FOUNDATION FORECAST

August 2004

In this Issue:

·    2004 Contributors

·    National Team

·    Donor Levels

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Contact the Foundation:

Lisa A. Levine
Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation
4301 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 550
Arlington, VA 22203-1627

703-527-8655
llevine@elamail.com

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About the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation is the only non-profit organization that provides vision for the equipment leasing and finance industry through future-focused information and research. The Foundation provides its publications and resources free to those studying and researching in the equipment lease financing industry and to industry professionals.

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Special Announcement!!!

Foundation Launches 2004 Annual Campaign

Now is the time for every company in our industry to join together and share in helping to assure the continued and future health, success and stability of our industry through our Foundation. Please join other industry leaders - make your pledge or contribution today and help assure a better tomorrow for all of us!

The success of this year's campaign will enable your Foundation to continue to expand focused research advances in our industry among which are:

1.      Operation excellence and discipline studies

2.      Diversity in the workplace initiatives

3.      Research on the effects lower tax rates would have on the industry

4.      Forecasting research and analysis

5.      Off shore issues and trends

6.      Publishing Journal of Equipment Lease  Financing

7.   Publishing Annual State of the Industry Report

8.      Publishing Industry Future Council Report

9.      Capital Adequacy studies

The Foundation will continue funding of research grants (for academics and industry experts), funding authorship honorariums and development of a comprehensive statistical database for research.

Initial Donors Step Forward To Lead the Way...

 2004 Contributors
(as of 7/31/04)

CORPORATE FELLOWS ($20,000+)
GE Commercial Finance

CORPORATE BENEFACTOR ($10,000+)
American Express Business Finance Corporation
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
Citicapital
John Deere Credit
Key Equipment Finance
Siemens Financial Services, Inc
US Bancorp Equipment Finance, Inc
Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc

 

CORPORATE SUSTAINER ($5,000+)
American Leasing (Leasing News)
First American Equipment Finance
JP Morgan Leasing/ Banc One Leasing
Somerset Capital Group, Ltd


CORPORATE SUPPORTER($2,500+)
Bay4 Capital, LLC
Farm Credit Leasing Services Corporation
Marlin Leasing
ORIX Financial Services, Inc
Pentech Financial Services, Inc

INDIVIDUAL BENEFACTOR ($5,000+)
Joseph C. Lane

INDIVIDUAL SPONSOR ($1,500+)
Patrick Byrne
Rodney Darensbourg
John Deane
Crit DeMent
Paul Larkins
Michael Leichtling
D. Nibarger
James Possehl
James Renner
Robert Rinek
Matthew Shieman
William Verhelle
Frederick Wolfert
Guy Klingler

INDIVIDUAL FRIEND OF THE FOUNDATION ($500+)
Mr. John Beville
Paul Frechette
Henry Frommer
Randy Haug
Darrell Harmon
Larry Hartman
Tom Jaschik
James Johnson
Malcolm Lee
Kenneth Lindholm
Paul Menzel
Deborah Monosson
Mr. Irv Rothman
James S. Schallheim, Ph.D.

The Board of Trustees launches the Foundation's 2004 Annual Campaign with the formation of the National Resource Development Committee, Chaired by James Renner, President, Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc. This committee will coordinate all the Foundation's development initiatives - including the all-important Annual Campaign - the primary source for funding the Foundation's vital industry programs and projects. Joining Chairman Renner on  the Committee are 21 leading industry executives,
 http://www.leasefoundation.org/about/committees/Natldev.htm

The Development Committee is already hard at work and is  pleased to announce the 2004 Annual Campaign Goal is $300,000 - an increase of $100,000 over last year's achieved goal! The success of this year’s campaign will enable your Foundation to continue to expand its focus on industry research. 

 To donate: http://www.leasefoundation.org/donors/

2004 Corporate Donor Levels:

* Foundation Ambassador - $50,000+

* Foundation Fellow - $20,000+

* Foundation Benefactor - $10,000+

* Foundation Sustainer - $5,000+

* Foundation Supporter - $2,500+

 

**Special Multi-3 Year Commitments Are Being Encouraged and Accepted!!!

Please contact us by phone at 703-527-8655, or fax at 703-465-7488 or by email at llevine@elamail.com.