2007 Community Foundation Annual Report by Julie Melton

CELEBRATING

Community Foundation of Western Nevada

A nnual R eport 2007

2008 is a celebration year for the

Community Foundation of Western Nevada.

We celebrate 10 years of making connections with those in our community who understand the power and importance of philanthropic giving.

We celebrate 10 years of connecting with non-profit organizations which receive the philanthropic dollars that allow them to carry out the important work they do.

We celebrate 10 years of connecting with the individuals, families, friends and financial advisors who recognize, support and sustain our mission.

We are proud to present our Annual Report for the year 2007 filled with stories that celebrate our fund holdersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; accomplishments.

Join us as we celebrate 10 years!

Table

Contents

Financial Highlights...................................................... 2 Celebrating 10 years...................................................... 4 Letter from Chair of the Board of Trustees.................... 8 Foundation in Action Hawken Fire Restoration......................................... 10 Doyle Family Fund and Clarke Family Fund........... 12 Big Read Matching Grant....................................... 14

CELEBRATING

Fernley Long-Term Assistance Fund........................ 16 Legacy Society............................................................. 20 Planned Giving/Professional Advisors Council............ 21 Board of Trustees......................................................... 22 Donors........................................................................ 24 Funds.......................................................................... 29 Grantees...................................................................... 33 Community Partnership Grant Program..................... 38 Scholarships................................................................ 40 Financial Report.......................................................... 45

Our mission is to strengthen our community through philanthropy by connecting people

Business Relationships................................................. 53

who care with

Difference Between a Private Foundation and a Donor Advised Fund Chart............................... 54

causes that matter.

How We Can Help...................................................... 56

Financial Highlights Community Foundation Growth Reaches New Heights 55

Assets

$50,255,967

Millions of Dollars

$29,381,075

$13,967,410

15 10

$5,462,184

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$576,942 1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

Funds

of the

Foundation

Donor Advised, 60%.................. 29,826,124.20 Designated Funds, 20%............. 10,290,460.00 Endowments, 4%......................... 2,165,947.53

Endowments 4%

Scholarships 6%

Agency Funds 10%

Agency Funds, 10%...................... 5,197,847.00 Designated Funds 20%

Scholarships, 6%........................... 2,775,588.27

Donor Advised 60%

Total................................. $50,255,967.00

Grants Authorized Arts / Culture, 18%....................... 1,440,404.04 Children & Family, 3%..................... 249,659.36

Arts / Culture 18%

Community Development, 18%......1,481,716.77

Other 25%

Education, 21%............................ 1,738,553.98 Environment & Animals, 6%.......... 451,838.87 Health, 3%....................................... 232,302.30 Human Services, 3%........................ 278,003.48 Religious Institutions, 3%............... 265,727.40 Other, 25%................................... 2,017,645.10 TOTAL................................... $8,155,851.30

Religious Institutions 3% Human Services 3% Health 3% Environment & Animals 6%

Children & Family 3%

Community Development 18%

Education 21%

Over $8 million in grants were recommended by Community Foundation fund holders and authorized by the Board of Trustees for charitable or education organizations that serve our community and beyond.

Celebrating 10 Years with 10 Stories 10 Connections that Inspire The Community Foundation spent the last 10 years helping smart, compassionate people turn their ideas into action. We celebrate their passion and generosity. Our region is a better place for their actions.

CELEBRATING

Evangeline Reese Grant (1897-1991) was a gifted professional musician and a beloved teacher at McKinley Park School in downtown Reno. Evangeline’s musical legacy lives on through her daughter’s gift of the rare Testore violin (in the photo) to the Reno Chamber Orchestra Endowment at the Community Foundation of Western Nevada. Each year a promising young student is loaned this magnificent instrument to play for the delight of Reno audiences.

Evangeline Reese Grant

Through the Community Foundation of Western Nevada, a family’s legacy reverberates in the Truckee Meadows.

Duncan Jemison* is a successful retired doctor who cares passionately about literacy and learning. Through the Read With Me Foundation at the Community Foundation of Western Nevada, he provides full preschool scholarships to at least two young early readers each year. Pictured here, two scholarship winners are graduating on to kindergarten. The Read With Me Foundation is a growing, permanent fund encouraging more children to read and learn every year. Look for these students to shine brightly in our northern Nevada * (Name changed to protect Fund holder’s privacy) communities for generations to come.

Read With Me Foundation

Jay Thiessens is a successful businessman who owned his own company but could not read. He could not read his own contracts or his childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day cards. Nobody, nobody, except his wife knew his troubling secret.

Thiessens Literacy Foundation

After signing a $3.5 million contract that he could not read, Jay decided he had enough and asked for help. He worked on his vision-tracking problems and diligently went through tutoring. A reading advocate, he now helps local adults and children through his tireless volunteer work and a few strategic grants from the Jay and Bonnie Thiessens Literacy Fund at the Community Foundation of Western Nevada.

The young adults of the Langson family were given an extraordinary gift. Their uncle established a family donor advised fund and appointed the five cousins to be the donor-advisors. After the cousins decided they wanted to support dental health, the Foundation set about helping them find the right program to receive their gift. They were able to sift through the proposed possibilities and settle on a generous gift to the HAWC (Health Access Washoe County) dental services. Their thoughtfulness enabled 75 children to receive much needed care.

Langson Family

Marjorie Lee Mortensen, a retired librarian and longtime volunteer with the Nevada Historical Society, set up a permanent fund to purchase valuable historical documents and photos for the Society. As a single working woman, she lived simply and invested wisely. In 2003, towards the end of her long life, she gave herself the gift of acting upon her charitable dream. Now she forever gives our community her legacy of thoughtfulness and permanence.

e rie Le Marjo nsen Morte

Celebrating 10 Years Continued

CELEBRATING Bullying hurts everyone — the victim, the bully, and the bystander. Lilli Trinchero is passionate about helping children in Washoe County enjoy their school days in an accepting and bully-free atmosphere. Through her Celebrate Diversity Fund at the Community Foundation of Western Nevada, she has put a bully-free curriculum in the hands of every Washoe County School teacher and encourages each and every school to teach acceptance and to celebrate their students’ unique qualities. The Celebrate Diversity Fund is a permanent resource for local schools and community organizations. It will be here to help our children’s children learn to live peaceful lives, just as Lilli intends it to be.

chero n i r T Lilli sity Diver e t a elebr

With humor or straight-forward stories, children in 25 area elementary schools are learning about bullying and what to do about it, thanks to a grant from the Marguerite Wattis Petersen Foundation Fund. The books were either referenced as an integral part of the “No More Bullies” curriculum created by the Celebrate Diversity Fund or as resources listed in the back of each notebook given to teachers. By collaborating on the same mission, the funds accomplish more.

