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Challenger Legacy Launches Students

pg.4New Endowment

Funds

pg.5Funds Perpetuate

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pg.6Program Fills Gapfor Not-for-Profits

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pg.7Discretionary Grant

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support the Center’s programsand operations. J.A. Barr saysthey are excited about working

with The DaytonFoundation, becauseof its “strong com-munity ties and ter-rific reputation. Rev-enue generated fromthe fund will help usprovide training andresources that shouldbenefit not just Day-ton Public Schools,

but the entire community.”Dedicated to the educational

spirit of the last Challengermission, the Center uses all theexcitement of space explorationto create positive learning expe-riences for students. The DaytonCenter, built in 1990, has deliv-ered a high-quality educationalexperience to more than 100,000students from throughout west-ern and central Ohio and fromas far away as Indiana andKentucky.

Upon arrival at the Center,

Commander Barr meets studentsin the briefing room, where theyare divided into two groups: thosewho will remain “on earth” at“Mission Control” and thosewho will “travel” into space.

The “space capsule” housesduty stations, where studentshave specific instructions tofollow. At the “medical station,”students check their visualacuity and response time usinga computer program, and then

Newly Retired Chair Robert S. NeffA history of giving, a record of accomplishment

obert S. Neff’s family has always been centered by a

belief in community service. Hisfather and mother, his father’sfamily, his wife and children,all share a commitment to com-munity volunteerism andphilanthropy.

That may be why it didn’tseem unusual to Bob Neff to serveon the YMCA Camp Kern Boardright out of college. He later fol-lowed his father as trustee and,for a term, as chairman of theboard of Sinclair CommunityCollege and to active involvementin the YMCA, serving as presi-dent of the Metropolitan Y, amonghis many local volunteer com-mitments. These commitmentsled him to serve on, and laterchair, The Dayton FoundationGoverning Board.

As part of the family-owned

OUT OF A FAMILY

HERITAGE OF GIVING

BACK, BOB NEFF

BECAME CHAIR OF

THE FOUNDATION

GOVERNING BOARD

AND SOUGHT

TO SPREAD THE WORD

ABOUT THE IMPOR-

TANCE OF COMMUNITY

PHILANTHROPY.

business, Neff Packaging Solu-tions, Neff family membershave always been encouragedto “give back to the communitythat has been good to us. Myfather always believed we

ommander J.A. Barr, lead flight director, wears bright

blue astronaut-like coveralls,complete with official-looking patches andinsignias. They makeher look nothing likea sixth-grade scienceteacher. She’s readyto take kids on anextraordinary journeyinto space withoutgoing any further thanthe modest brickbuilding next door to Dayton’sKiser Middle School.

She runs the ChallengerLearning Center of GreaterDayton, which is one of severalCenters nationwide created bythe families of the astronautslost during the last flight of thespace shuttle Challenger.

Last summer, the Friends ofthe Challenger Learning Centerof Greater Dayton establishedthe Challenger Learning Centerof Greater Dayton Fund at TheDayton Foundation to help

transmit results back to theirteammates at “Mission Control.”At another station, studentstake a sample from a “comet,”measuring its volume and mass.

Fifteen-year-old studentAmanda Steele from Huber

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“Mission Control” is highly realis-tic, with computer workstationsand video monitors, so the studentscan see their teammates in “space.”

Robert S. Neff in the Carillon Historical Park print shop in the late 1980s

From the PresidentMichael M. Parks

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ob Neff ended his term as chair of the Governing

Board of The Dayton Founda-tion at the start of the new year,and Judy McCormick, longtimecommunity leader and valuedGoverning Board member,assumed the chair position.

We welcome Judy and lookforward to the warm and wiseleadership we know she willbring to the work of the Foun-dation. We’ll feature an inter-view with Judy in our nextissue of Good News.

As Bob leaves the Board,we would like to acknowledgehow deeply grateful we are forall he has done for the Foun-dation during his three yearsas chair and his eleven yearson the Board.

Bob Neff has not only steeredus well throughout his tenure,but he and his family also haveset a wonderful personal ex-ample of the meaning of com-

munity philanthropy. Thearticle on Bob in this issue tellsthe story of how, for genera-tions, the Neffs have believedin the central importance ofgiving back to their community.They have given tirelessly oftheir time, talent and money.The Foundation and the com-munity are the grateful recipi-ents of that commitment, andwe thank Bob and his familyfrom the bottom of our hearts.

“BOB NEFF HAS…

SET A WONDERFUL

PERSONAL EXAMPLE

OF THE MEANING

OF COMMUNITY

”PHILANTHROPY.”– Mike Parks –

We’d also like to acknowl-edge the many contributionsof Doug Hawthorne and JohnTaylor, Jr., who have given somuch as chairs of the BoardAudit and Finance Committeesand who have both servedon the Executive Committee.Their good counsel has servedthe Foundation and our donorswell over the years. We alwayswill be grateful for their knowl-edge, experience and dedica-tion and the sound course theyhelped the Foundation to chartthrough the turbulent economyof the last few years.

As I look back at our bless-ings of the past year, I know wehave much to be thankful for.The Foundation rose in the

rankings last year among thenation’s 650 community foun-dations, to become 13th in thenation in grants paid out andto 9th in new gifts received in2002. The Foundation remainsthe 36th largest in the U.S. Thissays a great deal about thestrength of philanthropy in theGreater Miami Valley, whencharitable giving through TheDayton Foundation can staystrong in a challenging eco-nomic environment.

