Thanks to our donors’ generosity, we have made our community an even better place to live by supporting free and low-cost programs giving children, families, and adults in our community opportunities to indulge in their passions for sports or activities. On their behalf, thank you for your help.
Some free and low-cost programs you have helped are Come Out and Play and Trivia. Come Out and Play gives children in our community a safe and free program to enjoy throughout the summer. Children get to enjoy activities, healthy treats, and much more. We offer free online Trivia nights for our community to play. Every other Tuesday night, families and individuals have the opportunity to enjoy Trivia and compete for a prize. The Foundation also supports the Chuck Wilt Youth Scholarship Program, which allowed 124 children from 66 families participate in 190 Parks and Recreation activities in 2022.
We are so grateful that you help support these programs along with all the free and low-cost programming, facilities, playgrounds, parks and trails we provide to our community.
Area of Greatest Need
Anonymous (9)
Jeff Baker & John Pickett
Sharon Baldwin
Anne Barnhorst
Tonya Bates
Robert Battin
Kathy Baumgart
B. Boyd
Janet & Roger Brinkman
Cathy Bryant
Matt & Cheryl Carothers
Centra Credit Union
Nancy Conner
Dell Brothers, Inc.
Gary & Beth Dismore
Tom & Amy Dowd
Ken Dunn
Etnyre Family in memory of Tony Etnyre
Nick & Marilyn Firestone
First Lutheran Church
Dave & Janice Fisher
Dick & Joyce Fleck
John & Melissa Francis
Friends of Columbus Park Foundation
Clint & Laura Garrett
Bill & Victoria Glick
The Gold Family Fund
Carolina Goncalves Pereira
Susie Gregory
Drs. Dale & Linda Guse
Melinda Hamby
Jesse R. Brand & Geri A. Handley
Pam & Mike Harrell
Karla Hass
Toots & Jim Henderson
Joshua Holley
Ryan & Jean Hou
Beth Hughes
Phillip Jacher
Steve & Judy Jasper
Ann & Bill Jones
Mike & Donna Keogh in honor of Chuck & Geri Wilt
Elizabeth Kestler
Norma King
Linda Knight
Carolina Goncalves Pereira
Lamb Family
Doug & Laura Leonard in honor of Beth Morris
John Lirette
Greg Long
Loyal Order of Moose Inc. Lodge 398
The Maier Family
Jeremy & Nicole McDonald
Diane & Jerry Mihay Jr.
Raymond & Elizabeth Morris
John Nash
Scott & Chris Newlund
Julie Orben – The Duke Energy Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Joseph & Brenda Pitts
David Porter
Jess Prowant
Marc Rape
Christopher Raskob
Wayne & Karen Ripberger
John & Donna Sasse in honor of Shanda Sasse
Bill & Bambi Sasse
Randy & Jill Scheidt
Greg & Peggy Scherschel
Albert Hutch Schumaker
Avril Schutte
Joe & Kathleen Sheehy
Southern Roofing, Inc.
Randy & Gayle Stafford
Tyler Stilwell
Donald & Shirley Trapp
Charles E. Vannatta
Tom & Tina Vujovich
Greg & Camille Willmore
Gregory Willmore
Chuck & Geri Wilt
Karl & Ursel Wolff
Zeller Insurance in memory of Bill Zeller
Back to the 80s Teen Night
Taylor Bros. Construction Co., Inc.
Chuck Wilt Youth Scholarships
Jeff & Michelle Blasdel
Heather Bush
Katy Bush
John Bushouse
Brent & Becky Church
Donita Compton
Nancy Conner
Richard B. Davis
Nathan & Jennifer Denison
Brittany Durham
Lisa England
Christopher George
Julie Hamblen
Russell & Jean Hashman Endowment Fund
Dick & Jo Ann Hendrickson in honor of Chuck Wilt
Courtney Jo, author of Beautiful Death, in memory of Judy Secrest
Josh Jolliff
Mark Jones
Lincoln Center Skate Club in memory of Mildred Millie Borries
Joel lugo
Steve & Cindy Meyer
Michelle Miracle
Jill Mishler
Janice Montgomery
Ryan & Annette Moravec
Josh Myers
Karen Nissen
Norbert Nusterer
Dana Phillips
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Probst
Christy Pumphrey
Repp Associates Foundation
Danielle Rohm
Trish Sanders
Peggy Scherschel
Erin Smith
Patrick M. Stahley
Michele Sweet
Beth Taillon
Christi Tam
Lisa Theobald
Matthew Thompson
Jim & Bev Tibbetts
Laura Werner
Susie Wilson
Ashton & Maeve Wischmeier
Columbus Farmer’s Market
Aldi
Flourish Columbus, Inc.
