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The Foundation Office at Fifth Third Bank 2017 REPORT ON PHILANTHROPY

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The Foundation Office at Fifth Third Bank

A Letter From Heidi B. Jark

Arts & Culture

Civic & Community

Health & Human Services

Education

Private Foundation Listings

Building a Better Tomorrow

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The Foundation Office at Fifth Third Bank is proud to serve as trustee, co-trustee or agent for over 100 private and corporate foundations that grant millions of dollars annually to worthy charities across the United States. The foundations vary according to asset size and mission. These foundations support a variety of causes from educational establishments to arts organizations, and from basic-needs organizations like shelters and counseling centers to environmental projects and animal rescue efforts.

We offer comprehensive services that range from helping clients take the first step toward establishing a family or corporate foundation, to developing mission statements, creating policies and procedures, and offering administrative and investment services to help trustees and boards meet their fiduciary responsibilities. We also work with clients to help ensure compliance with tax and other applicable laws.

We have the ability to act as sole trustee of foundations where we provide all investment and administrative duties, including grant analysis and gifting. We can also act as co-trustee or as a silent administrative agent handling a foundation’s back-office operations.

We are a member of the Council on Foundations, the Council on Michigan Foundations, PEAK Grantmaking, Philanthropy Ohio and Philanthropy West Virginia. We abide by the guiding principles of these organizations.

For more information about the Foundation Office, call us at 513.534.7001.

The Foundation Office at FIFTH THIRD BANK

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but

those giving more.

- H. JACKSON BROWN, JR.

Finding Joy Through Giving

It’s said that true joy comes not from our external circumstances, but from what’s inside us. Joy is the ultimate result of how we view the world, the sum of the actions we take as we move through our lives, and the ways we use the talents and resources we are given, all of which have a tremendous impact on our state of mind. If that’s true – and I believe it is – then perhaps there’s no clearer path to joyfulness than through philanthropy.

The simple act of thoughtfully giving our time, talents and resources to help others creates a mindset that nurtures an internal state of joy and fulfillment. The knowledge that positive change will come from the choices you make to share your personal gifts today, tomorrow and throughout your life generates a sense of contentment that cannot be attained from any other source. We all have individual dreams and causes that we hold dear. Often these are the roadmap to our life’s purpose – and lay the groundwork for finding joy through giving.

HEIDI B. JARK

Senior Vice President and Managing Director The Foundation Office at Fifth Third Bank

On the pages that follow you will learn about some of the causes, projects and organizations supported by the families and foundations we assist. I hope these stories inspire you to consider your own dreams and how they serve as your guide along the path to joy. As H. Jackson Brown, Jr. said, “Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.”

Through The Foundation Office at Fifth Third Bank, the visions of individuals, families and institutions are realized and legacies attained by allocating the resources of their respective foundations in support of innovative programs and organizations in our communities.

Imagine how you could create a legacy of joy for yourself and your family destined to endure for generations to come.

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Bringing The Bard to Life – and Fostering Empathy through His Portrayal of the Human ExperiencePROJECT38 – Cincinnati Shakespeare Company H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation and the Ohio Valley Foundation www.cincyshakes.com

Explain the chaos of Black Friday shopping using William Shakespeare’s love sonnets? A Midsummer Night’s Dream presented as a soap opera? A mannequin challenge (plus a puppet show for good measure) version of The Taming of the Shrew? The Bard’s plays and poetry have entertained and educated audiences for more than half a millennium, but one would be hard-pressed to find them interpreted more creatively than by high school students participating in the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s annual PROJECT38 Festival.

Now in its fourth year, PROJECT38 is an innovative collaboration between CSC and selected high schools across the three-state Greater Cincinnati area. Each school is assigned one of the 38 plays in Shakespeare’s canon and challenged with developing a creative interpreta-tion of that work. This often results in a no-holds-barred showcase of individual and group talent, from singing to visual arts to modern versions of the pie Titus might eat if he were dining today. Actors from CSC’s resident ensemble serve as teaching artists, partnering with a participating school to advise and collaborate with students as they work on their project throughout the academic year. The effort culminates with the PROJECT38 Festival in April, where all participants come together at Cincinnati’s historic Memorial Hall to present and celebrate their work with each other, their schools, family and friends, and the community.

Students participating in the PROJECT38 Festival

Photo courtesy of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company

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“PROJECT38 is about innovating the way Shakespeare is taught in the classroom by creating art with and not just for the students,” said Brian Isaac Phillips, producing artistic director for CSC. “You wouldn’t introduce a student to Beethoven by handing them the sheet music, so why should we introduce a student to Shakespeare by relegating him to the printed page?”

Perhaps most impactful is the way the PROJECT38 Festival is coordinated. Participating schools are chosen in part to create a diverse array of ethnic, geographic and socio-economic backgrounds. Festival performances are scheduled in blocks to ensure interaction and support among groups of students who typically would not cross paths. The result? A significant increase in empathy among participants: A post-Festival survey showed that 92 percent of students watched performances and saw artwork from other schools; 77 percent said they learned about people who are different from themselves; and 65 percent cited a stronger ability to tolerate opinions different from their own. As one student said, “I loved meeting new people from other schools. I also loved how accepting and kind everyone was. I loved how complete strangers could get together and be so kind.”

The recipient of numerous regional and national awards, PROJECT38 is offered free to schools through the support of companies, individuals and organizations like the Luther Foundation and the Ohio Valley Foundation. Its impact continues to grow year after year, uniting area kids through a newfound zest for the arts.

Using Music to Build Social Skills in Children with Disabilities Stepping Stones and Melodic Connections Eleanora C.U. Alms Trustwww.steppingstonesofohio.orgwww.melodicconnections.org

Bright blue face paint and an overturned trash can. Teenage campers over the moon with excitement as they recreate the Blue Man Group. Elementary-aged children grinning with joy after successfully strumming a ukulele for the first time. Such are typical scenes at Stepping Stones’ day camp for children with disabilities.

Interpreting Shakespeare through dance

Photo courtesy of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company

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Many lasting memories were made possible through a grant for the introduction of a music therapy collaboration from the Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust. In 2017, Stepping Stones of Ohio partnered with Melodic Connections to pilot a program for 30 Cincinnati-area youths with a range of developmental disabilities. Examples of conditions that qualify as developmental disabilities include autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities, seizure disorders and other physical or behavioral challenges.

It is Stepping Stones of Ohio’s mission to increase independence, improve lives and promote inclusion for children and adults with disabilities. Melodic Connections, a community music therapy studio, provides services to individuals of all ages and abilities.

“Music therapy is an important medium when working with children who have intellectual and developmental disabilities,” said Chris Adams, executive director of Stepping Stones. “Music taps into our emotions, relaxes us and improves our attention spans. As an intervention tool, it helps achieve a sense of learning, engagement and accomplishment. This collaboration with Melodic Connections allows Stepping Stones’ campers to practice critical social and communication skills that will translate into other settings.”

During the camp, board-certified music therapists from Melodic Connections worked directly with campers. The therapists also provided curricula and instruction in best practices for Stepping

Stones camp music specialists. The two agencies worked side by side to design the program parameters to include social skills and communi-cation goals, with expectations specifically tailored to the campers’ age groups. For example, for the youngest campers, ages 5-8, goals included initiating a greeting, requesting assistance when needed and taking turns. The partners agree that it was the collaborative nature of the project – bringing together music therapists and experts in working with individuals with disabilities – that resulted in strong, measurable gains in social and communication skills for the camp’s participants.

But don’t tell the young summer campers. They thought they were just having a great time at camp with new friends, united in their newly discovered love of music. Thanks to the success in its inaugural year, this unique summer program will expand to 180 young campers in 2018—six times the number of kids reached in 2017.

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Music taps into our emotions, relaxes us and improves our attention spans.

As an intervention tool, it helps achieve a sense of learning,

engagement and accomplishment.

– CHRIS ADAMS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STEPPING STONES

Learning to play at Stepping Stones’ summer camp

Photo courtesy of Stepping Stones

Bridging Cultural Divides through the Performing ArtsTCT On Tour – The Children’s Theatre of CincinnatiH.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundationwww.thechildrenstheatre.com

Founded in 1924, The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati has been a gem of the arts community for nearly a century. TCT On Tour has introduced hundreds of thousands of children to the performing arts and has educated, entertained and engaged audiences of all ages with professional theatrical productions and arts education programming.

The Children’s Theatre’s MainStage productions are presented at Cincinnati’s Taft Theatre, where family-friendly performances are offered for schools during the week and for families on weekends. In 2005, TCT On Tour staff recognized that, while they were reaching more than 90,000 students and families every year, there were many more that lacked the resources necessary to visit the Taft Theatre on their own. Through a merger with local touring company ArtReach, TCT On Tour was created to bring traveling productions to students in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. TCT On Tour performs in school gymnasi-ums and auditoriums, at community centers, as well as other venues easily accessible to underserved audiences.

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The cast of TCT On Tour’s Wizard of Oz

Photo courtesy of The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati

“TCT On Tour brings the magic of live theater to those who would otherwise be unable to enjoy it. We tour five productions each season, serving children from kindergarten through high school with titles taken from classic literature, fairy tales, history and other works studied in school curricula. These productions are different from our MainStage productions, and they allow us to reach an additional 66,000 students annually in schools, communities, libraries and other public venues around the region,” said Kim Kern, managing director and CEO of The Children’s Theatre.

The TCT On Tour troupe travels with innovative portable sets designed to captivate young eyes. The program prides itself on productions that are both educational and entertaining, as well as affordable, thanks to support from organizations like The Luther Foundation. Each production is accompanied by complementary study guides developed with state and national standards in mind, allowing them to serve as a bridge to high quality arts education and a catalyst for integrating the arts with other subjects. With productions like Young Abe Lincoln, Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat and Maya Angelou: A Writer’s Legacy, every performance is tailored to its audience.

“This is an opportunity many (of our students) will not get again, so the thrill of a once-in-a-lifetime experience makes them feel special. We will be writing plays near the end of the year, so our theater experience will have an influence on their scripts and set design,” said one teacher following a performance of The Wizard of Oz.

