Boosting support to Westminster residents
The Westminster Village Foundation, a not-for-profit entity, was incorporated in the state of Indiana in 1982 with the MISSION to:
Provide financial assistance for residents whose resources are not sufficient to meet current Westminster Village expenses and support educational, health, recreational, and other programs for Westminster’s present and future residents. The Foundation is governed by a local Board of Directors of nine members who serve without compensation.
Thanks to the generosity of Westminster Village residents, families and friends, The Westminster Village Foundation has contributed more than $2.3 million to assist residents who have outlived their assets. In addition, the Foundation provided the initial funds to establish the Chaplain and Volunteer Coordinator positions.
To contact the Westminster Village Foundation directly, please e-mail lbright@wvwl.org.
Foundation Board of Directors
Westminster Village Foundation is managed by a voluntary board of directors made up of Westminster Village residents and business, University and community leaders.
Ann H. Hunt
Ms. Ann H. Hunt, an Emerita Professor of Nursing, joined the Foundation Board of Directors in September of 2017. She received the Charles Murphy Outstanding Teaching Award in 1997. She is an active member of the Lafayette community. She was a West Lafayette City Councilor from 2003 to 2015. Ms. Hunt was President of the Council for seven years. She dedicated her time to the West Lafayette Community Development Black Grant Committee, the West Lafayette Tree Friends, the Area IV Council on Aging, and Read to Succeed.
Lincoln B. Perkins
Mr. Lincoln B. Perkins joined the firm in 1990 and became a partner in 2003. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University in 1986. He became managing partner of the firm in 2008. Mr. Perkins spends most of his time working with Small Business clients and family owned businesses assisting them with Estate/Succession Planning, Business Consulting, Corporate, Individual and Partnership/LLC taxation compliance and planning. He also oversees the firm’s practice helping clients with qualified retirement plans such as 401(k) plans and ESOPs. Outside the firm he is active in the Lafayette Daybreak Rotary Club, a member of the Greater Lafayette Commerce Chamber Council and a volunteer with the Tippecanoe County Opioid Task Force. He enjoys camping, hunting and most outdoor activities. Now that he and his wife Kimberly are empty nesters they have become avid mountain bikers.
Greg Kapp
Greg Kapp has over forty-five years of experience in leadership roles in private industry, not-for-profit agencies, and higher education. The last thirty years have focused on community and higher education advancement. He has served as Vice President for Development in the Purdue for Life Foundation since March 2020.
Greg has also served as President and CEO of The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette. He currently serves as a member of the North Central Health Services Grants board, Lafayette Symphony Orchestra Foundation board, and Westminster Village Foundation board, and is a member of the LTHC Homeless Services Program’s governance and development committees.
Kapp has degrees from Purdue University (BS Management 1982) and DePaul University (MBA 1991). He is married to Barb Kapp (42 years) and has two adult children and one grandson.
Vic Lechtenberg
Mr. Vic Lechtenberg is Professor and Dean Emeritus of Agriculture at Purdue University. Dr. Lechtenberg served as Purdue’s Dean of Agriculture from 1993-2004. Most recently he served as Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and as Director of the Purdue Center for Regional Development. He was Purdue’ Vice Provost for Engagement from 2004 to 2011, Interim Provost from 2008 to 2009. As Vice Provost for Engagement, Lechtenberg led Purdue’s engagement and outreach efforts to governmental agencies, corporate leaders, schools and community leaders across Indiana and beyond. While officially retired, Dr. Lechtenberg continues to serve in a minor role as Special Assistant to the President of Purdue. He and his wife, Grayce, have four children and ten grandchildren.
Sue Holder Price
Sue Holder Price practiced law in Lafayette from 1973 until her retirement in 2023. A native of Benton County, Sue was raised on a grain and livestock farm and continues to be involved in the family farming operation. She served on the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette, and continues to serve on the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette’s Foundation Board. A long-time supporter of Purdue Athletics, Sue serves as the community representative on the Athletic Affairs Committee at Purdue. Sue is a member of Evangelical Covenant Church. She enjoys spending time with her friends
and family including grandchildren. She also enjoys travelling and attending Purdue basketball and football games.
Patrick F. Egan
Mr. Patrick F. Egan graduated from Penn State University in 1966 with a BS Degree in Industrial Engineering. In 1967 he earned an MS Degree in Industrial Administration from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. Mr. Egan worked in manufacturing engineering and information technology management positions for Harris Corporation. Later he worked for ITT Corporation, retiring in 2006 as Director of Information Technology. Mr. Egan moved to West Lafayette in 2013 and to Westminster Village in 2021. He has served on the Board of Central Presbyterian Church and the Fiscal, Stewardship and Adult Education committees and is currently Secretary of the Central Presbyterian Foundation Board. He serves on Board of Directors and as Curriculum Co-chair of Wabash Area Lifetime Learning Association.
John Martin
Mr. John Martin graduated in 1966 from Hanover College with majors in Math and Economics. He then went on to graduate from Purdue University in 1968 with a Master’s Degree in Education. Mr. Martin went on to work for Tippecanoe School Corporation and Regions Bank; retiring in 2007 as the Regional Senior Credit Officer for Regions Bank. Mr. Martin is currently on the Boards of Central Presbyterian Church, Central Presbyterian Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette, LTHC Homeless Services and Westminster Village representative to Resident Council.