We give thanks to our do-nors, the professional advisorswho help bring them to us, ournonprofit partners who do suchworthwhile work throughoutour community, and to themany volunteers who help theFoundation do its work. Thesevolunteers serve on our Boardand on Foundation standingcommittees and help us dailyin our office. They share theirtalents and help us to be goodstewards of the funds entrustedto us by our donors. I wouldlike to recognize and thankthem.

The Legacy PartnershipProgram continues to grow.Established as a partnershipbetween local nonprofits andThe Dayton Foundation, theprogram works to foster thelong-term stability of localcharitable organizations byhelping them to develop stronglegacy gift programs. Twenty-six not-for-profit organizationsare currently active in the pro-gram. Another twenty are ex-pected to begin the program

over the next few months.Family Foundation Plus,

the Foundation’s new, betteralternative to a private founda-tion, likewise is off to a strongstart. In the six months sincethe new donor service wasmade available, 11 donors andfamilies have opened FamilyFoundation Plus funds, withseveral others in the discussionphase with the Foundation.This bodes well for philan-thropy in the Greater Daytonregion in the years ahead.

The reception the Founda-tion has had to these two newservices is exciting and tellsus that we are meeting realcommunity needs.

“…SPECIAL THANKS”

TO EACH OF YOU FOR

THE PART YOU PLAY

IN THE CHARITABLE

WORK AND MISSION

OF THE DAYTON

.”FOUNDATION.”– Mike Parks –

At the end of last year,we had a wonderful BiennialMeeting Celebration at theSchuster Center that broke ourprevious attendance record forthe Foundation’s largest andmost important event.

We also saw the advent ofDonor Express, our new online,password-protected service,whereby donors can accesstheir account information andmake grant requests online.

Donors who use Donor Expresstell us they love it. We’re soglad to be able to offer thistimely service.

Special congratulationsgo to the African-AmericanCommunity Fund and its ableAdvisory Committee for theirfine work, which has resulted inthe largest single gift – nearly$600,000 – in their 13-yearhistory. Thanks to the dedica-tion, enthusiasm and givingnature of Henry Garcia, youngAfrican-Americans who studymusic at Wilberforce Universitywill have an easier time of itthan Mr. Garcia did in the1940s. I hope you will read hisinspiring story in this issue.

So, as we start a new year,I’d like to give a special thanksto each of you for the part youplay in the charitable work andmission of The Dayton Foun-dation. Ultimately, our regionis stronger when The DaytonFoundation is strong. Thegenerosity of the people of theGreater Miami Valley is thereason for this strength.

Thank you!

– Michael M. Parks

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Heights remembers vividly hervisits to the Center. “I was onthe satellite team, and I thoughtit was really cool to build asatellite,” she remembers. “Itmade me really interested inscience.”

There are built-in problemsfor students to solve using math,science and reasoning skills.

“It’s very high-tech andtotally hands-on,” J.A. Barr says.“In education we talk about‘process skills,’ such as team-work and communication, andthose are addressed directlyin this program. In fact, theyare vital to the success of the

mission. It makes us verydifferent.”

She tells of teachers beingunsure about bringing “prob-lem” students to the ChallengerLearning Center and then beingsurprised when the students

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The “space capsule” housesspecific duty stations, such ascommunications, life supportand navigation.

become the stars of the mission.“This may be a child’s onlypositive educational experienceall year,” she says.

Costs are large to maintainthis sophisticated operation,which includes computers,video cameras and roboticequipment that need to be up-dated and maintained. Accord-ing to J.A. Barr, “The ChallengerLearning Center Fund of TheDayton Foundation will help

By using math and science skills,students become scientists on asimulated space mission.

the Center remain technologi-cally current, so that we cancontinue providing this excep-tional educational experienceand keep ‘launching’ studentsinto space.”

“REVENUE GENER-”

ATED FROM THE FUND

WILL HELP US PRO-

VIDE TRAINING AND

RESOURCES THAT

SHOULD BENEFIT NOT

JUST DAYTON PUBLIC

SCHOOLS, BUT THE

..ENTIRE COMMUNITY.”– J.A. Barr, lead flight director, –

Challenger Learning Centerof Greater Dayton

The Center helps students seethemselves in successful roles asresearchers, scientists and engi-neers.

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should do so in time and mon-etary resources.”

Bob Neff’s parents madetheir philanthropic commit-ment clear when they openedthe Robert C. and Dorothy S.Neff endowed fund with TheDayton Foundation in 1979.In 1986, Bob Neff establisheda fund advised by him andhis children – the Neff FamilyFund – to focus the commu-nity philanthropic commit-ments of three generations ofNeffs. In addition, he and twoof his children also have Chari-table Checking Accounts, and

his mother has a planned giftwith the Foundation.

In creating the Neff FamilyFund, he worked with theFoundation and his profes-sional advisors to carefullycraft generation succession forhis business. Through giftingto and repurchasing from theFoundation non-voting, closelyheld company stock, he wasable to “combine philanthropyand a great estate planning tool”to transition his business inthe most tax-wise manner tothe next generation of Neffs,while accomplishing familycharitable goals.

