report to the community - Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley

eport to
the community
06
A FUND FOR ALL TiME
SUPPORTED BY AND
FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE
UPPER OHIO VALLEY

Table of contents
• Letter to the Community 1
• Focus on Funds 2
• Funds of the Foundation 4
• Gifts to the Foundation 7
• Scholarship Awards 13
• Grants & Distributions 15
• Trustees, Committees, Staff & Banks 19
• Financial Statements 20
giving
Make a Difference in
the Lives that Follow

“The best measure of our
success today will be where the
Community Foundation is ten
or twenty years from now.”
The past ten years at the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, Inc. have been years of growth and
accomplishment. Nevertheless, it is the groundwork that was done and the principles that were established by the
founders of the Community Foundation more than 30 years ago that are the basis of its current success. For the work of
building a Community Foundation and establishing the permanent endowments that are managed within it, is long-term
work. The best measure of our success today will be where the Community Foundation is ten or twenty years from now.
During the year 2006, the Community Foundation served its mission of responding to the needs of the Upper Ohio Valley
and its residents by:
• Providing more than $1 million in much-needed funds to Ohio Valley non-profit organizations dedicated to improving
the lives of our neighbors and friends.
• Giving “Community Action Grants” benefiting 11 deserving initiatives in four counties. From literacy to nutrition, from
infants and children to senior citizens, from historic preservation to the future of healthcare services in the Ohio Valley,
the Community Foundation has been there with support.
• Assisting more than 70 students from schools throughout the Northern Panhandle and Eastern Ohio through
CFOV scholarship funds.
• Enhancing the Community Foundation’s own resources so as to provide professional services to donors, fundholders,
grantseekers, and the community at large.
Also during the year 2006, the Community Foundation received unprecedented support from the community as
evidenced by nearly 500 individual contributions totaling more than $3 million. We are heartened and grateful that the
community has shown such overwhelming confidence in the Community Foundation.
I believe that we have served the mission of The Community Foundation of the Ohio Valley, Inc. well during 2006,
acting as faithful stewards of the funds already entrusted to the care of the Community Foundation, building the
infrastructure necessary to effectively manage an ever larger portfolio of funds, and promoting the advantages of the
Community Foundation model to a wider audience of interested donors.
The permanent endowment funds that we garner today will serve as a never-ending legacy to the donors who establish
them. Moreover, they will also be a testament to the confidence of the donors in The Community Foundation for the Ohio
Valley, Inc. as having the vision and ability to manage these legacies...for good...for ever. I am hopeful that when our
successors look back on our efforts thirty years from now that they are as grateful to us as we are to the founders who
established The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, Inc. with vision, hope, and confidence in the future.
CJ Kaiser, Jr.
President, Board of Trustees
Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, Inc.

focus on funds
The Wheeling Automobile Club Fund
Funds accumulated in community now
benefit community
Established in 1905, the Wheeling Automobile Club
was formed as an affiliate of the American Automobile
Association and provided services to its members in the
Northern Panhandle. A true membership organization,
the Club was overseen by a local Board of Directors
and took its place among the valued and engaged
local business community. The Club grew and flourished
over the next 100 years and is now a part of AAA East
Central with over 2.2 million members.
Through careful fiscal stewardship, the Wheeling
Automobile Club had accumulated substantial assets
via its travel and insurance operations. The Board
felt strongly that assets accumulated locally should be
used locally for the betterment of our residents and
communities. In 2003, the Board of the Wheeling
Automobile Club took the first steps to ensure that those
assets would remain in our community, benefiting local
residents in perpetuity, by establishing a donor-advised
fund at the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley.
Donor-advised funds are unique charitable giving
vehicles that gained national prominence in the
1990s. While the assets become an irrevocable
gift to the Foundation, donor-advised funds allow
donor-advisors to remain involved in the grant making
process into the future.
sharing
The Wheeling Automobile Club fund donor advisors are
all local residents and former board members who are
committed to our community and the quality of life of its
residents. It is this group of individuals who recommend
charitable grants from the Wheeling Automobile Club
Fund at the Community Foundation. Recommendations
are considered and approved by the Community
Foundation Board of Trustees, who also authorize the
actual distribution of funds.
The Wheeling Automobile Club Fund was officially
established at the Community Foundation on December
30, 2003, and became fully functional in the spring of
2006. The Fund was created with the transfer of nearly
$1 million in assets and represents a tremendous gift to
the community. Careful and prudent fiscal management
will ensure that the fund is able to distribute thousands
of dollars annually to benefit local non-profit and
educational institutions.
Ohio & Marshall counties
are the primary grantmaking
area of the Wheeling
Automobile Club Fund.

focus on funds
The Stealey Community Fund
Enhancing life in Tyler County, West Virginia
“It is my desire that special consideration be given to
programs and projects which will improve the quality of
life of the residents of Middlebourne such as improved
library, recreational, municipal and youth services.”
Ruth Stealey Green 1912-1996
With these simple words, Ruth Stealey Green
communicated her commitment to the town of
Middlebourne, not only at a single point in time, but
in perpetuity. In 1993, Mrs. Green’s beloved brother,
Philip B. Stealey, passed away, leaving her the bulk of
his estate. She realized the uncertainty of human life and
took steps immediately to draw up her own will, leaving
her estate for the benefit of the community she loved.
Her gift was valued at more than $5 million when
the Stealey Community Fund became active at the
Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley. Since the
fund began making charitable grants in 1998, nearly
$1.5 million has been used to improve the quality of life
of the residents of Middlebourne. Despite this vigorous
grantmaking activity, the fund has appreciated in value
and is now worth around $7 million. Prudent investing
and excellent stewardship of the funds will ensure that
Mrs. Stealey’s desire to help improve her community lives
on forever.
Stealey Community Fund Grantee Illustrates Impact
The Adams House is a community outreach center
established by the Middlebourne United Methodist
Church in July of 2003. The Stealey Community Fund
provided the seed money for the organization’s start-up
and continues to provide support on an annual basis.
The Adams House provides ministries of Christian love
that will touch those in need regardless of age, race,
or religion in Tyler County, West Virginia. This ministry
takes the form of support group meetings, bible study
programs, victims assistance programs, and emergency
assistance.
The Adams House participates in the Mountaineer Food
Bank and serves numerous families who might otherwise
go hungry every year. Says a 12-year old girl who came
to the Adams House with her mother, “If it wasn’t for
you, we’d be out of food. Thanks.” Dot Wilcox, advisory
board member, volunteered to serve. Her daughter, a
minister in New Martinsville, actually brainstormed the
idea that became the Adams House. “I wish that more
people could be involved,” says Dot. “You really see the
need if you’re here.”
The Adams House enjoys broad-based community
support, with many partner churches and grantmaking
organizations providing needed support. They conduct
an annual campaign, Changing Lives with your Change,
which involves many communities and segments of the
Tyler County population and provides much needed
support for the Adams House. The grant that they receive
from the Stealey Community Fund provides direct support
for people in need.
Sue Pelikan, Director of the Adams House, sums up their
story by saying that they would like to nourish people
spiritually as well as by putting food on their table.
Many times, she says, just being there to talk to people
in need is helpful. Says Sue, “We’re neighbors helping
neighbors.” Mrs. Green would have liked that.
The Adams House
Middlebourne, WV
Adams House staff and
volunteers in the food pantry.
Contact Info:
Adams House Ministries
PO Box 93 - 304 East Street
Middlebourne, WV 26149
(304) 758-0236
adamshouse@verizon.net

