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The <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Foundation promotes<br />
local community<br />
endeavors and<br />
advances charitable<br />
giving through an<br />
unwavering commitment<br />
for future generations.<br />
We’ve<br />
Only Just Begun<br />
75th Anniversary<br />
Edition<br />
Table of Contents<br />
A Message from Leadership<br />
We Give<br />
Grant Award Impact 2—5<br />
We Receive<br />
Legacy Society 6—7<br />
Endowment Funds 8—13<br />
We Say Thanks<br />
<strong>2018</strong> Investors 14—17<br />
Tributes 18<br />
About the Artist 19<br />
Philanthropist of the Year 20<br />
Sponsors 21<br />
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A Message From Leadership<br />
Shown on the new turf of stadium project in<br />
<strong>City</strong> Park are the <strong>2018</strong> members of the Board.<br />
The largest grant in the Foundation’s history<br />
supports the building of this community asset.<br />
Standing L to R: Nathan Rentz, Mary<br />
Bowman, Bruce McKenzie, Dee Gillis,<br />
Pete Schinaman, Jackie Wahl, Jesse<br />
Chamberlain, Melissa Keller,<br />
Heather Bailey, Jim Ranft.<br />
Kneeling L to R: Sarah Worley,<br />
Diana Featherstone, Claire Timmer.<br />
Not Pictured: Dave Grim.<br />
Welcome to WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN…the DIAMOND JUBILEE 75th ANNIVERSARY edition of the annual report.<br />
This is the official story of the <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Foundation’s role in the community.<br />
Though some might choose to spend a landmark anniversary reflecting on long years of success, not us.<br />
We used the milestone to look to the future! After all, that is what a community foundation does…<br />
it anticipates and adapts to the shifting needs of the community.<br />
Here are some of the ways we cast<br />
our eye to the future in <strong>2018</strong>:<br />
• Collaborated with the <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Library to host a grant research<br />
class to help strengthen area<br />
nonprofits.<br />
• Planted a tree grove in Kyle<br />
Park to honor endowment fund<br />
founders; in time, it will grow<br />
into a forest.<br />
• Launched the Teen Leadership<br />
Academy and Project T.I.P.P.<br />
(Teens Impacting and Promoting<br />
Philanthropy) in conjunction with<br />
the Chamber of Commerce to<br />
encourage future generations<br />
of philanthropists.<br />
• Preserved the history of early<br />
Foundation champions with<br />
help from KIT-TV so that future<br />
generations will learn from<br />
their wisdom.<br />
• Awarded our largest-ever grant to<br />
support the building of the stadium<br />
in <strong>City</strong> Park to be enjoyed by<br />
generations of <strong>Tipp</strong> Citians.<br />
Who are the people responsible for<br />
planting these seeds for the future? An<br />
all-volunteer board leads this force for<br />
good. Everything you will read about<br />
has their fingerprints on it. What do<br />
they have in common with you? They<br />
don’t take the finer qualities of <strong>Tipp</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> for granted. They don’t have time<br />
to spare, yet they make time for this<br />
cause. And they are your neighbors.<br />
You live in one of the very best small<br />
towns in America. Enjoy WE’VE<br />
ONLY JUST BEGUN and the glimpse<br />
it gives you into the role that the <strong>Tipp</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> Foundation is playing to keep<br />
it that way.<br />
Leadership’s<br />
Newest Additions<br />
Sarah Worley<br />
Nathan Rentz<br />
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We Give<br />
Grant Award Impact<br />
Did you notice that the size of this year’s average grant has grown?<br />
We did that on purpose. Because of you, our investors, assets steadily grow.<br />
As a result, so can the size of grants and the impact on our community.<br />
Every grant listed below is a direct result of support from the community.<br />
When given the chance, we also<br />
make grants to fledgling nonprofits.<br />
Taking a chance on new ideas<br />
is our duty.<br />
Among our first-time grant recipients<br />
this year was <strong>Tipp</strong> Pride Association<br />
and our commitment of $75,000.00<br />
over 10 years towards the building of<br />
the new stadium in <strong>City</strong> Park. These<br />
dollars will be leveraged during<br />
matching gift campaigns. This is<br />
also the largest award ever given by<br />
the Foundation. A coincidence that<br />
$75,000.00 has been earmarked<br />
during the Foundation’s 75th<br />
anniversary year? Nope.<br />
Read on to learn about area-wide<br />
challenges met through<br />
grantmaking in <strong>2018</strong>. Since<br />
1943, $2,204,926.44, has<br />
been awarded.<br />
Grants are only possible because of<br />
our supporters. All contributions are<br />
endowed, spending only the interest<br />
earned. See the list of investors<br />
(pages 14—17) and the endowment<br />
funds that grants are awarded from<br />
(pages 8—13).<br />
What do grants support? Six broad<br />
impact areas are served: arts and<br />
culture, social services, public health<br />
and safety, recreation, environment<br />
and education.<br />
Grant awards in <strong>2018</strong> totaled<br />
$95,801.00. They were awarded<br />
to qualified non-profit organizations<br />
seeking to make a difference in<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong>, Monroe Township and<br />
Bethel Township.<br />
ENVIRONMENT<br />
15%<br />
$14,315.63<br />
Brukner Nature Center, $2,000.00,<br />
shelters quarantined patients at this<br />
wild animal preserve during recovery<br />
by supporting a building expansion<br />
program. This grant was made<br />
in honor of Matt Timmer, former<br />
Foundation president, whose love<br />
of wildlife was legendary during<br />
his tenure.<br />
Downtown <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong>, $820.63,<br />
expands the beauty of oversized<br />
seasonal plantings to now include<br />
the corners of First and Main Streets<br />
through the purchase of planters<br />
and related supplies.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Exempted Village Schools,<br />
$1,100.00, brings “The Rock Man”<br />
Mike Manning, a retired geology and<br />
earth science teacher, to 3rd grade<br />
students to share his enthusiasm<br />
for rocks through a series of<br />
hands-on activities.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Parks Department,<br />
$4,793.00 and $5,207.00, continues<br />
the partnership with the <strong>City</strong> to<br />
plant a tree grove in recognition of<br />
the Foundation’s 75th anniversary.<br />
Located in Kyle Park, this grove<br />
honors donors who establish<br />
endowment funds. This grant was<br />
awarded, in part, from the Lucille L.<br />
Milner Trees for <strong>Tipp</strong> Fund. Read<br />
more about Lucille on page 10.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Parks Department,<br />
$395.00, improves the landscape at<br />
Veteran’s Memorial Park by replacing<br />
ground cover. This grant was<br />
awarded through the Veteran’s Tribute<br />
Fund, established in 2013. Read<br />
more about veterans roles in creating<br />
this fund on page 10.<br />
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EDUCATION<br />
21%<br />
$19,882.65<br />
Bethel Local Schools, $1,026.00,<br />
packs up the 5th graders and helps<br />
send them on an adventure to Camp<br />
Kern in Oregonia, Ohio. This grant<br />
was awarded through the Radle<br />
Family Fund for Science Education,<br />
established in 2007, which supports<br />
conservation activities. Read more<br />
about Mary and Woodrow on<br />
page 10.<br />
Bethel Local Schools, $239.00,<br />
purchases books for the elementary<br />
library to support science learning.<br />
This grant was also awarded<br />
through the Radle Family Fund for<br />
Science Education.<br />
Child Care Choices, $2,000.00,<br />
adds Prop Boxes to the resource<br />
lending library of this child care<br />
referral agency. Prop Boxes contain<br />
high quality dramatic play materials<br />
centered on themes and are available<br />
to child care providers.<br />
Child Care Choices, $2,000.00,<br />
purchases books for the Story Lady,<br />
volunteer educators making more than<br />
200 visits to Miami County childcare<br />
centers and home childcare providers<br />
during the <strong>2018</strong>-19 school year.<br />
Addressing the importance of literacy<br />
fundamentals before a child enters<br />
kindergarten is the motivation behind<br />
this 20-year-old program.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Exempted Village Schools,<br />
$4,084.00 and $1,240.52, immerses<br />
students grade 3 through 8 in the<br />
technical world with the purchase of<br />
Virtual Reality Kits. Led by teachers, the<br />
