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Grantmaking Impact

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You care about the community.

The difference is more than numbers.

The numbers may be impressive, but the true impact are the Marion Community Foundation grants and scholarships awarded to improve our community.


$2.5 Million

in grants awarded annually

More than

100 local charities

received a grant in the last year

$485K+

in scholarships awarded in 2023

25 years

of supporting the Marion community

With our grantmaking, Marion Community Foundation invests in local nonprofit and charitable organizations who are striving to improve the Marion community. Our grantmaking is based on donor intent and the direction of Marion Community Foundation’s Board of Directors and our grants committees.

In the News

2024 Designated Grants

In 2024, grants from Designated Funds totaled more than $638,000. Designated funds allow donors to…

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Important Pieces

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Read more stories about our impact here.

Marion Community Foundation awards grants in a number of categories including:

We’ve supported…

American Red Cross | Black Heritage Council | Boys & Girls Club | Center Street Community Health Center | Chapel Hill House | Crawford Marion ADAMH | Epworth Preschool & Daycare | Eye-to-Eye Low Vision | Marion County Family Court | Habitat for Humanity Warren G. Harding Presidential Site | Marion Mentors | Leadership Marion | League of Women Voters | Leapin’ Outreach | Let’s Read 20 | LOVE Inc. | MARCA Industries | Marion Adolescent Pregnancy Program Marion Area Chamber of Commerce | Marion Area Counseling Center | Marion Area Humane Society | Marion City Schools | Marion Concert Band | Marion County 4-H Marion County Children Services | Marion County Historical Society | Marion County Special Olympics | Marion Crawford Prevention Programs | Marion Family YMCA Marion Police Department | Goodwill Industries | Marion Matters | Marion Palace Theatre | Marion Public Health | Marion Public Library | Marion Senior Center | Marion Shelter Program | Marion Speech & Hearing Center | Marion Technical College | Marion Union Station | Mid-Ohio Fine Art Society Mid-Ohio Food Bank | Mobile Meals | Muscular Dystrophy Association | Ohio Heartland Community Action Commission Ohio History Connection | The Ohio State University at Marion | Palace Academy of the Arts | Palace Cultural Arts Association | Peace & Freedom Committee | Prairie Parks Foundation | RAMTEC | Recreation Unlimited Ronald McDonald House | Royal Family Kids Camp | Safety City | Stengel-True Museum | St. Vincent de Paul Society | Turning Point United Way of Marion County | Wings of an Angel | local churches & schools | 1,000s of local students

Learn more: Grant Programs | Grant FAQ’s | Apply for a Grant

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OUR MISSION is to continually improve the Marion area community through philanthropy, leadership & civic engagement.

OUR VISION is a generous, educated, healthy, collaborative, and vibrant community.

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