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.
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 598 separate funds, investing these endowments with awards of over $124 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
Youth Foundation Grant Deadline
Applications for Wayne County Community Youth Foundation Grants due by 11:59pm on February 1st.
Spring Grant Deadline
Applications for WCCF's Competitive Grant Cycle, GIVE 365, and Laura B. Frick Charitable Trust are due by 11:59pm on March 1st.
Foundation News
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Wayne County Community Foundation Selects Contractor for New Office Renovations
Wayne County Community Foundation (WCCF) is pleased to announce that it has officially selected Campbell Construction as the general contractor for the renovation of its new office space. more
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WCCF Announces Fall 2025 Community Grants
Foundation awards $673,844.78 during its Fall Competitive Grant Cycle. more
- WCCF Announces 2025 Grant Awards from Wayne County Children's Resource Fund Children's Resource Fund awards 2025 grants more
Blog Articles
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2025 action required: Last call for current tax rules
It’s down to the wire! By now you’re of course aware that 2025 is a crucial year to act on charitable planning before changes in the tax laws take effect in 2026, especially for clients who itemize deductions. Take advantage of the remaining window of opportunity to advise your clients, and lean on the Community Foundation to help set up Donor Advised Funds and other charitable giving structures. more
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Planning for clients’ incapacity: Why charitable intentions matter
Sadly, an uptick in incapacity and undue influence disputes is making it even more important to document clients’ charitable intentions while you’re also documenting estate and financial plans. The Community Foundation is happy to share concrete suggestions for ways to record intent across wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, and incapacity instructions to reduce ambiguity and conflict related to clients’ philanthropic priorities more
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A key to client retention: Consider charitable planning
As families gather together around the holidays, keep in mind that it’s a good time to suggest that your clients consider multi-generational family philanthropy strategies. Relationships are key to advisors’ retaining children and grandchildren as clients when parents pass away. The Community Foundation can help you incorporate charitable giving as a thread to connect generations and preserve long-term relationships. more
Wayne County
Community Foundation
517 North Market Street
Wooster, Ohio 44691
Phone: (330) 262-3877
Fax: (330) 262-8057
Email: [email protected]
