the women's fund 2013 annual report

2013 ANNUAL REPORTMoving Women Beyond Poverty

2 | Annual Report 2013

Thanks to you—women and men concerned about issues that disproportionately impact women and girls—The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham awarded $278,000 in grants in 2013, its largest ever. As Chairwoman of the Board, I thank each of you for ensuring that women and girls in Birmingham go to sleep each night safer and more financially secure.

Knowing that no one agency can move women and girls out of poverty alone, The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham launched a new and innovative initiative, Collaboration Institute.

WELCOME

It is a targeted two-generation approach to move women and their children beyond poverty by providing educational opportunities for mothers and their children at the same time.

I’m also pleased to share a second new initiative. The Women’s Fund was selected as one of only six statewide agencies to receive major funding from Attorney General Luther Strange as part of the National Mortgage Settlement. We were awarded $440,000 to implement Stepping In To Homeownership. This program provides housing support for Birmingham-

THE WOMEN’S FUND OF GREATER BIRMINGHAM AWARDED $278,000 IN GRANTS IN 2013, ITS LARGEST EVER.

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Linda Friedman 2013 Board Chair

area women and their children as well as critical workforce development programs to move low-income women into higher wage jobs. We anticipate that this program will improve the lives of more than 64,000 female-headed households in Greater Birmingham in the next two years.

It has been a privilege to work with you to ensure that motivated, low-income women can complete their post-secondary education, have access to quality childcare, move into permanent housing, and gain jobs with a living wage. As a generous donor, you play a critical role in moving women and girls away from victimhood and into economic independence.


WHO WE ARE

2013 BOARD

Jeanne L. Jackson ..................................................................................President/CEOMary Page Wilson-Lyons ................................................................ Program DirectorWright Wiggins Rouse ...........................................................Development AssociateKanika Manne .............................................................................AmeriCorps Member

Linda Friedman, Chair

STAFF

Brooke Tanner BattleVicki L. BriggsAgnes ChappellJudith S. CrittendenLisa EngelLiesel FrenchBrenda Mitchell Hackney

Alesia M. JonesEllen JonesCheryl A. KiddEmily Hess LevineDebra Taylor LewisDeborah J. McGillDianne A. Mooney

Barbara H. ObermanJudge Nyya Parson-HudsonLindsey F. TannerFrances VerstandigKarla WilesDeLynn M. Zell

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WHO WE ARE

1997 FOUNDING BOARD

Lin Carleen, Founder

Lindsey AllisonCandice Rogers BagbyJoan BeckerMartha Warren BidezJane Stephens ComerCatherine Sloss JonesNatalie DavisAnn FlorieGreer GeigerGaynell HendricksShirley Salloway KahnJoyce Lanning

Helen Shores LeeSusan MatlockKathryn MireeCharlotte MurdockDannetta K. Thornton- OwensKay Blount PaceLenora PateMargaret M. PorterBarbara RoyalDorothy Cobbs ShawSabrina Simon

Jody SimsEugenia Heslip TaylorSandy ThomassonJudith ThompsonJudith Todd*Frances VerstandigCameron McDonald VowellJane WebbCathy Wright

* Deceased

MISSIONTO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COLLABORATION, GRANTMAKING, AND ADVOCACY

VISIONMOVING WOMEN BEYOND POVERTY


GRANTMAKING

IN 2013, THE WOMEN’S FUND GRANTED $278,000 TO AREA AGENCIES AND COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS to move women and their children beyond poverty through educational and economic support. Over the past year, your money has benefitted 1,324 women and 758 of their children, empowering these families to amass a total of $1.8 million in new assets, income, and savings. Other achievements include:

“I AM TRULY GRATEFUL AT THE OPPORTUNITY THAT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN. IT GIVES ME A CHANCE TO BETTER MYSELF AND MY CAREER CHOICE AND BE A BETTER ROLE MODEL FOR BOTH MY CHILDREN.” - KAYLA

Kayla participated in the Jefferson State Pharmacy Technician Training Program. While she was in training, St. Clair County Head Start provided childcare for her two children.


119 single women opened new savings accounts and saved a total of $12,700

47 single mothers and 105 children obtained permanent housing

14 single mothers secured higher wage jobs

51 of their children enrolled in quality learning environments

44 single women received matched savings for homeownership or education

935 single women received free tax preparation and received a total of $1,740,847 in Earned Income Tax Credits

125 single women completed financial education seminars

40 single women enrolled in post-secondary education programs


GRANTMAKING

2013 GRANT RECIPIENTS

ALABAMA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN’S T.E.A.C.H. EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ($25,000) –provides scholarships to 10 single women working in the early care and education field. All recipients will receive guaranteed wage increases from their employer (2%) after their first 9 credit hours are completed.

CHILDCARE RESOURCES’ CHILDCARE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ($15,000) - assists women in job training or working towards a post-secondary degree by reducing their child care expenses.

CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY’S PROJECT INDEPENDENCE ($16,000) - provides economic support, including case management, childcare, transportation, work incentives/rewards, to homeless young mothers ages 16-22 and their children to stabilize their family and move them into higher wage jobs.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY’S AFFORDABLE PERMANENT HOUSING FOR SINGLE MOTHERS ($25,000) - provides affordable, secure homeownership for low-income (under 60% AMI) single mothers of young children in our community.


