DCF Newsletter - Spring 2013

connecting people,

building communities

Spring 2013

News from the Delaware Community Foundation

DCF’s Youth Philanthropy Board Yields Community Leaders

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very year, the Delaware Community Foundation engages high school juniors and seniors from every public, parochial and independent high school in the state in the DCF Youth Philanthropy Boards.

The goal of the YPB is to introduce young people to philanthropy and inspire them to embark on a lifetime of caring about others.

Based on the stories of these YPB alumni from around the First State, it’s working:

Gardea Christian Gardea Christian, a graduate of St. Thomas More Academy and member of the 2004-2005 Southern Delaware YPB, went on to graduate from the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He is currently serving on active duty in Marjeh, Afghanistan. Through the YPB, Mr. Christian said, he learned about collaborating on a team and gained a new perspective on the impact of money.

“My time with YPB allowed me to work with youth of different backgrounds and experiences to work toward a common goal. I realized how a relatively small amount of money can make a big effect,” Mr. Christian said. “I would encourage everyone to become involved in some type of philanthropy board.”

Giiehti Christian Also a St. Thomas More graduate, Giiehti Christian was a member of the 2008-2009 Kent County YPB. Mr. Christian followed his brother Gardea to the Naval Academy, where he will graduate at the end of May and

Gardea and Giiehti Christian went on to military service after participating in the DCF’s Youth Philanthropy Board.

become an ensign in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Christian said that, before participating in the YPB, he thought philanthropy was reserved for powerful celebrities, such as Bill Gates.

“Working with YPB gave me the experience to understand what philanthropy means, and more importantly, how we, as individuals, can be philanthropists,” he said. “I learned lessons that I continue to implement in my life today. I am appreciative of YPB, for it teaches generosity to its participants, something I did not experience in my other extracurricular activities.” ~ Continued on page 3

Delaware Community Foundation Board of Directors Executive Committee Thomas J. Shopa, Chairman Marilyn Rushworth Hayward, Vice Chairman Directors Martha S. Carper Doneene Keemer Damon Laura Day Anne S. Dougherty Steve A. Fowle Patrice Gilliam-Johnson Martha S. Gilman Jennings P. Hastings John C. Hawkins Mary B. Hickok Lynn M. A. Kokjohn Stephen P. Lamb Omar Y. McNeill Janice E. Nevin, MD, MPH

Harold W. T. Purnell II Chip Rossi Thomas L. Sager Joseph M. Schell Laurisa S. Schutt Valerie J. Sill David Singleton Gary Stockbridge Cindy L. Szabo John H. Taylor Jr. Michelle A. Taylor John S. Wellons Harry L. Williams Thomas D. Wren

Connecting People, Building Communities is published by the Delaware Community Foundation Fred C. Sears II, President and CEO Allison Taylor Levine, APR, Editor Hughes Design Inc., Design www.delcf.org www.facebook.com/ DelawareCommunityFoundation Twitter: @DelCommunity Wilmington Office: Community Service Building 100 W. 10th Street, Suite 115 P: 302.571.8004 | F: 302.571.1553 Georgetown Office: 36 The Circle P: 302.856.4393 | F: 302.856.4367 The Delaware Community Foundation manages charitable funds for individuals, families, businesses, and organizations, and distributes income from the funds as grants to humanitarian, educational, health and cultural entities throughout the First State. With approximately 1,200 funds, nearly $230 million in assets and annual grants of about $13 million, the Foundation provides a lasting source of charitable funding to benefit Delawareans today and for generations to come.

For 25 years, the Foundation has been connecting people who care with the causes they care about, helping to make Delaware a better place to live and work. For information, please call 302.571.8004 in Wilmington or 302.856.4393 in Southern Delaware, or visit www.delcf.org.

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Dear Friends,

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s we continue to look to the bright future of the Delaware Community Foundation, we would like to take a moment to extend our gratitude to the caring individuals who make our work possible. Thanks to those selfless and forward-thinking people, the DCF is able to continue:

• Helping students secure scholarships to continue their education.

• Teaching young people about the power of giving and the importance of philanthropy through hands-on experiences.

• Inspiring and empowering individuals and groups to engage in long-lasting charitable giving.

Also at this time, we prepare to part ways a great friend and colleague. Hugh D. Leahy will retire this June after serving for eight years as the DCF’s senior vice president for southern Delaware.