Funds of the Foundation
As of May 31, 2006, the
Community Foundation for the
Ohio Valley, Inc. held 112 funds
which are listed below under
their respective categories. New
funds are marked with a star
(H). The value of the foundation
assets as of May 31, 2006 is
approximately $22 million.
DISCRETIONARY FUNDS
Provide income for discretionary grants to non-profit educational
and charitable organizations throughout the Ohio Valley
Administrative & General $ 832,883
Frederick G. Weimer $ 36,040
J & J Boutaugh $ 7,984
DESIGNATED FUNDS
Provide support for specified non-profit organizations
throughout the Ohio Valley
Brigid O’Brien $ 13,831
Benefits the Access to the Parks program at Oglebay
Irene Meagel $ 341,791
Benefits the Mt. Zion Cemetery
Earl & Bernice Grewe Gompers $ 324,966
Benefits St. Michael Catholic Church, YMCA & Wheeling
Central Catholic High School
John O. Rankin Memorial $ 30,647
Provides speakers for the WV Chapter of the American
College of Surgeons
Mary’s Provisions for the Poor $ 52,561
Benefits the poor of St. Michael Catholic Church and the
community at large
Coudon Hall $ 96,967
Maintain, renovate and improve Coudon Hall, residence
of the Linsly headmaster
W. Frederick Bartholomew $ 1,122,080
Benefits Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bridgeport, Ohio
Amaya-Johnson $ 27,981
Benefits the church library of the First Baptist Church of
Wheeling, WV
Elikan $ 56,439
Benefits Barnesville Hospital in Barnesville, Ohio
H. Lawrence Jones $ 10,627
Benefits the YMCA, United Way, and Ohio County
Schools Foundation
Hubbard Memorial Aid Society $ 3,784
Benefits the Ohio River Valley Council of the Boy Scouts
of America
Lesley W. Galinski Endowment for Music and Fine Arts
$ 26,284
Benefits the music and fine arts department at Wheeling
Country Day School
Red Wagon $ 465
Benefits the Ohio County’s Promise program
Mountain Heart $ 10,080
Camp tuition for Camp Mountain Heart, for Ohio Valley
children with heart problems
Crittenton Foundation $ 10,103
Provides renovation & capital improvement funds for
Crittenton Services, Inc.
Kalb Family (1995) Trust $ 19,778
Benefits the First Methodist Church of Monongahela
Wheeling Middle Sch. Boosters $ 207,473
Benefits the school’s academic, athletic and cultural programs
Pangilinan-Torres Charitable $ 75,791
Benefits charitable purposes of the Catholic Diocese of
Wheeling-Charleston
Michael N. Karras Memorial $ 31,783
Benefits St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church
Helen P. & Leonard Rowley Memorial FundH
$ 456,862
Benefits nine organizations throughout Wheeling and the United
States that held significance for the Rowley’s during their lifetime
including various Episcopal churches and/or initiatives, a bird
sanctuary, the Salvation Army, the Seabees Historical Museum,
and Wheeling Health Right
St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church Living Memorial
EndowmentH $ 242,191
Benefits St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church

ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Provides a stable income stream in perpetuity for designated
non-profits while ensuring sophisticated fund management
and comprehensive fund and gift administration services;
increases visibility of non-profit via Community Foundation
family
WATCH $ 80,017
Benefits Russell Nesbitt Services/Wheeling Area Training
Center for the Handicapped
Kyle-United Way $ 217,563
Benefits the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley
Wheeling Health Right/Weidel Memorial $ 607,950
Benefits Wheeling Health Right, Inc.
United Way Endowment $ 1,364,235
Benefits the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley
growing
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
Tri-State Filipino American Assoc. $ 9,682
Andrew B. Goldstrom $ 11,903
Soup Kitchen of Greater Whg. $ 17,929
WPHS Music Alumni and Friends $ 2,051
Stealey Community Fund $ 6,975,925
Former Martins Ferry Kiwanis $ 36,236
Fred R. Wilcox Memorial $ 16,900
Thelma Campbell O’Connor $ 15,931
Golden Spike Fund $ 57
Board Family Fund $ 7,543
Nolte Family Fund $ 92,512
Bridgeport Educational Assist. $ 64,357
Matt Velez Save-A-Life $ 5,834
Ohio Valley Music Magic $ 6,999
WV-Kiwanis District Foundation $ 89,296
WV-Key Club District Foundation $ 17,112
WV-Kiwanis J. Moler Award $ 6,254
Garden Park Improvement $ 8,561
Goodman Family Fund $ 5,957
Hess Family Fund $ 971,632
Gompers Family Fund $ 65,029
Kramer Charitable $ 12,002
Louis & Emma Salvatori $ 9,602
Wheeling-Nisshin $ 433,484
Two Bridges $ 74,682
Charles R. & Fred R. Wilcox $ 62,654
Wheeling Lions Club $ 77,698
Miller Family $ 1,933,781
Elizabeth Hess-Gebhard $ 6,015
Mary Ann Hess $ 200,278
Nutting Family $ 359,033
Chambers Youth Facilities $ 113,422
Chambers Youth Programs $ 74,735
Weimer Eye Glass Fund $ 35,054
OV Wrestling Coaches $ 11,755
J. W. Quinn Memorial $ 483
St. Clairsville Library $ 9,485
Grand Vue Park Foundation $ 9,694
Benjamin Ybanez Memorial $ 1,928
Elizabeth Hess-Gebhard IIH $ 254,648
The Angel FundH $ 27,261
Peterson Community Fdn.H $ 49,635
Wheeling Automobile ClubH $ 797,174
Ohio Valley Children’s FundH $ 2,000
Aderholt Family Fund IH $ 83,469
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
Donors offer the gift of education in a selected school
or field of study by creating scholarship funds and the
Community Foundation assist the scholarship committees to
ensure that the donor’s wishes are honored in perpetuity.
The value of our scholarship assets as of May 31, 2006, is
approximately
$2.2 million.
Joseph P. Mull Jr & Virginia P. Mull Scholarship
Canfield, Hugh, Kinney Scholarship
Central Catholic High School Scholarship
Fraternal Order of Police Scholarship
Upper Ohio Valley Italian Foundation
MTJ Scholarship
James V. Wojcik Memorial Scholarship
John Marshall High School Scholarship
Leora & Mildred La Rue Scholarship
Ronald P. Terek Scholarship
George Kovalick Scholarship
W. Thornley Hunt Memorial Scholarship
Patrick A. Clutter Scholarship & Memorial
Paul H. and Ruth E. Eddy Memorial
Madalyn McCreary Scholarship
Wes Wagner Art Scholarship
Rachel Worby Scholarship
Wright 1st Generation Scholarship
Ruth B. & William L. Gilligan Scholarship
Polish American Political Club Scholarship
AAUW Beulah Boyd Scholarship
Leon Berze Memorial Scholarship
Raymond Pat Johnson Memorial
Frances & Stephen Pritchard Scholarship
Pat Dallison Memorial Scholarship
Mary Harrison Reiner Scholarship
Dick Grob Memorial Scholarship

