts and Crafts Don Barnes found his heart was with Association Foundation in the communities of the Kern River Bakersfield. Mission: Mission: To provide the history of Valley. Dedicated to the enrich- Featured program: Public Art "Mu- For the past 20 years, his local ment and empowerment of local the development of armament by the naval aviation community. rals of the Valley" contributions have helped support ev- artists since 1944. Region served: Kern River Valley Featured program: Art Center Featured program: Distinguished erything from cancer research to local Gallery Lecturer Series Region served: Region served: Maturango Museum of D art preservation. Greater Bakersfield East Kern Indian Wells Valley Don says his personal fortune has allowed him to Bakersfield Community Desert Community Mission: To preserve, interpret, give back to a community that has done so much for Concert Association Orchestra Association and develop an appreciation for the him, and he is proud to support local institutions and Mission: natural and cultural history of the Donald and Earlene Barnes Mission: To enhance the cultural, To offer a choice in music help those who are in need. performance, give youth the experi- Northern Mojave Desert. along with the social and educational, Featured program: Museum Ex- A devout Christian, Don said he draws a lot of his life of all people living in our ence to play in a symphonic orchestra, and give music scholarships through hibits altruistic inspiration from his religion. community. Region served: East Kern father’s footsteps by working for Halliburton. Featured Program: Student competition. “The Lord has been very kind to me,” he said. “The Don eventually became disappointed with the Outreach Featured program: DCO Concerts Region Served: Region served: Ridgecrest Chamber Lord tells us to be kind to those who are less fortu- boom and bust nature of the oil industry and went Kern County East Kern Music Society nate.” to work for his cousin. He farmed wheat, barley and Bakersfield Museum of Art Frazier Mountain Mission: To promote education and Don was born in Oklahoma but moved to Bakers- other small grains.