students received just over $1 million in scholarships from our Scholarship Funds. One Legacy Ed Huss grew up on East Dutton Street in downtown Kalamazoo. With his boyhood newspaper route consisting solely of downtown businesses, he developed an early awareness of Kalamazoo County’s core. in every he says. grew up with a strong focus for the downtown and have “I’ve been building,” “I never lost it. County is a special place with many says the 65-year-old, who is quick to “Kalamazoo gems,” point out he was born the same year the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair, one of the country’s first outdoor art shows, began. While Ed was always aware of the Community never considered the role he Foundation, he’d could play in our work until recently. are important; the is important; opportunities like the Can-Do Kitchen “Festivals Farmer’s Market are important. They all provide avenues for creativity to occur. Anyone not just the very — wealthy can support these gems so we Ed says. Which is why he decided — don’t lose them,” to establish a fund with us. gems he says. like knowing that my one legacy, which “Our need constant looking after,” “I represents a lifetime of work, will do that forever.” what the full impact of Ed legacy will be, but we do know how others are We don’t know Huss’ making Kalamazoo County a community where every person can reach full potential. For example, because of our sound investment strategy, the value of the Harry E. Turbeville Fund a legacy created with an estate gift of $60,300 in 1990 has more than doubled to — — $127,017. In addition, over the last 25 years, almost $122,600 in grants from the fund have supported numerous local nonprofits. In fact, a 2015 grant from this fund is helping kids in programs powered by the YMCA of Kalamazoo to be safe and healthy after school. And, like the Harry E. Turbeville Fund is endowed, so its impact will only grow over time. Ed’s fund,
students received just over $1 million in scholarships from our Scholarship Funds. One Legacy Ed Huss grew up on East Dutton Street in downtown Kalamazoo. With his boyhood newspaper route consisting solely of downtown businesses, he developed an early awareness of Kalamazoo County’s core. “I’ve been in every building,” he says. “I grew up with a strong focus for the downtown and have never lost it. “Kalamazoo County is a special place with many gems,” says the 65-year-old, who is quick to point out he was born the same year the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair, one of the country’s first outdoor art shows, began. While Ed was always aware of the Community Foundation, he’d never considered the role he could play in our work until recently. “Festivals are important; the Farmer’s Market is important; opportunities like the Can-Do Kitchen are important. They all provide avenues for creativity to occur. Anyone — not just the very wealthy — can support these gems so we don’t lose them,” Ed says. Which is why he decided to establish a fund with us. “Our gems need constant looking after,” he says. “I like knowing that my one legacy, which represents a lifetime of work, will do that forever.” We don’t know what the full impact of Ed Huss’ legacy will be, but we do know how others are making Kalamazoo County a community where every person can reach full potential. For example, because of our sound investment strategy, the value of the Harry E. Turbeville Fund — a legacy created with an estate gift of $60,300 in 1990 — has more than doubled to $127,017. In addition, over the last 25 years, almost $122,600 in grants from the fund have supported numerous local nonprofits. In fact, a 2015 grant from this fund is helping kids in programs powered by the YMCA of Kalamazoo to be safe and healthy after school. And, like Ed’s fund, the Harry E. Turbeville Fund is endowed, so its impact will only grow over time.