The WorkShop division of the TCT On Tour program brings a teaching artist into the classroom to teach a variety of lessons and life skills to children from pre-K through age 16. Many of the WorkShops examine contemporary concerns through the introduction of such historic figures as Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Langston Hughes. Other WorkShops bring topics such as self- esteem, bullying and healthful eating to life through theater, music, writing and role-playing. Most important, TCT On Tour Workshops give an individual voice to children who have never had the opportunity to express themselves in a creative public forum.

As a whole, TCT On Tour promotes cross-cultural understanding by making high-quality arts experiences accessible to children from across all socio-economic strata, leading to stronger social bonds and increased opportunities to discover the joy of the arts.

The thrill of a once-in-a-lifetime experience makes our students

feel special. This is an opportunity many of them won’t get again.

– CINCINNATI AREA TEACHER

Cast of TCT On Tour’s touring production of Harriet Tubman

Photo courtesy of The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati

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A community is only as strong as its weakest members. Regardless of the neighborhood where one lives or works, or the individuals we encounter in everyday life, every community is an ever-evolving, all-encompassing entity, knit together with common threads shared among everyone who calls it home. When we thoughtfully reach out to strengthen its most vulnerable members, the gesture is multiplied two-fold; it impacts the lives not only of those we assist, but our own lives as well. As we knit those threads more tightly, our actions are paid forward into a brighter, more stable future.

OF GIVINGBridging Gaps through Common Threads

One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to

welcome and help people in a way we couldn’t as individuals. When we pool our strength and share the work and responsibility, we can welcome many people, even those in deep

distress, and perhaps help them find self-confidence and inner healing.

– JEAN VANIER

Lighting the Way Home Sheakley Center for Youth – Lighthouse Youth ServicesThe Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts and the Patricia Kisker Foundationwww.lys.org

Every night in Cincinnati, more than 200 homeless youths wonder where they will sleep. When you have no home and no way of finding one, hope is hard to hold onto – and what happens next can be devastating. Homeless youths often turn to drug trafficking, prostitution and worse as they fight to survive. That’s why Lighthouse Youth & Family Services, a Cincinnati agency dedicated to helping children, youth and families in need, developed the goal to end youth homelessness in Cincinnati by 2020.

The effort hinges on the new Sheakley Center for Youth in Walnut Hills. Housed atop a hill in a converted four-story building, the $19 million project includes a tower with a light shining through an opening at the top. This visible beacon of hope will help guide homeless young men and women between the ages of 18 and 24 from downtown and Over-the-Rhine, where they gather during the day, to overnight shelter at the Center. With 36 shelter bedrooms and 39 one-bedroom and efficiency apartments, the new center also offers space where young single mothers can stay with their children. It expands on LYS’ current 28-bed facility, which has been full since it opened in 2012.

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The live wall offers inspirational views

of growing greenery, while the donor wall recognizes

those who helped make the Sheakley

Center a reality.

Photo courtesy of Lighthouse Youth & Family Services

“The new Sheakley Center for Youth is the centerpiece of our community’s effort to end youth homelessness. With the support of the Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts, the Patricia Kisker Foundation and other wonderful donors, we are moving closer to the day when every young person will have a safe place to sleep and the hope to achieve goals which once seemed impossible,” said Paul Haffner, president and CEO of Lighthouse Youth & Family Services.

Part temporary shelter and part transitional housing, the multipurpose building also offers a resource center, kitchen and dining room. The LYS street outreach team provides mental health and substance abuse services; job and life skills and self-sufficiency training; and assistance in finding employment and safe housing.

“This center is the catalyst to ensuring that, by 2020, any young person in need of shelter in Cincinnati will have it,” said Haffner. “That light in our tower will shine as a beacon of hope and new beginnings.”

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Sheakley Center hallway welcomes clients and visitors.

Photo courtesy of Lighthouse Youth & Family Services

A Walk Through HistoryBrewing Heritage Trail – The Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporationwww.brewingheritagetrail.orgThe Charles Moerlein Foundation

Downtown Cincinnati’s ongoing renaissance is nothing short of breathtaking. Behind the stunningly successful effort is a diverse cadre of highly innovative thinkers and doers, all working together to create a world-class city in which to live and visit.

The Brewing Heritage Trail, brainchild of the Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation, capitalizes on the historic neighbor-hood of Over-the-Rhine’s long-established ties to one of the region’s favorite beverages: beer. Currently in its first phase of development, the trail will offer a unique, personalized opportunity to celebrate Cincinnati’s proud tradition of quality beer while embracing a community perspective. Whether experienced as a casual stroll or a full-on destination, visitors to the trail will be thoroughly entertained.

The trail is already gathering national recognition. This is going to be a world-class attraction that

will make Cincinnati proud.

– STEVEN HAMPTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BDCURC

“We are excited to open the first segment of the Brewing Heritage Trail in April 2018, thanks to the support of the Charles Moerlein Foundation and Fifth Third Bank,” said Steven Hampton, executive director of the BDCURC. “The trail will tell the story of Cincinnati and America through the lens of beer, using the incredible brewing heritage here in Cincinnati. The trail is already gathering national recognition, from Thrillist’s “The 15

Coolest Things Coming to US Cities in 2017” to The New York Times’ recent article “36 Hours in Cincinnati.” This is going to be a world-class attraction that will make Cincinnati proud.”

