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Massillon Community Charitable Fund Accepting Grant Proposals
Date: February 11, 2020
Massillon Community Charitable Fund, a component fund of Stark Community Foundation, is accepting grant applications from area organizations until Monday, February 24 at 4:30 p.m. Massillon Community Charitable Fund awards grants annually to local organizations making a difference in Western Stark County. A seven-member advisory committee, made up of Massillon area residents, reviews grants proposals and makes all funding decisions. In order to be considered for funding, grant applicants must be a 501(c)(3) organization in good standing... Continue Reading
Career Opportunity: Marketing Specialist
Date: January 31, 2020
Marketing SpecialistExempt, Full-time About Stark Community FoundationStark Community Foundation is the community’s trusted partner in giving for over 800 individuals, families, businesses and organizations that have created charitable funds to impact the lives of others through the most effective philanthropy possible. Ranked in the top 10 percent of community foundations in the United States today, Stark Community Foundation is committed to serving donor needs and strategically addressing local issues. The Foundation and its family of donors... Continue Reading
Stark Community Foundation Celebrates Record-Breaking Year
Date: January 30, 2020
Stark Community Foundation and its family of donors awarded $13 million in grants and raised $16.8 million in new and planned gifts in 2019, making it the largest grantmaking year and third highest fundraising year in Foundation history. “We are fortunate to live in a community where people donate their time, talents and resources to the betterment of our region,” said Mark J. Samolczyk, president and CEO of Stark Community Foundation. “These two milestones are a... Continue Reading
Local Foundations Establish Community Redevelopment Fund
Date: January 14, 2020
Four local foundations established The Stark County Community Redevelopment Fund through Stark Community Foundation in 2019 to finance redevelopment efforts in Stark County through grants and low-interest loans. Most recently, the fund awarded its first grant of $600,000 to Stark Economic Development Board to provide specific economic development services on behalf of the fund. New FundLeaders of the George H. Deuble Foundation, Hoover Foundation, Stark Community Foundation and Timken Foundation of Canton were part of a... Continue Reading
Fulfilling a Promise
Date: December 18, 2019
Angie Conley was first diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 27. Throughout the years, she never lost hope or allowed cancer to deny her of living life and giving life to two beautiful daughters, Sofie and Hannah. In 2014, at the young age of just 36, Angie lost the good fight. Soon after, her husband, Dan, established a charitable fund through Stark Community Foundation to honor Angie and her dream – a dream she was... Continue Reading
Celebrating a Legacy of Honor, Kindness
Date: December 18, 2019
James “Jim” Bray was many things – a husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, entrepreneur, realtor, Army veteran, leader, mentor and friend. He also was an Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Boy Scouts and one of his most treasured accomplishments. After the loss of Jim in 2015, his company – Cutler Real Estate – who he often referred to as family, chose to honor his memory through an endowed scholarship. Jim served as a realtor with... Continue Reading
Helping Clients and the Community
Date: December 18, 2019
Since the law firm started in 1913, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs has been equally committed to serving its clients as it has been to giving back to the community. Its commitment to corporate responsibility is the driving force behind why Buckingham made it a priority to establish several charitable funds with Northeast Ohio community foundations to support communities in which the firm does business – Akron, Cleveland and Canton. For Buckingham, charitable funds provide a... Continue Reading
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