2014 Annual Report - United Way of Greater Knoxville

2014
Annual Report
&
United Way
of Greater Knoxville’s
2013 Leaders In Giving
In 2014
$13,003,285
WAS DONATED
TO HELP
100,000
CITIZENS
BY FUNDING
97
COMMUNITY
PROGRAMS
Message from the Board Chair
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n 2014, United Way of Greater Knoxville experienced several firsts for this 93 year old organization. Under the leadership of our Campaign Chair, Randy Boyd, we exceeded a historic goal of $13,000,000! The room was electric
when he announced the victory, with the help of his little brother, Jojo. Further proving that he is truly a visionary,
Randy incorporated a transformational project within the campaign for the first time. He and his volunteers raised over
more than $200,000 to support Helen Ross McNabb Center’s (HRMC) Homeless Veterans Supportive Housing Project.
We were able to help HRMC finish the housing project so 20 homeless veterans now have a home to call their own.
Another of Randy’s original ideas that he worked to achieve, was to ask a group of very generous donors to allocate their
gifts to cover United Way’s operating costs. This allowed Randy and his volunteers to campaign to the public that 100%
of their gift to United Way went straight to the deserving organizations we support through our grant-making process.
Thanks to the Board of Directors, and the Branding & Messaging Committee led by Tiffany Carpenter, we hired an
advertising agency, Mary Beth West Communications, to develop and implement a multi-channel communications and
marketing plan. For the first time ever, United Way of Greater Knoxville purchased a broadcast media schedule. This
project and several others were a result of our strategic planning process held in the fall of 2013 and the implementation
of our five focus areas: raising more money, strengthening our community partnerships, connecting with our younger
generation, increasing our awareness in the community and being transparent in all matters.
I am thrilled to have been a part of this organization during this year of historic firsts.
It is hard to believe my two year term as United Way of Greater Knoxville’s Board Chair has come to a close, as it seems
like I just started yesterday. I want to thank the Board of Directors for their support, the hundreds of volunteers who
gave their time, talents and energy, the many donors who gave their hard earned money and trusted United Way to be
good stewards of their donations, the committees who do the work and, last, but definitely not least, the energetic and
supportive staff of United Way. This role as Chair has been a great experience, as well as a learning one, for me and that
is only accomplished as a team effort with everyone’s help and guidance. I have also been blessed with great leadership
of our various committee Chairs: David Brace with Community and Engagement Mobilization; Jill Van Beke with
Outcomes Based Investments; Suzanne Coile with Labor; Tiffany Carpenter with Branding & Messaging and the support
of our President, Ben Landers. Without their leadership, support and advice, we never would have accomplished all that
we were able to and for that, I am truly thankful.
I have enjoyed all my years with United Way of Greater Knoxville, from my first experience as a Loaned Executive to my
time as an Outcomes Based Investments Committee member several years ago to my two-year term as Board Chair. I
look forward to volunteering with this great organization for many years to come. And I look forward, as I am sure you
all do, to see what firsts we are able to accomplish in 2015. I close with a quote from Albert Pike, an American attorney
from the 1800s, which I feel is very appropriate for all, who said “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us;
what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.”
Sincerely,
Tommy Schmid
Tommy Schmid
Board Chair
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Tommy and Susan Schmid
FOCUS AREAS
United Way of Greater Knoxville continues to help people by focusing on the building blocks to a
good life - Education, Income and Health. We also know that people depend on us to provide in
times of crisis or need, which is why we never lose sight of Basic Needs. By identifying needs and
setting attainable goals, we strive to be community solution innovators.
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES AND A GOOD LIFE FOR ALL BY FOCUSING ON:
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HELPING CHILDREN, YOUTH
AND ADULTS
ACHIEVE POTENTIAL
PROMOTING FINANCIAL
STABILITY AND
INDEPENDENCE
IMPROVING PEOPLE’S
HEALTH
• School readiness
• Academic achievement
• Productive and engaged youth
• Stable employment and
access to job skills training
• Maximized income
• Adult literacy and life skills
• Financial assets for
long-term stability
• Food and clothing
• Shelter and utilities
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• Maternal health and infant
well-being
• Healthy lifestyle behaviors
• Healthcare coverage and
preventative healthcare
• Mental health
• Emergency services
• Critical support services
VISION
Better Lives.
Better Communities.
MISSION
United Way of Greater Knoxville brings
together resources to improve the
lives of people in our community by
helping them achieve their potential
for self-sufficiency.
WHY FOCUS ON EDUCATION, INCOME, AND HEALTH?
Everyone deserves opportunities to have a good life: a quality education that leads to a stable
job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health. Advancing the
common good is less about helping one person at a time and more about changing systems to
help all of us. We are all connected and interdependent. We all win when a child succeeds in
school, when families are financially stable, when people are healthy. United Way’s goal is to
create long-lasting changes by addressing the underlying cause of these problems.
To LIVE UNITED means being a part of the change. It takes everyone in the community working
together to create a brighter future.
EDUCATION GOALS 2014
In Knox County it costs
$97,988
Per Year
to incarcerate a youth.
United Way funds programs to keep kids in
school and off the streets.*
Students
enter school
developmentally
on track and are
proficient in needed
literary skills.
Students are prepared to
succeed as productive and
engaged young adults beyond
high school.
The gap between low and
high performing students
is narrowed.
Students demonstrate at
least one-grade level of
academic growth each year.
Children are
engaged in our
community in nonacademic civic and
volunteer activities.
Elementary students are prepared to succeed
in middle school and middle school students
are prepared to succeed in high school.