Hugh Leahy

During his time with the DCF, Hugh has expanded relationships with people who care in Kent and Sussex Counties, helped form Southern Delaware’s chapter of The Next Generation, and developed Youth Philanthropy Boards in Kent and Sussex Counties.

Before working with the DCF, Hugh spent 35 years in the financial industry, serving all areas of consumer banking and retail investments. Over the years, Hugh has served on the boards of many nonprofit organizations, and helped numerous other church, school, nonprofit, civic and service groups in other capacities.

Hugh’s unique combination of financial and philanthropic experience made his work invaluable to the expansion and development of the DCF in Kent and Sussex Counties. His efforts have laid the foundation for the DCF’s statewide future, and we are grateful to have had him as a part of our team. Hugh will be succeeded by Bill Allan (see story on page 3).

Building on the strong foundation Hugh has helped us establish, we at the DCF continue to focus on our work to connect people who care with the causes they care about. With you, we are helping to make Delaware a better place to live and work – now and forever.

Sincerely,

Fred C. Sears II, President and CEO

​Thomas J. Shopa, Chairman

DCF’s Youth Philanthropy Board Yields Community Leaders ~ Continued from cover

Lindsay Romano

Grier Tumas

Lindsay Romano, an alumna of Ursuline Academy and the 20082009 New Castle County YPB, continued on to the University of Delaware, where she worked for two years with Uganda Untold, fundraising for charities supporting those affected by conflict in northern Uganda, and started Delaware’s Amnesty International Club. For the past few years, she has been tutoring adult Spanish speakers in English at the Latin American Community Center (LACC), a program she first learned of through YPB.

After participating in the New Castle County YPB during her junior and senior years at Tower Hill School (2005-2007), Ms. Tumas continued on to Harvard, where she remained involved in public service as the president of the College’s Special Olympics Chapter and through internships with Junior Achievement Argentina and Citizen Schools. “Serving on the YPB solidified my interest in social impact and inspired me to remain involved in youth philanthropy,” Ms. Tumas said.

“YPB was my first real exposure into the world of nonprofits and the incredible work they carry out in communities,” Ms. Romano said.

“It sparked my initial interest in the LACC, and, after that, I knew I wanted to continue nonprofit work in college.”

In the fall, Ms. Romano will start with the AmeriCorps Teach For America Program, teaching high school special education in New York City.

Ms. Tumas currently works in Boston for The Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit advisory firm, and serves on the board of Future Philanthropists, a curriculum-based youth philanthropy program.

She plans to pursue an MBA at Harvard Business School this fall.

Since the YPB program began 13 years ago, more than 425 students have served as YPB members and have awarded grants totaling $280,000. For more information please visit www.delcf.org/YPB.

Welcome, Bill Allan!

We are delighted to welcome Bill Allan as the Delaware Community Foundation’s new senior vice president for Southern Delaware.

Mr. Allan, who most recently served as president of Verizon Delaware, retired in 2011 from a 33-year career in telecommunications and came out of retirement in May to join the DCF team.

Mr. Allan began his professional career as a project manager at the Colgate-Palmolive Company. After one year, he was hired into the engineering department of the New York Telephone Company. He worked on many projects, including the divestiture of New York Telephone from AT&T in 1984, and the mergers of NYNEX, Bell Atlantic and GTE to form Verizon Communications. He worked in engineering, marketing and government affairs before transferring to Wilmington to become the president of Verizon Delaware in 2005. While in Delaware, he was instrumental in introducing FiOS internet and television service to the state and managed Verizon’s philanthropy activities in the First State.

Mr. Allan, who recently moved to Rehoboth from Wilmington, is on the board of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce and

was board chair in 2012. He is on the board of trustees of Christiana Care Health System, and the boards of the CCHS Visiting Nurse Association and the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement. He was the board chair of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League from 2009 to 2011, and is a past member of the Delaware Business Roundtable executive and education committees, the Governor’s Bill Allan P-20 Council and the advisory board at the University of Delaware’s Lerner College of Business & Economics. Mr. Allan has been a member of the Rotary Club of Wilmington since 2006.

“We are truly fortunate to have Bill on our team,” said DCF President and CEO Fred Sears. “He is a knowledgeable individual with great relationships and a real commitment to Delaware. We’re looking forward to working together, with Bill to continue to expand philanthropy in Southern Delaware.”

