annual report - Hampton Roads Community Foundation

People Places Possibilities

& 2017 A NNUAL R EPORT

About the cover: Building Trades Academy instructor Bob Garling (left) teaches Darry’lynn Olds carpentry and other helpful skills as the Chesapeake resident prepares for a career in property maintenance.

Three Powerful Words People. Places. Possibilities.

Rotary Club of Norfolk members Mark Shaw (left), Kelly Stefanko, Gary Boswick and Bryce Burton are proud their club endowment, which started in 1992, provides grants to help nonprofits like the area foodbank. At Chesapeake Care Clinic, Eastern Virginia Medical School student Kimberly Ho (left) gives Loretta Chandler cooking tips that will help her manage diabetes and lead a healthy life.

Habitat for Humanity South Hampton Roads made it possible for Kristy Boone (right) and her daughter Ari to buy their new Suffolk home built by volunteers.

These words define the Hampton Roads Community Foundation — an endowment created by people who love our region and want to help it flourish forever.

In 1950 seven local business leaders gathered $2,350 in donations, starting the first community foundation in Virginia. Since then, donors from all walks of life have built a nearly $310 million endowment that continues to grow. That generosity makes it possible for our community foundation to fund worthy causes and support life-changing initiatives throughout our region. Look around and you will see the community foundation’s imprint everywhere — from museums to permanent homes for the formerly homeless. Our grants help build key nonprofit facilities and underpin vital programs that bring buildings to life. Our donors, board and staff strive to turn generosity, good ideas and energy into action. Our purpose is to use philanthropy to foster changes in Hampton Roads now and for the future. We hope you enjoy this annual report, which highlights the fascinating people, familiar places and unlimited possibilities of this place we call home. Deborah M. DiCroce President & CEO

Cover photos by Glen McClure

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R. Bruce Bradley Board Chair

5 Ways Donors’ Funds Help People

What Are Our Focus Areas?

In 2012, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation introduced new competitive Community Grant guidelines that focus on specific areas. Here are five ways our donors’ unrestricted and field-ofinterest funds over the past five years have helped our nonprofit partners put ideas into action.

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Community Grants are competitive grants awarded quarterly to nonprofits working in at least one of these major focus areas:

9,480 students and teachers learned to protect and restore our environment

Cultural Vitality – offering hands-on arts and cultural experiences for area children, regardless of their ability to pay, to help their educational, social or emotional well-being.

Economic Stability (formerly human services) –

7,369 low-income residents with no health insurance obtained medical care

providing opportunities for vulnerable people to become stable, self-sufficient and prosperous through programs that help end homelessness, provide workforce training, teach financial education or encourage savings.

Educational Success – helping under-performing

5,225 youth

received hands-on instruction in music, art, theater or dance

children and youth from our region excel in educational pursuits and meet our region’s current and future workforce demands.

Environmental Stewardship – offering hands-on,

4,375 low-income residents with no health insurance received dental care

innovative, sustained programs for youth in grades 3 through 12 so they learn about the health of Hampton Roads waterways and the impact of sea level rise.

Health and Wellness – helping vulnerable residents improve their health and wellness through programs that give access to medical, dental or mental health care or that promote healthy behaviors.

651 formerly homeless people gained permanent homes and services

Vibrant Places – supporting major capital projects and campaigns that help transform organizations and the communities they serve. HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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2016 Highlights

$309,862,488 in total charitable assets,

making us the 56th largest community foundation out of more than 750 in the United States

$14,748,978 Total grants and scholarships awarded during the year

$13,595,540

Charitable gifts donated

by 526 individuals, families, businesses and organizations

$1,272,366

Scholarships awarded to help 400 students

pay for college – the largest amount awarded in a single year

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New charitable funds created

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New members welcomed to the Legacy Society for Hampton Roads,

which honors people with plans for future charitable gifts through the community foundation

Launched Reinvent Hampton Roads,

a new initiative to help diversify the economy and create more high-wage jobs

Incubated Minus 9 to 5, a collective impact early care and education initiative focused on our region’s youngest residents and their families

2016 Grants Awarded by Program Area Scholarships $1,272,366 Initiatives $330,000

Cultural Vitality $2,913,182

Other $1,241,573 Economic Stability $1,837,906 Educational Success $4,729,577

Health and Wellness $712,706 Vibrant Places $1,150,726

Environmental Stewardship $560,942

2016 Grants Awarded by Fund Type Organizational Endowments $550,692 Scholarship $1,272,366

Donor-Advised $6,183,478

Field-of-Interest $1,913,535

Unrestricted $2,520,204 Designated $2,308,703

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NEW CHARITABLE FUNDS CREATED IN 2016 AAA Tidewater - J. Theron “Tim” Timmons Memorial Scholarship Fund

For graduating high school seniors whose families are AAA Tidewater members living in one of the 30 cities and counties the regional AAA branch serves in Virginia

Linda D. and John I. Barney Family Fund A donor-advised fund

R.G. “Pete” & Christine C. “Tina” Bosher Family Funds #1, #2, #3 and #4 Donor-advised funds

Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credit Fund A current-use designated fund for scholarships for students to attend participating independent schools

Edwards Family Scholarship Support Fund

A designated fund to support the R. Franklin and Arbee R. Edwards Scholarship Fund

Jan and Morris Fine Fund for the Virginia Beach SPCA A designated fund for the Virginia Beach SPCA

First Baptist Church of Norfolk Fund

A designated fund for First Baptist Church of Norfolk

Alice Cooper Goodman Fund A donor-advised fund

E. Polk Kellam Foundation Funds I and II Donor-advised funds

Carl W. Mangum Jr. and Marguerite S. Mangum Funds # 1, # 2, # 3 and # 4 Donor-advised funds

George H. Marin Fund

A designated fund for Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School, Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, Niagara Catholic High School, Salvation Army – Hampton Roads Area Command, Star of the Sea Catholic School and St. John the Apostle Catholic School

Ula and Janne Motekat Fund

A designated fund for the Chrysler Museum of Art, Fred Heutte Center, Norfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk SPCA, Virginia Beach SPCA, Virginia Opera and WHRO

Mt. Carmel Christian Church Fund

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2016 Highlights

Grants paid

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Scholarships

A current-use designated fund for Boys’ Home Inc., JacksonFeild Homes, St. Mary’s Home, Virginia Beach Rescue Squad and Virginia Beach SPCA

Robert C. Nusbaum Scholarship Fund F/B/O Norfolk State University Honors College A designated fund for the Norfolk State University Honors Program

James A. Squires and Karen Jones Squires Fund An unrestricted fund

Senator John W. Warner and Mrs. John Warner Donor-advised Fund

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Apply for Funding & FAQs

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Legacy Society for Hampton Roads

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Donor Funds

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Community Leadership Initiatives

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Financial Summary

A donor-advised fund

Susan S. and John O. Wynne Fund for Norfolk Academy

A current-use designated fund for Norfolk Academy

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Community Leadership Partners

An organizational fund for Mt. Carmel Christian Church

Elsie N. (Sis) and Monroe Nash Current-Use Designated Fund

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Generous Donors

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Board, Staff & Professional Advisors Committee

51 How to Give

HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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2016 Grants Paid

CULTURAL VITALITY

Cultural Vitality grants paid from donor-advised and designated funds

The following organizations received grants in 2016 from unrestricted or field-of-interest funds created by donors to give our board the flexibility to address current community needs. Business Consortium for Arts Support $473,800

Peninsula Fine Arts Center

For 33 regional visual and performing arts organizations in South Hampton Roads

For the Artistic Verses program

The following organizations received grants in 2016 from community foundation funds whose donors either named these nonprofits in their designated funds or recommended grants to them from donor-advised funds.

1,200

60,000

The Salvation Army – Hampton Roads Area Command

To purchase a piano for the Downing Gross Cultural Arts Center theater

For the HeartStrings after-school violin program for students from Title 1 schools

Community Alliance for the Performing Arts Fund i

39,180

Symphonicity – the Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach

City of Newport News i

To purchase two pianos for the Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts in Williamsburg

D’Art Center

24,273

20,000

Donation in honor of Sally Hartman’s 25 years of employment with the Hampton Roads Community Foundation

20,000

To support the ViBe Creative District in Virginia Beach

Virginia Stage Company 25,000

For the “Norfolk Harborfest Through the Ages” and “Anchors of the Waterfront” documentaries

Opera in Williamsburg i

500

ViBe Creative District

For the community music program that teaches area students to play steel drums

Norfolk Festevents

5,160

For the 2016 Messiah Sing-along

Tidewater Arts Outreach

To support the Norfolk visual arts center’s move and build-out

Mosaic Steel Orchestra

14,000

20,000

For a Black Light Theater Project that serves people with disabilities

Williamsburg Players i

7,690

To purchase a Clavinova digital piano

1,509

To purchase a portable keyboard

Total:

$712,312

Note: In addition, 2016 Vibrant Places facilities grants were awarded to The Chrysler Museum

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of Art ($100,000), Virginia Arts Festival ($250,000) and Virginia Stage Company ($100,000).

Grand total of all cultural vitality

i Denotes a grant from the E.K. Sloane Fund to provide pianos to nonprofit organizations

grants paid in 2016:

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$2,913,182

The Academy of Music American Jewish Historical Society Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum Business Consortium for Arts Support The Chrysler Museum of Art The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society The Feldman Chamber Music Society Generic Theater Governor’s School for the Arts Foundation The Hermitage Foundation Museum Historic Smithfield Inc. Historic Smithfield - Smithfield Courthouse of 1750 The Hurrah Players Jamestown Yorktown Foundation Inc. The Little Theatre of Norfolk Little Theatre of Virginia Beach The Mariners’ Museum National Gallery of Art National Museum of Women in the Arts National Trust for Historic Preservation Norfolk Society of Arts Portsmouth Museums Foundation Preservation Virginia – State Home Office Roseland Cinema and Entertainment Center Inc. The Salvation Army – Hampton Roads Area Command Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center The Southern Jewish Historical Society Tidewater Opera Initiative United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Virginia Arts Festival Virginia Chorale Virginia Historical Society Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Virginia Musical Theatre Inc. Virginia Opera Virginia Stage Company Virginia Symphony Young Audiences of Virginia

Total:

$2,200,870

Photo by Roberto Westbrook

Expansion Makes Theater More Accessible

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Kamryn Tynes (in yellow) dances with actors and students after a Wells Theater show. Dramatically Able series. It incorporated a hands-on, touch-and-feel prop station before the performance and a question-and-answer session between the students and the actors. That tactile component is important for students with visual impairments, says Gail Henrich, a Norfolk Public Schools teacher and volunteer audio describer with Access Virginia. “Our kids learn best by doing,” she explains. “They don’t always understand things that depend on visual cues, as so much of the theater does. We can use these opportunities to teach them and give them new experiences.” Lelia Tynes, Kamryn’s grandmother, likes that “programs like this introduce Kamryn to the world of the arts. They give her the chance to learn and project who she is, without limitations.” The late Robert Brown, founding president of the Virginia Stage Company’s board of trustees, applauded the latest renovation that continues the theater’s long history in Norfolk. Brown passed away in May 2017 shortly after being interviewed. He played a leadership role in the theater’s initial renovation in the 1970s and a second renovation in the 1980s. “I’m very happy with the new changes,” he said of the latest improvements. “We’ve always wanted the Wells to be welcoming and accessible for people with disabilities.” HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Virginia Stage Company

Kamryn Tynes, 15, is fascinated with politics. She plans to study international law in college and has spent time reviewing former President Barack Obama’s major speeches. “I’m going to be the country’s first female president,” the rising Granby High School International Baccalaureate student promises. Recently Kamryn was among nearly a dozen blind and visually impaired students gathered in Programs the Virginia Stage Company’s new Education like this Room at the Wells Theater in Norfolk. They spent a Saturday afternoon enjoying a introduce Dramatically Able performance sponsored Kamryn Tynes by the Virginia Stage Company and Access to the world of Virginia, a nonprofit advocating for the arts. They give people with disabilities. her the chance The show, an improv comedy performance loosely scripted around to learn and the story of Robin Hood, drew laughter and shouts of “huzzah for project who the Merry Men.” It also represented a new chapter in the Virginia Stage she is, without Company’s effort to make its 116-year-old theater more accessible to limitations. people with disabilities. A nine-month renovation, funded in part by more than $479,000 in Hampton Roads Community Foundation grants, improved many facets of the building. Two additional performance spaces made room for new programs like the one Kamryn attended. A wheelchair lift helps visitors with mobility issues easily reach the second-floor education room. A listening system improves the theater experience for audience members with hearing impairments. Improved lobby lighting helps everyone. Bigger restrooms allow more space for wheelchairs, and women are happy their bathroom gained three extra stalls. In addition, the theater now has a gender-neutral bathroom compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act. “Today, we can host more intimate events and bring more students on-site for programming,” says Tom Quaintance, Virginia Stage Company artistic director. “Before, those spaces were basically unusable.” The 1,300-square-foot upstairs education room was perfect for the

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A Salute to Charles Syer

The following organizations received facilities grants in 2016 from unrestricted or field-of-interest funds created by donors to give our board the flexibility to address current community needs. Chesapeake Bay Foundation – Hampton Roads Office

Slover Library Foundation $200,000

For the Brock Environmental Center at Pleasure House Point

To support the capital campaign for the Col. Samuel L. Slover Memorial Library

Virginia Arts Festival The Chrysler Museum of Art

100,000

To support the capital campaign for renovations and expansion to the existing museum building

Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads Inc.

100,000

250,000

For the VAForever Campaign

Virginia Gentlemen Foundation

125,000

To help build JT’s Camp Grom in Virginia Beach, a day camp for disabled people and wounded veterans

50,000

To support building affordable homes in Suffolk

Virginia Living Museum

50,000

For the 50th Anniversary Future Ready Campaign

Norfolk Public Library Foundation

75,726

To renovate the Norfolk Public Library Bookmobile

The Salvation Army – Hampton Roads Area Command To support the capital campaign for the Kroc Community Center

Virginia Stage Company

100,000

To help renovate the Wells Theatre in downtown Norfolk

100,000

Grand total of all vibrant places grants paid in 2016:

$1,150,726

A Hampton Roads Community Foundation grant is helping the Virginia Gentlemen Foundation build JT’s Camp Grom in Virginia Beach. The outdoor adventure camp for wounded veterans and people with disabilities and special needs will open in 2018.

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A little bit of Charles Syer IV is in every competitive Community Grant the Hampton Roads Community Foundation awards. That includes all 10 Vibrant Places grants listed on this page. The reason? Charles started an unrestricted fund at his community foundation when he retired in 1996. Charles created his endowed charitable fund with a Charles Syer $160,000 gift that came from selling a condominium. After Charles passed away in 2014 at age 82, his $7 million charitable bequest augmented his fund and amplified its impact. His permanent fund is among nearly 100 created by generous donors who chose to start unrestricted funds ready to meet any community need. Since 1996, a portion of the endowed Charles Syer Fund has underpinned all Community Grants the community foundation has awarded. Charles’ generosity will forever help area nonprofits do great work. During his 30-year banking career, Charles headed investments for what is now SunTrust Bank in Norfolk. He was a Portsmouth native who lived in Norfolk for many years before retiring to Virginia Beach where he enjoyed reading and walking on the beach. The Princeton University graduate was a fan of unrestricted funds. He liked knowing he was helping people in Hampton Roads in a variety of ways – from arts and culture to education and assisting people in need. “As time goes by, organizations that are worthy during one period may change,” Charles once said in an interview. “With the foundation there is flexibility. The organization is steered by a group of people who have demonstrated they are responsible and capable of using money intelligently.”

Photo by Glen McClure

2016 Grants Paid

VIBRANT PLACES


Homeowner’s Dream Comes True

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Kristy Boone (right) and her daughter Ari are proud of their new Suffolk home. goods and stocks the shelves in a Habitat ReStore shop. Program participants learn do-it-yourself skills that help them lower repair costs. Kristy, who works as a Chick-fil-A manager, learned how to caulk windows and the importance of changing furnace air filters. She also can operate a table saw and nail gun. Those skills are being put to use as Kristy joins other volunteers to build three new Suffolk Habitat homes adjacent to hers. “Being a homeowner was a dream that I didn’t think would ever come true,” Kristy says. “The staff was always happy to help and calm my nerves during this transition.” With a smile on her face, Ari has a simpler take about her new home: “It’s pretty cool.” HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Habitat for Humanity

Kristy Boone has a major sense of accomplishment now that she can say: “I’m a new homeowner and don’t have to pay rent anymore!” No longer does she endure high costs for living in “old, cold, drafty apartments with expensive utilities.” She and her daughter Ari, a rising 11th grader, moved into a new Suffolk home in December 2016. It was made possible by Habitat for Humanity Habitat for South Hampton Roads and a grant from the Humanity Hampton Roads Community Foundation. homeowners Kristy and Ari used to live in an like Kristy Boone apartment where rent cost $950 per are among the month with utilities adding another volunteers helping $500 in expenses. build affordable homes. Kristy says she previously “always felt like I was living in Each homeowner someone else’s house. I couldn’t paint donates 250 to the walls the color I’d like or hang my 400 hours of own pictures. I have no one to answer to “sweat equity.” but me now that the home is mine!” What a difference this move has made. Kristy’s monthly living expenses are now just $675 for the mortgage (including taxes and insurance) and $260 for utilities. Lower housing costs, coupled with energy efficiencies, are responsible for a $515 monthly savings. Habitat for Humanity celebrates homeownership. Brad Kirkpatrick, executive director of the South Hampton Roads Habitat affiliate, tells Ari that “unlike paying rent, the monthly mortgage payment your mom makes goes directly toward building equity in the home. Home loans made through Habitat for Humanity are interest-free.” Volunteer labor further reduces the construction cost. Habitat for Humanity homeowners like Kristy are among the group of volunteers helping build affordable homes for other people. Each homeowner donates 250 to 400 hours of “sweat equity.” This can take the form of helping to build houses or working in one of the two area Habitat for Humanity thrift stores. Kristy has worked on the construction sites, but mainly processes donated

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2016 Grants Paid

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Health and Wellness grants paid from donor-advised and designated funds

The following organizations received grants in 2016 from unrestricted or field-of-interest funds created by donors to give our board the flexibility to address current community needs. The Chas Foundation

$500

Donation in honor of Sally Hartman’s 25 years of employment at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation


Mercy Medical Angels

7,500

To support medical transportation for low income children

44,000

To support the Diabetic Quality Management Program

Eastern Virginia Medical School

15,000

To support research to improve emotion regulation in young adults with autism spectrum disorder

Hampton Roads Community Health Center

Healthy Chesapeake v

23,570

To increase the number of days a dentist treats uninsured patients at the Norfolk clinic

Beach Health Clinic Becky Werner Foundation Inc. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters

United Way of South Hampton Roads

25,000

A collaborative effort with the Hampton Roads Community Foundation to support organizations serving the dental needs of low-income patients

31,448

For the Eligibility Determination Support program

American Cancer Society, South Atlantic Division Auxiliary of Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital

Park Place Health & Dental Clinic Chesapeake Care

Alzheimer’s Association Southeastern Virginia

Dolphin Circle Eastern Shore Rural Health System Inc. Freda H. Gordon Hospice and Palliative Care of Tidewater Girls on the Run Hampton Roads

Total:

$154,518

Howard & Georgeanna Jones Foundation for Reproductive Medicine Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

7,500

Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital

For the Garden2Table Fresh Chef’s and Autistic Garden Initiatives

Lee’s Friends

Grand total of all health and wellness

Note: In addition, a 2016 Vibrant Places grant for facilities was awarded


to the Virginia Gentleman’s Foundation for JT’s Camp Grom ($125,000).

