Directors of the board, including founding member, Dr. Richard Adams, and Angela Lewis, who just assumed her role as incoming president, served as co-emcees for the event, alongside Natalie Rohlfs, executive director of the foundation. Paying homage to the vision of original investor, Richard Hunt, four grant committees recommended support for programs throughout the county. With more grant applications having been received than usual, grants this fall were awarded for purposes such as fire and rescue equipment, special needs students’ learning experiences, school musical instruments, utility relief for residents, healthy relationships education for Miami County’s teens, food assistance, and capital improvement projects.

Three organizations were first-time recipients of Miami County Foundation grant funding including Miami Valley Down Syndrome Association, Samaritan Works, and Troy Historic Preservation Alliance.

In addition to the fall grant awards, John & Jean Dugan Family Fund representatives selected the St. Patrick’s Soup Kitchen to receive a $1,300 grant from its donor-advised fund.

Miami County Foundation’s 2023 fall grant recipients:

Arbogast Performing Arts Center
Bethel Local Schools
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Miami Valley
Bradford Exempted Village Schools
Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum
Breast Wishes Foundation
Brukner Nature Center
CASA/GAL of Miami County, Inc.
Council on Rural Service Programs, Inc.
Covington Exempted Village Schools
Covington Newberry Historical Society

Elizabeth's New Life Center
First United Church of Christ Troy
FISH Inc of Troy OH
Girls on the Run Dayton
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church-Good Shepherd Lutheran Preschool
Greene Street Daycare & Preschool
Isaiah's Place Inc.
J.R. Clarke Public Library
LifeCare Alliance
Lockington Volunteer Fire Association, Inc.
Miami County Educational Service Center
Miami County Public Health
Miami County Sheriff's Office

Miami County YMCA
Miami East Elementary PTO
Miami East Local Schools
Miami East Music Boosters
Miami Valley Down Syndrome Association
Milton-Union Exempted Village School District
Needy Basket of Southern Miami County, Inc.
New Creation Counseling Center
Newton Local
Ohio's Hospice of Miami County
Overfield Tavern Museum
Partners In Hope, Inc.

Piqua Catholic School
Piqua City Schools
Piqua Parents as Teachers
Rehabilitation Center for Neurological Development
Richards Chapel United Methodist Church
Ronald McDonald House Charities Dayton
RT Industries
SafeHaven, Inc.
Samaritan Works
Seeds of Hope OH
Shoes 4 the Shoeless
Summer Smiles Inc.
The Barn Youth Center
The Edison Foundation

The Milton-Union Senior Citizens & Community Club, Inc.
The Overfield School
The Piqua Civic Band
Tipp City Exempted Village Schools
Tipp City Preschool Learning Center
Troy Christian Church
Troy Christian Schools
Troy City Schools
Troy Historic Preservation Alliance
Troy-Miami County Public Library
We Love Birthday Parties
West Milton Fire Co., Inc

Miami County Foundation Ongoing Humanitarian grants, addressing the basic needs of residents in the way of food, shelter, transportation, and medical support, were awarded to:

Bethany Center
Covington Outreach Association
Family Abuse Shelter
FISH Union Township
GIVE Medical Ministry
Health Partners Free Clinic
Community Rides to Work
Miami County Dental Clinic
New Creation Counseling Center
Partners In Hope
St. Patrick's Soup Kitchen
The New Path, Inc.
The Salvation Army - Piqua
Troy Lions Charities

The foundation supports the community by providing grants for local non-profit organizations, schools, and municipalities. The foundation conducts two grant cycles per year with applications now solely available through online submission. More than $10 million in funding has been awarded by Miami County Foundation since its inception. Scholarships are also awarded through the Miami County Foundation annually. Visit www.miamicountyfoundation.org to learn more.

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