AFFCF 2015 Annual Report

Creating Super Lives for Super Kids Annual Report 2015 www.affcf.org

2015 By the numbers...18,600 4,000+children in Arizona’s foster children served by AFFCF,care system a 50% increase over 2014Meanwhile... “If any children can benefit from extracurricular activities, it is foster youth. Extracurricular activities address three areas of concern for foster youth, namely academic achievement, behavioral problems and identity development...” National Center for Youth Law

2015 Awards Breakdown“ Thank you so much for being able to fund me! I can now graduate on time...knowing I gave it my best. People believed I would never graduate...never be successful in life. With your help, I know I can. I plan to join the Navy and then become a group home staff member, to help and change lives as other did for me. - C.D., age 17

Keys to Success... Based on research, as well as informational interviews conducted with a wide variety of service providers in Maricopa County, AFFCF identified youth transitioning out of the foster care system as a population that continued to need additional support to achieve self-sufficiency. The Keys to Success program increases opportunities for youth by providing them intensive, individualized career exploration and planning, as well as educational and employment development services.165 Piloted in 2014 and fully Outcomes to date implemented in 2015, (December 2015) for the AFFCF Keys to Success youth in the program program provided services are promising: to 165 youth in 2015.98% 97% 33%Number of Number of youth Number of youthparticipating youth achieving one retained after onecompleting career or more goals year of service andexploration and of their individual continuing to makeplanning services service plan within six progress toward a long-within 90 days months of enrollment term career goalof intake100% Youth achieving one or more ISP goals within a year of enrollment

Our Finances...2015 Audited Statement of Financial AcitvitiesINCOME 2015 2014 2015 2014Contributions $1,307,065 $1,099,138Special Events 46,398 36,047Interests & Dividends 60,053 63,637total income $1,421,516 $1,198,822EXPENSES 2015 2014 INCOME Contributions $700,444 Interests & DividendsAwards & Scholarships $1,112,481 Special Events 95,589Managment & General 100,893 92,662Fundraising 99,745 $888,695total expenses $1,313,119NET ASSETS 2015 2014 Board Designated $577,644 $607,601Undesignated 1,009,240 899,023 EXPENSES Awards & Scholarships Management & GeneralTemporarily Restricted 347,759 431,438 FundraisingPermanently Restricted 1,177,500 1,142,500total net assets $3,112,143 $3,080,562It costsAFFCF just$.09 toraise $1.

Our Leaders...A committed and talented board of directors oversees AFFCF, governing our awardprocesses, marketing and fundraising activities and Keys to Success program.TAMERA SHANKER KAREN BROWN CARLIAN DAWSON, EdDBoard Chair Board Vice Chair SecretaryThe Shanker Law Firm, PLC CenturyLink FIBCO Family Services GREG LECHOWSKI JAY BERENS MEREDITH DEANGELIS Treasurer RS Solutions Village Health Clubs & Spas DermaForce SolutionsANGELA FLOREZ E’LISA HARRISONValle del Sol Wells Fargo Bank LIN LECLAIR TURNER 1st Choice Tax Solutions CAROLINE LAUTT-OWENS Dependent Chldren’s Services, Arizona Supreme Court KATIE LANE MABARDY CATHY MCALLISTER Project C.U.R.E. VNSA BENJAMIN NORRIS Arizona Attorney General’s Office RICK RENTSCHLER BERN PETERSON Abbot Downing VNSA ALEXIS RONSTADT Friends of the Phoenix Public LibraryEDSON SALAS LINDA SMITHEquity Executives Foster Care Review BoardALYSSON ZATARGA LAURA ZEMAN-MULLEN, ESQ.Southwest Behavorial Health Zeman-Mullen & Ford LLP KRIS JACOBER Executive Director KIM SEARLES KYLE TARR Program Assistant Program Coordinator

Our Donors...The following donors contributed $1,000 or more to AFFCF - they are the trueheroes who make AFFCF the bright spot for children in foster care.$125,000 + Arizona Community Joan WagenerCentral Christian Church Foundation of Yavapai County Laura Zemen MullenVNSA Rauch, Hermanson$100,000 - $124,999 Meritage Cares Foundation & Everroaad, LTDKemper & Ethel Arbonne Charitable Foundation Lyndel Manson Sunshine Angels 1st Choice Tax Services Marley Foundation Pakis Family Foundation Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite$20,000 - $30,000 Robert and Anita Flori Honeywell InternationalMarshall Foundation El Chorro LodgeR & M Clark Family Foundation Charitable Fund Arizona Lottery CommissionNina Mason Pulliam National Charity League T.B. and Kristy Moore Charitable Trust UNS Electric Equity ExecutivesSalt River Project Boosters Maricopa County Combined Catlin Insurance Company$5,000 - $15,000 Rock and Brona McHenryThunderbirds Charities Charitable Campaign HM Hadden Family Living TrustDesert Foundation Auxiliary Roubos Family Foundation Rick RentschlerLarry H. Miller Charities Wells Fargo Foundation Peter BurnsSeason for Sharing Deborah and Timothy Lorenz American ExpressStark Martin Charitable Trust MOD Super Fast Pizza, LLCAnonymous Jenny Norton FoundationBenjamin Norris Rakesh Patel Rocky MountainArizona Diamondbacks Doug MullenBoeing Employee Arizona Elks Major Projects Support Services Steven and Carol Springer Paradise Valley Community Fund Marilyn MansonThe Jim Smith Foundation Michael Ringer Rotary FoundationNorthern Trust Bank Thomas and Barbara AllenRBC Foundation Marvin LustigerCity of Scottsdale Terence and Eileen WintersJohn McLaughlin Harold and Carol Garbus David Larsen and Rodean Widom James GordonThe Shanker Law Firm, PLC Levin Family FoundationBeth Stiner Melissa FaulknerMargaret T. Morris Foundation Betty Holler$1,000 - $4,999 Donald FaulknerCox Charities Greg LechowskiChildren in Need Foundation Matthew AsklandCardinals Charities, Inc. Nova FinancialKids and Sports of Arizona, Inc.Sundt Foundation & Investment CorporationExecutive Council Charities Gerd ZimmermanCentury Link Foundation Timothy and Michelle AbrahamPhoenix Papa Murphy’s William McGuirreSoroptomist of the San Tans Richard Ruby Charles Ryan Bonita Lowry Mary Ann Shyrack IBM Employee Services Linda Williamson

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