2023 Designated Grants
$491,000+ | Designated funds allow donors to annually support a specific nonprofit, charity, or cause in perpetuity.
Animal Care
Anonymous, $1,000, Marion Area Humane Society
Mary H. Hollaway Humane Society Fund, $4,504, Marion Area Humane Society
Johnny McDaniel Memorial Fund, $677, Marion Area Humane Society
Mike & Betty Rodgerson’s Charitable Fund, $1,982, Marion Area Humane Society
Arts, History & Culture
Jerry & Barb Baker Family Fund, $2,000, Marion Palace Theatre
Rebecca S. Craig Family Education Fund, $2,615, Marion Palace Theatre
Gene & Jan Farison Family Fund, $268, Marion Palace Theatre
Don & Peggy Hall Family Fund, $176, Marion Palace Theatre
F. Riley Hall & Geraldine A. Hall Memorial Fund, $2,000, Stengel-True Museum
A. Merle Hamilton Marion County Historical Society Fund, $13,231, Marion County Historical Society
Warren G. Harding Home & Presidential Center Endowment Fund, $9,606, Harding Presidential Library & Museum
Mary H. Hollaway Palace Theatre Fund, $4,507, Marion Palace Theatre
Huber Museum Fund, $386, Edward Huber Memorial Association
Linn School Endowment Fund, $2,195, Marion County Historical Society
Kenny Martin Charitable Fund, $1,069, Marion Union Station Assn.; $1,070, Marion Palace Theatre
Meredythe & John McDaniel Fund, $1,000, Marion Palace Theatre
David K. Miller Fund, $128, Marion County Historical Society
Poorman Palace Theatre Fund, $493, Marion Palace Theatre
Mike & Betty Rodgerson’s Charitable Fund, $3,965, Marion Palace Theatre
Joe Slanser Marion Union Station Fund, $42,933, Marion Union Station Assn.
Randy & Sandra Winland Marion County Historical Society Fund, $500, Marion County Historical Society
Children, Families & Seniors
Marion Family YMCA ‘Doc’ Butterworth Fund, $294, Marion Family YMCA
Nobel F. Hollaway YMCA Scholarship Fund, $4,524, Marion Family YMCA
Mike & Betty Rodgerson’s Charitable Fund, $1,982, Boys & Girls Club of Marion; $1,982, Marion Senior Citizens Association
Dan Zimmerman & Jo Ann R. Zimmerman YMCA Fund, $2,330, Marion Family YMCA
Community Development
Ida Barlow Brillance Award Fund, $210, Marion County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Betty L. Davis Fund III, $265, League of Women Voters Education Fund
Marion CANDO! Fund, $608, Marion CANDO!
Jo Ann Radwin-Zimmerman Bridge Out of Poverty Fund, $1,161, Marion Matters
Education
Jacob R. Cannon Memorial Fund, $318, Ridgedale Local Schools
Patricia Anne Chapman Helping Hands Fund, $500, Marion City Schools; $500, River Valley Local Schools
James C. Cooper’s St. Mary Church Fund, $2,352, St. Mary Elementary
Farison Family Helping Hands Fund, $1,338, Pleasant Local Schools
Father Fred Furey Fund, $15,944, St. Mary Elementary
Knowledge Academy Education Fund, $90, Knowledge Academy Educational Services
Let’s Read 20 Endowment Fund, $261, Marion Public Library
Joan Zucker Milner Memorial Teachers’ Fund, $181, Benjamin Harrison Elementary School
Pleasant Music Boosters Fund, $491, Pleasant Music Boosters
Prexy Play Scholarship Fund, $564, Marion City Schools-Harding High School
Arthur J. & Jo Ann Radwin Journalism Fund, $1,170, Harding High School
Jean Zoeller Reas Endowment Fund, $2,803, Calvert High School; $2,803, St. Ursula Academy
Mike & Betty Rodgerson’s Charitable Fund, $3,964, Thiel College
Judge Wm Wiedemann Family Fund, $1,047, Marion Technical College; $1,047, Ohio State University at Marion
Faith-Based
Epworth United Methodist Church Fund, $1,370, Epworth United Methodist Church
Gene & Jan Farison Family Fund, $268, Epworth United Methodist Church
A. Merle Hamilton Centenary United Methodist Church Fund, $13,910, Centenary United Methodist Church
A. Merle Hamilton Central Christian Church Fund, $13,222, Central Christian Church
A. Merle Hamilton Epworth United Methodist Church Fund, $13,218, Epworth United Methodist Church
Jane Laucher’s Emanuel Lutheran Church Fund, $21,370, Emanuel Lutheran Church
Lust Family Fund, $538, Emanuel Lutheran Church
Meredythe & John McDaniel Fund, $3,919, Epworth United Methodist Church
Parrott Family Emanuel Lutheran Church Fund, $213, Emanuel Lutheran Church
Jean Zoeller Reas Endowment Fund, $2,803, St. Mary Parish, Tiffin
Joe Slanser Epworth United Methodist Church Fund, $73,519, Epworth United Methodist Church
Daniel H. Zimmerman Presbyterian Church Fund, $1,159, First Presbyterian Church of Marion
Food, Shelter & Support
Gene & Jan Farison Family Fund, $275, United Way of Marion County
Jack V. & Violet M. Griffith Family Fund, $975, Marion Shelter Program
Norma Jacob St. Vincent de Paul Society Fund, $669, St. Vincent de Paul Society
Leapin’ Outreach Center Fund, $181, Leapin’ Outreach Center
Legal Aid Society Endowment Fund, $242, Legal Aid Society of Columbus, Marion Branch
Marion County Red Cross Endowment Fund, $459, Marion County Red Cross
Marion Matters Endowment Fund, $309, Marion Matters
Mike & Betty Rodgerson’s Charitable Fund, $1,982, Buckeye Ridge Habitat for Humanity; $1,982, Marion County Red Cross; $1,982, Salvation Army Marion Community Center
Thomas E. Ruzzo Endowment Fund, $1,738, Marion Family Court Resource Center
SSG Shannon Smith “No Fear” Fund, $3,597, Ohio Fallen Heros
Pamela Stone United Way Impact Fund, $486, United Way of Marion County
Judge Wm Wiedemann Family Fund, $1,397, United Way of Marion County
Health & Wellness
Larry & Sara Babich YMCA Heritage Fund, $200, Marion Family YMCA
Betty L. Davis Fund, $163, Community Counseling & Wellness Centers
Fout-Price Memorial Fund, $2,095, Marion General Hospital Hospice
Merle & Evelyn Lashey YMCA Fund, $2,257, Marion Family YMCA
Gladys Simpson and Melvin Ulery Memorial Fund, $9,206, Center Street Community Health Center
Sutherin Family Eye Care Fund, $7,478, Center Street Community Health Center
Wopat Family YMCA Fund, $150,000, Marion Family YMCA
Parks & Environment
Don & Deb Alspach Fund, $563, Prairie Parks Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Glen Burton Jr. Memorial Fund, $670, Prairie Parks Foundation
Jerry Davis Prairie Parks Foundation Fund, $1,381, Prairie Parks Foundation
Terradise Nature Preserve Fund, $1,971, Prairie Parks Foundation
