2014 Annual Report

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For good. Our Vision: To raise the quality of life throughout east central Illinois Since its inception in 1972, on behalf of donors, the Community Foundation has distributed nearly $14 million in charitable grants to over 400 nonpro t organizations that work to improve the quality of life in communities throughout our area. ese charitable distributions include designated gi s from endowments, eld of interest funds, donor-advised funds, organizational endowments and scholarships. The success of the Community Foundation is found in the spirit of generosity—and the donors who care about this generation and the next.ON THE COVER: For ever.The inaugural Kyle & Phyllis Robeson Our Mission: To be a leader and major catalyst for long-termPhilanthropy Award was established and philanthropic assistance to the residents of east central Illinoispresented to Kyle & Phyllis Robeson at theFoundation’s first Hearts of Gold Gala. As John Franklin and the founders envisioned, the Community Foundation has been entrusted to serve the long-term philanthropic goals of donors. e Community Foundation manages over 125 funds and its total assets have grown from $1,300 in 1972 to over $25 million. is growth in well-managed endowed funds and other assets, along with administering grant dollars on behalf of the Marajen Stevick Foundation and in cooperation with the Lumpkin Family Foundation, has enabled us to distribute $1 million annually for several years to nonpro t organizations in east central Illinois.Chaz Ebert takes a moment to examine Roger’ssculpture at its unveiling.Community Commitment Grants to the Greater ChampaignCounty AMBUCS help give special young people thefreedom and joy of riding their own AmTrykes.CFECI_2014_Report.indd 2 4/7/15 5:40 PM

Celebrating 100 Years of Community Foundations: Growing & Evolving to Meet Changing NeedsIn 1914, the community foundation concept was born Joan Dixon and Jeff Davisin Cleveland. Over its 100 years, this unique, locally-based form of philanthropy, that builds endowmentsto benefit immediate and future community needs,has grown into a significant charitable resource. TheCommunity Foundation of East Central Illinois is nowone of more than 700 community foundations acrossthe United States that collectively manage more than$66 billion in assets and make grants of approximately$4.9 billion a year to improve life in their communities.We are very proud that we are now able to reinvestabout $1 million into our service area through proceedsfrom our funds. Our partnerships with the MarajenStevick Foundation, the Lumpkin Family Foundationand other foundations allow us to further supportorganizations providing essential services.Strategic Investments in ImpactThough the stock market experienced a good deal of volatility in 2014, the Foundation’s assets continued togrow. As the size of our available granting dollars has grown, our strategy is evolving to reflect our commitmentto using our donors’ dollars wisely to make lasting differences in our service area.During 2014, the Strategic Grants Committee, made up of current and past trustees, spent time researching,evaluating and developing revised guidelines for our existing grant cycle, as well as details of two new types ofgrants. We are excited to offer the two new grant opportunities in 2015 and believe that the combination willgive area nonprofits new tools and opportunities that will yield measurable and sustainable results.Special thanks to trustees Wade Hampton and Brooke Didier Starks for their leadership, as well as to trusteesCharles Hundley and Menah Pratt-Clarke and to past trustees Tony Ackerman and Jane Green for their timeand contributions to the final granting structures.Celebration of PhilanthropyThe Foundation’s first Hearts of Gold Gala was a great way to bring both long-time Foundation supporters andnew friends together to acknowledge those who have given time, talent and treasure to make life better forothers. It was also gratifying to acknowledge Kyle and Phyllis Robeson for their decades of philanthropy in theregion and to honor them with the inaugural Kyle & Phyllis Robeson Philanthropy Award.Looking ForwardWe look forward to finding new ways to raise the visibility and understanding of the Foundation to a broaderaudience. We appreciate your support and hope that you continue to help spread the word about what we doamong your friends and family.Joan Dixon Jeff DavisPresident & CEO Chair, Board of Trustees 2014 Annual Report • 1CFECI_2014_Report.indd 3 4/7/15 5:40 PM

Our Vision 2014-2015 BOARD OF TRUSTEESTo raise the quality of life throughout east central Illinois. Jeff DavisOur Mission CHAIRTo be a leader and major catalyst for long-term philanthropic Brooke Didier Starksassistance to the residents of east central Illinois. VICE CHAIROur Values: Philanthropy Menah Pratt-Clarke SECRETARYWe are a leader in promoting philanthropy in an impartial,unbiased, ethical way, with a commitment to inclusiveness. Tom CostelloWe bring together people and resources to identify and TREASURERaddress present and emerging community needs. Steve Whitsitt2014 CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTIONS PAST CHAIR Health & Youth Katie Bermingham Human Services 10.1% Tom Brown 12.7% Wade Hampton Charles HundleyEnvironment 1.9% Jeff Livesay Bonnie Kemper Education Rebecca McBride 16.7% Alan Nudo Brad Uken Rick Winkel Joan M. Dixon PRESIDENT & CEO Helen Levin HONORARY TRUSTEE Other 6.2% Arts 21.2% Disabilities Community cf TM 2.7% Development 28.5% 4/7/15 5:41 PM2 • Community Foundation of East Central IllinoisCFECI_2014_Report.indd 4

