The Whitney-Proctor Foundation makes highly targeted, locally focused philanthropic investments, concentrated on funding student scholarships in its home community. In the most recent cycle the foundation made a single, large grant to the Newcomerstown Scholarship Foundation, indicating a priority on supporting postsecondary access for local students. The foundation appears to operate as a place-based scholarship funder rather than a diversified grantmaker.
Extremely concentrated giving: one large, single-purpose gift to a local scholarship organization rather than multiple or diversified grants; likely episodic or endowment-style support for community scholarships.
The Whitney-proctor Foundation Inc % Alan Bambeck’s most distinctive recent move was a $698,802 scholarship grant to the Newcomerstown Scholarship Foundatio in 2024. That single award sets the tone for a funder that directs its giving toward local students and postsecondary access in its Ohio community. In the recent grant record, every award went to scholarship purposes, and the recipients were all Ohio organizations serving college-bound students and high school graduates. The foundation’s pattern is narrow and place-based. In 2023 and 2024, it supported a small set of scholarship intermediaries and school-linked recipients in Newcomerstown, Gnadenhutten, and Cambridge. Those grants show a funder working through local educational institutions and scholarship committees rather than through a wide portfolio of programs. The legal name on file identifies the foundation as The Whitney-proctor Foundation Inc % Alan Bambeck, and its recent activity points to a consistent priority: helping students pay for higher education through community-rooted scholarship support.
Student scholarship support is the core of the foundation’s recent grantmaking. In 2024, it gave $9,500 to Citizens Scholarship Committee for scholarships, and it also awarded $9,500 to Cambridge City School District for scholarships. Those grants show direct support for local postsecondary access through community and school channels. The foundation also backed another school-based scholarship effort with an $11,500 grant to Indian Valley Local School for scholarships. Alongside that, it funded the Newcomerstown Scholarship Foundatio with a much larger scholarship award in 2024, reinforcing a local emphasis on tuition support and college access for area students. The grant purposes in the record stay tightly centered on scholarships rather than a broader mix of education programming.
The foundation’s recent awards cluster tightly around a small set of scholarship grants, with a typical grant size of $9,500 at the 25th percentile, $11,500 at the median, and $11,500 at the 75th percentile. One 2024 award was far larger than the rest, which lifts the overall annual total well above the smaller recurring grants. The record shows repeat support across years to the same recipients: Citizens Scholarship Committee, Indian Valley Local School, and Cambridge City School District all appear in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation does not make grants to individuals and does not make program-related investments. The available grant record shows restricted scholarship support rather than an open application-style program.
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$699K
Most grants fall between $10K and $12K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$12K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in OH.
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Notable grantees: Newcomerstown Scholarship Foundation
All recent grants in the record went to recipients in Ohio, and 100% of grants were made to organizations in the foundation’s home state. The clearest pattern is local: Newcomerstown appears multiple times, along with Gnadenhutten and Cambridge. Those cities are all in the Ohio grant footprint, which is consistent with the foundation’s local giving scope. Because every listed recipient is in Ohio, the geographic picture is concentrated rather than regional or national. The grant list does not show any non-U.S. recipient countries.
Its recent grants are all for scholarships. The largest award in the record was $698,802 to the Newcomerstown Scholarship Foundatio in 2024, and the other listed grants were also marked for scholarship support through local schools and scholarship committees.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is tightly grouped: p25 is $9,500, median is $11,500, and p75 is $11,500. That suggests most awards are in a similar range, with one notably larger scholarship grant standing apart from the rest.
Yes. Citizens Scholarship Committee, Indian Valley Local School, and Cambridge City School District each appear in both 2023 and 2024, showing repeat support rather than one-time giving only.
All listed grants went to Ohio recipients, so 100% of the foundation’s recent giving in the record is in its home state. Recipients include organizations in Newcomerstown, Gnadenhutten, and Cambridge.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The grant record instead shows restricted scholarship grants to organizations.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWCOMERSTOWN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIO | NEWCOMERSTOWN, OH | $698,802 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| INDIAN VALLEY LOCAL SCHOOL | GNADENHUTTEN, OH | $9,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CITIZENS SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE | NEWCOMERSTOWN, OH | $9,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CAMBRIDGE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAMBRIDGE, OH | $9,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CAMBRIDGE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAMBRIDGE, OH | $11,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CITIZENS SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE | NEWCOMERSTOWN, OH | $11,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| INDIAN VALLEY LOCAL SCHOOL | GNADENHUTTEN, OH | $11,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
NEWCOMERSTOWN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIO
$698,802SCHOLARSHIPS
INDIAN VALLEY LOCAL SCHOOL
$9,500SCHOLARSHIPS
CITIZENS SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
$9,500SCHOLARSHIPS
CAMBRIDGE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$9,500SCHOLARSHIPS
CAMBRIDGE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$11,500SCHOLARSHIPS
CITIZENS SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
$11,500SCHOLARSHIPS
INDIAN VALLEY LOCAL SCHOOL
$11,500SCHOLARSHIPS