Sandusky County foundation awards $93,960 to 16 groups

The Sandusky County Communities Foundation awarded $93,960.10 to 16 organizations and public entities, including projects for wetland restoration, food pantry supplies and emergency equipment.

The foundation lists the awards in its 2026 Celebration of Philanthropy report. It presented them Oct. 14 at the Neeley Center at Terra State Community College in Fremont.

Recipients include:

• Ducks Unlimited: $7,546 for wetland restoration at Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area.
• Sandusky County Food Pantry: $9,180 for a hygiene supplies giveaway.
• Green Springs Rural Volunteer Fire Department: $10,000 for a replacement dishwasher.
• City of Fremont: $6,154 for a project to make automated external defibrillators more accessible.
• United Way of Sandusky County: $7,500 for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
• YMCA of Sandusky County: $5,000 for a Fremont schools before- and after-school program.

The foundation said it received 35 applications seeking more than $231,000. The release does not give completion dates for the funded projects.

The full recipient list is in the report. Questions can go to executive director Jesse Stock at director@sanduskyccf.org or 419-334-6299.

File photo: Mbrickn / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. The campus photograph was taken Aug. 21, 2021; the Commons crop was uploaded in 2023. It does not show the awards event.