annual report 2019

Letter from Executive Director

On Friday, March 13, the day after Governor DeWine closed schools due to the Covid-19 crisis, a group of about thirty individuals assembled in the Foundation’s conference room to formulate a plan to feed the City’s 2,000 children who relied upon meals provided during their school day. In ninety minutes, eleven sites were identified. They were strategically placed throughout the City and alongside Sandusky Transit stops. Groups like Boys & Girls Club, the Salvation Army, Nehemiah Partners, and Community Youth Mentoring volunteered to “adopt” the locations, picking up freshly prepared lunches daily and distributing them to our community’s children. These groups are still serving lunches as we release this report in June.

Throughout this crisis, this gathering keeps coming to the forefront of my mind. It demonstrates the power of a community that cares and is willing to do whatever is needed to support its most vulnerable citizens. It was the last time we would host an in-person meeting in our conference room for the foreseeable future. It helped to illuminate and to define the role that the Erie County Community Foundation would play in helping to support our nonprofits through and beyond the pandemic by creating an Emergency Response Fund and making grants quickly to address their increased capacity, especially with added food distributions, and need for items like Personal Protective Equipment.

This is not the 25th Anniversary year that we had carefully planned. Like every other organization, we have needed to shift, pivot and adapt our work, adapting to online Zoom meetings and remote staffing as we keep the Foundation moving forward. Yet, this milestone deserves to be observed, and it will be. We look forward to the time when we can come together again, in person, to celebrate, but we will be sharing reflections via video throughout the remainder of 2020 that honor our past and point us to a brighter future. This report is a reflection on our founders, our long-time commitments to improve the community, and a nod to future generations of philanthropists.

Today, the Erie County Community Foundation is strong. 2019 was a healthy year where we received $1.7 million in contributions and welcomed sixteen new Funds into our family. Over $1.25 million was distributed in grants with $118,000 going to students pursuing higher education. We are ever grateful to our contributors and our local foundations for their continued support of our work and appreciate the foresight of our founders who created this permanent resource for giving in Erie County.

Sandusky State Theatre Thrives With Community Support

The State Theatre is an icon and cultural hub in Sandusky. Built as a vaudeville house nearly 100 years ago, the theatre has been a nonprofit in its current form since 1988. Between 30,000 and 40,000 people pass through its doors every year for film screenings, large-scale concerts, Broadway national tours, children's arts education programs and other diverse programming.

Like most large historic theatres in small towns, the Sandusky State Theatre has endured years of financial hardship. The Erie County Community Foundation has shared a special relationship with the theatre since the foundation began in 1995. From 2006 through 2016, the Foundation helped to save the theatre from closing its doors due to financial losses with strategic, legal, and financial support.

“The theatre has fallen on tough times throughout its history,” said Chris Parthemore, executive directorof the State Theatre. “But those days are well behind us thanks to ECCF and other foundations in town. They’ve been able to help us stabilize our finances."

ECCF also holds the theatre’s endowment and has invested over $200,000 in grants for productions, capital items and general operations. One such grant helped upgrade the facility’s computers and operating system. This provided better customer service and easy ticket sales using an upgraded software made especially for theatres.

While the theatre is shuttered during this pandemic, Parthemore has focused on making the best of a bad situation and using funds to renovate the historical landmark. In the last three years, the box office, star dressing room, main curtain, sound system and lighting have been renovated and the theatre was able to put a large public mural on the back of the building. The green room is currently under construction and will be followed by general reupholstery and building maintenance.

It’s because of these renovations and grants that Parthemore has been able to bring Broadway national tours, like Finding Neverland, to Sandusky and host bands with international reputations like The Wailers.

“[ECCF] is one of those cornerstones,” said Parthemore. “Without them we wouldn’t be able to provide nearly the same level of programming that we do and it would be a lot harder to take care of this beautiful landmark.”

Parthemore hopes to have the Sandusky State Theatre completely renovated for its 100-year anniversary in 2028. With the help and support of the community, the theatre will endure once again.

