Connecting the Community Beyond Grant Making The Community Foundation goes beyond distributing funds to connect folks across the Midlands You may be aware of Central Carolina Community Foundation’s grant initiative Connected Communities, focused on increasing livability and helping connect folks across the Midlands. But how does Central Carolina Community Foundation go beyond grant making to further our goal of connecting communities? Through our strategic partnerships with community organizations, leaders and groups, the Community Foundation is able to provide support, leadership, and hands-on participation. Our team often joins others at the table to make our community a better place to live, work and play. “Our organizations have many shared goals,” said Melanie Huggins, Executive Director of Richland Library and leader of Do Good Columbia, a two-day community problem-solving workshop. “Part of the Community Foundation’s goal aligns beautifully with the library. We call it Community Cohesion. They call it Connected Communities. And, it’s about how we make (the Midlands) a place that people want to live, that attracts and retains talent and where diverse opinions are heard and respected.” Do Good Columbia was one of many efforts where the Community Foundation worked with other community organizations to improve our region. “And, the Foundation was not just a funder,” said Huggins. “They were part of the steering committee that I used as the community- and subject-matter-experts to really structure and formulate what that weekend event would look like.”
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“It was foundational to the success of Do Good Columbia that we had this group of people in place,” Huggins continued. “We needed people who were invested in this challenge, who understood humancentered design, and who bought into the process from the beginning.” Three CCCF staff members, Erin Johnson, Kevin Patten and Jamesha Shackerford, served as Do Good visitors to columbia’s main street take part in an exercise as part Columbia participants. of the city’s public space public life survey They joined 105 of the Midlands’ most energetic, to ensure they have the resources and support creative minds for the two-day needed to implement their projects. Recent event. Using human-centered design techniques, projects include a survey of how residents participants sought to answer the question, “How interact in public spaces and study tours where can we make our rivers more accessible and community and city leaders travel to flourishing enjoyable?” By the end of the two days, Do Good cities across the country and beyond and bring Columbia had a winning idea to be implemented back ideas to improve our city and region. with a $50,000 grant from the Knight Foundation’s Donor Advised Fund housed at the Community Foundation. But, according to Huggins, “the best result was that participants left feeling proud and connected to Columbia.” The Community Foundation also works closely with the City of Columbia on a number of projects, many of which are also funded by the Knight Foundation’s Donor Advised Fund. The Foundation staff works with City employees
we are a nonprofit organization serving 11 counties in the midlands by distributing grants and scholarships and linking the resources of donors, nonprofits and community leaders to areas of need.
“When the city offices partner with another organization here in Columbia, what it does is bring a lot of extra people to the table. It starts to engage areas of public input that we don’t always capture,” said John Fellows, City of Columbia Planning Administrator. Because the Foundation works with a variety of — continued on page 3
news brief | 2 president’s letter | 2 at a glance | 3 agency and designated funds | 3 connected communities grants | 4 welcome new donors | 5 generosity’s way | 5 donors make impact | 6 mark your calendar | 6
NEWS BRIEF
One SC Relief Fund Continues To Help Disaster Recovery Efforts Thanks to many generous donors throughout the state and nation, the One SC Fund has distributed over $3,447,500 in grants to nonprofits to support disaster recovery projects across our state, helping over 1,500 families return home after the devastation of the
Supporting Disaster Relief Efforts Across the Nation
Alan J. Reyner, David C. Sojourner Jr. , Erin A.
Residents in our community, region and
closely with the Community Foundation and
state have the opportunity to help folks
our donors to ensure their wishes for creating a
across the nation rebuild their lives after
charitable legacy are met.
recent devastation from natural disasters. The following Community Foundations are accepting donations to relief funds to assist with recovery efforts:
2015 flooding and 2016 Hurricane Matthew.