IMPACT ALABAMA’S SAVEFIRST PROGRAM ($12,000) - trains college students to provide free tax preparation services to low-income Alabamians, primarily women, and ensures their receipt of tax deductions and encourages the saving of refunds such as the Earned Income Tax Credit.

JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND ST. CLAIR HEAD START’S JOB READINESS AND CHILDCARE FOR SINGLE MOTHERS ($25,000) - provides Pharmacy Technician Certification preparation training for single mothers of children served by St. Clair County Head Start to move them into higher wage jobs with transferable, credentialed skills.

NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICE’S WOMEN’S FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND HOMEOWNERSHIP INITIATIVE ($25,000) - provides financial empowerment and homeownership support for single women, particularly mothers, participating injob training or higher education.

THE SALVATION ARMY’S PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAM ($25,000) - assists working single women and their children with obtaining permanent housing from the private rental market through credit repair, utility deposit assistance, and rental deposit assistance.


GRANTMAKING

STEPPING IN TO HOMEOWNERSHIP

In April, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange awarded The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham $440,000 to implement our new initiative, Stepping In To Homeownership, which provides housing support linked with critical workforce development programs to increase women’s economic security through asset accrual.

The two-year grant is being distributed and will go toward launching a public campaign about local housing and credit services, providing 2:1 matched savings for homeownership or post-secondary education, and guaranteeing each woman’s success through programs linking housing and workforce development services.

THE IMPACT OF STEPPING IN TO HOMEOWNERSHIP

By December 2013, the Individual Development Account program enrolled 24 single women in the Birmingham area in matched savings accounts, thanks to The Women’s Fund. These women are well on their way to saving a total

of $42,500, which will be matched by The Women’s Fund and federal support with $85,000. Your support leveraged $127,500 in new savings for these women to buy their first home or continue their education.


SARAH’S STORY

Sarah, a single mother with a 5-year-old daughter, made the brave decision to pursue her education. She was accepted to nursing school but had no idea how she would pay for school, housing, and care for her daughter.

Your support has given her the answer. With an Individual Development Account through the Stepping In To Homeownership initiative, she will graduate from Jefferson State Community College with a degree in nursing. This degree will help her move into a higher wage job and provide for

her family. In her words, your support has “absolutely saved my education, sanity, and precious time with my daughter.”

Sarah and her 5-year old daughter

“THANK YOU TO THE WOMEN’S FUND OF GREATER BIRMINGHAM. I APPRECIATE THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE NEW CHAPTER OF MY LIFE THAT I’M CALLING ‘THE BEGINNING.’” - FALON

Falon participated in the Jefferson State Pharmacy Technician Training Program. While she was in training, St. Clair County Head Start provided childcare for her two children.


Ramion, a single mother, is a hard-working nursing assistant at a local nursing home. She and her young son were left homeless after tornadoes swept through our area in 2011. With nowhere else to turn, she entered The Women’s Fund-supported Permanent Housing Program.

Your contributions helped Ramion and her son move into a home, buy furniture, and pay her first utility bill—crucial supports to ensure the family’s initial success. Ramion’s favorite part of the experience? Letting her son choose his very own bedroom. Through your support, they are now both happily settled and stable in their new home.

GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT: RAMION BROWN

Ramion Brown in front of her new home with a photo of her old home after it was hit by the 2011 tornadoes.


Stephanie, 21, began Project Independence in early 2013 with her two-year-old daughter. With no source of family support, they had been “couch surfing,” which provided little to no stability for Stephanie or her child.

Through Project Independence, she entered St. Vincent’s Jeremiah’s Hope Academy to earn a phlebotomy certificate. At the same time, her daughter was placed in a quality child development program. In October 2013, she completed the coursework and passed the National Health Association board exam to become a Certified Patient Care Assistant/Phlebotomist. Stephanie successfully completed Project Independence and,

through their voucher savings program, left the program with a $1,200 check to begin her independent life.

She is now employed at a local nursing home and home health agency and has the financial resources to support her daughter. She hopes to return to college to obtain her bachelor’s degree in nursing.

GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT: STEPHANIE

Stephanie with her Certified Patient Care Assistant/Phlebotomy certificate


COLLABORATION INSTITUTE

The Women’s Fund first biennial Collaboration Institute launched on June 13, 2013 with a day of workshops for area multi-sector organizations featuring Nisha Patel of the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C. Collaboration Institute incorporates a nine-month curriculum that provides area organizations the time,

space, and resources to create formal collaborations to simultaneously move women and their children beyond poverty by providing opportunities for both generations. By bringing agencies together, The Women’s Fund increases community impact by bridging the gaps in existing services.

COLLABORATION

“I learned about The Women’s Fund from my mom and I was so impressed with the process to award grants based on the greatest impact for women and children. As a psychology major at Washington University, I have learned how much a child’s

early environment affects who they will become as adults. By giving to The Women’s Fund, I am investing in young mothers and their children.”

- Ilana Engel, Lisa’s daughter and student at Washington University

TWO-GENERATION GIVING: LISA AND ILANA ENGEL


DOMESTIC MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING PARTNERSHIPS

The Women’s Fund facilitates partnerships to reduce domestic minor sex trafficking in Greater Birmingham. On July 11, 2013, The Women’s Fund convened leaders from area law enforcement and social services to initiate the development of a comprehensive, common protocol for domestic minor sex trafficking victims. The session was facilitated by expert Lt. Henry Levenson with the Gulf States Regional Center for Public Safety Innovation

in Louisiana. Lt. Levenson noted the importance of this partnership. “[Sex trafficking] turns into a never- ending cycle,” Levenson said. “It’s critical that we work together.”

