BERGEN VOLUNTEERS A N N U A L 2 0 2 0
R E P O R T
Dear Friends,
We are thrilled to highlight our organizational accomplishments throughout 2020. We are proud to be the hub of the community’s social welfare network, matching resources with need - and need with resources.
The COVID-19 pandemic presented numerous unforeseen challenges. While many programs had to be modified to address safety standards, Bergen Volunteers adapted creatively to respond to community needs, while maintaining the health and safety of our volunteers and those we serve.
Over the course of 2020, hundreds of volunteers devoted over
25,000 hours of service
to our community-focused programs. We expanded our capacity and continued Census 2020 outreach, coordinated large-scale food distribution events, facilitated personal protective equipment orders, and held cleaning supply drives, while promoting the importance of virtual volunteering.
As donors, you have entrusted us to be stewards of your gifts and to effectively invest your donations in a meaningful way. Your contributions strengthen our impact by allowing us to continue providing critical services to youth, families, veterans, seniors, individuals with disabilities, and those who are economically disadvantaged in our community.
Being the community hub to provide support at every level is fulfilling and rewarding. We are grateful to work alongside our partners to strengthen the community - our collaborations uphold and uplift us as we join the frontlines every day, shoring up the cracks and filling in the spaces, one volunteer at a time.
As we enter 2021 we are celebrating our
55th anniversary of exceptional service, 25
years of gift-giving through our All Wrapped Up program, and 15 years of providing leadership training with our flagship Bergen LEADS program. We look forward to sharing these milestones with you.
Thank you for your kindness, consideration, and continued support.
NINA BACHRACH
DAVID WARSHAW
Chief Executive Officer
Board President
VISION & IMPACT improving lives and strengthening the community VOLUNTEERISM We provide critical services to youth, families, veterans, seniors, and those who are economically disadvantaged in our community. We connect volunteers with our own programs and those offered by the nonprofit community.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT We engage individuals and businesses with networking and service opportunities and training that address community needs. We offer volunteers the opportunity to develop skills while networking with leading professionals from the private and public sectors.
CIVIC LEADERSHIP We promote leadership and professional development opportunities for individuals living and working in Bergen County, educating people about our community and training them to be civically active.
VOLUNTEERISM Bergen Volunteers serves as the hub of the community’s social welfare network, offering unique services and programs that serve all of Bergen County. Our community programs support
7,000 youth,
families,
caregivers, seniors, veterans, those with disabilities, and the economically disadvantaged in Bergen County.
Community Programs ALL WRAPPED UP
BERGEN READS
All Wrapped Up is a holiday-giving
Bergen READS combats illiteracy
program. Low-income individuals and
in Bergen County by training adult
families are referred to us by 26+
Reading Buddies to work with
partner agencies. Case managers from
students in Kindergarten through
each agency work with their clients to
fourth grade to help them achieve
supply Bergen Volunteers with wish lists,
academic success and improve
so donors have an idea of what to
their literacy skills.
purchase.
CAMPERSHIP The Bergen County Summer Campership Fund provides day camp scholarships to children from lowerincome Bergen County working families. Children attend any approved day camp they wish through the support of Campership donors.
CHEER The CHEER program enables Bergen County seniors to live safely and independently in their homes by matching volunteers with homebound seniors needing support. CHEER provides a helping hand to seniors and those with disabilities by helping with grocery shopping and light errands such as prescription pick-up, library book returns, or the post office.
CHORE
MAKING-IT-HOME
CHORE helps Bergen County seniors and
Making-It-Home brings furniture to
those with disabilities remain safe in their
formerly homeless veterans, victims of
homes by offering repair services.
domestic violence, seniors, and individuals with disabilities, who are
CHORE Jobs Include:
moving from emergency shelter into
Installing grab bars and wooden
unfurnished apartments. Saving nearly
banisters
42,000 pounds of unused furniture,
Replacing outlets and switches
Making-It-Home provides donors with a
Repairing leaky faucets
service that finds their old furniture a
Installing doorbells and locks
new home.
and more!
MENTORING The Mentoring Program enlists, trains, matches, and supports volunteers to respond to the specific needs of youth, families, first-generation college students, and caregivers. Mentoring helps mentees learn about the resources available within the community while tapping into their strengths to identify and strive towards specific personal improvement goals.
