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report to the community
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table of contents
06 what exactly is a community foundation?
10 types of funds
11 from shale to scholarships
12 women’s giving circle
13 benedum grant provides STEAM
15 FUND STORIES
16 FUNDS OF THE FOUNDATION
20 FUND GIFTS
26 SCHOLARSHIPS
31 GRANTS & DISTRIBUTIONS
40 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
42 TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, STAFF, BANKS
Confirmed in Compliance with National
Standards for US Community Foundations.
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Dear Friends,
We are extremely grateful to those of you who have entrusted the Community Foundation for the Ohio
Valley to steward your philanthropic gifts. Our funds do amazing work in our communities and this annual
report reveals exactly that.
While most people in the community know CFOV for its annual Unrestricted Grants Program – now
called the Community Impact Fund, the other 154 funds of the Foundation work on a slightly quieter
scale. Through these generous gifts, the CFOV was able to make more than $1.1 million in grants and
scholarships to the Ohio Valley this year.
Our Women’s Giving Circle continues to grow in members. As of this writing, there are now 94 women
committed to working together to give and to grant to improve life for women and girls in the region. This
past October, the Women’s Giving Circle received a “Spirit of Philanthropy” Award from West Virginia
Grantmakers in the category of Critical Impact. This group is quickly becoming a model for philanthropy
in the region.
The CFOV worked with the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to incorporate the Arts into Science,
Technology, and Math classrooms throughout our service area this past year. Fourteen schools benefited
from these grants that raised the level of creativity in classrooms helping students learn core curriculums
in new and exciting ways. In some instances, the students didn’t even realize they were learning math or
science through these innovative programs. We are fortunate to be able to continue that work for another
year as our partnership with the Benedum Foundation continues.
We are also working to capture new wealth in the region from Marcellus Shale and turn it into philanthropy
through new funds at the CFOV. There has been some activity among land owners who want to “pay it
forward” and give back in the form of scholarships and donor advised funds. It is our hope that we can
educate more land owners as well as gas and oil companies on the importance of providing philanthropic
support to the region where this work is taking place – and where it is so desperately needed.
The Foundation grew in more ways than just assets this year. Upon the close of the fiscal year, CFOV has
now merged with the Community Foundation of Jefferson County. We now are proud to be able to serve
the people of Jefferson County. We will be working closely with the former board of trustees of the CFJC
and their donors to continue their work toward building philanthropy in the area.
We want to take this time to thank you for your continued support of the Community Foundation for the
Ohio Valley. We look forward to another great year of giving back.
Jerome B. Schmitt | President, Board of Trustees
Susie Nelson | Executive Director
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HOW DOES THE
community
foundation
WORK?
You can create a fund now, establish one in your will, or create it through a trust
arrangement that benefits your family as well as charity. You may give in honor
of an anniversary or as a memorial, to celebrate a special event, or to support a
cause. Tax deductions are earned at the time of your gift, while grants awarded
from your fund will continue to invest in our community forever.
name. If you prefer anonymity, you may choose a name that reflects your
fund’s charitable purposes. We provide you the flexibility in charitable giving
without the time and expenses associated with running your own foundation.
We can help you set up a fund that will maximize both your tax advantages
and your impact in the community – now and forever.
WHAT EXACTLY IS Acommunity
foundation?
A community foundation is a nonprofit public organization. Our business is to be of service to donors and to the wider community in philanthropic
endeavors. As with our counterparts in other communities, we are led by a board of local, unpaid volunteers. Their role is to provide governance and oversight of
Foundation activities.
Because we are a nonprofit, gifts to a community foundation are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Donors with funds at community foundations pay
no excise taxes, as can be the case with private foundations; and community foundations have no spending requirement, as is the case with private foundations.
This is helpful for donors who are trying to grow their funds.
Almost any kind of asset can be used to start your fund, including cash,
publicly traded securities, closely held stock, interests in limited partnerships,
real estate, life insurance, tangible personal property, royalties, and private
foundation assets.
We can also discuss other options with you, such as bequests, charitable
remainder unitrusts, charitable remainder annuity trusts, charitable lead
trusts, charitable gift annuities, life income and deferred charitable gift
annuities, or other ideas you might have in mind.
With the recent activity in both natural gas and coal mining, the Foundation
is prepared to work with people holding lease and royalty payments who
seek to support the community and achieve the tax advantages that may
come with it.
Many of our funds are named for the donor or the donor’s family or as
a memorial to someone special. Every grant from each fund will carry its
Our mindfulness of your generosity, in addition to professional investment
management, includes filing tax returns and providing an independent
audit; providing the services of experienced grantmakers who know
the community, its needs and its organizations; ensuring that grants are
awarded as you recommend and in the name of your fund; and issuing you
regular financial reports.
In short, our job is to make it easy for you to provide for what you care
about in our community and its future. It’s no secret that people who give
often feel they get more in return. Our primary reason for existing is to help
ensure that is the case for you. Establishing your fund is easier and quicker
than opening a bank account. The Foundation takes care of all administrative
and grantmaking activities, eliminating the need for you to set up a separate
institution, formulate policies, file forms, and monitor the status of grant
recipients. We help you accomplish your charitable goals while saving your
precious time and money. You may even gain significant tax benefits.
Community foundations usually have something called a spending policy. This is a policy that sets instructions for distribution of earnings from our
investments. Ours is 4%, which is fairly typical in our field and which means we want to distribute on behalf of our donors an amount equal to 4% of the value of
their endowment fund on an annual basis. We also take into account the average value of the fund over the last 12 quarters, which helps to even out any peaks and
valleys in the market. Our funds are professionally managed by advisors who report to our Investment Committee.
Some may wonder how we meet our expenses. Community foundations generally pay their bills by charging funds an administrative fee. For funds of $1 million
or less, our fee is 1% of the value of the fund. For funds $1 million to $5 million, the fee is .75%. Funds over $5 million are charged .5% administrative fee. Again, this
is fairly typical for community foundations.
By setting up a fund, you have the ideal opportunity to create a
legacy for you, your family, and for our community. Your permanent
endowment will continue to grow and make grants forever.
There are over 700 community foundations in the United States. Each operates a little differently than the next. For example, here at CFOV,
we encourage smaller funds in an effort to help the community as much as possible. The minimum amount to open a fund at CFOV is $10,000,
while other, larger community foundations have six figure minimums. Some community foundations serve a single county or even a single city. Ours serves Brooke,
Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel and Tyler counties in West Virginia and Belmont and Jefferson counties in Ohio.
Community Foundations are independent – there is no national organization. Many community foundations, including ours, belong to
a national association called the Council on Foundations. The Council on Foundations provides a voluntary standard of accountability for community
foundations. This has been achieved by the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley. This peer-reviewed accreditation confirms that our policies and procedures
are in keeping with the highest professional standards of our field.
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HOW DO WEGET
STARTED?
Get in touch with us. Even if you do not know exactly what you want to do, we can help you create a grantmaking fund that meets what you are trying to
accomplish. Let us show you how flexible we can be as a public foundation in helping you meet your charitable goals. Even more important, let us help you find
the personal fulfillment that comes with making a difference in your community.
By establishing a fund at the Community Foundation, you can have confidence that your interests will be
protected. If desired, we can help you identify where your gifts will best benefit the community. The result
of our partnership with you is a lasting legacy that addresses the needs of today and tomorrow, furthers
a tradition of giving in our community, and ensures that you and your fund will be part of the solution for
our community’s challenges and part of the capital for our community’s future opportunities.
Professional Advisors: The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley can be an invaluable long-term
partner for legal and financial advisors working with charitably inclined clients. We answer questions and
provide guidance to help your clients define and reach their charitable giving goals.
Please contact:
Peter Riesbeck, Director of Development
Or Susie Nelson, Executive Director
Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley
PO Box 670
1310 Market Street, Suite 1
Wheeling, WV 26003
304-242-3144
peter@cfov.org
director@cfov.org
Because we are a community foundation, we are uniquely positioned to offer prospective donors a
variety of giving options. We can create gift illustrations for you and consult with you and your client on
questions such as:
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Why create a charitable fund rather than making an outright gift to a charity?
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What are the tax advantages of creating a charitable fund?
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How can I leave something for my children and also give to charity?
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What steps are needed to establish a fund at the Community Foundation?
Philathropy can be made easy. Here are six simple steps:
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Discuss your overall philanthropic goals with your family members and legal or tax advisors.
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Decide how much you can afford to give.
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Determine the causes/organizations that will use your donations to meet the goals you support.
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Meet with foundation staff to discuss your plan.
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Ask questions, explore the different gift vehicles.
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Get started!
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Types of Funds
from shale to
scholarships
Donor Advised Funds
Donor Advised Funds support recommendations by the donor
of distributions to qualified charitable organizations
Donor designated Funds
Donor Designated Funds permit the support of specific
charitable organizations. The fund remains relevant
over time and is responsive to changing circumstances.
Field of Interest Funds
Field of Interest Funds focus on issues of concern
such as health services, the environment, economic
development, human services, education, children and
youth, and the arts.
unrestricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds are not restricted by the donor
for any one purpose; instead, they are used to support
the changing needs of our community. This is the most
flexible type of fund.
It’s no secret that many people across the region have benefitted from
Marcellus Shale activity by signing land leases and pipeline right-of-ways.
Some, in the southern portion of our service area, have begun to receive
royalty payments on their leased properties. All of this new income can also
create new philanthropists.
This year the CFOV welcomed a new fund from a couple who received Marcellus
Shale income and wanted to give back. A scholarship fund was created to
benefit students and a field of study that the donors felt were important.
The donors received a tax deduction for their gift and are now actively involved
in helping at least one student each year who wishes to pursue higher education.
Scholarships are just one way of giving back to the community through a fund
at CFOV. Donor advised funds allow donors to regularly make grants from their
original gift to causes that are important to them. Donor designated funds
perpetually provide support to specific organizations identified by the donor. Field
of interest funds allow the board of trustees of the CFOV to make grants in a
specific area such as children, recreation, or basic human needs.
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Donors can receive tax deductions for the initial gift as well as future royalty payments.
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Always consult a tax professional for specific tax advice.
scholarship Funds
Scholarship Funds recognize achievement and provide
financial support to students who wish to further
their education. Donors may specify selection criteria.
Some funds may be tailored to specify a variety of
criteria such as attendance at a specific college,
technical school, or university.
Agency Endowment Funds
Agency Endowment Funds support specific nonprofit
organizations. The income earned promotes the ongoing
purposes of those organizations. An agency endowment is a
way to build a nest egg and attract future endowment gifts.
