Our Mission
The Buckeye Hills Foundation promotes community and economic development through research, education, charity, and training conducted in support of the overall mission of Buckeye Hills Regional Council. By convening leaders, officials, practitioners, and stakeholders across sectors through the primary tenets of the Foundation, the opportunities provided will improve the quality of life for residents in Southeast Ohio. The Buckeye Hills Foundation has four primary goals:
1. To provide opportunities for research, education, and training to leaders, officials, practitioners, and stakeholders in Southeast Ohio, focused on the mission of improving the quality of life for residents in the eight-county Buckeye Hills region.
2. To address community needs through small, responsive grants of less than $5,000 toward initiatives, programs, and projects that provide community and economic development outcomes.
3. To serve as a medium for the growth of arts, culture, outdoor recreation, placemaking, and tourism in southeast Ohio.
4. To bolster the capacity of local elected officials to provide transformational leadership and vision in their respective communities and thus Southeast Ohio.
Our Leadership
Sam Miller, Executive Director
Ron Moore, President
Lenny Eliason, Vice-President
Kevin Ritter, Treasurer