2013 Annual Report
Our Mission
House of Ruth is a nonprofit organization
that strengthens lives for those with or
affected by HIV/AIDS.
What We Do
House of Ruth offers housing and support services with a holistic
focus on individuals who are HIV-positive, as well as their family
members who count on them for financial and emotional support.
Support for people to live positive.
2013-2014 Facts and Figures
Budget
Total Revenue: $1,170,829
Total Expenses: $1,151,500
Net Assets: $2,730,727
Programs
House of Ruth served 769 unduplicated adults and children, including 60 new
clients.
Staff made 4,805 client contacts, as well as 573 home visits and 657 other appointments.
20,000 TARC tickets were disbursed to clients, providing them with transportation to medical and counseling appointments, education, and employment.
70 clients residing in House of Ruth properties received supportive housing services.
Nearly 75% of individuals served by our emergency shelter program (Glade House Emergency Solutions Grant) exited the shelter to a permanent living situation or entered Glade
House Transitional Housing Program.
73% of individuals who completed Glade House Transitional Housing Program exited to
safe and permanent housing of their choice.
Stable housing rates among House of Ruth’s Intensive Outpatient Program for
addiction recovery (IOP) participants rose from 30% at entry to 74% upon completion.
94% of individuals served through our Homes with Heart Permanent Supportive Housing
Program maintained affordable, safe, and permanent housing for at least seven months.
153 children received a new backpack and school supplies appropriate to their
grade level.
Volunteers
163 children benefited from our Holiday Assistance Program providing gifts, gift cards,
and wrapping paper to parents/guardians.
176 volunteers donated 655 hours of service, valued
at $12,890.*
*Based on values found at http://independentsector.org
Who We Are
Board of Directors
Brian Wigginton GE
Chair
Chuck McIntire UPS
Vice Chair
Tony Schmuckie Brown-Forman
Secretary
Kevin Childress Ameriprise Financial Services
Treasurer
Libby Burks-Weathers
Toni R. Carver-Smith Presbyterian Church (USA)
Chris Eichenberger Old National Bank
Mike Huttenlocher UPS
L’tonya Leavell
Justin Preece Fifth Third Bank
Stacey Robinson Kentucky Derby Festival
Elizabeth Scott WellCare
Jill Wilcox PNC Bank
Staff
Lisa Sutton
Executive Director
Katrina Hutchins
Director of Development
Roger Jones
Director of Property Management
Katie McCarthy
Director of Programs
Jim Welding
Director of Finance
Jocelyn Baldor
Glade House Program Supervisor
Ryan Cundiff
Client Services Manager
Kate Davidson
Volunteer/Communications Manager
Jack Garcia
Glade House Case Manager
Lara Hurt
Administrative Assistant
Alisa Miller
Program Information Manager
Alaina Nixon
Housing Case Manager
Shreeta Waldon
Housing Case Manager
Donor Roll
A heartfelt thank you to the following donors who contributed to House of Ruth from
January 1 through June 30, 2014.
$50,000+
The Gheens Foundation, Inc.
$10,000 - $49,999
AIDS Services Center Coalition, Inc.
(Louisville AIDS Walk)
Brown-Forman Corporation
Louisville Metro Government
Metro United Way
PNC Foundation
UPS Foundation, Inc.
$2,500 - $9,999
Arthur K. Smith Family Foundation
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Mike Huttenlocher*
ICAP Services North America LLC
One For All Store
The Hazel & Walter T. Bales Foundation
Robert Westwood*
$1,000 - $2,499
Bristol Bar & Grille - Downtown
Bristol Bar & Grille - Highlands
Mike and Sue Chmilewski
Give Local Louisville
L & N Federal Credit Union
O’Shea’s Irish Pub
Porcini/Farmer Children’s Foundation
Snowy Owl Foundation
The Allstate Foundation
The Woman’s Club of Louisville
William E. Barth Foundation
Younger Woman’s Club of Louisville
$500 - $999
Ameriprise Financial Services
Bistro Le Relais
Blue Dog Bakery And Cafe LLC
Doris Bridgeman
Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Chevron Humankind Employee Funds
Chill BAR Highlands
Come Back Inn
El Mundo
Elaine Esterle*
Flanagan’s Ale House
GE United Way Campaign
Arthur and Martha Guelda*
George and Darlene Haarman
Havana Rumba Cuban Restaurant
Kohl’s
Lawrence Lambert
Chuck McIntire*
James and Martha McIntire
Napa River Grill Louisville, LLC
Denise M. Robison
Donna Spalding*
Lisa Sutton*
The Cafe
$250 - $499
Allstate Giving Campaign
Asiatique Restaurant, Inc.
