BUTTERFIELD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
8308 N MAY AVE STE 200, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73120 www.butterfieldfoundation.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE BUTTERFIELD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION IS A CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION SERVING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY IN HARMONY WITH THE TENETS OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH - USA.

BUTTERFIELD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION MANIFESTS THE REDEEMING LOVE OF CHRIST BY FOCUSING ON THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE, CONSISTENT WITH THE TENETS OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH USA.

BUTTERFIELD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION (BMF)GRANTS FOCUS ON MEETING THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE UNINSURED,UNDERSERVED, AND THOSE EXPERIENCING AN UNPLANNED PREGNANCY. INITIATIVES THAT HELP TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE AWARENESS OF CHARITABLE HEALTHCARE NEEDS AND SPIRITUAL CARE IN A HEALTHCARE SETTING ARE ALSO PART OF OUR PROGRAMMING. PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO CHRISTIAN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BENEFITTING OKLAHOMA COMMUNITIES; HOWEVER, CHRISTIAN NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHO SERVE THE UNDERSERVED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. THE TOTAL GRANTING DOLLARS FUNDED IN 2020 WAS 2,363,382. GRANT FUNDING WAS DISBURSED THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S FOUR FUNDING FOCUS AREAS WHICH ARE: CHARITABLE WHOLE PERSON HEALTHCARE (264,246),INTERNATIONAL WHOLE PERSON HEALTHCARE (519,637), CHOOSE LIFE ADVANCEMENT (213,399), AND SPIRITUAL CARE ADVANCEMENT (117,100). PROGRAM FUNDING WAS ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO OUR SPIRIT-LED STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES (1,074,000) THAT INCLUDED COVID-19 RESPONSE EFFORTS (249,000) AND TWO CHARITABLE CLINIC EXPANSION PROJECTS IN OKLAHOMA. ALL OF THE FOUNDATION'S FUNDING FOCUS AREAS AND INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO MEET PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, AND MENTAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THOSE IN NEED. BUTTERFIELD FOUNDATION ALSO REMAINS COMMITTED TO ADVOCATING FOR UNINSURED OKLAHOMANS TO RECEIVE QUALITY MEDICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES. WE SEEK TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL THROUGH FUNDING AND PROGRAMMING. OUR PROGRAMMING ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE LISTED BELOW. IN 2020, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE FOR THE UNINSURED, THE FOUNDATION ORGANIZED THE OKLAHOMA COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TASK FORCE (OCHTF) TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE HEALTHCARE GAPS EXISTING AMONG THE UNINSURED. THIS TASKFORCE IS COMPOSED OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS FROM A BROAD CROSS SECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE OCHTF CHOSE WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE ACCESS AS THE FIRST GAP TO ADDRESS AND WILL BE ROLLING OUT A PLAN TO MAKE SURE EVERY WOMAN POSSIBLE IS ABLE TO ACCESS THE HEALTHCARE THEY NEED IN 2021. ANOTHER KEY INITIATIVE WAS THE LAUNCH OF OUR ERIC BAIRD SPIRITUAL CARE INTERNSHIP. THE FOUNDATION HAS PARTNERED WITH MID AMERICA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY AND CROSSINGS COMMUNITY CLINIC FOR AN INTERNSHIP FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS DESIGNED TO EXPOSE THEM TO THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING THE SPIRITUAL COMPONENT OF PATIENTS AS PART OF A WHOLE PERSON CARE TREATMENT PLAN. ADDITIONAL INTERNSHIPS SITES ARE CURRENTLY BEING EXPLORED. THE FOUNDATION ALSO HOSTED FOUR STATEWIDE GATHERINGS TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL REFRESHMENT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO FREE AND CHARITABLE CLINIC DIRECTORS AND VOLUNTEERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THESE GATHERINGS PROVED TO BE SO SUCCESSFUL, THAT WE ARE CONTINUING THEM IN 2021, OPENING THEM UP FOR ALL OUR CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES TO ATTEND.

THE FIRST AND OLDEST PROGRAM IS DEACONESS PREGNANCY & ADOPTION DPA).FOUNDED IN 1900 ON THE PLAINS OF OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, IT IS NOT ONLY THE OLDEST, BUT ALSO NOW THE LARGEST NON-PROFIT ADOPTION AGENCY IN OKLAHOMA. THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES HAVE BEEN CREATED AND THOUSANDS MORE SERVICED WITH COUNSELING AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY. DPA IS A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH - USA AND ITS PURPOSE IS CHARITABLE AND RELIGIOUS IN NATURE, FOCUSED ON POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN BY SERVING WOMEN IN CRISIS PREGNANCIES, FACILITATING THE ADOPTION OF CHILDREN, AND PROVIDING RESOURCES, SUPPORT AND COUNSELING TO ALL INVOLVED. FOR WOMEN AND MEN EXPERIENCING AN UNPLANNED OR CRISIS PREGNANCY, DPA PROVIDES COUNSELING AND FULL INFORMATION REGARDING ALL OPTIONS IN A NON- JUDGMENTAL AND ACCEPTING ENVIORONMENT SO THAT THE CLIENT CAN MAKE A FULLY INFORMED DECISION. MAKING AN ADOPTION PLAN IS A FULLY VOLUNTARY DECISION AND MANY CLIENTS SERVED ARE SUPPORTED AND RESOURCED IN THEIR DECISION TO PARENT. EXPECTANT PARENTS ARE ASSISTED IN MANY WAYS, INCLUDING HELP LOCATING A MEDICAL PROVIDER, FOOD, SHELTER, CLOTHING, AND/OR TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS BY CONNECTIONS TO OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES, SUCH AS PARENTING CLASSES, INFANT SUPPLIES AND SUPPORT GROUPS. FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO MAKE AN ADOPTION PLAN, THE AGENCY IS A LICENSED ADOPTION PROVIDER AND MAINTAINS MANY PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE FAMILIES OF A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND INTERESTS WHO ARE APPROVED TO HAVE A CHILD PLACED IN THEIR HOME AFTER A RIGOROUS ASSESSMENT PROCESS THAT MEETS ALL STATE AS WELL AS AGENCY STANDARDS. ADOPTIVE PARENTS ARE VETTED BY THE AGENCY THROUGH A SERIES OF MEASURES, INCLUDING AN APPLICATION PROCESS, TRAINING SEMINAR, AND HOME STUDY ASSESSMENT. WHEN AN APPROVED FAMILY HAS A CHILD PLACED IN THEIR HOME, THE AGENCY ALSO SUPERVISES THE PLACEMENT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO ENSURE SUCCESS OF THE PLACEMENT. DPA VIEWS ADOPTION NOT AS A ONE-TIME EVENT, BUT AS AN ONGOING JOURNEY AND SEEKS TO PROVIDE LIFELONG SUPPORT TO ALL PARTIES INVOLVED, INCLUDING THE BIRTH FAMILY, ADOPTEE AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS. SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY ONGOING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TARGETED BOTH TO THE BIRTH FAMILY AND THE ADOPTIVE FAMILY. ALL PARTIES CAN ALSO REQUEST COUNSELING AND SUPPORT FROM THE AGENCY AT ANY TIME. IN ADDITION, SEARCH AND REUNION SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO FACILITATE CONTACT AND RELATIONSHIP IN THE EVENT OF A CLOSED ADOPTION. THIS SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO ALL CLIENTS WHO HAVE WORKED WITH DPA IN THE 120-YEAR HISTORY OF THE AGENCY AS ADOPTION RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED BACK TO THE AGENCY'S FOUNDING. AGENCY SERVICES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THE GLOBAL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. HOWEVER, THE AGENCY WAS STILL ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND STATE AT-LARGE IN MANY FACETS. INFANT ADOPTION AND SEARCH AND REUNION SERVICES WERE COMPLETED AS OUTLINED BELOW. THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY WERE RE-LAUNCHED THROUGH THE DPA COUNSELING CENTER IN 2020. THE DPA COUNSELING CENTER AIMS TO SERVE THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY TOUCHED BY FOSTER CARE OR ADOPTION AND PROVIDE A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE PROCESSING RELATIONAL DIFFICULTIES OR MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, TELEHEALTH THERAPY WAS PROVIDED AS WELL AS LIMITED IN-PERSON SESSIONS. DPA ALSO PROVIDED COMMUNITY TRAINING AND EDUCATION ON THE OPTION OF ADOPTION IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY, CENTERS, AND MEDICAL FACILITIES. THE AGENCY ALSO PARTNERED WITH MANY PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS AROUND THE STATE TO PROVIDE TRAINING ON ADOPTION TO THEIR STAFF. DPA WAS ALSO ACCREDITED BY THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES AS AN OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY IN 2020. FURTHERMORE, DPA IS A MEMBER OF AND PARTICIPATES IN MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND COALITIONS WITH THE INTENT TO PARTNER WELL WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND ENSURE THAT THE MISSION OF DPA IS KNOWN BY THOSE WORKING ALONGSIDE US. FUNDS ARE RAISED TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF DPA SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. DONORS ARE REACHED THROUGH DIRECT MAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, E-BLAST EMAILS, AND PERSONAL VISITS. MULTIPLE SPECIAL EVENTS ARE ALSO HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO RAISE AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. OVERVIEW OF 2020 SERVICES INFANT ADOPTION PROGRAM: . FIELDED 66 INQUIRY CALLS FROM EXPECTANT PARENTS . SERVED 42 EXPECTANT PARENTS . PROVIDED 1,156 PRE/POST CLIENT CONTACT HOURS WITH EXPECTANT PARENTS . FIELDED 206 INQUIRY CALLS FROM PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS . PROVIDED 908 PRE/POST CLIENT CONTACT HOURS WITH ADOPTIVE FAMILIES . COMPLETED 14 HOME STUDIES, 17 HOME STUDY UPDATES, AND 48 POST-PLACEMENT SUPERVISORY REPORTS . PLACED 16 INFANTS IN ADOPTIVE HOMES POST-ADOPTION/SEARCH & REUNION: . FIELDED 135 INQUIRY CALLS FROM TRIAD MEMBERS (ADOPTEE, BIRTH FAMILY, OR ADOPTIVE FAMILY) . RECEIVED REQUESTS FOR NON-IDENTIFYING MEDICAL/SOCIAL INFORMATION FROM 4 ADULT ADOPTEES AND CONFIDENTIAL INTERMEDIARY SEARCHES FROM 13 TRIAD MEMBERS . COMPLETED 8 REUNIONS . CONDUCTED 6 SUPPORT GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDENCE OF 3 PARTICIPANTS POST-ADOPTION/COUNSELING CENTER: . FIELDED 25 INQUIRY CALLS FOR THERAPEUTIC SERVICES . CONDUCTED 16 INTAKE ASSESSMENTS . COMPLETED 99 COUNSELING SESSIONS . SERVED A TOTAL OF 106 CLIENTS COMMUNITY TRAINING/EDUATION: . THE AGENCY PROVIDED 4 PRESENTATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY IMPACTING 132 INDIVIDUALS . TRAINING WAS PROVIDED TO 7 PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS, WITH 89 INDIVIDUALS LEARNING HOW TO PRESENT THE OPTION OF ADOPTION TO CLIENTS . OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS ATTENDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR RESULTED IN ALMOST 900 PEOPLE BEING EXPOSED TO AND HEARING ABOUT THE AGENCY'S SERVICES VOLUNTEER HOURS: . 40 PEOPLE FOR 210 HOURS . AOD - 10 PEOPLE AT 150 HOURS . BIRTH MOM RETREAT - 20 PEOPLE AT 30 HOURS . SEMINAR TRAINING - 10 PEOPLE AT 30 HOURS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: . OKLAHOMA ADOPTION COALITION . COUNT ME IN 4 KIDS . OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES . OKLAHOMA ASSOCIATION OF INFANT MENTAL HEALTH . HOPE PREGNANCY CENTER . PREGNANCY RESOURCE NETWORK . OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES . OKLAHOMA BAPTIST HOMES FOR CHILDREN . ROSE DAY COMMITTEE FUNDRAISING OVERVIEW: . 292 DONORS GAVE TO THE ORGANIZATION, WITH APPROXIMATELY 87 BEING NEW DONORS . 155,509 WAS RAISED THROUGH VIRTUAL SPECIAL EVENTS OF A GALA AND 5K . IN-KIND GIFTS SECURED HAD A TOTAL VALUE OF 14,751 . TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS WERE 321,868

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