2015 ANNUAL REPORT
CONTENTS
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MISSION
3
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND STAFF
4
FROM THE DIRECTOR
5
AUDIENCE
7
EXHIBITIONS
8
EDUCATION
9
PARK IMPROVEMENTS
10
SPECIAL EVENTS
11
SANDY SPRINGS FESTIVAL
12
HERITAGE SANDY SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET
13
VOLUNTEERS
14
SUPPORT
15
FINANCIALS
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The Return at the 2015 Concerts by the Springs.
Over 2,000 Sandy Springs neighbors gathered for their
August performance and over 10,000 attended the series.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Heritage Sandy Springs is to promote history, steward a
community park, and enhance the cultural identity of Sandy Springs.
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HERITAGE SANDY SPRINGS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2015
Phil Beeson, Chair
The Coca-Cola Companies
Danny Martin, Property Chair
Daniel M. Martin, Architect, LLC.
Peter Rooney
Atlanta Youth Academy
George Northrop, Immediate Past Chair
Montag Caldwell
Pat Chesser
Ackerman and Co.
Lib Thompson (term ended June 1, 2015)
President, Sandy Springs Society
Chris Adams, Secretary
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers
Stacey Hader Epstein
Public Relations Consultant and Community Volunteer
Jeff Woody
Portfolio Strategy Consultants, UBS
Erik Bykat, Treasurer
Touchmark National Bank
Jim Hinkle
Emory Specialty Associates
STAFF
Deborah Minor, Assistant Treasurer
American Academy of Religion
Michael Howard
Retired, Fulton County Schools
Carol Thompson, Executive Director
Hal Whiteman, Legal Advisor
Lokey, Mobley and Doyle, LLP
Susan Longo
Burr and Forman
Bob Beard, Historic Resources Chair
Focus Bankers
Chris Lowe
Melissa Swindell, Director of Historic Resources and
Education Programs
Joey Mayson, Trustee Emeritus
Sarah Poland, Facility Manager
Karen Meizen McEnerny (term began June 1, 2015)
President, Sandy Springs Society
Kaitlyn Downs, Fundraising and Special Events
Coordinator
Dianne Mitchell
Retired, Northside Hospital
Lori Coombs, Farmers Market Manager
DeAnn Campbell, Membership Chair
Miller Zell
Emmett Cloud, Farmers Market Chair
Morgan Stanley
Chip Emerson, Marketing Chair
R2R Media, Inc.
Jeremy Hull, Events Chair
Wakefield Beasley Architects
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Paige Monette Alexander
Optech Family of Companies
Rebekah Henry Murphy, Director of Development and
Special Events
Bryan Faris, Accountant
Cory Lee, Horticulturist
Salih Murtic, Maintenance Technician
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Over thirty years ago, the Fulton County Commission denied a zoning request
In 2015, we completed an ambitious strategic plan to help guide us through
for property in the heart of Sandy Springs to change from residential to
the coming years. The plan took many hours, many meetings, looking ahead,
commercial. The property was unique as it was home to the historic springs,
and digging deep. We were fortunate to have an expert guiding us through this
for which the city is named. A grassroots movement, led by a group of
work, one we found right in our own back yard. Terri Theisen with Theisen
concerned citizens such as Joey Mayson, can be credited for the efforts
Consulting is a premier organizational development and executive leadership
behind saving the site of the original springs. This volunteer group became
consultant, and she just happens to live 4 miles from us here in Sandy
Heritage Sandy Springs (HSS), and since its founding in 1984, Heritage has
Springs. We are so grateful for Terri’s wisdom and good guidance as we
continued to preserve the original springs and achieve its mission through the
crafted a road map for HSS. We were able to work with Terri due to the
presentation of meaningful educational and heritage programs and special
generous spirit of one of our community’s most focused and supportive family
cultural events to residents and visitors of Sandy Springs and the surrounding
foundations – The Couchman Noble Foundation – who honored us with a
communities.
grant to support the strategic planning process. David and Melanie Couchman
truly make our community a better place to live with their thoughtful and
Today, Heritage Sandy Springs manages a four-acre park site offering an
conscientious giving.
oasis of green space in an otherwise modern urban setting, all anchored by
the Heritage Sandy Springs Museum. As the area’s preeminent community
Our re-branding efforts and collaborative work with a design firm paralleled our
nonprofit, HSS actively works to promote history and enhance the cultural
strategic planning. Leading into the Sandy Springs Festival, we rolled out new
identity of Sandy Springs within our diverse community.