Johanna Boone
Buck’s Restaurant
Chris Eichenberger*
Goose Creek Diner
Barbara Gunther
Bernadette Hagan and Donald W. Coffman
Edward J. Kruger, Jr.
Joe Poe
Dawn and Sally Pendleton
Rocky’s Italian Grill
Tony Schmuckie*
Elizabeth Shogren
Simply Thai
The English Grill at the Brown Hotel
Verbena Cafe
Kim Wadlington
$100 - $249
Debra Ahjuder
Jennifer Brenzel
Brad Calobrace
Mary Lou Cambron
Cast Iron Steak House LLC
Cast Iron Steakhouse II LLC
Susan Collins
Derby Dinner Playhouse
Donald and Virginia Edelen
Gary’s on Spring
Michael Gatton
Don Glaser
Joseph Graffis
Robert Gray
Pam Gural
Kristen Haarman
Carol Hensley
Charles Hickey
Eric Hunstiger
Lara Hurt
Lisa Keener and William Hollander
E. Patrick Kelly
Harry Kron
Philip and Susan Lynch
Eva Markham
Meridian Cafe
Virginia and David Munden
Order of AHEPA Chapter No. 129
Stacey Robinson*
Deborah Rattle
Rocky’s Pizza and Panini
Paul and Sallie Schneider
Elizabeth Scott*
Michelle Seiffertt
Carroll Senior
Ellen Shapira
Ruth Sickbert
John Sistarenik, Jr.
Robert and Mary Ann Stenger
Rob Stillwell
Naomi Terry
The Bard’s Town
The Comfy Cow
David Rateau
Rod Thomas*
Universal Woods
Joe and Judy Vicars
Barry Walker and Karen Britt-Walker
Brian Wigginton*
Grace Wooding
$20 - $99
Lana Aebersold
Nancy Amlung
Kristen Arends
J. Alex and Connie Becker
Joan Brennan
David Brown
Josephine Buckner and Adrian Layne
Buechel Woman’s Club
Jennifer Buhl
Carol Burtle
Chris Carlton
John Carter
Mark and Jeanette Carter
Toni Carver-Smith*
Marty and Martha Casper
Jack Chivatero
Paul Clark
Albin and Barbara Clayton
Thomas Courtenay
Beverly Cronk
Gary Crump
Cassandra Culin
Vince D’Aprile
Jennifer Davidson
Melissa Davis
Theodore and Carol Dearing
Hermine Denzinger
Theresa Dever
Jim Dickman and Steve Guthrie
Del Duke
Agnes Felder
Donor Roll
Martha Flack
Robert F. and Elizabeth Fleck
J. Marvin and Nellie Gray
Steve and Linda Grosshans
Heather Grossman
Aaron Guldenschuh-Gatten
Andrea Gural
Karrie Harper
Louis Helman
Adonis Henderson
Samuel Hendrick and William Murphy
Brian and Jean Hickman
Terri Hoge
Andrew and Amy Holley
Barry Horowitz
Tyson Hurst
JoAnn and John Hutchins
Katrina Hutchins
Indulge Catering
Janet A. Jernigan
Kenneth and Shari Kamber
Kenneth Karem
Raymond Kemper
Eugenia Kosse
Joseph and Carolyn Ledweg
Michele Loran
Doug Magee
Gilbert and Ann Marchal
Martha F. Marsh
Richard Martin and Patricia Jaye
William and Betty McAlister
Jeanne McGinty
Andrew and Gwen McMahon
Ron and Linda Metts
Cedric Miller
David Mills
Mary Kathleen Neuner
Laurence Nibur
Robert Osborne
Richard and Shirley Peak
Barbara Peggs
Karen Phillips
Leslie Powell
Chevette Radford
Jerry Ray and Sally Akins
John Reisert
Lula Reynolds
Roland and Janie Richmond
Gene Roberts
Johnnie Romine
Erin Rowland
Sandy and Danny Ruzanka
Catherine Schneider
James Schorch
Curtis Schuman
Lewis Seiler
Jim and Marsha Serdenis
Donor Roll
Shannon Sermersheim
Carol Sharpe Harper
Robb Shrader and Anna Huang
Michael and Ann Simpson
Nancy and Earl Spriggs
Kimberly Starks
Patrick and Betty Steele
Donna Stemle
David Stone
Gene Stotz
Leigh Thomas
Karen Thompson
James Thornberry
Kim Toebbe
Nicole Travis
United Way of Greater Milwaukee
