Stewardship Report 2015
We live in a time and place of change. From Barry breakthroughs C. Finn Alexander F. Pope technology to the rapid advancement of life saving medicine, healthcare is perhaps the greatest benefactor of meaningful change in the world. At Rush-Copley, we rely on the accelerating effect of philanthropic gifts to help change our community. Each year, hundreds of Fox Valley area residents give generously to Rush-Copley, making new treatments possible, expanding programs of care, or extending healthcare to those that may otherwise not have access. Every one of these gifts, no matter the size, becomes an agent of change for a healthier and stronger community. While the list is by no means comprehensive, we’re pleased to present these examples of how donors have contributed toward improved health for their neighbors in 2015, through gifts to Rush-Copley. Thank you to all who help make possible the highest quality healthcare for our community. And remember, a gift can change everything.
2
ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP REPORT
Barry C. Finn
Alexander F. Pope
President & CEO
Vice President/Chief Development Officer
Daily life with a movement disorder like Parkinson’s disease can be isolating and overwhelming. The goal of Rush-Copley’s Movement Disorders Program is to empower and support participants and their caregivers in ways that aid and enhance their wellbeing so they can live their highest possible quality of life. The comprehensive program offers participant support groups, caregiver support groups and information, land and water exercise classes as well as art and music therapy. This 100 percent free of charge program not only helps participants achieve improvement in posture and gait, but also in psychosocial areas of their lives as well. In 2015, Rush-Copley hosted MoonDance, a gala held at Emerson Creek Pottery and Tea Room in Oswego. This exciting event raised $100,000 for the Movement Disorders Program, and helped pave the way for a new $1.3 million endowment, much of it contributed by a visionary community member to ensure that those living with a movement disorder diagnosis would be able to benefit from the program for years to come.
MOVEMENT DISORDERS PROGRAM
SCI-TECH HANDS-ON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM This year Rush-Copley collaborated with SciTech Hands-On Museum in Aurora to educate children from ages 5-16 about heart health. An interactive video screen enables children to “see” how fast their heart beats after exercising, and helps them learn about the link between exercise, diet, sugary drinks and heart health. The exhibit was funded by a grant from Making Kane Fit for Kids, the Kane County initiative to reverse childhood obesity by 2020.
GIFTS
The Rotary Club of Aurora also provided a grant to Rush-Copley for a SciTech exhibit to inform children about bacteria and how effective hand-washing techniques reduce the spread of illness. Both exhibits are located in the lunchroom at SciTech so children can immediately apply the lessons they learn.
MAKING KANE FIT for KIDS and the ROTARY CLUB of AURORA
AURORA COMMUNITY HEART CLINIC
Gifts often result in outcomes that would not have otherwise happened. This is the case for the Aurora Community Heart Clinic as half of its operating costs are covered by the Fox Valley Heart Fund.
The Aurora Community Heart Clinic, located at VNA Healthcare and collaboratively coordinated by Rush-Copley and the VNA, requires $66,000 per year to serve 200 uninsured and underinsured heart patients. Fox Valley Heart Fund also donates four AEDs (automated external defibrillator)annually and supports Heart Sisters in outreach, education and a support group of heart disease survivors that benefits more than 100 women each year. Donations come from Rush-Copley employees, community members and most significantly, from the Fund’s annual “Rock the Heart” event. In 2015, the event was held on September 25 at Ballydoyle Irish Pub and was the most successful one to date with over 600 in attendance. Even our doctors got into the spirit with Dr. David Vik’s and Dr. Ed Chen’s band “Shark Sandwich” along with Dr. Siddharth Kokdkhar’s band “Kali Ma.” Ticket sales and attendees have increased each year since 2013, and fundraising continues to grow with more than $40,000 raised this year.
FOX VALLEY HEART FUND
5
ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP REPORT
Rush-Copley is known for its state of the art cancer care, but that’s not all cancer patients and their families need. The effectiveness of clinical care is directly affected by how well patients and their families cope with the emotional and lifestyle changes that come with a cancer diagnosis. Individuals and families need supportive, non-clinical resources to meet this challenge—resources and programs that are not typically reimbursed by insurers. Enter the vital role of philanthropy. In 2015, generous gifts from our community propelled the opening of Waterford Place, a comprehensive resource center that provides cancer support services for anyone impacted by a cancer diagnosis. The center is rapidly becoming the community’s convenient access point for individual counseling and group support, exercise, expressive therapies (art, music and movement), mind-body classes/services, massage therapy and wig assistance, dietary consultations and cooking classes, peer socializing, child-life programming, and play space for both younger and older kids.
WAT E R F O R D P L A C E
These services are offered in Waterford Place’s warm, welcoming, home-like atmosphere—a second home of sorts where patients and their families can relax, release stress and recharge while acquiring new tools for coping with cancer. When lives are at stake, cost should not be a barrier to comfort and support. At Waterford Place, patients and their families can access all programs and resources at no charge, thanks to the generous contributions of their neighbors. Perhaps the prime example of this generosity in 2015 was the Rich Harvest Classic, Rush-Copley’s signature golf benefit event held annually at beautiful Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, one of the nation’s top 50 courses and site of the 2009 Solheim Cup. Generous supporters of Waterford Place came out in force for the nineteenth annual tourney this October. The golfers drove, chipped and putted their way to a final result of more than $150,000 raised to support Waterford Place – making this the second-most successful event in the tournament’s history! In the future, the Rich Harvest Classic will be the dedicated annual fundraising event for Waterford Place. A special thank you to the Rich Family for their very generous support and longstanding friendship, especially for catalyzing the success of these vital services for families affected by cancer.
