Firelands Endowment

The Firelands Endowment

The Firelands Endowment Fund is supported by the Community Foundation of Lorain County. The Community Foundation is a non-profit organization that began in 1980 and is dedicated to making all of Lorain County a better place to live and work. The Foundation is governed by a 20 member Board of Directors who hire investment managers who pools all assets to increase investment diversification, thereby reducing costs.

Locally, we have Endowment Trustee's who oversee the accounts managed for The Firelands Local School Districts. These dedicated individuals are able to award as much as 5.5% of the average market value of each account, annually. Earnings are reinvested into the principal to keep the funds growing for future needs. This support will be used to enhance non-required school programs and student scholarships. The Firelands Endowment Fund shall be used for the support and enhancement of Education within The Firelands Local School District.

To date, The Firelands Endowment Trustees distributed 430 grants totaling over $500,000 and 353 scholarships totaling over $405,000!

News

Connect to a Cause 2023:

Many "THANKS" from the Firelands Schools Endowment Trustees to all the donors who participated in the Lorain County Community Foundations "Connect to a Cause" event on Thursday, September 21st. We truly appreciate the continued community and staff support. Again this year, over $3,600 was donated to the Endowment Fund.

Through the years, the Endowment's 16 separate funds have been able to award 430 grants totaling over $500,000 and 353 scholarships totaling $405,000 to support the students of the Firelands School District. All of these made possible by tax-deductible contributions from our community members, alumni and staff which are never spent. Only the interest earned is available for distribution. Contributions keep working over and over again!

Thank you all.......this support of the Endowment Fund will continue the legacy to enrich the lives of Firelands Local School students.

Trustees,

Barb Bechtel, Jerry Born, Ann Buchs, Bob Danicki, Amy Hignett, Kellsey Horton, Scott Northeim, Kristi Palmer, Dan Pycraft, Tammy Schultz, Kathy Whitmore, Diane Zimmer

FHS Received a New Outdoor Classroom

The Firelands Endowment has provided an outdoor classroom at the new high school. Click here to read more.

Scholarship Opportunities

2023 Endowment Scholarships that were available:

Applications are available in the Guidance Office or on-line or through a Google application. Deadline for application was February 28, 2023.

Congratulations to the 2023 Endowment Scholarship Winners!

Donations

Donations to the various accounts allows the Endowment Trustees to continue to support our programs and our students. Your contributions are necessary to keep this program growing and they are sincerely appreciated.

To choose a fund to donate to, please click:

You will be taken to the Community Foundation's website. Under keyword simply type Firelands Schools. You will see all of the different accounts that are set up to benefit a FLSD student or program.

The Firelands Endowment Committee proudly supports the following accounts: