2012 Tom Joyner Foundation Annual Report

We are pleased to provide you with the Tom Joyner Foundation’s 2012 Annual Report.

During 2012, efforts were continued to reshape the organization and focus on opportunities to demonstrate our commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the communities in which they are housed.

Inside this publication, you will learn more about our 2012 support to the HBCU community and our financial status during challenging times. We hope you will gain knowledge of The Foundation and the continued commitment to enrich education opportunities for all students with a desire to learn.

We encourage you to partner with us in efforts to expand our commitment to higher education and HBCU’s.

Thank you for your support and your partnership as we continue to invest in America’s future through education.

Sincerely,

The Tom Joyner Foundation

MISSION STATEMENTTo provide programming initiatives and partnerships in support of Historically

Black Colleges and Universities and its communities.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSTom Joyner – Chairman

Philanthropist/Host of Nationally Syndicated Radio Show, the Tom Joyner Morning Show

Thomas Joyner, Jr. – PresidentTom Joyner Foundation, Inc.

Royce West – SecretaryWest & Associates, LLP

Managing Partner Texas State Senator

Julia AthertonReach Media, Inc.Executive Vice President

Dr. William R. HarveyHampton UniversityPresident

Dr. Fredrick HumphriesTennessee State UniversityFormer President

Florida A&M UniversityFormer President

National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher EducationFormer President

Oscar Joyner

Reach Media, Inc.

President/Tom Joyner Division

Thomas Kalahar

Camelot Communications, Ltd

CEO David KantorReach Media, Inc.President/CEO

Dr. Reginald Weaver

Education Consultant

Past President National Education Association

H.L. Joyner

Board Member Emeritus

www.tomjoynerfoundation.org

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Chairman’s Letter

On behalf of the Staff and Board of Directors, I am pleased to present the 2012 annual financial report. The report provides a comprehensive picture of the Tom Joyner Foundation’s finances for the 2012 fiscal year and a snapshot of important issues concerning our future.

The Tom Joyner Foundation has navigated its way through these uncertain economic times to provide student scholars at Historically Black Colleges and Universities critical assistance to help attain their college degrees. We have a simple philosophy here at the Foundation, which is grounded in our vision statement that says “all students deserve the chance to attend college so they can succeed in life.” We know that getting a college education means that every student has the opportunity to get a job and make more money than if they didn’t go to college.

At the Foundation, we believe HBCUs are helping students become major contributors to all parts of society in the U.S. and around the world. We know we can play an influential role in changing lives. We know that HBCUs are special places that shape, mold and inspire the next generation.

Thanks to all those supporters around the country who have dropped dollars and checks in the mail – and more than ever last year, donated electronically. Your contributions to the Tom Joyner Foundation make me smile every time I visit with HBCU students and alumni who are grateful that we are steadfast to our commitment to this nation’s great treasures – HBCUs. Yours truly,

Tom Joyner Chairman

President’s Letter

To Our Valued Supporters:

The Tom Joyner Foundation is extremely thankful to its donors who continue to share their love and passion for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

We devoted much of 2012 building our presence on the Internet with our website – TomJoynerFoundation.org – and via social media, primarily on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Our time and efforts made a difference. Throughout the year, we significantly increased our website traffic, our followers on social media and established sound footing to grow our online donations. We are connecting with our partner schools, current students, alumni and friends of HBCUs in more ways than ever.

Even with this online push, we remained committed to the “Schools of the Month” program and helping keep black males in college through our Hercules Scholarship.

Fifty-two Hercules Scholars from around the country with tremendous backgrounds were awarded $1,500. The scholarship is a tribute to our late Board Member and my Grandfather Hercules Joyner.

For the 14th Annual Fantastic Voyage™, nearly 3,000 guests enjoyed another star-studded, Ultimate Party with a PurposeTM that sailed to Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Nassau and Coco Cay, Bahamas. Entertainment featured Queen Latifah, Fantasia, Chante Moore, Keith Sweat, SWV, Boyz II Men, and dozens of other performers who provided our passengers lifelong memories on board Royal Caribbean International’s Navigator of the Seas.

Despite the great challenges many of our HBCUs face today, the Tom Joyner Foundation believes that keeping students in HBCUs is critical to ensuring that we continue to have diverse leaders of this country in classrooms, executive offices, state houses, Congress, hospitals and science labs.

