David Meador Foundation Gains 501(c)3 Charitable Organization Status

Nov. 24, 2011 - PRLog -- WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS  – The Board of Directors of the New England Club Managers David Meador Foundation (DMF) is pleased to announce today that they have received confirmation from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service of the approval of the Foundation as a tax deductible, 501(c)3 charitable organization. The DMF was incorporated on December 17, 2010 and all contributions made after that date will be tax deductable.

The New England Club Managers Association (NECMA) David Meador Fund was founded in 1976 with a generous donation of $3,000 from the members of the Chilton Club (Boston, MA) in honor of their well-respected manager of many years, David Meador, who passed away at his desk. The intent of the gift was to further the educational development of those engaged in the field of Club Management. In 1997 the New England Chapter hosted the Seventh Annual Assistant Club Managers Conference for the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA), recently renamed the CMAA Mid-Management Conference, in Boston, which donated proceeds of $22,500 to the David Meador Fund.

Since 1985, NECMA has sponsored an annual golf tournament – the David Meador Scholarship Fund Tournament – which has solicited donations and gifts from purveyors and vendors. The tournament proceeds have added greatly to the David Meador Fund’s endowment. Additionally, for the past ten years, NECMA Members have voluntarily contributed generously to the Fund through optional donations on their annual Chapter dues invoices, which has added significantly to the Fund. At the same time the David Meador Fund has gifted over $50,000 back to the New England Chapter membership in the form of educational grants and scholarship awards to club management students and club staff.

The DMF annual golf tournament, manager and NECMA donations have all contributed to the Year End 2011 fund balance of $157,000. At the DMF Annual Meeting held at the Nashawtuc Country Club on October 17, 2011. The following Officers and Directors were elected to the Board for 2012:

President – Richard G. Shultz, CCM
Vice President –Robert C. Wood, CCM
Secretary - Peter A. Trombetta
Treasurer - Paul W. Lazar, CCM
Director - David B. Chag, CCM
Director – Louis A. Crump, CCM
Director – Dolores I. Curran, CCM
Director – Norman Brierley Hall, III, CCM
Director – Scott C. Hobden, CCM
Director – Bruce C. Marden, CCM
Director – A. Dennis Michel
Director - Barry A. Stacer, CCM
Director – J. Brent Tartamella, CCM CCE

In October 2011,  the New England Club Managers David Meador Foundation (DMF) student scholarships totaling $12,500 were awarded to:

Edilson Fiametti, Winchester Country Club, Boston, University – Metropolitan College
Lauren Garrone, The Country Club, UMass Amherst
Luke Hartson, Woods Hole Golf Club & Sleepy Hollow Country Club, UMass Amherst
Rebecca Wyskiel, Westchester Country Club, UMass Amherst
Sean Bufalo, Trump National Golf Club, Johnson & Wales
Stephen Clapp, The Country Club, UMass Amherst

The new Board plans to continue the Fund’s long term goal of philanthropic and educational giving while building the assets to the point of sustainability. If you have any questions, please e-mail President Ric Shultz at DavidMeadorFoundation@necma.org.

The New England Club Managers David Meador Meador Foundation (DMF) is a 501(c)3 Corporation of the New England Club Manager Association (NECMA), the general purpose of the Corporation is to foster intellectual excellence in the field of club management by securing funds from contributions to be used for educational purposes and assist students, by way of providing scholarship grants, seeking an education in the hospitality profession. The Corporation's charitable and educational purposes are to provide educational and training opportunities for club managers and students engaged and employed in the private club and hospitality industry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

The New England Club Managers Association (NECMA), the original chapter of the Club Managers Association of America, was established in 1914 and has since been a leader in the advancement of opportunities for private club managers, and foremost, students of the culinary and hospitality industries. NECMA has more than 240 members who manage more than 150 private clubs in the New England area. The purposes of the New England Chapter are to provide education to persons connected with the management of clubs and other associations of similar character, to promote and encourage efficient and successful club management, and to advance friendly relations among its members. For more information about NECMA, visit our web site at www.necma.org.

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The New England Club Managers David Meador Foundation (DMF) is a 501(c)3 Corporation of the New England Club Manager Association (NECMA), the general purpose of the Corporation is to foster intellectual excellence in the field of club management by securing funds from contributions to be used for educational purposes and assist students, by way of providing scholarship grants, seeking an education in the hospitality profession. The Corporation's charitable and educational purposes are to provide educational and training opportunities for club managers and students engaged and employed in the private club and hospitality industry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.