The San Francisco Greater Bay Area

Dream Home Raffle

(SF Bay Raffle) And Grants For Good Foundation

www.sfbayraffle.com

www.grantsforgood.org

PRESS KIT 2011

Contact:

Diane Castro, SF Bay Raffle Public Relations Young at Heart Communications, (415) 265-7752

diane@youngatheartcommunications.com www.youngatheartcommunications.com

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BACKGROUND

History on the SF Bay Raffle and Grants For Good Foundation

The 2010 San Francisco Greater Bay Area Dream Home Raffle (SF Bay Raffle), is the brainchild

of Manny Kopstein and his wife Cary, and is one of the programs of Grants For Good Foundation

(GFGF), a 501(c)3 non-profit formed in 2009. As owners of two residential care homes for the

elderly (RCFE‘s) in Marin County, California, the Kopsteins searched for ways to help the very

elderly who needed, but could not afford, the high costs associated with assisted living care in the

San Francisco Bay Area. Viola! GFGF and the SF Bay Raffle were born, allowing the Kopsteins

to embrace other causes equally important to them: at-risk youth and homeless, as well as the

elderly. As a result, entrants into the Raffle can designate proceeds to benefit any one of nine

well-established smaller charities in the 10-Greater Bay Area bringing much-needed dollars to

help the agencies meet funding challenges during these difficult economic times. So far GFGF

and the SF Bay Raffle have helped fund programs that have improved thousands of lives of Bay

Area homeless, at-risk youth and elders.

For more information on the Grants For Good Foundation and SF Bay Raffle‘s, visit:

www.grantsforgood.org and www.sfbayraffle.com

How is the SF Bay Raffle Different From Other Home Raffles?

The SF Bay Raffle has a unique approach:

1st Ever Collaborative Dream Home Raffle in California

Benefiting more charity organizations then any other home raffle—reaching thousands of

at risk youths, elders and homeless at nine charity organizations in the Greater Bay

Area.

Offers better odds of winning.

Offers less costly tickets.

Offers intriguing prizes.

Awards $2.5 million total value grand prize package featuring a luxury home anywhere in

the Bay Area, plus up to $1 million in cash.

The SF Bay Raffle is the first California agency to benefit from new legislation permitting the use

of the Internet to promote a raffle campaign.

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Why Grants For Good Foundation - Driving Factors in 2009?

More than ever nonprofit professionals are struggling with questions about the economy. The

most common of these questions is: what effect will the U.S. economy have on charitable giving.

The answer is far from clear; however, several studies offer perspective.

Giving and the economy

Giving has been between 1.7 percent and 2.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) since

1955. In 2007, estimated total giving of $306.39 billion was 2.1 percent of GDP. (According to

Giving USA). Total charitable giving fell 3.6 percent in 2009, to an estimated $303.75 billion. A

drop of 3.6 percent in current dollars for total giving reflects contribution large and small, at

organizations of all types and sizes. Some organizations have well-staffed, volunteer-led-fund-

raising programs that successfully raise millions of dollars. Others have less well-established

fundraising programs or programs that are heavily dependent on a single source of philanthropic

support and are, thus, more vulnerable in an economic downturn. These organizations are the

ones with deserving programs with little fund raising and human resource. Grants For Good

Foundation fills this need for small community nonprofit organizations by helping them raise

money and awareness for their organization and programs. Grants For Good Foundation frees

up their time so they can focus on what is most important…the people their programs impact.

Overall charitable giving is estimated to have changed by negative 3.6 percent in 2009.

Despite the total decrease in giving, the relative ranking of recipient types remained substantially the same compared with 2008 rankings (according to adjusted estimates).

As has been the case for 55 years, religion received the largest share, with one-third (33 percent) of the total.

Education received the second-highest share, at 13 percent of the total.

Gifts to grant making private, community, and operating foundations are estimated to be the third highest ranking recipient category, with 10 percent of all charitable giving for 2009.

Human services organizations include those responding to the economic crisis with emergency care and supplies. This type of charity received an estimated 9 percent of total giving in 2009.

The majority of gifts in the public-society benefit subsector are to funds such as United Ways, Jewish federations, and freestanding donor-advised funds. This subsector received an estimated 8 percent of giving.

Health organizations received an estimated 7 percent of giving.

