About Peoples Bank Foundation
Peoples Bank Foundation has made Appalachian community development one of its most visible giving patterns, with $50,000 grants to Appalachian Partnership Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That repeated support points to a funder that backs the same local organizations over time rather than spreading gifts widely across many unrelated causes. The foundation’s recent record also shows a strong connection to education and community institutions in Marietta, including multi-year support for Marietta College and Washington State Community College scholarship activity. Beyond higher education, the foundation funds regional health and food access work, along with place-based organizations tied to workforce, infrastructure, and community vitality in southeastern Ohio and neighboring Appalachian communities. Its grants often appear as program support or scholarships, and the same recipients frequently return across multiple years. The pattern is practical and community-centered: reinforce a set of local nonprofits that already operate in the region, then renew that support through successive grant cycles. Recent awards also include health center funding and support for a regional development organization, showing a mix of immediate community needs and longer-term capacity building.
What Peoples Bank Foundation Funds
In higher education, Peoples Bank Foundation has backed Marietta College with $41,000 in 2025 and $30,000 in 2024, and also supported Washington State Community College scholarship activity with $25,000 in 2025 and $24,000 in 2024. That same education emphasis extends to scholarship-focused grants and student support in the foundation’s recent records. Community health is another consistent area: Memorial Health Foundation received $25,000 in 2025, $25,000 in 2024, and $15,000 in 2023, while Muskingum Valley Health Centers received $15,000 in 2025, $15,000 in 2024, and $15,000 in 2023. The foundation also supports regional development work, including $12,000 in 2025 to Southeastern Ohio Port Authority for program support and $50,000 in multiple years to Appalachian Partnership Inc for program support.
How Peoples Bank Foundation Gives
Typical grants are small, with a p25 of $1,000, a median of $1,000, and a p75 of $2,500, even though the foundation also makes larger strategic awards. The recent record shows recurring support clearly: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Appalachian Partnership Inc, Marietta College, Memorial Health Foundation, Muskingum Valley Health Centers, and Southeastern Ohio Port Authority. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off grantmaking. Peoples Bank Foundation is classified as a Regular Funder, funds individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The active program descriptions indicate that some support is tied to named programs, including a scholarship program, and the recent grants list shows both program support and scholarships as common grant types.