Findlay City Schools $143,984/one year Helping expand the availability of Pre-K to local youth with financial need.

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1 2015 GRANTS AWARDED COMPETITIVE GRANTS These grants were awarded from the Funds for the Common Good established at The Community Foundation Blanchard Valley Health System $28,450/two years Empowering the Alzheimer s Community: Skills2Care in a Palliative Care Model Design. Cancer Patient Services $15,000/one year Providing support for an in depth needs assessment for local cancer patients and developing a comprehensive measurement and evaluation system for Cancer Patient Services. Century Health $9,500/one year Supporting a feasibility study to look at the capacity for behavioral health philanthropy in Hancock County. Children s Museum of Findlay $35,000/two years Funding the Museum Educator position at the Children s Museum of Findlay. CHOPIN Hall $15,000/one year Assisting with the purchase of a new freezer and refrigerator. City Mission $105,910/one year Providing support for the kitchen expansion and renovation portion of the City Mission Expansion. 44 The Community Foundation 2016 Annual Report Findlay City Health Department $9,102/one year Leveraging funding for a Hancock County Community Health Assessment in order to obtain up to date data on a wide variety of issues. Findlay City Schools $143,984/one year Helping expand the availability of Pre-K to local youth with financial need. Findlay-Hancock County Chamber Foundation $65,000/two years Providing support for the Heritage Ohio Main Street Program in downtown Findlay. Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation $3,500/one year Supporting a Collective Impact Summit for community leaders and stakeholders. $9,000/one year Supporting the McComb Heart & Soul project. $10,000/one year Funding a matching grant opportunity to grow the Partners in Education Scholarship Fund and other scholarship funds at The Community Foundation. $10,000/one year Providing additional Collective Impact Training for community leaders and stakeholders. $15,000/one year Funding a matching grant opportunity to grow the Partners in Education Scholarship Fund and other scholarship funds at The Community Foundation. $65,758/one year Funding capacity building services so that Hancock County nonprofit organizations can better achieve their missions. $212,276/one year Serving over 70,000 Hancock County residents annually through debt service on the Family Center. Hancock County Educational Service Center $35,016/one year Helping expand the availability of Pre-K to local youth with financial need. Hancock County Performing Arts Center (Marathon Center for the Performing Arts) $1,000,000/one year Investing in capital for the Hancock County Performing Arts Center. $1,000,000/five years Investing in stabilization for the Hancock County Performing Arts Center. Hancock Properties Foundation $32,102/two years Hiring a part-time assistant for the building manager at the Family Center. Hancock Regional Planning Commission $15,000/one year Providing support for a Joint Fire District Feasibility Study with three townships and three villages in Hancock County.

2 ay Up D Villa ge Cle an HHWP Community Action Commission $15,000/three years Supporting strategic planning and business management consulting. har d par ticip ate in Miracle League of Findlay $114,672/one year Helping construct a special needs inclusive playground at the Marathon Diamonds Fields. University of Findlay $11,218/two years Supporting culturally enriched classroom teaching in Hancock County. unt Mo to: You th i n Pho d in ture Cap Ralph Russo Family Fund $1,115/one year Providing support to fully endow the Ralph Russo Family Fund. Bla nc National Alliance on Mental Illness of Hancock County $11,452/three years Implementing the KidShop program for children with a mental health diagnosis and/or siblings and children of loved ones with a mental health diagnosis. Van Buren Community Sports Association $25,000/one year Expanding the pathway and building a new playground at the Van Buren Sportsplex. Village of Mt. Blanchard $9,000/one year Creating a master design for the development of Hurricane Park in Mt. Blanchard. TOTAL 2015 COMPETITIVE GRANTS $3,022, Grants Awarded 45

