Washington County Community Foundation

“The finance & audit committee is responsible for meeting annually with the foundation auditors to review the form 990. After review by this committee, the form 990 is distributed to the entire board of trustees in advance of a scheduled meeting of the full board. The foundation treasurer, or other member of the finance and audit committee who has met with the auditors, shall provide an overview of the document and respond to any questions posed by any trustee at the scheduled meeting. After a thorough review and satisfactory response to all questions posed, the chairman shall ask for a vote to accept the form 990 and to authorize the president and ceo to file with the internal revenue service.”

“Trustees, staff and committee members are required to annually disclose, using a prescribed form, any organization with which they have a conflict of interest. A schedule of these conflicts is prepared and referenced throughout the year when action items are advanced. Abstentions are recorded in the meeting minutes for those with a conflict of interest.”

“The president/ceo's annual review shall be conducted by the chairman of the board in the fourth quarter of each year in consultation with the executive committee, using the established ceo performance appraisal form. The annual appraisal, in conjunction with the salary tables published by the council on foundations and a comparison of salaries for similar positions at local not-for-profits, shall be the basis for consideration of any salary changes.”

“All salary changes for foundation staff must be approved by the board of directors.”

“The foundation by-laws and conflict of interest policy are made available to the public through the foundation website, www.wccf.net. In addition these items are available in print at the foundation headquarters. Audited financial statements and irs 990 forms are available upon request.”

“To improve the quality of life in washington county by promoting and facilitating philanthropy. The foundation typically receives support from businesses and individuals that have a presence or reside within washington county.”

“Grant-making - the foundation operates a broad grants program to multiple grantees which is not limited to a single focus or cause or exclusively to the interests of a particular constituency. Each year we award some grants from discretionary resources, through an open and competitive process that seeks to address the changing and unmet needs of washington county. In 2019, the foundation conducted a special grant cycle for our smallest community-based libraries, awarding a total of 170,000. In addition to improving services for patrons of all ages and all backgrounds, these library grants helped the libraries to continue their transformations into vibrant community centers. Grants of 126,000 were awarded to local first responder organizations including volunteer fire departments and emergency management organizations. Grants of 45,000 were awarded to public school districts to purchase technology and other materials. Post-secondary scholarships totaling 306,000 were awarded to local students, the largest of which was 72,000 to a single student. Scholarships of 115,000 were awarded to financially-needy families for students attending one of several private k-12 educational institutions in the area. In addition to grant-making funds whose specific charitable purposes were defined by the donors at the time the funds were created, the foundation also manages five permanent pooled grant-making funds, with contributions received by multiple donors who share a common charitable interest. The arts fund benefits arts education, arts appreciation, and cultural and historic projects in our community. The mother's fund supports disadvantaged women and children. The vision fund supports vision services in washington county, with an emphasis on supporting visually-impaired youth from birth to age 18. The animal fund supports programs that provide care and protection of animals in washington county. The acorn fund supports emerging and unmet needs in the community.”

“Community leadership - the foundation works to identify and address community issues and opportunities and also serves as a leader and convener. The foundation provides various educational programs and technical assistance to are charities. Since 2013 the foundation has hosted a county-wide day of giving for eligible charities serving washington county to secure unrestricted financial support. Contributions received on wccf gives day are increased by a percentage of a 100,000 bonus pool. The wccf does not charge any fees to the charities or to the donors to facilitate wccf gives. For the first time in its history, wccf gives 2019 resulted in grants of more than 1,000,000 to local charities. The foundation also administers the heart of giving storybook project which seeks to educate the community about the important work being done by charities in washington county. Stories, which are often written by foundation volunteers, are included on a designated website of the foundation, and are shared in various printed and electronic publications. There is no cost to charities for participating in the storybook project.”

“Donor services - the foundation works to educate and engage donors in identifying and addressing community issues and grant-making opportunities. We accept and administer a diversity of gift and fund types to meet the varied philanthropic objectives of our donors and the needs of washington county. In 2019 we hosted several post-secondary scholarship receptions to provide the opportunity for donors to meet and interact with student recipients. Also, we provide individual assistance and research services to donors regarding area non-profits. As a service to donors, we maintain on our website a searchable database of more than 100 registered 501(c)(3) local charities providing services in washington county, which have been vetted by the foundation. Through several printed and electronic publications, the foundation helps to educate donors regarding effective programs being offered by these charities.”

“Direct program expenses to offset direct program revenue 29,426 adminstrative fee expenses to offset adminstrative fee rev 468,326 direct program expenses to offset direct program revenue -29,426 adminstrative fee expenses to offset adminstrative fee rev -468,326”