Paul Ogle was born in Switzerland County, Indiana. He was the owner of Silgas, a liquefied gas company that sold to residents and businesses throughout Southern Indiana for over 40 years. When Paul died in 1998, the company was sold and the proceeds formed the Paul Ogle Foundation.

Paul’s vision was to assist the communities in which he made his fortune. To that end, the Paul Ogle Foundation made a $50,000.00 contribution to the Washington County Community Foundation to help establish this youth philanthropy fund. The fund is used by the Washington County Youth Foundation to issue youth directed community service grants to Washington County youth organizations and to teach the youth of Washington County about philanthropy.