The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

“The foundation's irs form 990 is sent to the directors and officers electronically prior to sending it to the irs. The foundation's board of directors has delegated to the audit committee the responsibility to review, in detail, the foundation's irs form 990 either before or after filing with the internal revenue service.”

“All directors, officers, employees and standing committee members, including regional foundation directors, are required to file annual disclosure statements. Those directors having affiliations with grantee organizations as shown on the current list of conflicts developed from the disclosure statements are noted as abstaining from votes on grants to those organizations. The foundation maintains a chart that includes all affiliations to provide easy access to the information when needed.”

“A consultant prepares a compensation report for the personnel committee. The executive committee prepares an overview of the professional goals for the year. Annual compensation is given based on information in the compensation report and professional goal report.”

“The conflict of interest policy is in the foundation's by-laws at article xiii,in the relationship with applicants section of the employee handbook, and in policy statements adopted by the board of directors. The foundation's governing document, by-laws, articles of incorporation, and policy statements are available upon request from the foundation's president. The foundation distributes an annual report, which contains financial information, and its financial statements to donors, fundholders and interested persons.”

“To stimulate philanthropy and enhance the quality of life in the community through accumulating, managing and disbursing financial assets, and to serve as a catalyst and neutral convener to meet a wide range of community needs in the south central pennsylvania counties of cumberland, dauphin, franklin, lebanon, and perry, and also in the dillsburg area.”

“Stimulates innovative projects and programs and encourages collaborative approaches that address emerging or unmet needs; promotes solutions that confront the causes of problems, with special emphasis on empowering the disadvantaged and the underserved; reflects the diversity of our community in the foundations planning, decision-making and grantmaking; respects individual concerns of citizens while striving for community solution.”

“The foundation provides administrative support, financial management, and grants management for over 700 funds of the foundation, grants are authorized and paid to other nonprofit organizations in accordance with donor restrictions and foundation approval in the local region and elsewhere in the united states in the areas of education, health and human services, the arts, community development and the environment with the approval of the grant committee and the board of the foundation. Tfec uses a logic model tool to monitor grant compliance and to evaluate the key impact of each grant funded program. Each grantee of discretionary grants is required to report all achieved outcomes at the six month and twelve month periods. Tfec synthesizes these results into a community impact report to evaluate the return on the philanthropic investment in our local communities as well as for the projects and special initiatives within the foundation's grant-making overall. The program department provides technical assistance to all nonprofit organizations that request it to prepare them for the grant application process.”

“The operation medical project supports doctors and nurses and others through funds raised to provide mission medical services to individuals in other countries where the medical services are not avaialable.”

“The hershey community garden is a collaborative community initiative to promote better health and wellness to everyone in the community.”

“There have no changes in the process from the previous year. The foundation has a committee in place that assumes responsibility for the audit.”

“In accordance with reg. 1.170a-9(e)(11) of the internal revenue code, the foundation for enhancing communities (formerly known as the greater harrisburg foundation) (ein 01-0564355) and ghf, inc. (ein 22-2436382) have herein been reported as a single entity. Formerly, ghf, inc., although a component part of the foundation for enhancing communities, had filed separately under its own ein. Effective with the filing of the information return for the year ended december 31, 2000, a single filing is made. Tfec properties, inc. Has no income and no assets.”