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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGrant Req - Redmond-Sisters HospiceEconomic Development Fund Discretionary Grant Program Organization: Redmond -Sisters Hospice Organization Description: This organization provides quality end -of -life care for Deschutes County. The core services are funded by Medicare or private insurance, however services are provided at no cost regardless of a patient's ability to pay. In 2009, approximately $30,000 in services were provided at no cost for children whose families had no insurance coverage. Other services, which require funding, include bereavement services, transitions services, volunteer programs and training, and alternative therapies. Currently, staff is able to provide services to approximately 50 clients at a time, with 50 additional clients are served through a volunteer -based Transitions Program. Each year, about 500 people are served also through direct service and bereavement counseling. Project Name: Festival of Trees Project Description: This is an annual fundraiser with proceeds going to support the Redmond -Sisters Hospice auxiliary programs provided in addition to end -of -life care. Christmas trees are decorated and auctioned for bid to the event attendees. In addition, there are raffles and silent auditions to raise funding for the organization. These grant funds would be used to cover the cost of renting facilities at the County Fairgrounds for the event. Project Period: December 3, 2010 to December 5, 2010 Amount of Request: $4,000 Previous Grants: • March 2001: $1,000 (Daly $1,000) • November 2001: $1,000 (Daly $1,000) • January 2003: $2,000 for facility improvements (Daly $2,000) 01/06/2010 18:13 Hospice Redmond Sisters TO: TAMMY BAN EY FAX # S41.385.3202 (FAX) 5415481507 P. 001/005 REDMOND-SIST RS HOSPICE FAX TRANSM SSION 732 SW 23RD, REDMO D, OR 97756 541.548.7483 OR. 877.244.0858 FAX: 541.548,1507 DATE: JANUARY 6, 2010 AGES: 5 INC. COVER FROM: PAT MCGUINNESS, MARKETING i& DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR SUBJECT: FESTIVAL OF TREES GRANT APPLICATION Tammy, l met with Roxia today at the fairgrounds at her request to discuss the possibility of having Hospice return in 2010.1 explained the quandary of decorating expenses that we didn't have at Eagle Crest and said that I would try to address that issue proactively. I also mentioned that we had spoken briefly about the possibility of (what 1 supposed s) the potential for a discretionary grant to help defray some of the costs.1 am sending this and iriirancluding Dennis and Alan as well so if you wouldn't mind could you please forward to them? I'll drop an email on Friday to make sure you received thit.1 am happy to also provide a full accounting and comparisons to prior years if need be. Thanks so very much for your time, effort and interest in pur event. It was great to have you there this year. I know Buffy had sent out thank you lettersto tree decorators but I wanted to personally thank you. I know the extent to which you went to make your tree a great package. I'm delighted that the Coombe's made the purchase. Warm r Bards, P • t Mc uinness Marketing & Development Coordinator Redmond -Sisters Hospice www.redmond-hospice.org CONFIDENTIAL NOTE: THE DOCUMENT ACCOMPANYING THIS FACSIMILE CONTAINS INFORMATION BELONGING TO REDMOND-SISTERS HOSPICE WHICH IS CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. THE INFORMATION IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY NAMED ABOVE. IF YOU ARE NO r THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY DISCLOSURE, COPY OR DISTRIBUTION ORTAKING OF ANY ACTION IN RELIANCE ON THE CONTENT OF THE ACCOMPANYING 01/06/2010 18:14 Hospice Redmond Sisters (FAX) 5415481507 P.002/005 Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutes.org DESCHUTES COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION Direct Application to: Commissioner Tammy Baney Commissioner Dennis R. Luke Date: of/oat o Project Name: Project Beginning Date: Amount of Request: c�Luy- Comxlissione Ali Three Commissioners SEs `ice-c-3,tr 41-, 0000 Applicant/Organization: Address: Project End Date: Date Funds Needed: Tax ID #: City & Zip: Telephone: Email: E'aD,%1A.5-e-to.Ste; Contact Name(s): -Pak(TVG otr- -5s 54-V Fax: Alternate Phone: cA_u On a separate sheet, please briefly answerlthe foil wing questions: 1. Describe the applicant organization, including its purpose, leadership structure, and activities. 2. Describe the proposed project or activity. 3. Provide a timeline for completing the proposed project or activity. 4. Explain how the proposed project or acti'ity will impact the community's economic health. 5. Identify the specific communities or groups that will benefit. 6. Itemize anticipated expenditures*, Desci ibe how grant funds will be used and include the source and amounts of matching funds ac in-kind contributions, if any. If the grant will support an ongoing activity, explain how it will be funded in the future. 410•x(.( Flo Dc \ 2-010 9S--0E-o3 7L -f 4( • � •-1475 karlakirCe_Ld..6414-8 .Com Attach: Proof of the applicant organization's non-profit status. 