2015 ANNUAL REPORTFinding Needs. Funding Change.

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Brenda knows her journey to becoming a nurse at a nursing home is uphill, but she takes it one step at a time. When she found MY HOME, a Salvation Army program funded by The Women’s Fund, she was moving out of the shelter system, showed signs of depression, and lost her driver’s license due to outstanding fines. It was anything but an ideal situation for her and her two young children. After counseling and legal services, Brenda’s fines were cleared and she passed her driver’s license exam. Her case manager also reported drastic improvements with both her family life and demeanor. Now, Brenda is well on her way to becoming a certified nursing assistant (CNA).

B R E N D A

The Women’s Fund respects everyone we serve—and many are working toward a fresh start in life. While their stories are true, some client names and photos have been changed.

BRENDA’S CASE MANAGER REPORTED DRASTIC IMPROVEMENTS WITH BOTH HER FAMILY LIFE AND DEMEANOR.

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C A N D I C ECandice knew firsthand the importance of quality early childcare, but she couldn’t always pay the $250 per month for her four-year- old son Trevor to attend. When she couldn’t afford it, she would miss work to stay home with him. Over time, Candice’s repeated absences put her at risk for losing her job. Fortunately, Candice connected with Forever Home, a First Light, Inc. program funded by The Women’s Fund. A social worker helped place Trevor in a Jefferson County Head Start class where he was able to play with older children and develop social skills. His academic skills are blossoming and he is maturing faster than at his previous daycare. Because Candice’s work attendance has improved drastically, she was able to open a savings account and has recently accepted a promotion.

CANDICE OPENEDA SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND RECENTLY ACCEPTED A PROMOTION.

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P R E S I D E N T ’ S W E LC O M E

I MAGINE THAT YOU ARE STUCK AND DESPERATE. THERE’S NO WAY TO STAY AFLOAT.

You’re a 21-year-old single mother of two, working at a fast food restaurant and earning less than $20,000 per year.

That’s hardly enough money to pay the rent, put food on the table and cover basic childcare. Then your car breaks down and you have no savings to get it fixed. All of a sudden, keeping your job is out of the question and you can no longer afford daycare.

This is not fiction. This is reality. It is happening to thousands of single mothers in our area every single day. But your investment in The Women’s Fund helps write a different kind of story for many moms.

Your generous support gives low-income moms and their families a chance to achieve long-term success instead of facing one short-term emergency after another. Through our nationally recognized initiative, Collaboration Institute, The Women’s Fund is bringing agencies together,often for the first time, to provide the skills, education, childcare, and life coaching essential for women to succeed. We’re focusing on both generations at the same time.

Because of this pioneering work of The Women’s Fund, low-income single mothers and their children now have a choice and a chance.

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2016 marks The Women’s Fund’s 20th anniversary. For twenty years, supporters like you believed in a stronger voice for women and girls.

In the past five years, since becoming an independent nonprofit, 5,534 women and 3,384 of their children have benefitted from programs of The Women’s Fund.

Our vision for the future is even bolder. By 2020, with your help, 12,000 women and their children will be on their way to financial independence via two-generation programs. That’s ten percent of all women and children living in poverty in Birmingham.

You can make this vision possible! Join with us as together we create a community of hope and opportunity for all women in Greater Birmingham.

Sincerely,

Lisa Engel 2015 Board Chair

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M O N I Q U E“There were times when I doubted myself,” says Monique, a participant in Prescription for Success, a program funded by The Women’s Fund as part of our Families Forward initiative that gave her the training she needed to become a pharmacy technician. “But everyone around me, especially my career counselor, was so encouraging. They would not let me give up.”

Monique is the single mother of two small children, Shaniyah and B.J. Prior to enrolling, Monique worked part time at Target and lived in her car for a time. When she heard about the opportunity, she signed up right away. While she was in class or studying, her kids were in educational childcare just down the hall.

“[The Women’s Fund] got me back on track in my life,” Monique said. “I was able to get a steady job and a stable home. My children saw mommy go to school and it meant a lot for them. We were all going to school. They were excited about all of us getting to learn.” Monique graduated at the top of her class and now works as a pharmaceutical technician at Walgreens. She starts nursing school at Jefferson State Community College this fall.

“MY CHILDREN SAW MOMMY GO TO SCHOOL AND IT MEANT A LOT TO THEM. WE WERE ALL GOING TO SCHOOL.”