organizational branding to help us connect to our constituents and the larger
community. We ended the year on good financial footing thanks to a number
FY 2015 has been one of great accomplishment at Heritage Sandy Springs.
of corporate sponsors and individual donors, our longstanding and very
As our 31st year of operation, it is fitting that this milestone year was spent
important partnership with the Sandy Springs Society and support from the
increasing our capacity; working toward becoming a more professional
City of Sandy Springs and Fulton County Board of Commissioners.
organization at the 30 year mark – so we can continue to mature, grow, and
change as an organization and deepen our impact in the community as we
In 2015, Heritage also presented programs and events serving over 90,000
seek to secure our footing for the future and remain relevant in our changing
multicultural residents of Sandy Springs, and North Fulton, East Cobb, and
Sandy Springs. Dedication to excellence and the prudent conservation of
North DeKalb counties. These programs included the organization’s continued
resources by our staff and Trustees have enabled us to continue advancing
oversight and management of the Heritage Sandy Springs Farmers Market
our unique community-focused mission on which Heritage was founded.
and the completion of the most successful exhibition to date in the Heritage
Sandy Springs Museum – The Civil War in Sandy Springs. In turn, we
revealed our newest exhibit, Sandy Springs: Then and Now, in the Fall.
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The ongoing maintenance of a four-acre park site requires daily care and in
in close proximity to the park over the next 24 months, our Board leadership
2015 we made a series of physical improvements to the park, continuing to do
has taken steps to ensure Heritage Sandy Springs is best achieving our
so in a forward-thinking and strategic manner as the new City Springs
mission and serving our audience.
development is planned adjacent to our park.
We take great pride in the role we have played in developing a robust
Heritage Sandy Springs continues to provide a community gathering place –
cultural community, while preserving the history of our founding. Yet we
an engaging center where neighbors can meet to participate in a variety of
understand that in order to secure the vibrancy of Heritage Sandy Springs,
robust events and programs. In 2015, thriving educational programming
we must position it not only as a place of leisure and recreation, but further
geared towards children - Little Diggers, American Girl® Club, and Movin’
reinforce it as a place of education, outreach and discovery. This will allow
Groovin’ Mornings - were successful in extending and diversifying our
our park, which serves as the heart of our community, to continue to thrive
audience and creating newly engaged markets.
for generations to come.
Highlights of 2015 also included the active participation of over 300 volunteers
Never more than today has Heritage Sandy Springs in all its facets truly
who help make our programs possible and provide ongoing care for the park
exemplified “a sense of community”. Thank you for being such a valuable
and an increase in contributed income from individuals, foundations, corporate
part of our continued success. We invite you to review this annual report to
giving and sponsorships.
re-affirm the value of Heritage Sandy Springs and your generous support.
As we look ahead to 2016, Heritage Sandy Springs is at a pivotal moment in
our community’s history as a new city center is being developed adjacent to
our historic property. While recognizing the important change that will occur
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Carol Thompson, Executive Director
AUDIENCE
As the community’s oldest nonprofit, Heritage Sandy Springs plays a pivotal role in
building a sense of place in our city. For thirty years, the organization has served as the
stewards of the community’s history and presented a full annual calendar of free- or
low-cost community cultural and educational events. No other non-profit organization in
Sandy Springs has such a community-focused mission and provides the depth and
breadth of cultural programming for residents.
Through this robust calendar of program offerings, HSS welcomed an audience of over
90,000 individuals of all ages. We continue to see more visitors to the park each year –
for our own programming, for community meetings, family celebrations, business
retreats, and special occasions. And many people visit the park daily to take a walk, eat
a sandwich, throw the Frisbee, stroll through the meadow, or just sit on a bench and
read a book.
Audience by the Numbers:
•
Diverse in age, race and background
•
88,000 individuals, plus hundreds more visit Heritage Green
to enjoy the gardens and walkable paths
•
14,191 Facebook fans over 5 pages
•
1,676 Twitter followers
•
Average 4,400 visitors per month to heritagesandysprings.org
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EXHIBITIONS
The popular Civil War in Sandy Springs exhibit ran from April 2014 through July 2015 supported by a generous grant from the Frances and Beverly Dubose
Foundation.
Currently on exhibit is Sandy Springs: Then & Now, a photographic history of our community in partnership with Spruill Art Center, Georgia Humanities Council
and Fulton County Arts & Culture. This exhibit will remain open until August 2016.
Our Moses Robinson Folk Art Collection is on permanent display thanks to a gift from the Colonial Dames of America, Chapter XXIV, which paid for the
conservation of artifacts and new casework for display in the Museum and lobby.
