Annual Report - 2022
Woodard & Curran Foundation 2022 Annual Report
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From Board President Barry Sheff
As I look back at 2022, I am proud of the way the Foundation moved through the second year of a global pandemic. Our organization started the year on solid footing and steady growth made it possible to survive and thrive. Our financial capacity to do our work grew through consistent donor support and a sound investment strategy, and we issued grants totaling $300,001 which brought our total to almost $1.2M.
The range of projects, big and small, that the Foundation supports responds to the critical need for funding environmental nonprofits. Our relationship with the employee-donors of Woodard & Curran, Inc. is strong and we are particularly grateful that the firm affirmed its commitment to the Foundation by increasing its generous financial support to match Inc. employee contributions dollar-for-dollar. We remain thankful for all donors who generously offer their wealth, wisdom, and work.
On behalf of our Board, I offer my gratitude for the support the Foundation has received and the best to our grant recipients as they pursue their work. I’m excited about the momentum the Foundation carries and the impact we will have protecting our water and environment!
Board of directors
Barry Sheff, President
Sam Olney, Vice President
Christine Kohne, Treasurer
Craig Deeney, Secretary
Jedd Steinglass + Annette Miller, Advancement Committee Co-Chairs
Laura Tessier, Giving Committee Co-Chairs
Jen Andrews - Duff Collins - Kelly Cowan - Bruce Nicholson - Marc Thomas - Gillian Wood
Foundation administrator
Liz Leuthner
Dedicated Donor-Volunteers
Woodard & Curran Foundation is a volunteer-led organization. In addition to their financial support, Woodard & Curran, Inc. employees generously donate their time and wisdom to the planning and execution of Foundation operations and events. Our volunteer ranks included 13 Board members, and over 50 volunteers serving on committees, as liaisons, and in other essential, behind-the-scenes roles. Given the success and magnitude of our work, we happily continue to rely on the services of our contract Foundation Administrator, Liz Leuthner, who handles a variety of tasks, including originating content for web and social media, managing our donor database, grant relations, internal and external communication, and providing Board support.
We are humbled by the dedication of all who support the Woodard & Curran Foundation and share our commitment to our water and environment. Thank you.
Woodard & Curran Foundation Mission
“Engage the passion of the Woodard & Curran community to support nonprofit organizations that protect our water and environment.”
$100,000 Impact Grants - 2022 Recipients
From 2016 to 2021, we awarded one $100,000 Impact Grant with a three-year period of performance annually. In 2022, the grant shifted to a one-year period of performance. Below are the organizations we supported in 2022 with Impact Grants.
Drylands agroecology research (colorado) - 1-year $100k grant
The Yellow Barn Farm project is an opportunity to develop a scaled, highly visible regenerative farming success already demonstrated by DAR. Windy and exposed and variously degraded, YBF mirrors the landscape challenges throughout much of the arid West.
The purpose of the project is to create abundant and diverse economic opportunities within the context of a working regenerative farm that is self-sustaining and can incubate future projects. Yellow Barn already supports 10 people engaged in farm-related businesses and engages 150 regular visitors and customers. Critically, Yellow Barn Farm has facilities and space to host hundreds of people for events, workshops, and trainings, an important component of DAR’s mission.
Center for watershed research & service at St. Francis University (pennsylvania) - funding year 2 of 3
CWRS will improve water quality in the 2,240-acre Kittanning Run watershed in Blair County, PA, an area severely impacted by legacy acid mine drainage (AMD). The team will build low-cost sensors recently developed by SFU engineering students to monitor flowrates, temperature, and specific conductivity in watersheds impacted by AMD. Successful demonstrated use could advance watershed education, water monitoring by citizen scientists, and water monitoring in AMD-impacted environments.
Ridge to Reefs will ameliorate the impact of cesspools on Hawaiian ecosystems.