Thank you for your support!

Yours truly,

Thomas E. Joyner, Jr.President and CEOTom Joyner Foundation

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Tom Joyner


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JANUARY

Jarvis Christian College Arsenio Brown Larvarius Gaston Corey Hamilton Chayce Tisdale

FEBRUARY

Stillman College Stephen Densby Felipe Farius Andrew Nunn Jeremy Thompson

MARCH

Edward Waters College Alonzo Cunningham Avery McClendon Alfred Mickle Alondante Roberts

APRIL

Tuskegee University Travis Armbrister Christopher Farmer Jamon Pulliam Lucius Rice

MAY

Albany State University David Lawrence James Little Cornelius Spearman Kelvin Williams

JUNE

University of the Virgin Islands Latoya Benjamin Kevin Dixon Kirwin Hidge Tobias Oretga-Knight Vakeel Pereira Mark Van-Beverhoudt

JULY

LeMoyne- Owen College Sean Calhoun Zacchaeus Davis Fabian Kasongo Marvin Stinnett

AUGUST

Paine College Davonn Collie Michael Gardner Edgar Lucanio Victor Tapia Michael Woodard

SEPTEMBER

Morgan State University Akindale Akinhanmi Eugene Damiba Matthew Kuznear Oluwakorede Okelowo

OCTOBER

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Corey Carter Adrese Hicks Frederick Morris Dominque Williams

The Tom Joyner Foundation (TJF) School of the Month ProgramThe Tom Joyner Foundation School of the Month Program (SOTM) is one the organization’s signature initiatives. This effort allows 11 HBCU’s to have special focus for fundraising each month. During the designated month for the highlighted school, special segments are aired on the Tom Joyner Morning Show and that HBCU has an opportunity to be empahsized.

The TJF Hercules Scholarship ProgramThe Hercules Scholarship is named after H.L. Joyner, founding board member of the Tom Joyner Foundation and father of Tom Joyner. The scholarship celebrates male students at HBCU’s and their excellence in education. To be considered for the Hercules Scholarship Program, students must have attained a 3.5 minimum GPA and be active in campus and community service. The students are recognized each week on the Tom Joyner Morning Show.

2012 School of the Month HBCUs and Hercules Scholarship Recipients:

NOVEMBER

Livingstone College Tyrone Aaron Dorian Edwards Omar Ford-Bey Anthony Kyles Quintin Redform

DECEMBER

Open School Month John McWilliams Paul Quinn College

Roland Parks IV Central State University Chinonso Ezeudu Texas Southern University

Willie Lamar Fort Valley State University

Tom Joyner Foundation Programs

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Full Ride Scholarship

The Tom Joyner Foundation’s first Full Ride Scholar, Britney Wilson of Brooklyn, New York, graduated in 2012 with the highest honors from Howard University in Washington DC.

The native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Wilson is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma Chapter of the District of Columbia Howard University, with a major in English, and is now enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania law school. She maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average during her time at Howard University in Washington, D.C. and distinguished herself with many accomplishments. “Words cannot express how grateful I am for what the Foundation has provided me,” Wilson said in an interview aired on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. “I’m on my way to law school in the fall and this journey would not have been possible without you guys.

During her years at Howard, Wilson became a conscientious scholar and active in all facets of the community. She has been president of Howard University’s Sterling Brown English Society and was a 1st place winner in the undergraduate division of the S. Randolph Edmonds Young Scholars Competition where she presented a paper entitled, “Every Woman in No Man’s Land: Triumphs of the Modern Black Woman at the Expense of the Black Male Character in the Works of Lynn Nottage”. She also is a former columnist for The Hilltop, the university’s campus newspaper, and worked diligently to advocate the rights for physically challenged students on campus.

“I’m a black female and disabled, and I take my representation as all three groups very seriously,” Wilson said. “You just have to know that you can do anything you can put your mind to. For everyone out there who wants to help other black scholars attend other HBCUs, support the Tom Joyner Foundation to continue its legacy of helping talented youth attend HBCUS.”

The Tom Joyner Foundation chose Wilson in 2008 as its first winner of a “Full Ride Scholarship” that has covered her full tuition and stipends for room and board (on-campus only) and books.