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS continued
AFF Local 12 Scholarship
Charles & Mary Gantzer Scholarship
Bradley A. Miller Jr. Scholarship
Helen Biery Memorial Scholarship
N. Elizabeth Elbin Memorial ScholarshipH
Joy Cox Nursing Memorial ScholarshipH
Gene DeProsperis ScholarshipH
FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS
Donors can support causes they care about in
perpetuity by establishing field of interest funds. The
Foundation identifies grantees that best satisfy the
donor’s intent
MGC Fund $ 32,468
Benefits programs that address the physical,
educational, cultural and/or recreational needs of
pre-teen children
Williams Family Fund $ 37,612
Benefits programs that meet the basic needs of
children to assist in their growth and education
caring
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP RELATIONSHIPS
Occasionally, a charitable purpose is undertaken by a
group of individuals who do not qualify for tax-exempt
status. If we are satisfied that the charitable purpose is
secure and will serve the greater good, the Community
Foundation may agree to accept donations on behalf
of the effort, thus allowing donors to benefit from
the tax deductible nature of the gift. The Foundation
works in concert with the group to ensure that funds
are expended for the stated charitable purpose. This
year, the Community Foundation established one such
relationship:
Wheeling Skate Park Fund $ 66,629
The provision of fiscal sponsorship is a community
service that the Community Foundation provides
when it has identified a worthwhile community effort
to address a recognized community need. The
Community Foundation is proud to be associated with
the Wheeling Skate Park project and looks forward to
its completion.
Northern Panhandle Long-Term Flood/Disaster
Recovery Fund $ 91,525
Created to handle a tremendous outpouring
of community support following the devastating floods
of late 2004/early 2005, this fund also accepted
a $200,000 grant from the Benedum Foundation
as well as the proceeds raised from the Brad Paisley
benefit concert “Mud in the Valley.”
giving
The West Virginia Independence Hall
Foundation received a grant of $5,000
from the Community Foundation to assist in
developing a Civil War Battle Flag Exhibit at
West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling.
The project required approximately $500,000
for completion. A total of 13 State of West
Virginia Civil War battle flags will be preserved
and mounted for public display. Two galleries
will be designed to display the flags and
educate visitors.
The first West Virginia State Historian, Virgil A.
Lewis, said, “The most sacred relics that any
state can possess are its battle flags.”
Said Mrs. Bettie Steele, of the Flag Fund
Committee, “The grant from the Community
Foundation was the first external funding that
we received and, without it, we would never
have been able to move forward as quickly
and as successfully as we did in our fundraising
campaign. Thank you, Community Foundation!”

MEMORIAL GIFTS IN 2006
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.
The following memorial/honorary
gifts were made between June 1,
2005 and May 31, 2006:
fund gifts
In Memory Of...
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.
Gene DeProsperis
Joan T. Lurty
Alfred Felici
Gertrude Forester
Gregory J. Herndon
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh,
Dept. of Anesthesiology
Gail Warren Tuoni
Antonette R. Sacco
Eileen C. Fulton
Theresa M. Savage
Anna R. Warren
Samantha A. McGee
Louis DeProsperis
Beverly Sharpsky
Jean Wojcik
Joseph Zambito
Margaret Gongola
Joseph A. Mangione
Robert J. Wescoe
Sharon E. Bowen
Charles Yolares
James E. Gotard
Wheeling Hospital, Cardiac
Catheterization Laboratory
Jacqueline Glasgow
Mary C. Raske
James L. Collins
CeaseFire, Inc.
Robert C. Polen
Karl R. Saltrick
N. Michael Slater
Roosevelt-Wilson/
Washington Irving Alumni &
Friends Foundation
Barbara Fortney
Rose C. Ferguson
Faris W. Coffindaffer
John Sengewalt
The Arnold Agency
Estate of Robert C. Polen
Eileen Hinerman
Monarch Football Moms
Mary L. Games
Monarch Flower Fund
Michael Sinicropi
Priority Communications
Nelli C. Elbin
Elizabeth H. Neumann
Dr. James Moler
Michael N. Johnson
Robert Ritz
H. Lawrence Jones, Ed.D.
Frank B. Wenrick
Cindy J. Lohri
Charles Lando
H. Lawrence Jones, Ed.D.
Edward L. Green
Howard Sutton
Sherry Straub
Louis Boes
Martins Ferry Post No. 38
The American Legion
Howard L. Posin
Rita Takach
Kathy P. Sumner
Robert Walker
Lois H. Storm
Gary Kiedaisch
John Beatty
Debra Abraham
Marion Zwicker
Catherine Bartlett
Catherine T. Pastorius
Michael T. Ferro
The Cave Club
David B. Pettit
Mark P. Hinerman
Joanne R. Wilson
Centenary House
JMHS Department of Athletics
Cassandra S. Tweedlie
Brooks F. Harris
Arthur A. Patchett
Fred A. Verardi
Charles D. Brown
Patrick M. Popicg
Marilyn M. Wehrheim
Dalene G. Heaton
National Association of Warwick
China and Pottery Collectors
Alice R. Beatty
M. Jean Peters
Mary P. Ebbert
H. William Storm
R. Douglas Pettit
JMHS Boys Basketball Club
Charlotte A. Means
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gardill
Lorraine M. Connell
Huston E. B. Chapman III
Kenneth H. Lash
Robert Wildpret
Mary B. Latzelter
Thomas K. Lash
Mary E. White
James E. Swann
J. K. Bonenberger
Robert Delbrugge
Frank Dumas

fund gifts
Dolores Pivik
Marilyn M. Wehrheim
Monarch Flower Fund
Ellen Jane McNinch
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gardill
Rosemary Sleime
Gerald Spieth
Robert Eaton
Mary Lee Porter
Michael H. Danner
Christina Somay
Charles D. Brown
Owen Smith
John Marshall High School
Carol Clark
James M. Clark
Wesley J. Wagner
Dawn B. Noble
Charles H. Dankworth IV
Jeanne S. Carter
Alfredda Lollini
Roland L. Hobbs
William R. Carson
Jeremy C. McCamic
Marjorie T. Carty
Vincent J. “Bud” Bauer
Lynne Exley
Winkie Kusic
Marilyn H. Phillis
Robert W. Schramm
Laura C. Slacum
United Bank
Anita M. Whitaker
Charles E. White
Elaine B. Young
Ruth K. Wagner
Janie Wagner Lamar
Mary Beth Hughes
Kent McAlexander
Lynn A. Jarrett
John R. Williams
Wheeling Symphony Auxiliary
Charles J. Kaiser, Jr.
Blue Pencil Club
Williamsburg Condominium Assoc.
Marilyn K. Grindley
Gina T. Judy
James W. Smith, Jr.
Patricia Smith
Ethel J. Nice
Despina Alexander Papademetriou
The Alexander Papademetriou
Revocable Trust
Artemis A. Papademetriou
Frank Schafer
Doris R. Schafer
Gust and Koula Franklin
John N. Varlas
Jill Miller Cox
Mary Julia Smith
Linda L. Ernest
Gifts to the Community
The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley is
grateful to the many generous donors in the Upper
Ohio Valley who made contributions June 1, 2005
- May 31, 2006. 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.
Aderholt Family Fund I
Danny Aderholt
The Angel Fund
William E. Taylor
Bishop Donahue High School
Rosemarie Zearott
Verizon
Gellner Law Offices
Benjamin C. Ybanez Memorial Fund
Howard L. Posin
Howard Sutton
Sherry Straub
Martins Ferry Post No. 38 The American Legion
Ladies Auxiliary FOE 499
James Shelek
James M. Clark
Ethel J. Nice
Linda L. Ernest
Mary Julia Smith
Patricia Smith
Bridgeport Educational Assistance Foundation
Annual BEAF Golf Scramble
Brigid O’Brien Fund
Frank A. O’Brien Jr.
CCHS Scholarship Trust
Anonymous
Coudon Hall Fund
P. Kim McCluskey
Elizabeth S. Hess-Gebhard Fund
Elizabeth S. Hess-Gebhard Revocable Trust

