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Annual Report 2014

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1 | Wayne County, Indiana, Foundation, Inc. Annual Report 2014

Ben and Lanette Young have created endowed funds in communities where they have lived and worked. Two of them are administered by the Wayne County Foundation.

He came from a family of ‘meager means’ and was the second of nine children. She came from a more affluent family and was one of two children. She was expected to attend college. He was the first in his family to attain a degree. She learned to give back at an early age. He never saw that modeled in his home.

But regardless of their differing backgrounds, together, they agree – philanthropy is important to them.

Ben and Lanette Young have created seven endowments in the various communities where they have worked and lived, and from where they ‘have taken treasures.’ From Nebraska where Lanette grew up, to Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina and Indiana, where the Youngs both worked for colleges and universities, they have created permanent funds to benefit future generations. Ben credits his service on the Wayne County Foundation board for opening his eyes to the value of endowments. “We want to do something now, while we’re alive, that will outlast our time here,” he said.

Two of their funds are at the Wayne County Foundation. The most recent, the Benjamin F. and Lanette E. Young Student Scholarship Fund Benefiting Ivy Tech Community College Richmond Region and Indiana University East, will serve students who have completed an Associate’s Degree at the Richmond Ivy Tech campus and are continuing on toward a Bachelor’s Degree at IU East.

“It’s important to us to see the student succeed when they complete the Associate’s Degree. We want to help them continue on to earn their Bachelors here in our community,” Ben added.

While the purposes of the funds they have established are varied, the Youngs agree that giving back, whether that’s a continuation of a family tradition or the start of a new one, will continue to be at the center of their lives together.

BuildingA Future of Giving

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BuildingBy Giving Back Max Brown, whose family goes back several

generations in Hagerstown, established the Hagerstown Hometown Fund last year with an initial contribution of $100,000 and an additional $50,000 from Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow, an initiative of Lilly Endowment Inc.

The stated purpose of the fund is to “provide support for organizations, programs and initiatives to improve the quality of life of Hagerstown residents, especially with respect to education and social services.”

A return to Hagerstown for his 50-year Hagerstown High School reunion in 2011 sparked the idea for the fund. During the event, the high school’s principal spoke about changes in the economy and in family structures and the rise of poverty and homelessness in the community. From that, the idea for the Hagerstown Hometown Fund was born.

Brown, who now lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife Lenore, had a career in journalism, publishing and printing. He and Lenore established CM Media in 1975 and over the next thirty-two years the company grew to include 24 newspapers, multiple magazines and specialty publications, and a commercial printing company.

Max hopes others will help continue to grow the Fund and add to the legacy he wishes to see created for his hometown.


Charles A. Rodefeld Award For Leadership in Philanthropy and Community Service

Dr. Frank and Mrs. Mary Alice Adney

For over twenty years, Aileen Wickett-Harris has quietly addressed the issue of hunger in Wayne County. As Coordinator of the Community Kitchen outreach ministry at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Aileen has overseen the serving of thousands of hot meals to guests in need of food or fellowship since the Kitchen opened in September 1994. Through her networks, she has increased the volunteer base, obtained in-kind donations, and helped raise funds for the operations of the Kitchen.

In her nomination letter, the Reverend Susan Bennett said, “Aileen’s ministry is one of service in the name of Christ. She has a compassionate heart and a modest spirit and is guided by her strong Christian ideals.”

Aileen also organizes a monthly Community Dinner at her home church, Webster United Methodist Church, where she also serves as Lay Leader, Sunday School teacher, and Bible Study leader.

PREVIOUS WICKEMEYER AWARD RECIPIENTS 2006 – Pat Bowers2007 – Wilbur Rodenberg2008 – Dr. James Daggy2009 – Betty Mark2010 – Alan Spears2011 – David Nixon2012 – Jill King2013 – Penn Ansorg

Ruth J. Wickemeyer AwardFor Community Service

Aileen Wickett-Harris

Recognizing Excellence

PREVIOUS RODEFELD AWARD RECIPIENTS 1994 – Charles A. Rodefeld1995 – Robert W. Rosa1996 – J. Ross and Natalie Harrington1997 – Kathleen Postle1998 – Becky Rosa1999 – John M. Harlan2000 – Jim and Helen Cope2001 – William R. Niersbach 2002 – Victor R. Jose2003 – Donald C. McCullough2004 – Tom and Claire Ann Milligan2005 – Inezetta Stiver2006 – Paul Lingle2007 – Andy Cecere2008 – Albert Gentry2009 – Jon Ford2010 – David and Carla Stidham2011 – Richard ‘Jeff’ Jeffers2012 – Cheri Jetmore2013 – Father John Luerman


In his nomination letter, Richmond Art Museum Director, Shaun Dingwerth, noted “Mrs. Adney is the epitome of someone who has improved the effectiveness of local charitable institutions while maintaining an attitude of humility. Her significant personal gifts have benefited numerous local organizations in Wayne County including the Richmond Art Museum, Girls Inc., Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and Wayne County Historical Museum.

She has given without want of recognition or fanfare, preferring to quietly impact the programs in the spirit of true philanthropy.”

Prior to his passing, Dr. Frank Adney shared this generous giving philosophy with his wife. Now, she continues that tradition by supporting programs that benefit children and education, and the arts and culture in our community.

When asked about her giving, Mrs. Adney said her goal in giving is twofold: to help others and to inspire future philanthropy.

Amigos $19,900Birth-to-Five $19,385Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County $118,771Children’s Justice and Advocacy Center $11,804Christian Charities of Richmond and WC $13,412Circle U Help Center $23,248Communities In Schools $25,080Community Food Pantry $34,329

Cope Environmental Center $78,103Gateway Vineyard Church Food Pantry $17,715Girls, Inc. $36,190Golay Community Center $33,000Hayes Arboretum $17,610HELP the Animals $23,290Hope House $27,007Junior Achievement $10,200

Levi Coffin HouseNestled along a busy state highway in the quiet town of Fountain City, Indiana, sits the unpretentious Levi Coffin House. If walls could talk, this home would share decades of secrets from its time as a stop on the Underground Railroad. Soon that story will have a new chapter: the Levi Coffin House Interpretive Center is being built using state funding, many generous contributions, and support from the Wayne County Foundation.

Leveraging funds was a theme for the Coffin House in 2014. Early in the year, they received a $25,000 grant from the Macy Museum Fund at the Foundation. This helped garner state funds which were offered on a matching basis. Throughout the year, individuals challenged their friends, the community, and other organizations to match their personal giving. Last fall the Coffin House’s participation in the Challenge Match resulted in nearly $20,000 of additional support on a $5,000 match goal.

Challenging, leveraging, growing, and investing together. That’s the path the Levi Coffin House is taking to remember our past and create a living history for the next generation.

Last year forty local organizations participated in the Foundation’s Challenge Match. Collectively they raised $792,580 which, added to the match offered by the Foundation and twelve Challenge Match Sponsors, resulted in a community campaign that raised $1,023,950 in a twelve-day period.

2014 was the first year that every participating organization exceeded their match goals. These goals corresponded to the size of the organization’s budget and the strength of their proposal to leverage the Foundation’s match. Larger organizations were eligible for up to $10,000 in matching dollars from the Foundation; smaller organizations up to $5,000.

Challenge Match Participants and the Amount They Raised


A Million Dollar Match Up

K-Ready $17,339Levi Coffin House Association $19,548Model T Ford Club of America $83,661Northeastern Music Boosters $17,170Open Arms Ministry $20,555Peer Information Center for Teens $5,980Quaker Hill Conference Center $7,710Richmond Art Museum $36,685

Guy Victor Bordo, conductor of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, works with young musicians.

Richmond Civic Theatre $30,770Richmond Day Nursery $6,930Richmond Family YMCA $11,621Richmond Friends School $34,504Richmond Rose Garden $8,503Richmond Symphony Orchestra $55,403Starr-Gennett Foundation $14,675Sunrise $16,335

Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne CountyWhat happens when you match a match with a match and a match? You raise over $118,000! That’s what the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County did during the 2014 Challenge Match period. Building on the Foundation’s challenge with a match offered by First Bank Richmond and another offered by Richmond Baking Company, the Club was able to triple their donors’ gifts and raise $118,771 to support the operations and programs of the Club that now serves around 2,500 youngsters in 5 different locations.

Richmond Symphony OrchestraSimilarly, the Symphony also met and exceeded the Foundation’s challenge by acquiring an additional $10,000 anonymous donation to be used to multiply gifts given during the Challenge Match period. That gift, combined with the Challenge Match funds and gifts from the community, resulted in over $55,403 in contributions for the Symphony during the 12-day period.

Special Thanks to our 2014 Challenge Match Partners:

Brady Ware

The Connie and Roger Green Donor Advised Fund

The Fund for Tomorrow

Richard E. Jeffers

The King Family Donor Advised Fund

Paul and Pat Lingle

Richmond Baking

The Rosar Donor Advised Fund

Steven E. and Margie Stoller

Dave and Carla Stidham

US Bank

Wayne Bank and Trust Company

Wayne County Cardinal Greenway $21,232Wayne County Historical Museum $17,210Wayne County Literacy Coalition $3,261Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District $3,985Western Wayne Dollars for Scholars $32,764Whitewater Valley District 9 Pro Bono Commission $10,573Youth As Resources $5,470YWCA of Richmond $33,023


Communities In Schools of Wayne CountyCommunity Kitchen of St. Paul’s Episcopal ChurchCope Environmental CenterCross Road Christian Recovery Center for WomenDIPLOMASDublin Public LibraryEvery Child Can ReadFamily Earth Day Celebration

Gateway Vineyard Fellowship ChurchGleanors Food Bank of IndianaGrassroots Action Resource CenterHELP the AnimalsHistoric CentervilleHistoric HagerstownIndiana University EastIndiana Woman in Need

Indiana Youth InstituteJunior Achievement of Eastern IndianaK-ReadyLevi Coffin House AssociationModel T Ford Club of AmericaNational Alliance for Mentally IllNettle Creek Music BoostersOpen Arms Ministry

Ahaus Family Fund ($15,093)

Anonymous Family Fund ($23,614)

Ball-Bolle Family Fund ($27,278)

Bank One Endowment Fund ($7,204)

Doug and Ellen Bennett Endowment Fund ($8,390)

Brady Family Fund ($8,762)

John H. and Mary J. Brubaker Memorial Fund ($429,733) Florence Bultman Endowment Fund ($109,840)

Children’s Fund ($26,805)

Mary Louise Custer Memorial Fund ($31,386)

Eunice E. Dare Unrestricted Fund ($391,215)

Unrestricted and Field of Interest funds are the most flexible types of funds. They allow the Foundation’s Board of Directors to make grants in response to the community’s most important needs and promising opportunities.

Discretionary Fund ($0)

Julia Downs Endowment Fund ($24,689)

Early Childhood Literacy Endowment Fund ($346,450)

Easter Seals Community Fund ($12,938)

Hub and Zella Etchison Memorial Fund ($57,280)

Fine Arts Endowment Fund ($86,532)

Fred Gabbard Fund ($16,189)

Gethers Family Fund ($5,903)

Goodwell Family Memorial Fund ($85,209)

Roscoe and Rosa Haindel Foundation Trust ($199,080)

J. Ross and Natalie Harrington Memorial Fund ($11,431)

F u n d s T h a t S u p p o r t C o m m u n i t y G r a n t - M a k i n gNEW FUNDSLen and Mary Jo Clark Endowment Fund ($6,010) Established to support the Foundation’s unrestricted community grant-making.

Hagerstown Hometown Fund ($149,282) Established by Max Brown, former resident, to provide support for organizations, programs, and initiatives that will improve the quality of life of Hagerstown, Indiana, area residents, especially with respect to education and social services.

Vic and Faye Jose Fund for Early Childhood Literacy ($198,746) Established to provide grants to non-profit organizations which support or aid in childhood literacy and education for children in the primary grades and younger.

Ernie and Betty Mills Unrestricted Fund ($9,991) Established to support the Foundation’s unrestricted community grant-making.

Patricia Wedding Unrestricted Fund ($45,306) Established with the remainder of Patricia Wedding’s Charitable Gift Annuity for unrestricted community grant-making.

Patricia Wedding Fund for the Humane Treatment of Animals ($279,000)Established with a bequest from the Estate of Patricia Wedding for the humane treatment of animals.

Lilly Gift VI Fund ($213,359) Temporary fund to hold matching dollars from Lilly Endowment.

PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED FUNDSWilliam F. Adler Memorial Fund ($373,571)

William F. Adler Unrestricted Fund ($212,860)

Agribusiness Fund ($3,317)

Alternative Gift FairAMIGOSBirth-to-FiveBoys and Girls Clubs of Wayne CountyCenterville-Abington ElementaryChildren’s Justice and Advocacy CenterChristian Charities of Richmond and Wayne CountyCivic Hall Performing Arts Center

Organizations receiving grants made through our community grant-making cycles


Peer Information Center for TeensPetra ProjectQuaker Hill Conference CenterRichmond Art MuseumRichmond City Series Richmond Civic TheatreRichmond Columbian PropertiesRichmond Community Schools

Richmond Day NurseryRichmond Family YMCARichmond Friends SchoolRichmond Music BoostersRichmond Parks and Recreation DepartmentRichmond Symphony OrchestraSpecial Olympics Indiana – Wayne CountySprout of Control

Mike and Carol Hinshaw Endowment Fund ($17,216)

J.B. and Frances Holthouse Family Fund ($8,019)

Marie Ingabrand Memorial Fund ($43,648)

Jeffers Family Fund ($33,734)

Kleinknecht Endowment Fund ($25,301) Patricia and Marlowe Kluter Memorial Endowment Fund ($549,447)

Nora Lee Latture Memorial Fund ($114,483)

Lilly Endowment Unrestricted Fund ($3,167,590)

Paul and Pat Lingle Endowment Fund ($33,735)

Literacy Fund ($15,895)

Henry Macy Memorial Endowment Fund ($147,801)

Mann Family Youth and Education Fund ($37,144)

Joan Martin Endowment Fund ($11,377)

Charles and Maxine Matthews Arts Fund ($843,009)

Charles and Maxine Matthews Education Fund ($843,013)

Charles and Maxine Matthews Environmental and Animal Welfare Fund ($843,021)

Memorial and Honor Fund ($29,766)

Milton Town Fund ($16,021)

Jon Morgan Endowment Fund ($8,434)

Janette Nottingham Memorial Fund ($16,767) Abram Phillips Trust ($104,102)

Ruby Ellen Phillips Memorial Fund ($14,887)

Powers Unrestricted Fund ($51,073)

Suzanne G. Quigg Memorial Fund ($4,262)

Ray J. and Mildred Raper Memorial Fund ($16,864)

Reid Social Responsibility Endowment Fund ($337,499) William H. Reller Memorial Fund ($14,859)

Robert R. Rhoads Community Endowment Fund ($119,826)

Richmond Area Environmental Fund ($36,969)

Roy M. Ridge Endowment Fund ($675,531)

Charles A. and Billi A. Rodefeld Family Endowment Fund ($6,316)

Jeannette Rodefeld Memorial Fund ($200,442) Bob Rosa Family Fund ($5,613)

Rosar Family Fund ($28,600)

Glen and Jewell Spears Endowment Fund ($20,244)

Stamm-Koechlein Family Fund ($674,735)

Harry and Catherine Thomas Memorial Fund ($104,485)

William L. and Elvira J. Thomas Memorial Fund ($7,713)

Unrestricted Fund for Wayne County ($773,204)

Harry and Marilyn Voyles Endowment Fund ($115,418)

Miriam D. and J. Rollf Wadman Memorial Fund #1 ($72,207)

Miriam D. and J. Rollf Wadman Memorial Fund #2 ($71,648)

Gertrude Luckhardt Ward Fund for Neighborhood Revitalization ($9,668)

West End Savings Bank Community Fund ($16,933)

Wyatt Endowment Fund ($61,317)

Bob York Memorial Fund ($10,548)


Stage One Youth TheatreStarr-Gennett FoundationSunriseThe Meltdown Winter Ice Festival Town of DublinWayne County 4-H AssociationWayne County Cardinal GreenwayWayne County Literacy Coalition

Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation DistrictWhitewater Valley Pro Bono CommissionYWCAYouth as Resources

Reid MemorialPresbyterian Church

Morrisson-Reeves LibraryMurray and AssociatesNeighborhood Services ClearinghouseNettle Creek School CorporationNortheastern Elementary SchoolNortheastern Wayne SchoolsPetra ProjectReid Hospital FoundationReid Memorial Presbyterian ChurchRetired Senior Volunteer ProgramRichmond AcademyRichmond Adult Education Center

Elmer J. and Esther T. Schwegman Fund for Wayne County, Indiana 4-H ($5,111)Established by Franklin J. Schwegman to provide support to Wayne County, Indiana, 4-H, specifically its programs serving Cambridge City and western Wayne County.

PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED FUNDSAchieva Resources Endowment Fund ($83,986)

Action Fund ($455) To provide memberships to Boys and Girls Clubs of Wayne County.

Altrusa Club of Richmond Fund to Benefit Girls, Inc. ($21,727)

H. Charles and Joan Bartel Endowment Fund ($112,593) To benefit St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.

H. Charles and Joan Bartel Operating Endowment Fund ($112,796) To provide operating support to Wayne County Foundation.

Beth Boruk Temple Endowment Fund ($4,902)

Birth-to-Five Endowment Fund ($38,429)

S. Edgar Bond Family Fund ($1,021,123) To benefit Earlham College.

Richmond Art MuseumRichmond Civic TheatreRichmond Community SchoolsRichmond Friends SchoolRichmond Parks and Recreation DepartmentRichmond Rose GardenRichmond Symphony OrchestraSeton Catholic SchoolsSt. Andrew ChurchSt. Paul’s Episcopal ChurchSt. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Stage One Youth TheatreTownsend Community CenterUnited Way of Whitewater ValleyWayne County Historical MuseumWestern Wayne Dollars for ScholarsWestern Wayne SchoolsWestern Wayne Senior CenterYWCAYouth as ResourcesZion’s Lutheran Church

Jose Fund for Every Child Can Read ($7,497) Established in Vic Jose’s memory by his son James Jose and his wife Ann Rollins, this fund will provide support to the Every Child Can Read organization.

Quaker Hill Conference Center Fund ($8,590)

Bartel & Rohe Fund for School Supplies ($15,214) Established by George and Brenda Rohe to support the purchase of school supplies by public elementary schools in Wayne County.

Elmer J. and Esther T. Schwegman Fund for Crossroads of America Council BSA ($5,111) Established by Franklin J. Schwegman to provide support to the Crossroads of America Council Boy Scouts of America, specifically its programs serving Cambridge City and western Wayne County.

Elmer J. and Esther T. Schwegman Fund for St. Elizabeth Catholic Church ($5,111) Established by Franklin J. Schwegman to provide support to St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Cambridge City.

The Foundation holds a number of funds that support nonprofit organizations directly. Agency endowed funds are established by nonprofit organizations that wish to ensure their long-term financial sustainability. Organization designated funds are established by donors to support the agencies of their choice. Distributions from these funds are made to the organization on a regular basis to be used in support of the organization’s mission. Non-permanent funds are generally established to assist short-term projects or organizations that have not yet received qualified charity status from the IRS.

F u n d s T h a t S u p p o r t A S p e c i f i c O r g a n i z a t i o n O r P u r p o s e

Organizations receiving a distribution from funds established by or for an organization or a specific purpose


AgrIInstituteBoys and Girls Clubs of Wayne CountyCenterstoneCenterville Christian ChurchCenterville Junior/Senior High SchoolCentral United Methodist ChurchCircle U Help CenterCity of RichmondCivic Hall Performing Arts CenterCommunity Christian SchoolCope Environmental CenterEarlham Cemetery

Earlham CollegeFirst English Lutheran ChurchGirls, Inc.Hand-in-Hand Adult Day Care of RichmondHELP The AnimalsHistoric HagerstownHope HouseIvy Tech Community CollegeKiwanis International FoundationKuhlman CenterLevi Coffin House Association

NEW FUNDSChris Benton Fund to Benefit Starr-Gennett Foundation ($5,578) Established with a bequest from the Estate of Chris Benton.

James D. and Penny C. Duke Fund for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Wayne County ($6,835)

James D. and Penny C. Duke Fund for the Richmond Art Museum ($6,835)

Hope House Endowment Fund ($5,174)

Indiana Football Hall of Fame Legacy Endowment ($8,852)

Book Bank Fund ($11,410) To enable qualified college students in Wayne County to purchase text books in anticipation of a distribution of financial aid.

Bowen Family Fund ($70,565) To benefit St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.

Bowen Family Operating Endowment Fund ($35,365) To provide operating support to Wayne County Foundation.

Jim Bower Fund for Stage One Youth Theatre ($9,728)

Zelma Bozworth Memorial Fund ($302,425) To benefit the Wayne County Historical Museum.

Angela Brinker Endowment Fund ($162,812) To provide tuition assistance to students enrolled in a Seton Catholic school who demonstrate financial need.

Clay and Opal Brooks Family Fund ($45,321) To help pay for improvements in Whitewater Gorge Park.

Lowell and Gladys Brooks Athletic Opportunity Fund ($25,670) To benefit Centerville Junior-Senior High School students.

Lowell and Gladys Brooks Christian Education Fund ($22,853) To benefit Centerville Christian Church.

Cambridge City 175th Commemorative Book Fund ($8,685)

Ira Carter Neighborhood Development Fund ($37,622)

Centerville-Abington Schools Educational Endowment Fund ($18,504) To provide teacher mini grants.

Centerville Library Endowment Fund ($38,662)

Central United Methodist Church Young Minister Fund ($103,204)

Challenge Match Fund ($0) To manage gifts made during the Challenge Match.

Melissa Wilson Coffin and Anna Nicholson Coffin Memorial Fund ($143,341) To purchase large print and regular print non-fiction books for Morrisson-Reeves Library.

Community Christian School Endowment Fund ($28,944)

Jim Cope Endowment Fund ($171,588) To support Cope Environmental Center.

Alice J. Crye Operating Endowment Fund ($55,238) To provide operating support to Wayne County Foundation.

Dalmatian Foundation Fund ($4,505) To support various charitable organizations and community projects.

William and Clare Dexter Scholarship Fund ($11,142) To assist students at Seton High School who have financial need.

Clifford J. and Martha J. Dickman Family Endowment Fund ($29,091) To benefit Seton Catholic Schools.

Pauline Druley Fund to Benefit the Wayne County Red Cross ($13,760)

Camilla B. Dunn Endowment Fund to Benefit Centerstone ($10,708)

Earlham Cemetery Heritage Fund ($6,513)

Easter Seals Camp Assistance Fund ($17,437)

Hazel Thornburg Emry Scholarship Fund ($5,596) To be used for scholarships for deserving students involved in theater.

First Bank Richmond Private School Tuition Assistance Fund ($160,079) To provide support for tuition assistance for those high school students in need from Seton Catholic High School and Richmond Academy.

Friends of McBride Stadium Fund ($549)

Friends of Richmond Parks Fund ($6,140)

GED Scholarship Fund ($860) Hayes Arboretum Education Endowment Fund ($10,542)

Frank and Madeline Hensley Memorial Fund ($7,797) To benefit the Lutherania Cemetery.

Anna Belle Henthorne Memorial Scholarship Fund ($6,068) To provide art show awards for the Richmond Art Museum.

Heyob Fund to Benefit Altrusa Club of Richmond, Indiana ($16,497)

Heyob Fund to Benefit the Golay Center ($16,497)

Heyob Fund to Benefit Historic Landmarks Foundation ($16,497)

Heyob Fund to Benefit Seton Elementary School ($32,995)

Heyob Fund to Benefit St. Joseph Catholic Church ($24,746)

Heyob Fund to Benefit St. Martha Catholic Church ($24,746)

Heyob Fund to Benefit the Wayne County Historical Museum ($16,497)

Heyob Fund for Wayne County Foundation ($16,497) To benefit the Women’s Giving Circle and Women’s Fund.

Donald L. and Martha L. Hoffman Memorial Fund ($15,541) To benefit Richmond Civic Theatre’s library and its Studio One program.

G. Howard and Helen L. Holthouse Memorial Fund ($18,295) To fund the “Teacher of the Year” award at Seton Catholic High School.

Holthouse-Thomas Memorial Fund ($41,841) To benefit St. Andrew Catholic Church.

John Charles and Gertrude Pardieck Hubbard Fund for Continuing Catholic Education ($2,872,555)

Eileen M. Hunt Seton Scholarship Fund ($746,584) To provide scholarships which enable needy students to attend the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton school system in Wayne County, Indiana.

Independent Center Endowment Fund ($17,191) Mattie G. Jacobs Memorial Fund ($2,431) To support children’s education programs at the Richmond Art Museum.


Cope Environmental Center

Vikki Johnson Performing Arts Endowment Fund ($5,722) To benefit Richmond Civic Hall Performing Arts Center and Richmond Civic Theatre.

Charles E. Kienzle-Kiwanis Endowment Fund ($23,119) To benefit Riley Hospital, a philanthropic project of the Kiwanis Club of Richmond.

Gilbert Klose Endowment Fund ($7,107) To provide support to Rock Solid Ministry.

Kuhlman Center Endowment Fund ($6,609)

Lemonade Day Fund ($55,174)

Lilly Scholarship PR Fund ($10,727) To fund College for a Day and other educational activities of the Foundation.

Father John Luerman Circle U Help Center Fund ($59,386)

Father John Luerman Fund for Western Wayne Dollars for Scholars ($20,070)

Father John Luerman St. Vincent de Paul Endowment Fund ($83,482)

Father John Luerman Tuition Assistance Fund ($40,694) To provide tuition assistance for Seton Elementary School students who demonstrate financial need.

Father John Luerman Western Wayne Senior Center Fund ($23,616)

Henry J. and Hedwig Seegers Luerman Endowment Fund ($30,063) To provide tuition assistance to Seton Elementary students who demonstrate financial need.