“I FULLY EXPECT

THAT THE DAYTON

FOUNDATION WILL

CONTINUE TO BE ONE

OF THE MOST INNO-

VATIVE AND SUCCESS-

FUL COMMUNITY

FOUNDATIONS IN THE

.”COUNTRY.”– Robert S. Neff –

Bob Neff’s commitment tothe Foundation extends beyondhis family’s funds. He has do-nated countless hours over 11years of service on the Foun-dation Governing Board, thelast three of which as chair.

He stepped down from thatpost at the end of December,with a track record of accom-plishment and continuinggrowth. In that time, the Foun-dation nearly quadrupled bothin size and in its assistance tothe community and moved froma role as “passive monetaryconduit,” he said, to “activefacilitator for importantcommunity efforts.”

These efforts have includedrecently The Job Center, theSchuster Performing Arts Cen-ter, the Out-of-School YouthTask Force, the Teacher Lead-ership Academy, Riverscapeand the Diversity Initiative,among others.

Bob Neff counts among theBoard’s top accomplishmentsthe hiring of Michael M. Parksas president. “He has done anoutstanding job of restructuringat the Foundation to meetchanging organizational de-mands,” he said, “and instigat-ing creativity in operations andservices for which the Foun-dation has been historicallyknown. He leads outstandingstaff who are all dedicated todonor service, to the Foun-dation’s philanthropic missionand its creative growth, and tothe success of our community.”

Bob Neff is especially proudof the development under MikeParks of a unique donor service,

Family Foundation Plus (aprivate foundation alternative)and the Legacy PartnershipProgram, an endowment-building program for local non-profits that teaches and supportsthem in a structured plannedgiving program to benefit theirorganizations.

He also is proud of thestrong Governing Board andBoard committee structure heleaves behind. “We have a lotof very talented people, with awide variety of skills and lead-ership capabilities on our Board,”he said. “And I’m so pleasedthat Judy McCormick has as-sumed the chair position. Sheis a highly dedicated, talentedand seasoned community leaderwith a wealth of backgroundabout the Foundation. She willbe a marvelous chair.”

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Dreams Take Flight! A celebration to remember

he Dayton Foundation’s Biennial Meeting Celebra-

tion was truly a celebration!Six hundred donors and

other friends of The DaytonFoundation gathered at theBenjamin and Marian SchusterPerforming Arts Center in mid-November. Robert S. Neff,then chair of The DaytonFoundation Governing Board,and Steven C. Mason, chairmanof Second and Main Limited,welcomed guests to the specialevent and to the SchusterCenter. Guests heard PresidentMichael M. Parks give theReport of The Dayton Founda-tion and tell how the Foun-dation’s family is sharing a

dream for the future of ourcommunity.

Dazzling performances bylocal arts groups Dayton Con-temporary Dance Company,The Muse Machine andRhythm in Shoes, rounded outthe program in the SchusterCenter’s Mead Theatre. After-wards Judy McCormick, thenincoming Governing Boardchair, invited guests to enjoy awine and light supper social inthe Wintergarden, featuringthe jazz melodies of The EddieBrookshire Trio and a newmultimedia exhibit, “Flights ofFantasy,” by the artists of K12Gallery for Young People.

It was an event to remember!

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Neff plans to continue hisactive volunteer engagementin the community, includingas an advocate for the Founda-tion. He said he hopes that morepeople will learn about the greatservices provided to donors,professional advisors and non-profits by the Foundation andthat the Foundation will con-tinue to grow and to increaseits community leadership role.

“I fully expect,” he said,“that The Dayton Foundationwill continue to be one of themost innovative and successfulcommunity foundations inthe country.”

An interview with new Board ChairJudy McCormick will appear in thenext issue of Good News.

(left to right) Jane and Bill Hann,Tom and Lisa Orr, and Dana andJenny Shoup

(left to right) Brad Tillson, DavidNeer and Jan Rudd

Current Governing Board ChairJudy McCormick and Thomas H.Gillaugh

(left to right) Chelly Montgomery,Mike Parks, Susan D’Aloia andDoug Scholz, Foundation Gov-erning Board Member

“WHAT A SPECTACU-”

LAR EVENT!... WE ARE

PROUD TO BE ASSOCI-

ATED WITH A FIRST-

CLASS ORGANIZATION

AND A FIRST-CLASS

.”EVENT.”– Michael Fisher, vice president –and regional manager, National

City Corporation

“THIS IS A GREAT”

EVENT. IT’S THE KIND

OF THING THAT DAY-

TON NEEDS MORE OF.

IT BRINGS SO MANY

DIFFERENT PEOPLE

.”TOGETHER.”– Richard Lapedes, donor of The

Dayton Foundation

“THE BIENNIAL

MEETING WAS”

A GORGEOUS, ALL-

STOPS-PULLED-OUT

EVENT. THANK YOU

FOR GOING TO

THE TROUBLE FOR

THE DAYTON

.”COMMUNITY.”– Gail Cumming, Widows Home –

Foundation

Four generations of the Neff family in the early 1980s

GO ONLINE AT WWW.DAYTONFOUNDATION.ORG/BIENNIAL.HTML FOR MOREEVENT PHOTOS.

Robert S. Neff and MichaelM. Parks

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endowmentNew Endowment Funds

Russell F. and Edith OyerJerd Fund directs income toThe Engineers Club of Dayton,Dayton Opera Association andThe Dayton Art Institute, asdesignated by the fund’sfounders, Dr. Russell F. Jerd,retired dean of Sinclair Com-munity College engineeringtechnology department, andhis wife, Edith Dyer Jerd.