class follows lectures while wearing<br />
futuristic headgear.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Exempted Village Schools,<br />
$1,500.00, nails down additional<br />
safety supplies to meet growing student<br />
demand to enroll in the Homebuilding<br />
Class. Students participate in building<br />
a “Tiny House,” which will later be<br />
sold, and the proceeds will be used to<br />
fund the course the following year. This<br />
experience gives students real-world<br />
skills for the homebuilding industry.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Exempted Village Schools,<br />
$800.00, breaks beyond traditional<br />
teaching methods in the Design<br />
Thinking Class with “breakout rooms.”<br />
These 7th and 8th graders will work<br />
in teams to investigate open-ended<br />
problem solving, as well as create<br />
challenges for other students to explore<br />
during RED Devil period.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Exempted Village Schools,<br />
$750.00, fuels the Power of the Pen,<br />
an interscholastic writing competition<br />
for 7th and 8th graders designed to<br />
help young people find and develop<br />
a creative voice that is uniquely<br />
their own.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Exempted Village Schools,<br />
$650.00, stacks the future of STEM<br />
learning in favor of Broadway<br />
Elementary students through the<br />
purchase of a LEGO station for<br />
the library.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Exempted Village Schools,<br />
$304.03, strengthens fine motor<br />
muscles of 2nd and 3rd graders by<br />
underwriting the costs of a new fiber<br />
arts curriculum. Weaving, sewing and<br />
felting are examples of the new skills<br />
these 400 students will learn.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Exempted Village Schools,<br />
$289.10, purchases owl pellets for<br />
2nd grade dissectors. For those of us<br />
who have been away from a science<br />
lab for a while, a refresher on what<br />
exactly those are: “Indigestible parts<br />
from prey (such as teeth, skulls, claws,<br />
and feathers) are too dangerous to<br />
pass through the digestive tract. The<br />
owl’s gizzard compacts them into a<br />
tight pellet that it regurgitates.”<br />
Troy-Miami County Public Library,<br />
$5,000.00, supports Dolly Parton’s<br />
Imagination Library, serving over 500<br />
children under the age of five in <strong>Tipp</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> and Bethel Township. This grant<br />
was awarded, in part, through the<br />
Bethel Community Fund, established by<br />
the Bowman Family. Read more about<br />
Ken and Fairy on page 9.<br />
How to Apply for a Grant<br />
Grant seekers are our partners in philanthropy, just like our investors. As our community evolves, we rely<br />
on the eyes and ears of these 501(c)(3) organizations to identify the ever-changing needs of our citizens.<br />
We encourage our partners to look for new and innovative approaches to improve our community.<br />
Grants are awarded through a competitive application and review process.<br />
Please visit our website for more information on how to apply for a grant.<br />
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ARTS & CULTURE<br />
18%<br />
$17,520.72<br />
Bethel Local Schools, $1,490.00,<br />
updates communication between<br />
the technical crews and directors of<br />
concerts and stage performances<br />
through the purchase of headset<br />
systems. This grant was awarded<br />
through the Arts Bethel Fund in the<br />
Studebaker Tradition of Giving Back,<br />
established in 2014. Read more<br />
about Emmert and Jane on page 9.<br />
Bethel Local Schools, $770.00,<br />
hosts an art show for students and<br />
the community where work by High<br />
School Art 1 and Art 2 pupils will<br />
be displayed. This grant was also<br />
awarded through the Arts Bethel Fund<br />
in the Studebaker Tradition of<br />
Giving Back.<br />
Connections of <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong>, $2,109.72,<br />
supports one of the newest nonprofits<br />
in the area. This after-school program<br />
offers middle and high school students<br />
new options for their free time.<br />
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance,<br />
$2,000.00, tunes eager learners in<br />
to musical concepts while listening<br />
to live orchestral recitals. Over<br />
540 <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> elementary students<br />
will experience these professional<br />
performers.<br />
St. John’s Early Childhood Program,<br />
$500.00, brings the Dayton Ballet on<br />
site with their bug and natural-worldbased<br />
performances.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Chamber of Commerce,<br />
$1,500.00, supports the launch<br />
of the Teen Leadership Academy,<br />
which includes Project T.I.P.P.<br />
(Teens Impacting and Promoting<br />
Philanthropy). Giving teens<br />
responsibility of $3,000.00, they<br />
acted as the grant distribution<br />
committee by collectively determining<br />
allocation of money to area nonprofits.<br />
This grant was awarded in<br />
honor of Jim Kyle, a past Foundation<br />
president.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Exempted Village Schools,<br />
$2,000.00, promotes Stagecrafters<br />
Summer Theatre Drama Camp, giving<br />
children a two-week experience<br />
working both on stage and behind the<br />
scenes of a play.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Exempted Village Schools,<br />
$645.00, invites Madcap Puppets<br />
to a one-week Artist in <strong>Res</strong>idency<br />
program at Nevin Coppock<br />
Elementary School. Blending world<br />
literature, fine and performing arts<br />
and storytelling, kindergarten and<br />
1st graders will have hands-on<br />
experiences with an art form dating<br />
back to 5th Century BC.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Public Library, $1,750.00,<br />
unifies the community while igniting an<br />
interest in great books by supporting<br />
the <strong>Tipp</strong> on a Great Read program.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe Historical Society,<br />
$1,756.00, protects the archives and<br />
artifacts of the museum by offsetting<br />
the costs of a new roof. This grant<br />
was awarded through the Urban<br />
Stewardship Fund, established by<br />
Frank Scenna and Heather Bailey.<br />
Read more about Frank and Heather<br />
on page 10.<br />
RECREATION<br />
17%<br />
$16,742.00<br />
Miami County Educational Service<br />
Center, $500.00, explores Fulton<br />
Farms through the eyes of small<br />
children served through this early<br />
intervention program. This year’s<br />
field trip extends into the evening by<br />
including parents in hands-on fun.<br />
Science, math and literacy stations<br />
will incorporate pumpkins into<br />
family-based learning.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Enrichment Program,<br />
$3,100.00, enhances the summer<br />
activities offered to the children who<br />
attend this extended care program.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Parks Department,<br />
$2,542.00, expands the walking<br />
path around <strong>City</strong> Park with a 180-foot<br />
addition. This grant was awarded<br />
through the Warren E. Miltenberger<br />
Parkland Fund, established in 2008.<br />
Read more about Warren on<br />
page 10.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Youth Soccer, $500.00,<br />
provides needs-based support to assist<br />
families who find it difficult to pay for<br />
soccer registration and equipment.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> Monroe Community Services,<br />
$2,600.00, defrays the cost of the<br />
annual 5th grade excursion to Camp<br />
Kern in Oregonia, Ohio.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> Pride Association, $7,500.00,<br />
represents the first payment of<br />
the Foundation’s commitment of<br />
$75,000. Read more about this<br />
grant in the introduction portion<br />
of this chapter.<br />
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25%<br />
$23,340.00<br />
SOCIAL SERVICES<br />
Breast Wishes Foundation,<br />
$3,000.00, grants wishes to enhance<br />
the lives of women actively fighting<br />
breast cancer in <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> and<br />
Bethel Township.<br />
Family Abuse Shelter of Miami<br />
County, $5,182.00, contributes to<br />
the shelter expansion. In 2017, 70<br />
victims of domestic violence from <strong>Tipp</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> and Bethel Township were given<br />
emergency shelter; 52 victims were<br />
given legal advocacy.<br />
Needy Basket of Southern Miami<br />
County, $5,000.00, helps meet<br />
an expanding demand during the<br />
Holiday season. Baskets containing<br />