Henry J. and Hedwig Seegers Luerman Family Circle U Help Center Fund ($57,993)

Henry J. and Hedwig Seegers Luerman St. Vincent de Paul Endowment Fund ($44,704)

Robert A. Luerman and Carl H. Luerman Endowment Fund ($29,992) To provide tuition assistance to Seton Elementary students who demonstrate financial need.

Lamar Lundy Endowment Fund ($355,121) To benefit Townsend Community Center.

Carolyn MacDowell, RN, Fund for Adult Day Care ($25,188)

Henry Macy Museum Fund ($267,457) To benefit the Levi Coffin House and the Wayne County Historical Museum.

The Gloria J. and Richard L. McClaren Scholarship Fund for Seton High School ($108,448)

Joe and Roma Meyer Family Fund for Ivy Tech ($5,613)

Mary Helen Miller Operating Endowment Fund ($148,196) To provide operating support to the Wayne County Foundation.

Morrisson-Reeves Endowment Fund ($251,484)

Mothers Bank Fund ($4,996) To lend small interest-free sums to single working mothers.

Murray Theatre Endowment Fund ($9,227)

Nettle Creek Schools Educational Endowment Fund ($30,030) To provide teacher mini-grants.

Nettle Creek Valley Museum Endowment Fund ($9,027)

Bonnie Nicholson Endowment for Education ($5,618) To provide support to Northeastern Elementary School science programs.

William R. and Mary E. Niersbach Boys Club Endowment Fund ($28,407)

William R. and Mary E. Niersbach Endowment Fund ($59,857) To benefit the cancer care programs of Reid Hospital.

Northeastern Schools Educational Endowment Fund ($45,439) To provide teacher mini-grants.

Robert L. O’Maley and Gregg Martin O’Maley Memorial Fund ($58,427) To benefit the Institute of Creative Leadership.

Powers Fund to Benefit HELP the Animals ($55,919)

Powers Fund to Benefit Optimist Little League ($12,184)

Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church Endowment Fund ($73,934)

Richmond Civic Theatre Fund ($38,101)

Richmond Community Schools Educational Endowment Fund ($37,896) To provide teacher mini-grants.

Richmond Friends School Nicholson/Smith Endowment Fund ($130,729)

Richmond Parks and Recreation Department Bark Park Agency Fund ($609)

Richmond Rose Garden Agency Fund ($46,762)

Richmond Symphony Orchestra Endowment Fund ($990,598)

Will and Emma Rodefeld Family Fund ($116,968) To support Springwood Lake Park and Wayne County Foundation.

Hugh and Sara Ronald Memorial Fund ($136,742)

The Becky Rosa Endowment for Girls, Inc. of Wayne County ($14,159)

RSVP Endowment Fund ($17,857)

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Endowment Fund ($111,639) To provide tuition assistance to students enrolled in Seton Catholic Elementary School who demonstrate financial need.

Friends of the William G. Scott House Fund ($1,179)

Seton High School Agency Fund ($6,795)

Seton High School Scholarship Fund ($2,489)

Karl and Marjorie Sharp Fund for Boys and Girls Clubs of Wayne County ($10,451)

Karl and Marjorie Sharp Fund for Richmond Civic Hall ($10,451)

Karl and Marjorie Sharp Fund for Richmond Civic Theatre ($10,451)

Karl and Marjorie Sharp Fund for Richmond Symphony Orchestra ($10,451)

Karl and Marjorie Sharp Fund for United Way of Whitewater Valley ($10,451)

Siloam Clinic Endowment Fund ($41,161)

Starr-Gennett Agency Fund ($12,277)

United Way of Whitewater Valley Endowment Fund ($225,577)

Joan Vigran Memorial Fund ($6,655) To benefit Richmond Civic Theatre.

Wayne County Farm Bureau Ag Leadership Fund ($24,345) To provide support for adults in Wayne County who are involved in agriculture-related disciplines and wish to improve their leadership skills or advance their agriculture-related professional development.


Wayne County Farm Bureau AgrIInstitute Fund ($24,196)

Wayne County Foundation Operating Endowment Fund ($82,825)

Wayne County Historical Museum Egyptian Gallery Endowment Fund ($14,358)

Wayne County Learning Corporation Fund ($3,873)

Wernle Youth and Family Treatment Center Endowment Fund ($6,494)

Western Wayne Dollars for Scholars Fund ($38,832)

Western Wayne Schools Educational Endowment Fund ($32,534) To provide teacher mini-grants.

Whitewater Gorge Park Project Fund ($47,833)

Whitewater Valley Arts Fusion Fund ($484) Wickemeyer Family Endowment Fund ($15,433) To benefit the Richmond Rose Garden and First English Lutheran Church’s youth group and music activities.

Lura Carnes Wine Trust Fund ($104,405) To benefit the Richmond Symphony Orchestra.

Anne Withers Memorial Fund ($33,279) To benefit the YWCA.

Funds That Provide

NEW REMAINDER TRUSTS AND GIFT ANNUITIES

James and Penny Duke Charitable Gift Annuity

Sherry Petry Charitable Gift Annuity

William S. Starr Charitable Remainder Trust

PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED REMAINDER TRUSTS AND GIFT ANNUITIES

Frank and Mary Alice Adney Charitable Gift Annuity

Julia Downs Charitable Gift Annuity

Albert C. Gentry and M. Loraine Gentry Charitable Remainder Unitrust

Roger and Marcia Grimm Charitable Remainder Trust

Jon and Suzette Igelman Charitable Remainder Trust

Joan Martin Charitable Gift Annuity

William and Mary Niersbach Charitable Gift Annuity

William and Mary Niersbach Charitable Gift Annuity #2

William and Mary Niersbach Charitable Gift Annuity #3

David and Beverly Nixon Deferred Gift Annuity

Marvin R. and Rebecca S. Railsback Charitable Annuity Trust

Roy M. Ridge Charitable Gift Annuity

George N. Schmid Charitable Gift Annuity

Mary L. Schmid Charitable Gift Annuity

Connie and Carl Wooldridge Charitable Gift Annuity

FUNDS RETIRED IN 2014Anonymous Gift Annuity


Morrisson-Reeves Library celebrates its 150th Anniversary with a Big Birthday Bash on July 30, 2014.

John F. Wohlhueter Scholarship Award Fund ($7,830) To provide a permanent recognition of each year’s valedictorian at Richmond High School.

The Women’s Club Speaker Fund ($27,887)

Youth as Resources Endowment Fund ($12,606)

YWCA Endowment Fund ($5,874)

Zion’s Lutheran Church of East Germantown Indiana Fund ($150,534)

FUNDS RETIRED IN 2014

Hope House Addiction Recovery Center Fund

Eastern Indiana Region National Society of Fund Raising Executives

Gateway Sign Project Fund

Police and Fire Training Facility Fund

Fund descriptions have been provided where the purpose of the fund is not obvious by its name and may not contain all criteria for distributions. Fund balances as of December 31, 2014 are shown in parentheses.

Life Income for DonorsThese funds have been established by donors who retain a lifetime income interest in their gift to the Foundation. At their passing, the remainder will be used for the charitable purposes they specify.


Funds That Encourage

NEW DONOR ADVISED FUNDSChris Benton Fund for Kiwanis

Father Luerman Fund for Western Wayne County To provide support for organizations, programs, and initiatives attempting to address hunger and poverty issues among residents of Cambridge City and western Wayne County.

Rohe Family Donor Advised Fund

Girls Just Wanna Give Fund Established to receive gifts from members of the Girls Just Wanna Give Giving Circle which exists to support various charitable organizations and community projects promoting healthy family life in Wayne County.

Ron and Rachel Hughes Donor Advised FundFaye Stewart Jose Family FundKing Family Donor Advised FundKiwanis Club of Richmond/Harry Thomas Endowment FundBarry and Carolyn MacDowell Family FundJoe and Roma Meyer Donor Advised FundNelson and Forrest Families Donor Advised FundCooper M. Newton FundKelli and Rob Quigg Donor Advised FundRobert L. and Toni L. Reinke Donor Advised FundRosar Donor Advised FundRotary Club of Richmond Endowment FundSecond Chance FundWayne Bank and Trust Company Community FundWilliamson Family FundWomen’s FundWomen’s Giving Circle Endowment FundWomen’s Giving Circle FundWomen with Purpose Endowment Fund

Continued Donor EngagementIndividuals who establish donor advised funds can provide periodic advice to the Foundation Board concerning grants to nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations operating for the public good. Acorn Society funds enable the donor to create a named, endowed fund over time.

PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED FUNDSAcorn Society Combined FundAhaus Tool Donor Advised FundTom and Marilyn Barker Endowment Doug and Ellen Bennett Donor Advised FundLowell Conley Musician FundHoward C. and Suzanne M. Deitsch Family FundClarence and Julia Downs Family FundDoxpop Charitable Giving FundFirst Bank Community FundFountain City Lions Club Helping Hand FundFund for Tomorrow Donor Advised FundGeneral Donor Advised FundConnie and Roger Green Donor Advised FundGuthrie Family Donor Advised FundChris Hardie and Kelly Burk Donor Advised FundDavid and Becky Harper Donor Advised FundHarry Ray Post 65 American Legion Fund

Organizations receiving grants directed by our donorsAlternative Gift FairAnimal Care AllianceBirth-To-FiveBoys and Girls Clubs of Wayne CountyCentral United Methodist ChurchChildren’s Justice and Advocacy CenterCircle U Help CenterCity of Richmond, Street Tree CommissionCommunities In Schools of Wayne CountyCope Environmental CenterDIPLOMASEarlham CollegeEvery Child Can ReadFirst Presbyterian Church - Eaton, OHFort Bragg Area Community FoundationFountain City Lions Senior ApartmentsGirls, Inc.Golay Community Center

Richmond Art MuseumRichmond Civic TheatreRichmond Columbian PropertiesRichmond Day NurseryRichmond Friends SchoolRichmond High School Alumni AssociationRichmond Rose Garden Richmond Senior Community CenterRichmond Symphony OrchestraRiley Children’s FoundationRock Solid MinistriesSeton Catholic SchoolsSigma Chi FoundationSprout of ControlSt. James Episcopal ChurchSt. Jude Children’s Research HospitalSt. Paul’s Episcopal ChurchStarr-Gennett Foundation

SunriseThe Breast Cancer Research FoundationThe Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyTownsend Community CenterUnion County Adopt-A-DogUnited Way of Whitewater ValleyUniversity of IndianapolisVirginia Tech FoundationWayne County Cardinal GreenwayWayne County Historical MuseumWayne Township Trustee, Wayne CountyWernle Youth and Family Treatment CenterWestern Wayne Elementary PTOWhitewater Valley Pro Bono CommissionWinchester Area Churches and Community Food PantryYWCA

Good News Habitat for HumanityHand-in-Hand Adult Day Care of RichmondHayes ArboretumHELP The AnimalsHope HouseIndiana University EastIndiana University School of MedicineInterfaith Assistance MinistryIvy Tech FoundationJunior Achievement of Eastern IndianaKiwanis Club of RichmondK-ReadyLevine Museum of the New SouthNorthern Kentucky University FoundationOpen Arms MinistryPeer Information Center for TeensReid Hospital FoundationReid Memorial Hospital Auxiliary

Vigran Family FoundationBoard of Directors Gary Vigran, Chair Steve Borchers Gordon Thompson Ken Woodman, M.D. Ross Vigran

K-Ready is a program that prepares local pre-schoolers for school. Reading readiness is a vital skill for a successful start in school.


Vigran Family FoundationLifelong Richmond resident Stanley Vigran considered forming a private foundation as a way to support causes that were important to him and his family. As a former Wayne County Foundation board member, he understood there was a way to use the Foundation to achieve his goals with fewer complications.

By creating a supporting organization, the Vigran Family Foundation, he and his family retained many of the benefits of a private foundation while leveraging many other benefits. In addition to a $1 million establishing gift in 2001, a very generous bequest came to the Vigran Family Foundation on Stan’s passing in 2004.

Today, the Vigran Family Foundation supports the charitable purposes of the Wayne County Foundation, and especially those advancing theater and the arts, higher education, healthcare, and Jewish causes.

