2025-10-22T05:57:48-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 311768219 Knox County Foundation KNOX 7403923270 101 E Gambier Street Mount Vernon OH 43050 Marc J Odenweller Finance Director 2025-10-22 true 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Marc Odenweller 101 E Gambier Street Mount Vernon OH 43050 33658279 false X www.knoxcf.org X 2002 OH To improve the quality of life in Knox County through planned charitable giving. To provide a vehicle for donors of varied interests to support charitable and community activities. To assess and respond to emerging and changing community needs in the fields of education, youth services, recreation, arts and culture, social services, and civic, economic and community development. To develop a permanent endowment for the community, and to serve as a catalyst for the initiation of vital projects. 11 11 4 20 0 5041878 3115674 131733 161786 4481657 8381290 0 9655268 11658750 4139456 5311478 0 418143 449017 0 219108 443842 698852 5001441 6459347 4653827 5199403 102945146 116216744 17954059 21397034 84991087 94819710 X To improve the quality of life in Knox County through planned charitable giving. To provide a vehicle for donors of varied interests to support charitable and community activities. To assess and respond to emerging and changing community needs in the fields of education, youth services, recreation, arts and culture, social services, and civic, economic and community development. To develop a permanent endowment for the community, and to serve as a catalyst for the initiation of vital projects. false false 3705122 3646321 Grants awarded to qualifying non-profit organizations as either approved by the Foundation board or as recommended or designated by donors. Grants awarded are to address charitable wishes of Foundation donors (donor advised/designated funds) or based upon community needs as determined by the Foundation board (community impact and field of interest funds). 1223959 1165157 Awarded scholarships to Knox County students based upon established eligibility requirements and merit. Requirements include but are not limited to academic achievement, field of interest, and affiliations with specific schools or employers. Donors establish scholarship funds to assist qualifying students with tuition costs. The Foundation utilizies a scholarship committee that reviews application requests from graduating high school seniors and adults more than two years after high school graduation. Scholarships are available for degrees at two or four year colleges and universities as well as accredited trade & technical schools. 740330 Community development projects to enhance local vibrancy and recreational activities in cities and villages located in Knox County. During 2024, Knox County Foundation supported Knox Development Partnership to acquire key buildings located in the Downtown Mount Vernon economic corridor. In addition, Knox County Foundation supported village projects including the Fredericktown Splash Pad and the Ackerman Nature Reserve Project. 196962 Economic Development Initiative to support strategic partnerships focused on planning and encouraging economic growth throughout Knox County. The Foundation established key relationships with other economic-focused organizations as well as government and civic leaders in Mount Vernon, Danville, Fredericktown, Centerburg and Gambier. Through these partnerships, projects were identified that improved key economic and tourist corridors to generate planned development. 196962 5866373 true true false false false true false false false true true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false false true 3 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X X Marc Odenweller 7403923270 101 E Gambier Street Mount Vernon OH 43050 Jeffrey Scott Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 149500 0 8970 Marc Odenweller Finance Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 111000 0 6600 Marsha Rinehart Chair 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ian Watson Vice-Chair 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kurt Schisler Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kim Rose Secretary 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tyler Griffith Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Libby Wright Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Wes Snyder Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ora Smith Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Otho Eyster Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Wagner Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Vicki Sant Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Daniels Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 