ECCF Tackles Food Insecurity During and After the Pandemic

Food insecurity is a measure of the lack of access a household has to provide enough nutritionally adequate food for its members to lead active and healthy lifestyles. On average, according to Feeding America, 13.8% of households in Erie County are considered food insecure. With the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, this number has skyrocketed.

Since its beginnings, the Erie County Community Foundation has helped support nonprofits that are fighting food insecurity. As members of our community turn to local food banks and distribution services for assistance, ECCF is there to help.

The foundation works with several organizations who are finding creative ways to distribute food to our most vulnerable citizens. From building capacity at Second Harvest Food Bank to supporting hot meals at Boys & Girls Club of Erie County and kids’ pantries with OHgo, ECCF believes in developing a community where healthy food is available to everyone. The pandemic has put this belief in focus more than ever before.

In mid-March, right as schools were closing and the reality of the coronavirus was beginning to settle in, ECCF called a meeting with 30 people from different community organizations. The goal was to form a plan to address the anticipated high levels of food insecurity from closed schools and lost jobs. Attendees ranged from police officers to members of the Parks and Recreation department and a number of representatives from local organizations.

The group worked together to determine an immediate plan of action for sending school lunches to kids at home along with extra food for family dinners. Led by ECCF, these community members came together to coordinate food pantries and delivery logistics in a very short period of time.

“It was just amazing,” said Julianna Chase-Moorefield, director of Second Harvest Food Bank. “I look to ECCF as having the ability to be a community convener that starts a conversation and pulls people into it. Being able to facilitate these conversations is so critical and so needed, especially during a pandemic.”

Under Chase-Moorefield, Second Harvest receives annual funding and support from ECCF for their hunger relief efforts. They regularly serve 13,000 people per year, with that number expected to almost double in 2020.

With ECCF’s support, Second Harvest has been able to set up mobile food pantries that feed 900 to 1,000 families at a time. They have distributed vast quantities of food quickly at public spaces like sports stadiums and schools.

Even after the coronavirus becomes a memory, ECCF will continue to fight food insecurity among our most vulnerable citizens, including those who depend on Second Harvest for some or most of their meals.

“[ECCF] allows us to support our food pantries and distribution year-round,” said Chase-Moorefield. “Funding for the pantries goes up and down. By the end of the year this crisis will be less of a focus. ECCF helps to keep those ebbs and valleys a little bit flatter.”

Spotlight on ECCF Director Emeritus Charles “Chuck” Rainger

A founder and a leader. These two words describe, to the briefest, Charles Rainger’s legacy, both at the Erie County Community Foundation and in the surrounding area. His time and presence in the community has helped the area to thrive in philanthropy, business and, most importantly, a sense of good- natured camaraderie.

Chuck grew up in East Cleveland, the first suburb of Cleveland, and attended Case Institute of Technology where he graduated in 1955 as a metallurgical engineer. Chuck spent the summers of 1953 and 1954 working in Sandusky at Sandusky Foundry and Machine Company (now known as Sandusky International). In 1982, Chuck became President and CEO of the business.

In 1995, Chuck was approached and asked if his company would support a new community foundation. He made a pledge and joined the board of the newly minted Sandusky/Erie County Community Foundation as it was known then. Chuck went on to serve for nearly two decades. “I wanted to get involved with the community,” he said. “You meet some great people on boards like this and you learn a lot about different charities. I wanted to learn about other charities, meet some nice people and do some good.”

In 2015 he was made a Director Emeritus. In 2018 Chuck co- chaired, along with Roger Gundlach,the Foundation’s efforts to find a new, permanent home. He remains involved with ECCF today, serving on the Investment Committee and helping to support the foundation’s efforts in hunger relief during the pandemic.

The leadership given to the Community Foundation is only one facet of Chuck’s positive presence in the community. He has been involved with the Sandusky State Theatre since 1989, as well as Leadership Erie County, the board of First Energy, Firelands Health System and The Foundation for Firelands. Chuck and his wife, Carolyn, are also longtime donors to the ECCF and have a Donor Advised Fund that they use to support several local organizations. Throughout his time spent living in Erie County, Chuck has enjoyed the benefits of the local small town atmosphere, with close proximity to his hometown of Cleveland. Chuck and Carolyn have three children and were avid foster parents for many years to over 40 children who passed through the Raingers’ home on their way to adoption. After years of raising a family, boating, traveling and fly fishing, Chuck and Carolyn are enjoying their retirement.

