2017 annual report

Students learn about robotics in the 2017 summer camp that received grant help from the Eden Prairie Community Foundation.
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A HISTORY OF FILLING NEEDS
THE FOUNDATION LEVERAGES OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE EP BETTER
The Eden Prairie Community Foundation relies on the knowledge and expertise of its volunteer board and committee members,
including Roy Terwilliger, Bev Aho, and Pastor Rod Anderson.
MISSION: "ENRICHING OUR The power of the Eden Prairie
Community Foundation is people:
COMMUNITY THROUGH many hundreds of Eden Prairie
PHILANTHROPY, people who have led and/or
supported the Foundation since
COLLABORATION & its start in 1981.
LEADERSHIP" They are people like Roy
Terwilliger, Bev Aho, and Pastor
Rod Anderson pictured above, who
have all served on the
Foundation's board of directors
and are still heavily involved.
That leadership is what sets the
Foundation apart from other
nonprofits. Experienced and
knowledgeable leaders know Eden
Prairie, its people, and its needs.
They know where help and
money are needed most and how
to rally residents and resources to
make things happen.
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Speaking of making things happen,
here are just a few Foundation
highlights from 2017, using the
organization's mission statement
as a guide:
PHILANTHROPY -- It was very
nearly a record year for
granting through the Foundation
itself, but especially through its
fund holders -- nearly $225,000
worth.
COLLABORATION -- Did you know
that the Foundation meets
monthly with other Eden Prairie
nonprofit leaders to provide
support and promote
collaboration?
LEADERSHIP -- The Foundation's
work included helping launch an
organization to fight young-adult
homelessness in Eden Prairie.
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MAKING GRANTS & MEMORIES

we organized a community thank-you to the vikings as they moved to eagan. but most
of our focus was on helping kids, seniors, and others through granting & leadership

In the spirit of collaboration, the Eden Prairie Community

Foundation in October partnered with the City of Eden Prairie,
Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools, and the Eden Prairie
Chamber of Commerce to say thanks -- but hopefully not
farewell -- to the Minnesota Vikings as they moved their
headquarters and training facility to Eagan after more than 36
years in EP.

More than 125 people attended this community thank-you, which

featured as speakers former Vikings great Chuck Foreman, Mayor
Nancy Tyra-Lukens, former school principal Bob Hallett, and
Vikings owner Zygi Wilf. WCCO's Mike Max was emcee for the
event, held at Bearpath Golf & Country Club.

Another new event was The GIVE Gathering, a volunteer fair and
nonprofit training workshop which the Foundation sponsored
with Eden Prairie Schools Community Education. The purpose
was to connect local nonprofits and civic organizations with
people interested in becoming volunteers or members. More
than 140 persons were part of this first-time community
engagement event, which will return on April 19, 2018.

The Foundation's board of directors in 2017 also agreed to

expand the Dr. Jean L. Harris Scholarship so that a recipient
could receive two years of funding, not just one.

But the heart of the Foundation's 2017 was its granting, including
direct grants presented in April to the following:

- Providing curricula and materials to counsel teens

- Funding tech needs at a local women's shelter
- Supporting food delivery to home-bound seniors
- Lowering fees at an EP camp serving the disabled
- Providing new sound equipment at Staring Lake Park
- Funding the "Shop with a Cop" program
- Lowering fees for a robotics camp attended by local kids
- Providing after-school activity scholarships for youngsters
- Supporting the CounterAct fifth-grade curriculum
- And much more!
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FEB - 2018

SPECIALIZED FUNDS BOOST

THE FOUNDATION'S GIVING
PHILANTHROPIC INDIVIDUALS and GROUPS MAKE IT HAPPEN
Here are a few of the funds managed by the Foundation in 2017:

EPCF ENDOWMENT FUND (operations): 2017 donors Mary Abeln, Bev

and Brad Aho, Pastor Rod and Julane Anderson, Mary and Steve
Battista, Zane Birky, Joan and Robert Grootwassink, Bruce and Terry
Hutchins, Jay and Shannon Lotthammer, Jeff Lukens and Nancy Tyra-
Lukens, Jerry McCoy, PG and Indira Narayanan, Paul and Sara Rosol,
Rebecca Sundquist, Kathy and Dirk Swart, Roy Terwilliger, Jeanne
Zetah and Pete Bellus

SOCIETY OF FOUNDERS FUND (endowment, granting): Pastor Rod

and Julane Anderson, Dan and Marilyn Boeckermann, Patrick Bernal
and Marianne Cook, Laura and Duane Hookom, Bruce and Terry
Hutchins, Jeff Lukens and Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Joe and Carol
Stoebner, Mark and Roma Weber, Basil and Mary Jane Wissner

DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS: Bev and Brad Aho, Pastor Rod and Julane
Anderson, Nancy Heim and Michael Luger, Bruce and Terry Hutchins,
Joe and Carol Stoebner, Jeffrey Lukens and Nancy Tyra-Lukens

DESIGNATED/AGENCY FUNDS: CounterAct, Denise Stewart

Memorial, Eden Prairie Reads, EP Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, EP
Disability Awareness Committee, EP Fire Relief Association, EP Youth
Housing/Haven House, Friends of EP Players, Interfaith Circle, Dr.
You may be interested to know that
Jean L. Harris Scholarship, Lonne Murphy Scholarship, Miracle Field,
about 60 percent of the Foundation's
PROP Youth Scholarships
operational revenues come from
events, mostly EP Gives and Prairie
Brewfest (Brewfest photo above).

EPCF awards its own grants and

scholarships (2017 Dr. Jean L. Harris
Scholarship winner Naya Hill is
pictured at top, with her parents
Tori and Leon), but granting also
comes from funds listed at left.

Would you like details? We're

audited annually and our latest
Financial Statement and IRS Form
990 are on the Eden Prairie
Community Foundation website at
epcommunityfoundation.org under
"Who We Are."
Scholarships and grants awarded by the Foundation dropped slightly last year, 
primarily due to completion of  the Miracle Field project. (Source: 2016-17 audit)
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TO OUR 2017 DONORS: THANKS!