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O V E R V I E W

OUR MISSION:

The Women’s Fund inspires women to use their philanthropic power to create positive change for women and their children through collaboration, grantmaking, and advocacy.

OUR VISION:

Moving women beyond poverty.

OUR REGION:

ST. CLAIR

WALKER

JEFFERSON

BLOUNT

SHELBY

* 44% OF FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY IN GREATER BIRMINGHAM. FOR A MOM AND TWO KIDS, THAT MEANS AN INCOME OF $20,160 OR LESS.

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“The jobs that are available without an advanced degree pay low wages that weren’t enough to provide for my family of two. I took low wage jobs because I didn’t have a college degree. I started college at UAB in the 1980s and dropped out when my father became ill. In 2011 I went back to school for two and half years at Jefferson State and then transferred to UAB to work toward a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. I’m scheduled to receive my degree in fall 2016.”

- Katrina, a mother of a student at Cornerstone Schools. With The Women’s Fund’s tuition assistance for her child at Cornerstone, she was able to pay for her bachelor’s degree.

K AT R I N A

“I’M SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE MY DEGREE IN THE FALL.”

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THANKS TO YOU AND OUR PARTNERS, THE WOMEN’S FUND INVESTED IN WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN VIA OUR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES IN THE AMOUNT OF:

$352,000IN 2015, WITH YOUR SUPPORT:

108 WOMEN ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

153 OF THEIR CHILDREN ENROLLED IN QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

67 WOMEN SECURED NEW EMPLOYMENT OR EARNED A PROMOTION

104 WOMEN OPENED SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, SAVING A TOTAL OF

$160,573

WOMEN AND 469 OF THEIR

CHILDREN258THIS INVESTMENTSERVED

$3.77 MILLION

ACQUIRED VIA NEW ASSETS INCLUDING HOMEOWNERSHIP,TAX CREDITS/REFUNDS,OR NEW INCOME

OUR IMPACT: In Greater Birmingham, 44% of female-headed families live below the poverty line. We provide women with the supports needed to move into higher wage jobs with benefits.

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“Working with The Women’s Fund has changed the way Jeff State thinks about its students. Now we’re more aware of the challenges they face outside the classroom, especially our single mothers. We’re forming new partnerships to help our parents complete the programs. A lot of organizations could benefit from collaboration, but it’s hard. We need a convener. Someone has to lead. The only one who can fill that role is The Women’s Fund.”

G U I N R O B I N S O NDIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH,JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

“WE NEED A CONVENER. SOMEONE HAS TO LEAD. THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN FILL THAT ROLE IS THE WOMEN’S FUND.”

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O U R W O R K

Thanks to your investment, we are removing barriers and creating opportunities for low income women to become self-sufficient.

Here’s how:

COLLABORATION

Rather than create new agencies, we fund agency partnerships that better address the needs of low income moms and their children at the same time. Instead of reinventing the wheel, we are enhancing the work of all.

OUR COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES:

2015-2016 COLLABORATION INSTITUTEA two-year curriculum to create and fund formal collaborative proposals that use a two-generation approach to increase the financial security of low-income women and their children.

STEPPING INTO HOMEOWNERSHIPA two-part initiative which includes a public campaign to inform low-income women about local housing and available credit services and a 2:1 matched savings program for homeownership or post-secondary education.

FAMILIES FORWARD A collaborative, two-generation initiative that provides single mothers with post-secondary education and skills training needed for in-demand jobs such as pharmacy technicians, vision assistants, or dental assistants while simultaneously providing early childhood education for their children.

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GRANTMAKING

Economic supports such as childcare, housing, and student financial aid are critical stepping stones for many low income moms working to move out of poverty. Funding these services allows more women to leverage their existing resources to achieve economic stability for their families.

OUR GRANT RECIPIENTS:

ALABAMA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDRENT.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Scholarship Program ($17,500) - provides associate degree scholarships to single women working in the early care education field.

CHILDCARE RESOURCES Supplemental Child Care Program (SCCP) ($17,500) - childcare subsidies for working mothers enabling them to afford necessities such as food, clothing, housing and medical care.

CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETYProject Independence ($20,000) - increases young homeless women and their children’s access to sustainable living incomes by providing economic and educational support.

CORNERSTONE SCHOOLS OF ALABAMAHelping Single Moms Succeed ($20,000) - provides tuition assistance for mothers of Cornerstone students completing school or job training programs.