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SCHOOL
FUNDED PROGRAM
2014 Grant
The ARC of Knox County
Sunshine Early Intervention
$30,000
Arnstein Jewish Community Center
Teen Adventure Program
Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee
One to One Mentoring
$5,686
$90,000
$150,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley
Life Skills Program
Project Learn: The Educational Enhancement Program
Catholic Charities/University of Tennessee
University-Assisted Community School
The Children’s Center Tuition Assistance for Certificate/Scholarship
Emerald Youth Foundation
Emerging Leaders Education and Life Skills
First Tee of Greater Knoxville
First Tee Learning Center
$100,000
$172,796
$70,000
$68,000
$100,000
2014 Grant
The Florence Crittenton Agency
Child and Parenting Skills
New Pathways Academy
$40,000
$24,000
$10,000
Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians
Girl Scout Leadership Experience
Boy Scouts of America, Greater Smoky Mtn. Council
Scouting Outreach
FUNDED PROGRAM
Great Schools Partnership
First Grade Reading Intervention Program
Helen Ross McNabb Center
Great Starts Nursery
LIFE Afterschool Program
Personal Child Safety Education
Metropolitan Drug Commission
Alternative School Outreach Accelerated Reader
Wesley House Community Center
After School/C.A.R.E.S.
Summer/S.T.E.P.
YMCA
School Age Child Care
Teen Leadership
YWCA
YWCA Youth Programming
United Way of Greater Knoxville continues to work to improve support for education in our
community. We believe all children have the right to a strong start so they can be successful
in learning and in life. Our focus is on three crucial stages in an individual’s education
development: 1) readiness to succeed in school, 2) academic achievement to succeed in later
grades and 3) producing productive and engaged young adults ready to enter the work force
and/or continued educational opportunities.
Note for page 6: infographic represents intended education results for the upcoming year.
Source: Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley.
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http://www.bgctnv.org/site/DocServer/Boys___Girls_Clubs_of_the_Tennessee_Valley.pdf?docID=601
$150,000
$232,975
$25,000
$25,000
$21,340
$20,000
$70,000
$30,000
$130,000
$28,063
$254,140
INCOME AND BASIC NEEDS 2014
Last year in Knox County, more than
15,000
people
needed financial stabilization support to keep
their homes and feed their families.*
United Way lends a hand.
11,522 = individuals
411
who had access to
basic needs support.
individuals earned
a GED certificate
or completion of a
high school diploma
in a nontraditional
classroom
setting.
3,467 = individuals
who received long-term
financial stability .
510 individuals increased
their technology, vocational,
or employability skills.
14,508
397
individuals were able
to obtain permanent housing
with support.
individuals received needed assistance
for support such as clothing, rent,
utilities and transportation allowing their
living conditions to stabilize.
United Way Color Specifications
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FUNDED PROGRAM
2014 GRANT
The American Red Cross, Tennessee Mtn. Valley
Disaster Services
Nursing Education Services
Service to Armed Forces
The ARC of Knox County
Independent Living
Sunshine Industries
$215,500
$95,000
$110,675
East Tennessee Technology Access Center
Tech: Assist for People with Disabilities
Family Promise
Interfaith Hospitality Network
2014 GRANT
Knox County Schools/PTA Clothing Center
PTA Clothing Center
Knoxville Area Urban League
Homeownership and Foreclosure Prevention
Workforce Development
$18,000
$18,000
Community Action Committee–Office on Aging
Homeless Prevention and Rehousing
SCIRS/Information and Referral
FUNDED PROGRAM
$46,607
$38,000
$100,000
$38,000
Ladies of Charity
Emergency Assistance
Peninsula Behavioral Health
Independent Living
The Salvation Army
Emergency Assistance
Operation Bootstrap/Men’s Shelter
Volunteer Ministry Center
Bush Family Refuge
Resource Center
Friends of Literacy
Adult Literacy
Next Step Phase 2: Beyond the GED
Goodwill Industries**
$66,000
$12,000
YWCA
Transitional Housing
United Way of Greater Knoxville believes everyone deserves the benefits of financial
stability. When individuals and families have savings, they are able to make informed
financial decisions and they are prepared to handle unforeseen emergencies. They have
peace of mind knowing they are in control of their own life situation.
*Source: http://vmcinc.org/Homeless%20Coalition_2014_Biennial_Study.pdf
Page 8 Infographic Source: Results are from the Biannual Outcome Reports submitted by funded agencies.
** Receives donor designation only
$45,000
$58,145
$102,758
$47,500
$68,000
$145,000
$131,000
$30,000
$80,000
$103,362
HEALTH AND BASIC NEEDS 2014
In Knox County,
49,929
people
lived with a disability between 2008-2012.*
United Way helps them find stability and hope.
5,215 = individuals
2,703
individuals improved
their health by
reducing risk
factors for obesity,
chronic disease and
premature
death.
11,916 individuals
increased their access to
nutritious food.
3,734
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who received emergency
or critical support.
8,940 = individuals
who received affordable
health care services.
29,659
individuals
were prepared for an emergency
or disaster.
individuals experienced a safer home
and community with reduced rates
of violent crime, addictions, and
accidental death.
FUNDED PROGRAM
2014 GRANT
Agape Therapeutic Residential Halfway House
$51,000
FUNDED PROGRAM
2014 GRANT
Childhelp, Inc.
