We build strength, stability andself- reliance through shelter.

2017

Annual Report

MissionSeeking to put God's

love into action,

Habitat for Humanity

brings people together

to build homes,

communities and

hope.

VisionA world where

everyone has a

decent place to live.

BoardLeonard Jones, President

Brett Lundy, Vice-President

Laura Davenport, Secretary

Marc Havis, Treasurer

Rachel Young-Fields, Immediate Past President

Staff

William Anderson III P.E.

Carol Coppola

Robert Haas

Nakeisha Jones

Eric McManus

Harold Tessendorf, Executive Director

Kevin Ambrey, Construction Supervisor

Stepheny Campbell, Family Services Manager

Dot Evans, Office Manager & Volunteer Care

Bill Ewbank, Accounting Manager

Julia Phillips, Fundraising & Marketing Manager

ReStore

Jeremy Faith, ReStore Manager

Gene Lowry, Warehouse Assistant

Deloris Mitchell, Retail Associate

June Morgan, Cashier

Octavious Williams, ReStore Driver

Matthew Schivera

John Tatum

Steven Wheelock

Pam Veiock

Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity

P.O. Box 13211

Savannah, GA 31416

912-353-8122

www.habitatsavannah.org

Letter from Board President and Executive Director

Dear Friends and Supporters of the Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity,

It is with great pleasure that we present the 2017 Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity Annual Report. With deep gratitude to

God’s providence, along with the support of many donors, volunteers, partner families and staff, we are able to share a

number of accomplishments with you, including:

• Bringing to 141 the number of families that the Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity has served since its founding in 1983.

• Celebrating with the 38 partner families who have paid off their no-interest Habitat mortgages.

• Conducting a highly successful, inaugural Building Futures annual fund campaign which was chaired by John Tatum of

Hunter Maclean and which raised $305,512.

• Building our ReStore operations at our new location at 701 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard with the ReStore providing

$108,000 in net revenue to further our homeownership program.

• Supporting the Edgemere/Sackville neighborhood association as they create a comprehensive housing plan for their

neighborhood in Savannah.

• Facilitating the demolition of 2 blighted structures in Savannah as the first step in developing these properties as affordable

homeownership units while simultaneously increasing neighborhood safety and surrounding property values.

• Strengthening our long-standing partnership with the City of Savannah’s Housing Department while developing new

partnerships with the Garden City Government and Chatham County.

• Growing our Board of Directors to 14 active members, transitioning back to being a governing board, and re-invigorating our

committees through an energetic Board retreat in January 2017.

We cannot rest on our laurels. Our county continues to experience a growing affordable housing crisis as the demand for

housing outstrips supply. This has resulted in many working families, including many of those on our waiting list, being unable

to afford a decent place to rent. We are already hard at work preparing for 2018. Some of our current projects include:

• Having 5 construction projects at various stages in our construction pipeline.

• Planning for our 2018 Building Futures annual fund campaign.

• Adding the Financial Peace University financial literacy program and estate planning to our existing homeowner education

program.

• Launching our Building Family Futures Women Club initiative, giving local women the opportunity to fund the construction of

a Habitat house in 2018.

• Moving forward with the consolidation of all of our operations at 701 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard so that we can serve

more families in a more efficient manner.

Thank you for your support in 2017. We look forward to your continued support in 2018 as we collectively work towards a

world where no child of God awakens in sub-standard housing.

In a Spirit of Partnership,

Harold Tessendorf,

Executive Director

Leonard Jones,

Board President

Annual OutcomesFour partner families paid off their no-interest Habitat mortgages.

new homes

completed

5

2,073volunteers

Twelve homeowner education classes completed.

Partner families contributed 922 hours in sweat equity.

Volunteers contributed 9,020 service hours.

Volunteers contributed $217,743 in donated time.

Two vacant, blighted houses were demolished.

Six adults and fifteen children enjoy the stability, safety and confidence from their new Habitat

homes.

Annual Outcomes

The 2017 Building Futures Campaign raised $305,742.

Habitat homes generated $167,000 in local property taxes.

Over $4,800 was tithed to Habitat South Africa.

The ReStore collected $29,540 in local sales tax.

$108,000 in net ReStore revenue was generatedto fund our mission.

Special EventsWorld Habitat Day 2017

Every October, housing organizations around the world hold events to recognize the importance of safe, decent and affordable shelter. On October 6th 2017, CEHFH hosted its 2nd Annual World Habitat Day event to raise awareness of the growing need for affordable housing in both Chatham County and around the world. It also celebrated with four partner families who paid off their no-interest mortgages during 2017.

