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Kellners set future charitable plans In This Issue • Allen Family Fund . . . pg 2 • McCree Family Fund . . . pg 3 • Roberts Family Fund . . . pg 4 • Women for Women . . . pg 4 • 2010 Annual Report . . . pg 5-12 • Young Philanthropists . . . pg 13 • Scholarship Awards . . . pg 13 • News & Notes . . . pg 14 • Memorials and honorariums . . . pg 15 • Communityworks . . . back cover
Board of Directors Karen H. Pletsch, Chairperson Carolyn A. Blackwell Erich J. Bloxdorf Arthur H. “Hy” Bunn Patrick Coburn G. Virginia Conlee Kevin W. Crumly Susan S. Fairfield Katherine S. Germeraad Saul J. Morse John C. Slayton Martha S. Sumner John G. Stremsterfer, Executive Director
Establish new fund at the Community Foundation When Bill and Julie Kellner decided to plan their charitable giving, one method of delivery stood out – the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln. The Kellners, who operate MJ Kellner Co. Inc., recently established the Kellner Charitable Fund through the Foundation. “We are fortunate to be in a position to give back to the community, believe in the mission of the foundation and are secure in knowing the fund will be judicially managed,” Julie Kellner said. “We look forward to working with (Executive Director) John Stremsterfer and the staff at the Foundation and see what we can do over time.” The Kellner fund will focus on education and health care, with an emphasis on patient care and mental health issues. Bill Kellner’s parents, Janet and Hack, were extensively involved with Memorial Medical Center and the family believes strongly in continuing their commitment.
Julie and Bill Kellner
Narrowing down the broad interests is a benefit to working with the Foundation, which has knowledge and access to a wide range of charitable causes. “It’s quite helpful that the Community Foundation assists in finding organizations in need of help,” Kellner said. For a list of charitable funds established through the Community Foundation or to start your own donor-advised fund please visit www.CFLL.org or call 217-789-4431.
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Two New Funds Honor Donors’ Parents John A. and Lucille M. Allen Family Fund Allens hope fund fertilizes Little Flower for years to come Where was simple. How was a little harder. John Allen and his family found the solution with the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln. In honor of his parents, Allen, his brothers Richard and David, and their families recently established the John A. and Lucille M. Allen Family Fund. The Fund is a designated fund that will support Little Flower School and Parish.
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“We’re really pleased that there is a great organization like the Community Foundation available to handle these things,” Allen said. “As a community of faith, Little Flower meant a lot to Mom and Dad, and education was very important to them.”
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Lucille Allen passed away in January. Her husband, John Allen Sr. had passed away 10 years ago. The couple had been heavily involved at Little Flower. Lucille Allen served as the school secretary for 16 years, and her husband was a trustee at the church and served on the finance committee. The couple’s three sons all attended K-8th grade at the school. In later years, John and Lucille organized the Bingo nights that helped fund church activities. “The church and the school meant a lot to her,” Allen said. “They were part of the fabric of Little Flower. It was a real easy choice.” John Allen had spoken to his mother prior to her death about establishing a fund to benefit the parish and school. His brothers readily agreed to support the fund. For many generations of church goers, the Allens were synonymous with activities at the church. The family chose to work with the Community Foundation in part because that multi-generational support can continue. “Maybe it won’t be as large a gift as it could have been right away but over time, that the Fund will go on and support the church is something really neat,” Allen said. The Allens, who lived in Springfield since the 1940s, didn’t limit their philanthropic efforts to Little Flower. The couple delivered Meals on Wheels for years and were active in the Boy Scouts of America and other charitable organizations. However, it was the Church that always held a special place for the family, and in an era where the Church isn’t as populated as before, supporting the cause that enriched their family for decades was crucial. On their wedding day in 1945 “In tougher times, it’s harder for churches to get by. The numbers work against churches. This is one way my folks can continue to contribute,” Allen said. For more information on designated funds, please contact the Community Foundation at 217-789-4431 or visit www.CFLL.org.
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Familiarity with foundations launches fund McCree Family Fund established Mary Lynn Bryan believes in community foundations. She has watched them benefit communities for generations and has been active for decades in the Fayetteville, N.C. community foundation where she resides.
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The flexibility community foundations allow also was a major draw. The McCree Fund will be a field of interest fund focusing on improving local infrastructure and supporting sports activities. The choices were chosen from the siblings’ connection to Springfield. John McCree played multiple sports at Springfield High School. Mary was on the cheerleading squad. “Mother and Father loved sports. They went to every game,” Bryan said. “There are a lot of ways you can be supportive of sports, whether it’s helping build a field or helping kids go somewhere to learn a sport.”
So when she and her brother, John McCree, decided to honor their late parents, Evelyn and Walter McCree, Bryan knew the perfect avenue. As a result, You never forget your roots and people you the McCree Family Fund was grew up with and friends you have there. … recently established through the this is a nice way to remember Mom and Dad.” The decision to also focus on Community Foundation for the Mary Lynn Bryan infrastructure developed from Land of Lincoln. Evelyn and Walter’s profession as an engiEvelyn and Walter McCree Walter McCree lived for several neer and the experience Mary decades in Springfield before has had watching Fayetteville struggle to match the infrastrucpassing away. John McCree still resides in Springfield. ture of larger towns in North Carolina. “At some point we will be gone from the community, and this “Most people don’t think is a way to keep something in about how important the community,” Bryan said. Creating a fund infrastructure is in a com“You never forget your roots Several options to meet your charitable goals munity. When you don’t and people you grew up with have it, and you need it, it and friends you have there. My • Choose when to give becomes very important,” experience and my brother’s You can create a fund during your lifetime, in your estate plan Bryan said. experience growing up in or through a trust arrangement that benefits your family and Springfield was very positive. your favorite charities. With the areas selected, It was a natural thing to do… the siblings have left exact • Choose what to give this is a nice way to remember distribution of funds to the You can start your fund with almost any kind of asset: cash, Mom and Dad.” Community Foundation publicly traded securities, closely held stock, interests in board. It’s a decision born limited partnerships, real estate or tangible properties. Bryan became familiar with out of Bryan’s years serving community foundations after • Choose a name on a foundation board. moving to Fayetteville in 1981. Every grant from your fund carries your name. Many people She served on the board of the choose to name their fund for the donor, for the donor’s “I have great faith in family, or as a memorial to someone special. local community foundation, boards,” Bryan said. “I do watching its assets grow from want them to have flexibilWe believe this process should be very straightforward for the an original $500,000 donation ity. I have full faith in the donor. When you’re ready to begin, call us at 217-789-4431 to $60 million in assets. board of the Community and we’ll walk you through these steps. Foundation.” “I was very glad to see Springfield had a community foundaFor more information on tion because I’ve seen benefits field of interest funds, please contact the Community Founof it here,” Bryan said. “Springfield and the surrounding dation at 217-789-4431. communities very much benefit from it.”
