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The Kettering Foundation bought a historic Dayton building for its new headquarters
The foundation plans to open its downtown headquarters by fall 2028
- 1927Inventor Charles F. Kettering founds the foundation.
- Nov. 5The foundation announces it bought the Waitman Building.
- Fall 2028The foundation plans to have its new headquarters in the building.
Sources: Kettering Foundation, WDTN.com
The Charles F. Kettering Foundation has bought the Waitman Building at 401 E. Fifth St. in Dayton's Oregon District. It plans to open its new headquarters there by fall 2028, a news release said, bringing the nonprofit back to downtown, where it began.
“Dayton has always been central to the foundation's identity, even as the reach of our work has grown nationally and globally.”
Sharon L. Davies, president and CEO of the Kettering Foundation
The foundation will move from its Commons Road campus by fall 2028. It says the move puts it closer to civic, cultural, nonprofit, community and academic partners.
- Leaving: the current campus on Commons Road
- Moving to: the historic Waitman Building
- Renovation: space for staff, convenings and programs
Board chair Sherry Magill called it "an investment in the future of the foundation, in our relationships with partners, and in Dayton's continuing importance to Kettering's work."
The Kettering Foundation's move by the numbers
- 1927
- year Charles F. Kettering founded the foundation
- 401
- E. Fifth St., the Waitman Building's address
- Fall 2028
- when the new headquarters is planned to be ready
Sources: Kettering Foundation, WDTN.com
