2015 Report to the Community
to change our community by helping people in need through responsible use of donations
our mission
our board of directors officers
Board Chair Robert Patten, Morgan Stanley
Secretary Tom Kasprzak, Eversource
Immediate Past Chair Keith Fontaine, Backus Hospital - A Hartford Healthcare Partner
Treasurer Ken Ewell, Community Volunteer
Vice Chair Brian A. Orenstein, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union
directors
Nancy Bulkeley Dominion Nuclear Connecticut
Marie-Claire Peakman Pfizer Inc
Wayne Burgess SE CT Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Bobby Soper Mohegan Sun
Rodney Butler Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Ray Stanley Community Volunteer
Tom Castle Community Volunteer
Denise Stapienski Chelsea Groton Bank
Linda Gastiger General Dynamics - Electric Boat
Joan Wessell Senior Resources Agency on Aging
Steven Goetchius Three Rivers Community College
Reverend William Wilson Amnesty Community Development Corp., Inc.
Nikki Gullickson Stonington Schools
Donna Yother SAVA Insurance Group, Inc.
Robert Gunnels Pfizer Inc
Cathy Zeiner Safe Futures
William Louis MDA-UAW Local 571 Mary-Jane McLaughlin L+M Hospital United Way of Southeastern Connecticut 2015 Annual Report • Page 3
our work to reduce hunger Since 1988, the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center has played a key role in providing one of the building blocks to a good quality of life by feeding food insecure individuals and families all across our community. The Food Center provides food and household items to 81 free emergency food assistance programs throughout New London County including shelters, food pantries, after-school programs, child care centers, community meal sites, and programs for seniors. United Way actively supports the New London County Food Policy Council (NLCFPC). The Council’s mission is to transform the region’s food system for improved health outcomes through policy and advocacy and program innovation, alignment, and support. In 2015, the NLCFPC and United Way spearheaded a study to determine the optimal model for a food hub in the county. Research showed that demand for local food from buyers and consumers is increasing in the state, with an estimated unmet demand in this county to be $149 million across all farm product categories. A food hub not only supports local growers and farmers, but provides consumers with fresh, healthier food options. Read the report on our website at: uwsect.org/foodhubfeasilitystudy. The Mobile Food Pantry program, a critical extension of the work of United Way and our Food Center, continues to provide an essential service – bringing healthy, fresh food directly into towns, neighborhoods, schools, and other locations to help the most people facing hunger. On average, the Mobile Food Pantry helps 1,154 households each month at ten distribution stops throughout Southeastern Connecticut. During Hunger Action Month in September, we launched our newest distribution stop at St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Church in New London. The new site represents a merging of the two previous New London distribution sites, providing increased parking for guests and improved accommodations for inclement weather and winter conditions.
Clockwise from top left: produce harvested at the Coogan Farm Giving Garden, located at the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center; the results report from the Food Hub Feasibility Study; nonperishable food items at the warehouse of the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center; and volunteers getting ready for a distribution at a Mobile Food Pantry site. United Way of Southeastern Connecticut 2015 Annual Report • Page 4
just the facts • 81 free emergency food programs are members of the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center • The equivalent of more than 2.4 million meals and snacks was provided last year through the programs, at no cost to those in need • More than 21,400 people were fed each month • 10 monthly Mobile Food Pantry distributions • An average of 1,154 households were served each month • 3,500 pounds of fresh produce was harvested at the Coogan Farm Giving Garden and distributed through the mobile pantry • Held the 3rd annual Walk Against Hunger to raise funds for the Food Center and our member agencies and to raise awareness of hunger-related issues • Support Hunger Action Month activities each September to help the 1 in 6 Americans facing hunger • Active member of the New London County Food Policy Council Top to bottom: Board Chair Robert Patten speaks at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the newest Mobile Food Pantry distribution site at St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Church in New London; the third annual Walk Against Hunger in May; Citizens Bank volunteers show their support of Hunger Action Month in September at a Mobile Food Pantry distribution with orange spoon selfies. Citizens Bank was our Hunger Action Month sponsor. United Way of Southeastern Connecticut 2015 Annual Report • Page 5
our work to provide a safety net Twenty-five percent of Connecticut households have earnings that exceed the Federal Poverty Level but fall short of a basic cost of living threshold. This threshold is a measure of the amount of income required to pay for the essential costs of living included in a Household Survival Budget. We call these households ALICE - an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. Together with the 10% of Connecticut households in poverty, more than one-third of Connecticut households struggle to get by. ALICE households represent a cross-section of the population that includes all races, ethnicities, ages, and people from every city and town in Connecticut. While the full ALICE Report was released in late 2014, an update on the high cost of child care in Connecticut was released in 2015, and it provides an even deeper understanding of the challenges facing ALICE families. Specifically, the cost of child care can account for up to 28% of a household’s budget for a family of four. Read more at alice.ctunitedway.org/ childcare. As ALICE struggles to stay afloat, United Way partner programs and initiatives can help fill the gap in needs from month-to-month, preventing ALICE from falling into poverty. When ALICE families encounter an unforeseen problem – home repairs, the need for a new appliance, a medical emergency, or car trouble – it can trigger a real financial crisis. United Way provides funds and support to help families avert homelessness, find free information and referral, receive emergency heating assistance, save money on their prescription medications, and more.
Clockwise from top left: volunteers from Norwich Public Utilities at the Tommy Toy Fund distribution in Norwich; an ALICE Udpate in 2015 examines the high cost of child care in Connecticut and how it impacts families struggling to make ends meet; Lisa Tepper-Bates, Executive Director of the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness speaks at an event to announce results of the 100-Day Challenge to End Homelessness; and 2-1-1 provides free information and referral to everyone in Connecticut. Opposite page: a group on a tour of United Way partner programs (left) – the tours, offered several times throughout the year, are sponsored by Foxwoods Resort Casino/ MPTN and (right) Mohegan Sun’s Waskitop Fitness Challenge to benefit United Way.
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just the facts • United Way’s Project Warm-up provided one-time, emergency heating assistance to more than 280 households last winter, preventing them from freezing • The Tommy Toy Fund, a partnership with The Bulletin, made the holidays a little brighter, distributing gifts for 4,977 children from 2,153 families • The FamilyWize Discount Prescription Drug Card, a partner with United Way, has saved New London County residents $2,337,366 to date • The 100-Day Challenge to End Homelessness helped 141 people find stable and secure housing • United Way has been an active partner in collaborative efforts to end homelessness since 2006, providing ongoing support to the New London County Fund to End Homelessness, the 100-Day Challenge, and the Partnership to End Homelessness • 2-1-1, a partnership between the State of Connecticut and all Connecticut United Ways, helped 19,057 callers from New London County with 21,115 service requests for free, 24/7/365 • The ALICE Report is funded by all Connecticut United Ways to take the first-ever, in-depth look at the group of people in the state who earn enough money to stay above the Federal Poverty Level but still cannot make ends meet
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our support of local health & human service programs partner programs receiving funds through our allocations process Alliance for Living – The Living Center Arc New London County – Community Life & Advocacy Catholic Charities – Emergency Financial Assistance, Intensive Case Management, Mental Health Clinic, Pregnancy Services Child & Family Agency – BP Learned Mission Children’s Programs, Early Childhood Services, Parent & Child Counseling, School-Based Health Centers, Young Parents Program Connecticut Legal Services – Legal Services Covenant Shelter – Emergency Shelter Jewish Federation of Eastern CT – Crisis Intervention, Senior Isolation Relief Madonna Place – Families First, Family Support Center, Fatherhood Initiative Martin House – Housing with Support Services OIC – CNA Geriatric Aide Program, Culinary Arts Training, Employment Training, Project Employment, Stopping Domestic Violence Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center – Human Services, Senior Activities, Senior Transportation Riverfront Children’s Center – Children’s Center Safe Futures – Emergency Assistance, Emergency Shelter, Individual/Family Support, Violence is Preventable SCADD – Detoxification & Evaluation, Halfway Houses, Outpatient Services Sound Community Services – Intensive Outpatient Services Thames River Community Service – Family Housing with Support Services The Center: A Drop-In Community Learning & Resource Center – After-school Care and Enrichment, Teen Life Skills TVCCA – Early Child Care & Education, Retired Senior Volunteers UCP of Eastern CT – Disability Support United Community & Family Services – Adult Day Centers, Behavioral Health Care, Dental Health Care, Primary Medical Care Visiting Nurse Association of SE CT – Community Mental Health, Home Health Care, Maternal Child Health
other funded programs American Red Cross – Armed Forces Emergency Services, Disaster Services Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center, Mobile Food Pantry, POPP (Plenty of Produce for People) Liberty Bank IDA (Individual Development Accounts) Project Warm-Up Heating Assistance Your United Way donation is carefully United Way 2-1-1
initiatives receiving labor and in-kind support AFL-CIO Workers’ Memorial Day of Caring The Diaper Bank (L+M Hospital-Food Center partnership) EFSP (Emergency Food & Shelter Program) FamilyWize Free Prescription Discount Card Program Information & Referral Service New London County Food Policy Council New London County Fund to End Homelessness Partnership to End Homelessness of SE CT Rapid Response Layoff Support Read for the Record/Read Across America Reading Events Tommy Toy Fund UCAN (Union Community Activist Network) Training
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invested in a network of 70 local programs, services, and initiatives that are changing lives and improving conditions for everyone in our community. These programs work together to help people get back on, and stay on, their feet. United Way Allocations volunteers are the eyes and ears of United Way donors, reviewing partner programs, including their financial health, to ensure effectiveness and efficiency. To ask about becoming a United Way Allocations volunteer, visit uwsect.org/ volunteer.