Designed to consist of three segments meandering through Over-the-Rhine, the urban walking trail combines physical installations with digital and audio content, offering visitors a range of choices so they can tailor their experience. For an in-depth look, one might choose a guided tour. A smart-phone app will offer self-guided tours, audio tours, photos, stories and 360-degree views of the underground lagering cellars. All tours will take participants beyond brewing and into the city’s collective past.

The first phase of the trail, connecting three historic breweries and Findlay Market, is on track for a launch and dedication ceremony in April 2018, with the final two segments to follow soon after.

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A stop on the Brewing Heritage Trail

Photo courtesy of The Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation

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A Holistic Approach to Conquering AddictionLead the Change – Center for Addiction TreatmentJacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts and Ohio Valley Foundation www.ccatsober.org

Numbers don’t lie.

• More than 4,000 Ohioans died from an accidental drug overdose in 2016 – a 33 percent jump from the year before.

• Of these, more than 80 percent were the result of opioid abuse – either the misuse of prescribed painkillers or the use of illegal drugs.

• In the next seven days, at least 180 Greater Cincinnati residents will overdose on opioids; 18 of them will die.

The message is clear - Greater Cincinnati is facing a drug epidemic of catastrophic proportions. Opioid abuse does not discriminate and no one is immune. Heroin and prescription narcotics addiction affects every neighborhood, all education levels, all ages and all backgrounds. To respond to this ever-increasing crisis, Cincinnati’s Center for Addiction Treatment opened the $5 million Spaulding Recovery and Family Care Building in November 2017.

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A much-needed expansion to the addiction treatment CAT has offered for nearly half a century, the Spaulding Building allows the facility to triple its intake from 1,700 patients annually to more than 6,000. Designed specifically to respond to the overwhelming need for opioid treatment, the 17,000-square-foot Spaulding Building provides primary care and outpatient counseling via a holistic approach that incorporates treatment of conditions that typically accompany addiction, such as depression, anxiety and dental care.

“CAT is so excited to offer this one-stop service location to people in early sobriety and recovery,” said Sandy Kuehn, CAT’s CEO. “Addiction is a complex disease. Successfully treating it requires access to providers who understand this complexity, as well as a menu of behavioral and physical health services available to meet the individual needs of our patients. This project would not have been possible without the support of our local politicians and the philanthropic community.”

Though CAT already offered a range of programs to support individuals and their families, expanding the medical detox, short-term residential and medication-assisted treatment programs is key to breaking the cycle of addiction. The Spaulding Building bridges that gap. Using personalized, professional counseling services, the program is designed to empower individuals to build the skills needed to begin their recovery process.

Kuehn expects to serve more than 2,800 patients during the Spaulding Center’s first year in operation - a mindful, compassionate offering of hope and a tangible road to recovery for patients and families desperately in need.

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Inside the Spaulding Center

Photo courtesy of the Center for Addiction Treatment

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Humanity cannot exist in a vacuum, and the same holds true for individuals. Herman Melville said, “We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.” One of our greatest sources of joy is found when we offer a helping hand to someone who needs it, and some of the best opportunities to do so are in the realm of health and human services. Here’s a look at just a few of the many such projects families and foundations have recently supported with the assistance of the Foundation Office at Fifth Third Bank.

OTHERSMindfully Serving

As we work to create light for

others, we naturally light our own way.

– MARY ANNE RADEMACHER

A Unique Approach to Helping Veterans HealWarrior’s Own Road to Horsemanship (W.O.R.T.H.) – Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding & HorsemanshipStillson Foundation www.ctrh-online.org

America’s servicemen and women commit their lives to preserving our freedom. Often, they return from the battlefield bearing scars that others can’t see or understand. In the Cincinnati area, there are more than 12,000 veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Symptoms include insomnia, flashbacks, personality changes and more – making returning to civilian life extremely difficult.

Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding & Horsemanship, an organization providing equine-assisted activities and therapies for children and adults, created Warrior’s Own Road to Horsemanship (W.O.R.T.H.) to help veterans overcome the challenges associated with PTSD. Reaching this unique audience wasn’t easy.

“Our typical approach for our programs didn’t work for W.O.R.T.H. We learned that the PTSD population among veterans is different from other groups with the same condition,” said Rob Seideman, CTRH executive director. “Veterans don’t like the word ‘therapy,’ mostly because soldiers are trained to be helpers – not people who need help. On average, it takes a veteran more than a decade to seek relief from PTSD. We had to make W.O.R.T.H. something very special.”

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Wild mustangs awaiting local

veterans

Photo courtesy of Cincinnati Therapeutic

Riding & Horsemanship

After much research, CTRH adapted a program that paired veterans with rescued wild mustangs. Instead of offering “therapy,” the center asked veterans to help rehabilitate these magnificent but traumatized creatures. The result was a symbiotic healing process in which veterans realized a new sense of purpose and the mustangs received the care they needed to be adopted into permanent homes.

CTRH now serves 65 veterans per week and is on track to help more than 450 this year. Participants work with their mustangs under the guidance of certified mustang handlers. Benefits range from overcoming PTSD-related insomnia and claustrophobia to the rediscovery of activities they enjoyed prior to their deployment. As one veteran said, “This program gave me a reason to live again.”

