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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

From The President 2

2019 NWP Calendar 3

Membership Roster 3

Past Grant Recipients 4

Treasurer’s Report 4

Nevada Women’s Philanthropy (NWP) is a member-driven, pooled-fund, large impact grant-making organization established in 2005 to address the needs of the greater Las Vegas community. NWP’s membership consists of philanthropically motivated women, united by a powerful desire to address emerging issues facing our community in the areas of arts, education, environment, social services, and health.

2018 NWP Impact Grant This year’s $465,000 to fund the NWP Wellness Center

Future Smiles has been working with our renovation partners KGA Architecture and Mar-tin Harris. KGA Architecture designed a professional “new look” for our NWP Dental Wellness Center that incorporates the NWP royal blue and our Fu-ture Smiles forest green. The building will house three dental treatment rooms, state-of-the-art dental electronic health re-cords, wall-mounted monitors and digital imaging for X-rays. We are excited to collaborate with Roseman University and Terri has meetings set-up with Dr. L. Kris Munk DDS, MS, As-sociate Dean of Graduate Education to discuss the dental residency rotation at the NWP Dental Wellness Center.

Future Smiles has found a wonderful facility lead, Carmen Alberto. Carmen comes to us from Arizona and has a background in nonprofit dental healthcare, serving a refugee popula-tion and the underserved. Her passion to serve others and experience as a dental assistant manager were the perfect match for the NWP Dental Wellness Center. The part-time dentist will be hired after the NWP Dental Wellness Center renovation is complete. Right now, the ren-ovation is in the skillful hands of Martin Harris and all contracts signed on Nov. 10. Renovation

See DENTAL WELLNESS Page 3.

2019 NWP Impact Grant estimated at $420,000Grant Screeners to Hold First Meeting on Dec. 4

Each year the Grant Screening Committee is given the task to determine agencies whose overall project/program concept meets the criteria of what NWP Members identify as current critical need in the Southern Nevada area. GSC will ultimately select two finalists who will vie for the 2019 NWP Impact Grant which is currently $420,000.

GSC asks the following questions:What community need does this proposal address? How does this need compare to

other needs our community is facing? Do similar programs already exist to address this need? What value will this project bring to our community? How strong is the proposed solution (project/program) to the need? Does the applicant’s implementation plan seem realistic and feasible?

While projects may not meet this year’s parameters, many of our past grant recipients have applied several times. GSC believes that our application process is educational and thorough. We hope that agencies will use this experience and format to apply for grants with other organizations and donors. The GSC holds its first meeting in December. For more information, please reach out to gsc@nwpsnv.org.

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It was wonderful seeing so many familiar and new faces at our Annual Grant Celebration Luncheon on September 26th. With over 100 in attendance, it was our largest luncheon to date! Thank you to all who joined us. As I stood at the podium, I found it hard to believe that it had been a year since Tami Hance-Lehr had passed the gavel to me as I officially became the President of NWP.

Looking back on the first year of my presidency, I could not be more proud. Thank you, members, for making NWP what it is today. We ended the 2018 Grant Season with 108 women on our roster. We had more members involved with our committees than ever before. (The GSC alone was over 40 strong!) And our Impact grant of $465,000 was our largest to date, enabling Future Smiles to begin work on the NWP Dental Wellness Center and to introduce restorative care as part of their program.

To date, NWP has awarded over $4.9 million to 23 well-deserving agencies, and as NWP continues to make an impact on our community, our community is seriously starting to take notice…not only for the collective amount we have awarded or for the

projects we have funded, but for the process we use to determine our recipients. This past year, I personally had the opportunity to speak to several organizations about our grant screening and monitoring processes, including the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Greater Good Council, and Vice President Sara Costello represented us as a panelist at a Grant Informational Session the MGM Foundation held in July for area grant writers. As time goes by, I find that when I mention NWP, fewer and fewer people ask me to

explain what it is…they already know. And they are aware of the impact our dollars have had in Southern Nevada.

