2024 Fall Grants

In the fall of 2024, your gifts helped our Grant Committee fund ten grants that helped local residents with needs for today and formative opportunities for tomorrow. Built up with support from your contributions to the Foundation, the Community Impact Fund, The Memory Fund, FISH Fund, Monarch Machine Tool Company Legacy Fund, John D. Long Blind Fund, and Operational Reserves provided the funds for the grants. We are thankful for your support in awarding  $119,500 to the following organizations,

Catholic Social Services – $20,000, Life Essentials Guardianship Services
Fort Loramie Chamber of Commerce – $10,000, Heritage Canal Plaza
Lake Loramie Improvement Association – $7,500, Sensory Garden
Mercy Mission House – $17,000, Transitional Support Services
MRESC – Resilient Heights Program – $20,000, Farm to School Initiative and Equine Therapies
Random Acts of Christian Kindness – $2,000, Electric/Gas/Heating Assistance
Safe-Haven Inc. – $1,500, Holiday Healing and Mental Health Wellness
Samaritan Works – $1,500, Thanksgiving and Christmas Celebrations
Shelby County Fair Livestock Complex – $20,000, Shelby County Fair Multi-Livestock Complex
Sidney Amateur Baseball Commission – $20,000, Riverbend Park and Deam Park Baseball Field Restoration

In addition, several donor advised funds graciously supported these and other requests. Thank you to those who joined in the joy of supporting grant requests and allowing Community Foundation funds to spread further.