United Way of North Central Ohio Reaches; Exceeds Community Campaign Goal
Open House Events Scheduled to Celebrate & Thank Supporters
United Way of North Central Ohio is celebrating! Not only have they reached their Community Campaign goal, but they have exceeded it, closing out the annual campaign at 103% of goal. Thanks to the generosity of 1,219 individual donors and 160 workplace campaigns, UWNCO is prepared to continue funding Bold Goal programs in Crawford, Marion, and Wyandot counties through 2023. They will also be able to facilitate and fund new collaborative programs working to find solutions to regional challenges in housing, transportation, childcare, and more. Some funds will be held in reserve for emergency and small grant distribution throughout the funding cycle.
This is the first campaign since the COVID 19 pandemic for which United Way of North Central Ohio has met their annual goal.
“The community has really rallied for United Way this year. I feel like the changes we’ve made in the way our organization operates are working, and that our partners and donors are seeing that,” said Amber Wertman, executive director of United Way of North Central Ohio. “We’ve made a commitment to RBA [Results-Based Accountability] and I think corporate donors in particular appreciate our use of data and accountability in making funding decisions.”
Wertman and Leslie Schneider, UWNCO resource development director, recently distributed plaques to top corporate donors and workplace campaign participants, thanking them for their continued support of United Way and the community. Recipients included Stiger Precast Inc.; Trigo Inc.; Whirlpool Corporation; Ohio Mutual Insurance Group; Nucor Steel; Timken; Honda of America; Park National Bank; Sims Brothers; First Citizens National Bank; Kimmel Corporation; United Church Homes; Firelands Federal Credit Union; Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.; Tri-Rivers Career Center; Premier Bank (Marion); Community Counseling & Wellness Center; Dostal & Kirk; Fox Plumbing & Heating; Alluvial Private Wealth; Wyandot Memorial Hospital; Premier Bank (Upper Sandusky); and Civista Bank. A full list of all Community Campaign corporate donors is available below.
In May, local nonprofits and community collaborative organizations submitted applications for program funding for the UWNCO funding cycle beginning in July of 2022. Applications were reviewed and scored by a Community Impact Cabinet comprised of a diverse group of local volunteers, and a final allocation decision was made by the UWNCO board of directors. Grant awards will be announced in early August; a list of programs funded for 2022-2023 will be available at here at that time.
To celebrate the successful end of the campaign and allocations process and to launch the new Community Campaign, United Way is hosting a series of Open House events in each county they serve. These will be held from 5 to 7 pm on Friday, July 15 at 1803 Brewery & Taproom in Galion; Thursday, July 21 at Marion Brewing Company in Marion; and Thursday, August 4 at Fort 88 in Upper Sandusky. All United Way donors, supporters, partners, and friends are welcome to attend.
Many thanks to these businesses and organizations who ran workplace campaigns and/or made corporate donations benefitting United Way of North Central Ohio
| Kroger Food & Pharmacy – Crawford |
| Kroger Company South – Marion |
| Robert and Esther Black Family Foundation Fund – Crawford |
| Keller Auto Parts, Inc. – Crawford |
| American Electric Power – Marion |
| City of Marion Ohio – Marion |
| GPD Group – Marion |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation – Marion |
| Marion City Schools District Service Center – Admin – Marion |
| McKinley Elementary School – Marion |
| Ohio Health – Marion General and MAP (Smith Clinic) Docs and Employees Camp |
| PNC Bank – Marion |
| Premier Bank – Marion |
| River Valley Middle School – Marion |
| O’Reilly – Marion |
| Laboratory Corporation – Marion |
| Gannett Foundation – Marion |
| Schilling Propane Service – Wyandot |
| Galion Elks Lodge #1191 – Crawford |
| Ohio Heartland Community Action Commission – Marion |
| Aqua Ohio Water Co., Inc. – Marion |
| Stiger Precast Inc. – Wyandot |
| Community Counseling Service Inc. – Crawford |
| Jaguar Transport – Marion |
| Trigo Inc – Wyandot |
| Animal Clinic at Upper Sandusky |
| Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter – Marion |
| Clark, James R., PsyD – Marion |
| Goodwill Industries, Marion County – Marion |
| Covert Manufacturing – Crawford |
| Nationwide Insurance – Crawford |
| Ohio Mutual Insurance Group – Crawford |
