Annual Report 2019

ANNUAL REPORT

A THRIVING ABILENE, ENDOWED

FOREVER

Katie Alford, President/CEO Yvonne Batts, Board Chair

We are particularly excited to share this year’s report with you, because it unveils and embodies our new mission and vision statements. These statements capture the essence of what we do and why we do it.

Our mission is simple. The Community Foundation of Abilene empowers people to make a lasting charitable impact on our community. That is why we exist. We empower our donors to leave a legacy of supporting the causes they care about, whether it be housing the homeless, feeding the hungry, enriching our community through arts and culture, helping students further their education, providing access to healthcare, preserving history or anything else that enhances our community.

Our vision statement is also simple. It is for a thriving Abilene, endowed forever. The more endowed assets we have to benefit our community, the greater the ability for Abilene to grow and thrive. This past year, we reached a new record high of total assets – $138 million. What this means for Abilene’s future is exciting to think about! We granted out more than $8 million over the past year based on our donors’ charitable interests. Of the total granted out, $6.5 million stayed here in Abilene. The more we can endow Abilene, the greater that number becomes. This is why we believe that an endowed Abilene yields a thriving Abilene.

I hope you enjoy reading through this report. You will see how donors are doing just what our mission states – making a lasting charitable impact on our community through endowment funds they have established at CFA. Grants from our donors’ funds have made impactful grants to meaningful causes over the years, and, through the power of endowment, they can continue to grow and make grants for years to come.

We welcome you to be part of our mission and vision. You can make a lasting charitable impact on our community and help pursue our vision for a thriving Abilene, endowed forever.

The Community Foundation of Abilene empowers people to make a lasting charitable impact on our community. We connect donors to causes they care about, manage strategic investments to preserve our endowments, make grants that align with donor intent, respond to community needs and provide philanthropic leadership to enhance Abilene’s future, today.

WE CONNECT DONORS TO CAUSES THEY CARE ABOUT.

We empower people to make a lasting charitable impact on our community.

OUR MISSION:

WE MANAGE STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS TO PRESERVE OUR ENDOWMENTS.

First, we listen. We want to know what matters to you. Then, we help you identify the organizations doing work in those fields. Together, we’ll develop a charitable giving strategy to maximize your ability to impact the identified causes.

This is what we mean by lasting impact. When you establish an endowment fund to support the causes you care about, we invest the principal gift to help the fund grow. Our investment team includes our investment committee, investment consultant and investment managers who work together to carefully and thoughtfully protect and grow these assets for long-term sustainability.

WE MAKE GRANTS THAT ALIGN WITH DONOR INTENT.

Now for the fun part! Growth from your fund is used to make grants to the nonprofit causes that interest you. Because of our strategic investments, your fund has the potential to eventually grant out more money than the amount of your initial gift, making an even bigger impact on our community.

WE RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS.

We do this in a number of ways. Our unrestricted funds give us the flexibility to support the changing needs in our community. Our donor-advised fundholders can also respond to emerging needs by recommending grants from their funds as needs arise.

WE PROVIDE PHILANTHROPIC LEADERSHIP.

Our commitment to this community goes beyond grantmaking. We use our resources to equip local nonprofits with knowledge and skills to effectively carry out their missions. One example of how we do this is by offering free quarterly educational workshops for nonprofits.

THE PURPOSE? TO ENHANCE ABILENE’S FUTURE, TODAY.

It’s all about making our community better. We believe the power of endowment makes this possible. Abilene is filled with people working to make a positive impact every day. It’s our mission to make that impact lasting.

DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS

This type of fund gives you the flexibility to recommend which nonprofit causes receive grants from your fund each year.

Donor-Advised funds generated in grants.

Brady Bradshaw doesn’t just like sharks. He LOVES them.

“My favorite shark would pretty much be the Mako shark,” said the 9-year-old on a toasty summer day at the Abilene Zoo.

It was on this day that he met Caroline Haney, a girl his age with whom he quickly formed a unique bond.

“We’ve both been through similar things, and it’s just nice to know someone else knows what you’re feeling,” said Caroline.

Brady lives with a congenital heart defect, and Caroline has fought a battle with cancer. Both have had wishes fulfilled by Make-A-Wish. Caroline went to Disney World, and Brady went to Disney World to – you guessed it – swim with sharks.

“I wanted to swim with any shark. I didn’t care what it was!”

CFA arranged for Caroline’s family to meet Brady and his family because of a connection the two didn’t even know they shared. Mike and Julie Denny, Caroline’s grandparents, have a donor-advised fund at CFA.

Inspired by Caroline’s journey, the Dennys have recommended grants from their fund to Make-AWish, thus supporting wishes like Brady’s.

“I know what Brady has been through and what Caroline has been through,” said Mike Denny. “It’s an important thing to us and pretty emotional.”

Swimming with sharks was an experience Brady will never forget, and it meant more to him than the sheer thrill of it.

“What has inspired me throughout this process is that Make-A-Wish has given other children and me possibilities to have a dream to see this or that, something that they want.”

See the video of Brady and Caroline’s day at the zoo at cfabilene.org/impact.

Left: (L to R) Wyatt Bradshaw, Brady Bradshaw, Caroline Haney, Tom Haney. Above: Brady swimming with sharks at Disney World.

Patricia agrees.

A trip to the doctor’s office, for many of us, means hopping in the car and driving across town. Or, we might have a family member or friend drive us. Not everyone has this luxury.

“In the beginning, I would wonder how I was going to get back and forth to different appointments that were up here,” said Patricia Waddell about her commutes to and from the ResourceCare clinic in Clyde, where she receives care.

Disability in Action fills the gap for people like Patricia who lack access to affordable transportation and cannot always pay for public transport.

The nonprofit received a $15,000 discretionary grant in fall of 2018 to support Transportation Works, a program to provide same-day transportation for citizens with disabilities. It’s the only service in town known to provide same-day transportation for citizens with disabilities, free of charge.

We introduced Patricia to CFA board member Ian Nickerson, whose mother has utilized the Transportation Works service in the past.

“Having Disability in Action was a blessing for her and for me. It kind of took some of the worry and concern away, knowing that she could get to those very important appointments.”

Ian rode along with Patricia to one of her appointments, experiencing first-hand the impact of the CFA grant.

“I realize even more so now, it’s more than just getting a ride,” said Ian about Disability in Action’s services.

“They’ve helped me out with Medicare papers and stuff like that, things that I’m really not too good on . . . They’ve actually been a godsend.”

See the video of Ian and Patricia’s ride-along at cfabilene.org/impact

“I realize even more so now, it’s more than just getting a ride”

Above: CFA board member Ian Nickerson and Disability in Action participant Patricia Waddell.

UNRESTRICTED & FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS

CFA offers two types of grant cycles for nonprofits to apply for funding – Discretionary grant cycles and Field of Interest grant cycles.

Discretionary grant cycles are made possible by Unrestricted funds, which give CFA the flexibility to respond to emerging needs in the community. Field of Interest funds are established by donors with a passion for a specific cause area, and nonprofits serving that cause can apply for grants from these funds.

Field of Interest grant cycles generated

Unrestricted Grant Cycles generated in grants.

in grants.

Emily and Michael Breninger recently adopted their third child, turning their family of four into a family of five.

“The fact that I now have three kids for certain that are my own and the chance to . . . give them stability and a house with love and care has definitely been what I have enjoyed the most about the whole process,” said Michael about the adoptions, which were the result of Big Country CASA’s mission.

Big Country CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is a local nonprofit that trains community volunteers to serve as advocates for abused and neglected children in the court system.

CFA fundholders Carolyn and John Beckham care deeply about the work CASA is doing to help these children and connect them to loving homes, which is why they have recommended grants from their Donor-Advised fund to support CASA.

“We cannot afford to not take action with these children,” said Carolyn. “They’re just too precious and too important to our future.”

CASA also has its own Agency Designated fund at CFA, which can provide a lasting source of income for the nonprofit, ensuring it has resources to further its mission for years to come.

“CASA at its heart is about trying to make for brighter futures,” said Carolyn. “It is about everyone working together to make sure that no child slips through the cracks of an overburdened foster care system. It is about second chances, and sometimes new beginnings. But above all else, it is about making sure that children are loved and have a safe place to live, to grow and thrive.”

See the video featuring the Beckhams and Breninger family at cfabilene.org/impact.

Above: Emily and Michael Breninger at the adoption of their third child, Elissa, June 24, 2019.

Right: John and Carolyn Beckham with Emily and Michael Breninger and children.

DESIGNATED FUNDS

These funds establish a lasting source of income for a specific nonprofit organization. The fund can be established by a donor or the nonprofit agency itself.

Designated funds generated in grants.

JEAN HAYS

If ever there lived a woman who loved and gave back to her community, it was Jean Hays.

See the video tribute to Jean Hays at cfabilene.org/legacy.

“I think it’s a true testament to who Jean was and who Curly was, that they stewarded their funds and that they’re going to make an amazing impact on many, many lives.”

Jean passed away in 2018, leaving gifts to six nonprofits, including the Community Foundation of Abilene. What the organizations didn’t immediately know was how great the gifts would be — $1.5 million each.

The gift to CFA supports the Jean and Curly Hays Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships to college students who have reached at least their junior year of college. This gift will grant out an additional $60,000 in scholarships each year.

“That’s huge,” said CFA President/CEO Katie Alford. “It will be able to help more students and will be able to help at a much higher level.”

Because of Jean’s humility, none of the nonprofit beneficiaries expected the gifts would be so large.

NELLE & RALPH HOOKS

Nelle and Ralph Hooks understood the importance of giving CFA the ability to fund the changing needs in our community.

They left an unrestricted estate gift, which will support our discretionary grant cycles.

Curly Hays, Jean’s Husband, was also passionate about helping students acheive their educational goals.

LAVERN ROEDER

Lavern Roeder left an IRA to benefit three different CFA funds: The Ralph and Lavern Donnell Designated Fund, which supports Meals on Wheels and First Central Presbyterian Church, The Ralph and Lavern Donnell Scholarship and The Ralph and Lavern Donnell Unrestricted Fund.

LEGACY SOCIETY

Jim M. Alexander

Katie and Jason Alford

Grady Barr

Ann Bridwell

Nancy Brock

Caroline Cammack

Kelly and Paul Cannon

Jo and Joe Ed Canon

Mary Lynn and Jimmie Cantrell

Carl Childers

Thomas W. Choate

Joy and Glen Churchill

Kenneth L. Conrad

Mary and Vance Cooksey

Jackie and Bart Cox

Jana and Joe Crawford

Kay and Ray Denkhoff

Mike Dudley

Lale and B.J. Estes

Linda and Glenn Files

Ann and Douglas Ford

Loretta Fulton

Nina Gifford

Mary and Larry Gill

Cindy and Robert Hanna

Marilyn J. Jacobs

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

Patricia and Delbert C. Hess

Myra and Paul A. Johnson

These members have named CFA as a beneficiary through their estate.

Jane P. Jones

Phillip P. Johnson

Beverly Kitzman

Gloria McDaniel

Angela Nicolini

Cynthia Pearson

John E. Pearson

Wanda Ragsdale

Rozlyn and Jerry Love

Nancy and Ross L. Jones

Becky and Jack Rentz

Karen and Jack Rich

Michelle and Scott Senter

Kathy and Philip Morehead

Scholarship funds generated in college scholarships

Nita and Steve Slaton

Donniece Smith

Norma (Sug) Springer

James D. Tittle

Jamie Villegas

Courtney Vletas

Rhonda and David Webb

Kathy and Jim Webster

Linda White

Bill and Joni Wood

Bill Wright

We hosted the third annual Abilene Gives, a 24-hour day of giving to benefit local nonprofit organizations. The community knocked it out of the park!

$730,000

Total raised on the giving day

Donors gave during the giving day

Participating nonprofits from Abilene and surrounding areas

Poppy Crowe reads to children and their families at the NCCIL Popcorn and Pajamas event.

Katie Alford with Marelyn Shedd and Ron Butler of First Financial Bank at the FFB Block Party.

Junior League of Abilene participating in Abilene Gives events.

When a destructive tornado hit Abilene on May 18, the Community Foundation of Abilene responded that very day, establishing the Abilene Disaster Relief Fund as a safe and effective way for people to donate and support Abilenians directly impacted by tornado damage.

CFA and the United Way of Abilene proudly joined forces in a unified effort to raise and distribute funds. Together, we raised more than $500,000 for relief and recovery efforts.

STRONG

More than half was granted out within weeks of the storm, helping people with essential, immediate needs. The remaining funds are being used for long-term rebuilding projects.

Our ability to respond quickly during a crisis is a direct reflection of the Abilene community’s generosity and determination to help our neighbors in time of need.

Learn more about how funds have been granted out at cfabilene.org/tornado-relief

for relief and recovery efforts.

Above:

2019 GRANTEES

4-Way Ministry Outreach

Abilene Cultural Affairs Council/ Abilene Arts Alliance

Abilene Big Country Chapter of AMBUCS

Abilene Community Theatre

Abilene Performing Arts Company

Abilene Philharmonic Association

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Abilene Zoological Society Advocates for Camp Able Alliance for Women & Children

Big Country Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

Chorus Abilene

Children’s Performing Art Series

Kenley School

Noah Project

City of Abilene Recreation Division

Connecting Caring Communities

Food Bank of West Central Texas

International Rescue Committee

Joseph Thomas Foundation

Junior Achievement

Keep Abilene Beautiful

New Horizons (Audrey Grace House)

Regional Victim Crisis Center

St. John’s Episcopal School

The Grace Museum

Young Audiences

Young Life

The Friends of the Community Foundation is a core group of supporters whose membership contributes to our administrative and operational costs.

