2025 Grant Awards
| Organization | Project Title | Award Amount | Fund | Category | |
| 1 | Sierra's Haven for New & Used Pets | A Wellness Check for Pet Adoptions | $7,500.00 | Harold Micklethwaite Fund | Animal Welfare |
| 2 | Cirque d'Art Theatre | Cirque d'Art Theatre 2025-2026 Season | $33,900.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 3 | Dorothy Knost Children's Summer Music Workshop | Dorothy Knost Workshop 2025 | $5,000.00 | Linda Barry Snyder Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 4 | Friends of Greenlawn Cemetery Foundation | Monument Leveling Equipment | $7,400.00 | Margaret Anne Strehle Fund, John & Linda Walker Community Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 5 | Portsmouth Little Theatre | Theatre Mural Restoration & Audio Upgrades | $8,778.86 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 6 | Shawnee State University Foundation | 2025-2026 VRCFA Performing Arts Series | $17,500.00 | Bess & Marie Pixley Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 7 | Southern Ohio Museum | 2025 Exhibitions & Education Programming | $50,000.00 | James & Tabitha Pugh Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 8 | Southern Ohio Museum | 2025-2026 Kricker Performing Arts Program | $22,500.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 9 | Trillium Project | River Giants | $4,600.00 | James & Tabitha Pugh Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 10 | Growing Lucasville Opportunities (GLO) | Kids Just Want to Have Fun! | $10,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund | Civic Benefit |
| 11 | Habitat for Humanity of the Tri-State, Inc. | New House Construction Materials for the Scioto County House | $10,000.00 | Margaret A. Strehle Fund | Civic Benefit |
| 12 | Market Square Park, LLC | Market Square Park Signage | $10,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund | Civic Benefit |
| 13 | Market Square Park, LLC | Market Square Park | $15,000.00 | Scioto 365 Fund | Civic Benefit |
| 14 | Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Committee | Ohio & Erie Canal Lock 50 Preservation & Rehab | $25,000.00 | Ed & Helen Fannin Fund, Duncan & Ruth Baxter Fund, George & Rita King Fund | Civic Benefit |
| 15 | St. John Paul II Scioto Catholic St. Mary's Church Campus | Exterior Door Replacement at St. Mary's Campus | $12,500.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund | Civic Benefit |
| 16 | City of Portsmouth | Cyndee Secrest Playground Revitalization | $15,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund | Community Development |
| 17 | Friends of Portsmouth | Boneyfiddle Lights Display | $5,000.00 | Calvin & Martha Johnson Fund | Community Development |
| 18 | Main Street Portsmouth in Bloom | A Seat for Everyone | $6,780.09 | Margaret A. Strehle Fund | Community Development |
| 19 | Main Street Portsmouth in Bloom | Riverfront Picnic Project | $15,000.00 | Margaret Anne Strehle Fund | Community Development |
| 20 | Serenity Outreach | Community Outreach Health & Wellness Program | $3,500.00 | Phil & Mary Jenkins Benevolent Fund | Community Development |
| 21 | The Potter's House Ministries | Summer Feeding Program 2026 | $5,000.00 | Mary A. Burke Fund, Marcia Mehser Sanderlin Fund | Community Development |
| 22 | Wheelersburg Community Partnership | Beautify the Burg | $5,000.00 | Margaret A. Strehle Fund | Community Development |
| 23 | Cirque d'Art Theatre | Internship -Aleigha Spradlin | $2,260.65 | UCAN Internship Fund | Economic Development |
| 24 | Economic & Community Development Institute (ECDI) | EmpowerHER Conference | $2,000.00 | William & Mary Ann Burke Fund | Economic Development |
| 25 | Goodwill / Easter Seals Miami Valley | Internship Chesnee Ayers | $2,385.65 | UCAN Internship Fund | Economic Development |
| 26 | Kitchen Collective, Inc. | Meals of Hope | $4,000.00 | Calvin & Martha Johnson Fund, Richard D. Marting Fund | Economic Development |
| 27 | Main Street Portsmouth in Bloom | Internship Christina Gray | $2,260.65 | UCAN Internship Fund | Economic Development |
