| Applicant |
Purpose |
Awarded Amount |
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| Abundant Life Assembly Of God |
Night to Shine event |
$2,000.00 |
| Ada Citizens Scouting Committee |
BSSA Summer Camp at Camp Berry |
$1,000.00 |
| Ada Exempted Village Schools |
October fall literacy night |
$800.00 |
| Ada Exempted Village Schools |
Whole Phonics books |
$1,000.00 |
| Ada Food Pantry |
Bulldog Backpack Blessings |
$1,500.00 |
| Ada Public Library |
Summer reading program |
$1,500.00 |
| Alger First United Methodist Church |
Free montly meals |
$3,000.00 |
| Alger Public Library |
Summer reading program |
$1,500.00 |
| Backpack Blessings |
Backpack Blessings at USV Schools |
$2,000.00 |
| Beatitudes Community Center |
Summer lunch program |
$3,000.00 |
| Belle Center Free Public Library |
Summer reading program |
$500.00 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Ohio, Inc. dba Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hardin County |
After school group mentoring program |
$5,000.00 |
| BKP Ambulance District |
Equipment |
$1,400.00 |
| BMRT Ambulance District |
Equipment |
$4,000.00 |
| Camp Common Ground |
Camp Wednesdays |
$700.00 |
| City of Kenton |
Light pole flag holders and flags |
$9,763.00 |
| Designated by donor for the benefit of Ada High School for academic honoraries, academic competitions and support of music |
Freed funds |
$7,003.60 |
| Designated by donor for the benefit of First Baptist Church |
Bondi funds |
$771.00 |
| Designated by donor for the benefit of Hardin Memorial Hospital |
Lichty funds |
$342.00 |
| Designated by donor for the benefit of Kenton-Hardin Health Department |
Youngpeters funds |
$741.00 |
| Designated by donor for the benefit of ONU College for Student-Faculty Special Study Projects |
Freed funds |
$24,512.60 |
| Designated by donor for the benefit of ONU Department of Music |
Freed funds |
$10,505.40 |
| Designated by donor for the benefit of ONU Theatre |
Freed funds |
$10,505.40 |
| Designated by donor for trees in Ada |
Keiser funds |
$5,458.00 |
| Designated by donor for the benefit of Village of Ada for lamp post flowers and beautification |
Freed funds |
$7,003.60 |
| Dunkirk Community Improvement Corporation |
Ball diamond improvements and Christmas decorations |
$1,200.00 |
| Dunkirk Masonic Lodge |
Winterfest 2026 |
$600.00 |
| Forest Fire Department |
Equipment |
$1,500.00 |
| Forest Firefighter's Association |
Educational materials |
$350.00 |
| Forest Police Department |
National Night Out event |
$1,000.00 |
| Forest Tree Commission |
New trees, clean up and removal of bad trees |
$2,000.00 |
| Forest-Jackson Public Library |
Summer reading program |
$1,500.00 |
| Freedom Celebration - Hardin Cty Fireworks Display |
Fireworks, licensing, permits and equipment |
$4,000.00 |
| Greenwood Grange |
Display boards |
$500.00 |
| Greenwood Grange |
Building and grounds improvements |
$2,000.00 |
| Grove Cemetery Chapel |
Stained glass windows project |
$5,000.00 |
| Harco Industries Inc |
Parking lot paving |
$5,000.00 |
| Hardin County 4-H |
4-H Camp nurse's station project |
$5,000.00 |
| Hardin County Agricultural Society |
Folding chairs for the Community Building |
$2,000.00 |
| Hardin County Amateur Radio Club |
Radio room updates at EOC |
$1,500.00 |
| Hardin County Bark Buddies 4-H Club |
Agility and rally equipment |
$2,500.00 |
| Hardin County Board DD |
Toys for blended school room |
$2,000.00 |
| Hardin County Board of DD |
Specialized equipment, instructional materials and technology for preschool program. |
$4,000.00 |
| Hardin County Board of DD |
Bowling uniforms for the Special Olympics team |
$2,000.00 |
| Hardin County Council On Aging Inc |
Signage |
$1,250.00 |
| Hardin County Domestic Relations |
Incentives |
$3,000.00 |
| Hardin County Domestic Relations |
Family centered incentives |
$3,000.00 |
| Hardin County Family YMCA |
Landscaping |
$1,100.00 |
| Hardin County Family YMCA |
Summer Camp |
$3,000.00 |
| Hardin County Historical Museums, Inc. |
Redesigned Scoto Marsh exhibit |
$2,500.00 |
| Hardin County Historical Museums, Inc. |
Reenactment Back in Time at the Barn project |
$4,000.00 |
| Hardin County Humane Society |
Pet food pantry |
$5,000.00 |
| Hardin County Junior Fair Board |
Sending eight junior fair board members to The Ohio Fairs Convention |
$700.00 |
| Hardin County Master Gardeners |
Tree and shrub border |
$2,000.00 |
| Hardin County Matters |
Back to School Bash |
$2,500.00 |
| Hardin County Players |