Grady Barr

Total Grant Amount: $104,338

Mary and Bob Gee

Mary and Larry Gill

Marilyn and Jeff Goodin

Vicki and Jeff Graham

Christie and Gerald Galbraith

Louise and Robert Lockhart

Marilyn and K.O. Long

Rozlyn and Jerry Love

Jackie and Roger Love

Ellen and Kirk Massey

Membership starts at $200 per year. cfabilene.org/friends

Jim Alexander

Katie and Jason Alford

Barbara and Lynn Anderson

Yvonne and Ron Batts

Carolyn and John Beckham

Peggy Beckham

Paula and Russell Berry

Debbie and Downing Bolls

Rhonda and Leroy Bolt

Gina and Tucker Bridwell

Lou and Robert Briley

Nancy Brock

Donna and Tommy Broyles

Glenda and David Buhrmann

Lynda and Bart Calcote

Kelly and Paul Cannon

Jo and Joe Ed Canon

Nancy and Jay Capra

Nell and Jerry Carter

Linda and Sam Chase

Virginia and Dewayne Chitwood

Joy and Glen Churchill

Cay and Steve Collins

Lynette and Charles Coody

Laura and Dave Copeland

Carol and Vic Corley

Lota Zoth and Cary Corthron

Roxy and Bill Cox

Jana and Joe Crawford

Weeze Daniel

Lynn and Bud Darby

Jo Ann and Louie Bob Davis

Gary DeShazo

Rudith and Don Drennan

Scott Dueser

Laurie and Bob Eagle

Barbara Edwards

Jean Kay and Chuck Erwin

Lale and B.J. Estes

Shellie and Sam Evans

Star and Ray Ferguson

Doris Miller and Don Fitzgibbons

Ann and Doug Ford

Deonna and Gary Galbraith

Rhonda and Tim Graves

Gayle and Robert Gray

Helen Groves

Chris and Kade Matthews

Molyan Haynes

Holly and Jim Hays

Marilyn Hitt

Annabel House

Tina Hunter

Melody Hunt

Suzie and Gary Shahan

Marelyn and Glen Shedd

Nita and Steve Slaton

Kim and Jim Snyder

Kaye and Dick Spalding

Kay and Randy Spiva

Jane Jones

Ann and Jack Griggs

Beverly and Russell Guthrie

Carol and Lanny Hall

Rae Ann and Lee Hamilton

Callie and Lee Hampton

Kaye Price-Hawkins and Joe Hawkins

Becca and Scott Hibbs

Linda and Barry Hoefer

Eleanor and Robert Hoppe

Edwina and Loyd Hopper

J.V. and Gerald Johnson

Patsy and George Jones

Nancy and Ross Jones

Leigh and Greg King

Dottie and Gilbert Korman

Regina and Tim Lancaster

Nanci and Ken Liles

Sylvia and Gary McCaleb

Gloria McDaniel

Sharon and Mike McDonald

Doris and Bobby Melson

Pam and Royce Money

Becky and Ronnie Nail

Julie and Buddy Napier

Tootsie and George Nichols

Danna and Eric Oliver

Jacki and Jimmy Parker

Sue and Robert Patton

Shirley and John Poe

Dot Pope

Jack Ramsey

Billye Proctor-Shaw and Glynn Ray

Charlotte and Harry Reaugh

Becky and Jack Rentz

Diana and Miller Richert

Karen and Jack Rich

Marinda Robertson

Lavern Roeder

J. Edward Sartain

Sue and Eric Schackmuth

Lila and Bill Senter

Michelle and Scott Senter

Steve Senter

Patsy and Jerry Strader

Carolyn Strain

Cindy and Mike Sullivan

Karen and David Swearingen

Jana and John Thacker

Jimmy Tittle

Jane and David Todd

Mary and Zane Travis

June and Jimmy Walker

Kathy and Jim Webster

Frances and Doug Williamson

Bernice and Bobbie Wolfe

Bill Wright, Jr.

Bev and Don Wright

Jeannie and Mike Young

Kaye Price-Hawkins and Joe Hawkins pose at the annual Friends Breakfast

Future Fund members pose at a concert benefiting CFA

TOTAL

FISCAL YEAR 2019 — July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019

GRANTMAKING

Total grants made since CFA founding in 1985 $111,431,859

Total grants awarded in FY 2019 This includes all grants from all fund types $8,141,929

FIELD OF INTEREST GRANTS: $115,018

APC Endowment Fund for Mental Health: $70,700

Pat Meleen Vaughn Fund for the Humane Treatment of Animals: $19,500

Pat Meleen Vaughn Fund for the Celebration of Life: $24,818

Total Assets by Fund Type

$135,146,474

COMPETITIVE GRANT CYCLES

CFA offers four opportunities each year for nonprofits to apply for grants – unrestricted cycles in the spring and fall, a field of interest cycle mid-year, and a Future Fund grant cycle at the beginning of the year. Regional organizations also have their own grant cycles serving nonprofits in their regions.

Unrestricted Grants: $605k

Field of Interest Grants: $115k

Regional Organization Grants: $174k

Future Fund Grants: $104k

Abilene Arts Alliance

Abilene Black Chamber of Commerce

Abilene Christian University

Abilene Crime Stoppers, Inc.

Abilene Education Foundation

Abilene Hope Haven, Inc.

Abilene Performing Arts Company

Abilene Philharmonic Association

Abilene Police Foundation

Abilene Recovery Council

Abilene Youth Sports Authority

Adult Protective Services Partners

Advocates for Camp Able

Alliance for Women and Children

BCFS Abilene Transition Center

Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star

Big Country Court Appointed Special Advocates, Inc.

Cancer Services Network

Center for Contemporary Arts

Children’s Performing Arts Series

Chorus Abilene

City of Abilene, Community Services

Disability in Action

FaithWorks of Abilene, Inc.

Goodwill West Texas

Hardin-Simmons University

Harmony Family Services

Houses for Healing

Joseph Thomas Foundation

Junior Achievement of Abilene

Kenley School

Lone Star Victims Advocacy Project

Make-A-Wish of North Texas

Meals on Wheels Plus, Inc.

Minda St. Child Development Center

National Alliance on Mental Illness Abilene

National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature

New Horizons (Audrey Grace House)

Noah Project

Old Jail Art Center

Presbyterian Medical Care Mission

Regional Victim Crisis Center

Special Olympics Texas, Inc.

St. John’s Episcopal School

St. Mark’s Baby Room

Strength for Life Foundation

Swenson House

Taylor Jones Humane Society

Texas Ramp Project

The Grace Museum

The Salvation Army of Abilene

United Methodist Service Center & Food Pantries

West Central Texas Regional Foundation

West Texas Homeless Network

Young Audiences of Abilene

Young Life Abilene

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AUDIT The Foundation annually engages the services of an independent accounting firm to perform an audit of the Foundation’s Financial Statements. As part of its audit, the firm also reviews the internal controls and various policies and procedures to ensure the Foundation staff is adhering to the most current accounting practices. The Foundation’s auditor,

and

Certified

Accountants. Audits and the IRS Form 990s are available upon request. note: This is a preliminary financial statement

UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

These funds support any range of charitable causes and are not restricted to a designated field, allowing the Foundation flexibility to respond to emerging needs.

