2014 Annual Report A message from the President DEAR FRIENDS,
2014 was a pivotal growth year for Joedance, ending with a great deal of op?mism. We celebrated the 5th anniversary of the Film Fes?val and made another record dona?on to Levine Children’s Hospital. The enthusiasm of our supporters – reﬂected in our steadily increasing sponsorships and sold-‐out events – con?nues to amaze and inspire us. Our outstanding accomplishments this year included: •  A dona?on of $30,000 to Levine Children’s Hospital in September 2014 raising the total of Joe Restaino's Fund to $77,000 •  Suppor?ng a summer internship to educate pa?ents of the beneﬁts of swishing and swallowing with Healios, a ﬂavored liquid nutrient. Healios lessens the severity of mouth sores, which are a very painful side eﬀect of chemotherapy and radia?on which most children experience during their treatments •  In October, the Healios educa?onal materials poster was displayed at the 46th Congress of the Interna?onal Society of Paediatric Oncology in Toronto, Canada •  More than 25 original ﬁlms from ﬁlmmakers with a Charlo[e connec?on submi[ed for screening at our Film Fes?val •  Over 300 patrons a[ending the Joedance Film Fes?val 2014, an increase of 50% over 2013 •  Con?nuing our rewarding tradi?on of hos?ng “spa days” with partner sponsor Modern Salon and Spa for families of long term stay pa?ents at Levine Children’s Hospital •  NASCAR driver Jimmy Weller promo?ng Joedance Film Fes?val and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September This spring, in an exci?ng turn of events, I was chosen to represent Joedance in “SEED20,” a charitable funding compe??on. Although we didn’t win, Joedance ﬁnished in the top ten (out of 20 high-‐impact nonproﬁts selected), lec a las?ng impression on the sponsor organiza?on Social Venture Partners, and made many new friends among the 700 a[endees and local partner organiza?ons. Your support allows us to do what we do best – support Charlo[e ﬁlmmakers, and raise awareness and funds for research and clinical trials at Levine Children’s Hospital for rare pediatric cancers. Thank you for being a part of Joe’s enduring legacy.
Diane Restaino, President 2 Our Mission Statement Joedance Film Fes.val raises funds and awareness of rare pediatric cancers, speciﬁcally sarcomas, blastomas and brain tumors, for research and clinical trials at Levine Children’s Hospital. Joedance, held annually, is commi[ed to screen ﬁlms of Charlo[e, North Carolina ﬁlm producers, writers and directors. Joedance was founded July 6, 2010 in memory of Joe Restaino who passed away acer a four-‐year ba[le with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) at the age of 20. Joe’s love of movies inspired the ﬁrst Joedance Film Fes?val, held August 6 and 7, 2010. It is now held annually on the ﬁrst weekend of August in the courtyard of the 10th Street Townhomes in Charlo[e’s Historic Fourth Ward. JULY 2010
Joedance is founded AUG 2010
1st Film Fes?val raises $950 AUG 2011
2nd Film Fes?val raises $1,500 AUG 2012
3rd Film Fes?val raises $2,900 AUG 2013
4th Film Fes?val raises $20,000 DEC 2013
Obtained 501 C(3) nonproﬁt status AUG 2014
5th Film Fes?val raises $30,000 3 Our Mission in ac?on 2014 In 2014 we donated $30,000 to Levine Children’s Hospital and supported a summer college internship to educate pa?ents of the beneﬁts of swishing and swallowing with Healios, a ﬂavored liquid nutrient, to lessen the severity of mouth sores. This is a very painful side eﬀect of chemotherapy and radia?on, and one that most children experience during their treatments. 2014 HIGHIGHTS Hosted more than 300 a[endees $30K donated Screened 9 original ﬁlms with a Charlo[e connec?on JAN
Modern Salon & Spa partners with Joedance MAR
NASCAR driver Jimmy Weller partners with Joedance AUG
2014 Film Fes?val $30,000 donated! SEPT
“Joedance Night” at Sharon Speedway, Harmord, OH DEC
