Scioto Gives

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Countdown to Our Exciting Day of Giving

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What an exciting day for giving!

On October 16, 2025, the Scioto Foundation will sponsor Scioto Gives a one-day online matching gift program benefiting local participating nonprofit organizations in Scioto County, Ohio, and the surrounding area. The benefits of this one day of giving are many.

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About Scioto Gives

Assists local Nonprofits Organizations (NPOs) with an annual endowment fund drive
Establishes a new partnership with local NPOs
Encourages other NPOs to establish endowment funds
Helps smaller grass-roots NPOs to accept on-line gifts
Teaches the community that on-line giving is easy, thereby creating expanded ways of giving to the Foundation
Encourages donor gifting because of matching dollars

Photos from Years Past

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Scioto Gives News

Scioto Gives Nonprofits Start Preparation for 2024 Day of Giving

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Scioto Gives Retreat

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Scioto Foundation Announces 2023 Scioto Gives and Scioto 365 Results

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Participating Nonprofit Organizations

14th Street Community Center

Mission: Historically a Black institution, the Fourteenth Street Community Center uses educational, wellness, and social programs to foster creativity, equity, and inclusion for all. About Today, ...

1810 House

Mission: The Scioto County Historical Society's general purpose is the promotion and appreciation of historical studies pertaining to Scioto County, Ohio, by collection, restoration and preservation ...

American Red Cross, Tri-State Chapter

Mission: The American Red Cross of the Tri-State prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the ...

Animal Welfare League of Scioto County, Inc.

Mission: The Animal Welfare League was incorporated in 1985 as a non-profit animal advocacy organization devoted to improving the lives of animals in the Portsmouth area. ...

Animal Welfare League

ASCEND Counseling and Recovery Services, Inc.

Mission: To help individuals reach their full potential in a compassionate and caring environment through integrated and comprehensive mental health and substance use disorder treatment services. ...

Boy Scouts of America, Simon Kenton Council

Mission: To prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and the ...

Burnside Brankamp Park @ Market Square

The Market Square Park Fund benefits the Burnside Brankamp Park @ Market Square. To view this organization's page, please click here. Donate to Market Square Park ...

Candyland Children’s Museum

Mission: Candyland Children's Museum is a space for young children and their families to discover and cultivate a love of learning together through exploration and play. ...

Catholic Social Services

Mission: Motivated by faith, Catholic Social Services (CSS) helps poor and vulnerable seniors and families reach their potential. Programs and Services: At Catholic Social Services (CSS), ...

CAY Memorial Endowment

Mission: To provide programs for Catholic youth in Scioto County. About: The CAY Memorial Endowment Fund, which was created to memorialize the 92 board members who ...

Compass Community Health, Inc.

Mission: To provide access to quality healthcare to all members of our community. At Compass Community Health, we believe that everyone in our community deserves compassionate ...

Compass Point Housing

Mission: Focused on being a provider of quality recovery housing and seeking to provide a sustainable, quality housing for underserved groups in our service area. Program ...

Connex, INC.

Mission // Vision: Inspire activities of play, exercise and social connections to promote Health & Wellness. // Inspiring health through play. Objectives: Support the creation of ...

Deaf Services Center – Portsmouth

Mission: To empower the deaf and hard of hearing people and to promote access to communication, services and events in the community. Programs and Services: Deaf ...

Friends of Greenlawn Cemetery Foundation

Mission: The Friends of Greenlawn Cemetery Foundation (FOGCF)n is a 501(c)3 corporation dedicated to restoring, preserving and enhancing the beauty, architectural integrity, monuments and horticulture of ...

Friends of Portsmouth

Mission: TO CATALYZE + ORGANIZE PROGRESS & CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY Programs and Services: Host various events including Portsmouth Winterfest, River Days, Plant Portsmouth, Ducky Derby. ...

Friends of Portsmouth Skate Park

Mission: To provide a multi-generational place to skate and play. About: After many discussions with his Sociology class, Professor Dunne recognized a need to be ...

Friends of Scioto County Homeless Shelter

Mission: Operation Safety Net, the Scioto County Homeless Shelter, a caring family-oriented facility which recognizes the need for a safe, yet motivational and inspirational environment, aims ...

Friends of Spartan Stadium

Mission: To preserve the structure of the historical Spartan Municipal Stadium, formerly known as the Universal Stadium. About Spartan Stadium Spartan Municipal Stadium, formerly known as ...

Friends of the Scioto County Developmental Disabilities

Mission: To support the Friends of Scioto County Developmental Disabilities in their mission to build meaningful lives. Programs and Services: Helps individuals with developmental disabilities live ...

Goodwill Industries of Southern Ohio, Inc.

Mission: To improve the quality of life for people who are disabled or disadvantaged by promoting self-sufficiency through our training and employment programs. Contact Info for ...

Habitat for Humanity of the Tri-State

Mission: Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. Overview: Habitat for Humanity of the ...

Hill View Retirement Center’s Education Fund

Purpose: To promote knowledge and expertise to employees by providing educational opportunities in service to residents at all levels of care. Hill View is a full ...

