Wayne County Emergency Response Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Wayne County, Ohio
Eligibility: Tax-exempt nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organizations and qualified government entities that support and provide services directly benefiting Wayne County, Ohio
Application Process: Multi-step process using Online Grant Portal
- Letter of Interest (LOI) form submitted first
- Response within 3 business days
- If eligible, invitation to complete full application
- Full application submitted by deadline
- Applicants notified of decisions by June 1
Address: 517 North Market Street, Wooster, Ohio 44691
How to Apply
Application Process
- Complete and submit Letter of Interest (LOI) form through Online Grant Portal with basic information about your request
- Foundation responds within 3 business days
- If you meet basic requirements, receive invitation to complete full application
- Complete and submit full application by deadline
- Applicants notified of decisions by June 1
Required Materials
- Letter of Interest (LOI) form
- Full application form
- Refer to grant guidelines before applying
Helpful Resources
- Written Grant Portal Tutorial (video options available)
- Grant Applicant FAQs
- Photo Release Form
What Wayne County Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 137
- Total given
- $7.77M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,041–$1.06M
- By dollars: Ohio 92%, Florida 4%, New York <1%. Top recipient cities: Wooster, OH; Orrville, OH; Smithville, OH.
- 29% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Downtown Arts Theater Inc · Wooster, OH
$1.06M
Wooster City Schools · Wooster, OH
$460K
People to People Ministries · Wooster, OH
$386K
Wayne County Regional Training Facility · Apple Creek, OH
$300K
Grace Church · Wooster, OH
$291K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Disaster relief
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