Floyd E. and Mary Irene Younkin Scholarship Fund of the Pickaway County Community Foundation Grant

Floyd E. and Mary Irene Younkin Scholarship Fund of the Pickaway County Community Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Columbus Foundation
Amount: US $5,000 - US $15,000
Last Updated: February 02, 2026

Summary

Easily learn more about the Floyd E. The next deadline for this grant is Mon, 01 Mar 2027.

Overview

The Columbus Foundation In 1943, during the darkness of World War II, a group of passionate citizens, led by Columbus businessman Harrison M. Sayre, envisioned a way to improve the well-being of the community and the quality of life in central Ohio. With little more than this sound idea and faith, The Columbus Foundation was established. Our Mission To assist donors and others in strengthening and improving our community for the benefit of all its residents. Floyd E. and Mary Irene Younkin Scholarship Fund of the Pickaway County Community Foundation Floyd Edwin Younkin (1916) and Mary Irene Pontius (1920) were born and raised in Pickaway County. The struggles involved in working family farms during the Depression established a strong work ethic and determination that they carried throughout their lives. They instilled that same principle in their three children as well as Irene’s twin sister’s three children whom they raised after her untimely death. Following Floyd’s death in 1997, Irene continued her active role in the businesses they built until her death in 2015. She paid forward to the communities they loved and educating youth with her contribution to form the Floyd E. Younkin branch library in Ashville and the Younkin Success Center at The Ohio State University. Although they never had the opportunity to attend college, both strongly believed in the rewards that education brings. To continue the legacy that they started, Floyd and Irene’s family established this scholarship.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Candidates must be residents of Pickaway County. Candidates must be seniors graduating from a traditional four-year high school with a minimum 3.0 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale. Candidates must plan to attend college or university full-time in the State of Ohio.