The fund (officially known as The Bethel-Tate Arts Appreciation Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation) was established to enhance academic achievement and cultural awareness by financially supporting those events, projects, programs and activities that foster and encourage an appreciation for the arts through exposure and participation opportunities for the students of the Bethel-Tate Local School District. The AAF will enable Bethel-Tate students to participate in the fine arts “extras” that are limited locally, but readily available to students in more affluent school districts throughout the nation. Activities such as guest workshops and performing artists can open up a whole new world of appreciation of the fine arts for students.

These and associated opportunities can be quite costly in today’s overstretched school budgets which focus on mandated state curriculum requirements. This local fund will help pay for these opportunities, as well as enable investors with an artistic passion to focus on a specific cause.

Other Ways to Give

The fund accepts a wide variety of assets that can facilitate even the most complex forms of giving which include:

1. Outright Gifts (cash, stocks, bonds, real estate, etc…)
2. Bequest by Will
3. Charitable Gift
4. Charitable Remainder Trust
5. Charitable Lead Trust
6. IRAs for those at least 70 1/2 years old (through 12/31/07)

   All such charitable gifts qualify for tax advantages available under federal law.

   A local five-person community committee with interest in the fine arts will recommend distribution of grant funds by The Greater Cincinnati Foundation through an objective application process.

   Although the fund currently sits at $5,000, the fund’s Advisory Committee hopes to see it grow to at least $10,000 in the near future. As the fund grows, so will the opportunities afforded Bethel-Tate students. Anyone passionate about the arts is encouraged to consider this new fund.

   Donation Information

   Donation information for the Bethel-Tate Arts Appreciation Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation is available from:
   The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
   200 West Fourth Street
   Cincinnati, OH 45202
   www.greatercincinnatifdn.org

   Checks for this worthy cause should be made payable to The Greater Cincinnati Foundation with “Bethel-Tate AAF” in the memo line of the check.

   Find Out More

   If you would like more information about the Bethel-Tate Arts Appreciation Fund, contact Fred Hannah at 513-734-4554 or Mary Pitcairn from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation at 513-768-6138.