TPF 2013-2014 Impact Report

your impact report 2013 –2014

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YOUR IMPACT REPORT 2013–2014

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Vision

turkish philanthropy Funds aspires to be theleading us foundation for high-impact socialinvestments in turkey.

mission

turkish philanthropy Funds enables donors to realize

their philanthropic passions for turkey.

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TURKISH PHILANTHROPY FUNDS

Hayata Destek Association

Leadership Letter 4 Zİya BoyaciGİLLer commemoration 6 your impact 8education 10 Gender equaLity 14sociaL and economic deVeLopment 18 disaster reLieF 22

your roadmap 24IMPACT IN TURKEY 26CURRENT PARTNERS 27GRANTS GIVEN THIS YEAR 28

your tooLBox 30WAYS TO GIVE NOW 32WAYS TO GIVE LATER 33

thank you 34FOUNDERS SOCIETY 35 LEGACY SOCIETY 35 FRIENDS SOCIETY 35ALL DONORS 36

your team 38

FinanciaL hiGhLiGhts 40

taBLe oF contents

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dear Friends and colleagues in philanthropy,

turkish philanthropy Funds’ (tpF) undying commitment to social change derives from us asking ourselves, ‘Why not make a big impact?’ We start each day with the intention of providing new opportunities throughout turkey, increasing social awareness and guiding our donors to reach their philanthropic goals. through this practice and the backing of our supporters tpF has become what it is today.

Contributing to our global society by giving back in a purposeful manner lies at the heart of our vision. Turkish Philanthropy Funds tackles complex issues affecting Turkey today through smart social investments. And staying true to our inspiration, we ensure these investments not only remain sustainable in the long term, but also

“make a big impact.”

February 2014 marked seven years from TPF’s inception. Our results are easily measurable. In just those seven years, you have given us the opportunity to strategically invest $12.6 million in social development projects in Turkey. Currently, we are supporting 130 projects that span across 59 cities throughout the country in fields ranging from education to health to disaster relief. Our sophisticated and innovative approach to creating individualized philanthropic plans has attracted about 2000 philanthropists as donors. While serving the people of Turkey and our donors, we hold ourselves to the highest standards of accountability and transparency.

These past twelve months have been particularly exciting for TPF in terms of what we have accomplished. Investing nearly $1 million into projects in Turkey proved this year to be among our most effective years to date. We have our 43 partner organizations on the ground to thank for carrying out successful projects. TPF qualifies expert organizations in the field to join our team as partners. Our latest addition, Darüşşafaka Society, is a pioneer in education and among the most reputable nonprofits in Turkey. Collaborating with trustworthy organizations that best carry out our mission is of utmost importance to TPF.

This past year, one cause that stood out was gender equality. During one particular campaign, within a timespan of 24 hours, hundreds of donors came together to send 18 girls through school. In another instance, just one donor built an entire kilim

Why not make a BiG impact

Özlenen eser kalav mustafa kemal abadan

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LEADERSHIP LETTER

weaving workshop to empower over about 20 girls every day. Every donation counts, no matter the size. Through TPF, your gift will always make an impact.

TurkishAmerican organizations around the country realize our capability to deliver results fast. That is why, during an emergency, they partner with TPF. When the mining disaster in Soma, Manisa, took place, TPF immediately became the hub for collecting donations. These organizations know TPF works with dedicated experts on the ground to allocate the funds most efficiently.

We curated this impact report for you to be used as a blueprint for your philanthropic journey. We are privileged to share with you inspiring real stories both from our donors and from the field. Our toolbox will lead you into starting your first or gearing up for your next project. Our detailed grants report is your roadmap as it highlights the road we traveled together in 20132014 and points the way ahead in 20142015. Our Board of Directors and staff, or your team, are ready to offer expert advice and guide you through the process of giving.

In short, TPF is at your service. We are dedicated to helping you make your mark on Turkey. We thank you for your support if you are a loyal donor and welcome you to our TPF family if we have just found you.

Sincerely,

Özlenen Eser Kalav chairman & ceo

Mustafa Kemal AbadanVice-chair


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What WouLd Zİya aBİ do?to everyone at tpF, he was known as an effective leader because of his tremendous ability to inspire people, his unique strategic insight and his calm personality.

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ZİYA BOYACIGİLLER COMMEMORATION

Ziya Boyacıgiller

tpF lost a great friend and a leader on June 19, 2014. Ziya Boyacıgiller was known to most as a mentor. having lived a life filled with passion for his work, generosity and a deep desire to make a difference, those surrounding Ziya had a lot to learn from him.

Ziya’s early career was as a design engineer but he very quickly caught the start up bug, creating “EZCAD” with a friend just a few years out of graduate school. Ziya was one of the initial members and leaders of Maxim Integrated Products, working initially in engineering and then moving to the managerial side. To this day some of the managerial innovations Ziya brought to the company are still in practice according to his dear friend and colleague, Tunc Doluca, CEO of Maxim. Upon leaving Maxim, Ziya developed what his wife, Nakiye, refers to as a “portfolio career”, working only projects which gave him joy and where he felt he could make a real difference. Chief among these were angel investing, teaching and, of course, spending more time with his beloved daughters, Belkis and Esen. When the family returned to Turkey in 2003, Ziya took on the mission of doing all he could to ensure that entrepreneurship, especially technology related ventures, took hold in his home country.

After serving three years on TPF’s Board of Directors, giving insightful ideas and leading TPF’s second FiveYear Strategic Plan, he became a member of our Council of Trustees, created to honor the leadership, guidance and devotion of our past board members. To everyone at TPF, he was known as an effective leader because of his tremendous ability to inspire people, his unique strategic insight and his calm personality. Ziya, an entrepreneur by trade and by nature, was also one of TPF’s founding partners. Haldun Tashman, TPF’s Chairman Emeritus, says he will always remember Ziya’s innate kindness. While in İstanbul, Haldun recounts Ziya always suggesting to meet him at the Bebek Hotel. There were other places in the area to have coffee or drinks, but every time Ziya would ask to meet at the same place: the Bebek Hotel. In fact, he even used the same corner table.

Haldun says he would always arrive early and greet him with a wide smile. One day, it finally occurred to Haldun why Ziya always chose this location. Haldun said “Ziya, I get it. This is your office!” Ziya laughed and said “indeed it is”. Ziya enjoyed meeting at the hotel because it was beautiful and convenient but most importantly, he could leave when he needed to, not when his guest wanted to!

Ziya was said to have a contagious enthusiasm about learning that rubbed off on those he assisted. He made such an impression on all of his mentees, that to this day, if one of them finds themselves at an impasse or a difficult decision, they turn to themselves and ask, ‘What Would Ziya Abi Do?’, noted members of Endeavor Turkey, a nonprofit focused on identifying and supporting “highimpact” entrepreneurs. Ziya was Endeavor Turkey’s Founding Advisory Board member. Ziya was so invested and committed to the cause that he volunteered a tremendous amount of his time to make Endeavor a successful organization by guiding its employees, marketing the organization, and giving strategy ideas.

Ziya was also a founding member of Galata Business Angels (GBA). In fact, this was where referring to Ziya as Ziya Abi took hold among the entrepreneurial community. Since angel investing is relatively new in Turkey, the initial members of GBA were almost always younger than Ziya. Early on Ziya noticed that all the GBA members called each other by their first names, something they never did with him. Finally Ziya said he would much rather they call him Ziya Abi rather than Ziya Bey. Given his warm, generous and brotherly nature, Ziya Abi took hold in GBA and eventually in the entrepreneurial community in general.

His generosity and altruism have left a lasting effect on TPF. We value his many contributions to our organization and promise to grow his great legacy by upholding the ideals and principles, by which he lived. His family, TPF and his friends are planning a program to ensure that Ziya’s legacy lives on.

He made such an impression on all of his mentees, that to this day, if one of them finds themselves at an impasse or a difficult decision, they turn to themselves and ask, ‘What Would Ziya Abi Do?’

