The Springfield Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Competitive Grant Program.
Donor Name: Springfield Foundation
State: Ohio
County: Clark County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/10/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Springfield Foundation awards competitive grants from a variety of funds created by the donors. They offer one grantmaking cycle per year. Decisions for grant awards are typically announced at the end of November/early December. Please note that first consideration is given to applicants whose programs, projects, and services are closely aligned with the Foundation’s grantmaking strategy.
Focus Areas
The Springfield Foundation serves the entire Clark County community through its support in six focus areas:
- Arts & Culture
- To support opportunities available for individuals to experience art and culture on a personal basis. This is critical to having a community with strong cultural vitality.
- Community Development
- To support initiatives that strengthen neighborhoods, promote safety and prevent violence, and promote civic engagement.
- Education
- To increase the number of people receiving a quality Education that lays the groundwork for a successful life.
- Environment & Conservation
- To protect the natural environment makes communities safer, healthier, more prosperous, and more welcoming.
- Heath
- To increase the quality, availability, and effectiveness of educational and community-based programs designed to prevent disease, improve health, and enhance quality of life for Clark County residents especially the county’s higher risk populations.
- Human Services
- To help Clark County citizens stabilize their lives and find self-sufficiency thus improving their overall quality of life.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding from the Foundation charitable organizations are required to:
- Be a nonprofit organization exempt from Federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, churches, or government units including public schools and municipalities. If you do not have a 501(c)(3), you may enter into an agreement with a qualified nonprofit that will act as your fiscal agent.
- Have a governing board, and conduct business without discrimination based on race, religion, gender, age, disability, or national origin.
- Provide programs and projects serving the Clark County, Ohio community.
Ineligibility
The Foundation does not award grants from discretionary funds for the following purposes:
- Awards to individuals, including fellowships, travel, study, research, camps.
- Support for individual political candidates and/or lobbying efforts.
- Annual campaigns or dues.
- Endowments outside of the Springfield Foundation.
- Sectarian worship, instruction, or proselytizing.
- Fraternal, political, labor, athletic, and social or veterans’ groups.
- School bands and school choral groups, drill teams, or color guards.
- Annual fund drives or fundraising activities.
- Returning applicants who did not complete their previous grant requirements (i.e., reporting).
For more information, visit Springfield Foundation.
