Holland & Hart Foundation 2023 Annual Report

Holland & Hart Foundation

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Committee & Board Members

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2023 Impact + Results

Serving Our Communities

Firmwide Projects

Message from the Presidents

2023 Annual report

Deep Commitment.

Local Engagement.

We are engaged partners in our communities. We embrace opportunities to support organizations and initiatives that build, improve, and enrich the places where we live and work, and beyond.

Message from the Co-Presidents

Michael Wadley

Barbara Thurgood

Throughout this report, we highlight several inspiring initiatives accomplished in 2023 by volunteers working together through meaningful partnerships that had significant, beneficial impacts in our communities. We also share highlights from the Foundation's history that demonstrate how we have been making a difference for a quarter of a century.

In 2023 through the Foundation, 931 volunteers worked on 77 projects that served or impacted an estimated 13,206 individuals. To commemorate the Foundation’s 25th anniversary, each of the firm’s 13 office committees chose a service activity supporting a local community organization in addition to other initiatives and projects held throughout the year.

Each year around the December holidays, the Foundation supports individuals, families, and local organizations through various projects and activities. In 2023, the Foundation continued to bring joy and happiness to many by providing gift cards for individuals experiencing homelessness, purchasing needed winter items, donating food and funds to food banks, sponsoring families, providing bicycles to children, supporting community holiday programs, filling holiday stockings and gift bags, and sharing holiday cheer with Santa visits.

Annual Holiday Projects

In 1998, Holland & Hart firm leaders implemented the vision of co-founders Sam and Jean Guyton to form a dedicated nonprofit organization to foster volunteerism, camaraderie amongst colleagues, and reinforce the importance of giving back to the firm’s local communities. To commemorate the 25th anniversary, each of the firm’s 13 offices chose a service activity supporting a local community organization. The project impacts are highlighted on the left and a collage of some of the projects as well as a listing of our community partner organizations are included in the slides on the right. To read more about the Foundation's history and milestone highlights visit our 25th anniversary microsite: Holland & Hart Foundation Celebrates 25 Years!

The Foundation's 25th Anniversary

Since 2002, the Mississippi Project has supported the West Tallahatchie School District by donating funds for three annual awards granted based on recommendations from the community: one scholarship for a promising student and two teacher recognition awards. Members of the Foundation’s board have been honored to visit the school district several times over the years to meet teachers, students, and school administrators and see firsthand the impact of the Foundation’s support. The 2023 recipients are:

Brooklynn Williams will be attending Delta State University-Cleveland, MS

Mississippi Project

Every summer since 2019, the Foundation has held an annual firmwide school supply drive finding different ways to help support students and meet the specific needs of local schools and community organizations by providing supplies or educational services. Last summer, volunteers collaborated on several initiatives to deliver back-to-school supplies and backpacks and serve as summer reading buddies. We extend our gratitude to everyone who volunteered and supported students in our communities in their education journeys.

School Supply Drive

Annual Holiday Projects +

Celebrating 25 Years +

Mississippi Project +

School Supply Drive +

Firmwide Projects

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Brooklynn Williams Promise Scholarship Recipient

John Fredericks is an ELA Instructor at West Tallahatchie High School

John Fredericks Outstanding Teacher of the Year

Denetrica Jackson is a Teacher Assistant at R.H. Bearden Elementary School

Denetrica Jackson Outstanding Assistant Teacher of the Year

The Salt Lake City office supported the United Way of Salt Lake’s "Stuff the Bus" annual event as part of the firmwide school supply drive. Volunteers collected and donated approximately 20 boxes filled to the brim with pencils, crayons, notebooks, glue sticks, pens, markers, and more.

The Cheyenne office coordinated with United Way of Laramie County and supported Cole Elementary for this year’s firmwide school supply drive by collecting around $400 worth of school supplies, including backpacks, crayons, sidewalk chalk, tissues, markers, pencils, and more.

The Washington, DC office supported Arlington Public Schools by purchasing and donating 25 new backpacks for high school students in need. Volunteers delivered the backpacks to the Arlington Public Schools’ Office of Student Services for distribution to the students before the school year started.

The Billings office partnered with the Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools Reading Rocks program as reading buddies. Reading Rocks provides free books, reading mentorship, and storytelling by community members to elementary school-aged children in conjunction with the School District II’s Free Lunch in the Parks summer program.