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your impact

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Gender equaLityWomen and girls are a vital part of any community. TPF works to provide women and girls in Turkey access to every possibility that allows them to fulfill their potential.

educationEducation creates opportunity. As Turkey grows economically, it is vital that its youth have the knowledge and skills necessary to lead that prosperity into the future. Since our founding, TPF has focused on ensuring that all Turkish youth have the opportunity to realize their potential.

sociaL & economic deVeLopmentTurkish Philanthropy Funds uses strategic interventions to promote social and economic opportunity for the disadvantaged in both rural and urban areas and ensure they have the correct resources to sustain themselves.

disaster reLieFLocal NGOs are the first on the scene when disasters occur and they know best what assistance is needed and understand the complex political, social and cultural context of a disaster. TPF provides its donors with the most up to date information in an emergency and knows where funds are most needed.

areas For impact

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among the countries belonging to the organization for economic co-operation and development (oecd), turkey has one of the highest populations below the age of 15. yet, they remain below the oecd average in reading, mathematics and science. participation rates in early childhood education and care are also low compared to the oecd average. it is imperative that these young people need to complete their education to be well prepared for the labor force and further learning. there are various priorities that need to be addressed simultaneously:

Improving equality between regions as well as

urban and rural areas Addressing the needs of disadvantaged students Training quality teachers and school leaders Improving access to and completion of both

secondary and higher education; and Adequately funding the education system.

an appLe For the teacherTraining teachers is an integral part of improving the quality of education in Turkey. The number of illiterate citizens decreased to 2.8 million in 2012 from 4.9 million in 2008. The drop in illiteracy was a result of improved relations between teachers and students.

Our partners on the ground are training teachers to provide the highest quality of education to students as well as training principals to equip them with the leadership skills they need to efficiently and effectively manage a school.

schoLarshipsA lack of income prevents a huge number of high school aged children from enrolling in school. Extending scholarships increases the likelihood that these adolescents will attend school. Turkey still has the highest proportion of young people neither employed nor in school or training among 1529 yearolds across OECD countries: 35 percent compared with an OECD average of 16 percent. TPF wants students to focus on their education and not finances.

BuiLdinG and improVinG schooLsProviding a safe and secure learning environment is vital to achieving the educational goals of any community. When schools do not have enough books for students, are missing toilets, need elevators for their disabled, or are reaching their capacity, they are in desperate need of funding to help improve their environment. That is where TPF steps in. TPF partners with a number of organizations to help repair schools, build new classrooms, provide additional school supplies, and update their technology.

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YOUR IMPACT REPORT 2013–2014 Darüşşafaka Society

education

What has Been tpF’s

impact?

oF 15–29 year oLds IN TUrKEY ArE NEITHEr EMPlOYED NOr IN

SCHOOl – THE OECD AvErAGE IS 16%

IS THE AvErAGE SCHOOlING lENGTH

IN TUrKEY

YEArS7.6

HIGH SCHOOl SCHOlArSHIPS

GrANTED

OF THE POPUlATION 25 years or oLder

HAS ANY SOrT OF SECONDArY EDUCATION

TrAINED TEACHErS ArOUND

TUrKEY

What is the issue?

35%

lESS THAN50%

200

OF TPF’S FUNDS ArE GrANTED

TOWArDS EDUCATION

88%

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a community eFFortİMECE, community engagement and activism, dates back centuries in Anatolia.

One of TPF’s partners, TOvAK, Turkey Community Service Foundation, has expanded upon this phenomenon and started a project that brings university

students and villagers together. Students and villagers jointly repair and restore schools around the country. From installing toilets to building classrooms, or even just applying fresh paint, the community shares the task of turning rundown schools into sparkling exemplary learning centers.

the late andre dimitriadis

Andre Dimitriadis, who was born and raised in İstanbul, called TPF’s attention to this project that provides work for the local villagers, pride for the volunteer students, and renewed schools for students and teachers. The idea of bringing people within communities together to make improvements on their schools convinced Andre to donate to the project. He is the largest supporter of the initiative with a $100,000 grant made through TPF.

Over the years, with TPF funding, TOvAK’s İMECE project has repaired 89 schools around the country, completing the latest school this past June of 2014. Andre passed away in August 2013 and was unable to see the latest repaired school, but the students who were the recipients of his generosity will remember him forever.

toVak

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donor spotLiGht

reVeaLinG eVeryone’sSince 1863, Darüşşafaka Society, one of Turkey’s oldest educational institutions, has worked to extend opportunities to disadvantaged children. They offer free primary and secondary education at their school.

Ensuring that every child has access to an education is something that Ömer Selçukhan Ertur, an author, professor and retired UN worker – has turned his attention to in recent years. Given the number of worthy organizations dedicated to solving this challenge, he couldn’t decide which one he would support.

Ömer ertur

After Ömer’s initial call and visit to Darüşşafaka, he knew he had hit upon the right organization. What Ömer admires most about Darüşşafaka is the opportunity that they provide to disadvantaged children who would have otherwise not reached to their full potential. “Sometimes I come across fantastic, sharp individuals that, unfortunately, were never given the chance to study and I just imagine what else they could have achieved with a formal education,” he said.

Ömer collaborated with TPF to channel his gift from the United States to Darüşşafaka Society. His taxdeductible donation will be used to support Darüşşafaka graduates with scholarships to attend university. He hopes someday to help create a Darüşşafaka University.

darüşşafaka society

EDUCATION

FuLL potentiaL

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YOUR IMPACT REPORT 2013–2014 chairman & ceo, Özlenen eser kalav visiting Van

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Gender equality in turkey is two steps forward and one step back. Women make up approximately 26 percent of the top executives. 12 percent of turkish ceos are women in comparison to 4 percent of Fortune 1,000 companies in the united states. Forty-three percent of all university students are women and 70 percent of female university graduates are employed.

yet, 10 percent of women are illiterate. this is something turkish philanthropy Funds is dedicated to changing. tpF is investing in education, and skill building to close the gender gap in turkey.

Let’s educate our GirLsEducating women and girls in Turkey raises lifetime incomes for them and their families.

In 2013, Turkey’s gender gap was 120 out of 136 by the World Economic Forum. This number is reflected through many different factors, but particularly education. TPF is tackling major roadblocks that cause the gap and prevent Turkey’s female population from achieving their dreams. By providing access to education by means of scholarships and building schools and literacy centers, women and girls are given the chance to thrive in all areas of their lives.

Through our partners, TPF has brightened the future and provided access to education to over 119 girls just within the past year. One hundred and thirty women and girls are becoming entrepreneurs through skills training.

Who made that?There are mothers, daughters and sisters we’ve met along our journey who are supporting their entire family on just a single salary. TPF supports projects where women are taught a life skill that will earn them an income, thus empowering them to become independent, confident breadwinners. From weaving kilims to sewing bags, women throughout Turkey are making major family decisions and learning how to manage their finances to become entrepreneurs.

In terms of fostering entrepreneurship, Dell’s Gender Index ranked Turkey number 11 out of 17 countries throughout the globe, a country where only 33 percent of women actually have a bank account. TPF harnesses the drive of women in Turkey to achieve their potential by simply providing the training needed to succeed. In the city of van alone, TPF has built two workshops and has employed over 130 women and girls, positively impacting over 1,000 family members.

she decides In a country where women account for only ten percent of business managers, one percent of mayors and fourteen percent of Parliament members, teaching leadership skills is essential. An integral part of this process is providing women with role models. TPF’s partners fill in the gap. Through teaching leadership skills and assisting with job searches, TPF partners are guiding Turkish society’s young women to success and are increasing the labor force participation rate.

Gender equaLity


impact?

