About Clinton County Development Association
The Clinton County Development Association’s recent filings show a grantmaker operating at large scale for a county-based funder, with annual grants of $4,829,588 against $2,063,231 in total assets. Its work is centered on improving the vitality and quality of life in Clinton County through educational, social, cultural, and environmental programs, and it also supports community infrastructure, recreation, youth development, scholarships, and emergency services. The structure is place-based rather than national: grants are aimed at local organizations and charities serving Clinton County residents.
Two of the largest recent awards were reported as “Grants (see Attached Schedule)” rather than named recipients, totaling $2,976,893 in 2023 and $1,852,695 in 2024. That pattern points to substantial program-level funding alongside the foundation’s smaller competitive grants and scholarship activity. The foundation’s stated priorities also make clear that it funds both direct service and community-building work, including projects tied to education, culture, environment, and human services.
A separate scholarship program extends that local focus to Clinton County high school graduates continuing into post-secondary education, including trade schools, two-year colleges, four-year colleges, and universities.
What Clinton County Development Association Funds
Education is one of the clearest threads in the foundation’s giving. Through CCDA Scholarships, it supports Clinton County high school graduates attending post-secondary education, with awards of $500–$1,000.
Community service and basic needs also appear in its grant program. The CCDA Grants program provides reimbursement grants for local organizations and charities in Clinton County working on educational, social, cultural, environmental, community, youth, recreation, and human services projects, with grants from $0 to $75,000.
Culture and the environment are named funding areas as well. The foundation’s program description includes cultural and environmental initiatives, and its topic taxonomy also includes arts and cultural programming plus environmental stewardship and conservation. Youth development and recreation are likewise explicit parts of the grant program and taxonomy, showing a broad county-level focus rather than a single-service model.
How Clinton County Development Association Gives
Typical grants are large: the 25th percentile is $2,133,744, the median is $2,414,794, and the 75th percentile is $2,695,844. That distribution sits well above the size of the foundation’s named competitive grant program, which ranges from $0 to $75,000, suggesting that some disbursements are made at a much larger program level. The recent filings include grant totals in both 2023 and 2024, indicating continued grant activity across years. The foundation operates as a place-based grantmaker and also runs a scholarship program. CCDA Grants and Semi-Annual Grant Pools accept unsolicited applications; CCDA Scholarships are awarded through local high schools rather than open application.