christian appalachian project annual report 2014

Christian Appalachian Project | Annual Report 2014 | 1

Annual Report2014

50YEARSOF

FAITH, SERVICE,& COMPASSION

Christian Appalachian Project

2 | Christian Appalachian Project | Annual Report 2014

Building hope,transforming lives,

and sharing Christ’s lovethrough service in

Appalachia.

CONTENTS

3 Service Area Map

4 Program Stats

6 “A Life Transformed”

7 Total Expense Allocation For FY 2014

8 Financial Statements

10 A Letter from the President

11 Board of Directors & Officers

12 Contact Information

211th largestcharity

18th largesthuman service

organizationPhilanthropy 400 rankings of the 400

largest U.S. charities(of more than 1.1 million)

ChristianAppalachian

Project


ChristianAppalachian

Project

Programs & Services

Primary County Secondary County

Camp Service Area

Grateful Bread Food Bank

Grateful Threadz Used Clothing Store

Housing Program

Disaster Relief Offices & Warehouse

Operation Sharing Warehouse

In-School Services

Volunteer Housing

Elderly Services

In-Home Respite Services

Prescription Assistance Service Area

Child & Family Development Center

In-Home Infant/Toddler Services

Family Advocacy

Domestic Violence Service Area

Family Life Counseling Services

Bell

McCreary

Whitley

HarlanKnox

LetcherLeslieLaurel

Clay

Perry

Knott

Rockcastle

OwsleyJackson

Breathitt Pike

Floyd

Magoffin

MartinJohnson

CAP Operated 18 Human Service Programs in 26 Kentucky Appalachian Counties.


CAP is giving people hope. We’re letting folks know that they are not alone and that there are many people out there that care about them and want to help them. I think we have to let our participants know that they are valued, regardless of their situation or what they must deal with.

-Liz Phelps, Manager of Family Advocacy

GRATEFUL BREAD FOOD PANTRY

3,825INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED

HOUSING PROGRAM

1,785INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED HOME REPAIRS

FAMILY ADVOCACY

4,996PARTICIPANTS SERVED

FAMILY LIFE COUNSELING

1,140INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED COUNSELING

PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE

286INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE

SUMMER CAMP

938CHILDREN ATTENDED

4,826PARTICIPANTS SERVED

PROGRAMSBY THENUMBERS


“The CAP In-Home Respite was God-sent. I prayed daily for God to send me help to care for my husband who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Soon after my prayers, the In-Home Respite staff called me and set up a visit with myself and my husband.” I received respite 3-4 times a month and was able to get rest, go to grocery, and visit with my doctor and spend time with my family. While I was away from home, I had trust that my husband would be cared for, fed, and safe until my return. In-Home Respite was here for me until the end and shared my grief and sorrow. Even now I look forward to occasional visits from my friend from CAP.”

-Faye, Rockcastle County

“I know the Lord sent CAP to me. I couldn’t have made it without CAP. If I told everything that CAP has done for me it would fill a book so big you couldn’t carry it. They mean the world to me.”

-Leva, Jackson County

VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

1,172INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERED

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

508ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS

ELDERLY SERVICES

264PARTICIPANTS SERVED

OPERATION SHARING

$54+ millionDONATED GOODS DISTRIBUTED

THROUGHOUT 15 STATESTO 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE IN NEED

GRATEFUL THREADZ THRIFT STORE

13,425PARTICIPANT CONTACTS


As I pulled into camp at the start of Summer 2014 I felt nostalgic. Everything looked relatively the same, but I was very different. I was

immediately overwhelmed with a longing to be the little girl with a rat’s nest for hair, twigs for legs, and an insatiable appetite for all things “camp.” This was my safe place in a world where I always felt different. A poor kid with hand-me-down clothes born to a teenage mother who got a break through an organization that not only taught me in preschool, but at times, literally clothed me and fed me, brought me Christmases, and gave my family places to stay. Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) also afforded me the privilege to discover wonder in the hills of camp, a place where the air was thicker and closer to heaven somehow. A level playing field where economic status and popularity did not matter. Sometime in the decade since I had last stepped foot in that place, I became serious, career driven, and almost too put-together. In an effort to overcome my own circumstances, I lost the kid in me and I was eager to find her.

The first week of training I found myself asking the returning counselors for their secrets: What should I do? What should I say? How should I be? I was looking for a methodical answer—the secret ingredient. I wanted to know how to attain what we call “camp magic.” In my organized mind I wanted someone to give me a written list of all the qualities I needed to exude in order to become one of the people that I idolized so much as a child: a perfect camp counselor. The Sunday night before our first groups of kids arrived, I did not sleep. I wanted so much to be exactly what every child needed. I wanted to change a life. I wanted to make the summer unforgettable

for them like it was so many times for me. That Monday, as I looked into the faces of campers, many arriving for the first time, I worked hard to cover up my own fears of something new. By Friday, when the campers were gone, it felt like I was exhaling for the first time that week. I did it. No, WE did it.

