The Payne Theological Seminary is the oldest freestanding African American seminary in the country and is home to students from all over the world. In 2017, the board at Payne established the Payne Theological Seminary Endowment Fund, an Organization Endowment Fund at the Foundation, to ensure ongoing growth and honor the stewardship and legacy of a significant gift made to the school.

Local meteorologist Chris Bradley was revered by his loyal viewers, who were taken by his warm spirit and joy for life. After his courageous battle with cancer, Bradley's husband Jason Bradley-Krauss was overwhelmed thinking about the generosity of the community and finding a way for those who loved his husband to honor his life. In 2019, Jason Bradley-Krauss established the Chris Bradley Memorial Fund, a Donor Advised Fund at the Foundation, to carry on his legacy of giving.

Inspired in part by their determined mom, Brian Yeager and his sister, Michelle Yeager-Thornton, have set out to create a new way to build community—one apartment and family at a time. In 2014, they established the Champion Cares Foundation, a Donor Advised Fund at the Foundation. Through their fund, they regularly support organizations that focus on children and basic needs.

Gay Su Pinnell's love of reading blossomed into a rewarding career as a Professor Emerita at OSU, a member of the International Reading Association’s Reading Hall of Fame, and a prolific researcher. In 2019, Pinnell established the Gay Su Pinnell Education Trust Fund to oversee her charitable giving, including extraordinary gifts to both OSU and Lesley University to support the schools’ ongoing work to develop and promote literacy efforts and programs. Pinnell is also committed to creating oppor