W O M E N S I M P A C T F U N D . O R G

ANNUAL REPORT2020-2021

EMBRACING CURIOSITY

CURIOSITY IN ACTION

This year, we embraced the unknown and learned new things about ourselves, our organization, and our community. We did this through:

LAUNCHING our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiative to examine our own practices

REFLECTING on our own perspective through implicit bias training for leadership

HOSTING our first kickoff event with nationally known, locally-based philanthropic leader, Valaida Fullwood

LEARNING through more than ten virtual events on topics such as voting rights, civic discourse, and gun violence

CELEBRATING our 2021 grantees through a livestreamed annual meeting and small in-home socials

JUNE2020

FEB2021

JUNE2021

+ At 2020 Annual Meeting, leadership addresses importance of DEI issues and commits to engaging in related work

+ Launch DEI Task Force of board and at-large members

+ Edu2Engage provides implicit bias workshops for our Grants, Spark and Committee Cabinet members, and begins a series of trainings for Board Members.

+ DEI Task Force interviews stakeholders including members, past members, grantees, and finalists, as well as other collective giving organizations

+ DEI Task Force reports findings to Board of Directors

+ Board of Directors completes implicit bias experience with Edu2Engage

+ DEI Task Force evolves into DEI working groups focused on membership and grantmaking; additional members are added to these groups

+ Davidson College student Marla Ricart joins WIF for the summer as our DEI Coordinator

+ Board of Directors approves statement and framework to inform DEI work in 2021-2022

O U R D I V E R S I T Y , E Q U I T Y , A N D I N C L U S I O N ( D E I ) J O U R N E Y C O N T I N U E S

ELLEN RANKIN2020-2022 BOARD CHAIR

PATRICIA MASSEY HOKEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

A NOTE FROM OUR

BOARD CHAIR &

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EACH YEAR, OUR ANNUAL REPORT GIVES US THE CHANCE TO

REFLECT ON THE PAST PROGRAM YEAR AND WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND ACCOMPLISHED AS AN ORGANIZATION.

At the beginning of this year, we chose the theme of curiosity. This quality drives us to dig deeper, to ask why, and to challenge our old ideas. A fitting theme in a year with many unknowns when we launched a new three-year strategic plan with transformational goals including: telling our story and shaping our growth, creating a more diverse and inclusive organization, and enriching stakeholder relationships with a focus on our values.

We are inspired by the ways Women’s Impact Fund has demonstrated curiosity this year. Our events took on new, fun formats and were current and topical, from the outsized impact of the pandemic on women to learning about voting rights on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. In our diversity, equity, and inclusion work, we continue to examine and build our understanding of who we are, the internal systems and structures on which we are built, and the unintended consequences those can have on the community.

Curiosity is the seed from which thoughtful action and meaningful change grows. We hope the coming year is a time when we will begin to bring all that we have learned to life.

With our sincere gratitude,

E N G A G E M E N T

We foster strong relationships among our members and with

the broader community.

E D U C A T I O N

We provide learning opportunities to promote

thoughtful philanthropy and informed leadership.

C O L L E C T I V E G I V I N G

We strengthen communities by harnessing our collective

intellectual and financial resources.

Board of Directors Statement on DEI

Women’s Impact Fund is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek to apply a DEI lens to all components of our mission – collective giving,

education, and engagement.

We are a curious, growth-minded organization and strive to approach our work with humility and

willingness to listen and learn. We commit to being a better partner and sharing power with the

community and each other.

CAROLINA FARM TRUST | $70,000 Unrestricted support to increase availability of healthy fresh food for everyone by fostering an ecosystem of sustainable farming on leased farmland.

CAROLINA YOUTH COALITION | $95,000 Unrestricted support to expand program, launch 9th grade cohort, and support transportation to enable high-achieving, under-resourced high school students to enter, excel in, and graduate from college so they can become full participants in society and achieve economic mobility.

CENTER FOR RACIAL EQUITY IN EDUCATION | $18,500 Program support for development and implementation of Academy 101 and 201 for 100 educators to confront the legacy of systemic racism.

COMMON WEALTH CHARLOTTE | $95,000 Unrestricted support to support one-on-one certified financial counseling and empower Charlotte’s working poor to achieve financial independence through innovative financial education and capability services.

