2015 - Racine Community Foundation

THERE’S
NO PLACE
LIKE HOME
Celebrating 40 Years of Service
2015 ANNUAL REPORT
The mission of the Racine
Community Foundation is to
enhance the quality of life for
the people of Racine County
by encouraging and providing
opportunities for charitable
giving and by managing and
distibuting the funds in a
responsible manner.
OUR MISSION
Home. It means so much to so many of us. Your hometown,
the friends you never outgrew, the neighborhood, the very
house you grew up in, your family. Whatever you called
home, whoever made your home real, wherever your home
is, it is as much a part of you as your flesh and blood. Your
memories, your future, your own present. Home is how you
have become you, and defines what you build for yourself.
There’s no place like it.
…there was no
place like home…
Racine County is that place for us. What it meant for us
in the past – great parks, great industry, great people and
what it means in the future – great people, great business,
and great lakes. These are the iconic things that make our
hometown our best place to be. Church steeples that reach
high in our skyline. Masts of sailboats that poke at that same
sky in a harbor along our shores. Farmland that is at once
restful and busy. Music that runs the gamut from drum lines
to symphony, and people who believe families come first,
and our sports teams a close second.
At the Racine Community Foundation, our mission is to
make sure that which makes Racine County a good place to
call home continues to grow and serve the next generations
of our community. So we help our donors establish legacy
funds that support Racine County in perpetuity. We also
award grants to support non-profit community programs,
projects and scholarships. And we join with other Racine
non-profits to discuss specific needs in our community,
often leveraging our combined strengths to accomplish
more than any one group could do alone.
It’s our 40th anniversary as an organization, the ruby
anniversary. Someone long ago traveled far from home
believing in magic beyond the borders of her house and
yard. She experienced new and exciting things, but in the
end realized she loved the place where her roots were.
She learned there was no place like home. As you read
through this year’s report, we hope you share in her wonder
at what’s possible and are moved to realize that, there really
is no place like home. There is no place like Racine County.
Left, Sheila Bugalecki, President
Right, Liz Powell, Executive Director
Sheila Bugalecki, President
Liz Powell, Executive Director
A MESSAGE
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We are grateful for
the generosity of the
many individuals,
businesses, estates,
foundations and
organizations who
made donations in
2015. It is with your
support that we
achieve our mission
of enhancing the
quality of life in
Racine County.
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2014/2015 Junior League Board
John Adamson
Bryan D. and Lisa C. Albrecht
R.N. Anderson
Robert N. Anderson and Lauren Barclay Anderson
Ron Anderson
Mary A. Androff
Gus and Sandy Antonneau
Baird
Michael D. and Debi Blazei
Cynthia A. Bores
Helen L. Botsford
Alice L. Broner
Richard S. Brown and Susan Herro
Sheila R. Bugalecki and Peter E. Weisbrod
A.C. Buhler Family
M. Virginia Buhler
Thomas J. and Marcia L. Buhler
John R. and Margaret D. Burgess
John W. Busey II and Maribeth Busey
Callen Construction, Inc.
Patricia R. Campbell
Diane Carlson
Thomas A. and Rosemary A. Christensen
Kenneth E. and Marianne P. Christopherson Revocable Trust
Terry J. and Kathy A. Ciszewski
Janet D. Clunie Rev. Living Trust
Glenn R. and Dolores M. Coates
Thomas E. Coe
Dorothy Constantine
David H. and Marianne R. Cool
Council for Effective Public Schools, Inc.
Jane Cremer Foundation, Inc.
John P. and Virginia M. Crimmings
Warren H. and Nancy DeKraay
Eugene Z. and Sharon Dodd
Roger C. Dower and Elizabeth Anne Altmann
David C. and Ellen S. Easley
Louis S. Ehrich, Jr. Trust
William R. Ellertson
Dorothy M. Feeney
Dennis E. and Barbara N. Feider
Jerald L. and Jeanne F. Filut
Financial Services Group, Inc.
Patricia J. Flannery
W.P. and E.A. Fogarty
Marilyn A. Fralich
Gladys Franco Decedent IRA
Fund for Effective Public Schools
Michael J. Gabbey and Patricia J. Hanson
Richard and Ann Gainey
Betsy Georg
Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Georgiana & Robert Taylor Fund
Grohs Electric LLC
Melissa Grohs and Sandra L. Kline
Milton Grossberg
William A. Guenther
James T. Haight
Robert Hallam
Michael W. and Karen A. Handrich
Timothy Hansen
Theodore E. and Ann Hart
Robert J. and Luanne Hassey
Health Care Network, Inc.
L. Alan and Janice M. Henshaw
Mark S. and Cynthia W. Hertzberg
Lora Lei Hildebrandt
Hostak, Henzl and Bichler, S.C.
Donald Houston
David S. and Barbara S. Isaacson
Philip T. and Jean M. Jacobson
David and Loui Janecky
Jasperson Sod Service
John's Disposal Service, Inc.
Pamela M. Johnson
Glen and Valerie Kimball
Leonard J. Klappauf
Ronald F. Kluth
Evan F. and Marcia M. Koenig
Sandra L. Kontra
M. Gail Kruppstadt
Jeff and Marta L. Kultgen
Brian D. and Yvonne M. Lauer
John W. and Catherine A. Lehman
Serge E. Logan Revocable Trust
P.J. and S. Lyden
Cherie A. Lyford
James E. Lyle
Mike Lyman Carpentry
Madison Community Foundation
O U R F A M I LY O F D O N O R S
John E. Magerus
Kevin L. and Kelly J. Malchine
Alex S. Mandli, Jr.
Dale L. and Lisa L. Mardak
MP Marion
James A. and Darlene A. Marks
William Martin
Emile H. Mathis II Family Trust
James P. and Carol A. May
Kevin W. and Jeanine M. McCabe
David and Margaret McCarthy
Nico J. Meiland
Camela M. Meyer
Grace M. Meyer
Rob and Heidi Mortensen
Mike and Lynda Mucha
Richard W. Nelson
Shirley Nelson
Thomas A. Niccolai and Jean A. Grueter
David T. and Michelle G. Novick
Nurses Foundation of Racine Inc.
