Moomaw Foundation awards $36K to Tuscarawas nonprofits

The Dewey and Irene Moomaw Foundation awarded nearly $36,200 to Tuscarawas County organizations this year. The charitable foundation, created by lifelong Sugarcreek residents Dewey and Irene Moomaw, provides grants to qualified tax-exempt organizations in the county for charitable, religious, scientific, literary and educational purposes.

Recipients include:

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

Arrowhead Joint Fire District — $2,500 for turnout gear for fighting structural fires.

Camp Tuscazoar — $2,500 for replacement siding on the lodge.

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

Friends of the Homeless — $6,000 for a new meeting room at Jack’s House of Hope.

Ohio District Kiwanis Foundation — $2,500 for the Deis Hill Park playground project.

New Philadelphia Band Boosters Association — $2,000 to purchase two new tuba cases.

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

Tuscarawas County Council for Church and Community — $1,000 for emergency housing and utility vouchers.

Tuscarawas County Health Department — $3,200 for a hemoglobin A1C machine for diabetic testing.

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

Tuscarawas Society for Children and Adults, Rainbow Connection — $1,000 for ongoing social services for disabled and disadvantaged residents in Tuscarawas County.

Tuscora Park Foundation — $2,500 for a fully accessible play area at Tuscora Park.

Project Lead The Way — $250 grants to eight schools for engineering curriculum at Buckeye Career Center, Claymont City, Dover City, Indian Valley, New Philadelphia, Newcomerstown Village, Strasburg-Franklin and Tuscarawas Valley schools.

The next meeting of the Moomaw Selection Committee will be September 2026. All requests must be submitted by Aug. 31, 2026. For more information and an application form, contact Huntington Bank at 330-458-3361 or deborah.gonzalez@huntington.com.