ingredients for a traditional Holiday<br />
meal will be distributed to an<br />
estimated 200 families.<br />
Ronald McDonald House Charities of<br />
the Miami Valley Region, $1,000.00,<br />
aids families as they grapple with<br />
their child’s illness during their stay<br />
at Dayton Children’s Hospital. Last<br />
year, 40 families from the Bethel/<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> community benefitted from<br />
their support. Services include a bite<br />
to eat, a place to do laundry and<br />
a private spot for a quick shower…<br />
all while staying close to their<br />
hospitalized child.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Exempted Village Schools,<br />
$4,725.00, expands efforts to<br />
promote an environment of inclusion,<br />
diversity, understanding and<br />
acceptance. Customized sessions<br />
taught to middle school students<br />
will build upon the past two years’<br />
curriculum, also customized by the<br />
National Conference for Community<br />
and Justice of Greater Dayton.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Seniors, Inc., $1,433.00,<br />
supports the new Senior Center with<br />
assistance in purchasing warming<br />
kitchen equipment. This grant was<br />
awarded from the August Henke<br />
Fund, established in 1950. Read<br />
more about August on page 10.<br />
We Care Arts, $3,000.00, opens<br />
the doors for children with profound<br />
physical and developmental<br />
disabilities to participate in art<br />
classes. This learning is available<br />
year-round as well as in Transition<br />
to Work classrooms of <strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe<br />
High School.<br />
The grant request read,<br />
“We are all different with<br />
unique strengths and<br />
weaknesses. It is imperative<br />
that we teach our youth about<br />
understanding, respect and<br />
acceptance of all people.”<br />
$4,000.00<br />
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY<br />
4%<br />
Miami County Recovery Council, <strong>Tipp</strong> Monroe Community Services,<br />
$3,000.00, interjects substance $1,000.00, funds the Eyeglass<br />
abuse prevention in <strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe High Program, which provides an annual<br />
School and Bethel Middle School eye exam and new glasses for<br />
health classes. This grant was also citizens in need.<br />
awarded, in part, through the Bethel<br />
Community Fund.<br />
<strong>2018</strong> GRANTMAKING by the NUMBERS<br />
4<br />
26<br />
45<br />
100<br />
$95,801<br />
$2,204,926<br />
% Awarded <strong>Annual</strong>ly from Endowments<br />
Local Nonprofits Receiving Grants<br />
Unique Grants Awarded<br />
% Grants <strong>Res</strong>ulting from Private Donations<br />
Awarded in <strong>2018</strong><br />
Awarded Since 1943<br />
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We Receive<br />
Meet the Legacy Society<br />
The Legacy Society honors those<br />
who have invested in the future of our<br />
community by naming the Foundation<br />
as a beneficiary in their estate plans.<br />
Their broad interests are reflected<br />
in the varying purposes they chose<br />
to endow.<br />
If you have included the Foundation<br />
in your estate plan but are not listed<br />
here, please let us know. We want<br />
to be sure we have your wishes on<br />
record to properly carry them out<br />
after your lifetime.<br />
John & Kay Berk<br />
Bryan Blake<br />
Stacie Blake Collins<br />
Adam Blake<br />
Stan Evans<br />
Some members of the Legacy Society<br />
notify the Foundation but otherwise<br />
choose to keep their decision<br />
confidential.<br />
Kelly & Dee Gillis<br />
Arthur & Nancy Hattan<br />
Don & Ellen Hazel<br />
<strong>2018</strong> LEGACY DONORS by the NUMBERS<br />
Estate Gifts Received<br />
Total Legacy<br />
Society Donors<br />
1<br />
18<br />
Gordon Honeyman<br />
Jim Kyle<br />
Jim & Cheryl McKee<br />
Frank Scenna & Heather Bailey<br />
To read the full story on each Legacy Donor, visit our web site.<br />
John & Kay Berk<br />
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In Memoriam<br />
With humble thanks, we<br />
acknowledge those who have<br />
blended the Foundation into their<br />
estate plans as a way of saying<br />
“Thank You” to the community they<br />
loved. Their determination to see <strong>Tipp</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> thrive after their lifetimes through<br />
an endowed gift brings vibrancy to<br />
our hometown.<br />
To learn more about these luminaries,<br />
please visit our website.<br />
Helen M. Finch, 1903 – 1994<br />
Caroline S. Hyde, 1932 – 2004<br />
Sheffield N. Hyde, 1931 – <strong>2018</strong><br />
Gene R. Houdeshell, 1924 – 2012<br />
E. Jean Houdeshell, 1924 – 2015<br />
William H. Kendig, 1870 – 1956<br />
Lois H. Kessler, 1920 – 2008<br />
Robert E. Kessler, 1920 – 1999<br />
June W. Kyle, 1935 – <strong>2018</strong><br />
Ortho S. Marko, 1915 – 2003<br />
Lucille L. Milner, 1906 – 2004<br />
Warren E. Miltenberger, 1926 – 2007<br />
K. Delphena Nessle, 1909 – 2001<br />
Helen C. Timmer, 1896 – 1986<br />
Robert L. Wahl, 1954 – 2013<br />
Emma Henke Warner, 1862 – 1947<br />
June W. Kyle<br />
1935 - <strong>2018</strong><br />
How to Join the Legacy Society<br />
Membership begins when you:<br />
1. Select what charitable cause or organization you want to support.<br />
2. Select how your gift will be funded. Insurance, wills and<br />
retirement plans are common options. This may require working<br />
with a professional such as an attorney, but that is not always<br />
the case.<br />
3. Decide if your membership will be Anonymous.<br />
4. Let us know of your intentions.<br />
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We Receive<br />
Endowment Funds<br />
What are endowment funds? Funds are pots of dollars set aside to permanently<br />
support specific purposes identified by the people who create them. Carefully invested,<br />
only a portion of the earnings is spent each year, allowing the funds to grow over time.<br />
They accept gifts of any size.<br />
Endowment funds primarily assist charities in our own backyard—<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong>, Bethel<br />
and Monroe Townships. Who can create one? Anyone making a commitment<br />
to bring the fund to at least $25,000.<br />
Today we have 44 funds. Each fund, and the story behind it, is described below.<br />
Together, these funds total $4,263,761.05.<br />
<strong>2018</strong> NEW Funds<br />
How to<br />
Start a Fund<br />
Starting a fund begins when<br />
you determine:<br />
Sarah Gross Scholarship for<br />
Sportsmanship Fund —<strong>2018</strong>—<br />
Women athletes who help build<br />
the confidence of fellow teammates<br />
and promote fairness are eligible to<br />
apply for this award. As a Red Devil,<br />
Sarah played soccer, basketball<br />
and softball. Later she became an<br />
avid international rock climber. The<br />
camaraderie of the team and her<br />
pursuit to bring out the best in others<br />
was evident in the many professional<br />
awards she earned.<br />
William’s Gift Fund – <strong>2018</strong> –<br />
Enhancing the quality of life of<br />
physically handicapped citizens in the<br />
Miami Valley (with an emphasis on<br />
Miami County) is the aim of this fund.<br />
Organizations providing services such<br />
as assistive technologies, therapies<br />
that involve service animals or the<br />
arts, or other therapeutic experiences<br />
are encouraged to apply. Established<br />
by the Heinl Family in honor of<br />
William, a member of their family,<br />
the Heinls made <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> their<br />
home in 1974.<br />
Youth of <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Fund imo Sara<br />
Drexler – <strong>2018</strong> – Educational<br />
experiences that inspire youth to find<br />
joy in learning and zest for life are<br />
supported through this fund. Sara<br />
Drexler, whose passion for teaching<br />
inspired students and teachers alike,<br />
continues to share her vitality through<br />
this fund.<br />
1. What you want the fund<br />
to accomplish,<br />
2. What you want to name your fund,<br />
3. What assets you will use, and<br />
4. How will the assets reach at least<br />
$25,000 within 5 years?<br />
Ready to get started?<br />
Let’s do this together.<br />
Contact us.<br />
*iho = in honor of<br />
imo = in memory of<br />
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Unrestricted Funds…grant awards meet broad<br />
changing needs within the community<br />
Bethel Community Fund – 2013 –<br />
This is an unrestricted endowment<br />
fund for community needs in Bethel<br />
Township. It was established by the<br />
Bowman family to honor parents<br />
Kenneth and Fairy, who co-founded<br />
the Bowman & Landes Turkey Farm,<br />
served on the Bethel School Board<br />
and PTA, actively participated in<br />