Brian F. O'Connell and Linda M. Duczman O'Connell
Eric A. and Lisa A. Olesen
Dwayne G. and Myrna M. Olsen
David A. Onnink Family Trust
Eric H. Paneitz
Jackson V. Parker and Mary Ann Staupe
Charles H. and Joan S. Patton
David M. and Catherine C. Perkins
Fred L. and Christine Petersen
Jeanne E. Piper
Michelle Snyderman Platt
Steven G. Platt
Jason L. and Tamara L. Pollnow
Elizabeth A. and Patrick W. Powell
Dave and Carole Pucely
William and Helen Pugh
Michael and Maureen Quill
Racine Grain Co. Inc.
Mohammed and June A. Rafiullah
Cory R. and Sarah B. Rath
William and Jeanne Rayne
River Bend Nature Center, Inc.
Thomas E. Roanhouse
Romo
Bruce E. and Marilyn D. Rosenquist
Marilyn J. Rothschild
Ruekert Mielke
Gregory A. Ruidl
Thomas P. Rutkowski and Natalie S. Chulew
Steen Sanderhoff and Janice L. Larsen
Ted and Robin Schacht
William H. Schalk
Maria J. Schilke Estate
John M. and Mary Schroeder
James Shalbrack
John Siegert and Gina M. Huck Siegert
Robert F. and Susan K. Siegert
William M. Sklba
James C. and Michelle O. Small
Arthur P. Smith III and Nancy N. Smith
Alice Jane Sokol Revocable Trust
Somerset Club, Inc.
Michael P. and Catherine M. Staeck
State Farm - Lisa J. Ramlow
Tammey Stray
John H. Strieter, Jr.
John B. Stutt and Dena Lieberman
Ernest C. and Bernice M. Styberg, Jr.
Eugene J. Szymczak
Lawrence A. and Doris M. Taylor
Robert and Beth Taylor
Union Grove Union High School
Sandy Veit
Guadalupe G. and Irene M. Villarreal
Rebecca A. Von Haden
Richard M. Von Haden
Mary V. Wackerhagen Revocable Trust
Estate of Lorraine E. Wagner
Walden III High School PTSA
Robert O. and Brooke B. Walker
Walter A. Wendler and Erna Z. Wendler Joint Family Trust
James and Anna Wendt
Mel Wendt Realty, Inc.
Russell C. and Debra J. Weyers
Nancy E. Wheeler
Edward and Lilyann Yokel
Allan A. and Joanne Yousten
O U R F A M I LY O F D O N O R S
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The increasing
success of the
Racine Community
Foundation is the
result of its
responsiveness
to the needs of the
community – not only
as a grant-making
organization, or
networking resource
for other non-profits,
but also as a home
base for those who
seek to begin to grow
their charitable giving.
The following
categories are meant
to offer flexibility so
that you can reach
your charitable goals
and participate
at a level that is
right for you.
New funds established
in 2015 are in bold.
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Administrative Funds – investing in the Foundation
These funds provide critical administrative support for the
Foundation. A minimum of $10,000 establishes the fund.
Norman and Hazel Botsford Fund
The Foundation Fund
W.R. Wadewitz Memorial Fund
Field of Interest – aligning your values with high-impact
opportunities
These funds give donors the opportunity to provide long-term
support to broad areas of interest served by the Foundation.
A minimum of $10,000 establishes the fund.
Michele A. Cody Fund
Louis S. Ehrich, Jr. Fund
John and Gladys Franco Fund for the Visually Impaired
The Ernest Carl and Louise Catherine Friedeck Fund
Friends of Seniors Fund
The Fund for Seniors
Dr. Arthur B. and Laeh Grant Fund
Hamilton Family Fund
Sam Johnson Environmental Fund
Vonnie Jones and Maglona Jones Fund
Warren M. and Gladys M. Jones Fund
Helen T. Kammerer Fund
Kids First Fund
James E. Lockwood, Jr. Fund
Carrie M. and Edwin H. Lyle Memorial Fund
Emile H. Mathis II Fund
Grace M. Meyer Fund
The Betty Miller Fund
William and Yolanda Naleid Fund
Racine Community Foundation Environmental Fund
Isis and Frank Sass Youth Fund
Jennette T. Schroeder Fund
John M. and Mary V. Schroeder Fund
Senior Citizens Program Fund
Helen C. Smolenski Chamber Music Fund
Walter S. Smolenski, Jr. and Sr. Polish History and Culture Fund
Sustainable Racine Fund
The Taylor Home Youth Fund
Mary V. Wackerhagen Fund
Wendler Family Fund
Glenn Wiechers Fund
Acorn Funds – investing in the community
Attractive to many donors, Acorn Funds are built over time
with tax-deductible contributions as little as $50 per month.
Fund earnings are reinvested, enhancing tax-free growth
until a pre-determined fund level is met and it converts to
a grant-making fund.
Sheila Bugalecki and Peter Weisbrod Acorn Fund
Busey Family Acorn Fund
John and Ginny Crimmings Fund
Roger Dower and Elizabeth Anne Altmann Acorn Fund
Friends of Racine Community Foundation Fund
The Human Acorn Fund
L. H. Jerstad Family Fund
Paul Kruppstadt Acorn Fund
Dottie Metz Fund
Norway Community Acorn Fund
David and Michelle Novick Racine Acorn Fund
Brian F. O'Connell and Linda Duczman O'Connell Acorn Fund
Tammey Stray Acorn Fund
Sandy and Eugene Veit Family Acorn Fund
Walden III Founders Scholarship Fund
Village of Waterford Acorn Fund
Designated Funds – supporting organizations you care about
These funds ensure long-term annual support for one or more
tax-exempt nonprofit organizations. A minimum of $10,000
establishes the fund.
Animal Trust Fund founded by Denis Murphy
Helen Hunter Ball and Gertrude H. Hunter Memorial Fund
Robert J. and Mary A. Beck Family Fund
The Clunie Family Memorial Fund
Ruth T. Grossberg Designated Fund
Elmer C. Hanson, Jr. Fund
Richard S. Johnson II Fund
Lange Youth Fund
James E. Lockwood City Park Fund
Grace Meyer Fund for Public Television/Radio and
Scholarships for Nursing and other Health Professionals
Arthur C. Naleid Fund
James H. Schulte Ancestral Memorial Fund
Ruth and L. Frank Vorpahl Fund
Seno K/R LT Conservancy Inc. Fund
C H A R I TA B L E F U N D S
Named Funds – flexibility to meet changing needs
These funds allow the Foundation unrestricted flexibility
to respond to changing and emerging community needs.
A minimum of $5,000 establishes the fund.
Arnold V. and Charlotte A. Anderson Fund
Bank of Elmwood Fund
Becvar/Vosicky Fund
Benstead Family Fund
Allen C. Buhler Family Fund
Kenneth E. and Marianne P. Christopherson Fund
Peter D. and Marsha Radewan Connet Family Fund
Marianne R. and David H. Cool Fund
Kermit W. Covell, M.D. Fund
Emil D. Ebe Fund
Catherine G. and John E. Erskine, Sr. Fund
Frederic and Leona Gaiser Fund
John and Marlene Haigh Fund
Hamilton Family Fund
Julia A. and Carlyle B. Harman Fund
George V. and June Harris Fund
Donna M. and Kenneth L. Huck Fund
Einar A. and Elsa P. Jacobsen Fund
Mae Soule Fancher Jensen Fund
Herman E. Johnson Fund
Sandra Kontra Fund
Marge Kozina Fund
Arnold and Joyce Krenzke Fund
The Gladys E. Kunsman Fund
Serge E. Logan Fund
Paul and Betty Lyle Fund
Dorothy B. and Ernest L. MacVicar, M.D. Fund
Richard A. and Jane A. Mares Fund
Clayton and Patricia Meier Family Fund
Doris and Harry Mussie Fund
Richard W. Nelson Fund
Ralph A. Neubauer Fund
Marvin and Suzanne Parker Family Fund
The Ruffo Family Fund
Helen and Roland Schacht, M.D. Family Fund
Janice E. and Edmund W. Schacht, M.D. Fund
Bernice L. Schaffer Fund
Gordon H. and Elizabeth Schroeder Fund
Maud S. Smalley Fund
Charlotte A. and William J. Smollen, M.D. Fund
E.C. Styberg Fund
Zach and Helen Taylor Fund
John F. and Gloria W. Thompson Fund
Helen Moe Underwood Fund
Villarreal Family Fund
W.R. Wadewitz Fund
Robert and Brooke Walker Fund
Western Publishing Needy Family Fund
Jessie Mae and George H. Wheary, Jr. Fund
Scholarship Funds – investing in student potential
Scholarships help students achieve their educational goals.
Donors can help establish scholarship criteria and the foundation
administers the funds. A minimum of $20,000 establishes the fund.
Bud and Mary Androff Scholarship Fund
Betty Scholarship Fund
Henry P. and Marjorie W. Bruner Scholarship Fund
Richard M. and Josephine C. Carpenter Scholarship Fund
Tom George Scholarship Fund
Alan B. Grossberg Scholarship Fund
Karle P. Guth Scholarship Fund
Hallam Family Fund
Sonja Henning Scholarship Fund
Ted and Elizabeth Jacobson Memorial Scholarship Fund
Johnson/Dukleth Scholarship Fund
Leopold K. Kerschitz (Mr. “K”) Scholarship Fund
Lockwood Scholarship Fund
Michael Miklasevich Scholarship Fund
Shirley Nelson Scholarship Fund
Onnink Family Scholarship Fund
Park High School Hall of Fame Scholarship Fund
Helen Patton Continuing Education Fund
Perkins Family Scholarship Fund
Grace K. Plude Scholarship Fund
Racine Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Scholarship Fund
Racine ELCA Neighborhood Camp Scholarship Fund
Ruzicka - Homburg Memorial Scholarship Fund
School Bell Fund
Alice Jane Sokol Scholarship Fund
Jeanette F. Sokol Scholarship Fund
John J. Sokol Scholarship Fund
Martha M. Trautmann Memorial Scholarship Fund
Union Grove Area Business Scholarship Fund
Union High Education Association Scholarship Fund
Hilda W. Woodruff Scholarship Fund
YWCA Fund
C H A R I TA B L E F U N D S
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Donor Advised Funds –
personalized giving
Donor-advised funds help
donors or their designees play
an active roll in charitable
giving. The Foundation retains
final discretion regarding
distributions, but donors
can recommend gifts to
their favorite charities.
A minimum of $10,000
establishes the fund.
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Donor Advised Funds – personalized giving
Herbert and Frieda Anderson/Racine Symphony Orchestra Fund
Mary A. Androff Fund
Antonneau Family Fund
Barnett-Scherer Family Fund
Charles Alan Baxter Memorial Fund
Benstead and MacVicar Fund
Gloria and James Bolm Fund
Karen Johnson Boyd and William Beaty Boyd Fund
Thomas J. and Marcia L. Buhler Fund
Camp Anokijig Development Fund
Glenn R. and Dolores M. Coates Fund
Constantine Family Fund
Glenn and Geraldine Craig Fund
Mark H. Denman and Taylor K. Denman Fund
Duke and Mae Dickert Family Fund
David C. and Ellen S. Easley Fund
Bonnie M. and James A. Eastman Fund
David L. Eberle Family Fund
Henry and Carole Eckel Fund
Ehrlich Family Fund
Al and Ann Engle Charitable Fund
Trudy and Lief Erickson, Jr., M.D. Fund
Josephine Farley and Howard M. Packard Memorial Fund
Finnecy, Lyford, Bohon Fund
Frey - Lukow Family Fund
Bill and Ellie George Fund
Walter W. Glaeser, Jean Glaeser Nichols and
Charles E. Nichols Fund
Richard C. and Jane S. Gorton Fund
The Greater Union Grove Area Fund
Hilda Greenquist Capital Improvements Endowment
for the Racine Theatre Guild
Michael Haubrich and Tamala Witt Fund
David and Jill Heller Fund
Henshaw Family Fund
Reva A. Holmes Environmental Fund
Jean M. Jacobson Fund
Ted Jacobson Education Fund
Johnson Foundation Trust Fund
Sam and Gene Johnson Fund
Samuel C. and Imogene P. Johnson Fund
Jean M. Keiser Family Fund
Gabriella S. and Donald J. Klein Fund
Richard and Ellen Leuenberger Family Charitable Fund
Harold Levin and Pearl Krasnow Levin Family Fund
Ilene Levin and Steve Goldfine Fund
Dena Lieberman - John B. Stutt Fund
MacVicar Family Fund
MP Marion Fund
Wendy Lee McCalvy Fund
Margaret and David McCarthy Fund
McKinney – Magerus Fund
Steven L. Mekeel and Diane L. (Mathieus) Mekeel Fund
Mike and Lynda Mucha Fund
William and Yolanda Naleid Family Fund
Thomas A. Niccolai M.D. and Jean A. Grueter M.D. Family Fund
Neal R. and Geraldine A. Nottleson Fund
George and Monica Oess Fund
Eric and Lisa Olesen Fund
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of Racine Fund
Deanna L. and James O. Parrish Fund
Joan S. and Charles H. Patton, M.D. Fund
Catherine C. and David M. Perkins Family Fund
Elizabeth and Patrick Powell Fund
Dave and Carole Pucely Family Fund
W. H. Pugh Family Fund
The Rafiullah Family Fund
William and Jeanne Rayne Family Fund
James R. Reitsma Rescue Fund of the Union Grove Area
Marilyn J. Rothschild Fund
Rowland Family Fund
Andrei Rutkowski Fund
St. Lukes Hospital Trustees Fund
The Sanderhoff Larsen Family Fund
The Selmo Family Fund
Shalbrack Family Fund
Susan and Robert Siegert, M.D. Fund
Simpson Family Fund
Stephen J. and Jerilyn S. Smith Fund
Sorenson Fund
Ernest C. and Bernice M. Styberg Fund
Robert and Beth Taylor Fund
Robert Velzka Fund
Gordon R. and Suzanne S. Walker Fund
Willard and Mary Walker Family Fund
Waller Family Fund
Luan Vaccarello Wells Fund
Debra J. and Russell C. Weyers Fund
Jacqueline and Warren Williamson, M.D. Fund
C H A R I TA B L E F U N D S
AAUW
• Racine Branch AAUW Scholarship Program, Inc. Fund
Alliance on Mental Illness of Racine County, Inc.
(NAMI-Racine, Inc. Fund)
Arc of Racine County, Inc. Fund
Bartlett Youth Foundation Fund
Cops ’n Kids Reading Center Fund
Countryside Humane Society Endowment Fund
The Jane Cremer Foundation, Inc. Fund
The DeKoven Center
• John S. Hart Designated Fund for the DeKoven Center
• St. Lukes Hospital Trustees Endowment Fund
for the DeKoven Center
• The Mary V. Wackerhagen DeKoven Fund
E.A.A. Chapter 838 of Racine Endowment Fund
Family Service of Racine, Inc. Endowment Fund
Health Care Network, Inc.
• Health Care Network, Inc. Organization Endowment Fund
• St. Lukes Hospital Trustees Health Care Network Fund
Holy Communion Lutheran Church Endowment Fund
Homeless Assistance Leadership Organization (HALO), Inc.
Endowment Fund
Junior League of Racine Fund
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection Endowment Fund
Nurses Foundation of Racine Fund
Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist Church Fund
OMC Legacy Fund
In recognition of the former employees of
Outboard Marine Corporation
Racine Art Museum Association, Inc. Fund
Racine County Opportunity Center, Inc. Endowment Fund
for Disabled Infants and Toddlers
Racine Founders Club Rotary Foundation, Inc. Fund
Racine Habitat for Humanity, Inc. Endowment Fund
Racine Heritage Museum
• Racine County Historical Society and Museum, Inc.
Endowment Fund
• Racine Heritage Museum/1888 Bohemian Schoolhouse
Endowment Fund
• The Mary V. Wackerhagen Racine Heritage Museum
Endowment Fund
Racine Literacy Council Fund
Racine Lutheran High School Endowment Fund
Racine Montessori School Fund
Racine Public Library Permanent Endowment Fund
Racine Symphony Orchestra Association, Inc. Fund
Racine Theatre Guild Fund
Racine YMCA Fund
Racine Zoo
• Racine Zoo Permanent Endowment Fund
• Racine Zoo’s Education Endowment Fund
River Bend Nature Center Fund
River Bend Nature Center, Inc. Fund
SAFE Haven of Racine, Inc.
• Securing Our Future Endowment Fund
St. Catherine’s High School Education Fund
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
• John S. Hart St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Designated Fund
United Way of Racine County, Inc.
• Success by Six Endowment Fund for Racine County
• United Way of Racine County, Inc. Fund
• United Way of Racine County, Inc./W.R. Wadewitz Fund
Waterford Public Library Endowment Fund
Women’s Resource Center of Racine, Inc.
• Women’s Resource Center Domestic Violence Fund
Women’s Resource Center of Racine County, Inc.
Organizational Endowment Fund for the benefit
of the SafeStart Program
YWCA of Southeast Wisconsin
• YWCA Centennial Fund
• YWCA General Fund
• YWCA Scholarship Fund
O R G A N I Z AT I O N A L E N D O W M E N T S
Racine non-profit
organizations are
turning to the
foundation to
manage their
financial resources.
