Delaware County Community Foundation

“The organization had a contract with vizion group, inc. (a for profit entity) to provide the organization with an excutive director and to provide administrative and supporting services for part of the year. Total fees incurred under the vizion group, inc. Contract were $63,124 in 2014.”

“A copy of the form 990 is reviewed and approved by the executive committee and board of directors.”

“Determination of whether a conflict of interest exists and the review of any conflict is made at the board level. Anyone deemed to have a conflict would be prohibited from participating in the board's deliberation and vote on the matter.”

“Independent board reviewed and approved hiring and compensation of executive director. The review included comparison of compensation paid by similiar exempt organizations.”

“Financial statements and governing documents are available on the organization's website.”

“2014 statement of program service accomplishments: in 2014, the delaware county community foundation (dccf) made 67 grants totaling $241,536 to 51 different charitable organizations. This included $100,000 from the home health care fund to organizations providing home health care for individuals and families in delaware county. In 2014 dccf issued $33,000 in grants for scholarships, including $20,000 to two local schools through the opportunity scholarship tax credit program. A complete list of non-profit grant recipients is below. The hope for children fund was established in 2011 with the mission to provide the children of delaware county who have been impacted by abuse or neglect with a safe environment advancing emotional and physical health, stability and resiliency. Four grants totaling $11,000 were made from the hope for children fund in 2014. Since making its first grants in 2012, the hope for children fund has granted $35,000 to local organizations serving this vulnerable population. The dccf board of directors made unrestricted annual gifts to dccf totaling $20,300. The board also supported ddcf's fundraising efforts by securing sponsorships for special events and contributing to donor advised funds established at dccf. 2014 dccf grant recipients: 1. Academy of notre dame de namur 2. Adopt a pig 3. American cancer society 4. Brandywine youth club 5. Cabrini college 6. Cardinal o'hara high school 7. Casa/youth advocates, inc 8. Chester eastside ministries 9. Chester's refuge in christ church 10. Cheyney university 11. Church of god 12. Council on brain injury 13. Crozer chester foundation 14. Darlington fine arts 15. Delaware county community college 16. Dolphins of delaware county 17. Drexel neumann academy 18. Drexel university 19. Elam methodist church 20. Elizabethtown college 21. Face to face 22. Family support line 23. Garnet valley school district 24. Happy to be home 25. Hospice and home care foundation 26. Indiana university of pa 27. Lasalle university 28. Mechanicsburg area meals on wheels 29. Media-providence friends school 30. Mercy home health 31. Musicopia 32. National brain tumor society 33. Pathways, pa 34. Pennsylvania assoc for the blind & visual 35. Pennsylvania state university 36. Perelman cancer center 37. Philabundance 38. Presbyterian church of dunmore 39. Quiet creek herb farm & school 40. Save a mind 41. Scranton area foundation 42. Senior community services 43. St. Katherine drexel parish 44. Support center for child advocates 45. Tabor children's services, inc. 46. Temple university 47. Tyler arboretum 48. Unity center, inc. 49. University of pennsylvania 50. University of south carolina 51. Women's resource center”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”