Connect to Something Bigger - Connect to Your Community
The best place to leave a legacy is in your own backyard–the community where you’ve lived, worked, raised a family, and watched people dream big dreams.
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A gift to the Wayne County Community Foundation is a lasting tribute which will provide support to a wide range of ever-changing community needs. Find out how you can make a gift that keeps giving!
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Charitable Giving Deduction in 2021! A charitable deduction of up to $300 per taxpayer ($600 permitted for joint filers) is available when you make a charitable gift in 2021 and take the standard deduction when filing your taxes. This deduction is an “above the line” adjustment to income, reducing your adjusted gross income (AGI) and taxable income. The charitable gift(s) must be cash and must be made to a public charity – cannot go to a donor advised fund (DAF) or private foundation, and can be given anytime from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.
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When you invest in Wayne County, you transform dreams into realities by supporting non-profit arts, civic, cultural, educational, environmental, faith-based, health, and human service organizations.
Your Involvement Impacts Wayne County for Generations
The Wayne County Community Foundation is a charitable community organization that accepts contributions, creates and administers funds, and makes grants for the benefit of the people of the greater Wayne County, Ohio area. We manage and invest 495 separate funds, investing these endowments with awards of over $95.6 million in grants and scholarships.
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Connections in Wayne County
Investments big and small all make a tremendous impact in our community. Our foundation offers several entry points for donors and budding philanthropists to begin putting their hard earned dollars to work for the betterment of our community. Explore these giving options to get started.
Calendar of Events
WCCF Office Closed - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Our office will be closed on December 24-December 27, 2021.
WCCF Office Closed - New Year's Day
Our office will be closed on Friday, December 31, 2021 for New Year's Day.
WCCF Office Closed - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Our office will be closed on Monday, January 17, 2022.
Foundation News
- Garcia Named Director of WCCF The Wayne County Community Foundation (WCCF) Board of Trustees has named Melanie Reusser Garcia its new Executive Director. more
- WCCF Awards Over $690,000 in Scholarships WCCF awarded 335 individual scholarships totaling more than $690,000 for the 2021-2022 academic year. more
- Community Foundation Receives 4-Star Rating The Wayne County Community Foundation recently earned the coveted four-star rating from Charity Navigator. more
Wayne County
Community Foundation
517 North Market Street
Wooster, Ohio 44691
Phone: (330) 262-3877
Fax: (330) 262-8057
Email: contact@wccfoh.org
