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Bryan Area Foundation

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The Bryan Area Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all citizens of our area now and for generations to come.

The Bryan Area Foundation and its affiliate Foundations, Edon, Montpelier and Millcreek-West Unity, are dedicated to improving and enriching life in Williams County by connecting people, good ideas, real needs and charitable resources. Amazing things can happen when all of us join together for the common good... Towns and neighborhoods thrive... Community pride swells... Schools are enriched... Kids discover new possibilities... The arts are celebrated and lives are changed for the better!

06/01/2026

Three Fairview High School students were awarded Bryan Area Foundation scholarships to help them achieve their educational goals. Isabel Mavis and Kenna Kauffman each received $2,000 from the Ford Family Scholarship Fund. Isabel will use the money to attend the University of Findlay to learn about diagnostic medical sonography, while Kenna will study healthcare and human services at Western Michigan University.

The Clarice Moats Memorial Scholarship for $1,250 was presented to Aubrey Hammer, who plans on going to Defiance College to study exercise science.

In the first picture, from left to right, are Ford Family member Teresa Ford-Snyder, awarding Isabel Mavis and Kenna Kauffman. In the second photo, Aubrey Hammer is receiving her scholarship from Bryan Area Foundation member Jason Kunsman. Congratulations and good luck to all three graduating students as their dreams become a reality!

05/29/2026

Congratulations to Adrian Bleich on receiving the Dale R. Bard Memorial Scholarship, valued at $5,000 and renewable for four years, for a total of $20,000. The Morgan County High School, Georgia, graduate will study computer engineering at Georgia Tech this fall.

Pictured left to right during the scholarship presentation are Madison, Georgia, Bard Manufacturing Company Human Resources Manager Shalinda Smith, Adrian Bleich, and Madison, Georgia, Bard Manufacturing Company Director of Operations Curt Hinson.

Best of luck to Adrian as he pursues his future goals, and thanks to the Bard Manufacturing Company and family for making this possible!

05/27/2026

🧑‍🎓The Millcreek West Unity Foundation and Bryan Area Foundation awarded 9 Hilltop High School seniors $23,750 in scholarships. Thanks to all the donors and presenters who helped make this possible, allowing these students to pursue their educational dreams. Good luck to them and all the other graduates in their future endeavors!

The Hilltop High School recipients, pictured left to right in the front row, are Kenley Routt, Lakota Siegel, Hayden JoHantgen, Molly Dickinson, and Brooklyn Kuszmaul. Back row, left to right, are Arend Schuurman, Brynn Rodriguez, Levi Cox, and Nathan Wieland. 🎓

05/25/2026

Our office is closed in observance of Memorial Day, so we may remember and honor those who gave their lives for our country. Our office will re-open tomorrow, Tuesday, May 26, at 9:00 a.m.

05/22/2026

Edgerton High School Senior Ben Thompson, on the left, was awarded a Bryan Area Foundation scholarship for $1,000. This will help him attend Trine University to study mechanical engineering and minor in aerospace engineering. Presenting the scholarship to him is Edgerton Junior High and High School Principal Brett Grieser. We wish Ben good luck as he pursues his education!

05/20/2026

🧑‍🎓👩‍🎓The Bryan Area Foundation awarded 80 scholarships to 46 soon-to-be Bryan High School graduates, totaling $210,250. Congratulations to each of them and the other scholarship recipients, and thanks to the many donors and presenters who are helping these students achieve their educational goals! 🎓

05/18/2026

The Edon Area Foundation awarded 17 Edon High School seniors scholarships totaling $67,500. Thanks to all the donors who helped make this possible, allowing these students to pursue their educational dreams. Good luck to them and all the other graduates in their future endeavors!

Pictured Edon High School recipients from left to right in the front row are Addyson Fritch, Brianna Fitch, Liliana Stefano, and Lillian Stafford. In the second row from left to right are Shianne Trasuch, Emma Trent, Amanda Schwartz, Loralai Hawkins, Genna Ripke, Ella Osborn, and Grace Ripke. In the third row, left to right are Briggs Gallehue, Danny Avila-Garcia, Gauge Nester, and Kendol Brigle.

05/15/2026

Congratulations to David (Dave) M. Schumm on receiving the Howard C. and Mary Allene Hawk Good Citizen Award for 2026. This prestigious honor is presented annually to one of Bryan, Ohio’s distinguished citizens who has been a resident for at least 20 years and has served in an unpaid capacity within an organization benefiting the community.

Nominated by McKenzie Nau, Dave has a long history of serving the Bryan community through various organizations, including but not limited to the Black Swamp Arts Council, Bryan Area Foundation, Bryan Kiwanis, City of Bryan, Ohio Parks and Recreation Youth Sports’ Program, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), First Lutheran Youth Director, One-on-One Mentoring, and Tree City USA. Embodying the Bryan Area Foundation’s theme of “planting trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit,” Dave has literally planted hundreds of trees in our parks and invested in people in Northwest Ohio. As stated by Nau in her nomination, “Dave is the smiling gentleman that we see all over Bryan, who is always ready to volunteer. As a citizen of Bryan, Dave makes our town a better, greener place, and we are so grateful to have him!”

In the first photo, from left to right are Bryan Area Foundation President/CEO Amy Miller, Good Citizen recipient Dave Schumm, and Bryan Area Foundation Chair Steve Hess. In the second photo, left to right are wife Jan Schumm, Dave, daughter-in-law Amy Schumm with grandchildren Mason and Skylar, son Jonathan Schumm, and daughter Katie McFaddin. In the third photo, Dave is on the left with his best friend, Bruce Manett, on the right.

Thank you to Dave for making Bryan a better place to live, work, and raise a family. And for planting all those trees whose shade we will all enjoy for years to come.

05/13/2026

Congratulations to Gauge Nester on receiving the Tara Arnold Memorial Scholarship for $1,000. This Williams County-wide scholarship was awarded at the Edon High School Scholarship night and is given to students with a GPA of 2.5 or higher pursuing a degree in law enforcement or a related field. This scholarship will help Gauge attend Bowling Green State University to study criminal justice. Congratulations to Gauge, and we wish him much luck in his future.

05/11/2026

Are you unable to attend tonight’s Bryan City School District Senior Scholarship awards program? Let us help you be a part of it by watching it on the school’s YouTube channel. Click https://ow.ly/bH3w50YWhfw by 7:00 p.m. to see who all the scholarship winners are and help celebrate them from the comfort of your home, lounge chair, beach, cruise ship, cabin, or wherever you are!

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124 South Lynn Street
Bryan, OH
43506

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9am - 4:30pm
Friday	9am - 4:30pm

Telephone

(419) 633-1156

Website

http://www.bryanareafoundation.org/

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