Pine Rest Foundation Fact Sheet

Pine Rest Foundation Mission
The Pine Rest Foundation exists to provide Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services with financial resources and community support so its ministry of love and healing in Christ's name can be enhanced and continued.
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Pine Rest Foundation Overview
The Pine Rest Foundation was established to help Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services advance the healing ministry of Jesus Christ through its provision of behavioral health care services. Since its inception, the Pine Rest Foundation has made grants of over $5.1 million to Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services. The Pine Rest Foundation oversees a general endowment generated through annual membership gifts, proceeds from special events, bequests, and other outright or deferred gifts.

The Foundation started the general endowment by initiating annual membership drives, and membership gifts continue to fuel growth in the endowment. In addition, the Foundation hosts a number of special events, including The Harvey Rozema Golf Classic and the biennial Jay Van Den Berg Leadership Award Dinner, which recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to Pine Rest and the Foundation through their leadership in giving of their time, talents, and resources. The Pine Rest Foundation is also the beneficiary of bequests and planned gifts (such as charitable remainder trusts or charitable gift annuities), and receives gifts of securities, real estate, memorial gifts, proceeds from individual trusts, and insurance policies.

For more information about the Pine Rest Foundation or to inquire about how you can support the work of the Foundation, please contact Philip L. Ellis, PhD, Executive Director of the Foundation, at 616/281.6390 or email pinerestfoundation@pinerest.org.

2008 Pine Rest Foundation Board of Governors:

• Jim Peterson, President
• Carol Van Andel, Vice President
• Ron Calsbeek, Secretary
• Ray Reitsma, Treasurer
• Casey Wondergem, Founder
• Philip Ellis, Executive Director
• Charles Burt
• Tom Church
• Mark Eastburg
• Lou Ann Gaydou
• Kirk Lambers
• John Lichtenberg
• Jon Marcus
• Thomas Nobel
• Dale Robertson
• MaLinda Sapp
• Rick Treur
• Cindy Varney
• Gary Werkman

Underwriting Support
For fiscal year 2004/2005, the Foundation underwrote the funding of 34 programs and services with gifts totaling $752,460. In addition to providing nearly $400,000 for the Patient Assistance Fund, which enables Pine Rest to provide behavioral health care to individuals and families with limited financial resources, the Foundation's support makes it possible for Pine Rest to have an impact in the community through programs and services such as:

• Critical Incident Response Team
  Responds to unanticipated tragedies and traumatic incidents in churches, schools, and community agencies.
• School Counseling Programs
  Provided for 20 area Christian and Catholic schools.
• Chaplain for ECT Services
  Pastoral services for ECT patients and their families.
• School Consultation Programs
  Program involving high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools providing consultation and case presentations.
• Clinical Consultation for Clergy
  A bi-weekly program covering issues including call-to-ministry, pastoral counseling, and church politics.

Pine Rest is grateful for the vision of the individuals who established the Foundation over 40 years ago, and to all those past and present who have so generously supported the work of the Foundation that make these gifts possible.

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