The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

“The foundation's internal revenue service (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 irs.”

“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.”

“Dillsburg area community foundation franklin county community foundation greater harrisburg community foundation mechanicsburg area community foundation perry county community foundation”

“The foundation for enhancing foundation (tfec) is a community foundation that has 906 funds and serves a geographical area of five counties including, cumberland, dauphin, franklin, lebanon, perry and northern york in the dillsburg area, where all the nonprofits in those counties are eligible to apply for discretionary funding each year. Our donors live across the united states. Tfec has five regional foundations. Each has an advisory committee of local leaders from the regional area represented, who know their community. They are responsible for the establishment of new funds, marketing and educating professional advisors and potential donors of all types about the benefits of investing in their regional foundation through their contacts and leadership. They include: dillsburg area community foundation serves dillsburg area mechanicsburg area community foundation serves mechanicsburg area zip codes 17055 and 17050 greater harrisburg community foundation serves cumberland, dauphin, franklin, lebanon, perry and dillsburg area franklin county community foundation serves franklin county perry county community foundation serves perry county”

“Tfec serves as the fiscal sponsor for 75 projects. As a fiscal sponsor, tfec performs many internal functions for organizations or individuals who have a charitable purpose and wish to operate as a nonprofit organization. Using a fiscal sponsorship agreement, tfec becomes the fiscal sponsor and, for a fee, spreads the umbrella of its 501 ( c) ( 3) over the activities of the project. Two examples of our projects include: projects: emerging philanthropist program (epp) epp is a partnership between harrisburg young professionals and tfec. It seeks to engage harrisburg's emerging business and community leaders with the great possibilities that lie within philanthropic endeavors in our region. Epp provides resources and educational opportunities for harrisburg's developing leaders who wish to be actively engaged in giving back to the community. Flagger force becoming a project in 2012, flagger force is about making a difference in the communities they call home. The purpose of this project is to raise money for charities chosen by the employees of flagger force and provide volunteer opportunities for flagger force employees with local organizations. The project also provides financial aid to flagger force employees past and present who are experiencing a disaster or hardship that has caused proven financial distress to the employee and/or their families through a committee advised employee hardship fund. Student author established in 2019, the purpose of this project will be to use recognized authors of children's books to teach various techniques of writing, illustration and publishing to inspire new, young writers, while enhancing literacy to improve and develop his or her capabilities. The project's focus is to develop enhanced reading and writing skills for middle schools' students at title 1 schools by having them participate in interactive workshops. Title 1 schools are schools that have significant achievement gaps in reading, writing, and math compared to the average schools. The workshops are hands-on and ultimately these students will submit drafts of potential children's book, with at least one student's book published at no cost to the student's family. Hershey community garden a single idea, rooted in 2012, from a single hershey company employee, has grown into a collaboration of entities also known as the hershey impact group. They have come together to provide community residents with a place to cultivate both gardens and friendships. This 2 acres garden (including raised beds have been set aside for wheelchair gardeners and those with limited mobility) donate their produce to the hershey food bank, nearby farmer`s market, cocoa packs, and for those in need. The hershey community garden offers the community the following health and community benefits: - improve nutrition through better access to fresh vegetables and fruits; - support the local food movement; - provide an opportunity for stress-relieving physical activity; - offer a place for communication across cultures using food as a shared experience; and - promote of the role of public health in improving the quality of life in hershey. Alpaca fiber designs since 2014, alpaca fiber design's mission is to provide an integrated customized employment setting to enhance lives of persons with disabilities, empower individuals to achieve vocational independence and be contributing members of their communities. Alpaca fiber design creates high quality green products and serve as a business model nation-wide for persons with disabilities nation-wide.”

“Management service agreements: management service agreements provide tfec the ability to perform many internal functions for independent nonprofit organizations and foundations. The organization remains the legal owner of its financial assets and maintains its own governing body, and tfec provides a selection of services for a fee, according to a management services agreement. Tfec currently provides management services to 15 independent nonprofit organizations and foundations. The transactional services provided in this type of an agreement include: transactional services - establish bank accounts - establish a general ledger - input initial fund balances - establish an investment account(s) - transfer assets into proper investment accounts - accept all donations on behalf of the organization, including cash, checks, credit cards,(client is responsible for having their own credit card processing provider), publicly - traded and closely held securities, real estate, insurance policies, and other nontraditional assets - acknowledge all gifts to donors and provide tax deduction letters - prepare and record all investment pool allocations - calculate fees on all funds - process all grants and scholarships - process all vendor payments financial reporting create and issue financial reports to the team, board of directors and other designees available reports include: - statements of financial position - statements of activity (actual vs budget) - cash flow forecast - grants paid and payable - pledges received and receivable - gifts received - return earned on the investment - list of all gifts with fund balances - statement of financial position for each fund - schedule of accounts payable - working papers for annual tax return (actual return prepared by organization's cpa firm) audit work closely with the organization's auditor to provide all information necessary to complete the annual audit budget preparation work closely with the staff in order to assemble the organization's annual budget payroll prepare payroll journal entries, governmental reports, and employee deductions for taxes, benefits and savings plans (client is responsible for having own payroll provider.) investments - establish relationships with financial institutions where funds are invested - ensure that all funds are invested properly, according to investment policy guidelines - ensure that all fees charged by investment firms are appropriate - rebalance investment portfolio on a monthly basis - provide monthly investment reports - review all investments quarterly using the expertise of tfec's investment advisory committee planned giving services planned giving services are offered for an additional fee-information available on services provided”

“Cash and investment transfer due to termination of split interest agreement 2,103,098.”

“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.”