The Denver office supported A Precious Child’s “Fill A Backpack” program by collecting supplies and donating 130 filled backpacks, 22 additional empty backpacks, and three boxes of extra supplies for students starting the school year in kindergarten through high school.

The Reno office supported Communities in Schools (CIS) of Western Nevada’s “Fill the Bus” annual school supply drive again. Office volunteers collected two large bins full of priority supplies needed for students as they return to school and during the upcoming academic year.

The annual Foundation Santa visit brought many smiles, joy, and holiday magic to children, families, and young-at-heart adults in the Denver office and virtually. Over 30 children were able to experience this special tradition, sharing personal conversations and recounting the highlights of the past year.

In Denver, the office supported the Lennox Guest Home residents and employees through an annual holiday gift giving initiative. Volunteers, including members of the firm’s Private Client Group, assembled cheerful gift bags for each resident, including a personalized holiday card and $20 in cash. Two gift baskets with festive goodies were also prepared for the Lennox employees.

The Salt Lake City office again supported the Utah Food Bank by participating in its Holiday Food & Fund Drive through the JustGiving online giving program. This year the office exceeded its contribution goal and raised $4,370 in monetary donations, the equivalent of 17,444 meals.

In Reno, the office partnered with the Washoe County Human Services Agency’s Senior Services Division by hosting a clothing drive and held a fund drive to benefit the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. Volunteers collected and donated two large bins of new and gently used winter items for local community seniors in need and donated $400 to the food bank, an amount that provides 1,200 meals!

The Las Vegas office was proud to support The Salvation Army Southern Nevada Angel Giving Tree toy drive program again this year. Volunteers collected 58 toys for 25 children ages infant to 12 and donated over $150 in gift cards to various stores for teens between ages 13 to 17.

In Boise, the office supported the Women’s & Children’s Alliance (WCA) by fulfilling holiday wish-list items for a sponsored family and Boise Bicycle Project’s Holiday Kid’s Bike Giveaway, where the Foundation adopted 10 Dream Bicycles, provided warm clothing, and volunteered at the 2023 giveaway community event.

Serving Our Communities

We are proud to have touched the lives of thousands of people since the Foundation’s establishment in 1998. Across our communities, volunteers have supported a wide range of projects, including serving meals to the homeless, educating students, conducting food and supply drives, and participating in home refurbishing and other service projects.

+ Alaska

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+ Colorado

+ Montana

+ Idaho

+ Wyoming

+ Nevada

+ Washington, DC

+ New Mexico

+ Utah

The Anchorage office supported Covenant House Alaska during its annual holiday stocking stuffing initiative for its Passage House Mother and Child program. Each stocking was filled with needed essential items, fun toys, treats, and gift cards requested on wish lists.

*All figures represent our best estimates.

Thanks to our volunteers, in 2023 the Holland & Hart Foundation made a huge impact on the communities it serves*:

Pro bono/civic hours

37,068

time/value of work

$19.5M

People Served

13,206

Volunteers

931

Projects Completed

2023 Impact + Results

SALT LAKE CITY Barbara Thurgood – Chair Ruth Lundberg – Treasurer Tim Bagshaw Adrienne Bell Deb Bowman Krista Bridge Kathryn Carlisle-Kesling Angela Franklin Keri Hanzelka Sharifa Hay Pattilyn McLaughlin Anushka Pakrashi Michelle Quist Melissa Reynolds Kristi Sessions Christine Solt Jody Williams SANTA FE Joanna Garcia – Co-Chair Nathan Jurgensen – Co-Chair John Anderson Julia Broggi Timothy Crisp Michael Feldewert Carla Garcia Amy Gross Larry Montaño Cris Mulcahy Kari Perez Adam Rankin Ruth Sougstad Robert Sutphin Judd West Little West WASHINGTON, DC Mike O’Leary – Co-Chair Heidi Beltran – Co-Chair Kelly Johnson Deana Lewis Kristen Lauritzen

LAS VEGAS Michael Wadley – Co-Chair Amber Lunn – Co-Chair Connie Akridge Marcia Alcaine Bob Cassity Eric Dante Stephen Davis Jay DeVoy Tony Fera Jean Fink Dave Freeman Sydney Gambee Dirk Gaspar Celssie Hardy Zaniah Jordan Courtney Kinsella Bryce Kunimoto Valerie Larsen Jenapher Lin Charles Mao Caitlan McMasters Erica Medley Matt Morris Matt Tsai Michael Vizzi Jill Vukasin Cris Wilcoxon Michelle Willoughby RENO Jim Newman – Co-Chair Michael Crisostomo – Co-Chair Cyndy Arnold Sarah Bordelon Liz Ford Erica Nannini Cecilia Martin Amber Rudnick