Britney Wilson First Full Ride Scholar Graduates from Howard University Heads to University of Pennsylvania School of Law

“Words cannot

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Paul Quinn Donor Bridge Day with The Tom Joyner Foundation

The Tom Joyner Foundation raised funds for Paul Quinn College’s “We Over Me” Community Garden as part of the Communities Foundation of Texas’ “North Texas Giving Day” online fundraising drive. Tom Joyner, host of the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show and founder/chairman of the Foundation, State Sen. Royce West (District 23), and Michael Sorrell, President of Paul Quinn, were among the local VIPs in attendance.

The Tom Joyner Foundation hosted a “Taste of Paul Quinn” on the college’s campus featuring produce from the school’s community gardens and recipes using the herbs and vegetables featuring the culinary skills of Celebrity Chef Tiffany Derry, who demonstrated her craft in creating gourmet foods for the event.

The partnership with Paul Quinn is part of the Foundation’s ongoing efforts to ensure the future of HBCUs. The “We Over Me” Community Garden, located on two acres of what used to be the college’s football field, is setting out to provide affordable and healthy food options in Southern Dallas, serves as a model for urban redevelopment and promotes healthy eating and living in an area known as a food desert.

Pictured from left to right: Dr. Michael Sorrell, President of Paul Quinn College; Mike Rawlings, Mayor of Dallas; Bishop Vastia McKenzie, Bishop of the African American Episcopal Church; Nakita Johnson, wife of State Representative Eric Johnson; Tom Joyner; Sybil Wilkes and Board Secretary and Texas State Senator Royce West.

HBCUs were represented at the Tom Joyner Family Reunion Expo, in the College Zone, where more than 500 high school students attended from the Orlando, Florida area. The event also provided high school students who were registered for Family Reunion, an opportunity to learn about HBCUs and network with recruiters.

The HBCUs in attendance included:

Benedict College Kentucky State University

Clark Atlanta University Mississippi Valley State University

Fayetteville State University South Carolina State University

Florida A and M University Stillman College

Florida Memorial University Talladega College

Hampton University Tuskegee University

Jackson State University

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family reunion college zone


Denny’s Corporation continued its partnership with The Tom Joyner Foundation in 2012 by awarding scholarships and to five HBCUs for a total of $25,000.

Students at Florida Memorial University, in Miami Gardens, Florida were awarded $15,000 for ten $1,500 scholarships. The awarded funds were designated for single parent students and hospitality management majors.

The Florida Memorial University Single Parent and Hospitality Management Recipients:• Victoria Durce• Jubriell Paulk• Carolyn Lovdeus• Ann Payne• Michke Higgs• Tenise Love• Auetry Clermont• Myrlene Gabriel• Joanne Lauture• Crystal Livingston

The second group of Denny’s awards for $10,000 were designated for Food Science majors at: • Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley – Lillian Mosley• Georgia, Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia – Kelsey Brumfield• North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, North Carolina – Britteny Junious • South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina – Chase Davis

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Denny’s Partnership Continued

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ALLSTATE SUPPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS AT HBCUS

ALLSTATE VOTES FOR EDUCATION Allstate’s partnership brought in $177,008 for scholarships to the Tom Joyner Foundation. In 2012, the Tom Joyner Foundation partnered with Allstate Insurance Company for the fourth annual Quotes for Education program. For each insurance quote received from September 1 – December 31, 2012 a $10.00 donation was made to the Tom Joyner Foundation to support student scholarships.

Nine HBCUs were awarded $14,112 to be distributed for student scholarships.

VOTING FOR SCHOOL PRIDEAn additional incentive was made by Allstate to increase alumni and friends support of all HBCUs , adding in a voting component to show “School Pride”. The HBCU with the largest number of votes won a $50,000 award for scholarships. Twenty-five students received a $2,000 scholarship award. The winning HBCU for the 2012 School Pride Challenge was Lincoln University of Missouri.

Allstate Quotes for Education – Tom Joyner Foundation Scholarship 2012 HBCUs

Benedict College Fisk University Florida A&M University Jackson State University Lincoln University of Pennsylvania


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Art WITH A PURPOSE

Annually the Tom Joyner Foundation hosts “Art with a Purpose” on board the Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage. “Art with a Purpose” features internationally acclaimed African-American artist and galleries from across the nation.

