New Board Chair Ellen Ireland
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S UMMER 2 013 The Dayton Foundation GOOD Wright Brothers’ Home Has New Owner The Dayton Foundation transfers Hawthorn Hill to Dayton History istory has come full circle H – in 65 years – now that Dayton History owns Hawthorn Hill, the Wright Brothers’ home in Oakwood, thanks to The Dayton Foundation and The inside Wright Family Foundation. features Full circle indeed. After all, Dayton History, Montgomery County’s official historical organization, evolved from Carillon Park – a legacy of Edward A. Deeds. A friend Pg. 5 of Orville Wright and an Homeless Shelter NCR Corporation executive, Residents Get Back Colonel Deeds urged NCR to on Their Feet buy Hawthorn Hill in 1948 to protect it after Orville’s death. Then in 2006, NCR gifted it to The Wright Family Foundation of The Dayton Foundation, which transferred ownership of Pg. 6 the home to Dayton History The Wright Family Foundation of The Dayton Foundation contracted with Dayton History in 2007 to manage in June. tours of the home. A $1 million combined gift to establish the new Friends of Hawthorn Hill Fund of The Dayton New Endowment Foundation will help with the home’s ongoing preservation. Funds “Talk about goose bumps!” said Brady Kress, president and President Michael M. Parks continuing its long-term Dayton Foundation. These CEO of Dayton History. “Deeds said, “The Dayton Foundation preservation.” donors included the Harry A. saved the house in 1948, and was honored to assist in the To help preserve and main- Toulmin, Jr., and Virginia B. it’s symbolic that the museum unprecedented gift of this tain Hawthorn Hill in the Toulmin Fund and The Jack organization he started is here historic home to The Wright future, multiple donors have W. and Sally D. Eichelberger to make sure Hawthorn Hill is Family Foundation in 2006. contributed a $1 million com- Foundation, both of The Pg. 7 preserved once again.” Transferring it to Dayton bined gift for the new Friends Fund Helps Donor continued on page 3 Say ‘Thank You‘ to Dayton Foundation History is the next step in of Hawthorn Hill Fund of The Community New Board Chair Ellen Ireland Pg. 7 Recent Embracing the fabric of our community Discretionary Grants s a longtime Dayton resi- “IT’S THE COLLECTIVE“ is shared by The Dayton A dent, volunteer and the EXPERIENCES AND THE Foundation and represents one new Chair of The Dayton great PEOPLE I’vE of its greatest strengths. Foundation Governing Board, The Foundation’s special SERVED WITH that Ellen S. Ireland has learned position as a catalyst for leader- many things and come to HAVE MADE ME TRULY ship initiatives attracted her appreciate much about her VALUE THE fabric OF to The Dayton Foundation, community. Foremost is the .“THIS COMMUNITY.” first as a member of its depth of passion and steadfast Marketing and Public Relations – Ellen S. Ireland – commitment Greater Dayto- Committee then as a member nians have for helping others gifts are varied and diverse. It of its Governing Board. She “It’s the collective experi- doesn’t matter who we are or also has served as chair of the ences and the great people I’ve where we come from. What is Foundation’s Development served with that have made me important is where we are at this Committee. Learn to Earn truly value the fabric of this moment, and how we use our Dayton, the Foundation’s new- community,” she said. “We all skills to work together.” est leadership initiative that is bring something different. Our Ellen S. Ireland This vision, she believes, continued on page 2 difficult to navigate the social, Foundation’s Community Ireland economic and emotional bar- Impact Endowment Funds,” riers to educational success,” she said. “Dayton has come continued she said. “I’m so encouraged a long way, but the needs in by Learn to Earn Dayton. We our region are vast and our have tremendous leadership desire for positive change is working to ensure that all of launching this collaborative, great. Every day The Dayton Greater Dayton’s children are regional conversation that will Foundation is asked to play ready to learn at kindergar- help address and resolve these a greater and greater role in ten and on a path to gainful barriers. For our community efforts to address these needs employment after achieving to prosper, we must ensure and the growing demands a post-high school credential, the future of our children and upon nonprofits. We only can especially is important to her. the continuation of a growing, do this if the Foundation has Enhanced urban educa- skilled workforce.” more unrestricted resources. tion, specifically bringing Education was a value For individuals to feel that equality to our region’s young instilled in her at a young age. The Ireland family: (left to right) daughters Elizabeth and Olivia, Ellen their contribution, no matter people, is of utmost concern to Her parents encouraged her Ireland and her husband, Jeff Ireland how