Grants

The Scioto Foundation Board of Governors awarded the Scioto County Public Library $5,000 for its “Books Build Bridges Literary Project”. The library requested the funds to partially cover the expenses of purchasing books, author fees, and art supplies. The project, which provides a copy of the book, “Fiona the Hippo,” for each participating 3rd grader,

November of 2023, the Scioto Foundation Boards of Governors awarded the West Portsmouth Youth Sports Complex $10,000 to replace its damaged gym floors. This new floor allows for a safer environment for students to participate in their activities, as well as broadening the type of programs the group can host. The Scioto Foundation annually awards

In the spring of 2022, the Scioto Foundation Board of Governors awarded the City of Portsmouth a grant for $25,000 from the Margaret Anne Strehle Fund, the Ed & Helen Fannin Fund and the Calvin & Martha Johnson Fund to underwrite expenses associated with the manufacturing of signs and banners to be placed along Chillicothe,

In October, the Scioto Foundation Board of Governors awarded Main Street Portsmouth in Bloom $4,200 from the Ed & Helen to help pay for their “Play Safe Perimeter” project, the installation of a safe and durable fence to surround the new playground at York Park. The fencing will ensure that children remain safe at the

The Scioto Foundation Board of Governors awarded the SCOESC a grant in the amount of $7,225 from the Virginia Smith Wolfe Fund and various unrestricted funds to support programs in the arts and humanities for 14 school systems in Scioto County and neighboring counties. The programs include the Scioto County Honors Music Festival, the Visually

In the Summer of 2023, the Scioto Foundation Board of Governors granted $2,340 from the Bess & Marie Pixley Fund to support public programming as part of the Third Biennial Symposium on Appalachian Studies in the Digital Age. This symposium took place on September 21 – 23, 2023. The symposium was hosted by Shawnee State

In the fall of 2021, the Scioto Foundation Board of Governor’s awarded the Watch Me Grow Ohio $7,000 for concrete work and site excavation for their Watch Me Grow Fellowship Garden. This garden will teach future generation how to grow various vegetables and spices. If you are interested in becoming a vegetable or pollinator sponsor,

In the summer of 2022, the Scioto Foundation Board of Governors awarded Shawnee Mental Health, Inc. $15,000 from the Bertha T. Johnson Fund and the Ed & Helen Fannin Fund for “Providing Housing Stability for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care”. This grant provided partial funding to help furnish apartments and a communal area within