Petersen Foundation Book Gift

Photo Courtesy: LMU

Charisse Sy graduates from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles this spring 2008. In 2004 she learned that she was chosen for a 4-year scholarship from the Phil and Jennifer Satre Harrah’s Employee Scholarship Fund. In 2007, she received an additional scholarship from the Claudine Williams Harrah’s Las Vegas Employee Scholarship fund. This boon from the Foundation funds encouraged her to spread her wings and attend the school of her dreams. Charisse is an outstanding student who is specializing in biochemistry and will be taking the MCATs. These remarkable scholarship funds are supporting students at prestigious universities across the United States, opening doors to the next generation of well-educated citizens.

Charisse Sy benefits from Satre Harrah’s Employee Scholarship

Each year a group of students from area high schools meet for 10 weekly meetings to learn about philanthropy by recommending $10,000 in Community Foundation grants to local nonprofits that touch their lives.

High School Giving Circle

Over the years, the Giving Circle has distributed an amazing array of creative grants that bring to light the innovative possibilities of Foundation support. Grants range from purchasing disposable cameras for prom to major funding for the Holland Project — a much needed local venue for youth expression of art and music.

Bob Kendall was born in 1923 and raised on the Comstock Lode in Virginia City. Bob’s fondest memories are of growing up on the Comstock Lode in the 1930’s when Virginia City was nothing but a small mining camp struggling to stay alive before the tourists came. Life then for a young boy was simple but full of wonderful things to do. Bob started first grade at the Fourth Ward School in 1928 and graduated from the eighth grade in 1936 — the year it closed as a school forever. Bob had a successful career in mining and after a 50 year absence returned to Nevada to live out the remainder of his life. His gift of an endowment will help in the restoration and preservation of the unique and important Historical 4th Ward School.

Historical 4th Ward School Robert Kendall Endowment

he founding board of trustees

of the Community Foundation of Western Nevada had a vision for a trust of pooled funds that would benefit current and future generations of Nevadans. Ten years later, our mission remains the same: to strengthen our community through philanthropy by connecting people who care with causes that matter. We are proud of our growth and the services we offer our donors, nonprofit organizations, and professional advisors in our region. Above all, we are thankful for the dedication of our founders and the generosity of our many donors. As 2007 came to an end, we had much to celebrate. Since 1998 we have received over $66 million in gifts, established over 175 funds, and distributed over $32 million primarily to projects in northern Nevada. In June of 2007, we announced our first annual Community Partnership Grants to 25 organizations, totaling almost a quarter of a million dollars to help build the capacity of each recipient. These grants were made possible with seed money from the Ronald L. Olson Foundation and generous contributions from our fund holders and board members.

The results of these conversations are helpful to all of our fund holders as they prepare to make donor advised gifts. Additional information about the conversations can be found on our website, www.cfwnv.org. As a Community Foundation, we are here to serve the needs of our region and often must act quickly. The fund created to benefit the victims of the Fernley Flood (see page 17) is our most recent example of our flexibility and capacity to serve as we responded to requests from the city leaders of Fernley. Recently we were pleased to receive confirmation of our compliance with the National Standards set by the Council on Foundations. The National Standards Seal signifies that our foundation has met the most rigorous review of our organizational and financial policies and procedures and affirms our commitment to financial security, transparency, and accountability.

Over the last several years, we have engaged numerous people in our community in conversations about the needs and funding priorities in the arts, education, and natural resources. This year we will be convening members of the health and human services sector to prioritize their needs.

Today as we plan for the future, we look forward to working with all sectors of our community: the citizens who seek to make a difference through philanthropy, the nonprofits who serve the needs of our region, and the leaders and professionals whose expertise can guide us all. We hope youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll join us as we celebrate our past and strive to make a difference in the place we love to call home.

Chris Askin, CFRE, CSPG, Executive Director

Jennifer Satre, Chair, Board of Trustees

Jennifer Satre, Chair, Board of Trustees and Chris Askin, CFRE, CSPG, Executive Director 9

“

Photo Courtesy: Nevada Land Conservancy

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is

progress. Working together is success.

”

— Henry Ford

Working Together for Stronger Community

hrough the combined support of

Kelley Erosion Control completed hydromulching 43 acres immediately behind homes on Friday, November 2, 2007. Washoe County Public Works also completed the construction of two drainage basins to help capture sediment before it flows out of Alum Creek into the Truckee River. Aerial seeding of 350 acres in the upper elevations and aerial mulching of 160 of those acres occurred in February 2008. Hazardous trees have been removed, teams of volunteers replanted 300 Ponderosa and Jeffrey Pines seedlings, and a new flood earlywarning system has been installed on Alum Creek. Nevada Land Conservancy is serving as the fiscal agent, principal fundraiser, and volunteer coordinator for the Hawken Fire restoration effort. Project partners include Washoe County, the Caughlin Ranch Homeownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association, City of Reno, U.S. Forest Service, Nevada Fire Safe Council, and Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Photo Courtesy: Nevada Land Conservancy

pubic and private entities, rehabilitation work on the Hawken Fire site is coming along. On July 16, 2007, smoke began to plume over Caughlin Ranch signaling the beginning of the Hawken Fire. The open-land wildfire burned over 500 acres, up to the backyards of Caughlin Ranch homes. Donor-advisors from three funds at the Community Foundation responded by recommending major grants for reseeding.

Kelley Erosion Control sprays a green hydromulch seed

mixture over parts of the Hawken Fire burn area in

southwest Reno. Nevada Land Conservancy, Washoe County,

U.S. Forest Service, and City

of Reno partnered on this fire

rehabilitation project, which will restore more than 500 acres that burned in July of 2007.

Graduating participants from the “Taking Charge” class.

“

The greatest benefit of synergy is

”

born in the diversity of perspectives.

— Danielle Marie Crume

Two Women Linked by Common Interest and Values

rudy Doyle and Barbara Clarke

do not know each other. But through their affiliation with the Community Foundation they are making a clear difference in the lives of seniors in northern Nevada. Trudy Doyle lives with macular degeneration – a chronic, progressive disease of the eyes. She wants seniors living with this pervasive health problem to know that in many cases there are aids and methods to help people with low vision live fulfilling lives. Trudy funded the UNR Sanford Center for Aging “Taking Charge” program. “Taking Charge” is a series of workshops presented to seniors to help them manage any chronic disease. The last of the seven-series classes deals exclusively with macular degeneration. Results from “Taking Charge” are impressive. n

Workshop participants are better able to talk with their doctors and families about their health concerns and needs.

They learn methods to break the Symptom Cycle of chronic disease.

Participants learn to identify resources to help them in their self-management goals.

The class is taught by team leaders who encourage members to become supporters of each other. Two class series and a leadership-team workshop were completed in 2007 and more are scheduled in the western Nevada region for 2008. For more information contact the University of Nevada, Sanford Center for Aging. Barbara Clarke’s late husband was a respected ophthalmologist. She knows well the value of sight. To help seniors who cannot pay for expensive corrective low-vision aids, Barbara established a fund at CARE Chest of Northern Nevada. Here is the story of one woman who was helped by Barbara’s fund at CARE Chest of Northern Nevada: Lorene, a petite 81-year-old grandmother of five and greatgrandmother of six, lives alone in a small apartment. She has no family locally. Lorene spends more of her time reading and says it is a major part of her life. However, Lorene suffers from macular degeneration which makes reading difficult and sometimes impossible for her. Surviving on a mere $277 from Social Security, Lorene cannot afford the optical devices not covered by insurance. Through a generous grant from the Community Foundation, CARE Chest was able to pay for Lorene’s glasses. These optical devices will help her to remain independent and do what she loves most – read.