Launch of Building Family Futures Women Club (BFF Club)

This new venture for Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity was launched on October 25th with support from Hunter Maclean Attorneys at Law, Savor

Savannah and the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center. The club brings together women from across the community to raise the funds to

build an entire Habitat home in Chatham Co in 2018.

Special Events 2018 Home Builders Blitz

After a decade-long hiatus and as part of the National Home Builder

Blitz Program, CEHFH re-engaged with the Home Builders Association of Greater Savannah and its members to accelerate the construction of

three new homes on Dancy Street in the Tatemville neighborhood of Savannah. Beacon New Homes, Homes of Integrity and Matthew Johns

Construction took the lead on mobilizing fellow builders and sub- contractors to construct these houses between May and August 2017.

3rd Annual Hops for Habitat

Thanks to the generous support of Carson Construction

Company, CEHFH held its 3rd Annual Hops for Habitat

fundraiser on August 19th in collaboration with Service

Brewing Company and Big Bon Pizza. The event was

attended by 150 people and netted over $10,000 to fund

our work in 2017.

Financial Statements

Assets

Current Assets Mortgages ReceivableOther Long Term Assets

Total Assets

Fiscal Year 2017

$471,181 $2,078,803

$250,500

$2,800,484

Liabilities

Current Liabilities City Loans Payable Other Liabilities

Total Liabilities

$79,420$2,029,023

$153,045

$2,261,488

Net Assets

Unrestricted Restricted

Total Net Assets

$710,977$171,981

$538,996

Fiscal Year 2016

$275,492 $2,223,004

$234,797

$2,733,293

$52,312$2,086,307

$234,797

$2,733,293

$409,639$18,974

$428,613

DonorsDeveloper $5,000+

Gulfstream Aerospace, United Way of the Coastal Empire, The Vanderburgh Family, Wells Fargo Bank,

Wells Fargo Foundation, Publix Super Markets Charities, Envirofoam Technologies, Inc., Target,

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, Phoenix Partners South, Inc., SunTrust Foundation, Georgia Ports

Authority, Circa Lighting, RDF-PE, Savannah Benevolent Association

Neighborhood Revitalizer $2,500 - $4,999

Georgia Power Company, Bass Pro Shop, Anita Smith-Dixon, McDevitt Air, Bank of America Charitable

Foundation, Paul J. Kersten Revocable Trust, Granite Depot, Norfolk Southern Foundation, Southern

Company, St James Catholic Church, Budget Blinds of the Coastal Empire, Carson and Company,

Connor Electric, Dan Nale, JCB, Synovus Mortgage Corporation, Terracon Foundation, Dale Yawn

Block Captain $1,000 - $2,499

Terracon Consultants Inc., Rachel and Shawn Fields, Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc., SCWC

Enterprises, Inc., R&R Woodworx, Coca Cola, Jennifer Scurry, St Thomas Episcopal Thrift Store,

Lutheran Church of the Ascension, University of Missouri, Whirlpool, Container Service, LLC,

Container Source, Jeff Kole, Thomas & Hutton Engineering, Inc., Square D Electric, Chipotle,

Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church, Sherwin Williams, Habitat for Humanity International,

International Paper, Styxx, 1405 Inc., Ira Berman, Bobby Chu Construction, DJ Family Foundation,

HealthSouth, Isle of Hope United Methodist Church, John Tatum, Dorothy Klutz, Mark Pivan, Scott

Rohrman, Savannah Community Foundation, Wayne White

Pillar $500 - $999

Sherwood and Jane Ebey, University of Indianapolis, Rubnitz, Thompson, Ziblut, LLC, Paul Baker,

Lacedrick Wimes, Twin Drywall LLC, EviCore healthcare, Coastal Closet Solutions, Diane C Parker,

Ossabaw Consulting, Inc, HD Supply, I.D.S., Jesus Neria Boreta, Ellen Byck, Robert Haas, Hunter

Douglas, Majestic Residential Cleaning, Matthew Allen, Deidra Anderson, William Anderson, St

Joseph/ Candler Angels of Mercy, Debbie Brock, Suzanne Butzow and Colette Gandelot, Carol

Coppola, Dabbs, Hickman, Hill & Cannon, Lawton Davis, Celia Dunn, Robert F. Smith, Dan

Hammonds, Karen Kleisner, Samuel McCachern, Richard Moore, T.S. Moore, Michael Owens, Pamela

O’Quinn, Savannah Distributing, Seacrest Partners, The Cartledge Foundation, Inc., West

Construction, Karen Ebey-Tessendorf and Harold Tessendorf

We sincerely apologize if we have left any donors off

of this list. If so, then please contact us by emailing

development@habitatsavannah.org

DonorsCornerstone $100 - $499

AXA Foundation, Ecopub, Inc., Thrivent, Yale Locks, Guoming Lin, Congregation Mickve Israel, Gail &