the West Charleston Church of the<br />
Brethren, and helped develop the<br />
Miami County Park District.<br />
H. E. “Tiny” and Emma Drewing<br />
Fund—2017 – This unrestricted<br />
fund strives to improve the quality<br />
of life for the citizens of <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong>.<br />
Established by Sally Beals to honor<br />
her parents, Tiny (1898 - 1984) and<br />
Emma (1909 - 1974) were proud<br />
of their hometown and believed<br />
strongly in education. Tiny owned<br />
the <strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe Gravel Company<br />
and acquired contracts to remove<br />
140 miles of interurban railroad. He<br />
later bought a farm on Ross Road<br />
where he raised Herford cattle, pigs,<br />
chickens and grain. Emma was an<br />
executive secretary for Tube Products<br />
and supported Tiny’s endeavors with<br />
her skills in bookkeeping.<br />
Jim & June Kyle Family Fund – 2001<br />
– As a trustee of the Foundation, Jim<br />
Kyle saw first-hand the positive impact<br />
that grants have on our community.<br />
For this reason Jim and his wife,<br />
June, created this unrestricted fund<br />
to support charitable and cultural<br />
endeavors for the citizens of Bethel<br />
and Monroe Townships.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Foundation General Fund<br />
– 1943 – This fund supports broad<br />
charitable endeavors to improve the<br />
quality of life in <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong>, Bethel<br />
Township and Monroe Township.<br />
Since inception, it has received many<br />
generous donations including estate<br />
gifts from the Hyde, Kendig, Kessler<br />
and Timmer families.<br />
Field of Interest and Designated Funds…grant<br />
awards support specific charities or purposes<br />
identified by the donors<br />
Arts Bethel Fund in the Studebaker<br />
Tradition of Giving Back – 2014 –<br />
This fund aids with music, literature<br />
and creative art in Bethel Local<br />
Schools, which could include<br />
materials or other academic-related<br />
needs. Created in memory of Emmert<br />
and Jane Studebaker, this fund<br />
champions learning through the arts.<br />
In addition to their roles as founders<br />
of Process Equipment Company,<br />
Jane was an organist and weaver.<br />
Emmert played flute, wrote poetry<br />
and blacksmithed.<br />
Century Milestone Fund iho The<br />
Lantz Family—2017 – Buildings<br />
authenticated as being at least 100<br />
years old and within <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> will be<br />
recognized through this fund. After<br />
moving to <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> in 1973, Phil<br />
and Paula Lantz enjoyed the history<br />
exuded by the town. Specifically, they<br />
recognized that strong communities<br />
don’t happen by chance but rather<br />
through the commitment of individuals<br />
to invest in the maintenance and<br />
upkeep of aging properties.<br />
Cross Country at <strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe Fund<br />
imo Dave Lightle – 2016 – <strong>Tipp</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> High School’s Cross Country<br />
Invitational is underwritten by this fund.<br />
Dave Lightle’s broad life experiences<br />
were imprinted by his entrepreneurial<br />
skills, political interests, global view,<br />
and linguistics. This translated into a<br />
wide-ranging career, which included<br />
working as a speechwriter for<br />
President Ronald Reagan.<br />
Gillis Family Fund for Self-Sufficiency<br />
– 2012 – Founded by Kelly and Dee<br />
Gillis, who believe in the proverb,<br />
“Give a man a fish and he will eat<br />
for a day, teach a man to fish and<br />
he will eat for a lifetime.” Grants<br />
support activities that help adults<br />
reach self-sufficiency through programs<br />
such as preparation for high school<br />
equivalency certificates (GED) or adult<br />
literacy training.<br />
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August Henke Comfort for the<br />
Needy Fund – 1950 – Emma Henke<br />
Warner, daughter of August Henke,<br />
established this fund to provide<br />
comfort and support for needy and<br />
aged men. A native of Germany,<br />
August Henke was considered the<br />
oldest living resident in <strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe<br />
when he died in 1923 at the age<br />
of 92.<br />
Amy Seibert Kronour Scholarship<br />
Fund – 2012 – Remembers this<br />
teacher of special needs children.<br />
This fund assists youth enrolled in<br />
the Cuvilly Program of Chaminade<br />
Julienne High School, which<br />
addresses special needs<br />
students’ education.<br />
Lucille L. Milner Trees for <strong>Tipp</strong> Fund<br />
– 1998 – For over 70 years, Mrs.<br />
Milner enjoyed the beauty, shade,<br />
fragrance and texture added to <strong>Tipp</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong>’s parks and streets by its urban<br />
forest. Her desire to help ensure the<br />
same beauty for future generations<br />
led her to establish this fund, which<br />
provides for the purchase of trees for<br />
planting in the parks and along the<br />
streets. Plantings are coordinated by<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> and its Park Board.<br />
Warren E. Miltenberger Parkland<br />
Fund – 2008 – This fund supports<br />
the out-of-doors that Warren held<br />
dear through the acquisition, upkeep,<br />
maintenance, and preservation of<br />
public parkland or other natural areas.<br />
Radle Family Fund for Science<br />
Education – 2007 – This fund aids<br />
with science and conservation<br />
activities for the Bethel Local Schools,<br />
which could include scholarships<br />
for students or faculty, materials in<br />
the science classroom, or studentinitiated<br />
projects within the community.<br />
Woodrow and Mary Radle called<br />
Bethel Township “home” since 1946;<br />
it is here that they raised their<br />
two children.<br />
Safety First Fund—2017 – Public<br />
safety initiatives, delivered through<br />
emergency services departments<br />
in <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong>, Monroe and Bethel<br />
townships, receive support through this<br />
fund. Equipment purchases and public<br />
education are examples of how these<br />
resources may be used. Steve Kessler,<br />
who became <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Fire Chief in<br />
1998, established this fund.<br />
Urban Stewardship Fund – 2009<br />
– An architectural mix adds to the<br />
streetscape enjoyed by fund founders<br />
Heather Bailey and Frank Scenna.<br />
This fund has been created to help<br />
maintain that charm. Grant awards<br />
support the exterior maintenance and<br />
upkeep of properties in and around a<br />
close proximity of <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong>’s historical<br />
downtown district.<br />
<strong>2018</strong> Endowment Funds by the Numbers<br />
Endowments Established<br />
in <strong>2018</strong><br />
Endowments established<br />
since 1943<br />
Endowment $ from<br />
3 new Funds<br />
Total Endowment<br />
Assets<br />
3<br />
44<br />
$177,138<br />
$4,263,761<br />
Outdoor Experiences Fund iho Abby<br />
Kessler Bowling—2017 – Outdoor<br />
recreation and education, as well<br />
as parks in <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> and Monroe<br />
Township, receive support from this<br />
fund. Abby, a retired teacher and<br />
nature enthusiast, encourages people<br />
to explore the great outdoors through<br />
the creation of this fund.<br />
Senior Wellness Fund – 2016 –<br />
Promoting senior health and wellness<br />
programs such as eyesight, hearing<br />
and dental needs is the mission of<br />
this fund. This fund is established in<br />
memory of Billy Berk by his parents,<br />
John and Kay Berk.<br />
Veterans Tribute Fund – 2013 – Public<br />
spaces set aside to salute military<br />
veterans receive grants from this fund<br />
for maintenance and upkeep. This<br />
fund is an extension of a commitment<br />
to honor those who have served our<br />
country, which began in 2005 by<br />
a band of volunteers who laid the<br />
groundwork for the Veterans Memorial<br />
Park at the corner of West Main and<br />
Hyatt Streets.<br />
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Scholarship Funds…grant awards support higher<br />
learning and are selected by an independent body<br />
Ernest Clay Back Scholarship for<br />
History Fund—2017 – A love of<br />
history is honored through this fund,<br />
which provides scholarship assistance<br />
to <strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe High School graduates<br />
who intend to pursue history studies in<br />
college. Ernie and Mara Back were<br />
the owners of the <strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe Frontier<br />