K-ReadyLevi Coffin House AssociationMay We HelpMiami University Social Entrepreneurship FundMiami University – Jerry Miller Scholarship Most Valuable KidsPlanned Parenthood of IndianaReid Hospital FoundationRichmond Civic TheatreRichmond Day NurseryRockdale TempleRockwern AcademySecond HelpingsSpecial Olympics Indiana - Wayne CountyStage One Youth TheatreUnited Way of Whitewater ValleyWayne County Cardinal GreenwayWayne County FoundationWernle Youth and Family Treatment CenterWhitewater Valley Pro Bono CommissionYWCA

AMIGOSBeth Boruk TempleBirth-to-FiveBoys and Girls Clubs of Wayne CountyChildren’s Justice and Advocacy CenterCircle U Help CenterCommunities In Schools of Wayne CountyEarlham CollegeEvery Child Can ReadGateway Vineyard Fellowship ChurchGirls, Inc.Goldman Union CampHand-in-Hand Adult Day Care of RichmondHillel at Miami UniversityIndiana Jewish Historical SocietyIndiana University Center for Civic LiteracyIndiana University EastIndianapolis Hebrew CongregationInternational School of IndianaJoseph Maley FoundationKindervelt of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Jim and Penny Duke* Hub and *Zella Etchison* Edward Fath Jon and Judy Ford Al and *Loraine Gentry* Leroy and Barbara Gohn* Kenneth Goodwell* Gilbert Gray* Francis and *Earla Gregg Roger and Connie Green* Roscoe and *Rosa Haindel Chris Hardie and Kelly Burk* J. Ross and *Natalie Harrington* John and *Pat Harlan* Frank and *Madeline Hensley* Anna Belle Henthorne Tom and Mary Heyob* Mary E. Hill Mike and Carol Hinshaw* Martha L. Hoffman* John Charles and *Gertrude Hubbard* Eileen Hunt Ron and Rachel Hughes Jon and Suzette Igelman

* Marie Ingabrand Pat James*Elizabeth Jay* Mary Hatfield Jenkins Vikki Johnson* Vic and Faye Jose* Charles Kienzle* Marlowe and *Pat Kluter Daryl and Terri Lane* Nora Lee Latture* Fern Lee Paul and Pat Lingle* Henry and *Ruth Macy Joan Martin* Ruby Fender Martin * Charlie Matthews* Maxine Matthews* Marjorie Meredith* Donald McKinney* Mary Helen Miller Ernie and Betty Mills* Antonio Mitrione* Bill and Becky Niersbach* Marian H. Niswander David and Beverly Nixon

* Robert O’Maley* Alicebelle Parry Sherry Petry* Henriette Pierson* Abram Phillips* Ruby Ellen Phillips* Mary Elizabeth Powers Marvin and Becky Railsback* Willam H. Reller* Daniel G. Reid*Robert Rhoads Roy Ridge* Moreta Ballinger Rinehart* Ruth Hamilton Robbins* Charles Rodefeld* Jeanette Rodefeld* Will and *Emma Rodefeld David Rodgers* Hugh and *Sara Ronald* Bob and Jane Rosa Allan and Miriam Rosar* Peter and Jean Rossi George and Mary Schmid* Karl and *Marjorie Sharp David Sherick

During his lifetime, Vic Jose was passionate about literacy. He was especially concerned with third graders’ ability to read, which is a predictor of their overall success as adults. Putting his ‘money where his mouth was,’ Vic championed a number of education and literacy-related programs, including Every Child Can Read and the Third Grade Academy.

Even in his death, Vic continued to prove his allegiance to literacy… and the community. At his passing, a life insurance policy, which Vic had earlier gifted to the Foundation, helped create an endowed fund to benefit early childhood literacy programs throughout the county. While Vic was alive, he paid the insurance premium which afforded him an additional tax deduction. At his passing, the policy matured and created the permanent fund, a living legacy to one man who followed his passion in life and in death.

The Legacy Society is comprised of the many caring individuals who have made formal plans in their will or estate plan to benefit the community through a gift to the Foundation.

The Legacy Society

Siri Shinn* Elizabeth Smelser* Glen and Jewell Spears William Starr David and Carla Stidham* Laurence Strong* Catherine Binkley Thomas* Glenn Veal * Joan Vigran* Stanley Vigran Wayne and Jane Vincent* Harry and *Marilyn Voyles* J. Rollf and *Miriam Wadman Patricia Waskom* Patricia Wedding David and Tammy Williamson* Lura Carnes Wine* Anne Withers Carl and Connie Wooldridge* Frederick Wood and *Mary Couch Wood* Doris Wyatt

*indicates members who have passed

Vic Jose


* William F. Adler* Frank and Mary Alice Adney Tom and Sheryl Alberts Charles Ball* Charles and *Joan Bartel* Chris Benton* Tom and Jo Bivens* Byron Bond Steve and Jill Borchers* Willard G. and *Jane Bowen* Clay and *Opal Brooks* John and *Mary Brubaker* Zelma Bozworth* Clarence Brown * Florence Bultman* Melba Dawn Chiarenza * Thomas Coffin Gary Cole* William J. Cramer * M. Glenn Cross * Fred and *Alice Crye* Mary Louise Custer* Eunice E. Dare* Mildred Dreyer Julia DownsLe

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Building By BequestA bequest is one of the most touching and enduring statements a person can make. Because bequests are gifts made on a donor’s passing, in their will or estate plan, they represent a final declaration of what was important to them during life. Many times they serve to create a lasting legacy for the benefit of future generations.

In the last few years, the Foundation has received a greater-than-usual number of bequests – and a number that have been notable for their size or circumstance. While the larger dollar amounts usually grab the headlines, a bequest can be for any specific dollar value… a percentage of one’s estate… or the amount that remains after all of a decedent’s other obligations have been fulfilled. Perhaps most importantly, a bequest can be directed to the charitable program or purpose that is most important to the donor.

Bequests to the Wayne County Foundation are usually used to create permanent funds designed to ensure the donor’s intent is fulfilled for years and years to come. These might be in the form of… • scholarships, relating to a particular purpose or set of selection criteria; • organization-designated funds, benefitting the work of one or more specific not-for-profit agencies; • field of interest funds, that can advance a range of programs or initiatives relating to certain charitable themes; or • unrestricted funds to be used to address the most pressing needs over time or in support of opportunities as they become apparent. The Wayne County Foundation is grateful to everyone who has thought to support our community through a bequest or other testamentary gift. The generosity that is expressed is very meaningful… and very important to making a lasting difference in the life of our community.


Notable recent bequests to the Foundation:

• Chris Benton gifted a portion of his IRA to benefit the work of the Starr-Gennett Foundation. • Eunice E. Dare bequeathed approximately $250,000 to the Foundation with no restrictions. This will result in an additional $12,000 in current grantmaking annually.

• Henriette Pierson left $50,000 in her will to establish a scholarship for Richmond High School students to pursue teaching careers.

• More than $100,000 came to the Foundation from the Robert Rhoads Credit Shelter Trust on the death of his widow, Betty. It was directed into an unrestricted fund he established through his will at the time of his passing in 2008.

• Patricia Wedding left the residual of her estate to two local charities. Half of the portion directed to the Foundation is in support of a previously-established scholarship; the other half is for a new field-of-interest fund.

Charlie Matthews and his sister, Maxine, left bequests to the Foundation to establish funds to support the arts, education, animal interests, and the environment.

Ed Clemmer Memorial Scholarship ($2,641) To provide scholarships to Richmond High School graduates.

Helen Coble Memorial Scholarship for Business Education Fund ($7,734) To offer financial assistance to women studying to open a business.

Chris Coffman Memorial Scholarship ($10,600) To provide the Christopher Coffman Giant of Heart Award to a Centerville High School graduating senior who exhibits the personality traits of Chris Coffman. Tyler Weaver

William J. Cramer Scholarship ($416,487) To provide renewable scholarships to graduating Richmond High School students. Erik Baker* Debra Kates* William Wright* Matthew Sheridan Justin B. Cross Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund ($47,661) To provide a scholarship to a Richmond High School graduating senior. Cryssa Paxton Taylar Shouse*

M. Glenn Cross Memorial Scholarship ($14,030) To provide a scholarship to a Richmond High School student attending an Indiana college. Nikhilkumar Patel

W. Barry Culy Memorial Scholarship ($40,292) To provide scholarships to graduates of Hagerstown High School. Garrett Wilson

NEW SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

Henriette Pierson Scholarship Fund($50,000) Created by a bequest from Henriette Pierson, this fund will provide a scholarship to a Richmond High School student, giving preference to a student pursuing a degree leading to a teaching career.

Philip and Eleanor Starr Memorial Endowment ($49,992)This fund was established to support the Richmond College Incentive Plan, a scholarship program of the Richmond High School Alumni Association.

Benjamin F. and Lanette E. Young Student Scholarship Fund Benefiting Ivy Tech Community College Richmond Region and Indiana University East ($37,564) This fund will provide scholarships to African-American students who graduate from Ivy Tech Richmond Region with an Associate’s Degree, who demonstrate financial need, and will be attending Indiana University East during the next academic year.

PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED SCHOLARSHIPS

AAUW-Hoffman Scholarship ($229,658) To provide undergraduate and graduate scholarships to students from Richmond High School. Frank B. Adney, Jr. MD Scholarship for Nursing ($52,355) To provide scholarships for students who have been accepted into the BSN degree program at Indiana University East and are pursuing an RN licensure upon graduation.

African-American Scholarship and Awards ($74,122) To provide scholarships to deserving Wayne County minority students. Leah M. Basford Mickalin Cull Lauren Griffin Jordan Hogg Chaslyn Piper Siarra Satterfield

Jonathan Alan Scholarship ($42,008) To assist a Richmond High School graduate who plans to enter a medical field. Chelsea Schwegman*

Altrusa Club of Richmond, Indiana, Scholarship Fund ($66,374) To benefit females who are graduating from a Wayne County high school, who will attend a Wayne County college and who have demonstrated a history of service to their school and community. Kaylee Cox Tayler Pennington Earl Baker Memorial Scholarship ($9,242) To benefit graduates of Wayne County high schools who plan to attend Purdue University. Kristen Meal

Myyon Barnes Memorial Scholarship Fund ($7) To provide scholarships to graduating seniors from a Wayne County high school who plan to major in journalism. Samuel Stegall

Erika A. and George E. Brattain, Sr. Scholarship ($1,083) To provide scholarships to Lincoln High School graduating seniors who are pursuing an education in music. Jessica Ringwald

Theodore Braxton Creative Arts Fund ($80,210) To provide a scholarship to a Huntingdon (Pennsylvania) Area High School graduating senior who has participated in the performing arts. Ryan Shelley

Clarence Brown Scholarship ($35,743) To benefit graduating Richmond High School seniors. Diana Vargas

Ralph Burkhardt Scholarship ($6,116) To provide a scholarship to a graduating Richmond High School senior who has been an outstanding orchestra student and who intends to study music in college. Jordan Hogg

Lucille Campbell Scholarship ($62,902) To provide a scholarship annually to a Wayne County high school graduating senior. Lindy Smith

Betty J. Cecere Memorial Scholarship Endowment ($46,701) To be awarded to a female Richmond High School graduating senior. Centerville-Abington Dollars for Scholars ($138,978) To financially support Centerville High School students who wish to pursue education beyond high school. Leah M. Basford Enrique Calderon Esther Calderon

Elijah Callahan Jessica Carter Caleb Cook Michael Ferguson Ashley Foster Matthew Glover Jacob Haist Cristen Hale Joseph Hunsinger Annastacia Jenkins Brittany Jones Caleb Martin Dakota McDivitt Makayla McFarland David Miller Allison Moore Kaler Nicholson Morgan Pruitt Pacia Purcell Cassandra Roberts Austin Sams Rachel Sams Samuel Stegall Dakota Tipton Madeline-Elaine Truette Jordan VanWinkle

Jason Chaney Memorial Scholarship ($19,067) To provide an annual scholarship to a male Hagerstown High School graduating senior. Trevor Bradway Melba Dawn Chiarenza Scholarship ($590,719) To provide scholarships to Lincoln High School graduates who plan to major in business, nursing, or drama. Kristen Meal

Alex Christ Memorial Scholarship ($3,997) To benefit a Richmond High School graduating senior. Marisa VanZant

Scholarship funds encourage students to continue their formal education after high school. When scholarship funds are established, the donor outlines criteria to guide the awards. The Foundation, through its own committees and in conjunction with an Honors and Awards Committee at each high school, works to ensure the donor’s wishes are met. The 2014 recipients of each scholarship are noted below the fund description.

Scholarship Funds


W. Barry Culy 4-H Memorial Scholarship – To provide scholarships to Wayne County High School graduates who have participated in 4-H. Craig Heyob Jeffrey Duncan Scholarship ($38,202) To provide renewable scholarships to a Richmond High School graduate studying to be an engineer. Matthew Sheridan Nicole Wuertemberger*

Eastern Indiana Human Resource Association Scholarship ($8,786) To provide an annual scholarship to an Indiana resident who is enrolled in college and is pursuing a career in human resources or a related field.

Easter Seals Scholarship Fund ($16,900) To provide scholarships for students from a Wayne or Union County High School who intend to enter a career in service to people with disabilities. Abigail Lovely

Joseph P. Esposito Scholarship ($11,598) To assist a Centerville High School graduating senior who is pursuing an education in the field of engineering. Michael Ferguson

Waneta Fulton Memorial Scholarship ($1,938) To provide a scholarship to a Hagerstown High School graduating senior who excelled academically, exhibited leadership and who is planning to study nursing or medicine. Karley Hannon Louis E. Gibbs Memorial ($7,633) To provide scholarships for studies in law enforcement at Indiana University East. Frostie Gilley Memorial Scholarship Endowment ($10,852) To provide a scholarship annually to a Northeastern High School graduating senior pursuing a degree in nursing.

Tami Goss Memorial Scholarship ($1,044) To provide a scholarship to a deserving female Centerville High School senior. Leah M. Basford

Francis and Earla Gregg Scholarship ($13,676) To provide scholarships for Richmond High School graduates who plan to study art. Audrey Dixon

Jo Anne Grigsby Memorial Scholarship ($23,140) To be awarded to a Lincoln High School graduating senior pursuing a career in math or science education or Christian services. Courtney Sebring

Hagerstown Community Scholarship Program ($24,536) To provide scholarships to graduating seniors of Hagerstown High School with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Nicholas Benedict

Ann Harmeier Memorial Scholarship ($15,504) To provide an annual scholarship to a graduating senior of Lincoln High School. Robert E. and Margaret M. Herbst Scholarship ($17,097) To provide a scholarship to a Richmond High School graduate who has demonstrated an interest in voluntary civic service. Andrew Barrett

Jean Hilkert Memorial Scholarship ($35,032) To provide scholarships to graduating seniors of Jefferson High School in Lafayette, Indiana. Lindsey Burklow Mitchell Sterner

Mary E. Hill Memorial Scholarship ($149,009) To assist students studying health or medicine with priority given to minority students. Kendal Baker Kimberly Carlton Ruthanne Ekwealor Emily Gaddis

Jordan Hogg Samuel Hudnall Chaslyn Piper Rande Rourke Mariah Steele David Warwick

Eileen M. Hunt Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship ($759,917) To provide scholarships to students who are majoring in programs related to nursing or allied health and who are attending Indiana University East or Ivy Tech Community College. Elizabeth Bertsch Sara Bowman Ariel Cox Michael Ferguson Jordan Hogg Alexis Hurd Erika Lemar Codi Lowder Ashley Metcalf Siarra Satterfield Mitchell Sherwood Craig Subler Shaye Thomas Sydney Townsend Mercedes Vaughn Chasity Wampler David Warwick

Greg and Rod Jarrett Donor Advised Scholarship ($4,631) To provide a scholarship to a Hagerstown High School graduating senior seeking a business degree. Trevor Bradway Natalie Williamson

Mary Hatfield Jenkins Memorial Scholarship ($108,794) To provide scholarships to students from Wayne County High Schools. Jessica Allen Courtney Arnold Carson Bailey Andrew Barrett Elizabeth Bertsch Erica Bischoff Cierra Bowman Trevor Bradway Jessica Carter Daniel Chamness Xi Chen Daphne Clark

Chloe Conley Caleb Cook Corey Cox Sabrina Crocker Trenton Davis Brooke Day Dillon DeLucio Joshua DeLucio Audrey Dixon Dayana Douglas Madison Fansher Michael Ferguson Brianna Flood Hannah Foley Elizabeth Fouche Ethan Fultz Olivia Graham Lauren Griffin Skye Harris Lillian Harrist Jacob Haworth Cassandra Helms Elizabeth Hickey Emily Higgins Joseph Hunsinger Ciarra Jordan Kaitlin E. Kramer Jarrod Lemar Alexxandria Marshall Caleb Martin Silus Massoff Elizabeth Miller Jordan Miller Tamaya Orr Nathan Paull Johnny Perdue Chaslyn Piper Morgan Pruitt Pacia Purcell Katelyn Rader Adam Reimsnyder Kendall Riggs Hayley Rogers Samuel Rutledge Constantina Segura-Smith Austin Shank Kelsey Smith Lindy Smith Makenzie Smith Robert Spencer Peyton Spurgin Shannon Stump Courtney Townsend Sydney Townsend Madeline-Elaine Truette Christian Van Buskirk

Keeley Vanderpool Courtney VanDevender Kong Vorachack Eric White Alyssa Williams Natalie Williamson Peyton Young Quinmao Zhang Yi Zheng

Joshua Johnson Memorial Fund ($17,139) To provide an annual scholarship to an outstanding graduating senior of Hagerstown High School. Tyler Funkhouser

Hubert and Grace Jones Memorial Scholarship ($13,323) To be awarded to an exemplary Reid Hospital employee who graduated from Union County High School and is pursuing higher education in the field of nursing. James Joseph Scholarship ($40,339) To provide a scholarship to a graduating senior of Richmond High School who plans to prepare for a human service profession. Caroline Wyatt *

Nancy Keelor Kelly Memorial Scholarship Endowment ($128,306) To provide a scholarship to a Richmond High School graduating senior planning to attend a four-year accredited college in Indiana. Emma Toney

Paul and Mary Kay Keiser Scholarship ($81,273) To provide a scholarship to a Lincoln High School graduate who has financial need and pursues a degree in agriculture or engineering. Jessica Ringwald

Kirk-Little Post 1108, VFW Scholarship #1 ($71,148) To provide scholarships to graduating Richmond High School seniors. Madison Fansher Nina McLarnan Alexis Sheets


Kirk-Little Post 1108, VFW Scholarship #2 ($71,188) To provide scholarships to graduating Centerville High School seniors. Michael Ferguson Joseph Hunsinger Kaler Nicholson

Kirk-Little Post 1108, VFW Scholarship #3 ($72,535) To provide scholarships to graduating Northeastern High School seniors. Lareland Cooper Shane Stiner

Kirk-Little Post 1108, VFW Scholarship #4 ($70,556) To provide scholarships to graduating Hagerstown High School seniors. Trevor Bradway Joseph Limburg Amanda Thackrey

Kirk-Little Post 1108, VFW Scholarship #5 ($69,564) To provide scholarships to graduating Lincoln High School seniors. Rodney Black Jordan Bryant Ashley Clayton

Kirk-Little VFW Post #1108 Scholarship #6 ($30,967) To provide scholarships to graduating Seton Catholic High School seniors. Tyler Dolesh

Lacy Memorial Scholarship ($18,763) To benefit a Hagerstown High School graduating senior who exhibited leadership, was active in extra-curricular activities, and had a strong academic performance. Hayley Rogers

Johnathan A. Lahmann Memorial Scholarship ($23,371) To provide a scholarship to a Richmond High School graduating senior who is pursuing formal technical training at an accredited institution. Dallas Sowder

Paul J. and Bernice J. Lamberson Memorial Scholarship ($16,256) To provide scholarships for graduating Lincoln High School students. Christa Fultz Alex Smith

Ellen M. Lane Memorial Scholarship ($44,797) To be awarded to a Lincoln High School graduate going into education or health care fields. Haley Hall Tayler Pennington

Rebecca Lanter Memorial Scholarship ($17,594) To benefit Hagerstown graduates who have a strong determination to succeed despite adversity, express a dedication to educational achievement and demonstrate financial need. Alyssa Williams

Fern A. Lee Memorial Fund ($30,439) To provide a scholarship to a Lincoln High School graduating senior who enrolls in a post-secondary business training school or college. Tayler Pennington Christina Maria Danielle Leitner Memorial Scholarship ($9,730) To provide scholarships to Richmond High School graduates and Community Christian School students.

Kimberly Long Memorial Scholarship ($8,977) To be awarded annually to a Richmond High School graduate. Christian Van Buskirk

Megan Lyons Memorial Scholarship ($38,279) To provide a scholarship for a graduating senior from Richmond High School who intends to pursue a teaching degree in the field of special education. Allison Gray

Kevin Scott MacDowell Memorial Scholarship ($44,133) To provide two scholarships to Richmond High School graduates. Sarah McFarland

Ruth and Henry Macy Memorial Scholarship ($79,899) To provide assistance to graduating seniors of Northeastern High School. Kyley Nocton* Shane Stiner Jacob Thurston* Logan Ullery

Rob Mahoney Memorial Scholarship ($67,203) To provide scholarships to Lincoln and Hagerstown High School graduates who are pursuing a career in construction management, engineering, building trades, auto mechanics or agriculture. Bryan Mathews

Ruby Fender Martin Memorial Scholarship ($30,509) To be awarded to a Centerville High School graduate of high academic and moral character. Caleb Martin

Ruby Fender Martin Nursing Scholarship ($86,919) To provide assistance to a graduate of Centerville High School who is enrolling in a nursing program. Kyrsten Alvey* Alexxandria Marshall Morgan Pruitt Kristin Smith* Mikayla Sullivan* Alexis Turpin* Hali Wright*

Mary E. Maurer, Hilda Dickman Herold, and Martha Jane Dickman Scholarship Endowment Fund ($43,053) To provide annual scholarships to one male and one female student graduating from Seton Catholic High School. Charlie Stiens

Frances Mayhew, RN Scholarship ($39,611) To provide scholarships to nursing students who are seeking a course of study leading to a Bachelor of Science or a Master’s degree. Alexis Mathews

Niqui McCown Honor and Memorial Scholarship ($383) To provide scholarships to graduating seniors of Richmond High School who intend to pursue careers relating to the law or criminal justice.

Donald A. McKinney Memorial Scholarship ($34,014) To annually benefit two Centerville High School graduates. Cassandra Roberts Austin Sams Jerry and Randa Mendenhall Scholarship ($70,697) To provide a scholarship to graduating seniors of Richmond High School. Jonathan Holland

Margaret Roushar Menning Memorial Scholarship ($18,295) To assist a student who plans to continue his or her education at a liberal arts college. Allison Davis

Galen Miller Scholarship ($18,105) To be awarded to students who have volunteered to assist people with disabilities. David Miller

Antonio Mitrione Scholarship ($11,358) To benefit a Richmond High School graduate. Arinzechukwu Daniel Ekwealor

Marian H. Niswander Business Scholarship ($7,827) To benefit Wayne County graduating seniors who plan to study business. Nixon Family Scholarship ($102) To provide scholarships to graduating seniors of Centerville High School who have successfully completed a 2-year course of vocational study at the Whitewater Technical Career Center and who intend to major in engineering, technology or related fields.


Scholarship Funds Continued

Earlham College

Daniel Patrick Oberle Memorial Scholarship ($50,977) To be awarded to a graduating senior of Centerville High School to pursue further education at an accredited institution leading to a career in an aspect of the construction industry. Dorotha Kitterman Packard Memorial Educational Fund ($235,259) To provide scholarships to students in need. Jessica Carter

Alicebelle Parry Scholarship ($122,774) To assist a graduating senior from Winchester High School. Zach Bower* Bailey Gates Jennifer Greene* Chelsi Wall* Mary K. Paust Memorial Scholarship ($19,586) To provide a scholarship to a graduating Richmond High School senior studying business. Alexis Sheets

Perfect Circle Credit Union Scholarship Endowment Fund ($5,828) To provide a scholarship to a Wayne County high school student. Austin Sams

Edna Johnston McNary Pickett Memorial Scholarship ($25,196) To provide a scholarship to a graduating Centerville High School senior. Samantha Olive

Jack Reed Memorial Fund ($31,611) To provide scholarships to outstanding members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Wayne County who plan to attend college. Jordan Hogg

Reid Hospital and Health Care Services Dependent Scholarship ($1,379) To provide scholarship opportunities for current Reid Hospital employees’ dependent children who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in health care related fields. Elizabeth Bertsch Chelsea Bolinger Sara Bowman Dayana Douglas Samuel Hudnall John Lackey Erika Lemar Codi Lowder Mikayla Sullivan Mercedes Vaughn

Reid Hospital Graduate Student Scholarship ($253) To provide scholarships to full-time students pursuing a graduate degree in one of the following majors: nurse practitioner, pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, physician, or physician assistant. Alexis Hurd Jordan Lakes Jeremy Sherer Carson Wells

Richmond High School Alumni Association To provide “last dollar” scholarships to Richmond High School graduates who intend to further their education at a Wayne County college. This fund is composed of the following component funds:

Thomas N. Coffin Memorial Fund ($144,954) Edward J. Fath Memorial Fund ($264,596) Richmond College Incentive Plan ($873,958) Danny Adams Jessica Allen Sunnie Allen Dylan Arnold Kendal Baker Jennifer D. Bennett Tyler Blevins

Aaliyan Brown David Bryant Melanie Bumbalough Daphne Clark Jordan Coleman Jessica Cordell Baker Sabrina Crocker Olivia Engle Cameron Gibbel Jacob Haworth Jordan Hogg Allison Jack Brittany Lodge Jordyn McDaniel Ashley Michael Alexis Newman Emily O’Brien Cryssa Paxton Megan Reifeis Renee Ryan Kim Sharits Smith Tiara Smith Marc Steenekamp Katie Stonebraker Shannon Stump Ashley Trede Brittany Williams Lorraine Woodruff Gary Yontz

Ruth Hamilton Robbins Memorial Scholarship ($21,580) To provide scholarships to a Richmond High School student who plans to study business or nursing and is a descendant of a U.S. veteran. Jesse Spencer

Rodefeld Family Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund ($20,980) To be awarded to Richmond High School graduating seniors who participated in high school swimming. Nina McLarnan Jordan Miller

George Romack Memorial Scholarship ($7,964) To benefit a Centerville High School graduating senior who demonstrates academic responsibility, has an interest in teaching, coaching, physical fitness, and/or conservation, wildlife, or natural resources. Samantha Olive

Rosa Family Scholarship Award ($152,126) To be used to recognize the academic excellence of graduates of Richmond High School. Dylan Ball Jesse Spencer

Rose Hamilton Scholarship ($19,455) To provide a scholarship to a Centerville High School graduating senior planning to further their education based on financial need, academics, attendance, citizenship and activities. Esther Calderon

Harold W. Ryan Memorial Scholarship ($88,867) To provide a scholarship to a Wayne County graduating senior intending a course of study that will lead to a vocation in public safety, especially in the field of law enforcement, firefighting, or emergency medical training. Jalencia Lemons* Elyse Maley* Amanda Thackrey

