WCCF Announces 2015 Fall Grants

The Wayne County Community Foundation (WCCF) Board of Trustees met in November and approved grant awards for the Fall competitive grant cycle. Eleven organizations were awarded grants totaling $67,559 from some of the Foundation’s named community and field of interest funds:

Central American Medical Outreach Inc. received $5,100 from the WCCF General Fund to purchase a towmotor with a side shifter attachment fork.

The Cornerstone Elementary School PTO received $10,000 from an anonymous community fund for the Cornerstone PlayLab.

The Doylestown Garden Club received $4,000 from the WCCF General Fund for a Memorial Fountain near the gazebo in Doylestown.

Habitat for Humanity of Wayne County received $4,000 from an anonymous community fund to purchase new equipment and update current equipment for better safety at their construction sites.

Learn ‘N Play of Wooster received $3,825 from the Nolan and Elsie Hite Community Fund to upgrade and expand their building block areas for development and learning.

The Moreland Community Historical Society received a total of $7,000 from the Margaret Hauenstein Memorial Fund and the WCCF General Fund for interior renovations of the former Franklin Township House.

The Orrville Area Boys & Girls Club received $15,000 from the John Kaylor Memorial Fund to help purchase a 15-passenger van.

Orrville City Schools received $2,000 from the Carl E. Congdon, Jr. and Susanna Congdon McIntyre Memorial Fund to purchase four iPad Air 2 devices for their iCommunications through iPads program.

The Orrville YMCA received $9,134 from the Carl E. Congdon, Jr. and Susanna Congdon McIntyre Memorial Fund for the swimming pool to assist with repairs to equipment, the purchase of new supplies/equipment, and training for fitness instructors.

The Salvation Army received $3,000 from the WCCF General Fund for their Summer Day Camp in Wooster.

The YMCA of Wooster received $4,500 from the Andrew Berkey Fund to provide laptops for the Rittman Before and After School program.

The WCCF is a not-for-profit charitable community organization established in 1978 to accept contributions, create and administer funds, and make grants for the benefit of the people of the greater Wayne County area. Since 1978, the Foundation has awarded more than $60 million in the form of grants and scholarships from its 390 separate funds.

Its Community and Field-of-Interest funds permit the WCCF Board of Trustees to be responsive to the changing needs of the community. Donations to these funds by individuals, families, businesses and service organizations allow for greater future grant opportunities. Contact Sara Patton, WCCF Executive Director, for more information.

Competitive grant applications from nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organizations should be submitted by March 1 and September 1 each year. The grant guidelines and online application are available on their website, www.waynecountycommunityfoundation.org.