Passengers have an opportunity to view the work of our featured artist and galleries throughout the week. Private sales, live auctions, and silent auctions are held and proceeds from art sold on the ship benefit the Foundation programs and initiatives. This art experience is also an opportunity to educate our supporters about the long history of art at Historically Black Colleges and Universities combined with how to build a modern collection combining old with new.

Along with those events, the Foundation also host an art seminar for passengers from the novice and to the most seasoned collectors. Seminars discuss topics such as, building your art collection, storing your collection properly and appraising your collection.

In 2012, art efforts were expanded in Miami, Florida by partnering with the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce and the Purvis Young Gallery. The new partnerships allowed for the beginning of “The Tom Joyner Foundation Art Trek to the Fantastic Voyage.” More than 200 art lovers attended the reception and art show with Sybil Wilkes and Thomas Joyner, Jr. serving as hosts.

On the Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage 2012, art was a huge attraction with daily art sales, seminars and auctions featuring the works of:

Aaron Henderson of Zucot Gallery Annie Lee Frank Frazier Deborah Shedrick Charles Bibb E and S Gallery Janice Thacker M.G. Ballard Tom Joyner Morning Show co-host J. Anthony Brown hosted the first Sip and Sketch, where guests were provided art lessons from Brown as lead instructor. Artist assisting were Charles Bibb, Deborah Shedrick and Poncho Brown.

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financial summary


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supporters

Allstate InsuranceAnheuser Busch FoundationArlene AriasLydia ArnoldArt View CreationsNaomi BaileyDerrick BanksKaren J. BarkerEva B. BarksdaleQuincy BarnesJenelle BeattyRobbie L. BellCarla BernardinoJennifer BoldingOlivia BondJacquelyn T. BourgeoisBeverly BoxleyMarinette Y. BoydBP Fabric of America FundAlverna J. BracyJeri BrandtJolene BristowDanny BroadwayLisa Brooks-ThomasStacie Arlene BroussardElizabeth BrownManuelita BrownKatrina BurchElbert R. BushEunice CashCentral State UniversityOrlando ColemanPatricia Coleman-CobbCedric CollierColumbus Chapter Albany State University Alumni AssociationRichard ConsoleBobby CooperMaxine CooperLonnie CrawfordDallas Metroplex Council of Black Alumni AssociationAngela DavisDeena K. Davis-HughesDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Greater Cleveland Alumnae Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Jacksonville, FL AlumnaeDenny’s CorporationHope L. DoeJoyce Donald-ThomasNajee & Seteria DoreseyAntonio Teresa EdghillEbony EdwardsDonna Emanuel

Pamela FerrellJoseph L. FlowersFoote Communications LLCDraco ForteFreddie FosterCheryl FranklinFrasernet II, Inc.Frank FrazierAlpha FruittLatricia GambleRoosevelt GentryMarcus GilmoreBrian GlassFrederic GreenByron Nelson GrossSheila GuilloryMarion HaliburtonCarolyn HarrisJean HarrisJuanita HarrisAdrienne R. HawesKathy L. HendersonChristine L. HicksFelicia HintonSallie Hocutt GaleVelma HopkinsSarah Howard-PresleyHunt Consolidated, Inc.Yukie HurdJennifer L. HutchinsonCarolyn D. JacksonPaul JacksonWalter J. JacksonErnest JamesMichael JamesDeborah JohnsonDustin JohnsonHenry JohnsonJanice JohnsonIrene JonesShawanda JonesAllison JoynerDora C. JoynerOscar A. JoynerThomas JoynerThomas Joyner, Jr.JPMorgan Chase FoundationKandi Koated Entertainment Inc.Suzanne M. KarlicPatricia A. KellyGenesta Keys

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supporters

Carol KilroeWilma S. LarsonVanessa LatimoreLatricia LautureSusan LawrenceCatheline LeeGranville LeeVera D. LembrickElise LesterCaroline LewisDeneine L. LindseyAdrienne LockettStanley D. LogginsCarol L. LongMarcie L. LovePamela MartinMarmie M. MatolekDarlene MercadoMonice MillerRoderick K. MitchellEdwin D. MooreVerence MooreMorgan State University Foundation Inc.Ronald M. MullinsCharles H. MylerCarrie NealLinda NewmanAngela NewsomeNicor GasSarah NovakMegan O’BrienYvonne V. ObyRonald OwensP&G Fund of the Greater Cincinnati FoundationPaine CollegePaine College National Alumni Association, Inc.Al PaulMichele PearsonCassandra F. PerryRobert PettitTahida PeytonBryan PorterFrank PurnellFrederick RamseyNed RobinsonOcatvia V. RobinsonCatherine RoebuckRushmore CorporationSidney RuthSchwab Charitable Fund