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EDUCATION
As stewards of the history of the community, Heritage Sandy Springs plays a vital role in preserving and interpreting the
history of Sandy Springs and making it accessible to the public through exhibitions and educational programming.
Over the last year, through a diversity of offerings, Heritage’s public programs and museum have provided thousands of
visitors the opportunity to understand and learn more about Sandy Springs history. Heritage’s museum admission, youth,
family, and community programs are all provided free of charge - eliminating barriers to entry and making learning available
to all.
Over the 2015 year, we ramped up our educational programming. Our Director of Historic Resources and Education
Programs delivered field trips into our public school classrooms, visiting High Point Elementary and Dunwoody Springs
Elementary with programs on the Civil War, Great Depression, and United States patriotic symbols. The monthly American
Girl® Club explored seven unique periods in American history, from Pioneering to the Santa Fe Trail to World War II.
Popular demand for this program has given us the opportunity to expand program dates in 2016. Monthly museum
programming also included Turtle Tours. Modeled after the Smithsonian Institution’s Early Enrichment program,
preschoolers ages 2-5 gather each month to learn through games, hands-on activities, crafts and songs.
Haunted Sandy Springs was the first walking tour of the SSUMC cemetery on Halloween. Volunteers portrayed historic
Sandy Springs residents with a gruesome past, and guests learned about the history of Sandy Springs from a chilling
perspective. We continued to offer Little Diggers, a program which exposed children to horticulture and gardening,
encouraging healthy eating and hands-on experiences. The gardening program was provided on site at the Heritage Sandy
Springs Farmers Market.
Heritage Sandy Springs continues to maintain the Heritage Sandy Springs Civil War mobile app. The driving tour app is
free to download and its popularity is reflected with over 15,000 downloads to date.
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PARK IMPROVEMENTS
The daily care of 3.5 acres of park space at Heritage Green requires a full team, including the crew from Optech Family of
Companies who are a vital partner of Heritage Sandy Springs, Cory Lee, our staff horticulturalist, Salih Murtic our
maintenance technician on staff, and over 100 garden volunteers including more who volunteer through groups and work
outings.
In 2015, we made marked park improvements to Heritage Green:

Garden Room kitchen renovation
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Museum renovation/redesign
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Exterior lighting additions
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Painting in HSS office and meeting rooms
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Repainting of Williams-Payne House exterior
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Museum garden planting
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Alarm system upgrade
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Relocation of Glenridge Hall plants
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Heritage Hall door repair

Hilderbrand deck replacement
Care of this precious urban green space would not be possible without the support of Optech, the team of staff and
volunteers who care for the property every day, including the North Fulton Master Gardeners, the Sandy Springs Garden
Club and those volunteers who work in the gardens each week keeping them beautiful and maintained.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Heritage had a full calendar of special events during 2015, attracting diverse audiences to a variety of different programs. May marked the continuation of the
Rhythm and Brews concert series, a weekday happy hour concert that highlights regional musicians performing original work rooted in the south. Performers
included von Grey, Gareth Asher & the Earthlings, Underhill Rose, and Cigar Store Indians. Wednesday mornings during the summer months attracted young
visitors with the return of Movin’ Groovin’ Mornings, a free children’s educational program. The program included storytellers, science experiments, interactive
music and movement, and participatory cooking demonstrations.
November began the fourth season of Heritage Winter Classics, a four-part series
that celebrates classical, vocal, and jazz music. This indoor concert series is
celebrated for its intimate venue and for providing varied musical offerings to Sandy
Springs.
Heritage also provides many popular public programs, with the community coming in
droves to support Heritage Sandy Springs’ largest events, also the largest attended
events in Sandy Springs: Concerts by the Springs, the weekly Heritage Sandy
Springs Farmers Market, and the annual Sandy Springs Festival.
Concerts by the Springs continued its eighteenth
season with performances by The Douglas Cameron
Orchestra, Drive Time Band, The Tams, The Return,
and Banks & Shane. Over 10,000 Sandy Springs
residents and neighbors attended this popular free
concert series, picnicking on the Sandy Springs Society
Entertainment Lawn alongside family and neighbors.
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SANDY SPRINGS FESTIVAL
What began as a community picnic has grown into the largest
fundraiser for Heritage Sandy Springs and also the largest single
event in Sandy Springs with nearly 30,000 attendees.
This year welcomed the 30th anniversary of the Sandy Springs
Festival, marked by two sunny days, good admission numbers and
excellent 5k and 10k races kicking off the two-day celebration early on
Saturday morning.
