Grants Awarded
The Defiance Area Foundation awards grants from a variety of funds that reflect the charitable interests of its donors and the diverse needs of Defiance County. Since inception, nearly nine million dollars has been distributed to local charitable organizations making life better in our area.
2023-2024 Awards
Alexander Samson
Alyssa Smith
Andrew Timbrook
Andrew Tuttle Memorial Museum
Avenues for Autism
Ayersville Athletic Boosters
Ayersville High School
Bottoms Up Diaper Drive
Brady Zeedyk
Breaven Williams
Brock Hoeffel
Brooke Pollard
Center for Child and Family Advocacy
Central Local School District
Central Shares
Children’s Lantern, Inc.
Christmas Cruise Thru
Christmas For Kids/ FM 98.1
City of Defiance
City of Defiance, Tuttle Museum Account
Clothes for Kids
Clothes for Kids Fund
Community Health Professionals
CPC Women’s Health Resource
DASH
Defiance Area Foundation
Defiance Area YMCA
Defiance Bark and Run Park
Defiance Baseball Association
Defiance City School Foundation
Defiance College
Defiance College Annual Fund
Defiance Community Cultural Council
Defiance County 4-H Advisory Council
Defiance County Ag Society
Defiance County Commissioners
Defiance County DD
Defiance County Economic Development
Defiance County Furniture Bank
Defiance County Historical Society
Defiance County Senior Services
Defiance Development and Visitor’s Bureau
Defiance DreamCenter, Inc.
Defiance Elementary School
Defiance High School
Defiance Rotary Foundation
Defiance Softball Association
Defiance Youth Football
Diocese of Toledo
Emily Keefer
Evan Samson
Evansport Veterans Fireworks Association
Fairview Acme Baseball
Fairview Elementary
Fairview High School
Fairview Schools Fund
Family Christian Center
Farmer Fire Association
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs
Fort Defiance Humane Society
Fort Defiance Players
Friends of Independence Dam State Park
Friends of the Defiance Public Library
Friends of the Sherwood Library
Hebron Ministries
Hicksville Police Department
Highland Twp Fire Dept Association
Historic Homes of Defiance
Historic South Initiative
Holy Cross Catholic School
Huber Opera House
Jewell Volunteer Fire Association
Jolie Mendez
Joseph Guisinger
Kaitlyn’s Cottage
Kaiya Snyder
Kalisssa Geist
KAVIC, Inc.
Kaylee Dickinson
Kidney Foundation of Northwest Ohio
Kimberly Bowers
Klayton Boland
Kyle Rabe
LifePoint Church
Lifewise Academy
Lifewise-Central Local
Lifewise-Tinora
Lily Creek Farms
Marshalls Mountain Inc.
Nathan Olinger
New Horizons Academy at Sara’s Garden
Northwest Ohio Youth Outdoors, Inc.
One Step at a Time
Paulding County Area Foundation
Paulding Exempted Character Academy
Pharaohz Riding Club
ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital
ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital Foundation
RAVENS Care Inc.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio
Sandy Cay, Inc.
Sarah’s House
Sauder Village
Savanna Singer
Sherwood Community Fire Company
Sherwood Methodist Church
Sight Conservation of Defiance County, Inc
South Richland Volunteer Fire Department
St. John Lutheran School
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Church
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Stand For Truth
Sufficient Grace Ministries for Women, Inc.
The Foundation Fund
The Victory Center
Tinora High School
Trees of Life, Inc
Trenton Florence
Trinity United Methodist Church
United Way of Defiance County
Victoria Gerencser
Village of Hicksville
Washington Evangelical Free Church
Womens’ Giving Circle
Zion’s Lutheran Church
Apply for a Grant
Grants are awarded twice a year. These awards support a variety of programs in the fields of education, social services, physical and mental health, neighborhood and urban affairs, natural resources, and the arts. Grant applications are due March 31st and September 30th.
Who We Are
We are a community of donors committed to making Defiance County a great place to live and call home. We provide a vehicle to serve the philanthropic goals and heritage of the donors of Defiance County through community collaboration, impactful grant making, and financial stewardship.