3 FIELD OF INTEREST GRANTS These grants were awarded from the Field of Interest Funds established at The Community Foundation. City Mission $3,764/one year Providing support for the kitchen expansion and renovation portion of the City Mission Expansion. Findlay City Health Department $7,898/one year Leveraging funding for a Hancock County Community Health Assessment in order to obtain up to date data on a wide variety of issues. Findlay-Hancock County Chamber Foundation $1,000/one year Supporting the Hancock Leadership Class of 2015 Class Project through mentor recruitment for Children s Mentoring Connection. Miracle League of Findlay $10,328/one year Helping construct a special needs inclusive playground at the Marathon Diamonds Fields. National Alliance on Mental Illness of Hancock County $3,548/three years Implementing the KidShop program for children with a mental health diagnosis and/or siblings and children of loved ones with a mental health diagnosis. TOTAL 2015 FIELD OF INTEREST GRANTS $132,929 Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center $715 General Support Blanchard Valley Center $22,647 Support, care, and maintenance of the resident facilities. Blanchard Valley Health Foundation $9,577 General Support Bluffton High School $946 Support of students or graduates of Bluffton High School or any rural high school in the area wanting to participate in international student study programs through their college, or as part of the Rotary International Exchange Program. Bowling Green State University Foundation, Inc. $824,130 - Annual distribution to the William D. Frack Division I Men s Basketball Fund Hancock Education Fund Grants $57,391 in 2015 See page 56 for a list of Hancock Education funds grants. Hancock Properties Foundation $1,000/two years Hiring a part-time assistant for the building manager at the Family Center. HancockREADS Grants $10,000 in 2015 See page 56 for a list of HancockREADS grants. Handbags That Help Grants $38,000 in See page 42 for a list of Handbags That Help grants. 46 The Community Foundation 2016 Annual Report DESIGNATED & AGENCY GRANTS Agency and designated grants are awarded from those funds established to benefit a specific organization identified by either the donor or the organization itself. Arlington School Foundation $1,255 - Support of the enhancement of the classroom experience and improve the effectiveness of the curriculum for the Arlington Local School District. $1,605 - Support of social studies education to present and future Arlington students. Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock County $15,727 General Support Boy Scouts of America, BSAC $96 - Hancock County Boy Scouts to attend camp at Camp Berry or National Jamboree $980 General support $1,018 General support of Camp Berry Calvary Baptist Church $1,885 General Support Cancer Patient Services $2,649 General Support CASA/GAL of Hancock County $4,215 General Support Century Health $3,287 General Support Chance to Dance Foundation $848 Supporting local youth dance programs

4 Christian Clearing House $1,127 General Support $1,158 General Support $3,826 General Support City Mission of Findlay, Ohio $571 Capital Support $2,142 General Support Findlay Art League $524 Visual Arts Support $1,171 General Support Findlay City Schools $21,686 General Support $47, Funding for the summer 2015 and school year Early Literacy Mentoring Program. Findlay Enrichment Programs $596 General Support Findlay Hope House for the Homeless, Inc. $1,452 General Support $3,515 Program Support Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation $54,942 - Annual distribution for internal overhead or grant purposes $219,768 - Annual distribution to the William D. Frack Field of Interest Fund Findlay-Hancock County Public Library $477 Support of the Genealogy Department $1,293 General Support $11,186 General Support First Lutheran Church $9,615 Support of Lutheran Charities First Presbyterian Church of Findlay $4,690 General Support Hancock County Agency on Aging, Inc. $3, General Support $166, General Operating Support Hancock County Agricultural Society $2,732 Perpetuate the activities and to sustain the Hancock County Fairgrounds and predominantly for the benefit of the Junior Fair activities in Hancock County. Hancock County Historical Museum Association $377 Support and maintenance of The Little Red School House, MacArthur Train, and the Resource Center. $772 Support of the Founding Fathers Lecture Series Hancock Park District Blanchard River Greenway Trail Fund of TCF $332, Passthrough gifts from Eveline Stitt Estates Humane Society & SPCA of Hancock County $493 - Support of the Humane Society and the rescue, care, and maintenance of cats. $3,429 General Support Macklin Intergenerational Institute $5,525 Quarterly General Support $21,510 Quarterly General Support McComb Public Library $4,284 Support of programs, services, projects, and capital purchases. Putnam County Homecare & Hospice $1,657 General Support Owens Community College $460 - Support of Owens Community College Findlay St. John s Lutheran Church $2,034 Quarterly Grounds Upkeep United Way of Hancock County $4,244 Agency Support $49,910 General Support University of Findlay $1,392 General and Scholarship Support $10,769 General Support Winebrenner Theological Seminary $1,805 General Support Young Men s Christian Association (Findlay) $1,966 - YMCA memberships- to support underprivileged children in Hancock County $9,701 General Support TOTAL 2015 DESIGNATED AGENCY GRANTS $2,071,413 Hancock Historical Museum Founding Fathers 2015 Grants Awarded 47