Johnson Ventures, Inc.
Come Out & Play Playground Program
Family Chiropractic and Wellness
Disc Golf
Anonymous
Columbus Running Club
Endowment Fund
Ward Family Charitable Fund
Great Columbus Campout
Family Chiropractic and Wellness
Hamilton Community Center & Ice Arena
AEI Youth Sports Fund, Heritage Fund – The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County
Thomas Harmon
Heritage Fund – The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County
LHP Inc.
Mark & Wendy Elwood Foundation
Justin Schneider
Inclusive Playgrounds
John & Sally Brand
Karina Willats in honor of Laurie Booher
Inclusive Programming
Family Chiropractic and Wellness
James K. Baker Trees
Sharon Baldwin in memory of Nick Rush
Phil & Jane Bush in memory of Nick Rush
Dr. & Mrs. Kwok-Sang Chui in memory of Nick Rush
Lauralee & Robert Foerster in memory of Nick Rush
The Garrett Family in memory of Nick Rush
Roger Grayson in memory of Nick Rush
Dennis & Karen Hogue in memory of Nick Rush
The Hollander Family in memory of Barbara Pickens
Mike & Donna Keogh in memory of Nick Rush
John & Judy Lemley in memory of Nick Rush
Historic Downtown Neighborhood Alliance in memory of Nick Rush
Charles & Jean Ozols in memory of Nick Rush
Douglas Vawter in memory of Nick Rush
Chuck & Geri Wilt in memory of Nick Rush
Memorial Trees
Anthony Behrman in memory of Tom & Sheila Behrman
Rebecca Behrman in memory of Cecily Gordon Bottum
Mimi Bingham in memory of the Becker Family & Nolan Bingham
Cathy Becker Gilmore in memory of Joan & Bill Becker & Family
Greater Columbus EDC in memory of Mr. Shojiru Haga, Toyo Corporation CEO
Tom McClintic in memory of Nick Rush
Jennifer Rykard in memory Stella Ann Turner
Bill Webb in memory of Jeffrey Voelz
NexusPark Fund
Anonymous
Analytical Engineering, Inc.
Columbus Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Corey & Brenda Black
Brian & Alllison Clark
Coca-Cola Bottling Columbus IN
Robert & Elizabeth Crider
Custer Foundation & Nugent Foundation
Mike & Leah Essex
John & Amber Elwood Charitable Fund
Mark & Wendy Elwood
Jason, Tanya, KJ & Boston Ely
Kelsey Finch
Richard J. & Tammy M. Freeland
Tony & Diana Gambaiani
Mark & Renee Gorbett
Toots and Jim Henderson and family
Kim Henderson
Tobi & Matt Herron
Greater Columbus EDC
Central Sheet Metal
Karen & Jeff Jones
Ken & Amy Kaiser
Matt Kirr
David & Moni Lacey
Mark & Marabeth Levett
Jim & Pam Lienhoop
Monday Literacy Club
Kathy & Dan Oren
Srikanth Padmanabhan & Usha Raghavan
Michael Pankratz
Edward & Kimberly Pence
Robert J Post
Jerry & Judy Rinehart
Mark & Jeannine Roberts
Bill & Nan Russell
Paul & Pica Saddler
Hutch & Kevina Schumaker
Jeremy R Sewall
Joseph & Lisa Shafran
Mark & Christee Starinieri
Tom & Stephanie Thornburg
Donald & Shirley Trapp
Mike & Ali Trueblood
Tom & Tina Vujovich
Pat & Diane Ward
John McCormick Field & Scholarship Fund & NexusPark
Anonymous (2)
Curt & Michelle Aton
N. Bingham & D. Kanzler
Steve & Darlene Bricker
Central Sheet Metal
Adam & Lauren Cline
The Jerry and Lori Cobb Charitable Foundation
Ann & Tim Coriden and Kitty & Terry Coriden
Pat & Ali Crimmins
Jeff & Nanne Cutler
Brad & Julie Davis
Tom & Kathy Dell
Dimond Bros. Insurance, LLC
William Doemel
David & Wilma Doup
Laura & Matt Dudukovich
Dunlap & Company Inc.