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WOMEN’S GIVING CIRCLE MAKESCRITICAL
IMPACT
Benedum Grant Provides
steam
Integrating the Arts in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
The Women’s Giving Circle of the CFOV has quickly become one of the most
active and involved funds of the foundation. What started in 2010 with 20
women in the living room of CFOV Board Member Joan Stamp has grown
to an overwhelming 94! Each woman in the Giving Circle has committed to
giving a minimum of $500 per year to be used to meet the unmet needs
of women and girls in the Ohio Valley. Since inception the Women’s Giving
Circle has raised more than $80,000, half of which has been placed into an
endowment to ensure the future of the organization.
In the group’s first two years, grants have been made to several organizations
serving women and girls including the YWCA Wheeling, Girl Scouts Black
Diamond Council, Youth Services System, and the Wetzel County Cancer
Coalition. The Giving Circle members have formed committees that work to
determine what the needs of women and girls are in the region and work
toward finding projects and programs that are meeting those needs. In some
cases, programs will be created by the Giving Circle itself to empower women.
The Women’s Giving Circle was recently awarded a Spirit of Philanthropy
Award by West Virginia Grantmakers in the category of “Critical Impact.”
Women’s Giving Circle Chairperson Kris Molnar and member Elise Reyes
travelled to Parkersburg, West Virginia, to accept the award at the West
Virginia Grantmakers annual conference.
“As we gathered together in the development phase of our Women's Giving
Circle our intention was to build a philanthropic organization that other
wom,en would believe in,” said Kris Molnar. “That we could join together
to combine our resources and do good things for women and girls in the
Upper Ohio Valley was our collective objective. In less than two years, we have
received the commitment of 90 women and received more than $80,000 to
build our philanthropic effort. The recognition received from the West Virginia
Grantmakers is humbling and gratifying in their confirmation that we can and
will do great things.”
The Women’s Giving Circle continues to grow. New members are welcome
at any time. For more information, contact the CFOV at 304-242-3144 or visit
www.cfov.org.
Through funding made possible by the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, the CFOV was able to fund over
$66,000 in mini-grants to 14 schools in our service area in 2012. These STEAM grants were used to integrate a crosscurriculum
of the arts and technology focusing on the core subjects of math and science. Each of the 14 schools
successfully partnered with an outside arts organization or artisan. Ten of those schools contributed extra in-kind
support to their projects, which in the end added significantly to their overall success.
The administrations, teachers and students were all pleased with the outcomes of these programs last school year. Not
only did the students engage in classes more, but the teachers felt the students were retaining more knowledge, due to
the unique hands-on, cross-curricular approach to learning.
Throughout this past school year, the STEAM grants have provided thousands of students the opportunity to explore
the art and science of creating pottery, paper, glass, etchings, clay caricatures, and vibrations. In some schools this
was the only art the students participated in all year.
For a second year, the CFOV has the opportunity to again administer funding to 15 schools in Marshall and Ohio
counties. Again the schools are required to successfully connect one or more community organization with educators
to creatively integrate STEAM into the classrooms.
Some unique projects from the 2011-2012 school year included an in-depth afterschool program at New Martinsville
School in Wetzel County. These students created etchings of historical sites in the county and made prints from them.
They also made their own paper for scrapbooks, which included their own nature photography. Also in Wetzel County,
Shortline School worked with a local potter to study the clay that students dug out of the ground right outside of their
school. They then learned how to turn that clay into pottery.
It is expected that this program will create a forward thinking, transformational concept that build creative thinking,
analysis and problem solving skills– all vital to prepare our future innovators.
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WILLLIAMS FUND 1991
Frances “Pinkie” Williams was a long-time
member of the CFOV Board of Trustees. She and
her husband, John, established the Williams Fund,
a Field of Interest Fund to support children.
Specifically the fund is for fulfilling the basic needs
of children in the Wheeling area in the nature of
emergency food and clothing assistance and other
basic needs that will permit a better opportunity
for these children to grow and become educated.
1991 WHEELING-NISSHIN FUND
Wheeling Nisshin, Inc. of Follansbee established the Wheeling Nisshin Fund at the
CFOV to administer the company’s charitable giving. As a Corporate Donor Advised
Fund, grants are made annually to Brooke County Schools and other causes important
to the company. After a tsunami hit Japan in March 2011, the Wheeling Nisshin Fund
made a $50,000 grant to the American Red Cross to support Tsunami relief efforts.
2002 MATT VELEZ SAVE-A-LIFE FUND
The Matt Velez Save-A-Life Fund was established
by Matt’s mother, Mary Velez, in 2002 when
he suffered cardiac arrest during a high school
physical education class and died six days later. This
fund helps schools and nonprofit organizations to
purchase Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
to help save the lives of others.
In the last ten years, the fund has provided for more
than 100 AEDs in local schools and other public
places in the Northern Panhandle and surrounding
areas. There have been five “saves” in the Ohio
Valley where the fund was somehow involved by
either purchasing the AED, providing assistance to set up the AED Program, or
an update on the unit.
WHEELING MIDDLE SCHOOL
1995
BOOSTER CLUB FUND
The Wheeling Middle School Booster Club Fund was
established by Betty June Wymer, mother of two
students of Wheeling Middle School. The funds were
raised from 25 years of Bingo for the benefit of the
school. The fund distributes income on an annual basis
for academic, athletic, and cultural programs for the
benefit of the students. The fund is used for such
things as band uniforms, wrestling uniforms, Future
City competitions, Forensics competitions, and more.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE LIBRARY FUND 2003
The St. Clairsville Library created an Endowment Fund at
the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley in 2003
as a way to help ensure long-term viability. The CFOV
provides stewardship of their endowment, alleviating
library staff and board of the day-to-day administration
and oversight of investment management. The staff
and board of the St. Clairsville Library work hard to
encourage supporters of the library to annually give to
the endowment fund.
The Community Foundation’s individual funds do amazing work. As you can see by
thESE EXAMPLES, a fund can be as unique as the person or organization establishing it.
2005 N. ELIZABETH ELBIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Elizabeth Elbin was a dedicated teacher for many
years at Cameron Elementary School. She had an
undergraduate degree from Oberlin College and a
Master's Degree in Education from the University
of Pittsburgh. Following college, she returned home,
dedicating her career to the people and the children
of Cameron. She sought out gifted children and
helped to give them opportunities. She was a very
optimistic and accepting person who loved teaching
as much as she loved the people of Cameron.
When she passed away in 2004, she left a large
portion of her estate to the Community Foundation
for the benefit of worthy and deserving graduates of Cameron High School. Each
year, four students are chosen to receive her scholarship in the amount of $1,250
per year, renewable for a maximum of $5,000.
ROBERT W. SCHRAMM WEST LIBERTY SCIENCE FAIR FUND 2007
Dr. Robert Schramm is a retired professor at West
Liberty University. He believes that encouraging
children to appreciate science at an early age is
critical. Dr. Schramm established the Robert W.
Schramm West Liberty Science Fair Fund in 2007 to
annually support the Science Fair held each spring
at West Liberty University for students in grades
6 - 12. Students from Hancock, Brooke, Ohio,
Marshall, Tyler and Wetzel counties in West Virginia
and Belmont and Jefferson counties in Ohio are
eligible to participate in the West Liberty Science
Fair. Dr. Melinda Kreisberg, Ph.D., of West Liberty
University said, “Science fairs are an excellent
way to not only explore a question creatively, but to also develop critical thinking,
presentation, and design skills that are essential to success in every field of study.”
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FUNDS OF THE FOUNDATION
As of June 30, 2012, the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, Inc. held 154 funds which are
listed under their respective categories. New funds are marked with a star (*). The value of the
foundation assets as of June 30, 2012, is approximately $26 million.
total assets by type
DISCRETIONARY FUNDS
designated $4,371,677
Provide income for discretionary grants to nonprofit educational
and charitable organizations throughout the Ohio Valley.
Administrative & General Funds $936,102
Administrative Reserve Fund $112,990
Helen P. & Leonard Rowley Memorial Fund $538,718
Benefits eight organizations throughout Wheeling and the United States that
held significance for the Rowley’s during their lifetime
DONOR ADVISEd $13,681,974
unrestricted $1,034,696
administrative $70,500
Arts in Education Fund* $50,000
Hubbard Memorial Aid Fund $3,705
scholarship $3,840,860
Fredrick G. Weimer Fund $31,818
Benefits the Ohio River Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America
J&J Boutaugh Fund $6,361
Healthy Kids Fund $16,086
Irene Meagel Fund $669,088
Benefits the Mt. Zion Cemetery
endowments $2,858,849
DESIGNATED FUNDS
John & Alia Karras Family Fund $54,384
Provide support for specified nonprofit organizations
throughout the Ohio Valley.
Amaya-Johnson Fund $30,353
Benefits the church library of First Baptist Church of Wheeling, WV
Benjamin Ybanez Fund $5,634
Benefits the Wheeling Dialysis Center
Brigid O’Brien Fund $33,391
Benefits the Access to the Parks program at Oglebay
Capitol Theatre Preservation Fund $125,903
Preservation, restoration and use of the Capitol Theatre
Coudon Hall Fund $113,296
Maintain, renovate and improve Coudon Hall, residence of the Linsly School
headmaster
Benefits St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church
John O. Rankin Memorial Fund $30,117
Provides speakers for the West Virginia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
Kalb Family Trust Fund $26,421
Benefits the First Methodist Church of Monongah
Lee Ann Foundation Fund $64,749
Benefits cancer patients through Wheeling Health Right with co-pays, wigs,
travel expenses and other various expenses
Lesley W. Galinski Endowment for Music
and Fine Arts Fund $22,994
Benefits the music and fine arts department of Wheeling Country Day School
Lisa Cockayne Marshall County
Animal Rescue League Fund $67,373
Benefits the Marshall County Animal Rescue League
New Martinsville Riverfront Development Fund $7,198
Benefits the New Martinsville Riverfront project
Oglebay Park Fund $12,525
Benefits Oglebay Foundation
Ohio Valley Junior Golf Academy Fund $154
Benefits junior golfers in the Ohio Valley
Pangilinan-Torres Fund $142,634
Benefits charitable purposes of the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Robert W. Schramm West Liberty State
College Science Fair Fund
Benefits the annual West Liberty Regional Science Fair
$5,220
ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Provide a stable income stream in perpetuity for designated
nonprofits while ensuring sophisticated fund management and
comprehensive fund and gift administrative services; increase
visibility of nonprofit via Community Foundation family
Children’s Museum of the Ohio Valley Fund $10,131
Benefits the Children’s Museum of the Ohio Valley
Gabriel Project of West Virginia Fund $12,621
Benefits the Gabriel Project of West Virginia
Peterson Community Foundation Fund $39,984
Benefits the charitable activities of Peterson Hospital
St. Clairsville Library Fund $53,394
Benefits the St. Clairsville Library
Earl & Bernice Grewe-Gompers Fund $357,288
Benefits St. Michael Catholic Parish, YMCA and Wheeling Central Catholic
High School
Margaret Dankworth Memorial Fund* $63,495
Benefits the City of Bellaire
St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church
Living Memorial Endowment Fund
Benefits St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church
$333,426
United Way Endowment Fund $1,557,918
Benefits the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley
Elikan Fund $59,764
Benefits Barnesville Hospital in Barnesville, Ohio
Mary’s Provisions for the Poor Fund $73,839
Benefits the poor of St. Michael Catholic Parish and the community
W. Frederick Bartholomew Fund $1,140,896
Benefits Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bridgeport, Ohio
United Way - Kyle Fund $175,286
Benefits the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley
Grand Vue Park Fund $24,637
Benefits Grand Vue Park in Marshall County, WV
Michael & Betty Karras Memorial Fund $35,218
Benefits St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church
Wheeling Middle School Boosters Fund $225,701
Benefits the school’s academic, athletic and cultural programs
WATCH Fund $95,682
Benefits the Russell Nesbitt Services/Wheeling Area Training Center for the Handicapped
H. Lawrence Jones Fund $12,349
Mountain Heart Fund $12,056
Benefits the YMCA, United Way and Ohio County Schools Foundation
Camp tuition for Camp Mountain Heart, for Ohio County children
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Wheeling Health Right/Weidel Memorial Fund $753,055
Benefits the Wheeling Health Right, Inc.
