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46 Giving Guide 2025 Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com FUTURE GOALS 1. In 2024 Reliant Foundation achieved a milestone and distributed $1 Million through our Community Grants Program. In 2025, we will meet or exceed that level, with a goal to make a greater impact with the nonprofit organizations in our service area. 2. Our efforts to connect key resources and organizations within the communities we serve will continue – with a goal to build an even wider network of charity partners focused on understanding the community's health needs and funding initiatives that offer hope and change lives. 3. We will connect the generosity of our donors to sustainable resources that boost youth mental health and behavioral health, build tools to support substance use prevention and recovery for people of all ages, and impactful education that raises awareness and battles the stigma surrounding mental health and substance use. FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES Each year, Reliant Foundation holds two major fundraising events designed to bring our donors, supporters, and the community together in support of our health-focused mission: Reliant Foundation 5K: Run or Walk for a Healthier Community Our annual certified, chip-timed road race will take place on Saturday, October 4, 2025, starting and finishing at Shore Park in Worcester. is fun community-building event brings together 250+ participants, spectators, and dozens of volunteers who represent corporate sponsors/donors, local student groups, and nonprofit community partners. e event also features musical entertainment, visits from local sports team mascots, and family-friendly activities. Drive for a Difference Golf Classic and Auction: A Great Day for Making a Difference! e Drive for a Difference takes place in May of each year. With the generosity of our sponsors, donors and volunteers, this time-honored tradition has raised more than $6.6 million in support of our health-focused grants and initiatives. Next year's golf classic and auction will be held on Monday, May 18, 2026. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Our Annual Appeal allows supporters to make an unrestricted gi to our charity. Donations can be mailed to: Reliant Foundation, 311 Main Street, Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608 Online Giving is available to make a secure, one-time donation or recurring gi at reliantfoundation.org/give We welcome matching gis. Please contact your employer to see if your gi is eligible for a match. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Contact us to let us know what you love to do, and we will help you find an opportunity to get involved! Email: foundation@reliantfoundation.org Event volunteers assist with guest registration, coordinate event activities, assist with set-up and break-down, and help to make sure our attendees have a fabulous time! Behind-the-Scenes: Volunteers provide invaluable help with mailings and other event preparation tasks during our busiest times of the year. Reliant Foundation, Inc. Dr. Katharine Barnard, UMass Memorial Health, Vice Chair Sanjay Shah, EBS Consulting, Treasurer Andrew Madigan, F,W, Madigan Company, Inc., Clerk Naomi Sleeper, Imperial Distributors, Inc., At-Large Member, Vice Chair BOARD MEMBERS John Andreoli, Sullivan Group Dr. Allison Beckler, TaraVista Behavioral Health Center Dr. Elizabeth DeGrush, Community Neuroscience Services Dr. Marianne Felice, Retired, UMass Chan Medical School Dr. Joshua Greenberg, Retired, Saint Vincent Hospital Dr. Robert Klugman, UMass Memorial Medical Center Dr. Tiffany A. Moore Simas, UMass Memorial Health, UMass Chan Medical School Tara Rivera, Anna Maria College "At Reliant Foundation, we believe in the power of community! At a time when nonprofits are faced with limited resources, we are expanding our investment in community health throughout the region. Our focus is on building partnerships with dedicated nonprofits and engaged community members, and we have witnessed remarkable success stories. Having distributed a milestone $1 million in grants last year, our trustees continue to look to expand our impact. Being a part of this mission fills me with hope that together we are making a difference in the health and lives of some of the most vulnerable in our region." - Kristine Bostek, Board Chair 311 Main Street, Suite 202 Worcester, MA 01608 Phone: (508) 231-4663 www.reliantfoundation.org Full-time Employees: 3 Annual Revenues: $1,102,027 Year founded: 1988 MISSION STATEMENT To improve the health and well- being of individuals of all ages in the Central and MetroWest regions of Massachusetts. SERVICE AREA Reliant Foundation's geographic service area encompasses 70 cities and towns including all of Worcester County and a selection of towns within Middlesex County. TOP FUNDING SOURCES 80% Individuals 15% Corporations 5% Foundations Kelsa Zereski President Kristine Bostek Fallon Health Board Chair