Greater Houston Community Foundation
However, nearly 1,000 homeowners are still
Hurricane Harvey | ghcf.org
awaiting assistance. Donations are still being
The Miami Foundation | Hurricane Irma
accepted to the fund at www.onescfund.org.
miamifoundation.org/irmarelief Community Foundation Sonoma County Northern California Firestorm | sonomacf.org
ONE SC RELIEF FUND
Puerto Rico Community Foundation Hurricane Irma | www.fcpr.org
Congratulations to Midlands Legal Elite We congratulate the following estate attorneys for being recognized by Columbia Business
Cook, Jonathan P. Lee, Marshall Minton, and Karen Hudson Thomas. These attorneys work
CCCF Recognized For Investment Strategy in Nonprofit Chronicles Central Carolina Community Foundation was recently honored for our investment strategy in a post on Marc Gunther’s Nonprofit Chronicles blog titled “A South Carolina Foundation Says No To Wall Street- And Outperforms Its Peers.” The blog covers the growing popularity and outperformance of indexed-centric portfolios and highlights the Foundation’s success with this investment strategy. Marc Gunther is a former senior writer from FORTUNE magazine and covers foundations, nonprofits and global development on this blog. Read the full blog post at nonprofitchronicles.com.
Monthly as “2017 Legal Elite of the Midlands”:
A Harvest Of Goodwill and Charity When I was growing
newsletter, it occurred to me that the bounty of
The residents of the Midlands of South Carolina
up, the arrival of fall
ingredients required to make a philanthropic pie
provide a harvest of goodwill and charity –
heralded the return
are featured in this edition.
neighbors helping neighbors and individuals
of fresh baked pies in our house. Apple, pumpkin and pecan, the smells and flavors brought my sister and me running to the kitchen. We were always amazed at the bounty of ingredients needed to create our favorite dessert.
The strategic partnerships our Foundation is involved in, partnerships that provide new opportunities for service and growth, add the tantalizing spices that entice folks to get involved in our community. The Foundation’s Connected Communities grants sweeten the lives of our residents through projects that create a welcoming, beautiful and vibrant place to live.
we enter the season of Thanksgiving I offer my thanks to each of you for the gifts of time, treasure and talent that you share every day. Together, we are increasing the philanthropic pie and building a place that people are proud to call home. All the best,
The ongoing generosity of donors to the One SC
The board and staff of the Foundation often
disaster recovery fund create a supporting crust
discuss how we can increase the ‘philanthropic
that helps folks rebuild their lives.
pie’ in the Midlands. While reading this
and organizations helping those in need. As
JoAnn M. Turnquist President & CEO
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At A Glance From July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017
Total Assets: $125,024,000 Number of Grants Awarded: 1,561 Nonprofits Received Grants: 832 Grants Awarded: $11,339,222 Grants Since Inception: $148M+
Agency and Designated Funds Central Carolina Community Foundation thanks the following donors for trusting the Foundation to manage their funds and for their support and work in the Midlands community.
Agency Funds Our Agency Funds, established by nonprofit organizations, provide a source of support for nonprofits to carry out their impactful missions. Alpha Xi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Inc. Research Fund Alzheimer‘s Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc. - South Carolina Chapter Animal Protection League Endowment Fund Chandler Burns Designated Fund Calhoun County Library Building Fund Children‘s Chance Endowment Fund Columbia Jewish Community Center - Weinberg Foundation Fund Columbia Urban League, Inc. Agency Fund Columbia City Ballet Endowment Fund Columbia Garden Club Foundation Endowment Fund Congaree Land Trust Endowment Fund Congaree Land Trust - Evelyn Pringle Boyd Memorial Fund Daybreak, Inc. Fund Eastminster Presbyterian Church Non-Endowed Fund Family Connection of South Carolina Inc. Endowment Fund Girl Scouts of S.C. - Mountains to Midlands Myrtle Lasley Endowment Fund Hammond School Endowment Fund Jubilee Academy Junior League of Columbia Community Enrichment Fund Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina Inc. Endowment Fund Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council Endowment Fund Senator Isadore E. Lourie Center Endowment Fund Montessori School of Camden Endowed Fund Nancy K. Perry Children‘s Shelter Foundation Fund New Morning Foundation - General Unrestricted Fund Newberry County Hospital Foundation Inc. Endowment Fund Omega Men of Columbia-Omicron Phi Endowed Scholarship Fund Orangeburg County Library Foundation Fund II Palmetto Place Children‘s Emergency Shelter Capital Campaign Fund Palmetto Place Children‘s Emergency Shelter Endowment Fund Richland County Recreation Foundation Fund Richland School District Two Foundation
Saluda Shoals Foundation Fund Saluda Shoals Nature‘s Theater Fund SC School for the Deaf and Blind Foundation Endowed Fund Senior Resources Inc. Endowment Fund Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands Endowment Fund Sistercare Inc. Endowed Fund Sistercare Non-Endowed Fund South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy South Carolina Philharmonic Endowed Fund The South Carolina Technical College System Foundation Fund Southern Interscholastic Press Association Endowment Fund Sumter County Gallery of Art Endowment Fund The Transitions Fund Trenholm Road United Methodist Church Foundation United Way of the Midlands Endowment Fund Women in Philanthropy of the United Way of the Midlands Fund
Designated Funds
for Harvest Hope Food Bank Edward Y. and Mary Lee Roper Family Endowment for The Cooperative Ministry John J. and Inez K. Ross Charitable Fund Sandhills School Emergency Fund S.C. Greenhouse Growers‘ Research Endowment Fund Francis L. Shealy and Mary Joyce Shealy Designated Fund Marshall and Frances Shearouse Fund Mary Averill Stanton Administrative Endowment Fund for CCCF Mary Averill Stanton Fund for the Aiken SPCA Mary Averill Stanton Fund for the HSPCA of Richland County Swansea High School Athletic Foundation Fund Alice E. and Richard N. Vandekieft Memorial Fund Milford H. Wessinger Designated Fund Sarah Nash Wilson Fund Max and Sibby Wood Endowment Fund
Interested in starting a fund? Contact Heather Sherwin at 803.978.7831.