2014 ACHIEVEMENTS Nearly $1 Million Distributed to Nonprofits For the third year, the Community Foundation was able to distribute about $1 million to 150 organizations that provide safety-net and life enrichment services to residents of all ages in our service area. Distributions are made from: • Designated gifts from endowed, non-endowed, donor-advised and scholarship funds are the greatest proportion of the foundation’s distributions. • Annual Community Commitment Grants, funded by the proceeds from unrestricted endowments, are awarded for durable goods and capital items not typically funded by other kinds of grants. In 2014, 21 organizations received just over $80,000. • On behalf of the Marajen Stevick Foundation, $55,000 was distributed to the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club, Urbana Middle School, Generations of Hope and the Ebert Sculpture Fund. These organizations submitted proposals for projects that enhance the lives of seniors, beautify Champaign-Urbana and the surrounding area, or promote excellence in reading and writing, as was the wish of Mrs. Stevick Chinigo. • Capacity-building micro-grants jointly funded by the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois and the Lumpkin Family Foundation for staff or board member training. We Are Known by the Grants We Make Investment in Impact: Strategic Grant-Making Initiated In 2014, our board approved its Strategic Grant Committee’s recommendations for a new grant structure to begin in 2015. In addition to our Annual Community Commitment Grants, the following two new grant opportunities will be offered: • Building Better Boards Grants: This capacity-building process will take organizations through this three-phase training program: Board Building, Unlocking the Inner Fundraiser, Planning for Sustainability. Completion of all three could take up to three years. Organizations have the opportunity to receive up to $15,000 for completion of all three and attracting a total of $25,000 to their organization. • Collective Impact Grants: These grants are structured to encourage efficient resource alignment and to serve as a model for nonprofits collaborating to create sustainable greater good for the community. Collaborative proposals including at least three separate organizational partners will address the needs of senior citizens (funded by W. Barclay and Frederick C. Brasch Endowment will fund). The Foundation will serve as the “backbone” and partner on strategy and implementation. During the three-year grant period, one issue or program will be addressed. Initial funding will be $150,000 over three years. We are proud to support and strengthen the nonprofit organizations that provide vital safety-net and enrichment services to our area, and we believe the combination of these three opportunities will generate creative and lasting solutions to community challenges. 2014 Annual Report • 3CFECI_2014_Report.indd 5 4/7/15 5:41 PM

Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club Strikes Back Project-based assignments encourage teamwork.at Summer Brain DrainThe Foundation awarded the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club a$20,000 Stevick Foundation grant to support the “Summer BrainGain” program, a nine-week program designed by the NationalBoys and Girls Club to prevent learning loss, foster creative thinkingskills, and promote better social skills and teamwork via project basedlearning during the summer. A strong academic component to itssummer day camp, the program aims to provide high-yield learningactivities in a fun environment to help kids maintain and gain gradelevel skills in mathematics and reading over the summer.The Club implemented the Brain Gain Program with K–5th grade clubmembers and grades 6th–12th during its day camp program. Special Project Funds Held by the Foundation Enable Community Gains The Fire & Police Memorial Fund was opened in 2007. There were many donors and gifts of all sizes that came into the fund until the sculpture project was fully funded. The installation in the north-east corner of West Side Park was completed and the dedication held on April 29, 2014. Former firefighter Dan Brown pays his respects. A big crash-mat is great for relaxing“Sensory Corner” Helps Kids Calm and after a long dayKeep Control at school. CU Special Recreation’s (CUSR) mission is to advocate for Tohuutmonbsthuep hfoarmhmanogckin!glwoBtoitouhfnhcsatinrnegdss-ob.nararterlaiemvpeos laine and provide access to a full range of recreational opportunities for people with disabilities. CUSR provides year-round recreational programs and services for all ages and ability levels, supervised by Certified Special Recreation Therapists. CUSR was awarded a 2014 Community Commitment Grant to purchase sensory experiential items to help individuals in the afterschool and various camp programs sooth themselves during times of crisis. The addition of the new items are part of the “Sensory Corner” at Spalding Recreation Center that provides participants the opportunity to calm themselves through a variety of sensory input actions. These inputs can often help individual kids calm and regain focus and control. The items purchased through the grant provide gross motor sensory input from special equipment that aids swinging, hanging, jumping and bouncing.4 • Community Foundation of East Central IllinoisCFECI_2014_Report.indd 6 4/7/15 5:41 PM

