There are five standing committees of the Board of Trustees:

• Marketing & Development Committee
• Distribution Committee
• Investment Committee
• Professional Advisory Committee

Manages, promotes and organizes all fundraising efforts of the foundation including prospect identification and cultivation. Creates a heightened level of visibility and awareness for the foundation, agency affiliates, planned giving and programs.

Approves distributions from the various funds and accounts held by the foundation to meet requests submitted each year in accordance with published policies and procedures as established by the Board of Trustees.

1. Creates and maintains investment guidelines and policies.
2. Selects and monitors the Investment Manager(s).

- Committee Members

• William C. Eisenbeiss, Chair
  
• James K. Dille
  
• Eric L. Fox
  
• Kevin Furey
  
• Montgomery Knight, Jr., Esq.
  
• James L. Miller, Esq.
  
• Anne Ballard Shumadine, Esq.
  
• Wayne F, Wilbanks, CFA
  

Responsible for long-range planning in the following areas of foundation activities.

1. Educational - Conducts seminars and sducational forums for professionals and donors.
2. Gift Creation, Gift Acceptance, and Technical Assistance for creating trusts and other planned giving vehicles and transfer of assets.
3. Gift Acceptance - Advises and consents in accordance with gift acceptance policies and procedures.

The committee is comprised of estate planning professionals from various disciplines such as law, finance, insurance, trust, accounting , brokerage, real estate and related fields.

- Committee Chair

• Montgomery Knight Jr., Esq.
  Williams Mullen

• Kirkland M. Kelley, Esq.
  Chair 2007-2008 Kaufman and Canoles, PC
• Anita Owings Poston, Esq.
  Chair 2004-2006 Vandeventer Black, LLP
• Marian Bear Ticatch, CLU
  Chair 1999-2003 Lincoln Financial Advisors / Sagemark Consulting Ticatch Financial Management