Garrison R. Kneisley Fundwas established with a bequestto benefit Alcoholics Anony-mous. Garrison R. Kneisleywas employed at his family’scompany, The Kneisley Elec-tric Company, which has beenmanufacturing motion pictureprojection and lighting equip-ment in Toledo since the1930s.

Lima Family YMCA Endow-ment Fund* will generateunrestricted operating revenueto support the mission of theYoung Men’s Christian Asso-ciation of Lima to put Christianprinciples into practice throughprograms that build healthyspirits, minds and bodies.

The Muse Machine Perma-nent Endowment Fund willhelp ensure the future of thisarts education organization forstudents by generating operat-ing revenue to underwriteprograms and services. The

Muse Machine enriches thelives of area youth by provid-ing students and educatorswith opportunities to experi-ence and value the arts.

The St. Paul’s EpiscopalChurch Endowment Fundwill provide unrestricted in-come to help preserve thesense of community among itscongregation and to welcomenew members into the life andministry of this Oakwoodchurch.

The Tatar Family Fundbenefits charitable organiza-tions, as suggested by thedonors. This fund was estab-lished by Jerome F. Tatar, retired

Countryside Foundation wasestablished by Thomas OwenStolz, a former nursery ownerwho envisioned a NorthAmerican express passengerand freight railroad system.

The Dayton Urban LeagueLegacy Endowment Fundwill generate unrestrictedfunds to help the organizationfulfill its mission to improvethe social and economic well-being of Dayton-area residentsthrough education and training.

The George J. GrahamScholarship Fund honorsthe memory of this formerXenia High School principaland Xenia Public Schoolssuperintendent (1912 - 1916)by awarding scholarships toXenia High School graduates.The fund was establishedthrough a bequest by GeorgeJ. Graham’s daughter, MabelGraham Stevens.

The Greater Dayton Pro-Life Endowment Fund willpromote life through educationand action by aiding the GreaterDayton Pro-Life EducationFoundation’s operations.

Green Downtown DaytonFund will support the activitiesof Green Downtown Daytonand further environmental orconservation activities inMontgomery County.

The Beavercreek HighSchool Hockey Fund wasestablished by the Friends ofthe Beavercreek Hockey Pro-gram to enrich the lives of areayouth through hockey.

The Bethlehem AdvisedFund will help fund the expan-sion and renovation of currentschool facilities and ultimatelyassist in the construction ofnew facilities for BethlehemLutheran School in Fairborn.

Big Brothers Big Sistersof Greater Dayton Endow-ment Fund will further theprograms and operations ofthis organization that worksto bring magic to the lives ofDayton-area youth by helpingthem to develop nurturingrelationships with adultvolunteers.

Lena Cantor Family Fundwas established through abequest by Lena Cantor inmemory of her brother, Samuel,and their parents, Louis S. andRose S. Cantor, to assist Dayton-area homeless people. LenaCantor was a former presidentof the Residents’ Council atCovenant House, which servesat-risk and homeless youth.She also was an avid lover ofmusic, giving generously tothe Dayton PhilharmonicOrchestra for many years.

The Countryside Founda-tion Railroad Fund willpromote the safety, modern-ization and expansion of railtransportation, includinghigh-speed passenger service.

chairman of the board for MeadWestvaco Corporation andformer chairman, presidentand CEO of The Mead Corpo-ration, and his wife, Lorelei.

The Vandalia-Butler Foun-dation Operations Endow-ment Fund** will assist TheVandalia-Butler Foundationin its charitable operations bygenerating annual unrestrictedrevenue.

The YWCA of Dayton En-dowment Fund will enhancethe programs and operations ofthe Young Women’s ChristianAssociation of Dayton, whichhas been serving needs ofwomen, children and familiesin the Miami Valley since 1870.

* The Lima CommunityFoundation Funds

** The Vandalia-ButlerFoundation Funds

Beavercreek Hockey Program

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

The Tatar family

YWCA of Dayton

` stablishing a strong foun- dation for our community’s

future is a vision shared bydonors who have endowmentfunds at The Dayton Foun-dation. Donors have started17 new endowment fundsrecently to support our regionand their special charitablecauses, now and in the future.

The Muse Machine’s production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

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t Funds Perpetuate Donors’ LifelongLove of MusicFormer music professor makes largest gift in AACF’s history

Tempelhof fund benefits organ students

anet R. Tempelhof was 24years old in 1942, when she

got up the nerve to ask RobertKline, the organist who playedin NCR’s auditorium, if he’dgive her lessons. He agreed.

“I took up the organ andfell in love with it,” she said.“I studied off and on with himfor about five years; he couldreally make an organ talk!Sometimes he’d send me tochurches to substitute for otherorganists in the summertime.He taught me how to makethe organ fun.”

Janet Tempelhof, whoworked at NCR, said organlessons were expensive. “Abouta quarter of my paycheck wentfor lessons,” she said. “It wasthat important to me, that im-portant to my parents. Often mybrother would play his violin;I’d play my Hamlin organ; andwe’d give my parents a littleconcert at home. I played forboth my own and my family’senjoyment.”

Now 85 years old andlegally blind, she sold her organin 1979. She never forgot, how-ever, her struggle to affordorgan lessons. So in 2002, inmemory of her brother andparents, she established theTempelhof Family Fundthrough The Dayton Founda-tion to award grants to theCedarville University music

department for the benefit ofstudents studying organ.