FIRST LIGHT, INC.Forever Home ($20,000) - Houses homeless women and their children quickly while offering wraparound social services and diminishing financial support.

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GREATER BIRMINGHAM HABITAT FOR HUMANITYPermanent Address ($50,000) - offers affordable, secure housing for low-income female heads of households.

JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND ST. CLAIR HEAD STARTSt. Clair Job Readiness and Childcare ($25,000) - provides clinical medical assistant training for single mothers of children in St. Clair County Head Start to improve their economic security with a transferable, credentialed skill.

THE SALVATION ARMYMy Home ($15,000) - assists women in their move to permanent housing by providing supports including utility deposits, rental deposits, and furniture while stabilizing their long-term economic security.

UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMAIndividual Development Accounts ($100,000) – provides matched savings for education and homeownership. Women can save up to $2,000 to be matched 2:1 for homeownership or higher education.

BRITTANY, JENNIFER, AND SHANNAH, PARTICIPANTS IN THE ST. CLAIR JOB READINESS AND CHILDCARE PROGRAM, WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT CERTIFICATES

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ADVOCACY

Without change in obstructive state policies, women’s success is finite. We work to educate elected officials about policy-related issues affecting women and advocate for change to allow women to reach their full potential.

OUR ADVOCACY ISSUES:

PREDATORY LENDING REFORM Current regulations allow payday and title loan shops to charge interest up to 456 APR. We support legislation to lower interest rates, set a minimum loan term of 30 days, limit the number of loans allowed per year, and maintain a central database for payday loans so Alabama consumers can access needed small loan products without deepening their financial strain.

PRE-K EXPANSIONWe support the expansion of Alabama’s First Class Pre-K program, ranked number one in the nation, to all families. Currently, only 1 in 5 children in the state has access to this program.

SIGNS AND SUPPORTERS AT A RALLY FOR PREDATORY LENDING REFORM LEGISLATION (FAR LEFT: HOPE LLOYD, THE WOMEN’S FUND AMERICORPS MEMBER)

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F I N A N C I A L S

GRANTS: ���������������������������������������������������������������������� $365,903CORPORATE: �������������������������������������������������������������� $114,000INDIVIDUALS: ������������������������������������������������������������ $349,654ENDOWMENT: ���������������������������������������������������������������$71,259

TOTAL $900,816

INCOME

EXPENSES

PROGRAM: ������������������������������������������������������������������ $600,289ADMINISTRATIVE: �������������������������������������������������������$37,084DEVELOPMENT: �������������������������������������������������������� $162,138

TOTAL $799,511*Hired first Development Director in fall 2015.

13%

8%

75%

5%

20%

40%

39%

SIGNS AND SUPPORTERS AT A RALLY FOR PREDATORY LENDING REFORM LEGISLATION (FAR LEFT: HOPE LLOYD, THE WOMEN’S FUND AMERICORPS MEMBER)

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INDIVIDUAL & FOUNDATION

Livy AbeleDebra AbolafiaDalia & Dr. Keith AbramsBarbara AlandJeanne B. AlexanderKaren AllenLinda Merz AllisonAltec, Inc.Laura AndersonGail C. AndrewsTommy AngelilloPaul AngellDr. Melanie L. AppellArchitectureWorks LLPSuzanne AsheRuth AtkinsonAnn AveryKatie AveryCandi BagbyKay & Lee BainsTynley BakerPeggy BallietStephanie BanksElizabeth Barbaree-TaskerLaine & Zack BarnesDr. Deborah BarnhartNancy BarrSimmy BarrocasKristie BartonBrooke & Bob BattleJane & Joe BattleNancy BaxleyBayer Properties, LLCSuzanne C. BearmanMichelle B. Bearman-WolnekBeth BeaubeMelissa BeckChristy BellamyJosh BennettKatherine S. BerdyRobin BergerSarah BergquistAlison BermanAndy BernsteinAnne & Dr. Neal Berte