As HSS’ major fundraiser, the income mix for the Festival remains
diverse and reflects the many important individuals, organizations,
and businesses that come together each year in support of this much
loved community event. Led by a volunteer team of 50 individuals
who comprise the Festival Committee and overseen by one full-time
staff person, the Festival is a ‘labor of love’.
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HERITAGE SANDY SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET
In 2015, Heritage Sandy Springs continued to manage of the Sandy Springs Farmers Market. The Market has been a wonderful addition to our offerings and we
are grateful for the opportunity to provide a true community gathering place each Saturday morning April - November. In addition to Heritage’s concerts and
events, Mayor Rusty Paul refers to the Farmer’s Market as one of the places in Sandy Springs where “Community Happens.”
In the second year of the market under the HSS umbrella, the change of venue proved a
hurdle to overcome as the visibility and walkability from the original location in the heart of
Sandy Springs was lost. However, the site of the market was very well-received by
customers who enjoyed the added shade and comfortable places to sit, eat, converse and
enjoy great live music.
The following are highlights of the year:

35 Markets held – including 30 Regular Markets (April - October) and 5 mini
markets in November and December

Customer Attendance Averaging 900-1,100 each Saturday

Each week featured diverse vendors, including 11 farmers, 28 prepared food
vendors and 4-5 artists
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2015 welcomed 1 new Farm, 9 new Prepared Food / Body Product Vendors, and 3
new Artists
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Programming at the Market included the annual Kids Day, 6 Little Diggers
gardening programs, 3 Chef Demos, and 2 visits from Santa

A sponsorship from our friends at Whole Foods included product donations and 6
days of demonstrations and product samples
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VOLUNTEERS
The many programs of Heritage would not be possible without the support of hundreds of community members who volunteer their
time each year for the gardens, museum, and community events.
A dedicated group of North Fulton Master Gardeners and garden volunteers maintain the walkable paths and small gardens within
Heritage Green. Their weekly dedication keeps the park beautiful for all passerbys.
Through corporate outings and community-wide efforts such as Volunteer for a Better Sandy Springs Day, groups support the park
by installing seasonal plantings, spreading pine straw, and helping with basic maintenance. Trained volunteers serve weekly as
museum docents, keeping the museum in operation and answering questions for museum patrons. With almost two-thirds of all
volunteers helping to provide special event support at the annual Sandy Springs Festival, it truly takes a village to produce this major
event.
2,417 Total Volunteer Hours in 2015
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SUPPORT
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SUPPORT
Heritage Sandy Springs gratefully acknowledges the following generous contributors:
Foundation and Government
City of Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs Society
Couchman Noble Foundation
Frances and Beverly Dubose Foundation
Fulton County Board of Commissioners
Sandy Springs Hospitality and Tourism
Corporate
Atlanta Fitness Diva
Babush, Neiman, Kornman and Johnson, LLP
Cumberland Group
Delta Community Credit Union
Fidelity Bank
Fitness Love Atlanta
Gas South
Georgia Power
Hand and Stone
Horizon Health Care
Morgan Stanley, Emmett H. Cloud
Northside Hospital
Optech Family of Companies
Piano Distributors
Power Home Remodeling Group
Sandy Springs Bar Association
Shanghai Alterations
Thomas Eye Group
In-kind Gifts
A Sister’s Touch Floral Design
Atlanta Beverage Company
C. Michael Weddings
Classic Tents & Events
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Copa di Vino
Cooper Atlanta Transportation Services
Fast Signs
Food Should Taste Good
Hammond Glen Senior Living
Home Depot
Keep North Fulton Beautiful
Michelob Ultra
Muse for Life
Optech Monette
Funding for programs of Heritage Sandy Springs is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners.
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Pit Stop
POD Atlanta
Red Hare Brewery
Reverend Rick Durham
Sandy Springs Hospitality and Tourism
Slope's BBQ Sandy Springs
Skinny Pop
Whole Foods Sandy Springs
Young Chef’s Academy Sandy Springs
Media
Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Atlanta Parent
Dunwoody Macaroni Kids
Neighbor Newspapers
Reporter Newspapers
Sandy Springs Patch
Season Magazine
Simply Buckhead
WABE 90.1
WSB-TV Family2Family
MEMBERSHIP AND INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT
Members serve as the core supporters of Heritage Sandy Springs and their support enables HSS to provide the community with memorable experiences and
gained knowledge of the history of our community. Through membership contributions, HSS has continued its 31-year legacy of preserving and promoting the
historic and cultural identity of Sandy Springs. Over 507 total households, or approximately 1,014 individuals, maintain membership with Heritage Sandy Springs
and we thank them for their support.
