04090 L 03-04 Annual Report - The Dayton Foundation

Madge Cloppert Fund for
the Senior Citizens Center
of Greater Dayton – 1989
($45,092) helps pay annual
membership dues for older
adults who would not otherwise
be able to participate in
the activities of the center.
Jean M. and John E. Coleman
John E. and Jean M. Coleman
Fund – 1992 ($73,599)
provides annual operating
support for the Dayton and
Montgomery County Public
Library and the Boonshoft
Museum of Discovery. John
Coleman was an attorney
who served on the board of
the museum for more than
30 years. His wife, Jean
(1907-1985), was a civic
leader and trustee of the
library for over 20 years.
Collett Family Fund for
Sharon United Methodist
Church – 1999 supports the
programs and services of
Sharon United Methodist
Church in Wilmington. Don
and Virginia Collett established
Collett Hardware and
Propane in the Wilmington
and Xenia areas in 1947.
Collett Family Scholarship
Fund in Honor of the
Classes of 1938, 1940 and
1942 – 1999 honors Don,
Charles and Gene Collett,
brothers and graduates of
Waynesville High School,
by awarding scholarships
to Waynesville graduates
attending an accredited
college or university.
Colorado Avenue Baptist
Church, Dayton, Ohio,
Endowment Fund – 2002
($1,027) will generate
funds for church improvements
and maintenance.
Community Foundation
for Kettering Fund – 2001
($8,162) was established
by residents of the city of
Kettering and members of
the Kettering Community
Fund Board. It will foster
cultural enhancements and
quality of life improvements
benefiting the citizens of
Kettering, as well as providing
support when public
funding is not readily available
for these purposes.
Community Foundation
for Kettering Fund – 2000
($1,360,162) will support
the cultural, recreational
and educational activities of
the community of Kettering.
Lucille Seitz gave a generous
donation to establish this
fund in memory of her
husband, Frank H. Seitz.
Community Foundation
of Miami Township Fund –
1998 ($7,921) was created
by a group of township residents
to support cultural,
recreational, social, charitable
and educational enhancement
in the community.
Robert C. Conard
Conard Family - Robert
C. “Buck” and Gloria G.
Conard Scholarship Fund –
1995 ($12,117) supports
charitable community activities
and provides for the
awarding of the Robert C.
“Buck” Conard Scholarship
to graduating seniors of Troy
High School. Dr. Lee Ann
Conard was instrumental
in establishing this fund.
The Concord United Methodist
Church General Fund
– 1999 ($30,416) will support
the church’s missionary
work and general operations.
Roderick F. Condon, II,
Scholarship Fund – 1997
established by Roderick F.
Condon II, fosters learning
by assisting Montgomery
County high school graduates
with educational expenses
to further their studies in the
fine arts at accredited institutions
of higher learning.
Virginia Conlogue Scholarship
Fund – 1999 ($48,552)
will provide unrestricted
funds for The Dayton Foundation,
as well as scholarships
through the Dayton Montgomery
County Scholarship
Program. Virginia Conlogue
was a Dayton City Schools
teacher for over 40 years.
Rob and Jayne Connelly
Family Fund – 1999
($7,940) will provide support
to charities of interest
to these two community
volunteers, who have played
an active leadership role
with Cox Arboretum’s
capital efforts.
Philip B. and Katy W.
Conway Fund – 1987
($1,357,433) provides income
to five local organizations,
as directed by the
estate of Katy Conway. She
was the first woman to work
at the Atomic Energy Commission
Lab at Runnymede
in Oakwood.
Cosler Shiloh Church
Fund – 1990 ($32,449)
endows the Shiloh Church
by fund creators Robert and
Electra Cosler.
The Countryside Foundation
Railroad Fund – 2002
($28,465) will promote the
safety, modernization and
expansion of rail transportation,
including high-speed
passenger service. Countryside
Foundation was established
by Thomas Owen
Stolz, a former nursery owner
who envisioned a North
American express passenger
and freight railroad system.
Rayman A. and Elizabeth A. Coy
Rayman A. and Elizabeth
A. Coy Fund – 2000
($1,241,163) remembers
these two community leaders
and benefits several social
service, cultural and aviation
organizations. Co-founders
of Rack Processing Company,
Rayman Coy and his wife,
Elizabeth Heinrich Coy,
were charter members of
the Aviation Hall of Fame
and Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
Thomas A. and Carol Fox Creager
Carol Fox Creager Fund –
1997 ($17,601) yields
income to help purchase
speech/language materials
for United Cerebral Palsy
of Dayton and Montgomery
County. Thomas A. Creager
created this fund in honor
of his wife, Carol, a speech/
language pathologist, who
for 45 years helped individuals
overcome their
speech/language disorders.
Francis Crosthwaite Fund
– 1987 ($1,883,760) was
created by a retired railroad
worker. The fund benefits
various charitable organizations,
as suggested by an
advisory group. The donor
had a strong commitment to
doing the best possible for
the community.
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