ABOUT STARK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

• Vision and Mission Statement
• History
• Governance
• Legal Status
• Staff
• Privacy Policy

Revised and Adopted on September 27, 2002

Stark Community Foundation is dedicated to promoting the betterment of Stark County and enhancing the quality of life of all its citizens. The Foundation will endeavor to be exemplary in its leadership in addressing community needs and challenges, in its integrity and imagination in serving the charitable interests of its donors, in its ability to create interest among others in becoming donors, and in its stewardship of its charitable assets.

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Stark Coummunity Foundation was established in 1963 as a multiple trusteeship community foundation by the five Stark County banks then operating trust departments.

Assets from the Edward A. Langenbach Trust, designated for charitable use in Canton and its environs, were transferred to the Foundation and matched by a contribution from The Timken Foundation of Canton.

At the end of 1964, all five Corporate Trustees in Stark County held funds of the Foundation, which totaled $4,601,694. Grants have been paid regularly since 1965 and, to date, total over $50 million.

In 1985, the Foundation formed a charitable corporation, Stark Community Foundation, Inc., and now operates in trust and corporate form maximizing flexability for donors.

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Members and appointing authorities include:

Committee Members

Management of Investments

Stark Community Foundation offers the tax advantages of a 501(c)(3) public charity and a 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) tax exempt organization.

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James A. Bower - President; jbower@starkcf.org	Patricia C. Quick - Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; pquick@starkcf.org
Cynthia M. Lazor - V.P. for Program; cmlazor@starkcf.org	Rhoda M. Blough - Corporate Secretary & Executive Assistant; rblough@starkcf.org
Howard S. Rubin, Jr. - VP for Development hrubin@starkcf.org	Kathleen C. Poporad - Program Officer; kpoporad@starkcf.org
Carol Hawk - Donor Services & Communications Officer; chawk@starkcf.org	Georgia Vretas - Secretary; gvretas@starkcf.org
Christine M. Kisgeropoulos, Financial Assistant; chrismk@starkcf.org	Marilyn Thomas Jones - Program Officer; mtjones@starkcf.org
Jackie Gilin, Grants Coordinator jgilin@starkcf.org
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Stark Community Foundation collects information form Donors and prospective Donors only to the extent necessary to facilitate their charitable gifts and/or to maintain correct contact information, i.e. name, address (es), phone number (s), and e-mail address(es). This information is not shared with anyone outside the Foundation. The information is maintained in computer databases not accessible to anyone but Foundation staff and in paper files within our business offices. If you wish to review information in your file, please contact the President or another officer.

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