$712,706

Lone Star Paralysis Foundation Operation Smile Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Prevent Cancer Foundation

v Denotes a grant from the Community Leadership Partners

Princess Anne Courthouse Volunteer Rescue Squad Riverside Health System Foundation Sentara Health Foundation

Courtesy Photo

A grant from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation Community Leadership Partners helped Healthy Chesapeake fund an eight-week gardening and healthy-cooking camp for low-income students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School.

Shore Health Services Inc. Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad Virginia League for Planned Parenthood Western Tidewater Free Health Clinic

Total:

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$558,188


Helping Families in Trying Times

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A grant helps Morgan Luerssen’s family pay for medical travel. the different medical trips between Ohio and Philadelphia,” she says. “When you put the financial stress on top of all of (Morgan’s) medical issues…to not have to factor in as much for travel has been huge for us.” Looking ahead to continuing care, Morgan says he feels “good” and admits he will probably sleep on long drives for medical care. In his free time, he likes to play with his toy firetrucks and trains, walk his dog Evy and visit Norfolk Botanical Garden. “I think sometimes people forget everything that’s involved in a child’s medical care, how expansive it is in your life,” Johanna says “It’s a wonderful thing they’re doing,” she says of Mercy Medical Angels. HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Mercy Medical Angels

Morgan Luerssen plays quietly on his mother’s lap as she tells the story of his birth. Morgan, 5, has likely heard it before, yet he is as patient as a pediatric surgeon 10 times his age. Morgan was born with a hypoplastic right thumb and severe scoliosis in his upper back, explains his mother, Johanna Luerssen of Hampton. Medical treatment has been a constant companion as Johanna and her husband Jeremy travel During with Morgan to see specialists outside the past year, Hampton Roads. During the past year, Morgan has Morgan Luerssen endured two thumb-reconstruction has endured surgeries at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. two thumb For years, a brace tamed the curvature reconstruction of his back, but in March Morgan surgeries at needed spinal fusion surgery at Shriners Cleveland Clinic Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. He and his parents stayed in Philadelphia in Ohio. for weeks before and after the procedure. With travel and medical expenses mounting, the Luerssens turned to Mercy Medical Angels for relief. “They responded within a couple days and were more than eager to help,” Johanna recalls. Mercy Medical Angels sent gas cards to help offset driving expenses. A $15,000 two-year grant from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation helps Mercy Medical Angels buy bus and train tickets and gas cards to help children like Morgan and their families travel for medical care. Established in 1972, Mercy Medical Angels is based in Virginia Beach. It serves individuals needing long-distance medical care by providing air-ambulance services and ground transportation assistance to patients and families with financial need. Over the years, Mercy Medical Angels has provided nearly 181,000 patient trips going more than 111 million miles. Ground transportation accounts for some 44 percent of trips. Johanna calls the program “a huge relief. It’s been a lot over the past year, between

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2016 Grants Paid

ECONOMIC STABILITY The following organizations received grants in 2016 from unrestricted or field-of-interest funds created by donors to give our board the flexibility to address current community needs. Building Trades Academy

$10,950

To support the Academy’s training program

Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia Inc.

10,000

Friends of the Portsmouth Juvenile Court

To support a collaborative effort of the five Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs serving Southside Hampton Roads to create a handbook for parents and guardians in child abuse and neglect cases

To provide financial and housing counseling

Goodwill Industries of Central Virginia Children’s Assistive Technology Service Virginia (CATS)

500

Donation in honor of Sally Hartman’s 25 years of employment at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation

The Healing Place of Hampton Roads

The Children’s Center

HER Inc. (Help and Emergency Response)

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters

1,395

To support bringing The Healing Place to Hampton Roads

Hope House Foundation

15,000 Hope U Inc

15,000

For career development for youth aging out of foster care

7,500

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2,000

To support enhanced independence through assistive technology

Judeo Christian Outreach Center

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34,000

93,478

To fill backpacks with food for hungry kids and to replenish the pantry to support citizens recovering from the effects of Hurricane Matthew

ForKids Inc. v

50,000

For a full time Hotline Coordinator to pilot a diversion and triage program

To help build a collaborative response to commercial sexual exploitation of children in Hampton Roads

Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia v

70,000

For the Hospitality Training and Career Pathways program

To help update language and speech assessment tools

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52,808

Economic Stability grants paid from donor-advised and designated funds


American Red Cross of Coastal Virginia Arc of the Piedmont Big Brothers & Big Sisters Services Inc. Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lynchburg Boys’ Home Inc. Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia Inc. The Children’s Home of Virginia Baptists Inc. Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater The Endependence Center Equi Kids Therapeutic Riding Program Families of Autistic Children of Tidewater Federation of Virginia Food Banks Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore ForKids Inc. Franklin Cooperative Ministry Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads Inc. Hope House Foundation HumanKind Jackson Feild Homes Jewish Family Service of Tidewater Judeo Christian Outreach Center Knox Area Rescue Ministries Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia Life Enrichment Center Norfolk Light House Ministries Love and Caring for the Homeless Martin County Department of Social Services Masonic Home of Virginia Meals on Wheels of Virginia Beach National Association to Protect Children Navy Marine Corps Relief Society Oakmont Community Development Corporation CONTINUED ON PAGE 14


Gearing Up for Successful Careers

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Instructor Bob Garling teaches Darry’lynn Olds skills to last a lifetime. “I already had a background in carpentry, but this program touched on the basics in everything – electricity, plumbing, heating, air conditioning and more,” Sean says. “So things are working out really good.” He enjoys preparing apartments for new residents and making general repairs. The academy is “a good place to go if you want to get into the construction or maintenance fields,” Sean says. In addition to providing excellent training, it is “a positive environment and good for networking.” Darry’lynn grew up watching her father, Darryl Olds, work as a roofer. She believes the academy’s lessons will help her launch her career in property maintenance. She eventually would like to start a company to buy, renovate and rent homes. “This was a perfect opportunity,” says Darry’lynn, who lives in Chesapeake. “I’m so glad I chose this program, and I’m telling others as well.”


Building Trades Academy

Hands-on work runs in her family, so Darry’lynn Olds jumped at the chance to enroll in the Tidewater Builders Association’s Building Trades Academy. She is inching closer to her goal of establishing a career in the building trades. Darry’lynn, 23, is among students learning carpentry, electrical work, heating, cooling, appliance repair and plumbing. With a bulletin board full of job postings, students With a who complete the program should bulletin board land employment with area property full of job maintenance or construction firms. postings, students In 2016, 81 percent of the academy’s who complete the students found full-time jobs. This year program should the academy was able to expand its land employment enrollment from 100 to 115 students, with area property thanks to a $10,950 grant from the maintenance or Hampton Roads Community Foundation. construction More than 4,000 students, mostly in their 20s and 30s, have gone through the academy in the past 36 years, firms. says Erasto Beard, program director. Initially founded to train employees for the new home construction industry, the academy adjusts for market trends. Career training focuses on how to maintain apartment complexes. In addition to its free, 12-week training course and internships, the academy prepares students for certification in several property-maintenance technical fields. Lessons are conducted in classrooms filled with equipment and building materials donated by members of the Tidewater Builders Association. Instructors teach soft skills to help students get and keep jobs. They also help boost the confidence of students as they master using saws, drills and other equipment. Darry’lynn, who has an associates degree in criminal justice, says the wellrounded approach is valuable. Through the Building Trades Academy, she gained hands-on experience with an internship at Park Towne Apartments in Norfolk. That is the same complex where Sean Warren, 36, landed a job after graduating from the academy in 2016.

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2016 Grants Paid

ECONOMIC STABILITY

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The following organizations received grants in 2016 from unrestricted or field-of-interest funds created by donors to give our board the flexibility to address current community needs. Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia

$106,522

For the Homeless Outreach Project

The Planning Council

United Way of South Hampton Roads

5,000

Virginia Beach Assistance Fund to support citizens recovering from the effects of Hurricane Matthew

To support respite care for families with exceptional children to help prevent abuse

The Up Center


Urban League of Hampton Roads

Support to help citizens recovering from the effects of Hurricane Matthew

32,280

For the Parents as Teachers program

20,000

To implement the Financial Empowerment Center

Todd Rosenlieb Dance

2,000

Opportunity Inc. Orphan Helpers The ORPHANetwork The Salvation Army Hampton Roads Adult Rehabilitation Center

Samaritan House Seton Youth Shelters Simon Family Jewish Community Center St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children

VersAbility Resources Inc.

30,000

StandUp for Kids Stop Abuse

25,000

A planning grant to support a collaborative effort of the four Southside Hampton Roads domestic violence service providers to create a single, regional crisis hotline

Operation Healing Forces


To open an electronic recycling operation in Norfolk

Samaritan House


PrimePlus Norfolk Senior Center

50,000

5,000

Economic Stability grants paid from donor-advised and designated funds

Sugar Plum Bakery Inc.

YWCA of South Hampton Roads

5,500

In honor of Kirkland Kelley as the 2016 Barron F. Black Community Builder Award winner and in honor of Sally Hartman’s 25 years of employment at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation

For the Adaptive Dance Program for people with disabilities

Together We Can Foundation United Jewish Federation of Tidewater United Way of South Hampton Roads United Way of Virginia’s Eastern Shore The Up Center Vanguard Landing Inc. Virginia Beach CASA

Total:

$651,343

Virginia Gentlemen Foundation Virginia Supportive Housing

Note: In addition, 2016 Vibrant Places grants for facilities were awarded to the

The Virginian Pilot Joy Fund Foundation

Norfolk Public Library Foundation ($75,726), Slover Library Foundation ($100,000) and Virginia Living Museum ($50,000).

Wave City Care

Grand total of all economic stability grants paid in 2016:

$1,837,906

Westminster Canterbury of Hampton Roads Foundation Wounded Warrior Project Inc. YMCA of South Hampton Roads YWCA of South Hampton Roads

Total: 14

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$1,186,563

2016 Grants Paid

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP The following organizations received grants in 2016 from unrestricted or field-of-interest funds created by donors to give our board the flexibility to address current community needs. E3: Elevate Early Education

$5,342

For the New E3 School’s natural playground and outdoor classroom

Elizabeth River Project

Grand total of all environmental stewardship 60,530


$560,942

To support the River Academy Curriculum at Paradise Creek Nature Park

Friends of Fred Heutte Foundation

2,000

For the 2016 Urban Gardener Lecture Series

Total:

$67,872

Note: In addition, a 2016 Vibrant Places grant for facilities was awarded to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation – Hampton Roads Office ($200,000).

Environmental Stewardship grants paid from donor-advised and designated funds The following organizations received grants in 2016 from community foundation funds whose donors either named these nonprofits in their designated funds or recommended grants to them from donor-advised funds

Buy Fresh, Buy Local Hampton Roads Chesapeake Bay Foundation – Hampton Roads Office Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore Country Gardeners Guild Elizabeth River Project Lynnhaven River Now The Nature Conservancy, Virginia Chapter Norfolk Botanical Garden Society Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust

Total:

$ 493,070

Courtesy of E3 and Sara Harris Photography

It is never too early to teach children to appreciate being in nature. These students at The New E3 School in Norfolk enjoy painting in their new outdoor classroom where they also garden, read, make music, play and explore an environment that includes tree stumps and a bean arbor.


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EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS The following organizations received grants in 2016 from unrestricted or field-of-interest funds created by donors to give our board the flexibility to address current community needs. ACCESS College Foundation

$100,000

For the College Changes Everything Implementation Project

An Achievable Dream Academy

ForKids Inc.


40,000

For an educational pilot project to help homeless children in schools

200,000 Governor’s School for the Arts Foundation i

To expand the program to Seatack Elementary in Virginia Beach

4,322

To fund restoration of a donated grand piano

The Barry Robinson Center

8,600 Hampton Roads Workforce Development Corporation

For the Blended Learning Implementation & Literacy Improvement Project

25,000

For the Youth Career Center of Hampton Roads

Children’s Literacy of Suffolk

25,000 Joy Ministries v

For the Book Buddies program to support elementary school students’ reading

The College of William & Mary Foundation i

Communities in Schools of Hampton Roads v

Norfolk Public Library 58,874

36,620

For full-time site coordination at area schools

E3: Elevate Early Education

Old Dominion University Educational Foundation

62,500

Randolph College i To purchase one upright piano

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v Denotes a grant from the Community Leadership Partners i Denotes a grant from the E.K. Sloane Fund to provide pianos to nonprofit organizations

A N N U A L

R E P O R T

3,890

For books and programs to help area residents improve literacy skills

62,500

To support the Investing in Innovations program

To create an early childhood curriculum for the New E3 School in Norfolk

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15,000

For the Lighthouse Learning Center in Virginia Beach

To purchase a piano for Ewell Recital Hall

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Educational Success grants paid from donor-advised and designated funds

12,960

200+ Men Foundation ACCESS College Foundation An Achievable Dream Academy Adult Learning Center, Virginia Beach City Public Schools Americans for Oxford Inc. Barry Robinson Schools of Norfolk Broadwater Academy Bryn Mawr College Cape Henry Collegiate School Chatham Hall Chesapeake Bay Academy Children’s Harbor The College of William & Mary Foundation Communities in Schools of Hampton Roads Community Outreach Coalition Cornell University Duke University E3: Elevate Early Education Eastern Shore Community College Foundation Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation Enoch Baptist Church Friends of the Norfolk Public Library Friends of the Northampton Free Library Friends of the Virginia Beach Public Library Georgia Tech Foundation Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary Hampden-Sydney College Hampton Roads Educational Television Association Inc. (WHRO) Hampton University Harvard University Hebrew Academy of Tidewater Hollins University Horizons Hampton Roads Kenan Flagler Business School Foundation L.D. Britt, M.D. Scholarship Fund Mary Baldwin College The Masters School The Maury Foundation Merton College Charitable Corporation The Military Child Education Coalition Norfolk Academy CONTINUED ON PAGE 18

Photos by Glen McClure

Getting Girls on Great Paths in Life

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Monique Artis (left), Brittani Bailey and Donyae White enjoy their after-school program. foundation’s Community Leadership Partners helped grow the program in Suffolk. Through Ladies of Distinction, each school has an on-site coordinator who is either a teacher, administrator or guidance counselor. During after-school meetings, group members move through a curriculum centered on 10 principles of selfimprovement developed by Riddick and the Walk In It team. In addition to the meetings, Ladies of Distinction involves the girls in events, including a self-esteem walk and rally, mother-daughter programs, a year-end reception and gala. Guest speakers and a retreat are also part of the program. Events help the girls build a community of peers and mentors – people they can turn to for advice and support. “We want to help every young woman celebrate who she is,” Riddick says. “And we want her to know that there are people who will rally around her.” The program is working. According to Riddick, 99 percent of the program’s high school participants go on to college. Teachers at all participating schools note improvements in students’ classroom behavior and academic performance. “Ladies of Distinction has taught me how to be myself and how to be confident,” says Donyae White, a rising eighth-grader at King’s Fork. “This will help all of us in the future. We won’t let anything stand in our way.”


Walk In It

Last school year, Brittani Bailey, then 13, was plagued by self-doubt as she walked the halls of King’s Fork Middle School in Suffolk. Brittani was new to the school and feeling alone, uncomfortable in her own skin. Wanting to disappear she avoided making eye contact with others. “It felt like everyone was against me, like no one wanted to talk to me,” she explains. “I had no selfconfidence.” Jennell Then, a wonderful thing happened: Brittani made a friend, Monique Artis, who Riddick, encouraged her to sign up for Ladies of Walk In It Distinction, an after-school program run founder by the nonprofit Walk In It Inc. The group, which meets every other week during the school year, makes young women feel empowered and selfassured as they move through elementary, middle and high school. It turned out to be exactly what Brittani needed. “Ladies of Distinction has taught me to love myself first,” Brittani says. “Now, I feel so good. I’m confident. I have new friends. I feel like next year I’m just going to conquer high school.” That turnaround is precisely the effect Jennell Riddick of Suffolk envisioned when she founded Ladies of Distinction in 2007. It is the signature program of Walk In It Inc., a nonprofit focused on empowering women and girls. “Our mission is holistic health,” she said. “We walk with the girls academically, socially and physically with programs on self-esteem, decision-making skills, nutrition and so much more.” In 10 years, Ladies of Distinction has expanded from serving 16 students at Franklin High School to 500 girls in 17 schools in Suffolk, Chesapeake, Franklin and Southampton County. A $48,500 three-year grant from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation was key to that expansion. Another $12,500 from the

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2016 Grants Paid

EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS

Educational Success grants paid from donor-advised and designated funds


The following organizations received grants in 2016 from unrestricted or field-of-interest funds created by donors to give our board the flexibility to address current community needs. Sinkinson Dyslexia Foundation

$9,600

To provide tutoring for children with dyslexia

SOAR Education Inc. v

10,000

5,000

Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities 13,500

Walk In It Inc.

19,250

For the Ladies of Distinction program at area public schools

146,200

For the Academy for Nonprofit Excellence

Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop v

56,258

For the Building Inclusive Schools Series

To support the Middle School Summer LAUNCH Program

Tidewater Community College Educational Foundation

United Way of South Hampton Roads For the United for Children Summer Academy at Tidewater Park Elementary

For an after-school academy

Suffolk Education Foundation v


10,000

York County School Division i

24,693

To purchase a piano for Grafton High School

Total:

$991,021

For the youth boatbuilding program

Together We Can Foundation

41,254

For the Smart Transitions Guide Project for disadvantaged youth

Note: In addition, 2016 Vibrant Places grants for facilities were awarded to the Norfolk Public Library Foundation ($75,726), Slover Library Foundation ($100,000) and Virginia Living Museum ($50,000). i Denotes a grant from the E.K. Sloane Fund to provide pianos to nonprofit organizations

v Denotes a grant from the Community Leadership Partners

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Grand total of all educational success grants paid in 2016:

$4,729,577

Norfolk Collegiate School Norfolk Public Library Norfolk State University Foundation Old Dominion Athletic Foundation Old Dominion University Educational Foundation Park Place Child Life Center Park Place School Randolph College Randolph-Macon College Rider University Sentara College of Health Sciences Slover Library Foundation St. Pius X School St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School Stuart Hall School Foundation Talmudical Academy of Norfolk Tidewater Community College Educational Foundation Tulane University Union Presbyterian Seminary University of Pennsylvania University of Virginia University of Virginia Darden School Foundation The Up Center UVA’s College at Wise Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation Virginia Beach Education Foundation Inc. Virginia Center for Public Safety Virginia Engineering Foundation Virginia Foundation for Community College Education Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges Virginia Institute of Marine Science Foundation Virginia Living Museum Virginia STEAM Academy Virginia Theological Seminary Virginia Wesleyan College The Virginia Zoological Society Walk In It Inc. Warren Wilson College The Williams School Woodberry Forest School YMCA of South Hampton Roads

Total:

$3,738,556

2016 Grants Paid

OTHER GRANTS & INITIATIVES These nonprofit organizations received grants in 2016 from donors’ designated, field-of-interest, unrestricted or donor-advised funds American Bird Conservancy

Eastern Shore SPCA

Ohef Sholom Temple

Animal Rescue of Tidewater

Edmarc Hospice for Children

Peninsula Community Foundation of Virginia

The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception

First Baptist Church of Norfolk

Restoration Church Orlando

First Presbyterian Church, Norfolk

Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church

The Billfish Foundation

First Presbyterian Church, Virginia Beach

Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

Black Creek Baptist Church

Foundation Center

Semilla

Boys Baseball of Lynnhaven

Franktown United Methodist Church

Southeast Virginia Community Foundation

Campus Crusade for Christ Inc.