Jonathan A. ScottPaula ShawDeborah ShedrickJanet ShieldsTracy SimmondsAlbert Simpkins, IVKoboi SimpsonAngeli SmithNanette P. SmithAngela Smith-AndersonDeneen SnowSouthern Heritage Foundation, Inc.Jamaal StaffordDawn Stephenson-TatumKimberly L. SterlingJoyce StevensGordon StewartAnn M. TalanDarrell ThomasMaurice C. ThomasJini D. ThorntonMary E. TiptonMarlene TomlinsonDelores M. TullossShana TurnerTeresa Ann VaughanMarquisa Q. WadeLeslie B. Walle-SantosJohnny WarrenKimberly WattsCraig A. WilliamsIris WilliamsKendra WilliamsVelonese WilliamsWelbert D. WilliamsE.R. WilsonWendy Wilson-WalkerKathy WrightSamuel WrightMelvin YarbroughAnthony L. YoungMargaret Zabawar


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HBCU Listing

Alabama A&M University

Alabama State University

Albany State University

Alcorn State University

Allen University

Arkansas Baptist College

Benedict College

Bennett College

Bethune-Cookman University

Bluefield State College

Bowie State University

Central State University

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Claflin University

Clark Atlanta University

Concordia College

Coppin State University

Delaware State University

Dillard University

Edward Waters College

Elizabeth City State University

Fayetteville State University

Fisk University

Florida A&M University

Florida Memorial University

Fort Valley State University

Grambling State University

Hampton University

Harris-Stowe State University

Howard University

Huston Tillotson University

Jackson State University

Jarvis Christian College

Johnson C. Smith University

Kentucky State University

Knoxville College

Lane College

Langston University

LeMoyne-Owen College

Lincoln University of Missouri

Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

Livingstone College

Meharry Medical College

Miles College

Mississippi Valley State University

Morgan State University

Morehouse College

Morehouse School of Medicine

Morris Brown College

Morris College

Norfolk State University

North Carolina A&T State University

North Carolina Central University

Oakwood University

Paine College

Paul Quinn College

Philander Smith College

Prairie View A&M University

Rust College

Saint Paul’s College

Saint Augustine’s University

Savannah State University

Selma University

Shaw University

South Carolina State University

Southern University and A&M College

Southern University at Shreveport

Spelman College

Stillman College

Talladega College

Tennessee State University

Texas College

Texas Southern University

Tougaloo College

Tuskegee University

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

University of the District of Columbia

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

University of the Virgin Islands

Virginia State University

Virginia Union University

Voorhees College

West Virginia State University

Wilberforce University

Wiley College

Winston Salem State University

Timeless, Exquisite…. Masterpieces of Art

On the cover...Front art title: “Reading, Writing & Arithmetic” – From the personal collection of Tom Joyner

About the artist: Deborah Shedrick’s work is vibrant, colorful, and full of texture. Utilizing a palette knife, rollers and assorted objects, she shapes color and builds texture in rhythmic patterns and brilliant eruptions. Stylistically she combines realism and abstraction as she forges a unique and distinctive expression that has found tremendous resonance with her audience. She lets the vivid tints take over, leaving her figures elongated and suggested in her vertical canvases with some collaged materials.

Shedrick lives and loves art. Honing her artistic skills in 1986 through workshops with other prominent artists has developed into a career. Her artwork is being used nationwide in hotels, on book covers, television shows, and for fundraisers. Articles have been written about her work in several newspapers and magazines. She defines her paintings as free-style, uniquely her own. Her passion for art shines through her work. She captures the nuance of a moment, with the celebration of color and energy. Her artwork strikes a harmonious cord from a universal perspective and she is part of collections throughout the United States and abroad.

Shedrick states, “As I create, I reflect on the Master, the Author of Creativity, God. I share with you the spirituality of which my art is born. Hear the art speak to you of love, inner peace, strength and joy.”

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