45%

AvErAGE SCHOOlING rATE AMONG GIrlS

GIrlS AND WOMEN rECEIvED ArT THErAPY TO COMBAT THE EFFECTS

OF DOMESTIC vIOlENCE

250

GIrlS rECEIvED SKIllS TrAINING

132

119

What is the issue?

years4.96

oF Women aGed 25–64 HAvE EArNED THE EqUIvAlENT

OF A HIGHSCHOOl DEGrEE

27%

OF WOMEN IN EASTErN AND SOUTHEASTErN

rEGIONS ArE IllITErATE

SCHOlArSHIPS TO GIrlS IN TOTAl (UNIvErSITY

AND HIGH SCHOOl)

impact spotLiGht

meet ŞerİFe

My name is Şerife. I am a 19yearold working mother of two beautiful children. TPF has helped me become the mother I want to be through its financial aid.

For the past two years, I’ve taken advantage of an amazing opportunity to learn the trade of kilim weaving. Each day, I arrive at the workshop ready to create beautiful works of art for clients around the world. With the other girls in the workshop, we share stories, cook, and form lifelong friendships. A large portion of our day is dedicated to our schooling and learning to read and write. I’ve never attended a school, but now I am completely literate.

The ability to support your family, which in my case includes extended family, is an amazing feeling. I stride through life with a sense of purpose, feeling independent. I no longer have to ask my husband for money to buy clothes for my baby or anything else. Each kilim I weave and each lesson I learn is for my newborn daughter, and women and girls all over Turkey, who don’t have the same opportunities.

Funding from TPF is essential to grow the kilim weaving work shops that are run by HADD, Hisar Anatolian Support Society. Within three years, TPF has given HADD $80,500 – enough to build and operate two workshops and reach hundreds of girls and impact all of their families.

hisar anatolian support society

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donor spotLiGht

in his memory“Dad always supported girls and women

in every way and especially in education,” recounted Özgür Karaosmanoğlu, son of Attila Karaosmanoğlu, who passed away in November of 2013. right away, friends in the United States immediately began asking where they could

donate in his name. The family had already setup funds in Turkey with various organizations, but needed a way for people in the United States and around the world to pay their respects through a donation.

Özgür thought of TPF in hopes that the process could be made simpler. “Everything was done so quickly, so efficiently and in such a great way. The Attila Karaosmanoğlu Memorial Fund was online and running within one day.”

the late attila karaosmanoğlu

The late Mr. Karaosmanoğlu was a top economist with the World Bank whose daily work involved gender equality and development. Girls’ education in Turkey was his top priority, so when it came to choosing the organization that would receive the funds raised, ÇYDD, The Association for Supporting Contemporary life, was an easy choice.

The part of the process that stood out was when he received a letter stating the name of the girl that received the scholarship as well as a little background on her. “Knowing that TPF has already vetted these organizations makes the process stressfree.”

Çağdaş yaşamı destekleme derneği scholarship recipient

GENDER EQUALITY

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sixteen percent of the turkish population lives below the poverty line. While the income derived from farming is not sufficient for the rural population, citizens who migrated from rural areas also lack the financial and social capital to successfully adjust to urban life. turkish philanthropy Funds focuses on strategic interventions to improve the quality of economic and social opportunities currently available to ensure that the economically disadvantaged both in rural and urban areas have adequate resources to sustain themselves.

improVinG heaLthcare in turkeyAs the OECD country with the third highest income inequality, Turkey faces the problem of catering to all of its citizens equally. Access to quality and specialized healthcare for those with the lowest income in the most remote villages and in shantytowns remains an issue. Many cannot afford transportation to hospitals in big cities to receive care that is needed. In terms of health indicators, Turkey performs significantly worse when compared to the OECD, finishing 25th out of 34 countries. This echoes the fact that per capita spending on healthcare remains low in the country by international standards. According to the OECD, the United States led the developed world in 2012, spending $8,745 per capita on health care. Turkey, by contrast, spent just $984 per capita, the lowest among developed countries. Improving the health of the workforce is a priority in improving Turkey’s overall competitiveness.

TPF works with NGOs on the ground in Turkey to fill this gap; an example of this can be seen through the work that is done for children with leukemia – ensuring that children from families with low income that suffer from this horrible cancer get the care they need while also getting an education from classes specifically designed for them – providing free special education. strenGtheninG communitieslifting communities out of poverty has been a centuriesold struggle that societies have tried to solve. Over the past several years, it has become apparent that the best way to advance lives is through empowerment. This is what partners of TPF are doing.

One of these issues lies within seasonal migrant workers. Children migrating with their families each year are forced to work under harsh conditions and give up any option of education. This interruption imprisons them in a “cycle of poverty,” ensuring that they will share the same future as their parents.

There are approximately one million child laborers in Turkey and half of them are working in seasonal migration. Through education and summer camps, TPF is partnering with organizations on the ground to end the cycle of poverty and eradicate child labor.”

sociaL and economic deVeLopment

photo courtesy of delizia Flaccavento, tohum autism Foundation

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impact?

lIvE IN UrBAN ArEAS

OF TPF’S FUNDS ArE GrANTED TOWArDS SOCIAl AND ECONOMIC DEvElOPMENT

THIS PAST YEAr, $95,104

PUrCHASED vITAl MEDICAl rEFrIGErATOr

FOr CHIlDrEN WITH lEUKEMIA’S MEDICINE

What is the issue?

OF THE TUrKISH POPUlATION LiVes BeLoW the poVerty Line

third hiGhest INCOME INEqUAlITY IN OECD

(turkey: 0.412)

FUNDED SPECIAl EDUCATION FOr ONE

BOY WITH AUTISM FOr A YEAr

16.3%

73.4%

10%

3rd

impact spotLiGht

meet tuana

Meet Tuana, a beautiful threeyearold girl, who was recently admitted to TPF partner, lÖSEv’s, Foundation for Children with leukemia, Hospital for children suffering from leukemia.

Unaware of her surroundings and this new environment – let alone what leukemia even is – she began receiving aggressive treatment. She accepts each stage of chemotherapy with curiosity and confusion.

Her father is a Turkish laborer receiving minimum wage. He cannot afford the daily travel expenses involved in bringing her to large, urban cities for care. He brought Tuana to lOSEv’s hospital, but was forced to return to his hometown to be with his other children. Tuana’s treatment will take approximately three years. She has a 90 percent chance to be cured as she will be provided the best treatment, care, supporting equipment, healthy diet, hygienic environment, and moral support. TPF is waiting on good news from lÖSEv!

LÖseV

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We WhoLeheartedLyElif and Dr. Tamer Seçkin are an exemplary couple among resourceful TurkishAmerican philanthropists. Founder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America with Padma lakshmi, Dr. Seçkin has been diligently working to bring change among the health sector for years. The Seçkins are at the helm of their own Foundation, but when it comes to giving back to Turkey, the Seçkins trust TPF. “Prior to the creation of TPF, there were no ways for Turkish diaspora to organize towards a good cause. We had no culture of an organized way of giving. Turkish Philanthropy Funds is truly an original, wellthought foundation,” stated Dr. Seçkin.

The couple joined TPF’s Founder’s Society in 2010, reiterating their commitment to philanthropy in Turkey. Over the years, they have chosen to give to a variety of projects, touching upon all of TPF’s cause areas.

“TPF has created a reception of likeminded who gather simply for the good of Turkey. We stand behind Haldun [Tashman’s] vision and his gifted, generous personality,” expressed Dr. Seçkin.

In the future, Elif and Dr. Tamer Seçkin hope to support more projects on women’s empowerment, referring specifically to combatting domestic violence and increasing the percentage of literate girls and women. The Seçkins are also excited to involve their children in TPF’s Young Professionals group and hope to help increase the involvement of our community’s youth into the world of philanthropy.

To create big impact, it takes a big vision. For Elif and Dr. Tamer Seçkin’s grand vision of development in Turkey, they choose TPF due to results, transparency and effectiveness.

elif and dr. tamer seçkin

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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on may 13, 2014, an explosion tore through a coal mine in soma, turkey, as more than seven hundred workers prepared for a shift change. the subsequent fire cut off electricity to the mine, trapping hundreds of miners about a mile beneath the surface. the death toll from smoke inhalation was staggering, reaching 301 casualties. as soon as news of the explosion hit, turkish philanthropy Funds reacted and formed the soma disaster relief Fund, to aid in various stages of recovery, rebuilding and resilience.

