Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne is a nonprofit Christian housing ministry uniting volunteers and local investors with qualified families to build safe, stable and affordable homes in Northeast Indiana.

Seeking to put God’s love into action.

Table of Contents

CEO Message ................................ 1

Financials ....................................... 2

Family Statistics ............................. 3

Family Spotlight:

Stephanie Weaver ........................ 4

Milestone: Fuller’s Landing ............ 5

Volunteer/ReStore Statistics .......... 6

Partnership Highlight:

Mount Vernon Park ...................... 7

2019 Ministry Partners ................... 8

Design Update:

The Bauer .................................... 9

Board of Directors ........................ 10

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne / 2019 Annual Report

Dear Friends,

Thank you for another successful year. Because of you, five hard working families received the keys to their new homes and more importantly their new lives. I have been amazed by the number of incredible, selfless individuals in our community. Local volunteers like you continue to surround our families with love, humility and generosity. Because of investments like these, families are stronger, healthier and have brighter futures.

Unfortunately, the number of families facing housing insecurity across the region is heartbreaking. In Allen County alone, eight families are evicted each day. Further, last October Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne was overwhelmed by the number of applications for housing across the region. We received over 750 in just 30 days. The need is great and at times overwhelming. We know it is going to take a concerted effort by many local partners to influence the level of change our community needs.

In northeast Indiana we have over 1,500 not-for-profit agencies, nearly a third of those focused on

social services specifically. We have an incredible opportunity to increase our collective impact if we can discover ways to leverage each organization’s respective networks and assets. In the book Rooting for Rivals, Tom Lin shares “We are not competitors in a limited marketplace, we are partners in God’s mission…Building the Kingdom of God is a team sport.”

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne is ready to partner. In our eyes, true collaboration is the relentless promotion and support of the many organizations addressing the housing crisis. We understand that to do this we must approach these partnerships with humble and generous hearts. We look forward to accomplishing more, together, in the new year and for many years to come.

Sincerely,

Andrew Gritzmaker | CEO

CEO Message

█ Contribution & Grants (including Capital Campaign)....................$857,248█ Fundraising .............................................. $278,014█ ReStore..................................................$1,290,908█ Home Sales ..............................................$959,620█ In-kind Contributions ................................... $11,008█ Investment Income .................................... $32,361

Other .........................................................$157,338

Total Revenue ...........................$3,586,497

█ Construction ........................................$1,069,016

█ HomeWorks .............................................$114,244

█ ReStore ................................................. $1,177,676

█ Administrative* ..........................................$585,395

█ Capital Campaign* ........................................$2,076

█ Fundraising ...............................................$202,916

Total Expenses ......................... $3,151,323

PROGRAM EXPENSES

EXPENSESREVENUE

24%

8%

36%

27%

0%

5%

34%

37%

19%

4%

6%

0%

Financial OverviewHabitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne’s Fiscal Year is July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019

*Administrative and Capital Campaign expenses are both included under the Management/General designation in Habitat’s audited financials.

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Family StatisticsFamily Statistics

Women Build$158,674.81 raised in 2019

81Women Build teams

405 Women Build volunteers

Family Spotlight: Stephanie WeaverThe Difference with a Habitat HomeStephanie Weaver thinks of her family’s journey with Habitat for Humanity like a roller coaster ride. At first, she was unsure and nervous about the ride and what it would bring, but soon those emotions transformed into a rush of excitement and confidence for their future.

In just one year since Stephanie and her family moved into their new home in Fuller’s Landing, the lives of her and her two kids—ages 12 and 16—have already changed. With the support of The Literacy Alliance, Stephanie began studying for the High School Equivalency exam. The day she earned her GED, she drove to Ivy Tech Community College and registered for classes. Now, she’s studying human services and will transfer to

Purdue University Fort Wayne to complete her bachelor’s degree. She’s already making plans to pursue her master’s degree.

A difference has been made in the lives of her children, too. Their grades shot up. They feel safe playing outside again. They’re making friends with other kids in Fuller’s Landing. Stephanie says the entire experience has brought their family closer together.

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“I learned a lot about myself. I learned I can do it. I learned partnership is the best thing in the world. You can’t be better partners than with Habitat. Their love and affection is so empowering.”

– Stephanie Weaver

Milestone: Completing Phase One of Fuller’s Landing

After six build seasons of building homes in Fuller’s Landing on the northwest side of Fort Wayne, we dedicated our 44th and final home in Phase One for the Ith Family. The first phase of this neighborhood over the past several years would not have been possible without the thousands of volunteers from companies, churches, schools and organizations in our community. We are grateful for this community for literally coming together to build homes, community and hope!

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ReStore Statistics

$1,224,084calendar year net sales revenue

852 tons of materials kept out of landfills

45,742 transactions of shoppers served

8,069

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d > 453

> 6,560 volunteer hours

> 2,948 engagements

unique humans bodies (not shifts or engagements)

combined donations (business and individual)

Partnership Highlight: Mount Vernon Park PartnershipWhat started with a conversation between our CEO and Fort Wayne Metals Owner Scott Glaze sparked a housing partnership with Bridge of Grace Ministries, which is dedicated to empowering individuals and families by giving them the tools they need to be self-sufficient.

