Recent Awards
2024
Fall Grant Cycle
Awards
The Chillicothe-Ross Community Foundation recently invested over $180,000 in our community through our Fall Grant Cycle, supporting many local organizations. These vital funds will empower a diverse range of programs, from enriching arts and cultural experiences to providing essential education and human services, making a real difference in the lives of our residents. Grants were awarded from various Donor Advised funds and the following Board Discretionary funds:
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- Amelia Benner Fund for the Paint Valley Region
- Anonymous Unrestricted Fund
- FBP Fluor Employee Giving Campaign Fund
- Fine Arts Fund
- First Capital Fund
- Mary Ruth Kieser Fund
- National Grid Renewables’ Yellowbud Community Fund
- William Moore Fund
The 2025 Fall Grant Cycle will open in August 2025.
$2,500
Museum exhibit technology upgrade
$2,500
Sober living activity support
Carver Community Center
$15,000
Digital Horizons: Preparing Kids for a Tech-Driven Future
$4,000
The library’s bookmobile expansion to serve rural and under served areas
$2,500
Purchase playground equipment for the expanded childcare center
$4,000
Support for Ross County’s food bank to meet the increased need in the community.
$17,000
Pharmacy expansion
$5,000
Enhance and expand support for establishing a Peer Recovery Supporter Network
$5,000
Support for food pantry serving active military and veterans
$1,000
Support for the Pioneer School Drama Club, an extension of speech therapy services at the School.
$5,000
Repair or replace dugouts and other field improvements on Egypt Pike fields
$10,000
Expansion of firehouse to become a 24hr facility
$4,000
Support of the M.A.P Club bags, providing shelf stable food for elementary school students
$3,500
Support for the Ross County Youth Feeding Program
$500
Support for after-school program exposing students to the STEAM method of problem-solving
$1,500
Support to purchase clients’ new work uniforms
$1,500
Project to increase downtown foot traffic and stimulate the economy
$1,500
Support to bring a motivational speaker to the area
$5,000
Electrical upgrades at Sugarloaf Mountain
$5,000
Purchase and install outdoor bottle filling station at Coppel Athletic Complex
$5,000
Support for the Ross County Community Resource Center, which provides access to basic needs and other supportive services
$2,000
Support for the 211 Community Information Project
$2,000
Support for a youth centered summer program focusing on health and wellness, positive behavior changes, community engagement, and stewardship
$10,000
Support for animal shelter construction
Bainbridge Historical Society
$5,000
Support for various construction and maintenance projects at the different museum sites