Our donors reacted as well. TPF has raised over $130,000 and 100 percent of the proceeds will be granted to partner organizations.

tpF’s priority in soma is to proVide support on the FoLLoWinG areas:

1 education: TPF wants to prioritize providing financial support to the children of miners who have lost their lives. However, we also understand that the funds raised for scholarships have surpassed the need so we will work with organizations that also provide educa tion on mine security, decreasing the probability of accidents and firstaid to miners; and organizations that provide skill enhancing workshops to women who have to become breadwinners of their families.

2 psycho-social support: Even though the town of Soma has been singled out after the disaster, the casualties were from more than 15 neighboring towns and villages. TPF is interested in supporting projects that can provide psychosocial support to people impacted in those other towns as well.

3 diversifying income generation: TPF is interested in supporting organizations that can provide new avenues for revenue generation and increase opportunities for employment in sectors other than mining. These might include projects to develop agriculture in the area or establishing workshops or cooperatives to train women and create new income opportunities.

donor spotLiGht

turkish-american orGaniZations unite TPF was able to raise more than $130,000 since the disaster to aid in the relief efforts. None of this would have been made possible if it wasn’t for the coordination of many TurkishAmerican organizations around the country.

From the Moon and Stars Project of the American Turkish Society donating the proceeds from the opening night of the New York Turkish Film Festival, to ATADC hosting an event, to a group of Peace Corp volunteers, Arkadaşlar, making a stellar effort, to highlighting the Soma Disaster relief Project in an article, every bit of effort helped. Some Turkish Americans, some not, all felt connected enough to Turkey to unite after the disaster and raise funds.

Creating a streamlined effort is essential to efficiently address ing a disaster. When emergency strikes, time is crucial. TPF would like to thank all organizations that campaigned to raise funds for Soma and trusted TPF in the grant making process.

Below is a list of TurkishAmerican organizations and media outlets that deserve high praise for helping TPF react as efficiently as possible to the disaster in Soma.

American Turkish Association of Southern California American Turkish Association of Washington DC Arkadaşlar – Peace Corps Assembly of Turkish American AssociationsCornucopia MagazineCincinnati Turkish American Association Daily Sabahİzmir USA Moon and Stars Project of the American Turkish SocietyTurkish American Association of Minnesota Turkish American Cultural Association of WashingtonTurkish American Association of North TexasTurkish American Cultural Association of MichiganTurkish American Cultural Association of Georgia Turkish Coalition of AmericaTurkish Society of Texas ventura County American Turkish Association

disaster reLieF

photo courtesy of alev Özkan

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your roadmapthe road traVeLed toGether in 2013–2014 and the roadmap For the Future

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Chart reflects grants awarded by Turkish Philanthropy Funds from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014

COMPETITIVEDONOR ADVISED

Grants 2013–2014

$959,624 totaL Grants

aWarded

Gender equaLity $23,643Donor advised: $9,908Competitive: $13,735

sociaL and economic deVeLopment $84,332Donor advised: $50,500 Competitive: $33,832

education $186,835Donor advised: $113,347Competitive: $73,488

schoLarships $664,814Donor advised: $598,036Competitive: $66,778


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VISIT www.tpfunD.org/cAuSeS-pAge/ AND USE OUR INTERACTIVE MAP TO SEE WHICH PROjECTS ARE HAPPENING IN YOUR CITY!

there are currentLy 88 turkish phiLanthropy Funds’ partner proJects operatinG in 59 cities.

ankara

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YOUR ROADMAP

current partners

educationBilim Akademisi / The Science Academy Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Vakfı / Boğaziçi University FoundationDarüşşafaka Cemiyeti / Darüşşafaka SocietyEğitim Reformu Girişimi / Education Reform InitiativeLösemili Çocuklar Vakfı / Foundation for Children with Leukemia Nesin Vakfı / Nesin Foundation Öğretmen Akademisi Vakfı / Teachers Academy FoundationSabancı Üniversitesi / Sabancı UniversityTarsus Amerikan Koleji Mezunlar Derneği / Tarsus American College Alumni Association Türk Eğitim Vakfı/ Turkish Education Foundation Türkiye Eğitim Gönüllüleri Vakfı / Educational Volunteers Foundation of TurkeyTüvana Okuma İstekli Çocuk Eğitim Vakfı / Tuvana Foundation for the Education of Motivated ChildrenTohum Otizm Vakfı / Tohum Autism FoundationToplum Gönüllüleri Vakfı / Community Volunteers FoundationTürkiye Görme Özürlüler Kitaplığı / Library of Turkey for the Visually Impaired

sociaL & economic deVeLopment Bolu Bağışçılar Vakfı / Bolu Community FoundationEge Derneği / Aegean Association Hayata Destek Derneği / Support to Life AssociationKavak Dernekler Federasyonu / Federation of Associations of KavakEymir Kültür Vakfı / Eymir Cultural FoundationSanat Psikoterapi Derneği / Art Psychotherapy Association Türkiye Erozyonla Mücadele Ağaçlandırma ve Doğal Varlıkları Koruma Vakfı / The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural HabitatsTürkiye Üçüncü Sektör Vakfı / Third Sector Foundation of TurkeyTürkiye Toplum Hizmetleri Vakfı / Turkey Community Service FoundationTürkiye Yardım Sevenler Derneği / Turkish Philanthropic AssociationAnkara Koru Rotary Kulübü / Ankara Koru Rotary Club

disaster reLieFAKUT Arama Kurtarma Derneği / AKUT Search and Rescue Association Mahalle Afet Gönüllüleri Vakfı / Neighborhood Disaster Volunteers Foundation Türkiye Kızılay Derneği / Turkish Red Crescent

arts and cuLtureAnadolu Kültür Vakfı / Anatolian Culture Foundationİstanbul Kültür ve Sanat Vakfı / Istanbul Foundation for Culture & Arts

Gender equaLity Anne Çocuk Eğitim Vakfı / Mother Child Education Foundation Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme Derneği / The Association for Supporting Contemporary LifeDeğişim Liderleri Derneği /Change Leaders Association Hisar Anadolu Destek Derneği / Hisar Anatolian Support SocietyKadın Emeğini Değerlendirme Vakfı / Foundation for the Support of Women’s WorkKAMER Vakfı / KAMER Foundation Türkiye Kadın Girişimciler Derneği / Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey Türk Aile Sağlığı ve Planlaması Vakfı / Turkish Family Health and Planning Foundation Turkish Women’s International NetworkVan Kadın Derneği / Van Woman’s Association

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education ankara koru rotary cLuB

$3,767 – Ankara, TurkeyProvide university scholarships to two students at Middle Eastern Technical University and one high school student.

mother chiLd education Foundation$3,104 – TurkeySupport projects that teach recent migrant women to Istanbul literacy skills and computer skills.

science academy$1,657 – TurkeyPromote science among youth in Turkey through the Hakki Ogelman summer school project and a Young Academic Prize Scholarship.

Bosphorus uniVersity Foundation$49,862 – İstanbul, TurkeyMaintain the restoration needs of the Hamlin Hall and the Theodorus Hall, provide support for the North American Exchange Scholarship Fund and to contribute to the endowment of the foundation.

BridGe to türkiye Fund$1,550 – United StatesProvide education to children through the Bolluca Children’s village Project.

association For the support oF contemporary LiVinG

$84,004 – TurkeyProvide 119 scholarships to girls, including university and high school.

education reForm initiatiVe$6,840 – TurkeySupport the production of the 2012 Education Monitoring report in Turkey.

