2014 Annual Report
A Message from the Chair
Dear Colleagues:
We are pleased to share with you the 2014 Annual Report for Northrop Grumman’s Employees Charity Organization
(ECHO). Our financial results show that employees’ contributions to ECHO helped improve the lives of thousands of
people in communities across the United States. In 2014, employees donated a total of $2,115,192. This included
$1,862,348 to employee-designated charities and $252,842 to the ECHO Community Outreach Fund. All ECHO program
costs were covered by Northrop Grumman, ensuring that 100 percent of employees’ donations went directly to charity.
Contributions to our Community Outreach Funds were directed to organizations that help meet critical community needs
like providing emergency food, shelter and clothing, caring for the elderly, providing educational and arts programs for atrisk youth, supporting military and veterans, and providing medical assistance and counseling services. Volunteers
dedicated hundreds of hours to investigating grant requests for the Community Outreach Fund and managing its resources.
The ECHO organization expanded and now includes the Melbourne, St. Augustine and surrounding communities in Florida.
A list of some of the organizations supported by the 2014 Community Outreach Fund is included in this report.
Due to the continuing changing economic times with individual funding decreasing, and funding demands continue to
increase it is our duty to grow and maintain ECHO participation. By spreading the word about ECHO, you too can help
raise awareness and increase participation. Please join us as we strive to lift the lives of others through collective giving.
2014 ECHO highlights:
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The Alan Dare Fund, bequeathed from employee Alan Dare to ECHO, provided support to:
o Holiday Giving Program — $22K
Thank you for your contributions to ECHO. We look forward to another successful year and to your continued support.
Together we can make a difference in our communities.
2013/2014 ECHO Board Chair
Jeanne Sinsheimer
2013/2014 ECHO Board Chair
Percentage of Community Outreach Fund Grants by Category
Militiary
4%
Human Services
49%
Youth Education
10%
15%
Environment
3%
Holiday Giving
12%
Health
7%
Education
Environment
Health
Holiday Giving
Human Services
Militiary
Youth
The Annual Report lists several grants made by ECHO’s Community Outreach Funds. For assistance please contact our ECHO Office 703-280-2771 or
E-mail: [email protected] Listed below some of the nonprofit organizations that received a General Fund grant in 2014.
Huntsville, AL
Family Services Center, Inc.................................. $1,000.00
Decatur Youth Symphony..................................... $513.00
Huntsville Inner City Learning Center................... $1,000.00
United Cerebral Palsy........................................... $1,000.00
Total
$3,513.00
Metro D.C. Area
AAHC, Inc............................................................ $2,000.00
Unity Health Care, Inc.......................................... $1,000.00
Bite Me Cancer, Inc............................................. $1,200.00
United Community Ministries, Inc......................... $1,200.00
Legal Information Network for Cancer................. $1,000.00
American Humane Association............................. $1,500.00
SCAN of Northern Virginia................................... $1,200.00
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind........................ $1,177.14
Total
$10,277.14
Los Angeles/Orange Counties, CA
Shakespeare by the Sea....................................... $1,000.00
The Marianne Frostig Center of
Educational Therapy............................................ $2,035.00
Arts & Services for Disabled................................ $2,000.00
Amigos Sin Barreras - Friends Without Barriers.... $2,170.00
Open Paths Counseling Center............................. $1,600.00
Jewish Family and Children’s Service................... $2,000.00
Angel Flight West, Inc.......................................... $2,500.00
West Valley Boys & Girls Club............................. $1,500.00
FRIENDS OF CABRILLO MARINE AQUARIUM...... $1,625.00
GrowingGreat...................................................... $1,500.00
Neighborhood Homework House........................... $1,500.00
Mychal’s Learning Place...................................... $1,100.00
Casa Teresa, Inc.................................................. $1,800.00
Long Beach BLAST.............................................. $1,400.00
Integrated Rehabilitation Therapies, Inc............... $800.00
Hollenbeck Police Activities League...................... $800.00
Volunteer Center.................................................. $1,000.00
EmpowHer Institute............................................. $1,250.00
Midnight Mission................................................. $1,300.00
Torrance-South Bay YMCA.................................. $1,000.00
South Bay Children’s Health Center Association... $900.00
Hands for Hope.................................................... $950.00
EngAGE............................................................... $1,000.00
Food Finders, Inc.................................................. $1,800.00
UCLA Health Systems People Animal Connection. $1,300.00
Junior Blind of America........................................ $1,100.00
AmeriCares.......................................................... $2,020.50
St. Barnabas Senior Center of Los Angeles.......... $1,600.00
Shoes That Fit..................................................... $1,000.00
