James H. and Mary K. Nearhood Family Scholarship for Education Grant

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Ashland County Community Foundation

Foundation Grants for Education Professional Development Grants for Teachers

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

GPA of 3.0 or above Accepted to an accredited four-year college/university.

Overview

The James H. and Mary K. Nearhood Family Scholarship for Education, offered by the Ashland County Community Foundation, supports high school seniors from Ashland County and students from Mansfield St. Peter's High School planning to pursue a major in Education. Eligible applicants must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher and be accepted to an accredited four-year college or university. This initiative aims to foster educational advancement and community growth.

Ashland County Community Foundation
The community foundation is like the community’s charitable savings account. We pool resources from community members, invest them and then use them to make grants for the betterment of the entire community. We exist to serve donors, nonprofit organizations and the community as a whole. Donors to ACCF enjoy tax advantages not available to private foundation donors. They also receive professional services without hiring staff. Nonprofit organizations receive grants from community foundations to support their programs and projects. Many nonprofits also establish their own endowment funds with the foundation as a means of investing for the future.
James H. and Mary K. Nearhood Family Scholarship for Education
This scholarship is to assist graduating high school seniors residing in Ashland County as well as students attending Mansfield St. Peter's High School (regardless of residency) who plan to major in Education.

Eligibility

GPA of 3.0 or above Accepted to an accredited four-year college/university.

What Ashland County Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 102
Total given: $2.75M
Median grant: $12K
Range: $5,029–$205K

By dollars: Ohio 95%, Oregon <1%, Florida <1%. Top recipient cities: Ashland, OH; Mansfield, OH; Loudonville, OH.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
43% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.