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Funding Amount
Varies (2025: $45,000 total; 2024: $40,710 total; 2023: $58,872.60 total)
Deadline
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Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Geography
- Serving Hancock County with focus on strengthening families and community wellbein
- Serving Hancock County
Overview
A giving circle that has awarded $771,322 in grants since its first year of grantmaking in 2008. The program supports nonprofit organizations serving Hancock County with focus on strengthening families and community wellbeing.
Geographic Scope: Hancock County, Ohio
Focus Areas: Based on past grants, priority areas include:
- Health and wellness (cancer patient services, vision screening, diabetes education)
- Early childhood education and care
- Family support services (eviction prevention, housing)
- Youth programs and outdoor activities
- Community services and meal programs
- Education and literacy
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit organizations serving Hancock County
Recent Award Examples (2025):
- Cancer Patient Services - $14,000
- City Mission of Findlay - $17,000
- Owens Community College Foundation - $5,000
- Welcome to A New Life - $9,000
How to Apply
Application Information
Refer to the Grants section of the Community Foundation website for current application details and requirements.
What The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 102
- Total given
- $5.12M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,300–$956K
- By dollars: Ohio 95%, Georgia 2%, Nevada 2%. Top recipient cities: Findlay, OH; Arlington, OH; Bowling Green, OH.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 26% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Bowling Green State University Foundation Inc · Bowling Green, OH
Recreation/sports/leisure
$956K
Hancock Parks Foundation · Findlay, OH
Recreation/sports/leisure
$398K
YMCA of Findlay · Findlay, OH
Childcare
$359K
Findlay City Schools · Findlay, OH
Educational
$205K
Marathon Center for the Performing Arts · Findlay, OH
Arts/culture/humanities
$189K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Cancer
- Health disparities
- Child care
- Family services
- Youth programs
- Food security
- Housing
- Literacy
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