Childhelp Children’s Center of East Tennessee
$32,500
The American Red Cross, Tennessee Mtn. Valley
Community Action Committee- Office on Aging
The ARC of Knox County
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
Rehabilitation Center
Community Preventative Health Education
Beta Home
Sunshine Leisure Services
Boys & Girls Clubs of The Tennessee Valley
Childcare Food
Prevention
Healthy Lifestyles
$155,703
$44,700
$27,500
$147,796
$98,700
$91,102
CASA of East Tennessee
Training Citizen Advocates for
Abused and Neglected Children
Catholic Charities
Columbus Group Home
Samaritan Place
Cerebral Palsy Center
Day Services
Cerebral Palsy Housing Corporation
Group Home
Mobile Meals
Motor Development Services
Speech and Language Services
East Tennessee Kidney Foundation
Dialysis Transportation Program
Emerald Youth Foundation
Emerald Youth Sports
$40,000
Epilepsy Foundation
$32,940
$10,723
The First Tee of Greater Knoxville
$237,350
$34,075
Client Services
First Tee Life Skills Experience
The Florence Crittenton Agency
Crittenton Residential Services
Great Schools Partnership
Community Schools
$150,000
$11,000
$50,000
$54,600
$50,000
$40,000
$19,826
$90,000
$50,000
continued on next page
*Source: United States Census Bureau’s 2008-2012 American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk
Page 10 Infographic Source: Results are based on a 6-month time period and are from the Biannual Outcome Reports submitted by funded agencies.
HEALTH AND BASIC NEEDS 2014 continued
FUNDED PROGRAM
2014 GRANT
Connections In-Home Family Preservation
Continuum for Permanent Services
Family Crisis Center
Great Starts
Parent Place
Partners for Child Abuse Prevention Project Against the Sexual Abuse of Children
Pleasantree Apartments
ReDirections Adolescent Alcohol & Drug Services
Sexual Assault Advocacy
Therapeutic Preschool
Therapy Center
Transitional Living
Healthcare for the Working Uninsured
$94,500
$63,000
$72,560
$37,218
$35,190
$46,800
$73,800
$42,300
$4,725
$34,920
$85,500
$49,500
$21,600
$165,000
$29,825
Knoxville Volunteer Emergency Rescue Squad
Legal Aid Domestic Violence Program
The Salvation Army
Joy Baker Center/Women’s Shelter
Second Harvest Food Bank
Healthy Food Initiative
Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service
Homemaker Program
Home Hair Care Program
Southeastern Housing Foundation
Wesley House Community Center
Senior Citizens/W.I.S.E.
Knoxville Area Project Access
Legal Aid of East Tennessee
Client Services
Education
Flenniken Landing Service Coordination
Knoxville Academy of Medicine Foundation
Rescue and Safety Services
2014 GRANT
Mental Health Association
Helen Ross McNabb Center
InterFaith Health Clinic
FUNDED PROGRAM
YMCA
$108,000
Community Health and Wellness
Community Gardens
YMCA Aquatics and Safety
$131,693
YWCA
Club W
Victim Advocacy
$45,000
$55,000
$69,000
$60,930
$128,000
$5,000
$35,000
$8,000
$71,000
$5,000
$19,000
$53,500
$52,277
We believe that health encompasses body and mind. This is why United Way of Greater Knoxville funds
programs that assist with physical and mental health. Our supported programs address issues such as pediatric
rehabilitation, health insurance for the working uninsured, mental health, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, elder care,
developmental disabilities, and substance abuse.
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ACCOUNTING TO THE COMMUNITY
UNITED WAY OF GREATER KNOXVILLE, INC. AND ITS OPERATING DIVISIONS
Statements of Financial Position March 31, 2014 and 2013
2014
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash
Certificates of deposit
Pledges receivable (net of allowance for uncollectible pledges
of $2,754,341 and $3,028,685 for 2014 and 2013, respectively)
Prepaid items and other current assets
Receivable from related parties
2013
$ 10,927,905
134,996
2,788,460
$ 10,296,991
89,927
2,540,870
6,366,251
47,368
69,382
6,767,039
41,329
62,139
20,334,362
19,798,295
Property and equipment, net
2,785,258
2,741,347
Other Assets
Beneficial interest in assets held by others - endowment
5,630,862
5,084,943
$ 28,750,482
$ 27,624,585
$ 7,197,075
1,634,561
74,068
$ 6,796,968
2,198,517
37,993
8,905,704
9,033,478
10,581,593
6,951,971
294,748
2,016,466
9,790,108
6,501,056
294,748
2,005,195
19,844,778
18,591,107
$ 28,750,482
$ 27,624,585
Total current assets
Total assets
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Current Liabilities
Allocations payable
Amounts designated by donors to specific organizations
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Total current liabilities
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Board designated
Undesignated
Temporarily restricted
Permanently restricted
Total net assets
Total liabilities and net assets
United Way of Greater Knoxville, Inc. (UWGK) is a not-for-profit exempt from income tax as under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and provides supporting services and other assistance to public
and private agencies and community organizations to meet the human services needs of the general public of Knox County. UWGK is a local organization governed by a local board of directors and operates
under charitable solicitation permits issued by the City of Knoxville (33P) and the State of Tennessee (26).
UWGK may deduct up to 6% of collected pledges for administrative costs for processing and distributing gifts, and up to 13% for fundraising costs.
UWGK pays annual dues of 1.15% to United Way Worldwide and United Way of Tennessee.