Designated Funds, established to support one or several specific nonprofit organizations, provide a sustainable impact on specific community needs. Deane and Roger Ackerman Designated Fund for the Sumter County Gallery of Art Margaret G. and James F. Adams Memorial Fund Brookland Foundation Inc. Homeless Outreach Endowment Fund Phoebe S. Callahan Fund CCCF Administrative Endowment Fund Clarkson Memorial Fund for Zion Episcopal Church Cemetery Daily Bread Memorial Fund Gilbert Community Park Fund Harby Milk Fund Harvest Hope Food Bank Designated Fund Heathwood Hall Episcopal School Designated Fund A Anna Belle and Marshall Kibler Scholarship Fund Kate M. LaCoste Endowment for Fairforest Baptist Church Kate M. LaCoste Endowment for First Baptist Church Dr. Percy A. Mack Richland One Superintendent Endowment Fund Mott Administrative Endowment Fund for CCCF Nurturing Center Designated Fund Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center Designated Fund Dave Ransdell Memorial Fund Edward Y. and Mary Lee Roper Family Endowment
Welcome to Our Family These funds were established between July 8, 2017 and October 11, 2017. Please join us in welcoming them to our family. Earl Cathey and Sarah Elizabeth Warren Baker Foundation Melissa and Joe Blanchard Fund Judith M. Davis Legacy Tuition Based Scholarship Fund for Nursing Judith M. Davis Legacy Tuition Based Scholarship for Nursing Certificates Judith M. Davis Legacy Leadership Fund William B., Harriette Ann and Randy Edmonds Fund Palmetto Club Community Non-Endowed Fund Gabriella Elyse Perales Fund Alexander Sheldon Perales Fund Nicholas Michael Perales Fund Abbie Schwartz Fund Evan Schwartz Fund
— continued from page 1 funds and organizations, we are able to leverage community assets and establish connections across the communities we serve. “The Foundation was a great support in terms of being able to assist and provide input and also be an extra set of eyes to see the pulse of the project and how it fits into the community from different perspectives,” Fellows said.
Recently, two staff members, Erin Johnson and JoAnn Turnquist, served on the Midlands Business Leadership Group’s Livability committee – one of five committees focused on improving our region’s vibrancy and competitiveness. “We were very heartened to have Central Carolina Community Foundation as our partner because their efforts in philanthropy fell right in line with
all the things that we’re trying to accomplish,” said Lou Kennedy, Co-Chair of the Midlands Business Leadership Group’s Livability Committee and CCCF Board Member. Through our strategic partnerships our Foundation team is able to participate in community initiatives and provide new opportunities for service and growth. By ‘connecting our community’ we are helping it become a better place to live, work, and play.
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12 New Innovative Projects Receive 2017 Connected Communities Grants Community Foundation grants $448,500 to 12 Midlands Charities in initiative’s third year Returning for the third year, the Connected
Foundation and Gallup as
Communities grant initiative aims to answer
the three most important
the questions, “What makes residents love
elements of an attractive
where they live?” and “What draws them in
community: Welcoming
and keeps them there?” Through this grant
Community, which
program, the Foundation funds philanthropic
promotes and encourages
projects – spearheaded by Midlands nonprofits
open and inclusive
– based on these answers, with the common
activities and programs;
goal of further connecting residents to the
Vibrant Social Offerings,
community and knitting the Midlands region
which support the
together.
availability of community events, arts and culture
“Each of these projects will enrich our community in meaningful ways.” says JoAnn
opportunities; and Superb
Turnquist, President & CEO of Central Carolina Community Foundation.