Ridge to Reefs (maryland/hawai’i) - funding year 3 of 3
Headquartered just outside of Baltimore, MD, Ridge to Reefs’ Hawai’i project is defining a critical path for the affordable and sustainable transition of cesspools to proper treatment systems that effectively reduce contaminants and protect beaches and critical ecosystems in Hawai’i. Over three years, our Impact Grant will fund:
designing, testing, and certifying a green infrastructure wastewater treatment system that utilizes vetiver grass and biochar
pilot testing and monitoring systems in various locations in Hawai’i
collaborating locally to influence cesspool conversion policy in the state
Giving While Living: Ten $10,000 Grants / $100,000 Total
Supporting ten ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFITS
TOTAL OF $100,000 in Giving while living grants
In 2022, employee-donors of Woodard & Curran, Inc. nominated close to thirty environmental nonprofits for $10,000 grants - unbeknownst to the organizations themselves. In December 2022, the Foundation announced the winners of ten $10,000 Giving While Living Grants. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all the donors who make our Giving While Living Grants Program possible.
2022 Financial Report
1/1/2022 TOTAL ASSETS: $971,000
12/31/2022 TOTAL ASSETS: $771,000
CHANGE IN TOTAL ASSETS: -$200,000
Despite the volatility of the market, the balance sheet at the end of 2022 remained healthy with assets totaling $771K, including investments of $751K. The wisdom of the Foundation Board to maintain a conservative investment strategy, with guidance from Starboard Advisors of Portland, ME, allowed us to weather and absorb losses, while increasing our grant making through a transition of our Impact Grant to a 1-year period of performance.
The graphs to the right provide more detail about our 2022 financials.
The Foundation’s financial support is primarily donations from Woodard & Curran, Inc. employees. In 2022, more than 425 Woodard & Curran employees who pledged and gave $125K, which was generously matched by Woodard & Curran, Inc. for an additional $113K. Given a commitment by the Foundation Board, we disbursed $300,001 in grants in 2022.
2022 Individual Supporters
Stacy Adams
James Aiken
Laurie Allen
Glenn Almquist
Cathy Alto
Susan Ambler
Jennifer Anders
Lauren Anderson
Donna Andrews
Jen Andrews
Michael Apfelbaum
Kyle Apigian
Dirk Applegate
Janna Aune
Sheri Avoux
Eric Axelrod
Joshua Ayers
Elisha Back
Sandy Bailey
Timothy Baker
Jessica Balesano
Joseph Barbagallo
Terri Bastarache
Michael Battistelli
Sergio Bazarevitsch
Jennifer Beaulieu
Kelley Begin
Alan Benevides
Kevin Bethke
Gregory Betsold
Chelsea Bierkan
Nicholas Bingham
Gillian Bissonnette
Terry Blanchette
Celina Bland
James Blanke
Janelle Bonn
John Booth
Dean Boudreau
Kenneth Boughter
Emma Bouthillette
Kelsey Bradley
Aaron Brennan
Suzanne Brewer
Brent Bridges
John Brockington
Melissa Brown
Ryker Brown
Phyllis Brunner
James Bryant
Leanne Budolfson
Christine Bugli
Glenn Burden
Amy Burke
Robert Burkhart
Derek Burton
Beth Buzzell
Margaret Byrne
Brian Bzdawka
Tom Callaway
Daniel Camerato
Denise Cameron
Kelly Camp
Lisa Campe