| 28 | Miami University Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs | Scioto Foundation Personnel Management Project | $5,000.00 | Bess & Marie Pixley Fund | Economic Development |
| 29 | Southern Ohio Museum & Cultural Center | Internship Hope Myers | $2,260.65 | UCAN Internship Fund | Economic Development |
| 30 | The Potter's House Ministries | Summer Feeding Program 2025 | $3,502.00 | Margaret A. Strehle Fund, Foster-Morgan Fund | Economic Development |
| 31 | Bloom-Vernon Local School District | ACT Access | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 32 | Candyland Children's Museum | Creating Inclusive Museum Experiences for Children with Disabilities | $5,000.00 | Linda Barry Snyder Fund | Education |
| 33 | Clay Local School District | ACT/AP Testing | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 34 | Friends of Scioto DD | ADEP Sensory Bags & Family Education | $1,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund | Education |
| 35 | Friends of Scioto DD | DD Family Engagement Events | $5,000.00 | Margaret A. Strehle Fund | Education |
| 36 | Green Local Schools | College / Career Exploration & Visits | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 37 | Ironton Catholic Schools | IXL Funding for Grades K-12 | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 38 | Manchester Local School District | College and Career | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 39 | Miami University | Summer Scholars Program | $12,960.00 | Bess & Marie Pixley Fund | Education |
| 40 | Miami University | Student Scholarships | $50,000.00 | Bess & Marie Pixley Fund | Education |
| 41 | Minford Local School District | AP Exam Funding / College Visit | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 42 | New Boston Local School District | AP Testing & ACT Preparation | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 43 | Northwest Local School District | AP Testing | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 44 | Notre Dame Preschool | Preschool Listening + Literacy Center | $850.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund | Education |
| 45 | Portsmouth City Schools | AP Testing | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 46 | Scioto Soil & Water Conservation District | CSI: Shawnee Science Camp | $4,000.00 | Duncan & Ruth Baxter Fund | Education |
| 47 | Sciotoville Community School | Increasing College Opportunity for Students of Extreme Poverty | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 48 | Simon Kenton Council, Boy Scouts of America | STEM Programming in Scioto County | $1,550.00 | William A. Head Fund | Education |
| 49 | South Central Ohio Educational Service Center | Academic Programs | $5,875.00 | Benjamin A. Fried Fund, Margaret A. Strehle Fund | Education |
| 50 | South Central Ohio Educational Service Center | Arts & Humanities Programs | $7,725.00 | Linda Barry Snyder Fund | Education |
| 51 | South Point Local School District | Torchin' the ACT | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 52 | Symmes Valley High School | College Ready Vikings | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 53 | The Notre Dame Schools | Preparing Notre Dame Students for College | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 54 | Valley High School | Advanced Placement Testing | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 55 | Wagging Away Worries | Making a Difference One Paw at a Time | $10,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund | Education |
| 56 | Washington-Nile Local Schools | ACT Preparation / College Visits | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 57 | Wellston City Schools | Testing (Pre-ACT) | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 58 | Wheelersburg Local Schools | Wheelersburg High School College Preparation | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 59 | Southern Ohio Medical Center | Tobacco Free with SOMC | $7,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund | Healthcare |
| 60 | American Red Cross: Central Appalachia Region | Disaster Cycle Services Direct Client Assistance Scioto County | $10,000.00 | Mary A. Burke Fund | Social Service |