Midlands community.
Public Spaces, which enhance the beauty and physical setting of the
“Each of these projects
joann turnquist presents grant check to sumter county museum
will enrich our community in meaningful ways.” says
The nonprofit grant recipients embrace one
JoAnn Turnquist, President & CEO of Central
or more of the following three focus areas,
Carolina Community Foundation. “We look
identified by the John S. and James L. Knight
forward to working with these organizations
throughout the next year and watching their projects unfold.”
2017 Connected Communities Grant Recipients The following projects have been approved by the Foundation and will be funded by Connected Communities grants:
Columbia Children’s Theatre;
Palmetto Luna Arts;
The Flatbed Truck Theatre Series
Latino Arts in Motion
Columbia Film Society;
South Carolina Philharmonic;
Indie Grits: Two Cities
Conduct the Phil
Columbia Museum of Art;
Sumter County Museum;
We Speak: Celebrating Women in the Arts
Temple Sinai Jewish History Museum
FoodShare;
Vista Neighborhood Association;
Community Cooks: Creating a New Sense of Connection in a Public Housing Neighborhood through the Creation of a Community Kitchen
Friends of Lexington Main Library; Summer Reading Program
Historic Columbia; Hampton-Preston Garden Phase 2 Rehabilitation
Orangeburg County Fine Arts Centers; Arts Center Renovation
Utility Box Wraps
Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network; Seen and Heard: Women and Girls in the Midlands top: vista neighborhood association’s utility box wraps bottom: volunteers having fun at lexington main library’s summary reading program
For more information on Connected Communities and the funded projects, visit www.yourfoundation.org under Community Impact.
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Foundation Welcomes New Donors at Reception On September 7th, Central Carolina Community Foundation staff and board of trustees thanked our newest donors, who established funds between July 2016 and June 2017. The following funds were recognized at the event: Phoebe S. Callahan Fund Columbia Cares Fund Consolidated Multiple Listing Service Fund Steve and Kathy Creech Charitable Fund Hootie and the Blowfish Back to School Roundup Gerald L. and Judith M. Davis Charitable Fund Judith M. Davis Legacy Tuition Based Scholarship Fund for Nursing Judith M. Davis Legacy Tuition Based Scholarship for Nursing Certificates Judith M. Davis Legacy Leadership Fund Judith Monastra Davis Leadership Fund John and Meg Garrison Charitable Fund Catherine H. and Richard M. Kennedy III Family Fund Marcus Lattimore Foundation Mable Wannamaker Leadley Unendowed Fund Terry L. Linder Opportunity Scholarship Lynches River Conservation Fund The Original Six Foundation FBO One SC Karen and John Wayne Parrish Fund Key and Penny Powell Endowment Fund Remensnyder Family Fund Saluda Shoals District Thrash Family Charitable Fund Trenholm Road United Methodist Church Foundation Wesley United Methodist Church Scholarship
clockwise from top left: erin johnson, cathy kennedy, richard kennedy, and joann turnquist; walter chastain jr.; joe berry, sharon bryant; tony nalley and richard davis
Getting Out of Generosity’s Way CCCF has joined forces with the Community Foundation Public Awareness Initiative to stand up for Donor Advised Funds Americans are an exceedingly generous bunch. According to the publication Giving USA: The
People in the United States devoted
Annual Report on Philanthropy, people in the
$390 billion+
United States devoted over $390 billion to charitable causes in 2016. A whopping 72% of that figure,
to charitable causes in 2016
around $281 billion, came not from corporations or big-box foundations but from individuals-hardworking, everyday Americans contributing to the causes they care about so deeply. With this
claim they are “asset shelters” that make little to no
removes for future generations the greater and
to local families and individuals becomes crystal
impact on the communities they serve.
greater dividends that only DAFs invested for
clear. To maximize the impact of their gifts, these
CCCF has joined forces with the Community
the long-term can provide. The Community
donors need tailor-made investment strategies that
Foundation Public Awareness Initiative, an advocacy
suit their long-term philanthropic goals--investment
network of over 100 charitable organizations across
strategies that organizations like Central Carolina
the country, in an effort to combat this campaign
Community Foundation (CCCF) are uniquely
of misinformation. In an appeal to Senator Orrin
equipped to provide.
