First Financial Community Grants

The First Financial Community Grants, managed by the Hamilton Community Foundation, focus on enhancing community growth in low-income areas. By prioritizing financial literacy and cultural experiences, the Fund aims to revitalize communities and foster long-term impact, ensuring resources benefit the region sustainably. This initiative reflects a commitment to improving the quality of life for residents in Butler County, Ohio.

Hamilton Community Foundation (Ohio)
As a public charity managing over $160 million in assets and more than 900 individual, family, corporate, and nonprofit endowment funds, the Foundation is dedicated to making the community a better place to live, work, and play. It awards millions of dollars annually in grants and scholarships, addressing critical local priorities such as education, social and health issues affecting children and families, and community revitalization. By offering donors the impact of a private foundation without administrative burdens, and by adhering to National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations, the Hamilton Community Foundation demonstrates a long-standing commitment to financial stewardship, transparency, and lasting community impact, ensuring philanthropic resources continue to benefit the region in perpetuity.
The First Financial Community Fund supports programs and organizations that enhance and develop the communities in which First Financial does business.  The fund supports impactful programs that foster community growth and vitality with a particular focus on low-income communities, prioritizing neighborhood development, workforce development and education, and culture and the arts.
Funding Priorities
Neighborhood Development: The First Financial Community Fund supports organizations that develop communities through affordable housing, neighborhood improvement, and services that help residents maintain their homes. The Fund also backs efforts to stabilize neighborhoods, eliminate blight, and attract businesses and residents.Workforce Development and Education: The First Financial Community Fund supports programs that promote financial literacy—especially for youth, first-time homebuyers, and underserved populations. The Fund prioritizes initiatives that improve financial well-being and champions organizations that advocate for diversity and inclusion as key drivers of success.Culture & the Arts: The First Financial Community Fund supports arts and cultural programs that boost community vitality, create economic opportunities, and promote diverse, accessible, and engaging cultural experiences.

Nonprofit organizations serving the City of Hamilton, Ohio; priority on low-income neighborhoods (neighborhood development, workforce development and education, arts and culture).