The following list represents 2017 Matthew & Susana Carpenter
giving to the Foundation and its funds Ron & Kathie Case
by individuals, families, organizations, Hanadi Chehabeddine
foundations, and businesses – both John Clay
unrestricted giving for operations and Curt & Mary Connaughty
restricted giving to specific needs and Curtis & Rita Conrad
causes. Thank you each and every Elizabeth Craig & James Craig Jr.
donor! Every effort has been made to Jim & Lynne Crist
ensure that this list of donors is Andrew Currie & Sheldon Ames
accurate. Please accept our sincerest Bernie & Cate DeLaRosa
apologies for omission or error. If you Laurie Diercks
find a mistake, contact Executive Tim Doherty
Director Mark Weber at Jennifer Ebert
mweber@epcommunityfoundation.org David Eckstein & Jackie Ward-
so we may promptly correct this Eckstein
report as it exists online. Dean & Karen Edstrom
Mark Engstrom & Joanne Slavin
UNRESTRICTED DONATIONS Jeanne Femrite
EPCF  supports senior food assistance.
Roy & JoAnn Ferber
$5,000 TO $9,999 Barb & James Gabbert
Jeffrey Kirst
Luger Heim Family Fund Jack & Avis Galleger
Thomas Kleinschmidt
Rick Getschow
Jeanne Klemp
$1,000 TO $4,999 John Goergen
Frank Kline
Gary & Helen Bergren Timothy & Mary Gray
Tom Koch
Fred & Carol DeCastro Joan & Robert Grootwassink
Molly Koivumaki
Joe & Gretchen Docter Mary & Kevin Gustafson
Daniel Kornblatt
John Estall Diane Hansen
Jeff & Rachel Koschmeder
Flagship Bank Kenneth & Ava Higginbotham
Kevin & Sandy Kraemer
Doug & Jenifer Loon Ryan Higgins
Michael & Julie Kraines
Quaker Hill Foundation (gift match) Tori & Leon Hill
Suzanne Kutina
Jeffrey Lukens & Nancy Tyra-Lukens Karen & Brian Holcomb
Pauline Lagerquist
Nancy Holden
Joe Langer
UNDER $1,000 Bill & Casey Hooke
Mary Lenker
Bev & Brad Aho Laura & Duane Hookom
Robert Lindberg
Pastor Rod & Julane Anderson Bill & Randi Horn
Kathy & Larry Link
Scott & Cynthia Anderson Heidi Huber-Christopherson
Karen Linscott
Sonja Anderson Scott Hugdahl & Leslie Martens
Lions Tap
Frank Bausch Hugdahl
Joyce Lorenz
Geraldine Beckmann Gordon & Judy Hughes
Dennis Mackany
Lloyd & Vicki Benson Bruce & Terry Hutchins
Mary & Mark Mackmiller
Craig & Susan Blixrud Sarah Jankewicz
Patricia & Michael Magnuson
Carol & Kenneth Bomben Weiye (Jeff) Jiang & Nan Zhou
John & Mary Meier
Curtis & Kay Botko Mary Johander
Kent & Julie Molde
Lori Brink Thomas & Margaret Johnson
Lyndon Moquist
Anne & Patrick Byrne Diana Johnson & Gary Magner
Jan Mosman
Mary Campbell Debra & Gary Keeler
Dennis Kim
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James & Suzanne Murphy
Jason Mutzenberger
PG & Indira Narayanan
Cheri Nehl
Kathryn Nelson
Pastor Paul & Karen Nelson
Douglas & Jane Nemecek
Alison Noble
Glenn & Kathleen Olson
Scott & Mary Otis
Jeff & Holly Parker
Sidney & Roger Pauly
John & Rhoda Peifer
Tony & Anita Phillippi
Cindy Prins
Laurie Pryor
Felicia Ravelomanantsoa
Don Romanaggi
Paul & Sara Rosol
Carol Rueppel
Steve & Susan Sandness
Andy Schornack
Carol Schuette & Tom Marcy
James Senske
Steve & Robin Silverman
John & Connie Steinlicht
Joe & Carol Stoebner
Gene & Bev Storms
Josh & Stephanie Swanson
Kathy & Dirk Swart
Roy Terwilliger
Tyrone & Kit Thayer
Jonathan Thompson
Transition Networks
Curt Tryggestad
David & Autumn Tysk
Joellyn & Brent Veninga
Michael & Janet Wagner
Daniel & Sheila Ward
Jim & Jean Way
Mark & Roma Weber
Sherry Butcher-Wickstrom & Mark
Wickstrom
Steve & Cindy Wolfe
Jeanne Zetah & Pete Bellus
John & Linda  Zimmerman
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EPCF   Board   Chair Joan Grootwassink welcomes Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon attendees.
PG & Indira Narayanan
DONOR-RESTRICTED
Paul & Sara Rosol
CONTRIBUTIONS TO DESIGNATED
Joe & Carol Stoebner
FUNDS, YOUTH INITIATIVE,
Suburban Waste MN
DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS &
Roy Terwilliger
ENDOWMENT FUND
Mark & Roma Weber
Basil & Mary Jane Wissner
$25,000 AND ABOVE
Jeanne Zetah & Pete Bellus
Bev & Brad Aho
Nancy Heim & Michael Luger
UNDER $1,000
Jeffrey Lukens & Nancy Tyra-Lukens
Jennifer Andis
Aon Foundation (gift match)
$10,000 TO $24,999
Ronald & Karen Burnett
Steven & Diane Galleger
Anne & Patrick Byrne
Kevin Carlson
$5,000 TO $9,999 Sheila Cole
Pastor Rod & Julane Anderson Richard Condon & Jenifer Jefferds
Zane Birky Jennifer Cordes
Kim Rathjen Steve & Patti Cwodzinski
Kathy & Dirk Swart Bob Danielson
Brad & Sue Doeden
$1,000 TO $4,999 David Durkee
Mary Abeln Joe Dusek
Mary & Steve Battista Eden Prairie A.M. Rotary Foundation
Dan & Marilyn Boeckermann Eden Prairie Noon Rotary
Eden Prairie Women of Today Jan & Nick Eian
Friends of the Eden Prairie Library Kris Eidem
Joan & Robert Grootwassink Barb & James Gabbert
International Dairy Queen Debora Garvey
Dennis & Jeanne Lind Susan Geitzenauer
Gerald McCoy
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Diane & Jerome Hansen

