2011-2012 rebuilding together tulsa annual report

2012 Annual Report

Celebrating 15 years and 1000+ homeowners

RTT Annual Report 1

Table of Contents

Letter from the President 5

Letter from the CEO 6

Mission 8

Vision 8

Testimonials Safety 11

Security 13

Weatherproofing 15

Energy Efficiency 17 Volunteers 19

15th Annual Rebuild Day 21

Impact Statement 24

Community Partners 25

Board of Directors 27

Staff 28

Financials 29

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Because of your continued support, Rebuilding Together Tulsa has provided free home repairs for over 1,000 deserv-ing homeowners since 1997.

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Another great year for Rebuilding Together Tulsa (RTT)! RTT continues to grow and expand, successfully impacting 172 fami-lies last fiscal year. This was a monumental year, celebrating our 15th Annual Rebuild Day and making RTT’s 1,000th home repair. It is a great achievement for RTT to be able to serve such a large number of homes and know the impact of helping more than 1,000 families over the years. RTT continues the great partnership with AEP/PSO and their en-ergy efficiency program, serving more than 170 homes last fiscal year. We look forward to continuing our successful partnership for years to come. RTT has a dedicated and passionate staff who continually work above and beyond, as well as a great volunteer base that works throughout the year to help improve the lives of low-income home-owners. These dedicated individuals provide countless hours of service throughout the year, but without the funding provided by our donors and sponsors this would not be possible. I would like to personally thank all the people who make RTT a continued suc-cess throughout the year! It was a great honor to serve as Board Chair and help strengthen the board through recruitment of new board members and watch the organization grow to where they are today. It was truly a bless-ing to serve for such a great organization! Charles Foster Board President

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In Rebuilding Together Tulsa’s (RTT) fifteen years of service to our community, our goal has been to make homes safe, secure and weatherproof.

RTT is fortunate to have continued support from dedicated funders, strong board members, engaged community partners, and committed volunteers. Without these groups, the RTT staff would not have the tools to perform the day-to-day tasks that lead to successful repair projects.

The repairs are made to the homes, but the rebuilding goes be-yond the structure of the house. RTT’s volunteers, partners and donors have rebuilt 1,000 houses back into homes!

Jennifer Barcus-SchaferChief Executive Officer

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“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” -Maya Angelou

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Vision: a safe and healthy home for every person

To bring volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners

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1. Roofs- repairing or replacing roofs on the home 2. Energy Efficiency- blown-in attic insulation, repairing broken perma-nent windows and doors, insulating electrical outlets, closing large gaps, etc. 3. Safe at Home- wheelchair ramps, exterior handrails, grab bars, home modifications 4. R.O.O.T (Repairs Offered Other Times)- carpentry repairs, minor electri-cal and plumbing repairs, household cleaning, yard clean up, and paint-ing

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R e b u i l d i n g Together is the nation’s largest vol-

unteer organization that preserves and revitalizes low-income homes and communities. In Tulsa, that means that our low income neighbors have help to refurbish and restore their homes to warmth and se-curity. Many of our Tulsa neighbors have worked hard all their lives and have been physically and financially able to repair their own homes for most of that time. Now, they find themselves unable to do the repair work them-selves, and their homes have become unsafe or

unsuitable for the needs of families with young children or a person who is aging or living with a disability. Repairs focus on safety, security and weather-proofing, as well as im-proving communities and neighborhoods. Repairs can include anything from painting to roof re-placement. Rebuilding Together Tulsa offers four pro-grams including Energy Efficiency, Safe at Home, Roofs, and R.O.O.T. (Repairs Offered Other Times). Each of these programs seeks to provide a safe, secure, and weather-proof home for low-in-come Tulsa homeowners.

Programs

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“This is the best Thanksgiving and Christmas present I’ve ever received, and I’m 86!”

Ms. Maebelle


Ms. Maebelle is 86 years old and has lived in her home for 51 years. She grew up “without much” on a farm in Arkansas. She was determined to own a home she could take care of on her own some day. Ms. Maebelle dedicates her life to serving others. She worked at Hillcrest for 30 years, where she was named employee of the year four times. She went on to work for Tulsa Public Schools, where she was named employee of the year and received numerous other awards for her service to others. “I try to do things for others like I want them to do for me.” Ms. Maebelle’s husband passed away in 1990, and her only son passed away in 2000 due to kidney com-plications. Though the loss was extremely hard on her, this did not stop her “pay it forward” outlook on life. “You don’t realize what you have until you have been through a hard time,” said Ms. Maebelle. She lives each day looking for opportunities to help oth-ers. “I just love people,” said Ms. Maebelle. The repairs Ms. Maebelle received from the Safe at Home program allow her to feel safe living alone in her home. Upon receiving the repairs from Rebuild-ing Together Tulsa, Ms. Maebelle said, “This is the best Thanksgiving and Christmas present I’ve ever gotten in my whole life, and I’m 86!” She could not express her gratitude enough to Rebuilding Together Tulsa. “You don’t know how much I appreciate all of you,” she said.

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Thank you very much for donating all the funds to help my family. My child feels safer, and our home looks so much better than before. I can’t say in words enough about what this means to us. When a person doesn’t have enough mon-ey to pay bills, it’s very stressful. What you have done is taken a big burden off my shoulders. And for that, I’ll always be grateful. Thank you is a very small word to say in our time of need.

God Bless,

Ms. Glenda


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“It’s so nice to have to walk outside to see if it’s raining.”


Energy Efficiency

One of Rebuilding Together Tul-sa’s largest programs is the En-ergy Efficiency Program. Each home worked on receives ener-gy efficiency repairs made pos-sible due to funding provided by AEP/PSO. These repairs could include attic insulation, weather-izing doors and windows, sealing large gaps and cracks, installing CFL bulbs, etc.