260500 15570 2 false true false Park National Bank One South Main Street Mount Vernon OH 43050 Investment Mgmt Fees 191055 1 3115674 663983 3115674 Admin Fee - Agency Endow 161786 161786 161786 1977316 1977316 0 0 0 28403503 21999529 6403974 6403974 6403974 0 0 0 0 11658750 6565760 1977316 4146321 4146321 1165157 1165157 0 0 276070 51372 121953 102745 0 119437 119437 7226 7226 16357 6220 5941 4196 29927 13227 9064 7636 138915 138915 1655 1655 16835 16835 0 0 0 0 70577 70577 13362 13362 54249 11738 32743 9768 0 9058 1920 7138 0 0 8409 8409 0 0 0 4422 4422 Fredericktown Splash Pad Devel 85749 85749 Ackerman Preserve Development 72706 72706 Economic Dev - Direct Costs 71776 71776 Economic Dev - Contract 61657 61657 89482 51867 13429 24186 6459347 5866373 373866 219108 1124055 255142 3817601 1975000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 828527 828527 828527 96926755 112998541 248208 159534 0 0 0 102945146 116216744 17954059 21397034 17954059 21397034 X 16789340 30835158 68201747 63984552 84991087 94819710 102945146 116216744 5199403 4629220 X false true X true false X 6889068 2767062 1633936 5031628 2450092 18771786 0 0 6889068 2767062 1633936 5031628 2450092 18771786 4247816 14523970 1468917 1597795 1547063 1737074 1977316 8328165 0 0 27099951 0.53590 0.52050 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 77 311 792347 1845321 1714800 1946249 13049034 50447439 true true 73207855 2897787 11456227 4219280 677571 82665018 63138122 4329250 9528489 3227152 560854 73207855 73571773 3353037 -10482649 2764925 539114 63138122 63046407 4486137 10952983 4351853 561901 73571773 53859732 5499718 7285554 3178221 420376 63046407 0.55000 0.45000 false false false 99770 99770 728757 728757 828527 Agency Funds 21397034 21397034 16287970 4629220 4629220 11658750 11658750 6459347 6459347 6459347 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. Endowment funds are held for charitable grants per terms of either donor instrument of transfer or per approved request of donor. true Acacia Fraternity Foundation 12721 Meeting House Rd Carmel IN 46032 351778332 275000 0 Donor Advised Support Alcohol & Drug Freedom Center of Knox County Mount Vernon OH 43050 310963263 37100 0 Donor Designations American Red Cross of Knox Co 300 N Mulberry St Mount Vernon OH 43050 530196605 21473 0 Designated Fund/Donor Advised Area Development Foundation 110 E High Street Mount Vernon OH 43050 316041648 501(c)6 36575 0 Downtown Exp Coord. Bladensburg Comm Heritage 25821 New Guilford Road Bladensburg OH 43005 811020031 50000 0 Donor Advised Support Central Ohio Tech College 1179 University Drive Newark OH 43055 310802020 52846 0 Knox Promise - Tuition Support City of Mount Vernon 40 Public Square Mount Vernon OH 43050 316400234 21100 0 MVPD K-9/Donor Desig Doctors without Borders PO Box 5030 Hagerstown MD 21741 133433452 21830 0 Donor advised grant Faith Lutheran Church 170 Mansfield Rd Mount Vernon OH 43050 316040139 23129 0 Annual Desig. First Congreg United Church 200 N Main St Mount Vernon OH 43050 314446190 100073 0 Annual & Donor Designations Food for the Hungry 1684 Venture Drive Mount Vernon OH 43050 311667740 56870 0 Donor Designations Foundation for Knox Comm Hosp 1330 Coshocton Road Mount Vernon OH 43050 311081020 320900 0 ER Expansion Project Foundation Park Conservancy 121 E High Street Mount Vernon OH 43050 264646309 24600 0 Donor Advised Support Fredericktown Comm Dev Found PO Box 140 Fredericktown OH 43019 311012546 26000 0 Economic Development Gay St United Methodist Ch 18 N Gay St Mount Vernon OH 43050 316136425 18029 0 Annual Designations Ground Truth Project 9450 SW Gemini Dr Beaverton OR 97008 460908502 25000 0 Intel Impact Report Study Habitat for Humanity Knox Co 405 W Chestnut Street Mount Vernon OH 43050 311216750 176360 0 Headquarters Improv. Interchurch Social Services 306 W Gambier St Mount Vernon OH 43050 310798044 118035 0 Centerburg Expansion Jelloway United Methodist 21248 Wooster Road Danville OH 43014 25000 0 Annual Designation Kenyon College 106 College Park Drive Gambier OH 43022 314379507 86750 0 Annual Desig/Community Intership Knox Co Educational Srv Ctr 306 Martinsburg Rd Mount Vernon OH 43050 311027533 34980 0 Career Navigator/Youth Enrich. Knox Co Historical Society PO Box 522 Mount Vernon OH 43050 310896419 25000 0 Donor Advised Grant Knox Co Regional Airport 6481 Kinney Road Mount Vernon OH 43050 311441644 60100 0 Aviation Center Knox Co Humane Society 400 Columbus Rd Mount Vernon OH 43050 311105030 18850 0 Annual Designations Knox Development Partnership 101 E Gambier Street Mount Vernon OH 43050 874726209 500000 0 Economic Development Lifewise Inc 5375 Grace St Hilliard OH 43026 454002535 50000 