JCSU BIRTHING PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM (BPP) | $76,000 Program support to fund specialized credentialed staff positions, Program Director and Program Manager, to lead and train students enrolled in the JCSU BPP which seeks to improve maternal and child health outcomes of families of color by widening access to birthing professional training for people of color.

THE ARTS EMPOWERMENT PROJECT | $63,000 Program support to expand infrastructure to break the cycles of violence and trauma through arts opportunities that ignite change in vulnerable youth.

PROMISE RESOURCE NETWORK | $20,000Unrestricted support for a mental health services organization that uses the voices, experience, and resilience of people who have overcome trauma, substance abuse, and other mental health barriers to elevate recovery and wellness.

2020-2021 GRANTS

ENGAGED MEMBERS THROUGH CREATIVE EVENTS

In a year like none other, we created virtual spaces for member education and engagement. From Social Hour for Social Issues where we watched and discussed a film on civic discourse (popcorn in hand!), to being serenaded by a talented Opera Carolina artist at a Members & Friends Social, we found ways to “see” and learn from each other even when physically apart.

MOVED TOWARD TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPYOur 2020-2021 grants application allowed nonprofits to apply for project or unrestricted funding. Four of the seven grantees this year received unrestricted grants.

CELEBRATED GENEROSITY THROUGH RECORD GIVING TO THE ANNUAL FUND

The Annual Fund which supports critical operating needs, ended the year with more than $75,000 raised. This was especially important during a year when membership numbers were down. It allowed us to end the year in a strong financial position.

INCREASED COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS

With our Executive Director, Patricia Massey Hoke, in her second year, we expanded the collaborations of which we are a part. We participated in August’s Black Philanthropy Month for the first time, and Patricia represented WIF on the planning group for the United Way Funder’s Collaborative deep dive into racial equity, joining a small number of giving circles at the table.

FOSTERED LEADERSHIP THROUGH PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

More than 120 members were involved in committee or board leadership, giving them the chance to participate in the strategic and operational work of WIF.

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Grants Spark

Since 2003, Women’s Impact Fund has invested more than $6.8 million to 90 unique nonprofit organizations

across Mecklenburg County.

A YEAR IN REVIEW

LEARNED ABOUT TIMELY SOCIAL ISSUES

We hosted more than ten virtual education events covering topics including women and work during COVID, food insecurity, tree inequity, nonprofit collaboration, and harnessing our personal power as women. More women engaged in our Lunch & Learns and Women LEAD series than ever before!

This list reflects membership as of June 30, 2021.

Shannon AcksSusan AdamsSusie AdamsDana AdamsChris AhearnBetsy AlexanderAnn Allen*Natalie AllenLynn AllenEmma AllenJudy Allison*Megan AllisonKaren AndersonAdelle Anthony-WilliamsHaley Arellano*Charlotte AtkinsonAddison AyerJulie BabbMary Lou Babb*Dianne Bailey*Mar Dee BakerJan BarefootKatherine Barnett*Alison BarryKaren Barton*Summer BaruthAbbie Baynes*Nancy BeardSuzan BeckerJennifer BeightleyCynthia BeilerSarah Belk*Larissa Bixler SteinBonnie Blair*Lee Blumenthal*Wendi Boddy*Lisa BodeKatrice Boland*Deborah Bosley*Carol BowenKrista Bowen

Niki BowenLynn BowserWendy BradfordPaula BradhamRobin Branstrom*Erin Branstrom*Jean Brinkmann*Kelly BrooksWhitney BrooksKathy Eskew Brown*Kathy BrownPaula BrownTonya Bruce*Nelvia BullockKatherine Bunn*Anne BurkartKristina BurkeLaura BurtAngie Bush*Britt ByerleyLisa BynumKatie CaldwellRalphine CaldwellKathleen CapMadelyn Caple*Connie CarlsonAnn CaulkinsAlli Celebron-Brown*Courtney ChannellSarah CharlesBonnie ChenStephanie Chen-ArkleCourtenay ClarkDemi ClarkNan ClarkeGina CleggJennifer CliffordRobin Cochran*Jean CochraneAmanda ColgateKathie Collins*