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Families & Circles Impacted Through Giving A family giving affair for Roberts
utilized in part to help teach the younger generation about charitable giving.
Roberts Family Fund created It’s about teaching as much as giving. The Roberts family has a long history in the Springfield business community through their family business, Standard Mutual Insurance Company, and a tradition of supporting local philanthropic efforts. The desire to maintain that tradition in future generations led the family to establish the Roberts Family Fund through the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln. “We feel that the fund is a great opportunity to honor family members that always stressed the importance of giving back while at the same time educating younger family members about the importance of philanthropy,” Mark Roberts III said. “By creating the Roberts Family Fund, it allows for a very organized process with great flexibility for the family’s giving strategy.”
“This will be a group decision-making process with all family members all the way down to the grandchildren,” Roberts said. It’s a process the family hopes plays out across many decades. “The long-term goal for the fund is to make sure that we have a perpetual giving plan for future generations to come,” Roberts said. For more information on donor-advised funds, please contact the Community Foundation at 217-789-4431 or www.CFLL.org.
Women for Women
Giving circle celebrates giving back In May, nearly 60 Women for Women members and guests gathered at the Illini Country Club for the giving circle’s fourth annual Spring Luncheon.
Frank Roberts The move into a donor-advised fund through the Community Foundation had been discussed by the family for the past few years. The family is familiar with many people associated with the Foundation and feels it provides an excellent base from which to launch local philanthropy. “We have been extremely impressed with the Community Foundation from the leadership, staff and board of directors. We feel that the Foundation provided the perfect opportunity to establish a charitable fund,” Roberts said. In the past the family has been active in the American Red Cross. Both Mark Roberts Jr. and Mark Roberts III have served on the organization’s local board. However, Mark Roberts Sr. the family fund does not have a specific target charity. The flexibility is a tremendous asset of the donor-advised fund. The decision-making will be a family process overseen by Mark Roberts Jr. and Mark Roberts III. The process will be
The Honorable Jeanne Scott, former United States Federal Judge and Women for Women founding member, served as keynote speaker and captivated the crowd with compelling anecdotes and personal reflections about her 30-year climb from Associate Circuit Judge to United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois. Several past grant recipients, including Project Return, Parent Help Line and Sojourn Shelter & Services, also attended the event and hosted table discussions about pressing issues facing Keynote speaker Jeanne Scott Sangamon County women and children. On Sept. 21, members will gather again at the INB Conference Center in Springfield for Women for Women’s fourth annual Grant Reception. This year, a total of $23,000 in grants is being awarded to two local nonprofits to support education and life skills programs for young adult women and adolescent girls. In addition, three Women Helping Women awards will be presented to women who have gone above and beyond to help women and children in the community.
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2010 Report to the Community Message to our community
The charitable assets of the Community Foundation have grown more than ten-fold since 2002. Those assets are used to provide grants to local nonprofits, schools and churches. They also provide scholarships for students seeking to continue their education. The Community Foundation serves as a connection between donors who want to make a difference and those charities that need their help and is constantly seeking to fulfill its mission of “connecting people who care with causes that matter.” We are ever so grateful for those donors, volunteers and organizations who made all these good works possible in 2010. Thank you for being a part of your Community Foundation. Best,
Scholarship recipient Parris Fleming with board member Carolyn Blackwell at the 2010 Scholarship Reception. The Foundation awarded $48,200 in scholarships in 2010.
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In 2010, we moved to the current U.S. Bank building at the corner of 5th and Adams streets in downtown. (Pictured here as First State Trust and Savings Bank, one of the banks that founded the Sangamon County Foundation, our predecessor organization, in 1924.)
The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln (Sangamon County Community Foundation in 2010) has accomplished so much since our humble beginnings. Our predecessor organization, the Sangamon County Foundation, was organized in 1924 and converted its assets to be a ‘community foundation’ in 2002. Since then, we have taken on four staff members, hundreds of committed volunteers, community leadership projects and created a new source of philanthropy for our community.
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Members of the King’s Daughters Organization (KDO) accept the 2010 Women Helping Women award. The KDO Fund distributed $100,000 in grant awards to local nonprofits in 2010.
Each year, I continue to be amazed at the generous donors to the Community Foundation and all the good works this organization is able to accomplish for our community.
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Charitable Funds at the Community Foundation Junior League of Springfield Capital Endow ment Fund 2100 Fund Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Friends Endowment Fund Junior League of Springfield Community Access to Recreation Endowment Fund Endowment Fund Altrusa Club of Springfield, Illinois Foundation, Inc. EndowKindling Fund ment Fund King’s Daughters OrganiAmerican Business Club of Springfield Fund zation Fund Andrews Family Fund L. Scott Hoff Scholarship Animal Protective League of Springfield and Sangamon Fund County Fund Leadership Springfield Benson Family Fund Fund Brinkerhoff Home Fund Linda S. Culver Memorial Springfield Area Arts Council Director Bruns Fund for the Fine Arts Penny Wollan-Kriel accepts a grant award Scholarship Fund Bud & Helene O’Shea Fund from CFLL Board Chair Karen Pletsch. Lisa and Stephen Stone Bud & Helene O’Shea Construction Scholarship Fund Family Fund Capestrain-Tracy Family Fund CFLL awarded over $38,000 during the Loken Family Fund Capital Area REALTORS Fund 2010 Community Grants Program cycle. Lori L. Kashmer ScholarCentral Illinois Athletic Fund ship Fund CFLL Historic Mackey-Wolin Fund Preservation The Community Margaret Johnson Special Education Scholarship Fund Fund Foundation held a Mary Bryant Home for the Blind Endowment Fund CFLL Operatpress conference in Mary Lou and Dwight Pitman Scholarship Fund ing Endow2010 at the Old State M.E.R.C.Y. Communities Fund ment Fund Capitol to announce Michael & Sandy Barker Family Fund CFLL ScholMichael Victor II Memorial Fund the creation of the arship Fund Paul V. Gage Community Service Scholarship Fund CFLL UnHistoric Preservation Pawnee Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund restricted Fund, a charitable Petty Cash Fund Fund fund established to Planned Parenthood Springfield Endowment Fund Charlie Cottle help restore and Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault Endowment Fund Scholarship preserve historic Reverend Kenneth H. White Family Scholarship Fund Fund structures in Robert Bellatti Rotary Youth Exchange Fund Chatham Springfield. Roberts Family Fund Area Public Rural Rental Housing Association Barbara Carpenter MemoLibrary rial Scholarship Fund District Foundation Fund Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony Fund CIELO Medical Scholarship Fund Silver Heart Scholarship Fund in Memory of Mark D. Moseley Communityworks Fund Spanish American Cultural Center Charitable Fund Contact Ministries Fund Spanish American Cultural Center Scholarship Fund Eck Family Fund SPARC Endowment Fund Ed & Lucy Breitung Family Fund Springfield Area Arts Council Endowment Fund Edwards-Hall Family Charitable Fund Springfield Area Home Builders Association’s Robert E. von EHLIAN Family Fund Behren Memorial Scholarship Fund Erin Elzea Fund Springfield Children’s Museum Endowment Fund Family Service Center Endowment Fund Springfield Children’s Museum Heart Exhibit Fund Friends of the Sangamon Valley Natural Areas Fund Springfield Electric Supply Company Fund Frontiers International Springfield Club Scholarship Fund Springfield Parks Foundation Fund Frontiers International Springfield Club $1-K Scholarship Springfield Public Schools Foundation Endowment Fund Fund Springfield Tracy Fund Future Fund The Butler Community Endowment G. Virginia Conlee Fund The Sangamon Conservancy Trust Farmland Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon Preservation and Conservation Fund County Endowment Fund The Women’s Fund Hahn Family Fund Troxell Financial Advisors Fund Hanson Family Fund Velma L. Carey Family Fund Heather N. Gonet Memorial Scholarship Vonderlieth Living Center Employee Fund Scholarship Fund Illinois Women in Leadership Scholarship Wanless-Claus Family Fund Fund The Community Foundation’s first Wilfred and Esther Lam Family Fund Isringhausen Fund Wini Stephens Memorial Scholarship Fund Jamie K. Patino Math and Science Scholar- home, the Myers Building in downtown Springfield, from 2003 - 2010. World War II Illinois Descendants ship Fund Scholarship Fund Judith G. Stephens Chairperson’s Fund
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As of December 31, 2010
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January 1 - December 31, 2010
Statement of Financial Position December 31, 2010
Total Assets $10,000,000
Investments
$63,428 $9,326,619
Contributions & Other Receivables
$271,800
$7,500,000 $5,000,000
Other Assets
$11,091
$2,500,000
Total Assets
$9,672,938
$0
Accrued Liabilities
$2,531
Accounts Payable
$43,721 $417,876
Total Liabilities
$464,128
Net Assets Unrestricted
$5,462,653
Temporarily Restricted
$716,692
Permanently Restricted
$3,029,465
Total Net Assets
$9,208,810
$400,000 $200,000 $0
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Revenue $1,241,347
Investment Income
$215,582
Net Gain
$696,332
Administrative Fees
$6,340
Contributed Services
$21,230
Other Fees and Income
$53,594
Total Revenue
$600,000
$9,672,938
Statement of Activities December 31, 2010 Private Gifts and Grants
$800,000
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Total Liabilities & Net Assets
Grants, Scholarships & Distributions
A copy of our audited financial statements, variance power policy and other governing documents are available for viewing at the CFLL office.
Photo Credits Our special thanks to: • Courtney Westlake and Westlake Photography for providing the photos for this publication on pages 5, 8, 13 and 14.
$2,234,425
Expenses Distributions and Grants
$424,935
Program Services
$179,003
Management and General
$203,026
Fundraising Total Expenses
$78,889 $885,853
Change in Net Assets
$1,348,572
Net Assets Beginning of Year
$7,860,238
Net Assets End of Year
$9,208,810
The Young Philanthropists giving circle awarded $5,000 to Asbury’s Children’s Supper Hour in 2010 to support the increasing number of meals they are serving after school to local children.
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• Sangamon Valley Collection at Lincoln Library for the use of the historic photos on pages 5 and 6.
2010 RE eP pO oR rT t T tO o T tH hE e CO oM mM mU uN n Ii T tY y
Agency Funds
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Liabilities
Cash & Equivalents
20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10
Assets
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Create Your Legacy: Society of 1924 The Legacy Society of the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln recognizes the individuals who wish to make a difference that will last beyond their lifetime. Thank you for these future gifts.
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How will you be remembered? You can create a lasting legacy through a will, living trust, charitable remainder trust, charitable gift annuity, insurance policy or qualified retirement plan. At the Community Foundation, our role is to receive, administer and provide ongoing stewardship of estate gifts, ensuring that our donors’ intentions are honored forever. The people listed on this page have chosen to make this commitment public and are an inspiration to others. We thank them and those who wish to remain anonymous for their generosity and forethought. Their bequests will ensure a stronger future for our community, forever. If you wish to be listed as a member of the Society of 1924, please contact us at 217-789-4431 so others can learn of the importance you have placed on endowing the future. When making or updating your will, please consider a gift to the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln.
Society of 1924 members As of August 15, 2011
Anonymous (7) J. Michael & Sandy Barker Erich & Mary Bloxdorf Michael & Ann Marie Boer Diane M. Cape James Coble* G. Virginia Conlee William Hughes Diller, Jr. * John & Linda Eck Walter* & Sue* Hanson Ed & Kate Hein Edna S. Marx* William D.* & Barbara M. Mehlenbeck Marion E. Richter Cathy Schwartz & John Shafer Harvey & Judy Stephens Stephen & Lisa Stone John & Trina Stremsterfer Don & Wanda Tracy Robert D. & Marilyn Uteg Evelyn Zimmerman* *Deceased
Thank you for endowing the future.
An estate planning attorney can assist you in adding one of the following paragraphs to your will: “I hereby give and bequeath $_____ to the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln, Inc. to be used (for its general purposes) (for [specific purpose]).” -or“I hereby give, devise and bequeath (the residue) (__% of the residue) of my estate to the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln, Inc. to be used (for its general purposes) (for [specific purpose]).”
The Continuum of Learning hosted a Community Roundtable in the fall of 2010 which featured displays by local nonprofits that share goals for increasing educational attainment in our community.
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The Women for Women giving circle awarded $20,000 in 2010 at its annual grant reception. This group has awarded $45,000 in just three years to local nonprofits that work to improve the lives of women and children. 2010 grant recipients included Youth Service Bureau ($12,600, pictured above) and Project Return ($7,400).
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2010 Gifts to Charitable Funds The list of donors includes those who made gifts from January 1 - December 31, 2010 and was compiled as accurately as possible. If there are any errors or omissions, please contact the Community Foundation.
