INSIDE: PRESIDENT`S MESSAgE

The Official Newsletter of the Legacy Foundation of Tompkins County
SUMMER 2012
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From left to right: Susan Nohelty, Greg Hartz, Janet Hewitt, James Brown, Mary Kane, Larry Baum, Anne DiGiacomo, Pat Johnson
and Scott Russell. Not pictured: Sean Whittaker.
President’s Message
The economic challenges of the past four years have impacted every corner of our world and while it
is often thought that Tompkins county is sheltered from the economic high’s and low’s facing the rest
of the nation, we know for certain our local community has been stressed during this difficult time.
A recent community survey administered by the Tompkins County United Way inquiring of critical problems indicate that almost all life situations are more critical to a growing number of persons,
regardless of income levels, as compared to 20031.
Over a similar period of time Legacy Foundation has seen the average number of grant requests increase by nearly 43% yet the funds available for grants has remained about the same – and has actually
decreased somewhat due to the significant market decline in 2008. This means less money to fund
increased needs.
Legacy Foundation (LF) grant-based* giving has averaged $143,500 for the past 10 years, ranging
from $125,000 to $193,000. LF grant-based giving as a percent of endowment has averaged 5.9% for
the past 10 years, ranging from 4.0% to 6.9%.
The good news in all of this is that our community remains active with countless numbers of people
volunteering with hundreds of local organizations to deliver services that ensure the rich quality of life
we all enjoy here. The Legacy Foundation spends a great deal of time evaluating grant requests that
will build new facilities, fund a new program, or provide for a basic need such as food and shelter. The
Legacy Foundation continues to encourage collaborative work between organizations and this year
joined other local foundations in funding the PRI/CNC merger and the Child Development Council
merger between Tompkins and Cortland County.
I would like to thank our volunteer board of directors for their commitment of time and offer a special
thank you to Art Pearce who retired from the board after providing 15 years of dedicated service.
Last, I would like to thank the members of our community who contribute to the Legacy Foundation
and encourage you to include the Legacy Foundation in your annual charitable giving, and to remember the Legacy Foundation in your personal estate planning.
1. COMPASS II: 2.00: Survey data of residents in Tompkins County done by the United Way of Tompkins County and the Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County.
Greg Hartz
President
James Brown
Vice President
Anne DiGiacomo
Secretary/Treasurer
Larry Baum
Patricia Johnson
Mary Kane
Susan Nohelty
Sean Whittaker
Scott Russell
Director of Development
Janet Hewitt
Recording Secretary
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HEALTH
AND PEOPLE
WITH
SPECIAL
NEEDS
Suicide Prevention and Crisis
Service: (SPCS)
A feasibility study was begun to merge the crisis
line operations at SPCS with the 2-1-1 information and referral service provided by Human
Service Coalition. $1,350 was awarded to cover
consulting fees for the finalization of the study.
Cayuga Medical Center
Foundation:
Ithaca Health Alliance (IHA):
A grant of $4,000 was approved to provide training for volunteers in the Family Advocacy Program. This program provides one-on-one support
for families who have children needing assistance
in specific public school programs.
Challenge Industries (CI):
Child Development Council:
(CDC)
A fundraising campaign to complete the capital
plan to construct a new greenhouse facility in
Groton to expand the Finger Lakes Fresh business
was undertaken by CI. A grant of $7,500 was approved to support this endeavor.
Hospicare:
Foodbank of the Southern Tier:
(FBST)
Unity House:
Foodnet’s Meals on Wheels program serves one
or two meals daily to over 500 Tompkins County
residents. A grant of $10,000 was awarded to go
toward the purchase of a compact cargo delivery
van for this program.
Finger Lakes Independence
Center (FLIC):
A grant of $5,000 was approved to support an
awareness and action program for the minority
seniors’ community in Tompkins County. Appropriate topics will be presented to the targeted
population and an Aging and Living Well program
is planned for implementation on a continuing basis.
Beechtree Care Center:
The final payment of a two year grant commitment
totaling $15,000 was made to support the facility
renovation project begun in 2010.
Cancer Resource Center (CRC):
A grant of $1,985 was approved for the purchase
of 250 copies of the book, The Elephant in the
Room: Practical Advice When the Diagnosis is
Cancer. The copies will be distributed to libraries,
hospitals and other appropriate locations within
Tompkins County.
CDC operates various programs serving lowincome families in Tompkins County. A grant of
$2,500 was approved for the purchase of various
safety and health items for support of these
programs.
In support of Hospicare’s education and information mission a dramatic piece was commissioned
that describes issues concerning women’s lives and
death. $2,000 was awarded to help cover the theatre
production of the piece titled Peaches and Bird.
A capital campaign was begun in 2010 to raise
funds to renovate and expand the Surgical Services
Department. $25,000 to be paid over two years,
beginning in 2011 was awarded.
Foodnet:
Village at Ithaca: (VAI)
$5,000 was awarded to assist IHA in subsidizing
panel lab work and other tests, such as x-rays and
ultrasounds to help guide decisions about prescribing medications and designing other treatments
for Ithaca Free Clinic patients.
A music therapy program was implemented at the
Ithaca Group Day Habilitation Center serving 54
persons with developmental disabilities. A grant
of $1,240 was approved to allow the purchase of a
keyboard, accessories, microphones and recording
equipment for the program.
