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We are is a tax-exemptpublic charitycreated in 2000 by and for the people ofTompkins Countyto serve as a growingpermanent endowmentand information sourceto support everyone’sphilanthropic actionas a means of improving thequality of lifefor the Tompkins County community.
The I is a member of Council on Foundations Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Grantmakers Forum of New York Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce Tompkins County Funders Group
O Mission: to Encourage and Develop Sustainable Philanthropy for a Broad Range of Community Efforts by • Encouraging the growth of a permanent charitable endowment • Making strategic grants as community investments • Providing donors with vehicles to make giving easy and effective • Serving as a community catalyst and convener to solve problems and improve quality of life
Vision To be recognized as the premier philanthropic partner meeting broad community needs.
facts • Over $4 million granted from 2000 to December 31, 2012 • Assets are over $11 million held in over 75 different funds (as of 1/31/2013)
2012grants Total Grants in 2012 = $418,363 • Arts and Culture = 45% • Community Building = 13% • Education = 3% • Environment/Sustainability = 6% • Health and Human Services = 33%
all grants Total Grants 2000-4Q2012= $4,071,398 • Arts and Culture = $889,299 • Community Building = $565,699 • Education = $714,152 • Environment/Sustainability = $187,387 • Health and Human Services = $1,714,861
2013 board • Richard Banks • Mary Berens • Susan Brown • Tom Colbert • Randy Ehrenberg • Ross Feldman • Marcie Finlay • Mariette Geldenhuys • Bob Jewell • Sara Knobel • Tim Little • Robin Masson • Alan Mathios • Diane McDonough • Bill Murphy • Nancy Potter • Mickie Sanders-Jauquet • David Squires • Carol Travis • Linda Wagenet • Julie Waters • Amy Yale-Loehr
our speaker Lisa Whitaker President & CEO of CFCU Community Credit Union “Weaving a Difference”
2005 • TC3 Foundation • 2006 • Catholic Charities • 2007 • Better Housing for Tompkins County • Catholic Charities • Greater Ithaca Activities Center • Foodnet Meals on Wheels • Newfield Good Neighbor Fund • Women’s Opportunity Center • Tompkins County Office for the Aging Women’s Fund Grantees
Women’s Fund Grantees • 2008 • Catholic Charities • Ithaca College Gerontology Institute • Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes • The Women’s Opportunity Center • Tompkins County Office for the Aging
Women’s Fund Grantees • 2009 • Alternatives Venture Fund • Foodnet Meals on Wheels • TC3 Foundation • The Women’s Opportunity Center • Tompkins County Chapter of the American Red Cross
Women’s Fund Grantees • 2010 • Advocacy Center • IACC Day Care Center • Ithaca Health Alliance • Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes • Tompkins Learning Partners • TC3 Foundation
Women’s Fund Grantees • 2011 • Catholic Charities • Tompkins County Office for the Aging • Opportunities, Alternatives, & Resources (O.A.R.) • Ithaca Free Clinic
Women’s Fund Grantees • 2012 • Catholic Charities • Ithaca Free Clinic
mission & strategy Mission to make a difference in the lives of women in our community Strategy to establish an endowment that will assist women in Tompkins County forever
grant objectives • To support organizations and projects that promote educational, economic, social and political equality for women • To enable women to achieve economic self-sufficiency • To insure that women have necessary healthcare resources
2013 grants A record 12 grants to 11 organizations totaling more than $19,000
2013 grants Meeting the Most Basic Needs of Women Tompkins Community Action Magnolia House Supportive Housing Program Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes Healthy Beauty Workshops and Wigs for Women with Cancer Advocacy Center Domestic Violence Emergency Shelter Rehab Ithaca Health Alliance IthacaFree Clinic Services for Women
2013 grants Empowering Women of All Ages Opportunities, Alternatives, and Resources "Choices" Women's Empowerment Workshops Southside Community Center Girl Empowerment Program - 2013 Enrichment Projects and Geared for Change Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (CCETC) - Natural Leaders Initiative Peer Leadership Development Internship
2013 grants Women, Moving Forward Catholic Charities Tompkins/Tioga Immigrant Services Program Finger Lakes Independence Center Brochures for the Asian Women's Network Tompkins Learning Partners Women's Basic Math Workshop Women's Opportunity Center Non-Traditional Scholarship Fund
special women • Previous Laura Holmberg Award Recipients • 2012 Carol Kammen • 2011 Mimi Melegrito • 2010 Jennie Graham • 2009 Rebecca Elgie • 2008 Betsy Darlington • 2007 Sara Pines • 2006 Joan Ormondroyd • 2005 Rachel Siegel
today’s honoree Congratulations to the 2013 Laura Holmberg Award Recipient Beverly Baker
advisory committee • Carol Travis Chair • Maria Eisner • Perri LoPinto • Carrie Regenstein • Angela Sullivan • Rachel Siegel Vice Chair • Jan Hertel • Ann Mathews • Nancy Schuler • Linda Wagenet
Community Education, Outreach & Grants SubCommittee • Ann Mathews Chair • Denise Lee • Lai-Siu Leung • Linda Wagenet • Mary Ziegler • Zucy Ortega
2013 Grants Review Committee • Linda Wagenet Chair • Denise Lee • Ann Mathews • Judith Pratt • Julie Gorman • Karen Comstock • Kim Rothman • Lai-Siu Leung • Zucy Ortega
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