REDEFINING
VOLUNTEER INCOME
RETIREMENT
TAX ASSISTANCE
Redefining Retirement helps retirees find
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is
volunteer opportunities in their
an IRS-certified program to provide free
communities. Liaisons work with nonprofit
tax assistance to low-to-moderate income
partners to identify their volunteer needs
individuals and families, those with
and connect them with local retirees, who
disabilities, the elderly, and English
have the specific skill set and past
Language Learners, who might need
experience they require.
assistance with the forms.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Corporate Partnerships Bergen Volunteers encourages workplace volunteerism and corporate social responsibility through corporate days of service providing businesses with highquality, volunteer-based service projects that make meaningful differences in the community and create life-changing experiences for all involved.
Nonprofit Services The
Get Connected Database
serves a dual purpose
for individuals and nonprofit organizations:
Individuals
are offered a pathway to connect with the
nonprofit community - finding the right volunteer match based on skills, interests, and availability.
Nonprofit
organizations have the opportunity to post
volunteer opportunities and upcoming events in a streamlined system.
CIVIC LEADERSHIP Bergen Leads Bergen LEADS is a 10-month leadership program where individuals develop leadership skills, learn to build and lead a team, discover passions, and become part of the change in Bergen County.
Interactive, fast-paced and experiential, the program is delivered through a series of, “Issue Days”, which include: Economic Development Education Environment Government Healthcare Law & Public Safety
Bergen LEADers explore Bergen County through site visits, engaging with community leaders, debating issues, and creating solutions. Each class completes a capstone project which provides an opportunity to develop solutions to real issues in Bergen County.
All
Wrapped
cheer
for
Up
2,035
seniors,
and
through
the
provided children,
those help
with
of
588
holiday families,
disabilities community
donors.
Bergen
LEADS
19
cultivated civically leaders alumni
new
engaged
to
join
network
The
our
397
of
members.
Get
Connected
Database views
103,223
had
on
volunteer
opportunities by
our
64
listed
agency
members
with
900
volunteer
new
over
sign-ups.
The
Campership
Program
26
children
camp
sent
to
summer
awarding
$36,786
in
over
scholarships
Bergen
READS
trained
107
volunteers
to
1,732
provide hours
of
literacy Bergen
Volunteers
increase census rate larger
to
Bergen 2020
76%,
than
average
tutoring
for
helped
seniors
safely homes
8,960
in
age
their
through hours
of
service.
200
students.
response which
the of
helped
County's
CHORE
668
is
national
66.8%.
2020 Year
Making-It-Home homes
of
homeless
42,000
Mentoring
285
offering
guidance,
support,
resources
children, and
generous
repurposing
furniture
from
donors.
hours
service
and
of
79
formerly
volunteers
completed of
and
families,
pounds
our
furnished
veterans
Volunteer
for
caregivers,
203
families.
to
tax
for
Tax
prepared
returns
$100,235
totaling
in
savings
low-income
individuals
The
Income
Assistance
and
families.
Redefining
Retirement
team
40 individuals 25 nonprofit
matched with
organizations of
volunteer
As
a
in
member
Bergen
Bergen Volunteers
coordinated personal
$36,000
protective
equipment Bergen
a
order
County
for
helped
of
County
Security
Bergen
need
talent.
Task
the
Food
Force,
Volunteers feed
thousand
a
families
packaging
1,800
over
over
CHEER
visited
homebound
individuals disabilities devoting grocery providing
135
seniors
each
3,246
week,
hours
shopping a
friendly
meals.
nonprofit
organizations
in Numbers
and
with
to
and face.
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Bergen Volunteers receives funding from a variety of sources, including: individuals, organizations, corporations, government entities, and foundations. Our ability to turn caring into meaningful action is made possible through the philanthropic support of the community.
FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES: PROGRAMMATIC
74%
ADMINISTRATIVE
19%
7%
FUNDRAISING
SOURES OF FUNDING:
Fee for Service 7%
Special Events 10%
Government 24%
Miscellaneous 14%
Foundations 21%
Contributions 24%
FOUNDATION & CORPORATE DONORS
* Indicates gift-in-kind support + Indicates monetary and gift-in-kind support
POWER OF VOLUNTEERS $25,000+ Community Foundation of New Jersey
PSEG Foundation
Kaplen Foundation
Russell Berrie Foundation
Lillian Pitkin Schenck Fund
Synetek Solutions*
AGENT FOR CHANGE $10,000 - $24,999 Carolyn Jane Scott Charitable Trust/Wells Fargo
PNC Foundation
Eastern Bergen County Board of Realtors
Princeton Area Community Foundation
+
Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation
TD Charitable Foundation
Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
The Sara Chait Memorial Foundation
COMMUNITY IMPACT $5,000 - $9,999 Alfiero and Lucia Palestroni Foundation Blue Foundry Bank David. H. Hausmann Fund Freedom Bank Inserra Supermarkets Konica Minolta Business Solutions, U.S.A.