DENVER Morgan Thompson – Chair Eric Brown Katie Cooperman David Gasvoda Taylor Gibson April Hurst JT Iacovetta Krista Metzler Danielle McKnight Matt Montoya Erin Nave Kate Percy Will Rigali Nik Stoffel Ashley Thomasen Aaron Tucker Ashley Wald Tara Wenz Kelsi White Conor Willadson Eric Wolaver Sandra Zamora JACKSON Brad Flynt – Co-Chair Robert Ayers – Co-Chair Erik Adams Bill Colgin Sue Combs Trisa DiPaola Stacey Hayes Jen James Tessa Lindman Hallee Moore Hugh O’Halloran Andy Orr Dessa Reimer Bryson Smith

ANCHORAGE Katie Thaggard – Co-Chair Will Crowther – Co-Chair Janet Tipton – Co-Chair ASPEN Susan Ryan – Chair Lexi Heimback Stephanie Stach BILLINGS Brianne McClafferty – Chair Chuck Hingle Beth Nedrow BOISE Alex Grande – Chair Craig Dammeier Sarah Flynn Julie Hamilton Matt Harvey Jennifer Jensen Zack McCraney Chris McCurdy Matt Montgomery Tori Osler Katy Riker Laura Squyres Hallie Touchstone Jacque Walton BOULDER Ken Winterton - Chair Jordan Bunch Jeanne Frei Patty McGill Lisa Prodanovich CHEYENNE Andi Grave – Co-Chair Kasey Schlueter – Co-Chair Walter Eggers Sam Kidd Michelle McCallum Jeff Pope Janae Ruppert

Committee & Board Members

BOARD & OFFICERS Barbara Thurgood, Co-President Michael Wadley, Co-President Michael O’Leary, VP of Compliance Tracy Atkinson, VP of Public Relations Brad Flynt, Secretary Jocelyn Watson, Treasurer Greg Austin Chris Balch Angela Franklin Brianne McClafferty Jim Newman Ashley Wald

ADVISORY BOARD Jean Guyton Sam Guyton Tom O’Donnell

Who We Are

Our Purpose

Our 2023 Support

For 25 years, The Holland & Hart Foundation has been the “heart” of the firm and carries on the firm’s longstanding tradition of community service. The Foundation champions the importance of giving back to our communities by contributing time and talent—transforming generosity into impact.

The Foundation's primary goals are to create opportunities for individual and group volunteerism, foster a greater sense of community within the firm, and support our local and broader communities. To achieve the Foundation's goals, Holland & Hart attorneys, business professionals, friends, families, and clients support programs and participate in volunteer-driven community events organized by the Foundation’s office committees and board.

Committee MEmbers

Board & Officers

Alaska SPCA Supply Donation

To commemorate the Foundation’s 25th anniversary, the Anchorage office supported Food Bank of Alaska by volunteering on an assembly line, packing food boxes to be distributed to local senior centers in several Alaskan communities. The team packed almost 330 boxes in 3 hours of work—and had a blast being part of this rewarding service project.

Making an Impact

Anchorage

Our Initiatives

Food Bank of Alaska Packing Food Boxes

Boulder

Our Initiatives

The Aspen office partnered with Aspen Valley Land Trust (AVLT) to help with conservation efforts at Coffman Ranch on the Roaring Fork River by weeding trails. Coffman Ranch features 141 acres of productive ranchland, native wildlife habitat, and more than a century of deep agricultural roots. AVLT’s goal is to protect the open land and special places of the Roaring Fork and middle Colorado River valleys for wildlife, agriculture, and community.

Making an Impact

Aspen

Community Food Share Warehouse and Fund and Food Drive

Our Initiatives

To commemorate the Foundation’s 25th anniversary, members of the Boulder office volunteered at the Community Food Share warehouse sorting and packing food for distribution and hosted a fund and food drive. The office donated 40 pounds of food and raised over $2,370 to help provide meals for neighbors in need and support the goal of eliminating hunger in the community.

