ESCO Technologies Foundation Newsletter

Board of Directors Kate Lowrey, Chair Jennifer Woodson, Secretary Chuck Kretschmer, Treasurer Darrell Blocksom Julie Crisafulli Brown Laila Cassis Johanna Gomez Anna Grady Ed Hernandez Melani Ivester Beverly Malin Tanya Ray Dave Schatz

Since its inception in 2007, the Foundation has raised $3.4 million - $2.5 million has been contributed by ESCO and $850,000 by our employees. Due to this generosity, we have been able to give $2.9 million in grants and accumulate $.5 million in savings to fund future giving. For every dollar donated by an employee, an average of $3.50 has been given back to the communities where we all work and live. By working together, ESCO and our employee are making a meaningful difference in supporting children and families in need. In 2018, we are on track to give ~$350,000 in grants in support of charitable organizations, scholarships, and employee hardship cases. Through the third quarter of 2018, the Foundation has added three new core charities to support in the communities of companies recently acquired by ESCO – Interfaith Ministries of Greater Modesto, United Way of Chittenden County, and King Street Center. In June, fourteen $3,000 college scholarships were awarded to the children of our employees. Our ability to continue to grow our annual giving to these many deserving causes is made possible by the generous donations we receive. Please see the articles included in this newsletter for information

about some of the charities supported by the Foundation and for

details on the 2018 Scholarship recipients. For more information

regarding the Foundation and the organizations we support, please

see our website at www.escotechnologiesfoundation.org.

Kate Lowrey June 2018

ESCO Technologies Foundation is an IRS 501(c)(3) organization.

ESCO Technologies Foundation, 9900A Clayton Road, St Louis, MO 63124

Phone: 314-213-7277

info@escotechnologiesfoundation.org www.escotechnologiesfoundation.org

Fiscal 2017/2018 ESCO Technologies Foundation Grants

FY’17 FY’18 Q1/Q2

California Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County 15,000 10,000

Carousel Ranch 15,000

Special Olympics of Ventura County 15,000 15,000

Teen Challenge of Southern California 15,000 15,000

Achieving My Dreams Foundation 10,000

Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley 10,000 10,000

California Rangers 10,000

Foothill Family Services 10,000

Turning Point Foundation 7,500

Illinois/Indiana Home of the Sparrow 8,118

People’s Resource Center 5,000

Steuben County Community Foundation 4,319

Massachusetts

Anna’s Pals 5,000 5,000

Hope Lodge of Boston 5,000 5,000

Missouri

De La Salle Middle School 15,000

Unleashing Potential 12,500 12,500

Habitat for Humanity 10,000

Our Little Haven 10,000 10,000

Friends of Kids with Cancer 9,500

Revitalization 2000 7,500 5,000

Great Circle 7,500

Center of Creative Arts 7,000 6,250

Ronald McDonald House 6,000 6,000

Ready Readers 5,000

Circle of Concern 5,000 5,000

Forest Park Forever 5,000 5,000

Marian Middle School 5,000 5,000

Special Education Foundation 5,000

St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra 5,000

Dan Devereaux Trust 3,000

Texas

Mobile Loaves & Fishes 20,000

Vermont

United Way 14,019

Scholarships 39,000

Employee Hardship 10,254 3,988

Miscellaneous 14,630 5,849

$331,821 $143,606

Financial Highlights ESCO Employee Donations 77,255 53,248

ESCO Company Donations 197,000 101,000

ESCO Employee Match 51,883 25,484

Non-Employee Donations 373 1,346

Misc Inc/(Exp) (914) 1,321

Total 325,597 182,399

Grants Made (331,821) (143,606)

Net Activity (6,224) 38,793

Cash Balance 526,844 565,637

ESCO Corporate - Friends of Kids

with Cancer Friends of Kids with Cancer is devoted to

enriching the daily lives of children

undergoing treatment for, and survivors of,

cancer and blood related diseases. Their

mission is to be an advocate for these special

kids and provide them and their families with

the educational, emotional, and recreational

support needed as a result of the long hours

of chemotherapy, illness and insolation.

Friends of Kids with Cancer is one of the

original core charities supported by the

Foundation since 2006. Over the years we

have provided almost $100,000 in grants to

this organization, providing blanket warmers,

entertainment equipment, outdoor play

equipment, sensory therapy equipment,

college scholarships for former patients, and

therapy sessions for their teen support group.

ESCO’s 2017 grant of $9,500 allowed Friends

of Kids with Cancer to upgrade an

entertainment system originally installed in

2003 when the Mercy Clinic Children’s

Cancer and Hematology/Cardinal’s Kids

Cancer Center first opened. Since then,

children and teens receiving treatment for

cancer have utilized the movie servers, video

clients, DVD players, and videos to take their

mind off their long infusion sessions…at least

for a while.

ESCO’s gift allowed Friends to install a new

system that includes an upgraded

entertainment server with spare hard drives,

Roku Premier+ Service with extra remotes,

Ethernet access for 10 monitors, 22 LED TV’s

for pods, Raspberry Pi media center kit – and

the technical services to install the new

system.

Now when patients spend time at Mercy for

their treatment sessions, they can access a

wide range of entertainment content – and do

so without a tremendous amount of waiting

on the dreaded “download buffering.”

