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.

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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.