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Upcoming News & Events
GRANT INFORMATION
Cycle 2 Grants - determinations will be announced via email in the end of July.
Cycle 3 / Aug1-Sept 1: Human Need
All applications (once the period is open) are due no later than June 1st by 5pm.
Please fill an application out through our Grant Portal.
If you were previously awarded a grant, you must also complete the follow up report in the portal.
Our Grant Cycles:
Cycle 1 / Feb 1 - March 1: Arts & Recreation, Event Sponsorships, and Youth for Youth
Cycle 2 / May 1 - June 1: Education and Economic Development
Cycle 3 / Aug 1 - Sept 1: Human Need
Please note: If grant request is approved, check distribution is estimated to be roughly 8-10 weeks from the cycle deadline. You will receive an email when to pick up your check from our office.
Cycle 1 estimate: end of April/ beginning of May
Cycle 2 estimate: end of July/ beginning of August
Cycle 3 estimate: end of October/ beginning of November.
GRANT LINK
Butler County Grant Link is a collaborative initiative designed to strengthen Butler County’s nonprofit community by expanding access to external funding, enhancing grant writing support, and fostering cross-sector collaboration. By pooling resources from trusted partners like Butler County United Way, the City of Hamilton, the Hamilton Community Foundation, and the Middletown Community Foundation, Grant Link offers nonprofits the tools, training, and expertise needed to bring new funding into our community and amplify local nonprofit impact.
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
Below are our scholarship opportunities.
Click here to apply or to access the SLM Portal.
Please ensure the email address you use for your application is accessible to you after graduation as it is our primary method of communication to you regarding your scholarships.
Adult Learner Financial Application
Marshall High School Scholarship
Cohen Cares Scholarship
More information available in our scholarship section.
Application period is open year-round.
Applications take 2-4 weeks to process. If awarded, scholarships are sent directly to the school.
Scholarships for College Students
Applicable to students in their second, third, and fourth + years of college.
Application period will be open from June 1 - July 1.
If awarded, scholarships are sent directly to the school in mid-August.
2026 High School Senior Scholarships - closed
Students who applied will be notified of their determinations end of April.
All awardees must complete a follow up form in the portal to allow monies to be sent to the school.
2027 High School Senior Scholarships
Application period will be open from December 1st through February 1st.
If awarded, you will be required to complete a follow up form in the SLM portal by June 1.
Scholarships are sent directly to the schools in the first week of July.
MCF Scholarship Reception
As of 2025, MCF will no longer host a Scholarship Reception/Ceremony. Instead, MCF is offering to go to the individual school's receptions to award individuals with a certificate.
Celebrate 50 years with us!
In December 1976 the board of the Middletown Area United Way approved the creation of the Middletown Community Foundation to receive bequests, gifts, trusts, and other assets to be invested, and the income allocated toward the best interests of the community.
The Foundation grew slowly until 1986 when Elliot & Mae Levey challenged the community to match their $1 million donation to create a fully endowed community foundation. Middletonians didn’t just match that $1 million. Collectively, they committed $6.7 million.
Join us throughout 2026 to celebrate this milestone!
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
With a fiscal sponsorship, Middletown Community Foundation supports “community-benefit projects” that need a place to incubate while they seek their independent 501(c)3 status. The arrangement is intended to be temporary and to last only until the project concludes or the project/group gains its own nonprofit status. To learn more about this service, please make an appointment to speak with our executive director.
Cycle 2 Grant Funding
Education and Economic Development
Summer 2026 Grantees
4C / Comprehensive Community Child Care- Strengthening the Early Childhood Workforce- $10,000
Abilities First Foundation- Autism Learning Center Expansion- $15,000
Adopt A Class Foundation- Today’s Middies are Tomorrow’s Leaders: Leveraging Career and Life Skills Mentorship- $5,000
Back 2 Back Ministries Inc.- Trauma-Informed Educational Support for Middletown Students- $15,000
Companions on a Journey Grief Support- School-Based Grief Support for Middletown City Schools- $2,800
Crayons to Classrooms- Essential School Supplies for All Franklin City Schools- $3,000
Franklin Area Historical Society- Harding Museum Office Expansion- $15,900
Franklin City Schools- Promoting Future Readiness at Franklin High School- $15,000
Friends of the Program- Middletown High School Football Organization - College Exposure $10,000
LEAD- Training Franklin High School: High School Workforce Initiative-$6,000
Madison Thespian Troup 4592- Theater Mentoring- $1,100
Madison Township Scouting Advocates- Madison Cub Scouts Enclosed Equipment Trailer- $7,000
MetroParks of Butler County- Outdoor Adventures: Education in Action- $1,300
Middletown City Schools- Morphing Into Readers - $9,000
Warren County Community Services, Inc.- Safety Fence for Franklin Early Learning Center- $7,000
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