Today. Tomorrow. Forever.

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Today. Tomorrow. Forever.
Today. Tomorrow. Forever.
Charlie Rodefeld
1979 - 1987
Vic Jose
1987 - 1991
Ken Bane
1991 - 1996
Gary Adamson
1996-1999
Rick Ahaus
1999 - 2001
An idea.
A committee of forward-thinking people.
No small amount of effort and a little luck.
They all converged in 1978 to become the Wayne County, Indiana, Foundation, Inc.
Progress came in ts and starts, and money was tight. By 1980, though, the Foundation
was ready to award its rst grants – which totaled $7,300.
These rst awards supported the YMCA and YWCA, Richmond Civic Theatre, Sunrise
Therapeutic Riding, Leadership Wayne County, the Nettle Creek Players, and the United
Way. That same year the rst scholarship was awarded to Susan Davis from the Ruth
Hamilton Robbins Memorial Fund.
Robert Reinke
2001 - 2003
Ten years later, the Foundation had assets of $1,118,807, and managed 19 funds.
Additionally, there were 7 scholarships and our total distributions that year were just over
$331,300.
Over the years, a growing number of gifts and bequests combined with strong market
returns to fuel the Foundation’s grantmaking and scholarship support. The Lilly
Endowment GIFT program provided incentive, and by our twentieth anniversary, our assets
exceeded $14,609,000. About this time, we surpassed the $4 million level in cumulative
distributions and, in 2007, the Foundation surpassed the $10 million mark.
Ellen Bennett
2003 - 2005
At the close of a tumultuous year that marked our thirtieth anniversary, the
Foundation had nearly $24 million in total assets under management in 330 funds.
We achieved a record level of distributions and scholarship awards last year – $1.6
million – and received a nearly equal amount in gifts and pledges.
But, like the past board chairs who frame this page, the numbers – and our history – are
only part of the story.
We invite you to learn more about our efforts in 2008 … and join us in recalling some
highlights of the last 30 years.
Rob Quigg
2005 - 2007
“With persistence and patience,
the acorn grows slowly into a powerful, mighty oak.
Gathering … Stewarding …
Lead-ing
[leed-ing]
to go before or
with, to show
the way
Each year, area eighth
graders are invited to
experience college life
by spending a day on
Wayne County’s college
campuses. Joe Lopez is
the site coordinator for the
Foundation’s “College for a
Day” at Earlham College.
The Wayne County Foundation’s efforts in 2008 illustrate many of the ways we seek to address community
needs. In addition to grants and scholarships, we help community-based causes in a number of ways and work
throughout the county to leverage private giving for the public good.
Education has been a priority in recent years and 2008 was no exception. Over half of our funding is directed to
scholarships and education-related initiatives. Many of these programs relate to school-based settings, but
others reach out to the community in many different ways.
Last year we placed a particular emphasis on getting more students involved in the 21st Century Scholars
program – an opportunity for qualifying students to attend public colleges in Indiana tuition-free. Our Impact
Grant allowed site coordinators from Communities In Schools to work hand-in-hand with the 21st Century Scholars
program and local schools to promote this exceptional educational opportunity. In just six months, the CIS staff
was successful in registering 139 seventh and eighth grade students… a 162% increase over the previous year.
The Impact Grant was designed specically to complement the Foundation’s three-year partnership with Dave
Murray and the National Center for College Costs. Dave’s work in the classroom helps students understand the
critical importance of continuing their formal education after high school. More importantly, he works with
students and their families to show them how to access state and federal resources that make college more
affordable. Of particular interest is Dave’s innovative work to help students complete the required paperwork on
time and take advantage of every available funding option.
It is that potential for greatness that lies within us all
that we celebrate this year, our 30th...”
Sharing … Leading …
Gather-ing [gath-er-ing]
to bring together into one group, collection, or place
While higher education is a priority, the Foundation is also very interested in early childhood and elementary
education. We were proud to partner with the Third Grade Reading Academy in its inaugural year. This
innovative program was designed to confront the decit of students who fail the third grade reading/language
ISTEP test – a critical early predictor of academic success. This “grassroots” program generated $150,000 in
gifts from the community in 2008, including signicant support from Foundation-based donor advised funds.
The Foundation was also able to extend distinctive educational opportunities to a number of local not-for-prot
organizations, including our Partners in Philanthropy. A special collaboration with The Fund Raising School and
the Center on Philanthropy allowed us to host Interpersonal Communications for Fundraising and Developing
Major Gifts – two important courses that would not otherwise have been available in our area. The goal: enable
local leaders to strengthen critical skills that will help their organizations better serve Wayne County.
A significant grant to the
Golay Center enabled them to
build an outdoor sports court.
The new facility provides a
safe, family-friendly place for
basketball, volleyball, and
other activities that teach life
lessons through sport.
Gathering … Stewarding …
Shar-ing [shair-ing] to use, participate in, enjoy, receive
There, too, were specic opportunities for women to network and learn in 2008. The Giving Circle: Women
Helping Others was formed. This small group of dedicated women meets regularly to learn about local
nonprot organizations and how their collective contributed investment can serve the community. This
investment, in the form of grants given to local organizations that predominantly serve women and children,
will be made annually in the fall.
In October, the Foundation hosted a one-day women’s conference that gave area women a chance to
attend a full day of educational workshops. Various sessions were offered in management, effective
communication, investing, making charitable contributions, coping with stress, and estate planning.
Over 100 women attended the event.
The Women’s Fund began
as a way to thank the many
people who had touched the
lives of Pat Heiny and Mary
Jo Clark. They hosted a party
each year for friends who had
contributed to their success.
One year, in lieu of the party,
they established a fund through
which grants could be made to
those who serve women and
girls.
Today, the fund is supported
by the dozens of women who
attend the annual luncheon
and art auction. In turn, the
fund supports a wide range of
causes important to women
and girls. Recent recipients
of grants from the Women’s
Fund include the DIPLOMAS
program, the YWCA, Habitat
for Humanity, Amigos, the Wise
Women program at Townsend
Center, Cope Environmental
Center, and Girls, Inc.
Known for its unique themes, the Women’s Fund luncheon showcases the talents
of local artists and uses their donated works to raise money to support the fund’s
grant-making efforts. Paulette Sankofa, Ivy Tech College, was a featured artist.
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Grant [grahnt] to bestow, confer or transfer
The Foundation awarded a record $1,652,961 in grants and scholarships in 2008. This total includes grants from
agency funds and agency designated funds, as well as awards made through the Foundation’s own discretionary
grant-making. These distributions reect our donors’ many interests, as well as needs identied in the community.
Animal Interest
$18,015
HELP the Animals
Richmond Parks
Department Bark Park
Roscoe’s Rescue
Community Activities
$77,498
American Huey 369
Area 9 Agency on Aging
Boys and Girls Clubs of
Wayne County
Centerville-Center
Township Public Library
Communities In Schools of
Wayne County
Community Food Pantry
Fountain City Lions Club
Helping Hand Fund
Girls, Inc.
Model T Ford Club
Richmond Parks and
Recreation Department
Starr-Gennett Foundation
The Ripple Effect
Town of Milton
Education Grants and
Scholarships
$980,962
Baxter Neighborhood Help
Center/I.U. East
Birth-To-Five
Centerville-Abington
Community Schools
Centerville-Abington
Elementary School
Children’s Justice and
Advocacy Center
Communities In Schools of
Wayne County
Countywide Partnership
for Youth
Earlham College
Hagerstown Elementary
School
Harvard College Fund
Harvard Magazine
Indiana University East
Institute for Creative
Leadership
Kiwanis Club of Richmond
Knightstown Elementary
School
Morrisson-Reeves Library
Murray and Associates
National Alliance for Mentally
Ill/East Central Indiana
Nettle Creek School Corporation
Newspapers In Education
Northeastern Elementary School
Northeastern Junior/Senior
High School
Purdue University
Richmond Catholic Community
Richmond Community Schools
Richmond Family Y.M.C.A.
Richmond Friends School
Richmond High School
Richmond High School Alumni
Association
Seton Catholic Schools
Stage One Youth Theatre at
Richmond Civic Theatre
Third Grade Reading Academy
University of Pennsylvania
Wayne County 4-H Association
Wayne County Historical
Museum
Wayne County Soil and Water
Conservation District
Wayne County Vision
Western Wayne Educational
Trust Committee
Western Wayne Elementary
School
Whitewater Community
Television
Women In Transition (WIT)
House
Youth as Resources
Dunn Mental Health Center
Dystonia Medical Research
Foundation
Reid Hospital Foundation
Reid Hospital Foundation
Medical Library
Sunrise Therapeutic Riding
The Arts
$60,940
Boys and Girls Clubs
of Wayne County
Dunn Mental Health Center
InConcert
Richmond Art Museum
Richmond Civic Theatre
Richmond Community Schools
Richmond Parks and
Recreation Department
Richmond Symphony
Orchestra
Stage One Youth Theatre at
Richmond Civic Theatre
Starr-Gennett Foundation
Wayne County Cultural Alliance
Wayne County Historical
Museum
Religious Activities
$137,481
Beth Boruk Temple
Central United Methodist
Church
First English Lutheran Church
Reid Memorial
Presbyterian Church
Richmond Catholic Community
RockSolid Ministries
Seton Catholic Schools
St. Andrew Church
St. Mary Catholic Church
St. Paul’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church
Zion’s Lutheran Church
Environment and Preservation
$67,336
Boys and Girls Clubs of Wayne
County
William G. Scott House
Habitat for Humanity
Historic Hagerstown
Lauramoore Friends Home
Levi Cofn House Association
Parks Foundation / Cope
Environmental Center
Quaker Hill Foundation
Wayne County Historical
Museum
Whitewater Valley Land Trust
Seniors
$15,538
Senior Opportunities Services
Townsend Community Center
Social Services
$87,917
Achieva Resources
Corporation
Adult Day Care of Richmond
American Red Cross
Circle U Help Center
Health and Human Services
$13,739
American Red Cross
Area 9 Agency on Aging
Disabled American Veterans
John Waybright Chapter 64
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Community Action of Central
Indiana/AMIGOS
Conict Resolution Center
Dalmatian Foundation
Fountain City Lions Club
Helping Hand Fund
Habitat for Humanity
Hand-in-Hand Adult Day
Care of Richmond
Hope House Recovery Center
Independent Living Center of
Eastern Indiana
Indiana Women in Need (IWIN)
Mother’s Bank
My Will
Retired Senior Volunteer
Program
Richmond Day Nursery
Ronald McDonald House
of Indiana
Specialized Alternative for
Families and Youth of
Indiana
United Way of Whitewater
Valley
Women In Transition (WIT) House
Women’s Fund
Youth
$143,185
American Red Cross
Baxter Neighborhood Help
Center/I.U. East
Birth-To-Five
Boys and Girls Clubs of
Wayne County
Communities In Schools of
Wayne County
Dunn Mental Health Center
Eastside Girls Softball
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana
Girls, Inc.
Golay Community Center
Noah’s Ark Day Care Center
Peer Information Center
for Teens
Richmond Day Nursery
Richmond Family Y.M.C.A.
Richmond Parks and
Recreation Department
Stage One Youth Theatre at
Richmond Civic Theatre
Sweet Dreams Softball
The Becky Rosa Endowment
for Girls, Inc. of Wayne County
Townsend Community Center
Wayne County Vision
Youth as Resources
Vigran Family
Foundation
$1,644,742
Lifelong 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 however, he understood there was a way to
use the Foundation to achieve his goals with fewer
complications.
Grant Committee
Rob Quigg
chair January - May
Adam Forrest
chair June - December
Denny Burns
Verne Clingenpeel
Leslie Ducey
Mick Fowler
Roger Green
Gayle Gardner
Kevin Handley, Sr.
Carol Hinshaw
Misty Hollis
Vic Jose
Shelley Miller
Sara Jane Moyer
By creating a supporting organization called the
Vigran Family Foundation, he and his family retained
many of the benets of a private foundation while
leveraging many other benets. In addition to a
$1 million establishing gift in 2001, a very generous
bequest came to the Vigran Family Foundation after
Stan’s passing in 2004.
Pat Murrah
Newell Pledger-Shinn
Annette Rodefeld
Bob Rosa
Tammy Williamson
Ben Young
Alison Zajdel
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. A list of grants made by the Vigran
Family Foundation appears below.
Impact Grant
Committee
The Wayne County Foundation is grateful to Stanley
Vigran and his family for their remarkable generosity
and foresight.
Alan Spears, chair
Jon Ford
Anne Pennington
Bob Ramsey
Bob Reinke
Tammy Williamson
Grants from the Vigran Family Foundation
$50,350
Beth Boruk Temple
Birth-To-Five
Boys and Girls Clubs of Wayne County
Community Action of Central Indiana/AMIGOS
Earlham College
Girls, Inc.
Goldman Union Camp
Hand-in-Hand Adult Day Care of Richmond
Indiana Jewish Historical Society
Indiana University East
International School of Indiana
Jewish Community Center of Cincinnati
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
Miami University
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Most Valuable Kids
Planned Parenthood of Indiana
Reid Hospital Foundation
Richmond Civic Theatre
Richmond Day Nursery
Second Helpings
Special Olympics
Stage One Youth Theatre
at Richmond Civic Theatre
Sunrise Therapeutic Riding
United Way of Whitewater Valley
Wayne County Foundation
Wernle Children’s Home
Yavneh Day School
Young Women’s Christian Association
Leg-a-cy [leg-uh-cee]
handed down, from the past to
support the future
The Legacy Society
For thirty years, the Foundation has helped generous
individuals and families create lasting benets for our
community. These legacies are ones of “philanthropy in action”
and thoughtful concern for others. For that we are forever
grateful.
The Legacy Society was created in 2007 as a way to thank
these forward thinking donors, to recognize their generosity,
and to encourage others to emulate their generous acts. The
Society is comprised of the many caring individuals who have
made formal plans in their will or estate plan to benet the
community through a gift to the Foundation.
Members of the Society are recognized by a permanent
display featuring a beautiful Magaw wall sculpture in the
Foundation ofce. They are celebrated at an annual event
and receive special invitations to other Foundation events
throughout the year.
We thank the members of the Legacy Society for the tangible
expressions of concern for others they may never know.
Charter Members
of the Legacy Society
Anonymous
Frank and Mary Alice Adney
Tom and Sheryl Alberts
Charles Ball
Steve and Jill Borchers
Julia Downs
Jon and Judy Ford
Al and Loraine Gentry
John and Pat Harlan
Mike and Carol Hinshaw
Ron and Rachel Hughes
Eileen Hunt
Jon and Suzette Igelman
Pat James
Vic and Faye Jose
Paul and Pat Lingle
Joan Martin
Charlie Matthews
Maxine Matthews
Marjorie Meredith
Ernie and Betty Mills
Bill and Becky Niersbach
Roy Ridge
David Rodgers
Allan and Miriam Rosar
Peter and Jean Rossi
George and Mary Schmid
David Sherick
Glen and Jewell Spears
David and Carla Stidham
Wayne and Jane Vincent
Charter Members Recognized in Memoriam
William F. Adler
Charles and Joan Bartel
Byron Bond
Zelma Bozworth
Clarence Brown
Florence Bultman
Melba Dawn Chiarenza
Thomas Cofn
William J. Cramer
M. Glenn Cross
Fred and Alice Crye
Willard G. and Jane Bowen
Clay and Opal Brooks
John and Mary Brubaker
Mary Louise Custer
Mildred Dryer
Hub and Zella Etchison
Edward Fath
Dorothy Goodwell
Kenneth Goodwell
Gilbert Gray
Francis and Earla Gregg
Rosa and Roscoe Haindel
J. Ross and Natalie Harrington
Anna Belle Henthorne
Mary E. Hill
Ruth Hamilton Robbins
Frank and Madeline Hensley
John Charles and Gertrude Hubbard
Marie Ingabrand
Martha L. Hoffman
Elizabeth Jay
Mary Hateld Jenkins
Charles Kienzle
Nora Lee Latture
Fern Lee
Henry and Ruth Macy
Ruby Fender Martin
Donald McKinney
Mary Helen Miller
Antonio Mitrione
Marian H. Niswander
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Robert O’Maley
Alicebelle Parry
Abram Phillips
Ruby Ellen Phillips
Willam H. Reller
Daniel G. Reid
Moreta Ballinger Rinehart
Charles Rodefeld
Jeanette Rodefeld
Will and Emma Rodefeld
Hugh and Sara Ronald
Elizabeth Smelser
Laurence Strong
Catharine Binkley Thomas
Glenn Veal
Joan Vigran
Stanley Vigran
J. Rollf and Miriam Wadman
Lura Carnes Wine
Anne Withers
Frederick V. Wood and Mary L. Couch Wood
Build-ing [bild-ing] to establish, increase or strengthen
The Acorn Society
We’ve all heard the saying “great oaks from little acorns grow.” That
concept remains true today. Small amounts – the acorns – invested
carefully over an extended period of time can yield substantial
assets – the oak trees – to fund future opportunities.
The Acorn Society was established in 2007 as a way for donors to
build meaningful, permanent funds over time. After a small initial
investment, regular payments help increase the fund. Upon
reaching $5,000, an endowed fund is created for the purpose
specied by the donor.
We thank those who started a
fund in 2008…
Tom and Marilyn Barker
Endowment Fund –
established by their children
and grandchildren
Nelson and Forrest Families
Donor Advised Fund established by Adam and
Tanya Forrest
and those who continued to nurture
a fund in 2008…
Lowell Conley Musician
Fund – established by Phil
and Stephanie Quinn
Vikki Johnson Performing
Arts Endowment –
established by Vikki Johnson
Gilbert Klose Endowment
Fund – established by his
children: Kevin, Christopher
and Megan
Adam Forrest and his dad, Jim
Harlan, stand on the front lawn of the
Wayne County Historical Museum,
where Jim is director. Adam and his
wife, Tanya, started an Acorn Fund
in 2008, carrying on a tradition of
giving started by his grandfather, John
Harlan, (pictured above) who was
instrumental in establishing the Wayne
County Foundation.
Funds [fuhnds] - noun - money or property donated to an
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
Unrestricted gifts are the
most exible type of gift.
They create or support
unrestricted funds that allow
the Foundation’s Board of
Directors to make grants in
response to the community’s
most important needs.
Alice J. Crye Operating
Endowment-2007 ($35,521)
Matching Seed Money Fund
2007 ($7,597)
Mary Louise Custer
Memorial Fund-1997
($21,819)
Memorial and Honor Fund
1979 ($16,001)
New Funds
Established in 2008
Robert R. Rhoads
Community Endowment
Fund ($3,892) – Established
in his memory by the family
of Robert Rhoads to provide
grants to various community
organizations.
Julia Downs Endowment
Fund-2003 ($18,838)
William F. Adler Unrestricted
Fund ($155,697) – Created
with the remainder of the
William F. Adler Unitrust to
provide grants to various
community organizations.
Gethers Family Fund-2002
($4,788)
Previously Established
Funds
Acorn Society Combined
Fund-2007 ($40)
William F. Adler Memorial
Fund-2001 ($293,165)
Ahaus Family Fund-2002
($11,611)
Anonymous Family Fund2002 ($19,154)
Ball-Bolle Family Fund-2002
($20,106)
Bank One Endowment
Fund-2002 ($5,844)
Doug and Ellen Bennett
Endowment Fund-2002
($10,241)
Discretionary Fund-2006
($16,658)
Emergency Fund-2006
($9,978)
Hub and Zella Etchison
Memorial Fund-1994
($51,557)
J. Ross and Natalie
Harrington Memorial Fund2000 ($7,813)
Mike and Carol Hinshaw
Endowment Fund-2002
($10,041)
Marie Ingabrand Memorial
Fund-1985 ($37,766)
Jeffers Family Fund-2002
($27,358)
Kleinknecht Endowment
Fund-2002 ($20,521)
Nora Lee Latture Memorial
Fund-2005 ($76,735)
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Unrestricted Fund-1994
($2,715,135)
Paul and Pat Lingle
Endowment Fund-2002
($27,359)
Brady Family Fund-2002
($7,227)
Ruth and Henry Macy
Memorial Endowment Fund
1988 ($128,045)
John H. and Mary J.
Brubaker Memorial Fund2000 ($301,680)
Mann Family Youth and
Education Fund-1985
($32,175)
Capital Campaign Fund2007 ($152)
Joan Martin Endowment
Fund-2003 ($8,924)
West End Bank Community
Fund-2002 ($13,774)
CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND
GIFT ANNUITIES
These funds have been
Jon Morgan Endowment
established by donors who have
Fund-2002 ($6,840)
made a gift to the Foundation and
Janette Nottingham Memorial retain a lifetime income interest.
The remainder will be used for
Fund-2002 ($13,595)
charitable purposes.
Ruby Ellen Phillips Memorial
Previously Established Funds
Fund-1992 ($12,882)
Frank and Mary Alice Adney
Charitable Gift Annuity
Suzanne G. Quigg Memorial
Fund-2003 ($3,679)
Anonymous Gift Annuity
Ray J. and Mildred Raper
Julia Downs Charitable
Memorial Fund-2002
Gift Annuity
($13,694)
Reid Social Responsibility
Endowment Fund-2002
($274,487)
Albert C. Gentry and M. Loraine
Gentry Charitable Remainder
Unitrust
William H. Reller Memorial
Fund-2000 ($10,337)
Roger and Marcia Grimm
Charitable Remainder Trust
Roy M. Ridge Endowment
Fund-2002 ($530,131)
Jon and Suzette Igelman
Charitable Remainder Trust
Charles A. and Billi Rodefeld
Family Endowment Fund
2005 ($4,038)
Joan Martin Charitable
Gift Annuity
Stamm-Koechlein Family
Fund-2002 ($547,007)
Roy M. Ridge Charitable
Gift Annuity
Harry and Catherine Thomas
Memorial Fund-1992
($90,410)
Funds Retired in 2008
William F. Adler Unitrust
Charles E. Matthews
Jeannette Rodefeld Memorial Charitable Gift Annuity
Fund-1992 ($184,292)
Charles E. Matthews
Charitable Gift Annuity #2
Hugh and Sara Ronald
Memorial Fund-1983
Maxine M. Matthews Charitable
($117,925)
Gift Annuity
Bob Rosa Family Fund-2002
Maxine M. Matthews Charitable
($4,571)
Gift Annuity #2
Rosar Family Fund-2002
William and Mary Niersbach
($22,423)
Charitable Gift Annuity
Glen and Jewell Spears
William and Mary Niersbach
Endowment Fund-2005
Charitable Gift Annuity #2
($10,863)
Unrestricted Fund for Wayne
County-1979 ($278,911)
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John M. Harlan Charitable
Remainder Trust
institution, to be invested or contributed for some special purpose
PARTNERS in
PHILANTHROPY
Nonprot organizations
that wish to establish
funds to assure the longterm sustainability of their
organization without using
staff or board resources for
its management, may place
the funds with the Foundation.
Distribution of earnings from
the fund will be made to the
organization on a regular
basis to be used for the
organization’s most pressing
needs.
New Funds
Established in 2008
Camilla B. Dunn Endowment
Fund to Benet Dunn Center
($7,505) - Created by the
board and staff of Dunn Mental
Health Center to be used for
general operation and program
expenses of the organization.
Independent Center
Endowment Fund ($7,500)
Established by the board of
directors of the Independent
Living Center to support the
general operation and program
expenses of the agency.
Morrisson-Reeves
Endowment Fund ($158,079)
Established by MorrissonReeves Library to support the
general operation and program
expenses of the organization.
Friends of Richmond Parks
Fund ($5,025) - Established to
create an annual distribution
that will be used for general
operation and program
expenses of the agency.
The Becky Rosa Endowment
for Girls Inc. of Wayne
County ($9,195) - Created
by the Board of Directors
of Girls, Inc. to be used for
general operation and program
expenses of the organization.
Previously Established
Funds
Achieva Resources
Endowment Fund-1987
($68,523)
Beth Boruk Temple
Endowment Fund-2001
($3,944)
Birth-To-Five, Inc.
Endowment Fund-2006
($15,046)
Community Christian School
Endowment Fund-1998
($32,775)
Jim Cope Endowment Fund2004 ($118,369)
Earlham Cemetery Heritage
Fund-1998 ($4,475)
Hayes Regional Arboretum
Educational Endowment
Fund-1997 ($6,150)
Hope House Addiction
Recovery Center Fund-2005
($15,117)
Mental Health Association in
Wayne County Endowment
Fund-1990 ($229,079)
Nettle Creek Valley Museum
Endowment Fund-1997
($7,406)
Reid Memorial Presbyterian
Church Endowment Fund1993 ($59,629)
Richmond Symphony
Orchestra Endowment Fund2000 ($262,679)
RSVP Endowment Fund1987 ($12,672)
United Way of Whitewater
Valley Endowment Fund2000 ($151,053)
YWCA Endowment Fund2007 ($3,731)
AGENCY DESIGNATED
FUNDS
Designated Funds restrict the
annual earnings to a specic
charitable entity, providing a
permanent source of funds for
that organization.
New Funds Established
in 2008
Carolyn MacDowell, RN, Fund
for Adult Day Care ($15,375)
Established by her husband,
Barry, to commemorate her
many years of service to
seniors in the community,
this fund is to be used for
general operation and program
expenses of the organization.
John Harlan Fund for the
Wayne County Historical
Society ($85,287) - Created
from the John M. Harlan
Charitable Remainder Trust,
this fund will support the
operating expenses of the
Wayne County Historical
Society.
Mary Helen Miller Operating
Endowment Fund ($97,753)
Established by the estate of
Mary Helen Miller to provide
operating support to the Wayne
County Foundation.
Bonnie Nicholson
Endowment for Education
($4,315) - Established to
memorialize the work of
Northeastern Elementary
teacher Bonnie Nicholson, an
annual distribution from the
fund will be used to provide
support to Northeastern
Elementary school science
programs.
Previously Established
Funds
H. Charles and Joan Bartel
Endowment Fund-2004
($152,038) – To benet St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church and the
Wayne County Foundation.
S. Edgar Bond Family Fund
2000 ($703,919) - To benet
Earlham College.
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Jim Bower Fund for Stage
One Youth Theatre-2006
($6,321) – To support the Stage
One Youth Theatre.
Bowen Family Fund-1999
($7,652) - To benet St. Paul’s
Evangelical Lutheran Church
and Wayne County Foundation.
Zelma Bozworth Memorial
Fund-1993 ($197,246) - To
benet the Wayne County
Historical Museum.
Clay and Opal Brooks Family
Fund-1982 ($24,058) - To
help pay for improvements in
Whitewater Gorge Park.
Lowell and Gladys Brooks
Athletic Opportunity Fund
2006 ($15,980) – To give
students of Centerville JuniorSenior High Schools the
opportunity to participate in the
schools’ athletic programs when
they would not otherwise be able
to participate due to nancial
hardship.
Lowell and Gladys Brooks
Christian Education Fund2006 ($15,495) - To be used
to purchase materials for
religious education activities
and programs at the Centerville
Christian Church.
Lamar Lundy Endowment
Fund-2007 ($365,517) –To
support the operations and
programs of the Townsend
Community Center.
Ira Carter Neighborhood
Development Fund-2000
($27,764) - To fund special
neighborhood projects.
Centerville-Abington Schools
Educational Endowment
Fund-1989 ($31,796) – To
provide teacher mini-grants.
The Rose Hamilton Scholarship
Fund is a component fund.
Fund balances as of December 31, 2008
are shown in parentheses.
Funds [fuhnds] - noun - money or property donated to an
Ruth and Henry Macy
Memorial Museum Fund1988 ($223,684) – To benet
the Levi Cofn House and
the Wayne County Historical
Museum.
Friends of the William G.
Scott House Fund-2003
($1,881) - To support the
preservation of the historic
home at 204 North 10th Street
in Richmond.
Clifford J. and Martha J.
Dickman Family Endowment
Fund-2005 ($12,782) - To
benet Seton Catholic Schools.
Murray Theatre Endowment
Fund-2005 ($4,619) – To
provide operating and
maintenance support of the
Murray Theatre building.
Seton High School Agency
Fund-2000 ($13,397) – To
provide operating income for
Seton High School.
Frank and Madeline Hensley
Memorial Fund-2001 ($5,754)
To benet the Lutherania
Cemetery.
