2022 CFNF Annual Report

Glenda Thornton Board Chair

Message from the Board Chair and President&Ceo

It was a landmark year for the Community Foundation of North Florida (CFNF) as we celebrated our 25th anniversary of connecting people to charitable causes they care most about. The success of the Community Foundation is attributed to individuals with a shared vision of helping strengthen our community through charitable giving. This vision has resulted in the distribution of more than $43 million in grants to nonprofit organizations since the inception of the Community Foundation. With over 200 funds today, every donation and act of philanthropy is an important part of the Community Foundation’s history.

Our milestone anniversary was celebrated by making strides toward completing goals set forth within our strategic plan. We launched two grantmaking programs, Share Your Story

Video Challenge and Helping Today, Shaping Tomorrow, granting out $65,000 to nonprofit organizations doing great work in our community. We enhanced our marketing efforts by sharing our story through videos, ads and magazine articles and lastly, we continued to engage with the professional advisor community to expand our services to future fundholders.

Katrina Rolle, JD President & CEO

As we look to the next 25 years – and beyond – the Community Foundation is dedicated to continued and increased charitable giving for the betterment of our community.

To enhance the quality of life in the North Florida community through the promotion and support of charitable giving.

OUR MISSION OUR VISION

Serve as an illuminator of community needs while connecting donors to charitable causes they care most to support.

OUR VALUES

Leadership: We demonstrate leadership through convening donors to learn about community needs and by promoting philanthropy through endowments as a way to help build a stronger community.

Stewardship: We are dedicated to ensuring the assets and resources entrusted to us are professionally managed to further assist donors in achieving their philanthropic goals. Integrity: We earn trust by doing what is right and maintaining high ethical standards.

Exceptional Service: We strive to exceed the expectations of those we serve.

The First Donor Fund was Established

We have 128 Donor Funds

Services provided to 9 counties Services provided grew to 11 counties which include: Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor & Wakulla

24 initial Board of Directors 114 Board of Directors have served

Nearly $250,000 was received in gifts during the founding year $118M received in gifts since inception

In 1998, nearly $300,000 was granted to nonprofit organizations $43.1M granted to nonprofit organizations since we were established

The First Agency Fund was established in 2000

Twenty Five Years of the Community Foundation THEN NOW

We have 98 Agency Funds

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

$96.3 Million Total Assets

$3.13 Million Total Gifts Received

2022 KNIGHT FOUNDATION GRANT RECIPIENTS

The annual grant cycle for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fund focuses on revitalizing Tallahassee’s downtown and neighboring communities to attract and retain talented people and promote economic opportunity through projects in smart design, the arts and entrepreneurship.

In 2022, $194,550 was awarded to six nonprofit organizations that are working to enhance the Tallahassee Community:

• The Greater Apalachee Ridge Estates Neighborhood Association, Inc.

• Knight Creative Communities Institute (KCCI)

• South City Foundation

$3.85 Million Total Grants Awarded

• Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority

• Tallahassee Historical Society

• The Village Square

DONOR GRANT SUPPORT BY PROGRAM AREA

STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE

In February 2022, we hosted a Strategic Update breakfast. Fundholders, past and present Board members, our Professional Advisor Council members and community stakeholders joined us for this event. Our strategic plan is anchored by three goals:

GOAL 1

Create more significant impact in the community

GOAL 2

Enhance organizational capacity to serve our donors and community

GOAL 3

Enhance our “donor-centric” brand

The breakfast included an update on CFNF’s increased visibility in the community through improved marketing on social media and ads in local magazines and newspapers to enhance our “donor-centric” brand. It also included details on how we would work to deepen our engagement with our fundholders to identify and address community needs to create more significant impact in the community.

