Growing up as an only child, Jane Scharrer felt that her pet dogs were an extension of her family. To celebrate her parents, who supported her lifelong devotion to animals, Jane established an endowed fund in 1997 that directs grants to the Humane Society of Greater Dayton and SICSA. “I hope that my gifts will help these organizations to continue their good work for animals in need for years to come,” Jane said in the Foundation’s 2003-04 Report to the Community.
Jane’s memory, along with those of her parents, endures today through the Albert H. and Helen N. Scharrer Fund, which has awarded more than $71,000 in grants to support animals in need.