Serving as master of ceremonies was Ryan Miller, a former Ohio State University football player  The Columbus Youth Foundation Board of Trustees, Columbus Foundation President and CEO Douglas F. Kridler, and members of CCS Board of Education also participated in the event.

CYF has a long history of helping central Ohio youth. In addition to sponsoring the Best All-Around Student Awards, CYF supports community organizations offering sports or recreational opportunities to the youth of Columbus, particularly to the young people in urban or inner-city neighborhoods. Last year, CYF awarded more than $124,000 in grants that helped young people in Franklinton and other urban neighborhoods attend summer camp and participate in recreational activities. CYF grant recipients have included the Boys and Girls Clubs of Columbus, Inc., Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio, Camp Fire USA Central Ohio Council, Gladden Community House, and YMCA of Columbus.

CYF’s link to sports and disadvantaged youth in urban Columbus began upon its creation in 1955. A group of distinguished local businessmen created the foundation that year to hold title both to the Columbus Jets, a professional minor-league baseball team, and the team’s Franklinton stadium. The foundation returned all profits to the community through grants to organizations that served the sick, underprivileged, and disabled youth of Columbus. After the Columbus Jets dissolved and the stadium was sold, the foundation’s trustees decided that instead of closing the foundation, its service to the youth of Columbus should continue.

Current members of the CYF Board of Trustees are Catherine T. Willis, chairman; Archie M. Griffin, vice chairman; George W. “Buddy” Byers, Jr.; Robert Lazarus, Jr.; and Catherine M. Lyttle.

The Foundation welcomes contributions from donors interested in supporting healthy, positive opportunities for fun through youth recreational activities. For more information or to make a contribution, please visit http://columbusfoundation.org/giving/foundations/columbus-youth/.

The Shepard Fund awards grants to benefit cultural and economic programs for Cambridge and/or Guernsey County. In addition, an annual distribution is made to benefit the United Way of Guernsey County. An advisory committee, made up of two officers of the Cambridge Foundation and John A. Davis, assists with grant recommendations. Grant requests may not exceed $5,000. Grant applications and information may be accessed through The Columbus Foundation’s website, www.columbusfoundation.org, in the Grants Center.

The Shepard Fund was established in 1998 by Arthur E. Shepard in memory of his parents, longtime residents of Cambridge. The fund benefits residents of Cambridge and Guernsey counties. Mr. Shepard’s father, John W. Shepard, owned and operated a dry cleaning and tailoring business for 36 years before his death in 1944. His mother, the former Edna McManus, moved to Cambridge with her family when the Cambridge Glass Company opened. Her father made the first piece of glassware produced at the company.

The John W. and Edna McManus Shepard Fund is a component of Community Foundations, Inc. For additional information, contact John A. Davis at 740/432-3976 or Melissa Neely at 614/251-4000 or mneely@columbusfoundation.org.

About The Community Foundations, Inc.

Community Foundations, Inc., a statewide affiliate of The Columbus Foundation, was established in 1987 to enable donors to support nonprofit organizations primarily in the state of Ohio and beyond the central Ohio region. For more information, visit www.columbusfoundation.org or call 614/251-4000.

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The Shepard Fund awards grants to benefit cultural and economic programs for Cambridge and/or Guernsey County. In addition, an annual distribution is made to benefit the United Way of Guernsey County. An advisory committee, made up of two officers of the Cambridge Foundation and John A. Davis, assists with grant recommendations. Grant requests may not exceed $5,000. Grant applications and information may be accessed through The Columbus Foundation’s website, www.columbusfoundation.org, in the Grant Center.

The Shepard Fund was established in 1998 by Arthur E. Shepard in memory of his parents, longtime residents of Cambridge. The fund benefits residents of Cambridge and Guernsey counties. Mr. Shepard’s father, John W. Shepard, owned and operated a dry cleaning and tailoring business for 36 years before his death in 1944. His mother, the former Edna McManus, moved to Cambridge with her family when the Cambridge Glass Company opened. Her father made the first piece of glassware produced at the company.
The John W. and Edna McManus Shepard Fund is a component of Community Foundations, Inc. For additional information, contact John A. Davis at 740/432-3976 or Melissa Neely at 614/251-4000 or mneely@columbusfoundation.org.

About The Community Foundations, Inc.

Community Foundations, Inc., a statewide affiliate of The Columbus Foundation, was established in 1987 to enable donors to support nonprofit organizations primarily in the state of Ohio and beyond the central Ohio region. For more information, visit www.columbusfoundation.org or call 614/251-4000.

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Each year, the fund awards grants to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations located in Jackson County that are focused primarily on education and health issues. Since its founding 13 years ago, the fund has distributed over $500,000 in grants to at least 20 different organizations.

To be considered for funding, grant applications should be e-mailed to submit@columbusfoundation.org by June 8. Applications from last year’s grant recipients will be considered only if a report about the 2011 grant’s expenditures is submitted by June 15. Applications received after June 8 will not be considered.

About the Dixon Memorial Fund

The fund is named for Professor Floyd Dixon, who was raised on a farm in Jackson County near Oak Hill. In 1903, at the age of 17, he began a teaching career in the Wellston and Oak Hill schools. Mr. Dixon’s service to the area’s schools continued in 1920 with his appointment as superintendent of schools for Jackson County. During his tenure as superintendent from 1920 to 1924, Mr. Dixon worked to pass a tax levy vital to the long-term success of Jackson schools, and was instrumental in creating two new high schools, Bloomfield Township and Scioto Township. He later became a professor of education at Ohio University in Athens.

Elizabeth Watson, Mr. Dixon’s daughter, created the fund in 1997 to honor her father’s service to education. Mrs. Watson passed away in 2003. The fund is now administered by a committee consisting of Mrs. Watson’s two sons and four members of the local community. Debbie Biggs of Jackson is the current chair of the committee.

The Dixon Fund is part of Community Foundations, Inc., a statewide affiliate of The Columbus Foundation. For additional information about the fund, please contact Melissa Neely at 614/251-4000 or mneely@columbusfoundation.org.

About The Community Foundations, Inc.

Community Foundations, Inc., a statewide affiliate of The Columbus Foundation, was established in 1987 to enable donors to support nonprofit organizations primarily in the state of Ohio and beyond the central Ohio region. For more information, please visit www.columbusfoundation.org or call 614/251-4000.

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Columbus, OH (April 3, 2012)—At a press conference held at COSI today, The Columbus Foundation was recognized by the Community Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) for a $500,000 grant (over four years) to support the Scioto Greenways Project.  

The Scioto Greenways Project calls for the removal of the Main Street Dam to support river restoration. The dam has significantly altered the natural channel of theSciotoRiverand impounds 2.3 miles of the river causing it to be over-widened.  It also inhibits the river from reaching its full potential as a warm-water habitat. 

 The environmental benefits of removing the dam and restoring the river will:

• Recreate and restore a more natural channel of theSciotoRiver,
• Have a positive impact on the aquatic habitat resulting in the river’s health and water quality, and
• Eliminate another separation barrier that prevents native fish and mussel species from migrating upstream.

“The Scioto Greenways Project will have exponential environmental benefits to our community and result in a healthier, more vibrant downtown and river for our residents,” said Douglas F. Kridler, president and CEO of The Columbus Foundation. “Our collaboration with the CDDC will have longterm impact on downtown revitalization.”

 Additional benefits of the Scioto Greenways plan will:

• Create an additional 33 acres of green space downtown,
• Enhance the economic development potential of the Franklinton Area/Scioto Peninsula,
• Increase pedestrian and bikeway connections and recreational opportunities such as canoeing and kayaking, and
• ConnectOhioStatewith downtown through a greenway corridor

The total cost of the Scioto Greenways Project is more than $35.5 million. The project expenses include river restoration (57 percent); developing park space (12 percent); utility work (11 percent); transportation (11 percent); site preparation (8 percent); and dam removal (1 percent).

The Columbus Foundation was one of the largest funders in the creation of the Community Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) and the 2010 Downtown Columbus Strategic Plan. The plan was developed to define needs and opportunities, identify catalytic projects, and create policy and strategy recommendations to guide implementation of downtown revitalization efforts. A feasibility study was completed and the greenways project was identified by the public to be the top priority.

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About The Columbus Foundation

The Columbus Foundation is the trusted philanthropic advisor® to nearly 2,000 individuals, families, businesses, and communities that have created unique funds to make a difference in the lives of others through the most effective philanthropy possible. Serving the region for 68 years, The Columbus Foundation is one of the ten largest community foundations in the United States today. The Foundation’s online resource, PowerPhilanthropy®, makes it possible for everyone to access valuable information about central Ohio nonprofits. For more information, visit www.columbusfoundation.org or call 614/251-4000.

Grant recipients include:
Ballet Metropolitan, Inc. dba BalletMet
$5,000 to support Momentum, a program that engages students in movement, music, and choreography.

Columbus Downtown Development Corporation
$20,000 to support the Columbus Commons Bicentennial Pavilion. 

Community Development for All People
$20,000 to support efforts to carry forth the legacy and programming of the South Side Settlement House.

Merion Village Civic Association
$12,500 to support the Plant Pride on Parsons Beautification Project to build economic revitalization and pride on Columbus’ South Side. 

Neighborhood Design Center
$7,500 to support a gateway beautification to illuminate the history of Livingston Avenue through artwork on the Norfolk Southern Railway overpass in the Near Southside.

SID Public Services Association
$20,000 to support the Columbus Public Art 2012 project, and $5,000 to restore two historic street clocks in downtown Columbus as part of the celebration of Columbus’ bicentennial.

WaterFire Columbus
$16,000 to support the downtown performing arts series, which presents mixes of visual art, music and other forms of performance, along the downtown waterfront.

About the Joseph A. Jeffrey Endowment Fund

Columbus banker Joseph A. Jeffrey turned an inventor’s idea for undercutting coal into a booming success during the late 1870s. His company, the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, became the world’s largest manufacturer of mining machinery. In 1980, The Columbus Foundation was selected by the City of Columbus to manage the Joseph A. Jeffrey Endowment Fund. The fund, originally established in 1919 with a gift of $100,000, is used to support nonprofit organizations in Columbus and throughout Franklin County.

About The Columbus Foundation

The trusted philanthropic advisor® to nearly 2,000 donors who have created unique funds to make a difference in the lives of others, the Foundation helps builds families, communities, and legacies through the most effective philanthropy possible. Serving the region for 68 years, The Columbus Foundation ranks among the top ten community foundations in the United States today. The Foundation’s online marketplace, PowerPhilanthropy®, is available to everyone who wants to be informed about the work of central Ohio nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.columbusfoundation.org.

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The following nonprofit organizations received Small & Specialized Grants:

Animal Welfare

• Canine Companions forIndependence—$10,000 to place assistance dogs with individuals and organizations serving people with health challenges and disabilities in centralOhio.
• OhioWildlifeCenter—$6,240 to complete a waterfowl safe house to care for baby birds to be released back into the wild.

 Education

• Simon Kenton Council, Boy Scouts of America—$5,000 to provide opportunities for youth ages 14-20 to learn more about careers in the field of law enforcement and prepare to enter the Columbus Police Academy.

 Health

•  Central Ohio Diabetes Association, Inc.—$2,965 to support training for clinical professionals to enhance their knowledge of diabetes.
• Easter Seals Central and Southeast Ohio, Inc.—$9,000 to train employees to become certified instructors in crisis intervention.
• Flying Horse Farms—$12,000 to design and pilot the “Camp in a Backpack” program serving terminally ill campers and patients.
• Franklin County Public Health—$8,200 to support the Medical Reserve Corps one-day training for medical and non-medical volunteers responding to disasters.
• KidSMILES Pediatric Dental Clinic James Homon DDS MS PA—$3,500 o support a visiting program serving centralOhioschools to provide dental hygiene education.
• Ohio Physicians Health Program—$10,000 to provide chemical dependency training for three staff members.
• Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio Inc.—$20,000 to support family planning supplies for men and women from low-income households inColumbus.
• Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio Inc.—$8,300 to engage teenage women as peer educators and to develop them intoinformed leaders.
• St. Vincent Family Centers—$9,700 to partner with ArtSafe to provide art therapy programming for youth ages 5-13 in residential treatment. 

