Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore
{{Short description|Non-profit foundation in Salisbury, Maryland, US}}
{{Infobox organization
| image = File:Community_Foundation_of_the_Eastern_Shore_Logo.png
| formation = {{start date and age|1984|04|10}}
| type = Non-Profit Community Foundation
| coords = {{Coord|38.369192|-75.569709|display=inline}}
| leader_name = Velda Henry
| leader_title2 = President
| leader_name2 = Erica Joseph
| board_of_directors = 25
| key_people = {{unbulleted list|David Plotts
(Vice President, Finance and Administration)|Sharon Dickson
(Vice President, Community Investment)|Jessica Meehan
(Senior Director, Advancement)}}
| footnotes = Member of Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations and Council on Foundations
| name = Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, Inc.
| tax_id = 52-1326014
| location = Salisbury, Maryland
| area_served = Somerset County, Maryland, Wicomico County, Maryland, Worcester County, Maryland
| staff = 11
| endowment = $161 million (Fiscal 2021)
| method = Donations and Grants
| leader_title = Board Chair
| website = {{URL|cfes.org}}
}}
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) was established in 1984, and is located in Salisbury, Maryland. Its mission is to "To strengthen our community by connecting people who care with causes that matter to improve quality of life in our region" and its vision is for "...a community where all can live, learn, work, create and prosper". It serves the three lower counties of the Eastern Shore of Maryland: Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfes.org/about|title=Who We Are|last=|first=|date=|website=Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore|access-date=2017-06-25}}
Annually CFES awards more than $6 million in grants and scholarships.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-06-30|title=Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, Inc. - Financial Report - June 30, 2021 and 2020|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1STQXslFjdVpPF1fSsg988-4IGe8pmcva/view?usp=sharing|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203203147/https://drive.google.com/file/d/1STQXslFjdVpPF1fSsg988-4IGe8pmcva/view?usp=sharing |archive-date=2022-02-03 |access-date=2022-02-03|website=Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore}} In June 2010, the Council on Foundations released a report titled Benchmarking Beyond Asset Size which ranked the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore 23 in the nation,{{cite web|url=http://www.cfinsights.org/home/index.php?s=file_download&id=95|title=Benchmarking Beyond Asset Size|author=Council on Foundations|author-link=Council on Foundations|publisher=Community Foundation Insights|access-date=2010-07-08}} out of over 700 community foundations,{{cite web|url=https://www.cfes.org/single-post/2011/09/18/Community-Foundation-of-the-Eastern-Shore-Profiled-in-National-Research-Report|title=Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore Profiled in National Research Report|last=|first=|date=2011-09-18|website=|publisher=Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore|access-date=2017-06-25}} for receiving the most gifts per capita for fiscal year 2009. The same report was released in April 2014 ranking CFES 84 in the nation for most gifts received per capita for fiscal year 2013.http://www.cfinsights.org/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/FY%202013_BBA.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}
CFES is one of a growing number of community foundations across the U.S. and the world, and is a 501(c)(3) public charity organization.
Philanthropic funds
CFES works with individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit partners to establish funds suited to their philanthropic needs. Available funds are donor-advised, designated, field of interest, scholarship, unrestricted, and agency.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfes.org/donors|title=Donors|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore|access-date=2017-06-25}} Each donor's funds are pooled for investment management purposes to minimize costs and achieve a greater return, therefore making it possible for a smaller individual fund to enjoy the same benefits as a large foundation.
