2016 Annual Report Finding Needs. Funding Change.
VOICES
Khalena S
o many times, Khalena McIntyre could have given up her dream of working in the medical field. Her lupus diagnosis could have stopped her. Or her youngest son’s brain tumors. The cost of college, even. But here she is. By day, a pharmacy technician at UAB, making rounds to help care for patients recovering from surgery. And after work, a devoted mother to Khamari, age 7, and Khalib, age 4. Khalena was in the top 10% of her class when she graduated from Midfield High School in 2009. “I had planned for college,” she said. For several years, she worked hard in customer service and insurance jobs. Then her health began declining and she was diagnosed with lupus, an auto-immune disorder that can be excruciatingly painful during flare-ups. Soon after, she gave birth to Khalib,
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“ W HEN M Y K ID S SEE ME W I T H A UNIFORM ON, T HE Y ’RE P R OUD TO S AY, ‘M Y MOM W ORK S AT UA B.’” who arrived premature and with cancerous tumors in his brain. Career and college plans were sidelined. Thankfully, she and her son both grew healthier. For Khalib, this meant school at Head Start, which is how Khalena learned about The Women’s Fund program assisting single mothers in post-secondary medical training at Jefferson State Community College. Finally, six
years and two sons after high school, she would have a chance for college. Khalena thrived in her postsecondary certificate program and earned a national certification. She has completed her first nine months as a Pharmacy Tech at UAB, a job with higher pay and better benefits than she’s ever had. She also accepted an award at Jeff State as the college’s Student of the Year for Non-credit Programs. “I always wanted to be a nurse or pharmacist or something in the medical field, but I didn’t think that could happen after so much time,” she said. The program reminded Khalena—once a member of the National Honor Society—that she
can handle college-level work. “Five years from now, when I graduate from college, I will look back where it started with the 15-week program and The Women’s Fund.” Life is not always easy, and her lupus makes things tough sometimes—days when she relies on little Khamari to make everyone’s sandwiches. “He’s learned to take care of all of us,” she laughs. But most days, her sons rely on their determined, bright, and hardworking mother to show them the way to a better life. “It’s showing them not to give up. When my kids see me with a uniform on, they’re proud to say, “My mom works at UAB.”
Photos courtesy of Bernard Troncale
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BOAR D W ELCO ME
T W EN T Y Y E A R S OF CH A NGE T H AT MULT IP L IE S
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wenty years ago, twenty strong women invested $20,000 each to launch The Women’s Fund. Now, twenty years later, with your support, our power to change the lives of women has multiplied! We’re proud of the strides we’ve made as an organization, but even prouder of the success of the women you and our partners have invested in over the years. Twenty years ago we raised money to buy a couch for a family in need. Today, we fund strategic, proven, and innovative two-generation programs. We bring nonprofits, community colleges, and child care centers together so families can move beyond poverty. Your investment impacts women today and for generations to come. Your generosity creates change that multiplies. Your continued support means bigger, bolder changes for the Birmingham area. Thank you for standing with women and The Women’s Fund. We look forward to working with you for another twenty years to find solutions for complex issues facing women and their children. Together we can build a community that offers economic opportunity for all women. Warmly,
Lisa Engel 2016 Board Chair
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IMPACT + OV E R V I E W
T HE CYCL E OF P O V ER T Y OP P OR T UNI T Y
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he cycle of poverty traps not only women but their children too. It’s hard to break, but when it does a new cycle begins: the cycle of opportunity—and it can last for generations. Through strategic funding of proven, holistic solutions, The Women’s Fund continues to connect more women and their children to the tools they need to move from the cycle of poverty to opportunity.
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VOICES
Pamela M
ost of us know someone like Pamela—someone who has struggled with addiction. Pamela is a single mother from Walker County and refuses to let addiction ruin her future or her children’s. Project Vision, funded though The Women’s Fund’s Collaboration Institute 2.0, provided the support she needed to get back on track. Last year, Pamela’s substance abuse resulted in her arrest and referral to Drug Court. She dedicated herself to treatment while juggling a fast food job and caring for her three children and elderly grandmother. With $6,000 in court fines to pay off, providing for her family seemed impossible. Then Pamela was accepted into Project Vision, a collaboration between Jasper Area Family Services Center, the Walker County Department of Human Resources, and the Walker County Coalition
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PA MEL A DE V ELOP ED A P L A N FOR V OC AT ION A L T R A INING A ND A BE T T ER JOB for the Homeless. With these services, Pamela developed a plan for vocational training and a better job. She was promoted to manager at the restaurant where she works, and has paid time off to spend with her family for the first time. By last September, she paid off her fines and graduated from Drug Court. Project Vision even helped with clothes and school supplies so her children had a strong start for the school year.
ABOUT US
MI S SION Create change for women and their children through advocacy, collaboration, and philanthropy.
V I SION Economic opportunity for all women.
REGION
WA L K E R BLOUNT
S T. C L A I R JEFFERSON SHELBY
4 5 % O F F E M A L E- H E A D E D H O U S E H O L D S W I T H C H I L D R E N L I V E I N P O V E R T Y I N G R E AT E R B I R M I N G H A M . F O R A M O M A N D T W O K I D S , T H AT M E A N S A N I N C O M E O F $ 2 0 ,16 0 O R L E S S .