5 DONOR ADVISED & SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION GRANTS These grants were recommended by the business, individual, or family who established the Donor Advised Fund, or directed by the board of directors of the Supporting Organization. American Red Cross, Hancock County Chapter for Hancock County Arlington School Foundation Mary Lou Steinman Reading Fund $250 -General Operating Support $1,000 - Grant to help fully endow fund that will benefit Arlington student reading enhancement programs Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock County $500 -General Support - Annual Contribution Blanchard Valley Health Foundation $5,000 - Field for All $5,000 - Armes Family Cancer Care Center endowment $10,000 -Transport Crib Program Boy Scouts of America, BSAC $250 - Friends of Scouting Annual Contribution $2,000 - General Operating Support $5,000 - Capital Campaign CHOPIN Hall Camp Fire Northwest Ohio $200 - General Funding Cancer Patient Services $250 - General Support Carey Boys 4-H Club of Carey, Ohio $3,943 - Camp, city, and fair projects Carey Exempted Village Schools $2,000 - DECA class summer camp/fall conference Carey Exempted Village Schools $2,000 - FFA misc. camp/conferences, etc. Carey Historical Society $15,000 - Update electric, spouting, garage door, drainage, etc. CASA/GAL of Hancock County Century Health $2,000 - Tree Line Center outdoor garden and grounds $5,000 - Patio and pathways at the Tree Line Recovery Center Challenger s 4-H Club of Carey Ohio $1,176 - Camp - City Fair - Projects Christian Clearing House City Mission of Findlay, Ohio Clothe-A-Child Gift College First Church of God ENGAGE Youth Council $1,107 - Youth Grantmaking 48 The Community Foundation 2015 Annual Report

6 Findlay Area Youth for Christ $500 - Camp Scholarships $5,000 - General Support Findlay High School Athletic Dept. $300 - FHS Swim Team - State Swim Meet Support Findlay-Hancock County Public Library $4,350 - General Operating First Presbyterian Church of Findlay $291 - General Support $4,350 - Capital Fund $5,000 - Musical Expense Flag City Honor Flight $5,000 - General Operating Support for 2015 Flight Flag City Honor Flight Fund of TCF $250 - General Operating Support Gregory James Shrader Donor Advised Fund of TCF $250 - General Operating Support Hancock County Performing Arts Center $500 - Encore Partner $5,000 - General Support $25,000 - General Operating Support $300,000 - General Operating Support Hancock County Veterans Memorial Foundation $2,100 - Veterans Memorial landscape improvements Hancock Hist. Museum Foundation $10,000 - General Support Hancock Historical Museum Association $250 - General Support $1,200 - W.W. Campbell exhibit and display Items $1,200 - W.W. Campbell exhibit and display Items $1,467 - General Operating Support $3,000 - Three Year Membership in their Heritage Society Hancock Parks Foundation $500 - Arbor Day 2015 Trees $1,000 - Large, Young Trees Hancock Youth Leadership $2,583 - General Operating Support Hathaway Brown $200 - General Support Humane Society & SPCA of Hancock County Humane Society of Hancock County Fund of TCF $250 - General Operating Support Indiana Wesleyan University $350 - Ross Hoffman endowment for IWU basketball Lakeside Chautauqua Foundation $2,500 - General Support Director's Club $22,500 - Lakeside Fund Mazza Enthusiasts, University of Findlay $2,500 - General Support Findlay Hope House for the Homeless Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation $200 - This Grant is to buy children's gifts in honor of Ava Guglielmi and Braden Kramer Nature Conservancy, Ohio Ohio Northern University $1,000 - College of Law - Dean's Discretionary Fund Open Arms Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Center Patriot s 4-H Club of Carey Ohio $1,729 - Camp - City Fair - Projects Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati $300 - General Support Salvation Army, Findlay Skidmore College $100 - General Support St. Andrew's United Methodist Church $250 - Community Dinners $500 - Community Dinners The Armes Family Cancer Care Center Blanchard Valley Hospital $6,670 - General Support The Kiwanis Foundation of Findlay, OH $1,000 - Kiwanis Closets Program Support The Nature Conservancy, National The University of Findlay Advancement Office $1,000 - Mazza Museum Annual Fund 2015 Grants Awarded 49

