The Rapides Foundation

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Nov 14, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$9,358,111

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Healthy people initiative - trf provided chronic care prescription medications for people who cannot afford them through $300,000 in grants to its supporting organization, cenla medication access program (cmap). Cmap's goal is to ensure appropriate medication access and education and also promote other preventive health practices among residents with limited incomes. In 2012, approximately 1,955 people in central louisiana received $3.6 million in prescription medications they needed to maintain their health through cmap's patient assistance program. Another 5,240 people throughout the rest of the state received $14.2 million worth of medications through cmap's central fill pharmacy, which had contracts to provide pharmaceuticals from nine major companies. Trf provided $175,000 in funding to cmap's cancer screening project, which provided free mammograms, pap smears, pelvic exams and colorectal cancer tests to uninsured patients who couldn't afford these critical screenings. Its cancer screening van, through a partnership with louisiana state university, brought these tests to rural areas. In 2012, 672 patients were seen, 172 pap smears done, 215 pelvic exams completed, 454 mammograms done, 235 clinical breast exams completed, and 355 take home colorectal cancer tests distributed. Almost $400,000 in grants were awarded to northwestern state university and central louisiana community and technical college to support their nursing education programs over the next two years and build healthcare access in the central louisiana region. Also in 2012, trf awarded a four-year grant totaling $700,000 to northwestern state university to support the training of a total of 24 nurse practitioners. Trf contracted with the american cancer society to implement and manage a community health advisor network to help educate individuals in the benefits of screening as well as assist in access to screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. Trf awarded a two-year $400,000 grant to the louisiana primary care association to enhance an integrated behavioral health program at three federally qualified health centers in the foundation's service area. Through this program, a primary care provider, behavioral health specialist, patient navigator and psychiatrist work together to address patients' mental health issues. Trf awarded approximately $700,000 in grants during 2012 to 31 communities and organizations in nine parishes as part of its diet and physical activity initiative. These funds were used to increase healthy eating and physical activity opportunities for adults and youth through implementation of walking trails, playgrounds, farmers markets, community gardens and other projects. Additionally, eight school districts were granted $112,500 in funds to improve healthy eating and physical activity opportunities through innovative school health model programs such as catch, spark and smart in grades k-8. In 2012 a new program called the living healthy club was implemented in grades 9-12. Trf's healthy lifestyles program provides one-on-one counseling to individuals who are referred by their doctors. In 2012, 180 people received coaching from a registered dietitian and exercise specialist, with 36 individuals completing the entire program. The foundation provided a $250,000, three-year matching grant to the central louisiana economic development alliance to create the central louisiana local foods initiative. The project creates a sustainable agricultural economy in the region and encourages local farmers to provide locally grown food for the community. In 2012, as part of trf's tobacco prevention and control initiative, trf ran hard-hitting campaigns on tv, radio, billboard and facebook targeting secondhand smoke, youth and young adult use and the health consequences of tobacco use. Trf's cessation intervention program features elements of provider education, provider reminder/referral tools, and patient education. Physicians and other h

Activity 3

Education initiative -- during 2012 the nine parish school districts in trf's area continued to work under their strategic plan focused on science, technology, engineering and math, and career and technical education. Trf awarded a total of $1.3 million in grants to the school districts to support professional development to enhance classroom instruction and administrative leadership. The orchard foundation, trf's supporting organization, continued its work in science, technology, engineering and math (stem) by continuing professional and leadership development programs to support the rapides foundation's stem/cte initiative. During 2012, the orchard foundation sponsored kagan instructional and administrator institutes for high school, middle and elementary school educators. The institutes featured hands-on curriculum and materials that were engaging, rigorous and motivating for students and that could immediately be brought back into the classroom and implemented in a cooperative learning model. A total of 119 teachers and 48 administrators attended the institutes. Additionally, 107 teachers received follow-up one-on-one coaching in the classroom. The orchard foundation also held trainings for new and aspiring leaders in area schools. The program is designed for assistant principals or teachers who are dedicated to improving the best practices in instruction and leadership. These participants were trained in the 5 dimensions of teaching and learning framework by the university of washington center for educational leadership. Throughout the year they had the opportunity to collaborate and observe others to develop the expertise needed to recognize high quality instruction. The leading for better instruction program allows principals to develop their leadership skills in guiding and supporting teachers' professional learning. Principals were also trained in the 5 dimensions of teaching and learning. They spent time during the school year with facilitators to model and coach the 5d's in their school. In 2012 62 participants attended leadership development activities. Trf awarded $350,000 in grants to the orchard foundation to support its instructional institutes. In 2010 louisiana state university received an $8 million, five-year grant from the u.s. Department of education to retrain central louisiana professionals holding a bachelors' degree in a math- or science-related field to teach high school advanced placement math and science classes. The central louisiana academic residency for teachers (cart) grant is a collaborative effort between trf, the orchard foundation, nine central louisiana parish school districts, lsua and lsu. During 2012, the program's second cohort of 12 residents completed their co-teaching year, earned their master's degrees, and began teaching in central louisiana schools. The third cohort of 13 students began their co-teaching year and masters' program study. In addition to ongoing in-kind support, in 2012 trf provided $220,000 in cash matching funds to support the cart program. Trf has set the following long-term goals for its education initiative: by 2012:- ileap (louisiana's standardized achievement test) test results will increase to 55% from 52.3%.- 75% of students will attain "approaching basic" or above in language arts, math and science on the ileap test.- 25% of students will achieve "advanced/mastery" level on the ileap test.- the demographically adjusted performance score will increase from 0.63% to 1.98%.- the graduation cohort rate will increase to 77% from 68.4%.the rapides foundation is completing a primary data assessment in 2013 to determine its success toward its long-term goals.

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EIN

72-0423603