Chuck looks toward the future with the hope that the City of Sandusky and the ECCF will continue on a path of successful development. He has watched the Foundation grow from zero to twenty million in assets in twenty years, and has supported and led philanthropy efforts that have improved the local area immensely.

When asked if he had a message to share in this annual report, Chuck said “Be kind. I like that little phrase. Always be kind.”

Dawson Foster & Julie Barnes Foster

As third-generation business owners, Sanduskians and philanthropic leaders, Dawson Foster and Julie Barnes Foster are active supporters of Erie County’s growth and development. With two teenage children at home, Dawson and Julie find time to serve the community in various capacities, and carry on the legacy of their respective family businesses.

“Both Dawson and I grew up with a clear family philosophy of the importance of commitment to community involvement,” said Julie. “Our children are growing up watching us do the same. It’s important to us that they learn from us, as we learned from our families, that giving back is an integral part of living in a caring community.”

Julie’s family business, Barnes Nursery, and Dawson’s family business, Foster Chevrolet Cadillac, were both started decades ago by their respective grandfathers. Julie can remember when her grandfather set up shop, he told her mother that “When you decide to open a business and hang your sign up outside, the next thing you have to do is join your chamber." Dawson's grandfather, founder of Foster Chevrolet Cadillac, was nicknamed “Generous George,” because he was always helping a local organization, or club meet a fundraising goal. It is this emphasis on giving back that has inspired Julie and Dawson throughout their lives.

Today, Julie sits on Erie County Community Foundation’s Executive Committee and Chairs the Marketing and Development Committee. Julie also serves on the Erie County Board of Health and the Erie County Ohio State University Alumni Association board. Dawson was recently elected a Trustee of The Sidney Frohman Foundation, a private foundation that serves Erie County with a special focus on education, and Sandusky City Schools. The goals of The Sidney Frohman Foundation are focused on supporting humanitarian needs, scholarships, education and other projects benefiting the citizens of Erie County

Throughout her time on the ECCF board, Julie has worked to make the Foundation’s work visible in the community. She has worked on projects focused on children and has contributed to hunger relief efforts. She is most proud of her work related to the $25,000 anniversary gift made to the Erie MetroParks to enhance current trails and outdoor space with objects like “guiding stones” with inspirational messages, and small hammocks for children to lay in while they enjoy nature.

Most recently, Julie has been a part of the ECCF effort to create an Emergency Response Fund to assist with community needs arising from COVID-19. The community-wide coordination in a time of crisis is representative of the Erie County that Julie both knows and loves.

The contributions Julie and Dawson have made to ECCF surpass monetary value. Their time, effort and care directly contribute to Erie County’s growth and development and serve as an example for local business owners and community leaders as we move into the future.

“I think we’re a very strong community,” said Julie. “The last couple months have certainly challenged everyone. We’ve been forced to slow down, but it’s not a bad thing. We’ll come together and we’ll get back to business.”

“Lots of amazing changes are in our future,” Dawson added.

Funds and Donors

Below please find a listing of Funds held by the Erie County Community Foundation as of December 31, 2019, along with contributors who made gifts during that calendar year. Every effort has been made to avoid errors, and we do apologize for any that have been made inadvertently. We thank these individuals, businesses and organizations for their continued support of our community’s endowment by generously giving to the Foundation.

ERIE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SPECIAL PROJECT FUNDS

ECCF Office Renovation Project

Debralee Divers in memory of Margaret Schriner Mary Jane Hill Carl and Ann McGookey Ron and Warrenette Parthemore Payne, Nickles & Co., CPAs Timothy Riesterer Eric L. Wobser

“Community Links” Internship Initiative

The Randolph J. and Estelle M. Dorn Foundation The Erie County Community Foundation The Sidney Frohman Foundation The Murray and Murray Charitable Foundation The Mylander Foundation The Sam S. and Rose Stein Foundation The Wightman-Wieber Charitable Foundation

Youth Council

The Mylander Foundation Judy Pflieger Sandusky Rotary Club Charitable Fund, Inc. Gary and Debra Stiffler in honor of Randy Wagner

UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

Fund for Erie County

Laraine Bauer Abbey Bemis The Benevity Community Impact Fund Joe and Phyllis Bransky The Cleveland Foundation (Wiggins Scholarship) The Randolph J. and Estelle M. Dorn Foundation Janice French The Sidney Frohman Foundation John and Marie Hildebrandt Angelo and Jeannie Hoty John Hufnagle Joel Mazza Bill and Judy Monaghan Dan Moncher William and Linda Muthig The Mylander Foundation Jack B. and Lelia Springer Fund Carol Steuk in memory of George L. Mylander Carol Steuk in memory of Ruth F. Parker Elizabeth Wakefield The Wightman-Wieber Charitable Foundation Craig and Darlene Wood

Asher Family Fund

Phyllis M. Asher Fund

Barnes Family Fund

Robert Bellamy Family Fund

Robert and Cheryl Bellamy

Bettcher Industries Fund

Jane Catherine Bettcher Memorial Fund

Cedar Point Fund

Civista Bank Fund

Joan R. Coulter Fund

The Randolph J. and Estelle M. Dorn Foundation Fund

William and Kay Duff Fund

FirstEnergy Fund

Fresch Electric Company Fund

Albert J. and Marylin Fresch Fund

The Sidney Frohman Foundation Fund

The Frost-Parker Foundation Fund

Goff Family Fund

Charles W. Gundlach Family Fund

Anonymous

Roberta Hankamer Fund

William N. and Helen M. Hansen Memorial Fund

Elizabeth J. Helm Memorial Fund

J. Robert Hoffman Fund

Anne and Robert Johnstone Family Fund

Kasper Family Fund

KeyBank Fund

Anita E. Klepper Memorial Fund

Anita E. Klepper Estate

Dr. Robert Kromer Memorial Fund

Larry and Carole Kuns Family Fund

Arthur E. and Corrine N. Lange Fund

Jan and Frank Leake Fund

Lear Charitable Giving Fund

Betty L. Miller Fund

George Jr. and Kathryn Muehlhauser Memorial Fund

Marilyn L. Muth Fund

Dr. Harry A. and Kathlyn Stenzel

George L. Mylander Fund

Orioles Club of Sandusky Fund

Sandusky Orioles Club

Ruth F. Parker Memorial Fund

William J. and Ruth F. Parker Fund

Charles and Marge Pickett Fund

PNC Bank Fund

John R. and Miriam Py Fund

in memory of John R. and Miriam Py David and Linda Horan David and Linda Horan in honor of John and Susan Py on 50th Anniversary David and Linda Horan in memory of Susan Py Claire Zimmerman Macfarlane in memory of Miriam Py on her birthday

Rainger Family Fund

John and Hyacinth B. Rheinegger Memorial Fund

Ritter-Meckstroth Fund

Mary Jane Ritter in memory of Dr. Emil Meckstroth Mary Jane Ritter in memory of Mary Meckstroth Mary Jane Ritter in memory of Wilma Ritter Mary Jane Ritter in memory of Martin Ritter

Helen F. Roberts Fund

Sandusky International Fund

William and Dorothy Marye Seiler Fund

Patrecia Sizemore Memorial Fund

Denise Henderson in memory of Leroy Sizemore, Jr.

Lelia B. Springer Fund

Sam S. and Rose Stein Fund

Virginia Fuller Steinemann Memorial Fund

Sam and Janet Stipp Fund

Eleanor L. Till Fund

Don and Maurine Warner Fund

Raymond N. and Mary Watts Fund

Dorothy H. Weis Fund

Leland J. and Geraldine M. Welty Fund

The Wightman/Wieber Charitable Foundation Fund

Louis F. and Jane A. Zigmond Fund

DESIGNATED FUNDS

American Red Cross Fund

Jeanne S. Barnes Fund for Humane Society

Bettcher Administrative Endowment Fund

The Boy Scouts Fund

Boys and Girls Club Fund

Michael and Pamela Provo in memory of Keith Addy

Cancer Services Fund

Care and Share Fund

College Women's Club Charitable Fund

College Womens Club Charitable Fund

Community Youth Mentoring Fund

The Dorn Foundation Administrative Endowment Fund

Edison Birthplace Association Fund

Edison Education Fund

Edison Memorial United Methodist Church Fund

Erie MetroParks Fund

Carl and Helen Evans Music Fund for Huron Presbyterian Church

E. Anne Eddowes

Anita Gundlach Feick Family Fund for First Presbyterian Church

Firelands Audubon Society Fund

Firelands Habitat for Humanity Fund

Firelands Positive People Fund

Firelands Regional Medical Center Compassion Fund

Firelands Symphony Orchestra Fund

Firelands Symphony Orchestra School of Music Fund

Friends of Old Woman Creek Association Fund

Vickie Mingus in honor of Herbert and Patty Edwards Leslie and Tawana Thorn

Goodwill Industries Fund

Robert W. and Cynthia A. Hare in honor of Bruce and Jennifer Zemba Robert W. and Cynthia A. Hare in honor of Jim and Peggy Maul Robert W. and Cynthia A. Hare in honor of Martin and Sandy Stites Robert W. and Cynthia A. Hare in honor of John and Nanette Frankel Robert W. and Cynthia A. Hare in honor of Steve and Phyllis Davey Robert W. and Cynthia A. Hare in honor of and Ben and Mardi Murcek

Grace Episcopal Church Fund

Leon and Mary Ellen Wieber Family in memory of Peggy Nolder Leon and Mary Ellen Wieber Family in honor of The Reverend Ernest Matijasic

The Harlequins Inc. Community Theatre Fund

Robert A. Jacobs Estate Dr. Harry A. and Kathlyn Stenzel

Humane Society Fund

Huron Athletic Boosters Fund

Huron City Schools TIGER Fund

Anonymous

The KinShip Fund

Randall A. Ruthsatz

Eugene A. and Marilyn K. Koby Fund for Sandusky Central Catholic Tuition Assistance

Marilyn K. Koby Estate Dr. Harry A. and Kathlyn Stenzel

Adele A. Kovanic Fund for Vermilion Local Schools

Adele A. Kovanic Estate

Leadership Erie County Fund

Anonymous

Dee Leibersberger Presidents Fund

Main Street Vermilion Endowment Fund

Richard and Eileen Bulan Main Street VermilionVermilion in memory of John Tellitsch

Margaretta Education Fund

James H. McBride Arboretum Fund

Merry Go Round Museum Fund

Robert W. and Cynthia A. Hare Ted and Carolyn Homberger Dr. Harry A. and Kathlyn Stenzel Michael and Pamela Provo in memory of Gwen Hufnagle in memory of Willie Brown Mary Jane Hill Michael and Pamela Provo

Milan Historical Museum Fund

Connie and Kurt Muehlhauser Fund for Christ Episcopal Church

OSU Legislators’ Lake Erie Environmental Fund

OSU Stone Laboratory Education/Research Fund

Oxford Township Fund

Pahl Family Fund for Sandusky Education Foundation

Perkins Education Fund

Perkins Scholarship Fund

Pheiffer Family Fund for St. Stephen United Church of Christ

David and Paula Rengel

Ritter Public Library Foundation Fund

Ritter Public Library Foundation

Mona Rutger Wildlife Fund

Robert W. and Cynthia A. Hare Dr. Harry A. and Kathlyn Stenzel

Safe Harbour Domestic Violence Shelter Fund

Sandusky Area Maritime Association Fund

Sandusky Bay Kiwanis Community Services Fund

Sandusky Blue Streak Teacher Grant Fund

Sandusky Central Catholic Education Fund

Sandusky City Schools Fund

Sandusky Cultural Center Fund

Sandusky Education Fund

Jim and Mary Ellen Hart in memory of Douglas E. Kidwell

Sandusky Horticulture Fund

Sandusky Library and Follett House Museum Foundation Fund

Michael and Pamela Provo in memory of Susan Py

Sandusky Main Street Association Fund

Sandusky Rotary Club Charitable Fund

Anonymous

Sandusky State Theatre Fund

The Randolph J. and Estelle M. Dorn Foundation Ron and Warrenette Parthemore Sandusky State Theatre

Schlessman Family Legacy Fund

Second Harvest Food Bank Fund

Serving our Seniors Fund

Anonymous in memory of Gwen Hufnagle Black Family Trust

St. Mary School Education Fund (Vermilion)

ECCF Board in honor of Eileen Bulan for years of valuable service to ECCF

St. Peter School Education Fund (Huron)

Stein Hospice Fund

Larry Cook in memory of Carol Cook

James R. and Arlene C. Stockham Fund for Firelands Symphony Orchestra

United Way of Erie County Fund

Vermilion Education Fund

Volunteer Center Fund

Volunteers of America Fund

Don and Maurine Warner Fund for Stein Hospice

Thomas Williams Fund for Erie MetroParks

YMCA of Sandusky Fund

Zion Lutheran Church of Huron/General Operations Fund

Zion Lutheran Church of Huron/Music and Worship Fund

Zion Lutheran Church of Huron/Office-Equipment Fund

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

Carmen M. Appleby Memorial Scholarship Fund

William and Gloria Dobish Annette Gallagher

Samuel R. and Anna M. Barone Scholarship Fund

in memory of Samuel R. and Anna M. Barone Anthony and Patricia Barone Sam and Paula Barone Family Fund in memory of Joseph R. Barone Sam and Paula Barone

Shawn Brennan Memorial Scholarship Fund

Russell and Kimberly Brennan Doug and Alicia Moyer Elizabeth Royster Kathy Sharpe The Morefield Family

Buckeye Broadband Student of the Year Fund

Buckeye Broadband

Carver Family Scholarship Fund

Patricia Callan Molly Carver Jon Carver in honor of William and Lois Carver Family Hugh and Barbara Northup in memory of William Carver Louis and Jan Carver Young

John and Clara Corogin Scholarship Fund

Harry DeLapp Scholarship Fund

Craig and Bonita DeLapp

Eastern Star, Madeleine Chapter 204 Scholarship Fund

Eastern Star, Madeleine Chapter 204

Edward L. Feick Vocational Scholarship

Mary L. Fenker Scholarship Fund

Mary L. Fenker-Lindsley

Floyd Family Scholarship Fund

Donal F. and Marcia L. Goff Scholarship Fund

Marcia L. Goff

Daniel E. and Marjorie A. Hartung Scholarship Fund

Anonymous

Dave Hermes Memorial Scholarship Fund

Frank and Cynthia Ball Paul Fox & Sons Excavating Ltd. Lori S. Hermes H. Lee and Karen Kautz Daniel and Donna Leimeister Ronald Meisler Margaret Morris Neiding-A-Tractor Repair, Inc. Vincent and Deborah Nimrichter Smiley Automotive Tom Weilnau

Bob Hower Memorial Scholarship Fund

Anonymous Derek Hower Kathy Hower Sarah Hower James and Holly Lewis Qualcomm Lindsey Schumacher Kelly Wysenski

Thomas and Dorothy Jackson Dare to Dream Scholarship

Jewett Architectural Scholarship Fund

George and Michele Poulos in honor of Lee Jewett

Douglas E. Kidwell Memorial Athletic Scholarship Fund

Gene and Mary Ann Kidwell in memory of Joseph Baker Gene and Mary Ann Kidwell in memory of Fred Gallo Gene and Mary Ann Kidwell in memory of Sherry Schell Gene and Mary Ann Kidwell in memory of Rich Schweinfurth Ed and Beth Muffler in memory of Ralph Coressel Ed and Beth Muffler in memory of Cheryl Lynn Schell James and Kathleen Preston Richard and Susan Scheu in memory of Margaret "Peg" Coressel Gene and Mary Ann Kidwell Ed and Beth Muffler in memory of Helen Hessler Gene and Mary Ann Kidwell Ed and Beth Muffler