our work to engage volunteers Our work would not be possible without the contributions of hundreds of volunteers each year. Through the Food Center, Mobile Food Pantry, United Way Reading Days, Tommy Toy Fund, and other opportunities, we continually find ways to connect people who care about their community with ways to give back. We host two United Way Reading Days each year in honor of Read for the Record in October and Read Across America in March. Last year, we mobilized more than eighty volunteer readers to share the joy of reading with students throughout New London County and support their academic success. Our annual school supply drive yielded more than 8,000 items that were distributed to schools all across the community to help both teachers and students. Charter Oak Federal Credit Union, Chelsea Groton Bank, and Dime Bank served as drop-off points for donations at all of their branches. Last year we witnessed the first joint United Way Day of Caring volunteer project with both Foxwoods/MPTN and Mohegan Sun (see photo on page 14). The large group spent the day Living United as they spruced up Camp Harkness, a summertime location for individuals with disabilities and their families and friends to enjoy. We welcome individuals and groups year-round to our Food Center to help sort and pack food, as well as check expiration dates, while numerous volunteer groups ensure that the Mobile Food Pantry distributions run smoothly. Several local businesses, in fact, have adopted one of the ten Mobile Food Pantry distributions, and they provide volunteers each and every month.
Want to make a difference in our community through volunteering? Visit uwsect.org/volunteer to view some of our year-round engagement opportunities!
Clockwise from top left: Volunteers from Kozlowski Orthodontics sort and package food at the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center; a Mohegan Sun volunteer reads to students at one of our United Way Reading Days; student volunteers prepare the donation bins for our school supply drive in August; and Pfizer volunteers at the Mobile Food Pantry distribution in Groton that they have adopted.
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our partnership with organized labor At United Way of Southeastern Connecticut, we have maintained a long-standing, year-round partnership with members of organized labor. Members actively participate in every facet of our work, from helping to establish the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center to organizing and running food drives to lending their skills on a voluntary basis to giving generously to the annual campaign. Each year several members attend Union Counseling training (UCAN) in May to learn about programs and services available in our community. This way they can serve as an essential resource to their colleagues back at work, connecting those who need help with the programs that can help. In 2015 the annual AFL-CIO golf tournament was held at Great Neck County Club in Waterford and once again, was a sell-out event, receiving strong support from local unions as players and sponsors. The tournament raised $11,699 for our Project Warm-up program that provides onetime, emergency heating assistance when no other means of assistance is available. Wherever and whenever there is a need, members of organized labor are there to help! Clockwise from top left: the annual Workers’ Memorial occurs on April 28 and honors those who have lost their lives while on the job; the Electric Boat Employees’ Community Services Association conducts an annual food drive at Stop & Shop stores; the winning team at the AFL-CIO golf tournament; Wayne Burgess, President of the Southeastern Connecticut Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO and member of our Board of Directors speaks at the golf tournament which raised more than $11,000 for Project Warm-up.
