Opening doors

to opportunity

2012 Annual Report

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By opening doors to opportunity, Austin Habitat for Humanity builds homes, communities and hope. Our doors are always open to provide housing counseling, foreclosure prevention and homebuyer education. We build new homes with new doors for hardworking families, providing them a secure shelter and a decent home to call their own. We repair or replace old doors with new ones for homeowners who cannot afford to make critical repairs imperative to their health and safety. And we sell doors at our ReStore to generate the revenue that allows us to put those doors on our new homes and home repair projects.

In 2012, together with 8,226 volunteers, we built 23 new homes for working families; repaired 37 homes owned by lower income veterans, seniors, and the disabled; and redirected over 1.16 million pounds of construction waste from area landfills. It was a year of celebration during which we marked the 20th Anniversary of the ReStore, our 100th home repair, and a number of community-wide events. We were also honored with the 2012 Texas Habitat for Humanity Community Builder Affiliate Award and the Envision Central Texas Award for Innovation for the ReStore.

Doors are also the perfect metaphor for what Austin Habitat for Humanity offers through its various programs and services. When we build or repair a home for a low-income family, senior or veteran, we are opening the door to opportunity. We are helping them gain access to a stronger community, better education, improved health, greater financial stability, increased safety and a brighter future.

This is why doors have inspired the theme of this annual report, “Opening Doors to Opportunity through Homes, Communities and Hope.” We thank you for your generous support that allows Austin Habitat for Humanity to open doors to opportunity for the families and individuals we serve. We thank you for volunteering your time and strength to help install and paint the doors on the homes we build and repair. And we hope you will join us in 2013 to continue our quest to close the door on poverty and open more doors to opportunity.

“Opening Doors to Opportunity through Homes, Communities and Hope.”

Kelly Weiss, President and CEO Dr. George Gau, Board Chair

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missionThrough faith in action,

Austin Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

VISIONA world where everyone

has a decent place to live.

2012 BY THE NUMBERS

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

ECONOMIC IMPACTNot only do we build homes, communities and hope, Austin Habitat for Humanity also makes significant contributions to the local economy, extending our impact beyond the families we serve to the broader Austin community. In 2012, our activities generated a total of $10,912,546 in regional economic output. This created 50 additional full and part-time jobs in Austin and generated $3,742,490 in total earnings in the region.

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HOME

Born in Brooklyn, April moved to Texas as a very young child and considers herself a Texan and an Austinite.

“To me, it’s not important what or where I came from – w h at’s i m p o rta n t i s w h at I a m d o i n g n o w f o r m yc h i l d r e n a n d w h e r e I wa n t u s t o b e i n t h e f u t u r e .”

WATCH SONJA

April works in IT at a nonprofit that serves individuals with mental illness. As a single mom of three great kids, her dedication to their future is the reason she decided to become part of the Austin Hab-itat for Humanity program. Providing a decent home for your child may seem like a given, but for so many hardworking families in Austin, it is a goal not easily reached.

Austin Habitat for Humanity has given April the hand up she needed. As she puts it, “working on site with my hands, being surrounded by good people, and working through the classes with other families has taught me that I want more, I deserve more.” Throughout the process, she was constantly amazed at how kind and loving the volunteers and staff were to her. Going through the homeownership class-es and the skills she learned on site made April realize the importance of education and hard work.

The Austin Habitat for Humanity Construction team, our AmeriCorps team, and dedicated HomeAway volunteers helped April raise the first wall on her house on a cold morning in November. There were few dry eyes as April explained that she had finally broken the cycle of poverty for her family and that her daughter couldn’t be there that morning because she was taking her first final exams as a freshman at Texas State University. At the dedication of her home, April thanked everyone for their work. There were even fewer dry eyes when 6-year-old Sonja presented April and her family with new towels and linens for their home, bought with money she raised through a YouTube campaign and matched with her allowance. This is what we do at Austin Habitat for Humanity, we build homes, we give hope, and we create connections that strengthen our community.

