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Chief Financial Officer

CAPSTONE LEGACY FOUNDATION

Wayne, Pennsylvania

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THE ORGANIZATION

Capstone Legacy Foundation is a $4.9 million Christian charitable foundation located in the Valley Forge/King of Prussia area outside Philadelphia, PA. Capstone is a Kingdom ministry who exists to serve the Lord and the Body of Christ. They are dedicated to serving donors with unique innovative strategies for Biblical planned giving, creative support for charitable ministries and a commitment to preserving donor intent.

 

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will oversee the accounting and financial operations of this community charitable foundation while ensuring the organization's financial health, sustainability, and adherence to its mission. The CFO will be responsible for identifying and implementing strategies, processes, personnel, and systems to prepare Capstone Legacy Foundation for growth.  Capstone seeks a dedicated Christian professional who is an innovative and creative financial manager, an accountant, and experienced in nonprofit organizations. The right candidate will prepare Capstone to significantly scale the organization’s mission. Relocation is required and a CPA designation is preferred.

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THEIR STORY

This history of Capstone Legacy Foundation goes back to almost the beginning of the country.  In 1810 with the founding of the Lukens Steel Company, Rebecca Lukens, a devout Quaker, became the first female industrialist and the first female CEO of a steel company.  Her vibrant faith was passed on to her great grandchildren.  Charles Lukens Huston, Jr. ran the steel business while his sister Ruth Huston went to serve as a missionary to the communities and children of Appalachia. In recognition of their  Quaker and Presbyterian evangelical Christian beliefs, they started the Huston Foundation in 1957.  Ruth Huston used her inheritance to boost the Huston Foundation’s ability to fund good works. 


Charles Huston’s daughter, Nancy Huston Hansen, was deeply inspired by the examples of both her father and her aunt Ruth and continued the work. In 2005, as an extension of the examples of those in her family, Ms. Hansen founded the Capstone Legacy Foundation.  As a 501(c) 3 Christian community foundation dedicated to the preservation of donor intent, they believe that stewarding God's blessings is a form of obedience and worship. As CEO, Ms. Hansen brings over four decades of leadership and knowledge of ministries operating in the Philadelphia region and beyond. 

 

As a vice president and director of The Huston Foundation, she has been immersed in the world of Christian ministry leadership and philanthropy. She has served as a board member with many ministries, including Mercy Medical Airlift, Esperanza Health Center, Hi-Kidz International, Inner-City Movement, Resources for Better Families, Mission Media Ministries, Good News Communications, among others.


This vast experience has led Mrs. Hansen to establish Capstone Legacy Foundation as an innovative and effective initiative to meet the needs of donors, ministries, and communities for the kingdom.

 

Given the history and legacies of Rebecca Luken, Charles Lukens Huston Jr., Ruth Huston, and Nancy Hansen, The Capstone Legacy Foundation is strongly committed to support the country through prayer, generosity and education. They have a strongly held belief that God is at work in the United States of America and they work to support causes towards such purposes.


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WHAT THEY DO

Capstone Legacy Foundation believes that as a united Christian community, we can transform culture by serving one another in agape love.  Capstone is dedicated to serving donors with unique innovative strategies for biblical planned giving, creative support for charitable ministries and the commitment to preserving donor intent with a national geographic scope.  Capstone provides donors customized giving solutions that enable each dollar to go further. 

 

Therefore, with prayerful consideration, Capstone practices generosity through giving toward projects such as providing clean water or food, combatting human trafficking, mercy ministries such as building hospitals and providing medical care for the needy, supporting pregnancy centers, and educational efforts all while helping donors reduce complexity and increase giving through their donor advised fund. 

 

In addition, Capstone Legacy Foundation also serves as a fiscal sponsoring organization through their Ministry Charitable Projects (MCP). Capstone handles back-office administrative responsibilities for approved projects and ministries to serve as an incubator and help prepare for a future 501c3 organization.  Therefore, Capstone undergirds Kingdom projects in the form of MCPs, Christian ministries, businesses, and creative innovative solutions for the body of Christ all while facilitating ministry at a much lower cost.


