building strength, stability, and selfreliance through shelter
Annual Report Fiscal Year 2016
Our Board James J. Namorato, Board Chairman Compliance Officer, Genworth Financial, Inc. Louanna Godwin Goolsby, Board Vice Chair Senior Counsel, Genworth Financial, Inc. Tobby Small, Treasurer Sr. Vice President, Operations Services, The Bancorp Alexander W. Evans, Secretary Pastor, Second Presbyterian Church John M. Cain, Builder’s Council President Financial Advisor, Wells Fargo Advisors Terrie C. Harris VicePresident of Operations, Communities In Schools of Richmond Hugh A. Joyce President, James River Air Conditioning Company William E. Loughridge Principle, Loughridge Construction Zachary W. Means Vice President, Divaris Real Estate, Inc. Steve A. Middleton Managing Partner, Commonwealth Properties, LLC Steven T. Plaatsman Sr. Vice President, Sr. Commercial Banking Relationship Manager, Corporate & Institutional Banking, The PNC Financial Services Group Michael Rosser Sr. Vice President, Human Resources, Bank of America James W. Stewart, III Retired, Virginia Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Susan Winiecki Associate Publisher / Editorial Director, Richmond Magazine
Dear Habitat Family,
Thirty years of building HOPE. That's been our mantra this year as we've celebrated our 30th year here in the Richmond Metropolitan area. We've had a lot of time this year to reflect on the volunteers, donors and homeowners who have helped to make our organization what it is today, and it is humbling to think about the thousands and thousands of Richmonders who've given their time, treasure and talents to provide their neighbors with a safe, affordable place to live.
Two-thousand sixteen was a fantastic year here at Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity. We celebrated the end of our year by completing our 336th Habitat home. In total, we served 22 families through a combination of our homeownership and critical home repair programs and we mobilized over 2,700 local volunteers.
This year, we reconnected with one of our homeowners who purchased their home in 2005, Anita Murphy, who you will read more about on the next page. Anita is a true success story and has taken what she's learned as a homeowner and paid it forward, teaching a class to our future homeowners about the importance of home maintenance.
As we enter our 31st year, our future looks bright! We look forward to the opening of our second ReStore in Chesterfield County and are planning lots of great events to engage the community in our efforts.
Thank you for joining us in the fight to combat poverty through providing affordable homeownership opportunities here in the Richmond area. We look forward to accomplishing big things together in 2017!
Sincerely,
Jane V. Helfrich CEO, Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity
OUR MISSION Seeking to put God's love into action, Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.
336 HOMES built since 1986
22 FAMILIES served in FY16
1,263,901 POUNDS of useable materials diverted from local landfills & sold at our ReStore $972,232 IN GROSS SALES for FY16
Anita Murphy, homeowner since 2005 Anita Murphy’s life has been all about protecting her daughter. Twelve years ago, Anita fell on hard times and was forced to live in a small home with 10 other people in North Church Hill.
HOMEOWNER SPOTLIGHT
BUILDING STRENGTH
At that time, the area she lived in was a very high crime area and Anita’s low point was when she had to teach her daughter to drop to the floor when she heard gunshots. Anita knew her daughter deserved more; a safe, secure and stable environment in which to live. While looking through the newspaper one day, Anita came across an article about the local Habitat for Humanity. She knew this could be her opportunity. She took a chance, applied and was accepted into the program. Eleven years later, Anita and her daughter are thriving in their beautiful home in Chestnut Hills. Anita is adamant about the importance of maintaining her home, inside and outside. She knows that the better care she takes of her home now, the more it will be worth when she passes it down to future generations. Anita is such an inspiration when it comes to home maintenance, Richmond Habitat had her teach a class to future homeowners about the importance of maintaining your home and curb appeal. Anita is counting down the days until she makes her last mortgage payment – only 9 years to go!
VOLUNTEERING WITH PURPOSE THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN SKILLS WHILE GIVING BACK
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Photos by Ira Birch
Davis always reports to work with an Ernie doll named Iggy. He uses a wheelchair and doesn’t speak much. Davis is a student in Thomas Jefferson High School's Special Education Program and a volunteer at the Richmond Habitat for Humanity ReStore. He enjoys the fourmile bus ride from school to the store twice a month so he can help out. In 2015, Rudy Hall, a Thomas Jefferson High School Special Education teacher, approached ReStore’s volunteer coordinator Jenn Wilson about a potential partnership. Since then, the students have helped clean and organize many of the departments with the help of a oneonone aide. One of the student's flagship projects was an overhaul of the socalled “knick knack room” a daunting and chaotic closet full of all the things that are hard to organize. Their effort made it possible to store the fruits of a large donation.
“Volunteering at the ReStore provides our class with vocational experience,” says Rudy. “And being out in the community increases their selfesteem. The kids look forward to coming.” Jenn agrees. “Everyone is employable. The skills that they're learning here will help them after they graduate. And the best part is that they feel a sense of accomplishment and have a sense of pride in their work." The kids work hard. They complete any task they’re asked to do, whether it’s sweeping, cleaning, or organizing. Sometimes the aides make a song about the assigned task for the day and everyone sings together.
“I like doing this because we laugh,” says Kendrick, a student.
“And act goofy!” adds his friend Wright with a big smile.
1,203 ReStore volunteers filled 2,817 spots to complete a total of 11,236 service hours
1,604 construction volunteers filled 2,578 spots to complete a total of 18,360 service hours
165 WOMEN BUILD VOLUNTEERS
FY16 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW $18,946
$82,030
Contributions & Grants ReStore Income $876,126
Mortgage Income $1,819,217
Property Sales Other Income
$963,988
Total Receipts: $3,760,307
.................................................................................................................... Construction
$50,914
$529,300
$436,590
Homeowner Services ReStore
$528,908
$377,506
$192,341 $1,387,899
Administration Development, Volunteer Services & Marketing Property & Equipment Debt Service
Total Disbursements: $3,503,458 *Positive net cash depicted above has been carried over to FY17 primarily due to delayed home construction costs and capital improvements to the ReStore which were funded in FY 2016. A copy of our audited financials and IRS Form 990 are available at giverichmond.org (search for Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity) or call our office at (804)2327001. You can also request a copy through the state office of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Consumer Services.
BUILDING A LEGACY: THE WILKINSON TRUST In our 30th year, Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity received the largest gift from an individual donor in the history of the organization.
In Betty Wilkinson's Trust, she left a generous contribution that will help us achieve some of our long-term goals. A few of the many things we will be able to achieve through this gift include the opening of a second ReStore location, establishing a reserve fund and, most importantly, enabling Richmond Habitat to provide even more safe and affordable homeownership opportunities to families in the Greater Richmond area.
Betty Wilkinson
If you are interested in learning more about making a planned gift to Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity, please contact Jennifer O'Rourke at 804-232-7001 ext. 110 or
[email protected].
2281 Dabney Road, Suite A Richmond, VA 23230 8042327001 www.richmondhabitat.org
RMHFH is a 501(c)3 organization eligible to receive bequests. Please help ensure the future of affordable housing in our community by leaving a legacy gift to Richmond Habitat. Contact us at (804) 2327001 for additional information.
