2010 Annual Report All

2010 Annual Report
Bridging Resources. Granting Opportunity.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation will improve the quality of life in Hancock County through collaborative leadership, responsible grantmaking, and the development of philanthropic giving.
The Community Foundation works closely with many different groups to improve the quality of life in our community. We work with donors and their professional advisors to establish charitable funds that benefit our community. We assist nonprofit organizations through grant funding and capacity-building training opportunities. We also help them establish agency endowment funds, which benefit their organization in perpetuity. We work with the community at large as a facilitator, convener, and catalyst focused on significant community issues.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Mission Statement ......................................................................... 1 Message from the President ..................................................... 3 Gr ant Highlights
Early Stage Dementia Progr am . ................................................................. 4 Bridges Out of Poverty ...................................................................................... 6 Feed-a-Child Progr am ......................................................................................... 7
Gr ants Awarded ........................................................................... 36

Competitive Gr ants ............................................................................................. 36 PRESIDENTS DISCRETIONARY GR ANTS ................................................ 38 FIELD OF INTEREST GR ANTS ........................................................................... 39 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP GR ANTS ..................................................................... 39 PASS-THROUGH GR ANTS . .................................................................................. 39 AGENCY AND DESIGNATED GR ANTS ....................................................... 39 DONOR-ADVISED AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION GR ANTS ...... 40 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS . ..................................................................................... 43
Dorney Legacy Society . .............................................................. 8 Handbags That Help ................................................................... 10 The Family Center ........................................................................ 12 New Funds ........................................................................................ 14 Funds of the Foundation ........................................................ 16
Unrestricted Funds ............................................................................................. 16 Field of Interest Funds . ................................................................................... 19 Agency Funds . ............................................................................................................ 20 Designated Funds ................................................................................................... 22 Progr am Sponsorship Funds ....................................................................... 24 Supporting Organizations . .......................................................................... 24 Donor-Advised Funds . ....................................................................................... 24 Scholarship Funds ................................................................................................ 25 Seed Funds ..................................................................................................................... 30
Guidelines for Gr antseekers ................................................. 47 HancockREADS Fund . ............................................................... 48 CommunityREAD . ......................................................................... 49 Hancock Education Fund . ..................................................... 50 ECLIPSe Partnership . ................................................................... 54 Board of Trustees ........................................................................ 56 Foundation Staff ......................................................................... 56 Volunteers and Committee Members . ............................... 57 Endowment ..................................................................................... 58 Finance & Investment Committee ....................................... 59 Financial Statements ................................................................. 60 100 Best Communities . ................................................................ 62
Our Donors .................................................................................... 31
The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation
Message from the President
The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation unveiled a new logo and tagline this year. Although we have a fresh new image, our mission remains the same and is the reason for our existence. We feel our new tagline, Bridging Resources. Granting Opportunity. compliments and enhances our mission. Bringing together people and organizations who are committed to strengthening our community is at the heart of what we do. During a year that has been filled with uncertainty, our community has risen to the challenge and proven that passionate, caring and dedicated individuals and organizations can make a difference in the lives of thousands. Our new tagline is also the theme of this years annual report. Dispersed throughout this years annual report are bridges, some old and some new, many of which are still located in our community. The bridge that is highlighted near the front of the annual report is the historic 1895 iron bridge that once stretched across the Blanchard River on Marion Township Road 241. The 116 year-old wrought-iron bridge was replaced in 2008 with a wooden covered bridge. With the support of many organizations, including a grant from the Community Foundation, resources were bridged and the historic landmark was preserved and safely moved just around the corner to the Riverbend Recreational Area. In 2010, the Community Foundation provided support to the Findlay Hope House for the Homeless for its Bridges Out of Poverty program. This program has the support from many local organizations, including Handbags That Help, with a goal to alleviate poverty and provide opportunity for individuals who want to prosper. More information about this program is found on page 6. These two grants, which fittingly have to do with bridges, are just a few of the many grants that reinforce the significance of our tagline, Bridging Resources. Granting Opportunity. In 2010, over 1,000 individuals made gifts totaling $2,701,228 to the Community Foundation to benefit Findlay and Hancock County. Because of their generosity, our assets have grown to more than $67 million. This allowed us to grant $2.35 million to local nonprofit organizations last year. Each of the 361 grants weve awarded has proven how strong our tagline of bridging resources and granting opportunity really is. With the $2.35 million we granted in 2010, local organizations began preventing drug abuse, supporting individuals in poverty, building capacity, preserving history, supporting teen victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, providing scholarships, and so much more. The Community Foundation is already halfway through 2011 and as we prepare to celebrate our 20th anniversary in 2012, we can look back on this years growth and success with pride. We have been visionary in our planning to stay ahead of a still rebounding economy. We have strengthened our foundation and are connecting with the community in new ways. Even more than responding to community needs, we are using new research and information to foresee opportunities to increase the overall quality of life in our area.
The Community Foundation works in partnership with people and organizations across the philanthropic landscapelocal nonprofits, funders, businesses, volunteers, and donors to invest in creative solutions that make a meaningful difference in peoples lives. We could never capture the full impact of our work in one annual report. In part, thats because the influence of our philanthropic support, in the form of grant dollars, time and energy, is often realized over many years. Even so, the stories in these pages demonstrate some of the many ways in which the Community Foundation bridges people and resources to grant opportunity that generates maximum impact and lasting change.
Katherine Kreuchauf, CFRE President

Grant Highlights
Early Stage Dementia Program

Katherine Wright is creating eight family scrapbooks, one for each grandchild. The task consumes her time, but it is a labor of love. Time and memory fade away, but scrapbooks remain, holding together a familys beloved faces and special moments. Eight years ago, doctors diagnosed Kathy with Alzheimers disease. Her disease has progressed slowly, due in part to early diagnosis and medication. But Kathy still feels her memory, and life, slipping through her fingers each day. She constantly misplaces objects around her house and sometimes forgets entire conversations. But far worse, she says, is the realization that one day she wont recognize the faces of her precious grandchildren. It is a battle every day and I get depressed easily, she admits. But Ive learned how to pull myself out of it in order to survive. In Hancock County, approximately 1,400 people have been diagnosed with Alzheimers disease or related dementia and 3,500 people serve
Memory Walk team and Walkers at the Findlay Memory Walk held at Riverside Park. Honorary Walk Chair was John Urbanski.
Julie Noonan from the PBS documentary The Forgetting at the Family Center for a caregiver program.
Ohio advocates meeting with Sen. Voinovichs staff member during the annual Advocacy Forum in Washington, DC.
as their caregivers. As the Baby Boomer generation ages, those numbers will rise, says Marty Williman, RN, BSN, education manager at the Findlay office of the Alzheimers Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter. A devastating illness, Alzheimers impacts a persons memory, speech, comprehension, judgment and sometimes her personality. Many people delay seeking medical help. They may ignore their symptoms and attribute them to stress or the normal process of aging. Once diagnosed, most individuals experience denial and/or depression. They grieve over the loss of their independence, says Williman. Their relationships and life in general changes. Thinking about and planning for the future can be difficult. The Alzheimers Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter helps individuals and caregivers cope by providing a wide range of support services. These include educational programs, resource materials, financial assistance for respite care, support groups, a helpline, and a special program that combines exercise activities for people with dementia with education for their caregivers.
Coach Frank Broyles (far right), author of Coach Broyles Playbook for Alzheimers Caregivers was in Findlay with his daughter Betsy Broyles Arnold (center right) and granddaughter Molly Arnold (center left) for a caregiver program. This picture also includes Martha Williman (center) of the Alzheimers Assoc. and board member, Bill Conlisk (far left).
Advocates at the annual Memory Day advocacy event in Columbus.
In coming years, individuals may live and cope with early stage dementia for a longer period of time. In addition to earlier and more accurate detection of the disease, researchers are developing new drugs to better treat Alzheimers. These promising developments point to the importance of Early Stage programs in the future, says Williman. The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation awarded the Alzheimers Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter a threeyear, $29,250 grant to support an expansion of its Early Stage Program in Hancock County. In 2013, Findlay will host an Early Stage conference, headlined by a nationally-known speaker, for community professionals. The local office will also enhance the emotional support, educational programming and resource materials provided to county residents dealing with the
diseases onset. This includes an expansion of Transitions, a monthly support group that provides a safe forum for individuals diagnosed with dementia to discuss their symptoms, fears and feelings. In addition, participants learn coping skills, activities to stimulate cognition and reminiscence, and medical information. Kathy, a Transitions co-facilitator, is thrilled by the programs expansion. She has emerged as a passionate advocate for people living with the disease locally. She frequently shares her personal story to encourage and educate others. God put me on this journey for a reason, she says. So Ive tried to turn something terrible into something great by helping others. I think people look at me and hear my story, and it gives them hope.
Kathy Wright, photo courtesey of The Courier
Bridges Out of Poverty

For the first time in her life, Jennifer, age 30, has future goals and a path to achieve them. An unemployed single mom, shes struggled in poverty for years. Today, shes embracing dramatic changes in many areas of her life, hoping for a brighter tomorrow for herself and her two children. Ive reached a low place and made poor decisions in the past, Jennifer admits. Now I have high expectations for myself and the people in my community. Jennifer credits her new outlook to the Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin by World classes that are part of Bridges Out of Poverty, a progressive approach toward combating poverty in Hancock County. Modeled after a nationally-recognized program, Bridges engages community members from all economic classes to transform peoples lives. Bridges is not a temporary solution; it is a path toward systemic change. Findlay stands ready for change, says Carol Taylor, Bridges coordinator. Local leaders have grown alarmed by the citys rising number of unemployed and working poor residents. A key marker of the problem: 40 percent of all Findlay City School students receive free or reduced cost lunches. A direct correlation exists between a communitys poverty level and its stability. Poverty strains the entire community, Taylor explains. Stress levels rise, so crime increases. The educational system suffers and social service agencies face overwhelming demands. We all end up digging deeper when a large segment of the population cant contribute to the community. Bridges Out of Poverty, administered by Hope House for the Homeless, Inc., seeks to strengthen Hancock County by alleviating poverty. The program brings people together to break down barriers. Individuals who want to move from generational
Without time, enormous support, education, and a fair shot, they will not make it.
poverty to prosperity face immense obstacles, explains Taylor. Without time, enormous support, education, and a fair shot, they will not make it. Getting Ahead classes, which show people how to be successful in life, provide a catalyst for change. Participants learn how to function effectively in the middle class environment of education and employment. They examine the community and the restraints holding them back. They take a sobering look at the personal choices and behaviors that may be contributing to their troubles. It can be a painful process at times, says Jennifer. But the classes are empowering and eye-opening. Bridges goes a step further by pairing each class participant with intentional friends, successful middle class individuals called allies. Allies meet regularly with participants to offer support and encouragement. Allies might help a Getting Ahead participant prepare for a job interview or navigate the process of applying to college.
Just two years after its launch locally, Bridges has produced results. Many program participants have gained employment, established long-term goals for the first time, or pursued further education. To support the programs expansion, the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation awarded Hope House a twoyear, $76,200 grant. Hope House plans to graduate a minimum of 30 individuals each year from the Getting Ahead classes, increase the number of allies, and continue to educate community members about generational poverty. Jennifer attests to the programs impact. The Getting Ahead classes and her allies have inspired her to want more out of life. No longer content with the status quo, she has created a future story for her family. Her first goal is to find a job, she says. Next, she plans to pursue higher education and a career in social services, helping others. It has been amazing to meet people in the community who genuinely care, she says. Just having people on my side who believe in me has helped me to believe in myself.
Feed-a-Child Program
Most Findlay schoolchildren look forward to a carefree weekend, a chance to sleep in and hang out with friends. Yet for a growing number of youngsters, the weekend brings uncertainty, because no school means little or no food to eat.
Childhood hunger is a serious community problem, says Andrea King, principal of Washington Intermediate School. Findlay has a reputation for being a wealthy community, she explains. So people are often surprised to learn the city has a large population of economically-disadvantaged citizens. At Washington Intermediate, 79 percent of the children receive free or reduced school lunches, the highest percentage in the city. Jacobs Primary and Lincoln Elementary follow close behind with 67 percent and 55 percent respectively. The struggling economy, along with rising food and gas prices, has made it more difficult for many local families to make ends meet. Too often the unemployed or working poor are forced to choose between paying bills and buying groceries, says King. Unfortunately, children become the innocent victims when their parents cannot provide for their basic needs. Hungry children struggle to learn and succeed in life, says King. At school, we make sure they receive a healthy breakfast and lunch to get them through the day. But until now, we couldnt help them over the weekends. Feed-A-Child, a new initiative administered by the Findlay Family YMCA, bridges this gap to ensure no child goes hungry on Saturdays or Sundays. Each Friday, children in need receive a free bag of food at school. Packed with easy-to-prepare items like macaroni and cheese, cereal, and beef stew, each bag contains enough nonperishable food for six weekend
meals for one child. Contracting with the West Ohio Food Bank, Feed-a-Child can feed one child on every weekend during the school year for just $140. Marathon Oil Company employees provided the impetus for the programs creation. A team of Marathon volunteers tutor Washington students in reading each week. Dismayed after discovering how long some students went between meals, the Marathon volunteers vowed to take action. Feed-A-Child emerged as a true grassroots effort between public, private and non-profit organizations in Findlay. Findlay City Schools, United Way of Hancock County, Findlay Family YMCA , Marathon Oil Company, and the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation joined forces to meet the nutritional needs of the citys most vulnerable citizens. Feed-A Child receives funding from Marathon Oil Company employees and the Marathon Oil Foundation. The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation awarded Feed-a-Child a two-year, $50,000 grant in 2010. During the 2010-11 school year, Feed-A-Child served 187 schoolchildren at Washington Intermediate. The weekend feeding program will expand to Jacobs Primary in fall 2011 and to Lincoln Elementary in fall 2012. Each Friday, when Marathon volunteers deliver the bags of food to Washington, they witness the students faces light up over the gift. The students look forward to the Friday delivery, says King. They are sincerely excited and grateful for the food.
Dorney Legacy Society
When L. Dale Dorney first visited the offices of the Cleveland Foundation in the early 1970s, he arrived unannounced in his usual business attire. During his conversation with foundation staff, Mr. Dorney made quite an impression with his sophisticated knowledge of the worlds of finance and law, and his creative vision of public giving. They had no way of knowing that day whether he had five hundred or five thousand dollars to give. But his keen understanding and passion for the enduring spirit of philanthropy were easily recognized.
In 1976, he left the Cleveland Foundation a $2.2 million dollar bequest dedicated to improving the quality of life in Findlay and Hancock County. He hoped that this gift might one day form the nucleus of a community foundation. His dream came to fruition in 1992 when the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation was established as a supporting organization of the Cleveland Foundation. On February 28, 1999, the FindlayHancock County Community Foundation became an independent entity and the Dorney Fund assets designated for Hancock County were returned to our community. What started as one mans generous gift to his community, has been further expanded by local residents. Today, the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation is one of 68 community foundations in Ohio and more then 700 community foundations nationwide. Since 1976, the Dorney Fund has provided more than $10.8 million dollars to support the work of the Community Foundation and other local nonprofit agencies. And through the power of endowment, where gifts are invested and earnings are used to make grants that address community needs, Mr. Dorneys gift will keep giving, and growing, forever. Thats the power of a charitable fund with the Community Foundation. Your good work far outlasts your lifetime.
people choose to give through The Community Foundation
Ten reasons
1. We are a local organization with

deep roots in the community.
2. Our professional staff has broad

expertise regarding community issues and needs. service tailored to each individuals charitable and financial interests. in the causes they care about most. of assets and can facilitate complex forms of giving. advisors to create highlyeffective approaches to charitable giving.
3. We provide personalized
4. Our funds help people invest 5. We accept a wide variety
6. We partner with professional
7. We offer maximum tax
advantages as allowed by federal law. dollars by pooling them with other gifts and grants.
8. We multiply the impact of gift 9. We build endowment funds
Most people who encountered L. Dale Dorney during his lifetime were unaware of the unique life and industrious nature that lay behind his quaint, unpretentious exterior. A private man, he lived the majority of his 90 years in his native Findlay, Ohio. Although he made his mark as an astute businessman and wise investor, he always down-played his material wealth. In fact, few people knew the extent to which he had pursued his life-long quest of building substantial personal assets and establishing a trust that would serve the people of his community for many generations to come.
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that benefit the communitys future and help create personal legacies that last forever.
10. We are a community leader,
convening agencies and coordinating resources to create positive change.
Members of the Dorney Legacy Society have notified us of their intent to leave a planned gift or bequest to the Community Foundation, demonstrating their commitment to the future of Findlay and Hancock County. Individuals who have already shown their commitment by endowing permanent funds during their lifetimes are also members of the Dorney Legacy Society. As a member of the Dorney Legacy Society, youll be invited to: NAME YOUR CHARITABLE FUND. As you plan your legacy, the fund can bear your name or you can honor a family member or loved one. You may, of course, choose anonymity instead. SHARE YOUR PERSONAL HISTORY. We would like to preserve your story and photographs for future generations who will receive grants from your named fund. ATTEND SPECIAL EVENTS. Let us introduce you to other generous people who have also provided for the future of Findlay and Hancock County in their estate plans. BE NAMED IN FOUNDATION PUBLICATIONS. We would like to give others the opportunity to follow your example of community stewardship and leadership. We also respect the wishes of those who prefer to give anonymously. LEARN OF CHANGES IN OHIO PROBATE OR FEDERAL TAX LAW. Working with your professional advisor, we want to make sure your estate plan continues to accomplish your personal, financial, and charitable objectives. By following in L. Dale Dorneys footsteps, you will help to ensure that our community continues to thrive far into the future. The Community Foundation provides confidential philanthropic services to prospective donors, without pressure or obligation. Our staff will work with you and your professional advisor to provide information about the many options available to you, designing a plan that works best for you and your personal situation. For more information on planned giving or the Dorney Legacy Society, please contact the Community Foundation at 419-425-1100.
Dorney Legacy Society Members

Neil Acharya* Fredrick C. and Ruth* G. Aldrich Herb S. Aldrich* W.S. Sherman* and Wanda Alge Eva Kate Cowen Anderson* Gertrude O. Anderson* Randy Baker Albert J. Ball* John C.* and Jane C. Barbieri Richard P. Jr. and Shirley Barchent Daniel R. Bennett* Richard N. and Mildred B. Bishop Ben Breece* Pat and Jack Brown Joseph R.* and Westelle* Browne James F. and Mary Alys Brucklacher Cheryl Buckland and Larry Manley April Lynn Rodeheffer Burbach* Lora Wiest Burgderfer* Kylene Bycycnski* Kathy Carty* Wayne and Dawna Casper Harold Doc Castor* James L. Child, Jr.* Charles Robert Clapper* Florence G. Collins* Harry F. Cooper* George E. Countryman* Floyd J.* and Alice K.* Curran James* and Marie* Dally Irma Maxheimer Dana* Richard (Dick) E. Daugherty* Judge Allan Davis Claire Davis Barbara Deerhake Richard and Barbara Deerhake Family Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Donnell L. Dale Dorney* Allen* and Ruth* Dudley Mary Ann Emerine* William P.* and Pauline* Deisel Mary E. Fell G. Richard* and Beverly Fisher M. Margaret Foster* William Clark Foster* Philip D. Gardner* Sara Wagner Gast* Gail Getway* Ivan and Dorothy Gorr Jean C. Graham Frank and Annett Hollington Guglielmi Evelyn J. Burkey Hamilton David S. and Susan M. Healy Beth Bradley Heck* W. Kenneth* and R. Ruth* Helvie J. William Hollington John W. Hollington* Earl* and Laverne* Irons William H. Jackson* Ronald N. Jenkins* Keith L. and Sheila K. Jolliff April Sue Jones* Bradley Joseph* Warren* and Peg Kirk Bell George and Helen* Koepke Vance Kramer III* Marjorie A. Kuhlman* William H.* and Martha E.* Lape Gertrude A. Lee* Sheila Lewis* Dave* and Marge* Lodge Ed Lodico* Kyle P. Luginbuhl* Benjamin R.L. Lunn* John M.* and Patricia M. Luther Gordon* and Marilyn* Macklin Punk E.* and Martha M.* Mains Howard* and Carolyn* Marvin M. Andrew May* Richard J. McCall* Robert L. McClelland Miriam S. Rader* Richard K. and Lynn J. McCord Erica Miller* Glendora Mills* Thomas E. Moore* Dana and Kathy Morgan Zach Morgan* James A. Moul Barbara and Richard Muzy Michael Needler Family G. Norman and Jane* Nicholson John Noble* Tom* and Esther* Orndorff Michael G. and Patricia Oxley Jim and Mahrokh (Esfandiary) Palte Garry and Kathleen Peiffer Sterling* and Meredith* Pfeiffer Family Mary Ellen Poff* G. (Bud)* and Valerie* Poole J. Alec and Sandra M. Reinhardt Roger Renz* E.D. (Bud)* and Jean* Retter Jim and Mary Jane* Roberts Marv and Judy Rower Ralph Russo John H. Schaefer* Madeleine T. Schneider* Elaine H. Schoonmaker Family Dorothy F. Secor* John Edward Seman* T.R. Shoaff* Cindy Shoupe - Parker* Dr. Thomas Richard Shoupe* Wendene Wilson Shoupe Don and Mary (Pat) Sink Tami Sink Bill Slack* Cathie L. Solt* Michael Solt Loren Steiner* Gene and Elaine Stevens Robert L.* and Dortha W.* Stober Roberta Stober Glen* and Mary* Stover Stacy Stover* John P. Stozich* Jack and Midge Thomas Tell* and Opal* Thompson Richard Thompson* Dr. Raymond J.* and Jane J. Tille Mary Jo Urshalitz* Anna VanGorder* Leo Vielhaber* Deorah Ruth Wall* James and Patricia Wall Stephen F. and Irene* M.P. Ware C.P.* and Evelyn J. Weaver William R. Webb Walter L. Weber* Lester L. Werntz* Gene and Marge White Barton* and Josephine* Wilson Nathan C. Wilson* Leo* and Virginia* Woodward Grant* and Emily* Young Charles J. Younger Christopher Jon Younger George R.* and Harriet J.* Younger Mariann Dana Younger Paul Randolph Younger Scott Charles Younger Stephen Dana Younger Linda B. Ziegler* Anonymous (29) * Deceased
Handbags That Help

Handbags That Help (HTH) is a womens giving circle founded in 2007 by a group of women committed to dramatically improving lives throughout the Greater Hancock County community. Using its pooled membership dollars, HTH collectively funds grants to charitable projects and programs. A unique feature of this group is members are not asked to do any fundraising. The only thing required of a member is a $500 annual contribution which gives her a single vote as to how the pooled funds will be awarded. Group memberships of 2-5 women are also available.
2010-2011 Handbags That Help Grants