2014 ACHIEVEMENTS Public Art League – Roger Ebert Sculpture Fund The Public Art League – Roger Ebert Sculpture Fund was started in August 2013, a few months after Ebert’s death. Scott and Donna Anderson, Champaign, shared their vision of a sculpture of Roger sitting in one of two theatre seats, showing his iconic thumbs-up gesture. They had the artist and the plan. With Public Art League’s assistance, fundraising officially began. With Chaz Ebert’s $25,000 matching challenge met by year’s end, the remainder of the money needed was raised shortly thereafter. The sculpture arrived and was unveiled at a ceremony on the first day of the 16th Annual Ebertfest in April, and a dedication ceremony was held after the permanent installation on the west end of the Virginia Theatre entrance on Park Street in July 2014.Chaz Ebert, Donna Anderson and Joe DeLuce at thesculpture’s dedication ceremony.Grant Helps Foodbank TargetSenior HungerEastern Illinois Foodbank (EIF) launched a seniorgrocery program supported by a $40,000 grant from theCommunity Foundation’s Barclay & Frederick BraschEndowment for Seniors.In FY14 (July 2013- June 2014), Eastern Illinois Jim Hires, EIF Executive Director and Joan Dixon framingFoodbank began in earnest to develop its Senior Grocery senior hunger issue.Program. EIF surveyed and consulted with its partnersregarding senior need, capacity and delivery systems.The Foodbank’s first formal program was set up thoughthe Food for Seniors Program in Champaign and wasdesigned to increase food distribution specifically relatedto healthy senior eating. This expanded program served4,652 individuals.EIF used funds from the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois in FY15 (July 2014-June 2015) toexpand the program with three new additional sites:• Washington Square Senior Grocery Program, Champaign, IL• Mattoon Community Food Center’s Senior Feeding Program, Mattoon, IL• Faith United Methodist Church Senior Feeding Program, Champaign, ILThe money provided by CFECI allows EIF to cover startup costs and Food Funds for each of the programs,enabling partner groups to reduce their overhead and expand food choices for the Senior Grocery Program. Sofar, these four sites have served nearly 8,300 individuals.The Community Foundation grant will allow EIF to provide more opportunities for existing pantries to addressneeds and to establish senior-specific food pantries in areas with high concentrations of seniors. Increasingawareness of senior hunger and developing these pantries specifically to feed seniors allows EIF to help ageneration who finds itself facing the no-win choice between medication and food. 2014 Annual Report • 5CFECI_2014_Report.indd 7 4/7/15 5:41 PM

Hearts of Gold Gala Celebrated lBNivaaentlykhsaenBnirteiedlrgBtaeaiwnnkmasteeanrntLdebtwehfieos rM(eBoBd’Lin)BnFeietntree. rABrltuseAscEandseemmyb,lpe,roovfidtheedPhilanthropy in East Central IllinoisNearly 200 people attended the first Hearts of Gold Galaon November 11, at the Champaign Country Club.The group enjoyed the fabulous jazz and blues of theMo’ Betta Blues ensemble, laughed and socialized overa delicious dinner, and were moved and appreciative ofthe 2014 recipients of the Gloria Valenti CompassionateCare Awards and the Hearts of Gold Awards, as well asthe presentation of the first Kyle & Phyllis RobesonPhilanthropy Award.The second Gala is planned for Spring 2016. Marie DesChamps & Peggy Gates-Wieneke Walt Manske & Joan Bonnie SpecchioGina Hieser, daughter/ & Kristen Bosch, Zernich, nominator & Diane Michaels, Crisis Nursery nominator nominator David & Jennifer Woodrow with Pam Guess, RN Adrianne Robertson, CNA Cathy Reardon, nominator/ nominated by & Betsy Wong, nominator Danville Library Foundation Karma Skinner6 • Community Foundation of East Central IllinoisCFECI_2014_Report.indd 8 4/7/15 5:41 PM

2014 ACHIEVEMENTSEric Robeson, Kyle & Phyllis Robeson and Kim Robeson Schwenk share a Kyle & Phyllis Robesonfamily moment celebrating the philanthropy award. Philanthropy Award Established The Community Foundation of East Central Illinois works to be a leader and major catalyst for long- The Community Foundation established term philanthropic assistance to the residents of the Kyle and Phyllis Robeson Philanthropy east central Illinois—and thereby raising the quality Award to recognize those who have of life for all residents. Our primary strategies are: exemplified philanthropy in east central Illinois at its best. The inaugural award • Building endowed funds that ensure our work was presented to Kyle and Phyllis at the goes on in perpetuity and accepting various Hearts of Gold Gala. The audience gave types of funds that advance philanthropy in our them a standing ovation in appreciation area; and acknowledgement of their decades of innovation, service, generosity and dedication • Making strategic grants that encourage to the region. nonprofit collaboration, aligned resources and measurable results; Kyle and Phyllis Robeson have been significant contributors to nearly every sector • Facilitating growth of nonprofit capacity, of the Champaign-Urbana community and adoption of best practices and development of beyond. They have significantly impacted strong boards; community development through their economic and real estate development, land • Convening and engaging key community use and re-use and downtown resurgence agencies, businesses and leaders, as well as efforts. The Robesons have served the other foundations, to work together to find nonprofit community for over five decades long-term solutions to chronic community through volunteering hundreds of hours on problems. boards, committees, capital campaigns and generous donations. They have spread their generosity across health and human services, youth development, the arts, education and environmental stewardship. Their gifts have been enjoyed by thousands of families and recipients of services provided by the nonprofits they support. The Robeson Pavilion at the Champaign Public Library, named in honor of Kyle and Phyllis, will serve as a lasting legacy and symbol of their family’s generosity and commitment to the community. Their vision, leadership and generosity have left an indelible imprint on the region that will be recognized and celebrated for generations to come. The award will be given in future years to others who have demonstrated the same commitment.CFECI_2014_Report.indd 9 20210214AnAnnunaulaRl Repeoprotrt• •117 4/7/15 5:41 PM