The effect on the mustangs is also profound. CTRH’s first two rescue animals are now healthy and placed in loving homes – one with a veteran. “This program would not have been possible without the help of the Stillson Foundation,” said Seideman. “Thanks to the support and generosity of the community, we’ve been able to help hundreds of local veterans rediscover their joy in life.”

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One of CTRH’s wild mustangs in rehabilitation

Photo courtesy of Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding & Horsemanship

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Hope and Help for Women VeteransAnnabelle’s Place – Volunteers of America of Greater OhioThe Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Fundwww.voago.org

In September 2017, women veterans in Cincinnati gained a new option for affordable transitional housing and support at Annabelle’s Place, a cozy, welcoming 12-apartment facility in North College Hill.

“Veterans, especially women veterans, face unique challenges when returning home, including physical injuries, isolation or dealing with the psychological effects of military sexual trauma,” said Dennis Kresak, president and CEO of Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio, the organization behind the effort. “Annabelle’s Place will serve veterans in the Cincinnati area by providing a safe and familiar community where they can live independently while getting the support they need to reach their full potential.”

Annabelle’s Place is within walking distance of bus transportation, a grocery store, a pharmacy and employment opportunities. Each of the furnished efficiency-style apartments includes a kitchen, bathroom and patio area; two units offer a separate bedroom for veterans with children. All residents have access to medical care and services like support groups for domestic violence, moral injury and military sexual trauma. Overall, Annabelle’s Place radiates a homelike, safe and peaceful ambience. Named for Annabelle Matusoff, a beloved VOA employee who died after a battle with cancer, the community embodies hope, compassion and potential – much like its namesake.

No doubt Charlotte Schmidlapp, a young but devoted champion of women’s rights, would have been proud of this special place.

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Annabelle Matusoff’s family at the dedication

Photo courtesy of Annabelle’s Place

Empowering Artists and Encouraging EmpathyVisionaries + Voices - Teaching Artist ProgramEleanora C.U. Alms Trustwww.visionariesandvoices.com

Founded in 2003, Visionaries + Voices provides artistic, cultural and professional opportunities for artists with disabilities, building a more inclusive arts community in Greater Cincinnati.

Perhaps V+V’s most innovative offering is its Teaching Artist Program, a unique opportunity for artists with disabilities to develop their interest in teaching, speaking and public leadership in visual art. After completing an intensive 30-week educators course, teaching artists are placed in short-term paid positions at V+V’s partner schools, where they teach art in tandem with classroom teachers. TAP’s benefit is twofold: Artists are empowered through the realization of a cherished dream, and the students they teach gain a new understanding and empathy for individuals with disabilities. In 2016, nearly 5,000 students had the opportunity to see a disabled individual in a leadership role – a powerful dynamic in helping shift perceptions about disabilities.

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V+V’s Teaching Artist Program in action

Photo courtesy of Visionaries + Voices

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The TAP experience makes our children more accepting, tolerant

and empathetic – all qualities sorely needed in this era.

– KATHY HERRING ART TEACHER AT MERCY MONTESSORI SCHOOL

Kathy Herring, art teacher at Cincinnati’s Mercy Montessori School, said, “I was amazed at the glowing things our junior high students told visitors to Mercy about V+V and the artists when they led school tours. They were very proud to show off their art and talk about the artists. I think the experience makes our children more accepting, tolerant and empa-thetic - all qualities sorely needed in this era.”

Rosalind Bush, known as Ros, is a perfect example of TAP’s two-way impact. Over the course of a 10-week residency at Mercy Montessori, Ros visited the school twice a week to teach art to grade school children. While most TAP teaching engagements are short-term, the residency allows an artist to take real ownership of the classroom and form a lasting bond with students – and vice versa.

“It was beautiful to watch Ros’ relationship with her students unfold over time,” said James R. Neidhard, director of development and finance for V+V. “Her confidence blossomed, as did their trust in her authority. The collaboration resulted in numerous student projects being showcased in an area art competition. Best of all, one student took an assignment to create a three-dimensional bust of someone they admire – and she chose to make a sculpture of Ros. None of this would be possible without the support of organizations like the Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust.”

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Rosalind “Ros” Bush and student show off art project in her honor

Photo courtesy of Visionaries + Voices

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There may be no more direct or mindful way to impact the future than through the advancement of education. Whether at the preschool or the professional level – and all that’s in between – helping others attain new learning creates opportunities that will generate a positive ripple effect far beyond tomorrow.

LEARNINGFueling the Future through the Empowerment of

Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest

abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which,

fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater

strength of the nation.

– JOHN F. KENNEDY

Building Space on EarthLunar Research Base Project – iSPACEHelen, Henry & Louise Dornette Foundationwww.iSPACEstem.org

Our ever-growing dependence on and fascination with technology means science, technology, engineering and math, known collectively as STEM, are the building blocks to a huge portion of tomorrow’s careers. Cincinnati’s iSPACE works with schools to ignite a passion for STEM-based activities, helping prepare learners to thrive in tomorrow’s workforce.

With programs that are both portable and field trip-based, iSPACE introduces students in grades K-12 to activities aligned with state and national standards, offering complete lessons that integrate STEM topics with literacy, social sciences, teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills.