The Big Read is an initiative from the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American Culture. The Big Read brings together partners from across the county to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment. 14

Collaboration Leads to Matching Grant from the Kellogg Foundation

uring a month-long span from

mid-September to mid-October 2007, northern Nevada was reading Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451. Not only were we reading the novel, we were talking about it in book clubs and blogs, critiquing it in high school English classes, creating art inspired by the novel’s message, watching the movie version at Idlewild Park, and going to lectures and workshops presented by respected educators and authors. This area-wide initiative was created by the National Endowment for the Arts and brought to us by our libraries. The NEA granted funds to support the program, but much more was needed by the Washoe County Library if they were going to generate communitywide enthusiasm and participation from schools and nonprofit literacy and arts groups. The Jay and Bonnie Thiessens Literacy Fund, the High School Giving Circle, the Friends of Washoe County Library, and The Washoe County Library Endowment — all funds within the Community Foundation, collaborated and made gifts to support the Big Read. The Community

Foundation then leveraged these gifts by applying for and receiving a matching grant from the Kellogg Foundation to further support the community-wide read. Working together, we were able to raise twice as much support and bring together diverse interests to create something special for everybody to enjoy.

Review

TMCC students and teachers create thought-provoking exhibit inspired by Fahrenheit 451.

“

You don’t have to burn books to

destroy a culture. You just have to

”

get people to stop reading them. —

Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit, 451.

“

When strangers

start acting like NEIGHBORS...

communities are reinvigorated.

”

— Ralph Nader

Fernley Long -Term Assistance Fund Unites Donorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Shared Response into a Charitable Resource

aturday, January 5, 2008,

the Fernley Canal breeched, flooding homes and streets and displacing families and their pets in the freezing dawn. On Monday, January 7, the City of Fernley called Community Foundation director Chris Askin to talk about establishing the Fernley Long-Term Assistance Fund. Fernley City Hall was inundated, and managing this crisis was a challenging task. People were driving from Reno and Sparks loaded with shovels and cash to donate to the Fernley Flood victims. The Fernley Assistance Fund was created to ease the information flow and create a charitable pocket for this hard-hit community. With a simple phone call and a short agreement, the Community Foundation became the monetary contribution collection center for Fernley. Within hours our office phones were ringing, and during the next few weeks donations poured in by mail and by credit card through our website, www.cfwnv.org. The Fund received 144 separate gifts ranging from a few dollars sent in by a victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elderly relative from back east to thousands collected during individual and corporate fundraisers. The total amount contributed to the fund was $259,781.27.

The Fernley Long-Term Assistance Committee distributes the grants from this fund. The first phase of funding was distributed to flood victims who had registered with Lyon County Human Services by January 25, 2008. The checks were distributed January 31 and February 1 through Fernley City Hall. 190 households received checks totaling $185,830. The checks were disbursed based on the level of damage assessed to their homes by City officials during structural safety inspections. The remaining money in the fund, mostly generated after the first disbursement, has been and will continue to be distributed to families with unmet needs who apply to the Fernley Long-Term Recovery Team. A Case Management Supervisor, the Director of Recovery, and the Construction Supervisor will work with the families to develop a recovery plan. Once the revenue received from other disaster programs has been exhausted on recovery, families can apply for funding from the second phase of funding donated through the Community Foundation of Western Nevada. Each and every gift to the Community Foundation fund is carefully receipted, and the donors receive a personal letter of acknowledgement thanking them for their generosity and neighborliness.

Fernley Long-Term Assistance Fund Donors Ahuja, Usha

Condron, Ms. Sondra

Howard’s Chevron

Allred, Mr. and Mrs. Scott

Denny, Ms. Thelda L.

America RV Rentals

Dimare, Mr. and Mrs. Richard P.

India Association of Northern Nevada

American Girls

EBSCO Industries

Ashurst, Ms. Anita

Elwess, Ms. Tiffany A.

Jesse Hall Elementary School – WCSD

Associated General Contractors

Fernley Free Methodist Church

Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. James

Barkley, Mr. David

Fincher, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton B.

Bedi Corporation

Fioresi, Ms. Gigi

Keyser, Robert S. and Dorothy J., Foundation

Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J.

First Independent Bank of Nevada

Kurashewich, Ms. Samantha

Bent, Ms. Laura L.

Gastroenterology Consultants

Ladies Aid Society

Berney Realty

Gerlach High School

Bevan, Mr. William R. and Mrs. Joan Fincher-Bevan

Gimblin, Ms. Lynne

Bhargava, Anubhav and Swasti

Grasse, Ms. Linda

Janes, Ms. Colleen G.

LaFond, Ms. Cheryl Lakeside Community Church of Religious Science Lambert, Ms. Mary N.

Bill Glaser Hair Design

Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors

Bonanza Printing

Greater Nevada Credit Union

Bretzlaff Foundation

Guerra, Mr. and Mrs. Carlos

Leiser, Mr. Rick and Ms. Anita Habberfield

Buhrmann, Mr. and Mrs. Henry J.

Hale, Ms. Laura

Lewis and Roca LLP, Lawyers

Buonanno, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A.

Hardy, MD, Assemblyman Joseph P.

Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. Robert

C3 Computer Services

Hartpence, Mr. and Mrs. Vic

Livingston, Mr. and Mrs. Richard

Calvanese, Mr. Jerry C.

Haynes, Mr. and Mrs. Robert

Luriland Foundation

Carolina Kitchen & Barbeque

Hearts of Gold Quilters

Lyon, Ms. Vivian G.

Chronister, Ms. Betty

Heckman, Mr. and Mrs. Rick

Mahadeva, Mrs. Bani Q.

Collins, Mr. James D.

Hogan’s Carb & Tune

Marracini, Mr. Joshua

Laughton, Ms. Judy LaVoie, Mr. and Mrs. Alan

McDonald Carano Wilson LLP

Reese, Mr. and Mrs. Luther

Tilford, Mr. and Mrs. Dave

McDonald, Mr. Verdell

Reno/Sparks Association of Realtors

Townsend, Senator Randolf J.

McGriff, Mr. and Mrs. Michael E.

Reno Rockin’ 50’s Dance Club

Trent, Ms. Gigi

MDM Silver State Solutions

Reno Toyota-Scion

Trisler, Mr. and Mrs. James, A.

Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Tom

Ricci, Ms. Pamela B.

Turner, Mr. and Dr. Jeff

Narala, Mr. and Mrs. Yugandhar

Robinson, Ms. Jennifer M.

