What is the Fairfield Community Foundation?

Serving the City of Fairfield and Fairfield Township, the Fairfield Community Foundation is a non-profit organization seeking to immortalize the giving and caring nature of our community for the future. The Fairfield Community Foundation will take your tax-advantaged gifts of today and seek to ensure that the good of those gifts serves specific needs now, and for generations to come.

Gifts from the Fairfield Community Foundation will meet charitable, educational or economic needs that benefit individuals and organizations. Needs will be conscientiously determined by a board of trustees consisting of fourteen leaders who have a sincere interest in the Fairfield area and its people.

Where does the Foundation get its money?
Contributions are made by individuals and businesses who want their generosity to live on indefinitely. Our contributors and supporters are visionaries who can see that their community, their children and grandchildren, will be the greatest beneficiaries of their efforts.

What do you mean, indefinitely?
Foundations maintain, and wisely invest, the principal of gifts from generous people like you. The earnings from the principal are then distributed as required to meet the needs of the community. So, a gift to the Fairfield Community Foundation really does keep on giving — indefinitely.

Can I direct the way my contribution is used?
Anyone who contributes substantial tax-deductible funds to the Fairfield Community Foundation may request that their money be directed to specific named funds. Many people, however, will place the money in the hands of the board for distribution at their discretion so that the money is available for the most urgent needs of our community. This is unrestricted donation.

Advantages of donating
All donations are tax deductible under IRS Code Section 501 (c)(3). One of the big advantages is that you may direct the way in which your donation will be used. Your gift will always serve a local need and its benefit may be quite visible, now and in the future.

Substantial savings might also be achieved by eliminating the need for establishing complex, individual charitable trusts. Most people donate, however, simply because it "feels good" and their money benefits their own community.

How can I contribute?
Contact one of our trustees or you can write, call or email the Fairfield Community Foundation directly. Some people make contributions to a fund in order to honor a specific person or commemorate the life of a friend or loved one. Many people choose to make a donation to the Foundation in their will.

The Fairfield Community Foundation is administered by an Executive Director and Staff

and guided by a board of trustees. The Staff and Trustees include:

Betsy Hope	President
Margie Akeley	Office Manager
Paul Avance	Trustee
John Brunner	Chairman
Kathy Clark	Trustee
Michael Delehanty	Treasurer
Derek Howard	Trustee
Chris Kendall	Secretary
Kathleen Michitti	Trustee
Steve Miller	Trustee
Diane Ruder	Trustee
Gregg Stagg	Trustee
Todd Taylor	Trustee
Fred Valerius	Trustee
Nancy Wenning	Vice Chair
Steve Wolterman	Trustee

 

Grants Made by The Fairfield Community Foundation

The following list illustrates grants made by the Fairfield Community Foundation, the organizations to whom grants were made and the amounts granted from 2001 through 2010. Not included in these amounts are Scholarships which amount to approximately $100,000 per year since inception of the Foundation in 1999.

GRANTS OF THE FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

9/26/2001
Mending Hearts
$500

9/24/2003
RASKALS (Random Acts of Simple Kindness Affecting Local Seniors)
$425

9/24/2003
One Way Farm Pet Therapy Barn
$1,000

9/24/2003
Fairfield Community Connection Parenting Tapes for Lane Library
$56.00

4/21/2004
JNCEF Teacher In-Service Character Education Development Summit in Conjunction with Fairfield City and Fairfield City Schools
$5,000

4/21/2004
Fairfield City Schools Golden Apple Awards
$1,000

4/21/2004
Groovin’ on the Green Concert (Fairfield Parks Dept.)
$1,000

6/20/2005
One Way Farm Pet Therapy Barn
$1,000

6/20/2005
Groovin’ on the Green Concert (Fairfield Parks)
$1,000

6/20/2005
Foundation Wall at CommunityArts Center from Esther Benzing Fund
$2,100

7/21/2005
JNCEF Building Men for Others Character Rally
$20,000

9/21/2005
CommunityArts Center Art Program
$1,000

12/14/2005
John Engle Christian Counseling Center (Mending Hearts Program)
$2,000

12/14/2005
Groovin’ On The Green Concert (Fairfield Parks Dept.)
$1,000

3/15/2006
Fairfield High School After Prom
$1,000

3/15/2006
Fairfield High School Band Trip
$1,500

3/15/2006
Animal Allies Spay and Neuter Program
$600

3/15/2006
Red, White and Kaboom
$500

3/15/2006
Baseball Locker Room at Fairfield High School (Pass Through)
$5,000

5/23/2006
JNCEF Freedom Elementary Character Award
$500

6/14/2006
Connex Group
$2,000

6/14/2006
Agora Food Pantry
$1,100

6/14/2006
Taylor Prazynski Heroes Ride
$550

6/14/2006
Sacred Hearts Boy Scouts Troop
$400

7/20/2006
JNCEF Rally “Building Men and Women for Others”
$24,432.76

9/20/2006
JNCEF Character Books
$2,000

12/20/2006
Dan Beard Council Boy Scouts
$1,000

12/20/2006
Pass Through Grant from Ohio Casualty for SIDNE (Simulated Impaired Driving Experience) Equipment for City of Fairfield Police Department
$16,800

12/20/2006
Sojourner Concert Series
$1,500

1/20/2007
Fairfield Athletic Training Complex (Pass Through)
$80,000

3/21/2007
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
$1,400

3/21/2007
Crystal Classic (High School Choraliers)
$150

3/21/2007
Groovin’ on the Green Concert (Fairfield Parks Dept.)
$1,100

3/21/2007
Red, White and Kaboom
$500

3/21/2007
Fairfield High School After Prom
$1,000

5/23/2007
JNCEF Grant for Fairfield High School After Prom
$250

5/23/2007
Fairfield High School Tempo Club
$250

6/20/2007
JNCEF Character Award (Beavercreek Elementary)
$500

6/20/2007
John Engle Christian Counseling Center
$2,000

9/19/2007
Lindenwald United Methodist Church
$2,325

12/20/2007
Lindenwald United Methodist Church
$2,325

1/17/2008
Sojourner Concert Series
$2,000

1/04/2008
Fairfield High School After Prom
$1,000

1/04/2008
J. Kyle Braid Leadership Fund
$1,000

1/04/2008
One Way Farm Pet Therapy Barn
$1,500

1/04/2008
Coalition for a Safe and Drug Free Fairfield
$1,000

1/04/2008
Animal Friends Humane Society (spay/neuter program)
$2,000

3/20/2008
Educated Parents Healthy Families
$1,200
3/20/2008
PARACHUTE – CASA
$1,400

3/20/2008
FAST (Foster Adoption and Support Team)
$1,000

3/20/2008
Hamilton Fairfield Symphony
$2,500

3/20/2008
Coming Together Moving Forward
$3,500

3/20/2008
Eagle Scout Project – (Senior Exercise Stations in Park)
$1,000

3/20/2008
Agora Center Food Pantry
$800

4/17/2008
Groovin’ on the Green Concert (Fairfield Parks Dept.)
$1,100

6/30/2008
Lindenwald United Methodist Church
$2,325

6/30/2008
American Heritage Girls for backpacks filled with comfort items for foster care children (from the Senior/Youth Fund)
$750

6/30/2008
Fairfield North Elementary Reading Program (from the Library Fund)
$1,500

6/30/2008
YWCA/Fairfield East Elementary to help improve reading skills for underprivileged children (from Scholarships)
$1,500

6/30/2008
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program to provide funding for training volunteers (from Unrestricted Fund)
$1,500

6/30/2008
Alarm Distribution Program through the Red Cross (from Senior/Youth Fund)
$1,500

6/30/2008
Project ART Program held at the CommunityArts Center to provide scholarships to needy children (from Scholarships)
$1,500

8/05/2008
Cincinnati Christian Schools (Scholarship Grant) (from Scholarships)
$2,395

09/25/2008
Fairfield Senior High School Tempo Club – Band Uniforms
$5,000

12/16/2008
Timber Hill Restoration Coalition
$500

12/16/2008
J. Kyle Braid Leadership Foundation
$500

2/12/2009
Sacred Heart Boy Scout Troop 967
$250

3/3/2009
Fairfield Senior High School Afterprom
$500

3/3/2009
Crayons to Computers
$500

4/28/2009
Groovin’ on the Green Concert (Fairfield Parks Dept.)
$900

5/7/09
Cincinnati Christian
$3,015

7/29/09
Hamilton City Schools (for Character Education)
$5,000

7/30/09
Community Grants Consortium
$500

10/21/09
Miracle League
$2,500

12/10/09
Performance Training Complex – FFHS
$8,079

1/28 /10
Performance Training Complex – FFHS
$1,029

1/28/10
Cincinnati Christian Schools (Scholarship Grant)
$2,880

2/12/10
Crystal Classic – FFHS
$150

2/12/10
Performance Training Complex – FFHS
$412

3/8/10
Cincinnati Christian Schools (Scholarship Grant)
$6,340

6/22/10
North End Citizens for Community Action enrichment activity (for Hamilton Reds Rookie Success League for kids to attend a Cincinnati Reds ball game).
$1,000

8/18/10
Partners in Prime (to remodel Partners in Prime Senior Center location)
$2,500

8/27/10
Miami University-Hamilton Women’s Initiative – “The Blind Side” event
$1,000

9/2/10
North End Citizens for Community Action (for Hamilton Reds Rookie Success League field trip)
$500

1/21/11
JNCEF Character Award (North Oldham Middle School)
$500

2/23/11
Sacred Heart Boy Scout Troop 967
$150

4/8/11
Lane Libraries (Bookshelves for children’s books)
$820

4/11/11
Fairfield High School Afterprom
$150

 

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2010 Annual Report

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2009 Annual Report

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2008 Annual Report

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