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Building Giving Communities The Next Generation

Northern and Southern Delaware Chapters Work Hard to Make a Difference for Delaware’s Children Next Gen South Not even a year after its launch, Next Gen South will award its first set of grants this summer to programs providing children’s mental health services in Kent and Sussex Counties. Applications are available at www.delcf.org/TNG and are due July 1, 2013.

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So uth’s Ch owdown

After forming in August, Next Gen South quickly planned and executed two extremely successful fundraisers to support its initial grants. In February, the “Chowdown for Charity” fundraiser, led by event chair Tom Bain, exceeded expectations by bringing in more than $7,500. The event, located at Bethany Blues BBQ Restaurant in Lewes, attracted a wide range of supporters, including Senator Tom Carper.

Next Gen South raised an additional $9,300 in May at its second fundraiser, the CrossFit Dover 5K Run/Walk and Fitness Challenge 1.5 mile run, led by event cochairs Rachael Mears and Alexis Walters.

“We are so excited to be off to a roaring start,” Next Gen South President Kim Willson said. “Our members, local businesses and others in the community have been so enthusiastic about our work to provide more funding for children’s mental health services.”

Next Gen North Next Gen North’s 3rd Annual “Chips for Charity” event drew a record-breaking crowd of more than 175 guests and yielded more than $35,000 for grants for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics programs in New Castle County schools.

Set at the Blue Ball Barn in Wilmington, guests enjoyed table games, food, dancing, and more at this prohibition-themed event. Congratulations to the entire Next Gen North team, particularly event co-chairs Dave Arthur and Kristen Voris, for pulling off another amazing event!

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(Applications will be available in the fall for Next Gen North’s next grant cycle.)

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A Gift of Giving for Bill and Carol Spiker Forty couples gathered at John and Niki Hawkins’ home on May 10 to surprise Bill and Carol Spiker with a special gift: A fund at the Delaware Community Foundation, tentatively named the Spiker Family Fund for Starving Artists, which will enable the Spikers to give to the causes they care about, now and forever.

The Spikers have suffered dozens of tragic experiences during the past 15 years, including paralysis, Lyme disease, leukemia, amputations and more. To honor their tenacity and ongoing optimism, the Spikers’ friends pooled their money to create a charitable fund that now stands at nearly $15,000.

“Bill and Carol are so deserving of this tribute,” said Coley duPont, who helped create the fund. “Through all their personal trials and tribulations, they have maintained a positive, uplifting attitude, which has been an inspiration to us all.”

The 2013 recipients of the Youth Philanthropy Board grants are: New Castle County Delaware Youth for Christ – $2,000 Delaware Youth Leadership Network – $2,000 Duffy’s Hope – $2,500 Nativity Preparatory School of Wilmington – $2,500 Rodney Street Tennis & Tutoring Association – $2,500 Teens in Perspective – $1,750 UrbanPromise Wilmington – $1,750

Kent County Best Buddies Delaware – $2,000 Catholic Charities – $1,000 Kent-Sussex Industries – $2,500 Easter Seals Delaware – $2,000 Capernaum Delaware – $2,500

Sussex County Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc – $2,500 River Soccer Club – $1,000 First State Community Action Agency – $3,000 Abbotts Mill Nature Center – $2,000 Best Buddies Delaware – $1,500

Youth Philanthropy Board Each spring, the DCF’s Youth Philanthropy Boards in Kent, New Castle and Sussex County award grants to nonprofit organizations in their communities.

Composed of approximately 60 high school students from public, independent, and diocesan high schools, the boards start meeting in September to study youth issues in their communities. After identifying specific focus areas, the groups conduct site visits to the organizations and decide how to best distribute their funds.

The Youth Philanthropy Boards of Kent, New Castle and Sussex Counties are funded entirely through the generosity of donors.

If you are interested in supporting YPB, please contact David Fleming at dfleming@delcf.org or 302.504.5224.

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Meeting Community Needs

Bishop, a resident at Exceptional Care for Children, will benefit from the washing machine purchased with a DCF equipment grant.

Equipment Grants

Delaware Anti-Violence Task Force

Each year, the Delaware Community Foundation awards grants to enable nonprofits to purchase equipment to help them provide their services. This year, the Grants Committee awarded $31,689 to 10 Delaware nonprofits. The 2013 recipients are:

In December, after 20 children and six adults were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, all of us at the Delaware Community Foundation cried along with the rest of the country. The violent deaths of children and young adults in Wilmington, Magnolia, and Seaford have not attracted national attention, but the human suffering they cause is no less profound than those Connecticut murders.