2014 CFECI DONORSThe Bottenfield P.T.A. Fund Arlene Blank Robert & C. Diane LentzBottenfield PTA Tim Bosma Mark Lipton Gerald & Lois Brighton Barbara Doyle-Little & StephenDana Buerkett Memorial Tom & Mary Ann BrownScholarship Busey Wealth Management LittleCommunity Elements Roy & Phyllis Van Buskirk Alice Webber LongFriends of Roundhouse Menah Pratt-Clarke Kim & Denise Martin Evan & Karen Coobs Brendan McGintyBusiness Emergency Relief Tom & Rose Costello E. Donald & Linda McKayFund Cozad Asset Management Richard & Jeanne McMurrayChampaign County Chamber of Jeffrey & Jodi Davis Bill & Marsha Muirheid Steve & Jayne DeBruyn Dennis & Barbara Muncy Commerce Matt & Katherine Deering Joseph MurphyJoEllen DeVilbiss Christy & Mike Devocelle Richard & Rosann NoelSocial Science Club of Champaign & Lane Dickinson Tracy Nugent Jim Mullady & Robin Douglas Jean Paley Urbana John & Lois Elder Jenny & Peter Park Keith & Mary Emmons John PetryClif Rocks! Fund Tom & Sharon Neufer Emswiler Mary PetryBob & Suzanne Aldridge Robert & Mary Ann Espeseth Rantoul Historical SocietyRobert & Carol Aldridge Ruth Ann & Charles Evans Lance & Jana RaverCentral High School Ezra Levin Foundation Max RedmondScott Filkins Judy & Vic Feldman Tod & Beth SatterthwaiteDavid Hess Susan & Pat Fitzgerald Edra ScofieldWendell & Loretta Hess Beverly Friese Ken & Joan SensenbrennerJill Matthews Johnson Rochelle Funderburg Myron & Sonya SholemSteven & Janet Khachaturian Henry & Ruth Gerlach David & Jan Sholem Helen Gotschall Sikich, LLPCommunity Foundation of East Helen Grandone Irma SmithCentral Illinois Randall & Theresa Green Brooke Didier Starks & Lee StarksPhil & Patricia Abruzzi Charles & Carolyn Haines Cecile SteinbergAnthony Ackerman Ellen & Leslie Hall Tara & Jeff SwearingenBill & Coletta Ackermann Tim & Kris Harrington John & Terry ThiesHarold & Prudence Adams Mark Netter & Eve Harwood Richard & Marilyn ThiesCarl & Nadja Altstetter John & Barbara Hecker Lott & SuAnn ThomasSteven & Becky Amjad Joanne Huff Art & Shirley TraugottScott Anderson Elizabeth & Henry Jackson Harvey & Mary TreatAnonymous Jerry & Helen Jahn Rebecca & Monty WadeDon & Suzi Armstrong Bonnie & Gordon Kemper Michael WakefieldMark Ballard Ron & Susan Kiddoo C. Kristina Gunsalus & MichaelBankChampaign Chris & Suzette KittellKatie Bermingham Martin & Doris Koeck WalkerTodd & Sara Black Jane Walsh Janet & Philip Warner 8 • Community Foundation of East Central Illinois 4/7/15 5:41 PMCFECI_2014_Report.indd 10

