Sophie Miller
The Sophie Miller Foundation, a supporting organization of The Episcopal Home Communities, is dedicated to subsidizing charitable care for older adults and funding innovative programs that elevate the quality of life for future generations of seniors.
The Foundation honors the legacy of Sophie Miller, an extraordinary woman whose compassion inspired the creation of a special home for the elderly poor in 1923 and established the tradition of benevolent care that remains at the heart of The Episcopal Home Communities.
A mission continues
In 2010 The Episcopal Home Communities launched the Sophie Miller Foundation to direct the fundraising and manage the donations that are essential to the continued care of elderly adults. Funds raised by the Foundation are used to subsidize housing and support services for residents of all faiths, who are in need of financial support at the three retirement communities owned and operated by The Episcopal Home Communities.
Recognizing the changing expectations for life after 70, the Foundation also is committed to providing funding for pioneering initiatives and programs that benefit seniors both within and outside the walls of our campuses. How you can help.
The need endures
The Sophie Miller Foundation honors the commitment of an extraordinary woman who was galvanized by the plight of the elderly poor and whose passion inspired the creation of a special home to care for them. The Foundation will continue her legacy of fund raising to provide charitable housing and support services for those who cannot afford to pay the full cost of their care at the three Episcopal Home communities in Southern California.
The Sophie Miller Foundation Board of Trustees and Officers
(Front, left to right) Linda Blinkenberg, Brytain Ashford, Frances Kimbrough, Janelle Morton, Cathy Clement, Martha Tamburrano, Elsie Sadler (Back, left to right) Reggie Barnes, Robert Long, Harcourt Hervey
(Not Pictured) Linda Harris, Edward Garlock and Dick Patterson.
The Sophie Miller Foundation is honored to have a distinguished board of trustees that has exceptional experience in health care, business, finance, law, philanthropy and senior living.
Board of Trustees
Cathy Clement, Chair
Director of Philanthropy
Five Acres
Robert Long, Vice Chair
Retired Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Brytain Ashford
Vice President, Human Resources
The California Endowment
Reginald Barnes
Chief Financial Officer, Retired
Directors Guild of America
Linda Blinkenberg
Vice President & Director of Foundations Services
The Whittier Trust Company
Edward Garlock
Managing Principal and General Counsel
Payden & Rygel
Linda Harris
Former Director
The Episcopal Home Communities
Harcourt Hervey
Independent Trusts and Estates Lawyer-Mediator
Frances Kimbrough
Senior Vice President & Regional Executive, Retired
Bank of America Investment Services, Inc.
Dick Patterson
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
San Pasqual Fiduciary Trust Company
Elsie Sadler
Former Vice President of Development and Public Relations
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Martha Tamburrano, Ex Officio
President and CEO
The Episcopal Home Communities
Officers
Janelle Morton, President
James Rothrock, Chief Financial Officer
Vice President of Finance and CFO, The Episcopal Home Communities
Harcourt Hervey, Secretary
Director of Public Relations, The Episcopal Home Communities
About Sophie Miller
Sophie Miller embraced the cause that would define her life, while doing missionary work in the neighborhoods of Los Angeles in the early 1900s. Struck by the condition of the elderly people she encountered, many of whom were unable to support themselves in their old age, she vowed to provide a comfortable and secure place for them to live. With great tenacity, persuasive appeals and an unwavering conviction, her lifelong dream was finally realized when The Home for the Aged opened in 1923 in Alhambra, predecessor of The Episcopal Home Communities' Scripps Kensington campus.
About The Episcopal Home Communities
Providing charitable care is a distinguishing hallmark of The Episcopal Home Communities. In addition to providing highly distinctive retirement living choices to retirees who are able to pay the full cost of their residency, the organization has always made it a priority to welcome those who are in need. Since its founding, The Episcopal Home Communities has provided tens of millions of dollars in subsidized care to elderly residents who lack the necessary income and resources, thanks to the wonderful generosity of residents, their families, and friends and benefactors throughout the community. Since 2000, the charitable care has topped $15 million. Visit The Episcopal Home Communities website.