Upton, Mr. Edward

Nevada Association of Realtors

Robles, Mr. Drake

Nevada Cement Company

United States Naval Air Station, Fallon Chapel

Roman, Mr. and Mrs. Keith F.

Nevada State Bank

Rosenlund, Mr. and Mrs. Gary

Veerendra-Babu, BR

Nicholson, Mr. and Mrs. Rick A.

Satre Family Charitable Fund

Kodandaraman, Mr.

Nolan, Senator Dennis E.

Schiller, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard D.

Vig, Mr. and Mrs. Gargi

Northwest Datacom and Power

Scripps, Mr. Jim

Wadia, MD, Gurjeet

Norwood 4-H Club

Serdehely, Ms. Rebecca

Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. James M.

Nutzmann, Ms. Wendi

Sertoma Club of Sparks

Owen, Ms. Sarah

Shen, Mr. and Mrs. John

Washoe County Public Guardian’s Office

Parish, Ms. Lynne

Sierra Neurosurgery Group

Parks, Mr. and Mrs. David R. Peer, Mr. and Mrs. Don

Sierra Nevada Association of Realtors

Piper’s Opera House Programs

Sierra Pacific Resources

Pitani, Mr. and Mrs. Keshav

Silver Spur Saloon

Professional Saleswomen of Nevada

Silver Sage Middle School

Purvis, Ms. Lynn

Smith, Mr. Byron F.

Q & D Construction

Sparks Elks Ladies

Rail City Casino

Spinola, Mr. John

Rawat, Mr. and Mrs. Banmali

Stonick, Mr. and Mrs. Victor H.

Narashimha, A. and A Vijayalakshmi

Thomas P. and Thelma B., Hart Foundation

Vaca, MD, Dante

Waterhouse, Ms. Linda D. Waterman, Mr. Donald W. Watts, Mr. and Mrs. Donald W.

Connect to the Future With a Planned Gift

his is your time. This is your chance. Leave a lasting mark on the place you love.

A bequest can literally change the future of our community. Designate a percentage of your estate to an endowment to benefit an organization or cause you feel passionate about. This may well be the largest single gift you will ever make in your lifetime and will affect generations to come. What inspires you? Do you want to preserve that grove of trees by the river that you fished under as a kid? Do you want to improve the old school building or train teachers to teach science in the outdoors? How about contributing to the expenses of the musical artists and venue where you and your beloved were moved to tears on a memorable night? Talk with your family. Then, talk with us. Five percent of your estate will mean a world of difference to your community and leave your lasting legacy for generations to come. The members of the Legacy Society have made a planned or estate gift to a fund at the Community Foundation of Western Nevada. Their generosity will be the source of a constantly flowing, charitable, well-spring of funds to nurture causes meaningful to them.

Legacy Society Anonymous Robin Ballentyne Kim Becker Jan and Mary Beekhuis Carol Ann Carroll Susan Davenport Arthur and Shirley Di Salvo Reggie Dunbar Steve and Debra Finnell Karen Foissotte Robert and Monica Hemsath Bruce James David and Dee Dee Jensen Virginia M. Mansfield Mary McGrath Michael and Theresa Meyer Elizabeth Mollath Alfred and Lola Ouska Rosalie K. Quesnoy Alice Ramlow John and Patricia Snyder Nadine Stagelmeyer Rachel Struve Larry Struve George Summerhill Lilli Trinchero Jill M. Winter

Sample Bequest Language A bequest to the Community Foundation of Western Nevada is simple to make part of your estate plans. You may instruct your legal counsel to include in your will the following statement, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I give and bequeath _________________________ (amount or percentage of your estate) to the Community Foundation of Western Nevada, a nonprofit organization. This gift of an endowment fund shall be known as ______________________ (choose a name for your fund) This fund shall be devoted to the support of the following charitable causes or nonprofit organizations:___________________________________.

Professional Advisory Council The Professional Advisor Council is a group of seven professional advisors who have a history of working especially closely with the Community Foundation of Western Nevada. In partnering with us they have referred clients and colleagues to the Community Foundation, attended its events and are serving as charitable giving resources in their respective fields. The staff liaison to the PAC is Ralph Vroman, Community Foundation Controller. Their volunteer board committee chairman is Tony Termini. Elaine Alexander Bruce Brugler John Boyd Thomas Hall

Andrea Knapp Don Ross Tom Seeliger

Jennifer Satre

Sallie Armstrong

Richard Barnard

John Mulligan

Butch Anderson

Kathie Bartlett

Fred Boyd

Rebecca Dickson

Mendy Elliot

Brian Kennedy

Diana Kern

Linda Smith

Jim Webster

Norma Webster

John Badwick

Kim Becker

Annette Bidart

Kathie Dees

Barbara Drake

Thomas Hall

Gail Humphreys

Sheila Leslie

Cary Lurie

Magda Martinez Hoffman

Maureen Mullarkey

Jim Pfrommer

Alicia Reban

Toni Termini

Board

Trustees

Jennifer Satre, Chair

Chair of the Executive Committee

James Webster III, Trustee

Sallie B. Armstrong, Vice Chair

Immediate Past President, Executive, Development and Finance Committees

Richard Barnard, Treasurer

Board Development Committee

Development Committee

Finance Committee Chair

John Mulligan, Secretary Butch Anderson, Trustee Investment Committee Chair

Kathie Bartlett, Trustee Program Committee

Fred Boyd, Trustee

Development Committee

Rebecca Dickson, Trustee

Development Committee

Mendy Elliott, Trustee

Development Committee

Brian Kennedy, Trustee Finance Committee

Diana Kern, Trustee

Program Committee Chair

Linda Smith, Trustee

Development Committee Chair

Norma Webster, Trustee

Advisory Board John Badwick, Investment Committee Kim Becker, Development Committee Annette Bidart, Investment Committee Kathie Dees, Program Committee Barbara Drake, Program Committee Thomas Hall, Investment Committee Gail Humphreys, Finance Committee Sheila Leslie, Program Committee Cary Lurie, Program Committee Magda Martinez Hoffman, Development Committee Maureen Mullarkey, Finance Committee Jim Pfrommer, Investment Committee Alicia Reban, Program Committee Toni Termini, Development Committee

Emeritus Board Robert Armstrong Nancy Fennell Mark Knobel

David Turner Col. William Van Allen (1914-2004) Ronald Zurek

Donors The following individuals and organizations made gifts to the Community of Western Nevada in 2007. Some of the people listed established new funds or added to existing funds. Others gave in honor or memory of friends or relatives. 255 North Sierra Street LLC Accela, Inc. Access to Healthcare Network Adams, David M. Al’s Excavating and Grading, Inc. All American Aire, Inc. Allied Washoe Petroleum American Legion Post 16 AMP Resources Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Anonymous Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arzuaga, Vic Ashley, Mr. and Mrs. George Askin, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Atlantis Casino Resort Ausherman, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Auto Pros Motor Company Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel & Mulligan B & J, Inc. Badwick, Mr. and Mrs. John Bailey, Deborah Ballantyne, Dr. Robin Bangert, Sylvia Bank of America United Way Campaign

Banker, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bartlett, Mr. and Mrs. Syd Baugus, Michael A. The Bauserman Group Baushke, James L. Baxley, Gayle Becker, Jane Kimberly Bein, Marti N. Belosic, Victor J. Bennett, Dana R. Berkove, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence I. Bernhard, Mr. and Mrs. Alex K. Bietz, Gretchen Bingham, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Blackwood, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Bolt, Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Bolton, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Borrus McKean, Debra B. Bowker, Elizabeth Bristol, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Brosy, Dr. Paul Brown & Brown Insurance of Nevada, Inc. Bunge, Jim D. Cabela’s California Sierra Express, Inc. Callahan, Tammy

Capital City Distributing Capital Glass, Inc. Capstone Partners Caramella Family LTD Partnership Cardenas, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Carson Medical Group Carson River Community Bank Cashell Enterprises, Inc. – Alamo Travel Center Castiglione, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Catamount Fund Certified Home Improvements, Inc. Challenger, Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Charles H. Stout Foundation Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Charter Communications Chatburn, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Chiavini, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Christensen, Virgil Chubb, Janet L. Circus Circus of Reno City National Bank - Los Angeles City of Reno Clark, Ellen and Tracy Clarke, Barbara Bradley Clarno, Mr. and Mrs. Roy

“

Determine that the thing can and shall be

done, and together we will find the way.

”

— Abraham Lincoln Clift, Claire J. Coe, Jack Coeur Rochester Inc. Coldwell Banker Plummer & Associates, Inc. Coleman, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Colescott, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Coli, Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian J. Conn, Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Dalrymple, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Davidsaver, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davis, David Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Darrel A. Dedolph, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Dees, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Delaney, Shirley M. Delappe, Joseph P. and Laurie Macfee Dickson Realty Dillon, Mike Doyle, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Dreamstreet Dunton, Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. E.L. Cord Foundation Egan Commercial Real Estate Elliott, Mendy

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Estep, Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Farahi, Ben Ferrara, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Ferreira, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Fey, Christine A. Finnell, Debra First Independent Bank of Nevada Flesia, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Flynn, Julia E. Folchi, Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Foundation 36, Inc. Francis, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Fredricksen, Eric Friends of Midas Friends of Nevada Wilderness Friends of Washoe County Library Fry, Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Gadbois, Mr. and Mrs. Garry Galentine, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Galli, Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Gash, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gasoline Alley Geddes, Mr. and Mrs. David Ghiglieri, Lucille Gibbons, Governor Jim

2002

Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Gilmore, Mr. and Mrs. Walter GivingNet, Inc. Glenn, Mark Gordon, Diane Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Granite Construction Company Greiner, Jill Griffith, Martin R. Grimm, Klause Grows, Mr. and Mrs. Neal E. Guinn, Mr. and Mrs. Kenny C. Hammond, William R. and Pamela Cheek Harmon, Mr. and Mrs. Brent Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. Hart, Leslie Bryan Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hatch Health Benefits Associates Heiman, Alice R. Heinrich, Jon K. High Desert, Inc. High Sierra Industries Hinderks, Dr. and Mrs. Larry

Donors

continued

Historic Fourth Ward School Foundation Hobson, Chip Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. William R. Holabird, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Homegate Realty of Reno Hood, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Hoover, Anne Hopper, Mr. and Mrs. Carl V. Ingbar, Carolyn C. Iron Nation Motorcycle Club Isaac, Ben E. Jacobs, J. F. Jeff Codega Planning & Design, Inc. Jensen Precast Jewish Communal Fund Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Jones, Jessica B. Karraker, Col. (Ret) and Mrs. Perry Keenan Hopkins Suder & Stowell Contractors Kellenberger, Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Kern, Diana Kern, Richard R. King, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Knapp, Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. KNPB - Channel 5 Lahey, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Lake Crest Homes Landa, Mr. and Mrs. Larry M.

Leeds, Mr. and Mrs. Jim T.

Meridian Gold Company

Leggett, Kathleen K.

Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Michael

Leneaux, Grant F.

Microsoft Licensing

Leonard, Gwen, Survivorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trust

Microsoft Matching Gifts Program

Let Rich Do It

Miles Properties, Inc.

Levy, Mr. and Mrs. Richard M.

Milhollan, Ann

Lotus Radio Corporation

Miramon, Beth

Lund, Mr. and Mrs. Allan B.

Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Mark

Lundahl & Associates

Moonlighting Personnel Management Services

Lurie, Cary Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. James T.

Lynch, Patricia A.

Muhonen, Mr. and Mrs. Gary

Lyon, Mr. and Mrs. Stan L.

Myers, Thomas T.

Madau, Cindra

Neusel, Eric J.

Maddalena, Mr. and Mrs. Tony

Nevada Humanities Committee

Marsh, Charlotte

Nevada Land & Resource Co., LLC

Maupin, Cox & LeGoy

Nevada Security Bank

McCleary, Gay

Nevada State Bank

McCool, Andy M.

Nevada Veterinary Medical Assoc.

McCormack, Brendan M.

Newberry, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D.

McDonald Carano Wilson LLP

Nicholas, Rose

McIntosh, Mr. and Mrs. Michael

Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Jim T.

McMahon, Mr. and Mrs. H. Markley

Nolan, John D.

McMullen, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P.

Noonan, Dr. David and Dr. Elisabeth

McQuirk, John Media Directions, Inc.

Northern Nevada Women Lawyersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association

Mendiola, Mr. and Mrs. Vince

Northwood Properties, LLC

Mortara, Pam A.

Nyblom, Mr. and Mrs. Jon A. Oliver, Mallory Oliver-McClure, Emilie Olsen, Warner Opthalmic Help Fund Orange County Community Foundation Orlich, Joy Pacific West Service Company, LLC Panter, Stephen D. PAR Electric Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation PTA, Caughlin Ranch Elementary Parents Association of Sage Ridge School Paul Helms & Associates Counseling Center PDC, LLC Peppermill Hotel Casino Perrott, David W. and Ludvina K. Persing, Mr. and Mrs. Casey S. Peters, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon A. Pfrommer & McCune, LTD Pickett, Mr. and Mrs. Norton Pincolini, Mr. and Mrs. Bruno PineCrest Construction & Development, Co Planeta, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Prasad, Bhavani D. Putnam, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Quebecor World Nevada Queenstake Resources USA, Inc. R & R Partners, Inc.

Raggio, Senator William J. Ramelli, Mr. and Mrs. Greg M. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Reno Business Interiors, Inc. Reno Chamber Orchestra Reno Radio Representatives, LLC Reno Sparks Indian Colony Reno Sparks New Car Dealers Assoc. Reno Tahoe RSVCA Reno Toyota-Scion Republican Women of Reno Richard, Robert J. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Garth S. Richison, Mr. and Mrs. David L. Robert M. Lee Foundation Robert S. & Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Ronald L. Olson Foundation Rotary Club of Portola Rotary Club of Central Reno Rowe, Michael S. Rowley, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd, Jr. Sage Ridge School Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Regional Medical Center Saltern Investments Satre, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Savant, Dr. Troy D. Scheckla, Julie A. Schouweiler, Bart M. Schumacher, Deborah E.

