Over the past 5 years  the Nicholas County Community Foundation has awarded over $65,000 in scholarships to students from Nicholas County.  The foundation has awarded over $164,000 in scholarships and $1.3 million in grants since its beginning.

In Spring of 2014 the first of the Seelinger Entrepreneurial Scholarship recipients graduated from college, while eight other local students are continuing their education. 

NCCF currently has 7 scholarship funds, the  Paul Nettles Scholarship is awarded to a student athlete from Richwood High School, the James and Elizabeth Skidmore Memorial Scholarship focuses on academic achievement of a RHS student, the Tomsho Memorial Scholarship was established by Dr. Mark Tomsho is memory of his brother, it is awarded to a student who left school then returned to complete their GED or diploma and now wants to continue their education.

The Chris Yagel Memorial Sholarship is awarded to a student from NCHS who participates in soccer or band, the HC White Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to an NCHS student.  The Expanding Horizons Scholarship is for any Nicholas County studnt 13-18.

To learn more about the NCCF Scholarship Programs click here.

 

For You, For Today and For Tomorrow.

The Nicholas County Community Foundation (NCCF) is a collection of charitable funds donated by caring citizens.   Since 2009, we have raised over $3.1 million dollars for the community endowment and distributed over $675,000 in grants and scholarships from the individual funds.   We are a foundation for the community, making grants to community organizations. We are also a foundation created by the community. We are able  manage a variety of funds established by individuals, business, families, churches and organizations.

We invite you to learn more about how the NCCF can help you and our community.

 

A grant from the NCCF Seelinger Family Fdn Fund provided more than 900 meals to families in need in Nicholas County.  Since 2009, the Nicholas County Community Foundation has distributed more than $200,000 in grants to non profit organizations, throughout our community. Do you know of a charitable organization in Nicholas County that could benefit from a grant from the Nicholas County Community Foundation?  We distribute grants every year.  Visit our grants page to learn more about how to apply an our impact in Nicholas County.

“Nicholas County helped make us who we are.” They came here with each other, and not much else.  Nearly 50 years later Marty and Steve Davis still call Nicholas County home.  Together, they have raised a family here and established themselves as a dedicated educator and a community minded attorney.

To give back to the community that has been so central to their adult lives, Marty & Steve have created a permanent fund to benefit children, through the purchase of library books and the and benefits the community as a whole by adding dollars to the community unrestricted grants fund.

 

Is there an organization or cause that you want to give back to in Nicholas County in a lasting way? Let us help you understand all of your giving options.

“The Most Powerful Force in the Universe,” these are the words Albert Einstein used to describe the strength of compounding interest and the strength of endowments.

As the author of Poor Richard’s Almanack, Benjamin Franklin, advised: A penny saved is a penny earned.  Now, 200 years after his death on April 17, 1790, Boston and Philadelphia are about to become beneficiaries of Franklin’s 18th century wisdom. Franklin bequeathed the cities a total of $:2,000 sterling, with one hitch: much of the money could not be drawn on for 100 years, and the rest could not be distributed for 200 years.  Today, what remains of Franklin’s bequest is worth $6.5 million!

Follow this link to learn more about the Power of Endowments.

Endowments are permanent funds in which the principal is never spent.  The balance in these funds is invested, earning returns that are distributed to support charitable works in perpetuity.Over time, the amount granted exceeds the original contributions to the fund, while the original gift remains intact.   In fact, thanks to responsible investing, the fund balance continues to grow over time.