7
ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP REPORT
FAMILY ASSISTANCE from RUSH-COPLEY MEDICAL GROUP
BIG HEART FAMILY FUND in HONOR of LYNN BARCLAY
Nicole Keller, M.D.
Paul Granoff, M.D.
Gifts, no matter how small, can have a big impact. Dr. Nicole Keller recognized this potential with the simple but urgent needs of some of the families she treats. Dr. Keller saw that sometimes families need help to protect their health and wellbeing. From permanent housing to diapers and proper nutrition for newborns, Dr. Keller and her colleague Dr. Paul Granoff enlisted the help of others to create change. They were instrumental in securing a Rush-Copley Foundation grant for RushCopley Medical Group to establish the Big Heart Family Fund. The fund is now helping families in need, providing health and safety equipment, parenting books, children’s books and developmental toys. In addition, both physicians and staff recognized the importance of sustaining the fund each year, and it has led Drs. Keller, Granoff and others to donate more than triple the original grant, with a commitment for more in future years. The Big Heart Family Fund was created and receives ongoing support from employees and friends of Rush-Copley and Rush-Copley Medical Group, and especially from those who love Lynn Barclay, a nurse with Rush-Copley Pediatrics and Family Medicine for many years. A genuine and caring person, she is the inspiration for this fund.
8
ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP REPORT
LEGACY Perhaps one of the highest compliments paid to Rush-Copley (or any nonprofit, for that matter), is when someone has included us as the beneficiary of a gift in his or her estate plans through a planned gift. It is so very special to be named, along with family members and other loved ones, in a will or trust. Donors like this deserve distinct recognition. So, we created the RushCopley Legacy Society to do just that— and to perhaps inspire more of our friends to make a similar commitment. Making any type of planned gift benefitting Rush-Copley qualifies one for membership into the Legacy Society. Donors need not reveal the amount or give copies of the legal papers. The only requirement is to complete a membership form. And, of course one can always choose to join and remain anonymous. And while membership in the Legacy Society does include specific benefits, such as invitations to exclusive events and printed recognition, that’s not why these generous people choose to do this, as Jim Pearson explains. For more information on the Legacy Society or planned gift options, please visit rushcopley.com/giving or contact Alex Pope at alex.pope@rushcopley.com or 630-978-4946.
JAMES D. and MARLENE F. PEARSON Jim and Marlene Pearson are longstanding friends of Rush-Copley. Yes, Rush-Copley has always been there for the Pearson Family for their healthcare needs, but the Pearson Family has always been there for Rush-Copley’s as well. The list of services provided to us by Jim, Marlene and their kids is extensive, but it all began with Jim when he began his service on the Rush-Copley Board of Directors in 1978 all the way through 2002 (including as Chairman from 1996 to 2002). Jim still serves on the Rush-Copley Governing Board.
I have included Rush-Copley Hospital in my financial plans because this medical center serves as one of the "pillars of our community." It provides compassionate care coupled with outstanding quality to all, regardless of circumstances. I have been both honored to serve in a leadership role and yet been a patient who has benefitted from this community treasure. Being able to give back in terms of time and/or monetary support, is the least we can do. God bless Rush-Copley and its wonderful staff. —Jim Pearson
9
ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP REPORT
In recent years, Rush-Copley Foundation has acted on a commitment to help employees see the impact of their charitable giving across the hospital. The results have been inspirational. The annual amount given by employees has increased to record levels. In 2015, employees gave more than $134,000—more than quadruple the amount donated in 2011. And, this year nearly five times more employees gave than in 2011. Employees were able to direct their gifts to 20 distinct projects and initiatives, providing them with both flexibility and a way to personalize their impact. Rush-Copley employees don’t just care for others because it is their job—they do it because of their caring spirit. For them, a charitable gift is one more way to express who they are and their sense of personal mission. The hospital and its patients are both grateful, as employee giving continues to expand the good work the hospital can do in our community. The Employee Giving Campaign, aptly called “The Promise Starts with Me,” directly relates to the organization’s Promise values.
EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN
Fiscal Year 2015 Outcomes On behalf of Rush-Copley Foundation (the Foundation) and Rush-Copley Medical Center, thank you for your support. In fiscal year 2015 (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015) the Foundation raised over $2 million on behalf of Rush-Copley. It exists to specifically support the priorities of the hospital and the needs of the community by fostering the roles of philanthropy and service. The Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization and gifts to the Foundation are taxdeductible — and we are proud to share that 100% of your gift goes directly to the designated program/beneficiary. For more information, please visit rushcopley.com/giving.
Giving by Donor Type
Giving by Beneficiary Category
2015 GIVING
b y B e n e f i c i a r y Ty p e
TYPE
AMOUNT
NUMBER of DONORS
Neurosciences/Movement Disorders
$1,072,390
125
Cancer Care/Waterford Place
$471,778
182
Women's Healthcare Services
$170,219
23
Nursing Services
$120,266
85
Heart Programs
$65,284
204
Promise Fund (Employee Benevolence Fund)
$40,409
176
Mission/Vision Fund (Medical Center Priorities)
$35,873
164
Emergency Services
$35,150
12
Rush-Copley Community Care Fund
$30,622
251
Unrestricted/Other
$18,684
12
$2,060,675 There were 922 distinct donors in FY2015. A number of donors chose to contribute to more than one beneficiary over the course of the year.
11
ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP REPORT