The Bucyrus Area Community Foundation is blessed to have approximately 90% of our funds unrestricted. These funds allow for ever-changing community needs - including future needs that often cannot be anticipated at the time your gift is made. The Board of Trustees of the BACF works extremely hard to ensure that all aspects of the community are addressed within our grant making efforts. In 2008, the Bucyrus Area Community Foundation received a large (in excess of $1 million) unrestricted gift from the Elasssers' estate which added significantly to our unrestricted funds.
The Bucyrus Area Community Foundation also offers designated funds, which are set up by the donor to offer continued support to those charities of their choice. Examples of Bucyrus Area Community Foundation Designated Funds include:
- Friends of the Park District
- Susan Campbell Memorial Scholarship
- Bucyrus Community Theater
- The Bucyrus Public Library Fund established in memory of Marian Maynard
- Holy Trinity Athletic Fund - Supports athletics at Holy Trinity School
- Grace B. & John Bridges Teacher Award - $1000 award to an outstanding teacher in the Bucyrus City Schools
- Murals Fund - Provides for continued upkeep and maintenance of the two downtown murals and park in Bucyrus, Ohio
- Playscape - Provides for continued upkeep of the Playscape at Aumiller Park in Bucyrus, Ohio
- Louise G. & Harold G. Pry Fund - Provides support for the Crestline Public Library and the Calvary United Church of Christ
- Weekes Family Memorial Fund - Provides support to the Glassman Drum and Bugle Corps