Eric Carlson
Kenneth Carlson
Anthony Catalano
Frank Cavaleri
Mesut Cayar
Molly Cepko
Mahmut Ceyhan
Michael Cherniak
Nicola Chimenti
Cheryl Choquette
Nicole Cissel
Gregory Clark
Natalie Cochran
Sarah Coen
Kathryn Cole
Demos Collins
R. Duff Collins
Thomas Connelly
Todd Cooper
Erin Cope
Kyle Corbeil
Rebecca Corbin
Robin Cort
Kelly Cowan
Garrett Craig
Andy Crawford
Wayne Cummings
Albert Curran
Lisbeth DaBramo
Wendy Dalton
Kenneth Danila
Monica Dannemann
Allyson Davis
Martha De Maria y Campos
David Dedian
Craig Deeney
Adam DeFranco
Carrie Del Boccio
Suzanne DelBene
Marge Kasalek
Justin deMello
Teresa Demers
Andres Diaz
William Dickson
Brian Dietrick
Daniel DiNicola
Roger Dinsmore
David Dobrinen
Ryan Dodd
Paul Dombrowski
Tina Donovan
Rachael Dorais
Christopher Dorn
Kendra Dow
Christin Dowling
Richard Dowling
Laurie Drabble
Jeanee Dudley
Andrea Eagan
Charles Eggleton
Matthew Elsner
Ross Elliott
Laura Epstein
James Erich
Lynn Etchingham
James Everett
Shannon Eyler
Alan Fabiano
Richard Fedder
Tyler Feeney
Carlos Felix
Susan Ferris
Michael Fiedler
Vybrant Fields
Tim Finn
Judith Fitzgerald
Andrew Fitzpatrick
Dawn Flores
Janet Fordunski
Wendy Foreman
Debbie Foshay
Adam Fox
Denise Fremeau
Gregory Frieden
Neha Garg
Joyce Garnett
Craig Gaudet
James Gaudio
Eric Gaulin
Michael Geary
Evan Genay
Bruce Geno
Robert George
Keenan Gerhart
Rachel Gilbert
Jameson Glass
Tatiana Glebkivska
Michael Goldman
Melanie Gonthier
Richard Gould
Shasta Gravel
Douglass Graves
James Graydon
Catherine Greenman
Janice Greenwood
Christian Griffith
Susan Guswa
Patrick Halpin
Jeffrey Hamel
Cara Hanson
Nathan Hanson
Keith Hardy
Tim Harrison
Neal Harrison-Billiat
Nicholas Hastings
Donna Hawley
Bradley Hayes
Thomas Hazlett
Michael Headd
Lucas Hellerich
Zachary Henderson
Frank Henning
Michael Herlihy
Glenn Hermanson
Adam Hess
Christopher Hewes
Alexandrea Hill
Susan Hines
Ryan Hirano
Jennifer Hodgens
Paul Hogan
Russell Hogdahl IV
Rowena Holden
Emily Honn
Jason House
Mary House
Roger Huber
Shawn Huber
Stephanie Hubli
Desiree Hughart
Eric Hultstrom
Erin Hurd
Joseph Hurley
Audrey Iodice
Xavier Irias
Rachel Jacques
Ian Jaffe
Jason Jancaitis
Michael Jannitto
Haley Johnson
Joanne Johnson
Sally Johnson
Tara Johnson
Gisa Ju
Karl Kasper
Nathan Katsiaficas
Leroy Kendricks
Chris Keneagy
Christy Kennedy
Troy Kepley
Joseph King
Joseph Kirby
Dan Knise
Noelle Koch
Kenneth Kohlbrenner
Christine Kohne
James Kohne
Jennifer Kopp
Justin Kraetsch
Jennifer Kramer
Jason Kreil
David Krochko
Elizabeth Kura
David Kurtz
Celeste LaBadie
Brian LaMalfa
Karen Lambek
Renee Lanza
Keri Lauer
Steven Lauria
Steven Lawrence
Amy LeBel
Elisa Lee
Michael Lemont
Elizabeth Leuthner
Arthur Leventis
Elias Liakos
Linda Libby
Steve Lindemann
Meghan Little
Robert Little
Erika Lloyd
Jeanna Long
Michael Low
Scott Luczko
David MacDonald
Christie MacKay
Catherine Macklin
Ryan Maguire
Stephen Mancini
Clayton Marcotte
Julian Marks
Tanis Marquette
Kayla Marquis
Krista Marston
Lindsay Martien
Amy Martin
Brian Martin
James Martin
Peter Martin
Jennifer Martinez Torres
Vincent Martino
Victor Martins
Zareh Maserejian
Althea Masterson
Michael Matson
Theresa Mattor
Joseph Matyac
Bryan Maurer
