Grants

A community foundation is comprised of many charitable funds. Each fund has a purpose that is specified by the donor. Some charitable funds have restrictions placed on the scope of grants, such as scholarships or organization endowments. However, some charitable funds have a broad purpose or are unrestricted in grant making.

The Community Foundation of Shelby County welcomes applications from organizations in or serving the Shelby County, Ohio area for its bi-annual grant program. Unrestricted and Field of Interest charitable funds participate in the grant program. Most other charitable funds do not have a grant application or process; grants are distributed according to the purposes of those funds.

Aside from seeking grants from existing charitable funds, a not-for-profit organization or an individual may establish an organization endowment to support the operations and programs of a specific organization.