A robust membership program included two members-only events held in 2015, the addition of 56 new households as members, and increased member
satisfaction, with 9/10 members renewing their membership year-to-year.
By supporting the Annual Fund and Friends of the Festival Campaign, the following key supporters were vital to the sustainability and growth of Heritage Sandy
Springs:
Annual Fund
Chris and Vernon Adams
Betsy and Tony Aliffi
Glenn T. & Cheryle F. Austin
Susan and Bob Beard
Guy and Jeanette Berger
Erik Bykat
DeAnn Campbell
Pat Chesser
Emmett and Teri Cloud
D.J. and Laura DeLong
Steve Dickerson
Peggy Dominey
Rick and Julia Doyle
Chip Emerson
Kristine Evans
Lori Evers
Terry and Molly Graham
Jim and Sally Hinkle
Jeremy Hull
Rodger and Jill Johnson
Catherine Lautenbacher
Michael and Esther Levine
Chris Lowe
Danny and Paula Martin
Joey Mayson
Dianne Mitchell
Paul and Bette Moosbrugger
Carroll Myers
George Northrop
Marc and Robin Pollack
Kaethe Solomon
Suzette and John Stewart
Jerre Swann
Pat Terwilliger
Bill & Judy Vogel
Jack Walz
Larry and Laura Weiner
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Friends of the Festival
Anne and Jeff Bachman
Honey and Alan Barnes
Andrew and Deborah Bauman
Josh and Karina Belinfante
Marsha and Tony Cintorino
Jean and Ken Clary
Emmett and Teri Cloud
Cathy and Jeff Crumrine
Winston and LaFon Dees
Laura and D.J. DeLong
David Epstein and
Stacey Hader Epstein
Lori Evers
Dr. John Gamwell
Milton H and Dorothy J Gorman
Richard and Donna Hiller
Etta Hirsch
Rodger and Jill Johnson
Margie Kessler
Kevin King
Carole and Sidney Kirshner
Meryl and Richard Levitt
Patricia D Levy
Nancy and Scott McCord
Suzanne B. Minotto
Bunny Mitchell
Dorothy S Myers
Dr. John and Gail Neeld
Alice T. Nelson
Peter and Sally Parsonson
Don and Joan Plunkett
Jan Stewart
Cynthia and Jerre Swann
Carla and John Sweetwood
Bob and Georgia Watts
Marsha Webb
Dick and Dale Werner
Dan and Beka Whigham
Joe Wilkinson
Ward and Mary Jo Winer
2015 Members
Preservation Patron ($500)
David and Stacey Epstein
Lori Evers
James Hinkle
Peter and Nancy Tartikoff
Bill & Judy Vogel
Jan Wheeler
Park Benefactor ($250-$499)
Marshall and Anne Bachman
John and Carole Harrison
Deborah Minor
Dixie Speck
Friends of the Springs ($100-$249)
Paige Alexander
Ann Atwater
Robert Axt
John and Jean Azar
G. and Pam Barnett
Andrew and Deborah Bauman
John and Nancy Bell
Guy and Jeanette Berger
Katherine Borosh
Gwynne Brunt
Alfred and Barbara Busby
Erik and Shelly Bykat
Helene M. Camp
J. Michael and Minnie Bob Campbell
Ann Chenault
Marsha and Tony Cintorino
LaFon C. and Winston Dees
D.J. DeLong
Steve Dickerson
Karen Domenico
Sim Doughtie
Hugh and Mary Kay Duskin
Bryan Faris
John Flick
Dan and Amy V. Forrestal
John Gamwell
Kerry and V. Andrew Gill
Jim Gillespie
John and Deborah Goldman
Milton and Dorothy Gorman
Troy and Jan Green
Hayden Hammer
John Hastings
Tom and Pat Hayes
Richard Hiller
Ronald Hogan
Andrew & Carol Heyward III
Dee James
Rodger and Jill Johnson
Les and Nancy C. Juneau
Elizabeth Kelly
Marilyn Kimball
Richard and Lana Krebs
Patricia Levy
Terri Dramis Lynch
Daniel Martin
Bob and Diane McDaniel
Julie McNeil
Suzanne Minotto
Terry and Chris Morris
Duane and Patricia Neil
Douglas Padgett
Lee Padove
Rick and Judy Parker
Peter and Sally Parsonson
Tom Rentenbach
Roger and Romay Rupnow
Kenneth Shapiro
Robert Sherman
Ed and Suzy Smith
Edward Sternstein
Jerre Swann
John Sweetwood
Terri Theisen
Bobby Usher
Ken and Lynne Voelker
Bradford Walsh
Jack Walz
Jack and Jean Ward
Robert Watts
Nancy Whaley
Pat and Lucinda Whitehead
Harold Whiteman
