A Letter from the Board Chair
Dear Members,
Only one of our members, Vicki Svoboda, has left the Board in 2021. She had been our Vice Chair and member of the Strategic Planning Committee. She will be missed, but we will be able to provide continuity in our operations. Teri Schwab, who had been our liaison with the HOA, has joined our Board, bringing her financial expertise and community sensitivity with her. We look forward to working with her. Ed Lesser will return as our Treasurer, Marcus Sipolt has replaced Vicki as the Vice Chair, and John Rivers will continue as Immediate Past Chair. Renee Haas Chairs the Grant Committee, and she also is a member of our Executive Committee. 2022 will be my second year as Board Chair. It’s been a learning experience, to say the least. I look forward to continuing my role with the support of the rest of the Board and of the Forest Highlands membership so we can continue to improve the quality of life for all of Flagstaff. Forest Highlands members have responded in your finest philanthropic tradition ... “
Welcome to the 22 nd annual report of the Forest Highlands Foundation. This is the second year of calendar year rather than fiscal year reporting, and it is the first year of a major fund drive occurring at midyear rather than the end of the year. We hope that these changes will improve our financial efficacy and make our operations easier for you to understand. 2021 was equally as challenging as 2020 because of COVID and the continuing medical and economic crises. Because of COVID variants, 2022 provides further uncertainty. Fortunately, we are well positioned for our usual collaboration with the Arizona Community Foundation as well as any further emergencies that may arise. Forest Highlands members have responded in your finest philanthropic tradition to these exigencies. The Foundation was able to donate more than $220,000 to local human services nonprofits through the Arizona Community Foundation Flagstaff, and an additional $100,000 independently to the Flagstaff Family Food Center and Flagstaff Shelter Services. Other organizations to which we have significantly contributed include Catholic Charities, the Hozhoni Foundation, and the Poore Medical Clinic. A complete list of our grantees is available in this report. Fortunately, Forest Highlands has continued its generosity at a remarkable pace. Thanks to Vickie Selzer, along with the golf, F&B and catering staff, the Denise Martinez Memorial Tournament was our most successful ever, and our mid year appeal, along with some gentle nudging more recently, has left us with the financial resources to contribute even more in 2022, as well as leaving us some flexibility for unanticipated emergencies, as COVID has been for the last two years. We’ll have complete information in the financial section of this report.
Sincerely,
Ethan Braunstein Ethan Braunstein, MD Chair
FOREST HIGHLANDS FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2021
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