CHILDREN,
YOUTH AND
FAMILY
Drop-In Children’s Center:
(DICC)
In 2011, the New York State Office for Children
and Family Services created a more rigorous
standard of safety for cribs used in licensed
daycare centers. $4,500 was awarded to be used
for purchasing new cribs complying with the new
standard and therefore enabling DICC to continue
to provide service to families with infants as young
as 6 weeks old.
Southside Community Center:
(SCC)
The center provides multigenerational services to
the community at large. A broad equipment upgrade program began in 2011. A grant of $4,000
was approved for the purchase of tables and chairs
necessary to the current programs.
$5,000 was granted to expand the BackPack Program to school age children in Tompkins County.
This program provides children identified as being
at risk of hunger with a bag of nutritious easy to
prepare food items on Fridays during the school
year. Over 150 children in Tompkins County are
served each year.
Family & Children’s Service:
(F&CS)
F&CS initiated a campaign to raise $100,000 to
establish a fund to assist uninsured and underinsured families and individuals in need of services,
especially mental health services. A grant of
$5,000 was approved as a donation to this fund.
Cornell Cooperative
Extension/Family & Community
Development:
An eight-week parent/caregiver workshop series
was established in 2011 for Lansing area families,
specifically for “teens and tweens”. $3,000 was
awarded toward the implementation of the
workshop.
Cornell Cooperative Extension/
Nutrition Program:
$2,255 was awarded to support recruiting and
marketing materials for a 6-week cooking series
aimed at providing free lessons in nutritious cooking for low-income families. This is a collaborative project with Healthy Food for All and Ithaca
Community Harvest to provide nutritious food
and cooking lessons for participants.
EDUCATION,
ARTS AND
HUMANITIES
Paleontological Research
Institute: (PRI)
The Learning Web:
Finger Lakes ReUse: (FLR)
A pilot program was established to provide funds
for emergency purposes for homeless and transient
youth who are starting or continuing area college
programs. $1,500 was approved to help fund this
program.
FLR is a nonprofit corporation established to
enhance community, economy and environment
through reuse. Its first three years of operation
have resulted in growth that is requiring more
operational space. A contribution of $7,500 was
awarded for the purchase of a warehouse and
lumberyard.
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND
ENVIRONMENT
Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals: (SPCA)
A grant of $4,000 was approved to support
the Trap-Neuter-Release Project. This project
provides an inexpensive alternative to neuter cats.
Over 100 cats are treated under this program each
year.
In February 2011 the merger of Cayuga Nature
Center into the PRI organization was approved.
Legacy Foundation approved a $30,000 grant to
assist in the merger and be allocated over three
years. In 2011, $10,000 was approved for kitchen
renovations at the nature center.
Hangar Theatre:
A new program was begun in 2011 to provide access and theater education to the Ithaca Southside
community. A grant of $5,000 was approved
to assist in funding the cost of tickets, scripts,
educational classes and discussions, and the cost to
transport patrons to and from each show.
Cornell Cooperative Extension/
Energy Team Program:
In 2010 a program was initiated to educate Tompkins County households in energy efficiency. Student volunteers delivered 5,000 packets to selected
households. A grant of $5,500 was awarded in
2011 to provide student clean energy training and
certification evaluation, purchase energy efficiency
test equipment, and printing and distribution of
more Energy Efficiency Education packets.
Discovery Trail: (DT)
$2,500 was approved to contribute to the cost of
a feasibility study that will result in an overview
of the programmatic possibilities for expansion of
the Kids Discover the Trail, a program within the
Ithaca Central School District and the Trumansburg Kids Explore & Discover, a program within
the Trumansburg Central School District. The
expansion would bring these programs to the remainder of the Tompkins County school districts.
Ithaca Public Education
Initiative: (IPEI)
IPEI began a capital campaign to ensure the
sustainability of the current and future educational
grants and programs that have been successfully
implemented under the initiative. A $10,000
grant was approved to contribute to this effort.
Ithaca Aviation Heritage
Foundation: (IAHF)
The Tommy Come Home Project was established
to restore the airframe and engine of a ThomasMorse S4-B Scout aircraft to its original configuration. It was originally manufactured in Ithaca.
A grant of $5,000 was made as a donation to the
project to complete the project.
Legacy Foundation, P.O. Box 97, Ithaca, NY 14851
Financial Data (December 31, 2011)
2010
2011
Total Assets............................................................................................... $2,298,589..........................................................$2,201,038
Gifts & Bequests........................................................................................... $56,369...............................................................$59,802
Grants & Awards......................................................................................... $164,231.............................................................$164,830
Operating Expenses...................................................................................... $39,642...............................................................$37,713
Summary of Fund Accounts
Endowment Accounts
Unrestricted: $2,010,753; income for grant awards
Catherwood: $15,158; income to United Way of Tompkins County
Sciencenter: $32,051; income to Sciencenter
Tompkins Trust Company: $113,664; income to TTC Awards for Excellence
Van Houtte: $29,412; income to Raymond Van Houtte Educations Awards
External Trust Income
Jewell: $5,822 to grant awards
Strong: $16,087 to grant awards
Smith: $24,756 to grant awards
Your Legacy
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