There are many flexible ways to support your interests - the choice is yours. How involved do you want to be in your grant making? Do you want to give to a specific organization or a specific area of interest? Launch a scholarship to honor or memorialize a loved one? Restrict your giving to northwestern Ohio and/or fund internationally? Create or continue your business giving program? Whatever your giving goals, there is a fund option for you.

The Foundation offers a number of fund options for you, your family, businesses and nonprofit organizations. The funds are flexible and you decide how much or how little you want to be involved in making grants.  A minimum gift of $10,000 is required to establish most named funds (scholarship funds require $30,000) and this amount can be reached over a two-year period. The Foundation offers the following types of named funds:

Great giving options. Choose the one that’s right for you.

• Unrestricted Funds
• Field of Interest Funds
• Designated Funds
• Donor Advised Funds
• Scholarships
• Agency Funds
• Supporting Organizations
  
  
• Charitable Checking Fund - a non-endowed, donor advised fund that streamlines your annual giving.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Development Officer, at 937.324.8773.