William J. Walthour
Mr. William J. Walthour was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1963 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, and worked for Talon, Inc. and Hobart Corporation as an Industrial Designer. With a switch in careers he graduated from United Theological Seminary in 1976 with a Master of Divinity degree. For over 28 years he served as a ruling elder, student intern, local pastor, interim minister and parish associate in several Dayton, Ohio area churches. Within the boundaries of the Miami Valley Presbytery, he served as the Presbytery recording Clerk, a member of the Committee On Ministry, as chair of the Small Church Committee and as a delegate to the 1988 [national] General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). In 1995 after completing 10 units of Clinical Pastoral Education he was certified by the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy as a Clinical Chaplain/Pastoral Counselor. He provided pastoral care as a senior Chaplain at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton until he retired in 2008. In 2010, Mr. Walthour moved to Westminster Village, where he has served on and chaired the Vesper Committee for 7 years, served on the Foundation Grants and Development Committee for 5 years and now represents the Cottage B unit on the Residents Council. He attends Central Presbyterian Church where he has led adult education classes, trained as a Stephens Minster, initiated the Third-Thirty ministry and serves as a worship liturgist.
Past Presidents
John Martin
(2021-Present)
James R. Ransom
(2005-2006)
George DeVault
(1993-1995)
Donald Nead
(2020-2021)
James L. Hanks
(2004-2005)
Winfield Hentschel
(1982-1993)
Henry A. Wadsworth
(2012-2020)
Lowell S. Hardin
(1999-2004)
Bill R. Baumgardt
(2006-2012)
James R. Ransom
(1997-1999)
Donor Recognition
Thank you to all of our donors! Nearly one-half of all Westminster residents have made a gift to the Foundation. Donations to the Westminster Village Foundation are tax-deductible. It is our pleasure to recognize those who have made generous personal contributions to benefit past, present and future residents.
Diamond Level
The Mary Jane Carr Award ($250,000)
Miss Mary Jane Carr (1913-2007) was born on a farm near Hobbs, Indiana. She attended Butler University from 1931 to 1933, was a 1935 graduate of DePauw University and received her B.A. degree in Library Sciences from the University of Illinois in 1942 and her M.A. degree in Library Science from the University of Michigan in 1952.
Miss Carr was employed in the Purdue University libraries from 1942 to 1957 as a cataloger and head of the Card Preparation Unit. She was head librarian at Rockford College and was the acquisition librarian at DePauw University from 1963 until her retirement in 1978. She moved into her independent apartment on the third floor of “A” Building in October 1978 and indicated she greatly enjoyed her life at Westminster Village.
Near the end of her life she moved back to the Tipton, Indiana, area to be near the surviving members of her family. We acknowledge, with gratitude, the generous contribution (in excess of $500,000) Miss Carr has made to the Westminster Village Foundation from her estate.
The Legacy Circle
The Westminster Village Foundation established The Legacy Circle. A commitment to The Legacy Circle indicates your intent to leave a gift to benefit the Foundation in your estate. To become a member of The Legacy Circle you need only advise the Foundation that you have made a provision in your will to make a gift or that the Foundation has been added as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy.
Friends of Foundation
The Friends of the Village Foundation is designed to increase the size of the foundation’s endowment. At the beginning of each fiscal year, which is July 1, Friends are invited to make an annual pledge. The pledge can be paid in a lump sum or quarterly via cash or credit card. If the participant is a current resident, the amount can also be added to his/her monthly statement.
Types of Giving
Leave a legacy
Thanks to the generosity of Westminster Village residents, families and friends, the foundation has an endowment that has provided $2 million to assist residents who have outlived their resources. Consider a cash gift, bequeath a life insurance policy or honor a loved one with a permanent paver – there are many ways to give.
Ways to give
Click on a category below to learn more. Consult your professional advisor when considering charitable gifts.
Easy Gifts
The foundation accepts cash, checks and credit card gifts. Cash is the simplest and most efficient way to make a gift to the foundation and can be made in honor or in memory of a person, event or organization.
The Legacy Circle
The Legacy Circle recognizes benefactors who make a commitment to the future of Westminster Village with a commitment to the foundation in their estate plans. A written confirmation of intent is all that is necessary. This may come in the form of a signed statement of support or copy of your will or trust provision.
Bequests and Devises
In your will, the foundation may be granted a specific bequest of personal property (cash, securities, or other readily-marketable property) or a devise of real property. It can also be named as the residuary beneficiary of your estate.
Securities
The transfer of appreciated securities is one of the most popular ways of giving to the foundation. When using securities as a gift, you may generally take a charitable deduction on your income taxes for the full market value of the securities as of the date of the gift. You also may avoid the payment of capital gains taxes on the sale of the securities.
Real Estate
A gift of real estate provides the same advantages as a gift of securities.
Life Insurance
You can name the foundation as owner and beneficiary of a life insurance policy that has served its original purpose. You may be entitled to an immediate tax deduction in the amount of the cash value of the policy and a deduction for the premiums paid thereafter. Upon your death, the full face amount of the policy will pass to the foundation free of estate taxes.
Charitable Trusts
A charitable remainder trust can be set up naming the foundation as remainderman and providing income to one of more beneficiaries specified by you. Upon the death of the life income beneficiaries, the trust assets become the property of the foundation.
IRAs and Other Qualified Retirement Plans
Naming the foundation as the beneficiary of your retirement plan can provide tremendous tax benefits.