| 61 | Compass Point Housing | Recovery Housing Residents' Welcome Kits | $3,000.00 | Mary A. Burke Fund | Social Service |
| 62 | Ohio Bible Conference, Inc. | Outdoor Playground | $15,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund | Social Service |
| 63 | Project Linus Minford, Portsmouth, Scioto County | Keep Our Children Comforted | $1,500.00 | Judge Everett & Martha A. Burton Fund | Social Service |
| 64 | St. Francis Catholic Outreach & Charitable Giving | St. Francis Food Pantry 2025 | $8,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund | Social Service |
| 65 | STAR, Inc. | Safe Place - Security System | $5,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund | Social Service |
| 66 | Time Out for Me, Inc. | Young Spirits Dance & Spiritual Youth on the Move | $2,000.00 | Linda Barry Snyder Fund | Social Service |
| 67 | Wings of Hope Recovery Services | Summer Outreach Program | $4,500.00 | Phil & Mary Jenkins Benevolent Fund | Social Service |
| $515,088.55 |
2024 Grant Awards
| Organization | Project Title | Award Amount | Fund | Category | |
| 1 | Animal Welfare League of Scioto County | Rascal Unit's Spay/Neuter Program | $3,200.00 | George & Rita King Fund | Animal Welfare |
| 2 | Sierra's Haven for New & Used Pets | Adoption Prep | $7,500.00 | Harold Micklethwaite Fund | Animal Welfare |
| 3 | Bone & Fiddle Arts Collective, Inc. | Southern Ohio Dance Festival | $3,000.00 | James & Tabitha Pugh Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 4 | Cirque d'Art Theatre | Cirque d'Art Theatre 2024-2025 Season | $32,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 5 | Friends of Greenlawn Cemetery Foundation | Levi D. York Mausoleum Restoration | $5,000.00 | John & Linda Walker Community Fund, Duncan & Ruth Baxter Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 6 | Portsmouth Area Arts Council | 2024-2025 Education Performing Arts Series | $8,000.00 | Linda Barry Snyder Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 7 | Portsmouth Area Arts Council | 2024-2025 Children's Theatre Series | $8,000.00 | Linda Barry Snyder Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 8 | Portsmouth Wind Symphony | Thirty-Second Season | $5,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 9 | Scioto County Heritage Museum | Porch Roof Framing | $5,000.00 | Margaret Anne Strehle Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 10 | Shawnee State University Development Foundation | 2024-2025 VRCFA Performing Arts Series | $16,000.00 | Bess & Marie Pixley Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 11 | Southern Ohio Museum | 2024 Exhibitions & Education Programming | $50,000.00 | James & Tabitha Pugh Memorial Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 12 | Southern Ohio Museum | 2024-2025 Kricker Performing Arts Program | $24,412.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 13 | Southern Ohio Museum | Capital Expansion Project | $50,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund | Arts & Culture |
| 14 | Main Street Portsmouth in Bloom | Scioto 365: Growing Healthy Bucks | $2,000.00 | Scioto 365 Fund | Civic Benefit |
| 15 | Portsmouth Murals, Inc. | Continuing Maintenance of the Portsmouth Murals | $21,500.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund | Civic Benefit |
| 16 | Rarden Daily Bread, Inc. | Rarden Daily Bread Soup Kitchen Pantry | $10,000.00 | Scioto 365 Fund | Civic Benefit |
| 17 | Shawnee State University Development Foundation | Dress for Success | $3,000.00 | Scioto 365 Fund | Civic Benefit |
| 18 | Arc of Appalachia | Revitalization of John Simon Sorghum Festival Musical Performance | $2,500.00 | Duncan & Ruth Baxter Fund | Community Development |
| 19 | City of Portsmouth | Mound Park Pickleball & Tennis Court Resurfacing | $15,000.00 | Edmond J. Kricker Advisory Fund | Community Development |
| 20 | Fourteenth Street Community Center | Kathleen Battle Studio | $5,693.38 | Kathleen Battle Community Center Fund | Community Development |
| 21 | Fourteenth Street Community Center | Outreach and Awareness Campaign | $2,265.00 | Kathleen Battle, Community Center Fund | Community Development |