2100 Fund CFLL Matching Gift Dan & Claire Call Chris & Betsy Kohlrus Karl & Christine Kohlrus Gary & Marianne Stremsterfer John & Trina Stremsterfer (in memory of Wendell T. Kershner) Access to Recreation Endowment Fund Council of Michigan Foundations, Inc. Ralph H. & Carol Loewenstein Sidney & Natalie Marder Saul Morse & Anne Morgan (in honor of Harvey B. Stephens’ & Ed Cunningham’s practicing law for 50 years) Railsplitters Sertoma Club Ronald & Ann Tucker Altrusa Club of Springfield, Illinois Foundation, Inc. Endowment Fund Altrusa Club of Springfield Foundation
Capestrain-Tracy Family Fund Ray & Anne Capestrain Capital Area Realtors Fund Capital Area Association of REALTORS CFLL Historic Preservation Fund Heritage Foundation Paul & Lynne O’Shea Preservation Awards Committee Stephen & Lisa Stone (in honor of the marriage of Judy Redick & Bud O’Shea, in honor of Carolyn Oxtoby’s life achievements, in memory of Jan Stoller) CFLL Operating Endowment Fund Michael & Ann Marie Boer Bunn-O-Matic Corporation G. Virginia Conlee Emmet A. & Susan S. Fairfield Randy & Kathy Germeraad Hanson Information Systems, Inc. William & Julie Kellner William & Mary Schnirring (in honor of Mike & Sandy Barker’s 40th wedding anniversary, in honor of Mike Barker’s service to CFLL, in honor of Kathy Germeraad’s service to CFLL) Springfield Electric Supply Co. Harvey B. & Judy Stephens Stephen & Lisa Stone John & Trina Stremsterfer CFLL Scholarship Fund Susan Cook House Educational Trust, J.P. Morgan Charlie Cottle Scholarship Fund Tadd K. Baumann Bradley & Nancy Butcher John E. & Beverly J. Schroll Steven K. Schroll Carolyn Selvaggio (in memory of Charlie Cottle and Caleb Nehring)
Benson Family Fund Fredric & Terri Benson Susan Nightingale Bruns Fund for the Fine Arts Hank & Kathy Priester (in honor of Esther Bruns)
CIELO Medical Scholarship Fund National Image, Inc. Central IL Chapter
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Communityworks Fund Robert & Darlene Altes AmerenCILCO Michael & Sandy Barker Michael & Sandy Barker (in honor of Bill & Mary Schnirring’s 60th wedding anniversary) Harry J. & Deborah M. Berman Michael & Ann Marie Boer Jim & Jan Gambach Donald & Betty C. Marcy Saul Morse & Anne Morgan Karen Pletsch Scott & Stacy Reed Stephen & Lisa Stone Stephen & Lisa Stone (in memory of Anna Elisea Sukut) Don & Wanda Tracy United Way of Central Illinois John Voss & Megan Meuser Contact Ministries Fund Contact Ministries Eck Family Fund Thomas J. & Carrie Eck Edith & Harris Cape Animal Fund Diane Cape Edith Cape (in honor of Diane M. Cape, in memory of Stephen H. Cape) Rebecca Cape Ehlian Family Fund Anonymous Friends of the Sangamon Valley Natural Areas Fund Friends of Sangamon Valley Natural Areas Vernon LaGesse & Charlene Falco Frontiers International Springfield Club Scholarship Fund Herbert Beck James & Alice N. Boykin Rickey Davis Jack Dunn Michael Elliott Carol Farrar Curt Farrar Frontiers International Springfield Club Paul Hudson Mark Jones Douglas King Loren Larsen Willis Logan Bryant Martin Walter Milton George Mimms Ken Parker Les Pauley
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Unrestricted Gifts Towfig & Beryl Arjmand J. Michael & Sandy Barker Robert & Carolyn Blackwell Erich & Mary Bloxdorf Mike & Ann Marie Boer Myrtle Brady Reginald Bulkley G. Virginia Conlee Arthur & Louise Cragoe Max & Debbie Dillahunty Charlene Falco Ann Ford Randy & Kathy Germeraad Zale Glauberman Hugh & Sallie Graham (in honor of Charlie Hammond’s 80th birthday) Susan and Charles Hammond (in honor of Mary and Bill Forsyth’s 50th Anniversary) Hanson Information Systems, Inc. Shelby Harbison George & Lorraine Hart Scott Helmholz Janice Irwin Marilyn Kennedy Katherine Starks Lawrence Tom Layzell Louis & Charlotte Manfredo Don & Mary Rose Martin (in memory of Dr. Caryl Moy) Mike & Marsha Matzke (in memory of Walter E. Hanson) Richard McLane Carole Michael (in memory of her parents and brother) Moneta Group (in honor of Mike Barker) Saul & Anne Morgan Morse Dennis & Kelly O’Brien Karen Pletsch Alice Post (in honor of Mary Loken’s birthday) Mary Rechner Earl & Ruth Roland (in memory of Bill Trapp) Michael & Karen Seitz Harvey & Judy Stephens (in
Bud & Helene O’Shea Construction Scholarship Fund David & Joyce Copp Edward & Janice Gvazdinskas (in memory of John & Norma Gvazdinskas) Harold O’Shea Builders
Thank you to all our generous donors!
honor of Charles Hammond’s 80th birthday, in honor of Mary & Bill Schnirring’s 60th wedding anniversary, in honor of Mary Loken’s birthday, in honor of Jim Singleton’s 80th birthday, in honor of Donald & Mae Jean Miedema’s 60th wedding anniversary) Lisa & Stephen Stone Alan & Marty Stutz John & Jan Swietek, Jr. (in honor of Bill & Mary Schnirring’s 60th anniversary) Jim & Carolyn Timberlake Troxell Financial Advisors Robert & Marilyn Uteg Bob & Sharon Volk (in honor of Bill & Mary Schnirring’s 60th anniversary) Charlene Vollmer (in honor of Tracy/Connolly family members) Lowell & Susan Walley Larry Wedding Tom & Laura White Donald & Evelyn Yurdin Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous
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Pauly Group, Inc. Larry Phillips Don Ross Bernard Schoenburg Charles Scott Herman Senor Gregory Sgro Leslie Sgro Greg Small Larry Smith Shelia Smith Bill Stokes Lorenzo Thompson Don & Wanda Tracy Ivan Wright Frontiers International Springfield Club $1-K Scholarship Fund Richard & Cleatia B. Bowen, Jr. James & Alice N. Boykin Orville E. Ewing Nathaniel & Dorothy J. Gibson HAPS Incorporated Mary Hardy-Hall Douglas E. & Pamela King Archie Lawrence Bill & Connie McGee Frank E. & Christine L. Price Leon & Ruby Taylor Carolyn L. Toney Don & Wanda Tracy Future Fund Jim Alberts Jennifer Ascher Association of Fundraising Professionals (in honor of Jennifer Bettis) Thomas & Beth Bayer Joshua & Cecile Becker Jennifer Bettis Sarah Beuning Ellen Bruce Reginald Bulkley Jennifer Butler CFLL matching gift Jessica Clem Charles & Lauren Davis Greg Davis Jen Dillman Mark & Lara Donovan Hugh & Susan Drake John & Lynn Eck, Jr. David O. & Michelle Edwards Dan & Amanda Eichholz Eric Flick Jenna Fox Peter Graham Chris Hanken Alison Hayden Tobias Kohler & Lisa Higgs Erik & Melissa Hostetter J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation Matt Keppler Corey Kohlrus Tom & Julie Krehbiel Michael Lansden Jim & Kathryn Kleeman Lesniak
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Michael Little Chad Lucas Matthew & Lauren Lurkins Kevin & Cris Lust Brant & Sarah Mackey Dan Manfredo John Milhiser & Gail Noll Shaun & Megan Moore Timothy & Mary Nicoud, Jr. Gray Noll Mae Noll Robert Noll Robert M. Patino Charles Joseph Pell Christopher & Amy Perrin Chris & Sara Ratcliffe Scott & Stacy Reed Scott Reeser Mark O. Roberts III Rob & Rhiannon Robinson Farah Salim Kristen Shekleton Jeremy & Heather Smith Bruce Sommer Chris Sommer Jill Steiner Sean & Lisa Stott Dawn Stremsterfer John & Trina Stremsterfer Cori Stuart Jennifer Sublett Greg & Megan Swanson Toby & Amanda Trimmer Brett & Sarah Western Evan & Courtney Westlake Dan & Emily Wright Brad & Julie Zara G. Virginia Conlee Fund G. Virginia Conlee Hahn Family Fund Bill & Gail Hahn Hanson Family Fund In memory of Walter E. Hanson: Charles & Jean Adams J. Fred & Evelyn T. Adams Residuary Trust Robert & Darlene Altes Towfig & Beryl Arjmand Michael & Sandy Barker Harold & Tyrone Batthauer Richard & Carolyn Berning Gene & Marilyn Blade Michael & Ann Marie Boer Michael A. & Victoria Brinkman Jennifer Catron Cathy Cobb Louise Constant Coombe-Bloxdorf P.C. Arthur & Louise Cragoe Robert & Andrea Cusick Leo J. & Ann Dondanville, Jr. John P. & Linda Eck Helen Evenson C. Bryant & Rozanne Flatt Donald & Ruth Fleming
Ed & Laura Fruin Randy & Kathy Germeraad Gloria Gibbons Alan & Karen Gietl Ralph & Nancy McHugh Hahn Hanson Information Systems Employees John & Patricia Harms Mark & Kim Hayden Agnes Hayner Helen Healy Terry & Virginia Helton John & Nichole Heyen Fred & Betty Lou Hicks John P. & Evelyn Hine Ken & Shelley Hoffman John & Catherine Huther Illinois National Bank George Jamison & Mary Lou Goodpaster Stephen R. Jenne Chris & Betsy Kohlrus Lamar-Hager Construction Joseph & Catherine Link Mary Loken John W. McCree Norman & Vicki Megginson R. W. & Janet Miller Mohan, Alewelt, Prillaman & Adami Nelson J. Morales Saul Morse & Anne Morgan John Nelson Eleene Newton Sergio & Rosemary Pecori Pehlman & Dold Hiram & Gaile Phillips David & Heather Pletsch Karen Pletsch Betty Ritchie-Birrer Sherrilyn Roberts Kim Robinson John Sanford Paul Schanbacher David & K. Schinneer William & Mary Schnirring Andrew & Jean Sherrick Harvey B. & Judy Stephens Stephen & Lisa Stone John & Trina Stremsterfer Guerry Suggs Donald & Mary Eloise Van Fossan Warren Boynton Financial Center Eugene & Elaine Wilkinson Dean & Nancy Wisleder Elvin G. & Sharon Zook Heather N. Gonet Memorial Scholarship Fund Phyllis Gonet (in memory of Heather N. Gonet) Illinois Women in Leadership Scholarship Fund Illinois Women in Leadership
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Isringhausen Fund Isringhausen Imports Jamie K. Patino Math and Science Scholarship Fund Kevin J. & Andrea H. Kovach Robert M. Patino Edward L. Ruebling Charlene M. Vollmer (in memory of Edward & Pat Ruebling) Jolene Vollmer In honor of runners in Chicago Marathon: Craig & Kathleen Campbell Chirocare Plus, PC Jerry & Janice Deutmeyer Travis & Colleen Deutmeyer William & Jeannette Dragland Gary & Cristine Giacomelli Robert & Pamela Helfert Eric Imhof Andrew & Kristen Olson James O’Neill Robert M. Patino Edward Ruebling Donald & Sandra Rumps Douglas & Susan Ryherd Thomas Gardiner & Linda Toth Jeremy Watts Gary & Nancy Wells Todd & Tracy Wieser Jill Zakrocki Panovich In memory of Jamie Patino: Paul & Donna M. Triyonis Ron & Rebecca Senkus In memory of Edward Ruebling: Anonymous Kenneth & Renee Cook Gary & Grisell Defrates William & Karen Fifer Gail Hurrelbrink David & Roma Kye Bill & Linda Lehnert Robert D. & Betty L. Miller Donald & Beverly Nicks David & Susan Pivovarnik Jennifer Pivovarnik Eric & Nancy Runkel Ron & Rebecca Senkus Lloyd & Shirley Smith Calvin & Mary Ellen Tabit Paul & Donna M. Triyonis Gary & Nancy Wells Michelle Worn King’s Daughters Organization Fund Nancy Beatty Mina Bentsen Mary Lou Booker Ann C. Davis Posy Flatt Donna Freeman Donna Jean Gibney Grateful Daughters Circle of KDO Kay Gulley
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Leadership Springfield Fund Jim Alberts Jennifer Butler Daniel W. & Peggy Cadigan Kevin & Kendra Floyd Karen Hansen Stan & Theresa Hansen Chad & Rebecca Lucas Connie Poole Jill Steiner The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce Linda S. Culver Memorial Scholarship Fund Anonymous (in honor of
