To provide charitable resources and expertise that improve the quality of life in Pickaway County.
Pickaway County Community Foundation Inc. stands out for combining large discretionary grants with a long-running local scholarship and leadership infrastructure. In the recent grants list, the foundation made three six- and seven-figure awards to its own grantmaking vehicles: $915,384 in 2024, $781,613 in 2025, and $761,968 in 2025. That pattern points to a funder that uses its own grant programs as a major channel for local investment. The foundation’s public programs show a strong place-based model centered on Pickaway County. It administers more than 10 scholarships for county students, including paths for college, vocational, engineering, health care, and agriculture. It also supports a two-year leadership fellowship for emerging leaders, along with grant support for strategic leadership development and youth leadership. Alongside those programs, the foundation makes competitive grants to nonprofits serving Pickaway County and funds health and well-being projects. Recent giving also includes support for community-facing organizations such as Inspiration Station, which received multiple grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation’s structure suggests a mix of scholarship administration, competitive grantmaking, and donor-supported funds tied to local needs.
Education and scholarships are a major part of the foundation’s work. PCCF Scholarships administers more than 10 scholarships for Pickaway County students, and the named fund portfolio includes options for college, vocational, engineering, health care, and agriculture pathways. The Southward Family Scholarship is also tied to students from or connected to Teays Valley Schools and Pickaway County. Leadership development is another clear theme. Pickaway Fellows is a two-year fellowship for emerging leaders, and the Leadership Fund for Tomorrow supports programs and projects that address strategic development of community and youth leadership in Pickaway County. The foundation also funds community needs through its competitive grants and well-being work. In recent giving, Inspiration Station received $111,879 in 2025, following grants of $101,735 in 2023 and $23,835 in 2024. The Well Being Fund Grants program is aimed at health and well-being projects, including food insecurity and children’s health.
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Most grants fall between $104K and $747K, with a median of $378K.
25th Percentile
$104K
Median
$378K
75th Percentile
$747K
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Typical grants are substantial: the p25 size is $104,271, the median is $378,254, and the p75 is $747,367. The recent grant list shows repeated awards to the foundation’s own grant vehicles in 2023, 2024, and 2025, alongside recurring support for the same outside grantee across multiple years. That points to an active, ongoing grantmaking operation rather than isolated one-off awards. The foundation’s stated philosophy is place-based and community-focused, with scholarship funding, capacity building, and programmatic grantmaking as key modes. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including PCCF Scholarships, Pickaway Fellows, the Southward Family Scholarship, PCCF Competitive Grants, and the Well Being Fund Grants.
Giving is concentrated in Pickaway County, with a stated program geography of Pickaway County, Ohio across scholarships, leadership, competitive grants, and well-being work. The recent-grants table is fully domestic, with 100% of grants to U.S. recipients. Recipient locations in the structured data are not broken out beyond the county-level program scope, but the foundation’s grant programs repeatedly point to local service in Circleville and throughout Pickaway County. The foundation reports 0% of grants given to recipients in the HQ state, Ohio, in the provided summary data.
Its active programs cover scholarships, leadership development, competitive grants, health and well-being projects, and youth-led grantmaking. Named program areas include PCCF Scholarships, Pickaway Fellows, the Leadership Fund for Tomorrow, PCCF Competitive Grants, and the Well Being Fund Grants.
Yes. PCCF Scholarships administers more than 10 scholarships for Pickaway County students, and the named scholarship funds support college, vocational, engineering, health care, agriculture, and other postsecondary paths. The Southward Family Scholarship and the Bill & June Ankrom and Milt Emerine Scholarship are also listed.
It supports a two-year Pickaway Fellows leadership fellowship for emerging leaders, plus the Leadership Fund for Tomorrow, which backs strategic development of community and youth leadership in Pickaway County. The fellowship includes multiple interactive sessions and travel components.
Yes. PCCF Competitive Grants is described as an open and competitive application process for nonprofits serving Pickaway County, and several other active programs accept unsolicited requests, including PCCF Scholarships and the Well Being Fund Grants.
The typical grant size is sizable: p25 is $104,271, the median is $378,254, and p75 is $747,367. The recent grants list also includes awards of $915,384, $781,613, and $761,968 to the foundation’s own grant vehicles.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPCF GRANT | — | $781,613 | 2025 | — |
| PCCF GRANT | — | $761,968 | 2025 | — |
| INSPIRATION STATION | — | $111,879 | 2025 | — |
| PPCF GRANT | — | $915,384 | 2024 | — |
| INSPIRATION STATION | — | $23,835 | 2024 | — |
| PPCF GRANT | — | $644,628 | 2023 | — |
| INSPIRATION STATION | — | $101,735 | 2023 | — |
PPCF GRANT
$781,613PCCF GRANT
$761,968INSPIRATION STATION
$111,879PPCF GRANT
$915,384INSPIRATION STATION
$23,835PPCF GRANT
$644,628INSPIRATION STATION
$101,735Current and upcoming funding from Pickaway County Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofits in the region must meet PCCF guidelines, priorities for funding, and standards of eligibility. Grants are available to nonprofits large and small serving communities in Pickaway County.
Deadline: Quarterly deadlines in 2026: February 23, May 11, and August 24 are future deadlines from the provided content; November 17, 2025 is past.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations working to improve health and well-being in Pickaway County; eligibility may be fund-specific.
Deadline: Follows PCCF quarterly grant cycle (see PCCF Quarterly Competitive Grant Cycle deadlines).
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