Memorial ContributionsAugust 1 - October 31, 2013

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Ahmad Ahmadi Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Thompson

Katherine Bledsoe Ahrens Terry & Beth Tevlin

Brent Anderson Terry & Beth Tevlin

Matthew Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Thompson

Richard E. Anderson Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Lou Ater Terry & Beth Tevlin

Mrs. Rose Marie Baer Mr. Andrew Baer Bill Baer’s Co-Workers Dr. & Mrs. John W. Bloxdorf Mr. Richard Davisson Tim & Gail Dickel Illinois CPA Society Kay Newport & Family Mrs. Patrick M. O'Leary John & Rita Reuter Mr. Patrick Summers

Gerladine Baker John S. & Kris Newlin

Robert A. Bartlett Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Elaine Neese Berkowitz Terry & Beth Tevlin

Robert W. Bolling Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Rick Brooks Terry & Beth Tevlin

Linda Burger Terry & Beth Tevlin

James M. Cannon Mr. & Mrs. James P. Cannon Ms. Linda Drummy Mr. William W. Drummy Richard & Alice Shagley Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Henry Conrad Terry & Beth Tevlin

Brent L. Crichfield Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Hannah G. Crist Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Mr. Bud Cunningham Mr. Mark A. Howell

John R. Dennis, II Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Betty Dodson Terry & Beth Tevlin

Mark Dierdorf Mr. & Mrs. John L. Bridgewater Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Dahlman Indiana Gaming Commission Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Koehler Ms. Patricia J. Mozley Mrs. Ruth A. Tooloose

Peter Duong Mr. & Mrs. José P. Garcia

Marie Favre Sherry & Thomas Hustad

Sheila Ann Fisher Mr. Bruce Fisher & Family Doug, Janet & Troy Fisher Merrill Fisher & Family Ron & Reggie Magin Ms. Greta Milburn & Family

Mr. Michael B. Fowler Mr. & Mrs. Tom McBroom Louise Meneghini & Mrs. Elizabeth Meneghini Roger & Bobbi Schmisek The Spencer Group, Inc. Wabash Valley Blacksmith Shop The Winslow Family

Mr. Thomas L. Francis Bob & Lorraine Albanesi Bruce & Margie Anshutz Ms. Ethel Beach Mr. Joseph B. Card York & Noelle Chynn Mr. & Mrs. James M. Colligan Commercial Interiors, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Guille Cox Ralph & Jan Cutter Mr. & Mrs. Christopher M. Davies Distributors Terminal Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Paul T. Edgerton Ms. Brenda D. Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Philip Farmer Dave & Janet Friedrich Douglas & Margot Gillespie Bob & Linda Griffin Betty Grimes Mr. Gregory K. Hanson Ms. Sharron R. Jolly Mrs. Rita L. Kohn Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Magrann Laney & Lu Meis Ms. Ann G. Miklozek MillerWhite Marketing Mr. & Mrs. Gerard J. Nee Mr. Charles Nesting Jr. Niles & Reneé Newton John & Nancy Nichols Mrs. Patrick M. O'Leary The Pfisters Drs. J. Robert & Diane J. Quatroche Fred & Nancy Rubey Kathleen & Paul Saxton Susan & Don Scott Richard & Alice Shagley Thomas & Carol Templeton Terry & Beth Tevlin Mr. & Mrs. Leonard K. Trinkle Tim & Kathy Twitchell

John & Lynn Van Etten Allen & Gerri Varner Barbara A. Vogel Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Weidner The Wine & Food Society of Indianapolis Mr. & Mrs. Jack Winning Clyde & Priscilla Wolfe Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Jane Ann Fread Sharon & Steve Nicoson Mr. & Mrs. Dan G. Sterner J. Scott & Armeen M. Williams

Jerry Friedrich Mr. William W. Drummy Terry & Beth Tevlin

David A. Gilman Elizabeth Gilman

John Haley John S. & Kris Newlin

Eleanor Hawkins Dr. & Mrs. Robert Green

Charles Carter Hedrick Mr. John Adkins Mrs. Marsha Hedrick

Haley Hite Ms. Susan L. Crick

Margaret Hoggatt Tom & Sally Whitehurst

Leon D. Huff Associated Roofing Professionals, Inc Mr. Donald C. Englert Norman & Gail Hammer Mr. & Mrs. Ward M. Hubbard Mr. Michael A. McCain Mr. & Mrs. William D. Shupe Jay & Patricia J. Taylor

Gerald Lee "Jerry" Keyes Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Ronald Laswell J. Scott & Armeen M. Williams Ms. Rebecca G. Williams Russ & Pat Williams Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Nicky Lee Mr. & Mrs. Luken E. Dever

William J. Llewellyn, Sr. Nancy Bradford & Family Terry & Beth Tevlin Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C

Mr. James Jeffrey "Jeff" Mast Dever Distributing Company, Inc. Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Paul W. Mausel Richard & Joanne Rowe

Thomas McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Conrad W. McCarthy

Shirley Ann Bayless Michael Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Phyllis J. Miller Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Mauri C. Modesitt Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Stuckey Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Sarah Myers Mr. & Mrs. Paul T. Edgerton

Daisy Deane "DeDe" Ooley Terry & Beth Tevlin

Rick G. Paitson Mr. & Mrs. Luken E. Dever

Marilyn Wheeler Pendergast Mr. & Mrs. James W. Pendergast

Bill Pepella Dever Distributing Company, Inc.

Berlyn E. Perkins Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Charles Powell Newman Co., Inc.

Arch Ralph Mr. & Mrs. John A. Stewart

Catherine Robbins The Smith & McMahan Families

Larry Scott Mrs. Barbara Alcock John S. & Kris Newlin J. Scott & Armeen M. Williams

Mary Ann Shagley Terry & Beth Tevlin

Elizabeth Ann Sherer Ralph & Jan Cutter Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Pat Smith Terry & Beth Tevlin

Richard L. Smith Linda L. Smith

Jerry Spelbring Terry & Beth Tevlin

Victoria Stewart Mr. & Mrs. John A. Stewart

Wilma Jean Brown Tennis Terry & Beth Tevlin

Cindy Tevlin Terry & Beth Tevlin

Sandra M. Thacker Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Carolyn E. Toops Fred & Nancy Nation Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Louis F. Wailly Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Kathleen Bell Walker Terry & Beth Tevlin

Elizabeth White Terry & Beth Tevlin

Mr. Kenneth H. Williams Patrick & Mary Cahill Mr. Joseph B. Card Charles & Sandra Culp Ralph & Jan Cutter Mr. & Mrs. Luken E. Dever Douglas & Margot Gillespie Bob & Linda Griffin Mr. & Mrs. James R. Hunter Ms. Sharron R. Jolly Katy & Julius Loeser Rick & Kelli Miller Fred & Nancy Nation Ron & Cindy Readinger Bill & Kay Rourke Mr. & Mrs. W. Robert Sanders II Richard & Alice Shagley Mrs. Judith A. Stadler Tofaute & Spelman, Attorneys Tom & Sally Whitehurst Ms. Holly M. Williams Russ & Pat Williams J. Scott & Armeen M. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Jack Winning John & Sharon Woelfle Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Kimberley Fowler Wulf Ms. Jeanne Fowler

Helen Yunker Dever Distributing Company, Inc.

Bob Zwerner J. Scott & Armeen M. Williams

Tributes

Kent and Judy Harris' 50th Wedding Anniversary J. Scott & Armeen M. Williams

Lynn Hayes's Birthday Mr. & Mrs. James W. Pendergast

Dr. Neal Heape's Retirement Harold & Malinda Medsker

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Back row: Scott Williams, Beth Tevlin, Kathy Davis, Kelli MillerFront row: Kate Kollinger, Jessica Pitts, Ruth Hallam, Mallory Manning

Not pictured: Sarah Glendening

In the 1930s at the height of the Depression, 18% of the population of Vigo County received public relief. It was in this era that the Terre Haute Tribune-Star's Christmas Basket Fund distributed around 800 baskets in Terre Haute and another 125 in Taylorville (West Terre Haute) during the holiday season.

At an especially difficult time for families in need, this decades-old tradition still helps hundreds with its Christmas Eve Day delivery of baskets piled with ham, vegetables, dinner rolls, milk, bread and pumpkin pie, as well as a book for each child in the household.

Baskets are funded through the generous donations of businesses and individuals in the community. Last year the fund raised $25,200.23, surpassing its $23,000 goal, and provided enough food for 600 needy families.

