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Phone: (937) 222-0410
info@daytonfoundation.org
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What We Do

The Dayton Foundation is a community foundation that has been helping people help others in the Greater Dayton Region since 1921.

We provide unmatched services, resources, support and counsel to help individuals achieve their charitable giving goals; we assist other nonprofits by funding important initiatives and offering our expertise to help them operate more effectively; and we're helping build a better Dayton by identifying important issues and bringing together the people and organizations who can solve them.

Whether you are an individual, financial advisor, nonprofit organization or someone wanting to make a difference, The Dayton Foundation can help you help others.

IMPROVING OUR REGION'S QUALITY OF LIFE
We support donors and charitable organizations whose interest is to improve our region's quality of life by:

• helping donors and their advisors develop the best and most tax-wise, customized and effective charitable giving plans;
• maintaining the integrity of our donors' charitable intent, today and in perpetuity;
• investing and managing charitable funds - as of September 30, 2011, 1,530 Charitable Checking AccountsSM, 1,193 endowed (long-term) funds and 335 legacy donors (planned and deferred gifts;
awarding grants ($33.2 million awarded in fiscal year 2010-11) to assist charitable causes and our community's not-for-profit organizations; and
• providing a variety of services to help strengthen local not-for-profit organizations.


Read more about the Foundation's facts and recent accomplishments.

Convening Others for Our Community's Benefit
The Dayton Foundation also brings together community leaders and not-for-profit organizations to strengthen our community by:

• identifying emerging problems and opportunities in our region and
• finding new ways to work together to meet these challenges.

Employing Charitable-Giving Experts to Help Charitable People
Our team of professional and support staff is committed to:

• helping donors make a difference in our community and with the charitable organizations they care about;
• providing skilled, long-term professional management of donors’ charitable dollars and charitable wishes; and
• assisting donors and their advisors identify the best and most tax-wise giving vehicles to help them achieve their charitable goals.

Let us help you realize your charitable dream — simply and efficiently. Learn more about our staff on the Who Here Can Help You page.


To read informative articles about donors and our work with not-for-profit organizations, access current and archived issues of Good News, our general newsletter. You also may read donors' stories by clicking here.

Got a question? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page.

The Dayton Foundation has met all national standards for U.S. community foundations and is accredited by The Council on Foundations and the Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations. Read more about our accreditation and standards.

 

 


The Dayton Foundation. We Help You Help Others
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File date: 12-21-2011
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