Dr. Kevin Preuss & Lisa Duret
John & Amber Elwood
Charlie & Jayne Farber
Dr. Doug & Monica Federle
Jake & Danielle Fedor
Steve & Mary Ferdon
Dr. Tom & Sandy Fox
Richard J. & Tammy M. Freeland
Bob & Karen Gaddis
Bill & Victoria Glick
Richard & Alice Gold
Columbus East Men’s Soccer
Brad & Cindy Hamilton
Patricia & Brian Hannasch
Tom & Mary Harmon
Megan, Kenadie, and Sierra
Lori & Dennis Heathfield
Robin Hilber
Marvin & Betty Huegerich
Bob & Cate Hyatt
Rick & Alice Johnson
Nash Johnson
Tom & Judy Johnson
Tom & Vikki Johnson
Joseph Golding Jr DDS
John & Nan Keach
Kenny Glass, Inc.
Mickey and Jenny Kim Family Fund
Kirr Foundation
Mike & Rebecca Kirsch
William & Marian Knoch
Mark & Marabeth Levett
Jody & Kim Littrell
Whittney & Adam Loyd
Jan Lucas
Brad & Jenny Manns
Terry & Constance Marbach
Tracy & Schuyler Marks
Mark McCormick
Mary Ann McCray
David & Joan McKinney
Milestone Contractors L.P.
Trent & Mandy Miller
Jerry Moore
Eric & Missy Neal
Pia O’Connor
Chip & Julie Orben – The Duke Energy Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Chip & Julie Orben
Bob & Mary Orben
Edward & Kimberly Pence
Debby & Mark Pratt
Katy Ritter
John & Cari Roberts
Marc & Cheryl Rothbart
RRG Haddad Charitable Fund
Brian & Erin Russell
Hutch & Kevina Schumaker
Jeff Smith
Bob & Barbara Stevens
Gregg & Judy Summerville
Taylor Bros. Construction Co., Inc.
The Hillman Company on behalf of Darlene Bricker
Gethin Thomas & Beth Schwenn
Dave & Kelli Thompson
Lori Thompson & Ben Downing
Tovey-Perry Company
Wiley & Lisa Umphress
Tom & Tina Vujovich
Warren & Janet Ward
Kathy & Will Watts
The Wells Family
Laurie & David Wright
Parks & Park Facilities
John & Melissa Francis
Justin M. Gifford in memory of Page E. Gifford
Norma Lienhoop in memory of Scott Jon Lienhoop
People Trail Fund
Anonymous (3)
Dr. Christopher Bartels, DDS
Nancy Conner in memory of John Fox
Edward & Vivian Eckerly
First Lutheran Church
Walter Glover in honor of 2Trek4Kids.org
Matt Goins
Dr. Jenn Hartwell & Mr. Rich Mettert
David & Claudette Hayward
John & Arleen Keele
James & Judith Klaus
Suzanne Morgan
Barbara & Joe Salee
Catherine Simmons
John & Cindy Smock
Linda Vaughn
Pickleball
Columbus Pickleball Club
David & Karen Leach
Mary Moore in memory of Norris Moore
Taylor Bros. Construction Co., Inc.
Discover Columbus Pickleball Tournament Sponsors/Donors
Dave & Marilyn Adams
Aton’s Self Storage
Mike & Paula Bandos
Beck Rocker & Habig, LLC
Bläckfisk Pickleball
Burger King
Columbus Area Visitors Center Inc.
Nancy Conner
Ashley Craig
Judy Cummings
Flourish Columbus, Inc.
Greater Horizon Financial Group
David & Karen Leach
Martin Overhead Door, Inc.
Meredith Funeral Home, Inc.
