Community Grants (Fall cycle) (Community Foundation of Shelby County (OH))

Fact (page-stated): Community Grants 'are awarded to not-for-profit organizations who complete an online proposal that is the gateway to several of our unrestricted and field-of-interest granting funds, including the Community Impact Fund (general/unrestricted), the Roscoe Beanblossom Fund (youth), the F.I.S.H. Fund (food, clothing, housing, utilities, life-sustaining medications), Kermit T. & Ella M. Kuck Fund, John Douglas Long Blind Fund (blindness or serious vision impairment), The Memory Fund (children, seniors or veterans), Prime the Pump Fund (community service organizations and Foundation initiatives), and the Shelby County Medical Services Fund (medical)'; the Grants Committee decides which fund supports an awarded grant. Fact: eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations and government agencies; others may apply through a fiscal sponsor or, if incorporated as an Ohio nonprofit, via the expenditure-responsibility process. Fact: 'Organizations must serve residents of Shelby County, Ohio and surrounding areas'; grants are not made to individuals except scholarships (paid to the institution) and vision assistance through the John Douglas Long Blind Fund. Note: as of this extraction (2026-09-15) the Fall full-proposal deadline of September 30, 2026 is open.