Community Impact
Building a stronger future together.
We stay closely connected to our community, supporting those making a real difference in residents’ lives. Our grants and scholarships are thoughtfully awarded to ensure every city, township, and village in Miami County has the opportunity to thrive.
Featured Recipients
Health Partners Free Clinic
Ongoing Humanitarian Grant
Grant funding from the foundation supports access to medications and medical care for Miami County residents who are underserved and uninsured. By providing both acute and preventative services, this care helps individuals better manage their health, avoid unnecessary emergencies, and live fuller, healthier lives.
Daphne Lavey
Thelma Ross Dalton Memorial Scholarship
A 2025 graduate of Bradford High School, Daphne Lavey successfully balanced rigorous academics with extensive involvement in school and community activities. Planning to attend Cedarville University to pursue a degree in education, Daphne hopes to make a difference in her community as an elementary school teacher.
People Helping People Fund Grant Recipients
The Miami County Foundation awarded $286,835 in grants in Fall 2025.
Awakenings Christian Fellowship
Bradford Exempted Village Schools
Brave Breed Rescue, Inc.
Brukner Nature Center
Casstown Ohio Community Volunteer Company, Inc.
Clothes That Work
Covington Exempted Village School District
Crayons to Classrooms
First United Church of Christ, Troy
FISH Inc of Troy OH
Girls on the Run Dayton
Greene Street Food Pantry
Hope Closet Dresses
LifeCare Alliance
Mentoring Partnership of Miami County
Miami County Agricultural Society, Inc.
Miami County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Miami County Dental Clinic
Miami County Public Health
Miami County Special Olympics
Miami East Junior Diamond Sports
Miami East Local Schools
Miami Montessori School
Miami Soil & Water Conservation District
Milton-Union Local Schools
Milton-Union Senior Citizens & Community Club
Newberry Township, Miami County
Newton Local Schools
Overfield Early Childhood Program, Inc.
P.L.U.S.
Piqua Association of Churches
Piqua Catholic School
Piqua City Schools
Piqua Civic Band
Piqua Music Boosters, Inc.
Reading For Change
Richard’s Chapel United Methodist Church
RT Industries
SafeHaven, Inc.
Samaritan Works
St. Vincent de Paul
Tipp City Exempted Village Schools
Tipp City Public Library
Troy-Miami County Public Library
Troy Christian Church
Troy Christian Schools
Troy City Schools
Troy Junior Football
Troy Recreation Association, Inc.
Troy Senior Citizens Center
Upper Valley Career Center
Upper Valley Medical Center Foundation
Vandalia Youth Theatre
Wilma's Place
Ongoing Humanitarian Grant Recipients
Bethany Center (Food)
Community Rides (Transportation)
Covington Outreach Association (Food, Shelter)
Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County (Food, Shelter)
FISH Union Township (Food)
GIVE (Medical)
Health Partners Free Clinic (Medical)
Isaiah’s Place (Medical)
Miami County Dental Clinic (Medical)
New Creation Counseling Center (Medical)
New Path, Inc. (Food, Shelter)
Partners in Hope, Inc. (Shelter)
St. Patrick’s Soup Kitchen (Food)
The Salvation Army (Shelter, Medical)
Troy Lions Charities (Medical)
Scholarship Recipients
The Miami County Foundation awarded $137,000 in scholarships to local students in 2025.
Miami County Agricultural Leadership Fund Scholarship
Erika Shellabarger (Newton HS) and Wyatt Black (Miami East HS)
Leland and Shirley Mott Memorial Art Scholarship
Julia Good (Troy HS) and Ella Matthews (Troy Christian HS)
Robert E. Netzley Memorial Scholarship
Muskaan Sandhu (Bethel HS)
Marjorie Lyons Netzley Memorial Scholarship
Cade Bergman (Versailles HS)
Hundred Club of Miami County Scholarship
Judah Simmons and Chloe Simmons
(Troy Christian HS), Kaden Lee (Lehman Catholic HS), and Landon Misirian (post-secondary student)
Miami County Medical Society Scholarship
Jason Black (Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine), Austin Couvillon (Ohio University), Brenden Dalton (Ohio State University), and John Huffman (University of Notre Dame)
Dorothy Bleil Richi Scholarship
Sophia Sedlack (St. Patrick’s Catholic School)
Troy High School Band Scholarship
Natalie Tremblay (Troy HS)
Don Favorite Deeter, M.D. Memorial Scholarship
Emerson Leingang (Newton HS)
Richard & Doris (Taylor) High Scholarship
Erika Shellabarger and Isaac Beidelman
(Newton HS)
Newton Board of Education/American Legion Scholarship
Isaac Beidelman, Breanna Ingle, Sienna Montgomery, Ava Rapp, Keilah Schieltz, Erika Shellabarger, Grace Stanhope, Shelby Van Den Bosch, and Liam Woods (Newton HS)
J.A.K. Trade Scholarship
Alysa Stevenson (Newton HS)
Thelma Ross Dalton Memorial Scholarship
Wyatt Black, Vincent Crane, and Reese Gipe (Miami East HS)
Michael Burns and Alaina Rogers (Troy Christian HS)
Elliana Denton, Sadhil Mehta, Breanna Smith, and Collin Snider (Tippecanoe HS)
Emma Evans and Tiffany Moore (Bethel HS)
Ashlyn Gearhardt and Adelynn Rich (Piqua HS)
Matthew Hempker, Kayla Huber, Christopher King, and Alaina Welbaum (Troy HS)
Daphne Lavey (Bradford HS)
Elyza Long (Covington HS)
Grace Stanhope and Shelby Van Den Bosch (Newton HS)
Hannah Beidelman, Jason Blake, Cameron Davis, Morgan Gigandet, Luke Gray, Hannah Liening, Elizabeth Niemi, Kara Snipes, Cameron Stine, Alexis Voisard, and Eliza Zweizig (post-secondary students)