Current MCP's include:

  • American Pastors Network

  • Socrates in the City

  • Lifeguide

  • The Ark Healing Rooms

  • And many more!


The Capstone Legacy Foundation believes that history is full of those who have given gifts and changed the course of history.  If generosity would create legacies of giving, and create communities, one in Christ, they would transform culture.  At strategic moments in history, the right gift or the right tool will shape the culture and as God directs a variety of resources to continue His ministry of reconciliation including building churches, funding ministry, or providing education. 

POSITION PROFILE

POSITION TITLE: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

REPORTS TO: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

POSITION SUMMARY

Collaborate with the President/CEO and senior leadership to develop and implement financial strategies that align with the foundation's mission and goals.  Foster a culture of high performance, continuous improvement, and ethical behavior within the organization. Set the financial vision, strategies, and policies for long-term financial health and risk management.

 

Finance and Accounting

  • Overseeing all financial operations, ensuring strong internal controls and compliance with financial reporting best practices and regulations (GAAP, federal and state).

  • Provide oversight of the development and execution of the annual budget and financial plans.

  • Prepare timely and accurate financial statements and reports for internal and external stakeholders, including the board of directors, MCPs and donors.

  • Investment management – manage cash transfers between investment and bank accounts, work with Chief Investment Officer on investment strategies

  • Ensure the accuracy of all reporting and the security of financial information

  • Oversight of annual audit effort; liaison with CPA firm as required

  • Conduct financial analysis, forecasts, and build model to help with decision-making. 

  • Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure programmatic and fundraising effectiveness. 

  • Work with Board on investment strategies

  • Perform bank reconciliations, monitor cash flow and develop cash management strategies

  • Cash management – oversee day-to-day operations performed by financial personnel, including tracking cash flow for SG&A, managing corporate credit, and  transaction accounting

  • Work with finance personnel to build systems and processes and the arrangement of payments

  • Hire, develop, and oversee financial and accounting personnel

 

General and Administrative

  • Contract review working with in-house counsel as necessary

  • Administer banking relations

  • Responsible for risk management, compliance, and corporate insurance – Business insurance; workers comp; D&O; E&O application; and cyber policy; obtain insurance certificates for various activities such as meeting venues and vendors as required

  • Sales tax matters including various appeals for exemption.

  • Research tax, and giving issues and strategies

  • Occasional office management work such as dealing with property management company and with vendors

  • Administer health insurance plan

  • Various payroll matters: approve semi-monthly payroll; new employee forms; Unemployment work as needed; State registration to do business due to new employee location outside Pennsylvania

  • Give input and review operations procedures, forms, and marketing materials

  • Occasional meetings, phone conferences and research on grant requests involving questionable grantees, personal inurement or other potentially complicated and risky situations

  • Work with computer support (vendor) as needed

 

Donor and MCP duties

  • Prepare annual, quarterly, and monthly reports for sponsored projects/organizations (MCPs)

  • Prepare quarterly DAF reports

  • Year-end reporting including IRS form 1099 (done each January) and year-end donation reports for donors.

  • Foreign tax issues for MCP events overseas

  • Work with legal on documents and agreements

  • Vetting of new grantee for donor grant requests; obtain board approval

  • Address and respond to queries from DAF and donors and MCP project personnel

 

Fundraising and Business Development

  • Work with executives as needed on on-boarding of new business and donor opportunities

  • Attends and makes presentations on planned giving ideas for potential donors

  • As required, work on grant applications to foundations

  • Assists in developing monetary and strategic goals for fundraising program

 

Other

  • Assists CEO with assigned tasks

  • Attends board, Executive Leadership Council and staff meetings as directed

  • Attends training and workshops as directed

  • Involvement in the research, review, implementation of systems


Required Education & Experience:

Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related academic field from an accredited institution.  A master’s degree in a relevant discipline is a welcomed addition.

