Press Release: September 28, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: 614/251-4000, Rebecca Kraley, x167, rkraley@columbusfoundation.org or Carol Harmon x113, charmon@columbusfoundation.org
ROBERT E. AND GENEVIEVE B. SCHAEFER FUND FOR CHILLICOTHE
ANNOUNCE GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio (September 28, 2009)—The deadline for Chillicothe and Ross County organizations to submit grant applications to the Robert E. and Genevieve B. Schaefer Fund of The Columbus Foundation is Friday, October 30, 2009. Grant applications are submitted electronically by e-mail to submit@columbusfoundation.org.
The Schaefer Fund awards grants to support nonprofit organizations in the areas of cultural development, health and human welfare, and economic development. Grants will not be awarded to individuals, churches, governmental agencies, or school districts. An advisory committee, made up of four family members and community representatives, assists with grant recommendations. Organizations are discouraged from seeking general operating support or multi-year funding except for special circumstances.
Grant applications for the Robert E. and Genevieve B. Schaefer Fund for Chillicothe may be obtained from the Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library, 140-146 South Paint Street, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601; The Columbus Foundation, 1234 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205; or they may be accessed through The Columbus Foundation’s website at www.columbusfoundation.org, under Grants Opportunities.
About the Robert E. and Genevieve B. Schaefer Fund
Robert E. Schaefer, a longtime Chillicothe resident, established this fund to provide for the cultural development, health and human welfare, and economic development of Chillicothe and Ross County. A veteran newspaperman, Mr. Schaefer, who died in 1997, served the community for more than 60 years. He joined the Chillicothe Gazette in 1938 and began a career that spanned 36 years.
A great believer in education, Mr. Schaefer established scholarships at Ohio University–Chillicothe and The Ohio State University to provide opportunities for the next generation of young people from Ross County. He also devoted much of his time and efforts to promote industrial development in Chillicothe, striving to move the community forward and position it for the future.
About The Columbus Foundation
The Columbus Foundation is the trusted philanthropic advisor to more than 1,700 individuals, families, and businesses, who have created unique charitable funds to make a difference in the lives of others through the most effective philanthropy possible. Serving the region over 66 years, The Columbus Foundation is one of the ten largest community foundations in the United States. The Foundation's online resource, PowerPhilanthropy®, makes it possible for donors and the public to access valuable information about central Ohio nonprofits from anywhere, at any time. PowerPhilanthropy was named one of the “Top Ten Most Innovative Ideas of 2008,” according to Washington, D.C.-based Community Wealth Ventures. For more information visit www.columbusfoundation.org or call 614/251-4000.