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Statements of Activities Years Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013
2014
Temporarily Permanently
Unrestricted Restricted Restricted
Campaign revenue, support and other
Campaign revenue
Campaign results
Less amounts designated by donors
to specific organizations
Less provision for uncollectible
pledges receivable
2013 Total
- $
- $ 12,028,014 $ 12,499,120
( 2,086,305)
-
-
( 2,086,305)
( 2,189,335)
( 759,822)
-
-
( 759,822)
(680,181)
9,181,887
-
-
9,181,887
9,629,604
Support and other
Change in beneficial interest in
assets held by others
Rental income
Donated in-kind services
Management fee income
Other contributions
Interest income
Program service fees
Miscellaneous income (expense)
Grant income
534,648
94,016
93,620
83,658
38,117
18,923
3,345
1,105
1,561
-
11,271
-
545,919
94,016
3,620
83,658
38,117
18,923
3,345
1,105
1,561
480,590
94,016
293,103
77,296
19,700
22,753
1,990
(1,170)
3,117
Total support and other
868,993
-
11,271
880,264
991,395
10,050,880
-
11,271
10,062,151
10,620,999
8,881,699
-
-
8,881,699
9,009,484
( 2,086,305)
-
-
( 2,086,305)
(2,189,335)
6,795,394
-
-
6,795,394
6,820,149
334,693
1,678,393
-
-
334,693
1,678,393
332,756
1,772,903
2,013,086
-
-
2,013,086
2,105,659
8,808,480
-
-
8,808,480
8,925,808
1,242,400
16,291,164
294,748
11,271
2,005,195
1,253,671
18,591,107
1,695,191
16,895,916
294,748 $
2,016,466 $ 19,844,778 $ 18,591,107
Net campaign revenue
Total campaign revenue, support and other
Allocations and functional expenses
Allocations
Allocations and designations
Less amounts designated by donors
to specific organizations
Net allocations
Functional expenses
Program services
Support services
Total functional expenses
Total allocations and functional expenses
Change in net assets
Net assets at the beginning of the year
Net assets at the end of the year
$ 12,028,014 $
Total
$ 17,533,564 $
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2014
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
We
raised
$13M
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Under the leadership of Randy Boyd, the
2014 Campaign Chair, we raised the historic
amount of $13,003,285 for the community.
United Way of Greater Knoxville will grant
these funds to more than 100 programs that work
to help people gain self-sufficiency.
These programs work to: ensure children get an
education and are ready for college, vocational school or
to join the workforce; help people learn how to manage money so they
can have financial stability, which leads to owning a home, providing
for their family, and enjoying a good quality of life; help people improve
their health by decreasing the number of babies born with health
problems, reducing rates of violent crime, addictions and accidental
deaths, and reducing risks of obesity and chronic disease, and ensure
people have access to healthcare.
2014 Campaign Chair, Randy Boyd, and his “little brother” Jojo
present the 2014 Campaign Total
Thanks to the innovation of 2014 Campaign
Chair, Randy Boyd, we raised more than
$200,000 to help fund the Helen Ross McNabb
Center’s (HRMC) Homeless Veterans Supportive
Housing Project. And thanks to our community’s
generosity, United Way of Greater Knoxville
was able to help HRMC complete this project
and provide homes for 23 (formerly) homeless
veterans. These folks served our country and we
are proud to work with HRMC to serve them.
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We
funded a
veterans
housing
project
Randy Boyd and Jerry Vagnier, President of HRMC, attend the ribbon
cutting for HRMC’s Homeless Veterans Housing Project
2014
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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We
sponsored
CodeTN
CodeTN is a computer programming
initiative that connects high school
students to an engaging, real-world
environment in which they are challenged
to create web applications that solve
problems. United Way of Greater Knoxville
partnered with the Great Schools Partnership and
Pellissippi State Community College on the inaugural
CodeTN competition.
The competition consisted of 26 student teams, 23 faculty sponsors
and a private sector “Tech-Pro.” Each team of high school coders
worked with their tech mentor and teacher sponsor to produce a
dynamic web application that addressed a student-identified problem.
Projects ranged from tracking user specific data on immunization
records to calculating the cost effectiveness of solar panel installations.
The top teams presented their projects to a panel of judges on
November 20th at the Knoxville Convention Center. The grand prize
was $5,000 for the winning team’s classroom and $500 Apple gift cards
for the winning team’s members. In the end, Bearden High School
took home the inaugural prize with their Eruditio Scholarship Engine,
which specifically targeted regional SEC scholarship opportunities for
students in East Tennessee.
CodeTN’s winning team awarded with the $5,000 grand prize
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Thanks to our Board of Directors, we were able to
hire Mary Beth West Communications (MBWC)
to help us tell our story. In addition to the
in-kind media coverage that we have always
received from our generous local media partners,
we were able to add additional television, radio,
print, and digital advertisements to our schedule.
With the combination of paid and in-kind media,
we were able to implement awareness efforts
designed to reach specific target audiences.
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One of several UWGK newspaper ads developed by the
MBWC team.
We
hired a
public
relations
company
2014
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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We grew
our
Tocqueville
Society
The Alexis De Tocqueville Society represents a group of
community minded individuals contributing $10,000 or more
to United Way of Greater Knoxville each year. In 2014, Alexis
de Tocqueville Society Co-chairs Jim Haslam and Sharon
Pryse and Campaign Chair Randy Boyd were instrumental in
increasing membership by 10 new members for a 7.8% increase
over last year. Within the Women of Tocqueville Society, there
were 6 new donors for an 11.8% increase over last year. This
group comprises more than 20% of the Annual Campaign.
In November of 2014, Alexis De Tocqueville Society members enjoyed a
private concert from Alison Krauss, Dan Tyminski and Jeff White. They
are pictured above with 2014 Campaign Chair Randy Boyd, his wife
Jenny Boyd and son Harrison Boyd.