FaBsİt$1,225 – TurkeyGrant scholarships to the Tugla Project at Tarsus American College, which provides scholarships to its students.

roBert coLLeGe oF İstanBuL$50,000 – İstanbul, TurkeyProvide scholarships to three high school students.

nesin Foundation$1,000 – İzmir, Turkey

Support the work of the Nesin Mathematics village, where students of all ages students attend summer camp and attempt to overcome two common obstacles associated with math, fear and lack of focus.

teachers academy Foundation$6,840 – Turkey

Train 200 teachers around Turkey to best equip and prepare them to provide the highest quality of education to Turkey’s youth.

phoenix country day schooL$1,000 – Arizona, United States

Support programs, upgrade facilities, and ensure the future of the institution through endowment.

Federation oF associations oF kaVak$1,943 – Samsun, TurkeyHost a chess tournament at the local high school.

community VoLunteers Foundation$20,000 – Turkey

Create the “Sabus Education Memorial Fund” at Istanbul law School in honor of Sebahat Buruloğlu.

turkey community serVice Foundation$2,000 – Turkey

Build a memorial center in honor of Andre Dimitriadis, who supported the restoration of over 200 schools around Turkey.

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sociaL & economic deVeLopment

akut search and rescue association$2,244 – Turkey

Purchase radio communication equipment to be used during search and rescue procedures.

american turkish society oF southern caLiFornia $1,000 – California, United States Support the American Turkish Association of Southern California.

BoLu community Foundation $50,000 – Bolu, Turkey Support the Bolu Community Foundation’s operating funds and endowment to promote a sustainable third sector in Bolu.

endometriosis Foundation oF america $20,000 – United States Support the ENPOWr Project, which works with the NYS Department of Health to help women become advocates for their own health and seek early diagnosis, reaching 12,000 young women.

support to LiFe association $500 – Hatay, Turkey Provide cash assistance to Syrian refugees living outside of camps in Hatay, to purchase basic goods.

Foundation For chiLdren With Leukemia $9,750 – Turkey Purchase an essential medical refridgerator to house and safely keep cool vital medication for patients staying at the hopsital.

ocuLar immunoLoGy and uVeitis Foundation $500 – United States Support research at the Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation.

tohum autism Foundation $9,272 – Turkey Provide private therapy lessons for one student with autism, two times per week for one year.

turkish coaLition oF america $1,839 – United States Support disaster relief efforts from Typhoon Haiyan through four local Filipino organizations. .

Gender equaLity chanGe Leaders association

$9,908 – Turkey Support the Sparks Program, that trains women in leadership skills to prepare them for a fulfilling career.

hisar anatoLian support society$10,735 – van, Turkey

Provide general needs to the Canan Murthy kilim weaving workshop, including heating for the winter and computer for educational purposes.

art psychotherapy association$3,000 – van, Turkey

Provide art therapy to 250 survivors of domestic violence and the van earthquake of 2011.

schoLarship cardoZo schooL oF LaW

$28,778 – New York, United States Academic scholarship to law student at the Cardozo School of law.

coLumBia Business schooL$30,000 – New York, United States

Provide scholarship to two Turkish students

saBanci uniVersity$476,626 – İstanbul, Turkey

Provide university scholarships to 20 students at Sabanci University.

tarsus american coLLeGe aLumni association

$72,660 – Turkey Grant 19 scholarships through the Tugla Project at Tarsus American College, which provides scholarships to it’s students.

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your tooLBoxtpF’s tooLBox empoWers donors With many options to make an impact

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donor spotLiGht

smart inVestments

The latest addition to TPF’s Donor Advised Funds (DAF), was opened by Microsoft employee, Alp Önalan. A signature product of Turkish Philanthropy Funds, a DAF enables the donor to support multiple organizations and programs throughout the year, with TPF’s staff ready to

help to identify grant recipients, ensure charitable status and provide administrative support.

Alp began donating to TPF through his employer’s matching gift program. After consulting with Turkish Philanthropy Funds, he realized that he can use his company’s matching gift program more efficiently by opening a DAF. TPF’s require ment to start a fund is $5,000. Alp states that after opening a DAF “I put more thought into my contributions and I am more strategic about it [giving] in general.”

DAFs are a nohassle option for those who are eager to get involved in philanthropy but don’t want the logistical burden. A major added benefit to the donor are the tax deductions, which TPF helps facilitate.

alp Önalan

Since opening his DAF, Alp has chosen to give towards a multi tude of areas, with a focus on education, which truly stands out to him as an important issue. “It usually takes one educated person from one family to make the difference for his/her people,” he states, referring to supporting education through TPF. At any given time, TPF has over 50 projects live on their website (www.tpfund.org). For DAF holders, donating to any one of these projects is an easy onestep process.

Additionally, DAF holders can choose to support projects run by organizations with which TPF does not partner. Whether your choice is a USbased organization or an NGO in Turkey, TPF’S DAF structure can facilitate your transaction.

Mr. Önalan stated “Over the years, I have learned more about TPF and was so motivated and inspired by the people who have started it all. I think you are all doing such great work and we [DAF holders] are trying just to be part of this journey.”

To receive more details about opening a Donor Advised Fund, please contact TPF. It will be our pleasure to walk you through the process.

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donor adVised Fund spotLiGht

alp Önalan

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Ways to GiVe noW

create a memoriaL Fund Start a campaign in memory of a loved family member or friend. You can designate which project or organization will be the grant recipient.

start-a-campaiGnSupport a cause, project or TPF by mobilizing your own friends and family. Create your own page on TPF’s site where you can fundraise and collect donations from your contacts to support what moves you.

open a Fund With tpF Similar to opening an account, under the TPF umbrella, you can invest your funds with TPF taxfree, accumulate interest, and grant the capital and/or the investment over time by supporting projects either in Turkey or in the United States. TPF provides administrative and grant making support. You can name the fund after yourself, a loved one, your family or an institution.

Join tpF’s Friend’s society Designed for those who wish to support a cause area (Education, Gender Equality, Social and Economic Development) and entrust TPF to invest the funds for them.

GiVe directLy to a proJectTPF’s website, www.tpfund.org, is a virtual matchmaker for nonprofits and donors. Search TPF’s online project database and find a project that moves you.

GiVe directLy to a proJect

open a Fund With tpF

Join tpF’s Friend’s society

create a memoriaL

Fund

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YOUR TOOLBOX

Ways to GiVe Later

retirement pLan and insurance BeneFiciary desiGnations Any retirement plan such as an IrA or a 401(k) or life insurance policy allows you to create a named fund with TPF. Name TPF as the beneficiary and when you pass away, the assets transfer to TPF, reducing estate and income taxes.

charitaBLe Bequests

charitaBLe remainder

trusts

charitaBLe Lead trusts

retirement pLan and insurance

BeneFiciary desiGnations

charitaBLe GiFt

annuities

reaL estate and BarGain

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charitaBLe GiFt annuities A simple contract guarantees you a fixed income in exchange for a gift to TPF. Annuity rates are set by the American Council on Gift Annuities.

charitaBLe remainder trusts You can transfer cash or assets (especially appreciated assets) to an irrevocable trust and may receive income for life or, if you chose, a certain term of years. The remainder passes to TPF, creating a permanent fund in your name.

reaL estate and BarGain saLesIf you have real estate assets that you would like to donate as a charitable gift, TPF can help. retain the right to use during your lifetime while you receive an immediate tax deduction or sell an asset to TPF for less than the fair market value and use the difference in value as your gift.

charitaBLe Lead trusts You can set up a trust that generates dividends. Throughout the term of the trust, earned dividends go to TPF. remaining assets go to your heirs, taxfree, on the trust’s appreciation.

charitaBLe Bequests A bequest in your will or trust can direct specific assets or a percentage of your estate to a fund or to add to an existing fund. You can reduce your taxable estate and create a charitable legacy.

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thank you

photo courtesy of delizia Flaccavento, tohum autism Foundation

the Founders societyturkish philanthropy Funds’ Founders society is a diverse group of dedicated investors who provide the vital foundation for our work through financial, human and social capital. the tpF Founders society is open to those individuals interested in making a long-term commitment to turkish philanthropy.