Geraldine Woodward
Gene and Stacey Wypyski
Sara Yarbrough
Non-Profit and Business ($50-$100)
Alyssum Garden Club
Baer Wealth Management
Leadership Sandy Springs
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Massage Envy
Nancy G's
Pond & Company
Powers Real Estate Group, LLC
Primrose School
of Sandy Springs South
Sandy Springs Perimeter
Chamber of Commerce
Spalding Woods Garden Club
Spruill Center for the Arts
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Individuals and Families ($35-$99)
Vernon and Chris Adams
Suzanne Addicks
Lorry Alexander
Margaret Allen
Robert and Evelyn Allen
Debbie Anderson
James Anderson
David and Katie Arney
John Austin
John and Betsy Bacon
Gary and Marilyn Bailey
Michael and Linda Bain
Gayle Balkcom
Lamar Ball
Alan Barnes
Jim and Janice Bealle
Robert and Susan Beard
Willie Beasley
Christy Nickles Bell
Susie Bell
David and Catherine Bennett
Chuck Berk
Arthur and Sally Berry
Jay and Joan Betts
Denny and Pam Betz
Frank Bishop
Stephen and Sue Block
Rita Bodner
Niles and Kathy Bolton
Joseph and Margaret Ann Bond
Howard and Stacy Boyd
William and Sharon Boyd
Bill and Zena Bradford
Dwight and Anna Bradley
Michael Broadbear
Larry and Dixie Brock
Barton and Joy Brown
A.C. Brown
Richard E. and Marilin W. Brown
Tom and Gail Buchanan
Jerry and Peggy Buckner
Robert Burkholder
Kenneth Byers
Mike and Amy Callahan
DeAnn Campbell
Ken and Carole Campbell
Vicky Canter
Kenneth and Irene Carr
Patricia Carter
Michael and Dena Castellon
Carol Catanzaro
Charles and Mary Ann Cates
Reece Chapman
Pat Chesser
Carol Clark
Kenneth Clary
Victor and Cindy Clements
Willis Cleveland
Emmett and Teri Cloud
Hart and Anne W. Cobb
Gail Cohn
Bill and Pam Cole
Jan Collins
Richard Conway
Velma Cooke
Mary Cox
C. Lynn Crooms
Shawn Cunniff
Russell and Kate Dalba
Maureen Davidson
W.G and Jo Davidson
Martha and James Davis
Tommy and Sheilah Davis
Ruth Daws
Jim and Marcia Decker
Craig Keyworth and Particia Decker
Wendy Deitch
Charles Dilcher
Sandra Dixon
Linda Dorough Dixon
Gerald Domescik
Margaret Dominey
John and Faye Donaldson
Rick and Julia Doyle
Betty Draper
Joe Drexler
Jacquelynn Drucker
Emily Duggan
Lynn Dunn
Barbara Duren
Steven Earle
Jane Echols
Peggy Eckard
Courtenay Collins-Eckardt
Gerald and Dorothy Eisen
Daniel Ellithorp
Jay Empel
Dr. Joel and Suzanne Engel
Anne Erbesfield
Greg and Anne-Marie Esslinger
Janet and W.H. Fanning
Phil and Fran Farias
Byron Fiman
Douglas Fisher
Thomas and Sally Fitzgerald
Vanessa Fleming
John Emerson and Ms. Lisa A. Ford
Douglas Forsyth
Laura Foster
David and Pearline Franco
Roland Fredette
Steven and Margaret Freedman
Robert M. and Patty Fryer
Cathy Fuller
John Galambos
Cathy Galloway
Greg and Leslie Gates
Wayne and Cheree Gayre
Roger Gelder
Betty Van Gerpen
Tony and Ashley Giardino
Col and Mrs. Donald Gilner
Fred and Betty Gittinger
Donna Glenn
Nelson and Linda Gold
Debra Goldman
Terry and Molly Graham
Bruce and Carol Green
Cynthia Greene
Lala and Jack Greene
Robert W. and Marsha Grout
Barbara Groves
Robert Hallman
Magdi Hanafi
Ted Hannum
Pearce and Laurie Hardwick
Richard Hardy
Naomi Harper
Bert Harrington
Libby Harris
Terry Harth
Jason and Shannon Hassler
Lisa Hasty
Robert and Rosemary Hatfield
Tom and Nola Hawkinson
Bill and Linda Hayllar
Timothy Helton
Richard and Carol Anne Hendrix
Dan and Sylvia Hennessy
Ann Henshaw
Linda Hess
Philip Hess
Jill Hill
Etta Raye Hirsch
Anne Holbrooks
Carolyn Hopper
W. Howington
Jeremy Hull
John F. and Anne Gee III
W. Scott & Christina James
Priscilla Jenkins
Craig and Carol Johns
Brenda Toan and Richard Johnson
Greg Johnson
Julie Johnson