L-R: Mary Page Wilson-Lyons, TWF Program Director; Brandon Falls, Jefferson County District Attorney, Daniel Fortune, Asst. U.S. Attorney of the Northern District of Alabama, Lt. Henry “Hank” Levenson, Gulf States Regional Center for Public Safety Innovation; Jeanne Jackson, TWF President

“As the proud mother of three daughters, I am passionate about all women having the opportunity to earn a living wage, the same opportunity that my daughters have. The Women’sFund empowers women in need by giving them the tools to become self-sufficient.”

- Lisa Engel, Board Member


WOMEN’S FUNDING NETWORK REGIONAL SUMMIT

The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham hosted the Southeast Regional Convening of the national Women’s Funding Network (WFN) in Birmingham this November.

Fifty-five women from across the Southeast attended “Women and the New Economy,” which featured presentations by WFN President Michele Ozumba, Ida Rademacher of the Corporation for Enterprise Development, and

Christine Reeves of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Alabama State Representative Patricia Todd emphasized the political power of women and participants enjoyed a reception at the home of Board member Barbara Oberman.

Staff and Board members from women’s funds in Appalachia, Arkansas, Chattanooga, East Carolina, Georgia, Memphis, Miami-Dade County, Mississippi, and Southwestern Florida exchanged ideas and discussed solutions during the two-day conference in Birmingham.

L-R: Michelle Ozumba, President of the Women’s Funding Network; Rep. Patricia Todd; Jeanne Jackson, TWF President


ADVOCACY

LOBBYING TO LIMIT PREDATORY LENDING

Over 60% of payday loan customers are women. Thanks to the advocacy work of The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham and other consumer groups, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and the Alabama Banking Department established new regulations in 2013 to implement a database of all payday loans in the state and require loan issuers to check the database to make sure that clients are not given multiple loans.

While payday lenders have filed a lawsuit regarding the database, The Women’s Fund continues to advocate in the Alabama Legislature to reduce the current exorbitant interest cap of 454% on payday loans to 36%. States with two-digit interest rate caps save their citizens nearly $2 billion per year.

TWF President Jeanne Jackson and Program Director Mary Page Wilson-Lyons at a rally against predatory lending in Montgomery, AL


On October 10, hundreds of people attended the live party at Iron City or joined online to celebrate the ten Smart Honorees and raise money to move women and girls beyond poverty.

The top crowdfunder won a trip to San Francisco and a behind-the-scenes tour of Facebook headquarters and the runner-up won lunch with PBS commentator Gwen Ifill in Washington, D.C.

Because of phenomenal support from you and our corporate partners, we were able to give two additional grants during the 2013 grant cycle.

SMART PARTY

SMART PARTY 2.0 RAISED MORE THAN $167,000 IN YEAR TWO OF THE EVENT. THAT’S 60% MORE THAN OUR INAUGURAL YEAR!

(L-R): Alice Gordon, Bonika Wilson& Sireka Melton

(L-R): Ann Forney, Heather Barton, Valerie Ramsbacher, Brett Shaffer, Mindy Jo Santo

(L-R): Falcon Wiles, Committee Co-Chair Karla Wiles, David Nelson, Mary Goodrich, Susan Evans, Sid Evans


SMART PARTY HONOREES

Tracey Morant Adams Helene ElkusJessica Estrada

Michele FormanValerie RamsbacherDr. Isabel ScarinciDr. Pia Sen

Pardis StittPatricia ToddTeri Weksler

SMART PARTY HOST COMMITTEE

Tracey Morant Adams Helene ElkusJessica EstradaMichele FormanValerie Ramsbacher

Dr. Isabel ScarinciDr. Pia SenPardis StittPatricia ToddTeri Weksler

Katherine BerdyMimi BittickWendy BozzelliEmily BranumGlenny BrockStaci BrooksKaren CarrollCindy CrawfordCarey DonaldsonCatie FerrellCathy FriedmanBrantley FrySarah Glover

Mary GoodrichKim HagerPatricia HansenMarcia HartClaire HartJP HemingwayStephanie HutchesonMorgan JohnstonDina JordanAnna KittingerRicki KlineGaines KohnMegan LaRussa

Holly LollarTheresa LongLibby LordJaclynn MaxwellLauren PearsonMeredith ShahHampton StephensKatrina WatsonYvette WeaverHannah WolfsonAdrian Zebot

2013 Smart Party honorees (L-R): Valerie Ramsbacher, Rep. Patricia Todd, Pardis Stitt, Jessica Estrada, Terri Weksler, Michele Forman, Dr. Pia Sen, Dr. Isabel Scarinci, Helene Elkus, Tracey Morant Adams


SMART PARTY

PRESENTING SPONSORS

CORPORATE SPONSORS

The Altamont SchoolArmstrong RelocationBalch & Bingham LLPBridgeworth Financial

Christy/Cobb, Inc. - Consulting EngineersCorporate Realty Associates, Inc.

Golightly Landscape ArchitectureIndian Springs School

Joe Piper, Inc.Marketry, Inc.

Maynard Cooper & Gale PCMilo’s Tea Company, Inc.

Rousso Facial Plastic Surgery ClinicDora and Sanjay Singh

ServisFirst BankThe Scout Guide Birmingham

Signature Health, PC


IN-KIND SUPPORT

Birmingham Mountain RadioBooks-A-Million

Chip Shots PhotographyCity Vision

Coca Cola Bottling Co.Crown AutomobileInternational Wines

Kathy G. & Co.Portraits, Inc.