In 2016, iSPACE moved to a larger building better suited to meet the ever-growing demand for their programs. While they then had the room they needed, the iSPACE staff had a new problem; they suddenly lacked the equipment necessary for their most popular field trip, iMISSION.

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Students working on an iMISSION project

Photo courtesy of iSPACE

“iMISSION is an immersive experience where students assume career roles specific to a lunar research base mission. They work together to do their jobs and respond to emergencies,” said iSPACE project manager Sue Hare. “It’s set in three ‘space’ labs – the Challenger Lab, the Columbia Lab and Lunar Mission Control - that are connected by cameras, monitors, speakers and wireless headsets so participants can communicate. Our new facility was wonderful, but it didn’t have any of the equipment or furniture that we needed to keep iMISSION going.”

That’s where the Helen, Henry & Louise Dornette Foundation came in. Through a grant, the iSPACE staff was able to purchase lab tables and chairs, cameras, monitors and interlocking floor tiles, transforming empty office space into a working lunar research facility. As a result, more than 3,000 elementary, middle school and high school students from across the region were able to complete their missions and deepen their interest in STEM careers that year.

“Transition of the iMISSION space labs to our new facility has been flawless largely due to the generosity of the Helen, Henry & Louise Dornette Foundation,” said iSPACE Executive Director Sue Williams. “We are now able to accommodate even more students in an interactive, engaging environment due to the furnishings and equipment provided by this funding. It’s wonderful to hear teachers say that every student is actively en-gaged and learning STEM concepts, along with teamwork, communication and problem-solving.”

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It’s wonderful to hear teachers say that every student is actively

engaged in learning STEM concepts, along with teamwork, communication

and problem-solving.

– SUE WILLIAMS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ISPACE

Students working on an iMISSION project

Photo courtesy of iSPACE

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A Game of HopeCincinnati Squash AcademyThe Charles Moerlein Foundationwww.squashacademy.org

What happens when you bring together gifted inner-city kids and the challenging game of squash over the course of a decade? At Cincinnati Squash Academy, doors are opened and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities are discovered.

Founded in 2014 in Over-the-Rhine, CSA uses the racquet-based game to help mold talented students in under-served communities into scholar-athletes and future leaders. CSA follows the urban squash youth development model, combining the sport with academics, mentoring, fitness, nutrition, community service, cultural enrichment and college placement for students from low-income families.

All participants are selected from schools at which at least 70 percent of the student body qualifies for free or reduced cost lunch programs. The rigorous selection criteria include academic and athletic assessments, teacher references, parent meetings and more. Beginning in elemen-tary or middle school, CSA kids take part in intensive, year-round programming after school, on weekends and through summers, continuing until they graduate from college. Every school year, they receive 100 hours each of squash practice and academic tutoring, and they perform 10 hours of community service. Adult mentors serve as role models, taking active roles as the children grow up and accompanying them to squash tournaments around the country. The result: lives are transformed.

Diana* joined CSA in 2015 as a fourth grader at the Otto Armleder school. The CSA staff was impressed with her innate sense of joy, as well as her dedication to academic excellence. With the help of CSA’s academic director, Diana applied for and was accepted to the prestigious Seven

Hills School. When her family struggled to cover the private school expenses, the CSA team found a donor and developed a scholarship. Diana is now a straight-A student in her second year at Seven Hills.

“The Cincinnati Squash Academy is doing amazing things for our student-athletes,” said CSA Executive Director Austin Schiff. “Our ‘inch-wide, mile-deep’ philosophy provides concrete results: increased GPAs and enrollment in select high-level schools, more travel opportunities and cultural exposure, the discovery and pursuit of individual passions, and a joy and technical soundness of their squash game.”

The winner of the Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce’s Non-Profit of the Year award for 2016, Cincinnati Squash Academy is poised to make a major impact on young lives for years to come.

*Name changed for privacy

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Playing to win at squash - and life

Photo courtesy of the Cincinnati Squash Academy

Education

Women on the RiseGROW Workshop - Aviatra AcceleratorsCharlotte R. Schmidlapp Fundwww.aviatra.org

Founded in 2010 with a vision to help educate female entrepreneurs and provide them with the tools to make a positive economic impact on their communities, Aviatra Accelerators has grown to serve more than 1,500 women throughout Ohio and Northern Kentucky.

With three separate programs tailored to meet female entrepreneurs’ needs based on their current stage of business development, Aviatra’s coaches, instructors and advisors help women take their ideas and passions from the conceptual stage to launch and business growth.

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Women of the 2017 Aviatra Accelerator’s GROW program

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Education

EXPLORE is designed to help new entrepreneurs dive deep into their business idea and think through ways to bring it to life.

LAUNCH serves entrepreneurs and business owners who have developed a client or customer base and are already generating revenue. Here, they build on their business plan, work with a mentor and have the chance to compete for funding.

GROW, launched in January 2017, was developed for women who are running established businesses and want to build on their success. Through GROW, participants learn best practices for growth, expansion and financing through monthly workshops and personalized programs with experts held at the welcoming, home-like Aviatra offices in Covington.

