United Way of Skagit 2011 Annual Report

United Way of Skagit County 2011 Annual Report

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United Way of Skagit County | 2011 Annual Report

From the President 2011 was a momentous year for our United Way. In the face of changing and ever more challenging times, United Way continued the evolutionary work begun to reshape the organization to fulfill the promise of our new mission statement:

Terry Belcoe CEO, North Coast Credit Union

United Way of Skagit County focuses community investment to create positive, sustainable change in people's lives!

Through a rigorous planning process, our board of directors articulated the four core

values that define our United Way: Community, Investment, Integrity and Partnership. Building on the foundation of these cornerstone values, we have embarked on a process of identifying the focus areas considered most critical by the members of our community.

From there, we will position our United Way to serve as a catalyst for bringing our community together to build a stronger Skagit County for all of us.

From the Executive Director

Debra Lancaster

United Way recruits people, businesses, and organizations who bring the passion, expertise and resources needed to get things done. Skagit County is an amazing place!

Our beautiful environment is matched only by the love and

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caring that people show to each other. That love and caring is what you will see demonstrated by names and numbers in this report. We invite you to join us.

You can give, you can advocate and you can volunteer.

That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.

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MISSION:

United Way of Skagit County focuses community investment to create sustainable, positive change in people’s lives.

VALUES:

Community, Investment, Partnership, Integrity

2011 Ted Reep Award Winner Given to recognize Distinguished Service, The Ted Reep Award is named for one of our founders and is the highest tribute given by United Way.

The 2011 recipient is Marie Erbstoeszer, a consultant in health care planning and administration. Marie has served on the board for twelve years and has chaired the Program (Allocations) Committee for five years. She invests her time and talent to review grant requests from partner agencies and then leads her committee through careful assessment to determine allocations. Marie is also a strong advocate for United Way in the community.

Marie is shown here receiving the award from the 2010 recipient, Dan Berentson.

2011 Officers President.................................................................Terry Belcoe

Treasurer/Finance Chair.....................................Jon Aarstad

Vice President/Secretary...............................Ken Dahlstedt

Program Chair............................................Marie Erbstoeszer

Immediate Past President/

Campaign Chair............................................. Maureen Lama

Strategic Planning Chair............................... Sue Krienen

Personnel Chair.................................................Mike Hunskor

2011 Board of Directors Jon Aarstad Bill Aslett Terry Belcoe Lennart Bentsen Dan Berentson Ken Bergsma Chris Borgen Laurel Browning Peter Browning Ann Caldwell Linda Chambers Erin Charles

Ken Dahlstedt Julie Di Meo Arnie Donovan Marie Erbstoeszer Cory Ertel Jackie Frazier Rick Grimstead Steve Henery Carol Hildahl Nan Hough Mike Hunskor Lisa Janicki

Jerry Jenkins Craig Johnson Sue Krienen Jere LaFollette Mauren Lama Jennifer Larson Tod LeHecka Barb Lowery John Lum Andi Martin Ted McCammant John McDarment

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Debbie McLeod Darlene Mindrum Liz O’Neill Greg Peck Kristia Poppe Kari Ranten Greg Reed Kyle Reep Will Reichardt Geneva Sasnett Don Sorensen Keith Sorestad

Kevin Tate Cec Thomas Carla Tucker Mike Urban Mark Venn Alex von Cube George Welch Shannon White Kathi Williams

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Housing 17.48%

Food 15.96%

Life Skills 32.33%

Health 10.41%

Where does the money go?