| 22 | Main Street Portsmouth in Bloom | Picnic in the Park | $7,500.00 | Calvin & Martha C Johnson Fund, William Atkinson Memorial Fund, Russell Leiter UF Fund, Howard & Mary Coe Brown Fund, Harold & Gertrude Clayton Fund | Community Development |
| 23 | Otway Historical Society | Preserving the Past for the Future | $9,500.00 | Margaret Anne Strehle Fund | Community Development |
| 24 | Redbird Community Connection | Skills Identification Survey for the Otway Area | $1,255.00 | Robert & Sue McCurdy Fund | Community Development |
| 25 | The Potter's House Ministries | Summer Feeding Program | $5,150.00 | Phil & Mary Jenkins Benevolent Fund | Community Development |
| 26 | Cirque d'Art Theatre | Internship Lucy Grashel | $2,260.65 | UCAN Internship Fund | Economic Development |
| 27 | Goodwill / Easter Seals Miami Valley | Internship Sawyer Grashel | $2,385.65 | UCAN Internship Fund | Economic Development |
| 28 | Goodwill / Easter Seals Miami Valley | Internship Tabitha Johnson | $2,385.65 | UCAN Internship Fund | Economic Development |
| 29 | Kricker Innovation Hub | Housing Condition Survey | $35,000.00 | Bess & Marie Pixley Fund | Economic Development |
| 30 | Main Street Portsmouth in Bloom | Internship Maria Nolan | $2,260.65 | UCAN Internship Fund | Economic Development |
| 31 | Potter's House Ministries, Inc. | Internship Aleigha Spradlin | $2,277.60 | UCAN Internship Fund | Economic Development |
| 32 | Scioto Literary/Peerless City Productions | Internship Tanner Newman | $2,935.65 | UCAN Internship Fund | Economic Development |
| 33 | The Potter's House Ministries | Honoring Our Heroes: Reaching Rural Veterans Event | $3,500.00 | Duncan & Ruth Baxter Fund | Economic Development |
| 34 | Bloom-Vernon Local School District | ACT Access | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 35 | Clay Local School District | ACT/AP Testing | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 36 | Friends of Scioto DD | Early Childhood Lending Library | $5,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund | Education |
| 37 | Green Local Schools | College/Career Visits | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 38 | Ironton Catholic Schools | IXL Funding for Grades K-12 | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 39 | Manchester Local School District | College and Career | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 40 | Miami University | Student Scholarships | $50,000.00 | Bess & Marie Pixley Fund | Education |
| 41 | Miami University | Summer Scholars Program | $12,960.00 | Bess & Marie Pixley Fund | Education |
| 42 | Minford Local School District | AP Exam Funding/College Visit | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 43 | New Boston Local School District | AP Testing & ACT Preparation | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 44 | Northwest Local School District | AP Testing | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 45 | Notre Dame Preschool | Preschool Innovation Project | $3,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund | Education |
| 46 | Notre Dame Schools | Preparing Notre Dame Students for College | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 47 | OSU Extension, Scioto County | Scioto County 4-H Livestock Scales | $5,000.00 | Duncan & Ruth Baxter Fund, George & Rita King Fund | Education |
| 48 | Portsmouth City Schools | AP Testing | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 49 | Scioto Literary / Peerless City Productions | Why I Stay Film Project | $5,000.00 | James & Tabitha Pugh Fund | Education |
| 50 | Scioto Soil & Water Conservation District | CSI: SHAWNEE Science Camp | $4,000.00 | Russell Leiter Unrestricted Fund | Education |
| 51 | Sciotoville Community School | Increasing College Opportunity for Students of Extreme Poverty | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 52 | South Central Ohio Educational Service Center | Academic Programs | $5,875.00 | Benjamin A. Fried Fund, Calvin & Martha Johnson Fund | Education |
| 53 | South Central Ohio Educational Service Center | Arts & Humanities Programs | $7,725.00 | Virginia Smith Wolfe Fund, Harold & Gertrude Clayton Fund | Education |