Nettle Creek Schools
Educational Endowment
Fund-1988 ($19,888) - To
provide teacher mini-grants.
Donald L. and Martha L.
Hoffman Memorial Fund1985 ($13,206) – To benet
Richmond Civic Theatre’s
Center Stage (Studio One)
program and its library.
William R. and Mary E.
Niersbach Boys Club
Endowment-1999 ($20,947)
To benet the Boys and Girls
Clubs of Wayne County.
Melissa Wilson Cofn and
Anna Nicholson Cofn
Memorial Fund-1999
($104,279) - To purchase
large print and regular print
non-ction books for MorrisonReeves Library.
G. Howard and Helen L.
Holthouse Memorial Fund2004 ($11,982) – To fund the
“Teacher of the Year” award at
Seton Catholic High School.
Holthouse-Thomas Memorial
Fund-1990 ($35,657) - To
benet St. Andrew Catholic
Church.
John Charles and Gertrude
Pardieck Hubbard Fund
for Continuing Catholic
Education-1989 ($2,312,799)
To support religious education
programs in Richmond’s three
Catholic parishes.
Mattie G. Jacobs Memorial
Fund-2001 ($1,545) – To
benet the Richmond Art
Museum.
Charles E. Kienzle-Kiwanis
Endowment Fund-1998
($18,263) – To benet Riley
Hospital, a philanthropic
project of the Kiwanis Club of
Richmond.
Lilly Scholarship PR Fund1997 ($5,425) – To fund
College for a Day and other
educational activities of the
Foundation.
William R. and Mary E.
Niersbach Endowment
Fund-1997 ($44,859) - To
benet the cancer care
programs of Reid Hospital.
Northeastern Schools
Educational Endowment
Fund-1989 ($34,338) – To
provide teacher mini-grants.
Richmond Community
Schools Educational
Endowment Fund-1989
($37,226) – To provide
teacher mini-grants.
Will and Emma Rodefeld
Family Fund-1981
($110,153) – To support
Springwood Lake Park
and the Wayne County
Foundation.
Father John Luerman
St. Vincent De Paul
Endowment Fund-2007
($33,996) – To provide
material aid to hungry,
homeless, and needy people
through the St. Vincent de
Paul Society at St. Andrew
Catholic Church.
Taking Stock Initiative Fund
2000 ($751) – To support
operating and administrative
costs of the Foundation.
Joan Vigran Memorial Fund
1994 ($5,655) – To benet
Richmond Civic Theatre.
Wayne County Historical
Museum Egyptian Gallery
Endowment Fund-2007
($9,475) – To provide
for the maintenance and
improvement of the Wayne
County Historical Museum’s
Egyptian Gallery and the
conservation and study of the
Museum’s Egyptian collection.
Western Wayne Educational
Endowment-1989 ($26,724)
To provide teacher minigrants.
Rev. John Luerman Western Wayne Senior
Center Inc. Fund-2006
($16,031) – To support the
activities of the Western
Wayne Senior Center.
Wickemeyer Family
Endowment Fund-2005
($9,047) – To benet the
Richmond Rose Garden
and First English Lutheran
Church’s youth group and
music activities.
Lura Carnes Wine
Trust-1980 ($88,719) – To
provide unrestricted gifts
through the Foundation and
to benet the Richmond
Symphony Orchestra.
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Anne Withers Memorial Fund
1998 ($31,196) - To benet the
YWCA.
Youth as Resources
Endowment Fund-2001
($8,724) - To support the
youth-led and youth-initiated
community service projects of
the organization.
Zion’s Lutheran Church of
East Germantown Indiana
Fund-2000 ($154,655) – To
benet Zion Lutheran Church
as designated by the Church
Council.
FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS
A Field of Interest Fund in the
area of one’s greatest concern,
such as education or the arts,
provides grant-making direction
without naming specic
agencies or organizations. This
fund’s greatest asset is the
exibility it provides for future
funding options.
New Funds
Established in 2008
Florence Bultman
Endowment Fund ($68,653)
Established by the estate of
Florence Bultman to be used
for research for the cure of
glaucoma.
Milton Town Fund ($3,505) Created by the citizens of
Milton to support various
projects and initiatives to
benet the Milton community.
Previously Established
Funds
The Children’s Fund1993 ($21,826) - To provide
materials, educational
programs and treatment for the
prevention of child abuse.
Early Childhood Literacy
Endowment Fund-2006
($241,036) - To support early
childhood literacy programs
in Wayne County on the
recommendation of the P-16
Parent and Professional
Development Academy
Council.
institution, to be invested or contributed for some special purpose
Fine Arts Endowment Fund
2003 ($64,884) - To provide
funding for promotion of the
ne arts in Richmond and
Wayne County, including
performances and exhibitions
of the performing and visual
arts.
Fred Gabbard Fund-2001
($9,374) - To provide physical,
occupational and music
therapy for people with special
needs.
Goodwell Family Memorial
Fund-1988 ($66,381) - To
support and promote literacy
programs.
Roscoe and Rosa Haindel
Foundation Trust-1994
($175,194) - To benet youth
programs aimed at ghting
juvenile delinquency in
Richmond.
J.B. and Frances Holthouse
Family Fund-1984 ($6,076)
To support mental health
programs.
Literacy Fund-2004 ($12,552)
To support organizations and
projects that promote literacy
in Wayne County.
Robert L. O’Maley and
Gregg Martin O’Maley
Memorial Fund-1990
($40,413) - To support
leadership development
initiatives in Wayne County.
Abram Phillips Trust-1996
($75,283) - To assist poor
persons over age fty.
Richmond Area
Environmental Fund-1998
($29,489) - To purchase trees
and plants for Wayne County’s
public areas.
William L. and Elvira J.
Thomas Memorial Fund1988 ($6,649) - To benet
mental health programs.
Miriam D. and J. Rollf
Wadman Memorial Fund #1
1996 ($57,526) - To support
animal welfare programs and
organizations that train animals
for handicapped persons.
Miriam D. and J. Rollf
Wadman Memorial Fund #2
1996 ($58,500) – To support
the preservation of natural
areas and wilderness areas.
Gertrude Luckhardt Ward
Fund for Neighborhood
Revitalization-1991 ($7,381)
To benet county revitalization
projects and awards.
Bob York Memorial Fund
2001 ($8,980) – To benet
cancer research and other
cancer-related issues.
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
Individuals who establish
donor-advised funds can
provide periodic advice to the
Foundation Board concerning
grant recipients. Donors may
recommend recipients that
are nonprot, tax-exempt
organizations operating for the
public good.
New Funds
Established in 2008
Maymac Donor Advised
Fund - Established by an
anonymous donor to support
various charitable organizations and community projects.
Women’s Giving Circle
Fund - Established to provide
grants to organiza-tions that
principally serve women and
children.
Previously Established
Funds
Doug and Ellen Bennett
Donor Advised Fund-2001
Clarence and Julia Downs
Family Fund-2000
First Bank Community Fund
1991
Fountain City Lions Helping
Hand Fund-1989
Fund for Tomorrow Donor
Advised Fund-2007
General Donor Advised Fund
1999
Guthrie Family Donor Advised
Fund-2007
David and Becky Harper Donor
Advised Fund-1999
InConcert Support Fund-2006
Faye Stewart Jose Family
Fund-1986
NON-PERMANENT
AGENCY FUNDS
These non-permanent funds
have been established to receive
contributions on behalf of specic
charitable organizations or
causes. Often these assist shortterm projects or organizations
that have not yet received a tax
exemption from the IRS.
New Funds
Established in 2008
Book Bank Fund - ($15,056)
Third Grade Reading Academy
Fund ($18,111)
Previously Established Funds
Kiwanis Club of Richmond, Inc. Action Fund ($1,832)
Fund-1993
African American Expense
Harry Ray Post 65 American
Fund ($51)
Legion Fund-1998
Richmond Parks and
Recreation Department Bark
Nettle Creek Arts Fund-2006
Park Agency Fund ($3,486)
Kelli and Rob Quigg Donor
CAPE-Lilly Endowment ($7,368)
Advised Fund-2005
Robert L. and Toni L. Reinke
Donor Advised Fund-2007
Rosar Donor Advised Fund
2007
Rotary Club of Richmond, Inc.
Endowment Fund-1998
Dalmatian Foundation ($6,852)
Eastern Indiana Region
National Society of Fund
Raising Executives ($1,932)
Friends of McBride Stadium
Fund ($554)
GED Scholarship Fund ($2,440)
Stoller Advised Fund-1998
Mothers Bank Fund ($2,586)
Summersault Website
Development Donor Advised
Endowment Fund-2006
Police and Fire Training Facility
Fund ($3,290)
Harry and Marilyn Voyles
Donor Advised Fund-1999
Wayne Bank and Trust
Company Community Fund
1997
Richmond Rose Garden
Agency Fund ($27,618)
Starr-Gennett Fund ($40,957)
Sweet Dreams Softball
Fund ($802)
Wayne County Historical
Dr. Deb Wehman Fund for Girls’ Museum Building Fund ($5,471)
Athletics-2005
Wayne County Learning
Corporation Fund ($5,601)
Women’s Fund-2001
Whitewater Gorge Park Project
Fund ($48,265)
Fund balances as of December 31, 2008
are shown in parentheses.
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Schol-ar-ship [skol-er-ship] a means of providing
African-American
Scholarship and Honors
Award
Clayton Bennett
Joseph Cruez
Sheena Hall
Jasmine Patel
Ryan Pennington
Courtney Shoemaker
Jonathan Alan
Scholarship
Elizabeth Nicholson
American Association
of University Women
Scholarship
Derek Horn
Devon A. Killion
Tiffany Wonsik
Anonymous Scholarship
Katherine Avery
Carrie Burkhardt
Alan Hinshaw
Earl Baker Memorial
Scholarship
Kaitlyn Culy
Erika A. and George E.
Brattain, Sr. Scholarship
Allison Schroer
Clarence Brown
Scholarship
Brittany Abrams
Sheena Hall
Ralph Burkhardt
Scholarship
Kevin Cox
Lucille Campbell
Scholarship
Jasmine Lloyd
Betty J. Cecere Memorial
Scholarship
Brittany Brown
Centerville-Abington
Dollars for Scholars
Travis Allen
Conner Bane
Courtney N. Barnett
Jordan Bentlage
Jamison Bolle
Courtney Bowen
Carrie Burkhardt
Aron Chaney
Skylar Eadler
Courtney Ecker
Colin Glenn
Erik Godsey
Lindsey Lainhart
Tyler Markley
Brandon K. Miller
Betheny Moore
Hannah M. Paul
Christine Rommer
Jessica Schuck
Jessica Squires
Joshua Steffee
Brittany Vanbastelaer
Kelsey Wampole
Kasey Whalen
Jeremy Whittaker
Jack Wright
Jason Chaney Memorial
Scholarship
Chad Melton
Ross Sharp
Melba Dawn Chiarenza
Scholarship
Rachel M. Barnes
Kristi S. Henderson
Garrett Singer
Alex Christ Memorial
Scholarship
Brant Powell
Chris Coffman Memorial
Scholarship
Jordan Sandlin
William J. Cramer
Scholarship
Jacob Vaughn
Justin B. Cross Memorial
Scholarship
Jason Coblentz
M. Glenn Cross Memorial
Scholarship
Andrew Dorrell
W. Barry Culy Memorial
Scholarship
Aaron R. Acker
Sarah Jordan
Samantha Weiss
Charlie Dils Memorial
Scholarship
Ryan Pennington
Jeffrey Duncan
Scholarship
Robert Holman*
Coy McNew*
Jacob Vaughn
Riley Zimmerman*
Waneta Fulton Memorial
Scholarship
Katie R. Bavender
Frostie Gilley Memorial
Scholarship
Kellie Adams
Tami Goss Memorial
Scholarship
Courtney N. Barnett
Francis and Earla Gregg
Scholarship
Amber Moore
Jo Anne Grigsby Memorial
Scholarship
Micah Maley
Ann Harmeier Memorial
Scholarship
Allison Schroer
Robert E. and Margaret M.
Herbst Scholarship
Rachel Sprague
Jean Hilkert Scholarship
Logan Frederick
Andre’anna L. Terry
Mary E. Hill Memorial
Scholarship
Amanda J. Broncho
Jessica L. Phillips
Megan Smith
Jasmine White
Elizabeth Wright
Greg and Rod Jarrett
Scholarship
Christine Bradway
Ariel C. Klemann
Mary Hateld Jenkins
Memorial Scholarship
Aaron R. Acker
Colleen Akers
Julie Anderson
Rachel M. Barnes
Rebecca Bartlemay
Kiersten Baumgartner
Katie R. Bavender
John Blevins
Leah Bowman
Christine Bradway
Brandon Brookbank
Stephen Brown
Jennifer Cox
Gregory Cramer
Joseph Cruez
Kaitlyn Culy
Jerome Day
Blaine De La Croix
Stephen DeWittee
Ryan Doughty
Megan Dunn
Steven Durham
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Elly Earlywine
Andrew Funkhouser
Ryan Gleeson
Jenna Graham
Olivia Gray
Abby Hays
Krisztina Hegedus
Jeremy Homer
Nicole House
Allison Jack
Kelly Jamison
Sarah Jordan
Skyler King
Allison Kinyon
Ariel C. Klemann
Christopher Kolger
Ashley Lewis
Wendy Liddell
Elissha Mattheis
Lindsay Mauger
Chad Melton
Katie M. Miller
Betheny Moore
Sarah Owens
Christopher Parker
Jasmine Patel
William Pearson
Tessa Rankin
Michael Redmond
Matthew Richter
Shane Robertson
Sarah Rodeghero
MegAnne Rueter
Jessica Schaffner
Tyler Schroeder
Marianne Seal
Ross Sharp
Courtney Shoemaker
Wendell Smith
Zachary Smith
Rachel Sprague
Hannah Stevens
Alyssa Stoker
Leslie Sturgeon
Marlene Thanalertvisuti
Kevin Toschlog
Ashley Trotter
Erin Trotter
Chantelle Van Der Merwe
Kate Waters
Colleen Werle
Megan Wesler
Heather Wheatley
Mitchell Widau
Elizabeth Wright
Joshua Johnson Memorial
Scholarship
Chad Lieberman
Hubert and Grace Jones
Scholarship
Jamie Forrester
nancial assistance for study due to merit or need
James Joseph Scholarship
Krystal Hunter*
Caitlyn Hyde*
Karen Lopresti
Emily Seid*
Nancy Keelor Kelly Memorial
Scholarship
Amy Kelly
Lacy Memorial Scholarship
Nicole House
Chad Lieberman
Paul E. and Bernice J.
