Stark Community Foundation was established in 1963 as a multiple trusteeship community foundation by the five Stark County banks then operating trust departments.

Assets from the Edward A. Langenbach Trust, designated for charitable use in Canton and its environs, were transferred to the Foundation and matched by a contribution from The Timken Foundation of Canton.

At the end of 1964, all five Corporate Trustees in Stark County held funds of the Foundation, which totaled $4,601,69. Grants have been paid regularly since 1965 and, to date, total over $87 million.

In 1985, the Foundation formed a charitable corporation, Stark Community Foundation, Inc., and now operates in trust and corporate form maximizing flexibility for donors.