Paul Wickes, Adam Hess, Robert McCarter, EA Dark, Brant Frost, ABR, Darryl B. Dunham, Timothy

George, Thomas Graves, Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn, PC, Robert Schivera, Anthony Stamson,

Suzanne B. Devlin, Erica Herndon Timmons, Benevity, Gina Paquet, John Parker, Elizabeth Saxon,

Robert Bennett, Anne Hagarty, Pandelee Lundy, Darrell Naylor-Johnson, Republic Services, Wade

Herring, Dow, Bruce and Mary Bissett, Anne Dark, LJ Davenport, Patricia Dombrowski, C Thomas

Graham, Chat & Tricia Howard, Asra Lee, Thomas McDonald, Merck Foundation, Bobo Mullins, The

Cottage Shop, Triece & David Ziblut, Yates Astro, Brian Felder, Lindsay, McRae, Milton Petersen, Gary

Sadowski, Janie Young, Amy Greene, Messiah Lutheran Church, Andrew & Rebecca Lynch, Herbert

Baker, Jordan Chase, Cheryl Ciucevich, Michael Dalto, Angela Durrence, Larry Evans, Justin Jones,

Leonard B. Jones, Robert Lingle III, Nora Missroon, Mary Moore, Jessica Olliff, Todd Rossini, David

Sink, Mandeep Subharwal, Chatham Nurseries, Inc., Benn Allen, Sarah Arkins, Richard Bayard, Bernard

Williams and Company, Bill Boswinkle, Laura Bryant, David Burkhoff, Susan Burns, Brittany Chivington,

Joseph Conners, Edwin Cook, Cornwell & Stevens, Andrew Crippen, Susan Davenport, Denis Healy,

Mary jane Duncan, Kristi Eatmon, WJ Ewbank, John Ferguson, Heather Fields, Jan Fields, Janet Fields,

Followers of Christ Baptist Church, Gary & Cheryl Fertig, GA Foundation, Christine Graeber, Katherine

Graeber, James Hagerty, Nancy Hanson, Maggie Ingwerson, James & Joyce Rayburn, John Sipple,

Nancy Lazard, Sandy Major, Marilyn Overton, Doug McIlwain, Thomas Miller, Rick Ricci, Roger H. Nord,

Veronica Ruggles, Skidaway Abigails, Jennifer Strickland, Terry S. Overton, Thomas Rood, Ruth

Thorne, Toby Hollenberg, Reilly Winters

Foundation $1 - $99

Dee Massey, Cadence Medford, DG Marketing, Lorissa Edwards, Rebecca Clarkson, Dave

Dombroski, Maggie Nokes, Theresa Grant, Susanne Massey, Alexis McGlynn, Amanda Roper, David

Rubnitz, W Swinton Anderson, Bruce & Virginia Little, Blake Carlyle, Cindy Phillips, Ryan Connelly,

Richard Coyle, Diana London, Lam Phuc Doan, Jonathan & Sharnette Dunn, First City Enterprises,

Raymond Gawronski, Julie Hermann, Robert & Myra Hill, Edwin Jenkins, Timothy Jones, Maryann

Joya, Alexander Lumans, James Massey, Peggy Murphy, Laine Orcutt, Rita Futrell Pratt, Yogesh &

Gauri Punjabi, Kevin Ryan, Jamie Sykes, Stanley Plonchak, Talmadge Johnson, Caryl Tuma, Dallas

Washburn, Tuguyen Lee, Pamela Young, Jane Clemens, Kelli Stapen Creel, Doyle, Kate Bailey,

Deborah Nash, Sam Carroll, Ellen Keane, Deborah Haupt, Elizabeth Longley, Tabatha Phillips, Yanbo

Huang, Jenkins High School, Lilly Eide, Terri Ashhurst, Susan Coleman, Jaclyn Knight, Patricia Bailey,

Carol Carty, Johnnie Dixon, Adam Gaines, Gray Curlee, Holly Vorchheimer, Dorothy Kearns, Marian

Larson, Lynn Schweitzer, Joe Shearouse, Kimberly Story, Paula Wilson, Kendra Scott LLC, Dorothea

Rogers, Chloe Campbell, Patrick Ciuvich, Carole Davenport, Lisa Watson, Carolyn Oppenheimer,

Todd Melvin, Kiwanis Club, Charles, Dalziel

We sincerely apologize if we have left any donors off

of this list. If so, then please contact us by emailing

development@habitatsavannah.org

Coastal EmpireHabitat for Humanity

P.O. Box 13211Savannah, GA 31416

912-353-8122www.habitatsavannah.org

We build strength, stability and self- reliance through shelter.

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