Stories: Bath Community Fund Stories

By the time Jill Oldham took over as Chief Executive Officer of Greenleaf Family Services, the organization had served the local community by strengthening families through counseling, education, and support for well over 100 years. She stated, "We were...

Both Phil and Alex Vukoder agree: Bath Township is a wonderful place to raise their three children with the open spaces, parks, and vibrant small-town experience found in Ghent and Hammonds Corners. They also appreciate the quality of education their...

By August Scarpelli, artistic director of Western Reserve Playhouse It's no secret or surprise that the nonprofit arts world can be difficult to sustain an organization in, not to mention one in a smaller and mostly rural community. There are those of us...

Dear Bath Community Fund Friends and Supporters, This has been an exciting year for our Bath Community Fund! We celebrated our 10th anniversary, launched our "For Bath, Forever" Campaign, and awarded another $50,000 in grants to Bath nonprofits. Please find...

Bath Community Fund is excited to welcome two new advisory board members in 2024. James McClellan James McClellan grew up in Akron but spent over 30 years in the United States Air Force. He traveled all over the world, but when it was time to retire in 2021,...

As part of our 10th Anniversary, we're sharing stories of how grants from Bath Community Fund have impacted local nonprofits. To help us celebrate, Kim Gustely of Victory Gallop shared how Bath Community Fund has been instrumental to Victory Gallop's...

Bath Community Fund has proudly supported Crown Point Ecology Center for many years. From a cob wood-fired oven and workshops to an outdoor pavilion and donation garden, visitors can see projects that Bath Community Fund helped to fund just about anywhere on...

Bath Community Fund has proudly supported Stewart's Caring Place for many years. In 2023, the fund awarded Stewart's Caring Place a $4,000 grant to help the organization provide support services to Bath residents impacted by cancer. Since 2018, the...

Dear Bath Community Fund Friends and Supporters, I hope you have had an opportunity to review the list of 17 grants made in December to nonprofits serving the Bath community. This year, for the third year in a row, your Bath Community Fund was able to...

Bath Community Fund's Grants Committee and Advisory Board were proud to award a $2,000 grant to the Herberich Primary School PTA in 2022. This grant supported the installation of an inclusive playground that will serve families in the Bath community. The...