United Way of Washtenaw County
Bonnie Wademan
Ann Waterman
Clarence Weathers and Libby Burks-Weathers
Kristi Whistle
Ruby Wigginton
Faith Partners
Cathedral of the Assumption Compassion Committee
Church of the Epiphany
Holy Spirit Parish
Hurstbourne Christian Church
Immanuel United Church of Christ
Our Lady of Lourdes
St. Andrew United Church of Christ
St. Bernard Catholic Church
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Trinity Presbyterian Women
Women of St. Andrew United Church of Christ
Honorary Gifts
In honor of Michael Cordy
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Holley
Karen Phillips
In honor of Kate Davidson
Melissa Davis
In honor of Cherie Dawson Edwards
Katherine Miller
In honor of Ron and Linda Metts
Brian Hickman
In honor of Alisa Miller
Cedric Miller
In honor of Georgia Powers Deborah Rattle
In honor of Lisa Sutton
Dawn and Sally Pendleton
Memorial Gifts
In memory of Anne Bindner
Carol Burtle
Nellie Gray
Steve and Linda Grosshans
Lisa Hillerich
Raymond Kemper
Joseph and Carolyn Ledweg
Jeanne McGinty
Kathy Neuner
Shirley Peak
Sandy and Danny Ruzanka
Robb and Anna Shrader
Earl and Nancy Spriggs
Sue Young
In memory of Aunt Marie Lara Hurt
In memory of Jeff Demling James Kuchenbrod
In memory of Isabel Helman
Louis Helman
In memory of Sue Ann Hickey
Charles Hickey
In memory of Larry Lulu Reynolds
In memory of Anne Lee
Anonymous
In memory of Lena Berteen Mills David Mills
In memory of My Mother
Carol Sharpe Harper
In memory of My Children’s Birth Parents Anonymous
In memory of John Sutton
Barbara Ashworth
Arthur Avitabile
Tom and Jean Baker
Michael Cordy
Carol Drotzinger
Tracy Gravatte
Daniel Light
Pat McBride
Jamieson McPherson
Larry Michalczyk
Reta Pearson
Dawn and Sally Pendleton
Stacey Robinson
George and Cindy Stevens
Eleanora Stork
Terry Stork
Jeff Sutton
Donor Roll
Norma and Dale Tewksbury
Richard Tewksbury
In memory of Father Joe Vest
All Saints Catholic Church
Anonymous
In memory of Stuart Walker
Nancy Amlung
In-kind Gifts
Maggie Bauer
Patty and Todd Bitzer
Calvary Episcopal Church
Mary Lou Cambron
Lisa Casey
Cathedral of the Assumption Compassion Committee
Kevin Childress and Jeffrey Franklin
Michael Cordy
Arthur Daus
Kate Davidson and Courtney Hoekstra
Christy Ferrell
Mary Frize
Harvey Browne Memorial Presbyterian Church
Melissa Hillerich
Sylvia Hinton
Hurstbourne Christian Church
Immanuel United Church of Christ
Kenny and Amy Hilpp
Keys to the City
Johnny Logsdon
Louisville Metro Housing Authority - Section 8
Jackie Lydon
Chuck McIntire
Middletown Seventh Day Adventist Church
Lisa Murphy
Our Lady of Lourdes
Jerry Porschlinger
Bernie Roke
Rita Safranek
Elizabeth Scott
Shively Baptist Church
Linda Simpson
Lisa Sutton
Suzanne Sidebottom (It’s Clay!)
Rod Thomas
UPS Airline - Aircraft Maintenance SDF
Donna Watkins
Robert Westwood
Phileda Wilkerson
Wanda J. Zoeller
Thank you to our 2013 participating
restaurants, diners, sponsors and
ambassadors!
Save the Date!
November 19,
2014
Dining Out for Life®
Presented by:
*Supporter of Sharon and Chet’s Cafe, the new Glade House kitchen.
Please notify us and accept our apology for any omissions.