Leadership circLeSerpil and Yalçın AyaslıÖzlenen Eser KalavHaluk SoykanNihal and Haldun Tashman

pioneerinG partnersMustafa Kemal Abadan

keystone partnersMurat AğırnaslıThe Attar Family Nakiye and Ziya BoyacıgillerAssia and vedat EyüboğluAylin Tashman KimKıSKA Şevket Turgut NeşeErinç Özadaramerica FoundationElif and Tamer Seçkin

the LeGacy societyturkish philanthropy Funds’ Legacy society is created exclusively to honor those who help our grant making through a gift to tpF in their wills, trusts or estate plans.

LeGacy society memBersNakiye and Ziya Boyacıgiller Ömer Selçukhan Ertur Şevket Turgut NeşeAli rıza SarıoğluNihal and Haldun TashmanÖmer Uzun

the Friend's societyAnıta AasenNursel AkdoğanMehmet Ali Anılİsmet ApdıroğluPınar ArcanGül BahtiyarAkif BalantekinBeyza BoyacıoğluSezgi CayırÖmer ÇorluhanEbru and Murat DoğruerHalit GökayNilgün GökgürEbru GültekinTodd HartEce HürÇağla İnselbagErsin Karaoğlu

Judith KearneyMehmet lütfi KırdarThe Mamdani FoundationMetin and Tülin MangırSelin McCurdyAlberto MeroniSevin OktayEvren ÖzargunErkin ÖzayAmy Pertschukrobert reidCüneyt Serdar Tuğba Çolpan and reid SkibellOrhan SuleimanJoel Weisbergvincent Williams

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$500,000 or moreAssia and Vedat EyüboğluNihal and Haldun Tashman

$10,000 – $100,000Mustafa Kemal AbadanAhmet BozerCem ÇeşnigÖmer M. ÇorluhanZafer EcevitÖmer Selçukhan ErturLou Anne King jensenHülya and Aydın KoçNalluru C. MurthyAlp ÖnalanElif and Tamer SeçkinAylin Tashman KimBurcu and Mete TuncelOne Foundation

$1,000 – $9,999Nursel AkdoğanHakan AltıntepeItır and Erden ArkanSeda and Erhun ArkanAyşe and Cevdet AydemirBilge Öğün BassaniFatma Aslı BaşgözNesli BaşgözSema and Bülent BaşolKumsal BayazıtAlp BaysalMuzaffer BaytürkBatur BiçerSarah BillinghurstNakiye and Ziya BoyacıgillerNilüfer and jacopo BraccoHatice and Serdar DalkırMeltem DinçerAyşe and Ali DoğramacıHandan and Gürkan EgeHafize Gaye ErkanTresa EyresDeborah Ann FairchildWomenOne FoundationThe Dallas FoundationGlobal Giving FoundationAhmet İmenCandace Maria johnsonMehmet Sait KayahanLawrence KayeMehmet KırdarErgun Kırlıkovalıİrem KıyakDemet and Berkin KoloğluHüseyin KopkallıKöylüoğlu FamilyAnne KozluZeynep KuzuTurkish American Ladies LeagueHarlan LazarusMarathon Line

Renewed MaterialsMustafa MerçAtiye MüftülerTurkish Society of TexasPınar and Nuray OgünAyşe Nil and Bahadır B. ÖnalanAyşe and Nicholas PorcaroYonca SarıgedikSerhan SeçmenCüneyt M. SerdarSibel SertS. Sami Solu, M.D., Charitable FundBaran SumerEge TanörAsuman and Metin TaşkınSoner TerekBarbara ThomasPeter Diamond TrustVentura County American Turkish AssociationBanu and Hidayet TürkoğluElsie VanceUnited Mine Workers of AmericaAli YalmanKazım YıldızAsuman YılmazHülya and Uğur YılmazDance with Cancer

$1 – $999Andrew A. MacGregorArtuğ AcarHabibe AçıkEsther AdzhiashviliErman AğırnaslıLeman AğırnaslıNuran AğırnaslıEnder AğırnaslıLeyla AhmedHülya AhmedCansu AkalınGülsün AkanayigitDeniz AkarTracei and Ersin Akarlılarİlhan AkbilElif AkçaylıSibel AkçekayaBurcu AkdereMelek Akgül LeeFunda AkınAli AkınayÖzgül AkkuşSelvin Akkuş-ClemensLeyla AkoğluLevent AkşinCandaş AksoyHülya AksoySerap Aksuİrem AksuFuat AktanAli Çağdaş AkyıldızNazlı Sıla AlanSelva AlganerItır Aloba

Tamer AlpagotYasemin Alpagutİsmail AlptekinAhmet AltayBerk AltınBanu AltındağMehmet Şekip AltuğÇetin AmatoNuray AnahtarKemal AnbarcıSenay Ataselim and Murat YilmazMehmet Ali AnılÇağın AraratPınar ArcanKamil Özgür ArmanFaruk ArslanHasan ArslanKeli ArslancanDuygu AtacanZafer AtasoySerdar AtavMeral AtayGamze AteşYavuz AtilaEbru AwadN. Aslı AyGülesi Eser AyanoğluGözde Ayazİnci AybarMehmet AydarSuna AydemirMelike AydınHilmi AydınMelike Aydın DilajSerhat AydoğduAliye İnci AydoğduBertan AygünSonay AykanOlgu AytaçVildan AyvalıkUlduz Azarjake BaerBilge BaharGül BahtiyarYakov BakışNisa BakkalbaşıAkif BalantekinNamık BalcıHaluk BalkanMehmet BaloğluScott BarkowDilek BarlasVictor BaruhBanu BaşaranÇiğdem BaşaranYasemin BasustaÜlkü BatesMonteray Bay TechnologiesAngela BaydemirFulya BayolkenNihal BayraktarCan BayramElif BayraslıAmanda BeattyRick BeaverIrv and Geri BeckEser Belding Michele and David BenjaminFatih Benzer

jeffrey BesselmanTalin Bezmen Abhishek BhattacharyyaPınar BilginYasemin BinererYasemin Biro Kırtman Amy BixKofi BoakyeMordo BonoElif BorMaximilian BordenkircherLydia BorlandRachel BortnickÇiğdem BostanAlev Bosut BerrakAylin BowenBeyza BoyacıoğluEmir BoydağBedri BozkurtMelis BrombergArzu BrownCeren BudakYasin BudakBeyhan BudakAndreas BujaCanan BüyükünsalKenan ÇağlarAl ÇakalgözDeniz ÇakıcıMelih CamAhmet CanHakkı ÇankayaEbru ÇankayaMehmet ÇankırıGreg CantwellFrederic CasellaMatt CasnerSuzanne CassidySezgi ÇayırZeynep and Özgür CebioğluAral ÇelebioğluAliye ÇelikEmrullah ÇelikYeliz ÇengelcikSarp CentelSerdar ÇepniAli CerrahoğluBurak ÇetinEnder ÇetinBurhan ÇetinkayaAyşe and Argun CeyhanYonca and İsmail CeyhanHakan CeylanÇetin ChabukGenevieve ChapmanSiddharth CharyYuna ChoDeniz ÇiçekEric ÇiganDila ÇilMete CivelekZane ClausenMichael ClemensMark ÇolacoMehmet ÇolakoğluTuğba Çolpan and Reid Skibell

