Hall of Fame members:

Dr. Edward Arenson, Jr.

Christine Brennan

Jon Hendricks

Cleveland O’Neal, III

Willard Webb, III

Jean Youngen

James Casper

Ruth Franklin

Larry Mindel

Burt Silverman

Judd Silverman

 

Century Circle members - early villagers who shaped our community in its formative years:

Ward Canaday

E.H. Close

John Willys

Charles Chittenden

Fredrich Kocher

Past, Present, Future

The Ottawa Hills Foundation was established in 1985 to fill a need for a community organization that promoted continued excellence in our Village and our school system. Since then many community and school projects have benefited from Foundation grants.

The Ottawa Hills Foundation provides the community and schools with an alternative source of funding for special projects and capital improvements.

Gifts to the foundation may be designated to the General Endowment Fund (benefiting the community and schools; School EndowmentView excerpts from "A Promise Kept" Fund (benefiting the schools only); or to a Special Projects Account such as A Promise Kept, the Ottawa Hills history book.

The Foundation's Board of Trustees currently is engaged in establishing a strong financial base for the Foundation. This base will become the principal from which interest income is generated to finance the Foundation's goals.

Funds for the Foundation are raised through various annual appeals and campaigns; special events; and alumni, memorial, and planned gifts.

 

     

Mission Statement & Goals

The mission of the Foundation is to perpetuate and endow the tradition of excellence in the Village of Ottawa Hills and its school system by supporting high standards in community living and education.  The goals of the Foundation are:

  • to establish an endowment that provides sufficient support for Foundation projects

  • to provide for long range development planning that guides and directs Foundation activities

  • to provide for grants and scholarships that encourage and embody academic and community excellence

  • to position the Foundation for continued viability and growth as a recognized philanthropic organization

You Can Participate

The Foundation is a unique way for individuals and corporations to express their commitment to the well-being of the community and school system. Contributions to this 501-C3 nonprofit organization are deductible for federal income, estate, and gift tax purposes.  Giving opportunities include:

outright gifts

 cash, stocks, securities

deferred gifts

 bequests, term trusts, gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, life insurance policies

memorial gifts

 tributes, honors, memorials

Board of Trustees

The leadership of the Foundation is vested in a 10- to 18-member Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is comprised of a student, a teacher, a Village Council member, a School Board member, and members-at-large.

Officers

David Baehren, MD - President

Tom Baird - Treasurer

Brian Wray - Alumni Association

Trustees

Larrie Mitchell

Karen Baker-Zepf

John Collins

Dee Talmage

Cari Stevens

Pete Shawaker

Dan Steinberg - Board of Education Representative

Rex Decker - Village Council Representative

Cathleen Heidelberg - Superintendent of Schools

Mary Geiger - Emeritus Trustee

"The Doors of Ottawa Hills" poster

 

Mr. Steve Wipfli´s digital art class created this wonderful poster representing doors of Ottawa Hills homes.

 

You may purchase a copy of this poster for just $20.00 in the main office of the High School. Make checks payable to the Ottawa Hills Foundation.  Proceeds from the sale will help defray the costs of the Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, which was held from June to October 2004, at the point where Indian and Bancroft intersect. 

 

The Foundation purchased this bronze sculpture, and it will remain permanently in the Village.