The Foundation is also able to respond to urgent community needs through funds such as the Disaster Fund which supported areas such as Crisfield, Maryland affected by Hurricane Sandy and the Tri-County region during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfes.org/single-post/2014/04/24/Community-Foundation-Awards-Disaster-Relief-Funds-to-Somerset-County-Long-Term-Recovery|title=Community Foundation Awards Disaster Relief Funds to Somerset County Long Term Recovery|last=|first=|date=2014-04-24|website=Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore|access-date=2017-06-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmdt.com/2020/03/funding-critical-nonprofit-services-during-covid-19/|title=Funding critical nonprofit services during COVID-19|date=2020-03-24|website=47abc|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-28}} Another urgent need fund is the Help Your Neighbor Fund. This fund provides pharmaceutical, food, and utility assistance to over 150 local charities.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfes.org/single-post/2015/03/02/Community-Foundations-Help-Your-Neighbor-Fund-Supports-Local-Delmarva-Evangelistic-Church-Food-Pantry|title=Community Foundation's Help Your Neighbor Fund Supports Local Delmarva Evangelistic Church Food Pantry|last=|first=|date=2015-03-02|website=Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore|access-date=2017-06-25}}
Another example of funds that benefit the community are two funds established in July 2011 to benefit the Salisbury Police Department: Salisbury Police Department K-9 and Mounted Unit Fund, which will establish a K-9 unit and reestablish the mounted unit, and the Salisbury Police Department Future Officer Recruits College Education Scholarship Fund, which will allow the Salisbury Police Department to offer college scholarships to the 2-year Criminal Justice program at Wor-Wic Community College.{{cite web|url=http://www.wmdt.com/story/15152288/salisbury-city-council-approves-k-9-and-mounted-units|title=Salisbury City Council Approves K-9 And Mounted Units|date=2011-07-26|publisher=WMDT-TV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928073458/http://www.wmdt.com/story/15152288/salisbury-city-council-approves-k-9-and-mounted-units|archive-date=2011-09-28|url-status=dead|author=Ryan Hughes|access-date=2011-07-27}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.salisbury.md.us/Default.aspx?tabid=653|title=SPD Fundraisers|date=2011-07-26|publisher=City of Salisbury, Maryland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724062611/http://www.ci.salisbury.md.us/Default.aspx?tabid=653|archive-date=2011-07-24|url-status=dead|access-date=2011-07-27}}
In 2011 the Foundation's donors launched The Women's Fund, which provides grants that address the needs of women and girls in the Maryland Counties of Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester. They focus of financial literacy, housing, counseling, job training, and education.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfes.org/womensfund|title=The Women's Fund|last=|first=|date=|website=Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore|access-date=2017-06-25}}
In 2015 CFES launched Shore Gives More, a Giving Tuesday campaign, raising $7,500 for 23 local nonprofits.{{Cite news|url=https://baysideoc.com/shore-gives-more-campaign-returns-for-giving-tuesday/|title=Shore Gives More campaign returns for Giving Tuesday {{!}} Ocean Pines MD News Worcester County|date=2018-11-21|work=Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette|access-date=2018-11-25|language=en-US}} In 2017, over $164,000 was raised for 80 nonprofits.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfes.org/single-post/2017/11/29/Giving-Tuesday-Raises-164000-in-24-Hour-Event-Eighty-Lower-Shore-nonprofits-take-part-in-Shore-Gives-More-Campaign|title=Giving Tuesday Raises $164,000 in 24 Hour Event; Eighty Lower Shore nonprofits take part in Shore Gives More Campaign {{!}} cfes|website=cfes|language=en|access-date=2018-11-25}}{{Cite news|url=https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2017/11/30/shore-gives-more-campaign-raises-164879-for-nonprofits-in-one-day/|title=11/30/2017 {{!}} Shore Gives More Campaign Raises $164,879 For Nonprofits In One Day {{!}} News Ocean City MD|date=2017-11-30|work=News Ocean City Maryland Coast Dispatch Newspaper|access-date=2018-11-25|language=en-US}} In 2018, 99 local nonprofits are participating. With this campaign, CFES contracts with a 3rd party platform, currently CiviCore to operate a giving day at no cost to the nonprofit, other than credit card fees, thanks to its sponsors 47ABC, Pohanka of Salisbury, the Perdue Family Fund, and the Hershey Family Fund.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shoregivesmore.org/faq|title=Shore Gives More|website=www.shoregivesmore.org|language=en-us|access-date=2018-11-25}}
Grant opportunities
CFES offers grants to local nonprofit, community, and faith-based organizations. Grant programs are Community Needs, Education Awards, Neighborhood Grants, Workforce Development, Women's Fund, and a Mini-Grants Program. The Mini-Grants program encompasses many programs such as the Technical Mini-Grant Program, Help Your Neighbor Program, Chairman's Fund, and various Field of Interest and Designated Funds.{{Cite web|url=https://cfesgrants.communityforce.com|title=E-Grants|last=|first=|date=|website=Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore|access-date=2017-06-25}}
ShoreCAN volunteer center
In 2009, CFES established the ShoreCAN Volunteer Center. The purpose of the Volunteer Center was to "connect local nonprofit organizations that need volunteers with individuals on the Lower Shore who are looking for volunteer opportunities."{{cite web|url=http://cfes.org/foundation-sponsors-shorecan-volunteer-center/|title=Foundation Sponsors ShoreCAN Volunteer Center|publisher=Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore|access-date=2010-06-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021163042/http://cfes.org/foundation-sponsors-shorecan-volunteer-center/|archive-date=2013-10-21}} ShoreCAN served the same tri-county area as CFES.{{cite web|url=http://www.wboc.com/global/story.asp?s=11889798|title=Volunteerism on the Rise on Delmarva|author=WBOC-TV|author-link=WBOC-TV|publisher=WBOC-TV|date=|access-date=2010-06-12}} The ShoreCAN Volunteer Center collaborated with the Salisbury University Volunteer Center on volunteers and opportunities.{{cite web|url=http://www.salisbury.edu/news/article.html?id=4117|title=SU Opens Student Volunteer Center|publisher=Salisbury University|date=2010-02-16|access-date=2010-06-12}} The Volunteer Center operated through HandsON Connect, a volunteer portal powered by the HandsOn Network and the Points of Light Institute.
The ShoreCAN Volunteer Center was partially funded in 2009 and 2010 through the Community Experience Partnership [http://www.cprgroup.net/CEP.html] of the Atlantic Philanthropies. CFES was one of 30 community foundations selected to participate in The Community Experience Partnership.{{cite web|url=http://www.cprgroup.net/CEP_Participants.html|title=CEP Participants|publisher=Community Experience Partnership|date=|access-date=2010-06-12}} The second phase of the Community Experience Partnership was focused on volunteerism for the 50+ population.
In 2011, the ShoreCAN Volunteer Center received a three-year grant through the Maryland Governor's Office of Service and Volunteerism from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Volunteer Generation Fund. The Volunteer Generation Fund was established as part of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. The Volunteer Center is also sponsored by Delmarva Power.
In 2015, in an effort to avoid duplication of services, the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore joined forces with the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore, and migrated the nonprofits listed on ShoreCAN to the United Way's Get Connected database platform.
Publications
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The local public-access television cable TV station, PAC 14, produces a monthly television show titled Community Foundation Spotlight.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pac14.org/testimonials---read-more.html|title=Testimonials - Read More|website=PAC14 {{!}} Public Access Channel|language=en|access-date=2018-11-25}} On this show CFES President Erica Joseph interviews executive directors from various local nonprofits.
Annual awards
The Community Foundation awards three awards at their Annual Meeting each November.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfes.org/awards|title=Annual Awards|access-date=2017-11-04}} The Henson Award for Nonprofit Excellence was established in 1989 to recognize Richard A. Henson's contributions to the community. The Frank H. Morris Humanitarian Award was established to recognize Frank H. Morris' dedication to humanitarian ideals. In 2011, the Mary Gladys Jones Volunteer of the Year Award was established to recognize an individual who made outstanding contributions to community service and volunteerism.
History
1984 - The Salisbury Regional Community Foundation was formed by the Greater Salisbury Committee [http://www.greatersalisbury.org]. First Executive Director - Bob Cook.
1985 - Richard A. Henson announces $1 million gift to the Foundation. First endowed funds established. First grants to Life Crisis Center and Coastal Hospice for $1,000 each.
1987 - Foundation formally changes its name to Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore
1988 - Foundation's assets reach $1 million.
1994 - Foundation's 10th anniversary. Assets are $6.9 million.
1995 - Grants to the community exceed $1.5 million.
1996 - Foundation's assets reach $10 million.
1999 - Selected by the Kresge Foundation for a campaign to raise community capital. Foundation's assets reach $20 million.
2000 - Foundation completes the Kresge Challenge phase 1, receiving $1 million from the community and a match of $1 million from the Kresge Foundation.
2000 - Frank and Mitzi Perdue announce a gift of $4 million to the Foundation.
2001 - Foundation's assets reach $30 million.
2002 - Foundation grants $50 thousand to Wor-Wic Community College to expand their nursing program.
2003 - Foundation is the first to receive the Seal of Excellence from the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations.
2004 - Foundation's 20th anniversary. Assets reach $42 million.
2006 - Foundation purchases permanent facility, sets up regional Nonprofit Support Center.
2006 - Foundation selected as one of 10 foundations nationwide to participate in Partners Investing in Nursing's Future, a national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Northwest Health Foundation.
2009 - Foundation's 25th anniversary. Assets reach $68.2 million. 25th Anniversary Partnership Prize awarded to The Family Connections Community Service Center. Over $3 million in grants was awarded, and $185,000 in scholarships from over 100 scholarship funds.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfes.org/single-post/2009/05/12/Family-Connections-Awarded-25000-Partnership-Prize|title=Family Connections Awarded $25,000 Partnership Prize|last=|first=|date=2009-05-12|website=Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore|access-date=2017-06-25}}
2009 - Foundation opens ShoreCAN Volunteer Center.
2010 - Foundation offers office space to nonprofits in their Nonprofit Office Center. Initial nonprofits occupying space include: Women Supporting Women, Del-Mar-Va Council Boy Scouts of America, Delmarva Education Foundation, Delmarva Water Transport Committee, and Delmarva Low Impact Tourism Experiences.
2011 - Foundation's donors launch The Women's Fund which quickly reaches $100,000 in donations in five months.
One of three Community Foundations featured in a study by The Center for Effective Philanthropy, as evidence of the use of strategic planning.{{cite web|url=http://www.effectivephilanthropy.org/assets/pdfs/Community%20Foundation%20Strategy%20Study%20PDF.pdf|title=Rhetoric versus Reality: A Strategic Disconnect at Community Foundations|author1=Buteau, Ellie|author2=Brock, Andrea|publisher=The Center for Effective Philanthropy|date=September 2011|access-date=2012-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815032408/http://www.effectivephilanthropy.org/assets/pdfs/Community%20Foundation%20Strategy%20Study%20PDF.pdf|archive-date=2012-08-15|url-status=dead}}
2014 - Foundation makes three Pearls of Service awards as part of their 30th Anniversary Gala. Awards of a $10,000 endowment fund were made to MAC, Inc., Seton Center, and Diakonia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfes.org/single-post/2014/07/21/Community-Foundation-Presents-30th-Anniversary-Pearls-of-Service-Award-to-Diakonia-Inc|title=Community Foundation Presents 30th Anniversary Pearls of Service Award to Diakonia, Inc.|last=|first=|date=2014-07-21|website=Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore|access-date=2017-06-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfes.org/single-post/2014/07/07/Community-Foundation-Presents-30th-Anniversary-Pearls-of-Service-Award-to-MAC-Inc|title=Community Foundation Presents 30th Anniversary Pearls of Service Award to MAC, Inc.|last=|first=|date=2014-07-07|website=Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore|access-date=2017-06-25}}
2019 - Foundation marked its 35th anniversary with a SPARK campaign for Lower Shore Education.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmdt.com/2019/04/community-foundation-launches-spark-campaign-for-lower-shore-education/|title=Community Foundation launches 'Spark Campaign' for Lower Shore education|date=2019-04-05|website=47abc|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-28}} This campaign challenged the Wicomico and Worcester County Education Foundations and Somerset County Public Schools to raise $35,000, to which the Foundation would match.
2020 - Foundation establishes COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund with funding from the Richard A. Henson Foundation, Perdue Farms, Carefirst, Delmarva Power, M&T Bank, First Shore Federal, and numerous local donors.{{Cite web|date=2020-03-24|title=Funding critical nonprofit services during COVID-19|url=https://www.wmdt.com/2020/03/funding-critical-nonprofit-services-during-covid-19/|access-date=2020-06-21|website=47abc|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Covid19|url=https://www.cfes.org/covid19|access-date=2020-06-21|website=cfes|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Perdue Foundation Gift Supports Emergency Pandemic Relief Efforts|url=https://corporate.perduefarms.com/news/press-releases/perdue-foundation-gift-supports-emergency-pandemic-relief-efforts/|access-date=2020-06-21|website=corporate.perduefarms.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Delmarva Power ups donations to $100,000 for Coronavirus relief|url=https://www.coastalpoint.com/news/coronavirus/delmarva-power-ups-donations-to-100-000-for-coronavirus-relief/article_40801efc-7a86-11ea-b2e0-6f94951681b7.html|access-date=2020-06-21|website=Coastal Point|date=9 April 2020 |language=en}}{{Cite web|title=CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Pledges $2M to Community Organizations for Coronavirus Response and Relief|url=https://www.carefirst.com/community/news/2020/03/carefirst-bluecross-blueshield-pledges-2m-to-comm/|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.carefirst.com}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.cfes.org/ Official Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore Site]
- [http://www.facebook.com/CFEasternShore Official Facebook Page]
- [https://www2.guidestar.org/profile/52-1326014 GuideStar Nonprofit Directory - Organization Report]
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