Patricia G. Depol Charitable Foundation PNC Wealth Management UPS North Atlantic HR Valley Hospital Valley National Bank Wiseheart Foundation, Inc.
CIVIC INNOVATION $1,000 - $4,999 Albertsons Companies Foundation
M&T Bank
Archer & Greiner PC
National Council of Jewish Women-Bergen County
BCB Community Bank
Presbyterian Church at Tenafly
Benjamin Moore & Company +
Provident Bank Foundation
Bergen Harley Owners Group *
RBC Wealth Management
C.J. Lombardo Co.
Retarus, Inc. *
Community Chest of Englewood
Sharp Electronics Corporation +
Community Chest of Leonia
Spencer Savings Bank *
Congregation Kol Haneshemah *
Suez Water New Jersey Inc. +
Fairleigh Dickinson University
The Andrew Goodman Foundation
First Congregational Church of River Edge *
The Frank and Brenda Gallagher Family Foundation
First Congregational Church Park Ridge
UBS Wealth Management *
First Presbyterian Church of Hackensack +
Visions Federal Credit Union
M&M Realty Partners, LLC *
INDIVIDUAL DONORS Every effort was made to ensure that our donor listing is accurate and complete. If your name does not appear or is listed incorrectly, please accept our apologies and call Donna at (201) 489-9454 x215 so that we may update our records.
LEADERS $10,000+ Carmen Dominguez Suzan Gordon
INVESTORS $5,000 - $9,999 Elaine Adler Judy Gold Peter Hanson Stephanie and Michael Stern '09 Loretta and Richard Stratton Lynne and David Warshaw
BENEFACTORS $2,500 - $4,999 Melissa Osterwind Roberta Sonenfeld ('10) and Robert Carroll
CHAMPIONS $1,000 - $2,499 Betty Casablanca
Sandie ('19) and William Pardey
Marina Chassapis '16
Ann Piccirillo '18
Tricia Cherubini
Josh Rubach
Paul Coller
Mitchell Sacks
Deb Finan
Andris Salter
Andrew Freedman
Michele and Eric Schnellbacher
David Haas '17
William "Pat" Schuber
Nancy and Robert Kossowsky
Michael J. Shannon
Jo-Ann and Klaus Kretschmer
Peter Tilgner
Lee and Linda Michelson
Noelle Tutunjian
Bernard Milano
Jose Vicente, Jr. '11
Dr. Sharon Pierson
SUPPORTERS - $100 - $999 Steven Abramow
Gertrude and Stephen Barry
Theresa and James Brown '10
Barbara R. Ackerman
Patricia and Thomas Basilo
Jacob Brown II
Barbara Adamek
Dr. Sandra Bauman
Irwin Buchheister
Kathy Ahearn-O'Brien
Dr. Joyce F. Baynes, Ed.D.
Lynn Buckingham
Melissa and Gary M. Albrecht, Esq. '09 Linda Bayreuther and Robert Leonard
Bruce Bunch
Lynne and Joseph Algrant
Ken Bean
Jill and Andrew Burkhardt
Caitlin Andrews
Hilarie Bedwinek
Phylis Burman
Maria Angeles
Lovey Beer
Francine Butensky
Farah Ansari
Kathleen and Walter Beese '13
Dolly Marie Caiazzo
Hagop Aram
Nvair Beylerian '20
Elizabeth Calderone
Shake Artinian
Elizabeth Bogle
Maureen Cameron '16
Dr. Russell Asnes
Joseph Bonanno
Joanne Campanelli
Philip Ball
Jennifer Borek
June Campos
Jill and Richard Baratta
Hagop Boyajian
Norman Capitani
Susan Barbuto '11
Laurie and William Brightly
Cynthia Cappell
INDIVIDUAL DONORS Bergen LEADS Class year follows graduates name.
