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30 Giving Guide 2019 Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com Greater Worcester Community Foundation 1. The Foundation will engage donors to endow their philanthropy and create a lasting legacy through Named Funds with a current gift or bequest. 2. Our funding and leadership will improve the lives of families, children and adults in our community. Our special focus on children will contribute to their success in school and in life. 3. In partnership with the Barr Foundation, we will lead efforts to recognize arts and culture as essential to the prosperity of our community. Through several initiatives, we will energize Worcester's dynamic creative ecosystem by supporting innovative projects and thoughtful planning. 4. Discretionary and donor advised grants will continue to build healthy and vibrant communities by supporting arts and culture, health improvement, civic engagement, elder services, housing and the environment. 5. Community volunteers, both young people and adults, will participate with us as grant makers and see the community in new ways. 6. Our Nonprofit Support Center will continue to strengthen and better connect the region's nonprofit organizations. 7. Our scholarships will help more than 400 students attend college. 8. Professional Advisors will increase awareness of the benefits of giving through the Community Foundation. Input from the community is a cornerstone of our mission and essential to our operations. Corporators are elected annually and include members of business, education, government, and the general community. Once elected, these members help with grant making, investment oversight, scholarship awards, and fundraising for special projects. Area high school students are invited to apply to join Youth for Community Improvement, a special program for sophomores and juniors that engages students in learning about and providing grants to local nonprofit organizations. Professional Advisors such as lawyers, accountants, trust officers, and financial advisors play a special role in understanding the benefits of giving and the unique role of the community foundation in serving the needs of charitable-minded clients. Our grant awards are made possible by the generosity of past donors who established permanent charitable funds with us during their lifetimes or by a bequest. With a gift of $10,000 or more, anyone may establish a named fund to create a meaningful and personal legacy. The Foundation allows donors to determine the purpose of the fund. They decide whether a fund is designated for particular charities, a broad area of interest, scholarship or donor advised. Gifts of any size are welcome and may be made to any of our more than 600 endowment funds to provide grants and scholarships year after year. We especially seek help in these priority areas: Fund for the Arts & Humanities, General Scholarship Fund, Community Impact Fund, Water & Land Stewardship Fund, LGBTQ Partnership Fund and Youth Opportunity Fund. To discuss your giving options, please call Kelly Stimson at 508-755-0980. Barbara Fields President & CEO Carolyn J. Stempler Carolyn & June Designs MISSION STATEMENT SERVICE AREA: Greater Worcester Community Foundation serves the 65 cities and towns in Worcester County. To enhance our community, now and in the future, through philanthropic leadership. Individuals/Bequests ...... 66% Nonprofits and Foundations ........................................ 32% Businesses ....................... 2% TOP FUNDING SOURCES: J. Christopher Collins, Mirick O'Connell, Vice Chair Thomas J. Bartholomew, Bartholomew & Company, Inc., Treasurer Kola Akindele, UMASS Medical School, Clerk Joycelyn Augustus, Financial Consultant Jennifer Davis Carey, Worcester Education Collaborative Matilde Castiel, City of Worcester Tracy A. Craig, Mirick O'Connell Warner S. Fletcher, Fletcher Tilton Jack L. Foley, Clark University Maria A. Heskes-Allard, Bay State Savings Bank Alison C. Kenary, Community Volunteer Patsy C. Lewis, Nonprofit Consultant Linda C. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Greater Worcester Community Foundation 370 Main Street, Suite 650 Worcester, MA 01608 Phone: 508-755-0980 www.greaterworcester.org Full-time employees: 11 Annual revenues: $7.8 Million Year founded: 1975 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Christopher W. McCarthy, Fidelity Bank Nadia McGourthy, Dresser & McGourthy, LLP Satya B. Mitra, The Guru Tax & Financial Services, Inc. Hilda Ramirez, Latino Education Institute Kimberly M. Salmon, Fallon Health Matthew Wally, UniBank GIVING OPPORTUNITIES FUTURE GOALS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES "One of the things that impresses me most about the Worcester community is its capacity for compassion. Through my role as Chair of the Board of Directors, I see this compassion shine through the generosity of our donors, our responsive programs, and the collaborations we inspire. It's a privilege to work alongside so many people bonded by the common cause of building a community of access and opportunity for everyone." – Carolyn J. Stempler, Board Chair