Caughman Health Center
Caughman Health Center received a grant of $21,499 to partially support a part-time Pharmacist. Nearly 1,000 patients annually use Caughman Health Center who are considered complicated patients. These individuals are very sick and may have dozens of medications prescribed. Many individuals are prescribed medications by different physicians and use multiple pharmacies. This grant allowed Caughman Health Center to hire a part-time Pharmacist to check for side effects and make sure all prescribed medications are needed. Caughman Health Center is owned and operated by Blanchard Valley Health System.
HTH is focused on:

Cultivating women as philanthropic leaders; Creating a new and substantial pool of money donated by women; Identifying appropriate and timely opportunities and projects; Allocating funds based on majority preference; Accomplishing change; Celebrating impact; and Attaining recognition as a difference maker, as well as a valued and significant resource.
Century Health
Century Health received a grant of $21,715 to strengthen services to its programmatic structure that closely mirrors an effective and comprehensive treatment program. Through this program, Century Health directly targets common barriers to treatment. Century Health received the following in funding: Case Manager ($13,196), transportation and child care for those receiving services ($4,080), consultant to determine the feasibility of providing Suboxone treatment at Century Health ($5,000), and travel by the Case Manager for off-site visits ($2,940). Century Health provides quality mental health and substance abuse treatment and education to residents of Hancock County and nearby communities.
The Community Foundation serves as the sponsoring organization for HTH, providing fiscal and program sponsorship. Any woman who is interested in joining HTH should contact the Community Foundation office or visit the website at www.community-foundation.com.
Handbags That Help Guiding Circle 2010-2011

Julie Anderson, Chair Kolleen Kirk Rill, Vice Chair Kristen Johnson, Secretary Kim Stumpp, Treasurer Jeri Bjorling, Grants Committee Chair Sandy Hansen, Member at Large Judy Pusateri, Communications Chair Donna Ruse, Program Committee Chair
TOTAL 2010-2011 HANDBAGS THAT HELP GRANTS = $43,214
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2010-2011 Handbags That Help Members
2009-2010 Handbags That Help Grants

Findlay Hope House for the Homeless, Inc.
$25,000/one year Supporting Bridges Out of Poverty program Ruth Aldrich* Sharon Aller Julie Anderson Mary Lou Anderson Kelly Atkins Ruth Ball Amy Ballinger Connie Barron-Smith Kimberly Bash Patti Bash Jeri Bjorling Jen Bookwalter Sara Bova Ann Brossia* Julie Brown Kathleen Brubaker Sherri Brumbaugh Lonna Bruskotter Leah Buchanan Darlene Buck Cheryl Buckland Janelle Busdeker Susan Chesebro Barbara Chesebro-Corbin Sally Chesebro-Mathews Meg Chesebro-Ramlow Lynn Child Nora Cochran Anni Collette Angela Crist Carol Dale-Joseph Jane Davis Linda DeArment Barbara Deerhake Jana Doone Shary Duff Myra Egbert Lynn Ellerbrock Virginia Erner Leigh Esper Katherine Fell Bev Fisher Anita Fitzgerald Rita Fitzgerald Beth Flowers Chase Francis Sandy Franks Janet Frech Jean Garner Barbara Gebhardt Mary Halvorsen Mary Beth Hammond Sandy Hansen Carol Hauzie Patty Haywood Suzi Healy Kathy Heintschel Jane Heminger Shirley Hewitt Kay Hill Betty Hipp Jackie Hitchings Terri Hooper Lisa Houck Nancy Hutchinson Alda Hymes Joanne Ingold Darla Johannsen Kristen Johnson Mary Johnston Kerry Kirk Diana Kirk Kolleen Kirk Rill Kay Kose Andrea Kramer Wilcox Kathy Kreuchauf Terry Krivoruchka Marge Kruse Gwen Kuenzli Alanna Langlois Pam Lather Linda Lotz Patty Luther Dorothy Maclaren Ann Malarky Carol Mallett Lynn McCord Eleanor McCoy Gene McEvoy Lydia Mihalik Deborah Mihalik Tricia Miles Linda Miller Cheryl Miller PJ Milligan Ann Moore Betty Morgan Lindsay Needler-Turner Dionne Neubauer Beth Niemeyer Dawn Palmer Sarah Palmer Susan Pancake Kathy Peiffer Allyson Perry Robin Pfeiffer Virginia Pilstl Erin Poling Isabelle Pratt Judy Pusateri Jill Quinlin Stacey Reineke Sandra Reinhardt Donna Ridenour Mary Jane Roberts* Sally Robinson Carol Roessing Connie Rooney Marty Rothey Donna Ruse Suzy Sackmann Mary Jo Schaller Barbara Sheehan Ami Simmermeyer Peggy Slough Jacqueline Smith Karen Smith Linda Spahr Holly Spann Elaine Stansberry Nancy Stephani Sandra Stoll Lissa Streaker Kim Stumpp Jennifer Swartzlander Carol Taylor Chris Thorton Laurie Vaupel Julia Walsh-Zitkovic Karen Wentz Corri Wilcox Susan Williams Julie Williamson-Wright Kim Wires Judy Withrow Patt Wittwer Carri Wurm Gwen Wynkoop Beverly Yammine Mariann Younger Beth Zachrich Joyce Ziegler *Deceased
Young Mens Christian Association (Findlay)

$15,713/one year Supporting Riverside Pool by funding lifeguards
TOTAL 2009-2010 HANDBAGS THAT HELP GRANTS = $40,713
The Family Center

The Family Center, established by the Community Foundation in 2006, is a multi-tenant nonprofit center located at 1800 North Blanchard Street in Findlay. Multi-tenant nonprofit centers are buildings that house multiple nonprofit organizations and provide healthy, efficient, quality, missionenhancing workspace. While it may not be as apparent from the outside as the resurfacing, sealing and striping of the parking lot and drives which took place this past summer, inside the Family Center another remodeling project was underway in the fall of 2010. This project allowed Hancock Metropolitan Housing Authority to add an additional 810 square feet to accommodate its continued growth. The Family Center is one of only a few hundred similar facilities nationwide and is recognized for its unique concept and ability to improve the delivery of social services in our community. The Family Center is owned, managed, and maintained by the Hancock Properties Foundation, a supporting organization of the Community Foundation. For a list of the Hancock Properties Foundation Board of Directors please see page 57.
Stability
Many nonprofits are often relegated to whatever space is available, not what space will best further their mission. This may mean operating in low quality, overcrowded, outdated facilities that may be inaccessible to clients who have limited transportation or physical abilities. The Family Center is handicap accessible, it offers a convenient and low cost meeting space, and it provides tenant agencies with a positive and productive work environment.
Affordability
Increasingly high rent costs make it difficult for nonprofits to maintain adequate facilities to house their staff and provide their services. The Family Center offers affordable opportunities for local nonprofit agencies.
Goals of the Family Center

1. 2. 3. 4. To serve those in need with dignity. To create a synergy among agencies in providing services that will change lives. To improve the infrastructure of nonprofit agencies. To increase community awareness that there are low-income families in Findlay who need help becoming financially stable.
Location and Visibility

Nonprofits are not always located in places that are easily accessible for clientele. In Findlay, our agencies were scattered from one end of town to another. People needing services often didnt know where to go to get help or they needed help from more than one agency. The Family Center building is well-located, making it easier for people to find the help they need. The Family Center also provides the visibility needed for our community to recognize the important role the nonprofits play in making our community a better place to live.
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Nonprofit Collaboration
By enhancing program delivery space, an amazing synergy has been created. Prior to creation of the Family Center, many of our tenant agencies were unfamiliar with what services other agencies offered. Now, they are able to work together as partner agencies to best assist local people in need. Its not uncommon to see one agency staffer walking clients down the hall to another agency to find additional help with their situation. We are blessed to have many professionals and leaders in the nonprofit sector who are talented, caring and well-prepared to improve the lives of our citizens.
Family Center Agencies

Alzheimers Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter Associated Charities Cancer Patient Services Caughman Health Center C.H.O.P.I.N. Hall Dental Center of Northwest Ohio Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, Appleseed Ridge Habitat for Humanity of Findlay/Hancock County Hancock Christian Clearing House Hancock Metropolitan Housing Authority Hope House for the Homeless Legal Aid of Western Ohio Lupus Foundation of America, Michigan and NW Ohio Chapter, Inc. WIC (Women, Infants, Children)
Working Toward The Future

As a result of the success weve already seen with this facility, opportunities to improve and expand the facilities located at 1800 North Blanchard Street are being examined. Hancock Properties Foundation leadership is working with local government and several other nonprofit agencies to continue to develop the Family Center property into a campus of caring for our community.
Continuing Financial Support

The total cost for the Family Center purchase and renovation was $6 million. Continued financial support is needed to pay for and maintain the facility and enable local agencies to operate in their clients best interests. To make a gift to support the Family Center, please contact the Community Foundation office.
Family Center Website

www.hancockfamilycenter.org
Kevin Richardson, Building Manager
Above - CHOPIN Hall volunteer packaging food supplies for local families in need. Right - Hancock Christian Clearing House volunteer counsels clients and assists them in meeting emergency needs.
Above - The Richard and Barbara Deerhake Family Room encourages reading.
New Funds
The following funds were established at the Community Foundation in 2010. Their philanthropic purposes are as diverse as the people they honor, but all share the common goal of supporting our community.
music staff and directors in the conduct of a comprehensive program of music education.
Owens Community College Success Fund

This fund was established to support the Owens Community College Success program designed to remove financial barriers that impede college enrollment for high school graduates who receive only partial financial aid in the form of government need-based grants. The program provides these students with an additional scholarship that will bridge the gap between their financial aid and the cost of an education at Owens. A long-term goal of the program is to help increase high school graduation rates. This program will be available to all students within Hancock County who meet the Success Program criteria.
High School with a scholarship. The athlete will have participated in at least one varsity support prior to his or her senior year and received at least one varsity letter by graduation. The award is for a full-time freshman student at an accredited college, university, or technical school.
Bobby C. Burrell Golf Scholarship

Joyce Burrell, and children, Barbie, Bobbie, Teresa, Terri, Tina, and Tommy established this seed fund in memory of Bobby C. Burrell. The scholarship will be for a graduating senior of a statechartered Hancock County high school. It will be awarded to a student enrolled at an accredited college, university, or technical school with financial need. Bobby graduated in 1960 from Findlay High School. He enlisted in the United States Army and served in Germany. He worked at the Union Carbide in Fostoria, then the Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. where he was a tire inspector and in quality control, until he retired in 1999. Bobby was an outstanding athlete participating in baseball, softball, golf and bowling. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He was a life member of the DAV, AMVETS, and the National Rifle Association. He was a member of the Findlay Moose, VFW, Field and Stream, the Conservation Club, and Lakeland Golf Course.
Pat and Jack Brown Scholarship

Pat and Jack Brown established this fund in 2010 for the purpose of investing in the higher education of students who demonstrate athletic leadership at Liberty-Benton High School. The award is for a full-time freshmen student at an accredited college or university.
Dudley, Findlay Music Boosters Fund

The Allen and Ruth Dudley Scholarship was established in 1997 and supported music students at Findlay High School. The Dudley fund was set to retire at the end of 2009. The Findlay Music Boosters had an interest in establishing an endowment fund. With the common interest of the Findlay Music Boosters and the Allen and Ruth Dudley Fund, the Music Boosters fully endowed the fund. The purpose of the fund is to support the Findlay Music Boosters and its programs to promote music education in the Findlay City Schools by: 1) encouraging the musical training of students from elementary through high school, 2) providing financial assistance to improve the musical experience for all students, 3) promoting and publicizing the importance of music in the community, and 4) assisting the
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Tonia and Beckie Dunson Fund

The Tonia and Beckie Dunson Fund was established as a seed fund. This fund will support Arcadia Local Schools for the benefit of female high school sports above and beyond the normally budgeted items. Pat was named to the Community Foundation Board of Trustees in 2009 and also serves on the Hancock Properties Foundation Board. Pat is Vice President of Marketing for Dealer Strategic Planning, Inc. A lifetime resident of Findlay and an active member of the community, Pat was a member of the Liberty-Benton School Board; Hancock County Board of Education; and the Benton Ridge Telephone Company Board of Directors.
Arlington Athletic Boosters Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2010 by the Arlington Athletic Boosters. The intention of the fund is to award one male and one female athlete at Arlington
Findlay High School Class of 1951 Scholarship

The Findlay High School Class of 1951 Scholarship was established in 2010 as a seed fund. A class member of the 1951 Findlay High School Class created a bronze Trojan head to be displayed in the Findlay High School courtyard. This
a student-athlete at Findlay High School. His love of life and people endeared Greg Miller to the local community. Greg was the owner of Millers Luncheonette on North Main Street, its distinctive neon letters EAT a beacon to hungry passers-by. He worked part-time at the Findlay landmark from age 16, then full-time after his 1974 graduation from Findlay High School. He inherited the restaurant from his father, Wilbur Miller, (who opened Millers in 1949 with his brother, Bob) and remained at the helm of the downtown Findlay institution until it closed after the 2007 flood. Greg was also very involved in his childrens sports teams, serving in a variety of coaching roles over the years including girls softball coach at Findlay High School. Many would say his coaching style reflected his love of life. He taught children how to work together on a team, and emphasized the fundamentals of the sport and teamwork rather than winning.
Mariann and Charles established scholarships in honor of each of their four sons in 2007 and now their children are giving back to them. These scholarships are an example of family giving to family and demonstrate a way of giving back to your community. Mariann and Charles are very active in the community. Charles is a long-time member of the Community Foundations Board of Trustees. He retired as Executive Vice President of Continental Cablevision, Inc.
Trojan bronze plaque was designed to represent the wishes of the entire class of 51. In the end, the project became more than just a way to memorialize individuals or the class of 51; the plaque became a tribute to the school which fostered the class. The class hopes the plaque will inspire other classes to reach for their dreams. The class of 51 exceeded its original goal of funding the plaque and chose to use the remaining funds to establish a seed fund, which, once endowed, will ensure future classes of Findlay High School to continue to reach for their dreams. The class continues to raise funds to support this scholarship.
Gail was a 1929 graduate of Liberty Township High School. In 1932, she graduated from Findlay Home and Hospital and, in 1944, she graduated from Grace Hospital School of Anesthesiology in Detroit, Michigan. She retired from St. Ritas Medical Center, Lima, OH, in 1976. Gail was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, the Rosary Altar Society, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, American Association of Retired Persons and was a fiftyyear member and past president of the Business and Professional Womens Organization.
Gail Getway Scholarship

This scholarship was established as a seed fund in memory of Gail Getway. The award is for a full-time student entering at least the sophomore year at an accredited college or university to study nursing.
Greg Miller Scholarship

The Greg Miller Scholarship has been established as a seed fund. The scholarship, established by the family, will support
Mariann Dana Younger and Charles Jacob Younger Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2010 by the families of Mariann and Charles children, Scott Younger, Paul Younger, Stephen Younger, and Christopher Younger in honor of the couple. The award is for a freshman student at an accredited four-year college or university and is renewable for up to three additional years.
Funds of the Foundation
The Community Foundation is honored to carry out the charitable interests of our donors. We are deeply grateful to the hundreds of individuals who have established more than 270 funds and to the thousands of individuals who have contributed to them. Together, we are making a difference in our community. The following is a current list of the funds* donors have established at the Community Foundation. Many are endowments - permanent capital that will support local nonprofit organizations and their good works forever. You will notice that some funds are very flexible and can be used to address the ever-changing needs of our community, while other funds are very specific in their purpose. All of these funds share a commonality: they were established by people who want to support their community. * Donors who wish for their funds to remain anonymous are not listed in the Funds of the Foundation section. Indicates Seed Funds. See page 30 for more information.
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
Meeting ever-changing community needs. Unrestricted gifts allow our program staff and board of trustees to do what they do best: assess community needs and respond by awarding grants to the nonprofit organizations that undertake our communitys most critical work. Unrestricted funds help the Community Foundation to support long-term solutions; respond quickly to emergencies; and meet changing social, cultural, educational, or environmental needs in our local community.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Barchent Jr. Fund

Established 1995 Strong supporters of scouting, the Hancock County Fair, and other local organizations, Dick and Shirley established this unrestricted fund to give back to their community.
Richard and Barbara Deerhake Fund

Established 1993 Dick, a retired orthopaedic surgeon, and Barbara, the first local program officer of the L. Dale Dorney Fund and first president of the Community Foundation, have supported the community in many leadership positions. Volunteerism and philanthropy have long been Deerhake family priorities.
Fifth Third Bank Fund

Established 1994 Fifth Third Bank established this fund in the philanthropic tradition of Findlays founding fathers, to be a good corporate citizen in order to create a strong community.
Findlay Industries, Inc. Fund

Established 1993 This fund was established by the founder of Findlay Industries, Philip D. Gardner, to support our community.
Florence G. Collins Fund

Established 1995 A testamentary gift from the Florence G. Collins estate established this fund. Florence was a member of First Christian Church and was instrumental in bringing Girl Scouts to Findlay.
L. Dale Dorney Fund

Established 1976; Revised 1999 L. Dale Dorney is our communitys father of philanthropy. Through his will in 1976, he established the Dorney Fund, a trust of the Cleveland Foundation. In 1992, the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation was established to complement and work cooperatively with the Dorney Fund. In 1999, when the Community Foundation became independent from the Cleveland Foundation, the Dorney Fund assets designated for Hancock County were returned to our community.
G. Richard and Beverly Fisher Fund

Established 1995 Beverly Fisher established this fund as a means of putting her roots down in the community that became her home after many years of traveling for Dicks job with Marathon. She also established a scholarship in Dicks honor at the Community Foundation.
Gertrude O. Anderson Fund 2

Established 1995 In addition to the designated funds Gertrude established for First Presbyterian Church and Hope House, this unrestricted fund supports our communitys changing needs.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Fund

Established 1993 Cooper Tire has a long tradition of being a responsible corporate citizen in our community. Many current and former Cooper employees are involved with the Community Foundation as board members, committee members, and donors.
Bank One Fund

Established 1993 Bank One established this fund as part of its strong tradition of community giving. This is a tradition which goes back to its predecessor companies, Diamond Savings & Loan and Hancock Savings & Loan.
Philip D. Gardner Fund

Established 1993 Mr. Gardner, founder of Findlay Industries, Inc. and local philanthropist, established this fund to support the start-up of the Community Foundation. He also served on the steering committee that established the Community Foundation.
George Countryman Fund

Established 2003 A 45-year Marathon Oil Company employee, George left this generous gift to our community as part of his estate.
Mary Ann Emerine Fund

Established 2005 Mary Ann Speiser Emerine established this fund with a gift from her charitable remainder trust to support charitable organizations in Hancock County.
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Ivan and Dorothy Gorr Fund

Established 1993 Ivan, former Chairman and CEO of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, and Dorothy, an active community member and mother to their five children, established this fund to support their community. Ivan served on the steering committee that helped establish the Community Foundation and on the Community Foundations Finance & Investment Committee.
Marjorie Kuhlman Fund

Established 2002 A member of East Foulke Avenue Church of God where she was a Sunday school teacher and pianist, Marjorie left this unrestricted gift as part of her estate.
Norman and Jane Nicholson Fund

Established 1993 The Nicholson family moved to Findlay in 1960 where Norm worked for Marathon Oil until his retirement in 1986. He was co-chairman of the steering committee that established the Community Foundation and served on the Board of Trustees from 19962009. Jane volunteered at the hospital for 25 years and was instrumental in starting programs that enabled elderly residents to stay in their homes.
Garry and Kathleen Peiffer Fund

Established 2009 Garry and Kathleen established this fund to support the unrestricted grantmaking of the Community Foundation. A long-time member of the Community Foundations Finance & Investment Committee, Garry was named to the Board of Trustees in 2009 and also serves as treasurer.
Gertrude A. Lee Fund

Established 2007 In her last will and testament, Gertrude Lee left an unrestricted gift to the Community Foundation. Gertrudes interests included supporting health care and womens issues.
Pfeiffer Family Fund

Established 1995 The Pfeiffer family moved to Findlay in 1957 when Sterling began working for McDonald & Company Securities. Active community members, Sterling and Meredith established this charitable lead trust to increase the unrestricted assets of the Community Foundation.
Hancor, Inc. Fund

Established 1993 Hancor, founded in 1887 in Findlay, is committed to supporting communities in which it operates in order to provide services for its valued workforce.
The Ohio Bank Fund Howard and Carolyn Marvin Fund

Established 2000 Longtime members of First Presbyterian Church, Howard and Carolyn left this estate gift to their community. Howard was a 40year Marathon Oil employee and a deacon, elder, trustee, and financial secretary for the church. Established 1993 Reinvestment in the community where you live and work was the philosophy of Peter Hosler, founder of The Ohio Bank. Even though The Ohio Bank is no longer in operation, having merged with Sky Bank and later Huntington, this fund continues to support our community.
Intersil Corporation Fund

Established 2002 Intersil Corporation established this fund to support our community.
The Schaefer Fund

Established 2001 John H. Jack Schaefer originally established this fund as a donor-advised fund to support his charitable interests. Upon his death, the fund converted to unrestricted dollars to be distributed at the discretion of the Community Foundations Board of Trustees.
OHM Corporation Fund George H. and Helen K. Koepke Fund

Established 1996 George and Helen moved to Findlay in 1985 at the invitation of their daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and David Healy, and Sandra and Lloyd Bunting. As dedicated supporters of our community , they admired the charitable objectives of the Community Foundation. Established 1993 This fund was established by CEO and President of OHM, James Kirk. Although OHM is no longer headquartered in Findlay, the fund serves as a permanent legacy and continues to support our community.
Madeleine Thomas Schneider Fund

Established 2005 Born and raised in Findlay, Madeleines family had deep roots in the community. This fund was established through a gift from her estate to benefit Hancock County. It is the largest single gift made to the Community Foundation to date, and when received in 2005, it nearly doubled the assets of the Community Foundation.
Robert L. and Dortha W. Stober Fund

Established 1998 A native of Hancock County, Dortha Wilch Stober believed that giving to the community was important. Hard-working people, she and her husband, Bob, were owners of Stobers Rubber Stamp Company from 19591994.
Tell and Opal Thompson Fund

Established 2006 This fund was established through a gift from the estate of Opal Thompson to support Hancock County.
Deborah Ruth Wall Fund

Established 1993 Jim and Pat Wall established this fund in memory of their daughter, Debbie, with the proceeds of her estate. A generous and caring young woman, they are confident she would approve of this gift to the Community Foundation for the benefit of the community.
The Community Endowment Fund

Established 1993 This general unrestricted fund supports the community needs of Findlay and Hancock County as determined by the Community Foundation Board of Trustees. Gifts of all sizes are pooled together in this fund. Donors who wish to support the unrestricted grantmaking of the Community Foundation, without establishing a named fund of their own, may give to the Community Endowment Fund.
Jack and Midge Thomas Fund

Established 1997 Jack and Midge Thomas are Findlay natives and owned Thomas Jewelers located in downtown Findlay. They established this charitable remainder trust because they felt most fortunate to have grown up and lived in Findlay, and wanted to help ensure a positive future for the community.
Whirlpool Foundation Fund

