Celebrating 100 Years!

From 1921 to today, The Dayton Foundation has been helping people help others in Greater Dayton and beyond! From an initial gift of $250,000 from the Patterson family, to $653 million in assets as of June 30, 2020, The Dayton Foundation is upholding the dream to help individuals help others in Greater Dayton and beyond.

In celebration of our 100th Anniversary (1921 to 2021), The Dayton Foundation is launching a year-long Centennial Celebration highlighting 100 Years of Helping You Help Others. Follow along with the celebration by frequently visiting our Centennial Celebration hub. Here you will find, listed below, some interesting facts about the Foundation with a timeline cataloging highlights from the past 100 years, links to centennial news, donor stories, and links to follow along with our 100 Gifts to the Community campaign.

The Dayton Foundation is honored to help more than 3,900 individuals who have established charitable funds at the Foundation to help others in our community and beyond.

Centennial Timeline »

100 Donor Stories »

100 Gifts to the Community »

Watch the Centennial Kick-off »

Centennial Celebration Sponsors

Hear from this month’s featured Centennial Celebration sponsor, Flagel Huber Flagel.

The Dayton Foundation’s Centennial Celebration is presented by PNC.

Lead sponsorship provided by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.,

with Partner sponsors Buckingham Advisors and Fifth Third Bank.

Supporting sponsors include:

Media support provided by: