United Way ofChatham County

2020 ANNUAL REPORT

UNITED WE RESPOND

UNITED WE RECOVERUNITED WE THRIVE

You can depend on United Way of Chatham County to be accountable for every dollar you donate.

Our commitment to effectively invest campaign funds in agency programs designed to positively impact our community is a

responsibility we proudly accept.

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INVESTING IN

NC 2-1-1United Way and the Chatham County Public Health Department maintained NC 2-1-1, a free, confidential, multilingual resource, to help connect Chatham residents to health and human services. It is accessible by simply dialing 2-1-1. Callers can speak to a live operator 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Information is also accessible online at www.nc211.org.

Last year, 212,965 calls representing 248,864 needs were served by NC 2-1-1 call specialists statewide. Data regarding the most requested resources in Chatham is available online, which ensures that United Way funding is directed to the most critical needs in the county.

2020 IN REVIEW

2020 FINANCIALS

CHATHAM’SHIGHEST NEEDS:

Number of Callers(Total: 708)

HousingUtilitiesHealthcare & COVID

Support & AdvocacyFoodEmployment & Income

208

124

78

116

5329

2020 REVENUE: $1,080,682

2020 EXPENSES: $1,080,682

Agency Support $949,007

Fundraising $19,444

General & Administrative $112,231

2020 VOLUNTEER AWARDSSince 1998, United Way has coordinated the Chatham County Outstanding Volunteer Awards to recognize individuals who selflessly give their time, talent and expertise to benefit the residents of our community. Congratulations to the 2020 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award Recipients from the NC Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service.

AWARD WINNERS:Pam Barker, Chatham PTA Thrift Store,

Jaime Detzi, Rene Higginbotham, Jazmin Mendoza-Sosa, Lindsay Shore-Wright,

Ed & Becky Spence, Cliff Stickney, Burney Waring, Elizabeth Zeringue and Jack Zollinger.

Campaign Contributions $606,241

Campaign Designations to Agencies $61,248

Non-Campaign Designations to Agencies $265,300

Other Revenue $47,871

COVID Emergency Response Allocations $100,022

The American Institute of Philanthropy recommends that a nonprofit spend at least 60% of its annual expenses on program activity, while the Better Business Bureau sets its minimum standard at 65%. UWCC directs 88% of its total budget to programs and services.

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CHATHAM COUNTY

2020/2021 UNITED WAY MEMBER AGENCIES:Boys and Girls Club of Central Carolina Chatham Cares Community PharmacyChatham County 4-HChatham County Council on AgingChatham County Literacy Council

Chatham Partnership for ChildrenChatham TradesCommunities In SchoolsCORA Food PantryEl Futuro

Legal Aid of North CarolinaRebuilding Together of the Triangle Salvation ArmyThe Learning TrailWest Chatham Food Pantry

NON-PROFITS INNOVATED,BUT CHALLENGES REMAINED

Medication Access: 255 people

Food Access: 4,795 residents

Mental Health Support: 34 people

Housing: 100 people

Childcare Support: 448 children

As a result of the coronavirus public health crisis, our non-profit partners spent 2020 pivoting and feeling the strain from the impacts of the pandemic. In many instances, demands for services doubled or tripled, while they simultaneously navigated the challenges presented by decreased financial resources. Non-profits also faced the additional challenge of providing support to those in need, while they suffered reduced staffing levels and fewer volunteers to sustain their respective missions.

OUR RESPONSE:

In March of 2020 United Way of Chatham County launched the COVID-19 Response Fund. Through generous donations from business donors and individual members of our community, the fund supported organizations serving our most vulnerable residents in the areas of food, rental assistance, prescription assistance, childcare services and mental health services. Throughout the course of the year, United Way of Chatham County granted nearly $100,000 to our partners to meet the ongoing needs of our community.

TOTAL:5,632

INDIVIDUALSSERVED

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INSTALLATION OF A NEW SIDEWALK AND OUTDOOR LANDSCAPING PROJECTS at CORA Food Pantry

OUTDOOR LANDSCAPING, BOCCE BALL COURT RESTORATION AND BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS benefiting the Council on Aging, at both the Eastern and Western Senior Centers

DAY OF SERVICEON SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 The United Way of Chatham County

hosted the first-ever

“The Chatham County Council on Aging was excited by the prospect of the community service day organized by the United Way of Chatham County and then overwhelmed by all the projects that were accomplished. At the Eastern Center in Pittsboro, we saw groups from Duke Energy, Chatham County government, and others actively engaged in painting and repairing our assistive equipment shed, power washing our porch and sidewalks, and landscaping. At the Western Center in Siler City, personnel from Chatham Hospital, the Sheriff’s Office, and others spruced up the outside with landscaping, painting and power washing. All of these important projects were completed with the 3Ws in mind. We are very thankful for this opportunity to participate in United Way’s community service day.“

– Dennis Streets, Executive Director, Chatham Council on Aging

The event kicked off the annual fall fundraising season and connected more than 100 volunteers to opportunities to serve throughout Chatham County. The day played host to nine in-person volunteer opportunities, three donation drop-off sites, and two virtual service opportunities via the United Way website.

DAY OF SERVICE PROJECT LOCATIONS

ONLINE CARD PROJECTfor Teachers and Healthcare

Workers sponsoredby United Way

Chatham Trades

Western Chatham Senior Center

Pugh Funeral Home, Smith & Buckner

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Carolina Wren Family Center

Chatham Habitat for Humanity

Eastern Chatham Senior Center

CORA Food Pantry

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A DONATION DRIVE for comfort items to be used by seniors at the Chatham Council on Aging

SCHOOL SUPPLY DONATION SITE at Chatham Trades, benefiting clients at Communities in Schools, Salvation Army and the Chatham Education Foundation

HOUSING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT in Siler City hosted by Chatham Habitat for Humanity

NEW HORSESHOE PITS, LANDSCAPING PROJECTS, GYM EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION AND OUTDOOR CHALKBOARD IMPROVEMENTS at the Boys & Girls Club Wren Family Center

FOOD DRIVE hosted by Pugh Funeral Home and Chatham CARES Pharmacy, benefiting West Chatham Food Pantry

DAY OF SERVICE“You wouldn’t think something so simple would make such a difference! The new sidewalks installed on the United Way Day of Service have enabled our staff to serve clients much more efficiently! We can now roll carts loaded with groceries and produce over a smooth, even surface out to our clients’ cars. Before we got the new sidewalks were poured, we fought with every crack in the cement and very uneven surfaces. It wasn’t very conducive to the increase in foot traffic we’ve realized during COVID. We are so grateful to those involved for making it so much easier to serve our clients curbside!”

– Melissa Driver Beard, Executive Director, CORA

THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS who helped make our first Day of Service a huge success! Chatham County

is a special place to live and work because of you!

DAY OF SERVICE SPONSORSCarolina Civilworks

Chatham News + RecordRealty World Carolina PropertiesTriangle Community Foundation

VOLUNTEER TEAMS from the greater Chatham County community,

member agencies, Duke Energy, Carolina Civilworks, Chatham Hospital, Chatham County

Sheriff’s Office, and Chatham County Government

Chatham residents showed their generosityin a big way during the 2020/2021 campaign.

14 COMMUNITIES RAISED $510,107!This is the most our residential communities have everraised in the United Way of Chatham County’s history.

GOVERNORS CLUB RAISED $232,729!That is more than any other residential campaign

has EVER raised in Chatham County.

FEARRINGTON VILLAGE ANDGALLOWAY RIDGE RAISED $124,348,

which is the second highest amountraised in the history of their campaign.

CAROLINA MEADOWS RAISEDAN IMPRESSIVE $81,467.

