Guernsey Family of Funds
The Guernsey County Foundation could be described as a “friend raiser” for charitable funds benefiting
Make a secure online donation to the Guernsey Family of Funds - be sure to name the fund you would like your contribution to be applied to in the Designation box.
The Guernsey Family of Funds is pleased to announce the establishment of two school system endowment funds, the Cambridge City Schools Alumni and Friends Educational Fund and the Citizens for Rolling Hills School Endowment Fund
School Endowment Funds are established within the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio to enhance educational programs, provide scholarships, and encourage teacher development opportunities. Alumni, friends, businesses and volunteer groups in school communities work together to establish and build their own school endowment to help support educational activities in schools that would not otherwise be possible.
The Cambridge Alumni and Friends Educational Fund provides support to educational programs for the Cambridge City School District. Donations to the fund ensures students and teachers have access to resources for programs and activities that enhance and enrich their educational experience.
The Citizens for Rolling Hills School Endowment Fund was established to ensure students and teachers have access to resources for programs and activities that enhance and enrich their educational experience. The fund makes a tremendous difference by supporting and providing resources for students of the Rolling Hills School System.
The FAO Family of Funds for Guernsey County and other funds also of benefit to the county include:
- Byesville Rotary Fund
- Cambridge City Schools Alumni and Friends Educational Fund
- Cambridge Foundation
- Cambridge Singers Scholarship Fund
- CHS Class of 1957 Scholarship
- The Citizens for Rolling Hills Schools Endowment Fund
- Jenny Cornelius - Woltz Memorial Scholarship
- Lester D. and Thelma I. Ellwood Scholarship Fund
- Guernsey County Foundation Fund
- Guernsey County Senior Citizen Fund
- Haven of Hope Endowment Fund
- Mary Kackley-Brill Scholarship
- Leadership Guernsey Fund
- Madison High School Alumni Scholarship
- McManus-Shepard Fund
- Blaine and Martha Neilley Scholarship
- Kevin Ritz Family Foundation Fund
- Winnie Mae Sharpe Education Fund
- Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center - Guernsey Health Foundation Fund
- Doug Steele Memorial Scholarship
- Loran And Shirley Stutz Fund
- The Zelma Gray Medical School Scholarship Fund
Family of Funds helps sustain
With this partnership, the community can collaborate with FAO and the fund’s advisory committee to attract charitable gifts, determine priorities and make grants to benefit the area. FAO manages and stewards the fund endowment, acknowledges gifts and supports the community’s efforts to attract new charitable endowment and contributions. The small administrative contribution received by FAO is reinvested in grant programs to benefit
A prime example of the essential support these funds provide for
“By creating the fund with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, we have helped to diminish concern of where our money is going and focus more on the commitment of providing services to senior citizens,” said Shon Gress, executive director of the Guernsey County Senior Citizen Center.
The senior citizen fund is one of more than a dozen component funds of FAO that exist for the benefit of
The Kevin Ritz Family Foundation, started by former Colorado Rockies pitcher and
“The FAO has been a tremendous help with our donor-advised fund. My wife Sally and I wanted to start a fund that over the years could continue to provide funds for charities that are important to us,” Ritz said. “Leslie and her staff were there to help us through the process and have been just great to work with. It was really important for us when we decided to start The Kevin Ritz Family Foundation that we do it the right way. We have come to rely on the FAO expertise.”
The advisory board of the Guernsey County Foundation is excited about the opportunities for community improvement made possible by the FAO component funds, said
“The guidance we have received from the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio has been invaluable,” Wright said. “We could not be where we are today without the help of FAO.”