The Melvin L. and Frances E. Tolson Scholarship Trust Fund Grant
Funding Amount
More than US $500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Residents of Carroll County, Ohio
Overview
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Stark Community Foundation is one of the area’s major sources of college scholarship support— thanks to the generosity of caring individuals, families and businesses that have created scholarship funds.
The Foundation currently manages more than 100 scholarship funds that support hundreds of deserving students each year from Stark and Carroll counties. In 2025, more than $1,000,000 was awarded to local students to help them achieve their educational dreams.
The Melvin L. and Frances E. Tolson Scholarship Trust Fund was established to assist students who are residents of Carroll County, Ohio in furthering their education with interests in either aviation, art education or fine and performing arts who are enrolled or accepted at a college, university, technical, or vocational school.
Amount:
Varies. Minimum $500.
Renewable:
- Yes
What Stark Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 260
- Total given
- $14.63M
- Median grant
- $18K
- Range
- $5,001–$1.08M
- By dollars: Ohio 92%, Maryland 4%, District of Columbia <1%. Top recipient cities: Canton, OH; Massillon, OH; North Canton, OH.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 24% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Artsinstark · Canton, OH
Arts, culture, humanities
$1.08M
Neomed Foundation · Rootstown, OH
Education
$621K
Buckeye Council Boy Scouts of America · Canton, OH
Human services
$586K
United Way of Greater Stark County · Canton, OH
Human services
$508K
Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company · Canton, OH
Public, societal benefit
$500K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
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