The R.L. Stine Endowment Fund for Creative Writing, established by alumnus R.L. Stine, BHS '61, provides for a six weeks Author in Residence Program for all fifth grade and some middle school students.
	The Dr. Judah Folkman (Class of 1950) Science Fund provides for annual visits to high school science classes from professionals in various fields of the sciences.
	The Pete Grimes "Just Do It" Fund was established in 2005 in memory of Pete by his family and many friends. It provides for a student leadership program for high school sophomores and middle school students.
	The family of Robert A. Glick, BHS '33, established the Robert A. Glick Endowment Fund of the Columbus Jewish Foundation to honor an outstanding Bexley educator each year. The Foundation sponsors this program each year and a cash gift of $1,000 from the Robert L. Glick Fund of the Columbus Jewish Foundation is presented at the Education Appreciation Banquet in May to the recipient of the Bexley Educator of the Year Award. The 2009 Educator of the Year is Maryland Art Specialist Lisa Viney. Read more about Ms. Viney and her passion for teaching.

How can you establish an endowment fund with The Bexley Education Foundation?

An initial gift of $5,000 is required to establish a Designated Endowment Fund. The donor must make a commitment to reach a minimum level of $20,000 within three years of establishing the fund. Grants will be made from the fund one year after the fund reaches the minimum of $20,000. If the donor so desires, he or she may play a consultative role in the planning and evaluation of the program.

The endowment funds are invested individually by the Foundation and only the earnings on such funds are available for expenses related to the specific program.

The Bexley Education Foundation Endowment Fund of The Columbus Foundation with current assets of $1,576,302 was established in 1983. The goal then, as it is now, is to use this money as directed by the Board of Governors of The Bexley Education Foundation to achieve specific educational goals in the Bexley Schools. It shall not be used to supplant any part of the regular operating budget of the school district, which is provided through tax money. The endowment fund continues to grow each year through the addition of planned gifts, donations, and reinvestment of interest.