2024-11-15T14:57:47-07:00 2023-12-31 Greater Gig Harbor Foundation 7191 Wagner Way Suite 102 Gig Harbor WA 98335 990 2023-01-01 432104829 GREATER GIG HARBOR FOUNDATION GREA 2535146338 7191 Wagner Way NW Ste 102 Gig Harbor WA 98335 Julie Ann Gustanskis PhD 2535146338 2024-11-15 1 1 Ken Endo P00941360 2065781303 2024-11-11 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Julie Ann Gustanski 7191 Wagner Way NW Suite 102 Gig Harbor WA 98335 1863421 0 X gigharborfoundation.org X 2006 WA THE GREATER GIG HARBOR FOUNDATION WORKS TO HELP STRENGTHEN WASHINGTON STATE'S SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITIES OF THE GREATER GIG HARBOR AND KEY PENINSULAS THROUGH PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND SERVICES, ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE CHARITABLE GIVING, AND BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP ON CRITICAL ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR FIVE CORE AREAS INCLUDE: ARTS & CULTURE, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION AND SOCIAL CAPITAL. 14 14 39 650 0 0 330820 535782 570770 1014300 629 24702 40170 288637 942389 1863421 46161 114307 0 0 589757 910663 0 0 0 549460 1088986 1185378 2113956 -242989 -250535 2000141 1761302 1338070 1248992 662071 512310 GGHF is a strategic partner with our greater peninsula region communities. We bring people together and leverage research, skills, knowledge, partnerships, volunteers, grantmaking, and services to help address opportunity gaps. Together, we help deliver promising solutions for some of our community's most pressing challenges across five core areas - arts & culture, education, parks and environment, recreation, and social capital. We work collaboratively to build, bridge and enrich communities in Washington's greater Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula area through provision of services, programs and support to help meet diverse community needs. Since 2006, GGHF has invested more than $20-million into our community, benefitting 40+ organizations and agencies through diverse grants, 550+ area students through education scholarships, with over $2.5M directed to helping address local hunger, $5M+ for early childhood education, $3.3 million to area parks, and $2.5M+ to conservation initiatives. 0 0 859684 350992 The Greater Gig Harbor Foundation serves a community of 70,000+. As a community foundation, GGHF partners to provide services, a safe place for keeping funds in perpetuity to meet diverse community needs, and acts as fiscal sponsor to several donor-directed, project and scholarship funds, area groups, projects, and programs, which engage in activities consistent with the Foundation's mission. In 2023, across all of the Foundation's programs, staff logged more than more than 52,000 program hours, and more than 650 community volunteers committed 35,400 volunteer hours. We raised more than $250,000 in diverse funds to support local nonprofit organizations, community projects, and programs and to provide grants, scholarships, assistance, and services to support our community. All programs returned to full operations following disruptions caused during the COVID-19 pandemic, including our Curious by Nature Early Learning Center, Gig Harbor Senior Center, and GGHF EnviroCorps. Similarly, events that provide critical funds across five core areas, such as Cider Swig, Shamrock'n the Harbor, INDULGE, Students of Distinction, Gig Harbor Basket Brigade, The Community Table, #Community Harvest, and The Green Gig, all returned. Supporting services were also provided to Pierce County, Washington State Parks system, the City of Gig Harbor, and local Park Districts through the GGHF EnviroCorps program (in its 19th year), which is dedicated to developing and fulfilling opportunities for community volunteers to engage in efforts to help maintain parks, trails, roads, and other public lands - keeping them safe, clean and litter free. EnviroCoprs additionally supported the community by monitoring and removing waste and hazardous materials from homeless encampments. In 2023, EnviroCorps gave over 12,500 volunteer hours, collected over 200 bags of litter and 95 bags of recyclables, provided 125 hours of Litter Patrol, and provided 130 hours of direct service to community agencies. This work helped maintain 22 road sections within Gig Harbor's city limits and unincorporated areas of our Gig Harbor and Key peninsulas. Additionally, EnviroCorps assisted in several remote area clean-ups in the community where people had dumped old machinery, washing machines, garbage, tires, and more for years. The Foundation also continued its work to evolve plans for a community center/campus that will provide a permanent home for the senior center, as well as an event space and environmental learning center to meet our community's diverse and growing demands. 