Additional Info
The Huron County Community Foundation receives contributions, its assets are invested for maximum growth with minimum risk, and awards grants to charitable agencies providing programs for Huron County residents. Initial contributions from two private family foundations created the original asset base and additional gifts from the community-at-large are building the endowment and generating named sub-funds to provide additional resources.
Mission and History
OUR MISSION
To mobilize individuals to become active partners in building a better Huron County.
We do this by developing a permanent endowment to receive and manage charitable gifts and bequests of all sizes, to support innovative programs while acting as a catalyst in identifying and meeting the changing needs and opportunities in the community, and to instill a greater sense of unity within the greater Huron County community.
OUR HISTORY
Established in 1997, through the combined efforts of Judge Thomas Heydinger and attorneys Frederick Waugh and Robert Wiedermann, the Fund for Huron County received initial contributions of $30,000 to support contributions throughout the Huron County area.
Today, the Fund has over $4 million in assets, operating as an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Lorain County, until such time as it grows to a size to become a stand-alone organization. At that time, the Fund will operate independently as the Huron County Community Foundation.
The Huron County Community Foundation operates as a public charity and makes grants for charitable purposes. These grants are awarded from a permanent endowment created and built by many donors. As an endowment, the principal is not distributed, only the earnings on investment, preserving its existence in perpetuity. Since its founding in 1997, the Fund has made grants totaling over $350,000 in support of charitable programs serving Huron County residents.
HOW TO CONTACT US
Huron County Community Foundation12 Benedict AvenueNorwalk, Ohio 44857(419) 668-9858, X1005This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.