Nancy Holden
Joan Howe-Pullis & John Pullis
Bruce & Terry Hutchins
Sandhya Joshi & Gopal Sadagopal
Sue Kotchevar
Matthew Kraft
Doug & Jenifer Loon
Shannon & Jay Lotthammer
Elizabeth & David Michaelson
Patrick & Patricia Minton
Shehla Mushtaq
Matthew Neale EPCF   fund holder Interfaith Circle fosters dialogue on "Who Is My Neighbor?"
Amy & Chris Nylander
Scott & Mary Otis
BARB BERG, M.D. City of Eden Prairie
Pets are Inn – South Metro
Vicki Oster Cindy Cofer Evert
Joel & Sarah Quie
Robert Danielson
Kathleen Radcliffe
RICHARD BURY The Dap Squad Band
Gina Light Rawerts & Timmy Rawerts
Pastor Rod & Julane Anderson Derr Family Dentistry
Renee & Jamal Rushdy
Cheryl Eastbourne/Edina Realty
Carol Rueppel
ODIE OLSON Eden Prairie Lifestyle Magazine
Aditi Salunke
Carol Bomben Eden Prairie Liquor
Jay & Cathy Simpson
Eden Prairie Montessori Learning
Angela Sivertson
DUANE PIDCOCK Center
Jeff & Carol Strate
John & Deborah Fox Eden Prairie News
Craig & Gail Stroinski
Curt & Mary Connaughty Eden Prairie Nissan
Trish Sullivan Vanni
Sidney & Roger Pauly Eden Prairie Smiles
Rebecca Sundquist
Daniel & Patricia Willette Edina Realty – Eden Prairie Office
Josh & Stephanie Swanson
EVS Engineering
Tavern 4 & 5
EPCF PARTNERSHIPS Fafinski Mark & Johnson, PA
Nancy Tyra-Lukens for Mayor
Flagship Bank Gregerson, Rosow, Johnson & Nilan
John & Jennifer Urbanski
Joan & Robert Grootwassink
Ben & Mandy Van Santen
EPCF EVENT SPONSORS (including Gunnar Electric
Mark Vandenberghe
in-kind) Ann & Matt Hansen
Kim Vergeront
Bev & Brad Aho Nancy Holden
Jeanne Vergeront
Alerus Bank Hysjulien and Associates
Margaret Vergeront
Anchor Bank Ranee & Randy Jacobus
Julie Vergeront
Pastor Rod & Julane Anderson J.A. Price Agency
Cathryn Wilkinson
Dale Bachman/Bachman’s Floral JMS Custom Homes
Belladonna Florist Jorstad & Reuther Graphic Design
MEMORIAL DONATIONS
Carlston Real Estate John & Dawn Kohner
Ron & Kathie Case Kowalski’s Market Eden Prairie
SALEEM ADAM
CHOICE, Inc. Kraus-Anderson, Inc.
Salima Khakoo
Christensen Group Insurance
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Continued from previous page PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED EVENTS Nancy Holden, Secretary
Thanks to the 222 ticket holders Bev Aho, Past Chair
Elaine & Kevin Larabee for 2017 EP Gives and 602 ticket Pastor Rod Anderson (2017)
Let’s Go Fishing-EP holders for 2017 Prairie Brewfest. Carlos Berger, Director
Liberty Property Trust Ron Case, Director
Doug & Jenifer Loon EP GIVES AUCTION PURCHASES Hanadi Chehabeddine, Director
Jay & Shannon Lotthammer Dan Gregerson Ranee Jacobus, Director
Mary & Mark Mackmiller/mackmiller Robert & Joan Grootwassink Elaine Larabee, Director (2018)
design + build Mary Gustafson & Nancy Tyra- Jay Lotthammer, Director
Metro Sales, Inc. Lukens Patricia Magnuson, Director
Metropolitan Ford of EP Alan & Sarah Johnson Pastor Paul Nelson, Director
Kathy & Tom Miller Foundation/TE Mike & Julie Kraines Mary Abeln Stavast, Director
Miller Development Jenifer & Doug Loon Jeanne Zetah, Director
Minnesota Ground Control Scott & Mary Otis
Ted & Peggy Muller Ric Rosow & Vicki Underland-Rosow DIRECT GRANTS FROM EPCF
PG & Indira Narayanan Khani & Barb Sahebjam City of EP Parks Division
Kathy Nelson Rob & Lisa Schreck Cornerstone
Kristen Nelson Studios Joe & Carol Stoebner Eden Prairie Crime Prevention Fund
Oak Ridge Hotel & Conference Jim & Judy Strommen Fraser Eden Prairie Clinic (via EP
Center Women of Today)
Parley Lake Winery EPCF BOARD MEMBERS MoveFwd
Plehal Blacktopping Joan Grootwassink, Chair PROP
Prairie Dental Group PG Narayanan, Vice Chair Talon Robotics
Prairie Electric Paul Rosol, 2017 Treasurer True Friends
R Taco Kathy Swart, 2018 Treasurer
Paul & Sara Rosol
Jody Russell
SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
Sanctuary Spa
Southview Design
SouthWest Station
Condominiums/North American
Properties
Star Bank – Eden Prairie
Starkey Hearing Technologies
Suburban Chevrolet
Tavern 4 & 5
Timberland Partners
Lisa Toomey & Chris Wilson
Twin Cities Orthopedics
Nancy Tyra-Lukens & Jeffrey Lukens
Prafulla Vegunta
Washburn-McReavy Funeral Chapels
Mark & Roma Weber
Westwood Professional Services
Xcel Energy Donor support for the Foundation's Youth Initiative has resulted in   scholarships for after-school
Jeanne Zetah & Pete Bellus activities including driver education.