I’ve tried to pinpoint the moment of transformation. I’ve tried to break down each day to find the child that changed me, but I’ve failed. I realize now that I didn’t nosedive into the body of a camp counselor at the end of training week. Instead, camp washed over me. Kids etched

away at me. They slowly carved me into a counselor. I was transformed by each child: the 15-year-old girl covered in tattoos with the hard exterior who craved positive attention; the seven-year-old boy who wouldn’t look me in the eye as he explained how he got his name; the 14-year-old young man who wanted to join the Marines to provide a better future for himself; the 12-year-old boy who turned into an “animal pirate”; the pair of sisters, 10 and 12, who kept me in stitches with their impressions of me.

I walked away from camp in August 2014 with a realization that camp magic and the secret ingredient I had longed for all along were placed inside me over a decade and half before. That’s what my counselors did. They instilled a passion for McKee, Ky. in my heart, and I returned to do the same for more campers. I left there with a rat’s nest for hair, full-grown tree limbs for legs, and a renewed insatiable appetite for all things “camp.” I found myself in the place where the air seems thicker, and I know where to find myself if I ever lose me again.

A LIFE TRANSFORMEDSarah, a Former CAP Participant & Current Volunteer Reflects on Her Experience


Family Services 12.90%

Economic Development 0.21%

Management & General 5.16%

Community Services 43.37%

Educational Services 26.92%

Fund Development 11.44%

Total Expense Allocation For FY 2014

THE STORY OF THE CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT

This new documentary, narrated by actor Martin Sheen, features the history and mission of Reverend Ralph Beiting and Christian Appalachian Project. View 50 Years in the Mountains: The Story of the Christian Appalachian Project at christianapp.org or scan the code --------------------------------------->

Christian Appalachian Project is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation qualified to receive

tax deductible contributions.


The Financial summaries presented here were compiled by management. A copy of the FY2014 Audited Financial Statements can be obtained by contacting Guy Adams, President or Greg Mink, Treasurer. Christian Appalachian Project is a 501C(3) not-for-profit corporation qualified to receive tax deductible contributions.

NET ASSETS (UNRESTRICTED) US Dollars ($)UNRESTRICTED BUT DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Disaster Emergency Relief Program 100,000

Self-insurance Program 633,500

Expended for Property and Equipment 8,632,810

Annuity Obligations 3,890,387

TOTAL UNRESTRICTED BUT DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 13,256,697Unrestricted and Undesignated, Available for General Activities 7,842,151

TOTAL NET ASSETS (UNRESTRICTED) 21,098,848

NET ASSETS (RESTRICTED) US Dollars ($)Temporarily restricted 1,443,248

Permanently restricted 1,629,773

TOTAL NET ASSETS (RESTRICTED) 24,171,869

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 29,150,197

ASSETS US Dollars ($)Cash 1,250,136

Accounts Receivable 106,612

Contributions Receivable (Net) 1,993,566

Accrued Interest Receivable 52,198

Inventories 645,736

Prepaid Expenses 69,866

Investments 16,072,383

Notes Receivable 326,890

Property and Equipment (Net) 8,632,810

TOTAL ASSETS 29,150,197

LIABILITIES US Dollars ($)Accounts Payable 1,196,961

Accrued Expenses 946,597

Annuity Obligations 2,690,132

Capital Leases Payable 52,679

Note Payable 91,959

TOTAL LIABILITIES 4,978,328

FINANCIAL STATEMENTSStatement of Financial Positions, As of August 31, 2014


The Financial summaries presented here were compiled by management. A copy of the FY2014 Audited Financial Statements can be obtained by contacting Guy Adams, President or Greg Mink, Treasurer. Christian Appalachian Project is a 501C(3) not-for-profit corporation qualified to receive tax deductible contributions.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTSStatement of Activities, Year Ended August 31, 2014

EXPENSES (PROGRAM SERVICES) US Dollars ($)Family Services 10,365,633

Economic Development 165,973

Community Services 34,840,709

Education Services 21,621,404

TOTAL EXPENSES (PROGRAM SERVICES) 66,993,719

REVENUES, GAINS, AND OTHER SUPPORT US Dollars ($)Contributions of Cash and Securities 17,973,057