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“I a lways k n ew t h i s was po ss i b le fo r m e a n d m yc h i ld r en. H a b i tat s h ow ed m e i t was t ru e a n d

r esto r ed m y fa i t h i n p eo p le.”

Maria’s family represents something Austin Habitat for Humanity is passionate about: empowering families and making home, community and hope a reality for everyone. Maria was looking for hope for her disabled son, Michael, and was told countless times that his physical and mental limitations were too much to survive. Doctor’s bills piled up and life became even more difficult for the private care provider and her family. Maria lamented how her neighbors mistreated Michael. “My son is bullied because of his differences; the children in the neighborhood are relentless in their tormenting of him. We are constantly fixing his bike and cleaning up bloody noses and bruises caused by these children. When I reach out to their parents, most of the time, they blame me for allowing my son out in public. They say I should put him in a home. I am not giving up on my son.”

Maria never gave up. She always wanted to give her family a home where they could feel safe and build a happy life. In 2012, Austin Habitat for Humanity helped make that a reality. Thanks to the generosity of SolarWinds and their volunteers, we came together as a community to buildthe Loya home in three weeks during our Home for the Holidays BlitzBuild.

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“I t h as j u st b een t h e b est b i rt h day g i ft ev er.”

HOPEHOME REPAIRIn 2012, Austin Habitat for Humanity celebrated a major accomplishment: our 100th home repair! We worked with David and Zoe to provide much needed repairs on their home, which has been in their family for generations. David works long shifts for the City of Austin Policy Department in inventory management. He and Zoe have been married for 15 years and are helping to raise three grandchildren. In true celebratory fashion, the home repair project kicked off on David’s birthday. David told Home Repair Manager, Jesse Porter, that he gets excited driving home every day “because I get to see my new windows. Sometimes I just sit and look out of them.”

The new windows, insulation, siding and other weatherization improvements that our Home Repair team made to the house saved

David and Zoe $500 on their first monthly utility bill after the repairs.

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Austin Habitat for Humanity began offering home repair services in 2006. Most of the families we serve with home repair earn 50 percent or less of the median family income. That’s about $36,600 for a family of four. Unfortunately, demand for home repairs is increasing in Austin and we’ve increased the number of families we’ve served every year of the program. We completed a record 37 home repairs in 2012 for a total of 116 families served through this program to date.

As a part of our effort to eliminate sub-standard housing, we partner with low-income home-owners to repair and maintain their homes by tackling projects such as roof repair, siding and trim, gutters, windows and trim, doors, fencing, landscaping, painting, grading, and insulation. Home repair is expensive, and for the 25 percent of Austin homeowners who spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing, it is not an option. Not only is this program a huge benefit to the health and stability of each family served, it is a benefit to the community by keeping our neighborhoods attractive and clean, allowing seniors and the disabled to age in their homes, preventing foreclosure, and revitalizing neighborhoods for future generations.

Click to learn more or volunteeron our home repair projects

20YEARS

The Austin ReStore was the very first in the country and quickly became a model for other Habitat affiliates. At the ReStore, we sell new and gently used building and home-improve-ment materials. This serves a dual purpose, allowing us to divert millions of pounds of waste from our local landfills and generating approximately $500,000 per year to fund our programs. We use the revenue from these sales to build new homes, repair existing homes, and provide homebuyer education.

T h e R eSto r e h a d a n u m b er o f ac c o m p li s h m en ts i n 2 0 1 2.

We were awarded the 2012 Envision Central Texas Award for Innovation and celebrated the 20th anniversary of our ReStore.

In 2012, the ReStore saved 1,168,875 pounds of refuse from Austin landfills for a total of 14,348,141 pounds (7174 tons) in 20 years.

The ReStore 20th Anniversary celebration welcomed the community for a 20 percent off sale; scavenger hunt; workshops on composting, underground watering systems, and unique uses for cabinetry; chicken coop building competition; and fun for the whole family with jugglers, face painters, and bouncy houses.

