Community Foundation Awards $950K In Grants

The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation Board of Trustees approved nearly $950,000 in grants at its February board meeting.

The $947,580 total includes seven responsive grants, three president’s discretionary grants and 139 donor advised fund grants.

Among the grants awarded, Children’s Mentoring Connection was awarded a three-year, $90,000 grant to support the creation of a Project Manager position for agency growth and sustainability.

And Hancock County Educational Service Center was awarded $20,767 to support the Virtual Job Shadowing Project to prepare special needs students for workforce opportunities.

You can go over the full list of grants and learn more about the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation by clicking here.

“As we begin our 30th year, I am continually grateful for the thousands of generous philanthropists who came together with the Foundation to make these grants possible,” said Brian Treece, President & CEO of the Foundation.

“In 30 years, we’ve awarded more than $70 million and changed countless lives. I can’t wait to see what impact these new grants will have in the near future.”

The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation will celebrate its 30th year in operation this summer.