Costumes, scholarships and snacks for Little Mermaid presentation |
$1,500.00 |
| Hardin County Veterans Service Office |
Annual Veterans Dinner |
$2,500.00 |
| Hardin Leadership, Inc. |
Leadership graduate particpants in the Ohio Northern University, Women in Business Leadership program |
$2,000.00 |
| Hardin Leadership, Inc. |
Scholarships |
$1,000.00 |
| Hardin Northern Community Center |
Double sided sign holder |
$1,500.00 |
| Hardin Northern Public Library |
Summer reading program |
$1,500.00 |
| Heartbeat of Hardin County |
Online curriculum program Bright Course and crib program |
$2,000.00 |
| Helen Mabrey Shoe Fund, Inc. |
Shoes for children |
$3,000.00 |
| Helping Hands Outreach Ministries |
Back to School program |
$4,000.00 |
| HHWP Kenton Head Start |
Clothing, coats, hats and gloves |
$1,000.00 |
| Jackson-Forest EMS |
Young First Responder Academy and youth outreach programming |
$2,500.00 |
| Jackson-Forest EMS |
Equipment |
$4,000.00 |
| Keep Hardin County Beautiful |
Programming with local participating libraries |
$500.00 |
| Keep Hardin County Beautiful |
Courthouse flowers and plants |
$3,350.00 |
| Kenton Alliance Church |
English as a Second Language (ESL) classes |
$5,000.00 |
| Kenton Area Swim Team |
Replacement of touch pads |
$1,500.00 |
| Kenton Athletic Boosters |
Upgrade our sound/acoustic systems |
$5,000.00 |
| Kenton Band Boosters |
Flag corp equipment |
$1,000.00 |
| Kenton Church of the Nazarene |
Sound system and end of year party for Upward Sports |
$1,550.00 |
| Kenton Church of the Nazarene |
Date Night event |
$750.00 |
| Kenton Church of the Nazarene |
Father's Day Cookout & Car Show |
$800.00 |
| Kenton City Schools |
Kenton Winter Guard equipment |
$1,500.00 |
| Kenton City Schools |
Snap Circuit kits |
$750.00 |
| Kenton City Schools |
Computer headphones |
$924.00 |
| Kenton City Schools Tennis Team |
Indoor tennis kit systems |
$1,000.00 |
| Kenton First Methodist Church |
Repair and restoration of equipment at Jerry Cross Park |
$2,500.00 |
| Kenton Full Gospel Church Bread of Life Food Pantry |
Food pantry improvements |
$3,000.00 |
| Kenton Historic Courthouse District Inc |
Winter Wonderland window displays |
$1,000.00 |
| Kenton Historic Courthouse District Inc |
Gene Autry Park landscaping, lawn care and lighting |
$3,500.00 |
| Kenton Historic Courthouse District Inc |
Market on Main program |
$1,500.00 |
| Kenton Historic Courthouse District Inc |
Summer concert series |
$5,000.00 |
| Kenton Historic Courthouse District Inc |
Kenton's Biggest Small Town Christmas Parade |
$2,500.00 |
| Kenton Lions Club |
Playground equipment and mulch |
$2,000.00 |
| Kenton Lions Club |
Park benches |
$2,000.00 |
| Kenton Reimagined A Community Reimagined |
Seasonal flowers |
$3,000.00 |
| Kenton Reimagined A Community Reimagined |
Kenton Rising Conference |
$1,000.00 |
| Kenton Reimagined A Community Reimagined |
Family Fun at the Plaza |
$1,000.00 |
| Kenton Reimagined A Community Reimagined |
The Double Time Jazz Band concert |
$300.00 |
| Kenton Reimagined A Community Reimagined |
Free horse-drawn carriage rides for the Christmas Gala and Christmas Around the Square |
$2,750.00 |
| Kudostudio |
Art supplies |
$500.00 |
| Lake of Lights |
Lights |
$2,000.00 |
| LifeWise - Kenton City Schools |
Mobile coat rack and karaoke machine |
$1,900.00 |
| LifeWise- Upper Scioto Valley |
Age appropriate Bible study guides |
$2,000.00 |
| Mary Lou Johnson Hardin County District Library |
Summer reading program |
$1,500.00 |
| McGuffey Church of Christ |
Glow Party |
$1,000.00 |
| McGuffey Church of Christ |
Meals for after school events |
$1,500.00 |
| McGuffey Church of Christ |
Vacation Bible School |
$2,500.00 |
| McGuffey Church of Christ |
Food pantry |
$1,500.00 |
| McGuffey Memories Historical Society |
Concrete bench pad |
$600.00 |
| McGuffey Memories Historical Society |
Gazebo roof replacement |
$600.00 |
| Memorial Park Golf Club |
Junion league program |
$2,000.00 |
| Midwest Regional ESC |
Engagement events in partnership with Simon Kenton School and Hardin County Early Intervention |
$2,000.00 |
| Midwest Regional ESC |
Developmentally appropriate materials to support children ages 3-5 who receive special education services across Hardin County |
$2,000.00 |
| Mt Victory Community Improvement Corp |
Downtown beautification |
$3,500.00 |
| Mt Victory Community Improvement Corp |
Port-a-John for public use |
$800.00 |
| Mt Victory Community Improvement Corp |
Tennis/pickleball court resurfacing project |
$4,000.00 |