Women’s Giving Circle Endowment* $38,125
Benefits women and girls in the Upper Ohio Valley
Goodman Family Fund $26,490
Hess Family Fund $949,157
Janie Altmeyer Think Pink Fund $43,522
JB Chambers Memorial Foundation Fund $88,545
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
Donors offer the gift of education to a selected school or in a
field of study by creating scholarship funds and the Community
Foundation assists the scholarship committees to ensure that
the donor’s wishes are honored in perpetuity.
YMCA Fund $96,997
Benefits the JB Chambers YMCA
Youth Services System Futures Fund $25,656
Benefits Youth Services System
Jimenez Charitable Fund $21,069
Joan & Lee Kelvington Fund $10,129
John N. Kramer Charitable Fund $2,434
Louis & Emma Salvatori Fund $10,446
Mary Ann Hess Fund $235,258
AAUW Beulah Boyd Scholarship Fund $833,902
Andrew Goldstrom Scholarship Fund $13,359
Angel Fund $26,732
Beulah Meyer Scholarship Fund $40,278
Bradley A. Miller Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund $9,452
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
Donors or their designees recommend distributions from donor
advised funds; distributions are made in the name of the fund
unless anonymity is requested
Anonymous Fund $186,848
Board Family Fund $8,016
Bridgeport Educational Assistance Fund $5,966
Charles Lando Memorial Fund* $2,600
Charles R. & Fred R. Wilcox Family Memorial Fund $58,456
Christopher Fanning Mem. Comm. Education Fund $3,404
Cochrane, Moneske, O’Brien Fund $26,395
Downtown Business Association Fund $146
Elizabeth Hess-Gebhard II Fund $351,723
Fighting Nun Fund $4,357
Flying Nun Fund $3,381
Former Martins Ferry Kiwanis Fund $44,033
Fred R. Wilcox Memorial Fund $19,810
Gompers Family Fund $56,944
Matt Velez Save-A-Life Fund $3,642
Miller Family Fund $1,570,804
Nolte Family Fund $96,927
Nutting Family Fund $369,643
Ohio County Medical Society Charitable Fund* $96
Ohio County Medical Society Scholars Fund* $500
On-Trac Fund* $10,196
Ohio Valley Foundation Fund $7,872
Ohio Valley Music Magic Fund $11,930
Ohio Valley Wrestling Coaches Fund $3,007
Park Dances Revisited for Veterans Fund* $4,821
RDH12 Fund for Sight* $8,388
Robinson Family Fund $21,930
Romeo & Elsie Reyes Family Fund $6,822
Sean Elerick Memorial Fund* $21,381
Shadyside High School Sports Foundation Fund $14,245
Stealey Community Fund $7,698,084
Tri-State Filipino American Association Fund $9,619
Two Bridges Fund $88,807
Upper Ohio Valley Dialysis Memorial Fund* $22,740
Canfield, Hugh, Kinney Scholarship Fund $3,980
Carl Rollyn & Grace B. Sullivan Scholarship Fund $23,086
Central Catholic High School Scholarship Fund $18,242
Charles & Mary Gantzer Scholarship Fund $9,632
Cochrane-Moneske-O’Brien Scholarship Fund $5,101
Courtney & Danielle Block UPS Scholarship Fund $34,938
Deever Family Fund* $24,896
Dick Grob Memorial Scholarship Fund $3,825
Donivan Adams Scholarship Fund* $9,392
Former Martins Ferry Rotary Scholarship Fund $9,291
Frances & Stephen Pritchard Scholarship Fund $15,664
Fraternal Order of Police Association Scholarship Fund $136,191
Gene DeProsperis Scholarship Fund $12,490
George Kovalick Scholarship Fund $18,926
Glenda K. Follet Memorial Scholarship Fund $42,019
Helen Biery Memorial Scholarship Fund $33,007
Howard Corcoran Memorial Scholarship Fund* $15,664
IAFF Local 12 Scholarship Fund $40,815
Jack & Mary Burgbacher-Carpenter Scholarship Fund $53,062
John & Becky Wright 1st Generation Scholarship Fund $14,621
Madalyn McCreary Scholarship Fund $15,230
Mike G. Dotson Memorial Scholarship Fund $6,546
Messino Wehrheim Scholarship Fund $6,569
MTJ Scholarship Fund $18,063
N. Elizabeth Elbin Memorial Scholarship Fund $433,802
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe GOC Scholarship Fund $10,501
Pat Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund $9,549
Patrick A. Clutter Scholarship & Memorial Fund $33,478
Paul H. & Ruth E. Eddy Memorial Scholarship Fund $15,736
Polish American Political Club Scholarship Fund $101,093
Rachael Worby Scholarship Fund $20,898
Richard R. Heagin Memorial Scholarship Fund $25,659
Ronald P. Terek Scholarship Fund $17,672
Ruth B. & William L. Gilligan Scholarship Fund $9,065
Sylvia Archer Scholarship Fund $12,769
TCHS Athletic Boosters Association Scholarship Fund $29,055
Upper Ohio Valley Italian Foundation Scholarship Fund $217,544
W. Thornley Hunt Memorial Scholarship Fund $24,916
Wes Wagner Art Scholarship Fund $11,169
Victorian Wheeling Foundation Fund $16,169
John Marshall High School Scholarship Fund $23,078
FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS
Wheeling Automobile Club Fund $840,932
Wheeling Lions Club Fund $64,381
Wheeling Park High School Music Alumni Fund $1,801
Wheeling-Nisshin Fund $484,826
Women’s Giving Circle $24,017
John Racer Athletic Scholarship Fund $19,680
Joseph P. Mull Jr. & Virginia P. Mull Scholarship Fund $36,157
Joy Cox Nursing Memorial Scholarship Fund $25,505
Kathleen Simmons Batalion Scholarship Fund $55,202
Kenneth R. Dennis Scholarship Fund $985,940
Donors can support causes they care about in perpetuity by
establishing field of interest funds. The foundation indentifies
grantees that best satisfy the donor’s intent.
MGC Fund $30,540
Benefits programs that address the physical, educational, cultural and/or
recreational needs of preteen children
WV - Key Club District Foundation Fund $20,161
WV - Kiwanis District Foundation Fund $93,444
WV - Kiwanis J. Moler Award Fund $5,660
Leon Berze Memorial Scholarship Fund $11,213
Leora & Mildred LaRue Scholarship Fund $158,047
Lisa Cockayne JMHS Scholarship Fund $58,159
Williams Fund $48,611
Benefits programs that meet the basic needs of children to assist in their
growth and education
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fund gifts
whether you are remembering a loved one who passed away or are honoring a family member,
coworker or friend, memorial gifts to the Community foundation are a thoughtful and generous
act. These memorial and honorary gifts were made between July 1, 2011 and june 30, 2012.
IN MEMORY OF...
In Memory of Daphne Berry
Forest Hills Care Center
In Memory of Leon Berze
Charlotte Berze
George & Marjorie Nemeth
Lee Ann Vargo
In Memory of Sallie Coudon
Wileta Bell
In Memory of Kelly Dolan
Richard Dolan
In Memory of Firefighter
John William Dumas
William Dumas Jr.
L.W. Franzheim Jr.
In Memory of Sean Elerick
Louis & Christine Altman James Combs
Ernest Banks
Elsie Cook
Derek Baker
James Crosier
Roger Baker
Gary Cunningham
Jerry & Debra Beavers Susan Da Re
Belmont Co. Juvenile Drug Court Albert & Lenora Davies
Timothy & Debra Bentivegna Linda Davison MA
Paul Bjorn
J. Edward Diamond
William Bloom
Elizabeth Dikant
Earl Brown
James Drake
Stanley Burlenski Elmer & Agens Elekes
Carolyn Call
Paul & Leona Elerick
David Carter
Veral Elerick
Bruce Cassidy Sr. Joanna Farkas
James Cichon
Donald Frederick
Ryan Clark
Alicia Freeman
Jesse Coffield
Daniel Frizzi Jr.
Irene Gazdak
Charles & Sara George
David Giffin
Dean Gillogly
William Goddard
John Goodman II
Brenda Graham
Anne Haning
Eleanor Hannigan
Roy Heidelbach
Bruce Heil
Michael Hertler
Mary Hines
Quy Hoang
Robert & Cathy Holubeck
Greg Kazmirski
Megan Kennedy
Marlyn Klee
John Koren
Jeff Koshenko
Robert Lachendro
Gary & Linda Lemasters
Michael Leo
James Lepic
Virgil & Charleen
Markovich
David Marsh
Stanley Masloski
Dwayne Mayle
Pam McKim
John McLean
Paul Mederski
Laura Nichol
North Point Consulting
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Olszowy
James Petrozzi
Denise Penz
Edward Perzanowski
Robert & Christine Phillips
Property Maintenance Services
Premier Bank & Trust
Timothy & Mary Reid
Wilbur & Joanne Roat
Dr. Paul Schwartz
Cliff Sligar
Lula Sligar
Douglas & Kathy Soukup
Michael Steiner
Leslie Stiles
Roy Swallie
Phillip Synowiec
Erma Tater
Kevin Tater
Janice Taylor
Ken & Patricia Templeton
Brian Thomas
Sheila Turner
John Vota
Kevin Walters
Robert Wolf
Belco Works
Randy Zelenitz
John Zido
Peter Zink
In Memory of R. Arch Fink
Sally Hodgkiss
In Memory of William Gilligan
John Bailey
Jeanne Javins
Martha Bell
J.C. Mensore Distributor Inc.
Richard Bell
Vickie Joseph
Jane Boggs
Shannon Kelly
Stephen & Mary Boone Jeannette Kinkaid
Stephanie Butcher Dorothy Lockett
John & Patricia Eckels Lorraine Owens
Jayne Freeman
Phillips Pharmacy
Dr. Thomas & Donna Gilligan James Phillips
Jim & Cindy Gilligan Sistersville Lions Club
Teresa Harris
Marianne Voltin
Kenneth & Shirleen Heinlein Robert & Martha Wable
Lily Hill
Michael & Janet Wells
Gary & Debbie Hisam Marilyn Wenrick
In Memory of Kendall Hill
Sarah Longwell Carol Watkins
In Memory of Madelyn Keys
William & Sally Bryson Ohio Auto Club
Central Catholic High Ohio County Rotary Club
School Student Council Performance Direct Inc.
Eastern States
Marie Louise Pinto
Packaging, Inc.
Maria Shipley
Floretta Frame
Thomas & Mary Tighe
Chris Freeman
Connie White
Mark Lotz
William Widmer
John Nally
In Memory of Harry Lewis
Phyllis Burkhardt Lynette Sickles
Roberta Ciszewski
Kathleen Krupa
Dianna Modra
In Memory of Robert “Shot” Longwell
Terry & Shirley Kiggans Bill & Karen Stewart
John & Tulane Mensore Jack & Barbara Watkins
Joseph & Helen Parish Witschey's
Vivian Price
Robert & Nell Yeager
Larry Roberts
In Memory of Captain Ivan P. Myles Sr.
William Dumas Jr.
In Memory of Karol Schambach
Niekro Classic
In Memory of Lee Ann Schambach
Belmont County Student Mary Kovalcik
Services
Monarch Football Moms
Frank & Amy Cibik
Richard & Susan Mullen
Mary Crawford
New Martinsville School
Susann Deihl
Lillian Pierce
Terry & Jan Ehni
Riverside Animal Clinic
Connie Frye
David & Alcinda Santonas
David & Mary Hayes
Brian Schambach
Linda Hill
Karla Schambach
Lee Ann Foundation
Golf Scramble
William Shockley
Terri Locke
Dillon Smittle
Sarah Longwell
Terry Steele
Loretta Loy
Richard & Pamela Stewart
Sadonna Kimble
April Stolfer
Lewis Kocher
Ashley Talik
Connie Koon
Bryan & Carolyn Whisler
George & Beatty Jean Wilson
In Memory of Betty Jo Sullivan
Peter Sullivan
Jeanette Tingler
In Memory of Bob Wildpret
H. Larry Jones Ed.D.
In Memory of Jerry Williams
Jeanette Williams
In Memory of Pearl Williamson
Thomas & Donna Gilligan
in honor of...
In Honor of Cathy Armstrong
Frederick & Joan Stamp
In Honor of Christopher Cox
Randy & Darlene Hinkle
Homan Gift Reminder of Founders
In Honor of Sue Seibert Farnsworth
Bonnie Thurston
In Honor of Beverly Ochsenbein
Roland Ochsenbein
In Honor of Robert & Jeanne Schramm
Emily Fisher
In Honor of Joan Stamp
Sue Seibert Farnsworth
Emily Fisher
Lea Ridenhour
william homan
In the early 1970s, an enterprising group of individuals worked together to create the Community
Foundation for the Ohio Valley. Mr. William Homan was one of those men. A trust officer at
the former Wheeling Dollar Bank, Mr. Homan was a founding board member of the Community
Foundation for the Ohio Valley. Mr. Homan passed away in 2011. A gift from his estate to the
CFOV will be used to create a “Founders Fund.”
The William Homan Founders Fund will be used to support the activities of the Community
Foundation, allowing staff to spend more time administering the activities of the funds of the
CFOV. It will also allow more time for raising awareness of the CFOV and for meeting with
potential donors.
Every attempt has been made to publish the most accurate list possible to adequately acknowledge our donors, their gifts, and the grants
and distributions of the Foundation. If your name was inadvertently omitted, please accept our sincere apologies. We are always striving to
improve our data collection and reporting processes.
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fund gifts
The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley is grateful to the many generous donors in the
Upper Ohio Valley who made contributions JuLY 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. Whether given
to a specific fund or for unrestricted use, the contributions are representative of the very
generous nature of individuals and businesses in our community.
gifts to the community foundation
Angel Fund
Bishop Donahue High School
Anonymous Fund
Anonymous
Arts in Education Fund
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Benjamin C. Ybanez Memorial Fund
Phyllis Burkhardt
Roberta Ciszewski
Kathleen Krupa
Dianna Modra
Lynette Sickles
Wheeling Renal Care LLC
Bradley A. Miller Jr.
Scholarship Fund
Gina L. Irwin
Bridgeport Educational
Assistance Fund
Terry & Jan Ehni
Chapter Square
Joan E. Redman
Alfred Scheid
Raymond C. Stewart
Capitol Theatre Preservation
Trust Fund
Chris Hess Foundation
DigiCo Imaging Inc.
Hydie Friend
WesBanco Arena
Carl Rollynn "Pop" & Grace B.
Sullivan Scholarship Fund
Peter Sullivan Jeanette Tingler
Central Catholic High School
Scholarship Fund
William G. Fisher
Charles Lando Memorial Fund
Thomas Padden
Christopher Fanning Memorial
Community Education Fund
Anonymous
Nancy DeLong
First Choice America
Ladies Auxiliary FOE 499
Warwood School RSVP
Community Impact Fund
Anonymous
Joseph Cadigan
Richard Ferguson
Jeffrey & Jo Ann Graber
Susie Nelson
Dora Pleasant
Jerome Schmitt
Cochrane Moneske O'Brien
Charitable Fund
Robert O'Brien
Coudon Hall Fund
Wileta Bell
L.W. Franzheim Jr.
Kim McCluskey
Courtney & Danielle Block
Memorial Scholarship Fund
sponsored by UPS
Bishop Donahue High School
United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley
UPS Employees
Deever Family Fund
Richard & Marion Deever
Distribution Fund
Mary Carney
Tina Costain
David DiClemente
Cynthia Morrison
James Myer
Project Best
Karen Scarfone
James & Connie Weaver
Wheeling Herb Society
Donivon E. Adams Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Estate of Donivon E. Adams
downtown Business
Association Fund
Anonymous
Richard Beyer
Direct Online Marketing
Downtown Wheeling On-Trac Fund
City of Wheeling
Fraternal Order of Police
Scholarship Fund
F.O.P.A. #38
Goodman Family Fund
J. Harvey Goodman
Grand Vue Park Foundation
Susan Durig Brian Schambach
H. Lawrence Jones Fund
H. Lawrence Jones Ed.D
Howard Corcoran Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Wheeling Newspapers Inc.
IAFF Local #12 Scholarship Fund
William Dumas Jr. PPG Industries
Foundation
Ivan Myles
Irene Meagel Fund
Meagel Charitable Trust
Jack & Mary Burgbacher
Carpenter Scholarship Fund
Thomas J. Carpenter
Janie Altmeyer Think Pink Fund
Dr. James & Lynn Comerci
Jefferson County RDH12 Fund
for Sight
Bergholz
Community
Foundation
Thomas Brown DDS
Crow Rental
Properties
Cryogenic
Construction Inc.
DeNoon Lumber
Franciscan Univ.
of Steubenville
Four Friends Music
Ministry
Ralph Freshwater
Joseph & Carolyn
Glaub
Kuester Implement
Co. Inc.
James McBane
Carol Oklok
SPM Fleet Service Inc.
Starkdale Presbyterian Women Roberta Teramana
Steel Valley Tank & Welding
Joan & Lee Kelvington Foundation Fund
Lee & Joan Kelvington
John Marshall High School Scholarship Fund
Gail Artimez
John Marshall HS Faculty
Cheri Burch
Jeffrey & Debra Miller
Nancy Buskirk
Lucinda Nicholson
Centenary House Joanne Rogos
Tammy DeWitt
Jennifer Yates
John Racer Memorial Scholarship Fund
Fahey Insurance Agency, Inc. Pop's Painting Inc.
Felton & Felton, CPA Henry & Jan Racer
Hope Fellowship Riverbridge Wealth LLC
Barbara Howlett
Carl Royer
Gregory Morris
Stan & Ellen Stewart
MJ1 Inc.
Richard Thoms
MJ2 Inc.
Jenetta Thoms
Joy Cox Nursing Memorial Scholarship Fund
Warwood Marina Randy & Darlene Hinkle
Kalb Family (1995)
Estate of Dr. William Kalb
Lee Ann Foundation
Belmont County Student
Services
Frank & Amy Cibik
Mary Crawford
Susann Deihl
Terry & Jan Ehni
Connie Frye
David & Mary Hayes
Linda Hill
Lee Ann Foundation
Golf Scramble
Terri Locke
Sarah Longwell
Loretta Loy
Terry & Shirley Kiggans
Sadonna Kimble
Lewis Kocher
Connie Koon
Mary Kovalcik
John & Tulane Mensore
Monarch Football Moms
Richard & Susan Mullen
New Martinsville School
Niekro Classic
Joseph & Helen Parish
Lillian Pierce
Vivian Price
Riverside Animal Clinic
Larry Roberts
David & Alcinda Santonas
Brian Schambach
Karla Schambach
William Shockley
Dillon Smittle
Terry Steele
Bill & Karen Stewart
Richard & Pamela Stewart
April Stolfer
Ashley Talik
Carol Watkins
Jack & Barbara Watkins
Bryan & Carolyn Whisler
George & Beatty Jean Wilson
Witschey's
Robert & Nell Yeager
Leon Berze Memorial Scholarship Fund
Charlotte Berze
George & Marjorie Nemeth
Lee Ann Vargo
Margaret Dankworth Memorial Fund
Estate of Margaret Dankworth
Mary's Provisions for the Poor Fund
Robert & Rosemary Miller
Matt Velez Save A Life Fund
William & Sally Bryson Ohio Auto Club
Central Catholic HS Ohio County Rotary Club
Student Council
Performance Direct Inc.
Eastern States Packaging, Inc.
Marie Louise Pinto
Floretta Frame
Maria Shipley
Chris Freeman
Thomas & Mary Tighe
Mark Lotz
Connie White
John Nally
William Widmer
Messino Wehrheim Scholarship Fund
Marilyn Wehrheim
Minot Daily News Flood Relief Fund
Diann Benham-Danhoff Annette Krell
Nichole Bennett-Spitzer Lovelace, Inc.
Ken Butts
Jenny Lynch
Jeanine Chatt
Stephen Mays
Clear Creek WELCA Robert Nutting
Janet Conn
Dian Perry
Merri Cox
Gerard Perusse
Steven Crecy
Anna Rodgers
James Droege
Teresa Roloff
Beth Duchsherer Diana Seerey
Cory DuPriest
Timothy Sherck
Kristy Haugeberg Warren Snaider
Donovon Henderson Southwest Grain
Stephen Herron
David Steeno
Jeffrey Hill
Gerard Stratelak
Donn Hoffelt
Deborah Terwilliger
Antoinette Horrace Shelley Uran
Matt Huwe
Mark Vieth
Bryan Ingram
Earl Weydahl Jr.
Carol Johnson
Duane Wittman
Margaret Johnson Suzanne Young
Journal Gazette Fndn. Inc.
Mike G. Dotson Scholarship Fund
Mary Ann Dotson
Music Magic Fund
Helen Prince
Ohio County Medical Society Alliance
Charitable Fund
Dr. John Battaglino Jr. Dr. Xingyi & Gail Que
Dr. Mary Ann Cater Dr. Ahmad & Marylon Rahbar
Dr. Edward & Serena Chiu Dr. Gurijala & Hemalatha Reddy
Dr. James & Lynn Comerci Dr. Romeo & Elsie Reyes
Dr. Richard & Donna Glass Dr. Janice C. Sobray
Dr. Robert & Cheryl Joseph Dr. Christohper & Dana Tiu
Dr. David & Charl Kappel Dr. Jeremy & Melissa Tiu
Dr. Rajai & Nahla Khoury Dr. Robert Vawter
Dr. Derrick & Michelle Latos Esther Weeks
Dr. Dennis & Donna Niess Dr. Daniel & Cheryl Wilson
Drs. Cesar & Evangeline Pizarro
OCMSA Medical Scholars Fund
Ohio County Medical Society Alliance
Oglebay Park Fund
Belden & Blake Corporation
Ohio Valley Junior Golf Academy Fund
Argo Sales Company Inc. Weldon Trucking Inc.
Schenk Charitable Trust
Operating Fund
Chesapeake Operating, Inc.
Richard Ferguson
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe GOC
Scholarship Fund
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Foundation
Park Dances Revisted Fund for Veterans
Park Dances Revisited Sally Hodgkiss
Patrick A. Clutter Scholarship & Memorial Fund
Pat Clutter Scholarship & Memorial Golf Scramble
Rachael Worby Scholarship Fund
Dr. Gail Looney
Richard R. Heagin Memorial Scholarship Fund
Home Pizza, Inc.
Romeo & Elsie Reyes Family Fund
Catholic Charities of WV Dr. Romeo & Elsie Reyes
Robinson Family Fund
Bob Robinson
Robert W. Schramm West Liberty State
College Science Fair Fund
Emily Fisher
Every attempt has been made to publish the most accurate list possible to adequately acknowledge our donors, their gifts, and the grants
and distributions of the Foundation. If your name was inadvertently omitted, please accept our sincere apologies. We are always striving to
improve our data collection and reporting processes.
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Ruth B. & William L. Gilligan Scholarship Fund
John Bailey
Jeanne Javins
Martha Bell
J.C. Mensore Distributor Inc.
Richard Bell
Vickie Joseph
Jane Boggs
Shannon Kelly
Stephen & Mary Boone Jeannette Kinkaid
Stephanie Butcher Dorothy Lockett
John & Patricia Eckels Lorraine Owens
Jayne Freeman
Phillips Pharmacy
Dr. Thomas & Donna Gilligan James Phillips
Jim & Cindy Gilligan Sistersville Lions Club
Teresa Harris
Marianne Voltin
Kenneth & Shirleen Heinlein Robert & Martha Wable
Lily Hill
Michael & Janet Wells
Gary & Debbie Hisam Marilyn Wenrick
Sean P. Elerick Memorial Fund
Louis & Christine Altman Daniel Frizzi Jr.
Ernest Banks
Irene Gazdak
Derek Baker
Charles & Sara George
Roger Baker
David Giffin
Jerry & Debra Beavers Dean Gillogly
Belmont Co. Juvenile Drug Court William Goddard
Timothy & Debra Bentivegna John Goodman II
Paul Bjorn
Brenda Graham
William Bloom
Anne Haning
Earl Brown
Eleanor Hannigan
Stanley Burlenski Roy Heidelbach
Carolyn Call
Bruce Heil
David Carter
Michael Hertler
Bruce Cassidy Sr. Mary Hines
James Cichon
Quy Hoang
Ryan Clark
Robert & Cathy Holubeck
Jesse Coffield
Greg Kazmirski
James Combs
Megan Kennedy
Elsie Cook
Marlyn Klee
James Crosier
John Koren
Gary Cunningham Jeff Koshenko
Susan Da Re
Robert Lachendro
Albert & Lenora Davies Gary & Linda Lemasters
Linda Davison MA Michael Leo
J. Edward Diamond James Lepic
Elizabeth Dikant
Virgil & Charleen Markovich
James Drake
David Marsh
Elmer & Agens Elekes Stanley Masloski
Paul & Leona Elerick Dwayne Mayle
Veral Elerick
Pam McKim
Joanna Farkas
John McLean
Donald Frederick Paul Mederski
Alicia Freeman
Laura Nichol
North Point Consulting
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Olszowy
James Petrozzi
Denise Penz
Edward Perzanowski
Robert & Christine Phillips
Property Maintenance Services
Premier Bank & Trust
Timothy & Mary Reid
Wilbur & Joanne Roat
Dr. Paul Schwartz
Cliff Sligar
Lula Sligar
Douglas & Kathy Soukup
Michael Steiner
Leslie Stiles
Roy Swallie
Phillip Synowiec
Erma Tater
Kevin Tater
Janice Taylor
Ken & Patricia Templeton
Brian Thomas
Sheila Turner
John Vota
Kevin Walters
Robert Wolf
Belco Works
Randy Zelenitz
John Zido
Peter Zink
Shadyside High School Sports Foundation
PPG Industries Foundation
St. Clairsville Library Charitable Fund
Virginia Alderman Craig & Charlotte Karges
Anonymous
Karras Painting LLC
Cafaro Foundation John Marshall
George & Loraine Carroll David & Anne McKeen
Margaret Carroll
Michael & Patricia McTeague
Joseph DePalma DDS Edward & Mary Mowrer
Richard Dolan
Jason Newton
John Estadt
Roland Ochsenbein
John & Marian Feisley Barbara Samples
Feisley Tree Farms Kasiraja Sathappan
FOE Charity Fund J. Kaye Schneider
Michael & Debra Gordon John & Charlotte Slavik
Darwin & Barbara Gump Larry & Charlotte Thomas
Dr. John Heiby
John & Mary Jane Vota
Hocking Eye Care LLC Jeanette Williams
James Hughes
St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church
Living Memorial Endowment
William & Tina Kamis John & Alia Karras
Dr. Gus & Linda Mouhlas Leo Pappas
Nick Karras
Basil Papadimitriou
United Way Endowment Fund
Bettie E. Nolte
United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley
Upper Ohio Valley Dialysis Memorial Fund
Wheeling Renal Care LLC
Victorian Wheeling Foundation, Inc.
Frio Auction Service
Williams Fund
Estate of John Williams
Women's Giving Circle
Helen Altmeyer
Charl Kappel
Karen Baker
Dea Kennen
Jessica Bedway
Joan Kepner
Stephanie Bloch Patricia Kota
Lynn Buch
Patricia Kramer
Roanne Burech
Roslyn Lando
Saun Capehart
Dr. Gail Looney
Dr. Maryann Cater Terry Magro
Laura Carter
Theresa Marra
Beth Jacowitz Chottiner Jane McCamic
Lynn Comerci
Tulane Mensore
Rita Companion
Vaughn Miller
Elizabeth Cosmides Kristine Molnar
Dixie Ellwood
Donna Niess
Margaret Ewing
June Paull
Lynne Exley
Denise Penz
Sue Seibert Farnsworth Patricia Pockl
Emily Fisher
Jeanie Prince
Hydie Friend
Jeannie Reed
Linda Gardill
Elsie Reyes
Donna Glass
Lea Ridenhour
Mary Louise Goodman Barbara Ruben
Stephanie Grove Jeanne Schmitt
Nancy Gwynn
Jenny Seibert
Anne Harman
Kathy Shapell
Deborah Hassig
Dot Shymansky
Cheryl Hearne
Joan Stamp
Elizabeth Hofreuter-Landini Kathleen Szafran
Joan Joanou
Bonnie Thurston
Cheryl Jones
Shirley Weaver
Debbie Joseph
Rebecca Wilmoth
Debbie Kaiser
Mary Beth Yaeger
Gloria Kalb
Marlene Yahn
Youth Services System Futures Fund
Youth Services System, Inc.
Every attempt has been made to publish the most accurate list possible to adequately acknowledge our donors, their gifts, and the grants
and distributions of the Foundation. If your name was inadvertently omitted, please accept our sincere apologies. We are always striving to
improve our data collection and reporting processes.
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scholarships
Alonna Ackerman Lee Ackerman Cole Antolak David Black Olivia Blazer Travis Clark Evan Cline Odessa Copney Allison Hone Vanessa DeBlasis Daniel Eaton Chelsea Ewing
Community
Foundation
for the Ohio
Jennifer Ferguson Aaron Fonner Michael Forester Cassandra Fultz Abigail Gompers Rebecca Goydel Ashley Hans Megan Hendershot Dana Holmstrand Terryn Huffman Ryan Hughes
Valley, Inc.
2011-2012
110 students in elementary school, high school, and college benefited from a
Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley scholarship award this year. The total value
of the scholarship awards exceeded $157,000 and they were awarded to outstanding
students from throughout the Northern Panhandle and Southeastern Ohio.
Academic
Scholarship
Awards
Travis Jenkins Samantha Jones Chelsea Jorden Daniel Knight Stephen Knight Eric Knuth Renae Kuhn Megan Lamp Kaylee LaPosta Jillian Laslo Henry LoH
Josh Marosi Laura Marsh Jalena Marshall Michael Mastromichalis Alaina McCoy Kaitlyn Midcap Kristine Minor Matthew Nguyan Brandon Polanski Tiffany Richards Adriane Rine McKenzie Rose
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scholarships
Andrew Ruble Megan SalatinO Matthew Saseen Erica Sengewalt Ashley Smith Sarah Smith Elizabeth Springer Keri Suter
Lauren Tarovisky Megan Theaker Bethany Tinstman Emily Torbett Dalis Wilkerson Amanda Witt Rachel Wolen Joseph ZollarS
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE OHIO VALLEY, INC.
2011-2012 ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
AAUW Beulah Boyd Scholarship
Travis Clark
Vanessa DeBlasis
Alan Didion
Dana Holmstrand
Chelsea Jorden
Daniel Knight
Stephen Knight
Eric Knuth
Mallory Morris
Matthew Nguyen
Brandon Polanski
Chad Rothermund
Matthew Saseen
Rebecca Torsell
Bryson Waller
Joseph Zollars
Bessie Anderson Honors Scholarship
Heather Carmichael Jessica Truax
Tabitha Ezell
Beulah Meyer Scholarship
Megan Lamp – Weirton Madonna High School
Katherine Padden – Weir High School
Bradley A. Miller Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Diana Anderson – John Marshall High School
Carl Rollynn “Pop” & Grace B. Sullivan Scholarship
Nora Hiley – Ritchie County High School
Cochrane-Moneske-O’Brien Scholarship
John Marshall High School
Aaron Fonner
Deidre Shepard
Alison Lemasters
Jaleesa Waldrum
Courtney & Danielle Block Memorial Scholarship
sponsored by UPS
Bishop Donahue High School
Morgan Carroll
Megan Rush
Austin Cunningham
Andrew Rush
Katia Polinski
Kelsey Schau
Cheyanne Reinbeau
Sommer South
Deever Family Fund
Julie Jacob – St. Clairsville High School
Donivan Adams Scholarship
Andrew Ruble – Tyler Consolidated High School
Former Martins Ferry Rotary Club Scholarship
Chelsea Ewing – Martins Ferry High School
Frances & Stephen Pritchard Memorial Scholarship
Ashley Smith – Tyler Consolidated High School
Fraternal Order of Police Association Scholarship
Terryn Huffman – Wheeling Central Catholic High School
Gene DeProsperis Memorial Scholarship
Andrew Keane – Wheeling Central Catholic High School
Glenda K. Follett Memorial Scholarship
Kaitlyn Midcap – Valley High School
Helen Biery Memorial Scholarship
Abigail Gompers
Lauren Tarovisky
Sarah Irvin
Jack & Mary Burgbacher-Carpenter Scholarship
Evan Cline – Tyler Consolidated High School
John Marshall High School Scholarship
David Black – Nick B. Gaudino Scholarship
Olivia Blazer – Trust Fund Scholars
Michael Forester – Dr. Gary Buskirk Student of the Year
Ryan Gellner – Trust Fund Scholar
Molly Hubbs – Nancy Buskirk Scholarship
Laura Marsh – Brad Paisley Scholarship
Kristine Minor – Trust Fund Scholar
John Racer Memorial Athletic Scholarship
Keri Suter – Tyler Consolidated High School
John & Becky Wright 1st Generation Scholarship
McKenzie Rose – Tyler Consolidated High School
Joseph P. Mull Jr. & Virginia P. Mull Scholarship
Meagan Theaker – St. Clairsville High School
Joy Cox Nursing Memorial Scholarship
Allison Hone – Wheeling Park High School
Kathleen Simmons-Batalion Memorial Scholarship
Adriane Rine – Tyler Consolidated High School
Keri Suter – Tyler Consolidated High School
Kenneth R. Dennis Scholarship
Martins Ferry High School
Lee Ackerman
Travis Jenkins
Chelsea Ewing
Jeffery Oberdick
Leon Berze Memorial Scholarship
Karissa Emery – Buckeye Local High School
Leora & Mildred LaRue Memorial Scholarship
Preston High School
Chelsea Bishop
Renae Kuhn
Cassandra Fultz
Tiffany Richards
Lisa Cockayne Scholarship
Megan Garcia – John Marshall High School
Messino Wehrheim Scholarship
John Marshall High School
Dalis Wilkerson
Mike G. Dotson Memorial Scholarship
Austin Carpenter – Tyler Consolidated High School
N. Elizabeth Elbin Scholarship
Cameron High School
Ashley Hans
Sarah Smith
Ryan Hughes
Elizabeth Springer
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe GOC Scholarship
Cole Antolak – St. Clairsville High School
Casey Wiltshire – Buckeye Local High School
Pat Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Megan Cain – Wheeling Central Catholic High School
Patrick A. Clutter Scholarship
Wheeling Park High School
Odessa Copney
Kodiac Garcia
Polish American Patriot Club Scholarship
Cole Antolak – St. Clairsville High School
Brett Droginske – Wheeling Park High School
Erica Sengewalt – West Virginia University
Rachel Wolen – Wheeling Park High School
Rachael Worby Scholarship
Harrison Loh – Wheeling Park High School
Richard Heagin Memorial Scholarship
Mary Anne Stephens – Belmont Technical College
Ruth B. & William L. Gilligan Mem. Scholarship
Alaina McCoy – Tyler Consolidated High School
Sylvia Archer Scholarship
Sponsored by the Sistersville Lions Club
Ashley Smith – Tyler Consolidated High School
Tyler Consolidated High School Athletic
Boosters Association Scholarship
Tyler Consolidated High School
Evan Cline
Samantha Jones
Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival
Foundation Scholarship
Nicole Cheek – West Virginia Northern Community College
Jennifer Ferguson – Oak Glen High School
Rebecca Goydel – Wheeling Park High School
Kaylee LaPosta – Weir High School
Jillian Laslo – Shadyside High School
Joshua Marosi – Brooke High School
Jalena Marshall – Wheeling Park High School
Michael Mastromichalis – Weir High School
Morgan Pelley – Bishop Donahue High School
Megan Salatino – Brooke High School
Megan Theaker – St. Clairsville High School
Bethany Tinstman – Buckeye Local High School
Casey Wiltshire – Buckeye Local High School
Lance Workman – John Marshall High School
W. Thornley Hunt Memorial Scholarship
St. Clairsville High School
Daniel Eaton
Megan Theaker
Megan Hendershot
Wes Wagner Art Scholarship
Carl D. Cosentino – Bethany College
Wheeling Professional Firefighters
IAFF Local 12 Scholarship
Emily Torbett – Wheeling Park High School
Amanda Witt – Wheeling Park High School
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grants & distributions
recipient funD DONOR ADVISED
American Heart Association christopher Fanning Community Education Fund $1,547
Artistic Metals by Forester downtown Wheeling On-Trac Fund $2,000
ArtsLink, Inc. stealey Community Fund $1,300
Augusta Levy Learning Center discretionary Grants $2,670
Augusta Levy Learning Center ocmsa Charitable Fund $585
DONOR
DESIGNATED
SCHOLARSHIP
Baldwin-Wallace College rachael Worby Scholarship $1,000
Barnesville Hospital Foundation elikan Fund $775
Barrick Stees rachael Worby Scholarship $154
Beaver Area Heritage Foundation miller Fund $3,000
Beaver Area Memorial Library miller Fund $7,000
Beaver County Humane Society miller Fund $7,000
Belmont Technical College aauw Beulah Boyd Scholarship $1,750
Belmont Technical College aauw Beulah Boyd Scholarship $1,750
Belmont University John Marshall High School Scholarship $2,000
Berklee College of Music aauw Beulah Boyd Scholarship $1,750
Bethany College n. Elizabeth Elbin Scholarship $1,250
Bethany College wes Wagner Art Scholarship $200
Big Brothers Big Sisters wheeling Automobile Club Fund $1,000
Bishop Donahue High School angel Fund $3,000
Bishop Donahue High School courtney & Danielle Block Memorial Scholarship $4,000
Bridgeport School District bridgeport Educational Assistance Fund $35,221
Bridgestreet Middle School healthy Kids Fund $1,000
Brooke County Schools wheeling-Nisshin Fund $16,000
Brooke High School wheeling-Nisshin Fund $5,000
Burns & Church benjamin Ybanez Memorial Fund $500
Cameron Elementary School arts In Education Fund $3,810
Cameron Elementary School healthy Kids Fund $1,000
Cameron High School arts In Education Fund $5,000
Cardiac Science Corporation matt Velez Save a Life Fund $1,295
Catholic Charities of West Virginia robinson Family Fund $3,000
Catholic Charities of West Virginia romeo & Elsie Reyes Family Fund $1,000
Catholic Neighborhood Center elizabeth Hess-Gebhard Fund $3,000
Catholic Neighborhood Center fighting Nun Fund $679
Catholic Neighborhood Center flying Nun Fund $786
Catholic Neighborhood Center hess Family Fund $8,250
Catholic Neighborhood Center mary Ann Hess Fund $2,250
Catholic Neighborhood Center romeo & Elsie Reyes Family Fund $500
Catholic Neighborhood Center romeo & Elsie Reyes Family Fund $200
Cattrell Companies, Inc. wheeling Skate Park Fund $2,850
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grants & distributions
recipient funD DONOR ADVISED
DONOR
DESIGNATED
SCHOLARSHIP
recipient funD DONOR ADVISED
DONOR
DESIGNATED
SCHOLARSHIP
CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation helen & Leonard Rowley Fund $1,000
Center McMechen Elementary School arts In Education Fund $5,000
Chestnut Grove Presbyterian Church miller Fund $5,000
City of Wheeling JB Chambers Memorial Foundation $30,000
City of Wheeling John Kramer Charitable Fund $2,350
Community Lutheran Partners, Inc. wheeling Automobile Club Fund $2,500
Corpus Christi Parish pangilinan Torres Charity Fund $2,400
Corpus Christi School pangilinan Torres Charity Fund $2,500
Corpus Christi School arts In Education Fund $4,840
Council of Senior Tyler Countians, Inc. stealey Community Fund $11,160
Courts Optical weimer Eye Glass Fund $1,220
Courts Optical wheeling Lions Charity Fund $370
Diocese of Wheeling Charleston romeo & Elsie Reyes Family Fund $1,000
Diocese of Wheeling Charleston romeo & Elsie Reyes Family Fund $1,200
Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center JB Chambers Memorial Foundation $150,000
Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center nutting Family Fund $60,000
Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center wheeling Automobile Club Fund $2,500
Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center wheeling Skate Park Fund $13,612
Episcopal Relief & Development helen & Leonard Rowley Fund $200
Eyecare Center of Wheeling weimer Eye Glass Fund $4,150
Eyecare Center of Wheeling wheeling Lions Charity Fund $990
Fairmont State Foundation John Marshall High School Scholarship $500
Fairmont State Foundation leora & Mildred LaRue Scholarship $590
Fairmont State Foundation leora & Mildred LaRue Scholarship $600
Fairmont State Foundation leora & Mildred LaRue Scholarship $525
Fairmont State Foundation leora & Mildred LaRue Scholarship $525
Faith in Action Caregivers, Inc. upper OV Dialysis Memorial Fund $1,000
Family House wheeling-Nisshin Fund $4,000
Family Service Upper Ohio Valley elizabeth Hess-Gebhard Fund $1,600
Family Service Upper Ohio Valley hess Family Fund $4,125
Family Service Upper Ohio Valley mary Ann Hess Fund $775
Family Service Upper Ohio Valley ocmsa Charitable Fund $585
Filipino American Association romeo & Elsie Reyes Family Fund $200
First Baptist Church amaya-Johnson Fund $507
First Methodist Church of Monongah Kalb Family Fund $388
Forrest Music rachael Worby Scholarship $493
Fostoria Glass Society of America wheeling Automobile Club Fund $1,250
Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council women's Giving Circle $3,100
Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council women's Giving Circle $1,000
Glenville State College n. Elizabeth Elbin Scholarship $1,250
Grace Church anonymous $3,000
Grand Vue Park grand Vue Park Foundation Fund $350
Hilltop Elementary School healthy Kids Fund $1,000
Hope United Methodist Church ocmsa Charitable Fund $585
House of the Carpenter discretionary Grants $410
Indiana University of Pennsylvania upper OV Italian Foundation Scholarship $1,000
Johns Hopkins University rachael Worby Scholarship $1,000
Keith Bowen Bassoon Workshop rachael Worby Scholarship $17
Kent State University upper OV Italian Foundation Scholarship $1,000
Kiwanis Club of Wellsburg west Virginia Kiwanis District Foundation $500
Kiwanis International Foundation west Virginia Kiwanis Moler Fund $1,250
Lazarus House administrative Reserve Fund $500
Lazarus House elizabeth Hess-Gebhard Fund $3,000
Lazarus House gompers Family Fund $550
Lazarus House hess Family Fund $8,250
Lazarus House mary Ann Hess Fund $2,250
Leader Dog for the Blind wheeling Lions Charity Fund $1,500
Lions Club Charities of Wheeling wheeling Automobile Club Fund $500
Marist Brothers fighting Nun Fund $3,700
Marshall County Animal Rescue League lisa Cockayne Animal Care Fund $3,000
Marshall County Historical Society wheeling Automobile Club Fund $1,250
Marshall County Senior Services upper OV Dialysis Memorial Fund $1,000
Marshall University John Marshall High School Scholarship $500
Marshall University lisa Cockayne JMHS Scholarship $3,000
Martins Ferry High School former Martins Ferry Kiwanis Club Fund $400
McNinch Primary School healthy Kids Fund $952
Miami University w. Thornley Hunt Memorial Scholarship $500
Middle Creek Elementary School healthy Kids Fund $1,000
Middlebourne Parks & Recreation stealey Community Fund $43,000
Middlebourne Parks & Recreation stealey Community Fund $2,000
Middlebourne United Methodist Church stealey Community Fund $357
Middlebourne United Methodist Church stealey Community Fund $10,000
Middlebourne Youth League stealey Community Fund $2,000
Midwest Musical Imports rachael Worby Scholarship $296
Moundsville Middle School healthy Kids Fund $1,000
Muskingum College upper OV Italian Foundation Scholarship $1,000
New Martinsville School arts In Education Fund $4,918
North Wheeling Youth Center discretionary Grants $200
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grants & distributions
recipient funD DONOR ADVISED
DONOR
DESIGNATED
SCHOLARSHIP
recipient funD DONOR ADVISED
DONOR
DESIGNATED
SCHOLARSHIP
Oglebay Foundation brigid O'Brien Fund $1,569
Oglebay Foundation Joan & Lee Kelvington Foundation $1,500
Oglebay Foundation miller Fund $5,000
Oglebay Foundation wheeling Automobile Club Fund $2,500
Oglebay Institute women's Giving Circle $150
Ohio County Public Library wheeling Automobile Club Fund $3,500
Ohio County Schools h. Lawrence Jones Fund $67
Ohio County Schools music Magic Fund $2,000
Ohio County Schools arts In Education Fund $10,000
Ohio Dental Association Foundation John Kramer Charitable Fund $500
Ohio River Valley Boy Scouts of America hubbard Memorial Aid Society Fund $64
Ohio River Valley Boy Scouts of America wheeling Automobile Club Fund $2,000
Ohio State University aauw Beulah Boyd Scholarship $1,750
Ohio State University Kenneth R. Dennis Fund $3,334
Ohio State University Kenneth R. Dennis Fund $6,666
Ohio State University Kenneth R. Dennis Fund $3,000
Ohio State University Kenneth R. Dennis Fund $2,500
Ohio State University orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe GOC Scholarship $1,000
Ohio University Eastern aauw Beulah Boyd Scholarship $1,750
Ohio University Eastern upper OV Italian Foundation Scholarship $1,000
Ohio Valley Junior Golf Academy ohio Valley Junior Golf Academy Fund $6,200
Ohio Valley Medical Center romeo & Elsie Reyes Family Fund $200
Ohio Valley Regional Transit Authority upper OV Dialysis Memorial Fund $150
Our Lady of Peace School charles & Mary Gantzer Memorial Scholarship $400
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Inc. John Racer Memorial Scholarship $500
Pennsylvania State University w. Thornley Hunt Memorial Scholarship $500
Peterkin Conference Center helen & Leonard Rowley Fund $4,700
Peterson Rehabilitation Center peterson Community Fund $930
Pilot Guide Dog for the Blind wheeling Lions Charity Fund $1,500
Pipefitters Apprentice School leon Berze Memorial Scholarship $500
Professional Optical Center weimer Eye Glass Fund $11,045
Professional Optical Center wheeling Lions Charity Fund $3,480
Ritchie Elementary School healthy Kids Fund $966
Robert Joseph MD Inc. weimer Eye Glass Fund $7,150
Robert Joseph MD Inc. wheeling Lions Charity Fund $2,090
Saint Mary's College fopa Scholarship $500
Saint Mary's College mtJ Scholarship $1,000
Salvation Army of Minot minot Daily News Flood Relief Fund $8,990
Seeing Hand Association elizabeth Hess-Gebhard Fund $1,600
Seeing Hand Association hess Family Fund $4,125
Seeing Hand Association mary Ann Hess Fund $775
Shepherd University n. Elizabeth Elbin Scholarship $1,250
Sherrard Middle School healthy Kids Fund $1,000
Short Line School Elementary School arts In Education Fund $3,131
Sonotone Hearing Aid Center wheeling Lions Charity Fund $2,916
Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling, Inc. wheeling Automobile Club Fund $500
St. Clairsville Public Library st. Clairsville Library Foundation $250
St. Francis School arts In Education Fund $4,060
St. Francis Xavier School healthy Kids Fund $999
St. James & St. Johns School healthy Kids Fund $1,000
St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church John & Alia Karras Fund $2,142
St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church Living Memorial Endowment $12,000
St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church Michael & Betty Karras Memorial Fund $1,223
St. Mark's Episcopal Church helen & Leonard Rowley Fund $4,700
St. Mary's Central School arts In Education Fund $4,480
St. Mary's School arts In Education Fund $5,560
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church helen & Leonard Rowley Fund $4,700
St. Michael Parish earl & Bernice Grewe-Gompers Fund $2,430
St. Michael Parish mary's Provisions for the Poor Fund $1,243
St. Michael Parish romeo & Elsie Reyes Family Fund $500
St. Michael Parish romeo & Elsie Reyes Family Fund $100
St. Michael Parish School arts In Education Fund $2,430
St. Michael Parish School healthy Kids Fund $1,000
St. Vincent de Paul School arts In Education Fund $3,462
St. Vincent de Paul School healthy Kids Fund $667
Suncrest Area Morgantown Kiwanis Club West Virginia Kiwanis District Foundation $500
Talmar Gardens & Horticultural Center miller Fund $2,500
The Linsly School arts In Education Fund $4,000
The Linsly School coudon Hall Fund $1,595
The Linsly School gompers Family Fund $1,600
The Linsly School wheeling Automobile Club Fund $3,500
The Salvation Army helen & Leonard Rowley Fund $1,850
Town of Middlebourne stealey Community Fund $3,700
Town of Middlebourne stealey Community Fund $555
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church w. Frederick Bartholomew Fund $26,277
Tyler County 4-h stealey Community Fund $2,000
Tyler County Board of Education stealey Community Fund $5,653
Tyler County Board of Education stealey Community Fund $5,070
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grants & distributions
grants & distributions
recipient funD DONOR ADVISED
DONOR
DESIGNATED
SCHOLARSHIP
recipient funD DONOR ADVISED
DONOR
DESIGNATED
SCHOLARSHIP
Tyler County Board of Education stealey Community Fund $8,525
Tyler County Board of Education stealey Community Fund $8,952
Tyler County Emergency Squad Unit 1 stealey Community Fund $4,675
Tyler County Public Library administrative Reserve Fund $500
Tyler County Public Library stealey Community Fund $11,000
Tyler County Senior Center upper OV Dialysis Memorial Fund $1,000
United Methodist Church of Wheeling Joan & Lee Kelvington Foundation $2,500
United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley h. Lawrence Jones Fund $67
United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley united Way Endowment Fund $69,126
United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley united Way Kyle Fund $8,911
University of Akron former Martins Ferry Rotary Club Scholarship $500
University of Akron Joseph & Virginia Mull Scholarship $500
University of Michigan aauw Beulah Boyd Scholarship $894
University of Mount Union upper OV Italian Foundation Scholarship $1,000
Valley High School robinson Family Fund $2,000
Valley Hospice elizabeth Hess-Gebhard Fund $3,000
Valley Hospice hess Family Fund $8,250
Valley Hospice mary Ann Hess Fund $2,250
Valley Ventures, Inc. downtown Business Association Fund $5,700
Vermont College of Fine Arts n. Elizabeth Elbin Scholarship $1,250
Washington Lands Elementary School healthy Kids Fund $1,000
Washington National Cathedral helen & Leonard Rowley Fund $1,000
Webark Estates, Inc. Joan & Lee Kelvington Foundation $500
West Liberty University beulah-Meyer Scholarship $500
West Liberty University cochrane-Moneske-Obrien JMHS Scholarship $600
West Liberty University frances & Stephen Pritchard Scholarship $500
West Liberty University gene DeProsperis Scholarship $500
West Liberty University robert W. Schramm Science Fair Fund $195
West Liberty University John Marshall High School Scholarship $500
West Liberty University Kenneth R. Dennis Fund $1,500
West Liberty University messino-Wehrheim JMHS Scholarship $500
West Liberty University n. Elizabeth Elbin Scholarship $1,250
West Liberty University n. Elizabeth Elbin Scholarship $1,250
West Liberty University n. Elizabeth Elbin Scholarship $1,250
West Liberty University ocmsa Scholars Fund $1,000
West Liberty University polish American Patriot Club Scholarship $1,000
West Liberty University polish American Patriot Club Scholarship $1,000
West Liberty University upper OV Italian Foundation Scholarship $1,000
West Liberty University tchs Athletic Boosters Scholarship $500
West Liberty University Foundation miller Fund $44,586
West Virginia American College of Surgeons John O. Rankin Memorial Fund $1,200
West Virginia District Key Club west Virginia Kiwanis District Foundation $1,000
West Virginia District of Circle K west Virginia Kiwanis District Foundation $1,000
