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The Community Foundation of Shelby County Community Grants

The Community Foundation of Shelby County Community foundation

Checked Nov 2, 2026 on commfoun.com

Award: The page does not list award amounts. Awards are paid in installments.
Next date: Opens Sat, Jan 2, 2027
Who can apply: Nonprofits, Local governments
Where: Shelby County, Ohio

One online proposal is considered by several Community Foundation of Shelby County funds, including general unrestricted and youth funds. Nonprofits and government agencies serving Shelby County, Ohio can apply for local community projects.

Could a playground win this?

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Playgrounds are not named, but this proposal reaches unrestricted and youth funds with few restrictions, so a local playground or park project serving Shelby County residents could be considered.

These ‘community granting’ funds may have few or no granting restrictions and their awards are determined through a competitive process based upon proposals submitted by local organizations.

Community Grants are awarded to not-for-profit organizations who complete an online proposal that is the gateway to several of our unrestricted and field-of-interest granting funds, including the Community Impact Fund (general/unrestricted), the Roscoe Beanblossom Fund (youth), the F.I.S.H. Fund (food, clothing, housing, utilities, life-sustaining medications), Kermit T. & Ella M. Kuck Fund, John Douglas Long Blind Fund (blindness or serious vision impairment), The Memory Fund (children, seniors or veterans), Prime the Pump Fund in loving memory of Alma Wilson Allinger and Robert Lochard Allinger (community service organizations and Foundation initiatives), and the Shelby County Medical Services Fund (medical).

Based on the funder's words, from commfoun.com (opens in a new tab). This is our read, not the funder's.

How to apply

Contact the Scholarships and Grants Manager to get permission to apply and receive a proposal code.
Submit a Preliminary Proposal online by the preliminary deadline.
If invited, submit a Full Proposal by the full proposal deadline.

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All the details

Match: None listed
Opens: Sat, Jan 2, 2027
Deadline: Mon, Feb 15, 2027
Schedule: Yearly cycle. The funder posts these dates without a year; these are the next ones on its yearly schedule.
Cycle: Two cycles a year (spring and fall). The next spring Preliminary Proposal opens January 2 and is due February 15. If a deadline falls on a weekend, it moves to the preceding business day.
Who can apply, in full: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations and government agencies serving residents of Shelby County, Ohio and surrounding areas; non-public charities may apply through a fiscal sponsor.
What it funds: A single proposal considered by several unrestricted and field-of-interest funds, including general/unrestricted, youth, children, seniors and community service organization funds.
Area: Organizations must serve residents of Shelby County, Ohio and surrounding areas.
Contact: Juli Smith, Scholarships and Grants Manager, jsmith@commfoun.com, (937) 497-7800
Funder: The Community Foundation of Shelby County (Community foundation)
Source we checked: https://commfoun.com/grants/ (opens in a new tab)
Date last checked: Mon, Nov 2, 2026

We summarize public information. Always confirm details with the funder before applying.