Energy Efficiency

$300On average saved by home-owners on their electric bill, which is 2% of our client’s aver-age income


Volunteers


559 volunteers gave their time this year to make free home repairs possible for 172 deserving homeowners.

Volunteer Hours:12,015Value of Volunteers: $485,747.57


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volunteers came out on the 15th Annual Rebuild Day

deserving low-incometo provide free home repairs for

homeowners

“I’m amazed that people would get up on a Saturday morning and come out to my house to work on it. It’s just amazing.” - Ms. Brenda


Rebuilding Together Tulsa celebrated reaching it’s 1,000th homeowner on the 15th Annual Rebuild Day.


100% of homes made safer100% of homes made more weatherproof100% of homes made more secure100% of homeowners remained living in their homes.


172 clients served

Total units of service-286Roof Program- 38Energy Efficency Program-169Safe at Home Program- 40R.O.O.T- 39


In Kind/Discounts: $48,104.00Average Cost per Home: $3,623.96Average Value per Home: $6,717.04Total Value Back to the Community: $1,313,815.00

Dream Builders ($100,00 and up)AEP/PSOGeorge Kaiser Family Foundation

Region or District Builder ($50,000-$99,999)Hille Foundation

Metropolitan Builder ($25,000-$49,999)Anne & Henry Zarrow FoundationBank of AmericaHardesty Family FoundationInasmuch FoundationSarkeys Foundation

City Builder ($10,000-$24,999)Anonymous DonorBama Foods Limited PartnershipFirst United Methodist ChurchMaxine & Jack Zarrow Family FoundationMcPride Roofing (In-Kind)Sears- Operation RebuildSpirit Aerosystems Good Neighbor FundState Farm InsuranceWeather Resistant Contractors (In-Kind)

Community Builder ($5,000-$9,999)All SoulsHoneywellDean LesikarMary & Brian ThomasMervin Bovaird FoundationONEOK, Inc.Rebuild Day Teams (In-Kind)Sears- Heroes at HomeWilliams Companies

Neighborhood Builder ($2,500-$4,999)America Fidelity Foundation/Tulsa ShockAsbury United Methodist ChurchCharles Foster (In-Kind)


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Lannette & John CeloniJPMorgan ChaseJunior League of TulsaLowe’s MPW EngineeringOklahoma Steak CookoffSGA DesignSherwin Williams (In-Kind)Titan (In-Kind)

House Builder ($1,000-$2,499)AEP/PSO (In-Kind)Anonymous DonorBank of OklahomaCharles FosterChevronDouble R Construction (In-Kind)Honeywell Employee Match FundJohnson ControlsJudith and Jean Pape Adams Charitable FoundationLora ZumwaltThe Gelvin FoundationTorchwood (In-Kind)Whole FoodsWisdom Roofing (In-Kind)

Foundation Builder ($500-$999)Brad BurkhalterTammie and Brian DivenDeanna BostonEric GriffinGreg GordonIndustrial Controls of OklahomaJennifer Barcus-SchaferJerri LesikarJoan FieldsMary JacksonNGL Energy PartnersScott MilburnWPX Energy


Board Chair Charles Foster Bomanite of TulsaVice Chair Scott Milburn SemGroupTreasurer Eric Griffin Bank of OklahomaSecretary Joan Fields Bank of OklahomaPast Chair Brian Thomas GH2Director Susan Crenshaw ONEOKDirector Brian Diven Countertop SpecialtiesDirector Mary Jackson AEP/PSO

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Board Chair Charles Foster Bomanite of TulsaVice Chair Scott Milburn SemGroupTreasurer Eric Griffin Bank of OklahomaSecretary Joan Fields Bank of OklahomaPast Chair Brian Thomas GH2Director Susan Crenshaw ONEOKDirector Brian Diven Countertop SpecialtiesDirector Mary Jackson AEP/PSO

Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Barcus-SchaferChief Operating Officer Deanna BostonChief Program Officer Kim RolstonConstruction Coordinator Dean LesikarCommunity Relations Coordinator Kelly HallAmericorps Member Michael DupontCommunity Relations Intern Victoria Hui Community Relations Intern Ariana Meriwether

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Fiscal YearJuly 1, 2011- June 30, 2012

Profit and LossIncome

Programs $ 571,061Special Events 106,950Annual Fund 81,861Endowments 632

Total Income $ 760,504

Gross Profit $ 760,504.00DiscountsGiven $ 48,104

Expenses

Program $ 602,708Management 80,480Development 74,825Total $ 758,013

Net Income $ 2,491

A complete list of Rebuild-ing Together Tulsa’s audited financial statements is avail-able upon request.

Assets

Current Assets $ Bank Accounts 165,522Other Current Assets 12,868Total Current Assets 178,390

Total Fixed Assets 5,167

Total Assets $ 183,557

Liabilities and Equity

Liabilities $Current Liabilities Total Accounts Payable 0.00Total Other Current Liabilities 0.00Total Current Liabilities 0.00 Total Liabilities $ 0.00 Equity $Net assets-beginning of year 181,066Opening Balance Equity 0.00Net Income $ 2,491 Total Equity $ 183,557

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 183,557


Balance Sheet


Programs

Special Events

Annual Fund

Endowments

Programs Expense

Management Expense

Development Expense

Income$760,504

Cash Expense$758,013

75.09%

14.06%

10.76%

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79.5%

10.6%

9.9%Fi

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Cash

Volunteer Value

In-‐Kind/Discounts

59%

38%

3%

Total Expense$1,290,023

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