West Virginia Lions Sight Conservatory Foundation Wheeling Lions Charity Fund $6,000
West Virginia Northern Community College Helen Biery Memorial Scholarship $500
West Virginia Northern Community College N. Elizabeth Elbin Scholarship $1,250
West Virginia Northern Community College OCMSA Scholars Fund $1,000
West Virginia Northern Community College Upper OV Italian Foundation Scholarship $500
West Virginia Railroad Museum, Inc. miller Fund $2,500
West Virginia University - Technical Institute Bradley A. Miller Jr. Memorial Scholarship $1,000
West Virginia University Children's Hospital Robinson Family Fund $1,500
West Virginia University Children's Hospital Romeo & Elsie Reyes Family Fund $100
West Virginia University Foundation aauw Beulah Boyd Scholarship $1,789
West Virginia University Foundation beulah-Meyer Scholarship $500
West Virginia University Foundation cochrane-Moneske-Obrien JMHS Scholarship $500
West Virginia University Foundation helen Biery Memorial Scholarship $500
West Virginia University Foundation iaff Local 12 Scholarship $500
West Virginia University Foundation Jack & Mary Burgbacher-Carpenter Scholarship $2,000
West Virginia University Foundation John & Becky Wright 1st Generation Scholarship $500
West Virginia University Foundation John Marshall High School Scholarship $500
West Virginia University Foundation John Racer Memorial Scholarship $1,000
West Virginia University Foundation leora & Mildred LaRue Scholarship $600
West Virginia University Foundation leora & Mildred LaRue Scholarship $525
West Virginia University Foundation lisa Cockayne JMHS Scholarship $3,000
West Virginia University Foundation mike G. Dotson Scholarship $500
West Virginia University Foundation n. Elizabeth Elbin Scholarship $1,250
West Virginia University Foundation n. Elizabeth Elbin Scholarship $1,250
West Virginia University Foundation n. Elizabeth Elbin Scholarship $1,250
West Virginia University Foundation n. Elizabeth Elbin Scholarship $1,250
West Virginia University Foundation n. Elizabeth Elbin Scholarship $1,250
West Virginia University Foundation orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe GOC Scholarship $1,000
West Virginia University Foundation pat Johnson Memorial Scholarship $500
West Virginia University Foundation patrick A. Clutter Scholarship $5,000
West Virginia University Foundation polish American Patriot Club Scholarship $1,000
West Virginia University Foundation polish American Patriot Club Scholarship $1,000
West Virginia University Foundation rachael Worby Scholarship $1,000
West Virginia University Foundation ruth B. & William L. Gilligan Scholarship $500
West Virginia University Foundation stealey Community Fund $600
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grants & distributions
recipient funD DONOR ADVISED
DONOR
DESIGNATED
SCHOLARSHIP
West Virginia University Foundation tchs Athletic Boosters Scholarship $500
West Virginia University Foundation upper OV Italian Foundation Scholarship $1,000
West Virginia University Foundation upper OV Italian Foundation Scholarship $1,000
West Virginia University Foundation upper OV Italian Foundation Scholarship $1,000
West Virginia University Foundation upper OV Italian Foundation Scholarship $1,000
West Virginia University Foundation upper OV Italian Foundation Scholarship $1,000
West Virginia University Foundation upper OV Italian Foundation Scholarship $1,000
West Virginia University Foundation w. Thornley Hunt Memorial Scholarship $500
Wetzel County Cancer Coalition women's Giving Circle $2,090
Wetzel County Senior Services upper OV Dialysis Memorial Fund $1,000
Wheeling Central Catholic High School earl & Bernice Grewe-Gompers Fund $2,430
Wheeling Central Catholic High School healthy Kids Fund $2,400
Wheeling Central Catholic High School wheeling Automobile Club Fund $3,000
Wheeling Country Day School arts In Education Fund $4,417
Wheeling Country Day School healthy Kids Fund $719
Wheeling Country Day School lesley W. Galinski Endowment $872
Wheeling Country Day School wheeling Automobile Club Fund $4,000
Wheeling Health Right helen & Leonard Rowley Fund $1,850
Wheeling Health Right lee Ann Foundation $5,000
impact summary
Discretionary $85,625
Donor Advised $663,487
Donor Designated $90,990
Endowment $100,797
Field of Interest $16,462
Scholarship $157,293
GRAND total $1,114,654
The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley serves as the
philanthropic partner for all who want to give back in the
Upper Ohio Valley, connecting donors who care with causes that
matter. For good. Forever.
education 33%
animal related 7%
arts & culture 1%
Religion 7%
Wheeling Health Right wheeling Automobile Club Fund $500
Wheeling Health Right wheeling Health Right/Weidle Memorial Fund $9,581
Wheeling Hospital upper OV Dialysis Memorial Fund $450
community development 7%
Wheeling Jesuit University helen Biery Memorial Scholarship $500
Wheeling Jesuit University Joy Cox Nursing Memorial Scholarship $1,000
Wheeling Jesuit University ocmsa Scholars Fund $1,000
Wheeling Jesuit University upper OV Italian Foundation Scholarship $1,000
youth 23%
Wheeling Middle School healthy Kids Fund $1,000
Health & human services 22%
Wheeling Middle School wheeling Middle School Boosters Club Fund $5,000
Wheeling Park High School wheeling Automobile Club Fund $1,500
Wheeling Symphony Society, Inc. romeo & Elsie Reyes Family Fund $500
Yale University w. Thornley Hunt Memorial Scholarship $500
YMCA of Wheeling administrative Reserve Fund $500
YMCA of Wheeling earl & Bernice Grewe-Gompers Fund $2,430
YMCA of Wheeling h. Lawrence Jones Fund $67
In fy2012 the Foundation and its 154 component funds made 310 distributions of $1,114,654 in
grants and scholarships. This total includes grant recommendations from fundholders,
distributions to nonprofit organizations through agency funds, and awards from
competitive grants managed by the Foundation's staff.
Young Life anonymous $8,500
ywca women's Giving Circle $2,000
ywca women's Giving Circle $1,800
TOTALS
$756,591 $200,770 $157,293
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF financial position june 30, 2012
unrestricted NET ASSETS
Support and Revenue:
Contributions $627,349
Investment return 468,767
Gain (loss) on disposal of property and equipment (0)
Other 26,235
Total unrestricted support and revenue 1,122,351
Net assets released from restrictioNS 68,315
Total support and revenue 1,190,666
expenses
Program Services:
grants 1,057,073
other program expenses 29,770
supporting Services:
general and administrative 216,788
fundraising 11,100
total Expenses 1,314,731
iNcrease (decrease) in unrestricted net assets (124,065)
temporarily RESTRICTED NET ASSETS
contributions and grants 80,000
net assets released from restrictions (68,315)
increase in temporarily restricted net assets 11,685
permanently RESTRICTED NET ASSETS
Contributions 23,950
investment return (319)
increase in permanently restricted net assets 23,631
iNCREASE IN NET ASSETS (88,749)
NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 23,379,663
NET ASSETS OF ACQUIRED SUBSIDIARY 463,843
NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR $23,754,757
assets
Cash and cash equivalents $829,995
grants and bequests receivable 84,190
prepaid salaries 7,700
total Current Assets 921,885
investments at fair market value
Bonds 8,297,201
equities 16,775,840
rental real estate 551,840
other 7,858
total 25,632,739
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,675 and $13,565, respectively 26,491
Other Assets
Organization costs, net 6,472
Total other assets 6,472
TOTAL ASSETS 26,587,587
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 11,589
Grants payable 50,000
Accrued payroll taxes 2,308
Other Liabilities 6,537
Funds held in trust for nonprofit organizations 2,762,396
TOTAL LIABILITIES 2,832,830
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted 20,526,102
Temporarily restricted 90,532
Permanently restricted 3,138,123
TOTAL NET ASSETS 23,754,757
TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $26,587,587
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trustees, committees, staff & trustee banks
officers
trustees
Jerome B. Schmitt, CFA
President | WesBanco Trust & Investment Services
ex-officio Executive, Investment, Distribution, Nominating, Scholarship
Sue Seibert Farnsworth, Esq.
Vice President | Spilman, Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Executive, Nominating
David B. Dalzell, Jr.
Secretary | WesBanco Trust & Investment Services
Executive, Scholarship, Distribution, Nominating
Robert M. Robinson
Treasurer | Robinson Automotive Group
Executive
Joseph W. Boutaugh
Board Member Emeritus
Brent Bush
United Bank
Investment
Mark C. Ferrell
Security National Trust
Company
Investment, Distribution
Edward (ted) Gompers cpa
Edward D. Gompers & Co., AC
Executive, Distribution,
Nominating
Carlos C. Jimenez, MD
Reynolds Memorial Hospital
H. Lawrence Jones
Retired Educator
Scholarship
Charles J. Kaiser, Jr., Esq.
Phillips, Gardill, Kaiser &
Altmeyer, PLLC
Executive, Investment,
Distribution, Nominating
Mark A. McKeen
Huntington Bank
Investment
Tulane Mensore
Scholarship
William O. Nutting
Ogden Newspapers, Inc.
Executive, Distribution,
Investment, Scholarship
Elsie Reyes
Distribution
Frederick M. Dean
Rohrig, Esq.
Attorney at Law
Distribution, Investment
James G. Squibb, Jr.
Beyond Marketing
Scholarship
Joan C. Stamp
Scholarship
Will Turani
Orrick Global Operations
Center
Distribution
William J. Yaeger, Jr., Esq.
Herndon, Morton, Herndon
& Yaeger
Investment
staff
trustee banks
WesBanco Bank, Inc.
Security National Trust
United Bank
Huntington Bank
Premier bank & TRUST
monteverde group
susie nelson
Executive Director
victoria smith
Associate Director
peter Riesbeck
Director of Development
Renee George
Grants Administrator
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cfov.org
PO Box 670 | Wheeling, WV 26003 | Phone: 304-242-3144 | Fax: 304-234-4753
A FUND FOR ALL TIME SUPPORTED BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY
The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, Inc. is registered as a charitable
organization with the West Virginia Secretary of State. A summary of the Foundation’s
registration and financial documents may be obtained from the Secretary of State, State
Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305