2021 Annual Impact Report
Maximizing Impact
The Winona Community Foundation is a forward looking organization. We manage the assets entrusted to us wisely and professionally to maximize the capacity to support a variety of community organizations doing good and important work. The foundation’s volunteer board of directors maps out the future to ensure the growth of assets and available funds to give back to the community. In 2021, fund advisors distributed more than $1.9 million to charity and over $100,000 was granted through the Community Grant Program. The financial summary presented below is un-audited. Complete, audited financial statements are available at the Winona Community Foundation’s office during regular business hours.
Financial Summary
| Statement of Financial Position- All Funds as of December 31: |
2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | ||
| Cash Investments Other Prepays Total current assets |
75,171 16,189,339 1,789 $16,266,299 |
227,970 18,734,314 443 $18,963,521 |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Accounts Payable Grants Payable Total current liabilities |
7,203 0.0 $17,203 |
6,932 0.0 $6,932 |
| NET ASSETS | ||
| General Restricted or Designated Total net assets Total liabilities and net assets |
1,811,258 14,447,838 $16,259,096 $16,226,299 |
2,361,597 16,594,992 $18,956,589 $18,963,521 |
| SUPPORT & REVENUE | ||
| Contributions Investment Earnings (losses) Other Revenue Total support and revenue |
1,276,533 2,301,156 306,507 $3,884,196 |
2,844,784 2,094,424 460,845 $5,402,308 |
| EXPENDITURES | ||
| Community Grants Advised Grants Advised Grants |
108,066 1,764,613 $1,872,679 |
118,350 1,798,654 $1,917,004 |
| Operations and Investment Expense Total expenditures Excess of Revenue (expenditures) Net Assets at Beginning of Year Net Assets at End of Year |
671,220 $2,543,899 1,340,297 14,931,730 16,266,299 |
788,841 $2,705,845 2,696,463 116,266,299 18,963,521 |
Community Grants
The goal of the Community Grant program is to strengthen our community through philanthropy by making grants to projects and causes that address both the needs and the opportunities present in the community. Funds to support the Community Grant program are made possible in part through gifts made through wills from; Ramona L. Jezewski English and Wilmer & Beverly Larson. Community grants are also supported by individual donors and a percentage of the General Trust fund of the Winona Community Foundation.
| Organization | Amount |
|---|---|
| Winona Farmers Market | $8,630 |
| Ready Set School | $5,000 |
| Winona Area Chamber of Commerce REACH Program | $7,500 |
| Elder Network | $7,000 |
| Home & Community Options | $10,000 |
| Let’s Erase the Stigma | $3,000 |
| Family & Children’s Center | $10,000 |
| Catholic Charities | $10,000 |
| Winona Volunteer Services | $7,500 |
| Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center | $10,000 |
| Frozen River Film Festival | $10,000 |
| Minnesota Marine Art Museum | $8,630 |
| Winona State Bridges Health | $3,000 |
| Semcac | $10,000 |
| Gamehaven Council #299 (Boy Scouts of America) | $3,000 |
| Engage Winona | $10,000 |
| TOTAL | $118,350 |
Your Winona Community Foundation
As we present this annual report to you, we do acknowledging that 2021, while a better year for most, was still a challenge for many. We choose to celebrate the many positives that emerged from these challenges. Through your generosity, and that of our many fundraisers and donors, along with strong market growth, the Winona Community Foundation invested more than $1.9 million back into the vibrant place we call home. After several months of collecting community input, strategic planning sessions and engaging in transformational thinking, the Foundation announced our new mission and vision at the 2021 Founders Event. In the 2021 report, you will learn more about the incredible generosity of the Winona community, the 1st Annual Charity Golf Outing success, the Founders award program and the servant leadership of Phil Feiten, the 2021 Founders Award recipient, and a first-hand experience from one of our fund holders at the Foundation.