Beautiful Gate Outreach Center — $2,500 for a copier and identification card printer for employees of BGOC, which helps those affected by HIV/AIDS in Wilmington.

We resolved that the DCF must do something to reduce violence in the First State and to lessen the likelihood that outrageous events like Sandy Hook might happen here.

C.E.R.T.S. Adult Action Center — $4,091 for a transfer and mobility device that aids in lifting and transferring patients and improves their ability to bear weight.

Delaware Center for Justice — $997 for a laptop to streamline its work with at-risk youth, victims of crime, and adults returning to the community after incarceration.

Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence — $3,343 for a laptop to help improve responses to urgent requests.

Delaware Futures — $2,000 for technology updates supporting Delaware Futures’ work with Delaware’s at-risk, disadvantaged population, with an emphasis on building skills and awareness necessary for a college education.

Delaware Symphony Orchestra — $2,000 for a laptop to help the DSO improve efficiency and productivity.

Exceptional Care for Children — $9,408 for a commercial industrial washing machine to ensure clean clothes and linens for medically fragile children.

And, most importantly, we are the experts in helping caring individuals and organizations collaborate to maximize their impact for the public good.

During the past several months, the DCF has convened the Delaware Anti-Violence Task Force, incorporating many of the organizations and individuals whose work is actively reducing violent behavior in Delaware. As first steps toward reducing violence in Delaware, task force members have: • Listened to physicians, mental health experts, law enforcement leaders, social workers, and educators • Determined that the epidemic of violence has to be addressed as a public health issue, not just a criminal justice problem • Studied best practices in violence prevention from around the country • Increased knowledge of each other’s work, and

Mom’s House — $2,000 to help pay for a shatterproof mirror and six new cribs to maintain compliance with safety regulations.

• Started to identify opportunities to work together to increase effectiveness.

Planned Parenthood — $4,000 for a scale to accommodate wheelchairs.

The task force is now working to establish specific goals and determine how to best reinforce the robust community work already underway. By the end of 2013, the task force will issue a report describing new collaborative efforts and next steps.

Rose Hill Community Center — $1,350 for equipment for the center’s exercise program.

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While the DCF does not have expertise in violence, we do address many of its contributing factors – ranging from poverty and mental health to addiction and lack of education – through the fundholders and nonprofits we support.

DEAR FRIENDS,

Andrew N. Yatzus Memorial Scholarship Fund

As we at the Delaware Community Foundation strive every day to help our community, we rely on a little help from our Friends.

When Andy Yatzus wasn’t busy at work or spending time with his wife and three daughters, he was busy helping the community.

Victoria and Andy Yatzus

Mr. Yatzus died on July 11, 2012, after a long battle with cancer.

His legacy will live on, however, through the Andrew N. Yatzus Memorial Scholarship Fund at the DCF.

While working as senior vice president in the commercial banking division at WSFS Bank and serving on the boards of The Independence School, United Way of Delaware, Special Olympics Delaware, and the Charter School of Wilmington, Mr. Yatzus formed strong bonds with many different groups in the Wilmington community.

Appletree Answering Services, Inc. provided the seed donation for the scholarship fund, said Victoria Yatzus, Mr. Yatzus’ wife.

“The owners of Appletree Answering Services, Inc. – John Ratcliff, Ralph Cetrulo, and Gail Dawson – wanted to celebrate Andy’s life, and his belief in their company, by providing funding for a scholarship,” Mrs. Yatzus said. “It was further bolstered by the amazing support of the associates at WSFS Bank and other friends.”

The scholarship fund will provide for two annual scholarships – one to a student at The Independence School and one at Centreville School.

Mrs. Yatzus and her three daughters – Katherine, Erin, and Haley – will support the schools as they participate in the selection of applicants who embody characteristics that Mr. Yatzus exhibited and valued: academic potential, commitment to hard work, and strength of character.

“Andy was a big believer in the importance of education,” Mrs. Yatzus said, “and he wanted to ensure the availability of strong educational programs.”

At the DCF, we operate on a strict budget and keep our fees and expenses low so we can send more dollars directly to charitable causes.

To maintain this focus on public service, we rely on gifts to our annual Friends Campaign to support a small, but vital, portion of our annual operations.

