The mission of the Tuscarawas County Community Foundation is to enhance the quality of life in our area by making charitable grants to deserving nonprofit organizations through our various donor advised and general community funds. A detailed list of the past grant awards from our previous four grant cycles are shown below.
Past Grant Awards – 2023 General Community Fund
American Red Cross
$10,000 – Emergency Grant Services
Dover Soccer Association
$8,500 – Soccer Field Fencing and Re-Seeding of Field Areas
Indian Valley Local Schools
$10,000 – Picnic Tables at Kelley Field in Midvale
Dover-New Philadelphia Kiwanis Club
$10,000 – Tuscarawas County YMCA Playground
United Way of Tuscarawas County
$10,000 – Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Warwick Township Fire Department
$5,130 – Purchase of Positive Pressure Ventilation Fan
Tuscarawas Clinic for Working Uninsured
$5,000 – Center Dental Services
Tuscarawas County Literacy Coalition
$1,000 – One Book, One Community Project
Tuscarawas Arts Partnership
$7,500 – LoveTusc Community Sculpture Art Project
Dennison Railroad Depot Museum
$10,000 – Elevator Construction for Clay Capital Heritage Center
OhioGuidestone
$10,000 – ADAMHS Board Men’s Treatment Facility in Dennison
Past Grant Awards – 2023 AAA Grant Fund
Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Ohio
$10,000 – Program Support
TCHD Teen Driving Roadeo
$5,000 – Program Support
Kent State University at Tuscarawas
$5,000 – Paramedic to Associate Degree in Nursing Program
Tuscarawas Philharmonic
$5,000 – Program Support
Past Grant Awards – 2023 Dennison Community Fund
Dennison Railroad Depot Museum
$4,000 – Capital Improvements
Trinity Hospital Twin City Medical Center
$2,000 – Capital Improvements
Twin City Youth Baseball
$2,000 – Capital Improvements
Past Grant Awards – 2022 General Community Fund
Dover Soccer Association
$7,708.12 – Storage Barn for Soccer Fields
Trumpet in the Land
$10,000 – Stage Repairs
Multi-County Advanced Manufacturing Corridor Project
$10,000 – Matching Grant
Village of Dennison
$10,000 – Emergency Grant for Ballfield and Shelter Repairs
Tuscora Park Foundation
$10,000 – Pickleball Courts at Tuscora Park
United Way of Tuscarawas County
$17,500 – Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library (Dolly Parton Library)
Dover City Schools
$10,000 – Signage and Electrical Upgrades
Dennison Railroad Depot Museum
$5,000 – Polar Express Decorations
Tuscarawas County YMCA
$4,975 – Repair and Fill Cracks in Side Parking Lot
Camp Tuscazoar Foundation
$10,000 – Roof Replacement Project
Little Theatre of Tuscarawas County
$8,221 – LED Lighting System
Dover Public Library
$1,000 – One Book, One Community Project
Kent State University at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center
$20,000 – Season Sponsorship
Past Grant Awards – 2022 AAA Grant Fund
Tuscarawas Philharmonic
$15,000 – Organizational Support
Tuscarawas County University Foundation
$10,000 – Paramedic to Associate Degree in Nursing Program
Past Grant Awards – 2022 Dr. Leslie Harrold Endowment Fund
Local Educational Foundations
$185,000 – Student Scholarships
Community Hospice
$229,032.63 – Organizational Support
The Salvation Army
$119,793.09 – Organizational Support
Past Grant Awards – 2022 Dennison Community Fund
Dennison Railroad Depot Museum
$3,217.50 – Capital Improvements
Trinity Hospital Twin City Medical Center
$1,586.25 – Capital Improvements
Twin City Youth Baseball
$1,586.25
Past Grant Awards – 2021 General Community Fund
Village of Dennison
$6,000 – City Hall Auditorium Floor Refinishing
Mobile Meals of Dover-New Philadelphia
$5,000 – Organizational Support
Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School
$3,000 – Updated Door Locks for All Classrooms
Indian Valley Local Schools
$4,000 – Completion of New Field House and Football/Track Complex
Historic Schoenbrunn Village
$10,000 – Rebuilding of the Shebosh Cabin
United Way of Tuscarawas County
$15,000 – Dolly Parton Imagination Library
City of Dover
$5,000 – Restoration and Field Turf Project
Tuscarawas Clinic for the Working Uninsured
$5,000 – Dental Services Support
Harcatus Housing Weatherization Project
$5,000 – Safety Equipment for Low Income Residents
Tuscarawas County YMCA
$6,000 – Heating/Cooling Unit for Small Pool
Tuscarawas County Literacy Coalition
$1,000 – Purchase of Books for One Book, One Community Project
ARTSNCT
$9,728 – Purchase of Storage Barn
RTY Tuscora Park Ferris Wheel Rehabilitation Project
$10,000 – Rehabilitation of Ferris Wheel
Tuscarawas Arts Partnership
$1,700 – Artagain Alley Project
Past Grant Awards – 2021 AAA Grant Fund
Village of Bolivar
$5,000 – Police Cruiser Updates
All American Soap Box Derby