Red Mountain ParkSaks Fifth AvenueSmart Party LLC

Smokescreen PrintingSupreme Beverage

2013 Smart Party Committee (L-R): (Top Row) Dina Jordan; Theresa Long; Wright Rouse, TWF Development Assoc.; Gaines Grelier Kohn; Mary Goodrich; Katrina Watson; Mimi Bittick (Middle Row): Ricki Kline, co-chair; Karla Wiles, co-chair; Meredith Calhoun, co-chair; Jeanne Jackson, TWF President (Bottom Row): Karen Carroll, Marcia Hart, Katie Ferrell, Kim Hager, Katherine Berdy


2013 FINANCES

2013 REVENUES

Grants ReceivedSmart PartyLegacy CircleGeneral ContributionsEndowment

$256,160$164,581$89,676$83,541$75,453

$669,411

11%

13%

13%

25%

38%

“As a volunteer for SMART Party I was able to gain a deeper understanding of The Women’s Fund and its impact on the lives of women in our community. My mother-in-law has been a supporter for some time now, and I am thrilled to join her and my sister-in-law.”

- Mary Goodrich, 2013 Smart Party Committee member, Gracie Goodrich’s sister-in-law and Gillian Goodrich’s daughter-in-law

TWO-GENERATION GIVING: GRACIE AND MARY GOODRICH


2013 EXPENSES

Programs and Grants AwardedDevelopmentGeneral Administration

$399,921$93,529$30,266

$523,716

Endowment at CFGBDesignated Fund at CFGB

$1,054,080$1,160,841

$2,214,921

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS AS OF 12/31/2013

76%

6%

18%

“Supporting The Women’s Fund alongside my mother and sister-in-law has brought us closer together and allowed us to help other women and their daughters.”

-Gracie Goodrich, daughter of Legacy Circle member Gillian Goodrich and Mary’s sister-in-law


COMMUNITY SUPPORT

CORPORATE SPONSORS

IN-KIND SUPPORT

THE DANIEL FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA

THE SUSAN MOTT WEBB CHARITABLE TRUST

ALABAMA WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE

Alabama Media GroupBalch & Bingham LLPBIG CommunicationsBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPBridgeworth Financial LLCClarus Consulting GroupJudith Crittenden & Philippe Lathrop

The Federal Reserve Bank – Birmingham BranchKathy G. & Co.Merrill LynchBarbara & David ObermanSt. Vincent’s Health System


LEGACY CIRCLE

TRANSFORMATION FOR WOMEN

Lin Carleen, FounderGillian GoodrichKate & Claude NielsenDr. Cameron Vowell

IMPACT FOR WOMEN

Brooke ColemanJudith CrittendenLisa EngelEmily & Bob LevineDianne MooneyAlice McSpadden- Williams Jane Kaul Wilson

HEART FOR WOMEN

Judy & Hal AbromsCandice BagbyKay BainsBrooke & Bob BattleDr. Martha BidezBlair Family FundDr. Mary Lynne CapiloutoClarus Consulting GroupDenise DauphinDunn French FoundationRuth & Marvin EngelLinda FriedmanRonne & Donald Hess FoundationJeanne Jackson & Dr. Mark LesterDr. Nancy Dunlap JohnsRicki Kline

Dr. Kim OhBarbara RoyalDonna Dearman Smith

TRAILBLAZER FOR WOMEN

LaVeeda BattleThe Honorable Agnes ChappellDr. Liesel FrenchBrenda HackneyCheryl KiddDebra LewisDeborah McGill SmithThe Honorable Nyya Parson-HudsonDr. Isabel ScarinciLindsey TannerFrances VerstandigKarla WilesDelynn Zell

IN 2012 THE WOMEN’S FUND LAUNCHED THE LEGACY CIRCLE, A ONE-YEAR CAMPAIGN TO RAISE SIGNIFICANT FUNDS THROUGH MULTI-YEAR GIFTS TO SUPPORT THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO INCREASE OUR ROLE IN CREATING SOCIAL CHANGE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS. THE RESPONSE WAS REMARKABLE. $500,000 WAS PLEDGED.


INDIVIDUAL DONORS

$1000 & UP

Jeanne B. AlexanderPaul BillingsMimi Major BittickVicki L. BriggsEmily & Dowe BynumThe C. Eugene Ireland FoundationLindsey & Lewis ChitwoodJane Stephens ComerRosanne CrockerDr. Natalie Davis & Jim DavisThe Day Family FoundationNancy M. DelonyGracie GoodrichMary & Braxton GoodrichBarbara HirschowitzPam & Pete HolbyNancy C. HughesBarbara JonesEllen JonesGayle W. LeitmanDr. Ruth Ann LymanCecilia MatthewsPaula Purse PointerKim & Bruce RogersMeredith & Mitesh ShahBabbie Chenoweth SheltonDora Singh & Dr. Sanjay SinghMr. & Mrs. Joseph C. South IIIPardis Sooudi StittGordon O. Tanner & Robert PatlanEugenia Heslip TaylorThe Three S FundCindi Minzell ViceJane S. Webb

