THE LORETTO COMMUNITY
SPECIAL NEEDS FUND APPLICATION
LONG RANGE SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECTS
DATE: October 10, 2008
ORGANIZATION MAKING THE REQUEST:
NAME: Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
ADDRESS: _ PO Box 3092, Louisville KY 40201
TELEPHONE: (502) 636-1330
EMAIL: kcadp@earthlink.net
NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON MAKING THE APPLICATION:
Kaye Gallagher, Coordinator
NAME OF LORETTO COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO HAS SUBMITTED A
WRITTEN LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PROJECT.
Sr. Mary Swain
AMOUNT BEING REQUESTED: $7,500
DESCRIBE THE SPECIFIC PROJECT FOR WHICH FUNDING IS REQUESTED:
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The Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty is a membership
organization incorporated in the State of Kentucky and approved as a
non-profit organization by the federal government for the sole purpose
of repealing the Kentucky law that allows for executions. This is
accomplished through education of the general public and policy
makers at the executive and legislative branches of government. The
Coalition is governed by a Board that meets quarterly.
KCADP is seeking funding for The Next Big Step Campaign. The Next
Big Step is a three year plan, during which we intend to accomplish the
following:
¢ Convert the positive public opinion favoring prison over
execution into action in the halls of the state capitol,
focusing on legislation to abolish the death penalty for the
mentally ill and ultimately to all for whom this penalty is
sought.
e Recruit and hire a full-time staff person to build on the
grassroots organizing effort, to oversee a volunteer
speakers bureau and educational campaign, and to work
with volunteer leaders to enhance the legislative lobbying
initiative.
e¢ Seek tax deductible donations in the form of pledges
totaling $240,000 to pay for the estimated $80,000
expenses for each year of The Next Big Step campaign.
During these three years we will continue our usual
fundraising efforts - membership dues, book sales, small
grants - to secure additional operating revenues.
PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW THE PROJECT LEADS TO SOCIAL CHANGE: (use
additional space as needed)
Thankfully, Kentucky is not one of the extremely troubled death
penalty states attracting national attention such as Texas, which at
times executes two inmates a day. But that does not mean we are free
of issues relating to innocence, fair representation and expense. Nearly
130 wrongfully convicted persons have been set free from Death Row,
including Larry Osborne of Kentucky. Currently there are 37 inmates on
Kentucky’s Death Row, including one woman.
Based on current experience - relying on part-time staff and volunteers
- is that we make 30 death penalty education presentations a year to
an average of 25 attendees, reaching approximately 750 persons. This
does not include the 800 individual members and the 40 organizational
members who receive the quarterly newsletters and distribute to
others.
We anticipate reaching at least three times these numbers with a full-
time staff person per year. Our goal would be to publish the newsletter
more frequently, to enlist more visits to the Website, to increase the
membership by 50 percent over the three-year period, and to foster
greater promotion of KCADP’s goals by our organizational members
through more frequent contact by the person who is hired full time.
The social change would lead to increased people taking abolition
action by talking with friends, family and faith groups and, most
importantly, lawmakers that leads to total abolition.
PLEASE ATTACH OR INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR
ORGANIZATION WHICH MAY SUPPORT YOUR APPLICATION.
The Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty began its mission
shortly after the United States Supreme Court reinstated the death
penalty in 1976. In these past thirty plus years we have remained a
constant and consistent voice urging abolition of the death penalty in
Kentucky.
In 1990 we were successful in passing legislation that abolished the
death penalty for mentally retarded persons. In 1998 our efforts led to
the passage of the Racial Justice Act which provides tools to thwart
racial profiling in the selection of death penalty defendants. Kentucky
remains the only state with this protection.
Relying on volunteers and part-time staff to bring the abolition
message throughout the state, KCADP has helped change public
opinion. In the last 15 years, Kentucky public opinion has shifted from
69% favoring the death penalty to 64% favoring a prison sentence
instead of the death penalty. This major accomplishment was reported
in University of Kentucky and University of Louisville public opinion
polls.
