CELEBRATING
2013 IMPACT REPORT
90
Years of
Defining
Moments
DEFINING
Moments
1924
First gift to the Foundation $5,000 from Katherine Pomeroy.
1925
First annual meeting of the members
held on March 30 in Lincoln House,
45 Field Street.
1927
First grants disbursed - $250 each to
Corner House and Lincoln House.
1929
First fund established by Alice Morton
Chase in memory of her mother, Jennie
Morton. Foundation assets reached
$29,000.
1931
1937
1946
The Foundation voted to make grants
only to nonprofit organizations.
New contributions made it possible to
make grants within a 20 mile radius of
Waterbury.
Foundation assets exceeded $100,000.
In 1923, The Waterbury Foundation, Connecticut’s first community
foundation, was founded by seven community leaders - Frederick S. Chase,
John P. Elton, John H. Goss, Lewis J. Hart, Arthur R. Kimball, Alice E.
Kingsbury and Katherine H. Pomeroy - who wanted to create Timeless Impact.
1951
$85,583 distributed to local charities since
1927.
1991
Foundation assets reached $10 million and
service area expanded to 21 towns.
1963
The Foundation became a member of the
National Council on Community
Foundations, Inc.
1993
Peggy Lawlor and Kay Campbell
established the Women’s Initiative Fund.
1976
Foundation assets reached approximately
$1.5 million.
1998
Administered by the Foundation, the
Nonprofit Assistance Initiative was
established in partnership with the United Way.
1982
The Foundation opened our first office in
Waterbury’s Lilly Building with Ingrid
Manning as Executive Secretary.
1999
Total grants of $1,300,000 + $210,000 in
scholarships - a tenfold increase since 1990.
1983
Largest single grant in Foundation history $150,000 awarded to the Mattatuck Museum.
2005
The Foundation established a sponsorship
program for nonprofits.
1986
The Foundation’s service area expanded to
15 towns including Greater Waterbury and
towns in northwest Connecticut.
2006
Foundation assets exceeded $50 million.
2009
The Foundation received $9.3 million largest gift to date - to establish East Hill
Woods Fund.
2013
Foundation assets reached $90.3 million in
our 90th year.
1987
1988
First scholarship fund established - Edward
M. Traurig Scholarship Fund.
First scholarships awarded to 13 recipients
for a combined total of $10,450.
A MESSAGE
to You
We’ve decided that the theme of “Defining Moments” is fitting for this 2013 Annual
Report since it was such a landmark year for the community foundation with
important milestones all along the way.
But before you start leafing through the report, we’d like to talk a bit about “defining
moments” and how we see them. Defining moments occur when we start something
new, or when there’s a breakthrough that literally helps us redefine our lives or our
organization’s pathway. When we seize a pivotal moment or experience a profound
insight that enables us to look at things differently, it opens us up to new possibilities.
These insights are the forerunners of our growth and evolution, whether it is on a
personal, organizational, or community level. Indeed, these stand out as defining moments.
With that view in mind then, it may be easy to understand why our reflections on 2013
illuminated a number of defining moments. As we’ve thought about the impact of those
moments on this community foundation today and tomorrow, we haven’t changed the way
we think about the importance of preserving an enduring legacy for our donors. And it
hasn’t changed our aspiration to work creatively in partnership with donors and nonprofit
organizations to tackle challenges and create solutions that improve people’s lives.
We still have a profound yearning to change our little corner of the world. Our vision
statement points out the “power of giving” as a unifying theme. We believe that giving
unites people of different faiths, ideologies and purposes, making it possible for us
collectively to improve life in our communities and beyond. It is an appreciation for that
collective impact that inspires us to keep pushing ahead.
On these pages you’ll read about several defining moments—many took place in 2013,
others happened earlier but the impact still lingers, and more lie ahead. We are excited
about moving forward. Thank you for the trust and confidence you have in us. Be assured
your community foundation will do its best to live up to your hopes and expectations so
that together, indeed, we will help change the world.
Sincerely,
Jack BakerPaula Van Ness
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Bravo! Waterbury
students
2013
at a Glance
962 Gifts
totaling $3.7 million
given by
776 Donors
423 Grants
totaling $2.2 million
awarded to
251 Nonprofits
330+ Scholarships
awarded to Students
totaling nearly
$700,000
Includes gifts to agency endowments.
Does not include Give Local contributions or distributions.
31
New Funds
Established
67
14
Nonprofit
Workshops
Sponsorships
Awarded
$90.3
Million
Net Assets
Tom Chute of
WATR with Chuck
Boulier, Ion Bank
CEO
$640,000 Generated in 36 Hours!
Nearly
$520,000
Raised
by 125
Nonprofits
from
2,566
Donors
+ $120,000
in prizes &
match!
In conjunction with our 90th Anniversary in November, we hosted Give Local Greater Waterbury and
Litchfield Hills, a 36-hour online giving event. Our goal was simple – to raise as much money for area
nonprofits as possible. Motivated by matching dollars and cash prizes, the participating nonprofits
capitalized on this opportunity to earn unrestricted dollars by attracting individual online donations.
