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BY NAOMI BONGORNO Agraria’s generous donors, dedicated volunteers, and passionate program participants give our work meaning and make possible our progress. As you’ve seen throughout this Journal, the past year at Agraria has been one of growth and evolution, in which the desire for our work and programs has compelled us forward and expanded our work and reach. Meeting this need is important, both for our community and for us as an organization. To make this possible, we launched the Regenerative Futures Fund in 2021 with a goal of building a consistent foundation of operational support for Agraria during this time of growth. Regenerative Gifts in the form of sustaining monthly donations or a generous multi-year pledge will give Agraria the consistency we need to invest in our wonderful staff, resilient community, and the beautiful land that we steward. To help move our Regenerative Fund forward, a group of our legacy donors have created a $100,000 Matching Fund specifically to encourage new supporters to join Agraria! They have championed Agraria since the beginning and hope their dedication to our mission will inspire at least 100 new Regenerative Gifts this year. If you have never attended an Agraria event, volunteered on a work project, or donated to our organization, now is the perfect time. Your Regenerative Gift this year will help build a base of support for Agraria that will ensure our place as a community resource for years to come. We are grateful for the incredible support we have received through individual gifts and grants, even during a year of pandemic. Since the beginning of 2020, we have received a total of $460,000 in cash and in-kind contributions from individuals and over $1.2 million in grant funding. RECENT GRANTS: Baker Heirloom Seed Company Clean Ohio Trails Fund Christopher Reynolds Foundation Farm Credit of Mid-America Friends of Ohio Barns Greene County Parks and Trails HealthPath Foundation Kettering Family Philanthropies Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Mills Lawn PTO Morgan Family Foundation National Corporation for Community Service National Farmers’ Union National Resource Conservation Service Nationwide Insurance Ohio Council for The Humanities Ohio Community Development Corporation Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Ohio Farmers’ Union Patagonia Foundation Reynolds and Reynolds Associate's Foundation Rising Star Coffee Roasters The Nature Conservancy United States Department of Agriculture Vectren Foundation Village of Yellow Springs Green Space Fund Yavanna Foundation Yellow Springs Community Foundation THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Fundraising UPDATES