Warren County Foundation
2022 Impact Grants
Subject to the availability of funds, the Warren County Foundation shall make one or more Impact Grants usually in December of each year, of not less than $10,000 each. The Foundation has awarded four $10,000 Impact Grants in 2022. During the first six years of the program, 27 Impact Grants have been awarded. The four Impact Grants went to:
- Beech Acres Parenting Center – “Beyond the Classroom” - With a $10,000 grant from the Foundation, Beech Acres Parenting Center will grow and refine the Beyond the Classroom program in Warren County during the 2022-2023 academic year. Embedded within the schools, the program will provide trauma-informed care for children’s behavioral, emotional, and mental health and parental peer support issues. The grant will support programs in 10 Warren County Schools.
- Countryside YMCA – “Veterans Connect” - The Veterans Connect program at the YMCA provides a way for the Y to serve those who have sacrificed, served, and defended our nation by providing them with a free comprehensive program aimed at improving their overall wellbeing and quality of life. Weekly class for veterans are held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with physical activity workouts, activities that foster comradery, and mental and spiritual health resources. More than 75 veterans participated this past year.
- Hospice of Cincinnati – “Free Mission Based Services” – Grant funds will support free, mission-based services for 500 Warren County residents. Services supported by the grant include holistic therapies, comprehensive bereavement services, and charity care subsidies to support the end-of-life needs for Warren County residents that are uninsured or under insured. Hospice of Cincinnati is a not-for-profit serving the Greater Cincinnati Tri-State area since 1977. It is the 4th oldest hospice in the country.
- WCCS Inc. – “Adult New Readers” – The Warren County Imagination Library continues to do an outstanding job of getting free age-appropriate books in the homes of young children. Families reading together is one of their primary goals. Unfortunately, not every parent can read to their child. The objective of this proposal is for Adult New Readers to teach parents to read the WCIL books and enhance and expand the reading suggestions in the parent’s packet included with each book. To date, we have served 31 children and parents through last year’s grant.
Discretionary GrantsThe Warren County Foundation currently tends to make Discretionary Grants in amounts ranging from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Proposals are reviewed every two months by the Grants Committee. Because Discretionary Grant funds are limited each year, the Grants Committee reviews each proposal carefully and considers the criteria below.
Subject to available funds, the Warren County Foundation is more likely to award Discretionary Grants to organizations that demonstrate that their proposed projects:
Generally Discretionary Grants are not awarded to:
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The Grants Committee, in its discretion, may waive any of the foregoing criteria upon the applicant’s demonstration that hardship, special or exigent circumstances or other good cause justify such a waiver. The Foundation will always confirm that an organization is eligible for a grant as a 501(c)3 organization.
Impact Grants
Subject to the availability of funds, the Warren County Foundation shall also make one or more Impact Grants usually in December of each year, of not less than $10,000 each.
In addition to the criteria for Discretionary Grants, Impact Grant recipients will be selected based upon a consideration of which submittals most effectively promote the following: lasting improvement in the health, safety and welfare within Warren County; elimination or mitigation of barriers to the full enjoyment of social, cultural, economic and educational resources within the community. The grant must have a meaningful impact on the organization or program.
Priority in the selection of Impact Grant recipients will be given to submittals benefiting and promoting the well-being of families and children, or economic development in the County. Collaborations of various organizations and agencies will receive preference in the review process.
If, having reviewed the guidelines, you have a question about whether a project may or may not qualify for funding, please call the Warren County Foundation at (513) 934-1001, and we will be happy to discuss it with you.
If you would like to apply for a grant through the Warren County Foundation you may print out, complete and mail the following application to:
In addition to the criteria for Discretionary Grants, Impact Grant recipients will be selected based upon a consideration of which submittals most effectively promote the following: lasting improvement in the health, safety and welfare within Warren County; elimination or mitigation of barriers to the full enjoyment of social, cultural, economic and educational resources within the community. The grant must have a meaningful impact on the organization or program.
Priority in the selection of Impact Grant recipients will be given to submittals benefiting and promoting the well-being of families and children, or economic development in the County. Collaborations of various organizations and agencies will receive preference in the review process.
If, having reviewed the guidelines, you have a question about whether a project may or may not qualify for funding, please call the Warren County Foundation at (513) 934-1001, and we will be happy to discuss it with you.
If you would like to apply for a grant through the Warren County Foundation you may print out, complete and mail the following application to: