Apply for a Grant

Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation now has two open time periods for grant candidates to complete the application process.
First Application Period Applications accepted May 14 to June 14 with awards announced the first week of October.
Second Application Period Applications accepted November 1 to November 30 with awards announced the last 2 weeks of March.

Grants must benefit organizations that directly serve the citizens of Auglaize County and in particular the residents living within the Wapakoneta School District.

Grant applicants please click here to fill out an application.

**Applicants who qualify under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as Amended, may be eligible for a reasonable accommodation in the application and selection processes. If you require an accommodation in making an application through our online system, please call 419-733-0568 or email gmyers@wapakacf.org.
You will need to provide your name, phone number, email address or other means of contacting you, and a brief description of the nature of the requested accommodation.

Contact Information:

Greg Myers
Executive Director

Tax ID #: #34-1615229

PO Box 1957
103 S. Blackhoof
Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895

PH: 419-733-0568
Fax: 419-739-9220

gmyers@wapakacf.org

Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation Grants Awarded in 2022

Armstrong Air & Space Museum – $5,000
Auglaize County Historical Society – $4,000
JTDMH Foundation – $2,500
Roots & Shoots Garden Club – $2,000
Wapakoneta Loaves & Fishes – $1,500
ACE Academy – $1,250
Children’s Hometown Holiday – $7,500
Wapakoneta City Schools – $4,000
WHS English Department – $3,000
Wapakoneta Family YMCA – $2,500
Lima Symphony Orchestra – $1,500

MAV Mentoring – $1,500
Roots & Shoots Garden Club – $1,500
Miracle Meal, Inc. – $1,000
Riverside Art Center – $1,000
First on the Moon, Inc. – $1,000

Total for 2022: $40,750

Wapakoneta Eagles Aerie #691 Community Parks Fund
Village of Cridersville – $4,000
Uniopolis Browns Youth Football Association – $4,000
Wapakoneta City Schools – $2,500
Village of Buckland – $1,790

WACF Community Fund
Wapak Family YMCA – $6,250
Wapak Family YMCA – $7,000
Auglaize County Library – $2,125
WHS Post Prom – $1,500

Jim & Ruth Emrick Fund
Wapak Family YMCA – $1,200
Wapakoneta City Schools – $1,000

Keith Froning Bike Safety Fund
Wapak Police Department – $1,674

Special Needs Fund
Auglaize County Developmental Disabilities – $1,200

Ty Garrett Miller Memorial Fund
Wapakoneta High School – $1,000
Wapakoneta High School – $750

Auglaize County Fairgrounds Fund
Fairgrounds Building Fund – $62,448

Jenny Roettger Memorial Fund
Wapakoneta Middle School – $750

Freytag Family Fund
Wapakoneta City Schools – $7,500

Richard Lowry Endowment Funds
Uniopolis Historical Society – $7,182
Uniopolis Fire Department – $4,970
Union Township – $4,970
Fairmont Cemetery – $1,836

Wapakoneta Eagles YMCA Fund
Wapak Family YMCA – $3,212

YMCA Endowment Fund
Wapak Family YMCA – $2,630

YMCA Investment in Youth Fund
Wapak Family YMCA – $3,553

Arthur Rudd Fund
Wapakoneta First United Methodist Church – $1,316

Rudd-Yocum Fund
Wapak Family YMCA – $2,630

This is a list of WACF grants of $500 or more

Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation Grants Awarded in 2016-2021

Total Granted since 1996 = nearly $250,000

2021

Downtown Wapakoneta Partnership – $2,000
Wapakoneta Family YMCA Annual Support – $2,500
Auglaize County Roots & Shoots – $2,000
St Paul United Church of Christ Take Out Tuesday Adult Meals – $2,500
Riverside Art Center – $1,500
Wapakoneta Family YMCA Phase #2 Splash Pad – $7,000
Let’s Back The Blue – $5,000
JTD Hospital Foundation – $1,000
Auglaize County Public Library – $3,125
Wapakoneta Family YMCA Fun for Generations – $6,250
Auglaize County United Way Imagination Library Program – $5,000
Wapakoneta Post Prom Committee – $1,000
First On The Moon – $2,500
Auglaize Roots & Shoots Garden Club – $1,500
Ronald McDonald House Charities for Auglaize County Families – $5,000
St. Paul United Church of Christ – Adult Summer Meals – $2,500
Family Life Center of Auglaize County – $1,500
Lima Symphony Orchestra Young People’s Concert – $2,000
Auglaize County Humane Society – $1,500
MAV Youth Mentoring – $2,000
Children’s Hometown Holiday – $7,500
Wapakoneta H. S. Great Lakes Shakespeare Theater Festival – $2,000

Total for 2021: $66,875

 

2020

Foundation Community Fund
Wapakoneta Post Prom – $1,000
Wapakoneta Sister Cities Program – $1,500
Riverside Art Center – $2,000
Wapakoneta Family YMCA – $2,000
Friends of Wapakoneta Eagles #691 – $4,000
Auglaize County Historical Society – $2,500
Auglaize Roots & Shoots Garden Club – $2,000
Wapakoneta City Schools – $5,000
Family Life Center of Auglaize County – $2,500
Lima Area Concert Band – $1,000
Area Agency on Aging 3 – $1,000
JTD Hospital Foundation – $1,500
Wapakoneta High School English Department – $2,000
Auglaize County Humane Society – $1,000
Mercer/Auglaize/Van Wert Youth Mentoring – $1,500
Lima Symphony Orchestra – $2,500
Children’s Hometown Holiday – $6,000
St. Paul United Church Summer Lunch Program – $2,500
Ronald McDonald House Charities Program – $3,500
Downtown Wapakoneta Partnership – $1,000
Wapakoneta Area Ministerial Association – $1,000
Armstrong Air & Space Museum – $6,000
Wapakoneta Family YMCA Fun for Generations – $6,250
Auglaize County Public District Library – $3,125

Wapakoneta Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 691 – Park Fund
Wapakoneta Recreation Department – Harmon Park Development – $3000
Wapakoneta City Schools – Harmon Field/Stadium – $3,000
Uniopolis – Veterans Park Shelter House Improvements – $1,500
Village of Cridersville – Legacy Park Memorial School Sign – $2,500

2019

Foundation Community Fund
MAV Youth Mentoring – $1,000
Miracle Meal – $1,000
Wapakoneta High School English Department – $1,900
Community Health Professionals – $2,500
Lima Symphony Orchestra – $2,500
Riverside Art Center – $1,300
Children’s Hometown Holiday – $5,500
Armstrong Air & Space Museum Association – $5,000
Wapakoneta High School Mascot Program – $3,000
Wapakoneta Post Prom – $1,000
Wapakoneta Family YMCA Annual Campaign – $1,000
Wapakoneta Family YMCA Fun for Generations – $6,250
Auglaize County Public District Library (Wapakoneta) – $3,125
Wapakoneta Sister Cities Program – $1,500
Riverside Art Center – $3,000

Wapakoneta Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 691 – Park Fund
none

2018

4-H Camp Palmer – $1,000
Sister Cities of Wapakoneta – $1000
Wapakoneta Family YMCA – Annual Support Campaign – $1,000
Wapakoneta Post Prom Committee – Post Prom Safety – $1,000
Auglaize County District Public Library – Wapak Branch Renovation – $12,500
Wapakoneta Family YMCA – Fun for All Generations Project – $25,000
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Mercer, Auglaize, & Van Wert Counties – School Lunch Mentoring Program – $1,000
Miracle Meal Program – Annual Holiday Meal Assistance -$1,000
Wapakoneta High School English Department – Great Lakes Theater Festival – $1,850
Mercy Unlimited Inc. – Purchase of a new pallet lift – $2,000
Lima Symphony Orchestra – Mozart by Candlelight concert – $2,500
Riverside Art Center – Purchase of a network security system – $2,569
Children’s Hometown Holiday – Annual downtown holiday event assistance – $3,500
Armstrong Air & Space Museum Association – Purchase of a 3D Printer & Scanner – $9,500

Wapakoneta Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 691 – Park Fund
City of Wapakoneta Veterans Park – Assist with the resealing of the walking/running path – $2,000
City of Wapakoneta Water Park – Purchase of new chairs – $1,500
Uniopolis Veterans Park – Park concession stand improvement – $1,500
Wapakoneta City Schools – Assist with placement of rubber surface on the WES playground – $6,000

2017

Wapakoneta Family YMCA – Annual Support Campaign – $1,000
Wapakoneta Post Prom Committee – Post Prom Safety – $1,000
Auglaize County Historical Society – Heritage Tourism Program – $1,000
Auglaize County Historical Society – Collections Management – $1,000
Lima Symphony Orchestra – Baroque by Candlelight – $1,000
Children’s Hometown Holiday – Event expenses – $2,500
Joint Township District Memorial Hospital – Grand Health Challenge – $1,000
Wapakoneta High School English Dept. – Great Lakes Theater Festival – $1,300
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Auglaize, Mercer & Van Wert Counties – $2,000
The Equestrian Therapy Program – $1,000
The Miracle Meal Program – $1,000

2016

The Equestrian Therapy Program – $500
Big Brother and Big Sisters of Mercer and Auglaize Counties – $1,000
Loaves of Fishes Program – $1,000
Wapakoneta Family YMCA – $5,000
Riverside Art Center – $1,000
Young Farmers Organization – 5,000
Wapakoneta Post Prom Committee – $1,000
Wapakoneta Family YMCA Annual Scholarship Campaign – $1,000

“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.”

Albert Camus