Mary Waters Vicky Fugel Curtis & Paula HaysBetty & Wayne Wendland Rex Gaskins John & Beth MillsRick & Marsha West Julie Gunn Tod & Shannon MyersStephen Whitsitt C. Scott Hollenberg Andrew & Erin QuarnstromScott & Virnita Whitt Nancy Johnson Bruce & Lisa RamseyerHelen Widick Elizabeth Jones Jim & Terri ReinRuth Worner Benita & John Katzenellenbogen John & Johannah SchweighartJohn & Deanna Wright Jerry & Debbie Kemphues UCU Retired FirefightersKarman & Bryan Youngblood Jeffrey & Patricia Kirby Becky & Chris WagnerCandace Branigan Youngerman & Roger Laramee Wallace & Sharolyn Worley Jesus Lopez Bill Youngerman Norma & Herbert Marder Kenneth Freeland MemorialTheodore & Joan Zernich Mary Ann Royse Law Office Scholarship Jeff McGee Rusty & Jill FreelandPatrick Thomas Costello Ben MooreEndowment Linnea & Rodney Mueller Cynthea Geerdes & Todd MartinezTom & Rose Costello Bruno & Wanda Nettl Fund Dan Noel Cynthea Geerdes & Todd MartinezC-U at Home Fund Colvin RedmanSara Hall Gary Olsen & Claudia Reich Wade Hampton & Andrea RenoChristina Lowery Brenda Koenig & Andrew Phillips Fund Chetana Rao & Jagannath Mallela Wade Hampton & Andrea RenoJoan Dixon Endowment Edward RathJoan Dixon Melvin & Janice Rothbaum Jane A. Hays Family Charitable Mary Shores FundDoCha Vaidotas & Birute Simaitis Jane HaysBrenda Aiser Melvyn SkvarlaReid Alexander Lydia Soo Charles & Barbara Hundley FundDavid Allen Gary Stitt Charles & Barbara HundleyGarrett Arndt Sullivan ParkhillKen Bengoechea Katherine Syer Illinois Futbol Club-Joe SeeleyRichard & Carol Betts Harry Triandis EndowmentBruce Bonds Aya Wee Blaise AguirreWillis Colburn Deanna Williams & Young Kim Fatima Husain & Juan SalasJohn & Terri Dodson Kirk & Sherry Wright Illinois Futbol ClubJoshua Downs Jeff RubinMelissa Edwards Fire & Police Memorial Fund Katherine & Karl SeeleyAlbert & Barbara England Alan & Kay Atteberry Marguerite SeeleyRhonda Fallon David & Sheri BobergEd Feser Shelly DeMayStephen Fiol & Rebecca Nettl-Fiol Jerome & Martha EhrsamMichael FuerstCFECI_2014_Report.indd 11 22001124AAnnnnuuaall RReepport • 79 4/7/15 5:41 PM

2014 CFECI DONORSMary E. Jones Endowment The Curtis C. Nash Children’s Kenneth & Margaret BuelMary Jones Creativity Fund Carmen Law Office Samantha Bosshart Champaign Parks FoundationBud & Sandra Leister Fund Nancy & C. Richard Nash Champaign Urbana Sunrise Rotary ClubBud & Sandra Leister Charles Sturies Circuit Clerk’s Office Employees Dennis CockrumLierman Neighborhood Action Noel Endowment Cathy Colbert InmanCommittee Fund Noel Foundation William ConlinWilliam Brown Jeanne Connell & Joseph MahoneyMichael & Jane Cain Steve & Esther Portnoy Fund Tom & Rose CostelloChampaign Urbana Herb Society Stephen & Esther Portnoy Covaxis SystemsFirst Presbyterian Church Tod & Bonnie DawsonGabriel Lewis Prosperity Gardens Fund Laura DettingerMcKinley Foundation John Easley Teresa DixonDennis Roberts Carolyn Dry Maureen DuffyMahomet Public Library Public Art League Fund Jackson DurantEndowment Richard & Genevieve Joy Chaz EbertRita Bartholomew David & Valerie McWilliams Ray ElliottFriends of the Mahomet Public Umeeta Sadarangani & Marilyn Ryant Patricia & Bruce Farthing Nancy Scheeler Kristen Fischer & Stephen Holy Library Edward Sloan FollettJohn & June Holmes Nancy Yeagle & Harold Allston John & Gadau Janalee GarwoodAnna Merritt Endowment Public Art League Ebert Sculpture Gretchen GleichmanAnna Merritt Fund James & Janseely Glick Chester Alwes Habeeb & Joy HabeebMonticello Railway Museum Scott & Donna Anderson Sherri & Howard HansenEndowment Sharon Anderson Leona HaydenDavid Marshall Wells & Joann Anderson Aldred & Nina Heckman Anonymous Elizabeth Hendrick-BarsteadDon Moyer Boys & Girls Club Apollo Hotel Consultancy Michael & JoAnn HennemanEndowment Karen Aprill Robert HillmanDon Moyer Jr. Janice Bahr Jeanne Holy David & Laurel Bailie Susan & Lew HopkinsKathy Murphy Scholarship BankChampaign Charles & Frances HulinShawna Barbee Steve & Barbara Beckett Illinois Eta Chapter of Phi Delta ThetaD Donaldson & D Donaldson Nancy BellBrice Hutchcraft Alice Berkson & Alexander Scheeline at the U of IJohn & Sandi Jones Beyond Normal Films Interfraternity CouncilCathy Rector Doug & Janet JohnsonJustin & Lydia Seno 10 • Community Foundation of East Central Illinois 4/7/15 5:41 PMCFECI_2014_Report.indd 12