Abilene Alpha Endowment

Administrative Endowment

Administrative Endowment II

Jim and Jerri Alexander Fund

Ruth Guitar Alexander Memorial

Benjamin T. Allen Memorial

Mildred Morris Austin Memorial

Richard and Betty Bacon Fund

Carolyn and Harwell Fund

Grady and Ann Barr Fund

Bob & Peggy Beckham Family Fund

Mrs. L.H. Beckham Fund

Arthur, Dana and Cindy Beitscher Memorial Fund

Glenn and Lylia Bennett Fund for Nolan County

Tucker and Gina Bridwell Fund

Cade and Katie Browning Fund

Ruth and Lee Caldwell Fund

Joe Ed and Jo Canon Fund

Jimmie and Mary Lynn Cantrell Fund

Jane Childers Fund

Ruth Ann Choate Legacy Fund

Community Foundation

Memorial Fund

Harold and Pat Crawford Fund

J Neil Daniel Fund

Ray and Kay Denkhoff

Charitable Fund

Joy and Gary DeShazo Fund

Ralph and Lavern Donnell Fund

J. Henry Doscher Charitable Fund

Mack and Helen Eplen Memorial Fund

Dr. B.J. and Lale Estes Fund

Louis S. Gee and Bobbie A. Gee Fund

Larry and Mary Gill Fund

Jean K. Hays*

Robert and Marilyn Hitt

Eddie and Nelda Hodges Fund

Ralph and Nelle Hooks Fund

Paul and Myra Johnson Fund

A.V. Jones Family Fund

Bennie and Diane Jones Fund

Cearley and Jane Kinard Fund

Cearley and Ruby Kinard Fund

Derwood and Billie Langston

William R. Lutz Memorial Fund

J.D. and Elsie Magee Family Fund

Eileen Taylor Massey Memorial Fund

Raymond and Gloria McDaniel Fund

SM and Portia Moore Fund

Bob and Maggy Morford Fund

Moss Charities Fund

Linda Murphy Fund

Syd and Evelyn Niblo Fund

Dian G. Owen Fund

Dr. Jack and Joy Ramsey Fund

Wayne V. and Marie Ramsey Fund

Sam and Susan Reeves Fund

Mel Richards Memorial Fund

$649,614 awarded

Senter Family Fund

Carl S. Shoults, Jr. Fund

Susan Stroud Fund

Bob and Elaine Surovik Fund

Jim and Doris Taylor Fund

Gail and Howard Tobin Fund

TOMSCO Investments Fund

Pat Meleen Vaughn Fund

Coy and Elizabeth Gene Warren Fund

Whitten Family Fund

Howard and Hope Wilkins Fund

Allen and Mary Wright Fund

John A. Wright Memorial Fund

Dr. T.D. Young Fund

DONOR DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS $2,024,486 awarded

Donors establish these funds to specify that the income or assets support a specific charitable organization.

12th Armored Division Memorial Museum Fund

Abilene Education Foundation Fund

Abilene Heritage Square Project Fund (non-endowed)

Abilene Philharmonic Fund

Abilene Police Foundation (non-endowed)

Carolyn and Harwell Barber Fund for United Way

Beckham Family Fund for Ben Richey Boys Ranch

Beitscher Family Fund for the Abilene Philharmonic Association

Catherine M. Benson and Joseph Chaffin Benson Fund for the Abilene Opera Association

Don Bierwagen Fund for the Barbershop Harmony Society

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Abilene Fund established by Norma Springer

Boys and Girls Club of Abilene Fund established anonymously in honor of Dian Graves Owen

Buffalo Gap Historic Village

Ruth and Bill Burton Fund for First Church of Christ, Scientist, Abilene

Guy Caldwell Western Heritage Fund for Hardin-Simmons University

Martha Scott Carlson Fund for Abilene Education Foundation GIFT Grants Center for Contemporary Arts

Harold and Pat Crawford Fund for the Alliance for Women and Children

Amber and Bill Cree Fund for Abilene Zoo and Hendrick Home for Children

Day Nursery of Abilene

Ralph and Lavern Donnell*

Doscher Fund for the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest

J. Henry Doscher Fund for The Grace Museum

Judy Dudley Memorial GIFT Fund

Douglas and Ann Ford Fund for Disability Resources, Inc.

The Grace Museum

The Grace Museum Building Maintenance

The Grace Museum Director's Endowment

Paul and Sara Graham Fund for McMurry Basketball*

Robert and Anita Herren Memorial Fund for Haskell

Robert and Marilyn Hitt Charitable Home Again West Texas (HAWT)* (nonendowed)

Homeless - Abilene Coalition (non-endowed)

ICAN Curtis Home Project Fund (non-endowed)

Indigent Care Fund for Taylor County

Kenneth and Marilyn Jacobs Fund for Education

Marvin and Nancy Norman Jones Fund for Winters

Morgan and Jessie Jones Fund for Day Nursery of Abilene and The Grace Museum

Jerry and Rozlyn Love

Dr. Donald McDonald Fund for Children's Health

Maggy Morford Fund for St. John's Episcopal School

Mulberry Canyon VFD

Mulberry Canyon VFD Building (non-endowed)

Jim and Bobbi Naler Fund for Abilene State Supported Living Center

Narrow Gate Foundation established by John E. Pearson and Sons

National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature

Marion and Harry Neeb Fund for Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Hazel F. Nunn Fund for the Nolan County Library

Dian Graves Owen Fund for St. John's Episcopal School Historic Paramount Theatre

Paramount Theatre Fund for Excellence

Lois Caldwell Peck Fund for Cancer Services Network

Rescue the Animals

Rescue the Animals Spay and Neuter Rock Ranch Fund*

Safe Families for Children in Abilene

Wade Scoggins Memorial Fund for Young Life of Abilene

Herbert A. and Emma Bell Seidel and W. Alan Swagerty Fund for Meals on Wheels

Senter Family Fund for Abilene Hope Haven

Shackelford County Community Resource Center

Major Charles Paul Shearn, III Memorial Fund for Shearn Elementary, Houston, TX

Ruby Shelton Endowment Fund for the Alliance for Women and Children

Hudson and Martha Smart

Dick and Kaye Spalding Fund for Serenity House

St. John's Episcopal School

St. John's Episcopal School Excellence

St. John's Episcopal School Headmaster

Swenson House Fund established by David and Sue Stubbeman

Taliaferro Fund for St. John's Episcopal School

Dick and Beverly Tarpley Fund for Abilene Philharmonic and Abilene Zoo

Taylor Jones Humane Society

Texas Veterans Cemetery - Vietnam Memorial (non-endowed)

Victor and Janet Vadney

Pat Meleen Vaughn

Robert, Elsie and Roberta Watters

Elwood B. and Shug Webb

Jim and Kathy Webster

Grace Westfall Memorial

Wheat Family Fund for Winters

Jim Wilburn Memorial Fund for No Need for Need, Fisher and Nolan County Areas

Bill and Alice Wright Fund

Wright Fund for Photography for The Grace Museum

George and Marie Yaeger Fund for the Abilene Philharmonic Association

*New Funds

DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS

Donor advised funds allow donors to recommend grants to a range of charitable causes throughout the year.

