2022 Community Grants
Our Community Grants Program makes annual awards from a variety of the Foundation’s charitable funds to local nonprofits through a competitive application process. Our 2022 grant recipients and their projects include:
American Red Cross, $7,330, fire prevention and relief for diverse and at-risk Marion communities
Black Heritage Council of Marion, $10,000, It Takes a Village
Boys & Girls Club of Marion, $40,000, capital improvements
Buckeye Ridge Habitat for Humanity, $20,000, Homebuyer U: The Gateway to Homeownership
Cents for Shoes, $5,000, Cents for Shoes
Community Counseling & Wellness Centers, $21,000, building safety upgrades
Downtown Marion, Inc., $15,000, wayfinding signs
Expore-It-Torium Children’s Museum, $8,000, Arts Alive
For The Children, $5,000, Royal Family KIDS
Heart of Ohio Homeless Shelter, $20,000, Marion Shelter Program
Huber Machinery Museum, $15,000, new fundraiser cargo trailer
LifeCare Alliance, $15,000, Meals-on-Wheels program
Logos Christian Ministries, $36,061, Logos Fitness & Wellness Campus
Marion Adolescent Pregnancy Program, $11,600, The Three R’s education program
Marion Area Chamber Foundation, $11,500, Youth Leadership Marion
Marion Concert Band, $3,500, Summer Concerts in the Park series
Marion County Board of Developmental Disabilities, $13,500, Parent-Led Family Support Group
Marion County Children Services, $5,000, foster & kinship family support
Marion County Historical Society, $10,000, Marketing Marion County History
Marion Crawford Prevention Programs, $10,000, Navigating Trauma for Youth
Marion Family YMCA, $85,300, Childcare capital improvements; $42,500, Marion Mentors
Marion Goodwill Industries, $13,580, Marion County Child Care Coalition
Marion Matters, $29,000, Hope Center and MLK Park neighborhood outreach
Marion Public Library, $20,000, Let’s Read 20; $10,000, Imagination Library
Marion Victim Assistance Program, $25,000, Marion Victim Assistance Program
Mid Ohio Fine Art Society, $4,000, MOFAS Summer Outreach Program
Mobile Meals of Marion County, $10,000, meal assistance program
Ohio History Connection, $31,250, Harding Home Project
Ohio State University at Marion, $125,000, engineering equipment collaboration (with Tri-Rivers)
Palace Cultural Arts Association, $8,000, May Pavilion sound system
Peace & Freedom Committee, $8,000, Central Ohio Regional Oratorical, Art, Poetry & Essay Contest
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio, $2,500, Helping Hands Program
Salvation Army of Marion, $8,000, Hope Chest
St. Mary Church, $5,000, Hispanic Heritage Festival
Terradise Nature Center, $7,500, pond observation deck and boardwalks