With a strong
investment policy,
the Foundation
works to maximize
investments while
also working to
provide stable
income for use by
its community
partners. Endowed
funds require a
minimum $10,000
investment.
Names in bold
indicate endowments
established in 2015.
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Racine non-profit
organizations look to
the Foundation to
provide support to
help them meet
their organization’s
objectives.
Racine Coalition Against Human Trafficking
It has been a while since the Racine Community
Foundation has been presented with an opportunity to
help a new organization get started, and in 2015 we were
presented with such a prospect. The staff met with local
law enforcement and volunteers to learn about human
trafficking in our community. Due to our proximity to the
I-94 corridor linking Chicago to Milwaukee, Racine is
positioned along a frequently traveled route for traffickers.
This has resulted in local interested parties forming the
Racine Coalition Against Human Trafficking (RCAHT) .
The RCAHT was formed in 2015 and is a network
of local resources that fosters collaboration to increase
communication among providers, identify gaps in
services, and provide advocacy and support for victims
while preventing conditions that foster human trafficking.
This coalition is a unique combination of social service
providers and local law enforcement. RCAHT is the first
non-profit organization in Racine County that focuses
solely on battling this problem, and quickly became a
state-wide example of a successful coalition model.
There are over 200 service providers and approximately
100 supporters within the Coalition.
Racine Vocational Ministry, Inc.
The Racine Community Foundation awarded a grant
to RCAHT to provide immediate support to victims
through the coordination of local service providers while
identifying needs not being met, to educate middle and
high school students and their parents, educators,
administrators and school personnel in Racine, to
support agencies that are working in this arena, and to
train local law enforcement and service providers on
identifying victims or potential traffickers. The coalition
has been working diligently to raise awareness of this
problem by hosting various events that feature speakers
on the topic of human trafficking as well as training.
Racine County Opportunity Center
Founded in 1957, the Racine County Opportunity Center
(RCOC) is dedicated to providing programs that help
individuals who are disabled and/or developmentally
delayed maximize their potential to lead a full life and
participate with family and the community. RCOC offers
three different programs that focus on individuals with
disabilities. They offer a daycare program that serves
children with special needs as well a Birth to 3 Program
that assists children with delays and disabilities.
In 2015, RCOC applied to the Foundation, and specifically
the St. Luke’s Trustees Advised Fund to replace an aging
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FUNDING COMMUNITY NEEDS
Racine County Opportunity Center continued…
and unsuitable outdoor play area with a new structure.
They determined that they were in need of equipment
that was better suited to their enrollment of children with
special needs, and the area did not accommodate all of
the motoric limitations of the special needs children. The
objective was to carefully develop the play area so that
all toddlers in both programs have equal access to play
experiences on equipment specially chosen for use by
both children with special needs and typically developing
children. The RCOC involved the occupational, speech
and physical therapists who worked with the children
to ensure that the new equipment and overall design of
the play area would work for all of the children served.
The St. Luke’s Trustees very generously funded the
entire project.
The finished project has produced wonderful results
including the ability for children with motor difficulties to
play alongside their friends. Prior to the installation of the
new equipment and related flooring, there were children
that simply could not use the outside play area. Sheryl
Hamilton, Executive Director of the RCOC commented,
“I believe that most impact this project demonstrated
was social… the fact that ALL the children, both “typical
developing” and those with delays/motor limitations can
play side by side and experience all aspects of motor skills.”
Racine Vocational Ministry, Inc. (RVM) was established
in 2002 to work with many of Racine County’s most
disenfranchised residents. RVM focuses its services
on individuals and families who are homeless or at risk
of homelessness, chronically unemployed, returning
from prison or jail, recovering from substance abuse,
or have failed to find a living wage income using
traditional mainstream public systems. RVM also
serves at-risk target populations such as families at
risk of high infant mortality, domestic violence victims
and veterans. RVM serves the entire county out of
three offices – city of Racine, city of Burlington, and
the Union Grove Veterans Center.
In 2015, the Racine Community Foundation awarded
a grant to RVM to help fund operations. RVM offers six
interrelated programs: Reentry for Adult Ex-Offenders,
Gang Diversion, Work Experience/Employment and
Training, Lifecourse Initiatives for Heathy Families,
Solutions for Success and Homeless Assistance.
One statistic that we are pleased to share is that from
August 2002 to March 1, 2015, RVM has placed
a total of 3,139 participants in employment and
employment-related training. Further as a result of
the work done in the Adult Ex-Offenders Program,
their ex-offender participants have a recidivism rate
of 8% while the average rate of recidivism in the state of
Wisconsin is 26.8%. U.S. Attorney, James Santelle says,
“RVM’s stellar work with the United States Department
of Justice, The Racine Police Department, the Wisconsin
Department of Corrections, and other governmental
and non-governmental entities – including especially
its positive redirection of the lives of felons and gang
members – has advanced the revitalization and renewal
of the municipality and its diverse neighborhoods. Our
collaboration has made and continues to make a most
significant impact.” We wish RVM continued success!
…“RVM’s stellar work with the
United States Department of
Justice, The Racine Police
Department, the Wisconsin
Department of Corrections,
and other governmental and
non-governmental entities –
including especially its positive
redirection of the lives of felons
and gang members – has
advanced the revitalization and
renewal of the municipality and
its diverse neighborhoods.…”
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Racine Zoo
A very important partnership was formed in 2004 when
the Racine Zoo and the Racine Unified School District
worked together to present a highly rated and successful
educational program to every third grade student in
the District. Wildlife Explorers is closely aligned with the
Wisconsin State Standards and Racine Unified curriculum.
This unique program allows every third grader in the
District the opportunity to attend an educational program
at the Racine Zoo as part of their science class, and
for many this is their first positive experience with wild
animals. It is also often the first time that students have
the opportunity to visit the Zoo. The students participate
in a variety of activities that culminates with the students
working in groups to create an exhibit for a particular
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
The notion of people in our community not having
enough food to eat is one that is distressing at best.