A community needs assessment survey was sent to our donors and all of the nonprofit organizations within our 11-county footprint that have ever received a grant from the Community Foundation. This information helped inform the funding priorities for a new small grant program, Helping Today, Shaping Tomorrow. CFNF asked survey respondents to rank the community’s most pressing needs in seven areas historically supported by its donors. Those areas are Animal Welfare, Arts & Culture, Civic Engagement, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Health & Wellness and Social & Human Services. The funding priorities for the 2022 Helping Today, Shaping Tomorrow grant program were Education and Social & Human Services (specifically, Basic Needs).

We also created more impact in the community through the launch of a new micro-grant program, Share Your Story Video Challenge. This grant partnership with Prime Meridian Bank allowed nonprofit organizations serving low-to-moderate-income residents of Leon County to apply for a grant.

CREATING IMPACT THROUGH NEW GRANT PROGRAMS

SHARE YOUR STORY VIDEO CHALLENGE

This micro-grant program provides support to nonprofit organizations that serve low-to-moderate-income residents of Leon County. It features a unique application process which includes creating a one-minute video to showcase how the organization serves this targeted population. In return, grant recipients are provided flexible, unrestricted funding to further the great work they are doing in our community.

2022 RECIPIENTS

Bond Community Health Center

Elder Care Services, Inc. (ECS)

Girls on the Run of the Panhandle

The Junior League of Tallahassee

The Kearney Center

Kids, Incorporated

Legal Services of North Florida (LSNF)

LeMoyne Arts Foundation

Leon County Humane Society (LCHS)

She Academy

This small grant opportunity provides support to nonprofit organizations that are addressing community needs through programs or services that have the potential for long-term community impact. Grant recipients receive flexible funding to bolster their existing programs or services currently being provided in the Big Bend Region. Small grants like these offered by CFNF can have a big impact. In addition to supporting programs and services, small grants may be leveraged to generate additional dollars through larger grants to support the mission of the nonprofit organization. CFNF is proud to be able to contribute to the increased impact nonprofit organizations add to our community.

Big Bend Area Health Education Center

Capital Area Healthy Start Coalition

Children’s Home Society

Elder Care Services

2022 RECIPIENTS

Emergency Care Help Organization (ECHO)

Gadsden Arts

The Kearney Center

Lutheran Social Services of North Florida

Second Harvest of the Big Bend

STEMS4Girls

Tallahassee Museum

LEAVING A LITERACY LEGACY

When fundholder Mae Cleveland came to the Community Foundation in 2019, she did not know then that her Donor Advised Fund would help transform a local elementary school’s library, but she knew she wanted to do good within our community. With the support of the Community Foundation, Mae was able to hone in on her charitable passions and goals and connect with Sabal Palm Elementary School.

As a former school district psychologist, Mae has always been passionate about children and education. Her late husband, Rex, shared this passion and Mae decided to help Sabal Palm Elementary, a low socio-economic Community Partnership school located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school was in great need of new library books and furniture. Mae utilized her Donor Advised Fund to provide a grant that would help renovate the library and honor Rex’s passion for literature and children. A portion of the library was dedicated to Rex and named “Rex’s Reading Corner,” an area where children can immerse themselves in the great adventure of reading.

As part of this renovation, Sabal Palm also created a student newsroom, where student journalists can write and publish their own stories. The brand-new state of the art library was unveiled on September 15, 2022 and will stand as a lasting legacy to Mae and Rex’s lifetime commitment to children and education.

Kelly O’Keefe

Rob Sniffen

Seth Clark

Michael Kramer Secretary

Ryan Cohn

Canita Peterson

Glenda Thornton Chair Susan Payne Turner Vice Chair

Angie Sipple

Kate Clark

Hetal Desai

Beth Corum Yuh-Mei Hutt

Bob Inzer Treasurer

Jana McConnaughhay

Seth Clark Chair

Blaine Click

Jim Cooke Terrance Davis Bob Inzer

Alison Mewborne Randy Pople

John Bradley

Katrina Rolle, JD President & CEO

Emily Fulton Senior Director of Donor Relations

Lucia Fontela Chief Financial Officer

Sarah Stout Director of Donor Relations