| 54 | South Point Local School District | Torchin' the ACT | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 55 | Symmes Valley High School | College Ready Vikings | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 56 | Valley High School | Advanced Placement Testing | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 57 | Washington-Nile Local Schools | UCAN Mini Grant | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 58 | Wellston City Schools | ACT Preparation | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 59 | Wheelersburg Local Schools | Wheelersburg High School College Preparation | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund | Education |
| 60 | Fight Cancer Save Lives Coalition | Take Control of Your Health | $1,450.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund | Health |
| 61 | American Red Cross: Central Appalachia Region | Disaster Cycle Services Direct Client Assistance Scioto County | $10,000.00 | Mary A. Burke Fund | Social Service |
| 62 | Compass Point Housing | Recovery Housing Residents' Welcome Kits | $2,858.00 | Phillip & Mary Jenkins Benevolent Fund, Foster-Morgan Fund | Social Service |
| 63 | The Potter's House Ministries | Tax Season 2024 | $5,000.00 | Ed & Helen Fannin Fund | Social Service |
| 64 | Time Out for Me, Inc. | Young Spirits & Youth Personal Development Programs" | $1,800.00 | Edward & Maxine Levi Fund, Marsha Mehser Sanderlin Fund | Social Service |
| 65 | Tri-State Family Connections | TFC- Scioto County | $2,000.00 | Judge Everett & Martha A. Burton Fund | Social Service |
| 66 | Watch Me Grow, Ohio | Fellowship Garden Reinforcement & Programming | $3,000.00 | James & Tabitha Pugh Fund | Social Service |
| 67 | Wings of Hope Recovery Services | Summer Outreach Program | $4,000.00 | Phil & Mary Jenkins Benevolent Fund | Social Service |
| 68 | Wings of Hope Recovery Services | Repairing the Waterfall in the Peace Park | $2,150.00 | Ed & Helen Fannin Fund | Social Service |
| $520,299.23 |
2023 Grant Awards
| Organization//Project Title | Amount | Scioto Foundation Fund |
| Animal Welfare | ||
| Sierra's Haven for New and Used Pets "Ready for Forever Home" | $7,500.00 | Harold Michlethwaite Fund |
| Arts & Culture | ||
| Cirque d'Art Theatre "Support for the 2023-2024 Season" | $31,500.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund |
| Portsmouth Area Arts Council "2023-2024 Education Performing Arts Series" | $8,000.00 |
James & Tabitha Pugh Fund |
| Portsmouth Area Arts Council "2023-2024 Children's Theatre Series" | $8,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted |
| Portsmouth Wind Symphony "Thirty-First Season" | $5,000.00 | various unrestricted funds |
| Shawnee State University Development Foundation "2023-2024 VRCFA Performing Arts Series" | $15,000.00 | Bess & Marie Pixley Fund |
| Southern Ohio Museum "2023 Exhibitions & Education Programming" | $50,000.00 | James & Tabitha Pugh Fund |
| Southern Ohio Museum "2023-2024 Kricker Performing Arts Program" | $25,420.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund |
| Trillium Project "Take pART: Portsmouth's Art, Renewal, and Transformation" | $2,500.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund |
| Civic Benefit | ||
| Portsmouth Area Community Exhibits "Roy Rogers Festival" | $2,500.00 | Duncan & Ruth Baxter Fund |
| Portsmouth Murals, Inc. "Continuing Maintenance of the Portsmouth Murals" | $43,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund |
| Scioto County Public Library "Books Build Bridges Literacy Project" | $5,000.00 | Ed & Helen Fannin Fund |
| Community Development | ||
| City of Portsmouth "Cycle Portsmouth" | $25,000.00 | Margaret Anne Strehle Fund for the Rethinking Downtown Portsmouth Initiative |
| Main Street Portsmouth in Bloom "A Sensation in Bloom" | $10,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund |
| Main Street Portsmouth in Bloom "Play Safe Perimeter" | $4,200.00 | various unrestricted funds |
| Southern Ohio War Memorial Foundation Inc. "Utility Building for Southern Ohio War Memorial" | $15,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund, Russel Leiter Unrestricted Fund |
