Mobilize resources, foster strategic partnerships, and support programs that improve education, health, and financial stability for residents of Knox County.
United Way of Knox County Ohio Inc. centers its grantmaking on Knox County programs that improve education, health, financial stability, and community resiliency, with a strong pattern of support for early childhood services and family stability. One of the clearest signals in the recent record is repeated funding for Knox County Headstart Inc., which received awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for Head Start and Early Head Start programs, child and family health and wellness promotion, and a parents support initiative. The foundation also backs direct-response community supports, including New Directions Domestic Abuse Shelter of Knox County Inc. for advocacy and support for survivors of intimate partner and sexual violence, and The Freedom Center for program care management and strengthening families. Its portfolio shows an emphasis on practical local service delivery: shelter, financial aid, wellness programming, and targeted interventions for residents facing immediate needs. Recent grants also include support for public health programming, youth services, and housing stability efforts, showing a broad but locally bounded approach to community investment.
Early childhood education is a consistent priority. Knox County Headstart Inc. received $138,468 in 2023, $134,468 in 2024, and $135,035 in 2025 for Head Start and Early Head Start programs, along with child and family health and wellness promotion and a parents support initiative. The foundation also supports domestic and sexual violence services. In 2023 it gave $102,500 to New Directions Domestic Abuse Shelter of Knox County Inc. for advocacy and support for survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual violence, plus Coaching Boys Into Men. Financial stability shows up through direct aid and workforce-related help: Interchurch Social Services of Knox County received grants for financial aid, and Knox County Foundation received support for job finding assistance and transport/Med Central. Health and wellness funding includes Public Health Partnership of Knox County for Knox Out Tobacco Program, oral hygiene, and senior wellness.
Typical grants cluster around a middle tier: the 25th percentile is $13,750, the median is $20,000, and the 75th percentile is $50,000. The recent record also shows repeat awards to the same local organizations across multiple years, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts alone. Grants are issued through both short-term and long-term funding channels, including annual community investment and year-round partner agency support. Some awards are paid in monthly installments throughout the funded year, and at least one long-term program requires biannual reporting. The foundation accepts unsolicited applications in multiple programs.
$646K
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Most grants fall between $14K and $50K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Grantmaking is local and entirely in Ohio: 100% of grants in the recent dataset went to recipients in the HQ state. Mount Vernon appears repeatedly as the recipient city, including Knox County Headstart Inc., The Freedom Center, The Winter Sanctuary Inc., YMCA of Mount Vernon, and Public Health Partnership of Knox County. Most awards stay within Knox County, with one recent grant to Boy Scouts of America- Muskingum Valley Council in Zanesville. The geography is tightly centered on community institutions serving Knox County residents.
Recent grants show support for early childhood education, domestic and sexual violence services, family strengthening, homeless shelter services, financial aid, youth programs, community wellness, tobacco prevention, oral hygiene, senior wellness, reproductive health screenings, and housing stability. The active program list also points to education, healthcare and wellness, financial stability, and community resiliency.
The typical grant size is $13,750 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include both smaller and larger gifts within that local funding range.
Yes. Knox County Headstart Inc. received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. New Directions Domestic Abuse Shelter of Knox County Inc., The Freedom Center, The Winter Sanctuary Inc., Interchurch Social Services of Knox County, Salvation Army, YMCA of Mount Vernon, and Public Health Partnership of Knox County also appear more than once in the recent grants list.
Yes. The Timely Grant Program, Women United Grant, Community Investment/Annual Funding process, and Long-Term Funding programs all indicate that unsolicited applications are accepted.
Its grantmaking is local and focused on Knox County, Ohio. The recent grants list shows 100% of recipients in Ohio, with many awards going to organizations in Mount Vernon and other Knox County locations such as Zanesville for a Muskingum Valley Council grant.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from United Way of Knox County Ohio that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Programs or projects must fit the stated goals. Applicants do not have to be affiliated with a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Deadline: Applications reviewed every other month when open; current cycle not specified.
