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William & Martha Buckingham Scholarship - Renewal Grant

Ashland County Community Foundation

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • This scholarship is to assist graduating seniors of any Ashland County high school with a GPA of 2.75 or above who have been accepted to an accredited two or four-year college or university.

Other requirements

  • Recipients may renew this scholarship for three years with validation of enrollment and good academic standing.

Overview

The William & Martha Buckingham Scholarship - Renewal, managed by the Ashland County Community Foundation, supports graduating seniors from Ashland County high schools with a GPA of 2.75 or higher. This scholarship aids students accepted into accredited colleges or universities and can be renewed for up to three years with proof of enrollment and academic standing. Established by Bill and Martha Buckingham, it reflects their commitment to giving back to the community they adopted as their own.

We pool resources from community members, invest them and then use them to make grants for the betterment of the entire community. Nonprofit organizations receive grants from community foundations to support their programs and projects.
Bill and Martha chose to “give back” to their community through a scholarship fund to benefit Ashland County students to help them reach their full potential.

Eligibility

This scholarship is to assist graduating seniors of any Ashland County high school with a GPA of 2.75 or above who have been accepted to an accredited two or four-year college or university. Recipients may renew this scholarship for three years with validation of enrollment and good academic standing.

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.

Example grants

  • Ashland City Schools · Ashland, OH

    Accf grant prgm, daf

    $205K

  • Ashland Family YMCA · Ashland, OH

    Annual dist, daf

    $200K

  • The Salvation Army · Ashland, OH

    Annual dist, comm

    $173K

  • Foundations Community Childcare · Ashland, OH

    Daf, pass through

    $141K

  • Richland Academy of the Arts · Mansfield, OH

    Supporting org

    $125K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education
  • College prep

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