Market Square Park Fund fbo the Burnside Brankamp Park

Mission: To create a multi-use park which will serve all residents of Scioto County and the surrounding area. About: The Burnside Brankamp Park @ Market Square ...

Miracle City Academy

Mission: Miracle City Academy is dedicated to providing the safest and highest standards for intellectual and spiritual learning by offering quality academic instruction, challenging athletic & ...

Mt. Hope Bible Camp

Mission: Mt. Hope Bible Camp exists to evangelize and disciple people in a relationship with Jesus Christ. With the Bible as our middle name, Mt. Hope ...

Ohio River Valley Type 1 Diabetes

Mission: The Ohio River Valley Type 1 Diabetes(T1D) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of families affected by Type 1 Diabetes and helping ...

Paul E. and Kevin W. Johnson Memorial Fund fbo Main Street Portsmouth In Bloom

Mission: Main Street Portsmouth works to provide services, incentives, and collaborative opportunities to promote a healthy economic downtown while preserving our historic integrity. Programs and Services: ...

Portsmouth Area Arts Council

Mission: To integrate the arts into the lives of children and families and to encourage the appreciation of the arts and cultural heritage of the region. ...

Portsmouth Area Beautification Society

Mission: To improve our living environment through beautification. Programs and Services: Maintaining Tracy Park for the use of concerts, community gatherings, fund raisers and weddings. Did ...

Portsmouth Little Theatre

Mission: The Portsmouth Little Theatre (PLT) will encourage and promote the dramatic and technical interests and abilities of its members, and to contribute to the cultural ...

Portsmouth Murals, Inc.

About: The purpose of the floodwall mural project is to create an outdoor art gallery depicting the last two centuries of the history of Portsmouth Ohio ...

Portsmouth Wind Symphony

Mission: The Portsmouth Wind Symphony (PWS) (founded as the Portsmouth Community Orchestra and later becoming the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra) entered into its first season in 1993 ...

Potter’s House Ministries

Mission: To coordinate and develop resources to meet the needs of the people of Scioto County. Programs and Services: Food Pantry Year Round VITA tax preparation ...

Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail, Inc.

Mission: To protect and preserve the rich history of the Scioto County area. About: The Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail offers those who travel its over 84-miles ...

Scioto County Heritage Museum

Mission We believe museums enrich, educate and honor the communities in which they exist. By collecting, preserving and displaying historical material and artifacts of Scioto County, ...

Scioto County Special Olympics

Mission: The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with ...

Scioto Literary

Mission: Based in Portsmouth, Ohio, Scioto Literary supports area writers and storytellers, celebrates the distinctive cultures of Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia, and shares compelling stories ...

Shawnee Family Health Center, Inc.

Mission: To strengthen our community and improve the lives of our clients by delivering high quality, integrated mental health, substance abuse, and physical health services, tailored ...

Sierra’s Haven for New and Used Pets

Mission: To provide shelter for abandoned, unwanted and often abused companion dogs and cats, provide an affordable spay/neuter program for dogs and cats of low-income families ...

South Central Ohio Educational Service Center – Gifted Services

Mission: The Gifted Services Department of the SCOESC has a goal of enriching the educational experiences of students in its members districts (Scioto County, Oak Hill ...

Southern Ohio Folklife

Mission: The purpose and mission of Southern Ohio Folklife is to research, support, document, and network folklife within the southern Ohio region, focusing specifically on Clermont, ...

Southern Ohio Medical Center – Development Foundation

Mission: To Make a Difference by identifying our community's health and wellness needs while bridging the gap between the needs and cost of the solutions. Programs ...

St. Francis Catholic Outreach & Charitable Giving

Mission: Guided by our faith, St. Francis Catholic Outreach & Charitable Giving provides help for individuals/families who are struggling with food insecurity, clothing insecurity and being ...

Steven A. Hunter Hope Fund

Mission: To improve the lives of economically disadvantaged children in Scioto County by supplying basic needs and opportunities and fostering hope for their future. Programs and ...

The Counseling Center

Mission: Our mission is to improve the lives of our clients and our community. We work to heal their mind and body, to inspire and to ...

Time Out for Me, Inc.

Mission: To enhance the self-esteem, self-image, and confidence of our youth through effective communication and goal-setting skills in individual and group sessions as well as exposure ...

Trillium Project

Mission: To lead, coordinate, and support community-engaged programs and initiatives focused on art, culture, and advocacy. We're leveraging core values and local support for creative place-making ...

United Scioto Senior Activities, Inc.

Mission: To provide cost-effective supportive social services to the older population of Scioto County that allows senior citizens to remain at home and to remain engaged ...

University/College Access Network

Mission: UCAN is a program of the Scioto Foundation that helps local students plan, prepare, and pay for college. It is a partnership with 18 school ...

West Portsmouth Youth Sports Complex

Mission: Our mission to provide the youth of southern Ohio a safe and secure environment to participate in numerous activities. Through these activities the kids can ...

Wings of Hope

Mission: Our mission is to unite Wings of Hope members as one voice to be leaders for social change within their community. We will nurture positive ...