“There are many youngpeople at Cedarville who lovemusic but can’t afford organlessons,” she said. “A pat onthe back is nice, but getting agrant is something these youngpeople will remember. At somepoint in their life, they willlook back and say, ‘I got someassistance. Maybe I should bedoing the same thing.’ Thenmaybe they will help anotherstudent. I hope it becomes aperpetual thing. If you lovemusic, you want to share it withsomebody else, if you can.”

Upon her death, the fundalso will assist students study-ing organ at Wittenberg Uni-versity and fulfill wishes foryoung people with life-threat-ening illnesses. Janet Tempelhof,

who was born prematurely,often sat on the sidelines as achild due to poor health. Sheunderstands how a child’sheart aches when he or shecannot do what other childrencan do. “Children who are illshould have a little somethingto enjoy in life,” she said.

She chose to establish herfamily fund with The DaytonFoundation after a trust officertold her it would be a wisedecision.

“I think it’s one of the bestinvestments I’ve ever made,”she said. “What better thingcan you do but give to charity?Through The Dayton Founda-tion, my family fund drawsinterest now and does some-thing for people even after I’mgone. Knowing that makesme happy.”

H enry A. Garcia, a retired professor of music at

Wilberforce and Central StateUniversities, had a passion formusic and for learning. “Youshould never stop learning.That’s what keeps you young,”he said in a 1999 DaytonFoundation interview.

Although he passed awayin 2001, his beliefs and hislegacy will live on through theHenry A. Garcia Fund in theAfrican-American CommunityFund (AACF), a permanentfund group of The DaytonFoundation. His estate wasrealized recently, leaving anearly $600,000 bequest tobenefit his fund.

Henry Garcia enduredgreat obstacles in his pursuit ofan education in music that werenot uncommon to men of hisrace in the 1940s. His gift willhelp assure that other African-Americans will not have someof the same obstacles that hefaced decades ago.

“This bequest representsthe largest single gift in AACF’s13-year history,” said CharlesJones, member of the AACFBoard and the Governing Boardof The Dayton Foundation. “Weare honored to be entrustedwith this generous gift. It notonly represents a significantachievement for AACF, butalso a tremendous gift for thefuture of our community’sAfrican-American students.”

Henry Garcia establishedhis fund in 1998 to awardscholarships to students attend-ing Wilberforce University,specifically students enrolled inthe music department. Since2000, his fund has awardedfive scholarships totalingnearly $5,000.

“IN THOSE DAYS”

...SOME UNIVERSITIES…

WOULDN’T ALLOW

....BLACK STUDENTS….

EVERYONE HAS THE

-RIGHT TO AN EDUCA-

TION. I’M HAPPY TO

DO WHAT I CAN TO

PRESERVE THIS

.”RIGHT.”– Henry A. Garcia

His love of music developedearly in life, after he learned toplay the organ at the churchwhere his father preached.Determined to pursue an edu-cation in music, he applied toan Ohio music conservatoryin the mid-1940s.

According to Henry Garcia,in an interview a year after heestablished his fund, “Theywouldn’t accept me, because Iwas black. In those days someuniversities, including thisconservatory, wouldn’t allowblack students. I fought longand hard. I appealed to the

National Association for theAdvancement of Colored People,the Urban League and even theOffice of the Attorney Generalof Ohio for support.”

After four years of makingappeals, he was accepted intothe conservatory. In 1953 hebecame the school’s first blackgraduate, graduating with amaster of music literature andorgan degree.

He came to The DaytonFoundation to establish anendowed music scholarshipfund as a way to help futuregenerations of African-Americanstudents pursue their dreams.“When you go through what Idid to get an education,” he saidin 1999, “you don’t want to seeit happen again to anotheryoung person. Everyone hasthe right to an education. I’mhappy to do what I can topreserve this right.”

Said Charles Jones, “Asa young man, Henry Garciahad a vision for his future. Hisfortitude stood strong, and hisdream was realized. Thanks tohis profound generosity, manyother young African-Americanstudents will achieve theirdreams.”

Inspired by Henry Garcia’spassion for the purpose of hisfund and for the AACF, WaverlyGlover, a retired certified publicaccountant and Henry Garcia’sexecutor and longtime friend,also has established an endow-

ment fund in AACF. His fundwill benefit students majoringin accounting or business ad-ministration at Central Stateor Wilberforce Universities.

Established in 1991 at TheDayton Foundation, the African-American Community Fundserves as an umbrella to morethan 50 individual funds ear-marked to address specificneeds within the Miami Valley’sAfrican-American community.

Janet R. Tempelhof

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“THROUGH THE”

DAYTON FOUNDATION,

MY FAMILY’S FUND

DRAWS INTEREST NOW

AND DOES SOMETHING

FOR PEOPLE EVEN

AFTER I’M GONE.

KNOWING THAT

.”MAKES ME HAPPY.”– Janet R. Tempelhof –

LEARN MORE ABOUTHENRY GARCIA ONLINE ATWWW.DAYTONFOUNDATON.ORG/DSTORIES.HTML

The Fund was established atThe Dayton Foundation byAfrican-Americans to offer aunique opportunity for African-Americans to create a permanentfinancial resource for genera-tions to come.