Galilee Episcopal Church

Southeastern Council of Foundations

Cat Rescue Inc.

Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast

St. Andrews Episcopal Church

Chabad of Charlottesville

Global Friendship Ventures

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic Foundation

Union Mission Ministries

Chesapeake Humane Society

Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life

Chesapeake Youth Sports

Grace Episcopal Church

USS John Warner Recreation Fund

Christ and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

GuideStar

Church of the Good Shepherd

Hampton Roads Community Foundation (for leadership initiatives)

Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation Foundation

City of Norfolk, Lock-In 2 Lock Out Crime Event

United Methodist Church

Virginia Beach SPCA

The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia

Hope for Life Rescue Inc.

Virginia Beach United Methodist Church

Johnson’s United Methodist Church

Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

Community Foundation of Jackson Hole

Life Serve Youth Foundation

Western Tidewater Tennis Association

Council on Foundations

Mount Nebo Baptist Church

Westville Christian Church (DOC)

Court Street Baptist Church

The Navigators

White Memorial Presbyterian Church

Disaster Payments from Dollar Tree Associates Disaster Relief

Nimmo United Methodist Church

Whooping Crane Conservation Association

Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association Foundation

Wildlife Response

Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation

Young Life Virginia Beach North

Norfolk Area Community Kollel Norfolk Crime Line Inc.

Grand total of all other grants & initiatives

Norfolk Rotary Charities

paid in 2016:

$1,571,573


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SCHOLARSHIPS In 2016 generous donors’ scholarships totaling more than $1.2 million helped 400 students attend 75 colleges and universities. Scholarships were paid directly to students’ educational institutions from the following charitable funds. Details on the purpose of each scholarship fund are on pages 40 and 42. Helen Murphy Addington Scholarship Kay White Baker Art

$5,000 500

Colonel J. Addison Hagan Memorial Scholarship George D. and Marion Phelps Hamar HRBOR Scholarship

10,000

Joseph E. Harry and Bertha White Harry

Jesse T. Bonney Scholarship Fund

51,000

Diane Reilly Hartzog Memorial Scholarship

2,000

Tommy Horvatic Memorial Scholarship

4,500

Julia Atwater Bristow

151,400

123,700

Dan H. Brockwell

1,900

Hampton Roads Association of Social Workers Scholarship

1,500

Dan H. Brockwell Scholarship for Architecture

3,000

Hampton Roads Sanitation District Environmental Scholarship

3,000

Clara Wahlig Burhans Memorial Scholarship

34,500

Anne Hurd Memorial

4,000

C. F. and M. C. Burroughs Memorial Scholarship

45,500

Indian River Ruritan Scholarship

2,500

Louis I. Jaffé Memorial Scholarship

7,000

Stephen Ashby Carpenter Memorial E. W. Chittum Memorial Scholarship

1,600 841 2,000

James 2:26

98,939

Thomas G. Johnson Jr. Scholarship

J. Robert and Ettie Fearing Cunningham Memorial Scholarship

48,250

Judge Floyd E. and Annie B. Kellam Scholarship

Friends of Joshua P. Darden Jr. Scholarship

56,500

Adrian Ryan Kirk Memorial Scholarship

3,000 22,500 900

Hunter Davis Memorial Scholarship

1,400

Lewis K. Martin II, M.D. and Cheryl Rose Martin Scholarship

Dean Callahan Scholarship

1,700

Ellen Hitt McLaughlin Scholarship

R. Franklin and Arbee R. Edwards Scholarship

9,000

Metro Machine Scholarship

12,036

Frank Fang Memorial Scholarship

2,100

John H. and Annie Campbell Miles Memorial

4,500

Palmer Farley Memorial Scholarship

5,300

Carrie Biggs Morrison Memorial

36,600

Nicholas J. Georges Memorial

1,500

Perry and Bunny Morgan

127,031

Harry Bramhall Gilbert Merit Scholarship

22,100

Ocean Lakes Scholarship

5,100

Victor and Ruth N. Goodman Memorial

76,000

The Lefki and George Polizos Family Scholarship

2,000

2,500 600

Jennifer Mooney Greene Scholarship

1,000

Harry B. Price Jr. Memorial

2,200

Melvin R. Green Scholarship

1,000

Roland W. Proescher

4,500

Everette H. and Edith P. Griffin Memorial Scholarship

7,300

Walter Cecil Rawls Educational

13,500

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1,500

Hampton Roads Spartan Scholarship

Community Fund for Scholarships

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Education Defines Cherise Newsome

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Cherise Newsome cherishes her 1959 photo of 17 Norfolk school desegregation pioneers. Cherise grew up seeing how her mother Maria Williams-Giddens, an English teacher for 40 years, shaped lives. Knowing how education opens doors, one of Cherise’s proudest possessions is a photo she selected from The Virginian-Pilot archives when she left there. The print was a gift from the newspaper staff. It shows the 17 African-American students who in 1959 desegregated Norfolk Public Schools. Among them is one of Cherise’s former teachers, the late Patricia Godbolt White. “I’m forever indebted to her and the others,” Cherise says. “I stand on their shoulders and can now advocate for public education for all because they showed me how.” HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Jesse T. Bonney Scholarship

As 2001 valedictorian at Norfolk’s Booker T. Washington High School, Cherise Williams Newsome dreamed of attending Georgetown University. However, paying for the private university was a challenge. “My high school English teacher went (to Georgetown) and stressed considering colleges outside the area,” recalls Cherise. She was intrigued about spending four years studying in Washington, D.C., near the Smithsonian museums, National Cathedral and Kennedy Center. To pay for Georgetown “my guidance counselor steered me to apply for every scholarship I could,” Cherise recalls. Cherise, the daughter of a single mom, overcame “I am Georgetown’s private tuition thanks to scholarships, passionate including the Jesse T. Bonney Scholarship from the about education,” Hampton Roads Community Foundation. “Getting in Cherise Newsome a college doesn’t mean you can go there,” she says. “Scholarships helped me get to where I needed to be says.“It is the great to accomplish my dreams.” She also had summer equalizer and internships and worked on campus to help pay expenses. pathway to a The Bonney Scholarship, which dates to 1981, honors better life.” the late Jesse Bonney, a Norfolk business owner. He died in 1910 at age 63, shortly after founding a home in Norfolk for girls who were orphans or whose parents could not care for them. After the Bonney Home closed in 1981, its board of directors donated $245,917 to the community foundation to create a scholarship for females ages 25 and under. Thanks to investment growth and the power of endowment, more than 180 Bonney Scholars have received more than $1 million in scholarships since then. Bonney Scholars typically have the scholarship for four years of study. In 2016-17 there were 18 students who had the scholarship. After graduating from Georgetown, Cherise returned to Hampton Roads to live, work and raise her family. She and her husband Richard live in Norfolk and have two boys ages 5 and 2. For 11 years, Cherise was a reporter for The Virginian-Pilot covering city government, education and other topics. In October 2016, Cherise switched careers and became Portsmouth Public Schools’ public information officer. “I am passionate about education,” Cherise says. “It is the great equalizer and pathway to a better life. This job marries my passions.”

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2016 Grants Paid

SCHOLARSHIPS


In 2016 generous donors’ scholarships totaling more than $1.2 million helped 400 students attend 75 colleges and universities. Scholarships were paid directly to students’ educational institutions from the following charitable funds. Details on the purpose of each scholarship fund are on pages 40 and 42. Elisabeth Kelly King Reilly Scholarship

$7,500

In addition to the scholarships listed, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Edwin J. Rosenbaum Scholarship

10,000

Ellis W. Rowe Memorial Scholarship

28,500

helped more students in 2016 with education costs through grants that support scholarship funds at seven schools and colleges specified by donors. In 2016 these donor funds provided more than $230,000 in educational grants to the institutions listed below:

Doctors Kirkland Ruffin and Willcox Ruffin Scholarship Helen and Buzzy Schulwolf Fund for Smith Scholars

1,200

Wilfred G. Semple Scholarship Loan

1,500

Felton Ray Sharp and Evelyn Berryman Sharp Florence L. Smith

Macon and Joan Brock Scholarship Fund for Randolph-Macon College

Charles F. and Mabel C. Burroughs Memorial Fund for Norfolk Academy, Union Presbyterian Seminary and Virginia Theological Seminary

George Chamberlaine Memorial Fund

Jarrod Camper Smith Memorial Scholarship

1,000

for Norfolk Academy

Enid W. and Bernard B. Spigel Architectural Scholarship

2,000

F. Ludwig Diehn Fund

1,100

D.A. Taylor Memorial Scholarship

11,000

Patsy G. Teer

8,000

Vincent J. Thomas Scholarship

4,000

Thomas P. Thompson Memorial

11,000

John W. and Linda Vakos Scholarship

4,000

Gertrude “Betty” Ward Scholarship

8,700

Weisberg and Clark Scholarship

3,500

Captain Rexford Vinal Wheeler Jr., U.S.N.

19,000

Paul and Athena Yeonas Memorial

4,500

Grand total of all scholarships paid in 2016:

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14,969 84,000

Minton W. Talbot Scholarship

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$1,272,366

for the Old Dominion University Music Department

Margarette Hanes Old Nurse and Student Education Fund for Sentara College of Health Sciences

William A. and Lucille W. Sawyer Memorial Fund for Norfolk Collegiate School

Taylor Brothers Fund for Scholarships for Norfolk Academy

Grand total of all GRANTS awarded in 2016:

and

SCHOLARSHIPS

$14,748,978


Amanda Lloyd Goes Full Circle

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Amanda Lloyd’s new career involves three of her passions. and training. Before she joined TCC, she worked in training and organizational development for the City of Norfolk, in addition to teaching college courses. “I love how it really does go around full circle,” Amanda says. “I’ve been on the end where I’ve received a scholarship from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, and now I’m fortunate enough to work with the foundation to do various programs for our community.”

Louis and Alice Jaffé, shown on their 1942 wedding day, live forever through philanthropy. HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Louis I Jaffé Scholarship

When Amanda Lloyd received a Hampton Roads Community Foundation scholarship to attend Old Dominion University, she never imagined one day working in partnership with the very foundation that helped her. In 2016, Amanda became program coordinator for the Academy for Nonprofit Excellence sponsored by the community foundation at Tidewater Community College. Since 2005, the academy, funded by a community foundation grant, has helped nearly 2,000 professionals from 500 Hampton Roads nonprofits gain knowledge and expertise through classes designed just for them. More than 100 people have received certificates in nonprofit management through the program. Amanda grew up in Suffolk and earned her undergraduate degree Jaffé from Longwood University in 2006. With a goal of becoming a college Scholarships professor, she enrolled in graduate school to study humanities at help students Old Dominion University. She was thrilled to win the Louis I. Jaffé achieve Memorial Scholarship managed by the community foundation to support ODU graduate students in humanities or Norfolk State their dreams. University alumni attending graduate school. The late Alice Jaffé, who taught humanities at ODU, created the Jaffé scholarship fund in 1994 to honor her husband Louis, who died in 1950. Louis, the legendary editorial page editor of what is now The Virginian-Pilot, won a 1929 Pulitzer Prize for editorials on the horrors of lynching. Amanda started her teaching career in 2007 at TCC and has taught at as many as five schools at one time. Her degree in humanities is a versatile one that lets her teach courses in arts, literature, history, philosophy, ethics and religion. She continues to teach part-time while heading the nonprofit academy. This new position is a perfect mix of three of Amanda’s passions – nonprofits, higher education

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Putting Grants into Action

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PARTNERS

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The Community Leadership Partners is an active philanthropy group affiliated with the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Since 2010, when the Partners started, its members have put more than $1.4 million to work in our community through grants. Partners pool their resources to tackle community concerns – currently helping area children from disadvantaged backgrounds have access to programs that help them successfully navigate life’s challenges. Members of the Partners donate $2,100 each year ($400 if both members of a couple are 39 or under). During the year, members gather at sessions to learn about community needs and philanthropy. They visit nonprofits and work together to recommend grants to area organizations. Meet Our Members (As of May 31, 2017) Anonymous (1) Valerie and David Arias Lisa Baehre Aimee and Frank Batten Elena and Gary Baum Reese and Jarrett Beeler Claudia and Tim Bellars Claire and David Benjack Amy and Larry Bernert Sarah and Bruce Bishop Rob Blandford and Nancy Everett Lilly and Bruce Bradley Joan and Macon Brock Betty and Tom Broyles Ann and Steve Burke Meg and Bill Campbell Heather and Scott Carr Cindy and Jim Cervera Becky and Hap Chalmers Martha and Larry Colen Susan and Norman Colpitts Jennifer and Nick Cordovana Denyce and Jim Corzatt Cara Cotter Kim and Keith Curtis Perry and Kevin Dibona Deborah M. DiCroce Victoria and Philip Dietz Bebe and Tom Edmonds Susan and Marty Einhorn Ellen and Doug Ellis Janet and Johnny Ellis

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Annette Evers Joyce and John Fain Lynne and Paul Farrell Barbara and Andrew Fine Mike and Blair Fine Jan and Morris Fine Kim and Carlton Forbes T. Ricky Frantz Jane and Rusty Friddell Christine and Jason Fuller Theresa and Cecil Garber Susan and John Gill Martha and Richard Glasser Karen and Michael Goldsmith Sharon and Bernard Goodwyn Lynanne Gornto Debra and Ray Gromelski Katelyn and David Hadder Nancy and Robert Hall Amie and Byron Harrell Stuart Hawkins Susan and Paul Hirschbiel Patti and Tom Host Susan and Bob Hume Nita and Akhil Jain Kay and David Kaufman Anne G. Kellam Sheila Kilpatrick Ann and Rob Krebs Harry Laibstain Sarah Larkin Peggy and Aubrey Layne Sandra and Miles Leon

Calvert and Harry Lester Angelica and Henry Light Terry and John Lynch Kindall and Lamont Maddox Harriet and John Malbon Dolly Mannix Suzanne and Vince Mastracco Sherri Nelson and Aashish Matani Pattie and Cory McCallum Patt and Colin McKinnon Barbra and John Midgett Carrie and Wills Miller Gigi and Shep Miller Michael Moro and Claudia Muratori Jackie and Fred Napolitano Wendy and John Napolitano Joe Newell Ann Nusbaum Maureen and Richard Olivieri Patty and Vince Olivieri Sasha Oppleman Grant Page Susan T. Pender and Dan Beck Hamilton Perkins and Carla Howard Amy and Scott Pesesky Ellis Pretlow and Jaeson Dandalides Suzanne and Joe Prueher Suzanne Puryear and Mike Borysewicz Allison and John Rachels Lee and Michael Rashkind Robin and Richard Ray

Cart and Craig Reilly Katherine and Jeff Richardson Kay and Phil Richardson Jennell and Dwight Riddick Shirley and Dick Roberts Kristi and Eric Rosenfeldt Shikma and Danny Rubin Pru and Louis Ryan Doris and Nik Salem Bev and Will Sessoms Audrey and John Settle Anne and George Shipp Jane and Win Short Anne and Conrad Shumadine Marcy and Hunter Sims Jean and Ed Snyder Joan and James Spore Carter and Justin Steil Irene and Randy Sutton Winship and Guy Tower Jody and Alan Wagner Lewis W. Webb III Leila Graham and Randy Webb Sarah and Joey Weinberg Linda and Steve Whitehead Ashlin and Wayne Wilbanks Beth and Rolf Williams Lynne and Steve Winter Colonel Kelvin L. Wright Susan and Dubby Wynne

To learn about joining the Partners contact Debbi Steiger, vice president for regional outreach, at [email protected] or (757) 622-7951.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What is a community foundation?

How did the community foundation get started?

It is a nonprofit organization created by generous donors so it can forever award grants and scholarships to help people living in a specific geographic area. There are more than 750 community foundations in the United States – 29 of them in Virginia. Our foundation, started in 1950, was Virginia’s first community foundation.

Seven civic leaders gathered donations of $2,350 in 1950 to create The Norfolk Foundation – the first community foundation in Virginia. In 1987, community leaders in Virginia Beach created The Virginia Beach Foundation. In 2010, the two neighboring community foundations merged to form the Hampton Roads Community Foundation.

How do your funds work?

What is the Hampton Roads Community Foundation? We are a regional community foundation and the largest grant and scholarship provider in southeastern Virginia. With assets of more than $309 million, we are the 56th largest of more than 750 community foundations in the United States. Since our founding in 1950, generous people from all walks of life have helped us to put more than $250 million to work to improve life in our region.

What does the community foundation do? We are a permanent endowment working to improve life for southeastern Virginia residents by awarding grants to nonprofit organizations, providing scholarships to college students and spearheading community leadership initiatives. We work in partnership with donors and nonprofits to improve life in areas that include cultural vitality, economic stability, educational success, environmental stewardship, health and wellness, and vibrant places. In the initiative arena, we are incubating Minus 9 to 5, whose many stakeholders are creating an early care and education system to benefit Hampton Roads’ youngest residents and their families. We have previously nurtured and spun off other initiatives, including Reinvent Hampton Roads, which focuses on enhancing economic competitiveness, and Healthy Neighborhood Enterprises, which is helping to revitalize Norfolk’s Park Place neighborhood.

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We manage more than 500 charitable funds. Each retains the identity and purpose established by the original donor and follows the donor’s intent. For most funds, each year we pay out a percentage of the value while investing the remainder to grow for the future. Some donors request to support specific nonprofits or areas of concern. Some arrange for scholarship funds. Others leave their funds unrestricted to meet emerging needs in the future. We also manage organizational funds as well as donor-advised funds that have advisors who recommend grants.