Arts organizations have ranked in 7th place for well over a decade and remain there now with 4 percent of the total.

International affairs organizations received 3 percent of the total estimated for 2009.

Environment/animal-related organizations received an estimated 2 percent of giving in 2009.

Individuals received an estimated 1 percent of the dollar value of charitable distributions, mostly in the form of medicines provided by operating foundations sponsored by pharmaceutical companies.

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The changes in giving and the challenges facing small nonprofit organizations with excellent

programs are what drives our mission. It is simple, we provide the tools that small community

nonprofits need to achieve their goals. And we do it at no cost to them. As the world changes so

must our approach.

Total giving decreased in current-dollar terms, with an estimated change of -3.6 percent. This is attributable to the deep and prolonged recession in 2008 and 2009.

Initially estimated as a decline in Giving USA 2009, contributions in 2008 were revised to show a slight increase. The IRS released data with exceptionally large charitable bequests on estate tax returns for 2008.

The two-year estimated total change from 2007 to 2009 was -2.2 percent.

Individual giving in 2009 shifted an estimated -0.4 percent compared with 2008.

This drop follows a decline of -2.1 percent estimated for 2008. The cumulative change from 2007 to 2009 is -2.4 percent.

Estimated charitable bequests in 2009 (which include realized planned gifts) resulted in a change of -23.9 percent compared with a revised estimate for 2008.

The 2008 results, as finalized by the IRS, include at least two very large estates from Arkansas and New York that filed in 2008. These helped drive bequests up by 34.7 percent in 2008. The cumulative change from 2007 to 2009 is 2.5 percent.

Foundation grant making shifted an estimated -8.9 percent in 2009, following a growth of 5.5 percent in 2008, according to data released in spring 2010 by the Foundation Center. This donor type saw a two-year change of -3.9 percent from 2007 to 2009.

Corporate giving grew an estimated 5.5 percent in 2009. The two-year change from 2007 to 2009 was a modest decline (-1.0 percent). While many—even most—corporations gave less in 2009, the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy found that some of the largest companies increased their contributions, both in-kind and cash. This growth among the top corporate donors was enough to counteract the more frequently observed declines.

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Total giving had increased in current dollars in every year but two – 1987 and 2009. The 1973-

1975 recession was the longest recession on record from 1938 to 2007. In those years, giving

changed a total -9.2 percent (adjusted for inflation). The worst single-year decline between the

Depression and 2009 was in 1974 when total giving changed by -5.5 percent (adjusted for

inflation). History suggest that giving will increase as the economy overall recovers, although

growth in giving is likely to lag economically by a year or more. After prior recessions, giving took

three to five year to attain pre-recession numbers (inflation adjusted).

Who Are the Charities, or “Community Partners,” that the SF Bay Raffle Benefits?

The net proceeds from the SF Bay Raffle benefit nine ―Community Partner‖ charitable

organizations throughout the 10-County Great Bay Area that touch thousands of lives.

These partner organizations are:

Building Opportunities Through Self-Sufficiency (BOSS), Berkeley, CA

Founded in 1999, BUILD‘s mission is to use entrepreneurship to excite and propel disengaged,

low-income students through high school to college success. We believe that the power of

student ideas in action drives youth to reach their fullest potential in school and beyond. Our four-

year high school program offers a unique blend of entrepreneurship, academics, and personal

support that attracts and motivates many students who are otherwise at high risk of failing

classes and dropping out of high school.

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Our students develop their own business ideas, write business plans, pitch to funders, and launch

real businesses. This real-world business experience makes school relevant and

motivates them to succeed. To make them college-eligible, students also receive individualized

academic support and advising for their school-work and college planning. BUILD currently

serves 700 high school students at programs located in East Palo Alto and Oakland, CA;

Washington DC; and a new site to be launched in Boston, MA.

For more information about BUILD, visit the Web site at: www.build.org, 3 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 375,

Redwood City, CA 94065. Telephone: (650) 688-5840; Fax: (650) 688-5847.