Donor Dollars at Work in 2011 Non-Partner Agency Designations/Grants 9.72%

Agency

Grants

Total

American Red Cross – Mt. Baker $34,156.74 $3,343.26 Anacortes Community Shelter Project $8,800.00 $2,200.00 $1,000.00 Boy Scouts of America- Mt. Baker Council $18,452.50 $1,547.50 Bread of Life Food Bank $9,460.00 $540.00 Camp Fire USA: Samish Council $14,200.00 $3,800.00 Catholic Community Services, WW-NW $13,808.00 $6,792.00 Chinook Enterprises $17,586.74 $2,413.26 Compass Health-Skagit $8,620.00 $1,380.00 Concrete Food Bank $7,896.00 $1,104.00 $2,500.00 Girl Scouts of Western Washington $13,963.61 $536.39 Ideas for Living Program $11,000.00 $0.00 Mount Vernon Community Wellness Council $7,000.00 $0.00 North Cascades Health Council $5,778.71 $221.29 Northwest Youth Services $13,546.74 $453.26 Reverie Outreach-Chrisitan Ministries Network $4,000.00 $1,775.00 $3,400.00 Sea Mar Community Health Center $11,920.00 $1,080.00 Secret Harbor $15,160.00 $1,340.00 $2,000.00 Skagit Adult Day Services $9,760.00 $240.00 Skagit Council on Aging-Meals on Wheels $27,476.74 $10,523.26 $1,500.00 Skagit County Community Action Agency $65,915.17 $33,084.83 $12,000.00 Skagit Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault $23,048.00 $6,952.00 $9,500.00 Skagit Habitat for Humanity $8,300.00 $1,700.00 $18,000.00 SPARC $25,260.00 $740.00 Skagit Valley Family Support Center $8,532.00 $1,468.00 Skagit Valley Family YMCA $37,100.00 $1,400.00 $15,000.00 The Landing $9,050.00 $2,950.00 Visiting Nurse Home Care $475.00 $1,525.00 Volunteers of America-211/RSVP $22,540.00 $460.00 Youthnet $20,640.83 $1,359.17 $1,600.00 2 United General Hospital Foundation $3,250.00 Non-Partner Agency Designations $64,703.97

$37,500.00 $12,000.00 $20,000.00 $10,000.00 $18,000.00 $20,600.00 $20,000.00 $10,000.00 $11,500.00 $14,500.00 $11,000.00 $7,000.00 $6,000.00 $14,000.00 $9,175.00 $13,000.00 $18,500.00 $10,000.00 $39,500.00 $111,000.00 $39,500.00 $28,000.00 $26,000.00 $10,000.00 $53,500.00 $12,000.00 $2,000.00 $23,000.00 $3,600.00 $3,250.00 $64,703.97

Total To Agencies

Base Allocation

$69,750.00

$698,828.97

Direct United Way Program Support

$153,680.93

$473,446.78

Designations

$155,632.19

Totol Program Support to Skagit Community

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$852,509.90

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Days of Caring:

A long tradition with United Way has been matching teams of volunteers – often from donor businesses and agencies – to nonprofits needing helping hands with painting, landscaping, and other one-time hands-on help. In 2011, Days of Caring was expanded from a three-day effort to a threemonth effort. There were 11 projects completed with over 3,000 hours of volunteer support.

Donor dollars snapshots

Two popular projects involve hand labor – and lots of fun!

Parents are a child’s first and most important teacher, and they know that children learn through play and exploration. These calendars provide easy-to-implement activities that fit into a family’s busy daily routine and also help get children ready for school. Boeing donated 1,200 of these creative tools; United Way distributed them to libraries and childcare centers.

Habitat for Humanity is helping to build houses for families who are investing their own ‘sweat equity’ and US Bank employees add their own sweat to the project.

Target of Burlington donated two decorated holiday trees to United Way of Skagit County as part of the Target Share-a-Tree Program. United Way distributed the trees and ornaments worth an estimated $60 each to a young mother at Northwest Youth Services, and to Community Action Agency’s Family Development Center.

Camp Kirby has been a Skagit tradition for hundreds of kids. The “older kids” from Skagit State Bank help out by cleaning & painting the facility.

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Where does the money come from?

Top 20 Workplace Campaigns

The workplace campaign is the backbone of United Way’s annual fund drive. More than 60 businesses/ agencies invite a Loaned Executive or Campaign Associate to speak to employees and volunteers; these businesses agree to deduct employees contributions from regular paychecks.

Some of the businesses match their employee’s gifts and/or make a Corporate Contribution. Payroll deduction is a tremendous way to support the community….and it adds up. The Top 20 Workplace Campaigns include businesses and individuals listed below and on the next page.

Together they represent almost 70% of the 2011 campaign – and we are grateful to them all.

Corporate Donation

Employee Donations

Total Donation

Shell Puget Sound Refinery $136,326.92 Tesoro Refining & Marketing $50,051.92 The Boeing Co. & Employees Community Fund $41,000.00 PACCAR Inc $17,000.00 Sedro-Woolley School District Mount Vernon School District Skagit County Government Puget Sound Energy $20,000.00 Skagit State Bank $9,000.00 Costco Wholesale $6,433.75 Skagit Valley Hospital United General Hospital Sea Mar Community Health Centers Burlington-Edison School District US Bank $4,400.00 Regence BlueShield $2,845.00 Northwest Clean Air Agency Northwest Educational Service Dist 189 Washington Federal $3,568.00 FedEx 229.64

