Pickaway County Community Foundation

About Pickaway County Community Foundation

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.

What Pickaway County Community Foundation Funds

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.

How Pickaway County Community Foundation Gives