Trading Co., in historic downtown<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong>. For 27 years, the store was<br />
a portal back to the early days of<br />
American life. The store closed<br />
in 2007.<br />
Jeanette C. Gaston Memorial<br />
Music Scholarship Fund –1992 –<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe High School seniors<br />
who have participated in the <strong>Tipp</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> Band and have demonstrated<br />
leadership skills and academic<br />
aptitude are eligible for this award.<br />
Jeanette died in a car accident<br />
in 1991 while a freshman at Ball<br />
State University, where she played<br />
the trombone in the band and was<br />
majoring in engineering and physics.<br />
Gilmore Family Scholarship Fund<br />
– 2015 – <strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe High School<br />
students who balance high achieving<br />
grades with community involvement<br />
are eligible to receive this scholarship.<br />
Founded by <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> residents, Russ<br />
and Kathy Gilmore.<br />
Katherine G. Lobo Memorial<br />
Scholarship Fund – 2012 – A<br />
talented Communications Coordinator<br />
of the <strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe School System,<br />
Kitty’s presence in the schools helped<br />
to forge and promote the district’s<br />
reputation for excellence. Her ready<br />
smile and gentle approach were<br />
familiar and comforting to students,<br />
teachers, and parents alike -- and her<br />
gift with the written word was both<br />
impressive and inspiring. This is a<br />
needs-based award.<br />
Sarah Merritt Memorial Scholarship<br />
Fund – 2010 – This fund awards<br />
scholarships to <strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe High<br />
School women athletes. Eligible<br />
students are those who demonstrate<br />
the personal characteristics of Sarah,<br />
including the high energy, desire,<br />
dedication and determination<br />
to succeed.<br />
Lester & Cleon Bowers Family<br />
Scholarship Fund – 2010 – This<br />
fund honors the Bowers family and<br />
their commitment to the Miami East<br />
community. Graduating Vikings, who<br />
demonstrate that they have put forth<br />
their best effort academically, while<br />
demonstrating a high degree of<br />
personal integrity and commitment<br />
to community service, are eligible<br />
for this award.<br />
Life’s A Journey - Don’t Stop<br />
Believing Scholarship Fund – 2013<br />
– Graduating high school seniors<br />
who selflessly rise to the challenge to<br />
care for a family member during a<br />
time of medical crisis are candidates<br />
for this award. These award winners<br />
are called “Rock Stars” as a way of<br />
acknowledging the “solid-as-a-rock”<br />
character they exhibited as they put<br />
their carefree life of youth aside to<br />
become a caregiver.<br />
McKee Family Matthew 5:16<br />
Scholarship Fund –2012 – Reflecting<br />
the ideals important to Jim and Cheryl<br />
McKee and their family, this award<br />
is given annually to a student who<br />
demonstrates leadership and Christian<br />
values as evidenced by service<br />
to others.<br />
John S. & Louise T. Miller Memorial<br />
Scholarship Fund – 1999 – This fund<br />
honors this Bethel Township farming<br />
family by providing scholarships to<br />
graduates of Bethel High School.<br />
This is a needs-based award. Four<br />
generations of the Miller family have<br />
attended Bethel Township schools.<br />
John Cable Miller, 1932; John Adam<br />
Miller, 1956; John Stewart Miller,<br />
1979; and John Caleb Miller, 2011.<br />
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Robert E. Nessle Memorial<br />
Scholarship Fund – 1994 – This fund<br />
establishes an award for Bethel High<br />
School graduates attending Miami<br />
University or The Ohio State University<br />
and celebrates the diverse life that<br />
Rob Nessle led before his death.<br />
Rob was valedictorian at Bethel High<br />
School, a summa cum laude graduate<br />
of Miami University and a doctoral<br />
candidate in New York University’s<br />
economics program.<br />
Elizabeth Spano Scholarship Fund<br />
– 2001 – This fund ensures that<br />
the memory of this 10-year-old girl<br />
endures. Beginning in 2009, the fund<br />
awards scholarships to graduating<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe High School young<br />
women, who have been active in<br />
cheerleading, basketball, or softball,<br />
all activities that Elizabeth enjoyed<br />
in her short lifetime.<br />
Agency Endowment<br />
Funds…established by<br />
nonprofits as a practical<br />
way to manage their<br />
endowment dollars<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Rotary Club Scholarship<br />
Fund – 2015 – This fund assists<br />
the Club in awarding annual and<br />
renewing scholarships to deserving<br />
graduates of Bethel and <strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe<br />
High School.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Area United Fund<br />
Endowment – 2001 – This fund<br />
encourages community-wide health<br />
and human services assistance in<br />
Monroe and Bethel Townships. The<br />
focus of support is on education,<br />
counseling, character-building<br />
activities, and emergency aid.<br />
Wenzlau Family Scholarship<br />
Fund – 2016 – Created to support<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe High School graduates,<br />
this fund was established by Thomas<br />
E. Wenzlau. As the president of<br />
Ohio Wesleyan University (1969<br />
– 1984), Wenzlau saw the value<br />
of education up close. This fund<br />
serves as a tribute to Wenzlau Family<br />
graduates of <strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe including:<br />
Charles N. Wenzlau, 1912; Alice<br />
Kessler Wenzlau, 1918; Thomas E.<br />
Wenzlau, 1945; and Charles N,<br />
Wenzlau, II, 1949.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Public Library Endowment<br />
Fund – 2017 – The purpose of this<br />
Fund is to provide funding necessary<br />
for the on-going services of the <strong>Tipp</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> Public Library.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe Historical Society Fund<br />
– 2013 – Promotes a broad range<br />
of activities that are historical in<br />
nature and may include historical<br />
preservation, education and special<br />
programming.<br />
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Advised Funds…grant awards are made at the<br />
discretion of each Fund’s advising body<br />
Christmas in the Village Fund –<br />
2014 – This fund hosts the<br />
administrative details of this seasonal<br />
event. Begun in 1976, each year<br />
decorated homes are used as<br />
calling cards to attract ticket holders<br />
from a wide geographic region.<br />
<strong>Annual</strong>ly, proceeds are shared among<br />
the nonprofit organizations that<br />
collaborate on the tour’s planning<br />
and delivery.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Arts Fund imo Ellen<br />
Cotterman – 2014 – This fund<br />
supports art with a preference given<br />
to grant requests from the <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Area Arts Council. Artist, volunteer<br />
and civic activist, Ellen Cotterman’s<br />
impact was enormous and defines<br />
the <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> we see today. Projects<br />
Ellen founded include the <strong>Res</strong>toration<br />
and Architectural Board of Review, the<br />
Tree Board, and the Arts Council.<br />
Drake Family Fund – 2014 – As<br />
advisors to this fund, Tim and Mindy<br />
Drake award grants reflecting their<br />
personal interests. In time, their<br />
children Jennifer, Andrew, Jessica<br />
and Aaron will follow their parents’<br />
footsteps as advisors to this fund.<br />
Since the 1950s, Tim and Mindy<br />
have called this community “home”.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe Alumni Association Fund<br />
– 2013 – Let’s Go Red Devils! The<br />
purpose of this fund is to support the<br />
programs and activities of the<br />
Alumni Association.<br />
Lesher Fund – 2014 – As advisors<br />
to this fund, the Lesher Family<br />
awards grants reflecting their<br />
personal interests. Established by<br />
Marilyn Lesher Richards and Joel<br />
A. Lesher, it serves as a tribute to<br />
their grandparents Torrence and<br />
Luella Lesher who settled in Monroe<br />
Township in 1930, and to their<br />
parents William “Bill” and Leonora<br />
“Sally” Lesher.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe Educational Endowment<br />
Fund – 1999 – The Endowment<br />
was established by the <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Board of Education to support<br />
enrichment programs that are not<br />