In 2018, ESCO’s grant of $7,500 to Friends of

Kids with Cancer is supporting their newly

introduced Teen-Young Adult Support Group.

Designed especially for youth ages 14-21,

this program provides an opportunity for

current patients and those recently out of

treatment to come together in a small group

setting and share their treatment experiences

with others who have also been there battling

cancer and who truly “get it.”

The Teen-Young Adult Support Group has

already shown tremendous results including:

Increased coping skills

Exposure and increased openness to

new perspectives

Receptivity to positive outcomes

Increased hope for the present and for

the future!

Our gift will provide support for nine group

sessions throughout 2018.

February Teen Girls Night Out (works in tandem with Teen-

Young Adult Support Group)

PTI - Special Olympics Special Olympics provides year-round sports

training and athletic competition in a variety of

Olympic-style sports for individuals with

intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing

opportunities to discover new strengths and

abilities and experience joy, confidence and

fulfillment.

Ed Saxey (PTI) and his wife coach several

teams for this amazing organization.

Recently their basketball teams (the Sharks

and the Dolphins) competed in the San Luis

Obispo Basketball Tournament at Cuesta

College and a Regional Tournament at

California Lutheran University.

The Foundation has been supporting Special

Olympics of Ventura County since 2008. Our

annual grant of $15,000 helps provide

transportation to and from competitions.

Westland - Interfaith Ministries

Interfaith Ministries was founded over 40 years ago and is a group of faith-based congregations, organizations and individuals that help those in the greater Modesto area who are in need of food, clothing and other humanitarian services. They provide healthy groceries, educational information and guidance for preparing wholesome meals in an atmosphere where those receiving services are valued, respected, and empowered by the choices they are given. They provide almost 2 million meals annually in a community, where over 20% of the population lives below the poverty line. Interfaith Ministries operates free programs including their Modesto Pantry, Mobile Farmers Market, and Community Clothes Closet.

Westland Technologies has been supporting

Interfaith Ministries for about a year. Over the

holidays they had a coat drive to support their

Community Clothes Closet and now have

chosen to make this organization a core

charity for the Modesto area. The Foundation

recently approved a $9,000 grant to support

their Mobile Farmers Market. The Farmers

Market provides fresh fruits and vegetables to

neighborhoods where fresh produce isn’t

readily available. The event takes place three

times per month at different schools in low-

income neighborhoods. There is no charge

and they serve ~15,000 people per year.

John Grizzard and Johanna Gomez from Westland present our

check to Interfaith Ministries CEO Elizabeth Greenlee

ETS - Habitat for Humanity - Lake

County

Dustin Goffron (ETS - Wood Dale) is a board member and construction volunteer for Habitat for Humanity – Lake County. The Foundation recently made a $1,000 grant through our Miscellaneous Giving Program to support the purchase of building materials and supplies. Since 1989 Habitat for Humanity – Lake County has helped 203 low-income families to obtain permanent home ownership through building, rehabbing and repairing homes.

Dustin Goffron presents check to Habitat – Lake County Board

President Joe Garnett

Our Miscellaneous Giving Program provides grants of up to $1,000 to support charitable organizations where our employees are actively engaged within their communities.

2018 Foundation Scholarships Congratulations to the 2018 Foundation Scholarship recipients. This year one student was awarded the Jim Woods Memorial Scholarship. Mr. Woods was a retired member of the ESCO Technologies Board of Directors who passed away earlier this year. A four-year $3,000 scholarship was awarded in honor of his long-term commitment to the company. In addition, thirteen students each received a one-year $3,000 scholarship for the upcoming school year. The Foundation’s independent selection committee awarded scholarships to the following 14 students from the 59 applications received. Each year every applicant is sent a backpack to utilize

for the upcoming school year.

Jim Woods Memorial Scholarship Trisha Duong University of California, Irvine Trisha’s father is Tony Duong – VACCO

One-Year $3,000 Scholarships Dakota Allen University of Vermont Dakota’s Father is Duane Allen – NRG

Alexandra Cranston Illinois State University Alexandra’s mother is Anna Cranston – TEQ

Taylor Curran Nova Southeastern University Taylors’s father is Bob Curran – ETS

Valerie Dien Hope College Valerie’s father is Anthony Dien – VACCO

Jessica Gonzalez University of Dayton Jessica’s father is Jerry Gonzalez – TEQ

Diana Gutierrez California State University, Fullerton Diana’s mother is Claudia Gutierrez – PTI

Amanda Jordan Skidmore College Amanda’s father is William Jordan – Doble

Bridget Kerr Skidmore College Bridget’s father is John Kerr – NRG

Mina Kim The University of Texas at Austin Mina’a father is Kyoung Kim – ETS

Steven Lach Purdue University Steven’s mother is Monika Lach – TEQ

Payton Lowrey Grinnell College Payton’s mother is Kate Lowrey – ESCO Corp

Jennifer Nguyen California State University, Long Beach Jennifer’s father is Ty Nguyen – Doble

Caleb Weisman Bradley University Caleb’s mother is Margy Weisman–ESCO Corp

Backpack sent to each Scholarship Applicant