Can CömertoğluMehtap Cevher ContiÇiğdem CoyleReyhan CriderEbru ÇulhacıRefik ÇulpanMeral ÇultuSeher DağdevirenHarika DağlıHüseyin DahlhausenEhsan DaipourAlper DalkılıçDuygu DanielsGraham DarbyKemal DavaşlıoğluCristiane De OliveiraDanielle DeangelisRachel DecostaHandan Firuze DemirDeniz DemirayEmine DemirayDidem and Güneş DemirbaşCem DemirciMehmet Tahir DemircioğluOktay DemirdalBahar DemirdirekLevent DemireklerDemet DemirkayaDost DenizBrookshire DentalÇağla DerveauxClaudia DiazZehra DinçerCengiz DinçoğluSadi DinlençDerya DiyaroğluÖzgen DoğanLeslie DoğanSultan DoğanayEbru and Murat DoğruerBeril DoraAziz DursunMerve Ece MeralZeynep Ceyda EcemişSemra Ecer and Gilber AlbertMercedes EcheverriDinçer EğinYeliz EkerŞölen EkesanMelike EkicikolÖzlem EkinciSerkan EknayMehmet ElicinBen Ensminger-LawCoast to Coast EquipmentErcan ErberkTevfik Burak ErdemEren ErdemgilSerkan ErdemliSeyhan ErdenYasemin ErdenSeyhan Erden and Tahir ErimliFeryal ErhunMustafa EriçYeşim Erke-Magent Atıl Erken

Deniz ErkılınçKadriye ErkulSumru ErkutLevent ErmanHülya ErmeçUmut ErmişFulya ErsoyOzan ErsoyAyça ErtekinMehmet ErtenOsman ErtugayMert ErzanFunda EsenŞerife EtiÖzben EvrenMelike FaizHatai FamilyGalip FeyzioğluAnıl FilizEzgi and Rafael FlorThe Mamdani FoundationAllen FuAntica FurnishingsStephen GallagherSeth GammonGergena GanchevaMark Ganttjoanne and Robert GarrityEsma and Aytekin GelFuat GeleriEzgi GençCarolyn GentryLaurina GeraciOrhan GingisDiane GleaveBurçin GöçerHalit GökayMuharrem Gökçekjohn GökçenNilgün GökgürNadide and Ahmet GöksunSalih Burak GöktürkSeda GökyerSandra GrantBeyoğlu GrillInventa GroupHüsran GülerHilal GülerMichael GulickEce GülşenEmine Begüm GülsoyEbru GültekinZeynep GümüşSuat GümüşsoyHale GündüzalpAli Burak Günerİnci GüneralpBurak GüneşÇağla GüngörmüşDamla and Volkan GürelAhu GürelFunda GürgözeCihat Göktuğ GürlerSinan GüvenEda GüvençSinem HakmanAlper HalbutoğullarıHamit HamutçuServet Harunoğlu

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Todd HartLütfi HavlıoğluEdina HepgülerFiliz and Murat HiçyılmazKenneth HillErik HodsonLisa HsiaHeidi HumalaAyten HüseyinNeva IgantowSelma İkizKürşad IlgarTürkan İllkdemirciSuzan İncedayıÇağla İnselbağInstitute for Advanced StudyTuba İslamLale İskarpatyotiAli İsmailoğluBilgehan jansenHasan Kağan ŞimşekArmağan KaharÖmür and Daver KahvecioğluÖzlenen Eser KalavGökhan KalaycıAyşegül KalaycıogluBora KallemSemiha KamarCarol and Atilla KanLeyla and Oktay KanAlp KanlıkılıçerMurat KantarcıoğluOrkun KarabasoğluBurak Karaçamİpek KaradenizGüncel KaradoğanAhmet KaragözoğluAlihan KaragülFatih KarahanGünnur Karakurt Koyutürk Fatih KarakuşErtuğ KarakuşSeda KaramilErsin Karaoğluİsmail KarataşBatuhan KarçBonnie joy KaşlanÜstün KayFikret KayaLütfü İlke KayaOnur KayaÜmit KayaIpek Kaya Savaşoğlu Marianne KayanÖmer KayıranFarida Kazinovajudith KearneyElan KelsSelda KementAndrew KennedyBilal KermanÜmit KeskinKaan KeskinBurçak Keskin Kozat Galina KhvatovaPınar KipZeynep KılıçKutay Kılıç

Burcu KınayYiğit KıranEmre KırdarEdib KırdarMert KızılayŞule KleinEkrem KocagüneliEray KocelEmre KökAtilla KöksalFeyza KöksalUğur KöksuAli KolKübra KömekÖmer KomiliOğuz KonarEvren KopelmanTülin KorganYeşim KorkmazErman KorkutAta Ümit KoryürekArzu Arda KoşarRefika KöşelerAnouar KoutchoukaliAbhishek KumarTimur KuranÖmer Volkan KürtaşMutlu KurtoğluOsman Kurtuluşİskender KushanFidan LabbeLara LammerGina Asseo LavauxAslı LeblebicioğluElif LeeAslıhan LeoneAndrea Lesterjohn LimaHector LongoriaCeil MaddenRafel MahmoodTülin and Metin MangırKumi MartinCatherine MathewsMatthew MazurGöknur McAvoy Leyla and Lincoln McCurdySelin McCurdyElizabeth McDonaldKevin T. MchenryFrank and Melike MonahanAlper MemioğluAlberto MeroniPetek MeteBurak MetinSerpil MetinFethiye MillerArda MızrakÖzlem MooreHatice MorrisseyRichard Moskwiakİqbal MuftiArda MüftüoğluAnn MullenMurad MuradSabahat and Murat ŞenyiğitOlga MurrayMiyada MusharbashSema Muslu

junko NaganoBerke Naymanjaren NearpassAndrea NgoFrancis X. NolanDavid NotarioSiobhan O’BrienElisabeth O’DonnellAslıhan OflazEmre OğuzKutluk OktayŞevkin OktayYasin OktaySevin OktayMehmet and Sinem Okurİbrahim OnaralDerya OnaranZeynep G. ÖncelEbru OralOğuz OrçanSemih OrçanNil OrçanZeynep Orçan Savun Oğuz OrkanPınar OrmanAlper OskayHakan ÖzalpaşanEvren ÖzargunErkin ÖzayNurten ÖzaydınMerve and Saffet ÖzbalcıAbdülkadir ÖzbekArzu ÖzbekÖzgül ÖzcanDido ÖzcanZafer ÖzçelikBahar ÖzdemirSüeyla ÖzdemirAhmet Arda ÖzdemirTayfun ÖzdemirBegüm ÖzelDeniz ÖzenbaşSerhan ÖzensoyF.Füsun ÖzerNilgün ÖzerFahri ÖzezerMelike ÖzgönenelPınar ÖzgüGökhan ÖzhanArzu ÖzkalÖzlem Özkayaİlhan ÖzkuluÖzlen ÖzkurtAhmet ÖzmanGaye ÖzpınarEce ÖzsanBarış ÖztürkDerya ÖzyurtAlireza PakyariMaria and jorge PallissoSuzanne ParsonsGarima PathakMildred PattersonBeril PekinKeith PemrickDavid PerlmanAmy PertschukBetül PillayMichael PiperAyşe Polat

Şebnem PoslukBrad PrutkinMelek PulatkonakSeth RamseyBhargavi RaoBoris RappoportFatma RobertsonMete RodoperPriscila RoneyRosalind H. RooseveltGünce and Mark RosenAmy Rosen Banu and Moris RosoLinda RussellAnthony Peter RussoAsu RüstemliGülsüm RüstemoğluPamir SaatçioğluAyşe SabuncuYeşim ŞahinErdem ŞahinAhmet ŞahinözMuhammad Sami-Ul HaqGanimet SamikoğluBehrooz Saminjustin SamuelsSeren SamurkasKaya SananVega SankurPetek SaraçoğluBurcu SariozluAleks ŞaulTaylan SavunGökhan SavunFunda SaygınGüzin SaykalYasmine ScallanCharles A. ScarboroKarin SchuitemaLisa SchuppMary jo and joseph A. SciarilloAli SeçkinÖzge Selçukİbrahim SelçukAli SelviSoner ŞenNeslihan ŞenerYasin ŞengülGülşah ŞenolSanem SergiciSteve SertEda SevgiliSinan SevimSoner SevinçTuğba SezenGamze SezginAyhan SicimoğluHazel SilistreRichard SilversteinHidayet ŞimşekHerman SinghSaurabh SinghTaner Semir ŞirinAyşe ŞirinSedef SmithMarilyn Snyderjasper SociaPera SohoRasila SolankiPelin Soner