Meredith Johnson
John Jokerst
Bert and Laura Jones
Anne K. Jones
J.B. and Nancy Jones
Eugene Jordan
Cathy Keeney
Robert and Mary Kelleher
Margie Kessler
Marissa Key
John Kieran
Sid and Amy Kilgore
Jim and Sarah C. Killough
James Kincaid
Kevin and Claire King
Kathy King
Frances Ann King
Boyden Kinsey
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Carole and Sidney Kirschner
Mitchell Kloder
William and Johanna Klopp
Bill and Margaret L. Knight
Joel Knight
Bill and Peggy Knight
Sheila Knox
Sanna Kolb
Jack and Ellen Koransky
Kathleen Kurre
Mel Mobley and Ms. Susan M. Laird
James Laney
Mr. Charles Boyd and
Dr. Beverly Langford
Willis Lanier
Ann Snellings-Leal
Marianne Lee
Eoin and Gretchen Lehane
Jonathan Letzler
Michael and Esther Levine
Jeanine Lewis
Audrey Lindeman
Kathryn and Michael Loia
Louise Long
Tracie Losco
Joseph and Mary Catherine St. Louis
Terrence Love
Kevin and Chris Lowe
Debbra Lunsford
David Luther
Michael Lynch
James Lynch
George MacConnell
Greg and Brenda Maddaleni
R.Gregg and Ann Magruder
Alice Marrin
Frances Marston
Frank and Elizabeth Martin
Karen and Stephen Martin
V. Lynne Walker and
Mr. Leonard Mason
Barbara Matlock
Kim and Mark McAfee
Virginia McCahan
Ginny and Perry McCarty
Mitchell McCleary
Cheryl McCollum
Scott and Nancy McCord
Mike McCrary
Mary McDonald
Karen Meinzen McEnerny
Julia and LaMar McGinnis
Jack and Lynn McLaughlin
Dorothy Megel
H. Melton
Bert and Carmen Mills
Judy Bloom Minnen
Dianne Mitchell
Frank and Gayle Mitchell
Shapour Mobasser
Read and Ann Montague
Paul and Bette Moosbrugger
Martin Moran
Gayle and Peyton Morgan
Jaclynn Morris
Thomas Morris
Mandelyn Moyer
Mike and Amy Murphy
Eric Murrah
Charles Mutz
Carroll Myers
Dorothy Myers
Daniel and Ann Nable
Paul and Mary Nagode
John Neeld
Alice Nelson
Stephanie Nelson
Ali Nezhat
Dave and Becky Jo Nickles
Anna Nikolas
Nancy H. Norris
Barbara Norvell
Crystal Norwood
Emily and John Nuckolls
Eugene Oberdorfer
Jackson and Elissa Oliver
Barbara Oliver
Barbara Olson
Marshall and Paula Owens
Susan Paller
Patricia Palmer
Dottie Palmer
Rocco Paolucci
Melissa and Billy Patterson
Dave and Dana Patton
Susie Paul
Rusty and Jan Paul
Tim Peek
Sylvia Perkins
Anna Pfohlp
Belle Cameron Pierce
Donald Plunkett
Marc and Robin Pollack
Angie Ponsell
Virginia Pridgen
Kay Quigley
Diane Quintana
Martin Quirk
Calvin Rader
Scott Rahn
Carlton Rankin
Gail Raper
John and Mary Ray
Paul Ray
Tom and Marilyn Reese
Rosalyn Reilley
Linda Reisman
Bernadine Richard
Allan Ripans
David and Beth Robertson
John and Wendy Roddey
Sharon Rodzewicz
Jim and Courtney Rose
Ron Rosen
Andrew and Rachel Rosner
Donna Ross
Erica Ross
William H. and Beth B. Rousseau
Marilyn J. Rowland
Donald and Elizabeth Rozema
Kimberly Russell
Patricia Russell
Linda Schmidt
Dale and Susan Schwartz
Brent Schwieger
John Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seabolt
Harriet Sessoms
Amy and Blair Sherwood
Charles Sherwood
Elizabeth Sibert
Robin and Peter Siegel
Ronald Smith
Robert R. and Marilyn T. Smith
Clay and Lori Snelling
Kaethe Solomon
Richard Sosebee
Ruth Sours
Bill and Stephanie Spalding
James and Maidee Spencer
Jim and Donna Squire
Stephanie Stankus
Max Staples
Gerald Stapleton
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Lawrence Starkey
Ellen Stein
Deede Stephenson
Gabriel Sterling
Lever Stewart
Meck and Beth Stockton
Linda Sussman
Meade and Susan Sutterfield
Helen Tarleton
Gordon Teel
Penn Templeman
Pat Terwilliger
Don and Sana Thomas
George and Cathy Thomas
Julian and Mandy Thome
Bob and Lib Thompson
Martha Timlin
Clarence and Janet Torrance
Karen Trylovich