| West Portsmouth Youth Sports Complex "Replacement of Our Existing Gym Floor" | $10,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund |
| Economic Development | ||
| Cirque d'Art "UCAN Internship" | $2,260.65 | UCAN Internship Program Fund |
| Economic & Community Development Institute, Inc. "WBC of Central Appalachia - Makers Market" | $6,000.00 | Betty A. Clare Memorial Fund |
| Goodwill Industries, Inc. "UCAN Internship" | $2,385.65 | UCAN Internship Program Fund |
| South Central Ohio ESC "UCAN Internship" | $2,536.45 | UCAN Internship Program Fund |
| Southern Ohio Folklife "UCAN Internship" | $2,935.65 | UCAN Internship Program Fund |
| Southern Ohio Museum & Cultural Center "UCAN Internship" | $2,260.65 | UCAN Internship Program Fund |
| The Potter's House Ministries "UCAN Internship" | $2,277.60 | UCAN Internship Program Fund |
| The Potter's House Ministries "PHM Kids Summer Day Camp 2023" | $2,740.00 | Phil & Mary Jenkins Benevolent Fund |
| Education | ||
| Bloom-Vernon Local School District "ACT Access" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund |
| Clay Local School District "AP Testing" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund |
| Green Local Schools "College / Career Readiness & Financial Awareness" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Ironton Catholic Schools "IXL Learning for K-12 Students" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund |
| Manchester Local School District "College and Career" | $1,984.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Miami University "Summer Scholars Program" | $12,960.00 | Bess & Marie Pixley Fund |
| Miami University "Scholarships for Scioto County Students" | $48,000.00 | Bess & Marie Pixley Fund |
| Minford Local School District "AP Exam Funding / College Visit" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| New Boston Local School District "AP Testing & ACT Preparation" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Northwest High School "ACT Test Prep" | $1,500.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Notre Dame Schools"Preparing Notre Dame Students for College" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Portsmouth City Schools "AP Testing" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Scioto Soil & Water Conservation District "2023 CSI Shawnee Science Camp" | $4,000.00 | Ed & Helen Fannin Fund |
| Sciotoville Community School "Increasing College Opportunity for Students of Extreme Poverty" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund |
| Shawnee State University Development Foundation "Documenting Portsmouth, Ohio: Symposium on Appalachian Studies in the Digital Age" | $2,340.00 | Bess & Marie Pixley Fund |
| Simon Kenton Council, Boy Scouts of America "STEM Programming in Scioto County" | $2,500.00 | William A. Head Fund & William & Mary Ann Burke Fund |
| South Central Ohio Educational Service Center "Academic Program" | $5,850.00 | Benjamin A. Fried Fund & Duncan & Ruth Baxter Fund |
| South Central Ohio Educational Service Center "Arts and Humanities Programs" | $7,225.00 | Virginia Smith Wolfe Fund & Marcia Mehser Sanderlin Fund |
| South Point Local School District "Lean on Me" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Memorial Fund |
| St. Mary of the Annunciation Church "Catholic Youth Summer Camp" | $3,455.00 | CAY Memorial Endowment Fund |
| Symmes Valley High School "College Ready Vikings" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Valley High School "AP Testing & College Access through Campus Visits" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Washington-Nile Local Schools "Advanced Placement Fee Assistance" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Wellston City Schools "Testing (Pre-ACT)" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Wheelersburg Local Schools "Wheelersburg High School College Preparation" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Health | ||
| Southern Ohio Medical Center "Freedom From Smoking" | $6,500.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund |
| Social Service | ||
| American Red Cross: Central Appalachia Region "Disaster Cycle Services: Direct Client Assistance: Scioto County" | $10,000.00 | Mary A. Burke Fund |
| Potter's House Ministries "Taxes 2023" | $5,000.00 | Calvin & Martha Johnson Fund and George & Rita King Fund |
| Potter's House Ministries "The Busy Season: PHM Fourth Quarter 2023" | $6,000.00 | Mary A. Burke Funds, the Phil & Mary Jenkins Benevolent Fund and from various unrestricted funds |
| Rarden Daily Bread, Inc. "Rarden Daily Bread Soup Kitchen" | $31,875.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advisory Fund |
| Rarden Daily Bread, Inc. "Rarden Daily Bread Soup Kitchen" | $15,000.00 | Scioto 365 Fund |
| Time Out for Me, Inc. "Young Spirits" & Youth Personal Development Programs" | $1,250.00 | Judge Everett & Martha A. Burton Fund |
| Wings of Hope "Global Youth Service Day Building Intergenerational Relationships" | $1,500.00 | Phillip & Mary Jenkins Benevolent Fund |
2022 Grant Awards
| Organization//Project Title | Amount | Scioto Foundation Fund |
| Animal Welfare | ||
| Sierra's Haven for New and Used Pets "Healthy Shelter Animals Make Healthy Owned Pets" | $7,000.00 | Harold Michlethwaite Fund |
| Arts & Culture | ||
| Cirque d'Art Theatre "Support for the 2022-2023 Season" | $30,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund |
| Friends of Greenlawn "Soldier's Circle Restoration- Phase II" | $15,900.00 |
Duncan & Ruth Baxter Fund, William & Mary A. Burke Fund, Calvin & Martha Johnson Fund |
| Lucasville Area Historical Society "Finishing Storage & Research Room" | $3,500.00 | Russell Leiter Unrestricted Fund & Edward & Maxine Levi Fund |
| Lucasville Area Historical Society "Growing Pains: Need for an Addition" | $4,421.00 | Russell Leiter Unrestricted Fund & Edward & Maxine Levi Fund |
| Portsmouth Area Arts Council "2022-2023 Children's Theatre Series" | $8,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund |
| Portsmouth Area Arts Council "2022-2023 Education Performing Arts Series" | $8,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund |
| Portsmouth Little Theatre "PLT 2022-2023 Season" | $8,986.66 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund |
| Portsmouth Murals, Inc. "Enhanced Signage and Exhibit Display Structure/Story Boards" | $14,750.00 | James and Tabitha Pugh Fund |
| Portsmouth Wind Symphony "Our 13th Anniversary Season" | $5,000.00 | James and Tabitha Pugh Fund |
| Shawnee State University Development Foundation "2022-2023 VRCFA Performing Arts Series" | $15,000.00 | Bess & Marie Pixley Fund |
| Southern Ohio Museum "2022-2023 Performing Arts Programs" | $26,300.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund |
| Southern Ohio Museum "2022 Exhibitions and Education Programming" | $50,000.00 | James and Tabitha Pugh Fund |
| Community Development | ||
| 14th Street Community Center "Kathleen Battle Studio" | $6,674.95 | Kathleen Battle Fund |
| City of Portsmouth "Downtown Wayfinding Implementation Project" | $25,000.00 | Margaret Anne Strehle Fund, Ed and Helen Fannin Fund, Calvin and Martha Johnson Fund |
| Growing Lucasville Opportunities "Unique Amphitheater Venue" | $15,000.00 | Scioto 365 Fund |
| Market Square Park "Market Square Park" | $65,000.00 | Rethinking Downtown Portsmouth Fund and Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund |
| Otway Historical Society "Freedom Pride" | $8,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund |
| Education | ||
| Bloom-Vernon Local Schools "ACT Access" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Cirque d'Art Theatre "2022 UCAN Internship" | $3,767.76 | Internship Program Fund |
| Clay Local School District "AP Testing" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Goodwill Industries of Southern Ohio | $2,008.88 | Internship Program Fund |
| Green Local Schools "College/Life Preparedness" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Lucasville Area Historical Society "Finding the Lucas in Lucasville" | $2,910.00 | Stella Quinn Fund |