Serdar SoysalRahmi SoyugençSinem SönmezN. Müge SözenEthem Mutlu SözerNavzer Staceyjane Stahljennifer Stanowickİris Steinhardtİpek StephensonEric StoneSelim Sulosjean SwankCasey SwordArzu TaçkınBurcu TanTuna TanrıöverMurat TanyeriBurcu TanyeriAhmet TaşAysun TaşeliMeriç TaşerEmel TaşyürekTuğrul TekbulutNecati Uygur TekinTaylan TekinelArzu TekirKader TekkaşGünsü TemirerSnejana TempestEmre TepedenlioğluGönül Işık Ece TezgelGözde Tinerjeffrey TinsleyBahar ToluAyşegül TopçuNicholas TordellaDeniz TortopMehmet ToyFüsun TufanyazıcıOygur Elif TukinMehmet T. TümayBurcu TunakanAydın TuncerHasan TuncerSaygun TürkayIan and Bella TüzünerVuslat S. UçarFatma Gül ÜnalCihan ÜnalSemra ÜnalRagıp ÜnalBurcu ÜnalEsra Ünsalarİzmir USAFatih Ustajeannie UyanıkUmut UyanıkEce and Alper UzunSertaç UzunAylin VançeGülin VardarSinem Varoğlujeff VeberWalter VerpoestAnıl Veziroğlujoel WeisbergFranz WesselmannWilliam WhiteBenjamin G. WhittenSharon Wiener

M. Sue WillinghamPaul Wilsonjohn WobbeEsin R. YağızHakan YalçınSeda YalçınkayaMakbule Pelin Yarutkanjoseph YaşıSoner YastıBurak YavuzAtilla A. YavuzÖzgür YazıcıgilKayhan YeğenoğluMustafa YeltenDuygu YenierDemirhan YenigünOktay YeşilEmine YiğitTolga YıldırımOktay YıldızMicheal U. YılmazÖzlem YılmazEngin YılmazLevent YılmazSalim YılmazTendu YoğurtçuGözde YücelBahar YücelErdem YücelLale YurtsevenGeorge C. ZaidanErol Zeren corporationsAmazon.comAmerican Express CompanyApple Inc.Bristol-Myers Squibb Bank of America Chevron Goldman Sachs HSBC jP Morgan Chase MathWorks Microsoft

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Board oF directors

ÖZLenen eser kaLaV CHAIrMAN & CEOFounding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Funds and retired Citibank Executive

mustaFa kemaL aBadan vICECHAIrFounding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Funds and Architect/Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill llP

GamZe ateŞ TrEASUrErEditor, vogue Turkey and Former Executive, DHl Worldwide

Burcu mirZa SECrETArYleadership Council, Public Service Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

BİLGe Öğün BassaniSenior Fellow, FXB Center at Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Former CEO, FXB and UN Staff

nakİye BoyaciGİLLerProfessor of International Management and past Dean of the School of Management at Sabancı University

huma GruaZFounder, President & CEO of Alpaytac LaWrence kayePartner, Herrick Feinstein, llP

mehmet LütFi kirdarSenior vice President, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley

aydin koÇAngel Investor and Former President/CEO, BitBlitz Communications

G. LincoLn mccurdyPresident, Turkish Coalition of America

GüLden mesaravice President of Global Health and Commercial Communications at Abbvie

aLp onaLanSoftware Engineering Manager, Microsoft

nichoLas c. porcaroArchitect Principal of SMC Holding llC and Founder/President, ANSA, Inc.

counciL oF trustees

haLdun tashman CHAIrMAN EMErITUSFounding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Funds; Board of Director, Arizona Community Foundation; Former Founding Partner of The Tech Group; Founding Partner of Tashco Industries, Inc. and Trustee of Bolu Community Foundation

murat ağirnasLiFounding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Funds and CEO, Agime Group llC

Zİya BoyaciGİLLer (19532014)Founding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Funds; Former Faculty, Sabancı University and retired Executive, Maxim Integrated

Lou anne kinG JensenFounder and President, Chrest Foundation

erİnÇ r. ÖZadaFounding Partner, Turkish Philanthropy Funds and Managing Member, Galata Business Angels, Turkey.

your team

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adVisory Board

pradeep kashyapvice Chair, American India Foundation

ayŞe cİhan suLtanoğLuAssistant Administrator, United Nations Development Program

Junior Board

Erman Ağırnaslı Doruk ÇelenÖmer Çorluhan Ayşe Sabuncu Gülşah ŞenolAylin ryan

manaGement

executiVe committeeÖzlenen Eser KalavMustafa Kemal AbadanŞenay AtaselimYılmazlawrence KayeBurcu MirzaBilge Ögün Bassani

audit committeeGamze AteşCivan GökayDavid listonCengiz Yağız

communications committeeBurcu MirzaGamze AteşElmira Bayraslıİdil ÇakımHuma GruazGülengül Öncel

GoVernance and nominations committeeMehmet lütfi KırdarAydın KoçG. lincoln McCurdyBilge Ögün BassaniHaldun Tashman

inVestment committeeMustafa Kemal AbadanÖzlenen Eser KalavErsin KaraoğluÖzgür KaraosmanoğluÇela Sınay

administrationÖzlenen Eser Kalav, Chairman & CEOİlhan Akbil, Incoming President Şenay AtaselimYılmaz, Chief Operating OfficerPedro Noly Bernardo, Chief Financial OfficerMelis Mine Figanmeşe, Program AssistantJenny Acosta, Bookkeeper

internsDamla Alkanİpek BaşaranNicole rikerAslı Sürek

LeGaLHerrick, Feinstein llP

audit FirmDadia valles vendiola, llP

desiGnAHOY Studios

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FinanciaL hiGhLiGhts

delizia Flaccavento, kedV, Foundation for the support of Women’s Work

The above table reflects the Audited Financial Summary as of June 30, 2014

2014 2013

assets Cash $1,258,009 $2,200,178

Investments $4,993,882 $2,176,265

Other Receivables $88 $29,375

Property and Equipment $3,737 $750,000

totaL assets $6,255,716 $5,155,818

LiaBiLities Accounts Payable $39,388 $24,030

Unearned Income - -

totaL LiaBiLities $39,388 $24,030

net assets Unrestricted $3,422,764 $2,395,765

Temporarily Restricted $737,319 $680,028

Permanently Restricted $2,056,245 $2,055,995

TOTAL NET ASSETS $6,216,328 $5,131,788

totaL LiaBiLities & net assets $6,255,716 $5,155,818

reVenue Contributions $1,791,056 $738,596

Investments $162,708 $121,277

Fees $22,382 $26,375

Realized Gains (Losses) $137,804 ($70,867)

Unrealized Gains (Losses) $274,353 $49,540

totaL reVenue $2,388,303 $864,921

Grants and expenses Grants $1,069,016 $399,374

General & Administrative $217,197 $312,272

Development $17,550 $4,211

totaL Grants & expenses $1,303,763 $715,857

Increase in Net Assets $1,084,540 $149,064

Net Assets at Beg. of Year $5,131,788 $4,982,724

net assets at end oF year $6,216,328 $5,131,788

in 7 years

turkish philanthropy Funds is a tax-exempt organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and your gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent provided by law. tax id: 20-8392006.

15FOUNDING SOCIETY MEMBErS

$17.6 miLLionIN DONATIONS

4ISSUE ArEAS

$12.6 miLLionIN GrANTS

59CITIES

43PArTNEr OrGANIZATIONS

19NAMED FUNDS

turkish phiLanthropy Funds 216 east 45th street 7th FLoorneW york, ny 10017

p 646 530 8988F 212 661 9350e [email protected]

Documents

TPF 2013-2014 Impact Report