Help Us Grow

Thank You!

With your gift, you’re joining us in creating a lasting legacy in Marion. Here are some of our recent projects your gifts have allowed us to complete:

Transformed the original carraige house into the Women's History Resource Center, serving the community and housing our rich archives;

Restored the historic Front Porch and repaired surrounding foundation;

New roof on the historic home;

Created the Ida Barlow Brilliance Award for a local woman nonprofit leader/business owner;

Installed drainage system in/around historic home to stabilize infrastructure/prevent basement flooding

Leave a lasting impact with us:

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We Need You

Our work continues to preserve and protect the historic home and property, and to continue to empower women and enrich our community. Projects we’ve identified:

Repairing the historic home’s rotted back porch/steps/hand railings;

Installing exterior signage along East Center Street & True Avenue;

Rebuilding the steps/landing/overhang of middle entrance to Auditorium;

Hiring a maintenance/property manager

Increasing our endowment funds at Marion Community Foundation;

Expanding the parking lot

Ways to Donate

We invite you to help "make history" with a gift to the Marion Women's Club & Home and offer several ways you can make your own impact through our organization:

Make a "Forever" gift to our endowed funds at Marion Community Foundation (linked below)
Sponsor our Gala and get comp tickets, too!
Rent the Abigail Harding Lewis Auditorium for your next gathering. Rentals help offset operating costs of the historic Barlow home and Women's History Resource Center
Join our growing membership!
Make a general donation to Marion Women's Club, recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Send your tax-deductible gift to: Marion Women's Club, 1126 E Center St., Marion, Ohio 43302
IRS Form 990 is available upon request

Endowment Fund

The Marion Women’s Club Home Endowment Fund was established in 2015 to support in perpetuity the programs and property of the Home at 1126 East Center Street in Marion, Ohio. Annual grants from the fund may be used for capital improvements and to meet unexpected and critical financial needs.

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Ida Barlow Brilliance Award Fund

The Ida Barlow Brilliance Award Fund was created in 2020 by the membership of the Marion’s Federation of Women’s Clubs to support in perpetuity the Ida Barlow Brilliance Award.

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