Lamberson Memorial
Scholarship
Micah Maley
Ellen M. Lane Memorial
Scholarship
Kristi S. Henderson
Fern A. Lee Memorial
Scholarship
Karlee Fegan
Donald A. McKinney
Memorial Scholarship
Hannah M. Paul
Joshua Steffee
Jerry and Randa Mendenhall
Scholarship
Katelin Study
Galen Miller Scholarship
Carrie Burkhardt
Antonio “Tony” Mitrione
Memorial Scholarship
Allison Kinyon
Walter Moegerle Memorial
Scholarship
Patricia Glen
Marian H. Niswander
Business Scholarship
Joshua Steffee
Daniel Patrick Oberle
Memorial Scholarship
Jacob Davidson
Christina Maria Danielle
Leitner Memorial Scholarship Dorotha Packard Memorial
Educational Scholarship
Andrea Tyler
Jessica Schaffner
Kimberly Long Scholarship
Alicebelle Parry Scholarship
Steven Durham
Bruce Culy
Kevin Scott MacDowell
Mary K. Paust Memorial
Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship
Sarah Jordan
Heather Lahman
Kevin Ledoux
Ruth and Henry Macy
Memorial Scholarship
Joshua S. Smith
Perfect Circle Credit Union
Scholarship
Jasmine Patel
Rob Mahoney Memorial
Scholarship
Kaitlyn Culy
Chad Melton
Ross Sharp
Leslie Sturgeon
Edna Johnston McNary
Pickett Memorial Scholarship
Carrie Burkhardt
Ruby F. Martin Memorial
Scholarship
Kimble Slonaker
Ruby F. Martin Nursing
Scholarship
Michelle Anderson
Lindsey Lainhart
Mary E. Maurer, Hilda
Dickman Herold and Martha
Jane Dickman Scholarship
Wendell Smith
Leigh-Anne Valentini
Jack Reed Memorial
Scholarship
Leah Jarrett-Clark
Reid Hospital and Health
Care Services Dependent
Scholarship
Michelle Anderson
Jordan A. Everett
Lindsay Fliehman
Christopher P. Harrell
Berette Johnson
Erica L. Mikesell
Chalonda R. Richardson
Zachary T. Robbins
Sarah J. Schinke
Amanda Sprouse
Ruth Hamilton Robbins
Memorial Scholarship
Ryan Doughty
Stephen C. Varnell Memorial
Scholarship
Andrew Dorrell
Robert E. Rodefeld Memorial
Scholarship
Kelly Jamison
Glenn Veal Scholarship
Jenna Graham
George Romack Memorial
Scholarship
Courtney N. Barnett
Rosa Family Scholarship
Jessica Combs*
Julie Combs*
Dawn Washington*
Derek Washington*
Margaret Roushar Menning
Memorial Scholarship
Kevin Cox
Derek Horn
Harold W. Ryan Memorial
Scholarship
Cory Brattain
Shepherd Family Memorial
Scholarship
Kelly Pardieck
Stuart C. and Martha I.
Shipman Scholarship
Jessica Runkle
Richard F. Smith Scholarship
Abby Hays
Anne E. Sperling MSN
Scholarship
Desma Allen
Anne Elizabeth Sperling
Memorial Scholarship
Kelly Pardieck
Luella M. Beatty Stott
Scholarship
Alison Bentley
Elmer Toschlog Memorial
Scholarship
Conner Bane
Dr. Jerry Turner Memorial
Scholarship
Kevin Ledoux
Thad Tutterrow Memorial
Scholarship
Kaitlyn Culy
Nicole House
William E. Upchurch
Memorial Scholarship
Kaitlyn Culy
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VFW Post #1108 Scholarship
Richmond
Elly Earlywine
Marianne Seal
Anna E. Stephens
VFW Post #1108 Scholarship
Centerville
Travis Allen
Conner Bane
Colin Glenn
Katelin Study
VFW Post #1108 Scholarship
Northeastern
Lesley Ferkinhoff
Alan Hinshaw
Jocelyn Johnson
Jasmine Lloyd
Alisha Morgan
Shane Robertson
Charles Robinson
VFW Post #1108 Scholarship
Hagerstown
Jenna Graham
Ariel C. Klemann
Elissha Mattheis
Kayla Randall
Ashley Retherford
Leslie Sturgeon
Heather Wheatley
VFW Post #1108 Scholarship
Cambridge City
Karlee Fegan
Kara Fortman
Christopher McLaughlin
Luke Pattison
Jessica Prather
Collin Singleton
Hailey B. Watson
VFW Post #1108 Scholarship
Seton
Mallory Strohmier
Leigh-Anne Valentini
Frederick V. Wood and Mary
L. Couch Wood Scholarship
Chelsey Curnutt
Heather Wheatley
Hazel Hardwick Wickersham
Scholarship
Autumn S. Harley
Rusty Lumpkin
*Renewable scholarships,
previously awarded
The Wayne County College Fund
Richmond College Incentive Plan
The Wayne County College Fund was established in the
early 1990s to help raise the educational standards of
people of Wayne County, provide an incentive for further
education, support Wayne County Colleges, and enhance
Wayne County’s economic development potential.
The Richmond College Incentive Plan provides
scholarships to Richmond High School graduates
who intend to further their education at a Wayne
County college. The Plan is administered by the
Richmond High School Alumni Association and
provides “last dollar” scholarships to students who
demonstrate nancial need. The cumulative fund
balance as of December 31, 2008 was $927,013.
Awards are made to graduates of Wayne County High
Schools who will attend a Wayne County College.
These “last dollar” scholarships are based on nancial
need. They are available to non-traditional students and
enrolled college students, as well as graduating high
school seniors.
Thomas N. Cofn Memorial Fund ($104,538)
Edward J. Fath Memorial Fund ($214,498)
Richmond College Incentive Plan ($607,977)
The Fund is actually a group of ten component funds that
was given an early boost with a signicant gift from the
former Natco Foundation. The cumulative fund balance
as of December 31, 2008 was $673,484.
In addition, the Alumni Association is aligned with
the Foundation as the administrator of the Richmond
High School portion of the Wayne County College
Fund distribution.
Scholarship Recipients for 2008
Scholarship Recipients for 2008
Brittany Abrams
Ranea Allen
Michael C. Amstead II
Margaret Barth
Clayton Bond
Brittany Brown
Lynnadria Diamond
Dustin French
Laura Grey
Katherine Hartman
Amanda Helton
Natalie Hoff
Lacey Mathews
Diana L. McAvene
Amber L. McFarland
Terri L. Mello
Christopher Pennington
Sara DeAnn Perkins
Kristin Sharits
Lucas Starritt
Aramis Waters
Moises Ysaguire
Carrie W. Barber Caywood
Courtney Cain
Brannan Cobaugh
Dawn Greer
Kristin Gregory
Clifford L. Hazelbaker
Amy Hendricks
Tamika Sparks Hughes
Heather King
Danielle Lear
Branden Mathews
Luishia Mercer
Christopher Pennington
Ashley Retherford
Candace Rigney
Luzetta Rummel
Thomas Sams
Milly Schwegman
Britney Seifer
Sara Sharits
Thomas Snowden
Lucas Starritt
Leslie Sturgeon
Sarah Weiss
Kelsey West
Justin M. Witham
Wade Wright
Moises Ysaguire
Lilly Scholars
Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic performance,
written essays, letters of recommendation and nancial need. Chosen from a large pool of
applicants from throughout Wayne County, the Foundation’s Lilly Scholars receive a four-year full
tuition scholarship and book stipend to the pubic or private Indiana college of their choice.
Allison Schroer is the daughter of
Debera Schroer.
Jacob Slifer is the son of
Jeff and Rita Slifer.
While attending Lincoln High
School, Allison was very involved
in extracurricular activities and
volunteer work. She was a member
of French Club, SADD, English
and Fine Arts academic teams,
Key Club, National Honor Society,
marching band and 4-H, serving
various leadership roles. Allison
was also a volunteer for Western
Wayne Helping Hands Ministry and
a preschool assistant.
While attending Richmond
High School, Jacob
participated in newspaper,
was the Co-Editor-in-Chief
of the Register, and was
a member of the English
academic team.
He also served as a
statistician for both the boys
and girls basketball teams.
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Op-por-tu-ni-ty [op-er-too-ni-tee]
a favorable situation or condition as advancement or success
Scholarship and Award Funds
Scholarship and award funds are a type of designated fund that
provide donors the opportunity to offer nancial support to students.
New Funds Established
in 2008
Reid Hospital & Health
Care Services Dependent
Scholarship Fund ($51)
Established to provide
scholarship opportunities
for the dependent children
of current Reid Hospital
employees who are pursuing
an undergraduate degree in
health care related elds at
an accredited university or
college.
Stephen C. Varnell IU
Summer Music Clinic
Memorial Scholarship
Fund ($1,501) - Established
by Matt Grafin to provide
scholarship opportunities
to Richmond High School
graduates who wish to
attend the IU Summer Music
Clinic.
Previously Established
Funds
AAUW-Hoffman
Scholarship Fund-1990
($191,978) – To provide both
undergraduate and graduate
scholarships to students
graduating from Richmond
High School.
County-wide Scholarship
Committee
Carol McKey
Betsy Robinson
Alan Spears
Varnell Scholarship
Committee
Tony Ballin
Carol Gegner
Sally Porter
Jennifer Schroeder
Andrea Stuckey
African-American
Scholarship and Awards
Fund-1994 ($56,252) – To
provide scholarships to
deserving Wayne County
minority students.
Ralph Burkhardt
Scholarship Fund-1997
($4,171) – To provide a
scholarship to a graduating
Richmond High School senior
who has been an outstanding
orchestra student and intends
to study music in college.
Jonathan Alan Scholarship
Fund-1999 ($13,159) – To
assist a Richmond High School
graduate who plans to enter a
medical eld and demonstrates
nancial need.
Lucille Campbell
Scholarship Fund-2004
($50,065) - To provide a
scholarship annually to a
graduating senior of a Wayne
County high school who
demonstrates nancial need.
Anonymous Scholarship
Fund-1997 ($78,314) – To
provide college scholarships
to graduates of Lincoln,
Hagerstown, Northeastern,
Seton, or Centerville High
Schools who are pursuing a
degree in music.
Betty J. Cecere Memorial
Scholarship Endowment
Fund-2006 ($22,373)
To be awarded to a
graduating female senior at
Richmond High School who
demonstrates a nancial need
and is planning to attend an
accredited post-secondary
school.
Earl Baker Memorial
Scholarship Fund-1997
($6,813) – To benet graduates
of Wayne County high schools
who plan to attend Purdue
University.
Centerville-Abington
Dollars for Scholars-2004
($69,757) - To nancially
support students who wish
to pursue education beyond
high school and to encourage
educational achievement.
Erika A. and George E.
Brattain, Sr. Scholarship
Fund-2005 ($951) – To provide
scholarships to graduating
seniors of Lincoln High School
who are pursuing an education
in music.
Jason Chaney Memorial
Scholarship Fund-1999
($14,247) - To provide an
annual scholarship to a
graduating male senior of
Hagerstown High School.
Angela Brinker Endowment
Fund-2007 ($104,253) –
Established by a bequest
from Angela Brinker’s estate,
this fund will provide tuition
assistance to students who are
enrolled in a Seton Catholic
School and who demonstrate
nancial need.
Melba Dawn Chiarenza
Scholarship Fund-1998
($426,772) – To provide
scholarships to Lincoln High
School graduates who plan to
major in business, nursing, or
drama.
Clarence Brown Scholarship
Fund-1990 ($30,728) – To
benet graduating Richmond
High School seniors.
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Alex Christ Memorial
Scholarship Fund-2002
($6,314) – To benet a
graduating senior from
Richmond High School.
Ed Clemmer Memorial
Scholarship Fund-1997
($1,768) – To provide
scholarships to Richmond High
School graduates.
Helen Coble Memorial Fund
for Business Education-1995
($4,742) – To offer nancial
assistance to women studying
to open a business.
Chris Coffman Memorial
Scholarship Fund-1998
($8,521) – To provide the
Christopher Coffman Giant of
Heart Award to a student who
exhibits the personality traits of
Chris Coffman.
William J. Cramer
Scholarship Fund-1994
($322,840) – To provide
renewable scholarships to
graduating Richmond High
School students.
Justin B. Cross Memorial
Scholarship Endowment
Fund-2005 ($23,766) – To
provide a scholarship to
a graduating senior from
Richmond High School.
M. Glenn Cross Memorial
Scholarship-1991 ($11,684)
To provide a scholarship to a
Richmond High School student
attending a state school.
W. Barry Culy Memorial
Scholarship Fund-1998
($31,164) – To provide
scholarships to graduates of
Hagerstown High School.
Schol-ar-ship [skol-er-ship] a means of providing
W. Barry Culy 4-H Memorial
Scholarship Fund-continued
To provide scholarships
to Wayne County High
School graduates who have
participated in 4-H.
William and Clare Dexter
Scholarship Fund-2000
($9,746) - To assist students at
Seton High School who are in
nancial need.
Charlie Dils Memorial
Scholarship-1999 ($3,563) –
To provide annual scholarships
to Richmond High School
graduates.
Jeffrey Duncan Scholarship
Fund-1999 ($11,861) –
To provide renewable
scholarships to a Richmond
High School graduate studying
to be an engineer.
Eastern Indiana Human
Resource Association
Scholarship Fund-2002
($7,108) – To provide an
annual scholarship to a
resident of Indiana who is
enrolled in an Indiana college
or university and who is
pursuing a career in human
resources or a related eld.
Hazel Thornburg Emry
Scholarship Fund-2002
($4,077) – To be used for
scholarships for deserving
students involved in theatre.
Joseph P. Esposito
Scholarship Fund-2000
($7,881) – To assist a
graduating senior of
Centerville High School who
is pursuing an education in
the eld of engineering.