SUPPORTERS - $100 - $999 Robert Caruso
Esther and Patrick Fletcher
The Hon. Gordon M. Johnson
Carol Cavaluzzi
Toni Foran
Dr. Mark Johnson
Carol Cecere
Faith Frank
Peggy and Edwin Kabakow
Mabel and Ngee-Pong Chang
Elizabeth Frers
Priya Kalanpur
Lily and Tek M. Chen
Janet and Richard M. Fricke
Susan Kanrich
Albert Cheren
Roz and Ira Friedman
Kathleen Keating '19
Peggy and Steven Chu
Steven Frimmer
Beverly Keitz
John Cirone
Caralyn Fuld
Cynthia and Quentin Kennedy
Karen Clayton
Jessica Furichard
Shawn and Richard Kennedy
Arleneand Herbert Cohen
Brenda Gallagher
Hermine Kessler '21
Elizabeth Cole '20
Lorien Gallo
Russell Khoury
Debra Conway
Rosemary Garella
Richard Klein
Margaret and Robert J. Cooper
Margaret and Richard Garfield
Carol and F. Robert Kobbe
Lauren Corcoran
Fernando Garip
Tedd Kochman
Kellie and Gerard Costa
Kay and Harold Gellert
Irvin Kricheff
Tim Courtney
Bonnie Gentile
Alexander Lapaika
Dr. Linda Crescione
Geraldine Gg
Melissa and Allan LaRobardier
Patricia Cuffe '20
Dr. Joshua Gleis
Shannon Lazare
Laura Cullinan
Lisa Gold
Arlene and Gerard Leen
Shannon Currie '20
Angie Goldszmidt '18
Hans-Jurgen Lehmann '12
Doreen D'Andrea
George Gorman
Kristin and Donald Lehmann
Diana Dapito
Dr. Jutta Greweldinger
Jessica Leibe
Anita DaSilva '16
Margaret Groeschke
Donna and Gary Leibe
Elizabeth Dauble
Jeremy Guenter '20
Myke Leshowitz
Pamela de Cordova
Shelly Gufert
Jeffrey Levene
Robert Del Grande
Nancy Gundersdorff
Gary Leventhal
Janet Dengel
Eloise Haase
Marcia L. Levy
Janet DeRosa
Cynthia Halaby
Dr. Jennie M. Li
Anthony DeSena
Colleen Hardcastle
Gloria Lieberstein
Andrea DeVries
Cari Hardigan
Frances Lipton
Erin DeWan
David Harris
Dennis Looney
Dorothy and William Diana
Marcia Harvey
Mariana and Anthony Lopez
Donald Dickson
Barbara S. Hass
Victor Lotito
Paula Dillon
Donna Hazelgreen
Jacqueline Luthcke '16
Donna Dolan
Louisa and Thomas Hellegers
Marcia Lyman
Karyn Donohue
Douglas Herrick '21
Patricia Lynch
Miriam and Nathaniel Donson
Christine Highet
Pamela Lyon
Ruth Drucker
Terry Hill
Susan and Timothy Madden
Joanne Duhamel
Robert Hoeber
Peter Maltin
Barbara Dunn
Linda Horvath
Gail Mandeli
William Dunphy
John Hovsepian
Alan Marcus
Peter Eftychiou
Eleanore Howard
Joan Marren
Debbie ('16) and Shawn Emery
Carolyn Hyon
Sylvia Martin
Karen Emery 16'
Jeanne and David Italiaander
Joan Martorella
Robert Esposito
Carolyn Jacoby
Jessica Matos
Alexander Faulk
Choun Jang
Patricia Matrone
Robert Fay
Susan Jannucci
Valerie and Anthony Mauriello
Nila Festekjian
Olga Jimenez
Mary Jane May
Thom Fiore
Carol Johannesson
William McAllister
INDIVIDUAL DONORS Bergen LEADS Class year follows graduates name.
