Organizations Filed Purposes:
"As a trusted steward, we provide flexible giving options that simplify the achievement of donors' charitable goals. Through deep knowledge, leadership, collaboration and grantmaking, we provide education, guidance and resources to strengthen and improve our communities.
Our Funds distribute to our community in different but effective ways. Designated Funds: A type of restricted fund in which the fund beneficiaries are specified by the donor. These distribute to Arts and Culture, Education, Environment and Health and Human Service. Scholarship Funds: Provides scholarships to students who meet specific criteria as determined by the donor. 170 students in NCM were given assistance for college through these funds.Donor Advised Funds: The donor may recommend eligible charitable recipients for grants from the fund for the Foundations approval. Distributed to health and human services, education, environmental and arts & culture organizations.Field of Interest Uses our RFP process. Field of interest funds support specific areas of interest, such as the arts, environment or education, rather than an individual nonprofit organization.
COVID- 19 Grants. 1.We distributed $1,059,764 in COVID related grants to nonprofits. Total number of grants were 87 and total grantees were 57. They were for financial assistance, food, front line workers, behavioral health, homelessness, and seniors. Discretionary Grants. 2.Organizational Development Grants: Distributions to nonprofits were $55,345. Six grants were given for the improvement and sustainability of organizations. They were used for Adaptive Planning, Strategic Planning, Market Analysis, and Diversity Trainings. 3.Environmental Preservation and Animal Welfare Grants: Distributions to nonprofits were $73,050. Nine grants were given for durable trail signage, improve access to agricultural assets, free pay and neutering of dogs and cats, integration of Gardner Head start with Mass Audubon using the natural world to support the goal of healthy social and emotional young children, STEM education in local schools, land conservation workshops, dementia friendly trail, permanent protection of 294 acres of farmland, care for displaced, abandoned, mistreated domestic and farm animals. 4.Community Enrichment Grants: Distribution from this fund was $83,333 for community enrichment projects. Seven grants were for behavioral health for seniors, a peer buddy program for students with disabilities, wellness, food security and education programs for women, dance therapy, software and licensing, and regional impact initiative. 5.Career Readiness and Educational Access Grants: Distributions from this fund was $112,000. The six grants were for scholarships, adult transition program, youth innovation center, youth workforce readiness, high school internship program. See schedule I (Grants & Other Assistance).
Upon the retirement of our part time President/CEO who had conceptualized and lead the foundation since its inception, the Community Foundation focused on the important task of hiring and onboarding our new CEO/President. We now have a dedicated full-time CEO after sharing the position with United Way of NCM for the last 17 years. This is an important step in the growth and identity of the Foundation. We reconfigured our business model to move from contracting for staff services from United Way of NCM to having the staff be employees of the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts. The number of employees went from 0 to 4 as a result.In our role as leader and convener of anchor organizations in NCM: This year we convened Historical Societies and Libraries to plan celebrations around the 100 year anniversary of 19th amendment. Due to COVID 19, our events from March on had to be cancelled. Our strategic focus this year included a reorganization of our grant making schedule. The new schedule allows each of our board members to take an active role in the grant making process. Each interest area sends out an RFP quarterly to nonprofit organizations. The committees associated with the different interests areas meet to review applications and makes distribution decisions to be submitted to the board for final approval and vote. We responded quickly to the COVID-19 epidemic by establishing a Critical Needs COVID 19 Fund. Soon after that, we were asked to partner with the MA COVID 19 Fund to distribution to our community, along with the other 15 Community Foundations in Massachusetts. See schedule I (Grants & Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations & Domestic Governments).
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Stephen J Adams | President | 37.5 | $130,645 |
| Jay Drake | Clerk | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Shepherd | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Ben Urquhart | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Attorney Richard Cella | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Georgana Cochran | Chairman | 3 | $0 |
| Ted Lapres | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Lucy Crocker Abisalih | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Bagley Iii | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Tina Griffin | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Allen Rome | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| David Mckeehan | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Attorney Henri Sans | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
| Achla Bahl Madan | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Jay Drake | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| David Huhtala | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie Garrison | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Attorney John Barrett | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| William Aubuchon Iv | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Ansin | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Albert Stone | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Kimberly Ansin | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Miggie Velez | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Stone | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
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