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Budget HistoryThe Saul and Dayee G. Haas Foundation started in 1963 with a $500 dollar gift to Garfield High School in Seattle School District. When both Saul and Dayee Haas passed away they each left a bequest to the foundation, which together totaled close to 5 million dollars. Today with the leadership of the Saul and Dayee G. Haas Foundation staff and board, the foundation has over 9 million dollars in assets. The foundation lives off the interest of this savings and disburses small grants statewide annually. It is the goal of the board to serve 100% of the secondary schools statewide. As of 2005 the foundation supports an estimated 62% of the schools. The board of the foundation has embarked with a commitment to fundraising and raising the visibility with the foundation. As previously noted the foundation board and staff are working together on creating the infrastructure for the foundation. All board members have a working knowledge of key messages regarding the mission, vision, core beliefs, and impact goals of the foundation. In addition, upgrading computer and technology support in the foundation office is vital to have the efficiency desired. Lastly, the staff have been interviewing and doing reference checks on volunteers that will be able to provide much needed depth for fundraising activities in the areas of grant research, grant writers, copy editor, newsletter editor, office support, graphics help and incoming calls. The executive director is optimistic about the very high level of board commitment. Each board member contributes to the foundation by contributing there time, talent and treasure. This is shown by 14 out of 15 board members donating to this years annual appeal and both staff donated as well, raising $19,450 in the 2004-05 campaign. This is self-imposed and a new requirement for the board and will be added to the new position board description. Another example is the dedication of board members to attend a variety of functions ranging from committee meetings to the strategic planning with the disappearing task force. Lastly, for the board to understand to be truly successful the board must grow, thus proposing to increase the size from 15 to 30 is remarkable. There will be many decisions throughout this journey as the foundation re-invents itself. While toiling over words to live by, the best situation is the one the foundation is in: a foundation with $9,100,000 in assets serving 15,600 students annually, supporting 811 secondary schools. Strong teamwork between staff and board has allowed the foundation to flourish over the past 42 years. Working together to establish sound financial practices will allow the foundation to be here another 42 years. Below is a disbursement chart for the past several years.
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