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22 Giving Guide 2020 Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com Greater Worcester Community Foundation 1. Strengthen Worcester, attract investment, stimulate business and make our communities more sustainable. 2. Engage donors to endow their philanthropy and create a lasting legacy through Named Funds with a current gift or bequest. 3. Through funding and leadership, we will address the disparities and inequities in our community and quicken the pace of progress toward a stronger community for all. 4. With our partner, the Barr Foundation, we will energize Worcester's dynamic creative ecosystem by supporting innovative projects and thoughtful planning in the arts. 5. Community volunteers of all ages will participate with us in the process of grant making and see the community in new ways. 6. Our Nonprofit Support Center will continue to build the capacity and better connect our region's nonprofit organizations. 7. Our academic scholarships will help more than 400 students attend college. 8. We will help Professional Advisors identify the best solutions for their clients when considering lifetime and legacy giving. Barbara G. Fields President & CEO Carolyn J. Stempler Carolyn & June Designs Inc. MISSION STATEMENT SERVICE AREA: We serve the 65 cities and towns in Worcester County. To enhance our community, now and in the future, through philanthropic leadership. $167 Million FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT: J. Christopher Collins, Mirick O'Connell, Vice Chair Thomas J. Bartholomew, Bartholomew & Company, Inc., Treasurer Kola Akindele, UMASS Medical School, Clerk Michael P. Angelini, Bowditch & Dewey Joycelyn Augustus, Financial Consultant Jennifer Davis Carey, Worcester Education Collaborative Matilde Castiel, City of Worcester Jack L. Foley, Clark University Maria A. Heskes-Allard, Bay State Savings Bank Michelle Jones-Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute 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: 12 Annual revenues: $4.9 Million Year founded: 1975 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Christopher W. McCarthy, Fidelity Bank Lisa McDonough, Community Volunteer Nadia McGourthy, Dresser & McGourthy, LLP Satya B. Mitra, The Guru Tax & Financial Services, Inc. Sonia Paulino, Worcester Public Schools Kimberly M. Salmon, The Hanover Insurance Group Eric Torkornoo, TD Bank Matthew Wally, UniBank FUTURE GOALS Working with volunteers is a cornerstone of our work. Opportunities include participating in grant making, site-visits, investment oversight, awarding scholarships and fundraising for special projects. You'll meet other business, education, and nonprofit leaders, as well as area high school sophomores and juniors who are learning about the power of philanthropy. Our Professional Advisor Network includes lawyers, accountants, trust officers, and financial advisors, who play a special role in advancing understanding of the community foundation, in serving the charitable interests of their clients. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES RESPONDING TO THE CRISIS The Greater Worcester Community Foundation and United Way of Central Massachusetts, joined forces — in cooperation with the City of Worcester – to create the Worcester Together: Central Mass COVID-19 Fund. The Fund is marshaling resources to support the most vulnerable and at-risk families and workers in our communities. Over $2 million in grants have already been made to more than 110 nonprofit organizations for immediate needs. We ask that all members of our community give generously to Worcester Together and help those most in need. Donate online today at www.greaterworcester.org 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 can provide you with expertise and community knowledge to turn your charitable interests into impactful giving strategies. The Foundation created the Civic Leadership Fund as the Annual Campaign to support programs, services and initiatives that contrib- ute to the civic health of Worcester. GWCF is working harder than ever, alongside our donors and our highly engaged and energized board to meet the unique challenges facing the communities that we serve. This year we'll find, encourage and implement the new ideas that will allow us to continue to build a community where everyone has access to opportunity, and no one is left behind. – Carolyn J. Stempler, Board Chair