Who can apply: Applicant must be affiliated with a 501(c)3 nonprofit with a governing board of directors.
Deadline: Portal opens October 1st; follow-up presentations in mid-November; awards paid the following calendar year.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOX COUNTY HEADSTART INC | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $135,035 | 2025 | HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS/ CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROMOTION/ PARENTS SUPPORT INITIATIVE |
| NEW DIRECTIONS DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTER OF KNOX COUNTY INC | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $82,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE |
| THE WINTER SANCTUARY INC | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $60,000 | 2025 | HOMELESS SHELTER SERVICES AND CLIENT ADVOCACY |
| INTERCHURCH SOCIAL SERVICES OF KNOX COUNTY | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $60,000 | 2025 | FINANCIAL AID |
| THE FREEDOM CENTER | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $58,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM CARE MANAGEMENT/ STRENGTHENING FAMILIES |
| YMCA OF MOUNT VERNON | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $47,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAM |
| SALVATION ARMY | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $39,500 | 2025 | YOUTH PROGRAMS/ EMERGENCY SERVICES |
| PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIP OF KNOX COUNTY | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $37,500 | 2025 | KNOX OUT TOBACCO PROGRAM/ ORAL HYGIENE/ SENIOR WELLNESS |
| KNOX COUNTY FOUNDATION | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $30,000 | 2025 | JOB FINDING ASSISTANCE; TRANSPORT/MED CENTRAL |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $18,000 | 2025 | PATHWAY TO HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM |
| KNO-HO-CO- ASHLAND COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $16,500 | 2025 | WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SCREENINGS |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA- MUSKINGUM VALLEY COUNCIL | ZANESVILLE, OH | $14,000 | 2025 | BOY SCOUTS/CUB SCOUTS |
| HOSPICE OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO INC | ASHLAND, OH | $12,000 | 2025 | GRIEF GROUPS |
| ADVOCATES FOR FAMILIES OF KNOX COUNTY | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $10,154 | 2025 | CASA PROGRAM |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS EAST-CENTAL OHIO CHAPTER | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | BLOOD SERVICES/DISASTER SERVICES |
| SCIENCE PLAY-SPACE INITIATIVE INC | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $8,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SCIENCE PLAY INTERACTIVE (SPI SPOT) |
| PATHWAYS OF CENTRAL OHIO | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $7,500 | 2025 | KNOX COUNTY'S 2-1-1 INFO/REFERRAL/CRISIS HOTLINE |
| KNOX COUNTY HEADSTART INC | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $134,468 | 2024 | HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS/ CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROMOTION/ PARENTS SUPPORT INITIATIVE |
| NEW DIRECTIONS DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTER OF KNOX COUNTY INC | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $79,000 | 2024 | ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE/ COACHING BOYS INTO MEN |
| THE FREEDOM CENTER | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $69,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM CARE MANAGEMENT/ STRENGTHENING FAMILIES |
| THE WINTER SANCTUARY INC | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $55,000 | 2024 | HOMELESS SHELTER SERVICES AND CLIENT ADVOCACY |
| INTERCHURCH SOCIAL SERVICES OF KNOX COUNTY | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $53,600 | 2024 | FINANCIAL AID |
| YMCA OF MOUNT VERNON | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $45,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAM/CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| SALVATION ARMY | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $37,000 | 2024 | YOUTH PROGRAMS/ EMERGENCY SERVICES |
| PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIP OF KNOX COUNTY | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $32,000 | 2024 | KNOX OUT TOBACCO PROGRAM/ ORAL HYGIENE/ SENIOR WELLNESS |
| KNO-HO-CO- ASHLAND COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $15,000 | 2024 | WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SCREENINGS |
| KNOX COUNTY FOUNDATION | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $15,000 | 2024 | JOB FINDING ASSISTANCE; TRANSPORT/MED CENTRAL |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA- MUSKINGUM VALLEY COUNCIL | ZANESVILLE, OH | $14,000 | 2024 | BOY SCOUTS/CUB SCOUTS |
| HOSPICE OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO INC | ASHLAND, OH | $14,000 | 2024 | GRIEF GROUPS |
| HOPE NOW FURNITURE | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $13,750 | 2024 | STOCK THE SHELVES DRIVE |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS EAST-CENTAL OHIO CHAPTER | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | BLOOD SERVICES/DISASTER SERVICES |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | PATHWAY TO HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM |
| ADVOCATES FOR FAMILIES OF KNOX COUNTY | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | CASA PROGRAM |
| SCIENCE PLAY-SPACE INITIATIVE INC | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $7,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SCIENCE PLAY INTERACTIVE (SPI SPOT) |
| CENTERBURG SENIOR SERVICES | CENTERBURG, OH | $6,000 | 2024 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM |
| KNOX COUNTY HEADSTART INC | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $138,468 | 2023 | HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS/ CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROMOTION/ PARENTS SUPPORT INITIATIVE |
| NEW DIRECTIONS DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTER OF KNOX COUNTY INC | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $102,500 | 2023 | ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE/ COACHING BOYS INTO MEN |
| THE FREEDOM CENTER | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $89,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM CARE MANAGEMENT/ STRENGTHENING FAMILIES |
| THE WINTER SANCTUARY INC | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $55,000 | 2023 | HOMELESS SHELTER SERVICES AND CLIENT ADVOCACY |
| INTERCHURCH SOCIAL SERVICES OF KNOX COUNTY | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $50,000 | 2023 | FINANCIAL AID |
| SALVATION ARMY | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $48,000 | 2023 | YOUTH PROGRAMS/ EMERGENCY SERVICES |
| YMCA OF MOUNT VERNON | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $45,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAM/CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIP OF KNOX COUNTY | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $42,500 | 2023 | KNOX OUT TOBACCO PROGRAM/ ORAL HYGIENE/ SENIOR WELLNESS |
| KNO-HO-CO- ASHLAND COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $22,384 | 2023 | WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SCREENINGS |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA- MUSKINGUM VALLEY COUNCIL | ZANESVILLE, OH | $22,000 | 2023 | BOY SCOUTS/CUB SCOUTS |
| BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERS | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $20,000 | 2023 | SCHOOL INTERVENTION |
| HOSPICE OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO INC | ASHLAND, OH | $16,300 | 2023 | GRIEF GROUPS |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS EAST-CENTAL OHIO CHAPTER | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $15,000 | 2023 | BLOOD SERVICES/DISASTER SERVICES |
| PATHWAYS OF CENTRAL OHIO | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $15,000 | 2023 | KNOX COUNTY'S 2-1-1 INFO/REFERRAL/CRISIS HOTLINE |
| CENTERBURG SENIOR SERVICES | CENTERBURG, OH | $14,300 | 2023 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM |
KNOX COUNTY HEADSTART INC
$135,035HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS/ CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROMOTION/ PARENTS SUPPORT INITIATIVE
NEW DIRECTIONS DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTER OF KNOX COUNTY INC