 

Candidates must possess five to seven years of management or leadership in a for profit or nonprofit setting. Nonprofit leadership is preferred.

 

Character

  • Candidate must be a strong believer in Jesus Christ and able to affirm without reservation the STATEMENT of FAITH (*See Below)

  • A servant leader who values humility- seeks the position from a genuine sense of call, not a desire to be the “star” of the show.

  • Self-starter

 

Core Competencies 

  • Operations and Business Administration background with experience of leading a finance or accounting team

  • Experience with major donor development tactics

  • Experience with planned giving solutions and the tools to market them to new clients

 

Chemistry with Culture

  • Community-oriented with a desire to be engaged

  • Must possess a high value and appreciation for prayer and worship

  • Willing to submit to and respond well to accountability to CEO and the Board

  • Strong commitment to support the country through prayer, generosity, and education. 

  • Strong belief that God is at work in the United States of America and work to support causes that make her stronger


Compensation and Benefits

While Capstone does not know exactly what it will take to bring the right person on board, initial conversations will start with an executive salary in the $130k-150k range. Annual bonus structure can be discussed in a personal interview.


  • Health Insurance

  • Life Insurance

  • Vision coverage

  • Dental insurance

  • Relocation expenses

  • Travel expenses for company business reimbursed 100%

OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Opportunities

  1. A strong Christian-values based nonprofit organization that has a legacy of making an impact and is dedicated to serving the wider Christian community. This builds on the long time commitment to generosity of the Huston family while expanding to include many others in a culture of Christian philanthropy.

  2. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team making a significant business impact through investments and financial services while embracing a culture of prayer and worship within the office culture.

  3. The right financial leader has the opportunity to provide strong strategic finance leadership while innovating better strategies to implement new platforms, systems and protocols. While many finance roles are oriented to compliance or efficiency, this position will allow wide latitude for entrepreneurial growth and impact investing in a diverse portfolio of ministries and organizations.

 

Challenges

  1. This role will need to assess and revamp processes and systems while running the financial and accounting operations with a small, hard working team. This will be a "player/coach" role that will require the finance leader to "get their hands dirty" in the details of building a larger finance team while overseeing the strategic elements as well.

  2. The new CFO will need to recruit, hire and train personnel while running financial and accounting operations

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STATEMENT OF FAITH

We believe that the entire Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments (the “Bible”) are the inspired and inerrant Word of God; the only infallible rule of faith and practice.


We believe that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.


We believe that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and was true Man and is true God.


We believe that in this age, God manifests Himself through the Holy Spirit who is a distinct personality, eternally co-existent with the Father and The Son, whose basic task is to convict sinners, regenerate those who believe, and empower believers to live godly lives and in every way glorify the Father and the Son through His indwelling presence.


We believe that man was created in the image of God, that He sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death which is eternal separation from God and is upon all men.


We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the basis of His shed blood.


We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ was resurrected in body, ascended into Heaven, currently lives there for us as High Priest and Advocate, and that His personal, physical return to earth is imminent.


We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and unjust, the everlasting punishment of the lost, and the everlasting blessedness of the saved and the unjust to the everlasting conscious suffering of the lost.



As an integral, vital and inseparable part of the purpose and function of the Capstone Legacy Foundation is intercessory prayer to God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, including, but not limited to, the Lord’s prayer, prayer for all believers who are part of the Body of Christ, prayer for all men that they may come to know Him and be redeemed, prayer for the effectiveness and growth of the ministries of such believers in the greater Philadelphia region, and prayer for the transformation of their communities, in accordance with the Bible and its instruction to pray without ceasing.

If, after prayerfully reviewing this information, you believe this role fits you well, or if you know someone you would like to recommend, please contact:


Yale Kim

Search Consultant

email :: yale@missionleadership.org


Dr. Rich Kidd

Managing Partner

mobile :: (757) 642–0622

email :: rich@missionleadership.org

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