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WILLIAM AND LANAEA C FEATHERSTONE FOUNDATION INC

aka Featherstone Foundation   |   Ellicott City, MD   |  www.thefeatherstonefoundation.org

Mission

To create sustainable solutions to bridge the opportunity divide among underserved communities.

Notes from the nonprofit

Foundation Awards James W. Rouse Excellence in Diversity Award, Chesapeake Human Resources Association (2021) Resolution from Councilman Zeke Cohen for our “outstanding contribution to tomorrow’s workforce development.” (2019) Maryland Governor’s Citation for promoting economic growth across the state. (2016) Community Service Award, Baltimore Gas and Electric (2016) Community Service Awards, Greater Mondawmin Coordinating Council (2016) Nonprofit of the Year Award, Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (2015) Community Service Award, Latino Providers’ Network (2015) MELLFIN Family Engagement Award, English Language Learner Family Involvement Network. (2015) Community Service Award, Winchester Homes (2008) Lanaea C. Featherstone’s Awards The Daily Record Newspaper’s “Leading Women Award” (2018) Women on the Move Award, Associated Black Charities (2017) The Daily Record Newspaper, VIP Award (2016) Open Society Institute Baltimore Fellowship (2013)

Ruling year info

2009

Executive Director

Mrs. Juliana Lopez

Main address

11101 Resort Road, #107

Ellicott City, MD 21042 USA

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EIN

26-3827474

NTEE code info

Employment Procurement Assistance and Job Training (J20)

Management & Technical Assistance (S02)

Adult, Continuing Education (B60)

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Our overarching portfolio consists of programs that fit into two main categories: Economic Advancement and Equality. We exist to provide services that help immigrant families achieve equitable economic growth.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Computer Literacy: Empowering Immigrants One "Click" at a Time

The Featherstone Foundation organizes its signature, eight-week, digital literacy program: Empowering Latinos, One “Click” at a Time.

Our robust computer literacy program taught the Latinx community digital literacy skills with the goal of increasing their employment opportunities and enhancing their ability to support their children academically. As a result of the course, our trainees achieved tremendous outcomes. For the first time, they learned to use the Internet, create resumes for professional development and improve their overall digital footprint.

During the course of the program, we served 22 adults from the following countries: El Salvador, (32%); Mexico (23%), Ecuador (14%), Honduras (14%) and 17% from other countries (Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Peru and Venezuela).

Population(s) Served
People of Latin American descent
Families

The Featherstone Foundation’s work creates career pathways for underrepresented communities. Our Workforce program, Reaching New Heights has placed candidates from international backgrounds and those from Latin communities into promising careers in the financial services industries.

We continue to help underemployed and unemployed communities receive jobs through our flagship initiative, Reaching New Heights program. The promising multilingual candidates are selected through a competitive application and interview process to participate in our 8-week, workforce program to receive job training and secure meaningful careers. The program incubates multilingual talent and provides a pipeline for employers to tap qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds.

Economic Impact: Our trainees now work at Bank of America, Fulton Bank, Howard Bank, Maryland Live Casino, MECU, PNC, Pandora, SECU, State Farm, Truist, Wells Fargo, and other organizations, earning between $9,000 and $42,000 more

Population(s) Served
Immigrants and migrants
Families

The Featherstone College Scholarship program works to mitigate the economical strain and empower students from underrepresented communities to achieve academic equity in higher education. In 2023, twenty-seven outstanding students, who are traditionally underrepresented in higher education, will receive $3,000 Featherstone College Scholarships.

Since 2017, we have provided over $230,000 through 101 scholarship awards to students in Baltimore and the surrounding countries with financial support, plus training, mentoring and professional development workshops. Our robust program has a track record of providing opportunities for stellar students from economically challenged backgrounds to attend college. Our scholarships lessen the financial burden on families, make graduation

Our scholarships lessen financial burdens, making graduation attainable for many first-generation students. We hav strong academic partnerships: The University of Baltimore, Coppin State and Morgan State.

Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups
Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

Awards

Community Service Award 2022

Latino Providers Network

James W. Rouse Excellence in Diversity Award 2021

Chesapeake Human Resources Association

Resolution 2019

Councilman Zeke Cohen

Citation 2016

Former Governor Larry Hogan

Baltimore Gas and Electric 2016

Community Service Award

Greater Mondawmin Coordinating Council 2016

Community Service Award

Nonprofit of the Year 2015

Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Community Service Award 2015

Latino Providers’ Network

MELLFIN Family Engagement Award 2015

English Language Learner Family Involvement Network

Community Service Award 2008

Winchester Homes

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of employment placements defined as temporary or seasonal

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Women and girls

Related Program

Workforce Development: Reaching New Heights

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of participants who gain employment

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Immigrants and migrants

Related Program

Workforce Development: Reaching New Heights

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Average change in income of clients served (in dollars)

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Immigrants and migrants

Related Program

Workforce Development: Reaching New Heights

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

We are so proud that our 2019-2020 graduates secured employment at Bank of America, BB&T now Truist, Fulton Bank, Live Casino, and PNC and other organizations, earning between $16,000 and $39,000 more

Number of employer partners offering jobs to clients

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Immigrants and migrants

Related Program

Workforce Development: Reaching New Heights

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

We are so proud that our 2019-2020 graduates secured employment at Bank of America, BB&T now Truist, Fulton Bank, Live Casino, and PNC and other organizations, earning between $16,000 and $39,000 more

Number of clients receiving health care benefits as part of wage package

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Workforce Development: Reaching New Heights

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

All participants that received positions in this cohort received benefits for the first time - or are eligible for benefits from the employer.

Additional revenue and wages generated attributable to the organization's efforts

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Immigrants and migrants

Related Program

Workforce Development: Reaching New Heights

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

The combined salary increase of the 9 individuals that received employment is $156,160

Number of entrance scholarships and awards and exit scholarships

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Featherstone College Scholarship Program

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Since 2017, the Featherstone Foundation has provided over $230,000 through 101 scholarships to students from 20 countries who now attend 12 institutions.

Total dollar amount of scholarship awarded

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Featherstone College Scholarship Program

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of students who receive scholarship funds and/or tuition assistance

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

In 2023, twenty-seven outstanding students, who are traditionally underrepresented in higher education, will receive $3,000 Featherstone College Scholarships.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Strategic

Expand the Board of Directors
Grow the organizations’ budget to $300,000
Invest heavily on monitoring and evaluation to capture the impact of our work
Build a solid alumni network

Programmatic
Expand our footprint in the Black community
Invigorate our work in the Latino community
Develop new programs aligned with our mission, including support for high-school graduates and Black and Latino Girls in school and college
Develop paid multicultural awareness and language immersion corporate courses that brings additional revenue to the foundation

2023 Fundraising Plan

1.) Invite long-term supporters and funding partners to increase giving levels
2.) Redirect program support to general support for long-term sustainability
3.) Attract new corporate donors that align with our mission
4.) Leverage existing resources with matching grants
5.) Host an annual fundraising event
6.) Generate corporate courses that bring cash flow to the organization

The William & Lanaea C. Featherstone Foundation, an award-winning nonprofit (501c3), has an unparalleled reputation for advancing economic outcomes of underrepresented communities. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation has been supporting first-generation students to achieve higher education with college scholarships and tackling unemployment and underemployment through our innovative workforce program that places participants in meaningful careers. To date, we have worked with hundreds of families from 29 countries who speak more than 40 languages. We have an unparalleled reputation for advancing economic outcomes of underserved and underrepresented communities.

Featherstone Scholarship Program: In 2023, Twenty-seven outstanding students, who are traditionally underrepresented in higher education, will receive $3,000 Featherstone College Scholarships. Since 2017, the Featherstone Foundation has provided over $230,000 through 98 scholarships to students from 20 countries who now attend 12 institutions.

Workforce Development Program: Reaching New Heights, our hallmark workforce development program, creates career pathways for underrepresented, underemployed and unemployed communities. Our program provides a pipeline for employers to tap qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds. Our graduates now work at Bank of America, Fulton Bank, Howard Bank, MECU, PNC, SECU, State Farm, Truist, Wells Fargo, earning between $9,000 and $79,000 more in wages, plus benefits. Our multilingual candidates are selected through a competitive application and interview process to participate in our 10-week program.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

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WILLIAM AND LANAEA C FEATHERSTONE FOUNDATION INC

Board of directors
as of 03/25/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr. William Featherstone

William & Lanaea C. Featherstone Foundation

Term: 2008 -

Johnny Yataco

The Washington Hispanic Newspaper

Lanaea Featherstone

The Featherstone Foundation

William Featherstone

The Featherstone Foundation

Peter V Savage

Passport Health, Inc.

Juliana Lopez

The Featherstone Foundation

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 3/25/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx
Gender identity
Female
Sexual orientation
Decline to state
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/25/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.