Joedance joins global campaign Giving Tuesday 4 Hard at work in 2015 Joedance Film Fes?val is a non-‐compe??ve event which promotes community building through the arts. All proceeds go to support rare pediatric cancer research at Levine Children’s Hospital. To date, over $77,000 has been donated thanks to the Joedance Film Fes?val’s ﬁlmmakers and supporters. Pictured: Joedance President Diane Restaino (front center) stands alongside fellow 2015 par?cipants in SEED20, a funding compe??on hosted by Social Venture Partners. Joedance was selected as a high impact organiza?on, ﬁnishing in the top ten. Joedance Film Fes?val is commi[ed to suppor?ng Charlo[e ﬁlmmakers, producers, writers and directors by promo?ng and screening their ﬁlms. All selected ﬁlmmakers are invited to the exclusive Filmmakers’ Dinner Friday and Red Carpet Event Saturday, and receive support and recogni?on of their ﬁlmmaking progress following the ﬁlm fes?val. Did you know? Joedance doesn’t just ask for contribu?ons – we take pride in giving back -‐ Modern Salon and Spa “spa days” for long term stay families – we serve 16 to 18 parents, grandparents and siblings every other month -‐ Raising awareness in September with NASCAR driver Jimmy Weller for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month -‐ Par?cipa?ng in Hockey Fights Cancer with the Charlo[e Checkers MAR
Joedance ﬁnishes in Seed20 Top 10 APR
2nd annual Hockey Fights Cancer MAY
2nd annual Joedance Jam JUN
3rd annual ﬁlm selec?ons event AUG
2015 Film Fes?val DEC
2nd annual Giving Tuesday 5 Financial Snapshot Joedance FY 2014 Summary FY 2014 Beginning Cash Balance
$4,705 Income Sponsors
$26,333 Events Film Fes?val
$5,008 Joedance Jam $3,480 J. Crew
$2,966 Jimmy Weller Experience
$2,550 Call for Entries $1,480 $310 Stories to Inspire
Total Event Income
$15,794 Dona?ons
Dona?on Income
$9,307 Donor Packages $5,125 $227 Misc
Total Dona?on Income
$14,658 $56,785 Total Income Expenses Event & Marke?ng Expense
($21,945) Corporate Expense
($8,301) Total Expenses ($30,246) Levine Children’s Hospital Contribu.on ($30,000) Ending Cash Balance
$1,244 Income growth $56,785 $34,650 $2,870 2012 2013 2014 Our Sponsors PRESENTING SPONSOR Archer Daniels Midland SPONSORS McCallie & GPS -‐ Mission: Remission Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Friends of Fourth Ward McCallie Friends in Charlo[e Jeﬀ Gordon Children’s Founda?on DesignStrategies Jeﬀ Sharp / My Townhome Realty Paul and Yufong Thum Suden as of March 3, 2015 Thank you!
Our Supporters SUPPORTING SPONSORS Small Creatures, LLC Dandelion Market Prohibi?on Bar Modern Salon and Spa Lisa Edwards Designs CR Rollyson Party Reﬂec?ons Jimmy Weller / SS Greenlight Racing Uber Charlo[e Film Society Carolinas Healthcare Founda?on Levine Children’s Hospital Charlo[e Checkers AHL Team Bert Woodard / Next Level Communica?ons Rock Bo[om Brewery Schwartz Law Firm, PC Local Loaf Charlo[e Athle?c Club The Assorted Table Wine Shoppe Leah Moir, Webmaster Lola’s Charlo[e Eagles Charlo[e Center City Partners Metro Landmarks Eric Li[le, CPA Christopher Soto Todd Cahn David Olson, Classical Guitarist Oakdale Greenhouses TJ Milewski / Charlo[e Athle?c Club Britney Greenwood / Charlo[e Athle?c Club The Sammies Thomas Timmins Shannon Vandiver Whole Foods Bonsai Fusion Not Just Coﬀee Frank Driscoll Greeneman Farms Harris Communica?ons Josh LeQuire Jackie Fogar?e Events Charlo[e Hounds Charlo[e Hornets as of March 3, 2015 8 Our Supporters (con?nued) PATRON DONORS DONORS Sally Serenius Gary Chernaga Lyn and Harris Holt David and Deb Park Richard and Susan Green Monica Vitlar Sarah Kennard Heath Kno[ and Adam Schooler Be[y Burns George and Kathleen Mundle Eldred Hudson and Bob Rossier Mark Woods and Laura Mueller Nelda Leon and Jim McEwen Charles and Mary Bowman Pat and Be[e Rega Tom and Mar? Cato Mike and Julie Marr Mollie Vandiver Susan Baldwin Meredith Finnen Lynn Lewis Maureen Fanelli Mark and Sandy Fritz Bill and Catherine Bri[on Jeﬀ and Sue Dupis Judd Gee Todd Birdwell Marc and Ma[ye Silverman Ward and Debbie Woodard St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Joe Kirby in honor of David Moir Andrew Verderame Joseph Cato Karen Pierce Jennifer Kauﬀman Jackie Fogar?e Rev. Ollie Rencher Sally Beach Celia Rodgers Charlo[e NC Tours / Dianna Ward Fan Watson Jim Mancke Lee Wildfeire Toni South Mike and Diane Restaino Christopher Lyons Michael Lyons Robbie and Susie Lyons Barbara E[enger Amy Neilsen Caitlyn Haﬀey Darra Newhouse Jim and Ronnie Weller Liberty Steel Products Salts of the Earth Sco[ Kerr Tara McElroy Tony and Lisa Lyercy Winner Avia?on King Brothers Feed and Supply NextLevel Communica?ons Elizabeth Wilson Stories to Inspire Jamie Ehninger Brooke Riggs Tollerton Kristen LeQuire Photography as of March 3, 2015 9 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Diane Restaino, President Mollie Vandiver, Vice President Ma[hew Mildenberg, Treasurer Bert Woodard, Secretary Frank Driscoll Ben Jenkins Zachary Je[ David Restaino Tony Restaino Special advisor to the Board William S. Davis, Program Director Joedance Film Fes?val 308 West 10th Street, Charlo[e, NC 28202 704-‐877-‐4919 www.joedance.org www.facebook.com/Joedance Film Fes?val 10 Instagram and Twi[er @joedanceﬁlm