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our chairman’s award series Chairman’s Award of Excellence Mohegan Sun
Labor Partnership Award Metal Trades Council, AFL-CIO and MDA-UAW Local 571
Keystone of the Community Electric Boat/EBECSA
New Partner of the Year Raymour & Flanigan
Innovation Award Charter Oak Federal Credit Union
City Partner of the Year City of Groton
Community Leader of the Year Zachry Group
Town Partner of the Year Town of Groton
Campaign Coordinator of the Year Melissa Cardin, NLC Insurance Companies
Agency Campaign Committee of the Year Visiting Nurse Association of SE CT
New Coordinators of the Year Joshua Carter and Stacey Morataya-Pilkington Foxwoods Resort Casino/MPTN
Non-Profit Partner of the Year Thames River Community Service
Agency Coordinator of the Year Nancy Cowser, UCFS
New School Coordinator of the Year Cindy Beauregard, Norwich Public Schools
Campaign Committee of the Year Foxwoods Resort Casino/MPTN Inspiration Award Rodney Butler, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Employee Campaign Performance of the Year Monsanto Leadership Giving Campaign of the Year Applied Physical Sciences Corporate Support of the Year Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
Retail Partner of the Year Walmart
School Campaign Committee of the Year Stonington Public Schools School Partner of the Year Norwich Public Schools College Partner of the Year Connecticut College Small Business of the Year Suisman Shapiro
Heart of the Community Norwich Public Utilities Spirit of the Community Pfizer Inc Loyal Company of the Year SAVA Insurance Group, Inc. Corporate Benefactor of the Year Dominion Campaign Volunteer of the Year Joyce Gresh Media Partner of the Year The Day
The results of the 2014-15 Campaign are announced in April by United Way Campaign Co-chairs Wayne Burgess, President of the Southeastern Connecticut Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and Brian A. Orenstein (above left), President and CEO of Charter Oak Federal Credit Union. Our Chairman’s Award Series is also presented at this event to honor local businesses and volunteers. United Way of Southeastern Connecticut 2015 Annual Report • Page 11
big thanks to our loyal supporters
We extend our sincerest thanks to the following businesses, organizations, and groups and their employees or members for supporting our work by giving to the 2014-15 United Way Campaign, providing grant support to one or more of our programs, donating food, and/or conducting a food or school supply drive. AAA Allied Group Abbott Laboratories Acme Wire Products Company ACTU Local 939 Aetna Life Insurance AFL-CIO Community Service Emergency Fund AFSCME Council 4 AFSCME Local Unions AFSCME Retirees AFT Backus Federation of Nurses Local 5149 AFT Connecticut AFT Health Care Workers Local 5123 AFT LPNs & Techs Local 5051 AFT Nurses Local 5049 Agway, Inc. Alliance for Living Altria AmazonSmile Foundation American Ambulance Services Americas Styrenics Amgraph Packaging, Inc. And All Tuneski Mechanical, Inc. Andersen Corporation The Anderson-Paffard Foundation, Inc. Andrews & Young Ann M. & Sultan Ahamed Foundation Applied Physical Sciences Corp. Aquarion Water Company Arc New London County ASP Security Systems AT & T A.W. Marina Service AZ Corporation Backus Hospital - A Hartford Healthcare Partner Bank of America - New London Bank of America Charitable Foundation Barry’s Cleaners Bartol Heating & Cooling, Inc. Bayview Health Care Bellwether Development, LLC Ben & Jerry’s at Foxwoods Ben & Jerry’s at Mohegan Sun Berkshire Hathaway Best Buy Big Y Foods BJ’s Wholesale Club - Waterford Black Hawk Fishing Block Janney & Pascal LLC Bob Valenti Chevrolet-Oldsmobile Inc. Bodenwein Foundation Boilermakers Local 614 Bottinelli Custom Monuments Bozrah Public Schools Buckley Appraisal Services, Inc. The Bulletin