$59,801.92 $51,193.28 $39,174.10 $41,667.75 $29,540.24 $29,401.00 $27,296.00 $6,196.00 $12,631.00 $12,917.50 $19,154.12 $17,604.00 $15,429.00 $9,105.00 $4,400.00 $5,690.00 $7,200.00 $7,163.00 $3,593.00 $5,976.00

$196,128.84 $101,245.20 $80,174.10 $58,667.75 $29,540.24 $29,401.00 $27,296.00 $26,196.00 $21,631.00 $19,351.25 $19,154.12 $17,604.00 $15,429.00 $9,105.00 $8,800.00 $8,535.00 $7,200.00 $7,163.00 $7,161.00 $6,205.64

EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS! The lists on these two pages identify our leadership givers: those over $500. There are several thousand donors to the annual United Way campaign. The average donation is $100 and we know that every gift is an important part of a successful campaign.

Our thanks to ALL donors of United Way of Skagit County.

Total $695,988.14

Businesses and Organizations Corporate Leadership Gifts $40,000 - $100,000 +

$ 1,000 - $ 9,999

$ 500 - $ 999

Shell Puget Sound Refinery Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co. The Boeing Co.

Comcast Foundation Costco Wholesale General Chemical Corporation jcpenney LTI, Inc. Nationwide North Coast Credit Union Peoples Bank PROforma Creative Printing Solutions Regence BlueShield Skagit Farmers Supply Skagit State Bank Target US Bancorp Foundation Walmart Williams Companies Fund

Best Buy BNSF Foundation Cascade Dental Hoffman Corporation JH Kelly, LLC Macy`s NW Farm Credit Services Padgett & Padgett, PLLC Soroptimist International of Burlington Stowes United Parcel Service USW Local 12-591

$ 10,000 - $ 39,999 PACCAR Foundation Puget Sound Energy Foundation

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2011 Individual Leadership Gifts The Red Feather Association is a group of specially recognized donors who, as individuals, families, organizations or small businesses, make contributions of $500 or more to United Way of Skagit County. Unless they request otherwise, their names are listed in United Way publicity. Please write or call us so errors can be corrected.

Alexis de Tocqueville $ 10,000 +

Dr. Carl Berliner The Blackburn Family Susan Krienen Anonymous (2)

Bald Eagle

$ 7,500 - $ 9,999 Mr. & Mrs. Don Sorensen

Red-Tailed Hawk $ 5,000 - $ 7,499

Robert Huntley Debra & Doug Lancaster Mark & Cecilia Spahr

Peregrine Falcon $ 2,500 - $ 4,999

Ann Caldwell Richard Currie Mike & Lisa Janicki Pepper Family Fund Renee Porter Thomas Rizzo Diane & Jeff Rusher Tracey Smith Mark Stadler Rod Walsh

Trumpeter Swan $ 1,000 - $ 2,499

Mark &Tanya Asmundson Terry Belcoe Richard Bergstrand Kevin Bingham Cheryl R. Bishop Patrice Blakeway John & Mary Jo Brentari Dr. Patti and Michael Brettell Peter & Laurel Browning Dr. Robert Coffey & Dr. Deborah North Laura Curley Mr. & Mrs. Patrick W. Curry Lea and Gregg A. Davidson Tara Dowd & Steve Nelson

Julie Elsbree Lucinda Flowers Cheryl Forgey Loyd & Joan Frazier Glen Gallo Bruce & Sylvia Gillett Tracy Hall Cindy Hamming Steve & Trish Henery Henry Gifting Fund Mike & Mary Killien Greg King Reinhart Koepp II Henk & Sue Kruithof James Kumpel Douglas & Dena Lien Kirk & Tammy Loy Joseph Luciano Andrea & Terry Martin Mary Lou Martinez Guy Masters Bob & Sheryl McMannis Kyle McNair Irene Millay Robert Moore Jason & Traci Moran Elizabeth Morgan Richard Morrison Anne Marie Morse Charles & Gretchen Morton Harry & Judy Mullikin Fund Burton Newbry Brian & Kristia Poppe William & Wendy Rabel Beth & Rick Rathbun Richard & Nancy Robblee Doug Robinson & Janice Martin Dennis Rogalsky Danny & Kim Sanford Jeanie & Ray Schemm Jr. Sigrid Schumacher Jacque Scott Janet Simpson Dale & Lindy Smith Kevin & Ann Tate Clark & Sally Todd Ezio Vermiglio Cindy Warren George Welch John & Allison White Susan Wilson & Eric Hall Clay Wing Robert Wooten Chet Yeo Robert & Valeri Zwick Anonymous (15)

Blue Heron

$ 750 - $ 999 Berniece Aarstad Christine Anderson Colette Arvidson Jody Barnett Frankie Bigelow Lynne & Joe Blanford Bob & Barbara Carney Ken & Flo Dahlstedt Scott DeGraw John & Marie Erbstoeszer Tim & Linda Fitzgerald Patrick Goff Mark Hansen John Sollie Holmes Gerald Jenkins Cecilia Johnson Jennifer & Will Larson Daniel & Cynthia Lint Byron Manering Ted & Cyndie McCammant George & Sue Mehler Mark Nilson Ricky Pina Peter Rosario Ryan Schmidt Katherine Scott Rhonda Tingley Ron & Jan Wesen Stephen Williams Kirk & Paula Wilson Jeffrey Zeiger Anonymous (5)

Snow Goose $ 500 - $ 749

Susan & Jon Aarstad John Allan Jim & Debbie Allen Mark & Karen Backman Bette Barlond Kathryn & Richard Bennett Dan & Susan Berentson Ken and Laure Bergsma Bob Blakely Paul Blum and Alison Zak Eric & Janet Boge Ronald Bott Alyssa Bowhay Brian Bressler Carol Browder Douglas Bruland Carl & Carmen Bruner Victor Brzeg Mark & Kathy Buford Robert & Pam Burkland Laura Cailloux & Andrew Ross Mike & Suzanne Cannon John H. Carr Paul & Mary Carter Chip & Linda Chambers Erin Charles & Lennart Bentsen Ken & Sue Christianson Dr. Pauline M. Cline

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Jerry Corona Sheri Croll Mark Crowe Dr. Jeanne and Kit Crump Alan Daniels Curt Danilson Ann Demarrais Leanne Dillaway Sharon and Jim Dillon Paul Dixon Nancy Talbot Doty Mary Ann Douglas Kirk Dunn Mark Dye Mark & Sandra Eaton Kathleen Ehman Cynthia Eichner Eiesland Family Fund Maureen Enegren David & Aree Entenmann Darren Erickson Pam Estvold Lorraine Fairfield Daryl Fike Clifford Finkbohner Brett Fontes Jim Ford Dale Fournier John Gallagher Jeff & Jaci Gallagher Leslie Goff Wesley Graham Audrey & William Gravley John Grayson Jack & Claudette Gubrud Gerri & John Gunn Tim & Pat Halloran The Rt. Rev. Sanford & Mari Hampton Paul Hancock Angela Hays Darrell & Betty Heisler Bill Henkel Sarah Hinman Kay Hoffman Therese Holm Jeff & Diana Holmes Rich & Betsy Humphrey Mike Hunskor Andrew Jacobs David & Teresa Johnson Allan & Michelle Johnson Steven H. & Robyn Johnson Diane Kaplan Kesterson Family Gail & Glenn King Mark and Karen Kipling Steven Koeffler Joyce Krause Jere LaFollette Nona Larson Jim Lippert Kevin & Meridith Loomis Barb Lowery Patsy Martin Rob & Joan Martin John McDermott Alan McIntyre Debbie & Mike McLeod Mike & Amanda Medcalf

Wade Melton & Sara Young William Mercer Lawrence Moody Sherry Mooney Stephen Olsen Sandi Paciotti Karen Parnell Jim & Kelly Parsons J.C. & Rebecca J. Pate Kenneth Patnode Sharon Pawlowicz Greg Peck Cynthia Pena Rabenstein Family Randy & Lynn Rabenstein Kari & Steve Ranten Nancy Raschko Lou Ann & Greg Reed Kyle & Kelly Reep Will & Diane Reichardt Stacy Rice Mary Kay Richter T & M Rios Stephanie Rose Robert & Rebecca Rosenfeld S. Herbert Rubin Denise Runyan Michelle Sanderson Jason Schmidt Kaela & Kevin Schwitter Jerry Sells & Linda Larson Eric Shen & Betty Carteret Tina Shields Sandi Sims David & Tracie Skrinde Stacy SkyeRaven Keith & Cyndi Sorestad Denny & Joanne Steinman Mary & Bob Taylor Cecil & June Thomas Lin & Carla Tucker Bertrand Turgeon Jim VanderMey Mark Venn Christine Wagner Bob & Jennifer Walton Mr. & Mrs. Robert Warnecke Shannon White William Whitlock Don Wick Kathi Williams Donald Wolf Brian & Kathy Wolfe Maria Wraspir David Wright Anonymous (37)

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