First Bank Scholarship
Fund-2001 ($122,399) - To
benet students enrolled in a
private high school in Wayne
County who demonstrate
nancial need.
Waneta Fulton Memorial
Scholarship Fund-1988
($2,409) – To provide
scholarships to a Hagerstown
High School graduating
senior who excelled
academically and exhibited
leadership in extra-curricular
activities and who is planning
to study nursing or medicine.
Francis and Earla Gregg
Scholarship Fund-1994
($11,337) – To provide
scholarships for Richmond
High School graduates who
plan to study art.
Jo Anne Grigsby Memorial
Scholarship Fund-2006
($17,720) - To be awarded
to a Lincoln High School
graduating senior pursuing
a career in math or science
education or Christian
services.
Louis E. Gibbs Memorial
Fund-1995 ($6,227) - To
provide scholarships for
studies in law enforcement at
Indiana University East.
Ann Harmeier Memorial
Scholarship-1994 ($11,384)
To provide an annual
scholarship to a graduate of
Lincoln High School.
Frostie Gilley Memorial
Scholarship Endowment
Fund-2005 ($7,764) – To
provide a scholarship
annually to a graduating
senior of Northeastern High
School pursuing a degree in
nursing.
Anna Belle Henthorne
Memorial Scholarship-1988
($3,424) – To provide a
scholarship and two art show
awards.
Scholarship Selection Committee
Nancy Alford
Joe Backmeyer
Debra Bartel
Thomas Bartel
Renita Baumer
Rob Bills
Beth Bowman
Eric Bowman
Cindy Bruns
Mike Cerqua
Aaron Chester
Mark Childs
Gary Cole
Kristina Dale
Jeanne Engle
Matthew Fisher
Suzanne Glazer
Sarah Hellrung
Brandon Hilbert
Mary Hirt
Tami Goss Memorial Donor
Advised Scholarship Fund2005 ($1,037) – To provide
a scholarship to a deserving
female senior graduating
from Centerville High School
who is planning to attend an
accredited college, university
or vocational school.
Annette Jetmore
Jodi Johnson
Angie Karch
Kim Kramer
Dave Land
Daryl Lane
Melissa Lawson
David Lundquist
Dr. Robert Mahon
Nanette Merida
Michelle Moore
Jane Myers
Tara Nocton
Lynne O’Neal
Sally Porter
Lou Ann Piehl
Barbara Ramsey
Kathryn Ray
Roy Reisinger
Lucinda Roberts
Rick Ruhl
Jim Russell
Jessica Sanford
Terry Schraub
Theresa Scruggs
Denise Selm
Michael Sherrow
Bruce Smith
Dennis Stephen
Don Sturgeon
Christy Tollett
Mandi Thomasson
Renee Thrasher
Marcy Valentini
Dick Warvel
Pamela Weaver
Theresa Wier
Bridget Wilson
Nancy Winn
Sarah Wright
Miriam Zimmer
Robert E. and Margaret M.
Herbst Scholarship Fund2000 ($13,587) – To provide
a scholarship to a graduate of
Richmond High School who
is pursuing further education
and who has demonstrated
an interest in voluntary civic
service.
Jean Hilkert Memorial
Scholarship-2003 ($29,391)
To provide a scholarship to a
graduating senior of Jefferson
High School in Lafayette,
Indiana.
Mary E. Hill Memorial
Scholarship-1985 ($130,162)
To assist students studying
the eld of health or medicine
with priority given to minority
students.
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Greg and Rod Jarrett Donor
Advised Scholarship Fund2005 ($3,449) – To provide
a scholarship annually to a
graduating senior of Hagerstown
High School seeking a business
degree at an accredited post
secondary institution.
Mary Hateld Jenkins
Memorial Scholarship-2003
($137,434) – To provide
scholarships to students in the
ve county school corporations.
Joshua Johnson Memorial
Fund-2003 ($6,346) - To provide
an annual scholarship to an
outstanding graduating senior of
Hagerstown High School.
Hubert and Grace Jones
Memorial Scholarship Fund2002 ($8,609) – To be awarded
to an exemplary Reid Hospital
employee who graduated from
Union County High School and is
pursuing higher education in the
eld of nursing.
James Joseph Scholarship
Fund-2000 ($13,532) - To
provide a scholarship to a
graduating senior of Richmond
High School who plans to
prepare for a human service
profession.
Nancy Keelor Kelly Memorial
Scholarship Endowment Fund2005 ($86,224) – To provide
a scholarship to a student
planning to attend a four-year
accredited college in Indiana who
demonstrates nancial need.
Timothy Kettler Memorial
Scholarship Fund-2002 ($18) –
To be awarded to an exemplary
employee at Reid Hospital who
is pursuing a nursing certicate
or degree related to his/her
profession.
Kirk-Little Post 1108, VFW
Scholarship #1-1993 ($54,709)
To provide scholarships to
graduating Richmond High
School seniors.
nancial assistance for study due to merit or need
Kirk-Little Post 1108,
VFW Scholarship #21994 ($53,859) - To provide
scholarships to graduating
Centerville High School
seniors.
Ellen M. Lane Memorial
Scholarship Fund-2001
($20,419) – To be awarded to a
Lincoln High School graduate
going into the education or
health care eld.
Kirk-Little Post 1108,
VFW Scholarship #3-1994
($55,011) – To provide
scholarships to graduating
Northeastern High School
seniors.
Fern A. Lee Memorial Fund2003 ($24,251) - To provide a
scholarship to a Lincoln High
School graduating senior who
enrolls in a post secondary
business training school or
business college.
Kirk-Little Post 1108,
VFW Scholarship #4-1996
($52,745) – To provide
scholarships to graduating
Hagerstown High School
seniors.
Kirk-Little Post 1108,
VFW Scholarship #5-1996
($51,400) – To provide
scholarships to graduating
Lincoln High School seniors.
Kirk-Little VFW Post
#1108 Scholarship #62003 ($24,319) – To provide
scholarships to graduating
Seton Catholic High School
seniors.
Lacy Memorial Scholarship
Fund-1988 ($14,438) – To
benet a Hagerstown High
School graduating senior
who exhibited leadership,
was active in extra-curricular
activities, had a strong
academic performance and
shows nancial need.
Johnathan A. Lahmann
Memorial Scholarship Fund2007 ($15,572) – To provide
a scholarship to a Richmond
High School graduating
senior who is pursuing formal
technical training at an
accredited institution.
Paul J. and Bernice J.
Lamberson Memorial
Scholarship-1989 ($12,714)
To honor former Western
Wayne teachers and provide
scholarships for graduating
Lincoln High School students.
Christina Maria Danielle
Leitner Memorial
Scholarship-1995 ($7,679)
To provide scholarships
to Richmond High School
graduates and Community
Christian School students.
Lilly Endowment Community
Scholarship Fund-1998
($25,081) –To provide fouryear full tuition scholarships
to outstanding Wayne County
students attending Indiana
colleges.
Kimberly Long Memorial
Scholarship-1981 ($6,912)
To be awarded annually to
a Richmond High School
graduate enrolling in a degree
granting institution.
Henry J. and Hedwig
Seegers Luerman
Endowment Fund-2003
($22,663) – To provide
tuition assistance to Seton
Elementary students who
demonstrate nancial need.
Mary E. Maurer, Hilda
Dickman Herold, and Martha
Jane Dickman Scholarship
Endowment Fund-2005
($28,995) – To provide annual
scholarships to one male and
one female student graduating
from Seton Catholic High
School.
Robert A. Luerman and Carl
H. Luerman Endowment
Fund-2003 ($22,663) – To
provide tuition assistance to
two Seton Elementary students
each year who are in nancial
need.
Kevin Scott MacDowell
Memorial Scholarship-1990
($33,441) – To provide two
scholarships to Richmond High
School graduates.
Donald A. McKinney
Memorial Scholarship Fund2005 ($22,941) –To annually
benet two Centerville High
School graduates.
Ruth and Henry Macy
Memorial Scholarship-1989
($63,902) – To provide
assistance to graduating
seniors of Northeastern Wayne
High School.
Margaret Roushar Menning
Memorial Scholarship-1999
($12,441) – To assist a student
who plans to continue his or
her education at a liberal arts
college.
Joseph E. Maddy Scholarship
Fund-1998 ($297) – To assist
Interlochen Arts Academy
students from Wayne County.
Galen Miller Scholarship
Fund-1998 ($12,546) – To be
awarded to students who have
volunteered to assist people
with disabilities.
Rob Mahoney Memorial
Scholarship Fund-2001
($30,930) – To provide
scholarships to a Lincoln
High School graduate who is
pursuing further education in
preparation for a career in the
construction or agricultural
industry.
Ruby Fender Martin Memorial
Scholarship-1990 ($25,633) –
To be awarded to a Centerville
High School graduate of high
academic and moral character.
Ruby Fender Martin Nursing
Scholarship-1990 ($64,334)
To provide assistance to a
graduate of Centerville High
School who is enrolling in a
nursing program.
Frances Mayhew, RN,
Scholarship Fund-2002
($28,696) – To provide
scholarships to nursing
students who are seeking a
course of study leading to a
Bachelor of Arts or a Masters
degree.
Jerry and Randa Mendenhall
Scholarship Fund-2007
($35,787) – To provide a
scholarship to graduating
seniors of Wayne County public
high schools who enroll in an
accredited college or university
and who demonstrate nancial
need.
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Antonio Mitrione Scholarship
Fund-1998 ($7,768) – To
benet a Richmond High
School graduate.
Walter Moegerle Memorial
Scholarship-1999 ($1,359) To be awarded annually to a
Centerville graduate planning
to pursue a career in the
computer or technology eld.
Marian Niswander Business
Scholarship-2002 ($6,144) To
benet students who plan to
study business.
Daniel Patrick Oberle
Memorial Scholarship
Fund-1997 ($32,037) – To
be awarded to a graduate of
Centerville High School who
plans to pursue an education
leading to a career in the
construction industry.
Dorotha Kitterman Packard
Memorial Educational Fund2000 ($175,245) - To provide
scholarships to students in
need.
Alicebelle Parry Scholarship
Fund-1994 ($96,658) – To
assist a graduating senior from
Winchester High School.
Mary K. Paust Memorial
Scholarship-1987 ($15,597)
To provide a scholarship
to a graduating Richmond
High School senior studying
business.
Op-por-tu-ni-ty [op-er-too-ni-tee]
a favorable situation or condition as advancement or success
Perfect Circle Credit Union
Scholarship Endowment
Fund-2004 ($4,292) – To
provide a scholarship to a
Wayne County high school
student entering an accredited
college.
Rosa Family Scholarship
Award-1988 ($70,158) –To
be used to recognize the
academic excellence of
one male and one female
graduate of Richmond High
School.
Edna Johnston McNary
Pickett Memorial
Scholarship Fund-1996
($17,854) - To provide
scholarships to a graduating
Centerville senior based upon
academic excellence and
nancial need.
Harold W. Ryan Memorial
Scholarship Fund-2006
($41,613) - To provide a
scholarship to a Wayne
County graduating senior
intending a course of study
that will lead to vocation in
public safety, especially in
the eld of law enforcement,
reghting, or emergency
medical training.
Jack Reed Memorial Fund
1999 ($42,599) – To provide
scholarships to outstanding
members of the Boys and
Girls Clubs of Wayne County
who plan to attend college.
Richmond High School
Class of 1980 Scholarship
Fund-2000 ($591) – To
provide scholarships as a
part of the Richmond College
Incentive Plan when fully
funded.
Ruth Hamilton Robbins
Memorial Scholarship-1979
($16,787) – To provide
scholarships to a Richmond
High School student who
plans to study business or
nursing and is a descendant
of a US veteran.
Robert E. Rodefeld
Memorial Scholarship
Endowment Fund-2006
($12,708) - To be awarded
to a Richmond High School
graduating senior who
participated in high school
swimming, representing
the school and the sport
in the pool, classroom and
community.
George Romack Memorial
Scholarship-1999 ($4,875)
To benet a Centerville
High School graduating
senior who demonstrates
academic responsibility,
has an interest in teaching,
coaching, physical tness,
and/or conservation, wildlife,
or natural resources.
Seton High School
Scholarship Fund-2000
($1,713) – To assist students
at Seton High School who
demonstrate nancial need.
Shepherd Family Memorial
Scholarship Fund-2007
($8,900) – To provide a
scholarship to a graduating
female student from
Richmond High School who
played basketball during
her senior year and who is
pursuing an education after
high school.
Stuart C. and Martha I.
Shipman Scholarship Fund
2000 ($7,848) - To provide
scholarships to Lincoln High
School graduates who plan to
attend college to prepare for a
career in education, ne arts,
business or a vocational area.
Elizabeth Smelser
Scholarship Fund-1994
($197,037) – To provide
renewable scholarships to
students planning to attend
Earlham College.
Richard F. Smith Memorial
Scholarship-1994 ($6,026)
To provide scholarships
to Richmond High School
graduates studying graphic
arts.
Anne Elizabeth Sperling
Memorial Scholarship-1984
($17,781) – To assist a
Richmond High School
graduate who is enrolled in a
program of R.N. certication.
Anne E. Sperling, BSN
Memorial Scholarship
Fund-2002 ($9,501) – To be
awarded to an exemplary
registered nurse employed at
Reid Hospital who is seeking
a Bachelor of Science Nursing
degree from Indiana University
East.
Anne E. Sperling, MSN
Memorial Scholarship
Fund-2002 ($7,922) – To be
awarded to an exemplary
registered nurse employed at
Reid Hospital who is seeking
a Master of Science Nursing
degree, and is enrolled full
or part-time at an accredited
university school of nursing.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Endowment Fund-2007
($33,983) – To provide tuition
assistance to students who
are enrolled in Seton Catholic
Elementary School and who
demonstrate nancial need.
Luella M. Beatty Stott
Memorial Scholarship Fund1999 ($4,055) - To provide
scholarships to students
planning to study nursing.
Elmer E. Toschlog Memorial
Award-1986 ($4,560) – To be
awarded annually to a graduate
of Centerville High School who
has demonstrated outstanding
citizenship and leadership
skills.
Dr. Jerry Turner Memorial
Scholarship Fund-2000
($3,158) – To provide an
annual scholarship to a
Richmond High School
graduate who plans to
prepare for a career in
veterinary medicine, science
or agriculture, and who
demonstrates nancial need.