California Pizza Kitchen Cardinal Health Foundation Care and Share Carpenters Local 1302 Catholic Charities The Center: A Drop-In Community Learning & Resource Center Central Connecticut Carpenters Local Union 24 Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT Charter Oak Federal Credit Union Charter Oak Federal Credit Union Community Giving Program Chelsea Groton Bank Child & Family Agency of Southeastern CT Christ Church of God Church World Service, Inc. CIGNA CILU Local 19 CIPU Local 22 Citizens Bank Citizens Charitable Foundation City of Groton City of New London City of New London Community Development Block Grant City of Norwich CL Phillips Fine Furniture Clark Lane Middle School Cloverleigh Farm Coca Cola Bottling Co. of SE NE Inc. Colchester Agency Coldwell Banker, Mystic Collectors Coin Shoppe Combined Federal Campaign - RI and SE MA Comcast Cable of Groton Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Community Health Center of Groton Community Health Center of New London Community Health Charities of New England Congregation Beth El Connecticut Ag Experiment Station Connecticut College Connecticut College Men’s Basketball Connecticut Credit Union Charitable Foundation- Eastern Chapter Connecticut Department of Corrections - York Connecticut Food Bank The Connecticut Girls of Leather Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. The Connection Inc. Constitution Surgery Center Coogan Farm Giving Garden at Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Cottage Street Apartments LLC
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Covenant Shelter of New London, Inc. Crane Fund for Widows & Children Crystal Rock Water Co Inc CT Municipal Electric Energy Coop. Cumulus Media Custom HR Solutions, LLC CWA Local 1298 Davis Standard Corporation Davita Dieticians and Teammates The Day Publishing Company DealerTrack Deloitte & Touche Delta Air Lines Dicin Electric Co. Inc. Dime Bank Dime Bank Foundation Doherty, Beals & Banks, PC Dollar Tree Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. The Dominion Foundation Doncasters Precision Castings - New England Dunn Associates e2engineers EANFA NEA/CEA East Lyme High School East Lyme Public Schools Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra Ed Lorah and Associates Ed Roy’s Wall & Floor Coverings Edwin R. Muenzner CPA, LLC Electric Boat Corporation Electric Boat Employees’ Community Services Association Electric Boat Retirees Elenore’s Hair Salon Eleventh March Consulting Embry & Neusner Emergency Food & Shelter Program Enterprise Rent-a-Car ePath Learning Inc. Eversource Experis Finance Falvey’s Jeep-Eagle-Chrysler Faulkner & Graves, P.C. Fearless Flyers Academy Federal Express Organization Fiddleheads Natural Foods Co-op Fields of Fire Firefighters Local Unions First Niagra Bank First United Methodist Church - Stonington Food & Commerical Workers Local 919 Fountain Timmons Team Foxwoods Resort Casino The France Foundation Frank Loomis Palmer Fund Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold, Inc.
Friends of Matt Dirrance The Friendship School Frito Lay Frosty Treat of Niantic Full Circle Framing Full Power Radio General Dynamics GMEA Local Unions Go Fish Gold Star Pediatrics LLC Grasso Tech Interact Club Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce Griggs & Browne Griswold Schools/Board of Education Groton Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union Groton Police Union/AFSCME Groton Public Schools Guardian Fuel and Energy Systems Hall Communications Harkness Memorial State Park Hartford Financial Services Group Hartford Marathon Foundation Hendels, Inc. Heritage Properties SPC Hewlett Packard Company & Agilent Technologies Holmberg Orchards HomeGoods Hot Rod Cafe Huntington Street Baptist Church Hunts Brook Farm IAFF Local 2704 IAM Local 1871 IAM Local 2705 IBEW New England IBEW Local 261 IBEW Local 42 IBEW Local 457 IBEW Local 90 Illinois Tool Works INET LLC. Inner Wisdom Chiropractic International Business Mach. Corp ISAAC School Italian Dramatic Club IUE Local 485 Jaypro Sports JC Penney Jewett City Savings Bank Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut Johnson & Johnson Johnson Controls Joseph Lawrence School of Nursing Alumni Association Joshua Friedman & Co. LLC JTK Management Kellogg’s Company Kelly Road Race Klingerman Travel, Inc. Kobyluck Enterprises Inc. Kofkoff Egg Farm Kozlowski Orthodontics Laboratory Corporation of America Laborers Local 547
