Historical Home Helps Women Recover

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1 FALL 2007 Foundation matters Inspiring and Connecting Thoughtful Giving This publication shares with you news about the Toledo Community Foundation, as we fulfill our mission of creating philanthropy and making our community a better place to live and raise a family. The Toledo Community Foundation is a public charitable foundation serving northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. For more information about the Foundation, please contact Bridget Brell Holt, donor relations officer, at Bridget@ toledocf.org. Specific inquiries regarding our grant making process may be directed to Kaarina Ornelas, senior program officer, at Kaarina@toledocf.org. All staff can be reached at or visit our website at Historical Home Helps Women Recover Nestled in the Old West End of Toledo is a house that was built by the famed department store Tiedtke family and later used as the Mary Manse College president s home. Today the historic home has been beautifully brought back to life and is helping women recover from drug and alcohol addictions. Located on the campus of COMPASS Corporation for Recovery Services, a nonprofit agency providing substance abuse services, the house has become a critical part in helping women turn their lives around. With a $68,000 grant from the Toledo Community Foundation, COMPASS hired staff to help the women reach success. Together, the women and staff work in a calming environment that was made possible through the efforts of many volunteers including interior decorators and numerous donations of furniture and household goods. Additionally, the Duane Stranahan Charitable Lead Trust of the Toledo Community Foundation provided grant dollars for renovations. Gorgeous The house that was built in the early 1920s by Charles Tiedtke houses, on average, 12 women at a time. The women find the setting very comfortable with an elegant environment that supports their goals. As one female resident says, Everyone who walks in the doors has the same reaction gorgeous. (continued, next page) COMPASS Staff Member Freda Witcher talks with a resident of the Tiedtke House in the recently redecorated historical home.

2 Message from the President (continued from cover) You can feel a very positive force when you step in the door. There is almost an inner peace I feel here, she continues. Prior to the home, women were housed in the main recovery center on the Collingwood campus. It was very institutional and very crowded. We felt separating the women from the men would be beneficial and since we already had the house, we worked very hard to make it a place of comfort and peace for them, says Bill Sanford, president and CEO of COMPASS. Gift Giving As the holiday season approaches, thoughts turn to giving gifts to our loved ones and friends who are invaluable. Whether it s a great aunt or the mailman, we want to make sure they are all remembered at this special time of the year. We hope that the Foundation is on your gift giving list. We are currently conducting our annual Friends in Philanthropy campaign, asking for donations to our operating fund. It s this fund that pays the utility bills and buys the supplies to keep the Foundation in business. Making a contribution to the Friends campaign guarantees that the Foundation staff can get on with the business of helping to make the lives of so many people in Northwest Ohio better. As you are making your year-end financial contributions, we urge you to include the Foundation. You can make an additional contribution to your fund at the Foundation or establish a new fund to fuel one of your many passions. We want to wish you the best for this upcoming season and thank you for your generous support, not only in 2007, but for the many years that your charitable gifts have made a lasting impression on so many. Sincerely, 2 Keith Burwell President Confirmed in compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations Needed Boost The Foundation s grant was very important. It gave us a leg up and gave us the start to succeed. Once we got the grant, momentum for the project built and today we have a very fashionable, yet comfortable, home that adds so much to helping women live sober, he concludes. By helping women with their substance abuse recovery, the Foundation reaffirms its commitment to reaching out to all corners of the community to help people lead productive and fulfilling lives. To learn more about its services, please visit Get a Tax Break Before the Year Ends December 31, 2007 is the last day you can roll over up to $100,000 directly from your IRA to a qualified charity without incurring a taxable distribution. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 enables persons 70 1/2 years old or older to make a direct charitable gift from an IRA without tax implications. For instance, if you have an IRA valued at $450,000 you can donate up to $100,000 this year to the charity of your choice. You will avoid paying income tax on the donated amount. It is an easy and convenient way to meet your charitable goals and not suffer tax implications. There are several vehicles available at the Foundation to assist you in getting help to the charity of your choice. But you have to do it by Dec. 31 when the act is scheduled to sunset. Congress is considering extending the option but you can help the charity of your choice today by contacting Bridget Brell Holt, donor relations officer, at or Bridget@toledocf.org.

