04090 L 03-04 Annual Report - The Dayton Foundation

The Lima Community
Foundation Funds
Bath Local Education
Foundation Fund – 1995
($2,332) encourages donations
in support of academic
excellence and capital improvements
for facilities
of the Bath Local School
District, Allen County. The
initial donation to this fund
came from the Bath Local
School Class of 1995.
Elizabeth Cremean Botkin
Memorial Fund – 1993
($244,366) provides charitable
dollars to the Lima
community and projects in
Allen County.
Boy Scouts of America –
Black Swamp Area Council
Fund – 1996 ($25,185) provides
annual unrestricted
revenue for the Council.
This supports scouting and
young people in 13 counties
in west central and northwest
Ohio.
Celebration/Remembrance
Fund – 1999 ($5,074) will
encourage philanthropic
activities in Allen County
by providing annual discretionary
grants from The
Lima Community Foundation.
The fund was established
for individuals wishing
to make contributions in
honor of a personal celebration
or memorial.
James J. Countryman Fund
– 1999 ($15,911) is set up
to award scholarships to
students of James A. Rhodes
State College. James Countryman
is a former president
of James A. Rhodes State
College.
Crime Victim Services Fund
– 1996 ($92,302) combines
community resources to
provide emergency financial
and spiritual assistance to
crime victims, while supporting
special needs and programs
for victims in Allen
and Putnam Counties. The
endowments established as
part of this fund are the Good
Samaritan Fund, Victim
Ministry Fund, Safety Net
Fund and the Jeffrey B.
Schumacher Memorial Fund.
Equestrian Therapy Program
Endowment Fund – 2001
($1,451,112) will help provide
therapeutic programs
through the care, handling
and riding of horses for the
physical, emotional and
mental well-being of individuals
with disabilities.
Exchange Club of Lima
Foundation Fund – 2000
($468) will aid capital
improvements, general
operations and programs of
the Lima Exchange Club.
“For Ped’s Sake” Fund –
1995 ($10,871) develops and
assists programs that benefit
children and their families.
“For Ped’s Sake”
The initial project arranged
funding for the design of
pediatric emergency care
equipment for children in the
Lima area. The programs have
expanded to other areas of
the Miami Valley.
Friends of Allen County,
OH, Chapter/American Red
Cross Fund – 1996 ($4,916)
honors Frances Miller, who
exhibited outstanding commitment,
dedication and
service to the Allen County
Chapter/American Red Cross
and provides unrestricted
funds to meet human needs
and improve the quality of
life of residents in Allen
County.
Dr. William Hoehn Family
Endowment Fund – 2001
($21,000) will award scholarships
to Lima Central
Catholic students to further
their education and religious
studies. This fund honors
Dr. William Hoehn, a 1949
graduate of Lima St. John’s
High School.
John J. and Martha M.
Hudson Fund – 1995
($7,710) assists individuals
from Allen County to further
their studies in business and
engineering technologies
at James A. Rhodes State
College. The family was associated
with the automobile
industry for many years. John
Hudson is remembered by
family and friends through
contributions to this fund.
The Judy Fund – 2002
($9,990) will provide financial
support to churches in
Allen and Hardin counties.
Harold Breidenbach established
this fund in memory
of his sister, Judy.
John H. Keller Fund – 2000
($120,081) honors the creator
and keeper of the Lincoln
Park Railroad Exhibit, owned
by the city of Lima and Allen
County Historical Society,
by generating income for its
perpetual maintenance. A
former railroad man and
historian, John Keller helped
obtain the century-old locomotive,
car and caboose on
permanent exhibition.
John H. Keller
Thomas R. Leech Memorial
Fund – 1999 ($9,714) will
assist Allen County students
in furthering their education
in medicine at James A.
Rhodes State College. Thomas
Leech was a reconstructive
surgeon at Lima Memorial
Hospital and St. Rita’s
Medical Center.
Liberty Savings Bank Community
Foundation – 1999
($91,890) will provide grants
to charitable organizations
of interest to Liberty Savings
Bank.
Liberty Savings Bank -
James J. Countryman Fund
– 1998 ($8,354) provides
general operating revenue for
the James A. Rhodes State
College. The fund recognizes
the leadership of Dr. James
Countryman as an educator
and further acknowledges
his former membership on
the Board of Directors of
Liberty Savings Bank.
Liberty Savings Bank -
Alfred J. Crampton Memorial
Fund – 1998 ($6,241)
utilizes the Lynchburg-Clay
Future Farmers of America
(FFA) program in awarding
scholarships to local FFA
members. Alfred Crampton
was a charter Board member
of the Liberty Savings Bank
when it was established in
Highland County, Ohio.
Liberty Savings Bank -
Daniel J. Kaufman Memorial
Fund – 1998 ($2,550)
recognizes Dan Kaufman as
a former director of Liberty
Savings Bank and Wright
State University professor.
He was admired for his
constant, positive outlook
and influence.
Liberty Savings Bank -
C. Richard Kriegel Memorial
Fund – 1998 ($4,462)
emphasizes computer technology
for students of Central
Lima Central Catholic
Catholic High School (LCC)
in Lima. C. Richard Kriegel
was a director of Liberty
Savings Bank and an ardent
promoter of the Lima
community.
Liberty Savings Bank - John
W. MacDonell Fund – 2002
($3,105) was established to
provide operating revenue for
The Lima Community Foundation
and acknowledges
his role as a former director
of Liberty Savings Bank.
Lima Area Bike Safe Fund
– 1998 ($1,317) raises
awareness of bike injuries and
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Endowment Funds: The Dayton Foundation Report to the Community 2003-2004