Jane ConlanBetsy ConwayErin CookKim CornelsonJennifer CoryCoré CottonMichelle Cottrell*Sloan CrawfordShirley Cress DudleyLisa CrottyJennifer CulverMary Lou Daly*Meredith DasherAlicia DavisAmy Dawson*Gaither DeatonKerri DeRuyterKindl DetarJennifer DeWittAlesia DiCosolaMiriam Dixon*Betty DosterCarver DraughnKathleen DrydenCaroline DudleyMichele DudleySamantha Dunbar*Donna DunlapChristy DurbinMolly DwyerEvelyn EchevarriaSidney EchevarriaJen EdwardsGigi EggeSholeh EhdaivandLorraine ElliotRachel EllisAprill ErgasAnne Essaye*Martha EubankTamika Eubanks Spurlock

Melissa EvansLynne FairbanksNancy FallsLisa Farley*Jerri Fatticci*Christiane FeltsArlene Ferebee*Barb FergusonKate FiccaAnnie FilerBernadette FlavorsBetsy FlemingJill Flynn*Debra FosterTheresa FoustCynthia FrankToni Freeman*Cathia FriouPatty FunderburgMarilyn FurmanVickie Gabbard*Amy GachMary Gallivan*Christine Gardiner*Nicole GardnerKelly GardnerSally GeaneyDebbie GeorgeKathy GiannuzziJane GlennAmanda Glowacki*Kristi GoekeGail GoforthTammy Goodman*Paula GoolkasianLaura Grace*Suzanne GraceKaren GraciAmy GreeneAimee GreeterCarol Gress*

Laura GriceJulie GriggsPaula GuilfoyleKaren Gunther*Spencer GutheryLaurie GuyLise HainKari HalkyardNicole HallCynthia HamRoshena HamRachel HannonBeth HansenMartha Harbison*Susan HardenJessica HardinSharon HarringtonPamela Harris-YoungBrucie HarryVida Harvey*Cammie Hauptfuhrer*Kathryn HeathHelen HerbertHannah Kay HerdlingerRose Herring*Beth HerronTravis HinmanSara HoldernessAshley HollandCarol HolmesBarbara Holt*Catherine HornePearlynn Houck*Betsy HouseAlison HouserMelissa HoveySteph HowardAmanda Howard*Liana Humphrey*Carol Hunley*Cathy HunterAmy HutchDanielle HutchesonFran HydePeggy HynesKerry IrwinKathy Izard*Elizabeth JackNina JacksonAmy JacobsAbigail JamesKatie JamesLibby JamesMelissa JamesNikki Jarrell*Lea Johnson*Lou Ann JohnsonSuzy JohnsonJackie JonesDeAnna JonesMichele JulianaKari KalgrenKelly Katterhagen*Helen KatzKaren KeatleyMichelle Keaton-BarrowKristin KeenMitchell KellingGinger KellyBess KelpinJoy Kenefick*

Emily KennedyMary Scott KennedyVeronica Kenny-Macpherson*Stratford KigerKimberly Kirk*Kathryn KissamKaren KnobleKalie KoivistoDedria KolbPaula KranzPatty LambertKate LargePatty LaystromDonna LernerJulie Lerner LevineAlyssa Levine*Jane Llewellyn*Malone LockabyJonell Logan*Mary LongSarah LongJoan Lorden*Amy Lovett*Lisa LuthElaine Lyerly*Alina MacNicholElizabeth MaddreyClaire Magee Ferguson*Deborah Majewski*Liz Mallas*Myla MaloneySara ManningKathy MansfieldJoy MarshallLinda Martin*Margaret MartinKerri MastJennifer MattoxDee Dee MaxwellLeah MaybryAnna McClellandJane McCollApril McDonald*Kaitlyn McElweeMary Beth McIntyreSusan McKeithen*Cindy McMillin*Carolyn Meade*Susan Medina*Jenny Merlo*Lisa Miller*Pia MillicanAlyssa MillsCaroline MitchellVal MittlArrington Mixon*Lynna MoenCamille MollozziCarmalita MonroeAmy MooreKatherine MooringAlicia Morris*Rebecca MorrisKimbrel MorrisPaula MossSheila MullenLaura MurdockLeigh Ann MyersKerbie NealNancy Neill

