Arts & Culture Total: $78,200

Choral Arts of Springfield, Inc.:
Operating Support

City of Springfield:
Culture Fest 2008

Clark Shawnee School District:
Electrify Your Strings

Clark State Performing Arts Center:
Signature Series

Gary Geis Dance Company, Inc.:
Arts Celebration Day with Jericho Jazz

Mad River Theater Works:
Springfield Youth Works

Muzika, Inc.:
AfterSchool Multi-Cultural Visual and Performing Arts Program

New Carlisle Chautauqua Arts Council:
Summer in the Park Concert & Educational Programs

Ohio Lyric Theatre of Springfield:
Kidstage

Springfield Arts Council:
Programs and Services for Deaf and Hearing Impaired

Springfield Arts Council:
Summer Arts Festival 2008

Springfield Arts Council:
Amphitheater Renovation

Springfield Museum of Art:
High School Art Show & Holiday Open House

Springfield Symphony Orchestra:
Operating Support 2008

YS Kids Playhouse, Inc.:
The Chronicles of Narnia, and Immersion Program

4-H Camp Clifton:
4-H Camp Clifton Pool Improvement

American Red Cross:
Pet First Aid / CPR

AVETeC:
Hope Tech

Clark County Family & Children First Council:
Together We Grow public awareness campaign

Clark County Literacy Coalition:
Basic Literacy

Clark County Retired Teachers Association:
Advance One Room School

Clark State Community College Foundation:
Technology and Learning Center

Clark State Foundation:
Champion City Scholars

Del Pueblo, Inc.:
Adelante! Collaborative mentoring and tutoring program

George Rogers Clark Heritage Association:
Education Day at the Fair at New Boston 2008

Junior Achievement:
J.A. Elementary Whole Schools Program

Opportunities Industrialization Center:
Construction Trades Training Support

Springfield High School Alumni Foundation:
Operational Support 2008

Springfield Peace Center:
Alternatives to Violence

Tecumseh Local Schools:
Supporting School Success

Wittenberg University:
Community Summer Internship Program

WYSO Public Radio:
Clark County reporter position

Human Services Total: $125,850

Bethel Churches United:
Food Pantry

Big Brothers/Big Sisters:
One to One Mentoring

Boy Scouts of America, Tecumseh Council:
ScoutReach

Catholic Social Services:
Expansion of Emergency Assistance and Benefit Bank

Clark County Child Advocacy Center:
Operating Support

Clark County Family & Children First Council:
Substitute Care Resources

Clark County Habitat for Humanity:
Housing Project 2008

Elderly United of Springfield:
Vision for Independence

Family Service Agency:
Family and Schools Together

Goodwill Easter Seals of the Greater Miami Valley:
WORDS Radio Reading Service

Honey Creek Presbyterian Church:
Beds for Babies

Interfaith Hospitality Network:
A Response to Homelessness

Jobs and More, CWMM:
Training and Mentoring

Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc.:
LAWO Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Project

Masonic Health Care, Inc.:
SMC Visual Connection

On-The-Rise:
Operating Support

Project Woman:
Public Awareness Project

Project Woman:
Oasis Summer Camp

Rotary Club of Springfield, Ohio:
Services to People with Disabilities

Springfield Family YMCA:
Camp Journey

Agency Endowment Funds Total: $540,010

Clark County Heritage Center
Clark County Sheriff
Elderly United
Kiwanis Foundation of Springfield
McKinley Hall Mental Health Services
NAMI
Nehemiah Foundation
New North Street AME
Oesterlen Services
Opportunities Industrialization Center
Project Woman
Ridgewood School
Rotary Foundation of Springfield
Springfield Arts Council
Springfield Metropolitan Housing
Temple Sholom
United Way of Clark, Champaign & Madison County

Civic Affairs Total: $83,012

Box 27 Associates:
Air Cascade System for Box 27 Van

Center City Association:
Operating Support

City of Springfield:
Downtown Safety Initiative

Clark County Historical Society:
Exhibition: School Days – the story of education in Clark County

