Tipp City Foundation 2018 Annual Report

EDUCATION
21%
$19,882.65
Bethel Local Schools, $1,026.00,
packs up the 5th graders and helps
send them on an adventure to Camp
Kern in Oregonia, Ohio. This grant
was awarded through the Radle
Family Fund for Science Education,
established in 2007, which supports
conservation activities. Read more
about Mary and Woodrow on
page 10.
Bethel Local Schools, $239.00,
purchases books for the elementary
library to support science learning.
This grant was also awarded
through the Radle Family Fund for
Science Education.
Child Care Choices, $2,000.00,
adds Prop Boxes to the resource
lending library of this child care
referral agency. Prop Boxes contain
high quality dramatic play materials
centered on themes and are available
to child care providers.
Child Care Choices, $2,000.00,
purchases books for the Story Lady,
volunteer educators making more than
200 visits to Miami County childcare
centers and home childcare providers
during the 2018-19 school year.
Addressing the importance of literacy
fundamentals before a child enters
kindergarten is the motivation behind
this 20-year-old program.
Tipp City Exempted Village Schools,
$4,084.00 and $1,240.52, immerses
students grade 3 through 8 in the
technical world with the purchase of
Virtual Reality Kits. Led by teachers, the
class follows lectures while wearing
futuristic headgear.
Tipp City Exempted Village Schools,
$1,500.00, nails down additional
safety supplies to meet growing student
demand to enroll in the Homebuilding
Class. Students participate in building
a “Tiny House,” which will later be
sold, and the proceeds will be used to
fund the course the following year. This
experience gives students real-world
skills for the homebuilding industry.
Tipp City Exempted Village Schools,
$800.00, breaks beyond traditional
teaching methods in the Design
Thinking Class with “breakout rooms.”
These 7th and 8th graders will work
in teams to investigate open-ended
problem solving, as well as create
challenges for other students to explore
during RED Devil period.
Tipp City Exempted Village Schools,
$750.00, fuels the Power of the Pen,
an interscholastic writing competition
for 7th and 8th graders designed to
help young people find and develop
a creative voice that is uniquely
their own.
Tipp City Exempted Village Schools,
$650.00, stacks the future of STEM
learning in favor of Broadway
Elementary students through the
purchase of a LEGO station for
the library.
Tipp City Exempted Village Schools,
$304.03, strengthens fine motor
muscles of 2nd and 3rd graders by
underwriting the costs of a new fiber
arts curriculum. Weaving, sewing and
felting are examples of the new skills
these 400 students will learn.
Tipp City Exempted Village Schools,
$289.10, purchases owl pellets for
2nd grade dissectors. For those of us
who have been away from a science
lab for a while, a refresher on what
exactly those are: “Indigestible parts
from prey (such as teeth, skulls, claws,
and feathers) are too dangerous to
pass through the digestive tract. The
owl’s gizzard compacts them into a
tight pellet that it regurgitates.”
Troy-Miami County Public Library,
$5,000.00, supports Dolly Parton’s
Imagination Library, serving over 500
children under the age of five in Tipp
City and Bethel Township. This grant
was awarded, in part, through the
Bethel Community Fund, established by
the Bowman Family. Read more about
Ken and Fairy on page 9.
How to Apply for a Grant
Grant seekers are our partners in philanthropy, just like our investors. As our community evolves, we rely
on the eyes and ears of these 501(c)(3) organizations to identify the ever-changing needs of our citizens.
We encourage our partners to look for new and innovative approaches to improve our community.
Grants are awarded through a competitive application and review process.
Please visit our website for more information on how to apply for a grant.
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