How are funds invested? Our assets are primarily permanent endowment funds held and invested for long-term growth in partnership with Spider Management Company LLC, our investment manager. Our board of directors sets our investment policy and monitors the performance of funds.

Do you accept gifts of all sizes? Absolutely. You can make a gift of any size to an existing fund, including our family of community funds. If you want to start a named, permanent fund, the minimum gift is $25,000. We welcome current gifts as well as arrangements for future gifts from wills, trusts, life insurance, IRA beneficiary designations or other retirement plans.

Apply for Funding Nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for funding from our Community Grant and Special Interest Grant programs. Funding comes from donors’ unrestricted and field-of-interest funds. Grant guidelines and online applications are available at hamptonroadscf.org/nonprofits. College-bound students can apply for scholarships online starting December 1. Most applications are due March 1. Scholarships are awarded each spring for the upcoming academic year. Details and applications are available at hamptonroadscf.org/scholarships.

Learn More About Grants Visit the nonprofit section of hamptonroadscf.org. Subscribe to our monthly Grant Seekers Gazette e-newsletter for updates on grant and training opportunities. Come to our monthly nonprofit drop-in day and meet with a program officer. No appointment needed. See our website for dates and times. Come to free grants training in our office. Check our website for details.

= Inspiring Philanthropy. Changing Lives.

Inspiring Philanthropy in Southeastern Virginia Since 1950 The foundation names, taglines and logos are trademarked.


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In 2016 the Hampton Roads Community Foundation welcomed eight new members to the Legacy Society for Hampton Roads. Already in 2017 several more forward-thinking individuals have joined this special group of philanthropists focused on tomorrow. The society dates to 2002 when the community foundation started the society to thank its future donors. Members all have arranged for future gifts to the community foundation through their wills, IRAs, trusts or other estate plans. Each has let us know of his or her plans and ideas for helping others through future philanthropy. Each year we honor Legacy Society members at a luncheon and also invite them to other special events. To learn more about the Legacy Society or to let us know of your future gift, contact Kay Stine, vice president for development, at (757) 622-7951 or [email protected]. You can also learn more at leaveabequest.org. LEGACY SOCIETY FOR HAMPTON ROADS (Members as of May 31, 2017) Nancy Alain Anonymous (31) John M. Baillio Theodore Baker Jr. Robin Deal Baliles Sandra Baylor Lawrence A. Bernert Jr., M.D. David Cole Bland Joanne and Bruce Bodner Theodore Bonk and Richard Rivin Lilly and Bruce Bradley Joan and Macon Brock Thomas C. Broyles Arlene T. Campsen Rosanne Elizabeth Cary Charlotte Coates-Wilkes, M.D. Arthur L. Collins and Paula C. Collins Richard P. and Cynthia M. Cook Mary Pem L. Copeland James W. and Denyce K. Corzatt Kim and Keith Curtis Cynthia A. Cutler and Craig W. Haines Ann Caldwell Dearman Edward J. Dempsey James R. Early Russell D. Evett, M.D. Francis Facchini Lynne and Paul Farrell Juanita G. Felton Sandee Ferebee and Erik van Strien Emil James Gasser Jr. Valerio M. Genta, M.D. Martha and Rob Goodman Burton D. Goodwin, M.D.

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Barry Menser and Michael Hamar James S. Hanner, M.D. Mary Lee Harris Sally Kirby Hartman James W. High Susan and Paul Hirschbiel Bruce and Susan Holbrook John P. Jackson Terry S. Jenkins Kirkland Molloy Kelley Katherine L. Kitterman Andrew and Esther KIine Paul A. Kotarides Leslie P. Langley Aubrey and Peggy Layne Mary Louis LeHew and Dr. Willette L. LeHew Ernest M. Lendman Harry and Calvert Lester Angelica D. Light Linda and Ed Lilly Harvey L. Lindsay Jr. Tony London and Tim Bostic Jean A. Major Lewis K. Martin II, M.D., and Cheryl Rose Martin John May and Judith Whitehead Martha Lee and Harry E. McCoy Jr. Marshall and Glen McClure Dorris W. McNeal Melvin R. Green Roberto L.R. Mercado Gwendolyn Joyce Moss Jacqueline and Frederick Napolitano Sr. Sharon P. and John F. Newhard Jr.

Richard D. O’Leary and Barbara B. O’Leary Dal Paull Jr. Eunice Payne Whitney S. Peace Jack Mueller Peirson and John Mueller Powell and Jacque Peters Nancy G. Plaskie Starr Plimpton Henry L. and Sharon K. Rankin Patricia Peace Rawls Lynette S. Regan Kurt M. and Rose R. Rosenbach Roger F. Rowe Dr. Burt Rubin Louis F. and Prudence H. Ryan Ralph E. and Joyce A. Safford Toy D. Savage Jr. Patricia A. Seay Audrey and John Settle Jane Reeb Short Gay D. Shulman Madeline H. Sly Bobby Stein John D. Stewart Kay A. Stine Lois B. Martin Strode Kay and Keith Sudduth Jeanne and John Warner Eleanor H. Wheeler Marsha Wilkins Katherine Wilkinson Dorothy Urban Wright, M.D. Deborah Wyld Susan and Dubby Wynne

Remembering our Thoughtful Friends We are saddened by the recent passing of these Legacy Society for Hampton Roads members: Stuart P. Levy, Robert L. Major, M. Lee Payne, Glenn Allen Scott, Hildreth Strode and Ula K. Motekat, Ph.D. We appreciate the arrangement they made for gifts to the community foundation through their estate plans. Our honor roll of Legacy Society members include the late: W. Byron Babcock Winifred Maddock Baldwin Mary Rawls Cooke Berkeley Christine Clegg Bosher Julia Atwater Bristow Dan H. Brockwell Charles F. Burroughs Jr. Judith Ball Wysong Cofer Dr. Samuel Coppage Jr. Joseph W. Cotten Jr. Susan Ashburn Cotton Chester W. DeWalt Jr., M.D. Joshua P. Darden Jr. Thomas A. Felton Jr. Virginia Ferguson Mary Adelle Forbes William A. Goldback Marjorie Frame Hawkins Stuart P. Levy Robert L. Major Carl Mangum George Henry Marin Linford Mason H.P. “Sonny” McNeal Ula K. Motekat, Ph.D. Jean C. Old M. Lee Payne Charles E. Plimpton William Brewster Purdy Glenn Allen Scott Lewis H. Shulman Donald E. Sly, M.D. Hildreth Strode Charles Syer Patsy Teer Frederick R. Ward Ruth B. Weeks, M.D. Barbara Upton Wilson

Photo by Mackenzie Brunson

‘Philanthropy Is All Good’

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Kirkland Kelley’s award included a painting by D’Art Center artist Janice Gay Maker. Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach and served on boards for the YWCA of South Hampton Roads, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Hampton Roads Council, Library of Virginia, Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University. At the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, in 2015 Kirkland started the Kirkland Molloy Kelley donor-advised fund for her personal philanthropy. She is a member of the Legacy Society for Hampton Roads and serves on the foundation’s Professional Advisors Committee. Over the years, she has helped several clients create charitable legacies through the community foundation. HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Kirkland M. Kelley

Kirkland M. Kelley is a tireless advocate for philanthropy in Hampton Roads. Not only does this trust and estates attorney give her own time and money to numerous organizations, she encourages others to be generous. This is among the reasons Kirkland won the 2016 Barron F. Black Community Builder Award from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. The annual Kirkland Kelly award honors a professional advisor who shares the spirit of Barron, likes “helping the community foundation’s first people with board chair. He served from 1950 some of the until his death in 1974. He was most important a partner in Vandeventer Black LLP and was a civic leader and decisions they volunteer who helped others find will ever paths to philanthropy. make.” In 1976, Kirkland was a newly minted Hollins University graduate when she became intrigued with the legal field. Instead of living in France as she had imagined during college, this art history major from Virginia Beach became a paralegal with Kaufman & Canoles. That step led her to become an attorney at the Norfolk firm, where she has worked her entire career. She graduated from Washington & Lee University School of Law, where she edited the Law Review. Upon returning to Kaufman & Canoles she chose trusts and estates as her area of expertise. “I like helping people with some of the most important decisions they will ever make,” she says. “Philanthropy is all good. Working with it is fun.” Kirkland has chaired the Virginia State Bar’s taxation section and been named one of the Best Lawyers in America, Norfolk’s Trust and Estates Lawyer of the Year and a fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. She mentors young attorneys and is a dedicated volunteer who has chaired the WHRO board, led the

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2016 Donor Funds

DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS let living donors recommend grants to specific nonprofits they choose. Donors can name advisors and successor advisors to recommend grants from their funds to organizations. Fund Name

Winifred Maddock Baldwin Charitable 1998 Linda D. and John I. Barney Family 2016 Batten Educational Achievement 2003 Bellamy Martin 2003 The Jennet Bernert Helping Hands Charitable 2000 Carter Grandy Bernert 2015 R.G. “Pete” & Christine C. “Tina” Bosher Family 2016 Bradley Family 2008 Broadfoot/Ambler 2015 Sarah K. Brokaw 1998 Ned and Patsy Caton 2005 CG2 Fund 2005 The Checkered Flag 2000 Cherrystone Fund P 2010 Ted Clarkson 2006 Community Leadership Partners 2009 Mary Rawls Cooke Horticultural 2012 The Cooke Fund 2012 Mary Rawls Cooke Berkeley and Richard D. Cooke Jr. 2014 James W. and Denyce K. Corzatt 2008 Kitty and Tim Croke P 2014 Homer Cunningham for Meals on Wheels 1996 Kim and Keith Curtis 2005 Jane S. Curtis 2012 Joshua and Elizabeth Darden 2001 The Davis Family 2014 E. J. Dempsey 2005 R. and C. Dickerson Family 2012 Friedrich Ludwig Diehn 1987 Dollar Tree Stores 1997 Dr. Luke’s Trust 1991 Fain Family 2002 Fine Family 1988 Future Leadership Partners 1998 Gettier Family 2006 Lee A. and Helen Gifford 1994 John and Susan Gill Family 2006 William A. Gooch Conservation 2005 Martha and Rob Goodman Family Donor Advised 2005

Where Our Grants Come From

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Year Founded

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Fund Name

Year Founded

Goodman Family Donor Advised 1988 Alice Cooper Goodman 2016 The Genny Hayes Donor Advised 2015 Rebekah L. Huber Family Charitable 2007 Jain Family 2014 Julia and Rebecca Memorial Garden 2002 E. Polk Kellam Foundation 2016 Floyd E. Kellam Jr. Family 2000 Kirkland Molloy Kelley 2015 Kirkland-Harris, Suitt 2008 The Landsberger Family P 2015 Maureen and Augustine H. Lawrence III P 2013 Nancy Bush Lawson Memorial 1999 Robert A. Lawson Jr. Family 2005 Edward and Ruth Legum Family 2015 Lewis Family 2008 Sean A. Lovas Memorial 2008 Senator L. Louise Lucas Legacy 2015 Carl W. Mangum Jr. and Marguerite S. Mangum 2016 Glenn B. and Reba S. McClanan 2004 Joanne and Jim McClellan 2008 Harry E. and Martha Lee McCoy 2010 McKinnon Fund 2004 E.A and George N. McMath Edgewater P 2007 Meachum Education 1996 The Mermaid 2015 Milton-Mountjoy 2007 Elsie N. (Sis) and Monroe Nash 1992 The Neikirk Family 2015 Nightingale Fund 2004 Alan and Susan Nordlinger Family 2002 Nancy N. Nusbaum and V.H. Nusbaum Jr. Donor Advised 2011 Robert Nusbaum and Linda Laibstain, Marianne Olivieri Memorial Fund for the Performing Arts

2014 2007

Richard and Maureen Olivieri Family Alison J. and Ella W. Parsons Dal Paull Endowment

2006 2005 2005

P Part of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation family of funds

Fund Name

Year Founded

Charles E. and Starr D. Plimpton Donor Advised 2001 Allen and Ann Richter 2012 Robin A. Rinaca and Nicholas J. Covatta Jr. P 2006 Bill Rosenow Memorial 2002 William F. Rountree Jr. 2011 Louis F. and Prudence H. Ryan 2008 Slone Family Donor Advised 2007 Louis Snyder Foundation 2002 Special #4 2000 Special #5 2003 Special #6 2008 Special #7 2008 B. M. Stanton Foundation 1989 Debbi and Jim Steiger Family 2006 Kay and Ronald Stine Family 2012 David B. and Suzanne VK. Tankard P 2005 Lisa and David Tankard Jr. P 2007 Tonya T. and Samuel V. Tankard P 2007 Richard and Joie Tankard Conservation P 2008 Bob and Marion Taylor Family 2013 Torrech Family 2004 Mabel Burroughs Tyler 2007 George W. and Nancy S. Vakos 2002 Christiane and James Valone Charitable 2010 Fund for Veterans 2015 Virginia Eye Foundation 2015 Bradley J. Waitzer 1998 Mr. and Mrs. Guilford Dudley Ware Charitable 1997 John Wareing Memorial 2000 Senator John W. Warner and Mrs. John Warner 2016 Violet S. Whitson Memorial 2005 Leah S. Wohl Musical Arts 2013 Dona Wood Family 2002 Wynne Family 2008

Value of all Donor-advised Funds as of 12/31/16:

$75,554,098

Photo by Eric Lusher

Generosity Extends for Generations

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Courtesy Photo

Several generations of the Nusbaum family are working to make Hampton Roads a better place. All act as advisors to the Nancy N. Nusbaum and V.H. Nusbaum Jr. Donor Advised Fund. Among the family are Andrew and Matthew Nusbaum and their sister Lindsay Nusbaum Davenport. The trio range in age from 29 to 36. In 1888 David Lowenberg, their great-greatgreat-grandfather, helped found the Retreat for Justine the Sick in Norfolk. That charitable endeavor Nusbaum led to today’s Sentara Norfolk General inspired others Hospital. Their great-great grandfather, Sidney L. Nusbaum, was a stalwart to be generous. supporter of community development who founded S.L. Nusbaum Realty Matthew Nusbaum (left), Linda Laibstain, Robert Nusbaum, Lindsay Davenport, Ann Nusbaum and Andrew Nusbaum carry on Company in 1906 where Andrew and their family’s tradition of philanthropy. In the photos behind them are V.H. “Pooch” Nusbaum (left) and Alan Nusbaum. Matthew work today. In 2011, an estate gift from their late grandfather V.H. “Pooch” Nusbaum The Nusbaum siblings credit their great-grandmother, started the family donor-advised fund at the community foundation. The fund is Justine Lowenberg Nusbaum, for inspiring their personal named for Pooch and his wife Nancy, who has since passed away. Pooch arranged philanthropy. Justine, who died in 2000 at age 99, loved to tell for his brother, Bob, to advise on grants from the fund along with his son Alan how she was only 10 years old when she and her friends organized Nusbaum and three adult grandchildren. After Alan passed away in 2013, his wife a lawn party to raise $25 to help sick infants. She grew up to Ann Nusbaum joined her three children and Bob as an advisor. support the American Red Cross, Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia Ann echoes her uncle’s sentiments when she says of the late Justine: “She was and Eastern Shore, and a host of other causes. Justine was Norfolk’s the role model for everything since she couldn’t do enough for people.” First Citizen in 1979. President George W. Bush honored her as a Thousand Points of Andrew, Matthew and Lindsay love working with their mom and uncle to make Light recipient for her volunteer achievements. Hampton Roads a better place. As advisors to the fund started by their grandfather these At age 93, Justine’s oldest son, Robert C. Nusbaum Jr., is the family patriarch. young philanthropists carry on a charitable legacy that dates back generations. The retired attorney with Williams Mullen, who also has been Norfolk’s First Citizen, Lindsay looks forward to getting together with her family to recommend grants. says his mother “left a great heritage that is hard to live up to.” Bob and his wife “It is wonderful to have this fund. We have designated money set aside to give to Linda Laibstain are involved with many nonprofits and also have a donor-advised organizations we like to support. Doing that is always positive.” fund at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. For Lindsay, supporting her home community honors her late father and The younger generation of Nusbaums serve on various Hampton Roads grandfather “who were both very philanthropic.” organizations’ boards and committees. Much of their philanthropy flows through their family fund at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation.