Los Angeles House of Ruth.................................. $2,200.00
ICEC.................................................................... $1,000.00
Ronald McDonald House Charities of
Southern California (RMHCSC)............................. $1,400.00
Switzer Center..................................................... $1,200.00
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.......................... $2,200.00
Total..................................................................$49,550.50
Aurora/Denver, CO
Birthday Smiles, Inc............................................. $890.00
The Gathering Place............................................. $891.00
Summer Scholars................................................. $891.00
Total $2,672.00
Sacramento/San Jose, CA
Northern California Community
Development Corporation..................................... $714.40
Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento............ $714.40
CARE 4 MY LAMBS INC...................................... $714.40
Rock-it Science Educationally
Useful Programs, Inc............................................ $714.40
Total
$2,857.60
San Diego, CA
Voices for Children............................................... $2,500.00
Casa de Amparo.................................................. $3,000.00
Vista Community Clinic........................................ $3,000.00
Mama’s Kitchen, Inc............................................ $2,931.00
Partnerships With Industry................................... $2,500.00
Total
$13,931.00
Baltimore, MD
Soldiers Undertaking Disabled
Scuba Diving, Inc................................................. $3,000.00
SMILE Ecumenical Ministries............................... $1,000.00
Creating Communities Corp.................................. $5,000.00
Best Buddies International, Inc............................. $4,000.00
Art with a Heart.................................................. $4,000.00
TRRC INC............................................................ $7,824.00
Second Chance, Inc............................................. $5,000.00
First Fruits Farm, Inc............................................ $2,712.00
HOPE, Inc............................................................ $5,000.00
House of the Good Shepherd................................ $5,000.00
Total................................................................... $42,536.00
San Bernardino, CA
Olive Crest of the Inland Empire........................... $2,000.00
San Bernardino Children’s Benefit Association..... $1,799.00
Second Harvest Food Bank.................................. $1,000.00
Total
$4,799.00
Colorado Springs
Kids on Bikes....................................................... $554.00
CASA of the Pikes Peak Region, Inc. ................... $550.00
Total
$1,104.00
Rolling Meadows, IL
CENTER ON HALSTED......................................... $1,330.00
Palatine Assisting Through Hope.......................... $1,500.00
Sarah’s Inn.......................................................... $1,500.00
Total
$4,330.00
Grand Total
$135,569.64
2014 General Fund Committee Volunteers
Los Angeles/Orange Counties, CA
Matthews, Amy
Glock, Phyllis
Young, Wendell
Suh, Frank
Aguirre, Liz
Bekeleski, Vicky
Clement, Cindy
Facchine, Matthew
Putnam, Fran
Haines, Precious
Matthews, Amy
McGuirk, Jeanne
Ostensoe, Peter
Walker, Tracy
Uphoff, Bill
Kriebel, Mary
Aurelio, Nicole
Clements, Tina
Glock, Phyllis
Keese, Tom
Ellington, Annamarie
Hawthorne, Joe
Kubota, Cheryl
Murphy, Chris
Sinsheimer, Jeanne
St. Rock, John
Phyllis Glock
Aurelio, Nicole
Matthews, Amy
Reineking, Maria
Rhoad, Debra
Young, Wendell
Huntsville, Al
Parks, Barb
Fry, Howard
Moxley, Theresa
Ostensoe, Peter
Sherwood, Anna
Wiles, Karon
Reynolds, Lawanda
Aurora, CO
Gutierrez, Karen
Harlan, Cheri
Henderson, Pam
Schmidt, Greg
San Diego, CA
Nani, Terry
Bunnell, David
Fitzgerald, Kent
Jorgensen, Kathy
Colorado Springs, CO
Zipfel, Angela
Anderson, Justin
Landis, Kathy
Roach, Loren
Rolling Meadows, IL
Bekeleski, Vicky
Hamilton, Ellen
Pefley, Mike
San Bernardino, CA
Perine, Joe
Miller, Diane
Baltimore, MD
McGuirk, Jeanne
Baker, Stephanie
Blair, Emily
Brandt, Eva
Cartney, Doug
Davis, Kimberly
Edgar, Jeffry
Evans, Barbara
Goodwin, Jeannette
Henry, Bernadette
Parker, Ashley
Pinos, Napoleon
Metro D.C. Area
Walker, Tracy
Bowman, Gary N.
Hopp-Ricker, Rebecca
Smith, Lynn M.
Wollett, Audrey
San Jose/Sacramento, CA
Libonati, Leslie
Head, Lori
2014 ECHO Board of Directors
Sinsheimer, Jeanne, Chair
Matthews, Amy, Vice Chair
Glock, Phyllis, Secretary
Young, Wendell, Treasurer
Suh, Frank, Assistant Treasurer
Aguirre, Liz, Board Member
Bekeleski, Vicky, Boardd Member
Clement, Cindy, Board Member
Facchine, Matthew, Board Member
Putnam, Fran, Board Member
Haines, Precious, Board Member
McGuirk, Jeanne, Board Member
Ostensoe, Peter, Board Member
Walker, Tracy, Board Member
Uphoff, Bill, Board Member
Eric Wilson, Manager, ECHO
Carleen Beste, ECHO Advisor
Statement of Assets
December 31st 2014 as reported for tax
Cash in Bank
Investments
Total Assets Grants Payable
$949,715.00
$ 377,645.88
$1,327,361.53
($897,162.07)
Net Assets
$448,199.46
Cash Donations
Interest and investment income
Payroll Deductions
Total Income
$30,409.59
$42,833.60
$2,115,686.00
$2,188,929.19
Total Expenses
Revenue in excess of expenses
$2,199,083.27
$10,157.08
ECHO’s grant administration review process and disbursement of
Community Outreach Fund grants to worthy and qualifying charities
sometimes create timing differences between the year the funds were
collected through payroll deductions and when they are disbursed. This
is reflected in the changes in net revenues collected over expenses paid
from year to year.