Established 1993 Whirlpool Corporation established this unrestricted fund to support the community and their employees who benefit from the Community Foundations grantmaking. Whirlpools Findlay plant is the largest dishwasher manufacturing facility in the world.
Schoonmaker Family Fund

Established 1998 The Schoonmaker Family Charitable Lead Trust supports unrestricted grantmaking.
Donald V. and Mary (Pat) Sink Fund

Established 2006 To honor their lifelong family and business roots in Findlay and Hancock County, Don and Pat established this charitable gift annuity fund at the Community Foundation.
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FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS

Connecting personal values to high-impact opportunities. Field of interest funds allow you to target your gift to address needs in the area of your choice - arts, health, education, aging, at-risk youth, etc. Our board awards grants to community organizations and programs that are making a difference in the area you select. Your gift stays flexible enough to meet community needs in your interest area - even as needs change over time.
M. Margaret Foster Education Fund

Established 2005 This fund, established with a gift from the M. Margaret Foster estate, supports projects and programs that improve the quality of classroom education and stimulate student learning.
Handbags That Help Fund

Established 2007 This fund supports the grantmaking of the Handbags That Help womens giving circle. Funds are raised annually through membership donations, creating a pool of dollars which are distributed to local nonprofit organizations.
Anna Van Gorder Fund

Established 2002 Anna Van Gorder left this gift as part of her estate to provide for the care, comfort, and pleasure of elderly persons of Hancock County.
M. Margaret Foster Health Fund

Established 2005 This fund, established with a gift from the M. Margaret Foster estate, supports healthrelated causes concerned with heart disease, cancer, lupus, and arthritis.
Barton and Josephine Wilson Fund for Education

Established 2001 This fund was established by Josephine Wilson to support the educational needs of our community.
J. William Hollington Fund

Established 1997 Mary Masters Hollington established this fund in the name of her son, Bill Hollington, to support programs for diabetic children residing in Hancock County.
John C. and Jane C. Barbieri Fund

Established 1999 To celebrate the new millennium, John and Jane Barbieri established this fund to support educational projects and programs in our community.
M. Margaret Foster Women and Childrens Fund

Established 2005 This fund, established with a gift from the M. Margaret Foster estate, supports projects and programs of Hancock County agencies that address the issues of women and children in need or who may be homeless because of domestic separation or domestic violence.
Youth in Philanthropy Grants Fund/ ECLIPSe

Established 2001 This fund supports the grantmaking of ECLIPSe, a Hancock County youth grantmaking council which trains future civic leaders in philanthropy.
Richard and Lynn McCord Fund

Established 1993 Dick and Lynn established this fund to support medical needs in the community.
William J. Moore Fund

Established 2006 This fund, established by his four daughters, supports recreational activities for youth in Hancock County with a specific interest in hunting and fishing.
W. Ray Bennett Fund

Established 2009 This fund was established through a gift of farmland to the Community Foundation. It will support the welfare of companion animals.
Hancock Education Fund

Established 2001 The Hancock Education Fund is a cooperative grant program between the Community Foundation, Findlay Rotary, and Findlay Rotarys Golden Apple Teachers. The fund provides grant dollars to provide teachers with resources that promote 21st Century Learning skills.
National Lime & Stone Company Fund

Established 1993 National Lime & Stone Company established this fund to provide funding for educational programs in our community.
Field of Interest Fund for Education

Established 1993 This fund supports education in our community by pooling together the gifts of multiple donors.
Tom and Esther Orndorff Fund HancockREADS Endowment Fund

Established 2001 HancockREADS, an initiative of the Community Foundation, promotes literacy by promoting a county-wide literacy philosophy and funding literacy programs. Established 1995 Esther Orndorff established this fund to support educational programs in the Hancock County Schools with emphasis on the Hancock Education Fund.
The Findlay Publishing Company Fund

Established 1993 The Findlay Publishing Company established this fund to support structured educational programs that benefit the community.
G. (Bud) and Valerie Poole Fund Beverly Fisher Community Fund

Established 2007 Beverly established this fund for the improvement of the Greater Hancock County area and to aid the future development of a community arts center in downtown Findlay. Established 1994 Natives of Hancock County and graduates of Van Buren High School, Bud and Valerie Poole established this fund to support the educational needs of our community.
AGENCY FUNDS
Endowing your nonprofit organization. Nonprofit organizations place their endowments with the Community Foundation as a way to protect and grow their funds for their organizations future. As the endowments grow, they become an increasingly valuable source of support for the programs and services these agencies provide to our community. The following nonprofit organizations have established endowments at the Community Foundation.
Black Heritage Library & Multicultural Center Fund

Established 2002 This fund was established by library founder, Nina Parker, to support the agencys educational programs, services, and capital improvements in its efforts to build harmony and understanding.
Camp Fire USA of Northwest Ohio Fund

Established 2005 The Friends of Camp Fire USA of Northwest Ohio established this fund to support youth programs and projects of Camp Fire.
City Mission of Findlay, Ohio, Capital Fund

Established 2001 This fund supports the agencys land and building acquisitions and capital improvements. City Mission serves the physical and spiritual needs of both local and transient persons by providing shelter, food, and rest in emergency situations.
Camp Glen Scholarship Fund

Established 2005 The Friends of Camp Fire USA of Northwest Ohio established this fund to support a scholarship program to send area youth to Camp Glen for resident or day camp.
Blanchard Valley Center Endowment Fund

Established 2006 This fund provides general support for Blanchard Valley Center, which serves Hancock County children and adults with disabilities.
The Community Improvement Fund

Established 2006 Established by the City of Findlay, this fund supports community improvements, including the creation of a downtown park and other projects within the community.
Arlington Local School District Capital Improvement Fund

Established 2006 This fund was established by the Arlington School Foundation to provide a means for donors to support land and building acquisitions and capital improvements for Arlington Local Schools.
Cancer Patient Services Endowment Fund

Established 2003 This fund supports the agency as it works to assist cancer patients and their families by providing them with physical, emotional, and financial assistance as well as educational resources.
Boy Scouts / Local Council Fund

Established 2006 This fund supports the efforts of the Black Swamp Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Barbara Deerhake Fund

Established 2003 Established by the Community Foundation Board of Trustees to recognize Barbaras years of service as program officer of the L. Dale Dorney Fund and president of the Community Foundation, this endowed fund supports the operational costs of the Community Foundation.
Arlington Local School District Educational Excellence Fund

Established 2006 This fund was established by the Arlington School Foundation to support the enhancement of the classroom experience and improve the effectiveness of the curriculum for Arlington Local Schools.
Camp Berry Boy Scout Fund

Established 2005 This fund was established to maintain, sustain, and improve the facilities at Camp Berry for generations of scouts.
Century Health Family Service Fund

Established 2000 This fund supports the agencys services as a mental health and substance abuse outpatient clinic and its programming which directly impacts the mental well-being of individuals and families.
Dudley, Findlay Music Boosters Fund

Established 2010 The purpose of the fund is to support the Findlay Music Boosters and its programs to promote music education in the Findlay City Schools.
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Family Resource Centers Fund

Established 2004 This fund supports Family Resource Centers and its programs which provide specialized behavioral health services to individuals, children, and families to strengthen family life and promote personal growth.
Founding Fathers Lecture Series of the Hancock Historical Museum Fund

Established 2000 This fund was established by the Museum Foundation to support the lecture series and in honor of the five founding fathers of the Museum Association: Harold Corbin, Jack Harrington, Ed Heminger, Joe Opperman, and Jim Brucklacher.
Hancock Parks Endowment Fund

Established 1999 The Hancock Parks Foundation established this fund to support the Hancock Park District and other qualified organizations, exclusively for parks and other recreational activities within Hancock County.
McClelland Family Student Art Fund

Established 2004 The McClelland Family established this fund to support the Findlay Art League and student art exhibits.
Old Mill Stream Foundation Fund

Established 2008 This fund was established by the Old Mill Stream Foundation, to perpetuate the activities and to sustain the Hancock County Fairgrounds. This fund serves to support this mission in perpetuity, predominantly for the benefit of Junior Fair activities in Hancock County.
Findlay Art League Fund for Visual Arts

Established 2005 This fund supports visual arts in Hancock County through the promotion of local artists, community education, and gallery shows.
Humane Society of Hancock County Fund

Established 2006 This fund supports programs, projects, clinics, and capital improvements as determined by the Humane Society Foundation of Hancock County.
Friends of the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library Fund

Established 1995 This fund supports the Findlay-Hancock County and its programs. It was endowment established at Foundation. Friends of the Public Library the first agency the Community
Findlay Enrichment Program Inc. Fund

Established 2006 This fund was established by the parent group to support and encourage educational enrichment programs for children in Findlay City Schools, as well as broaden the number of services offered and students served.
Gene & Evelyn Kelsey Fund for Hancock Christian Clearing House
Established 2009 This fund was established by the Hancock Christian Clearing House board of directors in honor of the couples many years of dedication to the organization. This fund will support the agencys mission to provide emergency assistance to Hancock County residents.
Open Arms Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Services Fund

Established 2002 This fund supports the agency and its programs and projects related to domestic violence and sexual assault.
Hancock County Agency On Aging Fund

Established 2004 This fund supports programs and services provided by the Hancock County Agency on Aging, which seeks to enhance the quality of life of older adults by empowering them to maintain independence through advocacy, education, support, and fellowship.
The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation Administrative Endowment Fund

Established 1999 The Community Foundation Board of Trustees established this fund to support its annual operating costs. The board strives to maintain low administrative fees while still being able to support the growth of the Community Foundation.
Owens Community College - Findlay Campus Fund

Established 2006 This fund was established by the Owens Community College Foundation to support scholarships and other programs for the Findlay Campus.
Law Enforcement - K-9 Fund

Established 2006 This fund was established to support the Findlay City Police Departments canine officer program, as well as to provide related equipment and training. The initial gift to this fund was made by Findlay native and NFL quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, through The Giving Back Fund.
Hancock County Sheriff - K-9 Unit Fund

Established 2008 This fund supports the Hancock County Sheriffs Departments K-9 Unit, providing funds for purchases, training, and maintenance. The initial gift to this fund was made by Findlay native and NFL quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, through The Giving Back Fund.
Owens Community College Success Fund

Established 2010 This fund was established to support the Owens Community College Success program designed to remove financial barriers that impede college enrollment for high school graduates who receive only partial financial aid in the form of government need-based grants. The program provides these students with an additional scholarship that will bridge the gap between their financial aid and the cost of an education at Owens.
Findlay Hope House for the Homeless Fund

Established 2000 This fund supports Hope House, a transitional residence facility for homeless women and children. Hope House was founded in 1990 by Sister Karen Elliott with a grant from the L. Dale Dorney Fund.
Mazza Enthusiasts Endowment Fund

Established 2000 This fund was established by volunteers and supporters of the Mazza Museum to foster artistic excellence in childrens literature through general support of the museum and support of the Medallion Program.
Hancock Parks Bicycling Fund

Established 2006 This fund supports construction and maintenance of bicycle paths and trails in Hancock County. It also supports bicycle safety classes and bicycle recreation programs as determined by the Hancock Parks Foundation.
Findlay-Hancock County Public Library Fund

Established 2002 This fund supports the programs, projects, and capital purchases of the library.
Miriam S. Rader McComb Public Library Fund

Established 2008 This fund was made possible by a gift from Dave Rader and Susan Kinn, the children of Miriam S. Rader, former director and lifelong supporter of the library. Her dedication to the library and the community was tremendous and this fund stands as a fitting tribute to her 44 years of service.
DESIGNATED FUNDS
Helping sustain and grow local organizations. A designated fund provides a wonderful way to give back to one or more specific organizations that have touched your life. Your gift provides more than just annual funding your favorite organization will benefit from the Community Foundations investment stewardship and ability to manage endowment funds.
Harry F. Cooper Band Trust

Established 1997 This fund, established by a gift from the estate of Harry Cooper, supports travel expenses of the Findlay High School band. Historically, this fund has been used to support travel expenses to bowl games in accordance with his wishes.
Friends of Handbags That Help Fund

Established 2007 This fund supports the administrative costs of the Handbags That Help womens giving circle.
Greenway Conservancy Fund

Established 2008 This fund was established by Findlay residents, Bert and Marlene Rayl, to encourage and support environmental conservation education.
Tonia and Beckie Dunson Fund

Established 2010 This fund supports Arcadia Local Schools for the benefit of female high school sports above and beyond the normally budgeted items.
Read For Life Fund

Established 2008 This agency endowment fund was established by Read For Life, an adult literacy program which provides reading instruction through trained volunteers.

Established 1995 This fund, established by Ms. Anderson, will support the First Presbyterian Church of Findlay for 20 years. After that time, the funds will convert to unrestricted support for the community.
Hancock Historical Museum Fund

Established 2000 M. Margaret Foster established this fund to support the maintenance of the Little Red Schoolhouse, the MacArthur Train, and the Mae Hutson Local History Resource Center.
The Family Center Fund

Established 2005 This fund supports the Family Center, a multi-tenant nonprofit facility.
United Way of Hancock County Fund

Established 1996 The purpose of this fund, established by the United Way Foundation, is to support the programs of United Way and its member agencies, and to support the administrative expenses of United Way.

Established 1998 This fund, established by Ms. Anderson in her estate plan, supports Hope House for the Homeless for 20 years. After that time, the funds will convert to unrestricted support for the community.
Hancock Youth Leadership Fund Findlay Area Arts Fund

Established 2003 This fund supports the operational costs of the Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock County, which provides, encourages, and promotes quality arts presentations, educational opportunities, and entertainment. Established 2002 This fund, established through a gift from Intersil Corporation, supports the programs of Hancock Youth Leadership.
The University of Findlay Fund

Established 1999 This fund was established by the university to support scholarship opportunities for students and for general operating needs.
Handbags That Help Endowment Fund

Established 2007 Established by an anonymous donor as a show of support for Handbags That Help in its inaugural year, this fund is a permanent endowment fund which supports the annual grantmaking of the womens giving circle.
Richard N. and Mildred B. Bishop Fund

Established 2005 This fund, established in honor of Richard and Mildred by their children, supports Hancock Christian Clearing House.
Findlay-Hancock County Public Library Fund Genealogy

Established 2000 M. Margaret Foster established this fund to support the genealogy department of the library.
Winebrenner Theological Seminary Fund

Established 2008 This fund was established by Winebrenner Theological Seminary to support their work in perpetuity.
James F. and Mary Alys Brucklacher Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust

Established 1995 The Brucklachers established this trust to share their good fortune with their home community and with the charitable organizations they have long supported.
David S. and Susan M. Healy Fund M. Margaret Foster Fund for Voices for Children/CASA of Hancock County
Established 2005 A gift from the estate of M. Margaret Foster established this fund which supports Voices for Children/CASA of Hancock County. Established 2000 Dave and Suzi established this fund to support the administrative costs of the Community Foundation. Retired from Spencer-Patterson Insurance, Dave currently serves on the Community Foundations Board of Trustees and served as Chairman from 2007-2010.
City Mission of Findlay, Ohio, Fund

Established 1999 M. Margaret Foster established this fund to support the City Mission, an emergency shelter for those in need.
M. Margaret Foster Fund for United Way of Hancock County

Established 2005 A gift from the estate of M. Margaret Foster established this fund which supports agencies of the United Way of Hancock County.
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William H. and Martha E. Lape Fund for Innovative Initiatives

Established 1997 Martha Lape established this fund to support innovative initiatives inspired by teachers, staff, and administrators of Findlay City Schools.
Zach Morgan Memorial Youth Leadership Fund

Established 2007 This fund, established in memory of Zach by his family, supports youth leadership opportunities in Hancock County, in particular the ECLIPSe program and Hancock Youth Leadership.
Tell Thompson YMCA Fund

Established 2006 This fund, established with a gift from the estate of Opal Thompson to honor her husband, supports the general operations of the Findlay Family YMCA.
Walter L. Weber Fund

Established 2004 This fund, established by Norma L. Weber in memory of her husband, Walter, and his parents, Fred and Kathryn Weber, is designated for the perpetual care of grounds and landscaping at St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Patricia M. and John M. Luther Fund

Established 2003 Believing that intergenerational experiences enrich the lives of both the very young and older citizens, John and Patty established this fund to benefit Macklin Intergenerational Institute.
Tell and Opal Thompson Blanchard Valley Health Foundation Fund

Established 2006 This fund, established with a gift from the estate of Opal Thompson, is designated for the Blanchard Valley Health Foundation and supports operating expenses of the Blanchard Valley Health System.
Marv and Judy Rower Fund for Hancock Christian Clearing House
Established 2001 Marv and Judy established this fund for Hancock Christian Clearing House to support local individuals in need of assistance with housing, utilities, medical needs, food, and transportation. Judy served on the Community Foundations Board of Trustees from 1996-2009.
Barton and Josephine Wilson Fund for Mazza Museum

Established 2001 This fund was established by Josephine Wilson to support the administrative costs of the Mazza Museum.
Macklin Intergenerational Institute Professional Development/Continuing Education Fund

Established 2005 Gordon Macklin established this fund in memory of his wife, Marilyn, to support professional development and continuing education training opportunities through the Macklin Intergenerational Institute.
Tell and Opal Thompson FindlayHancock County Public Library Fund

Established 2006 This fund, established with a gift from the estate of Opal Thompson, supports the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library.
Grant and Emily Young Fund

Established 2000 Emily Settle Young established this fund in memory of her husband, Grant, to publicly acknowledge the many benefits he received from YMCA programs when he was young. The fund supports membership and activity fees for underprivileged children in Findlay and Hancock County.
Secor Fund
Established 1997 This fund was established through a gift from the estate of Dorothy (Sikorski) Secor, to honor her husband, Steve, and as her personal legacy. It supports Project N.O.W. (New Opportunities for Work), a program of Millstream Career & Technology Center.
Tell and Opal Thompson Lutheran Church Fund

Established 2006 This fund, established with a gift from the estate of Opal Thompson, supports various Lutheran charities.
Marilyns Kids of the Macklin Intergenerational Institute Fund

Established 2005 Gordon Macklin established this fund in memory of his wife, Marilyn, to provide scholarship assistance for intergenerational childcare opportunities for working parents of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Youth in Philanthropy Endowment Fund/ECLIPSe

Established 2001 This fund was started with a grant from the Community, Higher Education, and School Partnership (CHESP) to help develop a Hancock County youth grantmaking council to train future civic leaders in philanthropy. This program has since evolved into our Emerging Community Leaders Investing in Philanthropic Service (ECLIPSe) program.
Senior Citizens Building Fund

Established 2007 This fund was established by an anonymous donor through a Charitable IRA Rollover in support of future efforts to build a new senior citizens center. The balance of this fund was dispersed to the Hancock County Agency on Aging in 2009 to support the purchase and renovation of the new facility on Melrose Avenue.
Tell, Opal, and Richard Thompson Blanchard Valley Center Fund

Established 2006 This fund, established with a gift from the estate of Opal Thompson, supports the care, repair, and maintenance of residential facilities at Blanchard Valley Center.
Richard J. McCall Boy Scout Camping Fund

Established 2000 This fund was established by Dicks wife, Betty, and children, Dianna, Janet, James, and David, to ensure that Boy Scouts residing in Hancock County have the opportunity to attend summer camp at Camp Berry or the National Jamboree.
United Way of Hancock County Administrative Endowment Fund

Established 2002 The fund, established with an initial gift from Intersil Corporation, supports the United Way of Hancock Countys administrative needs.
Tell Thompson University of Findlay Fund

Established 2006 This fund, established with a gift from the estate of Opal Thompson to honor her husband, supports general operations of the University of Findlay.
PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP FUNDS

When warranted, we may choose to provide fiscal and program sponsorship for charitable projects that further the mission of the Community Foundation. Program services include the provision of nonprofit status to the project (thus making contributions taxdeductible), acknowledging and managing contributions, and the authorization and payment of grants and expenses from the fund. The primary beneficiaries of program sponsor services are typically new charities without an IRS determination letter and community groups planning a specific shortterm project that is clearly charitable in nature.
Frank A. & Annett Hollington Guglielmi Family Fund

Established 2000 This supporting organization was established by the Guglielmis to teach their children about philanthropy and to continue the familys tradition of giving to their community.
Allan H. Davis Fund

Established 2004 Findlay native, Judge Allan Davis, established this fund to support his charitable giving. He has been a strong supporter of the Community Foundation from the very beginning, serving as chairman for the original Dorney Fund (1978-1997) and currently as a member of the Finance & Investment Committee.
Marilyn and Gordon Macklin Intergenerational Institute Fund

Established 2003 This fund, established by a gift from the estate of Gordon Macklin, supports the Macklin Intergenerational Institute and its programs, improving the lives of all ages through multi-age programming, care, community relationships, and creative communication.
DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS
A personal approach to giving. Donor-advised funds are convenient, flexible tools for individuals, families, businesses, or groups that want to be personally involved in suggesting grant awards made possible by their gifts. If you have a range of community interests, you may find that a donor-advised fund is an ideal vehicle for fulfilling your charitable wishes.
Thomas B. Donnell Fund

Established 1993 A philanthropist with deep family roots in the community, Tom Donnell established the very first donor-advised fund at the Community Foundation to support his charitable interests. Tom was co-chairman of the steering committee that established the Community Foundation and currently serves on the Finance & Investment Committee.
Andy and Mary Ellen Peters Family Fund

Established 2004 This fund supports the familys charitable interests.
J. Alec and Sandra M. Reinhardt Family Fund

Established 1999 Alec and Sandy established this fund to contribute to the progress of people helping people for future generations. A retired Cooper Tire executive, Alec currently serves on the Community Foundations Board of Trustees and the Finance & Investment Committee.
Northwest Ohio Flood Mitigation Partnership

Established 2007 This fund supports the efforts of the public-private partnership to expedite the design and development of a long-range flood mitigation plan to alleviate flooding throughout the Blanchard River Watershed.
Craig and Mary Lou Anderson Family Foundation Fund

Established 2006 Craig and Mary Lou established this fund to give back to their community, where they have been involved for more than 30 years.
Findlay Rotary Foundation Forward Fund

Established 2001 The goal of this fund is to make a substantial and lasting contribution to the local community through the support of worthy causes and projects as determined by the Findlay Rotary Foundation.
Ralph Russo Family Fund

Established 2003 This fund was created to support the familys charitable interests. A local attorney, Ralph currently serves on the Community Foundations Board of Trustees as Chairman.
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
High impact, high involvement, low hassle. A supporting organization is an excellent alternative to a private foundation. You select some of the board members and support the causes you care about most, while enjoying the favorable tax treatment, immediate startup, and ease of administration associated with working through the Community Foundation.
Arlington School Foundation Advised Fund

Established 2006 This fund supports the administrative costs of the Arlington School Foundation as it works to raise funds for Arlington Local Schools.
First Fruits Christian Fund

Established 2005 This fund was established to initiate, support, and promote Christian charitable endeavors.
Jeremy Shock Memorial Fund

Established 2007 This fund, established by the Shock Family with the assistance of Fresh Encounter, Inc., to honor Lance Corporal Jeremy Shock USMC, will benefit the City of Green Springs Parks & Recreation Department.
Kidd Foundation Fund Arlington School Foundation: Sara Wagner Gast Memorial Fund
Established 2007 This fund, established in memory of Sara by her family, supports the band, cheerleading, and extra-curricular programs at Arlington Local Schools. Established 2005 This fund was established by M. John Kidd III to support charitable causes.
Kneeskern Family Fund

Established 1997 This fund was established to support the familys charitable interests in Tiffin and Seneca County.
Hancock Properties Foundation

Established 2005 This supporting organization was established to oversee the renovation, development, and administration of the Family Center, a multitenant nonprofit center.
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Elaine and Gene Stevens Family Foundation

Established 2005 Elaine and Gene Stevens, local business owners since 1980, established this fund to give back to the community and to ensure that charitable giving will continue to be part of the Stevens family tradition.
Frank R. and Mary Jane Cosiano Fund

Established 2005 This fund was created to support the familys charitable interests.
Jane J. and Raymond J. Tille, M.D., Fund

Established 1995 Jane and Raymond established this fund to support womens health issues in Hancock County focusing on routine and preventative medical services and education for women in need.
Neil Acharya Memorial Tennis Scholarship

Established 2006 Established by the family in memory of Neil, a 2002 Findlay High School graduate, this scholarship is for a Findlay High School student who participates in tennis and is active in school and community activities.
Arlington School Foundation: W.S. (Sherman) and Wanda Alge Family Scholarship
Established 2002 This scholarship, established in honor of Sherman and Wanda by their family, is for an Arlington High School senior who participated in sports.
Arlington School Foundation: Cathie L. Solt Memorial Scholarship

Established 2008 This scholarship fund, established by Michael and Mabel Yung-I Wu Solt to honor Michaels sister, is for an Arlington High School senior.
C. P. and Evelyn J. Weaver Fund

Established 1999 Lifelong residents of Hancock County, C.P. and Evelyn established this fund to give back to their community.
Randy Baker Girls Basketball Scholarship

Established 2008 This four-year scholarship was established by long-time coach, Randy Baker, to assist girls basketball players at Arcadia High School in pursuing a college education.
Herb S. Aldrich Memorial Scholarship

Established 2004 This scholarship, established in memory of Herb by his family, is for a student athlete from McComb High School.
Arlington School Foundation: Harold Doc Castor Memorial Scholarship

Established 2008 This scholarship fund was established in memory of longtime football coach, Harold Doc Castor, for a graduating senior from Arlington High School.
Charles J. Younger Fund

Established 1996 Chuck established this fund to support his charitable interests and give back to the community. A former executive vice president at Continental Cablevision, he serves on the Board of Trustees for the Community Foundation including serving as Chairman from 2004-2007 and the Finance & Investment Committee.
Eva Kate Cowen Anderson Scholarship

Established 2000 Craig and Mary Lou Anderson and Jerry and Paula Anderson established this fund in memory of their mother. This scholarship is for a Randolph Central High School (NY) graduating senior who is committed to caregiving and wishes to pursue postsecondary education in nursing.
Albert J. Ball Scholarship

Established 2006 This scholarship, established by Ruth Ball in memory of her husband, is for a Hancock County graduating senior who will pursue a business degree.
Arlington School Foundation: Dally Family Scholarship

Established 2007 This four-year scholarship was established by Marie M. Dally and the Dally Family to support college tuition costs for students graduating from Arlington High School.
Warren Bullet and Peg Kirk Bell Scholarship

Established 2008 This four-year scholarship, established by the Findlay Country Club as part of their 100th anniversary celebration, is for a Findlay High School senior athlete who demonstrates perseverance and determination in overcoming significant adversity in his or her life.
Mariann Dana Younger Fund

Established 1996 Mariann established this fund with a special interest in organizations dealing with children and the public good.
Arlington School Foundation: Arlington Athletic Boosters Scholarship

Established 2010 This scholarship, established by the Arlington Athletic Boosters, is for an Arlington High School athlete that will have participated in at least one varsity support prior to his or her senior year and received at least one varsity letter by graduation.
Arlington School Foundation: Keith and Sheila Jolliff Family Scholarship

Established 2007 This scholarship was established by Keith and Sheila for a graduating senior from Arlington High School who plans to obtain a degree in Business Administration or Procurement.
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
Investing in deserving students may be the best investment you ever make. A scholarship is an investment in your communitys future. The Community Foundation provides the expertise in administering the application process and awards scholarships to deserving students. You can create a scholarship as a memorial to someone special, selecting eligibility criteria that exemplify that persons goals and values. Or, you may use it to express your own educational values or those of your family or business. Our program staff tracks performance to ensure students continue to meet the terms for scholarship support.
Daniel R. Bennett Scholarship Arlington School Foundation: Robert and Helen McClelland Farm Child Scholarship
Established 2003 This scholarship, established by their children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren, is for a graduating senior from Arlington High School who was raised on an operating farm in Hancock County. Established 1998 Daniel Bennett, the former owner of Bennett Brothers Furniture Store in McComb, left a trust to establish a scholarship program for McComb High School. This scholarship is for graduating seniors who demonstrate enthusiasm for learning and good citizenship.
Arlington School Foundation Scholarship

Established 2006 This scholarship, established by the Arlington School Foundation, is for a graduating senior from Arlington High School.
Ben Breece Scholarship

Established 2001 This scholarship was established by Bens wife, Midge, daughter, Lynne, and son, Bernie, for a graduate of Ottawa-Glandorf High School or graduate of Millstream Career & Technology Center who resides in the Ottawa-Glandorf school district. The family especially wishes to identify a dedicated student with entrepreneurial aspirations.
Bobby C. Burrell Golf Scholarship

Established 2010 Joyce Burrell, and children, Barbie, Bobbie, Teresa, Terri, Tina, and Tommy established this fund in memory of Bobby C. Burrell. The Scholarship will be for a graduating senior of a state-chartered Hancock County high school. It will be awarded to a student enrolled at an accredited college, university, or technical school with financial need.
Floyd J. and Alice K. Curran Scholarship

Established 2002 This renewable scholarship, established by Floyd and Alice, is for a high school graduate from a state-chartered school or private school located in Hancock County. Special consideration is given to students from Arcadia High School.
Esfandiary-Palte Scholarship
Established 2006 This scholarship, established by Jim and Mahrokh (Esfandiary) Palte, is for an OttawaGlandorf High School graduating senior. Priority is given to students who are the first in their family to pursue post-secondary education.
Irma Maxheimer Dana Scholarship Pat and Jack Brown Scholarship

Established 2010 Pat and Jack Brown established this fund for the purpose of investing in the higher education of students who demonstrate athletic leadership at Liberty-Benton High School. Pat was named to the Community Foundation Board of Trustees in 2009 and also serves on the Hancock Properties Foundation Board.
Excellence in Mathematics Scholarship

Established 2008 This scholarship fund was established by an anonymous donor to benefit a math student in the senior class at Cory Rawson High School. The scholarship is awarded to the top student as determined by a mathematical formula based on GPA and ACT scores.
Kylene Bycynski Memorial Scholarship

Established 1999 This scholarship was established by Sheldon and Elizabeth Bycynski and their daughter, Loresa, in memory of their daughter and sister. It is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who has matured during his or her high school career and has made great strides to get their life on track.
Established 2006 This four-year scholarship, established by Mariann Dana Younger in memory of her mother, is for a Mt. Pulaski High School (IL) graduating senior who has participated in music, art, or drama while in high school.
Richard E. (Dick) Daugherty Scholarship

Established 2004 This scholarship, established by The Findlay Publishing Company with the Findlay Rotary Club, is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who will pursue a major in the arts, including graphic design, music, dance, theatre, broadcasting, or speech.
Jennifer L. Fell Memorial Art Scholarship

Established 2004 This scholarship, established by the staff of Findlay High School, is for a graduating senior from Findlay High School who has taken at least two years of visual arts courses in high school and will study and pursue a career in the arts.
Joseph R. and Westelle L. Browne Performing Arts Scholarship

Established 1996 Joe and Wes established this scholarship for a Findlay High School graduating senior who will pursue a major or minor degree in vocal or instrumental music.
Kathy Carty Memorial Writing Scholarship

Established 1997 This scholarship, established by family and friends, is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who will pursue a major in English, writing, or literature.
William P. and Pauline J. Deisel Scholarship

Established 2008 William and Pauline established a trust in 1952 to benefit students in Allen County. These funds were transferred to the Community Foundation in 2008 from the trust held at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. The scholarship benefits a graduating senior from an Allen County high school with an emphasis on faith-based community service.
April Rodeheffer Burbach Scholarship

Established 2006 This scholarship, established by Aprils family in her memory, supports a soccer player at Findlay High School.
A Chance to Dance Scholarship

Established 2007 The scholarship fund, established by Judy Reading, provides gifted ballet students with financial assistance to further their dance education.
Findlay Area Golf Association Scholarship

Established 2007 This scholarship, established by FAGA, is for a graduating senior of a Hancock County high school who has satisfied the requirements to qualify for the FAGA Championship two of the last three years.
Lora Wiest Burgderfer Scholarship

Established 1997 This scholarship, established by Lora in her trust, is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who demonstrates enthusiasm for learning.
James L. Child Jr. Scholarship

Established 1997 This scholarship, established in memory of James by the Child family, is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who will pursue a degree in engineering.
David Egbert Memorial Scholarship

Established 2000 This scholarship, established by family and friends in memory of this local sports writer, is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who has earned a varsity letter in baseball or softball while maintaining a strong academic record.
Findlay Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Scholarship

Established 1999 This scholarship, established by M. Margaret Foster, is for a female who resides in Hancock County, is currently employed, and wishes to pursue a degree that will improve their profession, income, or standard of life.
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Findlay City Schools Social Studies Teacher Memorial Scholarship in memory of Charles Robert Clapper, Sheila Lewis, and Mary Ellen Poff
This scholarship supports a Findlay High School senior who excelled in social studies and plans to pursue a major in an area of social studies including, but not limited to, pre-law, economics, psychology, political science, or international relations.
Richard Fisher Athletic Scholarship

Established 2000 This four-year scholarship, established by Beverly Fisher in memory of her husband, is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who has participated in athletics.
Tennyson Guyer Speech Award

Established 1997 - Retired in 2010 This scholarship was established by Mrs. Edith Mae Guyer in memory of her husband, U.S. Congressman Tennyson Guyer. Born and raised in Findlay, Guyer was a member of the Ohio State Senate from 1959 to 1972, and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 until his death in 1981. The scholarship is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who excels in speech.
Historic Preservation Guild Memorial Scholarship

Established 2005 This scholarship, established by the Historic Preservation Guild in memory of Charles L. Ebersole, recognizes the accomplishments of graduates of Hancock County schools who will be entering at least their junior year in college studying Historic Preservation, Architecture, or History Education.
M. Margaret Foster Scholarship

Established 1999 This scholarship, established by M. Margaret Foster, is for a graduate of a Hancock County high school who will pursue a degree in English or in a related field such as written or oral communications, foreign language, or creative writing.
Findlay/Hancock County Bar Association Scholarship

Established 2004 - Retired in 2010 This scholarship provides financial support to a graduating senior who resides in Hancock County and wishes to pursue a course of pre-law or paralegal studies.
Dr. Clifford L. Hite Memorial Scholarship

Established 2008 - Retired in 2010 This scholarship fund was established by family and friends to honor Dr. Clifford L. Hite. Hite served as coordinator of music and conductor for the Findlay Senior High School concert and marching bands and the symphony orchestra from 1943 to 1977. It will benefit a Findlay High School student who will pursue a degree in vocal or instrumental music.
Wilbur E. Hall Sr. Scholarship

Established 1997 - Retired in 2010 Wilbur E. Hall Sr. established this scholarship for a Findlay High School graduating senior who is an outstanding member of the Thespian Society and has participated in a Findlay High School theater production.
William Clark Foster Scholarship

Established 1999 This scholarship, established by M. Margaret Foster in honor of her brother, is for a graduate of a Hancock County high school planning to pursue a pre-law degree, or a college graduate who will begin his or her first year of law school.
Findlay High School Alumni Association Scholarship

Established 1998 The Findlay High School Alumni Association supports this fund with an annual fundraiser each fall. This scholarship is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who shows enthusiasm for learning.
Beth Bradley Heck Memorial Scholarship

Established 2006 This scholarship, established by Jim Heck in memory of his wife, is for a female graduate of a Hancock County high school who demonstrates good citizenship and leadership in her school and community. The Findlay Rotary Club serves as the selection committee.
John W. Hollington Scholarship

Established 2001 This scholarship, established by Mary Hollington, is for an individual who lives in Hancock County and is a graduate of a Hancock County high school. It is for a high school senior entering his or her first year of college or an older student who will be returning to college after an absence. The Findlay Rotary Club serves as the selection committee.
Mandy Friar Memorial Scholarship

Established 2005 - Retired in 2010 This scholarship, established by Mandys family, is for a graduating senior from Findlay High School who demonstrates school and community participation.

Established 2010 This scholarship, established by the Class of 1951, is for a Findlay High School graduate. This fund will ensure future classes of Findlay High School to reach for their dreams.
Gail Getway Scholarship

Established 2010 This scholarship was established in memory of Gail Getway. The award is for a full-time student entering at least their sophomore year at an accredited college or university to study nursing.
W. Kenneth and Ruth S. Helvie Scholarship

Established 2005 This scholarship, established through a bequest by the Helvies, is for a graduate of a Hancock County high school who has demonstrated good citizenship and attendance and wishes to pursue a postsecondary education.

Established 2006 This scholarship, established by the Class of 1956 at their 50-year class reunion, is for a Findlay High School graduate who wishes to pursue a degree in education.
Huston Financial Services Scholarship

Established 1999 This scholarship, established by Dennis Huston, is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who will pursue a degree in business or finance, and has participated in a varsity sport at Findlay High School for at least one year.
Jean C. Graham Womens Scholarship

Established 1997 Jean established this fund to provide assistance that will open doors and provide opportunity for young women in Hancock County. This four-year scholarship is for a female graduating from a Hancock County high school who has demonstrated hard work, good citizenship, dependability, and character.
Findlay Rotary Club Scholarship

Established 2001 This scholarship is for a Hancock County graduating senior who demonstrates involvement in school and community activities.
Intersil Science and Engineering Scholarship

Established 2002 This scholarship, dedicated to future engineers of our community, is for a graduating senior from a Hancock County high school who plans to pursue an engineering degree.
Kyle Dean Johnson Super Techie Award

Established 2004 This scholarship, established by Mike and Ann Johnson in memory of their son, is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who has provided technical assistance and participated in at least four theatrical performances during their FHS career.
Derek T. Krueger Memorial Scholarship

Established 2007 - Retired in 2010 This scholarship was established by Dereks family with funds raised by the LibertyBenton Golf Team at their annual golf outing. It is for a graduating senior of Liberty-Benton High School who was a member of the golf team and lettered for at least one year.
Kyle P. Luginbuhl Memorial Scholarship

Established 2004 The scholarship, established by Philip and Deb Luginbuhl in memory of their son, is available to students or graduates of Bluffton High School or any rural high school (Allen, Hancock, Hardin or Putnam County) wanting to participate in international student study programs through their college, or as part of the Rotary International Exchange program.
Earl and Laverne Irons Scholarship

Established 2001 This scholarship, established by family and friends, is dedicated to a Findlay High School graduating senior who has an outstanding record of extracurricular activities. The Findlay Rotary Club serves as the selection committee.
April Sue Jones Memorial Scholarship

Established 2007 This scholarship, established by Sue Jones Decker in memory of her daughter, is for a female graduating senior from Cory-Rawson High School who has lettered in two of the following sports: basketball, volleyball, outdoor track, or softball.
William H. and Virginia W. Kuck Church and Community Achievement Award

Established 2001 - Retired in 2010 This scholarship, established by Sherry Biederman in honor of her parents, is for a graduating senior from a Hancock County high school. It honors a student who has been a role model for their peers and has set an example for volunteerism and commitment to their church and community.
Benjamin R. L. Lunn Merit Scholarship

Established 1998 Larry and Sondra Lunn and their sons, Andrew and Nick, established this fund in memory of their son and brother. This scholarship is for a Findlay High School graduate who has participated and lettered in a sport at Findlay High School (preferably football or track).
William H. Jackson Scholarship

Established 2000 This scholarship, established by Barbara Muzy and family in memory of her brother, is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who will pursue instrumental music education.
Bradley Joseph Memorial Scholarship for Medical Missions

Established 2007 This fund was established in memory of Brad by his family, co-workers, and friends. The scholarship supports Northwest Ohio pharmacy students who wish to participate, as Brad did, in medical mission trips as part of the West Ohio Conference Medical Mission Team to Nuevo Progresso, Mexico.
Dave and Marge Lodge Golf Scholarship

Established 2004 This scholarship, established by Marjorie Lodge in memory of her husband, is for a graduating senior from Findlay High School who has played golf for no less than two years and who will enroll in a math or science curriculum in college.
Punk and Martha Mains Memorial Scholarship

Established 1998 L. H. Punk Mains established this fund in memory of his wife, Martha. This scholarship is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who is a well-rounded student.
Ronald N. Jenkins Memorial Scholarship

Established 2000 This scholarship, established by Shirley (Jenkins) Pettit and is supported annually by the Donnell Chicken Barbecue, is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who attended Donnell Middle School for a least one full school year and earned a letter in at least one sport during his or her attendance there.
Elizabeth Mae Kobeszka Memorial Scholarship

Established 2007 The scholarship fund, established by Vickie Kobeszka in memory of her daughter, is for a graduating senior of Liberty-Benton High School who demonstrates a positive attitude, is ready and willing to go above and beyond, and is involved in his or her community or church.
M. Andrew May Scholarship

Established 1999 This fund was established in memory of Andy by his parents, Mark May and Elizabeth Wood, and his sister, Katelyn. This scholarship is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who wishes to pursue a major in writing, political science, government, or any field of social studies.
Ed Lodico Memorial Scholarship

Established 2009 This scholarship was established in memory of Ed by his wife, Donna, and children, James, Sally, and Susan. The scholarship supports a college junior majoring in science, math, or engineering.
Kyle Johnson Information Technology Scholarship

Established 2004 This scholarship, established by Mike and Ann Johnson in memory of their son, is for a graduating senior from Millstream Career & Technology Center who resides in Hancock County, has been enrolled in the Information Technology Program at Millstream, and plans to continue their studies in that field.
Erica Miller Culinary Arts Scholarship Vance Kramer III Memorial Scholarship
Established 1997 This scholarship, established by Vance Kramer II and family in memory of Vance, is for a graduating Findlay High School senior who has excelled in art, drama, or music. Established 2006 This scholarship, established by Bryan and Karen Miller in memory of their daughter, is for a graduating senior from a Hancock County high school who is enrolled in the culinary arts program at Millstream Career & Technology Center and plans to pursue additional training in culinary arts.
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Greg Miller Scholarship

Established 2010 The scholarship, established by the family in honor of Greg, will support a student-athlete at Findlay High School. His love of life and people endeared Greg Miller to the local community.
John Noble Hockey Scholarship

Established 2000 This four-year scholarship, established by family and friends, is for a graduating Findlay High School senior who played hockey, received a varsity athletic letter, demonstrates leadership ability, and has good moral character.
Roger Renz Memorial Scholarship

Established 2000 This scholarship, established by family and friends, is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who displays dedication to basketball and demonstrates an intense and unselfish style of play on the court.
Bill Slack Memorial Scholarship

Established 2003 This fund, established by the family to honor this long-time Findlay High School sports announcer, is for a Findlay High School senior.
Glendora Mills Scholarship Fund

Established 1999 This fund was created in 1958 by Glendora and Bertha Mills, both teachers at Donnell and Findlay High School, as a loan program for students. In 1999, administration of this fund was transferred to the Community Foundation, and at such a time as all loans are paid in full, this fund will operate as a standard scholarship.
Ohio Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Medical Scholarship

Established 2009 The physicians at Ohio Orthopaedics established this scholarship to support graduating seniors of a Blanchard Valley Conference School or Findlay High School who will pursue a degree in the medical profession including, but not limited to, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Athletic Training.
E. D. (Bud) and Jean Retter Scholarship

Established 1998 This scholarship, established by Jean Ellis Retter in memory of her husband, is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who will pursue a major in math or science.
Loren Steiner Automotive Alumni Scholarship

Established 1997 This fund was established by Ina Mae Steiner in memory of her husband, a teacher of automotive trades in the Trade and Industrial Department at Findlay City Schools. This scholarship is awarded each year to an outstanding graduating senior from one of Millstream Career & Technology Centers automotive trade programs.
John Edward Seman Memorial Scholarship

Established 2005 This scholarship, established by David and Lisabeth Seman in memory of their son, is for a graduating Findlay High School senior who plans to major in civil, mechanical, electrical, or chemical engineering.
Thomas E. Moore Perpetual College Award

Established 2008 Thomas E. Moore attended Lincoln Elementary, Donnell Junior High, and Findlay High School. He established this scholarship to benefit a Findlay High School senior because of his fond memories of this community.
Glen and Mary Stover Agriculture Scholarship

Established 1999 This fund was established by the family in memory of this businessman, farmer, athlete, scholar, WWII fighter pilot, and coach. This scholarship is for a graduate of a Hancock County high school who wishes to pursue an education in an agriculture-related profession.
Mike and Pat Oxley Scholarship

Established 2002 This scholarship was established by Mike and Pat for a graduating senior from Findlay High School who has made a significant contribution to his or her school and participates in extra-curricular activities.
T. R. Shoaff Dance Scholarship

Established 2004 Edward and Judy Reading established this scholarship to honor T. R. Shoaff, Judys father, who served as past president of the Fort Wayne Ballet and as a board member for the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, Fort Wayne Art School, and Fort Wayne Art Museum. The scholarship assists gifted ballet or dance students with classes, summer study programs, and purchase of pointe shoes.
Zach Morgan Memorial Scholarship

Established 2007 This scholarship, established by Dana and Kathy Morgan in memory of their son, is for a Liberty-Benton High School graduating senior who has participated in one or more varsity sports while in high school, is a member of National Honor Society, and who demonstrates vision, insightfulness, thoughtfulness, and compassion.
Partners In Education Scholarship

Established 2009 This general scholarship fund was established in 2009 by the Board of Trustees of the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation to encourage the involvement of donors who wish to contribute to the higher education of area youth, but dont wish to establish a named fund.
Stacy Stover Memorial Scholarship

