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2022-06-07 - The 15-slide PDF presentation
has been revised with updated Advisory Board and distributions information.
2022-05-31 - The Advisory Board is very pleased to announce that former Camp Kern Executive Director
Chris Addison will be joining the Board effective June 2nd. Welcome, Chris!
2022-04-30 - The 2022 1st-quarter numbers are in. The Fund's balance as of 3/31
was $546,857.16. Although there was a drop in market value, this was partially offset by over $12,000 in donations.
For details, see the
2022 Quarterly Summary Reports.
2022-03-07 - Very sad to report that Advisory Board member and
great-nephew of C.B. Kern Thomas Kuhn passed away Feb 27th at age 64. Donations
are being received in his memory. His obituary can be found
here.
2022-02-09 - The Kern Fund's 2021 Annual Report has been posted
online and
will also be mailed to nearly 1,100 individuals.
2022-02-05 - The 2021 year-end numbers are in, and the Fund's balance soared to
$580,099.37!! Thanks to all of our donors! See the
2021 Quarterly Summary Reports page
for additional details.
2021-11-02 - The 2021 3rd-quarter numbers are in. The Fund's balance dipped slightly
to $540,017.55 because of market performance, but it is still almost $30,000 more
than the beginning of the year, even after the $20,000 distribution. For details, see the
2021 Quarterly Summary Reports.
2021-10-26 - The 'Beginnings' dropdown in the top navigation bar has been renamed 'About Us', and
the latest PDF slide presentation about the Fund has been added to it.
2021-08-17 - Thanks to YMCA Camp Kern for the
Kern Fund shout-out in the History Corner
section of its recently posted alumni newsletter. The page has been added to the 'In The News' dropdown.
2021-08-04 - The Advisory Board is pleased to present an initial
15-slide PDF presentation summarizing
the Fund's purpose, activities, and latest figures. Feel free to share at parties!
2021-07-30 - The 2021 2nd-quarter numbers are in. Even after distributing $20,000
to Kern in June, the Fund's balance increased from $531,392.37 to $543,431.52,
thanks to your gifts and a positive market! For details, see the
2021 Quarterly Summary Reports.
2021-07-26 - For the historically-minded, a link to the
Cliff Smith YMCA Postcard Collection
has been added under 'Other Links'. The collection includes a few Dayton YMCA and Camp Kern postcards.
2021-07-03 - The "FAQs" page now has some content(!).
Check it out
to see if your favorite question(s) have been answered!
2021-06-02 - The Kern Fund was featured in a May 30th Dayton Daily News advertisement celebrating The Dayton Foundation's 100 Years.
A PDF version has been added to the "In the News" dropdown.
2021-05-08 - The 2021 1st-quarter numbers are in. Thanks to an improved investment market
and donations received in response to the Annual Report mailing, the Fund's balance as of 3/31 is $531,392.37!
For details, see the
2021 Quarterly Summary Reports.
2021-03-08 - Time to remove the Foundation's toll-free number(!)
from our site - (877) 222-0410 - as it doesn't seem to appear anywhere on the
Foundation's site anymore. A relic of old!
2021-02-12 - The Kern Fund's 2020 Annual Report has been posted
online and
will also be mailed to around 1,000 individuals.
2021-02-08 - The 2020 year-end numbers are in, and the Fund's balance passed
the half-million-dollar mark - $510,659.39!! Thanks to all donors! See the
2020 Quarterly Summary Reports page
for additional details.
2021-02-03 - The Dayton Foundation paid tribute
to Robert S. Neff, former Dayton Foundation Governing Board Chair who also contributed to
The Carl B. Kern Fund and was a long-time supporter of YMCA Camp Kern. Mr. Neff passed away January 18th at age 89.
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