Carolina Meadows residents continue to hold the recordfor the highest percentage of residential campaign

participation at more than 50%.

FACULTY AND STAFF OF CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLSRAISED $15,500 while conducting virtual school for the first time in history.

Seven schools exceeded their goal: Chatham Middle, Horton Middle, North Chatham, Northwood, Pittsboro Elementary, Siler City Elementary, and Virginia Cross Elementary. THANK YOU to the educators in Chatham

for supporting our students in so many ways last year.

THE ZACHRY GROUPcontinues to be the largest business campaign

conducted by the United Way of Chatham County, RAISING $19,885.

HARRIS TEETER RAISED $4,516

and saw the largest business campaign increase, more than doubling the amount they raised last year.

CATERPILLAR CONTRIBUTED to the United Way of Chatham County

for the first time, RAISING $4,702.

YOUR SUPPORT OF THE 2020/2021 DIRECT CAMPAIGN CHANGES LIVES!

CAMPAIGN RESULTS2020 / 2021

RESIDENTIAL

BUSINESS

COUNTY

DIRECTCAMPAIGN

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Government and School EmployeesNonprofit Organizations

Business and IndustryResidential

Platinum Chairman’s Society ($10,000 & Over)Ms. Leah Austin Mr. Gordon Duff and Nancy

MangravitiMrs. Corinne Houpt Mrs. Mary Hudson Mrs. Charlotte Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Richard McNeel Dr. James Sink Dr. and Mrs. Edward Smithwick, Jr. 

Gold Chairman’s Society($5,000-$9,999)Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown Mr. and Mrs. James Brown Mr. R.B. Fitch Ms. Adele McLean Dr. and Mrs. Travis Meredith Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell Mr. Charles Potter Dr. and Mrs. Hector Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Les Stuewer Dr. and Mrs. David Straight 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Unterberg Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wehmueller Mr. and Mrs. Jack Zollinger 

Silver Chairman’s Society($2,500-$4,999)Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Breaks Mr. and Mrs. Stan Campbell Mr. William Clark Mr. George Evans and Mrs. Karen

MonacoMr. and Mrs. Tom Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Pete Koelsch Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lauver Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Bob Little Mr. and Mrs. Shawn McClarnon Mr. and Mrs. Alan Mendelsohn Mrs. Shirley Moore Perry Mr. and Mrs. David Myers Mr. and Mrs. David O`Neal Dr. and Mrs. David Pulman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quain Mr. D. Hill Rose Mr. Jack Roskoz Ms. Gayle Ruedi Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thornton Mr. and Mrs. John Todd Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace Ms. Susan Wisely

Bronze Chairman’s Society ($1,000-$2,499) Mr. John Adams Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ahern Mr. and Mrs. John Akin Ms. Marianne Apple Mr. Chris Atack Mr. and Mrs. Peter Baer Mr. and Mrs. James Ball, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Barton Mr. Rodd Baxter Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bodoh Ms. Jeanne Boehlecke Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Bowman Mr. Dale Boyse Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Bradley Mr. and Mrs. John Brinkhous Mr. James Brooking Mr. Charles Browning Mr. and Mrs. Paul Browning Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bulluck Mr. and Mrs. John Coolbaugh Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cotter Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cullman Mr. and Mrs. Philip Currier Mrs. Margaret de St. Aubin 

Mr. and Mrs. Ian Dunn Ms. Ruth Edgerton Mr. and Mrs. George Erickcek Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Estes Mr. Mark Ferraro Mrs. Jessie Fiedler Mrs. Annie Garda Mr. and Mrs. Larry Genskow Mr. Henry Gerding Mr. and Mrs. Edward Greene Ms. Judith Hallman Mrs. Barbara Hardin Mr. and Mrs. Clark Havighurst Ms. Eleanor Hawkins Mr. John Haynes Mr. and Mrs. James Hefner Mr. and Mrs. David Hemmer Mr. and Mrs. John Henley Mr. and Mrs. Joseph High Mr. and Mrs. David Hilliard Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Hoffman Ms. Sue Ellen Holleman Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Holmberg Mr. and Mrs. Larry Honeywell Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hummel Mr. and Mrs. Don Jacobs Ms. Kamira Jones Dr. Derrick Jordan Ms. Janet Jorgenson Mr. and Mrs. Dick Kahler Mr. and Mrs. Barry Kane Mr. James Kaufmann Mr. and Mrs. John Kelley Mr. Dietrich Kessler and Ms.