| Manchester High School "College and Career" | $1,999.52 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Miami University "Scholarships for Scioto County Students" | $48,000.00 | Bess & Marie Pixley Fund |
| Miami University "Summer Scholars Program" | $12,960.00 | Bess & Marie Pixley Fund |
| Minford Local School District "AP Exam Funding" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| New Boston Local School District "AP Testing & ACT Preparation" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Northwest High School "ACT Test Prep" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Notre Dame Preschool "Preschool Literacy Project" | $2,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund |
| Notre Dame Schools "Preparing Notre Dame Students for College" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Portsmouth City Schools "AP Testing and Prep" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Potters House Ministries "2022 UCAN Internship" | $2,000.00 | Internship Program Fund |
| S.C. Catholic Youth Summer Camp | $3,000.00 | CAY Memorial Endowment Fund |
| Scioto Soil & Water Conservation District "2022 CSI Science Camp" | $4,000.00 | Duncan and Ruth Baxter |
| Sciotoville Community School "Increasing College Opportunity for Students of Extreme Poverty" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Simon Kenton Council, Boy Scouts of America "STEM Programming in Scioto County" | $2,500.00 | William Head Fund and A.W. Gregory Fund |
| South Central Ohio Educational Service Center "Academic Program" | $7,525.00 | Virginia Smith Wolfe Fund |
| South Central Ohio Educational Service Center "Arts and Humanities Programs" | $7,450.00 | Benjamin A. Fried Fund and Calvin Martha Johnson Fund |
| South Central Ohio Educational Service Center "Draping History for a New Beginning" | $5,781.00 | Virginia Smith Wolfe Fund |
| South Point Local School District "Torching the ACT" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Symmes Valley High School "College Ready Vikings" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Valley High School "AP Testing & College Access through Campus Visits" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Washington-Nile Local Schools "Advanced Placement Fee Assistance" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Wellston City Schools "Pre ACT Testing" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Wheelersburg Local Schools "Wheelersburg High School College Preparation" | $2,000.00 | Marian Caskey Unrestricted Fund |
| Health | ||
| Shawnee Mental Helth Center, Inc. (DBA Shawnee Family Health) "Providing Housing Stability for Youth Aging out of Foster Care" | $15,000.00 | Bertha T. Johnson Fund and Ed and Helen Fannin Fund |
| Southern Ohio Senior Games "Southern Ohio Senior Games" | $2,1460.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund |
| City of Portsmouth "Front Street Multi-use Path Project" | $12,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advisory Fund |
| Social Service | ||
| Friends of Scioto CASA "Friends of Scioto CASA" | $8,000.00 | Jenkins Benevolent Fund |
| American Red Cross: CAR "Disaster Cycle Services: Direct Client Assistance Scioto Co." | $10,000.00 | Mary A. Burke Fund |
| Portsmouth Little League "Batting Cage" | $3,417.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund |
| Potter's House Ministries "The Potters House Ministries Door Dash Food Program" | $4,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advised Fund |
| Potter's House Ministries "The Tax Season Initiative" | $5,000.00 | Betty A. Clare Fund |
| Potter's House Ministries "Summer Feeding Program" | $5,250.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Unrestricted Fund |
| Scioto County Children's Protective Service "Christmas Gift Program" | $10,000.00 | Richard and Thelma Duvendeck Memorial Fund, A. W. Gregory Fund and Foster-Morgan Fund |
| St. Francis Catholic Outreach "St. Francis Food Pantry 2023" | $12,000.00 | Edmund J. Kricker Advisory Fund |
| Time Out for Me, Inc. "Young Spirits" and "Spiritual Youth on the Move" | $1,250.00 | Edith Bannon Fund |
| Wings of Hope "Global Youth Service Day 2022 - Refreshing the Peace Park " | $1,165.00 | A. W. Gregory Fund |