$250-$999

Jeffrey AlbrightAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Southeastern Region)Gail C. AndrewsDr. Melanie L. AppellWilliam R. Battle IIIKatherine S. BerdyRenee BlalockBrenda BlueAlice Meriwether BowsherLynn & Steve BriggsDr. Joan W. BurnsRebecca Castleberry & Dr. Robert CastleberryThe Catharine & Edward Friend FundKris ChildsStewart DansbyKay & Bruce DonnellanSusan DossSusan DoughtonEllen Elsas & Dr. Frederick J. ElsasIlana EngelIlene EngelSallie FarmerCherie FeenkerLisa & Randy FreemanBrenda FriedmanBrantley Fry & John G. WilsonCandace & James FurrJoseph GambleAnn Damon HaasThe Hulsey Family FundAlesia M. JonesAllison & Ronald KuehnJayna LamarCamie Lester & Dr. Jim Lester

Susan LivingstonVirginia & Bob LoftinCarol MaxwellLesley McClureCheryl MorganChristy & David NelsonDr. Bill NicholasLenora Walker PateClaudia PearsonKatherine PearsonBette PowellCarol & Wilmer PoynorLydia & Taylor PursellMary Jim & Mike QuillenCarolyn S. RatliffMargaret RayWebb RobertsonBrett ShaferPam SiddallDr. Farah SultanDorothy ThomasTracy & Stephen ThompsonRep. Patricia Todd & Jennifer L. ClarkConstance W. UristAdrienne & Darwin WashingtonLeila WatsonSusan WattersonDr. Marjorie Lee WhiteJane WilliamsCraig WilsonDr. Ellen Witt


UP TO $250

Amy AdamsBrooke AdamsMadeline AdamsTracey Morant AdamsKaren AlbrightRhonda AllenGloria AndersonAnn AtkinsonRebecca BachDianne BaerCallen BairJosephine BanksGail F. BarberBarbara B. BarnardSimmy BarrocasKristie BartonTeri BascomMarie BatehMary Lynn BatesJane & Joe BattleJuliet M. BealeSuzanne C. BearmanMichelle B. Bearman-WolnekJoan & Jack BeckerKimberly BellMichael BellAlison BermanAndrea BernsteinAnne Berte & Dr. Neal R. BertePhil BlackDr. Anne Thiele BlackerbyDalton Forman BlankenshipMary M. BledsoeSissy BlountCathy D. BoardmanBarbara G. BonfieldGlenda BordenKelly A. Bownes

Javacia BowserWendi BoyenJulia H. BradleyEmily BranumElna BrendelJudy W. BridgersLella C. BrombergStaci Brown BrooksWilliam BrownHarry BrownKirsten BryantBarbara BuchananElizabeth BurgessPamela BurksAnnie ButrusDr. Harriott D. CalhounMeredith Ray CalhounCaroline CaltonPatricia & Ehney CampAnn P. CampbellRichard A. Campbell IIIRay CannadaLeslie H. CarlisleWayne Carmello-HarperTrish & Brian CarnahanRebecca CarpenterKaren M. CarrollBrian V. CashJenkins Snow CeilFreda CentorCynthia CephusSheila ChaffinVickie M. ChandlerJennifer ChappellMegan LaRussa ChenowethDonna & Chris ChristieKellie ClarkLouise Bradford ClaytonKate ClevelandMary Carolyn G. Cleveland

Katherine CobbsMargaret CobbsMark CohenLinda CohnJuanita Holloway ColbertLiesa ColeTerri ColemanPatsy & Charles CollatKathleen CollierJeanne CollinsCarolyn ConleyJean & Gil ConradCaryn CorenblumSahra Schmid CoxeLeslie Allen CoyneCarolyn J. CrawfordCindy F. CrawfordMary J. CrumbleyTamara CusmariuHeidi W. DamskyMargaret DanielPaige DanielJane Davis & Dr. Melvin H. DavisJune F. DavisTaylor DavisHolly & Bob de BuysApril A. DealJill DeerKenneth DeLapChinelo Dike-MinorMarilyn DixonCarey DonaldsonBeth DorsettHarriet DossJesse DouglasJanice DouthardSuzanne DowlingCarlye DudgeonElizabeth Dunn


Suzanne DurhamLaura EanesJoan EdmondsNancy A. EkbergHelene S. ElkusAnna Kathryn EllisBeverly B. ErdreichSusanne EsdaleRachel EstesLorrin Etka-ShepherdJenelle D. EvansJohn Sidney Evans Jr.Susan EvansMichelle FarleyEllen FaustLorie & L.B. FeldCassandra FergusonLeeann FieldsChu-Chi & Bobby FiermanCarol FillerBarbara E. FineGrace C. FinkelLinda Flaherty-GoldsmithGail ForestPerry FormanBeverly Richmond FrancisKelsey FreemanSherri T. FreemanAnise FriedmanCathy O. FriedmanJessica FriedmanRachel FriedmanSally FriedmanCarolyn FrohsinRebecca FulmerJulie GabisCarla Burton GaleLee & Jimmy GewinPiyanka GhosalAshley GilbertGerry P. GillespyCathy Rye Gilmore

Sarah GloverNancy & Glenn GoedeckeAlexandra GoldmanAli & Charles GoodrichElizabeth GoodrichEmily GoodsteinAlice GordonEllyn S. GradyBlair GraffeoSarah GraffeoKim GrahamEllison GrayJoyce GreathouseKathy & Scott GreenAlan GreeneLisa GreeneSandra GreeneCeleste GrenierEleanor GriffinKaren GrinerDr. Vlada GroysmanKim HagerGeorgia Sullivan HaggertyHon. Madeline H. HaikalaAndrea E. HainesAngela HallCatherine HallSusan HanGrace HanchrowPatricia HansenKathryn & Raymond HarbertMarcia HartSherry HartCathy Harvey & Dr. Jimmie H. Harvey Jr.Susan Nabers HaskellJerri HaslemLeigh HaverDeborah HawkinsCarleta R. HawleyLeah S. HazzardKatie Held

