About the fund
Melanie Wilt established the Path of Light Foundation Fund in 2022 with funds from a dissolved family trust created by Melanie’s grandfather, Wilson Lowell Moon. He owned the Greenfield Printing and Publishing Company in Greenfield, Ohio, for almost 50 years. He and Melanie’s father, David D. Moon, worked side by side.
“They were always civic-minded and gave so much back to the community, including building a medical center and the Greenfield Area Christian Center,” said Melanie. “They established the Moon Family Foundation after they sold our family printing company in 1995.”
With her father’s passing in 2021, Melanie was made president of the foundation. “It was decided, between me and my siblings, that we would move the funds, and FAO was a perfect fit for it,” said Melanie, who relocated to this area in 2020.
The Path of Light Foundation Fund is part of the Nelsonville Community Foundation’s family of funds at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio and supports nonprofit projects and programs in Nelsonville and the surrounding communities of Buchtel, Carbon Hill and Murray City.