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Older News and Archives
- 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.
- 2020-09-13 - How to put a positive spin on 2020? How about this: a generous donor
has made a '20-20' commitment, matching year-end gifts (starting in September) dollar-for-dollar
up to $20,000, in the hopes of adding at least an additional $40,000 to the Fund's principal this year...
To help out, click on the DONATE! link.
- 2020-05-02 - An original 1918 Carl B. Kern Tribute Booklet and a 1985 reprint
have been re-scanned and can now be seen in higher resolution on a separate page.
- 2020-04-15 - The 2020 distribution in the amount of $16,000 is
being sent to Camp Kern early this year because of The Dayton Foundation's accelerated grant
processing schedule and the need to provide funds for camp sooner rather than later given
the special circumstances surrounding COVID-19. The total amount distributed to Camp Kern on
behalf of the Fund since 1989 is now nearly $197,000.
- 2020-03-03 - The Dayton Foundation logo has been refreshed with its
newer version that was unveiled last fall.
- 2020-02-07 - The Kern Fund's 2019 Annual Report has been posted
online.
- 2020-02-06 - The 2019 final numbers are in - we had a very good year, with an end-of-year
balance of $448,961.20!. Additional details are available on the
2019 Quarterly Summary Reports page.
- 2019-11-20 - A link to page 4 of The
Dayton Foundation's 2018-19 Annual Report, which includes some Kern Fund highlights, has
been added to the In the News dropdown on the top navigation bar.
- 2019-11-17 - The Honorary & Memorial Gifts page has been updated.
- 2019-10-24 -The 'DONATE!' dropdown on the top navigation bar has been replaced with a
DONATE! link which displays a page that describes various options/methods to donate.
- 2019-09-07 - A List of Donations link for the current year has been added to the Finances dropdown for quicker access to this page.
- 2019-08-23 - The web site header now displays only the new address for The Dayton Foundation
which is moving on Monday August 26th and will be back open for business on Tuesday August 27th.
- 2019-06-13 - A check for $15,000 was presented to Executive Director Chris Addison at YMCA Camp Kern's
annual Strawberries and Ice Cream event, raising the total amount distributed to Camp Kern on behalf of the Fund
to nearly $181,000.
- 2019-01-16 - The order of the Financial Summaries
display now begins with the current year and goes backwards to 1987.
- 2019-01-07 - A link to the Fund's Facebook
page has been added to the home page.
- 2019-01-02 - Donations to the Fund will continue to be matched by the Fund's founder
through June of this year, marking the 30th Anniversary of the Fund's first distribution check to
Camp Kern. Donors can use a printable form or make a credit
card donation online.
- 2018-12-15 - An additional, sortable 'Donors' column has been added to the
Financial Summaries report which counts the number of individual donors
each year. There have been many years where one individual/entity has made more than one gift.
- 2018-11-23 - Profiles have been added for Bob Barr and
Bob Salisbury.
- 2018-11-22 - Want a blast from the past from over 20 years ago? An Older News and Archives
link has been added to the bottom of this column which reflects some rather old content (from the now-deleted latenews.htm file)!
- 2018-09-16 - The Financial Summaries report has been updated so that you can
click on a column heading to sort the column; click on it again to reverse sort.
- 2018-09-14 - 'In The News' was added to the top navigation bar, with links to one Camp Kern article and
two Foundation articles, including a Good News article just published.
- 2018-09-03 - The website has been updated so that all of the links formerly found in the lefthand navigation column
can now be found in the top gray navigation bar with dropdowns. This allows for more room to display content in the main
section under the navigation bar.
- 2018-06-14 - A check for $10,000 was presented to Executive Director Chris Addison at YMCA Camp Kern's
annual Strawberries and Ice Cream event, raising the total amount distributed to Camp Kern on behalf of the Fund
to nearly $166,000.
- 2018-06-10 - All of the first nine Annual Reports of The Carl B. Kern Fund, covering the years 1988
through 1996, have now been scanned and posted on the Financial Summaries page.
- 2018-06-04 - The Carl B. Kern section has been
greatly expanded to include additional historical historical information. Stay tuned for even
more updates and links.
- 2018-06-03 - A new link called Distinct Donor Surnames
has been created to display the names of all of the families who have donated to The Carl B. Kern Fund - many of
whom have historical ties to the Dayton YMCA and YMCA Camp Kern.
