• Colony Theatre — Marietta, Ohio
• Eugene Ballet Company — Eugene, Oregon
• Heartland Events Center — Grand Island, Nebraska
• Holland Theatre — Bellefontaine, Ohio
• Jackson Symphony Orchestra — Jackson, Michigan
• Sewall-Belmont House and Museum — Washington, DC
• Smith Opera House — Geneva, New York
• Southwest Center for the Performing Arts — Amarillo, Texas
• Union County Arts Center — Rahway, New Jersey
• Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science — Sioux Falls, South   Dakota

• Belmont Bay Science Center — Woodbridge, Virgina
• Burpee Museum of Natural History — Rockford, Illinois
• New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation —   Albuquerque, New Mexico*
• Sacramento Museum of History, Science, Space &   Technology — Old Sacramento, California
• Science Center of Iowa — Des Moines, Iowa*
• Science Center of Tech Valley — Schenectady, New York
• Science Museum of Virginia — Richmond, Virginia*
• Virginia Living Museum — Newport News, Virginia*
• Virginia Museum of Natural History — Martinsville, Virginia*

• The African American Museum in Philadelphia —   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• American Red Cross — Jackson, Michigan
• American Textile History Museum — Lowell, Massachusetts*
• Appomattox Educational Foundation, Inc. — Petersburg,   Virginia
• The Bridge Fund of New York — New York, New York
• James Buchanan Foundation — Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania — Warrendale,   Pennsylvania
• Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum — Kalamazoo, Michigan
• National Submarine Science Center — Cincinnati, Ohio
• Packard Motor Car Foundation — Shelby Township,   Michigan
• The Pearce Collections Museum at Navarro College —   Corsicana, Texas 
• Rochester Cemeteries Heritage Foundation — Rochester,   New York
• U.S. Army Heritage Center Foundation — Carlisle,    Pennsylvania
• U.S. Marine Hospital Foundation — Louisville, Kentucky
• World Birding Center — Mission, Texas

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Client Announcements back to menu

The success of our firm can be measured best by our clients' accomplishments. We take pleasure in sharing some recent client success stories with you.

Great News to Share!

We at Charles H. Bentz Associates are pleased to report that the

Coastal Georgia Historical Society, St. Simons Island, Georgia,

has been awarded a

$300,000 Kresge Foundation Challenge Grant.

Receiving a Kresge Challenge Grant is a significant achievement for the Coastal Georgia Historical Society’s Lighting Our Way Campaign, a capital and endowment campaign, managed by Bentz Associates. Organized by the Board of Directors of the Coastal Georgia Historical Society, the campaign has met The Kresge Foundation challenge and will surpass its $5 million goal.

“Receiving this new challenge from The Kresge Foundation recognizes the merit of the Lighting Our Way Campaign and what it will do for the community. It also challenges us as we reach beyond the scope of the original campaign.”

“As the Coastal Georgia Historical Society nears completion of its campaign to create two museums, the endorsement of The Kresge Foundation has created new excitement in our community. Volunteers and staff of the Historical Society are proud to have met the challenge. The professionals at Charles H. Bentz Associates played an important role in this highly ambitious campaign.”

Bentz Associates salutes Coastal Georgia Historical Society campaign leaders and volunteers, and members of the Board of Directors for their outstanding achievements.

Other Recent Major Grants
Awarded to Bentz Clients

Among others with whom Bentz Associates has recently worked to receive major national grants are the following:

Ella Sharp Museum
Jackson, Michigan
$600,000 Kresge Foundation Challenge Grant

Saginaw Art Museum
Saginaw, Michigan
$350,000 Kresge Foundation Challenge Grant

Wustum Museum Art Association
Racine, Wisconsin
(This is the parent group for the new Racine Art Museum and its division,
the Charles A. Wustum Museum of Art.)
$500,000 Kresge Foundation Challenge Grant

Holter Museum of Art
Helena, Wisconsin
$225,000 Kresge Foundation Challenge Grant

Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art
Great Falls, Montana
$150,000 Kresge Foundation Challenge Grant

Huntington Museum of Art
Huntington, West Virginia
$500,000 Kresge Foundation Challenge Grant
$500,000 Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation Challenge Grant

Washington Pavilion of Arts and Sciences
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
$400,000 Bush Foundation Challenge Grant

Huntsville Museum of Art
Huntsville, Alabama
$350,000 Kresge Foundation Challenge Grant

Forum for Contemporary Art
St. Louis, Missouri
(The Forum is now known as CONTEMPORARYARTSTLOUIS)
$700,000 Missouri Cultural Trust Foundation Grant

Kern County Museum
Bakersfield, California
$250,000 James G. Boswell Foundation Grant

Experience, Skill, and Research Are Keys

Grant success is not a given. Creativity, perseverance, passion, attention to detail, thorough research, and out-of-the-box thinking are all required. Our record shows that we possess these.

Having worked for many years with foundation personnel to secure support for our clients, we possess both the experience and the skill that are keys to helping clients succeed. We are available to develop, write, and present winning grant proposals: and we go the extra mile, often accompanying clients on foundation visits.

For professional assistance in helping your institution
make a difference in the lives of people you serve,
call Charles H. Bentz Associates, Inc.

Philanthropy. We Get It.

303 Washington Street, NW
Warren, Ohio 44483
800/582-3493 . 330/399-9095 . Fax: 330/399-9007
fundcounsel@chbentz.com
www.chbentz.com

We also celebrate with our clients the receipt of the following other notable grants of $250,000 or more:

Ella Sharp Museum
Jackson, Michigan
$1 Million Weatherwax Foundation Grant

Forum for Contemporary Art
St. Louis, Missouri
(The Forum is now known as CONTEMPORARYARTSTLOUIS)
$700,000 Missouri Cultural Trust Foundation Grant

Huntington Museum of Art
Huntington, West Virginia Benedum
$500,000 Claude Worthington Foundation Grant

Kern County Museum
Bakersfield, California
$250,000 The James G. Boswell Foundation Grant

Middle Border Museum of American Indian and Pioneer Life
Mitchell, South Dakota
$300,000 Bush Foundation Grant

Old Fort Niagara
Youngstown, New York
$250,000 Baird Foundation Grant

Washington Pavilion of Arts and Sciences
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
$400,000 Bush Foundation Grant

Experience and Skill Are Keys

Grant success is not a given. Creativity, perseverance, passion, attention to detail, and
out-of-the-box thinking are all required. Our record demonstrates that we possess these.

Having worked for many years with foundation personnel to secure support for our clients, we possess both the experience and the skill that are keys to helping clients succeed. We are available to develop, write, and present winning grant proposals; and we go the extra mile often accompanying clients on foundation visits.

Research Is Essential

Matching client programs to foundation, corporate, and government guidelines calls for a highly specialized expertise. We have trained research personnel who assist all of our resident campaign directors by providing custom grant searches as standard components of our service.

By accessing a growing number of databases and funding directories, we are able to ensure that our campaigns have access to comprehensive and timely information.