Kathryn Culver’s birthday) Lisa & Stephen Stone Family Fund Stephen & Lisa Stone Loken Family Fund Mary Loken Robert C. & Anita Walbaum (in honor of Mary Loken’s birthday) Mackey-Wolin Fund In honor of Sarah Wolin & Brant Mackey marriage: Lisa Andrew Richard Atwater Alice Baren Bill & Linda Blessman Erich & Mary Bloxdorf Josh Britton Denny & Jane Bryant George Caton Josh Collins Megan Derrig-Green Neely Diers Michael Dixon Keenan Dungey David & Lucy Earhart Kevin & Pam Floyd Randy & Nan Fornoff Holly Fowler Rebecca Gamage Grant & Vicki Haley Ron & Diane Hills Tucker Heitman Frank & Judy Hofreiter Daniel Houghton John & LuAnn Kelker Therese Johnson Chris Laier Rick Lowe Pam Lowry Brant & Sarah Mackey Bruce & Patricia Mackey Rich & Bethany Marsaglia Malou McQuillan Kevin & Mary O’Kelly Kenneth “Tom” & Debbie Owen Thomas C. & Sarah Pavlik, Jr. Greg Pelc & Terri Noel Terri Phelps Gary & Dana Plummer Diane Reinhart Lori Saling David & Debbie Silberg Timothy & Judy Smith John & Trina Stremsterfer Mikal Sutton John & Adrianne Swartz Randy & Linda Waldron Rick Weekly Tim & Jan Whiteman Brittney Wikoff Todd & Lisa Wise Arthur & Bernice Wolin Jay Wolin
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Margaret Johnson Special Education Scholarship Fund CFLL Matching Gift Walter Lynn, Jr. (in memory of Donna Etherton) Sikich LLP (in honor of Larry Johnson) Mary Bryant Home for the Blind Endowment Fund Janiece Kent Mary Lou & Dwight Pitman Scholarship Fund Scott G. & Monica R. Bucek Michael & Sandy Barker Family Fund Michael & Sandy Barker Michael Victor II Memorial Fund John E. Beebe III Joseph Silverman Stephen Silverman Joseph R. Victor (in memory of Ileus Buckley, Janet Kellner, Evelyn M. Leone, Nellie Pulliam, Audrey M. Wichterman; in honor of Joe Silverman and the birthdays of Esta Brehm and Polly Roesch) Paul V. Gage Community Service Scholarship Fund Steve & Dixie Gage Planned Parenthood Springfield Endowment Fund Judith Barringer & Richard Kerhlikar (in memory of Madalyn Maxwell & Caryl Moy) Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault Endowment Fund Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault Reverend Kenneth H. White Family Scholarship Fund Kathleen Ellis (in memory of Rev. Kenneth White) Helen Moffitt (in honor of Effie Mae Boyer) Tom & Marie Walters Evelyn N. White Evelyn N. White (in honor of Effie Mae Boyer, Meghan Jennings, Ron Jett, Jr., Amanda Marshall, Helen Moffitt’s birthday, Stephanie Rojas, Benjamin L. White, Kenneth B. White, Sue White) Kristine White In honor of the 90th birthday of Evelyn N. White: Mae Boyer Betsy Britz
Friendship Circle of KDO In memory of Hugh W. “Buck” Gillian: Kim Rusciolelli In memory of Shirley Greenwalt: Richard & Jeanne Madden Mary A. Lawrence Circle of KDO In memory of Anne Mae Goss: Posy Flatt Sharon Zook In memory of Charlene Kennedy: Marjorie Post-Nightingale Circle of KDO In memory of Robert G. Larson: Mary Larson In memory of Julie Manny: Clara Hobbs Dorothy Ray In memory of Anita Marriott: Kevin Bosman Family Jack & Janice Butler Dan & Peggy Cadigan Mark & Ellen Edwards Gloria Gibbons Betty Haffner Catherine Houska Frank & Dody Katalinich Russell & Sally Martin Rick & Betsy Moore Katherine Pettit & Family John & Mary Pruitt Mark Roberts Family Phil & Polly Spengler Mark & Janet Zeigler In memory of June McKee: Teresa L. McElwee Sharon Zook In memory of Mom for Mother’s Day: Diana Dedrick In memory of Mom, Dad & Sis for the Holidays: Diana Dedrick In memory of Lillian Moore: Friendship Circle of KDO Kim Rusciolelli In memory of Lois Tillotson: Barbara Archer
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Susie Johnson Cindy Lash Marjorie Post-Nightingale Circle of KDO Mary H. Blackstock Circle of KDO Barbara Maupin Gail Noll & John Milhiser Progress Circle of KDO Elizabeth “Bitsy” Reisch Sula Mae Roberts Pauline Roesch Sue Shevlin Nancy Simpson Carolyn B. Stone Glenda G. Warren Willing Circle of KDO Evelyn Yurdin Sharon Zook In honor of Bishop & Mrs. William Black: Mary Larson In honor of Bill & Mary Forsyth’s 50th wedding anniversary: Susan & Charles Hammond In honor of Pat Holland’s 90th birthday: Margaret Garfield Circle of KDO In honor of KDO Presidents who led KDO through a successful transition to new growth: Posy Flatt In honor of Margaret Garfield Circle: Kathryn Kucera In honor of Marjorie Post Circle: Barbara Bahr In honor of Terry McElwee: James Baker Group, Inc. In honor of Bitsy & Bill Reisch’s 50th wedding anniversary: Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden Charles & Susan Hammond In honor of Earl Roland’s birthday: Posy Flatt In honor of Sue Schwartz: Mary Larson In memory of Dr. and Mrs. Floyd Barringer: Mary Larson In memory of Ermalene Beam: Marjorie Post-Nightingale Circle of KDO In memory of Ileus Buckley: Mary Dowson Smith In memory of Shirley Buscher: Jill Aiello In memory of Art Culler: Mary Lynn Culler In memory of Eileen Ensel: Mary H. Blackstock Circle of KDO In memory of Kala Houlette Fay:
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2010 Report to the Community
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Herb Brust Joseph & Vanda Cody Gary Cravens James & Sharon Ellis Howard & Virginia Felts Eugene & Janet Kay Grieme Julia Harper Shirley Henderson Betty Ann Hill Hope Hoover James & Betsy Lair Michael & Yvonne Leach Jean Lebel Kenny & Janie Loyd Sandy Matrisch Jim & Gloria Middleton Randi Miers Larry & Helen Moffitt James Morris Charlene Myers Robert & June Nelson Allen & Cindy Nolting Margalee Parks Gleason & Barbara Patrick Steve & Elizabeth Rambach Craig & Sharon Richardson Robert & Janet Scott Silver Sneakers, c/o Fit Club Kenneth & Diana Smith Ethel Stewart John & Trina Stremsterfer G.W. & Jolene Terrell John & Sarah Wake Benjamin & Marsha C. White Anonymous Roberts Family Fund Standard Investment Co.
