Community Founda on for Northeast Michigan 2017 Annual Report 2017 Board of Directors Lora Greene, President Chris ne Baumgardner, VP Tim Kuehnlein, Secretary Sco McLennan, Treasurer Sue Fitzpatrick, Past President Cory Budnick Beth Carusi Bruce Connon Ka e Young-Engstrom Jerry Gosnell Dale Hudson Shanna Johnson Tony Johnson Debra Kru lin Olivia Losinski (youth trustee-elect) John MacMaster Joyce McCoy Andy Stone Tom Weber Carl Woloszyk Makenzie Zdybel (youth trustee) Execu ve Director Patrick Heraghty pheraghty@cfnem.org Marke ng Communica ons Director Affiliate Director Chris ne Bruske-Hitch chitch@cfnem.org Program Director Julie Wiesen wiesenj@cfnem.org Program Officer Kara Bauer LeMonds kbauerlemonds@cfnem.org Finance Director DeeAnn Karos dkaros@cfnem.org Execu ve Assistant Denise McKenna dmckenna@cfnem.org Toll-free: 877.354.6881 www.cfnem.org Most of us are passionate about something. Our family, our home, our community, a hobby, our work. O en mes, our passions extend beyond ourselves, if we let them. For the Community Founda on for Northeast Michigan and its affiliates, 2017 brought incredible stories of passion and deep-rooted caring for our community, all of which led to incredible generosity. Passion with a purpose. I invite you to read through the Community Founda on Storybook. It’s filled with stories of unique giving, all inspired by someone’s passion; by something about which they truly care. You’ll read about a turkey farmer who wanted to make sure that kids had a chance to have a successful educa on and career; a donor who wanted to make sure that a beloved piece of land remained untouched for the enjoyment of future genera ons; and a veteran who wants to make sure the American flag always greets people in one of our communi es. It is stories like these that make the Community Founda on what it is today: a place where people’s passion and insight of possibili es lead to a be er community for all of us. Every donor to the Community Founda on, no ma er the size or nature of the gi , shows a passion for our community; and we thank you! We hope you will read the Passion with a Purpose Storybook and be inspired. We hope you will read these stories and see a flicker of yourself somewhere. We hope you will read these stories, and then consider your own passion, and how you might give it a las ng purpose. And then, we hope you will pass the storybook along to someone else, for stories are meant to be shared. With sincere gra tude, Lora E. Greene 2017 Board President A Message from the Board President 2 Community Founda on for Northeast Michigan Addison Bushey Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund Art in the Lo Fund Fitzpatrick Charitable Fund Cash & Jennie Gapczynski Nature Park Fund Hall Fund for Northeast Michigan Hillman Flag Fund Kenneth L. & Cecelia Murray Fund Professional Trade Scholarship Fund Rotary Splash Park at Starlite Beach Fund Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Alpena, MI Fund Spruce Presbyterian Church Asper, Building and Church Funds Iosco County Community Founda on Clifford R. Lonsbury Fund Diana Smith Youth Theater Fund Whi emore-Presco Educa on Founda on Fund North Central Michigan Community Founda on Mary Lockhart Charitable Gi Annuity Fund Kris n Marie Provoast Memorial Scholarship Fund Upper AuSable River Cedar Restora on Project Fund Lee H. Ward Memorial Scholarship Fund New Funds Established in 2017