GIFTS, GRANTS, IMPACT… RIPPLES MAKING WAVES IN OUR COMMUNITIES 2014 annual report Our Mission is to improve the quality of life in our communities by assisting donors in fulfilling their charitable wishes. 2014 annual report 1 Stats President’s Message... 2 Fulton County Dear Friends and Supporters of NICF, Council on Aging 4 Fulton County Funds This year offered an exceptional opportunity through the generous support of the Lilly Endowment, as they are once again offering a matching grant opportunity. 6 Fulton County Scholarships This phase of the GIFT Initiative is focusing on strengthening community 8 Fulton County Grants foundations themselves by raising matching funds. Within our three communities, we have been offered a total of $1.5 million in matching funds. Within our rural 12 Fulton County Donors settings, this level of matching funds can be significant. It has been twelve years 18 United Way of Miami County since the Lilly Endowment last offered a matching opportunity. I can remember 02 Miami County Funds that fact, as it was my first year on the NICF board. The current GIFT Phase VI began in August and will continue through March of 2016. 22 Miami County Scholarships 24 Miami County Grants It is easy to say that we had another great year in all three counties. I feel that it was accomplished through team effort, which required extra dedication from 26 Miami County Donors many individuals. It goes nearly without saying that we feel blessed to have the 30 Starke County Youth Club staff and county volunteers who are willing to provide the countless hours of service with one goal in mind, which is to assist you, our donors, in fulfilling your 32 Starke County Funds charitable wishes for the benefit of our communities of today and tomorrow. 33 Starke County Scholarships I would like to thank you once again for choosing the Community Foundation 34 Starke County Grants to assist you in benefiting our communities both today and forever. We all look 36 Starke County Donors forward to continuing to grow stronger in order to ensure that we are here to serve you for many years to come. 39 NICF Community Funds 40 Financials 41 Board of Directors NICF Staff We made every effort to ensure that this Northern Indiana Community Foundation, Inc. annual report is an accurate and Jay Albright, Executive Director | [email protected] complete representation of 2014. 715 Main Street | PO Box 807 | Rochester, Indiana 46975 Any omissions are accidental. www.nicf.org | (574) 223-2227 | (877) 432-6423 | (574) 224-3709 Fax 1 | COMMMUNITY FUND GRANTS STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS $30.2 million IN ASSETS 432 individual funds 23 NEW FUNDS IN 2014 $1.5 million Miami County Community Grants $39,000 IN 2014 $2.4 million Fulton County Community Grants $147,000 IN 2014 $1.8 million Starke County Community Grants $27,000 IN 2014 856 Community Grants since inception TOTALING $5.7 MILLION 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW | FULTON COUNTY | 2 Fulton County Council on Aging A COMMUNITY CENTER FOR EVERYONE When Laurie Paulik took the position help out at the front desk each week. Grant was awarded to bring their public as Executive Director at the Fulton The facility also houses a number restrooms into compliance with ADA County Council on Aging, she soon of charitable organizations, making standards, and make much needed learned that she’d be wearing many it a convenient starting place for updates to the kitchen. The Council on hats. From director to care-giver, she people in need of services. Senior Aging kitchen offers hot meals every handles many tasks and wears those activities, United Ministries, Fulton weekday, and is available to those hats amazingly well. County Transpo, offering public who rent the facility for receptions, transportation to all Fulton County meetings and other gatherings. Laurie has been with the agency for residents, the community food pantry, two and a half years and every day and the R.S.V.P. (Retired and Senior It’s the seniors who use the Community she sees the Fulton County retired Volunteer Program) are all here, Center that bring knowledge, community come together and support making the complex a true, full service compassion and vitality to the day-to- one another. “They really are like “Community Center”. day operations. “I slow down, take time family”, Paulik says of the people who and listen,” said Paulik, when asked use the Council on Aging. “We celebrate Formed in 1974, the Council on Aging what she has learned since taking the holidays and birthdays together. And first provided services out of the job as director. “I learn from the seniors. the seniors look out for one another.” basement of the old Rochester High They have been through so much and School. They broke ground on their have a lot of history and experience”. current building in 1993 and moved in a year later. A major addition came The mission and purpose of the Fulton in 2012 with the construction of an County Council on Aging is: “To provide expanded transportation garage services and programs that enable and and office space. encourage senior