Legacy Church Assets Toolkit
Legacy Church Assets Toolkit
Transformative tools to help build a sound financial future
Planning for Legacy Church Property Development
The Living Stones Endowment Fund
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Financial Toolkit for Treasurers
Financial Toolkit for Treasurers
Transformative tools to help build a sound financial future
Resource Library
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Budget Planning Guide
Budget Planning Guide
Transformative tools to help build a sound financial future
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Minister Orientation
Minister Orientation
Transformative tools to help build a sound financial future
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Start your investment journey
Start your investment journey
Invest today & earn 4.275%
with the new Cornerstone Fund 36-month Term Note*
Earn more with short- and long-term investment options when you invest in faith-based organizations.
Returns are earned on your investment at current rates and experienced in neighborhoods through community impact.
* This is not an offer to sell securities and Cornerstone Fund is not soliciting to buy securities. The offering is made solely by the Offering Circular. The purchase of securities is subject to risks, which are described in the Offering Circular. Cornerstone Fund will offer and sell securities only in states where authorized. Not FDIC or SIPC insured. Not a bank deposit. Not guaranteed by the United Church of Christ. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Tami Marinella, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Tami Marinella came to the Cornerstone Fund from the national setting of the United Church of Christ. Prior to joining the UCC National Setting as its CFO, Marinella served as the CFO of Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority for seven years. CMHA is the oldest and seventh largest public housing authority in the Country. Marinella also served in financial roles at the Cleveland Department of Public Health, the Cleveland Department of Public Utilities, and Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare.
Cornerstone Fund Announces Betsey Saffar as New Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Cleveland, Ohio (October 13, 2023) – Cornerstone Fund is pleased to announce Betsey Saffar as its new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 18, 2023. In this Executive Leadership team role, Saffar will lead the Finance and Accounting team, prepare the Fund’s annual Offering Circular, and interact with the Board of Directors regarding the Budget and fiscal matters.
“I could not be more thrilled to have someone of Betsey’s professional caliber and personal compassions join and help lead our team,” Cornerstone Fund President and CEO Maria Coyne said of Saffar.
Saffar brings extensive non-profit and private-sector financial experience and an entrepreneurial spirit to Cornerstone Fund. She previously served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Achievement Centers for Children, a Cleveland, Ohio based non-profit that provides an array of services to children and adults with disabilities. Prior to that, Saffar was an accountant at Ernst & Young and also ran her own catering company.
“I’m thrilled for this opportunity put my financial expertise towards advancing Cornerstone Fund’s mission,” Saffar said. “I’m excited to be a part of a faith-based team that’s committed to investing in and building community.”
After earning a Bachelors Degree from The Ohio State University, Saffar studied Accounting at the Masters level at Cleveland State University and earned an MBA in Applied Management from Indiana Wesleyan University
About Cornerstone Fund
Founded in 1993, the United Church of Christ Cornerstone Fund (Cornerstone Fund) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and leading financial organization that provides transformative financial solutions to support and empower faith-based communities. Through strategic, financial investments and partnerships, Cornerstone Fund helps churches and faith-based non-profits achieve their financial goals while fostering community development and economic justice.
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UCC Financial Ministries
About
The UCC Church Building & Loan Fund (CB&LF) assists new and renewing United Church of Christ congregations and other Christian congregations regardless of sect or denominational affiliation, that are planning to buy a first church building or land site, or who want to construct, renovate or develop a church building, school, parsonage or other church-owned real property that advances the mission of the Church.
Bricks & Mortals
About
Bricks & Mortals helps houses of worship thrive by providing creative and sustaining solutions amidst the costly and challenging landscape of operating in New York City. Bricks and Mortals is a membership organization dedicated to sustaining opportunities for faith-based organizations.
Cornerstone Fund Announces Appointment of Chief Relationship Officer, Rev. Dr. Courtney Stange-Tregear
Cleveland, Ohio (June 6, 2023) – Cornerstone Fund is pleased to announce the appointment of Rev. Dr. Courtney Stange-Tregear as its Chief Relationship Officer, effective May 16, 2023. In this newly created role, Dr. Stange-Tregear will report directly to Maria Coyne, President & CEO, Cornerstone Fund, and will become an integral part of the executive leadership team.
With a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of Cornerstone Fund’s mission, Rev. Dr. Stange-Tregear will lead a relational approach in accomplishing current and future strategic goals. Her responsibilities will include utilizing storytelling, partnership, and community organizing methodologies to nurture relationships with internal and external collaborators of the Cornerstone Fund.
Rev. Dr. Stange-Tregear has been an esteemed member of Cornerstone Fund’s Board of Directors since 2019 and most recently served as Chair of the Governance Committee. Stepping down from the Board to assume her new role, she brings valuable insights and knowledge from her tenure.
Expressing her enthusiasm, Rev. Dr. Stange-Tregear stated, “Having served as a Board Member for several years, I am dedicated to the mission, vision, and ministry of the Cornerstone Fund. ‘Joining together in faith to invest in and build community’ is central to my calling! I have seen with my own eyes the potential of economic justice to transform the world and build beloved community. The Cornerstone Fund is where faith and passion meet strategy and impact.”
Prior to joining Cornerstone Fund, Rev. Dr. Stange-Tregear served as the Acting Conference Minister for the Pacific Northwest Conference of the United Church of Christ. Her experience also includes serving as the Minister for Church Vitality in the same conference from 2016 to 2022, as well as holding pastoral positions in California, Maryland, and Massachusetts.
About Cornerstone Fund
Founded in 1993, the United Church of Christ Cornerstone Fund (Cornerstone Fund) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and leading financial organization that provides transformative financial solutions to support and empower faith-based communities. Through strategic, financial investments and partnerships, Cornerstone Fund helps churches and faith-based non-profits achieve their financial goals while fostering community development and economic justice.
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