Janet Johnson Todd Salen Pontiac Rotary Club #3287Nancy Johnson Monica Schmidt Rantoul Rotary ClubJim & Maxine Kaler Martin Scorsese Rotary Charities Foundation of UrbanaLlia Kapovitch William Shepherd Rotary Club of Decatur #180Frank Keck Wendy Shields Bauer Rotary International District 6490Barb & Dave Kuhl Jennifer Shim Sunrise Charitable FoundationWayne & Loretta Lafave David & Jan Sholem Sunset Rotary ClubJerome Laughlin Sharen Slade WGRC, Inc., Champaign Rotary ClubLaw Office of Scott Lerner Lynne Srull Drake Zimmerman & Jan ElflineGreg Lykins Rick & Jeanene StephensKathryn & Stephen Marshak Lott & SuAnn Thomas UNESCO Center for GlobalDave & Kathy McCurdy Amy Thompson Citizenship FundPaul & Peggy McDowell Raymond & Virginia Timpone Amani Fouad AyadMcGuire Associates Torricelli & Limentato, P.C. Conservatory of Central IllinoisR. Norman & Vicki Megginson Phillip & Cheryl Vanness University of IllinoisCarl & Wava Meyer Bill & Sandy VolkTed & Allison Meyer Jeff & Charlotte Wandell Urbana Legacy Tree ProgramPatrick Mills Lynn Webber FundPerry Morris Wayne Weber City of UrbanaTraci Nally William & Linda WeberNancy & C. Richard Nash John & Deanna Wright Urbana Park District FundO’Brien Toyota of Urbana Nancy Yeagle & Harold Allston Urbana Parks FoundationFred Ore & Diane Siegle Ore Bruce ZimmermanLisa Ori Gloria Valenti CompassionateJohn & Rosalee Otto Robeson Family Benefit Fund Care Award FundMarilyn Parkhill Kyle & Phyllis Robeson Richard Weibl & Terri NallyDolores PatrinosPepsi Cola Bottling Co.- Champaign- Rosmarino Fund Mary Vita Rosmarino UrbanaJoan & Anthony Peressini Rotary International District 6490Mary & George Perlstein Arcola Rotary ClubRobin Peters Bloomington Normal Daybreak RotaryKarla Peterson Charleston Rotary ClubJoe & Carolyn Phebus Decatur Metropolitan RotaryKip Pope Effingham Sunrise Rotary ClubP. Procter Healing Hands International, Inc.John & Maureen Reed Hoopeston Rotary ClubRoger & Chaz Ebert Foundation Larry & Brenda MillerBarak Rosenshine Monticello Rotary ClubNancy RotzollTerry Ruprecht & Kris KennedyCFECI_2014_Report.indd 13 2014 Annual Report • 11 4/7/15 5:41 PM

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONFor the Year Ended December 31, 2014CURRENT ASSETS 2014 2013 Cash and cash equivalents $ 488,621 $ 529,102 Investments 13,707,869 13,283,106 Grantor investment receivable 30,000 30,000 Current portion of accounts receivable 3,821 3,821 Cash value life insurance 15,078 13,670Total Current Assets $ 14,245,389 $ 13,859,699 Accounts receivable, net of current position 11,462 15,283 Other assets: 58,000 58,000 Real estate, held for investment 800,000 800,000 Peer farm property, held for investment $ 869,462 $ 873,283 $ 15,114,851 $ 14,732,982Total non-current assets $ 16,964 $ ____TOTAL ASSETS $ 16,964 $ ____CURRENT LIABILITIES 467,060 420,566 Grant funds awarded pending disbursement 1,429,987 1,535,643 Total Liabilities 13,200,840 12,776,773 $ 15,097,887 $ 14,732,982NET ASSETS $ 15,114,851 $ 14,732,982 Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted Total net assetsTOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 12 • Community Foundation of East Central Illinois 4/7/15 5:41 PMCFECI_2014_Report.indd 14

STATEMENT OF SUPPORT, REVENUE AND EXPENSES-MODIFIED CASH BASIS For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 Unrestricted Temporarily Permanently Total Restricted Restricted $ 53,871REVENUE AND SUPPORT 174,773 $ 349,365 $ 378,635 $ 781,871Gifts, grants and contributions - - - 174,773CFECI administrative fee - - 26,607Peer farm income - 26,607 - 7,920Condo rental 15,567 7,920 1,408Life insurance value increase 14,870 1,408 671,898Investment income 3,357 - 44,024 14,870Annual meeting income 612,307 3,357Other 1,101,855 - -Net assets released from restrictions $ 1,364,293 - - - - $ 1,682,704 Total revenue and support 1,277,302 (1,101,855) 36,005 $ (105,656) $ 424,067EXPENSES 4,492Program services - - 1,277,302Management and general 1,317,799 - - 36,005Fundraising 46,494 - - 4,492 420,566 - - Total expenses (105,656) 1,317,799 $ 467,060 1,535,643 424,067CHANGES IN NET ASSETS $ 1,429,987 364,905 12,776,773NET ASSETS – BEGINNING 14,732,982 $ 13,200,840NET ASSETS – ENDING $ 15,097,887CFECI_2014_Report.indd 15 2014 Annual Report • 13 4/7/15 5:41 PM