Boys & Girls Club of North San Mateo County, South San Francisco, CA

For more than 50 years, the Boys & Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County (The Clubs) have promoted

the positive development of generations of young people. The organization was founded in 1953 as the

South San Francisco Boys Club by a group of concerned citizens. In the 1960s, our first Clubhouse was

constructed. In 1972, we became one of the first Clubs in the nation to begin serving girls. In 1991, the

organization changed its name to the Boys & Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County in recognition of our

growth and expansion. Youth who attend The Clubs benefit from a broad range of programs that inspire

young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring adults. Our award-

winning programs and dedicated staff help our members build strong character and skills that will last a

lifetime. Our six core program areas are:

o The Arts o Education & Career Development o Health & Life Skills o Sports, Fitness & Recreation o Character & Leadership Development o Technology

For more information on The Boys & Girls Club of North San Mateo County visit the Web site at:

http://www.theclubs.org. Administrative Office, 201 West Orange Avenue, South San Francisco, CA

94080. Telephone: (650) 589-7090; Fax: (650) 589-5958. Sharon Dolan, Executive Director, email:

sdolan@theclubs.org.

California Parenting Institute, (CPI) Santa Rosa, CA

CPI has been providing support to Sonoma County families for more than 30 years. Our mission is to

work to treat and prevent child abuse by nurturing and advocating for the health of all children, parents

and families.

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CPI offers classes to parents of children 0-18 months old. Classes include dad‘s programs, support for

teen parents, classes for parents who are divorced, single and in blended families. We also provide

comprehensive mental health counseling to children ages 3 to 18. Our counseling program addresses a

wide range of childhood challenges and traumas.

For more information on the California Parenting Institute visit the Web site at:

http://www.calparents.org/index.shtml. California Parenting Institute, 3650 Standish Avenue, Santa

Rosa, CA 95407. Phone: (707) 585-6108, Fax: (707) 585-2158,

e-mail: robinb@calparents.org.

Children’s Nurturing Project, Fairfield, CA

Children‘s Nurturing Project (CNP) is a 501c3 charity serving children and families in Solano

County, California. CNP was founded in 2001 by several community-based professionals who

saw that more work was needed in the community to support high risk infants, children, and their

families. As a result, CNP was recognized in February 2003 by the IRS as a nonprofit children‘s

charity. Our Federal Tax ID is #72-1553818.

CNP has a talented and interdisciplinary staff made up of social workers, nurses, family support

specialists, parenting educators, developmental specialists, and others. We utilize a home and

community based approach in working with high risk families to best support their needs.

For more information on the Children‘s Nurturing Project visit the Web site at:

www.childrensnurturingproject.org. Children‘s Nurturing Project, 490 Chadbourne Road, Suite A,

Fairfield, CA 94534. Phone: (707) 422-0464, Fax: (707) 422-0465, email: info@cnpkids.org.

DrawBridge, San Rafael, CA

DrawBridge, a 501c3 non-profit organization, provides expressive arts programs for homeless children

and at -risk youth, operating in seven bay area counties in including San Mateo, Alameda, San Francisco,

Sonoma, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Marin.

Our mission is to provide art programs for homeless and other at-risk children in an environment that

fosters their sense of joy, creativity and exuberance. Beyond that, we strive to give children a sense of

what it‘s like to experience the well-being and stability of a family by creating a supportive community in

which children help other children, establishing a lifetime of giving.

Today, DrawBridge has dedicated itself to mitigating the appalling effects of homelessness on children

who are now residing –– often for months at a time –– in the Bay Area's emergency facilities. It does this

by providing a safe presence that the children can count on.

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For more information on DrawBridge visit the Web site at: www.drawbridge.org. 70 Skyview Terrace, San

Rafael, CA 94903. Phone: Phone: (415) 444-0930, Fax: (415) 444-0931, e-mail Pamela F. Morton,

Executive Director, pam@drawbridge.org.

Mission Graduates, San Francisco, CA

Founded in 1972, Mission Graduates is a nonprofit organization that increases the number of K-12

students in San Francisco‘s Mission District who are prepared for and complete a college education. Our

vision is to transform the community so that college becomes the expectation, rather than the exception

for Mission families. We fulfill our mission through a wide range of community-based services, from teen

pregnancy prevention to family-based college-counseling support, that reach over 1000 children, youth

and families annually.