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Silver Heart Scholarship Fund In memory of Mark Moseley: Harry & Georgiana Pliakos Don & Susan Winter In honor of Steve Moseley’s running of Chicago Marathon: Douglas Connell Betty Corrigan Raymond & Fran Evoy Robert Graham Jamie & Nancy Green Keith & Nancy Hutchinson E. Glenn & Charlotte Irelan Scott & Livia Krzeminski Philip & Kathleen Madonia Richard & Ann Meckes Dan & Bonnie Moseley Steve & Jennie Moseley Michael & Jeanne O’Brien Robert & Jo Wassell Springfield Parks Foundation Fund Springfield Parks Foundation Springfield Public Schools Foundation Endowment Fund Stephen & Lisa Stone (in honor of Donald &Mae Jean Miedema’s 60th anniversary)
Claire Manning Mary Caroline Mitchell Anne Morgan Candace Mueller Grace Nanavati Karen Pletsch Peggy Ryder Jeanne Scott Natalie Silverman Nancy Simpson Judy Stephens Carolyn B. Stone Lisa Stone Evelyn N. Thomas Helen Tolan Walnut Foundation Catherine Walters Darlene Weaver Grace Wenz Evelyn N. White Sue White Susan White Donna Wolaver Kathy Woodruff Sharon Zook Anonymous Troxell Financial Advisors Fund R. W. Troxell & Company Vonderlieth Living Center Employee Scholarship Fund Carl & Julie Oglesby (in memory of Edward Allspach and Shelby Helton) In memory of Dr. James Borgerson: Carolyn Beatty Stan & Joan Buckles Freda McGee
Springfield Tracy Fund Don & Wanda Tracy Tracy Family Fund The Butler Community Endowment Butler Funeral Homes Roselawn Memorial Park
Rural Rental Housing Association Barbara Carpenter Memorial Scholarship Fund Wanless-Claus Family Fund Robert & Patricia Adametz The Women’s Fund Ronald L. & Betty J. Wanless Carpenter Management Helen Appleton Company Deborah Bandy-Turner Stephens Memorial Terra Properties Inc. R-Lou Barker 1.Download Landscape The originalWini ( min. size 1.85 x 3) Scholarship Fund Jan Baxter Donald & Deanna Funk (in Springfield Area Home BuildTerri Benson memory of Wini Stephens and ers Association’s Robert Carolyn Blackwood Virginia George Collins) E. von Behren Memorial Rachel Broughton A. M. Goldkrand (in memory of Scholarship Fund Judy Bukowski Wini Stephens) Alderman Construction, Inc. Nancy Bunn Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln saved the following resources by using 784 pounds of Robert C. & Anita Walbaum All-C Construction, Inc. Julie Cellini Imagination, made with 100% recycled fiber and 100% post-consumer waste, processed chlorine free, designated Ancient Forest Friendly and manufactured with electricity that is offset with Green-e® certified Allied Plumbing & Heating G. Virginia Conlee renewable energy certificates. greenhouse Anonymous Family Fund Arizona Tile Company Jane Denes water trees energy solid waste gases Anonymous Tracy Butler Carolyn Dungan 10 4644 3 282 964 Donna M. Caton Susan S. Fairfield fully grown gallons Million BTUs pounds pounds Acorn Funds Charles Adams Developer Margaret Fenley Ed & Kate Hein Dale Shafer Builders & Son Mary Forsyth Marion Richter DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen Kathy Germeraad In memory of Kenny Rogers: Glenn Brothers Garage Doors Ann Hamilton Nesa Brauer Michael von Behren Builders Karen Hasara Charles & Barbara Cicci Moughan Builders, Inc. Agnes Hayner John Clark Re/Max Professionals Catherine Huther 2. Download Horizontal x 3.6)Cragoe Catherine Ridings Plumbing, Inc. Isringhausen Imports (min. size 1.5 Ken Prather & Maria Ferraro Ryan Electrical Solutions Julie Kellner Scott & Kimberly Fowler Springfield Area Home Builders Melinda A. LaBarre Barry Holley Sutton Siding & Remodeling, Carol C. Lohman Elsie Holley Inc. Mary Loken
Janet Janssen Garrett & Jan Johnson Karl Kerstein Ken & Judy Lazar Joyce Lindelof Michelle Maher Michael & Jenifer Malson James & Marilyn Martin Ronald & Deneen Omer Donald & Judy Rogers Anthony & Iris Tranquilli Li Ye In-Kind Gifts Affordable Shred Bunn-O-Matic Corporation Clifton, Gunderson Patrick Coburn J. Garth Elzea III Hanson Information Systems Illinois Medical Society J.P. Morgan Myers Commercial Real Estate Seward Security Corp. Springfield Business Journal Harvey Stephens, Brown, Hay & Stephens Lisa Stone The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce Don Tracy U.S. Bank Watts Copy Systems Westlake Photography Wiley Office Equipment Event Sponsors Reginald Bulkley Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc. Remy’s on Monroe Thank you again to all our generous donors who support our mission of “connecting 3. Download people Portraitwho care with causes that matter.” (min. size 3 x 1.75)
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Foundation Events 2011 Membership drive
Young Philanthropists welcome new members The Young Philanthropists giving circle is entering its sixth year with a great line up of events for members. The next event will be in September at Zara’s Collision Center. The group’s first social event of the year was a membership drive held in June at the Brickhouse downtown. The Young Philanthropists members are currently voting on an issue area for their grantmaking activities this year. Members will also draw names from volunteers for the grant committee at the upcoming event. The grant is made possible each year through member contributions and earnings from the Future Fund. There is still plenty of time to join this group and be able to impact the grant this year. Please contact the Foundation at 217-789-4431 or email yp@CFLL. org for more information or to join.
New members Kristin Roglis & Kate Large with steering committe member Courtney Westlake
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Scholarship reception
Foundation reaches $250,000 in scholarship awards The Community Foundation hosted a reception in June to recognize the 34 area students who were awarded $38,700 in scholarships this year. This is the seventh year of the scholarship program at the Community Foundation, and the awards this year bring the cumulative scholarship distributions to over a quarter of a million dollars ($250,300)! Frontiers International Springfield Club The reception was held to recognize these members Derrick Stapleton and Doug King student scholars, their families, and the with recipient Nicholas Moore (center) donors to these scholarship funds. The
Foundation had the help of 67 volunteers, who served on 17 scholarship selection committees, to review the 138 applications that were submitted this year.
These scholarships would not be possible without the generous donors, families and organizations who have established them. Kenneth White is the son of one of those donors, and he spoke at the reception about the Reverend Kenneth H. White Family scholarship that his family established and the impact it has had. Over the last seven years, this fund has made $4,300 in scholarships available to Lanphier High Schools students who wish to pursue a teaching degree and teach in public schools.
ith our new logo and new website, the Community Foundation is ready to hit the world of social media networks! We now have our own Facebook page that you can “Like” (please do!) and another page for the Young Philanthropists. You can also follow John Stremsterfer on Twitter for news on the Community Foundation and philanthropy. www.facebook.com/CFLL1 www.facebook.com/ youngphilanthropists1 www.twitter.com/#!/JohnStrem
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For a full list of scholarship recipients, please visit www.CFLL.org.
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Community Foundation News & Notes Foundation reaches century mark Our 100th fund
The Community Foundation is growing! Nine years after converting from a private foundation to a community foundation... we have reached 100 charitable funds. In 2003, the first employee was hired and there was one fund with approximately $800,000 in assets. Today, there are 101 funds and nearly $10 million in total assets. The Springfield Business Journal published a cover story in August about the 100th fund, the John A. and Lucille M. Allen Family Fund (see pg 2). The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln would like to thank all of our past and present board members, volunteers, donors and friends for their support in growing the Foundation over the last several years.
Staff update: Leadership Springfield Stacy Reed completes training program
New Community Foundation Tools: Online Grant Applications
The Community Foundation’s program director, Stacy Reed, graduated from the 2010-2011 Leadership Springfield class last spring after completing the eight-month program that included leadership skill development and in-depth exposure to critical issues affecting the Springfield area.
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As part of the program, participants were also required to complete a team project for a local nonprofit organization. Stacy and her team joined with the Business/Education Partnership of Sangamon County to develop and launch “Principal for a Day” – a one-day event held on April 12 where 29 top local executives were recruited and paired with principals and spent an entire day in an assigned school, shadowing their principal. The goal of the program was to help spur relationships between local businesses and schools by giving executives an inside look at the complex role of school principals.
he Community Foundation has been taking advantage of its new website and is now accepting grant applications online. Our online system is very user-friendly and is designed to streamline our application and review process, save paper and eliminate the need for charities to make multiple copies of applications and materials for each funding cycle. Access to the new online system is through our website: www.CFLL.org.
