Worcester Business Journal

8 Giving Guide 2021 Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com Ascentria Care Alliance 1. Develop community-based partnerships to deliver innovative and impactful client-focused solutions that address systemic problems. 2. Selectively expand services that will enhance client outcomes in a financially and operationally sustainable way. 3. Evaluate the critical non-clinical factors that are creating the largest health and employment failures. 4. Create and deliver a service model that addresses these key factors in collaboration with healthcare providers, other funders, and employers. 5. Complete operational integration of senior residential facilities. 6. Fully develop existing infrastructure and human capital to allow for continued scalability. Angela Bovill President and CEO William Mayo The Broad Institute MISSION STATEMENT SERVICE AREA: We serve individuals and families in the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. We are called to strengthen communities by empowering people to respond to life's challenges. Program Revenue ................ 92% Federal and State Relief Grant ............................................ 3.5% Contributions and Donated Vehicles ................................. 2% TOP FUNDING SOURCES: William Mayo, The Broad Institute, Board Chair Rev. Ross Goodman, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Director Garth Greimann, Berkshire Partners, Financial Secretary Karen Gaylin, Retired, Secretary Alex Bartholomew, Bartholomew & Company, Inc., Director Angela Bovill, Ascentria Care Alliance, Director Ashish Cowlagi, Pragya Systems Inc., Director Scott Hamilton, Retired, Director Frederick Jenoure, FEJ Consulting, Inc.; TANGO Alliance, Board Vice Chair Stacey Luster, Worcester State University, Director Keith Robertson, Ziegler, Director Barbara Ruhe, Private Practice Attorney, Director Peter Schmidt, Transcend Aero, Director David Forsberg, Retired, Emeritus Gail Bucher, Retired, Emeritus Ascentria Care Alliance 11 Shattuck Street Worcester, MA 01605 Phone: 774.243.3100 ascentria.org Full-time employees: 1,947 Annual revenues: $104.3 million Year founded: 1872 BOARD OF DIRECTORS FUTURE GOALS Individuals or corporations interested in making a donation or exploring gifts of stock, monthly giving, planned giving, sponsorship opportunities or employee matching gift programs are invited to contact our development department at 508-330-1238. Donations are gratefully accepted year-round at ascentria.org. Other opportunities include choosing Ascentria as your nonprofit of choice through Amazon Smile so that a portion of your qualifying purchases is donated to our organization. Frequently, we also run Amazon Wish List campaigns to purchase household items for our young parents and youth aging out of our programs and moving into their own apartments. A unique way to give is to donate your old or unused vehicle to our Good News Garage program where it will be refurbished and awarded to individuals and families in need of reliable transportation, which helps empower them to move out of poverty and into financial independence and social stability. Many of our donors generously give throughout the year when a particular appeal for support resonates with them while others decide to give monthly. Our annual giving opportunities include Giving Tuesday, which is generally the first Tuesday in December or the last Tuesday of November and our Annual Year End Appeal that begins in November and extends to January. We welcome donations from individuals, groups and corporations. In 2022 Ascentria will be celebrating our 150th year of providing a diverse offering of social services to support teen parents, unaccompanied minors, low-income families in need of transportation, immigrants and refugees, seniors, people with cognitive disabilities and those who are managing mental health challenges. This celebration will include special events and special appeals to support current and new, innovative initiatives. FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES GIVING OPPORTUNITIES POST-PANDEMIC: Throughout the pandemic, we have stayed focused on our mission and the clients that we serve. Our ability to do that during an incredibly challenging period was primarily due to the resiliency of our staff. They have endured unprecedented health risks, challenges within their own families, extended work hours due to labor shortages, while continuing to endure systemic wage inequity. We are more committed than ever to work with our partners and funders to advocate for more equitable pay and look for innovative solutions to remove employment barriers and encourage broader career participation in the human services sector. I truly believe that service to community is a cornerstone for a fulfilling life. During my 40 years of service, I have supported the important work of many organizations. I decided to join Ascentria's board to support their mission and vision led by an inspirational CEO, Angela Bovill. During my two years of service, I have gained a deeper appreciation of the transformational change that Ascentria's leadership is championing. They are committed to challenging the status quo of a system that has not focused on understanding clients' needs and has allowed inequity to prosper. I want to be a part of that change. - Frederick Jenoure, Board Vice Chair Ascentria volunteers find their work to be impactful, interesting and rewarding. Volunteers collaborate with us in many productive and creative ways to enhance organizational capacity, empower our clients and strengthen our Massachusetts communities. Tutoring, mentoring new Americans or providing professional services are a few examples of how Ascentria volunteers effect real and lasting change in others. Volunteer opportunities exist for individuals, students seeking internships and groups such as corporations, faith communities and special interest groups. For a complete listing of volunteer opportunities, visit ascentria.org/ volunteer. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

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