Hatch (R., Utah), Chairman of the Senate Finance
statistic in mind, the value of community foundations
The donor-advised fund (DAF), a staple of charitable giving for decades, is one such strategy. Established at community foundations and other public charities by people of every income bracket, DAFs are ideal vehicles for sustainable, multigenerational philanthropy; investments make gains over time, and donors can recommend how the money should be distributed. In spite of their overwhelming success as a tool for encouraging family and
Committee, DAF critics championed “timed payouts”--mandatory disbursal periods that would require that DAFs be drained of all their assets following ten years of “inactivity”--as a solution to curb the purported excesses of these indispensible tools. The hunger for instant gratification driving this appeal obscures the fact that DAFS are long-term investments in communities designed to remain, for the most part, as perpetual giving vehicles.
individual philanthropy, DAFs have been willfully
Draining these accounts of their funds and directing
mischaracterized on the national stage by some who
all of their resources to charitable causes immediately
Foundation Public Awareness Initiative sees new hope in a piece of bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators John Thune (R., South Dakota) and Bob Casey (D., Pennsylvania) called the Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year (CHARITY) Act. The act simplifies a complex tax structure that can impede community foundations from utilizing invested dollars to their fullest extent, and incentivizes charitable giving from business people and retirement-age donors through deductions and breaks. It’s time to get out of generosity’s way, to help everyday Americans realize their philanthropic ambitions, however big or small. The CHARITY Act constitutes the first major step in doing so. — by Luke Hodges
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Mark Your Calendar Don’t miss out on these upcoming events
Midlands Gives Registration
Philanthropist’s Forum
Soul of Philanthropy Exhibit
Deadline December 19, 2017 www.midlandsgives.org
Friday, January 19, 2018 The Four Traditions of Philanthropy
February 10, 2018 - May 6, 2018 Richland Main Library
Registration for the fifth annual Midlands
Elizabeth M. Lynn, founder and director of the Center for Civic Reflection at Valparaiso University will be in Columbia for a speech and book signing. She examines “three distinctive philanthropic traditions” in the United States: philanthropy as relief, as improvement, and as social reform. She then proposes a fourth philanthropic tradition, that of “civic engagement,” which aims to build up connections among ordinary citizens and promote discovery of new ways of understanding common concerns. She offers us the opportunity to think about our own activities of giving and serving in the larger landscape of American philanthropy. Plan to join us for this enlightening presentation.
Save the date for GIVING BACK: THE SOUL OF PHILANTHROPY REFRAMED AND EXHIBITED, a groundbreaking museum exhibition that explores the African-American philanthropy experience and giving traditions grounded in faith, mutuality, responsibility and social justice. The exhibit’s co-presenters, CCCF, Richland Library and Women Engaged are collaborating to present a series of educational events and celebrations of giving. To learn more about how you can get involved, visit www.yourfoundation.org/SoulSC or contact soulsc@yourfoundation.org.
Gives event is now open! The 2018 event will take place on May 1, 2018. Nonprofits interested in participating can register at www.midlandsgives.org.
Foundation Donors Make an Impact A snapshot of how your giving is making a difference.
The following information are from grants recommended by Community Foundation donors from their funds from July 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017.
Top Five Grant Areas: Community Improvement Education and Scholarships
On September 19, the City of Columbia
Top Five Grants by Dollar Amount: Columbia International University
$666,667
Human Services
TEACH Foundation $175,000
Faith-Based
Coker College $150,000
Health
Shandon Baptist Church $175,000 The Nurturing Center $75,075
Harvest Hope Food Bank
6 grants:
6
Glenforest School
Heartworks Ministry, Inc./
5 grants: 5 grants:
Jubilee Academy
Community Center
United Way of the Midlands
hosted their 3rd annual Park(ing) day, an event where citizens, artists and activists
$5,500 for 22 minigrants
collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into temporary public places. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Donor Advised Fund partnered with One Columbia to provide $250 mini-grants, which reimbursed up to 22 participants for
Nonprofits Who Received Largest Number of Grants: 7 grants: 6 grants:
Grant Spotlight
Katie & Irwin Kahn Jewish
the costs of materials.