Wm Kay Davis Funds

The late Bill Davis (1904-1991) was a Marion attorney. He was one of the first to earn the degree Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University School of Law in 1930. He began his career in law with the illustrious Cleveland firm of Squires, Sanders, and Dempsy, but soon moved to Marion and joined Donathon, Michael, and Davis. Early in his career he was drafted into the Army’s JAG Corps and served in the Pacific Theatre.

A confirmed bachelor, he loved horses, so much so that he had his own stables and arena on his family’s 450-acre farm in Marion County. He owned, trained, and showed saddlebred horses well into his 80s.

In 2025, the following eight designated funds were created from the estate of Wm Kay Davis to support a variety of causes and organizations important to Bill during his lifetime and to establish his permanent legacy in Marion. Click on the fund name to make a donation.

Honors & Engineering Fund	Supports academic honors, engineering awards, and scholarship or similar recognition of students in technology sciences at The Ohio State University at Marion.
The Ohio State University at Marion Arts Fund	Supports Five Nights on Campus and other performing arts programs at Ohio State Marion.
Marion Technical College Fund	Supports scholarships and financial aid for supplies, books, lab fees, and other direct educational expenses for students in their third semester or final year of a healthcare program at MTC.
Huber Machinery Museum Fund	Supports the work of the Huber Machinery Museum through the Edward Huber Memorial Assocation.
Palace Cultural Arts Association Fund	Supports the performing arts in Marion through the Marion Palace Theatre.
Tri-Rivers Career Center Fund	Supports student services and student recognition programs at Tri-Rivers.
Extracurricular Fund	Supports Marion Technical College’s annual Math Challenge, North Central Ohio Educational Service Center’s Marion County spelling bee, and operations of MARCA Industries’ Explore-it-Torium (children’s museum).
Community Fund	An unrestricted fund that entrusts the Board of Directors of Marion Community Foundation to support worthy causes and address unforeseen community needs as they arise.

These designated funds are in addition to the Wm. Kay Davis Fund created in 2014, a donor advised fund which supports the Marion Tallgrass Trail.