I am very excited to begin the 2019 Grant Cycle. With our amazing Executive Committee and supportive Board of Directors, we are well on our way to having our most successful year to date. We will pass the $5 million mark this year. (We already have enough renewals for 2019 to do so.) With growing recognition and interest in NWP, we are also very well situated to reach our goal (and cap) of 120 members. This will enable us to award $500,000 to our Impact Grant Recipient. In addition, with the establishment of our Endowment, we will have the structure necessary to ensure the sustainability of our organization, looking to the future and our continued success.

Thank you to each and every member of NWP for working together to better our community and to help those in need. I am honored to represent such an intelligent, compassionate, dedicated group of women.

In gratitude,Cindy EllisNWP President 2018 and 2019

From the President, Cindy Ellis

Nevada Women’s Philanthropy members and guests gather after the September 2018 Grant Celebration at EncorePhoto by Martin Fuentes

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2018-19 NWP MASTER CALENDAR

Active Founders and Board Members (2005)Heather duBoefDena duBoef-RothDana LeeTrina PascalFounding Members (2005-6)Lovee Arum (Advisor to the Board)Myra Greenspun (Advisor to the Board)Donna CloobeckCarrie Carter CooperWhitney duBoefWendy HornbuckleAnne KelloggDoris LeeSusie Lee Susie MolaskyJenna MortonRosy Park2007Tami Hance-Lehr (President E-meritus and Board Member)Leslie DevoreCindy EllisSandy HardieRobyn ManziniChristy MolaskySonja SaltmanWinnie SchulmanJoyce ShermanHilary Westrom2008Madelene AndressDenise CashmanJane EngsNaz FordShelly GitomerWendy Kalb2009Sara Costello2010Laura BarrettNetty CapurroSherry LayneDawn Mack2011Melissa AttanasioJoyce MackMarilyn MackJill RoweSusan Somers2012Debra AckermanGoesel AnsonDiana BennettLisa FishAnnemarie JonesLinda Larsen Marsha Miller

2013Debbie CookRhonda EvansLiz KaplanKatharine Rawling2014Angie BeckerLori BhargavaSuzanne BirkestrandJeri CrawfordSheryl GoldsteinPhyllis JamesStella RoyKaren Sikorski2015Christina EllisNadine FaulisTammy Hall-PineyroKim LaubDedee NaveMary RossElaine Wenger-Rosener2016Susan BassfordDeana Berquist-McGrawJudy CarmelDebbie CreelKaren DiamondHeather FifeKathy FoxMindy HaskinsHelen JohnsonSanjeeta KhannaJennifer LewisPunam MathurHeidi PutzeNatasha RoySimone SchwartzTiffany TibertiJessica Wooden2017Anamarie EllisDebby FelkerBonnie LawyerRebecca MacDonaldJeanette SchneiderArda YemenidjianSandy Zanella2018Katrina BurrusSallie DuttonGloria FineSusan FineKathy GionnottiDawn HumeLexy LionelKarissa MackRuth McCluerHolly McRaeCharlotte MetzlerYvonne OttingSafari RossMarta Poling SchmittAngela TinaSusan Wasserkrug

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March April May Summer Break

11-22 Site Visits

26 9am Grant Screening Meeting Site visit vote (No.6)

2 9am EC Meeting

26 Final Membership Payment Due

30 8am Grant Hearing

16 9am Vote Count followed by EC Retreat

Nov Dec Jan 2019 February

6 9am EC Meeting10:30 am Outreach Meeting

9 Grant Applications due

14 Coffee with Cindy

4 9 am 2017 Grant Screening Kickoff11am EC Meeting

11 Coffee with Cindy

8 9am Grant Screening Meeting Vote to Doc Pac Phase (No.2)11am EC Meeting

29 9am Grant Screening Doc Pac Meeting (No.3)

12 9am Grant Screening Meeting Doc Pac Meeting Q&A (No.4)11am EC Meeting

26 9am Grant Screening Meeting Doc Pac Report and Vote (No.5)9am EC Meeting

DENTAL WELLNESS from page 1.is underway. We are excited about this expansion to our program delivery model because of the needs it will address and value it will bring to those we serve. Thank you NWP for being a part of this amazing journey and for your belief and investment in the NWP Dental Wellness Center. For that and so much more, we are eternally grateful.

