The Marietta Community Foundation was founded in 1974 and headed by the late Carl L. Broughton. The Foundation became relatively dormant before being reactivated in 1992 through a sizable gift from two former Marietta residents, Mary Carolyn McCoy Mildren and William E. Mildren Sr. They established a trust in memory of their late parents to be used as a challenge grant encouraging community leader Robert E. Kirkbride to revitalize the Foundation.
The generosity and support of donors for important causes like literacy truly changes lives and keeps our area strong. To make a difference and fight for the initiative that inspires you, contact...more
As Charles Dickens famously wrote, “it is at Christmastime that want is most keenly felt, and abundance rejoices.” Thanks to generous donations to unrestricted funds throughout the year, the...more
Photo by Brett Dunlap Christina Smith and Doug Hess of the Arc of the Mid-Ohio Valley accepted a $5,012 grant award Wednesday from the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation & Regional...more
... benefits the Historic Buell Island Park in Lowell, contributions can be sent to the Marietta Community Foundation at P.O. Box 77, Marietta, OH...more
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