Social Services

•  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio Inc.—$1,400 to purchase a rolling counter door for the dining hall to separate the dish washing area from the seating area.
• Directions for Youth & Families—$12,000 to offer general parenting classes as well as parenting classes for parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
• Flying Horse Farms—$950 to purchase a weed whacker and chainsaw to maintain the camp buildings and grounds.
• Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland Council Inc.—$600 to replace the vinyl floor in the kitchen of Trumbull Lodge at Camp Ken-Jockety.
• Recreation Unlimited Foundation—$670 to purchase an accessible drinking water fountain.
• Young Men’s Christian Association of Central Ohio (YMCA)—$1,200 to replace toilet stall partitions in winterized cabins. 

Special Populations

•  Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio, Inc.—$20,000 to address family conflict related to elder care.
• Economic and Community Development Institute, Inc—$15,000 to support minor home repairs and accessibility modifications to the homes of low- and moderate-income seniors.
• Flying Horse Farms—$5,000 to create a training module to adapt programs for campers who are deaf or hard of hearing. Payment is contingent upon collaboration with as many local organizations as possible.
• LifeCare Alliance—$7,300 to educate the elderly on diabetes, safety, healthy eating, cancer, and violence prevention.
• WexnerHeritageVillage—$10,000 to support Zusman Hospice’s purchase of a palliative ventilator.

About Giving Strength

The Columbus Foundation’s Giving Strength grantmaking program seeks to impact a broad spectrum of community needs to improve the quality of life for central Ohioans. The program focuses on vulnerable and underserved populations; increasing the quality of effectiveness, and viability of nonprofit organizations and leaders; developing and testing new, creative community solutions; and promoting problem solving that supports partnerships and collaboration. For more information about Giving Strength, please visit GO! GrantOpportunites® at www.columbusfoundation.org or contact Lisa Courtice at 614/251-4000, or lcourtice@columbusfoundation.org.

About The Columbus Foundation

The Columbus Foundation is the trusted philanthropic advisor® to more than 2,000 individuals, families, businesses, and communities that have created unique funds to make a difference in the lives of others through the most effective philanthropy possible. Serving the region for 68 years, The Columbus Foundation is one of the ten largest community foundations in the United States today. The Foundation’s online resource, PowerPhilanthropy®, makes it possible for everyone to access valuable information about central Ohio nonprofits. For more information, visit www.columbusfoundation.org or call 614/251-4000.

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“Community gardens play an important part in the health of our cities and its residents,” said Su Lok, Director of Corporate and Community Partnerships for ScottsMiracle-Gro. “We are proud of our partnership with The Columbus Foundation as we continue to support the development of community gardens throughout Central Ohio this spring.”

There are more than one million community gardens in America, and participation in this activity grows every year.

“The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is a leading supporter of community gardening, enabling residents to participate in sustainable gardening and conservation efforts that collectively have a positive impact on our environment,” said Columbus Foundation President and CEO Douglas F. Kridler.

The ScottsMiracle-Gro Community Gardens Fund of The Columbus Foundation was established to support a wide range of “brown to green” projects in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. Since 2002, the outreach initiative has helped create and sustain gardens in many Central Ohio communities. Working in partnership with Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, ScottsMiracle-Gro and The Columbus Foundation also provide gardening education support to area gardeners.

