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WCCF recently surpassed $100 million in net assets thanks to the continued generosity of the Wayne County community.

WCCF awarded 317 individual scholarships totaling more than $650,000 for the 2020-2021 academic year. Recipients are:

The Wayne County Community Foundation announced Mark Auble has been elected to serve as President of the Board of Trustees.

Charitable organizations serving children of Wayne County, Ohio, are invited to apply for grants from the Wayne County Children’s Resource Fund. Deadline to apply is September 1.

GIVE 365 awards $19,000 to The Salvation Army for their Day Time Drop In Center.

Youth Foundation awards grants to area nonprofits focusing on youth programs.

WCCF Board of Trustees approved grant awards to 18 organizations totaling $305,691 for the Spring 2020 competitive grant cycle.

To date, WCCF has awarded nine grants totaling $47,780 to support local non-profit organizations on the front line of COVID-19 response efforts through the Wayne County Emergency Response Fund.

The 33 student advisors that participated in the Wayne County Community Youth Foundation during 2019-2020 were scheduled to graduate on May 3, 2020. However, due to the coronavirus, an in-person event was not possible. Instead, a video has been compiled that can be viewed on the Wayne County Community Youth Foundation page.

WCCF in conjunction with local private foundations, has established and provided initial funding for a new fund to support local non-profit organizations on the front line of COVID-19 response efforts.

The theme for this year’s GIVE 365 grant cycle, as voted on by the GIVE 365 membership, is “Homelessness in Wayne County”.

WCCF is pleased to announce The Women's Fund 2019 grant award to The Village Network in the amount of $16,000.