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Thad Tutterow Memorial
Scholarship Fund-1988 ($7,228)
To benet a Hagerstown High
School graduating senior who had
a strong academic performance,
showed leadership in extracurricular activities, demonstrated
dedication to community
development and showed
responsibility in their actions.
Dr. William E. Upchurch
Memorial Award-1999 ($12,846)
To provide scholarships to
graduates of Hagerstown High
School who exhibit positive
traits including good citizenship,
leadership, strong character,
service and strong academic
performance.
Stephen C. Varnell Memorial
Scholarship Fund-2007
($72,611) - 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 at an accredited college or
university.
Glenn Veal Scholarship
Trust-2003 ($54,840) - To benet
graduates of Nettle Creek School
Corporation who study agriculture
and home economics.
Hazel Hardwick Wickersham
Scholarship Fund-2000
($15,430) - To provide
scholarships to graduates of
Union High School in Randolph
County who plan to enter the
teaching profession and show
nancial need.
John F. Wohlhueter
Scholarship Award Fund1987 ($5,340) – To provide a
permanent recognition of each
year’s valedictorian at Richmond
High School.
Frederick and Mary Wood
Scholarship Fund-1998
($118,700) - To benet graduates
of Hagerstown High School and
New Castle High School.
Lead-er-ship [lee-der-ship] an act of guidance,
direction, showing the way
Charles A.
Rodefeld
Award
Ruth J.
Wickemeyer
Award
Albert Gentry
Dr. Jim Daggy
The late Charles Rodefeld
was a life-long Wayne
County resident, successful
businessman, and civic leader. He recognized the value
of charitable giving as a means for promoting community
spirit and he understood the potential for progress that
a community foundation could leverage. Recipients of
this distinguished honor personify the Rodefeld traits
most remembered: an exceptional commitment to the
community through volunteer leadership and signicant
personal or corporate giving.
Ruth Wickemeyer was
the Foundation’s rst paid
executive director and it was under her direction that the
organization grew from a well-intentioned committee to
a respected community foundation with more than $8
million of assets under management. She will be best
remembered for her intellect, her fundraising acumen,
and her determination to succeed.
Al Gentry was the recipient of the 2008 Rodefeld Award.
Al’s volunteerism goes back several decades and has
been largely focused on the Whitewater River gorge.
In the early 1970’s, he recognized that the gorge was
a geological and historical treasure that should be
protected. He led an effort to establish the Society for
the Preservation and Use of Resources (SPUR), the
rst local organization devoted to the protection of the
gorge. He was also actively involved in the “rails to
trails” initiative which led to signicant improvements
of the original trail and its connection to the Cardinal
Greenway.
Dr. Jim Daggy was awarded the 2008 Ruth J.
Wickemeyer Award for Community Service. Dr. Daggy
has been a staple of the Boys and Girls Clubs since its
early years, and nearly since its inception. He became
a board member in 1964 and served consecutively
for the four decades since. He served as president of
the board of directors in 1970 when the organization
undertook a successful capital campaign for a building
addition. Thirty-two years later he was an honorary
chairman of the “Campaign for Kids”, the largest
single capital campaign for a community based nonprot organization in Wayne County. This successful
campaign helped raise more than $3.6 million for the
new Richard E. Jeffers Boys and Girls Club building that
currently serves over 1,500 members annually.
Al recognized the historical value of the abandoned
Starr Piano Works and the Gennett Recording Company
and worked to create the Starr Gennett Foundation in
1991, which has the express purpose of educating the
community about the legacy of the Gennett Studios and
promoting the development of the site into a city park.
In addition to his volunteer service at the Boys and
Girls Clubs, Dr. Daggy is a long-time board member
and past-president of the Rose Garden committee, has
served as a long-time board and committee member
at Area 9 Agency on Aging, and has worked on the
Cardinal Greenway committee since its inception.
Previous Award Recipients
Charles Rodefeld Award
1994 – Charles A. Rodefeld
1995 – Robert W. Rosa
1996 – J. Ross and Natalie Harrington
1997 – Kathleen Postle
1998 – Becky Rosa
1999 – John M. Harlan
2000 – Jim and Helen Cope
2001 – William R. Niersbach
2002 – Victor R. Jose
Ruth Wickemeyer Award
2003 – Donald C. McCullough
2004 – Tom and Claire Ann Milligan
2005 – Inezetta Stiver
2006 – Paul Lingle
2007 – Andy Cecere
2008 – Al Gentry
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2006 – Pat Bowers
2007 – Wilbur “Rody” Rodenberg
2008 – Dr. James Daggy
Donor [doh-ner] One who contributes something, of value
E Systems Electrical Contractors
Earlham College
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Ebbinghouse
EBSCO Industries
Economic Growth Group of Richmond
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Edelman
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Edelman
Ms. Michelle Edvenson
Ms. Mary I. Eikenberry
El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant
Ms. Phyllis Eloff
Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Elzemeyer
Mrs. Susan Elzemeyer
Mr. and Mrs. Lee H. Endress
Mr. and Mrs. Milton T. Erickson
Estate of Florence R. Bultman
Estate of Mary Helen Miller
Estate of Robert R. Rhoads
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Evans, Jr.
Mr. Edmund L. Evans
Ex-Teachers Club
Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Ferriell
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Fig Bar
First Bank Richmond
First Merchants Corporation
Ms. Joan L. Fishback
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Fizer, Sr.
Fleet Trailer Service
Mr. and Mrs. Jon A. Ford
Ms. Aileen Foreman
Mr. and Mrs. Adam G. Forrest
Ms. Tracy Fortman
Ms. Darlene T. Frame
Mr. William C. Frase
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Fraser
Fred Gabbard Trust Account
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Friedman
Dr. and Mrs. David J. Fulton
Dr. Jagadeesh Gaddipati
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Gaddis
Gannett
Gannett Foundation/Palladium Item
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Garman
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Garnet, Jr.
Geddes-Gennett
Ms. Adaline S. Gennett
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Gennett
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Gennett
Mr. Michael Gennett
Mr. Al Gentry
Mrs. Gloria B. Gibbs
Girls, Inc.
Mrs. Aileen Githens
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Glynn, Jr.
Jim Gobberdiel Communications
Mr. Matt Grafin
Mrs. Vicki R. Grafin
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Graves
Dr. and Mrs. Cory Gray
Mr. and Mrs. J. Roger Green
Mr. David C. Greer
Mr. and Mrs. C. William Gregory
Ms. Ruth E. Grider
Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Guthrie
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Guthrie
Rev. A. Theodore Halsted
Mrs. Joanna Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin C. Hancock
Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Hanes
Dr. C. Martin Hanneman
Ms. Terri L. Hardy
Dr. Beth Harrick
Harrington-Hoch
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Harter
HarvestLand Co-op
We thank the following people, businesses and organizations
that invested in the community through the Wayne County
Foundation in 2008.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Adamson
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Adney, Jr.
Aebersold Charitable Lead Trust
African American Scholarship and
Honors Committee
Ahaus Tool and Engineering
Mrs. Carolyn J. Ahaus
Mr. Jerry L. Albanese
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Alexander
Allen Painting
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Alpert
Animal Hospital of Richmond
Anonymous
Automated Controls and
Electrical Supply
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Avery
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Backmeyer II
Bader Mechanical
Barnhizer and Associates
Mr. Roderick Barr
Bartel Endowment Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bath
Ms. Nancy V. Beach
Ms. Louise Beede
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Beilfuss
Belden
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Benedict
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Benton
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Bergfelder
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Berry II
Dr. and Mrs. James R. Bertsch
Ms. Leslie Bishop
Black Ladies United at Earlham
College
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde A. Black
Dr. and Mrs. Lincoln Blake
Dr. George Blakey
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip D. Blose
The Blue Monkey
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Blue
Ms. Betty D. Blunk
Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Bode
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Borchers
Mr. George A. Borgman
Mr. Richard E. Boston
Bowen Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Bowers
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Brack
Mr. and Mrs. Allen B. Brady
Brady Ware
Mrs. Sharon Brant
Mr. Brent Brinkley
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brittenham
Mr. Ken Brooks
Mr. Timothy H. Brooks
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Brosig
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Brown
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. James Buhl
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Burgess
Mr. Dennis A. Burns
Ms. Monica Burns
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Burton
Ms. Debra A. Busby
Mr. Stephen Butler and
Dr. Linda Ronald
C.M. Contractors
Ms. Sarah Jane Camp
The Canteberry Salon
Ms. Joanna Roller Cardinal
Mr. Randy B. Carmichael
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Carp, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Carroll
Ms. Elly B. Casebolt-Flanagan
Ms. Gloria Castelluccio
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan L. Cate
Mrs. June E. Caughlin
Mr. Andrew Cecere
Centerville Classic Car Club
Centerville Lions Club
Chaler Corporation
Ms. Shirley Cheek
Ms. Maxine Chenowith
Mrs. Peggy Chopra
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Christiansen, Jr.
Christopher’s Auto Repair
Mr. and Mrs. Ron R. Christopher
City of Richmond
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Clark
Mr. Collin Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Donovan L. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard W. Clark
Dr. and Mrs. C. G. Clarkson
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J. Cockerill
Mr. John J. Coffey
Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Coffman
The Coney Island
Mr. Greg Conrad
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Conti
Country Music Foundation
Ms. Beverly A. Cox
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Cox
Ms. Jeraldine G. Craig
Crane Rentals
Mr. Evan Crawley
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Crull
Cummins Electric
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Cummins
Cutter Account
Cutter Agencies
Dr. and Mrs. James R. Daggy
Mrs. Lois Daggy
Dalmatian Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Daum
Davis Jewelry Company
Mr. R. Clayton Davis
Mr. and Mrs. R. Scott Davis
Dr. and Mrs. John R. Dehner
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Deibel
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Deitz
DeMao Solutions
Denning Realty
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Dickman
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Dickman
Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Dickman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Dickman
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Dickman
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dickman
Mrs. Stacey Dils
Mr. William Doering
Mr. and Mrs. Darrin Dolehanty
Dot Foods
Ms. Pauline K. Druley
Dr. and Mrs. William Ducey
Mrs. Paul Dunlap
Dunn Mental Health Center
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Duttweiler
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Dr. and Mrs. William H. Harvey
Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Hawk
Mr. Ralph A. Hawley
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hedges
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Heiny
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hellrung
Henny Penny
Mr. Jerry A. Henricks
Ms. Robin Henry
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hersberger
Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Hert
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Herzog
Mr. William E. Hewitt
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Heyob
Ms. Janet L. Hibner
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hilgart
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hilkert
Hill Electric
Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hilton
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Hinshaw
Ms. Rose Hinson
Mr. Keith Hlavacs
Ms. Natalie Hoff
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hogenauer
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Holeva
Holland Colours America
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Hollis
Mr. Eric Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Holthouse
Hoppe Jewelers
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Horn
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Hornak III
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Hughes
Mr. Rancer L. Huntington
Dr. and Mrs. Jon M. Igelman
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Iles
Independent Colleges of Indiana
Independent Living Center of
Eastern Indiana
Interior Translation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Irmscher
J. M. Hutton and Company
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Jackson
Ms. L. R. Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Dale L. Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Jacobsen
JC’s Old School
Mr. Richard E. Jeffers
Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Jeffers
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Ghlee Jewison
JHG Associates
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Johnson
Johnston’s Dairy Queen
Mr. C. Dennis Jones
Ms. Norma J. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jordan
Jose Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Victor R. Jose
Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Joy
Mr. Harry M. Kaiser
Ms. Charlotte Kane
Ms. Alice Martin Karlebach
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kauffman
Mr. and Mrs. James Keelor
Mr. Walter R. Keevil
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kennedy
Ms. Mary E. Kennedy
Kessler’s Sport Shop
Mr. and Mrs. Bud King
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Kinley, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Kinyon
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Kirschner
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Kitchin
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kitchin
such as money, to a cause or fund
Kiwanis Club of Richmond
Mr. and Mrs. Garry D. Kleer
Mr. and Mrs. Jay G. Klehfoth
Mrs. Eugenia M. Kleinknecht
Mr. and Mrs. Kent G. Klinge
Mr. Christopher G. Klose
Mr. Gil Klose
LTC William B. Knowlton
Dr. and Mrs. Arvind Kumar
Kyle Tom Real Estate Services
Mr. Paul D. Ladd
Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Lainhart
Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Lamson
Mr. and Mrs. Daryl J. Lane
Langendorf Supply Company
Larchmont Recordings
The Leland Residence
Ms. Marcia Lemon
Dr. and Mrs. James R. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Lindley, Jr.
Lingle Real Estate
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lingle
Mr. Doug Lippert
Ms. Sally B. Lloyd
Logue’s TLC Pet Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Tim M. Loyd
MacAllister Machinery Company
Mr. and Mrs. Barry MacDowell
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Magaw
Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Mahoney
Ms. Charlotte Maley
Mr. John Maley
Ms. Cathy Maness
Mr. and Mrs. Lindley S. Mann
Manpower of Richmond
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Markley
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Markley
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Martin
Ms. Joan Martin
Mrs. Laurel L. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Martus
Mary Hateld Jenkins Trust
Ms. Anna M. Mason
Mrs. Margaret Matlack
Ms. Barbara Bennett Mays
Ms. Mary Ann McCormick
Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCrory
Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. McDaniel
Ms. Jean McGarvey
Ms. Joette McGriff
Mr. and Mrs. James W. McKey
Ms. Marjorie R. McLarnan
Mr. and Mrs. James D. McNeill
Mr. and Mrs. Howard McRae
Ms. Lillian Mendenhall
Dr. Bruce Menning
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meyer
Meyers Mechanical Corporation
Ms. Becky Middleton
Milestone Contractors
Dr. and Mrs. Marcus Miller
Ms. Mary Jane Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Mills
Mint Management
Mr. and Mrs. Chander S. Mishra
Ms. Darlene Moegerle
Mr. John R. Mohr
Mr. and Dr. Martin Montgomery
Mr. Paul David Morgan
Morrisson-Reeves Library
Ms. Sue Grabill Morse
Mosey Manufacturing Company
Mr. and Mrs. George N. Mosey
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Moyer
Ms. Sharon A. Moyer
Mrs. Gloria Mueller
Ms. Janet Mullin
Muncie Furniture Outlet
Mr. and Mrs. James O. Murrah
Natco Credit Union
Mr. and Mrs. William Niersbach
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Noe
Ms. Dana A. North
Northeastern Junior/Senior High School
Oaklandon Elementary School
Mr. and Mrs. Jon R. Odom
Old National Bank
Optical Disc Solutions
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Owens
P.E.O. Sisterhood Chapter A.U.
Palmer and Company
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pappin
Dr. and Mrs. James R. Parliament
Mr. Adolph Paul
Ms. Karen M. Peacock
Mr. David W. Peat
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Pennington
Pepsico Foundation
Petal and Stem Garden Club
C. Dewitt and Joanne M. Peterson
Ms. Sharon R. Pfaff
Piano Empire
Mr. Ron Pikielek
Jarrell K. Planck
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Plasterer
The Player Piano Shop
Phillips Drug
Mr. and Mrs. John Porter
Precision Wire Assemblies
Prime Property Realty
Psi Iota Xi Sorority, Alpha Iota Chapter
Quigg Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Quigg
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Quinn
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome L. Rabinowitz
Ms. Michelle L. Ramsey
Tom Raper Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Rasch
Ms. Cathy Ray
Raymond James
Recycling Center
Reid Hospital and Health Care Services
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Reinke
Robert and Toni Reinke Donor
Advised Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Greg G. Reising
Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Retherford
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Reynolds
RFB Group
Mr. Paul A. Richert
Richmond Baking Company
Richmond City Employees Federal
Credit Union
Richmond Community Schools
Richmond High School Alumni Association
Richmond Lodge #167 L.O.O.M.
Richmond Podiatry
Richmond Rotary Club
Richmond Symphony Orchestra
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Rider
Riggle-Waltermann Mortuary
Mr. Robert G. Risselman
RMD-Patti Insurance and Financial Services
Mr. and Mrs. Jim D. Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Robinson
Ms. Tracie L. Robinson
Mr. Thomas M. Rockwell
Rodefeld Family Fund
Mr. David A. Rodgers
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roof
Mrs. Rebecca A. Rosa
Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Rosa
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Rosar
Rosar Donor Advised Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald I. Routson
Dr. Donald M. Royer
Ms. Debbie Rudd
Mr. John L. Rusie
Ms. Rhea C. Ryan
Capt. and Mrs. George E. Sauer III
Mr. and Mrs. Steve G. Saum
Mr. and Mrs. Rick J. Schauss
Mr. and Mrs. F. Mark Schlotterbeck
Mr. George A. Schroeders, Jr.
Mrs. Anita Schuerman
Scott O’Malley and Associates
Shady Hill Kennel
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sherer
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sherrow
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Shrock
Mr. and Mrs. Olin Shuler
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Shute
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sickmann
Side 1 Music
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy S. Siegel
Sights and Sounds of Edison
Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Simkin
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sinex
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sittloh
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smallwood
Mr. James R. Smarelli
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight D. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Smith
Ms. Kimberly K. Smith
Col. Mike Smith and Dr. Kathryn D.
Whittington
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith
Mrs. Nilah Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Sobol
Mr. Randy Solem and Ms. Barbara Walker
Mr. Paul Vincent Spade
Mr. and Mrs. Alan M. Spears
Mr. Barry Barker and Mrs. Amy Spears
Mrs. Jewell Spears
Speedee Mac Management Company
Mr. Richard K. Spottswood
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Stamper
Mr. Francis T. Stanley
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Stanley
Mr. and Mrs. James Stapleton
Mr. and Mrs. Glen M. Starbuck
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Steck
Mr. and Mrs. Chris A. Steele
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Stegall
Stegall-Berheide-Orr Funeral Home
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Stella
Dr. and Mrs. William K. Stephenson
Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Stevenson
Ms. Jody Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. David Stidham
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stolle
Dr. and Mrs. Steven E. Stoller
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Stout
Mr. Windel Stracener
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Stuckey
Studebaker Buick-Pontiac-GMC
Stults Family Dentistry
Summersault
Mrs. Kay Surles
Miss Elizabeth K. Surles
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Svarczkopf
Ms. Dorothy Swaney
Mr. Charles Sweningsen
Dr. and Mrs. James E. Swonder
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Dr. and Mrs. James Szymanowski
Mr. and Mrs. James Tanner
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred F. Tassaro
Texas Roadhouse
Mr. John Thistlethwaite
Ms. Anne Thomason
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Thorne
Mrs. Elaine Tiernan
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert K. Tillema
Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Todd, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. William H. Toedebusch
Mrs. Christy Tollett
Transilwrap Company
Tuesday Aftermath
Dr. Eleanor Turk
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Turner
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America
United Steel Workers of America
United Way of Whitewater Valley
V.F.W. Post 1108
Mr. William Valentine
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Vanbastelaer
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur VanVleet
Dr. Ravi Vedantam
Dr. and Mrs. Ashton Veramallay
Vigran Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Vigran
Mr. and Mrs. Gary H. Vigran
Mr. and Mrs. Rick T. Vigran
Mr. Wayne E. Vincent
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne E. Vincent
Harry A. and Marilyn Voyles Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Graden Wagers
Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Wahler
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Waltz
Warm Glow Candle Company
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Warren, Jr.
Waters E.N.T. Sinus and Allergy
Wayne Bank and Trust
Wayne County Alternative Gift Fair
Wayne County Convention and
Tourism Bureau
Mrs. Mary C. Webb
Webb and Associates
Ms. Patricia Wedding
Mr. Conrad Weinrich
Mr. and Mrs. Rod Weiss
West End Bank
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Westbrook
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley G. White
Whitewater Construction
Wickemeyer Family Endowment Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Widau
Ms. Kimberly Wilkinson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Wilson
Mr. Randall Wisehart and
Mrs. Tammy Rhoades
Dr. Kenneth S. Woodman
Woodruff Corporation
Mrs. Carol Lou Woodward
Ms. Jean Woodward
Dr. and Mrs. Carl W. Wooldridge
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wright
Ms. Susan M. Yaeger
Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Young
Mrs. Martha F. Yount
Youth as Resources
Young Women’s Christian Association
Donor [doh-ner] One who contributes something of value,
Memorial gifts are thoughtful ways to remember special people. While memorials may take the form of a
scholarship or other special fund, they may also be made in a more general way. Along with the remembrance
of each person, these gifts enable others in the community to benet yet again from the lives of those individuals.
In memory of Scott Abernathy
Mr. and Mrs. James Haskins
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Owens
Richmond Casting Company
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Short
Ms. Janet Smith
In memory of Michelle Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Alexander
Mrs. Erpha Baumer
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Baumer
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Baumer
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Bromagem
Centerville Abington Community Schools
Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Coffman
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Ferriell
Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Hardwick
Ms. Thelma Harlan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Owens
Mr. and Mrs. Ted R. Thiede
In honor of Nick and Maralee Aughe
Mr. and Mrs. David F. Rokosz
In memory of E. Max Bender
Mr. Frank H. Waltermann and
Ms. Mary A. Merchanthouse
In memory of Evelyn Bivens
Mr. and Mrs. Elden B. Bivens
First Bank Richmond
Grandpa’s Farm RV Park
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Hughes
Herman Kerr Family
Ms. Betty L. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Pennington
Mrs. Evelyn L. Petry
Ms. Janet S. Petry
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Witt
In memory of Boomer
Ms. Bernice B. Wisehart
In memory of Henry Brack
Ms. A. Ruthann Brack
In memory of Ryan Bullerdick
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Brown
Dr. David C. Bullerdick
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hinshaw
Ms. Billie Powers
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Quigg
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Spencer
In memory of Betty J. Cecere
Mr. Andrew Cecere
Ms. Joelyn Cecere
In memory of Jason Chaney
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Avery
Mr. Steve Bradway
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Brown
Mr. Kevin Brown
Mr. Brad Bruns
Mr. Matt Bruns
Mr. Ryan Bruns
Mr. Anthony Burket
Mr. Jeremy B. Burket
Mr. George Catania
Mr. Matt Catania
Mr. Aaron Connell
Mr. Matt Cowan
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Cowan
Mr. Ryan E. Cowan
Mr. Brad Dale
Mr. Lee Denhart
Mr. Ed Flemming
Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Gordon
Mr. Gary Harrison
Mr. John Heck
Hufne Design
Mr. Chase Jarrett
Mr. David Jarrett
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jarrett
Mr. Jay Jarrett
Mr. and Mrs. Rick J. Jones
Mr. Robert Kenens
Mr. John Lee
Mr. Todd Lieberman
Mr. Mike Lowhorn
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Marlatt
Mr. Matt Matanich
Ms. Lonnie McClintock
Mr. and Mrs. Bart L. Meyer
Mr. Nathan D. Moore
Mr. Jeff Nicholson
Mr. Gary Ogden
Mr. Doug Orr
Mr. Jim Pass
Mr. Mike Reed
Mr. Ross Rhoades
Mr. Brad Robinson
Mr. Brent Ross
Mr. Matt Schaekel
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Seffrin
Mr. Steve Sharp
Mr. and Mrs. James Soper
Ms. Bailey Stuffel
Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Todd, Jr.
Mr. Andy Weaver
Mr. Randy Werking
Mr. Wallace Workman
Mr. Jerry Wright
In memory of Justin Cross
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Elstro
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Peterson
In memory of Carolyn Cutter
Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Bolle
Ms. Billi Rodefeld
In honor of Jim and AJ Daggy’s
59th wedding anniversary
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sherer
In memory of David Elsrod
Mr. and Mrs. Karl B. Elsrod
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Harrell
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Alva J. Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rohe
Mr. and Mrs. Ted R. Thiede
In honor of Jon and Judy Ford
Mr. and Mrs. Barry MacDowell
In memory of Vergie Gabbard
Achieva Parents Support Group
Mr. and Mrs. Rick J. Brewer
Ms. Carolyn S. Bryant and Family
Ms. Jeraldine G. Craig
Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Dailey
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford W. Gausmann III
Mrs. Aileen Githens
In memory of Jack Gebhart
Ms. Norma J. Jones
In memory of Loraine Gentry
Dr. and Mrs. David J. Fulton
Global HR Data Processes
Team-Eli Lilly and Company
Ms. Billi Rodefeld and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Hughes
In memory of Merrill and Gary Gobin
Mr. and Mrs. Kent A. Beisner
In memory of Tami Sue Goss
Ms. Betty E. Goss
Mr. Don Goss
In honor of Zachary and Quinn Gray
Mr. and Mrs. David Williamson
In memory of Jo Anne Grigsby
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Barger
In memory of John and Pat Harlan
Mr. and Mrs. Kent A. Beisner
In memory of Pat Harlan
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn D. Mayer
In memory of Kim Hart
American Legion
In honor of Pat Heiny
Mr. and Mrs. Erich L. Ewald
In memory of Anna Mae Herrick
Ms. Peggy Cobine
Mr. and Mrs. Don Messmer
Mrs. Georgia M. Shuck
Mrs. Patricia Young
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Beneker
Ms. Maxine Clevenger
Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Coffman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Cox
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Harrell
Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Kettler
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis P. Kidwell
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lanman
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Oblon
Mr. and Mrs. Kerry O’Brien
In honor of Mary Carolyn Kinyon
Ms. Mary Kinyon Hoffmann
In memory of Duane Kinyon
Mr. and Mrs. George Rohe
In memory of Harold Kirschner
Mr. and Mrs. Kent A. Beisner
In honor of Gil Klose
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Klose
Ms. Megan G. Klose
In memory of Byron Klute
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Bodiker
Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Broscheid
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Heiny
Dr. and Mrs. Jon M. Igelman
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. James Keene
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lingle
Ms. Cathy Maness
Dr. and Mrs. J. Michael Perez
Ms. June Salzarulo
Mr. and Mrs. David Stidham
Ms. Caroline Idinopulos Vigran
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Warfel
In memory of Nancy Keelor Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Porter
In memory of Johnathan A. Lahmann
Ahaus Tool and Engineering
American Legion
Anonymous
Belden
Fairview Neighborhood Association
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Grimm
Ms. Linda I. Huffman
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Kutter
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Lahmann
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Lipps
Ms. Laura B. Long
Mr. and Mrs. James Lucas
Ms. Clara A. Meredith
Mr. and Mrs. Jerold Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mosey
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Moyer
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pappin
Past Commanders Club
Ms. Teresa A. Phenis
Ms. Cathy Ray
Richmond High School
Richmond Power and Light
Sons of the American Legion
Van Holtz Enterprises
Wayne County Foundation
Whitewater Valley Unit Marine Corps
League Ladies Auxiliary
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin O. Young
In memory of Trey Kidwell
Ms. Carolyn Alexander
In memory of Martha Lane
Fountain City, Order of Eastern Star #552
In memory of Rodney Hinshaw
Achieva Parents Support Group
Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Bolle
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hamilton
In memory of Barbara Eadler Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Jeanes
Mr. and Mrs. William E. McKinney Jr.
