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About The Foundation
Established in 1996 with a grant from the Lula Dicke Trust, the New Bremen Foundation supports its local community by connecting people who care with causes that matter. The New Bremen Foundation exists to make charitable giving more efficient by investing in a permanent endowment to better the New Bremen community and enhance the quality of life of its citizens.
NBF is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization under Code Section 501 C (3). In 2024, the New Bremen Foundation awarded $64,450 in grants from our Community Fund to twenty different organizations. Since being established, the Community Fund has awarded over $598,000 to local organizations and community projects.
Mission
Enhance New Bremen and the surrounding area by providing charitable resources for education, health, faith, history, recreation, civic engagement, and the environment by establishing permanent endowments through planned giving and leadership.
Vision
To enrich and improve the quality of life to be an engaging, self-sustaining community of choice.
Staff and Board Members
Kathy Doseck, Director
Kathy became director of the New Bremen Foundation in April 2024 after the former director's retirement. Kathy is the Assistant Treasurer of Crown Equipment Corporation. She has been with Crown for 25 years. Kathy has a B.S. in Accounting from Wright State University. She is also a licensed CPA in the state of Ohio.
Anna Rammel, Foundation Coordinator
Joining the Foundation in November 2014, Anna is a New Bremen native and graduate of New Bremen High School. Anna has a B.A. in International Development from the Ohio State University. Anna has a strong passion for community service and philanthropy and enjoys connecting people with causes that are important to them.
Board of Trustees
The NBF Board of Trustees is comprised of well-respected residents of New Bremen who demonstrate a high level of commitment and philanthropic leadership to the community. Board members are unpaid volunteers.
Jason This, President | Steve Hartwig, Vice President | Bill Wente, Treasurer | Linda Kuenning, Secretary | Jim Dicke II | Jim Dicke III
Ruth Ann Schwieterman