FUNDS OF THECOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS(As of December 31, 2014) Bold type indicates New FundsEndowments Monticello Railway Museum Kenneth Freeland Memorial Albert D. Mulliken Endowment2076 Fund Marthena Nonneman Fund forAcademy Memorial Rep. Naomi JakobssonAccess to Recreation Children Kathy Murphy EndowmentWilda Adams Dorothy Ozier Lucien & Christine NesbittW. Barclay & Frederick C. Brasch David R. & Katherine D. ParkhillH.R. Bresee Hobart L. & Mary K. Peer Memorial EndowmentMichael J. Carragher Mary K. Peer Administrative James Sisk EndowmentChampaign County CASA Mary Vita Rosmarino Pearl Sisk EndowmentChampaign Southwest MTD Justus SeamanChampaign-Urbana Symphony Marajen Stevick Foundation Donor-Advised FundsDavid & Faye Cole Linda Nelson Stocks Clif Rocks!CommunityWorks John P. Trebellas Downey Family CharitablePatrick Thomas Costello Youth Music Appreciation Jean Driscoll Wheelchair RacingJoan Dixon WGRC – Champaign Rotary Club Cynthea Geerdes-Todd MartinezDon Moyer Boys & Girls Club Elva Greeson Bell TowerECIRMAC – Joy Organizational Funds Wade Hampton & Andrea RenoAlbert Eisner Bottenfield P.T.A. Endowment Jane A. Hays Family CharitableEmanuel Farms Champaign Park District Horizon FundMary Alice English Champaign-Urbana Special Bill J. & Karen L. HunsingerJoyce Ettensohn Alice & Gene LambGeorgia May Fisher Recreation David George MillerFounders (Sustaining) Family Service Endowment Curtis C. Nash Children’s CreativityFranklin Prairie Farm Generations of Hope Endowment Open Road PavingMargaret O. Franklin Mahomet Public Library Robeson Family BenefitFranklin Youth Rotary District 6490 Gloria Valenti Compassionate CareHolly Williams Gallivan United Way Endowment Barry & Linda WeinerH.I. & Mabry Gelvin United Way – Early Childhood CircleGreen Meadows Special Project FundsIda Haack Endowment Business Emergency RecoveryHansen-Peer United Way – Tammy Lemke Center for Community AdaptationIllinois Futbol Club-Joe Seeley United Way – Carol A. Scharlau Central Illinois Volunteerism CU Cradle 2 Career Memorial Endowment CU Film SocietyMary E. Jones United Way – Edwin A. and Carol A. CUMTD Bus PassesJohn K. Jones DoChaRobert D. Jones Scharlau Endowment Fire & Police MemorialFrances R. Kesler Memorial United Way – Volunteerism Circle Lierman Neighborhood ActionMorris Kessler United Way – Youth CircleStephanie Manuel Urbana Legacy Tree Fund CommitteeAnna J. Merritt Urbana Parks Foundation Fund Public Art LeagueAugust Meyer Urbana Public Art Commission Public Art League – Ebert Sculpture Woman’s Fund UNESCO Center for Global Scholarship Funds Citizenship Dana Buerkett Memorial Endowment Charlie Due Baseball Endowment14 • Community Foundation of East Central IllinoisCFECI_2014_Report.indd 16 4/7/15 5:41 PM