2005

Scofield, Sherry Seismic Events Serpa, Mary A. Service 1st Seymour, Mr. and Mrs. Kenson L. Shappell, Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Sharpe, Mr. and Mrs. Darwin A. Shelton, May Sagawa Shipman, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Shreve, Robert M. Sieben, Tonya M. Siegel, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Sierra Nevada Geothermal, Inc. Sierra Nevada Republican Women Sierra Pediatrics Silver Legacy Resort Hotel Silver Oak Development Company, LLP Silver, Mr. and Mrs. Le Roy H. SilverStar Associates, Inc. Simmonds, Richard C. Simon, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill J. Skogerson, Mr. and Mrs. Kent E. Smejkal, Nanette L. Smith, Dr. and Mrs. Ron L.

Donors

continued

Smith, Jennifer A. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne B., Sr. Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. John Somersett Development Company, LLC Sommer, Linda Sons of Italy Soroptimist International of Truckee Meadows Spain, Stacey Sparks Chamber of Commerce Stamps, Andrew A. and Patricia Lynch Stocke, Mike A. Stockman, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stoever, Theodore R. Struffert, Leigha S. Summerhill, George A., Jr. Summit Racing Equipment Sun West Bank Sundance Transport, Inc. Svensrud, Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. Sylvester, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Taser International Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford B. Taylor, Jerie L. Tenet Healthcare Foundation Terry Lee Wells Foundation, Inc. Thomas, Kate Thomas P. and Thelma B., Hart Foundation

Timberline Electric TMX, Inc. Trachok, Richard M., II Transplant Network Trinchero, Lilli TriWest Healthcare Alliance Truckee Meadows Growth Management Task Force Tucevich, Mr. and Mrs. Donald United Way of Northern Nevada & the Sierra University of Nevada, Reno Val-U-Corp Services, Inc. Van Alyne, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Vidler Water Company, Inc. Villarreal, Diana S. Vining, Mr. and Mrs. David Voelz, G. Douglas and Carol Ann Carroll Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Walmart Stores, Inc. Walton, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Washoe County Washoe County Education Foundation Washoe High School Adult Fund Webster, Mr. and Mrs. Jim T. Webster, Mr. and Mrs. Ranson Weingand, Alan

2008

Weissman, Mr. and Mrs. Z. Welch, Mr. Thomas H. and Lisa Jackson Wells Fargo Bank Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Wells Fargo Foundation Education Matching Gift Program West Haven Development Group, LLC Whipp, Roberta Whittaker, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Willoughby, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin E. Wilson, Linda J. Wilson, Richard Winnemucca Ranch Winter, Brad Wirth, Robert R. Wittmuss, Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Wood Rodgers, Inc. Woods, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Yeater, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford C. Zampirro, Mr. and Mrs. Danny Zaro, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Zonta Club of Greater Reno Zunino, Madeleine Zurek, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald

Funds

of the

Community Foundation

Donor Advised Family Funds

James, Bruce and Nora, Family Fund Kennedy, Brian and Nancy, Foundation

Smith, Ron and Linda, Donor Advised Fund

Armstrong, Robert and Sallie, Charitable Fund

Langson, Gladys and Don, Family Fund

Smith, Michael and Karren, Family Fund

Askin, Chris and Ann, Charitable Fund

Langson, Jack M., Fund

Stoever, Theodore R., Charitable Fund

Becker, Jack and Jane, Charitable Fund

Levy, Terri and Gray, Charitable Fund

Berry Family Charitable Fund

Liberty Foundation Fund

Bertolina, Chuck, Family Fund

Laurenson Family Fund

Lurieland Foundation Fund

Bingham, David and Janet, Charitable Fund

Miarecki Foundation

Blanchard Family Fund

Meyer, Michael and Theresa, Foundation

Boyd, Fred, Charitable Fund Brec Donor Advised Fund Charney 1996 Trust Charitable Fund Clarke, Barbara B., Family Fund

Monen Callahan, Mary Ellen, Charitable Fund Mollath, Linton A., Charitable Fund

Comcowich, Paul and Jill, Family Fund

Muhonen Charitable Fund

Doyle Charitable Fund

Nichols Family Charitable Fund

Fennell Family Fund

Sinai, David, Charitable Fund

Thiessens, Jay and Bonnie, Literacy Foundation Trinchero, Lilli, Charitable Fund Turner, Jeff and Tracy, Charitable Fund Webster, Jim and Karlene, Family Fund Webster, Ranson and Norma, Foundation Zurek Family Charitable Fund

NEWT Christian Fund

Fredricksen Green Foundation

Primm, Roger B., Family Charitable Fund

Freedom Charitable Fund

Rebeccaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fund

Gabrielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fund

Satre Family Fund

Hinderks Family Foundation

Sellyei, Louis F., Foundation

Moana Pool Fund

Funds Continued Funds for or by Foundations, Non-Profit Organizations, Associations, or Businesses

Great Basin Exploration Center Fund

Soroptimist IGU-Nepal Scholarship Fund

Great Reno Balloon Race Fund

Soroptimist International of Truckee Meadows Fund

Brewery Arts Center Fund

Moana Pool Fund

Carson City Rotary Foundation Fund

Mustang Heritage Foundation Fund

Catamound Fund Champions of the Truckee River Fund Church of Scientology Fund City of Reno, Charitable Foundation Fund Coldwell Banker Plummer & Associates Charitable Fund Family Court Judicial Benevolent Fund for Children

Kidview, Inc. Foundation Fund KNPB-Channel 5 Public TV Fund Lady Miner’s Basketball Fund McDonald Carano Wilson LLP Charitable Fund

Nevada Discovery Museum Fund

Terry Lee Wells Foundation Trinchero, Lilli, Celebrate Diversity Fund Truckee River Foundation Fund Truckee River Fund United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra Donor Advised Fund Zonta Club of Greater Reno Charitable Fund

Nevada Museum of Art Fund Nevada Opera Association Fund Nevada Patriot Fund Northern Nevada Women Lawyers’ Association Charitable Fund Parks and Cultural Arts Foundation Fund Marguerite Wattis Petersen Foundation

Fernley Assistance Fund

Reno Central Rotary Club Foundation Fund

Friends of Washoe County Library Fund

Rotary Club of Sparks Charitable Fund

Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada Fund

Hillside Cemetery Foundation Fund

Sage Ridge School Fund Sons of Italy Fund

Endowments Designated for or by Organizations Rotary Club of Sparks Endowment CARE Chest Endowment Fourth Ward School Endowment Friends of Washoe County Library – Hubbard Endowment Friends of Nevada Wilderness Endowment

