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YOU & UNITED WAYImpact that Matters Report 2024Rice County AreaUnited WayRice County Area United Way

2 | Impact that Matters UNITED WAYTABLE OF CONTENTSRice County Area United Way is local people helping local people. We improve lives by Living United.This report is all about the impact local people are having – nonprots, donors, volunteers, our board of directors, and community members. No one stands alone. United Way and its partners make sure families and individuals have all-around support to stand tall – just the way a stool needs three legs to stand. Our three legs are good health, education and nancial stability. It takes all three for people to thrive. Rice County Area United Way not only lifts people up with existing programs, we also seed programs that ll gaps. Did you know a research grant from United Way seeded the Community Action Center years ago? That United Way helped HealthFinders grow from a basement clinic into two state-of-the art health facilities in Rice County? That’s the impact of You and United Way.Warm regards,Elizabeth Child, Executive DirectorRice County Area United WayKey Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................... 3United Way Partner Agencies .............................................................................................................................. 4Impact Spotlights ................................................................................................................................................5-7United Way Highlights ........................................................................................................................................8-9Partners in Giving ............................................................................................................................................10 -11Board of Directors & Staff .................................................................................................................................. 11LIVING UNITED

UNITED WAY Impact that Matters | 3TOTAL PEOPLE IMPACTED BY UNITED WAY AGENCIES & PROGRAMSCOMMUNITY GIVING2023-24 DONATIONS, SPONSORSHIPS & GRANTS: $410,000BOOKSTORE NET REVENUE: $20,000VALUE OF UNITED WAY VOLUNTEERS: $340,000IN-KIND DONATIONS: $66,000VALUE TOTAL = $836,00019,183 = Financial Stability/Basic Needs12,968 = Health and Well-Being9,785 = Education*This count is necessarily duplicated. For example, a person needing food or shelter may be in this situation because of a health issue or loss of a job. A child needing extra help in school may be experiencing anxiety or depression. United Way partner agencies offer wrap-around services in several areas to help a person achieve stability.TOTAL PEOPLE IMPACTED BY UNITED WAY AGENCIES* = 41,936KEY STATISTICS46% in Faribault School District36% in Northeld School District18% in surrounding rural areasGEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED

4 | Impact that Matters UNITED WAYUNITED WAY PARTNER AGENCIESFINANCIAL STABILITYCommunity Action CenterHOPE CenterRice County Neighbors UnitedRuth’s House of HopeSalvation ArmySociety of St. Vincent de PaulThree Rivers Community ActionEDUCATIONDolly Parton’s Imagination LibraryFaribault Chamber TrustFaribault Parks and RecreationFaribault Schools PRIMEtimeNortheld Schools PRIMEtimeNortheld Union of YouthProject FriendshipRiver Bend Nature CenterServeMinnesotaTORCHTri-City United SchoolsHEALTHAging Services for CommunitiesHealthFinders CollaborativeHealthy Community InitiativeInfants Remembered in SilenceProjectABLEOrganizational and program grants were offered for one or two years in 2024.To learn more, visit www.RiceCountyUnitedWay.org/partner.agenciesFAMILY OF FOURRice County Household Survival Budget* $82,827 annualFederal Poverty Level $27,750 annual“Our local nonprots depend on the United Way to be able to do the important work that they do to benet Rice County families.”– Zach Pruitt Community Education & Engagement Director Faribault Public Schools* 2022, www.unitedforalice.com

UNITED WAY Impact that Matters | 5Becca* went to the Community Action Center (CAC) while eeing domestic violence. She was homeless, and was taking time off from work because her partner had punched in her windshield, making it impossible for her to get to work safely. She was extremely distressed, scared, and emotional, and often unable to look people in the eye. The CAC, offering a full spectrum of basic services, and HOPE Center, an agency focused on domestic violence, collaborated on an independence and stability plan for her. They arranged for an emergency hotel stay, a prompt car repair, and connected her with a free legal clinic. Staff helped her nd an apartment, advocated for her with the landlord, and used state-funded Community Living Infrastructure funding to pay for her rent, deposit, and apartment furnishings. At her last case management meeting, Becca had changed dramatically. She was condent, independent, and felt a strong sense of self-worth and pride at having escaped abuse and achieving housing stability. Helping Becca began with building trust and creating a safe space where she could be open about her needs. It’s a principle the CAC and HOPE Center share.*Her name was changed to protect her privacy.IMPACT SPOTLIGHTHELPING STARTS WITH BUILDING TRUSTFACTSIt can take up to 14 different agencies (and many more individuals) to help with just one domestic violence case. United Way agencies come together to help people gain stability and independence when life throws them seemingly insurmountable challenges.

