Virginia Institute of Marine Science Foundation

Virginia Institute of Marine Science Foundation General Information Contact Information Nonprofit Address Virginia Institute of Marine Science Foundation 1375 Greate Road PO Box 1346 Gloucester Point, VA 23062 Phone 804 684-7107 Web Site www.vims.edu Facebook facebook.com/fbvims Twitter @VIMS_News At A Glance Year of Incorporation 2000 Organization's type of tax exempt status Public Supported Charity 1

Statements & Search Criteria Mission The Virginia Institute of Marine Science Foundation solicits private gifts for the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and administers and manages these funds to support VIMS mission of research, education and advisory service. The Foundation is a vehicle to support all programs of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). Founded in 1940, the Institute is the nation's largest marine science center focused on coastal and estuarine science. In 1979 it became part of the College of William & Mary. It carries out a three-part mission of research, education and advisory service. It has three campuses-one in Gloucester Point, one in Wachapreague on the Eastern Shore, and the Kauffman Aquaculture Center near the Rappahannock River. Its educational mission is carried out through the School of Marine Science and offers M.S and Ph.D degrees. The Dean and Director of VIMS is Dr. John T. Wells. Background The VIMS Foundation was incorporated in 2000 with the mission of supporting the work of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and its School of Marine Science, a part of The College of William & Mary. The Institute itself was founded in 1940 and became a part of the College in 1979. The Institute is the nation's largest marine science center focused on coastal and estuarine science. VIMS carries out a three-part mission of research, advisory service and education. Dr. John T. Wells is the Dean and Director of VIMS. It has three campuses-the main one at Gloucester Point, Virginia; a research and education field station in Wachapreague on Virginia's Eastern Shore; and the Kauffman Aquaculture Center near the Rappahannock River. The School of Marine Science offers M.S. and Ph.D degrees. VIMS faculty and students lead efforts to understand the coastal environment and to provide independent scientific information that informs policy solutions locally, nationally and internationally. More than half of the world's population lives in coastal zones and 90% of the world's fish catch comes from coastal and estuarine systems. The problems affecting these systems today are significant and intensify as coastal populations grow. Society's ability to deal with these problems depends on the actvity of highly trained scientists, managers and policy makers. VIMS plays a leading role in identifying and addressing the problems of the Chesapeake Bay by providing sound science on which to base policies related to the health of the Bay and marine resources. Impact The VIMS Foundation supports the state mandated three-part mission of VIMS: research, education and advisory service. The Foundation holds both endowed funds and expendable funds. While still a young Foundation, in FY 2015 the VIMS Foundation was able to support VIMS programs with over $885,710. Support areas included: grants from 43 endowment funds to support 35 students in the School of Marine Science; funding from donors to purchase scientific equipment, a priority need to maintain the quality of the research; and funding for 5 summer camps at VIMS, focused on the Chesapeake Bay and the environment, for over 100 local children. Needs The VIMS Foundation, with assets of $13.8 million as of December 31, 2015, supports the research and graduate education programs of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, a part of the College of William & Mary. The annual budget of the Institute is $39 million. Most pressing needs for the VIMS Foundation are: Graduate student fellowships: $2,000,0000; Professorship endowments: $7,000,000; endowments for purchase of scientific instrumentation: $4,000,000; expendable funds and endowment funds for program support of work such as water quality in Chesapeake Bay; research on oysters and blue crabs; research on coastal management: $2,000,000; expendable and endowment funds for support of programs for children at the GK-12 level $2,000,000. Capital needs include $5,000,000 for a Campus Center and Conference facility for state, national and international meetings, and $1,000,000 for labs and scientific equipment for new buildings at the VIMS Eastern Shore Lab. 2

CEO/Executive Director Statement The VIMS Foundation is governed by an independent Board of Directors. For its investable funds it participates in the William and Mary Investment Trust (WAMIT), which is a vehicle available to foundations affiliated with the College of William & Mary (such as foundations supporting the Law School, Business School and VIMS). Under direction of the foundation board, the VIMS Foundation is staffed by employees of VIMS, including the Director of Development at VIMS who serves as Executive Director and the Executive Budget Adminstrator who serves as CFO of the Foundation in the Office of Finance at VIMS. Like all higher education institutions in the Commonwealth, VIMS needs to build private support and endowments for support of its students, faculty, and research programs in order to maintain a cutting-edge scientific program into the future. The VIMS Foundation was created to do this. Board Chair Statement As a leading research and education institute with national and global reach, VIMS is unique among marine laboratories in the United States in its special advisory role to the Commonwealth of Virginia. VIMS advises state and local governments on all matters related to our marine resources including, but not limited to, our fisheries, coastal resources mnanagement, and water quality. Its graduates go on to careers in academia; federal, state and local government agencies; and the private sector including industry and NGOs. There is no organization doing more to provide the science behind saving the Bay, to protect all our marine resources, and to develop our marine-related industries, including our fisheries, than VIMS. Areas Of Service Areas Served Areas Statewide National International Service Categories Graduate & Professional Schools Marine Science and Oceanography Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis 3

Programs Programs VIMS Programs Description VIMS marine science and graduate degree programs include biological, fisheries, environmental and aquatic health, and physical sciences. The Institute also provides expert science-based information and assistance to marine industry sectors and supports programs to educate the public, K- 12 students and private industry through its Marine Advisory Services/Virginia Sea Grant Programs; the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) that supports the state and nation to enable informed management of coastal resources in Virginia and the Mid- Atlantic region through wetlands advisory, watershed and coastal inventory; and the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Reserve in Virginia (CBNERRVA), in partnership with NOAA, preserves and manages a network of reserves that represent the diversity of coastal ecosystems; Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Technology Center (ABC) operates an experimental shellfish hatchery for genetics and breeding studies and development of disease resistant strains of oysters. ABC contributes to the development of the aquaculture industry. Budget $0.00 4