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2016 Donor Funds

Designated Funds provide annual grants to nonprofits named by the donors who established their funds. Fund Name, Year Founded

Value as of December 31, 2016

Batten Fund for Places and Programs, 2011 1,286,481 For Places and Programs for Children for its Children’s Harbor centers

ACCESS Education Challenge, 1999 824,840 For ACCESS College Foundation “last dollar” scholarship awards to students from Virginia Beach public high schools

Batten Fund for the Virginia Aquarium, 2011 2,222,414 For the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center in Virginia Beach

Isaac M. Baker Jr. and Sarah Lee Baker Memorial, 1995 For the Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation to benefit the Norfolk garden

Batten Fund for Young Audiences of Virginia, 2007 For Young Audiences of Virginia

65,005

Batten Fund for The Academy of Music, 2010 For The Academy of Music in Norfolk Batten Fund for An Achievable Dream Virginia Beach, 2015 For An Achievable Dream in Virginia Beach Batten Fund for the Barrier Islands Center, 2011 For the Eastern Shore of Virginia’s Barrier Islands Center in Machipongo

1,797,685

Batten Fund for Elizabeth River Project, 2013 For the Elizabeth River Project in Portsmouth

Batten Fund for Park Place School, 2008 For Park Place School in Norfolk 2 0 1 7

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R E P O R T

Black Creek Baptist Church Enhancement Endowment, 2010 For Black Creek Baptist Church in Franklin

1,695,895

Macon & Joan Brock Scholarship Fund for Randolph-Macon College, 2012 For Randolph-Macon College

Batten Fund for Equi-Kids, 2011 445,107 For Equi-Kids Therapeutic Riding Program in Virginia Beach Batten Fund for Horizons Hampton Roads, 2007 For Horizons Hampton Roads programs in Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach

C. M. Baylor Jr., 2001 For the Virginia Beach SPCA

L.D. Britt, M.D., Community Health, 2015 For the L.D. Britt, M.D. Fund

1,286,052

1,442,988

1,284,192

1,454,763

Bay Island Yacht Club, 2009 For Lynnhaven River Now

957,379

Batten Fund for the Children’s Museum of Virginia, 2008 1,528,684 For the Children’s Museum of Virginia in Portsmouth

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Access 20th Anniversary, 2007 $213,970 For ACCESS College Foundation scholarships to students from Chesapeake, Suffolk and Virginia Beach public high schools

The Mary F. Ballentine Fund, 2000 2,549,213 For resident support grants at Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach


Fund Name, Year Founded

363,899 5,657

Margaret G. and William T. Campbell, 1989 For the Jones Institute Foundation


The Colenda Fund (Art, Gerry, Jeri Colenda), 2007 646 For The Maury Foundation Fannie R. Cooke #1, 1961 85,291 For Hampden-Sydney College, Mary Baldwin College in Staunton and Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond Fannie R. Cooke #2, 1962 For Mary Baldwin College in Staunton and Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond Elsie Stewart Copeland, 1983 For Christ and Saint Luke’s Church in Norfolk

339,396

57,741

Constance Jordan Coppage, Dr. Samuel F. Coppage Sr. and Dr. Samuel F. Coppage Jr., 2015 655,041 For Tidewater Community College Foundation Dr. Samuel F. Coppage Jr. #1, 2015 For Grace Episcopal Church in Norfolk

655,041

199,165

Dr. Samuel F. Coppage Jr. #2, 2015 For The Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Norfolk

655,041

666,661

Lynnwood Craig, 2002 For the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation

120,041 9,355

Carol Chittum Endowment for the Theatrical Performing Arts, 2004 28,270 For the Generic Theater, Little Theatre of Norfolk and Little Theatre of Virginia Beach The Chrissy Fund, 2008 For American Cancer Society for Hampton Roads cancer patients needing wigs and other head covers, prostheses and transportation services


33,927

Charles F. and Mabel C. Burroughs Memorial, 1960 4,028,385 For First Presbyterian Church, Christ and St. Luke’s Church, Norfolk Academy, Union Presbyterian Seminary and Virginia Theological Seminary George Chamberlaine Memorial, 1953 For need-based scholarships at Norfolk Academy


13,171

20,216

Dollar Tree Associates Disaster Relief Fund, 2014 9,711 To assist after disasters Early Education, 2013 6,390,794 For the model early childhood education center located at the YMCA in the Park Place neighborhood in Norfolk East Ocean View Literary, 2005 For the Pretlow Branch of Norfolk Public Library

128,036

Edwards Family Scholarship Support, 2016 77,261 To support the R. Franklin and Arbee R. Edwards Scholarship Fund Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credit, 2016 240,078 For scholarships for students to attend participating independent schools Jan and Morris Fine Fund for the Virginia Beach SPCA, 2016 25,332 For the Virginia Beach SPCA



First Baptist Church of Norfolk, 2016 For First Baptist Church of Norfolk

104,699

Franklin/Southampton County Relay for Life Endowment, 2010 28,955 For the American Cancer Society, Mid-Atlantic Division Region VII for the Franklin/Southampton County, Virginia Relay for Life The Garden Club of Eastern Shore, 2013 P 43,872 For grounds beautification at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital

Virginia Cooke Glennan, 2012 517,334 For Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, the Boys’ Home in Covington and the Jackson-Feild Homes in Jarratt Green Family Memorial, 1990 139,689 For Westville Disciples (Christian) Church in Mathews Hampton Roads Committee of 200+ Men, 2014 49,973 For the 200+ Men Foundation Hampton Roads Committee of 200+ Men George C. Crawley Scholarship, 2014 25,363 For the 200+ Men Foundation to provide scholarships for Hampton Roads students Hampton Roads Cultural Endowment, 1994 51,083 For participating Hampton Roads arts and cultural institutions Healthy Neighborhood Enterprises, 2014 50,000 For Healthy Neighborhood Enterprises, a regional community development corporation



Eugenia Smith Kennedy, 2013 212,426 For the Virginia Symphony, Virginia Opera, Virginia Musical Theatre, Little Theatre of Virginia Beach and Virginia Beach SPCA John Jay & Ola Hill Krueger, 1999 36,442 For the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center and the Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum in Virginia Beach Harold L. and Brooke Neilson Lowry Memorial, 1959 For the Boys’ Home in Covington

490,891

George H. Marin, 2016 104,120 For Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School, Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, Niagara Catholic High School, Salvation Army -- Hampton Roads Area Command, Star of the Sea Catholic School and St. John the Apostle Catholic School Mary Ludlow Home, 2011 To provide grants for ForKids Inc.

1,079,903

Benjamin W. Mears Jr. Family, 2007 P 36,098 For the Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust Inc.

Ula Motekat, 2006 79,700 For the Feldman Chamber Music Society, Chrysler Museum of Art, Virginia Opera and WHRO



Mary Elizabeth Semple, 1991 For Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters

97,082

Sergeant Memorial, 1988 75,916 For First Presbyterian Church in Staunton, First Presbyterian Church in Norfolk, Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J., Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J., Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Norfolk Academy, and the Arts and Culture Community Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation Shore Bank, 2006 P 55,009 For the United Way of Virginia’s Eastern Shore Shore Cancer Center, 2008 P 24,063 For Shore Health Services Inc. in support of the Shore Cancer Center Slone Family Designated, 2008 For the Talmudical Academy of Norfolk Smithfield Courthouse of 1750 and Clerk’s Office of 1799, 1996 For the Old Courthouse of 1750 and Clerk’s Office of 1799 in Smithfield Symphony Fund, 1962 For the Virginia Symphony Orchestra

45,156

39,399

982,996

Ula and Janne Motekat, 2016 221,810 For the Chrysler Museum of Art, Fred Heutte Center, Norfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk SPCA, Virginia Beach SPCA, Virginia Opera and WHRO

Taylor Brothers Fund for Scholarships, 2010 27,257 For Norfolk Academy for need-based scholarships

65,155

William J. and Ellamae Vakos, 1993 125,850 For Union Mission Ministries and Beach Health Clinic

702,291

Virginia Beach Foundation Administrative, 2007 136,866 For community foundation operations

Taylor Sisters Library, 1999 For Norfolk Public Library

48,727

Gabrielle P. Hubbard, 2010 For The Williams School in Norfolk

570,668

Neptune Festival, 2007 For the Neptune Festival in Virginia Beach

Lee B. Jacobs, 1993 For youth residential homes in Virginia

433,270

NSU Honors Program, 1998 For Norfolk State University’s Honors Program

112,446

Robert C. Nusbaum Scholarship Fund for Norfolk State University Honors College, 2016 100,126 For the Norfolk State University Honors Program

I.T. Walke Jr. Designated, 1978 3,096,115 For Eastern Virginia Medical School, Christ and St. Luke’s Church in Norfolk, Virginia and Norfolk General Hospital

Kathrina B. Powell, 2006 For Norfolk Public Library branches

25,577

William B. Purdy, 2015 For Norfolk Public Library

188,165

Warner Family, 2015 97,203 To honor meritorious public service of the USS John Warner crew and for its morale, welfare and recreation fund

Alice R. Jaffé Memorial Fund - Feldman Chamber Music, 1994 For the Feldman Chamber Music Society

Johnsen Peregrination, 2005 P 248,501 For the Eastern Shore of Virginia Community College Foundation Mildred Jordan, 2015 For Hampton University

655,041

Kellam Family, 2005 P 837,075 For the Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation

William A. and Lucille W. Sawyer Memorial, 1999 101,170 For Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church in Norfolk and needbased scholarships for Norfolk Collegiate students

Value of all Designated Funds as of 12/31/16:

$46,026,306 HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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2016 Donor Funds

Field-of-interest Funds support broad areas of concern identified by donors. Grants are awarded through a competitive process to nonprofit organizations working in these fields in Hampton Roads. Fund Name, Year Founded


Ashinoff Family Fund for the Arts, 2004 To benefit the arts Jeanne Atkinson, 2011 To benefit early childhood education

$26,772 71,865

Benjamin R. Brown, 1985 149,043 For research in mental illness and for those suffering from it

28,741

Julian Haden Gary and Margaret Savage Gary, 1998 636,267 For horticultural educational purposes


Brenda & Alan Stein Fund for Homeless & Indigent, 1990 18,350 For food, clothing or shelter, especially for children The Surry Fund, 1999 To promote racial harmony in Surry County

17,524

William A. Goldback, 2009 4,942,409 To support performing arts and medical services, education or research

Patsy G. Teer, 2014 768,341 For research and scholarships for South Hampton Roads students attending college

7,686,661

Victor and Ruth N. Goodman Memorial, 1996 1,909,452 For students studying for a career in medicine or health care

The Laura Turner Fund, 1997 To assist adults with cerebral palsy

49,652

Christadelphian Ecclesia of Hampton Roads Helping, 2015 133,141 For human services with a preference for helping Norfolk residents

Jennifer Lynn Gray, 1993 344,581 To support training for people with mental disabilities

Tyler Cultural, 1995 For arts and cultural organizations

236,515

Vernon and Judith Cofer Fund, 2013 For the preservation of Virginia history

Paul S. Huber Memorial, 1985 For the arts

Inge Family Fund for the Environment, 2013 28,979 To improve life for the environment

John W. and Linda Vakos, 2014 284,258 For early childhood and elementary education and health care and support services, particularly those with Alzheimer’s disease or cancer

Mary E. and Curtis M. Chappell Jr., 2006 For arts and humanities on the Virginia Peninsula William A. and Jane M. Charters, 2004 For essential human services

465,325 31,192

30,360

The Colenda Fund (Art, Gerry, Jeri Colenda), 2007 2,559 For children, veterans and abandoned or abused animals Community Action Resource Empowerment, 2008 9,855 For projects that positively impact youth in certain neighborhoods in Virginia Beach

Community Fund for Civic Leadership, 2007 26,697 For civic engagement and leadership Community Fund for Educational Achievement, 2007 27,312 For improving educational opportunities for students

5,679,281

Ethel T. Jones, 1965 1,798,999 To improve life for children and youth in Norfolk H. Lee Kanter, 2001 For the performing arts Mary Jane Kunhardt Fund for the Benefit of the Homeless of Tidewater, 2000 For homeless people

495,686 8,845

3,838

Barbara Upton Wilson Charitable, 2014 635,588 For preservation of the natural environment, environmental education and humane treatment of animals

6,145,318

John L. Roper, 2nd and Sarah Dryfoos Roper, 1984 634,257 For cultural arts

Ryan S. Crouse, 2005 For children and teenagers

The Glenn Allen Scott and Anne C. Brower Cultural Endowment, 2001 97,140 For an arts and culture endowment

R E P O R T

Skip Wilkins, 1992 For basic human needs

260,793

Alfred L. Nicholson, 1998 For the humane treatment and care of animals

Community Fund for Health and Human Services, 2007 27,640 For health and human services

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Harry F. Wall Memorial Scholarship, 2007 For public high schools on the Virginia Peninsula

Virginia Dietrich Williams Fund for Women and Girls, 2005 103,537 For women and children

William Thomas Reilly III, 2013 For the environment

21,027

The Virginian-Pilot Fund, 2010 2,683,599 To support the technology needs of the Colonel Samuel L. Slover Main Library in Norfolk

Perry and Bunny Morgan, 2000 10,005,380 For arts, education (particularly student scholarships) and essential human services

Community Fund for the Environment, 2007 35,130 For the environment

Dixon-Settle Fund for Women, 2015 26,024 For human services with a preference for programs supporting women in difficult situations 2 0 1 7

Lowery D. Finley Jr. Memorial, 2002 For youth


Taylor Sisters Library, 1999 16,954 For organizations serving minorities, the poor and homeless in Norfolk

Community Fund for Arts and Culture, 2007 29,185 For arts and culture

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Lee A. and Helen G. Gifford Endowment for the Cultural and Performing Arts, 1997 375,975 For cultural and performing arts

Charles G. Brown, 1983 For advanced research in mental illness



51,999

E. K. Sloane, 1997 4,736,239 To provide pianos to charitable, educational or intellectual institutions

Sue Cook Winfrey Memorial, 1997 3,985,294 For organizations helping abused children and/or spouses

Value of all Field-of-interest Funds as of 12/31/16:

$55,783,579


Helping Diabetics Gain Good Health

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Chesapeake Care Clinic

Loretta Chandler of Chesapeake gave up her career to care for her husband with dementia. She could no longer afford health insurance. Ignoring her medical and dental care was risky for someone with a family history of diabetes. After her husband died in 2015, she resumed doctor visits but bills overwhelmed her. Dental care did not survive the cut, even though Loretta knew oral health is critical William for people at risk of diabetes. Goldback is Loretta was desperate when helping people she turned to the Chesapeake Care Clinic for help through its diabetes stay healthy. initiative. Founded in 1992, the clinic provides quality medical and dental care for lowincome and uninsured residents. Thanks to the clinic’s Diabetic Quality Management Program, Loretta Chandler (center) learns healthy cooking tips from EVMS students Kimberly Ha (left) and Carrie Sartor. the 57-year-old widow now weighs less. She has improved her oral and physical health and has staved off diabetes. plans, healthy-cooking classes, and health and wellness education. The initiative In 2016, 23 percent of Chesapeake Care’s patients were diagnosed with focuses on specific, measurable objectives modeled after American Diabetes diabetes or prediabetes. That statistic prompted the Hampton Roads Community Association guidelines. Foundation to award two grants during the year. Funding came in part from its Diabetes care “is best managed using a team approach involving both medical William A. Goldback Fund, a field-of-interest fund for medical services, education and dental professionals,” says Dourina Petersen, the clinic’s executive director. or research. William Goldback was a Norfolk business owner who had diabetes. One clinic partner is Eastern Virginia Medical School whose students lead exercise A three-year $81,500 community foundation grant to the clinic is helping and healthy eating classes. low-income Chesapeake residents like Loretta manage diabetes. The clinic also won Chesapeake Care is helping 282 patients diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes. a second grant of $20,000 awarded in partnership with the United Way of South Among them is Clifford Allred, 63, who is a former business owner. He has a Hampton Roads. It is for dental care for diabetic patients. The two diabetes-related medical history that includes congestive heart failure, stroke and diabetes. He had grants are among the $403,750 in grants the Hampton Roads Community Foundation delayed dental visits for years because of the cost. The dental clinic provides him has provided Chesapeake Care in recent years. affordable cleaning and cavity filling in a professional environment. The diabetes initiative is designed to help reduce the risk of diabetes “They’ve been tremendous,” Clifford says. “I don’t think I could have gotten complications. Clinic staff and volunteers assess patients and provide treatment better care anywhere else.”

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Unrestricted Funds are created by donors who do not limit their charitable use. This gives the community foundation board latitude to respond to changing community needs, help solve regional issues or enhance the quality of life in southeastern Virginia. Fund Name, Year Founded

Leon H. Ackerman, 1976 Anne B. Addington, 2004 Argyle Fund, 1998 Margaret B. Atkinson, 1971 Byron Babcock, 2009 Isaac M. Baker Jr. and Sarah Lee Baker Memorial, 1995

$287,387 46,504 240,464 133,065 542,984 34,042

BAL Group, 1988 829 Chad Ballard, 2006 P 120,596 E. C. Barnhardt III Memorial, 2005 74,330 Frank Batten, 1988 37,960 Beskin & Assoc., 1988 1,494 Mary L. B. Birdsong, 1971 612,828 Barron F. Black Article VIII, 1976 165,646 Munro Black, 1959 946,238 Edward J. Brickhouse, 1979 1,552,938 Macon and Joan Brock, 1992 31,697 Virginia P. and Charles F. Burroughs Jr. Memorial, 2008 2,505,651


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June Page Camp, 1999 101,492 Margaret G. and William T. Campbell, 1991 10,811 Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic Foundation, 1997 3,477 Richard S. Cohoon Memorial, 1978 257,921 Community Fund, 2003 1,388,006 Croshaw, Seigal et al, 1989 3,735 Colgate and Constance Darden Memorial, 1980 8,915,444

2 0 1 7

Joshua P. and Elizabeth D. Darden, 2014 Leroy W. Davis Memorial, 1993 Daisy K. and William P. Dickson Jr. Memorial, 2004

1,629,423 43,876

Ralph B. Douglass, 1973 Walter A. Edwards Jr., 1992 Ellen W. & Douglas D. Ellis Sr., 2003 The Family Channel, 1990 Lynne & Paul Farrell, 1992 Alan and Ester Fleder Foundation, 1991

644,835 313,257 104,507 3,361 231,712 1,786

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148,552



Barbara H. Fleming, 1987 217,328 Furman Family, 1990 10,222 General Unrestricted Fund, 1988 137,694 Gornto Fund, 1988 2,378 Albert H. Grandy Memorial, 1988 112,220 Eva K. Grant, 2008 205,987 Grant Making Fund, 2002 1,203,586 Grantmaking of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation, 2009 P 66,428

John Stanley Gregory Memorial, 1994 304,392 Evelyn D. Grones, 1990 11,208 Isla Vance Grover, 1980 4,097,876 William B. Grover, 1980 603,368 Hall Auto Mall, 1988 7,447 J. Burton Harrison Jr., 1988 4,937 W. Wright Harrison Memorial, 2001 5,771 The Howard Association, 1987 225,772 Johns Brothers, 1989 2,587 Samuel G. Jones, Jr., 2004 110,228 Edwin C. Kellam, 1988 4,208 Landmark Design Group, 1990 4,399 The Edmund A.“Ned” Langhorne Memorial, 2008 68,426 Angelica D. Light, 2012 38,686 S. E. Liles Jr., 1988 8,153 Joseph Lust, 1994 5,000 Ethel and Linford Mason, 2009 3,210,784 Francis & Jean McCoy, 1989 5,891 Gary D. McMahan, 1991 7,568 H. P. McNeal, 2005 370,919 McPhillips, Roberts & Deans, 1990 2,475 Meadville Fund, 2005 P 1,590,652 Alva W. Mercer, 1972 51,879 Perry and Bunny Morgan, 1999 5,962,082 C. Whitley Musick, 1989 1,100 Nandua Fund, 2008 P 1,820,231 Napolitano Family, 1989 112,610 V. H. Nusbaum Jr., 1988 4,629




Jean C. Old, 2010 394,763 Pat and Dan, 1991 2,951 PNC Bank, 2006 P 25,742 C. J. Prettyman Sr., 2008 P 161,960 RBC Centura, 1991 4,434 Irene D. Redwood, 1977 870,145 Langford W. Redwood, 1962 1,709,789 Clarence B. Robertson, 1968 176,375 Lelia E. Robertson, 1980 299,209 Walter H. Robertson, 1973 438,323 The Runnymede Corporation, 1988 7,487 Philip and Mary Russo, 1997 24,685 Henry and Phyllis Shook, 1991 4,318 Hattie G. Slaughter, 1964 261,613 Mrs. C. Gordon Smith Jr., 1990 27,882 Special #1, 1997 4,991,010 Special #3, 1984 8,536,523 James A. Squires and Karen Jones Squires, 2016 29,020 Dorothy Redwood Cooke Sutherland, 2004 100,829 Charles Syer, 1996 7,347,464 The Trinder Fund, 1993 4,011 Donald J. Trufant Memorial, 2015 P 589,724 Helen W. Tucker Memorial, 2005 57,343 Goldsborough S. and Katherine P. Tyler Memorial, 1999 96,317 Mabel B. Tyler, 1987 445,454 Virginia Investment Counselors Charitable, 1997 28,367 I. T. Walke Jr., 1978 1,011,778 Eugene Walters Foundation, 1992 8,032 William P. Woodley, 1990 87,732 Tom and Page Young, 2007 P 45,708

Value of all Unrestricted as of 12/31/16:

Funds

$69,524,957

Community Leadership Initiatives

In a perfect world, a grant check or several hours of volunteer time would solve all Hampton Roads’ challenges. However, the realities in this coastal region are as complex as the solutions to its problems. That is why the Hampton Roads Community Foundation starts and nurtures community leadership initiatives that augment its traditional grant and scholarship programs. Initiatives are a way to help give everyone in our region – particularly children – great futures. Resembling a marathon more than a sprint, initiatives take time to unfold as volunteers and experts come together to study issues, determine solutions and turn ideas into action. Take Reinvent Hampton Roads, for example. This initiative started in 2012 in response to the alarming reality that Hampton Roads was ranked last place nationally among major metropolitan areas recovering from the recession. After four years of incubation, Reinvent Hampton Roads launched in early 2016 as its own 501(c) 3. This nonprofit works to reinvigorate a sluggish regional economy long dependent on the military, port and tourism. It strives to nurture entrepreneurs,

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Working for a Great Future for All

Good lives for children is a goal of our latest initiative.

encourage collaboration and bring new industry. The goal is to attract more higher-paying jobs that will attract people to live, work and raise their families in the region. Learn more at reinventhr.org. Our newest initiative, Minus 9 to 5, uses a collective impact approach to improve life for the region’s youngest residents and their families. Many of the 15,000 babies born in the region each year start life with challenges. Low birth weight, family poverty and no access to quality early care and education can put a child behind from day one. Without positive starts early in life, children may enter kindergarten unprepared to learn and never catch up – leaving them to struggle in school and have limited career options as adults. Right now more than 100 area experts are involved in six Minus 9 to 5 working groups. Parents, educators, health professionals, social workers and government Minus 9 to 5 Preparing families from conception to kindergarten representatives are among the key architects of this collaborative initiative. Their goal is to craft an outstanding early care and education system to help families from the moment they conceive a child until he or she enters kindergarten. Learn more at minus9to5.org.