Making an Impact

The Denver office supported Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains (LFSRM) Refugee & Asylee Programs by collecting and donating several boxes of new pots and pans, and more than $2,300 in cash, checks, and gift cards for local refugee families. LFSRM provides services and supplies for refugees arriving in Colorado, and connects foster and adoption families with services and donations during the holiday season.

Making an Impact

Denver

Trinity Church Soup Kitchen

Lawyers in the Classroom with Denver Public Schools

Lennox Guest House Thanksgiving Pie Party and Holiday Gift Bags

HOPE Center Halloween Party Bags

A Precious Child’s Fill A Backpack

Susan G. Komen 2023 Colorado More Than Pink Walk

Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Brothers Redevelopment Paint-A-Thon

Our Initiatives

American Heart Association 2023 Idaho Heart & Stroke Walk

Boise Parks and Recreation Flower Planting at Ann Morrison Park

Our Initiatives

Boise office members and families participated in NeighborWorks Boise’s 38th Annual Rake Up Boise event in mid-November. Volunteers helped rake leaves at three different homes, filling 95 leaf bags during the cleanup efforts. The team joined 3,000+ volunteers throughout the Boise area in the annual Rake Up Boise day which aids seniors and disabled neighbors and maintains and improves over 800 yards each year.

Making an Impact

Boise

Family Advocates School Supply Donations

Ceramica “Empty Bowls” for The Idaho Foodbank

Women’s & Children’s Alliance Holiday Wish Lists

Boise Bicycle Project's Holiday Kid’s Bike Giveaway

Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools Summer Reading Rocks Program

Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools' 406 BackPack Meals Jersey Day

Our Initiatives

For the Foundation’s 25th anniversary service project, Billings volunteers supported the Tumbleweed Program with a “Supermarket Sweep” event—a fun-filled grocery store race to shop for items needed for Tumbleweed’s food pantry. Participants donated nearly $500 worth of groceries for the Tumbleweed Program, a non-profit, community-based agency which provides services to runaway, homeless, and vulnerable youth and their families.

Making an Impact

Billings

Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows Clothing Drive

Our Initiatives

To commemorate the Foundation’s 25th anniversary, the Reno office partnered with Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (KTMB). Volunteers participated in a litter cleanup event at Sparks Marina covering the entire two-mile circumference of the marina around the lake and worked together to collect the trash left behind along the shorelines, playground area, and near the interstate.

Making an Impact

The Shade Tree Winter Donations

Our Initiatives

To commemorate the Foundation’s 25th anniversary, the Las Vegas office supported CORE by holding a charity drive to provide gently used and new items for its students identified from a needs list. Items donated included school snacks and supplies, personal hygiene items, clothing, and more. CORE empowers underserved students and their families through enrichment and education to help them achieve economic mobility and lead choice-filled lives.

Making an Impact

Reno

Las Vegas

The Salvation Army Southern Nevada Angel Tree Holiday Toy Drive

Communities in Schools of Western Nevada Fill the Bus

Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (KTMB) Sparks Marina Cleanup

Washoe County Human Services Agency’s Senior Services Division Winter Clothing Drive

The Food Depot Food Bank Drive

Our Initiatives

For the Foundation’s 25th anniversary service project, the Santa Fe office partnered with the Esperanza Shelter for its Seeds of Hope Children’s Halloween Party. The event was “a resounding success” with 42 participants. The Esperanza Shelter’s Director of Development shared that the celebration created a positive life experience for Esperanza’s Seeds of Hope clients and their children who have experienced domestic violence situations.

Making an Impact

Santa Fe

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area and Primary Children's Hospital Boxed Lunches

United Way of Salt Lake Stuff the Bus

VA Salt Lake City Health Care System Donation Drive

Our Initiatives

To commemorate the Foundation’s 25th anniversary of community service and volunteerism, 25 members of the Salt Lake City office joined forces with Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area and Primary Children’s Hospital to prepare more than 130 boxed lunches for pediatric patient families on the go between appointments or treatments.

Making an Impact

Salt Lake City

AHC, Inc. Snack Bags for Students

Our Initiatives

For the Foundation’s 25th anniversary service project, the Washington, DC office supported Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) by helping sort and bag different types of peppers from a local farm. Volunteers packed about 100 bags of peppers each and as a team filled 19 crates. AFAC provides fresh groceries free-of-charge to families with limited financial resources and distributes over 80,000 pounds of food to more than 3,300 families every week.

