Established in 2007 by Mark and Marianne Valentine as a memorial to their son. The fund is to provide scholarships to high school graduates who are active members of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Bryant, Indiana, Catholic Youth Organization. Category: Scholarships
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Norm Vinson Scholarship Fund
Established in 2009 by Toni and Joseph Vinson. The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarships to graduates of Jay County High School with preference given to residents of Pennville, Indiana. Category: Scholarships
Stephen R. Vore of Vore’s Welding and Steel Scholarship Fund
Established in 2017 by Stephen R. Vore, a Jay County native and longtime business owner. The fund is to provide scholarships to Jay County High School graduates who are pursuing a degree or certification in Welding Field. First preference will be given to students who are financially middle or lower class. Category: Scholarships
Joseph F. Vormohr Memorial Fund
Established in 2000 by Joann Vormohr as a memorial to her husband, a longtime Portland physician. The fund is to provide support for the elderly. Category: Field of Interest Funds
Mike Walters Student/Athlete Scholarship Fund
Established in 2003 by Mike Walters, a 1976 graduate of Jay County High School. The fund is to provide scholarships to JCHS graduates with a 3.0 or greater grade point average who have earned at least two varsity letters in athletics. Category: Scholarships
Wasmuth Trust Fund
Established in 1983 by Mr. Lou Wasmuth as a living memorial to his interest in the welfare of Portland. He was a longtime community leader and former owner of Portland Motor Parts. Lou asked that when funds were used that his wife Eula and son Alex be recognized. Category: Unrestricted Funds
Rob and Mindy Weaver Endowment Fund
Established in 2018 by Rob and Mindy. This unrestricted endowment will provide support to Jay County organizations under the direction of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Rob and Mindy are owners of WPGW Radio, and Mindy is retired from teaching Physics at Jay County High School. They both are active volunteers for many community organizations. […]
Dr. Kyle Weaver Endowment Fund
Established in 2018 by Rob and Mindy Weaver in honor of their son. This unrestricted endowment will provide support to Jay County organizations under the direction of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Kyle is an optometrist in Fort Wayne, IN. Category: Unrestricted Funds
Dr. Martha E. (Libby) Weaver Endowment Fund
Established in 2018 by Rob and Mindy Weaver in honor of their daughter. This unrestricted endowment will provide support to Jay County organizations under the directions of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Libby is a surgeon in Charlottesville, VA Category: Unrestricted Funds
Elda Mae (Winger) Weaver Scholarship Fund
Established in 1999 by Rob Weaver in memory of his mother who was a nurse for many years. The fund is to provide scholarships to high school graduates pursuing a degree in the nursing field. Category: Scholarships
Warren Wyatt Wells Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 2002 by Yvonne Wells in memory of her husband, a Jay County native and 1976 graduate of Jay County High School. The fund is to provide scholarships to Jay County High School graduates. Category: Scholarships
West Jay Community Center Endowment Fund
Established in 2000 by the West Jay Community Center Board of Directors. The fund is to provide operating support for the organization. Category: Organization Endowment Fund.
West Jay Community Center Endowment Fund
Established in 2000 as a fund of The Dunkirk Foundation by the West Jay Community Center Board of Directors. The fund is to provide operating support for the organization. The fund was transferred to The Portland Foundation in 2023 when The Dunkirk Foundation merged with The Portland Foundation.
West Jay Community Center Non-Permanent Fund
Established in 2008 as a fund of The Dunkirk Foundation by the West Jay Community Center Board of Directors. The fund is to provide support for major repairs at the West Jay Community Center. The fund was transferred to The Portland Foundation in 2023 when The Dunkirk Foundation merged with The Portland Foundation.
Westchester Cemetery Fund
Established in 2006 by the Nancy J. Saxman 2003 Revocable Trust. The fund is to provide support for maintenance and historical upkeep of the cemetery. Category: Organization Endowment Funds
Lance Corporal Andrew F. Whitacre Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 2018 by Ernie and Norma Whitacre in memory of their son who was killed in action in 2007 in Afghanistan in Operation Enduring Freedom. The fund is to provide support to Jay County High School graduates that have enlisted in any branch of the military by assisting in offsetting the cost of uniforms […]
John F. Wible Memorial Fund
Established in 2001 by Judith L. Wible, M.D. in memory of her father, Dr. John F. Wible, a sensory impaired engineer. The purpose of the fund is to provide support for the education of sensory impaired children, including providing scholarships to Jay County High School graduates pursuing a degree in Special Education, supporting the Jay […]
Barb Wilkinson Memorial Fund
Established in 2005 by Epsilon Phi Chapter of Delta Theta Tau Sorority in memory of Barb, who was served as the managing editor of The Commercial Review and was an active member of Jay Civic Theatre and Delta Theta Tau. Category: Unrestricted Funds
Phyllis M. Badders Williams Endowment
Established in 1999 by Maxwell Naas through the Naas Family Charitable Endowment. Mrs. Williams was a longtime friend of the Naas family. Category: Unrestricted Funds
J. Arthur Williams-Orville Easterday Trust
Established in 1952 by the Jay Garment Company. This is one of the first two original trusts of The Portland Foundation and the first to be funded. The trust was established as a memorial to Mr. Williams and Mr. Easterday, founders of the Jay Garment Company. Both men were business and civic leaders. The trust […]
A. Iona Williamson Trust
Established in 1979 by the will of Miss Williamson as a memorial to her parents, Monroe and Marie Williamson. Miss Williamson was a longtime employee of First National Bank and asked that the fund provide scholarships to Jay County students. Category: Scholarships
Zachary Allen Wolford 4-H Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 2005 by Heather Binegar, Zach’s mother. Zach was killed in a traffic accident before finishing his first year in Ivy Tech State College. Zach was a 10-year member of 4-H. This fund is to provide scholarships to graduates of Jay County High School who are member of the 4-H goat Project. Category: Scholarships
Women’s Endowment
Established in 2004 by the Foundation Board of Trustees. The purpose of the fund is to provide support for the Women’s Giving Circle. Category: Restricted Funds
Women’s Giving Circle Fund
Established in 2004 by the Foundation Board of Trustees as a nonpermanent fund to receive gifts on behalf of the Foundation’s Women’s Giving Circle. The mission of the Circle is to build a community of women philanthropists through the pooling of knowledge and resources for the purpose of providing grants to Jay County organizations and […]
Young Family Trust
Established in 1996 by John G. and Gretchen Young in honor of John’s father, R. Dwighht Young, a businessman and civic leader. Category: Unrestricted Funds
F. Edward and Marcelle Young Smith Scholarship Fund
Established in 2001 by the will of Mr. Smith. The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarships to Jay County High School graduates majoring in business. Category: Scholarships
Youth for Christ Endowment Fund
Established in 2014 by Douglas Inman. The purpose of the fund is to provide support for the BIGJAWs Chapter of Youth for Christ. Category: Restricted Funds
Youth Service Bureau of Jay County, Inc. Endowment Fund
Established in 1995 by the Youth Service Bureau of Directors. The fund is to provide operating support for the organization. Category: Organization Endowment Funds
Edward and Orpha Zearbaugh Memorial Endowment Fund
Established in 2011 by Dale and Ruth Ann Widman in memory of Mrs. Widman’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Zearbaugh were longtime Portland residents and were active in the community. The fund is to provide support for the operation of the Foundation. Category: Administrative Funds
Richard L. Loretta E. (Larry) Zeigler Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 2017 by Cynthia Mendenhall and Marianne Horn as a memorial to their father, a longtime farmer, and their mother, a longtime educator. The fund is to provide scholarships to Jay County residents who are in their junior year or higher in college, with first preference given to students pursuing a degree in education, […]
Margo Zielinski Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 2003 by Steve Zielinski in memory of his wife who passed away after a valiant battle with cancer. Margo was a teacher in the Jay School Corporation for 31 years. The fund is to provide scholarships to Jay County High School graduates who are pursuing a degree in education. Category: Scholarships
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Endowment
Established in 1999 by an anonymous gift. The fund is to provide for the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. Category: Restricted Funds
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