Giving is ON TIME

This category recognizes a grantmaker who either abandoned traditional funding requirements to meet the immediate and/or emergency needs of nonprofits and clients in the community OR worked closely with a nonprofit to help them realign their programs and strategies to better meet the needs of their clients and the community during these difficult economic times.

• 2011: Maritz won the Giving is on Time award and was nominated by the Arts and Education Council of St. Louis. Cynthia Prost presented the award to Debbie Schirmer, Senior Community Affairs Manager at Maritz.
• 2010: PNC was nominated by Lemay Housing for their Affordable Housing Programs and by Grace Hill Settlement House for their Grow Up Great Initiative.  Justine Craig-Meyer of Lemay Housing and Rod Jones of Grace Hill presented the award to Deborah Marshall of PNC.
• 2009: The St. Louis Mental Health Board under the leadership of Don Cuvo helped create a network and safety net of agencies dedicated to meeting the critical and immediate health needs of New Americans in the city of St. Louis.  These needs include counseling, psychiatric care, interpretation in mental health settings and others. Through their support they are creating a change in the system by which New Americans (some of the most vulnerable among us) receive timely and critical mental health services.
• 2008: The William T. Kemper Foundation gave unsolicited grants to nearly 90 organizations that provide emergency assistance in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas.

Giving is ON GOING
Creating lasting change is the goal of every grantmaker.  There is no better way to leave a legacy than by changing the future.  This category includes either giving that spans multiple years in order to demonstrate systems change OR a grant that allowed a nonprofit to institutionalize a program that is now self supporting and providing a revenue stream for the organization.

• 2011: The Saigh Foundation won the Giving is On Going award and was nominated by a record three nonprofits including The St. Louis Zoo, Webster University, and Wyman Center.  Jeff Huntington, Dr. Beth Stroble, and Christine Ramsey presented the award to JoAnn Hejna, Executive Director of The Saigh Foundation.
• 2010: The Trio Foundation of St. Louis was nominated by the YWCA Metro St. Louis for their support of the Women's Economic Stability Initiative that spanned five years. Eulonda Nevels of YWCA presented the award to Mary Moog and Wendy Jaffe of the Trio Foundation.
• 2009: With more than 900 relatives, legacy is critical to the Vatterotts.  In 2008 they celebrated 60 years of supporting nonprofits in the community. 
• 2008: The St. Louis Jefferson Solid Waste Management District funded the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Plastic Pot Recycling Program.  This initiative has kept millions of pots out of landfills and is now a nationally recognized model for on-going sustainability.

Giving is FAR REACHING

In-kind support and volunteerism are critical to helping nonprofits stretch a dollar and strengthen their organization.  Being responsive to community needs often means leveraging resources beyond financial grants.

• 2011: Daughters of Charity Foundation of St. Louis won the Giving is Far Reaching award and was nominated by Rebuilding Together-St. Louis. Jessica Conner presented the award to Sister Joan Kuester, Executive Director of Daughters of Charity Foundation.
• 2010: This award was made on behalf of the founding organizations of the Center (formerly MAP) that are still involved with the Center today- Monsanto Fund, Nestle Purina PetCare Company, Anheuser-Busch, Emerson, Danforth Foundation, and AT&T / formerly Southwestern Bell. Winston Gifford, formerly of Ralston Purina, accepted the award on behalf of the above listed organizations.
• 2009: Monsanto has funded the Academy of Science’s Greater St. Louis Science Fair for 60 years!  The Science Fair, with the support of Monsanto, has now grown into one of the oldest and largest in the country.  Employees of Monsanto volunteer as judges for the 2,000+ projects at the regional fair for more than 50,000  students in grades K-12 each year.
• 2008: Boeing employees volunteered 25,000 hours of their time to community causes and initiatives.  Many of those employees helped create the “Trail of Discovery Project” – a series of beautiful murals depicting the river through history along a huge stretch of flood wall along the Mississippi River.