otherwise funded through tax dollars<br />
in its schools. Since inception, it has<br />
received many generous donations<br />
including estate gifts from the Hyde<br />
and Kessler families.<br />
Wahl Family Fund – 2012 –<br />
Community involvement has been<br />
a staple of life for Bob and Jackie<br />
Wahl. The tradition now carries<br />
forward to the next generation as<br />
daughters Katie and Annie award<br />
grants annually in their family’s name.<br />
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We Say Thanks<br />
<strong>2018</strong> Investors<br />
Our success is attributed to the families and businesses who have invested in the Foundation over<br />
the past 75 years. Many are listed below. This report is dedicated to them.<br />
Why do gifts matter? The future of <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> is better because of the impact that gifts make.<br />
How is that impact seen? It is seen through our grant awards (page 2—5).<br />
Gifts add up. Our first investor back<br />
in 1943 was Ed Timmer when he<br />
launched the Foundation with only<br />
$1,300. Today the assets of the<br />
Foundation total over $4.25 million.<br />
Our investors are change agents.<br />
Seventy-five years ago, the internet,<br />
smart phones and social media<br />
didn’t exist. Times change. Today,<br />
each of those words dart through our<br />
vocabulary and community, along with<br />
their implications.<br />
Increasingly, investors rely on the<br />
Foundation to keep a pulse on the<br />
community’s changing needs. While<br />
investors make their gifts today,<br />
because of the long-view of endowed<br />
giving, their contributions endure<br />
forever. In <strong>2018</strong>, over 500 gifts were<br />
received. And we are forever grateful.<br />
Join us in thanking our neighbors for<br />
their support. Although every attempt<br />
was made to assure the accuracy<br />
of this list, we apologize for any<br />
omissions or errors that may have<br />
been made. Please contact us with<br />
information to improve the accuracy<br />
of this list for the future.<br />
A<br />
Fayez & Maria Abboud<br />
Advanced Machinery Companies<br />
Sandyx Alex<br />
Charles & Kathryn Allen<br />
Brittany Altstaetter<br />
Doug & Sue Amlin<br />
Donald & William Anderson<br />
Anonymous (14)<br />
Linda Ares<br />
Pauline Arnold<br />
B<br />
Barbara Jo Bailey<br />
Rick & Val Baker<br />
Joann Barhorst<br />
Michael & Dixie Barnhart<br />
Norman & Marianne Barnhart<br />
John & Sally Beals<br />
Ryan & Rochelle Bednarczuk<br />
Doris Beeson<br />
Robert & Natalie Beidler<br />
John & Kay Berk<br />
Kathy Beyl<br />
Amy Blake<br />
George & Mary Blauser<br />
John & Dianna Borchers<br />
Bordeaux Club<br />
Robert & Lolita Border<br />
Roger & Lenora Bowen<br />
Abby Bowling<br />
Adam Bowman<br />
Carl & Mary Bowman<br />
Larry & Carolyn Boze<br />
Bradford Fire Department<br />
Ellen Brewer<br />
Ronald Brewer<br />
Eric & Leisha Brown<br />
Vivian Brown<br />
Robert & Angela Butler<br />
C<br />
Karen Cain<br />
Vincent & Joan Caldwell<br />
Hubert & Verna Callaham<br />
Captor Corporation<br />
Linda Kyle Carman<br />
Douglas Carter<br />
DIAMOND<br />
JUBILEE<br />
TIMELINE<br />
1943<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Foundation,<br />
a community trust, is<br />
founded with a $1,300<br />
gift from Ed Timmer.<br />
This is our 1st<br />
endowment fund.<br />
1950<br />
The first legacy gift arrives. The gift is<br />
from the estate of Emma Henke Warner<br />
in memory of her father August Henke.<br />
When Mr. Henke died in 1923, he was<br />
known as “<strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe’s Oldest Man.”<br />
This results in the August Henke Comfort<br />
for the Needy Fund.<br />
1960<br />
The space race heats up…<br />
total grantmaking reaches<br />
$5,000.<br />
1970<br />
At the dawn of disco…<br />
total grantmaking<br />
reaches $10,000.<br />
1980<br />
Pac man invades arcades…<br />
total grantmaking reaches<br />
$20,000.<br />
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Casstown Fire Department<br />
Joseph & Rebecca Catey<br />
Frank & Katherine Catrone<br />
Ted & Annie Caudill<br />
Jesse Chamberlain<br />
Thomas & Elizabeth Christie<br />
Richard & Kay Cline<br />
William & Nancy Cline<br />
Kristin Cobb<br />
Kimberley Cole<br />
Stacie Blake Collins<br />
Community Minded Women<br />
Jerry Conner<br />
Robert & Mary Ann Cornell<br />
Cottage Hill Nursery<br />
Covington Fire Department<br />
Kevin & Chelsea Cox<br />
Phil & Lois Cox<br />
Tom & Joan Creech<br />
Sylvester & Judith Cutcher<br />
D<br />
David & Carol Dalton<br />
James & Linda Daniel<br />
Darke County Association of Fire<br />
Chiefs<br />
Jacob Davenport<br />
Tom & Judy Davenport<br />
Lewis Davis<br />
Marian & Barbara Deangelis<br />
Jon & Denise Dehass<br />
Sharon Dehus<br />
Mara Demers<br />
Karen Dillon<br />
Scott & Kathleen Dixon<br />
Suzanne Wenzlau Donskey<br />
George & Joy Doviak<br />
Thomas & Beverly Downs<br />
Tim & Mindy Drake<br />
Bob Drexler<br />
Daniel & Mary Drexler<br />
Ken & Sue Drexler<br />
Ron & Jan Drexler<br />
Sheriff Dave Duchak and staff<br />
Dunaway Family Foundation<br />
Robert Duncan<br />
Dungan & LeFevre, Co., LPA<br />
Sandra Dunham<br />
Tom & Sandra Dysinger<br />
E<br />
Howard Earles<br />
Gerald & Valerie Eberly<br />
Edward Jones - Neil Nehring<br />
Tim & Roseanne Eggleston<br />
Fred & Marlene Egli<br />
Betty Eickhoff<br />
Amy Eidemiller<br />
Linda Eidemiller<br />
Don & Laurie Eldredge<br />
Daniel Elliott<br />
Phil Elliott<br />
Beverly Elrod<br />
Paula English<br />
Stan Evans<br />
Tim & Patricia Evans<br />
Evergreen Lawn Care<br />
Larry & Sonia Ewald<br />
F<br />
Pauline Fabrigar<br />
Rex & Carol Farmer<br />
Carol Faulkner<br />
R. McKay & Diana Featherstone<br />
Audrey Ferryman<br />
Robert & Sue Fischer<br />
William Flayler<br />
Fletcher Fire Department<br />
Michael Folk<br />
Lurene Foreman<br />
Marvin & Linda Fox<br />
Frings & Bayliff Funeral Home<br />
Donald Frysinger<br />
Bruce & Teresa Fuhrman<br />
G<br />
Robert & Gaye Gabel<br />
Terry & Louretta Gaston<br />
Kent & Charlotte Genslinger<br />
Ruthann George<br />
Michael Gerlaugh<br />
Gibson Law Offices<br />
Chris & Joan Gigicos<br />
Kelly & Dee Gillis<br />
David & Carolyn Glaser<br />
Terry & Jana Glass<br />
Philip & Joyce Goldner<br />
H. Jane Gordon<br />
Carol Graf<br />
David & Kelly Grim<br />
Michael & Betty Gross<br />
Ned & Marie Gruebmeyer<br />
H<br />
Gale Halderman<br />
Patrick & Pamela Hale<br />
David & Anita Bowman Hamber<br />
Joseph Hammann<br />
Roger & Christine Hamric<br />
Rusty Harden<br />
Bert & Teri Harrison<br />
Kevin & Kara Hartke<br />
Loretta Hay<br />
James & Joellen Heatherly<br />
Andrew & Melanie Heinl<br />
Nicholas & Amanda Heinl<br />
Rick & Lyn Heinl<br />
Sue Helmick<br />
Alice Hennessey<br />
Thomas & Marie Herr<br />
Ben & Nancy Herron<br />
Cheryl Hicks<br />
Glenn & Vicki Hill<br />
David & Christine Hirsch<br />
Glenn & Audrey Hochwalt<br />
Richard & Cheryl Honack<br />
Gordon Honeyman<br />
Larry & Mary Hoover<br />
Timothy & Melinda Hoover<br />
Todd Hoover<br />
Wilma Hoover<br />
Richard & Patricia Hopkins<br />
Greg & Cathy Horn<br />
Patrick & Kate Horney<br />
Adrienne Howell<br />
Carol Huelskamp<br />
Hyde Charitable Remainder Trust<br />
J<br />
Mike & Karen Jackson<br />
Ralph & Florine Jackson<br />
Allan Jones<br />
Dennis Jones<br />
Kelly & Amy Joseph<br />
1986<br />
1990<br />
1993<br />
1998<br />
1999<br />
2000<br />
With an estate gift<br />
from Helen Timmer,<br />
endowment fund assets<br />
leap to over $1.5 million.<br />
The dot com bubble is<br />
looming...total grantmaking<br />
reaches $210,000.<br />
50th anniversary of the<br />
Foundation; there is no<br />
recorded celebration.<br />
Moving all assets under<br />
the umbrella of The<br />
Dayton Foundation, a<br />
community foundation,<br />
means donations are<br />
now tax deductible.<br />
Going Public. Led by Chairman Jim Kyle, trustees<br />
identify the need for a parallel “corporate”<br />
option for new endowments, in addition to the<br />
old-fashioned trust option. The name <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Area Community Foundations is adopted to<br />
recognize the parallel investment forms.<br />
It was a little complicated but necessary<br />
in order to grow.<br />
We all survived the<br />
Y2K millennium bug…<br />
endowment funds<br />
double to a total of 10.<br />
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How to Give<br />
You are an investor when you:<br />
1. Return your check in the<br />
enclosed envelope,<br />
2. Go to tippfoundation.org/<br />
learn-how-to-give/<br />
and make an online payment,<br />
or<br />
3. Make a stock transfer—<br />
(contact us for transfer<br />
instructions)<br />
K<br />
Aaron & Karen Kaibas<br />
Richard & Marilynn Keeler<br />
Mary Ellen Keller<br />
Tom & Melissa Keller<br />
Maggie Kenny<br />