Dr. and Mrs. Kyung H. Kim Memorial Scholarship Fund

King and White Families Ensuring Excellence Scholarship Fund

Agenda Bonner Natasha Evans Summer Haggins Stacee Hall Kodi B. Pride Sunshine Home Services Danielle Timmons Christine White Dr. Dakota King-White Debra White Kendra Wilson

Paul, Jeanne, and Sally Maschari Family Fund

Ewalt and Jocelyn Maurushat Engineering Scholarship Fund

Mildred P. McCrystal Memorial Scholarship Fund

Lorraine A. Mellio and Peter P. Mellio Scholarship Fund

Peter P. Mellio Estate

Camile Myers Scholarship Fund

Christine Berkey in memory of Robert Berkey Christine Berkey in memory of Lois Camp Christine Berkey in memory of Sharon Fear

Ohio Athletic Committee Scholarship Fund

Anonymous Adam Disabato Ohio Athletic Committee

Ruth F. Parker Scholarship Fund

PEO, Chapter BE Scholarship Fund

Ann W. Cassidy Chapter BE PEO Sisterhood Martha B. Sperry

Helen B. and Elam P. Sabroske Educational Fund

Sandusky Bay Kiwanis Community Services Scholarship Fund

Sandusky-Firelands Alzheimer's Scholarship Fund

Sandusky High School Alumni Association Scholarship Fund

Sandusky High School Alumni Association

Saunders and Foss Memorial Scholarship Fund

In memory of Michelle Marie Saunders and Ryan Leigh Foss Craig and Nancy Bulea

Alan R. Schlessman Scholarship Fund

in memory of Alan R. Schlessman Anonymous Craig and Nancy Bulea Jill M. Gies Donald and Eilene Guy Thomas Kinsel Elaine Lichtcsien Ron and Warrenette Parthemore Don and Ann Pokorny John and Lori Schlessman