6 | Impact that Matters UNITED WAYReceiving a free book each month to add to our library is a beautiful, treasured gift. After birthing my rst daughter and being informed of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, I couldn’t sign her up fast enough. I signed up again after having my second daughter, who gets Braille books because she’s blind. The quality time spent with each of our children reading to them, answering and asking questions, learning about new topics, seeing various mediums and styles of artwork, and describing all sorts of characters – it’s priceless family time that is made possible because of the Imagination Library. Also, the introduction of Braille books to our library has been fun for sensory integration and normalizing that’s how some people read. In a few years when my youngest daughter receives her last book, it’ll be bittersweet because it has been a joy to be a part of this program. Books are great connecting tools between generations. How wonderful to share the gift of literature and a love of reading to children!IMPACT SPOTLIGHTMOM & DAUGHTERS BOND WITH BOOKSBy Brittany Fredenburg, Imagination Library parentFACTSSeventy-nine percent of all incarcerated adults cannot read at a fourth grade level, meaning they lack the reading skills to navigate many everyday tasks or hold down anything but lower paying jobs, according to the National Adult Literacy Survey. Rice County Area United Way partners with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Together, we gave out over 20,000 books last year and currently send a book-a-month home to 1,682 children birth to age 5. Our goal is to get all local children reading at their grade level or above.Sign up your child!Give your child a library of the most lovedchildren’s books! Dolly Parton’sImagination Library is FREE to your childunder age five in the Rice County area. In 8 - 10 weeks, after signing up, yourchild will receive a book a month mailedhome in their name. To sign up: visit imaginationlibrary.com,click on “check availability” and followthe prompts. If you are unable to registeronline, please call Rice County AreaUnited Way at 507-664-3510 with thefollowing information: child’s name, dateof birth, address, parent name and parentemail address.Sign up your child!Give your child a library of the most lovedchildren’s books! Dolly Parton’sImagination Library is FREE to your childunder age five in the Rice County area. In 8 - 10 weeks, after signing up, yourchild will receive a book a month mailedhome in their name. To sign up: visit imaginationlibrary.com,click on “check availability” and followthe prompts. If you are unable to registeronline, please call Rice County AreaUnited Way at 507-664-3510 with thefollowing information: child’s name, dateof birth, address, parent name and parentemail address.Sign up your child!Give your child a library of the most lovedchildren’s books! Dolly Parton’sImagination Library is FREE to your childunder age five in the Rice County area. In 8 - 10 weeks, after signing up, yourchild will receive a book a month mailedhome in their name. To sign up: visit imaginationlibrary.com,click on “check availability” and followthe prompts. If you are unable to registeronline, please call Rice County AreaUnited Way at 507-664-3510 with thefollowing information: child’s name, dateof birth, address, parent name and parentemail address.Sign up your child!Give your child a library of the most lovedchildren’s books! Dolly Parton’sImagination Library is FREE to your childunder age five in the Rice County area. In 8 - 10 weeks, after signing up, yourchild will receive a book a month mailedhome in their name. To sign up: visit imaginationlibrary.com,click on “check availability” and followthe prompts. If you are unable to registeronline, please call Rice County AreaUnited Way at 507-664-3510 with thefollowing information: child’s name, dateof birth, address, parent name and parentemail address.Sign up your child!Give your child a library of the most lovedchildren’s books! Dolly Parton’sImagination Library is FREE to your childunder age five in the Rice County area. In 8 - 10 weeks, after signing up, yourchild will receive a book a month mailedhome in their name. To sign up: visit imaginationlibrary.com,click on “check availability” and followthe prompts. If you are unable to registeronline, please call Rice County AreaUnited Way at 507-664-3510 with thefollowing information: child’s name, dateof birth, address, parent name and parentemail address.Sign up your child!Give your child a library of the most lovedchildren’s books! Dolly Parton’sImagination Library is FREE to your childunder age five in the Rice County area. In 8 - 10 weeks, after signing up, yourchild will receive a book a month mailedhome in their name. To sign up: visit imaginationlibrary.com,click on “check availability” and followthe prompts. If you are unable to registeronline, please call Rice County AreaUnited Way at 507-664-3510 with thefollowing information: child’s name, dateof birth, address, parent name and parentemail address.SIGN UP YOUR CHILD!Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is FREE to your child under ve years old in the Rice County area. Sign up at imaginationlibrary.com

UNITED WAY Impact that Matters | 7Those who give and those who receive benet from a relationship. Lisa Stevens, a retired forklift driver at Post Consumer Brands, signed up to be a homemaker for Aging Services for Communities after seeing a Facebook post. One of her regular clients is Thomas Kaiser who lives at the Northeld Retirement Center. Lisa helps him with tasks like tidying up his third-oor apartment where he keeps his desktop easel and art supplies.“I’m enjoying the chance to help people in need,” she said. “It gives me purpose and makes me feel good.”Kaiser, who is hearing-impaired and has cerebral palsy, said he looks forward to the two hours a week she comes in to help with dishes, laundry, and dusting.“I love her,” he said.Lisa said she values the time they share each week and feels her heart lift when she walks into his apartment, festooned with his own artwork displayed on every wall, alongside his family photos.“Thomas is a joyful person,” she said. “He’s healthy, happy, social, and so appreciative.”Excerpted and edited from Northeld News, April 14, 2024, by Pamela ThompsonIMPACT SPOTLIGHTCAREGIVERS BECOME TREASURED FRIENDSFACTSTwo United Way-funded programs, Aging Services for the Community and Three Rivers Community Action’s Meals on Wheels, help elderly and disabled people stay in their homes. Federal funding for Meals on Wheels is expected to be cut in half this year. Support for these programs is more important than ever.Lisa Stevens & Thomas KaiserTO VOLUNTEER, VISIT: RICECOUNTYUNITEDWAY.ORG/VOLUNTEER

8 | Impact that Matters UNITED WAYUNITED WAY HIGHLIGHTSBOOKS ON CENTRAL United Way’s all-volunteer bookstore, Books on Central, opened in October 2023 at 227 Central Avenue North in Faribault. Volunteers have collected over 46,000 used books. Within the rst nine months, Books on Central raised $20,000 in net sales – all of which goes back to local nonprots. REBOUND PARTNERS-UNITED WAY MICROGRANTS$6,000 was given out in seed money and urgent funding throughout the year. Microgrants of $1,000 or less helped new and existing charitable groups with urgent needs or innovative projects. This year we will give out $10,000 in microgrants thanks to Rebound Partners and a Rice County Area United Way match.DOLLY PARTON’S IMAGINATION LIBRARY The rst-ever Dolly Parton Birthday Bash raised nearly $50,000 for Imagination Library in the Rice County area. That allows us to send 1,700 books home to children monthly FREE to families once a month until children reach school age. Our next Dolly-inspired event will be January 24, 2025. Save your spot early! It sold out this year.“Books on Central is really making an impact on downtown Faribault. The ‘buzz’ generated by patrons of the store is positive and is inspiring more donors and shoppers alike. To be sure – this new offering has brought a real sense of invigoration and nostalgia to our resurging Historic District.”– Nort Johnson Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce & TourismFARIBAULT, MNBOOKS ON CENTRALE S T D 2 0 2 3

UNITED WAY Impact that Matters | 9RICE COUNTY DAY OF CARINGDuring United Way’s fall and summer Days of Caring, 260 volunteers completed 40 projects for nonprots! Watch for our 2025 Day of Caring next summer, and consider participating.Value of volunteers = $31,4822-1-1 UNITED WAY HOTLINELast year, 418 local people called or texted our Minnesota United Way 2-1-1 hotline to ask for help. The top reasons in Rice County were: Housing, Utilities, Mental Health, and Legal/Public Safety concerns. We’re here for you!CALLS TO 2-1-11209060300Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

10 | Impact that Matters UNITED WAY2023-2024 PARTNERS IN GIVINGCORPORATE GIFTS$5,000 to $9,999All Flex SolutionsCommunity Resource BankMerchants BankPost Consumer Brands$1,000 to $4,999Allina HealthCollege City Beverage, IncDaikin AppliedHeritage Dental CareHomeTown Credit UnionHormel Financial Services CorporationLabor Arbitration InstituteMayo Foundation for Medical Education & ResearchMerchants BankMercury Minnesota IncRotary Club of NortheldSageGlassSchmidt HomesTru Vue, IncValley AutohausXcel Energy$100 to $999Bothun Brothers ConstructionCapital Construction, LLCDakota Supply GroupDuFour Cleaners IncFaribault FoodsFaribault Rotary Youth ServicesFirehouse LiquorFriends of Buckham Memorial Library IncHolden FarmsIllinois Tool WorksL3HARRISLakeville Insurance Agency IncLand O’LakesLittle Village ELCMarcoNortheld Hospital and ClinicsNortheld Hotel Properties LLCParker Kohl Funeral HomePremier BankRare Pair, IncRebound PartnersSalesforceThomson ReutersUnited Health GroupWorkplace CampaignCarleton CollegeCommunity Action CenterCommunity Resource BankCrown Cork & SealDaikin AppliedFaribault Public SchoolsMerchants BankMercury Minnesota IncNortheld Public SchoolsReliance BankRice CountyShattuck-St. Mary’sSt. Olaf CollegeTru Vue, IncINDIVIDUAL GIFTSSuper Heroes $5,000+Dennis & Beth BerryAlison Byerly & Steve JensenJennifer Cox JohnsonMichael & Mary RichiePresident’s Circle $1,000 to $4,999Stephen Albers & Catherine LarsonBarb & Dennis AltstaetterMarie BensonJamie BenteMelissa & Mike BerthelsenKevin & Patty BetterlyMary BiermanKeith Goetz & Cindy BlahaEnoch J. BlazisDavid & Martha BrownJim BullDave & Jeanne CampbellGreg & Nancy CarlsonBill & Char CarlsonEmily Carroll & Daniel GrollElizabeth Child & Richard HagensonRodney & Deborah ChristensenGreg & Patty ClosserBill & Laurie CowlesRichard & Barbara CrouterJim DeCouxHenry DoyleTroy & Tara DunnJohn & Gretchen EhresmannAdriana EstillThomas & Lauren FeilerRobert & Rebecca FoleyBlake Howald & Catherine FortinBarbara GentlingJack Goldfeather & Christie ClarkeAmy GraggMary Lewis GrowDavid & Patricia HalsorGeorge & Gretchen HardgroveKarl & Dao HellaAnthony & Susan JandroBarbara JenkinsRichard & JoAnn KleberThe Knutson FamilyRonald LindeTodd & Lori MarkmanPerry & Judith MasonAnne B. MayerElizabeth McKinsey & Thomas CloughSteve & Abbie MeierbachtolDave & Rhea MillerJanet MitchellVictoria Morse & William NorthKari Nelson & Steve MeyerDavid & Ruth NeugerRichard & Raymonde NoerPhillip & Jean ParsonsPriscilla Paton & David AndersonSam Patterson & Christine LacSamiha PetersonLinda PrankePeggy ProweJoel & Jeanne PumperTrevor & Caren PutrahJane RinehartFrederick Rogers & Jeanette HartleySusan Rundell Singer & Gary SingerChristine SammonLinda & James SawyerJennifer SawyerLori & Steven SchmidtDavid Schodt & Elizabeth CinerGlen & Darlene ScottKathleen Shea & Mike FarrisJan ShogerMichelle Martin & George ShuffeltonJon & Stephanie SnodgrassLinda & Dan StadlerMary SteenDana & Stephen StrandDaniel & Ann SullivanCurtis SwensonBruce & Alice ThomasAlison UngerRobert & Donna Mae VanderhoofJean & Timothy VickAnne WalterBradley & Veronica WilleBrian ZaunerKatie Ziegler-Graham & Tom ZieglerRebecca & Phil ZrimsekLeadership Circle $500 to $999Alan & Debbie AndersonErin & Casey BaileyThe Beck FamilyGreg & Bonnie BeckerMarty Benson & Jean Callister BensonLaurel Bradley & Sam DemasBob & Lin BruceSusan E. CanonFaye & Carl CaskeyWilliam & Nancy ChildKeith & Judy CoveyBruce Dalgaard & Carol KordaDavid DetertPatrick & Mary DouglassBarbara DubbelsDarwin DumonceauxE. Duane EngstromEric & Anna RunestadElise Eslinger & Don PerkinsJames & Shirley EvansRichard FalckJohn & Beth FallonBuford & Deborah FaustRev. Katherine & Norbert FickJill & Ben FisherStacy FoxTracy GoodwinAnne GrotonJonathan HillEldon & Doris HillMatt & Mary HillmannSusan Jaret McKinstrySusannah Shmurak & Baird JarmanJacqueline & Jerry JarvisJayne Hager DeeGeorgene JohnsonChris & Shannon JohnsrudKen & Pat KangasLisa & Daniel Krueger RobbEdward & Lois LangerakLinda & Paul LaughlinJodi & Kevin LawsonSteve & Judy LewisWilliam & Lullo LindstromJames & Debra LoePaul MarschallJames & Donna MaySteven Bayne & Donna McMillanTodd & Sue MiddletonBruce & Audrey MoeJerry & Adrienne MohrigJeanette S. NelsonTiffani & Erik NelsonDavid & Debby NitzJohn & Jean NoackMeg OjalaArjendu Pattanayak & Stephanie CoxTricia & Ted PetersonBobbie PetersonZach Pruitt

UNITED WAY Impact that Matters | 11THANK YOU!Michael & Patricia RemesDavid RiceBill RoachLee & Kitty RunzheimerBrian RykhusDonald SahlingMel & Mary SanbornPeter & Donna Rae ScheffertDeb & Rick ScheilCora Mae ScholzCarolyn SeasMatt SewichNate SoukupBill & Nadine SteelePaul Thiboutot & Diana PostlethwaiteJo Ann Polley & Mark UlmerGary & Bonnie Van ErpA DeWayne & Theo WeeJon & Karla WengRoger & Janice WillemsMelissa Eblen-Zayas & Roberto ZayasEveryday Hero $365 to $499Carolynn Allen-EvansAmy & Kevin AllinDavid & Joey AppleyardDawn BaartsKelly BalfeJohn D BarbourBruce & Carol BensonSteven & KarenEvelyn M. BurryJason DecouxDan F. DressenAnn DunlapKenneth & Jill EwaldBecky FaustSusan & Mervin FloodmanKelly FrankeneldMary Fransen & Jim JohnsonMary Griep & Randolph JenningsEric & Emily HazlettFred & Barb HoweLinda & Steve KovachSteve McKelvey & Barb MatzDale & Linda NessBernice C. PuljuBrad & Elaine SchaffnerTom & Nancy SheldonJannette StarkBarb SteinbergLarry Van RoekelChris & Deanne WeberThis list represents those who contributed to Rice County Area United Way during its 2023-2024 scal year, ending June 30. Every attempt has been made to correctly list all leadership contributions. If we have made an error or omission, please accept our sincere apologies and contact us with any corrections.DONATE:RiceCountyUnitedWay.org/donateSCAN TO DONATEOFFICE: 507-664-3510WEBSITE: WWW.RICECOUNTYUNITEDWAY.ORGKATHY GLAMPESt. Olaf College, ChairCHRISTINA SINKLER-MILLERCarleton CollegeGORDON LIUHourglass ConsultingMELISSA LUTZPost Consumer BrandsDANETTE MARQUARDTFaribault SchoolsMEGAN MASCHOFFShattuck-St. Mary’sFRANCISCO MURILLONortheld Public LibraryMILA SCHWEISTHALStudentRUBY ANDERSONStudentBOARD OF DIRECTORSELIZABETH CHILDExecutive Director: elizabeth@ricecountyunitedway.orgTORY BOROVSKYOce Manager: tory@ricecountyunitedway.orgWE ARE GRATEFUL FOR OUR PARTNERS IN GIVINGSTAFF

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