Currently, in Racine County there are over 25,000 food
insecure adults, children and seniors. Food insecurity
refers to the lack of access to enough food to meet basic
nutritional requirements. However, Feeding America
Eastern Wisconsin is tackling the topic of hunger by
providing mobile food pantries in Racine County.
Mobile pantries address the
shortcomings of traditional
food pantries as many operate
without sufficient refrigerators
and freezers needed to store
perishable foods.
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Mobile pantries distribute food directly to those in need
and provide a crucial, supplemental source of food for
families and individuals facing hunger. To promote a
well-balanced diet, mobile pantries provide fresh
produce, meat, dairy products, and whole grains
as well as non-perishable pantry staples.
animal and habitat that is then presented to the rest
of the class.
As Wisconsin has started to adopt the new national
science Framework and Next Generation science
standards that integrate engineering principles and
broad-range focused concepts, the program needed
to be redesigned. The Zoo applied to the Racine
Community Foundation for help with the costs associated
with the new program. There was also the desire to
incorporate information on native Wisconsin wildlife
conservation initiatives and coastal wildlife that utilizes
Lake Michigan and surrounding waterways. It is our
desire that this important partnership lasts for
generations to come!
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin works with local
hunger relief agencies and is able to deliver between
10,000 and 20,000 pounds to designated areas such as
churches, community centers, hunger relief agencies and
public housing complexes to be given out free of charge
to hungry individuals and families. Mobile pantries
address the shortcomings of traditional food pantries as
many operate without sufficient refrigerators and freezers
needed to store perishable foods. Individual who utilize
the mobile pantries typically receive between 20-30
pounds of food per visit.
The Racine Community Foundation is proud to provide
funding for Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin in
working to lessen food insecurity in Racine County.
FUNDING COMMUNITY NEEDS
CATHE
The CATHE Center (Community, Art, Technology, Health,
and Education) was established in Burlington in 2005
and is a community center dedicated to providing health
oriented and culturally rich programs for all ages by
providing facilities and a venue for those wishing to pursue
the arts, personal health and well-being, community
development, and alternative education. CATHE provides
its programs at below market rates, and has been creative
in finding ways for families in need to access the Center.
The CATHE Center primarily focuses on Racine County
residents residing west of I-94 and serves all ages
through various offerings. It is Burlington’s only nonprofit
community center and is housed in the former United
Methodist Church and the parsonage located next door.
The Center has painstakingly transformed these buildings
into a theater, yoga studio, health and wellness center,
meeting place, music classroom and much more. The
transformed buildings have resulted in CATHE serving
as a “third space” for Burlington families – a space apart
from home and work or school for people to meet, play,
learn, practice, exercise, relax and entertain. The
programs offered are unique in the community and
at the converted church range from a Youth Theater
program, a place to hold boy scout meetings, Zumba
and yoga classes, prenatal classes, and puppy training.
The rectory has been converted to a wellness studio
which houses a massage room, acupuncture room,
counseling room, and cooking classes.
In 2015, the CATHE Center
reached a point in its
development that warranted
the hiring of its first full-time
Executive Director to oversee
its myriad of offerings and
two buildings. The Racine
Community Foundation was
happy to provide a grant
for operational support of
the Center.
Zoo Beach Community Mosaic
One of Racine’s first mosaics was installed and dedicated
in the fall of 2007 along the concrete retaining wall that
supports the stairs to the beach near the Racine Zoo.
The first mosaic was created by Main Gallery as a
summer art project. The response from our community
was overwhelmingly positive as it has often been used as
a background for photographs and is well visited. Two
community members decided it was time to expand
on the already popular mosaic and approached the City
with their plans for a community led art project to further
enhance the bare concrete walls near the Zoo Beach.
The City approved, and many community members
expressed an interest to learn the mosaic process and
to collaborate on a group project which will enable them
to create public mosaics in the future, and the second
stage of the project was born!
“…the community mosaic
involved so many different
hands – young, old,
middle-aged hands, hands
of different genders and races,
experienced artists and novices,
hands of Racine natives, of
residents who are African
natives and hands of an
international exchange
student from Chile.…”
A participant in the process commented,
“What impressed me most was how the
community mosaic involved so many different
hands – young, old, middle-aged hands, hands
of different genders and races, experienced
artists and novices, hands of Racine natives,
of residents who are African natives and hands
of an international exchange student from Chile.
These hands belonged to some of the many
members of the neighborhood who came
to the community center to make their
contributions and enjoy the comradery
as we worked together to complete our
collaborative piece of art”. That truly describes
the feeling what a community-led collaboration
is all about, and the Racine Community
Foundation was happy to have provided
funding for this project.
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GRANTS
BY TYPE
2015
total number of grants
534
total dollar of grants
$3,017,690
Arts & Culture - $330,561
American Players Theatre
Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society of Wisconsin, Inc.
Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion, Inc.
Carthage College
Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin
City of Racine
Community Art Technology Health and Education Center, Inc.
Fifth House Ensemble
IOTA Court Preservation Association, Inc.
Kenosha Art Association
Next Act Theatre, Inc.
Polish National Alliance
Racine Art Museum Association, Inc.
Racine Arts Council, Inc.
Racine County Historical Society and Museum
Racine Fire Bells, Inc.
Racine Heritage Museum
Racine Symphony Orchestra Association
Racine Theatre Guild
United Performing Arts Fund-Milwaukee
UW Parkside Benevolent Foundation, Inc.
Vietnam Veterans of America
Wustum Museum Art Association, Inc.
Community Development - $515,981
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Amana Church Society
Amana Heritage Society
Atonement Lutheran Church
Bradley Impact Fund
Caledonia Historical Society
Camp Anokijig
Camp Manito-wish YMCA
Christ Episcopal Church
Chrysalis Ministries, Inc.
