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The Stonewall Impact
January 2012
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Spotlight on a Stonewall Grantee:
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is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non Conforming People of Color center for community organizing, focusing on the New York City area. Through mobilization, education and capacity-building, ALP works for community wellness and progressive social and economic justice. To find out more about the Audre Lorde Project, click here.
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Stonewall Board of Directors
Matthew Ryan
President
Jim Kelliher
Vice President
Dante Mastri
Secretary
Richard Winger
Treasurer
Hany Awadalla
Steven Dawson
Robert Faust
Charlie Finlay
Frank Godchaux
Julie Goldscheid
Steve Houck
Paul Rodel
Janet Wigfield
Presidents Emeriti
Allan Morrow
Fred Hochberg
James G. Pepper
Matthew Bank
Bradley Carlson
Ken Green
Stonewall Staff
Richard Burns
Interim Executive Director
Lyle Matthew Kan
Foundation & Events Manager
Jarrett Lucas
Program Manager
Lauren Todd
Finance & Operations Manager
Terry Boggis
Director of Stonewall's LGBTQ family studies initiative
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Upcoming Events:
Pointe 25
Thursday, April 26, 2012
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Planned Giving:
By naming Stonewall Community Foundation as a beneficiary in your will you can establish a charitable legacy that will continue to invest in LGBTQ New York long after you're gone.
Contact our Interim Executive Director, Richard Burns, at 212.367.1266 or richard.burns@stonewallfoundation.org for more information.
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The Espoir Foundation joins the Stonewall Community Foundation
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Doug Boyan, the Espoir Foundation founder, and his panel on the AIDS Memorial Quilt (Panel 1109)
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The Espoir Foundation was established in 1984 and received its funding from a modest life insurance policy held by Douglas Boyan. Doug, who died due to complications from AIDS in 1984, created the foundation in order to engage his friends in philanthropy and to keep them connected with one another. The funding priority for the foundation was to provide critical start-up and support funding to local organizations. In the words of the Espoir Foundation treasurer Joe Pumphrey explains, "he decided that there needed to be a foundation to help new organizations and small organizations that could benefit and derive legitimacy from $2,000-$5,000 grants."
Over the years, the Espoir Foundation provided funding to 58 different organizations adding up to over $240,000. The first gift was a $750 grant to the AIDS Medical Foundation (the predecessor of amfAR). The Espoir Foundation was the first private foundation to give to Gay Men's Health Crisis. Espoir made a huge difference in the early days of God's Love We Deliver.
Having served Doug and the community at large admirably for over 25 years, the board decided to transfer the operation of the Espoir Foundation to the Stonewall Community Foundation. While they initially considered dividing up the remaining funds amongst various LGBTQ organizations, they ultimately chose to come to Stonewall because they wanted to continue giving with the Espoir name and Doug's vision for as long as they could. As Joe remarked, "[by coming to Stonewall] we'll continue to have an impact for another 20 years. Stonewall became a natural fit."
The Espoir Foundation is transferring its assets to the Stonewall Community Foundation at the end of January. Interim Executive Director Richard Burns states: "Over the next 20 years Stonewall will spend down the remaining assets of almost $200,000 by strategically investing in emerging grassroots LGBTQ organizations across the five boroughs."
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Stonewall Awards Three Scholarships
Three Stonewall Community Foundation funds, The Harry Bartel Memorial Scholarship Fund, The Kenneth McCarthy Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Craig Davidson and Michael Valentini Fund, issued scholarships in late December.
The Harry Bartel Memorial Scholarship is awarded each year to a gay male student selected by the LGBT Community Center. The student must be 23 years old or younger and have a record of community service. The fund was established in memory of Harry, a founder of Splash Bar in 1991.
The Kenneth McCarthy Memorial Scholarship Fund is given to the Hetrick Martin Institute in order to support a student at the Harvey Milk High School.
The Craig Davidson and Michael Valentini Fund awarded over $5,000 to GLAAD to provide stipends for interns.
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Terry Boggis to lead LGBTQ family studies program at Stonewall
Terry Boggis has joined the staff of the Stonewall Community Foundation to lead a Ford Foundation funded project to examine LGBTQ family formations. The project was started by Stonewall's former Executive Director, the late Paula Ettelbrick.
Terry is an expert on LGBTQ families and spent many years leading the Center's award-winning family services and advocacy program: Center Kids. Terry, her partner and their newborn son were one of the founding families of Center Kids (now Center Families) in 1988. Terry worked as a part of the program's steering committee from its founding until 1994 when she became the program's first paid director, a title she held until 2011.
The Ford Foundation has engaged Stonewall to document the evolution of LGBTQ family law and culture over the last quarter century.
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Robert J. Simonetti leaves Estate to Stonewall
Stonewall has just received a bequest from the Estate of Robert J. Simonetti. When Bob, as friends knew him, died due to complications from AIDS in 1992, he left 20% of estate to Stonewall, 40% to Planned Parenthood and 40% to City Ballet.
In the words of friend and executor Tony Princisvalle, Bob was "a no-nonsense guy, but he had a big heart."
Bob served in the United States Air Force, was a dentist and later went into advertising as a copywriter. As Tony noted, "he made complicated things very simple." "Bob was not married to civil rights, but he knew right from wrong." With his bequest of over $70,000, Stonewall will ensure strategic investment in our community strengthens our community for years to come.
We thank Stonewall Board alumna, attorney Peggy Brady of Brady, Klein & Weissman for her pro bono assistance in closing this complex estate.
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Do you have a Donor Advised Fund?
According to a new report by the National Philanthropic Trust, the number of Donor Advised Funds grew dramatically in 2010.
The NPT's 2011 Donor Advised Fund Report (click here to read the full transcript) found that $30 billion in total assets were managed by DAFs in 2010 and that DAF grantmaking exceeded $6.1 billion.
Donor Advised Funds (or DAFs) are traditionally popular because they allow donors to donate a given amount in a fiscal year to one agent (like Stonewall) and receive the full tax benefit for that donation in the same year while potentially spreading out their charitable giving over a number of years. Moreover, even if all the money is gifted out in one year, channeling the gifts through a Donor Advised Fund makes your taxes easier because you have given one large gift to an organization like Stonewall and so you only need one tax acknowledgment. For more information on starting a Donor Advised Fund at Stonewall, contact our Interim Executive Director, Richard Burns, at either richard.burns@stonewallfoundation.org or (212) 367-1266. |
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About Stonewall Community Foundation:
Stonewall Community Foundation is the public charity for New York City's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community.
Since 1990, the Foundation has invested more than $15 million in over 450 organizations via our donor advised funds and annual grant making. The Foundation inspires social change through strategic initiatives designed to engage the community, empower our leaders and invest in grassroots LGBTQ organizations across the five boroughs
Make a donation today to support Stonewall's vital work.
For more information, contact us at (212) 367-1155 or stonewall@stonewallfoundation.org.
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