CONVERSATIONS LEAD TO COLLABORATION

The Hampton Roads Community Foundation’s grant staff regularly brings together nonprofits working in the same fields. Through conversations, nonprofits in these affinity groups learn from each other and find ways to work together to improve area residents. Current conversation groups are focused on these topics: Conversations at the community foundation led four area domestic violence shelters to work together and launch in 2016 the new Coordinated Crisis Response hotline and system to help callers. Until then there had been four different crisis numbers available. There is now a single number to call for immediate help with domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault and stalking issues. The hotline number is 757-251-0144.

• Aging People • Disability Services • Family Violence – Child Abuse • Family Violence – Adult Abuse

• K-5 Students • Mental Health • Middle School Students • Transition to College or Career HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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2016 Donor Funds

Organizational Funds are created by nonprofit organizations to provide them with permanent endowments that grow over time and enable them to receive annual grants to support their missions. Fund Name, Year Founded



Norfolk Senior Center Endowment, 1998

An Achievable Dream Virginia Beach Endowment, 2015 U 9,970

Endependence Center, 2001

964

Park Place School, 2009 U 131,171

Equi-Kids Therapeutic Riding Program, 2010

117,126

Families of Autistic Children of Tidewater (F.A.C.T.), 2012

Peninsula Community Foundation of Virginia, 2004 148,655

116,919

Physicians For Peace, 2005

Beach Health Clinic, 2000

32,441

Broadwater Academy, 2005 P 30,459 Broadwater Academy Julia B. Fleet, 2006 P 25,622 Cerebral Palsy of Virginia, 2014 The Children’s Center, 2008

156,296

62,096

Children’s Harbor Anchor, 2012 U 255,101 Chincoteague Island Library Endowment, 2013 P 47,343 Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore Endowment, 2009 P 39,353

Eastern Shore Community College Foundation, 2005 P 48,577 Eastern Shore of Virginia Barrier Islands Center Endowment, 2006 P U 916,487

Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation Fund, 2005 P 360,987 Eastern Shore Family YMCA Branch of the YMCA of South Hampton Roads Fund, 2006 P 60,947


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Elizabeth River Endowment, 2014 U 296,909

Randy Custis Memorial, 2011 P 33,682

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Academy of Music Endowment, 2011 U $757,086

Auxiliary of Shore Memorial Hospital, 2006 P 84,309



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Feldman Chamber Music Society Endowment, 1991

431,564

ForKids Inc. Endowment, 1998

45,226

Friends of the Northampton Free Library, 2010 P 110,250 The Hermitage Foundation Auxiliary Endowment, 2000 Hope House Foundation, 2002

48,618

905,477

82,843

44,374

Portsmouth Museums Foundation Fund for the Children’s Museum, 2009 U 370,489 Seton House, 2003

88,081

South Hampton Roads Habitat for Humanity Inc. Fund for Jill House, 2002 52,241 Sugar Plum Endowment, 2003 Symphonicity Endowment, 2008

868,307 26,528

Horizons Hampton Roads, 2008 U 623,982

United Way of South Hampton Roads Endowment, 1995

668,631

The Hummingbird Fund, 2001

88,531

Virginia Arts Festival, 1997

827,393

280,755

Virginia Beach CASA, 2008

8,579

Mercy Medical Airlift-Angel Flight, 2003 Mt. Carmel Christian Church, 2016

52,282

Museum of Chincoteague Island Endowment, 2015 P 64,646

Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust, 2012 P 624,211 VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads, 2000

Young Audiences of Virginia, 2008 U 614,893

Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association Foundation, 2009 38,464 Norfolk Rotary Endowment, 1992

512,806

Value of all Organizational Funds as of 12/31/16:

U Participated in the Batten Endowment Challenge, which encourages recipients to raise funds that are matched by the Batten Educational Achievement Fund administered by the community foundation

18,322

$11,229,993


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Norfolk Rotary Endowment

An idea hatched 25 years ago has grown into a halfmillion-dollar charitable endowment that has helped dozens of Hampton Roads nonprofits. The Rotary Club of Norfolk created an endowment fund in 1992 at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation with $15,000 donated by club members. “I’m very surprised it has done so well,” says Mark Shaw, who was club president back In 1992, then and brainstormed the idea with his 15 Rotarians father-in-law, Harry E. McCoy Jr., who stepped forward also is a club member. with initial The duo proposed the endowment contributions to develop a “permanent fund to give of $1,000 each. future Rotarians the opportunity to do larger (charitable) projects or multiyear Since then projects,” Mark says. He bounced the the endowment idea off club members, and 15 of them has distributed stepped forward with initial contributions Rotarians Mark Shaw (left), Kelly Stefanko, Gary Boswick and Bryce Burton help their club put grants into action in Hampton Roads. more than of $1,000 each. $116,600 in “They were really excited about developing something for the future disabilities who enjoyed activities set up for them before attending the Virginia grants. use of the club and that it would be designated for local community efforts,” International Tattoo. A 2015 Edmarc Hospice grant bought supplies for area Mark recalls. children in hospice care and their families. The Norfolk Rotary Endowment is one of more than 40 endowments the “We like to pick an organization where we think (our grant) will have a tangible community foundation administers for area nonprofits. Over the past quarter century, impact so you really feel something is going to happen,” says club president Gary the Rotary endowment has grown to more than $512,000 while distributing more Boswick, who headed the 2017 grant selection committee. than $116,600 to use for grants to benefit dozens of Hampton Roads charities. The Rotary endowment promotes pride among the nearly 140 members of the Club members have added to the endowment through donations and bequests to Norfolk club, which was founded in 1914. “When I joined, I knew Rotary was a big the club, and foundation investments have fueled additional growth. service organization, but I had no idea about the local endowment. So that’s been Among the beneficiaries of the club’s funds are the Foodbank of Southeastern a really nice bonus,” says Kelly Stefanko, a board member who served on the 2017 Virginia and Eastern Shore, Autism Society of Tidewater, Friends of Norfolk’s Environment, grants committee. Governor’s School for the Arts, Primeplus Norfolk Senior Center, Virginia Aquarium & The endowment has “been a great resource, and it’s earmarked specifically for Marine Science Center, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Hope House Foundation, Hampton Roads,” Gary says. “Our club is growing in members. We’re a vibrant group Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast, Norfolk SPCA and St Mary’s Home. with active fundraising. So I think the sky’s the limit for our endowment and for A 2016 grant to the Virginia Arts Festival paid for craft supplies for people with helping Hampton Roads.”

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2016 Donor Funds

Scholarship Funds help students primarily from Hampton Roads attend college. Individual fund donors create the purpose of each scholarship. In 2016-17 400 students attended 75 colleges and universities with help from generous donors. Fund Name, Year Founded


AAA Tidewater - J. Theron “Tim” Timmons Memorial Scholarship, 2016 $334,684 For graduating high school seniors whose families are AAA Tidewater members who live in one of the 30 cities and counties the regional AAA branch serves in Virginia Helen Murphy Addington Scholarship, 1986 For female graduates of Maury High School

118,401

Kay White Baker Art, 1987 For Norfolk Public Schools graduates studying art

13,554

The “Max” Bennis Scholarship, 2007 66,245 For a student graduating from First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach Barron F. Black Theological Scholarship, 1976 62,747 For students at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria Jesse T. Bonney Scholarship, 1981 For female students ages 25 and under

953,868

Julia Atwater Bristow, 2010 2,856,563 For graduates of public high schools in Norfolk and on the Eastern Shore of Virginia


Dan H. Brockwell, 2013 For students from South Hampton Roads

28,936

Dan H. Brockwell Scholarship for Architecture, 2014 72,820 For undergraduate or graduate students from Virginia Beach studying architecture Clara Wahlig Burhans Memorial Scholarship, 1986 688,486 For deserving students from Chesapeake, Norfolk and Virginia Beach Charles F. and Mable C. Burroughs Memorial, 1960 999,295 For students at Hampden-Sydney College Stephen Ashby Carpenter Memorial, 1994 22,317 For Norfolk Public Schools guidance counselors pursuing additional education E. W. Chittum Memorial Scholarship, 2005 48,354 For Chesapeake Public Schools graduates with a preference for students attending Washington and Lee University in Lexington Community Fund for Scholarships, 2007 54,005 For South Hampton Roads students attending college



Richard Dickson Cooke and Sheppard Royster Cooke Scholarship, 1951 191,550 For students at Union Presbyterian Seminary J. Robert and Ettie Fearing Cunningham Memorial Scholarship, 1992 1,097,007 For students from Hampton Roads with a preference for those from Norfolk and those planning to make education their careers Friends of Joshua P. Darden Jr. Scholarship, 2009 1,399,138 For students attending public high schools in South Hampton Roads who are in need of financial aid for post-secondary education at a college or university Hunter Davis Memorial Scholarship, 1979 34,778 For former Thalia Elementary School students who are graduates of Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach Dean-Callahan Scholarship, 2015 69,600 For Norfolk Public Schools seniors who participate in school athletics R. Franklin and Arbee R. Edwards Scholarship, 1999 164,695 For students from Isle of Wight County Frank Fang Memorial Scholarship, 2005 44,837 For Chinese or Chinese American students from Hampton Roads Palmer Farley Memorial Scholarship, 2008 113,526 For graduate students pursuing the creative brand management track at the Virginia Commonwealth University Brandcenter Nicholas J. Georges Memorial, 1974 32,136 For Old Dominion University students of Greek heritage Harry Bramhall Gilbert Merit Scholarship, 2004 457,627 For Chesapeake Public Schools graduates attending The College of William & Mary, James Madison University, the University of Virginia or Virginia Tech Melvin R. Green Scholarship, 2014 28,570 For students from South Hampton Roads attending a four-year college or university with a preference for students studying accounting at Old Dominion University Jennifer Mooney Greene Scholarship, 2013 70,326 For Virginia Beach Public Schools students with a preference for students from Green Run High School or Green Run Collegiate who are in the Achievement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program



Everette H. and Edith P. Griffin Memorial Scholarship, 2002 196,370 For students from western Tidewater or deaf and blind students from South Hampton Roads with a preference for students from Isle of Wight County Hampton Roads Association of Social Workers Scholarship, 1959 31,371 For graduate students in social work Hampton Roads Sanitation District Environmental Scholarship, 1999 74,135 For graduate students in environmental studies Colonel J. Addison Hagan Memorial Scholarship, 1980 350,263 For students at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington George D. and Marion Phelps Hamar HRBOR Scholarship, 2011 28,770 For self-identifying lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) students from high schools in the cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk or Virginia Beach Joseph E. Harry and Bertha White Harry, 1990 2,697,198 For students at Old Dominion University or Virginia Wesleyan University in Norfolk Diane Reilly Hartzog Memorial Scholarship, 2013 53,618 For South Hampton Roads students with an interest in library science or English Tommy Horvatic Memorial Scholarship, 2013 115,462 For students from Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach who may not be at the top of the class but have good character and are active in the community and community service Pat Howe Jr. Health Care Scholarship, 2005 44,825 For students in the allied health professions Anne Hurd Memorial, 1987 77,898 For female students active in Key Club or the daughters of Kiwanis Club members Indian River Ruritan Scholarship, 2011 77,018 For students graduating from a public high school in Chesapeake with a preference for students from Indian River High School Louis I. Jaffé Memorial Scholarship, 1994 412,320 For graduate students in humanities at Old Dominion University and for graduates of Norfolk State University pursuing graduate degrees CONTINUED ON PAGE 42

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Creating Bright Futures for Students


Scholarships help Azana Carr of Suffolk prepare for her future career. Created in 2007, the Community Fund for Scholarships currently helps Azana Carr of Suffolk attend the College of William & Mary, where she is starting her second year. She also has a Walter Cecil Rawls Scholarship from the community foundation, which is for students from Western Tidewater. Azana, a 2016 graduate of King’s Fork High School, dreams of working in radio or documentary films. Her favorite college class focused on multi-cultural education “and opened my eyes to the education systems and opportunities for diverse students.” She is working this summer in the library at William & Mary researching and creating oral histories related to the college’s celebration of 100 years of female students and 50 years of African-American students. For Azana, scholarships “give me time to enjoy college and focus on academics and extra-curricular” activities without worrying about how to pay for school. “Scholarships support my dreams and passions.”

Leslie P. “Jack” Langley (left) and Bill Mann


Community Fund for Scholarships

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Leslie P. “Jack” Langley of Virginia Beach remembers the relief he felt when he received a multi-year scholarship to Virginia Tech in 1953. That financial boost led Jack, a Maury High School graduate and son of a Norfolk barber, to a long career as a math teacher in Norfolk Public Schools and inspired him to help other students. Bill Mann of Southern Shores, N.C. also remembers his scholarship. Bill, the son of a widowed waitress from Portsmouth, graduated in 1962 from Wilson High School and got a city job. He assumed he could never afford college. However, a four-year scholarship from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation helped him graduate in 1968 Jack Langley from Virginia Tech. He since has enjoyed a long and and Bill Mann rewarding career in mechanical engineering. pay it forward by Both Jack and Bill have paid it forward by becoming regular donors to the Community Fund supporting the for Scholarships at the community foundation that Community Fund helped them. Jack recently started his own for Scholarships. scholarship fund at the community foundation.

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2016 Donor Funds

Scholarship Funds Fund Name, Year Founded



James 2:26, 2008 $1,487,057 For low-income students from South Hampton Roads attending a public college in Virginia with a preference for those living in public or subsidized housing Thomas G. Johnson Jr. Scholarship, 1990 63,599 For Norfolk Public Schools graduates attending the University of Virginia Judge Floyd E. and Annie B. Kellam Scholarship, 2013 699,735 For graduates of Kellam High School in Virginia Beach pursuing degrees in math, science or business Adrian Ryan Kirk Memorial Scholarship, 2001 18,509 For students with attention deficit disorder or learning disabilities Joseph A. Leafe Scholarship, 1992 54,725 For Norfolk Public Schools graduates attending Hampden-Sydney College Lewis K. Martin II, M.D. and Cheryl Rose Martin Scholarship, 2005 59,351 For students at Davidson College, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Salem College or Salem Academy


Ellen Hitt McLaughlin Scholarship, 1998 14,515 For students who attended Holland Elementary School in Virginia Beach Metro Machine Scholarship, 2005 93,270 For students who met reading program milestones while attending St. Helena or Campostella elementary schools John H. and Annie Campbell Miles Memorial, 1990 For students from Mathews County

100,343

William F. Miles Memorial, 1990 23,316 For students preparing for leadership in a field of religious service Carrie Biggs Morrison Memorial, 1958 1,133,231 For students from Virginia Beach or Martin County, N.C. Reverend Doctor Joyce G. Moss Theologian Scholarship, 2014 25,931 For students at Richmond Virginia Seminary or Regent University School of Divinity planning to pursue Christian ministry

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Hy Smith Endowment, 1952 For students at Virginia Theological Seminary

The Lefki and George Polizos Family Scholarship, 2000 49,093 For students of Greek heritage or students at Virginia Wesleyan College

Jarrod Camper Smith Memorial Scholarship, 2000 16,726 For students who participated in youth sports programs at the Kings Grant/Lynnhaven Recreation Association in Virginia Beach

Harry B. Price, Jr. Memorial, 1985 102,751 For students displaying qualities of leadership, initiative and ability

Hampton Roads Spartan Scholarship, 2011 1,198,850 For students at Norfolk State University with a preference for single parents

Roland W. Proescher, 1987 For students in engineering or science

Enid W. and Bernard B. Spigel Architectural Scholarship, 1983 191,074 For upper-level undergraduate or graduate students studying architecture, architectural history or architectural preservation

142,358

Walter Cecil Rawls Educational, 2013 304,704 For graduates of public schools in Gates County, NC; Southampton County; Isle of Wight County; Sussex County; Suffolk or Franklin Elisabeth Kelly King Reilly Scholarship, 2006 201,817 For graduates of Norfolk’s Maury High School attending the University of Virginia Edwin J. Rosenbaum Scholarship, 1985 For students of the Jewish faith

338,270

Ellis W. Rowe Memorial Scholarship, 1990 For students from Gloucester County

862,487

Doctors Kirkland Ruffin and Willcox Ruffin Scholarship, 1997 21,325 For Norfolk students at Eastern Virginia Medical School Helen and Buzzy Schulwolf Fund for Smith Scholars, 2011 29,253 For Virginia students attending medical school at Eastern Virginia Medical School, the University of Virginia or Virginia Commonwealth University Wilfred G. Semple Scholarship Loan, 1991 278,348 For upper-level undergraduate students studying engineering, physics or math at Virginia colleges Felton Ray Sharp and Evelyn Berryman Sharp, 1999 404,198 For undergraduate or graduate students

Ocean Lakes Scholarship, 2010 118,727 For graduates of Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach studying science, technology, engineering or mathematics Margarette H. Old Student and Nurse Educational, 1960 225,589 For students at Sentara School of Health Professions or Salem College

Florence L. Smith, 1952 2,300,756 For Virginia students attending medical school at Eastern Virginia Medical School, the University of Virginia or Virginia Commonwealth University

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Benjamin D. Pender Scholarship, 1957 270,752 For female students at Notre Dame of Maryland University

Donald E. Sly, M.D. and Madeline H. Sly Medical Scholarship, 2015 65,713 For Virginia students pursuing medicine or healthcare studies at in-state institutions

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Minton W. Talbot Scholarship, 2013 For students from Granby High School

58,906

68,779

D.A. Taylor Memorial Scholarship, 2006 455,828 For South Hampton Roads students with strong leadership skills and academic abilities who exhibit overall excellence Vincent J. Thomas Scholarship, 1984 84,272 For Hampton Roads students attending Virginia Military Institute with a preference for students from Norfolk Public Schools Thomas P. Thompson Memorial, 1976 For Norfolk residents

185,607

John W. and Linda Vakos Scholarship, 2014 98,858 For students from Virginia Beach Gertrude “Betty” Ward Scholarship, 2014 241,147 For students from Virginia Beach with a preference for graduates of Princess Anne High School and those majoring in English Weisberg and Clark Scholarship, 2010 For students from South Hampton Roads

75,034

Captain Rexford Vinal Wheeler Jr., U.S.N., 1988 1,345,222 For students attending Old Dominion University with a preference for students from Norfolk Paul and Athena Yeonas Memorial, 1997 633,714 For students of Greek heritage or students at Old Dominion University

Value of all Scholarship Funds as of 12/31/16:

$28,327,053

Affiliate Foundation

EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Additional grants paid:

In 2016 the Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation had its biggest year of grantmaking – $1,177,522 awarded to dozens of nonprofits helping improve life in Accomack and Northampton counties. The affiliate community foundation started in 2004 2016 Grants Paid with a challenge from the Hampton Roads Community Paid from unrestricted or field-of-interest funds created by donors. Foundation. By raising more than $4 million, it received $2 million in matching funds from the Argyle Fund. The Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Virginia $20,000 late Charles F. Burroughs Jr. created the fund at the For the Triple Play Program Hampton Roads Community Foundation in 1998. He was a Norfolk resident who loved the Eastern Shore where Chesapeake Bay Foundation – he and his family enjoyed spending their weekends. Hampton Roads office 25,000 Today the Eastern Shore of Virginia Community For the construction of a new educational workboat Foundation has more than 30 permanent charitable funds managed by the Hampton Roads Community Chincoteague Cultural Alliance 50,000 To renovate the building Foundation. These endowed funds provide an ongoing source of grants to benefit residents of the Eastern Eastern Shore Public Library System 50,000 Shore of Virginia.