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Foundation Program Fills Gap for Area Not-for-Profits n just the last several months,

our meetings with donorshave helped us to identify 15individuals who have includedus in their wills, includingone donor with a seven-figurebequest,” said John Arnold,president of Junior Achieve-ment of O.K.I. Partners. “Ifnot for the Legacy PartnershipProgram, we likely never wouldhave known about most of

these gifts and likely wouldhave lost some of them.”

The Dayton Foundationestablished this first-in-the-nation program in 2003 to

help local not-for-profit orga-nizations to establish or buildendowment programs throughthe Foundation that will helpensure the long-term stabilityof services and programs inthe community. Currently 26organizations in the MiamiValley are participating in theprogram, with another 20scheduled to begin over thenext few months.

“Often a lack of time orresources keeps not-for-profitorganizations from building astrong and successful plannedgiving program,” said Angela

Clements, one of the Founda-tion’s two Legacy Partnershipdevelopment officers. “TheLegacy Partnership Programis providing them with thediscipline, structure and con-sistency they need to stayfocused and motivated.”

According to AngelaClements, one of the real ben-efits of the program is that it’sinspiring the organizations tothink “out of the box” whencultivating donors and en-hancing these relationships.“It’s not just the CEOs who aregetting involved in the process.Many organizations are chal-lenging their volunteers to comeup with new and creative ideasfor promoting their legacyprograms,” she said.

For example, when TheHuman Race Theatre Companywas producing The Spitfire Grill

at the Loft Theatre last fall,volunteers for their endowmentfund committee hosted a specialSpitfire Grill luncheon forprospective legacy donors.

“Lunch was served on thestage, with the set in place. Thevolunteers planned the entireevent, from designing diner-style menus to preparing andserving the food. Everyonereally enjoyed it, and plans areunder way for how they willtop this event,” she said.

Similarly, David Fogarty,president of ThinkTV, has takenthe next step in building theirrelationships with donors.

“As a way to promoteThinkTV’s Visionary [legacy]Society, we’ve been invitinglong-time members to visit thestation for personal tours andto meet with us to discussThinkTV’s future,” he said.“The response has been over-whelmingly positive.”

According to Joe Baldasare,vice president of Developmentfor the Foundation, “The netresult is that more money willbe going to these organizationsfor the benefit of our commu-nity. The Dayton Foundation isproud to be able to help fill thisgap for local not-for-profits.”

Foundation WelcomesBeth HutterNew Legacy Partnershipdevelopment officer

company’s Way to Go TeamAward and the Going theExtra Mile Award.

“Many organizations simplydon’t have the time or staff ex-pertise to create a successfullegacy gift program. That’swhere the Foundation can help,”she said. “I’m excited to be apart of The Dayton Foundation’sfamily and to be working forthe benefit of Miami Valley’snot-for-profit community.”

With a dual bachelor ofarts degree in communicationsand Hispanic language/culturefrom the University of Pitts-burgh and a master’s degree inmanagement from AntiochUniversity, Beth Hutter bringsa wealth of experience to theFoundation.

Beth B. Hutter

ennie Webster Irie was one of 103 boys and girls whomet in the basement of theClark County Courthouse in1902 to lay the groundworkfor the Boys and Girls Agricul-

tural Club, which later becamethe nation’s first 4-H club.

Jennie Webster and herfuture husband, C. WilliamIrie, also one of the originalmembers of 4-H, could nothave guessed how this organi-zation would impact the livesof so many children. Today4-H is one of the largest youthorganizations in the UnitedStates, with more than 6.8million participants and morethan 4.5 million programalumni.

Because of her lifelong in-terest and involvement in 4-H,she decided to leave a legacyfor the benefit of young peopleparticipating in 4-H today andin the future. On the eve of her101st birthday in 1993, sheestablished the Jennie A. IrieScholarship Fund to help awardcollege scholarships to studentsactively involved with 4-H inClark, Champaign and MiamiCounties. Today her legacylives on through her fund,which thus far has awardedover $28,000 in scholarships.

donor

he Dayton Foundation is pleased to welcome Beth

B. Hutter as its second LegacyPartnership developmentofficer.

She brings over 14 years ofexperience in the corporate andnot-for-profit environments,including over 10 years withthe Kettering Foundation,managing its internal commu-nications. Most recently, shewas employed as a projectmanager for RadianExpress andwas recognized for her achieve-ments by being awarded the

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GUIDANCE ARE

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COMMUNITY’S NOT-

FOR-PROFIT ORGANI-

ZATIONS.”– David Fogarty, president, ThinkTV

“The Dayton Foundation’sLegacy Partnership Programis helping us to build strongerrelationships with our membersand viewers, and to build long-term financial resources forthe stations,” David Fogartysaid. “The Foundation’s efforts,help and guidance are timelyand important for our com-munity’s not-for-profit organi-zations. We are very pleasedto be a part of this innovativeinitiative.”

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Junior Achievement has benefited from the new Legacy PartnershipProgram.

“THE NET RESULT IS”

THAT MORE MONEY

WILL BE GOING TO

THESE ORGANIZATIONS

FOR THE BENEFIT OF

.”OUR COMMUNITY.”– Joe Baldasare, vice president –of Development, The Dayton

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Foundation Grant Gives HopefulFuture to Children

ne little boy protested after learning that a dental

hygienist was coming to teachhim and his friends aboutbrushing their teeth.

“But I don’t have any teeth!”he insisted.

“You must learn to takecare of your gums,” explaineda staff member from Kids inNew Directions (KIND), “soyou don’t lose your big teethwhen they come in.”

“That’s okay if they fallout,” the boy replied. “I’ll justget fake teeth.”

That attitude is exactlywhat KIND is attempting tochange through its Health andHygiene Project, according toPhil Powers, KIND’s director.“These children have beentaught that if a part of theirbody breaks, it doesn’t matter,”he said. “If your teeth fall out,so what?”

Thanks to a $12,000 grantin 2003 from The DaytonFoundation, KIND stepped upits ongoing Health and HygieneProject, which teaches disad-vantaged children good habitsfor a healthier lifestyle. A com-munity outreach program,sponsored by Memorial UnitedChurch of Christ in East Day-

ton, KIND serves children ages4 to 17 by providing tutoring,guidance, mentoring and lifeskills to 45 children throughits after-school program and to115 children in the summer.

According to Phil Powers,most of KIND’s children arevictims of dysfunctional life-styles, and many girls havebeen molested or raped. Manyboys have anger problems, henoted, because they’ve grownup with domestic violence.Often the children have littlestructure and supervision athome and frequently move fromone condemned house to an-other. They know little aboutthe importance of healthyeating, exercise or personalgrooming, he added.

“You can’t blame the kids.

They’re doing what their par-ents do,” he said. “We can’tchange the adults, but we canchange the children. By teach-ing them good health habitsnow, they’ll be more likely topractice healthy habits whenthey’re adults.”

Keith Valiquette, KIND’sboard chairman, said the Foun-dation grant came at a crucialtime for the project. “It letdentists, hygienists and otherprofessionals give the childrenhealth education and much-needed professional attention,”he said.

The children benefitedfrom programs on dental care,bathing, hand washing, sexualhealth, drug use and abuse,

manners and respect, exerciseand good nutrition. Childrenwith serious dental problemshad their teeth cleaned andevaluated by a dentist.

“Because we have helpedthe children understand theimportance of washing andcombing their hair, and havegiven haircuts to some children,we’ve seen a drastic drop inour lice problem,” Phil Powerssaid. “We used to see childrenwith lice at least once a day.Now we’re only seeing it oncea week.”

“Because of The DaytonFoundation’s support, we’relaying the groundwork for ahealthy lifestyle and a hopefulfuture for these children,”Valiquette said. “We want tobuild from here.”

The project parallels aDayton Foundation leadershipinitiative to support educationalprograms for our region’s youth.Over the last five years, theFoundation has granted morethan $1.5 million to a numberof organizations, includingEast End Community Services,Dayton Boys and Girls Club,the Children’s Hunger Allianceand KIND for after-school andsummer youth educational

grantsDiscretionary Grant Awardsenhance our community’s future

Carillon Historical ParkAn $8,000 grant will assistCarillon Historical Park toincorporate the sets, costumesand scripts used for Time Flies:Catch it in the Act (producedfor the Centennial of Flightcelebration in July 2003) intothe Park’s permanent educa-tional programming.

Culture WorksTo help preserve and restoreDayton’s only remaining publicwork-of-art project mural, TheDayton Foundation awarded a$2,000 grant to Culture Works,the fiscal agent for the project.The mural, Douglass Inspiringthe Youth of the Negro Race,

was completed in 1934 andlocated inside MacFarlaneMiddle School, which isscheduled to be razed.

Dayton, Ohio, Habitat forHumanityA $10,000 grant was awardedto purchase new tools andbuilding materials to assistvolunteers in building multiplehomes at one time. The Daytonaffiliate currently has 13 houses

scheduled for constructionin 2004.

East End CommunityServices CorporationThrough the Youth EnterpriseProgram, East End CommunityServices Corporation has pro-vided East Dayton youth withbusiness learning experiencesand part-time employment tohelp prepare them for futurecareers. The Foundation

awarded a $7,500 grant toexpand the program to includethree, age-appropriate phases,as well as to bring in job coachesfrom the Neighborhood JobConnection Center.

Easter Seals TechnologyResource Center, Inc.The Foundation awarded a$15,100 grant to the Center,the fiscal agent for the Com-mittee to Aid the Blind, to help

the Committee in its efforts tomeet the personal needs ofGreater Dayton area residentswith visual impairments.

Holt Street Miracle CenterThe Holt Street MiracleCenter began as a personalcommitment of Willa Fletcher

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KIND’s children receive medicalattention, thanks to a DaytonFoundation grant.

The mural, Douglass Inspiring the Youth of the Negro Race, will be restored and preserved with help from a grant to Culture Works.

“Wright Family” in Carillon’sTime Flies

programs, as well as to theOut-of-School Youth Programand the Teacher LeadershipAcademy, among others.

According to Powers, theHealth and Hygiene Project isworking. “Girls are cleaningup and wearing dresses tochurch on Sunday,” he said.“They want to look decent andsmell pretty. The children arelearning that although theywere born into a certain situa-tion, they can choose to makethemselves better.”