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital LEARN Ledge Light Health District Ledyard Educational Association Ledyard High School Youth Alive Bible Club Ledyard Public Schools Letter Carriers Unions Liberty Bank Liberty Bank Foundation Lincoln Financial Group Edward and Mary Lord Foundation King Arthur Flour Lower Our Taxes New London Lowe’s Stores Lyme-Old Lyme Public Schools M. J. Sullivan Automotive Center Machinists Local 1871 Macy’s Madonna Place Marshalls Martin House, Inc. Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Matyas & Matyas, D.D.S. McCarthy Heating Oil Service, Inc. McNamara & McNamara, PC MDA-UAW Local 571 MDA-UAW Retirees MDA-UAW Local 571 Women’s Committee Mead Johnson Nutrition Metal Trades Council, AFL-CIO Michael W. McKinley & Associates MicroSystems Integration, Inc. Middlesex Hospital Mike’s Famous Harley-Davidson Milner Family Foundation Minuteman Press of Norwich Mitchell College Mitchell College Behavioral Science Club Mohegan Sun Mohegan Sun Tribal Council Monsanto Montville Public Schools Montville Union Baptist Church Morgan Stanley - Smith Barney - Mystic My Lil Star Baby Products My Whaling City Mystic Aquarium Mystic Area Shelter and Hospitality Inc. NALC Branch 20 National Association of Letter Carriers Nationwide Insurance Navy Federal Credit Union New England Mechanical Services New London Adult Education New London Doll Club New London High School NJROTC New London Police Department New London Public Schools New London Rotary Club New London Spiritualist Church New London Typographical Local 159 Newport News Shipbuilding NextEra Energy Niantic Community Church Niantic Community Garden Niantic Rotary Foundation
NLC Insurance Companies Noca Eatery and Bar Nor’easter Installations Northeast Utilities Norwich Free Academy Norwich Medical Associates Norwich Public Schools Norwich Public Utilities Nutmeg Building & Remodeling Oddfellows Organization OIC of New London County, Inc. OneCause OPEIU Local 106 Ortronics, Inc. Otis Library Painters Local 1122 Panera Bread - Howley Bread Group P&J Trucking Incorporated Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center Paychex Inc. Peck & Tuneski, P.C. People’s United Bank Perkins & Murphy Pete’s Tire Barn Pfizer Retirees Pfizer, Inc Phoenix Companies, Inc. Planet Fitness Police Local 1948 Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Preston Public Schools Principal Financial Group Provider Farm Putnam Bank QDiscovery R & W Heating Energy Solutions, LLC Raymour & Flanigan Raytheon Re/Max on the Bay Reardon Agency, Inc. Reardon Law Firm, PC Regal Movie Theater - Stonington Regional Multicultural Magnet School Residence Inn - Mystic The Resident Retired Armed Forces Association Richard J. Lavoie, M.D. RICOH Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute Riverfront Children’s Center Robinson & Cole LLP Robinson Cabinet Rose City Financial Services LLC Rose City, BNI Chapter Rotary Club of Mystic Sacred Heart Church - Groton Safe Futures Salem Prime Cuts Salem School District SAVA Insurance Group, Inc Sayet & Seder Sayles School SCADD Scient Credit Union Foundation Scient Federal Credit Union Scout Pack 36 Waterford
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SE CT Council of Governments SEA/NEA Seacoast Orthopedic & Sports Medicine LLC Sennheiser Electronic Corp. Sheds Or Us Shipman’s Fire Equipment Company ShopRite Partners in Caring Siemens Healthcare Sikorsky Aircraft Silverstein Appraisal Services, LLC. Simplex Grinnell #129 Skincare & Wellness on the Thames LLC SLS Heating LLC Sound Community Services, Inc. Southeastern CT Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO Southeastern CT Mustang Club Sportsmens Boating Corp- Mijoy 747 Sprint St. Ann Melkite Greek Catholic Church St. Bernard School Soccer Team St. James Episcopal Church - New London St. Joseph Women’s Social Club St. Luke’s Lutheran Church St. Matthias Parish St. Sophia Church Stanley Works State of Connecticut - Employees Campaign Steak Loft Restaurant Steelworkers Local 9411 Stonington Housing Authority Stonington Public Schools Stonington Veterinary Hospital Stop & Shop Stores Styron LLC (Trinseo) Suchocki & Son Inc. Suisman Shapiro Sun Life Financial Support Enforcement, State of Connecticut T J Maxx - Groton T J Maxx - Norwich
Target - Lisbon Target - Waterford Teachers Association CEA TD Bank North Teamsters Local 493 Thames River Community Service, Inc. Thames Urology Thames Valley Council for Community Action TheCharityChallenge.net, LLC Thermo Fisher Scientific Thomas L. Neilan & Sons Funeral Home Three Rivers Community College Tobin, Carberry, O’Malley, Riley, Selinger, PC Tower Laboratories LTD Town of Colchester Town of East Lyme Town of Groton Town of Ledyard Town of Lisbon Town of Montville Town of Salem Town of Stonington Town of Voluntown Town of Waterford Tri-Town Foods Triumph Group, Inc. TRUE (Three Rivers United Environmentalists) UA Local 777 UAW Local 2121 UBS Niantic UE Local 222 U S Properties UFCW Local 371 UFCE Local 919 Unite Local 217 UNITE-HERE United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Connecticut United Church of Stonington United Community & Family Services, Inc. United Health Group United Methodist Church of Gales Ferry
United Parcel Service United States Coast Guard Academy Athletics - SAAC United States Coast Guard Academy Research and Development United States Navy Sub School United Technologies Corporation United Way of Southeastern Connecticut United Way Worldwide USWA Local 9411 ValueOptions Connecticut Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Connecticut VNASC Local 5119 Voluntown Farmers Market Volvo Club of America - Southern NE Chapter Walmart Washington Trust Company Waterford High School Key Club Waterford Schools Webster Bank WellPoint Associate Giving Campaign Wesleyan University White Gate Farm Whittle’s Willow Spring Farm Whole Life, Inc. Williams School Wireless Zone WRZ Consulting LLC Xerox Corporation Yankee Remodeler Young Professionals of Eastern Connecticut Your Ticket To College LLC Zachry Group
Volunteers celebrate at the first-ever joint United Way Day of Caring project with Foxwoods Resort Casino/MPTN and Mohegan Sun employees sprucing up Camp Harkness for the summer season.
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our statement of financial position ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $1,926,296 Investments 3,468,996 Pledges receivable 2,329,198 Land, building and equipment 1,943,296 Beneficial Interest in Perpetual Trust 143,925 Beneficial Interest in assets held by Community Foundation 159,238 TOTAL ASSETS $9,970,949
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities: Accounts Payable Donor directed allocations payable Mortgage payable
$70,519 236,801 333,075
TOTAL LIABILITIES 640,395 TOTAL NET ASSETS 9,330,554 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
$9,970,949
Condensed Combined Statement of Activities
PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUE Public Support: Annual United Way Campaign results $5,489,840 Amounts designated by donors for specific organizations (928,364) Allowance for uncollectibles (180,747) NET FROM ANNUAL CAMPAIGN 4,380,729 Other Public Support: Contributions received for special fund raising & food donations1 3,649,030 Grants 384,493 TOTAL OTHER PUBLIC SUPPORT 4,033,523 Other Revenue: Food Center partner membership dues 11,200 Interest & Investment income, administration fees and other revenue 455,518 TOTAL OTHER REVENUE 466,718 TOTAL PUBLIC SUPPORT AND OTHER REVENUE 8,880,970
DISTRIBUTIONS, ALLOCATIONS, AND EXPENSES Program Services: Allocations to agencies 2,444,503 Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center* 4,561,256 Other program services 917,280 TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES 7,923,039 Support Services: Management and general 540,694 Fundraising 801,667 TOTAL SUPPORT SERVICES 1,342,361 TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS, ALLOCATIONS AND EXPENSES 9,265,400 Change in net assets Net assets, beginning of year NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR
(384,430) 9,714,984 $9,330,554
United Way’s Finance Committee and Board of Directors regularly review financial policies and procedures. The Board and staff work to assure that administrative and fundraising costs remain low and that maximum funds are provided to meet health and human service needs. United Way of Southeastern Connecticut is recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) to which donations qualify as tax deductible for income tax purposes. The information was derived from United Way’s financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2015. To request a complete copy of our audited financial statements, contact United Way’s Finance Department at (860) 464-7281 or online at www.uwsect.org/financial-reports. * The estimated value of food donated is derived from Feeding America’s price per pound.
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our corporate benefactors platinum benefactors
gold benefactors
Americas Styrenics Carole Marks, A Touch of Grey Charter Oak Federal Credit Union Chelsea Groton Bank
Comcast Dominion Faulkner & Graves Foxwoods/Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
silver benefactors Dime Bank • Freeport-McMoRan • SAVA Insurance Group, Inc. • Zachry Group
platinum in-kind sponsor
platinum media partners
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