$82,000ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
THE WINTER SANCTUARY INC
$60,000HOMELESS SHELTER SERVICES AND CLIENT ADVOCACY
THE FREEDOM CENTER
$58,000PROGRAM CARE MANAGEMENT/ STRENGTHENING FAMILIES
YMCA OF MOUNT VERNON
COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAM
SALVATION ARMY
$39,500YOUTH PROGRAMS/ EMERGENCY SERVICES
PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIP OF KNOX COUNTY
$37,500KNOX OUT TOBACCO PROGRAM/ ORAL HYGIENE/ SENIOR WELLNESS
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$18,000PATHWAY TO HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM
KNO-HO-CO- ASHLAND COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION
$16,500WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SCREENINGS
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA- MUSKINGUM VALLEY COUNCIL
$14,000BOY SCOUTS/CUB SCOUTS
HOSPICE OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO INC
$12,000GRIEF GROUPS
ADVOCATES FOR FAMILIES OF KNOX COUNTY
$10,154CASA PROGRAM
BLOOD SERVICES/DISASTER SERVICES
SCIENCE PLAY-SPACE INITIATIVE INC
$8,500COMMUNITY SCIENCE PLAY INTERACTIVE (SPI SPOT)
PATHWAYS OF CENTRAL OHIO
$7,500KNOX COUNTY'S 2-1-1 INFO/REFERRAL/CRISIS HOTLINE
KNOX COUNTY HEADSTART INC
$134,468HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS/ CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROMOTION/ PARENTS SUPPORT INITIATIVE
NEW DIRECTIONS DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTER OF KNOX COUNTY INC
$79,000ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE/ COACHING BOYS INTO MEN
THE FREEDOM CENTER
$69,000PROGRAM CARE MANAGEMENT/ STRENGTHENING FAMILIES
THE WINTER SANCTUARY INC
$55,000HOMELESS SHELTER SERVICES AND CLIENT ADVOCACY
YMCA OF MOUNT VERNON
$45,000COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAM/CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
SALVATION ARMY
$37,000YOUTH PROGRAMS/ EMERGENCY SERVICES
PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIP OF KNOX COUNTY
$32,000KNOX OUT TOBACCO PROGRAM/ ORAL HYGIENE/ SENIOR WELLNESS
KNO-HO-CO- ASHLAND COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION
$15,000WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SCREENINGS
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA- MUSKINGUM VALLEY COUNCIL
$14,000BOY SCOUTS/CUB SCOUTS
HOSPICE OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO INC
$14,000GRIEF GROUPS
HOPE NOW FURNITURE
$13,750STOCK THE SHELVES DRIVE
BLOOD SERVICES/DISASTER SERVICES
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$10,000PATHWAY TO HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM
ADVOCATES FOR FAMILIES OF KNOX COUNTY
$10,000CASA PROGRAM
SCIENCE PLAY-SPACE INITIATIVE INC
$7,000COMMUNITY SCIENCE PLAY INTERACTIVE (SPI SPOT)
CENTERBURG SENIOR SERVICES
$6,000HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM
KNOX COUNTY HEADSTART INC
$138,468HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS/ CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROMOTION/ PARENTS SUPPORT INITIATIVE
NEW DIRECTIONS DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTER OF KNOX COUNTY INC
$102,500ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE/ COACHING BOYS INTO MEN
THE FREEDOM CENTER
$89,000PROGRAM CARE MANAGEMENT/ STRENGTHENING FAMILIES
THE WINTER SANCTUARY INC
$55,000HOMELESS SHELTER SERVICES AND CLIENT ADVOCACY
SALVATION ARMY
$48,000YOUTH PROGRAMS/ EMERGENCY SERVICES
YMCA OF MOUNT VERNON
$45,000COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAM/CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIP OF KNOX COUNTY
$42,500KNOX OUT TOBACCO PROGRAM/ ORAL HYGIENE/ SENIOR WELLNESS
KNO-HO-CO- ASHLAND COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION
$22,384WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SCREENINGS
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA- MUSKINGUM VALLEY COUNCIL
$22,000BOY SCOUTS/CUB SCOUTS
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERS
$20,000SCHOOL INTERVENTION
HOSPICE OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO INC
$16,300GRIEF GROUPS
BLOOD SERVICES/DISASTER SERVICES
PATHWAYS OF CENTRAL OHIO
$15,000KNOX COUNTY'S 2-1-1 INFO/REFERRAL/CRISIS HOTLINE
CENTERBURG SENIOR SERVICES
$14,300HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM
