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Previously
Established Funds
of the African-
American
Community Fund
Designated and donor advised
funds provide current or future
support to nonprofit organization(s)
selected by an individual,
organization or business.
Anonymous Fund #1
1996
An advised fund that receives direction from its
donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
Anonymous Fund #2
2013
An advised fund that receives direction from its
donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
Anonymous Fund #3
2013
A designated fund to benefit students at Sinclair
Community College who pursue a major in math.
African-American Community Fund
1992 - discretionary
Helps African-Americans
overcome adverse social
and economic conditions
affecting their community.
The discretionary fund was the first fund
under the umbrella of the African-American
Community Fund (AACF), which addresses
specific needs within the Miami Valley’s African-
American Community. The AACF is presided
over by an advisory board of leaders from
the Miami Valley and is a national model for
promoting philanthropy in the African-American
community.
Agape Charitable Endowment Fund
2015 – donor advised
Furthers the charitable interests of Gideon
S. A. Adegbile, a family medicine physician,
and Funmilayo O. Adegbile, a clinical
pharmacologist, by awarding grants to selected
nonprofit organizations, academic institutions
and agencies of change in Christendom.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Fund
1993 – donor advised
Fosters the scholastic and leadership aspirations
of selected young people in the Miami Valley
region. This fund was brought to the AACF by
three chapters of the fraternity, all located in
Wilberforce.
Willis and Mary
Bluford Turner
Memorial Fund
2002 - designated
Established by Gladys
Turner Finney in
remembrance of her parents. The fund will assist
individuals and organizations that affirm the
values of peacemaking and work to bring about
understanding and acceptance of one another
and the elimination of conflicts or barriers of
race, culture and language.
Clarence E., Sr., and Olivia Bowman
Fund
1993 – donor advised
Honors the parents of
Clarence E. Bowman, Jr.,
who wishes to encourage
community service, youth
service and leadership.
Louis M. “Lou” Brown Fund
2000 - designated
Memorializes this former Cinfed Employees
Federal Credit Union Board of Directors
President and Xavier University alumnus by
conferring scholarships upon African-American
students enrolled in the University’s College of
Business. Additional fund income will support
the African-American Community Fund.
Orlando V. and Leanora D. Brown
Endowment Fund
2000 - designated
Is set up to provide financial
assistance to The Piney Woods
School for troubled and at-
risk students and to Central
Chapel AME Church, where
the donors have been tithing
members for over 45 years.
Herbert M. Campbell Fund for the
American Cancer Society
2007 - designated
Provides assets to sustain the programs and
services of The American Cancer Society in
Montgomery County, Ohio.
The Central State University
Endowment Fund
2005 - designated
Will provide unrestricted operating revenue for
Central State University.
Community Health Centers of
Greater Dayton Fund
2008 - designated
Supports efforts to improve the health of
underserved individuals in the Greater Dayton
region by providing preventive and primary
health care services, regardless of the patients’
ability to pay.
Marva Cosby Endowment Fund
2013 – donor advised
Supports the charitable works
of Marva Cosby, president of
Cosby Consulting Group, LLC,
an active community volunteer
and one of Dayton’s 2012 Ten
Top Women.
Fred Conway, Jr. and Anita Conway
Endowment Fund
2013 – donor advised
Fund advances charitable
causes important to Anita
Conway, a retired Dayton
Public Schools teacher
and her husband, Fred
Conway, a retired United States Air Force civilian
employee.
Greater Dayton Youth Golf Academy
Fund
1998 - designated
Generates operating revenue for Dayton Youth
Golf Academy (DYGA). DYGA was founded to
teach area boys and girls to play the game of
golf. Golf is used to develop courtesy, discipline,
integrity and self-esteem.
The First 200 Fund
1995 - designated
Honors Jeraldyne K. Blunden, Founder and
Artistic Director of the Dayton Contemporary
Dance Company and 1994 recipient of a genius
grant from the MacArthur Foundation. This fund
provides tuition assistance for minority young
people to attend contemporary dance classes.
The Gem City Medical Society
Foundation
2004 – committee advised
Supports and promotes African-American
health issues within the Greater Miami Valley
community. The fund was established by five
local physicians and dentists.
The Charles, Ronald and Reginald
Hall Fund
2003 - designated
Will furnish annual
unrestricted operating
revenue for Bethel
Missionary Baptist Church
in Dayton. The late Charles Hall and his sons,
Ronald and Reginald, are 33rd Degree Masons.
Lorenzo and Nadine Harris Family Fund
2000 - designated
Benefits Mary Scott Nursing Home, Summit
Christian Church and the University of Dayton
Scholarships for minority students, three
charities of interest to Nadine Harris and her late
husband, Lorenzo.