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This was the 25th year of the Leadership Springfield program, which is administered through The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce to identify and motivate emerging leaders and develop their potential for civic leadership.
Staff update: Forty Under 40 Jennifer Sublett recognized
Each year the Springfield Business Journal features 40 leaders who are under the age of 40 in the Springfield and neighboring business communities. These individuals are selected based on their contributions to our local business community and the community in which they have chosen to reside. The Foundation’s director of donor & public relations, Jennifer Sublett, was honored by being selected to the 2011 list of central Illinois business leaders.
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Forty Under 40 recepetion: Robin Loftus, Jennifer Sublett and UIS Chancellor Susan Koch
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Memorials and Honorariums Gifts have been made in memory of...
May 1, 2011 through July 31, 2011
Hills, Ted Hodgson, Nick & Teresa Holton, Julie, Ashley & Nick Horton and Pat Butkovich, ICG Illinois, LLC, Don Adams by Joseph R. Victor Joseph & Catherine Inendino, Steven & Connie Johnson, Dorothy Backer by Joseph R. Victor Dorothy Johnson, Eileen Jones, Victoria Kennedy, Mark Fred Blythe by Joseph R. Victor & Karen Kerber, Jon-Paul Kohler, Scott & Gina Larkin, Rita Bramlet by Joseph R. Victor Ken & Judy Lazar, Anthony & Nora Leonetti, Paul & David Brandis by Peter & Cheryl Wise Dorothy Lugibill, Claralynn Marshall, Claralynn Marshall, Judy Cottle by Don W. Hudson Timothy McCormick, Joyce McDaniel, Don, Sue & Sarah Donna Fletcher by Donna Jean Gibney McMillan, M. Carson Melba Frederick by Joseph R. & Edna Nauman, John Victor & Kari Neathammer, Scholarship fund article draws Kathryn Goby by Donna Jean John & Janis Oaks, donors’ attention Gibney, Cathy Schwartz, Sue Paul & Pauline Osman, Spring issue update and correction Shevlin Douglas & Melissa Heather N. Gonet by Phyllis In our spring issue of The Foundation, the new Jim Byron scholarOwens, Charles & Gonet ship fund was profiled on the cover. The donor who established Doris Powell, Ronald Don Kincade by Joseph R. the fund, Bill Hahn, and several other friends from the Sherman & Debra Price, Roger Victor and Williamsville areas asked members of their communities to & Marilyn Ray, Denise Evelyn McCree by Richard & contribute to the scholarship fund. Mickey Reinders, E. Ann Carlson Roselyn Reynolds, The response has been tremendous! In the last few months, 92 Kathryn McDow by Mike & Rich Gatschenberger donors have contributed over $10,850 to this scholarship for Diana Dedrick, Donna Jean Heating and Cooling, Williamsville High School students. Gibney, Cathy Schwartz, Sue Randall & Julie Robbs, Shevlin It is clear that these communities truly appreciate and honor the Paul & Linda Runkle, Ahbee Robinson by Joseph R. work Jim Byron has performed over the years. Congratulations to Lois Ann Schultz, WilVictor these communities! liam & Mary Seman, Suzanna Shiner by Larry Shiner John & Krista SherCorrection from the Spring issue of The Foundation: the Jim Byron & Catherine Walters rock, James & Phyllis Scholarship Fund story incorrectly states that Jim & Illa Byron live in Gilbert Stein by Mike & Diana Stapleton, Lloyd & Williamsville. The couple resides in Sherman. Dedrick Patricia Starwalt, Joe & Marrianne Tick by Joseph R. Linda Stewart, LawVictor rence & Lisa Stone, Scott & Sarah Stuewe, Douglas Stults, Edwin & Patricia Gifts have been made in honor of... Taft, Gerald & Mary Timm, Neal & Barbara Tucker, Villa Michael Barker’s forty years of service to Springfield Electric by Retirement Inc., VMD Properties, David & Tonya Voepel, William & Mary Schnirring Audrey Voepel, Daniel & Carolyn Williams, James E. Mae Boyer’s birthday by Larry & Helen Moffitt Williamson, Joe & Janet Zimmerman, Zinn Construction, Jim Byron by Thelma Arnold, Ronald & Deborah Bailey, Gary LLC & Kristen Ball, Michael & Sandy Barker, John & Nancy 2010-2011 Executive Board of King’s Daughters Organization Barrett, Jeffrey & Teresa Bierman, Walter & Marlys Black, by Sue Shevlin James & Shirley Buhr, Stanley Butler, Ronald & Patricia Lillie Y. Kunz for Mother’s Day by Kenneth & Sue White Cardoni, Joshua & Carla Carter, Edmond & Marion Cline, Bobbye Jane Morgan by Joseph R. Victor Mary Contri, Richard & Sharron Corbin, Phil & Debbie Cathy Schwartz by Sue Shevlin Cox, Dennis & M.K. Danner, Phyllis Dentinger, Paul & Wedding of Guerry & Jo Suggs by Michael & Ann Marie Boer, Cheryle Downs, James & Connie Esslinger, John & Patricia Randy & Kathy Germeraad, Harvey B. & Judy Stephens Finnell, Richard & Ramona Flagg, Daniel & Sallie Flynn, Tracy/Connolly Family by Charlene M. Vollmer Thomas & Susan Foran, Jeanne Gaither, A. Louise Garner, Dan Weisman’s birthday by Harvey B. & Judy Stephens Glen P. & Lola Garrison, Thomas & Valerie Henderson, Evelyn N. White’s birthday by Larry & Helen Moffitt Scott & Melissa Henrikson, Pearl Heward, Robert & Jill Evelyn N. White for Mother’s Day by Kenneth & Sue White The Foundation | 15
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$2 million challenge - deadline approaching! Bill Gates and Warren Buffett
Why let the billionaires have all the fun?
What is Communityworks? Permanent endowment fund
Through the generosity of the Grand Victoria Foundation, our community is building a new endowment fund that will address important local issues in the areas of: • early childhood care & education • workforce development • land use & protection
Check out the Communityworks: A Campaign for our Future video on the new Community Foundation website, www.CFLL.org, to learn more about the projects supported by these grants.
recently challenged theconsider wealthiest Double your gift! This summer, making a donation to the Communityworks Endowment OR the Com- to individuals and families in America munity Foundation Operating Endowment and IT WILL BE pledgedollar-for-dollar, much of their fortune MATCHED, by the Grand Victoria to Foundation. Thischarity. challenge ends 30, 2011 and wefund need your help SetSeptember up a charitable with to assure we reach our goal of raising $2 million! These funds will geta the and for giveus our and community flexibleexpert source for advice strategic grantmaking generations to come. support the billionaires get. To find out how, call John Stremsterfer at (217) 789-4431, email stremsterfer@sccf.us or visit www.sccf.us.
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