Scholarship Funds & Donors
Thank you scholarship donors!
Generous donors make it possible for Marion Community Foundation to offer an annual scholarship program with more than 150 scholarship funds. Each represents a significant person, family, or organization who believes in the value of helping others achieve higher education. Additional gifts are always welcome.
Click on each fund name below to learn more about the fund and how you can make additional gifts/contributions to it.
John & Jackie Watkins Scholarship Fund
This scholarship recognizes the long history of Marion County as an agricultural area and the…
John D. O’Shea & Kathleen E. O’Shea Scholarship Fund
The John D. O’Shea and Kathleen E. O’Shea Scholarship Fund was created in 2017 through…
John F. Kreis Memorial Scholarship Fund
The John F. Kreis Memorial Scholarship was created in 2018 by a gift from Tri-Rivers…
John T. & Lois Schmidt Scholarship Fund
John Schmidt The John T. & Lois Schmidt Scholarship Fund was created in 2017 to…
John T. Gordon Memorial Eagle Scout Scholarship Fund
John P.T. and Lois Gordon, established the John T. Gordon Memorial Eagle Scout Scholarship Fund to…
Judge Thomas K. Jenkins Scholarship Fund
In 2009, Judge Thomas K. Jenkins created this fund at Marion Community Foundation to provide…
Kannan Family Scholarship Fund
Kevin & Maha Kannan Dr. Kevin & Maha Kannan have created this scholarship fund in…
Kathy & Malcolm Goodman Scholarship Fund
The Kathy & Malcolm Goodman Scholarship Fund, created in 2017, makes awards to support seniors…
Kaufman Family Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Kaufman Family Memorial Scholarship Fund was created in 2019 to honor the adventurous spirit…
Kenny Martin Memorial Scholarship Fund
The late Kenny Martin was a long-time employee of the City of Marion, having worked…
Kent A. & Diana C. Morgan Family Scholarship Fund
The Kent A. & Diana C. Morgan Family Scholarship Fund was established in 2019 as…
Kevin & Ruth Smith Scholarship Fund
Marion Community Foundation board member Kevin Smith and his wife, Ruth, created this scholarship fund…