fund gifts
Garden Park Improvement Fund
Knights Of Columbus #12830
Civic League Of Warwood
David Coyne
Robert Delbrugge
Frank Dumas
James Delbrugge
Mary B. Latzelter
J.K. Bonenberger
James E. Swann
Thomas K. Lash
Robert Wildpret
Mary E. White
Corpus Christi Church Christian Women’s Society
Joseph R. & Catherine A. Rohrig
William H. & Shelley J. Rohrig
Robert F. & Kathleen S. Rohrig
Douglas A. & Susan Sarkis
Patricia A. Stickel
James U. Greene
Clyde D. Campbell
Bridge Bar & Coffee Shop, Inc.
JRJ Realty, LLC
Gene DeProsperis Scholarship Fund
Gertrude Forester
Gregory J. Herndon
Gail Warren Tuoni
Alfred Felici
Joan T. Lurty
James L. Collins
Mary C. Raske
Jacqueline Glasgow
Wheeling Hospital Cardiac
Catheterization Laboratory
Children’s Hospital Of Pittsburgh,
Dept. Of Anesthesiology
Charles Yolares
James E. Gotard
Antonette R. Sacco
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.
Sharon E. Bowen
Robert J. Wescoe
Joseph A. Mangione
Theresa M. Savage
Margaret Gongola
Joseph Zambito
Jean Wojcik
Beverly Sharpsky
Louis DiProsperis
Anna R. Warren
Samantha A. McGee
Eileen C. Fulton
Barry L. Deprosperis
CeaseFire, Inc.
In-Kind Donations
American Plate Glass, Inc.
Crum Law Offices
Golden Spike Fund
Wheeling News-Register
Scott S. Blass Esq.
Brooks Family Foundation
Wheeling Hospital, Inc.
The Rooney Sports & Entertainment Group
WesBanco Bank, Inc.
WPSC Ohio Valley Chapter N.M.A.
The Health Plan
Stefan L. Brannare
Stephen G. Fisher
Brooke Garrison
William S. Conrad
Richard Ferrell
McCann Distributing, Inc.
Shirts-N-More, Inc.
McKeen Security
Gerilyn Ramsey
Roland L. Hobbs
Nailers Hockey LLC
Grand Vue Park Foundation
Park Planners
BB&T
Anonymous
WesBanco Bank, Inc.
CONSOL Energy, Inc.
The Brad Paisley Foundation
Sidney Grisell
H. L. Jones Fund
H. Lawrence Jones, Ed.D.
Helen P. Rowley & Leonard Rowley Memorial Fund
Helen P. Rowley
IAFF Local #12 Scholarship Fund
IAFF Local #12
PPG Industries Foundation
Thomas J. John
Irene Meagel Fund
Meagel Charitable Trust
J. O. Rankin Memorial Fund
R. Samuel Oliver, Jr., M.D.
Roger E. King, M.D.
Rigoberto Ramirez
J. W. Quinn Memorial Fund
Wheeling Jesuit University
Cottage Owners Assoc Of Epworth Park
John Marshall High School Scholarship Fund
JMHS Faculty
Kathy P. Sumner
Ellen Jane McNinch
Joanne R. Wilson
Mary L. Games
Monarch Football Moms
Karl R. Saltrick
N. Michael Slater
The Arnold Agency
Matthew D. Mandarino

fund gifts
Monarch Flower Fund
John Sengewalt
Faris W. Coffindaffer
Rose C. Ferguson
Barbara Fortney
Roosevelt-Wilson/Washington Irving
Alumni & Friends Fnd.
John Marshall High School
Michael H. Danner
Christina Somay
Dr. Mary Lee Porter
Marilyn M. Wehrheim
Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield
Debra Abraham
Charlotte A. Means
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Gardill
Lorraine M. Connell
Lois H. Storm
John Beatty
Gary Kiedaisch
Cave Club
Michael T. Ferro
Catherine T. Pastorius
Catherine Bartlett
Marion Zwicker
Alice R. Beatty
Patrick M. Popicg
M. Jean Peters
Mary P. Ebbert
H. William Storm
JMHS Boys Basketball Club
R. Douglas Pettit
Dalene G. Heaton
National Association Of Warwick China &
Pottery Collectors
Charles D. Brown
Fred A. Verardi
Arthur A. Patchett
Brooks F. Harris
Cassandra S. Tweedlie
Centenary House
JMHS Department Of Athletics
Estate Of Robert C. Polen
David B. Pettit
Mark P. Hinerman
Joanne R. Wilson
Huston E.B. Chapman III
John N. Kramer Charitable Fund
John N. Kramer, D.D.S.
Joy Cox Nursing Memorial Scholarship Fund
Darlene S. Hinkle
Gerald Cox
Margaret Stenger
Anonymous
Cynthia Stanley
Joseph P. Tamburin
Connie L. Young
Ron Barker
Joseph Villani
Les DeFelice
James Lloyd
Deborah C. Hempelmann
Andrew P. Hogan
Cindy L. Maynard
Ethel J. McConnell
Veronica L. Reynolds
Stephen M. Purpura
Vania R. Fox
Gary E. Johnson
Kelly E. Reasbeck
Saundra K. Heller
Wildpret, Robert
Tammy Z. Carter
Kelly A. Wilkinson
Brian R. Beckett
Catherine E. Young
Doris R. Schafer
Robin L. Eaton
Chapman Corporation
Ruth Michelle Latos
Warwood School RSVP
Karen A. Fasouletos
Valerie D. Lakios
Jodi A. Stewart
Sandra W. Milliken
Randy Hinkle
Mark Larese
River Road Mini Storage, LLC
Raymond V. Thalman III
Leon Berze Memorial Scholarship Fund
George Nemeth
Jeffrey Roman
Viola Berze
James P. Hamilton
Mary’s Provisions for the Poor
Rosemary E. Miller
Matt Velez Save-A-Life Fund
Central Catholic High School
Ohio Automobile Club
Gerald Spieth
Michael N. Karras Memorial Fund
Betty Karras
Mountain Heart Fund
Mountain Heart Foundation
N. Elizabeth Elbin Memorial Scholarship Fund
N. Elizabeth Elbin Trust
Northern Panhandle Long-Term Flood/Disaster
Recovery Fund
Greater Wheeling Council Of Churches
State Of West Virginia
First Christian Church
DeFelice Franchise Systems, Inc.
Amber M. Shughart
Anonymous
St. James Lutheran Church

fund gifts
Nutting Family Fund
The Nutting Foundation
Ohio Valley Children’s Fund
Keith A. Muhleman
Paul D. Ridgely
Pangilinan-Torres Charitable Fund
Nelly T. Pangilinan
Pat Dallison Memorial Scholarship Fund
Dallison Lumber, Inc.
Pat Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund
John W. Carenbauer III
Patrick A. Clutter Scholarship & Memorial Fund
Karen Muenze
Wheeling Hospital, Inc.
Dr. Ricardo D. Zambito
John W. Hattman
Nelson J. Wagner
Crummitt & Son Vault Corp.
Vicki L. Ianzito
Sharon M. Higgins
Jividen Law Offices
West Liberty State College Foundation, Inc.
Cheryl Melnik
Brenda Thomas
Donald J. Foster
Scott S. Blass
Security Travel MJV
West Virginia Snakes Club, Inc.
Bordas & Bordas, PLL
T. Michael Flatley
Shane M. Mallett Law Offices
Eric B. Knierim
Proven Papers, Inc.
Neil D. Patterson Jr.
Altmeyer Funeral Homes
The Committee To Elect L. Gil White
Cave Club
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.
Smith Law Offices
Jacob M. Robinson Attorney At Law
WTRF-TV, LLC
Bernard F. Albertini
Warwood Veterans Association
Fahey Insurance Agency, Inc.
Kenneth C. Baber
Kathleen A. Young
Joe Manchin Campaign 2008
Diane R. Fahey
Shirts-N-More, Inc.
David Angalich
Joseph F. Marchlenski
Elm Grove Animal Hospital
J. Shane Walters
Panhandle Carpet Cleaning, Inc.
Mark C. Hunter
Edmund J. Bober Jr.
Derick C. Namack
Jacob M. Robinson Jr.
John N. Pokas
David E. Flatley
Dennis P. Palko
Richard A. Muschweck
William K. Walter
Daniel T. Angalich
Robert E. Brossman DDS, MS Orthodontics
James M. Dailer
Robert Potts
Candace L. Clutter
Ron Baker Motors, Inc.
Martin W. Clutter
Wayne A. Hardy
Lucy Wiethe
Philip D. High
Jason Michael Turner
Petroplus & Gaudino PLLC
Michael W. Young
Justin D. Eckman
August C. Wiethe
Angie Clutter
United Bank, Inc.
Wheeling Park High School
Daniel A. Willming
Central Catholic High School
Gary C. Gregory
Chris Miller Furniture
William K. Gooch Jr.
Ohio Valley Health Services & Education Corp.
Peterson Community Foundation
Elizabeth H. Neumann
Ruth B. Gilligan Scholarship Fund
Cindy J. Lohri
James Gilligan
St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church
Living Memorial Endowment
Basil Papadimitriou
St. John The Divine Greek Orthodox Church
Frank Joanou
Gus J. Mouhlas
Michael Karras
Sam Varlas
John N. Varlas
The Alexander Papademetriou Revocable Trust
Artemis A. Papademetriou
United Way Endowment
BEN Charitable Lead Unitrust
Ohio Upper Ohio Valley Italian Foundation
Scholarship Fund
Priority Communications
Wes Wagner Art Scholarship Fund
Jeremy C. McCamic
William R. Carson
Roland L. Hobbs
Jeanne S. Carter
Alfredda Lollini

fund gifts
Dawn B. Noble
Gina T. Judy
Charles H. Dankworth IV
Marilyn K. Grindley
Williamsburg Condominium Association, Inc.
Blue Pencil Club
Charles J. Kaiser Jr.
Wheeling Symphony Auxiliary
John R. Williams
Lynn A. Jarrett
Mary Beth Hughes
Janie Wagner Lamar,
Kent McAlexander
Ruth K. Wagner
Lynne Exley
United Bank
Marjorie T. Carty,
Vincent J. “Bud” Bauer
Marilyn H. Phillis
Laura C. Slacum,
Anita M Whitaker
Elaine B. Young
Charles E. White
Robert W. Schram
Winkie Kusic
West Virginia Key Club District Fund
MCM Business Systems, Inc.
Richard M. Yurko
Michael T. Angotti
Frank W. Angotti
West Virginia Kiwanis District Foundation
Suncrest Area Kiwanis Club Of Morgantown
Michael M. Johnson
John D. Short
Kiwanis Club Of Chester
James P. West
Robert H. Schafer
North Parkersburg Kiwanis Club
William R. Carson
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.
Kiwanis Club Of Wheeling
Leslie C. Brooks
Kiwanis Club Of Wellsburg, Inc.
Kiwanis Club Of Weirton
Kiwanis Club Of East Huntington
William Ott
Harvey Barger
War Kiwanis Club
Elkins Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club Of Keyser
Kiwanis Club Of Beckley
Kiwanis Club Of Charles Town
Kiwanis Club Of Weirton
Kiwanis Breakfast Club (Keyser)
Kiwanis Club Of Fairmont WV, Inc.
Kiwanis Club Of Chapmanville
Kiwanis Club Of Meadow Bridge
Kiwanis Club Of Red Jacket
Kiwanis Club Of Shepherdstown
Kiwanis Club Of West Huntington
Moundsville Kiwanis Club
Martinsburg Kiwanis Club
Princeton-Athens Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club Of Huntington
Kiwanis Club Of Bluefield, Inc.
Kiwanis Club Of Parsons
Wheeling Autombile Club Fund
AAA East Central
Wheeling Automobile Club
Wheeling Health Right/
Weidel Memorial Fund
Meagel Charitable Trust
Wheeling Skate Park Fund
Mary Paull Taylor
Kathleen Tennant
Harrison News Herald
Emil Sofsky
B.S. Syrylo, Inc.
Betty Ann Kessler
Andrew P. Hogan
Steven A. Mitchell
Danielle L. Ayers
Diana and Mark Mey
Island Community Association, Inc.
John R. Prather
Donald M. Kresen
Jarvis, Downing & Emch, Inc.
Thomas Corrigan
Tony Hawk Foundation, Inc.
Ohio Valley Animal Care Center
Stegman & Schellhase, Inc.
W. Peter Holloway
Stuart & Stephanie Bloch Family Foundation
Esther Weeks
Bordas & Bordas, PLLC
Riesbeck Food Markets, Inc.
Custom Marble Corporation
Forms Plus, Inc.
Thomas Paree Agency
A. J. Gray Aluminum Products
Gary S. De Guzman, M.D.
Frederick C. & Nancy W. Driehorst
Charitable Trust
Brian P. Murphy
Anonymous
Sky Bank
Wendy’s Management Group, Inc.
Concrete Fabricators, Inc.
Purnima Urval
Teletech
Ohio County Board Of Health
Tennant Law Offices
Wheeling-Nisshin Fund
Wheeling-Nisshin, Inc.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR
THE OHIO VALLEY, INC.
2006-2007 ACADEMIC
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Nearly 70 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 $50,000 and they were
awarded to outstanding students
from throughout the Northern
Panhandle and Southeastern Ohio.
Pat Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Richard Brian Cain
IAFF Local 12 Scholarship
Tiffany Cottrell
Amy Knuth
Tyler Thorngate
Joy Cox Nursing Memorial Scholarship
Amanda Mestrovic
Helen Biery Memorial Scholarship
Amy Knuth
Jason Peklinsky
Patricia Szerszen
N. Elizabeth Elbin Memorial Scholarship
Allison Butler
Christopher Butler
James Iams
Nora Shalaway
Gene DeProsperis Scholarship Fund
Sarah Kennedy
Joseph P. Mull, Jr. and Virginia P. Mull Scholarship
Kristi D. Kukura
Eric Francis
Frances S. and Stephen E. Pritchard Scholarship
Jenny L. Hess
Bessie Anderson School of Education Honors Scholarship
at West Liberty State College
Keith Gallagher
Katie L. Carney
Abby J. Robinson
Danielle M. McClements
Pat Dallison Memorial Scholarship
Sarah Elizabeth Morris
Elizabeth Lauren Martin
Andrew Goldstrom Fund
Katie Goodrich
Bradley A. Miller Jr. Scholarship Fund
Glenna Schmid
W. Thornley Hunt Memorial Scholarship
Joseph Lawrence DePalma
Beth Schroeder
Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival Foundation
Jenifer Bartolomei
Amber Watson
Laraine Skorich
Kelly Sofka
Mary Becca
Aubrey Bodo
Shayna Varner
Scott Bonaventura
Jay Lyonett
Francesca Biondillo
Levi Cerminara
Joshua Keister
Lindsay Yurisko
Ruth B. Gilligan Scholarship
Joshua Lohri
John Marshall High School Scholarship Fund
Dr. Gary Buskirk Student of the Year–Ben Klos
Trust Fund Scholar–Brandon Smith
Trust Fund Scholar–Glenna Schmid
Angelina G. Mann Education Scholarship–
Kristen Hendershot
Brad Paisley Scholarship–Kristen McCabe
Class of 2005 Scholarship–Clorissa Bragg
Marie Wehrheim Scholarship–Shayna Varner
Union Scholarship in memory of Debbie Hinerman–
Kayla Eikleberry
Megan Scott
Jenny Beth Wysocki

Shayna Varner
Upper Ohio Valley Italian
Heritage Festival Scholaship
Marie Wehrheim Scholarship
Alison Butler
N. Elizabeth Elbin
Memorial Scholarship
Robert Polen Government/Community Service
Scholarship–Josh Keister
Bob Walker Scholarship– Sean Freeland
Leora & Mildred LaRue Fund
Hillary Barlow
John Lofink
Latasha Wilderotter
Cori Robinson
Kara Cress
Patrick A. Clutter Scholarship & Memorial Fund
Philip Michael Stahl
Charles & Mary Louise Gantzer Scholarship Fund
Nathan Rush
Andrew Rush
Megan Rush
John & Becky Wright 1st Generation Scholarship
Jessica Musgrave
Leon Berze Memorial Scholarship
Courtland Stabile
AAUW Beulah Boyd Scholarship
Lauren Hutchins
Nicole DeVendra
Kylie Jo Earliwine
Ryan Simmons
Sarah Webster
Derek Rothermund
Mary Harrison Reiner Memorial Scholarship
Recipient selected by Sandwich High School Association
MTJ Scholarship
DeJuan Galloway
In our 16 years of grantmaking, the Community
Foundation has distributed nearly $8 million in
charitable grants and scholarships.
The colleges and universities attended by our scholarship
recipients are as diverse as the students themselves:
Ashworth College
Bethany College
Case Western Reserve University
Fairmont State College
Grove City College
Marshall University
Messiah College
Miami University
Ohio Northern University
Ohio University
Ohio University, Eastern Campus
Potomac State College
University of South Carolina
Virginia Military Institute
West Liberty State College
West Virginia Northern Community College
West Virginia University
West Virginia University, Parkersburg
West Virginia Weslyan
Wheeling Jesuit University

More than 100 non-profit organizations,
churches, schools, colleges and
universities received charitable gifts from
funds of the Community Foundation this
year. Many of the recipients rely heavily
on the support provided by Community
Foundation funds. We are grateful to the
generous donors who chose to establish a
legacy of personal philanthropy. They are
truly making a difference in the lives that
follow in the Upper Ohio Valley.
grants & distributions
RECIPIENT FUND DISCRETIONARY DONOR DONOR SCHOLARSHIP
ADVISED DESIGNATED
A Child’s Place CASA, Inc. $579.00
AAUW - Wheeling Branch AAUW Beulah Boyd Scholarship Fund $11,582.53
Adams House Ministries Stealey Community Fund $10,000.00
Advocates for Youth Helen M. Vojna Memorial Fund $3,133.67
American Legion Home Corporation Gompers Fund $500.00
American Red Cross–Steubenville Branch Wheeling Nisshin Fund $25,000.00
Andrew Goldstrom Foundation Andrew Goldstrom Fund $393.85
Appalachian Nutrition Network $2,000.00
ARC of Ohio County, Inc. $900.00
Ashworth College Leon Berze Memorial Scholarship $500.00
Barnesville Hospital Elikan Fund $593.89
Beaver Area School District Miller Family Fund $75,000.00
Belmont County Educational Service Ctr. Golden Spike Fund $7,500.00
Bethany College Upper Ohio Valley Italian Foundation $750.00
Bishop Donahue High School The Angel Fund $9,051.75
Bridgeport School District Bridgeport Educational Assistance Foundation $1,400.00
Brigham Young University Idaho Rachael Worby Scholarship Fund $1,000.00
Brooke County Senior Center $1,250.00
Buckeye Local School District Golden Spike Fund $2,100.00
Case Western Reserve University Upper Ohio Valley Italian Foundation $750.00
Cathedral Grade School Gompers Fund $250.00
Catholic Community Services Northern Panhandle Long-Term Flood/
Disaster Recovery Committee $175,780.84
Catholic Neighborhood Center Mary Ann Hess Fund $26,000.00
Central Catholic High School Earl & Bernice Grewe-Gompers Fund $1,667.05
Children’s Home of Wheeling Matt Velez Save-A-Life Fund $1,800.00
Children’s Museum of the Ohio Valley $3,750.00
Concord Presbyterian Church Aderholt Family Fund I $1,000.00
Corpus Christi Grade School Golden Spike Fund $2,240.00
Council of Senior Tyler Countians Stealey Community Fund $6,570.00
Cub Scout Pack #5 St. Michael’s Scouting Development Fund $2,800.00
East Ohio Regional Hospital $5,000.00
Fairmont State College Pat Dallison Memorial Scholarship $400.00
First Baptist Church - Library Amaya-Johnson Fund $765.98
First Methodist Church of Monongah Kalb Family (1995) Fund $657.01
First Presbyterian Church John N. Kramer Charitable Fund $750.00
Garden Park - Warwood Garden Park Improvement Fund $215.78
Good News Promise Center Red Wagon $500.00
TYPE AND AMOUNT

Discretionary Funds come from the
Community Foundation’s unrestricted
endowment and are distributed twice
annually via a competitive grantseeking
process. The unrestricted endowment
allows us to respond to the changing
needs of the community by directing funds
to where they are needed most.
Donor-Advised Funds are created by
individuals and organizations who are
interested in establishing a charitable
legacy and who want to be able to make
recommendations that change over time
regarding the charitable beneficiaries.
Today, supporting a local school or
non-profit organization might be your top
charitable priority. Later in life, providing
support for Alzheimer’s research or literacy
initiatives might be of greater interest to
you. A donor-advised fund provides you
with flexibility–as your life changes, so can
your charitable impact.
Children learn through active play at the Children's
Museum of the Ohio Valley. The Museum received a
discretionary grant from the Foundation in the fall of
2005 to assist with furnishing their new space on the
corner of 10th and Main Streets in Wheeling.
grants & distributions
RECIPIENT FUND DISCRETIONARY DONOR DONOR SCHOLARSHIP
ADVISED DESIGNATED
Grand Vue Park Grand Vue Park Foundation $14,500.00
Grove City College Upper Ohio Valley Italian Foundation $750.00
Harmony House, Inc. $5,000.00
Heifer International John N. Kramer Charitable Fund $1,500.00
Japan-America Society of PA Wheeling Nisshin Fund $10,000.00
Kiwanis Club of Red Jacket WV Kiwanis District Foundation $250.00
Kiwanis Club of Shepherdstown WV Kiwanis District Foundation $500.00
Kiwanis District Foundation of La-Miss-WTenn WV Kiwanis District Foundation $1,550.00
Kiwanis International WV Kiwanis District Foundation $1,000.00
Kiwanis International Disaster Relief WV Kiwanis District Foundation $500.00
Kiwanis International Foundation WV Kiwanis District Foundation $500.00
Laughlin Memorial Chapel $15,000.00
Linsly School Golden Spike Fund $700.00
Linsly School Coudon Hall Fund $611.00
Linsly School Hess Family Fund $26,000.00
Linsly School Gompers Fund $2,500.00
Linsly School - Eugene Joseph Scholar John N. Kramer Charitable Fund $1,650.00
Marshall County Schools Matt Velez Save-A-Life Fund $2,118.00
Marshall County Starting Points Center $1,500.00
Marshall County Suzuki Violin Association Board Family Fund $100.00
Marshall University IAFF Local #12 Scholarship $500.00
Marshall University Upper Ohio Valley Italian Foundation $750.00
Marshall University JMHS Scholarship Trust $2,900.00
Martins Ferry High School Former Martins Ferry Kiwanis $400.00
Messiah College Upper Ohio Valley Italian Foundation $750.00
Miami University Upper Ohio Valley Italian Foundation $750.00
Middlebourne Baptist Church Stealey Community Fund $3,000.00
Middlebourne Parks & Recreation Facilities Stealey Community Fund $53,900.00
Middlebourne Youth League Stealey Community Fund $8,000.00
Newborns in Need Stealey Community Fund $1,000.00
Oglebay Foundation Hess Family Fund $25,754.00
Oglebay Foundation - Access to the Parks Brigid O’Brien Fund $718.65
Oglebay Foundation - Ski Slope Project John N. Kramer Charitable Fund $333.33
Ohio County Family Resource Network Red Wagon $500.00
Ohio County Family Resource Network $500.00
Ohio County Public Library Susan Jones Fund $698.78
Ohio County Schools Foundation H.L. Jones Fund $73.43
Ohio County Strings Association Ohio Valley Music Magic Fund $1,700.00
TYPE AND AMOUNT

Donor-Designated Funds are established
by individuals or organizations who wish
to support a specific charitable entity (or
multiple entities) that are significant to
them. Thus, these gifts come to the
Community Foundation specifically
earmarked for certain charitable interests
and the donor’s original charitable intent
is served in perpetuity.
Scholarship Funds are created for reasons
as varied and interesting as the donors
and students themselves. A scholarship
fund can be directed to students from a
specific school (elementary, secondary or
post-secondary), students who will attend
a specific post-secondary school, students
from specific counties, students who
are interested in a specific career...the
possibilities are endless.
President Bush signed the Pension
Protection Act of 2006 into law in the
late summer of 2006. This Act includes a
number of new, more stringent regulations
regarding the administration of scholarship
funds. The Community Foundation is your
resource for information on the proper
creation and administration of scholarship
funds. Feel free to contact our professional
staff for more information.
grants & distributions
RECIPIENT FUND DISCRETIONARY DONOR DONOR SCHOLARSHIP
ADVISED DESIGNATED
Ohio County’s Promise Red Wagon $1,236.32
Ohio Northern University W. Thornley Hunt Scholarship $500.00
Ohio River Valley Council BSA ,St. Michael’s Scouting Development Fund $20,564.55
Ohio River Valley Council, BSA Hubbard Memorial Aid Society $47.24
Ohio University Upper Ohio Valley Italian Foundation $750.00
Ohio University Eastern Upper Ohio Valley Italian Foundation $750.00
Peterson Rehabilitation Hospital Peterson Community Foundation $5,000.00
Potomac State College Leora & Mildred LaRue Scholarship $500.00
Potomac State College Pat Dallison Memorial Scholarship $100.00
Russell Nesbitt Services Elizabeth S. Hess-Gebhard $250,000.00
Sandwich High School Associates Mary Harrison Reiner Memorial Scholarship $1,000.00
Scio Alumni Association Canfield, Hugh, Kinney Scholarship $500.00
Shepherdstown Kiwanis Club WV Kiwanis District Foundation $500.00
St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church St. John the Divine Living Memorial Endowment $5,270.66
St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church Michael N. Karras Memorial Fund $1,637.53
St. Michael Catholic Church Earl & Bernice Grewe-Gompers Fund $1,667.05
St. Michael Catholic Church–Social Concerns Mary’s Provisions for the Poor $1,913.82
Town of Middlebourne, West Virginia Stealey Community Fund $18,500.00
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church W. Frederick Bartholomew Fund $14,465.69
Tyler County 4-H Foundation, Inc. Stealey Community Fund $1,850.00
Tyler County Board of Education Stealey Community Fund $35,167.00
Tyler County Emergency Unit #1 Stealey Community Fund $7,400.00
Tyler County Heritage & Historical Society Stealey Community Fund $10,875.00
Tyler County Public Library Stealey Community Fund $13,340.00
United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley Northern Panhandle Long-Term Flood/
Disaster Recovery Committee $10,104.21
United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley United Way Endowment $59,019.08
United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley Kyle Fund $11,058.12
United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley H.L. Jones Fund $73.43
University of South Carolina Ruth B. Gilligan Scholarship $500.00
Virginia Military Institute IAFF Local #12 Scholarship $500.00
West Liberty State College FOPA #38 Scholarship $500.00
West Liberty State College Wright 1st Generation Scholarship $1,000.00
West Liberty State College JMHS Scholarship Trust $2,000.00
West Liberty State College Bradley A. Miller Jr. Scholarship $1,000.00
West Virginia Circle K WV Kiwanis District Foundation $500.00
West Virginia Key Club WV Kiwanis District Foundation $500.00
West Virginia Key Club WV Key Club District Fund $360.00
TYPE AND AMOUNT

IMPACT SUMMARY
Discretionary $ 40,479.00
Donor Advised $ 701,076.12
Donor Designated $ 324,542.39
Scholarship $ 54,476.38
Grand Total $ 1,120,573.89
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. For ever.
grants & distributions
RECIPIENT FUND DISCRETIONARY DONOR DONOR SCHOLARSHIP
ADVISED DESIGNATED
West Virginia Kiwanis District WV Kiwanis District Foundation $1,500.00
West Virginia Northern Community College Ruth B. Gilligan Scholarship $250.00
West Virginia Northern Community College JMHS Scholarship Trust $200.00
West Virginia University Leora & Mildred LaRue Scholarship $1,250.00
West Virginia University Miller Family Fund $10,000.00
West Virginia University Pat Dallison Memorial Scholarship $500.00
West Virginia University IAFF Local #12 Scholarship $500.00
West Virginia University JB Chambers Youth Programs Fund $2,000.00
West Virginia University FOPA #38 Scholarship $500.00
West Virginia University JMHS Scholarship Trust $1,400.00
West Virginia University Parkersburg Frances & Stephen Pritchard Scholarship $500.00
West Virginia Weslyan Upper Ohio Valley Italian Foundation $750.00
Wheeling Area Young Life Aderholt Family Fund I $10,000.00
Wheeling Central Catholic High School Gompers Fund $250.00
Wheeling Country Day School Lesley W. Galinski Endowment $1,628.19
Wheeling Jesuit University Leora & Mildred LaRue Scholarship $250.00
Wheeling Jesuit University Upper Ohio Valley Italian Foundation $3,000.00
Wheeling Lions Club Wheeling Lions Charity Fund $3,945.06
Wheeling Lions Club Weimer Eye Glass Fund $1,748.19
Wheeling Middle School Golden Spike Fund $2,100.00
Wheeling National Heritage Area Corp. Wheeling 2000 Fund $2,323.72
“Wheeling Symphony Society, Inc. Wheeling Nisshin Fund $5,000.00
WV Independence Hall Foundation $5,000.00
WVU Extension Service Stealey Community Fund $6,000.00
YMCA of Wheeling Earl & Bernice Grewe-Gompers Fund $1,667.06
YMCA of Wheeling H.L. Jones Fund $73.43
Young Life International Aderholt Family Fund I $5,000.00
TYPE AND AMOUNT
TOTALS $40,479.00 $701,076.12 $324,542.39 $54,476.38