Peggy BigaJames BirchallGary BishopMimi Major BittickEvelyn BlackThe Honorable Sharon BlackburnMarie & Duncan BlairDr. Cybele Raver & Clancy BlairSheila BlairRenee BlalockDalton Forman BlankenshipMary M. BledsoeBrenda BlueSarah BlutterB-MetroCathy D. BoardmanPaul BolusBarbara G. BonfieldPolly BorasinoJavacia BowserAlice Meriwether BowsherJulia H. BradleyNeila BrantleyEmily & Joel BranumMarcie BraswellMarilyn BreauxElna BrendelLynn & Steve BriggsVicki L. BriggsLella C. BrombergSharon BrombergDell & Dixon BrookeMaggie & Will BrookeKatherine BrownKeith BrownMimi BrowneRebecca BryanBabs BuchananSydni BuckDerry BuntingMichele BurbankElizabeth BurgessBarbara BurtonSharon BurtonLeigh BurtonCarol ButlerEmily & Dowe Bynum

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Peggy ConnollyJean & Gil ConradAlexandria ConroyBuzz CoonsDale CooperLynne CooperAnne CopelandCaryn CorenblumKathryn CoreyMaggie & Kyle CorneliusLeslie Allen CoyneCindy Fisher CrawfordElizabeth & Bart CrawfordJudy Crittenden & Philippe LathropeRosanne CrockerBaker CrowShannon CrutchfieldChrissy CullumOnna CunninghamHeidi W. DamskyAnnie DamskyMargaret DanielLinda DanielAndrea DapkusJane & Dr. Melvin H. DavisJune F. DavisTaylor DavisShannon DavisBill DawsonHolly & Bob de BuysCindy DearmanJill DeerJennifer DeLawrenceDr. Eleanor DelBeneNancy M. DelonyGlyn DentonChinelo Dike-MinorBetsy DobbinsJessica DollyCarey DonaldsonDavid DonaldsonCharlotte DonlonKay & Bruce DonnellanErin DonohooSteve DonohueSusan DossSusan DoughtonAlice DoyleLaurie DrakeKat DrennenDr. Patricia Drentea

Caroline DrummondDanielle DunbarCarlette DurhamBingham EdwardsJessica EdwardsLynn ElginHelene ElkusMichele & Bill ElrodEllen & Dr. Fred ElsasDr. Bonnie EmbryMartha EmmettIlana EngelLisa & Alan EngelRuth EngelDr. William EngelCarol & Mark EntmanBeverly B. ErdreichKaydee Erdreich-BremanRachel EstesLorrin Etka-ShepherdRebecca EubanksSusan & Sid EvansSallie FarmerAndrea FaushCarolyn FeatheringillFeatheringill FoundationCherie FeenkerDess FeickTaylor FendleyCarol FillerBarbara E. FineGrace C. FinkelArlene FisherJonathan FittsLinda Flaherty-GoldsmithKatie FleurySally & Al FolcherKira FonteneauSara Anne FordMichele FormanBen FosterThe Frank & Fred Friedman Family FoundationSamuel FrazierSherri T. FreemanRandall FreemanDr. Liesel FrenchCathy O. FriedmanRachel FriedmanSally FriedmanLinda FriedmanBrantley Fry & John G. Wilson

Rebecca FulmerKaren FultonSena & James FuquaJulie GabisJoseph GambleJessica GarrisonJeris GastonJason GastonJenny GauldJan GautroDr. Kathleen GeeDavid GermanyDr. Piyanka GhosalGerry P. GillespyPhoebe GivensKatherine GlennSarah GloverNancy & Glenn GoedeckeAnnie GoldbergDebra GoldsteinAli & Charles GoodrichElizabeth & Mike GoodrichMary & Braxton GoodrichGillian GoodrichRenuka GopinathEmese GormleyRita GoyalJames GoyerEllyn S. GradyVincent GraffeoKathy GrahamLisa GrahamJoyce GreathouseSusan & Steve GreeneDr. Allison & Tim GreggA.W. GreggCatherine GregoryCeleste GrenierEleanor GriffinEmily GrimaldiChristina GrinkmeyerChris GrissomJessica GroverMartha HaarbauerAnn Damon HaasBrenda HackneyGeorgia Sullivan HaggertyThe Honorable Madeline H. HaikalaAndrea & Kent HainesAngela Fisher HallPhyllis & David Hall

