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 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.