ScottsMiracle-Gro Community Gardens 2012 Grant Recipients

•   Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center—$ 1,300 to teach our community how to become sustainable with their own food production while helping to provide those in need with access to fresh produce, and $500 of in-kind support from The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.
•   Clintonville Historical Society Inc.—$1,800 to support the re-creation of historic Memory Lane, and $500 of in-kind support from The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.
•   Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services—$2,000 to promote healthy living and diabetes prevention among Ethiopian Immigrants in Columbus, Ohio, and $500 of in-kind support from The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.
•   First English Lutheran Church—$1,500 to support the Cornerstone Urban Garden as it expands its current garden plot and adds a cold frame and crates and supports five family pocket gardens in the neighborhood, and $650 of in-kind support from The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.
•   First Free Methodist Church of Columbus aka: Living Hope FMC—$3,000 to support the development of the Living Vine Community Garden on the church’s property, and $800 of in-kind support from The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.
•   Four Seasons City Farm—$2,000 to support Growing Hearts and Hands Care Group’s expansion of the Franklin Park Garden.
•   Four Seasons City Farm—$300 to support SCG Kingdom Business, and the project to prevent childhood obesity, and $700 of in-kind support from The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.
•   Friends of Goodale Park—$2,000 to renovate and upgrade plantings in eight planting beds in Goodale Park and replace dying Ash trees throughout the park.
•   Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed (FLOW)—$1,500 to support 4th Street Farms in Weinland Park.
•   Godman Guild Association—$1,000 to expand the Weinland Park Community Garden at Godman Guild as a dual bicentennial MORPC grant project.
•   A Living Community Church Inc. —$2,500 to improve Franklinton Gardens one-acre network of gardens by introducing irrigation systems to enhance the productivity of the gardens, and large-scale hoop houses to extend the growing season.
•   R.O.O.T.S. Gallery and Cultural Center—$2,000 to support Franklin County Juvenile Court Garden youth diversion program, and $825 of in-kind support from The Scotts Miracle-Gro.
•   Victory Assembly, Inc.—$500 to support the maintenance of the Three Rivers Civic Association’s five beauty gardens, and $275 of in-kind support from The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.
•   Whitehall City School District—$1,000 to support the Whitehall City Community Garden, and $300 of in-kind support from The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.
•   Young Men’s Christian Association of Central Ohio (YMCA)—$1,000 to support the YMCA Forest Park Community Garden project, and $600 of in-kind support from The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.
•   YWCA of Columbus—$1,000 to support the YWCA Family Center garden, and $900 of in-kind support from The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.
•   Hilltop Christian Community Development Corp.—$750 of in-kind support from The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company to introduce 250 youth to gardening at the Highland Youth Garden.

About Scotts Miracle-Gro

With approximately $3 billion in worldwide sales, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Scotts Company LLC, is the world’s largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care. The Company’s brands are the most recognized in the industry. In the U.S., the Company’s Scotts®,Miracle-Gro® and Ortho® brands are market-leading in their categories, as is the consumer Roundup® brand, which is marketed in North America and most of Europe exclusively by Scotts and owned by Monsanto. In the U.S., we operate Scotts LawnService®, the second largest residential lawn care service business. In Europe, the Company’s brands include Weedol®, Pathclear®, Evergreen®, Levington®, Miracle-Gro®, KB®, Fertiligene® and Substral®. For additional information, visit us at www.scotts.com.

About The Columbus Foundation

The Columbus Foundation is the trusted philanthropic advisor® to more than 2,000 individuals, families, businesses, and communities that have created unique funds to make a difference in the lives of others through the most effective philanthropy possible. Serving the region for 68 years, The Columbus Foundation is one of the ten largest community foundations in the United States today. The Foundation’s online resource, PowerPhilanthropy®, makes it possible for everyone to access valuable information about central Ohio nonprofits. For more information about PowerPhilanthropy, visit www.columbusfoundation.org or call 614/251-4000.

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COLUMBUS, OH (February 14, 2012)—On February 14, the official date of Columbus’ Bicentennial, The Columbus Foundation’s Governing Committee announced two grants to benefit the people of Columbus and the state of Ohio. The Ohio Benefit Bank and the Columbus Historical Society were named the recipients of the Foundation’s new Bicentennial Leadership Award, created to benefit Columbus and the working poor in the state of Ohio. The surprise announcement was made at Celebrating Columbus’ 200 Years, the Foundation’s Bicentennial event held today in Davis Hall.

“We honor Columbus’ diverse history—past, present, and future, and the effective nonprofit organizations working to strengthen our community and benefit Ohioans,” said Columbus Foundation President and CEO Douglas F. Kridler.

A $200,000 gift to the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks will support The Ohio Benefit Bank (OBB) and will benefit people from all around the state of Ohio. This gift is being given in the spirit of Columbus, giving all of Ohio a gift on the occasion of Columbus’ 200th birthday.

“It’s difficult to find a program that has positively benefited more people in the state of Ohio and in Columbus than The Ohio Benefit Bank,” Kridler said. “The successful track record of The Ohio Benefit Bank has made it the number one program in America leveraging benefits for the working poor.”

The grant will help OBB expand its program with three new components encouraging education, health, and financial literacy.

One of The Columbus Foundation’s most significant funding initiatives, OBB is a web-based, counselor-assisted program that helps Ohioans apply for and receive benefits including health coverage, energy assistance, food assistance, tax help, and most recently, veteran’s benefits. OBB was named the first recipient of the Foundation’s Continuous Improvement Grants in 2008, a new program created to fund innovative nonprofits. To date, thanks to support from the Foundation and its donors, OBB has received more than $2.4 million from the Foundation, leveraging $578 million, and serving 273,000 people in 184,000 households. More than 3,500 trained counselors are helping individuals and families across Ohio at more than 1,150 OBB sites.

