Coshocton Foundation awards more than $22,000 in community grants

The distribution committee of the Coshocton Foundation had its third and final meeting of fiscal year 2025 recently and reviewed eight unrestricted grant applications.

The committee awarded five total grants and one partial grant totaling $22,011.09 to several community organizations. The grants awarded include the following:

 —$10,000 to Echoing Hills Village Inc. to assist with providing transportation to medical appointments and self-fulfillment opportunities while supporting the integration into the greater community by those being served.

—$3,350 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Appalachian Ohio to provide ongoing support in educational, social and relationship-building enrichment opportunities to Coshocton County Lunch Buddies for the 2025-26 school year.

—$3,096.09 to the Walhonding Valley Fire District to provide support in the purchase of three station computers and accessories to complete the update for the officers’ office.

—$2,915 to the Village of West Lafayette Police Department to assist with its project to purchase a speed-aware radar sign to help reduce speeds and promote safety for residents.

—$2,000 to Coshocton City Schools (elementary) to provide two years of support for The Future Is Now Program, sending fifth grade students to visit colleges and technical schools to introduce the idea of higher learning after high school.

—$650 to First Step FVIS Inc. to provide support in the purchase of a new tabletop printer, copier, scanner and fax machine for use at the Hope House Shelter.

In addition to the six first-time grants awarded, three previous partially awarded grants received additional consideration:

—$14,216.80 to the Pregnancy Center of Coshocton to assist with its renovation project of previously vacant, donated space at its new location.

—$27,121.95 to Coshocton County EMS to provide support in the purchase of MARCS Radios as part of its replacement project.

—$10,000 to the Coshocton County Public Library to help with its extensive public library façade repair project.

The Coshocton Foundation Distribution Committee’s first meeting for fiscal year 2026 will be held in early January. The deadline for unrestricted grant applications for the meeting will be Dec. 5 at 4 p.m.

The Coshocton Foundation was established in 1966 through the Last Will and Testament of local merchant Adolph Golden and has distributed more than $10 million in grants to community organizations from its unrestricted fund. In addition, the foundation has more than 185 restricted funds from which distributions are made for specific purposes.

Information about the Coshocton Foundation can be found at www.coshoctonfoundation.org.