The following organizations received grants in 2016 from designated or donor-advised Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation funds :

To support the $5 million capital campaign for a new library

Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation Board of Directors Maureen A. Lawrence, chair Ellen S. Papetti, vice chair Kelly Conklin, treasurer

No Limits Eastern Shore For a productivity program

Randy Custis Memorial Fund

Timothy Brown

For Go and Grow Starter Packs

Norman Thibodeaux Julie M. Badger, CPA, executive director

20,000

To purchase and install lighting for the girls’ softball field

Smart Beginnings Eastern Shore

Richard F. Hall III

Auxiliary of Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia Broadwater Academy Chesapeake Bay Foundation Hampton Roads office Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore Eastern Shore Community College Foundation Eastern Shore of Virginia Barrier Islands Center Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society Eastern Shore Rural Health System Inc. Eastern Shore SPCA Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia Franktown United Methodist Church Friends of the Northampton Free Library Johnson’s United Methodist Church

Robert S. Bloxom Mozella Francis

18,000

American Bird Conservancy

16,151

VIMS/Virginia Tech

29,291

To support the Poultry Litter Research Project

Total:

Light House Ministries Riverside Health System Foundation Roseland Cinema and Entertainment Center Inc. Shore Health Services Inc The Salvation Army - Hampton Roads Area Command United Methodist Church United Way of Virginia’s Eastern Shore

$228,442

Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust Virginia Eastern Shorekeeper Virginia Institute of Marine Science Foundation

Grand total of all Eastern Shore grants paid in 2016:

$1,177,522

YMCA of South Hampton Roads

Total:

$949,080


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2016 DONORS

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The Hampton Roads Community Foundation appreciates the 526 individuals, families, organizations and businesses who donated more than $13.5 million in 2016. We thank the following donors who made charitable donations between January 1 and December 31, 2016. AAA Tidewater Virginia The Academy of Music ACCESS College Foundation Stephen L. Aleshire, M.D. Martha and Tom Ambler Sabine Andrews Anonymous (28) Valerie and David Arias Mr. and Mrs. John Aston Dick and Barbara Aufenger Janine Badzius Lisa Baehre Jeffrey T. Baker, M.D. Lawton H. Baker Dottie Glaize Ballard Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc. Fletcher J. Barnes III and Mary S. Barnes Linda and John Barney Morgan Barrett Barry’s for Hair Aimee and Frank Batten Elena and Gary Baum James E. Baylor Jr. Dr. Edward B. and Deborah G. Beirne Jody and John Benedict Claire and David Benjack Helen and David Bernd Carter Grandy Bernert Sarah and Bruce Bishop Rob Blandford and Nancy Everett Dr. and Mrs. William M. Blaylock Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Bodner Carol C. Boesch Estate of Christine Clegg Bosher Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Boyd Lilly and Bruce Bradley Dave and Carol Branch Gary Bright and Margaret MacConochie 2 0 1 7

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The Brock Foundation Joan and Macon Brock Anne Brockenbrough Ross Brockwell Ann B. Brogan Richard and Judith Brown Robert E. Brown* Betty and Tom Broyles Mackenzie and Aaron Brunson Charles and Elisabeth Burgess Ann and Steve Burke Sully and Lauren Callahan Meg and Bill Campbell Thomas E. Carpenter III Heather and Scott Carr Rosanne and Douglas Cary Becky and Hap Chalmers Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic Foundation Children’s Harbor Chincoteague Island Library Inc. Chinese American Foundation for Americans Ann and Eli Chovitz Cisco Systems Inc. Charlotte Coates-Wilkes, M.D. CJW Medical Center Co-workers & friends of Lt. Col. Edward M. Clarkson II Martha and Lawrence Colen Susan and Norman Colpitts Minette and Charles Cooper Dr. and Mrs. William R. Cooper, M.D. Estate of Samuel F. Coppage Jr. Jennifer and Nick Cordovana Denyce and James Corzatt Courtney and Mark Coster Cara Cotter Brian and Natalie Crowley William H. Crute Jr. Leigh Culver and Eric Brodnax Kim and Keith Curtis The Curtis Group

D.A. Taylor Charitable Foundation Flora and Joe D’Amato Darrell S. Daniels, M.D. Alice Davenport Chelle and Glenn Davis Steve and Patty Davis Dale Dean Dean Callahan Scholarship Fund Bess Decker and Family Kimberly and Ed Denton Mr. and Mrs. John P. DeVenny Jr. Perry and Kevin Dibona Deborah M. DiCroce Victoria and Philip Dietz Dollar Tree Inc. Captain & Mrs. Frank Dunn Maureen Q. Dwyer Joan M. Earley Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation Eastern Shore of Virginia Barrier Islands Center Nan and Gary Edgerton Robert and Verne Edwards Susan and Marty Einhorn Elizabeth River Project Ellen and Doug Ellis Janet and Johnny Ellis Margaret M. Ennis Wilma Jean Erwin Annette Evers Russell D. Evett, M.D. Joyce and John Fain The Feldman Chamber Music Society W.L. and Nina W. Fenska Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Lawrence and Charlotte Field Dr. Emily Harkins Filer Mike and Blair Fine Jan and Morris Fine First Baptist Church of Norfolk Page Fitchett * Deceased

Kim and Carlton Forbes Robin Foreman-Wheeler and Kyle Wheeler Eric L. Fox T. Ricky Frantz Steven and Mara Fredrickson Tammie Freeman Jane and Rusty Friddell Christine and Jason Fuller Connie and Dudley Fulton Becky Gaffney Jones Theresa and Cecil Garber Valerio M. Genta, M.D. Shawn N. Gersman, M.D. John L. Gibson III Susan and John Gill Susan Brown Girois, M.D., M.P.H. Jane and Robert Glasgow Sandy Jared Glassburner Martha and Richard Glasser Sarah and Stuart Glasser Claiborne W. Gooch III Charitable, Educational and Medical Needs Trust Claiborne W. Gooch Jr. Charitable Trust William A. Gooch Susan and David Goode Alice Cooper Goodman Sharon and Bernard Goodwyn Howard and Sandra Gordon Lynanne Gornto Randolph J. Gould, M.D. Graham Family Foundation Melvin R. Green Debra and Ray Gromelski Nancy and Robert Hall Angie and Tom Hamill Gretchen and Timothy Hardy Joanna Hackman Harris, M.D. Sally and Ron Hartman Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate Mary and Tom Hayes

Mike and Jackie Haywood Christine M. Healy Barb and Joe Heckel Donna S. Heckscher Sue Herold Fred Deen Herring Susan and Paul Hirschbiel Historic Smithfield - Smithfield Courthouse of 1750 Dr. and Mrs. Roger A. Hofford Jo Ann and Buzzy Hofheimer Patti and Tom Host Lee and Stan Hostetler Hubbard Family Endowment of The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia Nancy and Peter Huber Mrs. Paul S. Huber Jr. John C. Huenerberg Jr. Susan and Bob Hume Bev and Barry Hunter Anita Callahan Hyink Indian River Ruritan Club Sean Ivery Joe Jackson Gerald Jaffe Nita and Akhil Jain Mary Clark Janis Marian and Donald Johnson Carl Jones and Your PIO Staff Dr. Shirley M. Neitch Kahle Kay and David Kaufman Debra Mervis Keeling Floyd E. Kellam Jr. Charitable Lead Annuity E. Polk Kellam Foundation Anne G. Kellam Beth and Hank Kellam Sheila Kilpatrick Nancy K. and Robert M. King Ryan King King’s Grant/Lynnhaven Recreation Association CONTINUED ON PAGE 46

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Guil Ware is always looking out for his community. specializes in maritime law, civil litigation and international commerce. Along the way, he handled eminent domain cases and estate planning. As a volunteer, he led the boards of the YMCA of South Hampton Roads, Virginia Symphony and Virginia Institute for Marine Science. Over the decades, Guil has observed the community foundation as it matured. It was two years old and the first community foundation in Virginia when he started his career. “The foundation is an ideal organization that sees that funds are invested and used appropriately,” he says. In 1997, Guil and his wife Gay became donors themselves when they created the Mr. and Mrs. Guilford Dudley Ware Charitable Fund, a donor-advised fund. “I decided it was better to have a fund with the foundation than an independent fund. I thought they would keep it going longer and be more objective.” “The world is changing, and it is good to be an active participant,” Guil says.


Guilford D. Ware

Guilford D. Ware’s trip to Germany in the 1970s sounds like the plot of a foreign adventure movie. The attorney’s mission was to reclaim property for a client. The client was the late F. Ludwig Diehn, a German-born executive and composer who lived his later years in Norfolk. “In Germany, a squatter had taken over the property of Ludwig’s family. I worked with a translator and German lawyer to sell it and get the money out of Germany,” Guil recalls. Those Guil Ware recovered funds helped create the estate gift Ludwig left the Hampton Roads Community Foundation in 1987. is among the At the time, his $9 million gift was the largest single donor advisors to donation the foundation had ever received. the Friedrich Ludwig Guil is among the donor advisors to the Friedrich Ludwig Diehn Fund, whichs supports Diehn Fund, which music programs in the region including those at supports classical Old Dominion University, the Virginia Symphony music programs and Virginia Arts Festival. He also serves on the primarily in Professional Advisors Committee at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, where he has a Hampton Roads. family fund. In 2009, he won the Barron F. Black Community Builder Award for his work in philanthropy and community service. Guil, 92, who grew up in Essex County, was number five in a family of seven children. He was drafted into World War II at age 18 in 1943. He served in the infantry before joining the Army Air Corps, where the training was “as close to heaven as I could get.” He spent three years as an air traffic technician before using the G.I. Bill to attend the University of Virginia. He graduated from the McIntire School of Commerce and the School of Law and was the 1952 UVA class president. He went on to serve in the Air Force reserves for 26 years and retired as a lieutenant colonel. Guil was interviewing with law firms in New York City when a Norfolk firm hired him in 1952 for what turned out to be his entire career. Today Crenshaw, Ware and Martin bears his name. He counts it as “a blessing to be busy” – something that has defined his 65-year career with the same firm. Guil became a partner in 1955 and

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Bernard and Martha Kornegay and Family Ann and Rob Krebs Amy L. Kurtz Harry Laibstain David and Lue Landsberger Richard Langhorne Leslie P. Langley Sarah Larkin Steve and Vivian Lawson Peggy and Aubrey Layne Calvert and Harry Lester Patsy and Hunt Lewis Sandra and Lem Lewis Dr. and Mrs. Richard G. Lewis Angelica and Henry Light Stacy and Chris Long Terry and John Lynch Kindall and Lamont Maddox Bonita J. Makdad and Steven E. Evens Harriet and John Malbon Mangum Family Charitable Lead Trust Bill and Nancy Mann Dolly Mannix Estate of George Henry Marin Lewis K. Martin II, M.D. and Cheryl Rose Martin Suzanne and Vince Mastracco Karen and Robert Mayer Tim and Nancy McCarthy Susan McClelland Harry E. and Martha Lee McCoy K. Robert McIntire, M.D. Connie McKenzie Patt and Colin McKinnon Jamie McLemore Mary Welton Meredith John and Rosanne Merlot Microsoft Barbra and John Midgett Carrie and Wills Miller Gigi and Shep Miller Judy and Bill Miner Trula Minton

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Monarch Children’s Charities Inc. Susanne and Kevin Mooney Kevin Mooney and Theresa Russo Betty and Dave Moore John L. Moran, M.D. Estate of Ula K. Motekat, Ph.D. Mt. Carmel Christian Church Museum of Chincoteague Island C. Arthur Nalls III, M.D. Napolitano Family Foundation Inc. John & Wendy Napolitano Monroe Nash Jr. National Philanthropic Trust The Neikirk Family Sherri Nelson and Aashish Matani Lynn and Dan Neumann Joe Newell Norfolk Rotary Charities Norfolk Yacht and Country Club Swim Team: Mariah Amelon, Patchi and Alex Cancado, Alexis Casagrande, Elise Chard, Ruth Elkins, Julie Findlay, Kevin, Ann & Owen Hupp, Raquel and Nicolas Kohler, Timothy Lockhart, Jennifer Mann, Julie and Tom Rose, Frances Siegfried, and Christine Truman Ann Nusbaum Bob Nusbaum and Linda Laibstain The Kathleen Ober Circle of Baylake Methodist Vivian M. Oden Bill and Nancy Oelrich The Honorable and Mrs. Norman Olitsky Patty and Vince Olivieri Delbert E. O’Meara Grant Page Mr. and Mrs. William H. Parker III Joan C. Parrish Whitney S. Peace Susan T. Pender and Dan Beck Paula Jo Perilli Hamilton Perkins and Carla Howard Amy and Scott Pesesky Powell and Jacque Peters

Members and Staff of Philadelphia Country Club Houston, Tony and Bonnie Powell Debbie and Carl Powers Ellis Pretlow and Jaeson Dandalides Suzanne and Joe Prueher Estate of William Brewster Purdy Suzanne Puryear and Mike Borysewicz Allison and John Rachels Betty Rackman Lisa A. Raines Rashkind Family Foundation Lee and Michael Rashkind Patricia Peace Rawls Robin and Richard Ray Cart and Craig Reilly Gayle and James Reske Amy and Jim Rhodes Randy and Linda Rice Marcus and Casey Rice Katherine and Jeff Richardson Allen and Ann Richter Jennell and Dwight Riddick Terry and Linda Ritter Robert and Dorothy Doumar Foundation Shirley and Dick Roberts Kristi and Eric Rosenfeldt Jeanne Polizos Ross Betsy Rossheim Virginia Rountree Shikma and Danny Rubin Anne and Robert Rubinovitz Pru and Louis Ryan Tony and Kate Sakowski Doris and Nik Salem Michal and Karen Sampson Rachel and Geo Sanborn Judith and Stephen Schultz Alfred M. Schulwolf, M.D. Schwab Charitable Fund Estate of Glenn Allen Scott Gwendolyn Scott Mary Carter Scott Mr. and Mrs. Norvell O. Scott Jr.

Bev and Will Sessoms Audrey and John Settle Herb and Mary Sharpe Christopher N. Sheap, M.D. The Shelley Family Mary Ellen, Michael, Elena Shevock and Chad Bruce Bollie McLemore Shiflett Anne and George Shipp Mr. and Mrs. Roger R. Shoals Short Family Foundation Jane and Win Short Anne and Conrad Shumadine Signature Printing & Graphics Marcy and Hunter Sims Joan C. Skeppstrom and Al Owens Mr. and Mrs. Jordan E. Slone Dorothy and Norman Slone Madeline H. Sly Alexander P. and Florence G. Smith Jean and Ed Snyder Joan and James Spore James A. and Karen Jones Squires Tracy and Tom Stallings Buck and Betty Steere B. M. Stanton Foundation Debbi and Jim Steiger Brenda and Alan Stein Kay and Ron Stine Irene and Randy Sutton Estate of Charles Syer IV Caroline B. Talbot Dr. and Mrs. Ashby B. Taylor III Kenneth Taylor Bob and Marion Taylor Tim and BJ Taylor Estate of Patsy G. Teer Elaine Tiller and Graham Jennings Mike and Diane Torrech Winship and Guy Tower Hampton Tucker and Christopher Anderson Jane D. Tucker and Philip L. Russo Jr. Elizabeth A. Twohy UHS of Delaware Inc. United Way of South Hampton Roads

Estate of Mrs. Ethel Fielder Valone Nivea T. Velazquez and Miguel A. Rosa Carole L. Vignali Virginia Arts Festival Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust Neil and Connie Volder Jim and Mary Wade Jody and Alan Wagner Dr. Frederic R. Walker John W. Warner IV Foundation The Honorable and Mrs. John W. Warner Karen Watkins Lewis W. Webb III Randy and Leila Graham Webb James L. White, M.D. Karen Bloxom White, M.D. Michelle Whitehurst-Cook, M.D. Joanie and Bob Widener Ashlin and Wayne Wilbanks Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Williams Beth and Rolf Williams Erin and Wendall Winn Lynne and Steve Winter Wolcott Rivers Gates Women Bridge Players at Philadelphia Country Club: Herberta Ashburn, Carol Berry, Candice Calabro, Maureen Q. Dwyer, Joan Earley, Annamae Heermann, Sue Herold, Donna Heckscher, Celeate Missett, Pat Morley, Peggy O’Brien, Gepke Schimmelbusch, Liz Smith, Barbara Walsh, and Joan Williamson Lois and Frank Wootton Dorothy Urban Wright, M.D. Sarah B. Wright Susan and Dubby Wynne Terry P. Yarbrough, M.D. Dolores and David Yates Young Audiences of Virginia Betty Zacharias

HONORARY GIFTS We appreciate the gifts made in honor of the following special people. Names of donors follow the names of the honorees. These charitable gifts were given to the Hampton Roads Community Foundation between January 1 and December 31, 2016.