| Citizens Bank/Civista – Crawford |
| Kokosing Inc. – Wyandot |
| Pfeifer Hardware Co. – Wyandot |
| Wyandot Memorial Hospital – Wyandot |
| Whirlpool Corporation – Marion |
| Nucor Steel Marion, Inc. – Marion |
| Auditor’s Office, Marion County – Marion |
| Honda of America Mfg Inc. – Marion |
| Apex Clean Energy Inc. – Marion | ||
| ArcelorMittal – Shelby – Crawford | ||
| Automated Petroleum Inc – Wyandot | ||
| Bender Communications, Inc. – Marion | ||
| City Schools – Marion | ||
| Bucyrus Area Chamber of Commerce – Crawford | ||
| Cardinal Health Group – Marion | ||
| Carey Chamber of Commerce – Wyandot | ||
| Carmar Gardens Inc – Wyandot | ||
| Park National Bank – Marion | ||
| Premier Bank- Upper Sandusky – Wyandot | ||
| Primrose Retirement Community – Marion | ||
| Quality Printing Co. – Crawford | ||
| Richland County Foundation – Crawford | ||
| Roth & Bacon Attorneys, LLC – Wyandot | ||
| Safety City of Marion Ohio – Marion | ||
| Central Christian Church – Marion | ||
| Colonel Crawford American Legion Post 181 – Crawford | ||
| Community First Bank NA – Wyandot | ||
| Community Foundation for Crawford County – Crawford | ||
| Scharer Insurance / Dostal & Kirk – Marion | ||
| Shelby County United Way – Marion | ||
| Smith Material Supply – Marion | ||
| Snyder Funeral Home – Marion | ||
| St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church – Marion | ||
| Stansbery, Schoenberger & Scheck – Wyandot | ||
| Dostal Kirk Agency Inc. – Crawford | ||
| Dr. Joseph T. Spare – Marion | ||
| State Farm Insurance Insurance – Jeff Freeman – Marion | ||
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. – Marion | ||
| The Paul Simmet Charitable Fund – Marion | ||
| Park National Bank – Bucyrus – Crawford | ||
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| First Federal Bank of Ohio – Crawford |
| People Savings & Loan – Crawford |
| Marion Community Credit Union/Pillar Credit Union – Marion |
| YWCA Child Care Resource and Referral – Marion |
| OhioHealth – Marion |
| Fahey Banking Company – Marion |
| Weir Bucyrus Blades – Crawford |
| Kokosing – Crawford |
| Kokosing – Marion |
| Ohio Galvanizing Company – Marion |
| Sneed Business Services – Marion |
| Peacock Water Conditioning – Marion |
| House of Investments – Crawford |
| John R. Houser, CPA – Wyandot |
| Johnson Property Services, LLC – Marion |
| Johnston Supply Inc. – Marion |
| Kennedy, Purdy, Hoeffel & Gernert – Crawford |
| Kimmel Corporation – Wyandot |
| Kiwanis Club of Galion – Crawford |
| United Parcel Service – Marion |
| Legal Aid Society – Marion Branch – Marion |
| Marion Area Counseling Center – Marion |
| Marion Community Foundation – Marion |
| Marion Logistics Services LLC – Marion |
| Marion Manor Nursing Home – Marion |
| Marion Technical College – Marion |
| McDaniel Automotive – Marion |
| A-1 Printing-Upper – Wyandot |
| Alluvial Private Wealth – Marion |
| National Lime & Stone – Marion – Marion |
| Nationwide Insurance – Marion |
| Ohio CAT – Marion |
| Ohio State University at Marion – Marion |
| Upper Sandusky Fantasy of Lights – Wyandot |
| UPS United Parcel Service – Crawford |
| Verne Hart Insurance, Inc. – Marion |
| VFW Ohio Charities – Post 3313 – Marion |
| Westfield Insurance Foundation – Crawford |
| Wyandot County Auditor’s Office – Wyandot |
| WyCorp II Farms – Marion |
| AmazonSmile |
| Combined Charitable |
| PayPal Giving Fund |
| Residential Home Association – Marion |
| The Andersons – United Way of Greater Toledo – Marion |
| Firelands Federal Credit Union – Crawford |
| Quest Federal Credit Union – Wyandot |
| River Valley – Marion |
| Showplace Rent To Own – Marion |
| Wal-Mart – Store 1750 – Marion |
| Job & Family Services Dept. – Marion |
| Marion County Regional Planning Commision – Marion |
| Marion County Children Services – Marion |
| Marion County Family Court – Marion |
| Marion Public Health – Marion |
| Marion Co. Bd. of Developemental Disabilities – Marion |
| Triad Transport, Inc. Marion |
| Sims Brothers, Inc. – Marion |
| Marion Public Library – Marion |
| ADM Benefits Plans Agency Inc. – Crawford |
| Carter Machine Co., Inc – Crawford |
| City of Galion – Crawford |
| Timken Co. – Crawford |
| Village of Crestline – Crawford |
| Wal-Mart SuperCenter – Crawford |
| First Energy – Marion |
| Consolidated Electric Co-op – Marion |
| Consolidated Electric Cooperative – Bucyrus – Crawford |
| First Citizens National Bank – Wyandot |
| First National Bank of Sycamore – Wyandot |
| Fox Plumbing & Heating, Inc – Crawford |
| Arthur J. Freese Foundation – Crawford |
| Tri Rivers Career Center – Marion |
| Turning Point – Marion |