$7,500 – Program Support
Tuscarawas County University Foundation
$10,000 – Paramedic to Associate Degree in Nursing Program
Community Hospice
$5,000 – Hospice Emergency Transportation Fund
Tuscarawas Philharmonic
$15,000 – Organization Support
Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Ohio
$5,000 – Program Support
Past Grant Awards – 2021 Dr. Leslie Harrold Endowment Fund
Community Hospice
$150,000 – Organization Support
Salvation Army
$70,000 – Organization Support
Past Grant Awards – 2021 Dennison Community Fund
Dennison Railroad Depot Museum
$4,700 – Capital Improvements
PHAC Park
$2,350 – Capital Improvements
Trinity Hospital Twin City Medical Center
$2,350 – Capital Improvements
Past Grant Awards – 2020 General Community Fund
Performing Arts Center at Kent State Tuscarawas
$10,000 – Organizational Support
Restart Tusc
$10,000 – Small Business Support to The Business Factory
Tuscarawas Clinic for the Working Uninsured
$5,000 – Support for the Healthcare Navigation Program
Personal and Family Counseling Services
$7,907 – Furnishings for newly renovated residential treatment facility for women
Dover Soccer Association
$6,000 – Purchase of two full-size soccer goals
The Full Life Center
$3,424 – Purchase of a scanner/copier
Newcomerstown High School
$4,168.95 – Equipment Update for Student-Run Radio Station
Dennison Railroad Depot Museum
$7,500 – Assistance with Phase 9: Pullman Bed & Breakfast Train Car
Original Pinstripes Wrestling Club
$6,000 – Purchase a new competition wrestling mat
Tuscarawas County YMCA
$10,909 – Sealing and Repair of side parking lot
Past Grant Awards – 2020 AAA Grant Fund
Big Brothers Big Sisters
$3,500 – 2021 Bowl for Kids Sake Support
Tuscarawas County University Foundation
$5,000 – Paramedic to Associate Degree in Nursing Program
All American Soap Box Derby
$5,000 – Organizational Support
Tuscarawas Philharmonic
$10,000 – Link Up Educational Program
Strasburg Police Department
$2,700 – Laser gun for traffic enforcement
Past Grant Awards – 2020 Dennison Community Fund
Dennison Railroad Depot Museum
$2,300 – Capital Improvements
Twin City Youth Baseball for PHAC Park
$1,150 – Capital Improvements
Trinity Hospital Twin City Foundation
$1,150 – Capital Improvements
Past Grant Awards – 2019 General Community Fund
Performing Arts Center at Kent State University at Tuscarawas
$10,000 – Annual Sponsorship
Dennison Railroad Depot Museum
$11,000 – Completion of Polar Express Power Car Project
Norma Johnson Conservation Center
$5,500 – Purchase of new tractor and attachment
Tuscarawas County YMCA
$15,000 – Replacement of heating and cooling unit
Performing Arts Center at Kent State Tuscarawas
$5,000 – Advance arts education by bringing national artists into local schools
Historic Schoenbrunn Village
$5,000 – Cabin Repair Project
Tuscarawas County Health Department
$5,000 – 2019 Community Baby Shower & Graco Pack-n-Plays and Cribs for kids
Tuscarawas County Public Library System
$5,000 – Installing updated technology in public areas
Noah’s Hope
$10,000 – Renovations to a new center
Tuscarawas Philharmonic
$10,000 – Orchestra educational programming for grades 3-5
Big Brothers Big Sisters
$2,000 – Operational Support
Tuscarawas County University Foundation
$5,000 – Paramedic to Associate Degree in Nursing Program
Soap Box Derby
$2,500 – Operational Assistance
Tuscarawas County Safe Kids Coalition
$3,500 – Teen Driving Road-eo
Past Grant Awards – 2018 General Community Fund
Claymont City School District – Claymont Intermediate School
$5,000 – Playground equipment
Dennison Railroad Depot Museum
$14,800 – Painting of railroad cars
Dover Public Library
$5,000 – Purchase of new computers
Kent State University at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center
$5,000 – Advance arts education by bringing in artists to interact with students
Perry Township Search and Rescue
$1,577 – Purchase of a LifePak AED
Project Lead The Way
$6,000 – Engineering program for high school students in six area districts
Salem Township
$3,400 – Well drilling assistance
Starlight Enterprises, Inc.
$10,000 – Purchase of new van to transport clients
Tuscarawas Clinic for the Working Uninsured
$5,000 – Urgent dental care services
Tuscarawas County Center for the Arts
$9,500 – Facilities Assistance
Warwick Township Volunteer Fire Department
$6,500 – Motor for rescue boat
Past Grant Awards – 2018 AAA Grant Fund
Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Ohio
$2,500 – Bowl for Kids’ Sake
Kent State University at Tuscarawas
$9,000 – Paramedic to Associate Degree in Nursing program
Tuscarawas County Safe Kids Coalition
$3,500 – Teen Driving Roadeo
Tuscarawas County Soap Box Derby
$5,000 – Soap Box Derby activities