Justice Action Mercy:
Operating Support 2008

Kids Voting Ohio:
Youth-At-The-Booth and Kids Voting Council

Leadership Clark County:
The Community Leadership Academy

Neighborhood Housing Partnership:
NHP Homeownership Programs

Ohio Equine & Agricultural Center:
Midwest Livestock Expo Center

Think Tank Inc.:
Springfield Foundation non-profit capacity building series

Village of South Charleston:
Construct handicapped-accessible restrooms

Youth As Resources:
Taking Root: The promotion of youth service.

Hollandia Botanical Gardens:
Operating

Master Gardeners of Clark County:
Way to Grow Community Gardens

South Fountain Preservation, Inc.:
South Fountain Neighborhood Tree Planting Activity

Tecumseh Land Trust:
Conservaton Options for Townships on the Edge

American Red Cross:
Operating

Best Friends Pet Assisted Therapy:
Pet Assisted Therapy program

Clark County Combined Health District:
Fit for Tomorrow

Community Mercy Health Partners:
Mercy Parent Infant Center Tender Loving Care

Neighborhood Church Clinic, Inc.:
Lead Screening Program

Oesterlen Services for Youth, Inc.:
Logistical Support for Therapy Program

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region: Parents are Sexuality Educators (PASE)

Rocking Horse Center:
Building Blocks for a Healthier Community

Rocking Horse Childrens Health Center:
FQHC Application Support

Ronald McDonald House Charities:
Share A Stay Program

Springfield Family YMCA:
Re-New the Y

Springfield Regional Cancer Center:
New Building

The Riding Centre:
Horsemanship and Therapeutic Horseback Riding

The Salvation Army, Springfield:
Day Camp for Children with Disabilities

Designated Grants Total: $309,681

Rotary Club of Springfield, Ohio:
From the Jennifer Lou Spencer Fund for Scholarships

Rotary Club of Springfield, Ohio:
From the Donald Wiegel Fund for general purposes.

Springfield Family YMCA:
From the Warren G. Elliott Fund for general purposes.

Springfield Foundation:
From the Jessie Foos Baker Endowment for general purposes.

Springfield Foundation:
From the Harold S. Pollens Charitable Trust Fund for general purposes.

Springfield Museum of Art:
From the Lucie M. Robbins Fund for general purposes.

Springfield Museum of Art:
From the Elisabeth R. Cole Designated Endowment Fund for general purposes.

Springfield Symphony Orchestra:
From the Anna Jean Gianakopoulos Fund for general purposes.

Springfield Symphony Orchestra:
From the Dorothy M. Mumma Scholarship Fund for general purposes.

Springfield Symphony Orchestra:
From the Charles L. Bauer Fund for general purposes.

Springfield Symphony Orchestra:
From the Lucie M. Robbins Fund for general purposes.

Studebaker Nursery:
From the Gateway Garden Endowment for general purposes.

Temple Sholom:
From the Harold S. Pollens Charitable Trust Fund for general purposes.

The Hannah House:
From the Elisabeth R. Cole Designated Endowment Fund for childcare services.

The Salvation Army:
From the Dorothy M. Mumma Scholarship Fund for general purposes.

The Salvation Army:
From the Laura E. Jacobs Fund for general purposes.

The Springfield Arts Council:
From the Lucie M. Robbins Fund for general purposes.

United Way Clark, Champaign, and Madison Countys:
From the Donald Wiegel Fund for general purposes.

United Way Clark, Champaign, and Madison Countys:
From the Harris E. Miller Fund for general purposes.

Volunteer Center:
From the Lucie M. Robbins Fund for general purposes.

Donor Advised Total: $731,047

In addition, the Foundation approved grants recommended by the fund representatives of Donor Advised and Charitable Checking Funds. These grants benefited non-profit organizations throughout the United States