John Philip Riley Jane D. Tucker and Philip L. Russo Jr.

Mary Riley Jane D. Tucker and Philip L. Russo Jr.

Karen Immele Sampson Susanne and Kevin Mooney

Dr. John Shaffer Brenda and Alan Stein

Maria Valentine Abbott Sally and Ron Hartman

Kay A. Stine Connie McKenzie

Roy Beskin Brenda and Alan Stein

Kay and Ron Stine Leslie P. Langley

Richard C. Brown, M.D., M.P.H

Sally Hartman

MEMORIAL GIFTS

Nan and Gary Edgerton

We appreciate the gifts made in memory of the following special people. Names of donors follow the names of the honorees. Gifts were given between January 1 and December 31, 2016.

Nan and Gary Edgerton

Kirkland Molloy Kelley

Meg and Bill Campbell Heather and Scott Carr Becky and Hap Chalmers Co-workers & friends of Lt. Col. Edward M. Clarkson II The Curtis Group Jan and Morris Fine Tammie Freeman Wolcott Rivers Gates Sandy Jared Glassburner Carl Jones and Your PIO Staff Robin and Richard Ray Elaine Tiller and Graham Jennings Karen Watkins

Robbie and Sadie Coates Charlotte Coates-Wilkes, M.D.

Susan Brown Girois, M.D., M.P.H.

Current & Former HRCF Board & Staff

Col. Edward “Ted” John Clarkson, USMC (Ret)

Jo Ann and Buzzy Hofheimer

Calvert and Harry Lester

Chad Ballard

Fred Deen Herring

Dottie Glaize Ballard

Harry Lester

John “Max” Bennis

Randolph J. Gould, M.D.

Herb and Mary Sharpe

Coach Vince Marshall

Dan H. Brockwell

Tony and Kate Sakowski

Ross Brockwell

Stephen Ashby Carpenter Thomas E. Carpenter III

Sally Childress Condrey Janine Badzius Mackenzie and Aaron Brunson Ann and Eli Chovitz CJW Medical Center Flora and Joe D’Amato Dale Dean Mr. and Mrs. John P. DeVenny Jr. Nan and Gary Edgerton Margaret M. Ennis Wilma Jean Erwin W.L. and Nina W. Fenska Angie and Tom Hamill Barb and Joe Heckel Lee and Stan Hostetler Marian and Donald Johnson Bernard and Martha Kornegay and Family Dr. and Mrs. Richard G. Lewis Bonita J. Makdad and Steven E. Evens Susan McClelland John and Rosanne Merlot

Trula Minton The Kathleen Ober Circle of Baylake Methodist Joan C. Parrish Members and Staff of Philadelphia Country Club Houston, Tony and Bonnie Powell Debbie and Carl Powers Betty Rackman Gayle and James Reske Terry and Linda Ritter Mr. and Mrs. Roger R. Shoals Tracy and Tom Stallings Buck and Betty Steere Women Bridge Players at Philadelphia Country Club: Herberta Ashburn, Carol Berry, Candice Calabro, Maureen Q. Dwyer, Joan Earley, Annamae Heermann, Sue Herold, Donna Heckscher, Celeate Missett, Pat Morley, Peggy O’Brien, Gepke Schimmelbusch, Liz Smith, Barbara Walsh, and Joan Williamson Lois and Frank Wootton Dolores and David Yates Betty Zacharias

Joshua P. Darden Jr. Dale Dean

Dean Callahan Scholarship Fund Richard Langhorne Jamie McLemore Karen and Robert Mayer Norfolk Yacht and Country Club Swim Team: Mariah Amelon, Patchi and Alex Cancado, Alexis Casagrande, Elise Chard, Ruth Elkins, Julie Findlay, Kevin, Ann & Owen Hupp, Raquel and Nicolas Kohler, Timothy Lockhart, Jennifer Mann, Julie and Tom Rose, Frances Siegfried, and Christine Truman Amy and Jim Rhodes The Shelley Family Bollie McLemore Shiflett Joan C. Skeppstrom and Al Owens Kay Stine Carole L. Vignali Jim and Mary Wade Erin and Wendall Winn

Philip & Miriam Dean Dale Dean

Jennifer Mooney Greene Carol C. Boesch Kevin Mooney and Theresa Russo Susanne and Kevin Mooney Michal and Karen Sampson

Pretlow & Audrey Darden Dale Dean

Bonna Haywood Mike and Jackie Haywood

Carlton Ervin Dean Jr. and Joseph “Joey” Patrick Callahan Martha and Tom Ambler James E. Baylor Jr. Dave and Carol Branch Sully and Lauren Callahan Anita Callahan Hyink Ryan King

Lee Harkins Dr. Emily Harkins Filer

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Rita Horvatic Becky Gaffney Jones

Monarch Children’s Charities Inc. Joanie and Bob Widener

Tommy Horvatic

Zelma Riven

Becky Gaffney Jones Mary Ellen, Michael, Elena Shevock and Chad Bruce

Brenda and Alan Stein

Joe Marchione

Barbara Siegel Brenda and Alan Stein

Dr. Edgar H. Rossheim Betsy Rossheim Anne and Robert Rubinovitz

Joyce Strelitz

William F. “Tree” Rountree Jr.

Joan W. Taylor

Lawton H. Baker

Tim and BJ Taylor

Brenda and Alan Stein

Paula Jo Perilli

Ernestine K. Middleton Beth and Hank Kellam

Mary and Philip Russo

Vincent Johns Thomas

Kaye Burrell Mindar

Jane D. Tucker and Philip L. Russo Jr.

John L. Gibson III

Bess Decker and Family Susan and David Goode Patricia Peace Rawls

Valerie Sadler

Helen W. Tucker

Anonymous

Allen Morrison

Helen Schulwolf

Nancy and Peter Huber

Betsy Rossheim Alfred M. Schulwolf, M.D.

Hampton Tucker and Christopher Anderson Jane D. Tucker and Philip L. Russo Jr.

Dr. Robert Burton Whitmore

Dr. Benjamin Norfleet Dr. and Mrs. Roger A. Hofford

Bertram “Bert” Nusbaum Brenda and Alan Stein

Charles G. Nusbaum Sr. Mrs. Paul S. Huber Jr. Brenda and Alan Stein

Elisabeth Kelley King Reilly Anonymous (2) Sully and Lauren Callahan Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate Nancy K. and Robert M. King

Glenn Allen Scott ACCESS College Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Ashton Robert E. Brown* Charles and Elisabeth Burgess Minette and Charles Cooper Brian and Natalie Crowley William H. Crute Jr. Leigh Culver and Eric Brodnax Robert and Dorothy Doumar Foundation Sally and Ron Hartman Jo Ann and Buzzy Hofheimer Sean Ivery Joe Jackson Mary Welton Meredith * Deceased

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Nancy and Peter Huber

SMITH SCHOLARS HONOR THEIR BENEFACTOR We thank the following physicians for their generosity. Each has made a donation in 2016, arranged for a future gift or created a permanent fund at the community foundation. These donors attended medical school with help from a Florence L. Smith Scholarship administered by the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. The Smith Scholarship started in 1952 and over the decades has helped more than 750 physicians, including the ones named here. Stephen L. Aleshire, M.D. Jeffrey T. Baker, M.D. Edward B. Beirne, M.D. William M. Blaylock, M.D. Bruce Bodner, M.D. Richard Brown, M.D. Charlotte Coates-Wilkes, M.D. Darrell S. Daniels, M.D. Russell D. Evett, M.D. Shawn N. Gersman, M.D. Susan Brown Girois, M.D., M.P.H. Burton D. Goodwin, M.D. Joanna Hackman Harris, M.D. James S. Hanner, M.D. Roger A. Hofford, M.D. Shirley M. Neitch Kahle, M.D.

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Florence L. Smith, daughter of a Norfolk physician, left her community foundation a $460,000 estate gift after she died in 1952 at age 78.

Her fund has provided more than $2.5 million in scholarships. In 2016, Florence helped 15 students go to medical school. Florence lives forever through philanthropy.

Edward L. Lilly, M.D. Lewis K. Martin II, M.D. K. Robert McIntire, M.D. John L. Moran, M.D. C. Arthur Nalls III, M.D. Anthony D. Sakowski Jr., M.D. George E. Sanborn, M.D. Alfred M. Schulwolf, M.D. Christopher N. Sheap, M.D. Ashby B. Taylor III, M.D. James L. White, M.D. Karen Bloxom White, M.D. Michelle Whitehurst-Cook, M.D. Dorothy Urban Wright, M.D. Terry P. Yarbrough, M.D.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY Year Ended December 31, 2016

Assets: Investments Operating cash and fixed assets Future interests Total assets Liabilities and net assets: Funds held for others Grants and other payables Net assets Total liabilities and net assets Revenues: Contributions Changes to future interests Investment Income Grant refunds and other Total Revenues

$292,938,077 978,120 15,946,291 $309,862,488 $293,344,386 11,433,201 2,519,122 295,910,165 $309,862,488

$13,084,797 (3,889,792 ) 10,965,126 91,551 $20,251,682

Grants and expenses: Direct grants and other program services $16,040,731 Supporting services 1,645,172 Total direct grants and expenses 17,685,903 Change in net assets $2,565,779 Net assets beginning of year Net assets end of year

The Hampton Roads Community Foundation is a permanent endowment focused on improving life in southeastern Virginia today and forever. We steward the charitable assets entrusted to us by residents from all walks of life since our founding in 1950. With oversight from our investment committee, we partner with Spider Management Company LLC of Richmond. Our goal is to invest financial resources so we can tackle issues in our region right now while our endowment grows so we can address future needs we can’t imagine today. We are among 32 nonprofit endowments and foundations partnering with Spider Management through its Richmond Fund. Our net return for the 2016 calendar year was 4.24%, with an annualized return of 6.30% since July 1, 2011. Spider Management’s portfolio is invested through 80 managers to protect assets, generate positive returns and mitigate risk. Below is a snapshot of asset allocations as of December 31, 2016.

Cash 6% Real Assets 12%

Multi-strategy & Credit 25%

Public Equity Long-only 21%

Public Equity Long/Short 22%

$293,344,386 $295,910,165

Private Equity Venture 14%

These summarized statements do not include all disclosures or the format required by generally accepted accounting principles. Complete audited financial statements, which include footnotes, are available upon request and are posted to hamptonroadscf.org. HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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Hampton Roads Community Foundation Board of Directors

Professional Advisors Committee The Hampton Roads Community Foundation appreciates the time and

R. Bruce Bradley, Chair

Miles Leon

Landmark Communications Inc. Retired President

S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. President & Chairman of the Board

Macon F. Brock, Vice Chair

John F. Malbon

Dollar Tree Inc., Chairman of the Board

Papco Inc., Chairman & CEO

expertise provided by the accountants, attorneys and financial advisors who serve on our Professional Advisors Committee. David M. Bastiaans

Kirkland M. Kelley

Amy G. Pesesky

Larry Bernert III

Richard F. Kiefner Jr.

Ellis H. Pretlow

Ginny Brown

Lamont D. Maddox

Cartwright Rixey Reilly

Wolcott Rivers Gates

Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management Virginia E. Brown P.C.

Kaufman & Canoles P.C. Northwestern Mutual Insurance Guidance Law Firm P.C.

Amy G. Pesesky P.L.C. Kaufman & Canoles Williams Mullen

G. Robert Aston Jr., Treasurer

Vincent J. Mastracco Jr.

TowneBank, CEO & Board Chair

Kaufman & Canoles, Partner

Cyrus A. Dolph IV

Mavis McKenley

Neil L. Rose

Deborah M. DiCroce, Secretary

Suzanne Puryear

Rise Flenner

John T. Midgett

Jane R. Short

Hampton Roads Community Foundation, President & CEO

The Planning Council Consultant and community volunteer

Nancy J. Hall

Edward “Ted” H. Miller

Tazewell G. Taylor

Peter M. Huber

John Padgett

Guilford D. Ware

DEVELOPMENT & DONOR ENGAGEMENT

GRANTMAKING

Jane P. Batten

James A. Squires

Community Volunteer

Norfolk Southern Chairman President & CEO

Clarke, Dolph, Rapaport, Hull & Brunick P.L.C. Amy G. Pesesky P.L.C. Wall Einhorn & Chernitzer P.C. Willcox Savage P.C.

AMG National Trust Bank Midgett & Preti P.C. Cooper, Spong & Davis P.C. McGuireWoods

Willcox & Savage P.C. Waypoint Advisors Sullivan, Andrews & Taylor Crenshaw, Ware and Martin P.L.C.

Gilbert T. Bland The Giljoy Group Inc., CEO

Staff

L.D. Britt Eastern Virginia Medical School, Chair of the Department of Surgery

Susan R. Colpitts Signature Family Wealth Advisors, Chief of Client Experience

Thomas R. Frantz

Thank You! We appreciate the outstanding leadership of the following volunteers who recently retired from our board after after several years of dedicated service:

Paul O. Hirschbiel Jr.

Williams Mullen, Partner

Harry T. Lester

Sharon S. Goodwyn Hunton & Williams, Counsel

Jody M. Wagner

John Lawson

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Deborah M. DiCroce President & CEO

Christine M. Healy Administrative Assistant FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Tim McCarthy Chief Financial Officer

Robin C. Foreman-Wheeler Vice President for Administration

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Debra R. “Debbi” Steiger Vice President for Regional Outreach

Vice President for Donor Engagement

Lynn Watson Neumann

Linda M. Rice Vice President for Grantmaking

Amy L. Kurtz Grants Specialist

Jane Elyce Glasgow Executive Director, Minus 9 to 5

Beth Parker Program Coodinator, Minus 9 to 5

Director of Gift Planning

Vivian M. Oden Director of Donor Services

COMMUNICATIONS

Sally Kirby Hartman Vice President for Communications

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Mackenzie Morris Brunson

Donald Luzzatto

Manager of Knowledge Systems

Vice President for Civic Engagement

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Vice President for Development

Leigh Evans Davis

John O. “Dubby” Wynne

W.M. Jordan Company Inc. President & CEO

Kay A. Stine

Adia Thompson White Director for Multimedia Communications

How to Give: Change for Tomorrow Starts Today Hampton Roads Community Foundation donors are caring, forward-thinking, generous people with amazing ideas for changing the world – or at least a part of it. Since 1950, people have entrusted us to do good works in their names forever. Some donors gravitate toward basic human needs or the environment while others focus on education, the arts or the overall well-being of our region. Our partners in philanthropy are donors from all walks of life – in key areas of concern such as arts, human services or teachers, military personnel, nurses, doctors, a seamstress, a the environment. telephone operator and renowned business and civic leaders. • Donor-advised funds that let living donors recommend Some donate while they are living. Others choose to leave grants to specific nonprofits – a great alternative to starting an estate gift. All share one primary goal – helping people in or continuing a private foundation. See the listing at right southeastern Virginia. to explore the four types of funds available for you. Since 1950 the power of endowment has helped donors’ gifts grow over time while funding nonprofit grants, providing • Scholarship funds to help college students achieve their dreams. college scholarships and underpinning initiatives designed to • Designated funds to forever provide annual grants to specific solve major issues in our region. nonprofits you name. To partner with us, you can give a tax-deductible gift now using cash, appreciated stock or a charitable gift annuity. Or, opt for future gifts through your will, IRA or other estate plan. Other options for giving include a nonprofit starting an Some donors choose to do both – give now as well as later. organizational fund to help grow its endowment or prople We welcome and appreciate charitable donations of all starting funds through the Eastern Shore of Virginia Community sizes. If your gift is $25,000 or more, you can start a permanent Foundation. This affiliate foundation is focused on improving charitable fund, select the type of fund and purpose that life in Accomack and Northampton counties. represent you best, and give your fund a special name. While many donors know exactly the type of philanthropy You also can choose to remain that suits them, others enjoy anonymous. Your options for exploring options. Our staff is happy starting permanent funds now or to work with you and your attorney, through a future bequest include: accountant or other professional In 2016 the Hampton Roads Community Foundation advisor to help you craft a became an approved scholarship foundation with • Unrestricted funds to provide charitable legacy that suits you the Virginia Education Improvement Scholarships funding to tackle an array of and your interests. Tax Credit Program. This program helped donors critical community needs, If we can help, contact provide scholarships to students at Broadwater including those in the future Kay Stine, vice president for Academy, Cape Henry Collegiate, Hampton Roads that no one can imagine today. development, at (757) 622-7951 Academy, Norfolk Academy and Norfolk Collegiate • Field-of-interest funds to provide or [email protected]. School. To learn more contact Debbi Steiger, vice grants to nonprofits working Learn more at hamptonroadscf.org. president for regional outreach, at (757) 622-7951 or [email protected].

A New Way to Help Students

Which Donor-advised Fund Fits You Best? The Hampton Roads Community Foundation offers options for starting a donor-advised fund – one of the fastest-growing forms of philanthropy: Endowed Fund – Your legacy will last forever through this

endowed, permanent fund. You and your successor advisors can make grant recommendations for giving to causes and nonprofits. When the advising period ends, your fund will become the type you choose, such as unrestricted, scholarship or field of interest. (Initial charitable gift: $25,000 or more.)

Current-use Fund – With this fund you can give one donation

and then make grant recommendations to a variety of causes and nonprofits until you spend the balance of your fund. (Initial charitable gift: $50,000 or more.)

Quasi-endowed Fund – Flexible yet permanent, this fund lets

you recommend grants to nonprofits as long as your fund keeps a minimum balance of at least $50,000. Your successor advisors have the same opportunity. When the advising period ends, your fund becomes a permanent fund with the purpose you specified. (Initial charitable gift: $50,000 or more.)

Customized Fund – If our standard donor-advised funds don’t fit your needs, let us help you explore your charitable goals and create a customized solution. (Initial charitable gift: $2 million or more.)

5 Easy Ways to Support Your Community: • Mail a tax-deductible check using the envelope in this publication. • Go to hamptonroadscf.org and donate through our secure

online system.

• Talk with us about arranging for a charitable gift of appreciated

stock or other assets.

• Include the Hampton Roads Community Foundation in your will,

trust, IRA or other retirement plans.

• Join the Community Leadership Partners, our active

philanthropy group.

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Fred & Betty Ward are forever tied to their community thanks to a bequest Fred put in his will for scholarships in memory of his beloved wife Betty. After Fred passed away in 2011, the community foundation created the endowed Gertrude “Betty” Ward Scholarship Fund. Her scholarship will forever help Virginia Beach students majoring in English or graduating from Princess Anne High School, where Betty taught English for 19 years. Thanks to Fred, this year there are four Ward Scholars attending college with scholarships as they prepare for great lives. Learn how you, too, can forever invest in our region’s future. Order a free bequest guide at leaveabequest.org or call Kay Stine at (757) 622-7951.