On September 12, on land provided by Bridge of Grace, Habitat volunteers started building our first collaborative home on Pettit Avenue in the Mount Vernon Park neighborhood. We are thankful to MSKTD & Associates for helping us redesign our floor plans which include three bedrooms and one bath.

“Collaboration has always been a part of Habitat’s DNA. We demonstrate it through our work with partner families, with our volunteers and with our donors.”

– Habitat CEO Andrew Gritzmaker

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Ambassador Enterprises

Ash Brokerage

Associated Surgeons & Physicians/WHA

Avangrid Renewables

Avery Dennison

AWS Foundation

Barrett & McNagny

Benevity Community Impact Fund

Bippus State Bank

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance

Central Ministries

The Chapel

College Park United Brethren Church

Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne

Contract Interiors

Copper River Cabinet Co.

Crosby Excavating, Inc.

DeMarchis Family Foundation

Design Collaborative

Do it Best Corp.

Doc Dancer Inc.

Dyer Family Foundation

Ecolab

Edward D. and Ione Auer Foundation

Edward M Wilson Foundation

Emmanuel Community Church

English Bonter Mitchell Foundation

Farmers & Merchants State Bank

First Federal Bank of the Midwest

First Merchants Bank

First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church of Huntington

Foellinger Foundation Inc

Fort Financial Credit Union

Fort Wayne Economic Development Alliance, Inc.

Fort Wayne Professional Fire Fighters Union

Fort Wayne TinCaps

Gasoline Equipment Supply Co

GE Foundation

Gerdau

Grace Summit Church

Hamil, Lehman & England, PC

Home Lumber of New Haven

Huntington County Community Foundation, Inc.

Huntington University

Ian & Mimi Rolland Foundation

Indiana Annual Methodist Conference

Indiana Michigan Power

Indiana Tech

Innovative Packaging, Inc

Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Program

Johnson Junction, Inc.

JP Morgan Chase

Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP

Lake City Bank

Lancia Homes

Levy and Sons

Lincoln Financial Foundation

Lowes Corporate

LPL Financial

Mary Cross Tippmann Foundation

McMillen Foundation

Michelin

MSNBC

National Financial Services

New Covenant Worship Center

Nichols Brand Stories

NIPSCO

Novae Corp

O’Daniel Automotive Group

Old National Bank Foundation

Park Plastic Products

Parkview Health

Pedaling for Good, LLC

Plymouth Congregational Church

PNC Bank

PNC Foundation

ProFed Credit Union

Schwab Charitable

Shambaugh Kast Beck & Williams

STAR Financial Bank

Summit CPA Group

Sweetwater Sound

Team Marketing

Three Rivers Federal Credit Union

Thrivent Financial

The Toby and Misha Thomas Charitable Fund

Trinity Episcopal Church

Trinity Presbyterian Church

Upstate Alliance of Realtors, Inc.

US Connect

Vera Bradley

VFW Post 857

Walmart Foundation

Wannemacher Design Build, Inc

Water Furnace

Weigand Construction

Wells Fargo Foundation

William J and Bonnie L Hefner Foundation, Inc

Zollner Foundation

2019 Ministry PartnersThank you to al l of our generous ministry partners.

Design Update: The BauerAs we kicked off our partnership with Bridge of Grace Ministries last fall with our first official home outside of Fuller’s Landing, we were in need of new home designs. With the help of MSKTD and Associates, Habitat was able to introduce a new home design called the Bauer that included three bedrooms, one bath and 1,100-square-feet of living space.

The architecture was completely reworked by MSKTD to create a stylish and desirable ranch home that would appraise for the cost to build it. These new home designs will continue to be used in other areas Habitat builds within the city of Fort Wayne, including Renaissance Pointe, Mount Vernon Park and Oxford neighborhoods.

Board of Directors

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Mark BainsAttorneyBarrett McNagny

Tyler BinkleyVice PresidentXplor Commercial Real Estate Group

Gabe BrownAssistant VP of Sales and Special MarketsBrotherhood Mutual

Terri CableRegional President First Merchants Bank

Mark DelyChief Legal & Administration OfficerVera Bradley

Dr. Karl EinolfPresidentIndiana Tech

David Faust, ChairOwner/CEOPrecision Wireless Technologies

JJ FosterSocial Services ManagerFort Wayne Housing Authority

Amy Hesting, Secretary Vision 2020 Manager Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership

Dan Minnich, TreasurerCorporate ControllerAsh Brokerage Corporation

Rob SchmiedelSales Operations ManagerDo It Best Corp.

Dr. Lorenzo SuterChief Executive OfficerDupont Hospital

Dr. Cedric WalkerFounder & Senior PastorJoshua’s Temple Missionary Baptist Church

Adrienne Wampole, Vice ChairSenior Operations ManagerAmbassador Enterprises

Joyce WalzCommunity Volunteer

Chris WesnerVice President of Client EngagementShambaugh & Son, LP

Luther WhitfieldSenior PastorNew Covenant Worship Center

Leadership Team

Andrew GritzmakerChief Executive Officer

Jeremy McClishChief Operating Officer

Lindsay HannahDirector of Development

Kelly GerberController

Victoria McCallisterExecutive Assistant

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