NEW DIRECTIONS - Saskatoon Community Foundation

NEW DIRECTIONS2012 Community Impact

OVER TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS!Since 2000, we have grantedover 10 million dollars, over 80%of out total grants since 1970.Over 2.28 million dollars were granted in 2012 to local charities. After wefirst granted over one million dollars in a single year in 2010, we have nowreached an even greater milestone! This demonstrates the power of thecommunity foundation model. We started slowly in 1970. We made ourfirst grant in 1973, donating $600 to the Council for Crippled Children andAdults (now known as the Saskatchewan Abilities Council.) Each year, wereceive more gifts from donors, always protecting the original contributionforever, so the amount we can grant also continues to grow.2012 GRANTSCATEGORYARTS AND CULTURE: 12.3%GRANT PERCENTAGECAPACITY BUILDING: 2.2%EDUCATION: 25.2%ENVIRONMENT: 1.9%FAITH-BASED: 3.1%HEALTH: 17.9%SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: 34.4%

SIGNATURE GRANTA NEW KITCHEN FOR EGADZ’ NEW HOMECharitable organizations must be ready to respond to change. In 2012, Egadz (Saskatoon Downtown YouthCentre Inc.) had to move from its longtime location at the corner of 1 st Avenue and 24 th Street. While this movecertainly created challenges for Egadz, the organization was able to turn this into a positive new direction bypurchasing a permanent home a few blocks north.An important part of the services offered by Egadz is providing healthy nutritious meals and snacks for theyouth who come to the centre. Good food is not only a necessity to help youth overcome challenges in theirlives and take positive steps, but it can also help in establishing trust and building relationships with youththat can lead to positive changes later on.The Saskatoon Community Foundation awarded its 2012 Signature Grant of $50,000 to Egadz to assist in thecreation of its new kitchen in the new facility. Along with a matching grant from PotashCorp, the grant hasenabled Egadz to create a kitchen facility that will serve the organization now and in the future.

CNIB TECH LAB —NEW TECHNOLOGY OPENSNEW HORIZONSTechnology changes so rapidly, and all of us mustcontinue learning to keep up with the changes it brings.People with vision loss can benefit greatly from newassistive technologies, improving their ability to accessinformation, gain or maintain independence, seek newopportunities and live well. The Saskatoon CommunityFoundation granted funds to CNIB to purchase computerscreen readers, screen magnifiers, braille displays, andvoice input software that operate in conjunction withgraphical desktop browsers and other programs, as wellas video magnifiers (CCTVs) that magnify printed materialand may reverse text and background colours for greaterease of reading. The Technology Lab has the potential tobenefit over 5,000 people, helping each client to be ableto do the same daily activities as sighted people, andincreasing CNIB’s ability to help people develop new lifeskills as they learn to cope with their condition.BEAVER CREEK INTERPRETIVESKI PROGRAM (MVA) —MOVING WITH NATUREThe Beaver Creek Conservation Area is accessible yearroundto schools, special interest groups and the generalpublic. The area is a naturalized site with nature trails thatare challenging to navigate during the winter months.With a grant from the Saskatoon Community Foundation,the Meewasin Valley Authority purchased 50 sets of skis,boots and poles, housing them in the ski chalet that hasbeen recently installed at the Beaver Creek ConservationArea. This building site is adjacent to the Beaver CreekInterpretive Centre, and has access to power/ heat anda deck in the front area. Future plans include installationof solar power. This new ski program gives interpretersat Beaver Creek a new opportunity for programming inthe winter season. Interpreters lead students, teachersand others to interact with nature on cross countryskis. People can get closer to flora and fauna withoutdisturbing their natural habitat.

