Moomaw Foundation distributes nearly $45,000 in county

The Dewey and Irene Moomaw Foundation awarded nearly $45,000 to Tuscarawas County organizations this year. Those receiving 2024 grants are:

Alpine Hills Historical Museum, Sugarcreek, $5,000, for a new elevator to transport visitors and artifacts between four floors of the museum.

American Legion Post #494, Sugarcreek, $2,794, for installation of six new windows in the legion hall.

Beneath the Shade, $2,500, for the HVAC system at the New Philadelphia home for women in recovery.

Camp Buckeye Retreat Center, $2,000, to help refurbish cabins and facilities in the camp’s lower level. Dover First Moravian Church, $2,500, to help repair or replace deteriorating flooring.

Dress-a-Child for School, $2,500, to provide new school clothing for children in need in Tuscarawas County.

Juneberry Hill Schoolhouse, Dundee/Winesburg, $2,500, to assist with educational costs for students with special needs and typically abled students in a multi-age, all-ability, one-room schoolhouse.

Kent State Tuscarawas, $4,914, for equipment in the clinical training lab used by nursing students.

Mineral City Area Historical Society, $1,500, to create a handicap-accessible entrance at the museum.

Newcomerstown Historical Society, $2,300, to replace ceilings in the Temperance Tavern Museum.

Ohio Guidestone, $1,200, for repair of the sewer system at River Haven women’s residential facility.

The Salvation Army, $2,500, for ongoing social services in Tuscarawas County.

Tuscarawas Central Catholic Jr/Sr High School, $3,500, for the new fieldhouse project.

Tuscarawas County Council for Church and Community, $2,500, for their Healthy Choices for Youth program in the schools.

Tuscarawas County Literacy Coalition, $1,000, to purchase books for the One Book, One Community program.

Tuscarawas Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus $1,500, for a digital piano for rehearsals and performances.

Tuscarawas Society for Children & Adults (Rainbow Connection), $2,500, for specialized equipment to be used by students with disabilities to succeed in the classroom.

Project Lead the Way, $250 grants to seven schools for engineering curriculum at Buckeye Career Center, Claymont City, Dover City, Indian Valley, New Philadelphia, Strasburg-Franklin and Tuscarawas Valley Schools.

The foundation provides grants to qualified tax-exempt organizations located in Tuscarawas County, for charitable, religious, scientific, literary and educational purposes.

The next meeting of the Moomaw Selection Committee will be September 2025. All requests must be submitted by Aug. 29, 2025. For more information and application form, contact Huntington Bank at 330-458-3361 or by email to deborah.gonzalez@huntington.com.