Karl and Marjorie Sharp Scholarship ($52,340) To provide a scholarship to a graduate of Centerville, Hagerstown, or Richmond High school who demonstrates financial need and a strong work ethic, significant extracurricular involvement, and community leadership. Caleb Martin

Shepherd Family Memorial Scholarship ($18,532) To provide a scholarship to a graduating female student from Richmond High School who played basketball during her senior year. Sarah Richards

Stuart C. and Martha I. Shipman Scholarship ($11,272) To provide scholarships to Lincoln High School graduates who plan to prepare for a career in education, fine arts, business or a vocational area. Christa Fultz

Elizabeth Smelser Scholarship ($308,547) To provide renewable scholarships to students planning to attend Earlham College. Ricardo Jalen Sleet

Richard F. Smith Memorial Scholarship ($8,129) To provide scholarships to Richmond High School graduates studying graphic arts. Silus Massoff

Anne Elizabeth Sperling Memorial Scholarship ($20,983) To assist a Richmond High School graduate who is enrolled in a program of R.N. certification. Abigail Lovely

Anne E. Sperling BSN Memorial Scholarship ($14,631) To be awarded to an exemplary registered nurse employed at Reid Hospital who is seeking a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Indiana University East. Anne E. Sperling MSN Memorial Scholarship ($10,277) To be awarded to an exemplary registered nurse employed at Reid Hospital who is enrolled at an accredited school of nursing and is seeking a Master of Science degree in nursing. Kimberly Carlton

Luella M. Beatty Stott Memorial Scholarship ($5,690) To provide scholarships to students planning to study nursing. Dakota Tipton Elmer E. Toschlog Memorial Award ($5,444) To be awarded annually to a graduate of Centerville High School who has demonstrated outstanding citizenship and leadership skills. Samuel Stegall

Dr. Jerry Turner Memorial Scholarship ($1,086) To provide an annual scholarship to a Richmond High School graduate who plans to prepare for a career in veterinary medicine, science or agriculture. Erica Bischoff


Scholarship Committees County-wide

Carol McKeyAmy NoeAlan Spears

Centerville High SchoolCecil FrankeChristyn KeylerNanette MeridaMichelle Moore Shelley NewmanKaren Thuman

Hagerstown High SchoolBrian CadleMark ChildsGerry KeeslingAmy Oliger

Seton High SchoolRick RuhlShaunna Stamm

Lincoln High SchoolNancy Alford Rob Bills Beth Bowman Frank BrattainMike Cerqua PA CohenSuzanne GlazerJim Grigsby Jodi JohnsonMary Jo KinnamanDaryl LaneDr. Robert Mahon Jane MyersKathryn Ray Miriam Zimmer

African American ScholarshipSheila Armstead Paul KrieseSally Porter

Northeastern High SchoolNeal AdamsRita FrameKrista HendricksonMark KerkhoffMelissa Lawson Dan MerkampTara NoctonMike Roeder Chad Wilson

Mary E. Hill ScholarshipJanice Bragg Shonda KiddBillie JohnsonSabrina PenningtonSandra RoweEileen Baker-Wall

Varnell ScholarshipTerry BettnerCarol GegnerSally PorterJennifer Schroeder

Richmond High SchoolRobert BaileyDebra BartelAmy BeauchampLaura BrazilEmily BrinckJessica BrooksJeanne EngleMatthew FisherJeff GabbardSarah HellrungLeah HoffmanErica KrebsSally PorterJessica RaffelsonBarb RamseyTess ScheibenDenise SelmEmily SherrowRenee ThrasherTheresa Wier


RHS Alumni Association ScholarshipDavid BrumfieldCarol Owen-ClarkNancy CoxSaundra GoreMary Lou GriffeyPam HagyNancy ManningDebbie NindeJoyce OwenSandra Rowe Sharon Sanders

Korey Mathena Katlyn M. Mathews Jesus Vivanco Perez Jorge Perez-Orduno Katie Reece Courtney Sebring Katie Stonebraker Kayla Thomas Dakota Tipton Sydney Townsend Madeline-Elaine Truette Diana Vargas Dane Vosmeier Brian Williams Joshua Wood Gary Yontz

Richard Wedding and Patricia Wedding Scholarship Endowment Fund ($391,979) To provide scholarships to graduates of Lincoln, Hagerstown, Northeastern, Seton, or Centerville High Schools who are pursuing a degree in music.

Hazel Hardwick Wickersham Scholarship ($20,661) To provide scholarships to graduates of Union High School in Randolph County who plan to enter the teaching profession.

Mary L. Williams Memorial Scholarship ($9,442) To provide a scholarship to Northeastern High School graduates who have demonstrated leadership qualities in school or in the community, and especially those who have engaged in significant levels of volunteer service. Seth Gard

Frederick and Mary Wood Scholarship ($134,540) To benefit graduates of Hagerstown High School and New Castle High School. Ashley Criswell Lindy Smith

* Renewable scholarships previously awarded.

SCHOLARSHIPS RETIRED IN 2014

Charlie Dils Memorial Scholarship

Thad Tutterow Memorial Scholarship ($8,467) To benefit a Hagerstown High School graduating senior who had a strong academic performance, showed leadership in extra-curricular activities, demonstrated dedication to community development and showed responsibility in their actions. Sydney Denhart

Dr. William E. Upchurch Memorial Award ($19,689) To provide scholarships to graduating seniors of Hagerstown High School who exhibit positive traits and strong academic performance. Garrett Wilson Peyton Young

Stephen C. Varnell Memorial Scholarship ($88,820) To provide a scholarship to a graduating senior from Richmond High School who was a member of the Richmond High School band and who intends to major in instrumental music. Emily Jetmore

Frances Mayhew Memorial Fund

John and Katherine Miller Scholarship Fund

Fred Nottingham Memorial Fund

Moreta Ballinger Rinehart Fund

Wayne County College Fund

Scholarship recipients: Sunny Allen Cierra Darlene Ammerman Elizabeth Bertsch Shelby Bertsch Jamaica K. Branch Aaliyan Brown Jessica McDaniel Case Kimberly Clarkson-Smith Jessica Cordell Baker Kaylee Cox Seth Gard Cameron Gibbel Benjamin Gibbs Jordyn Grimes Alexis Hurd Allison Jack Sara Kahle Zachary Madden

Scholarship Funds ContinuedGlenn Veal Scholarship Trust ($60,560) To benefit graduating seniors of Nettle Creek School Corporation who study agriculture or home economics. Joseph Limburg

Wayne County College Fund ($757,179) To benefit graduates of Wayne County High Schools who have unmet need and who will attend a Wayne County college. This Fund is a group of ten component funds that was given an early boost with a significant gift from the former NATCO Foundation.

Component Funds include:

Charles P. and Sylvia D. Bane Memorial Fund

Hub and Zella Etchison Fund

James and Margaret Gibbons Memorial Fund

Elizabeth Jay Memorial Fund

Lilly Challenge Fund

L E A H B A S F O R D

K A i t L i n K R A M E R

Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic performance, written essays, letters of recommendation, and extracurricular activities. Lilly Scholars receive a four-year, full tuition scholarship and book stipend to the public or private Indiana college of their choice.

L i l l y E n d o w m e n t C o m m u n i t y S c h o l a r s

Leah Basford is the daughter of Sally Osborn and Tim Basford. While attending Centerville High School, Leah maintained a 4.0 GPA, served in several leadership positions and participated in cheerleading, model legislature, and National Honor Society. She also volunteered at her church and at the Greens Fork Animal Hospital. Leah is majoring in business marketing at Butler University.

The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program has sought to raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana by giving the very best students from every county the means to pursue their academic dreams.

Begun in 1998, the program offers four-year, full-tuition scholarships to Indiana students who intend to work toward a baccalaureate degree at any accredited public or private college or university in Indiana. The scholarship also provides $900 per year for required books and equipment.

Lilly Scholars

Kaitlin Kramer is the daughter of Teresa and Anthony Kramer. While attending Richmond High School, Kaitlin maintained a 4.0 GPA and participated in soccer, tennis, and on the social studies academic team. She held several leadership roles including captain of the soccer and tennis teams and volunteered at Reid Hospital and with the Kick-Off to Mentoring Program. Kaitlin is studying mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame.


There have been 37 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars from Wayne County through 2014.

Centerville 12 Hagerstown 7 Lincoln 4 Northeastern 4 Richmond 9 Seton 1

Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. AdamsonMrs. Mary Alice AdneyAhaus Tool and EngineeringCaleb and Amanda AlexanderAlpha Garden ClubAlternative Gift FairAmy Noe Law OfficeAnonymous DonorsThe Austin Memorial FoundationBader MechanicalDr. and Mrs. Max E. BaileyMs. Lora Baldwin

Mr. and Mrs. Mike BallardMr. and Mrs. Curt BarkerBarbara and Roderick Barr Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationDr. and Mrs. Bradford J. BarrettMr. and Mrs. Robert BaughmanMrs. Kim BaughmanMr. and Mrs. Donnie BeckerMrs. Louise BeedeMr. and Mrs. Richard BehneyMr. and Mrs. John BeilfussBelden Americas DivisionMrs. Stephanie Bell

Estate of Chris BentonMrs. Shirley BentonBlue Marble DesignMr. and Mrs. Michael BlumMr. and Mrs. Richard BohlanderMr. and Mrs. Chad BolserMr. and Mrs. Stephen C. BorchersBoston Bever Klinge Cross & ChidesterMs. Marya BowerMr. and Mrs. Andrew BowneBoys and Girls Clubs of Wayne CountyBrady WareMr. and Mrs. Brian R. BrehmMrs. Beth BrittenhamBromelkamp CompanyDavid A Brown Appraisal ServicesDr. Gary K. BrownLenore and Max BrownMr. Jack BucklandDr. and Mrs. Edwin Cy BurkhartMr. and Mrs. Dennis A. BurnsMr. and Mrs. Robert G. BurtonMs. Tamika R. BynumC. Allan Rosar and AssociatesMs. Jennifer CappsMr. Tom CarricoCarroll ElectricMr. William CarterMr. and Mrs. Ronald CateCates’ Auto ServiceCenterville-Abington Dollars for ScholarsChristian Adult Singles TogetherMr. and Mrs. Ron ChristopherMr. and Mrs. Donovan L. ClarkMr. and Mrs. Len ClarkDr. and Mrs. Joseph ClementeR.W. Clinton and AssociatesMs. Becky CodianoMr. William CoffinMr. and Mrs. James CohenMr. and Mrs. Christopher ColemanMs. Cindi ConwellMrs. Sara CoulterMr. Lawrence Crockett and Ms. Kathleen RichardsMrs. James R. DaggyDance with Me Bridal and Occasion WearEstate of Eunice E. DareMr. and Mrs. Larry DavisMs. Marteen Dawes and Ms. Sue Cunningham

Dr. and Mrs. John R. DehnerMr. and Mrs. Stephen A. DeibelMr. and Mrs. Gregory J. DeitzMs. Laara DelainRobert Delaney Law OfficesDes Fleurs Garden ClubMr. Michael Devine and Mrs. Kathleen LucidDoan and Mills Funeral HomeThe Honorable Darrin M. Dolehanty and Cherie DolehantyDot FoodsDoxpopDrs. Logan and BaileyMs. Leslie DuceyMr. and Mrs. Jim DukeMs. Julie DukeEarlham CollegeEaster Seals of Wayne and Union CountiesEconomic Growth GroupMs. Phyllis EloffMr. Michael ElstroMrs. Susan ElzemeyerMr. and Mrs. James EnglandMr. and Mrs. Vance EnglandMr. and Mrs. John F. FallisMrs. Susie FerrellFidelity Charitable Gift FundFirst Bank RichmondFirst English Lutheran ChurchFirst Merchants CorporationMr. Paul R. FlatleyFluoropolymer ResourcesMr. and Mrs. Jon A. FordMr. and Mrs. Adam G. ForrestDr. Katherine FrankFreeman Planning and DesignFriends Fellowship CommunityMr. and Mrs. Edward FryDr. and Mrs. David FultonFred Gabbard Trust AccountGannett FoundationMs. Karen GeierMr. Stephen GeierMs. Anne GentryGeorgia Direct CarpetMrs. Aileen S. GithensMr. Randy GolldenMs. Sue GordyMrs. Vicki R. GrafflinDr. and Mrs. Cory GrayMr. and Mrs. Roger Green

Betty Ball Bolle passed away in 2014. Friends will cherish her memory as a wife, motherand philanthropist.


