MCCF Awards Nearly $70,000

May 15, 2023

James Huggins,

The Muskingum County Community Foundation awards almost $70,000 to local organizations around the community.

The MCCF awarded twenty local organizations during their annual Spring Grant Competition. Chief Executive Officer Brian Wagner talks about how the Foundation makes grants for local non-profits to support the area.

“In some cases the dollars that we hold go to specific project and organizations and in other cases it’s what we call unrestrictable or flexible funding which allows us as an organization and our board of trustees to decide where the dollars are going to go, ” Wagner explains.

The MCCF has raised money through their Groundhog Day event in January and is giving it back to organizations and non-profits. Wagner details more on what makes a good organization to be represented for this award and the process.

“Really there is an application process for the organizations and non-profits to go and tell us about what their project is, what kind of impact it’s going to be making on to the community. The foundation really looks at four areas, economic vitality, arts and culture, education and wellness and recreation,” Wagner said.

The following organizations were awarded to fund their programs and projects:

Abbot Senior Living – $1,265 for the purchase of a home theater system.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Zanesville – $4,686 for their youth program initiative in partnership with the Muskingum Family Y.
Eastside Community Ministry Inc. – $5,000 for Eastside’s summer youth program.
Habitat for Humanity of Southeastern Ohio – $5,000 for the Homeownership Program in partnership with Mid-East Career and Technology Centers.
Maysville High School – $5,000 for the Maysville Adventure Club program.
Muskingum Behavioral Health – $5,000 for the HALO project, a health education and prevention program for preschool-aged children.
Muskingum County Agricultural Society – $3,000 for the Firefighter Show to be presented at the 2023 Muskingum County Fair.
Muskingum Soil and Water Conservation District – $5,000 for the establishment of a youth garden at the Brighton Grows Community Garden.
Muskingum Valley Council/Boy Scouts of America – $4,520 for Cub Scout Day Camp.
Muskingum Valley Garden Society – $5,000 for the Downtown Pot Planting project.
New Concord Area Arts and Recreation – $2,500 for after school children’s programs.
New Concord Fire Department – $1,463 for the purchase of a new thermal imaging camera.
Ohio’s Hospice of Central Ohio – $1,500 for HOCO at Home grief boxes given to area children experiencing loss.
Roseville Elementary Players – $1,000 for their after-school musical in spring 2024.
Shrivers Hospice Foundation – $5,000 for Someday is Today program.
Tri-Valley Youth Baseball League Inc. – $2,000 for maintenance and facility upgrades.
Zanesville Appalachian Arts Project – $1,000 for the 2023 Foot by Foot art auction.
Zanesville Memorial Concert Band – $5,000 for the Centennial concert season in summer 2023.
Zanesville Parkinson’s Group “All Shook Up” – $2,000 for Parkinson’s Disease awareness and education.
Zane’s Trace Commemoration – $5,000 for the Zane’s Trace 2023 Commemoration celebration.