Established 2005 Family members established this scholarship in memory of this young woman who touched the lives of many, giving unselfishly of her time and energy to help others. This scholarship is for a graduating senior from Patrick Henry High School or a Hancock County high school who is pursuing a degree in education, and is active in their church and community.
Dr. Thomas Richard and Wendene Wilson Shoupe Post Grad Scholarship
Established 1995 Wendene Shoupe established this fund in memory of her husband, a long-time Findlay physician who valued education and lifelong learning. In 2008, their daughters requested that Wendenes name be added to the fund in honor of her 90th birthday. This scholarship provides financial assistance to deserving students who wish to pursue graduate or professional studies.
Brad S. Reddick Memorial Scholarship Needler Family Scholarship

Established 2002 This scholarship, established by the Needler Family, is for Fresh Encounter, Inc., employees and family members who are planning to attend college majoring in agriculture, agribusiness, food service management, business, wholesale or retail business, or the independent grocer business. Established 2004 - Retired in 2010 This fund, established by Brads classmates from the Findlay High School Class of 1976, is for a graduate of Findlay High School.
John P. Stozich Memorial Scholarship

Established 2004 This fund was established in memory of John, who served his community as an athletic coach, state representative, and Mayor of Findlay. John also served on the Community Foundation Board of Trustees. This scholarship is for one male and one female athlete graduating from Findlay High School who has played sports for at least two years.
Leo J. Vielhaber Scholarship

Established 2005 This scholarship was established by the family to support the development of professional therapists dedicated to working with disabled children. It supports a graduate of a Hancock County high school who is pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in speech, occupational therapy, or physical therapy, with the goal of working with children.
George Randolph and Harriet Jacobs Younger Memorial Scholarship

Established 2007 Charles and Mariann Younger established this scholarship in memory of Charles parents. This scholarship is for a North Clay High School (IL) graduating senior who has participated in one or more of the following; a varsity sport, the music program, forensics, student government, and debate.
SEED FUNDS
Build to endowment over time. Seed Funds allow you to start a fund and gradually build upon it to create a mature fully-endowed fund. Your Seed Fund will grow into an endowment that will let you support the charities or causes you choose and will forever have an impact on the quality of life in your community.
Joyce Swisher Memorial Scholarship

Established 1997 - Retired in 2010 This scholarship, established by family and friends, is for a Findlay High School graduating senior who elects to further his or her education. Students with special needs are given preference.
Lester L. Werntz Scholarship

Established 2006 This four-year scholarship was established by Mariann Dana Younger in honor of Lester L. Werntz, a teacher who had great influence on Mariann and encouraged her love for educating and mentoring children. This scholarship is for a Mt. Pulaski High School (IL) graduating senior who participated in the band or music program.
Mariann Dana Younger and Charles Jacob Younger Scholarship

Established 2010 This scholarship was established by the families of Mariann and Charles children, Scott Younger, Paul Younger, Stephen Younger, and Christopher Younger in honor of the couple. The award is for a freshman student at an accredited four-year college or university and is renewable for up to three additional years. Mariann and Charles established scholarships in honor of each of their four sons in 2007 and now their children are giving back to them. Charles is a long-time member of the Community Foundations Board of Trustees.
How it works:
The Seed Fund Program can be used to establish any type of endowment fund: Unrestricted Funds, Field of Interest Funds, Agency Funds, Designated Funds, Donor Advised Funds, and Scholarships Funds. Donors make an initial contribution of at least $1,000 to establish the Seed Fund and then use up to three years to build the fund to the required minimum endowment level. Minimum endowment levels vary according to fund type. A funding plan must be submitted at the time the Seed Fund is established that includes a detailed, reasonable approach to raising the required fund minimum by a specific date that is no more than three years from the date the fund is established. Once the seed fund reaches the minimum endowment level, the fund matures into an active charitable endowment fund. Once the fund has reached the minimum endowment level, distributions can be made to the causes and charities of the donors choice. Our current annual spending policy is 4.5% of the average of the ending market values for the previous 12 quarters. Contact the Community Foundation office for more information 419-425-1100.
Turkey Bowl Memorial Scholarship

Established 2006 This fund was established by ten members of the Findlay High School Class of 1972 who have played football every Thanksgiving morning since 1970. The members of the class include: John Arnold, Jeff Bixler, Ken Brooks, Frank A. Cosiano, Cliff Hite, Tim Leichty, Chuck Rogers, Rich Steiner, Dale Swiger, and Dick Tesnow. The scholarship is for Findlay High School graduates who have participated and lettered in a sport during their senior year.
Nathan C. Wilson Trade and Industrial Technology Memorial Scholarship

Established 2002 This fund was established in memory of Nate, an instructor at Millstream Career & Technology Center who is remembered for his ability to motivate students by establishing a positive classroom atmosphere. This scholarship is for a graduate of Millstream who will pursue a course of study which may include construction, welding, automotive, engineering, or cosmetology.
Younger Family Scholarships

Established 2007 Charles and Mariann Younger established these four-year scholarships to honor each of their four sons. The scholarships are for Findlay High School seniors who have participated in one or more of the following; a varsity sport, the music program, forensics, student government, and debate. Stephen Dana Younger Scholarship Scott Charles Younger Scholarship Paul Randolph Younger Scholarship Christopher Jon Younger Scholarship
Mary Jo Urshalitz Music Scholarship

Established 2006 This scholarship, established through a gift from her estate, is for a graduating senior from a Hancock County high school who will pursue a degree in instrumental or vocal music.
Leo and Virginia Woodward Memorial Scholarship

Established 2001 Members of the Woodward family established this scholarship, in memory of their parents, for a graduate of Van Buren High School who will major in agriculture, agribusiness, or nursing.
Linda B. Ziegler Scholarship

Established 1994 This fund was established by Linda, Emil, and Brent Ziegler for a Findlay High School graduating senior who will study at an accredited college, university, or vocational school. This scholarship was the first scholarship established at the Community Foundation.
Mary Jo Urshalitz Nursing Scholarship

Established 2006 This scholarship, established through a gift from her estate, is for a graduating senior from a Hancock County high school who will pursue a degree in nursing.
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Gary Pruitt, James Brucklacher, Gene Stevens, and Warren Kahn
A to Zs Properties LTD. Mr. Dana and Mrs. Kelly Abbott Mr. Prakash and Mrs. Shubha Acharya Mr. Brian and Mrs. Trudy Adams ADS Pipe Aetna Giving Campaign Ag Credit Dr. William and Mrs. Karen Alcott Mr. Fredrick and Mrs. Ruth Aldrich Mrs. Wanda Alge Ms. Sharon Aller Ms. Anna Allison Alpha Alpha Chapter of Delta Zeta Sorority Altria Sales and Distribution Inc. Altrusa Interntaional of Findlay Foundation American Association University Women Anderson Family Irrev Charitable Lead Trust Mrs. Mary Lou Anderson Mrs. Julie Anderson Mr. Robert and Mrs. Karen Anderson Anderson-Robertson Marketing LLC Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Anonymous Ar-Hale Family Foundation, Inc. Arlington Athletic Boosters Arlington School Bucks Arlington School Foundation Arlington School Foundation Donor Advised Fund of TCF Mr. Paul and Mrs. Mary Ash Mrs. Kelly Atkins Ms. Emily Avers Mr. William and Mrs. Joyce Avery Mr. Justin and Mrs. Katie Aydt Mr. Nathaniel Aydt Mr. Robert and Mrs. Ruth Balcomb Mr. Albert Ball, Jr. Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Deborah Ball Mr. Lawrence Ball Mrs. Ruth Ball Mr. Jon and Mrs. Amy Ballinger Mr. Jack and Mrs. Andrea Barger Mr. James and Mrs. Phyllis Barger Mr. James and Mrs. Lydia Barger Mrs. Marcia Barkey Ms. Constance Barron-Smith Dr. Harry and Mrs. Patricia Bash Ms. Kimberly Bash Mr. Frank and Mrs. Susan Bell
Our Donors
We extend our deepest gratitude to our donors, who, in 2010, entrusted a total of $2.7 million in gifts to establish new funds and grow existing funds of the Community Foundation. These individuals, families, businesses, and organizations have helped ensure that the gift of a helping hand will be there when and where it is needed in our community. We work diligently to ensure that all names are spelled correctly in our annual report. If we need to make a correction to our database, please contact our office at 419-425-1100 or sjoseph@community-foundation.com.
Mrs. Marjorie Bell Mr. Robert Bell Mr. Jack and Mrs. Jane Bender Mr. Roger and Mrs. Amelia Berger Mr. Edward and Mrs. Nancy Bickford Mr. Steven and Mrs. Victoria Bihn Ms. Chris Bishop Mrs. Daphnae Bishop Mr. Gary and Mrs. Patricia Bishop Mr. James and Mrs. Cecelia Bishop Mr. Paul and Mrs. Shirley Bishop Mr. Richard and Mrs. Mildred Bishop Ms. Jeri Bjorling
Ms. Sharon Blake Blanchard Valley Hospital Blanchard Valley Medical Associates, Inc. Mr. Joe and Mrs. Barbara Blem Mr. John and Mrs. Bernadine Blide Ms. Nancy J. Bolton Ms. Jennifer Bookwalter Mr. Perry Boskus and Ms. Susan Milly Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Sara Bova Ms. Lindsey Bowman Mr. Tod and Mrs. Martha Boyd BP America Inc. Mr. Floyd and Mrs. Maxine Brandeberry Jr.
Allyson Perry, Dave Healy, and John Koehler

Mr. Richard Bright Mr. Larry and Mrs. Shirley Brinkman Mr. Stephen and Mrs. B. Ann Brossia Mrs. Julie Brown Mr. Jack and Mrs. Patricia Brown Ms. Kathleen Brubaker Dr. Thomas Brumley Mrs. Lonna Bruskotterr Mrs. Leah Buchanan Mr. Brian and Mrs. Kerri Buck Mrs. Darlene Buck Ms. Cheryl Buckland Buckman Limited Mr. Daniel and Dr. Heidi Budke Mrs. Sally Buis Dr. Brad and Mrs. Pam Bundy Mr. Carl and Mrs. Adeline Burbach Mr. Larry and Mrs. Ann Louise Burrell Mr. Larry and Mrs. Janelle Busdeker Ms. Judith Butler
Dr. Frank and Mrs. Kim Cosiano Dr. Frank and Mrs. Mary Jane Cosiano Ms. Ann Crawford Ms. Annette Crawford Mrs. Angela Crist Ms. Libby Cullins Mrs. Charlotte Cullum Mr. Stephen Dailey Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Betty Dailey Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Peg Dailey Dancers Pointe Mr. James and Mrs. Helen Davis Mr. James and Mrs. Linda Davis Ms. Jane Davis Mr. Martin and Mrs. Kay Davis Mr. Michael and Mrs. Mary Davis Mr. John and Mrs. Helen Deamicis Mr. Aaron J. Dean Mr. Dan and Mrs. Linda DeArment Ms. Susan Decker
Hon. Allan Davis, Ralph Russo, and Thomas Donnell

Mrs. Lynette Ellerbrock Mr. Edward and Mrs. Virginia Erner Ms. Leigh A. Esper Eyes on Main The Family Center Fund of TCF Family of Punk and Martha Mains Mr. Gary and Mrs. Nancy Fay Mrs. Katherine Fell Ms. Mary Fell Mr. David and Mrs. Alice Fellabaum Mr. Donald Fellabaum Jr. & Mrs. Phyllis Fellabaum Mr. Jon and Mrs. Eleanor Fellers Mr. David Ferguson and Ms. Karen Schwarzwalder Ms. Amanda Fields Fifth Third Bank Foundation Fifth Third Bank Northwestern Ohio Findlay Area Golf Association Findlay City Schools Findlay Country Club Findlay High School Breakfast Club Findlay High School Class of 1951 Findlay Music Boosters
The Findlay Publishing Company Findlay Rotary Club Findlay Rotary Foundation, Inc. Findlay Rotary Foundation Forward Fund of TCF Findlay Service League Findlay Tall Timbers Distribution Center, Inc. Ms. Tayler M. Finsel Mrs. Beverly Fisher Mrs. Rita Fitzgerald Mr. Mark D. Flannery Mr. John and Mrs. Connie Fleming Mr. Royce and Mrs. Christina Florence Mrs. Beth Flowers Mr. Michael and Mrs. Lisa Fortner Fortunaires Club Charitable Foundation, Inc. Mr. J. Eugene and Mrs. Deborah Foster M. Margaret Foster Trust Ms. Marie Foust Mr. Timothy and Mrs. Karissa Fox Ms. Chase Francis Mrs. Sandra Franks Mrs. Patricia Frantz Mr. Raymond and Mrs. Janet Frech Friends of the McComb Public Library Frigidare Company Gals of 56 Brunch Bunch Mr. Richard and Mrs. Barbara Gebhardt Ms. Suzanne M. German Mr. Wendell and Mrs. Cathy Giedeman Mr. John and Mrs. Carolyn Gilgenbach Gilker Shoupe Family Charitable Foundation Mr. John Gliebe Ms. Ruth Gore Mr. Carroll and Mrs. Edna Gossard Mrs. Jean C. Graham Ms. Norma J. Granger Ms. Diana L. Gray Greek Peak Ski Resort
Bill Hummel, Kathy Kreuchauf, and Garry Peiffer

Mr. Robert and Mrs. Mariann Byrne Mr. Michael and Mrs. Jennifer Cairns Mr. Phillip Caris Ms. Clair Carty and Ms. Sheryl Pethers Charles J. Younger Donor Advised Fund of TCF Mr. Robert and Mrs. Kay Chesebro Mr. Paul Chester Mrs. Lynn Child Dr. John Cindric Jr. and Mrs. Jean Cindric Mr. Darrell Clark Jr. Mr. Roger and Mrs. Sandra Clark Clouse Construction Mrs. Nora Cochran Mr. Donald and Mrs. Julie Coletta Mrs. Anni Collette Cooper Tire & Rubber Foundation Mr. Larry and Mrs. Shirley Copeland Mr. David and Mrs. Doris Corey 32 Dr. Richard and Mrs. Barbara Deerhake Ms. Alyce Dennis Mr. Bruce and Mrs. Julia Deppen Derik Edward Utz DDS Mr. James and Mrs. Jean Disher DJSM Williams Trust Ms. Julie Donnell Dr. Jana L. Doone Stan K. Doty, D.D.S. Drake, Phillips, Kuenzli & Clark Mr. Robert Drake Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Ann Drake Ms. Shary Duff Mr. John and Mrs. Janet Dunn Ms. Mary Dunson Mr. Michael Edie Ms. Myra Egbert Mr. Robert and Mrs. Diana Eisel
Tiffani Murray, Marie Swaisgood, Linda Van Der Molen, and Leslye Winkle
Ron and Marge Kruse, and Eleanor McCoy

Mr. Daniel Green Ms. Marjorie Green Mr. Jason and Mrs. Melissa Greenlee Mr. Donald Ed Griffith Jr. Ms. Catherine Grossman H & K Financial Services Mr Duane and Mrs. Lisa Hackworth Halvorsen EHS Services Dr. Fred and Mrs. Mary Halvorsen Mrs. Evelyn Hamilton Mr. Chris and Mrs. Mary Beth Hammond Hancock County Auditor Hancock County Convention & Vistitors Bureau Hancock County Educational Service Center Hancock Education Fund of TCF Hancock Regional Planning Commission Mr. Lewis and Mrs. Judy Hanna Mrs. Sandra Hansen Ms. Deborah Harless Mrs. Sara Harrington Mr. Michael Harris Mr. Marion Harvey Mrs. Carol Hauzie Dr. Philip and Mrs. Peggy Havens Ms. Nancy Hayes Mr. John and Mrs. Patricia Haywood Mr. Duane and Mrs. Brenda Heacock Mrs. Suzi Healy Heck Rentals Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Ann Heimann Mrs. Kathy Heintschel Mr. James and Mrs. Dana Helfrich Mr. Edwin Heminger Mr. Gary and Mrs. Jane Heminger Mr. Karl and Mrs. Anne Heminger Mr. Gary and Mrs. Shirley Hewitt Mr. Roger and Mrs. Phyllis Higgins Mr. Jack and Mrs. Lois Hindall Mr. James and Mrs. Cynthia Hindall Mr. Harold and Mrs. Judy Hinkle Mrs. Betty Hipp Mrs. Jacqueline Hitchings Mr. C.K. and Mrs. Margaret Hite Mr. Cliff and Mrs. Diane Hite Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hoadley Holiday Inn Express Motel Mrs. Theresa Hooper Mrs. Lisa Houck Mr. Arthur and Mrs. Judith Houdeshell Howard and Carolyn Marvin Fund of TCF Mr. Robert and Mrs. Marilyn Howard Mr. Christopher and Mrs. Anita Huber Mr. Gerald and Mrs. Helen Hudson Mr. Gregory and Mrs. Elizabeth Hull Mr. Leonard and Mr. Diane Hunt Ms. Nancy Hutchinson Mrs. Alda Hymes Mr. Edward and Mrs. JoAnne Ingold Inspirations by Anita Mr. Chris and Mrs. Lee Ann Ireland
Barbara Brahm and Craig Anderson
Mr. William Jaqua Mr. Gary and Mrs. Patricia Jay Ms. Darla Johannsen Mrs. Kristen Johnson Mrs. Mary Johnston Mr. Keith and Mrs. Sheila Jolliff Ms. Lois J. Jordan Mr. Jeffrey and Mrs. Louanne Joseph Mr. Thomas Joseph and Mrs. Carol Dale-Joseph Mr. Gary and Mrs. Nancy Junker Mr. Lawrence and Mrs. Jenna Jurosic Mr. Nicholas and Mrs. Marie Jurosic Mr. Warren and Mrs. Judy Kahn Mr. Roger Kapeluck and Mrs. Virginia Pilstl Mr. Bryan and Mrs. Ann Karhoff Mr. Richard Karrick Mr. Myron and Mrs. Mary Kauffman Mr. Gene and Mrs. Evelyn Kelsey Mr. Ronald and Mrs. Christine Kemerley Mr. Gregory and Mrs. Kelly Kepner Mrs. Diana Kirk Mrs. Kerry Kirk and Mr. Christian Pederson Mr. Aaron and Mrs. Meghan Kneeland Mr. Gordon and Mrs. Sonja Knittle Kohls Cares for Kids Ms. Stephanie Kollm Mrs. Kay Kose Ms. Kathleen Kostyo Ms. Andrea Kramer Fetterman Mr. Vance Kramer II Mrs. Katherine Kreuchauf Mrs. Terry Krivoruchka Mrs. Marjorie Kruse Mr. Kenneth Kuehne Mrs. Gwen L. Kuenzli Mr. Eric and Mrs. Lisa Kurjan Mr. Angelo and Mrs. Barbara Laduca Mr. Douglas and Mrs. Laura LaPlant LaRiche Chevrolet-Cadillac Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Pamela Lather Ms. Deb Lautermilch Ms. Marilyn Lazenby Mr. Michael and Mrs. Mary Lynne Lear Ms. Megan Lehman Mr. Richard and Mrs. April Lehman Mr. Michael C. Leifheit Ms. Heliodora Lengel Mr. Clay and Mrs. Kelly Lewis Lexington Furniture Co, Inc. Liberty Benton High School Soccer Parents Club Ms. Charlene Linderman Mr. William and Mrs. Margaret Lobb Mr. Robert and Mrs. Linda Lotz Ms. Elaine Lugo Mr. Larry and Mrs. Sondra Lunn Mrs. Patricia Luther Ms. Dorothy J. Maclaren Madeleine T. Schneider Fund of TCF Mr. Weldon and Mrs. Ruth Magee Mrs. Ann Malarky
Dr. Jerry and Mrs. Carol Mallett Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC Maxs Dairy Bar Mr. Daniel May and Ms. Cheryl Cape Mazza Enthusiasts, University of Findlay Mr. F. D. and Mrs. Joy McCarthy Mr. Richard and Mrs. Jane McCleary McComb Public Library Mrs. Lynn McCord Mr. James R. McCoy Sr. and Mrs. Carolyn McCoy Mrs. Eleanor McCoy Mrs. Gene McEvoy Mr. William and Dr. Julie McIntosh Mr. Elmer and Mrs. Georgia McKee McKenna Construction Company, Inc. Mr. Patrick and Mrs. Deborah McKinzie Ms. Cynthia McMaster MEPAC Match Program Mr. James Meyer Mrs. Lydia Mihalik Mrs. Deborah Mihalik Ms. Phyllis Miles Mrs. Tricia Miles Mr. Bryan and Mrs. Karen Miller Dr. Cheryl Miller Mr. Leonard and Mrs. Joan Miller Mr. Leslie and Mrs. Mary Miller Mr. Mark and Mrs. Krista Miller Mrs. Linda Miller Mr. Richard and Mrs. Leslie Miller Mr. George and Mrs. Pauline Milligan
Martina Wedge and Lynne Calvelage

Proceeds of the Herb Aldrich Memorial Golf Outing Proceeds of Watching the Stars Dance Proceeds of Zach Morgan Memorial 3v3 Soccer Tournament Pry Professional Group Ms. Ellen Quinlan Mr. Douglas and Mrs. Jill Quinlin Mr. Jack A. Quisno Jr. Ms. Christina Radabaugh Mr. David Rader Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP Mr. Scott and Mrs. Charity Rauschenberg Mr. Dennis and Mrs. Irene Recker Mrs. Kathleen Redman Mr. William Redpath and Ms. Melinda Moore Dr. Andrew and Mrs. Carol Reid Reineke Ford Lincoln Mercury Dr. J. Alec and Mrs. Sandra Reinhardt Mr. Jeffrey Reinhardt Mr. Craig and Mrs. Linda Rennels Mr. Larry and Mrs. Karen Rettig Kathy Kreuchauf, Claire Davis, and Gary Kreuchauf Mr. Doug and Mrs. Debbie Reynolds Mrs. Donna Ridenour Mr. John and Mrs. Margaret Rieker Mrs. Kolleen Kirk-Rill Mr. Jerry and Mrs. Jane Minch Owens Community College Foundation Hon. Richard J. Rinebolt Ms. Lucinda Mires-Peebles Hon. Michael and Mrs. Pat Oxley Dr. Christopher and Mrs. Susan Roberts Ms. Linda Mitchell Ms. Cynthia Painter and Ms. Bobby Dawson Mr. James and Mrs. Mary Jane Roberts Mr. Keith and Mrs. Joyce Mohr Mrs. Dawn Palmer Mrs. Sally Robinson Ms. Sylvia Molina Mrs. Sarah Palmer Mr. Norman and Mrs. Carol Roessing Mr. Michael and Mrs. Debra Momany Mr. James and Mrs. Mahrokh Palte Mr. Charles and Mrs. Angela Rogers Mr. Robert and Mrs. Sharon Montgomery Mrs. Susan Pancake Mr. James and Mrs. Connie Rooney Mrs. Ann Moore Mr. Thomas Parke and Mrs. Cindy Shoupe-Parke Mr. Pete and Mrs. Dawn Rose Ms. Patricia Moore Mr. Tom and Mrs. Anne Patton Mr. David and Mrs. Jane Rossman Mr. Jim and Mrs. Jean Morehart Mr. Garry and Mrs. Kathleen Peiffer Mr. Scott and Mrs. Martha Rothey Mrs. Betty Morgan Ms. Judith Pelphrey Hon. Reginald and Mrs. Barbara Routson Mr. Dana and Mrs. Kathryn Morgan Mr. Nick and Mrs. Jeanetta Penniston Ms. Jane Morrin Mr. Donald Perkins Sr. and Mrs. Jacqueline Perkins Rowmark Mr. Walter and Mrs. Elizabeth Morris Mrs. Allyson Perry Mr. Lester and Mrs. Jennifer Moser Pfeiffer Family CLT Ms. Linda Moser Mr. Ronald and Mrs. Robin Pfeiffer Mr. Richard and Mrs. Barbara Muzy Mr. William and Mrs. Mona-Myrl Pifer Ms. Rhoda Myers Mr. James Pippin Mr. Fred Nanamaker III and Mrs. Ann Nanamaker Plumbline Solutions National Lime and Stone Co. Mr. Walter and Mrs. Sheila Poffenbaugh Ms. Dionne Neubauer Mrs. Erin Poling Mr. G. Norman and Mrs. Patricia Nicholson Mr. Peter and Mrs. Darja Praprotnik Mr. James Nicholson Mrs. Isabelle Pratt Mr. Ronald and Mrs. Doris Niekamp Mr. John and Mrs. Maryann Pressnell Mrs. Beth Niemeyer Mr. Al Price Ms. Terri Nonnemaker Mr. Jon and Mrs. Patricia Price Northwestern Mutual Foundation Pro-Tec Coating Company Mr. Richard and Mrs. Jacquelyn Norton Proceeds of 4th Annual Ray Haverling Charity Ice Ms. Jane ONeil Bowl Ohio Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, Inc. Proceeds of Bradley Joseph Golf Outing Ms. Carol Oken Proceeds of Central Middle School Idol Mr. Mark and Mrs. Terry Olthouse Proceeds of Flower Sale Dr. Stephen and Dr. Ami Orr Proceeds of Pancake Breakfast Mr Robert Osborn Proceeds of the Bradley Joseph Memorial Golf OSSUR Americas Outing 34
Tamera Rooney and Tony Iriti