“Aviatra Accelerator’s GROW program, generously funded by the Charlotte R Schmidlapp Fund, has been a well-received program among our alumnae and other female entrepreneurs,” said Nancy Aichholz, CEO of Aviatra Accelerators. “Having a female-friendly space to meet, connect, learn and grow has been a welcome advantage for business owners and start-up entrepreneurs in the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky market. Aviatra is proud to provide ongoing support and service to our participants.”

While founded with the idea to give female entrepreneurs the boost for long-term success, GROW has become much more; its participants develop relationships and networking connections, with many alumnae returning to help coach other women for free, extending a hand to pull up the next generation.

Over its seven years, Aviatra participants collectively have used the knowledge gained through this innovative organization to generate more than $68 million in revenues – a positive impact indeed.

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A GROW workshop in session

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Education

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Dallas W. and Helen B. BowyerCharitable Trust

Mr. Bowyer arranged for a charitable trust to benefit the endowment fund of the Center for Research for Endangered Wildlife of the Cincinnati Zoo, Shriners Hospitals and the Ohio Masonic Home in Springfield. As trustee, Fifth Third Bank selects additional charitable organizations in the Greater Cincinnati area to be recipients.

Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund

Florence Adelia Butler Wells directed in her will the establishment of a scholarship fund to memorialize her parents, Rachel and John Butler, as well as her husband, Charles Wells. The Fund awards scholarships to “worthy and deserving young men and women of good character, in obtaining either collegiate, scientific, technical, musical or vocational education.” Scholarship recipients must meet requirements set forth by her will. The Foundation Office at Fifth Third Bank administers the application and award process.

Clarence W. and Martha Ensminger Educational Foundation

The Clarence W. and Martha Ensminger Foundation provides funding for loans to worthy students to attend college or vocational school. The loans are targeted to help students from rural Appalachian communities in Clermont, Brown and Adams counties in Ohio.

Arthur L. and Ermille Ehlers Trust

The majority of the income from the Arthur L. and Ermille Ehlers Trust goes to The Greater Cincinnati Foundation. The remainder is paid to a number of nonprofit organizations, including Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, City Gospel Mission and Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Private Foundation

LISTINGS

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The Ettlinger Memorial Trust Fund

The Ettlinger Memorial Trust Fund was created at the death of Isaac Ettlinger in 1953. In his will, Mr. Ettlinger directed that the net income and part of the principal of his estate be distributed annually to the United Way and Community Chest of Greater Cincinnati. Chest agencies eligible for funds are those working “for the relief of and providing food, raiment and shelter for indigent blind persons, regardless of their age, race or creed.” Assistance is not limited to material relief, but includes all forms of service that are designed to benefit the indigent blind.

The Richard D. Hannan Family Foundation

The Hannan family believes education is the key to a higher quality of life. The Foundation has made a difference for students at Catholic Inner City Schools, Cincinnati Country Day School, Ursuline Academy, the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, Harvard University, Sargent College of Boston University, Tufts University and the Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania. Richard D. Hannan, Jeanne M. Hannan and Kenneth R. Wurtenberger serve as trustees of the Foundation.

John Hauck Foundation

Frederick A. Hauck created a foundation in 1989 to ensure that his charitable interests would continue long after his death. The Foundation has supported the Cincinnati Historical Society, Ohio Historical Society, Historic Southwest Ohio, Rollins College, Xavier University, The University of Florida and other deserving charitable organizations selected at the discretion of the trustees. The trustees are Fifth Third Bank, John Hauck and Narley L. Haley.

Carl F. Hertenstein Foundation

After Carl Hertenstein and his wife Genevieve passed away, the trust estate established the Carl F. Hertenstein Foundation. Cornell University, the United Way and Community Chest of Greater Cincinnati, the Greater Cincinnati Foundation and the University of Cincinnati are recipients of annual income from the Foundation. They, in turn, annually distribute the funds as they determine to be in the best interests of the groups they serve.

Highfield Foundation

The Highfield Foundation was created in 1990 by Samuel Benedict. Mr. Benedict began a career with Procter & Gamble in 1924 and he retired as Corporate Secretary in 1962. Grants from the Foundation are distributed to deserving charitable organizations as recommended by family members.

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Elma Margaret Lapp Foundation

Ms. Lapp, heiress to a Cincinnati brewing fortune, lived her later years in New York City but never forgot her native city of Cincinnati and its institu-tions. In her will, she created a perpetual trust that makes annual awards in her name. Over time, with effective management, the value of those gifts will increase to give far more help to the institutions than Ms. Lapp likely ever imagined. The causes she valued during her life will continue to be supported by her Foundation.

Mary Martha McGee Foundation

Mary McGee lived a frugal and simple life, yet she established a charitable foundation. Her Foundation supports organizations that were important to Ms. McGee in her lifetime, including religious organizations and churches which serve the low-income population in Cincinnati.

The Wanda Muntwyler Foundation for Animals

As a young girl growing up in Chicago, Wanda Muntwyler was surrounded by pets in a family of animal lovers. In her later years, she established a foundation that would extend her family’s efforts to strengthen the human-animal bond and to prevent animal cruelty. The Foundation’s income is exclusively devoted to charitable or educational activities that directly affect the care of animals in the state of Illinois.