Ms. Judith K. Metzger
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Rutledge
Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Stevenson
Mr. and Mrs. David Thompson
In honor of Lynda Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Kent A. Beisner
In honor of Faye Jose
Mr. William R. Ramey
In memory of Don Kehoe
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Barton
Mrs. Barbara Jane Lucas
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Necessary
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Robbins
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Spencer
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Stephen
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such as money, to a cause or fund
In memory of Helena Leckrone
Mr. and Mrs. Chet Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fulop
Mr. Sree Iyer
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Jones
Mr. Bill Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Miller
Mr. A.L. Paradis
Mr. and Mrs. Sanja Ribic
Mr. Eric Saunders
Mr. Joseph Stasiuk
In memory of June Lingle
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lingle
In memory of Lamar Lundy
Mr. Michael J. Allen
Dr. Bradford J. Barrett
Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Bartel
Beach Automotive
Belden
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Benton
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Blum
Dr. and Mrs. Gary K. Brown
Cabinet Supply
Carroll Electric
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Cox
Dr. and Mrs. James R. Daggy
Mr. Vasquero D. Ferguson
Fig Bar
First Bank Richmond
First Merchants Trust Company
Freeman Planning and Design
Georgia-Pacic Foundation
Harrington-Hoch
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hilton
Holland Colours America
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Holthouse
Col. and Mrs. Ernie Jarvis
Mrs. Joan L. Kratzer
Dr. and Mrs. Arvind Kumar
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lingle
Mr. and Mrs. William Logue
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Milligan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Mills
Natco Credit Union
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Oberle
Old National Bank
Dr. and Mrs. J. Michael Perez
Perfect Circle Credit Union
Quigg Fund
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Reller
Rose City Business Park
Ms. Jacqueline H. Sawyer
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Siebert
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Sobol
Speedee Mac Management Company
Thor Construction Company
Ms. Barbara K. Thornburg
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Turner
U.S. Bancorp Foundation
Mr. Wayne E. Vincent
Mrs. Clarice Warrick
West End Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Louie H. Wuertemberger
In memory of Kevin S. MacDowell
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Brown
In honor of Carolyn MacDowell
Jeanny and Ladson Hart
Ms. Mildred E. Ryan
In memory of Rob Mahoney
P-M and Associates
RMD-Patti Insurance and Financial
Services
Mr. and Mrs. Brad W. Schofner
In honor of Debra McClanahan
Mr. and Mrs. James W. McKey
In memory of Howard and Agnes
McConaha
Mr. and Mrs. Kent A. Beisner
Ms. Mary Kinyon Hoffmann
In honor of Nancy McRae
Dr. Donald M. Royer
In memory of Sam Meier
Mr. Doug Lippert
In memory of Willard and
Bessie Mikesell
Ms. Jody Stewart
In memory of Galen Miller
Achieva Parents Support Group
Ahaus Tool and Engineering
Mr. and Mrs. C. Duane Bane
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Berheide
Ms. Elayne H. Bleill
Mr. Richard Clevenger
Ms. Rebecca J. Codiano
Mr. Dennis E. Crowe
Ms. Joyce N. Eilar
Ms. Sue Epps
Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert Hall
Ms. Janet L. Hibner
Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Hoover
Independent Living Center
Mr. Garland L. Isenhower
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Jewison
Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Judge
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Matisko
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle A. McKee
Ms. Clara A. Meredith
Mrs. Elva Nixon
Mr. and Mrs. George Peters Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Pheanis
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Pyle
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Reinke
Ms. June Salzarulo
Sciannamblo Family
Mrs. H. Sue Shafer
Mr. John Stark and Ms. Lori Adams
In honor of John and Katherine Miller
Legacy Products
In honor of Sara Jane Moyer
Mr. and Mrs. Verne Clingenpeel
In memory of John Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Myers
In memory of Bonnie Nicholson
Akin Family
Mr. and Mrs. Ben L. Alyea
Ms. Louise Beede
Benchmark Graphics
Benchmark Shop Employees
Mr. Max Bennett
Dr. and Mrs. Lincoln Blake and Family
Ms. Jackie Breitenbach
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua K. Brown
Ms. Carol A. Bucher
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Carter
Mr. Jay E. Cobb
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffry W. Cole
Mrs. Patricia Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Cox
Mr. and Mrs. Ray DeSpain
Mr. and Mrs. J. David Dye
East Sales
Mr. and Mrs. J. Douglas Gerstle
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Glass
Ms. Kim E. Goble
Carol and Lynn Beals, Leslie Hall
and Laura Beeler
Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert Hall
Ms. Barbara Harmon
Ms. Betty Jane Harvey
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hellrung
Mr. Marshall Hutcheson
Mr. and Mrs. Marc N. Jaffe
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Jamison
and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Jenkins
Dr. and Mrs. David L. Jetmore
Mr. and Mrs. Kent G. Klinge
Mr. and Mrs. Ted R. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lopresti
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Lupariello
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Mauger
Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Mayle
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Miller
Ms. Janet L. Miller
Ms. Linda Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miller
Ms. Ann L. Morgan
Ms. Linda Nicholson
Northeastern Elementary School
Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Pearson
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Porter
Premier Label and Supply
Ms. Katherine A. Pribble
Mr. and Mrs. J. Gordon Ricketts
Ms. Esther M. Shaum
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Sheets
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sherer
Mr. and Mrs. John Shipley
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Statzer
Ms. Janice E. Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Warfel
Mrs. Clarice Warrick
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Whited
Mr. and Mrs. Jan S. Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Williams
Ms. Bernice B. Wisehart
In memory of Gracia May Nitzache
Mrs. Alta M. Clark
In honor of Ron and Eleanor Oberle
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Clark
In honor of Dr. Antonio Paraiso
Dr. and Mrs. Adrian Villarin
In memory of Eric Pardo
Mrs. Christy Tollett
Mr. and Mrs. Jon I. Wissler and Family
In memory of James W. Parker
Mrs. Evelyn M. Parker
In memory of Peggy Patterson
Achieva Parents Support Group
In memory of Virgil Petry
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Harvey
Ms. Beulah M. Maurer
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Maurer
Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Popernack
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Roop
Mr. Wilbur J. Snyder
In memory of Mary Ellen Runyon
Ms. Joyce E. Badgley
Mr. and Mrs. Dale A. Cummins
The Eckart Family
Mr. and Mrs. Daryl J. Lane
In memory of Bob Shafer
Mrs. H. Sue Shafer
In memory of Glenn Shepherd
Mrs. Linda S. Shepherd
In memory of Jane Rohe Shute
Mr. and Mrs. George Rohe
In memory of Carl Smith
Mr. and Mrs. William Niersbach
In honor of Lannie Stapleton
Mr. and Mrs. Kent A. Beisner
In memory of Christal Swoden
Ahaus Tool and Engineering
In memory of Mildred Thornburg
Ms. Donna J. Bunger
Mr. and Mrs. James Rihm
In honor of Rudy and Linda Toschlog
Mr. Scott J. Lambert
Ms. Dorothy Smoker
In memory of Ada Turner
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Bivens
In memory of Steven Turner
Mr. Richard E. Jeffers
In memory of Stephen Varnell
I.U. Alumni Club of Wayne County
Ms. Marjorie T. Meredith
In memory of Kenneth and
Ruth Wickemeyer
Mr. and Mrs. Kent A. Beisner
In memory of Doris Wilt
Ms. Meta Jane Benner
In memory of Jane Witherby
Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Bolle
In honor of Judy Witters
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Herbst
In memory of Donnell Portzline
Mr. and Mrs. Kent A. Beisner
In memory of Mary Jeannette
and John Rohe
Ms. Mary Kinyon Hoffmann
In honor of Don Royer
Mrs. Karla H. Blum
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accuracy of this information. If, however,
something is listed incorrectly, please
accept our apologies and contact us so we
can correct the error.
Foun-da-tion [found-dey-shuhn]
The basis or groundwork of anything
The year two-thousand eight will forever be remembered for
its economic and political history … leaving many with an
uncertain, but hopeful outlook.
For the Wayne County Foundation, 2008 will be
characterized as another strong year for gifts received
and new funds created. In fact, it was a record year for
distributions.
The Foundation received just over $1.4 million on nearly
1,300 gifts. This marks the eleventh time in 12 years that
the Foundation has generated more than $1 million in new
gifts – a remarkable testament to the community’s
generosity and the stability of our organization. Moreover, it
reects the community’s interest in a wide range of
charitable interests.
Steve Borchers
Executive Director
Alan Spears
Board Chairman
Twenty-one new funds were created at the Foundation last
year. This number included two Acorn Funds, ve agency
endowed funds (Partners in Philanthropy), a women’s “giving
circle” fund, and our rst town fund.
With over $1.65 million in total grants and scholarship awards the Foundation set a record for total distributions
in one year. Education, including education-related programs and over $500,000 in scholarships, represents the
single largest area of our total grantmaking.
Unfortunately, all of our progress in 2008 came to pass in the shadow of a historic market collapse. It took its toll
on our assets and our investment returns throughout the year, and especially in the last quarter. Good
diversication and a shift in asset allocation strategy helped mitigate our losses … but in this situation, losses
were unavoidable.
It is important to know, however, that your Wayne County Foundation remains fundamentally sound and well
positioned for future growth. While it will take time to recover from the market losses, our commitment to
continued community development and our enthusiasm for developing new connections is stronger than ever.
Audit Committee
Shelley Miller, chair
Tom Alberts
Jon Ford
Bob Ramsey
Alan Spears
Finance Committee
Carol Hinshaw, chair
Shelley Miller
Bob Ramsey
Bob Rosa
Dick Smith
Alan Spears
Investment Committee
Dick Smith, chair
Tom Alberts
Brett Guiley
Carol Hinshaw
Jim Keene
Shelley Miller
Rob Quigg
Allan Rosar
Dick Smith
Alan Spears
Marketing Committee
Kay Whittington, chair
Robb Backmeyer
Clare Bond
Sara Coulter
Marta Sebastian
Paulette Sankofa
Nominating Committee
Ben Young, chair
Joan Bartel
Jon Ford
Sara Jane Moyer
Avis Stewart
Resource
Development
Committee
Chuck Todd, chair
David Gethers
Roger Green
Diana Pappin
2008 Investment Results
The Foundation’s endowed fund investment portfolio was not immune to the catastrophic change
experienced in 2008. Stock and bond markets around the world went into a free fall during October while
policymakers scrambled to stop the chain reaction and prevent a complete nancial market meltdown.
The economic recession, which was already well underway, will likely be prolonged and deepened by the
interruption of credit caused by the severe stress within the banking system.
Although the Foundation’s 2008 investment returns were sharply negative, these results were slightly better
than the portfolio’s benchmark policy index and ranked in the middle of a large universe of other balanced
accounts.
Longer term, the portfolio has advanced 4% annually since 2003. This modest result is indicative of 2008’s
negative impact on our performance over the last six years.
Investment Results
Oxford Advised Portfolio
Policy Index
2008
2007
2003 - 2008
Annualized
-28.1%
-28.8%
9.4%
6.6%
4.0%
3.7%
Asset Allocation Policy
During 2008, the Foundation’s Investment Committee established a new asset allocation policy for the
portfolio. After many meetings and consultations with our Oxford advisors, the Committee selected a
strategy that reduced the portfolio’s exposure to stocks and similarly increased the commitment to certain
alternative investments. These changes are designed to improve the long term return of the portfolio and
reduce its risk characteristics.
Phi-lan-thro-py [phi·lan·thro·py] Goodwill to fellowmen;
the effort or inclination to increase the well-being of mankind,
as by charitable aid or donations
Statements
Financial
Wayne County, Indiana, Foundation, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Pledges receivable
Unconditional promises to give - split-interest agreements
Investments
Investments - split-interest agreements
Property and equipment - net
Other assets
Liabilities
Scholarships and grants payable
Funds held for others
Liabilities associated with split-interest agreements
Mortgage payable
Other liabilities
Total liabilities
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Temporarily restricted
Permanently restricted
Total net assets
Consolidated Statements of Activities
Revenue, Gains and Other Support
Total amounts raised (including pledges)*
Less amounts received as agency endowments
Net contributions
December 31,
2007
2008
$1,909,109
255,125
19,998,946
1,336,795
482,964
2,921
$23,985,860
$1,411,343
295,861
165,604
29,219,575
1,819,200
507,352
3,119
$33,422,054
$231,610
1,314,580
1,474,147
322,987
2,741
$3,346,065
$202,805
1,553,339
1,359,046
359,046
8,747
$3,482,983
$19,343,309
89,575
1,206,911
$20,639,795
$28,416,305
375,855
1,146,911
$29,939,071
$23,985,860
$33,422,054
December 31,
2008
2007
$1,404,115
391,213
$1,012,902
$2,059,316
202,496
$1,856,820
$671,144
3,106,403
(11,998,900)
33,000
302,064
301
(421,414)
($6,451,672)
$772,249
2,028,968
(88,365)
33,000
316,331
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137,790
$4,781,247
Expenses
Total scholarships and grants made
Less grants from agency endowments
Net scholarships and grants expense
$1,652,961
72,146
$1,580,815
$1,344,117
54,704
$1,289,413
Program
Management and general
Development
Less expenses from agency endowments
Total expenses, net
$519,759
532,375
108,724
136,607
$2,605,066
$603,844
554,969
102,171
217,104
$2,333,293
Change in Net Assets before Change
in Value of Split - Interest Agreements
Change in value of split-interest agreements
($9,056,738)
(242,538)
$2,447,954
59,797
Change in Net Assets
($9,299,276)
$2,507,751
Net Assets - Beginning of Year
Net Assets - End of Year
$29,939,071
$20,639,795
$27,431,320
$29,939,071
Investment income
Realized gains on sales of investments
Unrealized losses on investments
Rental income
Administrative fee income
Miscellaneous income
Less investment return from agency endowments
Net revenue, gains and other support
*2007 total amounts raised has been restated to
eliminate investment return from agency endowments.
There are a number of ways to support the community through the Wayne County
Foundation. Donors can establish their own fund to create a family legacy or give
to an existing fund that supports work in the community that is important to them.
The Foundation offers a variety of distinct funds to leverage effective solutions and
meet our donors’ needs.
Leading …
The Wayne County Foundation Board of Directors
The Wayne County Foundation Board of Directors
Chair
Alan Spears
Vice Chair
Carol McKey
Treasurer
Bob Ramsey
Secretary
Chuck Todd*
Tom Alberts
Leslie Ducey
Jon Ford
Adam Forrest
David Jetmore
Shelley Miller
Sara Jane Moyer
Bob Rosa
Incoming Board
Member June 2009
Sabrina Pennington
* Term ends May 2009
Dick Smith
Staff
(below, from left to right)
Andrea Stuckey
Program Ofcer
Rachel Hughes
Development Ofcer
Amy Waltz
Finance Ofcer
Steve Borchers
Executive Director
Lisa Bates
Administrative Assistant
Tammy Williamson
Ben Young
Mission Statement
The 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.
To accomplish this mission, the Foundation will:
Be responsible stewards of contributed assets in accordance with donor wishes
and the governing instruments of the Foundation.
Champion private giving for the public good among the people of Wayne County.
Provide a exible, efcient and lasting way for donors to accomplish their philanthropic goals.
Make grants and provide counsel and assistance that will have a signicant
impact upon recipients and will address community needs.
Encourage collaboration and cooperation among funders and service
providers to address community needs.
Serve as a catalyst when Foundation leadership is necessary to focus
attention on critical needs in Wayne County.
Credits:
Design and Production:
Jenie Lahmann, InSites Design
Photography:
Susanna Tanner Photography
Pyle Photography, board member photos
Photos on page 5, courtesy of Waynet.org