TRUMAN HEARTLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
439 E 64TH TERRACE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64131 www.thcf.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY, MO.

TRUMAN HEARTLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICES ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2019 HIGHLIGHTS TRUMAN HEARTLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HAS DEMONSTRATED THE EFFECT OF PRIVATE GIVING FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD FOR MORE THAN 37 YEARS IN EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THIS PAST YEAR WAS VERY PRODUCTIVE WITH CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALING 9 MILLION. GRANTS MADE FROM ALL FUNDS, INCLUDING DONOR ADVISED FUNDS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM REACHED 4.8 MILLION. THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 700 FUNDS INCLUDING 49 NEW FUNDS ESTABLISHED IN 2019. THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY GRANTS COMMITTEE, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOUR ADVISORY BOARDS AND YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, AWARDED 51 GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PERTAINING TO HEALTH AND WELFARE, ARTS AND CULTURE, COMMUNITY BETTERMENT, EDUCATION, AND MISSOURI WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TOTALING 306,954. SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO 214 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND TECHNICAL STUDENTS, TOTALING 319,054 TO SUPPORT CONTINUING EDUCATION. THE 124 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS WERE FUNDED THROUGH DONORS' DEDICATION AND GIVING. THE HEARTLAND LEGACY SOCIETY, COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO THROUGH THEIR ESTATE PLANS CHOOSE TO LEAVE A LASTING LEGACY OF PHILANTHROPY, GREW BY 15, BRINGING THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP TO 165. THEIR THOUGHTFUL PLANNING AND GENEROSITY WILL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY INTO THE FUTURE. THE NEW COMMUNITY INITIATIVE, JOB SKILLS FOR NEW CAREERS, AIMS TO HELP IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF FAMILIES IN EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY AND BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING A PATHWAY TO HIGHER PAYING, IN-DEMAND CAREERS THROUGH JOB SKILLS TRAINING, FINANCIAL COACHING AND MENTORSHIP. THE RESULT OF HUNDREDS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH FUND HOLDERS AND MONTHS OF RESEARCH, JOB SKILLS FOR NEW CAREERS IS A COLLABORATION WITH FOUR KEY ORGANIZATIONS: COMMUNITY SERVICES LEAGUE, HERNDON CAREER CENTER, MID- CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY AND UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI. USING EACH ORGANIZATION'S UNIQUE ASSETS, APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE FREE TRAINING IN FIELDS THAT PAY LIVING WAGES AND ARE IN HIGH DEMAND IN THE REGION, INCLUDING HEALTHCARE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SKILLED INDUSTRIAL TRADES. THE THCF YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (YAC) INCLUDES 160 STUDENTS FROM 11 LOCAL SCHOOLS. TOGETHER, THEY LEARN ABOUT PHILANTHROPY AND GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN FUNDRAISING, GRANTMAKING AND VOLUNTEERISM. IN 2019, THEY COLLECTED 40,000 ITEMS DURING THEIR ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE FOR LOCAL PANTRIES AND ORGANIZED A FUNDRAISING EVENT TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THEIR OWN ENDOWMENT FUND. THE YAC STUDENTS ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS OF THE COMMUNITY GRANTS COMMITTEE AND SUPPORT VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS UTILIZING THEIR ENDOWMENT. THE TOAST TO OUR TOWNS GALA COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY JUDY FORRESTER AND CANDY WHITE, PLANNED THE ANNUAL BLACK-TIE EVENT AT THE SHERATON CROWN CENTER HOTEL. WITH MORE THAN 750 GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE, IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. ONCE AGAIN, THE EVENT SHOWCASED THE FOUNDATION'S WORK IN THE COMMUNITY AND INTRODUCED SPONSORS AND GUESTS TO THE WONDERFUL GROUP OF HONOREES AND OUTSTANDING CITIZENS WHO THROUGH THEIR COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT WERE RECEIVING RECOGNITION. THE COMMITTEE SURPASSED ITS GOAL AND GENERATED MORE THAN 189,000 IN PROCEEDS FOR USE BY THE FOUNDATION IN FOR OPERATING EXPENSES.

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