LIMITED

Abilene Automotive Education

Alliance*

Abilene Fire Dept.

Gary Ackers

David and Kay Alexander

Jim and Jerri Alexander

Mike Alexander

Mac and Marjorie Andrews

Furniture

Tiffany and Craig Armstrong

Bahlman-Stehle Fund

Rob and Julie Beckham

Glenn and Lydia Bennett

Charles and Leigh Black

Price and Nancy Brock

Jimmie and Mary Lynn Cantrell

Carl Childers

Condley and Company

ENDOWED

Janice and Bob Allen

Lynn and Barbara Anderson

Anonymous

Steve Arthur Family Foundation

Dr. Terry Bawcom Family

Jeannette and Josh Black *

Jane Varner Beard

Bob and Peggy Beckham

John and Carolyn Beckham

Rob and Julie Beckham

Bridwell Family Foundation

Tucker and Gina Bridwell

Tucker S. Bridwell

Ruth and Bill Burton Family

Dave and Laura Copeland

Bart and Jackie Cox

Mrs. J Neil (Weeze) Daniel

Ben M. and Bonnie Davis

Davis-Kinard

Andrew David Durham

David and Sindy Durham

Wendy Hanks Durham

Bob and Laurie Eagle

B.J. and Lale Estes

Ray and Star Ferguson

Emily T. Files Charitable

First Financial Bankshares

Employee Disaster Relief

Doris Miller and Don

Fitzgibbons

Dot and Jesse C. Fletcher and Melissa Fletcher

Clifton and Shirley Caldwell

Ruth and Lee Caldwell Family

Paul and Kelly Cannon

Jay and Nancy Capra

Deborah Carson

Coleman Family

Sally and Bill Core

Dr. Brady Cox Memorial

Denny Family Foundation

Gil and Holly DeShazo

Charitable

Files Family Foundation

Emily T. Files

J.B. and Patricia Fooshee

Gerald and Christie Galbraith

Dr. Bill and Barbara Gee Gandy

Gee Family

Louis and Bobbie L. Gee

Master Sgt. Randy Gillespie

Memorial

Lee and Callie Hampton

Carol and Bill Haynes

Leonard R. Hoffman

Shay Shelton Hoffman

John and Tina Hunter

In As Much

Paul and Myra Johnson

Bennie R. and Diane Jones

Keeble Family*

Henry and Beverly Kitzman

Mark and Diana Layton

Life to Life

Lee and Callie Hampton

Barbara B. Hardy

Kaye Price-Hawkins and Joe Hawkins*

Jean K. Hays Charitable

Delbert C. and Patricia A. Hess

Eleanor and Robert Hoppe

J2K Charitable

JVM Family Fund*

Dwain and Mona Jones Foundation*

Jane and Otis Jones

Jeff and Susan Jones Family

Blake Alan Korman Memorial

$2,778,325 awarded

Robert and Louise Lockhart

Mathis Family*

Sandip and Mishi Mathur

The McDonald Family

McM Baseball Alumni Association

Bobby and Doris Melson

Melson Family

Memorial Day Fund*

Barbara and Bynum Miers

Kayren and John Mingus in Memory of Roy Helen Mingus

Ackers

Bob and Maggy Morford

Tabitha Newcomb

Syd and Evelyn Niblo

C. Christine Nichols

Jack and Becky Rentz

Gerald and Bettye Lawler

James V. Lawrence Estate

M.A.D. Foundation

Tim and Debbie Manley

Lynn Beckham Marderosian

Raymond and Gloria McDaniel

Hillary Moore*

Kathy and Phil Morehead

Terrell Tone Owen Memorial

Bush Ramsey

Rick and Pam Rhodes Family

Charles E. and Erin Schroeder

Family Charities

Nellie Parramore Sellers

AGENCY DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS

Rich Family

Lynn and Carl Roeder Family*

Senter Family Foundation

Shelton Family Foundation

Sweetser Family

T & T Family Foundation

Trio Sharegiver Community

Two Creeks Ranch

James S. Westfall Memorial

Stanley and Claudie Wilson

Bernice and Bobbie Wolfe*

Allen and Mary Wright

Bill and Alice Wright

*New Funds

Scott and Michelle Senter

Charitable

H.L. Shaw Memorial

David Taubert Memorial

Ruby and Raymond Thomason,

Sr. Foundation

Trio Sharegiver Community

Wood Family

Bill and Alice Wright Family Foundation

*New Funds

$563,955 awarded

These are designated funds established by nonprofit organizations to create a source of revenue to support their programs and/or operations.

12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

Abilene Arts Alliance

Abilene Community Band

Abilene Education Foundation

Abilene Education-AHS Alumni Scholarship

Abilene Education-CHS Alumni Scholarship

Chessmates: The Scholastic Chess Club of AISD*

Royce Curtis Excellence in Education Scholarship

Edwin & Agnes Jennings Teaching Excellence Award

Martha Kiel Scholarship

Abilene Hope Haven

Abilene Industrial Foundation*

Abilene Library Consortium

Abilene Philharmonic Association

Thile Walker Scholarship

William Davis Scholarship

Abilene Philharmonic Foundation

Abilene Recovery Council (formerly ARCADA)

Abilene Woman's Club Educational

Albany ISD Education Foundation

Alliance for Women and ChildrenElizabeth Baugh

Assoc. of Christian Childcare Administrators

Ben Richey Boys Ranch Foundation

Travis Cranfill Memorial Education

Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame

Big Country CASA

Brownwood Public Library*

Center for Contemporary Arts

Christian Service Center

Clyde Education Foundation

Coleman ISD Foundation

Day Nursery - Bea Ganson

Day Nursery of Abilene Endowment for Maintenance-Sherry Lane

Day Nursery of Abilene Endowment for Building Maintenance

Disability Resources, Inc.