Last year’s giveaway was organized by Kim Wilkerson and Michelle Poorman of the Tribune-Star, with more than 100 volunteers

delivering the baskets. Assisting in the effort were B & B Foods, Boo’s Crossroads Café, the Salvation Army, Baesler’s Market and the Wabash Valley Community Foundation.

A New EndowmentIn August, the Tribune-Star set up the Tribune-Star Christmas Basket Fund as an endowment fund with the Community Foundation, one of the newest funds established by a local business to benefit the community.

Tribune-Star Publisher B.J. Riley said the endowment fund supports the newspaper’s annual effort to provide local families a special holiday meal. “We welcomed the partnership with the Wabash Valley Community Foundation because we knew we were dealing with folks that understood the community and understood fundraising,” Riley said. “As money is collected, the Foundation helps with the tracking of the donations as well as communication with the donors.”

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2901 Ohio Boulevard, Suite 153, Terre Haute, Indiana 47803 812.232.2234 wvcf.com

Making Spirits Brighter in the Wabash Valley

2 New Funds2 Calendar of Events2 Kate Kollinger as CFO2 IRA Rollover3 Charitable Gift Annuity3 Not-for-Profit Learning Series4 Holiday Wish List5 Memorials & Tributes

Fighting Hunger - An Update

With as many as one in four Wabash Valley children under 18 living in households that are at risk for being able to provide adequate nutrition, the effort continues to stamp out hunger in the Community Foundation’s three counties. In addition to the Tribune-Star Basket Fund, the Foundation has these endowment funds that address food needs in the Wabash Valley.

•ForVigoCounty,theBackpackEndowmentFundbenefits school children who do not know when, where or what they will eat from Friday at noon until Monday morning. The Backpack Program provided weekend food to be taken home by over 600 Vigo County students each week during the 2012-2013 academic year.

•ForSullivanCounty,theBrownBaggerSchoolFoodProgram Endowment Fund addresses this same need for Sullivan County school children. This year, the Sullivan County Community Foundation will match $1 for every $2

contributed to this fund, up to a maximum of $32,500. There is still time to donate to take advantage of the match, but you must do so by December 31st!

•ForClayCounty,theTargetingHungerFundisanewfundthat provides grants to various organizations that supply food to those in need.

•GrainforGoodisaprogramdevelopedbytheFoundationto encourage farmers to designate a portion of their grain harvest to the Foundation so the earnings can be used to purchase food for the Brown Bagger and Backpack programs.

•TheCatholicCharitiesEndowmentFundbenefitsallthree counties by being the single largest source of food for emergency food programs in the area. The Terre Haute Catholic Charities Foodbank operates as a warehouse and distribution center, serving 90 member agencies and 11 mobile pantries in seven counties.

Kate Kollinger has been appointed Chief Financial Officer for the Wabash Valley Community Foundation. As CFO, Kate will assure that the financial records of the Community Foundation are in order and prepare the necessary reports for the quarterly financial statements.

She has held the position of financial administrator for seven years, handling receipts and disbursements and seeing to it that donations are correctly deposited and credited.

Kate holds a degree in accounting from Eastern Illinois University where she graduated with a B.S. in business. Prior to joining the Community Foundation staff in 2006, she was the finance director for the Human Resources Center in Paris, Illinois.

Foundation Appoints Kate Kollinger as CFO

New FundsAugust 1 - October 31, 2013

George C. Carroll Memorial Fund

Mary Ann Carroll Endowment Fund

Clay Youth Baseball League Fund

Fuqua Elementary School Dictionary Fund

Charles Carter Hedrick Memorial Scholarship Fund

Sullivan Central Park Project Fund

Calendar of Events

December 11, 2013Not-for-Profit Learning Series

Finances for the Non-Financial, Lynn Greggs

March 12, 2014Not-for-Profit Learning Series

Characteristics of a Highly Effective Board, Susan Decker

April 9, 2014Not-for-Profit Learning Series

Purposeful Committees and Making Them Work, Susan Decker

May 1, 2014Annual Golf Outing

May 14, 2014Not-for-Profit Learning Series

Outcomes: Telling Your Story with Results, June Miller

June 1Clay, Sullivan and Vigo

Grant Letters of Intent Due

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It’s not too late this year to make a gift from your IRA to charity, help the Community Foundation fulfill its mission and at the same time reduce your tax burden. You can accomplish this with an IRA Rollover.

If you are 70½ or older, the January 1, 2013, fiscal cliff law allows you to make a charitable gift of up to $100,000 from your IRA to meet your annual distribution requirement, and you will not have to pay federal income tax on the amount given from your IRA to charity.

Contact your IRA custodian to make a gift from your IRA for 2013. The IRS will treat the amount of the cash gift as if you had made a direct rollover to charity, and you can then avoid federal tax on the amount of the gift.

Don’t wait! Contact the Wabash Valley Community Foundation today to learn more about how you can convert your taxable IRA distribution and potentially reduce your taxes.

Reduce Your Tax Burdenwith an IRA Rollover

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If you are already retired or are planning for your retirement in the near future, wouldn’t it be reassuring to know that it is possible to count on a fixed income that never changes and at the same time help a charity of your choice? While your investments in the stock and real estate markets fluctuate, true security can be yours with a Charitable Gift Annuity with the Wabash Valley Community Foundation.

A charitable gift annuity is a contract between you and the Foundation. You transfer cash or property to the Foundation and receive income for life at a rate based on your age. A portion of your income stream may even be tax-free, and you will receive a charitable deduction at the time you make your gift.

The Foundation can make the promise of a stable source of income because it is backed by all of our assets:

•ourreserveaccount,asrequiredbystatelawtomakeannual payments to all annuitants; •ourendowmentfunds;and •ourrealestateandproperty.

It’s possible that your fixed income could begin immediately. However, if you are not ready to begin receiving income until a future date, such as when you retire, you can establish a deferred gift annuity. In this case you will receive a current charitable income tax deduction and receive payments at a designated future time. Because you deferred your payments, your annual payment will be higher than with a current annuity.

Contact the Foundation about a Charitable Gift Annuity and flexible date options for your future income.

Consider the Security of a Charitable Gift Annuity

The United Way of the Wabash Valley and the Wabash Valley Community Foundation are partnering to sponsor training and development opportunities for the board members, staff and volunteers of local not-for-profit organizations. The series is designed to be both accessible and affordable to help nonprofits strengthen their missions and better serve their communities.

Workshops are offered on the second Wednesday of October, November and December in 2013 and March, April and May in 2014 from 3 to 6 p.m. at Corporate Square. The December 11th topic is Finances for the Non-Financial, a review of financial statements and analytical tools for nonprofits presented by Lynn Greggs.

Topics for 2014 include Characteristics of a Highly Effective Board, Purposeful Committees and Making Them Work, and Outcomes: Telling Your Story with Results.

For more information or to register for a future workshop, contact the Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network, a service of Indiana United Ways, at www.inrnwest.blogspot.com or call the Community Foundation office at 812-232-2234.

Phil Purcell led the discussion at the Not-for-Profit Learning Series Workshop, Engaging Boards in Sustainable Funding, on November 13th.

Not-for-Profit Learning Series of the Wabash Valley

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The Community Foundation has unveiled the second edition of its Holiday Wish List, and this year the Foundation is offering a $1 to $1 match for gifts made through the 2013 Holiday Wish List, up to $12,000.

The Holiday Wish List is a catalog of unique charitable opportunities in Vigo, Clay and Sullivan counties that can provide the perfect gift for that hard-to-buy-for person on your holiday list. The list contains more than 80 wishes submitted by more than 53 local organizations. Wishes start at $25 and cover a wide variety of community needs.

See how your gift can make a difference in people’s lives. Browse the Holiday Wish List at www.wvcf.com/holidaywish or call the Foundation at 812-232-2234.

2013 Holiday Wish List

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A Holiday Wish List Gift of $25-$50

to these organizations will provide:

In Vigo County

St. Ann Medical & Dental Services…

Up to 15 clients with dental

hygiene items.

Harmony Haven…

Up to 7 cats or dogs with

food for 2 weeks.

In Clay County

McMillan Adult Day Care…

Up to 4 hours of respite time for a

deserving family caregiver.

Serving on the Streets…

The opportunity for a child to attend a

week of summer S.O.S. camp.

In Sullivan County

Sullivan County Community Kitchen…

Up to 20 meals to help stretch the

budgets of families in need.