Richard Kerg<br />
Patricia Kerth<br />
Bruce & Jennifer Kielgas<br />
Steven King<br />
Elizabeth Kiser<br />
Paul & Joyce Kister<br />
John Klyce & Penelope Marsh<br />
Jeane Knapp<br />
Thomas Knick<br />
Koverman Staley Dickerson Insurance<br />
Agency<br />
Kyle & Christine Kramer<br />
James & Tamara Kueterman<br />
Gary & Karen Kuziensky<br />
James Kyle<br />
L<br />
Deloris Lachey<br />
Lee & Shelly Lampert<br />
Dennis Landes<br />
Mary Jane Landis<br />
Michael & Melissa Lange<br />
Toby Larned<br />
Laura Fire Company<br />
Donald & Phyllis Lawson<br />
Robert & Wanda Lenehan<br />
John & Patricia Liening<br />
Michael & Susan Lightle<br />
Thomas & Diane Lileas<br />
Eric & Lara Limbert<br />
Jay & Jessica Lopez<br />
William & Nancy Loudin<br />
LT Ball Intermediate School<br />
Randy & Ann Luken<br />
M<br />
Greg & Celeste Mackenzie<br />
Andrew & Sarah Maigur<br />
RJ Mains & Associates<br />
Kenneth & Regena Mangen<br />
Matthew & Jayme Martin<br />
Don Martindale<br />
James Mathias<br />
Don & Nancy McAlexander<br />
Michael McCaffrey & Vonda Alberson<br />
Steven & Kathleen McCrillis<br />
James McDonald<br />
Noel & Landa McGinnis<br />
James & Cheryl McKee<br />
Bruce & Ann McKenzie<br />
Jenny McWhorter<br />
The Merck Foundation<br />
Cathy Meredith<br />
Miami Valley Fire EMS Alliance<br />
John Miller<br />
Maurice & Mary Miller<br />
Robin Miller<br />
William & E. Irene Miller<br />
Minster Bank<br />
Jeff & Jacquelyn Mitchell<br />
Joseph & Donna Mohler<br />
Richard & Treva Monnier<br />
Monroe Federal Savings and Loan<br />
Terrence & Shirley Moore<br />
Roger & Joyce Moubray<br />
Rebecca Mount<br />
Dennis & Carol Myers<br />
Donald & Sheila Myers<br />
Joyce Myers<br />
N<br />
Needy Basket of Southern Miami<br />
County<br />
Michael & Stacy Nelson<br />
William & Janice Nicholson<br />
Daniel Nimer<br />
O<br />
James & Carolyn Oaks<br />
Karen Olshawsky<br />
Nicole O’Quinn<br />
Ethyl Osweiler<br />
Mark & Debra Owens<br />
P<br />
Damen & Priti Patel<br />
Michael & V.L. Patterson<br />
John & Mary Pearson<br />
Michael Pearson<br />
Alfred & Barbara Pelletier<br />
Curtis & Cynthia Petzoldt<br />
Scot & Kay Pickerill<br />
Pickrel, Schaeffer & Ebeling<br />
David & Carol Pinkerton<br />
Robert & Suzanne Pinter<br />
Gordon & Joanna Pittenger<br />
Michael & Gail Porto<br />
Roxie Powell<br />
Michael & Kari Prall<br />
Kenneth & Nancy Price<br />
William & Helen Prichard<br />
Leonard & Miriam Pytel<br />
R<br />
Doug & Darlene Rabe<br />
Bryan & Abby Ramos<br />
James & Noel Ranft<br />
Bruce Rasor<br />
Glenna Rasor<br />
Jeff Rawlins<br />
Thomas & Shirley Rawlins<br />
Ron & Sue Ann Re’<br />
Ruth Reinhard<br />
Greg & Valerie Relue<br />
Donald Rhoades<br />
Michael & Judy Rice<br />
Thomas Richardson<br />
Kimberly Riebe<br />
Jason & Molly Riehle<br />
Lawrence & J.S. Riesser<br />
James Ritchie<br />
Joseph & Barbara Ritenour<br />
Stacy Robinson<br />
Samuel & Ann Robinson<br />
Dee Rogers<br />
Jean Rogers<br />
Thomas & Claudia Rogers<br />
Kay Rohrbach<br />
Thomas Rohrbach<br />
Lionel & Kerin Staup Romero<br />
Robert & Linda Rosell<br />
Ruth Rowley & Carol Linden<br />
Royal Crest Marketing & Management<br />
Services<br />
Carolyn Royer<br />
RSM US LLP<br />
Nancy Ryan<br />
2001<br />
America forever changes on<br />
9/11…total grantmaking<br />
reaches $1 million.<br />
2003<br />
Endowment fund assets<br />
surpass $2 million.<br />
2007<br />
Migrating all assets from The<br />
Dayton Foundation to The<br />
Troy Foundation saves on<br />
administrative costs.<br />
2011<br />
The Legacy Society takes form;<br />
11 members are identified.<br />
2012<br />
25 endowment funds<br />
are now in place.<br />
2013<br />
Inaugural recipients Bob and<br />
Jackie Wahl receive the Philanthropist<br />
of the Year Award.<br />
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S<br />
Ruth Safreed<br />
Lori Salyers<br />
Lisa Santucci<br />
Jeffery & Nancy Sargeant<br />
Mark Sauls<br />
Frank Scenna & Heather Bailey<br />
Mary Fran Duncan Scharch<br />
Peter & Rebecca Schinaman<br />
Joan Schuermann<br />
Donald & Linda See<br />
Mark Senseman<br />
Raymond & Marlene Shook<br />
Patricia Singer<br />
Kathryn Skinner<br />
Charles & Loraine Smith<br />
Dorothy Smith<br />
Karen Smith<br />
Steven Smith<br />
James & Janice Sommer<br />
Kathryn Sonnanstine<br />
Gary & Sandra Spangler<br />
Samuel & Marguerite Spano<br />
Wayne & Susan Spitler<br />
Michael & Jill Spurlin<br />
R. A. Stang<br />
Erin Staub<br />
Michael Staup<br />
Monica Stewart<br />
Gary & Margaret Stockler<br />
Opal Stockslager<br />
Terry & Elizabeth Studebaker<br />
George & Katherine Stum<br />
Pamela Sutton<br />
Mark & Pam Swindon<br />
T<br />
Robert & Diana Tanke<br />
April Taylor<br />
Daniel & Julie Taylor<br />
Donald & Janet Taylor<br />
Michael & Sharon Tecklenburg<br />
Jerry & Mary Thobe<br />
Sandra Thomas<br />
Thrivent Financial - Matt Buehrer<br />
Don & Nancy Timmer<br />
Matt & Claire Timmer<br />
Scott & Cynthia Timmer<br />
Thomas Timmer<br />
Tip Top Canning Company<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Area Arts Council<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Police and Miami County<br />
EMA<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Rotary Club<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> Monroe Community Services<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe Chapter #307<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe Class of 1957<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong>ecanoe Class of 1999<br />
Phyllis Tittle<br />
Armand & Jackie Tremblay<br />
Peter & Cindy Trick<br />
Trophy Nut Company<br />
James & Andi Trzeciak<br />
Turnstone Financial<br />
Alan & Suzanne Twehues<br />
U<br />
U. S. Bank<br />
Union Township Life Squad<br />
Unity National Bank<br />
Brent & Karyn Uptain<br />
V<br />
Stephen Vallo<br />
Vandalia Rental<br />
Bradley & Michelle Vath<br />
Corinne Vaughn<br />
Darshan & Asha Vyas<br />
W<br />
Betty Wahl<br />
Jackie Wahl<br />
Katrina Wahl<br />
Jeffrey Walrath & Vicki Matsunami<br />
Edward & Judy Wampler<br />
Phil Wampler<br />
Norb & Judy Warner<br />
Roberta Weaver<br />
Jerry & Rachel Webb<br />
David & Karen Weber<br />
Marjorie Wells<br />
Bill & Heather Wendel<br />
0<br />
2<br />
100<br />
410<br />
$471,348<br />
Howard & Sheila West<br />
West Milton Fire Company<br />
Paul & Patricia Westcott<br />
Elza & Gail Whitis<br />
William & Cynthia Wilhelm<br />
Phyllis Wilmer<br />
Joyce & Lynne Wintringham<br />
Michael Wolford<br />
Patricia Wood<br />
Randy & Sarah Worley<br />
Katie Worthen<br />
Bill & Joan Wray<br />
XYZ<br />
Ed & Nancy Yahne<br />
Rose Ann Zerkel<br />
<strong>2018</strong> Investors by the Numbers<br />
Donations from government entities<br />
% Less than this small amount<br />
is used on administration<br />
% Citizens eligible to<br />
support the foundations<br />
Homes & Businesses Contributed<br />
Contributions from 518 unique gifts<br />
2014<br />
2015<br />
2016<br />
2017<br />
<strong>2018</strong><br />
Endowment fund assets<br />
surpass $3 million.<br />
39 endowment funds<br />
are now in place.<br />
The $2 million grantmaking<br />
mark is in the rearview mirror.<br />
Going old school…our<br />
name reverts to the <strong>Tipp</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> Foundation.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Foundation turns 75<br />
years old; a yearlong Diamond<br />
Jubilee celebration is held. Total<br />
grants to the community top $2.2<br />
million. 44 endowment funds are<br />
now in place. We’ve only just<br />
begun to reach our potential.<br />
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Tributes And Memorials<br />
Donations recognizing the following people become lasting investments in the community that they have<br />
in common. Some donations commemorate the living. Some remember those who have passed on.<br />
Chief Steve Kessler<br />
1945 — <strong>2018</strong><br />
A B C<br />
Arthur & Sally Arestad<br />
William Oetzel Berk<br />
Barton Beyl<br />
Lester & Cleon Bowers<br />
Kenneth & Fairy Bowman<br />
Sally Brammer<br />
Jerold Brewer<br />
Nick Catey<br />
Carl Clingan<br />
Josh Conner<br />
Lyn Snyder Cook<br />
Ellen Cotterman<br />
D E F<br />
Sara Drexler<br />
Tim Farron<br />
Bud Faulkner<br />
Freda Ferguson<br />
Jim Foreman<br />
G H I<br />
Jeanette Gaston<br />
Dee & Kelly Gillis’ 50th Anniversary<br />
Pat Good<br />
Dave & Kelly Grim and family<br />
Sarah Gross<br />
Onalee Haas<br />
Halderman Family<br />
Dale Hasting<br />
Daniel Hasting<br />
Martha Hecker<br />
Earl M. Hedges<br />
Lou Hirsch<br />
Annebel Hoover<br />
Jack Hounshell<br />
J K L<br />
Steve Kessler<br />
Mary Jean King<br />
Marie Kuntz<br />
Jim & June Kyle<br />
Phil Lantz<br />
David Lightle<br />
Richard & Audrey Long<br />
M N O<br />
Marthel Elleman Maupin<br />
Ed McDonald<br />
Peg McDonald<br />
Jim McKee<br />
John & Louise Miller<br />
H. Bruce Myers<br />
Rob Nessle<br />
P Q R<br />
Newton Parker<br />
Norma J. Roop<br />
Dennis Ryan<br />
S T U<br />
Suzanne Saal<br />
Frank Scenna<br />
Margaret & “Duck” See<br />
Kim Snow<br />
Neal Sonnanstine<br />
Elizabeth Spano<br />
Emmert & Jane Studebaker<br />
Thelma Studebaker<br />
V W X Y Z<br />
Katie Wahl<br />
Renegade Wahl<br />
Richard Wahl<br />
Robert Wahl<br />
Pat Wampler<br />
John Michael Warner<br />
Richard E. Wells<br />
Tom Wenzlau<br />
Jack Whitmer<br />
Nancy G. Yarger<br />
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About the Artist<br />
Jennifer Clemens Walker is an ER nurse and has<br />
been a volunteer at Health Partners Free Clinic<br />
for several years. A painter and lover of biology<br />
her whole life, she graduated from Ohio State<br />
University (before the “THE” was added) with a<br />
BS in Medical Illustration. She commuted from her<br />
home in Yellow Springs to Children’s Hospital in<br />
Cincinnati, where she illustrated surgical atlases<br />
and medical journals.<br />
After leaving her job to raise four<br />
daughters and pursue organic<br />
farming, she also graduated from<br />
nursing school and took a job as a<br />
critical care/ER nurse at Upper Valley<br />
Medical Center. Unsuccessful in her<br />
quest for a small farm near <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong>,<br />
she nonetheless managed to enroll her<br />
children there, and all four graduated<br />
from THS before scattering to the four<br />
winds. Jennifer is currently perched on<br />
the south side of Troy, where she lives<br />
with a large undisciplined garden, a<br />
big hairy dog, several ninja cats, her<br />
daughter’s reptile collection, and her<br />
long-suffering partner, Mark, without<br />
whom none of this would be possible.<br />
(Any male who wants to commiserate<br />
with somebody who’s put up with five<br />
hormonal women and their cats? He’s<br />
your guy.)<br />
A lover of small towns and diners,<br />
and an unabashed fan of Norman<br />
Rockwell and Andy Griffith, Jennifer<br />
has spent most of her adult life<br />
seeking Mayberry. If Yellow Springs<br />
was Mayberry with hippies, <strong>Tipp</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> is Mayberry with a little more<br />
organization and very friendly<br />
firemen (thank you for allowing her to<br />
photograph the antique truck!). She<br />
loves the friendly people (thank you<br />
to everyone who allowed themselves<br />
to be photographed for this project!),<br />
the walkable downtown, the shops<br />
and restaurants, the canal lock, parks<br />
and bike path, the old-time water<br />
tower and historic buildings and<br />
the festivals. She misses the farmers’<br />
market and old Spring Hill, where her<br />
father bought flowers when she was a<br />
child (she still has one of their 1970s<br />
mail order catalogues).<br />
As a biologist, Jennifer also loves<br />
“long walks on the beach and poking<br />
dead things with a stick.” Really. It’s<br />
her thing. Her spirit animal is the<br />
flamingo (the yard kind), and she<br />
would happily move to south Florida.<br />
A compromise is North Carolina,<br />
which gets Mark out of winter, is<br />
closer to the ocean than Ohio, and is<br />
where the two plan to retire. And, it<br />
is the home of the original Mayberry.<br />
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Matt Buehrer Philanthropist of the Year<br />
Photo caption: L to R Sarah Worley, Matt Buehrer, Mary Bowman and Claire Timmer<br />
Matt Buehrer was<br />
awarded the<br />
Philanthropist of the<br />
Year at the Diamond<br />
Jubilee Celebration<br />
in September, at The<br />
Willow Tree. His<br />
nominator stated:<br />
“He’s not only a fine<br />
philanthropist—he is<br />
one of <strong>Tipp</strong>’s finest<br />
citizens as well.”<br />
Matt co-leads our local giving circle,<br />
Give Where You Live Miami County,<br />
which, since its inception in 2015,<br />
has donated over $150,000 to local<br />
charities in Miami County.<br />
In 2017, he organized Fill the<br />
Truck for Texans in the aftermath of<br />
Hurricane Harvey. Four semi-trailers<br />
were filled with over 120,000<br />
pounds of supplies and sent down to<br />
Houston to help the victims. Matt even<br />
drove one of the semis himself.<br />
But these examples are in addition to<br />
the countless moments of generosity<br />
Matt has given <strong>Tipp</strong> Monroe<br />
Community Services, Needy Baskets,<br />
Pink Ribbon Girls, the InterFaith<br />
Community Foundation, and Stand Up<br />
to POTS.<br />
Financial<br />
Oversight<br />
The <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Foundation and its funds<br />
are component funds of The Troy<br />
Foundation. Leadership for the TCF<br />
rests in our own community while fiscal<br />
oversight is maintained by The Troy<br />
Foundation. This partnership allows the<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> and Bethel communities to<br />
benefit from local leadership and profit<br />
from resources pooled with others for<br />
investment growth.<br />
Publication Talent<br />
Editor:<br />
Heather Bailey<br />
Featured Artist:<br />
Jennifer Walker<br />
Leadership Photographer:<br />
Sharon Elaine Photography<br />
Proofreader:<br />
Greg Enslen<br />
Printer:<br />
Oregon Printing Communications<br />
Creative Layout & Design:<br />
Bertke Creative,<br />
bertkecreative.com<br />
Webster’s Dictionary defines a<br />
philanthropist as “someone who<br />
makes an active effort to promote<br />
human welfare,” which is exactly how<br />
Matt Buehrer conducts his life.<br />
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Dear Neighbor,<br />
Like the scenes captured in these illustrations by artist Jennifer Walker,<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> has a special glow about it. You see it when you drive through town<br />
on a summer’s day. The sun is high, shade dapples the sidewalk, and, as<br />
you cross the tracks, Main Street opens wide before you. The view says<br />
“Welcome Home” to strangers and townies alike.<br />
In <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong>, you are reminded what a joy it is to live in a town that flourishes.<br />
Philanthropy Partners<br />
All marketing activities of the Foundations are 100% underwritten<br />
by generous sponsors.<br />
Sponsorship dollars are used for printing, postage, receptions and<br />
other efforts that promote our visibility within the community.<br />
SILVER SPONSOR<br />
($2,500 and up)<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> does not thrive by chance. Dedicated, purposeful action by<br />
businesses, <strong>City</strong> government, nonprofits and individuals work to shape our<br />
healthy community. <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> is alive.<br />
Can you sense it also? Where do you fit into this positive force? What is<br />
your passion? How do you help make it thrive? What parts of the dynamic<br />
community do you support?<br />
The <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> Foundation is clear about where it fits in. Our role is to undergird<br />
pressing needs through endowment funds and grantmaking. As times change,<br />
needs change. As needs change, we respond through our grants.<br />
BRONZE SPONSORS<br />
($1,000 and up)<br />
Your donation to the Foundation helps to create positive change and uplift the<br />
community around you.<br />
Join the many others making <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> hip, safe, and forward-looking.<br />
It’s easy to do when you join your dollars with ours.<br />
MAY WE COUNT ON YOU TO DONATE?<br />
Your support, in any amount, is greatly appreciated.<br />
Heather Bailey<br />
President<br />
P.S. Held each fall, the Foundation hosts a Birthday Party. It is a time when we<br />
give thanks to our contributors from the prior 12 months. A gift today assures<br />
your invitation. Won’t you join us?<br />
FRIEND SPONSORS<br />
(below $1,000)<br />
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NONPROFIT ORG<br />
US POSTAGE<br />
PAID<br />
DAYTON OH<br />
PERMIT #709<br />
c/o The Troy Foundation<br />
216 West Franklin Street<br />
Troy, Ohio 45373<br />
Thank You<br />
to Our Sponsors<br />
SILVER SPONSOR<br />
Thrivent Financial – Matt Buehrer<br />
BRONZE SPONSORS<br />
Advanced Machinery Companies, Inc.<br />
Dunaway Family Foundation<br />
Dungan & LeFevre Co., LPA<br />
Ever-Green Turf & Landscape<br />
Gibson Law Office<br />
Greenville Federal<br />
Monroe Federal Savings and Loan<br />
New Carlisle Federal Savings Bank<br />
Pickrel, Schaeffer & Ebeling<br />
Unity National Bank<br />
FRIEND SPONSORS<br />
Captor Corporation<br />
Edward Jones – Neil Nehring<br />
Frings & Bayliff Funeral Home<br />
Minster Bank<br />
RSM US LLP<br />
Turnstone Financial<br />
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