We recently completed an experiment with grassroots organizing
among faith based communities that has produced increasingly
encouraging results. A part-time contract employee has visited key
legislative districts and found scores of new individuals and groups to
join with KCADP in spreading the facts about the death penalty and
lobbying for its abolition.
HAVE YOU RECEIVED FUNDS FROM THE LORETTO SPECIAL NEEDS
FUND OR OTHER LORETTO SOURCES? IF YES, WHEN AND FOR WHAT
AMOUNT?
No.
WHAT ARE YOUR OTHER SOURCES OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT?
To date, nearly $153,000 in pledges have been made for the $240,000
three-year budget. These pledges are from 145 individuals and
organizations. So far, pledges for more than $17,000 have been made
by other Kentucky religious orders including Congregation of Divine
Providence, the Abbey of Gethsemani and the Sisters of Notre Dame.
We have grants pending for $10,000 annually ($30,000 over a three-
year period) from the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and for the same
amount with the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky.
IF YOUR FUNDING REQUEST IS APPROVED, TO WHOM SHOULD THE
CHECK BE WRITTEN AND SENT?
Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, PO Box 3092
Louisville KY 40201
IF YOU REQUIRE A WIRE TRANSFER FOR FUNDS GOING OUTSIDE THE
US, YOU MUST PROVIDE FULL AND COMPLETE BANK AND ROUTING
INFORMATION.
COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATION BUDGET WITH A SPECIFIC BUDGET FOR
THE PROPOSED PROJECT MUST BE ATTACHED.
Indicate how many employees are covered in the salary line, how
many are women and what positions they hold. The budget should
explain the whole amount needed, what is the local contribution and
what is coming from other sources.
KENTUCKY COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
Annual Budget 2008
INCOME
Donations $ 23,000
(from individuals and organizations)
Carry over from 2007 $ 21,500
Total Income $ 44,500
EXPENSES
Rent (home office) $ 0
Equipment $ 450
Salary & Benefits $9,805
(The only paid staff is Coordinator Kaye
Gallagher who is part-time)
Phone/Website $1,850
Printing, postage and office supplies $4,450
Travel $3,400
Rallies/Execution Vigils $ 750
Total Expenses $20,705
KENTUCKY COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
Next Big Step Annual Budget 2009-2011
As mentioned above, we have received nearly $153,000 in pledges for the $240,000
three-year budget. These pledges are from 145 individuals and organizations. That
includes more than $17,000 in pledges by other Kentucky religious orders including
Congregation of Divine Providence, the Abbey of Gethsemani, Dominican Sisters, St.
Walburg and the Sisters of Notre Dame.
We have a grant pending for $10,000 annually ($30,000 over a three-year period) from
the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and another for the same amount and time span with
the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky.
The first column is the annual breakdown and the second column is the three-year total.
We have not hired a full-time staff person yet.
Rent $ 3,600 $ 10,800
Equipment 1,200 3,600
Salary & 67,000 201,000
benefits
Telephone 1,200 3,600
Printing, 4,000 12,000
postage,
office
supplies
Travel 3,000 9,000
Total $80,000 $240,000
If this project is funded with a Loretto Special Needs grant, please
submit a report of expenditures at the end of one year.
PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO:
Special Needs Committee Telephone: 314.962.8112
Loretto Community Office Fax: 314.962.0400
590 E. Lockwood Ave e-mail: suerogers@lorettocommunity.org
St. Louis MO 63119
Long range 01/08
October 10, 2008
Dear Special Needs Committee,
| am happy to be able to support this proposal from a group that has
done a lot of good work toward ending the death penalty in Kentucky.
| have known Pat Delahanty—not intimately but by what he has done
and is doing—since the late sixties when he and | both lived and
worked in the western end of Louisville.
Pat has been tireless in working to end the death penalty in Kentucky
and it is possible. Hiring this staff person is something the group
judges to be necessary in order to make the most of the progress they
have made so far.
| encourage you to approve a grant for this organization.
Sincerely,
Mary Swain, SL
Sisters of Loretto
