COMMUNITY CHEST OF PORT WASHINGTON INC
The People of Port Helping The People of Port
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Grantmaking
Charities that serve Port residents apply to receive grants; Allocation committee reviews applications, financials, audit and other information; charities are interviewed; recommendations for grants are made to the board of directors; 26 grantees in 2014
Building rental
We rent space within our building to nonprofit tenants only helping them achieve their missions.
Where we work
External reviews
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goal is to improve the lives of all Port Washington residents by providing funding for services for those who are in need. We provide grant funding to 26 nonprofit organization that serve approximately 6,500 Port residents.
We gave $290,000 for services and $17,295 for equipment purchases and capital improvements.
In addition, we provided office space at below market rates to nonprofit organizations, saving $160,000 in rental costs, helping them achieve their missions.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We issue an grant application that all nonprofits (providing services to Port Washington residents) are invited to submit. All applications are reviewed by a committee of 10. Attachments to the application include tax returns, financial statements and board lists. Applicants are interviewed. The committee determines who will get grants and how much they will get with this thorough process and review of prior reports, documentation of outcomes, need, strength of board and other criteria. Grantees are required to submit a narrative and budget report within 60 days of year end.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Executive Director has been in the nonprofit field for over 29 years. She is involved in every aspect of the organization, from management to fundraising to program services. She has a masters in accounting from New York University, and has held varying positions at several Port Washington charities before starting at the Community Chest in 2010.
The current board president has been on the board for 4 years and is serving his first term as president. Previous positions included on the finance and campaign committees. He currently serves as Managing Director, Sales & Distribution Technology at Morgan Stanley. Previously he served as Chief Technology Officer of Alumnipride.com. He was a developer and acted as a Sybase Administrator and a Database Administrator. He worked for such companies as JP Morgan, Alliance Capital and Moore Capital. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Computer Science.He works as a technology support director in the financial services industry.
Board members, who sit on the committee are given professional development and training in the nature of their work.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
For over 65 years the Community Chest of Port Washington has been exclusively a Port Washington "community project," researching the needs of its residents, soliciting and evaluating proposals and awarding grants to help. Each nonprofit grantee organization runs a program that benefits Port Washington residents; either by taking care of social service needs or fostering activities that not only help those in need but also create a healthier town. In a world where things become obsolete in mere months, the Community Chest is a remarkable example of what happens when a town generously puts the needs of its struggling residents first. In 2015, we assisted 6,350 residents lead happier and healthier lives.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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COMMUNITY CHEST OF PORT WASHINGTON INC
Board of directorsas of 10/02/2022
Drew Hershkowitz
Morgan Stanley
Term: 2016 - 2017
William Stocker
Mitchell Schultz
Mary DeNisco
Amy Bass
Michael Cooperman
Jerome Federlein
Hector Garcia
Lisa Hendrickson-deBruin
Drew Hershkowitz
Jane Hone
Michele Hyde
Stuart Johnson
Tessa Jordan
Rebecca Keen
Theresa Mady-Grove
Richard Maxted
Myles Nachamie
Roy Nelson, M.D.
Nancy Nevins
Bob O'Brien
Lou Pasternak
Fred Pollack
Karen Seltzer
Adrian Sokoloff
Evelyn Strauss
Jean O. Vogeley
Wilda Whittemore
Jennifer Wilson-Pines
Joel Ziev
Minerva Garcia
Jack Obadia
Shaleen Makhijani-Shivdasani