United Way of Mower County 2011 Annual Report

2011 Annual Report

The mission of the

United Way of

Mower County

is to mobilize the

caring power of

communities.

Mower County is a better place; thanks to support from you, our donors, volunteers and community champions. Together we are working to address the most pressing needs in our community.

In 2010 Mower County raised over $1 million dollars for the fi rst time ever. A very exciting time for us all. And this year our community came through again with another record setting year.

Th e typical annual report trumpets the accomplishments of an organization, but that only tells part of the story. United Way of Mower County is a strong and eff ective agent for community change because of the support of you—individual donors, organiza-tions, volunteers.

Take a few minutes to look through our Annual Report. Read about some of the initiatives underway in Mower County, the programs we fund and ways you can get even more involved with United Way.

Th ank you for your continued support of the United Way of Mower County.

Welcome

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Get Fit /Be Fit 2012Healthy Living Challenge

585 Get Fit Participants91 Be Fit Participants

3,281.03 lbs lost

2012 Winners: Sassy Seven, No BaneNo Gain, It Runs In Th e Family,Summit Bound, Tri-City Challengers,Spare Tires, Randy Smith & Nicole Shute

Pre-School ScholarshipsUnited Way and Th e HormelFoundation continue to provideearly childhood education to the most vulnerable in our community.

Austin 19 LeRoy 8Southland 16 Lyle 7Grand Meadow 11

61 Scholarships Awarded70 riders on Rainbow Route,4 buses -2 morning, 2 afternoon

Day of CaringTh e community continues to give not only fi nancially but with their time to help those around us. Day of Caring is one day to give back to our neighbors.

192 volunteers 31 projects completed223 lives changed

Get Fit/BE FIT

Partners

• YMCA• Mayo Clinic Health System

Austin• KAAL-TV • Game People Play• Hy-Vee• Austin Post Bulletin• KAUS-AM

Pre School

Scholarship Partners

• AMCAT• Area Preschools• Th e Welcome Center• SEMCAC• Th e Hormel Foundation

Day of Caring

Partners

• Game People Play• KIMT-TV• Donut Connection• Austin HRA

united way Initiatives

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2011 Community Investments

2011 Funded Programs

Health

Improving and maintaining community members’ health

Program Agency Grant

EMT Training & Recertifi cation Adams Ambulance $ 4,500.00Special Olympics ARC Mower County $14,000.00Our Place Recreation Center ARC Mower County $28,050.00Transportation ARC Mower County $ 8,000.00Individual & Family Counseling Catholic Charities $ 7,000.00Th erapy Services Cedar Branch $ 8,000.00Dental Services for Children Children’s Dental Health Services $24,000.00General Crime Advocacy Crime Victim’s Resource Center $ 6,000.00Domestic Violence Community Advocacy Crime Victim’s Resource Center $13,000.00Sexual Assault Community Advocacy Crime Victim’s Resource Center $ 8,000.00Peer Activity Group Mower Council for the Handicapped $ 1,500.00Equipment Lending Mower Council for the Handicapped $ 2,500.00Transportation Mower County Senior Center $ 2,800.00Parents In Poverty & Transition Parenting Resource Center $14,000.00Crisis Nursery Parenting Resource Center $18,000.00Partnering with Parents Parenting Resource Center $18,000.00Blood Services American Red Cross $10,000.00Health & Safety American Red Cross $38,000.00Charity Fund Wapiti Meadows CTS $22,000.00Domestic Abuse Intervention Wapiti Meadows CTS $ 7,000.00After School Program YMCA-Austin $20,000.00$1 Youth Membership YMCA-Austin $30,000.00

In 2011 United Way funded 49 programs and 21 agencies. Th ere were 4 new programs awarded grants.Community Investment Volunteers review all program grants and listen to agency presentations on each program. Community Investment panels are current United Way of Mower County donors.

You can get involved with United Way by becoming a Community Investment Volunteer.

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2011 Community investments

2011 Funded Programs

Education

Helping community members achieve their potential through programs that support quality education childcare, early childhood education, quality out of school programming and mentoring for youth, eliminating language barriers and providing lifelong learning opportunities.

Child Care Scholarships Apple Lane Childcare $20,000.00Comprehensive Youth Development Boys Scouts $20,000.00Social and Life Skills Cedar Branch $ 3,785.00Leadership Experience Girl Scouts of MN & WI River Valleys $15,000.00Circle of Friends Day Camp Hormel Historic Home $10,000.00Community Explorations Hormel Historic Home $10,000.00Mower County Mentoring Mower County $12,000.00Senior Programming Mower County Senior Center $ 5,000.00Specialty Library Parenting Resource Center $ 5,000.00

Income

Provide for community members’ basic needs and promote fi nancial stability and independence through programming that supports decreasing hunger, maintaining and securing aff ordable housing, easing utility costs, building savings and increasing earnings, helping people obtain job training and family sustaining wages.

Advocacy ARC Mower County $ 9,700.00Immigration Services Catholic Charities $ 5,000.00Th rift Shop Cedar Branch $ 3,785.00Work Program Cedar Branch $ 4,326.00Transportation Cedar Branch $ 3,090.00Extended Employment Cedar Valley Services $28,464.00Advocacy Mower Council for the Handicapped $42,000.00CHORE Mower County Senior Center $ 8,000.00Advocacy Mower County Senior Center $30,000.00Disaster Services American Red Cross $40,000.00Personal Care Shelf American Red Cross $10,000.00Emergency Lodging Salvation Army $20,000.00Rent/Utility Assistance Salvation Army $60,000.00Community Meals Salvation Army $30,000.00Government Benefi ts Southern MN Regional Legal Services $15,000.00Financial Coaching Wapiti Meadows CTS $18,000.00Advocacy & Client Services Welcome Center $35,000.00Financial Assistance YMCA-Austin $10,500.00

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LETTER TO COMMUNITY

Dear United Way Supporters,

Wow! What can we say? Another record breaking year here at United Way and we couldn’t do it with-out you.

Th is time of year we get to look back and refl ect and we are so pleased of our accomplishments and what the future holds for United Way and the community.

Fall 2011 brought another record setting campaign. Th anks to all the corporate donors, employee solici-tors and individuals donors who put their trust into United Way year after year. Although we didn’t make our goal of $1.1 million we did surpass the 2010 campaign. Th is is truly a testament to the caring power of our community.

United Way invested $780,000 into 49 community programs that focus on the building blocks of a good life; education, income and health. Th anks to all our donor volunteers who spent hours reading and interviewing program representatives before making their recommendations. Th is process allows our donors to learn more about the quality programs in our community and keeps programs accountable for grant dollars. Six month and annual reports are reviewed by volunteers.In addition to raising money, United Way continues to focus on making real impact in our community. Th rough our initiatives and partnerships we made real change in people’s lives. Here’s how:

• Sixty-one (61) four year olds are attending pre-school county wide on a United Way scholarship. Sixty-nine (69) children receive transportation to and from pre-school on the Rainbow Route daily. Both the scholarship program and the Rainbow Route would not be possible without the support of the Hormel Foundation and AMCAT.

• Th ree hundred seventy six (376) children received a new or slightly used coat from the United Way Community Outerwear Drive. Children also received hats, mittens, snowpants, scarves and boots when available. Th anks to all our incredible donors for their support in keeping children warm.

• Over six hundred and seventy individuals (676 to be exact) formed teams and committed themselves to living a healthier lifestyle through the Get Fit and Be Fit Healthy Living challenges.

• We had a cold, but dry day for our 6th annual Day of Caring. One hundred twenty nine (129) volunteers helped their community members with projects such as window washing, brush removal, painting and general fi x up projects.

United Way Board of Directors embarked on a strategic planning process in November of 2011. Th is process included several community conversations and two board retreats. Th e plan is being fi nalized and United Way Board Members will start conversations with the community to gain feedback on the DRAFT plan before fi nalizing. A lot of work has gone into this plan and it is our hope that it refl ects the priorities of the community.

On behalf of the entire United Way Board of Directors thank you for your contribution and support. It allows us to advance the common good in our community.

Claude Pulliam -Board President

Mandi Lighthizer-Schmdt -Executive Director

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United Way of Mower County Board of Directors

Executive CommitteeClaude Pulliam-PresidentPaul Kuehneman-Vice PresidentCathy Hirst-TreasurerScott Aakre-SecretaryChad Sayles-Community Investment Chair

Members At LargeDiane BakerKatie BaskinKaty BordwellKathy BorlandDidacus GuzmanKelly LadyKristi StasiTrish Wiechmann

Finance Committee MembersDiane PetrikDuane FeragenKathy StencelCathy Hirst

United Way of Mower County Staff Mandi Lighthizer-Schmidt Executive DirectorMelissa Riles Administrative AssistantChris Grev Marketing Specialist

Community Investment volunteers serve 2 weeks during March. Th ey listen to all presentations of agencies requesting grants, review budgets and recommend awards for the coming year.

Katie BaskinVirginia BissenKaty Bordwell Nicole Cizik Keith Downey Melanie FaustJohn Gray Erin HaagMike HaagFred HalvinJana HaynesCathy HirstCorrine Hjelmen Alice HolstDavid Juhlke Jill KingPaul KuehnemanKelly LadyLarry LyonsJay LutzDaniel MillerChad Sayles Chad SoukupBob Stratton Dan WiechmannTrish Wiechmann

Th ank you to our Community Investment volunteers. We appreciate your time and dedication to United Way of Mower County.

2011 board and volunteers

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2011 Financials

United Way of Mower County, Inc. Treasurer's Report Fiscal Year - April 2011-March 2012 Income Cash Income - Campaign 2009 $24.00Cash Income - Campaign 2010 $1,054.00Cash Income - Campaign 2011 $157,410.00Pledge Income - Campaign 2009 -$833.00Pledge Income - Campaign 2010 -$373.00Pledge Income - Campaign 2011 $570,826.00Pledge Income - Campaign 2012 $246,000.00Get Fit $12,544.00Coat Drive $4,690.00Cookbook Fundraiser $30.00Day of Caring $100.00Hormel Foundation - Directors Fees $9,400.00Hormel Foundation - Other $9,000.00Investment Interest $3,456.00Checking Interest $18.00Memorials $40.00Misc. Income $191.002-1-1 Income $6,000.00Success By 6 $106,740.00Total Income $1,126,317.00 Administrative Expense Annual Meeting/Victory Party $1,532.00Benefi ts $3,260.00Campaign Expense $5,629.00Campaign Postage $1,244.00Credit Card/Stock Fees $1,040.00Community Investment Expense $874.00Conference & Training $9,200.00Equipment & Maintenance $8,075.00Federal Withholding -$33.00Phone/Internet $3,033.00General Postage $483.00Gross Payroll $110,950.00Marketing $7,335.00Medicare $1,743.00Mileage $363.00Misc. Expense $489.00MN Sales Tax $2.00MN State Withholding $17.00Occupancy Insurance $401.00Offi ce Supplies $1,750.00Offi cers & Directors Liability Insurance $1,763.00Professional Audit Fees $4,425.00

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Rent $17,640.00Rotary $600.002-1-1 Expense $70.00Social Security $7,300.00State Association Dues. $750.00Strategic Planning $6,590.00Subscriptions $351.00Tech Support $2,024.00UWW Dues $10,209.00Water $175.00Workers Compensation Policy $578.00Total Administrative Expense $209,862.00 Community Investment Awards Adams Area Ambulance $5,000.00American Red Cross $50,000.00Apple Lane $25,000.00Arc Mower County $65,000.00Catholic Charities $13,000.00Cedar Branch DAC $26,407.00Cedar Valley Services $30,000.00Children's Dental Health Service $29,000.00Crime Victim's Resource Center $27,000.00Holy Cross $5,000.00Hormel Historic Home $18,000.00Mayo Clinic Austin - Mower Refreshed $5,000.00Mower Council for the Handicapped $46,000.00Mower County Mentoring $12,000.00Mower County Seniors $46,600.00Parenting Resource Center $67,300.00River Trails Girl Scouts $14,000.00Salvation Army $90,000.00SEMCAC $28,065.00Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services $16,000.00Twin Valley Boy Scouts $15,000.00Wapiti Meadows $46,000.00Welcome Center $36,628.00YMCA $64,000.00Total Community Investment Expense $780,000.00 United Way Special Initiatives Expense Success By 6 $93,588.00Get Fit Mower County $10,359.00Day of Caring $512.00Coat Drive $4,961.00Community Assessment $682.00Women's Leadership Initiative $275.00Total Special Initiatives Expense $110,377.00 Total Expense $1,100,239.00 Net Income $26,078.00

Our money stays right here in Mower County. We work with and support our local business community.

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leaders in giving

Four Anonymous DonorsJoseph & Renee AccursoJerry & Lynn AdwellLeonard & Corrine AstrupGeoff & Diane BakerGlenn & Sally BakerGreg & Amy BaskinSteve & Debbie BinderKevin & Deanna BradyMark & Tammy CoffeyThomas DayRoland & Cynthia GentzlerDaniel & Sherri HartzogScott & Jana HaynesBrian & Rita HendricksonJoel & Beth JohnsonDavid & Ann JuhlkeR.L. & Nancy KnowltonRandall & Wendy KramerPhillip & Gail MinerichDove MullinsChad & Laura SaylesRichard & Belita Schindler Mahlon & Karen SchneiderJames & Jann SchroederKathleen ShermanWilliam & Julie SnyderJames & Vicki SplinterLarry & Debra VorpahlTom & Trish Wiechmann

ALEXIS DE TOUCQUEVILLE$10,000 or more

PLATINUM - $2,000-$4,999

DIAMOND - $5,000-$9,999Jeffrey & LeeAnn Ettinger

Scott & Kristin AakreDuane & Jody FeragenCarlton & Gina FrankI.J. HoltonGary & Pat Ray

GOLD - $1,500-$1,999

TITANIUM - $750-$999

BRONZE - $500-$74911 Anonymous DonorsMark & April AaseDean & Chera AhlesDuane AllportAntonio & Mary Sue AlonsoCody AndersonNicole AndersonJewell AndreeTrevor AndreeBrian & Jill AndrewsBrandon AtkinsonJeffrey & Diane BakerAdam & Cortney BallyRonalee BandelMichael BartlettJason & Katie BaskinJosh & Heidi BeckerJustin BefortMichael BelterDan BenderEric BlankenshipRichard & Carol BoergerCorwyn BollumSteven BorgerdingKelly BraatenBrianne BredeBrent & Lori BrehmerShawn BrissettHoward BrockmanFrank & Astrid BrownThomas BrownRichard & Marianne Brucker

John BungumJerry CannonJonathan CaporaleEduardo CardenasBradley CarltonBill & Kristina CarrollMike & Rebekah CaseFred ChamberlainAndrew & Sherry ChesakRobert & Connie ChristiansenErik Christianson Richard & Donna ChristiansonMark ChristophersonDavid & Tammy ChurchillMathew & Nicole CizikJeffrey & Rebecca ClarkRyan and Missy ClineDean & Wendy ConnerLaQuisha CookCassandra CorriganDavid & Mary CrandallWebb & Linda DavisTip DeiAaron & Melissa DeJongDawn DennisonAndrew DevezaJason DohertyBrent DrescherDave & Julie DrommerhausenKimberly DuncombElton & Stacy EdlandHeidi EdwardsDaniel EggersMichael ElitJeffrey EngMichael & Karen FarrandDavid FeiererKelsey FieldVictoria FilippiniRichard & Ann FlisrandJoseph FochsMichael ForbesKaren FuerstenbergAmbrosio GarciaHeath & Allison GareyAnna GoodGlee GoodnerBruce GormanJohn & Terry GrayJacob GreenmanLinda HaasNathan & Amy HajekKeith & Susan Hanson

Two Anonymous DonorsRandy & Janet ArhartThor & Merrilyn BergFred & Carolyn BogottLaura BrockDiane EagenChristopher EricksonTim & Kathy FritzJeffrey & Chris GrevWard & Dixie HalvorsonRichard & Karen HerreidLance & Sharon Hoeffl inAmos HuntleyKevin & Cynthia JohnsonKen & Sue KayPeter & Jill KingKenneth KnutsonBryan & Muriel KreskePaul & Kari KuehnemanGreg & Lynee LarsonKatherine Losness-LarsonJames & Janice MinoJoseph & Rachel MuzikMatthew & Jennifer PayneJoseph & Erin PeineTonia PetersJoel ReimanHolly ReiterJames & Jeanne SheehanTammy SmithChad & Michelle SoukupMary SvobodaFord & Mary SymondsPeter & Bonnie TangrenKelly & Mary WaddingDaniel WiechmannLester WoldRichard & Carol Young

Kevin & Patricia KroymannJodi KruegerVernon LippertLayne MartinRobb McKayDan & Kelli MillerNathan & Jennifer MoriartyGary & Rebecca RectorMark RobertsJeremy Rummel Scott & Joshlyn SchlichterDiane SchneiderThomas & Tammy SchultzPatrick & Beth SchwabDean & Leanna SeeckBrett & Jennifer SimsWalter & Patricia StevensMichael VogtJohn & Mary WeikumRussell & Donna Welsh

Denotes Loyal Contributor of $500 or more for the past 5 consecutive years

Two Anonymous DonorsDavid & Barb AgerterJoseph & Ledwina BeasleyDaniel & Rita DarveauxMichael & Peggy DevineBryan & Denise FarnsworthRon & Kathy FieldingJim & Joanne HunttingRoger & Karen KrugerJim & Tammy SneeRobert & Colleen Weimer

Five Anonymous DonorsCurtis & Greta AndersonJon & Lindsay BoehlkeTracy & Anne BrownKenneth & Ann ChristiansonMark & Crystal ConnorKeith DowneyMax & Melanie FaustRichard & Naomi GabrielsonMelvin GilbertsonDidacus & Kim GuzmanFred & Tracy HalvinDominic JanningTom & Sherry Klein

SILVER - $1,000-$1,499

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leaders in giving

Denotes Loyal Contributor of $500 or more for the past 5 consecutive years

Thomas HardyDorothy HattenChristy HeickleyDale & Dawn HelgesonCory HernandezMayra Hernandez SalazarAlberto Hernandez VargasInman & Lois HeslaAlice Holst Stephen & Mary HoltorfKermit & Ruth HoverstenNeal HullTyler HulsebusJacob SantosPeter Jacobs & Ann HokansonJulie JaxDaniel JenningsSteven & Chris JensenSamuel JewellBrian & Ann JohnsonHilma JohnsonMichael KadrieEric KahleAngela KaselJohn KempenCorey KleebergerKeith & Mary KleisStephen KneeskernCharles & Char KnopikJerry KraemerTravis KrebsbachNancy KrouseFrank & Monica KubeshCraig & Kelly LadyCha LarDavid & Patricia LarsonPaw LayJeffrey & Tasha LinkousScott LongMatthew & Rebecca LubenskyLissette LunaJoseph & Kimberlee MaccaniLori MarcoAngelique MaricleWayne & Cindy MarquardtScott & Jodie MarshPatrice McAfeeErin McClimonRyan McVeighLen & Karina MensinkDustin Mercado

CORPORATE LEADERS IN GIVING

Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin International Paper

PLATINUM - $2,000-$4,999McFarland Truck LinesQuality Pork Processors

Freeborn Mower Coop ServicesTarget Stores of Austin

TITANIUM - $750-$999Hill, Larson, Walth & Benda, P.A.

BRONZE - $500-$749Austin Daily HeraldBollingberg ChiropracticFuhrman Real EstateHoversten, Johnson, Beckmann & HoveyKiwanis Early RisersNelson Family Dental PLLCPost BulletinUS Bank

DIAMOND - $5,000-$9,999

LA SOCIETE NATIONALE$100,000-$249,000The Hormel Foundation

BRONZE - $500-$749

GOLD - $1,500-$1,999Accentra Credit UnionAustin Rotary Club

SILVER - $1,000-$1,499

Joshua MeyerDarryl & Deborah MickelsenTodd & Maria MickelsonHarold MillerJerome & Carrie MillerSteven MillerTerry & Theresa Miller Joseph & Joyce MlinarChanda MoeunMohamed MohamedEh MooGabriela Marceleno Morales Mark & Hiedy MoreyJeffrey & Amy MorrisonJames MuellerPatrick & Holly MurphyKevin MyersMathew NeisenRalph & Gail NelsonMark NibaurRodney & Mary NordengThomas & Sarah NussMark & Jane OberbroecklingSusan OllmanJeffrey OlsonNathaniel OlsonSteven & Brenda OrcuttRuss & Vicki OsierRobby OsmonsonDavid OstmanPaul PeilSteven PerthelRalph & Judith PesonenTodd & Jill PetersonMark & Diane PetrikKurt & Brenda PotachSean PrestonClaude & Danielle PulliamChristopher PurdueEldon QuamChetan & Rae Dawn RaoWilliam RasellDiann RauenAdam RaymanThomas RaymondAdam & Rhoda ReesTimothy & Bonnie RietzCade RobertsJoni RoehlRodney & Susan RyksEugene & Phyllis Sammon

Jeremy & Mandi SchmidtCurtis SchneiderMatthew & Michelle SchultzLisa SelkKatherine ShapinskyAmy SheehanBrice & Maegan SiebeAndrew Smith Thomas & Donna SmithDaniel SpurlingMatt & Kristi StasiEric SteinbachDean SteinesTerry & Kathy StencelAndrea StetzerJoe StewartMatthew StrampeDorothy StrattonMonte & Diane StroufChad SwensonBo TaKebede TeferaMatthew ThimjonGreg & Theresa Thoen Joshua ThorsonAmanda TiedemannJoshua & Erica TweetenEric & Deborah VanDenBergTamara VanryswykJacob VelaJoshua VogtRoger & Lisa VosRyan & Heather VosslerDerek & Joelle VothBrian WacholzRobert & Agnes WahlertElizabeth WallsBrian & Karla WeidemanJoseph WelkeGary WestlandMark WillrodtEric WintersEh YarFortino ZarateJesus Zarate

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United Way of Mower County would like to extend a special thank you to the following businesses and individuals for in-kind support and contributions to United Way. We are grateful for the wonderful partnerships we have with the Mower County community.

Apollo Liquor

Austin Daily Herald

Austin HRA

Austin Post Bulletin

Austin Public Library

Austin Public Schools

Christopher Lee Photography

Diamond Ridge Printing

Donut Connection

Games People Play

Hardy Geranium

Hy-Vee Food Stores

KAAL 6 News First

KAUS AM/FM Radio

KIMT News Channel 3

Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin

Oak Park Mall

Matt Steiner of msteinerweb

YMCA of Austin

Welcome Center

Younkers

in kind donations