The Darke County Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life in Darke County by receiving, managing and distributing charitable gifts for the benefit of local residents. The Foundation supports areas such as education, the arts, social services, community projects, religious organizations, conservation and animal welfare.
Through donations by individuals, families, businesses and charitable organizations, the Darke County Foundation provides long-term support for causes in which our donors strongly believe. Our goal is to assist donors in fulfilling their charitable wishes, creating lasting legacies for years to come.
Become a member of the
Friends of the Foundation
Support scholarships to Darke County
students and community grants to local
non-profit organizations.
Sat., Sept. 17, 2022
Greenville City Park
8:30 am
Proceeds benefit local non-profit organizations
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$18 (includes long-sleeve shirt)
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$15 age 14 and under (includes long-sleeve shirt)
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$5 age 14 and under (no shirt)
"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill
NEWS & INFORMATION
Foundation Awards $152,000 in Scholarships
Ansonia High School Scholarship Recipients
Arcanum High School Scholarship Recipients
Bradford High School Scholarship Recipients
Franklin-Monroe High School Recipients
Mississinawa Valley High School Recipients
Greenville High School Scholarship Recipients
Tri-Village High School Scholarship Recipients
Versailles High School Scholarship Recipients
91 Darke County Graduates Receive Scholarships
Susan North Art Fund
Norton Family 4-H Fund
Gregory Olwine Arcanum Alumni Fund
Pohl Transportation Fund
Road Less Traveled Fund
JC & Alice Schafer Fund
Schipfer Family Fund
Lois E. Snyder Fund
Neil E. Stemley Fund
John E. and Ella M. Stevenson Fund
Edwin, Mac & Marguerite Stoltz Fund
Steven Stucke Fund
Jan and Jim Thomas Fund
J. Howard Trump Art Fund
Versailles Masonic Lodge Fund
Paul C. and Helen D. Warner Fund
Sarah Whittaker Fund
Matthew Wuebker Fund
Ryan Wulber Fund
The Darke County Foundation celebrated its 35th anniversary by awarding $152,000 in scholarships to 91 area graduates from the class of 2022. Another $82,000 will be awarded to current college students who attended a Darke County high school.
The scholarship money comes from funds the Foundation establishes through donations from individuals, businesses and charitable organizations. Invested long-term, these funds generate a continuing source of income and maintain lasting legacies for years to come. Donors often honor family members or a special purpose by setting up funds with personalized names.
The following funds provided scholarship awards:
Velma and Merlin Applegate Fund
Tim Best/Ronnie Kreitzer Fund
Robert and Iris Bolen Fund
Harold and Betty Brewer Fund
William and Rosalyn Brinley Family Fund
Darke Co. Engineering/Science Fund
Darke County Foundation Endowment
Brian and Regina Delk Fund
Wayne K. Detling Fund
John S. and Mary L. Fourman Fund
Alice and Wilbur Frantom Fund
Kenneth J. Gibboney Fund
Richard Graeff Family Fund
Greenville National Bank Fund
Jeanie and Jeff Hawley Fund
Eleanor J. Hughes Fund
John and Miriam Knick Fund
Bob & Jan Lantz Miami Univ. Teacher
Ami McClurkin Fund
Joseph R. Mills Fund