This fiscal year, our generous Friends have already donated about half of the $300,000 we need to fill the gap in our operations budget, which supports our day-to-day work to:

• Lead Delaware’s long-term commitment to philanthropy

• Help nonprofits maximize their resources, stabilize their financial futures, and reach their full potential • Teach new philanthropists about the power of endowment and the importance of funding the future We need you to support this important work with a gift to our annual Friends Campaign.

If you have already given in 2013, thank you! If not, please consider making a gift today. You can give easily online at www.delcf.org/friends, or send a check to the Delaware Community Foundation (please note Friends in the memo line), 100 W. 10th Street, Suite 115, PO Box 1636, Wilmington, DE 19899.

If you’d like to discuss how your gift will be used to directly improve the lives of Delawareans, please contact David Fleming at dfleming@delcf.org or 302.504.5224.

Yours in service to Delaware,

Marilyn R. Hayward 2013 Friends Campaign Chair 7

Fund for Women Presents Driving Force Award to Kay Keenan: Founder, Lost and Found

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ongtime Founder Kay Keenan knew something was up when she didn’t get an invitation to the Fund for Women’s signature event in 2010.

When she followed up, Ms. Keenan realized that the FFW had lost track of her and many other Founders because the organization’s technology was outdated. Basic spreadsheets had worked fine when FFW had only a few hundred members, but they simply couldn’t accommodate the now 1,200+ Founders.

“Kay helped us transform the organization by identifying our needs, selecting the right donor management system, and helping us implement the system.”

Kay Keenan

– Fund for Women Chair Laura Day

“They were using Excel spreadsheets that were pushed to their limits,” said Ms. Keenan, president of Growth Consulting. Inc. “There just wasn’t enough space to keep track of the growing number of Founders.”

Leading a team of four other Founders, Ms. Keenan has helped transform the Fund for Women by bringing its technology up to date, filling the gaps in the database of Founders, and restoring contact with many “lost” Founders. To honor her contributions, the FFW presented Ms. Keenan with its prestigious Driving Force Award at its annual grants ceremony on May 9.

“Kay helped us transform the organization by identifying our needs, selecting the right donor management system, and helping us implement the system,” FFW Chair Laura Day said.

Ms. Keenan said her efforts were about more than just bringing FFW’s technology up to date, but also ensuring that other Founders didn’t end up like she did – out of the loop without communication from the organization.

“Kay’s work for the FFW this year is essential to our continued growth,” Ms. Day said. “As we push forward toward the Next Million, we have the confidence that things are running smoothly, and everyone is on the same page.”

While the FFW database is much improved, gaps still exist! If you’re a Founder and have not been receiving information, please contact Kay Keenan at 302.654.5155 or kay.keenan@gmail.com.

Fund for Women Needs You! Fund for Women is looking for volunteers to fill critical positions. Please lend your expertise in one of the following roles: 1) Media Relations, 2) Newsletter Editor (semi-annually), 3) Secretary, 4) Events Coordinator or 5) Governance Committee specializing in legal matters or on our nominating sub-committee. For more information or to volunteer or nominate someone for one of these positions, please contact Michele Whetzel at 302-743-8311 or mlwhetzel@aol.com.

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Fund for Women Grants The Fund for Women at the Delaware Community Foundation awards grants to organizations supporting women and girls in Delaware. Since 1993, FFW has awarded over $1.5 million in grants to more than 264 programs in all three counties. FFW is currently working on its Next Million campaign, which will increase its endowment fund to $3.8 million. This year, FFW awarded $128,904 to 12 organizations: Catholic Charities – $15,000 (Statewide) Claymont Community Center – $4,704 (New Castle) Delaware Center for Homeless Veterans – $10,000 (Statewide) Delaware Mentor Program – $1,500 (Statewide) Family Promise of Northern New Castle County – $10,000 Food Bank of Delaware – $13,000 (Statewide) Girls, Inc. – $12,500 (Kent & Sussex) Kind to Kids – $15,000 (New Castle & Kent) Northeast Treatment Center – $15,000 (New Castle) People’s Place II – $15,000 (Kent & Sussex) Ronald McDonald House – $10,000 (Statewide) YWCA of Delaware – $7,200 (Sussex)

For more information about the Fund for Women, visit www.delcf.org/ffw or call 302.230.7000.