0 Donor Advised Support Mt Vernon Nazarene Univ 800 Martinsburg Road Mount Vernon OH 43050 310725957 71176 0 Academic Clamps/Ignite Program MTVarts Inc 1558 Coshocton Ave PMB 168 Mount Vernon OH 43050 263870025 14900 0 MTVarts Warehouse New Directions Shelter PO Box 453 Mount Vernon OH 43050 311058476 10543 0 Donor/Annual Designations New Life Church 665 Harcourt Road Mount Vernon OH 43050 30000 0 Lamb Park Project Northgate Church 51 Fourwinds Drive Sunbury OH 43050 310965236 27000 0 Donor Advised Grant Pregnancy Srv of Delaware Co 43 Northwood Drive Delaware OH 43015 141859394 50000 0 Donor Advised Support Sanctuary Community Action 302 S Market Street Danville OH 43014 311400965 15000 0 Donor Advised Grant Schwab Charitable PO Box 2430 Omaha NE 68103 311640316 160869 0 Donor Advised Support St Lukes Catholic Church 307 S Market St Danville OH 43014 310848098 11000 0 Donor / Annual Designations St Pauls Episcopal Church 100 E High St Mount Vernon OH 43050 314420546 13908 0 Annual Designations St Vincent DePaul School 303 E High St Mount Vernon OH 43050 314379570 19730 0 Annual Desig. The Catholic Foundation 257 East Broad Street Columbus OH 43215 311116640 30000 0 Donor Advised Support The Salvation Army 206 E Ohio Avenue Mount Vernon OH 43050 340714378 392542 0 Child Care Facility United Way of Knox County 110 East High Street Mount Vernon OH 43050 314411236 133963 0 Program Support/Designations Vista Village Inc 92 Northwoods Blvd Ste B1 Columbus OH 43235 843029795 99500 0 Donor Advised Support Woodward Development Corp 107 South Main Street Mount Vernon OH 43050 311573317 53500 0 Annual Designation YMCA of Mount Vernon 103 N MAIN STREET MOUNT VERNON OH 43050 314379595 45590 0 Annual/Donor Designations 42 1 Post-secondary Scholarships 346 1165000 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The Foundation requires organizations who receives grants through the competitive grants program to submit progress and final grant reports. These reports detail progress of the project and how funds were expended. The Foundation will also visually observe certain signficant grants associated with capital projects.All grants to individuals through the scholarship program are distributed directly to the educational institution. Allowable uses of the scholarship funds are explained to the institutions as well as requirements for unused funds. Although students benefit through the scholarship program, no distributions are made directly to an individual. X true true X X X false false false false false false false false false Jeffrey Scott Executive Dir. 149500 8970 158470 Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a. X 13 663983 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Board of Directors will review the 990 tax return before it is submitted. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Annually at the first meeting of the year, the board members must read & initial the conflict of interest policy and disclose any conflicts. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The board empowers the executive committee to appoint a compensation committee. The board requires the executive and finance director to complete a self evaluation form. The board uses comparable salary data to detemine compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents, policies and financial statements are available upon request. Statement Note 1 DURING 2002, ALL ASSETS FROM MOUNT VERNON COMMUNITY TRUST (23-7002871) WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MOUNT VERNON AND KNOX COUNTY (31-1768219). ALL CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY MOUNT VERNON COMMUNITY TRUST DURING 2002 AND THEREAFTER ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MOUNT VERNON AND KNOX COUNTY. ALL GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS WILL BE MADE FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MOUNT VERNON AND KNOX COUNTY. KCF Real Estate I LLC 101 E Gambier Street Mount Vernon OH 43050 Real Estate OH 828527 N/A Schnormeier Gardens Foundation 8701 Laymon Road Mount Vernon OH 43050 261851213 Arts, Culture and Humanities OH 501(c)(3) 11(A) N/A true Camp Cornish Foundation 20280 Cornish Road Mount Vernon OH 43050 462262690 Camp for youth and scouts OH 501(c)(3) 11(A) N/A true Mount Vernon Arts Consortium Inc 214 S Main Street Mount Vernon OH 43050 852208856 Support of local arts venues OH 501(c)3 11(a) N/A true Knox Development Partnership Inc 101 E Gambier Street Mount Vernon OH 43050 874726209 Economic and cultural development OH 501(c)3 11(A) NA true false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false Schnormeier Gardens Foundation c 450000 Cash (FMV) Knox Development Partnership Inc b 500000 Cash (FMV)