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Leigh HancockJudith HandDavid HannanPatricia & David HansenJulie Clugage & Richard HardegreeRose HarperShannon HarrisMarcia HartSherry HartJameka HartleyCarla HawleyKatherine HaynieLeah S. HazzardHilty HazzardMargaret HeadCissy HeldGinger HeldLauren HelmerJP HemingwayMary HendleyAisha HenleyAllison HerrenRonne & Donald HessJill HicksHighlands SchoolStephanie HightowerDr. Constance H. HillHolly Jaap HiltonCarey T. HindsLaura HintonBarbara HirschowitzAmy HodgesPam & Pete HolbyHeather HolmesEmily HolmesDr. Michael HonanDr. Kathryn HoneaRegina HoodsWendy HoomesKathryn HortonRosilyn HoustonGloria HowardClaire HubbsMarcia & Adams HudsonThe Honorable Nyya Parson- Hudson & John O. Hudson IIIMitch HughesJanice HugheyJim HugheyThe Hulsey Family FundWill Hustwit

Brandy HydrickJulie IngramAshley InscoeLanier IsomMelody IzardEvelyn & John JaapKathy JacksonJeanne Jackson & Dr. Mark LesterKimberly JacksonDeeAnne JacksonRuby JacksonBrett JanichGayle JanzenAlison JenkinsDr. Elizabeth JoeThe John & Delia Robert Charitable TrustDr. Nancy Dunlap JohnsKathleen JohnsonSallie JohnsonWillene A. JohnsonAnn JohnstonDaphne JohnstonShelby JohnstonAlesia M. JonesBarbara JonesEllen JonesTonya JonesMargaret JonesSharon & Wise JonesJennifer JonesElizabeth JonesThe Honorable Abdul KallonVirginia KarleLaide KarpelesNazha & Gerry KassoufDavid KassoufGerald KaufmanKonya Keeling-JohnsonJeanne KellyScott KellyLydna A. KernSandy KillionJudi L. KingSissy HembreeAnna KittingerRicki KlineDeirdre KnightElizabeth KoleszarKay KornmeierSophie & Kevin Kozak

Dr. Polly KrattSheri & Dr. Jimmy KrellAllison KuehnEileen KunzmanLee KuwicaClementine LaceyHolley LaGroneJayna LamarPauline LamarCynthia Lamar-HartChristine LambertLeewood LanierJoyce LanningKatrice LareceWanda LauderdaleAshley LeavellPierre LebeauSahra LeeCheryl LeePeyton LeeGayle W. LeitmanCamie & Dr. Jim LesterSarah Yenson & Ted LesterDr. Sara Anne & Jay LesterDr. Matthew LeveyFaye & Dr. Robert LevinMary & Mitch LevineEmily & Bob LevineDebra LewisAnne LilesDr. Dominque Linchet & Jay BenderMitzi LinkCarolyn W. LongSharon LongKendyl LoweDr. Linda LucasDr. Ruth Ann LymanBetzy LynchGlendacile LyonsSara Doughton & Webb LyonsJune MackKoko MackinSally & Brian MackinKim MaddoxDake MadrayEileen & Danny MarksteinDr. Suzanne MartinCindy MartinMargot & Edgar MarxCharles MasonMelinda Mathews

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Cecilia MatthewsStuart MaxeyCynthia MayMayer Electric Supply Company, Inc.June B. MaysKatie & Andrew McAllisterDebra McCallumLynne McCallumAndrea & Jamal McCaskeyLesley McClurePhyllis McCombsMaggie McDonaldJulie McDonaldAlexandra McElroyJennifer McEwenEmily McGowinVirginia McKibbensJames S. McLaneChristine McLeanLouise & Frank McPhillipsLisa MeadAshley MeadowsRobert R. Meyer FoundationCandy MeyersonKathy MezranoJennifer MillerJulie C. MillerMichael MillsapAnoop MishraKasdin MitchellColin MitchellPeggy MonaghanLovie MontgomeryDianne & William MooneyJill & Jeff MooneyLoren MooneyEleanor MooreCallie MorantCheryl MorganJane H. MorganTexys MorrisMartha MorrowSteve MoteSherri MoultrieNick MoussalliDorothy A. MuellerGrace MurphyDr. Joanne E. Murphy-Ullrich & Dr. David W. UllrichCarol MyersNancy Nagrodzki