For more information on Mission Graduates visit the Web site at: www.missiongraduates.org. Mission

Graduates, 3040 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. Phone: (415) 415.864.5205, fax: (415) 864-

0916, email: Jeff Feinman, Executive Director, jeff@missiongraduates.org

San Francisco Adult Day Services Network, San Francisco, CA

The San Francisco Adult Day Services Network was initiated in 1983 for the purpose of raising funds to

open adult day health centers throughout the city's various neighborhoods. The core group of community

leaders was successful in raising $3 million and in opening five centers to augment the work of two

existing programs. The Network was the first county-wide alliance of adult day services in the country. It is

now a membership organization that includes 13 agencies providing neighborhood-based health and

social services at and serving more than 2,000 participants each year. Originally a project of The United

Way, the Network became a freestanding nonprofit in 1994. Its mission is to help build capacity, increase

access, and maintain the highest quality of care.

For more information on the San Francisco Adult Day Services Network, visit the Web site at:

www.sfadultday.org. 221 Main Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94105. Phone: (415) 808-

7371, Fax: (415) 808-4299, LaNay Eastman, Executive Director,

email: leastman@sfadultday.org.

Self-Help For the Elderly, San Francisco, CA

Founded in 1966, Self-Help For the Elderly is a community-based, non-profit organization dedicated to

preserving the dignity and independence of older adults. Each year we serve over 35,000 seniors in San

Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Alameda Counties by providing a comprehensive range of

multicultural and multilingual services.

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Our mission is to promote the independence, dignity and self-worth of seniors. We will achieve this

mission by empowering seniors to help themselves and by providing a comprehensive range of

multicultural and multilingual services.

For more information on the Self-Help For the Elderly, visit the Web site at:

www.selfhelpelderly.org. Main Office, 407 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94111. Phone:

(415) 677-7600.

West County Community Services (WCCS),Sebastopol, CA

West County Community Services was incorporated in 1975 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) community based

organization. We have been providing numerous human and social services to a wide range of

individuals and families in western Sonoma County for 35 years. A unique and vibrant organization,

WCCS is the only multi-services agency in the region and we continually strive to provide focused,

quality assistance that meets the needs of our local community.

WCCS operates five critical social services departments serving thousands of youth, adults,

and seniors every year. The program departments include: Counseling and Prevention, Adult

and Youth Employment, Russian River Senior Resource Center, After School Programs and

Emergency Food & Housing Services. Services are provided throughout the region, including

Guerneville, Monte Rio, Forestville, Sebastopol, Occidental, Cazadero, and Santa Rosa.

For more information on West County Community Services visit the Web site at:

www.westcountyservices.org. 477 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol, CA 95472. Phone: (707) 823-

1640, Fax: (707) 823-1642, email: Katrina Thurman, Executive Director,

kthurman@westcountyservices.org.

How to Order Tickets for the SF Bay Raffle

Tickets may be ordered via the telephone at: 1-888-416-8108, via by fax: 1-415-435-1762. Deliver

completed order form to: Grants for Good Foundation, 1550-G Tiburon Blvd., Suite 345, Tiburon, CA

94920

Tickets may be purchased by check or money order payable to SF BAY RAFFLE, or by credit card (Visa,

MasterCard, American Express and Discover). Credit card purchases must include the name on the card,

expiration date, and security code. Tickets cannot be purchased by voicemail or over the Internet. Do not

mail cash.

See rules outlined for all terms and conditions at: http://www.sfbayraffle.com/rules.html

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Grants For Good Mission Statement

Grants for Good Foundation is a California non-profit dedicated to ameliorating the challenges

faced by elders in decline who are isolated and unable to afford companionship, competent care-

giving, or safe residences; and to the needs of youth at risk of failure to create a productive

adulthood due to family disintegration, health issues, addiction or educational challenges; and to

helping the homeless and downtrodden integrate into society's mainstream.

To achieve its goals, GFGF is proud to announce a program of charitable services and fundraising

campaigns benefiting a network of community partnerships with California organizations that maintain

programs within the three defined sectors of GFGF‘s charitable mission: elders, children at risk, and the

deserving homeless.

Board of Directors

Cary C. Kopstein, Director

Cary C. Kopstein, Director, is an owner, administrator and President of L'Chaim House,

Inc., small state-licensed residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFE's) in Marin County.

www.lchaimhouse.com. Cary graduated magna cum laude from the University of California, Davis

in 1988 with a degree in psychology.