Anna NelsonSonja Nichols*Suzy NiemannAmanda NittoDonnamarie NobiliPatty Norman*Kay NorrisKathleen O’Bannon*Alison O’Connor*Carmen OdomCelene OkenAngela Oliver*Sarah OrlouskyAmy OwenAlane ParaisonSonjia Parker*Lisa ParrishKatie PassarettiCyndee Patterson*Susan Patterson*Esezele PayneMarkita Payne*Anne Perper*Laura PhilipsonDebbie PhillipsPam PhippsKirsten PittmanShana PlottAnne PooleBarbara PooleyMary Beth PopeMary Margaret PorterJennifer PowelAnne PredieriSara PresslyValerie PrestonEileen Pronobis*Beth QuartapellaBeth QuinnCarrie RabinowitzEllen Rankin*Betty RashMandy RavinSarah RichardsonKathy RidgeRochelle Rivas*Linda RobertsSally Robinson*Patricia RodgersM.A. RogersSarah RonnenbergJudy RoseJen RosenErika Ross*Heidi RoyalCaroline RyonSarah SaltonClaire SamuelsLaurie SandersLouisa SartoriusLindsay SchallErica SchoenAngela Scholl*Eve SchreckJane SchwabLaurie Schwartz*Jessica SchwartzSarah Schweppe*Octavia Seawell*Ruth Shaw*

Ginny ShawMolly Shaw*Marcie Shealy*Julie Sheffer*Sarah Shifflet*Katy Shoemaker*Mattye Silverman*Jeanette Sims*Taryn Sims-Kempson*Tricia Sistrunk*Emily Skidmore*Kim Sleeper*Kim Sloat*Kati SmallAmy SmithAndrea SmithAndrea K. SmithKylan SmithKatherine SparrowMichelle SpreitzerElizabeth Stinson*Mary Stokes*Tawnya StommelJean SullivanKatie Susong*Ann Tabor*Becka TaitClaire Tate*Allison TaylorNancy TeaffAnn TempleKristi Thomas*Lisa ThomasLiz Thomas-HollierLauren ThurmondTracey TozierLaura TruesdaleAudrey Truman*Jhaymee Tynan*Crystal UtleyAshley VarnadoAmelie VermaTheresa VieraJennifer WaalerAnne Waldmiller*Jen WallinMary Sherrill Ware*Catherine WarfieldBridget Warren*Sara Page WaughKatie WeeksHolly Welch StubbingMay WhitlockLeslie WickhamAllison WilliamsAnn Marie WilliamsMarty WilliamsMarylyn Williams*Liz WinerCaroline WinkleKari WintersVelva WoollenRebecca WrenEdith WyattLisa YeeRebecca YoungLisa ZelinaZiying Zhou*Joan Zimmerman

2020-2021 MEMBERSHIP

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF ALL OF OUR MEMBERS AND THESE GENEROUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO PROVIDE CRITICAL OPERATING SUPPORT.

FOUNDING MEMBER | *ANNUAL FUND DONOR | BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBER

Strengthen communities by maximizing women’s leadership in philanthropy through

collective giving, education, and engagement.

WE VALUE COMMUNITY: We foster strong relationships among our members and with the broader community. WE VALUE GROWTH: We provide learning opportunities to promote thoughtful philanthropy and informed leadership. WE VALUE IMPACT: We strengthen communities by harnessing our collective intellectual and financial resources. WE VALUE INCLUSION: We embrace diverse perspectives -- our collective spirit thrives when all voices are heard. WE VALUE “ONE WOMAN, ONE VOTE”: We employ a democratic grant making process.

A community of philanthropic women impacting the world.

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You put the collective into collective giving! We are grateful for all Women’s Impact Fund members and friends, past and present, who share their time, talents, treasure, and energy with our organization and the community as a whole.

Thank you!

We are comprised of more than 450 women living in the Charlotte area and beyond who seek to

strengthen women’s leadership in philanthropy. We are proud of who we are and how we have grown and welcome all who are interested to join us in

this mission. Invitations are not required.

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