Recently the children havestarted beating Phil Powers tothe punch: “Now if I get busy,the kids will remind me to washup before we eat together,” hesaid. “That tells me we’re start-ing to make a difference.”A haircut, for a healthier child

“THE CHILDREN”

ARE LEARNING THAT

ALTHOUGH THEY

WERE BORN INTO A

CERTAIN SITUATION,

THEY CAN CHOOSE TO

MAKE THEMSELVES

BETTER.”– Phil Powers, director,–Kids in New Directions

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President: Michael M. Parks. Governing Board:Judy D. McCormick, chair, Thomas G. Breitenbach,Franz J. Hoge, Charles A. Jones, Helen Jones-Kelley,Jamie King, Leo E. Knight, Jr., Paula J. MacIlwaine,Laura B. Pannier, Douglas C. Scholz, Richard W.Schwartz, Fred C. Setzer, Jr., Jerome F. Tatar, FredE. Weber. Financial Managers: Adams FinancialGroup; American Express Financial Advisors,Inc.; Bank One Ohio Trust Company, NA; BairdInvestments; Bartlett & Co.; Behnken andAssociates, Inc.; Buckingham Financial Group;C.H. Dean and Associates; Dover Partners; EatonNational Bank; A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.; Eubel,Brady & Suttman Asset Management; Fifth ThirdBank; Financial Counseling Incorporated; FirstAlliance Asset Management Access FinancialGroup; Gradison-McDonald; The Huntington;Ingalls & Snyder; Investment Management andResearch; James Investment Research, Inc.; KeyBank, NA; K H B Corporation, Inc./Bear Stearns &Co., Inc.; Lehman Brothers, Inc.; Liberty SavingsBank, FSB; Linsco/Private Ledger Financial Services;McDonald Investments, Inc.; Mead, Adam & Co.,Inc.; Merrill Lynch and Company; Michael J.Monaghan & Associates; Morgan Stanley DeanWitter; National City Bank; Oxford FinancialAdvisors Corp., PNC Bank, Ohio, NA; UBSPaineWebber, Inc.; Parker Carlson & Johnson;Prudential Preferred Financial Services; SagemarkConsulting, Inc.; Smith Barney; Spears, Grisanti& Brown, LLC; US Bank; Wachovia Securities;Westminster Financial Securities; A.T. Whitehead.

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to relieve the suffering of thehomeless by providing themwith blankets, shoes and food.Today the Center serves as arecovery facility for individualswho are suffering from sub-stance abuse. A $12,500 grantwill enable the Center to offertwo indigent beds for individu-als who currently are unem-ployed and unable to pay fortheir treatment.

Lutheran Social Servicesof Mid-America, Inc.Lutheran Social Services iscreating a technology trainingprogram for clients of the Learnto Earn welfare-to-work pro-gram. The Foundation awardedan $8,700 grant to help provideInternet access and training tohelp individuals search for andcomplete job applicationsonline.

Montgomery CountyChildren ServicesA $7,350 Foundation grantwas awarded to support ProjectQuick Access. The projectprovides caseworkers withimmediate access to client

information through lap-topcomputers, as they are investi-gating emergency abuse andneglect of children calls. Havingaccess to this information in acrisis situation is critical to thesafety of the children served byMontgomery County ChildrenServices.

well as how to make informed,healthy decisions regarding sex.

Project READFounded in 1988, ProjectREAD is dedicated to improv-ing the literacy levels of adultsand families in the Daytonarea. A $25,000 Foundationgrant will assist in creating acomprehensive database ofliteracy and tutoring servicesavailable in the region, as wellas draft a plan to increase theliteracy rate in the Dayton area.

Rebuilding TogetherDaytonRebuilding Together Daytonprovides minor home repairs ormodifications, such as wheel-chair ramps or handrails, forlow-income elderly or disabledindividuals. The repairs areprovided at no cost to the home-owner. To enable the organiza-tion to fulfill additional requests,a $10,000 grant was awarded.

Shelter Policy BoardA $15,000 Foundation grantwill assist the Shelter PolicyBoard to continue its missionto improve the lives of ourcommunity’s homeless indi-viduals. The Board also worksto strengthen the variety ofservices available to support

these individuals in their moveto permanent housing.

United Way of GreaterDayton AreaThe Foundation awarded a$10,000 grant to help stimulatenew and increased gifts to theUnited Way Campaign througha challenge grant program.Challenge grants will fundprograms and projects thataddress new and emergingcommunity needs.

We Care ArtsTo assist in renovating theorganization’s facility to becompliant with the Americanswith Disabilities Act, the Foun-dation awarded a $10,000grant to We Care Arts. Therenovated facility will providea larger, safer environment for

individuals with acquiredbrain injuries, severe mentalillness or learning disabilitiesto build life, job and commu-nications skills through artsprograms.

Wegerzyn HorticulturalAssociation, Inc.A $5,000 grant will help educateurban children about the won-ders of gardens, our naturalresources and urban steward-ship, by expanding Wegerzyn’sChildren’s Garden to include ahands-on gardening exhibit,a plant life in Ohio area andinteractive fountains andwaterfalls.

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Wegerzyn Children’s GardenMontgomery County HelpMe Grow ConsortiumAn $8,000 Foundation grantwill aid Project CHATTER(Children Having Access toTherapy Enhancing Readiness),which provides financial assis-tance for uninsured children inneed of speech and languagetherapy.

Planned Parenthood ofthe Greater Miami ValleyThe Dayton Foundationawarded a $7,500 grant tosupport the SEEK (SexualityEducation Empowers Kids)Program, which provides age-appropriate sexuality educationfor at-risk youth. The Programteaches children about personalvalues and teen pregnancy, as