COMMUNITY

The ReStore has always got something unique and fun in stock. Join us by donating, shopping, or attending one of our special events!

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T h e Au st i n H a b i tat fo r H u m a n i tyh elps u s b u i ld c o m m u n i ty by

• Generating revenue that is plugged directly back into Austin Habitat for Humanity programs and services

• Offering affordably priced and diverse selection of home improvement materials

• Serving as a community recycling center diverting millions of pounds of excessive dumping from Austin landfills

• Supporting community development by offering affordable materials, leading educational workshops, and hosting community events

• Providing worthwhile community service and volunteer opportunities

• Complementing efforts in Austin to help protect our natural environment and keep our city beautiful

• Providing meeting space for community gatherings

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LO CA L FO C U S, G LO BA L I M PACTMore than 1.6 billion people live in substandard housing around the world. By 2030, an additional 3 billion people, about 40 percent of the world’s population, will need access to housing. This translates into a demand for 96,150 new affordable units every day and 4,000 every hour. In 1985, the United Nations General Assembly declared the first Monday in October to be World Habitat Day in recognition of the basic need for adequate shelter across the globe. In 2012, World Habitat Day was October 1. To mark the day locally, Austin Habitat for Humanity celebrated the theme

“M a n y H o m e s , O n e C o m m u n i t y”and held a sale and family celebration at the ReStore. We act locally and impact globally.

Austin Habitat for Humanity has donated more than $575,000 to Habitat for Humanity affiliates throughout the world to help serve 182 families. After more than 35 years of homebuilding, Habitat for Humanity affiliates all over the globe have served more than 500,000 families with housing solutions. Every day, an estimated 223 families around the world have a better home thanks to the work of Habitat for Humanity, its volunteers and partners. Committed to solving poverty housing, Austin Habitat for Humanity is proud to be a part of positive change locally and globally.

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A pledge of allegiance captured the patriotic feel of the day before Chaplain (Major) Jeremy Stirm of Camp Mabry led us in a prayer. Reagan High School’s Soul Raiders drum line led volunteers to lunch and kept the energy high; the choir sang while volunteers enjoyed barbeque and kept the patriotism in full swing. Together as a community, a diverse group came together with a single purpose of building a home and changing the life of a hardworking Habitat partner family.

Austin Habitat for Humanity marked Martin Luther King Day with a critical home repair in the East Cesar Chavez neighborhood. Together with 20 volunteers and leaders from the neighborhood, Austin Habitat for Humanity installed safety railing and painted the home for a deserving family. In partnership with the East Side Garden Exchange, we hosted a workshop on urban gardening to show us how easy, affordable, healthy and green it is to grow fruit and vegetables.

Austin Habitat for Humanity honored those who serve on 9/11 at the wall-raising of the Akalu family. State Representative Eddie Rodriguez welcomed our Fall sponsors and marked the occasion with a moment of silence together with representatives of the Austin Police Department, volunteers from Fort Hood and Camp Mabry, a number of retired veterans, Austin Habitat staff, Regular Volunteers and new team of AmeriCorps volunteers.

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FINANCIALS6,398,690 38% Mortgages3,815,201 23% Land Held2,580,758 15% NMTC JV Investments1,750,225 10% Cash & Equiv824,248 5% Construction in Progress440,883 3% Property & Equip290,481 2% ReStore Inventory644,608 4% Other

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4,311,472 51% Contributions & Grants1,723,924 21% Home Sales1,051,082 13% ReStore841,860 10% In-kind Contributions 212,601 2% Earned Income 228,660 3% Other Revenue

7,388,429

6,158,867 84% Low-cost Housing Program476,607 6% ReStore289,428 4% Fundraising463,527 6% Management & General

REVENUE 2012

Contributions & Grants 4,311,472Home Sales 1,723,924ReStore 1,051,082In-kind Contributions 841,860Earned Income 212,601Other Revenue 228,660TOTAL 8,369,599

