This year, rather than ask individuals to give to the Knox County Foundation on Giving Tuesday, the Foundation is asking individuals to help them give back to local organizations serving the community through their own Giving BACK Tuesday. “Typically, nonprofit organizations have to go through our competitive grant process by completing a grant application and…
Watch Video… Schnormeier Gardens, a creation of Ted and Ann Schnormeier, are located in the gentle rolling hills of central Ohio just outside Gambier. Knox County Foundation is proud to be the home of the Schnormeier Gardens Foundation, a special fund established to provide for the care of the gardens in the long term. They…
During the first quarter of 2021, in its 77th year, the Knox County Foundation reached the significant milestone of managing more than $100 million in charitable assets. In total, the Foundation awarded more than $6.5 million in grants, scholarships and other charitable distributions throughout Knox County in 2020. In 2014, the Foundation board, under the…
Knox County Foundation has been working hard to debut its new donor portal and fund advisor portal. These new systems will make giving to, monitoring, and distributing from funds a simple and convenient tasks for fund holders; and donating to any public funds quick and easy for the public. The Foundation had been planning to…
Submissions will be accepted through March 1, 2021, from any graduating high school senior residing in Knox County, who intends to continue the study of music at the college level. Preference will be given to applicants to who will declare an academic major, or minor, in instrumental or vocal music; however, consideration will also be…
For high school seniors, current college students, and adults intending to complete either an associates, bachelors, or medical degree, the Universal Scholarship Application is available online at https://knoxcf.awardspring.com. The 2021 submission deadline is Monday, March 1, with scholarship announcements in May. The Foundation also offers vocational scholarships to both high school seniors and adults wishing…
The Knox County Foundation is pleased to announce a new fund supporting health, wellness, fitness, and recreation in Fredericktown. The Ralph Y. and Helen W. Struble / David S. Henry Fund was recently established and is now available to receive applications for both large and small grants through Knox County Foundation’s Community Impact grant process.…
Non-profit organizations serving Knox County residents are invited to apply for grants from the Knox County Foundation through its competitive grant program. New for 2021, both the major and small grant applications will be accessed via the Foundation’s new Online Grant Portal. The portal can be accessed here. The submission deadline for the first of…
Organizations wishing to apply for funding from the Knox County Foundation’s Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YPI), in any amount up to $5,000, may apply through Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Last year, YPI members awarded $31,000 to 14 charitable organizations providing services to Knox County youth, from 0 to age 18. Organizations with a specific, unique project…
The Knox County Foundation board, at its August meeting, approved the distribution of more than $120,000 for both small grant applications, $5,000 or less, and large grant applications, $5,000 or more. KCF provided a $70,000 matching grant to provide a new heating and air conditioning unit for the Bladensburg Community Center. With this new system,…