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The Alliance for Better Nonprofits (ABN)
will be a clearinghouse connecting the
nonprofits of East Tennessee with the
training, consulting, and services they need to
grow stronger. It is a membership organization
that will open in the fall of 2015. The UWGK
played a vital role in 2014 by providing substantial
early support for this program. The UWGK
believes the ABN will be a critical link in assisting
local nonprofits to improve their capacity, resulting in a
greater impact for our region. UWGK contributed funding to aid
in the purchase and renovation of the former Regas Restaurant
(pictured below) as the future home of the ABN and will also
provide program funding, along with other donors, for the first
five years of operation.
We
collaborated
with The
Alliance for
Better
Nonprofits
(ABN)
2014
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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We
helped
create
Volunteer
Knoxville
In 2014, United Way of Greater Knoxville was instrumental in creating
our region’s new volunteer center, Volunteer Knoxville. UWGK has held
the national HandsOn Network relationship through the Points of Light
Foundation that connects volunteers and nonprofit program needs. A local
citizens group that included representatives from Leadership Knoxville
petitioned UWGK for reassignment of the HandsOn Network franchise. An
agreement was secured and in less than six months the new center was serving
our region. Volunteer Knoxville inspires, equips and mobilizes volunteers to
take action that changes the East Tennessee region.
The website: volunteerknoxville.org easily connects community volunteers
to volunteer opportunities at local agencies. Volunteer Knoxville offices are
currently housed at UWGK, who is happy to have aided in the vital start up.
VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BRANDING & MESSAGING COMMITTEE
Tommy Schmid, Chair
Kristy Altman
Allie Arnette
Sara Baker
Patrick Birmingham
Randy Boyd
David Brace
Jack Brundige
Tiffany Carpenter
Suzanne Coile
Oslo Cole
Santiago Cuccarese
Becky Dodson
Jennifer Evans
Melissa Feinbaum
Bruce Foster*
Christopher Fuller
Cynthia Gibson
Jill Green
Kim Guy
Mike Hammond
Russell Harris III
Ted Heinig
Mille Hodge
Dale Keasling*
Bob Kesling
Larry Kleinman
Ben Landers
Joe Landsman
Jeff Lee*
Goldie Littlejohn
Greg Marret
Linda Milan
Kimberly Mitchell
Anthony Moulden
Brandon Parks
N.J. Pesci
Alex Ponzio
Michael Reynolds
Susanna Sutherland
Becky Thompson
Rosalyn Tillman
Chris Van Beke
Jill Van Beke
Jason Woodle
Tiffany Carpenter, Chair
Cathy Amos
Kyndra Brewer
Dino Cartwright
Doug Kose
Kara McFarland
Melanie Morris
Becky Thompson
Tim Wirtz
*Non-voting members
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LEADERSHIP CABINET
Jim Haslam, Co-Chair
Sharon Pryse, Co-Chair
Bert Bertelkamp
Randy Boyd
Joan Cronan
Pam Fansler
Jimmy Haslam
Jennifer Holder
Raja Jubran
Dale Keasling
Joe Landsman
Rodney Lawler
Jeff Lee
David Martin
Mintha Roach
Andy Shafer
Wes Stowers
CAMPAIGN CABINET
Randy Boyd, Chair
Grant Boyd
Tim Burchett
Chris Chandler
Suzanne Coile
Kelli Cruess
Abby Ham
Steve Harmon
Dee Haslam
Jim Haslam
Don Hasson
Buddy Heins
Hallerin Hilton Hill
Jeff Lee
Vanessa Macko
Katie McHargue
Amy Miles
Alvin Nance
Brandon Parks
Nick Pavlis
Sharon Pryse
Rich Ray
Madeline Rogero
Dane Scism
Tracy Thompson
Crystal Washington
Tim Young
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT &
MOBILIZATION COMMITTEE
David Brace, Chair
Kristy Altman
Sara Baker
Becky Dodson
Jennifer Evans
Heather Fielden
Harry Gross
Linda Milan
Michael Reynolds
Susanna Sutherland
Tommy Schmid
Rosalyn Tillman
Jason Woodle
LABOR PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE
Suzanne Coile, Chair
Sam Alexander
Jason Andrews
Charlene Burt
Mary Crider
Chuck Fletcher
Kim Guy
Kimberly Mitchell
James Morrow
Anthony Moulden
Tim Tate
BUILDING TRADE
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES
Buddy Heins, Chair
Matt Chambers
Chris Clark
Dennis Dockery
Randy Fields
Steve Fritts
Mike George
Bart Jenkins
Jeff Johnson
Bill Kennedy
Joe Ledford