SUPPORTERS - $100 - $999 Connor McCabe
Harvey Rappaport
Tina Tuminaro
Constance McGann
Elizabeth Rebein '21
Paul Vagianos
Linda McKnight
Hedy and Scott Reddin '15
Jaime VanCura
Patricia McMahon
Jody S. Riger
Ludmila Vandalovsky
Theresa McVey
Anita Rivers
Valerie Vladyka '19
Helen Meccia
Richard Robinson
Ted Wagner
Michael Messick
Kristine Rocco
Larry Walker
Joanne Miano
Amy and Daniel S. Rothner '10
Mary Ellen Walter
Richard Miles
Mayra and David Sacco
Linda Walters
Francesca and Thomas Molnar
Paul Sandler
Bettye Washington Harwell
Sarah Monahan
Sandra Santangelo
Margaret Watkins
Diane Montalto
Anthony Santulli
Philip Waxberg
Rosemarie Morisco
Mary Beth and Jack Savage
Mary Weinheimer
Elizabeth and Joseph Morley
Clementina Scalera
Joyce and Dr. James Weir
Judith Murphy
Realf Schermer
Phil Wells '14
John Murray
Paula and Dr. Daniel Schiller
Ray Welsh '21
Julia and Edward Murtagh
Harvey Schnell
Amy Wen
Mark Musella
Laurie Schubert
Karen and Ronald Wertheimer
Carolyn Musser
Iris Seplowitz
Susanne Williams
Mary T. Napolitano
Maureen Sgambati
Jennie and Doug Wilson
Mary Fay and Jim Narin '15
Janet and Dr. Sansar C. Sharma
Yimin Ye
Patricia A. Nell
Patricia M. Shea
Rhonda Young-White
Anthony S. Neusch
Kimberly Shelvis
Paul Zerbst
John O'Brien
Fred Sher
Aspasia Zoumas
Judy O'Connell
June and Ira Siegler
The Honorable Tracy Zur
Caragh O'Connor
Jonathan Silva
Theresa Oliver
Steffanie Silverman
Christine M. Ordway
Lenore T. Singer
Donna J. Orlando
David Singer
Fatma Orsun
Marcie Singer
Marion O'Shea
Patricia M. Smith
Barbara and Jeff Ostroth
Kyzonahali Somahekara
Andrea and Herbert Ouida
Mary Jane and William Speciale
Gregory Owczarczak
Whitney Speer and Nat Stern
Olga Pacheco
Linda Spinella
Gladys Paciullo
Kathleen and John Spola
Mary Anne Pagliaro
Alexandra Spyridaki
Joanne Parish
Marc Sturiale '13
Patricia and Scott Penque
John Suter
Scott Penza
Jennifer Sweetwood
Erin and Victor Perez
Jennifer Tartaglia
Tara Perino
Diane Tausner
Pamela Perron '20
Megan Thompson
Marjorie Pescatore
Linda Tie
Sonia Petriello
Nikki Timko
Ann and Perry Polhemus
Rita Toron
Jennifer Porcelli
Elizabeth Toronto
Anthony Porfido
Lisa Tredici '21
Bruce Raffo
Sandra Trobiano Wesner
Thank you to our 800 friends, whose individual contributions of $100 or less collectively totaled to $24,000!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: David Warshaw – President Principal Vistas Volunteer Management Solutions Farah Ansari
Angie Goldszmidt
Attorney,
Consultant,
Schenck, Price, Smith & King, LLP
Capgemini Invent
Andrew Burkhardt
Gwenn Habernickel Hauck
Vice President Senior Relationship Strategist,
President
PNC Wealth Management
S.H.A.R.E., Inc. Senior Housing
Marina Chassapis - Secretary
Lee Michelson
Management Consultant,
Retired Healthcare & Nonprofit Executive,
Axiom Consulting
LM Consulting
Paul Coller
Sandie Pardey
Retired Human Resources Executive,
Business Development Representative,
Community Volunteer
NJM Insurance Group
Shannon Currie
Ann Meyer Piccirillo - Vice President
Advisor,
Director HR Global Sales and Operations
Benenson Strategy Group
Gartner, Inc.
Fernando Garip III
Roberta J. Sonenfeld - Treasurer
Business Banking Relationship Manager,
Executive Director
M&T Bank
SHARE, Inc.
STAFF LIST: Nina Bachrach Chief Executive Officer
Donna Leibe Director of Administration
Debbie Emery
Cynthia Massarsky
Manager,
Manager,
Community & Civic Engagement
Making-It-Home
Marisa Felice
Michele Ogden
Manager,
Manager,
Database/Information
Community Programs
Tim Franco
Elizabeth Reich
Program Coordinator,
Manager,
Making-It-Home
Development & Communications
Melissa LaRobardier
Lisa Tredici
Manager,
Manager,
Community & Civic Engagement
Community Programs
64 Passaic Street l Hackensack, New Jersey l 07601
www.bergenvolunteers.org l (201) 489-9454