Herbert C. and Margaret M. Schriner Scholarship Fund

Debralee Divers

Clarence W. Seavers Citizenship Scholarship Fund

Ralph B. and Helen C. Seitz Memorial Scholarship Fund

Constance L. Smith Education Scholarship Fund

Speers Family Scholarship Fund

in memory of Ray and Mary Speers E. Anne Eddowes Robert and Martha Speers

Edward Paul Toll Scholarship Fund

Kenneth R. and Rhonda Hill-Watt Scholarship Fund

David and Bertha D. Wiggins Scholarship Fund

Youth Advisory Council Scholarship

CHARITABLE IMPACT/DONOR ADVISED FUNDS

Anstandig Charitable Fund

Daniel A. Anstandig

Laurence A. and Karen E. Bettcher Foundation Fund

Nancy and Kenneth Bliss Fund

Kenneth and Nancy Bliss

Joseph T. “Jep” Bloor Memorial Fund

Boys and Girls Club of Erie County Fund

Care and Share Fund

Care and Share of Erie County

The Collingwood Family Fund

Richard and Barbara Collingwood

Deering Family Fund in Memory of Kara A. Deering

Daryl and Joyce Deering

The Randolph J. and Estelle M. Dorn Foundation Fund

The Randolph J. and Estelle M. Dorn Foundation

Jennifer T. Findley Donor Advised Fund

Jennifer T. Findley

David and Sandra Foster Donor Advised Fund

David and Sandra Foster

George and Mary Foster Family Fund

Richard E. Gunder Donor Advised Fund

Edward Beer John Gunder

Hunsicker Family Donor Advised Fund

Jewett Family Foundation Fund

Kasper Auto Group Fund

Kasper Auto Group Toyota Dealer Match Program

Daniel R. and Laura C. Keller Family Fund

Dr. Kyung H. Kim Family Legacy Fund

Richard L. and Judith A. Kinzel Fund

Anita E. Klepper Fund

Louis and Ida Koch Legacy Fund

Randall and Christine Koch

Joann Sandra Weiland Lang Memorial Fund

Paul Lang

Donald and Michael Lenhart Fund

Kris P. and Johnnie F. Leonhardt Charitable Fund

Carl and Ann McGookey Family Fund

James O. and Martha M. Miller Donor Advised Fund

Moffitt Family Legacy Fund

Jim and Shirley Murray Fund

North Coast Young Professionals Fund

North Coast Young Professionals

Pay It Forward Fund in honor of Melvyn J. Stauffer

Anonymous

Payne, Nickles and Company Fund

Chuck and Carolyn Rainger Donor Advised Fund

David L. and Paula J. Rengel Legacy Fund

David and Paula Rengel

Ritter Public Library Foundation Fund

ECCF Board in honor of Eileen Bulan for years of valuable service to ECCF Ritter Public Library Foundation

John E. Rosino Memorial Fund

Al and Mary Ann Sakacsi John R. Stock in memory of Edward J. Rosino Matthew and Joan Boyle Mr. and Mrs. Donald Clemens Flynn, Py & Kruse Co., LPA Mary Jane Hill Breann Hohman Dick and Helen Lewis Dennis and Diane Light Christine Rosino Nairne Dan Rosino Michael Rosino The Routh Family Liz Wright

Michael Sandersen Memorial Fund

Sandusky Bicentennial Commission Fund

City of Sandusky Civista Bank

Sandusky Education Foundation Fund

David E. and Linda S. Speer Family Fund

David and Linda Speer

Jack B. and Lelia Springer Fund

Melvyn J. and Mary P. Stauffer Donor Advised Fund

in memory of Melvyn J. and Mary P. Stauffer Cotillion Club Ernie Matijasic Edwin and Naomi Singer Claire Zimmerman MacFarlane in memory of Mel and Mary Stauffer on their wedding anniversary

George E. and Jamie R. Steinemann Donor Advised Fund

in honor of Ruth F. Parker and George L. Mylander

Voltz-Cumston Family Fund

Ken and Rhonda Watt Fund

Sparky R. and Catherine A. Weilnau Family Fund

Sparky and Catherine Weilnau ECCF Board in honor of Sparky Weilnau for years of valuable service to ECCF

Wensink Family Fund

FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS

Access to Recreation Fund

For ADA improvements to parks and recreation facilities

Buckeye Broadband Fund

For medical equipment for the needy

Children’s Health Fund

For education and medical services for children

Lake Erie Environmental Education Fund

For environmental education in Erie County Mary Jane Hill in memory of John H. Waldock

Joseph P. and Jeanette R. Henry Fund

For the Village of Milan and Milan Township

Huron Playhouse Fund for the Arts

For support of the visual and performing arts John O. Bacon Dennis and Barbara Brengartner Sue W. Cloak in memory of Vesta Guss Sue W. Cloak in memory of Mary Christine Hahn Sue W. Cloak in honor of Kelly Schuh Sue W. Cloak in memory of Richard Schuh Sue W. Cloak in memory of June Stephenson Sue W. Cloak in memory of Beverly Stober Don and Lonna Cope Ronald and Patricia Dickinson The Randolph J. and Estelle M. Dorn Foundation David and Carole Dreffer E. Anne Eddowes Mary Lou Fisher Michael Heydinger Hunsicker Family Donor Advised Fund Deborah McGuire in memory of Billy E. Wolf Claire Zimmerman Macfarlane in memory of Mel and Mary Stauffer on their wedding anniversary Warren and Elizabeth Maiden Mulberry Creek Herb Farm in memory of Melba Hemminger Mulberry Creek Herb Farm in honor of Helga Langan Michael and Pamela Provo Gail Raymond Sima Accounting Associates Jennifer Wertz in memory of Dr. Frank Glann and in honor of Jann Glann Jennifer Wertz in honor of Ron Ruble

Volunteer Center of Erie County Fund

For the Mary Ann Lavender Award Volunteer Center of Erie County

4Ward Fund in memory of Eric Ward

Becky Bernard Darick Boggs Nikole Chaffee Chris Cheek Deedra Fife John and Janell Genung Peter Horton Mikey Jarrett Jr. Karen Lehrer Jennifer Moore Helaina Rhineberger Matthew Ward Waypoint Vets, Inc.