ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT FROM OUR BOARD CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT AND CEO aul Hawken once said, “no one thing can change by itself.” Everything is connected. In every community, housing, healthcare, Peducation, employment, the environment, and the economy are intricately linked. If you want to improve one area, you must improve all areas. This is why we are heavily invested in understanding the needs and resources of the greater community. The same connectivity is true for nonprofit organizations, the small but mighty force charged with tackling many of our greatest challenges. While they need strong programs, they also need solid, sustainable infrastructures. While they need effective and empowered leadership, they also need strategic partnerships and networks. The strength of one area determines the strength of the other areas. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. This is why we are heavily invested in understanding the needs and resources of the nonprofit community. Everything is connected. No one thing can change by itself. For the past 29 years, we have been able to drive social change—strategically, purposefully, and continuously— by recognizing this connectivity, fostering partnerships and collaborations that transcend silos, and strategically deploying our resources to create a powerful chain reaction. This is what has fueled our growth and increased our “ALL IS CONNECTED… NO individual and collective impact in ONE THING CAN CHANGE BY the community. ITSELF.” – PAUL HAWKEN And, while it’s important to focus on “numbers” and the strategies behind them in an Annual Report, we must also recognize and celebrate the people who have helped us connect the dots. Thank you for your support and a successful year. We’re proud of what we achieved in 2018. Together. With gratitude, Sharon Nunes Kristin O’Malley Board Chairman President and CEO IMPACT 2018 ANNUAL REPORT | 1 public about the need for affordable housing, 2020 Strategic bringing our total investment over a two-year Leadership period to $40,000. Visionaries NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Anonymous In May, 16 nonprofit executives graduated Mr. and Mrs. Ramani Ayer from the Institute for Nonprofit Practice’s Ms. Wendy Baker and Mr. Bob Leadership Development Program on Cape Minetti Cod. In September, we launched the third Mr. and Mrs. D. Scott Brown year of this award-winning program with our Mr. and Mrs. Jacob F. Brown, II local funders’ collaborative, giving 22 more Mr. and Mrs. Edward Budd CAPE COD nonprofit executives, including nine students Larry Capodilupo from Martha’s Vineyard, this valuable Henry and Elizabeth Holden opportunity. Hilton and Georgia Jervey Jerome and Joan D. Karter In addition, we organized and led two 20/20 Ron and Sharon Nunes sessions on Board Training at Philanthropy Mr. and Mrs. James M. Pagos Day, an annual event to celebrate the Mark and Elaine Quinn A New Vision For Our Community nonprofit work in the community, facilitate Mr. and Mrs. Jack Roessner networking, and provide development The Foundation launched this initiative in 2017 to strategically Sid and Donna Snow opportunities for participants. The event is impact two areas: Nonprofit Capacity-Building and Youth Brooks S. Thayer sponsored by Philanthropy Partners of the Development. After careful research, we determined this is where Mr. and Mrs. Larry Thayer Cape and Islands. the needs are the greatest in our community, but the resources Mr. and Mrs. William Trachsel are not as strong as they could be – or need to be. In 2018, we We also continued to lead the Cape and Islands Partnership for Nonprofit directed a substantial unrestricted endowment gift we received Advancement, a 23-member collaborative of to this initiative and invited several community influencers to join funders and program providers, strengthening a local collaborative to raise $1 million by 2020. To date, we have local educational opportunities for nonprofit raised $400,000. professional development. 2018 Initiatives YOUTH DEVELOPMENT We awarded a multi-year grant of $150,000 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING to support the expansion of Y-Achievers, a STRATEGIC FOCUS GRANTS highly successful program of YMCA Cape Learn More! We awarded grants totaling $62,000 to nine nonprofit organizations for capacity- Cod. This program, established at Barnstable Please contact us building projects: adding key personnel, hiring consultants, purchasing and High School in 2015, matches young people to learn more about upgrading technology, and strengthening existing programs. The recipients were: with powerful mentors who help them explore this initiative and Association to Preserve Cape Cod; Calmer Choice; Cape Abilities; Community careers, prepare for higher education and how you can become Connections; Latham Centers; Community Health Center of Cape Cod; Cultural complete college. The program expanded to involved. Center of Cape Cod; Housing Assistance Corporation; and WE CAN. Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School in CAPE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP 2018. Continued expansion is planned. We invested an additional $20,000 in this Cape-wide initiative to educate the 2 | THE CAPE COD FOUNDATION 2018 ANNUAL REPORT | 3 KEEL SOCIETY Cape Cod 2020: A New The Keel Society honors the Foundation’s Vision for our Community 2 planned giving leadership group. If you have Keel Society 4 made a provision for the Foundation in your Community Partners will or trust, please let us know so that we 6 may express our gratitude and include you in Total Grants Awarded to Nonprofit Organizations Individual Donors 8 the society. Community Donors 18 Anonymous (3) Elizabeth Gawron Jari Rapaport The Non-Event 22 Elliott M. Abbott Janice Hank Caroline I. Reed Grantees 24 James Athens Mr. Dave Harrigan Tim and Andrea Reed Cape Cod Foundation Linda and Gloria Bailey- James Hinkle James H. Rice* Scholarships 28 Davies Lois Hirshberg Alix Ritchie TOTAL GIFTS TO Cape Cod Association Hilary Bamford Dr. and Mrs. Sanford John M. Sargent FOUNDATION FUNDS Scholarships 31 Charlotte Benner Hochman Jacquelyn B. Signore Keith W. Bradley Mr. and Mrs. James T. William C. Snow Awarded Our First The Cape Cod Hoeck Geraldine Brennan and $ Foundation Funds 34 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence O. 150,000 Multi-Year Grant to Barbara Prato Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hogan Spaulding, Jr. Y-Achievers Program of New Funds 37 Kenneth and Anne Brock Henry and Elizabeth Ms. Gail Turner and YMCA Cape Cod Holden Mr. and Mrs. Jacob F. Mr. Peter Spier Town Funds 38 Brown, II Jacquelyn Jette William Stubler Board of Directors Ms. Sandra Chernick and Richard T. Johnson Zelda Suslak and Staff 41 Ms. Marcia Herschel Marjorie E. Jones Brooks S. Thayer Investment Committee Richard and Alexandra Mr. Richard J. Kuzman Clark Mr. and Mrs. Larry Thayer Chair Report 42 C. Richard Loftin, Esq. Phyllis W. Cole Bessie M. Tirrell* In Scholarships Awarded to 140 Local Students Helga and Joerg Meixner Gifts and Grants 43 John Conathan James and Janice Vaccaro Barbara Miner Financials 44 Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Davis Sarah L. Walker Eileen Miskell Mrs. Ann J. Donner Mr. and Mrs. Stephen In Memoriam 45 Mr. Robert W. Miskinis Wallace PROMOTED! Mrs. Saad G. A. El- Fayoumy* Albert P. Motekaitis Mrs. Suzanne Dyer Wise DARA GANNON Ms. Barbara Felton Virginia Nickerson Director of Programs Mr. and Mrs. William James Wilson and David and Donor Services Parish Nonprofit Leaders Fielding * Indicates a Keel Society member CARRIE BEARSE Julie Pettit who died in 2018 Graduated from the Barbara Fitzmaurice Program Officer Bold indicates a new Keel Institute for Nonprofit Susan E. Flaws Diane Quaid Society member for 2018 New Foundation Funds Practice’s Leadership 4 | THE CAPE COD FOUNDATION Established 2018 ANNUALDevelopment REPORT | Program 5 William and Anne Snow Designated Fund Mr. Patrick Ehart Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence O. Spaulding, Jr. Anne and Ward Ellsasser Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Fisher, Jr. PILLAR James Hinkle and Roy Hammer $500-$999 Cathy Lasiewicz and Bill Hewitt Joel and Beth Crowell Ms. Pam Kukla Mr. Holbrook R. Davis Mrs. Nancy Markle Brian R. Hyde and Joseph Fiorello Ms. Patricia M. Meservey Lawrence-Lynch Corp. Foundation for Pamela Mulveyhill Charitable Giving Tom and Nancy Nelson Elizabeth G. Martin Ann B. O’Connell Mary K. Morgan Fund Mr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Snow Mr. and Mrs. Lance A. Neumann Jacqueline Stowell Charlie and Shirley Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan Brian and Nancy Scheld Mr. and Mrs. Larry Thayer Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sosner John and Linda Trimble Maggie Andrews and George Swope James and Janice Vaccaro STALWART SUPPORTER COMMUNITY PARTNERS $250-$499 Anonymous Anonymous Ms. Krissy Alessandra The unrestricted gifts from our Community Partners support the Jeffrey and Nancy Bilezikian Earle Batchelder Foundation’s important community work and civic leadership initiatives. Chuck and Francie Cramb Kenneth and Anne Brock The Foundation recognizes and thanks the following 2018 Community Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Gilmore Ms. Barbara Brown Partners for their continued support and generosity. Trenor F. Goodell Fund Joan Flash Davis Mr. Paul Houlihan and Ms. Vianna Heath Sean Driscoll William R. Leitch Elaine and Gary Fialky COMMUNITY BUILDER Mr. and Mrs. Kent L. Carson Kristin O’Malley Susan E. Flaws $5,000+ Mary and John Conathan David and Gail Oppenheim Jamie Ghetti Clifford Fund Marcia and Michael Corrigan Lisa F. Sherman, Esq. Elizabeth P. Heald Jordan L. Shapiro Charitable Trust Mrs. James H. Davis Joan M. Shostak Mr. and Mrs. David Hirsch The Wood Lumber Company Paul and Helen Doane Andrew L. Singer, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Huggins Mr. A. Lovell Elliott Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Snow Ms. Jane Johnston VISIONARY Ruth and Gerry Fischbach Family Fund Brooks S. Thayer Nancy S. Lowery $2,500-$4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Garrison Lorna C. Mack Bilezikian Family Foundation Great Expectations Fund SUSTAINER Virginia Nickerson Mr. and Mrs. Jacob F. Brown, II Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Gudas $100-$249 Ron and Sharon Nunes Jan* and Larry Capodilupo Dr.