Fund for Women Strives for the Next Million When it was founded 20 years ago, the goal of the Fund for Women at the Delaware Community Foundation was to build a $1 million endowment by getting a thousand women to donate $1,000 each.

The FFW exceeded that goal long ago. With contributions from more than 1,200 Founders, the endowment stands at nearly $2.9 million and generates approximately $125,000 in grants each year to help women and girls in Delaware.

Now, the Fund for Women has launched its Next Million campaign. Through various fundraisers, contributions from new Founders, and gifts from long-time Founders, the FFW has already raised more than $272,000 toward its new goal.

To continue the march toward the Next Million, the FFW is planning various fundraising activities, including a June luncheon for “first” and “early” Founders. The FFW is seeking ideas for how to further grow the endowment and welcomes you to get involved. For more information, contact Ginger Ward at 646.373.6394 or ginger.l.ward@ms.com.

A $238,000 Boost for Literacy With the support of $238,066 in grants from the Fund for Children’s Literacy at the Delaware Community Foundation, New Castle County educators are using a variety of tools and programs – from reading to puppies to holding reading pajama parties – to help children learn to read.

Each year, the Fund for Children’s Literacy awards early childhood literacy grants to public school educators who have developed projects and programs to advance children’s literacy.

Funding focuses on programs for children who are in the early years of learning to read – pre-kindergarten through grade three – and may be struggling in school. Special emphasis is given to helping disadvantaged students with limited access to print materials, lack of adult support, or parents who are not literate.

Third-graders in Christel Johnson’s class at Thurgood Marshall Elementary are gaining the confidence to move from picture books to chapter books, thanks to an FCL grant that funds the Book-in-a-Bag program in Mrs. Johnson’s classroom.

To support the Fund for Children’s Literacy or for more information, please contact David Fleming at dfleming@delcf.org or 302.504.5224.

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New Funds January 15, 2013 through May 10, 2013 Assist and Inspire Delaware Fund

Atlantis Scholarship Fund for Excellence Beaver Valley Conservation Fund Michael E. Cale Scholarship for the Arts Fund Clark Family Fund Delaware Heal Coalition Fund Diversified Concept Fund First State Scholarship Fund Foundation for Miracles Fund Steve & Jeannie Fowle Fund

Saving Hockessin Colored School #107 Work continues, despite loss of beloved leader In the midst of their work to save the historic Hockessin Colored School #107, the African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware (AAEFD) and the Friends of HCS #107 lost their leader this winter, with the passing of the beloved Judge Leonard L. Williams.

Judge Williams’ passing brings a new emotional charge to the Friends and the AAEFD, which have been working in partnership with the Hockessin Community Center (HCC) for the past year and a half to save the historic schoolhouse.

Judge Leonard L. Williams

Greater Lewes R. Marshall Schell Fund Florence Holmes & Lynford O. Russell Sr. Memorial Endowment Fund Milford Public Library Capital Fund Miracles for Molly Dunne Foundation Fund Elizabeth W. Murphey School Gilda Caruso Memorial Fund NAMI Fund Ouimet for Life – We Walk With Purpose Fund Jackie Pavik RYLA Sponsorship Fund SCAOR Community Service Foundation Fund

“Judge Williams poured his heart into this project because he recognized the importance of the schoolhouse as a symbol of the importance of equality in education,” said AAEFD President Tony Allen. “We are now more driven than ever to honor his memory by ensuring the successful restoration of the school.”

HCS#107, a school for black children during the 1930s, played a pivotal role in the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling, which ended “separate-but-equal” education in the United States.

After many months of negotiation, the Friends of HCS#107 – which now includes several members of the HCC board – has taken ownership of the historic building and surrounding property.

Now, the groups will work together to raise the funds necessary to restore the historic portion of the building, remove the now-unusable addition, and build offices from which the HCC will serve the community.

Specialisterne USA Fund St. Michael’s School & Nursery Nine Holes Anywhere Fund

While plans are still tentative, the group envisions turning the one-room schoolhouse into a museum, adding offices behind the school, and connecting the two with a small atrium, creating a courtyard for the public to enjoy.

Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery Charitable Fund

To support the restoration and renovation of HCS#107, please visit www.delcf.org/HCS107.

Spiker Family Fund for Starving Artists

To discuss opening a fund or planning your legacy gift at the DCF, contact David Fleming in New Castle County at 302.504.5224 or dfleming@delcf.org, or Bill Allan in Southern Delaware at 302.856.4393 or wallan@delcf.org.

