Written by Kay Bouyack Today, May 14, the Scioto Foundation, Portsmouth’s local foundation, celebrates its 50th anniversary of philanthropy and service to the area highlighting its mission to improve and enrich the quality of life for the community. For five decades the Scioto Foundation has carried out that mission in multiple ways by providing a […]
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In 1985, the Scioto Foundation Board of Governors granted $11,000 to the Portsmouth Little Theatre to acquire adjacent land. With this financial support, PLT successfully purchased an adjoining parcel situated on the corner of Lawson and what is now Robinson, thus expanding its footprint. Check out the grant photo and cutlines below, featured in the
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Last January, the Scioto Foundation Boards of Governors awarded Compass Point Housing $2,858.80 for its Recovery Housing Residents’ Welcome Kits. The Welcome Kits will provide essentials including new bedding, pillows, towels, clothes hampers and basic hygiene products in order to make the new residents feel comfortable in their new environments which will lead to longer
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The photo posted below contains the 1991 participants in the Junior Scholars program. Through the Bess and Marie Pixely Fund, the Miami Summer Scholars Program has continued to receive grant dollars from the foundation to cover the cost of several Scioto County high school sophomores and juniors interested in the course. This seven-day program offers
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Pictured below are the outstanding students who qualified to attend the Midwest Talent Search programs held at Purdue and Northwestern University from the 1990’s. This program provided advanced tests to jr. high and high school students to find their academic strengths and weaknesses. These tests offer suggestions for academic supplements to help these gifted students
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Published June 7, 1980, in the Portsmouth Daily Times. Pictured below are Bobby Shaw, Arnett Howard and Eddie Nix. In the 1980s the Scioto Foundation awarded $1,485 to the 14th Street Community Center to sponsor visiting artists. The summer program hosted at the Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center consisted of a lecture/demonstration on the
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Written by Kay Bouyack The Scioto Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the new Scott Phipps Memorial Scholarship Fund, created by his family. The Scott Phipps Memorial Scholarship Fund will offer a $1,000 scholarship award in 2024. High school golfers from any school in Scioto County are eligible to apply for the scholarship if
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Written by Kay Bouyack The Scioto Fou ndation is pleased to announce the establishment of the new Melanie Ogg Memorial Scholarship created by her family in memory of a woman who inspired and taught many people in the Portsmouth community. To be eligible for the new Melanie Ogg Scholarship, a student must be a graduate of Portsmouth
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It is truly remarkable to consider in 1993, the Scioto Foundation possessed assets totaling $7.39 million. Fast forward 30 years, and we are celebrating a record-breaking year of contributions, of $7.25 million—a figure that, notably, falls short of our asset size in 1993 while closing 2023, with assets exceeding $57 million, a 671% increase! Through
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Written by Kay Bouyack The Scioto Foundation is thrilled to announce that the total of contributions for 2023 was the highest in the history of its existence, amounting to $7,253,788. The major credit for that achievement goes to several strong and very generous women who lived or grew up in Portsmouth: Linda Lawson, Linda Barry
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