Grant, Evangeline, Memorial Music Endowment Great Basin Outdoor School Endowment Kendall, Robert E., Fourth Ward School Endowment KNPB Endowed Fund Lear Theater Endowment Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Endowment Mansfield Endowment for the Benefit of the Nevada Humane Society Melton, Marilyn R., Endowment for the Humanities

Friends of Nevada

Wilderness Endowment

Great Basin Outdoor School Endowment

Mortensen Nevada Historical Trust Fund

United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra Endowment

Trinchero, Lilli, Celebrate Diversity Endowment

Nevada EcoNet Endowment

YMCA of the Sierra Endowed Fund

Webster, Jim and Karlene, Family Endowment

Nevada Humane Society Endowed Fund Nevada Humanities Committee Endowed Fund Oser, Margaret E., Endowment Fund for Women Reno Chamber Orchestra Endowment Reno Philharmonic Fund ReStart Endowment Fund ReStart Family Shelter Endowment

Zonta Club of Greater Reno Endowment

Family Endowments Bender, Frank, Charitable Endowment Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Anconia, Ricc, Endowment

Special Recreation Services, Inc. Endowment

James, Bruce R., Foundation Endowment

Trinity Episcopal Church Endowment

Smith, Ron and Linda, Family Endowment

Memorial Funds Mortara, Eugene, Memorial Endowment Finnell, Lexi, Memorial Foundation Oren, Cookie, Memorial Endowed Fund Scofield, Officer Mike, Memorial Endowment Tappan, Ross, Memorial Fund Wilbanks, Emily Jane, Memorial Endowment

Field of Interest Funds Be Instrumental Arts Fund Youth Endowment Fund

Community Foundation Funds Community Endowed Fund Community Partnership Granting Program

Giving Circles Youth2Give Circle Youth In Philanthropy High School Giving Circle

Trust Funds Dunbar, Regina L., 2006 Revocable Trust Leonard, Gwenevere F., C.R.U.T.

Kendyl Depoali

Joseph and Daniel Scafidi

Becker, Jack and Jane, College Scholarship Fund

Read With Me Scholarship Endowment Fund

Belding, Orville, Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Reno Pops Orchestra Scholarship Endowment

Boyd, William, School of Law Scholarship Fund

Satre, Philip & Jennifer, Harrah’s Employees Scholarship Fund

Depoali, Kendyl Ruth Williams, Memorial Scholarship Fund Hispanic Heritage Day Nursing Scholarship Fund Jones, Clarence “CJ”, Memorial Scholarship Karraker, William, Scholarship Endowment

Joseph Scafidi Pound-for-Pound Award Daniel Scafidi Greater Nevada Male Athlete of the Year Award Snyder, Nicole, Memorial Scholarship Fund Wilbanks, Emily Jane, Memorial Scholarship Fund

Scholarship Funds

Mollath, Linton A., Family Scholarship

Anderson, Dora De, Endowment Scholarship Fund

Nevada Veterinary Medical Association Scholarship Fund

Williams, Claudine, Harrah’s Las Vegas Employees Scholarship Fund

Bartlett, Matt, Memorial Foundation Scholarship Fund

Northern Nevada Women Lawyers’ Association Scholarship Fund

Zonta of Greater Reno Scholarship Fund

Organizations that Received Grants from Funds of the Community Foundation of Western Nevada in 2007 Adington Eye Center*

AYSO Carson City

Central Lyon Youth Connection

Advanced Health*

Best Friends Animal Society

Alhambra High School

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nevada

Central Minnesota Community Foundation

ALS Association, San Francisco

Bishop Manogue High School

Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association

Bob Van Landingham Memorial Scholarship

American Heart Association American Liver Foundation American Lung Association of Nevada American Red Cross, Northern Nevada Chapter American Red Cross, Sacramento Sierra Chapter

Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows

Church of Scientology Mission of Santa Monica

Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada

Care Chest of Sierra Nevada

Anti Defamation League

Carmelite Monastery of Reno

Associated Gynecology* Athletic Association, University of Nevada

Church of Scientology Sierra Nevada Mission

Bridge Center

Animal Ark

Associated Anesthesiologists of Reno*

Church at Seven Hills Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Camp Care Nevada

Artown

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cabinet, Inc.

Boy Scouts of America Nevada Area Council

Angel Kiss Foundation, Inc.

Arnaldo F. Trabucco, M.D.*

Champions of the Truckee River

Carson High School CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate Program) Castilleja School Foundation Catamount Fund Catholic Community Services

Best Friends Animal Society

Organizations

Received Grants

Church of Scientology, Flag Service Organization

Family Support Council of Douglas County

Churchill County Juvenile Probation**

Field Museum

Circleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edge Religious Science Church City of Reno

Food Bank of Northern Nevada Food for Thought

cont.

Holland Project Reno Horses for the Spirit House of Blue Hope Hug High School Independent Institute, Inc. Integrative Therapeutic Massage*

Coach Art

Friends of the Clark County Public Library

Coeur dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Alene High School PTA

Friends of Washoe County Library

Committee to Aid Abused Women

Gastroenterology Consultants*

Junior Achievement of Northern Nevada

Community Cabinet

Gathering Genius, Inc.

Keaton Raphael Memorial Fund

Community Services Agency and Development Corp.

Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada

Keep Memory Alive Foundation for Lou Ruvo Alz

Congregation Beth Israel

Great Basin Institute

Congregation Temple Emanu-El

Great Basin Outdoor School

Crisis Call Center

Great Reno Balloon Race

David Cox Elementary School

Greg Pisani, D.D.S.*

Desert Classic Charities

Guide Dogs for the Blind

Dirne Community Health Clinic

H.E.L.P. Animals, Inc.

Disability Resources Dolce Salon and Day Spa*

Habitat for Humanity Orange County Chapter

Dr. David B. Chaffin*

Hamlin School

Dr. Rick Winkleman*

Hayden Meadows Elementary School PTA

Eagle Valley Middle School Echo Loder Elementary School Family Eye Care Associates*

that

Grace Cathedral

Joseph McMullen, D.D.S.*

Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful Kevin Kleine, M.D.* KNPB - Channel 5

Heifer Project International Historic Fourth Ward School Foundation

Habitat for Humanity

KUNR FM 88.7 La Jolla Community Church LabCorp* League to Save Lake Tahoe Let ‘Em Run Foundation Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Libby Booth Elementary School Lifeblood Loyalton High School Booster Club Lucille Packard Children’s Fund

Horses for

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Make a Wish Foundation

the Spirit

Marine Corps Base

National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund

Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence

Masonic Charities of Nevada, Inc.

National D-Day Museum

McQueen High School

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Nevada Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation*

Medschool Associates - North*

Neurodevelopmental Neurodiagnostics*

Mental Health Medical Associates* Miss Reno-Sparks and Miss University of Nevada

Nevada Cancer Institute Nevada Diabetes Association

Mont Pelerin Society

Nevada Discovery Museum

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Nevada Hispanic Services

Motor Racing Outreach

Nevada Hispanic Services, Inc. – Carson City

Mountain View Dental* Northern Nevada Women Lawyers’ Association

Nevada Historical Society

Nancy Podewills, MSW, LCSW*

Nevada Humanities Committee

Napa Valley Wine Auction

Nevada Land Conservancy

National Automobile Museum

Nevada Museum of Art

Nevada Humane Society, Inc.

Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth Nevada Patriot Fund Nevada Policy Research Institute Nevada Rock Art Foundation Nevada Women’s Fund Newport Harbor Educational Foundation Newport Heights Elementary School Foundation Noah’s Wish - Animal Rescue Northern Nevada Foundation Northern Nevada H.O.P.E.S. Pharmacy*

Organizations Northern Nevada RAVE Family Foundation - NNRF OB-GYN Associates*

Received Grants

Sierra Chiropractic*

Reno Philharmonic Association

Sierra Nevada Community Sailing

Reno Radiological Associates Chtd*

Sierra Nevada Nephrology Consultants*

Reno Rotary Foundation

Orthodox Christian Mission Center

Reno Sparks Gospel Mission

Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts

Renown Health*

Pleasant Valley Elementary School Plumas Volleyball Club Pond Elementary School Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Quest Counseling and Consulting, Inc. Rainshadow Community Charter High School Reno American Little League Reno Catholic Club – Young Life Camp **

cont.

Reno Orthopaedic Clinic, Inc.*

Olsen & Associates

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte

that

Renown Health Foundation ReStart, Inc. Ridge House Rochester Institute of Technology Rock Church

Sierra Pulmonary and Sleep Consultants* Sierra Youth Football League Skin Cancer & Dermatology Institute* Soroptimist International of Truckee Meadows South Meadows Endoscopy Center*

Ronald McDonald House Charities, Northern Nevada

South Reno United Methodist Church

Rotary Club of Wichita Kansas

Southern Utah University

Sage Ridge School Saint Mary’s Eye Institute* Saint Mary’s Foundation Salvation Army

Reno Chamber Orchestra

Santa Clara University

Reno Eye Clinic*

Sears Optical**

Reno Firefighters Community Assistance

Seeliger Elementary School

Reno Foot Doctor*

Sierra Anesthesia, Inc.*

Reno Heart Physicians*

Sierra Arts Foundation

Reno Open Air M.R.I.*

Sierra Bible Church

Sempervirens Fund

Artown

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital St. Vincents Dining Room Step 2 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Northern Nevada Tahoe Douglas Youth and Family Services Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Target**

University of Nevada, Reno College of Engineering University of Nevada, Reno Foundation University of Southern California Urology Institute* Veteran’s Guest House, Inc. Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Post 381 Victoria Wallington, L.M.T.* VSA Arts of Nevada

Temple Emanu-El

W.A.I.F. - Wild Animal Infirmary of Nevada

That Man May See, Inc.

Walmart**

Think Together

Washoe County Children’s Mental Health Consortium

Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society TMCC Re-Entry Center Transplant Network Trinity Episcopal Church Truckee Donner Land Trust

Washoe County Dept. of Juvenile Services** Washoe County Dept. of Water Resources Washoe County Education Foundation

Truckee Meadows Habitat for Humanity

Washoe County Library Systems

Truckee River Foundation U.C. Davis

Washoe County School District Police Department

United Negro College Fund

Washoe Legal Services

United Way of Northern Nevada & the Sierra

Wesley W. Hall, Jr., M.D.*

University of Nevada, Reno Athletics Dept.

Western Nevada Community College

Washoe County School District

Western Folklife Center

Reno Chamber Orchestra

Photo: Theresa Dana-Douglas

Sparks High School

Western Pathology Consultants* White Pine County Library Wild Island Family Adventure Park** Wooster High School Football Program Youth ArtWorks *

Medical professionals paid by the Access to Health Care Fund for health services performed for lowincome clients.

** Goods and services such as retail gift cards for clothes and school supplies, a graduation swim party and camp registrations were purchased by the Family Court Judicial Benevolent Fund for Children *** Grants were given to families of fallen Nevada soldiers by the Nevada Patriot Fund. Families’ privacy is respected and names are not published.

Community Partnership Grant Program Our Business is Building Community The Community Foundation works to strengthen all of our regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nonprofit organizations. By focusing on capacity building grants all public service agencies, whether they are working to protect our open space, shelter and feed the homeless, educate our children or expose our citizens to artistic and cultural opportunities, can benefit from this grant program. The capacity building grants are divided into three categories: 1. Endowment Building and Planning

2007 CPG grant winners

naugurated in June 2007 The Community

Partnership Grant program granted nearly $240,000 to 25 nonprofit organizations from northern Nevada for capacity building grants.

The Community Partnership Grant program is funded by contributions from Community Foundation fund-holders who agreed to direct a portion of their fundsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; earnings to the program. In addition, a significant donation was made by the Ronald L. Olson Foundation and gifts were added through direct grants from several fund holders.

2. Technological Improvements 3. Professional Development for Key Management Positions Organizations were invited to apply for a grant in the one category that will most help them serve the public good. Our partners have placed their trust in the Community Foundation to strengthen the nonprofit community in a manner that is not possible by an individual gift or fund. We honor that trust. The 2008 grants will be announced at the Annual Meeting.

2007 Grants Organization

Grant Use

Alzheimer’s Association for Northern California Technology – new computer, LCD projector and screens and Northern Nevada..............................................................to present education and peer support programs Artown..........................................................................................Professional development Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada..............................Professional development Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows...................................Technology – 15 new computers Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada.....................................Endowment building plan and training Care Chest of Sierra Nevada.......................................................Technology, new computers, software and office machines Children’s Cabinet........................................................................Technology – new case management system Community Chest.........................................................................Endowment building campaign Crisis Call Center...........................................................................Technology – new computers and printers Family Support Council of Douglas County................................Technology – new filing system Food Bank of Northern Nevada..................................................Endowment building training Nevada Diabetes Association for Children and Adults Technology...................................................................Customized software Nevada Hispanic Services of Carson City.....................................Technology – bilingual computer lab Nevada Land Conservancy...........................................................Endowment building – a strategic planning program Nevada Museum of Art................................................................Technology – Donor research services Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence.............................Professional development to develop next generation of leaders in the Domestic Violence movement Nevada Rock Art...........................................................................Technology – new computer and software Northern Nevada RAVE Family Foundation...............................Technology – new computer and software ReStart..........................................................................................Technology – new computer software Ridge House..................................................................................Technology – new billing and scheduling software Sierra Arts Foundation.................................................................Technology – to create a master art calendar and website Special Recreation Services..........................................................Professional development, Tuition for the UNR Nonprofit Management Institute, American Sign Language classes, and certification for therapeutic camp directors Tahoe Douglas Youth and Family Services..................................Technology – new computers and equipment Washoe Legal Services.................................................................Technology – office machines and computers White Pine County Library...........................................................Technology – 2 new computers and workstation software for youth at the Library

53 new Students Will be Attending Schools Across the Nation and Here at Home with Help from Community Foundation Scholarship Funds

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