trustees, committees, staff & trustee banks
Trustees of the Community
Foundation for the Ohio Valley
Charles J. Kaiser, Jr., Esq.
President
Phillips, Gardill, Kaiser & Altmeyer PLLC
Executive (Chair), Investment, Distribution
Edward D. Gompers, CPA
Vice-President
Gompers & Associates PLLC
Executive, Investment, Distribution,
Nominating (Chair)
Jerome B. Schmitt, CFA
Treasurer
WesBanco Trust & Investment Svcs.
Executive, Investment (Chair), Distribution
David B. Dalzell, Jr.
Secretary
WesBanco Trust & Investment Svcs.
Executive, Investment, Distribution (Chair),
Scholarship
Ruth K. Wagner
Retired, Banking, Real Estate
Executive, Scholarship
William O. Nutting
Ogden Newspapers, Inc.
Executive, Distribution, Investment
Bob Robinson
Robinson Automotive Group
Ray A. Byrd, Esq.
Schrader, Byrd & Companion PLLC
Roland L. Hobbs
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation
Sue Seibert Farnsworth, Esq.
Spilman, Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Scholarship (Chair)
Mark C. Ferrell
Security National Trust Company
Investment
Carlos C. Jimenez, M.D.
Reynolds Memorial Hospital
Executive
John N. Kramer, DDS
Drs. Kramer & Associates
Frederick M. Dean Rohrig, Esq.
Prosecuting Attorney, Tyler County
Distribution
Lee C. Paull, III
Paull Associates
James G. Squibb, Jr.
Beyond Marketing
William J. Yaeger, Jr., Esq.
Herndon Morton Herndon & Yaeger
Joseph J. Buch
United Bank
Investment
Mark A. McKeen
JP Morgan Private Client Services
Investment
Denise Penz
Sky Bank
Investment
Joseph W. Boutaugh
Board Member Emeritus
Frances “Pinkie” Williams
Board Member Emeritus
Staff
Zoe M. Metcalf
Executive Director
Trustee Banks
WesBanco Bank, Inc.
Wheeling, WV
Security National Trust Company
Wheeling, WV
United Bank
Wheeling, WV
Sky Bank
St. Clairsville, OH

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
MAY 31, 2006 AND 2005
ASSETS 2006 2005
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash $2,547 $1,398
Short - term money markets 1,349,958 1,038,374
1,352,505 1,039,772
Investments
Bonds 431,379 131,930
Certificates of deposit - 12,00
Mutual funds 13,438,895 11,091,213
Equities 6,179,105 6,831,696
20,049,379 18,066,839
Property and equipment-net 651,133 428,037
TOTAL ASSETS $22,053,017 $19,534,648
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 35 -
Payroll liabilities 1,416 -
Liabilities associated with funds
held in trust for non-profit
organizations 2,504,853 4,559,970
TOTAL LIABILITIES 2,506,304 4,559,970
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted $15,258,005 $14,650,836
Temporarily restricted 1,188,710 25,720
Permanently restricted 3,099,998 298,122
TOTAL NET ASSETS 19,546,713 14,974,678
TOTAL LIABILITIES
& NET ASSETS $22,053,017 $19,534,648
STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 2006 AND 2005
UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS 2006 2005
REVENUES, GAINS, AND OTHER SUPPORT
Contributions $2,246,876 $934,238
Investment return 1,043,499 551,069
Other 47,601 12,862
3,337,976 1,498,169
Net assets released from restrictions 18,948 15,975
Reclassifications (2,804,476) -
Change in accounting principles
for agency funds 1,227,463 -
1,779,911 1,514,144
EXPENSES
Grants 1,060,787 850,002
Other program expenses 12,856 -
General and administrative 99,099 61,103
1,172,742 911,105
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS 607,169 603,039
TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS
Contributions 51,700 24,973
Investment return 48,532 896
Net assets released from restrictions (18,948) (9,875)
Change in accounting principles
for agency funds 1,081,706 -
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN TEMPORARILY
RESTRICTED NET ASSETS 1,162,990 15,994
PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS
Contributions - 36,645
Net assets released from restrictions - (6,100)
Reclassifications 2,804,476 -
Change in accounting principles
for agency funds (2,600) -
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN PERMANENTLY
RESTRICTED NET ASSETS 2,801,876 30,545
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS 4,572,035 649,578
NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR 14,974,678 14,325,100
NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR $19,546,713 $14,974,678

St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church
in Wheeling, WV
focus on funds
St. John the Divine Living Memorial Endowment
In 2001, St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church in Wheeling, WV, established the Living Memorial
Endowment. Church members had a vision - to build an endowment of $1,000,000 to ensure the future support
of the church...forever. The endowment seeks 100 contributors who will each make a gift of $10,000, either all
at once or over time. The resulting $1,000,000 in principal will be held in perpetuity, with interest distributed to
the church annually for operating expenses.
To date, 32 individuals and/or families have made a commitment to the Living Memorial Endowment. Of these,
21 have completed their gift of $10,000 and 11 are striving to complete their gift. Gifts honor both living and
deceased loved ones.
2001
Elle & Gerasimos Margaretes
2002
Mike & Mary Costas
Michael P. & Helen K. Kalis
Nick & Gert Markos
John Henry Sfinas
Mary M. & John J. Sfinas
2003
Peter R. & Stella K. Arslain
George Caravasios
Nicholas G. & Katherine Caravasios
Anthony P. & Paraskevi Zaphyr
2004
Mary & Pete Dormas
Hariclia & Alex Hadjis
Nicholas & Theophany Maros
Nick & Helen Varlas
2005
George Margaretes
Irene M. & George W. Petroplus
2006
Constantine G. Cosmides
Koula & Constantine Franklin
Despina Alexander Papademetriou
Sam & Angelina Maros Varlas
2007
Diamanto & Paul (Markakis) Markos
Additional gifts to be recognized later
Striving Toward Gift Completion:
James and Pauline Hadjis
Gazel & John Frank Joanou
Robert A. & William J. (Gelaoatis) Joltes
Harry & Grace Kamis
Michael & Betty Karras
Louis P. & Christina Mamakos
George & Evdoxia Mitchell
Linda & Gus Mouhlas
Dr. Basil & Rita Papadimitriou
Angela Karageorge Varlas
Sophia & Leo Pappas
In 2005, the Living Memorial Endowment was
transferred into the Community Foundation for the
Ohio Valley, providing for ease of management
for church members. We are proud to be
associated with the Living Memorial Endowment
and applaud the members of St. John the Divine
Greek Orthodox Church, who clearly recognize
the power of endowment and are, as a community
of equal contributors, ensuring the preservation of
their parish for generations to come.

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PO Box 670
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: 304-242-3144
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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