small, can be part of her. Through her experiences and her three siblings to go to redefined itself and is growing. success of the Foundation,” a community solution is volunteering with Dayton college, pursue careers and be It’s an exciting time.” she said. “They understand very special. financially independent. A In her eight years as a the needs of our region and “The Dayton Foundation certified public accountant, member of the Governing have a willingness to pitch in has more than 92 years of she worked for more than 20 Board, she especially is proud and help. The work we do is charitable giving experience years in the fields of finance of The Dayton Foundation’s so important, and I am excited in Greater Dayton,” she con- and health care. She has passed reputation as one of the most to see how The Dayton tinued. “Our strong leadership on the same educational expec- innovative and successful Foundation and our donors and dedicated donors will tations to her two daughters, community foundations in have evolved, becoming more ensure that it will be here for with her oldest daughter the nation. This success, she inclusive and representative recently graduating with believes, is due to being stra- of the entire community. The dual degrees from law and tegically focused and having ability to knit people together public policy schools and her truly committed donors, great and work for the common youngest daughter starting at staff, a multitude of volunteers good will present tremen- Ellen Ireland and her College Denison University in the fall. and a high caliber Board. dous opportunities moving Promise student, Brittany (left) Also a strong advocate for “We have a very talented, forward.” Leadership Academies, the region, she sees Greater committed and diverse She and her husband, Jeff Dayton Public Schools’ Dayton as one of the best group of individuals working Ireland, are donors of The Residence Park World of communities in the nation for together to ensure the future Dayton Foundation. They Ellen and Jeff Ireland with their Wonder PreK-8, Montgomery families and young adults. have a Charitable Checking daughter Elizabeth (center) County Ohio College Promise “Dayton is such an acces- AccountSM and a deferred “...I’m EXCITED TO... generations to come. There and Oakwood Schools, she sible and affordable place to endowment fund, which are other nationally branded has learned much about the live. We have a can-do spirit SEE HOW THE Dayton includes an unrestricted charitable fund options avail- growing needs of our region’s where everyone is welcome to FOUndation AND portion to perpetuate the able, but those organizations children and how these needs get involved and be a part of Foundation’s community OUR DONORS HAVE don’t have the level of com- reflect on Dayton’s economic a greater effort,” she said. “It’s leadership role. EVOLVED, BECOMING munity understanding that future. encouraging to see the num- “One of the Foundation’s The Dayton Foundation has. “All children have an ber of nimble and innovative MORE INCLUSIVE greatest assets is the variety It’s difficult to imagine Greater enormous desire to be suc- companies being launched, AND representatiVE of charitable fund options Dayton without The Dayton cessful, and every parent especially when so many that help people to help oth- OF THE ENTIRE Foundation. We represent the wants what is best for his or communities our size across ers, including options for community and help make her child. For some families, the nation are still struggling .“COMMUNITY.” individuals to become part good things happen.” however, it’s much more economically. Dayton has – Ellen S. Ireland – of larger efforts through the Special Thanks to Jerry Tatar he Dayton Foundation AccountsSM and 81 new and set the stage for a vibrant During his tenure as T would like to thank Jerry endowed funds. Many of and creative arts community chair, the Foundation made it F. Tatar for providing out- these included unrestricted for years to come. possible to transfer Hawthorn standing leadership as chair or field-of-interest funds The Foundation also Hill, the historic Oakwood of the Foundation’s Govern- (or designated a portion as adopted a new leadership home built for Orville and ing Board during the last 18 unrestricted) to help the initiative designed to help our Wilbur Wright, to Dayton months. Foundation respond to press- region’s young people. Learn History and raised $1 million Coupling his years of expe- ing community needs and to Earn Dayton is building to establish the Friends of rience as the head of a multi- opportunities. tremendous momentum in Hawthorn Hill Fund of The billion-dollar corporation Under his chairman- its efforts to ensure that our Dayton Foundation to assist with his deep commitment ship, the Foundation grew children are on an educational with the home’s preservation for Greater Dayton, he guided its leadership and convening path to survive and compete (see page one article).