Dyess Operation Warm Heart*

Friends of the Abilene Public Library

Frontier Texas! Operating Endowment*

Global Samaritan Resources*

The Grace Museum

The Grace Museum Facility Endowment

Hendrick Hospice Care

Kenley School Endowment

Kenley School Endowment for Scholarships

CJ Macon Scholarship Foundation

National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature

Paramount Theatre Memorial

Paramount Theatre Reserves*

Pregnancy Resources

Presbyterian Medical Care Mission

Travis and Mary Katherine Smith

Fund for PMCM

Sam's Place

St. John's Episcopal School

St. John's Episcopal School Learning for a Lifetime

Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing

Taylor Jones Humane Society*

Taylor Jones Humane Society Flex*

Texas Prairieland Foundation

Texas Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America

Texas Trails Council BSA

Texas Midwest Community Network (TMCN)

United Way of Abilene

West Central Texas Regional Foundation

YMCA Endowment

Young Audiences of Abilene Residency Program

Zambia Mission

*New Funds

SCHOLARSHIPS

Donors can designate these funds to award scholarships for college or post-graduate education.

AAUW Endowed Scholarship

Ashley and Sara Abel Memorial Scholarship

Abilene A&M Club Scholarship

Abilene Alumnae Panhellenic Assoc., Missy Bridwell Memorial Scholarship

Abilene Founder Lions Club, A.E. Wells Scholarship

Abilene Founder Lions Club. Randell and Evangeline Watkins Scholarship

Abilene Geological Society Scholarship

Abilene Regional Medical Center Auxiliary Scholarship

Bob Alvis Memorial Scholarship

Mary Bailey Memorial Scholarship

Alistair Baldwin Scholarship

Perry Bentley Memorial Scholarship

Bergman Scholarship

Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship

Nancy and Ted Paup Big Country Hall of Fame Scholarship

Big Country County Medical Society Alliance Scholarship

Ruth and Bill Burton Memorial Scholarship Fund

Herman Ray (Buz) Buzbee, Jr. Memorial Music Scholarship

Marguerite and Ike Chism Scholarship

Roy Churchill Memorial Scholarship

Clack Educational Scholarship

Horace M. Condley Scholarship

Gilbert Cook Memorial Scholarship

Davis Kinard-Kate Nutter Memorial Scholarship

Wilburn H. "Blue" Denham Memorial Scholarship

Marie Denham Memorial Scholarship

Ralph and Lavern Donnell Scholarship*

J. Henry Doscher, Jr. Scholarship

From Harm to Home Scholarship established by Angelini Nicolini

Gold Star Memorial Scholarship

Greater Abilene Ministers Alliance Scholarship

Kemper Scott Hamilton Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Edgar Martin Harp Memorial Scholarship for Medicine

The Dollie Lane Harp Memorial Scholarship for Classical Music

Haskell County Scholarship

Jay Hatcher Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Dean Hawkins Scholarship

Jean and Curly Hays Scholarship

Bob R. Hefner Scholarship

Hispanic Leadership Council Scholarship

Hispanic Senior Recognition Scholarship

Floy Hodge Scholarship

Rodney Holder Memorial Scholarship

Lady Clyde Hooper Memorial Scholarship

RC and Elizabeth Hoppe Memorial Scholarship

James P. Hopper Memorial Scholarship

Casey Leo Huff Memorial Scholarship*

Fred Lee Hughes Memorial Scholarship*

Virginia Kiker Hughes Memorial Scholarship

Independent Insurance Agents of Abilene Scholarship

Pearl Jackson Scholarship

Ross Jones Memorial Scholarship

GySgt. Robert K. Keller Memorial Scholarship

Margaret Wheeler Kennedy Scholarship

Eula M. Kruse Scholarship

Tom Kutch Memorial Scholarship

Brock Latham Memorial Scholarship

Cathy Springer Leavell Memorial Scholarship

LULAC Council 605 Scholarship

McClellan "Think On" Memorial Scholarship

Raymond A. McDaniel Memorial Scholarship

McMahon Surovik Suttle, P.C. Scholarship

J. Middleton Memorial Scholarship

Jack Mildren Memorial Scholarship

Mary and George Minter Memorial Scholarship

Todd Moore Memorial Scholarship

Zach Moore Memorial Scholarship

Chuck and Doris Moser Scholarship

NAIFA - Abilene Assoc. of Ins. Financial Advisors Scholarship

Nolan County Foundation Scholarship

Hazel Nunn Scholarship Endowment for HSU

Hazel Nunn Scholarship Endowment for TSTC

Tillie Odam Memorial Scholarship

Janet Parkey Memorial Scholarship

Petroleum Club of Houston Scholarship

FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS

Grants from these funds support a specific charitable field, according to the donor’s interest.