City of Racine-Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
Coral Bay Community Council Inc.
Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Emmaus Lutheran Church
First Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church
Good Fellers, Inc.
Grace Church
Greater Mt. Eagle Baptist Church
Holy Communion Lutheran Church
Housing Resources, Inc.
Junior League of Racine
Kids from WI
Lake Park Friends
LGBT Center of SE Wisconsin
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
Lutherdale Bible Camp
Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist Church
Our Harmony Club Inc.
Plymouth Congregational United Church
Racine Community Outpost, Inc.
Racine County Economic Development Corporation
Racine County Sheriff Office
Racine Family YMCA
Racine Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
Racine Junior Achievement
Racine Police Athletic Association Inc.
Racine Police Department
Racine Raiders Football
Racine Youth Sports, Inc.
Senior Companion Program, Inc.
Serve Sag Harbor, Inc.
Siena Retreat Center
St. Andrews Church
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
St. Michael’s Church
St. Monica’s Senior Citizens Home, Inc.
St. Paul the Apostle Parish
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
St. Phillip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church
St. Richard of Chichester Catholic Church
St. Rita’s Parish
Three Harbors Council Boy Scouts of America
Trinity United Methodist Church
United Fund of Iowa County, Inc.
United States Pony Club
United Way of Racine County
United Way of St. Thomas-St. John, Inc.
Urban League of Racine & Kenosha, Inc.
Village of Mount Pleasant
Volunteer Center of Racine, Inc.
Waterford River Rhythms, Inc.
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Public Television
Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin
Environment - $624,192
Caledonia Conservancy
Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park, Inc.
The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy of Oregon
Racine Dominican Ministries, Inc. - Eco Justice Center
River Bend Nature Center
Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network
Village of Waterford
Western National Parks Association
Education - $714,599
21st Century Preparatory School
Asset Builders of America, Inc.
Berea College
Bright Futures Foundation
Brookfield Academy
Chi Psi Educational Trust
Cops ’N Kids Reading Center, Inc.
Education continued
Evans Scholars Foundation
Gateway Technical College Foundation
Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast
GreenPath, Inc.
John Jermain Memorial Library
John XXIII Educational Center
Lake Forest College
Lutheran Social Services
Make A Difference-Wisconsin
Matthew 25, Limited
Next Generation Now
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Our Next Generation Inc.
Prairie School
Racine ELCA Neighborhood Camp
Racine Literacy Council
Racine Public Library
Racine Unified School District
Racine Zoological Society
Roosevelt Elementary School
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Scholarships Awarded in 2015
SOAR of Racine, Inc.
St. Catherine’s High School
Teach for America - Mississippi
University of Wisconsin Foundation
UW - Parkside
Wells College
Young Aviators, Inc.
Health - $159,616
AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin
All Saints - St. Luke’s Hospital, Inc.
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Associations SE WI Chapter
American Diabetes Association
American Red Cross SE Wisconsin
Community Connections Free Clinic
Health Care Network, Inc.
Hope Safe House
Kenosha Forgotten Friends Inc.
Mayo Foundation/Mayo Clinic
National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Wisconsin Chapter
Prevent Blindness Wisconsin
Professional Women’s Network for Service, Inc.
Shriner's Hospital
The Smile Train
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-All Saints Foundation
WI Humane Society Racine Campus
Wind Lake Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.
Human Services - $672,741
Americares
The Arc of Racine, Inc.
Badger Boys State
Bethany Apartments
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Racine
Big Sisters of Greater Racine, Inc.
Broadscope Disability Services
Burlington Transitional Living Center Inc.
Catholic Charities
Community Living Connections
DeKoven Center
The Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, Inc.
Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee
Faith Hope & Love Inc.
Family Service of Racine
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
First Choice Pre-Apprenticeship Training
Fisher House Wisconsin
Focus on Community Inc.
Gathering of SE Wisconsin Inc.
Homeless Assistance Leadership Organization, Inc.
HOPES Center of Racine, Inc.
Hospice Alliance Inc.
Hospice Angels Foundation Inc.
Lakeside Curative Workshop of Racine
Last House on the Block Inc.
Lincoln Lutheran of Racine, Inc.
Love and Charity Mission
Midwest Therapeutic Riding Program
NAMI Racine
Racine Area Veterans Inc.
Racine Coalition Against Human Trafficking
Racine County Executive
Racine County Food Bank
Racine County Opportunity Center
Racine Friendship Clubhouse
Racine Vocational Ministry, Inc.
Recreational Activities for the Developmentally Disabled
SAFE Haven of Racine, Inc.
The Salvation Army
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin
Shepherds’ Ministries
Sisters of the Road Cafe Inc.
Society’s Assets Inc.
Southeastern Wisconsin Youth for Christ
Southern Lakes Area Love Inc.
Southwest CAP
Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Badger Camp, Inc.
Women’s Resource Center
World Mission Prayer League
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1996 1999 2007
GROWTH IN NET ASSETS
Arts & Culture
11%
Community Development
Education
Environment
Health
Human Services
22%
18%
2015
2015
Cash & Short-Term Investment
$ 1,727,856
Investments at Market
51,958,132
Assets Held in Charitable Remainder Trusts
189,730
Other Assets
37,076
Total Assets
$ 53,912,794
2014
$
129,360
53,160,008
223,915
36,338
$ 53,549,621
Liabilities and Net Assets
6%
20%
2012
* In tens of millions.
Assets
2015 Grants by Program Area
$53,912,794
1990 1993
$42,241,962
1985
$37,318,844
1976
$26,122,378
10*
$9,621,152
In 2015 we are proud to have awarded over $3.0 million
grants with the majority staying in Racine County.
20
$5,115,499
30
$2,856,509
The Investment Committee works with a third-party
professional advisor to manage our portfolio. In addition
to providing expert counsel, they provde benchmarking
against similar foundations and market indices.