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On May 30, at its annual Lions & Legends Awards Ceremony, the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League posthumously honored the late Judge Leonard Williams with the James H. Gilliam, Sr. Chairman’s award for his pioneering contributions of courage and leadership in the fight for civil rights. The MWUL also honored the AAEFD and the Friends of HCS#107 for their efforts with the James H. Gilliam, Jr. Humanitarian Award.

Delaware 4-H Foundation:

Readying students – and itself – for the future No longer just about farming and state fairs, today’s 4-H has Delaware students

Investment Report

By Valerie J. Sill, Investment Committee Chairman Written April 15, 2013

participating in hands-on projects in robotics, health, videography and more.

Domestic equity markets posted healthy returns in March, with the S&P 500

The Delaware 4-H Foundation, which was created in 1978, provides more than

Index gaining 3.8% and closing the

$75,000 each year to help 4-Hers participate in camping trips, conferences and

quarter up 10.6% due to improved

other projects that help them build leadership skills.

investor sentiment spurred by optimism surrounding the interim solutions

While the Delaware 4-H Foundation is helping kids statewide prepare for their

reached regarding the fiscal cliff and

futures through experiential learning, the organization is also taking steps to ensure its own future by opening an endowed fund at the Delaware Community Foundation.

debt ceiling debates in January. This led the S&P 500 Index to record levels in March. The political uncertainty remains elevated in Europe, and issues with the region’s troubled banking industry continue to mount with the

“We hope to use the DCF as a mechanism to grow the funds we have, while also telling our story to those who don’t know us.” ~ Delaware 4-H Foundation President Nora Evans

latest turmoil in Cyprus.

The S&P 500 Index ended March at 1569.19 – the highest closing level in its history. Nearly 66 months have lapsed since the previous high of 1565.15 on October 9, 2007, which was

By opening an endowed fund at the DCF, the 4-H Foundation is helping stabilize its own financial future. As it generates interest and grows, the fund will create a steady stream of funds for the 4-H Foundation. The 4-H Foundation is one of more than 220 nonprofit organizations with funds at the DCF. With the added security of its endowed fund, the 4-H Foundation will continue to make an important difference in the lives of young people statewide. The experiences can be life-changing, said Stephen Mervine, a Bridgeville resident and senior at Sussex Technical High School.

Stephen has attended both the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta and the National 4-H Conference in Washington, D.C. with the support of grants from the Delaware 4-H Foundation. While in Washington, he worked as part of a nationwide team to prepare and deliver a presentation on careers and technical education to the Assistant Secretary of Education.

“Participating in 4-H is the highlight of my high school years,” Stephen said. “I made great friends and got to do things I never would have otherwise. I’ll never forget some of those experiences.”

followed by a decline of over 50% in the subsequent 13 months.

The Index has now appreciated more than 130% off of the March 2009 market bottom. Many other major U.S. indices also reached new all-time highs during the first quarter of 2013, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Russell 2000 Index, and the Russell 3000 Index.

U.S. equity markets surged as overseas markets experienced further challenges. The S&P 500 Index’s nearly 4% return – with slightly better performance from mid- and small-cap U.S. equities – far exceeded global equity, with the MSCI EAFE Index up only 0.8% and the MSCI EM Index down 1.7%. Results were mixed at the country level, but European markets as a whole traded down amidst news of the bailout in Cyprus.

The DCF Investment Portfolio outperformed the Policy Index by which we evaluate our performance for both the calendar year and quarter ending March 31, 2013. For the calendar year, the positive 3.7% bettered the plus 3.2% benchmark return.

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By giving securities as charitable donations, you can deduct the fair market value of the securities on the date you make your gift – not the amount you paid for the asset – so you avoid paying the tax on any gain in value.

It gets even better if you’re subject to the AMT. The AMT exemption on capital gains tax phases out as income rises, so your appreciated assets may be subject to even higher taxes. By giving rather than selling those assets, you avoid that tax completely.

To receive your 2013 tax deduction, direct your broker to transfer your shares into your fund at the Delaware Community Foundation before the end of the year. (Don’t have a fund? Open one! It’s easy!) Then, whenever you’re ready, you can make gifts from your charitable fund to the causes you care about.

Contact David Fleming for details at dfleming@delcf.org or (302) 504-5224.