Legacies and Bequests 4,730,337

Government Grants 988,348

Contributions of Materials 54,264,733

Contributed Services 952,920

Program Revenue 982,102

Investment Income 413,144

Net Realized Gains on Investments 679,627

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments 694,646

Royalty Income 449,891

Gain on Sale of Property and Equipment 69,655

TOTAL REVENUES, GAINS, AND OTHER SUPPORT 82,198,460

NET ASSETS (CHANGES/ADJUSTMENTS) US Dollars ($)Change in Net Assets 1,872,842

Net Assets at Beginning of Year 22,299,027

NET ASSETS AT THE END OF YEAR 24,171,869

ADJUSTMENTS US Dollars ($)Actuarial Adjustment on Annuity Obligations 291,360

TOTAL EXPENSES AND LOSSES 80,325,618

EXPENSES (SUPPORTING SERVICES) US Dollars ($)Management and General 4,144,017

Fund Development 8,896,522

TOTAL EXPENSES (SUPPORTING SERVICES) 13,040,539TOTAL EXPENSES 80,034,258


Dear Friends in Christ,

Reflecting on Christian Appalachian Project’s (CAP) 50 years of service, I am deeply moved by the steadfastness of your prayers and charitable support. Your commitment to the mission of CAP continues to transform Appalachian lives in profound and powerful ways. I’d like to share with you the story of one such life impacted by your generosity and compassion.

Georgia lives alone. Her home is isolated, and prior to her referral to our housing program it was badly in need of major repairs. The aging roof, floors, windows, and doors were no longer able to keep Georgia safe, warm, and dry. The home repairs, although quite extensive, were not Georgia’s most urgent need.

When CAP’s housing manager first pulled up to Georgia’s house, her physical needs were immediately evident, but it wasn’t until he began speaking with Georgia that he realized how much work needed to be accomplished. She had given up hope and was indifferent to the deteriorating state of her dwelling. At one point she told the housing manager, “I don’t care if I even wake up tomorrow.” Not only was she living in an unsafe house but also in her own sense of loneliness and despair.

The housing manager worked quickly to establish a plan to help Georgia. Her home was selected for our annual WorkFest program, a three-week period in the spring when college students from across the country spend their spring break repairing homes in Appalachia. The work crew, which was composed of college students, long-term volunteers, and housing staff, enveloped Georgia and her house with service, compassion, and love. While most of the crew labored diligently to ensure that her home received the repairs it required, a few students focused their attention on Georgia.

On the second day of WorkFest, the housing manager pulled up to Georgia’s home to find one student sitting at Georgia’s feet and another at her side as she shared stories. He recalls that, for the first time in his encounters with Georgia, her expression was very nearly a smile. When he arrived on the third day he was shocked to find these same students gathered around Georgia—one rubbing her feet and the other combing through her long gray hair. This time there was no question—she was smiling ear-to-ear.

Near the end of the second week of repairs on Georgia’s home, the students discovered that it was Georgia’s birthday. At their request, the housing manager delivered a cake to the back porch and they quietly summoned for her to join them. As the 72-year-old realized what they had done, her eyes filled with tears and she said, “This is the first birthday cake I’ve ever had.”

Georgia is now an active participant in CAP’s elderly program and makes a point to welcome any and all newcomers to the group with these words, “You are someone who matters, and you matter to CAP.”

Georgia is one of the thousands of reasons our mission in Appalachia is so crucial; every hungry child, every person with a disability, every elderly person living in poverty is someone who matters. Because of you we are able to build hope, transform lives, and share Christ’s love through service in Appalachia. Your prayers and charitable support are not only sustaining our mission—they are sustaining people in need because their lives matter to you. May God bless you.

In Christ,

Guy Adams

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT


Kevin Doyle ChairLexington, KY

Shanna ElliottVice ChairPikeville, KY

Guy AdamsPresident/CEOLexington, KY

John Austin Winchester, Ky

Kaye BairdPikeville, KY

Nancy Horn BarkerWinchester, KY

Mark BarrensLouisville, KY

Jackie CollierRichmond, KY

Denny Dorton Paintsville, KY

Frank HeaberlinPrestonsburg, KY

Bob HutchisonStaffordsville, KY

Haley McCoyMcKee, KY

Marty PrestonLexington, KY

Anissa RadfordLexington, KY

Chris TackettIvel, KY

Judge WilsonBerea, KY

LEGAL COUNSELJohn RhorerLexington, KY

Guy AdamsPresident & CEO

Anita SealsVice President of Human Services

Randy BeckhamVice President of Administration

Gloria JordanAssistant Vice President of Administration

Greg MinkController, Corporate Treasurer COMING IN 2015

March - WorkFest

April - YouthFest

May 7 - National Day of Prayer

June - July - Summer Camps

June 25-28 - 50th Anniversary Volunteer Alumni Reunion

September - Hunger Walk

October 22-23 - Donor Appreciation Event

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT 2014 OFFICERS


6550 U.S. 321 South Hagerhill, KY 41222

www.christianapp.org

Donations/Development Office:

Christian Appalachian ProjectP.O. Box 55911

Lexington, KY 405551.866.270.4CAP (4227)[email protected]

CAP Volunteer Program & Christian Partners:

Volunteer Program310 Beiting Lane

Mt. Vernon, KY 404561.800.755.5322

[email protected]@chrisapp.org

Mission Teams:Christian Appalachian Project

P.O. Box 257Martin KY 416491.606.285.0961

[email protected]

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