citizens, low income individuals, and disadvantaged persons The Fulton County Community to maintain independent lifestyles as Foundation has supported the long as possible. We strive to add life Council with over $53,000 in enrichment programs and activities that grants from Community Funds, will appeal to the senior population and Donor Advised Funds, and most benefit their lives physically, emotionally, recently a 2014 Sustainability Award. or socially.” They offer many activities and This permanent endowment helps en- services that keep the older Fulton sure the sustainability of the Council They put this mission into practice and County population healthy, active into the future, and makes it easy for provide a service that is recommended and vibrant. From daily exercise and people who feel passionate about the by local physicians, caregivers and various technology classes, to day trips, organization to give with confidence family. “We offer something for movies and community gardening, the that their gift will continue to support everyone and we love to have our extensive list of programs strengthens the agency now and forever. seniors volunteer, not only here but minds and bodies. By offering medical around the community too,” shared equipment, blood pressure monitoring Grants given through the Community Paulik. “I love what I do, and it’s been a and other health related services, the Foundation’s Community Funds really rewarding job. Everybody wants Council also helps address the overall include: Support for Fulton County to give you a hug when you come in.” health needs of the seniors. Transpo including the purchase of vehicles, a new copier for printing Learn more about The Council on Aging The Council on Aging has eighteen monthly newsletters, and a substantial at: fultoncountycommunitycenter.com employees, and ten volunteers that Impact Grant. This $25,000 Impact Carl Damron, a regular visitor to the Fulton County Community Center and Laurie Paulik, Executive Director of the Fulton County Council on Aging. Aging is not lost youth, but a new stage of opportunity and strength. — Betty Friedan STARKE COUNTY Services offered at the Community Center: Linda Walters is an RSVP Updates on the kitchen facilities have been a major Transpo, United Ministries, RSVP, Food Pantry, volunteer and volunteers improvement for staff and visitors to the Center. Area V Meal site, Salvation Army. as front desk receptionist. FUNDS | FULTON COUNTY | 4 *Denotes a new fund in 2014 Lauren Abbott Memorial Cedric L. Berdine Memorial Deb Ogle Dierdorf Fulton County Heritage Non-Permanent Fund Teaching Scholarship Community Fund* Endowment Fund Akron Area Arts League Ltd. Fund Brent L. Blacketor Memorial Fund Jimmy Downs Memorial Fund* Fulton County for the Benefit of First Baptist Historical Society Fund Akron Area Arts League Amanda Drudge Scholarship and Church Sustainability Fund* Missions Fund Fulton County Leadership Brent L. Blacketor Memorial Academy Fund Akron Community Center Fund The Marian Dyer Literacy Fund Fund for the Benefit of Fulton County Akron Community Center Woodlawn Hospital Dale Eizinger and Robert Tobey Leadership Academy Operating & Maintenance Agricultural Scholarship Fund Brent L. Blacketor Nickel Plate Trail Fund Fund Memorial Fund Joan Ruth Ewing Memorial The Fulton County Lilly Akron Community and Mission Scholarship Fund* Brent L. Blacketor Endowment Scholars Fund Outreach Fund* Memorial Scholarship RB Fear Agricultural Scholarship Fulton County Low-cost Spay/ Akron Community Relations Task Brent Blacketor Memorial Finke Family Community Neuter Fund Force Fund Sports Complex Development Fund* Fulton County Akron Las Donas Marcus Non-Permanent Fund First Christian Church Master Gardeners Fund Hackworth & Scott Sechrist Mabel Blacketor Memorial of Rochester, Memorial Scholarship Fulton County Park and Operating Endowment Local Missions Fund Recreation Dept. P.T. Fund Akron Lion’s - Kenny Bright Bridge Family Operating The First Federal Scholarship Fund Fulton County Park Endowment Fund Savings Bank Fund and Recreation Akron Revitalization Committee Michael Calhoun Memorial Fund First Federal Savings Bank Sustainability Fund* Non-Permanent Fund Unrestricted Fund Roy D. Calvert Law Fulton County Akron United Methodist Enforcement Scholarship* First Presbyterian Memorial Partners in Education Church Fund Scholarship Trust Fund Non-Permanent Fund CAMP-WE-CAN, Inc. Akron United Methodist Church Mary and Fred Fraser Fund Fulton County Preschool Fund Non-Permanent Fund* Camp-We-Can Non-Permanent Fund Friends of the Fulton County Fulton County King Anness Memorial Public Library Fund Public Library Fund Scholarship Fund* Larry J. Carr Family Fund* Friends of the Union Township Fulton County Reads Dean and Dixie Arven Memorial Richard Cassidy Community Park Non-Permanent Fund Scholarship Fund* Philanthropic Fund Fulton County REMC Fritts Family Good Cheer Fund Operation Roundup Trust Paul and Dorothy Arven Caston High School Non-Permanent Fund Memorial Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Frounfelter Scholarship Fund Fulton County Service Committee Elizabeth V.