| Mt Victory Community Improvement Corp |
Memorial Day Car Show |
$1,500.00 |
| Mt. Victory United Methodist Church |
Repair of ceiling dome |
$4,000.00 |
| Neighborhood Center Corporation of Hardin County |
Food pantry |
$3,000.00 |
| New Hope Child Care Center |
Fencing, playground equipment and mulch |
$5,000.00 |
| Northern Hardin County Fire District |
Fire safety program |
$2,000.00 |
| Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy |
Dream It, Be It (DIBI): Career Support for Girls program. |
$1,000.00 |
| Our Lady, The Immaculate Conception |
Entry upgrades |
$1,500.00 |
| Painter Creek Grange |
Refrigerator |
$2,000.00 |
| Play For Purpose |
Game Night program |
$2,000.00 |
| Play For Purpose |
Community outreach trailer |
$3,000.00 |
| Project Linus of Hardin County |
Tools and blanket materials for the benefit of children |
$600.00 |
| Quilts for Kids NW Ohio Chapter |
Fabric and batting for quilts for displaced children |
$1,000.00 |
| Ridgemont FFA |
Financial assistance to in need members for FFA State and National conventions |
$4,255.40 |
| Ridgemont Public Library |
Summer reading program |
$1,200.00 |
| Ridgemont Schools |
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) programming. |
$3,900.00 |
| Ridgeway Firefighter Association |
Equipment |
$1,000.00 |
| Ridgeway United Methodist Church |
Hymnal on thumb drive and replacement of chairs |
$1,000.00 |
| Roundhead Fire Department |
Inflatable fire safety house |
$4,000.00 |
| Roundhead McDonald Park Board |
Slide replcement |
$3,000.00 |
| Roundhead United Methodist Church |
Free meals |
$700.00 |
| Safe Haven of Hardin County |
Storage unit rental |
$700.00 |
| Saint Vincent DePaul Society of Immaculate Conception |
Hygiene items |
$1,500.00 |
| Scioto Junction Model Train Club |
Caboose restoration |
$2,500.00 |
| Silver Creek Community Church |
Turn Around program to help with Hardin County Community School (Life Works) and Resilient Heights (former Northwood School) |
$1,500.00 |
| Some of Us People (SOUP) |
Food storage containers |
$800.00 |
| St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church |
Bless the Backpack program |
$2,000.00 |
| The Ohio State University, Hardin County OSU Extension |
Water bottles for 4-H campers and Cloverbud Day camp participants. |
$1,500.00 |
| The Park District Liberty Twp Hardin Co Ohio |
Picnic tables |
$2,000.00 |
| Tree Town Festival |
Youth activities |
$2,500.00 |
| United Way of Hardin County |
Student leadership program |
$2,000.00 |
| United Way of Hardin County |
County high school food pantries |
$1,500.00 |
| Upper Scioto Valley Middle School Student Council |
Backpack Blessings program |
$2,000.00 |
| Village of Ada |
National Night Out event |
$1,000.00 |
| Village of Ada Tree Commission |
Removal, stump grinding and clean up of 5 trees |
$2,250.00 |
| Village of Alger |
Commemorative ceremony honoring Ray Brown |
$4,000.00 |
| Village of Alger |
Gazebo roof replacement |
$500.00 |
| Village of Alger |
Social Center flooring |
$2,000.00 |
| Village of Dunkirk |
Downtown decorations |
$2,500.00 |
| Village of Dunkirk |
Christmas decorations |
$3,000.00 |
| Village of Forest |
Children's activities |
$2,500.00 |
| Village of Forest CIC |
Downtown beautification |
$5,000.00 |
| Village of Forest CIC |
Tree Town Christmas Celebration |
$1,000.00 |
| Village of Forest Park & Recreation Board |
Playground equipment |
$1,500.00 |
| Village of Patterson |
Village clean up |
$400.00 |
| Village of Patterson |
Annual Soup Party and Christmas Party |
$800.00 |
| Walnut Grove Methodist Church |
AED |
$2,115.00 |
| Walnut Grove Methodist Church |
Food for Friends program |
$3,000.00 |
| Wings Support and Recovery |
Transportation improvements |
$2,500.00 |
| Wolf Creek Center for the Arts of Hardin County |
Free art activities |
$2,000.00 |
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| Scholarships |
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| Ada Doctors Scholarship |
Ada Schools, Hardin Northern Schools & Upper Scioto Valley Schools |
$5,000.00 |
| Dollars for Scholars |
Kenton City Schools |
$2,000.00 |
| Dudek Scholarship |
Upper Scioto Valley Schools |
$2,500.00 |
| Rushsylvania Rough Riders |
Ridgemont Schools & Benjamin Logan Schools |
$2,000.00 |
| Spath Scholarships |
Upper Scioto Valley Schools |
$20,000.00 |
| Sterling Sisters Scholarships |
Various Schools |
$4,000.00 |
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Total Grants and Scholarship Awards for 2026 |
$426,000.00 |
