Here for good. - Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

Our Vision
The Wilder Foundation is here for good! The Foundation’s vision for the greater
Saint Paul area is that it will be a vibrant community where all individuals, families
and neighborhoods can prosper, with opportunities to work, to be engaged in
their communities, to live in decent housing, to attend good schools and to
receive support during times of need.
AMHERST H. WILDER FANNY SPENCER WILDER CORNELIA DAY WILDER APPLEBY
Our Values
To accomplish our stated mission, Wilder is committed to being responsive,
innovative and effective. We will meet that commitment by:
› listening, communicating and engaging respectfully;
› honoring diverse perspectives and cultures;
› behaving ethically, compassionately and responsibly;
› taking action to create positive change.
About the Wilder Foundation
The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation is a nonprofit
health and human services organization that has
served the greater Saint Paul, Minnesota area since
1906. The Foundation offers a wide range of programs
and services to help children succeed in school,
troubled youth and families overcome barriers to
successful living, individuals and families maintain
stable, long-term housing, and older adults remain
independent. Wilder leadership development programs
work to build skills of emerging community leaders and
renew the energy and commitment of experienced
leaders. Wilder Research is one of the nation’s largest
nonprofit research and evaluation centers dedicated
to the field of human services.
Amherst H. Wilder, a wealthy Saint Paul businessman,
his wife, Fanny and their daughter Cornelia Day Wilder
Appleby created the Foundation in 1906, funded by
$2.6 million in trusts left by the family. Their wishes
have been carried out for over 100 years, fulfilling
the following mission:
The mission of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
is to promote the social welfare of persons resident
or located in the greater Saint Paul metropolitan
area by all appropriate means including:
› Relief of the poor
› Care of the sick and aged
› Care and nurture of children
› Aid of the disadvantaged and otherwise needy
› Promotion of physical and mental health
› Support of rehabilitation and corrections
› Provision of needed housing and social services
And, in general, “the conservation of human
resources by the provision of human services
responsive to the welfare needs of the community,
all without regard to, or discrimination on account
of, nationality, sex, color, religious scruples or
prejudices.”
For 102 years, Wilder has worked to
fulfill the social, emotional and living
needs of Saint Paul’s most vulnerable
people. Our annual report theme this
year is “in touch with the need,”
because after 102 years of serving
Saint Paul, we’ve learned that you
can’t serve the community without
first understanding it.
The carved stone “word band”
encircling the newly constructed
2 Our Mission
Wilder Center captures that
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Contents
A Message from the President and Board Chair . . . . . . . . 3–19
Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Second Century Capital Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Programs and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Financial Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Gifts and Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Legacy Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
understanding through words from
the Wilder family wills. Those words
demonstrate how Wilder is and has
been in touch with the growing needs
of Saint Paul, based on a mission that’s
been cultivated for the past century,
a mission to support individuals and
families in attaining quality housing;
to nurture and prepare children and
families for success; to honor and
improve the quality of life for elders;
and to develop the knowledge and
leadership that inspires progress.
Wilder programs and services are
designed to grow with community
challenges and circumstances, thereby
always remaining in touch with those
who need us most.
CONTINUED›
A Message from the President and Board Chair
Sandy M. Kiernat, Board Chair
Tom Kingston, President