Piqua Community Foundation
Post Office Box 226
Piqua, Ohio 45356
United States
Mission
To encourage charitable giving that benefits residents of Piqua, Ohio, and to provide a variety of ways to help them meet their charitable giving goals
Most Meaningful Change
Our foundation has helped assist several local initiatives by serving as the conduit for their fundraising efforts. In the past few years, we have facilitated three drives: first, to renovate and restore a 100+-year-old historic building that now houses the public library, a banquet facility, a local candystore/coffeehouse and a restaurant/bar; second, provided artificial turf for our local high school football field, allowing safer playing conditions and all-weather use of the stadium for tournament games which raises funds for the athletic department; and third, allowed the renovation of our local historical site that honors native American heritage and our historic participation in the Miami-Erie canal system. In each case, we worked with local organizations or schools that were without the means to conduct the financial part of their fundraising campaign.
1993 Year Founded
1 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$2,676,290 Endowment Value
$454,315 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Piqua Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | Post Office Box 226 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Piqua |
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State / Region | Ohio |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 45356 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | 126 W. High Street |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Piqua |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Ohio |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | 45356 |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 937-615-9080 |
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Email | Piquacf@sbcglobal.net |
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Website | www.Piquacommunityfoundation.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Karen Wendeln, Executive Director |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Karen Wendeln |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Executive Director |
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Year Founded | 1993 |
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Mission Statement | To encourage charitable giving that benefits residents of Piqua, Ohio, and to provide a variety of ways to help them meet their charitable giving goals |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 20,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 1 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 17 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $1,673,861 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $561,531 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $559,996 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $454,315 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $2,676,290 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | A little improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played an important role |
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Inadequate government services | No role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a slight role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | No role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played an important role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Very little time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Very little time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | Very little time |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Important but not central |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Important but not central |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Important but not central |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Important but not central |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Little |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Not at all |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Not at all |
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Information technology | Lot |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Little |
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Advocacy with authorities | Not at all |
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Job training | Little |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Never |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Rarely |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Never |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Never |
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Advocacy | Never |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Rarely |
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Community needs assessment | Rarely |
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Leadership development | Never |
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Internships | Never |
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Providing space for local organizations | Never |
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Access to information technology | Never |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Rarely |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | No change |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting better |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Do not work in this sphere |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Do not work in this sphere |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | A few small achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Do not work in this sphere |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Do not work in this sphere |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | A few small achievements |
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Quality of the environment | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | A few small achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Do not work in this sphere |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Do not work in this sphere |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | A few small achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Little |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Not at all |
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Schools | Lot |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Particular foundation | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Other organization | Helpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Important |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Our foundation has helped assist several local initiatives by serving as the conduit for their fundraising efforts. In the past few years, we have facilitated three drives: first, to renovate and restore a 100+-year-old historic building that now houses the public library, a banquet facility, a local candystore/coffeehouse and a restaurant/bar; second, provided artificial turf for our local high school football field, allowing safer playing conditions and all-weather use of the stadium for tournament games which raises funds for the athletic department; and third, allowed the renovation of our local historical site that honors native American heritage and our historic participation in the Miami-Erie canal system. In each case, we worked with local organizations or schools that were without the means to conduct the financial part of their fundraising campaign. |
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