History

The Piqua Community Foundation was founded in November 1993 by original trustees Clifford R. Alexander, Jr., Lloyd B. Fry, and Michael P. Yannucci. Fifteen civic-minded citizens were elected to the original Board of Directors, and fund raising was begun to establish a fund to make grants to community organizations.

One hundred seventeen Charter Life Trustees of the Foundation contributed a minimum of $1000 each to establish the grant-making fund, which is now known as the Piqua Community Fund. At present, approximately two hundred people have become Life Trustees.

The Foundation began making grants to the community in 1995, with $8000 distributed in the first year. As of June 2007, over $320,000 has been granted to local organizations that make a difference in the lives of Piqua residents.

One of the most visible projects undertaken by the Foundation was the Piqua Stadium Campaign. The Foundation was responsible for helping to raise over $1.5 million to match a private donation and enable Piqua’s Alexander Stadium to be built.

The Piqua Community Foundation now holds a variety of funds, ranging from donor designated to unrestricted. Our mission is to provide opportunities for any donor to be generous, and we welcome the chance to help all donors meet their charitable giving goals.

What is a community foundation? The Internal Revenue Service classifies foundations according to the source of the money invested. A community foundation needs to meet “the test of public support”. This test proves to the I.R.S. that a community foundation is not a tax shelter for one family or corporation, but a philanthropic organization supported by a broad base of community members. A community foundation’s basic functions are to encourage philanthropy and to assist donors in meeting their charitable giving goals. There are over 70 community foundations in Ohio and hundreds more throughout the United States.

What is the Foundation?

• The Piqua Community Foundation encourages philanthropic giving by Piqua residents to Piqua residents (and others.)
• The Foundation makes grants to organizations whose missions are religious, scientific, literary, educational or charitable.
• The Foundation offers a variety of opportunities to contribute to the community, both restricted and unrestricted gifts of any size.

Our Mission

The Piqua Community Foundation encourages charitable giving to benefit the citizens of Piqua, and provides a variety of methods for donors to help fulfill their charitable giving wishes.

The Funds of the Foundation include:

UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

The Piqua Community Fund

C. Edwin & Florence M. Sperry Fund

The Donnelly Unrestricted Fund

DONOR ADVISED FUNDS

The Alexander Scholarship Fund

The Forest Hill Carillon Fund

The Alfred W. French Fund

The Donnelly Designated

The Donnelly Advised Fund

The French Oil Mill Machinery Company Fund

The Hemm Family Fund

The Hotel/Library Fund

The Johnston Family LLC

The Kathryn L. Johnston Family Fund

The Little Kinger Fund

The Patricia L. Recker Memorial Fund

The Piqua Stadium Fund

The Rose and Ray Loffer Fund

The Piqua Community Foundation - 2010 Board of Directors

• Craig W. Mullenbrock , President
• Daniel E. Ramer , Vice President
• Neill H. Haas, Secretary/treasurer
• John S. Alexander
• John A. Brown
• Cheryl L. Burkhardt
• Mimi A. Crawford
• Daniel P.  French
• L. Edward Fry
• David K. Galbreath, Jr.
• Nancy K. Johnston
• Jerry R. McColloch
• Kathryn M. Patten
• Stacy P. Scott
• Steven K. Staley
• Tony Wendeln
• Michael P. Yannucci

Ex officio

• Jack L. Neuenschwander, Legal Counsel
• Karen S. Wendeln, Executive Director

"Providing your opportunity to enrich our community"