7 United Way of Hancock County United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee Counties University of Findlay $4,000 - Different but the Same Program University of Findlay College of Pharmacy $500 - Smoking Cessation Counseling University of Findlay, Mazza Museum $2,000 - Mazza Museum Artwork Sponsor University of Toledo Foundation $100,000 - Rocket Athletic Academic Center WBGU-TV, Public Television $250 - General Support Western Reserve Academy $1,000 - In Memory of Andrew Guglielmi for ice hockey program WGTE Public Broadcasting $250 - General Support Young Men's Christian Association (Findlay) $250 - Annual Support Campaign Fund $300 - YMCA Scholarships $1, Community Annual Support Campaign $2,000 - Community Annual Support Campaign TOTAL 2015 DONOR ADVISED & SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION GRANTS $613,866 PRESIDENT S DISCRETIONARY GRANTS The Community Foundation offers a limited number of President s Discretionary grants. Discretionary grants fund urgent or special requests that are outside of The Community Foundation s various grant cycles. The president of The Community Foundation is allocated an amount each year. Usually these grants do not exceed $2,500, and are typically smaller in size. Arts Partnership of Hancock County $600/one year Providing access to free music in downtown Findlay through the Courtyard Concert Series. Chance to Dance Foundation $1,250/one year Providing student scholarships for the Findlay Academy of Dance summer intensive program. City of Findlay $2,500/one year Implementing an Adopt-A-Tree and Neighbor Woods Project in the Old South End Historic District of Findlay. Hancock County Performing Arts Center (Marathon Center for the Performing Arts) $1,000/one year Providing partial support for a facilitator for strategic planning. Hancock Historical Museum $1,000/one year Supporting the Humans of Findlay book project. $815/one year Providing partial support for an overhead projector for community education programming. Mt. Blanchard United Methodist Church $1,335/one year Supporting the village clean-up with over 100 volunteers in May St. Michael the Archangel $1,000/one year Providing support for the 2015 Backyard Mission Trip. $2,500/one year Providing a facilitator for the Recovery Home Community Resolution Process. The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation $2,500/one year Supporting a social return on investment study of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. $2,000/one year Supporting the implementation of a Giving Card Program in order to generate excitement and encourage annual meeting attendees to learn more about The Community Foundation. Village of McComb $2,500/one year Providing an Intern for the McComb Heart & Soul Process. TOTAL 2015 PRESIDENT S DISCRETIONARY GRANTS $19, The Community Foundation 2015 Annual Report

8 HancockREADS and Hancock Education Fund GRANTS Hancock Education Fund Findlay City Schools $3,332/one year Engaging middle school students with high interest books by author, Michael Buckley, that teach leadership, responsibility, initiative and self-direction. $3,800/one year Bringing ideas to life through illustration for local K-3 students with assistance from author and illustrator, Henry Cole. $4,000/one year Providing opportunities for differentiated learning for students at Jacobs Primary School. $4,000/one year Leveraging support for the creation of a Reading Room in the library at Findlay High School. $4,000/one year Teaching strategies for integrating the arts with students with Asperger s, Austism, ADHD and other related conditions in order to teach social skills, calming strategies and confidence and strengthen motor coordination and attention. $5,000/one year Leveraging support for the Nature Kids Place outdoor learning area at Jefferson Primary School. $5,730/one year Enhancing the integration of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) learning at Bigelow Hill, Lincoln, Chamberlin Hill, Northview and Jacobs Schools. $6,000/one year Obtaining supplemental literature designed for ESL students that will support their English language development and learning of content taught in core classes. $6,000/one year Putting together Autism Tool Kits for students in order to increase speech, language, academic and life skills as well as increase attention span and focus. Hancock County Educational Service Center $6,000/one year Increasing student learning by providing advanced coursework through the Odysseyware Curriculum for students at the Alternative Opportunity Center and eight county school districts. $6,000/one year Utilizing puppet-making to foster creativity and motivate students through the use of art, drama and reading. Liberty-Benton Local Schools $1,895/one year Expanding literature options and increasing academic achievement through ebooks. $430/one year Implementation of the Engaging Early Readers program for students in kindergarten and first grade. Vanlue Local Schools $1,204/one year Integrating Orff Xylophones in the music classroom in order to encourage creativity and build critical thinking skills. TOTAL HANCOCK EDUCATION FUND GRANTS $57,391 HancockREADS Findlay-Hancock County Public Library (Read for L.I.F.E.) $2,325/one year Integrating Dolly Parton Imagination Library books into tutoring sessions with clients at Read for L.I.F.E. Liberty-Benton Local Schools $3,570/one year Implementation of the Engaging Early Readers program for students in kindergarten and first grade. $4,105/one year Expanding literature options and increasing academic achievement through ebooks. TOTAL HANCOCKREADS GRANTS $10,000 Volunteers construct Nature Kids Place at Jefferson School 58 The Community Foundation 2015 Annual Report