Dick McGill
Lynn Musick
Ron Perfetto
Frank Rothermel
Bob Slack
LOANED EXECUTIVES
Kyle Baisley
Ben Barnett
DanielleBenson
Jake Bishop
Pamela Bomkamp
Drema Bowers
Laura Brittingham
Shanna Browning
Jacob Bryant
BraddenCannon
Bobby Colwick
Linda Cox-Collier
Nathaniel Davis
Becky Dodson
Monica Flatford
Nate Hair
Rebecca Holmes
Jared Hubbard
Chad Hulette
Ashley Humphrey
Shane Jackson
Russ Jensen
Suzanne Kieltyka
Jacob Kulhanek
Shelly Lohmann
Samantha Lord
Susan Loveday
Rachel McCoig
Paige McDaniel
Stephanie McKenzie
Sarah McNally
Kim Miller
Kelly Morgan
Drew Nelson
Laura Rathbone
Kristin Reed
Kassandra Richardson
Jenny Swanson
Jessica Union
Heather Willis
Steve Winfree
Stacy Woodard
Tim Wroblewski
MONDAY FOUNDATION
Dale Keasling, Chair
George Wallace, Grants and Awards Chair
Jim Hart
Jim Haslam II
Greg McWhorter
Gene Monday III
Butch Peccolo
Andy Shafer
Bo Shafer
Lee Ann Furrow Tolsma
Monday Family Members:
Bob Monday
Gene Monday III
Jimmy Monday
Will Monday
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Oslo Cole, Chair
Danielle Benson
Jennifer Evans
Caleb Fristoe
Ben Landers
Alex Ponzio
Tommy Schmid
Susanna Sutherland
Rosalyn Tillman
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Greg Marret, Chair
David Arning
Melissa Feinbaum
Kevin Fillers
Millie Hodge
Joe Landsman
Tracy Liverman
Bob Parker
Charles Purkey
Tommy Schmid
Rosalyn Tillman
OUTCOMES BASED
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Jill Van Beke, Chair
Oslo Cole
Heather Fielden
Linda Glasgow
Bryan Harper
Leslye Hartsell
Bill Kelso
Jean Martinez
Mike Martin
Jason McGaha
Melanie Morris
Carrie O’Rear
Chad Schollaert
Charles Sells
Ashley Shaffer
Ben Sharbel
Traci Taylor
John Thurman
Chris Van Beke
Dean Vance
Catherine Williams
Michelle Wilson
Amber Young
VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP
OUTCOMES BASED
INVESTMENT VOLUNTEERS
Jerry Adams
Rebecca Ashford
Brian Bailey
Richard Bayer
Kim Beets
Richard Bettis
Robert Blazer
Tyler Boldin
Kimberly Bozich
Connie Brace
Lea Bradley
Lawrence Brewer
Jason Brooks
Brian Browning
Rick Buchanan
Terrell Burkhart
Deborah Campbell
Brent Carr
Lindsay Cates
Oslo Cole
Bob Colwick
Jeremy Cook
Alisa Coppock
Michele Cox
John Curry
Hayley Debusk
Molly Deuschle
Jack Dixon
Becky Dodson
Bryan Dove
Donna Downen
Amber Edwards
Heather Fielden
Suzanne Fischer
Leslie Frazier
Diane Gardner
Ann Giffin
Linda Glasgow
Nathan Goodner
Joseph Gouffon
Denise Gough
Charles Gray
Jill Green
Johney Green, Jr.
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Alicia Griego
Lucille Griffo
John Gross
Brandon Hackett
Stephanie Halouma
Bryan Harper
Russell Harris III
Carol Hart
Leslye Hartsell
Michael Hatmaker
Tracy Hayes
Lisa Higginbotham
James Hinton
Justin Hodge
Hurtis Hodges
John Homa
Michael Honeycutt
Andrea Hurst
Ewing Johnson
Courtney Jones
James Jones
Karen Kakanis
Eric Keener
Jamie Keith
Andrew King
Jacque Kitts
Larry Kleinman
Johan Larsen
Jan Larson
Nicholas Lawrence
Herc Ligdis
Daniel Linehan
Deadrick Loveday
Janna Lowther
Shannon Loyd
William MacGrath
Laurie Macnair
James Malia
Elba Marshall
Michael Martin
Jean Martinez
William Mason
Rochelle Mayes
Terence McClunie, Sr.
Jason McGaha
Terri McGuire
Ryan Mefford
Christopher Miller
Emily Miller
Harriet Miller
Sanford Miller
Melanie Morris
Amy Morton
Nate Naugle
Mike North
Russell Nunley
Carrie O’Rear
Laura Owens
Amy Pangelinan
Suzanne Prince
Kevin Przewrocki
Sasha Ragsdale
Erin Read
Keely Ritchie
Colin Ross
Pennie Rushing
Tim Ryan
Chad Schollaert
Greg Schrimsher
Deborah Schriver
Stacy Schuettler
Blake Scott
Charles Sells
Ashley Shaffer
Ben Sharbel
Kayla Simonian
Debbie Smith
Kristi Sowards
Chris Spain
Brian Strong
Traci Taylor
Richard Thomas
Robin Thomas
Brooke Thurman
John Thurman
Sheadrick Tillman
Emily Tirgrath
Shane Trent
Ellen Trusty
Amy Underwood
Chris Van Beke
Jill Van Beke
Dean Vance
Kasey Vatter
Thomas Vester III
Patricia Watson
Diane Wear
Nick Weissfeld
Claudeane Whaley
Steve Wiggins
Catherine Williams
Elnora Williams
Erven Williams
Jessica Williams
Ashley Wilson
Michelle Wilson
Nick Wilson
Jason Woodle
Sylvia Woods
Chris Wright
Amber Young
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