William S. Rowe Foundation

William S. Rowe, chief executive officer of Fifth Third Bank from 1963 through 1980, dedicated himself to loyal service for the Greater Cincinnati community. His unwavering commitment to charitable causes continues in his memorial trust. Grants are made at the discretion of the Board, based on the interests of William S. Rowe. The Foundation’s primary interests include children’s

health, education, the arts and historic institutions serving the Greater Cincinnati area. The trustees of the Foundation are Whitney Long, Phillip C. Long, Carolyn McCoy and George A. Schaefer, Jr.

George A. Schaefer, Jr. and Betty Ann Schaefer Foundation

George A. Schaefer, Jr. became president of Fifth Third Bancorp in 1989 and served as president and CEO from 1990-2007. As active volunteers who have long supported numerous charitable organizations, Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer created their foundation in 1997 as a complement to that philanthropic work.

The Louis and Melba Schott Foundation

Charles and Melba Townsend created the Louis and Melba Schott Foundation to honor Melba Townsend’s parents. Created upon the passing of Mr. and Mrs. Townsend in 2003, the Foundation exists to provide assistance to youth, with emphasis on youth in primary school through junior high school age who are disadvantaged because of medical condition, economic status or family background. The Foundation also makes grants that are aligned with Mr. and Mrs. Townsend’s pattern of giving throughout their lifetime.

Edgar K. Springman Scholarship Fund

Edgar K. Springman lived on a farm near Goshen, Ohio. Before his death, he drew up a plan to annually award scholarships to deserving graduates of Goshen High School for a college or university education.

Lillian I. Sullivan Trust

Annual income from the Lillian I. Sullivan Trust benefits from the American Heart Association, Hamilton County Unit of the American Cancer Society, Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Little Sisters of the Poor and St. Rita School for the Deaf.

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Margaret E. Sullivan Trust

The Margaret E. Sullivan Trust benefits the Mercy Hospital Mt. Airy and Mercy Hospital Western Hills for general operations, Miami University for the Sarah Sullivan Scholarship, and Wilmington College for the John W. Sullivan Scholarship.

E. Paul and Garnet Thompson Trust

E. Paul and Garnet Thompson felt a strong commitment to help children obtain a good Christian education. They established their Trust to provide scholarships to students attending Rose Christian School in Ashland, Kentucky; Kentucky Christian College in Grayson, Kentucky; and Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky.

Three Arts Scholarship Fund

For one hundred years, The Three Arts Scholarship Fund has been providing financial aid to Junior and Senior college women who are exceptionally talented in the fields of art, music or drama/musical theater.

Mae Ward Scholarship Trust

Mae Ward was a school teacher in Boyd County, Kentucky, for 43 years. During her career, she observed many students who received good grades, were active in their schools, churches and communities, but were not able to secure scholarships. Based on an idea from another scholarship trust, Mrs. Ward established this Trust for students graduating from Boyd County, Kentucky high schools.

Warrington Family Foundation

Elsie Holmes Warrington (1915–2003), John W. Warrington’s sister and youngest daughter of George H. Warrington, formed the Warrington Foundation in 1997 to memorialize her family and continue their philanthropy.

Bertha Langhorst Werner Trust

The Bertha Langhorst Werner Trust was established to aid “needy and worthy young persons requiring assistance in securing an education in music or art” at the College-Conservatory of Music or the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Annual grants are made to these institutions which, in turn, select qualified students to receive scholarships.

Corale B. Workum Trust

The Corale B. Workum Trust supports scholar-ships for men and women at the University of Cincinnati and interfaith students of ancient and modern Hebrew religion at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

Building a Better

Private Foundation Creation and Management

We hope you have enjoyed reading about some of the organizations, projects and programs that The Foundation Office at Fifth Third Bank has been proud to help our clients support. Perhaps this report got you thinking about the positive impact you could make in your community and on the future. The Foundation Office at Fifth Third Bank would be privileged to work with you to develop your vision and make it a reality.

Our approach to the creation of a private foundation is designed to leverage your financial resources to help provide integrated solutions to meeting your lifetime goals. And our century-long tradition of managing private foundations makes us uniquely qualified in our area of expertise.

We start by listening to your goals and desires for sharing your wealth. Next, we help you articulate and achieve those goals by assisting in the decision process, creating the structure around your foundation and supporting its operation. Our experienced team of professionals will work with you and your advisors to manage as much or as little of the initial and ongoing effort as you like.

Let us help you build a better tomorrow by contacting us at 513.534.7001 or at Heidi.Jark@53.com.

TOMORROW

No matter who we are, where or when we are born, or what differences stand between us, one thing holds the power to unite the world: the arts. The arts inspire us, engage us and help us dream. We are committed to using that power for the benefit of our community; to help change people’s lives for the better. During 2016 and 2017, the generous families and foundations assisted by the Foundation Office at Fifth Third Bank supported more than 200 projects focused on arts and culture. Here are three stories, each focused on a unique way to unite the community.

Creating Unity and Joy Through

THE ARTS

Art is an expression of joy and awe. It is not an attempt to share one’s

virtues and accomplishments with the audience, but an act

of selfless spirit.

– DAVID MAMET