In addition to financial success, we were excited to see the community come together in unexpected
ways. One particularly wonderful story unfolded in the final hours of the challenge between Pratt Nature
Center of New Milford and Children’s Community School (CCS) in Waterbury.
Give Local
Breakfast at
Community
Culinary School of
Northwest CT
Contending for the lead
These two organizations were vying for the top number of gifts. Ultimately, CCS edged out Pratt by just
two. “I sat in front of my computer watching the numbers! While I sat there, I took the opportunity to find
out about Children’s Community School as they took the lead. I went through their website and read their
story,” comments Bill Pasnau, President of the Pratt Nature Center Board of Directors.
Pratt-A-Thon at
Pratt Nature
Center in
New Milford
A fruitful collaboration
Diane Swanson, Pratt’s executive director, sent CCS an email to congratulate the school on its success
and to invite its students to visit Pratt for a field trip. CCS responded with great enthusiasm and the
organizations have laid the groundwork for a long and fruitful collaboration. Swanson and Pasnau visited
CCS in February to meet students, faculty and Jack Senich, chair of the CCS Board of Directors.
Additionally, administrators are planning more extensive collaborations. The 5th and 6th grade students
in the CCS Summer Bridges Program will visit Pratt on an on-going basis to gain an appreciation of the
outdoors through hands-on learning experiences. “I hope to get the kids digging in the veggie garden,
meeting our farm animals, catching frogs in the pond and exploring the river,” adds Swanson.
We are pleased to have been a catalyst in this budding relationship between Pratt Nature Center and
Children’s Community School and we look forward to hearing more about how the two organizations
will partner in the future.
Give Local
Donation Station at
John Bale Bookstore
in Waterbury
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BUILDING
Rewarding Lives
A Nonprofit is Born
In 1999, a small group of concerned citizens and Community Foundation staff
members met to discuss the lack of arts enrichment programs for students in
the Region 12 School District. They decided that students needed opportunities
for artistic expression, and within a few months, the Foundation pledged its
support with $90,000 in grants over three years to establish the After School
Arts Program (ASAP). That first year, 72 students participated in eight music,
dance and art workshops.
Continuing Collaboration
Over the next decade, the Foundation continued to support ASAP, and in 2011
provided ASAP with a technology grant, making it possible for the group to
create an interactive website, expand its social media presence, and install a
more efficient database. The Foundation also supported inter-district
programming and ASAP’s Metamorphosis Project, a unique collaborative
effort between Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust, Flanders Nature Center &
Land Trust, and 6th grade students at Waterbury Arts Magnet School.
ASAP Today
Now entering its 15th year, ASAP has grown into a vibrant organization
dedicated to providing young people with opportunities to create meaningful
works of art in a creative and collaborative environment. ASAP reaches more
than 6,000 children and adults annually through more than 100 programs and
performances. Once covering only the three towns within the Region 12
School District (Bridgewater, Roxbury and Washington), ASAP now reaches
over 100 communities across Connecticut.
As a participant in Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills 2013,
ASAP raised over $44,000 during the 36-hour event – the highest total of
any participating nonprofit! And looking ahead, ASAP plans to establish
an endowment fund with the Foundation to support future needs.
Fourth grade students studying ecosystems (above)
and performing their original piece that morphs their
scientific studies into artistic expression (below).
& THRIVING
Over the past two years, CCF awarded Housatonic Valley
Association $45,000 in grants to fund the RiverSmart Campaign,
a collaboration among 14 Connecticut organizations working
together to educate landowners and residents about how they
can improve and protect river health in their own backyards.
Communities
Donor
Volunteer
Grantee
Water is too easily taken for granted, yet it is
critical to our quality of life in Connecticut.
When I give to Connecticut Community
Foundation, I am confident that my donations
will join with those of others to support
organizations doing the important work that will
ensure that what we value – including our water
resources – continues in pristine condition for
years to come. I am honored to have played a
role in providing funding to enable a partnership
between HVA and environmental
organizations that share a commitment to
protecting our beautiful rivers and streams from
polluted runoff. I encourage other donors to pool
resources through CCF and support the efforts of
HVA and other environmental groups at work in
our community.
Comprehensive water quality management is
such an immense topic that finding a place to
make a difference can feel overwhelming. As a
member of the Environmental Grants Committee
at CCF, I work with my fellow volunteers from
the community to identify and support projects
that will educate the public about how everyday
decisions can have large scale impact on our
rivers and streams. I see great value in projects
like RiverSmart because they help break down
this enormous and complex issue into simple steps that we can all undertake to be more
responsible stewards of our land and water. I
believe that education can positively influence
behavior and I’m glad to work with CCF to
support projects that promise to make lasting
impacts for our environment.
A project of this magnitude would not be
possible without the support from the
Connecticut Community Foundation. Here in
New England, where polluted runoff is by far the
biggest problem for our rivers and streams, the
fate of our rivers ultimately is in the hands of
private landowners. With CCF support,
Housatonic Valley Association and our partners
are helping landowners and businesses become
“river smart” by doing simple things like using
less fertilizer, mowing less, and replacing hard
surfaces around homes and business with native
plants and natural swales. Even these seemingly
small things will slow and cleanse runoff, and
have a big impact on the quality of the water that
reaches our streams and rivers.
- Valerie Friedman
- Will Wesson
- Lynn Werner
” ” ”
Washington, CT
Environmental Advisory Committee Member
Executive Director, HVA
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SUPPORTING
Students
In 2013, more than 330 students received scholarship
awards totaling nearly $700,000 from 120 funds established
at the Foundation by area donors. To see a list of the 2013
scholarship recipients, please visit www.conncf.org/students.
A Few Extra Bucks
For Waterbury native Don Thompson, “a few extra bucks” have truly made a big difference. Don graduated
from Holy Cross High School in 1972 and aspired to attend college. Without monetary support from his
parents, Don was forced to finance his own education. He was awarded the Charles Foote Mitchell
scholarship* — a $300 annual award for four years which enabled him to attend Central Connecticut State
University. “It may not sound like much right now, but tuition was only $400 at the time, so that award
really made a huge difference,” comments Don.
An Extra Lift
Don considers himself fortunate that he was able to find work during his college years —as a custodian at
a nearby nursing home. However, this job was outsourced prior to his senior year, leaving Don short for
his tuition payment. As luck would have it, there was a surplus in the Mitchell Scholarship Fund, and Don
gratefully accepted an extra $100. “I was elated to take that phone call. I don’t know how I would have made
those last payments and graduated on time without that extra lift.”
A Successful Career
In 1976, Don graduated with a degree in Business Administration and worked as an Administrator at
several nursing homes before joining StayWell Health Center in 1985. StayWell provides
primary health care, dental, mental health, and outreach services to the medically
underserved community throughout Greater Waterbury, and Don is now its
President & CEO.
Giving Back
in
19
!
76
* now a fund at the Foundation
D on
Don Thompson,
former scholarship recipient
Recognizing the impact his scholarship had on him, Don has taken
steps to help future generations achieve their educational goals.
Through a bequest in his will, Don will establish a scholarship fund
at the Foundation for Kennedy High graduates. “I know that a few
extra bucks here and there can make a big difference for kids looking
to attend college.”
2013 Grants by Program Area - $3.4 million
2013
(includes Give Local)
Financials
Assets:
2013
2012
$1,590,168
$350,000
Receivables
78,652,339
91,601,978
Investments
1,519,458
765,921
Other Assets $81,761,965
$92,717,899
Total Assets:
Liabilities and Net Assets:
$36,769
$41,833
Accounts Payable
316,046
81,934
Grants Payable
1,803,558
2,249,552
Other Liabilities
79,605,592
90,344,580
Net Assets
$81,761,965
$92,717,899
Total Liabilities and Net Assets:
Revenue:
$3,873,145
$4,485,401
Contributions
1
11,910,632
9,117,993
Investment Return 2
(66,199)
70,876
Other Revenue $15,717,578
$13,674,270
Total Revenues: Grants and Expenses:
$3,001,395
Grants
$3,394,081
843,009
Program Support
867,258
518,996
Operating Expenses
717,251
$4,363,400
Total Grants and Expenses:
$4,978,590
Net Assets:
$79,605,592
$70,294,722
Beginning of Year
$90,344,580
$79,605,592
End of Year
rate of return - 15.9%. 1
2013 investment
2
Primarily reflects
loss on accrued value of Tortola real estate donated in 2008 and sold in 2013.
2013 Contributions - $3.9 million3
(includes Give Local)
For a copy of the Foundation’s 2013 audited financial report
and IRS Form 990, please visit www.conncf.org
or contact the Finance Department at 203-753-1315.
3
Does not include gifts to Agency Endowments.
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LEAVE
a Legacy
Recognizing the year the Foundation began, The 1923 Society honors
individuals who have included Connecticut Community Foundation in their
estate plans. A legacy gift to the Foundation ensures your support — in perpetuity
— for the changing needs of the community or the causes that you support today.
If you have already arranged to make a gift to the Foundation in your estate plans,
we thank you and hope you will let us know, so we can include you in the Society.
Please contact Cynthia Merrick, donor services officer at 203-753-1315
or cmerrick@conncf.org.
Creating Timeless Impact
Alice Morton Chase, wife of Henry
S. Chase, was an original member
of the Foundation. Alice had been
a regular contributor to the
Waterbury Visiting Nurses
Association, requesting her gifts
be used to pay the salary of a nurse
in memory of her mother, Jennie
H. Morton. In 1929, Alice had the
foresight to establish the “Jennie H.
Morton Fund” at the Foundation.
Her initial gift of stock, valued
at $30,000, has grown to nearly
$207,000 and provided annual
support for the Visiting Nurses
Association (now called VNA
HealthCare) for the past 84 years.
Waterbury VNA nurses
in 1921.
2013 Legacy Gifts
Nancy H. Camp Fund
Marie J. Kunkel Scholarship Fund
George H. Hopkins Jr. Fund
Marie-Jeanne McDuff Fund
Senator William J. Verriker Fund
Members of The 1923 Society
Anonymous (7)
Doris Abramson
Joel Abramson
Eleanor G. Akers
Elizabeth H. Andersen*
Nina E. Andersen*
Helen C. Angevine*
Fred L. Baker
Charles B. Barlow
Lillian Berland*
Max Berland*
Bertha K. Brod*
Robert Brod*
Christopher A. Brooks
Ann M. Burton, D.Phil.
Orton P. Camp, Jr.*
Miriam Camp*
Nancy H. Camp*
Craig S. Carragan Jr.
George Chadakoff
Helen Chadakoff
Frederick W. Chesson
William Cohen
Alice Cruikshank
Robert B. Dannies, Jr.
Priscilla Dannies
Joyce S. DeCesare
David DeNicolo
Bart DePetrillo
Barbara H. DeRosa*
Frank Devorken*
Mary J. Devorken
Eleanor DiCorpo*
Anna M. Famiglietti, Ed.D.*
Richard N. Faro*
Ann Merriam Feinberg
William Finkelstein*
Lynn M. Franklin-Henry
Helen Frisbie*
Raymond Gamby*
Helen Garvey*
Phyllis G. Gebhardt*
Lynn A. Gorman
Milton Greenblatt*
Jane Gsell
John Gsell
Janet E. Hansen
Nelson P. Hart*
Jane Wynn Hay*
Charles W. Henry
George H. Hopkins*
Jeanne C. Hughes*
Peter J. Jacoby, M.D.
Susan B. Jefferson
Lucille Johnson
Helen A. Johnston
Alfred Joyell, Ph.D.
Everett E. Kaelber
Stephen Ketterer
Augusta Kramer*
Marie J. Kunkel*
Raymond A. LaMoy*
Angela C. LaMoy
Gertrude K. Larson*
Herbert W. Larson*
Margaret J. Laurencelle
Irene J. LaVigne
Marita A. Lawlor*
Ruth Ann Leever*
Carolyn Lieber
William A. Lieber
Margaret T. Llano*
Betsy Manning
Ecton Manning
Ingrid Manning
Mark R. Margiotta, M.D.
Jeanette W. Matzkin*
Elizabeth McCormack
Wayne P. McCormack
Marie-Jeanne McDuff*
Josephine P. McMillen*
Russell G. McMillen*
James M. Miele
Daniel Millett*
Mary A. Millett
Marcea A. Morgan
Dorothy F. Murnane
Joann Narkis
Robert J. Narkis
Linda Nelson*
Mary Greene Nelson*
John Palesty
Christopher R. Parker
Molly A. Parker
Frederick H. Perry*
Victor L. Persbacker*
Jean M. Peterson
W. Scott Peterson
Kyungsook K. Petrahai
Antonio Paulo Pinto
Lisa A. Powers
Paul Reder
Edith Reynolds
Sarah Robin*
Vera R. Robin*
Marjorie M. Ross
Dorothy E. Rowland*
Ella Emery Rutledge*
Philip G. Samponaro
DeBare Saunders
Justine A. Smith*
Sylvia Sprecker
Lydie Strobridge*
Patricia B. Sweet
Stedman G. Sweet
Adele S. Taylor
Norman C. Taylor
Marcia L. Tejeda
Donald J. Thompson
Walter F. Torrance, Jr.*
Paula Van Ness
Fern Verriker*
J. David Veselsky, Jr.
Stanford Warshasky
Leslie White*
Edmund J. White
Zemma M. White
N. Patricia Yarborough*
*deceased
NEW
Funds
Anonymous (1)
Alexion Scholarship Fund for Cheshire for Cheshire High School graduates who are
planning to attend college.
Cohen Family Fund - advised fund, established
by Jonathan and Jennifer Cohen.
Dosi-Do Fund - advised fund, established by
Kathie Nitz.
Raymond George Scholarship Fund for Waterbury students who are Episcopalian.
Tucker Gowen Scholarship Fund - for students
graduating from Pomperaug High School who
have participated in the Pomperaug Swimming and
Diving Team and/or play a musical instrument or
participate in musical activities.
Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung Memorial Fund featured on this page.
Living in Safe Alternatives (LISA) Fund agency advised fund.
Mowrey Craig Fund - advised fund, established
by Joyce Mowrey and Christopher Craig.
Antonio Paulo Pinto Fund - advised fund.
Pomperaug Regional YMCA Community
Center Fund - agency advised fund.
Parker Rogness Fund - advised fund,
established by Rob Parker and Peter Rogness.
Southbury Historical Society Funds:
Judith A. Grandahl Family Foundation
Fund - advised fund to create a greater
awareness of Southbury’s unique history
among the residents of Southbury and those
in the surrounding communities.
Ludorf Barn Museum & Agricultural
Learning Center Fund - advised fund to
provide opportunities through the Learning
Center for adults, students and teachers to
develop understanding and insight about
Southbury’s first settlers and agricultural
heritage.
Southbury Historical Society Endowment
Fund - to support charitable or educational
purposes of Southbury Historical Society and
its affiliated agencies.
Southbury Historical Society
Revitalization Fund - advised fund to
provide funding to revitalize the Southbury
Historical Society.
Trustee Fund - advised fund established by
Foundation Trustees.
Stanford Warshasky Fund - field of interest fund
to promote and extend the services of Connecticut
public libraries to encourage, nurture and sustain
continuing education for persons of all ages.
Funds established for future legacy gifts:
The Richard & Ann Faro Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Everett E. Kaelber Fund
Everett E. Kaelber Fund for Seniors
Everett E. Kaelber Scholarship Fund
Mark R. Margiotta, M.D. Scholarship Fund
James J. Miele Fund
Antonio Paulo Pinto Scholarship Fund
Paul Reder Fund
Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung
A beloved mother, wife and grandmother, as well as
the dedicated Principal of Sandy Hook Elementary
School in Newtown. Tragically, she was killed during
the school shooting in December 2012. Afterwards,
Dawn’s family experienced an enormous outpouring
of support from individuals near and far who wanted
to make contributions in Dawn’s memory.
At the suggestion of a close family friend, Dawn’s
daughters, Cristina Hassinger and Erica Smegielski,
contacted Connecticut Community Foundation for
assistance in creating and managing the Dawn
Lafferty Hochsprung Memorial Fund, a permanent
fund that accepts donations and will offer
scholarships to future teachers for years to come.
“CCF makes everything so easy. It really is a nobrainer – they take care of all of the administrative
details and keep us informed about what is going
on,” comments Erica.
Through their fund, Cristina and Erica have ensured
that Dawn’s values will live on in future educators.
“Education was central for Mom. She was a life-long
learner who literally gave her life for her students.
We want to inspire young people to become
educators like her,” Cristina remarks. Each year, the
scholarship will be awarded to a Naugatuck High
School student who is planning a career in education and embodies Dawn’s qualities – an innate
ability to lead and inspire others with a
commitment to public service.
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THANK
You!
We appreciate those who made gifts to our Community Leadership Fund
and to many individual funds at the Foundation. The following donors
made gifts totaling $250 or more between January 1 and December 31, 2013.
Katherine H. Pomeroy
$500,000+
Arthur R. Kimball
$10,000+
Estate of Nancy H. Camp
Estate of Raymond Gamby
Jack and Pam Baker
Crystal Rock, LLC
Robert and Marion Garthwait
Woodbury Public Library
Cly-Del Manufacturing
Renee Gilbert
Goshen Land Trust
Estate of George H. Hopkins
Palladin Precision Products
Anthony and Lynne Palladino
Ryan’s Superhero Run
Webster Bank, N.A.
Frederick S. Chase
$250,000+
Anonymous
Living in Safe Alternatives, Inc.
Estate of Russell McMillen
John H. Goss $100,000+
Jonathan and Jennifer Cohen
Estate of Marie Kunkel
The Leever Foundation
Estate of Linda Nelson
Southbury Historical Society
John P. Elton $75,000+
Christopher Craig and Joyce Mowrey
James and Catherine Smith
Waterbury Teachers Federal Credit
Union
Lewis J. Hart $50,000+
Estate of Raymond George
Alice E. Kingsbury
$25,000+
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Valerie Friedman
Ion Bank Foundation
Estate of William J. Sullivan
United Way of Greater Waterbury
President’s Circle $5,000+
Eleanor Akers
AT&T Foundation
Chris and Kathy Berman
Sonia and Amado Budy
Peter and Merrilee Chamberlain
Helen A. Johnston
John McNair
Philip Samponaro
Smaller Manufacturers Association
of Connecticut, Inc.
Estate of Fern Verriker
Benefactor $2,500+
Dan and Stella Caron
Margaret Field and David Robinson
Truxtun and Jennifer Gowen
Michael and Sally Karnasiewicz
Wayne and Betty McCormack
Scott and Jean Peterson
Kyungsook Petrahai
Town of Warren, CT
Edward and Rosemary Werner
Partner $1,500+
Burton and Sylvia Albert
Justine Arnold
Thomas and Jeannette Ashe
Fred L. Baker and Lisa A. Powers
Henry Baker
Charles and Eloisa Barlow
Amy and Jon Bernon
Martha and Robert Bernstein
Louis F. Brown
Ralph and Sheila Carpinella
Craig Carragan and Clare Ventre
Carragan
Anne Delo and Rosemary Giuliano
Family Electric, Inc.
Michael Feinberg and Ann Merriam
Feinberg
Robert and Carlotta Garthwait
Cristina Hassinger
Peter and Kristen Jacoby
Estate of Stephen G. Kenney
Dick and Elaine Lau
Jim and Peggy Lawlor
Catherine Livermore
Estate of Marie-Jeanne McDuff
Alice McNulty
John and Shirley Michaels
Marcea Morgan
John C. Ruby
Jan Taylor
Tender Years Preschool
Faith Warner
Stanford Warshasky
Waterbury Regional Chamber of
Commerce
Westover School Junior Class
Patron $1,000+
Anonymous
Peter K. Baker
David and Grace Brex
Bridgewood Fieldwater Foundation
Ambler Cantey
Joyce DeCesare
Deer Lakes School District
Diane Fountas
Carole and Raymond Gibney
George and Mary Giguere
John Grierson
Noreen Haug
Ann M. Largay
Anne Lattanzio
Dick and Bonnie Leavenworth
Littman Family Foundation
Murray and Susan Haber
Bryan Nurnberger
William and Patricia Pape
Kirsten Peckerman
Peter and Jane Post
Karen Powell
Edith Reynolds and Dan Gaeta
Dolores Riollano
Barbara Ruggiero
Tom and Alison Samph
Annie Scott
Carolyn Setlow
Anne Slattery
Patricia Sweet
Stedman Sweet
Tri-Valley Jr. Hawks Pop Warner
Association
Paula Van Ness
Betty Ann Veillette
Robert and Joan Veillette
Veolia Water NA, LLC
J. David Veselsky, Jr.
Victor and Grace Visockis
Advocate $500+
360 Consulting Group, Inc.
Doris and Joel Abramson
Eric and Jan Albert
James and Donna Bannon
Joseph and Elaine Bizzozero
Cindy Camargo and Beth Barrett
Kay Campbell
David and Carmen Carlson
Carmody & Torrance, LLP
Catholic Financial Life
Centenary College
Carole and Jay Cunningham
Darrell and Rosanne Daniels
Dan and Robin Donato
Ericson Insurance LLC
Peter and Elizabeth Frew
Gene and Irene Guilbert
Senator Joan Hartley
Brian and Susan Henebry
Dan Stowell and Lucinda Hunt-Stowell
Michael and Kris Jacobi
David R. Johnsen
Erica Lafferty Smegielski
William and Kristen Lengyel
Robert Livermore
Robert Magness
John and Marija McCarthy
Elner and Randy Morrell
Don Mroz and Susan Lapine
Henry and Jeanne Paparazzo
Chris and Molly Parker
Ann Partlow
Pomperaug High School
Sheila S. Powers
Susan Rea
Marjorie Ross
Salisbury School
Domenic and Marilyn Santucci
Arri Sendzimir
Sandra and Jack Senich
Jeffrey and Deborah Stein
Lydia Straus-Edwards
Norman and Adele Taylor
Lucien and Lucille Tremblay
Douglas and Mary Veillette
Mariette Veronneau
Waterbury Hospital Health Center
Gordon and Lenora White
Woodland Jr. Hawks Youth Football
& Cheer Inc.
Sponsor $250+
Georgette L. Aubin
Terry and Betsy Barber
Mary Barneby
Joel and Nancy Becker
David Behnke and Paul Doherty
John Benson
Philip and Anne Bergan
Jane Bernstein
Kimberly Bouchard-Shapiro
Eileen and Michael Bronko
Marcel and Rita Caron
Class of 60 Reunion Committee
Richard and Margaret Coe
Isabelle V. Curtiss
Lawrence and Elizabeth Dexheimer
Mark and Karen Dost
David and Deborah Dressler
Richard Dumont and Michele
Berthiaume
David Ferraro
Henry Fortier
Deborah Fuller
John and Ruth Galiette
Stephanie Galizia
Oz and Kirsten Griebel
Sarah Grossman
H&T Waterbury, Inc.
John and Brenda Hanna
Lori Hart and Steve Zippilli
Patrick J. Hayes Jr.
Jean V.S. Henry
George Hochsprung
Richard and Cynthia Holden
Susan B. Jefferson
John Bale Books, LLC
Brian and Karen Jones
Juanita P. Kent
Lynn A. Lamontagne
Bonnie and Dick Leavenworth
Paul LeDuc
John Long and Margo Zelie
Donald and Elena Maclean
Toni Malafrone
Robert McWilliam and Wesley Rouse
William and Judith Meyerjack
Barbara Page
Michael Perez
Roger and Peg Perreault
Peter and Marge Polstein
Michael and Tina Reardon
Rick Richardson and Kathy Bower
Tom and Beth Rickart
Lynda Robinson
Barbara and Tom Ryer
Thomas and Rosemary Sarsfield
Señor Pancho’s of Prospect, LLC
Steven and Linda Smith
Bill and Norma Solberg
Mary Ellen Spiegel
William and Janet Stokes
Robert and Jeanne Sutherland
Curtis and Janet Titus
Kristine Tomey
Laurin Traub
Robert and Mary Jane Travers
Roger Wooster
Zenographics
Catherine Livermore
John A. Michaels
Smaller Manufacturers Association
of Connecticut
Honorary Gifts*
Molly Parker
George Lamontagne
Burt Albert
Sylvia Albert
Jim and Cathy Smith
Albert family and friends
Eleanor J. Ashby
Peter and Baba Frew
Pam Baker
Jack Baker
Katherine Berman
Chris Berman
Ronald Bouchard
Kimberly Bouchard-Shapiro
Micheline Caron
Daniel N. Caron
Children’s Community School
Arri Sendzimir
Sally Cyr
Robert Livermore
Robert & Sara Livermore
Catherine A. Livermore
Elizabeth A. McCormack
Wayne P. McCormack
Shirley Michaels
Christopher R. Parker
Carole Cunningham
Robert E. Veillette
Rosemary Giuliano
Ann Merriam Feinberg
Peter Bizzozero
Dr. and Mrs. O. Joseph Bizzozero, Jr.
Lillian Brown
Juanita Pannell Kent
Henry and Reina Carpinella
David Ferraro
Mr. and Mrs. Domenic R. Santucci, Jr.
Ralph Carpinella
Wesley S. Coe
Rita Delgado
Steven L. Eisen
Margaret Field
Ferris Ellis
Marion Garthwait
Jeannette Fortier
Marie Casale Haviland
Julia Gowen
Elaine R. Lau, MSW
Tucker Gowen
Peggy Lawlor
Breanna Joy Hayes
David C. Robinson
Robert W. Garthwait, Sr.
Jeanne Paparazzo
Richard E. Lau
James J. Lawlor
George Lamontagne, Robert &
Alice Lamontagne, Rene &
Lucille Patenaude
Lynn A. Lamontagne
Amy and Jon Bernon
Laura Feldman
Lynn A. Lamontagne
Memorial Gifts*
Michael Perez
Ann Partlow
Darlene Stromstad
Ruth W. Littman
Michael A. Feinberg
Doyt Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. N. John Hanna
Rachel D’Avino
Anne Delo
Anonymous
Senor Panchos of Prospect, LLC
Cristina Hassinger
Waterbury Teachers Federal
Credit Union
Douglas and Mary Veillette
Mr. and Mrs. David Brex
Peter Baker
Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung
J. David Veselsky, Jr.
Mariette Veronneau
Lydia Straus-Edwards
Lorrie Rodrigue
Viola Lamontagne
Vincent B. Largay Sr.
Ann Largay
Charlotte Hinkelman Lau
Anonymous
J. Garry Mitchell
Karen M. Powell
* Gifts of $250 or more.
In Kind Gifts
Jackie Aviles
Carmody & Torrance, LLP
Crowne Plaza Southbury
Crystal Rock, LLC
John Bale Books, LLC
Litchfield Historical Society
Wayne McCormack
Marcia Moriarty
New Milford Public Library
Power Station Events
Prime Publishers, Inc.
Southbury Public Library
Starbucks, Trumbull Center
Village at East Farms
City of Waterbury
Waterbury Republican-American
Watermark at East Hill
WATR 1320 AM
Whittemore Memorial Library
Patrick J. Hayes Jr.
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Committees
Audit
John Michaels,
Chair
Donald Maclean
William Meyerjack
Development &
Outreach
MarthaBernstein,
Chair
Jacqueline Aviles
Guy Buzzannco
Judith Eslami
Donna Gentilozzi
Wayne McCormack
Molly Parker
Geraldine Pelegano
Marge Polstein
Gary Post
Kristin Pronovost
Anne Slattery
Environmental
Grants
Martha Phillips,
Chair
Clifford Cooper
Margaret Field
Sam Gold
Alice Lambert
Francis McDonald
Gary O’Connor
Jan Taylor
William Wesson
Christian Yanarella
Executive
Jack Baker,
Chair
Martha Bernstein
Charles Boulier III
Anne Delo
Margaret Field
Wayne McCormack
Governance
Richard Lau,
Chair
Martha Bernstein
Craig Carragan
John Michaels
Antonio Pinto
Herbst Fund Advisory
Scott Peterson,
Chair
Vincent deLuise
Laura Hess
Dean Yimoyines
Investment
Charles J. Boulier, III
Chair
Michael McCormack
John Michaels
Anne Slattery
Ann Taylor
LitLinks
Elizabeth Frew,
Chair
Linda Allard
Sue Welles Ford
Carol McCarthy
Pam Rotatori
Deborah Seidel
NAI Grants
Antonio Pinto,
Chair
Craig Carragan,
Vice Chair
Roy Balkus
Katherine Campbell
John Galiette
Robert McDonald
Francis Powell
William Spencer
William Stokes
Pathways Grants
Fenn Quigley,
Chair
Philip Benevento
Carol Ann Brown
Joyce DeCesare
Laura Donorfio
Cynthia Holden
Edith Reynolds
Bermer Ridenhour
Professional
Advisors
Luis Abella
Mary Ackerly
Cheryl Bakewell
Daniel Bedard
Miles Borzilleri
Mark Dost
Barbara Dratch
Charles Heaven
Brian Jones
Donald Maclean
John Mirabito
Scott Mulhare
Michael Reardon
Barbara Reynolds
Leonard Romaniello
David Sfara
Program Grants
Anne Delo,
Chair
Lynne Brickley
Theresa Caldarone
Judith Eslami
James Flint
George Frantzis
Michael Giardina
Elner Morrell
Roger Perreault
Edith Reynolds
Dolores Riollano
Judith Rowley
Carolyn Setlow
Saunders Trust Fund
Stanley Dudrick,
Chair
Katherine Carten
Timothy Leggett
Mary Pelletier
Loraine Shea
Mike Hickey
Courtney Ligi
John Long
Rose Mancini
Ted Martland
John McCarthy
Meg McCreedy
Ann McKinney
Carmelo Medina
Maybeth Morales-Davis
Dana Moreira
Geraldine Pelegano
Ann Pollina
Sandy Post
Jeanette Puglio
Tallitha Richardson
Rosanne Schaffner
Lindsey Spinella
Jodi Wasserstein
Scholarship Policy
& Allocations
Daniel Caron,
Chair
Judith Eslami
Judy Kollias
John McCarthy
Meg McCreedy
Scholarship
Application Review
Southbury
Community
Trust Fund
Stephen Bandy
Alicia Bennett
Colette Boyd
Josh Carey
Daniel Caron
Holly Cyr
Shirley Dunkin
Judith Eslami
Rosalee Griffin
John Gsell
Robert McWilliam,
Chair
Patricia Altieri
Laura Bennett
Kathy Bower
Janice Creighton
Brian Henebry
Kurt Mazurosky
Mark Mitchell
Rabbi Eric Polokoff
Waterbury School
Improvement
Richard Lau
Christina Reardon
James Lawlor
Western CT Leadership
Julie Bailey
Martha Bernstein
Craig Carragan
Saun Ellis
Barry Ginsburg
Kathy Kehoe
Richard Lau
Ilene Leff
Susan Rea
Carolyn Setlow
Randi Solomon
Sal Sorce
Women’s Fund
Jacqueline Aviles
Donna Bannon
Eileen Bronko
Katherine Campbell
Erin Dubuque
Mary Ann Fontaine
Donna Gentilozzi
Regina Duchin Kraus
Patricia McKinley
Marcia Moriarty
Elner Morrell
Jeanne Paparazzo
Molly Parker
Geraldine Pelegano
Karen Powell
Maysoun Richi
Deborah Sabia
Bonita Schulze
Amy Smith
Adele Taylor
Mary Jane McClay Travers
Jodi Wasserstein
Board of Trustees
STAFF
Jack Baker - Chair
Warren
Vice President, Crystal Rock Water, LLC
Margaret W. Field - Vice Chair
New Preston
Retired Head of School, Chase Collegiate
Charles J. Boulier III - Treasurer
Wolcott
President & CEO, Ion Bank
Wayne P. McCormack - Secretary
Oxford
Retired, medical products sales & marketing
Martha D. Bernstein
Litchfield
Community volunteer
Daniel Caron
Woodbury
Vice President, Site Operations and
Engineering, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Craig S. Carragan, Jr.
Southbury
Retired Founder & President, Sound Software,
Inc.; Founder of Reflections Boutique, Harold
Leever Regional Cancer Center
Anne Delo
Woodbury
Retired Vice President Human Resources,
Travelers Insurance; Community volunteer
Brian Henebry
Southbury
Managing Partner, Carmody, Torrance, Sandak &
Hennessey
Richard E. Lau, DVM
Cheshire
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons;
Retired Principal, Cheshire Veterinary Hospital
John T. McCarthy
Woodbury
Former American Ambassador to Lebanon and
Tunisia; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Josh Carey
Grants Management Director
Ellen Carter
Program Officer
Rachele DeLorenzo
Marketing Communications Coordinator
John Michaels
Southbury
Board Chair, Michaels Jewelers
Elner Morrell
Prospect
IT Architecture Consultant, UnitedHealth Group
Antonio Paulo Pinto
Ann Merriam Feinberg
Vice President
John Long
Program Officer
Cynthia Merrick
Donor Services Officer
Maybeth Morales-Davis
Development Associate
Waterbury
Account Executive, Ion Insurance; Former Waterbury
Alderman and Board of Education Commissioner
Debra Orrino
Edith Reynolds
Communications Associate
Waterbury
Owner, The John Bale Book Company
Carolyn E. Setlow
Washington
Retired Executive Vice President, GfK Custom
Research North America
Anne M. Slattery
Woodbury
Retired Executive Vice President, Webster Bank
Finance Officer
Tricia Poirier
Barbara Ryer
Finance & Administration Director
Tallitha Richardson
Program Associate
Edwin Rodriguez
Development & Community Relations Officer
Deborah Stein
Program Officer
Paula Van Ness
President & CEO
Kippy West
Program Coordinator
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