3 Tutoring Research Reveals Potential After conducting an in-depth assessment of tutoring sites in Northwest Ohio, the Toledo Community Foundation has adopted 50 best practices that will help determine how to fund tutoring programs in the future. From our research, we have a knowledge base to share with other tutoring programs. We can help programs support families in addition to children. This collection of best practices can be of benefit to the community, says Keith Burwell, the Foundation s president. The research, commissioned by the Foundation and conducted by Lourdes College, shows that transportation, recruiting and retaining quality staff, administration, and student to teacher ratios are the biggest concerns for the sites. The Community Report: A Tutoring Program Assessment, can be found on the Foundation s website at or you can request a copy by contacting the Foundation at or toledocf@toledocf.org. 3

4 Grants Help Build the Community The Board of Trustees of the Toledo Community Foundation recently awarded grants totaling $104,880 from its Community Funds to seven nonprofit organizations. The Foundation Center - $3,500 To support the Center, which provides and maintains information about foundations and corporate grant making, the grant seeking process and nonprofit management. FSG Social Impact Advisors - $25,000 over three years To support Community Foundation Insights, an initiative that seeks to strengthen the sustainability and leadership of community foundations. International Boxing Club, Inc. - $9,000 To support the Club s Learning Center, which provides academic assistance to at-risk youth. Ohio Grantmakers Forum - $3,000 To support a K-12 Education Task Force. Toledo Area Ministries Second Chance Program - $25,000 To support staffing costs of the Second Chance Safe House program. The new service will provide residential therapeutic trauma treatment to youth who have been victimized by prostitution. Toledo Community Service Center, dba Family House - $30,880 To support the personnel costs for a new on-site child care service. United Way of Greater Toledo Bowling Green Teen Center - $8,500 To support start-up costs of the Bowling Green Teen Center. The Center will provide students between 12 and 17 years of age with a safe place to gather and participate in recreational activities and receive homework assistance. Andersons Fund Supports Charities The Andersons Fund Supporting Organization of the Toledo Community Foundation recently awarded grants totaling $180,000 to nine area nonprofit organizations. Advocates for Basic Legal Equality and Legal Aid of Western Ohio - $50,000 To support its Center for Equal Justice capital campaign. AIDS Resource Center Ohio - $20,000 To support relocation costs and equipment-related expenses for the AIDS Resource Center Ohio s Toledo office. American Red Cross -Western Lake Erie Region - $20,000 To help purchase a new blood mobile bus. Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center - $10,000 To support the build out costs of the Center s new facility. Mercy College of Northwest Ohio - $10,000 To purchase classroom furnishings for the Continuing Professional Education facility. Toledo Repertoire Theatre - $10,000 To support theatre renovations and upgrades. United Jewish Council of Greater Toledo - $25,000 To support the Sekach Community Services Building project. 4 YMCA & JCC of Greater Toledo - $25,000 To support cabin replacement at YMCA Storer Camps. Waterville Rotary Foundation - $10,000 To support the Anthony Wayne Youth Foundation capital campaign for baseball and soccer fields at the Blue Creek Conservation Area recreational facility.

5 Grant Deadlines The next deadline for grant requests is January 15, Grants from the Foundation s Community Funds are considered three times each year and are awarded only to nonprofit, charitable organizations. Grants from the Andersons Fund Supporting Organization are considered once each year and awarded to nonprofit organizations. Priority consideration is given to requests for capital projects. Applications are due April 15, To learn more about the Foundation s grant application process, please visit the Foundation s website at or contact Kaarina Ornelas, senior program officer, at or Kaarina@ toledocf.org. The Big Read! Kurtis Jeffery (left), Cheyenne Owens and Jonathan Hitt, students at Toledo s Robinson Junior High School, discuss Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Harper Lee with Charles Shields. He is the author of the only biography written about the woman who wrote To Kill A Mockingbird. From September November, the community participated in The Big Read of the classic novel. The challenge was accepted by several schools, libraries, reading groups and individuals. Working in partnership with the Foundation, the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library received a $20,000 grant from National Endowment for the Arts for this program. The Foundation committed another $20,000 to the effort that was matched by a $20,000 grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. I-35W Bridge Collapse Survivors Need Support To help the victims, survivors, rescuers and families affected by the tragic summer I-35W Minnesota bridge collapse, several Twin City foundations organized the Minnesota Helps Bridge Disaster Fund. Contributions can be made by going online to One hundred percent of all donations will be distributed to those in need. 5