Mary Moore
Nichols & Dimes Antiques
Floyd & Cindy Rutan
Alan & Tami Schwenk
The Cozy Lounge
Camille & Greg Willmore
Window World of South Central Indiana
The Commons Playground
Annie Main
Tour de Trails Sponsors/Donors
Sponsors
Agresta, Storms & O’Leary, PC
Analytical Engineering, Inc.
Aton’s Self Storage
Drew Wyant Realty
Dunlap & Company Inc.
Family Chiropractic and Wellness LLC
Force Construction Company, Inc.
Kenny Glass, Inc.
LHP Inc.
Lovins Select Pool & Spa
Milestone Contractors LP
Old National Bank
Robertson Paving Inc.
Taylor Bros. Construction Co., Inc.
Voelz, Reed & Mount, LLC
Donors
Andrew Calo
Baker’s Fine Gifts and Accessories
Michael & Paula Bandos
Kathy Baumgart
Bucceto’s
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Nancy Conner
Ed Eckerly
Elisabeth Fischer
Abbie Franey
David Glesing
Brad Gonsalves
Elizabeth Hlavaty
Jamie Hoffman
Jaime Lozano
Jeff Morris
Gabriel Ocasio
Paige Sandwell
Paul Finke
Emilie Pinkston
Pascual Rodriguez
Randy Royer
Shelly Rynerson
Strand Associates, Inc.
Susan Shanklin
Karen Shrode
Jessica Sinclair
Greg Slipher
Mark Steele
Annelise Strader
Suzanne Morgan
Toni Stovall
Greg Walker
Erin Warner
Grant Watson
Melissa Watters
White River Running
Ashley Whitlock
Paul & Linda Wiczynski
David Wildemann
Participants
Eduardo Alano
Steve Alesia
Jesus Alejandro Alvarez Trejo
Scott Andrews
Strand Associates
Sam Baden
Kathy Baumgart
Andrea Bland
Bradley Bland
Chris Bland
Rick Booth
William Boyd
Rodrigo Bracamonte
Ryan Brand
Cathy Bryant
Megan Busch
Stehen Busch
Cierra Caffee
Janet Callon
Andrew Calo
Carmel Campfield
Jay Campfield
Aline Campos
Camille Carson
Michelle Carter
Jamie Champlin
Anne Clayton
Kasey Coleman
Kim Collins
Nancy Conner
Craig Cooney
Susan Cox
Kay Dean
Michelle Dean
Brad DeCamp
Ashley DeHart
Rachel Dobbs
Teri Doran
Amy Dubois
Elizabeth Eaken
Ed Eckerly
Vivian Eckerly
Amr Elgendy
Glen Engels
Lisa England
Eiran Fainguersch
Karen Finke
Paul Finke
Elisabeth Fischer
Sonja Followell
Abbie Franey
Akari Fujihira
Rob Gaskill
Ashley Getz
Bethany Gill
David Glesing
Brad Gonsalves
Robert Goshert
Baleshwar Gowdelli
Courtney Hall
Madyson Hall
Mary Hamlin
Barbara Hardcastle
David Hardcastle
Sainath Harish
Siddharth Harish
Cindy Harris
Sydney Hawkins
Therese Hawkins
William Hawkins
Dave Hayward
Braxton Heinlein-Manning
Aki Hirayama
Elizabeth Hlavaty
Rusty Hobbs
Jamie Hoffman
David Homeier
Peggy Homeier
Art Hopkins
Bridget Howell
Beth Hughes
Bentley Humes
Eric Humes
Courtney Irvin
Phil Jacher
Swati Jain
Mike Jamerson
Elizabeth James
Neelima Jaryal
Jeff Jewett
Daniel Johnson
Erin Jones
Matthew Jourdan
Ronald Karenzi
Elza Christy Karunakaran
Mark Kiel
Tamera Kiel
Suzanne Kimmons
Maddie Kissinger
Dave Knapp
Philip Koch
Sigrid Koch
Elli J Kollbaum
Crystal LaRue
Kris Lasure
Hannah lenne
Viviana Linares
Lisa Loehr
Diana Lopez
Rogelio Lopez
Jaime Lozano
Rebecca Luenebrink
Rob Lyon