SCOTIAMCLEODASSOCIATION FUNDScotiaMcLeod – Saskatoon and North Saskatchewan is proud tohave the opportunity to live and work in the friendly and familyoriented environment of Saskatchewan.ScotiaMcLeod believes in supporting organizations thatimprove the communities and strengthen the social fabric ofour beautiful province. The ScotiaMcLeod Association Fundwas formed in 2012 in support of charitable organizations thatcontribute to thewell-being of children, youth and families. ScotiaMcLeodbelieves that the benefits of having its own fund within theSaskatoon Community Foundation are the flexibility to combinethe money raised within the branch for a charity of choiceas well as the ability of any employee within our branch toprovide a charitable donation to the Foundation. The conceptof perpetuity added appeal for ScotiaMcLeod, knowing thatdonating these funds today would help to support Saskatoonwell into the future.The consolidation of efforts and funds into the ScotiaMcLeodAssociation Fund also allows the advisors the ability to bestrategic in their annual granting and support of various causes,more so than they were able to do before. ScotiaMcLeod wouldlike to thank its advisors for their collective contributions of theirtime and resources to this fund.MEEWASIN VALLEY AUTHORITY FUND –SUSAN LAMBAs a tribute to Susan Lamb on the occasion of her retirement fromthe position of CEO at Meewasin, the Meewasin Board establishedthe “Susan Lamb Endowment Fund” in 2012. The fund will bemanaged by the Saskatoon Community Foundation for the benefitof Meewasin. Meewasin’s education programs have always beenparticularly important to Susan; to honour that importance, theBoard decided that the annual earnings from the new $10,000 fundwill be dedicated to support education and conservation work inthe northeast swale in perpetuity. Contributions to the new fundwill be accepted from all interested persons.During her tenure, Meewasin was named one of the top four riverbasin agencies in the world in 2004 and again in 2006 by theRiverfoundation in Brisbane, Australia in a prize competition thathas been compared to the Nobel Prize for rivers. Ingrained in thecommunity, Susan was named YWCA Woman of Distinction in 1995for her business and community work and received a SaskatchewanCentennial Medal in 2006.Susan has always kept the long-view of Meewasin in mind, and the“Susan Lamb Endowment Fund” is a fitting tribute to her serviceand part of her legacy at Meewasin. It will continue for as long asthe river runs.

PotashCorp Mayor’s Cultural GalaContinues to Inspire in 2012In 2012, its sixth year, the PotashCorp Mayor’s Cultural Gala continued to dazzle our community withthe best in cultural entertainment and local talent. The 6 th Annual PotashCorp Mayor’s Cultural Galawas presented at TCU Place on September 22, 2012, to an enthusiastic crowd of over 600 supporters.The event was a resounding success once again, raising over $370,000 thanks to the support ofsponsors, attendees, auction donors, entertainers, and a huge amount of work done behind thescenes by the volunteer committee.The entertainment was exceptional this year, featuring local stars such as Sean Brandt, CarrieCatherine and Chinese Dragon Dancers, as well as three-time Juno Award winner and Order ofCanada recipient Susan Aglukark performing special versions of her songs with local dancers. Asalways, a stellar meal, a wide range of live and silent auction items, and dance music from SneakyPete made the sixth Gala an event not to be missed!Amid all the glamour and high spirits, there was another huge announcement made. WayneBrownlee, Vice-President of PotashCorp, announced that PotashCorp will be continuing its titlesponsorship of the Gala with a further $300,000 for 2013, 2014 and 2015. The $300,000 covers notonly the cost of the sponsorship, but also ensures that the PotashCorp Partnership grants programwill continue at SCF for another three years. On behalf of the many charities that will benefit fromthese grants, we would like to thank PotashCorp for its generous support of our community, and ofthe Saskatoon Community Foundation, your centre for community philanthropy!To all those who attended, to those who bought or donated an auction item, and to all of oursponsors including our title sponsor PotashCorp, on behalf of the Saskatoon Community Foundationand our great community of Saskatoon, we would like to offer our heartfelt thanks. Your supportshows that Saskatoon does indeed shine, through our generosity and sense of community!The 2013 PotashCorpMayor’s Cultural Gala willbe held at TCU Place onSeptember 21 st , 2013.

Looking toNEW HORIZONSAt the Saskatoon Community Foundation, our staff teammust be ready to adapt to changing circumstances andconditions, ready for the next opportunity, the nextidea, and the next donor who wishes to transform ourcommunity. We must be flexible, responsive and focusedon the needs of our donors.If you are seeking a way to make a lasting impact onthe quality of life in our community, we hope you willfind your way to us. We can help you to ensure that yourcharitable legacy to our community is directed to thecauses that mean the most to you.TrevorForrestExecutive DirectorDonEwlesGrants andCommunicationsManagerSusanSkrypnykAdministrationManagerKristyRempelDonor ServicesManagerLEFT TO RIGHT: Rainer Kocsis, Oksana Kishchuk, Andriy Guravskyy, Surath Gomis,Kelly Zheng, Sabrina Materie, Richard Zhu, Shreya Pahwa, Marcus Lee, Kirsten Eisner,Sarah FarthingYOUTH ADVISORY COUNCILOur Youth Advisory Council members, who aresometimes known as YACs, are the dedicated youngmen and women between the ages of 14 and 19who help to determine which youth programswill be supported by the Saskatoon CommunityFoundation each year. YACs attend regular meetingsto learn about community charities and decide onthe types of projects that will be supported each year,based on the most important needs for youth in ourcommunity. They work together to plan fundraisingand awareness events, and finally, they decide whichcommunity charities will receive grants! It’s a bigresponsibility, but it’s also a lot of fun!Youth Endowment Saskatoon (YES!)In 2012, our Youth Advisory Council decided that the original name given to our youth fund, The Batting 1000 Endowmentfor Children and Youth, no longer resonated with them. Over a number of meetings, the group collaboratively decidedthat the fund should be renamed Youth Endowment Saskatoon. While of course the name is very straightforward, it alsocreates the anagram YES! The Youth Advisory Council wanted its fund and grants to have this very positive connotation,implying not only that youth are positive about making our community a better place, but also that requests for fundingwill be reviewed with this positive attitude. After all, the favourite activity of anyone who reviews grant applications is tosay “YES!” Beginning in 2013, the Youth Advisory Council will no longer make “Batting 1000” grants, but instead, will fromnow on make YES! grants.

YEAR IN REVIEW2012 was a record year forthe Saskatoon CommunityFoundation with over$2,280,000 in grants. Inthe last 10 years, the totalgrants awarded are over$9,200,000, bringing thetotal grants since inceptionto $12,498,000.Almost $4,000,000 was donated to SCF in 2012. Since 2001, thetotal assets of SCF have grown over 620% to a total of $47,090,928.The SCF strives to maintain its diligent investment policy and hasconsistently exceeded market average. Our investments provideda 6.48% return for 2012, and brings our 10-year average to 7.3%per year. We are proud of the fact that among the approximately185 community foundations in Canada, your local foundation hasprovided nearly the highest return over the past decade.In fulfilling our fiduciary responsibilities, our goal is to obtaincompetitive total returns over the long term. This is accomplishedthrough a strategic allocation of fixed assets among equities andfixed income securities.2012 BOARD MEMBERSAlain GaucherSCF ChairSenior Partner, MacPhersonLeslie & Tyerman LLPZeba AhmadSCF Vice-ChairBusiness DevelopmentExecutive, Ernst & YoungGreg KellerSCF Director at LargePartner, Ernst & YoungBart HunterSCF Past ChairSenior Wealth Advisor –Director, ScotiaMcLeodBrian BentleyRetiredJeret BodeInvestment Banking,MGI SecuritiesTom KishchukPresident & CEOHitachi Power SystemsCanada Ltd.Wayne BrownleeExecutive Vice Presidentand CFO, PotashCorpBrenda FitzgeraldRetiredTracy MuggliDirector of Mental Health andAddiction ServicesSaskatoon Health RegionIan SutherlandRetiredJohn WilliamsCEO, North PrairieDevelopments Ltd.Address: Suite 101 - 308 Fourth Avenue N, Saskatoon, SK S7K 2L7Tel: (306) 665 -1766 Fax: (306) 665 -1777Website: saskatooncommunityfoundation.caEmail: office@saskatooncommunityfoundation.caSaskatoon Community Foundation is a ProudMember of Community Foundations of Canada