Hannah R. HelmanSissy HembreeAisha HenleyJane Newton HenryCarol F. HermanDr. Constance H. HillLida I. HillHolly Jaap HiltonCarey T. HindsLeigh Anne HodgeKathryn HortonElizabeth S. HughesStephanie HutchesonBambi IngramCatherine InskeepEvelyn & John JaapAmy JacksonAshley JacksonBarbara R. JacksonKathy JacksonSusan L. JacksonKathleen JohnsonMichael JohnsonAnn JohnstonJill JonesMary Ann JonesDina JordanBrad KachelhoferLaide KarpelesLavonda KeelMarty & Leland KellerLeigh Anne KelleyLydna A. KernDivya KeshavanJennifer KilburnScarlotte KilgoreMary KimerlingJudi L. KingLucia KingRupa KitchensAnna KittingerEvelyn Kline


Lindsay KnoxLauren KochGaines Grelier KohnSophie & Kevin KozakDr. Polly KrattSheri Krell & Dr. James M. KrellEileen KunzmanClementine LaceyJem LambJoyce LanningCheryl F. LeeKim LepleyTed LesterJay LesterFaye Levin & Dr. Robert LevinMary & Mitch LevineDr. Dominque Linchet & Jay BenderSusan LinesMitzi LinkWaller LissaAlice LizeeErik LizeeHolly Shepherd LollarCarolyn W. LongTheresa LongLibby LordKyndel LoweLisa LowrieDr. Linda LucasTracy LureyGlendacile LyonsMartha LytleFrancie MacDougallJune MackKoko MackinDr. Judith MalcolmLisa ManiDr. Suzanne MartinEdgar MarxCynthia May

June B. MaysRaquel MazerKatie & Andrew McAllisterMelanie McCraneySheard McCulleyMaggie McDonaldBarbara McElroyDawn McGlothanEmily W. McGowinBradford McKeownShannon McMahonSandra McMillanSarah McNeillLouise & Frank McPhillipsMichael MeeksSharon MenachemiCandy MeyersonTeresa G. MinorJudith MintzKaren Z. MitnickLaura MontgomeryLoren MooneyAshley MooreEleonor MooreHon. Mary MooreBlake MorantCallie MorantJane H. MorganLauren MorganMarsha MorganVirginia MorrisClaudia MoscoLillian B. MosleyDorothy A. MuellerDr. Joanne E. Murphy-Ullrich & Dr. David W. UllrichKaren MusgroveKara MyersSusanna MyersHilary NelsonSue & Alex NewtonRosemary Nichols

Kaitlin NoblesFrances & Bill NolanLaura NoonDavid NooneVictoria NorrisSusan N. NuckollsBarbara & David ObermanJoy O’NealKaty J. OttensmeyerYvette PageGeorge Ann & Alton ParkerJoy ParkerShefali PatelSuzanne PayneDr. Renee A. PeacockLauren PerlmanMarjorie PerlmanBetsy G. PerryKaren PeterlinElizabeth PetersSheila PhillipsVirginia PhillipsJessica PowersMary PowersSallie & Bill PradatJacqueline RamsbacherValerie RamsbacherLaverne D. RamseyMarilyn RaneyLynn RathmellLynn W. RavivLaura ReadDonna R. ReddingerMary Frances Forbes ReedNeal & Dudley ReynoldsDr. Sara RobicheauxAshley RobinettCatherine Roden-JonesBecky RogersCindy M. RogersCathy RogoffMillicent Ronnlund


Jane Reed RossKelly Ross-DavisLeslie RouseWright & Herndon RouseLana RoyalIsabel W. RubioJudith S. RussellSteve RussellStephen RygielAmy SaagLynn SalsbergMollie SalyerMary SamuelsHarlan SandsMary Margaret ScaliciPatrick ScarboroughJudith Schullmann-Miller & Rabbi Jonathan MillerEmily SchultzKristina ScottVirginia ScruggsMelanie SeigleKristi & Tom SeldenDr. Pia SenJoyce R. Serwitz & Dr. Arthur SerwitzSandy SetonChevis ShannonLisa J. SharpKaren ShepardFrances B. ShepherdCarolyn ShererLeah ShererTanya ShunnaraBobbie S. SiegalRhonda H. SiegelDavid SilversteinEstelle SilversteinBetsy SimmonsFern SingerLindsay SinorJeanie Sleadd

Ann SmithDeborah & Gary SmithEudora SmithSally SmithBetty & Jim SmulianRobert SmulianRita & Clifford SpencerJoyce SpielbergerCamille SpratlingMary SteadmanMary S. SteinerMarion SteinfelsHampton StephensMartha Ann StevensonSarah StokesAmanda StoreyYolanda SullivanSusan SwartzDr. Virginia K. SweetMae & Cecil TannerAllison TaylorBrenda TaylorRhett & Tommy ThagardCynthia Tobias & Dr. Raymond TobiasKelly ToddPeachy Trigg & Dr. Jack W. Trigg Jr.Debbie TuckFergus TuohyMimi Wilson TynesElizabeth VaughanSandra & Ron VinikConstance WagnonNancy WalburnAndrea WalkerCaroline E. WalkerSharon WardJoanna & Paul WareGreg WarnerKatrina WatsonGayle WattsEdna WeaverYvette Weaver

Julie WeinackerPhyllis G. WeinsteinTeri WekslerAmanda WheelerRebecca WhiteEarlisha WilliamsGerald WilliamsJanice H. WilliamsLara WilliamsKatie WilsonKim WilsonMary Lynne WilsonMary Page Wilson-Lyons & Rev. R.G. Wilson-LyonsMary WindhamHannah Wolfson & Dr. Randy LawMarcia WolochowJoan WrightMalera WrightTeresa M. WrightWilson WrightLouise WrinkleLisa XuKathy YarbroughAnne Yuengert


In honor of Charlene & John Abernethy Virginia Scruggs

In honor of Richard & Laura Abernethy Virginia Scruggs

In honor of Tracey Morant Adams Brooke AdamsRhonda AllenAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Southeastern Region)Teri BascomCynthia CephusTerri ColemanGail ForestJerri HaslemDeborah HawkinsMitzi LinkCallie MorantBlake MorantMarsha MorganYvette PageYolanda SullivanSharon WardAdrienne Pope Kelly WashingtonWilson WrightMalera Wright

In honor of Lora AddyDonna R. Reddinger

In honor of Mrs. Murray AlleyDeborah A. Smith

In honor of Carol Tanner BarryBrooke Tanner Battle

In honor of Jennifer & Lee BartlettGeorge Ann Parker

In honor of Sarah Katherine Bateh Marie Bateh

In honor of Brooke Tanner BattleJane & Joe BattleThe Women’s Fund Board

In honor of Grey BattleMae & Cecil Tanner

In honor of Newana BeattyChevis Shannon

In honor of Joellyn BeckhamMartha Ann Stevenson

In honor of Anna BridgersJudith W. Bridgers

In honor of Jenn BridgersJudith W. Bridgers

In honor of S. Dawn BulgarellaAlesia M. Jones

In honor of Mrs. Dean BurgetKay L. Donnellan

In honor of Frankie BurtonCarla Burton Gale

In honor of Shelby CalambokidisKathy Yarbrough

In honor of Lin CarleenBarbara G. Bonfield

In honor of Dr. & Mrs. John CarpenterGeorge Ann Parker

In honor of Bill & Mia CatherGeorge Ann Parker

In honor of Loretha Chappell The Honorable Agnes Chappell

In honor of Maria CiolekEleonor Moore

In honor of Steve & Sumter ColemanGeorge Ann Parker

In honor of Kathy & Kelli ConnorCynthia M. Rogers

In honor of Judy CrittendenGail F. BarberCandace B. Furr

In honor of Dr. Natalie Davis Candace B. FurrMary S. Steiner

HONORARY DONATIONS


In honor of Marcie DeBardelebenBrenda Blue

In honor of Susan DossLinda Friedman

In honor of Helene Elkus Linda CohnEllen Elsas & Dr. Fred ElsasChu Chi & Bobby FiermanGrace HanchrowCarol F. HermanLavonda KeelFaye Levin & Dr. Robert LevinTracy LureySheard McCulleyCandy MeyersonLana RoyalMelanie SeigleBarbara S. SiegalGreg Warner

In honor of Lisa Engel Ilene Engel

In honor of Jessica EstradaLaura Noon

In honor of Katherine FerrettiJoan Wright

In honor of Michele FormanKatherine S. BerdyKirsten BryantKate ClevelandCarolyn ConleyHarriet DossPerry FormanEdgar MarxCarolyn ShererBetty & Jim SmulianRobert SmulianEmily Wilson TynesSandra & Ron Vinik

In honor of Lisa FreemanKelsey Freeman

In honor of Dr. Liesel FrenchClifford & Rita Spencer

In honor of Linda FriedmanJessica FriedmanMary KimerlingVirginia & Bob Loftin

In honor of Donna GaillardJill Deer

In honor of Sasha GoldmanEmily Hess Levine In honor of Mary GoodrichAli GoodrichScarlotte Kilgore

In honor of Gordon & Eve GrahamGeorge Ann Parker

In honor of Jennifer GreerKatherine Pearson

In honor of Andrea HainesLisa R. EngelEmily Hess Levine

In honor of Phyllis HallMary S. Steiner

In honor of Patricia HansenEdna Weaver

In honor of Cissy HeldGayle W. Leitman

In honor of Tom & Sandra HinesGeorge Ann Parker

In honor of Carol Rosenstiel & Fran HoggVickie M. Chandler

In honor of Elizabeth HoltAlice Meriwether Bowsher

In honor of Lonnie HumphriesLisa R. Engel

In honor of Angie Proctor & Kirk HydeGeorge Ann Parker

In honor of Carolyn IngramBambi Ingram

In honor of Jeanne JacksonAlice Meriwether BowsherMargaret DanielDr. Natalie M. DavisKaren GrinerDr. Judith MalcolmDr. Cameron McDonald-Vowell

In honor of Mrs. Crawford Johnson IIIKate & Claude Nielsen

In honor of Alesia JonesEarlisha Williams

In honor of Dr. Jeanetta KellerAlesia M. Jones

In honor of Ashley KerrEmily Hess Levine

In honor of Anna KittingerElizabeth Peters


In honor of Ricki KlineDalton Forman BlankenshipApril A. DealKathryn & Raymond HarbertEvelyn KlineLindsay KnoxLauren KochJudith MintzLynn SalsbergDebbie TuckMarcia Wolochow

In honor of Kay KornmeierJudith L. King

In honor of Rev. Susan LaneyKelly Ross-Davis

In honor of Sherrie LeMierCynthia Minzell Vice

In honor of Faye & Robert LevinVirginia Scruggs

In honor of Emily LevineEmily GoodsteinDr. Vlada GroysmanAshley JacksonMary & Mitch LevineLisa LowrieHilary NelsonJoy O’NealCarolyn S. RatliffTanya ShunnaraSusan Swartz

In honor of Debra LewisCathryn D. BoardmanJenelle D. EvansMary Samuels

In honor of Shirley LoraineKelly Todd

In honor of Glendacile LyonsMary Page Wilson-Lyons

In honor of Katie McAllisterJeanne L. Jackson & Dr. Mark Lester

In honor of The MuscadinesMary Lynne Wilson

In honor of Barbara ObermanKathy Jackson

In honor of Betsy PerryMargaret Daniel

In honor of Rosemary PhillipsSheila Phillips

In honor of Valerie RamsbacherMary Ann JonesEudora Smith

In honor of Lynn RavivGeorge Ann Parker

In honor of Brenda ReeceAnna Kathryn Ellis

In honor of Frances St. John RouseHerndon Rouse

In honor of Mary Hunter RouseHerndon Rouse

In honor of Wright Wiggins RouseKaren GrinerAshley Moore

In honor of Amy SaagDebbie TuckIn honor of Becky SandersSally Smith

In honor of Vickie SaxonCynthia Minzell Vice

In honor of Dr. Isabel ScarinciMichael Johnson

In honor of Carol SchulzDr. Polly Kratt In honor of Mary Ann SerazinEllen Jones

In honor of Trinket ShawMartha Ann Stevenson

In honor of Dora & Uttama Singh Dr. Sanjay Singh & Dora Singh

In honor of The 2013 Smart Party CommitteeBrantley Fry

In honor of Betty Sue SmithSally Smith

In honor of Deborah McGill SmithLinda Friedman


In honor of Hampton StephensSissy Blount

In honor of Wylly StirlingBrooke Tanner Battle

In honor of Pardis StittAnn Atkinson

In honor of Lindsey TannerBrooke Tanner BattleAlan GreeneGordon O. Tanner

In honor of Mrs. Cecil TannerBrooke Tanner Battle

In honor of Joyce TaylorCamie Lester & Dr. Jim Lester

In honor of Patricia ToddCarolyn ShererYolanda Sullivan

In honor of Dot TurnerPam Siddall

In honor of Frances Verstanig Susanne EsdaleCandace B. FurrLida I. HillMary S. Steiner

In honor of Dr. Cameron VowellAlice Meriwether BowsherElna BrendelMary S. Steiner

In honor of Bonner WagnonElizabeth Rhett Thagard

In honor of Nancy WagnonMary S. Steiner

In honor of Teri WekslerKenneth DeLapElizabeth S. HughesMary Margaret Scalici

In honor of Rebecca WhiteEmily Hess Levine

In honor of Karla Wiles Liesa ColeSherry Hart

In honor of Carlisle WilsonVirginia Phillips

In honor of Mary Lynne WilsonMary Page Wilson-Lyons

In honor of Mary Lynne & David WilsonGlendacile Lyons

In honor of Paula WilsonKatie Wilson

In honor of Mary Page Wilson-LyonsKaren GrinerGlendacile Lyons


In memory of Caroline Beckers Juanita Holloway Colbert

In memory of Edith Manly Binzel Leland & Marty Keller

In memory of Elizabeth BlucherLillian B. Mosley

In memory of Grace Donald CarmichaelGrace C. Finkel

In memory of Lola Mae CoatesJenkins Snow Ceil

In memory of Gwendolyn I. DavisDr. Natalie M. Davis

In memory of Irma Rae ErdreichBarbara E. Fine

In memory of Jeanne GeorgeBeverly Richmond Francis

In memory of Jimmie HessCandace B. FurrBrenda Mitchell HackneyJeanne L. Jackson

In memory of Virginia Laird Jackson Camie Lester & Dr. Jim LesterJeanne Jackson& Dr. Mark Lester

In memory of Eva JenkinsJenkins Snow Ceil

In memory of Katherine JordanElizabeth Simmons

In memory of Joe KimerlingAndrea Bernstein

In memory of Mary Evelyn LesterJeanne Jackson & Dr. Mark LesterCamie Lester & Dr. Jim Lester

In memory of Anne Jackson McAllisterJeanne Jackson & Dr. Mark Lester Katie McAllister

In memory of Ginny McElroyAllison TaylorConstance Wagnon

In memory of Willine & George MitnickKaren Z. Mitnick

In memory of Joy RayMarilyn Raney

In memory of Betty RivkinLinda FriedmanJeanne L. Jackson

In memory of Winyss ShepardKaren Shepard

In memory of Susan Ann Schmitt SmithJennifer Kilburn

In memory of Linda TealMary Lynne Wilson

In memory of Toni TullyRebecca Fulmer

In memory of Anita VanceCheryl F. Lee

In memory of Emily WalkerLenora Walker Pate

In memory of Doris J. WillisDr. Joan W. Burns

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