Making an Impact

Washington, DC

Arlington Food Assistance Center Food Sorting and Bagging

One22 Resource Center Holiday Gift Drive

The Jackson office supported One22 Resource Center’s annual Holiday Gift Drive program. The office was paired with two families who needed assistance purchasing holiday gifts. Each family provided wish lists and gift ideas for the children. Volunteers purchased the items from the wish lists and delivered the wrapped gifts to One22 to provide to the families for their holiday celebrations. One22’s holiday gift program typically serves over 400 community members.

Making an Impact

Supporting Needs, Inc. Holiday Adopt A Family

United Way of Laramie County School Supply Drive for Cole Elementary

Our Initiatives

To commemorate the Foundation’s 25th anniversary, the Cheyenne office supported Habitat for Humanity of Laramie County by helping a Habitat partner family construct their new home. Volunteers worked together with the future homeowners to build and install several walls of the home and garage. It was a rewarding experience to help the family and their two young children see their future home come to life.

Making an Impact

Jackson

Cheyenne

Media Highlights

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The Aspen office decorated frosting cans to be included in The Buddy Program’s Gingerbread House Workshop kits. The Workshops offered to over 150 Big and Little Buddies are a fundraiser to help support year-round mentoring programs with over 500 youth, their families, and volunteer Big Buddies.

PEOPLE Impacted

820

Volunteers

123

Projects

Barbara Thurgood, Co-President Michael Wadley, Co-President

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The Foundation is truly a unique aspect of the firm’s culture and an expression of the firm’s core value of giving back to the communities where we work and live, and beyond.

Colleagues and Friends, In 2023, the Holland & Hart Foundation celebrated 25 years of community service and volunteerism! In 1998, Holland & Hart firm leaders implemented the vision of co-founders Sam and Jean Guyton to form a dedicated nonprofit organization to foster volunteerism, camaraderie amongst colleagues, and reinforce the importance of giving back to the firm’s local communities. The Foundation will continue for decades in the future, to serve as the ‘heart’ of the firm. On behalf of the Foundation's Board and Committees, we are honored to share this annual report with you. This past year, Foundation volunteers across the firm took part in inspiring initiatives and projects supporting our communities by: • Volunteers donating 37,068 pro bono and civic volunteer hours, totaling $19.5M in value • Providing back-to-school supplies, education resources, and needed items for students of all ages • Hosting numerous food and clothing drives throughout the year for individuals currently experiencing homelessness or in need of extra support • Supporting individuals and families in need through various gifting programs and donations during the December holiday season To all who volunteered their time and support on projects, thank you! We look forward to continuing the Foundation’s mission with you.

Message from the Co-Presidents

PEOPLE Impacted

3,636

Volunteer Hours

262

Volunteers

177

PEOPLE Impacted

5,562

Volunteers

253

Projects

Covenant House Alaska Holiday Stocking Stuffing

The Buddy Program Gingerbread House Workshop Kits

Aspen Valley Land Trust Conservation Efforts at Coffman Ranch

Crayons-To-Calculators School Supply Drive

Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains Refugee & Asylee Programs Pots, Pans, and Gift Card Drive

NeighborWorks Boise’s 38th Annual Rake Up Boise

Tumbleweed Program Food Pantry Donation

CORE Charity Drive

Food Bank of Northern Nevada Holiday Raffle and Food Drive

Garden To Table / Growe Foundation Boulder Annual Garden Tour

American Red Cross Southern Nevada Blood Drive

Lee Canyon "Trash Panda" Cleanup

Ruby Thomas Elementary School Bake Sale Fundraiser

Esperanza Shelter Seeds of Hope Children's Halloween Party

Utah Food Bank Holiday Food & Fund Drive

Arlington Public Schools Backpack Drive

Habitat for Humanity of Laramie County Home Build

Our Initiatives

One22 Resource Center School Supply Drive

The Jackson office was proud to support again the One22 Resource Center by coordinating a school supply drive for local students in need. The office collected and delivered $400 worth of school supplies for over 100 local students to access at the start of the 2023 school year.

CATCH Summer Donations

CATCH and Family Advocates Donations

Annual Santa Reception and Visit

Jewish Family Services and Gust Elementary, Denver Public Schools Annual Giving Tree Program

Trinity Church Soup Kitchen

Santa Fe Indian Market Annual Parking Lot Fundraiser

Esperanza Shelter Seeds of Hope Children's Halloween Party