963415 1018664 The Greater Gig Harbor Foundation's largest program is GGHF Curious by Nature School (CBNS), our community's only nature-based early learning center. Our unique program, based on the Reggio Emilia approach and grounded in nature-based learning principles, aids in developing critical thinking skills to support a lifetime of success in math, science, language, and the arts. Since 2012, GGHF has supported early childhood education for more than 4,000 children ages 2 to 6 and has provided more than $60,000 in tuition assistance grants to area families in need to help close the access gap to early childhood education. In 2023, we served over 400 children ages 2 to 10 through environment-focused camps and educational programs; awarded $7,500 in financial assistance grants to families through the Steward Scholarship Fund, expanded our outdoor immersion program to meet growth and demand, supported various community events with free hands-on educational activities, and granted over $5,000 in support of professional development programs to address early learning priorities in math, literacy, social and emotional learning, and environmental stewardship. Additionally, CBNS embarked upon the year-long mission to become one of Washington state's first fully licensed outdoor nature-based programs through DCYF. CBNS also connected 300+ children and families to community, nature, and environmental stewardship in 2023 through its Jr. Explorers Program. CBNS received external support for CBNS in 2023 through several grants and its annual fundraiser "The Green Gig". The school was additionally supported by more than 3,000 volunteer hours from parents, grandparents, interns, scientists, teachers, and others. CBNS 2023 summer school/camp program supported approximately 300 children ages 3 to 10. 111559 0 174802 GGHF's second-largest program is the Gig Harbor Senior Center (GHSC), the only community-based, self-funded Center for active seniors in the greater Gig Harbor area. Organized in May 2019, the GHSC was forced to close its physical doors on March 13, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since reopening full-time operations in September 2020, GHSC has grown in the number of active members, programs, and active engagement across the community. In 2023, GHSC was honored to receive a professional services contract award from Pierce County Human Services for providing senior programming and services specifically designed to meet the needs of those 60+. The GHSC has a 6 member Advisory Board that helps to guide programs, services, and the future. As a nonprofit organization, GHSC's programs and services are supported through a complex income stream that includes membership and program fees, private grants, sponsorships from area businesses, private donations, and significant financial and staff resources provided by GGHF. About 70% of the GHSC's annual operating budget is supported through private donations, two major fundraising events (INDULGE... a Sip & Savor Experience and Shamrock'n the Harbor 5k/12k walk/run) and related sponsorships, with membership fees ($50 annually pp) covering 9% of the budget, and about 17% of the Center's budget supported by GGHF's general fund and in-kind contributions of time, services and goods. 23707 0 16899 Gig Harbor Basket Brigade - established in 1993 the Basket Brigade has provided more than 20,000 Thanksgiving meals (and more) to area families over the years. Each year, the Basket Brigade engages hundreds of volunteers. In 2022, while at the end of the pandemic, we were able to deliver more than 700 Thanksgiving Baskets to local families. More than 450 volunteers came to assist in the two-day operation, assembling baskets and delivering them. 90841 56549 39657 The Minerva Scholarship Fund continues to grant scholarships to women in the Peninsula area. 10511 0 27922 Students of Distinction is a community recognition program that awards post-secondary scholarships. In 2022, the program returned to its pre COVID-19 in-person awards dinner platform to recognize and celebrate the nominated graduating seniors for their remarkable achievements before a crowd of 200+ teachers, sponsors, family, and the community. This year, 36 Peninsula School District high school seniors were honored for superior effort in seven categories: Academics, Athletics, Business & Entrepreneurship, Community Service, Music, Art & Drama, Overcoming Adversity, and Science & Technology. Scholarships awarded were $12,000. Nearly $245,000 in post secondary scholarships have been awarded since 2003 and over 580 students have been recognized. 13009 0 19185 Lu Winsor Memorial Environmental Grant Fund. Over the past 18 years, the Lu Winsor Environmental Grant program has awarded over $225,000 to 31 entities. Funds have been particularly instrumental in setting the building blocks for local organization to develop environmental education programs such as the YMCA's Camp Seymour and Harbor Wild Watch, which have received nearly half of the 108 Lu Winsor grants to date. Over time, the funds available have grown with increased support from the Foundation and Pierce County. In the 2022 cycle, $22,000 in grants were awarded to nine local organizations, Pierce County Conservation District, Peninsula School District, and two private citizens carrying out stewardship work aligned with the program's mission. 16230 0 20475 Heron's Key Scholarship Fund. Started in 2018, the Heron's Key Scholarship Fund (HKSF) works to provide resources to Gig Harbor's youth in support of education programs within the Peninsula School District, including scholarship assistance to individual students and project support for staff enrichment. Since 2018, the fund has provided more than $40,000 in post secondary scholarships. 25000 25000 0 GHKP Conservation Fund. In 2022, three families joined to from the GHKP Conservation Fund. The intent of the fund is to help protect our greater peninsula's most critical lands and waters to offer greater access to nature, strengthen our community and support climate resiliency. In 2023, the fund issued a grant of $25,000 to the Friends of Harbor Hill Environmental Sanctuary for its work to provide a future foe environmental education and help restore previously disturbed ground in the 15 acre area of the stormwater detention ponds that serve the Harbor Hill community, including Heron's Key Retirement Community, Bracera apartments, and the single family residential neighborhoods. 179298 81549 124138 2113956 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 X Ken Endo 2065781303 7191 Wagner Way NW Ste 102 Gig Harbor WA 98335 Ariel Gustanski Chief Operating Officer 40 0 X X 80565 0 0 Toni Gillespie Office Administrator 40 0 X 49917 0 0 Odette Alina Director, Curious By Nature School 50 0 X 48500 0 0 Dena Randazzo Accountant 20 0 X 25779 0 0 Joyce Shultz Board Member 20 0 X 19312 0 0 Rob Rigoni Secretary and EnviroCorps Manager 20 0 X 12055 0 0 David Olson Board Member 20 0 X 0 0 0 Marlene Druker Board Member 20 0 X 0 0 0 Gina Cabiddu Board Member 10 10 X 0 0 0 David Cathers Board Member 20 0 X 0 0 0 Barb Turecky Secretary 10 0 X 0 0 0 Jud Morris President 20 0 X 0 0 0 Julie Ann Gustanski Board Member/CEO 20 0 X 0 0 0 Rick Gillespie Board Treasurer 20 0 X 0 0 0 236128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8311 177981 0 18181 331309 0 535782 1014300 1014300 0 0 1014300 24702 24702 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 288637 288637 0 0 288637 1863421 1327639 0 0 X 54465 54465 59842 59842 0 0 0 0 701289 701289 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 209374 209374 0 0 0 0 3265 3265 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 386547 386547 0 0 16150 16150 0 0 38574 38574 0 0 28575 28575 0 0 0 0 0 0 109715 109715 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31608 31608 0 0 241 Consulting Fees 93958 93958 0 0 242 Other Expenses 75269 75269 0 0 243 Events 140243 140243 0 0 244 165082 165082 0 0 0 0 0 0 2113956 2113956 0 0 293750 42190 0 0 0 0 0 66276 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1751 0 1652836 0 1602151 1652836 102489 0 0 0 0 2000141 1761302 0 21338 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1195920 1117767 142150 109887 1338070 1248992 X 0 0 662071 512310 662071 512310 2000141 1761302 -250535 -30651 131425 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 880881 751091 1218906 951761 1838719 5641358 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 880881 751091 1218906 951761 1838719 5641358 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5641358 0 418 0 629 24702 25749 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 418 0 629 24702 25749 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 880881 751509 1218906 952390 1863421 5667107 0.99546 0.99975 0.00454 0.00025 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 495000 0 495000 1025705 0 0 1025705 77481 0 0 77481 0 38655 0 38655 0 15995 0 15995 1652836 Schedule D, Part VI, Line 1a Land value, based on Pierce County Assessor's records Schedule D, Part VI, Line 1b Building value based on Pierce County Assessor's records Schedule D, Part VI, Line 1c Leasehold improvement costs Schedule D, Part VI, Line 1d Value of equipment at GGHF Office, Curious by Nature School (two campuses), and misc. equipment including security systems, appliances and misc. for GGHF, Gig Harbor Senior Center, EnviroCorps and Curious by Nature School. Schedule D, Part VI, Line 1e Market value - 2005 Dodge Dodge Ram Wagon 3500 Maxi 3dr Ext Van (5.9L 8cyl 4A) - 15 passenger. Max Towing Capacity 6,750 lbs Cider Swig Festival 61568 2000 59568 350 200 3950 33164 2500 1000 Indulge Event - Senior Center Benefit 50482 8500 41982 0 0 2000 4856 500 1000 5 69348 3680 65668 0 500 0 9210 1500 0 181398 14180 167218 350 700 5950 47230 4500 2000 60730 106488 Schedule G, Part II, Line 1 Gross Receipts result principally from event ticket sales and vendor fees for certain events, such as the Cider Swig. Schedule