CFECI Donors Make For good.$1,000,000 Impact! For ever.The Community Foundation of East Central Illinois salutesthe outstanding nonprofit organizations that make life betterfor residents of east central Illinois, and the donors whosephilanthropic gifts provide them vital support.In 2014, the Community Foundation was able, on behalf of our donors, to distributeover $1,000,000 in funding to the following 161 organizations:40 North/88 West Crisis NurseryAltrusa Club of Champaign-Urbana Cunningham Children’s HomeAmerican Cancer Society Daily Bread Soup KitchenAmerican Red Cross Central Illinois Chapter Danville Rotary ClubAnderson University (Horizon Scholarship) Developmental Services CenterArcola Rotary Club DoChaBarbara B. Jordan YMCA Don Moyer Boys & Girls ClubBig Brothers Big Sisters of Vermilion County Eastern Illinois FoodbankBloomington Normal Daybreak Rotary Club East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual AssistanceBloomington Normal Sunrise Rotary ClubBloomington Normal Sunset Rotary Club (ECIRMAC)Bloomington Rotary Club empty tombBoneyard Creek Community Day Family Advocacy of Champaign CountyBottenfield PTA Family Service of Champaign CountyC-U Sunrise Rotary Club Fellowship of Christian AthletesCalifornia State University (Horizon Scholarship) Fire & Police MemorialCalvin College First Presbyterian Church of ChampaignCanaan Baptist Church Safe House First Presbyterian Church of TolonoCASA of Vermilion County Friends Forever USAThe Celebration Company Generations of HopeChampaign County CASA Georgia Institute of Technology (Pearl SiskChampaign County Forest PreserveChampaign County Humane Society Scholarship)Champaign County Nursing Home Girl Scouts - Green Meadows CouncilChampaign Park District Girl Scouts of Central IllinoisChampaign Public Library Foundation Glaucoma FoundationChampaign Rotary Club Gloria Valenti Compassionate Care AwardChampaign Urbana Schools Foundation Greater Champaign County AMBUCSChampaign-Urbana Jewish Federation Greater Community AIDS ProjectChampaign-Urbana One-to-One Mentoring Habitat for Humanity of Champaign CountyChampaign-Urbana Special Recreation High School of St Thomas MoreChampaign-Urbana Symphony Holy Cross SchoolChrist Community Hoopeston Multi-Agency Service CenterThe Chorale Illinois State University (James L. Sisk Scholarship &City of UrbanaColumbia College Chicago (Kathy Murphy Scholarship) Clif Rocks! Scholarship)Community Elements Iowa State University (Christine & Lucien NesbittCommunity Resource & Counseling CenterCountryside School Scholarship)Courage Connection Junior League of Champaign-Urbana Kenwood Elementary School Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Continued 2014 Annual Report • 15CFECI_2014_Report.indd 17 4/7/15 5:41 PM

2013 CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTIONS (continued) Land Conservation Foundation Southern Illinois University Foundation Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation Special Olympics Lierman Neighborhood Action Committee Stephens Family YMCA Lincoln Rotary Club Strive Together Network Litchfield Rotary Club Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church Little Theatre on the Square Tuscola Rotary Club Mahomet-Seymour Schools Foundation (Ida Hack University of California – Berkeley (James L. Sisk Scholarship) U of I Foundation - College of Applied Health Sciences Scholarships) U of I Foundation - Department of English Mahomet Boy Scout Troop 25 U of I Foundation - Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund U of I Foundation - Krannert Art Museum Mattoon Rotary Club U of I Foundation - School of Art + Design Miami University Foundation U of I Foundation - Spurlock Museum Monticello Railway Museum U of I Foundation - University Library Monticello Rotary Club U of I Foundation - WILL AM/FM/TV Morton Arboretum U of I Foundation - School of Music Museum of the Grand Prairie United Methodist Church of Champaign National Parks Foundation United Way of Champaign County The Nature Conservancy University High School Orange Duffel Bag Foundation University of Illinois (Representative Naomi Jakobsson Orange Krush Foundation Orpheum Children’s Science Museum Scholarship & Clif Rocks! Scholarship) Paris Rotary Club YMCA of the University of Illinois Parkland College (Kenneth Freeland Scholarship University of Illinois at Springfield Urbana Pops Orchestra & Christine & Lucien Nesbitt Scholarship) Urbana School District #116 Parkland College Foundation Vandalia Rotary Club Parkview Warsaw YMCA Vermilion County Rape Crisis Center Phi Delta Theta Foundation Village of Gifford Planned Parenthood Federation of America Visit Champaign County Planned Parenthood of East Central Illinois YMCA of the USA World Service Prairie Center Health Systems YMCA Southcoast Prairieland Council Boy Scouts of America Presence Covenant Medical Center Foundation Gifford Emergency Recovery: Promise Healthcare (In conjunction with the Champaign County Chamber of Prosperity Gardens Public Art League Commerce) Public Art League - Ebert Sculpture D&H Rentals Randolph County YMCA Duden & Silver, Inc. The Reading Group Farmers Ag Service Inc. Regional Office of Education READY Program Lenny’s Ice Cream Gallery Restoration Urban Ministries The Longbranch Robeson PTA Pabco Tax Service Rotary District 6490 Rademacher Building Center Salt & Light Robin’s Body Shop, Inc. Salvation Army The North Forty - MEENS, Inc. Save the Bays Association, Inc. Savoy Rotary Club 4/7/15 5:41 PM Sarah Bush Lincoln PeaceMeal Program Smile Healthy Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Representative Naomi Jakobsson Scholarship) 16 • Community Foundation of East Central IllinoisCFECI_2014_Report.indd 18

Each generation improved the communityso as to make life less harsh and richer forfuture generations. We should not assumethat no more needs to be done. We mustcontinue helping our neighbors and wemust continue to improve and add to thehumanitarian resources of our countyfor the benefit of present and futuregenerations. —Community Foundation of East Central Illinois, May 1972CFECI_2014_Report.indd 19 4/7/15 5:41 PM

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