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VOICES
Tia W
hen Tia goes to work at Midfield High School, she knows her daughter Kasi is in good hands. The Women’s Fund’s partnership with Childcare Resources helps fund quality, educational child care for 3-yearold Kasi. “It’s taken a lot of stress off,” said Tia, who teaches health sciences. The assistance also means Tia can continue working toward a bachelor’s degree and a higher paying job. Tia and Kasi are among the 87 mothers and children who received child care assistance from The Women’s Fund last year through Childcare Resources.
“I T ’S TA K EN A LOT OF S T RE S S OF F.”
The Women’s Fund respects everyone we serve—and many are working towards a fresh start in life. While their stories are true, some client names and photos have been changed.
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COLLA B OR ATI O N
T HE R OA D TO SUC CE S S — NO W W I T H F E W ER DE TOUR S
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hen organizations work in collaboration instead of in silos, more women have a clear, attainable pathway to success.
Through Collaboration Institute and our other collaborative initiatives, The Women’s Fund brings together agencies that offer job training and post-secondary opportunities, educational child care, career coaches, and additional wraparound supports to provide seamless and comprehensive sets of services to women and their children.
Collaborative initiatives funded by The Women’s Fund in 2016: • Project Vision: Jasper Area Family Services Center, Inc; Walker County DHR; Walker County Coalition for the Homeless • SMILE (Single Moms Invested, Learning, Empowered) Dental Assistant Training Program: YWCA Central Alabama; Jefferson State Community College; Dr. Jeffrey R. Gilbert, DMD; Faith Walkers Church • Beyond Financial Aid: Alabama Possible; Jefferson State Community College; Single Stop USA, Inc. • Building Brains and Bank Accounts: Childcare Resources; Gateway; PNC Bank; Alabama Asset Building Coalition; Center for Social Development at Washington University
For more information on our collaborative work and projects we’ve funded, visit www.womensfundbirmingham.org/collaboration.
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VOICES
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ur partnership with The Women’s Fund has been a motivating factor in our efforts to help young mothers improve their educational level and develop solid career goals. The pregnant and parenting teens in Children’s Aid Society of Alabama’s Project Independence enter the program with little or no family support. With supportive services, many are able to attend classes, complete homework, care for their children, maintain their homes, and gain
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employment. The Women’s Fund’s leadership in advancing economic opportunity for our community’s most vulnerable families makes a difference for two generations— young mothers and their children.”
Emily Kelly, Program Director Children’s Aid Society of Alabama
GR AN TMA K I NG
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or a low-income mom, life is a delicate balancing act. Having even one less thing to worry about can make everything else manageable. A mom might consider going back to school for her associate’s degree if she knew her kids would be in a safe child care center nearby. She might miss fewer days of work and earn a promotion if she had stable housing. She might have the energy to read to her daughter each night before bed if she could get the mental healthcare she needed. Based on community roundtable discussions and data-driven research, The Women’s Fund identifies and funds programs offering these critical supports for women as they make the difficult move from poverty to economic independence.
Agencies funded by The Women’s Fund’s Grant Cycle in 2016: • Childcare Resources (Supplemental Child Care Program) • Children’s Aid Society (Project Independence) • East Lake Initiative (LAUNCH Housing Program) • First Light, Inc. (Forever Home) • Jefferson State Community College and St. Clair County Head Start (Dental Assistant Training for Single Mothers) • Jimmie Hale Mission (Jessie’s Place) • The Salvation Army (My Home)
For more information on our grantmaking and grants awarded, visit www.womensfundbirmingham.org/grantmaking.
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A DVO CACY
CH A NGE AT E V ER Y L E V EL
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ver the past several years, The Women’s Fund has seen many women thrive as they move into higher wage jobs, earn promotions, find a home of their own, and more. But we’ve also noticed that despite these great successes, barriers remain at the policy level.
This is why The Women’s Fund supports legislative policy and reforms to: • Make payday and title loans affordable for borrowers and stop the cycle of debt • Remove license-exemptions for child care centers • Encourage workplace policies that support working mothers The Women’s Fund was part of broad coalition of advocates who helped pass a sensible payday reform bill in the Alabama Senate during the 2016 legislative session. Although the bill did not make it through the full legislature, the effort showed broad consensus for reform of Alabama’s toxic lending laws and the movement for reform continues to grow. Statewide surveys show two-thirds of Alabamians support interest caps of 36% on payday loan, yet lenders are still permitted to charge 456%.
For more information on our advocacy work, visit www.womensfundbirmingham.org/advocacy.
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FINAN C I A L S
INC OME 34%
60 % 6%
INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE:................................... $ 839,522 GRANTS RECEIVED:................................................... $ 480,000 ENDOWMENT:................................................................ $90,301 TOTAL INCOME 2016: $1,409,823
E X P EN SE S 13 %
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PROGRAM:...................................................................$ 866,305 DEVELOPMENT:*......................................................... $133,940 ADMINISTRATIVE:......................................................... $ 57,261 TOTAL INCOME 2016: $1,057,506 *20th Anniversary Campaign year
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COMM UNI TY SUP P O RT
Corporate Donors & Sponsors Alabama Media Group
International Wine and Craft Beer
Alabama Power Foundation Altec, Inc. ArchitectureWorks B.L. Harbert Balch & Bingham LLP BBVA Compass Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Bradley Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC Bridgeworth Financial LLC Brookwood Baptist Health Brownell Travel Cadence Bank Christy/Cobb, Inc. Cobbs Allen Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United Crowne Partners Dickie Brennan Restaurant Group EBSCO Industries, Inc. HealthSouth Honda Manufacturing of Alabama Indian Springs School
Joe Piper, Inc. Jones Walker Kathy G. and Company Marketry, Inc. Maynard Cooper & Gale PC Merrill Lynch Motorola Solutions Foundation Red Mountain Theatre Company Regions Financial Renasant Bank Rousso Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic Schaeffer Eye Center Sirote and Permutt PC ServisFirst Bank St. Vincent’s Health System Supreme Beverages Tonya Jones SalonSpa University of Alabama Educational Foundation Vulcan Materials Foundation Wells Fargo Wood & Spooner
Foundation Support Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation The Caring Foundation The Blair Family Fund Estelle S Campbell Charitable Foundation The Carleen Foundation Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham The Crocker Family Charitable Fund The Daniel Foundation of Alabama Day Family Foundation Dunn French Foundation Joseph H. and Reva Engel Foundation Engel Family Advised Fund Mike & Gillian Goodrich Foundation
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The Hackney Foundation The Ronne and Donald Hess Foundation C. Eugene Ireland Foundation James Milton & Sallie R. Johnson Foundation Hugh Kaul Foundation Matthews Family Foundation Robert R. Meyer Foundation Rusty and Lia Rushton Advised Fund Spencer Foundation The Thompson Foundation Three S Fund The Warren Family Foundation Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust
L EADER SH I P
Board Lisa Engel, chair Tracey Morant Adams Emily Branum Vicki L. Briggs Leslie H. Carlisle Carnetta Davis Liesel French Connie Hill Wendy M. Hoomes Alesia M. Jones
Ellen Jones Tonya Jones Ricki Kline Debra Taylor Lewis Dianne A. Mooney Nyya Parson-Hudson Bisakha Pia Sen Lindsay L. Sinor Mary Ann Smith-Janas Karla Wiles
Founder Lin Carleen
20x: Change That Multiplies Committee Vicki L. Briggs, committee co-chair Emily Levine, committee co-chair Cameron Vowell, committee co-chair Lisa Engel, Board Chair Susie Abbott Tracey Morant Adams Leslie Carlisle Lindsey Chitwood Natalie Davis Linda Friedman Brantley Fry
Susan Haskell Ricki Kline Gen. Charles Krulak Sharon Long Dianne A. Mooney Cheryl Morgan Dudley Reynolds Guin Robinson Lia Rushton Deborah McGill Smith
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Smart Party Committee Kate Birchall, committee co-chair Sumner Rives, committee co-chair Graham Smith, committee co-chair Enid Athanas Sarah Blutter Ashley Carlson Heather Champagne Jamie Dabal Rachel Estes Claire Flowers Michele Forman Liz Fry Ann Blair Gribbin Patricia Hansen Marcia Hart Lauren Helmer Jaclynn Hudson
Kimberly Jackson Dottie Mitchell Cathy Nagi Emily Naman Tyler Novak Christy Ray Lindsey Russell Emily Schultz Meredith Shah Carolyn Sherer Jeanie Sleadd Christian Smith Hampton Stephens Amanda Storey Mary White Hannah Wolfson Bevelle Worthen
Advocacy Committee Mary Ann Smith-Janas, chair Lisa Engel
Connie Hill Pia Sen
Finance Committee Ellen Jones, chair Lisa Engel Wendy Hoomes
Collaboration Institute Committee Barbara Oberman, chair, ad hoc Lisa Engel
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Wendy Hoomes Lindsay Sinor
Grants and Allocations Committee Liesel French, chair Marie Blair, ad hoc Leslie Carlisle Rosanne Crocker, ad hoc Nancy Delony, ad hoc
Lisa Engel Ellen Jones Barrie Stokes, ad hoc Karla Wiles
Development Committee Ricki Kline, co-chair Lindsay Sinor, co-chair Tracey Morant Adams Vicki Briggs Carnetta Davis
Lisa Engel Jeris Gaston, ad hoc Laura Hinton, ad hoc Tonya Jones
Governance and Nominations Committee Debra Lewis, chair Emily Branum Lisa Engel
Alesia Jones Dianne Mooney Nyya Parson-Hudson
Staff Jeanne Jackson, president/ceo Babs Buchanan, development director Carla Crowder, program director Mary Page Wilson-Lyons, director of strategic initiatives Wright Wiggins Rouse, communications and donor relations manager Jacob L. Smith, development manager
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