The $100,000 grant to the Columbus Historical Society (CHS) will help preserve and promote Columbus’ history with a new partnership and move to COSI.

The grant will support CHS’s partnership with COSI, which will serve as the new home for its administrative and exhibition space. Established in 1991, CHS preserves and collects artifacts and stories while educating Columbus residents about the history of the city. In 2008, CHS opened its first permanent gallery space offering regular exhibit hours accessible to the public. Its new exhibition space will be catalytic for the organization, allowing it to reduce expenses while bringing its exhibition to a broader audience.

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Columbus Foundation Bicentennial Grants
The following nonprofits have also received Columbus Foundation Bicentennial grants, which support organizations, programs, and services that positively impact the community: See Kids Dream, $265,000 to expand the successful youth philanthropy program, Penny Harvest; Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, $75,000 to support Eco-Summit 2012; Jazz Moves Columbus, (a collaboration among Jazz Arts Group of Columbus, BalletMet, and WOSU Public Media) $30,000 to support a multi-media presentation with dance, music, and imagery from WOSU’s Columbus Neighborhoods historic documentary series; WOSU Public Media, $20,000 to support the production of the Columbus Neighborhoods documentaries; Community Research Partners, $150,000 to expand DataSource 2.0, a centralized source of data, making information about central Ohio available to all; Consider Biking, $295,451 develop a Corporate Mode Shift Program to increase the number of persons riding bicycles to work to two percent in Columbus’ bicentennial year 2012; 200Columbus, $75,000 to support the promotional efforts, events planning, and management needs for the city’s bicentennial celebration; and Special Improvement District (SID Public Services Association) $14,000 to support Finding Time: Columbus Public Art 2012, a yearlong program of temporary public art in downtown Columbus, and $5,000 to restore two historic street clocks in downtown Columbus as part of the recognition of Columbus’ Bicentennial (this project is managed by the Downtown Residents’ Association of Columbus).

The Columbus Foundation
The trusted philanthropic advisor® to nearly 2,000 donors who have created unique funds to make a difference in the lives of others, the Foundation helps builds families, communities, and legacies through the most effective philanthropy possible. Serving the region for 68 years, The Columbus Foundation ranks among the top ten community foundations in the United States today. The Foundation’s online marketplace, PowerPhilanthropy®, is available to everyone who wants to be informed about the work of central Ohio nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.columbusfoundation.org.

Award recipients

• Camp Fire USA Northwest Ohio Council—to support programs for at-risk children.
• Christian Counseling Center—to support counseling services for youth.
• Financial Assistance for Cancer Treatment Inc.—to provide medication and supplies for children with cancer.
• Fish of Tiffin—to provide food for disadvantaged families with children.
• Junior Achievement of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.—to purchase curriculum supplies for students.
• Seneca County Family & Children First—to purchase a poverty simulation kit.
• Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church—to support the Ecumenical Sharing Kitchen.
• The Salvation Army Corps of Tiffin, Ohio—to support the food pantry.
• Seneca County Agency Transportation—to support transportation assistance for children.
• Tiffin Community YMCA Recreation Center—to support the water safety program for fourth graders in Tiffin City Schools and parochial schools.
• Tiffin-Seneca Teen Center—to provide special programming for Tiffin middle school students.
• Tiffin-Seneca United Way, Inc.—to assist low-income families to pay heating bills through the First Call for Help program.

The B.A. Seitz Fund of Community Foundations, Inc. benefits the education and well-being of youth residing in Tiffin. B.A. Seitz, a native of Tiffin, left the area at an early age and made his fortune mining in Colorado. A bachelor, he died Aug. 2, 1939, and left bequests to a number of Tiffin-area institutions including churches, the hospital, and the trust from which this fund originated.

About The Community Foundations, Inc.

A statewide affiliate of The Columbus Foundation, Community Foundations, Inc., was established in 1987 to enable donors to support nonprofit organizations primarily in the state of Ohio and beyond the central Ohio region. For more information visit www.columbusfoundation.org or call 614/251-4000.