Mrs. Donna Ruse Mr. John and Mrs. Judith Rusing Mr. Bruce and Mrs. Lucy Russell Mr. Ralph Russo and Mrs. Nancy Moody-Russo Mr. Robert and Mrs. Jeanne Rustic Mrs. Suzanne Sackmann Mr. Lyle and Mrs. Kathy Sandkuhl Mrs. Mary Jo Schaller Mr. Douglas and Mrs. Carol Schleucher Mrs. Dondus Schober Mr. Larry and Mrs. C. Schock Schoonmaker Family Charitable Lead Trust Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Kathleen Schulte Ms. Mary K. Schulte Mr. John and Mrs. Kimberly Schumacher Mr. Dan and Mrs. Janet Schwartz Mr. Edward and Mrs. Dianna Schweinfurth
Kevin Richardson and Dave Healy
Mr. Lawrence and Mrs. Deborah Seawell Mr. Ralph and Mrs. Margie Sebrell Mr. David and Mrs. Lisabeth Seman Dr. Donald Shafer Mr. Joe and Mrs. Cheryl Shafer Mr. James and Mrs. Deanna Shank Mr. Richard and Mrs. Barbara Sheehan Ms. Phyllis Shoaff Dr. Donna Shoupe Mrs. Wendene W. Shoupe Mr. W. E. and Mrs. M. D. Siferd Mr. Mark and Mrs. Connie Silveus Mr. James and Mrs. Debra Slough Mr. R. Eugene and Mrs. Margaret Slough Ms. Jacqueline Smith Ms. Karen Smith Mr. Mark Smith and Mrs. Phyllis Stover-Smith Mr. Robert and Mrs. Anne Smith Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Lisa Snaufer Mr. Steven and Mrs. Lisa Snook Mr. Frank and Mrs. Penny Soboleski Mr. John and Mrs. Esther Spaeth Mrs. Linda Spahr Mr. Robert and Mrs. Amanda Sprague Mr. Robert and Mrs. Connie Sprague Mr. William and Mrs. Deanna Spraw St. Pauls United Methodist Church Mr. Jeffrey and Mrs. Tammy Stahl Mr. Randal and Mrs. Elaine Stansberry State Farm Insurance - Holly Spann Mr. Richard and Mrs. Patricia Steiner Mr. Robert Steinman
Mr. Ryan Taylor Mr. Terry and Mrs. Betty Terhark Mr. Richard and Ms. Betty Tevis Ms. Debra Thomas Mr. Graham and Mrs. Denise Thomas Mr. Keith and Mrs. Deb Thomas Mr. Michael and Mrs. Barbara Thomas Mr. Barry and Mrs. Linda Thompson Mr. Michael and Mrs. Kathryn Thompson Mrs. Christine Thornton Ms. Renita Thue Mr. Bruce and Mrs. Christine Tichenor Mr. Jack and Mrs. Margaret Tidd Mr. Jeff and Mrs. Julie Todd Ms. Jo Ann Trice Mrs. Lindsay Needler -Turner Ms. Laurie Ulm University of Findlay Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Jane Vanden Eynden Vandoren Trust Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Laurie Vaupel Mrs. Deanna Waaland Mr. Eliot and Mrs. Jean Waaland Mr. John and Mrs. Wilma Walke Ms. Marilyn Walker Mr. T. Michael and Mrs. Tamara Wallace Mrs. Julia Walsh Walter Bros. Inc. Mr. Jeffrey and Dr. Emily Walton Mr. Rodney and Mrs. Candy Walton Mr. Alan and Mrs. Barbara Wanstedt Mrs. Judy Wardle Mr. Dale and Mrs. Beth Warnecke Ms. Karen Watt Ms. Mary Webb Mr. Timothy and Mrs. Jacquelyn Weimerskirch Ms. Christine Wentling
Jeff Winkle and Chuck Stumpp, Jr.

Mrs. Karen Wentz Mr. Arthur and Mrs. Julia Whetstone Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Crystal Whipkey Whirlpool Corporation - Findlay Division Whirlpool Foundation Fund of TCF Mr. Vaun and Mrs. Deb Wickerham Mrs. Corri Wilcox Mr. Ronald and Mrs. Mary Williams Mr. Russell and Mrs. Donna Wilson Ms. Betty Winale Mr. J. Theodore and Mrs. Fritzi Winkeljohn Mr. Jeffrey and Mrs. Leslye Winkle Ms. Joan Winkle Ms. Nicole Winkle Wise Family Mr. Ivan and Mrs. Judy Withrow Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Jane Wittenmyer Mrs. Pat Wittwer Mr. Richard and Mrs. Ruthanne Wohlgamuth Ms. Dorothy E. Woods Mr. Kevin and Mrs. Jody Woods Mrs. Julie Williamson-Wright Mrs. Carri Wurm Mrs. Gwen Wynkoop Mrs. Beverly Yammine Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Karen Young Mr. Charles J. Younger Mrs. Mariann Younger Mr. Stephen Younger and Mrs. Azucena Ortega Mr. Craig and Mrs. Beth Zachrich Dr. Emil and Mrs. Joyce Ziegler Mr. Chester Ziemniak, Jr. Mr. Mark Ziemniak Mr. Andrew and Mrs. Melanie Ziemniak Mr. Michael and Mrs. Korin Ziemniak Mrs. Virginia Ziemniak Zonta Club of Findlay Mr. George and Mrs. Linda Zwinski
Cindi Chasse and Jodi Miller

Mrs. Nancy Stephani Mr. Lance and Mrs. Sara Stevens Mrs. Eveline P. Stitt Ms. Sandra Stoll Mrs. Lissa Streacker Mr. David and Mrs. Dixie Stump Mr. Charles Stumpp, Jr. and Mrs. Kim Stumpp Mr. Jeffrey and Mrs. Marie Swaisgood Mr. Kevin and Mrs. Theresa Swan Mr. Jason and Mrs. Jennifer Swartzlander Mr. Hugh and Mrs. Sondra Tavernier Ms. Carol Taylor
Allyson Perry, Larry Busdeker, and Annette Swisher

Grants Awarded
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Alzheimers Association
Grants in 2010 reached $2.35 million, enabling many organizations to provide programs and services that are improving the lives of individuals and families in Hancock County. Many of these programs and services would not exist without funding from the Community Foundation and the forethought of our generous donors.
COMPETITVE GRANTS
These grants were awarded from the unrestricted endowment funds established at the Community Foundation.
Blanchard Valley Health Foundation

The Findlay Downtown Area Association partnered with graphic design students at Owens Community College to cover empty storefront windows with vibrant graphics and educational materials about downtown Findlay. The goal of the window art is to promote community events and maintain a vibrant downtown spirit. The Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock County served as the fiscal agent for this grant. $15,000/three years Providing mammography screening for underinsured/ uninsured Hancock County women. $39,897/two years Providing prenatal and well-baby education to lowincome women being served by Caughman Health Center, a subsidiary of Blanchard Valley Health System.
$29,250/three years Establishing an early stage dementia program in Hancock County.
Century Health
$66,060/two years Continuing peer support services within the behavioral healthcare system to increase service delivery options to persons in need of support, guidance, and direction to recover from mental illness and/or substance abuse.
American Red Cross, Hancock County Chapter

$64,740/three years Increasing the communitys level of disaster preparedness and the capacity of local agencies to effectively deliver services following a disaster.
The Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock County

$10,000/two years Establish a summer theatrical performing arts camp in Hancock County.
Chamber Foundation
$22,250/three years Creating a Government Leadership Academy in Hancock County to strengthen twenty aspiring local officials each year.
Family Resource Centers

$27,080/three years Implementing Second Step anti-bullying curriculum within classroom settings in Findlay City Schools.
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$375,000/one year Serving over 40,000 Hancock County residents annually by providing debt service on the Family Center. $98,914/two years Strengthening twelve local nonprofit agencies through the Schneider Circle. $320,000/one year Serving over 40,000 Hancock County residents annually through debt reduction on the Family Center. $15,000/one year Hosting CommunityREAD event which highlighted the book Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. $2,000/one year Building capacity for local nonprofits through technology workshops.
The Community Foundation funded a two-year subscription to Foundation Directory Online (FDO), a searchable, user-friendly database of nationwide grant opportunities. The database is now available at the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library. Access is free and open to the public. Reference desk staff will provide the required password to access FDO on a library computer and any support users may need. The FDO database is updated continually and provides the most accurate details available on nearly 100,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S.; a database of over 3,700 sponsoring companies, offering a quick pathway to corporate funders; a database of over 1.9 million recently awarded grants; and a keywordsearchable database of nearly 650,000 recently filed IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF. The online database is maintained by the Foundation Center. The Community Foundation Board of Trustees funded FDO as part of the foundations capacity building initiative aimed at strengthening local nonprofit organizations.

$76,200/two years Hiring a full-time Bridges Out of Poverty coordinator to build critical mass towards community understanding of poverty and graduate a minimum of 60 heads of household from Getting Ahead groups.
Gliding Stars of Findlay

$2,500/six months Increasing agency capacity through volunteer training with a national adaptive skating expert.
The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library

$6,800/one year Implementing a strategic planning process and a survey to create a community assessment of library services.
Findlay Youth Orchestra

$15,000/three years Initiating a youth orchestra for Hancock County musicians.
Hancock County Family First Council

$4,060/one year Implementing a Summer Smart Learning Series to address a gap in summer learning programs for children. The Hancock Historical Museum relocated two houses with historical significance to its 422 W. Sandusky Street campus during June 2010. The two relocated houses are the Davis Homestead (The Ohio Farmhouse) previously located on SR 224 East near Eastern Woods Medical Center and the DeWald/Funk House previously located on the corner of East and Crawford Streets. The houses sit on Putnam Street but face east towards the Museum thus creating a historical campus.
Hancock Historical Museum Association

$45,000/one year Creating a centralized display of the continuum of Hancock County history housing through the relocation of the Davis homestead and DeWald Funk house to the museums Sandusky Street location.
Hancock Park District

$9,000/one year Creation of architectural and engineering drawings for the alterations to the Oakwoods Nature Preserve Richard S. Doc Phillips Discovery Center.
Hancock Saves
$2,500/six months Increasing agency capacity through an awareness campaign.
Special Kids Therapy

$2,500/six months Increasing agency capacity through board training and strategic planning.
Lupus Foundation
$2,500/six months Increasing agency capacity through creation of an employee/volunteer training guide.
fund urgent or special requests that are outside of the Community Foundations various grant cycles. The President of the Community Foundation is allocated an amount each year. Usually these grants do not exceed $2,500, and are typically smaller in size.

$50,000/two years Initiating Feed a Child program to provide disadvantaged school children with packs of nonperishable food each Friday to ensure adequate weekend nutrition. TOTAL 2010 COMPETITIVE GRANTS = $1,332,231
McComb Local Schools

$11,406/one year Improving student assessment through Real-time Learning: Every Student Responsible interaction technology software.
The Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock County

$1,000/six months Providing access to free downtown music through Courtyard Concert Series. $500/six months Sharing books with elementary students who have attended a literacy-oriented professional arts performance. $1,000/six months Creating Bring People Downtown window art to increase downtown vitality.
Open Arms Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Center

$19,574/two years Supporting teen victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and teen dating violence through a Teen Outreach Advocate.
PRESIDENTS DISCRETIONARY GRANTS

The Community Foundation offers a limited number of Presidents Discretionary grants. Discretionary grants
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Chamber Foundation
$1,000/six months Enhancing knowledge and developing leadership skills in a select group of high school students, motivating them to become positive role models, active and committed to their civic responsibilities through Hancock Youth Leadership.
HancockREADS Grants
$14,011 in 2010 See page 48 for a list of HancockREADS grants.
Hancock County Agency on Aging, Inc.

$530 Support of the Agency on Aging Capital Campaign TOTAL 2010 PASS-THROUGH GRANTS = $8,022
Handbags That Help Grants

$40,713 in 2009-2010 See page 10 for a list of HTH Grants.
AGENCY AND DESIGNATED GRANTS

Agency and designated grants are awarded from those funds established to benefit a specific organization identified by either the donor or the organization itself.
C.H.O.P.I.N. Hall
$500/six months Providing school supplies to hundreds of area children through the annual Stuff the Bus campaign hosted by the Family Center agencies.
Youth in Philanthropy/ECLIPSe Grants

$2,638 in 2010 See page 54 for a list of ECLIPSe Grants. TOTAL 2010 FILED OF INTEREST GRANTS = $84,341
Arlington School Foundation

$412 Provide support for the enhancement of the classroom experience and improvement of the effectiveness of the curriculum for The Arlington Local School District through the mini-grant program.

$1,000/one year Providing cash match for COHHIO supportive housing grant that will bring over $500,000 into the community.
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP GRANTS

Northwest Ohio Flood Mitigation Partnership, Inc.
$200,000 Support as Fiscal Sponsor for NWOFMP Inc.
The Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock County Hancock Park District

$1,200/one year Providing access to free summer music through Riverside Concert Series. TOTAL 2010 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP GRANTS = $200,000 $17,260 General Support
PASS-THROUGH GRANTS
Pass-Through Grants allow flexibility in helping donors support causes they care about. These funds are typically passed directly on to another nonprofit agency in the community, and not held as principal in an endowment. While there is no perpetual impact from these gifts, they do make an immediate impact on the community.
Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center

$688 General Support
Read for LIFE

$300/six months Supporting the Read for LIFE organization through participation in the annual spelling bee. TOTAL 2010 PRESIDENTS DISCRETIONARY GRANTS = $6,500
Blanchard Valley Center

$22,939 Support, care, repair, and maintenance of the residential facilities at Blanchard Valley Center.

$11,514 General Support
FIELD OF INTEREST GRANTS

These competitive grants are supported by donors who have identified a specific area of concern, such as education, youth, arts, and social services.
Boy Scouts of America, BSAC Chamber Foundation

$2,492 Support of the Downtown Area Association and its pursuit of becoming a member of Heritage Ohios, Main Street Program and its Emerging Leaders Program. $1,109 General Support of Camp Berry $1,068 General Support $105 Support of Scholarships
Voices for Children: CASA of Hancock County Findlay City Schools

$4,432 General Support $5,000 Support of Feasibility Study for building expansion with specific emphasis on the Career Technology Center.
Hancock Education Fund Grants

$26,979 in 2010 See page 50 for a list of Hancock Education Fund grants.
Century Health
Hancock Christian Clearing House

$1,166 General Support $516 General Support
United Way of Hancock County

$1,957 General Support $4,431 Agency Support $52,878 General Support
Chamber Foundation
$687 General support of the Hancock Youth Leadership Program

$622.42 General Support of Building and Capital purchases
University of Findlay
$1,370 General and Scholarship Support $10,613 General Support
City Mission of Findlay, Ohio

$697 General Support $573 Capital Support
Hancock County Agricultural Society

$1,919 Perpetuate the activities of and to sustain the Hancock County Fairgrounds and predominately for the benefit of the Junior Fair activities in Hancock County.
University of Findlay, Mazza Enthusiasts

$1,400 Support of the Medallion program and general support.
The Findlay Art League

$163 Support of operating costs of student art shows.
Hancock Historical Museum Association Findlay City Schools

$1,350 Provide financial support during 2010 for Findlay City School (FCS) staff to pursue innovative program ideas that directly impact student learning. $22,681 Support of the New Opportunities for Work Project (Project NOW) $354 Support and maintenance of the Little Red School House, MacArthur Train, and the Resource Center.
Winebrenner Theological Seminary

Young Mens Christian Association (Findlay) The Hancock Properties Foundation

$48,000 Permanent Improvements of the Family Center parking lot. $10,464 General Support $1,977 Support for membership and activity fees for underprivileged children in Findlay and Hancock County.
Findlay Enrichment Programs

Humane Society & SPCA of Hancock County

TOTAL 2010 AGENCY AND DESIGNATED GRANTS = $285,228.42

$3,873 Program Support $998 General Support
Macklin Intergenerational Institute

$600 Support Tuition Assistance $600 Support Tuition Assistance $600 Support Tuition Assistance $200 Support Scholarship Program $6,032 General Support
Findlay-Hancock County Public Library

$505 Support of the Genealogy Department $462 General Support $10,668 General Support
DONOR-ADVISED AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION GRANTS

These grants were recommended by the business, individual, or family who established the donor-advised fund, or directed by the board of directors of the Supporting Organization.
Owens Community College Foundation

$10,672 2010 Fall Semester Support of the Success Program for Hancock County students. $420 Support of Owens Community College-Findlay Campus and its Programs.
First Lutheran Church

$10,448 Support of Lutheran Charities
Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock County

First Presbyterian Church of Findlay

St. Johns Lutheran Church

$2,231 Quarterly Grounds Upkeep

$5,000 General Support of Imaging Center $1,000 Legacy Society
Friends of the Findlay Hancock County Public Library

$1,023 Program and Capital Support
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Boy Scouts of America, BSAC

$1,000 General Support $250 Friends of Scouting Support Construction has started at Oakwoods Discovery Center and development of parking lot is pictured. The Community Foundation provided architectural services for the Oakwoods Discovery Centers additions and renovations that were identified as a community need in a Hancock Park District master plan. The architectural plans were used to obtain state approval and hire contractors. The goals of the Oakwoods Discovery Center renovation will be to increase public access and year-round usability; help generate more rental income; and increase energy efficiency.
Bright Side of the Road Foundation

Camp Fire USA, NWO Council

Cancer Patient Services

Childrens Mentoring Connection

C.H.O.P.I.N. Hall
$1,000 Feinstein Challenge $500 General Support
City Mission of Findlay, Ohio

$10,000 Hearts of Hope Campaign Support $1,000 General Support
First Presbyterian Church of Findlay

$15,000 General Support $10,000 Capital Campaign Support $4,000 General Support
Hancock Historical Museum Association

$3,500 Support of the renovation of DeWald, Funk & Davis Houses $1,000 Support of Homestead Relocation Projects $1,000 General Support $500 Davis Homestead Relocation Project $250 General Support
Clothe-A-Child
Franciscan Earth Literacy Center

$1,000 Support of Project S.T.R.A.W.
College First Church of God

Hancock Christian Clearing House

Hathaway Brown
Diospi Suyana - USA

$5,000 Support of Zeyse Mission Trips

$1,000 Capital Campaign
Humane Society & SPCA of Hancock County

Findlay Area Youth for Christ


$9,000 P.S.H. ABLE Housing Case Managers Tax and Benefits for 2011 $500 General Support
Hancock County Center for Safe and Healthy Children

Lakeside Chautauqua Foundation

Macklin Intergenerational Institute

United Way of Hancock County

$5,000 General Support $5,000 General Support $750 General Support $750 General Support $500 General Support
University of Findlay
$25,000 Support of the Freed Lecture Series $25,000 Support of the Freed Lecture Series $20,000 Charles Jacob Younger and Mariann Dana Younger Operating Endowment Fund $10,000 Jerry J. Mallett Institute Endowment Fund Support $500 Freed Contemporary Christian Lecture Series Support
Mazza Museums Funday Sunday event features storytelling, art stations, music, refreshments, shopping, and special guests. Each month has a special theme with related books and activities. The program is held on the first Sunday of the month at the University of Findlays Mazza Museum. Its a great opportunity for children, parents, and grandparents to spend quality time together in a fun, creative environment. There is no admission charge and everyone is welcome to attend. The mission of the Mazza Museum is to promote literacy through its educational programs and to collect, exhibit, and preserve original art from childrens books.
University of Findlay, Mazza Museum

$10,000 Support of Younger Operating Fund for Mazza Museum
Western Reserve Academy

$1,000 Support of the Hockey Scholarship in Andrew Guglielmis Name
Mazza Enthusiasts Fund of TCF

$10,000 Endowment Support
Salvation Army, Findlay

WBGU-TV, Public Television

$500 General Support $250 General Support
The Nature Conservancy

Skidmore College
WGTE Public Broadcasting

Nature Conservancy Ohio Field Office

St. Andrews United Methodist Church

$750 General Support $750 General Support
World Class Ghana Inc.

Ohio State University Foundation

$1,000 University Fund Support
Tiffin City School District

$14,260 Support of the purchase of 120 band chairs and a basketball return for Columbian High School.