Terri Chandler, Founder & Executive Director

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NWP Grants2018 - Future Smiles received $465,000 create the NWP Dental Wellness Center. The Blind Center was awarded the $30,000 NWP Founders Gift.2017 - U.S. VETS - Las Vegas received $405,000 to improve security and add support staff. The $30,000 NWP Founders Gift was awarded to Shade Tree Shelter Las Vegas.2016 — HELP of Southern Nevada received a $385,000 grant to furnish the Shannon West Youth Center. Three Square received the $30,000 Founders’ Gift.2015 — WestCare Nevada received a $350,000 impact grant to rehabilitate an aging building that houses women and children. Future Smiles was the $30,000 NWP Founders’ Gift recipient. 2014 — Communities In Schools was awarded $350,000 to purchase 240 laptops. The $30,000 NWP Founders’ Gift was awarded to Touro University.2013 — Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY) received a $350,000 NWP Impact Grant. The Founders’ Gift was awarded to New Vista Ranch.2012 — Goodwill of Southern Nevada received a $350,000 grant to create the NWP Veteran Integration Program (VIP). Helping Hands of Vegas Valley and James Seastrand Helping Hands were awarded the $30,000 Founders’ Gift.2011 — Salvation Army was awarded $325,000 to rehabilitate its emergency overnight shelter. Community Counseling Center of Southern NV received a $30,000 Founders’ Gift.2010 — Rape Crisis Center was awarded $350,000 to open “NWP Signs of Hope.” Lied Discovery Children’s Museum received a $30,000 Founders’ Gift.2009 — Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada was awarded $325,000. Three Square received a $50,000 Founders’ Gift.2008 — Public Education Foundation received $450,000. Nathan Adelson Hospice received a $30,000 Founders’ Gift.2007 — After School All Stars received $320,000. Boys Town Nevada received a $30,000 Founders’ Gift.2006 — Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow received $180,000.

Chairman of the BoardHeather duBoefPresidentCindy Ellis Vice President Sara CostelloSecretaryDawn Mack

TreasurerMelissa AttanasioPresident EmeritusKelly CavanaghPast PresidentsNaz Ford 2014-2015Carrie Carter-Cooper 2012-2013

Susie Lee 2010-2011Dana Lee 2008-2010Heather duBoef 2006-2008Grant OutreachSusan SomersSherry LayneDawn Mack

Grant ScreeningMary RossLori Bhargava

Grant MonitoringWendy HornbuckleEducation/EventsCarrie Carter-CooperWinnie Schulman

Membership Whitney duBoefTrina PascalCommunicationsAnne KelloggVolunteer CommitteeNadine FaulisKathryn Fox20

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Treasurer’s Report (As of Sept., 2018) By Melissa Attanasio

WHAT WE HAVE AMOUNT COLLECTED AMOUNT PAID TO DATE2019 Account $108,000.00 TBD

2018 Account $541,000.00 $246,896 to Future Smiles ($218,104 due to Future Smiles); $30,000 to Nevada Blind Center

2017 Account $487,000.00 $391,259.07 to U.S. Vets ($13,740.93 due to U.S. Vets); $30,000 to The Shade Tree

OPERATING ACCOUNT $61,917.51

By Melissa Attanasio As Nevada Women’s Philanthropy (NWP) closes out the 2018 year, the

following are items the non profit entity achieved as a financial partner in our community:

NWP created an Investment Committee and recommended to the Executive Committee the establishment of a reserve account and an Endowment Fund for the sustainability of the NWP Annual Impact Grant. As we progress into the next year, our intention is to continue to educate members and the community about this new vehicle to support NWP’s efforts. In addition, as the fund grows in value, the Investment Committee will explore investment opportunities. The Endowment affords the opportunity for gifts from members, non-members, estates, and philanthropic corporate entities.

I personally am honored to be Treasurer and the Investment Committee Chair. I have enjoyed witnessing NWP’s evolution and maturity as it establishes an Endowment Fund. I also look forward to NWP’s continued impact on the Las Vegas community.

NWP Establishes Endowment Fund