Mr. and Mrs. Brett GuileyMr. and Mrs. Mark A. HaleMs. B. Welling HallMr. Chris Hardie and Mrs. Kelly BurkHarrington-Hoch InsuranceMr. and Mrs. John HartmanStanley W. Hayes Research FoundationMr. Steve Hayes, Jr.Health Care Professionals Federal Credit UnionMs. Robin HenryMrs. Kristi HerigMr. and Mrs. Thomas HerrmanMrs. Patricia HersbergerMr. and Mrs. Tom HeyobDr. and Mrs. Michael HinshawMr. and Mrs. Duane HodginMr. and Mrs. Don HofferHolland Colours AmericaHometown ComfortHoppe JewelersMr. Philip H. HosbachMr. and Mrs. Ron HughesMr. and Mrs. Stephen HunyadiMayor Sally HuttonDr. and Mrs. Jon M. IgelmanIndiana Football Hall of FameIndiana University EastIvy Tech Community CollegeJ. M. Hutton and CompanyMrs. Brandi JacksonMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. JacksonCol. and Mrs. Ernie JarvisMr. Richard E. JeffersMary Hatfield Jenkins TrustDr. and Mrs. David L. JetmoreJiffy LubeMs. Diane JohnsonJohnston’s Dairy QueenMr. and Mrs. Rick J. JonesMr. and Mrs. John KauffmanMr. and Mrs. Jim KingMr. and Mrs. Richard D. KirschnerKitchin and SonsMr. and Mrs. Bill KitchinMr. and Mrs. Garry D. KleerMr. and Mrs. Kent G. KlingeMr. Jim KnightDr. and Mrs. Lloyd KoesterMr. Rudy KunshekMrs. Rebecca L. Osborn Lafuze

Dr. Patty Lamson and Mr. Howard J. LamsonMr. and Mrs. Dan LaneLemon’s FloristDr. and Mrs. James R. LewisLilly Endowment, Inc.Lingle Family Charitable GivingMr. and Mrs. Paul LingleLittle Sheba’sLogue’s TLC Pet HospitalFr. John H. LuermanMr. and Mrs. Barry MacDowell Barry and Carolyn MacDowell Family FundMs. Joan MartinEstate of Charles MatthewsEstate of Maxine MatthewsMr. and Mrs. Lynn D. MayerMr. and Mrs. John P. McBrideMr. and Mrs. Robert McConnellMs. Jane McDanielMcDonald’s Restaurants of RichmondMr. and Mrs. Jim McKeyMrs. Carol McKeyMr. John MeredithMidtown PrescriptionsMr. Stuart MilliganMs. Carolyn MillsMr. and Mrs. Ernest W. MillsMr. and Mrs. Martin MontgomeryMr. and Mrs. Gary N. MooreheadMr. George N. MoseyMs. Melissa MowellMr. and Mrs. Myron MoyerNatco Credit UnionNewton’s Auto ServiceMr. Daniel NorrisThe Olde North ChapelDr. and Mrs. James ParliamentMr. and Mrs. Robert S. PattersonPetal and Stem Garden ClubMs. Sherry L. PetryPhillips DrugsEstate of Henriette PiersonMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. PlastererMs. Abigail Pratt-HarringtonPrime Property RealtyPrimex Plastics CorporationMr. and Mrs. Thomas L. ProudfootPurinaQuaker Hill Conference CenterQuigg FundMr. Tom Ransom

People don’t give to community foundations as much as they give though them. We are honored and privileged to recognize those individuals, businesses and organizations that have made gifts to the Wayne County Foundation in 2014. Thank you! Whether for a particular fund or purpose; in honor or memory of a loved one; or simply as an expression of your generosity, your contribution allows us to help make our community a better, more vibrant place to live and work.

Recognizing Our Donors

IN HONOR OF...

In honor of Nick and Marale Aughe Ms. Rhesa Cotham In honor of Lisa Bates Mrs. Jill KingMrs. Darla LaneMr. and Mrs. Michael Stuckey In honor of Georgianna BensonMs. Renee Doty In honor of Nick Catania Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Poland In honor of Andrew Cecere Dr. and Mrs. Richard Garnet, Jr. In honor of Mara Jan Daugherty Mrs. Hollie Day In honor of Dr. Ronnie and Ann Dickson Mrs. Jewell Spears In honor of Hagerstown Arts Place Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ansorg In honor of Susan Isaacs Ms. Bethany Norwalt In honor of Faye Jose Dr. James Jose and Ann Rollins In honor of Jim and Jill King Mr. and Mrs. Verne Clingenpeel In honor of Barbara Kleve Ms. Morgan Howard In honor of Gil Klose AnonymousMs. Megan KloseMr. and Mrs. Kevin Klose In honor of Barry MacDowell Mr. and Mrs. Gregory BuchheitMrs. Carol McKeyMrs. Kathleen Simkin In honor of Janice Niccum Ms. Kimberly Cook In honor of Karole Passmore Mrs. Michelle Snow In honor of the Richmond Shakespeare Festival Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ontko In honor of Gary Schuette Nettle Creek Hardware

In honor of Kathy Wright Mrs. Aubrey Blue

IN MEMORY OF... In memory of Paul Allen Mr. and Mrs. Michael BlumMr. and Mrs. Bob BrittenhamMr. and Mrs. Joseph ChamnessMr. and Mrs. Garry KleerMs. Carol Ward In memory of Sparky and Norm Barr Mr. Randall Wisehart and Mrs. Tammy Rhoades In memory of Chris Benton Mr. and Mrs. Bill KitchinMr. and Mrs. Tony Michael

In memory of Thomas F. Bivens Mr. and Mrs. Peter BartelMrs. Jo BivensMr. and Mrs. Michael BlumMr. and Mrs. Jerry EasleyFirst Bank RichmondMr. and Mrs. Robert FixMr. and Mrs. Gerald FretteMs. Jill R. GrajewskiMr. and Mrs. Tom HaleMr. and Mrs. Jack HarlanMr. Larry Harshman and FamilyMs. Robin HenryHighland Lake Ladies Golf AssociationMr. and Mrs. Thomas HilkertMr. and Mrs. Ron HughesMr. and Mrs. Jim KeeneMr. and Mrs. Garry KleerMr. and Mrs. Paul LingleMr. and Mrs. Mike LyonsMs. Betty MartinMr. and Mrs. Martin Meehan

Mr. and Mrs. Bill MillionMs. Angie MillsMr. and Mrs. Jan PassmoreMr. and Mrs. John PenningtonMrs. Evelyn PetryMs. Janet PetryMs. Nancy PetryMr. John RusieStudebaker Buick-Pontiac-GMC TrucksMs. Laura TownsendMr. and Mrs. James TurnerMrs. Jackie VanderpoolMr. and Mrs. Bill WeisemanMr. and Mrs. Robert WhippleMrs. Sarah Witt

In memory of Betty Bolle Mr. and Mrs. Christopher BallMrs. Jo BivensBrady WareMr. and Mrs. Gary CheneyMrs. James DaggyMr. Robert M. FerryMr. and Mrs. Ramsey FindlaterFirst Bank RichmondMr. Frank GiammarinoMs. Jill HamiltonMs. Krystine HansenDr. and Mrs. William HarveyMr. and Mrs. Jack HenryMr. and Mrs. Donald HolihanMs. Pamela JacksonCol. and Mrs. Ernie JarvisMs. Barbara Barker JenkinsMrs. Debbie KitchinMr. and Mrs. Thomas LukenMr. and Mrs. Craig MartinMr. and Mrs. Jim MeckMs. Peggy MillerMrs. Ronald OberleMr. and Mrs. Ned PennockMs. Ann PerryMr. and Mrs. Lowell RobinsonMrs. Sue ShaferStevens and Mendenhall FamiliesMs. Angela Nan SwansonMs. Patricia SwansonMr. and Mrs. Thomas SwansonMr. and Mrs. Mark TownsendMr. and Mrs. John TurnerWayne County Foundation In memory of George E. Brattain, Sr.Mrs. Erika Brattain and Family In memory of Ted Braxton Mr. and Mrs. Donald BraxtonMr. and Mrs. Wayne Vincent In memory of Barbara J. Brown Institute for Creative LeadershipMr. and Mrs. Kent Beisner

Tom Bivens, long time businessman and community leader, died in 2014 but will be remembered for his big heart and caring nature.


Summit Computer SystemsMr. and Mrs. Terry SuttleMs. Christine SwaffordTaconic Foundation, Inc.Ms. Barbara C. TaylorThor Construction CompanyMr. Michael ThumanThe Honorable Charles K. Todd, Jr. and Mrs. Sandra ToddDr. and Mrs. William H. ToedebuschTom Raper Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Jerry B. ToneyUnited Way of Whitewater ValleyUS BankMr. and Mrs. Martin Van Der BurgtMr. and Mrs. Neal VanmiddlesworthVanVleet Insurance AgencyMr. and Mrs. Brad VanVleetDr. and Mrs. Ashton VeramallayVigran Family FoundationVillage and Farm Garden ClubDr. and Mrs. Adrian VillarinMs. Mary T. WalkerWallace Heating and AirMr. Frank Waltermann and Ms. Mary MerchanthouseMr. and Mrs. Rod WaltzWarm Glow Candle CompanyMr. Timothy B. WattWayne Bank and TrustWayne County Convention and Tourism BureauWayne County Federal Credit UnionWickemeyer Endowment FundEstate of Patricia WeddingWest End BankWestern Wayne Dollars for ScholarsWetzel Auto CruiseMr. and Mrs. Stanley G. WhiteMr. and Mrs. Morris WhitlockMr. and Mrs. Jason WhitneyMr. and Mrs. David WilliamsonMs. Ione WilsonMs. Victoria WilsonMr. and Mrs. Samuel M. WitherbyMr. and Mrs. Paul WitteMs. Quyen WolfeWomen’s Fund of the Wayne County FoundationMs. Holly A. WoodruffMrs. Kimberly WrightDr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. YoungMr. and Mrs. John Zetzl

Raymond JamesRecycling CenterMr. and Mrs. Ronald ReevesReid Hospital and Health Care ServicesMr. and Mrs. Robert ReinkeDrs. Reising and BurkhartDr. and Mrs. Greg G. ReisingMs. Katharine ReisingMs. Carrie ReisnerMr. Steven ReisnerMr. Arthur RettigRhett Baumgartner Commercial Real EstateR.R. Rhoads Credit Shelter TrustMrs. Tammy RhoadesMs. Monica RiceMrs. Erma W. RichRichmond Art MuseumRichmond Association of RealtorsRichmond BakingRichmond Casting CompanyRichmond Furniture GalleryRichmond Power and LightRichmond Rose Garden ProjectRichmond Symphony OrchestraRiggle-Waltermann MortuaryRMD Patti Insurance and Financial ServicesMr. and Mrs. Lowell L. RobinsonRodefeld Kassens NorthMr. and Mrs. Gary H. RodefeldMr. David A. RodgersMr. and Mrs. George W. RoheMr. and Mrs. Allan RosarRosar Donor Advised FundMrs. Peter RossiMs. Rhea C. RyanSaville Hilltoppers GardenMr. Brian SchleeperMr. Frank SchwegmanSanofi Pasteur, Inc.Mrs. H. Sue ShaferMr. Bryan ShafferMrs. Marjorie SharpMs. Linda SherrowMr. and Mrs. Bob SickmannMs. Ann SilviaMs. Tamara SmaleMr. James R. SmarelliMr. and Mrs. Emmett SmelserMr. and Mrs. Dwight D. SmithMr. and Mrs. Richard SmithMr. Paul Vincent SpadeMs. Ann SpearsMrs. Jewell SpearsMr. and Mrs. John E. StanleyMr. and Mrs. James StapletonMr. William S. StarrStegall-Berheide-Orr Funeral HomeMr. and Mrs. Jim StephensMr. W. Ray Stevens IIIMr. Avis StewartStudebaker Buick-Pontiac-GMCMr. and Mrs. Jerry StudebakerStults Family DentistryMr. Martin Suddeth

In memory of Dellavee Butler-Marsh Mr. Eric D. Marsh In memory of Betty Cecere Mr. Andrew CecereDr. and Mrs. Richard Garnet, Jr.Ms. Charlotte Maley In memory of Jason Chaney Mr. and Mrs. Rick Jones In memory of Max C. Clevenger Mrs. Max Clevenger In memory of Dr. Jim Daggy Mrs. Anne Coble Voss In memory of Tom Ebbinghouse Mr. and Mrs. Scott Porter In memory of Jack Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Jud CostlowMr. and Mrs. Jim DukeMr. and Mrs. Ray FerriellKutter Family FundCol. and Mrs. Ernie JarvisMr. and Mrs. Mark McIntoshMr. and Mrs. Steven McIntoshMr. and Mrs. Bill MillionMr. and Mrs. James PetersMr. and Mrs. Carl Schuler In memory of Gladys Ervin Mrs. Lisa Bates In memory of Bud Frick Miami Valley Rose Society In memory of Tami Goss Ms. Betty GossMr. Don Goss In memory of Joanna Hamilton Ms. Carol Evans In memory of Ralph Hankosky Mrs. Mary Hankosky In memory of Rose Marie Hively Mr. and Mrs. Paul Retherford In memory of Sam Hogenauer Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stuckey In memory of Josh Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Brett CrabtreeSubwayMr. John C. Marhoefer

In memory of Vic JoseMs. Allana CummingsDr. and Mrs. John DehnerDr. and Mrs. William Harvey

Mr. David A. JoseDr. James Jose and Ann RollinsMs. Emma MeadowsMr. and Mrs. Michael Stuckey In memory of Duane W. Kinyon Ms. Mary Kinyon Hoffmann In memory of Mary Carolyn Kinyon Mr. Milton A. AustinMs. Sarah BradleyMs. Dianne Davis and Ms. Karen SillsMr. and Mrs. Jan ElseaMs. Linda L. EmbertonFirst Bank RichmondMr. and Mrs. Ronald HighlandMs. Mary Kinyon HoffmannMr. and Mrs. Donald HolladayMs. Jane C. KinyonMr. Michael P. KinyonMr. Stephen S. KinyonMs. Jane McCreaMs. Thelma NealMr. and Mrs. Douglas OlerMr. and Mrs. Robert SmithMs. Elinor ThomasMs. Ellen Wheeler In memory of Ailene Kuhlman Ms. Diane EatonMs. Sula H. InklebargerMs. Roxane G. JordanMr. and Mrs. Mark LindemerShades of Grey Book Discussion GroupMs. Carol MurphyMs. Mary PaddockMr. and Mrs. Wayne VincentMr. and Mrs. Dick Whittaker In memory of Johnathan Lahmann Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lipps In memory of Ellen Lane Dot FoodsMr. and Mrs. Daryl Lane In memory of Becca Lanter Ms. Denise A. MarhoeferWilson Wines In memory of Richard Ludwig AnonymousMr. Charles BondMr. and Mrs. John BullerdickBunco Girls Night Out GroupMr. Robert DargieMr. and Mrs. John DershamMs. Jennette EarlywineMr. and Mrs. Dave FairchildMs. Kitty FitzgibbonsGreater Fort Wayne Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Richard KasulasMr. and Mrs. Mike Mullins

Mr. Conrad E. SchultzMr. and Mrs. Dan SeneseMr. and Mrs. Dean StephensMr. and Mrs. Dick StevensMr. and Mrs. Henry TilmansDr. and Mrs. William ToedebuschMr. and Mrs. Bill VeachMs. Shelley WeaverMs. Arlene WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Allen Wright In memory of Megan Lyons Ms. Imogene Van Sickle In memory of Kevin MacDowell Dr. and Mrs. Richard Garnet, Jr. In memory of Rob Mahoney Automated Controls and Electrical SupplyBirck’s HardwareBuilding 125ByrcoMs. Christina ClevengerMr. and Mrs. Donald CrullMr. and Mrs. Jerry DoddridgeFirst Bank RichmondMr. Karl D. GriffinMr. and Mrs. James HammMr. and Mrs. Dave HuntMr. Daniel LambersonThe Macomb GroupMcPrinting T-Shirt and DesignMr. and Mrs. Eric MilesPalmer and CompanyMs. Tracie RichardsonMr. and Mrs. Troy RobertsMr. and Mrs. Brad SchofnerTurner InsuranceMr. and Mrs. Andrew WaltherWaskom Capitol Hill ChapelWinding Branch Golf Course

In memory of Ruth Mapp Dr. and Mrs. Adrian Villarin In memory of Robert McEwenMs. Emma Meadows In memory of Willard and Bessie Mikesell and Gene and Cleora Freshwater Ms. Jody Stewart In memory of Rose Morrison Ms. Rose BostickMr. John MohrMs. Norma Wilson In memory of Debra Mullins Dr. and Mrs. Angelo Giannitelli In memory of Cooper M. Newton Mr. Tom WengerMr. and Mrs. Rick JonesMr. Thomas A. Wenger In memory of Daniel Oberle AnonymousMs. Charlotte Maley In memory of Ronald Oberle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas CoxMs. Charlotte Maley In memory of Edna McNary Pickett Ms. Mary Ann McCormick In memory of Dr. Edward Plasterer Mrs. Ermajean Plasterer In memory of Ema Lou and Larry Porter Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Witherby

In memory of Richard Powell Dr. and Mrs. Angelo Giannitelli In memory of Shirley Reihman Dr. Dana Reihman In memory of Thelma P. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ansorg In memory of Douglas M. Sheets Ms. Christina Clevenger In memory of Betty and Morris Snyder Ms. Sarah Bradley In memory of Betty Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Thomas CoxMrs. James DaggyMr. and Mrs. William P. JonesMr. Roy H. Lilly In memory of Glen Spears Mrs. Amy Spears In memory of Stephen Varnell Dr. and Mrs. Richard Garnet, Jr. In memory of Charles Waltz Ms. Lori HallMr. and Mrs. Rod Waltz In memory of Ruth J. Wickemeyer Ms. Averil MacKenzie


We are especially grateful for the opportunity given to us by Lilly Endowment Inc. to once again receive matching dollars from the Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT) initiative. When the match is achieved in full, the Foundation will add approximately $1 million to its unrestricted asset pool and see an additional $1.5 million in support of designated giving interests. By our current spending policy, this will yield an additional $125,000 annually to the Foundation’s grant-making.

A Chance to Match a Million

There are many ways to support the important work of the Foundation or your favorite local charity. Each offers unique opportunities, one of which is bound to be just right for your personal circumstances.

Please contact the Foundation to learn more.

Bequests One of the most popular and simplest ways to give - a bequest - allows you to create a legacy without taking cash out of your pocket during your lifetime. If you are considering a bequest, let us explain the many options you have and how we will assure your gift is used as intended.

Beneficiary Designations You can also name the Foundation as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or life insurance policy. Doing so is generally a simple process that can be easily modified at any time to meet your changing needs. Moreover, using retirement assets to fund your charitable interests is often a tax-wise strategy.

Charitable Gift Annuities Charitable Gift Annuities allow you to make a donation and receive income for life. They offer a competitive rate of return and qualify the donor for a current income tax deduction. Gift Annuities are often a good option for charitably-minded older adults.

Donor Advised Funds A donor advised fund is perfect for the donor who wants to stay involved with how their gift is used. It’s a great way to help teach children or grandchildren about responsible philanthropy, too.

Endowments If you’d like to create a lasting legacy, consider a named, endowed fund. Establishing an endowed fund offers ongoing support for the charity of your choice and provides you with valuable tax benefits. Endowed funds may also be created in honor or memory of a loved one or friend to ensure they are remembered forever. If you are unable to fund the entire amount at once, consider an Acorn Fund which allows you to build an endowment over time.

Anonymously Perhaps you’re a very private person who wants to support our community but doesn’t want everyone else to know. Gifts made anonymously to the Foundation ensure your privacy, as well as your charitable intent.

Ways to Give


On behalf of the Wayne County Foundation Board of Directors, thank you for taking the time to read through the milestones, stories and well-deserved recognition that flow throughout this annual report. I think you’ll agree it’s a moving testament to the power of philanthropy.

We hope you’ll join us in celebrating this work, appreciating the outcomes that result, and continuing the conversation about how to enhance the spirit of community and improve the quality of life here.

The philanthropic spirit in our community is strong and manifests itself in so many ways that we are probably always at risk of taking some part of it for granted. It feels important and worthwhile to pause, step back and reflect on the kindness, innovation, leadership, and future-thinking that goes on here every day.

The Board thanks the Foundation’s staff and volunteers for all of their hard work, and most of all we thank you for including the Wayne County Foundation in your own efforts to make Wayne County a better place.

Chris Hardie, Board Chair

MarketingClare BondSara CoulterSusan HaskettJenie LahmannDarla Lane

Resource Development Roger Green, chairJon FordDavid GethersKelly HaleClark JordanKim Poinsett

Women’s ConferenceAubrey BlueBecky CodianoBeth FieldsDarla LaneKim PoinsettErma Rich

NominatingSteve Higinbotham, chairLen ClarkAdam ForrestChris HardieJill KingCarol McKey

AuditJohn McBride, chairAngie DickmanChris HardieBob RamseyMark Soukup

Challenge MatchJohn McBride, chairLen ClarkRoger GreenJill KingDarla Lane

Committee VolunteersInvestmentRoger Green, chairTom AlbertsBrett GuileyMark HaleChris HardieJim KeeneRob QuiggDick SmithAlan SpearsJohn Wright


A Message from our Board Chair

GrantSteve Higinbotham, co-chair Jill King, co-chairLuAnn GettingerChris HardieDon HawkBillie KesterDaryl LaneSabrina PenningtonKaren PipesJenny Tinkle

Chris Hardie Darla Lane John Zetzl Jill King Chair Vice Chair Treasurer Secretary

Len Clark Roger Green Pamela Hancock Steve Higinbotham Susan Isaacs Greg Janzow John McBride Amy Noe Sabrina Pennington Jim Tanner Bonita Washington-Lacey Retiring Board Member June 2015: Sabrina Pennington . Incoming Board Member June 2015: Eileen Baker-Wall

Steve Borchers Rachel Hughes Lisa Bates Amy Waltz Lori Johnson Executive Director Development Officer Program Officer Finance Officer Administrative Assistant

Our Staff


Our Board of Directors

We hope the stories and reports on the preceding pages serve to illustrate the impact of the Foundation’s work throughout Wayne County. More accurately, they illustrate the impact generous people can have when they actively pursue their charitable interests.

We also look to a set of operational metrics to gauge our progress. Once again, we’re pleased to report they indicate another very strong year.

• More than $3.1 million in new gifts and receivables, reflecting a robust mix of current contributions, bequests, and split-interest gifts… and a wide range of charitable interests.

• We created 28 new funds – the most in any one year – including 7 organization designated funds, 5 field of interest funds, 4 unrestricted funds, and 3 scholarships.

• Approximately $1.5 million worth of grants and distributions to local charitable organizations, including nearly $500,000 worth of individual scholarships.

• The 2014 Challenge Match Initiative helped forty local organizations generate more than $1 million in a 12-day period, including $231,000 provided by the Foundation and its 12 Challenge Match Partners.

• A $1.8 million net investment return helped push the Foundation’s total assets under management as of December 31 to an all-time high of $40 million – about a 7.8% increase over the course of the year.

• Administratively, the Foundation added about $103,000 to its operating reserves and increased its operational endowments by more than $40,000.

Finally, 2014 will be remembered for the sixth round of the Lilly Endowment’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT) program, making the Foundation eligible to receive $1 million to match local support of certain endowed funds. By the end of the year, we had qualified over 60% of our allocation and set a course to maximize the opportunity for the long-term benefit of Wayne County.

Building on an Exceptional YearSteve Borchers, Executive Director


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393

$ 2,

227,

262

$ 1,

038,

157

$ 3,

369,

154

2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014

$ 3,

131,

937

Grants Awarded(last 7 years)

$ 1,

652,

961

$ 1,

244,

414

$ 1,

088,

119

$ 2,

711,

271

$ 1,

063,

876

$ 1,

371,

106

2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014

$ 1,

538,

391

Building on an Exceptional Year

Wayne County, Indiana, Foundation, Inc.www.WayneCountyFoundation.org

F i n A n C i A l S t A t E m E n t S 2 0 1 4Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

Assets 12/31/2014Cash and cash equivalents 2,171,997Pledges and contributions receivable 683,370Investments 36,886,380Property and equipment - net 362,672Interest and dividends receivable 4,081 40,108,500

LiabilitiesScholarships and grants payable 505,422 Agency funds 2,607,278 Annuities payable 1,242,962Deferred revenue 112,462 Other liabilities 43,662 Total liabilities 4,511,786

Net AssetsUnrestricted 34,358,165 Temporarily restricted 1,178,549 Permanently restricted 60,000 Total net assets 35,596,714 40,108,500

$

$

$

$

Consolidated Statement of Activities Revenue, Gains, and Other Support 12/31/2014Total amounts raised (including pledges) 3 ,131,937 Less amounts received as agency endowments (46,557) Net contributions 3,085,380

Investment income 855,202Realized gains on investments 1,465,079Net unrealized loss on investments (351,679)Rental income 30,319Administrative fee income 453,428Miscellaneous income 47,748Less investment return from agency endowments (148,095)Net revenue, gains and other support 5,437,382

Expenses Grants and scholarships* 1,538,391Less grants from agency endowments (164,893)Net grants and scholarships expense 1,373,498 Program 295,633Management and general 754,919Fund development 137,331 Less expenses from agency endowments (19,924) Total expenses, net 2,541,457 Change in Net Assets before Change in Valueof Split-Interest Agreements 2,895,925 Change in value of split-interest agreements (91,480) Change in Net Assets 2,804,445 Net Assets - Beginning of Year 32,792,269 Net Assets - End of Year 35,596,714 * Net of prior year returns

Year Ended

$

$

2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014

$ 30

,978

,254

$ 30

,170

,277

$ 32

,419

,755

$ 37

,212

,046

$ 40

,108

,500

Total Assets(last 7 years)

$ 23

,662

,873

$ 28

,453

,630

2014 Investment ResultsInvestment returns for the Foundation’s total returnpool were up 5.4% for the year ending December 31, 2014. This level of performance exceeded the portfolio’s policy index benchmarks and reflects the Foundation’s goal of generating reliable gains over time while hedging risk with a range of fixed income and alternative investment strategies.

Endowed Pool AssetAllocation Targets

Fixed Income17.5%

Alternative Investments

37.5%

Equities45%

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FOUNDATIONW A Y N E C O U N T Y

Our MissionThe Wayne County, Indiana, Foundation, Inc.

exists to foster and encourage private philanthropic giving,to enhance the spirit of community and to improve

the quality of life in the Wayne County, Indiana, area now and for future generations.

33 South Seventh StreetRichmond, Indiana 47374 . (765) 962-1638www.waynecountyfoundation.org

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