$1,595,096
40
$6,565
The assets in the care of Racine Community Foundation
are managed to address the twin goals of meeting our
spending objectives and long-term asset growth. Both
our spending and investment strategies are clearly
outlined in policies approved and overseen by our
Board of Directors.
23%
Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses
Liabilities–Organizational Endowments
Liabilities Under Trust Agreements
Total Net Assets
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
$
1,966
7,097,451
46,813,377
$ 53,912,794
$
1,274
7,286,682
46,261,665
$ 53,549,621
Total Contributions
Total Grants
$ 2,327,499
$ 3,017,691
$ 1,520,821
$ 2,527,352
Auditors: Wegner CPAs, LLP.
The assets within the Racine Community Foundation are prudently managed and invested for optimum return in accordance with a written investment policy formally
approved by the Board of Directors. The Investment Committee works with professional investment managers to monitor the performance of these investments against
appropriate market indices. The financial statements summarized below have been audited by Wegner CPAs, LLP. The complete audited financial statements and
copies of our 990 are available upon request by contacting the Foundation office.
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FINANCIALS 2015
Bryan D. Albrecht
Howard L. Anderson*
David Ballweg
Peter E. Barry*
John H. Batten*
H. M. Benstead Jr.*
Bruce A. Bernberg
Mary Jo Bichler
Gloria M. Bolm*
Donald N. Botsford*
Karen Johnson Boyd*
William B. Boyd
Alford F. Buckman*
Sheila R. Bugalecki
Virginia M. Buhler
Margaret Cisney*
Kathy A. Ciszewski
Glenn R. Coates
Michele A. Cody*
Charles M. Constantine Sr.*
Marianne R. Cool
Rev. Jettie Lee Cornett
John P. Crimmings
William B. Danford*
Nancy H. DeKraay
Roger C. Dower
David C. Easley
James A. Eastman
Kathleen A. Eberle
Ruth E. Foley*
R. David Foster
Ronald F. Goodspeed*
George Gorton III*
Jane S. Gorton
Arthur B. Grant, M.D.*
Darice C. Griffin
Marlene H. Haigh
James M. Hamilton, Sr.*
Louise H. Hamilton
Sharon J. Hamilton
Theodore E. Hart
Jill B. Heller
Arthel L. Howell
Jean M. Jacobson
LeRoy R. Jerstad*
Karen J. Johnson
Pamela M. Johnson
April Johnson-Howell
Roy J. Josten*
William C. Kidd*
Renee S. Kirby
Gabriella S. Klein
Sandra L. Kontra
Brian Lauer
Richard L. Leuenberger
Jess S. Levin
Pearl K. Levin*
Serge E. Logan*
Paul H. Lyle*
Dorothy B. MacVicar
José Martinez
Clayton A. Meier
Lloyd C. Meier
Dorothy A. Metz
John H. Mitchell*
Harry Mussie*
William A. Naleid
Sara E. Neubauer
Harrison W. Nichols
Neal R. Nottleson
David T. Novick
Eric A. Olesen
Dwayne G. Olsen
Howard M. Packard*
Jackson V. Parker III
Deanna L. Parrish
James O. Parrish
David M. Perkins
Ralph D. Perry
Carol W. Potts, M.D.
James D. Poulsen
Elizabeth A. Powell
William F. Rayne
Morris W. Reid*
Bruce L. Renquist
J. David Rowland
John S. Rowland
Judy F. Rowland
Jay Price Ruffo*
Gregory A. Ruidl
Steen Sanderhoff
Mary Lou Schuler
Cory Sebastian
Tracy K. Short
John Siegert
Robert F. Siegert, M.D.
James C. Small
Stephen J. Smith
Charlotte A. Smollen
Eugene H. Spitzer*
Michael P. Staeck
James A. Stark*
GeorgAnn Stinson
William H. Stone, M.D.
Alvin F. Streiff*
William F. Stremke Jr.*
Bernice M. Styberg
Ernest C. Styberg
Eugene J. Szymczak
Robert F. Taylor
John F. Thompson*
C. Patricia Tolson
Jenny Trick
Guadalupe G. Villarreal
Gordon R. Walker*
Mary M. Walker
Robert O. Walker
Russell C. Weyers
George H. Wheary Jr.*
Nancy E. Wheeler
Warren H. Williamson, M.D.*
All current board
members and past
board members
who served a full
three-year term are
members of the
corporation. Those
who have served
and are serving
the corporation are
listed here.
* Denotes deceased
members
Bold indicates new
members in 2016
M E M B E R S O F T H E C O R P O R AT I O N
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Sheila R. Bugalecki
President
Roger C. Dower
Vice President, Grants
Russell C. Weyers
Vice President, Investments
Kathy A. Ciszewski
Vice President, Donor Development
Eric A. Olesen
Secretary
Theodore E. Hart
Treasurer
David C. Easley
April Johnson-Howell
Brian Lauer
David T. Novick
Steen Sanderhoff
Cory Sebastian*
John Siegert
GeorgAnn Stinson
Eugene J. Szymczak
Jenny Trick*
Board of Directors 2016
Front row: Eric Olesen, April Johnson-Howell, Sheila Bugalecki,
Steen Sanderhoff, Brian Lauer.
Second row: Kathy Ciszewski, John Siegert, James Small (outgoing),
Dave Easley, Ted Hart, David Novick, Russ Weyers, Cory Sebastian,
Roger Dower, Tracy Short (outgoing).
Not pictured: GeorgAnn Stinson, Eugene Szymczak, Jenny Trick
*Elected 12-8-2015
Staff 2016
Chris Greco – Controller,
Tracy Middlebrook – Program Officer,
Liz Powell – Executive Director
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2016
Skip Simonson
Photographer
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Racine Community Foundation
1135 Warwick Way
Racine, WI 53406
phone: 262.632.8474
fax: 262.632.3739
www.racinecommunityfoundation.org
The Racine Community Foundation,
serving all of Racine County,
operates in compliance with the
National Standards for Community Foundations
as set forth by the Council on Foundations.