Planned Giving
Your legacy can ensure joy for years to come.
As a nonprofit organization, Camp Joy depends on your support to help thousands of underserved children. Every gift is important to help people grow and succeed through experience-based learning. Legacy gifts allow donors to make a designation in a variety of ways from an estate or to honor a loved one:
Important Giving Information:
Legal Name: Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation, Inc.
Federal Tax ID: 31-0672822
For more information on our planned giving options, please contact the Camp Joy Foundation, at 937-289-9131, or email us at CampJoyFoundation@camp-joy.com.
Tom & Martha Huheey: A Legacy to lift up your region’s youth.
Tom and Martha Huheey were introduced to Camp Joy in the 1990’s, when their accountant, Steve Lowe, brought them to see Camp Joy at the Camp’s annual Harvest Fest Celebration. They fell in love with Camp Joy’s mission to serve children in need and valued the outdoor education and enrichment that Joy’s programming provided for youth from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Tom was a hog farmer and Martha worked as an occupational nurse at P&G. They lived frugally and lived in Westwood, OH. When they included Camp Joy in their will, it was their wish that their gift would continue to support these programs and ensure these outdoor opportunities could continue to lift up our region’s youth.
Tom & Martha Huheey left an amazing legacy gift to impact the lives of youth for decades to come.
Judy Gelwicks and Beth Schumacher, the nieces of Tom and Martha Huheey, presented the $1,075,000 check from the Huheey Trust—the camp’s first planned gift from an estate. Our board voted unanimously to invest this legacy gift into the Restricted Endowment Fund, which provides financial support for camp and outdoor programs serving children and ensures that the opportunity to participate in these programs are available to everyone regardless of financial or physical ability.
“Tom & Martha Huheey’s amazing legacy gift is truly a dream come true to help financially sustain Camp Joy’s original mission of serving children-in-need,” says Mike McGinty, Camp Joy Foundation Executive Director. “Thanks to this gift, Camp Joy will now be able to annually provide enriching outdoor experiences for dozens of children that are confronted with life’s hardships. This incredible planned gift from Tom & Martha Huheey will impact lives in perpetuity.”
We went to Camp Joy to learn teamwork and to have fun learning. My favorite activity was the underground railroad reenactment because it seemed so real, and it just comes to show how bad slaves were really treated. I personally learned how to deal with people that I’m stuck with or with people that don’t like too much. Camp Joy affected my school year in a way that I would work together much better with people. Camp Joy was a lot of fun.
Thank you for for being my trail group leader. Throughout my time at Camp Joy you helped me and led us through our groups’ difficult times. You were also really fun singing all of those songs while we were hiking. I also thought that you were really good in the Underground Railroad play through. You probably would have caught us because of the way that we had escape. Thank you for helping me throughout Camp Joy, you should always know that I will never forget Camp Joy because of you.
Thank you again for providing our campers with a phenomenal experience. It is always a great opportunity for them to connect with other campers who share in their same medical condition and make lasting friendships with their peers.
The excitement of learning and growing at Camp Joy all begins with our first connection with you.
We are excited to get the opportunity to meet you and show you camp! If it is easier, just give Tia a call at 513-478-9282