MAJOR LOCAL FOUNDATIONS \ Origins and interests

Florence Simon Beecher Foundation: c/o David Sabine, senior vice president, Sky Bank, P.O. Box 479, Youngstown, Ohio 44501. An independent foundation established in 1969, whose giving is limited to Youngstown, and whose fields of interest are children and youth services and community development. It funds building and renovation programs, capital campaigns, equipment and program development.William M. and A. Cafaro Family Foundation: c/o Joseph S. Nohra, treasurer, The Cafaro Co., 2445 Belmont Ave., Youngstown, Ohio, 44504. An independent foundation established in 1998 with a focus on Ohio, it gives primarily for education, including college and university scholarships, but also gives to health associations, children, youth and social services, Roman Catholic organizations and churches.Anne Kilcawley Christman Foundation: Herbert H. Pridham, Butler Wick Trust Co., 100 Federal Plaza East, Youngstown, Ohio, 44503. An independent foundation established in 2002, it doesn't accept applications and gives only to pre-selected organizations, primarily in Ohio, with an emphasis on Youngstown. Its fields of interest are the arts, Christian agencies and churches, education, health care and human services.Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley: Patricia Brozik, executive director, 11 Federal Plaza, Suite 1600, Youngstown, Ohio 44503. A community foundation established in 1999, its giving is limited to Mahoning and Trumbull counties. Its fields of interest are aging centers and services, the arts, children and youth services, economic development, education, environment, health care, historic preservation and historical societies, human services, recreation and science. It supports building and renovation projects, capital campaigns, endowments, equipment and technical assistance and makes matching and challenge grants.First Place Bank Community Foundation: David J. Jenkins, secretary and executive director, P.O. Box 551, Warren, Ohio 44482. A company-sponsored foundation founded in 1998, it supports organizations involved with arts and humanities, education, health, social services, urban affairs and economic development, primarily in areas where the company operates. It gives to annual campaigns, building and renovation projects, capital campaigns, consulting services, curriculum development, employee matching gifts, equipment, general and operating support, land acquisition, matching and challenge support, program development and scholarship funds.Home Savings Charitable Foundation: Darlene Pavlock, executive director, Home Savings and Loan Co., P.O. Box 1111, Youngstown, Ohio 44501. A company-sponsored foundation founded in 1991, it focuses on Ohio, emphasizing Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties. It primarily supports organizations involved with arts and culture, education, and health and human services, funding both annual and capital campaigns.The Schwebel Family Foundation: Joseph Schwebel, P.O. Box 6018, Youngstown, Ohio 44501. An independent foundation formed in 1989, it contributes only to pre-selected organizations, primarily in Youngstown, and does not accept applications. It gives general and operating support to federated giving programs, health organizations, higher education, Jewish agencies and temples, performing arts, music and youth services.Raymond John Wean Foundation: Janet R. Weisberg, grants administrator, 108 Main Ave., S.W., Suite 1005, Warren, Ohio 44481. An independent foundation established in 1949, it focuses on Ohio and Pennsylvania and supports programs designed to help young children reach school age by removing obstacles to their healthy development. Its interests are in child and community development and early childhood education. It funds capital campaigns, curriculum and program development and program evaluation, with an emphasis on Mahoning, Trumbull and Cuyahoga counties and Allegheny County, Pa.Marie Denise DeBartolo York Foundation: Marie Denise DeBartolo York, 7620 Market St., Youngstown, Ohio 44512. An independent foundation established in 2000, it contributes only to pre-selected organizations and doesn't accept applications. With a focus on Ohio, its interests lie in education, higher education and human services. The Youngstown Foundation: Thomas Hollern, executive director, P.O. Box 1162, Youngstown, Ohio 44501. A community foundation founded in 1918, its giving is limited to Mahoning County, with an emphasis on Youngstown. Its purpose is to support local charitable and educational agencies for the betterment of the community and make capital grants. Its emphases are on aid to handicapped children, community funds, youth agencies, music and cultural programs and hospitals. It supports building and renovation projects, capital campaigns, equipment and program development. It was the eighth largest community foundation in assets in all of Ohio in 2005.Salem Community Foundation: Melissa Costa, grants coordinator, 713 E. State St., Salem, Ohio 44460. A community foundation founded in 1966, it supports charitable, educational, scientific, literary, artistic, civic, public safety, welfare and recreational programs in Salem and Perry Township. It was the eighth largest community foundation in assets in Ohio outside of a major urban area in 2005.
Florence Simon Beecher Foundation: c/o David Sabine, senior vice president, Sky Bank, P.O. Box 479, Youngstown, Ohio 44501. An independent foundation established in 1969, whose giving is limited to Youngstown, and whose fields of interest are children and youth services and community development. It funds building and renovation programs, capital campaigns, equipment and program development.William M. and A. Cafaro Family Foundation: c/o Joseph S. Nohra, treasurer, The Cafaro Co., 2445 Belmont Ave., Youngstown, Ohio, 44504. An independent foundation established in 1998 with a focus on Ohio, it gives primarily for education, including college and university scholarships, but also gives to health associations, children, youth and social services, Roman Catholic organizations and churches.Anne Kilcawley Christman Foundation: Herbert H. Pridham, Butler Wick Trust Co., 100 Federal Plaza East, Youngstown, Ohio, 44503. An independent foundation established in 2002, it doesn't accept applications and gives only to pre-selected organizations, primarily in Ohio, with an emphasis on Youngstown. Its fields of interest are the arts, Christian agencies and churches, education, health care and human services.Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley: Patricia Brozik, executive director, 11 Federal Plaza, Suite 1600, Youngstown, Ohio 44503. A community foundation established in 1999, its giving is limited to Mahoning and Trumbull counties. Its fields of interest are aging centers and services, the arts, children and youth services, economic development, education, environment, health care, historic preservation and historical societies, human services, recreation and science. It supports building and renovation projects, capital campaigns, endowments, equipment and technical assistance and makes matching and challenge grants.First Place Bank Community Foundation: David J. Jenkins, secretary and executive director, P.O. Box 551, Warren, Ohio 44482. A company-sponsored foundation founded in 1998, it supports organizations involved with arts and humanities, education, health, social services, urban affairs and economic development, primarily in areas where the company operates. It gives to annual campaigns, building and renovation projects, capital campaigns, consulting services, curriculum development, employee matching gifts, equipment, general and operating support, land acquisition, matching and challenge support, program development and scholarship funds.Home Savings Charitable Foundation: Darlene Pavlock, executive director, Home Savings and Loan Co., P.O. Box 1111, Youngstown, Ohio 44501. A company-sponsored foundation founded in 1991, it focuses on Ohio, emphasizing Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties. It primarily supports organizations involved with arts and culture, education, and health and human services, funding both annual and capital campaigns.The Schwebel Family Foundation: Joseph Schwebel, P.O. Box 6018, Youngstown, Ohio 44501. An independent foundation formed in 1989, it contributes only to pre-selected organizations, primarily in Youngstown, and does not accept applications. It gives general and operating support to federated giving programs, health organizations, higher education, Jewish agencies and temples, performing arts, music and youth services.Raymond John Wean Foundation: Janet R. Weisberg, grants administrator, 108 Main Ave., S.W., Suite 1005, Warren, Ohio 44481. An independent foundation established in 1949, it focuses on Ohio and Pennsylvania and supports programs designed to help young children reach school age by removing obstacles to their healthy development. Its interests are in child and community development and early childhood education. It funds capital campaigns, curriculum and program development and program evaluation, with an emphasis on Mahoning, Trumbull and Cuyahoga counties and Allegheny County, Pa.Marie Denise DeBartolo York Foundation: Marie Denise DeBartolo York, 7620 Market St., Youngstown, Ohio 44512. An independent foundation established in 2000, it contributes only to pre-selected organizations and doesn't accept applications. With a focus on Ohio, its interests lie in education, higher education and human services. The Youngstown Foundation: Thomas Hollern, executive director, P.O. Box 1162, Youngstown, Ohio 44501. A community foundation founded in 1918, its giving is limited to Mahoning County, with an emphasis on Youngstown. Its purpose is to support local charitable and educational agencies for the betterment of the community and make capital grants. Its emphases are on aid to handicapped children, community funds, youth agencies, music and cultural programs and hospitals. It supports building and renovation projects, capital campaigns, equipment and program development. It was the eighth largest community foundation in assets in all of Ohio in 2005.Salem Community Foundation: Melissa Costa, grants coordinator, 713 E. State St., Salem, Ohio 44460. A community foundation founded in 1966, it supports charitable, educational, scientific, literary, artistic, civic, public safety, welfare and recreational programs in Salem and Perry Township. It was the eighth largest community foundation in assets in Ohio outside of a major urban area in 2005.