Meagan M Cothron
Debra Madden
Meenal Mahadevan
Vishal Mahulkar
Clay Marthin
Greg Martin
Josh Martin
Matt Martin
Ethan Mathews
Sean Mathews
Shannon McDonald
Courtney McGuckin
Catherine McLeese
Janet McLeese
Jim McLeese
Nate McLeese
Kara Miller
Erika Mondragón
Aaron Moore
Savannah Moore
Monica Morales Mata
Suzanne Morgan
Jeff Morris
Roberta Mullins
Sukhleen Nagyal
Dan Netser
Kaitlyn Netser
Brian Niederhauser
Gabriel Ocasio
Monica Ontiveros
Natty Pantharakit
José Pedro
Tracy Piehl
Morgan Pifer
Emilie Pinkston
Henry Pinkston
Sam Pinkston
Steve Pinkston
Rishi Poludasu
Prasad Poudasn
Marc Rape
Robert Reynolds
D Richard
Jeffrey Richardson
Carlos Rodriguez
Pascual Rodriguez
Jose Arturo Romero Pena
Nancy Ross
Shelby Ross
Aldo Rubio
Kim Rumbley
Matthew Rust
Shelly Rynerson
Tom Sachen
Barbara Salee
Jon Sanders
Trish Sanders
Paige Sandwell
Avril Schutte
Diane Schwarz
Susan Shanklin
Rakesh Sharma
Karen Shrode
Beth Silberstein
James Silberstein
Greg Slipher
Lisa Stadler
Boyce Stattenfield
Mark Steele
Samantha Steele
Heather Steinbrook
Jeramy Steinbrook
Chase Stigdon
Toby Stigdon
Toni Stovall
Annelise Strader
Jason Strahl
Andrea Sullivan
Caitlin Sullivan
Emily Summers
Karen Surdenik
Anna Tennis
Caleb Tennis
Isaac Tennis
Zoe Tennis
Enrique Vasquez
Kelli Velasquez
Harish Venkatesan
Ashley Wagner
Greg Walker
Jenny Waltz
Kevin Waltz
Maveric Waltz
Erin Warner
Grant Watson
Melissa watters
DeAnne Weaver
Roger Werner
Ashley Whitlock
Samantha Wickizer
Paul Wiczmske
Linda Wiczmski
David Wildemann
Sue Wildemann
Scott Wothke
Drew Wyant
Mandy Wyant
Pam Yeater
Robert Yeater
Srini Yerragolla
Kurt Young
Marjorie Young
Kennedy Zeigler
Youth Baseball
Chevrolet of Columbus
In Honor & Memory
In Honor
2Trek4Kids.org
– Walter Glover
Laurie Booher
– Karina Willats
Beth Morris
– Doug & Laura Leonard
Shanda Sasse
– John & Donna Sasse
Chuck Wilt
– Dick & Jo Ann Hendrickson
Chuck & Geri Wilt
– Mike & Donna Keogh
In Memory
Joan & Bill Becker & Family
– Cathy Becker Gilmore
Tom & Sheila Behrman
– Anthony Behrman
Becker Family & Nolan Bingham
– Mimi Bingham
Mildred Millie Borries
– Lincoln Center Skate Club
Cecily Gordon Bottum
– Rebecca Behrman
Tony Etnyre
– Etnyre Family
John Fox
– Nancy Conner
Page E. Gifford
– Justin M. Gifford
Mr. Shojiru Haga, Toyo Corporation CEO
– Greater Columbus EDC
Scott Jon Lienhoop
– Norma Lienhoop
Norris Moore
– Mary Moore
Barbara Pickens
– The Hollander Family
Nick Rush
– Sharon Baldwin
– Phil & Jane Bush
– Dr. & Mrs. Kwok-Sang Chui
– Lauralee & Robert Foerster
– The Garrett Family
– Roger Grayson
– Dennis & Karen Hogue
– Mike & Donna Keogh
– John & Judy Lemley
– Historic Downtown Neighborhood Alliance
– Charles & Jean Ozols
– Douglas Vawter
– Chuck & Geri Wilt
– Tom McClintic
Judy Secrest
– Courtney Jo, author of Beautiful Death
Stella Ann Turner
– Jennifer Rykard
Jeffrey Voelz
– Bill Webb
Bill Zeller
– Zeller Insurance