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Virginia ScruggsAnne Marie SeibelKristi & Tom SeldenNick SellersSusan SellersDr. Pia SenJoyce & Dr. Arthur SerwitzMeredith & Mitesh ShahSonali ShahDr. Neha ShahPurvi ShahJacque ShaiaDawn & Richard SharffLisa J. SharpKatherine SharpKaren ShepardCarolyn ShererTanya ShunnaraBetsy SidwellBobbie S. SiegalRhonda H. SiegelBetsy SimmonsSerena SimoniLindsey SimsBarbara SimsDora & Dr. Sanjay SinghLindsay SinorLaura SissonAndrew SlaterJeanie SleaddAnn SmithDeborah & Gary SmithChristian SmithDeborah SmithJacob SmithJenny SmithRenee SmithChristina SmithGraham SmithElizabeth SmithJessica SmithMary Ann Smith-JanasElaine SmythJim SokolLauri & Dr. Weily SoongTerri SouthallMeredith SpencerSpencer FoundationJoyce SpielbergerCamille SpratlingStephen StallcupMary S. Steiner

Hampton & Bart StephensMartha Ann StevensonBeth StewartJody StewartMerrill StewartChappell StewartPardis Sooudi StittBarrie StokesAmanda StoreyDr. Deborah StrevyDr. Margaret & Dr. Sunil SudarshanYolanda SullivanMary Lee SullivanDr. Farah SultanSusan TateKevin TavakoliEugenia Heslip TaylorLora TerryThe Laclede Group FoundationCallen ThistleDorothy ThomasKendra ThomleyValerie ThompsonJames A. ThompsonJean ThompsonAlex ThompsonKeith ThomsonEmily ThorntonSharon TinsleyEllen TiptonCynthia & Dr. Raymond TobiasCynthia ToddStacey TorchStacy TownsendDr. Roxanne TraveluteHaydn TrechselPeachy & Dr. Jack TriggDebbie TuckJean TuckerPamela TurbevilleJason TurnerMimi Wilson TynesSharon UnderwoodConstance W. UristKavita VasilFrances VerstandigCindi Minzell ViceAlison VirdenDr. Cameron VowellConstance WagnonMarlene Waller

Emily WaltersSarah WarburtonReilly WardJoanna & Paul WareLeila WatsonBobby WatsonSusan WattersonGayle WattsHarry WaughEdna WeaverYvette WeaverJane S. WebbKatharine WeberPat WeilMushka WeinbaumPhyllis G. WeinsteinAllison WestlakeDr. Marjorie Lee WhiteJarrette WhiteRhonda WhiteMary WhiteSarah WhitesideMargaret WhitesideDr. Nancy WhittKarla & Ford WilesDr. Catherine Mason & Dr. Jay WilkinsJane WilliamsJanice H. WilliamsAlice McSpadden WilliamsCheryl WilliamsTiffany WilliamsWhitney WilliamsKatie WilsonMary Lynne WilsonDr. Ellen WittPat WittigHannah Wolfson & Dr. Randy LawChristopher WomackWomen’s Foundation of MississippiBevelle WorthenTeresa M. Wright & Bennett F. WigginsCathy WrightLouise WrinkleNancy YarbroughCaroline YeildingGail YeildingAnne YuengertDeLynn Zell

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LEGACY CIRCLE (2011-2015)

TRANSFORMATION FOR WOMEN

Lin Carleen, FounderGillian GoodrichKate & Claude Nielsen

Dr. Cameron Vowell

IMPACT FOR WOMEN

Brooke ColemanJudith CrittendenLisa EngelEmily & Bob LevineDianne MooneyAlice McSpadden WilliamsJane Kaul Wilson

HEART FOR WOMEN

Judy & Hal AbromsCandice BagbyKay BainsBrooke & Bob BattleDr. Martha BidezBlair Family FundDr. Mary Lynne CapiloutoClarus Consulting GroupDenise DauphinDunn French FoundationRuth EngelLinda FriedmanRonne & Donald Hess FoundationJeanne Jackson & Dr. Mark LesterDr. Nancy Dunlap JohnsRicki KlineDr. Kim OhBarbara RoyalDonna Dearman Smith

TRAILBLAZER FOR WOMEN

LaVeeda BattleThe Honorable Agnes ChappellDr. Liesel FrenchBrenda HackneyCheryl KiddDebra LewisDeborah McGill SmithThe Honorable Nyya Parson-HudsonDr. Isabel ScarinciLindsey TannerFrances VerstandigKarla WilesDelynn Zell

SMART PARTY 4.0

CORPORATE SPONSORS

RegionsEBSCOHealthSouth FoundationAltec Industries, Inc.Balch & Bingham LLPBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPCadence BankMaynard Cooper & Gale PCMilo’s Tea Company, Inc.Tonya Jones Salon SpaUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