Kenneth Mavrogeorge
Kristofor McAlpine
Sean McCormick
Brendhan McDevitt
Megan McDevitt
Katelyn McDonald
Eric McGill
Maria McInnis
Lisa McIntosh
Doug McKeown
Joseph McLaughlin
Nathan McLaughlin
Scott Medeiros
William Medlin
Kevin Mesick
Mary Michaud
Annette Miller
Kayla Miller
Mary Miller
Sara Miller
Mark Minichiello
Katie Mockler
David Moering
Seth Molofsky
Debbie Moriarty
Jesse Murphy
Bradley Mustain
Saquib Najmus
Peter Nangeroni
Mario Navejar III
Andrew Neal
Emily Nealon
Joseph Nelson
Tom Newdick
Robert Nichols
Bruce Nicholson
Sarah Nicholson
Richard Niles
Steven Niro
Paul Norian
Conner O'Brion
Debora O'Dell
Shannen O'Grady
Patrick O'Hara
Patricia O'Shea
Samantha Olney
Michael Orefice
Erik Osborn
Rachel Osborn
Mark Osborne
Julianne Page
Benjamin Patten
Sherri Peak
Hernan Peralta
Elizabeth Pereira
Evan Pereira
Atehna Pervissian
Eric Petersson
Mark Pietrucha
Brad Pigg
Brian Pile
Shelly Plante
Nicole Poletto
Brenda Ponton
Paul Porada
Jared Port
Steven Porter
Rosalyn Prickett
Karen Prieto
Todd Prokop
Brian Quillia
Carly Quinn
Donna Rammell
Brian Ravens
Celia Raymond
Alan Reed
Laurie Regemann
Kimberly Reinauer
David Remick
Sarah Rhodes
Kristina Richards
David Richardson
Thomas Richardson
Chip Ridlon
James Rivard
Bradford Rivers
Steven Robbins
Taylor Roberge
Michelle Roberts
Janet Robinson
Liz Robinson
Allison Roche
Holli Roche
Tom Roche
Catharine Rockwell
Morgan Roper
Stephen Rose
Kristopher Rosner
Paul Roux
Gregory Roy
Taylor Roy
Zachary Roy
Scott Ruland
Thomas Russo
Anne Sablich
Samantha Salvia
Scott Salvucci
John Sammon
Gregory Sands
Annette Savastano
Jill Sawa
Sarah Scagliarini
Rhiannon Schaumburg
Renae Schield
Stephen Schwab
Robert Scott
Thomas Shay
Joe Shea
Jerry Sheehan
Barry Sheff
Tom Sherrill
Julie Silva
Raina Singleton
Matthew Smith
Paul Smith
Wendi Smith
Lloyd Snyder
Scott Soricelli
John Sowka
Amanda Sparks
Robert Speyrer
Douglas Spicuzza
Persephene St. Charles
Darrin Stairs
Andy Stanhope
Jeffery Stearns
Jedd Steinglass
Adam Steinman
Laura Stockfisch
Emily Stoick
Thomas Stoughton
Padraic Stoy
Pamela Struck
James Sturgis
Alexander Sturtevant
Sam Sundborg
Glenn Sutson
Brent Sutter
Lauren Swett
Ali Taghavi
Rebecca Talbert
Sean Tarbox
Reesa Tate
Eric Teittinen
Laura Tessier
Marc Thomas
Patricia Thomes
Michael Thompson
Randy Tome
Hugh Tozer
Kyle Tracy
Meghan Trahan
Kevin Trainor
Jill Tribley
John Trinward
Evan Trumpatori
Robert Tyler
Josh Uecker
Anthony Valdivia
Matthew Valentine
Michael Van Der Heijden
Chris van Lienden
Aram Varjabedian
Miles Walker
Joanna Wallace
Cassidy Wallitsch
Linda Warner
Alyson Watson
Wesley Webber
Donald Weeks
Samantha Weidenbenner
Jodadiah Weiner
Timothy Wells
Kathleen Welter
Logan Werner
Bert Wesley
Helen Whitcomb
David White
Brian Wickes
Dionne Wiederstein
Colleen Wikiera
Lindsey Wilcox
Isaiah Williams
James Wilson
Daniel Windsor
Deidra Winterburn
Daniel Wolfram
Erica Wolski
Joey Yan
Adrian Zelazny
Maria Marcella Ziots
Jennifer Ziv
Every effort has been made to provide a complete and accurate listing of all supporters in this annual report. If we have made an error, please accept our sincere apology and let us know by emailing Foundation Administrator Liz Leuthner.