$250 Campaign Fund Support TOTAL 2010 DONOR-ADVISED AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION GRANTS = $252,786
Open Arms Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Center

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SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Investing in deserving students may be the best investment a community can ever make.
Randy Baker Girls Basketball Renewal Scholarship

Lindsay Fleegle, Amy Pina
Floyd J. and Alice K. Curran Renewal Scholarship

Mackenzie Albach, Desiree Baird, Travis Bohn, Megan Bright, Julia Colman, Molly Feasel, Landon Fleegle, Lindsay Fleegle, Travis Glick, Dana Huntley, William Kentris, Lee Kindig, William Kindle, Cynthia Misamore, Susan Thomas, Jennifer Wagner, Emiliy Warnimont, Jessica Wiler
Albert J. Ball Scholarship

Nicholas Dillon
Neil Acharya Memorial Tennis Scholarship

Kelsi Wurm
Warren Bullet and Peg Kirk Bell Scolarship

Tyler Friar
Herb S. Aldrich Scholarship

Corey Fry
Daniel R. Bennett Scholarship

LeeAnn Bundy, Nichole Griffith, Angelica Luna, Susan Rader, Kayla Spoon
Irma Maxheimer Dana Scholarship

Dillon Huff
Eva Kate Cowen Anderson Scholarship

Brittany Adams
Irma Maxheimer Dana Renewal Scholarship

Mary Jane Letterle, Megan Volle
Arlington School Foundation Scholarship

Trevor Bower
Joseph R. and Westelle L. Browne Performing Arts Scholarship

Anna Sankovich
Richard E. (Dick) Daugherty Scholarship

Grant Mapes
Arlington School Foundation: W. S. (Sherman) and Wanda Alge Family Scholarship

Bailey Streib
April Rodeheffer Burbach Scholarship

Stephen Perkins
William P. and Pauline J. Deisel Scholarship

Elizabeth Ulrich
Arlington School Foundation: Dally Family Scholarship

Ethan Holliger
Lora Wiest Burgderfer Scholarship

Jordan Borowksi, Nicole Burton, Lauren Greeno, Elaina Manley, Kaitlyn Nalle, Priya Patel, Taylor Redd, Gregory Toupalik
Esfandiary-Palte Scholarship
Lauren Peck
Excellence in Mathematics Scholarship

Lynsey Harris
Arlington School Foundation: Dally Family Renewal Scholarship

Erika Corbin
Kylene Bycynski Memorial Scholarship

Zachary Elbin
Jennifer Fell Memorial Art Scholarship

Korrin Rooker
Arlington School Foundation: Keith and Sheila Jolliff Family Scholarship

Mary Price
Chance to Dance Award

Sarah Brown, Catherine DeMith, Hayley Havener, Alexa Piccirillo, Katie Rustemeyer, Rebecca Wells, Victoria Wurm
Findlay-Hancock County Bar Association Scholarship

Drew Bostic
Arlington School Foundation: Robert and Helen McClelland Farm Child Scholarship
John Rettig
James L. Child Jr. Scholarship

Joseph Armand
Findlay Area Golf Association Scholarship

Michael Anderson, Patrick Coward, Curtis Eckert, Anna Kurjan, Charles Rogers
Arlington School Foundation: Cathie L. Solt Memorial Scholarship

Christopher Bils
Floyd J. and Alice K. Curran Scholarship

Marlayna Anderson, Clay Baker, Richard Costello, Dillon Flick, Mallie Grim, Samantha Heaston, Cayla Herod, Evan Hill, Logan Holman, Alex Kaple, Angelica Luna, Tierney Margraf, Riley Patterson, Paisley Scarberry, Andrew Smith
Findlay Branch of the AAUW

Amy Carles
Randy Baker Girls Basketball Scholarship

Logan Holman
Findlay High School Alumni Association Scholarship

Clay Paul, Matthew Robinson
Beth Bradley Heck Memorial Scholarship

Lynsey Harris
Derek T. Krueger Scholarship

Zachary Miller
Findlay High School Class of 1956 Renewal Scholarship

Trevor Barrientos
W. Kenneth and Ruth S. Helvie Scholarship

Evan Hill
William H. and Virginia W. Kuck Church and Community Award

Hannah Gray
Historic Preservation Guild Memorial Scholarship Findlay High School Social Studies Teacher Memorial Scholarship
Lucas Opperman Emily Weiler
David and Marge Lodge Golf Scholarship

Samuel Adams
Dr. Clifford L. Hite Mmorial Scholarship

Lindsey Bowden
Benjamin R.L. Lunn Merit Scholarship

Lucas Opperman
Findlay Rotary Club Scholarship

Lauren Rettig, Nathan Thomas
John W. Hollington Scholarship

Lauren Rettig
Punk and Martha Mains Scholarship

Richard Costello, Nathan Thomas
Findlay Rotary Renewal Scholarship

Kimberly Barth, Taylor Finsel
Huston Financial Services Scholarship

Zachary Crawford
M. Andrew May Scholarship

Cole Lautermilch
Richard Fisher Athletic Scholarship

Gregory Toupalik
Intersil Science and Engineering Scholarship

Nicholas Taylor
Erica Miller Culinary Arts Scholarship

Cody Harden
M. Margaret Foster Scholarship

Shayle Welch
Laverne and Earl Irons Scholarship

Brittany Schmidt
Thomas E. Moore Perpetual College Renewal Award

Emiliy Warnimont
William Clark Foster Scholarship

Kristin Hotaling
Ronald Jenkins Memorial Scholarship

Jeffrey Cole
Zach Morgan Memorial Scholarship

Zoe Thompson
Mandy Friar Memorial Scholarship

Gregory Toupalik
Kyle Johnson Information Technology Scholarship

Ethan Holliger
John Noble Hockey Scholarship

Stephen Perkins
Jean C. Graham Womens Scholarship

Samantha Heaston
April Sue Jones Memorial Scholarship

Lynsey Harris
John Noble Hockey Renewal Scholarship

Bryan Brigadoi Jr., Nolyn Croy
Jean C. Graham Womens Renewal Scholarship

Desiree Baird, Kimberly Barth, Emily Warner
Bradley Joseph Memorial Scholarship for Medical Missions

Jesse McDonald, Elizabeth Scarpitti
Tennyson Guyer Speech Award

Michael Alexander
Ohio Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Medical Scholarship

Michael Alexander, Michael Lause, Ashley Miller, Kelsey Norway
Elizabeth Mae Kobeszka Memorial Scholarship Wilbur E Hall, Sr. Scholarship

Felicia Laube Jessica Wilson
Mike and Pat Oxley Scholarship Vance Kramer III Scholarship

Felicia Laube Christina Terry
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Brad S. Reddick Memorial Scholarship

Lindsay Bowden
Lester L. Werntz Scholarship

Justin Knauer
Stephen Dana Younger Renewal Scholarship

Erika Friedmeyer, Stephanie May
Roger Renz Memorial Scholarship

Michael Lause
Lester L. Werntz Renewal Scholarship

Carly Holcomb, Kristin Miller
Linda B. Ziegler Scholarship

Jonathan Shaffer
E.D. Bud and Jean Retter Scholarship

Derek Schadel
Nathan C. Wilson Trade and Industrial Technology Scholarship

Tarah Clark
TOTAL 2010 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED = $181,855

Scholarship applications are available online February 1st of each year and due by April 1st. Contact our office at 419-425-1100 or visit our website at www.community-foundation.com for more information about our scholarship program.
John Edward Seman Scholarship

Stephen Perkins
Leo and Virginia Woodward Memorial Scholarship

Sara Doxsey
Dr. Thomas Richard and Wendene Wilson Shoupe Scholarship

Jonathan Edel
Christopher Jon Younger Scholarship

Jessica Braddock
Bill Slack Memorial Scholarship

Cherrellle Sanchez
Christopher Jon Younger Renewal Scholarship

Benjamin Federici, Lee Kindig
Glen and Mary Stover Agriculture Scholarship

Andrew Smith
George Randolph and Harriet Jacobs Younger Scholarship

Alexandria Porter
Stacy Stover Memorial Scholarship

Taylor Nye
George Randolph and Harriet Jacobs Younger Renewal Scholarship

Maria Burhmann, Marcy Lewis, Julia Wendling
John P. Stozich Memorial Scholarship

Charles Rogers, Sarah Stahl
Paul Randolph Younger Scholarship Joyce Swisher Scholarship

Felicia Laube, Kagayaki Tabogami Michael Alexander
Paul Randolph Younger Renewal Scholarship Turkey Bowl Memorial Scholarship

Curtis Eckert Jessica Larkey, Carolyn Lishawa
Scott Charles Younger Scholarship Mary Jo Urshalitz Music Scholarship

Anna Sankovich Taylor Redd
Scott Charles Younger Renewal Scholarship Mary Jo Urshalitz Nursing Scholarship

Chelsea Settlemire Colleen McAdoo, Megan Richter
Stephen Dana Younger Scholarship Leo Vielhaber Scholarship

Emily Church
Christina Terry
THE SCHNEIDER CIRCLE

The Community Foundation funded a new initiative, The Schneider Circle, to strengthen local nonprofit agencies. Through an application process, twelve local nonprofit agencies were selected to participate in the inaugural Schneider Circle for two years.
WILLIAM AND MARTHA LAPE FUND GRANTS

WILLIAM AND MARTHA LAPE FUND GRANTS AWARDED IN 2010 TO FINDLAY CITY SCHOOLS
Twelve Schneider Circle Agencies:

Alzheimers Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter American Red Cross Hancock County Chapter Camp Fire USA Northwest Ohio Council Cancer Patient Services Century Health CHOPIN Hall Findlay Hope House for the Homeless Hancock Christian Clearing House Hancock County Agency on Aging Open Arms Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Center The Arts Partnership Youth for Christ The Schneider Circle cohort will be able to access local trainings provided by regional experts in the following areas: monthly nonprofit leadership forum, quarterly fundraising coaching, effective meeting management training, and leadership transition planning. This important initiative is being supported by the Madeleine Thomas Schneider Fund. Madeleine Thomas Schneider, daughter of Findlay, lived her life with a gracious spirit. Throughout her life, Schneider was a model of integrity, service and generosity. Upon her death, she left the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation an endowed gift totaling $25 million. Through her final gifts, Schneider continues to touch the lives of many of our neighbors as her fund is used to support local nonprofit agencies to become selfsufficient entities able to meet critical community needs.
Findlay Librarians Attend OELMA $500.00

The grant allowed twelve library aides from the district to attend the Ohio Educational Library Media Association conference. The aides had the opportunity to hear authors speak and were actively engaged in sessions involving creating a better atmosphere in each of the libraries as well as learning about how to incorporate 21st century learning tools within their libraries.
Great Minds Leading the Way57th Annual NAGC Convention $1,000.00

NAGC Convention offered expert presenters on best practices in a variety of areas. Teachers who attended learned best instructional practices for student academic success as well as implementing new strategies and programs.
TOTAL LAPE GRANTS AWARDED = $1,500
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Guidelines for Grantseekers

What Does the Community Foundation Typically Decline? The Community Foundation is not likely to support the following:
What Does the Community Foundation Typically Fund? Successful applications typically address problems to be solved or opportunities to be seized in the Hancock County area. Grant requests should include some or all of the following elements: Programs serving Hancock County residents. Programs that make a substantial difference in the quality of community life. Programs that avoid duplication of services. Programs that demonstrate measurable outcomes. Programs that help nonprofit organizations build capacity and become more effective. Programs that include financial and other strategic commitments from other funding Programs that expand meaningful civic engagements and build social capital. Programs that address prevention as well as remediation. Programs that acknowledge and respect diversity and help bridge differences among individuals, organizations, and communities. Organizations with fiscal soundness and plans for continuing the program in the future. Organizations that demonstrate sustainability. Organizations that facilitate collaboration among relevant groups. Organizations that use or expand upon demonstrated and documented best practices. Organizations that leverage change in the capacity of community-wide systems rather than individual organizations.
Sponsoring or attending conferences. Unnecessary duplication of existing services. Requests from individuals. Ongoing operating expenses. Annual appeals or membership drives. Fundraising projects or advertisements; endowment; debt reduction. Religious organizations for religious purposes. Community services such as police and fire protection. Travel for individuals or groups when it is the primary focus of the proposal. Staff positions for government agencies. Stand-alone books, films, or videos. Computer equipment.* Medical research. Retroactive programs and projects. Partisan political advocacy. Capital requests or capital campaigns.**
* Grants that include a technology component MUST show a compelling need and strong connection to increasing agency sustainability for agency grants and increasing student achievement for educational grants. ** Capital projects must help meet a compelling community need; advance Community Foundation priorities; and offer broad social benefits. When the Community Foundation does participate in a capital project, support is contingent on funding from other sources. Payment will not be authorized until the organization has raised a significant percentage of its total dollar goal.
Thinking about submitting a grant request? Visit www.community-foundation.com and view the Grants section of our website. Our Guidelines for Grantseekers will give you detailed information regarding our grant process. Our Program Officers are also available to meet with you and discuss your ideas, providing guidance through the entire grant process. Contact our office at 419-425-1100 with any questions you may have.
GRANT DEADLINES FOR COMPETITIVE GRANTS :

LETTER OF INTENT DUE THE FIRST FRIDAY OF: PROPOSALS DUE THE FIRST FRIDAY OF: INTERVIEWS WITH PROGRAM STAFF: BOARD DECISIONS: OCTOBER ....................................................................... DECEMBER .................................................................... JANUARY ...................................................................... FEBRUARY JANUARY ...................................................................... MARCH ........................................................................... APRIL .............................................................................. MAY APRIL .............................................................................. JUNE ............................................................................... JULY ................................................................................ SEPTEMBER JULY ................................................................................ SEPTEMBER .................................................................. OCTOBER ....................................................................... NOVEMBER
HancockREADS Fund
HancockREADS, founded in 2001, is an initiative of the Community Foundation designed to ensure that individuals and families in Hancock County enjoy the benefits of literacy. Many individuals in Hancock County have difficulty reading, writing, or using basic math skills necessary in everyday life. Our mission is to ensure that these individuals can find the help they need to become successful; and to ensure the current and future success of our children.
2010 HancockREADS Grants

The Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock County - $1,000
Providing 575 copies of You, Me, and the ABCs to students, educators, pre-service educators, and families during class visits, a professional development workshop, and a family event geared to emphasize to caregivers the importance of kindergarten readiness and help them utilize the activities with their own preschool children.
Cory-Rawson Local Schools - $2,148

Providing books for middle school students to improve their Ohio Achievement Assessment scores and reading skills. New books were purchased to support the Accelerated Reader program and to meet the needs of students who comprehend material at a variety of reading levels.
Van Buren Local Schools - $2,356

Providing kindergarten and first grade students with independent leveled reading books that will help with decoding skills, prediction, fluency and comprehension. Teachers will meet with the students throughout the week, check their independent reading level and make sure the students are maintaining their reading goals.
The Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock County - $5,339

Connecting literacy with theatre by encouraging local teachers to implement arts-based literacy activities connected to a live professional theatre performance. This grant provides books to kindergarten through second grade students who attend a literacy-oriented professional performance and participate in related classroom lessons.
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Findlay City Schools - $3,168

Providing the resources necessary to keep the libraries of several local elementary schools open during the summer (7-10 weeks) for students to be able to access library books. These schools included Northview, Lincoln, Jacobs, Washington, Whittier and Bigelow Hill.
2010 HancockREADS Grants = $14,011
CommunityREAD
CommunityREAD is a month-long community event that encourages reading and promotes the benefits of literacy. Each year, a different book is chosen and read by community members during the month of March. Various events are planned throughout the month at the library, schools, churches, bookstores, and throughout the community. CommunityREAD also highlights and raises funds for the HancockREADS grant program which supports literacy-based programs in Hancock County. Every dollar donated to the HancockREADS endowment fund is matched with 50 cents by the Community Foundation.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

The 2011 CommunityREAD selection was Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. The New York Times best-selling novel is a story of the Japanese Internment in Seattle, seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old Chinese boy, who is sent to an all-white private school, where he falls in love with a Japanese girl. Its a bittersweet tale about racism, commitment and enduring hope a noble romantic journey set in 1942, and later in 1986 when the belongings of 37 Japanese families are discovered in the basement of a condemned hotel. Ford visited Findlay during CommunityREAD month. As part of his visit, Ford spoke to students and visited with community members in addition to the featured speaking event.
Jamie Ford
Jamie Ford and Mrs. Ito
Previous CommunityREAD authors and books are listed below. All of the authors except Harper Lee visited Findlay as part of the CommunityREAD event.
2003: Mitch Albom (Tuesdays with Morrie) 2004: Andy Andrews (The Travelers Gift) 2005: Homer Hickam (Rocket Boys) 2006: Harper Lee (To Kill A Mockingbird) 2007: Catherine Ryan Hyde (Pay It Forward) 2008: Jeannette Walls (The Glass Castle) 2009: John Grogan (Marley & Me) 2010: Erin Gruwell (Teach With Your Heart) 2011: Jamie Ford (Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet)
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation - $1,953
Providing books and supplies for the Read, Inspire and Take Action workshop with international service-learning expert, Cathryn Berger Kaye. This project was done in partnership with the University of Findlay, ECLIPSe Partnership, UF Campus Compact, Ohio Campus Compact and Learn and Serve Ohio.
Arcadia Local School - $795

Providing supplies and educational materials to expose 55 eighth grade students to tools a meteorologist uses to ensure that people are warned in a prompt manner of impending danger due to weather. The students are also able to create their own weather station.
Hancock County Educational Service Center - $1,640

Robin Pease provided multiple in-class and professional development sessions to help incorporate the art of theatre into the classroom. This culminated in local eighth grade students seeing the performance of The Last Fugitive Slave: It happened in Ohio Ohio History and the Underground Railroad.
McComb Local School - $590

Providing books and supplies for tenth grade honors US History II students to create memorial libraries for families that have recently lost a loved one to cancer. Students will work with various community partners, including Cancer Patient Services, to get new and gently used books donated.

This project involves investigating three areas of physics using the everyday activities of 48 high school students. The goals of this project are for students to learn about the conservation of momentum, center of gravity and two dimensional motion and learn about accident reconstruction and the instrumentation used to document the evidence.
McComb High School - $767 Liberty-Benton Local - $1,998

The purpose of this new program, Hancock Gifted United, is to provide opportunities for gifted students to learn from each other and foster relationships through interacting with their intellectual peers. It brings fifth grade gifted students from Findlay and Hancock County Schools together to offer four events where they can use their intellect and creativity in positive ways. Providing supplies for tenth grade students to make healing bags for 30 children struggling with an illness at Toledo Childrens Hospital. Healing bags will include a tie fleece blanket, various books, art supplies and a stuffed animal.
HANCOCK COUNTY SCHOOLS

Providing supplies and educational materials to teach forensic science skills, concepts, and practices to students in Integrated Science I and II.
Van Buren Local School - $1,196

Providing books and educational materials for second and fourth grade Social Studies teachers to implement the Building Brains with Biographies project.
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Providing kindergarten and first grade students with their own independent leveled reading books that they can read at school and at home. A goal is to provide intervention to students to help build their fluency, decoding skills and comprehension in reading.
The Hancock Education Fund is a cooperative grant program established in 2001 between the Community Foundation, Findlay Rotary, and Findlay Rotarys Golden Apple Teachers. The fund provides grant dollars to promote classroom learning and to provide teachers with resources that encourage learning activities. An advisory committee comprised of members from each of these three organizations meets semi-annually to review grant proposals. What is unique to the Hancock Education Fund is that grantseekers are asked to focus on what is being called 21st Century Learning skills. These skills include cultural awareness and diversity, creative thinking, technological savvy, interpersonal communication skills and many others that education experts believe are necessary to prepare students for success in a global economy.

This grant expanded the Medieval Garden project by having students organize and create plans for maintaining the gardens, expanding the schoolwide interdisciplinary curriculum while focusing on technology, and creating a prairie garden to enhance the curriculum on pioneers.

Providing materials for students to participate in geocaching, which is a high-tech treasure hunt where individuals can find hidden containers or objects by using a handheld GPS device.
Tenth grade students from McComb High School constructed healing bags for children struggling with an illness at Toledo Childrens Hospital. Included in the healing bags were a tie fleece blanket, various books, art supplies, and a stuffed animal. The class adopted 30 children from the pediatric wing ages 2 10. The class hand delivered the care packages to the children.

Providing resources to integrate new Ohio Academic Content Standards in Technology to the Medieval Garden project. Students will investigate their garden projects on laptops, researching, journaling, taking photos and adding them to web pages and writing reflections of their service-learning in the environment where it took place.

Providing supplies to develop a recycling program for the elementary school. Students in grades preschool through fifth grade are implementing all aspects of this program. Initial training took place with Litter Landing.
On September 21, 2011 Findlay City Schools brought Michael Rosen, author of You, Me and the ABCs to work with teachers in three pre-school classes in the Findlay City and Hancock County Schools during the day and then presented a professional development workshop geared to pre-school and kindergarten teachers at Mazza during the evening. On September 22nd, Rosen worked with four pre-school classes and talked to them about how to use the book with their children.
FINDLAY CITY SCHOOLS

Findlay City Schools - $555
Providing books to coincide with a workshop held for parents of high ability students. The goals of this project are to educate parents of high academic children in parenting skills, provide background information on high achievers problems and provide networking opportunities for parents.

Utilizing therapy balls to strengthen forty kindergarten students ability to learn. This program contains six projects that promote physical health, academic wellness, proper nutrition and on-task behavior.

Providing materials for fifth grade students who have been identified as gifted or who excel in Science to participate in a year-long program to study space. The culminating project for the year is a simulation at the Challenger Space Center of Lucas County for the students.
You, Me and the ABCs is an arts-based, hands-on learning book of activities used to increase kindergarten readiness. Using everyday activities and household items, the book helps caregivers create literacy-rich experiences for pre-readers. Written to be shared between a grown up and a child, the book emphasizes simple, multi-sensory games, recipes, conversations, and actions to help a child learn to recognize, pronounce, and write the alphabet. Rosens book integrates connections, relationships and applications with phonemic awareness, word recognition and fluency standards for kindergarten.
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Providing supplies and materials for the Whittier Learning Garden project. Students will work with Michelle Stitzlein, an accomplished artist who re-uses materials to create astonishing large-scale artwork. Students will re-use plastic bottle caps to create a series of outdoor wall hanging mosaic murals and garden dcor.

Providing speaker fees to bring in Michael Rosen, author of You, Me and the ABCs, to Findlay to work with teachers in seven pre-school classes, provide professional development to pre-school and kindergarten teachers and provide an evening presentation with parents and daycare providers.

Providing supplies to develop a Beginning Robotics program for middle school students. Students meet after school for ten one-and-one-half hour sessions. As part of the program, students will be encouraged to state a need, design a robot to meet that need, build the robot and program it successfully.
Since the beginning of the 2010 school year, students have been collecting and dropping off plastic bottlecaps to Mr. Wagners art room for the Whittier Learning Garden. The caps were used to create a series of outdoor wall hanging mosaic murals and garden decor. Michelle Stitzlein is an accomplished artist who re-uses materials to create her astonishing large-scale artwork. In her book, Bottlecap Little Bottlecap, Stitzlein shares many resourceful projects for kids of all ages to create artwork re-using plastic bottlecaps. Mrs. Stitlzein visited Whittier on May 9th to introduce herself and her artwork. On May 10th, Mrs. Stitzlein was in the classroom working with students and parent volunteers to construct the large garden mural. On Wednesday, May 11th, Michelle presented to students at Wilson Vance. The students at Wilson Vance created smaller pieces of artwork from Michelles book.
TOTAL 2010 HANCOCK EDUCATION FUND GRANTS = $26,979
ECLIPSe Partnership
The ECLIPSe (Emerging Community Leaders Investing in Philanthropic Service) Partnership promotes youth philanthropy, integrates service-learning into the community, increases youth civic engagement, and expands the number of youth-adult partnerships in Hancock County. The partnership includes a youth council made up of Hancock County youth in the eighth grade through college. During the 2010 and 2011 school year, students from the ECLIPSe youth grantmaking council and the Mayors Teen Advisory Council merged and became ENGAGE. This new group will remain under the ECLIPSe Partnership umbrella. The mission of the group also remains the same.
In addition to participating in their own servicelearning projects, ENGAGE awards grant funds for other youth-driven service-learning projects in Hancock County. ENGAGE reviews grant applications, meets and interviews potential grantees, and makes funding decisions based on established criteria. Youth participate as equal voting members with adult partners. They also facilitate and run their own meetings and activities. Service-learning in Hancock County impacts approximately 10,000 youth annually. Since 2002, the youth council has awarded grants to 57 projects totaling over $50,000 to support local youth-driven servicelearning projects.
2010 ECLIPSe Grants

Supporting the Whittier Learning Garden project in order to provide an outdoor learning environment for over 400 students in grades K-2.
Liberty-Benton High School - $500

Supporting a project to produce a public service/ educational video to benefit the American Cancer Society and to educate local residents about cancer leading up to the annual Relay for Life event in May 2011.
Millstream Electric Vehicle

Supporting the Junior Statesmen of America project to build awareness and raise funds to send refurbished computers, laptops and desktops to Kampala, Uganda through the African Rural School Foundation.
Camp Fire USA $500

Supporting the Teens in Action group with their veterans dinner and participation in the local Honor Flight. Findlay High School Junior Statesmen of America
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TOTAL 2010 ECLIPSe GRANTS = $2,638
2010-2011 Learn and Serve Grants
ENGAGE YOUTH MEMBERS
Lucy Anders Natalie Baratta Nick Blackburn Michael Blaser Megan Borer Brittany Borsani Jessica Borsani Levi Bruce Maddie Bruce Tyler Copus Molly Corbin Michael Cosiano Dylan Cramer Bailey Croy Carolyn Cruce Mary DiCesare Meghan Donelson
Lynna Durain Matthew Early Jimmy Eckhardt Elizabeth Ehrnschwender Mandy Ferguson Shelby Fletcher Austin Fox Kaleigh Frampton Erin Gwinn Madeline Herron Jimmy Johnson Maggie Kelley Eric Kettinger Tylor Lilley Michael Loughman Lea McCleave
Richard Meyer Mariah Moore Cory Morgan Drew Patterson Max Poe Jason Polder Taylor Polder Stephanie Sawyer Rachael Schumm Jennifer Shadle Meghan Siebeneck John Sisser Jake Stepec Jordan Suzuki Emily Toupalik Audrey Verhoff Brody Yingling
TOTAL 2010 LEARN & SERVE GRANTS = $8,945 Learn and Serve Model Grant
Ohio Department of Education- Learn and Serve Ohio awarded ECLIPSe a Model Grant in June 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. ECLIPSe serves as a mentor in the state of Ohio to other schools and communities interested in service-learning.
State and National Activities

ECLIPSe, along with other Learn and Serve Ohio Model Programs, presented at the Ohio School Boards Association Capital Conference and at the Forging New Links Conference in Columbus in order to educate stakeholders across the state about the power of service-learning. ECLIPSe also participated in a national panel and planning group to discuss ways to increase diversity in service-learning at the national level.
Van Buren Local Schools - $4,500

Supporting the Van Buren Elementary School Medieval Garden expansion project.
Read, Inspire and Take Action Conference

In November, the Community Foundation and ECLIPSe, along with the University of Findlay, University of Findlay Campus Compact, Learn and Serve Ohio and Ohio Campus Compact, brought in international service-learning expert, Cathryn Berger Kaye, to Findlay to present to local and regional teachers and teachersin-training. Local service-learning projects (teachers and students) that exhibit best practices in the field presented during break-out sessions in the afternoon of this one-day conference at the University of Findlay.
Hancock County Educational Service Center - $2,245

Supporting the Alternative Opportunity Center servicelearning projects taking place through the Asset and Life-Skills Course.
Liberty-Benton Local Schools - $1,200

Supporting the Liberty-Benton STRIDES program to strengthen the leadership and team-building components of their school-wide initiative. Wilson Vance Recycling Project
Zach Morgan Memorial Soccer Tournament McComb Local Schools - $500

Supporting the McComb High School B-Kind servicelearning project benefiting children in local hospitals. Youth were instrumental in coordinating the 3rd Annual Zach Morgan Memorial Soccer Tournament in memory of their friend and fellow ECLIPSe member who was killed in a tragic car accident. Proceeds from this event support the Zach Morgan Memorial Youth Leadership Fund.

Supporting the expansion of the Wilson Vance Recycling Program.
Read, Inspire and Take Action Conference

Foundation Board & Staff
Board of Trustees of the Foundation

We would like to take this opportunity to remember those who have served in the past on the Dorney Funds Findlay Distribution Committee and the Findlay Hancock Community Foundations Board of Trustees.
Donald E. Badertscher Reverend G. Terry Bard Pamela K.M. Beall The Honorable W. Bentley Burr Roy E. Carlson The Honorable Allan H. Davis Reverend Gerald Davison Jeffrey M. Erickson Lee R. Luff G. Norman Nicholson Jennifer Payne-White Donald S. Renninger The Honorable Keith Romick Patrick W. Rooney Judy M. Rower James W. Speck The Honorable John P. Stozich Charles F. Stumpp, Jr. Steven H. Walker
Ralph D. Russo Chairman

Attorney at Law, Betts, Miller & Russo
Patricia J. Brown Vice Chair

Vice President Marketing, Dealer Strategic Planning, Inc.
Michael S. Needler Secretary

President/CEO, Needler Enterprises, Inc.
Senior Vice President, Finance and Commercial Services, Marathon Petroleum Company LP
Garry L. Peiffer Treasurer
President, Garner Transportation Group
Sherri Garner Brumbaugh
Retired, Spencer Patterson Insurance
David S. Healy
Karl L. Heminger
Publisher, The Courier
J. Alec Reinhardt
Retired, Executive Vice President, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Foundation Staff
Retired, Executive Vice President, Continental Cablevision, Inc.
Charles J. Younger
The following staff members were also part of the Community Foundation team in 2010:
Ann Brossia
Development Officer (April 22, 1950 - January 19, 2011)
Christa K. Steiner
Katherine Kreuchauf
President
Kimberly J. Bash
Program Officer
Julie L. Brown
Program Officer
Lisa M. Houck
Communications Officer (Administrative Assistant for 2010)
Administrative/ Executive Assistant
Shelly Joseph
Karen L. Smith
Financial Officer
Donor Services Officer
Marie J. Swaisgood
Communications Officer
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Volunteers & Committee Members

The Hancock Properties Foundation
Michael S. Needler, Chairman David P. Kuenzli Beverly A. Fisher James R. Heck Patricia J. Brown Karl L. Heminger Katherine Kreuchauf
Hancock Education Fund Grant Committee

Beppie Walarius Barbara Tidd Deb Wickerham Mike Eier Roger Miller Sue Davis Janelle Busdeker Celeste Eirich Jane Vanden Eynden Karen Eubanks John Harrington Barbara Meyers Nancy Hutchinson Teresa Lambert Kimberly Bash Lisa Houck
CommunityREAD Committee
Cindi Chasse Sarah Clevidence Kim Forget Peggy Grandbois Debra Lautermilch Jodi Miller Tiffani Murray Terry Olthouse Debbie Reynolds Barb Shick Linda Van Der Molen Jeffrey Winkle Judy Withrow Erica VanGunten Lisa Houck Julie Brown
Handbags That Help Guiding Circle

2010-2011 Julie Anderson, Chair Kolleen Kirk Rill, Vice Chair Kristen Johnson, Secretary Kim Stumpp, Treasurer Jeri Bjorling, Grants Committee Chair Sandy Hansen, Member at Large Judy Pusateri, Communications Chair Donna Ruse, Program Committee Chair
Foundation Strategy Council

Jennifer Bookwalter Paul Craun Lydia Mihalik Joe Nemvara Dionne Neubauer Phil Riegle Dave Thomas Keith DuVernay Chris Press Precia Stuby Jennifer Swartzlander Kim Switzer Barb Wilhelm Jeff Winkle Melissa Green Teresa Kozarec Julie McIntosh Tim Myers Victoria Swartz Michael Anders Leigh Esper Sandy Franks Sarah Palmer Bill Reist Ben Sapp Karl Heminger Sherri Brumbaugh
ECLIPSe Advisory Committee

Barbara Brahm, Ohio State University Extension Sheri Murphy, Hancock Youth Leadership Jane McCleary, Hancock Co. Educational Service Center Beverly Phillips, United Way of Hancock County Kimberly Bash, TCF Program Staff Meghan Siebeneck, ECLIPSe (youth member) Crystal Weitz, University of Findlay Campus Compact Nancy Allison, Findlay City Schools Gwen Stembridge, University of Findlay Campus Compact (AmeriCorp VISTA)
HancockREADS Grant Committee

Jane McCleary Jeff Winkle Kim Plesec Kevin Hennessy Linda Van Der Molen Kimberly Bash Lisa Houck
LAPE Grant Committee

Nancy Allison Kimberly Bash Laura Davis Janet Greiner Gary Kapostasy Mark Miller John Miller Stephanie Roth Chris Renn Greg Williamson Judy Withrow
Frank and Annett Hollington Guglielmi Supporting Organization Board of Directors

Richard Flowers Annett Hollington Guglielmi Frank Guglielmi, Chair Michael Needler Ralph Russo Ex-Officio Members: Annie Guglielmi, Chris Guglielmi, Philip Guglielmi
Endowment
When you place your gifts in our care, we know that you count on the Community Foundation to operate efficiently and invest wisely. An active Board of Trustees oversees the financial assets of the Community Foundation, and works with our Finance & Investment Committee and independent investment consultants to exercise high standards of management and fiscal stewardship. We are pleased to report that our assets are continuing to recover from the U.S. and global economic upheaval that began in late 2007. Our assets showed an 11% increase from December 2009 to December 2010, bringing our total assets to $67,492,253. We continue to work closely with our investment advisors, monitoring the markets and keeping in mind the Community Foundations long-term goals for investment performance. Our portfolio is highly diversified, and our asset allocation reflects the wisdom of an investment committee and advisors with many years of financial experience. In 2010, for example, the assets managed by the Community Foundation achieved a total return of 13.2% compared to the 11.2% benchmark established by the Finance & Investment Committee.
Example of an Endowed Fund

In the 2008 and 2009 annual reports we highlighted a fund which illustrated the power of endowment and the prudence of our spending policy. At right, you will find updated graphs for this same fund. Graph A shows the fund balance over time. In 2008 the fund balance was feeling the full impact of the global economic decline. Only one year later, however, the fund balance had already begun to rebound. This graph clearly demonstrates why it is so crucial for the Community Foundation to stay in the market - even in tough times. Graph B shows the grants made from this fund. Youll note that grants were down in both 2009 and 2010. This decrease in available grant dollars is a result of the economic decline period becoming part of our spending policy calculation which
GRAPH A: FUND BALANCE OVER TIME

uses an average of the fund balance over the previous 12 quarters. Notice how the percentage of decline in grant funds is much less dramatic than the decrease in the $130,000 fund balance.
$150,000
$110,000
Undoubtedly, the most important part of the story is that this fund has granted $90,000 $72,393 over the last 15 years. Thanks to the power of endowment, it is on track to keep doing that - forever. $70,000
GRAPH A: FUND BALANCE OVER TIME

$150,000 $130,000 $110,000 $90,000 $70,000 $6,000 $5,000 $4,000 $3,000 $2,000 $1,000 0
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97 98
96 19 97 19 98 19 99 20 00 20 01 20 02 20 03 20 04 20 05 20 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10
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19
99 20 00 20 01 20 02 20 03 20 04 20 05 20 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10 20 11
$50,000
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19
19
19
19 96 19 97 19 98 19 99 20 00 20 01 20 02 20 03 20 04 20 05 20 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10
$50,000
Original Gift Amount 1996: Total Grants 1996-2011: Fund Balance December 2010:
$90,000 $72,393 $105,669
GRAPH B: ANNUAL GRANTS FROM FUND
Finance & Investment Committee
Members of this committee are stewards of the Community Foundations assets. Specifically, committee members review financial statements and reports, assist in the preparation of an annual administrative budget, safeguard the organizations assets, and monitor investment performance.
Finance & Investment Committee
Investment Managers
The Community Foundations charitable funds were held by the following investment managers in 2010. The Board of Trustees, working through its Finance & Investment Committee, establishes the investment guidelines and policies for the management of the Community Foundations assets. Fund Evaluation Group (FEG) monitors investment performance of assets held by the following managers: Fifth Third Bank Huntington Bank Victory Capital Management, Key Bank Butterfield Fulcrum Group Citco Investor Relations Group UBS Fund Services Ltd. Pyramis Global Advisors
Garry L. Peiffer, Chairman

Senior Vice President, Finance and Commercial Services, Marathon Petroleum Company LP
John B. Arnold
Retired, Fifth Third Bank
Hon. Allan H. Davis

Judge, Hancock County Probate and Juvenile Courts
Thomas B. Donnell
Chairman Emeritus, Fifth Third Bank of Northwest Ohio
John H. Haywood
President & Chief Executive Officer, Hancock County Alliance
John H. Koehler
Attorney at Eastman & Smith, Ltd.
J. Alec Reinhardt
Charles J. Younger
Katherine Kreuchauf
President, The Community Foundation
Karen L. Smith
Financial Officer, The Community Foundation
Retired, Executive Vice Retired, Executive Vice President, Cooper Tire & President, Continental Rubber Company Cablevision, Inc.
FOUNDATION ASSETS BY FUND TYPE

Donor Advised Designated 6% 6% Field of Interest 3% Agency 6% CRT & CGA 4%
INVESTMENTS BY ASSET CLASS

Cash 2 % Hedge Fund of Funds Large Cap Equity 7% 11 %
Mid Cap Equity 8%
Small Cap Equity 6%
Unrestricted 68 %
Scholarships 7% Fixed Income 39 % International Equity 16 %
The Community Foundation and our community are truly fortunate to have such a large portion of our assets as unrestricted funds. This allows us to use our expertise to meet the ever-changing needs in Findlay and Hancock County. The Community Foundation now holds more than 270 individual funds.
International Small Cap Equity Emerging Markets 5% 6%
GIFTS RECEIVED BY FUND TYPE

Scholarships Unrestricted 1% 8%
TOTAL VALUE OF FOUNDATION ASSETS

$80,000,000
Pass Through 12 %
$60,000,000
Agency Endowment 2% Field of Interest 2% Designated 2% CRT 73 %
$40,000,000
$20,000,000
$0
19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Gifts and bequests in 2010 totaled $2,701,228.

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Condensed Financial Statements
THE FINDLAY-HANCOCK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 2010 2009
THE FINDLAY-HANCOCK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES

For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 2010 2009
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents Investments, at Fair Value Receivables and Other Assets Net Property & Equipment Total Assets $5,097,962 57,670,881 120,265 4,603,145 $2,326,175 53,445,704 129,470 4,728,578 $60,639,927
Revenue and Support

Contributions Investment Income and Gains Other Revenue Total Revenue and Support $2,701,228 7,025,431 (1,662,665) $1,324,673 11,791,197 371,233 $13,487,103
$8,063,994
1,354,342 945,158 620,484 2,919,984 5,144,010 52,026,166 $57,170,176
$67,492,253
$2,607,449 3,769,258 3,945,370 10,322,077 57,170,176 $67,492,253
Expenses Liabilities and Net Assets

Grants Payable and Other Liabilities Funds Held for Agencies Note Payable Total Liabilities Net Assets Total Liabilities and Net Assets $658,878 3,469,845 4,485,038 8,613,761 52,026,166 $60,639,927 Grants Program Expenses Other Expenses Total Expenses Increase in Net Assets Net Assets, Beginning of Year 1,610,841 788,080 519,542
2,918,463
10,568,640 41,457,526 $52,026,166
Net Assets, End of Year
The Foundation is audited annually by Clifton Gunderson LLP. Complete audited financial statements are available upon request.
100 BEST COMMUNITIES
The Community Foundation Helps Findlay Achieve 100 Best Communities For Young People Status
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Findlay-Hancock County has once again been named one of the nations 100 Best Communities for Young People by Americas Promise Alliance and ING. This is the fourth year Findlay-Hancock County has received this honor. ECLIPSe youth and adults assisted local partners in applying for FindlayHancock County to be considered for this award by helping write the application and submitting student letters. Service-learning is a priority for Americas Promise. The extensive amount of service-learning taking place in Hancock County definitely strengthened our communitys application. In its selection process, Americas Promise Alliance looked at everything from enrollment in the state child health insurance program and Medicaid programs to how high schools prepare young people for college and the work force. Applicants were asked to submit information about how their
communities deliver what the alliance calls five promises to young people: caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, effective education, and opportunities to help others. The Alliance has noted in its evaluation that one advantage for FindlayHancock County is The Family Center, because it brings together a variety of agencies that help build stronger families. So far, Findlay-Hancock County has received this honor every year it has been awardedin 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2010. The Americas Promise Alliance was formed in 1997 by General Colin Powell and includes corporations, nonprofit organizations, foundations, policy makers, advocacy, and faith groups working together to better the lives of youth.
Ways to Give
Stock, Bonds, and Mutual Funds. Appreciated stock, bonds, and mutual funds can make an economical choice when making a charitable gift. You make the gift at a lower cost basis and enjoy double tax savings by avoiding capital gains and receiving a charitable contribution based on the securitys full market value. Matching Gift. Matching gifts can more than double a gift if your employer (and/or your spouses employer) has such a program. All that is needed is the appropriate form from the employer. Charitable Gift Annuity and Charitable Remainder Trust. You can make a gift of cash, marketable securities, or property to the Community Foundation now, get immediate tax benefits, and ensure that you or a loved one receive income payments for life. Charitable Lead Trust. You can place cash or property into a trust that provides income to the Community Foundation for a set number of years, after which the remainder may be transferred back to you or your heirs. Real Estate and Personal Property. Residences, vacation homes, farms, and valuable items, such as art, make wonderful charitable gifts and enjoy significant tax savings. Retained Life Estate. You can make a gift of your home, farm, or vacation home, obtain an immediate tax deduction, and still continue to use the property for as long as you wish. Only after you no longer need the property will the Community Foundation assume the usual ownership rights. Bequest. A bequest made through a will or living trust allows you to designate a portion of your estate to the Community Foundation without drawing from assets during your lifetime. Retirement Funds, IRAs, and Life Insurance. You can name the Community Foundation as a direct or contingency beneficiary of all or a portion of your retirement funds, IRAs, life insurance policies, and other assets.
The Community Foundation is committed to helping you achieve your philanthropic goals. Well work with you and your financial advisor, sharing information and ideas on which giving options may best fit your personal situation.
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2010 Annual Report

101 West Sandusky Street, Suite 207 Findlay, Ohio 45840 419.425.1100 www.community-foundation.com
Editor
Lisa Houck, Communications Officer
Design & Production

Anderson Robertson Marketing
Printed by
Kennedy Printing Company, Findlay, Ohio
Contributing Writer
Laurie Wurth Pressel, Wurth Writing Findlay, Ohio
Photographs & Supporting information

Lindsay Brown, Alzheimers Association Northwest Ohio Chapter, Findlay Hope House for the Homeless, Findlay City Schools, Hancock Historical Museum, Hancock Park District, Mazza Museum, The Arts Partnership, McComb Local Schools, The Courier, Todd Thompson, Inspiring Images, Peggy Grandbois, Judy Withrow, Martha Williman, Carol Taylor, Sue Tucker, Terry Olthouse
Key Facts Bridge Name ~ CR-241 Bridge Facility Carried / Feature Intersected ~ CR-241 Over Blanchard River Original Location ~ Rural: CR-241 Hancock County, Ohio New Location ~ Riverbend Park, Hancock County, Ohio Structure Type ~ Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary Construction Date / Builder or Contractor ~ 1895 By: Canton Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio Rehabilitation Date ~ 1972 Structure Length ~ 124 Feet (37.8 Meters) Roadway Width ~ 15.4 Feet (4.7 Meters) Main Spans ~ 1 Approach Spans ~ None
Watercolor painted by
Jamie Robertson
Copywrite 2010 ~ The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation
101 West Sandusky Street, Suite 207 Findlay, Ohio 45840 419.425.1100 www.community-foundation.com
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Bridging Resources. Granting Opportunity.

2010 Annual Report 1

Gr ants Awarded ........................................................................... 36

Our Donors .................................................................................... 31

The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation

Message from the President

Katherine Kreuchauf, CFRE President

Early Stage Dementia Program

The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation

Advocates at the annual Memory Day advocacy event in Columbus.

Kathy Wright, photo courtesey of The Courier

2010 Annual Report 5

Bridges Out of Poverty

The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation

Dorney Legacy Society

people choose to give through The Community Foundation

1. We are a local organization with

2. Our professional staff has broad

4. Our funds help people invest 5. We accept a wide variety

6. We partner with professional

7. We offer maximum tax

8. We multiply the impact of gift 9. We build endowment funds

10. We are a community leader,

convening agencies and coordinating resources to create positive change.

Dorney Legacy Society Members

2010 Annual Report 9

Handbags That Help

2010-2011 Handbags That Help Grants

HTH is focused on:

Handbags That Help Guiding Circle 2010-2011

TOTAL 2010-2011 HANDBAGS THAT HELP GRANTS = $43,214

The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation

2010-2011 Handbags That Help Members

2009-2010 Handbags That Help Grants

Young Mens Christian Association (Findlay)

TOTAL 2009-2010 HANDBAGS THAT HELP GRANTS = $40,713

2010 Annual Report 11

The Family Center

Goals of the Family Center

Location and Visibility

The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation

Family Center Agencies

Working Toward The Future

Continuing Financial Support

Family Center Website

Kevin Richardson, Building Manager

2010 Annual Report 13

Owens Community College Success Fund

Bobby C. Burrell Golf Scholarship

Pat and Jack Brown Scholarship

Dudley, Findlay Music Boosters Fund

Tonia and Beckie Dunson Fund

Arlington Athletic Boosters Scholarship

Findlay High School Class of 1951 Scholarship

The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation

Gail Getway Scholarship

Greg Miller Scholarship

Mariann Dana Younger and Charles Jacob Younger Scholarship

Funds of the Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Barchent Jr. Fund

Richard and Barbara Deerhake Fund

Fifth Third Bank Fund