Dunn-French FoundationSt. Vincent’s Health SystemRSMArchitectureWorksBayer PropertiesBradsfield & GorrieCardioVascular Associates of the Southeast Christy/Cobb, Inc. - Consulting EngineersCorporate Realty Associates, Inc.Crowne PartnersDora and Sanjay SinghIndian Springs SchoolJoe Piper, Inc.Kianoff & AssociatesLeaf & PetalSchaeffer Eye Center

Royal Cup CoffeeHighlands SchoolHonda Manufacturing of AlabamaRenasant BankRousso Facial Plastic Surgery ClinicJennifer D. Davis, MSN, DMDPearce, Bevill, Leesburg & Moore, P.C.Mayer Electric Supply Co. Inc.

WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND EXTEND OUR THANKS TO ALL OF OUR DONORS. IF YOUR NAME HAS BEEN INADVERTENTLY OMITTED OR MISSPELLED, PLEASE NOTIFY BABS BUCHANAN, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AT 205-326-4454 ORBBUCHANAN@WOMENSFUNDBIRMINGHAM.ORG.

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IN-KIND

ArchitectureWorksAscend at the Aspen InstituteBirmingham Coca-Cola Bottling CompanyBirmingham magazineBlack Sheep KitchenB-MetroCatherine Mayo PhotographyChip Shots PhotographyClarus Consulting Group

Dr. and Mrs. Carden JohnstonInternational Wines and Craft BeerJones is ThirstyJunior League of BirminghamMarigold DesignsMerrill LynchMs. FoundationRegionsSupreme BeverageVitalogy Wellness

COLLABORATION INSTITUTE

Alabama Power FoundationBlue Cross/Blue Shield of AlabamaWells FargoVulcan MaterialsSusan Mott Webb Charitable TrustJames Milton and Sallie R. Johnson FoundationThe Thompson Foundation

FAMILIES FORWARD

Mary Reynolds Babcock FoundationUnited Way of Central Alabama Education Vision CouncilThe Daniel Foundation of AlabamaWal-Mart State Giving

SMART PARTY 4.0 SMART HONOREES AT IRON CITY (L-R): ELIZABETH FEATHERINGILL PHARO, ALLISON BLACK GREGG, SALLY MACKIN, ELIZABETH HUGHEY BRANTLEY, ANNE COPELAND, ANURADHA “ANU” RAO, MICHELLE BEARMAN-WOLNEK, MYLA CALHOUN, CYNTHIA LAMAR-HART, LARA EMBRY

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L E A D E R S H I P

2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lisa Engel, Chair

Tracey Morant Adams

Vicki L. Briggs

Liesel French

Linda Friedman

Connie Hill

Wendy M. Hoomes

Alesia M. Jones

Ellen Jones

Tonya Jones

Ricki Kline

Emily Hess Levine

Debra Taylor Lewis

Dianne A. Mooney

Barbara H. Oberman

Nyya Parson-Hudson

Bisakha Pia Sen

Lindsay L. Sinor

Mary Ann Smith-Janas

Lindsey F. Tanner

Karla Wiles

SMART PARTY 4.0 COMMITTEE

Meredith Shah, Co-Chair

Graham Smith, Co-Chair

Hampton Stephens, Co-Chair

Katherine Berdy

Kate Birchall

Marilyn Bonner

Polly Borasino

Emily Branum

Hillary Carnel

Megan LaRussa Chenoweth

Cindy Fisher Crawford

Taylor Davis

Carey Martin Donaldson

Brantley Fry

Kelsey Gallant

Mary Goodrich

Patricia Hansen

Jill Harper

Marcia Hart

Sarah Hoffman

Divya Keshavan

Anna Kittinger

Natalie Laseter

Jaclynne Maxwell

Kasdin Miller

Emily Naman

Leann Neal

Sarah Peinhardt

Katie Powell

Christy Ray

Bryna Reid

Randi Rhone

Emily Schultz

Yvette Weaver

Hannah Wolfson

Bevelle Worthen

Caroline Yielding

STAFF

Jeanne Jackson................................................................................................................................ President/CEO

Babs Buchanan ....................................................................................................................Development Director

Mary Page Wilson-Lyons ..........................................................................................................Program Director

Wright Wiggins Rouse ........................................................ Communications and Donor Relations Manager

Jacob Smith ........................................................................................................................ Development Manager

Hope Lloyd ............................................................................................................................ AmeriCorps Member

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