EXPENSES 2012

Low-cost Housing Program 6,158,867ReStore 476,607Fundraising 289,428Management & General 463,527 TOTAL 7,388,429

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Dr. George Gau, Chair

Everett Plante, Vice Chair

Robbi Millest, Secretary

Sarah Stasney-Chun, Treasurer

Joe Arenella Bruce Coleman Mildred Davis Dan Doman Chris Elliott Luke Ellis, Emeritus

Mark Hutcheson Mitch Jacobson Nikelle Meade Lana Morris Rep. Eddie Rodriguez Jeff Serra Brian Sharples Judge Eric ShepperdEric SmithSherine Thomas Suzanne Weinert

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

THANKS TO OUR DONORS

$100,000-$250,000City of Austin

$50,000-$99,999NCB Capital ImpactHabitat For Humanity InternationalHomeAway.com, Inc.IBM Employee Giving John Zapp and Melissa Mason-ZappK&N ManagementRealty AustinSigma Alpha Epsilon, Texas Rho ChapterSolarWindsSonic Healthcare USA, Inc.The Home Depot FoundationThrivent Financial for LutheransUnited Way for Greater Austin

$25,000-$49,999Alamo Drafthouse CinemasBank of America Charitable FoundationCenTex Foundation RepairCiti FoundationJPMorgan Chase FoundationLola Wright FoundationSilicon LabsWells Fargo Foundation

$15,000-$24,999DowKenneth HarveyNeighborWorks/NFMCNF and Mary Tsourmas Charitable TrustState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyValsparWhirlpool

$10,000-$14,999Centex CDCDavid GatchellEmmis Radio (101X)Episcopal Church Of The Good ShepherdHunter DouglasJeff and Deanna SerraKevin Thompson Larry Parks and Pat Love Michael Ryan MonarchRiverbend ChurchSchroederStone Soup FundTexas Gas Service/OneOK FoundationThe ABE Charitable Foundation, Inc.

$5,000-$9,999All Saints EpiscopalApplied MaterialsBrenda Collins Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.Builder Homesite, Inc.Capitol Area CouncilCB Richard Ellis Inc. FoundationCommunities Foundation of TexasCricket CommunicationsDavid De Roo Dell Employee GivingDonald D. Hammill FoundationEmmaus Catholic ChurchFidelity Charitable Gift FundFirst Baptist Church–AustinForestarGenevieve Duncan

George Gau Hope Presbyterian ChurchJames and Diane Cano John and Peggy Hintz Joni Templeton Charitable TrustLuke Ellis and Peni ToddNational Instruments Employee GivingSara Harrison St. David’s Episcopal ChurchSt. Luke’s On The Lake Episcopal ChurchSt. Thomas More Catholic ChurchSt. Vincent de Paul Catholic ChurchStephen Mercer Steve ShumpertThe Color Run LLCThe Graham Family FoundationThe Northern Trust CompanyWestlake Hills Presbyterian ChurchWestlake United Methodist Church

$2,500-$4,9993M Foundation, Inc.Acsension Lutheran ChurchAlan and Kimberly McCollumAlice Kleberg Reynolds FoundationAMD FoundationAmerican Institute of ArchitectsAnn Swingler Apple ComputersArcher Daniel Austin Community FoundationAustin Gay & Lesbian Pride FoundationCharles Schwab Charitable FoundationChurch of the SaviorCirrus LogicCoreLogicDave Chun and Sarah Stasney-ChunW. David FloydDavid BryantDennis O’Brien Doucet & Associates, Inc.Everett Plante Fidelity Charitable Gift FundFirst Presbyterian Church–AustinFiserv SolutionsFreescale Semiconductor, Inc.Give Realty, Inc.Goldman SachsGoogle Matching Gifts ProgramHay Compere PLLC Heart SingIBMJay Fraley John Manning Kerbey Lane Café, IncLuminex CorporationLutheran Community FoundationMark HutchesonMichael and Regina Wey North Travis County Chapter Of Thrivent Financial For LutheransPopp Hutcheson, LLPRedeemer Lutheran ChurchReliableRotary Club of Austin Oak HillScott Dukette Silicon Valley Bank FoundationSt. Catherine Of Siena Catholic ChurchSt. Matthew’s Episcopal ChurchTexas Gas Service–Conservation Program

Texas State Affordable Housing CorporationThe Abbott FoundationThe University of Texas Campus ChapterThe Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati FoundationTYCOVikingVivent

$1,000-$2,499Alexander Coke and Mary Yznaga All American Classics, IncAndrew and Robbi Millest Andrew BushongAnn Kraatz Arnold FoundationAVP Management ServicesBenjamin Craig Best Buy CorporationBetty McBride Bradford Family FoundationBrian and Joyce Konigsburg Britton and Elizabeth Read Bruce and Kathryn Coleman Bruce SmithBryan Sims Burnie, Janet and Jase Burner Carl and Charlene Lemonds Carl and Suzanne Shepherd Carolyn Conn Carrie Nauyalis Cathey Carter Charles Nevill Chevron – Humankind Employee FundsChristopher and Tish Elliott Cisco FoundationClay Levit Combined Federal CampaignDan and Aysha Doman Daniel Mondrik Daphne GilbertDavid Betz David Koonce Diana Dale Simpkins Drew AbercrombieDubose Family FoundationEddie, Mary and Michael Mazurek ExxonMobile FoundationEZCORP FoundationFaith Lutheran ChurchFirst English Lutheran ChurchFirst Evangelical Free ChurchFriedel Family FoundationFrost National BankGary Crum George and Sandy Huber George, Eleanor and Matt Berry Gerard, Barbara and Erin Bula Gethseman Lutheran ChurchGive Realty, Inc.Global ImpactGoodwin & Goodwin Real EstateHarry Lucas Herbert Tays Hewlett-Packard Employee Giving CampaignHighland Park Baptist ChurchHope Lutheran Church, School & CDCJames and Christine Cowden James and Judith Isaacson James McAlister

James Thompson and Kathleen Wilson Jane Kovacs Jeff and Lisa Correll Jennifer Rothfeld Jensen JohnJessica MangrumJett and Kelly Rink Joe ArenellaJohn Bolanos John H. HurstJohn Markese John McCarthy John T. O’NeillKathleen I. WilsonKeith and Sheryl Brown Ken Vanlew Keyes Charitable TrustKylie E. KeyzerLarry and Mary Faulkner Larry and Sheila Kuehn Louis and Rosanne Lindsey Maker Capital GroupMargaret Neale and Alfred Lindahl Mark Muller and Leah Billingsley Melissa Merritt Mike JurkashMike Lowey Muhammad ZamanNAMC AuxiliaryNelson and Joan Hyde Pacesetter Homes, LLCPat Horne and Donita Haden Patricia Plante Patrick Butler Paul MillerPeace Lutheran ChurchPhilip Southwick and Mary Voorhies Qualico Developments, Inc.Ralph Thomas Redfin CorporationRichard and Kelly Weiss Robert and Katie Plunkett Robert Burns Robert StricklandRonald Massa Rosalynn Tuggle Roseanne RussellRoxanne Elder Ryan Street & AssociatesSamuel and Marguerite Georgeson Shawn Muncy Shepherd Of The Hills Presbyterian ChurchSovereign BankSt. John’s Episcopal ChurchSt. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran ChurchSt. Michael’s Episcopal ChurchTed and Linda Maddry Texas ParentsThe Finish Line Car WashThomas and Julianne Shively Thomas Bentley Ticom Geomatics, Inc.Todd Blomerth and Patti Payne VertiveWanda Plentl Weekly Family FundWilliam Cowan Yvonne Suttles

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