G, Part II, Line 2 Charitable contributions for events are principally in the form of sponsorships and direct contributions. Schedule G, Part II, Line 4 Cash prizes of $350 awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in Pie Baking Contest associated with Cider Swig. Schedule G, Part II, Line 5 Non-cash prizes for Cider Swig included medal awards for People's Choice and ribbons for competition winners. Other non-cash prizes included medals for 400 runners who participated in the Senior Center's Shamrock'n the Harbor 5k/12k run. Schedule G, Part II, Line 6 Rent costs include fees paid for site/facility use and associated parking for events. Schedule G, Part II, Line 7 Food and beverages include fees paid to local small business owners for their services and/or products at Cider Swig, Indulge, Crab Feast, Pancake Breakfast, The Green Gig and The Community Table events. Schedule G, Part II, Line 8 Entertainment costs include fees paid to local musicians/bands for their time in performing at identified events. Schedule G, Part II, Line 9 Other direct service costs include things as printing, supplies, t-shirts, and volunteer appreciation. 1 Friends of Harbor Hill Environmental Sanctuary 7191 Wagner Way Suite 101 Gig Harbor WA 98335 830803063 501c3 25000 0 In November, the Friends of Harbor Hill Environmental Sanctuary received a $25,000 grant from the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation's GKKP Conservation Fund to support the Sanctuary project's environmental education and stewardship efforts. 11 0 Twelve women were awarded Minerva Scholarships for a total of $56,549. The Minerva Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to women whose formal education has been interrupted for at least one year and who live or work within the boundaries of Peninsula School District #401 12 56549 0 Cash Schedule I, Part I, Line 1 The Greater Gig Harbor Foundation maintains comprehensive records to substantiate the amount of grants and assistance awarded. These records include detailed documentation of grantees' eligibility, such as applications, supporting materials, and verification of qualifications. The Foundation also keeps clear records of the selection criteria used to evaluate applicants, ensuring a transparent and consistent process. These records are securely stored and reviewed regularly to maintain compliance with organizational policies and IRS regulations. Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 The organization implements a thorough process for monitoring the use of grant and scholarship funds to ensure they are used in accordance with the specified purpose and in compliance with our funding agreements. Upon receiving a grant, we provide the grantee with detailed guidelines outlining the approved use of funds. We require grantees to submit periodic progress reports, including financial statements, that detail how the funds are being allocated and spent. These reports are reviewed by our staff to ensure alignment with the original grant proposal and objectives. Additionally, we may conduct site visits or request additional documentation if needed to verify proper fund usage. At the conclusion of the project or grant period, grantees are required to submit a final report, including a financial summary, to demonstrate that funds were used appropriately. Any unspent funds or funds not used in accordance with the approved purpose must be returned to the organization. Schedule I, Part II, Line 2 Organizations and Agencies receiving grants from the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation in 2023 include: Friends of Harbor Hill Environmental Sanctuary, Harbor WildWatch, Tacoma Tree Foundation, Nisqually Reach Nature Center, Great Peninsula Conservancy, Rainfall Ranch, City of Gig Harbor, Gig Harbor Youth Sail, YMCA, Longbranch Improvement Club Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The CEO and Executive Committee of the organization has reviewed the 990 before the filing date. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Foundation's Board of Directors are Bound by the Organization's Conflict of Interest Policy. Conflicts of interests are reviewed by the Board before approving financial transactions. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Board of Directors discusses salary increases for all administrative and management positions. The School's Director and CEO perform annual staff evaluations to determine any proposed salary changes. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Conflict of interest policy is kept internally. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Services includes construction project costs incurred by Friends of Harbor Hill and the Community Campus projects. FRIENDS OF HARBOR HILL ENVIRONMENTAL SANCTUARY 7191 WAGNER WAY SUITE GIG HARBOR WA 98335 830803063 Habitat restoration and development of environmental sanctuary WA 39316 7201 GREATER GIG HARBOR FOUNDATION