'Applicant may be contacted during the review process and asked to p�ravide a complete line item budget. Amount Approved: 13y: Date: Declined: By: : Date: 01/06/2010 18:14 Hospice Redmond Sisters (FAX) 5415481507 P. 003/005 DESCHUTES COUNTY DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION 1. Describe the applicant organization,lincluding its purpose, leadership structure, and activities. Redmond -Sisters Hospice provides quality end -cif -life care to the communities of Redmond, Sisters, Bend and many of thelsurrotding areas within the boundaries of Deschutes County. We are a 501©3 orgapizatioq that is comprised of a nine -member board of directors, an executive directorand 25 uli-and part-time employees. Our core services are Medicare or private insurance funded, however, our services are provided at no charge regardless of a patient's ability to pay. In 2009 we provided approximately $30,000 in pro bono services to the families of children in our care that had no insurance coverage. In addition to our direct end -of -life services, Hospice provides a number of auxiliary programsland services that require funding such as: bereavement services, transitions services, volunteer programs and training, and alternative therapies. With current staffing we are able to provide serWice to approximately 50 hospice clients while serving an additional 50 clients through oir volunteer -based Transitions Program. In total, we provide end -of -life related services to approximately 500 people annually through direct service and bereavement counseling to residents from all walks of life. We often work with very low- to moderate -income fimilies, many of whom live in isolated rural areas of Central Oregon. 2. Describe the proposed project or activity. The activity that we are seeking grant funding fo is our annual fundraiser which is the Festival of Trees. The Festival proceeds are used to support the auxiliary programs of Redmond -Sisters Hospice. December 2010 will bp our 27th year of hosting the event. The fundraising portion of the event brings together bommunity members who donate time and funds to decorate Christmas trees which are in turn auctioned to attendee bidders. A variety of other activities generally take place i cluding raffles, and a silent auction. Family oriented daytime activities that do not br ng in funding but that are intended to share the joy of the season and to keep Redmonii-Sisters Hospice in the minds of community members also take place on the dayf the Festival. 3. Provide a timeline for completing the proposed project or activity. The planning and preparation is an ongoing, project, however the bulk of the event preparation takes place from approximately Sep, through the first weekend in December. 01/06/2010 18:15 Hospice Redmond Sisters 4. Explain how the proposed project or, activi economic health. (FAX) 5415481507 P. 004/005 will impact the community's The proceeds that we receive from the Festival of Trees support the above-described services. These services, in turn, providesubstartial economic benefit to the comrnunity from the physical, social and financial perspecti a of end -of -life care services and related community needs. 5. Identify the specific communities origroupsthat will benefit. Specific groups that benefit from the Festival of Trees are families of deceased community members, those families who do not have the ability to pay for end -of -life care services (our pediatric program services are an example), children of the deceased, spouses and siblings, community members who are not yet hospice ready but who benefit from our Transitions program services ash well as the volunteer program that supports those services. 6. Itemize anticipated expenditures: Describeow grant funds will be used and include the source and amounts of matchink funds or in-kind contributions, if any. If the grant will support an ongoing I ctivity,J explain how it will be funded in the future. III -Grant funds would be used to help defray the cost of fairgrounds rental and food. ►Below numbers are based on approximated attendance of 375 people. Fairgrounds Rental: Food: Advertising: Printing: Postage: Decorating/Sound: Auctioneers: Tree delivery: Misc.: Total event Expenditures: $ 4,088 (based on 2008 $10,125 $ 4,940 $ 2,640 $ 900 $ 4,000 $ 2,300 $ 700 $ 500 $30,193 cost & 2010 discount offered) 01/06/2010 18:15 Hospice Redmond Sisters Internal Revenue Service District Director HOSPICE OF REDMOND P.O.-BOX 1092 REDMOND, OR 97756-0216 RE: HOSPICE OF REDMOND EIN: 93-0808743 Gentlemen: (FAX) 5415481507 P.005/005 Department of the Treasury R.O. Sox 2350 Loa Angeles. Calif. 90053 Person to Contact, LUCILLE BARRAGAN r elephone Number: (213) 894-2336 Refer Reply to: E0(0928931 Date: L Nov 0 9 1993 This letter is in response to your request for a copy of the determination letter for: the bove named organization. Our records indicate that thkis organization was recognized to. be exempt from Federal Income Tax inDECEMBER 1982 as described in Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). It is further classified as an organization that is not a private foundation as defined in Se tion 509(a) of the code, because it is an organization _described: in Section 170(b)1 A The exempt status for the determination letter issued in DECEMBER I982continues to bein effect. If you need further assistance, please contact our office at the above address or telephoneInumber. Sincerely, LUCILLE BARRAG Disclosure Assistant