- 2017-06-15 - In honor of the Fund's 30 years, it was announced at YMCA Camp Kern's annual
Strawberries and Ice Cream event that the next $30,000 in donations to The Carl B. Kern Fund
received in the next 3 years, excluding estate gifts, will be matched by the Fund's founder,
potentially adding another $60,000 to the Fund's principal. Please check out our
Donor Form, where you have an opportunity to make an
honorary or memorial gift. It was also announced that an estate gift to The Carl B. Kern Fund
in the amount of over $200,000 has been confirmed by The Dayton Foundation, to be received within
the next couple of months. Lastly, a call for new members of the Kern Fund Advisory Board is now
underway to lead The Carl B. Kern Fund for generations to come.
Contact us for additional information.
- 1997-04-08 - The By-Laws of the Kern
Fund Advisory Board are now available on-line. PLUS, the Advisory Board
is holding its next meeting on April 22nd, with the preliminary
agenda also on-line.
- 1997-03-08 - 1996 end-of-year figures prepared by The Dayton
Foundation and received by the Advisory Board Chair on March 3rd
indicate the Fund's market value was $68,472.09
on December 31st. The
1996 Summary Report is now available
on-line for your convenience.
- 1996-11-23 - Statistics for the Three Quarters
Ending 9/30/96 are in and available on-line.
- 1996-10-09 - The Kern Fund Advisory Board will be meeting on October
14th. The agenda has been posted on-line.
- 1996-09-24 - When Carl B. Kern established YMCA camping in the Dayton
area in 1910, he was continuing a tradition that began 25 years earlier in 1885
with the first YMCA camp, Camp Dudley. A listing of YMCA Camps
on the Web by Region will enable you to check into YMCA camps all around
the world to see how far YMCA camping has come....
- 1996-08-19 - Statistics for the Two Quarters
Ending 6/30/96 are in and available on-line.
- 1996-05-21 - 1996 1st Quarter Statistics
are in and available on-line.
- 1996-05-09 - Additional financial summaries for 1994, 1993, and 1992
have been posted on-line for your convenience.
- 1996-02-22 - 1995 end-of-year figures prepared by The Dayton
Foundation and received by the Advisory Board Chair on February 22nd
indicate the Fund's market value was $59,570.37
on December 31st. The
1995 Summary Report is available on-line
for your convenience.
- 1995-12-19 - Our leaps into World Wide Web technology continue
as we have now added the capacity to request information on-line. If
you have a "forms-capable" browser (most people do), check out
our new Request for Information Form.
- 1995-12-08 - This is a belated announcement to all who may not be
aware that John M. Gogle passed away on October 11th at age 70.
Son of Maurice F. Gogle, former General Secretary of the Dayton YMCA,
John was a Sponsor of The Carl B. Kern Fund and supported other recent
Camp Kern activities including the construction of the Ralph D. Roehm
Memorial Cabin in 1992. His sons Tom, Jim, and daughter-in-law Nancy
were all staff at Camp Kern.
The Advisory Board would like to express our most sincere condolences
to Mrs. Gogle and the rest of the family.
- 1995-11-30 - 3rd quarter figures prepared by The Dayton Foundation
and received by the Advisory Board Chair on November 17th indicate the
Fund's market value was $53,427.34
on September 30th. The Fund
continues to benefit from the strong financial market this year, with
over $8,000 added to the Fund since January 1st from investment income
and market value increases alone. $1,500 in donations have been received
in 1995 as the Advisory Board prepares for our year-end giving mailings.
- 1995-09-21 - 2nd quarter figures prepared by The Dayton Foundation
and received by the Advisory Board Chair on August 21st indicate the
Fund's market value was $51,161.62 on June 30th. This increase
is notable since the $2,600 distribution to Camp Kern was deducted
this quarter and there was only $225 in gifts, but investment income
made up the difference and then some....
- 1995-04-21 - The bombing in Oklahoma City has hit home to several
friends
of The Carl B. Kern Fund who know Dave Larrabee, former Assistant
Director at YMCA Camp Campbell Gard of Hamilton, OH who just recently
became the Assistant Director at YMCA Camp Classen of Oklahoma City.
Dave was sitting
in his office at the downtown YMCA when the explosion occurred across
the street. He required stitches for
cuts to his face but is otherwise doing OK. He reported substantial
damage at the Y, including injuries to children at the Y's daycare
center. Dave's name is actually listed on the Internet in an Oklahoma
posting of
Known
Hospitalized Survivors.
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