Click Here to watch a You Tube message about Special Needs Pooled Trusts.
Archive | News
RSS feed for this section
Grants – 2022
| Organization | Purpose | Funded 2022 | |
| Boundless | West Carrollton | Outdoor recreation space for youth with autism and related behavioral health challenges at our West Carrollton center. |
Grant Awards – Fiscal Year 2021
We launched our third grant cycle in January 2021. Through the investment growth of our Deceased Beneficiary Fund, we were proud to award over $79,000 in grants to local nonprofits serving people with disabilities.… Read the rest
Press Release- June 2021 – The Disability Foundation Announces Third-Party Trust
The Disability Foundation Announces Third-Party Trust
Local Foundation Provides New Option for People Living with Disabilities to Establish a Trust
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 28, 2021): The Disability Foundation is pleased to announce the offering of a new third-party trust.… Read the rest
Comments Off on Press Release- June 2021 – The Disability Foundation Announces Third-Party Trust
•
Continue Reading →
2020 COVID 19 Focused Grant Awards
Goodwill Easterseals
Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley is grateful for The Disability Foundation’s $2,170 grant for the purchase of items to enhance Miracle Clubhouse’s ability to reach members, support them during the pandemic, and help them maintain their mental health.… Read the rest
Gem City Podcast!
Listen to a recent Gem City Podcast with Patty Ioas of The Disability Foundation Board of Trustees and Greg Darling, Executive Director.… Read the rest
Grant Awards – 2019
2019 Grant Awards
Perhaps our proudest accomplishment this year is the launch of a grant cycle. Long in the planning, the organization will now award annual grants to nonprofit organizations that serve people living with disabilities.… Read the rest
Testimonials
If you’ve ever met Raymond “Raymie” Arnold, you would soon learn that one of his greatest passions is music—country western music. And if there’s country music playing, he’ll soon be up on the dance floor (or any spot big enough to make his moves) dancing his trademark combination of line dancing, Zumba, and aerobics. Raymond has Down syndrome, and at age 57, he shows no signs of slowing down. Most people that meet him become entranced by his infectious smile and big heart. In ju…
Eric established his pooled special needs trust with the Disability Foundation in January of 2019 with money he received from a settlement. Having a disability and not being able to work, Eric was forced to live on a tight budget. He was unable to do some of the things he wanted to do, and he was forced to rely on others more than he wanted. His trust has allowed him to increase his independence and develop interests he might not otherwise have been able to afford. Since establishing his t…
Melissa Lemmon spent decades dedicated to ensuring her son, Stefan, diagnosed with Pervasive Development Delay/Autism at age 3, received as many advantages that would help him become an involved community member. Whether it was through his education, opportunities to travel, employment at Dayton Children’s, she took the charge with energy. However, planning for the day when she wouldn’t be there to help with his daily financial decision was not something easily tackled. “Just thinking…
