Tipp City Foundation 2018 Annual Report
Tipp City Foundation 2018 Annual Report: Welcome to WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN…the DIAMOND JUBILEE 75th ANNIVERSARY edition of the annual report. This is the official story of the Tipp City Foundation’s role in the community.
Tipp City Foundation 2018 Annual Report: Welcome to WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN…the DIAMOND JUBILEE 75th ANNIVERSARY edition of the annual report. This is the official story of the Tipp City Foundation’s role in the community.
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The <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
<strong>Foundation</strong> 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 <strong>Foundation</strong>’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> <strong>Foundation</strong>’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 />
<strong>Foundation</strong> 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> <strong>Foundation</strong> 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 <strong>Foundation</strong>. A coincidence that<br />
$75,000.00 has been earmarked<br />
during the <strong>Foundation</strong>’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 />
<strong>Foundation</strong> 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 <strong>Foundation</strong>’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 <strong>Foundation</strong><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 Residency<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 <strong>Foundation</strong>’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 <strong>Foundation</strong>,<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 Resulting 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 <strong>Foundation</strong><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 <strong>Foundation</strong><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 <strong>Foundation</strong> 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 <strong>Foundation</strong> 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 <strong>Foundation</strong>, 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> <strong>Foundation</strong> 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 Restoration<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 <strong>Foundation</strong> 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 <strong>Foundation</strong> with only<br />
$1,300. Today the assets of the<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong> 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 />
<strong>Foundation</strong> 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> <strong>Foundation</strong>,<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 <strong>Foundation</strong><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 />
<strong>Foundation</strong>; there is no<br />
recorded celebration.<br />
Moving all assets under<br />
the umbrella of The<br />
Dayton <strong>Foundation</strong>, 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 <strong>Foundation</strong>s 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 <strong>Foundation</strong><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 <strong>Foundation</strong> to The<br />
Troy <strong>Foundation</strong> 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> <strong>Foundation</strong>.<br />
<strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> 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 <strong>Foundation</strong>, and Stand Up<br />
to POTS.<br />
Financial<br />
Oversight<br />
The <strong>Tipp</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> and its funds<br />
are component funds of The Troy<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong>. Leadership for the TCF<br />
rests in our own community while fiscal<br />
oversight is maintained by The Troy<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong>. 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 <strong>Foundation</strong>s 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> <strong>Foundation</strong> 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 <strong>Foundation</strong> 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 <strong>Foundation</strong> 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 <strong>Foundation</strong><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 <strong>Foundation</strong><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 />
US Bank