6 Families Learn Philanthropic Lessons Charles W. Collier Nearly 100 donors and financial advisors learned how families attitudes toward money can have a profound effect on their well being during October seminars featuring Charles Collier and presented by the Foundation. Charles W. Collier, author of Wealth in Families, provided fresh insights on how to develop the four basic components that comprise true family wealth human, intellectual, social and financial capital. The author has worked with hundreds of families to shape their philanthropy, assisted them in making tax-wise gift decisions, and advised them on family relationship issues surrounding financial wealth. The Foundation thanks the two generations of the Welles family David Welles, Sr. and Georgia Welles and David Welles, Jr. Deke and Hope Welles for hosting the informative donor event. Management Efficiency Is Our Goal What Will Be Your Legacy? Studies have shown that generosity is good for your health and happiness. The Foundation has several ways to help you gain these two much valued qualities. You can share your funds by honoring a charitable organization, providing financial support to a worthy project, receiving tax benefits and continuing a project in your name or the name of a loved one into the future. For more information about how to create your legacy, please contact Bridget Brell Holt, donor relations officer, at or Bridget@toledocf.org. It is the goal of the Nonprofit Resource Center of the Toledo Community Foundation to provide accessible, affordable and practical instruction to people working with or for nonprofits in Northwest Ohio communities. The Center focuses on providing fundamental organizational and management principles that can be used by nonprofits to strengthen both its systems and its services. In 2008, workshops will focus on six critical areas of nonprofit organizational and management principles: n Board Governance n Leadership n Human Resources n Marketing n Fundraising n Finance During 2007, the Center worked with over 250 individuals from over 115 nonprofit organizations to further their own professional development through consultation and the workshops and seminars offered. In 2008, workshops will focus on six critical areas of nonprofit organizational and management principles: Board Governance, Leadership, Human Resources, Marketing, Fundraising, and Finance. In addition, at least one workshop on Technology is being planned. We hope that you will have a chance to participate in any or all of the workshops we offer in 2008, and join our ever-growing network of people who make a difference, stated Megan Meyer, director of the Center for Nonprofit Resources. If you or an agency you care about could potentially benefit from the Center for Nonprofit Resources offerings, we encourage you to visit our website, call Megan Meyer, director, at , or Megan@toledocf.org for more information. Upcoming workshops are also listed on our website at 6

7 Board of Trustees Dennis G. Johnson, Chair Charles Stocking, Vice Chair William E. Rose, Treasurer William R. Foster, Secretary Richard P. Anderson Patricia J. Appold Judge Charles J. Doneghy William Fall Beverly J. McBride Edward McNeal Geoffrey G. Meyers Susan E. Morgan Elizabeth S. Ruppert, M.D. Scott J. Savage Mark Zyndorf Staff Children Get Chances for Better Lives To help children live healthy, the Foundation has undertaken two initiative projects that will have a large impact on the future of our community. Dental Resource Center The Foundation tackled the biggest unmet health care need in Lucas County by asking nonprofit agencies to submit proposals on how to get children to the dentist. A grant of $372,830 over three years was awarded to the Dental Center of Northwest Ohio to establish the Dental Resource Center. Since its inception in 2005, the Center has increased access to dental health services for low-income families with children from birth to five years old. Through education and case management, the Center has served 2,536 people. By working with other nonprofit agencies that have contact with parents of children who need dental care, the future of Toledo s children should include big smiles. Low Birth Weight Babies Another concern in our community is that 10 percent of babies born here have low birth weights and live in impoverished neighborhoods. Babies born early or weighing very little may never live normal lives, and encounter many health care difficulties. Calling again on the community to solve this critical problem, the Foundation awarded a grant of $270,000 over three years to a collaborative of health care professionals and providers to reduce the number of low weight births in our community. Total cost of the project is $1 million, and the Foundation has secured over $650,000 for the effort from various foundations and organizations. To learn more about these program initiatives, please contact Kaarina Ornelas, senior program officer, at or Kaarina@toledocf.org. Jo-Ellen Apgar, Associate for Special Projects Keith Burwell, President Kim Cryan, Chief Financial Officer Christine Billau Dziad, Program Officer Karey Easterwood, Accounting Assistant Sarah Harrison, Program Officer Fredi Heywood, Administrator, Center for Private & Family Foundations Bridget Brell Holt, Donor Relations Officer Megan Meyer, Director, Center for Nonprofit Resources Joanne Olnhausen, Communications and Scholarship Officer Kaarina Ornelas, Senior Program Officer Carol Saner, Accounting Assistant Holiday Hours During November and December, the Foundation office will be open for normal business hours Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. except for the following holidays: Closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22 and 23 Closed at noon on Monday, Dec. 24 Closed on Tuesday, Dec

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