Board & Governance Board Chair Board Chair Ms. Phyllis L. Cothran Company Affiliation Leadership Volunteer Term July 2018 to June 2020 Email aefisher@vims.edu Board Co-Chair Board CoChair Ms. Jeanette F. McKittrick Company Affiliation Leadership Volunteer Term July 2018 to June 2020 Email aefisher@vims.edu Board Members Name Affiliation Status Elizabeth L. Anderson Ph.D. Exponent, Inc. Voting John P. Causey Jr., Esq. Leadership Vounteer Voting Ms. Phyllis Cothran Leadership Volunteer Voting Mr. Adrian G. Duplantier Jr. Leadership Volunteer Voting Ms. Michela English Fight For Children Organization Voting Mr. Richard J. Hill Mortgage Bankers Association Voting Mr. Henry R. Hortenstine III Henry R. Hortenstine III, CPA Voting Ms. Jeanette McKittrick Leadership Volunteer Voting David N. Meeker Esq. Ferguson Enterprises Voting Mr. Charles J. Natale Jr. ESS Group, Inc. Voting Mr. Carroll W. Owens III Leadership Volunteer Voting R. Gordon Smith Esq. Leadership Volunteer Voting William J. Strickland Esq. McGuire Woods, LLP Voting GEN Carl Strock US Army, Retired Voting Ms. Anne Waleski Markel Corporation Voting Mr. Ronald L. West Leadership Volunteer Voting Anne P. Whittemore Esq. McGuire Woods, LLP Voting Board Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 0 Asian American/Pacific Islander 0 Caucasian 17 Hispanic/Latino 0 Native American/American Indian 0 5

Other 0 0 Board Demographics - Gender Male 11 Female 6 Unspecified 0 Governance Board Term Lengths 3 Board Term Limits 3 Board Meeting Attendance % 60 Written Board Selection Criteria? Written Conflict of Interest Policy? Percentage Making Monetary Contributions 91 Percentage Making In-Kind Contributions 23 Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 3 Standing Committees Executive Board Governance Development / Fund Development / Fund Raising / Grant Writing / Major Gifts Finance Community Outreach / Community Relations Audit Legislative Program / Program Planning Comments VIMS 6

Management Executive Director/CEO Executive Director Ms. Amy E. Fisher Term Start June 2014 Email aefisher@vims.edu Experience The legal CEO is the President of the Foundation, currently Phyllis Cothran, former President Trigon Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Executive Director, Amy E. Fisher, has a background in non-profits with the National Programs Director at the Center for Environmental Citizenship. She also worked at the Pew Charitable Trust's Youth Vote Coalition as the Development and Programs Director and as a Development Officer at St. Francis House in Boston. Ms. Fisher earned her BS in Biology and Political Science from Bates College in Lewistown, Maine and she earned her MBA with a concentration in Finance and Public/Nonprofit Management from Boston University. Staff Full Time Staff 0 Part Time Staff 5 Volunteers 17 Contractors 0 Retention Rate 0 Plans Organization has a Fundraising Plan? Organization has a Strategic Plan? Years Strategic Plan Considers 5 Date Strategic Plan Adopted June 2015 Organization Policy and Procedures Whistleblower Policy Document Destruction Policy Directors and Officers Insurance Policy 7

Financials Fiscal Year July Fiscal Year 2019 Projected Revenue $920,132.00 Projected Expenses $1,328,507.00 Endowment Value 14947296 Spending Policy Percentage Percentage (if selected) 4.25% s Detailed Financials Revenue and Expenses Total Revenue $6,471,086 $2,289,636 $1,606,577 Total Expenses $1,522,523 $1,181,704 $1,244,063 Revenue Sources Foundation and Corporation $752,250 $348,300 $633,383 Contributions Government Contributions $0 $0 $0 Federal -- -- -- State -- -- -- Local -- -- -- Unspecified -- -- -- Individual Contributions $3,956,717 $2,114,500 $387,983 Indirect Public Support -- -- -- Earned Revenue -- -- -- Investment Income, Net of Losses $1,456,386 ($286,683) $495,826 Membership Dues -- -- -- Special Events -- -- -- Revenue In-Kind $305,733 $113,519 $89,385 Other -- -- -- 8

Expense Allocation Program Expense $1,050,887 $871,715 $1,027,984 Administration Expense $281,143 $182,515 $177,400 Fundraising Expense $190,493 $127,474 $38,679 Payments to Affiliates -- -- -- Total Revenue/Total Expenses 4.25 1.94 1.29 Program Expense/Total Expenses 69% 74% 83% Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue 4% 5% 4% Assets and Liabilities Total Assets $19,105,226 $14,162,044 $13,065,727 Current Assets $785,890 $1,702,741 $984,369 Long-Term Liabilities $0 $0 $0 Current Liabilities $3 $5,384 $16,999 Total Net Assets $19,105,223 $14,156,660 $13,048,728 Short Term Solvency Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities 261963.33 316.26 57.91 Long Term Solvency Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets 0% 0% 0% Top Funding Sources Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount -- -- -- Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar -- -- -- Amount Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount -- -- -- Capital Campaign Currently in a Capital Campaign? Anticipated In 3 Years Goal 0 Capital Campaign Anticipated in Next 5 Years? State Charitable Solicitaions Permit Permit? Exempt 0 Registration Exempt 0 Comments Foundation Comments Financial information provided by audit and audit prepared by McPhillips, Roberts & Dean, PLC 9