Wendy Turner
Lynn Twiner
Pam Tyson
Thomas Ungashick
Matt Urbanek
Patty Voelz
Michael and Jane Walsh
Med and Knoxie Walstad
Jim Ware
Rick and Polly Warren
Greg and Marsha Webb
James Weir
Michael Weiser
Cheryl and Jim Weldon
Susan Westmoreland
Dan Whigham
Sally White
Eugene and Peyton White
Dennis and Pat Wigbels
Joseph and Patricia Wilkinson
Rick Sutton and Ms. Susan Willey
Chuck and Pam Wilson
Martha Wilson
Jonathan and Sue Winner
Joyce Wisnewski
Rick Wolters
Cheryl Womack
Robert Womack
W Jefferson Woody
Ginger Worrell
Anne Wray
Will and Tiffany Wray
Larry, Kyle, and Harrison Young
Raymond and Sharon Young
FINANCIALS
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FINANCIALS
Through strong Board leadership and professional staff, Heritage Sandy Springs has successfully maintained its multi-year fiscal stability by following conservative
operations practices, growing in its support and audiences, and maintaining a diverse mix of contributed income.
2015 Financial Highlights:

Heritage Sandy Springs’s robust rental program helps supports the organization’s operating budget. For the last three fiscal years, the rental program has
increased exponentially, grossing $166,618 IN FY12, $240,233 in FY13, $243,713 in FY14 and maintaining this figure for FY15 with $286,237 in rental
income. The rental program does not come without ongoing maintenance, including increased contract labor to manage the facilities. To preserve the
facility’s condition with increasing usage, HSS applies 6% of rental revenue each year to a sinking fund as a reserve for facility maintenance.

Public support is vital to the organization’s long-term financial success. The City of Sandy Springs allocates $75,000 for a park maintenance fund to
operate Heritage Green, per its longstanding Memorandum of Understanding with HSS. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners has funded support
of HSS’s programs and exhibits each year through its Contracts for Services grant program.

In 2015, private support and contributions from individuals were both down the previous year by 15% and 11%, respectively.

Fiscally, the organization has significant operating reserves in excess of $135,000 and a Facility Maintenance Reserve of $55,821.
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Overall expenses went down by $31,338 (3.89%) in 2015 over 2014. This can largely be attributed to a decrease in large maintenance and park
improvement projects over the past year.
For the fiscal years ending on December 31
Support and Revenue
Individuals
Corporate Support
Private Support
Public Grant
Earned Revenue
Contracted Revenue
Admissions
Total Support and Revenue
2015
2014
34,248
38,828
61,665
126,884
161,886
286,238
65,411
775,159
40,357
43,553
72,515
135,372
185,571
243,713
89,608
810,688
For the fiscal years ending on December 31
Operating Expenses
Administration
Programs and Events
Repairs and Maintenance
Operations
Contract Labor
Marketing & Fundraising
Capital Expenditures/Depreciation
Total Operating Expenses
2015
2014
320,812
148,603
74,611
93,437
88,074
28,201
20,588
774,149
309,919
175,822
119,221
94,239
52,184
37,674
12,136
805,486
Heritage Sandy Springs has a 31-year history of providing high quality historic and cultural services to Sandy Springs. Through conservative and realistic
budgeting and operational planning practices, diversity in income sources, and strong leadership, the organization has the ability and legacy to protect its
operational capacity for multiple years.
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