UWGK STUDENT GROUP
Allie Arnette, Chair
Andrew Almond
Ainsley Baggott
Cody Bancroft
John Bellenfant
Connor Boyce
Jordan Casady
Elias Cedeno
David Clark
Amelia Conner
Addie Davis
Abby Finnegan
Feroza Freeland
Savannah Fulmer
Maggie Henderson
Tennille Kent
Braden McClure
Scotty McClure
Ashton Monks
Hayley Mull
Wayne Nash
Elizabeth Nichols
Caroline Qualls
Katie Rall
Becca Roberts
Josh Schueller
Kendall Selsor
Stacia Stonebrook
Alaina Wood
Kim McGimsey
Ruth Henderson McQueen
Steve Meadows
Tim Crowe
Adam Waller
UNITED WAY OF GRAINGER COUNTY
Advisory Board
Joy Littleton
Bill Oden
Harvey Sproul
Charlie Hemphill, Chair
Chandra Blanken
Karen Bourgeois
Jill Cabbage
Mary Erwin
Michael K. Ishmael
Edwin Jarnagin
Marty Mansfield
Donna Mayes
Wendy Noe
Woody Roach
George Shirley
UNITED WAY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
Advisory Board
Richard Hall, Chair
Carol Baker
Charles Gibson
Paula A. Gibson
Robert Jarnagin
Julie Rex
Elaine Smith
Carl Scott Tipton
UNITED WAY OF LOUDON COUNTY
Advisory Board
Andy Ewing, Chair
Steve Geoffrey
Susan Gross
Shirley Hall
Mary Hardin
Morris Hassler
Debbie Henry
Tammy Lane
Sam Marcy
Executive Advisory Board
UNITED WAY OF UNION COUNTY
Advisory Board
Martin Shafer, Chair
Alex (Bo) Shafer
ORGANIZED LABOR
AFL-CIO Organizing Department
American Federation of Government,
Locals 2400, 3509
Atomic Trades and Labor Council
Amalgamated Transist Union, Local 1164
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employees Division/of IBT
Communication Workers of America,
Local 3805
Communication Workers of America
Retirees, Local 3805
Democratic Women of Knoxville
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 2
Greater Smoky Mountain American Postal
Workers Union, Local 263
Heat and Frost Insulators, Local 52
IATSE-Wardrobe Workers, Local 894
Insulators and Allied Workers, Local 46
International Association of Fire Fighters,
Locals 1 and 2
VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP
International Association of Iron
Workers, Local 384
Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation
Union
International Association of Machinists,
Local 480
United Association of Plumbers and Pipe
Fitters, Locals 102, 718
International Association of Operating
Engineers, Local 900
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners, Local 50
International Brotherhood of
Boilermakers, Local 453
United Campus Workers/CWA
International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, Locals 270, 365, 760, 1323
International Brotherhood of Teamsters,
Local 519
International Chemical Workers Union
Locals 252C, 715C
International Union of Painters and
Allied Trades, Locals 437, 1805
Jobs with Justice of East Tennessee
Knox County Education Association
United Food and Commercial Workers,
Local 1995
United Steelworkers of America, Local
90, 309
Workers United
PLATINUM MEETING SPONSORS
First Tennessee
Randy Boyd
Shafer Insurance Agency, Inc.
U.S. Cellular
Knoxville Building and Construction
Trades Council
GOLD MEETING SPONSORS
Knoxville Fire Fighters Association,
Local 65
SILVER MEETING SPONSORS
Knoxville Newspaper Guild
Bertelkamp Automation, Inc.
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
Realty Trust Group
Knoxville-Oak Ridge Area Central
Labor Council
Laborers’ International Union of North
America, Locals 818, 1210
Edfinancial
BRONZE MEETING SPONSORS
Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons,
Local 78
Covenant Health
Farmers Mutual of Tennessee
Hodges, Doughty & Carson
Home Federal Bank
Regal Entertainment Group
Stowers Machinery Corporation
Summit Medical Group, PLLC
The Trust Company of Knoxville
WBIR-TV
White Realty & Service Corporation
Sheet Metal Workers International
Association, Local 5
IN KIND DONATION
Mailers, Local M83
National Association of Letter Carriers,
Local 419
Office and Professional Employees
International Union, Local 144, 2001
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Boyd’s Jig & Reel (Platinum)
Publix Stores (Gold)
Scripps Networks Interactive, LLC (Silver)
Home Depot Store 728 (Bronze)
Regal Entertainment Group (Bronze)
TOP CORPORATE PARTNERS
1. Pilot Flying J and Haslam Family
2. 21st Mortgage Corporation
3. Clayton Homes, Inc. and Clayton Family
Foundation
4. Radio Systems Corporation and Boyd
Family
5. Regal Entertainment Group and Regal
Foundation
6. Scripps Networks Interactive
7. UT Battelle Oak Ridge National
Laboratory
8. The University of Tennessee Knoxville
9. Covenant Health
10. Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC
11. Home Federal Bank
12. Knoxville Utilities Board
13. Kimberly-Clark Corporation
14. First Tennessee
15. Regions Financial Corporation
16. Lawler-Wood,LLC/Lawler-Wood
Housing, LLC and Cornerstone
Foundation
17. Publix Stores
18. University of Tennessee Medical Center
19. UPS and Teamsters Local 519
20. Dow Chemical Company
21. US Bank and Elavon
22. TeamHealth
23. Enterprise Rent-A-Car
24. Bertelkamp Automation, Inc.
25. Denark Construction Inc.
26. SunTrust Bank
27. WBIR-TV and Gannett Foundation
28. The Trust Company of Knoxville
29. East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
30. Knoxville News Sentinel and The E.W.
Scripps Company
31. Knoxville City Government
32. Pershing Yoakley & Associates
33. House-Hasson Hardware and
Charles S. Hasson Fund
34. Edfinancial
35. Kroger Stores and Kroger Foundation
36. Holston Gases, Inc.
37. AT&T
38. Stowers Machinery Corporation
39. Shafer Insurance Agency, Inc.
40. Tennova Healthcare
41. Comcast Cable Communications, Inc
Comcast Foundation
42. Tennessee Valley Authority
43. K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City)
44. Alcoa, Inc.
45. Willis of Tennessee, Inc.
46. Knox County Schools
47. Rentenbach Constructors Incorporated
48. Martin & Company
49. URS / CH2M Oak Ridge
50. Pinnacle Financial Partners
51. Cellular Sales Management Group, LLC
52. Coldwell Banker Wallace & Wallace,
Realtors
53. Provision Health Alliance
54. Norfolk Southern Foundation
55. Pugh CPAs
56. South College
57. Cumberland Securities Company, Inc.
58. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee
Valley
59. AlcoPro
60. Beverage Control, Inc.
61. White Realty & Service Corporation
62. United Way of Greater Knoxville
63. Target Stores
64. BarberMcMurry architects
65. RIVR Media
66. CSL Plasma
67. FSG Bank, N. A.
68. Whirlpool Corporation and Whirlpool
Foundation
69. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
70. Johnson & Galyon, Inc.
71. WATE - TV6
72. Horne Properties, Inc.
73. The Chop House/Connors Steak and
Seafood
74. ALSTOM Power, Inc.
75. Realty Trust Group
76. Arby’s Roast Beef Restaurants of
Knoxville and Arby’s Foundation
77. ABSG Consulting Inc.
78. U.S. Cellular
79. WVLT Volunteer TV
80. Principle USA, Inc.
81. TIS Insurance Services, Inc.
82. Reily Foods-JFG Coffee Company
83. Helen Ross McNabb Center, Inc.
84. Blaine Construction Corporation
85. Moxley Carmichael
86. Aqua-Chem, Inc.
87. Legal Aid of East Tennessee
88. The Hollingsworth Companies
89. Summit Medical Group, PLLC
90. UBS Financial Services Inc.
91. Emerson Process Management
92. Mesa Associates
93. Raymond James
94. Rodefer Moss & Company
95. LBMC
96. Revenue Recovery Corporation
97. Knoxville Chamber
98. Mercedes-Benz of Knoxville
99. BB&T
100.Grayson Auto Group
101.DeRoyal Industries
102.Merit Construction, Inc.
103.AAA Tennessee
104.AMS Corporation
105.Fifth Third Bank and Fith Third
Foundation
106.Cannon & Cannon, Inc.
107.EmployBridge
108.Jewelry Television (TM)
109.McCarty Holsaple McCarty
Architects Inc.
110.Costco Wholesale
111.Messer Construction Company
112.Eagle Distributing Company
113.Pirate Girl PR LLC
STAFF DIRECTORY
Ben Landers President and CEO
Marie Alcorn
Vice President/Community Engagement & Mobilization
Donna Bell
Administrative Assistant/Resource Development
Debbie Black
Manager/Labor Participation
Alice Borden
Director/Operations, Controller
Jennifer Brooks
Associate/Branding & Messaging
Alex Brownfield
Executive Director/Volunteer Knoxville
Karen Byrd
Administrative Assistant
Becky Dockery
Director/Leadership Giving and Individual Engagement
Joanne Edmonds
Associate/Leadership Giving and Individual Engagement
Judy Fenton
Regional Executive Director (Grainger, Jefferson, Loudon and Union Counties)
Caleb Fristoe
Manager/Community Outreach & Special Initiatives
Dana Green
Leslie Grindstaff
Administrative Assistant/Community Engagement and Mobilization
Susan Hager
Director/Resource Development Operations
Cheryl Hair
Senior Vice President/Operations
Adam McCampbell
Associate/New Business Development
Jennifer McCarty
Vice President/Branding & Messaging
Michelle Sauls
Manager/Operations
Robert Sherrod
Senior Director/Relationship Building & Administration
Dana Smith
Administrative Assistant/Operations
Lauren Stewart
Vice President/Resource Development
Stephanie Ward
Manager/Operations
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Director/Community Assessment and Planning
Letter from the President
Dear United Way Believers:
I
say believers because if you are reading this, you likely support our mission of helping people achieve their
potential for self sufficiency, and for that we thank you. Helping people achieve self-sufficiency is a daunting task;
however we have chosen to act continuously to improve community conditions. We believe that everyone deserves
to enjoy a good quality of life, and our dedicated volunteers work diligently and intentionally toward this goal. I
believe the community support and leadership speaks to who we are as a region.
United Way of Greater Knoxville seeks to improve community conditions for everyone by investing donated dollars in
programs that get results in our core focus areas of education, income (financial stability,) and health. We believe these
focus areas are the building blocks to a good life. And as we have for 93 years, we still provide basic needs for people in
times of crisis. Money raised each year is granted to more than 95 local non-profit programs that help children prepare
for, and succeed in school, help individuals and families learn how to manage money and build a savings, and assist
people as they better their physical and emotional health. These are just a few of the goals we work toward to help
improve our community’s conditions.
Perhaps one of the greatest challenges this organization has faced in recent times is that of awareness. In 2014 we
commissioned a market research study and learned that a significant number of area residents have no idea who we are
or what we do. Several segments of our community did not have any opinion of our long-standing organization. In
an effort to raise local awareness, we consulted with, and hired, a communications agency to guide our messaging and
marketing efforts. This communications campaign launched December 2014, and targeted efforts are still underway as
this report is released. We remain optimistic that our awareness focus will benefit our organization, and ultimately, the
many people we serve.
Please take time to visit us at uwgk.org to see all of the programs United Way of Greater Knoxville funds. All funding
is done by community volunteers; United Way of Greater Knoxville is truly a community run organization.
I want to thank the thousands of people in Knox County who choose United Way as their way to give back and serve.
United Way understands our community’s needs and work to ensure that we are the most efficient way to care for so
many diverse human service organizations. Please share our story and good work with others. Supporting United Way
of Greater Knoxville is the best way to help the most people.
Sincerely,
Ben Landers
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