Abilene Disaster Relief*

Abilene Fund for the Arts

Abilene Fund for Helping Others

Abe and Sariet Allen Critical Health Care

APC Endowment for Mental Health

Arch and Patti Batjer Health Care

Arch and Patti Batjer Fund for Children and Youth

Beckham Family Fund for Youth and Elderly in Need

E. G. and Janell Cockerell Fund for Animals

Diane Denkhoff Fund for Children's Health

Lale and BJ Estes Human Service

Future Fund

REGIONAL FUNDS

Albany

AVJ Foundation

Coleman

Coleman County Foundation

Friends of the Coleman Foundation Fund

Elsie Lou and Edward H. Martin Memorial Fund for Elderly Care

Raymond and Gloria McDaniel Fund For Youth

NAIFA - Abilene Fund for Children

Norman-Stevens Memorial Fund for Winters

Gabriella Pace Endowment for Early Childhood Education

Pete and JoAnn Peterson Fund for Children and Health

Juanita T. Pollard Cultural

Serendipity Fund

Pat Meleen Vaughn Fund for Humane Treatment of Animals

Pat Meleen Vaughn Fund for Celebration of Life

Nolan County

Nolan County Foundation Discretionary Endowment Fund

Winters

Winters Area Foundation Fund

$377,052 awarded

Hollis Hayes Pinkston Scholarship*

Randy Polk Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Barney Popnoe Memorial Scholarship

Jesse M. and Bernice M. Pyeatt Scholarship

Reach for a Difference Scholarship

Rentech Boiler Systems, Inc. Scholarship

Jane A. Rhodes Scholarship

Zach Robinson Memorial Scholarship

Ginny Ryan Memorial Scholarship

Senora Stacy Horton Sanchez Scholarship*

Leo and Piney Scott Scholarship

Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing Scholarship

SHS Class of 1961 Scholarship*

Barbara and Norman Smart Memorial Scholarship

Catherine Aileen Smith-Jones Memorial Scholarship

Kim and Jim Snyder Scholarship for Texas A&M

Jean Stockton Scholarship for Texas Tech

Texas Society of CPA's (Abilene Chapter) Scholarship

Texas Tech Center For Excellence Scholarship

Johnathan Tschaar Memorial Scholarship

Harold Dean Wade Memorial Scholarship

Sam and Ellen Webb Albany Heritage Scholarship*

WesTex Drilling Co., Robert B. Cockrell Memorial Scholarship

West Texas Fair and Rodeo Queen Scholarship

West Texas Hereford Association, Curly Hays Scholarship

Nicholas Whitaker Memorial Scholarship

Kay Whitton and Lessie (McCormick) Terry Scholarship

Ruth Hatcher and Joe Williamson Memorial Music Scholarship

Stanley and Claudie Wilson Scholarship

Winters Area Foundation Community Scholarship

Winters Area Foundation Scholarship

Winters Area Red Raider Scholarship

Mabel Winton Educational Scholarship

Abilene Christian University Scholarship Endowment

Hardin-Simmons University Scholarship Endowment

McMurry University Scholarship Endowment

*New Funds

$457,719 awarded

Volunteer Fire Dept. Endowment Funds

Brown County

Callahan County

Coleman County

Eastland County

Shackelford County

Taylor County

Paul and Vera West Fund for Children

Charles and Sue Simmons White Endowment for the Needy

Women's Fund for Health and Empowerment

ORGANIZATIONS

Regional endowment funds support charitable projects in the outlying areas they serve. These groups have their own advisory boards which govern and make grants, while the organizations benefit from the Community Foundation of Abilene’s fund development, grantmaking expertise, legal knowledge and administrative support.

Regional Foundations managed by CFA and the amount of grants each organization made during FY19:

AVJ FOUNDATION: $87,160

The AVJ Foundation was established by the A.V. Jones family of Albany and Abilene in 1996. The charitable priorities of the AVJ Foundation focus on regional needs, with a particular interest in Albany and its educational and cultural activities.

COLEMAN COUNTY FOUNDATION: $77,907

Established in 1999, the Coleman County Foundation provides a means for residents to make a lasting impact on the nonprofit charities serving Coleman County.

The Friends of the Coleman County Foundation is a supporting membership group for citizens who believe in the future of their community. Friends of CCF awarded $20,000 of the $77k in total CCF grants in 2019. Membership is $100 annually. For more information, visit colemancountyfoundation.com

NOLAN COUNTY FOUNDATION

WINTERS AREA FOUNDATION: $19,143

County and civic leaders who wanted to make a positive impact in Sweetwater and Nolan County launched the Nolan County Foundation fund in 2000. For more information about the Nolan County Foundation, contact Carolyn Lawrence at jcrcclawre@aol.com

cfabilene.org/fund-types

The Winters Area Foundation fund was established in 2006 to assist in funding projects and organizations to enhance the quality of life for people in the Winters area.

The Future of Winters Club is a supporting membership group designed for individuals and businesses who believe in the future of their community. Membership is $100 annually. For more information, contact Susan or Randall Connor at 325-754-4542.

STAFF

Katie Alford President / CEO

Megan Dobbs Marketing and Communications Director

Kelly Jones Office Administrator

Patrick Lewis Finance Director

Michelle Parrish Grants Director

Jasmine McCabe-Gossett Donor Services Director

Jennifer Weber Scholarship Director

YVONNE BATTS Board Chair, Partner Batts Communication

SARAH FERGUSON, M.D. Internal Medicine Hendrick Provider Network

IAN NICKERSON Minister Minda Street Church of Christ

JEFF BLANKS, CPA Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, Dodge Jones Foundation

DEONNA GALBRAITH Community Volunteer

MINDY PATTERSON Deputy City Manager City of Abilene

LISA CHAVEZ Attorney Wagstaff LP

LEE HAMPTON Retired

STEVE SENTER Partner CBS Insurance, LLP

BUD DARBY President Nationwide Products, LLC

BOBBY MELSON, CPA Eide Bailly, LLP

DAVID SWEARINGEN Business Consultant Retired Vice President, Johnson & Johnson

LAURIE EAGLE Community Volunteer

CHRIS MONTOYA, CFA Senior Vice President First Financial Trust - Abilene

SAM VINSON President Pine Street Capital