Cary is co-founder and organizer of the Tiburon-Mill Valley Fall Kick-Off and has served for a

combined 15 years as a volunteer with the Tiburon Soccer League, the Marine Mammal Center,

the Marin Red Cross chapter, Reed Foundation, Reed Union Schools District and various other

northern California charities.

Dean D. Lehr

David Lehr‘s father taught him that it is not about how much you have; it's about how much you

give. He has always been active with non-profits and considers active participation to be an

important part of his life and an important role model for his children. With more than 20 years

experience with various fundraising activities in the non-profit world and he considers his personal

attributes to include being a creative, outgoing motivator encouraging people to take on

involvement and donate to the worthy causes.

As CEO of the first restaurant group west of the Mississippi, Lehr's Greenhouse Restaurants, he

joined the non-profit "Give Swordfish a Break" campaign for the Seafood Choices Alliance. He

was on the Board of the Captain Pete Lappicolla Memorial Tournament which raised more than

$1,000,000 over the years for cancer research at the UCSD Cancer Center and the orphanage of

San Jose del Cabo, Mexico through a Marlin Fishing Tournament. We advocated and converted

the tournament to a catch-and-release event. Dean served on the Hubbs Marine Research

Institute Helmsman's Board at SeaWorld San Diego. Active with the Leukemia Society of

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America, he was the First Runner up for the 1999 Man of The Year Award. Dean created an

annual musical event in San Diego for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, an event that over

the years raised more than $100,000 for the MDA. He currently serves as Treasurer of the Marin

Humane Society.

Michael M. Gilbert

Mike Gilbert graduated with both an MBA and Masters Degree in Accounting with honors from

Wilkes University in 1977. Since the late-‗70‘s Mike has been a California CPA, and since 1985

has been Owner/Managing Partner of San Francisco-based Gilbert & Company. Mike‘s firm

serves clients in a wide range of areas and industries with accountancy expertise and varied

consulting services. He is an expert witness in legal proceedings, provides arbitration/mediation

and tax preparation/planning services, and represents clients before regulatory agencies.

Mike‘s initial CPA experience was with Haskins & Sells in New York and thereafter in 1979 with

Cooper Labs, Inc., and also with Kenneth Leventhal & Company in San Francisco. He served as

Foster City JayCees chapter President and Board Chairman and California State JayCVees State

Financial Chairman from 1979-1986. He is President and Chairman of the California non-profit

International Sports Heroes, Inc., past Board member of Everfresh Corp. and Prime Companies,

Inc., a director of White Mountain Properties public entities, and is an Adjunct Professor at the

JFK University Graduate School. Mike is a state champion wrestler and an intrepid distance

runner.

William M. Steel

William Steel received his Bachelor of Arts Degree (cum laude) from UCLA and his Juris Doctor

Degree from USC. Bill's practice is in real estate, business, and corporate transactions. He

assists clients in diverse aspects of real estate transactions and entrepreneurship as well as in

forming, operating, buying and selling corporations, LLC's and partnerships, preparing

employment contracts, independent contractor agreements and other business documents, and

obtaining trademark registrations.

Bill serves as general counsel for many entities, including large, publicly held companies,

residential community developers and other varied owners of all forms of other entities.

Mr. Steel was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ocean Institute in Dana Point, where

he has served on the Board for over 20 years and created numerous ongoing highly successful

fundraising programs. Bill was also the President of SchoolPower, the charitable foundation that

raises money for the public schools in Laguna Beach, where he served on the Executive

Committee for 10 years.

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Jesse L. Razo

Jesse‘s was raised in a small town (Weaverville, CA) in the Beautiful Trinity Alps, and enjoyed a

carefree child hood in a community where everyone knew everything about everybody else and

spent their days looking for interesting things to get into to pass the time. What life experience

has taught him is that true enjoyment comes from spiritual growth, time with family, and

contributing to his fellow human through local community projects. Personally he has taken part in

youth leadership trainings with the Orange County Police Department (OCPD). He has also

conducted adult leadership training programs for over 100 participants with Accelerate Trainings,

raised more than $60,000 dollars for the American Cancer Society through the Relay for Life, and

partnered with Cope Family Center to host and build an online presence for their successful

Rock-n-Stroll fundraisers. Jesse has opened his life both personally and professionally to

contribution and to searching out others who share his vision and commitment. He is excited to

continue the journey and community service by working with the Grants For Good Foundation. .