Joanna PrinsDr. and Mrs. David Klein Ms. Jennifer Kristiansen Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kunsman Mr. John Latimer Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lavelle Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ligett Mr. Sam Ligon 

Ms. Judith Lilley Mr. and Mrs. Don Lummus Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lyons Mr. and Mrs. Peter Meehan Mr. and Mrs. Craig Messinger Mrs. Margaret Miles Mr. and Mrs. John Moellering Dr. and Mrs. Hyman Muss Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Noland Ms. Jamie Nunnelly Mrs. Helen Nycum Mr. and Mrs. Edward O`Keefe Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Ogden Mr. and Mrs. Tim Pastoor Mr. and Mrs. William Pohlman Mr. and Mrs. John Rainey Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rickard Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ritok Ms. Nancy Salmon Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sayeau Mr. and Mrs. John Schwab Mr. Tod Sedbrook Dr. and Mrs. Paul Singer Ms. Dixie Lee Spiegel Mr. Paul Stiller and Dr. Joan LipsitzMr. and Mrs. Lee Strange Mr. and Mrs. John Swartz Ms. Cassandra Swon Ms. Julia Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Alan Tom Mr. Paul Troutman Mrs. Evelyn Ullman Mr. and Mrs. John Vessey Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vrabel Mr. Charles Waldren and Ms.

Diane VannaisMr. and Mrs. Richard Weingarten Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Weisert Mrs. Kristen White Del Rosso Ms. Beth Wortman Mr. and Mrs. William Yeager Mr. and Mrs. David Yoder 

CORPORATE DONORSPlatinum Chairman’s Society($10,000 & Over)3MTriangle Community FoundationZachry Group

Gold Chairman’s Society($5,000-$9,999)Carolina CivilworksDuke EnergyFitch CreationsTruistW.K Kellogg Foundation

Silver Chairman’s Society ($2,500-$4,999)3M Foundation-CRC GrantCarolina MeadowsGalloway RidgeHarris Teeter

Bronze Chairman’s Society ($1,000-$2,499)Blue Cross Blue Shield of NCCaterpillarChatham MarketplaceFirst BankPreston DevelopmentRotary District 7690UPS

CONTRIBUTORS2020 / 2021

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United Way ofChatham County

PO Box 1066Pittsboro, NC 27312(919) 542-1110Unitedwayofchathamcounty.org

MISSION:To increase the financial and human resources available for providing human care servicesto county residents.

VISION:Recognizing the dignity and importance of every residentof Chatham County, we envisiona community that is committedto improving the quality of lifeof all its people.

2021 BOARDOF DIRECTORS

Dr. Jim Sink, ChairEllen Shanahan, Vice ChairHelen BarnhardtChris CooperGeorge EvansDr. Amanda HartnessSteve Heesacker Dennis LewisLaura MendelsohnJan RickardDavid PoeOctavius Smiley-HumphriesLee StrangeJeffery Strickler

1 A civic organization, led by Chatham County residents, that raises funds through individual contributions to benefit those living in poverty in our community.

2 A community of donors, advocates, volunteers, and partners who ensure Chatham County residents have the resources to live a quality life with integrity.

United Way of Chatham County directs 88 cents of every dollar donated directly to human-service non-profits located within Chatham County. The national standard is 65 cents. United Way of Chatham County offers program over sight to non-profit partners to ensure each program is meeting predefined goals.

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