The Community Heirloom Annual Report ‐ 2011 Table of Contents Board of Trustees 3 Chairman’s Message 4 James H. McCune Acorn Society 6 “Art of Giving” Campaign Goals 8 Grants & Scholarships Awarded 9 Keller Excellence Award for Corporate Philanthropy 18 Jack Outstanding Public Educator Award 22 Philanthropists of the Year Award 24 Waller Humanitarian Award 26 Our Donors 28 Financial Information 35 Legacy Celebration Sponsors 36 Philanthropy Banquet Sponsors 37 Family of Founders 38 Cover photo taken by John Tecklenburg at Bamberger Farm in Prosperity, PA Betsie Trew, President & CEO Washington County Community Foundation, Inc. Chapman Annex, Upper Level 331 South Main Street, Washington, PA 15301 (724) 222‐6330 ‐ [email protected] ‐ www.wccf.net 2 Board of Trustees Richard L. White, Chairman Edward C. Morascyzk, Secretary Washington Financial Bank* Morascyzk, Stopperich & Assoc. William M. Campbell, Vice Chairman Deborah E. Takach, Treasurer Camalloy First Commonwealth Bank Neil D. Bassi Traci L. McDonald Charleroi Federal Savings Bank Wash. Co. District Attorney’s Office Mark A. Campbell Malcolm L. Morgan Campbell Insurance Associates Washington Co. Council on Economic Development* Dr. Jarol G. DeVoge Intermediate Unit I* Thomas P. Northrop Observer Publishing Company Kenneth J. Donahue rose plastic Alex E. Paris, III Alex E. Paris Contracting Judge Thomas D. Gladden Wash. Co. Court of Common Pleas* Kurt R. Salvatori CONSOL Energy Sandra K. Guthrie Guthrie, Belczyk & Associates Gwendolyn G. Simmons Community Volunteer Tammy L. Hardy Hardy Enterprises Brian J. Smith Washington Financial Bank Dr. Thomas W. Hart Washington & Jefferson College* William G. Stough Audia Group Thomas F. Hoffman CONSOL Energy* Lynne M. Stout Atlas Services Corporation Charles C. Keller Peacock Keller & Ecker Dorothy F. Tecklenburg Community Volunteer John L. McCarthy Chapman Corporation Thomas J. Uram Metropolitan Life Insurance Barron P. McCune, Jr. Community Bank Thomas J. Wild AccuTrex Products James H. McCune *Retired Bassi, McCune & Vreeland 3 Chairman’s Time, Talent, Treasures — the three words that are often used to categorize charitable giving — helped to frame the Foundation’s activities in 2011 as we initiated our two‐year marketing theme, the “Art of Giving.” The initial activity was a high school contest, com‐ plete with a $1,000 cash prize, to develop a permanent logo for our Arts Fund. We chose the submission of Christin Bongiorni, a very talented student at Burgetts‐ town High School, because hers was the most comple‐ mentary to our other fund logos and because we were attracted to the logo’s simplicity. With the logo selected, we then turned our focus to the “Art of Giving” video, to help educate the community about arts programming in our com‐ munity. Thanks to a valuable contribution of both time and talent from Waynesburg University video production professor, Dorothy Tecklenburg (also a WCCF Trustee), and her students, the video was completed in late spring. Each of the charities featured in the video, the David Bradford House, Little Lake Theatre, Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington Community Arts & Cultural Center, and Washington Symphony Orchestra, received their individual segments for their own marketing efforts. Most of the charities are using their video segments for web‐based marketing; the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum is planning to place its segment on innova‐ tive touch screen kiosks at seven major hotels in the Pittsburgh region. And, as the year drew to a close, we were finalizing the details of the Comcast Get Local to Give Local contest that would enable the video segments to be seen in the entire Comcast Three‐Rivers viewing region. In addition to donations of time and talent, the WCCF received signifi‐ cant gifts of treasure in 2011, including a record‐breaking $300,000 in EITC gifts, as well as a $12,500 gift to the Acorn Fund from Coen Oil through the BP Fueling Communities Program. Other gifts of treasures led to the crea‐ tion of six new permanent grant‐making funds: CAS/Dr. Kim Stacher Scholarship Fund, Miss Judy Hopson Arts Fund, Mon Valley West Swim Team Fund, T. Philip Stout Memorial Fund, Dr. Charles & Rita Tripoli Fund and the Varinoski Family Catholic Fund. The community’s donations of time, talent, and treasures to the WCCF during our 16 years of operations, enabled us to distribute a record‐ breaking $481,000 in grants in 2011, including the largest grant in our his‐ 4 Message tory — $100,000 to the Church to the Covenant, provided by an anonymous donor to encourage matching contributions from the congregation. Complementing our existing Philanthropist of the Year Award which rec‐ ognizes individual donors for exemplary giving and community service, the WCCF created a new award in 2011 to recognize for‐profit businesses for exemplary giving and community service, the Charles C. Keller Excellence Award for Corporate Philanthropy. Fittingly, the award bears the name of a Founding Trustee and Past Chairman, who was a leading force in the crea‐ tion of the WCCF and who has remained committed to nurturing the Foun‐ dation with his annual contributions of time, talent, and treasures. The Foundation also took steps in 2011 to increase its overall marketing efforts, hiring Aliesha Walz as a full‐time Marketing Associate. Just one of her many responsibilities is the WCCF’s new monthly eNewsletter, “Giving Matters”, which premiered in November 2011. The early response to this new marketing tool has been very encouraging. We know that charities operating under effective leadership have the greatest likelihood of success, and the Foundation is privileged to be gov‐ erned by a very dynamic and extremely talented Board of Trustees. With the election of Tammy L. Hardy and Lynne M. Stout, in 2011, our total number of Trustees was brought to 29. From attendance at committee and Board meetings to participation in Foundation events and fundraising ac‐ tivities, our Trustees donate significant amounts of time, talent and treas‐ ures. Additionally, we are fortunate to have community volunteers who donate their time and talent to assist with tasks that range from selling raf‐ fle tickets to helping with administrative duties. The magnitude of charita‐ ble work that we do simply would not be possible without our volunteers. Additional activities are planned for the second year of the “Art of Giv‐ ing” theme, particularly related to our goal to increase the value of the Arts Fund. Pablo Picasso once said, “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” In Washington County, we are blessed with many arts and cultural organizations which help to cleanse our soul. What is lacking is a significant and perpetual source of funding for arts and cultural program‐ ming – and so that is our goal for the Arts Fund. We invite and encourage you to help grow the Arts Fund with a gift of your financial treasure. Warm regards, Richard L. White Chairman of the Board 5 James H. McCune Acorn Society The James H. McCune Acorn Society was established in 2008 by the WCCF Board of Trustees to recognize professional advisors who have helped clients achieve their charitable objectives through the Community Foundation. It honors the WCCF’s Founding Chairman of the Board, James H. McCune, a local attorney who has worked tirelessly to promote philanthropy through the Community Foundation to fellow attorneys and other advisors. Annual membership in the Society is granted Class of 2011 Akman & Associates Metropolitan Life Insurance L. Dawn Haber Thomas J. Uram * Audia Group Morascyzk Stopperich & Associates William G. Stough Edward C. Morascyzk Bassi, McCune & Vreeland Northwest Savings Bank Bradley M. Bassi Kimberly Shoup Keith A. Bassi Peacock Keller & Ecker James H. McCune Kenneth L. Baker * Thomas O. Vreeland Charles C. Keller * Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Susan Mondik Key Suzanne Ewing John A. Rodgers Campbell Insurance Associates Speakman Riethmuller & Allison John A. Campbell William T. Allison, Jr. Mark A. Campbell Walker McCartney Insurance Community Bank Dennis E. Dutton Barron P. McCune, Jr. Warren E. Lemley, Jr., CPA Charleroi Federal Savings Bank Washington County Court of Neil D. Bassi Common Pleas Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott Judge John F. DiSalle Jana L. Phillips Grimm Washington Financial Bank First Commonwealth Bank Michael L. Chaido Deborah E. Takach James Medved First Federal Savings Bank Brian J. Smith Patrick O’Brien WesBanco Trust & Investment Svcs Guthrie Belczyk & Associates Robert T. Cupp, Jr. R. Carlyn Belczyk Retired Mark G. Winiecki Paul Barna * Keller Williams Realty Judge Thomas Gladden Mary Jane Sertik Allan C. Lucchini Lincoln Financial Advisors John C. Tecklenburg, II Frank Procaccini Richard L. White Loretta B. Kendall, Attorney * Legacy Member 6 James H. McCune Acorn Society to professional advisors who have referred or assisted in educating clients which resulted in a gift to the WCCF of any size that year. In some cases, the advisor and client are one in the same. Special Legacy Membership is reserved for advisors who have referred or assisted in educating clients which resulted in permanent gifts to the Community Foundation totaling $250,000 or more. Member Quotes “A community is best served when its charitable assets remain in the community. The Washington County Community Foundation is our local vehicle for managing both long‐term and short‐term charitable assets and in this role has proven itself to be a community asset.” ‐ Brian J. Smith, President & CEO, Washington Financial “Partnering with the Community Foundation enables our law firm to service the charitable needs of our clients for a lifetime and beyond.” ‐ Susan Mondik Key, Attorney, Peacock Keller & Ecker “The Foundation provides Washington’s non‐profit community with encouragement, expertise, and excellent professional advice enabling our local organizations to grow and flourish, and to improve the quality of life in our region.” ‐ Suzanne Ewing, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney “WCCF is a very professional organization that offers excellent services which allows donors to make charitable contributions as they see fit.” ‐ Loretta B.